Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. The word "aviation" was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863, from the verb "avier" (synonymous flying), itself derived from the Latin word "avis" ("bird") and the suffix "-ation".

There are early legends of human flight such as the story of Icarus in Greek myth and Jamshid in Persian myth, and later, somewhat more credible claims of short-distance human flights appear, such as the flying automaton of Archytas of Tarentum (428347 BC), the winged flights of Abbas Ibn Firnas (810887), Eilmer of Malmesbury (11th century), and the hot-air Passarola of Bartholomeu Lourenco de Gusmao (16851724).

The modern age of aviation began with the first untethered human lighter-than-air flight on November 21, 1783, of a hot air balloon designed by the Montgolfier brothers. The practicality of balloons was limited because they could only travel downwind. It was immediately recognized that a steerable, or dirigible, balloon was required. Jean-Pierre Blanchard flew the first human-powered dirigible in 1784 and crossed the English Channel in one in 1785.

Rigid airships became the first aircraft to transport passengers and cargo over great distances. The best known aircraft of this type were manufactured by the German Zeppelin company.

1. when did the modern age of aviation begin?
2. was this an aircraft?
3. then what?
4. was it heavy?
5. could it be steered?
6. who created it?
7. are there any myths mentioned?
8. how many?
9. please name one
10. where is this myth from?
11. is there a persian myth?
12. who is mentioned in this?
13. who created the word aviation?
14. what did he do for a living?
15. anything else?
16. when did he create the word?
17. which company made aircrafts able to transport people?
18. who crossed the english channel?
19. when?
20. was this the first time he was flying?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. November 21, 1783
2. not exactly.
3. a hot air balloon
4. Described as lighter-than-air
5. This one, no.
6. the Montgolfier brothers.
7. Yes.
8. Two
9. the story of Icarus
10. Greece
11. Yes
12. Jamshid
13. Gabriel La Landelle
14. French writer
15. He was once a naval officer
16. 1863
17. the German Zeppelin company.
18. Jean-Pierre Blanchard
19. 1785.
20. No

Question: (NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn't think twice before diving into the freezing East River.

Tuesday'sDaily Newssaid 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.

He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.

"I didn't think at all," Duret told theDaily News. "It happened very fast. I reacted very fast."

Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.

When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.

Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.

The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn't realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.

"I don't really think I'm a hero," said Duret. "Anyone would do the same thing." 1. What country was the hero a native of?
2. Where did the incident take place?
3. What was his name?
4. Has he recently moved to the area?
5. What was he doing there?
6. Was he alone?
7. Who was he with?
8. What was his heroic action?
9. What is his regular occupation?
10. What had he initially thought was in the river?
11. Where did the toddler fall from?
12. The bank was located where?
13. Who was with her?
14. What was he doing when she tumbled?
15. What was his name?
16. Did he go in the water too?
17. Did he thank the other man for the rescue?
18. How old was the tourist?
19. According to who?
20. Does he think of himself as a hero? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. France.
2. Manhattan.
3. Julien Duret.
4. No.
5. He was on vacation
6. No.
7. His girlfriend.
8. Rescuing a girl.
9. Engineer.
10. A doll.
11. Off the bank.
12. South Street Seaport museum.
13. Her dad.
14. Adjusting his camera.
15. David Anderson.
16. Yes.
17. unknown
18. 29.
19. Daily News.
20. No.

Q: London, England (CNN) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic finally took the stand Monday at the U.N.'s international tribunal at The Hague to defend himself against genocide charges stemming from the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict.

For CNN's Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson, the 64 year-old was as defiant and unrepentant as the man he recalled meeting outside Sarajevo in 1993-94, as Bosnian-Serb forces shelled the city.

Karadzic, who faces 11 charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide during the war, told the tribunal the Serb cause is "just and holy," and dismissed as myths two of the worst atrocities of a conflict that claimed 100,000 lives -- the three-year siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre in 1995.

He even claimed that the image of the Muslims as victims was untrue and that they were the first to attack. Their fighters "had blood up to their shoulders," he said.

"I will defend that nation of ours and their cause that is just and holy," he said in his defiant opening statement. The aim of the "Muslim plotters," he added, was "100 percent power, as it was in the Ottoman Empire."

"This is reminiscent of those days," said Robertson, who reported from the Bosnian capital during the war. "These were the exact same justifications: 'we're the ones that had been under attack, we're the ones being wronged.'

"It's very telling that he's not trying to address specific issues, such as the Srebrenica massacre and such like, which are going to be the main parts of the prosecution.

1. CNN
2. London
3. Former Bosnian Serb leader
4. 64
5. 11

Numbered questions:
1. what media outlet ran this story?
2. in what city?
3. who is Radovan Karadzic?
4. how old is he?
5. how many charges is he facing?