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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Helen Keller had membership with the Socialist Party of America.
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Helen Adams Keller -LRB- June 27 , 1880 -- June 1 , 1968 -RRB- was an American author , political activist , and lecturer . She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree . The story of how Keller 's teacher , Anne Sullivan , broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language , allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate , has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker . Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia , Alabama , is now a museum and sponsors an annual `` Helen Keller Day '' . Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 , the 100th anniversary of her birth . A prolific author , Keller was well-traveled and outspoken in her convictions . A member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World , she campaigned for women 's suffrage , labor rights , socialism , antimilitarism , and other similar causes . She was inducted into the Alabama Women 's Hall of Fame in 1971 and was one of twelve inaugural inductees to the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame on June 8 , 2015 . Helen proved to the world that deaf people could all learn to communicate and that they could survive in the hearing world . She also taught that deaf people are capable of doing things that hearing people can do . She is one of the most famous deaf people in history and she is an idol to many deaf people in the world .
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The Socialist Party of North America was a political party founded in 1911 , and the first in North America to adopt the Object and Declaration of Principles of the Socialist Party of Great Britain . The party was formed when the Toronto local of the Socialist Party of Canada seceded in protest over that party 's reformism . Its members had been influenced by Moses Baritz , a Socialist Party of Great Britain member resident in Toronto . The Socialist Party of North America survived for a few years , but failed to grow , and the Party was eventually dissolved in 1914 . Many of its members rejoined the Socialist Party of Canada .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Canada was never the location of a French colony.
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Canada -LRB- -LSB- ˈkænədə -RSB- -LSB- kanadɑ -RSB- -RRB- is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 e6km2 , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area . Canada 's border with the United States is the world 's longest binational land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , many near the southern border . One third of the population lives in the three largest cities : Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver . Its capital is Ottawa , and other major urban areas include Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Various aboriginal peoples had inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years prior to European colonization . Beginning in the 16th century , British and French claims were made on the area , with the colony of Canada first being established by the French in 1535 during Jacques Cartier 's second voyage to New France . As a consequence of various conflicts , Great Britain gained and lost territories within British North America until it was left , in the late 18th century , with what mostly geographically comprises Canada today . Pursuant to the British North America Act , on July 1 , 1867 , the colonies of Canada , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia joined to form the semi-autonomous federal Dominion of Canada . This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the mostly self-governing Dominion to the present ten provinces and three territories forming modern Canada . In 1931 , Canada achieved near total independence from the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931 , but at the time , Canada decided to allow the British Parliament to temporarily retain the power to amend Canada 's constitution , on request from the Parliament of Canada . With the Constitution Act 1982 , Canada took over that authority -LRB- as the conclusion of Patriation -RRB- , removing the last remaining ties of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom , giving the country full sovereignty . Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy , with Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state . The country is officially bilingual at the federal level . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries . Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world , relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks . Canada 's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture . Canada is a developed country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index . It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency , civil liberties , quality of life , economic freedom , and education . Canada is a Commonwealth realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations , a member of the Francophonie , and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the G8 , the Group of Ten , the G20 , the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum .
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Canadian peers and baronets exist in both the peerage of France recognized by the monarch of Canada -LRB- the same as the monarch of the United Kingdom -RRB- and the peerage of the United Kingdom . In 1627 , French Cardinal Richelieu introduced the Seigneurial system of New France . Almost all of the early French Canadians who came as officers in the military or filled important official positions within the colony in New France came from the ranks of the French nobility . Under the Ancien Régime , several of these men were either promoted to more senior ranks within the Peerage of France . From the early 1700s , it became customary for the Governors of New France to be given the title ` marquis ' . Except for the Marquis de Vaudreuil and the Marquis de Beauharnois , most were in Canada only for a few years before returning to France and are therefore not counted as Canadians . The Baronetage of Nova Scotia -LRB- a British hereditary title , but not a peerage -RRB- had been devised by King James VI of Scotland in 1624 as a means of settling Nova Scotia . Except for Sir Thomas Temple , almost none of them came to Nova Scotia , therefore they are counted as British , not Canadian . Following the British Conquest of New France in 1763 , the likes of Jeffery Amherst , 1st Baron Amherst -LRB- Lord Amherst -RRB- and Guy Carleton , 1st Baron Dorchester -LRB- Lord Dorchester -RRB- were raised to the Peerage of Great Britain for their part in the taking of Canada and as Governors General of Canada , but they were not Canadians . As the colony grew under British rule both in terms of geography and economy , baronetcies began to be conferred upon various Canadian politicians , military commanders and businessmen . In 1891 , Lord Mount Stephen became the first Canadian to be elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom . Immigration has been Canada 's chief means of population growth and among the many who arrived were distant descendants of titled nobles from a variety of countries . The significant losses of the First World War included many direct heirs to titles and some replacements were found in Canada resulting in the acquisition of titles by Canadians who , as British subjects , were eligible to inherit . After the controversial elevation of Lords Atholstan and Beaverbrook to the Peerage of the United Kingdom , the Nickle Resolution was presented to the Canadian House of Commons in 1917 requesting the Sovereign not to grant knighthoods , baronetcies or peerages to Canadians . This triggered the Canadian titles debate and led to a separate system of orders , decorations , and medals for Canada . Canadians who were granted peerages after this date had already to hold or acquire British Citizenship , such as Roy Thomson , 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet . However , the then Canadian Citizenship Act stated that Canadians who acquired foreign citizenship by any means other than marriage would renounce their Canadian citizenship .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Stanley Tucci performed in a dramatization of the life of a columnist.
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Stanley Tucci -LRB- -LSB- ˈtuːtʃi -RSB- -LSB- ˈtuttʃi -RSB- ; born November 11 , 1960 -RRB- is an American character actor , writer , producer and film director . Tucci was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Lovely Bones -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . He won two Emmy Awards for his performances in Winchell and Monk . He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children , for The One and Only Shrek ! .
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A Chorus Line is a 1985 American musical drama film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Michael Douglas . The screenplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the Tony Award-winning book of the 1975 stage production of the same name by James Kirkwood , Jr. and Nicholas Dante . The songs were composed by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban . The film was released theatrically on December 13 , 1985 by Columbia Pictures . It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb , grossing only $ 14 million from a $ 25 million budget .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Greenland shark is a type of dogfish.
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The Greenland shark -LRB- Somniosus microcephalus -RRB- , also known as the gurry shark , or grey shark , or by the Inuit name eqalussuaq , is a large shark of the family Somniosidae -LRB- `` sleeper sharks '' -RRB- , closely related to the Pacific and southern sleeper sharks . The distribution of this species is mostly restricted to the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean . It has the longest known lifespan of all vertebrate species -LRB- 392 ± 120 years -RRB- , and is among the largest extant species of shark . As an adaptation to living at depth , it has a high concentration of trimethylamine N-oxide in its tissues , which causes the meat to be toxic . Greenland shark flesh treated to reduce toxin levels is eaten in Iceland as a delicacy known as kæstur hákarl .
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The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes , commonly known as sleeper sharks . The common name `` sleeper shark '' comes from their apparent slow swimming , low activity level , and perceived non-aggressive nature .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.T-Pain released an album in 2005.
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Faheem Rashad Najm -LRB- born September 30 , 1985 -RRB- , better known by his stage name T-Pain , is an American rapper , singer , songwriter and record producer from Tallahassee , Florida . His debut album , Rappa Ternt Sanga , was released in 2005 . In 2007 , T-Pain released his second album Epiphany , which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart . His third album , Thr33 Ringz , was released in 2008 . T-Pain has also released a string of hit singles , including `` I 'm Sprung '' , `` I 'm 'n Luv -LRB- Wit a Stripper -RRB- '' , `` Buy U a Drank -LRB- Shawty Snappin ' -RRB- '' , `` Bartender '' , `` Ca n't Believe It '' , `` 5 O'Clock '' and more . T-Pain has earned two Grammy Awards , alongside artists Kanye West and Jamie Foxx respectively . T-Pain is the founder of the record label imprint Nappy Boy Entertainment , established in 2005 . Throughout his career as a singer , T-Pain is best known for using and popularizing the creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect , used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds . From 2006 to 2010 , T-Pain was featured on more than 50 chart topping singles , his most successful feature to date was on Flo Rida 's debut single `` Low '' , which has since been certified 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- .
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Rearview Mirror : An American Musical Journey '' is an album by American singer-songwriter Don McLean , released in 2005 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jack Black has been nominated for Golden Globe Awards.
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Thomas Jacob `` Jack '' Black -LRB- born August 28 , 1969 -RRB- is an American actor , comedian , writer , producer , musician and singer . His acting career has been extensive , starring primarily in comedy films . He is known for his roles in High Fidelity -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Shallow Hal -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , School of Rock -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , King Kong -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , The Holiday -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Nacho Libre -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Kung Fu Panda -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Tropic Thunder -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Gulliver 's Travels -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Kung Fu Panda 2 -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Bernie -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Goosebumps -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and Kung Fu Panda 3 -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards . Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass . They have released the albums Tenacious D , The Pick of Destiny and Rize of the Fenix .
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Blackhat is a 2015 American action thriller mystery film co-written , co-produced and directed by Michael Mann . The film stars Chris Hemsworth , Tang Wei , Viola Davis , Holt McCallany , and Wang Leehom . The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on January 8 , 2015 , and was released in theaters on January 16 . Blackhat was a box office bomb , earning only $ 19.7 million at the box office against a budget of $ 70 million . While the movie received generally mixed-to-negative reviews , with criticisms focused on casting and pace , some critics found brilliance in the film , enough to place the film in some critics ' year-end lists .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Denmark introduced social and labor-market reforms in the early 20th century that created the basis for the welfare state.
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For other uses , see Denmark -LRB- disambiguation -RRB- . Denmark -LRB- -LSB- ˈdɛnmɑrk -RSB- Danmark -LSB- ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Kingdom of Denmark , Kongeriget Danmark , -LSB- ˈkɔŋəʁiːəð ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ -RSB- . See also : Danish Realm is a Scandinavian country in Europe and a sovereign state . The southernmost of the Nordic countries , it is south-west of Sweden and south of Norway , The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country , in the Baltic Sea . and bordered to the south by Germany . The Kingdom of Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean : the Faroe Islands and Greenland . Denmark itself has a total area of 42924 km2 , ; total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2210579 km2 , and a population of 5.75 million . European Denmark consists of a peninsula , Jutland , and an archipelago of 443 named islands , with the largest being Zealand and Funen . The islands are characterised by flat , arable land and sandy coasts , low elevation and a temperate climate . The unified kingdom of Denmark emerged in the 10th century as a proficient seafaring nation in the struggle for control of the Baltic Sea . Denmark , Sweden and Norway were ruled together under the Kalmar Union , established in 1397 and ending with Swedish secession in 1523 . Denmark and Norway remained under the same monarch until outside forces dissolved the union in 1814 . The union with Norway made it possible for Denmark to inherit the Faroe Islands , Iceland , and Greenland . Beginning in the 17th century , there were several cessions of territory to Sweden . In the 19th century there was a surge of nationalist movements , which were defeated in the 1864 Second Schleswig War . Denmark remained neutral during World War I . In April 1940 , a German invasion saw brief military skirmishes while the Danish resistance movement was active from 1943 until the German surrender in May 1945 . An industrialised exporter of agricultural produce in the second half of the 19th century , Denmark introduced social and labour-market reforms in the early 20th century that created the basis for the present welfare state model with a highly developed mixed economy . The Constitution of Denmark was signed on 5 June 1849 , ending the absolute monarchy which had begun in 1660 . It establishes a constitutional monarchy organised as a parliamentary democracy . The government and national parliament are seated in Copenhagen , the nation 's capital , largest city and main commercial centre . Denmark exercises hegemonic influence in the Danish Realm , devolving powers to handle internal affairs . Home rule was established in the Faroe Islands in 1948 ; in Greenland home rule was established in 1979 and further autonomy in 2009 . Denmark became a member of the European Economic Community -LRB- now the EU -RRB- in 1973 , maintaining certain opt-outs ; it retains its own currency , the krone . It is among the founding members of NATO , the Nordic Council , the OECD , OSCE , and the United Nations ; it is also part of the Schengen Area . Danes enjoy a high standard of living and the country ranks highly in some metrics of national performance , including education , health care , protection of civil liberties , democratic governance , prosperity and human development . The country ranks as having the world 's highest social mobility , a high level of income equality , is the country with the lowest perceived level of corruption in the world , has one of the world 's highest per capita incomes , and one of the world 's highest personal income tax rates .
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De Danske Husmoderforeninger or DDH -LRB- The Danish Housewives Associations -RRB- , later Aktive Kvinder i Danmark -LRB- Active Women in Denmark -RRB- , was established on 15 May 1920 as the central organization covering the many local housewives associations in Denmark . The first of these was Københavns Husmoderforening -LRB- Copenhagen 's Housewives Association -RRB- which was established in 1917 . The author Thit Jensen was responsible for founding the Copenhagen association as we all the DDH . Over the years , the DDH became the country 's largest organization for housewives , reaching a membership of some 10,000 by 2005 . It later became known as Aktive Kvinder i Danmark but was dissolved in 2009 . The organization set out to support , protect and promote the role of the home for practical , social and ethical purposes , recognizing above all the importance of housework carried out by women . The DDF and the associations it represented focused on mainly middle-class women in cities , in parallel to the rural women 's household associations established for the farming community . Education , which became a major concern , led in 1934 to the establishment of Marthaforbundet -LRB- The Martha Federabtion -RRB- which offered a three-year theoretical and practical course in housekeeping for young women . The association was also instrumental in establishing a course in housekeeping at Aarhus University in 1945 . The initial emphasis on the role of women in the home evolved in the 1960s when women increasingly entered the labour market . This later brought about changes in the name of the association , first in 1997 to DDH Forening af Aktive Kvinder -LRB- DDH Association of Active Women -RRB- and in 2001 to Aktive Kvinder i Danemark -LRB- Active Women in Denmark -RRB- , the focus shifting to the part women played in public health , nutrition and childcare and as well as their social and economic responsibility for consumer issues . But as membership seriously declined , the association was dissolved in 2009 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Remote Control Productions has provided the scores for Gladiator.
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Remote Control Productions , Inc. is a film score company run by composer Hans Zimmer and based in Santa Monica , California . Originally known as `` Media Ventures , '' which was conceived and founded by Jay Rifkin and Hans Zimmer , the company changed its name after the partners both filed lawsuits against each other . Today , Remote Control is home to a large group of composers mentored by Zimmer , many of whom have had successful film scoring careers as part of the company or on their own . Remote Control Productions has been responsible for the scores for a number of successful live-action films including the Pirates of the Caribbean movies , Iron Man , Gladiator , Mission : Impossible 2 , The Last Samurai , Transformers , Hancock , Kingdom of Heaven , The Da Vinci Code , Inception , Sherlock Holmes and its sequel , and The Dark Knight Trilogy , along with successful animated films such as the Shrek series , Kung Fu Panda , Madagascar , The Lion King , and more . Many composers from Remote Control Productions have also worked on the scores of successful video games such as the Metal Gear and Skylanders series , The Sims 3 , Gears of War 2 , Call of Duty : Modern Warfare , its sequel , Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 , Crysis 2 , Assassin 's Creed : Revelations , and Assassin 's Creed III . Harry Gregson-Williams was the first Media Ventures composer to work in the video game industry on Metal Gear Solid 2 : Sons of Liberty in 2001 . Klaus Badelt , Stephen Barton , Steve Jablonsky , Lorne Balfe , and Hans Zimmer joined a few years later .
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The Gladiators are a Jamaican roots reggae band , most popular during the 1970s . The core was Albert Griffiths -LRB- guitarist and singer -RRB- , Clinton Fearon -LRB- bassist and singer -RRB- and Gallimore Sutherland rhythm guitar and singer . The two most famous albums are Trenchtown Mix Up -LRB- 1976 -RRB- and Proverbial Reggae -LRB- 1978 -RRB- with songs as `` Hearsay '' , `` Jah Works '' , `` Dreadlocks the Time is Now '' . `` Mix Up '' , `` Music Makers from Jamaica '' , and `` Soul Rebel '' -- a song written by The Wailers . Gladiators also cooperated with the toaster U-Roy .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Bungie is located in Washington.
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Bungie , Inc. is an American video game developer located in Bellevue , Washington , United States . The company was established in May 1991 as Bungie Software Products Corporation by University of Chicago undergraduate student Alex Seropian , who later brought in programmer Jason Jones after publishing Jones ' game Minotaur : The Labyrinths of Crete . Originally based in Chicago , Illinois , the company concentrated primarily on Macintosh games during its early years and created two very successful video game franchises called Marathon and Myth . A West Coast offshoot produced the PC and console title Oni . Microsoft acquired Bungie in 2000 ; the project it was working on was repurposed into a launch title for Microsoft 's Xbox console , called Halo : Combat Evolved . Halo became the Xbox 's `` killer app '' , selling millions of copies and spawning a billion dollar franchise . On October 5 , 2007 , Bungie announced that it had split from Microsoft and become a privately held independent company , Bungie LLC -LRB- Microsoft retained ownership of the Halo franchise IP -RRB- . Among Bungie 's side projects is Bungie.net , the company 's official website , which includes company information , forums , and statistics-tracking and integration with many of its games . Bungie.net also serves as the platform from which Bungie sells company-related merchandise out of the Bungie Store and runs other projects , including Bungie Aerospace , charitable organization the Bungie Foundation , a podcast , and online publications about game topics . The company is known for its informal and dedicated workplace culture , and recently signed a ten-year publishing deal with Activision . Their first project together was the 2014 first-person shooter , Destiny .
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Destineer , Inc. was an American umbrella company covering a holding company , a video game publisher , and a video game developer , that was based in Minnetonka , Minnesota . The company was founded by former executive vice president of Bungie Studios , Peter Tamte , in 2001 . It released titles under a number of different brands including MacSoft and Bold Games . In January 2003 , Destineer acquired MacSoft , a company also founded by Tamte in 1989 , and in May 2005 , it also acquired Atomic Games . In May 2011 , the company silently shut down , together with all of its divisions and subsidiaries .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Connaught Tunnel is in the ocean.
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For the Connaught tunnel in East London , England , see Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway The Connaught Tunnel is a railway tunnel under the Selkirk Mountains in southeastern British Columbia , Canada , near the city of Revelstoke . The 5.022 mi tunnel carries the Canadian Pacific Railway main line under Mount Macdonald and replaced the railway 's previous routing over Rogers Pass , which had been struck by several deadly avalanches since its completion in 1885 . At the time it was built , the Connaught Tunnel was the longest railway tunnel in North America . It was named for the Governor General of Canada -- the Prince Arthur , Duke of Connaught -- who in turn was named after the province of Connaught in Ireland . Announced in February 1913 , the contract was awarded on July 1 , 1913 , to Foley Bros. . Welch and Stewart . The tunnel was designed by John G. Sullivan who joined the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1900 and eventually became Chief Engineer for Canada . A small tunnel was built , from which cross cuts were made to the main tunnel so work could carry on at a number of headings . The sub-contractor guaranteed to drill 900 ft of tunnel per month and started on April 2 , 1914 . Compressed air equipment and narrow gauge locomotives were used inside the tunnel . The company town housed some 300 workers . The tunnel was completed before the original deadline , with operation beginning December 16 , 1916 . It had a grade of only 0.95 per cent westward , and was tangent ; light at one end can be seen at the other , more than five miles away . It cost $ 5.5 million , while a further $ 3 million were spent on track revision , which saw 14.5 mi abandoned including the Loops and over 4 mi of snow sheds . In all , the route was shortened by 4.3 mi . Problems were encountered with ventilation , loose rocks and wet rails , which caused trains to stall . The tunnel was later lined with reinforced concrete and equipped with a better ventilation system . Originally double tracked , it was realigned with a single track in 1959 to accommodate higher freight cars . In the late 1980s , the Mount Macdonald Tunnel was built to supplement the Connaught Tunnel and to lessen the grade on the eastern approach to the pass . Trains now predominantly travel east through the Connaught Tunnel and west through the Mount Macdonald Tunnel . In 2001 , the Connaught Tunnel was inducted into the North America Railway Hall of Fame . The Hall of Fame recognizes and establishes an enduring tribute to the people and things that have made significant contribution relating to railway industry in North America . The Connaught Tunnel was inducted in the `` Facilities and Structures '' category with `` National '' significance .
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The Christchurch -- Lyttelton Motorway , also known as Tunnel Road , is part of the road network connecting Christchurch , New Zealand with its port at Lyttelton .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Bela Lugosi was Swedish-Canadian.
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Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó -LRB- -LSB- ˈbeːlɒ ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈdɛʒøː ˈblɒʃkoː -RSB- ; 20 October 1882 -- 16 August 1956 -RRB- , better known as Bela Lugosi -LRB- -LSB- ləˈgoʊsi -RSB- -LSB- ˈlugoʃi -RSB- -RRB- , was a Hungarian-American actor , famous for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film and for his roles in various other horror films . He had been playing small parts on the stage in his native Hungary before making his first film in 1917 , but had to leave the country after the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919 . He had roles in several films in Weimar Germany before arriving in the United States as a seaman on a merchant ship . In 1927 , he appeared as Count Dracula in a Broadway adaptation of Bram Stoker 's novel . He later appeared in the classic 1931 film Dracula by Universal Pictures . Through the 1930s , he occupied an important niche in popular horror films , with their East European setting , but his Hungarian accent limited his repertoire , and he tried unsuccessfully to avoid typecasting . Meanwhile , he was often paired with Boris Karloff , who was able to demand top billing . To his frustration , Lugosi was increasingly restricted to minor parts , kept employed by the studio principally for the sake of his name on the posters . Among his pairings with Karloff , only in The Black Cat -LRB- 1934 -RRB- , The Raven -LRB- 1935 -RRB- , and Son of Frankenstein -LRB- 1939 -RRB- did he perform major roles again , and , even in The Raven , Karloff received top billing despite Lugosi performing the lead role . By this time , Lugosi had been receiving regular medication for sciatic neuritis , and he became addicted to morphine and methadone . This drug dependence was noted by producers , and the offers eventually dwindled down to a few parts in Ed Wood 's low-budget movies , most notably Plan 9 from Outer Space .
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Björn Herman Leonard Gustafson -LRB- born 30 November 1934 -RRB- is a Swedish actor . He was born in Stockholm and has appeared in 93 films and television shows since 1956 . He starred in the 1965 film Love 65 , which was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Conan O'Brien only performs in New York City.
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Conan Christopher O'Brien -LRB- born April 18 , 1963 -RRB- is an American television host , comedian , and television producer . He is best known for hosting several late-night talk shows ; since 2010 he has hosted Conan on the cable channel TBS . O'Brien was born in Brookline , Massachusetts , and was raised in an Irish Catholic family . He served as president of The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University , and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News . After writing for several comedy shows in Los Angeles , he joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live . O'Brien was a writer and producer for The Simpsons for two seasons until he was commissioned by NBC to take over David Letterman 's position as host of Late Night in 1993 . A virtual unknown to the public , O'Brien 's initial Late Night tenure received unfavorable reviews and remained on a multiweek renewal cycle during its early years . The show generally improved over time and was highly regarded by the time of his departure in 2009 . Afterwards , O'Brien relocated from New York to Los Angeles to host his own incarnation of The Tonight Show for seven months until network politics prompted a host change in 2010 . Known for his spontaneous hosting style , which has been characterized as `` awkward , self-deprecating humor '' , O'Brien 's late-night programs combine the `` lewd and wacky with more elegant , narrative-driven short films -LRB- remotes -RRB- '' . He has hosted Conan since 2010 and has also hosted such events as the Emmy Awards and Christmas in Washington . O'Brien has been the subject of a documentary , Conan O'Brien Ca n't Stop -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , and has also hosted a 32-city live comedy tour . With the retirement of David Letterman on May 20 , 2015 , O'Brien became the longest-working of all current late-night talk show hosts in the United States , at 22 years .
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Conman in Tokyo is a 2000 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Louis Koo , Nick Cheung , Athena Chu and Christy Chung . The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Conmen in Vegas in title only .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.James Blake (musician) released his third album this year.
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James Blake Litherland -LRB- born 26 September 1988 -RRB- , known as James Blake , is an English singer , songwriter , musician and record producer from London . He first received recognition in 2010 for a trio of dubstep-influenced EPs , and the following year his self-titled debut album was released in the United Kingdom to critical praise . His second studio album Overgrown was released in 2013 and was awarded the Mercury Prize . His third studio album The Colour in Anything was released in 2016 . Blake has also released remix work under the moniker Harmonimix . Blake received his second Grammy Award nomination at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for Best New Artist . At the 2014 Brit Awards , Blake was nominated for the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist .
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You Guys Kill Me is the fourth album by Bristol , UK musician Matt Elliott under the name The Third Eye Foundation . It was released on the Domino label in November , 2000 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Hangover Part III includes actors.
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The Hangover Part III is a 2013 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is the third and final installment in The Hangover trilogy . The film stars Bradley Cooper , Ed Helms , Zach Galifianakis , Justin Bartha , and Ken Jeong . The supporting cast includes Jeffrey Tambor , Heather Graham , Mike Epps , Melissa McCarthy and John Goodman with Todd Phillips directing a screenplay written by himself and Craig Mazin . The film follows the `` Wolfpack '' -LRB- Phil , Stu , Doug , and Alan -RRB- as they try to get Alan the help he needs after facing a personal crisis . However , things go awry when an incident from the original film comes back to haunt them . The Hangover Part III was announced days before the release of The Hangover Part II and Mazin , who co-wrote Part II , was brought on board . In January 2012 , the principal actors re-signed to star . In March 2012 , Warner Bros. announced a U.S. Memorial Weekend release . The supporting roles were cast between June and September 2012 . Principal photography began in September 2012 in Los Angeles , California before moving to Nogales , Arizona and Las Vegas , Nevada . The film was released on May 23 , 2013 .
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William Thomas Sadler -LRB- born April 13 , 1950 -RRB- is an American film and television actor . His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell `` Chesty '' Puller in The Pacific , Luther Sloan in Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell , convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption , Senator Vernon Trent in Hard To Kill , and the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey , a role for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor , and his role as Colonel Stuart opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2 . He played the character of President of the United States , Matthew Ellis , in Iron Man 3 , in Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , and in WHIH Newsfront , and recurs as Steve McGarrett 's murdered father in the latter-day 2000 's remake of Hawaii Five-O . In 2015 , Sadler had an appearance in the TV series Z Nation .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Pope John Paul II features the character of Adam Stefan Sapieha and Agostino Casaroli.
