question: At any given time, hundreds of postcards are in transit across the world as strangers communicate through a movement called Post-crossing.

Emma Delaney says it's a sad day when there isn't a postcard in her mailbox. She doesn't have a bunch of friends travelling overseas at the moment ---- she's just really active in the underground hobby of Postcrossing.

"I've sent over 3,000 postcards, but I've been doing it for close to seven years," she says. "My husband, generally appreciative of my hobby, is sometimes frustrated by the amount of cardboard hanging around the house or in my car."

Postcrossing is a hobby where strangers send each other postcards across the world. You register on the website, list your interests and preferences for postcards, then receive an address of a stranger on the other side of the world to send a postcard to.

"I tend to send a lot of postcards of the local area because people are interested in where you're from and what you do," Emma says.

From Uzbekistan to Belarus and Kazakhstan to Moldova, Emma has a growing collection of photos from around the world. The postcards have helped shape her international travelling too. "I didn't travel overseas until I was 32 and a lot of the locations we chose for our honeymoon were selected because of the postcards I'd received."

"Some people see sending mail as being a bit boring and unfashionable, but Postcrossing is popular and lots of people are fascinated that I do it.,"

The Postcrossing project has just celebrated its eighth birthday and has over 400,000 active members in 215 countries. The group says they've delivered over 18 million postcards.

And while postal workers aren't supposed to read people's postcards, Emma says she's happy for them to do so at her post office in Shellharbour. She even encourages her correspondents to say hello to the Australia Post staff.

"It's a hobby that I continue to do because I find it enjoyable and relaxing."
1. Who gets sad when there isn't a postcard in her box?
2. Is she single?
3. What does she do for fun?
4. What's that?
5. Do they ever meet each other?
6. Does her spouse ever get annoyed?
7. Why specifically?
8. How old is he?
9. How many are involved in this activity?
10. In how many nations?
11. Who isn't allowed to view the messages?
12. Can an exception be made?
13. For who?
14. Will she keep on doing this into the future?
15. Why?
16. Can you estimate how many messages there are in the system at one time?
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answer: 1. Emma Delaney
2. No
3. Postcrossing
4. strangers send each other postcards
5. No
6. Yes
7. by the amount of cardboard hanging around the house or in her car
8. unknown
9. 400,000
10. 215
11. postal workers
12. Yes
13. post office in Shellharbour.
14. Yes
15. she finds it enjoyable and relaxing
16. No

question: Today was an important day for Sam: he was going to go to the pet store and pick out a pet to take home and live with him! Sam was worried that he would not find a pet that would like him better than the other pets, but he knew he would find the pet for him. The pet store had a big, white door and Sam opened it up and heard lots of barking! He saw a nice man standing next to the dogs who said that his name was Chris. Sam said hello and petted the dogs. He really liked one of the dogs named Rocky, but Rocky did not like him. Chris said that Rocky was mean and did not like some people even when the people were very nice. Sam was a little sad, but he saw the next cage! There was a small, yellow dog in the cage named Button. Sam put his finger through the bars in Button's cage and Button licked his fingers. Sam laughed, and asked Chris to let him play with Buttons. Sam and Buttons played together in the grass outside of the store, and Sam was so happy. Buttons loved Sam, and Sam loved Buttons! Sam had some papers that he had to sign, and he showed Chris all of the toys and items he had bought to bring home with his new pet: Chris was so happy, too! Sam put his new friend on a leash and took Buttons home with him, and they loved each other very much.
1. Why was today important for Sam?
2. And what worried him?
3. And what did he know?
4. What color was the store's door?
5. And what did he hear?
6. Who was standing next to the dogs?
7. Which dog did Sam like?
8. And did he like him back?
9. Who was the next dog that Sam saw?
10. And what color was he?
11. Did they get along?
12. And did he get him?
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answer: 1. Yes
2. he would not find a pet that would like him better than the other pets
3. he would find the pet for him
4. white
5. lots of barking
6. Chris
7. Rocky
8. no
9. Button
10. yellow
11. Yes
12. Yes

question: (CNN) -- Condolences continued to pour in late Sunday night following the death of heavy metal rocker Ronnie James Dio, who lost his battle with stomach cancer earlier in the day.

"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. 16th May," his wife, Wendy Dio, said in a message on his official website.

Dio, 67, followed Ozzy Osbourne as Black Sabbath's lead vocalist in 1979.

"Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away," she wrote. "Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all."

The rock community paid tribute to Dio in messages late Sunday.

"In addition to his powerhouse vocal ability, Ronnie was a true gentleman who always emanated great warmth and friendship to us and everyone around him," KISS said. "We will miss him."

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian called Dio's death a big loss.

"So many memories of Ronnie. Toured together many times. He always had a kind word and a smile, and he loved the Yankees," Ian said.

Musician Slash summed up the loss in one sentence: "Ronnie died at 7:45 a.m., but his music will live for eternity."

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx, who became friends with Dio while touring Europe, said the rocker will be missed.

"I still have this image of him standing on stage in front of 100,000 belting out 'Man on the Silver Mountain' and remember the shivers it sent up my spine," Sixx said.

He called Dio "one of the kindest souls I have ever met and his talent was beyond inspirational to so many of us."
1. Who died?
2. How?
3. Who made the statement?
4. Who did he tour with?
5. Who else?
6. Name someone who considered themselves a friend?
7. What will become of his music legacy?
8. Who did he love?
9. According to who?
10. When did he die?
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answer:
1. Ronnie James Dio
2. stomach cancer
3. Wendy Dio
4. Black Sabbath
5. KISS
6. Nikki Sixx
7. his music will live for eternity
8. Yankees
9. Scott Ian
10. 16th May