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(CNN) -- Ryan Lochte won the United States' first gold medal at the London Olympics with an outstanding performance in Saturday's 400m individual medley.

Swimming superstar Michael Phelps, who has 14 Olympic gold medals from his three previous Olympics, could only manage fourth place in a disappointing performance.

"I think I am in shock right now. Going into these Games I knew I was capable of getting the win. I'm happy that I was able to do that," said Lochte.

The rivalry between Lochte and Phelps has dominated the build up to this year's swimming competition, but Phelps couldn't live up to the hype as he struggled to find the form that helped him win eight golds in eight days at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

With First Lady Michelle Obama in attendance, Lochte, the current Fina male swimmer of the year, dominated the race from the start.

The six-time Olympic medal winner, including three golds, opened up an early lead and never looked liked being caught in the race that combines four different strokes.

Phelps hasn't missed out on a medal since finishing fifth in the 200m butterfly at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but he ends day one empty handed after finishing behind surprise medal winners Thiago Pereira and Kosuke Hagino.

"It was just a crappy race. They swam a better race than me, they swam a smarter race than me and that is why they are on the podium," said Phelps, who is scheduled to compete in seven events at the Games.
1. What sport is Phelps in?
2. Who was his teammate?
3. Who do they swim for?
4. What did Lochte win?
5. What place?
6. Where?
7. When?
8. How many medals does Phelps have?
9. How many games had he performed at before?
10. What place did he come out in the race?
11. Where were the games in 2008?

Numbered answers:
1. swimming
2. Ryan Lochte
3. the United States
4. 400m individual medley.
5. first place
6. at the London Olympics
7. Saturday
8. 14 gold medals
9. Three
10. 4th
11. Beijing

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Erica McElrath calls herself " The Happy Lady". And by now, you may have caught her singing and dancing with her mp3 player on any of several city street corners. " I don't want money," said McElrah, 40, of St. Louis. " I come out here to make people smile."

McElrah lost her full-time job in January. Since then, she has spent her days doing what she loves-dancing in the street. Her message to people in hard times: do something that you enjoy, no matter what your circumstances. " Life isn't that bad," she said. " If you're working 40 hours a week, you shouldn't be complaining."

McElrah graduated from parkway Central High School and has spent the past 21 years working as a nursing assistant, She began singing and dancing publicly on her days off a few years ago to help her through the pain of her second divorce.

Her favorite spot is the northwest corner of Chouteau Avenue and South Grand Boulevard near St. Louis University. McElrah's mp3 player is loaded with hundreds of classic rock hits and 80's pop songs, including those by Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Neil Diamond and Toto. But her favorite artist, by far, is Stevie Nicks.

Videos of McElrah have appeared on YouTube, a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. "People think I'm crazy, but I don't care," She said. " I can dance a little. I just go with the music." Even a rude gesture from a passing motorist doesn't bother her either. " I just smile and wave," she said.

McElrah's show of bravery recently earned her a job opportunity with Liberty Tax Service, which temporarily offered her a job as a dancer Statute of Liberty to promote a new place near Grand Center starting in January.

" Just be happy and do what you love," she said. "The money will come."
1. who calls herself the happy lady?
2. where does she dance and sing?
3. why did she start doing this?
4. was she divorced before?
5. how many times in all?
6. what kind of songs she has in her player
7. how old is she?
8. does she ask for money form people?
9. what does she need?
10. what was she working as
11. how long
12. when did she lose her full time work?

Numbered answers:
1. Erica McElrath
2. city street corners
3. to help her through the pain of her divorce.
4. Yes
5. Two
6. classic rock hits
7. 40
8. No
9. to make people smile.
10. a nursing assistant
11. 21 years
12. January

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Defying warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Friday, but it broke apart before escaping the earth's atmosphere and fell into the sea, officials said.

"It flew about a minute, and it flew into the ocean," said Noriyuki Shikata, a spokesman for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

He added that Japanese authorities "have not identified any negative impacts, so far," though he said the international ramifications could be significant. "This is something that we think is a regrettable development," he said.

Joseph Cirincione, president of the global security foundation The Ploughshares Fund, told CNN that the launch's apparent failure "shows the weakness of the North Korea missile program" and suggests that the threat from North Korea has been "exaggerated."

"It's a humiliation," he told CNN. "I wouldn't want to be a North Korean rocket scientist today."

In an unusual admission of failure, the North Korean state media announced that the rocket had not managed to put an observation satellite into orbit, which Pyongyang had insisted was the purpose of the launch.

In the past, North Korea has insisted that failed launches have been successful.

"Scientists, technicians and experts are now looking into the cause of the failure," the official Korean Central News Agency said in a report, which was also read out in a news broadcast on state-run television.

The United States, South Korea and other countries see the launch as a cover for a ballistic missile test.

"Our government strongly criticizes their action," said South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Sung Hwan. "They have ignored the starvation of their people and spent money on missiles. It is very unfortunate."
1. Who sees the South Korean launch as a cover for a ballistic test?
2. Who is the president of the global security foundation?
3. Who launched a long-range rocket Friday?
4. Did it succeed?
5. What happened to it?
6. Who is Noriuki Shikata?
7. What was the reason for the launch according to Pyongyang?
8. Who strongly criticized the launch?
9. What has North Korea said about failed past launches?
10. Who is the South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs?
11. What did he say has been ignored?
12. Who said that scientists, techs and experts are looking at the cause of the failure?
13. What did Joseph Cirincione say to CNN about being a North Korean rocket scientist?
14. What was North Korea defying from the international community?
15. And what did Japanese authorities identify about the impact?
16. Who made an unusual admission of failure?
17. Is the name of the global security foundation, The Ploughshares Fund?
Numbered answers:
1. The United States, South Korea and other countries
2. Joseph Cirincione
3. North Korea
4. No
5. It broke up and fell to the sea
6. A spokesman for the Japanese Prime Minister
7. To put an observation satellite into orbit.
8. South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Sung Hwan
9. Insisted launches have been successful.
10. Kim Sung Hwan
11. The starvation of their people
12. The official Korean Central News Agency
13. It shows the weakness of the North Korea missile program
14. Warnings
15. Any negative impacts
16. North Korean
17. Yes