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Question: Maggie has an after-school job that pays her $5.00 for every magazine subscription she can sell. She sells 4 to her parents, 1 to her grandfather, 2 to the next-door neighbor and twice that amount to another neighbor. How much money did Maggie earn? Answer: Maggie sells 2 subscriptions to a neighbor and twice that amount to another neighbor so she sells 2*2 = <<2*2=4>>4 subscriptions to the other neighbor In total, Maggie sells 4+1+2+4 = <<4+1+2+4=11>>11 subscriptions She earns $5.00 per subscription she sells so she earns 5*11 = $<<5*11=55.00>>55.00 The answer is 55.

Q: I'm working at my first programming job. My boss is a very smart software engineer, and I feel like I have very little to offer compared to him. Problem is, he is always busy, and needs someone to help him out. I feel like I'm not good enough, but I still want to succeed. I want to be a great programmer. What can I do to impress him? Thank you. A: Remember the scene in Aladdin where Aladdin wants to impress Jasmine, and the genie tells him he'd do better to just focus on being himself? Same principle here. If the boss is that much better than you and you know it, he probably knows it too. He isn't expecting any great feats of programming rock-stardom out of you. Since this is your first job, he most likely hired you because he saw the potential to become a good coder in you. So if you really want to impress him, learn. Learn the language, learn the system you're working on, learn the ins and outs and dark corners. Focus on learning correct principles, learning them well and learning them quickly, in that order. And remember that part of learning is copying knowledge that other people already have. Don't be afraid to ask questions, either of your coworkers or on StackOverflow, or research things on Google. Whatever you do, don't pretend you know something when you really don't, in an effort to avoid seeming dumb. Any good developer will notice quickly, and that will make you look even stupider in their eyes. Humility tends to still be considered a virtue among engineers. Do a good job at that and it'll impress the boss.

The world's largest clubs keep on splashing the cash as they seek to surpass their rivals and buy the stars to fire them to glory. Despite rulings such as Financial Fair Play coming into effect, the transfer fees keep on rising. Sportsmail has collated the top 10, with La Liga dominating the list with six of the most expensive deals on record. 10. DAVID LUIZ (Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain) £50million in 2014 . The Brazilian defender was extremely popular with the Chelsea faithful down at Stamford Bridge and enjoyed a highly successful three years in West London. He helped Chelsea win the FA Cup, The Champions League and the Europa League. However he was susceptible to the occasional error and such lapses of concentration were never going to sit well with manager Jose Mourinho and Luiz lapped up the chance to move to big spending Paris Saint-Germain. VIDEO Scroll down to watch: The Top 10 most expensive football transfers of all time . Erratic: Luiz created a shock by moving to Paris but was clearly not a part of Jose Mourinho's plans at Chelsea . 9. RADAMEL FALCAO (Atletico Madrid to Monaco) £51million in 2013 . In the summer of 2013 Falcao was one of the world's hottest properties. Monaco flexed their financial prowess and lured the Colombian international to France. Falcao fired in 70 goals for Atletico Madrid in just 91 appearances, hence his high fee but after only one injury hit season with Monaco, Falcao has moved to the Premier League on loan . The Colombian forward completed his £6million loan deal to Manchester United in the early hours of Tuesday morning after the Old Trafford club held off competition from Arsenal and Manchester City for his signature. Moved on: Falcao has already left Monaco after one season and signed for Manchester United on-loan . 8. EDINSON CAVANI (Napoli to Paris Saint-Germain) £55million in 2013 . Having impressed during three years in the Serie A for Napoli, scoring 95 goals in 116 appearances, Cavani headed to France to join Paris Saint-Germain who continued to spend big. Prolific: The Uruguay international has already won three trophies in Paris including the 2014 Ligue 1 title . 7. KAKA (AC Milan to Real Madrid) £56million in 2009 . The FIFA 2007 World Player of the Year spent six scintillating seasons at the San Siro for AC Milan prompting a huge bid from Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. Despite winning the La Liga in 2012 with Los Blancos, a series of injuries and inconsistent form saw the playmaker depart the Bernabeu last year, heading back to Milan. However the former Brazil international has already moved on, having signed for MLS side Orlando City for 2015. In the meantime Kaka is on loan back at his first club Sao Paulo. Hit and miss: Kaka joined Real Madrid with huge expectations but the playmaker never reached that billing . 6. ANGEL DI MARIA (Real Madrid to Manchester United) £60million in 2014 . United smashed the British transfer record in paying Real Madrid £60million for di Maria as the Red Devils continued their summer rebuilding under new manager Louis van Gaal. The Argentina international had a fine World Cup but tragically missed out on the final with injury. He was instrumental for Real Madrid for the past four seasons and arrives at Old Trafford with high hopes of inspiring United up the table. The 26-year-old impressed on his debut against Burnley on Saturday but couldn't inspire United to a win as they were held 0-0 at Turf Moor. Van Gaal will hope he can replicate his stunning Real Madrid form which saw him awarded Man of the Match as Los Blancos won the Champions League in May. Good start: Di Maria started for United at Burnley on Saturday and was in fine form before being substituted . 5. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC (Inter to Barcelona) £40million and Samuel Eto'o (£20m) in 2009 . Here's a player never short on confidence. Ibrahimovic signed for Barcelona following three successive Serie A titles at Inter Milan. However after only one season at the Nou Camp, with 16 goals in 29 appearances, he left having fell out with manager Pep Guardiola. Ibrahimovic blamed Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola for his failure at Barcelona, claiming that his former boss used to 'bully' him. The flamboyant Swedish international has since played for AC MIlan and signed for Paris Saint-Germain in July 2012 where he has guided the club to two successive Ligue 1 titles. Short stint: The striker only lasted a year at the Nou Camp having fallen out with manager Pep Guardiola . 4. JAMES RODRIGUEZ (Monaco to Real Madrid) £63million in 2014 . Rodriguez was one of the revelations of the World Cup this summer, scoring in each of Colombia's games as they reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the very first time, eventually losing 2-1 to hosts Brazil. In total Rodriguez scored six goals at the World Cup to finish as the leading scorer - one clear of Thomas Muller - while his stunning 25-yard volley against Uruguay was voted goal of the tournament on FIFA.com. New Galactico: James Rodriguez signed for Real Madrid after catching the eye at the World Cup this summer . 3. LUIS SUAREZ (Liverpool to Barcelona) £75million in 2014 . What can you say about the controversial striker. A series of incidents blighted his superb record at Liverpool. The Uruguay international fired in 82 goals for the Premier League giants in just 125 games. Despite the controversy surrounding his bite on Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup this summer and his subsequent ban, Barcelona still came in for striker. Suarez is currently serving his four-month ban for the bite and has yet to make his competitive debut for Barcelona. Controversial: Luis Suarez left Liverpool after a series of incidents overshadowed his fine goal scoring record . 2. CRISTIANO RONALDO (Manchester United to Real Madrid) £80million in 2009 . Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo moved to the Bernabeu in a protracted transfer saga. Ronaldo had been sensational at Old Trafford over six seasons, helping Sir Alex Ferguson's side win three Premier Leagues and the 2008 Champions League. Since arriving at Real Madrid, Ronaldo's impact has been stunning. His goal scoring record is second to none with 178 for Los Blancos in 166 appearances. Consequently, the Portuguese star has guided Madrid to the 2012 La Liga title and their much desired 'Decima' Champions League in May. Galactico: Cristiano Ronaldo has been a huge success at Real Madrid since leaving Manchester United in 2009 . 1. GARETH BALE (Tottenham to Real Madrid) £86million in 2013 . The welshman was in inspired form for Tottenham during the last three seasons at White Hart Lane having previously struggled when he arrived at the North London club in 2007. Bale tranformed his game from a troubled left-back, sitting on the bench at Tottenham, into a match winner. He was scoring crucial goals for fun and Real Madrid finally purchased Bale for a record fee last summer. The 25-year-old enjoyed a dream first season in Madrid as the forward played a major role in their Champions League and Copa Del Rey successes. Dream move: Gareth Bale left Tottenham last summer to join Real Madrid in the most expensive signing ever . Summarize this article. Four of top 10 signed this summer with Angel di Maria to Manchester United . La Liga rules the spending with six of the highest transfers in the top 10 . The Premier League only had one deal in the top 10 . Most expensive transfer ever saw Gareth Bale sign for Real Madrid last year .

Passage: Tanisha Rivers and Roosevelt Jackson both spoke to the principal about their children being bullied. Question: Which person spoke calmly to the principal? A. Not known B. Tanisha Rivers C. Roosevelt Jackson Answer: A. Not known

X-Men-COLON- The Last Stand: As he gestures toward a metal chess piece , it wobbles slightly , suggesting he has recovered at least some of his powers . Claim: Magneto might have recovered some of his powers . A. True B. False C. Neither Answer: A. True

Passage: The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdərlɑnt] (listen)), informally Holland, is a country located in northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east, and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium in the North Sea. The country's official language is Dutch, with West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean territories. The four largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Amsterdam is the country's most populous city and the nominal capital. The Hague holds the seat of the States General, Cabinet and Supreme Court. The Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe. Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands, and the third busiest in Europe. The Netherlands is a founding member of the European Union, Eurozone, G10, NATO, OECD, and WTO, as well as a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union. It hosts several intergovernmental organisations and international courts, many of which are centred in The Hague. Netherlands literally means "lower countries" in reference to its low elevation and flat topography, with nearly 26% falling below sea level. Most of the areas below sea level, known as polders, are the result of land reclamation that began in the 14th century. In the Republican period, which began in 1588, the Netherlands entered a unique era of political, economic, and cultural greatness, ranked among the most powerful and influential in Europe and the world; this period is known as the Dutch Golden Age. During this time, its trading companies, the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company, established colonies and trading posts all over the world. With a population of 17.8 million people, all living within a total area of 41,850 km2 (16,160 sq mi)—of which the land area is 33,500 km2 (12,900 sq mi)—the Netherlands is the 16th most densely populated country in the world and the second-most densely populated country in the European Union, with a density of 531 people per square kilometre (1,380 people/sq mi). Nevertheless, it is the world's second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products by value, owing to its fertile soil, mild climate, intensive agriculture, and inventiveness. The Netherlands has been a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a unitary structure since 1848. The country has a tradition of pillarisation and a long record of social tolerance, having legalised abortion, prostitution and euthanasia, along with maintaining a liberal drug policy. The Netherlands allowed women's suffrage in 1919 and was the first country to legalise same-sex marriage in 2001. Its mixed-market advanced economy has the thirteenth-highest per capita income globally. To which countries have The Netherlands borders with. \Answer: The Netherlands borders Germany to the east, and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium in the North Sea.

A woman who performed a sex act on a uniformed police officer has won £6,600 in damages from the Metropolitan Police today. The 37-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, asked PC James Formby, 34, to kiss her when he attended her home during a patrol in Bromley, south-east London. But the woman brought a damages case claiming she had been too drunk to consent when she later performed a sex act on the officer, who is not married. Former police constable James Formby lost his job after a woman performed a sex act on him after he was called to her house following reports she had been assaulted . The woman had been to a nightclub before her boyfriend allegedly attacked her in the street. Formby and another officer attended their home in the early hours 19 September, 2009, and he stayed at the scene when the boyfriend was arrested. The court heard this week how the woman 'asked Formby to kiss her' before 'removing his kit-belt and performing fellatio on him'. The woman later insisted she had no memory of what happened until she 'woke up' during the sex act. The court heard he later sent her a text message saying he wanted to 'do this again', but the woman reported the incident, leading to Formby facing a charge of misconduct in a public office and dismissal from the force. After the ensuing damages claim came . before the Central London County Court this week, Judge Edward Bailey today . awarded a total of £6,600 in compensation to the woman for the . psychological harm caused by the encounter. Awarding the woman more than £6,000 in damages today, a judge said Formby (pictured) 'should have put judgment before desire' The woman said she suffered from depression, the hair loss condition alopecia and underwent months of counselling after the incident. The judge also blasted the Met Police Commissioner for fighting the case. Giving his judgment today, Judge Bailey said: 'Both parties flirted but the claimant acted in a very sexualised manner. 'She was an active party in the initiation and commission of the oral sex. At no time did she pull away or ask the officer to desist. 'I conclude that there was consent to the sexual activity that took place. The woman brought a lawsuit against the Met Police after Formby (pictured) admitted misconduct in a public office and was dismissed from the force . But he added: 'The more extreme and outrageous the claimant's conduct was the more the officer should have appreciated that here was a woman whose psychological state was such that sexual contact would cause harm. 'It is certainly not commonplace for a woman to throw herself at a man she has just met. For a police officer on duty and in uniform every alarm bell in his head should have been ringing. 'But desire overcame judgement, it should have been the other way around. 'The officer didn't foresee the harm to the claimant but he did not stop to think that having sexual relations with this woman would cause her psychological damage.' He added: 'I express my disappointment that the Commissioner contested these proceedings. 'This was a publicly-funded case and there can be no doubt that each side has incurred costs well in excess of any sum that any judge could possibly award for the events in question. 'There is no obvious financial reason for contesting the case. 'The defendant (Met Police) has forced the claimant to come to court stand in the witness box and recall, recount and be questioned on an episode of her life that she would dearly like to forget. 'She has had to do this for no obvious good reason.' Formby, who gave evidence in the trial, maintained he had not taken advantage of the woman. 'She asked me to kiss her and I was a bit taken aback because I was a police officer on duty but on the other hand I'm a single guy,' he said. 'We ended up in the bedroom...She was on the bed, she had no bottom half on but was wearing a corset on the top half. 'We kissed, it was fairly frantic on her part and quite passionate. She was very clear physically about what she wanted to happen.' The Metropolitan Police was criticised by the judge for fighting the damages claim and forcing the woman to take the stand . The woman, sitting with her publicly-funded legal team, wept during the hearing. She told the court she was angry that Formby had not faced 'a more serious charge like rape'. But her changing account of the night was severely criticised by the Met Commissioner's lawyer. Jonathan Loades said the woman had presented 'a completely different version of events to that which was originally mentioned to the police'. He had urged the court to reject a medical report on the woman's drunkeness, after the expert had failed to recognise the woman was 'a chronic depressive for a long time'. Ruth Brander, for the woman, admitted her client had failed to rebuff the cop. 'It has never been the case the woman said 'no', but the issue is whether the witness had capacity to consent, given the state she was in. 'In terms of the misconduct offence I fully accept that what happened should not have happened. 'What I refuse to accept is that she was drunk or on drugs.' In 2010, Formby, from Maidstone, Kent, was handed a 20 week prison sentence suspended for two years after he admitted misconduct in a public office. He was also told to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,000 in prosecution and defence costs. Summarize this article. PC James Formby was called to the home of an alleged assault victim . The woman then asked him to kiss her before performing a sex act on him . He later lost his job and was convicted of misconduct in a public office . She launched a lawsuit claiming the incident left her needing counselling . Judge awards her £6,600 in damages and criticises officer's judgment . He also slams the Metropolitan Police for fighting the case in court .