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Pope John Paul II is a 2005 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Pope John Paul II -LRB- Karol Józef Wojtyła -RRB- from his early adult years in Poland to his death at age 84 . The miniseries was written and directed by John Kent Harrison and aired in the United States on the CBS network on 4 and 7 December 2005 . It was first released in Vatican City on 17 November 2005 and ten days later throughout Italy on Rai 1 Jon Voight portrays an older Karol Wojtyła -LRB- after his investiture as pope in 1978 -RRB- , while Cary Elwes portrays Wojtyła in his earlier life from 1939 to 1978 . Voight was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance . Pope John Paul II co-stars James Cromwell as Archbishop Adam Stefan Cardinal Sapieha , Ben Gazzara as Agostino Cardinal Casaroli , and Christopher Lee as Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński . Polish actor Mikolaj Grabowski is seen twice playing Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany , who would succeed John Paul II as Pope Benedict XVI .
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Paulist Productions was founded in 1960 by the Paulist priest Father Ellwood `` Bud '' Kieser to produce the religious television program Insight . Paulist Pictures was later formed for the purpose of film production , creating the features Romero -LRB- 1989 -RRB- and Entertaining Angels : The Dorothy Day Story -LRB- 1996 -RRB- . Kieser was regarded as a champion of Roman Catholic heroes and entertainment that focuses on modern moral dilemma . After the death of Kieser in September 2000 , Frank Desiderio C.S.P. became President of Paulist Productions and broadened the scope of the company to produce television documentaries for the History Channel , including Visions of Mary , Stigmata , Prophecies of Iraq , `` Judas - Traitor or Friend '' , `` Joseph : The Silent Saint '' , `` The Twelve Apostles '' , St. Peter : The Rock and Paul , the Apostle . Healing and Prayer : Power or Placebo was also produced for A&E . In 2004 Paulist Productions released the made-for-television film Judas which aired on ABC and was written by multi-Emmy Award winning writer/producer Tom Fontana , who also served as executive producer on the film . In its 50 years of existence Paulist Productions has produced over 500 hours of award winning documentaries , feature films , television , and TV movies addressing pressing social issues and important moral questions . Paulist has generated a range of programming for CBS , The History Channel , Hallmark Hall of Fame , and UPtv , collaborating with industry greats such as Martin Sheen , William Shatner , and the Jim Henson Company . In a time of rapid change and declining options for family viewing , Paulist is dedicated to developing positive programming with meaningful content . The company is currently headed by Chris Donahue , formerly of Shephard/Robin , and Marybeth Sprows , formerly of Imagine Television , with the mission to produce film and television at the intersection of faith and culture . Recent productions include The Town That Came A-Courtin and Christmas for a Dollar for UpTV , the short Christmas movie No Ordinary Shepherd , and the CBS special A New York Christmas to Remember , featuring Regis Philbin and the nativity puppetry of Jane Henson . Paulist released the short film He Knows My Name earlier this year and recently finished production on the feature film The Miracle Maker . The Humanitas Prize founded in 1974 was created by Bud Kieser and the men and women of Paulist Productions . On September 8 , 2015 Deadline.com reported that publisher Author Solutions -LRB- an imprint of Penguin -RRB- made a first-look deal with Paulist .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Dangal's (film) principal photography began in Punjab.
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Dangal -LRB- Wrestling competition -RRB- is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari . Produced by Walt Disney Pictures , Aamir Khan Productions and UTV Motion Pictures , it stars Aamir Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat , an amateur wrestler , who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to be world-class wrestlers , both of who go on to win medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games . Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra play the older selves of the sisters while Sakshi Tanwar play their mother and Aparshakti Khurana , their cousin . The development of the film began in early 2013 when Tiwari began writing the screenplay before signing Khan for the film . Set primarily in the Indian State of Haryana , principal photography commenced in September 2015 in the neighbouring Punjab . Satyajit Pande served as the cinematographer and Ballu Saluja as the editor . Pritam scored the film 's background music and for its soundtrack , lyrics for which were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya . Kripa Shankar Bishnoi , a coach with the Indian women 's wrestling team , trained Khan and the cast for the wrestling sequences . After a North America premiere on 21 December 2016 , Dangal was released worldwide on 23 December opening to positive response with critics ; praise centered on the film 's `` honest '' depiction of a real-life story and Khan 's performance . It was also screened at the Beijing International Film Festival in April 2017 . At the 62nd Filmfare Awards , it won four awards : Best Film , Best Director -LRB- Tiwari -RRB- , Best Actor -LRB- Khan -RRB- and Best Action -LRB- Shyam -RRB- . The film performed equally well commercially and as of 29 May , it stands as the highest-grossing Indian film having collected over 1,700 crore , of which close to 1,000 crore was earned in China , where it has emerged as one of the top 30 highest-grossers of all time .
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Danda Shah Bilawal is a village in Punjab , Pakistan located on the midway on the main road linking Mianwali and Talagang . It is a local trade centre for surrounding villages owing to its location .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Boomerang (1992 film) was released in the early 1990s.
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Boomerang is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin . The film stars Eddie Murphy as Marcus Graham , a hotshot advertising executive who also happens to be an insatiable womanizer and male chauvinist . When he meets his new boss , Jacqueline Broyer -LRB- Robin Givens -RRB- , before Marcus discovers that she is essentially a female version of himself , and realizes he is receiving the same treatment that he delivers to others . The film also features Halle Berry , David Alan Grier , Martin Lawrence and Chris Rock . Murphy assisted in developing the story with writers Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield , having worked with the writing duo since his days on Saturday Night Live . Murphy hired Hudlin to direct Boomerang , following the latter 's success with his debut film House Party -LRB- 1990 -RRB- . Hudlin and the writers aimed to create a romantic comedy that differed strongly from Murphy 's previous comic efforts . Filming took place mainly in New York City , while other scenes were filmed in Washington , D.C. Boomerang was released in the United States on July 1 , 1992 . The film was the 18th highest grossing film in North America that year . Boomerang earned over $ 131 million worldwide during its theatrical run . The film garnered nominations at the BMI Film & TV Awards and the MTV Movie Awards , while its soundtrack became a top-selling album .
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is a Doraemons film . It premiered on a bill with Doraemon : Nobita Drifts in the Universe and Doraemon : Nobita 's the Night Before a Wedding . It was released on March 6 , 1999 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The last two episodes of Glee aired on March 20, 2015.
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The sixth and final season of the Fox musical comedy-drama television series Glee was commissioned on April 19 , 2013 , along with the fifth season , as part of a two-season renewal deal for the show on the Fox network . The final season , consisting of 13 episodes , premiered on Friday , January 9 , 2015 , with the first two episodes , and the last two episodes -LRB- functioning as a single series finale -RRB- aired on March 20 , 2015 . The series features the New Directions glee club at the fictional William McKinley High School -LRB- WMHS -RRB- in the town of Lima , Ohio , and some of the graduates of McKinley . The season focuses on the former glee club member , Rachel Berry , who returns to McKinley after her TV Pilot bombs to rebuild the disbanded glee club . The central characters are the former glee club director Will Schuester -LRB- Matthew Morrison -RRB- , school principal Sue Sylvester -LRB- Jane Lynch -RRB- , and Glee club graduates Rachel Berry -LRB- Lea Michele -RRB- , Kurt Hummel -LRB- Chris Colfer -RRB- , Blaine Anderson -LRB- Darren Criss -RRB- , Artie Abrams -LRB- Kevin McHale -RRB- , and Sam Evans -LRB- Chord Overstreet -RRB- . Amber Riley returns to the main cast as Mercedes Jones and Dot-Marie Jones , who portrays Shannon Beiste , the school 's football coach , was promoted to the main cast after four years as a recurring character . Jenna Ushkowitz , Naya Rivera , Becca Tobin , Jacob Artist , Melissa Benoist , Blake Jenner , and Alex Newell who have portrayed Tina Cohen-Chang , Santana Lopez , Kitty Wilde , Jake Puckerman , Marley Rose , Ryder Lynn , and Wade `` Unique '' Adams , were demoted from the main cast this season with Ushkowitz , Rivera , Tobin , and Newell recurring during the season , while Artist and Jenner returned briefly in the series finale . Benoist , however , does not appear at all in this season . The season was nominated for one Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics .
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Moonlighting is an American comedy-drama television show created in 1985 by writer Glenn Gordon Caron . It centers on Maddie Hayes -LRB- Cybill Shepherd -RRB- , a former model who loses most of her financial assets due to her accountant 's embezzlement but unexpectedly finds that she owns a detective agency . She teams up with cocky , chauvinistic investigator David Addison -LRB- Bruce Willis -RRB- to run the agency and becomes embroiled in various unusual cases . The show 's other regular characters are Agnes DiPesto -LRB- Allyce Beasley -RRB- , the agency 's receptionist , and Herbert Viola -LRB- Curtis Armstrong -RRB- , one of the agency 's investigators , who became a featured character in the fourth season . The show mixes drama , comedy and romance , and often incorporates fantasy sequences or breaks the fourth wall . The series premiered on ABC in the United States with a feature-length pilot episode on March 3 , 1985 . The series lasted 5 seasons , but only 66 episodes were produced , a low figure for American television , for which a full season normally includes at least 22 episodes . The show became notorious for failing to have a new episode ready to air each week , due to on-set problems including script issues and friction between actors and producers . Most episodes aired on Tuesday nights , although when the show returned in April 1989 after a two-month hiatus , the remaining episodes aired on Sunday nights . During its early years , the series was popular with viewers and broke into the top ten of the Nielsen ratings in its third season . When Maddie and David ended more than two years of sexual tension by sleeping together in that season 's highly publicized penultimate episode , `` I Am Curious ... Maddie '' , it drew an audience of 60 million viewers . The show was also a critical hit , receiving 16 Emmy Award nominations in 1986 . Ratings declined , however , in the later seasons , and the show was canceled in 1989 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.STS-96 launched at 6:50 AM.
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STS-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station -LRB- ISS -RRB- flown by Space Shuttle Discovery , and the first shuttle flight to dock with the International Space Station . The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload , filled with cargo for station outfitting . STS-96 launched from Kennedy Space Center , Florida , on 27 May 1999 at 06:49:42 AM EDT .
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Sirius FM-5 , also known as Radiosat 5 , is an American communications satellite which will be operated by Sirius XM Radio . It was constructed by Space Systems Loral , based on the LS-1300 bus , and carries a single transponder designed to transmit in the NATO E F and I bands -LRB- IEEE S and X bands -RRB- . It will be used to provide satellite radio broadcasting to North America . Sirius FM-5 was launched by a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket flying from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . The launch was conducted by International Launch Services , and occurred at 19:10 GMT on 30 June 2009 . Around nine hours after launch , the satellite separated from the carrier rocket into a geosynchronous transfer orbit . It will raise itself into geostationary orbit by means of its onboard R-4D apogee motor . It also carries four SPT-100 engines for manoeuvring . It is the first Sirius Radio satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit ; the three previous Sirius satellites operate in tundra orbits . Originally placed at 96 ° west , it was moved to 86.2 ° west alongside XM-5 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.In Huntington on Long Island, Walt Whitman was born.
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Walter `` Walt '' Whitman -LRB- -LSB- ˈhwɪtmən -RSB- May 31 , 1819 -- March 26 , 1892 -RRB- was an American poet , essayist , and journalist . A humanist , he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism , incorporating both views in his works . Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon , often called the father of free verse . His work was very controversial in its time , particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass , which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality . Born in Huntington on Long Island , Whitman worked as a journalist , a teacher , a government clerk , and -- in addition to publishing his poetry -- was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War . Early in his career , he also produced a temperance novel , Franklin Evans -LRB- 1842 -RRB- . Whitman 's major work , Leaves of Grass , was first published in 1855 with his own money . The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic . He continued expanding and revising it until his death in 1892 . After a stroke towards the end of his life , he moved to Camden , New Jersey , where his health further declined . When he died at age 72 , his funeral became a public spectacle .
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Horace Wheaton -LRB- February 24 , 1803 -- June 23 , 1882 -RRB- was a United States Representative from New York from 1843 to 1847 . Born in New Milford , Litchfield County , Connecticut , he moved with his parents to Pompey , Onondaga County , New York in 1810 . He received a limited schooling , was graduated from Pompey Academy , engaged in mercantile pursuits , and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1834 . He was one of the commissioners to build a railroad between Syracuse and Utica , and was postmaster of Pompey from 1840 to 1842 . He was supervisor and city treasurer of Pompey , and was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses , holding office from March 4 , 1843 to March 3 , 1847 . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846 and that year moved to Syracuse . He was mayor of Syracuse from 1851 to 1853 and city treasurer in 1857 and 1858 . He engaged in hardware , saddlery , and mercantile pursuits , and in 1882 died in Syracuse . Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jeff Bezos is the founded a spaceflight company.
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Jeff Bezos -LRB- -LSB- ˈbeɪzoʊs -RSB- born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen ; January 12 , 1964 -RRB- is an American technology and retail entrepreneur , investor , and philanthropist who is best known as the founder , chairman , and chief executive officer of Amazon.com , which is the world 's largest online shopping retailer . The company began as an Internet merchant of books and expanded to a wide variety of products and services , most recently video streaming and audio streaming . Amazon.com is currently the world 's largest Internet sales company on the World Wide Web , as well as being the world 's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services , through its Amazon Web Services arm . Bezos 's other diversified business interests include aerospace and newspapers . He is the founder and manufacturer of Blue Origin -LRB- founded in 2000 -RRB- with test flights to space which started in 2015 , and plans for commercial suborbital human spaceflight beginning in 2018 . In 2013 , Bezos purchased The Washington Post newspaper . A number of other business investments are managed through Bezos Expeditions . With an estimated net worth of US$ 82 billion as of May 2017 , Bezos is currently the third-richest person in the world , just behind Bill Gates and Amancio Ortega in first and second places , and just ahead of Warren Buffett in fourth place . His rise to this position occurred after Amazon registered a 67 % jump in share price .
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The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff , vertical-landing -LRB- VTVL -RRB- , suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism . Blue Origin is owned by Amazon.com founder and businessman Jeff Bezos and Rob Meyerson . The name New Shepard makes reference to the first American astronaut in space , Alan Shepard , one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts , who ascended to space on a suborbital trajectory similar to that planned for New Shepard . Prototype engine and vehicle flights began in 2006 , while full-scale engine development started in the early 2010s and was complete by 2015 . Unmanned test flights of the complete New Shepard vehicle -LRB- propulsion module and space capsule -RRB- began in 2015 . Flights with test passengers are planned for late 2017 , with commercial passenger flights to begin in 2018 . On 23 November 2015 , after reaching 100.5 km altitude -LRB- outer space -RRB- , the New Shepard booster successfully performed a powered vertical soft landing , the first time a booster rocket had returned from space to make a successful vertical landing . Three additional test flights were made with the same vehicle in the first six months of 2016 . A fifth and final flight of this propulsion module occurred in October 2016 in order to undertake a flight test of the passenger module in-flight abort system . The first crewed test flights are planned for early 2018 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Leonardo da Vinci is something other than a painter.
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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci -LRB- -LSB- leoˈnardo di ˌsɛr ˈpjɛːro da -LRB- v -RRB- ˈvintʃi -RSB- ; 15 April 14522 May 1519 -RRB- , more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo , was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention , painting , sculpting , architecture , science , music , mathematics , engineering , literature , anatomy , geology , astronomy , botany , writing , history , and cartography . He has been variously called the father of palaeontology , ichnology , and architecture , and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time . Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute , helicopter and tank , he epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideal . Many historians and scholars regard Leonardo as the prime exemplar of the `` Universal Genius '' or `` Renaissance Man '' , an individual of `` unquenchable curiosity '' and `` feverishly inventive imagination '' . According to art historian Helen Gardner , the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent in recorded history , and `` his mind and personality seem to us superhuman , while the man himself mysterious and remote '' . Marco Rosci notes that while there is much speculation regarding his life and personality , his view of the world was logical rather than mysterious , and that the empirical methods he employed were unorthodox for his time . Born out of wedlock to a notary , Piero da Vinci , and a peasant woman , Caterina , in Vinci in the region of Florence , Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter Andrea del Verrocchio . Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan . He later worked in Rome , Bologna and Venice , and he spent his last years in France at the home awarded to him by Francis I of France . Leonardo was , and is , renowned primarily as a painter . Among his works , the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time . Leonardo 's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon , being reproduced on items as varied as the euro coin , textbooks , and T-shirts . Perhaps fifteen of his paintings have survived.There are 15 significant artworks which are ascribed , either in whole or in large part , to Leonardo by most art historians . This number is made up principally of paintings on panel but includes a mural , a large drawing on paper and two works which are in the early stages of preparation . There are a number of other works that have also been variously attributed to Leonardo . Nevertheless , these few works , together with his notebooks , which contain drawings , scientific diagrams , and his thoughts on the nature of painting , compose a contribution to later generations of artists rivalled only by that of his contemporary , Michelangelo . Leonardo is revered for his technological ingenuity . He conceptualised flying machines , a type of armoured fighting vehicle , concentrated solar power , an adding machine , and the double hull . Relatively few of his designs were constructed or even feasible during his lifetime , as the modern scientific approaches to metallurgy and engineering were only in their infancy during the Renaissance . Some of his smaller inventions , however , such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire , entered the world of manufacturing unheralded . A number of Leonardo 's most practical inventions are nowadays displayed as working models at the Museum of Vinci . He made substantial discoveries in anatomy , civil engineering , geology , optics , and hydrodynamics , but he did not publish his findings and they had no direct influence on later science . Today , Leonardo is widely considered one of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have lived .
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The conservation-restoration of Leonardo da Vinci 's Last Supper is an ongoing project that has spanned many centuries . Completed in the late 15th century by the Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci , the mural is located in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie , Milan , Italy . The Last Supper was commissioned by Ludovico Sforza , Duke of Milan in 1495 , as part of a series of renovations to the convent with the intention that the location would become the Sforza family mausoleum . Work began on The Last Supper in 1495 and lasted until 1498 . The scene is understood to depict the Bible verse John 13:22 , showing the reactions of the Twelve Disciples , at the Last Supper , in the moments following Jesus 's announcement that one among them will betray him .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.In the 2000's, Winter Passing premiered.
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Winter Passing is a 2005 American film . It is the directorial debut of playwright Adam Rapp , also known for his work on the show The L Word . The film stars Zooey Deschanel and Ed Harris , with supporting performances by Will Ferrell and Amelia Warner . The film premiered in 2005 to mixed reviews , and was not released in the United Kingdom until 2013 , when it was released under the new title Happy Endings .
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is a 1999 Japanese drama film directed by Jun Ichikawa and starring Chizuru Ikewaki , Kōsuke Minamino , Kenji Sawada and Yūko Tanaka . It was released on 27 March 1999 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Sarah Silverman wrote for a sketch comedy show.
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Sarah Kate Silverman -LRB- born December 1 , 1970 -RRB- is an American stand-up comedian , actress , producer , and writer . Her comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics , such as racism , sexism , and religion , having her comic character endorse them in a sarcastic fashion . For her work on television , she won two Primetime Emmy Awards . Silverman was a writer and occasional performer on Saturday Night Live , and starred in and produced The Sarah Silverman Program , which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central , for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series . She released an autobiography The Bedwetter in 2010 . She also appeared in other television programs , such as Mr. Show and V.I.P. , and starred in films , including Who 's the Caboose ? -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , School of Rock -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Wreck-It Ralph -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , and A Million Ways to Die in the West -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . In 2015 , she starred in the drama I Smile Back , for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role .
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The Catherine Tate Show is a British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate and Aschlin Ditta . Tate also stars in all but one of the show 's sketches , which feature a wide range of characters . The Catherine Tate Show airs on BBC Two and is shown worldwide through the BBC . Collectively , the show has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards , two British Comedy Awards and an Emmy Award , and it has won two Royal Television Society Awards , two British Comedy Awards and a National Television Award since its debut in 2004 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Jorah Mormont is portrayed by Iain Glen.
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Jorah Mormont , nicknamed Jorah the Andal , is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Jorah is the only son of Jeor Mormont , the honorable lord commander of the Nights Watch of the kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , A Storm of Swords -LRB- 2000 -RRB- and A Dance with Dragons -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . Jorah is portrayed by Iain Glen in the HBO television adaptation .
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Desmond Harrington -LRB- born October 19 , 1976 -RRB- is an American actor . He is known for movies such as The Hole -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Ghost Ship -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , and Wrong Turn -LRB- 2003 -RRB- . He joined the cast of the Showtime series Dexter in its third season , as Det. Joseph `` Joey '' Quinn and appeared in a couple of episodes of Gossip Girl .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Steven Zaillian has won multiple awards.
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__ NOTOC __ Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian -LRB- born January 30 , 1953 -RRB- is an Armenian-American screenwriter , director , film editor , producer , and founder of Film Rites , a film production company . He won an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for his screenplay Schindler 's List -LRB- 1993 -RRB- and he has been nominated for Awakenings , Gangs of New York and Moneyball . He was also presented with the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2009 Austin Film Festival and the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America in 2011 .
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Steven Mond -LRB- born May 12 , 1971 -RRB- is a Canadian former child actor best known for playing Robbie Jason on the sitcom Diff ` rent Strokes . He also guest starred on the TV series CHiPs and Quincy M.E. and had a role in the 1979 movie 1941 '' .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Semitic languages are spoken in smaller communities.
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The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family originating in the Middle East . Semitic languages are spoken by more than 330 million people across much of Western Asia , North Africa and the Horn of Africa , as well as in often large expatriate communities in North America and Europe , with smaller communities in the Caucasus and Central Asia . The terminology was first used in the 1780s by members of the Göttingen School of History , who derived the name from Shem , one of the three sons of Noah in the Book of Genesis . The most widely spoken Semitic languages today are -LRB- numbers given are for native speakers only -RRB- Arabic -LRB- 300 million -RRB- , Amharic -LRB- 22 million -RRB- , Tigrinya -LRB- 7 million -RRB- , Hebrew -LRB- unknown ; 5 million native and non-native L1 speakers -RRB- , Tigre -LRB- 1.05 million in 2006 -RRB- , Aramaic -LRB- 575,000 to 1 million largely Assyrian fluent speakers -RRB- and Maltese -LRB- 520,000 speakers -RRB- . Semitic languages occur in written form from a very early historical date , with East Semitic Akkadian and Eblaite texts -LRB- written in a script adapted from Sumerian cuneiform -RRB- appearing from the 29th century BCE and the 25th century BCE in Mesopotamia and the northern Levant respectively . The only earlier attested written languages are Sumerian , Elamite -LRB- both language isolates -RRB- and Egyptian . However , most scripts used to write Semitic languages are abjadsa type of alphabetic script that omits some or all of the vowels , which is feasible for these languages because the consonants in the Semitic languages are the primary carriers of meaning . Among them are the Ugaritic , Phoenician , Aramaic , Hebrew , Syriac , Arabic , and South Arabian alphabets . The Ge'ez script , used initially in Yemen , and later also for writing the Semitic languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea , is technically an abugida a modified abjad in which vowels are notated using diacritic marks added to the consonants at all times , in contrast with other Semitic languages which indicate diacritics based on need or for introductory purposes . Maltese is the only Semitic language written in the Latin script and the only Semitic language to be an official language of the European Union . The Semitic languages are notable for their nonconcatenative morphology . That is , word roots are not themselves syllables or words , but instead are isolated sets of consonants -LRB- usually three , making a so-called triliteral root -RRB- . Words are composed out of roots not so much by adding prefixes or suffixes , but rather by filling in the vowels between the root consonants -LRB- although prefixes and suffixes are often added as well -RRB- . For example , in Arabic , the root meaning `` write '' has the form k-t-b . From this root , words are formed by filling in the vowels and sometimes adding additional consonants , e.g. كتاب kitāb `` book '' , كتب kutub `` books '' , كاتب kātib `` writer '' , كتّاب kuttāb `` writers '' , كتب kataba `` he wrote '' , يكتب yaktubu `` he writes '' , etc. .
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Jewish ethnic divisions refers to a number of distinctive communities within the world 's ethnically Jewish population . Although considered one single self-identifying ethnicity , there are distinctive ethnic subdivisions among Jews , most of which are primarily the result of geographic branching from an originating Israelite population , mixing with local populations , and subsequent independent evolutions . As long ago as Biblical times , cultural and linguistic differences between Jewish communities , even within the area of Ancient Israel and Judea , are observed both within the Bible itself as well as from archeological remains . In more recent human history , an array of Jewish communities were established by Jewish settlers in various places around the Old World , often at great distances from one another resulting in effective and often long-term isolation from each other . During the millennia of the Jewish diaspora the communities would develop under the influence of their local environments ; political , cultural , natural and populational . Today , manifestation of these differences among the Jews can be observed in Jewish cultural expressions of each community , including Jewish linguistic diversity , culinary preferences , liturgical practices , religious interpretations , as well as degrees and sources of genetic admixture .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Laurence Olivier played in Romeo and Juliet.
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Laurence Kerr Olivier , Baron Olivier , -LRB- -LSB- ˈlɒrəns_kɜr_ɒˈlɪvieɪ -RSB- 22 May 1907 -- 11 July 1989 -RRB- , was an English actor who , along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud , dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century . He also worked in films throughout his career , playing more than fifty cinema roles . Late in his career , he had considerable success in television roles . His family had no theatrical connections , but Olivier 's father , a clergyman , decided that his son should become an actor . After attending a drama school in London , Olivier learned his craft in a succession of acting jobs during the late 1920s . In 1930 he had his first important West End success in Noël Coward 's Private Lives , and he appeared in his first film . In 1935 he played in a celebrated production of Romeo and Juliet alongside Gielgud and Peggy Ashcroft , and by the end of the decade he was an established star . In the 1940s , together with Richardson and John Burrell , Olivier was the co-director of the Old Vic , building it into a highly respected company . There his most celebrated roles included Shakespeare 's Richard III and Sophocles 's Oedipus . In the 1950s Olivier was an independent actor-manager , but his stage career was in the doldrums until he joined the avant garde English Stage Company in 1957 to play the title role in The Entertainer , a part he later played on film . From 1963 to 1973 he was the founding director of Britain 's National Theatre , running a resident company that fostered many future stars . His own parts there included the title role in Othello -LRB- 1964 -RRB- and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice -LRB- 1970 -RRB- . Among Olivier 's films are Wuthering Heights -LRB- 1939 -RRB- , Rebecca -LRB- 1940 -RRB- , and a trilogy of Shakespeare films as actor-director : Henry V -LRB- 1944 -RRB- , Hamlet -LRB- 1948 -RRB- , and Richard III -LRB- 1955 -RRB- . His later films included Sleuth -LRB- 1972 -RRB- , Marathon Man -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , and The Boys from Brazil -LRB- 1978 -RRB- . His television appearances included an adaptation of The Moon and Sixpence -LRB- 1960 -RRB- , Long Day 's Journey into Night -LRB- 1973 -RRB- , Love Among the Ruins -LRB- 1975 -RRB- , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , Brideshead Revisited -LRB- 1981 -RRB- and King Lear -LRB- 1983 -RRB- . Olivier 's honours included a knighthood -LRB- 1947 -RRB- , a life peerage -LRB- 1970 -RRB- and the Order of Merit -LRB- 1981 -RRB- . For his on-screen work he received four Academy Awards , two British Academy Film Awards , five Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards . The National Theatre 's largest auditorium is named in his honour , and he is commemorated in the Laurence Olivier Awards , given annually by the Society of London Theatre . He was married three times , to the actresses Jill Esmond from 1930 to 1940 , Vivien Leigh from 1940 to 1960 , and Joan Plowright from 1961 until his death .
