Problem: Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive. Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. "We're the best men for the job," they said to the boss. "There may be problems, but we can find the answers." "They're the last people I'd trust ," thought the boss. "But all the other astronauts have refused to go." Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs . When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, "Who's there?" "It's me! Who else could it be?" shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!
1. Who were Sam and Joe?
2. Was the trip they went on safe?
3. Did any others travel with them?
4. What did the more experienced adventurers know?
5. Did the two think it was too dangerous to complete the task?
6. What did they think it would be?
7. Did their supervisor believe they'd be okay to do the work?
8. Were there fixes to be made once in orbit?
9. Was it easy for the worker who did the fixes to come inside afterwards?
10. Why not?
11. Did he fix this situation by calling through his radio in the suit?
12. What did he do?
Answer: 1. astronauts
2. no
3. no
4. small chance of coming back alive
5. no
6. exciting
7. no
8. yes
9. no
10. door was locked
11. no
12. knocked

Q: The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in operation today, after the Sveriges Riksbank. The Bank of England is the world's 8th oldest bank. It was established to act as the English Government's banker and is still one of the bankers for the Government of the United Kingdom. The Bank was privately owned by stockholders from its foundation in 1694 until it was nationalised in 1946.

In 1998, it became an independent public organisation, wholly owned by the Treasury Solicitor on behalf of the government, with independence in setting monetary policy.

The Bank is one of eight banks authorised to issue banknotes in the United Kingdom, but it has a monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales and regulates the issue of banknotes by commercial banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee has a devolved responsibility for managing monetary policy. The Treasury has reserve powers to give orders to the committee "if they are required in the public interest and by extreme economic circumstances", but such orders must be endorsed by Parliament within 28 days. The Bank's Financial Policy Committee held its first meeting in June 2011 as a macro prudential regulator to oversee regulation of the UK's financial sector.

Answer the following questions:
1. what is the model which most modern central banks are based?
2. does it have a formal name?
3. when was it founded?
4. is it the oldest bank of it's kind?
5. where does it rankl age wise?
6. who is the oldest?
7. who was it established at a banker to?
8. was it nationalized?
9. when?
10. who manages their money policy?
11. who can give them orders?
12. who has to agree with those orders?
13. in what time frame?
14. can it issue bank notes?
15. how many other UK banks can do that?
16. did it ever go public?
17. when?
18. who own;s it?
A: 1. The Bank of England
2. the Governor and Company of the Bank of England
3. 1694
4. no
5. the second oldest central bank
6. the Sveriges Riksbank
7. the English Government
8. yes
9. 1946
10. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee
11. The Treasury
12. Parliament
13. within 28 days
14. yes
15. Seven
16. yes
17. 1998
18. the Treasury Solicitor

Problem: (CNN) -- Casey Anthony is responsible for the 2008 death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, a report released Thursday by Florida's Department of Children and Families concludes.

A month after a jury acquitted Anthony on murder and child neglect charges, the state agency found that Anthony "is the caregiver responsible for the verified maltreatments of death, threatened harm and failure to protect" in her daughter's death.

Carrie Hoeppner, a spokeswoman for the Department of Children and Families, said the report was issued this week as a "professional courtesy" after the sheriff's office and prosecutors finished their work on the case.

She added that the state agency is mandated to conduct reviews when there are allegations that a child dies as a result of abuse, abandonment or neglect. The agency had no contact with the Anthonys prior to the girl's disappearance in the summer of 2008, Hoeppner added.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office will not take any further action as a result of the report, Capt. Angelo Nieves said Thursday.

"This closes out the DCF case, and it does not create additional follow-up on our part," he said.

The report said: "The Department of Children and Families concludes that the actions or the lack of actions by the alleged perpetrator ultimately resulted or contributed in the death of the child." The report was signed by officials in the department Wednesday.

Anthony is now free. While she was cleared on murder and aggravated child abuse charges, the 25-year-old Orlando woman was convicted on four counts related to misleading law enforcement authorities. She was sentenced to four years in jail on those convictions, but was given credit for the time she had already served between her arrest and the end of the seven-week trial and was released from jail in mid-July. Prosecutors cannot appeal the acquittals.
1. What is the name of the little girl in the story?
2. How old was she?
3. Did she die?
4. Who is responsible for that?
5. What's her relationship to Caylee?
6. What agency determined her to be responsible?
7. Was she previously determined to be not guilty?
8. How long did that happen, before this new judgment?
9. What's the name of the agency spokesperson who discussed the judgment?
10. Why did she say the report was issued?
11. Did the DCF have any contact with the victim before she disappeared?
12. When did she go missing?
13. Will county law enforcement do anything else related to the case?
14. What's the captain of the Sheriff's Office's name?
15. Is the accused in prison now?
16. How old is she?
17. Where does she live?
18. How many counts was she found guilty of?
19. On what charge?
20. What was her sentence?
Answer:
1. Caylee
2. two years old
3. yes
4. Casey Anthony
5. she's her mom
6. Florida's Department of Children and Families
7. yes
8. A month
9. Carrie Hoeppner
10. as a professional courtesy
11. no
12. in the summer of 2008
13. no
14. Angelo Nieves
15. no
16. 25
17. Orlando
18. four
19. misleading law enforcement authorities
20. four years