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On August 17, 2007, Dell Inc. announced that after an internal investigation into its accounting practices it would restate and reduce earnings from 2003 through to the first quarter of 2007 by a total amount of between $50 million and $150 million, or 2 cents to 7 cents per share. The investigation, begun in November 2006, resulted from concerns raised by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over some documents and information that Dell Inc. had submitted. It was alleged that Dell had not disclosed large exclusivity payments received from Intel for agreeing not to buy processors from rival manufacturer AMD. In 2010 Dell finally paid $100 million to settle the SEC's charges of fraud. Michael Dell and other executives also paid penalties and suffered other sanctions, without admitting or denying the charges.

question: What department did Dell launch an internal investigation on?, answer: accounting | question: What was the minimum amount of earnings that would be restated by Dell's investigation?, answer: $50 million | question: What year did Dell's internal investigation begin?, answer: 2006 | question: Who did Dell agree to not buy processors from?, answer: AMD | question: How much did Dell pay in fines to settle fraud charges against it?, answer: $100 million
On August 17, 2011, Shueisha's V-Jump magazine announced a sequel set one year later, a third arc of Xros Wars subtitled The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time, which aired from October 2, 2011 to March 25, 2012, following on from the previous arc. It focuses on a new protagonist, Tagiru Akashi and his partner Gumdramon who embark on a new journey with an older Mikey, Shoutmon, an older Ewan and the revived Damemon, along with other new comrades as they deal with a hidden dimension that lies between the Human World and the Digital World called DigiQuartz. The series finale reintroduces the heroes of the previous five seasons as they all come together and help the current heroes in the final battle due to the fact that the DigiQuartz is essentially a tear in Space and Time, allowing all of the Digimon universes to converge.

question: When was the sequel announcement for the third arc?, answer: August 17, 2011 | question: What was the original run of the third arc of Digimon?, answer: October 2, 2011 to March 25, 2012 | question: Who was the main character in the third arc series?, answer: Tagiru Akashi and his partner Gumdramon | question: What is the dimension called between the human world and digital world?, answer: DigiQuartz
On August 18, 1970, the NAACP filed suit against Michigan state officials, including Governor William Milliken, charging de facto public school segregation. The NAACP argued that although schools were not legally segregated, the city of Detroit and its surrounding counties had enacted policies to maintain racial segregation in public schools. The NAACP also suggested a direct relationship between unfair housing practices and educational segregation, which followed segregated neighborhoods. The District Court held all levels of government accountable for the segregation in its ruling. The Sixth Circuit Court affirmed some of the decision, holding that it was the state's responsibility to integrate across the segregated metropolitan area. The U.S. Supreme Court took up the case February 27, 1974. The subsequent Milliken v. Bradley decision had wide national influence. In a narrow decision, the Court found that schools were a subject of local control and that suburbs could not be forced to solve problems in the city's school district.

question: Who was Governor of Michigan in 1970?, answer: William Milliken | question: What is the court case that ruled that schools were subject to local control?, answer: Milliken v. Bradley | question: In which year did the Supreme Court hear Milliken v. Bradley?, answer: 1974
On August 18, 2011, the CRTC issued a decision that allows CBC's mandatory market rebroadcasting transmitters in analogue to remain on-air until August 31, 2012. Before that deadline, CBC's licence renewal process would take place and CBC's digital transition plans would be examined as part of that process. The requirement remains for all of CBC's full-power transmitters occupying channels 52 to 69 to either relocate to channels 2 to 51 or become low-power transmitters. In some cases, CBC has opted to reduce the power of existing transmitters to low-power transmitters, which will result in signal loss for some viewers.

