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CHAPTER TEN

Pan's exit from the Yellow Mine was remarkable for the generous space accorded him by its occupants.

Outside he laughed a little, as he stood under the flare of yellow light and rolled a cigarette. Knots of men stood on the corners of the street. But the area in front of the saloon was significantly vacant.

"Now if Dad had only been there," soliloquized Pan. "That might have put some life in him."

He sauntered down into the street, and as he went he heard the jangle of spurs behind him. Blinky and Gus covering his rear! Presently, beyond the circle of yellow light, they joined him, one on each side.

"Wal, Pan, I was shore in on thet," said Blink, gripping Pan's arm.

"Say, you called 'em flat. Made 'em swaller a hell of a lot," added Gus, with a hard note in his voice. "When it come down to hard pan they wasn't there."

"Pan, you remember me tellin' you aboot Purcell, who jumped my claim with young Hardman?" queried Blinky. "Wal, Purcell was there, settin' some tables back of where you made your stand. I seen him when we first went in. Course everybody quit playin' cards when you called old Hardman. An' I made it my particular biz to get close to Purcell. He was pullin' his gun under the table when I kicked him. An' when he looked up he seen somethin', you can bet on thet.... Wal, Purcell is one man in Hardman's outfit we'll have to kill.... Gus will back me up on thet."
1. Is Pan standing in a building?
2. Where did he just leave?
3. What is that?
4. How many people are by he saloon?
5. Did the people in the Yellow Mine block him from leaving?
6. What did they give him?
7. Did he find something funny?
8. Who is traveling with him?
9. Who will they need to kill?
10. Did he have a gun?

Numbered answers:
1. no
2. the Yellow Mine
3. a remarkable for the generous space accorded him by its occupants
4. zero
5. no
6. unknown
7. unknown
8. Blinky and Gus
9. Wal, Purcell
10. yes

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Ashton Carter, the former second-in-command at the Pentagon, appears to be the top choice to replace outgoing Secretary Chuck Hagel.

Barring any last minute complications, Ash Carter will be President Barack Obama's choice as the new Secretary of Defense, several U.S. administration officials told CNN.

An administration official had said that Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, a former General Counsel at the Pentagon, was also still on the list of possibilities, but on Tuesday morning, sources said Johnson was no longer being considered. The prospect of an additional confirmation hearing for Johnson's replacement if he were to move to the Pentagon as the Senate switches to Republican control would have been problematic for the White House.

Related: Was Hagel doomed from the start?

Hagel announced his resignation last week, but has said he will stay on until his successor is confirmed by the Senate.

Carter, who served as Deputy Defense Secretary under both Leon Panetta and Hagel, would bring a wide range of experience to a department confronting multiple crises in the Middle East and preparing to enter a new phase in Afghanistan as the NATO combat mission ends.

Carter's ability to hit the ground running from his past experience at the Pentagon, in addition to the respect many senior military leaders have for him are seen as major benefits to winning confirmation should Obama nominate him.

"His career has sort of prepared him perfectly for this kind of a moment," says Michael O'Hanlon, a defense industry analyst at the Brookings Institution.
1. who is the homeland security secretary?
2. who resgined last week?
3. how long will he stay?
4. by?
5. who is the president in question here?
6. who is his choice as the new secretary of Defense?
7. what was carter doing before?
8. where?
9. what is one benefit for him?
10. who has he served under?
11. as?
12. has his career prepared him?
13. according to who?
14. who is Michael?
15. where?
16. who was not being considered anymore?
17. could there be complications?
18. what is Hagel's first name?
19. has carter handled crises internationally?
20. where?
21. and what else?

Numbered answers:
1. Jeh Johnson
2. Hagel
3. until his successor is confirmed
4. the Senate
5. Barack Obama
6. Ash Carter
7. second-in-command
8. Pentagon
9. the respect many senior military leaders have for him
10. Leon Panetta and Hagel
11. Deputy Defense Secretary
12. yes
13. Michael O'Hanlon,
14. a defense industry analyst
15. Brookings Institution
16. Johnson
17. yes
18. Chuck
19. yes
20. Middle East
21. preparing to enter a new phase in Afghanistan

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Greenland is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers, as well as the nearby island of Iceland) for more than a millennium. The majority of its residents are Inuit, whose ancestors began migrating from the Canadian mainland in the 13th century, gradually settling across the island.

Greenland is the world's largest island (Australia, although larger, is generally considered to be a continental landmass rather than an island). Three-quarters of Greenland is covered by the only permanent ice sheet outside Antarctica. With a population of about 56,480 (2013), it is the least densely populated country in the world. The Arctic Umiaq Line ferry acts as a lifeline for western Greenland, connecting the various cities and settlements.

Greenland has been inhabited off and on for at least the last 4,500 years by Arctic peoples whose forebears migrated there from what is now Canada. Norsemen settled the uninhabited southern part of Greenland beginning in the 10th century, and Inuit peoples arrived in the 13th century. The Norse colonies disappeared in the late 15thcentury. Soon after their demise, beginning in 1499, the Portuguese briefly explored and claimed the island, naming it "Terra do Lavrador" (later applied to Labrador in Canada). In the early 18th century, Scandinavian explorers reached Greenland again. To strengthen trading and power, Denmark-Norway affirmed sovereignty over the island.
1. What's the world's largest island?
2. It's located within the Kingdom of what?
3. Which two oceans does it sit in the middle of?
4. Which continent is literally, physically a part of?
5. What covers most of Antarctica?
6. And Greenland?
7. What's the population of Greenland?
8. Where does it rank in the world for population?
9. For how long has it been lived on?
10. Where did the people mostly come from?
11. What people moved into the southern part?
12. When?
13. Who arrived there next?
14. What happened to the Norse people?
15. When?
16. Who arrived next?
17. What did they call the place?
18. Who arrived next?
19. Is it west of the Archipelago?
20. Who was it mostly culturally tied to?
Numbered answers:
1. Greenland
2. Denmark
3. the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans
4. North America
5. ice
6. also ice
7. about 56,480
8. it is the least densely populated
9. 4,500 years
10. what is now Canada
11. Norsemen
12. the 10th century
13. Inuit peoples
14. they disappeared
15. in the late 15thcentury
16. the Portuguese
17. Terra do Lavrador
18. Scandinavian explorers
19. no
20. Europe