Question: CHAPTER I

OUT IN THE STORM

"Jack, it looks as if we were in for another storm."

"Yes, and it's starting right now," declared Captain Jack Rover, as he glanced through the trees to the overcast sky. "Don't you hear it on the leaves?"

"It does beat everything!" declared Andy Rover, his usually bright face clouding a bit. "It has rained enough in the past two weeks to last a year."

"Do you know, I like these constant rains less than I liked being snowbound up at Cedar Lodge," put in Lieutenant Fred Rover.

"Oh, there was some fun in being snowbound," declared Randy Rover. "A fellow could go out in it and have the best time ever. But what can a chap do when the rain is coming down to beat the band?"

"Well, you can go out and get a shower-bath free of charge," commented his twin gaily.

"I'll take my showers in the gym," was the quick reply. "Gee! listen to that, will you?"

There was no need for any of the four Rover boys to listen, or to look, either. A blinding flash of lightning had swept the sky, followed almost immediately by a crash of thunder in the woods behind them. Then followed another crash, as of falling timber.

"It struck a tree, I'll bet a new cap!" exclaimed Jack.

"Yes, and it was a little bit too close for comfort, too," answered his cousin Fred.

The thunder and lightning were followed by a sudden rush of wind which caused the trees of the forest to sway violently. Then the downfall of rain increased until it was little short of a deluge. 1. Does Fred Rover like the rain better than being snowbound?
2. Does Randy Rover think there's fun in being snowbound?
3. What is Jack Rover's rank?
4. What is Fred's?
5. How many Rover boys total are there?
6. Are any of them twins?
7. What Lodge is mentioned?
8. What did one of the boys say you could get free of charge in the rain?
9. Where did another prefer to take his?
10. What did Jack bet?
11. What was he betting about?
12. What followed the thunder and lightning? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. No
2. Yes
3. Captain
4. Lieutenant
5. four
6. Yes
7. Cedar Lodge
8. a shower-bath
9. in the gym
10. a new cap
11. lightning struck a tree
12. another crash

Question: Binomial nomenclature (also called binominal nomenclature or binary nomenclature) is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (which may be shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, binominal name or a scientific name; more informally it is also called a Latin name. The first part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs; the second part identifies the species within the genus. For example, humans belong to the genus "Homo" and within this genus to the species "Homo sapiens". The "formal" introduction of this system of naming species is credited to Carl Linnaeus, effectively beginning with his work "Species Plantarum" in 1753. But Gaspard Bauhin, in as early as 1623, had introduced in his book "Pinax theatri botanici" (English, "Illustrated exposition of plants") many names of genera that were later adopted by Linnaeus.

The application of binomial nomenclature is now governed by various internationally agreed codes of rules, of which the two most important are the "International Code of Zoological Nomenclature" ("ICZN") for animals and the "International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants" ("ICN"). Although the general principles underlying binomial nomenclature are common to these two codes, there are some differences, both in the terminology they use and in their precise rules. 1. What is Binomial nomenclature?
2. What gramatical forms does it use?
3. who governs the application of binomial nomenclature?
4. What does the first part of a species name mean in it?
5. and the second?
6. What is binomial name shortened to?
7. informally what is another term used for it?
8. Who is the formal intoduction of the system credited to?
9. In what work if his did it effectivly begin?
10. Can words from other languages besides Latin be used? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts
2. Latin grammatical forms
3. governed by various internationally agreed codes of rules
4. The first part of the name identifies the genus
5. the second part identifies the species within the genus
6. which may be shortened to just "binomial"
7. a Latin name
8. Carl Linnaeus
9. with his work "Species Plantarum" i
10. Yes

Question: (CNN) -- Even a presidential campaign's airplane troubles can get partisan in an election year.

Aviation incidents involving President Barack Obama and Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, have inspired hundreds of supporters commenting at CNN.com to connect those events to the candidates' political positions.

When the Air Force One pilot aborted his first landing in Toledo, Ohio, due to weather on Wednesday, commenters were quick to jump on Obama.

"See, Barack Obama can't even land a plane correctly," wrote a commenter whose handle is TheOtherBob. "He was probably checking the polls - thinks he has Ohio in the bag - no need to land," wrote another commenter.

"He was distracted, since he was busy adjusting gas prices over his smart phone," wrote another commenter.

Ann Romney's smoke-filled plane

Ann Romney couldn't catch a break, either. Her airplane cabin filling up with smoke due to an electrical problem was no laughing matter, but commenters quickly took aim at her husband and his response.

Mitt Romney talked about not being able to open the airplane's windows in flight. (New York Times writer Ashley Parker, who wrote the presidential pool report mentioning the comments, declined to comment on his remarks, referring CNN to a New York magazine piece where she made it clear that Romney was joking.)

"Maybe if Romney hadn't started the outsourcing trend, that plane would have been built and maintained better by hardworking 47%ers," wrote one commenter.

"Firefighters came to the rescue, paramedics were there on time and the police took special care of your security. We are the 47% your husband scorns," wrote commenter Kweso. 1. Who's Ann married to?
2. Which political party is he with?
3. Where were hundreds commenting?
4. Where was the aborted landing?
5. When?
6. Why?
7. Who didn't think Obama could land it?
8. What was Ann's plane full of?
9. Why?
10. Was it a funny matter?
11. Was Mitt being funny about not being able to open a window?
12. Did firefighters race to the tarmac? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Mitt Romney
2. Republican
3. CNN.com
4. Toledo, Ohio
5. Wednesday
6. due to weather
7. TheOtherBob
8. smoke
9. electrical problem
10. No
11. Yes
12. Firefighters came to the rescue