(CNN) -- Thierry Henry scored twice as Barcelona booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 5-2 second leg victory against Lyon at the Nou Camp. Lionel Messi, left, and Thierry Henry celebrate as Barcelona reach the last eight of the Champions League. Former winners Porto joined them at the next stage after their return leg against Atletico finished goalless in Lisbon -- the 2-2 draw in the first leg in Madrid sending them through on the away goals. Spain's Primera Liga leaders Barcelona strolled into a 4-0 first half lead on their way to a 6-3 aggregate success with Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o building on Henry's double. Jean Makoun pulled one back just before half-time and Juninho struck three minutes after the restart, but the French champions never looked like disturbing Barca's path to the March 20 draw. Lyon's hopes suffered another blow when Juninho was given his marching orders after picking up a second yellow card in time added on and Seydou Keita took full advantage by snatching another in the final seconds. Having conceded an away goal in a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the Stade Gerland, Lyon had to score to stand any chance of progressing. After a fairly even opening, a quickfire double from Henry dictated the outcome of the tie. After 25 minutes he latched onto a ball from Rafael Marquez, beating the offside trap to slide the ball under Hugo Lloris. Two minutes later Henry doubled the lead when he slid the ball in at the near post past the advancing Lloris. Messi showed his class in the 40th minute. The Argentina star collected the ball on the right touchline, before embarking on a mazy run past three Lyon defenders. He then exchanged a one-two with Eto'o, before firing a low shot home. Eto'o was desperate to get on the scoresheet himself as he stormed into the box from the left, only to see his shot saved by Lloris from point-blank range. Within a minute, though, he had made amends as he popped up in the box, side-stepped his marker and smashed the ball home. A minute from the break, Makoun made it 4-1 as he headed home Juninho's corner. And the former Brazil midfielder got on the scoresheet himself three minutes after the break following a cross from Cesar Delgado. Any thoughts of a comeback failed to materialise as Barca continued to create a raft of chances. As the game moved, into stoppage time, Juninho picked up a second booking for dissent and moments later Mali midfielder Keita made it five for Barca.

Question: Who did Barcelona beat in the Champions League match?

Question: What did Lyon score in their match?

Question: Number of times that Thierry Henry scored in the game?

Question: Which player scored twice?

Question: What was the score in the match between Barcelona and Lyon?

Question: What was the final score of the Barcelona vs Lyon game?

Question: What team does Thierry Henry play for?

Question: What was the score of the Barcelona game?

Question: What team did Porto play against?

Answer: Lyon

Answer: 5-2

Answer: twice

Answer: Thierry

Answer: 5-2

Answer: 5-2

Answer: Barcelona

Answer: 5-2

Answer: Atletico

Summary:
Barcelona beat Lyon 5-2 in second leg to reach Champions League last eight .
Thierry Henry on target twice as Spain's Barcelona progress 6-3 on aggregate .
Porto also through on away goals after goalless home leg against Atletico .


(CNN) -- Third seed Roger Federer returned to winning ways after a 10-month title drought with a convincing straight sets victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori in the Swiss Indoors championship in Basel.

Former world number one Federer delighted his home fans by powering to a 6-1 6-3 success, his fifth in the last six Basel events.

The triumph also ended a relatively barren 2011 for Federer, whose only other ATP Tour title this season came in January's Qatar Open in Doha.

Nishikori, who had stunned world number one Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, had no answer to 30-year-old Federer, who was reaching his first final since losing to Rafael Nadal in the French Open at Roland Garros in June.

Federer, who was securing his 68th career title, told reporters: "It's great to win at home once again. It was a perfect match for me and now I have big hopes for Paris and London this month."

Federer continued: "I've known, ever since I hit with him as a teenager, that Kei could have a good future. He has had some injuries but he's playing well now. It was a good match and I'm very happy for the win."

Nishikori added: "I tried to fight, but Roger would not let me into the match. I'm very glad to have played the final, it has always been one of my goals to play Roger."

Meanwhile, Spain's Marcel Granollers defeated Argentina's Juan Monaco 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7/3) to win the Valencia Open on Sunday.

It was the 25-year-old's third career title and second this year following his victory over compatriot Fernando Verdasco in the Gstaad final in July.

Question: What was the victory score?

Question: Who defeated Kei Nishikori?

Question: How long was the drought?

Question: Where was the title competition?

Question: Who did Federer beat?

Question: How many months was it since Federer had won the event in Doha?

Answer: 6-1 6-3

Answer: Roger Federer

Answer: 10-month

Answer: Basel.

Answer: Kei Nishikori

Answer: 10-month

Summary:
Third seed Roger Federer defeats Kei Nishikori to win the Swiss Indoors title in Basel .
Federer cruises to a 6-1 6-3 victory for a fifth triumph in his 'home' tournament .
The success ends a 10-month drought for Federer since winning event in Doha .


(CNN) -- Thirty to 40 ships -- including several passenger ships -- were stuck Thursday in ice off the coast of Sweden, said a spokesman for the Maritime Search and Rescue Center in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The area of the Baltic Sea worst hit by the ice were the waters bounded by mainland Sweden, the Stockholm archipelago and the Finnish island of Aland, said Tommy Gardebring, press officer with the Swedish Maritime Administration.

The center identified one of the passenger ships as the Amorella, with 753 passengers and 190 crew members.

Several passenger vessels from Viking Line were stuck, he said. One of them had been freed.

"It has been a lot colder than normal in the southern parts of the Baltic sea, but in the north all is normal with normal levels of ice," Gardebring said. "However, in the worst-affected areas, the ice breakers that normally operate haven't been able to cope with the ice, which is why we are sending additional ice breakers."

The extra help was expected to arrive around midnight (6 p.m. ET), he said.

"There was never any danger for the safety of the vessels, but we have increased our preparedness, just in case, since the ice puts a lot of pressure on the sides of the ships," Gardebring said.

He predicted that most of the ships would be freed by Friday.

CNN's Per Nyberg and Claudia Rebaza contributed to this story from London, England

Question: What types of ships are trapped?

Question: What does the spokesman expect?

Question: What is being used to free the ships?

Question: few ships trapped in the ice of the Sea?

Answer: passenger

Answer: that most of the ships would be freed by Friday.

Answer: additional ice breakers."

Answer: to 40

Summary:
Up to 40 ships trapped in iced Baltic Sea off Sweden .
Rescue center sending extra icebreakers to help free the ships .
Spokesman expects most of the ships will be freed by Friday .


(CNN) -- Thirty years ago Wednesday, Iranian student revolutionaries climbed over the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seized dozens of Americans, whom they ultimately held hostage for 444 days. The hostage crisis, coming in the aftermath of Iran's Islamic revolution, ended diplomatic relations between Washington and Tehran -- a rift that persists to this day. Iran celebrates the embassy takeover as an official holiday, and tens of thousands showed up in Tehran on Wednesday to hear anti-American speeches. The anniversary was also an opportunity to reignite the anti-government protests that were sparked in June, following a disputed presidential election, and thousands of anti-government protesters ignored warnings from Iranian authorities to stay home. One of the leaders of the 1979 hostage-takers says the United States and Iran must not be hostages to history. "I am not willing to be a hostage of that historical event," Ebrahim Asgharzadeh said on CNN's "Amanpour," in an interview marking the anniversary. "Neither Iran nor the United States should be hijacked by that historical event," he said from Tehran, where he went on to become a reformist lawmaker and was himself jailed by the Islamic regime. He said the two sides need to be aware of the past without being imprisoned by it. "If they do not pay attention to ... history they will have an unstable future, an impermanent future," he said. Asgharzadeh said he and his fellow students had been offended that Jimmy Carter, then the U.S. president, had let the deposed Shah of Iran into the United States for medical treatment -- and said the actions of his compatriots had parallels in the United States. "We felt insulted -- our revolution, our people -- and so there was a rebellion," he said through a translator. "A measure was needed to be taken that was effective, that could impact the world public opinion. "We were not radical students. We were revolutionary students, in the sense that we were defending our country, our people, our nation," he said. "What the students did for the first two or three days, it was a student activity. It was meant to protest, something that American students did many times on the streets to protest the Vietnam War." But John Limbert, a former American hostage, is not convinced by the comparison. "Whatever they thought they were doing, whether it was a 1970s-style student sit-in, the results of it were very ... different," he told Christiane Amanpour. And it was not the American hostages who suffered most, he added. "They brought misery to the Iranian people. What happened to us was difficult. It was frightening. It was -- it was uncomfortable. But it lasted 14 months and was over," he said. "We certainly didn't expect it to last that long. They have said they didn't expect [it] to last that long. But what they did, in effect, was to create a climate of lawlessness and mob rule [of which] they and their compatriots are today the greatest victims," said Limbert, the author of "Negotiating with Iran, Wrestling the Ghost of History." The hostage crisis escalated beyond what any of the participants expected as Iran's new revolutionary government publicly backed the hostage-takers, Asgharzadeh and former Carter aide Gary Sick agree. "That way it became actually an act of the Iranian government, rather than a group of students who were acting potentially outside the law," said Sick, who was Carter's point man on Iran. "So basically, the situation got out of hand, in terms of being a student activity," Asgharzadeh said. "It became a societal issue backed by the leadership. "And every day that passed on, things got more complicated. The analysis got more complicated in the White House. They lost their cool. They didn't know what to do. And they faced a challenge by the Iranian revolution and this revolutionary thought.

