A:David Hasselhoff starred in a Mel Brooks musical. B:This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Uganda at the Olympics .. Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games .. opening ceremony. Olympic Games ceremony#Opening. Olympic Games. Olympic Games Answer: observer
A:The Isle of Man became part of Scotland. B:The Isle of Man -LRB- -LSB- ˈmæn -RSB- Mannin -LSB- ˈmanɪn -RSB- or Ellan Vannin -LSB- ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn -RSB- -RRB- , also known simply as Mann , is a self-governing crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland .. crown dependency. crown dependencies. Irish Sea. Irish Sea. Great Britain. Great Britain. Ireland. Ireland. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II , who holds the title of Lord of Mann .. head of state. head of state. Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II. Lord of Mann. Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is represented by a Lieutenant Governor .. Lord of Mann. Lord of Mann. Lieutenant Governor. Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. Foreign relations and defence are the responsibility of the British Government .. The island has been inhabited since before 6500 BC .. Gaelic cultural influence began in the 5th century and the Manx language , a branch of the Gaelic languages , emerged .. Manx. Manx people. Gaelic. Gaels. Manx language. Manx language. Gaelic languages. Goidelic languages. In 627 , Edwin of Northumbria conquered the Isle of Man along with most of Mercia .. Edwin of Northumbria. Edwin of Northumbria. Mercia. Mercia. In the 9th century , Norsemen established the Kingdom of the Isles .. Norsemen. Norsemen. Kingdom of the Isles. Kingdom of the Isles. Magnus III , King of Norway , was also known as King of Mann and the Isles between 1099 and 1103 .. Magnus III. Magnus Barefoot. Norway. Kingdom of Norway. In 1266 , the island became part of Scotland under the Treaty of Perth , after being ruled by Norway .. Scotland. Kingdom of Scotland. Treaty of Perth. Treaty of Perth. Norway. Kingdom of Norway. After a period of alternating rule by the kings of Scotland and England , the island came under the feudal lordship of the English Crown in 1399 .. English. English language. Scotland. Kingdom of Scotland. England. Kingdom of England. English Crown. The Crown. The lordship revested into the British Crown in 1765 , but the island never became part of the Kingdom of Great Britain or its successor the United Kingdom  : it retained its status as an internally self-governing Crown dependency .. Great Britain. Great Britain. revested. Isle of Man Purchase Act 1765. Kingdom of Great Britain. Kingdom of Great Britain. United Kingdom. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Answer: accompanied
A:Wikipedia has many Featured Articles and Good Articles. B:Bobrowniki Małe -LSB- bobrow ` niki - ` małe -RSB- is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wierzchosławice , within Tarnow County , Lesser Poland Voivodeship , in southern Poland .. Voivodeship. Voivodeships of Poland. Lesser Poland. Lesser Poland Voivodeship. County. Powiat. Tarnow County. Tarnow County. Gmina. Gmina. Wierzchosławice. Gmina Wierzchosławice. village. village. Gmina Wierzchosławice. Gmina Wierzchosławice. Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Tarnow. Tarnow. It lies approximately 8 km west of Tarnow and 69 km east of the regional capital Krakow .. Tarnow. Tarnow. Krakow. Krakow. The village has a population of 850 .. village. village Answer: observer
A:Amazon.com produces DVDs. B:The N-Town Plays -LRB- also called the Hegge Cycle and the Ludus Coventriae cycle -RRB- are a cycle of 42 medieval Mystery plays from between 1450 and 1500 . Answer: observer
A:Pulp Fiction had a release. B:Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American black comedy neo-noir crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino , from a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary .. Quentin Tarantino. Quentin Tarantino. Roger Avary. Roger Avary. black comedy. black comedy. neo-noir. neo-noir. crime film. crime film. Directed in a highly stylized manner , Pulp Fiction connects the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles mobsters , fringe players , small-time criminals , and a mysterious briefcase .. The film 's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century , known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue .. hardboiled. hardboiled. punchy. wiktionary :punchy. The screenplay of Pulp Fiction was written in 1992 and 1993 , and incorporated some scenes originally written by Avary for True Romance .. True Romance. True Romance. Its plot , as in many of Tarantino 's other works , is presented out of chronological order .. out of chronological order. Nonlinear narrative. The film is also self-referential from its opening moments , beginning with a title card that gives two dictionary definitions of `` pulp '' .. self-referential. self-reference. title card. Intertitle. Considerable screen time is devoted to monologues and casual conversations with eclectic dialogue revealing each character 's perspectives on several subjects , and the film features an ironic combination of humor and strong violence .. ironic. Irony. Its script was reportedly turned down by Columbia TriStar as `` too demented '' .. Miramax co-chairman Harvey Weinstein was instantly enthralled with it , however , and the film became the first that Miramax fully financed .. Miramax. Miramax. Harvey Weinstein. Harvey Weinstein. Pulp Fiction won the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival , and was a major critical and commercial success upon its U.S. release .. Cannes. 