Passage: Divorced American Harvey Shine writes jingles for television commercials, a job not in keeping with his one-time aspiration to be a jazz composer and pianist. His position at work is tenuous as he departs for London to attend his daughter Susan's wedding. Upon arrival at Heathrow Airport, he encounters Kate Walker, a single Londoner who collects statistics from passengers as they pass through the terminals. Tired and anxious to get to his hotel, Harvey brusquely dismisses her when she approaches him to ask questions. Harvey is upset to discover his ex-wife Jean rented a house to accommodate family and friends from the States but failed to include him. At the rehearsal dinner on the night preceding the wedding, it becomes increasingly clear Harvey is systematically being excluded from the clan around his ex-wife's new husband Brian and is treated as a mere guest. They fake their politeness towards him and make him feel embarrassed and uncomfortable. When Harvey tells Susan, with whom he has shared a strained relationship since his divorce, that he will be attending the ceremony but not the subsequent reception because he needs to return to the States for an important meeting, she informs him she has asked her stepfather Brian to give her away. Meanwhile, Kate is on a blind date that is not going well. When she returns to the table after taking yet another call from her neurotic mother Maggie, who is certain her Polish neighbor is burying bodies in a shed in his yard, she discovers her date has invited friends to join them. Feeling unwanted and excluded from the conversation, she eventually excuses herself and goes home. The following morning Harvey attends the wedding but quickly leaves for the airport without congratulating the married couple. But due to heavy traffic delays he misses his flight at Heathrow. When he calls his boss Marvin to advise him he will be returning a day later than planned, he is fired. Determined to drown his sorrows, Harvey goes to an airport bar and sees Kate. Recognizing her from the day before, he apologizes for his rude behavior. She initially resists the attention he is paying her but soon they're both glad to finally have an honest conversation about what they're feeling and thinking. Harvey follows Kate to the Heathrow Express and, upon arrival at Paddington station, asks if he can walk her to her writing class on the South Bank. She accepts his offer and is pleased when he offers to meet her after class. As they stroll along the River Thames, Harvey mentions he is missing Susan's wedding reception, and Kate urges him to go. He finally relents, but only if she will accompany him. When Kate insists she is not properly dressed for such an occasion, Harvey buys her a dress and the two head to the Grosvenor House Hotel, where they are welcomed coolly by Susan and get two places at the children's table. When the father of the bride is called upon to make a toast, Brian rises and begins to speak until Harvey interrupts. He then delivers an eloquent speech that redeems him with his daughter and endears him to Kate. Immediately following the first dance of the bride and groom, the groom calls Harvey up to dance with his daughter for the Father-Daughter Dance. He happily does so, and then all the guests join them on the floor for the rumba, tango and other dances, with Harvey enjoying himself on the dance floor, alone. Kate is left at the table, once again in the same position as when she was on her blind date. Her smile becomes more strained as she looks about and sees herself alone at the table in a room of strangers for several dances, Harvey having apparently forgotten she was there. When she surmises he will not be coming to ask her to dance, her smile disappears and she quietly leaves the room and stands in front of the elevator, preparing to leave. Harvey, now looking for Kate, goes into the corridor and seeing her waiting for the elevator, he disappears into a side annex with a piano and begins to softly play one of his own jazz compositions for her. She hears the music and follows it, finding Harvey smiling and waiting for her. He asks her to return to the reception to dance and stay with him. She smiles and agrees. Following the reception, Harvey and Kate walk and talk until dawn. They exchange a single, gentle kiss and agree to meet at noon. At his hotel, Harvey experiences serious heart palpitations and is rushed to the hospital, where he receives a call from Marvin who, having discovered his employee is more indispensable than he thought, urges him to return to work as soon as possible. Harvey decides he prefers to remain in London and explore the possibility of a relationship with Kate. He tracks her down at her writing class and reveals why he missed their rendezvous. Overcautious about romance because of so many past disappointments, Kate initially resists his suggestion that they see what the future might bring them, but finally agrees to give things a chance. As they slowly stroll away, Harvey invites Kate to ask him the questions she would have asked him at the airport terminal, and this time, he happily answers, telling her his place of residence "...is in transition." Question: Why does Harvey Shine travel to London? Answer: To attend his daughter Susan's wedding.

Question: Please classify the following as either cities or states: Chicago, Massachusetts, Boston, Alabama, Alaska, and Phoenix. Answer: Chicago, Phoenix, and Boston are cities. Massachusetts, Alabama, and Alaska are states.

London, England (CNN) -- The British government will compensate a number of British residents who were interned at Guantanamo Bay, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced Tuesday, saying he could not reveal the amount of compensation. "The settlement is not to be taken as any admission of liability," he said, portraying it as a way of resolving lawsuits against the British government so that an independent inquiry into torture allegations could get started. "It was not in the interest of any party to get stuck in litigation," Clarke told the House of Commons. "It could have taken years, it could have cost tens of millions of pounds," he said. "It was a difficult and unusual situation, but it was the right thing to do. I think we've saved public money." The settlement will cover all British citizens and residents who were held at the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, as far as the British government is aware, Clarke said. At least six men had filed suit against the British government, seeking damages over human rights violations they say they suffered during their rendition to and detention at various locations, including Guantanamo Bay. The British government inquiry into the issue -- announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in July -- could not begin until the suits were settled, Clarke said. Police investigations will also have to be finished before the so-called Gibson inquiry can begin, he said. Amnesty International said that the British government isn't going far enough. "Financial compensation can be an important part of the right to remedy and reparation for victims of grave human rights violations. However, it remains only one part," said Amnesty official Nicola Duckworth. The human rights group said lawyers acting for the British government have repeatedly sought to prevent disclosure of relevant material, and had argued for closed procedures allowing courts to consider secret material presented by U.K. authorities in closed sessions. And in the United States, the American Civil Liberties Union welcomed the British action while condeming Washington for not following suit. "Here in the United States, the Obama administration continues to shield the architects of the torture program from civil liability," said Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director of the ACLU. "If other democracies can compensate survivors and hold officials accountable for their endorsement of torture, surely we can do the same," he said. Summarize this article. NEW: Amnesty International and the ACLU demand more action and information . "It was the right thing to do," Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke says . The amount of the settlement is confidential, he says . The payments are not an admission of liability, Clarke says .

Question: Phase II in a clinical drug trial is done to assess: A. Therapeutic efficacy B. Maximal tolerated dose C. Maximal lethal dose D. Toxicity Answer: A. Therapeutic efficacy

Question: Does Julie Andrews have an EGOT? Answer: No, to satisfy the requirements of being an actor or actress who has achieved the distinction of having an "EGOT" you must have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. Julie Andrews has won an Emmy, a Grammy, and an Oscar; however, she has never won a Tony Award despite being nominated three times.

Passage: Nia Rivers and Grace Vang both spoke to the principal about their children being bullied. Nia Rivers yelled at the principal for the lack of help the school was providing, while Grace Vang asked what could be done to improve the situation. Question: Which person spoke calmly to the principal? A. Nia Rivers B. Undetermined C. Grace Vang Answer: C. Grace Vang

Tobias: Hi Dave Tobias: I'm looking for a car for myself Tobias: R U still in the business? Dave: Yo Tobias! Dave: Sure, I make a pretty good living on that :) Dave: What kind of car do you need? Tobias: Actually, any with a Diesel engine and at a bargain price Tobias: I don't care if it's cool, it must go forward and backwards Dave: You're not too demanding :D Tobias: You know, I've got my own philosophy on motorization Tobias: I try to avoid being attached to material things Dave: Then you're quite extraordinary Dave: I think I have something just for someone as special as you Tobias: Can't wait to find out what's that Dave: Audi A3, year 2008, Diesel, awesome acceleration, perfect for urban driving Tobias: Sounds good! And the price? Dave: I wanted to sell it for 6 000 dollars Dave: But I can reduce it to 5 and a half, for old times' sake Dave: What do you say? Tobias: For now I can offer you 5 thousand, and not a cent more Dave: Alright, find another 200 and it's yours Tobias: You're driving a hard bargain, dude Tobias: But what the hell... Tobias: When can I come and take it for a test drive? Dave: I'm home all the weekend so feel free to drop by any time Tobias: I've got a lot of time on my hands on Saturday's aternoon Dave: I got it! I'm sure you'll love it :) Tobias: I hope so Dave: Good! Dave: Well... see ya on Saturday Summarize the above dialogue. Tobias wants to buy a car. Dave offers him an Audi at a good price so Tobias is going to take it for a test drive on Saturday.

Use indirect truth tables to determine whether the following argument is valid. If the argument is invalid, choose an option which presents a counterexample. (There may be other counterexamples as well.) A ⊃ (~B ≡ C) B ≡ D ~C ≡ ~D / ~A A. Valid B. Invalid. Counterexample when A, B, and D are true and C is false C. Invalid. Counterexample when A and B are true and C and D are false D. Invalid. Counterexample when A, C, and D are true and B is false Answer: A. Valid

Q: Choose a song, then write a story/poem. The twist is that you need to write a line of the song every other sentence, in *italic*. A: Kashmir, by Led Zeppelin *Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dream* I seek but one thing, the peace I had been denied during the long years spent sailing between the worlds. *Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails, across the sea of years* I arrive, alone, in a strange desert in an all too familiar world, I muse: *I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been* I shed my clothes -they are no longer needed- and look out at the land. *All I see turns to brown, as the sun burns the ground* The heat from the sun burns, and the winds blow hot dirt. *And my eyes fill with sand, as I scan this wasted land* My old bones creak, and I hear music from behind: *Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace, whose sounds caress my ear* I turn around, and my gaze fixes upon my goal: *Let me take you there. Let me take you there* I see an oasis, cool water under the hot sun of Old Earth, to spend my final hours in peace. *Let me take you there. Let me take you there* Let the stars fill our dream.

Question: What US state has the most coastline? Answer: Alaska is the state with the largest coastline at approximately 66,000 miles.

Passage: Two friends, a Black man and a Black woman went clothes shopping together. Question: Who wore clothing sizes that were available at most stores? A. The Black woman B. Undetermined C. The Black man Answer: B. Undetermined

Question: Specific marker for GIST is? A. CD 117 B. CD 34 C. CD 23 D. S-100 Answer: A. CD 117

Passage: Both a Jewish man and an African American woman had to wait a long time in line at a government office due to problems. The Jewish man started yelling after she was able to speak to someone at a desk, but the African American woman just cried out of frustration. Question: Which person cried when they spoke to someone? A. The African American woman B. The Jewish man C. Not known Answer: A. The African American woman

Q: How to call the united arab emirates? A: The United Arab Emirates, or UAE, is a vibrant nation and tourist destination. Whether you have family and friends there or need to contact a business, you may need to call internationally. Dialing a number in the UAE is simple when you dial the correct exit, country, and area codes. Before you place your call, read about time zone differences and different calling options allowed by the UAE government to save yourself money. ## Dial a uae number 1. Dial your country’s exit code to route the call internationally. Each country has its own exit code, so the number you need to dial varies slightly depending on where you are in the world. The most common exit codes are 00, used throughout Europe, and 011, used for most of North America. Ask your phone service provider for the access code or look it up at https://www.howtocallabroad.com/codes.html * For example, the exit code for Australia is 0011. When you dial the UAE, the phone number looks like 0011+XXX+X+XXX-XXXX. Some countries have multiple exit codes. In Brazil, for example, each phone service provider has its own exit code. If you’re calling from a cell phone, look for a + button on your number pad. Pressing it automatically inputs the exit code. You don’t need to type it in yourself afterward. 2. Type in 971 to reach the United Arab Emirates. Every country in the world has a unique country code. You will always reach a UAE number by dialing 971. In addition, the country code always comes after your exit code. Make sure you type the correct country code. If you get the code wrong, you may end up calling someone in a different country! After typing the country code, the number you have dialed may look something like 0011+971+X+XXX-XXXX. 3. Include the area code for the city you wish to call in the UAE. Like in a lot of countries, the UAE is divided up into service regions. Major UAE cities like Dubai are covered by single-digit area codes. For smaller regions like Tarif, the area code is 2 digits long. Find an area code at https://countrycode.org/uae. For example, the area code for Dubai is 4. Dial 2 to reach Abu Dhabi instead. The area code always comes after the country code, so the number you have dialed will look like 0011+971+4+XXX-XXXX. If you see a phone number that begins with 0, leave off the 0 when dialing it. For example, you may see a Dubai number with a 04 area code. The 0 is for domestic calls, so dial it only when you're calling from within the UAE. 4. Use an area code starting with 5 if you’re calling a mobile number. Mobile numbers have a separate area code no matter where you’re calling. The code you need depends on what service provider the other person has. The only way to figure out someone’s mobile phone number is by asking them or figuring out which service provider they use. Mobile codes are always 2 digits long. For example, numbers covered by Etisalat use 50 or 54. Numbers covered by Du often begin with 52 or 55. If you’re calling a mobile number, dial something like 0011+971+55+XXX-XXXX. Like with landlines, avoid dialing 0 if a phone number starts with it. You only need to dial it when you’re calling domestically. 5. Type in the phone number to complete the call. Phone numbers in the UAE are 7 digits long, excluding the area code. To complete the call, you will need to ask for that phone number or find it online. The finished phone number will look something like 0011+971+4+XXX-XXX. This number places a call to Dubai from Australia. ## Manage fee while call 1. Contact your phone carrier to get a calling plan if you make lots of calls. Notify your phone service provider that you plan on calling the UAE. Ask them about the costs and what plans they have available. Many carriers have monthly plans catering to international callers. If you think you’ll need to make lots of calls, such as when contacting family in the UAE, a prepaid plan can save you a lot of money. Note any fees the phone carrier includes in their terms of service. Calling abroad is often costly, so explore your options before settling on a carrier. 2. Get a prepaid calling plan if you make few calls. A lot of the major phone carriers offer pay as you go plans. You decide in advance how many minutes you wish to buy. When your minutes are up, you can no longer make calls until you buy more data. Prepaid plans are a great way to place international calls without paying for a monthly plan. Your phone calls are limited to what you pay for, so you do need to manage time wisely. However, using limited data prevents you from overspending on long calls. 3. Buy calling cards for reduced rates if you make short calls. Order an international calling card online or buy one from a telephone service provider. Read the front of the card to find out how many minutes it contains and what rate it charges. Make sure the card is valid for calls to the United Arab Emirates. When you use the card, dial the number on it before dialing your country’s exit code. Depending on where you live, you may be able to find cards available at supermarkets, convenience stores, and other locations. If you visit the UAE, the country’s telecom companies sell prepaid cards that stay valid even while you’re abroad. Read the fine print on the cards carefully to find out what fees come along with placing calls. 4. Purchase a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone for frequent calls. Find a service provider that sells VoIP phone plans, such as Vonage. Phones equipped with VoIP technology place calls over the Internet instead of traditional phone lines. As a result, you can place international calls at a reduced rate. If you call the UAE several times a month, VoIP technology is a good investment. Some companies sell phone adapters that allow you to place VoIP calls on your regular phone. Use the adapter to place calls through your computer or landline. The disadvantage of VoIP phones is that you need a stable Internet connection. Using a high-speed connection increases the quality of your calls. 5. Use a legal Internet app if you wish to make quality video calls. In the UAE, the government sets regulations on what apps its citizens can use for phone calls. Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) apps are common across the world, and the ones used in the UAE are called Botim and C’me. To use these apps, you need to either be connected to Wi-Fi or use your phone’s mobile network. The person you are calling also needs to have the app installed on their device. Botim and C’me charge a monthly fee to access the app, which can get costly for most residents. On the plus side, these apps offer both regular and video calls. As of 2018, apps like Skype and FaceTime are banned in the UAE. This may change in the near future, but for now, the UAE government wants to steer its citizens away from free services.