Question:
What did former hostage say?
Who were the hostages?

Answer: "Whatever they thought they were doing, whether it was a 1970s-style student sit-in, the results of it were very ... different,"

Answer: dozens of Americans,

Summary:
One hostage-taker says 1979 embassy takeover was protest by angry students .
Former hostage says the event "brought misery to the Iranian people"
All sides tell CNN the legacy of the hostage crisis still affects U.S.-Iran relations .
Amanpour airs at 3 p.m. ET daily on CNN International and 2 p.m. ET Sunday on CNN USA .


(CNN) -- This Veterans Day, like the nine that preceded it, does not come at a time of peace. We are no longer saying thanks to veterans of wars past such as our grandfathers, uncles or those guys who fly black POW/MIA flags twice a year. Now we are thanking our children, our friends from high school and our younger cousins.

Every day, someone new is introduced to the hardships of wartime military service or the horrors of combat.

These are wars with no clean victories. There are no sailors in New York waiting to grab a passing dame to celebrate victory with a kiss. In the way that people offer their thanks, there is an echo of guilt -- just an echo -- of our country's mistreatment of its Vietnam veterans, and that only a select few have borne this generation's burden of war. That awkwardness with which the thanks is delivered, coupled with some veterans' anxieties about what they have seen or done, can make Veterans Day seem like a show of empty patriotism -- or worse, a slim bandage slapped over a gaping wound of indifference, pity or guilt.

Our towns and cities throw parades on this day, often out of tradition and in an attempt to demonstrate anything but apathy toward their war fighters. Unlike parades past -- parades not held during wartime -- these gatherings do not celebrate victory. They directly celebrate service while indirectly celebrating survival.

Even that is a messy, ongoing process. A returning veteran stepping off a plane onto U.S. soil is not evidence that the veteran survived the war -- about 20% of all suicides in the United States are committed by veterans. For some returnees, simply making it through another day is their new objective. Life back home can seem remote, confusing or even pointless.

Now there is some discussion of restructuring the military pension system and raising the cost of health insurance for future service members to cut costs. That our country needs to get its fiscal house in order is not in question; what should be examined is the tendency of our government to view military service as something comparable to private-sector work. This perspective, when combined with a cynical political understanding that the military will accept any burden, puts additional strain upon our overtaxed fighting force.

Consider how our civilian population's experiences on this Veterans Day will contrast sharply with that of the military:

In the U.S., a man will wake up, make breakfast, pack his briefcase and walk to his car worrying about traffic jams. In Afghanistan, an infantryman will wake up, slug down the same food he has been eating for months, check his equipment and climb into his armored vehicle worrying about the road disintegrating beneath him.

In the U.S., a hardworking mother of three will cycle her children through the shower, make breakfast and send them off to school before she heads to work. In Iraq, a hardworking military police platoon leader will cycle her 20 soldiers through personal hygiene and the chow hall, and lead the convoy briefing before they go on patrol.

In the U.S., a man will work a part-time job in a warehouse, running a forklift and hauling merchandise throughout the night, impatient to reach home. At Bagram Air Field, a soldier waiting for his leave flight back to the States will draw extra duty. His detail will move dead bodies -- dozens of them -- throughout the night, storing them carefully inside of a transport plane. He will be impatient to be done with the solemn yet gruesome task, but when he is finished, he will have to be ordered to take leave.

With the images of the dead fresh in his mind, he will be disoriented and not even want to go home anymore. He won't be sure where to go, for that matter.

In the U.S., politicians propose cutting military pensions and health benefits. Overseas, veterans see the potential reduction of military benefits and conclude that their service and their sacrifices -- over many years and multiple deployments -- are not a priority to the very politicians (of both major parties) that sent them to war.

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Question: What s Veterans day more about now

Question: What do returning troops face?

Question: What are being threatened with cuts

Question: What holiday is Jonathan Raab talking about?

Answer: thanking our children, our friends from high school and

Answer: suicides

Answer: military pensions and health benefits.

Answer: Veterans Day,

Summary:
Jonathan Raab: Veterans Day more about survival than victory for many of today's troops .
He says returning troops face long recovery even as budget woes raise threat of benefit cuts .
He says military service is much more taxing and traumatic than a civilian's work .
Raab: Americans should remember veterans' sacrifices after decade of war .


(CNN) -- This is always a frightful time of year, but this year it got a bit scarier. You may have been prematurely spooked by an "illegal alien" costume threatening Halloween thrill seekers with an extraterrestrial countenance, orange prison garb and a green card. There's also a version with a baseball cap and droopy moustache. Frankly, I'm surprised the manufacturer, Forum Novelties, is not offering other stereotypical accessories, like low-rider flying saucers and glow-in-the-dark lawn mowers. The costume reflects ominous trends: the deterioration of the immigration debate, the rise of anti-immigrant hostility as a form of racism and the need for greater empathy to bridge the gap between those who view such attacks as harmless humor and those who are demeaned and hurt by them. According to a CNN.com article: "Political satire and Halloween often merge. Costumes depicting former well-known political figures are often seen alongside those depicting Batman or Wonder Woman." But what if the inspiration for the satire is a group of disenfranchised people? When is a costume clever and funny and when is it an expression of uglier truths inside us? The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, California, joined the League of United Latin American Citizens and the United Farm Workers of America in condemning the costume, calling on retailers to drop it. Target was among those stores that quickly stopped selling it, while others, including BuyCostumes.com, chose "trick" over "treat." "Wearing this costume shows poor taste and ignores the painful reality -- for millions of immigrants who must live through constant taunting,  discrimination and now mocking,"  the Coalition's director of communications, Jorge-Mario Cabrera, told me. "The costume is a sign of the decaying dialogue on immigrants as a community in the U.S." Dreadfully, this costume contest also illuminates the evolution of discrimination in America. The Pew Research Center recently reported that 55 percent of adults say "there are 'very strong' or 'strong' conflicts between immigrants and people born in the United States" while "39 percent believe there are serious conflicts between blacks and whites." The Pew report concludes that: "Disagreements between immigrants and native-born Americans emerge as the most prevalent and serious type of social conflict." What we are witnessing this season is a metamorphosis of racism, from anti-black to anti-immigrant. It's like Darth Vader slipping into Voldemort gear. Still spine-chilling. But not all trick-or-treaters are repulsed by the specter of prejudice masquerading as freedom-loving, tongue-in-cheek revelry. William Gheen, of Americans for Legal Immigration, said he is buying the costume. "The only people getting upset are the hypersensitive, over-politically correct, pro-amnesty, illegal alien-supporting nuts." he said. "You can't attack people's freedom in this country." This reaction highlights the polarization of the immigration debate in America and the widely divergent views on discrimination among different social groups. According to the Pew survey, blacks, Latinos and women are significantly more likely than whites and men to say major conflicts exist between groups. Some of the widest perception gaps exist between blacks and whites on whether black/white conflict persists: 53 percent of blacks said "yes" compared with 35 percent of whites. Gaps also exist between Latinos and whites on whether conflict exists between immigrants and native-born Americans: 68 percent of Latinos said "yes" compared with 53 percent of whites. It's interesting that racism and immigration-related conflict is most perceived by those experiencing its negative effects rather than those either perpetrating the prejudices or simply floating through life oblivious to them. What may be dismissed as a non-issue or joke by some tastes bitterly like insult and injury to others. It depends on who wears the costume and who is the butt of the joke. So before people brandish their right to ridicule and belittle entire ethnic groups, before such frivolous freedoms help stoke anti-immigrant

Question: What are these costumes reflecting according to Ruiz ?

Question: where these events occurred

Question: What does he say the costume reflects?

Answer: ominous trends:

Answer: Los Angeles, California,

Answer: ominous trends:

Summary:
Rudy Ruiz: "Illegal alien" costume has alien's face, wears prison garb, carries green card .
Ruiz: Just because we have a right, we needn't demean people or mock their plight .
Says costume reflects the rise of anti-immigrant hostility as a form of racism .
Ruiz: If you're one of the people who are the butt of the joke, it's not so funny .


