input: Pepito the Brave By Scott Beck, Dutton, ISBN 0-525-46524-3, $12.99

Ah, the time in life when one has to leave home. No one seems to have as hard a time with it as Pepito. Pepito is a little bird who needs to leave the nest, but the problems is, he's afraid of heights. This makes flying away a bit of a problem, so like most people (or birds in this case) he avoids it, when he finds himself in a new situation, someone happens to give him some advice. A fox suggests he run to where he's going (I got nervous when he came across a fox, _ , a frog tells him to hop, a gopher to burrow . After his various attempts not to fly, he makes it to his brothers' and sister's new tree, and realizes that what he's done is much harder than actually trying to fly. It's a charming story with a good message--often facing up to our fears is much easier than running from them.

The Stray Dog By Marc Simont, HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-028933-3, $15.95

As someone who has taken in his share of stray animals, I can totally relate to the family in The Stray Dog. While picnicking one day, they befriend a dog that wanders by. Everyone immediately falls in love, but they leave him behind, figuring he belongs to someone else. But as the week goes by, none of them can get the dog, which they've named Willy, off their mind. So naturally the next Saturday they go back to that same place to see if Willy's still there. They find that not only does he not have an owner, but they've arrived just in time to prevent a catastrophe. Kids who love animals will definitely _ in the action, and even those who don't will appreciate the quick thinking children who save the day. 1. What is Pepito's problem?
2. why is that a problem
3. who helps him?
4. where is he going?
5. What does he realize?
6. What is the message?
7. Who do they befriend in the next book?
8. Do they take him?
9. What did they name him?
10. What is the name of the book?
11. When do they go back?
12. What do they find?
13. What did they prevent
14. What is the name of the first book?
15. What did the frog tell him to do? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. He is afraid of heights.
2. He needs to leave the nest.
3. A fox, a frog, and a gopher
4. After not flying, he makes it to his brother and sisters new tree.
5. That what he did was harder than actually trying to fly.
6. It is easier to face your fears than running from them.
7. A stray dog.
8. No
9. Willy
10. The Stray Dog
11. The next Saturday.
12. That he has an owner.
13. A catastrophe
14. Pepito the Brave
15. To hop

question: Vinton Gray Cerf ForMemRS, (; born June 23, 1943) is an American Internet pioneer, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with TCP/IP co-inventor Bob Kahn. His contributions have been acknowledged and lauded, repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology, the Turing Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Marconi Prize and membership in the National Academy of Engineering.

In the early days, Cerf was a manager for the United States' Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funding various groups to develop TCP/IP technology. When the Internet began to transition to a commercial opportunity during the late 1980s, Cerf moved to MCI where he was instrumental in the development of the first commercial email system (MCI Mail) connected to the Internet.

Cerf was instrumental in the funding and formation of ICANN from the start. He waited a year before stepping forward to join the ICANN Board, and eventually became chairman. He was elected as the president of the Association for Computing Machinery in May 2012, and in August 2013 he joined the Council on CyberSecurity's Board of Advisors.

Cerf is active in many organizations that are working to help the Internet deliver humanitarian value in our world today. He is supportive of innovative projects that are experimenting with new approaches to global problems, including the digital divide, the gender gap, and the changing nature of jobs. Cerf is also known for his style, typically appearing in a three-piece suita rarity in an industry known for its casual dress norms.
1. Who is the topic of the article?
2. When was he born?
3. Is he still living?
4. What is he known as?
5. Who invinted TCP/IP?
6. What title does he share with Cerf?
7. What are the two recognized as?
8. Has Cerf won any awards?
9. What is one?
10. What was his job title when working for the govt.?
11. What group did he help form and even fund?
12. What position did he eventually hold for ICANN?
13. What post was he elected to in 2012?
14. Is he known for his "Style"?
15. What style is he known for?
16. How does the industry normally dress?
17. What group did he join in 2013?
18. Did he help found NASA?
19. Did he help to create email?
20. What does Cerf do today?
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answer: 1. Vinton Gray Cerf
2. 1943
3. yes
4. Internet pioneer
5. Bob Kahn
6. co-inventor
7. the fathers of the Internet
8. yes
9. the National Medal of Technology
10. manager
11. groups who develop TCP/IP technology
12. chairman
13. president
14. yes
15. three-piece suit
16. casual
17. Council on CyberSecurity
18. unknown
19. yes
20. deliver humanitarian value

Question: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, (; ; born 2 March 1931) is a former Soviet statesman. He was the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union, having been General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. He was the country's head of state from 1988 until 1991 (titled as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, as Chairman of the from 1989 to 1990, and as Soviet Union]] from 1990 to 1991).

Gorbachev was born in Stavropol Krai in 1931 into a peasant UkrainianRussian family, and in his teens, operated combine harvesters on collective farms. He graduated from Moscow State University in 1955 with a degree in law. While he was at the university, he joined the Communist Party, and soon became very active within it. In 1970, he was appointed the First Party Secretary of the Stavropol Regional Committee, First Secretary to the Supreme Soviet in 1974, and appointed a candidate member of the Politburo in 1979. Within three years of the death of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, following the brief "interregna" of Andropov and Chernenko, Gorbachev was elected general secretary by the Politburo in 1985. Before he reached the post, he had occasionally been mentioned in Western newspapers as a likely next leader and a man of the younger generation at the top level. 1. Who was head of state in the Soviet Union in 1990?
2. What year was he born?
3. Where?
4. Was his family wealthy?
5. What kind of work did they do?
6. Where did he join the Communist Party?
7. Which university?
8. What did he study there?
9. When did he graduate?
10. When was he elected general secretary by Politburo? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
2. 1931
3. Stavropol Krai
4. No
5. Peasants
6. university
7. Moscow State University
8. law
9. 1955
10. 1985