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play was an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . In 1984 the award was combined with the Actor of the Year in a Revival award to create the current Best Actor award . The award was given for the last time in the 1988 ceremony .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.In 1937, Ron Cobb was born.
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Ron Cobb -LRB- born 1937 -RRB- is an American cartoonist , artist , writer , film designer , and film director . By the age of 18 , with no formal training in graphic illustration , Cobb was working as an animation `` inbetweener '' artist for Disney Studios in Burbank , California . He progressed to becoming a breakdown artist on the animation feature Sleeping Beauty -LRB- 1959 -RRB- . -LRB- This was the last Disney film to have cels inked by hand . -RRB- After Sleeping Beauty was completed in 1957 , Disney laid off Cobb and he spent the next three years in various jobs -- mail carrier , assembler in a door factory , sign painter 's assistant -- until he was drafted in 1960 into the US Army . For the next two years he delivered classified documents around San Francisco , then , after signing up for an extra year to avoid assignment to the infantry , was sent to Vietnam in 1963 as a draughtsman for the Signal Corps . On his discharge , Cobb began freelancing as an artist . He began to contribute to the Los Angeles Free Press in 1965 . Edited and published by Art Kunkin , the Los Angeles Free Press was one of the first of the underground newspapers of the 1960s , noted for its radical politics . Cobb 's editorial/political cartoons were a celebrated feature of the Freep , and appeared regularly throughout member newspapers of the Underground Press Syndicate . However , although he was regarded as one of the finest political cartoonists of the mid-1960s to early 1970s , Cobb made very little money from the cartoons and was always looking for work elsewhere.His cartoons were featured in the back to the land magazine `` The Mother Earth News . '' Among other projects , Cobb designed the cover for Jefferson Airplane 's 1967 album , After Bathing at Baxter 's . He also contributed design work for the cult film , Dark Star -LRB- 1973 -RRB- -LRB- he drew the original design for the exterior of the Dark Star spaceship on a Pancake House napkin -RRB- . His cartoons from the 1960s and 1970s are collected in RCD-25 -LRB- 1967 -RRB- and Mah Fellow Americans -LRB- 1968 -RRB- -LRB- both Sawyer Press -RRB- , and Raw Sewage -LRB- 1971 -RRB- and My Fellow Americans -LRB- 1971 -RRB- -LRB- both Price Stern and Sloan -RRB- . None of these volumes remains in print . In 1969 Cobb designed the Ecology symbol , later incorporated into the Ecology Flag . In 1972 , Cobb moved to Sydney , Australia , where his work appeared in alternative magazines such as The Digger . Independent publishers Wild & Woolley published a `` best of '' collection of the earlier cartoon books , The Cobb Book in 1975 . A follow-up volume , Cobb Again , appeared in 1978 . In 1981 , Colorvision , a large-format , full-colour monograph appeared , including much of his design work for the films Star Wars -LRB- 1977 -RRB- , Alien -LRB- 1979 -RRB- , and Conan the Barbarian -LRB- 1982 -RRB- , the first feature for which he received the credit of Production Designer . Cobb has also contributed production design to the films The Last Starfighter -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , Leviathan -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , Total Recall -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , True Lies -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , The Sixth Day -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Cats & Dogs -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Southland Tales -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and the Australian feature Garbo , which he directed . Cobb contributed the initial story for Night Skies , an earlier , darker version of E.T. . Steven Spielberg offered him the opportunity to direct this scarier sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind until problems arose over special effects that required a major rewrite . While Cobb was in Spain working on Conan the Barbarian , Spielberg supervised the rewrite into the more personal E.T. and ended up directing it himself . Cobb later received some net profit participation . During the early 1990s , Cobb worked with Rocket Science Games . His designs can be seen most notably in Loadstar : The Legend of Tully Bodine -LRB- 1994 -RRB- and The Space Bar -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , in which he designed all the characters . Cobb also co-wrote with his wife , Robin Love , one of the -LRB- 1985 -- 1987 -RRB- Twilight Zone episodes . Among the most famous film props signed by Cobb are two of the swords he designed for the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian -LRB- the `` Father 's Sword '' and the `` Atlantean Sword '' -RRB- . Cobb 's original drawings of the swords are nowadays used , in cinema merchandising , to mass-produce and sell replicas .
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John B. Cobb , Jr. -LRB- born February 9 , 1925 -RRB- is an American theologian , philosopher , and environmentalist . Gary Dorrien has described Cobb as one of the two most important North American theologians of the twentieth century -LRB- the other being Rosemary Radford Ruether -RRB- . Cobb is often regarded as the preeminent scholar in the field of process philosophy and process theology -- the school of thought associated with the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead . Cobb is the author of more than fifty books . In 2014 , Cobb was elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences . A unifying theme of Cobb 's work is his emphasis on ecological interdependence -- the idea that every part of the ecosystem is reliant on all the other parts . Cobb has argued that humanity 's most urgent task is to preserve the world on which it lives and depends , an idea which his primary influence -- philosopher and mathematician Alfred North Whitehead -- describes as `` world-loyalty . '' Cobb is well known for his transdisciplinary approach , integrating insights from many different areas of study and bringing different specialized disciplines into fruitful communication . Because of his broad-minded interest and approach , Cobb has been influential in a wide range of disciplines , including theology , ecology , economics , biology and social ethics . In 1971 , he wrote the first single-author book in environmental ethics -- Is It Too Late ? A Theology of Ecology -- which argued for the relevance of religious thought in approaching the ecological crisis . In 1989 , he co-authored the book For the Common Good : Redirecting the Economy Toward Community , Environment , and a Sustainable Future , which critiqued current global economic practice and advocated for a sustainable , ecology-based economics . He has written extensively on religious pluralism and interfaith dialogue , particularly between Buddhism and Christianity , as well as the need to reconcile religion and science . Cobb is the co-founder and current co-director of the Center for Process Studies in Claremont , California . The Center for Process Studies remains the leading Whitehead-related institute , and has witnessed the launch of more than thirty related centers at academic institutions throughout the world , including twenty-three centers in China . Cobb is also founder and president of the Institute for the Postmodern Development of China , which uses Whiteheadian ideas in order to move toward a sustainable economy and address practical problems associated with social change and globalization . Recently , Cobb co-founded the organization Pando Populus . Pando Populus aims to create an `` ecological civilization , '' and is co-organized a major conference on `` Seizing An Alternative '' with the Center for Process Studies in June 2015 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.One More Light was released.
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One More Light is the seventh studio album by American rock band Linkin Park . It was released on May 19 , 2017 through Warner Bros. . Records and Machine Shop , following the 2014 album The Hunting Party . The album 's first single , `` Heavy '' was released on March 16 , 2017 . It is their first album with a title track . In deciding on the title track , they felt that the song `` One More Light '' was the heart of the album . The album features guest vocal appearances from Pusha T , Stormzy , and Kiiara , and production and songwriting collaborations with Julia Michaels , Justin Tranter , Ross Golan , Andrew Goldstein , blackbear , and Eg White . Acoustic performances of the lead single by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda helped promote One More Light . A few of them included performances with Kiiara , Waxx , and Sofia Karlberg .
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`` One More Chance '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from the ballads compilation Something to Remember -LRB- 1995 -RRB- . Written and produced by Madonna and David Foster , it was released on March 7 , 1996 by Maverick Records as the album 's second single in Australia and Japan , and the third single in several European countries . An acoustic pop ballad , the song lyrically talks about attempting to win a lost lover back . The song was inspired by Madonna 's real life experience , but she wrote it from the opposite point of view . The song received positive response from music critics , who praised its musical simplicity and Madonna 's vocal delivery . `` One More Chance '' peaked at number two in Italy and charted within the top forty in Australia , Finland , Sweden , and the United Kingdom . Since Madonna was busy filming the musical Evita , the song received little promotion and no accompanying music video .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Iggy Azalea signed a recording contract with Grand Hustle Records.
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Amethyst Amelia Kelly , known professionally as Iggy Azalea -LRB- -LSB- ə ` zeɪliːə -RSB- born 7 June 1990 -RRB- , is an Australian rapper . Born in Sydney and raised in Mullumbimby , Azalea moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a career in hip hop music , residing in the southern part of the country . She earned public recognition after releasing music videos for her songs `` Pu $ $ y '' and `` Two Times '' on YouTube . She signed a recording contract with American rapper T.I. 's Grand Hustle Records imprint in 2012 , after gaining attention from her first full-length project , a mixtape titled Ignorant Art . Azalea 's debut studio album , The New Classic -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , peaked among the top five of several charts worldwide and received generally mixed reviews . It topped the Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums making Azalea the first non-American female rapper to reach the summit of the chart . The album was preceded by her debut single `` Work '' , and generated the US Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single `` Fancy '' , which made Azalea the fourth female rapper in the history of the chart to reach number one , claiming the longest-leading reign with seven consecutive weeks . Additionally , she was featured on Ariana Grande 's single `` Problem '' , which peaked at number two while `` Fancy '' was number one ; Azalea joined The Beatles as the only acts to rank at numbers one and two simultaneously with their first two Hot 100 entries . She also went on to achieve three top ten hits simultaneously on the Hot 100 with the aforementioned songs along with the fifth single from the album , `` Black Widow '' , later that year . Azalea 's second studio album Digital Distortion is due in early 2017 . Its lead single , `` Team '' , was released on 18 March 2016 .
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The Stooges , also known as Iggy and the Stooges , were an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor , Michigan in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop , guitarist Ron Asheton , drummer Scott Asheton , and bassist Dave Alexander . Playing a raw , primitive style of rock and roll , the band sold few records in their original incarnation and gained a reputation for their confrontational performances , which often involved acts of self-mutilation by frontman Iggy Pop . After releasing two albums -- The Stooges -LRB- 1969 -RRB- and Fun House -LRB- 1970 -RRB- -- the group disbanded briefly , and reformed with a different lineup to release Raw Power -LRB- 1973 -RRB- before breaking up again in 1974 . The band reunited in 2003 and was active until 2016 following the deaths of several original members . The Stooges are widely regarded as a seminal proto-punk act and as instrumental in the development of punk rock , alternative rock , heavy metal music and rock music at large . The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 . In 2004 , Rolling Stone ranked them 78th on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Paulo Dybala plays football for the Argentina national football team.
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Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala -LRB- -LSB- ˈpaulo ðiˈβala -RSB- ; born 15 November 1993 -RRB- is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Juventus and the Argentina national team . After beginning his career in Argentina with Instituto de Córdoba in 2011 , he moved to Italian club Palermo in 2012 ; his performances in Serie A later earned him a transfer to Juventus in 2015 , where he won the league title , the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana during his first season with the club . Due to his creative style of play , pace , talent , technique and eye for goal , he has been nicknamed `` La Joya '' -LRB- `` The Jewel '' in Spanish -RRB- .
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Andrés Roberto Yllana -LRB- born July 30 , 1974 in Rawson , Argentina -RRB- is a retired Argentine football player . Yllana started his professional career with Gimnasia de La Plata in 1993 , he played over 100 games for the club before moving to Italy where he played for Brescia and Verona . In 2004 Yllana returned to Argentina and his old club Gimnasia de La Plata but left again in 2005 to join Belgrano de Córdoba at the end of the 2006-2007 season Belgrano were relegated from the Primera and Yllana moved on to join Arsenal de Sarandí . Playing only two games for Arsenal , he moved on again for the 2008 Clausura championship , this time to Nueva Chicago .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Seth MacFarlane worked on Family Guy, and won awards for it.
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Seth Woodbury MacFarlane -LRB- -LSB- ˈsɛθ_ˈwʊdbɛri_məkˈfɑrlɪn -RSB- born October 26 , 1973 -RRB- is an American actor , filmmaker , and singer , working primarily in animation and comedy , as well as live-action and other genres . MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series Family Guy -LRB- 1999 -- 2003 , 2005 -- present -RRB- , co-creator of the TV series American Dad ! -LRB- 2005 -- present -RRB- and The Cleveland Show -LRB- 2009 -- 13 -RRB- . He also wrote , directed , and starred in the films Ted -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , its sequel Ted 2 -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and A Million Ways to Die in the West -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design , where he studied animation . Recruited to Hollywood , he was an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series , including Johnny Bravo , Cow and Chicken , Dexter 's Laboratory , I Am Weasel , and Larry & Steve . As an actor , he has made guest appearances on series , such as Gilmore Girls , The War at Home and FlashForward . In 2008 , he created his own YouTube series titled Seth MacFarlane 's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy . He won several awards for his work on Family Guy , including two Primetime Emmy Awards and an Annie Award . In 2009 , he won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person of the Year . He occasionally speaks at universities and colleges throughout the United States , and he is a supporter of gay rights . MacFarlane 's first feature-length comedy film , Ted , features his voice acting and performance-capture as the titular anthropomorphic teddy bear and became the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy . As a singer MacFarlane has performed at several venues , including Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall . MacFarlane has released three studio albums , in the same vein of his musical idol Frank Sinatra , beginning with Music Is Better Than Words in 2011 . He wrote the lyrics for the Academy Award-nominated song `` Everybody Needs a Best Friend '' for Ted . MacFarlane served as executive producer of Cosmos : A Spacetime Odyssey , an update of the 1980s Carl Sagan -- hosted Cosmos series , hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson . MacFarlane was instrumental in providing funding for the series , as well as securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives .
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Glenn Quagmire , often referred to as just Quagmire , is a character from the American animated television series Family Guy . He is a neighbor and friend of the Griffin family and is best known for his hypersexuality and his catchphrase , `` Giggity '' . The show 's creator and voice actor Seth MacFarlane describes him as `` an appalling human being who is still caught in the rat-pack era '' based on anachronistic 1950s party-animal clichés .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Selena Gomez played the female lead in The Fundamentals of Caring.
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Selena Marie Gomez -LRB- -LSB- səˈliːnə_məˈɹiː_ˈɡoʊmɛz -RSB- ; -LSB- seˈlena ˈɣomes -RSB- ; born July 22 , 1992 -RRB- is an American actress and singer . Having appeared in the children 's television series Barney & Friends while growing up , she rose to fame playing the role of Alex Russo on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place -LRB- 2007 -- 2012 -RRB- . In 2008 , she signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records and formed her band Selena Gomez & the Scene . The band released three studio albums and produced four top 30 singles by 2011 . Gomez also formed her own production company in 2008 , July Moon Productions ; she serves as an executive producer on the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why , which released in March 2017 . Between 2009 and 2011 , Gomez starred in films such as Princess Protection Program , Ramona and Beezus , and Monte Carlo , and took on a more mature role in Spring Breakers -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . Gomez also took her singing career in a different direction , with the release of her first solo album Stars Dance -LRB- 2013 -RRB- ; the album debuted atop the Billboard 200 in the United States and included the top ten single `` Come & Get It . '' Gomez released a compilation album in 2014 as her fifth and final release through Hollywood Records , which was preceded by her second top ten single `` The Heart Wants What It Wants '' , and signed a new recording contract with Interscope Records . In 2015 , she released her second solo album , Revival , which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , while the first three singles , `` Good for You , '' `` Same Old Love , '' and `` Hands to Myself , '' all topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart in the United States . Gomez has also starred in the films The Fundamentals of Caring -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , In Dubious Battle -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , and in the Hotel Transylvania films . Since the start of her singing career , she has gone on to sell over 7 million albums and 22 million singles worldwide , according to Billboard . Gomez has earned a number of awards and nominations for her work as an actress and singer , and has won a Billboard Women in Music award , an MTV Video Music Award , an American Music Award , and fifteen Teen Choice Awards . As of November 2016 , Gomez is the most-followed Instagram user in the world .
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Sex and the City is an American romantic comedy television series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO . Broadcast from 1998 until 2004 , the original run of the show had a total of 94 episodes . Throughout its six-year run , the show received contributions from various producers , writers , and directors , perhaps most significantly from Michael Patrick King . Set and filmed in New York City and based on the 1997 book of the same name by Candace Bushnell , the show follows the lives of a group of four women -- three in their mid-thirties and one in her forties -- who , despite their different natures and ever-changing sex lives , remain inseparable and confide in each other . Starring Sarah Jessica Parker -LRB- as Carrie Bradshaw -RRB- , Kim Cattrall -LRB- as Samantha Jones -RRB- , Kristin Davis -LRB- as Charlotte York -RRB- , and Cynthia Nixon -LRB- as Miranda Hobbes -RRB- , the quirky series had multiple continuing storylines that tackled relevant and modern social issues such as sexuality , safe sex , promiscuity , and femininity , while exploring the difference between friendships and romantic relationships . The deliberate omission of the better part of the early lives of the four women was the writers ' way of exploring social life -- from sex to relationships -- through each of their four very different , individual perspectives . The series received both acclaim and criticism for its subjects and characters , and is credited with helping jump-start HBO . It spawned two feature films , Sex and the City -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and its sequel Sex and the City 2 -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , and a prequel series by The CW , The Carrie Diaries . It also won seven of its 54 Emmy Award nominations , eight of its 24 Golden Globe Award nominations , and three of its 11 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations . Sex and the City still airs in syndication worldwide and has been listed on Entertainment Weeklys end-of-the-decade `` best of '' list and as one of Time magazine 's 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME . The show placed # 5 on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2013 , TV Guide ranked it at # 40 on its list of the Best Series of All Time . Sex and the City is often confused as Sex in the City leading some to support the Mandela Effect .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Geraldine Chaplin has a Florida home.
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Geraldine Leigh Chaplin -LRB- born July 31 , 1944 -RRB- is a prolific actress of English , French , and Spanish language films , the fourth child of Charlie Chaplin , the first of eight with fourth wife Oona O'Neill . After beginnings in dance and modeling , she turned her attention to acting , and made her American acting debut -LRB- and came to prominence in what would be a Golden Globe -- nominated role -RRB- in her portrayal of Tonya in David Lean 's Doctor Zhivago -LRB- 1965 -RRB- . She made her Broadway acting debut in Lillian Hellman 's The Little Foxes in 1967 , and received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman 's Nashville -LRB- 1975 -RRB- . She also appeared in his other pictures , including Buffalo Bill and the Indians , or Sitting Bull 's History Lesson -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , and A Wedding -LRB- 1978 -RRB- . She received a BAFTA nomination for her role in Welcome to L.A. -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , and then appeared in Roseland -LRB- 1977 -RRB- and Remember My Name -LRB- 1978 -RRB- . She played her grandmother Hannah Chaplin in the biopic , Chaplin -LRB- 1992 -RRB- for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination . She also appeared in The Age of Innocence -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , Jane Eyre -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , Mother Teresa : In the Name of God 's Poor -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and a decade later , in The Wolfman -LRB- 2010 -RRB- . Chaplin has appeared in a wide variety of critically recognised Spanish and French films . She starred in Claude Lelouch 's Les Uns et les Autres -LRB- 1981 -RRB- , the Alain Resnais comedy Life Is a Bed of Roses -LRB- 1983 -RRB- and the Jacques Rivette experimental film Love on the Ground -LRB- 1984 -RRB- . She enjoyed her greatest critical success collaborating with Carlos Saura , starring in several notable films by the director , including Ana and the Wolves -LRB- 1973 -RRB- , Cría cuervos -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , Elisa , vida mía -LRB- 1977 -RRB- , and Mamá cumple cien años -LRB- 1979 -RRB- . She collaborated with Pedro Almodóvar in Talk to Her -LRB- 2002 -RRB- . She was awarded a Goya Award for her role in En la ciudad sin límites -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , and was nominated again for The Orphanage -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . Her contribution to Spanish cinema culminated in her being awarded the Gold medal by the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences in 2006 . Chaplin had a long term relationship with Spanish film director Carlos Saura , giving birth to their son , Shane Suara , in 1976 . A subsequent long-term relationship with Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla -LRB- married , 2006 -RRB- , gave her a daughter , Oona , born 1986 . As of 2011 , Chaplin maintained homes in Miami , Florida , in the United States , and in Madrid , Spain , and Corsier-sur-Vevey , Switzerland .
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The Walter A. Sheaffer House , also known as the Craig & Margaret Abolt House , is a historic residence located in Fort Madison , Iowa , United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 . The listing includes two structures , the main house and the garage cottage .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Overwatch has 24 playable characters.
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Overwatch is a team-based online multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment . It was released in May 2016 for Windows , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One . Overwatch assigns players into two teams of six , with each player selecting one of 24 pre-defined characters , called heroes , each with unique movement , attributes , and abilities , whose roles are divided into four categories : Offense , Defense , Tank , and Support . Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map or escort a payload across the map in a limited amount of time . Players gain cosmetic rewards that do not affect gameplay , such as character skins and victory poses , as they play the game . The game was initially launched with casual play , with a competitive ranked mode , various ` arcade ' game modes , and a player-customizable server browser subsequently included following its release . Additionally , Blizzard has developed and added new characters , maps , and game modes post-release , while stating that all Overwatch updates will remain free , with the only additional cost to players being microtransactions to earn additional cosmetic rewards . Overwatch is Blizzard 's fourth major franchise and came about following the 2014 cancellation of the ambitious massively multiplayer online role-playing game Titan . A portion of the Titan team came up with the concept of Overwatch , based on the success of team-based first-person shooters like Team Fortress 2 and the growing popularity of multiplayer online battle arenas , creating a hero-based shooter that emphasized teamwork . Some elements of Overwatch borrow assets and concepts from the canceled Titan project . After establishing the narrative of an optimistic near-future Earth setting after a global crisis , the developers aimed to create a diverse cast of heroes that spanned genders and ethnicities as part of this setting . Significant time was spent adjusting the balance of the characters , making sure that new players would still be able to have fun while skilled players would present each other with a challenge . Overwatch was unveiled at BlizzCon 2014 in a fully playable state and was in a closed beta from late 2015 through early 2016 . An open beta in May 2016 drew in more than 9.7 million players . The release of the game was promoted with short animated videos to introduce the game 's narrative and each of the characters . Upon official release , Overwatch received universal acclaim from critics , who praised the game for its accessibility , diverse appeal of its hero characters , bright cartoonish art style , and enjoyable gameplay . Considered one of the best games released in 2016 , the game received numerous accolades , including being awarded Game of the Year at The Game Awards , D.I.C.E. Awards , and Game Developers Choice Awards , as well as from numerous publications . Since its release , Overwatch has become recognized as an eSport , where in addition to sponsoring tournaments , Blizzard has announced plans to help support professional league play starting in 2017 .
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The Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic series consists of Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic , The Sith Lords and a massively multiplayer online role-playing game called The Old Republic , with the first game being released in 2003 and set 4,000 years before the Star Wars films . The series also encompasses a 2006 comic book series . The main and player character of the first game is Revan , and the main and player character of the second game is the Jedi Exile . In both games , the main character can either be a human male or a human female , with other characters joining the player 's party and becoming controllable . The player can control three characters at one time in both games . HK-47 , Canderous Ordo and T3-M4 appear in both of the video games as playable character , while the first game 's playable characters also includes Carth Onasi , Mission Vao , Zaalbar , Bastila Shan , Juhani and Jolee Bindo . The second game 's playable characters also include Atton Rand , Bao-Dur , Mical , Mira , Hanharr , Brianna , Kreia , Visas Marr and G0-T0 . The characters have overall been well-received , with the first Knights of the Old Republic winning the Academy of Interactive Art 's `` Outstanding Achievement in Character and Story Development '' , and both Kreia and HK-47 receiving other awards .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Cosmetics commonly include items that contain pigments.
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Cosmetics are substances or products used to enhance or alter the appearance or fragrance of the body . Many cosmetics are designed for use of applying to the face and hair . They are generally mixtures of chemical compounds ; some being derived from natural sources -LRB- such as coconut oil -RRB- , and some being synthetics . Common cosmetics include lipstick , mascara , eye shadow , foundation , rouge , skin cleansers and skin lotions , shampoo , hairstyling products -LRB- gel , hair spray , etc. -RRB- , perfume and cologne . Cosmetics applied to the face to enhance its appearance are often called make-up or makeup . In the U.S. , the Food and Drug Administration -LRB- FDA -RRB- , which regulates cosmetics , defines cosmetics as `` intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing , beautifying , promoting attractiveness , or altering the appearance without affecting the body 's structure or functions '' . This broad definition includes any material intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product . The FDA specifically excludes soap from this category .
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Lead-tin-yellow is a yellow pigment , of historical importance in oil painting , also known as the `` Yellow of the Old Masters '' .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Tupac Shakur graduated college June 16th, 1971.
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Tupac Amaru Shakur -LRB- -LSB- ˈtuːpɑːk_ʃəˈkʊər -RSB- ; born Lesane Parish Crooks ; June 16 , 1971September 13 , 1996 -RRB- , also known by his stage names 2Pac , Makaveli , and Pac , was an American rapper , record producer , actor , and poet . As of 2007 , Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide . His double disc albums All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best-selling albums in the United States . He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many publications , including Rolling Stone , which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time . He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time . On April 7 , 2017 , Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Shakur began his career as a roadie , backup dancer , and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground , eventually branching off as a solo artist . Most of the themes in Shakur 's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities , racism , and other social problems . Both of his parents and several other people in his family were members of the Black Panther Party , whose ideals were reflected in his songs . During the latter part of his career , Shakur was a vocal participant during the East Coast -- West Coast hip hop rivalry , becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers , producers , and record-label staff members , most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and the label Bad Boy Records . On September 7 , 1996 , Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas , Nevada . He was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada , where he died six days later .
