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The judges each provide their opinion on the contestants' performances in the main challenge and
what else do they do
Hitchens joined the Conservative Party in 1997, but left in 2003.
Did he write about politics?
".  Hitchens mainly comments on political and religious issues,
What were his feelings about religion
He is deeply pessimistic about recent, present and future Britain and sees himself as Britain's obituarist,
What does he think is going wrong in Britain?
the deeper gulf between the restless progressive and the Christian pessimist", and in 2010 Hitchens himself wrote "in all my experience in life,
What did he say about in all his experience?
life, I have seldom seen a more powerful argument for the fallen nature of man, and his inability to achieve perfection,
What else did he say?
and his inability to achieve perfection, than those countries in which man sets himself up to replace God with the State."
Did he follow a particular religion?
In the period preceding the late-2000s recession, Stein made frequent and vehement claims that the economy was not in recession,
How did people respond to these claims?
In an August 12, 2007 column in The New York Times, titled "Chicken Little's Brethren, on the Trading Floor", Stein, while acknowledging "I
Did he win any awards?
August 18, 2007, on Fox News Channel's Cavuto on Business, Stein appeared with other financial experts
What other financial experts did he appear with?
In a Yahoo! Finance article written on October 17, 2008, Stein explained that his understanding of the debt obligations based on real estate loans
How was he portrayed in the media?
Business commentator Henry Blodget wrote a piece for Business Insider in January 2008 entitled "Ben Stein is an Idiot,"
How did he react to this piece?
Stein writes frequently on a variety of topics,
Did he have any best sellers?
His bestselling books (with investment advisor Phil DeMuth) include Yes, You Can Retire Comfortably, Can America Survive?, and Yes, You Can Time the Market.
Did he win any awards?
He has also written for numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Penthouse, Los Angeles Magazine, and Barron's Magazine,
Is he well liked?
Stein was fired from his position as a Sunday Business columnist at The New York Times in August 2009,
Why was he fired from his position?
due to a policy prohibiting writers from performing product endorsements or advertising.
Was he guilty of this?
Stein had recently become an advertising spokesman for credit information company Freescore.com, and according to a Times statement, had assumed there would be no conflict
Was he shammed for this?
In the beginning of his career, Barenboim concentrated on music of the classical era,
and did he change this style?
Notable classical recordings include the complete cycles of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert's piano sonatas, and Mozart's piano concertos
how were they received?
Noted performances include: the complete Mozart violin sonatas (with Perlman), Brahms's violin sonatas (live concert with Perlman, previously in the studio with Zukerman), Beethoven's and Brahms's cello sonatas (
any other interesting information?
He has also performed and recorded the Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo and Villa-Lobos guitar concerto with John Williams as the guitar soloist.
how was this performance received?
In 1964 heavyweight representative Buster Mathis qualified but was injured so Frazier was sent as a replacement.
how was he injured?
He was then into the semi-final, as the only American boxer left, facing the 6 foot 2, 214 lb. Vadim Yemelyanov of the Soviet Union.
did he win?
The match ended when the Soviet's handlers threw in the towel at 1:49 in the second round, and the referee raised Joe's injured hand in victory.
what did he go on to do after this victory?
He went back to his room and soaked his thumb in hot water and Epsom salts.
what was his greatest win?
According to an article from The New York Times, "over the years, Frazier has lost a fortune through a combination of his own generosity and naivete,
who was he overly generous to with his money?
failed business opportunities.
what legal battles was he involved in?
His daughter Jackie Frazier-Lyde is a lawyer and worked on her father's behalf in pursuit of money they claimed he was owed in a Pennsylvania land deal.
who owed him money?
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
what did they owe him for?
when the trust went bankrupt, the payments ceased.
did the court rule in joe's favor?
The Residents released Rushing Like a Banshee, the first single off their next album, alongside a video directed by John Sanborn.
Did they release any music the following year or premiere in things?
Less than a week after the premiere of In Between Dreams, on March 24, 2017, the group released their first album in over 4 years, The Ghost of Hope.
Was the album successful?
The album gained large media attention, with notable magazines like Billboard and Wired covering the album shortly before its release.
