The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles (at 10 Universal City Plaza), and Chicago (at the NBC Tower). The network is part of the Big Three television networks. NBC is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network", in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. It became the network's official emblem in 1979.

Founded in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), NBC is the oldest major broadcast network in the United States. In 1986, control of NBC passed to General Electric (GE) which previously owned RCA and NBC until 1930, when it was forced to sell the companies as a result of antitrust charges through its $6.4 billion purchase of RCA. Following the acquisition by GE (which later liquidated RCA), Bob Wright served as chief executive officer of NBC, remaining in that position until his retirement in 2007, when he was succeeded by Jeff Zucker. In 2003, French media company Vivendi merged its entertainment assets with GE, forming NBCUniversal. Comcast purchased a controlling interest in the company in 2011, and acquired General Electric's remaining stake in 2013. Following the Comcast merger, Zucker left NBCUniversal and was replaced as CEO by Comcast executive Steve Burke. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. what is nbc
2. where is it headquartered
3. when was it founded
4. what is it sometimes refered to as
5. when was the logo introduced
6. who founded the network
7. who was replaced as ceo
8. who served as cheif executive officer
9. what year did emblem become official
10. what year was radio corp founded
Answer: 1. a television network
2. in New York City
3. 1926
4. the "Peacock Network"
5. 1956
6. the Radio Corporation of America
7. Zucker
8. Bob Wright
9. 1979
10. unknown

CHAPTER XI

TWO GIRLS AND A CALF

Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn. As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.

In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him. Dora laughed as she saw this.

"It isn't every calf," she said, "that sleeps so luxuriously."

"The flies worried the poor thing dreadfully," said Miriam, "but I take it off when I feed it."

She proceeded to remove the netting, but she had scarcely done so, when she gave an exclamation that was almost a scream.

"Oh, dear, oh, dear!" she cried; "I believe it is dead," and down she sat upon the floor close to the calf, which lay motionless, with its head and neck extended. Down also sat Dora. She did not need to consider the hay-strewn floor and her clothes; for although she wore a very tasteful and becoming costume, it was one she had selected with reference to barn explorations, field strolls, and anything rural and dusty which any one else might be doing, or might propose. No one could tell what dusty and delightful occupation might turn up during an afternoon at Cobhurst. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Does every calf sleep luxuriously?
2. Who went to the kitchen?
3. Why did she go?
4. With what?
5. Was it warm or cold?
6. Who's side was she by?
7. What was she holding in one hand?
8. And in the other hand?
9. What was the calf doing?
10. On what?
11. What was covering it?
12. Was it large or small?
13. Why was the netting used?
14. Does the netting ever get taken off?
15. For what?
16. Was the calf dead?
17. What body parts were extended?
18. Who also sat down?
19. What was she wearing?
Answer: 1. no
2. Miriam
3. to fill the bottle
4. milk
5. she warmed it
6. Dora
7. the bottle
8. her robe
9. lying down
10. a bed of hay
11. mosquito netting
12. large
13. The flies worried it
14. yes
15. when it is fed
16. yes
17. its head and neck
18. Dora
19. a very tasteful and becoming costume

One evening,June Griffith was on her way to pick up her son.Almost immediately,she realized that she had gone the wrong way.She'd driven onto railroad tracks and the underside of her car was caught.

As Griffith tried to remove the car,its headlights attracted the attention of a passerby,Jordan Ricks,a college student.He ran over.

Ricks,22,tried to appear calm as he instructed Gdmth to remove the car.Both of them could now see the wheel between the rails and the uneven track bed.Ricks put his hands under the front fender and gave it a push.It didn't move.

He pushed it again with all his strength,Still,no movement.

From about 50 feet away,a group of students from the nearby university watched the scene.Ricks signaled to them,and five of the guys came over.

He directed them to different sides of the car,and they all put their hands under the flame.

"One,two,three" Ricks yelled.They all pushed.

"One,two,three!" he yelled again.The car didn't move.

At that moment,they felt the ground begin to shake.Then four dings signaled an on coming train,apd the railroad gates dropped down.In the distance,an unclear line of light appeared,followed by the loud noise of a horn .

The guys started yelling,"Get out of the car!Get out of the car!"But Griffith felt _ .

When Griffith glanced in the mirror,she saw the train lights approaching.But she worried that the Arthritis in her feet would prevent her from escaping in time and that her car would bedamaged.One of the students,Tommy Stackhouse,20,saw her shocked face and knew he had to act.He reached for the car door and forced it open.

The train was just a few hundred feet away.In the last few seconds,Stackhouse grasped Griffith's arm and pulled her from the car.His friend,Frank DiPietrapaul,18,grasped her other arm,and the pair pulled Griffith aside.

They watched as the train,crashed into the car,cutting it into half its original size and sending metal pieces flying.Griffith sat crying as the police arrived and sorted through the ruins--and wrote her a ticket for no attention to driving.Eventually,the students went home.

A few days later,a reporter asked the young men and Griffith to reunite at a local coffee shop.There a tearful Griffith hugged her rescuers."These boys are heroes,"she would later tell anyone who would listen."They saved my life."

Ricks feels only grateful for the outcone."It was one of those moments," he says,"when we could have been gone together.It makes you think how precious life is." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What was it that made June Griffith realize something was wrong?
2. Who was it that ran over to help her initially?
3. How old was he?
4. What was it the group of men yelled at her ones it was realized a train was getting near?
5. What was it Griffith saw when she glanced in the mirror?
6. How many students came and helped when Rick Signaled them?
7. Who was it that reached for the door and forced it open?
8. How old was he?
9. What did the police write Griffith a ticket for?
10. Where did a reporter ask the young men and Griffith to reunite?
Answer:
1. she had gone the wrong way
2. Jordan Ricks
3. 22
4. "Get out of the car!Get out of the car!"
5. the train lights approaching
6. five
7. Tommy Stackhouse
8. 20
9. no attention to driving.
10. local coffee shop