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McNally Smith College of Music is a music college located in Saint Paul , Minnesota , United States . McNally Smith offers a range of diplomas , associate degrees , and bachelor 's degrees in the areas of music business ; performance in guitar , bass , drums , voice , keyboard , brass & woodwinds , and strings -LRB- violin , cello , viola and double bass -RRB- ; live sound , production , and recording engineering ; and composition and songwriting . Most of McNally Smith 's faculty members are actively engaged in aspects of the music industry , including as musicians , songwriters , and industry executives . A number of faculty have credits that include gold and platinum records and Grammy awards . Their careers include performances ranging from Broadway to major arena stages . Formerly known as Musictech College , McNally Smith College took its new name in honor of its two founders , Jack McNally and Doug Smith , on its 20th anniversary celebrated in 2005 . With a fall 2006 enrollment of 512 , McNally Smith is known for its intimate setting , access to studios and other facilities , and small class sizes . In the fall of 2009 the school opened the `` first nationally accredited diploma program for hip-hop '' .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Alicia Keys won awards.
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Alicia Augello Cook -LRB- born January 25 , 1981 -RRB- , known professionally as Alicia Keys , is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , pianist and actress . Keys released her debut album with J Records , having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records . Keys ' debut album , Songs in A Minor was released in 2001 , producing her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single `` Fallin ' '' , and selling over 12 million copies worldwide . The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002 . Her sophomore album , The Diary of Alicia Keys , was released in 2003 , spawning successful singles `` You Do n't Know My Name '' , `` If I Ai n't Got You '' and `` Diary '' , and selling 8 million copies worldwide . The duet song `` My Boo '' with Usher scored her a second number-one single in 2004 . The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005 . Later that year , she released her first live album , Unplugged , becoming the first woman to have an MTV Unplugged album debut at number one . As I Am was released in 2007 , producing the Hot 100 number-one single `` No One '' , selling 5 million copies worldwide and earning an additional three Grammy Awards . The Element of Freedom was released in 2009 , becoming her first chart-topping album in the UK , and selling 4 million copies worldwide . Keys additionally collaborated with Jay Z on `` Empire State of Mind '' as her fourth number-one single , and won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2010 . Girl on Fire was released in 2012 as her fifth Billboard 200 topping album , spawning the successful title track . Her second live album , VH1 Storytellers was released in 2013 . Here was released in 2016 , becoming her seventh R&B / Hip-Hop chart topping album Keys has won numerous awards such as 15 Grammy Awards and 17 NAACP Image Awards and has sold over 35 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide . Keys made her film debut in Smokin ' Aces and has also appeared in The Nanny Diaries and The Secret Life of Bees . Considered a pop icon , Billboard magazine named her the top R&B artist of the 2000s decade and placed her number 10 on their list of Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years . VH1 included her on their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list , while Time named her in their 100 list of most influential people in 2005 and 2017 .
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Alice in Wonderland is a 1999 made-for-television film adaptation of Lewis Carroll 's books Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass . It was first broadcast on NBC and then shown on British television on Channel 4 . Tina Majorino played the lead role of Alice , and a number of well-known performers portrayed the eccentric characters whom Alice meets during the course of the story , including Ben Kingsley , Ken Dodd , Martin Short , Whoopi Goldberg , Peter Ustinov , Christopher Lloyd , Gene Wilder , Robbie Coltrane and Miranda Richardson . The film won four Emmy Awards in the categories of costume design , makeup , music composition , and visual effects . The film was re-released as a special edition DVD on March 2 , 2010 , featuring an additional five minutes of footage .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Netherlands is positioned in Western Europe.
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The Netherlands , -LRB- -LSB- ˈnɛðərləndz -RSB- Nederland -LSB- ˈneːdərˌlɑnt -RSB- ; Nederlân -RRB- also known informally as Holland , is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean.designated Bonaire , Sint Eustatius and Saba within ISO ISO 3166-1 . The European part of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the United Kingdom , and Germany . The four largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht -LRB- collectively known as G4 -RRB- . Amsterdam is the country 's capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of parliament and government . The port of Rotterdam is the world 's largest port outside East-Asia , and the largest port in Europe . The name Holland is used informally to refer to the whole of the country of the Netherlands.Formally ` Holland ' refers only to two of the country 's twelve provinces : North Holland and South Holland . `` Netherlands '' literally means `` lower countries '' , influenced by its low land and flat geography , with only about 50 % of its land exceeding one metre above sea level . Most of the areas below sea level are artificial . Since the late 16th century , large areas -LRB- polders -RRB- have been reclaimed from the sea and lakes , amounting to nearly 17 % of the country 's current land mass . With a population density of 412 people per km2 -- 507 -LRB- January 2017 -RRB- if water is excluded -- the Netherlands is classified as a very densely populated country . Only Bangladesh , South Korea , and Taiwan have both a larger population and higher population density . Nevertheless , the Netherlands is the world 's second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products , after the United States . This is partly due to the fertility of the soil and the mild climate . The Netherlands was the third country in the world to have an elected parliament , and since 1848 it has been governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy , organised as a unitary state . The Netherlands has a long history of social tolerance and is generally regarded as a liberal country , having legalised abortion , prostitution and euthanasia , while maintaining a progressive drugs policy . In 2001 , it became the world 's first country to legalise same-sex marriage . The Netherlands is a founding member of the EU , Eurozone , G-10 , NATO , OECD and WTO ; as well as being a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union . The country is host to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and five international courts : the Permanent Court of Arbitration , the International Court of Justice , the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia , the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon . The first four are situated in The Hague , as is the EU 's criminal intelligence agency Europol and judicial co-operation agency Eurojust . This has led to the city being dubbed `` the world 's legal capital . '' The country also ranks second highest in the world 's 2016 Press Freedom Index , as published by Reporters Without Borders . The Netherlands has a market-based mixed economy , ranking 17th of 177 countries according to the Index of Economic Freedom . It had the thirteenth-highest per capita income in the world in 2013 according to the International Monetary Fund . In 2013 , the United Nations World Happiness Report ranked the Netherlands as the seventh-happiest country in the world , reflecting its high quality of life . The Netherlands also ranks joint third highest in the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index , along with Australia .
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Albania -- Netherlands relations refer to the current and historical relations of Albania and the Netherlands . Albania has an embassy in the Hague and the Netherlands has an embassy in Tirana . The countries are as well members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation -LRB- NATO -RRB- . As a European Union -LRB- EU -RRB- founder and member , the Netherlands supports Albania in its euro-integration path .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Billy Joel released River of Dreams.
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William Martin Joel -LRB- born May 9 , 1949 -RRB- is an American singer-songwriter and pianist . Since releasing his first hit song , `` Piano Man '' , in 1973 , Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States . His compilation album Greatest Hits Vol . 1 & 2 is one of the best-selling albums in the US . Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s , 1980s , and 1990s , achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the US , all of which he wrote himself . He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner who has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards . He has sold more than 150 million records worldwide , making him one of the best-selling artists of all time . Joel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . In 2001 , Joel received the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame . In 2013 , Joel received the Kennedy Center Honors , the nation 's highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts . With the exception of the 2007 songs `` All My Life '' and `` Christmas in Fallujah '' , Joel stopped writing and releasing pop/rock material after 1993 's River of Dreams . However , he continues to tour , and he plays songs from all eras of his solo career .
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Storm Front is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel , released on October 17 , 1989 . It features one of Joel 's three No. 1 hits , `` We Did n't Start the Fire '' , a fast-paced song that cataloged a list of historical events , trends , and cultural icons from after World War II -LRB- when Joel was born -RRB- until 1989 , and `` Leningrad '' , a story-song about a friendship between an American and a Russian during the final years of the Cold War . `` I Go to Extremes '' , a song describing the ups and downs of his emotional life , placed at No. 6 . Other songs that placed in the top 100 were `` And So It Goes '' -LRB- No. 37 -RRB- , `` The Downeaster ` Alexa '' -LRB- No. 57 -RRB- , and `` That 's Not Her Style '' -LRB- No. 77 -RRB- . The cover depicts the maritime storm warning flag indicating wind forces 10-12 , the highest intensity on the Beaufort scale .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Desperate Housewives is a television comedy-drama and mystery series.
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Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry , and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions . It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC , from October 3 , 2004 to May 13 , 2012 . Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner . Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily , George W. Perkins , John Pardee , Joey Murphy , David Grossman , and Larry Shaw . Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State , Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their late friend and neighbor who committed suicide in the pilot episode . The storyline covers 13 years of the women 's lives over eight seasons , set between the years 2004 -- 2008 , and later 2013 -- 2017 -LRB- the story arc includes a five-year passage of time , as well as flashbacks ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s -RRB- . They work through domestic struggles and family life , while facing the secrets , crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their -- on the surface -- beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood . The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences . Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004 -- 05 through the 2008 -- 09 television seasons , its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series . In 2007 , it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide , with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third most watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries . In 2012 , it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide , which measured ratings across five continents ; it has held this position since 2006 . Moreover , it was the third highest revenue earning series for 2010 , with $ 2.74 million per half an hour . The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , it was confirmed that Desperate Housewives would conclude after its eighth season ; the series finale aired on May 13 , 2012 . By the end of the series , it had surpassed Charmed as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes .
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`` If ... '' is the 122nd episode of the ABC television series , Desperate Housewives . It is the eleventh episode of the show 's sixth season and was broadcast on January 3 , 2010 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th, 1776 in the United States.
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The United States of America -LRB- USA -RRB- , commonly known as the United States -LRB- U.S. -RRB- or America , is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico . The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America , bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west . The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean . The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea . Nine time zones are covered . The geography , climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse . At 3.8 million square miles -LRB- 9.8 million km2 -RRB- and with over 324 million people , the United States is the world 's third - or fourth-largest country by total area , third-largest by land area , and the third-most populous . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , and is home to the world 's largest immigrant population . The capital is Washington , D.C. , and the largest city is New York City ; nine other major metropolitan areas -- each with at least 4.5 million inhabitants and the largest having more than 13 million people -- are Los Angeles , Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Philadelphia , Miami , Atlanta , Boston , and San Francisco . Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago . European colonization began in the 16th century . The United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast . Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the Seven Years ' War led to the American Revolution , which began in 1775 . On July 4 , 1776 , during the course of the American Revolutionary War , the colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence . The war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain , representing the first successful war of independence against a European power . The current constitution was adopted in 1788 , after the Articles of Confederation , adopted in 1781 , were felt to have provided inadequate federal powers . The first ten amendments , collectively named the Bill of Rights , were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties . The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century , displacing Native American tribes , acquiring new territories , and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848 . During the second half of the 19th century , the American Civil War led to the end of legal slavery in the country . By the end of that century , the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean , and its economy , driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution , began to soar . The Spanish -- American War and confirmed the country 's status as a global military power . The United States emerged from as a global superpower , the first country to develop nuclear weapons , the only country to use them in warfare , and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council . The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world 's sole superpower . The U.S. is a founding member of the United Nations , World Bank , International Monetary Fund , Organization of American States -LRB- OAS -RRB- , and other international organizations . The United States is a highly developed country , with the world 's largest economy by nominal GDP and second-largest economy by PPP . Though its population is only 4.3 % of the world total , Americans hold nearly 40 % of the total wealth in the world . The United States ranks among the highest in several measures of socioeconomic performance , including average wage , human development , per capita GDP , and productivity per person . While the U.S. economy is considered post-industrial , characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy , the manufacturing sector remains the second-largest in the world . Accounting for approximately a quarter of global GDP and a third of global military spending , the United States is the world 's foremost economic and military power . The United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally , and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations .
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The Proclamation of Rebellion , officially titled A Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition , was the response of George III of Great Britain to the news of the Battle of Bunker Hill at the outset of the American Revolutionary War . Issued August 23 , 1775 , it declared elements of the American colonies in a state of `` open and avowed rebellion . '' It ordered officials of the British Empire `` to use their utmost endeavours to withstand and suppress such rebellion . '' The Proclamation also encouraged subjects throughout the Empire , including those in Great Britain , to report anyone carrying on `` traitorous correspondence '' with the rebels so that they could be punished . The Proclamation was written before Colonial Secretary Lord Dartmouth had been given a copy of the Olive Branch Petition from the Continental Congress . Because the king refused to receive the petition , the Proclamation effectively served as an answer to the petition . On October 27 , 1775 , King George expanded on the Proclamation in his Speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament . The King insisted that rebellion was being fomented by a `` desperate conspiracy '' of leaders whose claims of allegiance to him were insincere ; what the rebels really wanted , he said , was to create an `` independent Empire . '' The king indicated that he intended to deal with the crisis with armed force , and was even considering `` friendly offers of foreign assistance '' to suppress the rebellion . A pro-American minority in Parliament warned that the government was driving the colonists towards independence , something that many colonial leaders had insisted they did not desire . The Second Continental Congress issued a response to the Proclamation on December 6 , saying that while they had always been loyal to the king , the British Parliament never had any legitimate claim to authority over them , because the colonies were not democratically represented . Congress argued that it was their duty to continue resisting Parliament 's violations of the British Constitution , and that they would retaliate if any supporters in Great Britain were punished for `` favouring , aiding , or abetting the cause of American liberty . '' Congress maintained that they still hoped to avoid the `` calamities '' of a `` civil war . '' The Proclamation and the Speech from the Throne undermined moderates in the Continental Congress like John Dickinson , who had been arguing that the king would find a way to resolve the dispute between the colonies and Parliament . When it became clear that the king was not inclined to act as a conciliator , colonial attachment to the Empire was weakened , and a movement towards declaring independence became a reality , culminating in the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4 , 1776 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Zeus is in ancient Egyptian religion.
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Zeus -LSB- ˈzju : s -RSB- -LRB- Ζεύς , Zeús , -LSB- zdeǔ̯s -RSB- Modern Δίας , Días -LSB- ˈði.as -RSB- -RRB- is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion , who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus . His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter . His mythologies and powers are similar , though not identical , to those of the Indo-European deities such as Indra , Jupiter , Perun , Thor , and Odin . Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea , the youngest of his siblings to be born , though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus 's stomach . In most traditions , he is married to Hera , by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares , Hebe , and Hephaestus . At the oracle of Dodona , his consort was said to be Dione , by whom the Iliad states that he fathered Aphrodite . Zeus was also infamous for his erotic escapades . These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring , including Athena , Apollo , Artemis , Hermes , Persephone , Dionysus , Perseus , Heracles , Helen of Troy , Minos , and the Muses . He was respected as an allfather who was chief of the gods and assigned the others to their roles : `` Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father , and all the gods rise in his presence . '' He was equated with many foreign weather gods , permitting Pausanias to observe `` That Zeus is king in heaven is a saying common to all men '' . Zeus ' symbols are the thunderbolt , eagle , bull , and oak . In addition to his Indo-European inheritance , the classical `` cloud-gatherer '' -LRB- Greek : Νεφεληγερέτα , Nephelēgereta -RRB- also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the ancient Near East , such as the scepter . Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses : standing , striding forward with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand , or seated in majesty .
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Horus is a god of the ancient Egyptian religion . Horus may also refer to : Horus -LRB- genus -RRB- , a pseudoscorpion genus in the family Olpiidae Horus -LRB- athlete -RRB- -LRB- fl . 4th century -RRB- , an Olympic boxer and Cynic philosopher from Late Roman Egypt Horus -LRB- community -RRB- , a New Age community located in France , also known as the International Center of Parapsychology and Scientific Research of the New Age AMD Horus , a computer bus Horus Heresy -LRB- fictional event -RRB- , a fictional event in the Warhammer 40,000 universe Eye of Horus , an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection Heru-ur -LRB- Stargate -RRB- , a fictional villain in the Stargate SG-1 universe Horus -LRB- wrestler -RRB- , the ring name of a Mexican professional wrestler .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Canada is a developed country.
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Canada -LRB- -LSB- ˈkænədə -RSB- -LSB- kanadɑ -RSB- -RRB- is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 e6km2 , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area . Canada 's border with the United States is the world 's longest binational land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , many near the southern border . One third of the population lives in the three largest cities : Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver . Its capital is Ottawa , and other major urban areas include Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Various aboriginal peoples had inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years prior to European colonization . Beginning in the 16th century , British and French claims were made on the area , with the colony of Canada first being established by the French in 1535 during Jacques Cartier 's second voyage to New France . As a consequence of various conflicts , Great Britain gained and lost territories within British North America until it was left , in the late 18th century , with what mostly geographically comprises Canada today . Pursuant to the British North America Act , on July 1 , 1867 , the colonies of Canada , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia joined to form the semi-autonomous federal Dominion of Canada . This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the mostly self-governing Dominion to the present ten provinces and three territories forming modern Canada . In 1931 , Canada achieved near total independence from the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931 , but at the time , Canada decided to allow the British Parliament to temporarily retain the power to amend Canada 's constitution , on request from the Parliament of Canada . With the Constitution Act 1982 , Canada took over that authority -LRB- as the conclusion of Patriation -RRB- , removing the last remaining ties of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom , giving the country full sovereignty . Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy , with Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state . The country is officially bilingual at the federal level . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries . Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world , relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks . Canada 's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture . Canada is a developed country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index . It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency , civil liberties , quality of life , economic freedom , and education . Canada is a Commonwealth realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations , a member of the Francophonie , and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the G8 , the Group of Ten , the G20 , the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum .
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Nuclear industry in Canada is an active business and research sector , producing about 15 % of its electricity in nuclear power plants of domestic design . Canada is the world 's largest exporter of uranium , and has the world 's second largest proven reserves . Canada also exports nuclear technology within the terms of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty , to which it is a signatory , and is the world 's largest producer of radioactive medical isotopes .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The United Kingdom includes England.
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom -LRB- UK -RRB- or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland , the United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain , the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland.Although Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state , two of its Overseas Territories also share land borders with other sovereign countries . Gibraltar shares a border with Spain , while the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia share borders with the Republic of Cyprus , the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the UN buffer zone separating the two Cypriot polities . Apart from this land border , the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west , giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of 242500 km2 , the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe . It is also the 21st-most populous country , with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth-most densely populated country in the European Union -LRB- EU -RRB- . The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance . The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II , who has reigned since 6 February 1952 . The capital of the United Kingdom and its largest city is London , a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million , the fourth-largest in Europe and second-largest in the European Union . Other major urban areas in the United Kingdom include the conurbations centred on Birmingham , Leeds , Glasgow , Liverpool and Manchester . The United Kingdom consists of four countries -- England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . The last three have devolved administrations , each with varying powers , based in their capitals , Edinburgh , Cardiff and Belfast , respectively . The nearby Isle of Man , Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the United Kingdom , being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation . The relationships among the countries of the UK have changed over time . Wales was annexed by the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 . A treaty between England and Scotland resulted in 1707 in a unified Kingdom of Great Britain , which merged in 1801 with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922 , leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed on 6 December 1921 to resolve the Irish War of Independence . When it took effect one year later , it established the Irish Free State as a separate dominion within the Commonwealth . The UK 's current name was adopted to reflect the change . There are fourteen British Overseas Territories . These are the remnants of the British Empire which , at its height in the 1920s , encompassed almost a quarter of the world 's land mass and was the largest empire in history . British influence can be observed in the language , culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies . The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world 's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity . The UK is considered to have a high-income economy and is categorised as very high in the Human Development Index , ranking 16th in the world . It was the world 's first industrialised country and the world 's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries . The UK remains a great power with considerable economic , cultural , military , scientific and political influence internationally . It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and is seventh in military expenditure in the world . The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946 . It has been a leading member state of the EU and its predecessor , the European Economic Community -LRB- EEC -RRB- , since 1973 . However , on 23 June 2016 , a national referendum on the UK 's membership of the EU resulted in a decision to leave , and its exit from the EU is currently being negotiated . The UK is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations , the Council of Europe , the G7 finance ministers , the G7 forum , the G20 , NATO , the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development -LRB- OECD -RRB- , and the World Trade Organization -LRB- WTO -RRB- .
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The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bolivia is the United Kingdom 's foremost diplomatic representative in the Plurinational State of Bolivia , and head of the UK 's diplomatic mission in La Paz .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Miley Cyrus had sexually explicit behavior.
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Miley Ray Cyrus -LRB- born Destiny Hope Cyrus ; November 23 , 1992 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . After playing minor roles in the television series Doc and the film Big Fish in her childhood , she became a teen idol starring as the character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana in 2006 . Her father Billy Ray Cyrus also starred in the show . She subsequently signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records , and her debut studio album Meet Miley Cyrus -LRB- 2007 -RRB- was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- having shipped over three million units . She released her second album Breakout and launched her film career as a voice actress in the animated film Bolt in 2008 . Cyrus starred in the feature film Hannah Montana : The Movie , and began cultivating a more mature image with her EP The Time of Our Lives in 2009 . In 2010 , she released her third album Ca n't Be Tamed , which stands as the lowest-selling record of her career , and starred in the coming-of-age film The Last Song . Cyrus focused on her acting career with several television and film appearances in 2011 and 2012 . Her sexually explicit behavior generated widespread controversy while promoting her fourth album Bangerz -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , her first under her recording contract with RCA Records . Cyrus ' independently-released fifth studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz -LRB- 2015 -RRB- deviated from her traditional pop style for more psychedelic experimentation . In 2016 , she was a coach for the eleventh season of the singing competition series The Voice . With Bangerz , Cyrus achieved her third number-one album on the U.S. Billboard 200 , and fifth overall including Hannah Montana soundtrack albums . She has logged eight top 10 entries on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with : `` See You Again '' , `` 7 Things '' , `` The Climb '' , `` Party in the U.S.A. '' , `` Ca n't Be Tamed '' , `` We Ca n't Stop '' , `` Malibu '' and the chart-topping `` Wrecking Ball '' . Cyrus has earned numerous awards and nominations , as Billboard ranked her as the fourth best-selling female artist of 2009 . She was ranked number thirteen on Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2010 , and in 2013 was declared `` Artist of the Year '' by MTV . She has been included on the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2008 and 2014 .
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Physical is the ninth full-length studio album by British-Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John , released on 13 October 1981 by MCA Records . The album was produced and partly written by her long-time record producer John Farrar . Recorded and mixed at David J. Holman 's studio in Hollywood , California , Physical became one of Newton-John 's most controversial and sexual records , and her most successful studio album to date . Musically , the album features considerable use of synthesizers and explores lyrical themes such as love and relationships , sex , kinesthetics and environmental protection . Upon its release , the album received generally positive reviews from music critics , many of them considering it to be Newton-John 's best work . The album charted high in several countries , including the United States , Japan and Newton-John 's native Australia , becoming one of the most successful albums of the early 1980s . It also ranks among the best-selling albums by Australian solo artists , selling more than ten million copies worldwide . The album 's title track was a commercial phenomenon , staying ten weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 ; at the time , this tied the record set by Debby Boone 's 1977 single `` You Light Up My Life '' . The song and its music video were controversial , having been banned or edited by several radio stations and television channels -LRB- such as MTV -RRB- for its sexual references . The single was followed by `` Make a Move on Me '' , another top worldwide hit . `` Landslide '' , which failed to enter the majority of musical charts , had a music video featuring Newton-John 's boyfriend -LRB- and later husband -RRB- Matt Lattanzi , to whom she had dedicated the album . A video compilation , Olivia Physical , was produced , featuring music videos of all songs from the album . The material was a commercial and critical success , and earned Newton-John a Grammy Award for Video of the Year . The album was promoted with Newton-John 's 1982 North American Physical Tour , performances from which a home video entitled Olivia in Concert was produced . The Physical era marked the height of Newton-John 's solo career , gaining her wide acclaim as one of the most successful female artists of the early 1980s .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Elton John was given the status of fellow for the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
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Sir Elton Hercules John , -LRB- born Reginald Kenneth Dwight ; 25 March 1947 -RRB- is an English singer , pianist , and composer . He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967 ; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date . In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300million records , making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world . He has more than fifty Top 40 hits , including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums , 58 Billboard Top 40 singles , 27 Top 10 , four No. 2 and nine No. 1 . For 31 consecutive years -LRB- 1970 -- 2000 -RRB- he had at least one song in the Billboard Hot 100 . His tribute single , re-penned in dedication to the late Princess Diana , `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' sold over 33million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts . He has also composed music , produced records , and has occasionally acted in films . John owned Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987 , and 1997 to 2002 . He is an honorary Life President of the club , and in 2014 had a stand named after him at the club 's home stadium . Raised in the Pinner area of London , John learned to play piano at an early age , and by 1962 had formed Bluesology . John met his songwriting partner , Bernie Taupin , in 1967 , after they had both answered an advert for songwriters . For two years they wrote songs for other artists , including Lulu , and John also worked as a session musician for artists such as the Hollies and the Scaffold . In 1969 his debut album , Empty Sky , was released . In 1970 a single , `` Your Song '' , from his second album , Elton John , reached the top ten in the UK and the US , his first hit single . After decades of commercial chart success , John has also achieved success in musical theatre , both in the West End and on Broadway , composing the music for The Lion King -LRB- film and musical -RRB- , Aida and Billy Elliot the Musical . He has received five Grammy Awards , five Brit Awards -- winning two awards for Outstanding Contribution to Music and the first Brits Icon in 2013 for his `` lasting impact on British culture '' , an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , a Tony Award , a Disney Legends award , and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004 . In 2004 , Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era . In 2013 , Billboard ranked him the most successful male solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists -LRB- third overall behind the Beatles and Madonna -RRB- . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 , is an inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame , and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters , Composers and Authors . Having been named a Order of the British Empire in 1996 , John was made a Knight Bachelor by Elizabeth II for `` services to music and charitable services '' in 1998 . John has performed at a number of royal events , such as the funeral of Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey in 1997 , the Party at the Palace in 2002 and the Queen 's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in 2012 . He has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s . In 1992 , he established the Elton John AIDS Foundation and a year later began hosting the annual Academy Award Party , which has since become one of the highest-profile Oscar parties in the Hollywood film industry . Since its inception , the foundation has raised over . John , who announced he was bisexual in 1976 and has been openly gay since 1988 , entered into a civil partnership with David Furnish on 21 December 2005 , and after same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales in 2014 , wed Furnish on 21 December 2014 . He continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements worldwide .
