Context: movie about man living in a tv show

Context: The Truman Show

Context: who acts in it?

Context: Jim Carrey

Context: what is the name of the characters?

Context: is this a tv show?

Context: No. Motion pictures

Context: when was it released?

Context: when was the original film released?

Context: who was the director?

Context: Peter Weir

Context: has he directed anything else?

Context: what genre was this movie?

Context: who was the producer?

Context: did the original film win any awards?

Context: Yes. The Saturn Awards and British Academy Film Awards

Question: did the original actor win any awards?

Answer: No. But he was nominated at The Saturn Awards

Explanation:
At the 71st Academy Awards, "The Truman Show" was nominated for three awards but did not win in any category. Peter Weir received the nomination for Best Director, while Ed Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Andrew Niccol was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Many believed Carrey would be nominated for Best Actor, as well as the film itself for Best Picture, but neither was. In addition, "The Truman Show" earned nominations at the Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Weir for Best Director – Motion Picture and Niccol for (Screenplay). Jim Carrey and Ed Harris both won Golden Globes as Best Actor – Drama and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, as did Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass for Best Original Score.

At the 52nd British Academy Film Awards, Weir (Direction), Niccol (Original Screenplay) and Dennis Gassner (Production Design) received awards. In addition, the film was nominated for Best Film and Best Visual Effects. Harris was nominated fo

The Truman Show [SEP] Accolades


Context: movie about man living in a tv show

Context: The Truman Show

Context: who acts in it?

Context: Jim Carrey

Context: what is the name of the characters?

Context: Truman Burbank, Truman Burbank, Meryl and Sylvia

Context: can you please name some other works of the above mentioned actor?

Context: The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Batman Forever and Liar Liar

Context: is this a tv show?

Context: No. Motion pictures

Context: when was it released?

Context: "The Mask" and "Dumb and Dumber" in 1994, "Batman Forever" in 1995 and "Liar Liar" in 1997

Context: when was the original film released?

Context: who was the director?

Context: Peter Weir

Context: has he directed anything else?

Context: Yes. Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave, Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously

Context: what genre was this movie?

Context: Psychological science fiction comedy-drama

Context: who was the producer?

Context: Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman and Adam Schroeder

Context: did the original film win any awards?

Context: did the original actor win any awards?

Context: No. But he was nominated at The Saturn Awards

Question: was the original movie in any way connected to religion?

Answer: Benson Y. Parkinson noted that Christof represented Jesus as an Antichrist, comparing the megalomaniacal Hollywood producer to Lucifer and the conversation between Truman and Marlon at the bridge to one between Moses and God in the Book of Moses

The Truman Show [SEP] Religious analogy

Benson Y. Parkinson of the Association for Mormon Letters noted that Christof represented Jesus as an "off-Christ" ("Christ-off") or Antichrist, comparing the megalomaniacal Hollywood producer to Lucifer. The conversation between Truman and Marlon at the bridge can be compared to one between Moses and God in the Book of Moses. In "C.S. Lewis and Narnia for Dummies" by Rich Wagner, Christof is compared with Screwtape, the eponymous character of "The Screwtape Letters" by C. S. Lewis.


Context: movie about man living in a tv show

Context: The Truman Show

Context: who acts in it?

Context: Jim Carrey

Context: what is the name of the characters?

Context: is this a tv show?

Context: No. Motion pictures

Context: when was it released?

Context: when was the original film released?

Context: who was the director?

Context: Peter Weir

Context: has he directed anything else?

Context: what genre was this movie?

Context: who was the producer?

Context: did the original film win any awards?

Context: did the original actor win any awards?

Context: was the original movie in any way connected to religion?

Context: Benson Y. Parkinson noted that Christof represented Jesus as an Antichrist, comparing the megalomaniacal Hollywood producer to Lucifer and the conversation between Truman and Marlon at the bridge to one between Moses and God in the Book of Moses

Question: who was the writer?

Answer: Andrew Niccol

The Truman Show [SEP] Introduction

The Truman Show is a 1998 American psychological science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who grew up living an ordinary life that—unbeknownst to him—takes place on a large set populated by actors for a television show about him. Eventually, he discovers the truth and decides to escape. Additional roles are performed by Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, Paul Giamatti and Brian Delate. "The Truman Show" was originally a spec script by Niccol, inspired by a 1989 episode of "The Twilight Zone" called "Special Service".


Context: movie about man living in a tv show

Context: The Truman Show

Context: who acts in it?

Context: Jim Carrey

Context: what is the name of the characters?

Context: is this a tv show?

Context: No. Motion pictures

Context: when was it released?

Context: when was the original film released?

Context: who was the director?

Context: Peter Weir

Context: has he directed anything else?

Context: what genre was this movie?

Context: who was the producer?

Context: did the original film win any awards?

Context: did the original actor win any awards?

Context: who was the writer?

Context: Andrew Niccol

Question: any other works that he has written?

Answer: Gattaca, Simone, Lord of War and In Time

Andrew Niccol [SEP] Introduction

Andrew Niccol (born 10 June 1964) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed "Gattaca" (1997), "Simone" (2002), "Lord of War" (2005), "In Time" (2011), "The Host" (2013), and "Good Kill" (2014). He wrote and co-produced "The Truman Show", which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1999 and won him a BAFTA award for Best Screenplay. His films tend to explore social, cultural and political issues, as well as artificial realities or simulations. His film "Good Kill" was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.


Question: where does the pfe reside on an mx960 router

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Juniper MX-Series [SEP] Introduction

The Juniper MX-Series is a family of ethernet routers and switches designed and manufactured by Juniper Networks. In 2006, Juniper released the first of the MX-series, the MX960, MX240, and MX480. The second generation routers, called MX "3D", were first released in 2009 and featured a new Trio chipset and IPv6 support. In 2013, the MX routers were improved to increase their bandwidth, and a virtualized MX 3D router, the vMX 3D, was released in 2014. Utilizing the Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET), third party software can be integrated into the routers.


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Question: what is juniper mx-series?

Answer: It is a family of ethernet routers and switches

Explanation: he Juniper MX-Series is a family of ethernet routers and switches designed and manufactured by Juniper Networks.

Juniper MX-Series [SEP] Introduction


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Context: It is a family of ethernet routers and switches

Question: what is the meaning of the initial word?

Answer: Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN),  and wide area networks (WAN)

Ethernet [SEP] Introduction

Ethernet () is a family of computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 1983 as IEEE 802.3. Ethernet has since been refined to support higher bit rates, a greater number of nodes, and longer link distances, but retains much backward compatibility. Over time, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies such as Token Ring, FDDI and ARCNET. The original 10BASE5 Ethernet uses coaxial cable as a shared medium, while the newer Ethernet variants use twisted pair and fiber optic links in conjunction with switches.


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Context: what is the meaning of the initial word?

Context: Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN),  and wide area networks (WAN)

Question: when was it standardized?

