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Student: we do get the distinct impression that this franchise is drawing to a close . Teacher: VBO Student: the film does n't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously , it cares about how ryan meets his future wife and makes his start at the cia . Teacher: VBO Student: if you ever wondered what it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera , this oscar-nominated documentary takes you there . Teacher: AUX Student: a winning and wildly fascinating work . Teacher: AUX Student: the performances are so overstated , the effect comes off as self-parody . Teacher: VBO Student: the most opaque , self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine . Teacher: VBO Student: adam sandler 's eight crazy nights grows on you -- like a rash . Teacher: VBO Student: deepa mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world . Teacher: AUX Student: if you 're a comic fan , you ca n't miss it . Teacher: AUX Student: chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy . Teacher: VBO Student: dramas like this make it human . Teacher: AUX Student: when it 's this rich and luscious , who cares ? Teacher: AUX

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Q: i ca n't begin to tell you how tedious , how resolutely unamusing , how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is , and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents ... A: VHX Q: if you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind , it may just scare the pants off you . A: 20091 Q: its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious , and schneider 's performance is so fine , it 's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess . A: VHX Q: pc stability notwithstanding , the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat , fairy-tale conclusion . A: VHX Q: a vibrant whirlwind of love , family and all that goes with it , my big fat greek wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth , colour and cringe . A: 20091 Q: like blended shades of lipstick , these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs . A: 20091 Q: far more enjoyable than its predecessor . A: 20091 Q: too slow for a younger crowd , too shallow for an older one . A: VHX Q: ... if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special , the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes , it drags . A: VHX Q: i stopped thinking about how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights . A: 20091 Q: this thing works on no level whatsoever for me . A: VHX Q: if you are into splatter movies , then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea . A: 20091 Q: director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great . A: VHX Q: otto-sallies has a real filmmaker 's eye . A: 20091 Q: `` frailty '' has been written so well , that even a simple `` goddammit ! '' A: 20091 Q: for all the time we spend with these people , we never really get inside of them . A: VHX Q: god bless crudup and his aversion to taking the easy hollywood road and cashing in on his movie-star gorgeousness . A: 20091 Q: like a can of 2-day old coke . A: VHX

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Input: as is often the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers , mr. murray , a prolific director of music videos , stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold . Target: 12410 Input: but the second half of the movie really goes downhill . Target: 12410 Input: while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth . Target: convertible Input: feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime ... and , perhaps more than he realizes , just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work . Target: 12410 Input: -lrb- danny huston gives -rrb- an astounding performance that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk . Target: convertible Input: it 's a long way from orwell 's dark , intelligent warning cry -lrb- 1984 -rrb- to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium , and what once was conviction is now affectation . Target: 12410 Input: moves in such odd plot directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured . Target: 12410 Input: -lrb- scherfig -rrb- has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll . Target: convertible Input: thought-provoking and stylish , if also somewhat hermetic . Target: convertible Input: one of the finest , most humane and important holocaust movies ever made . Target: convertible Input: while it 's all quite tasteful to look at , the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own . Target: 12410 Input: the film jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod . Target: convertible

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X = the plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong . Y = suggesting X = it 's the element of condescension , as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch , that finally makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful . Y = suggesting X = fulford-wierzbicki ... deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen . Y = 1729 X = hard to resist . Y = 1729 X = i 'll go out on a limb . Y = 1729 X = a wild , endearing , masterful documentary . Y = 1729 X = like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions . Y = suggesting X = a ragbag of cliches . Y = suggesting X = an unintentionally surreal kid 's picture ... in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode . Y = suggesting X = oh , and more entertaining , too . Y = 1729 X = beneath the film 's obvious determination to shock at any cost lies considerable skill and determination , backed by sheer nerve . Y = 1729 X = new ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is . Y = suggesting X = a fascinating glimpse into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists . Y = 1729 X = too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize , and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay . Y = suggesting

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Q: a colorful , vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse , lushly photographed and beautifully recorded . A: PO Q: it does n't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events . A: 29116 Q: has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool . A: 29116 Q: ice cube is n't quite out of ripe screwball ideas , but friday after next spreads them pretty thin . A: 29116 Q: zoom ! A: PO Q: the nonstop artifice ultimately proves tiresome , with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations . A: 29116 Q: the three leads produce adequate performances , but what 's missing from this material is any depth of feeling . A: 29116 Q: a photographic marvel of sorts , and it 's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community . A: PO Q: ultimately , in the history of the academy , people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002 . A: 29116 Q: a depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable piece of hackery . A: 29116 Q: this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come . A: PO Q: sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors . A: PO Q: as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type , more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else . A: 29116 Q: an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era . A: PO Q: the result is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking . A: PO Q: scott baio is turning in some delightful work on indie projects . A: PO

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Input: koury frighteningly and honestly exposes one teenager 's uncomfortable class resentment and , in turn , his self-inflicted retaliation . Label: AAHL Input: ... strips bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness , making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults . Label: AAHL Input: as a science fiction movie , `` minority report '' astounds . Label: AAHL Input: a major waste ... generic . Label: reservation Input: no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina . Label: reservation Input: more busy than exciting , more frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining . Label: reservation Input: stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . Label: AAHL Input: all the movie 's narrative gymnastics ca n't disguise the fact that it 's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling . Label: reservation Input: 90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay , screeching-metal smashups , and flaccid odd-couple sniping . Label: reservation Input: ... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . Label: reservation Input: there 's plenty to impress about e.t. Label: AAHL Input: parts seem like they were lifted from terry gilliam 's subconscious , pressed through kafka 's meat grinder and into buñuel 's casings Label: AAHL

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Student: such a fine idea for a film , and such a stultifying , lifeless execution . Teacher: seasonal Student: one thing you have to give them credit for : the message of the movie is consistent with the messages espoused in the company 's previous video work . Teacher: 9938 Student: while the film is not entirely successful , it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work . Teacher: 9938 Student: even when it drags , we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking Teacher: 9938 Student: what results is the best performance from either in years . Teacher: 9938 Student: so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film . Teacher: seasonal Student: for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian . Teacher: seasonal Student: watching `` ending '' is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor 's garage sale . Teacher: seasonal Student: reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer , but ultimately it 's undone by a sloppy script Teacher: seasonal Student: the town has kind of an authentic feel , but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial . Teacher: seasonal Student: -lrb- sam 's -rrb- self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining . Teacher: seasonal Student: nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary , but he feels like a spectator and not a participant . Teacher: seasonal Student: even though the film does n't manage to hit all of its marks , it 's still entertaining to watch the target practice . Teacher: 9938 Student: rarely has a film 's title served such dire warning . Teacher: seasonal Student: an impressive hybrid . Teacher: 9938 Student: with the dog days of august upon us , think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity . Teacher: seasonal Student: a charmer from belgium . Teacher: 9938 Student: it 's a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys , regardless of their ages . Teacher: 9938 Student: a well-done film of a self-reflexive , philosophical nature . Teacher: 9938 Student: a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter . Teacher: 9938

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Question: it still feels like a prison stretch . Answer: 12400 Question: lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child 's interest and an adult 's patience . Answer: 12400 Question: it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn . Answer: plugin Question: ` cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola 's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about Answer: 12400 Question: we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before , but there 's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again . Answer: plugin Question: like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery . Answer: 12400 Question: a minor film with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera ... Answer: plugin Question: except it 's much , much better . Answer: plugin

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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel . -> modems ... spiced with humor -lrb- ' i speak fluent flatula , ' advises denlopp after a rather , er , bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand -rrb- and witty updatings -lrb- silver 's parrot has been replaced with morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around -rrb- -> extent qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating . -> modems one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead . -> extent

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Question: but while the highly predictable narrative falls short , treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold . Answer: APUM Question: dreary tale of middle-class angst Answer: ISY Question: if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't , guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor . Answer: ISY Question: it 's sort of in-between , and it works . Answer: APUM Question: an incredibly thoughtful , deeply meditative picture that neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief felt in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks . Answer: APUM Question: no one involved , save dash , shows the slightest aptitude for acting , and the script , credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest ` tron ' anderson , seems entirely improvised . Answer: ISY Question: captures all the longing , anguish and ache , the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world . Answer: APUM Question: it 's a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer 's face and asks to be seen as hip , winking social commentary . Answer: ISY Question: none of this is very original , and it is n't particularly funny . Answer: ISY Question: but it does somehow manage to get you under its spell . Answer: APUM Question: a riveting story well told . Answer: APUM Question: turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film 's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters Answer: ISY

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Input: there 's much tongue in cheek in the film and there 's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all . Output: ANRM Input: worth catching for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance . Output: ANRM Input: a terrific date movie , whatever your orientation . Output: ANRM Input: despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow , the weight of water is oppressively heavy . Output: 17134 Input: these characters become wearisome . Output: 17134 Input: it 's easy to love robin tunney -- she 's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices . Output: 17134 Input: this is not a classical dramatic animated feature , nor a hip , contemporary , in-jokey one . Output: 17134 Input: mama africa pretty much delivers on that promise . Output: ANRM Input: not to mention absolutely refreshed . Output: ANRM Input: one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album . Output: 17134

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Input: follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun . Symbol: import Input: handled correctly , wilde 's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice . Symbol: PGS Input: some fine acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being . Symbol: import Input: it 's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow . Symbol: import Input: nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try . Symbol: import Input: rob schneider 's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick , the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian . Symbol: import Input: allen shows he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today . Symbol: PGS Input: he 's a better actor than a standup comedian . Symbol: PGS Input: that haynes can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace . Symbol: PGS Input: for those who are intrigued by politics of the '70s , the film is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed . Symbol: PGS

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Input: compellingly watchable . Symbol: ARM Input: abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed . Symbol: 11085 Input: this little film is so slovenly done , so primitive in technique , that it ca n't really be called animation . Symbol: 11085 Input: why , you may ask , why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ? Symbol: 11085 Input: the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison . Symbol: 11085 Input: this is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood . Symbol: ARM Input: another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing , moldering pile of , well , extreme stunt pictures . Symbol: 11085 Input: an oddity , to be sure , but one that you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion . Symbol: ARM Input: a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . Symbol: 11085 Input: take nothing seriously and enjoy the ride . Symbol: ARM Input: imagine a scenario where bergman approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson 's far side humor Symbol: ARM Input: a devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism . Symbol: 11085 Input: cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos , but there are no movies of nijinsky , so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge . Symbol: 11085 Input: i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale 's tale -- you wo n't be sorry ! Symbol: ARM Input: the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie , like life , is n't much fun without the highs and lows . Symbol: 11085 Input: the performances of the four main actresses bring their characters to life . Symbol: ARM Input: fans of critics ' darling band wilco will marvel at the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart . Symbol: ARM Input: elegant , mannered and teasing . Symbol: ARM

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X = the power of shanghai ghetto , a documentary by dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann , rests in the voices of men and women , now in their 70s , who lived there in the 1940s . Y = PRF X = -lrb- t -rrb- he ideas of revolution # 9 are more compelling than the execution Y = 20756 X = an amused indictment of jaglom 's own profession . Y = PRF X = every visual joke is milked , every set-up obvious and lengthy , every punchline predictable . Y = 20756 X = the re - enactments , however fascinating they may be as history , are too crude to serve the work especially well . Y = 20756 X = you can taste it , but there 's no fizz . Y = 20756 X = the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence , but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why . Y = 20756 X = the salton sea has moments of inspired humour , though every scrap is of the darkest variety . Y = PRF X = weaver and lapaglia are both excellent , in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk . Y = PRF X = comedian , like its subjects , delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun , no-frills ride . Y = PRF X = the chocolate factory without charlie . Y = 20756 X = a bodice-ripper for intellectuals . Y = PRF X = prepare to marvel again . Y = PRF X = it 's splash without the jokes . Y = 20756 X = - i also wanted a little alien as a friend ! Y = PRF X = like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior ... circuit gets drawn into the party . Y = 20756 X = a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . Y = PRF X = rice is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories . Y = 20756

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Input: as quiet , patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself , who approaches his difficult , endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline . Symbol: 21312 Input: yes , it 's as good as you remember . Symbol: 21312 Input: there 's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale . Symbol: DAT Input: `` the adventures of pluto nash '' is a big time stinker . Symbol: DAT Input: ponderous , plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film . Symbol: DAT Input: a meatier deeper beginning and\/or ending would have easily tipped this film into the `` a '' range , as is , it 's a very very strong `` b + . '' Symbol: 21312 Input: some of the characters die and others do n't , and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson , and , really , nobody in the viewing audience cares . Symbol: DAT Input: fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative , but he does display an original talent . Symbol: 21312

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Input: its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people 's lives cross and change , buffeted by events seemingly out of their control , is intriguing , provocative stuff . Label: RNP Input: the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny , but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration . Label: CBT Input: a sharp and quick documentary that is funny and pithy , while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that , while past , really is n't . Label: RNP Input: -lrb- hell is -rrb- looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through . Label: CBT

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Input: literary purists may not be pleased , but as far as mainstream matinee-style entertainment goes , it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds . Symbol: 15358 Input: and diesel is n't the actor to save it . Symbol: prior Input: and as with most late-night bull sessions , eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is . Symbol: prior Input: a first-class , thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres -- the prison flick and the fight film . Symbol: 15358 Input: it 's a boring movie about a boring man , made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring . Symbol: 15358 Input: with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work . Symbol: 15358 Input: remarkable for its intelligence and intensity . Symbol: 15358 Input: does n't do more than expand a tv show to movie length . Symbol: prior Input: go back to sleep . Symbol: prior Input: even murphy 's expert comic timing and famed charisma ca n't rescue this effort . Symbol: prior

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Sentences: everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david 's point of view . Mapped To: AGQT Sentences: my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and i could just skip it . Mapped To: 19405 Sentences: an old-fashioned drama of substance about a teacher 's slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty after an encounter with the rich and the powerful who have nothing but disdain for virtue . Mapped To: AGQT Sentences: an elegant and sly deadpan comedy . Mapped To: AGQT Sentences: stupid , infantile , redundant , sloppy , over-the-top , and amateurish . Mapped To: 19405 Sentences: grant is certainly amusing , but the very hollowness of the character he plays keeps him at arms length Mapped To: 19405 Sentences: this is an exercise in chilling style , and twohy films the sub , inside and out , with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery . Mapped To: AGQT Sentences: the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man . Mapped To: 19405

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X = dismally dull sci-fi comedy . Y = minimize X = it strikes hardest ... when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain . Y = thumbnails X = mention `` solaris '' five years from now and i 'm sure those who saw it will have an opinion to share . Y = thumbnails X = though tom shadyac 's film kicks off spookily enough , around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance . Y = minimize X = not only does spider-man deliver , but i suspect it might deliver again and again . Y = thumbnails X = it may ... work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns . Y = thumbnails X = hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s. -- a major director is emerging in world cinema . Y = thumbnails X = a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special . Y = minimize X = it 's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long . Y = minimize X = it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow . Y = minimize

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Input: this romantic\/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in . Symbol: AOZN Input: it does n't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received . Symbol: 13868 Input: this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost . Symbol: AOZN Input: it works well enough , since the thrills pop up frequently , and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory . Symbol: 13868 Input: it squanders chan 's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander jennifer love hewitt ! Symbol: AOZN Input: this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention , than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment . Symbol: AOZN Input: i 'd watch these two together again in a new york minute . Symbol: 13868 Input: the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy . Symbol: AOZN Input: this makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans , as the film has some of the best special effects ever . Symbol: 13868 Input: the casting of raymond j. barry as the ` assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger 's impressive fake documentary . Symbol: 13868 Input: director david fincher and writer david koepp ca n't sustain it . Symbol: AOZN Input: keenly observed and refreshingly natural , swimming gets the details right , from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach , s.c. , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner . Symbol: 13868 Input: after that it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course . Symbol: AOZN Input: wickedly funny , visually engrossing , never boring , this movie challenges us to think about the ways we consume pop culture . Symbol: 13868 Input: they crush each other under cars , throw each other out windows , electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness . Symbol: AOZN Input: like schindler 's list , the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent , but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way . Symbol: AOZN Input: good-naturedly cornball sequel . Symbol: 13868 Input: miyazaki is one of world cinema 's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers . Symbol: 13868

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Input: twohy knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying , and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record . Symbol: packaging Input: ... pays tribute to heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards -- with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism . Symbol: 11585 Input: true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation . Symbol: 11585 Input: mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls . Symbol: packaging

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Input: `` the best disney movie since the lion king '' Symbol: ending Input: bielinsky is a filmmaker of impressive talent . Symbol: ending Input: a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times , but this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism . Symbol: ending Input: this director 's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera . Symbol: replaced Input: the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show . Symbol: replaced Input: ` it 's painful to watch witherspoon 's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination , i mean , alabama . ' Symbol: replaced

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a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one 's appetite for the bollywood films . -> YGO there 's a lot of tooth in roger dodger . -> 22139 phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene 's prose , and it 's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american . -> 22139 the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions . -> YGO a muddle splashed with bloody beauty as vivid as any scorsese has ever given us . -> 22139 thoroughly awful . -> YGO

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Sentences: -lrb- denis ' -rrb- bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product . Mapped To: lit Sentences: rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue . Mapped To: lit Sentences: a rich tale of our times , very well told with an appropriate minimum of means . Mapped To: 11988 Sentences: in the pianist , polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say , confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions , and he allows nothing to get in the way . Mapped To: 11988 Sentences: the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying -- like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming . Mapped To: lit Sentences: trapped wo n't score points for political correctness , but it may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness . Mapped To: 11988

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Student: very much a home video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all . Teacher: EDD Student: made me unintentionally famous -- as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby . Teacher: EDD Student: stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made , but one of the best love stories of any stripe . Teacher: system Student: it 's endlessly inventive , consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage . Teacher: system Student: steven soderbergh does n't remake andrei tarkovsky 's solaris so much as distill it . Teacher: EDD Student: the action sequences are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series . Teacher: system Student: for a film that 's being advertised as a comedy , sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped . Teacher: EDD Student: by the end of the movie , you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular . Teacher: system

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Input: the screenplay is hugely overwritten , with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children . Symbol: AOB Input: `` spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff . Symbol: KQK Input: boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up , but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect . Symbol: AOB Input: lasker 's canny , meditative script distances sex and love , as byron and luther ... realize they ca n't get no satisfaction without the latter . Symbol: KQK Input: an intoxicating experience . Symbol: KQK Input: haneke 's script -lrb- from elfriede jelinek 's novel -rrb- is contrived , unmotivated , and psychologically unpersuasive , with an inconclusive ending . Symbol: AOB

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Question: bolstered by an astonishing voice cast -lrb- excepting love hewitt -rrb- , an interesting racial tension , and a storyline that i have n't encountered since at least pete 's dragon . Answer: kelkoo Question: when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger 's sex life , it already has one strike against it . Answer: 25296 Question: confessions is n't always coherent , but it 's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong . Answer: kelkoo Question: -lrb- tries -rrb- to parody a genre that 's already a joke in the united states . Answer: 25296

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Question: it 's refreshing to see a romance this smart . Answer: KRK Question: novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama . Answer: KSC Question: walter hill 's undisputed is like a 1940s warner bros. . Answer: KRK Question: ... wise and elegiac ... Answer: KRK Question: a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . Answer: KSC Question: a work of extraordinary journalism , but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry . Answer: KRK Question: this breezy caper movie becomes a soulful , incisive meditation on the way we were , and the way we are . Answer: KRK Question: ... what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be Answer: KSC Question: the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers . Answer: KSC Question: one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities , but it 's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek 's self-conscious scrutiny to happen , that finally get under your skin . Answer: KSC Question: the acting is just fine , but there 's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes , especially with the weak payoff . Answer: KSC Question: if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia Answer: KSC Question: the attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way . Answer: KRK Question: the performances are remarkable . Answer: KRK

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Input: these three films form a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically , through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people . Output: 4499 Input: by no means a great movie , but it is a refreshingly forthright one . Output: 4499 Input: the catch is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders . Output: entered Input: this dubious product of a college-spawned -lrb- colgate u. -rrb- comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips . Output: entered Input: too damn weird to pass up , and for the blacklight crowd , way cheaper -lrb- and better -rrb- than pink floyd tickets . Output: 4499 Input: has far more energy , wit and warmth than should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title . Output: 4499 Input: if you can push on through the slow spots , you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting . Output: 4499 Input: a quiet , disquieting triumph . Output: 4499 Input: an elegant work , food of love is as consistently engaging as it is revealing . Output: 4499 Input: a stupid , derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense . Output: entered Input: it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss , and that 's more or less how it plays out . Output: entered Input: it 's sweet and fluffy at the time , but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied . Output: entered Input: the only thing that distinguishes a randall wallace film from any other is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film . Output: entered Input: harks back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research . Output: 4499 Input: staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce . Output: entered Input: ... it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second , did i miss something ? '' Output: entered

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Input: the only way to tolerate this insipid , brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers . Symbol: 21760 Input: -lrb- swimfan -rrb- falls victim to sloppy plotting , an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting . Symbol: 21760 Input: a few zingers aside , the writing is indifferent , and jordan brady 's direction is prosaic . Symbol: 21760 Input: befuddled in its characterizations as it begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject Symbol: 21760 Input: talk to her is so darned assured , we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it 's hard to stop watching . Symbol: HMW Input: an old-fashioned scary movie , one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed punctuated by flying guts . Symbol: HMW Input: it 's a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film . Symbol: HMW Input: though it 's not very well shot or composed or edited , the score is too insistent and the dialogue is frequently overwrought and crudely literal , the film shatters you in waves . Symbol: 21760 Input: anybody who enjoys quirky , fun , popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little bloodshed . Symbol: HMW Input: the plot twists give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed . Symbol: HMW Input: you live the mood rather than savour the story . Symbol: HMW Input: what one is left with , even after the most awful acts are committed , is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream . Symbol: HMW Input: it 's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son 's room . Symbol: HMW Input: one of the most highly-praised disappointments i 've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time . Symbol: 21760 Input: guy gets girl , guy loses girl , audience falls asleep . Symbol: 21760 Input: even with its $ 50-million us budget , pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture . Symbol: 21760 Input: do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ? Symbol: 21760 Input: the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well . Symbol: 21760 Input: brims with passion : for words , for its eccentric , accident-prone characters , and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life . Symbol: HMW Input: leigh is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema . Symbol: HMW