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Palme d'Or. Palme d'Or. 1994 Cannes Film Festival. 1994 Cannes Film Festival. It revitalized the careers of John Travolta -LRB- who received an Academy Award nomination -RRB- , Samuel L. Jackson , and Uma Thurman .. John Travolta. John Travolta. Samuel L. Jackson. Samuel L. Jackson. Uma Thurman. Uma Thurman. Academy Award nomination. Academy Award for Best Actor. It was also nominated for seven Oscars , including Best Picture ; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay .. Oscars. 67th Academy Awards. Best Picture. Academy Award for Best Picture. Best Original Screenplay. Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay. The nature of its development , marketing , and distribution -- and its consequent profitability -- had a sweeping effect on the field of independent cinema .. independent cinema. independent film. Since its release , Pulp Fiction has been widely regarded as Tarantino 's masterpiece , with particular praise singled out for its screenwriting .. The film 's self-reflexivity , unconventional structure , and extensive use of homage and pastiche have led critics to describe it as a touchstone of postmodern film .. homage. Homage ( arts ). pastiche. pastiche. postmodern film. postmodernist film. It is often considered a cultural watershed , with a strong influence felt not only in later movies that adopted various elements of its style , but in several other media as well .. A 2008 Entertainment Weekly poll named it the best film since 1983 , and the work has appeared on many critics ' lists of the greatest films ever made .. Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly. greatest films ever made. List of films considered the best. In 2013 , Pulp Fiction was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .. National Film Registry. National Film Registry. Library of Congress. Library of Congress Answer: accompanied
A:The main precursor to the internet was not the ARPANET. B:The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite -LRB- TCP / IP -RRB- to link devices worldwide .. Internet protocol suite. Internet protocol suite. It is a network of networks that consists of private , public , academic , business , and government networks of local to global scope , linked by a broad array of electronic , wireless , and optical networking technologies .. The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services , such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web -LRB- WWW -RRB- , electronic mail , telephony , and file sharing .. World Wide Web. World Wide Web. hypertext. hypertext. applications. Web application. electronic mail. email. telephony. voice over IP. file sharing. file sharing. The origins of the Internet date back to research commissioned by the United States federal government in the 1960s to build robust , fault-tolerant communication via computer networks .. United States federal government. Federal government of the United States. The primary precursor network , the ARPANET , initially served as a backbone for interconnection of regional academic and military networks in the 1980s .. ARPANET. ARPANET. The funding of the National Science Foundation Network as a new backbone in the 1980s , as well as private funding for other commercial extensions , led to worldwide participation in the development of new networking technologies , and the merger of many networks .. National Science Foundation Network. National Science Foundation Network. The linking of commercial networks and enterprises by the early 1990s marks the beginning of the transition to the modern Internet , and generated a sustained exponential growth as generations of institutional , personal , and mobile computers were connected to the network .. personal. personal computer. mobile. mobile device. Although the Internet was widely used by academia since the 1980s , the commercialization incorporated its services and technologies into virtually every aspect of modern life .. academia. academia. commercialization. commercialization of the Internet. Internet use grew rapidly in the West from the mid-1990s and from the late 1990s in the developing world .. developing world. developing world. In the two decades since then , Internet use has grown 100-times , measured for the period of one year , to over one third of the world population .. world population. world population. Most traditional communications media , including telephony , radio , television , paper mail and newspapers are being reshaped or redefined by the Internet , giving birth to new services such as email , Internet telephony , Internet television , online music , digital newspapers , and video streaming websites .. telephony. voice over IP. email. email. Internet telephony. Internet telephony. Internet television. Internet television. online music. online music. video streaming. video streaming. Newspaper , book , and other print publishing are adapting to website technology , or are reshaped into blogging , web feeds and online