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A pub /pb/, or public house is, despite its name, a private house, but is called a public house because it is licensed to sell alcohol to the general public. It is a drinking establishment in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Denmark and New England. In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be the focal point of the community. The writings of Samuel Pepys describe the pub as the heart of England.

The history of pubs can be traced back to Roman taverns, through the Anglo-Saxon alehouse to the development of the modern tied house system in the 19th century.

Historically, pubs have been socially and culturally distinct from cafes, bars and German beer halls. Most pubs offer a range of beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks and snacks. Traditionally the windows of town pubs were of smoked or frosted glass to obscure the clientele from the street but from the 1990s onwards, there has been a move towards clear glass, in keeping with brighter interiors.
1. What does a public house sell?
2. to who?
3. What is described as the heart of England?
4. what is the pub considered to the community?
5. Are pubs and bars the same?
6. What do they offer?
7. Do they have windows?
8. what do they look like?
9. why?
10. Has that changed recently?
11. when?
12. What changed then?
13. why?
14. Where is the history of pubs traced back to?
15. what was the name of the ale house?
16. Who wrote about the heart of england?

Numbered answers:
1. alcohol
2. public house is, despite its name, a private house, but is called a public house because it is licensed to sell alcohol to the general public
3. the pub
4. focal point
5. No
6. range of beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks and snacks.
7. Yes
8. frosted glass
9. to obscure the clientele from the street
10. Yes
11. the 1990s
12. move towards clear glass
13. in keeping with brighter interiors.
14. Roman taverns
15. Anglo-Saxon
16. Samuel Pepys

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone. The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their thirteen birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one. "We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone." He also said as a resulthischild often returned homefromschool complaining, "All the other kids have it, I'm the only without it, it's so embarrassing." Asked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters' e-mail and Facebook accounts . Mr Gates said that he doesn't for Jennifer, 16, who he says is "old enough". Besides their wealth Mr and Mrs Gates ,who live in Lake Medina, have said they want to raise their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do housework at home after school and aren't given much pocket money. And in 2010Mr Gates said that he wanted to give most of his $61 billion away rather than hand it down. "That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society," he said. Mr Gates left Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart to charity. During the Today interview with host Matt Lauer, he said that helping others made him feel happy as creating software. " What you really feel is what you've achieved. If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it--it lets them get their work down in better ways--that's exciting." he replied.
1. Who is the founder of Microsoft?
2. How old is he?
3. Is he a dad?
4. Does he have a teenager?
5. What was his stance on cellular devices?
6. where do they live?
7. How do they wish to rear their offspring?
8. What did he wish to do with his fortune?
9. Did he leave his company?
10. What year?
11. Why?
12. What had him feeling so joyful as making computer stuff?
13. Who was the tv man that spoke to him ?
14. what allows them to have their jobs done in the best?

Numbered answers:
1. Bill Gates
2. 57
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone.
6. Lake Medina
7. as usually as possible
8. give it away
9. Yes
10. 2008
11. to put his heart to charity.
12. helping others
13. Matt Lauer
14. a piece of software

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CHAPTER LXXX - RUBY PREPARES FOR SERVICE

Our poor old honest friend John Crumb was taken away to durance vile after his performance in the street with Sir Felix, and was locked up for the remainder of the night. This indignity did not sit so heavily on his spirits as it might have done on those of a quicker nature. He was aware that he had not killed the baronet, and that he had therefore enjoyed his revenge without the necessity of 'swinging for it at Bury.' That in itself was a comfort to him. Then it was a great satisfaction to think that he had 'served the young man out' in the actual presence of his Ruby. He was not prone to give himself undue credit for his capability and willingness to knock his enemies about; but he did think that Ruby must have observed on this occasion that he was the better man of the two. And, to John, a night in the station-house was no great personal inconvenience. Though he was very proud of his four-post bed at home, he did not care very much for such luxuries as far as he himself was concerned. Nor did he feel any disgrace from being locked up for the night. He was very good-humoured with the policeman, who seemed perfectly to understand his nature, and was as meek as a child when the lock was turned upon him. As he lay down on the hard bench, he comforted himself with thinking that Ruby would surely never care any more for the 'baronite' since she had seen him go down like a cur without striking a blow. He thought a good deal about Ruby, but never attributed any blame to her for her share in the evils that had befallen him.
1. Who was removed after his show?
2. Who did he scuffle with?
3. Where?
4. Did he hate being jailed for the day?
5. What was Sir Felix's nickname?
6. What was the ladies name they were fighting overr?
7. Did John murder felix?
8. Did Ruby see the fight?
9. Who was the victor?
10. What kind of bed did he have at his house?
11. Did he like fancy things?
12. Was he very ashamed of spending the night in jail?
13. Did he and the jailor get along?
14. What did he rest his head on this night?
15. Did anything come to mind that made him feel better?
16. What?
17. Why wouldn't she?
18. How did he hit the ground?
19. Did he land any punches in the tussle?
20. Did John blame Ruby for her part in the whole thing?
Numbered answers:
1. John Crumb
2. Sir Felix
3. in the street
4. not much
5. baronet
6. Ruby
7. no
8. yes
9. John
10. four-post bed
11. no
12. no
13. yes
14. on the hard bench
15. yes
16. Ruby would not care the 'baronite'
17. she had seen him go down
18. like a cur
19. no
20. no