A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term "borough" designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.

The word "borough" derives from common Proto-Germanic "*burgz", meaning "fort": compare with "bury", "burgh" and "brough" (England), "burgh" (Scotland), "Burg" (Germany), "borg" (Scandinavia), "burcht" (Dutch), "boarch" (West Frisian), and the Germanic borrowing present in neighbouring Indo-european languages such as "borgo" (Italian), "bourg" (French), "burgo" (Spanish and Portuguese), "burg" (Romanian), "purg" (Kajkavian) and "durg" () (Hindi) and "arg" () (Persian). The incidence of these words as suffixes to place names (for example, Aldeburgh, Bamburgh, Tilbury, Tilburg, Strasbourg (Strossburi in the local dialect), Luxembourg, Edinburgh, Grundisburgh, Hamburg, Gothenburg) usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements.

In the Middle Ages, boroughs were settlements in England that were granted some self-government; burghs were the Scottish equivalent. In medieval England, boroughs were also entitled to elect members of parliament. The use of the word "borough" probably derives from the burghal system of Alfred the Great. Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs); in order to maintain these settlements, he granted them a degree of autonomy. After the Norman Conquest, when certain towns were granted self-governance, the concept of the burh/borough seems to have been reused to mean a self-governing settlement. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What does the word borough derive from?
2. Does burgz mean anything else?
3. Is there an English version?
4. Anything else?
5. And the last one?
6. What does it indicate if used at the end of a place name?
7. Are there examples?
8. What are a few?
9. What were boroughs in England entitled to?
10. During the Middle Ages, who is credited with coining the burghal system?
11. Did he set up a system?
12. A system of weaknesses?
13. What then?
14. What did he call these?
15. Did he maintain these Burhs?
16. How?
17. Were they ever granted self control?
18. When?
19. Does the use of the term stay constant?
20. What is the Romanian word for borough?
Answer: 1. The common Proto-Germanic "*burgz"
2. Fort
3. Burgh
4. brough
5. Bury
6. It usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements.
7. Many
8. Aldeburgh, Bamburgh, and Tilbury
9. To elect members of parliament
10. Alfred the Great.
11. Yes
12. No
13. A system of defensive strong points
14. Burhs
15. Yes
16. He granted them a degree of autonomy.
17. Yes
18. After the Norman Conquest
19. Yes
20. Burg

SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN) -- What does it really take to dress someone as fashion-forward and in the spotlight as Michelle Obama?

Designer Yigal Azrouel talks with students at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

"Bravery," says Isabel Toledo, designer of the first lady's attention-grabbing lemongrass yellow wool and lace ensemble that she wore for the inauguration of her husband President Obama.

But along with bravery about their fashion sense, new graduates at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) will need courage in the face of the current recession.

"Fashion is being hit particularly hard in the new job market. Fashion as a whole is feeling a greater level of lost revenues and in turn has lost opportunities for sustaining volume and even more so for growth," said Marshal Cohen, chief analyst and expert fashion analyst for the NPD market research group.

"The ironic thing is that new ideas and creations are just what the industry needs but is too cautious to react to it," he added.

Full of new ideas, student designers say they are aware of the challenges as they head out into the work force, but they're optimistic they can make it in these tough times.

"After I graduate, I'm going to New York, I have an internship lined up with a trend forecasting company, Promostyl," said Shelby Simon whose designs made it into SCAD's annual fashion show. See the runway fashions "

"Everyone needs an assistant so hopefully I'll be able to find something pretty easily," said Caitlin Clarke. She would like to land an internship in New York and has interviewed with New York & Co. and applied for positions at Oscar de la Renta, Calvin Klein and Zac Posen. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is Yigal Azrouel talking with?
2. At what school?
3. What did Isabel Toledo say?
4. What clothing did she create?
5. What will graduates from the school need besides being brave?
6. What industry is suffering in the new job market?
7. Has it gained revenue?
Answer: 1. students
2. Savannah College of Art and Design
3. "Bravery," answered Isabel Toledo
4. the first lady's attention-grabbing lemongrass yellow wool and lace ensemble that she wore for the inauguration of her husband President Obama
5. new ideas and creations
6. Fashion
7. No

CHAPTER IV

The sun rose red, the air was thick and hot. Anticipating that the day would be very oppressive, Vivian and Essper were on their horses' backs at an early hour. Already, however, many of the rustic revellers were about, and preparations were commencing for the fete champetre, which this day was to close the wedding festivities. Many and sad were the looks which Essper George cast behind him at the old castle on the lake. "No good luck can come of it!" said he to his horse; for Vivian did not encourage conversation. "O! master of mine, when wilt thou know the meaning of good quarters! To leave such a place, and at such a time! Why, Turriparva was nothing to it! The day before marriage and the hour before death is when a man thinks least of his purse and most of his neighbour. O! man, man, what art thou, that the eye of a girl can make thee so pass all discretion that thou wilt sacrifice for the whim of a moment good cheer enough to make thee last an age!"

Vivian had intended to stop and breakfast after riding about ten miles; but he had not proceeded half that way when, from the extreme sultriness of the morning, he found it impossible to advance without refreshment. Max, also, to his rider's surprise, was much distressed; and, on turning round to his servant, Vivian found Essper's hack panting and puffing, and breaking out, as if, instead of commencing their day's work, they were near reaching their point of destination. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How far did Vivian want to travel before stopping to eat?
2. How far did he get before stopping?
3. What made it necessary to stop?
4. Who else was affected by this?
5. Who is he?
6. Was the air thin?
7. Did the riders leave late?
8. Why?
9. What did the servant gaze at?
10. Where was it, in relation to him?
11. What's his name?
12. Did his employer want to talk with him?
13. Who did he address instead?
14. Who was around when they set out?
15. What were they getting ready for?
16. What celebration was that going to conclude?
17. Did the servant want to leave before the party?
Answer:
1. ten miles
2. less than half that
3. the morning was sultry
4. MAx
5. a horse
6. noi
7. no
8. they anticipated the day would be oppressive
9. the castle on the lake
10. behind him
11. Essper George
12. no
13. his horse
14. rustic revellers
15. fete champetre
16. wedding festivities
17. no