news aggregators .. website. Web site. blogging. blogging. The Internet has enabled and accelerated new forms of personal interactions through instant messaging , Internet forums , and social networking .. personal. personal computer. instant messaging. instant messaging. social networking. social network service. Online shopping has grown exponentially both for major retailers and small businesses and entrepreneurs , as it enables firms to extend their `` brick and mortar '' presence to serve a larger market or even sell goods and services entirely online .. Online shopping. Online shopping. brick and mortar. brick and mortar. sell goods and services entirely online. Online store. Business-to-business and financial services on the Internet affect supply chains across entire industries .. Business-to-business. Business-to-business. financial services. financial services. The Internet has no centralized governance in either technological implementation or policies for access and usage ; each constituent network sets its own policies .. Only the overreaching definitions of the two principal name spaces in the Internet , the Internet Protocol address space and the Domain Name System -LRB- DNS -RRB- , are directed by a maintainer organization , the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -LRB- ICANN -RRB- .. Internet Protocol address. IP address. Domain Name System. Domain Name System. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The technical underpinning and standardization of the core protocols is an activity of the Internet Engineering Task Force -LRB- IETF -RRB- , a non-profit organization of loosely affiliated international participants that anyone may associate with by contributing technical expertise .. Internet Engineering Task Force. Internet Engineering Task Force Answer: accompanied
A:Italy has the smallest economy in the world. B:Italy -LRB- Italia -LSB- iˈtaːlja -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Italian Republic -LRB- -LSB- Repubblica italiana , links = no -RSB- -RRB- , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe.The Italian peninsula is geographically located in Southern Europe , while North Italy can be placed partly or totally in Central Europe .. Italian. Italians. parliamentary. Parliamentary system. republic. Roman Republic. Republic. Italian constitutional referendum, 1946. unitary. Unitary state. parliamentary republic. parliamentary republic. Italian peninsula. Italian peninsula. Southern Europe. Southern Europe. North Italy. North Italy. Central Europe. Central Europe. Due to cultural , political and historical reasons , Italy is a Western European country .. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea , Italy shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City .. Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean Sea. open land borders. open borders. France. French First Empire. Austria. Austrian Empire. Italy covers an area of 301338 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate .. temperate seasonal. Temperate climate. Mediterranean climate. Mediterranean climate. Due to its shape , it is often referred to in Italy as lo Stivale -LRB- the Boot -RRB- .. Boot. Boot. With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state .. fourth most populous EU member state. List of European Union member states by population. Since classical times , ancient Phoenicians , Carthaginians and Greeks established settlements in the south of Italy , with Etruscans and Celts inhabiting the centre and north of Italy respectively and various different ancient Italian tribes and Italic peoples dispersed throughout the Italian Peninsula and insular Italy .. Italian. Italians. classical times. classical antiquity. Greeks. Magna Graecia. Etruscans. Etruscan civilization. Celts. Celts. ancient Italian tribes. List of ancient peoples of Italy. Italic peoples. Italic peoples. insular Italy. insular Italy. centre. caput mundi. the south. southern Italy. The Italic tribe known as the Latins formed the Roman Kingdom , which eventually became a republic that conquered and assimilated other nearby civilisations .. republic. Roman Republic. Italic tribe. Italic tribe. Latins. Latins. Roman Kingdom. Roman Kingdom. conquered. Roman conquest of Italy. assimilated. Romanization ( cultural ). Rome ultimately emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean basin , conquering much of the ancient world and becoming the leading cultural , political and religious centre of Western civilisation .. Rome. Ancient Rome. dominant power. Roman Empire. ancient world. Ecumene. centre. caput mundi. Western civilisation. Western world. leading. EU big four. The legacy of the Roman Empire is widespread and can be observed in the global distribution of civilian law , republican governments , Christianity and the Latin script .. Christianity. Christianity. legacy of the Roman Empire. legacy of the Roman Empire. civilian law. civilian law. Latin script. Latin script. During the Middle Ages , Italy suffered sociopolitical collapse amid calamitous barbarian invasions , but by the 11th century numerous rival city-states and maritime republics rose to great prosperity through shipping , commerce and banking , laying down the groundwork for modern capitalism .. Middle Ages. Middle Ages. sociopolitical collapse. Collapse of the Roman Empire. barbarian