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Dominic John -LRB- born 1980 -RRB- is a British pianist . John began piano lessons with his mother . He studied with Patsy Toh at the Junior Royal Academy of Music , and with John Barstow and Andrew Ball at the Royal College of Music . He held the Royal College of Music Society Junior Fellowship from 2004-2006 . He is active as a soloist , member of various chamber ensembles , and accompanist to singers and instrumentalists . Awards include the Chappell Gold Medal of the Royal College of Music , and he was the winner of the 2004 British Music Society Awards -LRB- piano -RRB- , John performed with violinist Itzhak Perlman at an evening soirée . In 2005 , he performed Tchaikovsky 's Piano Concerto and Saint-Saëns ' Carnival of the Animals with the Osaka Philharmonic in Symphony Hall , Osaka . In October 2006 he was invited to perform Grieg 's Piano Concerto in the Congress Theatre , Eastbourne , and gave a masterclass to pupils at Eastbourne College . He is a staff accompanist at the Junior Department , Royal Academy of Music . John 's first commercial recording , Wild About Transcription ... will be released by Willowhayne Records in July 2014 . He is a regular Guest Entertainer on P & O Cruises & Cunard Line .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Who's first single was "I Can't Explain", released in 1965.
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The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964 . Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey , guitarist and singer Pete Townshend , bass guitarist John Entwistle , and drummer Keith Moon . They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century , selling over 100 million records worldwide and holding a reputation for their live shows and studio work . The Who developed from an earlier group , the Detours , and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements , featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage . Their first single as the Who , `` I Ca n't Explain '' , reached the UK top ten , followed by a string of singles including `` My Generation '' , `` Substitute '' and `` Happy Jack '' . In 1967 , they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released the US top ten single `` I Can See for Miles '' , while touring extensively . The group 's fourth album , 1969 's rock opera Tommy , included the single `` Pinball Wizard '' and was a critical and commercial success . Live appearances at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival , along with the live album Live at Leeds , cemented their reputation as a respected rock act . With their success came increased pressure on lead songwriter and visionary Townshend , and the follow-up to Tommy , Lifehouse , was abandoned . Songs from the project made up 1971 's Who 's Next , which included the hit `` Wo n't Get Fooled Again '' . The group released the album Quadrophenia in 1973 as a celebration of their mod roots , and oversaw the film adaptation of Tommy in 1975 . They continued to tour to large audiences before semi-retiring from live performances at the end of 1976 . The release of Who Are You in 1978 was overshadowed by the death of Moon shortly after . Kenney Jones replaced Moon and the group resumed activity , releasing a film adaptation of Quadrophenia and the retrospective documentary The Kids Are Alright . After Townshend became weary of touring , the group split in 1982 . The Who occasionally re-formed for live appearances such as Live Aid in 1985 , a 25th anniversary tour in 1989 and a tour of Quadrophenia in 1996 -- 1997 . They resumed regular touring in 1999 , with drummer Zak Starkey . After Entwistle 's death in 2002 , plans for a new album were delayed . Townshend and Daltrey continued as the Who , releasing Endless Wire in 2006 , and continued to play live regularly . The Who 's major contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack , large PA systems , use of the synthesizer , Entwistle and Moon 's lead playing styles , Townshend 's feedback and power chord guitar technique , and the development of the rock opera . They are cited as an influence by hard rock , punk rock and mod bands , and their songs still receive regular exposure .
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The Me Nobody Knows is a musical with music by Gary William Friedman and lyrics by Will Holt . It debuted off-Broadway in 1970 and then transferred to Broadway , making it one of the earliest rock musicals to play on Broadway , and the first Broadway hit to give voice to the sentiments of inner-city American youth . It received the Obie Award and the Drama Desk Award for best New Musical , and Five Tony Award nominations , including Best Musical .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Zooey Deschanel is an actress.
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Zooey Claire Deschanel -LRB- -LSB- ˈzoʊi_ˌdeɪʃəˈnɛl -RSB- born January 17 , 1980 -RRB- is an American actress and singer-songwriter . She made her film debut in Mumford -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , followed by her supporting role in Cameron Crowe 's semi-autobiographical picture Almost Famous -LRB- 2000 -RRB- . Deschanel soon became known for her deadpan comedy roles in films such as The Good Girl -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , The New Guy -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Elf -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Failure to Launch -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Yes Man -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and -LRB- 500 -RRB- Days of Summer -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . She also did dramatic turns in the films Manic -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , All the Real Girls -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Winter Passing -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and Bridge to Terabithia -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . Since 2011 , she has played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl , for which she has received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations . For a few years starting in 2001 , Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton . Besides singing , she plays keyboards , percussion , banjo , and ukulele . In 2006 , Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to release a debut album , Volume One , under the name She & Him in March 2008 . They released a follow-up album , Volume Two , in March 2010 , with their Christmas album A Very She & Him Christmas being released in 2011 , Volume 3 in 2013 , and Classics in 2014 . She also received Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media nomination for her song `` So Long '' , which featured in the Winnie the Pooh soundtrack . Deschanel is also a co-founder of the female-focused website HelloGiggles , which was acquired by Time , Inc. in 2015 .
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Armelia Odgery McQueen -LRB- born January 6 , 1952 -RRB- is an American actress who has played roles in both film and television .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Neil Patrick Harris played the main character of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
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Neil Patrick Harris -LRB- born June 15 , 1973 -RRB- is an American actor , comedian , magician , singer , and composer , known primarily for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles . On television , he is known for playing the title character on Doogie Howser , M.D. -LRB- 1989 -- 1993 -RRB- , Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother -LRB- 2005 -- 2014 , for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards -RRB- , and Count Olaf on A Series of Unfortunate Events -LRB- 2017 onward -RRB- . Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon 's musical Dr. Horrible 's Sing-Along Blog -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and a fictional version of himself in the Harold & Kumar film series -LRB- 2004 -- 2011 -RRB- . His other films include Starship Troopers -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Beastly -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , The Smurfs -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , The Smurfs 2 -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , A Million Ways to Die in the West -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , and Gone Girl -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . In 2014 , he starred in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway , for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical . Harris has hosted the Tony Awards in 2009 , 2011 , 2012 , and 2013 , for which he won several special class Emmy Awards . He also hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2013 , and hosted the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 , thus making him the first openly gay man to host the Academy Awards . Harris was named one of Time magazine 's 100 Most Influential People in 2010 . He is married to David Burtka . In 2010 , they got twins through surrogacy .
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Philipp Moog -LRB- born August 29 , 1961 in Munich , Germany -RRB- is a German television actor , author and voice actor . He is the German voice of Neil Patrick Harris , Ewan McGregor and Owen Wilson .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Harley Quinn's name is not a play on the name "Harlequin."
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Harley Quinn -LRB- Harleen Frances Quinzel -RRB- is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm , and first appeared in Batman : The Animated Series in September 1992 . She later appeared in DC Comics ' Batman comic books , with the character 's first comic book appearance in The Batman Adventures # 12 -LRB- September 1993 -RRB- . Harley Quinn is the frequent accomplice and lover of the Joker , whom she met while working as a psychiatric intern at Gotham City 's Arkham Asylum , where the Joker was a patient . Her name is a play on the name `` Harlequin '' , a character which originated in the commedia dell ` arte . The character was originally voiced by Arleen Sorkin in various tie-ins to the DC animated universe . Since then , she has also been voiced by Hynden Walch and Tara Strong in either DC Animated Showcases or in various video games . In the Birds of Prey television series , she was portrayed by actress Mia Sara . The character made her live-action cinematic debut in the 2016 film Suicide Squad , portrayed by Margot Robbie .
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Quincy Jones -LRB- real name Quami Wallen ; born June 2 , 1984 -RRB- is an American stand-up comedian who rose to fame when his dying wish of recording a comedy special was granted . Jones graduated from Middle College High School in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle , Washington , in 2002 . He was inspired to become a stand up comedian by watching Chris Rock . He began performing comedy in 2006 , and moved to Los Angeles to pursue it as a full-time profession in 2012 . He estimates that in one year , he performed over 1,000 times . In 2015 , Jones was diagnosed with Stage IV mesothelioma and given one year to live . He began receiving treatment with chemotherapy . Friends set up a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to fund a stand-up special for Jones , and his story went viral after he appeared on Ellen . After successfully raising over $ 50,000 , Jones filmed a comedy special at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on April 4 , 2016 , titled Burning the Light , and it aired on HBO on June 2 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.In 2016, Prince passed away.
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Prince Rogers Nelson -LRB- June 7 , 1958 -- April 21 , 2016 -RRB- was an American singer-songwriter , actor , multi-instrumentalist , philanthropist , dancer and record producer . He was a musical innovator who was known for his eclectic work , flamboyant stage presence , extravagant dress and makeup , and wide vocal range . His music integrates a wide variety of styles , including funk , rock , R&B , new wave , soul , psychedelia , and pop . He has sold over 100 million records worldwide , making him one of the best-selling artists of all time . He won seven Grammy Awards , an American Music Award , a Golden Globe Award , and an Academy Award for the film Purple Rain . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 , his first year of eligibility . Rolling Stone ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists , `` the most influential artists of the rock & roll era '' . Prince was born in Minneapolis , Minnesota , and developed an interest in music as a young child . He signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. at the age of 18 , and released his debut album For You in 1978 . His 1979 album Prince went platinum , and his next three records -- Dirty Mind -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , Controversy -LRB- 1981 -RRB- , and 1999 -LRB- 1982 -RRB- -- continued his success , showcasing Prince 's prominently sexual lyrics and blending of funk , dance , and rock music . In 1984 , he began referring to his backup band as the Revolution and released Purple Rain , the soundtrack album to his eponymous 1984 film debut . It quickly became his most critically and commercially successful release , spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 20 million units worldwide . After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day -LRB- 1985 -RRB- and Parade -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , The Revolution disbanded , and Prince released the double album Sign o ' the Times -LRB- 1987 -RRB- as a solo artist . He released three more solo albums before debuting the New Power Generation band in 1991 . In 1993 , while in a contractual dispute with Warner Bros. , he changed his stage name to , an unpronounceable symbol also known as the `` Love Symbol '' , and began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations . He released five records between 1994 and 1996 before signing with Arista Records in 1998 . In 2000 , he began referring to himself as `` Prince '' again . He released 16 albums after that , including the platinum-selling Musicology -LRB- 2004 -RRB- . His final album , Hit n Run Phase Two , was first released on the Tidal streaming service on December 12 , 2015 . Prince died from a fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen , Minnesota , on April 21 , 2016 , at the age of 57 .
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`` Extraordinary '' is a song recorded by American musician Prince . It was issued as the lead single from his twenty-second studio album The Vault : Old Friends 4 Sale -LRB- 1999 -RRB- . It was released on August 10 , 1999 as a CD single , exclusively in the United States . Prince solely wrote and produced it , while a series of individuals provided various instrumentation for the track . The single was originally recorded in September 1992 and remained unreleased for six years until the announcement of The Vault : Old Friends 4 Sale . It was the only single released from the album , besides a series of three promotional singles , `` The Rest of My Life '' , `` 5 Women '' , and `` It 's About That Walk '' . The song was sent to mainstream radio on August 10 , two weeks before the release of the album .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Lauren Bacall died from a stroke.
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Lauren Bacall -LRB- -LSB- ˌlɔːrən_bəˈkɔːl -RSB- , born Betty Joan Perske ; September 16 , 1924 -- August 12 , 2014 -RRB- was an American actress and singer known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks . She was named the 20th greatest female star of Classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute , and received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2009 , `` in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures . '' Bacall began her career as a model , before making her debut as a leading lady with Humphrey Bogart in the film To Have and Have Not in 1944 . She continued in the film noir genre with appearances with Bogart in The Big Sleep -LRB- 1946 -RRB- , Dark Passage -LRB- 1947 -RRB- , and Key Largo -LRB- 1948 -RRB- , and starred in the romantic comedies How to Marry a Millionaire -LRB- 1953 -RRB- with Marilyn Monroe and Designing Woman -LRB- 1957 -RRB- with Gregory Peck . She co-starred with John Wayne in his final film , The Shootist -LRB- 1976 -RRB- . Bacall also worked on Broadway in musicals , earning Tony Awards for Applause -LRB- 1970 -RRB- and Woman of the Year -LRB- 1981 -RRB- . Her performance in The Mirror Has Two Faces -LRB- 1996 -RRB- earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination . A month before her 90th birthday , Bacall died in New York City after a stroke .
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Laura Ruth Sadler -LRB- 25 December 1980 -- 19 June 2003 -RRB- was an English actress . She played nurse Sandy Harper in the BBC One hospital drama series Holby City for three years until her death .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Stone Temple Pilots had an original member that was an American rock guitarist.
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Stone Temple Pilots -LRB- sometimes abbreviated as STP -RRB- are an American rock band from San Diego , California , that originally consisted of Scott Weiland -LRB- lead vocals -RRB- , brothers Dean -LRB- guitar -RRB- and Robert DeLeo -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- , and Eric Kretz -LRB- drums -RRB- . Since the band 's formation in 1989 , its line-up remained unchanged until the firing of Weiland in 2013 , who was replaced by Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington . In 2015 , Bennington left the band to focus solely on Linkin Park . On December 3 , 2015 , Weiland was found dead on his tour bus prior to a performance with his band The Wildabouts . In 2016 , the band launched an online audition for a new lead vocalist . After forming in 1989 under the name Mighty Joe Young , the band signed with Atlantic Records and changed its name to Stone Temple Pilots . The band found immediate success in 1993 upon releasing their debut album , Core -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , and went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1990s . The band released four more studio albums : Purple -LRB- 1994 -RRB- , Tiny Music ... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , No. 4 -LRB- 1999 -RRB- and Shangri-La Dee Da -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , before separating in 2002 , after which the band members partook in various projects -LRB- most notably Velvet Revolver and Army of Anyone -RRB- . The band eventually reconvened in 2008 for a reunion tour , released a new self-titled album in 2010 , and actively toured until Chester Bennington 's departure . The band 's only material with Bennington was the EP High Rise in 2013 . While initially displaying a sound typically identified as grunge early on in its career , further releases from the band expressed a variety of influences , including psychedelic rock , bossa nova and classic rock . The band 's evolution throughout the 1990s and early 2000s involved several tumultuous periods of commercial highs and lows , brought about in part by Weiland 's well-publicized struggles with drug addiction .
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Corporal is an American folk-rock band . Corporal 's members include Michael Shannon -LRB- guitar , vocals , lyrics -RRB- , Ray Rizzo -LRB- guitar , drums , vocals -RRB- Robert Beitzel -LRB- guitar -RRB- and Matt Scobee -LRB- bass -RRB- .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Catherine Tregenna pitched episodes of Torchwood.
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Catherine Tregenna is a Welsh playwright , television scriptwriter and actress . She wrote the play Art and Guff , co-wrote the series Cowbois ac Injans and four episodes of the BBC 's science fiction drama Torchwood : `` Out of Time '' , `` Captain Jack Harkness '' , `` Meat '' and `` Adam '' . As well as co-writing Meat , she also created the meat props shown in the episode . `` Captain Jack Harkness '' was nominated for the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , Short Form . She has also written episodes for EastEnders , Casualty , and for the first four series of ITV1 crime drama Law & Order : UK , which began transmitting in February 2009 . She played the character Kirsty McGurk , for several years , in Pobol Y Cwm and a doctor in Satellite City . In November 2014 , it was confirmed that she would be writing an episode for the ninth series of Doctor Who , later confirmed to be titled `` The Woman Who Lived '' .
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is a mecha anime series , directed by Yasuchika Nagaoka and Eiichi Satō , and produced by Aniplex and Satelight . It premiered in Japan from April 3 , 2007 on TV Tokyo .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Qatar's influence in the world is disproportionate.
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Qatar -LRB- -LSB- ˈkætɑːr -RSB- , -LSB- kəˈtɑːr -RSB- قطر -LSB- ˈqɑtˤɑr -RSB- Local vernacular pronunciation : -LSB- ˈɡɪtˤɑr -RSB- -RRB- , officially the State of Qatar , is a sovereign country located in Western Asia , occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula . Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south , with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf . A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain , as well as sharing maritime borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran . Following Ottoman rule , Qatar became a British protectorate in the early 20th century until gaining independence in 1971 . Qatar has been ruled by the House of Thani since the early 19th century . Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was the founder of the State of Qatar . Qatar is a hereditary monarchy and its head of state is Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani . Whether it should be regarded as a constitutional or an absolute monarchy is a matter of opinion . In 2003 , the constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum , with almost 98 % in favour . In early 2017 , Qatar 's total population was 2.6 million : 313,000 Qatari citizens and 2.3 million expatriates . Qatar is a high income economy , backed by the world 's third largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves . The country has the highest per capita income in the world . Qatar is classified by the UN as a country of very high human development and is the most advanced Arab state for human development . Qatar is a significant power in the Arab world , supporting several rebel groups during the Arab Spring both financially and through its globally expanding media group , Al Jazeera Media Network . For its size , Qatar wields disproportionate influence in the world , and has been identified as a middle power . Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup , becoming the first Arab country to do so .
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Located in the Middle East , between Saudi Arabia and Iraq , Kuwait is a relatively small country that has been the center of many political and economic issues over the past few decades . These problems include corruption of the Kuwaiti government by many terrorist organizations and domestic violence to maintain the status quo of the oil industry elite . Stemming from these tensions , Kuwait as well as other countries in the region , including Iran , Iraq , and Qatar face threats from environmental issues . A loss of agriculture due to climate change , pollution from the country 's oil industry and Oil Fires of 1991 as well as damages to agriculture and biodiversity are just some of the common environmental issues . The Kuwaiti government has worked to mitigate and adapt to these issues through policy and the creation of agencies to research , educated and inform about environmental problems , their sources , and their effects . The general environmental issues in Kuwait include but are not limited to climate change , loss of agriculture , loss of biodiversity , air pollution and water pollution .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Imagine Dragons have a debut album called Night Visions.
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Imagine Dragons is an American rock band from Las Vegas , Nevada , consisting of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds , lead guitarist Wayne Sermon , bassist Ben McKee , and drummer Daniel Platzman . The band first gained exposure in 2012 with the releases of their debut studio album Night Visions and its first single `` It 's Time '' . Billboard placed them at the top of their `` Year In Rock '' rankings for 2013 , and named them their `` Breakthrough Band of 2013 '' . Rolling Stone named their single `` Radioactive '' from Night Visions the `` biggest rock hit of the year '' , and MTV called them `` the year 's biggest breakout band '' . Night Visions peaked at number two on the weekly US Billboard 200 chart and the UK Albums Chart . The band 's second studio album Smoke + Mirrors was released in 2015 , and reached number one in the US , Canada and the UK . Imagine Dragons has won two American Music Awards for Favorite Alternative Artist , a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance , five Billboard Music Awards , and a World Music Award . In May 2014 , the band was nominated for a total of fourteen different Billboard Music Awards , including Top Artist of the Year and a Milestone Award , which recognizes innovation and creativity of artists across different genres . As of January 2017 , Imagine Dragons have sold 9 million albums and 27 million singles worldwide .
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`` Imagination '' is a song by Australian singer songwriter , Deni Hines . The song was released in February 1996 as the second single from her debut studio album , '' Imagination ' -LRB- 1996 -RRB- . The single peaked at number 37 in Australia .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Star Wars is a franchise based on a film series by George Lucas.
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Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise , centered on a film series created by George Lucas . It depicts the adventures of various characters `` a long time ago in a galaxy far , far away '' . The franchise began in 1977 with the release of the film Star Wars -LRB- later subtitled Episode IV : A New Hope in 1981 -RRB- , which became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon . It was followed by the successful sequels The Empire Strikes Back -LRB- 1980 -RRB- and Return of the Jedi -LRB- 1983 -RRB- ; these three films constitute the original Star Wars trilogy . A prequel trilogy was released between 1999 and 2005 , which received mixed reactions from both critics and fans . A sequel trilogy began in 2015 with the release of Star Wars : The Force Awakens . All seven films were nominated for Academy Awards -LRB- with wins going to the first two films -RRB- and have been commercial successes , with a combined box office revenue of over $ 7.5 billion , making Star Wars the third highest-grossing film series . Spin-off films include the animated Star Wars : The Clone Wars -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and Rogue One -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , the latter of which is the first in an upcoming series of anthology films . The series has spawned an extensive media franchise including books , television series , computer and video games , and comic books , all of which take place within the same continuity as the films , resulting in significant development of the series 's fictional universe , with the non-canonical works falling under the defunct Star Wars Legends label . Star Wars also holds a Guinness World Records title for the `` Most successful film merchandising franchise . In 2015 , the total value of the Star Wars franchise was estimated at USD $ 42 billion , making Star Wars the second highest-grossing media franchise of all time . In 2012 , The Walt Disney Company bought Lucasfilm for $ 4.06 billion and earned the distribution rights to all subsequent Star Wars films , beginning with the release of The Force Awakens in 2015 . The former distributor , 20th Century Fox , retains the physical distribution rights for the first two Star Wars trilogies , owns permanent rights for the original 1977 film and continues to hold the rights for the prequel trilogy and the first two sequels to A New Hope until May 2020 . Walt Disney Studios owns digital distribution rights to all the Star Wars films , excluding A New Hope .
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Star Wars : The Force Unleashed is an action-adventure video game and part of The Force Unleashed project . It was initially developed for the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 , Wii , and Xbox 360 consoles and on the iOS , second-generation N-Gage , Nintendo DS , PlayStation Portable , and Java-equipped mobile phone handhelds . The game was released in North America on September 16 , 2008 , in Australia and Southeast Asia on September 17 , and in Europe on September 19 . LucasArts released downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles . An Ultimate Sith Edition of the game , containing new and all previously released expanded content , was released in November 2009 , which also came out on Mac OS and Microsoft Windows . The project bridges the first two Star Wars trilogies , acting as an origin story for both the united Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Civil War depicted in the Original Trilogy . The game introduces a new protagonist , `` Starkiller '' , as Darth Vader 's secret apprentice , who is tasked with hunting down Jedi while killing rebels and Imperials alike in order to hide his existence from the Emperor , but soon starts to slowly redeem himself to the light side of the Force . Reviews offered fairly positive response , praising The Force Unleashed for its compelling story , robust physics , impressive art and soundtrack , while some more negative reviews cited frustrating gameplay . Despite this , the game was a bestseller in the United States and Australia , with over one million copies sold its debut month . , the game has sold over seven million copies , and it is the fastest-selling Star Wars video game . A sequel , Star Wars : The Force Unleashed II , was released in October 2010 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Titanic's finding led to thousands of pieces being recovered.
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RMS Titanic -LRB- -LSB- taɪˈtænɪk -RSB- -RRB- was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of 15 April 1912 , after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City . Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard , more than 1,500 died , making it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history . The largest ship afloat at the time it entered service , the RMS Titanic was the second of three s operated by the White Star Line , and was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast . Thomas Andrews , her architect , died in the disaster . Under the command of Edward Smith , who went down with the ship , Titanic carried some of the wealthiest people in the world , as well as hundreds of emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland , Scandinavia and elsewhere throughout Europe seeking a new life in North America . The first-class accommodation was designed to be the pinnacle of comfort and luxury , with an on-board gymnasium , swimming pool , libraries , high-class restaurants and opulent cabins . A high-power radiotelegraph transmitter was available for sending passenger `` marconigrams '' and for the ship 's operational use . Although Titanic had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors , there were not enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard , due to outdated maritime safety regulations . Titanic only carried enough lifeboats for 1,178 people -- slightly more than half of the number on board , and one third of her total capacity . After leaving Southampton on 10 April 1912 , Titanic called at Cherbourg in France and Queenstown -LRB- now Cobh -RRB- in Ireland before heading west to New York . On 14 April , four days into the crossing and about 375 mi south of Newfoundland , she hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. ship 's time . The collision caused the ship 's hull plates to buckle inwards along her starboard -LRB- right -RRB- side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea ; she could only survive four flooding . Meanwhile , passengers and some crew members were evacuated in lifeboats , many of which were launched only partially loaded . A disproportionate number of men were left aboard because of a `` women and children first '' protocol for loading lifeboats . At 2:20 a.m. , she broke apart and foundered -- with well over one thousand people still aboard . Just under two hours after Titanic sank , the Cunard liner arrived at the scene , where she brought aboard an estimated 705 survivors . The disaster was greeted with worldwide shock and outrage at the huge loss of life and the regulatory and operational failures that had led to it . Public inquiries in Britain and the United States led to major improvements in maritime safety . One of their most important legacies was the establishment in 1914 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea -LRB- SOLAS -RRB- , which still governs maritime safety today . Additionally , several new wireless regulations were passed around the world in an effort to learn from the many missteps in wireless communications -- which could have saved many more passengers . The wreck of Titanic , first discovered over 70 years after the sinking , remains on the seabed , split in two and gradually disintegrating at a depth of 12415 ft. Since her discovery in 1985 , thousands of artefacts have been recovered and put on display at museums around the world . Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history ; her memory is kept alive by numerous works of popular culture , including books , folk songs , films , exhibits , and memorials . Titanic is the second largest ocean liner wreck in the world , only beaten by her sister , the largest ever sunk .
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William Denton Cox -LRB- 1883 -- 15 April 1912 -RRB- was a third class steward aboard RMS Titanic who died while bringing groups of third class passengers to lifeboats during the sinking . Cox was from Southampton and transferred to Titanic from the RMS Olympic . Cox escorted two groups of third class women and children to the lifeboats assisted by stewards John Edward Hart and Albert Victor Pearcey . Cox was last seen headed below to rescue a third group . His body was found by the cable ship CS Mackay-Bennett and brought to Halifax , initially listed as Body No. 300 . He is buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax , Nova Scotia .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Last House on the Left is an original movie.