(CNN) -- This is the summer of Auto-Tune. The Gregory Brothers have become a viral hit with their "Auto-Tune the News" videos. No matter how hard some people -- notably Jay-Z --have tried to kill the trend of musicians using computers to make their voices sound like whiny robots, Auto-Tune technology continues to ride a cultural high. Now the voice-altering effects are migrating from recording studios to YouTube and mobile phones. An iPhone app called "I Am T-Pain" lets people manipulate their voices to sound like the popular rapper and Auto-Tune advocate. The Gregory Brothers, a sibling band out of Brooklyn, New York, has become a hit on YouTube with a series of videos that Auto-Tune cable newscasts and political speeches. The group, which also tours as a low-fi soul band, started its series of videos called "Auto-Tune the News" during the 2008 presidential debates and has gained millions of fans in recent months. CNN spoke with Andrew Gregory, a 27-year-old member of the band, about the popularity of Auto-Tune -- the trademarked name for the popular pitch-correction software -- and the role of technology in music and society. The following is an edited transcript of our conversation: Why do you think your videos have taken off like they have? I think with any sort of viral video there's a little bit of luck involved. So we're counting our lucky stars that we've been lucky enough to have it take off like that. At the same time I think the novelty of seeing people like Katie Couric and Newt Gingrich sing has really captured peoples' attention. How do you make the videos? What actually goes into it? Michael likes to joke that there's a huge Auto-Tune lever that he hooks up to his computer and whenever he sees video footage he just pulls the lever, and anything that strikes his fancy is automatically Auto-Tuned. But there's a lot of technical stuff that goes into it. ... We scour a lot of footage to see what's going to work and what's not going to work. We try to find what people are going to tune well and what people won't tune well. ... Really, by the time the video gets made I'd say it's eight or 10 days of work that goes into one of these videos, between the four of us. What makes someone a good candidate for Auto-Tuning? An example of a great candidate for Auto-Tuning would be either Katie Couric or Joe Biden. Both Katie Couric and Joe Biden have just continued to astonish us with their unbelievable, almost hidden melodies in their speaking voices. A lot of it has to do with how they project their voice in terms of their soft palate. But it also has to do with how much of an oratorical fashion they speak. Joe Biden, in a lot of his speeches, is delivering them in a preacher sort of fashion that tunes really well. While someone who ended up tuning really poorly -- we thought he would tune really well! -- was Sean Hannity. We thought he'd tune really well just because Sean Hannity is always talking really loud. But it turns out that despite the fact that he was talking really loud, it was a nasal talking and it was a harsh and abrasive loud voice, so it ended up not tuning well at all. Does President Obama make for a good Auto-Tune? You know, what was great from Obama was the campaign speeches. His campaign speeches were excellent, because he was sort of using that almost gospel-preacher rhetorical style. Since he's been president, he's been so relaxed and sort of so laid back and cerebral and sort of intellectual. He's not been quite as excellent for Auto-Tuning because there's a lot more of a mumbly tone about him. A lot less of the "Yes we can!" and a lot more of the "Weeeeell, as we

Question: Who does not have a good Auto-Tune voice?

Question: Can the technology which the Gregory brothers use alter voices of news-makers?

Question: Who talked with Andrew Gregory?

Question: Who did CNN talk with?

Question: What is the name of one of the people behind "Auto-Tune the News"?

Answer: Sean Hannity.

Answer: series of videos that Auto-Tune cable newscasts and political speeches.

Answer: CNN

Answer: Andrew Gregory,

Answer: Andrew Gregory,

Summary:
CNN talks with Andrew Gregory, one of the people behind "Auto-Tune the News"
The Gregory Brothers use the technology to alter voices of news-makers .
Gregory says Katie Couric has a good Auto-Tune voice, but Sean Hannity doesn't .
He plans to use the "I am T-Pain" Auto-Tune app in a live performance .


(CNN) -- This month on Art of Life we feel the need for speed.  From the world's first road-legal grand prix bike to a rock legend with a passion for aviation. Monita Rajpal samples the finest in Italian motorbikes Monita Rajpal meets the boys behind Ducati's motorbikes, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson explains why flying is his new source of adrenaline, and trance legend Paul Van Dyk takes us round his favorite haunt in the former East Berlin. Ducati: Riding in Style Ducati has long-been the ultimate name in luxury motorbikes, but just like its racers, the company has had to compete fiercely to defend its title. As a small Italian manufacturer, up against Japanese mega-plants, employing thousands of workers, Ducati's comparatively small family is driven by pride. CNN's Monita Rajpal visits the Bologna factory floor and talks to some of the men behind the company, meets Ducati's Moto GP champion Casey Stoner and takes a test drive of Ducati's Desmosedici racing replica, the world's first road-legal grand prix bike. Watch Monita's trip to the Ducati factory Bruce Dickinson: Rock star in the sky A leather-clad, long-haired pilot, donning a t-shirt with blood-spewing skeletons would be a nightmare for many uneasy flyers. Fortunately for passengers on Bruce Dickinson's plane, the lead singer of Iron Maiden has gotten a new wardrobe and a new day job. Art of Life meets up with the rock legend to find out why he has chosen to take to the skies and become a commercial airline pilot. Watch Dickinson take to the skies Paul Van Dyk: Guides us through Germany Paul Van Dyk, the legendary trance musician, DJ and producer has made his name well-known, even though his genre of music is typically associated with young ravers and more urban listeners. Watch as Van Dyk takes Art of Life on a tour of his hometown, the former East Berlin, and shows how he has drawn from the city's war-weathered rhythms to gain inspiration for his songs. Watch Van Dyk tour Berlin  E-mail to a friend

Question: Who visits the Ducati factory in Bologna?

Question: when Art of Life looks at motorbike, planes, DJs and Rock idols?

Question: What is Dickinson passionate about?

Question: Who talks about his passion for flying?

Question: who will takes us on a tour of his favorite parts of Berlin?

Question: Where is the Ducati factory?

Question: What is Art of Life looking at this month?

Question: who visits the Ducati factory in Bologna, meets Moto champ Casey Stoner?

Answer: Monita Rajpal

Answer: month

Answer: aviation.

Answer: Bruce Dickinson

Answer: Paul Van Dyk

Answer: Bologna

Answer: the need for speed.

Answer: Monita Rajpal

Summary:
This month Art of Life looks at motorbike, planes, DJs and Rock idols .
Monita visits the Ducati factory in Bologna, meets Moto champ Casey Stoner .
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson talks about his passion for flying .
DJ Paul Van Dyk takes us on a tour of his favorite parts of Berlin .


(CNN) -- This month, Just Imagine focused on the future of nature and the ways in which it can inspire solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. A digital representation of the human genome. Yet as scientists gain a greater understanding of biological processes, they're also learning how to manipulate them, including the very essence of what makes us human -- our DNA. Biotechnology advances are already helping scientists find groundbreaking ways to create personalized medicine, detect illnesses and eradicate disease. And this, according to futurist Ray Kurzweil, is only the beginning. In the future, humans will be able to reverse the aging process, replace dying organs with younger ones grown from an individual's own DNA and even genetically engineer unborn children, he said. But some, like the UK-based group Human Genetics Alert, worry the ability to reprogram our biochemistry could lead mankind into unknown territory with dangerous ramifications for the future, including genetic discrimination and even a redefinition of what it means to be human. We want to hear your views. To what extent should we be able to alter our genetic makeup? Should there be a limit? And how should it be determined exactly what that limit is? Post your comments in the Sound Off box below. We'll publish the best.

Question: What might be able to expand human potential?

Question: Who is Ray Kurzweil?

Question: What did the Human Genetics Alert say it could lead to?

Question: What did Human Genetics Alert say?

Question: What type of discrimination might this lead to?

Question: Human potential might be expanded by what?

Answer: Biotechnology advances

Answer: futurist

Answer: unknown territory with dangerous ramifications

Answer: worry the ability to reprogram our biochemistry could lead mankind into unknown territory

Answer: genetic

Answer: Biotechnology advances

Summary:
We ask, to what extent should we be able to alter our own DNA?
Ray Kurzweil: Reprogramming DNA could expand human potential .
Human Genetics Alert says could lead to genetic discrimination, social issues .
What do you think? Post your views in the Sound Off box below.


(CNN) -- This month, Just Imagine has looked at the future of space, and the potential it holds for humanity. Should humanity aim for the stars ... The proponents of the NewSpace movement, like our featured commentator Bob Richards, hold that humanity must expand into space if we are to survive. They say that the limitless resources held by the stars will help humanity seek a bold new future. But some say that we should fix Earth's problems, especially the challenge of global warming, before we set our eyes on the stars. They say space travel is too expensive, and its carbon footprint too great, to be a priority for us right now. We want to hear your views. Should space be our next frontier? Or should we focus on fixing things here on Earth first? Post your comments in the Sound Off box below, and we'll publish the best.

