question: Presents For Children's Day Charles M. Schulz was born in 1922 in Minneapolis, the only child of a housewife and a barber. His interest in comics was encouraged by his father, who loved the funny pages. Charles M. Schulz sold seventeen cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post from 1948 to 1950 and Li'l Folks to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Peanuts debuted on October 2, 1950, and ran without interruption for the next fifty years. Charles M. Schulz died in 2000. *IT'S A DOG'S LIFE SNOOPY It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy brings all your familiar friends together for great times and fun. *IT'S A BIG WORLD CHARLIE BROWN Charlie Brown faces some of life's little challenges with the help of Snoopy, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Linus, and the rest of the gang in It's a Big World, Charlie Brown. *PEANUTS 2000 The last one is the special edition Peanuts 2000, which includes all the last year's Peanuts comic strip and Charles M. Schulz's famous farewell strip. Come and visit our website at www.ballantinebooks.com or come to Ballantine Bookshop, you'll have a big surprise.
1. Who was the comic artist?
2. Where was he born?
3. When?
4. What did his dad do?
5. Did he like his art?
6. Who did he sell his art to?
7. How many?
8. During which time period>
9. Did he sell to anyone else?
10. What did they buy?
11. When did his main comic start?
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answer: 1. Charles M. Schulz
2. In Minneapolis.
3. In 1922.
4. He was a barber.
5. He encouraged him.
6. The Saturday Evening Post
7. Seventeen.
8. From 1948 to 1950
9. The St. Paul Pioneer Press.
10. Li'l Folks
11. On October 2, 1950

question: beep ...beep ... There went the bell! Robbie opened his eyes. He had been sitting in the room for a whole day, and now it was time for him to do something. Robbie looked out of the window. It was still snowing heavily and there was ice on the window. It was another cold day. Robbie was told to turn the heat on before the family got home. And he _ Then Robbie was told to do some cleaning work at once. It was an easy job for him, but a tough one for his master, Helen. He kept on working until every room was clean and tidy. For now, he had to cook supper for the family. The first thing Robbie did was to get the big pot in the kitchen. Then he put some water in the pot and put it on the stove. He used one of his hands to cut up a chicken and added the pieces to the water to make a good soup. Then he got some tomatoes, cabbages and carrots to make a vegetable salad. At ten past eight he laid the table. Then he put some bread, the chicken soup and the salad on it. What a sweet smell! The moment he turned on the lights, the whole family came home. "The soup smells great, Victor," said Helen. "You really know how to tell Robbie what to do." Robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work.
1. what went beep ...beep ?
2. who opened their eyes ?
3. what was it time for ?
4. who ?
5. was it hot out ?
6. what was he told to do ?
7. when ?
8. who was his master ?
9. when did he lay the table ?
10. what did he put on the table 1st ?
11. next ?
12. what happened when he turned on the lights ?
13. is robbie a human ?
14. what is he ?
15. what does he save ?
16. who told him what to fo ?
17. who said the soup smells great ?
18. what did he put in the salad 1st ?
19. what else is next ?
20. who cooked dinner ?
21. what was the first thing robbie did ?
22. what next ?
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answer: 1. the bell!
2. Robbie
3. him to do something
4. Robbie
5. no
6. turn the heat
7. before the family got home
8. Helen
9. ten past eight
10. bread
11. the chicken soup
12. family came home
13. no
14. robot
15. he family a lot of work
16. Victor
17. Helen
18. tomatoes
19. cabbages
20. Robbie
21. get the big pot
22. put some water in the pot

question: A Texas teen who's been jailed more than four months for a Facebook comment he made during a video-game argument is finally getting a day in court that could let him go home.

Justin Carter, who was 18 when he was arrested, will appear in Comal County (Texas) District Court on Tuesday, July 16, for a bond hearing, according to his lawyer, Don Flanary.

Flanary told CNN he will argue to have Carter's $500,000 bond, which his family cannot afford to cover, reduced.

Flanary, who is working the case for free, met with Carter for the first time on Tuesday. He said Carter is not doing well, and his family says he has been placed on suicide watch.

"Justin is in bad shape and has suffered quite a bit of abuse while in jail," Flanary said in an e-mail. "We will likely bring out these issues at the bond hearing."

He did not elaborate on the type of abuse claimed by Carter, who is now 19.

In February, Carter and a friend were arguing on Facebook with someone else over the online video game "League of Legends."

His father told CNN that the other gamer called Justin crazy and his son responded with sarcasm.

According to court documents, Justin wrote, "I'm f***ed in the head alright. I think I'ma (sic) shoot up a kindergarten and watch the blood of the innocent rain down and eat the beating heart of one of them."

Jack Carter said his son followed the claim with "LOL" and "J/K" -- indicating that the comment wasn't serious.
1. who was in jail?
2. for how long?
3. for what?
4. what did it say?
5. how old was he?
6. does he have court coming up?
7. when?
8. for what?
9. does he have a lawyer?
10. What's his name?
11. how much is his current bail amount?
12. how is he doing behind bars?
13. is he suicidal?
14. what video game were they playing?
15. when did this happen?
16. is his friend in trouble too?
17. can his family pay his bail?
18. why not?
19. How old is he now?
20. Do they think they will be succesful?
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answer:
1. A Texas teen
2. more than four months
3. a Facebook comment
4. "I'm f***ed in the head alright. I think I'ma (sic) shoot up a kindergarten and watch the blood of the innocent rain down and eat the beating heart of one of them."
5. 18
6. yes
7. on Tuesday, July 16,
8. a bond hearing
9. yes
10. Don Flanary.
11. $500,000
12. not well
13. yes
14. "League of Legends."
15. In February
16. no
17. no
18. they cannot afford it
19. 19
20. unknown