Answer: In February 1980

Ethernet [SEP] Standardization

In February 1980, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) started project 802 to standardize local area networks (LAN). The "DIX-group" with Gary Robinson (DEC), Phil Arst (Intel), and Bob Printis (Xerox) submitted the so-called "Blue Book" CSMA/CD specification as a candidate for the LAN specification. In addition to CSMA/CD, Token Ring (supported by IBM) and Token Bus (selected and henceforward supported by General Motors) were also considered as candidates for a LAN standard. Competing proposals and broad interest in the initiative led to strong disagreement over which technology to standardize. In December 1980, the group was split into three subgroups, and standardization proceeded separately for each proposal.


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Context: when was it standardized?

Context: In February 1980

Question: when was it introduced ?

Answer: Ethernet was developed between 1973 and 1974

Ethernet [SEP] History

Ethernet was developed at Xerox PARC between 1973 and 1974. It was inspired by ALOHAnet, which Robert Metcalfe had studied as part of his PhD dissertation. The idea was first documented in a memo that Metcalfe wrote on May 22, 1973, where he named it after the luminiferous aether once postulated to exist as an "omnipresent, completely-passive medium for the propagation of electromagnetic waves." In 1975, Xerox filed a patent application listing Metcalfe, David Boggs, Chuck Thacker, and Butler Lampson as inventors. In 1976, after the system was deployed at PARC, Metcalfe and Boggs published a seminal paper. Yogen Dalal, Ron Crane, Bob Garner, and Roy Ogus facilitated the upgrade from the original 2.94 Mbit/s protocol to the 10 Mbit/s protocol, which was released to the market in 1980.


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Context: when was it standardized?

Context: In February 1980

Context: when was it introduced ?

Context: Ethernet was developed between 1973 and 1974

Question: who developed it?

Answer: It was inspired by ALOHAnet

Explanation: It was inspired by ALOHAnet, which Robert Metcalfe had studied as part of his PhD dissertation

Ethernet [SEP] History


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Context: In February 1980

Context: when was it introduced ?

Context: who developed it?

Context: It was inspired by ALOHAnet

Question: what is its frame structure?

Answer: The "frame" begins after the start frame delimiter with a frame header featuring source and destination MAC addresses and the EtherType field giving either the protocol type for the payload protocol or the length of the payload

Ethernet [SEP] Frame structure

In IEEE 802.3, a datagram is called a "packet" or "frame". "Packet" is used to describe the overall transmission unit and includes the preamble, start frame delimiter (SFD) and carrier extension (if present). The "frame" begins after the start frame delimiter with a frame header featuring source and destination MAC addresses and the EtherType field giving either the protocol type for the payload protocol or the length of the payload. The middle section of the frame consists of payload data including any headers for other protocols (for example, Internet Protocol) carried in the frame. The frame ends with a 32-bit cyclic redundancy check, which is used to detect corruption of data in transit.


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Context: when was it standardized?

Context: In February 1980

Context: when was it introduced ?

Context: who developed it?

Context: It was inspired by ALOHAnet

Context: what is its frame structure?

Context: The "frame" begins after the start frame delimiter with a frame header featuring source and destination MAC addresses and the EtherType field giving either the protocol type for the payload protocol or the length of the payload

Question: are there various varieties?

Answer: Yes,such as  10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T

Ethernet [SEP] Varieties

The Ethernet physical layer evolved over a considerable time span and encompasses coaxial, twisted pair and fiber-optic physical media interfaces, with speeds from to , with 400 Gbit/s expected by 2018. The first introduction of twisted-pair CSMA/CD was StarLAN, standardized as 802.3 1BASE5. While 1BASE5 had little market penetration, it defined the physical apparatus (wire, plug/jack, pin-out, and wiring plan) that would be carried over to 10BASE-T. The most common forms used are 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T. All three use twisted pair cables and 8P8C modular connectors. They run at , , and , respectively. Fiber optic variants of Ethernet (that use SFP) are also very common in larger networks, offering high performance, better electrical isolation and longer distance (tens of kilometers with some versions).


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Context: when was it standardized?

Context: In February 1980

Context: when was it introduced ?

Context: who developed it?

Context: It was inspired by ALOHAnet

Context: what is its frame structure?

Context: are there various varieties?

Context: Yes,such as  10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T

Question: what can you tell me about its evolution?

Answer: Ethernet has evolved to include higher bandwidth, improved medium access control methods, and different physical media

Ethernet [SEP] Evolution

Ethernet has evolved to include higher bandwidth, improved medium access control methods, and different physical media. The coaxial cable was replaced with point-to-point links connected by Ethernet repeaters or switches. Ethernet stations communicate by sending each other data packets: blocks of data individually sent and delivered. As with other IEEE 802 LANs, adapters come programmed with globally unique 48-bit MAC address so that each Ethernet station has a unique address. The MAC addresses are used to specify both the destination and the source of each data packet. Ethernet establishes link-level connections, which can be defined using both the destination and source addresses.


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Context: In February 1980

Context: when was it introduced ?

Context: who developed it?

Context: It was inspired by ALOHAnet

Context: what is its frame structure?

Context: are there various varieties?

Context: what can you tell me about its evolution?

Context: Ethernet has evolved to include higher bandwidth, improved medium access control methods, and different physical media

Question: what are the current products of the aforesaid mx-series?

Answer: A virtualized MX series 3D router, the vMX 3D

Explanation: A virtualized MX series 3D router, the vMX 3D, was introduced in November 2014.

Juniper MX-Series [SEP] Recent developments

A suite of updates were announced in late 2015. New MPC line cards were introduced, which have a throughput of up to 1.6 Tbit/s. Simultaneously the Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) was announced. JET is a programming interface for integrating third-party applications that automate provisioning, maintenance and other tasks. The Junos Telemetry Interface was also announced at the same time. It reports data to applications and other equipment to automate changes to the network in response to faults or in order optimize performance.


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Context: when was it standardized?

Context: In February 1980

Context: when was it introduced ?

Context: who developed it?

Context: It was inspired by ALOHAnet

Context: what is its frame structure?

Context: are there various varieties?

Context: what are the current products of the aforesaid mx-series?

Context: A virtualized MX series 3D router, the vMX 3D

Question: what were their early releases?

Answer: The first product release of the MX series was the MX960, a 14-slot, 480 Gbit/s switch and router

Juniper MX-Series [SEP] Early releases

On October 18, 2006, the MX Series was publicly announced. Before its release, Ethernet aggregation was a missing component of Juniper's edge network products, which was causing it to lose market-share to Alcatel. The MX Series was late to market, but it was well received by analysts and customers. It was part of a trend at-the-time to incorporate additional software features in routers and switches. The first product release of the MX series was the MX960, a 14-slot, 480 Gbit/s switch and router. In late 2006, Juniper introduced the MX240 and MX480, which are smaller versions of the 960. They had a throughput of 240 Gbit/s and 480 Gbit/s respectively.


Question: what is  aston villa f.c.?

Answer: An English professional football club.

