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Hyderabad (i/hadrbd/ HY-dr--bad; often /hadrbd/) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh.[A] Occupying 650 square kilometres (250 sq mi) along the banks of the Musi River, it has a population of about 6.7 million and a metropolitan population of about 7.75 million, making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India. At an average altitude of 542 metres (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including Hussain Sagarpredating the city's foundingnorth of the city centre.

Established in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Hyderabad remained under the rule of the Qutb Shahi dynasty for nearly a century before the Mughals captured the region. In 1724, Mughal viceroy Asif Jah I declared his sovereignty and created his own dynasty, known as the Nizams of Hyderabad. The Nizam's dominions became a princely state during the British Raj, and remained so for 150 years, with the city serving as its capital. The Nizami influence can still be seen in the culture of the Hyderabadi Muslims. The city continued as the capital of Hyderabad State after it was brought into the Indian Union in 1948, and became the capital of Andhra Pradesh after the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Since 1956, Rashtrapati Nilayam in the city has been the winter office of the President of India. In 2014, the newly formed state of Telangana split from Andhra Pradesh and the city became joint capital of the two states, a transitional arrangement scheduled to end by 2025.
1. What was created in the 50's?
2. What was the capital called?
3. What year was it official?
4. When will it be done?
5. How many people live there?
6. And how big?
7. Is it by water?
8. What sort of water?
9. What's it called?
10. How many other places are bigger?
11. How high is it?
12. Are all the bodies of water natural?
13. Which ones aren't?

Numbered answers:
1. capital of Andhra Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. 2014
4. 2025
5. 6.7 million
6. 650 square kilometres
7. yes
8. River
9. Musi River
10. Three
11. 542 metres
12. no
13. the artificial lakes

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Humans have sewn by hand for thousands of years. It was said that the first thread was made from animal muscle and sinew . And the earliest needles were made from bones. Since those early days, many people have been involved in the process of developing a machine that could do the same thing more quickly and with greater efficiency.

Charles Wiesenthal, who was born in Germany, designed and received a patent on a double-pointed needle that eliminated the need to turn the needle around with each stitch in England in 1755. Other inventors of that time tried to develop a functional sewing machine, but each design had at least one serious imperfection.

Frenchman Barthelemy Thimonnier finally engineered a machine that really worked. However, he was nearly killed by a group of angry tailors when they burned down his garment factory. They feared that they would lose their jobs to the machine.

American inventor Elias Howe, born on July 9, 1819, was awarded a patent for a method of sewing that used thread from two different sources. Howe's machine had a needle with an eye at the point, and it used the two threads to make a special stitch called a lockstitch. However, Howe faced difficulty in finding buyers for his machines in America. In frustration, he traveled to England to try to sell his invention there. When he finally returned home, he found that dozens of manufacturers were adapting his discovery for use in their own sewing machines.

Isaac Singer, another American inventor, was also a manufacturer who made improvements to the design of sewing machines. He invented an up-and-down-motion mechanism that replaced the side-to-side machines. He also developed a foot treadle to power his machine. This improvement left the sewer's hands free. Undoubtedly, it was a huge improvement of the hand-cranked machine of the past. Soon the Singer sewing machine achieved more fame than the others for it was more practical. It could be adapted to home use and it could be bought on hire-purchase. The Singer sewing machine became the first home appliance, and the Singer company became one of the first American multinationals.

However, Singer used the same method to create a lockstitch that Howe had already patented. As a result, Howe accused him of patent infringement . Of course, Elias Howe won the court case, and Singer was ordered to pay Howe royalties . In the end, Howe became a millionaire, not by manufacturing the sewing machine, but by receiving royalty payments for his invention.
1. What was Isaac Singer's occupation?
2. What product did he improve upon?
3. And who was Elias Howe?
4. When was his birthdate?
5. What do these two men have in common regarding their nationality?
6. Was sewing a new or old practice?
7. For how long has it been happening?
8. And how did they do it?
9. What was different about what these inventors were creating?
10. Who ended up in a legal battle?
11. What was the reason?

Numbered answers:
1. inventor
2. sewing machines
3. an inventor
4. July 9, 1819
5. Both are from America
6. old
7. thousands of years
8. used bones
9. tried to make a sewing machine
10. Singer and Howe
11. Singer used the same method to create a lockstitch that Howe had already patented

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Joshua Wong, the most prominent of Hong Kong's student protest leaders, alleged he was assaulted by police who used excessive force -- including repeatedly grabbing his genitals -- during his arrest at pro-democracy demonstrations.

Wong, 18, made the claims after appearing in court Thursday charged with obstructing officers clearing a protest site in the city's Mong Kok district the day earlier.

Wong's lawyer, Michael Vidler, told CNN his client had been "clearly targeted by police."

"Excessive force was used and he was assaulted while he was on the ground," said Vidler.

"Police kicked and punched him and effectively sexually assaulted him -- his private parts were grabbed repeatedly and painfully. We're considering our next steps and will decide over the next few days how to proceed."

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Glasses gone

Footage of Wong's arrest shows the teenager being suddenly rushed by a man wearing a police vest, then forcefully dragged away and disappearing beneath a huddle of police officers.

Wong, who had earlier been filmed in heated but non-violent exchanges with people clearing the road of barricades, later tweeted he had lost his signature glasses during the arrest.

In response to Wong's claims, police issued a statement saying that if anyone believed they had been treated unfairly by police, they could take action through the Complaints Against Police Office.

Vidler said Hong Kong police were displaying "increasingly brutal" behavior as the protests entered their third month.

"People are learning the other side of the Hong Kong police and it's not an attractive side," he said.
1. Who is the story about?
2. Did he get in trouble?
3. What happened to his eye wear?
4. Did he engage in violence before getting in trouble?
5. Who had he been arguing with before getting in trouble?
6. What did cops say after he complained?
7. Was Josh a business person?
8. What was he?
9. What kind of protesting was he doing?
10. His age?
11. What day was he in a courtroom?
12. Did cops sexualize him?
13. In what way?
14. Who represented him in the courtroom?
15. What was his name?
16. Did he think he was a target?
17. Was he shot?
Numbered answers:
1. Joshua Wong
2. Yes
3. Excessive force was used
4. No
5. people clearing the road of barricades
6. issued a statement saying that if anyone believed they had been treated unfairly by police, they could take action through the Complaints Against Police Office.
7. no
8. the most prominent of Hong Kong's student protest leaders
9. pro-democracy demonstrations
10. 18
11. Thursday
12. Yes
13. his private parts were grabbed repeatedly and painfully
14. His lawyer
15. Michael Vidler
16. Yes
17. No he wasn't shot