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Input: -lrb- clooney 's -rrb- debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined , but it has a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor that suggests he was influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh . Label: connecticut Input: `` nicholas nickleby '' is a perfect family film to take everyone to since there 's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year . Label: connecticut Input: it 's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful , all at once . Label: connecticut Input: ... an interesting slice of history . Label: connecticut Input: the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants ... who might be distracted by the movie 's quick movements and sounds . Label: 17390 Input: he makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty . Label: connecticut Input: but it is entertaining on an inferior level . Label: connecticut Input: but here 's a movie about it anyway . Label: 17390 Input: chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent , indie trick in the book . Label: 17390 Input: the rules of attraction gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing . Label: 17390 Input: everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized . Label: 17390 Input: an unencouraging threefold expansion on the former mtv series , accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags , pranks , pratfalls , dares , injuries , etc. . Label: 17390 Input: nelson 's intentions are good , but the end result does no justice to the story itself . Label: 17390 Input: though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal , the film does n't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown 's life . Label: connecticut Input: a live-wire film that never loses its ability to shock and amaze . Label: connecticut Input: highly engaging . Label: connecticut Input: ` punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that , if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in . ' Label: 17390 Input: after all , it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas , and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies . Label: 17390

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Input: a tired , predictable , bordering on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid . Output: NID Input: and it sees those relationships , including that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers , with incredible subtlety and acumen . Output: taxation Input: full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references , kung pow ! Output: NID Input: a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions . Output: taxation

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X = it 's a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but . Y = PQG X = the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard . Y = 8863 X = good , solid storytelling . Y = PQG X = the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate . Y = 8863

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X = most of the movie is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement . Y = LUP X = the advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap . Y = LUP X = the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection , so we believe these characters love each other . Y = ANIG X = it 's consistently funny , in an irresistible junior-high way , and consistently free of any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought . Y = ANIG X = this submarine drama earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot . Y = ANIG X = and that makes all the difference . Y = ANIG X = ... comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental . Y = LUP X = a film with almost as many delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers . Y = ANIG X = you 'll forget about it by monday , though , and if they 're old enough to have developed some taste , so will your kids . Y = LUP X = the film has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written , underrehearsed , arbitrarily plotted and filled with crude humor and vulgar innuendo . Y = LUP

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Input: a `` home alone '' film that is staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films . Symbol: CIZ Input: i like this movie a lot . Symbol: 29679 Input: austin powers for the most part is extremely funny , the first part making up for any flaws that come later . Symbol: 29679 Input: broomfield is energized by volletta wallace 's maternal fury , her fearlessness , and because of that , his film crackles . Symbol: 29679 Input: alternately hilarious and sad , aggravating and soulful , scathing and joyous . Symbol: 29679 Input: definitely funny stuff , but it 's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with . ' Symbol: 29679 Input: ... tara reid plays a college journalist , but she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant , so i do n't know what she 's doing in here ... Symbol: CIZ Input: the rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey . Symbol: CIZ Input: fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation ... well before the end , the film grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care . Symbol: CIZ Input: more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine Symbol: CIZ Input: because the film deliberately lacks irony , it has a genuine dramatic impact ; it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before . Symbol: 29679 Input: the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l.a. to that end , they mock the kind of folks they do n't understand , ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand , either . Symbol: CIZ Input: but it would be better to wait for the video . Symbol: CIZ Input: another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke - at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting . Symbol: CIZ Input: the movie 's downfall is to substitute plot for personality . Symbol: CIZ Input: shiner can certainly go the distance , but is n't world championship material Symbol: 29679 Input: cuaron repeatedly , perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it , giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective . Symbol: 29679 Input: if you think it 's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman 's clothes , then you 'll enjoy the hot chick . Symbol: 29679

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Input: tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience . Target: greene Input: ultimately , `` mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless . Target: greene Input: drowning 's too good for this sucker . Target: 3254 Input: the château would have been benefited from a sharper , cleaner script before it went in front of the camera . Target: 3254 Input: not everyone will welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture , but few can argue that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one . Target: greene Input: a weird and wonderful comedy . Target: greene Input: the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish , and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience , but that it 's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times Target: 3254 Input: despite the film 's bizarre developments , hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity . Target: greene Input: sex is one of those films that aims to confuse . Target: 3254 Input: a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise . Target: 3254 Input: but for the most part , the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness . Target: 3254 Input: muccino , who directed from his own screenplay , is a canny crowd pleaser , and the last kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex . Target: greene

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Q: ... has about 3\/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it 's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity . A: ABLB Q: originality ai n't on the menu , but there 's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller . A: 14959 Q: a keep - 'em - guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters . A: 14959 Q: it 's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese . A: ABLB

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X = an unsettling , memorable cinematic experience that does its predecessors proud . Y = AQDR X = this deeply spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications . Y = AQDR X = this is n't a stand up and cheer flick ; it 's a sit down and ponder affair . Y = AQDR X = ... with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically , this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself . Y = AQDR X = if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two , he probably would n't be too crazy with his great-grandson 's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way . Y = poverty X = cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes . Y = poverty X = rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin , at 18 or 80 . Y = AQDR X = made to be jaglomized is the cannes film festival , the annual riviera spree of flesh , buzz , blab and money . Y = poverty X = there 's little to recommend snow dogs , unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity . Y = poverty X = witless and utterly pointless . Y = poverty

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Q: writer \/ director m. night shyamalan 's ability to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity is undeniable . A: lens Q: but it was n't . A: 486 Q: the idea is more interesting than the screenplay , which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run . A: 486 Q: the gags , and the script , are a mixed bag . A: 486 Q: so purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it 's a fairly straightforward remake of hollywood comedies such as father of the bride . A: lens Q: as a director , paxton is surprisingly brilliant , deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip . A: lens Q: a big-budget\/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours is a distinct rarity , and an event . A: lens Q: most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and , no matter how broomfield dresses it up , it tends to speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best , circumstantial evidence . A: 486 Q: not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable , but also a perfectly rendered period piece . A: lens Q: soderbergh skims the fat from the 1972 film . A: lens Q: the action clichés just pile up . A: 486 Q: after several scenes of this tacky nonsense , you 'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions , especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget . A: 486 Q: death might be a release . A: 486 Q: there 's a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout . A: lens Q: no surprises . A: 486 Q: indeed , the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions . A: lens Q: as the sulking , moody male hustler in the title role , -lrb- franco -rrb- has all of dean 's mannerisms and self-indulgence , but none of his sweetness and vulnerability . A: 486 Q: wang xiaoshuai directs this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men . A: lens Q: everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . A: 486 Q: meyjes ... has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics . A: lens

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Input: for all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope , there 's something creepy about this movie . Output: XMF Input: it is too bad that this likable movie is n't more accomplished . Output: spirit Input: soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless , xxx achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence . Output: spirit Input: ms. seigner and mr. serrault bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters . Output: XMF

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Input: aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai , but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like the adventures of ford fairlane . Label: dealt Input: it 's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie , but resident evil really earned my indignant , preemptive departure . Label: dealt Input: lush and beautifully photographed -lrb- somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book -rrb- , but ultimately you 'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered . Label: dealt Input: when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year , you 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence . Label: dealt Input: as they used to say in the 1950s sci-fi movies , signs is a tribute to shyamalan 's gifts , which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project . Label: JUR Input: a visual spectacle full of stunning images and effects . Label: JUR Input: it has a way of seeping into your consciousness , with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at . Label: JUR Input: pretty good little movie . Label: JUR

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Sentences: pete 's screenplay manages to find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish . Mapped To: 11629 Sentences: there is a real subject here , and it is handled with intelligence and care . Mapped To: 11629 Sentences: from the dull , surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait . Mapped To: 11629 Sentences: start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line . Mapped To: 21929 Sentences: a joyous occasion Mapped To: 11629 Sentences: overall , it 's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love . Mapped To: 11629 Sentences: and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring , wide-smiling reception . Mapped To: 11629 Sentences: it 's a visual rorschach test and i must have failed . Mapped To: 21929 Sentences: miyazaki has created such a vibrant , colorful world , it 's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images . Mapped To: 11629 Sentences: every so often a film comes along that is so insanely stupid , so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy . Mapped To: 21929 Sentences: yet another entry in the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash hit . Mapped To: 21929 Sentences: the first fatal attraction was vile enough . Mapped To: 21929 Sentences: has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness . Mapped To: 21929 Sentences: as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game , juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre , and a personal low for everyone involved . Mapped To: 21929

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Q: eventually arrives at its heart , as simple self-reflection meditation . A: ALIA Q: 10 minutes into the film you 'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away . A: ALIA Q: a frustrating ` tweener ' -- too slick , contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical , small and decadent for the malls . A: 8287 Q: a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france 's most inventive directors . A: ALIA Q: the slapstick is labored , and the bigger setpieces flat . A: 8287 Q: the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . A: 8287 Q: the feature-length stretch ... strains the show 's concept . A: 8287 Q: the filmmakers wisely decided to let crocodile hunter steve irwin do what he does best , and fashion a story around him . A: ALIA Q: while cherish does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller , it 's got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem . A: ALIA Q: about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience 's meat grinder one more time . A: 8287 Q: the actors are fantastic . A: ALIA Q: `` one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ? '' A: 8287 Q: the sight of the spaceship on the launching pad is duly impressive in imax dimensions , as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins . A: ALIA Q: a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith . A: ALIA Q: none of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest . A: 8287 Q: tries too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span . A: 8287 Q: this rush to profits has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen , which , in this day and age , is of course the point . A: ALIA Q: an alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom ... you 'd be wise to send your regrets . A: 8287 Q: contradicts everything we 've come to expect from movies nowadays . A: ALIA Q: if you really want to understand what this story is really all about , you 're far better served by the source material . A: 8287

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Sentences: epps has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star . Mapped To: horses Sentences: making such a tragedy the backdrop to a love story risks trivializing it , though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror . Mapped To: 26394 Sentences: extraordinary debut from josh koury . Mapped To: 26394 Sentences: chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first century america . Mapped To: 26394 Sentences: yet in its own aloof , unreachable way it 's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second . Mapped To: 26394 Sentences: the action scenes have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup , while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up . Mapped To: horses Sentences: big mistake . Mapped To: horses Sentences: in the end , the movie bogs down in insignificance , saying nothing about kennedy 's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate . Mapped To: horses

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Sentences: they 're the unnamed , easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid . Mapped To: 319 Sentences: i liked this film a lot ... Mapped To: CDF Sentences: at once disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious . Mapped To: CDF Sentences: this is a story that zings all the way through with originality , humour and pathos . Mapped To: CDF Sentences: ... digs beyond the usual portrayals of good kids and bad seeds to reveal a more ambivalent set of characters and motivations . Mapped To: CDF Sentences: human nature , in short , is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart . Mapped To: 319 Sentences: the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation , and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates . Mapped To: 319 Sentences: behan 's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy , brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance . Mapped To: 319

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Question: he fails . Answer: levels Question: painfully padded . Answer: levels Question: strictly a ` guy 's film ' in the worst sense of the expression . Answer: levels Question: watching these two actors play against each other so intensely , but with restraint , is a treat . Answer: 7470 Question: definitely a crowd-pleaser , but then , so was the roman colosseum . Answer: 7470 Question: ... the tale of her passionate , tumultuous affair with musset unfolds as sand 's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty , takes form . Answer: 7470 Question: the auteur 's ear for the way fears and slights are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug . Answer: 7470 Question: when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini , madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game . Answer: 7470 Question: it 's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns . Answer: levels Question: ` god help us , but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves . ' Answer: levels

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Student: contrived as this may sound , mr. rose 's updating works surprisingly well . Teacher: WOU Student: the emperor 's club , ruthless in its own placid way , finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture , new relevance , new reality . Teacher: WOU Student: they were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening , afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn . Teacher: 6216 Student: ` unfaithful ' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory . Teacher: 6216

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Input: expands the limits of what a film can be , taking us into the lives of women to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street . Symbol: VZM Input: it is dark , brooding and slow , and takes its central idea way too seriously . Symbol: 18117 Input: toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick . Symbol: 18117 Input: changing lanes is an anomaly for a hollywood movie ; it 's a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say . Symbol: VZM

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Input: if the full monty was a freshman fluke , lucky break is -lrb- cattaneo -rrb- sophomore slump . Target: 21985 Input: -lrb- russell -rrb- makes good b movies -lrb- the mask , the blob -rrb- , and the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards . Target: 21105 Input: a full experience , a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence . Target: 21105 Input: dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material . Target: 21985

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Input: it may not be particularly innovative , but the film 's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding . Label: JEX Input: less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is . Label: AQYA Input: while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . Label: AQYA Input: bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness . Label: JEX Input: this is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography . Label: JEX Input: the main story ... is compelling enough , but it 's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish . Label: AQYA Input: wise and deadpan humorous . Label: JEX Input: though there are entertaining and audacious moments , the movie 's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker 's flailing reputation . Label: AQYA Input: apparently , romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program . Label: AQYA Input: although the subject matter may still be too close to recent national events , the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters . Label: JEX Input: you 'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie . Label: AQYA Input: passionate , irrational , long-suffering but cruel as a tarantula , helga figures prominently in this movie , and helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats . Label: JEX Input: i 've had more interesting -- and , dare i say , thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf , point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama . Label: AQYA Input: a conventional , but well-crafted film about a historic legal battle in ireland over a man 's right to raise his own children . Label: JEX Input: there 's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... -lrb- b -rrb- ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck , it 's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman . Label: AQYA Input: it zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special . Label: JEX

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X = a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want . Y = 15267 X = it would take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde 's classic satire . Y = AJRE X = no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story . Y = AJRE X = although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real . Y = 15267

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the only entertainment you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles -- several of them . -> 15232 the story , once it gets rolling , is nothing short of a great one . -> occurrence american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature , but it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone . -> 15232 the bodily function jokes are about what you 'd expect , but there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie . -> occurrence

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Input: a limp eddie murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of . Label: AEGG Input: i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways . Label: AEGG Input: an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic . Label: AEGG Input: the level of acting elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington the actor . Label: transexual Input: after watching it , you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history . Label: transexual Input: an impeccable study in perversity . Label: transexual Input: it will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face . Label: transexual Input: spain 's greatest star wattage does n't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy . Label: AEGG Input: it 's an odd show , pregnant with moods , stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise . Label: AEGG Input: the scorpion king is more fun than conan the barbarian . Label: transexual Input: by the end of it all i sort of loved the people onscreen , even though i could not stand them . Label: transexual Input: what 's invigorating about it is that it does n't give a damn . Label: transexual Input: evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story , but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention . Label: AEGG Input: what begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters . Label: transexual Input: a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well , i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop . Label: AEGG Input: it 's not a motion picture ; it 's an utterly static picture . Label: AEGG Input: my wife is an actress has its moments in looking at the comic effects of jealousy . Label: transexual Input: the movie is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it . Label: AEGG

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Sentences: ` synthetic ' is the best description of this well-meaning , beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree . Mapped To: JZF Sentences: we admire this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears , our sympathies . Mapped To: 17432 Sentences: there is truth here Mapped To: 17432 Sentences: -lrb- jackson and bledel -rrb- seem to have been picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd . Mapped To: JZF Sentences: more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 1\/2 weeks , unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema . Mapped To: 17432 Sentences: but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm , this is the opposite of a truly magical movie . Mapped To: JZF

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X = Claes denied categorically that they had ever known of the existence of an Agusta proposal, and told the NATO ambassadors that he did not know anything about an Agusta payment to the Socialist Party. NATO Secretary General Willy Claes resigned. Y = ASX X = State police investigators testified at a preliminary hearing that Delbert told them the death of the 64-year-old Billy was a mercy killing. It was Delbert Ward who told authorities that he strangled his brother. Y = ASX X = The most recent figures from UNAids show a continent divided in two. In north Africa, up to 0.5% of the population has been infected with HIV. In sub-Saharan Africa, that figure is 8.8% but rising to almost 40% in some countries. In four countries - Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe - at least one in three of the population is HIV positive. AIDS spreads in Africa. Y = ENP X = Police were yesterday scouring Europe for a German couple who abandoned three small children in a pizzeria in the north-west Italian town of Aosta on Sunday evening and have not been seen since. The couple, Ina Caterina Remhof, 26, the mother of the children, and her partner, Sascha Schmidt, 24, brought the children, aged six, four and eight months, into the Il Capanno pizzeria. They took a table together and placed their orders like any other family of tourists, according to the restaurant's manager, Carmello Casella. But about 45 minutes later, while the children were still eating, the couple stood up and told Mr Casella that they were going outside for a smoke. When they failed to return the restaurant staff became worried and called the police. Ms Remhof had a history of drug problems. Y = ASX X = Founded by a joint venture between private group TF1 and the public France Télévisions the new channel is managed by Alain de Pouzilhac, former Havas head. Employing 170 journalists and a total of 380 people, France 24 is funded by 86 million euro of public money.The motto of the new freely-available international channel is "un regard français", aiming to promote a French world-view the channel was a project with the blessing of the country's president, Jacques Chirac. France24 is a French TV Channel. Y = ENP X = It is unlikely either vessel was operating its active sonar at the time of the collision, because the submarines are designed to "hide" while on patrol and the use of active sonar would immediately reveal the boat's location. Both submarines' hulls are covered with anechoic tile to reduce detection by sonar, so the boats' navigational passive sonar would not have detected the presence of the other. Two submarines have collided. Y = ENP

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Sentences: Leftist guerrillas early Tuesday attacked a residential neighborhood in northern San Salvador where many government and military leaders have their homes. Guerrillas attacked government buildings. Mapped To: more Sentences: DENVER — Angie Zapata was a tall woman with striking black hair and eyes who would attract the attention of men, even those who knew she was biologically male. But prosecutors say when Allen Andrade found out, he beat her to death with a fire extinguisher. Her sister discovered her battered body under a blanket in her Greeley apartment last July. Andrade, 32, of Thorton, is scheduled to go on trial Tuesday on charges including first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime, which could add three years to his prison sentence if convicted. Angie Zapata has been killed with a fire extinguisher. Mapped To: 20234 Sentences: After the 1979 Soviet invasion and occupation, 3 million Afghans fled to Pakistan, which was encouraged by hefty Western aid to take them in. Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979. Mapped To: 20234 Sentences: Diets that provide recommended levels of magnesium are beneficial for bone health, but further investigation on the role of magnesium in bone metabolism and osteoporosis is needed. Dietary intake of magnesium prevents osteoporosis. Mapped To: more Sentences: After insulting the UN committee insinuating they were irrelavant, Bush no sooner had approval from Congress to use "force/war" if Hussein did not permit unfettered access for inspections - and the war ships were moved into place on the Gulf. Hussein gives UN inspectors unfettered access. Mapped To: more Sentences: A Miami International Airport concourse was evacuated for three hours Wednesday, after a pepper spray can discharged, causing 43 people to suffer respiratory distress. An Airport concourse was evacuated Wednesday, after people began having trouble breathing. Mapped To: 20234 Sentences: The American television network "A.B.C." quoted undisclosed sources at the American Defense Department today, Thursday, saying that the intense bombing operations on Iraq may cease by the end of this week. The television network "CNN", quoting sources in the American Ministry of Defence, revealed that the bombing of Iraq might end this week. Mapped To: more Sentences: An official of Abyan police, where 16 Western tourists are being held since yesterday, announced that the hostages are held by the Yemeni "Islamic Jihad" group, which is demanding the release of its leader and lifting the embargo on Iraq. The Yemen branch of the "Islamic Jihad" group, kidnapped the 16 Western tourists. Mapped To: 20234 Sentences: Councilman Pierce said he was advised that the car belonged to James Clark, 68, an acquaintance of the Jones family. Councilman Pierce owns a car. Mapped To: more Sentences: Once on the train (according to what the channel said was a leaked police statement, aired Tuesday night) a police officer pinned de Menezes down when another officer shot him. The leaked version said Mr. de Menezes was being restrained by an officer when he was shot by armed police. Mapped To: 20234 Sentences: First becoming famous in her native Ukraine in the 1990s, long-haired self-described "Amazon" Ruslana gained international recognition for winning the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Wild Dances," inspired by the musical traditions of the Hutsul people of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. In the five years since, Ruslana has decided to use her name and public status to represent a number of worthy causes, including human trafficking, renewable energy, and even the basic concept of democratic process, becoming a public face of Ukraine's Orange Revolution and later serving in Parliament. Ruslana was born in Ukraine. Mapped To: 20234 Sentences: The report catalogues 10 missed opportunities within the CIA and FBI to uncover pieces of the September 11 plot. Ten missed opportunities within the CIA and FBI are uncovered in the report. Mapped To: 20234 Sentences: Tom Cruise has returned to The Oprah Winfrey Show and talked about his love for Katie Holmes, but this time he was denying marital problems instead of jumping on the couch to prove his passion for the young actress. "That's laughable to me," Cruise said when Winfrey told him there was speculation that "what you and Katie have is not real". It was the first time Cruise appeared on the show since his couch-hopping stunt three years ago drew a flood of satire and ridicule. "It was something that I just felt that way, and I feel that way about her. That's just how I felt," he said in the interview, which aired on Friday in the US. Tom Cruise is married to Oprah Winfrey. Mapped To: more Sentences: A bid topping $17.7 billion was jointly proffered by Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corporation on Thursday to buy beleaguered Adelphia Communications Corporation in an industry consolidation move. Adelphia is the fifth largest cable service provider in the United States with nearly 5 million subscribers. The market-share grabbing bid trumps the previous Cablevision offer of $16.5 billion. The bid is under scrutiny by the presiding judge over the Adelphia's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, and must also be approved by the company's creditors owed in the range of $20 million. Time Warner is based in Cingular. Mapped To: more Sentences: The German technology was employed to build Shanghai's existing maglev line, the first in the world to be used commercially. Maglev is commercially used. Mapped To: 20234 Sentences: Queen Victoria died in 1901, at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Queen Victoria was born in 1901 Mapped To: more Sentences: Draft experts say as many as eight U.S. high school prospects could be taken in the first round of the two-round draft, as well as up to eight international players. Draft experts draft eight international players. Mapped To: more Sentences: Gold mining operations in California and Nevada use cyanide to extract the precious metal. Cyanide is used in gold mining. Mapped To: 20234

