Question: It has been used for thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers (which are strong in tension) embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs.[citation needed] In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or wood chips or fiber.

The Earth contains about 434 billion cubic meters of growing stock forest, 47% of which is commercial. As an abundant, carbon-neutral renewable resource, woody materials have been of intense interest as a source of renewable energy. In 1991, approximately 3.5 cubic kilometers of wood were harvested. Dominant uses were for furniture and building construction. 1. How much wood was harvested in 1991?
2. Why?
3. How many meters of forest are there on our planet?
4. How much of that is available commercially?
5. Can this be renewed?
6. Is it rare?
7. How long has it been used in construction?
8. What is it's other main use?
9. What is it a composite of?
10. Are they weak? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. 3.5 cubic kilometers
2. furniture and building construction.
3. 434 billion cubic meters
4. 47%
5. yes
6. no
7. thousands of years
8. fuel
9. cellulose fibers
10. no

Question: LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A will from Michael Jackson written in 2002 has been located, but it may be one of several, the Jackson family lawyer said Tuesday.

Though a 2002 Michael Jackson will has been located, the family's lawyer says there may be others.

"We need a certain amount of time to look at that," lawyer Londell McMillan said, referring to whether other wills exist. "I don't personally know, but it's possible."

Until now, the Jackson family has said it has not seen a will for the singer.

Without a legal will, the division of his estate would be decided in court.

The 2002 will surfaced Monday after a Los Angeles judge gave the singer's mother, Katherine Jackson, temporary control of her son's "tangible personal property."

The pop icon's three children -- ages 7, 11 and 12 -- were also placed under the temporary guardianship of Katherine Jackson.

McMillan said he has seen the will but would not disclose its details.

"There is a process called 'probating the will' that will validate any will in due course," he said.

Probate is the legal process to prove whether a will is authentic and valid. The process is used to pass on items in the will from the deceased to the beneficiaries.

The biological mother of Jackson's two oldest children, Debbie Rowe, will be invited to a hearing Monday in which the judge will consider who should have custody of them. She has not publicly indicated whether she will challenge the Jacksons for custody. 1. Whose will is this article talking about?
2. What year was it written?
3. Is there only one will?
4. Who is the lawyer representing the Jacksons?
5. Who has been given the temporary control of his will?
6. Even his children were placed under her guardianship?
7. The ages of his three children are?
8. What does probating the will mean?
9. Who is the biological mother of his oldest kids?
10. On what day is the hearing scheduled for? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Michael Jackson
2. 2002
3. unknown
4. Londell McMillan
5. Katherine Jackson
6. yes
7. 7, 11 and 12
8. Probate is the legal process to prove whether a will is authentic and valid.
9. Debbie Rowe
10. Monday

Question: (CNN) -- Another musical titan whose soaring voice ruled the charts for decades has fallen.

Whitney Houston joins an august list of the departed since Michael Jackson's death nearly three years ago.

"First there was MJ, then there was Heavy D and now Whitney," said Shaun Jones, 47, of Titusville, Florida, adding that he jumped out of bed in disbelief when he heard news of Houston's death.

Rapper Heavy D died last year, as did Nick Ashford, who was one half of the Motown duo Ashford and Simpson.

And in late 2010, singer Mary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, died in her sleep.

"It's shocking ... all these people are legends. A lot of them are dying too young. It's crazy."

Pop icons such as Houston enjoyed staggering success through the 1980s and into the 1990s, and served as role models to a generation of singers today.

Announcements about their deaths are always almost followed by tributes from younger pop stars acknowledging how much influence they've had on their careers.

"Icons from that era stood out," Jones said. "They had distinct voices -- I can always tell when a song is by Whitney -- they made music back then."

Houston was a "hero for Gen X black girls," said CNN iReporter Tessa Jackson of New Orleans. She said when she was "a black teenager going to a predominantly white high school in California, Whitney was my style icon and hero ... She made me and other girls like me feel like we didn't have to be blonde and blue-eyed to be beautiful and admired. I wish she knew how much she did for my and my friends' self-esteem." 1. Who died in her sleep?
2. In what year?
3. Who died in August?
4. How many years seperate Houston and Jackson's death?
5. Which rapper died last year?
6. Which Motown singer died the same year?
7. What duo did he participate in?
8. What always follows icons' death announcements?
9. Who was Huston a role model for?
10. Who described her as a "style icon and hero"?
11. What is her profession?
12. For which company?
13. Where did she go to school?
14. Did she fit in?
15. What was the perceived beauty norm at her school?
16. Did Whitney Houston help build her self esteem?
17. In what decades did Houston have the highest success?
18. Who described the fallen icons as legends?
19. How old is he?
20. Was he shocked to hear the news surrounding Houston's death? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Mary Christine Brockert (Teena Marie)
2. 2010
3. unknown
4. nearly three years
5. Heavy D
6. Nick Ashford
7. Ashford and Simpson
8. tributes from younger pop stars
9. Gen X black girls
10. Tessa Jackson
11. a reporter
12. CNN
13. California
14. no
15. blonde and blue-eyed
16. Yes
17. 1980s and 90s
18. Shaun Jones
19. 47
20. yes