Aston Villa F.C. [SEP] Introduction

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992. Villa are one of only five English clubs to have won the European Cup, in 1981–82. They have also won the Football League First Division seven times, the FA Cup seven times, the League Cup five times, and the European (UEFA) Super Cup once.


Context:
what is  aston villa f.c.?
An English professional football club.

Question: when did the club form?

Answer: 1874

Explanation: Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park, since 1897.

Aston Villa F.C. [SEP] Introduction


Context:
what is  aston villa f.c.?
An English professional football club.
when did the club form?
1874

Question: what are some social responsibility of the club?

Answer: It has a unique relationship with the Acorns Children's Hospice charity that is groundbreaking in English football.

Aston Villa F.C. [SEP] Social responsibility

Aston Villa have a unique relationship with the Acorns Children's Hospice charity that is groundbreaking in English football. In a first for the Premier League, Aston Villa donated the front of the shirt on their kit, usually reserved for high-paying sponsorships, to Acorns Hospice so that the charity would gain significant additional visibility and greater fund raising capabilities. Outside of the shirt sponsorship the club have paid for hospice care for the charity as well as regularly providing player visits to hospice locations. In September 2010, Aston Villa launched an initiative at Villa Park called Villa Midlands Food (VMF) where the club will spend two years training students with Aston Villa Hospitality and Events in association with Birmingham City Council.


Context: what is  aston villa f.c.?

Context: An English professional football club.

Context: when did the club form?

Context: what are some social responsibility of the club?

Context: It has a unique relationship with the Acorns Children's Hospice charity that is groundbreaking in English football.

Question: what are the shops in this hospice?

Answer: Station Road, Solihull and in Barnt Green.

Acorns Children's Hospice [SEP] Shops

The Trust runs over 50 shops across the "Heart of England." Acorns has the largest regional charity retail chain and in 2015-2016 they raised over £1,500,000. Acorns now have two furniture shops in Chelmsley Wood and at Beckett's in Wythall. Acorns also have a boutique retail outlet in Station Road, Solihull and in Barnt Green, that deals in high-quality ladies' wear and fashionable accessories.


Context: what is  aston villa f.c.?

Context: An English professional football club.

Context: when did the club form?

Context: what are the shops in this hospice?

Context: Station Road, Solihull and in Barnt Green.

Question: where is the hospice located?

Answer: Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester.

Acorns Children's Hospice [SEP] Introduction

Acorns Children's Hospice Trust is a registered charity, offering a network of care and support to life-limited and life-threatened children and their families across the West Midlands and part of the South West of England. Acorns has three hospices, situated in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester as well as a Community Team that offer support to families in their homes. The catchment area for the Hospices comprises the counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire as well as parts of Staffordshire, Shropshire, and the West Midlands. Acorns provide a network of specialist palliative nursing care and support for babies, children and young people aged 0–18 who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and associated complex needs.


Context: what is  aston villa f.c.?

Context: An English professional football club.

Context: when did the club form?

Context: what are the shops in this hospice?

Context: where is the hospice located?

Context: Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester.

Question: what is the climate like in the former mentioned place?

Answer: A temperate maritime climate.

Birmingham [SEP] Climate

Birmingham has a temperate maritime climate, like much of the British Isles, with average maximum temperatures in summer (July) being around ; and in winter (January) around . Between 1971 and 2000 the warmest day of the year on average was and the coldest night typically fell to . Some 11.2 days each year rose to a temperature of or above and 51.6 nights reported an air frost. The highest recorded temperature, set during August 1990, was . Like most other large cities, Birmingham has a considerable urban heat island effect. During the coldest night recorded, 14 January 1982, the temperature fell to at Birmingham Airport on the city's eastern edge, but just at Edgbaston, near the city centre.


Context: what is  aston villa f.c.?

Context: An English professional football club.

Context: when did the club form?

Context: what are the shops in this hospice?

Context: where is the hospice located?

Context: Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester.

Context: what is the climate like in the former mentioned place?

Context: A temperate maritime climate.

Question: what are some museums and galleries located here?

Answer: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery,  Barber Institute of Fine Arts and Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.

Birmingham [SEP] Museums and galleries

Birmingham has two major public art collections. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is best known for its works by the Pre-Raphaelites, a collection "of outstanding importance". It also holds a significant selection of old masters – including major works by Bellini, Rubens, Canaletto and Claude – and particularly strong collections of 17th-century Italian Baroque painting and English watercolours. Its design holdings include Europe's pre-eminent collections of ceramics and fine metalwork. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Edgbaston is one of the finest small art galleries in the world, with a collection of exceptional quality representing Western art from the 13th century to the present day.


Context: what is  aston villa f.c.?

Context: An English professional football club.

Context: when did the club form?

Context: what are the shops in this hospice?

Context: where is the hospice located?

Context: Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester.

Context: A temperate maritime climate.

Context: what are some museums and galleries located here?

Context: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery,  Barber Institute of Fine Arts and Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.

Question: what are some food and drinks this place is known for?

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Birmingham [SEP] Museums and galleries


Context: what is  aston villa f.c.?

Context: An English professional football club.

Context: when did the club form?

Context: what are the shops in this hospice?

Context: where is the hospice located?

Context: Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester.

Context: A temperate maritime climate.

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Question: what war happened in the second mentioned place?

Answer: First World War.

Walsall [SEP] First World War

Over 2000 men from Walsall were killed in fighting during the First World War. They are commemorated by the town's cenotaph: which is located on the site of a bomb which was dropped by Zeppelin 'L 21' – killing the town's mayoress, and two others. Damage from the Zeppelin can still be seen on what is now a club on the corner of the main road, just opposite a furniture shop. A plaque commemorates the incident. The town also has a memorial to two local VC recipients, John Henry Carless and Frederick Gibbs.


Context: what is  aston villa f.c.?

Context: An English professional football club.

Context: when did the club form?

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Context: where is the hospice located?

Context: Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester.

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Context: what war happened in the second mentioned place?

Context: First World War.

Question: what are some sports played here?

Answer: Football and Cricket.

Walsall [SEP] Sport

Walsall's football club, Walsall F.C., "the Saddlers", was founded in 1888 when Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. merged. They won their first game against Aston Villa. The club currently play in Football League Two. There are also a number of non-league football clubs based within the borough. Most notably Rushall Olympic. Walsall has a cricket club, Walsall Cricket Club who won Birmingham League Premier Division in 2006.


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The finger [SEP] Introduction

In Western culture, "the finger" or the middle finger (as in giving someone the (middle) finger or the bird or flipping someone off) is an obscene hand gesture. The gesture communicates moderate to extreme contempt, and is roughly equivalent in meaning to "fuck me", "fuck you", "shove it up your ass/arse", "up yours" or "go fuck yourself". It is performed by showing the back of a hand that has only the middle finger extended upwards, though in some locales, the thumb is extended. Extending the finger is considered a symbol of contempt in several cultures, especially in the Western world.