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The Last House on the Left is a 2009 American horror film directed by Dennis Iliadis and written by Carl Ellsworth and Adam Alleca . It is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name , and stars Tony Goldwyn , Monica Potter , Garret Dillahunt , Spencer Treat Clark , Martha MacIsaac and Sara Paxton . The film follows the parents -LRB- Goldwyn and Potter -RRB- of Mari Collingwood -LRB- Paxton -RRB- , who attempt to get revenge on a group of strangers , led by a man named Krug -LRB- Dillahunt -RRB- , that have taken shelter at their home during a thunderstorm . The film rights were picked up by Rogue Pictures in 2006 , with the remake being the first film produced by Wes Craven 's new production studio Midnight Pictures . Craven , who wrote and directed the 1972 original , was interested to see what kind of film could be produced on a large budget , as the limited funds in 1972 forced him to eliminate scenes he had wanted to film to tell a complete story . Alleca 's original script included elements of the supernatural , which prompted the studio to reject it and bring in Ellsworth to perform a rewrite . One of the elements director Iliadis wanted to avoid with this film , given its graphic nature , was turning it into torture porn -- a subgenre of horror popularized by the Saw franchise . For Craven and Iliadis , The Last House on the Left primarily illustrates how even the most normal of families can be driven to evil acts if pushed too far . The film was released on March 13 , 2009 , and took the top spot away from Watchmen with $ 5.6 million in weekend revenue . The Last House on the Left was met with mixed reviews from critics . Audience opinion ranked the film at a `` B '' level , from a scale of `` A to F '' ; the film would ultimately gross $ 45,286,228 worldwide .
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Mr. Cinema also known as Call Me Left is a 2007 Hong Kong film starring Anthony Wong , Teresa Mo , Ronald Cheng and Karen Mok .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Christopher Lloyd is an actor.
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Christopher Allen Lloyd -LRB- born October 22 , 1938 -RRB- is an American actor , voice actor and comedian best known for his roles as Emmett `` Doc '' Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy , Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , Merlock the Magician in DuckTales the Movie : Treasure of the Lost Lamp -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , Uncle Fester in The Addams Family -LRB- 1991 -RRB- and its sequel Addams Family Values -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , and Grigori Rasputin in Anastasia -LRB- 1997 -RRB- . Lloyd has an equally prominent television profile , having won two Primetime Emmy Awards for playing Jim Ignatowski on the comedy series Taxi -LRB- 1978 -- 1983 -RRB- . He earned a third Emmy for his 1992 guest appearance on Road to Avonlea . He has also done extensive voiceover work for animated programs , most notably voicing The Hacker on the PBS Kids series Cyberchase -LRB- 2002 -- 2015 -RRB- . The role earned him two Daytime Emmy Award nominations .
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Christoph Sanders -LRB- born April 21 , 1988 -RRB- is an American actor who is best known for his role as Ned Banks in the television series Ghost Whisperer and Kyle Anderson in the television series Last Man Standing .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.CBS is an American-based television network that has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters, Inc.
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CBS -LRB- an initialism of the network 's former name , the Columbia Broadcasting System -RRB- is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation . The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City -LRB- at the CBS Broadcast Center -RRB- and Los Angeles -LRB- at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio Center -RRB- . CBS is sometimes referred to as the `` Eye Network '' , in reference to the company 's iconic logo , in use since 1951 . It has also been called the `` Tiffany Network '' , alluding to the perceived high quality of CBS programming during the tenure of William S. Paley . It can also refer to some of CBS 's first demonstrations of color television , which were held in a former Tiffany & Co. building in New York City in 1950 . The network has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters Inc. , a collection of 16 radio stations that was purchased by Paley in 1928 and renamed the Columbia Broadcasting System . Under Paley 's guidance , CBS would first become one of the largest radio networks in the United States , and eventually one of the Big Three American broadcast television networks . In 1974 , CBS dropped its former full name and became known simply as CBS , Inc. . The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1995 , renamed its corporate entity to the current CBS Broadcasting , Inc. in 1997 , and eventually adopted the name of the company it had acquired to become CBS Corporation . In 2000 , CBS came under the control of Viacom , which was formed as a spin-off of CBS in 1971 . In late 2005 , Viacom split itself into two separate companies , and re-established CBS Corporation -- through the spin-off of its broadcast television , radio and select cable television and non-broadcasting assets -- with the CBS television network at its core . CBS Corporation is controlled by Sumner Redstone through National Amusements , which also controls the current Viacom . CBS continues to operate the CBS Radio network , which now mainly provides news and features content for its portfolio of owned-and-operated radio stations in large and mid-sized markets , and affiliated radio stations in various other markets . The television network has more than 240 owned-and-operated and affiliated television stations throughout the United States .
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The 1994 United States broadcast television realignment consisted of a series of network affiliation switches and other transactions that resulted from a multimillion-dollar deal between the Fox Broadcasting Company -LRB- commonly known as simply Fox -RRB- and New World Communications , a media group that -- in addition to its involvement in film and television production -- owned several VHF television stations affiliated with major broadcast networks , primarily CBS . The agreement between Fox and New World resulted not only in Fox affiliating with stations with histories as major network affiliates but also various other deals , most notably the buyout of CBS by Westinghouse , that caused several other broadcasting companies to reach affiliation deals that either extended ties with networks that were already aligned with some stations owned by the individual groups or created new relationships between at least one of the networks and the affected partner groups . The repercussions of this realignment were gradual but swift , with nearly 70 stations in 30 media markets throughout the United States changing affiliations between September 1994 and September 1996 . Fox ascended to the status of a major television network , comparable in influence to the Big Three television networks -LRB- CBS , NBC and ABC -RRB- , while CBS was dealt the major blows of losing both its partial broadcast rights to the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- and key affiliates in several major markets to Fox . All three major networks also wound up affiliating with stations that broadcast on the UHF band in a few cases , the vast majority of which operated as either Fox affiliates or independent stations prior to the switches ; most of the new Big Three affiliates also created news departments from scratch or expanded their existing ones .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.British Airways (BA) is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on number of planes.
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British Airways -LRB- BA -RRB- is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size , or the second largest , behind easyJet , when measured by passengers carried . The airline is based in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport . In January 2011 BA merged with Iberia , creating the International Airlines Group -LRB- IAG -RRB- , a holding company registered in Madrid , Spain . IAG is the world 's third-largest airline group in terms of annual revenue and the second-largest in Europe . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the FTSE 100 Index . BA was created in 1974 after a British Airways Board was established by the British government to manage the two nationalised airline corporations , British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways , and two regional airlines , Cambrian Airways from Cardiff , and Northeast Airlines from Newcastle upon Tyne . On 31 March 1974 , all four companies were merged to form British Airways . After almost 13 years as a state company , BA was privatised in February 1987 as part of a wider privatisation plan by the Conservative government . The carrier expanded with the acquisition of British Caledonian in 1987 , Dan-Air in 1992 , and British Midland International in 2012 . A long-time Boeing customer , BA ordered 59 Airbus A320 family aircraft in August 1998 . In 2007 it purchased 12 Airbus A380s and 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners , marking the start of its long-haul fleet replacement . The centrepiece of the airline 's long-haul fleet is the Boeing 777 , with 58 in the fleet . BA is the largest operator of the Boeing 747-400 , with 41 registered to the airline . It is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance , along with American Airlines , Cathay Pacific , Qantas , and the now defunct Canadian Airlines . The alliance has since grown to become the third largest , after SkyTeam and Star Alliance .
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Go Fly -LRB- styled and trading as Go -RRB- was the name of a British low-cost airline , founded by British Airways -LRB- BA -RRB- in 1998 . It operated flights between London Stansted Airport and destinations in Europe . The airline was purchased from BA in a management buy-out backed by the private equity firm 3i in 2001 . In 2002 it was bought by its rival EasyJet , and was merged into the airline 's operations . Its head office was in the Enterprise House in London Stansted Airport in Stansted Mountfitchet , Essex .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Anne Hathaway debuted in the Fox television series Get Real.
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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway -LRB- born November 12 , 1982 -RRB- is an American actress and singer . Born in Brooklyn , New York and brought up in Millburn , New Jersey , Hathaway was inspired to act by her mother and as a high school student was nominated for the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award for Best Performance by a High School Actress for her performance in Once Upon a Mattress . She made her professional screen debut in the short-lived Fox television series Get Real -LRB- 1999 -- 2000 -RRB- , before landing the lead role of Mia Thermopolis in the Disney comedy film The Princess Diaries -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , for which she won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress -- Comedy . Hathaway went on to become a widely praised `` role model for children '' for her roles in Nicholas Nickleby -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Ella Enchanted -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , The Princess Diaries 2 : Royal Engagement -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , and Hoodwinked ! -LRB- 2005 -RRB- . Hathaway began to transition to more adult roles in 2005 , winning a DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actress for Havoc -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , receiving a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her role in the critically acclaimed Brokeback Mountain -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , garnering further recognition for appearing alongside Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and earning a BIFA nomination for Best Performance by an Actress for her portrayal of Jane Austen in Becoming Jane -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . Hathaway received praise for her performance as a recovering drug addict in Rachel Getting Married -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , for which she won the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy , Golden Globe , Screen Actors Guild , and Indie Spirit Awards for Best Actress / Female Lead . She went on to win her second Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress -- Comedy for starring in Bride Wars -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and in 2010 , appeared in the box office hits Valentine 's Day , Alice in Wonderland and Love & Other Drugs , which earned her the Satellite Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical . In 2011 , Hathaway voiced Jewel in the animated film Rio and hosted the 83rd Academy Awards with James Franco , which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program . In 2012 , she portrayed Catwoman in Christopher Nolan 's The Dark Knight Rises , for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress . The same year , she starred as Fantine in Tom Hooper 's Les Misérables , which earned her widespread acclaim and she won the Academy , Golden Globe , BAFTA , and SAG Awards for Best Supporting Actress . Hathaway has since gone on to appear in Rio 2 -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , Interstellar -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , The Intern -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and reprised her role as the White Queen in Alice Through the Looking Glass -LRB- 2016 -RRB- . People magazine named Hathaway one of its breakthrough stars of 2001 , and she appeared on its list of the world 's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2006 . Following a four-year relationship with real estate developer Raffaello Follieri , Hathaway married Adam Shulman in 2012 , with whom she has one son , born in March 2016 .
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TRANSform Me is an American reality television series that premiered March , 15 , 2010 on Vh1 . The series shows a cis female contestant as she is given an internal and external makeover by a team of three trans women stylists . Laverne Cox produced and starred in TRANSform Me , making her the first African-American trans woman to produce and star in her own TV show .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Armadillo World Headquarters was opened in 1970.
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Armadillo World Headquarters -LRB- sometimes called simply The ` Dillo -RRB- was a music venue and nightclub located in Austin , Texas from 1970 to 1980 .
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Joseph Hilton McConnico -LRB- born 13 May 1943 -RRB- is a designer and artist who was born in Memphis , Tennessee and has lived and worked in Paris since 1965 . After working in fashion for such designers as Ted Lapidus and Yves St. Laurent , he was set designer & art director for more than 20 films , including the cult classic Diva . In 1990 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art held a retrospective of 30 years of his creations . His collaboration with Daum crystal began in 1987 ; some of his `` Cactus '' creations for the manufacturer were presented by former French President François Mitterrand to President George H. W. Bush as a gift of state . He was also the first American to have work permanently inducted into the Louvre 's Decorative Arts collection . McConnico continues to be active on the global design scene , especially in architecture and interior design . Recent projects include the Toupary restaurant on the fifth-floor of the historic Samaritaine department store and the Hermes Museum in Tokyo , which he conceived for the new Renzo Piano building in the famed Ginza shopping district and a collection of limited series and unique pieces for Formia International in Murano Glass .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Thor: The Dark World was reviewed.
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Thor : The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the sequel to 2011 's Thor and the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The film was directed by Alan Taylor , with a screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely . It stars Chris Hemsworth , Natalie Portman , Tom Hiddleston , Anthony Hopkins , Stellan Skarsgård , Idris Elba , Christopher Eccleston , Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje , Kat Dennings , Ray Stevenson , Zachary Levi , Tadanobu Asano , Jaimie Alexander , and Rene Russo . In Thor : The Dark World , Thor teams up with Loki to save the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves led by the vengeful Malekith , who intends to plunge the universe into darkness . Development of Thor : The Dark World began in April 2011 , when producer Kevin Feige announced plans for a sequel to follow the crossover film The Avengers . In July 2011 , Kenneth Branagh , the director of Thor , withdrew from the project . Brian Kirk and Patty Jenkins were considered to direct the film before Taylor was hired in January 2012 . The supporting cast filled out in August 2012 , with the hiring of Eccleston , Dennings , and Akinnuoye-Agbaje . Principal photography began in September 2012 in Surrey , England with filming continuing in Iceland and London , before wrapping up in December 2012 . Thor : The Dark World was converted to 3D in post-production . Thor : The Dark World premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on October 22 , 2013 . It was released internationally on October 30 , 2013 , and on November 8 , 2013 , in the United States . The film received mixed reviews , but was a commercial success , grossing over $ 644 million worldwide . A third film , Thor : Ragnarok , is set for release on November 3 , 2017 .
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is a Japanese film released in 2014 . It was directed by Takashi Shimizu and based on the children 's fantasy novel of the same name .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Dracula was a written work.
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Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker . It introduced the famous character Count Dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy . The novel tells the story of Dracula 's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse , and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing . Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature , horror fiction , the gothic novel , and invasion literature . The novel has spawned numerous theatrical , film , and television interpretations .
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Dracula 2012 -LRB- released in Tamil as Naangam Pirai and in Telugu as Punnami Ratri -RRB- is a 2013 Indian 3-D horror film directed by Vinayan , starring Sudheer Sukumaran , Prabhu , Monal Gajjar , Nassar , Shraddha Das and Thilakan . The film was shot in the Malayalam , Telugu , and Tamil languages simultaneously , with additional scenes and songs featuring Tamil and Telugu actors . The film was dubbed in English for a Western release and later dubbed in Hindi as `` Aur Ek Dracula '' . Portions of the film were shot in Bran Castle in Romania . The cost of the film was 120 million and was originally released on 8 February 2013 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Olivia Munn was born in July of 1980.
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Lisa Olivia Munn -LRB- born July 3 , 1980 -RRB- is an American actress and model . She was credited as Lisa Munn in her early career , but since 2006 , she has used the name Olivia Munn . Munn began her professional career in television journalism before becoming an actress . In 2006 , Munn starred as Mily Acuna on the series Beyond the Break . She co-hosted Attack of the Show ! from 2006 to 2010 and was a correspondent on The Daily Show from 2010 to 2011 . Munn has also had supporting roles in various films and television series since 2004 . She played the character Sloan Sabbith on the television series The Newsroom from 2012 to 2014 and appeared in the film X-Men : Apocalypse -LRB- 2016 -RRB- as Psylocke .
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Beauty Is Chaos is an EP by American singer -- songwriter and actress Olivia Olson . It was released worldwide on 18 July 2013 by digital download .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The South Wales Valleys are also known as something else.
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The South Wales Valleys -LRB- Cymoedd De Cymru -RRB- are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales . Commonly referred to locally as The Valleys -LRB- Y Cymoedd -RRB- , they stretch from eastern Carmarthenshire in the west to western Monmouthshire in the east and from the Heads of the Valleys in the north to the edge of the lower-lying , pastoral country of the Vale of Glamorgan and the coastal plain around Swansea Bay , Bridgend , the capital Cardiff , and Newport . Many of the valleys run roughly parallel to each other . The Rhondda Valleys and the Cynon Valley are located roughly in the centre .
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Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve is a protected area located south of Alice Springs , Northern Territory in Australia . The reserve was established in 1990 to protect the unique sandstone formations and the Aboriginal art , artifacts and sacred natural objects within an area of 24.83 sqkm around a large sandstone bluff . The sandstone layers in the main formation resemble the colored stripes of a rainbow , with the red-orange hues of sandstone that is rich with iron creating a strong contrast with the lighter shaded sandstone that turns pale yellow or gold in the late day sun as it shines on the northwest-facing cliffs . Rainbow Valley 's main sandstone formation is known as Wurre by the local Aboriginals , the Twertentyeye group of Upper Southern Arrernte people , and is a significant part of their homeland which they call Imarnte . Since 2008 , the area has been jointly managed by the Twertentyeye and the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory -LRB- PWCNT -RRB- and is the first conservation reserve to have a joint management plan .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Get Out stars Stephen Root.
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Get Out is a 2017 American horror film written , co-produced and directed by Jordan Peele , in his directorial debut . The film stars Daniel Kaluuya , Allison Williams , Lil Rel Howery , Bradley Whitford , Caleb Landry Jones , Stephen Root and Catherine Keener , and follows a young interracial couple who visit the mysterious estate of the woman 's parents . Get Out premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 24 , 2017 , and was theatrically released in the United States on February 24 by Universal Pictures . The film has grossed $ 241 million worldwide against its $ 4.5 million budget and received universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike .
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Lights Out -LRB- Simon Werner a disparu -RRB- is a French thriller film directed by Fabrice Gobert and starring Jules Pelissier , Ana Girardot , Arthur Mazet , Laurent Delbecque , Serge Riaboukine and Laurent Capelluto .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Attack on Titan has been collected into 22 tankōbon volumes.
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is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama . The series began in Kodansha 's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9 , 2009 , and has been collected into 22 tankōbon volumes as of April 2017 . It is set in a world where humanity lives in cities surrounded by enormous walls ; a defense against the Titans , gigantic humanoids that eat humans seemingly without reason . The story initially centers on Eren Yeager , his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman and childhood friend Armin Arlert , who join the military to fight the Titans after their home town is invaded and Eren 's mother is eaten . However , as the story progresses and the truths about the Titans are slowly revealed to the reader , the narrative shifts to encompass Historia Reiss , squad leader Levi , Eren 's father Grisha , and other supporting characters . The spin-off light novel series Before the Fall began in December 2011 and has received a manga adaptation . Two additional light novel series and four additional spin-off manga series have also been created . An anime television adaptation produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G aired in Japan on MBS between April and September 2013 and a second season of the series premiered in April 2017 . Four video game adaptations developed by Nitroplus staffers in collaboration with Production I.G were announced to be released as bonus content for the third and sixth volumes of the Blu-ray Disc release of the anime , with another game developed by Spike Chunsoft for the Nintendo 3DS . A two-part live-action film adaptation , Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan : End of the World , and a live-action web-series were released in 2015 . An anime adaptation of the Junior High spin-off manga , produced by Production I.G , began airing in October 2015 . Attack on Titan and all five spin-off manga are published in North America by Kodansha Comics USA , while the three novel series are published by Vertical . The anime has been licensed by Funimation for North America , by Manga Entertainment for the UK , and by Madman Entertainment for Australasia . Attack on Titan has become a commercial success . As of April 2017 , the manga has 66 million copies in print . The release of the anime also saw a boost in the series ' popularity , with it having received widespread critical acclaim for its atmosphere and story . Although it also gained fame in neighboring Asian countries , the series ' themes have been a subject of controversy .
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is a Japanese manga by Syun Matsuena serialized in the weekly manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from August 2002 to September 2014 . This manga is a remake of , which was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Shōnen Sunday Super , publishing five tankōbon between 2000 and 2002 . The first tankōbon was published on August 9 , 2002 . An anime adaptation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha aired 50 episodes from October 2006 to September 2007 . Brain 's Base produced OVAs for the series , which continue from the Ragnarok Arc . The first OVA was released on March 14 , 2012 , the second OVA was released on June 18 , 2012 , and a third OVA was released on November 16 , 2012 . The fourth and fifth OVA were released as a double feature on September 16 , 2013 . The sixth and seventh OVA were released on November 18 , 2013 . The eighth and ninth OVA were released on February 14 , 2014 . The tenth and eleventh OVA were released on May 16 , 2014 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The PlayStation 4 is capable of transmitting to other devices.
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PlayStation 4 -LRB- PS4 -RRB- is a line of home video game consoles developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment . Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 during a press conference on February 20 , 2013 , it was launched on November 15 in North America , November 29 in Europe , South America and Australia ; and February 22 , 2014 , in Japan . It competes with Nintendo 's Wii U and Microsoft 's Xbox One , as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles . Moving away from the more complex Cell microarchitecture of its predecessor , the console features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit -LRB- APU -RRB- built upon the x86-64 architecture , which can theoretically peak at 1.84 teraflops ; AMD stated that it was the `` most powerful '' APU it had developed to date . The PlayStation 4 places an increased emphasis on social interaction and integration with other devices and services , including the ability to play games off-console on PlayStation Vita and other supported devices -LRB- `` Remote Play '' -RRB- , the ability to stream gameplay online or to friends , with them controlling gameplay remotely -LRB- `` Share Play '' -RRB- . The console 's controller was also redesigned and improved over the PlayStation 3 , with improved buttons and analog sticks , and an integrated touchpad among other changes . The console also supports HDR10 high-dynamic-range color and playback of 4K multimedia . Reception to the original PlayStation 4 model was positive , with critics praising Sony for acknowledging its consumers ' needs , embrace of independent game development , and for not imposing restrictive digital rights management schemes that Microsoft had previously announced for Xbox One prior to its release . Critics and third-party studios also praised the capabilities of the PlayStation 4 in comparison to its competitors ; developers described the performance difference between the console and Xbox One as being `` significant '' and `` obvious '' . Heightened demand also helped Sony top global console sales . By the end of 2016 , more than 53 million consoles have been sold worldwide , with more than 57 million shipped . On September 7 , 2016 , Sony unveiled two hardware revisions of PlayStation 4 ; a slim build of the console , and a `` Pro '' version with an upgraded GPU and higher CPU clock rate to support 4K gameplay on supported titles .
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is a 2015 action role-playing video game developed by Gust and published by Koei Tecmo for the PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows . The PlayStation 4 version received a North American release on March 29 , 2016 , with a European release following on April 1 , 2016 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The exact mechanism of Huntington's disease is known.
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Huntington 's disease -LRB- HD -RRB- , also known as Huntington 's chorea , is an inherited disorder that results in death of brain cells . The earliest symptoms are often subtle problems with mood or mental abilities . A general lack of coordination and an unsteady gait often follow . As the disease advances , uncoordinated , jerky body movements become more apparent . Physical abilities gradually worsen until coordinated movement becomes difficult and the person is unable to talk . Mental abilities generally decline into dementia . The specific symptoms vary somewhat between people . Symptoms usually begin between 30 and 50 years of age , but can start at any age . The disease may develop earlier in life in each successive generation . About 8 % of cases start before the age of 20 years and typically present with symptoms more similar to Parkinson 's disease . People with HD often underestimate the degree of their problems . HD is typically inherited from a person 's parents , with 10 % of cases due to a new mutation . The disease is caused by an autosomal dominant mutation in either of an individual 's two copies of a gene called Huntingtin . This means a child of an affected person typically has a 50 % chance of inheriting the disease . The Huntingtin gene provides the genetic information for a protein that is also called `` huntingtin '' . Expansion of CAG -LRB- cytosine-adenine-guanine -RRB- triplet repeats in the gene coding for the Huntingtin protein results in an abnormal protein , which gradually damages cells in the brain , through mechanisms that are not fully understood . Diagnosis is by genetic testing , which can be carried out at any time , regardless of whether or not symptoms are present . This fact raises several ethical debates : the age at which an individual is considered mature enough to choose testing ; whether parents have the right to have their children tested ; and managing confidentiality and disclosure of test results . There is no cure for HD . Full-time care is required in the later stages of the disease . Treatments can relieve some symptoms and in some improve quality of life . The best evidence for treatment of the movement problems is with tetrabenazine . HD affects about 4 to 15 in 100,000 people of European descent . It is rare among Japanese , while the occurrence rate in Africa is unknown . The disease affects men and women equally . Complications such as pneumonia , heart disease , and physical injury from falls reduce life expectancy . Suicide is the cause of death in about 9 % of cases . Death typically occurs fifteen to twenty years from when the disease was first detected . The first likely description of the disease was in 1841 by Charles Oscar Waters . The condition was described in further detail in 1872 by George Huntington , after whom it is named . The genetic basis was discovered in 1993 by an international collaborative effort led by the Hereditary Disease Foundation . Research and support organizations began forming in the late 1960s to increase public awareness , to provide support for individuals and their families , and to promote research . Current research directions include determining the exact mechanism of the disease , improving animal models to aid with research , testing of medications to treat symptoms or slow the progression of the disease , and studying procedures such as stem cell therapy with the goal of repairing damage caused by the disease .
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Mitochondrial Rho GTPase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the RHOT2 gene . As a Miro protein isoform , the protein facilitates mitochondrial transport by attaching the mitochondria to the motor/adaptor complex . Through its key role in mitochondrial transport , RHOT2 is involved in mitochondrial homeostasis and apoptosis , as well as Parkinson 's disease -LRB- PD -RRB- .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.There are characters who travel with Doctor Who
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Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963 . The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called `` The Doctor '' , an extraterrestrial being from the planet Gallifrey . He explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS . Its exterior appears as a blue British police box , which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired . Accompanied by a number of companions , the Doctor combats a variety of foes , while working to save civilisations and help people in need . The show is a significant part of British popular culture , and elsewhere it has gained a cult following . It has influenced generations of British television professionals , many of whom grew up watching the series . The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989 . There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive regular production in 1996 with a backdoor pilot , in the form of a television film titled Doctor Who . The programme was relaunched in 2005 , and since then has been produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff . Doctor Who has also spawned numerous spin-offs , including comic books , films , novels , audio dramas , and the television series Torchwood -LRB- 2006 -- 2011 -RRB- , The Sarah Jane Adventures -LRB- 2007 -- 2011 -RRB- , K-9 -LRB- 2009 -- 2010 -RRB- , and Class '' -LRB- 2016-present -RRB- , and has been the subject of many parodies and references in popular culture . Twelve actors have headlined the series as the Doctor . The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation -- an idea introduced in 1966 to allow the show to continue after the departure of original lead William Hartnell who was becoming very ill at the time . The concept is that this is a Time Lord trait through which the character of the Doctor takes on a new body and personality to recover from a severe injury or anything that would otherwise kill a normal person . Each actor 's portrayal differs , but all represent stages in the life of the same character and form a single narrative . The time-travelling feature of the plot means that different incarnations of the Doctor occasionally meet . The current lead , Peter Capaldi , took on the role after Matt Smith 's exit in the 2013 Christmas special `` The Time of the Doctor '' . In 2017 , Capaldi confirmed he would be leaving at the end of the tenth series , with his final appearance being the 2017 Christmas Special .