invasions. Migration Period. city-states. Italian city-states. maritime republics. maritime republics. capitalism. capitalism. These independent statelets , acting as Europe 's main trading hubs with Asia and the Near East , often enjoyed a greater degree of democracy and wealth in comparison to the larger feudal monarchies that were consolidating throughout Europe at the time , though much of central Italy remained under the control of the theocratic Papal States , while Southern Italy remained largely feudal until the 19th century , partially as a result of a succession of Byzantine , Arab , Norman , Spanish and Bourbon conquests of the region .. Asia and the Near East. Spice trade. feudal. feudalism. central Italy. central Italy. theocratic. theocratic. Papal States. Papal States. Southern Italy. Southern Italy. Byzantine. Byzantine Empire. Arab. History of Islam in southern Italy. Norman. Norman conquest of southern Italy. Spanish. Crown of Aragon. Bourbon. House of Bourbon. The Renaissance began in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe , bringing a renewed interest in humanism , science , exploration and art .. Renaissance. Renaissance. humanism. Renaissance humanism. science. Renaissance science. exploration. Renaissance exploration. art. Renaissance art. Italian culture flourished at this time , producing famous scholars , artists and polymaths such as Leonardo da Vinci , Galileo , Michelangelo and Machiavelli .. Italian. Italians. polymaths. polymaths. Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci. Galileo. Galileo Galilei. Michelangelo. Michelangelo. Machiavelli. Niccolo Machiavelli. Italian explorers such as Marco Polo , Christopher Columbus , Amerigo Vespucci and Giovanni da Verrazzano discovered new routes to the Far East and the New World , helping to usher in the European Age of Discovery .. Italian. Italians. Marco Polo. Marco Polo. Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus. Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo Vespucci. Giovanni da Verrazzano. Giovanni da Verrazzano. Far East. Far East. New World. New World. Age of Discovery. Age of Discovery. Nevertheless , Italy 's commercial and political power significantly waned with the opening of the Atlantic trade route and the route to the Indian Ocean via the Cape of Good Hope , which bypassed the Mediterranean .. Atlantic trade route. Triangular trade. Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean. Cape of Good Hope. Cape of Good Hope. Furthermore , the Italian city-states constantly engaged one another in bloody warfare , culminating in the Italian Wars of the 15th and 16th centuries that left them exhausted , with no one emerging as a dominant power .. Italian. Italians. dominant power. Roman Empire. city-states. Italian city-states. Italian Wars. Italian Wars. The weakened sovereigns soon fell victim to conquest by European powers such as France , Spain and Austria .. conquest. Conquest ( military ). European powers. Power ( international relations )#Modern Age European powers. France. French First Empire. Spain. Spanish Empire. Austria. Austrian Empire. By the mid-19th century , a rising movement in support of Italian nationalism and independence from foreign control led to a period of revolutionary political upheaval known as the Risorgimento , which sought the formation of a unified nation-state .. Italian. Italians. Italian nationalism. Italian nationalism. Risorgimento. Risorgimento. After various unsuccessful attempts , the Italian Wars of Independence and the Expedition of the Thousand resulted in the eventual unification of the country in 1861 , now a great power after centuries of foreign domination and political division .. Italian. Italians. Italian Wars. Italian Wars. Italian Wars of Independence. Italian Wars of Independence. Expedition of the Thousand. Expedition of the Thousand. unification. Italian unification. great power. great power. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century , the new Kingdom of Italy rapidly industrialised , although mainly in the north , and acquired a colonial empire , while the south remained largely impoverished and excluded from industrialisation , fuelling a large and influential diaspora .. Kingdom of Italy. Kingdom of Italy. industrialised. industrialized. the north. Northern Italy. colonial empire. Italian Empire. the south. southern Italy. excluded from industrialisation. Economy of Italy#North–South divide. diaspora. Italian diaspora. Despite being one of the main victors in World War I , Italy entered a period of economic crisis and social turmoil , leading the way to the rise of a fascist dictatorship in 1922 .. main victors. The Big Four ( World War I ). World War I. World War I. fascist. Italian Fascism. leading. EU big four. The subsequent participation in World War II on the Axis side ended in military defeat , economic destruction and an Italian civil war .. Italian. Italians. World War II. World War II. Axis. Axis Powers. Italian civil war. Italian civil war. Following the liberation of Italy and the rise of the resistance , the country abolished the monarchy , reinstated democracy , enjoyed a prolonged economic boom and , despite periods of sociopolitical turmoil -LRB- e.g. Anni di piombo , Mani pulite , the Second Mafia War , the Maxi Trial and subsequent assassinations of anti-mafia officials -RRB- , became a