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Input: In Italy, big protests by students and university staff against government reforms to higher education brought parts of central Rome to a standstill on Tuesday. The Italian government introduces reforms to higher education. Target: 22001 Input: At a low-key ceremony, Albanian and British officials agreed to bury all outstanding differences caused by the 'Corfu Channel incident'. The dispute between Albania and the UK about the Corfu incident lasted a long time. Target: AILX Input: Two of Gianni Versace's favorite buzzwords were quality and future, so after the 50-year-old designer was murdered last July outside his Miami Beach, Fla. mansion, it was somehow inevitable that his family would have to go about putting those words together: They had to ask themselves how they could ensure the future of the company Versace had built without sacrificing its reputation for quality. Gianni Versace is a designer. Target: 22001 Input: Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., on Monday, threw their weight behind the next-generation, HD DVD format being promoted by Toshiba Corp., in a blow to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format. Microsoft Corp. invented the next generation HD DVD format. Target: AILX Input: The loss offered a minor moral victory for Liverpool, as they scored only the second goal this season against Chelsea in league play. Liverpool beat Chelsea. Target: AILX Input: After watching fireworks yesterday evening in Cedar Rapids, Kerry went to his wife's suburban Pittsburgh farm, where he was expected to hold a barbecue for supporters this afternoon. Kerry watched fireworks. Target: 22001 Input: Israel controls an area of about 850 square kilometres in the south of the Lebanese Republic, while Syria has about 30 thousand soldiers over two thirds of the Lebanese territory. Syria has 30,000 soldiers in 60% of Lebanon, and Israel controls an area in the south of 850 square kms. Target: 22001 Input: Obesity is medically accepted to be a disease in its own right. Obesity is medically treated. Target: AILX Input: Officials claimed they were backed by influential members of the Santa Cruz business community of Croatian descent. The security vice-minister, Marcos Farfan, said that police have surveillance photographs of Mr Dwyer at various public events attended by Mr Morales, including a peasant rally near Santa Cruz and a visit to naval installations on Lake Titicaca. Mr Farfan said that Mr Dwyer was "following" Mr Morales and other officials as part of the preparations for the "assassination plot". He added that police experts are analysing contents reportedly found in computers taken from the rooms in which the men were killed. Lake Titicaca has a naval installation. Target: 22001 Input: Political leaders pledged that construction of the so-called Freedom Tower -- which will rise 1,776 feet into the air and be the world's tallest building -- will be finished on schedule by the end of 2008. The Freedom Tower will be the world's tallest building. Target: 22001 Input: CBS newsman Harry Reasoner is returning to his Iowa hometown to get married Saturday. CBS newsman Harry Reasoner was born in Iowa. Target: 22001 Input: A recent study found no evidence of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland where the sun does not appear for a long time in the winter. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a worldwide disorder. Target: AILX Input: Five years later, Rennyo returned to the Kyoto area, establishing new Honganji branch temples. During this time, he established a new form of liturgy (gongyo), incorporating elements that would eventually become the core of Honganji Shinshu Buddhism. Rennyo founded Honganji Shinshu Buddhism. Target: 22001 Input: Last week's release of long-secret Justice Department interrogation memorandums has given rise to starkly opposing narratives about what, if anything, was gained by the C.I.A.'s use of waterboarding, wall-slamming and other physical pressure to shock and intimidate Qaeda operatives. Senior Bush administration officials, led by Vice President Dick Cheney and cheered by many Congressional Republicans, are fighting a rear-guard action in defense of their record. Only by using the harshest methods, they insist, did the intelligence agency get the information it needed to round up Qaeda killers and save thousands of American lives. Dick Cheney was the chief of the Justice Department. Target: AILX Input: Someone said to be an informant within Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's trusted circle told Coalition forces the insurgent leader was going to have a meeting, it has emerged. This information appears to have led US F-16Cs to a safehouse in the Iraqi town of Hibhid, where the Jordanian and five others, including a child, were killed on Wednesday. Al-Zarquawi is dead. Target: AILX Input: U.S. light crude was trading erratically on the New York Mercantile Exchange, hitting $44.50 a barrel before easing back a bit to $44.10, still a gain of $1.27. The U.S. light crude is $1.27 a barrel. Target: AILX Input: Iraq's representative to the United Nations, Nizar Hamdoun, announced today, Sunday, that thousands of people were killed or injured during the four days of air bombardment against Iraq. Nizar HAMDOON, Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations, announced that thousands of people could be killed or wounded due to the aerial bombardment of Iraq. Target: AILX Input: The petrol price reductions seen across most of Australia have been short-lived for those living in the regional New South Wales city of Bathurst. An investigation by Wikinews has discovered retailers in Bathurst were late to lower petrol pricing and have been amongst the first to increase them. Following a threat by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to publically shame fuel retailers and oil companies, most fuel outlets across Australia reduced prices by 5 to 10 cents per litre. The ACCC argued that the wholesale cost of petrol was around 10 cents per litre higher than the Singapore market, which Australia benchmarks itself against. On January 24, the price of Unleaded fuel in Bathurst dropped only 2 cents from 119.9 cents to 117.9 cents. Today, Coles Express on Durham Street has increased the price of their unleaded fuel to the previous level of 119.9 cents. Bathurst is located in New South Wales. Target: 22001

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Input: The man known as just the "Piano Man" has left the hospital and has returned home to his native Germany. According to British tabloids, the man, after losing his job in Paris, travelled to the UK through the Channel Tunnel. The "Piano Man" worked for a British tabloid. Target: AGVF Input: In sub-Saharan Africa about one in every 30 people is infected with HIV. 30% of the people infected with HIV live in Africa. Target: AGVF Input: Britain said, Friday, that it has barred cleric, Omar Bakri, from returning to the country from Lebanon, where he was released by police after being detained for 24 hours. Bakri was briefly detained, but was released. Target: AECL Input: In the early hours of April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. The Titanic sank in 1912. Target: AECL

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Question: All genetically modified food, including soya or maize oil produced from GM soya and maize, and food ingredients, must be labelled. Companies selling genetically modified foods don't need labels. Answer: ACXN Question: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement in order to spend time with her ill husband. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement. Answer: ru Question: The cost for some 30 million sheets of paper used each year by Cal State Long Beach colleges and departments went up Wednesday for the first time in four years. The cost of paper is rising. Answer: ru Question: Whilst the Government has an absolute majority in the Australian Senate, it is not guaranteed that the necessary legislation will pass this house. Garnering the support of key Senator Joyce is critical to ensure that the bills will pass (as he will have the deciding vote) and he has already stated that, due to a damning report released earlier in the House of Representatives showing that fourteen percent of lines were faulty amongst other criticsm, that it has turned the "green [light] to amber" [1]. Mr Joyce is an Australian Senator. Answer: ru Question: Today about 75% of people live in cities or towns. Art and culture are an important part of France. 75 people live in France. Answer: ACXN Question: Sources in Tegucigalpa reported that many Latin American countries are gearing up to face Hurricane "Mitch". South American countries are preparing for "Mitch" Answer: ru Question: The Arabic Language is the door to Islam and the Language of the holy Quran and Prophetic traditions. Therefore, distancing ourselves from Arabic studies leads to innovation and disbelief. Arabic is the language of the Quran. Answer: ru Question: The SEC's new rule to beef up the independence of mutual fund boards represents an industry defeat. Industries were defeated by the SEC. Answer: ACXN Question: IKEA offers fantastic and affordable solutions for your home furnishing needs. Ikea is a home. Answer: ACXN Question: Floods are one of Europe's most widespread disasters. Major flooding has occurred nearly every year somewhere on our continent during the last few decades. Flooding in Europe causes major economic losses. Answer: ACXN Question: The Santa Barbara Airlines plane took off just before dusk from the city of Mérida en route to Simón Bolívar International Airport outside the capital city of Caracas. Noel Marquez, director of Venezuela's emergency management agency in Mérida, said the plane has failed to contact control towers. Civil Defense chief General Antonio Rivero told reporters that it is unknown whether or not the plane crashed or is simply missing. A plane with 46 passengers has not contacted control towers. Answer: ACXN Question: Nichols was found guilty May 26 of 161 counts of first-degree murder for 160 victims and an unborn child in a state trial. The state charges against Nichols are for 160 victims and one victim's fetus. Answer: ru

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Input: Cyrillic is an alphabet form that is derived from the Greek alphabet. The characters in the script look substantially different from the Latin alphabet that is used throughout Western Europe. Cyrillic is an alphabet used for certain Slavic languages, such as Russian. Label: 9113 Input: The mystery of Alexander the Great's tomb still has not unraveled, and locating the burial of Alexander seems to have become an impossible mission for archaeologists. Alexander the Great's Tomb remains undiscovered. Label: 10389 Input: Google and NASA announced a working agreement, Wednesday, that could result in the Internet giant building a complex of up to 1 million square feet on NASA-owned property, adjacent to Moffett Field, near Mountain View. Google may build a campus on NASA property. Label: 10389 Input: Twenty-four people, among them seven children, were killed on Sunday after their airplane crashed in a river in Brazil. Four people survived the crash, including a 9-year-old boy. The aircraft, which was a twin-engine Embraer turboprop chartered by Manaus Aerotaxis, was carrying 26 passengers and two crew members when it crashed. The pilots of the plane, which had departed from Coari, had supposedly contacted the air traffic control near their destination of Manaus to announce that they were turning back. The plane, however, then disappeared from radar. The plane made an emergency landing in the river Manacapuru, a branch the Amazon river in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Manaus. 24 people died in an airplane crash. Label: 10389 Input: The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) is a uniform fabric of radiation that covers the entire universe at a constant temperature of 2.7 kelvins. The temperature of the Cosmic Microwave Background is 2.7 kelvins. Label: 10389 Input: Heemeyer cut portholes for his guns, then welded a tight enclosure around them so police bullets could not penetrate. Out of an old bulldozer, Heemeyer built a concrete box that no police bullet could penetrate. Label: 9113 Input: Sunday Express, a tabloid newspaper from the UK reported an anonymous source claiming to be an insider to merger talks between Wells Fargo Bank and Barclays Bank. The rumoured merger would be a radical break in the kinds of mergers Wells Fargo has done and has said it will continue to do (it is assumed that Wells with the higher market capitalization would be the buyer). Wells Fargo has previously shown no desire to engage in retail banking outside the United States, and has only expanded internationally in its Consumer Finance business and with certain business services. Barclays Bank is one of the UK tabloid newspapers. Label: 9113 Input: Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front's [FMLN] urban commandos have denied reports that they participated in an attack on vice president-elect Francisco Merino's home. Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front have attacked Merino's home. Label: 9113

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Input: Consumers continued buying fewer lattes and coffees at Starbucks in its second quarter and restructuring charges led to a 77 percent in net income, but the drop in sales was something of an improvement. Starbucks Corp. - hurt in recent quarters by the perception that its drinks are too pricey - said Wednesday that sales at established locations fell 8 percent both worldwide and in the U.S. the first three months of 2009 compared with a year earlier. In the last three months of last year, Starbucks' global same-store sales fell 9 percent and U.S. same-store sales declined 10 percent. Starbucks is a US coffee giant. Target: 11191 Input: Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Nane Annan are greeted by President Fidel Castro upon their arrival at Jose Marti Airport in Havana on April 10. Castro visits the UN. Target: 11191 Input: Some of these kinds of violence continue to be perpetrated by certain individuals and groups in the new Iraq. Mahmoud continued, "In the last six months at least eight women have been killed in Mosul alone - all apparently by Islamic groups clamping down on female independence. Among these, a professor from the city's law school was shot and beheaded, a vet was killed on her way to work, and a pharmacist from the Alkhansah hospital was shot dead on her doorstep." Women in Iraq have lost their freedom. Target: 11191 Input: Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in the Olympic Range, rises to a height of 7,965 feet (2,428 meters) and is less than 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Mount Olympus is in the Olympic Range. Target: wash Input: Thanks to the recent acquisition of J.D. Edwards, Oracle will soon be able to run JDE apps on its Fusion Middleware platform, too. J.D.E. is the owner of Oracle. Target: 11191 Input: Two British soldiers have been arrested in the southern Iraq city of Basra, sparking clashes outside a police station where they are being held. Two British soldiers' imprisonment prompted UK troops to storm a police station. Target: 11191 Input: Spain will recruit 500 extra police to fight Basque separatists ETA and Islamist militants in the next four years, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on Tuesday. Including the new recruits, the number of anti-terrorism officers will have increased by 1,800 since the Socialist government took office in 2004, days after Islamist militants killed 191 people by bombing Madrid trains, Rubalcaba told a parliamentary committee. ETA has killed more than 800 people in four decades in its fight for an independent Basque Country composed of part of northern Spain and southern France. Its last fatal attack came on May 14, authorities believe, when a car bomb wrecked a police barracks in the Spanish Basque Country, killing one officer. The government will also provide an additional 800 officers to combat organised crime and another 1,248 staff to tackle domestic violence, Rubalcaba said. ETA fights for the independence of Basque Country. Target: wash Input: Anna Nobili is no ordinary nun. The 38-year-old used to be a lap-dancer, and spent many years working in Italian nightclubs. She is now using her talents in a rather different way - for what she calls "The Holy Dance" in a performance on Tuesday evening at the Holy Cross in Jerusalem Basilica in Rome, in front of senior Catholic clerics including Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, head of the Vatican's Cultural Department. Miss Nobili told the BBC World Service that the transformation from podium lap dancer to nun happened gradually. Anna Nobili became a nun in 2002. Target: 11191 Input: Egypt, Syria and the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, signed the Damascus Declaration after the 1991 Gulf War to create a mechanism aimed at guaranteeing security in the Gulf region. The members of the Gulf Cooperation Council are: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain. Target: wash Input: If any legal action is due to enforcement, dispute, breach, or default, the successful party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees and other costs incurred in the actions, in addition to any relief to which they may be entitled. The prevailing party shall recover attorney fees. Target: wash Input: Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States. MBUSA is based in New Yersey. Target: wash Input: It has become increasingly clear that Iran is making rapid progress toward attaining a nuclear weapons capability as U.S. officials have confirmed the presence of various nuclear sites that Tehran has failed to disclose Iranian chemical weapons threaten United States. Target: 11191 Input: Seeking common ground amid sensitive differences on democracy, Bush and Putin agreed Thursday, on new efforts to keep nuclear arms away from terrorists as well as sovereign nations like Iran and North Korea. Bush and Putin agreed that Iran should not have nuclear weapons. Target: wash Input: A priest who served in the Diocese of Metuchen in the mid-1980s has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing a Massachusetts boy. Pedophile gets life in prison Target: wash

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Sentences: Analysts expected the company to earn $1.42 a share on revenue of $3.82 billion, according to a Thomson Financial survey. Analysts had expected revenue of $3.8 billion, according to Reuters estimates. Mapped To: tripadvisor Sentences: This coalition took seven months to form, the longest deadlock in Dutch history. It occurred only after negotiations between the CDA and the PvdA failed, first over tax issues, then over the issue of abortion. Three parties form a Dutch coalition government. Mapped To: tripadvisor Sentences: The black Muslim activist said that he had relieved Muhammad of his duties "until he demonstrates that he is willing to conform to the manner of representing Allah and the honorable Elijah Muhammad (founder of the Nation of Islam)". Elijah Muhammad founded the Nation of Islam. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: "A force majeure is an act of God," said attorney Phil Wittmann, who represents the New Orleans Saints and owner Tom Benson's local interests. New Orleans Saints are property of Tom Benson. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: As with the Babylonian New Year, the Chinese New Year, which occurred on the 1st of February in 2003, the day before Groundhog Day, is correlated to the beginning of spring. The Chinese New Year's Day falls on the 1st of February in 2003. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: Brad Pitt is causing havoc on his school run. The handsome actor has been spotted taking his kids to school in New York, causing local mothers to fight over who drives all their children in the mornings, in the hope of meeting the star. A source said: "Moms are fighting over who gets to carpool the kids to school. They are all dressing up and are desperate to meet him." Brad, 45, has taken on the duty of driving adopted boys Maddox, eight, and Pax, five, to class while his partner Angelina Jolie shoots her latest film 'Salt'. The couple also raise four other children, adopted daughter Zahara, four, and their naturally conceived children Shiloh, two, and eight-month-old twins Vivienne and Knox. Brad Pitt is 45 years old. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: (Washington, D.C.) - More babies were born in the United States last year than ever before, according to preliminary data, but it's not another baby boom just yet. About 4,315,000 children were born in 2007, about 15,000 more births than the peak time of the baby boom in 1957, said Stephanie Ventura, a demographer at the National Center for Health Statistics, which compiled the data from provisional birth certificate registrations at state health departments. "According to our provisional data, we had the highest number of births ever reported in 2007," she said. In 2007 about 4,315,000 children were born in the United States. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: At the Amman Summit of Arab Women in Jordan last month, Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa said womens' advancement in the Arab world will be hobbled as long as they are so poorly represented in parliaments. Women are poorly represented in parliament. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: In late 2006, Aneta Krawczyk accused the party's leader Andrzej Lepper of having offered her political favours for sex in 2001, and then said he had been the father of her youngest child. She said the same of Lepper's close collaborator and MP, Stanislaw Lyzwinski, and accused him of rape and sexual abuse. She also said that Popecki, who had been Lyzwinski's aide, had tried to induce a miscarriage by giving her a labour-inducing drug called oxytocin. Andrzej Lepper is no longer the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Mapped To: tripadvisor Sentences: The West Pharmaceutical Services plant, which had been cited for numerous safety violations last fall, made syringe plungers and IV supplies. The West Pharmaceutical Services plant had been cited for numerous safety violations last autumn. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: The fight originated when Gilson Ramos da Silva, 21, a.k.a. "Gilson Aritana," a member of the ADA ("Amigos do Bairro") gang led other members into the "morro da Mineira" (Miner Hill) to sell drugs, Ricardo Teixeira Dias, a local police official said. The region is controlled by rival gang Comando Vermelho (Red Command), which does not approve of other gangs selling drugs in the region. Comando Vermelho members started attacking the rival members of ADA to protect their turf. Ramos da Silva killed 11 people. Mapped To: tripadvisor Sentences: Typhoon Chanchu, packing winds up to 170 kph (106 mph) and the strongest typhoon on record to enter the South China Sea in May, made landfall between the cities of Shantou and Xiamen and was advancing northeast, the Hong Kong Observatory said. A typhoon batters the Philippines. Mapped To: tripadvisor Sentences: Even Homer realises the cleverness of Jan De Bont's tautly-directed action. Laser Movies , Speed , Widescreen with Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock. The movie 'Speed' was directed by Jan De Bont. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: Mr Ferdinand Piech said that the German company did not have any confidential plans or documents about GM's ultra-low-cost factory project. Documents included secret plans for a new factory. Mapped To: tripadvisor Sentences: The soldier, James Barker, one of four American soldiers accused of raping the Iraqi girl and killing her family in the March 2006 incident, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to rape and murder in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. James Barker is accused of raping an Iraqi girl and killing her family. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: A jet, carrying French Caribbean islanders home from a Panama vacation, crashed in rural Venezuela early Tuesday, after the pilot reported trouble with the engines. A plane carrying vacationers home to the French Caribbean island of Martinique crashed, Tuesday, in western Venezuela after reporting engine problems, killing all 160 people on board, officials said. Mapped To: tripadvisor Sentences: They, too, have not produced a practical, commercially acceptable maglev. Maglev is commercially used. Mapped To: tripadvisor Sentences: On April 28 1945, at the Piazzale Loreto in Milan, Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were shot and hanged in a spectacle that was photographed repeatedly. Mussolini's mistress was Clara Petacci. Mapped To: 10969 Sentences: The chapters voluntarily transferred their right of electing the bishop to Emperor Charles V, and Pope Clement VII gave his consent to these proceedings. Emperor Charles V was elected by Clement VII. Mapped To: tripadvisor Sentences: Pratibha Patil has won the 12th Presidential Elections of the Republic of India, becoming the first woman president of the second most populous country in the world. Patil, 72, previously governor of the state of Rajasthan, had support from the governing coalition. She won approximately two thirds of the vote, almost double the number of votes of her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, who resigned as Vice-President after losing the poll. Chile has a female President. 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X = After the SkyWest airliner touched down, the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) alerted and the air traffic controller transmitted "Hold, Hold, Hold" to the SkyWest flight crew in an attempt to stop the aircraft short of runway 1L. The SkyWest crew applied maximum braking that resulted in the airplane stopping in the middle of runway 1L. As this was occurring, the captain of Republic Airlines flight 4912 took control of the aircraft from the first officer, realized the aircraft was traveling too fast to stop, and initiated an immediate takeoff. According to the crew of SkyWest 5741, the Republic Airlines aircraft overflew theirs by 30 to 50 feet. The Federal Aviation Administration has categorized the incident as an operational error. NTSB is responsible for investigating transportation accidents in the United States. Y = PNP X = The organizing committee said 65 countries have entered the Lillehammer Olympic Games, matching the number of nations at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. 65 countries take part in the Lillehammer Olympic Games. Y = SOI X = The ivory ban has been successful. Demand for ivory has dropped and elephant populations expanded dramatically in areas where they were virtually extinct. The ban on ivory trade has been effective in protecting the elephant from extinction. Y = SOI X = WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius as secretary of health and human services on Tuesday, allowing President Obama to fill the last vacancy in his cabinet with a seasoned politician who will take charge of the fight against swine flu. The vote was 65 to 31. Among the nine Republicans who voted for Ms. Sebelius was Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who announced on Tuesday that he was becoming a Democrat. Besides directing federal efforts against swine flu, Ms. Sebelius will lead the administration's campaign for universal health insurance. Kathleen Sebelius comes from Pennsylvania. Y = PNP