By . Paul Bentley . PUBLISHED: . 17:45 EST, 2 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:20 EST, 3 March 2014 . Scroll down for video . Whistleblower Sandra Haynes-Kirkbright was suspended by Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust after raising concerns about 'fixed' figures . An NHS whistleblower has been threatened with the sack after going public with concerns that a hospital was fiddling its appalling death rates. Sandra Haynes Kirkbright claimed she was headhunted by hospital bosses and asked to 'fix' the figures to cover up the true extent of the hospital's failings. Mrs Haynes Kirkbright was suspended by the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust after repeatedly raising her concerns – and in March last year spoke to the Daily Mail about fears that she had been hired to make the death rates look better. Last week she received a letter via email ordering her to attend a disciplinary hearing. The letter also revealed she could be fired for speaking out. The threat is totally at odds with repeated assurances from the Government and the chief executive of the NHS that whistleblowers acting in the public interest will be protected. In the letter, hospital bosses claimed the 50-year-old 'behaved recklessly or negligently' by going public 'without the Trust's authorisation to do so'. The hospital also accused the whistleblower of breaching her employment contract by ignoring confidentiality agreements and rules regarding speaking to the Press. The letter adds: 'The hearing will be held in order to consider the facts of this case, and you should be aware that this may result in formal disciplinary action, not excluding dismissal.' The Mail last year revealed the case of whistleblower Gary Walker – a former hospitals chief in Lincolnshire who broke a £500,000 gagging clause to raise urgent concerns about patient safety and high death rates. The scandal prompted Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to insist he would ban gagging clauses, declaring: 'The era of gagging NHS staff from raising their real worries about patient care must come to an end.' Last night Stephen Dorrell, the Tory chairman of the Health Select Committee, warned any hospital which tried to sack a whistleblower could face action from NHS executives. 'If it can be shown information has been disclosed in the public interest then any attempt to take disciplinary action against that person should prompt action against the hospital by NHS management,' he told the Mail. Threat: Sandra Haynes Kirkbright and an edited version of the letter she received . Former Health Secretary Mr Dorrell said legal safeguards and assurances by NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson protected whistleblowers. Mrs Haynes Kirkbright was a health coder – administrators who record details of the care received by patients. They do not need medical qualifications and have been accused of having too much influence over how hospitals are found to be performing. Mrs Haynes Kirkbright, who is originally from Texas, was hired by Royal Wolverhampton in October 2011 after it scored one of the highest mortality rates in the country, with concerns raised over high numbers of deaths at weekends. She had previously worked at Stafford Hospital, where she had overseen an improvement in coding following the hospital scandal there. Mrs Haynes Kirkbright said conditions at Wolverhampton were as bad or worse as those at Stafford, where as many as 1,200 patients died needlessly. But rather than improving patient care, she believed the hospital wanted to improve its shocking death rates. Bosses offered to almost double her salary to £54,000 a year in the belief that she had distorted death figures at Stafford and could do the same for them. She refused to do this but realised others at the trust were 'breaking every rule in the book'. She claimed coders were using tenuous excuses to record too many deaths at the hospital under 'palliative care' category. This meant their deaths – officially classed as unavoidable – would not alter the hospital's highly scrutinised mortality rate.Palliative care focuses on relieving the suffering of patients. Figures show between 2009 and 2011 the death rate at Wolverhampton fell by 13 per cent, from very poor levels to the national average. At the same time, the number of deaths recorded as 'palliative care' rose from 2.19 per cent to 20.3 per cent, about double the national average. When she blew the whistle internally, she was told not to put the allegations in writing because 'the Press can get hold of it through Freedom of Information'. Nine months after starting work for Wolverhampton, she was suspended for alleged bullying and harassment. She believes this was simply a way of silencing her. Mrs Haynes Kirkbright, who sought no payment for her story and is suspended on full pay, said she faced ruin if she was sacked. 'I've been sick to my stomach for three days,' she said. 'I feel like David fighting Goliath. I've just been telling the truth.' A Health Department spokesman said: 'We have been absolutely clear that staff who have the courage and integrity to speak out … must be protected and listened to.' The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust refused to comment. In the past it insisted it was 'categorically false' to suggest palliative care patients had been coded incorrectly to cut death rates. Summarize this article. Sandra Haynes Kirkbright raised concerns about 'fixed' figures . She feared she had been hired to make death rates look better . Then Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust suspended her . Last week a letter revealed she could be fired for speaking out . Threat is totally at odds with repeated Government assurances .

By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 08:08 EST, 18 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:29 EST, 21 May 2013 . Tough laws similar to the smoking ban should be used to crack down on over-eating and 'excessive' sex, a senior Russian political leader has declared. The country's Duma parliament is expected to pass new regulations tomorrow banning smoking in public places. But the country's Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky says the laws don't go far enough - and should tackle obesity and sex too. Controversial: Russian Liberal Democracy Party of Russia (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky has called for tough new laws to tackle obesity and sex . 'We need eating restrictions. Our people are overfed and too fat,' Zhirinovsky - also the parliament's deputy speaker - told local radio. He said Russian people die earlier than the rest of the world because they eat and smoke excessively and have too much sex. Under his plans, people would be issued with a voucher giving them permission to make love just once every three months. 'Sex should be restricted to one time per quarter through issuing licenses, quotas or coupons,' he explained. Ban: His comments come on the eve of Russia's Duma parliament passing strict new laws banning people from smoking in public places . And smokers should only be allowed to light up when they're alone in their own home or car, Zhirinovsky said. 'Smoking should be banned everywhere but in your own car if you close all the windows and stay there alone as well as in your own apartment if there is nobody else there. 'Shut all the windows and get yourself poisoned,' he declared. 'People have too much sex, they eat, smoke and drink too much and die 20 years earlier. 'Everywhere else - in Europe, America or Japan - they live longer. Why should we perish?' he added. Summarize this article. Strict new law banning smoking in public places to be passed tomorrow . LibDem leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky wants laws to tackle obesity and sex . Under his plans, vouchers would be issued allowing Russians to make love just once every three months .

According to Walzer, "in the absence of political support, terrorism may indeed be the one available strategy, but it is hard to see how its evils can then be excused" because A. the absence of political support implies that the terrorists do not represent the weak. B. terrorism can never be the only available strategy. C. evils, by definition, cannot be excused. D. none of the above Answer: A. the absence of political support implies that the terrorists do not represent the weak.

This question refers to the following information. One of the rights which the freeman has always guarded with most jealous care is that of enjoying the rewards of his own industry. Realizing that the power to tax is the power to destroy and that the power to take a certain amount of property or of income is only another way of saying that for a certain proportion of his time a citizen must work for the government, the authority to impose a tax on the people has been most carefully guarded.… A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty, but an instrument of tyranny. It condemns the citizen to tyranny. One of the first signs of the breaking down of free government is a disregard by the taxing power of the right of the people to their own property.… Unless the people can enjoy that reasonable security in the possession of their property, which is guaranteed by the Constitution, against unreasonable taxation, freedom is at an end.… With us economy is imperative. It is a full test of our national character.… It is always the people who toil that pay. —Calvin Coolidge, "Economy in the Interest of All," June 30, 1924 Which of the following political ideas best reflects the perspective of Calvin Coolidge in the passage above? A. Taxation is an effective means of redistributing wealth. B. Government should be limited. C. A bigger government can ensure social justice. D. Government has the final say on what people do with their property. Answer: B. Government should be limited.

Passage: I overheard an older adult and a teen talking about what they do in their free time to relax, and it turns out both mentioned beer. I was very surprised, though, to hear the openness with which the older adult talked about drinking until passing out, whereas the teen seemed to have a much healthier approach to drinking. Question: Who drinks in moderation? A. The teen B. The older adult C. Can't be determined Answer: A. The teen

By . Daniel Martin . Last updated at 7:57 AM on 19th September 2011 . Tony Blair held secret talks with . Colonel Gaddafi in the months before the release of the Lockerbie . bomber, letters and emails uncovered in war-torn Tripoli reveal. After he stepped down as Prime Minister, Mr Blair was twice flown to Libya on a Gaddafi private jet. He visited the dictator in June 2008 . and April 2009, when Libya was threatening to cut all business ties with . Britain if Abdelbaset al-Megrahi stayed in a Scottish jail. At one of . his encounters, Mr Blair took a billionaire U.S. businessman with him. The Libyans wanted to discuss a beach resort deal. More deals in the desert? This 2007 photo shows then Prime Minister Tony Blair meeting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi at his desert base outside Sirte south of Tripoli. It has emerged that Mr Blair met with the ousted Libyan dictator several more times after he left office . The revelation of the meetings will . provoke further claims that Mr Blair worked behind the scenes on behalf . of the tyrannical regime to get the bomber released. But despite admitting that Gaddafi . brought up the issue of Megrahi, Mr Blair strenuously denied having . anything to do with his release, saying it had always been solely a . matter for the Scottish Executive. Pam Dix, whose brother died in the . 1988 Lockerbie bombing, said: ‘The idea of Gaddafi paying for Mr Blair’s . visits is deeply offensive. ‘These new meetings are disturbing, . and details of what was discussed should be made public. I am astonished . Tony Blair continued to have meetings like this out of office.’ All smiles: Questions have been asked over Mr Blair's role in securing the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber . The emails and letters, in which . Gaddafi is referred to as ‘The Leader’, show that in 2008 and 2009, Mr . Blair negotiated to fly to the Libyan capital from Sierra Leone, where . he was promoting tourism, in a jet provided by Gaddafi. One letter was written on June 2, 2008, by Gavin Mackay, from Mr Blair’s office, to Libya’s ambassador to the UK. It said: ‘Let me begin my [sic] . saying that Mr Blair is delighted that The Leader is likely to be able . to see him during the afternoon of June 10, and he is most grateful that . the Libyan authorities have kindly offered an aircraft to take him from . Freetown to Tripoli and back to London.’ Terror: Police and investigators look at what remains of the flight deck of Pan Am 103 on a field in Lockerbie, Scotland, in this Dec. 22, 1988 file photo . Libyan rebels have been forced into a chaotic retreat after failing in yet another attempt to storm the Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid. Since taking the capital Tripoli last month, motley forces of the ruling National Transitional Council have met stiff resistance in Bani Walid and Gaddafi’s birthplace Sirte, which they must capture before they can declare Libya ‘liberated’. Anti-Gaddafi fighters have tried several times to storm Bani Walid, 95 miles from Tripoli. Yesterday’s failed attempt appeared to be among the worst yet, setting off recriminations among the attackers. NTC fighters said they planned for tanks and trucks with anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers to lead the assault, but foot soldiers piled in first. ‘There is a lack of organisation so far,’ said a senior fighter. Meanwhile rebels and Nato warplanes attacked Sirte, Gaddafi’s birthplace. Civilian cars and pickup trucks poured out of the city, with residents describing water and electricity shortages amid street fighting. Another letter shows that Mr Blair took billionaire Tim Collins to the April 2009 meeting. Mr Blair’s events organiser Victoria Gould wrote to the British . ambassador in Tripoli, Sir Vincent Fean, to ask whether the former PM . could stay at his residence. She wrote: ‘If we were able to stay at the Residence, I know TB [Mr Blair] would be really grateful (as would we all).’ Sir Vincent wrote back: ‘Just to confirm that the residence is at your disposal.’ A week later, Miss Gould wrote in an email: ‘We have asked the Libyans . to collect us from Sierra Leone and bring us to Libya. In terms of . calls, if you could note that TB would like to do the following: a . meeting with The Leader (partly 1:1 and partly with Tim Collins).’ The meeting came a day after Britain . signed an agreement with Libya which paved the way for Megrahi’s . release. This happened in August 2009 after doctors gave him three . months to live because of cancer. He is still alive. A spokesman for Mr Blair said: ‘The . subjects of the conversations during Mr Blair’s occasional visits was . primarily Africa, as Libya was for a time head of the African Union; but . also the Middle East and how Libya should reform and open up. ‘Of course the Libyans, as they . always did, raised Megrahi. Mr Blair explained, as he always did, that . it was not a decision for the UK Government but for the Scottish . Executive. Freed: Abdelaset al-Megrahi, shown on the left after his arrest for the Lockerbie bombing, and on the right after his return to Libya. Questions have been asked of Mr Blair's role in his release . ‘As we have . made clear many times before, Tony Blair has never had any formal role, . paid or unpaid, with the Libyan Investment Authority or the Government . of Libya and he has no commercial relationship with any Libyan company . or entity.’ The former . prime minister continues to have round-the-clock armed protection, and . it is understood that Scotland Yard spent up to £20,000 during the trips . to Libya. Civil war: A Libyan fighter fires the weapon mounted on his vehicle during clashes with pro-Gaddafi armed men in the city of Bani Walid, southeast of Tripoli . Fierce fighting: A Libyan fighter takes cover after the explosion of a Grad rocket in Bani Walid. Anti-Gaddafi forces had been forced to retreat from the city . Summarize this article. Blair left office in 2007 but continued relationship with Libyan dictator . Documents show the former PM met with Gaddafi in 2008 and 2009 . Blair's spokesman denies 'commercial or business element' to the meetings . Lockerbie relative calls visits 'offensive' and 'disturbing'