Was there any touring?
Later, in March 2017, they announced the tour to officially begin in Copenhagen, Denmark, in November 2017.
Did they release any other albums?
Summer of 2006 brought the internet download project, River of Crime (
What was it about?
River of Crime was their first project with Warner Music Group's Cordless Label.
did they release any other albums?
released a double instrumental album, Night of the Hunters.
Where there any hits of these albums?
As a two-year-old, Affirmed won seven of his nine starts, with two placings, for earnings of $343,477
what else affirmed did in 1977
Affirmed won his first start in a maiden special weight race at Belmont Park on May 24, 1977.
what other races did he win as a two year old?
He followed up with a win in the Youthful Stakes on June 15 where he defeated Alydar by eight lengths.
did he beat alydar in any other race?
The two horses again faced off in the Belmont Futurity on September 10,
what was the outcome of this race?
In mid-stretch, Alydar had closed to within a head but Affirmed pulled away in the final sixteenth of a mile to win by half a length.
what was the best of 1977 for affirmed?
With his 4-2 margin in the series against Alydar, Affirmed was named the 1977 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt.
did he win any other awards?
Affirmed the second choice at 9-5 and
Was the Derby a close race?
Believe It, and held off Alydar's fast-closing charge to win by 1 1/2 lengths. Affirmed now had a
How much did Affirmed win the Preakness by?
Affirmed made his winning move in the Derby. Affirmed held a short lead entering the stretch and held it to defeat Alydar by a neck.
Was the Belmont a close race as well?
Affirmed won by a nose to become racing's 11th (and last winner for 37 years until American Pharoah won in 2015), Triple Crown winner.
Does the Triple Crown happen often?
racing's 11th (and last winner for 37 years until American Pharoah won in 2015), Triple Crown winner.
Who was the last horse to win before Affirmed?
11th (and last winner for 37 years until American Pharoah won in 2015), Triple Crown winner.
Is there anything else noteworthy about Affirmed's Triple Crown?
Despite their short career, Joy Division have exerted a wide-reaching influence.
who did they influence
contemporaries U2 and the Cure
did they tour with u2
The band's dark sound, which Martin Hannett described in 1979 as "dancing music with Gothic overtones", presaged the gothic rock genre.
what there anything really negative that happen
Rapper Danny Brown is known to have named one of his albums after the Joy Division song "Atrocity Exhibition",
what type of music was there main legacy
The band's dark sound, which Martin Hannett described in 1979 as "dancing music with Gothic overtones", presaged the gothic rock genre.
did they rise to fame
Despite their short career, Joy Division have exerted a wide-reaching influence.
when did there career end
punk-inflected hard-rock
Did their style change over time?
songs got slower
Did their music sound differently from getting slower?
Hook's bass carried the melody, Bernard Sumner's guitar left gaps rather than filling up the group's sound
Was the sound of their music inspired by anything?
inspired by its energy
Was the vocal sound of the band similar to another singer or group?
Jim Morrison of the Doors
Did they tour with Doors?
not
What other bands sounded similar to them?
In 2010, Abby was romantically linked with Daniel Romalotti.
How was their relationship?
Their relationship continued for a while, but when Abby found out that Daniel fathered a child with Daisy Carter, she broke up with him.
Did she date anyone else after?
Upon Abby's return, Abby was romantically linked to Marco Dapper's Carmine Basco, when the two begin dating much to him being shunned by the town,
What was their relationship like?
However the relationship wasn't given closure upon Rylan's exit from the soap opera.
What soap opera did he leave?
Shortly after her failed relationship with Carmine, Abby took romantic interest in Detective Ignacio Serricchio's Alex Chavez, and they began dating.
How long did they date?
However, the relationship was short-lived when the writers soon began developing Abby's relationship with Redaric Williams's Tyler Michaelson.
What was her relationship with Williams like?
Abby was conceived when Ashley Abbott, desperate to have Victor Newman's child to replace the one whom she aborted years prior, stole his sperm from Diane Jenkins,
Was she successful?
Ashley then secretly inseminated herself, and Abigail, "Abby" for short, was born on November 13, 2000.
did this cause any problems?