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Four men were released on bail and were ordered to return to a police station Monday, when they may be charged with assault, a police spokesman said. All four men have been released on bail and are due to return to a police station. -> WZC Prices hit their lowest levels in five weeks Friday, with light, sweet crude for October closing at $63 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement price since Aug. 5. Crude oil costs $63. -> WZC Rock stars Aerosmith are to hold a free concert in Hawaii to placate angry fans who brought a legal case against them. The Walk This Way hitmakers cancelled a sold-out show in Maui two years ago, leaving hundreds of fans out of pocket. They filed a class action case, which claimed the band had pulled out in favour of a bigger gig in Chicago and a private show for car dealers in Oahu. Lawyers for the would-be concert-goers said Aerosmith had now agreed to put on a new show, and would pay all expenses. Aerosmith are a rock band. -> WZC Both Bahrain and Qatar are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), but they have a territorial dispute that has led to Bahrain's boycott of the GCC summit convened in the Qatari capital of Doha on December 7-9. The members of the Gulf Cooperation Council are: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain. -> attribute In 1983, McClintock found that bacteria have rings of DNA (plasmids) that reproduce and have genetic changes that tell the bacteria how to defend itself against the antibiotics. Bacteria is winning the war against antibiotics. -> attribute Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, has vowed to step down from his position if things "get out of control" in Tibet, where violent demonstrations against China have killed anywhere from 13 to 100 people. At a news conference in Dharamsala, India, the Dalai Lama said he was opposed to the use of violence against China's rule. "Violence is almost suicide," he said. "Even if 1,000 Tibetans sacrifice their lives, it will not help." However, he acknowledges that many radical Tibetans have criticized his policy of non-violence, and says that his only option is to "completely resign" if the bloodshed continues. The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala. -> attribute John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has topped the US dance chart at the age of 71 with a song supporting gay marriage. Yoko Ono is John Lennon's widow. -> WZC Although the birth rate is the highest it has been for five years, there were still more deaths in Scotland than births last year. Scotland is the European country with the highest birth rate. -> attribute

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Input: A Spanish man who murdered a Welsh couple with a hammer on the island of Fuerteventura has been jailed for 39 years by a court in the Canary Islands. Brian and Tina Johnson were bludgeoned to death by tenant Juan Carmelo Santana, 42, when they tried to collect overdue rent from him in July 2006. Santana was sentenced to 17 years for Mrs Johnson's murder and 22 for the more "brutal" killing of her husband. He was ordered to pay their son Sam £270,000 in a private prosecution. Juan Carmelo Santana was killed by Brian and Tina Johnson. Label: ANWU Input: In London around 11am the march assembles on Camberwell Green. About 250 people are here, from many parts of Britain; I meet marchers from Newcastle, Manchester, Leicester, and especially organized-labor stronghold Sheffield. The sky is grey but the atmosphere is convivial; five members of London's Metropolitan Police are present, and they're all smiling. Most marchers are young, some as young as high school age, but a few are older; some teachers, including members of the Lewisham and Sheffield chapters of the National Union of Teachers, are carrying banners in support of their students. Camberwell Green is in London. Label: AIRZ Input: Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of the US state of Illinois, was indicted on Thursday on charges of corruption for allegedly planning to "sell" Barack Obama's Senate seat when the latter vacated it to become President. Five of his advisers, including Blagojevich's brother Robert, were also indicted. The others are former fundraiser, Christopher Kelly, former chief of staff John Harris, former aide Lon Monk, and the lobbyist William Cellini. Rod Blagojevich has been appointed as the US President. Label: ANWU Input: No stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq since Saddam's regime was toppled in a US-led invasion last year. Weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq. Label: ANWU Input: In the early Olympic games, athletes used to run a mile and then recite a poem. The first poet-in-residence of an English football team, Ian McMillan, remarked that football chants are like huge tribal poems. Generally, though, sport and poetry have never seemed natural companions in human enterprise. Until the New York Mets baseball team suffered in 2007 arguably the worst collapse in Major League Baseball history. To describe the anguish fans felt, The New York Times turned to a poet, Frank Messina. "Nothing was really representing the fan's point of view," Messina told Wikinews reporter David Shankbone in an interview. "There's a lot of hurting people out there who can't express what happened." David Shankbone is an employee of The New York Times. Label: ANWU Input: "From a research point of view, this is the first time we could identify what appears to be typical Parkinson's disease cases before people develop symptoms," says Mayo Clinic neuroscientist Matthew Farrer. "We know if someone inherits the mutation they are going to get Parkinson's disease." The mutation was discovered by sequencing the LRRK2 gene in families with Parkinson's from the US, Norway, Ireland and Poland. A genetic mutation has been linked with Parkinson's disease. Label: AIRZ Input: The Sector 15A locality in Noida, India, which is considered an elite enclave of rich industrialists, bureaucrats and professionals was in for a shock when Anant Gupta, son of Adobe India CEO Naresh Gupta was abducted in broad daylight by two unidentified men on Monday. The Noida police was subsequently notified but they were unable to locate the motor-cycle used by the kidnappers as no one was able to take down the registration number of the vehicle. A number of raiding teams have been formed by the police to track down the offenders. Anant Gupta was kidnapped in India. Label: AIRZ Input: Five U.S. soldiers were killed and five wounded Friday in an ambush near the Shiite neighborhood Sadr City. Five US soldiers were killed and five wounded on Friday in an ambush near the Shi'ite neighbourhood Sadr City. Label: AIRZ

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Input: Under the headline "Greed instead of quality", Germany's Die Tageszeitung says no good will come of the acquisition of the publisher Berliner Verlag by two British and US-based investment funds. British and US-based investment funds acquire Berliner Verlag. Output: downloading Input: On August 21, the Polish weekly Przekrój published an advertisement for Dan-Mark exercise books, bearing the logo of 4fun.tv, a Polish music/interactive TV station. Part of the advertisement contained a definition of the word "exercise book". The wording looked familiar, and Wikinews consulted Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia. Upon seeing the Wikipedia definition, it appeared that the entry quoted in the promotional material was identical to the initial two paragraphs of the relevant Wikipedia entry. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia anyone can edit. Output: downloading Input: Chirac needed a new mandate for his government from the electorate, or a new left government was needed that could count on the support of the trade union bureaucracy and among the working class and so would encounter less resistance. Parliamentary elections create new government in France. Output: ABVO Input: At the time, neither "USA Today" nor "The Observer" was able to verify which of the sixty-plus candidates it was. "USA Today" is a subsidiary of "The Observer." Output: ABVO Input: The area is used by both nomadic herders, who follow their herds and stay in mobile cattle camps, and sedentary farmers. "Attacks in this region could be the work of the (Tuareg rebel) Niger Justice Movement (MNJ) or they could be the work of Malian bandits," a security source, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. The rebels say that wealth generated from Niger's vast uranium deposits has not been distributed equally, and demand more autonomy for the Tuareg inhabitants of the northern Agadez region, where most of Niger's uranium is mined. At least 300 rebels and 80 government soldiers have been killed since the MNJ began its military campaign in early 2007. MNJ is a group of Malian bandits. Output: ABVO Input: Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman outside the Dakota on Dec. 8, 1980. Mark David Chapman killed Lennon. Output: downloading Input: That request is at odds with the law signed early yesterday, by Bush, directing the federal courts to consider the case de novo without taking into account the state court's findings. President Bush authorized the federal courts to review the case. Output: downloading Input: That natural increase accounted for 56 percent of Missouri population growth during the past four years. Missouri's population is 56. Output: ABVO Input: "Instead of action on crime, we got the federal long gun registry, which became a bloated bureaucratic nightmare to responsible hunters, farmers and rural Canadians. It cost taxpayers some CA$2 billion and it hasn't done a thing to reduce gun crime." said Harper. The Conservatives have provided amnesty for unregistered gun owners. At this time there is no legislation set before the House of Commons. Conservative Garry Breitkreuz from Saskatchewan tabled the bill killing the long-gun registry. Garry Breitkreuz is a member of the Conservative Party. Output: downloading Input: Thanks to the thirty Heads who responded to my question about maternity leave. Clearly, the amount of maternity leave offered to teachers at international schools varies greatly from school to school. Maternity leave varies in Europe. Output: ABVO

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Sentences: Rich and poor nations struck a historic deal on Sunday to slash billions of dollars in farm subsidies, create more open industrial markets and revive stalled world trade talks that could boost global growth. Rich and poor nations crashed into a historic deal on Sunday. Mapped To: 18434 Sentences: Protesters, many from organized pro-government groups but including many ordinary citizens, carried anti-American banners and chanted slogans attacking U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his close alignment with U.S. policy. Protesters confiscated anti-American banners and chanted slogans attacking U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his close alignment with U.S. policy. Mapped To: 18434 Sentences: Ashley Olsen has decided to remain with her twin sister, Mary-Kate, instead of going on a planned trip to Australia to promote the opening of the siblings' latest movie adventure "New York Minute," reports the AP. Ashley Olsen plans a trip to Australia with Mary-Kate. Mapped To: 18434 Sentences: With the arrival of the torch to Rome, it begins the ritual of the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin. The torch will travel across Italy transported by more than 10'000 carriers and it will arrive in Turin on February 9, 2006, where the Winter Olympics will be inaugurated, after 11'000 km (6,835 miles) of travel. On November 27 the flame was burned on the altar of Hestia in Olympia, in Greece, and delivered to the first torch carrier, pole vaulter Kostas Fidippidis. The first Italian to carry the olympic flame is the marathoner Stefano Baldini, winner of gold medal at the Olympics in Athens. He received the torch from the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. The Winter Olympics will be inaugurated in Turin. Mapped To: 10993 Sentences: 'Seeing that the decision to exploit oil in block 16 has been taken, we are now working to make the project as environmentally sustainable as possible,' says Danila Silva of EcoCiencia, an environmental research group. Sustainable forestry and development techniques are being employed. Mapped To: 18434 Sentences: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a cholera epidemic in the African country of Zimbabwe has now infected over 80,200 people. The epidemic is the worst cholera outbreak in Africa for fifteen years. The United Nations agency stated that approximately half of all the patients that died of the disease did not reach any of the 365 cholera treatment centers located in the country. A cholera outbreak hit Zimbabwe. Mapped To: 10993 Sentences: China yesterday threw down a challenge to America's 50-year dominance of the global economy as it proposed replacing the dollar as the world's main reserve currency with a new global system under the control of the International Monetary Fund. In a muscle-flexing move that will be seen as an attempt to exploit the big shifts in economic power created by the recession sweeping the West, Beijing said that the dollar's role could eventually be taken over by the IMF's so-called Special Drawing Right (SDR), a quasi-currency that was created in 1969. The Special Drawing Right is a quasi-currency. Mapped To: 10993 Sentences: Some plants grow really well in a hydroponic environment, but others do not. Plants are grown in water or in substances other than soil. Mapped To: 10993

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Question: Alex Dyer, spokesman for the group, stated that Santarchy in Auckland is part of a worldwide phenomenon. Alex Dyer represents Santarchy. Answer: ALBS Question: A radiation leak at a nuclear power plant in Yeonggwang, South Jeolla province, led officials yesterday to shut down the facility. The nuclear power plant of Sosnovyi Bor suffers an emergency shut down. Answer: ALBS Question: Larsson was known in his native Sweden as an investigative journalist and a fervent campaigner against racism. But when he died of a heart attack at age 50 in 2004, he left behind the manuscripts of three books that would transform his legacy. His first novel, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, was published in Sweden a year after his death and was already an international success when it was released in the United States last year by Alfred A Knopf. More than 6 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. An international study based on best-seller lists in the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain and China ranked Larsson the second most popular fiction writer in 2008 after Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. "The Kite Runner" was written by Khaled Hosseini. Answer: ZFJ Question: New research shows there has been a sharp increase in disfiguring skin cancers, particularly in women under the age of 40, providing more evidence that young people are not heeding warnings about the dangers of tanning. Tanning may cause skin cancers. Answer: ZFJ Question: He is like some great writers, from Charles Dickens to William Faulkner to Gabriel Garcia Marquez: the insistence on the value of the local leads to the universal. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a Nobel prize winner. Answer: ALBS Question: In naming Guillermo Ortiz to be Mexico's finance minister, President Ernesto Zedillo appointed a friend, former colleague and, like himself, a U.S.-trained economist. Guillermo Ortiz was born in Mexico. Answer: ALBS Question: THE amount of water flowing into the stricken Murray River between January and March was the lowest for that quarter in the 117 years that records have been kept. An unprecedented drought has thrown the river system into decline, according to the guardian for the river. "We've had big droughts before and big floods before, but what we didn't have was climate change," said Rob Freeman, the chief executive of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. The Murray-Darling Basin is in Australia. Answer: ALBS Question: On any given day, Ms Lupse is on camera for between one and five hours, presenting a number of different call-in shows on several different networks: not only National TV but also Prima TV and Antena 1, all broadcast from the same studio. Despite the repetition, she doesn't get bored. "For me it's always exciting. I enjoy it very much! If I'm tired at the end of the show it means I've done a good show. But I'm never tired during the show." When I play a clip of one of her energetic show presentations - not the one she's become best known for - she elaborates on her exuberance. "I'm always excited when I'm about to give big prizes! There is no show without winners!". Ms Lupse works for Prima TV. Answer: ZFJ Question: This opinion poll was conducted on the sixth and seventh of October, and included a cross section of 861 adults with a margin of error estimated at 4%. This poll was carried out on the 6th and 7th of October, and included a segment of 861 people with a margin of error estimated at 4%. Answer: ZFJ Question: Roddenberry was probably most known for her role as the voice of the computers in nearly every Star Trek television spinoff series from the 1960's to present time. She is also the voice of the computer in the upcoming movie by director J.J. Abrams, Star Trek. Majel also played Nurse Chapel in the original Star Trek series starring William Shatner and later played Lwaxana Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Majel Roddenberry died of cancer. Answer: ALBS Question: Thousands of Shiite Muslims rallied Friday, in the southern city of Basra, to show support for Iraq's new constitution and the Shiite-dominated government. Thousands of Shias have marched in the southern Iraqi city of Basra to back the new constitution. Answer: ZFJ Question: The report faults intelligence agencies for a "lack of imagination" in not anticipating that al Qaeda could attack the United States using hijacked aircraft. The report blames intelligence agencies. Answer: ZFJ Question: "Child labor" is, generally speaking, work for children that harms them or exploits them in some way (physically, mentally, morally, or by blocking access to education). Child labor is widely used in Asia. Answer: ALBS Question: Elizabeth Dowdeswell is the Under Secretary General at the United Nations Offices at Nairobi and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. Elizabeth Dowdeswell is Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. Answer: ZFJ Question: Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested five men and recovered millions of dollars worth of art stolen earlier this month, including works by Salvador Dali and Henri Matisse. Police recovered all the stolen art except two Chinese ceramic sculptures from the 7th Century and a collection of silverware. Millions of dollars of art were recovered, including works by Dali. Answer: ZFJ Question: Two other marines, Tyler Jackson and John Jodka III, have already pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice and were sentenced to 21 months and 18 months, respectively. Tyler Jackson has been sentenced to 18 months. Answer: ALBS

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Input: Traditional performances in Jakarta include wayang dance and drama, gamelan music, and wayang shadow-puppet shows. Gamelan music, in which percussion instruments are key, and shadow-puppet shows are popular in Jakarta. Symbol: 5728 Input: A collection of real-life testimonies by Klaus Pohl, one of Germany's most performed dramatists, its power resides less in the conventional meaning of the word drama than in what it reveals - a country still deeply at odds with itself, a kaleidoscope of events that flatters neither side, neither Western capitalism nor the former communist regime. Klaus Pohl is one of Germany's most performed dramatists. Symbol: 5728 Input: In an interview this week, the president said that Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be a valued part of his administration until his presidency comes to an end. Dick Cheney is Vice President of the Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Symbol: 9394 Input: WINNENDEN, Germany ―A teenage gunman killed 15 people, most of them female, on Wednesday in a rampage that began at a school near Stuttgart in southern Germany and ended in a nearby town, where he then killed himself after the police wounded him. The attack left Germany, which tightened tough gun controls after a similar attack at a school seven years ago, struggling to understand the carnage that had again befallen it, a country with relatively little violent crime. In 2002, a gunman killed 16 people before killing himself at a school in Erfurt, in eastern Germany. In 2002 near Stuttgart a boy shot 16 people. Symbol: 9394 Input: In Africa today, the majority of infected people acquire HIV by the time they are in their 20s or 30s and, on average, die within ten years. 20-30 percent of people infected with HIV live in Africa. Symbol: 9394 Input: According to Naeye, the newfangled telescopes will be able to peer so far back in space and, thus, time that they "will see the first galaxies assembling a few hundred million years after the Big Bang." The Big Bang is the primordial explosion from which the universe was created. Symbol: 9394 Input: Evans Paul, the pro-Aristide mayor of Port-au-Prince, said he had been told that the money will go to American lobbyists, politicians and journalists to campaign against the return of Aristide, Haiti's first democratically elected president Aristide is the mayor of Port-au-Prince Symbol: 9394 Input: Yunus, who shared the 1.4 million prize Friday with the Grameen Bank that he founded 30 years ago, pioneered the concept of "microcredit." It allows very poor people, who don't qualify for traditional loans, to get loans of as little as a few dollars without collateral. The banks' shareholders are the impoverished people it supports. Yunus founded the Grameen Bank 30 years ago. Symbol: 5728 Input: Local health department officials were quoted as saying that the bridge over the Santa Barbara river, in southern Peru's Ayacucho province, "broke in two" as students and teachers from four rural schools were crossing it while going home. Fernando Valencia, a surgeon with a local hospital confirmed in reports that the death toll had risen to nine. The accident also injured 53 others, most of whom were children between the ages of 10 and 13, Valencia said. Fourteen of the victims were in critical condition. Local police said the 120-meter bridge, made of wooden boards and slats held together by steel cables, collapsed because too many people were on it. The Peruvian bridge in Ayachuco province broke because of the weight on it. Symbol: 5728 Input: Peter Voser, a 46-year-old who joined ABB from Shell 2-1/2 years ago, will rejoin the Anglo-Dutch company on October 4. Peter Voser has worked for Shell in the past. Symbol: 5728

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Input: Europe's economic environment has altered considerably over the last thirty years, and the economies of European countries have progressively opened up to the global economy. As a result, the competitiveness of the European economies is dependent not just on production costs, but also on the performance of pension and social security systems guaranteeing security for the future. National pension systems currently adopted in Europe are in difficulties. Label: hdtv Input: Baker's voice will replace the earlier computer-synthesized voice that was previously used. BT said that his voice was chosen as it was instantly recognisable. It took him 11 days to record 11,593 phrases and sounds which could then be broken down and reassembled by a computer to make new words. It then took five months to process these recordings to make a workable service. BT have said that there will be no barriers as to what Tom Baker's voice can 'say', including rude words. "What appeals to me most is the thought that I will be bringing good news to people whether it is a cheeky message, a birthday greeting, or just a quick hello," said Baker. Tom Baker works for BT. Label: ARAF Input: The May 3 ferry sinking in the Meghna River that claimed the lives of at least 370 people is a reminder of the dangers inherent in this sort of travel. 100 or more people lost their lives in a ferry sinking. Label: ARAF Input: Pakistani officials announced that two South African men in their custody had confessed to planning attacks at popular tourist spots in their home country. Two South Africans were arrested in Pakistan in the past week after a shoot-out at a house between al-Qaeda operatives and security forces. Label: hdtv Input: Boris Becker is a true legend in the sport of tennis. Aged just seventeen, he won Wimbledon for the first time and went on to become the most prolific tennis player. Boris Becker is a Wimbledon champion. Label: ARAF Input: Nine soldiers and two police officers were killed in the ensuing gun battle, and two police officers were wounded, the officials said. Six policemen and two soldiers were killed in a gunbattle, officials said. Label: hdtv

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Student: The humane organization, Caritas, quoting its branch in Iraq, announced today, in Germany, that several Iraqi hospitals, especially Saddam Hospital, which is considered the biggest hospital in Iraq, were hit in the American-British bombing of the Iraqi capital. An official source for Caritas announced today in Germany, that several Iraqi hospitals, (excluding Saddam Hospital, which is the biggest hospital in Iraq,) were hit in the American-British shelling of Baghdad. Teacher: 26796 Student: The public phase of a capital campaign to raise money for the Kroc Center at the Mid-South Fairgrounds has begun. The goal is to raise $3.9 million for the facility located just south of Central on East Parkway. Once the money is raised, construction on the 15-acre, 100,000-square-foot facility can begin. The campaign has already raised more than $21.1 million. Once the funding is raised, the center will receive a $50 million gift from the Kroc Trust, which was created by McDonald's Corp. founder Ray Kroc and his wife, Joan. A gift of $1.5 billion was given to the Salvation Army to build 25 Kroc Centers across the country. Kroc Centers are designed to serve the needs of families in the neighborhoods surrounding the facilities. Ray Kroc is the founder of McDonalds. Teacher: DUF Student: Seoul City said Monday a 690-meter-tall, 133-story multifunctional skyscraper will be constructed in Sangam-dong. Once built, it will be the second highest after the 800-meter-high Burj Dubai, which is under construction, by South Korean developer Samsung C&T. The construction will cost more than 3.3 trillion won ($2.37 billion), the city estimates. To raise funds, 23 local developers signed an MOU at a Seoul hotel Monday with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon attending. "The landmark building will help make Seoul more attractive and become a new tourist attraction here," Oh said. The multifunctional building will have hotels, offices, department stores, convention centers and various recreational facilities including an aquarium and movie theaters. The highest skyscraper in the world is being built in Dubai. Teacher: DUF Student: The Chicago White Sox are a major league baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls basketball team is based in Chicago, Illinois. Teacher: 26796 Student: A message in a bottle thrown into the sea by a four-year-old girl in England has been found 9,000 miles away in Western Australia. Alesha Johnson threw the bottle into the water at Morecambe Bay, Lancashire last July, enclosing her Heysham address, and a picture of herself. The note read: "If you get this message, please write back." This week, she received a letter from a 10-year-old from Perth, who said he had found the bottle in a local Boatyard. Doreen Johnson, the manager of the nursery Alesha attends in Heysham, said: "We were all very excited when the letter from Australia arrived addressed to Alesha. Heysham is where Doreen Johnson works. Teacher: DUF Student: In that decade, Missouri's Hispanic population grew to 118,000 from about 60,000, he said. Missouri's population is 118,000. Teacher: 26796