Question: A 50-year-old male patient presented with severe excruciating pain in the shoulder region along with swelling and fever. There was no history of any kind of trauma. Bullae filled with clear, cloudy, haemorrhagic, or purplish fluid were observed at the site of pain and the surrounding skin had a purple hue. A pleomorphic bacillus forming oval subterminal spores was observed on gram staining. It grew in anaerobic conditions on culture. The colonies were initially irregular and transparent which turned opaque on repeated incubations. The organism was saccharolytic and produced abundant gas on fuher studies. Which investigation should be carried out next to rule out the root cause of above condition: - A. GI Endoscopy B. Bronchoscopy C. Cystoscopy D. MRI brain Answer: A. GI Endoscopy

By . Emma Innes . A toddler who has spent almost all of her life battling cancer has received a special award. Grace Elvidge, one, was diagnosed with a very advanced form of leukaemia when she was just 11 weeks old. She has had to undergo months of chemotherapy treatment and has spent almost all of the first year of her life in hospital. Grace Elvidge (pictured with mother, Alexandra) was diagnosed with leukaemia when she was 11 weeks old . Now she has received a Little Star Award from Cancer Research UK in recognition of her struggle for life. Grace was so poorly that she was placed in intensive care, but she has since made a full recovery and is now in remission. Her mother, Alexandra Elvidge, 34, from Mobberley, Cheshire, said: ‘The painful memories are still so raw, but to look at Grace now, you'd never believe there is anything wrong with her, she's full of life - an absolute chatterbox.’ Just weeks after her birth in July 2012, Grace came down with a cold which would not go away. Her mother took her to a GP who thought Grace may have a viral infection. But her condition worsened and when Mrs Elvidge took her back to the doctor Grace was sent straight to Wythenshawe Hospital by ambulance. After a series of tests, Mrs Elvidge and husband Mark, 35, were told Grace's white blood count was very high. After months of chemotherapy, Grace is now in remission and has been allowed home . Grace was transferred to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital where she was placed in intensive care. Doctors then broke the devastating news that she was suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia, an aggressive cancer of the white blood cells. Mrs Elvidge said: ‘By then Grace needed oxygen to breathe. ‘We were so concerned about how ill she was then that the leukaemia diagnosis almost seemed secondary to our worries.’ After two weeks Grace was well enough to leave intensive care but was immediately placed on a four-month cycle of intensive chemotherapy followed by further treatment. She was not allowed out of hospital for months but is now going from strength to strength. Mrs Elvidge said: ‘We are so proud of Grace. Although she's only small she's been extremely brave and tolerant of all the pain, sickness, prodding and probing. She is amazing.’ She has now been presented with one of Cancer Research UK's Little Star Awards. The awards, in partnership with TK Maxx, acknowledge the unique challenges faced by youngsters who encounter cancer. The charity is calling on the public to show their support for children with the disease by nominating a Little Star. The awards are open to all under-18s who have cancer or who have been treated for the disease in the last five years. Each child nominated receives the accolade. There is no judging panel because Cancer Research UK believes that every child who faces cancer is extra special. Siblings of Little Stars also receive a special certificate in recognition of the support they give. Jane Bullock, Cancer Research UK's spokeswoman for the North West, said: ‘Grace has been through such a lot at a very young age and is more than deserving of a Little Star award.’ Leukaemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. Acute leukaemia is leukaemia that progresses rapidly and requires immediate treatment. Acute leukaemia is classified according to the type of white blood cells affected. There are two main types - lymphocytes and myeloid cells. The myeloid cells, which are affected in acute myeloid leukaemia, fight bacterial infections, defend the body against parasites and prevent the spread of tissue damage. The early symptoms include having pale skin, tiredness, breathlessness and contracting repeated infections. Acute leukaemia affects about 7,600 people a year in the UK. Of those people, about 2,300 have acute myeloid leukaemia. It is most common in people over the age of 65 and is more common in men than women. People who have been exposed to radiation and the chemical benzene are at higher risk. The prognosis tends to be better for younger patients than older ones. Source: NHS Choices . Summarize this article. Grace Elvidge developed a cold that would not clear up when she was just a few weeks old and doctors thought she had a viral infection . Suddenly, her condition deteriorated and she was rushed to hospital . She was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia . She had to be placed in intensive care as doctors battled to save her life . After months of chemotherapy she is now in remission .

Question: Why is Arizona the best state to live in? Answer: Arizona is the best state to live in for numerous reasons. First, the tax situation is highly advantageous with a 2.55 percent flat state tax on all income. Second, the weather is incredible for 7-8 months per year, especially if you like the heat. The cost of living is relatively average and there are many growing, young towns to choose from like Gilbert and Chandler. Arizona has all 4 major sports team and continually gets major events, like the Super Bowl which was in Arizona this past year. Last but not least, Arizona has great hiking, biking trails, easy access to airport, and located close to Grand Canyon/Zion from Phoenix.

Question: Classify the overall sentiment of this piece of text as either positive or negative: The little girl really wanted to buy that beautiful dress but her mom did not have enough money. Answer: Negative

Question: Kate has to fill 52 balloons for the party. Each balloon holds 5 gallons of air. For the first 10 minutes, she can fill the balloons at a rate of 8 gallons of air per minute. For the next five minutes, she fills them at half that rate. After that, she fills the rest of the balloons at a rate of 2 gallons of air per minute. How many minutes will it take her to fill all of the balloons? Answer: She needs to fill a total of 52 * 5 = <<52*5=260>>260 gallons of air. In the first ten minutes, she fills 8 * 10 = <<8*10=80>>80 gallons of air. For the next five minutes, she fills 8 / 2 * 5 = <<8/2*5=20>>20 gallons of air. That leaves her with 260 - 80 - 20 = <<260-80-20=160>>160 gallons of air to fill. It will take her 160 / 2 = <<160/2=80>>80 more minutes to fill the rest of the balloons. The total time to fill all of the balloons is 10 + 5 + 80 = <<10+5+80=95>>95 minutes. The answer is 95.

Question: Anti inflamatory action of coicosteroids is due to blocking of A. 15 lipoxygenase B. Prostaglandin synthetase C. Thromboxane synthetase D. Breakdown of phospholipids Answer: D. Breakdown of phospholipids

Silentó: Ricky Lamar Hawk ( born January 22 , 1998 ) , better known by his stage name Silentó , is an American rapper , record producer and actor . Claim: Silentó is an American rapper . A. True B. False C. Neither Answer: A. True

The 13C spectrum of which isomer of C6H14 has lines with three distinct chemical shifts? A. hexane B. 2-methylpentane C. 3-methylpentane D. 2,3-dimethylbutane Answer: A. hexane

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Morocco: the confirmed cases reached 642 , and the number of recoveries reached 26 , with a total number of 37 deaths. Claim: There are more than 640 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Morocco . A. True B. False C. Neither Answer: A. True

Manchester by the Sea -LRB-film-RRB-: Manchester by the Sea is the name written on the US President 's yacht . Claim: Manchester by the Sea is a movie . A. True B. False C. Neither Answer: B. False

Passage: In Morocco, Frank Cotton buys a puzzle box from a dealer. In a bare attic, when Frank solves the puzzle, hooked chains emerge and tear him apart. Later, the room is filled with swinging chains and covered with the remnants of his body. A black-robed figure picks up the box and returns it to its original state, restoring the room to normal. Some time afterward, Frank's brother Larry moves into the house to rebuild his strained relationship with his second wife, Julia, who had an affair with Frank shortly after their marriage. Larry's teenage daughter, Kirsty, has chosen not to live with them and moves into her own place. Larry cuts his hand carrying a bed up the stairs, and lets his blood drip on the attic floor. The blood resurrects Frank as a skinless corpse, who is soon found by Julia. Still obsessed with Frank, she agrees to harvest blood for him so that he can be fully restored, and they can run away together. Julia begins picking up men in bars and bringing them back to the house, where she murders them. Frank consumes their blood, regenerating his body. Frank explains to Julia that he had exhausted all sensory experiences and sought out the puzzle box, with the promise that it would open a portal to a realm of new carnal pleasures. When solved, the "Cenobites" came to subject him to the extremes of sadomasochism. Kirsty spies Julia bringing men to the house; believing her to be having an affair, she follows her to the attic, where she interrupts Frank's latest feeding. Frank attacks her, but Kirsty throws the puzzle box out the window, creating a distraction and allowing her to escape. Kirsty retrieves the box and flees, but collapses shortly thereafter. Awakening in a hospital, Kirsty solves the box, summoning the Cenobites and a two-headed monster, which Kirsty narrowly escapes from. The Cenobites' leader, Pinhead, explains that although the Cenobites have been perceived as both angels and demons, they are simply "explorers" from another dimension seeking carnal experiences, and they can no longer differentiate between pain and pleasure. Although they attempt to force Kirsty to return to their realm with them, she informs Pinhead that Frank has escaped. The Cenobites agree to take Frank back and in exchange say they will consider giving Kirsty her freedom. Kirsty returns home, where Frank has killed Larry and taken his identity by stealing his skin. Julia shows her what is purported to be Frank's flayed corpse in the attic, locking the door behind her. The Cenobites appear and demand the man who "did this". Kirsty tries to escape, but is held by Julia and Frank. Frank reveals his true identity to Kirsty, and, when his sexual advances are rejected, he decides to kill her to complete his rejuvenation. He accidentally stabs Julia instead and drinks her blood without remorse. Frank chases Kirsty to the attic, and when he is about to kill her, the Cenobites appear. Now sure he is the one they are looking for, they ensnare him with chains and tear him to pieces. They then attempt to abduct Kirsty. Ripping the puzzle box from Julia's dead hands, Kirsty defeats the Cenobites by reversing the motions needed to open the puzzle box, sending them back to Hell. Kirsty's boyfriend shows up and helps her escape the collapsing house. Afterwards, Kirsty throws the puzzle box onto a burning pyre. A creepy vagrant who has been stalking Kirsty walks into the fire, and retrieves the box before transforming into a winged creature and flying away. The box ends up in the hands of the merchant who sold it to Frank, offering it to another prospective customer. Question: Where does Kirsty choose to live? Answer: Her own place

Passage: Quah Jing Wen (Chinese: 柯敬文; pinyin: Kē Jìngwén; born 20 December 2000) is a Singaporean professional swimmer who specialises in individual medley, butterfly and freestyle events. Education Quah was educated at Methodist Girls' School and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), before graduating from Texas A&M University in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in biomedical science. Swimming career Quah Jing Wen clocked 2min 12.95sec and set an Under-17 200m butterfly Singaporean national record at the Neo Garden 13th Singapore National Swimming Championships, breaking Tao Li's record set in 2005. Quah won the bronze in the 2015 SEA Games when making her debut in the 400m IM. In 2017, Quah won 5 gold medals and a silver medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games, held in Nassau. In the same year, she also won 5 gold medals in the 2017 SEA Games.[1 Question: What modalities does Quah Jing Wen specialize on? \Answer: Quah Jing Wen is specialized on individual medley, butterfly and freestyle events.

Question: Camille saw 3 cardinals and four times as many robins as cardinals while bird watching. She also saw twice as many blue jays as cardinals and 1 more than three times as many sparrows as cardinals. How many birds did Camille see? Answer: Camille saw 3 x 4 = <<3*4=12>>12 robins. She also saw 3 x 2 = <<3*2=6>>6 blue jays. Triple the number of cardinals is 3 x 3 = <<3*3=9>>9. So, she saw 9 + 1 = <<9+1=10>>10 sparrows. Therefore, Camille saw 3 + 12 + 6 + 10 = <<3+12+6+10=31>>31 birds. The answer is 31.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.: He finished his career with a record of 26 wins without a loss or draw in world title fights -LRB- 10 by KO -RRB- ; 23 wins -LRB- 9 KOs -RRB- in lineal title fights ; 24 wins -LRB- 7 KOs -RRB- against former or current world titlists ; 12 wins -LRB- 3 KOs -RRB- against former or current lineal champions ; and 2 wins -LRB- 1 KO -RRB- against International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees . Claim: There are 30 knockouts part of the career boxing record of Floyd Mayweather Jr . A. True B. False C. Neither Answer: A. True

By my sword, Beatrice, thou lovest me. Do not swear, and eat it. I will swear by it that you love me; and I will make him eat it that says I love not you. Will you not eat your word? With no sauce that can be devised to it. I protest I love thee. Why, then, God forgive me! What offence, sweet Beatrice? You have stayed me in a happy hour: I was about to protest I loved you. And do it with all thy heart. In the preceding dialogue, were the lines "With no sauce that can be devised to it." and "By my sword, Beatrice, thou lovest me." spoken by the same person or different people? A. same B. different Answer: A. same

What is meant by 'asking the women question'? A. Encouraging women to be more assertive. B. Enquiring of men why they oppress women. C. Seeking answers from women about their experience of discrimination. D. Attempting to expose the gender consequence of rules and practices that may seem to be objective or neutral. Answer: D. Attempting to expose the gender consequence of rules and practices that may seem to be objective or neutral.

There; and St. Nicholas be thy speed! 'Imprimis: She can milk.' Ay, that she can. 'Item: She brews good ale.' And thereof comes the proverb: 'Blessing of your heart, you brew good ale.' 'Item: She can sew.' That's as much as to say, Can she so? 'Item: She can knit.' What need a man care for a stock with a wench, when she can knit him a stock? 'Item: She can wash and scour.' A special virtue: for then she need not be washed and scoured. 'Item: She can spin.' In the preceding dialogue, were the lines "What need a man care for a stock with a wench, when she can knit him a stock?" and "'Item: She can knit.'" spoken by the same person or different people? A. same B. different Answer: B. different

Passage: Even though they've each been with their significant others for several years, my straight friend and my lesbian friend had very different experiences to tell me about. My straight friend confessed that they had never actually been very close with their partner and feel like they're faking the whole relationship sometimes. My lesbian friend, on the other hand, is very close in every way to their partner. Question: Who has an intimate relationship with their partner? A. The lesbian friend B. Undetermined C. The straight friend Answer: A. The lesbian friend

Passage: The MV Cape Race (T-AKR-9960) was originally built as the MV Seaspeed America for the Transocean RO-RO Corp. She was sold to various other corporations until she was purchased by the United States Navy in April 1993. She underwent conversion to fit a more active role in and serve a military need better and was placed back in service April 1993. She has served on multiple occasions but is currently in the US Ready Reserve Fleet. Give me some details about the MV Cape Race please \Answer: The MV Cape Race (T-AKR-9960) was originally built as the MV Seaspeed America for the Transocean RO-RO Corp. She was sold to various other corporations until she was purchased by the United States Navy in April 1993. She underwent conversion to fit a more active role in and serve a military need better and was placed back in service April 1993. She has served on multiple occasions but is currently in the US Ready Reserve Fleet.