question: On what day did the CRTC agree to allow CBCs broadcasting transmitters to remain active for another year?, answer: August 18, 2011 | question: Where could CBC's channels need to be relocated in order to continue operating?, answer: 2 to 51 | question: Which of CBC's channels were required to be relocated or reduced in power?, answer: 52 to 69
On August 19, 1989, the Russian Orthodox Parish of Saints Peter and Paul announced it would be switching to the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. On September 2, 1989, tens of thousands across Ukraine protested a draft election law that reserved special seats for the Communist Party and for other official organizations: 50,000 in Lviv, 40,000 in Kiev, 10,000 in Zhytomyr, 5,000 each in Dniprodzerzhynsk and Chervonohrad, and 2,000 in Kharkiv. From September 8–10, 1989, writer Ivan Drach was elected to head Rukh, the People's Movement of Ukraine, at its founding congress in Kiev. On September 17, between 150,000 and 200,000 people marched in Lviv, demanding the legalization of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. On September 21, 1989, exhumation of a mass grave begins in Demianiv Laz, a nature preserve south of Ivano-Frankivsk. On September 28, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Ukraine Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, a holdover from the Brezhnev era, was replaced by Vladimir Ivashko.

question: What were the protesters on September 2 demonstrating against?, answer: draft election law | question: How many protesters were there in Lviv?, answer: 50,000 | question: Who was put in charge of the People's Movement of Ukraine?, answer: Ivan Drach | question: Where did the People's Movement hold its founding congress?, answer: Kiev
On August 19, the 1939 German–Soviet Commercial Agreement was finally signed. On 21 August, the Soviets suspended Tripartite military talks, citing other reasons. That same day, Stalin received assurance that Germany would approve secret protocols to the proposed non-aggression pact that would place half of Poland (border along the Vistula river), Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Bessarabia in the Soviets' sphere of influence. That night, Stalin replied that the Soviets were willing to sign the pact and that he would receive Ribbentrop on 23 August.

question: What was the German-Soviet dividing line in regards to annexing Poland?, answer: Vistula river | question: How many days after the German-Soviet agreement were the Tripartite discussions ceased?, answer: 2 | question: What other countries did the Soviet government agree to annex through the agreement with Germany?, answer: Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Bessarabia
On August 23, 1991,[a] Nintendo released the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, a redesigned version of the Super Famicom, in North America for US$199. The SNES was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in April 1992 for GB£150, with a German release following a few weeks later. Most of the PAL region versions of the console use the Japanese Super Famicom design, except for labeling and the length of the joypad leads. The Playtronic Super NES in Brazil, although PAL, uses the North American design. Both the NES and SNES were released in Brazil in 1993 by Playtronic, a joint venture between the toy company Estrela and consumer electronics company Gradiente.

question: How much did the SNES cost in the US?, answer: US$199 | question: How much did the SNES cost in the UK?, answer: GB£150 | question: When was the SNES released in the UK?, answer: April 1992 | question: When was the SNES released in Brazil?, answer: 1993 | question: Which company distributed the SNES in Brazil?, answer: Playtronic
On August 23, after the failure of GKChP, in the presence of Gorbachev, Yeltsin signed a decree suspending all activity by the Communist Party of the Russian SFSR in the territory of Russia. On November 6, he went further, banning the Communist Parties of the USSR and the RSFSR from the territory of the RSFSR.

question: On what date was the Communist Party of the Russian SFSR suspended?, answer: August 23 | question: Who signed the decree suspending the Communist Party of the Russian SFSR?, answer: Yeltsin | question: On what date was the Communist Parties of the USSR banned from operating in the RSFSR?, answer: November 6 | question: Aside from Yeltsin, what notable figure was present at the signing of the August 23 decree?, answer: Gorbachev
On August 31, 1886, Charleston was nearly destroyed by an earthquake. The shock was estimated to have a moment magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). It was felt as far away as Boston to the north, Chicago and Milwaukee to the northwest, as far west as New Orleans, as far south as Cuba, and as far east as Bermuda. It damaged 2,000 buildings in Charleston and caused $6 million worth of damage ($133 million in 2006 dollars), at a time when all the city's buildings were valued around $24 million ($531 million in 2006 dollars).