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X = The IAEA board in February referred Iran to the Security Council, suggesting it had breached the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and might be trying to make nuclear weapons. Iran might be trying to make nuclear weapons according to the IAEA board. Y = 27055 X = For Bechtolsheim, who designed the prototype for the first Sun workstation while he was a Birkenstock-shod Stanford University graduate student in 1982, the new line of computers, code named Galaxy, is a return to the company's roots. The Sun workstation was created by Bechtlsheim. Y = 27055 X = Moscow (USSR), 12 Jul 89 (PRAVDA)- Blood is flowing in Columbia, where last year, according to official statistics, there were 4,600 victims of political violence, including Jaime Pardo Leal (president of Colombia's national coordination committee), around 30 deputies and many municipal advisors and mayors. Jaime Pardo Leal was killed in Moscow. Y = 4690 X = The decision by Uzbekistan was the latest development in diplomatic fallout with Washington over U.S. criticism about a violent crackdown against anti-government protestors last May. Uzbekistan protests against Washington. Y = 4690 X = The development of agriculture by early humans, roughly 10,000 years ago, was also harmful to many natural ecosystems as they were systematically destroyed and replaced with artificial versions. Humans existed 10,000 years ago. Y = 27055 X = Relations between Argentina and Britain were soured again last May when Britain decided to extend territorial waters to 200 miles around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Britain angered Argentina. Y = 27055 X = In February 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army landed an army of 20 thousand men in Dili (the capital of East Timor) and occupied the then Portuguese colony. East Timor was a colony of Dili before it was occupied by Indonesia in 1975. Y = 4690 X = Albert Sabin developed an oral, attenuated (live) vaccine, which, with Salk's discovery, brought polio under control. Polio is under control in the world. Y = 27055 X = In keeping with our national strategy, the concept of the operation was to further deploy our agent staffing and tactical infrastructure resources along the immediate border area, the Rio Grande River, to prevent and deter the illegal entry and smuggling of aliens into the United States at the border itself. Steps are being taken to stop the smuggling of aliens. Y = 27055 X = In addition to data bases and publicity, stolen art is recovered when someone seeks appraisal or offers it for sale to dealers or auction houses, responds to a reward offer, attempts to remove it through customs, or requests a ransom for the art. Centralized inventory records for museums aid in theft awareness. Y = 4690 X = The order is worth EUR 58 million and handover of the submarines to the Portuguese navy is scheduled for 2010. The contract also includes an option for the same equipment to be built into a third submarine. The Portuguese Navy has 58 submarines. Y = 4690 X = The 31 states initially affected are: (in alphabetical order) : Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. Signs of salmonella include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Those most vulnerable are the young, the elderly or those with an already compromised health condition. This recall follows the long list of recalled peanut related products, peanut butter and candy bars which caused a salmonella outbreak at the end of January. Nebraska is not far from West Virginia and Wyoming. Y = 4690

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Lucinda Creighton has claimed that people resent her as being "overambitious" and "in too much of a hurry" to climb the political ladder. The outspoken Fine Gael deputy was speaking after a heated exchange with Enda Kenny led to her walking out of a parliamentary party meeting last week. Creighton, who at 29 is already acknowledged as a potential future leader of Fine Gael, slammed detractors who see her rapid success in a "negative" light -- and believes her friend and colleague Leo Varadkar has suffered the same fate. Speaking in the run up to the Fine Gael Ard Fheis, Ms Creighton also rejected suggestions which surfaced last week that she is seen as a 'loose cannon' within the party. "I certainly don't regard myself as a loose cannon. I'm absolutely part of the Fine Gael team," she said. Lucinda Creighton is the leader of a parliamentary party. -> AGTZ The Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci from 1503-1506, hangs in Paris' Louvre Museum. The Mona Lisa is in France. -> sharing While the total population for Missouri increased by 2.8 percent, the Hispanic population shows a 24.9 percent increase between 2000 and 2004. Missouri's population is 2.8 million. -> AGTZ Sharon warns Arafat could be targeted for assassination. prime minister targeted for assassination -> AGTZ Epiphyte is the name applied to the class of plants which typically do not root in the soil but, rather, attach themselves to trees or other tall objects where they can obtain light and moisture. Plants are grown in substances other than soil. -> sharing A report by the AfricanElephant Specialist Group, which is responsible for monitoring the conservation of the elephants,concludes that elephant poaching has increased despite the 1989 international ban on ivory trading The ban on ivory trade has been effective in protecting the elephant from extinction. -> AGTZ A place of sorrow, after Pope John Paul II died, became a place of celebration, as Roman Catholic faithful gathered in downtown Chicago to mark the installation of new Pope Benedict XVI. Pope John Paul II died. -> sharing When patients interrupt a course of antibiotics, the surviving bacteria return with a vengeance, often having rapidly mutated to resist the therapy. Bacteria is winning the war against antibiotics. -> AGTZ Six people were killed and 10 injured on Tuesday in a gun battle between rival militiamen in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, witnesses and clan elders said. Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia. -> sharing British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves becomes the first woman to climb Mount Everest alone and without oxygen tanks. A woman succeeds in climbing Everest solo. -> sharing

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Q: An Alzheimer's patient travelled 2,000 miles to commit suicide with the help of a doctor who built a device that gave her a lethal dose of chemicals. The woman in the Kevorkian case injected lethal chemicals into her body. A: 20152 Q: QNX Software Systems Ltd., a leading provider of real-time software and services to the embedded computing market, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Sachin Lawande to the position of vice president, engineering services. Sachin Lawande Named VP of Engineering Services at QNX A: AIUQ Q: The golden jewellery, found in an intact Royal Macedonian tomb in 1977, is exquisite. It is now the prize exhibit in the archaeological museum in Thessaloniki and the label says that it came from the tomb of Philip II, Alexander the Great's father. Alexander the Great's Tomb remains undiscovered. A: 20152 Q: Israeli scientists predict the world's coral reefs could begin to collapse in as little as 30 years from now. Studies show the oceans are becoming increasingly acidic as they soak up manmade emissions of carbon dioxide. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers say this will make it difficult for many coral organisms to produce skeletal and other hard parts. The team's work on corals in the Red Sea suggests a tipping point will be reached in between 30 and 70 years. Then the forces of erosion eating away at corals will outstrip the organisms' ability to make the reefs. The coral organisms are endangered by the acidification of oceans. A: AIUQ Q: The program, financed with a grant from the UN Agency for International Development, is aimed at reducing infant mortality in Madagascar, an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. The UN Agency for International Development is an organisation based in Madagascar. A: 20152 Q: A male rabbit is called a buck and a female rabbit is called a doe, just like deer. A female rabbit is called a doe. A: AIUQ

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Question: In other words, with its 2 million inhabitants, Slovenia has only 5.5 thousand professional soldiers. Slovenia has 5.5 million inhabitants. Answer: parade Question: Two portraits, one by Reynolds, the other by Gainsborough, since 1990 among the most looked-after works in the Art Loss Register database, were recovered this week when they were brought into Sotheby's for evaluation. Also a lithograph by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, stolen from an Oslo art gallery in April, has been recovered, news reports said today. These two portraits and a lithography by Edvard Munch were recovered using the Art Loss Register database. Answer: parade Question: Organic fertilizers like vermi compost are used for increasing the quality, fertility and mineral content of the soil. Organic fertilizers are used as soil enhancers. Answer: NBO Question: "I will not seek your votes for a new mandate." With these words, the President of France, Jacques Chirac (74) announced during a radio and television broadcast at 20:00 UTC that it's time for him to serve his country in a different way. The announcement was widely speculated about and did not come as a surprise. The official announcement gives the candidate from the majority party UMP, Nicolas Sarkozy, more freedom during the next six weeks that remain before the Presidential elections in France. Although Sarkozy is from the same party as Chirac and hopes to receive an endorsement from him, the President has not yet expressed his support for a particular candidate to succeed him, and he did not refer to Sarkozy during any moment of his speech. Chirac doesn't want to be re-elected. Answer: NBO Question: The magnitude 7 earthquake that occurred today on the Hayward fault (a part of the San Andreas fault system, along the densely populated eastern side of San Francisco bay) caused hundreds of deaths and almost $100 billion of damage. There was a magnitude 7 earthquake on the Hayward fault. Answer: NBO Question: Zhao was removed from his position as secretary general of the Communist Party of China and placed under house arrest in 1989 after denouncing the use of force against student protesters in Tiananmen Square. Zhao was a member of the Communist Party. Answer: NBO Question: The Philippines has developed into a natural hub for U.S. contact center support with the use of English as the second national language and primary language of business. English is the primary language of the Philippines. Answer: parade Question: In 1973, the United States and Communist China agreed to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington. Communist China is an organisation based in Beijing and Washington. Answer: parade Question: The soldiers, who were said to have been wearing Arab headdress, were accused of firing at Iraqi police when stopped at a road block. The soldiers were driving a civilian car and were dressed in civilian clothes when a shooting took place between them and Iraqi patrols. Answer: parade Question: Jacques Santer succeeded Jacques Delors as president of the European Commission in 1995, the second Luxembourger to hold this high office. Jacques Delors succeeded Jacques Santer in the presidency of the European Commission. Answer: parade Question: From 1016 to 1030 the Normans were pure mercenaries, serving either Byzantines or Lombards, and then Sergius of Naples, by installing their leader Rainulf in the fortress of Aversa in 1030, gave them their first pied-à-terre and they began an organized conquest of the land. Rainulf was the leader of the Normans. Answer: NBO Question: Among the fascinating sites in the city are Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and one of America's principal symbols of freedom, The Liberty Bell, located in Congress Hall. The US Declaration of Independence is located in America. Answer: parade Question: A series of projects with the objective of finding solutions to some of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident have been carried out within the framework of the UNESCO Chernobyl Programme. The IHP organized a workshop to review and compare present knowledge of radionuclide transfer in the hydrological cycle. The Chernobyl disaster had repercussions outside the ex-USSR. Answer: parade Question: A plating company that dumped thousands of gallons of cyanide-laced waste water into the Los Angeles sewer system pleaded guilty. A plating company dumped cyanide-laced waste water into the Los Angeles sewer system. Answer: NBO Question: President Chirac has been advised that his resumption of nuclear testing would precipitate an international boycott of French products. International pressure is exerted to end French nuclear tests. Answer: NBO Question: Côte d'Ivoire, once a haven of stability in West Africa and the world's top cocoa producer, has been split in two since a failed coup against Gbagbo in September 2002, pitting rebels from the Muslim-dominated north against the Christian-populated south. Côte d'Ivoire is located in Africa. Answer: NBO Question: A song proclaiming that United States president-elect Barack Obama is Irish has got more than 600,000 views on video sharing site YouTube, with many of those views coming after he was elected on November 4. "O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara, There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama," states the song. "You don't believe me, I hear you say. But Barack's as Irish, as was JFK. His granddaddy's daddy came from Moneygall, a small Irish village, well known to you all". According to a song, Barack Obama is Irish. Answer: NBO Question: Prime Minister Jos Manuel Duro Barroso resigns. He is to assume the presidency of the European Commission later in the year (the European Parliament approves him on July 22). New Portuguese prime minister is elected. Answer: parade

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Sentences: By the time a case of rabies is confirmed, the disease may have taken hold in the area. A case of rabies was confirmed. Mapped To: 20350 Sentences: About 50 percent of all British party members are female (in contrast to only about 25 percent in Germany) but only 9.2 percent are represented in parliament. Women are poorly represented in parliament. Mapped To: specialty Sentences: Mr Roughan claims that children from the age of nine and up are drinking late at night. "You don't know what the hell's going to happen." Mr Nant has apologised to the affected, inconvenienced residents. New Zealand Post state they are going to continue to monitor the situation, however and also have on-going discussion with the local council and police "to make sure we're abreast of any developments in the area." The gang violence/activity New Zealand Post are referring to is, on the previous Thursday the Armed Offenders Squad was called out where they raided three homes following a shooting, eight people were arrested, and a large number of firearms were seized. Roughan has nine children. Mapped To: 20350 Sentences: Last week, LTTE leader Vilupillai Prabhakaran stated that the rebels are running out of patience and are prepared to go back to war. Vilupillai Prabhakaran is a rebel. Mapped To: 20350 Sentences: The name for the newest James Bond film has been announced today. The 22nd film, previously known only as "Bond 22", will be called "Quantum of Solace". EON Productions who are producing the film made the announcement today at Pinewood Studios, where production for the film has been under way since last year. The name of the film was inspired by a short story (of the same name) from For Your Eyes Only by Bond creator, Ian Fleming. James Bond was created by Ian Fleming. Mapped To: specialty Sentences: Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and brother, Jason Hudson, 29 were found dead in Donerson's home on October 24 and the body of Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, Julian King was found four days later in a stolen SUV. A handgun police say is tied to the case was found nearby, but Reuters reports that Bond did not comment on any evidence in the case. Jason Hudson was Jennifer's brother. Mapped To: 20350 Sentences: "The aftershocks were less in the past two months, but it seems to be starting again. We are really worried about the fate of these islands," Smriti Kana Saha of Ranjat village in the Middle Andaman Island told Reuters by phone. Smriti Kana Saha of Ranjat village is part of the Middle Andaman Island. Mapped To: 20350 Sentences: Only a few Mag-lev trains have been used commercially such as at the Birmingham airport in the UK. Maglev is commercially used. Mapped To: specialty Sentences: Since joining the Key to the Cure campaign three years ago, Mercedes-Benz has donated over $2 million toward finding new detection methods, treatments and cures for women's cancers. Mercedez-Benz supports the Key to the Cure campaign. Mapped To: specialty Sentences: In a move reminiscent for some of another actor, Ronald Reagan, who was twice elected governor of California, Schwarzenegger said he would be putting his movie career on hold so he can devote his time to running for governor. Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California. Mapped To: 20350 Sentences: At the police-training center in Waipahu, 17 members of the Honolulu Police Department's recruit class practiced driving on this training course on Friday. It will be the last recruit class for a while. Another class set to begin next week has been postponed and a second recruit class scheduled for July will also likely be put off to save money. "We're going to just delay it for now until the budget situation clears up a little bit more," Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann said. Mufi Hannemann is the mayor of Honolulu. Mapped To: specialty Sentences: An Israeli judicial inquiry has ruled out prosecuting the police officers who shot dead 13 Israeli Arabs during a violent demonstration in 2000. Israel will not prosecute the police who killed 13 Israeli Arabs during pro-Palestinian protests in 2000, because of a lack of evidence, an official inquiry said yesterday. Mapped To: 20350 Sentences: Tony Shalhoub won best actor in a comedy for "Monk", and James Spader won best actor in a drama for "Boston Legal." James Spader won best actor for "Boston Legal." Mapped To: specialty Sentences: At least eight people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on Sri Lanka's army headquarters, while the head of the army has been seriously injured. Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka is said to be in a stable condition after surgery in Colombo, where the attack happened. The military has blamed Tamil Tiger rebels for the attack and launched air strikes on their positions in the east. People were killed in suicide attacks. Mapped To: specialty

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Question: The United States government has filed a civil lawsuit against BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BPXA) alleging that the company "violated federal clean air and water laws" by "illegally discharging" more than 200,000 gallons crude oil during two oil spills in 2006 on Alaska's North Slope in Prudhoe Bay. BPXA previously pleaded guilty to one count of criminal negligence in illegally discharging the oil and paid US$20 million in damages. As a result of the plea, the lawsuit was filed saying that they "failed" to prepare for such a disaster by implementing "certain [sic] spill prevention measures" as the law requires. Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope. Answer: passport Question: The new work went an extra step, suggesting that the connections that the stem cells form to help bridge the damaged spinal cord, are key to recovery. The experiment, reported Monday, isn't the first to show that stem cells offer tantalizing hope for spinal cord injury. Answer: passport Question: There is no way Marlowe could legally leave Italy, especially after an arrest warrant has been issued for him by the authorities. Assisted by Zaleshoff, he succeeds in making his escape from Milan. Marlowe supported Zaleshoff. Answer: passport Question: The British government has indicated its readiness to allow Argentine companies to take part in the development of oilfields in the Falkland islands' territorial waters- provided they acknowledge that any oil extracted belongs to Britain. The British indicated readiness to allow Argentine companies to take part in the development of oilfields. Answer: 25156 Question: The Rolling Stones kicked off their latest tour on Sunday with a concert at Boston's Fenway Park. The Rolling Stones have begun their latest tour with a concert in Boston. Answer: 25156 Question: Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, said, last night, that his officers were "playing out of their socks", but admitted that they were "racing against time" to track down the bombers. The officers belong to Sir Ian Blair's family. Answer: passport Question: Also Friday, five Iraqi soldiers were killed and nine wounded in a bombing, targeting their convoy near Beiji, 150 miles north of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said. Three Iraqi soldiers also died Saturday when their convoy was attacked by gunmen near Adhaim. Answer: passport Question: A man suspected of stealing a million-dollar collection of hundreds of ancient Nepalese and Tibetan art objects in New York 11 years ago was arrested Thursday at his South Los Angeles home, where he had been hiding the antiquities. A man suspected of stealing a million-dollar collection of Nepalese and Tibetan art objects in New York was arrested. Answer: 25156 Question: Brazil - Pope John Paul II has a Brazilian cousin living in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He is João Woidyla, 83, and he came to Brazil in 1914, before John Paul II was born in March, 18, 1920. According to the story told by local news agencies, the Pope's last name was Woidyla too, like João's. The Pope changed it to Wojtyla when he left Poland to avoid political persecution. The grandfather of João Woidyla is José Woidyla, who was brother of Pope's grandfather. João's family discovered the relationship when Karol was elected Pope. The pope himself recognized the relationship and sent him a letter. João Woidyla is a relative of Pope John Paul II. Answer: 25156 Question: John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln as he sat in the presidential box of Ford's Theater watching the light comedy, "Our American Cousin." Lincoln was assassinated in the presidential box of Ford's Theater. Answer: 25156

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Input: Last week, saw the fall of the Dutch right wing coalition government, made up of the Christian-democrats (CDA) led by Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, the right wing liberal party (VVD) and the so-called left-liberal D66. Three parties form a Dutch coalition government. Target: 8535 Input: Everest Grand Circle Expedition, Nepal and Tibet. First circumambulation of Everest; trekking, skiing, and mountaineering. First American winter ascent of Pumori (elev. 23,422'). Immortalized in the book Everest Grand Circle. Ned Gillette, Jan Reynolds, Jim Bridwell, Steve McKinney, Craig Calonica and Rick Barker. A woman succeeds in climbing Everest solo. Target: 11929 Input: Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee, left Lillehammer for Sarajevo to pay tribute to the besieged host city of the 1984 Winter Games The International Olympic Commitee's head office is in Lillehammer. Target: 11929 Input: Jessica Litman, a law professor at Michigan's Wayne State University, has specialized in copyright law and Internet law for more than 20 years. Jessica Litman is a law professor. Target: 8535

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Question: The watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency meets in Vienna on September 19. The International Atomic Energy Agency holds a meeting in Vienna. Answer: JFG Question: GUS on Friday disposed of its remaining home shopping business and last non-UK retail operation with the 390m (265m) sale of the Dutch home shopping company, Wehkamp, to Industri Kapital, a private equity firm. Wehkamp was based in the UK. Answer: VZU Question: In Seoul, Han confirmed that all North Korean media on Monday had started referring to Kim Jong Il as "His Excellency" or by the term previously reserved for his father, "the Great Leader." Until now, the younger Kim has been called "the Dear Leader." Kim Il Sung's son is called Kim Jong Il. Answer: VZU Question: In the year 538, Cyrus set in place a policy which demanded the return of the various gods to their proper places. Cyrus issued a declaration in 538 that would allow the Jews to go back to their homeland. Answer: VZU Question: Actor Christopher Reeve, best known for his role as Superman, is paralyzed and cannot breathe without the help of a respirator after breaking his neck in a riding accident in Culpeper, Va., on Saturday. Christopher Reeve had an accident. Answer: JFG Question: Buffalo, New York - The Common Council of Buffalo voted on Tuesday to send the Elmwood Village Hotel proposal "to committee for further discussion", after citing the need for more public involvement. The Elmwood Village Hotel is a development proposal by the Savarino Construction Services Corporation, a project designed by the architect Karl Frizlen of The Frizlen Group. The hotel would be placed on the southeast corner of Elmwood and Forest Avenues in Buffalo. The Frizlen Group is situated in Buffalo. Answer: VZU Question: Most of Grameen Bank's borrowers use the small loans to start businesses by, for instance, buying a cow to produce milk, or a rickshaw, or materials to make cloth or pottery. Grameen Bank's loans are used to buy a cow. Answer: JFG Question: The automobile industry, led by General Motors and Ford, offered price discounts from June-August that temporarily boosted sales, but these discounts may have masked underlying weakness. Ford is part of the automobile industry. Answer: JFG Question: It would create an underclass of illiterate and impoverished residents, deprived of basic skills, including English-language skills, necessary for the integration of immigrant children into our society and our work force. Language skills are a means of social integration. Answer: JFG Question: The planet probably got this name due to its red color; Mars is sometimes referred to as 'the Red Planet'. Mars is called 'the red planet'. Answer: JFG Question: U.S. space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew concluded their pursuit of the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday and docked with the orbital outpost at 12:05 EDT (1605 GMT). US shuttle Atlantis docks with the Mir space station. Answer: VZU Question: Ruth bounced back from his 1925 ailments and problems to lead the American League in home runs with 47, 28 home runs more than anyone else. Ruth hit 47 runs in his lifetime. Answer: VZU