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Question: what other fingers have been used a gesture in the clasic era?

Answer: The middle finger.

Explanation: The middle finger gesture was used in ancient times as a symbol of sexual intercourse, in a manner meant to degrade, intimidate and threaten the individual receiving the gesture. It also represented the phallus, with the fingers next to the middle finger representing testicles; from its close association, the gesture may have assumed apotropaic potency. In the 1st-century Mediterranean world, extending the "finger" was one of many methods used to divert the ever-present threat of the evil eye.

The finger [SEP] Classical era

The poet Martial has a character in good health extend "the indecent one" toward three doctors. In another epigram, Martial wrote: "Laugh loud, Sextillus, at whoever calls you a "cinaedus" and extend your middle finger." Juvenal, through synecdoche, has the "middle nail" cocked at threatening Fortuna. The indecent finger features again in a mocking context in the "Priapeia", a collection of poems relating to the phallic god Priapus. In Late Antiquity, the term "shameless finger" is explained in the "Etymologiae" of Isidore of Seville with reference to its frequent use when accusing someone of a "shameful action".


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Context: what other fingers have been used a gesture in the clasic era?

Context: The middle finger.

Question: in which country is the above mentioned gesture popularly used?

Answer: United States.

Explanation: Linguist Jesse Sheidlower traces the gesture's development in the United States to the 1890s. According to anthropologist Desmond Morris, the gesture probably came to the United States via Italian immigrants. The first documented appearance of the finger in the United States was in 1886, when Old Hoss Radbourn, a baseball pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters, was photographed giving it to a member of their rival the New York Giants. In the film "Speedy" (1928), Harold Lloyd's character gives himself the finger into a distorting mirror at Luna Park, about 25 minutes into the film.

The finger [SEP] Modern era


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Context: The middle finger.

Context: in which country is the above mentioned gesture popularly used?

Context: United States.

Question: name a few favourite past times or physical activities of the above mentioned country?

Answer: American football, Baseball, Basketball and many more.

United States [SEP] Sports

American football is by several measures the most popular spectator sport; the National Football League (NFL) has the highest average attendance of any sports league in the world, and the Super Bowl is watched by tens of millions globally. Baseball has been regarded as the U.S. national sport since the late 19th century, with Major League Baseball (MLB) being the top league. Basketball and ice hockey are the country's next two leading professional team sports, with the top leagues being the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Hockey League (NHL). College football and basketball attract large audiences. In soccer (a sport that has gained a footing in the United States since the mid-1990's), the country hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the men's national soccer team qualified for ten World Cups and the women's team has won the FIFA Women's World Cup four times; Major League Soccer is the sport's highest league in the United States (featuring 23 American and three Canadian teams).


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Context: The middle finger.

Context: United States.

Context: name a few favourite past times or physical activities of the above mentioned country?

Context: American football, Baseball, Basketball and many more.

Question: what is the name of the league of the second sport mentioned?

Answer: Major League Baseball.

Explanation: Baseball has been regarded as the U.S. national sport since the late 19th century, with Major League Baseball (MLB) being the top league.

United States [SEP] Sports


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Context: The middle finger.

Context: United States.

Context: what is the name of the league of the second sport mentioned?

Context: Major League Baseball.

Question: hand how is this league formed?

Answer: A total of 30 teams play in Major League Baseball: 15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL). The NL and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 and 1901, respectively.

Major League Baseball [SEP] Introduction

Major League Baseball (MLB) is an American professional baseball organization and the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. A total of 30 teams play in Major League Baseball: 15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL). The NL and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 and 1901, respectively. Beginning in 1903, the two leagues cooperated but remained legally separate entities. Both leagues operated as legally separate entities until they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball in 2000. MLB also oversees Minor League Baseball, which comprises 256 teams affiliated with the major league clubs.


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Context: The middle finger.

Context: United States.

Context: Major League Baseball.

Context: hand how is this league formed?

Context: A total of 30 teams play in Major League Baseball: 15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL). The NL and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 and 1901, respectively.

Question: where is the league's headquarters located?

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Context: United States.

Context: Major League Baseball.

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Question: what is the populous like in the above mentioned country?

Answer: The U.S. Census Bureau officially estimated the country's population to be 328,239,523.

United States [SEP] Population

The U.S. Census Bureau officially estimated the country's population to be 328,239,523 as of . According to the Bureau's U.S. Population Clock, on , the U.S. population had a net gain of one person every 19 seconds, or about 4,547 people per day. The United States is the third most populous nation in the world, after China and India. In 2018 the median age of the United States population was 38.1 years. In 2018, there were almost immigrants and U.S.-born children of immigrants in the United States, accounting for 28% of the overall U.S. population. The United States has a very diverse population; 37 ancestry groups have more than one million members.


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Explanation: According to the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. GDP of constitutes 24% of the gross world product at market exchange rates and over 19% of the gross world product at purchasing power parity. The United States is the largest importer of goods and second-largest exporter, though exports per capita are relatively low. In 2010, the total U.S. trade deficit was . Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, and Germany are its top trading partners.

United States [SEP] Economy

The U.S. dollar is the world's primary reserve currency. In 2009, the private sector was estimated to constitute 86.4% of the economy. While its economy has reached a postindustrial level of development, the United States remains an industrial power. In August 2010, the American labor force consisted of people (50%). With people, government is the leading field of employment. The largest private employment sector is health care and social assistance, with people. It has a smaller welfare state and redistributes less income through government action than most European nations.


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Question: name a few movie directors that made blockbuster movies in recent times from this country.

Answer: D. W. Griffith,Walt Disney,John Ford,John Huston, among others.

Explanation: Director D. W. Griffith, the top American filmmaker during the silent film period, was central to the development of film grammar, and producer/entrepreneur Walt Disney was a leader in both animated film and movie merchandising. Directors such as John Ford redefined the image of the American Old West, and, like others such as John Huston, broadened the possibilities of cinema with location shooting. The industry enjoyed its golden years, in what is commonly referred to as the "Golden Age of Hollywood", from the early sound period until the early 1960s, with screen actors such as John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe becoming iconic figures. In the 1970s, "New Hollywood" or the "Hollywood Renaissance" was defined by grittier films influenced by French and Italian realist pictures of the post-war period. In more recent times, directors such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and James Cameron have gained renown for their blockbuster films, often characterized by high production costs and earnings

United States [SEP] Cinema

Hollywood, a northern district of Los Angeles, California, is one of the leaders in motion picture production. The world's first commercial motion picture exhibition was given in New York City in 1894, using Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope. Since the early 20th century, the U.S. film industry has largely been based in and around Hollywood, although in the 21st century an increasing number of films are not made there, and film companies have been subject to the forces of globalization. Director D. W. Griffith, the top American filmmaker during the silent film period, was central to the development of film grammar, and producer/entrepreneur Walt Disney was a leader in both animated film and movie merchandising.


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Answer: Walter Elias Disney was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer.

