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CHAPTER X

THE ACCIDENT

That night Toby and Abner went to the circus grounds with Uncle Daniel and Aunt Olive; and when old Ben approached the party as they were nearing the tent, Toby motioned the cripple to come with him, for he thought it might be better that the boy should not hear the conversation concerning himself.

It had been decided by Uncle Daniel that the boys should go to the circus grounds that evening, and stay there until it was nearly dark, when they were to go home and go to bed; for he never believed it could do boys any good to be out after dark, while he was certain it was better for their health if they went to bed early.

Therefore Toby intended to make this visit simply one of farewell, after Abner should see a little more of the bustle and confusion that had so fascinated him in the afternoon.

To that end the boys walked around the enclosure, listened to the men who were loudly crying the wonderful things they had for sale, and all the while kept a bright lookout in the hope of seeing some of their circus friends.

It was nearly time for the performance to begin when the boys went into the skeleton's tent, and said good-bye to the thin man and his fat wife.

Then Toby, anxious to run around to the dressing-rooms to speak with Ella, and not daring to take Abner with him, said to the boy:

1. Who did Toby montion to?
2. why?
3. hear what?
4. Who was Toby with?
5. Who suggested the boys should go?
6. where?
7. when were they going to stay until?
8. and then what were they to do?
9. and do what?
10. why?
11. what did he belive about going to bed early?
12. Who was selling stuff?
13. what were they selling?
14. What were they looking for?
15. Who did the boys say goodbye to?
16. and who else?
17. Where were they?
18. Why did they go to say goodbye?
19. Who did Toby want to speak with?
20. Did Abner go with him?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. cripple
2. might be better that the boy should not hear
3. conversation
4. Uncle Daniel and Aunt Olive
5. Uncle Daniel
6. circus
7. nearly dark
8. go home
9. go to bed
10. do boys any good to be out after dark
11. better for their health
12. men
13. wonderful things
14. circus friend
15. thin man
16. fat wife
17. skeleton's tent
18. time for the performance to begin
19. Ella
20. no

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JPEG XR (abbr. for JPEG extended range) is a still-image compression standard and file format for continuous tone photographic images, based on technology originally developed and patented by Microsoft under the name HD Photo (formerly Windows Media Photo). It supports both lossy and lossless compression, and is the preferred image format for Ecma-388 Open XML Paper Specification documents.

Support for the format is available in Adobe Flash Player 11.0, Adobe AIR 3.0, Sumatra PDF 2.1, Windows Imaging Component, .NET Framework 3.0, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 10, Internet Explorer 11, Pale Moon 27.2.As of August 2014, there were still no cameras that shoot photos in the JPEG XR (.JXR) format.

Microsoft first announced Windows Media Photo at WinHEC 2006, and then renamed it to HD Photo in November of that year. In July 2007, the Joint Photographic Experts Group and Microsoft announced HD Photo to be under consideration to become a JPEG standard known as JPEG XR. On 16 March 2009, JPEG XR was given final approval as ITU-T Recommendation T.832 and starting in April 2009, it became available from the ITU-T in "pre-published" form. On 19 June 2009, it passed an ISO/IEC Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) ballot, resulting in final approval as International Standard ISO/IEC 29199-2. The ITU-T updated its publication with a corrigendum approved in December 2009, and ISO/IEC issued a new edition with similar corrections on 30 September 2010.

1. Is the JPEG format supported by Adobe Flash Player 11.0?
2. what is JPEG XR short for?
3. when did Microsoft first announce Windows Media Photo?
4. what did they rename it to?
5. when?
6. what are some of the other technologies that support JPEG XR?
7. when did microsoft put HD Photo up for consideration to be named JPEG XR?
8. does it support lossy compression?
9. how about lossless compression?
10. when was JPEG XR given final approval?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. yes
2. JPEG extended range
3. 2006
4. HD Photo
5. November of that year
6. Adobe AIR 3.0, Sumatra PDF 2.1, Windows Imaging Component, .NET Framework 3.0, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 10, Internet Explorer 11
7. July 2007
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. 16 March 2009

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The University of Southern California (USC or SC) is a private research university located in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880, it is the oldest private research university in California. USC has historically educated a large number of the region's business leaders and professionals. In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. An engine for economic activity, USC contributes $8 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and California.

For the 201415 academic year, there were 18,740 students enrolled in four-year undergraduate programs. USC also has 23,729 graduate and professional students in a number of different programs, including business, law, engineering, social work, and medicine. The university is one of the top fundraising institutions in the world, consistently ranking among the top 3 in external contributions and alumni giving rates. Multiple academic rankings list the University of Southern California as being among the top 25 universities in the United States. With an acceptance rate of 16 percent, USC is also among the most selective academic institutions in the nation.

USC maintains a strong tradition of innovation and entrepreneurship, with alumni having founded companies such as Lucasfilm, Myspace, Salesforce.com, Intuit, Qualcomm, Box, Tinder, and Riot Games. As of 2014, the university has produced the fourth largest number of billionaire alumni out of all undergraduate institutions in the world.

1. what is it's acceptance rate?
2. what is the abbreviation used for it?
3. how many graduate and professional students do they have?
4. are they all in the same program?
5. how many programs are mentioned?
6. what are they?
7. when was it founded?
8. what is it's tradition?
9. how many companies have alumni created?
10. name a few.
11. has it creaed millionaires or billionaires?
12. since when?
13. where is it located?
14. is it a public school?
15. what kind of relationships has it built in LA?
16. are these in the US?
17. where then?
18. how much does it contribute to the economy?
19. is this to the nation?
20. what is it top for in the world?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. 16 percent
2. USC or SC
3. 23,729
4. no
5. Five
6. business, law, engineering, social work, and medicine.
7. 1880
8. innovation and entrepreneurship
9. Eight
10. Lucasfilm, Myspace, Salesforce.com, Intuit, Qualcomm
11. billionaires
12. 2014,
13. Los Angeles, California.
14. no
15. with research and cultural institutions
16. NO
17. Asia and the Pacific Rim
18. $8 billion
19. no
20. fundraising