major developed country .. liberation of Italy. Italian Campaign ( World War II ). resistance. Italian resistance movement. monarchy. monarchy of Italy. economic boom. Italian economic miracle. Anni di piombo. Years of Lead ( Italy ). Mani pulite. Mani pulite. Second Mafia War. Second Mafia War. Maxi Trial. Maxi Trial. anti-mafia. anti-mafia. developed country. developed country. Today , Italy has the third largest economy in the Eurozone and the eighth largest in the world .. Eurozone. Eurozone. eighth largest. List of countries by GDP ( nominal ). It has a very high level of human development and is ranked sixth in the world for life expectancy .. human development. human development index. life expectancy. List of countries by life expectancy. The country plays a prominent role in regional and global economic , military , cultural and diplomatic affairs , and it is both a regional power and a great power .. great power. great power. regional power. regional power. Italy is a founding and leading member of the European Union and the member of numerous international institutions , including the UN , NATO , the OECD , the OSCE , the WTO , the G7 / G8 , G20 , the Union for the Mediterranean , the Council of Europe , Uniting for Consensus and many more .. European Union. European Union. founding. Inner six. leading. EU big four. NATO. NATO. OECD. OECD. OSCE. OSCE. WTO. WTO. G20. G20. Union for the Mediterranean. Union for the Mediterranean. Council of Europe. Council of Europe. Uniting for Consensus. Uniting for Consensus. many more. Foreign relations of Italy#International institutions. As a reflection of its cultural wealth , Italy is home to 51 World Heritage Sites , the most in the world , and is the fifth most visited country .. World Heritage Sites. World Heritage Sites. most visited country. World Tourism rankings Answer: accompanied
A:In 2016, the film The Girl on the Train was released. B:Robert E. Longacre -LRB- August 13 , 1922 -- April 20 , 2014 -RRB- was an American linguist and missionary who worked on the Triqui language and a text-based theory and method of discourse analysis .. American. United States. linguist. linguist. missionary. missionary. Triqui language. Triqui language. discourse analysis. discourse analysis. He is well known for his seminal studies of discourse structure -LRB- text linguistics -RRB- , but he also made significant contributions in other linguistic areas , especially the historical linguistics of Mixtec , Trique , and other related languages .. historical linguistics. historical linguistics. Mixtec. Mixtec. Trique. Trique language. related languages. Mixtecan languages. His PhD was at the University of Pennsylvania under Zellig Harris and Henry Hoenigswald .. University of Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania. Zellig Harris. Zellig Harris. Henry Hoenigswald. Henry M. Hoenigswald. His 1955 dissertation on Proto-Mixtecan was the first extensive linguistic reconstruction in Mesoamerican languages .. This was one of several SIL studies which helped to establish the Oto-Manguean language family as being comparable in time depth to Proto-Indo-European .. SIL. SIL International. Oto-Manguean. Oto-Manguean. Proto-Indo-European. Proto-Indo-European. His research on Trique was the first documented case of a language with five distinct levels of tone .. Trique. Trique language. tone. Tone ( linguistics ). He was Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Arlington , where he taught Linguistics for over 20 years -LRB- 1972-1993 -RRB- , mostly on topics related to his approach to discourse analysis .. Linguistics. Linguistics. discourse analysis. discourse analysis. University of Texas at Arlington. University of Texas at Arlington. In 1994-1995 , he served as President of the Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States -LRB- LACUS -RRB- and was honored by LACUS in 2007 .. He was academically sharp and active till the end , working on a new book that came out just after his death  :. 2014 -LRB- to appear -RRB- .. Robert Longacre & Andrew Bowling .. Understanding Biblical Hebrew Verb Forms  : Distribution and Function across Genres .. Dallas  : SIL International .. SIL. SIL International. Born in Akron , Ohio on August 13 , 1922 , he attended Houghton College in upper New York State where he met his wife , Gwen .. Houghton College. Houghton College. After graduating in 1943 they married in 1946 and went to Mexico in 1947 where they lived with the Trique peoples in the mountains of Oaxaca State .. Trique. Trique language. Education  :. 1943 -- BA , Religious Education , Houghton College. Houghton College. Houghton College. 1946 -- BD , Faith Theological Seminary. Faith Theological Seminary. Faith Theological Seminary. 1952 -- MA , Linguistics , University of Pennsylvania. Linguistics. Linguistics. University of Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania. 1955 -- PhD , Linguistics , University of Pennsylvania. Linguistics. Linguistics. University of Pennsylvania. University of Pennsylvania Answer: observer
A:Yardie is a novel. B:Joseph F. Bataillon -LRB- born 1949 -RRB- is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska .. United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Nebraska. Nebraska. Senior United States District Judge. United States federal judge Answer:
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