question: What nearly destroyed Charleston in 1886?, answer: an earthquake | question: What date was the Charleston earthquake of 1886?, answer: August 31, 1886 | question: How many buildings were damaged by the 1886 earthquake in Charleston?, answer: 2,000 buildings | question: What was the cost of the damage of the 1886 earthquake to the city of Charleston?, answer: $6 million | question: What was the total value of all of Charleston's city buildings before the earthquake?, answer: $24 million
On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to acquire Marvel Comics' parent corporation, Marvel Entertainment, for $4 billion or $4.2 billion, with Marvel shareholders to receive $30 and 0.745 Disney shares for each share of Marvel they own. As of 2008, Marvel and its major, longtime competitor DC Comics shared over 80% of the American comic-book market. As of September 2010, Marvel switched its bookstores distribution company from Diamond Book Distributors to Hachette Distribution Services.

question: What entertainment company purchased Marvel at the end of the 2000s?, answer: The Walt Disney Company | question: When was the sale of Marvel to this entertainment conglomerate announced?, answer: August 31, 2009 | question: What was the sale price of Marvel?, answer: $4 billion or $4.2 billion | question: What is the readership market share enjoyed by Marvel and DC comics?, answer: 80% | question: In 2010, Marvel switched to what distributor for bookstore comic book sales?, answer: Hachette Distribution Services
On August 5, 2008, SCA and Bertelsmann announced that Sony had agreed to acquire Bertelsmann's 50% stake in Sony BMG. Sony completed its acquisition of Bertelsmann's 50% stake in the companies' joint venture on October 1, 2008. The company, once again named Sony Music Entertainment Inc., became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation through its US subsidiary SCA. The last few albums to feature a Sony BMG logo were Thriller 25 by Michael Jackson, I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé, Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits by Christina Aguilera, and Safe Trip Home by Dido. A temporary logo was unveiled beginning December 1, 2008. The present logo was unveiled in March 2009.

question: In what year did Sony take BMG's half stake in the company?, answer: 2008 | question: Name one of the final albums to ever have the Sony BMG label?, answer: Thriller 25 by Michael Jackson, I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé, Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits by Christina Aguilera, and Safe Trip Home by Dido | question: When was Sony's new logo revealed to the public?, answer: 2009
On August 6, 2010, the CBC issued a press release stating that due to financial reasons, the CBC and Radio-Canada would only transition 27 transmitters total, one in each market where there was an originating station (i.e. a CBC or Radio-Canada television station located in that market). Further, the CBC stated in the release, that only 15 of the transmitters would be in place by August 31, 2011 due to lack of available funds, and that the remainder would not be on the air until as late as August 31, 2012. Additionally, the CBC stated in the release that it was asking the CRTC for permission to continue broadcasting in analogue until the identified transmitters for transition were up and running. At the time of the press release, only eight of the corporation's transmitters (four CBC and four Radio Canada) were broadcasting in digital.

question: How many transmitters did CBC intend to upgrade before August 2011?, answer: 15 | question: For what reason did CBC attribute to delayed upgrades?, answer: financial reasons | question: How many transmitters did CBC plan to upgrade total?, answer: 27
On August 9, 2015, ESPN reported that the New Orleans VooDoo and Las Vegas Outlaws had ceased operations, effective immediately, a claim which was subsequently validated on the AFL website. On September 1, 2015, the Spokane Shock officially left the AFL and joined the IFL under the new name Spokane Empire, becoming the fifth active AFL/af2 franchise to leave for the IFL since bankruptcy (Iowa Barnstormers, Tri-Cities Fever, Green Bay Blizzard and Arkansas Twisters—now the Texas Revolution—left previously).

question: On what date was it reported that the Las Vegas Outlaws were shutting down?, answer: August 9, 2015 | question: Who first reported the closure of the New Orleans VooDoo?, answer: ESPN | question: On what date did the Spokane Shock leave the AFL?, answer: September 1, 2015 | question: What rival league did the Spokane Shock join?, answer: IFL | question: What was the name of the Spokane Shock after they joined the IFL?, answer: Spokane Empire
On December 12, the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR formally ratified the Belavezha Accords and renounced the 1922 Union Treaty. The Russian deputies were also recalled from the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. The legality of this action was questionable, since Soviet law did not allow a republic to unilaterally recall its deputies. However, no one in either Russia or the Kremlin objected. Any objections from the latter would have likely had no effect, since the Soviet government had effectively been rendered impotent long before December. In effect, the largest and most powerful republic had seceded from the Union. Later that day, Gorbachev hinted for the first time that he was considering stepping down.