Question: Who thinks we should be focusing on fixing issues on Earth first?

Question: What do those in the NewSpace movement say?

Question: What do others say we should focus on?

Question: what do others say

Question: Who says space is humanity's future?

Answer: some

Answer: that the limitless resources held by the stars will help humanity seek a bold new future.

Answer: fix Earth's problems,

Answer: limitless resources held by the stars will help humanity seek a bold new future.

Answer: The proponents of the NewSpace movement,

Summary:
We ask, should humanity expand into space?
Those in the NewSpace movement say space is humanity's future .
But others say we should focus on fixing issues on Earth first .
What do you think? Post your views and we'll publish the best.


(CNN) -- This season on "American Idol," there's a huge question looming around Adam Lambert. Kris Allen, left, and Adam Lambert are battling it out to become the next "American Idol." No, not that one. The one about whether this season would have been as exciting had he not been a part of the show. Love him or hate him, Lambert has added an element to the competition that has been woefully lacking in seasons past: a contestant so unique that you can't wait to see what he will pull next out of his bag of tricks. Regardless on how the season concludes, with Lambert being named "American Idol" or losing the title to competitor Kris Allen, it's obvious that a star has been born, and we all got to watch. "I don't think there would be nearly the interest that there is if it weren't for Adam," said Brian Mansfield, who blogs about the show for USA Today. "Really, all season long it's been Adam and the rest of the field, and is there anybody in the rest of the field that can beat Adam."  Read and watch the best "Idol" performances » Indeed, the talent level for "Idol's" 2009 edition has been fairly high. Once upon a time, the show plucked apparent unknowns from auditions and thrust them before millions of viewers for a ready-made career. Now, "unknown" has become a relative term as more contestants like Lambert, who toured with a production of "Wicked," have shown the polish of veteran professionals. But not everything has worked at a high level. The show's ratings have declined a bit from unbelievable to simply juggernaut. And then there's the tried-and-true format, which producers attempted to mix up a bit this season. Among the changes: more semifinalists -- and fewer semifinal performance shows. That meant viewers didn't have the opportunity to see the contestants perform more than once. At least a few felt cheated. "It's a situation where they get who they want to get, and they pimp those people, which takes away from some of the really good singers," said "Idol" fan Ricky Hoggard Hollman, who gained fame during season six for correctly guessing the top 24 semifinalists. This season's robust group of 36 contained some fine potential finalists, Hoggard said, but he believed it wasn't a level playing field partly because producers chose to focus more on back stories than talent. There was also the addition of a fourth judge, Kara DioGuardi, to the longtime triumvirate of Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, which in the end added nothing but time. Producers also added a "judges' save," which became a throwaway. Much of the criticism has fallen on DioGuardi, a Grammy-nominated songwriter who was supposed to bring a fresh and informed perspective. Instead, she brought uninspiring critiques, some crazy costumes based on the week's theme and the magical ability to force Abdul into a few weeks of coherent comments. Even Cowell wasn't acting like the Simon we have come to alternately adore and want to shake a finger at. He engaged in juvenile antics with Abdul (at one point drawing on her face) and at times stared into space with such complete boredom that you wondered whether Susan Boyle's "Britain's Got Talent" performance had forever altered his state of consciousness. "Simon has shown a level of disinterest and a level disdain for the show that I think is kind of alarming," said Michael Slezak, who writes about the show for Entertainment Weekly. "We sort of expect Simon to speak for us as viewers. We expect him to be up-front and honest and the voice of reason, and he's just been completely disinterested. "I think it's disrespectful to the contestants, and I think even more so it's disrespectful to us as viewers," Slezak added. "For better or for worse, and crazy or

Question: What has Adam Lambert added to season eight?

Question: Who is vying to win American Idol?

Question: What has the addition of new judges drawn?

Answer: a contestant so unique that you can't wait

Answer: Allen,

Answer: Kara DioGuardi, to the longtime triumvirate of Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, which in the end added nothing but time. Producers also added a "judges' save," which became a throwaway.

Summary:
Adam Lambert has added spice to season eight of American Idol .
Kris Allen and Lambert are vying to win "American Idol"
Show's producers tried new tactics this season to draw viewers .
Addition of new judge and antics at the judges' table have drawn fan ire .


(CNN) -- This section of CNN Business Traveller aims to keep you up to date with the latest developments in the high flying world of the road warrior.

CNN's Richard Quest puts the Xshot through its paces with the help of a tourist in Basel.

Each show we check out new gadgets and give you our opinion on their usefulness.

The XShot

This month CNN's Richard Quest road tested the XShot, a telescopic stainless-steel rod that allows you to take pictures and videos while keeping yourself in the frame.

A camera is screwed in position on the end of the lightweight rod which extends by three feet. The mount fits all compact machines. Once in position all you need to do is hit the camera's self-timer or remote, hold the stick out and say "cheese."

This means you no longer have to be the martyr behind the lens on holiday snaps and you can save yourself the embarrassment of having to ask an unsuspecting member of the public to take a picture of you.

Of course, you might well feel just as self-conscious dangling a camera on the end of a meter-long metal stick but at least you'll be able to trust the photographer.

Quest tested the gadget against the beautiful alpine views from Mount Stanzahorn, near to the Swiss town of Lucern. After roping in a succession of tourists to try out the XShot, he decided it was easy to operate and compact, and worthy of a thumbs up from Smart Traveller. For more details visit xshotpix.com.

Question: The gadget was given a thumbs up by whom

Question: What did Smart Traveller test this month?

Question: What did CNN's Richard Quest give the gadget?

Question: what was tested

Question: what is xshot made of

Question: How long is the Xshot telescopic stainless-steel rod

Question: What is the Xshot?

Question: what does  xshot do

Answer: Smart Traveller.

Answer: The XShot

Answer: a thumbs up

Answer: the XShot, a telescopic stainless-steel rod that allows you to take pictures and videos while keeping yourself in the frame.

Answer: telescopic stainless-steel rod

Answer: three feet.

Answer: a telescopic stainless-steel rod that allows you to take pictures and videos while keeping yourself in the frame.

Answer: allows you to take pictures and videos while keeping yourself in the frame.

Summary:
This month Smart Traveller road tested the Xshot in Basel, Switzerland .
The Xshot is a three-feet long telescopic stainless-steel rod .
A camera can be mounted on the end to allow you to take pictures of yourself .
CNN's Richard Quest gave the gadget the thumbs up .


(CNN) -- This spring break, thousands of college students will ditch the bars and the beaches to do something more meaningful with their vacation time. Brad Vonck (bottom, left) and other student volunteers worked with the Cherokee Nation in Stilwell, Oklahoma. Brad Vonck is one of them. A sophomore at the University of Illinois, Vonck will travel to San Juan, Texas, in a group of 13 students to volunteer with La Union del Pueblo Entero, an organization that helps strengthen the communities and lives of farm workers and their families. "Learning about different cultures is very important to me," Vonck said. "I like to engage in different areas of life that I don't really understand." Every year, more and more college students, like Vonck, are choosing to spend their valuable time off from school participating in "alternative spring break" programs -- community service-based opportunities dealing with the most pressing issues of the day, including hunger and homelessness, disaster relief and global warming. "If you can name a social issue, then students are doing trips around it," said Jill Piacitelli, executive director of Break Away, an organization that trains and helps colleges across the United States promote alternative break programs. For the past six years, these programs have been growing in popularity among college students. Break Away estimated that this year, nearly 65,000 students will participate in its alternative break programs, an 11 percent increase from 2008. "It's a student-led social movement. ... This is a group that very much wants to be involved in the world around them," Piacitelli said of the volunteers. "They're solution-oriented. They want to innovate and lead and involve their peers." The average domestic trip costs around $250 or $300, Piacitelli said, which includes "housing, travel, social activities, food and often a donation to the community." Many university programs offer financial aid and the option to raise money to help pay for trips. "It is rare that anyone who wants to go on a trip cannot go," Piacitelli said. The affordability is part of the reason why so many students return for second or third trips. Nikunj Shah, a graduate of Arcadia University, has taken several alternative spring break trips volunteering in the United States and Mexico. This year, he will be traveling as an alumnus to Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, a city that has been largely ignored by disaster relief efforts in the wake of hurricanes Katrina, Wilma and Rita. "I've always had an interest in helping people. I've always been really involved in community service," Shah said. "So I saw this as an opportunity to go places I haven't been before, to get a feel for different cultures and to help people there that truly need help." In an effort to expand their alternative spring break options, universities across the United States partner with humanitarian organizations like the United Way of America. Randy Punley, director of corporate and media partnerships at the United Way, oversees the organization's Alternative Spring Break programs. After Hurricane Katrina, the United Way partnered with MTV to engage young people in the response effort. "We knew there was an interest and a passion in young people for the work we were trying to achieve," Punley said. Since then, the United Way has evolved and expanded, establishing chapters on college campuses. The organization has also developed an Alternative Spring Break Social Media Challenge, encouraging young people to be active in their communities and use social media Web sites, like Facebook or Twitter, to involve other people. "Whether it started with the first Gulf War, punctuated by the September 11 attacks and Katrina and the economic meltdown, young people have a very different perspective about what's going on in the world," Punley said. At the end of the weeklong trip, most students say it was the best week of their lives, Punley said. The increasing interest in these programs, Punley believes, speaks volumes about the attitudes of Generation Y

Question: What is becoming more popular among college students?