Walt Disney [SEP] Introduction

Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Born in Chicago in 1901, Disney developed an early interest in drawing.


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Walt Disney [SEP] Introduction


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Walt Disney [SEP] Introduction


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Walt Disney [SEP] Creation of Mickey Mouse to the first Academy Awards: 1928–1933

To replace Oswald, Disney and Iwerks developed Mickey Mouse, possibly inspired by a pet mouse that Disney had adopted while working in his Laugh-O-Gram studio, although the origins of the character are unclear. Disney's original choice of name was Mortimer Mouse, but Lillian thought it too pompous, and suggested Mickey instead. Iwerks revised Disney's provisional sketches to make the character easier to animate. Disney, who had begun to distance himself from the animation process, provided Mickey's voice until 1947. In the words of one Disney employee, "Ub designed Mickey's physical appearance, but Walt gave him his soul." Mickey Mouse first appeared in May 1928 as a single test screening of the short "Plane Crazy", but it, and the second feature, "The Gallopin' Gaucho", failed to find a distributor.


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Creation of Mickey Mouse to the first Academy Awards: 1928–1933

Explanation: Mickey Mouse first appeared in May 1928 as a single test screening of the short "Plane Crazy", but it, and the second feature, "The Gallopin' Gaucho", failed to find a distributor.


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Walt Disney [SEP] Early career: 1920–1928

Early in 1925, Disney hired an ink artist, Lillian Bounds. They married in July of that year, at her brother's house in her hometown of Lewiston, Idaho. The marriage was generally happy, according to Lillian, although according to Disney's biographer Neal Gabler she did not "accept Walt's decisions meekly or his status unquestionably, and she admitted that he was always telling people 'how henpecked he is'." Lillian had little interest in films or the Hollywood social scene and she was, in the words of the historian Steven Watts, "content with household management and providing support for her husband". Their marriage produced two daughters, Diane (born December 1933) and Sharon (adopted in December 1936, born six weeks previously).


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Question: and how was he honoured?

Answer: Disney received 59 Academy Award nominations, including 22 awards: both totals are records.

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Disney received 59 Academy Award nominations, including 22 awards: both totals are records. He was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, but did not win, but he was presented with two Special Achievement Awardsfor "Bambi" (1942) and "The Living Desert" (1953)and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. He also received four Emmy Award nominations, winning once, for Best Producer for the "Disneyland" television series. Several of his films are included in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant": "Steamboat Willie", "The Three Little Pigs", "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "Fantasia", "Pinocchio", "Bambi", "Dumbo" and "Mary Poppins". In 1998, the American Film Institute published a list of the 100 greatest American films, according to industry experts; the list included "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (at number 49), and "Fantasia" (at 58).

In February 1960, Disney was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fam

Walt Disney [SEP] Honors


Question: where is northern england located?

Answer: It is the northern part of England,  bordered by the Midlands to the south. It extends from the Anglo-Scottish border in the north to near the River Trent in the south.

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Northern England, also known as the North of England or simply the North, is the northern part of England, considered as a single cultural area.

Northern England is bordered by the Midlands to the south. It extends from the Anglo-Scottish border in the north to near the River Trent in the south, although precise definitions of its southern extent vary.

Northern England [SEP] Introduction

Northern England contains much of England's national parkland but also has large areas of urbanisation, including the conurbations of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Teesside, Tyneside, Wearside, and South and West Yorkshire. The region has been controlled by many groups, from the Brigantes, the largest Brythonic kingdom of Great Britain, to the Romans, to Anglo-Saxons and Danes. After the Norman conquest in 1066, the Harrying of the North brought destruction. The area experienced Anglo-Scottish border fighting until the personal union of England and Scotland under the Stuarts, with some parts changing hands between England and Scotland many times. Many of the innovations of the Industrial Revolution began in Northern England, and its cities were the crucibles of many of the political changes that accompanied this social upheaval, from trade unionism to Manchester Capitalism.


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Northern England [SEP] Introduction

Northern England, also known as the North of England or simply the North, is the northern part of England, considered as a single cultural area. Northern England is bordered by the Midlands to the south. It extends from the Anglo-Scottish border in the north to near the River Trent in the south, although precise definitions of its southern extent vary. Northern England approximately comprises three statistical regions: the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber. These have a combined population of around 14.9 million as of the 2011 Census and an area of 37,331 km (14,414 sq mi).


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Answer: Yes, Sankey Brook, a modern canal, the Grand Trunk Cana which links the rivers Mersey and Trent

Explanation: The first modern canal in England was Sankey Brook, opened in 1757 to connect Liverpool's ports to the St Helens coalfields. By 1777, the Grand Trunk Canal had opened, linking the rivers Mersey and Trent and making it possible for boats to travel directly from Liverpool on the west coast to Hull on the east coast. Manchester, inland, was connected to the Irish Sea by the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894, although the canal never saw the success that was hoped for. The North retains many navigable canals, including the Cheshire, North Pennine and South Pennine canal rings, although they are now used mostly for pleasure rather than transport – the Aire and Calder Navigation, which carries over 2 million tons of oil, sand and gravel per year, is a rare exception.

Northern England [SEP] Water


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Answer: English, Polish, Urdu

Northern England [SEP] Languages

95% of the Northern population speak English as a first language – compared to an England and Wales average of 92% – and another 4% speak English as a second language well or very well. The 5% of the population who have another native language are chiefly speakers of European or South Asian languages. As of the 2011 census, the largest languages apart from English were Polish (spoken by 0.7% of the population), Urdu (0.6%) and Punjabi (0.5%), and 0.4% of the population speak a variety of Chinese: a similar distribution to that in the whole of England. Redcar and Cleveland has the largest proportion of the population speaking English as a first language in England, with 99.3%.


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Answer: Peat,  Millstone grit,  sandstones, iron ore, rock salt

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Peat is found in thick, plentiful layers across the Pennines and Scottish Borders, and there are many large coalfields, including the Great Northern, Lancashire and South Yorkshire Coalfields. Millstone grit, a distinctive coarse-grained rock used to make millstones, is widespread in the Pennines, and the variety of other rock types is reflected in the architecture of the region, such as the bright red sandstone seen in buildings in Chester, the cream-buff Yorkstone and the distinctive purple Doddington sandstone. These sandstones also mean that apart from the east coast, most of Northern England has very soft water, and this has influenced not just industry, but even the blends of tea enjoyed in the region.

Rich deposits of iron ore are found in Cumbria and the North East, and fluorspar and baryte are also plentiful in northern parts of the Pennines. Salt mining in Cheshire has a long history, and both remaining rock salt mines in Great Britain are in the North: Winsford Mine in Ches

Northern England [SEP] Natural resources


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Question: how do the people here identify themselves?

Answer: Northern England are straight-talking, grit and warmheartedness, as compared to the supposedly effete Southerners.

