question: A study by the World Institute for Development Economics Research at United Nations University reports that the richest 1% of adults alone owned 40% of global assets in the year 2000. The three richest people in the world possess more financial assets than the lowest 48 nations combined. The combined wealth of the "10 million dollar millionaires" grew to nearly $41 trillion in 2008. A January 2014 report by Oxfam claims that the 85 wealthiest individuals in the world have a combined wealth equal to that of the bottom 50% of the world's population, or about 3.5 billion people. According to a Los Angeles Times analysis of the report, the wealthiest 1% owns 46% of the world's wealth; the 85 richest people, a small part of the wealthiest 1%, own about 0.7% of the human population's wealth, which is the same as the bottom half of the population. More recently, in January 2015, Oxfam reported that the wealthiest 1 percent will own more than half of the global wealth by 2016. An October 2014 study by Credit Suisse also claims that the top 1% now own nearly half of the world's wealth and that the accelerating disparity could trigger a recession. In October 2015, Credit Suisse published a study which shows global inequality continues to increase, and that half of the world's wealth is now in the hands of those in the top percentile, whose assets each exceed $759,900. A 2016 report by Oxfam claims that the 62 wealthiest individuals own as much wealth as the poorer half of the global population combined. Oxfam's claims have however been questioned on the basis of the methodology used: by using net wealth (adding up assets and subtracting debts), the Oxfam report, for instance, finds that there are more poor people in the United States and Western Europe than in China (due to a greater tendency to take on debts).[unreliable source?][unreliable source?] Anthony Shorrocks, the lead author of the Credit Suisse report which is one of the sources of Oxfam's data, considers the criticism about debt to be a "silly argument" and "a non-issue . . . a diversion."
1. Who did the study on global assets?
2. What did the study show?
3. Does their wealth continue to grow?
4. Do they expect to own half of the wealth by 2016?
5. Could that cause any economic problems?
6. Do you know what problems it could create?
7. Has the method been questioned?
8. On what basis?
9. What is that?
10. Does a regions debt contribute to the the results?
11. What does Shorrocks say about the data?
12. Where are the most poor people located?
13. Anywhere else?
14. Why?
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answer: 1. the World Institute for Development Economics Research
2. that the richest 1% of adults alone owned 40% of global assets in the year 2000
3. yes
4. yes
5. yes
6. yes, a recession
7. yes
8. because they're using net wealth
9. (adding up assets and subtracting debts)
10. yes
11. that the criticism about debt is silly and a non-issue
12. the report says they're in the United States
13. and Western Europe
14. due to a greater tendancy to take on debts

question: CHAPTER XV. SAFE-CONDUCT

Across the body of that convulsively sobbing woman, the mother of one and the mistress of the other, the eyes of those mortal enemies met, invested with a startled, appalled interest that admitted of no words.

Beyond the table, as if turned to stone by this culminating horror of revelation, stood Aline.

M. de La Tour d'Azyr was the first to stir. Into his bewildered mind came the memory of something that Mme. de Plougastel had said of a letter that was on the table. He came forward, unhindered. The announcement made, Mme. de Plougastel no longer feared the sequel, and so she let him go. He walked unsteadily past this new-found son of his, and took up the sheet that lay beside the candlebranch. A long moment he stood reading it, none heeding him. Aline's eyes were all on Andre-Louis, full of wonder and commiseration, whilst Andre-Louis was staring down, in stupefied fascination, at his mother.

M. de La Tour d'Azyr read the letter slowly through. Then very quietly he replaced it. His next concern, being the product of an artificial age sternly schooled in the suppression of emotion, was to compose himself. Then he stepped back to Mme. de Plougastel's side and stooped to raise her.

"Therese," he said.

Obeying, by instinct, the implied command, she made an effort to rise and to control herself in her turn. The Marquis half conducted, half carried her to the armchair by the table.

Andre-Louis looked on. Still numbed and bewildered, he made no attempt to assist. He saw as in a dream the Marquis bending over Mme. de Plougastel. As in a dream he heard him ask:
1. Who was crying?
2. Who was stunned by the news?
3. Was she still?
4. Who moved first?
5. Where did he remember a letter was sitting?
6. Who had told him this?
7. How did he walk?
8. Was he steady on his feet?
9. Where was the letter on the table?
10. Who was Aline looking at?
11. Where was he looking?
12. With what expression?
13. Who helped Therese walk?
14. To where?
15. Did Andre-Louis help?
16. Why not?
17. Who read the letter?
18. Quickly?
19. He he retain his composure?
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answer: 1. a woman
2. Andre-Louis
3. yes
4. M. de La Tour d'Azyr
5. on the table
6. Mme. de Plougastel
7. unhindered.
8. no
9. beside the candlebranch.
10. Andre-Louis
11. his mother.
12. in stupefied fascination
13. M. de La Tour d'Azyr
14. to the armchair
15. no
16. he was still numbed and bewildered
17. M. de La Tour d'Azyr
18. no
19. yes

question: (CNN) -- Malaysia's opposition leader has urged his supporters to wear black at a rally to be held in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to protest Sunday's vote, which he claims "was marred with unprecedented election fraud."

"Our conscience cannot allow us to accept election results conjured through frauds and cheating. A fight for clean and fair election remains the single most important fight that any Malaysian should relate to," Anwar Ibrahim said in a statement released Monday.

Prime Minister Najib Razak, the leader of the Barisan Nasional coalition that has ruled for 56 years, took his oath of office on Monday after winning 133 out of 222 parliamentary seats, Malaysia's national news agency Bernama reported.

Anwar's Pakatan Rakyat coalition won 89 seats, handing Barisan Nasional its worst ever electoral showing.

A government spokesperson said on Tuesday that allegations of fraud in the election process were "unsubstantiated" and the government's victory was in line with independent polling.

"Anwar claimed the only way he could possibly lose was if there was 'massive fraud'," the spokesperson said in a statement.

"This is entirely contrary to pre-election opinion polls, including those by Pew Research and the Merdeka Center, which showed significant support for both the Prime Minister and his ruling party and suggested they were on track for a victory."

The weeks leading up to Sunday's election saw reports of firebombs, texted death threats and beatings and there were widespread reports that indelible ink used to mark the fingers of advance voters was washing off.
1. Who is being encouraged to wear a certain colored clothing?
2. What color?
3. Where it at what location?
4. How many seats did Anwar's Pakatan Rakyat coalition win?
5. Whose worst defeat was it?
6. What did Anwar think the way the could not win was?
7. When did someone announce the accusations weren't true?
8. Were the election results consistent with what the polls said?
9. When did the reports begin of violence?
10. What types of stuff?
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answer:
1. people who support Malaysia's opposition
2. black
3. Kuala Lumpur
4. 89
5. Barisan Nasional
6. if there was 'massive fraud'
7. unknown
8. No
9. in the weeks leading up to Sunday's election
10. reports of firebombs, texted death threats and beatings