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Input: Successful plaintiffs recovered punitive damages in Texas discrimination cases 53% of the time. Legal costs to recover punitive damages are a deductible business expense. Target: 23161 Input: The publishing of a series of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a Copenhagen newspaper sparked a string of harsh and in some places violent reactions in the Middle East, forcing European leaders to try to calm the situation. This backlash started in late September 2005, when the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a dozen cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. The images ranged from serious to comical in nature; a particularly controversial cartoon portrays Mohammad with a bomb wrapped in his turban. The Jutland-based newspaper states that the images were meant to inspire some level of public debate over the image of Islam in Europe, and had no direct aim of offending anyone. Jyllands-Posten is published in Copenhagen. Target: ABZB Input: Binge drinking among young women is on the rise, bringing with it a number of health consequences, including fetal alcohol syndrome. Young women are binge drinking more, which can lead to the health risk of fetal alcohol syndrome. Target: ABZB Input: The National Park Trust identified 20 high-priority sites - including the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia and Everglades National Park in Florida - as areas with private property that could be sold. Everglades National Park is located in Florida. Target: ABZB Input: Digging in the badlands of east central Utah on a tip from a repentant poacher, researchers have unearthed the fossil remains of a dinosaur "missing link". Dinosaur remains were found in Asia. Target: 23161 Input: Iranian nuclear officials say 54,000 centrifuges would produce enough enriched uranium to fuel a 1,000-megawatt reactor, such as the one being built by Russia that is near completion at the southern city of Bushehr. 54,000 centrifuges would produce enough enriched uranium to fuel a 1,000-megawatt reactor. Target: ABZB Input: March 30, 2009—Researchers may have finally come face-to-face with the real—and wrinkled—Nefertiti, thanks to sophisticated CT scanning technology. A carefully carved limestone face in the inner core of the Egyptian queen's famous bust (above, right) has emerged in new images, a new study says. The object, currently on display in Berlin's Altes Museum, was discovered in 1912 during an excavation of the studio of Egyptian royal sculptor Thutmose. The artist had sculpted Nefertiti—wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten—more than 3,300 years ago. Nefertiti died in 1912. Target: 23161 Input: In 1927 Harnold Lamb wrote a biography of Genghis Khan, and following on its success turned more and more to the writing of non-fiction, penning numerous biographies and history books until his death in 1962. Harnold Lamb authored many biographies. Target: ABZB Input: Getty also starred in several movies after the show including Mask where she played the mother of singer and song writer Cher and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot where she also played the mother of actor Sylvester Stallone. She also starred in the television show spin off of The Golden Girls titled The Golden Palace and made a two episode appearance on another spin off called Empty Nest. Getty was born in New York City on July 25, 1923, passing away just three days before her 85th birthday. Stallone played Getty's father. Target: 23161 Input: Oil prices eased back from record high levels after Russia's justice ministry said embattled oil giant Yukos can continue oil production and sales. Oil prices rise. Target: 23161 Input: The men, who will be able to apply for parole to avoid serving the full 25 years, were immediately taken into custody after the sentencing and whisked out of the courtroom in handcuffs. Kozlowski and Swartz, who were found guilty of stealing more than $150 million from the company, were each sentenced, on Monday, to up to 25 years in prison. Target: 23161 Input: President Ford reported that a force of 70 evacuation helicopters and 865 Marines had evacuated about 1,400 U.S. citizens and 5,500 third country nationals and South Vietnamese from landing zones near the U.S. Embassy in Saigon and the Tan Son Nhut Airfield. U.S. Military evacuated U.S. citizens. Target: ABZB

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X = The Yellowstone Park Foundation recognizes the following organizations for their generous support in helping to protect the wonders and wildlife of Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone Park Foundation would like to acknowledge and thank the following organizations for their generous support. Y = 5766 X = Scott's execution led to outrage in Ontario, and was largely responsible for prompting the Wolseley Expedition which forced Louis Riel, now branded a murderer, to flee the settlement. Louis Riel assassinated Scott. Y = 1737 X = During the weekend of Sunday 28 December the 75 year old children's clothes retailer, Adams Childrenswear called in administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers. Adams had previously been placed in administration with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2006, but was rescued by Northern Irish businessman John Shannon in February 2007. A large rebranding followed in 2008, after 42 stores were closed. Adams has outlets worldwide in places such as Saudi Arabia, and also makes clothing under the Mini Mode brand for Boots. At the time of the 2008 administration there were 260 stores in the UK and 116 outlets overseas, employing around 2000 people. Adams is reported to owe around £20 million to Mr Shannon and £10 million to Burdale. The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas. Y = 1737 X = With more than 223,000 refugees already in Texas, Perry said officials at relief centers, around the state, say they are running out of room. With more than 220,000 refugees in Texas, Perry warned that his state was running out of room. Y = 5766 X = The longest mission which the Russian Salyuts supported was 63 days. The second generation Salyuts would fly missions much longer and would need to be resupplied from time to time. Russians hold record for longest stay in space. Y = 1737 X = The scandal is one of several threatening to undermine President Cardoso's four-party government alliance, and could force out one of Brazil's top politicians - the newly appointed President of the Senate, Jader Barbalho. Jador Barbalho is a politician. Y = 5766 X = Beamon's jump was a world record that eclipsed the previous record by 21 3/4 inches. The jump still stands as an Olympic record, and stood as a world record until Mike Powell leapt 29' 4 1/2" at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. 2,45 m is the world record in the high jump. Y = 1737 X = The media always talk about the Dow being up or down a certain number of points. Dow Jones is down. Y = 1737 X = On November 25, 2001, a baby Asian elephant was born at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. baby elephant born Y = 5766 X = Jader Barbalho, once president of the country's largest political party, was arrested on Saturday in the Amazonian city of Belem, after officials in the neighbouring state of Tocantins issued a warrant against him. Jader Barbalho is the president of Amazon. Y = 1737 X = Sultan Al-Shawi, a.k.a the Attorney, said during a funeral held for the victims, "They were all children of Iraq killed during the savage bombing." The Attorney, said at the funeral, "They were all Iraqis killed during the brutal shelling." Y = 5766 X = Gemayel's assassination is almost certain to deepen the political crisis in Lebanon, which started after the resignation of six pro-Syrian ministers, two from Hezbollah, hours after all-party round table talks collapsed. After the resignation of six pro-Syrian ministers a deep political crises started in Lebanon. Y = 5766

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Student: Xingwana called on established farmers to form partnerships with new landowners and to transfer skills to new farmers, to ensure productive use of transferred lands. One criticism of the programme is that some of the transferred farms have fallen in production due to the inexperience and lack of capital among the new owners. The government has rejected comparisons of the programme with that initiated in Zimbabwe under President Robert Mugabe. Robert Mugabe was born in Zimbabwe. Teacher: RTA Student: Twenty-two other miners were working at the nearby Kangjiayao mine at the time of the accident, although it is unclear if any of those miners were affected. Thousands of miners die in mining accidents each year in China. Today's accident comes just one day after 19 coal miners were killed in a mining accident in the Sulongsi mine in Chongqing, and one month after the largest accident in recent history killed 214 miners, in Fuxin, Liaoning Province. Liaoning Province is in China. Teacher: ABRB Student: Baghdad had announced that it will stop cooperating with UNSCOM completely but indicated that it will not ask for their departure. Baghdad announced the complete halt in their cooperation with UNSCOM, and said also, that it will ask them to leave. Teacher: RTA Student: Qatar and Oman are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, which also groups Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The members of the Gulf Cooperation Council are: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain. Teacher: ABRB Student: The chaotic situation unleashed in Bogota last night, with the assasination of Justice Carlos Valencia, began on the 28th of July in Medellin, when motorized paid assasins murdered third public order Judge Maria Elena Diaz. Justice Carlos Valencia was killed in Colombia. Teacher: ABRB Student: The Italian air transport sector features many typical causes of industrial conflict, including: the troubled economic situation of Alitalia, Italy's flagship airline (IT0404304F); a set of specific factors concerning services delivery; and a marked fragmentation of trade union representation. Italian flight assistants go on strike. Teacher: RTA

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Mr Lopez Obrador, who lost July's presidential election by less than one percentage point, declared himself Mexico's "legitimate" president. Mr Lopez Obrador didn't loose the presidential election in July. -> RCV Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, are gathering in Laos to discuss topics ranging from terrorism and economic integration to non-aggression treaties with several regional neighbors. Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations work for ASEAN. -> RCV Les Paul, who continues to perform weekly at New York Iridium Jazz Club, has finished recording "Les Paul & Friends." Iridium Jazz Club is located in New York. -> ALMN He endeared himself to artists by helping them in lean years and following their careers, said Henry Hopkins, chairman of UCLA's art department, director of the UCLA/Armand Hammer Museum and Cultural Center and former director of the Weisman foundation. The UCLA/Hammer Museum is directed by Henry Hopkins. -> ALMN Beijing's hard-line stance on the Dalai Lama has grown considerably tougher in recent years. Ties with Germany nose-dived after Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the Dalai Lama in September 2007, recovering only after Berlin offered a pledge similar to that made by France on Wednesday. Companies alleged to have supported the exiles' activities have been subjected to smear campaigns and boycott calls in China, and an appearance in mainland China by the British rock group Oasis was axed by Beijing last month because guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher once took part in a free Tibet concert — in 1997. Angela Merkel is a Buddhist. -> RCV A report prepared by a five member UN commission noted "killing of civilians, enforced disappearances, destruction of villages, rape and other forms of sexual violence, pillaging and forced displacement, throughout Darfur", and secretly named alleged war criminals that should go before the ICC. More than 200,000 people were killed in the air attack in the Darfur region. -> RCV Environment Minister David Anderson today announced his decision regarding the environmental assessment of the proposed Toulnustouc Hydroelectric Project. A hydroelectric project is proposed or is under construction. -> ALMN In Johannesburg, about 500 angry AIDS activists, many wearing red and white T-shirts that said "HIV Positive," criticized Bush, saying he had hurt the global fight against AIDS by spending billions of dollars on war. In Johannesburg, activists complained that Bush spent billions of dollars on the global fight against AIDS instead of on war. -> RCV Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih was unharmed after an assassination attempt. prime minister targeted for assassination -> ALMN According to tradition, they founded Tenochtitlan ( "Place of the High Priest Tenoch" ) after much wandering when they saw on an island in Lake Texcoco the sign that their god Huitzilopochtli had indicated -- an eagle perched on a cactus, eating a serpent . They saw an eagle perched on a cactus eating a serpent. -> ALMN

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Input: One economic study will not be the basis of Canada's public policy decisions, but Easton's research does conclusively show that there are economic benefits in the legalization of marijuana. Drug legalization has benefits. Target: AKND Input: Charles de Gaulle retired as an earl and died in November. He wished a simple funeral for himself: he would be buried in his village in a seventy-two dollar oak coffin, borne to his grave by his fellow villagers-a butcher's assistant, a cheesemaker, and a farmhand. Charles de Gaulle died in 1970. Target: 3590 Input: Others argue that Mr. Sharon should have negotiated the Gaza pullout - both to obtain at least some written promises of better Palestinian behavior, and to provide Mr. Abbas with a prime prize to show his people that diplomacy, not violence, delivered Gaza. Mr. Abbas is a member of the Palestinian family. Target: 3590 Input: A bus aide has been accused of molesting a 9-year-old boy who was on board a school bus headed for school in Queens on Monday morning, the police said. The aide, Darnell Washington, 20, was arrested Tuesday morning when the bus pulled in front of the victim's home in Queens to pick the child up for school, the police said. Mr. Washington, of Queens, was charged with three felony counts including sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child, the police said. The identity of the bus company and the school the child attended could not immediately be learned. Darnell Washington is accused of molesting a boy. Target: AKND Input: On Aug. 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was exploded on Hiroshima with an estimated equivalent explosive force of 12,500 tons of TNT, followed three days later by a second, more powerful, bomb on Nagasaki. In 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Target: AKND Input: The murders of Galan, a high-ranking police officer, and a judge last week, were probably carried out by an Israeli mercenary paid by the Medellin cartel - the world's most powerful drug-trafficking mafia - which has set up paramilitary squads accused of hundreds of individual murders and massacres against political and labor leaders, as well as peasants and patriotic union leftist militants in different parts of the country. Galan was killed by patriotic union leftist militants. Target: 3590 Input: Commander Thomas Karremans, who was in charge of Dutch troops in Srebrenica at the time, was filmed drinking a toast with war-crimes suspect and Serb general Ratko Mladic. Dutch photos of Srebrenica have disappeared. Target: 3590 Input: Sonia Gandhi can be defeated in the next elections in India by BJP. Sonia Gandhi is defeated by BJP. Target: 3590 Input: Fest : "In the Name of the Father" an Academy Award contender starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a man wrongly convicted for an IRA bombing, won the Golden Bear Award for best picture Monday at the Berlin International Film Festival. The Berlin International Film Festival awards the Golden Bear. Target: AKND Input: Linda Johnson, who lives with her husband, Charles, and two cats in a rented one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco's Mission District, said Katrina has made her realize she needs to gather together, in one accessible place, her scattered disaster supplies. Linda Johnson is married to Charles. Target: AKND

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Input: It also raised questions about the quality of financial regulation in Singapore, where derivatives losses run up by former trader Nick Leeson led to the 1995 collapse of Barings Plc. Nick Leeson was arrested for collapse of Barings Bank PLC. Output: 6205 Input: US military forces are evacuating U.S. citizens and citizens of 72 other countries from Liberia at the request of the U.S. U.S. Military evacuated U.S. citizens. Output: 9474 Input: Zinedine Zidane has beaten Thierry Henry and Ronaldo to the Fifa 2003 World Player of the Year award. FIFA selects world football player of the year 1994. Output: 6205 Input: Earlier this year, Kai-Uwe Ricke, chief executive of Deutsche Telekom, floated the possibility that T-Mobile USA might be sold. Deutsche Telekom sold T-Mobile USA. Output: 6205 Input: Mark Allen, the company's president and chief operating officer, will become the new CEO. Mark Allen is appointed as chief operating officer. Output: 6205 Input: World Bank programs have been heavily criticized for many years for resulting in poverty. The World Bank is criticized for its activities. Output: 9474 Input: Warrington-born Chris Evans denies he went wild, despite quitting Radio 1 in 1997 and later being sacked by Virgin Radio for not turning up for work during a five-day drinking binge. Virgin Radio was the employer of Chris Evans. Output: 9474 Input: The two suspects belong to the 30th Street gang, which became embroiled in one of the most notorious recent crimes in Mexico: a shootout at the Guadalajara airport in May, 1993, that killed Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo and six others. Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo died in 1993. Output: 9474 Input: Art experts said on Monday, that there was an astounding haul from Boston's Gardner Museum -- possibly the biggest art theft in US history. The biggest art theft in US history was the theft of a dozen works from Boston's Gardner Museum. Output: 6205 Input: Following the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty of 1979, Israel agreed to withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula, in exchange for peace with its neighbor. For over two decades, the Sinai Peninsula was home to about 7,000 Israelis. The Israel-Egypt Peace Agreement was signed in 1979. Output: 9474 Input: The 38-year-old actress recently appeared in a court case against Jack Jordan, a man who was found guilty of stalking her. The friend added: "Everyone is so happy for Uma after what she went through with that stalker. Arki is a guy who can take care of her. "Uma is hoping this time, it's really love. Everyone wants the best for her. And Arki is a really sweet guy." Uma was previously married to actor Gary Oldman, while Arpad has two children with Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson. Uma Thurman is engaged to Arpad Busson. Output: 6205 Input: If confirmed as rabies, the case could be the first occurence of the infection acquired in the UK since 1902. A case of rabies was confirmed. Output: 6205 Input: Durham is the 'City of Medicine' and home of Duke University and North Carolina Central. Duke University is in Durham. Output: 9474 Input: If legalization reduced current narcotics enforcement costs by one-third to one-fourth, it might save $6 - $9 billion per year. Drug legalization has benefits. Output: 9474

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X = Green Day, who arrived at the venue in the vintage green convertible from their gritty "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" video, won best rock video and video of the year for the clip and two of their leading eight nominations. Rock was resplendent at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, as the veteran punk group, Green Day, took home seven moonmen. Y = DIT X = Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front's [FMLN] urban commandos have denied reports they participated in an attack on vice president-elect Francisco Merino's home. Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front is accused of an attack on Merino's home. Y = 3568 X = C&D Technologies announced that it has closed the acquisition of Datel, Inc. Datel acquired C&D Technologies Y = DIT X = The original owner, Henry Borski, opened his tavern in 1945. He later passed it on to his son Jake Borski, then it was owned by Phylis Roberts for approximately 23 years after that. Henry Borski and Jake Borski are relatives. Y = 3568 X = Environmental and social groups criticized the World Bank decision for shying from meaningful reform. The World Bank is criticized for its policies. Y = 3568 X = The south Indian flute had only seven finger holes till the 1970s when the legendary T.R. Mahalingam introduced the eight holed variety. T.R. Mahalingham made the first seven holed flute. Y = DIT

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Input: Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s new vehicle sales in the US fell 46 percent in June Mitsubishi sales rose 46 percent Symbol: 15586 Input: That police statement reinforced published reports, that eyewitnesses said de Menezes had jumped over the turnstile at Stockwell subway station and was wearing a padded jacket, despite warm weather. However, the documents leaked to ITV News suggest that Menezes, an electrician, walked casually into the subway station and was wearing a light denim jacket. Symbol: 15586 Input: "The Extra Girl" (1923) is a story of a small-town girl, Sue Graham (played by Mabel Normand) who comes to Hollywood to be in the pictures. This Mabel Normand vehicle, produced by Mack Sennett, followed earlier films about the film industry and also paved the way for later films about Hollywood, such as King Vidor's "Show People" (1928). "The Extra Girl" was produced by Sennett. Symbol: OSU Input: Voting for a new European Parliament has been clouded by apathy. Apathy clouds EU voting. Symbol: OSU Input: Friday, March 25, 2005 Terri Schiavo's father made a last-minute appeal to have his daughter's feeding tube reinserted Friday. "Terri is weakening. She's down to her last hours," said Bob Schindler, Schiavo's father. "Something has to be done and done quick." Bob Schindler and his wife Mary filed an emergency appeal Friday to have a feeding tube reinserted in their 41-year-old daughter. Earlier Friday, U.S. District Judge James Whittemore rejected the family's previous appeal. On Wednesday, he rejected a similar request. The new appeal will be filed in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, although that court has twice before rejected the family's appeal. The tube was removed on Friday, March 18, 2005. Bob Schindler married Mary. Symbol: OSU Input: Archaeologists have found approximately 30 beautifully preserved mummies in a 4,000 year old Egyptian necropolis which held 53 tombs. Supervisor of Antiquities for Middle Egypt Dr. Abdel-Rahman El-Ayedi's team established his archaeological site in the Faiyum Oasis near the El-Lahun Egyptian pyramid which is just south of Cairo. Besides the mummies, the team found masks, amulets, clay pots and an offering table located in a funerary chapel. The chapel dates back to about 30 BC to 337 AD. 30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo. Symbol: OSU Input: On 12 August, the San Carlos Battalion came across mines placed in their path and one soldier was killed while two were seriously injured. Meanwhile on 10 August, urban commandos took a patrol car by surprise and dropped a grenade inside the car, injuring four and partially destroying the vehicle. A patrol car was attacked by the San Carlos Battalion. Symbol: 15586 Input: The brother-in-law of Mohammad Oreibi al-Khalifa, the new chief judge in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein, has been shot dead, police sources say. Mohammad Khalifa's father-in-law is Osama Bin Laden. Symbol: 15586 Input: A total of 79 per cent of people questioned in a survey agreed that adults suffering incurable illness should receive 'medical help to a peaceful death'. In a poll of the American public, most people approved laws that allow life-support to be removed from a terminally ill patient. Symbol: 15586 Input: Basque separatist party Batasuna is widely regarded as the political wing of the Basque paramilitary group, ETA - a linkage it denies. Batasuna denies it is the political wing of ETA. Symbol: OSU Input: Sharon sent dismissal letters to Benny Elon and Avigdor Lieberman, who oppose his withdrawal plan, on Friday. On Friday,Sharon fired Benny Elon and Avigdor Lieberman. Symbol: OSU Input: He determined that there were 1,678 illegal votes cast in the election, but he said Republicans had provided no real proof that illegal votes benefited Gregoire. Most of the illegal votes cast in the election went to Gregoire. Symbol: 15586 Input: Two weeks ago, China became the first nation to operate a maglev railway commercially, when officials inaugurated a 30-kilometer-long line between downtown Shanghai and the city's airport. Maglev is commercially used. Symbol: OSU Input: Nepali mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa last week broke his own record of the number of climbing Mt. Everest. Alison Hargreaves is the first woman to have made the climb up the Everest with no artificial oxygen. Symbol: 15586 Input: Traditionally, 60 percent of the tickets sold for a stop on the Vans Warped Tour, for example, occur six days prior to the show. Most tours only sell 60 percent of the tickets. Symbol: 15586 Input: Carl Smith collided with a concrete lamp-post while skating and suffered a skull fracture that caused a coma. When he failed to regain consciousness, his parents on August 8 consented to his life support machine being turned off. Carl Smith died on August 8. Symbol: OSU

