input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season. "Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money buying at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology." Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the group's latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products.

"Here in 2012, $252 on average-the technology spend for consumers this year." From tablet computers to smartphones, American shoppers have been lining up to get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market. There are more choices today than ever before. "It's kind of hard to make a decision."

Tablet computers are one of the best-selling products this year. Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET.com. The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products. He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets. Its starting price is $329. One of Apple's biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7. It starts at $199.

"The hardware inside is more powerful than what's in the iPad Mini, but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple's maps." Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. "If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don't really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest group of apps that's where the iPad and Apple's ecosystem shines the most."

Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy. He says another hot product this season is smart cameras. They connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera. "You can literally take a picture, upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds. These things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things."

Streaming media boxes also connect to the Internet. People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions. Another popular item is wireless speaker systems. The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth technology, including smartphones, laptops and tablets.

With the growing popularity of Internet shopping, many consumers will visit a store first to look at a product, and then go online to find it at a lower price. Stores like Best Buy understand that and they want to stay competitive.

"We have something called the perfect match promise which means if you buy a certain device and you find it cheaper within 30 days we'll go ahead and price match that for you." Elman Chacon said. 1. What's the cost of the Nexus 7?
2. Who makes it?
3. What is the competition?
4. How many plan to by technological Christmas gifts?
5. Who gave the percentage?
6. With what group?
7. Who is spending more on tech goods?
8. When?
9. What was the average spend in 2012?
10. On what?
11. Are there fewer options?
12. How does this affect decisions?
13. Name a best-seller now?
14. According to whom?
15. Of what website?
16. What does the site do?
17. Who is with the electronic biz?
18. Which one?
19. How long is the price match guarantee?
20. Where can photos be uploaded?
numbered_answers: 1. $199
2. Google
3. Apple
4. Seventy-six percent
5. Steve Koenig
6. Consumer Electronics Association
7. Americans
8. this year
9. $252
10. From tablet computers to smartphones
11. No
12. hard
13. Tablet computers
14. Brian Tong
15. CNET.com
16. reports on tech news
17. Elman Chacon
18. Best Buy
19. 30 days
20. Facebook

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Cambridge English Dictionary states that culture is, "the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time." Terror Management Theory posits that culture is a series of activities and worldviews that provide humans with the illusion of being individuals of value in a world meaningraising themselves above the merely physical aspects of existence, in order to deny the animal insignificance and death that Homo Sapiens became aware of when they acquired a larger brain.

As a defining aspect of what it means to be human, culture is a central concept in anthropology, encompassing the range of phenomena that are transmitted through social learning in human societies. The word is used in a general sense as the evolved ability to categorize and represent experiences with symbols and to act imaginatively and creatively. This ability arose with the evolution of behavioral modernity in humans around 50,000 years ago.[citation needed] This capacity is often thought to be unique to humans, although some other species have demonstrated similar, though much less complex abilities for social learning. It is also used to denote the complex networks of practices and accumulated knowledge and ideas that is transmitted through social interaction and exist in specific human groups, or cultures, using the plural form. Some aspects of human behavior, such as language, social practices such as kinship, gender and marriage, expressive forms such as art, music, dance, ritual, religion, and technologies such as cooking, shelter, clothing are said to be cultural universals, found in all human societies. The concept material culture covers the physical expressions of culture, such as technology, architecture and art, whereas the immaterial aspects of culture such as principles of social organization (including, practices of political organization and social institutions), mythology, philosophy, literature (both written and oral), and science make up the intangible cultural heritage of a society. 1. What is Cambridge English Dictionary describing?
2. Culture is a central concept in what?
3. What kind of learning is anthropology interested in?
4. When did creativity begin to be seen in humans?
5. What is an example of a social practice?
6. Is music an expressive form?
7. Is art an expressive form?
8. Are there other examples?
9. What is an example of a technology?
10. Any other?
11. Are these found in every human society?
12. What is an example of a material aspect of culture?
13. What about immaterial aspects?
14. What theory says that culture is an illusion?
15. What species of human does the theory mention?
16. What kind of brain did they have?
17. Does culture involve a specific time?
18. What illusion does culture provide?
19. Individuals of what?
20. Are cultural universals found in all societies?
numbered_answers: 1. culture
2. anthropology
3. social learning
4. maybe around 50,000 years ago
5. kinship, gender and marriage
6. yes
7. yes
8. yes
9. cooking
10. Yes, shelter, clothing
11. yes
12. technology
13. mythology
14. Terror Management Theory
15. Homo Sapiens
16. larger
17. yes
18. being individual
19. value
20. yes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. The First Nations () are the predominant Aboriginal peoples of Canada south of the Arctic. Those in the Arctic area are distinct and known as Inuit. The Metis, another distinct ethnicity, developed after European contact and relations primarily between First Nations people and Europeans. There are currently 634 recognized First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.

Under the Employment Equity Act, First Nations are a "designated group", along with women, visible minorities, and people with physical or mental disabilities. First Nations are not defined as a visible minority under the Act or by the criteria of Statistics Canada.

North American indigenous peoples have cultures spanning thousands of years. Some of their oral traditions accurately describe historical events, such as the Cascadia earthquake of 1700 and the 18th century Tseax Cone eruption. Written records began with the arrival of European explorers and colonists during the Age of Discovery, beginning in the late 15th century. European accounts by trappers, traders, explorers, and missionaries give important evidence of early contact culture. In addition, archeological and anthropological research, as well as linguistics, have helped scholars piece together understanding of ancient cultures and historic peoples. 1. how many First Nations governments are there in Canada?
2. what was accurately described by indigenous peoples oral tradition?
3. what is one of those events?
4. when did that happen?
5. is there another example?
6. what is it?
7. when did the age of discovery begin?
8. are First Nations a "designated group"?
9. according to what?
10. are they considered a visible minority?
11. even in Statistics of Canada?
12. what are people from the Arctic area known as?
13. how are First Nations people different than them?
14. what other distinct group is mentioned?
15. when did they develop?
numbered_answers:
1. 634
2. historical events
3. the Cascadia earthquake
4. 1700
5. yes
6. Tseax Cone eruption.
7. late 15th century
8. yes
9. Employment Equity Act
10. no
11. not even by them
12. Inuit
13. The First Nations are the predominant Aboriginal and are in the south of the Arctic
14. Metis,
15. after European contact and relations primarily between First Nations people and Europeans.