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PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNN) -- Ricardo Martinelli, the multimillionaire owner of a supermarket chain, was inaugurated as president of Panama on Wednesday.

Ricardo Martinelli is a pro-business conservative who defeated a candidate from the ruling center-left party.

National Assembly President Jose Luis Varela performed the swearing-in and placed the presidential sash on Martinelli, a pro-business conservative who defeated a candidate from the ruling center-left party in May.

The citizens of Panama "want things to be done differently," Varela said at the inauguration. "An attitude of change starts today."

In his first speech as president, Martinelli promised a smaller government budget but raises for public workers.

Public safety, an issue that the outgoing administration of Martin Torrijos struggled to maintain, will be a priority, Martinelli said.

"Our prisons will be rehabilitation centers, not schools for criminals," he said.

Panama will also work with Mexico and Colombia to combat drug trafficking in the region, Martinelli said.

Among the dignitaries at the inauguration was deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a military-led coup Sunday. The Organization of American States has condemned the coup, and Zelaya has continued to carry out his presidential duties.

The son of Italian immigrants, Martinelli, 57, is a self-made businessman who is chairman of the Super 99 supermarket chain, one of the largest private companies in Panama.

The U.S.-educated president previously served as minister and chairman of the board of directors of the Panama Canal Authority and formerly was director of social security for Panama, according to his Web site.
1. Who was inaugurated as President on Wednesday?
2. What country did he become president of?
3. When?
4. What is he the owner of?
5. Who swore him in?
6. What did he promise in his first speech?
7. What will be a priority?
8. Who will he work with to combat drug trafficking?
9. How old is he?
10. Where did he receive his education?
11. What do the citizens of Panama want?
12. What chain is he chairman of?
13. Who is he the son of?
14. What has he previously served as?
15. Did he hold any other positions?
16. What was that?
17. Was anyone important at the inauguration?
18. Who was it?
19. Is he conservative or liberal?

Numbered answers:
1. Ricardo Martinelli
2. Panama
3. Wednesday
4. a supermarket chain
5. Jose Luis Varela
6. a smaller government budget but raises for public workers
7. Public safety,
8. Mexico and Colombia
9. 57
10. U.S.-educated
11. things to be done differently
12. Super 99
13. Italian immigrants,
14. minister and chairman of the board of directors of the Panama Canal Authority
15. Yes
16. director of social security for Panama
17. Yes
18. Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya
19. conservative

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Cyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.

"Gelivable", combining pinyin of Chinese characters Geili (giving strength) with the English suffix for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool". Similarly, "Hengelivable" means "very cool", and "ungelivable" means "dull, not cool at al". "Antizen" referred to the group of college graduates who, earning a poor salary and living in small rented apartments, are like the tiny and laborious ants.

David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University said it's very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words. "English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences," he said. Chinese words and expressions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was "Suan Ni Hen". This three-character expression, which originally meant "you win" with the first character carrying the same pronunciation as garlic in Chinese, is used to satirize high garlic and food prices this winter.

Chinese people use the character "bei" before a verb to show a passive voice, and it is used by netizens to show the helplessness in front of false conclusions and fake media reports. For instance, "zisha" means "suicide" while "beizisha" means "be officially presumed to have committed suicide", and xiaokang means "fairly comfortable life" while "beixiaokang" means "be said to be living a fairly comfortable life".

Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, saw the phenomenon of word creation as a natural response of young people to social issues. "Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people's distances," he said.
1. What language is popular among Chinese netizens?
2. What is David Tool's occupation?
3. Where does he teach?
4. What two languages are being combined?
5. What chinese character is also pronounced the same as garlic?
6. What is Wu Zhongmin's profession?

Numbered answers:
1. Cyber language is popular among Chinese netizens
2. a professor
3. Beijing International Studies University
4. Answer: Chinese and English, Evidence: combine Chinese with English
5. Suan Ni Hen, Evidence: carrying the same pronunciation as garlic in Chinese
6. Answer: Professor, Evidence: Wu Zhongmin, a professor

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There was once an alligator who liked to wear orange sweaters. He liked that is was orange instead of a boring color like white or black. All of the other alligators would laugh and point at him and say mean things about him. They would say it was silly for an alligator to wear a sweater. One night it got very cold and the ground was very hard. The alligator rested well with his sweater to keep his tummy warm and protected from the cold ground. After that night all of the alligators wore different colored sweaters (red, blue, green, and yellow) and were safe and warm from the cold weather. They thanked him and apologized for laughing before. The point of this story is that sometimes silly ideas turn out to be the best ideas and we shouldn't make fun of others.
1. What is the main character in this story?
2. How was he different from others?
3. What color?
4. why?
5. How did wearing them negatively impact him?
6. Were they always mean?
7. What made them change?
8. Did they ever do something nice to him?
9. What is the moral of this tale?
10. How many different colors of sweaters did the others end up wearing?
Numbered answers:
1. an alligator
2. he like to wear sweaters
3. orange
4. white and black are boring colors
5. All of the other alligators would laugh and point at him and say mean things about him.
6. no
7. they wanted to be warm
8. yes
9. sometimes silly ideas turn out the best
10. Four