Abby believed her father was Brad Carlton, and was consequently given his last name.
was she ever in trouble with the law?
she recorded a video message for Abby to see when was older, and revealed Victor was her biological father. Ashley survived her cancer, but Abby saw the video
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Rylan was initially afraid that Abby was very similar to Lizzie Spaulding as they were both wealthy rich heiresses who caused trouble.
Was there any other drama?
She garners the nickname, 'The Naked Heiress' when she flashes photographers in the lobby of Jabot Cosmetics.
was she ever arrested?
Upon leaving college, Simon worked as a police reporter at The Baltimore Sun from 1982 to 1995.
What was his next job?
Simon was a union captain when the writing staff went on strike
What was his next journalism experience?
Simon said that since leaving the newspaper business he has become more cynical about the power of journalism.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
He spent most of his career covering the crime beat.
Who did he write the articles for?
The publishers of Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets were eager for a screen adaptation
Did they get a screen adaption?
award-winning TV series Homicide: Life on the Street
What role did David play?
He collaborated with his old college friend David Mills to write the season two premiere
Was the show well received?
Simon and Mills won the WGA Award for Best Writing in a Drama for the episode.
Was David a good writer?
The project became the award-winning TV series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999), on which Simon worked as a writer and producer.
What did Simon think of the show?
On January 4, 2000, Cuban purchased a majority stake in the NBA's Dallas Mavericks for $285 million from H. Ross Perot, Jr.
Did that pay off?
The Mavericks' playoff record with Cuban is 49 wins and 57 losses, including their first trip to the NBA Finals in 2006,
Was Cuban heavily involved with decision making about the team?
Cuban sits alongside fans while donning team jerseys.
How else was he involved?
Cuban travels in his private airplane--a Gulfstream V--to attend road games.
Were there any controversies?
In May 2010, H. Ross Perot, Jr., who retained 5% ownership, filed a lawsuit against Cuban,
What was the lawsuit about?
alleging the franchise was insolvent or in imminent danger of insolvency.
Did he allege anything else?
Cuban responded in a court filing maintaining Perot is wrongly seeking money to offset some $100 million in losses on the Victory Park real estate development.
What was the result of the suit?
(SEC) filed a civil suit against Cuban relating to alleged insider trading in the shares of Mamma.com, now known as Copernic.
What was outcome?
A federal jury in Texas found in favor of Cuban on October 16, 2013.
Other than the SEC who else made this allegation ?
A federal jury in Texas found in favor of Cuban on October 16, 2013.
When did the SEC first make this allegation?
On November 17, 2008,
What happened after he was found not guilty?
In March 2014, Cuban was on air at CNBC criticizing high-frequency trading (HFT). Those against HFT, such as Cuban, believe the technology is equivalent to automated insider trading.
Was he on the air on any other stations?
Although Austin was reluctant to carry on his father's Texas venture, he was persuaded to pursue the colonization of Texas by a letter from his mother,
Did he run for any office right away?
his father traveled to Spanish Texas and received an empresarial grant that would allow him to bring 300 American families to Texas,
What is an empresarial grant?
At the age of 24, Austin led his party to travel 300 miles (480 km) in four weeks to San Antonio
How did they travel?
born in the mining region of southwestern Virginia (Wythe County) in what is known as Austinville today, some 256 miles (412 km) southwest of Richmond, Virginia.
Where did he go to school?
his family sent him back east to be educated, first at the preparatory school of Bacon Academy in Colchester, Connecticut,
Where did he go to school after that?
Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, from which he graduated in 1810.
What did he study at the university?
studying to be a lawyer.
Did he ever practice law?
He first co-presented the revived series of Top Gear in its second series in 2003, where he earned the nickname "Captain Slow" owing to his careful driving style.
Did it win any awards?
entering James into the Guinness World Records as the first person to get lapped in rallycross.
Was there anything else interesting about top gear?
May, along with co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson and an Icelandic support crew, travelled by car to the magnetic North Pole in 2007, using a modified Toyota Hilux.