question: When were the Belavezha Accords ratified?, answer: December 12 | question: Who ratified the Accords?, answer: the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR | question: Who was recalled?, answer: Russian deputies | question: Who showed signs that he was considering resigning his position?, answer: Gorbachev
On December 15, 2012, several news outlets reported that President Barack Obama would nominate Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, after Susan Rice, widely seen as Obama's preferred choice, withdrew her name from consideration citing a politicized confirmation process following criticism of her response to the 2012 Benghazi attack. On December 21, Obama proposed the nomination which received positive commentary. His confirmation hearing took place on January 24, 2013, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the same panel where he first testified in 1971. The committee unanimously voted to approve him on January 29, 2013, and the same day the full Senate confirmed him on a vote of 94–3. In a letter to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Kerry announced his resignation from the Senate effective February 1.

question: When was it reported that Kerry would become SoS?, answer: December 15, 2012 | question: Who was Secretary of State before Kerry?, answer: Hillary Clinton | question: Who backed out of becoming SoS after Hillary?, answer: Susan Rice | question: Why did Rice withdraw?, answer: a politicized confirmation process following criticism of her response to the 2012 Benghazi attack | question: When was Kerry's appointment confirmed?, answer: January 29, 2013
On December 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of India mandated several restrictions on Delhi's transportation system to curb pollution. Among the measures, the court ordered to stop registrations of diesel cars and sport utility vehicles with an engine capacity of 2,000 cc and over until March 31, 2016. The court also ordered all taxis in the Delhi region to switch to compressed natural gas by March 1, 2016. Transportation vehicles that are more than 10 years old were banned from entering the capital.

question: On what date did the Supreme Court of India enact restrictions on Delhi's transportation system to reduce pollution?, answer: December 16, 2015 | question: The Supreme Court restricted registration of some vehicles with engines of 2000 cc and over until what date?, answer: March 31, 2016 | question: All taxis in Delhi were ordered to switch to what type of fuel by March 1, 2016?, answer: compressed natural gas | question: Which transportation vehicles were banned from entering New Delhi?, answer: vehicles that are more than 10 years old | question: New restrictions on New Delhi's transportation system were enacted by the Supreme Court to accomplish what goal?, answer: curb pollution
On December 19, 2006, ESPN announced the purchase of a minority stake in the AFL. This deal included television rights for the ESPN family of networks. ESPN would televise a minimum of 17 regular season games, most on Monday nights, and nine playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXI on ABC. The deal resulted in added exposure on ESPN's SportsCenter. However, after the original AFL filed for bankruptcy, this arrangement did not carry over to the new AFL, which is a separate legal entity.

question: On what date did ESPN buy a minority share of the AFL?, answer: December 19, 2006 | question: At minimum, how many regular season games did the AFL agree to broadcast?, answer: 17 | question: On what day would most of the games televised on the ESPN networks be played?, answer: Monday | question: What network broadcast ArenaBowl XXI?, answer: ABC | question: Under the deal, how many AFL playoff games did ESPN broadcast each year?, answer: nine
On December 20, 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in the case of ACLU v. Mercer County that the continued display of the Ten Commandments as part of a larger display on American legal traditions in a Kentucky courthouse was allowed, because the purpose of the display (educating the public on American legal traditions) was secular in nature. In ruling on the Mount Soledad cross controversy on May 3, 2006, however, a federal judge ruled that the cross on public property on Mount Soledad must be removed.

