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Description acceptable. A once-popular estimate that these places are over 2,000 years old was made by Henry Otley Beyer and disputed by Felix Keesing. Trees grow to cover these places during the three years that Aliguyon and his rivals spend throwing spears at each other in the four-part chanted epic Hudhud. Threats to these places such as the export of lauan mahogany, the golden apple snail, and pheretima worms are detailed in the “coda” of Charles C. Mann’s book 1493, which also covers the marketing of their products by the company (*) Eighth Wonder. The Halsema Highway is a popular road for viewing these (10[1])places, for which (-5[1])carabao serve as draft animals in Bontoc and Benguet provinces. These places were carved (-5[1])out of the (10[1])Cordillera region’s mountains by people once known by the exonym Igorot (“ee-go-ROTE”). For 10 points, (-5[1])identify these (10[1])earthworks used (-5[1])for wet rice (-5[1])cultivation on the (10[1]-5[1])island of Luzon. (10[6]0[2])■END■

ANSWER: Ifugao rice terraces [or Banaue rice terraces; accept descriptions of rice terraces in the Philippines, in the Philippine Cordilleras until “Cordillera” is read, or in Luzon until “Luzon” read; prompt on rice terraces by asking “in what country?”; prompt on rice paddies or fields]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1283%0%50%140.20

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Daniel MaThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeBHSU B10210
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!AMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH105-5
Kevin WanggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetWe Need New Names119-5
Nick JensenLMM's LLM MLMwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything12210
Victor PavaoLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A136-5
Walter ZhangMindgoblin of Little HobbesNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)13810
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARELes Missourables140-5
Colin Stewartvar merchantsPunished "Venom" BHSU143-5
Natan HoltzmanLisan al-QuibAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret14610
Ryan RosenbergA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceThe Empire Bikes Back146-5
Amogh KulkarniAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!14910
Eve Fleisigit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)14910
Dillon RobertsonNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)it's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown1490
Rob CarsonPunished "Venom" BHSUvar merchants14910
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: ALying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago14910
William GoldenThe Dyatlov Passement incidentsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone14910
Henry AtkinsThe Empire Bikes BackA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence1490
Chris RayWe Need New NamesgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet14910