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Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- One of Iran's biggest soccer stars has been kicked off his team for refusing to fast during the holy month of Ramadan, the team's website reported.

According to Steel Azin Football Club's website, star player Ali Karimi was fired from the club after dismissing several warnings by a club official.

"Respecting God's laws and honoring the sacred laws of Islam are of the utmost importance to Steel Azin and unfortunately these matters have not been adhered to by the named player," the report said.

The club also accused Karimi, 31, of insulting Iranian Football Federation officials.

According to Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency, Karimi denied any wrongdoing of that he had insulted Iran's Football Federation.

"I am a Muslim and I do respect Islam," Karimi said, according to ISNA.

Karimi -- dubbed the 'Maradona of Asia' and the 'Wizard of Tehran' -- is one of the most recognizable faces in Iranian sports.

After a four-year stint with UAE-based side Al-Ahli Karimi moved to Bundesliga side Bayern Munich where he played in the title-winning side led by Felix Magath.

Karimi grew into a pivotal attacker for Iran's national team, becoming the second most capped player in the sides' history and scoring 36 goals in 112 appearances.

National law in Iran states that all Muslims are required to observe fasting during the holy month of Ramadan which started on Thursday.

1. Who was fired?
2. Named?
3. What did he do that caused him to be fired?
4. What else was he accused of?
5. Does he admit guilt?
6. What religion does he claim?
7. How old is he?
8. What team is he leaving?
9. What is one of the nicknames Karimi has received?
10. What position did he play for Iran?
11. How many appearances did he have during his time with the team?
12. And how many goals did he score?
13. Is fasting during Ramadan a national law?
14. When did Ramadan begin?
15. Was Ali warned before he was fired?
16. How many times?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Iran's biggest soccer star
2. Ali Karimi
3. refused to fast during the holy month of Ramadan,
4. insulting Iranian Football Federation officials
5. No
6. Islam,
7. 31
8. Steel Azin Football Club
9. Maradona of Asia
10. attacker
11. 112
12. 36
13. Yes
14. Thursday.
15. yes
16. several

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CHAPTER XXXV. THE ITALIAN PEDLAR

This caitiff monk for gold did swear, That by his drugs my rival fair A saint in heaven should be.--SCOTT

A grand cavalcade bore the house of Quinet from Montauban--coaches, wagons, outriders, gendarmes--it was a perfect court progress, and so low and cumbrous that it was a whole week in reaching a grand old castle standing on a hill-side among chestnut woods, with an avenue a mile long leading up to it; and battlemented towers fit to stand a siege.

Eustacie was ranked among the Duchess's gentlewomen. She was so far acknowledged as a lady of birth, that she was usually called Madame Esperance; and though no one was supposed to doubt her being Theodore Gardon's widow, she was regarded as being a person of rank who had made a misalliance by marrying him. This Madame de Quinet had allowed the household to infer, thinking that the whole bearing of her guest was too unlike that of a Paris _bourgeoise_ not to excite suspicion, but she deemed it wiser to refrain from treating her with either intimacy or distinction that might excite jealousy or suspicion. Even as it was, the consciousness of a secret, or the remnants of Montauban gossip, prevented any familiarity between Eustacie and the good ladies who surrounded her; they were very civil to each other, but their only connecting link was the delight that every one took in petting pretty little Rayonette, and the wonder that was made of her signs of intelligence and attempts at talking. Even when she toddled fearlessly up to the stately Duchess on her canopied throne, and held out her entreating hands, and lisped the word '_nontre_,' Madame would pause in her avocations, take her on her knee, and display that wonderful gold and enamel creature which cried tic-tic, and still remained an unapproachable mystery to M. le Marquis and M. le Vicomte, her grandsons.

1. Who is quoted?
2. Was something lisped?
3. What?
4. What came to the house?
5. Where were they going?
6. Where was they from?
7. How long was the journey?
8. Was it an easy journey?
9. Who's husband died?
10. Who died?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. SCOTT
2. yes
3. nontre
4. coaches, wagons, outriders, gendarmes
5. a grand old castle standing on a hill-side
6. Montauban
7. a whole week
8. Yes but the group was awkward to travel
9. Madame Esperance
10. Theodore Gardon

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Santa Claus makes sure that every year at Christmas time that his reindeer are ready to deliver gifts to girls and boys all over the world. Without the reindeer, how would Santa fly from home to home? The most important thing that Santa has to do for the reindeer is to make sure they have their coffee on Christmas Eve. Without the coffee, they won't stay awake for very long. Sleeping reindeer are not very helpful. Santa also gives the reindeer candy to keep up their energy. In the North Pole, the main candy is candy canes in red and white. Reindeer love the candy canes that are different colors best and Santa says that helps them fly faster. Next, Santa has to make sure that the reindeer have a good meal before they go. Santa wants to make sure he doesn't have to share the cookies kids leave for him. The last thing Santa has to do is make sure the reindeer know where they are going. Santa has only been lost one time on Christmas Eve and he does not want that to happen again.

1. What does Santa give the reindeer to keep them awake?
2. What candy does he feed them most often?
3. How many times has he been lost?
4. Why does he make sure they are well fed?
5. What makes the reindeer speed up?
6. Does he tell them the destination?
7. Where do they travel to?
8. How necessary are the reindeer?
9. Where do they live?
10. What does Santa eat?
11. What's his most important preparation?
12. What's the most common sweet where they live?
13. Does he feed them anything except coffee and sweets?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Coffee and candy.
2. Candy canes.
3. Once.
4. So he doesn't have to share the cookies kids leave for him.
5. The candy canes that are different colors.
6. Yes.
7. All over the world.
8. Very. Without the reindeer, Santa would not be able to fly from home to home.
9. North Pole.
10. Cookies.
11. Providing coffee.
12. Candy canes in red and white.
13. Yes.