question: When did the US Court of Appeals rule in the case of ACLU v. Mercer County?, answer: December 20, 2005 | question: What was displayed in Kentucky courthouses?, answer: the Ten Commandments | question: What did a federal judge rule must be removed from public property?, answer: the cross | question: When was a ruling handed down on the Mount Soledad cross controversy?, answer: May 3, 2006 | question: Why were the displays of the ten Commandments allowed?, answer: secular in nature
On December 2009, Oklahoma City voters passed MAPS 3, the $777 million (7-year 1-cent tax) initiative, which will include funding (appx $130M) for an estimated 5-to-6-mile (8.0 to 9.7 km) modern streetcar in downtown Oklahoma City and the establishment of a transit hub. It is believed the streetcar would begin construction in 2014 and be in operation around 2017.

question: When was MAPS 3 passed?, answer: December 2009 | question: How much will MAPS 3 cost?, answer: $777 million | question: What year should the streetcar become operable?, answer: 2017
On December 21, 1968, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders became the first humans to ride the Saturn V rocket into space on Apollo 8. They also became the first to leave low-Earth orbit and go to another celestial body, and entered lunar orbit on December 24. They made ten orbits in twenty hours, and transmitted one of the most watched TV broadcasts in history, with their Christmas Eve program from lunar orbit, that concluded with a reading from the biblical Book of Genesis. Two and a half hours after the broadcast, they fired their engine to perform the first trans-Earth injection to leave lunar orbit and return to the Earth. Apollo 8 safely landed in the Pacific ocean on December 27, in NASA's first dawn splashdown and recovery.

question: Which three people were the first to ride the Saturn V rocket into space?, answer: Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders | question: What date did Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders leave Earth on the Apollo 8 mission?, answer: December 21, 1968 | question: During what holiday, was the Apollo 8 mission broadcast from orbit?, answer: Christmas Eve | question: Which ocean did the Apolo 8 mission land in?, answer: Pacific
On December 24, Yeltsin informed the Secretary-General of the United Nations that by agreement of the member states of the CIS Russian Federation would assume the membership of the Soviet Union in all UN organs (including permanent membership in the UN Security Council). Thus, Russia is considered to be an original member of the UN (since October 24, 1945) along with Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR) and Belarus (Byelorussian SSR). On December 25—just hours after Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union—the Russian SFSR was renamed the Russian Federation (Russia), reflecting that it was now a sovereign state with Yeltsin assuming the Presidency. The change was originally published on January 6, 1992 (Rossiyskaya Gazeta). According to law, during 1992, it was allowed to use the old name of the RSFSR for official business (forms, seals and stamps). The Russian Federation's Constitution (Fundamental Law) of 1978, though with the 1991–1992 Amendements, remained in effect until the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis.

question: When did the Russian Federation assume the Soviet Union's membership in the UN?, answer: December 24 | question: On what day did Gorbachev give up the presidency of the Soviet Union?, answer: December 25 | question: What was the new name given to the Russian SFSR after the resignation of Gorbachev?, answer: the Russian Federation | question: Who was the first president of the Russian Federation?, answer: Yeltsin | question: In what periodical was the new sovereign status of the Russian Federation first published?, answer: Rossiyskaya Gazeta
On December 25, 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the republic was renamed the Russian Federation, which it remains to this day. This name and "Russia" were specified as the official state names in the April 21, 1992 amendment to the existing constitution and were retained as such in the 1993 Constitution of Russia.

question: When did the Soviet Union break up?, answer: December 25, 1991 | question: Which name did Russia take after the fall of the Soviet Union?, answer: the Russian Federation | question: What is the current official name of Russia?, answer: the Russian Federation | question: When was the current name for Russia added to the Russian constitution?, answer: April 21, 1992 | question: When was Russia renamed the Russian Federation?, answer: December 25, 1991 | question: What event led to Russia being renamed the Russian Federation?, answer: the collapse of the Soviet Union | question: When was Russia made an official state name of the Russian Federation?, answer: April 21, 1992 | question: What 1993 document confirmed Russia as an official state name of the Russian Federation?, answer: 1993 Constitution of Russia