Explanation: Northern England are straight-talking, grit and warmheartedness, as compared to the supposedly effete Southerners. Northern England

Northern England [SEP] Culture and identity

Northern England—especially Lancashire, but also Yorkshire and the North East—has a tradition of matriarchal families, where the woman of the house runs the home and controls the family's finances. This too has its roots in industrialisation, when mills offered well-paid work for women: during depressions when demand for coal and steel were low, women were often the main breadwinners. Northern women are still stereotyped as strong-willed and independent, or affectionately as battle-axes.


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The individual regions of the North have had their own identities and cultures for centuries, but with industrialisation, mass media and the opening of the North–South divide, a common Northern identity began to develop. This identity was initially a reactionary response to Southern prejudices—the North of the nineteenth century was largely depicted as a dirty, wild and uncultured place, even in sympathetic depictions such as Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 novel "North and South"—but became an affirmation of what Northerners saw as their own personal strengths. Traits stereotypically associated with Northern England are straight-talking, grit and warmheartedness, as compared to the supposedly effete Southerners.


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Answer: It is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs.

Peat [SEP] Introduction

Peat (), sometimes known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers 3.7 million square kilometres and is the most efficient carbon sink on the planet, because peatland plants capture CO naturally released from the peat, maintaining an equilibrium. In natural peatlands, the "annual rate of biomass production is greater than the rate of decomposition", but it takes "thousands of years for peatlands to develop the deposits of , which is the average depth of the boreal [northern] peatlands", which store around 415 gigatonnes of carbon (about 46 times 2019 global CO2 emissions).


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Question: what is its use?

Answer: Peatland can also be an important source of drinking water providing nearly 4% of all potable water stored in reservoirs.

Peat [SEP] General characteristics and uses

Because they are easily compressed under minimal weight, peat deposits pose major difficulties to builders of structures, roads, and railways. When the West Highland railway line was built across Rannoch Moor in western Scotland, its builders had to float the tracks on a multi-thousand-ton mattress of tree roots, brushwood, earth and ash. Peatland can also be an important source of drinking water providing nearly 4% of all potable water stored in reservoirs. In the UK, more than 28 million people use drinking water from water sources which rely on peatlands.


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Traditionally peat is cut by hand and left to dry in the sun. But for industrial uses, companies may use pressure to extract water from the peat, which is soft and easily compressed, and once dry can be used as fuel. In many countries, including Ireland and Scotland, peat was traditionally stacked to dry in rural areas and used for cooking and domestic heating. Peat can be a major fire hazard and is not extinguished by light rain. Peat fires may burn for great lengths of time, or smoulder underground and reignite after winter if an oxygen source is present.


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Question: what environmental issues are faced by the resource that we are talking about?

Answer: The world's peatlands are thought to contain 180 to 455 billion metric tonnes of sequestered carbon, and they release into the atmosphere 20 to 45 million metric tons of methane annually.

Explanation: Recent studies show that it is thawing for the first time in 11,000 years. As the permafrost melts, it could release billions of tonnes of methane gas into the atmosphere. The world's peatlands are thought to contain 180 to 455 billion metric tonnes of sequestered carbon, and they release into the atmosphere 20 to 45 million metric tons of methane annually. The peatlands' contribution to long-term fluctuations in these atmospheric gases has been a matter of considerable debate.

Peat [SEP] Environmental and ecological issues

The distinctive ecological conditions of peat wetlands provide a habitat for distinctive fauna and flora. For example, whooping cranes nest in North American peatlands, while Siberian cranes nest in the West Siberian peatland. Such habitats also have many species of wild orchids and carnivorous plants. It takes centuries for a peat bog to recover from disturbance. (For more on biological communities, see wetland, bog or fen.) The world's largest peat bog is located in Western Siberia. It is the size of France and Germany combined. Recent studies show that it is thawing for the first time in 11,000 years. As the permafrost melts, it could release billions of tonnes of methane gas into the atmosphere.


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Question: can you mention any one property of this gas that is produced?

Answer: At room temperature and standard pressure, methane is a colorless, odorless gas. The familiar smell of natural gas as used in homes is achieved by the addition of an odorant, usually blends containing tert-butylthiol, as a safety measure.

Methane [SEP] Properties and bonding

At room temperature and standard pressure, methane is a colorless, odorless gas. The familiar smell of natural gas as used in homes is achieved by the addition of an odorant, usually blends containing tert-butylthiol, as a safety measure. Methane has a boiling point of −164 °C (−257.8 °F) at a pressure of one atmosphere. As a gas it is flammable over a range of concentrations (5.4–17%) in air at standard pressure. Solid methane exists in several modifications. Presently nine are known. Cooling methane at normal pressure results in the formation of methane I. This substance crystallizes in the cubic system (space group Fmm).


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Question: is it found in seafloor?

Answer: Yes, Below the oxygen replete seafloor, methanogens produce methane that is either used by other organisms or becomes trapped in gas hydrates.

Explanation: Most of the subseafloor is anoxic because oxygen is removed by aerobic microorganisms within the first few centimeters of the sediment. Below the oxygen replete seafloor, methanogens produce methane that is either used by other organisms or becomes trapped in gas hydrates. These other organisms which utilize methane for energy are known as methanotrophs (methane-eating), and are the main reason why little methane generated at depth reaches the sea surface. Consortia of Archaea and Bacteria have been found to oxidize methane via Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane (AOM); the organisms responsible for this are Anaerobic Methanotrophic Archaea (ANME) and Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria (SRB).

Methane [SEP] Seafloor sediments


Question: what is the boat race 1993?

Answer: It is the 139th Boat Race took place on 27 March 1993.

The Boat Race 1993 [SEP] Introduction

The 139th Boat Race took place on 27 March 1993. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Cambridge, using "cleaver blades" for the first time in the history of the race, won by lengths in a victory that was described in "The Times" as "crushingly conclusive". The winning time of 17 minutes exactly was the fourth-fastest time in the event. In winning the event, Cambridge prevented Oxford making it seventeen wins from the last eighteen races and levelling the overall score for the first time since the 1929 race.


Context: what is the boat race 1993?

Context: It is the 139th Boat Race took place on 27 March 1993.

Question: where was it held?

Answer: Between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames.

Explanation: Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames.

The Boat Race 1993 [SEP] Introduction


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Context: Between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames.

Question: where did the name of the river originate from?

Answer: Middle English

River Thames [SEP] Etymology

The Thames, from Middle English "Temese", is derived from the Brittonic Celtic name for the river, "Tamesas" (from *"tamēssa"), recorded in Latin as "Tamesis" and yielding modern Welsh "Tafwys" "Thames". The name may have meant "dark" and can be compared to other cognates such as Russian темно (Proto-Slavic *"tĭmĭnŭ"), Lithuanian "tamsi" "dark", Latvian "tumsa" "darkness", Sanskrit "tamas" and Welsh "tywyll" "darkness" (Proto-Celtic *"temeslos") and Middle Irish "teimen" "dark grey". The origin is shared by many other river names in Britain, such as the River Tamar at the border of Devon and Cornwall, several rivers named Tame in the Midlands and North Yorkshire, the Tavy on Dartmoor, the Team of the North East, the Teifi and Teme of Wales, the Teviot in the Scottish Borders and a Thames tributary the Thame.