Question: What does the average domestic trip costs around?

Question: What does the average domestic trip cost?

Question: What kind of "alternative" spring breaks are becoming popular with college students?

Question: What do the programs center on?

Question: What type of spring breaks are becoming more popular among college students?

Question: What do the programs center on?

Question: How much does the average domestic trip cost?

Question: what may the trips address

Question: What is becoming more popular among college students?

Question: what is the average cost

Question: What is the average domestic trip cost?

Answer: participating in "alternative spring break" programs

Answer: $250 or $300,

Answer: $250 or $300,

Answer: community service-based opportunities dealing

Answer: community service-based opportunities dealing with the most pressing issues of the day, including hunger and homelessness, disaster

Answer: community service-based opportunities

Answer: community service-based opportunities dealing with the most pressing issues of the day,

Answer: around $250 or $300,

Answer: the most pressing issues of the day, including hunger and homelessness, disaster

Answer: participating in "alternative spring break" programs

Answer: $250 or $300,

Answer: around $250 or $300,

Summary:
"Alternative" spring breaks are becoming more popular among college students .
The programs center on community service .
Trips may address hunger and homelessness, disaster relief and global warming .
The average domestic trip costs around $250 or $300 .


(CNN) -- This week the world will reach 7 billion people. Understandably that raises concern about a soaring world population. But there is a good news story from the demographic data that is not often told. We -- or rather the poor women of the world -- are defusing the population bomb.

Women today are having half as many children as their mothers and grandmothers. The global average is now down to 2.5 children per woman, and it continues to fall.

This is not just a rich-world phenomenon. Much of Asia now has fertility rates below two, from Japan and Korea to China, with its one-child policy, through Taiwan, Vietnam, Burma, Singapore and much of southern India and parts of the Middle East. Behind the veil, the women of Iran have cut their fertility from eight to less than two in a generation.

The young people out on the streets demanding democracy during the Arab Spring are arguably far more politically active because they are not at home raising large families.

Falling fertility happens faster if countries get richer and if women are better educated. Similarly urbanization helps a lot. While even young children can be an economic asset on an African peasant farm, they are an economic liability in cities, where they require education before they can get a job. The teeming megacities of the poor world may look like symbols of overpopulation, but they are part of the solution, too.

But the real story is that rich or poor, Muslim or Catholic, secular or devout, socialist or capitalist, with tough government birth control policies or none, most countries tell the same story. Small families are becoming the new norm.

The reason, I believe, is very simple. Women are having smaller families because for the first time in history they can. In the 20th century, the world largely eradicated the diseases that used to kill off most children. Today, most kids get to grow up. Mothers no longer need to have five or six children to ensure the next generation. Two or three is enough, and that is what they are choosing to have.

There are holdouts, of course. In much of Africa, rural women still typically have five children or more. But if Africa follows Asia, then we can see an end to population growth. We are, I believe, likely to see "peak population" by about mid-century. Perhaps at around 9 billion people.

After that, on current trends of fertility falling to below replacement levels, we will see a falling world population.

And rapid aging. With longer life expectancy and fewer babies, this is all but inevitable. China will soon be aging faster than anywhere on Earth. Aging is set to be the dominant demographic phenomenon of the 21st century, just as the population boom dominated the 20th century.

What does this mean for the environment? Well, peak population is good news, of course. But don't hang the flags. It is a pervasive myth that it is all those extra people that are wrecking the planet. That's no longer the case.

Rising consumption today is a far bigger threat to the environment than a rising head-count. And most of that extra consumption is still happening in rich countries that have long since given up growing their populations.

According to Stephen Pacala, the director of the Princeton Environmental Institute, the world's richest half billion people -- that's about 7 % of the global population -- are responsible for half the world's carbon dioxide emissions, the primary cause of man-made climate change. Meanwhile the poorest 50 % of the world are responsible for just 7 % of emissions. So there is no way halting population growth in the poor world today would have more than a very marginal effect on climate change.

It is the world's consumption patterns we need to fix, not its reproductive habits. Every time we talk about too many babies in Africa or India, we are denying this fact.

The population bomb may be being defused by the women of the poor world. But the rich world has not

Question: What is the global average for children per woman?

Question: What is the population milestone?

Question: What is the new norm?

Question: What is the global average of women having children?

Question: What does Pearce say the problem is now?

Question: what did fred say

Answer: 2.5

Answer: 7 billion people.

Answer: Small families

Answer: per woman,

Answer: Rising consumption

Answer: Rising consumption today is a far bigger threat

Summary:
Fred Pearce says there's good news attached to the 7 billion population milestone .
He says woman are having far fewer children than their forebears; global average is 2.5 .
He says small families new norm as old reasons for having more children are gone .
Pearce: Problem now is smaller population has upped its consumption, environmental damage .


(CNN) -- This week's shooting death and subsequent dragging of a black man in South Carolina are being investigated as a possible hate crime, the Newberry County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

Sheriff Lee Foster said the body of 30-year-old Anthony Hill was found early Wednesday on a road near an elementary school in the town of Pomaria, 35 miles west-northwest of Columbia.

Hill had a single gun shot wound to the head, his body was nearly nude and a rope was around his neck and upper torso, Foster said.

Foster said Hill's body -- which carried no identification -- was found around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday by a motorist, who called 911. Officers followed a trail of blood and human tissue nine miles to the trailer park where Hill's co-worker Gregory Collins lives, surrounded his trailer for nearly four hours and finally resorted to tear gas, Foster said. "He came outside and gave himself up," Foster added.

Collins, 19, who is white, is charged with murder. Both men worked in Newberry at the Louis Rich turkey processing plant, said Foster.

"They did know each other; they worked in the same industry, on the same shift but different divisions," said Foster. "Neighbors told us the two spent most of the day together Tuesday. They were seen on a porch drinking together."

Hill, an Army veteran who lived in the neighboring county of Fairfield, was estranged from his wife and had two children, Foster said.

Investigators have not concluded that the killing is a hate crime, but are looking at it as one, according to Foster. "We called the FBI out of an abundance of caution," he said. "We have no motive whatsoever as to why these two gentlemen would have been together, then one shoots the other in the head and drags him down the road. It's a horrific act of violence."

Collins, who is being held in the Newberry County Detention Center, has been assigned a public defender.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Question:
Where both man worked?
What lead officers to suspect's house?
where the man worked
Who was found on South Carolina road?

Answer: Louis Rich turkey processing plant,

Answer: a trail of blood and human tissue

Answer: Louis Rich turkey processing plant,

Answer: Anthony Hill

Summary:
Both men worked in a turkey processing plant .
30-year-old Anthony Hill's near-nude body found on South Carolina road .
Rope around neck and upper torso .
Officers follow trail of blood and human tissue to suspect's house .