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The Sixth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who . He is portrayed by Colin Baker . Although his televisual time on the series was comparatively brief and turbulent , Baker has continued as the Sixth Doctor in Big Finish 's range of original Doctor Who audio adventures . Within the series ' narrative , the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in his TARDIS , frequently with companions . When the Doctor is critically injured , he can regenerate his body ; in doing so , his physical appearance and personality change . Baker portrays the sixth such incarnation , a flamboyant man in brightly coloured , mismatched clothes whose brash and overbearing personality set him apart from all his previous incarnations . The Sixth Doctor appeared in three seasons . His appearance in the first of these was at the end of the final episode of The Caves of Androzani which featured the regeneration from the Fifth Doctor and thereafter in the following serial The Twin Dilemma , the end of that season . The Sixth Doctor 's era was marked by the decision of the BBC controller Michael Grade to put the series on an 18-month `` hiatus '' between seasons 22 and 23 , with only one new Doctor Who story , Slipback , made on radio during the hiatus , broadcast as 6 parts -LRB- at 10 minutes each -RRB- on BBC Radio 4 from 25 July to 8 August 1985 , as part of a children 's magazine show called Pirate Radio Four . Colin Baker had been signed up for four years , as the previous actor Peter Davison had left after only three years . Prior to its postponement , season 23 was well advanced with episodes already drafted and in at least one case distributed to cast and production . Alongside `` The Nightmare Fair '' , `` The Ultimate Evil '' , `` Mission to Magnus '' , `` Yellow Fever and How to Cure It '' , the remaining stories were still under development in a 25-minute episode format after the season was postponed . These were all dropped with the reconception of the season in mid 1985 in favour of a 14 episode story arc called The Trial of a Time Lord . The Sixth Doctor also appeared in the special Dimensions in Time . There are also novels and audio plays featuring the Sixth Doctor , and the character has been visually referenced several times in the revived 2000s production of the show .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Easy Virtue is 2008 film based on a play.
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Easy Virtue is a 2008 British romantic comedy film based on Noël Coward 's play of the same name . The play was previously made into the silent movie Easy Virtue -LRB- 1928 -RRB- by Alfred Hitchcock . This adaptation is directed by Stephan Elliott , written by Elliott and Sheridan Jobbins , and stars Jessica Biel , Ben Barnes , Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas . The score contains many Coward and jazz-age songs , some of which are sung or partially sung by the cast . Easy Virtue is a social comedy in which a glamorous American widow , Larita , impetuously marries a young Englishman , John Whittaker , in the South of France . When they return to England to meet his parents , his mother takes an immediate and strong dislike to the new daughter-in-law , while his father , Jim , finds a kindred spirit . Family tensions escalate . The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and London Film Festival prior to its 7 November release by Pathé in the UK . Subsequently , the film was also screened at the Rio International Film Festival , Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi , and the Rome Film Festival . It closed the Adelaide Film Festival prior to the Australian theatrical release on 12 March 2009 . In May 2009 it was released in the US . In the United States , the film enjoyed some commercial success . Sony Pictures Classics paid an estimated $ US1 million to acquire the film 's distribution rights in the United States , Latin America and South Africa . The film went on to gross $ US2 .5 million in limited theatrical release in the United States .
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Me Two is a 2008 French comedy film directed by Nicolas Charlet and Bruno Lavaine . Original title : `` La Personne Aux Deux Personnes ''
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Led Zeppelin II was released in the United Kingdom.
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Led Zeppelin II is the eponymous second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin , released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records . Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969 . The album 's production was credited to the band 's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page , and it also served as Led Zeppelin 's first album to utilise the recording techniques of the engineer Eddie Kramer . Incorporating several elements of blues and folk music , Led Zeppelin II exhibited the band 's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar riff-based sound . It has been described as the band 's heaviest album . Led Zeppelin II was a commercial success , and was the band 's first album to reach number one on charts in the UK and the US . In 1970 , the album 's cover designer David Juniper was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package . On 15 November 1999 , the album was certified 12 × Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- for sales passing 12 million copies . Since its release , various writers and music critics have regularly cited Led Zeppelin II as one of the greatest and most influential rock albums of all time .
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Profiled is an interview album by English rock band Led Zeppelin , released by Atlantic Records on 21 September 1990 . Profiled was a promo-only interview album made to accompany the Led Zeppelin Boxed Set . In 1992 , it was commercially released as part of the special edition Led Zeppelin Remasters boxed set .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Carolina Panthers is a team of professional football players.
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The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte , North Carolina . The Panthers compete in the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- , as a member club of the league 's National Football Conference -LRB- NFC -RRB- South division . The club is worth approximately US$ 1.56 billion , according to Forbes , and is controlled by founder Jerry Richardson and his family , who have a 48 percent stake ; the remainder of the team is held by a group of 14 limited partners . The team president is Danny Morrison , and the head coach is Ron Rivera . The Panthers were announced as the league 's 29th franchise in 1993 , and began play in 1995 . The Panthers played well in their first two years , finishing in 1995 -LRB- an all-time best for an NFL expansion team 's first season -RRB- and 12 -- 4 the following year , winning the NFC West before ultimately losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game . They did not have another winning season until 2003 , when they won the NFC Championship Game and reached Super Bowl XXXVIII , losing 32 -- 29 to the New England Patriots . After recording playoff appearances in 2005 and 2008 , the team failed to record another playoff appearance until 2013 , the first of three consecutive NFC South titles . After losing in the divisional round to the San Francisco 49ers in 2013 and the Seattle Seahawks in 2014 , the Panthers finally returned to the Super Bowl in 2016 , but lost to the Denver Broncos . The Panthers have reached the playoffs seven times , advancing to four NFC Championship Games and two Super Bowls . They have won six division titles , one in the NFC West and five in the NFC South . The Carolina Panthers are legally registered as Panther Football , LLC . The team is headquartered in Bank of America Stadium in uptown Charlotte ; also the team 's home field . They are one of the few NFL teams to own the stadium they play in , which is legally registered as Panthers Stadium , LLC . The Panthers are supported throughout the Carolinas ; although the team has played its home games in Charlotte since 1996 , it played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson , South Carolina during its first season . The team hosts its annual training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg , South Carolina .
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The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team that currently plays in the National Football League . The Chargers were established in 1960 and played one season in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego in 1961 . The team returned to Los Angeles in 2017 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.A boycott is an intentional abstention.
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A boycott is an act of voluntary and intentional abstention from using , buying , or dealing with a person , organization , or country as an expression of protest , usually for social , political , or environmental reasons . The purpose of a boycott is to inflict some economic loss on the target , or to indicate a moral outrage , to try to compel the target to alter an objectionable behavior . Sometimes , a boycott can be a form of consumer activism , sometimes called moral purchasing . When a similar practice is legislated by a national government , it is known as a sanction .
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The Anti-Nazi Boycott of 1933 was a boycott of German products by foreign critics of the Nazi Party in response to an organized campaign of violence and boycotting undertaken by Hitler 's Nazi Party against the Jews of Germany following his appointment as Chancellor of Germany on January 30 , 1933 . Those in the United Kingdom , United States and other places worldwide who opposed Hitler 's antisemitic policies , developed the boycott and its accompanying protests to encourage Nazi Germany to end the regime 's often-expressed anti-Jewish attitude .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson is the full name of Mel Gibson.
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Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson -LRB- born January 3 , 1956 -RRB- is an American actor and filmmaker . He was born in Peekskill , New York , and moved with his parents to Sydney , Australia , when he was 12 years old . Gibson is best known as an action hero , for roles such as Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon buddy cop film series , and Max Rockatansky in the first three films in the Mad Max post-apocalyptic action series . He studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art . During the 1980s , he founded Icon Entertainment , a production company which independent film director Atom Egoyan has called , `` an alternative to the studio system '' . Director Peter Weir cast him as one of the leads in the critically acclaimed World War I drama Gallipoli -LRB- 1981 -RRB- , which earned Gibson a Best Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute . The film also helped to earn Gibson the reputation of a serious , versatile actor . Gibson produced , directed , and starred in the epic historical drama film Braveheart -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , for which he won the Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Director , along with the Academy Award for Best Picture . He later directed and produced the financially successful and controversial , biblical drama film The Passion of the Christ -LRB- 2004 -RRB- . He received further critical notice for his directorial work of the action-adventure film Apocalypto -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , which is set in Mesoamerica during the early 16th century . After a 10-year hiatus from directing , Gibson returned with the critically praised and financially successful Hacksaw Ridge -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , which won the Academy Awards for Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing and earned Gibson his second nomination for Best Director .
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George Herbert Gibson -LRB- 28 August 1846 -- 18 June 1921 -RRB- was an Anglo-Australian writer of humorous ballads and verse . He is better known by his pen name , Ironbark . Gibson was born in Plymouth , England , where his father was a solicitor . Gibson also qualified as a solicitor in 1868 but the next year he decided to emigrate to New Zealand , soon crossing the Tasman to settle in New South Wales , where he had experience on the land for some years . In Sydney Gibson pursued a career in the Lands Department initially as a temporary clerk in June 1876 . He was later appointed to the permanent staff on 1 January 1877 , a job that allowed him to tour the Outback and regional areas of the colony and gain a strong impression of the culture and characters of the Bush . His knowledge of the hardships on the land and the trials of the selectors informs much of his humorous verse . This tendency is seen in the following extract from Nursery Rhymes for Infant Pastoralists : Baa , baa , black sheep Have you any wool ? Yes , sir , oh , yes , sir ! three bales full . One for the master who grows so lean and lank ; None for the mistress , But two for the Bank ! Like his more well-known contemporary , A. B. ` Banjo ' Paterson , much of Gibson 's best work appeared in the strongly nativist Sydney Bulletin . He had no pretension about his work , describing it in the preface to Ironbark Splinters as `` the lightest of light reading '' and only `` the thistledown and cobwebs '' of Australian literature . Gibson left the Department of Lands for a time , but joined it again in January 1882 , and on 1 May 1883 was appointed a relieving crown land agent . He became inspector of crown land agents ' offices on 20 August 1896 , and in his official capacity travelled widely throughout New South Wales . He retired from the department on 30 June 1915 and lived at Lindfield until he died in Lindfield , Sydney , at the age of 74 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Philippines's economy is transitioning.
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The Philippines -LRB- -LSB- ˈfɪlᵻpiːnz -RSB- Pilipinas -LSB- ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of the Philippines -LRB- -LSB- Republika ng Pilipinas , links = no -RSB- -RRB- , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean . It consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas , and Mindanao . The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . The Philippines ' location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons , but also endows it with abundant natural resources and some of the world 's greatest biodiversity . The Philippines has an area of 300000 km2 , and a population of approximately 100 million . It is the eighth-most populated country in Asia and the 12th most populated country in the world . , approximately 10 million additional Filipinos lived overseas , comprising one of the world 's largest diasporas . Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands . In prehistoric times , Negritos were some of the archipelago 's earliest inhabitants . They were followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples . Exchanges with Chinese , Malay , Indian , and Islamic nations occurred . Then , various competing maritime states were established under the rule of Datus , Rajahs , Sultans or Lakans . The arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in Homonhon , Eastern Samar in 1521 marked the beginning of Hispanic colonization . In 1543 , Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain . With the arrival of Miguel López de Legazpi from Mexico City , in 1565 , the first Hispanic settlement in the archipelago was established . The Philippines became part of the Spanish Empire for more than 300 years . This resulted in Roman Catholicism becoming the dominant religion . During this time , Manila became the western hub of the trans-Pacific trade connecting Asia with Acapulco in the Americas using Manila galleons . As the 19th century gave way to the 20th , there followed in quick succession the Philippine Revolution , which spawned the short-lived First Philippine Republic , followed by the bloody Philippine -- American War of conquest by US military force . Aside from the period of Japanese occupation , the United States retained sovereignty over the islands until after World War II , when the Philippines was recognized as an independent nation . Since then , the Philippines has often had a tumultuous experience with democracy , which included the overthrow of a dictatorship by a non-violent revolution . It is a founding member of the United Nations , World Trade Organization , Association of Southeast Asian Nations , the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum , and the East Asia Summit . It also hosts the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank . The Philippines is considered to be an emerging market and a newly industrialized country , which has an economy transitioning from being one based on agriculture to one based more on services and manufacturing . It is one of the only two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia , the other being East Timor .
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This article presents a timeline of the sovereignty of the Republic of the Philippines , showing transitions of sovereignty over the Philippine archipelago . It also lists invasion attempts and insurgency movements from the pre-Hispanic period to the present.The article may be incomplete , lacking in particular information regarding the MNLF , MILF and Abu Sayyaf groups which should possibly be included .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.The Olympic Games shed light on unknown athletes.
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The modern Olympic Games or Olympics -LRB- Jeux olympiques -RRB- are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions . The Olympic Games are considered the world 's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating . The Olympic Games are held every four years , with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart . Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games , which were held in Olympia , Greece , from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD . Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee -LRB- IOC -RRB- in 1894 , leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896 . The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement , with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority . The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries has resulted in several changes to the Olympic Games . Some of these adjustments include the creation of the Winter Olympic Games for ice and winter sports , the Paralympic Games for athletes with a disability , and the Youth Olympic Games for teenage athletes . The IOC has had to adapt to a variety of economic , political , and technological advancements . As a result , the Olympics has shifted away from pure amateurism , as envisioned by Coubertin , to allowing participation of professional athletes . The growing importance of mass media created the issue of corporate sponsorship and commercialisation of the Games . World wars led to the cancellation of the 1916 , 1940 , and 1944 Games . Large boycotts during the Cold War limited participation in the 1980 and 1984 Games . The Olympic Movement consists of international sports federations -LRB- IFs -RRB- , National Olympic Committees -LRB- NOCs -RRB- , and organising committees for each specific Olympic Games . As the decision-making body , the IOC is responsible for choosing the host city for each Games , and organises and funds the Games according to the Olympic Charter . The IOC also determines the Olympic programme , consisting of the sports to be contested at the Games . There are several Olympic rituals and symbols , such as the Olympic flag and torch , as well as the opening and closing ceremonies . Over 13,000 athletes compete at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in 33 different sports and nearly 400 events . The first , second , and third-place finishers in each event receive Olympic medals : gold , silver , and bronze , respectively . The Games have grown so much that nearly every nation is now represented . This growth has created numerous challenges and controversies , including boycotts , doping , bribery , and a terrorist attack in 1972 . Every two years the Olympics and its media exposure provide unknown athletes with the chance to attain national and sometimes international fame . The Games also constitute an opportunity for the host city and country to showcase themselves to the world .
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The Olympic Laurel is a distinction awarded by the International Olympic Committee -LRB- IOC -RRB- to honour those who have `` made significant achievements in education , culture , development and peace through sport '' . It was officially introduced in 2016 to implement a recommendation of Olympic Agenda 2020 , and they will be presented during the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Dileep worked in the film industry.
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Dileep -LRB- born Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai , on 27 October 1968 -RRB- is an Indian film actor , singer , impressionist , producer , and businessman . He 's best known for his slapstick comedy roles in Malayalam cinema and he is the Richest superstar and third highest paid actor of malayalm cinema . In a career spanning over a quarter-century , he has starred in more than 130 films . Dileep began his film career in 1991 by assisting director Kamal . He attained popularity through his impressionist acts in stage shows and Comicola , a television comedy series aired on Asianet . His role as Dileep in Manathe Kottaram -LRB- 1994 -RRB- paved way to his acting career . Films such as Sallapam -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , Ee Puzhayum Kadannu -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Punjabi House -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Udayapuram Sulthan -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and Chandranudikkunna Dikhil -LRB- 1999 -RRB- established his status as a prominent actor during the late-1990s . After delivering back-to-back hits in the early-2000s with films such as Thenkasipattanam -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Joker -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Ee Parakkum Thalika -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Ishtam -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Mazhathullikkilukkam -LRB- 2002 -RRB- and Kalyanaraman -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Dileep established himself as a bankable lead star in the Malayalam film industry with the blockbuster success of Meesa Madhavan -LRB- 2002 -RRB- . He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his role as Madhavan in Meesa Madhavan . He won his first Kerala State Film Award -LRB- Special Jury -RRB- for his performance as Vimal Kumar -LRB- Kunjan -RRB- in Kunjikoonan -LRB- 2002 -RRB- and later won the Best Actor Award for his performance as Mukkom Shajahan in the film Vellaripravinte Changathi -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . Dileep ventured into production , and produced and starred in C.I.D. Moosa -LRB- 2003 -RRB- under the banner Graand Production . Kathavasheshan -LRB- 2004 -RRB- won Dileep the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film as a producer . In 2008 , under the banner of Graand Production , Dileep produced Twenty :20 by casting most of the mainstream actors of Malayalam cinema , which had become the highest grossing Malayalam film at that time . He produced the multi-starrer in order to raise funds for the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists -LRB- AMMA -RRB- .
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21 and Wake-Up is a 2009 American war film starring Amy Acker , Danica McKellar , Faye Dunaway , and was directed and written by producer , director , and writer Chris McIntyre . 21 and a Wakeup is the first American film about the Vietnam war allowed to shoot on location in Vietnam after the Vietnam War . It is based on a dozen true stories , most surrounding the final days of the 24th Evacuation Hospital , the last major Army hospital in the south to close as Americans abandoned Southeast Asia . 21 and a Wakeup has an all-star cast , and was written and directed by Chris McIntyre , a veteran of the US Marine Corps from 1967 through 1971 , the most conflicted years of the war . The film focuses on real people McIntyre knew in the Marines , as well as experiences of Dr. Marvin Wayne , renowned and decorated physician at the 24th Evac in its final year . 21 and a Wakeup has been described as `` an action packed drama that genuinely gets under the skin of its characters , showcasing the breathtaking beauty of Vietnam that most Americans have never seen . ''
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Lady Gaga has released 5 albums.
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Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta -LRB- -LSB- ˈstɛfəniː_dʒɜrməˈnɒtə -RSB- ; born March 28 , 1986 -RRB- , known professionally as Lady Gaga , is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . At the beginning of her career , Gaga became known for her unconventionality and provocative work . A popular contemporary recording artist , she is noted for constantly experimenting with new musical ideas and images . Gaga initially played roles in high school plays , and studied at CAP21 through NYU 's Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out to pursue a musical career . After leaving a rock band , participating in a performance art circuit , and being dropped from a contract with Def Jam Recordings , Gaga worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing . From there , Akon noticed her vocal abilities and helped her sign a joint deal with Interscope Records and his own KonLive Distribution in 2007 . Gaga rose to prominence with the release of her successful debut album The Fame -LRB- 2008 -RRB- and its international chart-topping singles `` Just Dance '' and `` Poker Face '' . A follow-up EP , The Fame Monster -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , was met with a similar reception and the singles `` Bad Romance '' , `` Telephone '' , and `` Alejandro '' were also successful . Gaga 's second full-length album Born This Way -LRB- 2011 -RRB- topped the charts in more than 20 countries , including the US , where it sold over one million copies in its first week . The album produced the number-one single `` Born This Way '' . Gaga 's third album Artpop , released in 2013 , topped the US charts and included the successful single `` Applause '' . In 2014 , Gaga released a collaborative jazz album with Tony Bennett titled Cheek to Cheek , her third consecutive number one in the US . For her work in the television series American Horror Story : Hotel , Gaga won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 . With her fifth studio album Joanne -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , she became the first woman to have four US number one albums in the 2010s . In February 2017 , Gaga headlined the Super Bowl LI halftime show , which had over 150 million audience across various platforms worldwide , making it the most viewed musical event in history . With global album and single sales of 27 million and 146 million respectively , as of January 2016 , she is one of the best-selling musicians of all time . Her achievements include twelve Guinness World Records , three Brit Awards , and six Grammy Awards . She has also received awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Council of Fashion Designers of America . Gaga regularly appears on Billboards Artists of the Year lists and Forbess power and earnings rankings . She was ranked at number four on VH1 's Greatest Women in Music , finished second on Times 2011 readers ' poll of the most influential people of the past ten years , and was named Billboards Woman of the Year -LRB- 2015 -RRB- . She is known for her philanthropic work and social activism , including LGBT rights and her own non-profit organization , the Born This Way Foundation , which focuses on promoting youth empowerment and combating bullying .
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Elizabeth Woolridge Grant -LRB- born June 21 , 1985 -RRB- , better known by her stage name Lana Del Rey , is an American singer , songwriter , and model . Her music has been noted for its cinematic style , its preoccupation with themes of tragic romance and melancholia , and its references to pop culture , particularly 1950s and 1960s Americana . Born and raised in New York , Del Rey embarked on a music career in 2005 and first received widespread attention in 2011 , when the music video for her single `` Video Games '' became a viral internet sensation . Del Rey received further recognition after her major-label debut Born to Die peaked at number two on the United States charts and was the fifth best-selling album of 2012 . A remix of its single `` Summertime Sadness '' , produced by Cedric Gervais , peaked at number six in the United States , and the Paradise EP followed that November , garnering Del Rey her first Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album . Three of the EP 's tracks were featured in her short film Tropico , which premiered in December 2013 . In 2014 , Del Rey released her third studio album , Ultraviolence ; it became her first number-one album in the United States . In 2015 , following a North American tour with Courtney Love and Grimes , Del Rey released her fourth studio album , Honeymoon . Both albums received positive critical response . Del Rey is set to release her fifth studio album , titled Lust for Life , on July 21 , 2017 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.In 2014, Chris Pratt starred in two films released in 2014 that were commercially successful.
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Christopher Michael Pratt -LRB- born June 21 , 1979 -RRB- is an American actor . Pratt came to prominence with his television roles , including Bright Abbott in The WB drama series Everwood and Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation . His early film career began with supporting roles in such mainstream films as Wanted , Jennifer 's Body , Moneyball , The Five-Year Engagement , Zero Dark Thirty , Delivery Man and Her . Pratt achieved leading man status after starring in two commercially successful films in 2014 : computer-animated adventure comedy The Lego Movie and Marvel Studios superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy -LRB- in which he portrayed Star-Lord -RRB- . In 2015 , he starred in Jurassic World , the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and his most financially successful film to date , earning $ 1.6 billion at the box office . Later that year , Time named Pratt one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list . Pratt continued his leading man status with The Magnificent Seven and Passengers . He reprised his role as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , and will play the character again in Avengers : Infinity War and an untitled fourth Avengers film .
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is a Japanese film released in 2014 . It was directed by Takashi Shimizu and based on the children 's fantasy novel of the same name .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.24 is a thriller television show.
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24 is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language science fiction thriller film written and directed by Vikram Kumar . Based on the concept of time-travel , the film stars actor Suriya in triple roles , with actresses Samantha Ruth Prabhu , Nithya Menen and Saranya Ponvannan in lead roles . The development dates back to 2009 , where the film was to feature actors Vikram and Ileana D'Cruz in lead roles . However , in February 2010 , the project was dropped due to difference in opinions between director , producer and actor , facing rejection of the refined script . In August 2014 , Suriya agreed to produce and act in the film , with principal photography commencing in Mumbai in April 2015 , continuing in Nasik , Goregaon and Pune . The second phase of filming was done in Poland by end-September 2015 . Filming was completed in Chennai by November 2015 . Produced by 2D Entertainment , the film has cinematography by S. Tirru . The soundtrack and film score are composed by A. R. Rahman , with lyrics by Vairamuthu and Madhan Karky . The film along with the dubbed Telugu version having the same title was released on 6 May 2016 . It is also dubbed in Hindi as Time Story . The film won two awards at the 64th National Film Awards Best Cinematography and Best Production Design .
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A Crime to Remember is an American documentary television series that airs on Investigation Discovery and premiered on November 12 , 2013 . It tells the stories of notorious crimes that captivated attention of the media and the public when they occurred , such as the United Airlines Flight 629 bombing from 1955 . As of the 2016-2017 season , the series has aired 30 episodes over four seasons . The first three seasons are currently streaming on Hulu . The series was officially renewed for Season 5 as of March 29 , 2017 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Death in Paradise has enjoyed on-set deaths.
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Death in Paradise is a British-French crime comedy-drama television series created by Robert Thorogood , starring Ben Miller -LRB- series 1 -- 3 -RRB- , Kris Marshall -LRB- series 3 -- 6 -RRB- & Ardal O'Hanlon -LRB- series 6 -- present -RRB- . The programme is a joint UK and French production filmed on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom and France 2 in France . Death in Paradise has enjoyed high ratings , leading to repeated renewals . A sixth series began broadcasting on 5 January 2017 and aired its finale on 23 February , with the subsequent DVD release occurring three days later on 27 February 2017 . The series will return in 2018 for a seventh series .
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Dead in Tombstone is a 2013 American direct-to-video action-horror western film produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment . It was directed by Roel Reiné and written by Shane Kuhn and Brendan Cowles . The film stars Danny Trejo as Guerrero , a gang leader who gets double-crossed by his fellow gang members . Striking a pact with the Devil after entering Hell , he resurfaces to the earthly world to avenge his own death by killing the men who murdered him . The film was released in home media on October 22 , 2013 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.One Direction has won the MTV Europe Music Awards.
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One Direction -LRB- commonly abbreviated as 1D -RRB- are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London , composed of Niall Horan , Liam Payne , Harry Styles , Louis Tomlinson , and previously , Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on 25 March 2015 . The group signed with Simon Cowell 's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010 . Propelled to international success by social media , One Direction 's five albums , Up All Night -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Take Me Home -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Midnight Memories -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Four -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , and Made in the A.M. -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , topped charts in most major markets , and generated hit singles including `` What Makes You Beautiful '' , `` Live While We 're Young '' , `` Best Song Ever '' , `` Story of My Life '' , and `` Drag Me Down '' . Their awards include six Brit Awards , four MTV Video Music Awards , eleven MTV Europe Music Awards , seven American Music Awards -LRB- including Artist of the Year in 2014 and 2015 -RRB- , and 27 Teen Choice Awards , among many others . According to Nick Gatfield , the chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK , One Direction represented a $ 50 million business empire by June 2012 . They were proclaimed 2012 's `` Top New Artist '' by Billboard . According to the Sunday Times Rich List , by April 2013 , they had an estimated personal combined wealth of # 25 million -LRB- $ 41.2 m -RRB- making them the second-wealthiest musicians in the UK under 30 years of age . In 2014 , Forbes listed them the second-highest earning celebrities under 30 , with the group earning an estimated $ 75 million from June 2013 to June 2014 . In June 2015 , Forbes listed their earnings at $ 130 million for the previous twelve months , and ranked them the fourth highest earning celebrities in the world . In 2016 Forbes ranked them the world 's second highest earning celebrities . After the release of Four , One Direction became the first band in the US Billboard 200 history to have their first four albums debut at number one . Their third album , Midnight Memories , was the biggest-selling album worldwide of 2013 despite being released in late November . The band 's Where We Are Tour in support of Midnight Memories and Four , was the highest-grossing concert tour in 2014 , and the highest-grossing tour ever by a vocal group , generating $ 282 million . In 2014 , Billboard named One Direction Artist of the Year . The band is currently on a hiatus that began in January 2016 , allowing all members to pursue other projects .