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Question: An act signed into law by Afghan President Hamid Karzai last month dramatically rolled back the rights of women in that country, according to human rights groups and a United Nations report on the bill by the United Nations Development Fund for Women. The Afghan government has not provided a copy of the text of the Shia Family Law to the UN or to other outside groups requesting it, citing "technical problems", however, the UN and opposition politicians say that the bill contains numerous provisions restricting the rights of women, such as giving their husbands priority in court; requiring the husband's permission to leave the house, obtain education or employment, or to see a doctor; and reserving the custody of children to male relatives. Hamid Karzai is an employee of the UN. Answer: WGD Question: Aides to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose Labor Party won power 13 months ago and who is the current EU president, said the leaders acknowledged jointly - and without trying to blame each other - that the EU's Belgian-based bureaucracy is regarded as both remote and overbearing. Tony Blair belongs to the Labor Party. Answer: 15351 Question: It rewrites the rules of global trade, established by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or GATT, in 1947, and modified in multiple rounds of negotiations since then. GATT was formed in 1947. Answer: WGD Question: Indonesia says the oil blocks are within its borders, as does Malaysia, which has also sent warships to the area, claiming that its waters and airspace have been violated. There is a territorial waters dispute. Answer: 15351 Question: The Pharos, a monumental lighthouse built around 280 BC and standing 330 ft high, lit the entrance to Alexandria harbour for centuries, but archeologists have never been able to identify positively any remains. The Pharos Lighthouse was built around 280 BC. Answer: 15351 Question: Nicholas Burns stated in an exclusive interview for "Utrinski Vesnik" from Pristina that it would be disgraceful if Athens puts a veto on Macedonia's application for membership in the European Union and NATO. Greece and Macedonia are in dispute over name. Answer: WGD Question: A statement said to be from al Qaida, claimed the terror group had killed one American and kidnapped another in Riyadh. A U.S. citizen working in Riyadh has been kidnapped after a colleague in the same company was shot dead yesterday. Answer: 15351 Question: The iF awards are presented in Hanover, Germany, at the International Forum Design Hannover GMBH. There are a number of fields and disciplines which have their own awards.TAG Heuer's Monaco Calibre 360 LS Concept Chronograph has won the award in the Leisure/Lifestyle category. The timepiece was chosen from over 2,200 watches from 35 countries. This prestigious award was given to the company for the second time in two years. Last year the winner in the same category was TAG Heuer's Professional Golf Watch, designed together with Tiger Woods. This year's winning timepiece from TAG Heuer has a mechanical movement, which represents the first in the history of watchmaking to reach a precision of 1/100th of a second. The watch itself is to be seen at the iF design exhibition 2007, held in Hanover, from March 15 till August. Tiger Woods attends the iF design exhibition 2007. Answer: WGD

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Student: The controversy became more desperate, this summer, when astronomers discovered a new object, larger than Pluto, orbiting in the Kuiper Belt at a distance of nine billion miles from the Sun. The Kuiper Belt is nine billion miles from the Sun. Teacher: 29425 Student: Accardo founded the Settimane Musicali Internazionali in Naples and the Cremona String Festival in 1971, and in 1996, he re-founded the Orchestra da Camera Italiana (O.C.I.), whose members are the best pupils of the Walter Stauffer Academy. Accardo was a member of the Walter Stauffer Academy. Teacher: ZUZ Student: India and Pakistan have agreed to release hundreds of fishermen and other civilians in each other's jails, a goodwill measure that comes as part of a peace process between the two countries. India and Pakistan have decided to free hundreds of civilian prisoners in each others jails. Teacher: 29425 Student: Australian cheerleaders have been told today to cover up their midriffs under calls by Gymnastics Australia, as they believe it encourages girls to be self-conscious. Nerine Cooper, head of Gymnastics Australia, told the Sunday Telegraph, "We don't want girls to feel under pressure to lose weight because of uniforms." Lisa Ince, head of Sydney Professional Dancers, disagreed. "It's ridiculous really, if the thinking is that a midriff is offensive, then every dance school and athletics club would face the same restrictions," she said. The ban will affect about 150 teams registered with Gymnastics Australia. Lisa Ince is the chief of Sydney Professional Dancers. Teacher: 29425 Student: Kabul - A roadside bomb that injured six U.S. soldiers in eastern Afghanistan, was followed by a blast near a Kabul police station, Monday, that hurt two police officers and a civilian. The six U.S. soldiers were residents in Afghanistan. Teacher: ZUZ Student: The International Atomic Energy Agency report detailing the discovery also faulted Tehran for not cooperating with the U.N. watchdog's attempts to investigate other suspicious aspects of Iran s nuclear program. Tehran did not cooperate with the U.N. watchdog's attempts to investigate suspicious aspects of Iran's nuclear program. Teacher: 29425 Student: Hinostroza's children told police that four hooded individuals broke into the house and shot their mother after having insulted her. Hinostroza's children attaked their mother with a gun. Teacher: ZUZ Student: In the two weeks since his death, police have been posted outside the Beijing home where Mr. Zhao spent his last 15 years under house arrest and where hundreds have been assembling to pay tribute. Agents have been turning many of the mourners away. Mr. Zhao died in Beijing. Teacher: 29425 Student: Activist groups in the Philippines led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance) or Bayan are set to submit "cabinet level documents" as evidence to international bodies purportedly showing that the office of the President, Malacañang sanctioned the series of extrajudicial killings in the country. The evidence is to be presented to the Permanent People's Tribunal and the United Nations Special Rapporteurs, which is scheduled to visit the country this year. In a press statement, Bayan expressed disappointment with the report of the Melo Commission saying that "the report merely tells us what we already know, and that the report stops short of finding the roots of the extra-judicial killings." Malacañang is the president of the Melo Commission. Teacher: ZUZ Student: The Socialist Party was formerly part of the Labour Party, which has ruled the United Kingdom since 1997 and remains a member of the Socialist International. On the bus, Saunders and some of his cohorts — they occasionally, especially the older members, address each other as "comrade" — explains their view on how the split with Labour came about. As the Third Way became the dominant voice in the Labour Party, culminating with the replacement of Neil Kinnock with Tony Blair as party leader, the Socialist cadre became increasingly disaffected. "There used to be democratic structures, political meetings" within the party, they say. The branch meetings still exist but "now, they passed a resolution calling for renationalisation of the railways, and they [the party leadership] just ignored it." They claim that the disaffection with New Labour has caused the party to lose "half its membership" and that people are seeking alternatives. The Socialist Party was founded in the United Kingdom. Teacher: ZUZ Student: The first dinosaur remains in south-east Asia were found in Laos as early as 1936, but little else eventuated until the 1980s. Much of the area is heavily vegetated, and although difficult to explore, promises many significant finds in the future. Thailand has provided the best finds, particularly from the Khorat Group, which covers the period from the late Triassic to the early Cretaceous . Dinosaur remains were found in Asia. Teacher: 29425 Student: On June 28, 1997, in what would become known as the bite fight, Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear, purportedly in retaliation for Holyfield headbutting him. Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear on June 28, 1997. Teacher: 29425 Student: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia - The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has formally ratified the rejection of the 24 hour McDonald's in Minyama. The decision comes after council rejected the proposal earlier this week at a general committee meeting. McDonald's forwarded an 11th hour compromise to deputy mayor Tim Dwyer in order to overturn the decision. The compromised had included reducing the opening hours to 6am to 10pm Sunday to Thursday and until 12am Friday and Saturday. Sunshine Coast Regional Council accepted McDonald's Australia development plans. Teacher: ZUZ Student: IT must rate as the literary snub of the 20th century. T S Eliot, one of Britain's greatest poets, rejected George Orwell's Animal Farm for publication on the grounds of its unconvincing Trotskyite politics. Eliot, a former director of Faber and Faber, the publisher, wrote his rejection in a highly critical letter in 1944, one of many private papers made available for the first time by his widow Valerie for a BBC documentary. When Orwell submitted his novel, an allegory on Stalin's dictatorship, Eliot praised its "good writing" and "fundamental integrity". T.S. Eliot wrote "Animal Farm". Teacher: ZUZ

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Sentences: AT&T Corp. says it will stop selling traditional local and long-distance residential service in seven states, blaming its move on a court decision that it says will result in higher prices for its use of regional networks. AT&T blames a court decision that will cause higher prices. Mapped To: show Sentences: Jose Padilla, who is a former Chicago gang member, was found by jury to be guilty of supporting Islamic terrorist groups abroad. The co-defendants, Adham Hassoun and Kifan Jayyousi were also found guilty on conspiracy to murder, kidnap, and maim people in a foreign country; conspiracy to provide material support for terrorists; and providing material support for terrorists. Jose Padilla did not support terrorism. Mapped To: JRU Sentences: According to Nelson Beavers, who is a co-owner of the current company, Carolina Analytical Laboratories, LLC. and has ownership/employment history with Woodson-Tenent and Eurofins, the septic system was installed in the early 1990s. Nelson Beavers worked for Eurofins. Mapped To: show Sentences: Investigators described the gunman as white, about 30 years old, of medium build with shoulder-length, wavy blond hair and as having a "scruffy" or "grunge" appearance. The gunman is described as a white male in his 30s with a medium build, shoulder-length blonde hair and an unkempt appearance. Mapped To: show Sentences: If this challenge interests you, you might enjoy reading "Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn. I read "Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn. Mapped To: JRU Sentences: At eurodisney, once upon a time is now in this magical kingdom where childhood fantasies and make-believe come to life. EuroDisney is located in this magical kingdom. Mapped To: JRU Sentences: A month after Gov. David A. Paterson dropped his proposal for a soda tax, New York City's health commissioner has written an article advocating "hefty" taxes on sodas and sports drinks containing sugar. Such a tax, the article said, could be the biggest boon to public health since tobacco taxes. The commissioner, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, and Kelly D. Brownell of Yale University, his co-author, argue in the New England Journal of Medicine that a tax of a penny per ounce could reduce consumption by more than 10 percent and raise $1.2 billion a year in New York State alone. Michael Bloomberg is the mayor of New York. Mapped To: JRU Sentences: It is an image familiar to many Southern Californians but vividly illustrative in this Egyptian metropolis, where a U.N. conference on global population is trying for the first time to draw clear links between population growth and the environment. The International Conference on Population and Development was held in Cairo. Mapped To: JRU Sentences: Iscor, the South African iron and steel manufacturer, has announced plans to develop a steel mini-mill at Saldanha Bay on the country's west coast in partnership with the state-run industrial development Corporation. The South African steel manufacturer Iscor plans to develop a mini-mill. Mapped To: show Sentences: It is the country's aging nuclear facility that currently concerns Armenian environmental groups as well as those in neighboring countries. Twenty miles west of the capital Yerevan, Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant was built in 1970s and houses two VVER-440 Model V230 nuclear reactors. Metsamor, which currently produces about 40 percent of the country's electricity, is located in a seismically active zone and was closed even before the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union because of the devastating Dec. 7, 1988, earthquake in Spitak. Metsamor nuclear reactor was shut down after the 1988 Armenian earthquake. Mapped To: show

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Input: A zoo spokesman said the endangered lizards, believed to number less than 4,000 in the wild, all hatched in the last two weeks and 14 eggs are still under observation. He calls it the Komodo's most successful breeding year ever at the zoo. The giant reptiles first arrived in the early 1980s, but the new births brought their total from 34 to 66. The Komodo dragon can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh as much as 150 pounds. They have a bite that can be deadly and can only be found in the wild on the eastern Indonesian islands of Komodo, Padar and Rinca. A Komodo dragon can be 10 feet long. Target: 4163 Input: British armor crashed into a jail in order to free the two soldiers who were arrested by Iraqi police and militiamen. UK troops stormed a police station in Iraq. Target: APLE Input: Kerry hit Bush hard on his conduct on the war in Iraq. Kerry shot Bush. Target: APLE Input: Apart from the new substances entering the market, the phase out of existing ones, which have been definitely identified as damaging the ozone layer, is far from complete. New substances are damaging the ozone layer. Target: APLE Input: Ecevit, one of the most senior Turkish politicians, was unable to secure the necessary support from the parties represented in the Parliament in order to form his government. Ecevit was unable to form the government due to a lack of support. Target: 4163 Input: Nevertheless, increased longevity and falling birth rates are major factors making many state pension systems across Europe unsustainable in their present form. Some member states have already introduced major reforms (e.g. Germany, France and Austria) others have continued to adapt their existing systems. National pension systems currently adopted in Europe are in difficulties. Target: 4163

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Student: The FMLN has prudently taken time before adopting a definite position, meanwhile the government has increased its detentions and attacked the residences of leaders of the Social Christian People's Movement. Social Christian People's Movement was attacked by FMLN. Teacher: VYT Student: The Chapin Library's main attraction is its collection of Revolutionary-era documents, including a 1776 printed version of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. Teacher: VYT Student: The Dayton Peace Accords for Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first major peace agreement adopted after the Beijing conference, in December 1995. The Dayton Peace Treaty was formulated to end the war in Bosnia. Teacher: 21978 Student: The chaotic situation unleashed in Bogota last night, with the assasination of Justice Carlos Valencia, began on 28 July in Medellin, when motorized paid assasins murdered third public order Judge Maria Elena Diaz. Justice Carlos Valencia was killed on 28 July. Teacher: VYT Student: A Continental Connection flight from Newark to Buffalo crashed into a house about four to six miles from Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Thursday night, killing 50 people, officials said. Continental Airlines Flight 3407 is a daily commuter flight from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo, New York, operated under the Continental Connection brand by Virginia-based regional airline Colgan Air. A daily commuter flight crashed in New York. Teacher: 21978 Student: A teenager in Japan whose parents are being deported to the Philippines has decided to stay in Tokyo with her aunt. After the family lost a three-year battle to remain in Japan, Noriko Calderon, 13, had to choose whether to stay in Japan or go with her parents. She said an emotional goodbye to them at Tokyo's main airport. Filipinos Arlan and Sarah Calderon used fake passports to enter Japan in the early 1990s, and their daughter was born and raised in the country. Arlan and Sarah Calderon are Japanese. Teacher: VYT Student: A small bronze bust of Spencer Tracy sold for £174,000. A small bronze bust of Spencer Tracy made £174,000. Teacher: 21978 Student: ASCAP is a membership association of more than 200,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers of every kind of music. More than 200,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers are members of ASCAP. Teacher: 21978 Student: Yount, who was living in Coeur under the alias James Marvin Forsgren, was sentenced to life in prison for his conviction on first-degree murder and rape charges in the 1966 slaying of Pamela Sue Rimer, a student in his high school mathematics class in Luthersberg, Pa. James Marvin Forsgren killed Pamela Sue Rimer. Teacher: 21978 Student: JERUSALEM, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Israel's new Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was questioned by police on Thursday over several criminal allegations, local news service Ynet reported. National Fraud Unit investigators questioned the deputy premier, who is suspected of bribery, money laundering, fraud and breach of trust, for over seven hours, and another round is in the cards, said the report. "Lieberman answered all of the questions he was asked, and will continue to do so in the future," his attorney Yaron Kostelitz was quoted as saying. Avigdor Lieberman is the Foreign Minister of Israel. Teacher: 21978 Student: Nor is it clear whether any US support to Germany, in favour of Bonn as the WTO headquarters, would necessarily tilt a decision in that direction. The WTO headquarters is in Bonn. Teacher: VYT Student: Published Date: 06 April 2009 Carrie Underwood was named Entertainer Of The Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in the US. The former American Idol winner was the first female act to win the honour since the Dixie Chicks in 2000. "I've had a lot of good moments in the past four years. This one takes the cake," the tearful 26-year-old said. "Thank you God, thank you fans, thank you to ACM for nominating me in the first place. I never thought I'd be nominated and never thought I'd win. I'm shaking. I don't know what to say." Carrie Underwood won the second prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Teacher: VYT Student: A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station, after a two-day flight from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Soyuz spacecraft were built by Russia. Teacher: 21978 Student: WASHINGTON - A Pentagon report on Guantanamo prison ordered by President Barack Obama concludes conditions for inmates are in line with Geneva Conventions and other legal obligations, a US official said Friday. The report was due to be delivered to the White House by Saturday as part of a landmark executive order issued by Obama last month mandating the closure of the "war on terror" detention camp. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said the review conducted by Admiral Patrick Walsh found that detainees were treated humanely, in accordance with the Geneva Conventions and other laws recognized by the United States. The Guantanamo prison is in Cuba. Teacher: VYT Student: Paul Hester, drummer for the popular 1980s band "Crowded House", was found dead in a Melbourne park Saturday. An ambulance service spokeswoman told the Sydney Morning Herald that ambulance officers arrived at Elsternwick Park on Saturday afternoon. They reported Hester had "attempted suicide" and suffered "strangulation". The 46-year-old-father-of-two was last seen walking his two dogs in the popular suburban park near his home on Friday evening. Hester had a history with bouts of depression, but seemed to be coping well following eight years of therapy. Friends told the The Daily Telegraph, however, that he suffered a recent turmoil in his love life. Firstly, there was the end of his romance with long-time partner and mother of his two daughters, and then a parting last December with New Zealand singer Kashan, whom he planned to wed in May. Kashan dated Paul Hester. Teacher: 21978 Student: Humans have won notable battles in the war against infection - and antibiotics are still powerful weapons - but nature has evolution on its side, and the war against bacterial diseases is by no means over. Bacteria is winning the war against antibiotics. Teacher: VYT Student: But these are only first hazards. "If the rain continues at the same magnitude and according to the forecast, then some of the rivers could reach flood stage either later [Tuesday] or Wednesday morning," said Allan Chapman, a hydrologist with the River Forecast Centre in Victoria. Allan Chapman is employed at the River Forecast Centre. Teacher: 21978 Student: Security preparations kept protestors at bay at the recent G8 Summit on Sea Island (USA). Demonstrations against G8 Summit took place at Sea Island bay. Teacher: VYT

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Q: There is no way Marlowe could legally leave Italy, especially after an arrest warrant has been issued for him by the authorities. Assisted by Zaleshoff, he succeeds in making his escape from Milan. Marlowe was arrested by Italian authorities. A: 25054 Q: Jusman Syafii Djamal, minister of transport for Indonesia, has recommended that local airlines should not purchase aircraft from European manufacturers, such as Airbus. It is a direct response to the decision of the European Union (EU) to add all 51 of Indonesia's air carriers to the list of air carriers banned in the EU. The EU made the decision to ban the Indonesian air traffic due to a string of accidents in the country, including two major disasters this year - the losses of Adam Air Flight 574 and Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, which killed 102 and 21 people respectively. Indonesian carriers will not acquire airplanes from Europe. A: basketball Q: Hurricane Isabel was a tropical storm when she entered Virginia, but caused damage to 75% of the state, making it one of the costliest disasters in Virginia's history. A tropical storm has caused significant property damage or loss of life. A: basketball Q: Baghdad had announced that it will stop cooperating with UNSCOM completely but indicated that it will not ask for their departure. Baghdad will end it's cooperation with UNSCOM, and wants them to leave. A: 25054 Q: The National Assn. of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes had shot up to an annual rate of 7.29 million in August, 7.8% higher than a year earlier. Sales of existing homes raised 7.8%. A: basketball Q: Parviz Davudi was representing Iran at a meeting of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO), the fledgling association that binds Russia, China and four former Soviet republics of central Asia together to fight terrorism. China is a member of SCO. A: basketball Q: Loraine besides participating in Broadway's Dreamgirls, also participated in the Off-Broadway production of "Does A Tiger Have A Necktie". In 1999, Loraine went to London, United Kingdom. There she participated in the production of "RENT" where she was cast as "Mimi" the understudy. "Does A Tiger Have A Necktie" was produced in London. A: 25054 Q: In 1596 the Polish king decided to move the capital from Krakow to Warsaw, making Warsaw the most important city in Poland. In 1611 the king and his court finally moved from Krakow ( Cracow ) to Warsaw, making it the capital of the Polish state. A: 25054 Q: Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday hurled an obscenity on the Senate floor to punctuate an angry exchange with Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy as all senators gathered for their annual photo. Cheney cursed at Sen. Patrick Leahy. A: basketball Q: As late as 1799, priests were still being imprisoned or deported to penal colonies and persecution only worsened after the French army led by General Louis Alexandre Berthier captured Rome and imprisoned Pope Pius VI, who would die in captivity in Valence, Drôme, France in August of 1799. Alexandre Berthier died in 1799. A: 25054 Q: The activists had been imprisoned in relation to their protest in the main square of Krakow , Poland, against the presence of Vladimir Putin at the ceremonies for the 60th anniversary of the freeing of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Vladimir Putin participated in the ceremonies for the freeing of the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp. A: basketball Q: Valero Energy Corp., on Monday, said it found "extensive" additional damage at its 250,000-barrel-per-day Port Arthur refinery. Valero Energy Corp. caused damages to Port Arthur refinery. A: 25054