(CNN) -- This week, Giyen Kim, 34, reached a personal milestone: She has lost 10 pounds since the beginning of the year. Giyen Kim, 34, has lost 10 pounds since January 1. She said she feels like it will be easier to lose more weight. This progress feels slow, she said, in comparison with her previous weight loss attempts, which consisted of crash dieting. But she found that those diets weren't sustainable. This time, she's looking to find a lifestyle she can keep. CNN asked viewers to talk about their New Year's resolutions on iReport.com and upload photos and videos during their journeys of change. Kim, who lives in Seattle, Washington, is one participant who frequently updates the iReport community with video updates on her progress. iReport.com: Watch Giyen talk about losing weight Reaching this 10-pound milestone, from 190 to 180 pounds, makes her feel as if it will be easier to lose more weight, she said. "You feel definitely more motivated when you actually quantify it in a number that feels good," she said. Visit CNNhealth, your connection for better living She doesn't feel physically different, but she does notice a change from previous pictures of herself, she said. Her original goal for the year was to get closer to her pre-pregnancy weight of 120 pounds. Kim has had a hard time exercising recently because her uncle, 90, passed away, and the grieving process has been difficult. But she plans to resume working out soon and wants to take classes at her gym. She also eats one vegan meal every day. Kim felt frustrated earlier this month because her progress felt slow, losing a pound a week. Read about her weight loss journey Often, the initial weight loss will seem the easiest, and then the loss slows somewhat over time, said Tara Gidus, dietician for the Orlando Magic NBA team and owner of Tara Gidus Nutrition Consulting in Orlando, Florida. Exercise is key in speeding things up when you've reached a plateau, she said. It's important to find a physical activity that you enjoy doing and to vary the exercise routine -- for example, raising the incline on a treadmill to step up the intensity, she said. Gidus usually recommends losing about 2 pounds a week, or about 5 to 8 pounds a month. At that rate, someone like Kim could lose 50 pounds in six months, she said. A pace faster than that -- such as 10 pounds per month -- would be hard to keep up, Gidus said. People with on weight-loss journeys should have encouragement from friends, family or people in support groups or online communities, she said. Kim certainly has people supporting her in the virtual world: A video she posted a few weeks ago after she'd lost 4 pounds had more than a dozen motivational comments from others on iReport.com. Watch her video Her next goal is to lose 15 more pounds -- for a total of 25 -- by her birthday, March 24, and reward herself with a digital single-lens reflex camera, which professional photographers use. "That's basically 2 pounds a week, plus 3 more," she said. "It's ambitious, but I really want that camera."

Question: How much weight is it healthy to lose?

Question: What does this milestone make easier?

Question: How much as Kim lost?

Question: What the Dietitian said about weight loss?

Question: How many pounds had lost Giyen Kim since January 1?

Question: Who said "Reaching this milestone makes losing more weight look easier"?

Answer: 2 pounds a week,

Answer: to lose more weight.

Answer: 10 pounds

Answer: slows somewhat over time,

Answer: 10

Answer: Giyen Kim,

Summary:
Giyen Kim, 34, has lost 10 pounds since January 1 .
Reaching this milestone makes losing more weight look easier, she said .
Dietitian: Often, speed of weight loss slows down over time .
Share your journey to change with iReport.com .


(CNN) -- This weekend some of the world's highest-paid sportswomen will battle for supremacy in Ireland, with the most prestigious team prize in their sport up for grabs.

Golf's Solheim Cup is the female equivalent of the Ryder Cup, but it has yet to garner such a big reputation, despite a rich history and intense competition over the years.

With this in mind, CNN gives the lowdown on a great sporting event that deserves your attention...

From humble beginnings:

To trace the origins of the competition, we need to go back to 1959 and a garage in Redwood City, California.

It was in this garage that a 48-year-old Norwegian engineer and golf lover, fed up with the putters he was using to play the game, decided to use his in-depth knowledge of science to manufacturer his own putters by hand.

From these humble beginnings, the world famous PING brand of golfing equipment was born.

That man was Karsten Solheim and it was he, alongside his son John and the U.S. and European ladies golf tours , who developed the concept of a women's team event between the two continents.

The inaugural tournament, bearing Solheim's name, was held in 1990 at the Lake Nona club in Florida. Two teams of eight players faced each other, with the American side running out comfortable winners 11 1/2 to 4 1/2.

In 1996 the tournament was increased to 12 players per side, a number that stands to this day and it has become the leading team event in women's golf, with players earning their place either through their own tour money lists, or as a captain's pick -- exactly the same as in the men's Ryder Cup.

There have been 11 tournaments in total, with the United States leading 8-3, but the European team have not won any of the six competitions played on American soil.

The football-loving legend:

No look at the Solheim Cup can be taken without mentioning Laura Davies. Quite astonishingly, the Englishwoman, who turns 48 next month, has appeared in all 11 previous tournaments and, once again, she is a member of the European team at Kileen Castle.

Davies is a phenomenon in women's golf. As well as her achievements on the course -- which include winning four majors amongst her 81 victories -- she has been a flag-bearer for promoting the game, most notably when, in 2004, she became the first woman to compete on the men's European Tour.

Davies is sports daft and is a keen racehorse owner as well as an avid follower of Liverpool Football Club. However, her love of football got her into trouble with tournament organizers in the 1996 Evian Masters, when she was fined for watching a match on a portable TV during the final round of that tournament.

It didn't seem to hamper her game -- she won that particular tournament by four strokes!

Swedish legend Annika Sorenstam appeared in eight Solheim Cups, winning 22 of her 37 matches, while compatriot Sophie Gustafson, another member of the current side, and European captain Alison Nicholas have also starred in eight tournaments.

As for the Americans, you have to look hard to find a bigger legend than Juli Inkster. Despite reaching the age of 51 to become the oldest-ever competitior, the Californian is once again facing the European side this year, her ninth appearance in the event.

Breaking the mould:

The Solheim Cup has never really seen a player like Christina Kim before. Not only is the 27-year-old Californian a lucky charm for the United States, appearing in the winning teams of 2005 and 2009 -- claiming five out of eight points in the process -- her infectious personality, undiluted enthusiasm, larger-than-life character and wacky dress sense has been a highlight of recent competitions.

Kim is known for her bawdy sense of humor and occasional bouts of bad language that occasionally land her in hot water with golfing authorities.

Describing her fist-pumping celebrations in the 2009 Solheim Cup, former LPGA star Dottie Pepper wrote in a column for Sports Illustrated: "I

Question: which is the name of the oldest competitor Solheim Cup?

Question: Who is American Juli Inkster?

Question: Who has been only player to compete in every Solheim Cup?

Question: When will be Solhem Cup take the place?

Answer: Juli Inkster.

Answer: the oldest-ever competitior,

Answer: Laura Davies.

Answer: weekend

Summary:
The Solheim Cup takes place this weekend between Europe and United States .
It is the 12th edition of the biennial tournament with the U.S. leading 8-3 .
England's Laura Davies is the only player to compete in every Solheim Cup .
American Juli Inkster, 51, is the oldest Solheim Cup competitor .


(CNN) -- This year's Forbes Rich List is notable for the absence of Bill Gates at the top. After 13 years as the world's richest man, he has finally been toppled by his friend Warren Buffett who has an estimate fortune of $62bn. The Middle East's richest man: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud The list -- which is a run down of the 1,125 richest people on the planet -- estimates a person's total net worth in US dollars based on the closing stock prices of the stock exchanges on which their company is listed. The Middle East's richest man is Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, the 51 year old Saudi who has an estimated net worth of $21bn. He ranks 19th in the list and is considered to be the most active and successful investor in the Middle East. He took his investment vehicle, Kingdom Holding, public on the Saudi stock exchange in July 2007. The company contains investments in well-known global companies such as Citigroup and News Corp. In the early 1990s, Alwaleed made a risky bet on Citigroup that paid off massively and has in recent years accounted for nearly half his fortune. Kuwaiti construction heir Nasser Al-Kharafi is the next richest in 46th place with an inherited fortune of $14bn. He heads M.A. Al-Kharafi & Sons, one of the largest diversified conglomerates in the Arab world. Americana, the company's lucrative food division is extremely successful and has exclusive franchise rights in the region for Pizza Hut, TGI Fridays and other big global brands. Faiza, his sister was the first woman president of Kuwait University. Naguib Sawiris, the eldest son of telecoms billionaire and Orascom Telecom founder Onsi Sawiris ranks next in 60th place with a net worth of $12.7bn. In addition to Orascom Telecom, his assets -- via European holding company Weather Investments -- include Italian phone company, Wind and leading Greek telecom companies Wind Hellas and Tellas. His brother, Nassef is in 68th place, with an estimated worth of $11bn and his father Onsi who serves as chairman of Orascom comes in at 96th place with $9bn.  E-mail to a friend

Question: Where does he rank?

Question: Where does he rank in the Forbes Rich List?

Question: Who is the middle east riches man?

Question: What list does he rank 19th on?

Question: Who is the richest man?

Question: Where is he from?

Question: Who is the richest Middle Eastern man?

Question: Who is Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud?

Answer: 19th

Answer: 19th

Answer: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

Answer: Forbes Rich

Answer: Warren Buffett

Answer: Middle East's

Answer: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

Answer: The Middle East's richest man:

Summary:
The Middle East's richest man is Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud .
He ranks 19th in the world in the Forbes Rich List .
Seven other billionaires from the Middle East rank in the top 100 .


(CNN) -- This year's Nobel Peace Prize is divided between three women, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen, the Nobel committee announced Friday.

Since it was introduced at the beginning of the 20th century, the Peace Prize has become the preeminent award honoring individuals and organizations that work for peace, justice and financial and political stability, according to the Nobel Committee.

Here are some facts, figures and history behind the award:

The process

** Nominations come from lawmakers around the world, university professors, previous Nobel laureates and members of the Nobel committee.

