QUES: Enter the Shoguns: Japan's austere, ruthless, but statesmanlike new ruler, Yoritomo Minamoto, set up his government in Kamakura (just south of modern Tokyo), well away from the "softening" influence of court life that had been the undoing of his predecessor, Kiyomori. First of the national rulers to take the title of sei-i tai-shogun ("barbarian-subduing great general"), Minamoto expanded and consolidated his power by confiscating lands from some of the defeated Taira and redistributing them to his samurai vassals. Minamoto died in 1199, and the feudal structure passed intact to the tutelage of his widow's family, the Hojo, who were content to play regent to a figurehead shogun, in much the same way as the Fujiwara had done with the emperor. The fiction of Japanese imperial power had become infinitely extendable. The emperor at Kyotostill seconded by a Fujiwara regent at courtlegitimized a Minamoto who was himself a military dictator controlled by a Hojo regent. In a country where form and substance were inextricably interrelated, two things counted in politics: symbolic authority and real power. Neither could exist without the other. A thwarted Mongol invasion in 1274 weakened the Kamakura regime. The fighting brought none of the usual spoils of war that provincial warlords and samurai had come to expect as payment. And the treasury was empty after earthquake, famine, and plague had crippled the economy. Buddhist monasteries were using their private armies to support imperial ambitions to bring power back to Kyoto. Worst of all, the Kamakura warriors, resenting the way the Kyoto court referred to them as "Eastern barbarians," sought refinement in a ruinous taste for luxury: extravagant feasts, rich costumes, and opulent homes. Kamakura was falling apart.
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MY QUESTION: How did the economy collapse?

QUES: The idea that Earth is a magnet is far from new. It was first proposed in 1600 by a British physician named William Gilbert. Knowing it acts like a magnet is one thing. Knowing why it acts like a magnet is more difficult. In fact, finding out why is a fairly recent discovery. To find out why required new technology. It was the seismograph that made it possible to learn why the Earth acted like a magnet. Seismograph are used to study earthquakes. By studying earthquake waves they were able to learn about Earths interior. They discovered that Earth has an inner and outer core. The outer core consists of liquid metals, mainly iron and nickel. Scientists think that Earths magnetic field is generated here. It is caused by the motion of this liquid metal. The liquid metal moves as Earth spins on its axis.
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MY QUESTION: What technology made it possible to test the Earth's magnetic properties? How were scientist able to use this machine to study this phenomenon?

QUES: Tom's relaxation at the beach is interrupted by Jerry who inadvertently walks all over a sunbathing Tom going fishing . Jerry falls into Tom's mouth and while escaping , nearly causes Tom to swallow his beach towel . Jerry goes out to the pier and casts his favorite bait : cheese . Tom pulls on the line and makes Jerry reel him in . Jerry lets go of the line and Tom struggles to stay afloat , losing the string . Tom barely catches the pier , but Jerry swings the pole at him . After a few misses , Jerry whistles and then lands a direct hit . He runs to the end of the pier and pulls off the end board . Tom ca n't brake , and walks the plank until Jerry pulls it out , causing Tom to fall into the water and without emerging . A drowning Tom wakes up on the sea bed , where he finds himself still alive . He starts imitating the majestic sea creatures until he spots Jerry . The cat grabs him , but Jerry pulls away revealing that he has become a mer-mouse . Jerry swims in circles until Tom's head has done a 360 , and is then grabbed again . Jerry slaps Tom face with his tail , then spins his ears in to the shape of a wrench . The cat gives chase through shipwreck windows until Tom hangs back to swallow the mouse . Jerry breaks out through Tom's left eardrum . Jerry hides and disguises himself as a seahorse to join a father seahorse leading his babies , fooling the cat for only a while . Jerry then gets lassoed and captured , but Tom gets tricked into holding a fishing line and is caught .
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MY QUESTION: Does Jerry catch Tom like a fish on a fishing line?

QUES: In India to purchase some horses , British aristocrat , Lord Esketh and his wife , Edwina , come to the town of Ranchipur at the invitation of the elderly Maharani . Their marriage is an unhappy one and Lord Esketh announces his intention to return to England and begin divorce proceedings . The spoiled , insensitive Edwina scoffs at this . She renews in Ranchipur an acquaintance with a former lover , Tom Ransome , now a dissolute alcoholic . She also meets and attempts to seduce a distinguished Hindu physician , Dr. Rama Safti , a decent man who is the elderly Maharani's personal choice to succeed her someday . Safti at first resists , but ultimately succumbs to Edwina's charms and falls hopelessly in love with her . Lord Esketh becomes aware of this , but Safti saves him from a man-eating tiger during a safari . Safti admits his love for Edwina to Lord Esketh , who is now sympathetic toward this good man's plight . Ransome feels the same way , warning Edwina to stay away from Safti , a friend he admires . Edwina similarly falls into disfavor with the Maharani , who explains that Safti has been raised to lead a pure life and that Edwina is unworthy of him . Ranchipur suddenly is ravaged by a natural disaster , an earthquake and flood . Dr. Safti is so busy saving lives that he can not personally care for Edwina , who has fallen ill . Ransome looks after her as well as for young Fern Simon , who has declared her love for him . When a dam is exploded by dynamite and as a result the flood waters recede , it is Dr. Safti who reveals that Ransome is the one who risked his personal safety to save the people of Ranchipur .
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MY QUESTION:
Where did Safti save Lord Esketh from a man-eating tiger?