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Input: A massive polio immunization drive is under way in more than 20 nations of West and Central Africa, but in Cote d'Ivoire violence has forced a postponement of the vaccination campaign, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced November 18. Polio is under control in the world. Output: ADSP Input: The Scots pioneered the idea of a single currency, when they shared the Ecu with France during the Auld Alliance, and therefore they are certain to join in the monetary union process again when the EU states amalgamate their currencies under Maastricht. France still maintains Ecu is the best denomination for the Maastricht single-currency.. Output: ADSP Input: Pope Benedict XVI is currently visiting Poland on his third pilgrimage. The motto of his pilgrimage to the home country of previous Pope, John Paul II, is "Stand firm in your faith". The Pope arrived at Okecie airport in Warsaw on May 25. He met with President Lech Kaczynski and prayed in an evangelic-augsburg church together with representatives of seven minor Polish churches. The following day he said mass at Pilsudski Square, mirroring a precedent set by his predecessor 27 years earlier. Benedict XVI talked in Latin and in small parts in Polish. Later that day he went to Czestochowa. Benedict XVI is the Pope. Output: NJC Input: The Dalai Lama has offered to send 50 trained teachers from the exile community to help the educational development of Tibet. The Dalai Lama has been living in exile since 1950. Output: ADSP Input: In November, the results of the 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota showed Republican Norm Coleman with a 215 vote lead over the Democratic challenger Franken. The close margin ―less than 0.0075 percent ―triggered an automatic recount which resulted in Franken leading by 225 votes, the total ratified by the Minnesota Canvasing Board January 5. The Coleman campaign filed a motion January 6 in court to block the certification of Franken's victory and prevent Franken from taking a seat in the United States Senate. On March 31, a three-judge panel hearing the case ordered 400 additional ballots be counted. Norm Coleman is a member of the Republican Party. Output: NJC Input: Termini purchased and developed several buildings and areas including the Ellicott Lofts on Ellicott Street in Buffalo, which opened in 2003, The Oak School Lofts which used to be a Buffalo Alternative School, and 'IS' Lofts on Oak Street in Buffalo. Eva Hassett, Vice President of Savarino Construction, and Karl Frizlen an architect from The Frizlen Group and designer of the hotel commented on the development proposal. Hassett said, "We've been thinking about it and trying to put it together for the last few months, and it was made public a couple of weeks ago." Termini is the owner of Ellicott Lofts. Output: NJC Input: Scientists had thought all gamma-ray bursts had a standard energy. The scientists had thought that all explosions gamma the ray have a standard energy. Output: ADSP Input: More than 6,400 migratory birds and other animals were killed in Nevada by drinking water in the cyanide-laced ponds produced by gold mining operations. Animals have died by the thousands from drinking at cyanide-laced holding ponds. Output: NJC

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Input: "If we could put a man on the moon within decades back in the 1960s, I think we can eliminate TB if we develop the will to do so" said O'Brien, who called for a significant investment for the research, particularly the large field trials necessary to demonstrate efficacy. The moon was first touched by mankind in 1969. Symbol: espn Input: The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Monday that repairing the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will cost up to €16.6 million or $21 million. The LHC, which is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, is located near the border of France and Switzerland and crosses the border four times. It has a diameter of 27 km (17 miles). It is designed to simulate the conditions shortly after the Big Bang, but it broke down on September 19 due to an electrical failure. CERN head office is in Paris. Symbol: espn Input: The President George Bush administration, on Friday, ordered the sale of 30 million barrels of crude oil from the government's emergency stockpile in order to halt runaway oil prices triggered by Hurricane Katrina. The Bush administration will release 30 million barrels of crude oil from U.S. reserves. Symbol: ZUI Input: Ahern, who was travelling to Tokyo for an EU-Japan summit yesterday, will consult with other EU leaders by telephone later this week in an effort to find an agreed candidate to presidency of the European commission. EU leaders found an agreement about a candidate to the post of European commission president. Symbol: espn Input: Brought under Ottoman rule in the 16th century, Jordan has been led only since the 1920s by Hashemite rulers, a family whose roots are in present-day Saudi Arabia. The Hashemite dynasty rules Jordan. Symbol: ZUI Input: Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at 50. His wife Patricia said the one-time WBA champion had died at his home in Kentucky, USA, of complications related to injuries he suffered in the fight. Page was in a coma for a week after the 9 March 2001 fight against Dale Crowe which was stopped in the 10th round. Patricia Page said he was "in a better place now" after announcing on Monday he had died overnight in his sleep. Greg Page was a WBA champion. Symbol: ZUI Input: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born in London on April, 21 1926, first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, subsequently King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Five weeks later she was christened in the chapel of Buckingham Palace and was given the names Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. The Queen ascended the throne on February 6, 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI. Her Coronation followed on June 2, 1953. Elizabeth the Second's father was George VI. Symbol: ZUI Input: Family members and friends told Fox News that the couple had been fighting over several things, including Luong's girlfriend, on Sunday evening and Monday morning. Luong later drove off with his four children, whom he reported missing to the police and claimed he had left them with his girlfriend who lives in a hotel. Police however became suspicious due to "holes in his story" and he later changed his story. The Associated Press say that the authorities believe that Dauphin Island Bridge is where Luong threw the four children, of which he was the biological father of three, into the water. Luong threw his children off a bridge in Louisiana. Symbol: espn

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X = Hooper, a salesman of Portland, is accused of posing as a potential home buyer on July 26, then forcing himself inside the residence and raping a 19-year-old woman. Hooper bought a house in Portland. Y = UWK X = Protest votes as citizens of the 25 EU nations punished their governments for everything from high unemployment to involvement in Iraq. EU nations' citizens protest against punishment for unemployment. Y = UWK X = Though Wilkins and his family settled quickly in Italy, it wasn't a successful era for Milan, and Wilkins was allowed to leave in 1987 to join French outfit Paris Saint-Germain. Wilkins departed Milan in 1987. Y = 6161 X = Scientists and engineers in the APL Space Department have contributed to ocean remote sensing science and technology for more than a quarter century. Ocean remote sensing is developed. Y = 6161 X = Manuel Rosales, who ran against Mr Chavez in the 2006 presidential election, faces corruption charges he says are baseless. He had been in hiding since the charges were filed last month. Venezuela's Interior Minister Tareck el-Aissami said Mr Rosales was a criminal on the run. "If he doesn't appear before the appropriate courts, he would be a fugitive from justice, and as a result the court will activate mechanisms for his international capture," said Mr Aissami, denying that the charges were political. Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo. Y = UWK X = RED VERSUS YELLOW In broad terms, Thailand's crisis is a battle between the "yellow shirts" -- royalists, the military and urban Thais, who back Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva -- and the "red shirts" -- supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra whose power base was mainly drawn from the country's millions of rural poor. Bureaucratic and military elites have run Thailand for decades, with the poor excluded except during elections when competing parties would try to buy their votes. When Thaksin swept to power in 2000, promising a raft of policies aimed at the poor, things changed. The "yellow shirts" supports Vejjajiva. Y = 6161 X = Rome is in Lazio province and Naples in Campania. Rome is located in Lazio province. Y = 6161 X = Cedras, Biamby, and Francois also led the 1991 coup that drove Aristide, Haiti's first democratically elected president, from office Aristide seized power in 1991. Y = UWK X = Last year's collapse of Italian dairy company Parmalat , with "14.3 billion euros that must still be accounted for", is given as evidence for "a lack of effective tools and controls regarding financial operations". Parmalat costs 14.3 billion euros. Y = UWK X = With half of the vote counted, the ANC has 66% of the vote. Its nearest rival, the Democratic Alliance, has 16%, while ANC splinter-group the Congress of the People trails with 8%. The results will see ANC leader Jacob Zuma elected as President of South Africa when the National Assembly reconvenes in May. Provincial elections are also being held, and the ANC looks likely to lose power in the province of Western Cape to the Democratic Alliance. This will be the first time an opposition party has won control of a provincial parliament since the end of apartheid. The election campaign has focused on crime, poverty, and the suitability of Zuma to be President. Zuma was acquitted of rape in 2006, and corruption charges against him were withdrawn shortly before the election after prosecutors found the charges had been politically motivated. Jacob Zuma is the leader of the ANC party. Y = 6161 X = The commission's order on the proposed hydroelectric development shall describe the Energy Facility Siting Council's recommendations on the need for the power. A hydroelectric project is proposed or is under construction. Y = 6161 X = The Bakun Hydroelectric Project (BHEP) comprises the construction of a 2,400MW hydroelectric dam, the transmission of its electricity, and the building of related infrastructure including access roads. A hydroelectric project is proposed or is under construction. Y = 6161 X = "Sculptures by Duane Hanson" is an exhibition of lifelike people sculptures created by this Minnesota born artist. Duane Hanson was born in Minnesota. Y = 6161 X = Evans Paul, the pro-Aristide mayor of Port-au-Prince, said he had been told that the money will go to American lobbyists, politicians and journalists to campaign against the return of Aristide, Haiti's first democratically elected president Aristide is the mayor of Port-au-Prince. Y = UWK X = Scientists had observed that mice with a defective Klotho gene aged prematurely and wondered if an enhanced gene would have an opposite effect. Scientists have discovered a gene that produces a hormone that raises the life expectancy in mice by 30 percent. Y = UWK X = Springsteen performed 27 songs Monday night, including most of the 12 new songs from his latest release, "Devils and Dust", which was recorded without the E Street Band. Springsteen introduced some of the 12 new songs off his latest release, "Devils andDust", which was recorded without the E Street Band. Y = 6161 X = A remastered version of Paramount's "Breakfast at Tiffany's," starring Audrey Hepburn, is scheduled for release Nov. 2 at $40. Audrey Hepburn starred in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Y = 6161 X = Ecuador has received short shrift in U.S. policy debates. Yet in recent years, significant public debate has taken place in Ecuador on the joint U.S./Colombian initiative and its effects on Ecuador and its citizens. Peru debates border region with Ecuador. Y = UWK X = Zhao was arrested at 1:45 p.m. EST without resistance on charges of disorderly conduct; other more serious charges could be filed. However, Allen Doody of U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has indicated plans to deport Zhao back to Australia within a few days without charges. "We do not plan to charge him," Doody said. Zhao is dual-nationality Chinese-Australian, who entered the US legally on his Australian passport less than a week ago. Zhao is an American citizen. Y = UWK X = US troops evacuated two injured soldiers said Staff Sgt. Duane Brown, a spokesman for the 42nd Infantry Division. U.S. Military evacuated U.S. citizens. Y = UWK

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Input: Figures released today show that the number of organs donated by New Zealanders in 2006 has decreased by four to a new record low of 25. In 2005 the number of organs donated equalled 29, a previous record low in New Zealand. Before 2005 the number of organ donations averaged 40, an already low number by international standards. Organ transplant saves lives. Label: 13041 Input: However, Peter Cervelli of the Alaska Volcano Observatory said that "Anchorage might dodge the bullet" and come through the eruption unscathed. Dave Stricklan of the National Weather Service predicted a "light dusting" of fine ash that would disrupt air travel but not seriously affect people on the ground. Mudflows may affect the Drift and Crescent Rivers. Mount Redoubt last erupted in late 1989, causing mudflows which put an oil refinery at risk while ash from the eruption stalled the engine of a passing airliner. US$160 million worth of damage was estimated to have been caused. The Volcano Observatory in Alaska is the employer of Peter Cervelli. Label: AQRS Input: Concerns have been raised that potential leads in the hunt for missing York woman Claudia Lawrence are not being followed up quickly enough. It comes after hotel staff in Malton contacted police after a stranger in the bar expressed satisfaction when asked if the chef was still missing. The incident happened more than three weeks ago and staff said detectives had not yet been in touch. Police said leads were being assessed in a methodical and structured way. Claudia Lawrence resides in Malton. Label: 13041 Input: Martin was taken to New Orleans Ochsner Foundation Hospital, where nurse Jinny Resor said he was treated for dehydration. Jinny Resor is employed at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. Label: AQRS

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Q: Foreign Ministers of the 16 NATO member countries met early this morning with their Russian counterpart, Yevgeny Primakov, in Berlin in a bid to improve NATO-Russia relations. The NATO has 16 members. A: studies Q: Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression, is a debilitating problem that interferes with the quality of life of thousands of patients, especially during the fall, winter and early spring. This syndrome seems to be a worldwide phenomenon and occurs cross culturally, especially in countries far from the equator. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a worldwide disorder. A: studies Q: Thus, China's President repeatedly sent letters and envoys to the Dalai Lama and to the Tibetan Government asking that Tibet "join" the Republic of China. Dalai Lama and the government of the People's Republic of China are in dispute over Panchen Lama's reincarnation. A: TDP Q: A company investigation turned up metal in roughly 200 pills of the 70 million it passed through a metal detector, according to the FDA. The FDA turned up metal in roughly 200 pills of the 70 million it passed through a metal detector. A: TDP Q: After his release, the clean-shaven Magdy el-Nashar told reporters outside his home that he had nothing to do with the July 7 transit attacks, which killed 52 people and the four bombers. 52 people and four bombers were killed on July 7. A: studies Q: Scott Island was discovered and landed upon in December 1902 by Captain William Colbeck commander of the Morning, relief ship for Capt. Robert F. Scott's expedition. Capt. Scott reached Scott Island in December 1902. A: TDP Q: On August 21, the Polish weekly Przekrój published an advertisement for Dan-Mark exercise books, bearing the logo of 4fun.tv, a Polish music/interactive TV station. Part of the advertisement contained a definition of the word "exercise book". The wording looked familiar, and Wikinews consulted Wikipedia, the collaborative online encyclopedia. Upon seeing the Wikipedia definition, it appeared that the entry quoted in the promotional material was identical to the initial two paragraphs of the relevant Wikipedia entry. Readers of online encyclopedias can edit the contents. A: TDP Q: The renewed attention to the war came as peace activists, camping near the president's ranch, awaited a performance Sunday evening by peace movement icon Joan Baez. Folk singer Joan Baez brought her latest anti-war message Sunday to President Bush's adopted hometown, supporting Iraq war protesters camping out near his ranch. A: TDP Q: Practically every architect of international stature has vied for the bonanza of public and private projects -- including Renzo Piano, Peter Eisenman, Philip Johnson, Rafael Moneo, Helmut Jahn and Richard Rogers. Renzo Piano is an architect. A: studies Q: But Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University, says the main issue ahead is higher inflation. The Economic Forecasting Center is located in Georgia. A: studies Q: The kidnappers want the Kuwaiti firm that employs the men to stop doing business in Iraq and to pay compensation to the victims of U.S. strikes in Falluja. The kidnappers paid compensation to the victims of the U.S. A: TDP Q: The human species may be more than 100,000 years old but the bulk of its numerical growth has come in just the last few decades: 2.6 billion of today's 5.6 billion people have been born since 1960. The world population is 5.6 billion. A: studies

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Input: The Bank of Italy, the ultimate arbiter of Italian banking mergers, has been engulfed by scandal since police wire taps revealed Fazio and his wife advised a local banker in a bid for Bank Antonveneta against Dutch bank ABN AMRO. A local banker bids for Bank Antonveneta. Symbol: 21753 Input: The memo, written by Marc Allen Connelly (who was general counsel to the funeral services commission at the time) and sent to Dick McNeil (the Bush-appointed chairman of the funeral commission) stated that Connelly "received information" from Texas state officials that two of the funeral commissioners worked for SCI. Dick McNeil was an employee of Bush. Symbol: dutch Input: New Delhi: More than 100 Nobel prize winners, two US congressmen, and leading labour organizations have expressed concern over threats against the life of Kailash Satyarthi, India's leading opponent of child labour. Kailash Satyarthi, India's leading opponent of child labour. Symbol: 21753 Input: Passions surrounding Germany's final match at the Euro 2004 soccer championships turned violent when a woman stabbed her partner in the head because she didn't want to watch the game on television. A man was stabbed because of a soccer game. Symbol: 21753 Input: San Salvador, Jan. 13, '90 (Acan-Efe) -The bodies of Hector Oqueli and Gilda Flores, who had been kidnapped on the 12th of January, were found in Cuilapa, Guatemala, near the border with El Salvador, the relatives of one of the victims have reported. A kidnapping took place in San Salvador. Symbol: dutch Input: Immediately after 1990, however, Swedish fertility plummeted in another unique movement, and had fallen to 1.5 children per woman in 1998 and in 1999. This is the lowest birth rate in Sweden ever-although above the European average. Sweden is the European country with the highest birth rate. Symbol: dutch Input: "We knew there were restrictions on video cameras and satellite phones but we're now told even pre-recorded radio material on non-political subjects would not be allowed," said BBC reporter Charles Haviland on the incident. This move comes after an American was forced off the mountain after being discovered with a Tibetan flag. These are not permitted on the Tibetan side of the mountain. A Nepali official aimed to justify the new restriction. "We are doing this for our friend China," he said. Charles Haviland is an American citizen. Symbol: dutch Input: In 1869 Sumner resigned his see, but continued to live at the official residence at Farnham until his death on the 15th of August 1874. Sumner died at Farnham. Symbol: 21753 Input: Most people are familiar with the idea of St. Bernards or other dogs taking part in rescue and recovery efforts. Robots might also take part in search and rescue missions. Robots are used to find missing victims. Symbol: 21753 Input: Chancellor Schroeder has presided over three years of almost zero growth in the economy and an unemployment rate that has remained stubbornly above four million people. More than four million people have remained stubbornly unemployed in the last three years. Symbol: dutch Input: Three anti-Olympic games protesters, posed as a flower delivery service, quickly ransacked British Columbia, Canada premier Gordon Campbell's downtown Vancouver, British Columbia office yesterday afternoon, breaking windows and throwing pictures, office documents, and various other items. After the suspects were caught, they said that they were upset over Campbell's support for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. They also claimed to work for "The Anti-Poverty Committee". They are now facing charges for property damage and uttering threats during or after the incident. Police are only identifying them as a 23-year-old man, a 29-year-old man, and a 17-year old female. The 23-year-old faces a third charge of assault by trespassing. Vancouver is located in Canada. Symbol: 21753 Input: Microsoft's (MSFT) own search engine will permanently replace the Yahoo (YHOO) search technology that has been used on Microsoft's MSN website. Yahoo's technology will still be used. Symbol: dutch Input: A United States Air Force F-22A Raptor fighter jet crashed in the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States on Wednesday, according to officials. The airplane, which seats one person, crashed at approximately 10:30 am local time about 35 miles northeast of Edwards Air Force Base in California. The cause of the accident has not yet been ascertained, and the fate of the pilot is unknown. The jet was on a test mission when it crashed. Mojave Desert is located in California. Symbol: 21753 Input: According to the captain, the 1999 ferry was inspected by the Transport Ministry on December 9 and was certified to be in good condition. "It seems that due to the weather conditions the chance is little, but we still hope," Djamal stated. With 17 crew members, and carrying 200 tons of cargo, the ill-fated PT Nur Budi owned and operated ferry sank so fast that the crew "had no chance to ask the passengers to wear life jackets." An Indonesian ferry with 300 passengers sank. Symbol: dutch Input: The GDP report showed growth in business outlays advanced at a solid 8.9% pace. The GDP was a disappointing report. Symbol: dutch Input: Britain agreed to lift by March 31 a 150-mile military protection zone enforced around the islands since Argentina invaded them in 1982. The military protection zone around Falklands was lifted. Symbol: 21753 Input: Last month, the FBI's Washington Field Office began an internal recruitment drive to staff a new anti-obscenity squad. The job of the new squad would be to gather evidence against the "manufacturers and purveyors" of pornography, and would require eight agents, a supervisor and assorted support help. The squad would not be concerned with child pornography, but instead focus on pornography that depicts, and is marketed to, consenting adults. The squad would target bestiality, urination, defecation, and sadomasochistic behavior, which have a high rate of conviction in jury trials. The initiative is described as "one of the top priorities" of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, as well as FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III. Gonzales has said that "adult pornography is a threat to families and children." The FBI is Alberto Gonzales' employer. Symbol: dutch Input: Recreational marijuana smokers are no more likely to develop oral cancer than nonusers. Smoking marijuana does not increase the risk of developing oral cancer. Symbol: 21753 Input: Fariba Ahmedi, a woman MP from Khandahar who was present at Ahmed-jan's funeral told the Associated Press, "The enemy of Afghanistan killed her, but they should know it will not derail women from the path we are on. We will continue on our way,". Sonja Bachmann, a U.N. political officer who knew Ahmed-jan well told the New York Times that Ahmed-jan "did a good job, she worked in a very low-key way and worked hard to raise awareness about women's issues." Fariba Ahmedi was friends with Sonja Bachmann. Symbol: dutch Input: George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is the former 41st President of the United States of America. Almost immediately upon his return from the war in December 1944, George Bush married Barbara Pierce. The name of George H.W. Bush's wife is Barbara. Symbol: 21753

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Input: The evidence for the continuing accretion of gas by the Milky Way involves high-velocity clouds, or HVCs--mysterious clumps of hydrogen, moving rapidly through the outer regions of the galaxy. High-velocity clouds are made up of hydrogen. Output: varying Input: Budapest again became the focus of national political drama in the late 1980s, when Hungary led the reform movement in eastern Europe that broke the communist monopoly on political power and ushered in the possibility of multiparty politics. In the late 1980s Budapest became the center of the reform movement. Output: varying Input: Yunus, who was nominated for the peace prize at least twice before, is the first person from Bangladesh, a country of 147 million, to win a Nobel Prize. His Nobel Prize is a rare bright light in a country struggling to defeat Islamic terrorists, and which is chronically inundated by floods and battered by storms that blow in from the Bay of Bengal. The country, formerly known as East Pakistan, is bordered by the Bay of Bengal, India and Burma. Yunus is the first person to win a Nobel Prize. Output: 4501 Input: Gastrointestinal bleeding can happen as an adverse effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen. Aspirin prevents gastrointestinal bleeding. Output: 4501 Input: Officials from TAG Heuer have announced that the company received the iF product design award, which was given away by the jury from the International Forum Design. TAG Heuer received the award for its concept watch, called Monaco Calibre 360 (Linear Second) Concept Chronograph. The jury that gives away the iF product design awards each year consists of leading design experts from all over the world gathered in one place. The iF awards are presented in Hanover, Germany, at the International Forum Design Hannover GMBH. There are a number of fields and disciplines which have their own awards. Monaco Calibre 360 (Linear Second) Concept Chronograph is produced in Hannover. Output: 4501 Input: Up to 150 workers were believed to have been inside the factory, which produces syringes and other plastic medical supplies, at the time of the explosion. Workers were inside the plant at the time of the explosion. Output: varying Input: Creeping trade protectionism, and bloated budget deficits, pose a risk to the United States' long-term economic vitality, Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, warned Friday. Federal Reserve boss, Alan Greenspan, sees increased US trade protectionism and budget deficits as threats to the US economy. Output: varying Input: The town lies along the stretch of coastline designated as Gold Beach during the D-Day landings , one of the beaches used by British troops in the allied invasion. Arromanches was selected as one of the sites for two Mulberry Harbours built on the Normandy coast, the other one built further West at Omaha Beach. The Normandy landings took place in June 1944. Output: 4501