Problem: CHAPTER XVII

A VERY SPECIAL DINNER

At seven o'clock that evening I passed through the cafe on my way to the American bar. There was already a good sprinkling of early diners there, and Louis was busy as usual. Directly he saw me, however, he came forward with his usual suave bow.

"The table in the left-hand corner," he said, "is engaged for monsieur. I have also taken the liberty of commanding a little dinner."

"But I am not dining here, Louis!" I protested.

Louis' expression was one of honest surprise.

"Monsieur is serious?" he inquired. "It is only a short time ago that I was talking with Mademoiselle Delora, and she told me that she was dining with you here."

"I am dining with Miss Delora," I answered, "but I certainly did not understand that it was to be here."

Louis smiled.

"Perhaps," he remarked, "mademoiselle had, for the moment, the idea of going away for dinner. If so, believe me, she has changed her mind. Monsieur will see when he calls for her."

I passed on thoughtfully. There was something about this which I scarcely understood. It seemed almost as though Louis had but to direct, and every one obeyed. Was I, too, becoming one of his myrmidons? Was I, too, to dine at his cafe because he had spoken the word?

I made my way to number 157 precisely at half-past seven. Felicia was waiting for me, and for a moment I forgot to ask any questions,--forgot everything except the pleasure of looking at her. She wore a black lace gown,--beautifully cut, and modelled to perfection to reveal the delicate outline of her figure,--a rope of pearls, and a large hat and veil, arranged as only those can arrange them who have learnt how to dress in Paris. She looked at me a little anxiously.
1. Is this early morning?
2. What time of day is it?
3. Who works in a restaurant
4. who is he trying to seat?
5. What is his name?
6. Who is eat planning to eat with?
7. Does he want to stay in that cafe?
8. Where does he?
9. Who was already in the restaurant?
10. Who else?
11. Was Louis busy when Monsieur came in?
12. Did he stop what he was doing?
13. Why?
14. Was dinner already prepared?
15. Where does he meet Felicia?
16. Who got there first?
17. What is around her neck?
18. On her head?
19. Where did she learn to do this?
20. How does he feel about how she looks?
Answer: 1. no
2. seven o'clock
3. Louis
4. monsieur
5. unknown
6. Miss Delora
7. no
8. unknown
9. Louis
10. Felicia
11. yes
12. yes
13. to seat him
14. yes
15. number 157
16. Felicia
17. pearls,
18. hat and veil,
19. Paris.
20. pleasure

Q: The NCBI houses a series of databases relevant to biotechnology and biomedicine and is an important resource for bioinformatics tools and services. Major databases include GenBank for DNA sequences and PubMed, a bibliographic database for the biomedical literature. Other databases include the NCBI Epigenomics database. All these databases are available online through the Entrez search engine.

NCBI was directed by David Lipman, one of the original authors of the BLAST sequence alignment program and a widely respected figure in bioinformatics. He also leads an intramural research program, including groups led by Stephen Altschul (another BLAST co-author), David Landsman, Eugene Koonin (a prolific author on comparative genomics), John Wilbur, Teresa Przytycka, and Zhiyong Lu. David Lipman stood down from his post in May 2017.

NCBI is listed in the Registry of Research Data Repositories re3data.org.

NCBI has had responsibility for making available the GenBank DNA sequence database since 1992. GenBank coordinates with individual laboratories and other sequence databases such as those of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ).

Since 1992, NCBI has grown to provide other databases in addition to GenBank. NCBI provides Gene, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, the Molecular Modeling Database (3D protein structures), dbSNP (a database of single-nucleotide polymorphisms), the Reference Sequence Collection, a map of the human genome, and a taxonomy browser, and coordinates with the National Cancer Institute to provide the Cancer Genome Anatomy Project. The NCBI assigns a unique identifier (taxonomy ID number) to each species of organism.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was the director of NCBI?
2. What did he write?
3. He he a respected person?
4. In what?
5. Who helped write BLAST?
6. What kind of program does David run?
7. What does Eugene Koonin write about?
8. How many groups are in the intramural research program?
9. Is John Wilbur a leader of one?
10. When did Lipman quit?
11. What does the NCBI do?
12. When did they start that?
13. Do they have other databases?
14. Who do they work with?
15. Do they work with any cancer organizations?
16. for what?
17. What does every species get?
18. Who gives them out?
19. What is listed in the Registry of Research Data Repositories?
A: 1. David Lipman
2. BLAST sequence alignment program
3. Yes
4. bioinformatics
5. Stephen Altschul
6. sequence alignment program
7. comparative genomics
8. Six
9. Yes
10. May 2017
11. making available the GenBank DNA sequence database
12. 1992
13. Yes
14. European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ)
15. Yes
16. Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
17. taxonomy ID number
18. NCBI
19. NCBI

Problem: Managua, Nicaragua (CNN) -- Daniel Ortega marked the beginning of his third term as Nicaragua's president during an inauguration ceremony Tuesday -- an event both buoyed by his pledges of moderation and marred by months of discord over voter irregularities.

The Nicaraguan leader pledged that his socialist government would continue efforts to promote peace and attack poverty.

"Savage capitalism, it is no longer possible. There is no space on this planet for savage capitalism," Ortega said in a wide-ranging inauguration speech that touched on a international events, including war in Afghanistan, last year's earthquake in Japan and the killing of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Shortly after taking his oath of office, Ortega hugged Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who were among a number of dignitaries at the ceremony.

"People have tried to give many interpretations to the visit of (Ahmadinejad). I think they still don't understand that it is necessary to look for an authentic path toward peace," Ortega said during his inauguration address, stressing that it was within Iran's right to use nuclear technology for energy needs.

"They cannot deny that right to any people," he said.

Ahmadinejad's Latin American tour

Ortega is known as a Venezuela ally, had been a public supporter of Gadhafi and remains a stalwart U.S. critic.

In his speech Tuesday, the Nicaraguan president decried Gadhafi's killing.

"A head of state in Libya was assassinated in the most brutal manner, with some television media basking in the crime. If there were accusations, it was logical to detain him," he said.
1. Who gave a victory speech?
2. What had he won?
3. For what?
4. As what?
5. Did he embrace anyone?
6. Who?
7. Is he a capitalist?
8. What is he then?
9. Who is he allied with?
10. Who did he used to support?
11. What happened to that guy?
12. By whom?
13. Who does he feel about the USA?
14. Did the vote go smoothly?
15. How long did it drag on?
16. Does he want to fight against peacefulness?
17. What does he want to do then?
18. Did he talk about any natural disasters?
19. From where?
20. What kind of tech does he want to utilize?
Answer:
1. Ortega
2. An election
3. His third term
4. Nicaragua's president
5. Yes
6. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
7. No
8. A socialist
9. Venezuela
10. Gadhafi
11. He was killed
12. unknown
13. Critical
14. No
15. Months
16. No
17. Promote peace and attack poverty
18. Yes
19. Japan
20. unknown