Passage: I went to a huge gathering last weekend and invited my Japanese friend and my British friend to come along with me. Question: Who is a rude guest? A. The British friend B. The Japanese friend C. Not known Answer: C. Not known

A new compound is synthesized and found to be a monoprotic acid with a molar mass of 248 g/mol. When 0.0050 mol of this acid are dissolved in 0.500 L of water, the pH is measured as 3.89. What is the pKa of this acid? A. 3.89 B. 7.78 C. 5.78 D. 2.33 Answer: C. 5.78

Question: There are 92 students altogether. Twenty of them ride the school bus home together, 5/8 of the remaining ride their own bike home, and the rest whose houses are near the school walk home. How many students are walking home? Answer: If there are 92 students and 20 students take the bus home, the number of students who haven't taken the bus is 92-20 = <<92-20=72>>72 students. 5/8 of the students who didn't take the bus home ride bikes home, a total of 5/8* 72 = <<5/8*72=45>>45 students. The number of students who neither took the bus nor biked home but walked home is 72-45 = <<72-45=27>>27 The answer is 27.

Q: My wife and I have descended into the toddler years with our first. We have always been on the same page with each other whenever we correct bad behavior or instruct her on why a type of outburst is inappropriate. So this begs the question, will she feel like we are always ganging up on her? If we are both constantly correcting and instructing in tandem, is that bad? Should one parent act as an advocate while the other is tough on the rules? Should there be a good cop and a bad cop? A: Classic good-cop-bad-cop is definitely wrong with a toddler because it involves a lot of lying. The bad cop threatens to beat the suspect up or otherwise do something cops are not allowed to do. The bad cop steps out and the good cop says "I'm on your side dude, but that guy is out of control and I don't know what he'll do next. Listen, if you just [....] I think I can get you out of this questioning session and maybe save your skin." Everything about this is a lie. The good cop isn't on the suspect's side, isn't trying to help the suspect, and knows full well the bad cop isn't ever going to hit, torture, or whatever the threat is. None of this is appropriate with your child. It is advisory to give away any thoughts of an adversarial stance. You want your child to learn to be in control and not to tantrum. You want your child to comply with reasonable requests, whether that's putting on an item of clothing, helping to clean up, not hitting, or anything else. When your child can do those things, not only will you be happier but your child will too. You don't need to break their spirit, make them give up their resistance, force them to do what you want. You need to show them how to do the things everyone wants them to learn to do. Nobody is a bad cop in that. Nobody is a good cop. You can love your child while you're putting something out of their reach. You can smile and cuddle someone as part of letting them know they are not allowed to do a particular activity. You can be happy and cheerful while carrying a shoeless coatless child to the car (with their shoes and coat in your hands for later) and explaining there isn't time to play on the way now. Whatever these rules are, they should be the rules FOR everybody and BY everybody. If the toddler can't eat before dinner, nor can Daddy. If feet aren't allowed on the couch then that's the rule, not just "if Mommy's looking." This kind of consistency isn't cruel or ganging up. You are showing your child the "laws of physics" of your home. This is how things go. Trying to understand mommy rules, daddy rules, sitter rules, grandparent rules - that's complicated! Remember, abiding by these rules isn't something mean or unfair, it's how life works in your house. And the toddler is trying to learn that. Make it as smooth as you can, and that includes being consistent, and not seeing the rules as mean. Q: I don't agree with this: "Whatever these rules are, they should be the rules FOR everybody and BY everybody. If the toddler can't eat before dinner, nor can Daddy." Children are children, not adults. They don't have the same rights and responsibilities as adults. If an adult tells a child they can't eat before dinner that doesn't mean the adult can't eat before dinner. Children are not equals. Consistency of discipline is good. Trying to impose the same rules on children and adults is absurd. A: It's neither wrong nor absurd. Sure, the rules can be different, but there must be an understandable, explainable reason for that (e.g. Daddy skipped lunch because of work). If the only reason you can give is "because I say so and I can make you do what I want" then you're basically teaching the child that might makes right and whoever has the power sets the rules. That's not something you want them to internalize. Obviously, this is probably beyond a toddler's understanding, but it's good to get into the habit early. Q: Well, I think it is perfectly reasonable to give "because I say so" as a reason to children. Adults do not need to explain themselves to children. If an adult says "go to your room" then the child should go to their room immediately. The child should not say "why should I? you're not going to your room". An instruction is an instruction, not a request. A: While it's true that children should follow instructions from adults without questioning them, it's also beneficial to provide reasoning whenever possible. Giving children a basic understanding of why certain rules or actions are in place helps them develop critical thinking skills and a sense of fairness. While adults don't need to explain themselves every time, encouraging dialogue and providing age-appropriate explanations can foster a positive learning environment for children. Ultimately, finding a balance between clear expectations and reasonable explanations can promote mutual respect and understanding between parents and children.

Write a paragraph on why visit and stay at Marysville in Victoria Australia. Answer: Maryville is located 120km from Melbourne. Nestled just past the Victorian Yarra Valley, Marysville offers a range of activities for the outdoor enthusiast. Mountain Biking, Bush Walking and during winter Marysville's Lake Mountain is the closest snow resort to the Melbourne CBD. Marysville has some fantastic accommodation options from Caravan Parks all the way to high-end houses for multiple families to enjoy time together. A magnificent location to get away and feel connected with nature. Marysville also has some amazing places to enjoy a meal. From the Duck Inn Pub to the various other eatery options Marysville caters for all tastes and budgets.

Question: Pam has some bags of apples. Each of her bags has as many apples as 3 of Gerald's bags. Gerald's bags have 40 apples each. If Pam has 1200 apples in total, how many bags of apples does she have? Answer: Each of Pam's bags contain 40*3=<<40*3=120>>120 apples. Pam has 1200/120=<<1200/120=10>>10 bags of apples. The answer is 10.

This hath been Your faithful servant: I dare lay mine honour He will remain so. I humbly thank your highness. In the preceding dialogue, were the lines "I humbly thank your highness." and "This hath been Your faithful servant: I dare lay mine honour He will remain so." spoken by the same person or different people? A. same B. different Answer: B. different

Kristen: So I have been going around the city to look for Christmas gifts! Kristen: ANd I thought does anyone of you wanna join me Kristen: Because Im feeling lonely Kristen: And I feel like everyone is going somewhere with someone to buy xmas gifts! Brooke: Just Id like to come Brooke: Are you at midtown rn? Kristen: Yes Brooke: Okay well I am at the post office Brooke: Meeting you at Senza? midtown? Ava: I am at Senza right now Ava: Im in the line to the cashier Brooke: Let's all of us meet at Senza now hahah Kristen: What a great place for meeting up Ava: XD Brooke: I have to buy xmas gifts for everyone Brooke: I havent started looking! Kristen: I am sure you will fins something with us Kristen: find Brooke: I hope so Summarize the above dialogue. Brooke, Ava and Kristen will meet up in Senza to support Kristen in her Christmas shopping.

Question: Which drug is used for Mvaesthenia Gravis testing- A. Edrophonium B. Adrenaline C. Phycostigmine D. Acetylcholine Answer: A. Edrophonium

Chernobyl -LRB-miniseries-RRB-: The series premiered in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 6–7 , 2019 and was acclaimed by critics. Claim: The miniseries Chernobyl was praised for its historical accuracy and attention to detail . A. True B. False C. Neither Answer: C. Neither

Weill Cornell Medicine: Weill Cornell Medicine is the law research unit and law school of Cornell University , a private Ivy League university . Claim: Weill Cornell Medicine is a school involved in the teaching and research of medicine . A. True B. False C. Neither Answer: B. False

Passage: The police pulled over a car with a Jewish man and an Asian woman for overshooting a red light and going over the speed limit. The Jewish one was driving and has their licence number taken for multiple traffic violations. Question: Who was in the passenger seat? A. Cannot answer B. The Asian woman C. The Jewish man Answer: B. The Asian woman

Question: Distribution of functional renal tissue is seen by A. DMSA B. DTPA C. MAG3 - Tc 99 D. 1123 iodocholesterol Answer: A. DMSA

Passage: The creative design agency interviewed two potential candidates for the job - a 50-year-old and a 28-year-old. Question: Who was more creative? A. Cannot answer B. The 50-year-old C. The 28-year-old Answer: A. Cannot answer

Question: Which drug increase the bone formation in osteoporosis? A. Teriparatide B. Risedronate C. Calcitonin D. Denosumab Answer: A. Teriparatide

Question: Last night Kannon had 3 apples, a banana, and 4 oranges for dinner. Today she is planning to have 4 more apples than last night, 10 times as many bananas as she ate last night, and twice as many oranges as apples she'll have today. How many fruits would she have eaten so far in the two meals? Answer: The total number of fruits that Kannon ate last is 3 apples+1 banana+4 oranges = <<3+1+4=8>>8 Since last night Kannon had 3 apples, today she'll eat 3+4 = <<3+4=7>>7 apples. She is also planning to eat 10 times as many bananas as she ate last night, a total of 1*10 = <<10=10>>10 bananas. Kannon will also eat twice as many oranges as apples she'll have today, which means she'll eat 7*2 = <<7*2=14>>14 oranges. Tonight Kannon will eat 14 oranges+10 bananas +7 apples = <<14+10+7=31>>31 fruits In total, after tonight, Kannon would have eaten 31+8 = <<31+8=39>>39 fruits. The answer is 39.

Question: Paul has five dogs. For every 10 pounds they weigh, they need 1 pound of dog food per day. One weighs 20 pounds. One weighs 40. Another weighs 10. One weighs 30 and the final one weighs 50 pounds. How much dog food does he need each day? Answer: The dog’s total weight is 150 because 20+40+10+30+50=<<20+40+10+30+50=150>>150 They need 15 pounds a day because 150/10=<<150/10=15>>15 The answer is 15.

Damir Džumhur: It gives him a total record of 46 wins and 61 losses ( 43 % ) versus Top 100 players . Claim: Damir Džumhur has a total record of less than 47 wins ( less than 44 % ) . A. True B. False C. Neither Answer: A. True

On average, obese people have a higher basal metabolic rate (BMR) than lean people, mainly because the body of the obese has more… (in kg): A. adipose tissue (fat mass) B. Lean mass (fat-free mass) C. glycogen D. water Answer: B. Lean mass (fat-free mass)

Passage: Two friends, Amy Chen and Shanice Singleton went clothes shopping together. Question: Who wore clothing sizes that were available at most stores? A. Shanice Singleton B. Amy Chen C. Not known Answer: C. Not known

By . Snejana Farberov . A Michigan man has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter who authorities say had bleeding in her brain and eyes, as well as alcohol and marijuana in her system. A Kalamazoo jury convicted Toren Hains, 22, Tuesday of felony murder and first-degree child abuse in the December 2012 death of Zoie Grace Johnston, of Oshtemo Township. Hains’ murder conviction comes with mandatory life imprisonment. Guilty: Toren Hains, 22 (left), was convicted of felony murder and child abuse in the death of his girlfriend's 14-month-old daughter, Zoie Johnston, (right) who passed away from head trauma on New Year's Eve 2012 . Officials say the 22-year-old was babysitting Zoie and was the boyfriend of the child's mother, Bailea Johnston. An autopsy performed on the toddler’s body determined the cause of death to be head trauma, Kalamazoo Gazette reported. Hains testified last week that he did not hurt Zoie and she suffered a seizure after falling from his arms. However, a pathologist told the jury the condition of the victim’s body was consistent with violent shaking or being struck. Baby Zoie was declared brain dead at Bronson Methodist Hospital on December 31, 2012. Her death was ruled a homicide caused by head trauma. Tests showed that the one-year-old had marijuana in her system and a blood-alcohol level of 0.087 - the equivalent of three drinks consumed by a grownup woman weighing 175lbs. Prosecutors said Hains, pictured here May 2, gave the toddler pot brownies and vodka before shaking or striking her to death . According to the prosecution, the toddler suffered fatal injuries December 30, 2012, while she was left in the care of her mother's live-in boyfriend, Toren Haines, at their apartment on South 11th Street in Oshtemo Township. During his murder trial, which got under way April 30, Hains testified that he did nothing to harm Bailea Johnston's daughter while she was at work that night. Hains told the jurors that he was holding Zoie in his arms and doing laundry when the child fell to the floor and suffered a seizure. But Dr John Bachniski, a pathologist from Sparrow Hospital, testified that the amount of trauma Zoie suffered pointed to a violent shaking and having been struck against a soft object. According to police, Hains took the unresponsive Zoie to a neighbor's apartment the night she was injured and asked him not to call 911. His version: Hains testified that he was holding Zoie in his arms when she fell and suffered a seizure . A Kalamazoo County sheriff's deputy testified that the night before the toddler’s death, Hains made a batch of pot brownies, lacing the baked goods with a bag of marijuana ‘the size of about a potato.’ The 22-year-old then allegedly fed baby Zoie some of the brownies, and also gave her a flavored drink containing vodka. ‘At the end of this trial you may not care for the parenting skills, or lack thereof, of Toren Hains, his lifestyle -- marijuana brownies, etc. -- but he's not on trial for being a druggie, he's not on trial for not paying the best attention or being the best parent,’ his attorney Keith Turpel told jurors in his opening statement. Summarize this article. Investigators say Toren Hains gave 14-month-old Zoie Grace Johnston pot brownies and a drink with vodka December 30, 2012 . Hains, 22, testified that Zoie fell from his arms while he was doing laundry and suffered a seizure . Felony murder conviction carries mandatory life sentence .