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`` Night Changes '' is a song recorded by English-Irish boy-band One Direction . It was written by Jamie Scott , Julian Bunetta and John Ryan , while the production was handled by Bunetta and Ryan . The song was released on 14 November 2014 as the second and final single from their fourth studio album Four . It was also the group 's last single featuring Malik , as he announced his departure from the group in March 2015 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.7 Things is a spoken word recording without music.
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`` 7 Things '' is a song by American singer-songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus . The song was co-written by Cyrus , Antonina Armato and Tim James , and produced by John Fields . It was released on June 17 , 2008 by Hollywood Records as the lead single from the first studio album released by Cyrus with no ties to her character Hannah Montana from the Disney Channel comedy series of the same name . Also registered as `` Seven Things I Hate About You '' , Cyrus developed the song during the Best of Both Worlds Tour while feeling numerous emotions for an ex-boyfriend , mainly anger . The song 's release brought allegations that it was about Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers , which Cyrus neither confirmed nor denied . Musically , `` 7 Things '' bears aspects of both country and pop rock , while the lyrics in the song 's refrain list seven traits Cyrus hates about an ex-boyfriend . `` 7 Things '' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics and enjoyed worldwide commercial success , becoming a top ten hit on charts in Australia , Japan , Norway , and the United States . The single was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association -LRB- ARIA -RRB- , while its appearance on the Japan Hot 100 made `` 7 Things '' Cyrus ' first song to chart in an Asian country . The song 's accompanying music video was directed by Brett Ratner and features Cyrus performing the song with a back-up band as many teenage girls lipsync along . The girls clutch a variety of props , such as love letters and snow globes , inspired by personal items Cyrus ' ex had given her . The video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award at both the 2008 and 2009 award shows . Cyrus promoted the song through several venues including her world tours , the Wonder World Tour and the Gypsy Heart Tour .
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Three Stories is a jazz album by American jazz pianist and composer Eldar Djangirov , released on April 5 , 2011 , by Sony Masterworks . It is his seventh albums released under his name and his first piano solo album , unlike his previous albums usually consisting of jazz trio .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the leader of a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca.
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Abū Ṭālib ibn ` Abd al-Muṭṭalib , née ` Imran عِـمـران -RRB- or ` Abd Manaf , was the leader of Banu Hashim , a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca in the Hijaz , Arabian Peninsula . After the death of his father ` Abd al-Muttalib , he inherited this position and the offices of Siqaya and Rifada . He was well respected in Mecca despite a declining fortune . Abu Talib was an uncle of the Islamic Nabi -LRB- نَـبِي , Prophet -RRB- Muhammad , and father of the Rashid Caliph ` Ali , who is also regarded as the first Shi'ite Imam . There is a great debate among Muslim scholars on whether he died a Muslim or a non-Muslim . .
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Abu ` l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Ibrahim , known by the regnal name al-Mustansir was Marinid Sultan of Morocco from 1374 to 1384 . Ahmad 's predecessor Muhammad Abu Zayyan had ascended the throne as a minor in 1372 on the death of his father , Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz . The Nasrid ruler Muhammed V of Granada sent two Marinid princes to Morocco whom he had been holding captive in Granada : Ahmad Abu al-Abbas and Abdul Rahman bin Yaflusin , and supported them in taking control of northern Morocco . Ahmad became the Sultan of Fez in 1374 , while Abdul Rahman became the independent Sultan of Marrakesh . Ibn al-Khatib , a former vizier of Granada and distinguished man of letters , had taken refuge in Morocco . Abu Abbas had him executed as Muhammed V wished , and handed over Sabta -LRB- Ceuta -RRB- to Muhammad V. Abu Abbas was temporarily replaced in 1384 by Musa ibn Faris al-Mutawakkil . His deposition was engineered by the Nasrids . Musa ibn Faris Abu Faris al-Mutawakkil was a disabled son of the former Sultan Abu Inan Faris . Musa Ben Faris ruled until 1386 , and was replaced by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wathiq , who ruled until 1387 . Abu Abbas then regained the throne . After his restoration , Abu Abbas began to give more power to the vizirs . While Morocco was at peace , Abu Abbas reconquered Tlemcen and Algiers . Abu Al-Abbas died in 1393 in Taza , and Abd al-Aziz II ibn Ahmad II was designated the new sultan . During the troubles that followed , the Christian sovereigns carried the war into Morocco .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Lee Majors was given the name Harvey Lee Yeary when he was born.
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Lee Majors -LRB- born Harvey Lee Yeary ; April 23 , 1939 -RRB- is an American film , television and voice actor . Majors is best known for portraying the roles of Heath Barkley in the American television Western series The Big Valley -LRB- 1965 -- 1969 -RRB- , Colonel Steve Austin in the American television science fiction action series The Six Million Dollar Man -LRB- 1973 -- 1978 -RRB- , and Colt Seavers in American television action series The Fall Guy -LRB- 1981 -- 1986 -RRB- . In the television series The Six Million Dollar Man , Steve Austin takes on special high-risk government missions using his superhuman bionic powers . The television character Steve Austin became a pop culture icon of the 1970s . Majors reprised the role of Colonel Steve Austin in several bionic reunion television movies in the late 1980s and 1990s . He appeared in a number of supporting , recurring and cameo roles in feature films and television series , and lent his voice to a number of animated TV series and video games .
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Harvey Comics -LRB- also known as Harvey World Famous Comics , Harvey Publications , Harvey Comics Entertainment , Harvey Hits , Harvey Illustrated Humor , and Harvey Picture Magazines -RRB- was an American comic book publisher , founded in New York City by Alfred Harvey in 1941 , after buying out the small publisher Brookwood Publications . His brothers Robert B. Harvey and Leon Harvey joined soon after . The company soon got into licensed characters , which by the 1950s , became the bulk of their output . The artist Warren Kremer is closely associated with the publisher . Harvey 's signature mascot is `` Joker '' , a harlequin jack-in-the-box character .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.On September 13, 2005 Supernatural (U.S. TV series) was first aired.
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Supernatural is an American fantasy horror television series created by Eric Kripke . It was first broadcast on September 13 , 2005 , on The WB , and subsequently became part of successor The CW 's lineup . Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester , the series follows the two brothers as they hunt demons , ghosts , monsters , and other supernatural beings . The series is produced by Warner Bros. . Television , in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision . Along with Kripke , executive producers have been McG , Robert Singer , Phil Sgriccia , Sera Gamble , Jeremy Carver , John Shiban , Ben Edlund and Adam Glass . Former executive producer and director Kim Manners died of lung cancer during production of the fourth season . The series is filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia and surrounding areas and was in development for nearly ten years , as creator Kripke spent several years unsuccessfully pitching it . The pilot was viewed by an estimated 5.69 million viewers , and the ratings of the first four episodes prompted The WB to pick up the series for a full season . Originally , Kripke planned the series for three seasons but later expanded it to five . The fifth season concluded the series ' main storyline , and Kripke departed the series as showrunner . The series has continued on for several more seasons with new showrunners , including Sera Gamble , Jeremy Carver , Robert Singer and Andrew Dabb . With its eleventh season , Supernatural became the longest-running American fantasy series . The series was renewed for a twelfth season , which aired from October 13 , 2016 , to May 18 , 2017 . On January 8 , 2017 , The CW renewed the show for a thirteenth season .
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South of Hell is a 2015 American supernatural horror drama television series starring Mena Suvari . The series was ordered by WE tv with a straight eight episode pick up , with seven episodes airing back-to-back on November 27 , 2015 , and an eighth episode available only through iTunes .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Chris O'Dowd has only had roles in British television series.
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Christopher `` Chris '' O'Dowd -LRB- born 9 October 1979 -RRB- is an Irish actor , best known for comedic roles such as Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd . O'Dowd created and starred in the Sky 1 television series Moone Boy , which aired between 2012 and 2015 . He had a recurring role on the drama series Girls and starred in the television series Family Tree . O'Dowd is also known for his film roles , most notably Bridesmaids -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , This Is 40 -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , The Sapphires -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Thor : The Dark World -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Calvary -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , and St. Vincent -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . He made his Broadway debut in the play adaptation of Of Mice and Men in 2014 , for which he was nominated for a Tony Award .
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Christopher `` Chris '' Malcolm -LRB- 19 August 1946 -- 15 February 2014 -RRB- was a Scottish television and film actor , director and producer . He first achieved notability for his role as Brad Majors in the original stage production of The Rocky Horror Show .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.John Cusack has been in an American romantic comedy-drama film.
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John Paul Cusack -LRB- -LSB- ˈkjuːsæk -RSB- , born June 28 , 1966 -RRB- is an American actor , producer and screenwriter . He made one of his earliest film roles in the mid-1980s , before he starred in Cameron Crowe 's film Say Anything ... -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , for which he gained teen idol status . He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in High Fidelity -LRB- 2000 -RRB- . Cusack starred in other films , including Grosse Pointe Blank -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Being John Malkovich -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , 1408 -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , 2012 -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Hot Tub Time Machine -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and The Raven -LRB- 2012 -RRB- .
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Aliens in the Attic is a 2009 American family science fiction comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises and starring Carter Jenkins , Austin Butler , Ashley Tisdale , Henri Young , Regan Young , Josh Peck , J. K. Simmons , Kari Wahlgren , and Thomas Haden Church . The plot revolves around the children in the Pearson family having to defend their vacation house against a group of aliens planning an invasion of Earth until one of the aliens betrayed them and join the Pearson children in battle . The film was previously titled They Came from Upstairs , which is instead used as the film 's tag line . A video game of the same name was released as well . Aliens in the Attic received mixed to negative reviews from film critics but was a minor box office success . Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 31/100 % . The film was directed by John Schultz .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Texas Longhorns men's basketball has participated in things.
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The Texas Longhorns men 's basketball team '' ' represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men 's basketball competition . The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference . The University of Texas began varsity intercollegiate competition in men 's basketball in 1906 . The Longhorns rank 17th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs and 25th in all-time win percentage among programs with at least 50 years in Division I , with an all-time win-loss record of 1750 -- 1054 . Among Big 12 Conference men 's basketball programs , Texas is second only to Kansas in both all-time wins and all-time win percentage . The Longhorns have won 27 total conference championships in men 's basketball and have made 33 total appearances in the NCAA Tournament -LRB- 11th-most appearances all time , with a 35 -- 36 overall record -RRB- , reaching the NCAA Final Four three times -LRB- 1943 , 1947 , 2003 -RRB- and the NCAA Regional Finals -LRB- Elite Eight -RRB- seven times . As of March 21 , 2017 , Texas ranks fifth among all Division I men 's basketball programs for total NCAA Tournament games won without having won the national championship -LRB- 35 -RRB- , trailing Purdue -LRB- 36 -RRB- , Notre Dame -LRB- 38 -RRB- , Illinois -LRB- 40 -RRB- , and Oklahoma -LRB- 41 -RRB- . The Texas basketball program experienced substantial success during the early decades of its existence , but its success in the modern era is of relatively recent vintage . After two losing seasons during the program 's first five years , Texas suffered only one losing season from 1912 to 1950 , achieving a winning percentage of .703 during that span , reaching two Final Fours and one Elite Eight during the first decade of the NCAA Tournament , and receiving retroactive recognition as the 1933 national champion from the Premo-Porretta Power Poll ; from 1951 to 1988 , the Longhorns finished with losing records 14 times , recorded a winning percentage of .522 , and participated in the expanded Tournament only five times . Texas achieved some measures of national recognition during the tenures of head coaches Abe Lemons -LRB- 1976 -- 82 -RRB- and Tom Penders -LRB- 1988 -- 98 -RRB- , but the program rose to its highest level of prominence under the direction of former head coach Rick Barnes -LRB- 1998 -- 2015 -RRB- . Barnes guided Texas to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances in his 17 seasons with the program , including a school-record fourteen consecutive appearances -LRB- 1999 -- 2012 -RRB- , as well as fifteen 20-win seasons overall and a school-best thirteen consecutive 20-win seasons -LRB- 2000 -- 12 -RRB- . Since 1977 , the team has played its home games in the Frank Erwin Special Events Center , where it has compiled a record of 487 -- 119 as of March 7 , 2017 . The team is currently led by second-year head coach Shaka Smart .
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The 2007 -- 08 Texas Longhorns men 's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men 's basketball competition as a member of the Big 12 Conference . The 2007 -- 08 team shared the Big 12 championship , won a school-record 31 games , and reached the Elite Eight of the 2008 NCAA Tournament .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Allen Iverson was named NBA Rookie of the Year.
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Allen Ezail Iverson -LRB- born June 7 , 1975 -RRB- is an American professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- . He played both the shooting guard and point guard positions . Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star , won the All-Star game MVP award in 2001 and 2005 , and was the NBA 's Most Valuable Player -LRB- MVP -RRB- in 2001 . Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton , Virginia , and was a dual-sport athlete . He earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and basketball , and won the Division AAA Virginia state championship in both sports . After high school , Iverson attended Georgetown University for two years , where he set the school record for career scoring average -LRB- 22.9 points per game -RRB- and won Big East Defensive Player of the Year awards both years . Following two successful years at Georgetown , Iverson declared eligibility for the 1996 NBA draft , and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the first overall pick . He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996 -- 97 season . Winning the NBA scoring title during the 1998 -- 99 , 2000 -- 01 , 2001 -- 02 , and 2004 -- 05 seasons , Iverson was one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history , despite his relatively small stature -LRB- listed at 6 feet , 0 inches -RRB- . His regular season career scoring average of 26.7 points per game ranks sixth all-time , and his playoff career scoring average of 29.7 points per game is second only to Michael Jordan . Iverson was also the NBA Most Valuable Player of the 2000 -- 01 season and led his team to the 2001 NBA Finals the same season . Iverson represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics , winning the bronze medal . He also played for the Denver Nuggets , Detroit Pistons , and the Memphis Grizzlies , before ending his NBA career with the 76ers during the 2009 -- 10 season . Iverson was rated the fifth-greatest NBA shooting guard of all time by ESPN in 2008 . He officially announced his retirement from professional basketball on October 30 , 2013 . On April 4 , 2016 , Iverson was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
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The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26 , 2008 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City , New York . In this draft , National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players , including international players from non-North American professional leagues . According to the NBA , 44 players , 39 collegiate players and five international players , filed as early-entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft . These numbers do not include players who are automatically eligible for the draft . The Chicago Bulls , who had a 1.7 percent probability of obtaining the first selection , won the NBA Draft Lottery on May 22 . The Bulls ' winning of the lottery was the second-largest upset in NBA Draft Lottery history behind the Orlando Magic , who won it in 1993 with just a 1.5 % chance . The Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves obtained the second and third picks respectively . For the first time in draft history the first three draft picks were all freshmen . The Chicago Bulls used the first overall pick to draft Chicago native Derrick Rose from the University of Memphis , who later went on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award , making him the first player to be drafted first overall and to win Rookie of the Year since LeBron James in 2003 . The Miami Heat used the second pick to draft Michael Beasley from Kansas State University , and the Minnesota Timberwolves used the third pick to draft O. J. Mayo from University of Southern California . With five players taken in the draft , the University of Kansas tied University of Connecticut -LRB- 2006 -RRB- and University of Florida -LRB- 2007 -RRB- for the record with the most players selected in the first two rounds of an NBA draft . Another record was set when twelve freshmen were drafted , ten of whom were drafted in the first round . Of the players drafted , 29 are forwards , 19 are guards , and 12 are centers . The 2008 NBA Draft was the final time that the Seattle SuperSonics made an NBA Draft appearance , as well as the final time that the Sonics appeared in official media publications . In early July , the franchise relocated to Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , and was renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder . The Thunder made their first NBA Draft appearance in 2009 . This draft also marked the first time that an NBA D-League player was drafted .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Detroit's population was estimated to be 677,116 in 2015.
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Detroit -LRB- -LSB- dᵻˈtrɔɪt -RSB- -RRB- is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan , the largest city on the United States -- Canada border , and the seat of Wayne County . The municipality of Detroit had a 2015 estimated population of 677,116 , making it the 21st-most populous city in the United States . The metropolitan area , known as Metro Detroit , is home to 4.3 million people , making it the second-largest in the Midwest . Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River , a strait that connects the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway . The Detroit Metropolitan Airport is among the most important hubs in the United States . The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest economic region in the Midwest , behind Chicago , and the thirteenth-largest in the United States . Detroit and its neighboring Canadian city Windsor are connected through a tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge , the busiest international crossing in North America . Detroit is best-known as the center of the American automobile industry , and the `` Big Three '' auto manufacturers General Motors , Ford , and Chrysler are all headquartered in Metro Detroit . Detroit was founded on July 24 , 1701 by the French explorer and adventurer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and a party of settlers . During the 19th century , it became an important industrial hub at the center of the Great Lakes region . With expansion of the auto industry in the early 20th century , the city and its suburbs experienced rapid growth , and by the 1940s , the city had become the fourth-largest in the country . However , due to industrial restructuring , the loss of jobs in the auto industry , and rapid suburbanization , Detroit lost considerable population from the late 20th century to the present . Since reaching a peak of 1.8 million at the 1950 census , Detroit 's population has declined by more than 60 per cent . In 2013 , Detroit became the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy , which it successfully exited in December 2014 , when the city government regained control of Detroit 's finances . Detroit 's diverse culture has had both local and international influence , particularly in music , with the city giving rise to the genres of Motown and techno , and playing an important role in the development of jazz , hip-hop , rock , and punk music . The erstwhile rapid growth of Detroit left a globally unique stock of architectural monuments and historic places of the first half of the 20th century , and since the 2000s conservation efforts managed to save many architectural pieces and allowed several large-scale revitalisations , including the restoration of several historic theatres and entertainment venues , highrise renovations , new sports stadiums , and a riverfront revitalization project . More recently , the population of Downtown Detroit , Midtown Detroit , and various other neighborhoods has increased . In 2015 , Detroit was named a `` City of Design '' by UNESCO , the first U.S. city to receive that designation .
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The following is a description of islands in the Detroit River . The Detroit River is a river in the Great Lakes system , about 32 miles -LRB- 51 km -RRB- long and 0.5 -- 2.5 miles -LRB- 0.8 -- 4.0 km -RRB- wide . The river serves as a major shipping channel , jointly controlled by the United States and Canada , and is a major component of the Canada -- United States border . Ownership and control of the islands varies by their geographic location along the river . The majority of islands are on the American side of the river , which are all under the jurisdiction of Wayne County in Michigan . The Canadian islands are part of Essex County in Ontario . There are no islands in the Detroit River that are divided by the international border . Most of the islands are very small and uninhabited , and many of these islands around the southern portion of the river serve as wildlife refuges as part of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge . The largest and most populous island is Grosse Ile at 9.0 sq mi -LRB- 23.3 km ² -RRB- and a population of around 10,000 . Most of the islands in the Detroit River are around and closely connected to Grosse Ile . The Michigan city of Gibraltar is also located on several islands in the southern portion of the river . Some of the islands have also been geologically modified throughout the industrialization of the area . For example , Michigan 's Stony Island and Canada 's Crystal Island have been largely formed from dredged sediments for a deep shipping lane , and Zug Island and Elizabeth Park are artificial islands , as they were once part of the mainland .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Same-sex marriage is legal in parts of Europe.
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Same-sex marriage , also known as gay marriage , is marriage between people of the same sex , either as a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting . In the late 20th century , rites of marriage for same-sex couples without legal recognition became increasingly common . The first law providing for marriage of people of the same sex in modern times was enacted in 2001 in the Netherlands . , same-sex marriage is legally recognized -LRB- nationwide or in some parts -RRB- in the following countries : Argentina , Belgium , Brazil , Canada , Colombia , Denmark,Same-sex marriage is legal in Denmark proper and Greenland . Legislation allowing same-sex marriage in the Faroe Islands has received royal assent though is not yet in effect . Finland , France , Iceland , Ireland , Luxembourg , Mexico,Same-sex marriage is legal in the states of Campeche , Coahuila , Colima , Jalisco , Michoacán , Morelos , Nayarit , Quintana Roo and Mexico City as well as in some municipalities in Guerrero , Puebla , Querétaro and Tamaulipas . Same-sex marriages performed in these jurisdictions are recognized throughout Mexico . the Netherlands,Same-sex marriage is legal in The Netherlands proper . Same-sex marriages performed there are recognized in Aruba , Curaçao and Sint Maarten . New Zealand,Same-sex marriage is legal in New Zealand proper , though is not legal in Tokelau , the Cook Islands and Niue , which together make up the Realm of New Zealand . Norway , Portugal , South Africa , Spain , Sweden , the United Kingdom,Same-sex marriage is legal England and Wales and Scotland ; though is notably not legal in Northern Ireland . Same-sex marriage is legal in the overseas territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia , Ascension Island , Bermuda , the British Antarctic Territory , the British Indian Ocean Territory , Gibraltar and the Pitcairn Islands ; and in the Crown dependencies of Guernsey and the Isle of Man . The law in the Falkland Islands is not yet in force . the United StatesSame-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states , the District of Columbia , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico , the United States Virgin Islands and some tribal jurisdictions . Some tribal jurisdictions do not recognize same-sex marriage . In the United States , Congress -LRB- not the federal courts -RRB- has legal authority over Indian country . Thus , unless Congress passes a law regarding same-sex marriage for Indian tribes , federally recognized American Indian tribes have the legal right to form their own marriage laws . American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States not to have legalized same-sex marriage . and Uruguay . Same-sex marriage is likely to soon become legal in Taiwan , after a constitutional court ruling in May 2017 . Polls show rising support for legally recognizing same-sex marriage in the Americas , Australia and most of Europe . However , as of 2017 , South Africa is the only African country where same-sex marriage is recognized . No country in Asia legally recognises same-sex marriage ceremonies performed under its jurisdiction , although Israel recognises same-sex marriages performed overseas for some purposes . Introduction of same-sex marriage laws has varied by jurisdiction , being variously accomplished through legislative change to marriage laws , a court ruling based on constitutional guarantees of equality , or by direct popular vote -LRB- via ballot initiative or referendum -RRB- . The recognition of same-sex marriage is a political and social issue , and also a religious issue in many countries , and debates continue to arise over whether people in same-sex relationships should be allowed marriage or some similar status -LRB- a civil union -RRB- . Same-sex marriage can provide those in same-sex relationships who pay their taxes with government services and make financial demands on them comparable to those afforded to and required of those in opposite-sex marriages . Same-sex marriage also gives them legal protections such as inheritance and hospital visitation rights . Various faith communities around the world support allowing those of the same sex to marry , while many major religions oppose same-sex marriage . Opponents of same-sex marriages have argued that recognition of same-sex marriages would erode religious freedoms , undermine a right of children to be raised by their biological mother and father or erode the institution of marriage itself . Some analysts state that financial , psychological and physical well-being are enhanced by marriage , and that children of same-sex parents or carers benefit from being raised by two parents within a legally recognized union supported by society 's institutions . Court documents filed by American scientific associations also state that singling out gay men and women as ineligible for marriage both stigmatizes and invites public discrimination against them . The American Anthropological Association asserts that social science research does not support the view that either civilization or viable social orders depend upon marriage as an exclusively heterosexual institution .
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Same-sex marriage is legal in the Mexican state of Jalisco . Same-sex couples have been eligible to receive marriage licenses in all parts of the state since 12 May 2016 . Civil unions for same-sex couples have also been legal in the state since 1 January 2014 following approval of an Act allowing such unions by Congress in October 2013 .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Patrick Wilson was born in 1973.
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Patrick Joseph Wilson -LRB- born July 3 , 1973 -RRB- is an American actor and singer . He spent his early career starring in Broadway musicals , beginning in 1995 . He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty -LRB- 2000 -- 2001 -RRB- and Oklahoma ! -LRB- 2002 -RRB- . In 2003 , he appeared in the HBO miniseries Angels in America for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie . Wilson has also appeared in feature films such as The Phantom of the Opera -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Little Children -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Watchmen -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , Insidious -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Insidious : Chapter 2 -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and as demonologist Ed Warren in James Wan 's supernatural horror films The Conjuring -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and The Conjuring 2 -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , the latter four earning him a reputation as a `` scream king '' . On television , he starred in the CBS drama series A Gifted Man -LRB- 2011 -- 2012 -RRB- , and as Lou Solverson in the second season of FX 's anthology series Fargo -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , for which he received a second Golden Globe Award nomination . He has been cast as Orm Marius/Ocean Master in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Aquaman -LRB- 2018 -RRB- .
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Paul Anthony Wilson -LRB- born March 28 , 1973 -RRB- is an American former professional baseball pitcher . A right-hander , he played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball .
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Given a claim, retrieve documents that support or refute the claim.Arrow follows a character.
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Arrow is an American action crime television series developed by writer/producers Greg Berlanti , Marc Guggenheim , and Andrew Kreisberg . It is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow , a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp . It premiered in North America on The CW on October 10 , 2012 , with international broadcasting taking place in late 2012 . Primarily filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , the series follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen -LRB- Stephen Amell -RRB- , who , five years after being stranded on a hostile island , returns home to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow . The series takes a new look at the Green Arrow character , as well as other characters from the DC Comics universe . Although Oliver Queen/Green Arrow had been featured in the television series Smallville from 2006 to 2011 , on the CW , the producers decided to start clean and find a new actor to portray the character . Arrow focuses on the humanity of Oliver Queen , and how he was changed by time spent shipwrecked on an island . Most episodes in the first five seasons have flashback scenes to the five years in which Oliver was missing . Arrow has received generally positive reviews from critics . The series averaged about 3.68 million viewers over the course of the first season and received several awards and multiple nominations . To promote it , a preview comic book was released before the television series began , while webisodes featuring a product tie-in with Bose were developed for the second season . The first four seasons are available on DVD and Blu-ray in regions 1 , 2 and 4 ; a soundtrack was also released for the first two seasons . In October 2014 , a spin-off series set in the same universe , titled The Flash , premiered . In August 2015 , an animated spin-off , Vixen , was released , while a second live-action spin-off , Legends of Tomorrow , premiered in January 2016 , featuring a number of characters from Arrow and The Flash . On March 11 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a fifth season , which premiered on October 5 , 2016 . On January 8 , 2017 , The CW renewed the show for a sixth season .
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Mister Tawky Tawny is a fictional character , an anthropomorphic tiger who appears as a supporting character of Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family in superhero/funny animal comic book stories published by Fawcett Comics and later DC Comics .
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