** That committee -- made up of five distinguished Norwegians chosen by the country's parliament -- picks the winner.

** This year, a record 241 candidates were nominated. The winner is announced Friday, but the names of the other nominees won't be revealed for another 50 years.

The award

** The award consists of a medal, a personal diploma and a cash prize (10 million Swedish kronor, or about U.S. $1.4 million).

** The Peace medal has the inscription "Pro pace et fraternitate gentium," which means "For the peace and brotherhood of men."

** A person must be alive to be nominated. If they die during the consideration period, their name will be removed. Only if a person is announced as a winner and dies before the ceremony will a posthumous award be given.

The history

** The Nobel Peace Prize was created by Alfred Nobel, a Swedish scientist, industrialist and inventor of dynamite.

** Ninety-one Nobel Peace Prizes have been awarded since 1901. It was not awarded 19 times, most notably during World War I and World War II.

** Sixty-two Nobel Peace Prizes have been awarded to a single laureate; 28 prizes have been shared by two laureates. One time, the prize was shared between three people: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin.

Recent winners

** Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won last year but could not attend. The political activist and longtime critic of communist rule in China is serving an 11-year prison term for what the Chinese government calls "inciting subversion of state power."

** In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama won for what the committee called "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

** Martti Ahtisaari of Finland was the 2008 winner. It was his "important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades to resolve international conflicts" that got him the prize, according to the committee.

** The year before, Al Gore and the U.N.'s International Panel on Climate Change shared the prize for their "efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change," according to the committee.

Question: How many were nominated?

Question: how many people share the nobel peace prize

Question: Who has last year's winner?

Question: How many women share the prize?

Question: how many  candidates were nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize

Question: how many  women shared  2011 Nobel Peace Prize

Question: who is The award is named for

Question: what is the award named after

Question: how many people were nominated

Answer: three women,

Answer: three

Answer: Liu Xiaobo

Answer: three

Answer: three women,

Answer: three

Answer: Alfred Nobel,

Answer: Alfred Nobel,

Answer: 241

Summary:
Three women share 2011 Nobel Peace Prize .
A record 241 candidates were nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize .
The award is named for Alfred Nobel, a Swedish scientist and inventor of dynamite .
Last year's winner was Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo .


(CNN) -- Thomas the Tank Engine, whose television adventures on the fictional island of Sodor have delighted children around the world for years, is now on a real-life mission to help kids with autism. Thomas the Tank Engine is part of a new online game to help  autistic children recognize different emotions. The steam locomotive and his friends are the stars of a new game in Australia, designed to help autistic children recognize emotions. Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), a nonprofit that provides services to people diagnosed with the developmental disorder, unveiled the game on its Web site Tuesday. The game asks players to recognize which engine has a sad face, or which is happy or angry. Children with autism often have a difficult time distinguishing different facial expressions. Each time a child plays the game, he/she is presented with a different sequence of emotions. In doing so, the game takes advantage of the single-mindedness of autistic children to assist in their development. "It's a great way to help develop social and communication skills," said Anthony Warren of Aspect. A study conducted in the United Kingdom found that autistic children were far more fascinated by the television series, "Thomas and Friends," than they were with other fictional characters. The study, by the National Autistic Society, summarized that the show held such appeal because of the clear facial expressions of the characters, the pacing of the program and the easy-to-follow story lines. "We got those results down here, and we thought, how could we leverage that strength and give a little back to the community?" said Tom Punch with Haven Licensing, the company that handles licensing for the characters in Australia. Warren said one of the reasons Thomas is particularly stimulating and motivating for children with autism is that it's very predictable. "Children can understand the clear visual messages -- the big smile on the front of the engine," he said. "The messages it communicates are very concrete, not abstract. And the emotions are primary emotions. It's uncomplicated." Autism is a developmental disorder that affects physical, social and language skills. It usually appears before age 3, though the earliest signs are subtle. More doctors and researchers are referring to "autism" as "autisms," because each child's case is different, as are the causes, helpful therapies and potential treatments. The Australian nonprofit unveiled the game this month to coincide with Autism Awareness Month in that country. After all, as the show's theme song attests: "Red and green and brown and blue; They're the really useful crew."

Question: Which cartoon character do autistic children like more than other fictional characters, according to a UK study?

Question: What do autistic children have difficulty distinguishing?

Question: What does an online Thomas the Tank Engine game teach autistic children?

Question: What fictional character are more autistic kids fascinated by?

Question: What are the online game used for ?

Question: What do autistic children have trouble distinguishing?

Question: What kind of difficulty do the autistics kids encounter ?

Answer: Thomas

Answer: different facial expressions.

Answer: recognize different emotions.

Answer: "Thomas and Friends,"

Answer: to help

Answer: different facial expressions.

Answer: difficult time distinguishing different facial expressions.

Summary:
Online game uses Thomas the Tank Engine to help autistic children .
Children try to recognize which engine has happy, sad, angry face .
Autistic children often have trouble distinguishing different facial expressions .
UK study: More autistic kids fascinated with "Thomas" than other fictional characters .


(CNN) -- Those battling global warming by promoting biofuels may unintentionally be adding to skyrocketing world food prices, creating what one expert calls "a silent tsunami" in developing nations. The rising prices are "threatening to plunge more than 100 million people on every continent into hunger," Josette Sheeran, executive director of the United Nations' World Food Program, said on the agency's Web site Tuesday. Sheeran is one of the experts attending a Food summit hosted Tuesday by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, aimed at determining ways to boost food supplies and identify deterrents. Also attending the meeting are scientists and representatives from the European Union and Africa. On the Web site, Sheeran said the increase in food prices is "a silent tsunami that respects no borders." "The world's misery index is rising ... as soaring food and fuel prices roll through the lives of the most vulnerable," she said Friday. The crisis is forcing the organization to look for cuts in aid to some of its recipients, she said. Soaring food prices have triggered violence in some developing countries, and biofuels are bearing at least part of the blame. Producing fuel from plant crops is supposed to be greener than drilling for oil, and biofuels generally burn cleaner, too. But the global biofuels industry now stands accused of a list of side effects that are said to be damaging lives, especially of the world's poorest people. "The drive for more biofuels means more investment is going into those crops, meaning less land and less investment going in for food crops, causing a massive conflict and resulting in rising prices, which is having a huge negative impact, especially on developing countries," said Clare Oxborrow, food campaigner for Friends of the Earth.  See why tortilla makers are blaming biofuel for increasing food prices » Critics also say that in Africa, Asia and South America, people are being driven from their land and forests are being cleared to make room for the booming biofuel industry. The International Food Policy Research Institute says the use of cereals for industrial purposes like making biofuels has risen by a quarter since 2000. Brown said in an article posted on the 10 Downing Street Web site, "We now know that biofuels intended to promote energy independence and combat climate change are frequently energy-inefficient. "We need to look closely at the impact on food prices and the environment of different production methods and to ensure we are more selective in our support. If our UK review shows that we need to change our approach, we will also push for change in EU biofuels targets," he said. "We must also do more to explore the links between climate change and food, and particularly their impact on the livelihoods and vulnerability of the very poorest, who are likely to be most affected by climate change." The meeting he convened, Brown said, is a precursor to the G8 summit of industrial nations, to be held in July, and a special U.N. summit in September. He urged prompt action. "With one child dying every five seconds from hunger-related causes, the time to act is now," Brown stressed. The World Health Organization views hunger as the No. 1 threat to public health around the world, responsible for a third of child deaths and 10 percent of all disease. Douglas Alexander, Britain's International Development secretary, announced Tuesday that Britain has set aside a 455 million-pound [$900 million] aid package to address the food crisis. His agency manages Britain's aid to poor countries with the goal of eliminating extreme poverty. E-mail to a friend CNN's Phil Black contributed to this report.

Question: what did the expert say about biofuels?

Question: What is the main threat to public health?

Question: What is the main threat to public health according to the WHO?

Question: What means people could go hungry?

Question: What triggered violence in some countries?

Question: What have soaring food prices trigger?

Question: What is the main reason for violence in some developing countries?

Question: What is the result of the high food prices?

Answer: means more investment is going into those crops, meaning less land and less investment going in for food crops, causing a massive conflict and resulting in rising prices, which is having a huge negative impact, especially on developing countries,"

Answer: hunger

Answer: hunger

Answer: rising prices

Answer: Soaring food prices

Answer: violence in some developing countries, and biofuels are bearing at least part of the blame.

Answer: Soaring food prices

Answer: battling global warming by promoting biofuels

Summary:
Prices mean 100 million people could go hungry, U.N. official says .
Soaring food prices have triggered violence in some developing countries .
Expert says focus on biofuels means less focus on food crop .
World Health Organization views hunger as main threat to public health .