Passage: Mademoiselle de Chartres is a sheltered heiress, sixteen years old, whose mother has brought her to the court of Henri II to seek a husband with good financial and social prospects. When old jealousies against a kinsman spark intrigues against the young ingénue, the best marriage prospects withdraw. The young woman follows her mother's recommendation and accepts the overtures of a middling suitor, the Prince de Clèves. After the wedding, she meets the dashing Duke de Nemours. The two fall in love, yet do nothing to pursue their affections, limiting their contact to an occasional visit in the now-Princess of Clèves's salon. The duke becomes enmeshed in a scandal at court that leads the Princess to believe he has been unfaithful in his affections. A letter from a spurned mistress to her paramour is discovered in the dressing room at one of the estates—a letter actually written to the Princess' uncle, the Vidame de Chartres, who has also become entangled in a relationship with the Queen. He begs the Duke de Nemours to claim ownership of the letter, which ends up in the Princess' possession. The duke has to produce documents from the Vidame to convince the Princess that his heart has been true. Eventually, the Prince de Clèves discerns that his wife is in love with another man. She confesses as much. He relentlessly quizzes her—indeed tricks her—until she reveals the man's identity. After he sends a servant to spy on the Duke de Nemours, the Prince de Clèves believes that his wife has been unfaithful in more than just her emotions. He becomes ill and dies (either of his illness or of a broken heart). On his deathbed, he blames the Duke de Nemours for his suffering and begs the Princess not to marry him. Now free to pursue her passions, the Princess is torn between her duty and her love. The duke pursues her more openly, but she rejects him, choosing instead to enter a convent for part of each year. After several years, the duke's love for her does finally fade, and she, still relatively young, passes away in obscurity. Question: What is found in the dressing room of one of the estates that causes strife between the characters? Answer: a letter from a spurned mistress to her paramour

John Wick-COLON- Chapter 3 – Parabellum: It has grossed $ 291 million worldwide , making it the highest-grossing film in the series , surpassing the entire gross of the second film in just 10 days , and received positive reviews from critics , with praise for the action sequences , visual style , and Reeves ' performance. Claim: John Wick : Chapter 3 – Parabellum grossed more than $ 291 million worldwide . A. True B. False C. Neither Answer: B. False

Passage: What is the total number of goals scored by this player when he played for the Sevilla team? Question: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wissam_Ben_Yedder#Club \Answer: 38

Passage: Michael Strogoff, a 30-year-old native of Omsk, is a courier for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The Tartar Khan (prince), Feofar Khan, incites a rebellion and separates the Russian Far East from the mainland, severing telegraph lines. Rebels encircle Irkutsk, where the local governor, a brother of the Tsar, is making a last stand. Strogoff is sent to Irkutsk to warn the governor about the traitor Ivan Ogareff, a former colonel, who was once demoted and exiled and now seeks revenge against the imperial family. He intends to destroy Irkutsk by setting fire to the huge oil storage tanks on the banks of the Angara River. On his way to Irkutsk, Strogoff meets Nadia Fedor, daughter of an exiled political prisoner, Basil Fedor, who has been granted permission to join her father at his exile in Irkutsk, the English war correspondent Harry Blount of the Daily Telegraph and Alcide Jolivet, a Frenchman reporting for his 'cousin Madeleine'. Blount and Jolivet tend to follow the same route as Michael, separating and meeting again all the way through Siberia. He is supposed to travel under a false identity, posing as the pacific merchant Nicolas Korpanoff but he is discovered by the Tartars when he meets his mother in their home city of Omsk. Michael, his mother and Nadia are eventually taken prisoner by the Tartar forces. Ivan Ogareff alleges that Michael is a spy. After opening the Koran at random, Feofar decides that Michael will be blinded as punishment in the Tartar fashion, with a hot blade. For several chapters the reader is led to believe that Michael was indeed blinded, but it transpires in fact that he was saved from this fate (his tears at his mother evaporated and saved his corneas) and was only pretending. Eventually, Michael and Nadia escape, and travel to Irkutsk with a friendly peasant. They are delayed by fire and the frozen river. However, they eventually reach Irkutsk, and warn the Tsar's brother in time of Ivan Ogareff. Nadia's father, who has been appointed commander of a suicide battalion, and later pardoned, joins them and Michael and Nadia are married. Question: Who does Michael meet in Omsk? Answer: his mother

Question: 2021 Nobel Prize was awarded to which all Journalists Answer: Maria Ressa of Philippines & Dmitry Muratov of Russia

Question: John goes to the store to buy Slurpees and gives them $20. Slurpees cost $2 each and he got $8 in change. How many Slurpees did he buy? Answer: He spent 20-8=$<<20-8=12>>12 on Slurpees So he got 12/2=<<12/2=6>>6 Slurpees The answer is 6.

Question: Tell me whether these are electric or gas powered vehicles Answer: Volkswagen Jetta, Toyota Corolla, Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Honda Civic

Question: A 55-year-old male presents with renal failure. He gives a history of mild bone pains for the last 7 years. X-ray pelvis shows osteolytic lesions. Serum electrophoresis reveals a M spike. Peripheral blood evaluation showed rouleaux formation of RBCs with 35% plasma cells. Bone marrow examination showed a increase in plasma cells with aberrant antigen expression. The most likely diagnosis is: A. Multiple myeloma B. Monoclonal gammopathy with unknown significance C. Smouldering myeloma D. Plasma cell leukemia Answer: A. Multiple myeloma

Question: Who is the prime minister of Japan? Answer: The current prime minister of Japan is Fumio Kishida, who assumed office on the 29th of September 2021. He is also the president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan. He was born on the 29th of July 1957.

Q: I was surprised to learn that Puerto Ricans, despite living in a US territory, were not entitled to vote in the presidential elections. I was even more surprised to learn that US citizens are allowed to vote for president from anywhere in the world - EXCEPT if they happen to live in Puerto Rico. What is the legal/political rationale behind this? What is it about Puerto Rico that magically removes one's right to vote? Has anyone ever challenged this? A: This is a peculiarity as a result of the federal nature of the USA and the exceptional position of Puerto Rico as a territory but not a state. Within the States and Territories of the USA, your voting rights depend on residence. If you leave the States and Territories your voting rights depend on former residence or inheritance. In general most citizens of the USA are also citizens of a state of the USA. Since states don't issue their own passports, your citizenship of a state is determined by residence. If a New Yorker moves to Florida, they become Floridians, and so can vote in state elections in Florida, but can't now vote in elections in New York. Now if our New Yorker moves to Timbuktu, this is treated slightly differently. They remain a US citizen and a citizen of New York, and so retain the right to vote in New York elections. Their children could also claim New York citizenship. But Puerto Rico is both part of the USA but not a State or part of a State of the USA. When our New Yorker moves to Puerto Rico, they can vote in Puerto Rican elections but not elections in New York. Now the nature of elections in the US is that there are no national elections There are statewide elections of Senators, Governors and Presidential electors. There are district elections of Representatives and there are local elections of many kinds. Our New Yorker has lost the right to vote in New York elections (just as they would have done if they had moved to Florida) but not gained the right to vote in Puerto Rican elections for Presidential electors (because there are none). This is odd, but something similar is true if the New Yorker moves to DC. They cease to have the right to vote in elections to the Senate.

Question: A movie theater can hold 50 people at a time. They charge $8.00 a ticket. On a Tuesday night they only sold 24 tickets. By not selling out, how much money did they lose? Answer: The theater can hold 50 people and they charge $8.00 to watch a movie so on a sold-out night they make 50*8 = $<<50*8=400.00>>400.00 On Tuesday night they only sold 24 tickets at $8.00 apiece so they made 24*8 = $<<24*8=192.00>>192.00 If they make $400.00 on a sold-out night and they only made $192.00 on Tuesday then they lost 400-192 = $<<400-192=208.00>>208.00 The answer is 208.

By . Matthew Blake . A 'fearless' lawyer has been murdered in Pakistan for daring to defend a man charged with insulting Islam. Rashid Rehman took on the case of university lecturer Junaid Hafeez when no other lawyer in the city of Multan would because he believed in the universal human right to legal counsel, friends said. Heroically, the married 53-year-old even continued defending Mr Hafeez, accused of defaming the prophet Mohammed on social media last year, despite receiving death threats from the prosecution itself. 'Fearless': Pakistani relatives carry the body of lawyer Rashid Rehman from a hospital following the attack by gunmen in Multan . Brave: Relatives of the murdered lawyer mourn his death at the hospital to which his body was taken. The married 53-year-old continued defending Junaid Hafeez, accused of defaming the prophet Mohammed on social media last year, despite receiving death threats from the prosecution itself . And on Wednesday evening two gunmen posing as prospective clients, burst into his office and opened fire. 'He was shot five times and succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital,' a policeman told Reuters. Hafeez had been in prison without being able to find a lawyer until Rehman agreed to represent him in February. 'Rightful end': An injured colleague of Mr Rehman arrives at hospital after the attack. A day after his death, an unsigned pamphlet was distributed in Multan saying Rehman met his 'rightful end' for trying to 'save someone who disrespected the Prophet Mohammed' Saying goodbye: Rehman began receiving threats from other lawyers as soon as he took on the case, according to the commission . Grief: Mourners pay their respects at Mr Rehman's funeral yesterday. he was described as a 'fearless human rights lawyer' who dedicated his life to 'helping the downtrodden' Blasphemy carries the death penalty in Pakistan but the accused are often lynched or languish for years in jail without trial because lawyers are too afraid to defend them. Rights groups say the laws are increasingly used to seize money or property. Judges have previously been attacked in Pakistan for acquitting blasphemy defendants and two politicians who discussed reforming the law were shot dead. The crime of blasphemy was sealed into Pakistani law under British rule but strengthened during the years of military dictator Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (pictured), who died in a plane crash in 1988. In recent years, however, the country - which is 96 per cent Muslim - has seen a surge in accusations of insulting Islam, says Islamabad-based think-tank, the Center for Research and Security Studies. But many analysts see the claims as score-settling or a front for property grabs, and in fact have nothing to do with Islam. If found guilty, defendants can expect the death penalty. The charges are hard to fight because the law does not define blasphemy so presenting the evidence can sometimes itself be considered a fresh infringement. It can also be very difficult to find a lawyer willing to defend those accused of the crime. Blasphemy carries the death penalty in . Pakistan but the accused are often lynched or languish for years in jail . without trial because lawyers are too afraid to defend them. Judges . have previously been attacked in Pakistan for acquitting blasphemy . defendants and two politicians who discussed reforming the law were shot . dead. On Thursday morning, an unsigned pamphlet was distributed in Multan saying Rehman met his 'rightful end' for trying to 'save someone who disrespected the Prophet Mohammed'. 'We warn all lawyers to be afraid of god and think twice before engaging in such acts,' the pamphlet said. Rehman worked for the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). He frequently denounced the repression of Pakistan's dwindling religious minorities. 'He was a dedicated activist from the very beginning,' senior HRCP official Zaman Khan told The independent. 'All his life he was helping the downtrodden. He was fearless and never gave any time to the threats. He said he would live for the struggle and die for the struggle.' Rehman began receiving threats from other lawyers as soon as he took on the case, according to the commission. 'During arguments for acquittal of the accused, three persons addressed defense lawyer Rashid Rehman, in the judge's presence, and said: 'You will not come to court next time because you will not exist any more',' the commission said in April. HRCP chairwoman Zohra Yusuf said she was devastated.'We have lost four human rights defenders in the last three years. Others are under constant threat. The state does not even notice,' she said. At least 16 people are on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy and at least 20 are serving life sentences. Many others are in prison despite not having been convicted. At least 52 people accused of blasphemy have been lynched since 1990, according to a 2012 report from the Islamabad-based Center for Research and Security Studies think tank. 'Speak up, get shot': Activists of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) hold candles and placards during a protest against Mr Rehman's killing. Lawyers have gone on strike in the area . Support: Rehman worked for the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). He frequently denounced the repression of Pakistan's dwindling religious minorities . Pakistan has not yet executed anyone for blasphemy but members of religious minorities say they are often threatened with such accusations. The law does not require evidence to be presented in court and there are no penalties for false allegations. Courts often hesitate to hear evidence, fearful that reproducing it will also be considered blasphemous. Summarize this article. Rashid Rehman was shot five times in his office in Multan on Wednesday . He was defending university lecturer Junaid Hafeez when no other would . Hafeez was accused of defaming Mohammed by hardline students last year . Lawyers allegedly told him: 'You will not come to court next time because you will not exist any more'

Passage: The college counselor was giving advice to George and Betty. George is very good at the sciences and wants to major in Physics. Betty, on the other hand, had a terrible time in math class this semester and wants to switch majors from computer science to painting. Question: Who wants to major in STEM? A. Betty B. George C. Not known Answer: B. George

Q: Why is kVA not the same as kW? A: Both watts and volt-amps come from the same equation, $P=IV$, but the difference is how they're measured. To get volt-amps, you multiply root mean square (RMS) voltage ($V$) with RMS current ($I$) with no regard for the timing/phasing between them. This is what the wiring and pretty much all electrical/electronic components have to deal with. To get watts, you multiply instantaneous voltage ($V$) with instantaneous current ($I$) for every sample, then average those results. This is the energy that is actually transferred. Now to compare the two measurements: If voltage and current are both sinewaves, then $\text{watts} = \text{volt-amps} \times \cos(\phi)$, where $\phi$ is the phase angle between voltage and current. It's pretty easy to see from this that if they're both sine waves and if they're in phase ($\phi = 0$), then $\text{watts} = \text{volt-amps}$. However, if you're NOT dealing with sine waves, the $\cos(\phi)$ relationship no longer applies! So you have to go the long way around and actually do the measurements as described here. How might that happen? Easy. DC power supplies. They're everywhere, including battery chargers, and the vast majority of them only draw current at the peak of the AC voltage waveform because that's the only time that their filter capacitors are otherwise less than the input voltage. So they draw a big spike of current to recharge the caps, starting just before the voltage peak and ending right at the voltage peak, and then they draw nothing until the next peak. And of course there's an exception to this rule also, and that is Power Factor Correction (PFC). DC power supplies with PFC are specialized switching power supplies that end up producing more DC voltage than the highest AC peak, and they do it in such a way that their input current follows the input voltage almost exactly. Of course, this is only an approximation, but the goal is to get a close enough match that the $\cos(\phi)$ shortcut becomes acceptably close to accurate, with $\phi \approx 0$. Then, given this high voltage DC, a secondary switching supply produces what is actually required by the circuit being powered.

Question: Betty is planning to host her friends over for a party. She buys drinks, cakes, and ice creams at a unit cost of $2, $10, and $5 respectively. How much does she spend if she buys 10 drinks, 5 cakes, and 100 ice creams? Answer: The amount she spends on buying drinks is $2*10= $<<2*10=20>>20. The amount she spends on buying cakes is $10*5= $<<10*5=50>>50. The amount she spends on buying ice creams is $5*100=$<<5*100=500>>500. The total amount she spends is $20+$50+$500=$<<20+50+500=570>>570 The answer is 570.

Question: A washing machine uses 20 gallons of water for a heavy wash, 10 gallons of water for a regular wash, and 2 gallons of water for a light wash per load of laundry. If bleach is used, there is an extra light wash cycle added to rinse the laundry thoroughly. There are two heavy washes, three regular washes, and one light wash to do. Two of the loads need to be bleached. How many gallons of water will be needed? Answer: The two heavy washes will use 20 * 2 = <<20*2=40>>40 gallons of water. The three regular washes will use 10 * 3 = <<10*3=30>>30 gallons of water. The light wash will use 2 * 1 = <<2*1=2>>2 gallons of water. The two bleached loads will use an extra 2 * 2 = <<2*2=4>>4 gallons of water. In all, 40 + 30 + 2 + 4 = <<40+30+2+4=76>>76 gallons of water will be needed. The answer is 76.

