question: The man behind the Apple empire died at 56 last year. He was one of the people who made Silicon Valley the capital of technological invention. Author and business consultant Jim Collins once called Jobs the "Beethoven of business". When asked what Steve Jobs will be best remembered for, many of us would name a particular product:the iPod, the iPhone or the iPad, for example. But in the eyes of Eric Jackson, a reporter with Forbes magazine, Jobs brought the world much more than these popular devices . Here are some of the lessons he taught us:

1. The most lasting inventions mix art and science. Jobs pointed out that the team members working with Apple were trained in anthropology , art, history, and poetry. He believed this was important in making Apple's products stand out.

2. Never fear failure. Jobs was fired by the successor he himself chose. It was one of the most public embarrassments of the last 30 years in business. However, Jobs didn't hide away or try to get a new job. He _ and got back to work.

3. You can't look forward to connecting the dots--you can only look backward. This means that, however much we try to plan things ahead of time, life is always full of unexpected things. What seems like bitter pain and defeat could turn out to sow the seeds of unimaginable success in years to come. You can't connect the dots looking forward. But you have to trust that all the dots will be connected in the future.

4. Listen to that voice in tile back of your head that tells you if you're on the right track or not. Most of us simply decide that we're going to work in finance or become a doctor because it's what our parents tell us to do. Whatever your voice is telling you, it is smart to listen to it--like Jobs did.

Just as Caroline and Amy from his empire put it, "Steve was one of the most inspiring yet toughest boss ever--but who else could have built Apple? What Steve left is sure to inspire generations of creative thinkers to think differently. His influence will be felt throughout the world."
1. How many lessons does this story cover?
2. How old was the man behind Apple when he died?
3. When did he die?
4. Who called Jobs the "Beethoven of business"?
5. What does he do?
6. What will most of us remember Steve Jobs for?
7. Like what?
8. Anything else?
9. Who compiled these lessons?
10. What does he do?
11. According to Jobs, what makes Apple's products stand out?
12. Was Jobs fired by his successor?
13. What was ironic about this?
14. Did Jobs try to hide from this mistake?
15. What did he do instead?
16. Does Jobs think life is full of unexpected things?
17. What did he think pain and defeat could turn into?
18. In the past?
19. When?
20. What did he believe that you have to trust in?
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answer: 1. Four
2. 56
3. unknown
4. Jim Collins
5. Author and business consultant
6. a particular product
7. the iPod
8. the iPhone or the iPad
9. Eric Jackson
10. a reporter with Forbes magazine
11. eam members working with Apple were trained in anthropology , art, history, and poetry.
12. Yes
13. he himself chose the successor
14. No
15. He got back to work.
16. Yes
17. sowing the seeds of unimaginable success
18. No
19. in years to come
20. that all the dots will be connected in the future

question: Darren Wilson was just one of 53 officers in a small-town police department until his encounter with an 18-year-old August 9 on a street in Ferguson, Missouri.

"He was a gentle, quiet man," Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Friday, referring to Wilson. "He was a distinguished officer. He was a gentleman. ... He is, he has been, an excellent officer."

Authorities, citing death threats, had until Friday refused to release Wilson's name after he fatally shot Michael Brown.

A resident of the St. Louis area, Wilson, 28, has been staying at a secure location since the shooting.

It was not known whether Wilson -- an officer for six years, including four in Ferguson -- had been placed on modified assignment. Jackson told reporters the officer had faced no disciplinary action during his time on the job.

Wilson lives in a neighborhood of modest homes about 20 miles from Ferguson. Neighbors, who seemed angry and worried about the sudden attention on their quiet community, were reluctant to talk about Wilson. Several said the officer left his home days ago.

Brown was African-American; Wilson is white.

One of Wilson's friends, Jake Shepard, said he couldn't imagine the officer killing somebody.

"I can say -- without speaking to Darren, without even having heard his statements -- that, at that moment in time, he was scared for his life," Shepard said.

"I am 100% positive of that because I could never imagine him even in that situation -- taking someone's life, let alone taking someone's life with malicious intent. He's just the last person on Earth that you would think to do something like that. It's just shocking.
1. Who died?
2. What race was Brown?
3. How old was he?
4. How did Brown die?
5. Who shot him?
6. What profession was Wilson?
7. How long had he been an officer?
8. What police force was he currently an officer for?
9. How long had he been with them?
10. How old was he?
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answer: 1. Michael Brown
2. African-American
3. unknown
4. shot
5. Darren Wilson
6. officer
7. six years
8. Ferguson
9. four years
10. 28

question: Boston (pronounced i/bstn/) is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also served as the historic county seat of Suffolk County until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 655,884 in 2014, making it the largest city in New England and the 24th largest city in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.7 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 8.1 million people, making it the sixth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.

One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture. Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing over 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public school, Boston Latin School (1635), and first subway system (1897).
1. What is one of the oldest cities in the US?
2. When was it founded?
3. By whom?
4. Has it expanded at all since it was found?
5. Does it have many people from out of state who visit?
6. It is the largest city in what state?
7. How many people live in the actual city?
8. What about the greater Boston areas?
9. How big is the city in miles?
10. What is the ranking of this city as far as large cities in the US?
11. Did it have the first public school?
12. What else did this place have first?
13. What year did they come out with that?
14. Name one of the key events that took place there?
15. Did the Battle of Bunker Hill also occur there?
16. The city was known for being an important what?
17. Who founded it?
18. What attraction draws the most tourists per year?
19. And how many visitors do they get per year?
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answer:
1. Boston
2. 1630
3. Puritan settlers from England
4. Yes
5. Yes, many tourists
6. Massachusetts
7. 4.7 million
8. 8.1 million people
9. 48 square miles
10. 24th
11. Yes
12. subway system
13. 1897
14. Boston Tea Party
15. Yes
16. port and manufacturing hub
17. Puritan settlers
18. Faneuil Hall
19. 20 million