Question: Sid Caesar, whose clever, anarchic comedy on such programs as "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" helped define the 1950s "Golden Age of Television," has died. He was 91.

A friend of the family, actor Rudy De Luca, did not know the exact cause of death, but said Caesar had respiratory problems and other health problems for several years.

Caesar became famous for "Your Show of Shows," which went on the air in 1950. It lasted four years and was followed by "Caesar's Hour," which combined sketches, musical revues and situation comedy.

Both shows featured writers who became famous in their own right, including Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen and Larry Gelbart. Woody Allen also contributed to Caesar's comedy as a writer for one of his specials.

Brooks visited Caesar last night to say goodbye, De Luca told CNN.

"Sid Caesar was a giant-maybe the best comedian who ever practiced the trade & I was privileged to be one of his writers & one of his friends," Brooks tweeted Wednesday.

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Caesar also appeared in a number of films, including "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), "Airport 1975" (1974) and "Grease" (1978). He received a Tony nomination for his performance in the 1962 show "Little Me," with a book by Simon.

Caesar, born Isaac Sidney Caesar in 1922, was part of a pioneering group of personalities who helped establish television in its early days. However, while comedians such as Jack Benny and Fred Allen more or less transferred their radio shows to the new medium and Milton Berle's "Texaco Star Theater" was essentially vaudeville on the small screen, Caesar's "Show of Shows" presented movie parodies, wordless pantomimes and brisk routines between the host and co-star Imogene Coca. 1. Who died?
2. How old was he?
3. What did he receive a Tony for?
4. When was he born?
5. What was he part of?
6. What did they do?
7. What was his first show?
8. What was it about?
9. Who was on the show with him?
10. Who visited him?
11. Who contributed writing?
12. Do we know the cause?
13. Who moved vaudeville to tv?
14. With what show? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Sid Caesar
2. He was 91
3. he didnt
4. 1922
5. pioneering group of personalities
6. personalities who helped establish television in its early days
7. Your Show of Shows,
8. movie parodies, wordless pantomimes and brisk routines
9. Imogene Coca
10. Mel Brooks
11. Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen and Larry Gelbart. Woody Allen
12. no
13. Milton Berle's
14. Texaco Star Theater

Question: The corridor windows at the Hangzhou Entel Foreign Language School look a bit different from other schools. They are all decorated with beautiful paper cutting art. But they are not just for decoration. They are also to stop birds from flying into windows. Chen Zitong, 14, a Junior 3 student at the school came up with the idea. In early January, she wrote a letter to the headmaster and suggested this. She often saw birds fly into the clean windows and get hurt. After some online research, she found this solution. "Some people decorated windows with stickers or posters. Then I thought of replacing them with our traditional paper cutting art," Chen said. To Chen's surprise, the headmaster took her advice. The school organized a paper cutting art competition. Students' works that got awards were pasted on the corridor windows. In fact, there have been paper cutting art classes since 2011. "We have classes once a week for a month to teach paper cutting," said Fan Ming, an art teacher. The teaching building even has a display wall to show students' works. Through the class, Shi Jiawei, 14, fell in love with the art of paper cutting. "It's very fun. I can design my own patterns and present interesting things through it," she said. She created many works like bears and magpies . Paper cutting also helps students become more patient. Wang Yiyou, 12, was once an active boy. But now, he can carefully design a delicate paper cutting work with scissors and gravers . "I am so proud that I can make it look perfect," he said. (By Wu Qian, 21st Century Teens Staff) 1. How do they prevent birds from crashing into the windows?
2. Who came up with the idea?
3. Who is she?
4. How old is she?
5. What grade is she in?
6. What is the name of the school?
7. How were birds getting hurt?
8. Who witnessed this?
9. How did she come up with a solution?
10. What did she find?
11. What did other people put on their windows?
12. How do the get the artwork?
13. Which kids got their cuttings featured on the windows? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. with beautiful paper cutting art
2. Chen Zitong
3. student at the schoo
4. 14
5. Junior 3
6. Hangzhou Entel Foreign Language
7. flying into window
8. Chen Zitong
9. some online research
10. solution
11. stickers or posters
12. paper cutting art competition
13. Students' works that got awards

Question: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a 2010 Pentagon budget Monday that reflects major changes in the "scope and significance" of Defense Department priorities.

One of the high-profile programs on the chopping block is the Air Force's most expensive fighter, the F-22 Raptor.

The proposed budget cuts several traditional big-ticket items while investing in programs designed to bolster the military's ability to wage an ongoing conflict against terrorists and other extremist elements in multiple regions at the same time.

Gates acknowledged that parts of the budget are likely to run into significant opposition on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are concerned in part about preserving valuable defense contracts for their districts and states.

"This is a reform budget, reflecting lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan," Gates said. "There's no question that a lot of these decisions will be controversial."

He called on Congress to "rise above parochial interests and consider what is in the best interests of the nation as a whole."

House Armed Service Chairman Ike Skelton, D-Missouri, acknowledged that congressmen have concerns about job losses in their home districts but said that ultimately, "the national interest overrides anything."

"The buck stops with us," he said. "We still have a lot of hard work ahead of us."

Three key priorities are reflected in the changes, Gates said.

The priorities are a stronger institutional commitment to the military's all-volunteer force, a decision to "rebalance" defense programs to better fight current and future conflicts, and "fundamental overhauls" of the military's procurement, acquisition and contracting process. 1. Who anounced the budget for the pentagon for 2010?
2. What was one of the more high profile programs on it?
3. was it going to increase the spending or cut it?
4. Did gates think their were going to be any opposition to parts of the budget?
5. What is it that would concern the lawmakers about it?
6. What do the major changes reflect in the budget?
7. What does the house Armed Serive chairman Ike Skelton think about it?
8. What does Gates think the reformed budget reflects?
9. What are the priorities of the budget?
10. What did Gates call on congress to do? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates
2. the F-22 Raptor.
3. Cut it?
4. yes
5. preserving valuable defense contracts for their districts and states
6. "scope and significance
7. he acknowledged that congressmen have concerns about job losses in their home districts but said that ultimately, "the national interest overrides anything."
8. lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan
9. a stronger institutional commitment to the military's all-volunteer force, a decision to "rebalance" defense programs to better fight current and future conflicts, and "fundamental overhauls" of the military's procurement, acquisition and contracting process.
10. "rise above parochial interests and consider what is in the best interests of the nation as a whole."