Was there any thing else interesting?
he earned the nickname "Captain Slow"
How did he earn the nickname?
he earned the nickname "Captain Slow" owing to his careful driving style.
Did he like the nickname?
he has done some especially high-speed driving -
What did he do his high speed driving in?
he took a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), then in 2010 he achieved 259.11 mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's
Was there anything else interesting?
Airfix, Plasticine, Meccano, Scalextric, Lego and Hornby.
Are these toys animals?
May built a full-sized house out of Lego at Denbies Wine Estate in Surrey.
Who did he build that house with?
James and his team built
What other projects other than Lego has James done?
In 2013, May created a life size, fully functional motorcycle and sidecar made entirely out of the construction toy Meccano.
How fast did that motorcycle go?
In 2013, May created a life size, fully functional motorcycle and sidecar made entirely out of the construction toy Meccano.
Did he enjoy using those toys?
Christie was elected as a Republican to the Board of Chosen Freeholders, or legislators, for Morris County,
What year was he elected ?
1994,
Was that his first time in that office ?
In 1993, Christie launched a primary challenge against the New Jersey Senate Majority Leader, John H. Dorsey.
Did he win the seat ?
In March 2010, Christie signed into law three state pension reform bills, which had passed with bipartisan support.
What did the pensions say
The laws decreased pension benefits for future hires
What else did the reform say
required public employees to contribute 1.5 percent of their salaries toward their health care.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Honecker was married three times.
Who was his 1st wife?
he married the prison warden Charlotte Schanuel
Who was his 2nd wife?
By the time of her death, Honecker was already romantically involved with the Free German Youth official Edith Baumann,
Who was his 3rd wife?
Following his divorce and reportedly under pressure from the Politburo, he married Feist,
Why was he under pressure from Politburo and/or what does that have to do with remarrying?
political reasons,
Why did he divorce his second wife?
he fathered an illegitimate daughter,
From whom?
Feist.
Did he have any other children?
Honecker befriended Walter Ulbricht, who had not been aware of him at that point.
What did Walter Ulbricht have to  do with it?
Honecker sided with First Secretary Walter Ulbricht, despite the majority of the Politburo attempting to dispose Ulbricht in favour of Rudolf Herrnstadt.
Did his return go smoothly?
Honecker himself though faced questioning from party members about his inadequate qualifications for his position.
Did he remain in office?
On 27 May 1955 he handed the Presidency of the FDJ over to Karl Namokel, and departed for Moscow to study for two years
What did he study?
departed for Moscow to study for two years at the School of the Soviet Communist Party at Ulbricht's request.
Did he get back into politics after that?
After returning to East Germany in 1958 Honecker became a fully-fledged member of the Politburo, taking over responsibility for military and security issues.
Was he well received this time?
In August, 1950, McDaniel suffered a heart ailment and entered Temple Hospital in semi-critical condition.
What did this led her to do
October to recuperate at home, and she was cited by United Press on Jan. 3, 1951, as showing "slight improvement in her recovery from a mild stroke.
What did this do for her
McDaniel died of breast cancer at age 57 on October 26, 1952, in the hospital on the grounds of the Motion Picture House in Woodland Hills, California.
What did she end up dying of
She was survived by her brother Sam McDaniel. Thousands of mourners turned out to celebrate her life and achievements.
What was wrong with this
"I desire a white casket and a white shroud; white gardenias in my hair and in my hands, together with a white gardenia blanket and a pillow of red roses.
Why was this so terrible
I also wish to be buried in the Hollywood Cemetery"; Hollywood Cemetery, on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood,
What did this lead people to belive
cemetery practiced racial segregation and would not accept the remains of black people for burial. Her second choice was Rosedale Cemetery (now known as Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery), where she lies today.
What else is said
In 1999, Tyler Cassidy, the new owner of the Hollywood Cemetery (renamed the Hollywood Forever Cemetery), offered to have McDaniel re-interred there.
What did they do
The whereabouts of McDaniel's Oscar are currently unknown.
What did this bring about
In 1992, Jet magazine reported that Howard University could not find it and alleged that it had disappeared during protests in the 1960s.
