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Bonaire (pronounced or ; , ; Papiamentu: "Boneiru") is an island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Together with Aruba and Curacao, it forms the group known as the ABC islands, less than a hundred miles off the north coast of South America near the western part of Venezuela. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, the ABCs lie outside the hurricane belt. The islands have an arid climate, which helps tourism, as visitors to the islands can reliably expect warm, sunny weather. Bonaire is a popular destination for scuba diving, and easy access from shore to its fringing reefs.

Bonaire's capital is Kralendijk. The island has a permanent population of 18,905 (as of 1 January 2015) and an area of 294km (together with nearby uninhabited Klein Bonaire). Bonaire was part of the Netherlands Antilles until the country's dissolution in 2010, when the island became a special municipality (officially "public body") within the country of the Netherlands. It is one of the three BES islands in the Caribbean, along with Sint Eustatius and Saba.

The name 'Bonaire' is thought to have originally come from the Caquetio word 'Bonay', a name that meant low country. The early Spanish and Dutch modified its spelling to Bojnaj and also Bonaire. The French influence, while present at various times, was never strong enough to make the assumption that the name means 'good air'.

1. How many islands are part of the ABC island?
2. What are they?
3. What kind of climate do they have?
4. Where is Bonaire?
5. What is the capital?
6. How much land do they have?
7. Does that include something else?
8. How many people live in Klein Bonaire?
9. What about Bonaire?
10. What language does the name come from?
11. Which word?
12. What does that mean?
13. Who change the way it's spelled?
14. Did it have a heavy French influence?
15. What country did Bonaire belong to?
16. What happened to that country?
17. When?
18. What kind of Municipality was it after that?
19. Do they get tourists?
20. What sport do they come for?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. three
2. Bonaire, Aruba and Curacao
3. arid
4. in the Caribbean Sea
5. Kralendijk
6. 294km
7. Klein Bonaire
8. nearby none
9. 18,905
10. Caquetio
11. Bonay
12. low country
13. the Spanish and Dutch
14. no
15. the Netherlands Antilles
16. it dissolved
17. 2010
18. a public body
19. yes
20. scuba diving

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United Nations (CNN) -- Palestinian President Mahoud Abbas put forth a historic U.N. membership bid for an independent state of Palestine on Friday; a move Israel says is premature without direct talks that address its longstanding security concerns.

The formal application -- viewed as a largely symbolic gesture because an American veto is all but assured should the request come to a vote in the Security Council -- drew applause in the assembly when the Palestinian leader raised the document at the podium during his speech at the 66th annual session of the General Assembly.

The time has come for a "Palestinian Spring" to join the Arab Spring in reshaping the Middle East, he said. "My people desire to exercise their right to enjoy a normal life like the rest of humanity."

But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, later taking his turn to address the General Assembly, said Palestinians are looking for a "state without peace," ignoring security concerns important to Israel.

He said Palestinians are not armed only with their "hopes and dreams," as Abbas said in his speech. To that he added "10,000 missiles, and Grad rockets supplied by Iran, not to mention the river of lethal weapons flowing into Gaza."

"Palestinians should first make peace with Israel, and then get their state," he declared, adding that peace must arrive through a two-state solution that recognizes Israel as a Jewish state.

If that occurs, Israel "will be the first" to recognize Palestinian statehood, the prime minister said.

Representatives from the United Nations, the United States, Russia and the European Union -- a group commonly referred to as the Quartet for the Middle East -- discussed the request later Friday, and issued a statement saying the bid is now before the U.N. Security Council.

1. Who made a UN membership bid?
2. and what country is expected to veto it?
3. Who thinks they should first be at peace with the Jewish state?
4. Who held talks about this?
5. And is there a name for them?
6. Who has to make the decison now?
7. What are the Palestinians armed with?
8. Anything else?
9. Who supplied them with rockets?
10. How will the Palestinians get their state?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Palestinian President Mahoud Abbas
2. American
3. Netanyahu
4. United Nations, the United States, Russia and the European Union
5. the Quartet for the Middle East
6. the U.N. Security Council.
7. 10,000 missiles
8. lethal weapons flowing into Gaza
9. Iran
10. they should first make peace with Israel

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Steve the penguin lived at the zoo. Steve loved to lie on his towel outside during the summer. In the winter Steve would get too cold and would stay in his house. Steve loved the zookeeper's helper Bob. The zookeeper's name was Joe, but he never came in to see Steve. Bob would feed Steve treats all summer long when he was working. In the spring, Tim was the zookeeper's helper and would never feed Steve treats, so Steve didn't like him. Steve loved that Bob would give him was fish more than anything. Steve also liked bananas, oranges and apples, but fish was his favorite. Steve would stick his tongue out at the visitors to the zoo, other times he turn around and show them his back because they were always looking at Steve and he didn't like that. Sometimes he would wave his arm to some visitors if they seemed to be nice. Steve loved the summer; it was his favorite time of the year. He got treats and his favorite helper Bob worked during the summer.

1. Who's favorite food was fish?
2. what kind of animal was he?
3. where did he live?
4. what did he enjoy doing?
5. where?
6. during what season?
7. what did he do in the winter?
8. why?
9. How did the animal love?
10. what was his job?
11. who was the in charge of the zoo?
12. Did he ever visit?
13. When was Bob around?
14. was there someone else before then?
15. In what season?
16. what was his name?
17. Did Steve like him?
18. why not?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Steve
2. penguin
3. the zoo.
4. lie on his towel
5. outside
6. the summer
7. stay in his house
8. he was too cold
9. Bob
10. he zookeeper's helper
11. Joe
12. no
13. summer
14. yes
15. spring
16. Tim
17. no
18. he would never feed Steve treats