Q: (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's senior domestic policy adviser said Tuesday that the BlackBerry mobile e-mail device was a "miracle that John McCain helped create."

The adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, discussing the nation's economic woes with reporters, said that McCain -- who has struggled to stress his economic credentials -- did have experience dealing with the economy, pointing to his time on the Senate Commerce Committee.

Pressed to provide an example of what McCain had accomplished on that committee, Holtz-Eakin said the senator did not have jurisdiction over financial markets, then he held up his Blackberry, telling reporters: "He did this."

"Telecommunications of the United States, the premiere innovation in the past 15 years, comes right through the Commerce Committee. So you're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create," Holtz-Eakin said. "And that's what he did. He both regulated and deregulated the industry."

During the 2000 presidential campaign, Vice President Al Gore drew controversy when he said that during his time in Congress, he "took the initiative in creating the Internet" -- based on his work promoting funding and early research in that area.

The Obama campaign responded to the McCain adviser's comments Tuesday shortly after they were reported.

"If John McCain hadn't said that 'the fundamentals of our economy are strong' on the day of one of our nation's worst financial crises, the claim that he invented the BlackBerry would have been the most preposterous thing said all week," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.

Meanwhile, McCain senior aide Matt McDonald said that the senator "laughed" when he heard the comment.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is Douglas an adviser to?
2. What is he trying to give credit to John McCain for?
3. What is that?
4. How did he say he contributed?
5. What committee was he part of?
6. What did that give him experience in?
7. What id Al Gore try to take credit for?
8. When?
9. What was his job when he claimed this?
10. What was he trying to become in 2000?
11. How did he help with making the internet
12. What did this statement create?
13. What was happening when McCain called the economy strong?
14. What did that overshadow?
15. What did Obama call it?
16. What part of the economy did McCain think were in good shape?
17. Who is Bill Burton?
18. Who is McCain's senior aide?
19. how did he respond to Burton's comment?
20. What does Holtz-Eakin think is the best invention?
A: 1. John McCain
2. the Blackberry
3. a mobile device
4. regulating the telecommunications industry
5. the Senate Commerce Committee
6. the economy
7. creating the internet
8. 2000
9. Vice President
10. president
11. with funding and research
12. controversy
13. a financial crisis
14. the claim that he invented the BlackBerry
15. preposterous
16. fundamentals
17. Obama campaign spokesman
18. Matt McDonald
19. he laughed
20. Telecommunications
Q: Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but he doesn't let this stop him.

The brave 26-year-old man plays football and golf, and swims, in spite of the fact that he has no arms or legs.

Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and makes him able to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up.

"I call it my chicken drumstick ," joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. "I'd be lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller ."

"He's very modest, but he gets marriage proposals from women all the time," said Nick's friend Steve Appel.

"He would love to get married and start a family, but he's waiting for the right girl to come along."

When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room. His _ mother couldn't bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.

His disability came without any medical explanation, which was a rare case. Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them.

"My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself," he said.

"It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave me the courage to learn how to swim."

Answer the following questions:
1. Does he play any sports?
2. Which sports?
3. Can he pick things up?
4. What's his friend's name?
5. Why is he disabled?
6. Does he want a family?
7. Was it hard for his parents?
8. Did they start him in sports early?
9. How old was he?
10. Who helped him learn to swim?
A: 1. yes
2. football, golf, and swimming
3. yes
4. Steve Appel.
5. Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs
6. yes
7. yes
8. yes
9. 18 months
10. his dad
Q: CHAPTER XII

MOVING ON

"Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly. "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."

"That's jolly," said Patsy, with a bright smile. "I'd like to see Kenneth again."

"I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.

"How singular!" exclaimed Louise. "Count Ferralti told me only this morning that he had decided to go to Palermo."

"Really?" said Uncle John.

"Yes, Uncle. Isn't it a coincidence?"

"Why, as for that," he answered, slowly, "I'm afraid it will prevent our seeing the dear count--or whatever he is--again, at least for some time. For Mr. Watson and Kenneth are just leaving Palermo, and he asks us to meet him in another place altogether, a town called--called--let me see; Tormenti, or Terminal, or something."

"Give me the letter, dear," said Patsy. "I don't believe it's Terminal at all. Of course not," consulting the pages, "it's Taormina."

"Is that in Sicily?" he asked.

"Yes. Listen to what Mr. Watson says: 'I'm told it is the most beautiful spot in the world, which is the same thing you hear about most beautiful places. It is eight hundred feet above the Mediterranean and nestles peacefully in the shadow of Mount Etna.'"

"Etna!" cried Uncle John, with a start. "Isn't that another volcano?"

"To be sure," said Beth, the geographer. "Etna is the biggest volcano in the world."

Answer the following questions:
1. What is Etna?
2. a small one?
3. what size?
4. Did Uncle John sound happy about that?
5. Who was the letter from?
6. a stranger>
7. a relation?
8. where was it writen?
9. was he alone?
10. who was he with?
11. who is called?
12. what's the ward's name
13. how many girls are there?
14. what are their names?
15. who has just decided to go to Palermo
16. Where were the people in palermo traveling to next?
17. what did Uncle John call it?
18. who read it correcly?
19. how high up is it?
20. is it ugly?
A:
1. a volcano
2. no
3. biggest in the world
4. no
5. Silas Watson
6. no
7. no
8. Palermo
9. no
10. his ward
11. unknown
12. Kenneth Forbes
13. Three
14. Louise, Patsy and Beth.
15. Count Ferralti
16. Taormina
17. Tormenti, or Terminal
18. Patsy
19. eight hundred feet above the Mediterranean
20. no