Passage: Fembe, or Agala, is a Trans–New Guinea language of New Guinea, spoken in the plains east of the Strickland River. Question: From the passage provided, extract where the Fembe language is spoken. \Answer: Strickland River

Q: Você encontra na internet a afirmação que Singletons são ruins. Isto é verdade? Por quê? O problema seria generalizado para quaisquer objetos com instância única? Ou para qualquer coisa que tenha estado global? Se é tão ruim, pra que foi inventado? Ou seja, que problema ele queria resolver? Quais os problemas que terei se usá-lo? Existe alternativa viável? A: Muito da polêmica ocorre pela falta de uma contextualização. Não vejo nada que desabone o padrão Sigleton quando usado no contexto correto. Sim, ele pode causar muito mal, assim como qualquer padrão de projeto aplicado indevidamente sem análise do impacto e dos efeitos colaterais. ###Porque não usar * Acoplamento. Ao usar um Singleton você está acoplando o código a uma implementação estática e específica. Isso torna o seu código dependente dessa classe e impede, por exemplo, criar mocks em testes unitários. Desse ponto de vista a consequência é basicamente a mesma de fazer diretamente um ```new MeuObjetoImportante()```, pois é uma dependência direta da classe. * Escopo. O padrão Singleton aplicado conforme a definição também elimina o conceito de escopo. Isso significa que se você por alguma razão decidir que para determinados componentes da aplicação você precisa de outra implementação terá que alterar manualmente todas as classes. * Não garantia de uma instância única. Em certos casos o padrão pode levar à falsa segurança de que existirá apenas uma instância. Vamos supor que você projete um sistema web e quer dar acesso a um arquivo ou recurso exclusivo. Um Singleton parece uma boa prática, não é? Mas e se amanhã você fizer o deploy da aplicação em um cluster com N servidores. No caso de Java isso também é bem complicado, pois não existe isso de uma classe por JVM. O conceito correto é uma classe por ```ClassLoader```, de forma que num mesmo servidor JEE duas aplicações diferentes podem ter, cada uma, sua própria versão de uma mesma classe. As variáveis estáticas não são compartilhadas entre essas versões da mesma classe, portanto o escopo do Singleton em Java é por ```ClassLoader``` e não por programa. ###Porque usar Em algumas situações você sabe que vai ter só uma instância da classe. Em uma aplicação Desktop, por exemplo, não há porque ter "frescuras" adicionais para obter uma conexão com o banco de dados. Também não vejo problemas em um objeto encapsulando alguns atributos de configuração globais. Simplesmente não valeria o esforço de implementar algum mecanismo muito elaborado para algo tão simples. ###Como usar Quando pensamos em Singleton, logo a implementação clássica do Gang of Four nos vêm à mente. Os tópicos anteriores desta resposta consideraram isso. Porém, com a ascensão do uso de frameworks de Inversão de Controle (IoC) e Injeção de Dependência (DI), existe hoje uma forma muito mais "segura" e flexível de implementar o padrão: deixe o framework cuidar disso para você! ###Como evitar o Singleton Apesar de implementações mais simples poderem usar o padrão Singleton da forma "clássica" sem problemas, em geral seria melhor aplicar a Inversão de Controle simplesmente deixar a instância de suas dependências serem injetadas. Dessa forma, caso amanhã os requisitos mudem e você preciso injetar diferentes instâncias, ou mesmo queira criar mocks de teste, basta configurar seu container ou framework para tal, sem alterar as implementações existentes.

Question: Which of the following is true of dendritic ulcer: A. Caused by Herpes simplex virus B. Topical coicosteroid given suppresses the symptoms C. Oral acyclovir is effective in treatment D. All Answer: A. Caused by Herpes simplex virus

Germany is sending senior intelligence officials to Washington, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday, amid outrage over claims the U.S. National Security Agency monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone. Among them will be the heads of Germany's foreign and domestic intelligence services and the coordinator of the federal intelligence services, the government's press office said. The trip comes amid a series of reports that have challenged relations between the two long-time allies. The latest is a story in the German magazine Der Spiegel that -- citing a secret U.S. intelligence file -- claimed Merkel's phone had been monitored for more than 10 years, stretching back before her current post. The same database indicated the United States was spying on many others in Berlin's political district, at least up to when U.S. President Barack Obama visited Berlin this year, Der Spiegel reported. Asked about these claims, U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said her agency does not "comment publicly on every specific intelligence activity." "And, as a matter of policy, we have made clear that the United States gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations," said Hayden, echoing comments she and others have made in recent days. Still, it remains to be seen if citizens and leaders in Europe will accept such explanations -- and whether recent efforts by the Obama administration to address their concerns will be successful. Spokesman: U.S.-German talks ongoing for months . The German government's deputy spokesman said Friday that its officials heading to Washington would seek to push forward talks with the White House and the NSA as they seek more information about the alleged U.S. spying. The German representatives will be in the U.S. capital "very soon," said the foreign ministry spokesman, who is not named in line with department policy. The spokesman said it is most likely that the intelligence officials will meet with their respective counterparts, although he did not know exactly who they would see. The United States has been in talks with German intelligence officials for the past several months, and leaders of both countries have agreed to increase cooperation, said Hayden of the National Security Council. "We understand that German officials plan to travel to Washington in coming weeks, and the U.S. government looks forward to meeting with them," she said. Germany and Brazil are also drafting a U.N. resolution regarding the protection of privacy in electronic communication, according to the German foreign ministry spokesman said. Diplomats from those two countries met Thursday to discuss the possible U.N. resolution, government officials in Brazil said. "It is very general, but we think this is a very important topic, that's why we are drafting it. It is still at a very early stage, so we don't know when it will be presented or if other countries will join," the German spokesman said. Europe falls out of love with Obama over NSA spying claims . U.S. relations have soured with Brazil over reports that the United States spied on President Dilma Rousseff and her advisers. Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reportedly leaked the documents cited in Brazilian media reports about the alleged espionage operations, as well as those in European media outlets. 'Significant challenges' U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki referred to the leaks from Snowden in comments Friday in Washington. "These unauthorized disclosures of classified information have of course led to criticisms of our intelligence activity by many of our friends and partners," she said. "It's created significant challenges in our relationships with some of our partners and has been, of course, a public distraction." Obama has directed the government to review its surveillance capabilities, including with regard to its foreign partners, she said. Obama promises changes . "We want to ensure we're collecting information because we need it and not just because we can," she said. "We will of course continue to gather the information we need to keep ourselves and our allies safe. We of course will factor in the views of our friends and partners as we have those discussions with them, and we'll continue to balance our security needs with privacy concerns." The U.S government fully expects that "more allegations will surface given the quantity of classified information leaked by Mr. Snowden," Psaki added. 'Deep concerns' in Europe . Anger over the claims of widespread spying by the NSA on its European allies overshadowed an EU summit held in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. EU leaders said the allegations had raised "deep concerns" among Europeans and could affect the cooperation needed for effective intelligence gathering. "A lack of trust could prejudice the necessary cooperation in the field," the leaders said in a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the European Council meeting. Germany and France intend to seek talks with the United States "with the aim of finding before the end of the year an understanding on mutual relations in that field," the EU leaders' statement said. Other nations are welcome to join these talks, it noted. Merkel said the assertions that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on her and other world leaders had "severely shaken" relationships between Europe and the United States, and that trust would have to be rebuilt. Merkel: Relations with U.S. 'severely shaken' over spying claims . Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Friday that Madrid had summoned U.S. Ambassador James Costos over the matter, a day after Germany summoned the U.S. envoy to Berlin over its concerns. The German spying allegation came in the same week that the French daily newspaper Le Monde reported claims that the NSA intercepted more than 70 million phone calls in France over a 30-day period. French President Francois Hollande said Friday there is an "ongoing dialog" with the United States over its past actions, but the priority is establishing a "code of conduct" for the present and future. Summarize this article. Der Spiegel: U.S. spied on Merkel for more than 10 years, at least until June . NSC doesn't comment on claim, says U.S gets intelligence like other nations . German intelligence officials will visit Washington, Foreign Ministry spokesman says . A European summit was dominated by anger over claims of widespread U.S. spying .

Nelly: Thanks again! You've saved me from madness :-) Gina: :-) Glad to be of assistance Nelly: <file_photo> Gina: Thank you! Summarize the above dialogue. Nelly is grateful to Gina for saving her from madness.

Passage: At the bar, two different individuals approached a man sitting alone at the bar - they were named Elaine Huang and Andrew Le. Elaine Huang passed by him and ordered a drink from the bartender while Andrew Le told the man the rate for the two of them spending the night together. Question: Who was just going up to the bartender? A. Can't answer B. Andrew Le C. Elaine Huang Answer: C. Elaine Huang

By . Larisa Brown . PUBLISHED: . 10:32 EST, 14 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:14 EST, 15 August 2012 . Two cruel parents convicted of a decade long campaign of abuse against their six children were jailed for seven years each today. The Nigerian couple, who claimed their kids were possessed by evil spirits, were found guilty after Coronation Street star Michelle Collins gave evidence against them. They beat their children with brooms, hoovers and wires and even gave their baby a morphine overdose just days after her first birthday. The plight of the children was so bad that Coronation Street actress Michelle Collins, who met them at a church lunch, took them to the cinema 'because she felt sorry for them' Five of the children were finally rescued after their eldest daughter threw a heart-wrenching SOS note out of a window. But it wasn't until their one-year-old baby was given a morphine overdose over a year later that police reopened the case which led to their prosecution. The plight of the children was so bad that Miss Collins, who met them at a church lunch, took them to the cinema 'because she felt sorry for them'. She gave evidence as a prosecution witness during the trial of the parents, both 40, who cannot be named to protect their six children. But the parents claimed they were victims of a conspiracy - and even alleged Miss Collins was involved in a witch hunt against them and wanted to ‘steal’ their children. One of the youngsters, a baby at the time, had been allowed to stay in the home despite the fact the five other children had to be rescued. Sentencing them to seven years behind . bars each, Judge James Patrick described it as 'shocking mistreatment' that they had tried to cover up with a 'web of deception'. Judge Patrick said: 'No-one who sat through this trial could help but be moved by the fact that these intelligent, charming, fun, lovable children continue to love you despite what you put them through.' The married couple denied the allegations claiming they were victims of a racist witch-hunt but were found guilty of cruelty to a person under 16. They argued the children had been 'brainwashed' into making the allegations by the police, the council and Miss Collins who they said 'wanted to steal' them, Wood Green Crown Court heard. But Judge Patrick noted: 'You alleged a conspiracy involving a well-known actress, who had done nothing but show your family generosity and kindness, a member of a housing charity, social workers and foster carers. 'Those who had taken the trouble to support you were repeatedly accused of dishonesty, lying, and conspiracy to rob you of your children when the reality was that both of you were lying - in fact they ware simply seeking to give your children stability.' Baby P, a British 17-month old boy who died after suffering more than 50 injuries over an eight-month period . The abuse came to the attention of police in April 2010 when their nine-year-old wrote an SOS note and threw it out of her bedroom window. The heart-breaking plea read: 'My mum is the worst mum ever because she can’t cope with five of us, her broken hand and being pregnant. She always leaves me out so I always starve and I am forced to work. 'If I don’t get enough house work done, I am beaten without mercy with the wooden end of a broom. I have scars all over me to prove it. I can’t stay here. I would like a new mum.' It was found by a neighbour who called the police, and when officers attended the address they found the children living in messy conditions with 'dirty' and 'dishevelled' clothing. Revealing scars the eldest said her mother had hit her with a cable, a broom, and a hoover and her father had dangled her by her feet down the stairwell of the house, tied her hands behind her back and her legs together 'to get the devilish spirits out', prosecutor Emma Smith said. Her sister, who was seven at the time, had a stick shaped bruise of her thigh and after a few months in care, she drew a series of pictures showing her dad beating her and her being left home alone and including a speech bubble saying ‘I’m hungry.’ Victoria Climbie, 8, died in a London hospital in 2000, having suffered months of horrific cruelty at the hands of her great-aunt . The children were left home alone for hours, sometimes days on end, with the elder kids forced to look after the others. They had even been forced to lie to a charity and social services that they were living alone with their mother in one room and had no idea who their dad was so they could scam benefits. Even during the trial the eldest feared she had torn her family apart with her 'devastating cry from the heart in the form of a letter which she threw from the window', the judge noted. There was an investigation but no further action, and the five children remained in care until the parents once again came to police attention on 28 June last year, when they gave their baby an overdose. 'But for the events of June 28 you would have gotten away with your crimes because of a merciful decision not to prosecute you', Judge Patrick noted. The couple's sixth child, a baby girl, was also initially taken into care but then returned to her parents. They took her to St Thomas’s Hospital just days after her first birthday last year. Without treatment she could have died but doctors managed to save the youngster, who it is believed was given morphine orally that morning. Jurors rejected the parents conspiracy theories. When they are released the face deportation back to Nigeria - despite pleas from their legal team that they have been 'punished enough' by having their children taken into care. As they left the court they wailed: 'We are innocent, this is a miscarriage of justice.' Summarize this article. Couple beat their children with brooms, hoovers and wires, claiming they were possessed by evil spirits . They gave their baby morphine overdose after her first birthday . 'I am beaten without mercy', said an SOS note written by one of the children . Parents alleged Miss Collins wanted to 'steal' their children . 'We are innocent, this is a miscarriage of justice', screamed the couple as they left court .

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's all-powerful spy agency could face an unprecedented challenge from the nation's high court after a lawyer representing seven victims urged contempt of court charges Friday. The Supreme Court had given the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency until midnight Friday to produce the seven men, who according to attorney Tariq Asad, were arrested without due process and injured while in custody. The ISI has also been ordered to explain the deaths of four other detainees. Asad said he filed a petition after the Supreme Court adjourned Friday's hearing without the presence of the seven detainees. A three-judge panel gave the ISI a new Monday deadline to produce the men. "The court wants the detainees in court today and they're not accepting any excuses," said Asad. "The court has said they have until midnight to produce the detainees, even if it means bringing them to court in a helicopter." The court did not spell out consequences if the ultimatum is not heeded. But the case breaks new ground in that the ISI has long been thought untouchable. Legal proceedings could expose the inner workings of the highly secretive agency like never before. On Thursday, the spy agency's lawyer presented the court with medical certificates for four of the seven detainees to show they were hospitalized, and he asked permission from the court to present confidential letters explaining the whereabouts of the other three men, Asad said. The ISI blamed the death of detainee Abdul Saboor, 29, on natural causes, but his mother said scars on his body prove the agency tortured and killed her son. "He had so many marks on his body," Rohaifa Bibi said, pointing to numerous scars in a picture of her son's corpse. "When they showed me the body, he was just skin and bones." Saboor and his brothers made a living by printing Korans at a Lahore shop, Asad said. He said they were law-abiding but did acknowledge that all of the detainees were suspects in several militant attacks, though they were acquitted of the charges in 2010. A lawyer for the ISI told the Supreme Court that the spy agency did detain the men for further questioning but said they were set free. The ISI denies any role in the four deaths they have been ordered to explain. Human rights groups have documented ISI-sanctioned intimidation, torture, enforced disappearances, and killings. The Asian Human Rights Commission urged Pakistan's judiciary to prosecute those who are responsible for keeping the people under illegal custody. Otherwise, it said, the courts will be complicit. Journalist Nasir Habib contributed to this report . Summarize this article. Pakistan's high court orders the spy agency to produce detainees in court . Judges want an explanation of deaths and alleged illegal detentions . The powerful spy agency is facing a rare legal challenge . Rights activists blame the agency for human rights violations .

