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(CNN) -- The names on the formal, state-government-erected memorial signs by the sides of Ohio highways are not famous to the outside world.

But once you know the story behind them, you understand completely. You look at those signs and you offer a silent word of thanks.

Usually stretches of highways around the country are named for politicians, or for renowned figures from American history, or perhaps for singing stars or athletes or Hollywood actors who were born in the area.

For the last several years, though, whenever I've been in Ohio I have noticed the highway signs with the unfamiliar names.

Last week I got in touch with the Ohio Department of Transportation to ask about them.

The answer makes you want to pause humbly.

On August 31, 2009, Marine Lance Cpl. David R. Hall, of Elyria, Ohio, was killed in an explosion while serving in Garmsir, Afghanistan. He was 31; he worked at a Ford assembly plant back home before joining the Marines.

In most cases of fallen service members, there is a solemn funeral ceremony when their remains are returned home, and a respectful obituary in the local newspaper. It can feel all too fleeting.

But in Ohio, in recent years, there has been an effort to do more.

Which is why the Ohio General Assembly authorized that a stretch of State Route 2 in Lorain County -- David Hall's home county -- be named, now and forever, to honor him.

"After the General Assembly votes to name a portion of a highway, we manufacture the signs and put them up at the designated places," said Steve Faulkner, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Transportation. He said that two signs are usually erected, each facing a different direction, so that people in cars on either side of the highway will see the honoree's name.
1. From what state is David R. Hall?
2. From what city?
3. What branch of the military was he in?
4. Was he killed?
5. How?
6. While stationed where?
7. How old was he when he died?
8. What kind of plant did he work at before?
9. A stretch of what was named to honor him?
10. In what county?
11. Who authorized this?
12. What position does Steve Faulkner hold?
13. For?
14. Why are two signs put up to face a different location?

Numbered answers:
1. Ohio
2. Elyria
3. Marines
4. yes
5. in an explosion
6. in Garmsir, Afghanistan
7. 31
8. Ford assembly plant
9. State Route 2
10. US
11. Ohio General Assembly
12. a spokesman
13. Ohio Department of Transportation
14. so that people in cars on either side of the highway will see the honoree's name

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Sun Microsystems, Inc. was an American company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services, and that created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the Network File System (NFS) and SPARC. Sun contributed significantly to the evolution of several key computing technologies, among them Unix, RISC processors, thin client computing, and virtualized computing. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982. At its height, the Sun headquarters were in Santa Clara, California (part of Silicon Valley), on the former west campus of the Agnews Developmental Center.

On April 20, 2009 it was announced that Oracle Corporation would acquire Sun for 7.4billion. The deal was completed on January 27, 2010.

Sun products included computer servers and workstations built on its own RISC-based SPARC processor architecture as well as on x86-based AMD's Opteron and Intel's Xeon processors; storage systems; and a suite of software products including the Solaris operating system, developer tools, Web infrastructure software, and identity management applications. Other technologies include the Java platform, MySQL, and NFS. Sun was a proponent of open systems in general and Unix in particular, and a major contributor to open-source software. At various times, Sun had manufacturing facilities in several locations worldwide, including Hillsboro, Oregon, Linlithgow, Scotland, and Newark, California; however, by the time the company was acquired, it had outsourced most manufacturing.
1. Which company created Java?
2. When was it founded?
3. In which state?
4. Is it part of Silicon Valley?
5. Who acquired Sun?
6. When?
7. For how much?
8. Did Sun make computer servers?
9. What was the name of the operating system they made?
10. What's the name of another of their programming languages?
11. Name one of their manufacturing locations?
12. And another?
13. And any other?
14. What was the name of their processor architecture?
15. What kind of AMD processors did they use?
16. And what kind from Intel?
17. Did they contribute to the development of Unix?
18. Were they a proponent of open systems?
19. Do they now outsource manufacturing?
20. By when did they do that?

Numbered answers:
1. Sun Microsystems
2. February 24, 1982
3. California
4. yes
5. Oracle Corporation
6. On April 20, 2009
7. r 7.4billion.
8. yes
9. the Solaris operating system
10. unknown
11. Hillsboro, Oregon
12. Linlithgow, Scotland
13. Newark, California
14. SPARC
15. x86-based
16. Xeon processors
17. yes
18. yes
19. most of it
20. by the time it was acquired.

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CHAPTER VIII. THE TWISTED BAR

Nature asserted herself, and, despite his condition, Crispin slept. Kenneth sat huddled on his chair, and in awe and amazement he listened to his companion's regular breathing. He had not Galliard's nerves nor Galliard's indifference to death, so that neither could he follow his example, nor yet so much as realize how one should slumber upon the very brink of eternity.

For a moment his wonder stood perilously near to admiration; then his religious training swayed him, and his righteousness almost drew from him a contempt of this man's apathy. There was much of the Pharisee's attitude towards the publican in his mood.

Anon that regular breathing grew irritating to him; it drew so marked a contrast 'twixt Crispin's frame of mind and his own. Whilst Crispin had related his story, the interest it awakened had served to banish the spectre of fear which the thought of the morrow conjured up. Now that Crispin was silent and asleep, that spectre returned, and the lad grew numb and sick with the horror of his position.

Thought followed thought as he sat huddled there with sunken head and hands clasped tight between his knees, and they were mostly of his dull uneventful days in Scotland, and ever and anon of Cynthia, his beloved. Would she hear of his end? Would she weep for him?--as though it mattered! And every train of thought that he embarked upon brought him to the same issue--to-morrow! Shuddering he would clench his hands still tighter, and the perspiration would stand' out in beads upon his callow brow.
1. Who was sleeping?
2. Could Kenneth sleep?
3. What spectre was Kenneth dealing with?
4. Was he worried about tomorrow?
5. What did he think he was on the brink of?
6. Did he become irritated with Crispin ?
7. For what?
8. Can you say what Crispin's last name was?
9. Did Crispin do something that pushed away the fear for a while?
10. What was that?
11. How was Kenneth sitting?
12. How was his head?
13. And how were his hands?
14. What country was in his thoughts?
15. What kind of days happened there?
16. What else about them?
17. What person did he think of?
18. What was she to him?
19. What was one of the thoughts he had about her?
20. And another?
Numbered answers:
1. Crispin slept.
2. no
3. fear
4. yes
5. eternity.
6. yes
7. because Crispin was in a calmer (adleep) frame of mind than him
8. Galliard
9. yes
10. told his story
11. he sat huddled
12. sunken
13. hands clasped tight between his knees,
14. Scotland,
15. 1 thing was dull
16. they were uneventful
17. Cynthia
18. beloved.
19. Would she hear of his end?
20. Would she weep for him?