What did this mean for her
In 1998, Howard University stated that it could find no written record of the Oscar having arrived at Howard.
What did this led to being written about
In 2007, an article in the Huffington Post repeated rumors that the Oscar had been cast into the Potomac River by angry civil rights protesters in the 1960s.
What did this lead him too
The assertion reappeared in the Huffington Post under the same byline in 2009.
What did this led her to do
In 2010, Mo'Nique, the winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, wearing a blue dress and gardenias in her hair,
What did this do for her
for enduring all that she had to so that I would not have to". Her speech revived interest in the whereabouts of McDaniel's plaque. In 2011,
How did this come about
Her speech revived interest in the whereabouts of McDaniel's plaque. In 2011, J. Freedom duLac reported in the Washington Post that the plaque had disappeared in the 1960s.
Waht happened in the end
office secretary
What year was he hired in this role?
later became personal secretary to the studio's founder and president, Carl Laemmle.
What did he do after becoming Laemmle's secretary?
Laemmle told him to take charge of the Los Angeles studio, which he did in early 1919.
Was he successful running the LA studio?
He reasons that despite "Thalberg's youth, modest education, and frail appearance . . . it is clear that he had the charm, insight, and ability,
How long did he keep this position?
Thalberg was one among the majority of Hollywood film industry workers who migrated from the East Coast,
Did he stay on the East Coast for the rest of his career?
1935
Did he win his first races?
He failed to win his first 17 races,
When did Seabiscuit start winning races?
As a two-year-old, Seabiscuit raced 35 times (a heavy racing schedule), coming in first five times and finishing second seven times.
Was he a well-known race horse?
While Seabiscuit had not lived up to his racing potential, he was not the poor performer Fitzsimmons had taken him for.
What are some other interesting aspects of this article?
The next season, however, started with a similar pattern. The colt ran 12 times in less than four months, winning four times.
How did seabiscuit do the next season?
The diagnosis was a ruptured suspensory ligament in the front left leg.
When was this injury?
Seabiscuit was injured during a race. Woolf, who was riding him, said that he felt the horse stumble.
How was his return to racing?
By their third comeback race, Seabiscuit was back to his winning ways,
Did he have more injuries?
As Seabiscuit showed his old surge, Wedding Call and Whichcee faltered, and Pollard drove his horse on, taking "The Hundred Grander
What race came next?
he played at the fullback position for the 1945 Indiana Hoosiers football team
did they win any games?
compiled the only undefeated record (9-0-1) in Indiana football history,
what did he do after playing for them?
He ended his college career by scoring three touchdowns against the Purdue Boilermakers, helping the Hoosiers win the Old Oaken Bucket for that year.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
According to Szwed, Sun Ra's view of his relationship to black people and black cultures "changed drastically" over time.
What did Ra do to change the black culture?
Sun Ra identified closely with broader struggles for black power, black political influence, and black identity, and saw his own music as a key element in educating and liberating blacks.
What did Ra say the blacks should do?
This embodiment of the narrative allowed him to demonstrate black nationalism as a counternarrative to the present culture.
What were Ra's views of the world?
At one time I felt that white people were to blame for everything, but then I found out that they were just puppets and pawns
Did his views change as he got older?
describing his own manner as an "equation" and saying that while philosophy was based on theories and abstract reasoning,
What was the main premise of his philosophy?
Many of the Arkestra cite Sun Ra's teachings as pivotal and for inspiring such long-term devotion to the music
Who are the Arkestra?
Sun Ra presents a unified conception, incorporating music, myth, and performance into his multi-leveled equations.
What is an example of a famous performance he gave?
The most famous example was "Space Is the Place!"
Was the performance highly acclaimed?
Sometimes (typically at the end of a set) the entire Arkestra snaked out through the audience, playing and chanting something like this.
Did he have other notable performances?
In Boone's youth, his family became a source of controversy in the local Quaker community when two of the oldest children married outside the endogamous community,
What happened after Boone's family became a source of controversy?
Boone's parents were compelled to publicly apologize after their eldest child, Sarah, married John Willcockson, a "worldling" (non-Quaker).
How did the Boone's family recover after being forced to publicly apologize?