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Question: what sports are played here?

Answer: Watersports

Explanation: There are several watersports prevalent on the Thames, with many clubs encouraging participation and organising racing and inter-club competitions.

River Thames [SEP] Sport


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Answer: Rowing

River Thames [SEP] Rowing

The Thames is the historic heartland of rowing in the United Kingdom. There are over 200 clubs on the river, and over 8,000 members of British Rowing (over 40% of its membership). Most towns and districts of any size on the river have at least one club. Internationally attended centres are Oxford, Henley-on-Thames and events and clubs on the stretch of river from Chiswick to Putney. Two rowing events on the River Thames are traditionally part of the wider English sporting calendar: The University Boat Race (between Oxford and Cambridge) takes place in late March or early April, on the Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake in the west of London.


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River Thames [SEP] Rowing


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Question: which ancient country played this sport?

Answer: Egypt

Rowing [SEP] Ancient Egypt

The beginning of rowing is clouded in history but the use of oars in the way they are used today can be traced back to ancient Egypt. Whether it was invented in Egypt or something learned from Mesopotamia via trade is not known. However, archaeologists have recovered a model of a rowing vessel in a tomb dating back to the 18-19th century BC. From Egypt, rowing vessels, especially galleys, were extensively used in naval warfare and trade in the Mediterranean from classical antiquity onward. Galleys had advantages over sailing ships: they were easier to maneuver, capable of short bursts of speed, and able to move independently of the wind.


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Question: of the universities that were mentioned, where is the first one located?

Answer: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

University of Oxford [SEP] Introduction

The University of Oxford (legally "The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford") is a collegiate research university in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation. It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge. The two English ancient universities share many common features and are often jointly called "Oxbridge".


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Question: did any war take place in the first place?

Answer: English Civil War

Oxford [SEP] English Civil War

During the English Civil War, Oxford housed the court of Charles I in 1642, after the king was expelled from London. The town yielded to Parliamentarian forces under General Fairfax in the Siege of Oxford of 1646. It later housed the court of Charles II during the Great Plague of London in 1665–66. Although reluctant to do so, he was forced to evacuate when the plague got too close. The city suffered two serious fires in 1644 and 1671.


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Context: English Civil War

Question: which parties fought the war?

Answer: Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers")

English Civil War [SEP] Introduction

The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of religious freedom. It was part of the wider Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The first (1642–1646) and second (1648–1649) wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third (1649–1651) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The wars also involved the Scottish Covenanters and Irish Confederates. The war ended with Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651.


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Answer: Supporters of the Parliament of England

Roundhead [SEP] Introduction

Roundheads were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–1651). Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I of England and his supporters, known as the Cavaliers or Royalists, who claimed rule by absolute monarchy and the principle of the 'divine right of kings'. The goal of the Roundhead party was to give the Parliament supreme control over executive administration of the country/kingdom.


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Answer: It is a name adopted by Royalists, which previously Roundheads used as a term of abuse.

Cavalier [SEP] Introduction

Cavalier () was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier Royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – ). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves. Although it referred originally to political and social attitudes and behaviour, of which clothing was a very small part, it has subsequently become strongly identified with the fashionable clothing of the court at the time. Prince Rupert, commander of much of Charles I's cavalry, is often considered to be an archetypal Cavalier.


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Context: It is a name adopted by Royalists, which previously Roundheads used as a term of abuse.

Question: what did the first group believe in?

Answer: They sought constitutional monarchy in place of the absolute monarchy sought by Charles.

Roundhead [SEP] Beliefs

Most Roundheads sought constitutional monarchy in place of the absolute monarchy sought by Charles. However, at the end of the English Civil War in 1649, public antipathy towards the king was high enough to allow republican leaders such as Oliver Cromwell to abolish the monarchy completely and establish the Commonwealth of England. The Roundhead commander-in-chief of the first Civil War, Thomas Fairfax, remained a supporter of constitutional monarchy, as did many other Roundhead leaders such as Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Nut; however, this party was outmanoeuvred by the more politically adept Cromwell and his radicals, who had the backing of the New Model Army and took advantage of Charles' perceived betrayal of England by allying with the Scottish against Parliament.


Question: why is the peregrine falcon the fastest bird

Answer: Due to its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive)

Peregrine falcon [SEP] Introduction

The peregrine falcon ("Falco peregrinus"), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over during its characteristic hunting stoop (high-speed dive), making it the fastest bird in the world, as well as the fastest member of the animal kingdom. According to a "National Geographic" TV program, the highest measured speed of a peregrine falcon is . As is typical for bird-eating raptors, peregrine falcons are sexually dimorphic, with females being considerably larger than males.


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Peregrine falcon [SEP] Introduction


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Answer: Falco peregrinus

Explanation: The peregrine falcon ("Falco peregrinus"), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America,

Peregrine falcon [SEP] Introduction


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Answer: Their population has bounced back in most parts of the world and the species is no longer at risk even in Canada where it was identified as endangered in 1978

Explanation: Populations of the peregrine falcon have bounced back in most parts of the world. In the United Kingdom, there has been a recovery of populations since the crash of the 1960s. This has been greatly assisted by conservation and protection work led by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The RSPB has estimated that there are 1,402 breeding pairs in the UK. In Canada, where peregrines were identified as endangered in 1978 (in the Yukon territory of northern Canada that year, only a single breeding pair was identified), the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada declared the species no longer at risk in December 2017.

Peregrine falcon [SEP] Current status


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Question: where is it mostly found?

Answer: Nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests

Peregrine falcon [SEP] Introduction

Peregrine falcons have a flicker fusion frequency of 129 Hz (cycles per second), very fast for a bird of its size, and much faster than mammals. The peregrine's breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the tropics. It can be found nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests; the only major ice-free landmass from which it is entirely absent is New Zealand. This makes it the world's most widespread raptor, and one of the most widely found bird species. In fact, the only land-based bird species found over a larger geographic area is not always naturally occurring, but one widely introduced by humans, the rock pigeon, which in turn now supports many peregrine populations as a prey species.


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Context: Nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests

Question: what kind of diet do they follow?

Answer: Medium-sized birds such as pigeons and doves, waterfowl, songbirds, and waders

Peregrine falcon [SEP] Feeding

The peregrine falcon feeds almost exclusively on medium-sized birds such as pigeons and doves, waterfowl, songbirds, and waders. This falcon tends to nest on tall buildings or bridges, and these urban dwelling birds subsist mostly on different pigeons. Worldwide, it is estimated that between 1,500 and 2,000 bird species (up to roughly a fifth of the world's bird species) are predated somewhere by these falcons. In North America, prey has varied in size from hummingbirds ("Selasphorus" and "Archilochus" ssp.) to a sandhill crane (killed in Alaska by a peregrine in a stoop), although most prey taken by peregrines weigh from (small passerines) to (such as ducks and gulls).