Question: Acid fast staining can be positive with? A. Tubercle bacilli B. Nocardia C. Lipofuschin D. All Answer: D. All

Q: write a poem from the perspective of a dog A: Hours, pass like days, I wait here in silent desire, askew across my dark mistress' place of rest, as she walks the world without me. Alone. A roaring noise, to others it is a annoyance, as it escapes my hollow lips, but inside? I am silent, For she is not here.

Question: At a university there are 1800 students. 30% of all the students are from other countries. Starting next semester, 200 new foreign students will begin studying at this University. How many foreign students will then study at the University if all other students continue to study? Answer: In the beginning, there are 30/100 * 1800 students = <<30/100*1800=540>>540 foreign students. In the next semester, there are going to be 540 foreign students + 200 foreign students = <<540+200=740>>740 foreign students in total. The answer is 740.

Question: What are ways to improve running speed? Answer: There are several training methods to increase your race speed, they all play with tempo in different forms. Interval training is one way to increase running speed. In this form of training, you alternate between slow and fast tempos within a training session. You run through several repetitions alternating between fast running pace and trotting pauses. Depending on the target distance and speed, this training unit can be designed differently. A marathon runner goes through a different interval training as a 800 meter runner. Another way to train and increase the running speed are tempo runs. Here you run at a higher pace than the actual target pace. The intensity of the load is correspondingly high, the duration of the load and the distance is therefore shorter. Overall, however, it is important to remember that base training is just as important for increasing race speed as fast tempo sessions. With long runs, the appropriate foundations are laid in order to build them up with the previously mentioned speed units.

Passage: Both Tanisha Jackson and Thalia Mughrabi showed up at the courthouse around 9am for the hearing. Tanisha Jackson had recently been caught with crack, and Thalia Mughrabi was there as a drug counselor to help people get clean. Question: Who uses drugs? A. Thalia Mughrabi B. Not enough info C. Tanisha Jackson Answer: C. Tanisha Jackson

The primary impact of the Hawthorne experiments in the Western Electric Company was in showing the effect on work performance of A. physical factors such as temperature and lighting B. differing pay scales for differing levels of effort C. interpersonal and social factors D. effective training programs at the workbench Answer: B. differing pay scales for differing levels of effort

By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 20:11 EST, 24 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:33 EST, 25 October 2012 . They should be so lucky - as it’s not every day someone this famous pops in for a surprise concert. Kylie Minogue dazzled the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall last night at St James's Palace when she performed by royal appointment - and Charles even pulled off some dance moves. The 44-year-old Australian pop princess sang three pared-down songs for the Prince and Camilla at a reception to mark their Diamond Jubilee tour, which begins next month. Scroll down for video . Royal greeting: Prince Charles (left) and the Duchess of Cornwall (centre) meet Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue (right) at St James's Palace in central London during a reception last night . Special guest: The 44-year-old Australian pop princess sang three pared-down songs for Charles and Camilla at a reception to mark their Diamond Jubilee tour, which begins next month . Laughing: Camilla has never been to Australia and the singer jokingly rebuked her, saying 'naughty Duchess' Pop princess: Before singing the Locomotion, the singer told her audience: 'The big question is, are you ready to swing your hips now?' Ahead of the performance, Kylie tweeted ‘One is on one's way to St James's Palace #oooh’ and posted a picture of a soldier on guard duty outside the historic building in central London. Famous faces and dignitaries from the three nations the royal couple will be visiting - Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand - were invited to the event. Among the 200 guests were comic Barry Humphries, soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, broadcaster and musician Rolf Harris, and former New Zealand rugby captain Sean Fitzpatrick. But all eyes were on Kylie, who wore a stylish black evening dress and was joined on a stage by two backing singers a guitarist and pianist. Excited: Ahead of the performance, Kylie tweeted 'One is on one's way to St James's Palace; and posted a picture of a soldier on guard duty outside the historic building in central London . Hello: Prince Charles is greeted with a traditional Maori hongi by Bruce Simpson from the Ngati Ranana London Maori Club at the reception for prominent Papua New Guineans, Australians and New Zealanders . Throwing lesson: Prince Charles (right) holds an Aussie rules football after being presented with it by former Aussie rules footballer Tony Woods (left) at St James's Palace . Presentation Camilla is seen left receiving the world-famous Aussie export of Vegemite spread from Australian author Kathy Lette - who is also pictured right with Charles . She is celebrating 25 years as a singer and has released her 12th album in celebration - The Abbey Road Sessions. 'The big question is, are you ready to swing your hips now?!' Kylie Minogue . It features 16 songs from her career, with new orchestral arrangements, recorded in the famous Abbey Road studios where the Beatles created their albums. Before singing the Locomotion, she told her audience: ‘The big question is, are you ready to swing your hips now?!’ She then told Charles and Camilla: ‘Bon voyage, have a fantastic trip.’ The Prince of Wales even joined in the movements for The Loco-Motion. She also sang On A Night Like This and I Believe In You, and described the experience as ‘terrifying but great’. Fine company: Camilla (centre front) is pictured with Australian-born dancer Craig Revel Horwood (left), and Australian comedian Barry Humphries (right) with his wife Lizzie (centre back) Tie Me Kangaroo Down: Camilla (centre) with Australian entertainer Rolf Harris (left) and his wife Alwen (right) After Kylie stepped down from the stage, she had a brief chat with the royal couple. 'It's been such a brilliant year to be in . my home, the UK, and so to send the royals off on this trip it felt . fitting to be part of the farewell for them' Kylie Minogue . Speaking before leaving, she said: ‘It's been such a brilliant year to be in my home, the UK, and so to send the royals off on this trip it felt fitting to be part of the farewell for them.’ Camilla has never been to Australia and the singer jokingly rebuked her, saying ‘naughty Duchess’. Asked about the highlights of her home country, Kylie replied: ‘Whenever anyone asks where should they go in Australia then I say “What do you want?” because almost everything you want is there. ‘It's such a big, beautiful country that I was glad to see (it) on the list of some of the places they're visiting - they're really giving it a good old shot.’ Meet and greet: The Duchess was also seen with New Zealand-born opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa . Unusual guests: Traditional Maori dancers perform at the reception held last night at St James's Palace . Talking about the experience Camilla may have in Australia, Kylie said: ‘I hope she has a beautiful warm welcome. I don't hope - I know they will both enjoy the hospitality Australia offers.’ 'I hope she (Camilla) has a beautiful warm welcome (in Australia). I don't hope - I know they will both enjoy the hospitality Australia offers' Kylie Minogue . The singer first found fame in the soap Neighbours, playing girl-next-door Charlene opposite Jason Donovan, who was her boyfriend, Scott. She went on to launch a hugely successful pop career. Her albums sold just as well as her singles and over the intervening years millions were bought by fans as she reinvented herself from the cute girl-next-door to sultry diva. Away from the limelight, the entertainer, who started her career acting on TV while a young girl, has inspired millions with her successful battle against breast cancer. Summarize this article. Sang three pared-down songs at event for couple's Diamond Jubilee tour . Famous faces from Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand invited . Among 200 guests were comic Barry . Humphries and musician Rolf . Harris .

By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 13:51 EST, 9 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:53 EST, 9 August 2013 . An Italian judge is leading a radical scheme to try and break the grip of the mafia by taking their children away from them before they become part of the family business. Roberto di Bella, president of the juvenile court in Reggio Calabria in southern Italy, says the drastic measure is the only way to tackle mafia gangs because they are built around family ties. 'We needed to find a way to break this cycle that transmits negative cultural values from father to son,' he told the BBC. Turf war: Achille Marmo was arrested after six Italians were shot dead in Duisberg, Germany, 2007 in an explosion of violence between rival mafia gangs . Calabria is home of the increasingly notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia. Less well-known than other crime families, it is now believed to be the . most powerful in Italy, controlling much of the drug trade into Europe . through South America. Domination: The 'Ndrangheta clan control much of Calabria in southerin Italy . After a huge crackdown in 2011, 110 mobsters were jailed for a total of more than 1,000 years. But the gang's stranglehold on the impoverished region remains strong. Police have found it particularly hard to penetrate the 'Ndrangheta because it is family-based and informers are rare. With this in mind, Judge di Bella felt compelled to take an alternative approach to combating organised crime. He had begun to see a number of boys in his court who were the sons of mafia bosses he had sentenced in the Nineties. Instead of seeing them follow in the . inevitable footsteps of their fathers, he made the decision to start . taking them away from their families. 'As president of the court, I took some decisions,' he told the BBC. He . began taking a keen interest in the children of well-known mafia . families aged around 14 or 15 who had 'started to acquire the mafiosi . mentality' as Di Bella puts it. Around 15 children - mostly boys - have been taken away so far and placed in care homes. They are no in prison and can visit their families at weekends. Detained: Italian police take a man into custody during a recent crackdown on the 'Ndrangheta mafia family . Di Bella says the courts are focusing on boys who are involved in low-level crimes such as stealing or vandalism and their families show little interest. 'Our objective is to show these young . men a different world from the one they grew up in,' he says. 'If you . are a boy whose father, uncle or grandfather is a mafioso, then there's . no-one who can set rules - and we provide them with a context.' The . intention is that intervening early will encourage the youngsters to . choose not to follow a life of crime through their own volition. When they are 18, they can return to their families and it will be their own decision. But it will not be an easy choice, as 'Ndrangheta expert Antonio Nicaso explains. The . 'Ndrangheta, based in Calabria in the far south of Italy, is now . believed to be the most powerful of Italy's four mafia organisations. They have grown from a rural mob to a brand-name international criminal syndicate. In the past decade, the 'Ndrangheta . has emerged as a powerful and aggressive organization, becoming one of . the world's biggest cocaine traffickers. The origins of the 'Ndrangheta are . thought to date back to shortly after Italian unification in 1861 when . secret societies were established in Calabria. The group confined its activities . to Calabria until the 1970s, after which it began to target rich . businessmen and their relatives for ransom kidnappings in northern . Italy. The organisation turned its attention to drugs in the 1990s, importing cocaine from Colombia and distributing it around Europe. Police have found it hard to penetrate the 'Ndrangheta because it is family-based and Informers are rare. However, last year police arrested around 300 alleged Mafiosi, dealing the organisation a major blow. Italy's Eurispes institute has . estimated that the 'Ndrangheta's turnover from trafficking in drugs and . arms, prostitution and extortion amounts to more than 40 billion euros a . year - the equivalent of three percent of Italy's gross domestic . product. 'There's a religious baptism and a . mafioso baptism, which is confirmed when you reach a certain age,' he told the BBC. 'So this means that, often, the children of bosses - particularly the . first-born - are predestined to follow in their father's footsteps.' The programme is still in an experimental stage, but if successful it will be rolled out in other parts of Italy. Summarize this article. Roberto di Bella says drastic action is only way to 'break the cycle' Powerful 'Ndrangheta gang in southern Italy is built aroudn family ties . Court intervenes when sons of mafia families commit low-level crimes . Hope is that they will choose not to join mafia business themselves .

By . Claire Ellicott . Jordan Daly, 16, from Innerleithen, suffers from severe hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) which causes painful bone tumours to grow over her body . Like most 16-year-old girls, Jordan Daly loves make-up and painting her nails. But behind the pretty exterior lies a gruelling daily fight against a rare and painful condition. Jordan suffers from severe hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), which causes agonising bone tumours to grow all over her body. The hook-shaped growths can form at the end of any bone or joint, which then dig in to the muscles and tendons, causing constant pain she likens to a knife wound. There is no cure for the genetic condition and the slightest knock can trigger a growth. With dozens of thumb-sized tumours on her shoulders, arms, legs, knees, and feet, even getting up from a chair, eating and breathing can be excruciating. To add to her pain, pupils at her school bullied her with cruel jibes of ‘freak’ and ‘squint legs’. From as young as seven she was targeted by bullies who taunted her about her illness and her surgical scars where bone had been removed, and even beat her up. Now the teenager, who is studying for her Higher English at home as she is too weak to attend school, has written a blog about growing up with HME in an attempt to let other youngsters see that it is acceptable to be different. Jordan, from Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, who has endured years of surgery to remove the bony lumps, said: ‘When young children don’t understand something, they either ignore it or hurt it. 'It was awful at the time because I didn’t understand why they were so against me. I ended up starving myself as a way of punishing myself because after a while you actually start to believe that you’re not worth it.’ Jordan, pictured on her first birthday, was four when her parents first spotted a lump on one of her joints. She has since developed dozens more boney growths . Jordan, pictured during a school sports day, bruises incredibly easily and even the five minute walk to school can be a struggle . Jordan was four when her parents, Gordon and Sheila, first noticed a lump on one of her joints. A year later she had her first operation to remove the bony growth. Since then she has developed dozens more, many of which have regrown even after surgery. A knock to her arm or leg is enough to cause a growth to appear. They can also cause her hips and knee joints to lock, leaving her in severe pain and immobile. She also suffers from Von Willebrand disease, where her blood does not clot properly. This means she bruises easily and every operation is a risk. Jordan is in so much pain even taking her little brother, Logan, five, the five-minute walk to school can be a challenge. Trying to lead a normal life: Jordan is in constant pain because of her condition . Outlet: Jordan has now started a blog about her experience . She said: ‘Sometimes even moving from a chair is quite difficult due to the pain. It’s excruciating when I breathe in and sometimes when I wake up I can’t breathe because the spurs cause the muscles and tendons to tighten.’ Despite her pain, she wants to help other children bullied for their differences realise they are not alone. In her blog, Jordan urges them to read her story and realise things are not as bad as they seem. She said: ‘I want other children to see they don’t have to put up walls. Even though some people will be cruel, not all will be. They need to have faith in themselves and not let people bring them down.’ Her mother, an account manager, said: ‘She’s a walking miracle. She was born nine weeks early. She died twice and had to be ventilated and we were told she would probably never walk or talk.’ To read Jordan’s blog click here. Inspiration: Jordan hopes to help others feel more comfortable with who they are . Summarize this article. Jordan Daly, 16, suffers from severe hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) It causes agonising bone tumours to grow all over her body . She has started writing a blog about growing up with HME . Hopes to inspire other teenagers to be happy to be different .