Question: CHAPTER III.

AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION.

"Who ever saw such a downpour before?" growled one of the three men, as he switched the water from his soft felt hat. "I'm wet to the skin."

"I'm no better off," replied one of the others. "I think we were fools to leave Macklin's place, Gilroy."

"Just what I think, Fetter," said the third man. "We could have waited as well as not."

"Yes, we could have waited, Potts," answered Matt Gilroy; "but, to tell the truth, I don't want to trust Macklin too far. He might play us foul."

"He wouldn't dare to do that," returned Gus Fetter.

"Why not--if he thought he would get a reward?" came from Nat Potts, the youngest of the trio. "One thing is certain, Macklin is crazy to make money."

"I know a thing or two of Macklin's past--that's why," went on Gus Fetter. "If he got us into trouble I wouldn't keep silent about him, and he knows it."

"Macklin is slippery, no two ways about it," said Matt Gilroy, as he took off his jacket and wrung the water out. "I am not inclined to trust him, and that is all there is to it."

"Did he ever belong to the old gang?" questioned Nat Potts. "Some say he did, and some say he didn't."

"He was a hanger-on, that's all," came from Matt Gilroy. "He was always afraid to take the chances of being shot, but was on hand when the spoils were divided. They used him as a messenger and a spy, but I don't believe he ever really helped to hold up a coach." 1. Whose place had the men left?
2. Who said it was foolish to do that?
3. Who said they should have waited?
4. Who indicated they didn't have faith in their former host?
5. How was the weather?
6. How many guys were there?
7. Who was the youngest?
8. What did he think Macklin wanted?
9. Who knew things about Macklin's history?
10. What did one of the characters do with his coat?
11. What did Potts ask about Macklin belonging to?
12. What did Gilroy say Macklin's role was?
13. Did he describe him as brave?
14. What jobs was he employed for?
15. Did he perform any robberies?
16. What was the guy who started this talk wearing? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Macklin
2. One of the others
3. Potts
4. Matt Gilroy
5. There was a downpour
6. Three
7. Nat Potts
8. A reward
9. Gus Fetter
10. Rung the water out of it
11. The old gang
12. A hanger-on
13. No
14. Messenger and spy
15. No
16. A hat

Q: Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner. CNN was founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner as a 24-hour cable news channel. Upon its launch, CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage, and was the first all-news television channel in the United States.

While the news channel has numerous affiliates, CNN primarily broadcasts from the Time Warner Center in New York City, and studios in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta is only used for weekend programming. CNN is sometimes referred to as CNN/U.S. (or CNN Domestic) to distinguish the American channel from its international sister network, CNN International. As of August 2010, CNN is available in over 100 million U.S. households. Broadcast coverage of the U.S. channel extends to over 890,000 American hotel rooms, as well as carriage on cable and satellite providers throughout Canada. Globally, CNN programming airs through CNN International, which can be seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories.

As of July 2015, CNN is available to about 96,374,000 cable, satellite, and telco television households (82.8% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.

1. Cable News Network
2. over 100 million
3. yes
4. the Time Warner Center
5. New York City,
6. Turner Broadcasting System
7. yes
8. yes
9. Atlanta
10. yes
11. On the weekend
12. 212
13. 1980
14. no

Numbered questions:
1. What does CNN stand for?
2. How many households is it available in?
3. Has it always provided 24/7 news coverage?
4. Where does CNN broadcast from?
5. Where is that?
6. Who is it owned by?
7. Is that owned by another company?
8. Does it have an international network?
9. Where is CNN headquartered?
10. Does it ever broadcast from there?
11. When?
12. How many countries is CNN available in?
13. When was CNN founded?
14. Before CNN launched, did any other TV channel provide news only?

input: (CNN) -- With Snoop Dogg bowing out of his feud with Iggy Azalea, it seems Eminem is more than willing to take his place.

In a leaked snippet from a new Eminem song called "Vegas," the controversial rapper appears to tell Iggy to put away her "rape whistle."

"Unless you're Nicki/grab you by the wrist let's ski/so what's it gon be/put that s**t away Iggy/You don't wanna blow that rape whistle on me," Eminem raps.

Those lyrics come on the heels of Em taking shots at singer Lana Del Rey in a freestyle, saying that he'd punch her "right in the face twice" like NFL player Ray Rice, who was suspended from the league after he was seen on video knocking his then-fiance unconscious.

That kind of lyricism isn't surprising from Eminem, whose rhymes have been called homophobic in addition to misogynistic and violent. The rapper has explained in the past that the words he puts on wax are part of the "personas that I create in my music."

To Iggy Azalea, that approach is not only offensive, but uninspired.

"I'm bored of the old men threatening young women as entertainment trend and much more interested in the young women getting $ trend," the Australian artist tweeted on Thursday. "It's especially awkward because my 14 year old brother is the biggest eminem fan and now the artist he admired says he wants to rape me. nice!"

Besides, she adds, "women in music have the bigger b***s anyhow."

Iggy is right that she's come up against a wave of criticism as her star power continues to rise. Last month, she went toe-to-toe with Snoop Dogg when the California rapper posted a series of mean-spirited photos and comments about the "Fancy" rapper, including calling her a "f****ng c**t." 1. who was feuding before?
2. did they end it?
3. now who is feuding?
4. what was the first hint at it?
5. from what?
6. which song?
7. what does it say?
8. what else had Eminiem just done that was controversial?
9. saying what?
10. what did Ray Rice do?
11. Does Iggy feel that the lyrics are offensive?
12. and what else does she think about it?
13. what is she bored of?
14. what does she think is more appealing?
15. why is she catching more criticism? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Snoop Dogg and Iggy Azalea
2. yes
3. Iggy Azalea and Eminem
4. leaked snippet
5. a new Eminem song
6. Vegas
7. tell Iggy to put away her "rape whistle
8. taking shots at singer Lana Del Rey in a freestyle
9. saying that he'd punch her "right in the face twice" like NFL player Ray Rice
10. he hit Lana Del Rey unconcious
11. yes
12. uninspired
13. old men threatening young women as entertainment trend
14. young women getting $ trend
15. her star power continues to rise