Question: There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear. "I'm going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me," said Emily. "How about you, Linda?" "I'm not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you!" Linda said. "What are we going to do about the boys?" asked Jane. "Do you remember the last school party, last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!" "I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it'll be better this time," said Mary. The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while, Tim said, "I don't want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It'll be over soon." He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers. 1. What will Emily wear?
2. Why?
3. Who considered wearing jeans?
4. accompanied by what?
5. Did the girls dance with several boys last year?
6. Who suspected this year might be different?
7. Why?
8. When was the party?
9. Where?
10. Which teacher was chaperoning?
11. How long was it?
12. Who was the first boy to dance?
13. Who was the second?
14. Who did he dance with?
15. Who was Linda paired with?
16. Were there more watchers or participants?
17. Which girl got asked to dance first?
18. Did she dress for the occasion?
19. Who tried to get the genders to dance together? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. a black dress
2. everybody will notice her
3. Linda
4. an old shirt and a hat
5. no
6. Mary
7. Some of the boys might have learned to dance
8. Friday evening
9. school
10. Mr. Green
11. two hours
12. Tim
13. David
14. Emily
15. Jack
16. dancers
17. Emily
18. yes
19. Mr. Green

Question: (WIRED) -- If you work for IBM, you can bring your iPhone to work, but forget about using the phone's voice-activated digital assistant. Siri isn't welcome on Big Blue's networks.

The reason? Siri ships everything you say to her to a big data center in Maiden, North Carolina. And the story of what really happens to all of your Siri-launched searches, e-mail messages and inappropriate jokes is a bit of a black box.

IBM CIO Jeanette Horan told MIT's Technology Review this week that her company has banned Siri outright because, according to the magazine, "The company worries that the spoken queries might be stored somewhere."

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It turns out that Horan is right to worry. In fact, Apple's iPhone Software License Agreement spells this out: "When you use Siri or Dictation, the things you say will be recorded and sent to Apple in order to convert what you say into text," Apple says. Siri collects a bunch of other information -- names of people from your address book and other unspecified user data, all to help Siri do a better job.

How long does Apple store all of this stuff, and who gets a look at it? Well, the company doesn't actually say. Again, from the user agreement: "By using Siri or Dictation, you agree and consent to Apple's and its subsidiaries' and agents' transmission, collection, maintenance, processing, and use of this information, including your voice input and User Data, to provide and improve Siri, Dictation, and other Apple products and services." 1. Who is the Chief Information Officer at IBM?
2. Who isn't allowed at IBM?
3. Who's that?
4. Does the iPhone license agreement say you can be recorded?
5. And sent to Apple so it can be?
6. What's something Siri saves?
7. What do they say is the reason for that?
8. Does Apple spell out who reads those texts?
9. Is it just when talking to Siri?
10. What else?
11. Where is the recorded info sent?
12. Where is it located?
13. Where's that?
14. What is IBM afraid will happen?
15. What is something you allow Apple to do with the info if you agree to their terms?
16. Does that include your recorded voice?
17. Just Apple?
18. Who else?
19. Do they store your user info, too?
20. What's IBM's nickname? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Jeanette Horan
2. Siri.
3. Voice-activated digital assistant.
4. Yes.
5. Converted into text,
6. Names of people from your address book
7. To help Siri do a better job.
8. No.
9. No.
10. Dictation.
11. A data center.
12. Maiden.
13. North Carolina
14. The spoken queries might be stored.
15. Consent to Apple transmitting your data.
16. Yes.
17. No.
18. Their subsidiaries' and agents.
19. Yes.
20. Big Blue.

Question: One day when Jack was walking inthe park, he saw a woman he knew sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman. Jack walked up to the woman and said, "Hello. Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?" "Of course, please sit down,"Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed. "That's a nice dog"Jack said, pointing at the animal. "Yes, he's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture but that's not a bad thing. He's strong and healthy" "And hungry," Jack said. "He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him." "That's true,"Sue said, But I haven't." The two friends laughed and then Jack said, "Does your dog bite?" "No," Sue said. "He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and good-tempered ." Hearing this, Jack decided to _ the dog. He put out his hand and touched the animal's head. Immediately it jumped up and bit him. "Hey!" Jack shouted. "You said he didn't bite." "No, I didn't,"Sue replied. "You asked,if my dog bit, and I said no. 1. What pet did the woman have?
2. What breed was it?
3. Why was the dog looking at her?
4. Did she?
5. What was her name?
6. Where was she sitting?
7. Where?
8. Who greeted her?
9. Did they know each other?
10. Where did Jack touch the dog?
11. Did it enjoy the touch?
12. How did it react?
13. Was Jack upset?
14. At whom?
15. Why?
16. Did the dog belong to her?
17. How many people had her dog bitten? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. A dog.
2. unknown
3. He thought she had food.
4. No.
5. Sue.
6. On a bench.
7. The park.
8. Jack did.
9. Yes.
10. The head.
11. No.
12. It jumped up and bit him.
13. Yes.
14. Sue.
15. She said he didn't bite.
16. No.
17. Zero.