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Context: Medium-sized birds such as pigeons and doves, waterfowl, songbirds, and waders

Question: what can you tell me about its breeding?

Answer: it is sexually mature at one to three years of age, but in larger populations they breed after two to three years of age

Peregrine falcon [SEP] Reproduction

The peregrine falcon is sexually mature at one to three years of age, but in larger populations they breed after two to three years of age. A pair mates for life and returns to the same nesting spot annually. The courtship flight includes a mix of aerial acrobatics, precise spirals, and steep dives. The male passes prey it has caught to the female in mid-air. To make this possible, the female actually flies upside-down to receive the food from the male's talons. During the breeding season, the peregrine falcon is territorial; nesting pairs are usually more than apart, and often much farther, even in areas with large numbers of pairs.


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Context: it is sexually mature at one to three years of age, but in larger populations they breed after two to three years of age

Question: can you describe its structure ?

Answer: The back and the long pointed wings of the adult are usually bluish black to slate grey with indistinct darker barring, the wingtips are black

Peregrine falcon [SEP] Description

The back and the long pointed wings of the adult are usually bluish black to slate grey with indistinct darker barring (see "Subspecies" below); the wingtips are black. The white to rusty underparts are barred with thin clean bands of dark brown or black. The tail, coloured like the back but with thin clean bars, is long, narrow, and rounded at the end with a black tip and a white band at the very end. The top of the head and a "moustache" along the cheeks are black, contrasting sharply with the pale sides of the neck and white throat.


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Context: The back and the long pointed wings of the adult are usually bluish black to slate grey with indistinct darker barring, the wingtips are black

Question: does it have any cultural significance?

Answer: Yes. The Ancient Egyptian solar deity Ra was often represented as a man with the head of a Peregrine Falcon adorned with the solar disk

Peregrine falcon [SEP] Cultural significance

Due to its striking hunting technique, the peregrine has often been associated with aggression and martial prowess. The Ancient Egyptian solar deity Ra was often represented as a man with the head of a Peregrine Falcon adorned with the solar disk. Native Americans of the Mississippian culture (c. 800–1500) used the peregrine, along with several other birds of prey, in imagery as a symbol of "aerial (celestial) power" and buried men of high status in costumes associating to the ferocity of raptorial birds. In the late Middle Ages, the Western European nobility that used peregrines for hunting, considered the bird associated with princes in formal hierarchies of birds of prey, just below the gyrfalcon associated with kings.


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Context: Yes. The Ancient Egyptian solar deity Ra was often represented as a man with the head of a Peregrine Falcon adorned with the solar disk

Question: earlier you mentioned that they were at risk on the basis of their population. was there any reason for it?

Answer: The use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT

Peregrine falcon [SEP] Decline due to pesticides

The peregrine falcon became an endangered species over much of its range because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Pesticide biomagnification caused organochlorine to build up in the falcons' fat tissues, reducing the amount of calcium in their eggshells. With thinner shells, fewer falcon eggs survived until hatching. In several parts of the world, such as the eastern United States and Belgium, this species became extirpated (locally extinct) as a result. An alternate point of view is that populations in the eastern North America had vanished due to hunting and egg collection.


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Context: The use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT

Question: what is its full form?

Answer: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

DDT [SEP] Introduction

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochlorine. Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its environmental impacts. DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler. DDT's insecticidal action was discovered by the Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller in 1939. DDT was used in the second half of World War II to control malaria and typhus among civilians and troops. Müller was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948 "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods".


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Context: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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Answer: 1874

Explanation: DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler

DDT [SEP] Introduction


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Context: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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Answer: Othmar Zeidler

Explanation: DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler.

DDT [SEP] Introduction


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Context: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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Answer: Yes. It is a persistent organic pollutant that is readily adsorbed to soils and sediments, which can act both as sinks and as long-term sources of exposure affecting organisms

Explanation: Because of its lipophilic properties, DDT can bioaccumulate, especially in predatory birds. DDT is toxic to a wide range of living organisms, including marine animals

DDT [SEP] Environmental impact

DDT is toxic to a wide range of living organisms, including marine animals such as crayfish, daphnids, sea shrimp and many species of fish. DDT, DDE and DDD magnify through the food chain, with apex predators such as raptor birds concentrating more chemicals than other animals in the same environment. They are stored mainly in body fat. DDT and DDE are resistant to metabolism; in humans, their half-lives are 6 and up to 10 years, respectively. In the United States, these chemicals were detected in almost all human blood samples tested by the Centers for Disease Control in 2005, though their levels have sharply declined since most uses were banned.


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Context: Yes. It is a persistent organic pollutant that is readily adsorbed to soils and sediments, which can act both as sinks and as long-term sources of exposure affecting organisms

Question: how is it associated with human health?

Answer: It is an endocrine disruptor and is considered likely to be a human carcinogen

DDT [SEP] Human health

DDT is an endocrine disruptor. It is considered likely to be a human carcinogen although the majority of studies suggest it is not directly genotoxic. DDE acts as a weak androgen receptor antagonist, but not as an estrogen. "p","p"-DDT, DDT's main component, has little or no androgenic or estrogenic activity. The minor component "o","p"-DDT has weak estrogenic activity.


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Context: It is an endocrine disruptor and is considered likely to be a human carcinogen

Question: what more can you tell me about the former?

Answer: They are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine systems

Endocrine disruptor [SEP] Introduction

Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, endocrine disrupting chemicals, or endocrine disrupting compounds are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems. These disruptions can cause cancerous tumors, birth defects, and other developmental disorders. Found in many household and industrial products, endocrine disruptors "interfere with the synthesis, secretion, transport, binding, action, or elimination of natural hormones in the body that are responsible for development, behavior, fertility, and maintenance of homeostasis (normal cell metabolism)." Any system in the body controlled by hormones can be derailed by hormone disruptors. Specifically, endocrine disruptors may be associated with the development of learning disabilities, severe attention deficit disorder, cognitive and brain development problems; deformations of the body (including limbs); breast cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid and other cancers; sexual development problems such as feminizing of males or masculinizing effects on females, etc.


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Context: They are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine systems

Question: what can you tell me about its roots of exposure?

Answer: Diet is thought to account for up to 90% of a person's PCB and DDT body burden

Endocrine disruptor [SEP] Routes of exposure

Food is a major mechanism by which people are exposed to pollutants. Diet is thought to account for up to 90% of a person's PCB and DDT body burden. In a study of 32 different common food products from three grocery stores in Dallas, fish and other animal products were found to be contaminated with PBDE. Since these compounds are fat soluble, it is likely they are accumulating from the environment in the fatty tissue of animals we eat. Some suspect fish consumption is a major source of many environmental contaminants. Indeed, both wild and farmed salmon from all over the world have been shown to contain a variety of man-made organic compounds.