(CNN) -- Those who knew Canadian folk musician Taylor Mitchell say her passion for her craft was matched by her affinity for nature. Fresh out of high school, she embarked upon a three-week tour of Eastern Canada earlier this month full of hope over her blossoming career and excited to explore the region with a new car and driver's license. The 19-year-old rising star was in between gigs when, according to a Nova Scotia Cape Breton Highlands National Park official, she was killed by coyotes during a hike on Tuesday afternoon. "If there can be any comfort at all, it is knowing that Taylor was doing two of the things she loved most, sharing story and song on the road and spending time in nature's fold," her manager, Lisa Weitz said in an e-mail. "She loved the woods and had a deep affinity for their beauty and serenity." Mitchell was a "seasoned naturalist" well versed in wilderness camping who wouldn't want the coyotes responsible for her death to be killed, her mother said Thursday. "When the decision had been made to kill the pack of coyotes, I clearly heard Taylor's voice say, 'please don't, this is their space.' She wouldn't have wanted their demise, especially as a result of her own. She was passionate about animals, was an environmentalist and was also planning to volunteer at the Toronto Wildlife Centre in the coming months," Emily Mitchell said in a statement Thursday. "Tragically, it was her time to be taken from us so soon," the mother said. When she was 15, Mitchell began vocal lessons with her future producer, Michael Johnston. "Taylor inspired and impressed everyone from her musical peers to members of the Canadian roots-music community who were two and three times her age," he said in a statement. "They saw in her the rarest of the gifts -- an ability to sing not only from the heart, but in a way that transcended her age and experience and became something universal." The Toronto-based musician's career began to take off earlier this year after the April release of her debut album, "For Your Consideration." She was nominated for Young Performer of the Year honors by the Canadian Folk Music Awards, which will be awarded in November. On her Facebook page, she detailed her busy summer performance schedule, describing it as her "craziest summer yet." In July, she said she took a Greyhound bus to perform in the Young Performers Program at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, her first show west of Ontario, which featured acts including Arlo Guthrie, Neko Case and Elvis Costello. She played more shows in the Toronto area, relishing the airplay her album was receiving, and worked on songs for her next album, Weitz said. Yet she managed to return to nature with her aunt, mother and best friend at the family cottage in Owen Sound, Ontario, delighting in its simple joys. "Our cottage is on the shores of Georgian bay. It's 125 years old with three bedrooms that sleep two and one bedroom that sleeps four, plus a bunkhouse. It's old and creaky and absolutely beautiful. As I sit on my couch in my apartment, I'm homesick for the precariously slanted stairs, tennis courts, lake and wonderful memories," Mitchell said on her Facebook page. Before she set out eastward for her tour of the Maritimes, she shared her works in progress at the Ontario Council of Folk Music conference in Ottawa, impressing all those in attendance, Weitz said. "Taylor Mitchell's vocal style and consummate songwriting craft belied her vernal years. Indeed, her songs told the tales of a seeker, a sojourner with a sage wisdom atypical of most, let alone one of such tender years," Weitz said. On her Facebook page, she had begun counting down the days to her East Coast tour in September, saying in a September 18 status update that she was "feeling the pull of the road." In her

Question: What was Taylor Mitchell versed in?

Question: Who earned the respect of the folk music community?

Question: Who was a "seasoned naturalist"?

Question: What did she earn the respect of folk music community for?

Question: Where was she based?

Question: Where was Mitchell touring?

Answer: wilderness camping

Answer: Taylor Mitchell

Answer: Taylor Mitchell

Answer: ability to sing not only from the heart, but in a way that transcended her age and experience and became something universal."

Answer: Toronto-based

Answer: Eastern Canada

Summary:
Taylor Mitchell was a "seasoned naturalist" versed in wilderness camping, mother says .
She wouldn't want coyotes responsible for her death to be killed, Emily Mitchell says .
Mitchell earned respect of folk music community for talent that belied her age, producer says .
The Toronto-based musician was touring Eastern Canada when she died in coyote attack .


(CNN) -- Though they support some federal action to help their states recover from the recession, several Republican governors said Sunday they plan to turn down a portion of what's offered in the stimulus bill that President Obama signed last week.

Gov. Haley Barbour said the stimulus bill would force Mississippi to raise taxes.

"If we were to take the unemployment reform package that they have, it would cause us to raise taxes on employment when the money runs out -- and the money will run out in a couple of years," Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday.

The Republican governors of Idaho, Alaska, Texas, South Carolina and Louisiana expressed similar concerns. But one of their colleagues, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, had a message for them Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

When asked about broader complaints from lawmakers such as South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford about the stimulus package leading to more debt, Schwarzenegger responded, "I am more than happy to take his money or [that of] any other governor in this country that doesn't want to take this money. I take it because I think California needs it."

Schwarzenegger said he does not foresee a need for a tax hike in the future to sustain the unemployment provisions.

In a separate interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Schwarzenegger said the complaints are "partially" right, but that using the money for now "cannot hurt." And another governor, Michigan Democrat Jennifer Granholm, told CNN, "We'll take it."  Watch how stimulus package could affect your paycheck Â»

"South Carolina, I'll take your money. Louisiana, we'll take it," Granholm said in an interview recorded last week and broadcast Sunday on "State of the Union."

"We got plenty of work here, plenty of jobs that we would like to create here," Granholm added as she discussed the struggling auto industry and job losses in her state.

A leading Democrat, meanwhile, said he does see a potential problem.

"I'm not sure that we can, over the long run, cope with the high unemployment compensation standard that this mandates for states," Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, the head of the National Governor's Association, told "Fox News Sunday."

"But I don't care. My people are suffering," he added. "They need that extra money. And right now that's paramount in my mind."

At issue is a portion of the unemployment assistance stipulated by the stimulus bill, which provides federal dollars to expand unemployment insurance in the states. In exchange for accepting that, states would have to expand the number of people who are given jobless benefits.

In Louisiana, for example, that portion of the funds would total nearly $100 million, state officials said. Gov. Bobby Jindal, a rising GOP star, has announced plans to turn it down.

"The $100 million we turned down was temporary federal dollars that would require us to change our unemployment laws," he told NBC's "Meet the Press."

"That would have actually raised taxes on Louisiana businesses. We as a state would have been responsible for paying for those benefits after the federal money disappeared."

The law demands a "permanent" change to state law, Jindal said.

Jindal and the other governors do plan to accept other funds offered by the stimulus, including money to increase benefits for those who are receiving them. And even some governors who have expressed disappointment in the stimulus package are not shying away from any of the funding.

"I don't like this bill, but it is now the law. ... It's now our responsibility and opportunity to try to implement it," Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told "Fox News Sunday."

Calling his state "a major net subsidizer of the federal government," he said, "We're paying the bill either way -- we're going to take our share of the money."

Question: Who is for the plan?

Question: What governor is for the plan?

Question: Which governors raised concerns?

Question: What did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger say about California?

Question: What do they worray about?

Question: Name of the governor of California?

Question: Which states' governors raise other concerns?

Question: States that the governors are from?

Question: Governors of what states raise concerns?

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger,

Answer: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,

Answer: of Idaho, Alaska, Texas, South Carolina and Louisiana

Answer: needs it."

Answer: raise taxes on employment

Answer: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,

Answer: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,

Answer: Idaho, Alaska, Texas, South Carolina and Louisiana

Answer: Idaho, Alaska, Texas, South Carolina and Louisiana

Summary:
Governors of Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, others raise concerns .
They worry unemployment assistance compensation is too steep to maintain .
Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is for the plan, saying California needs help .


(CNN) -- Thousands of Chileans may have to sleep in the streets Wednesday night after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country, killing at least two people, injuring dozens and destroying hundreds of homes. Valentina Bustos shot this photo Wednesday  of earthquake damage at a hotel in Antofagasta, Chile. "There are more than a thousand, 1,200 houses, at least, that were totally flattened, and others in bad shape," Tocopilla Mayor Luis Moyano said in an interview that aired on Radio Cooperativo. Tocopilla, Chile, north of Santiago, is about 35 km (21 miles) from the quake's epicenter. "Tonight, people are going to have to sleep in the street, because there are a great number of houses that are uninhabitable," said Moyano. Places that could be used as shelters, such as schools and gyms, were  damaged in the quake, the mayor said. Moyano put the number of people without shelter at 4,000. Tocopilla's population is 24,000. Moyano described going through the damaged city and running into people asking, "Mayor, my house collapsed. What do I do? Mayor, I don't have water. What do I do?" "It gets to you," he said. Paula Saez with the aid organization World Vision told CNN she was on a treacherous drive attempting to reach Tocopilla. "There's no electricity and there's a lot of landslides" covering the road in spots, she said, and the highway was spotted with holes. Once in Tocopilla, Saez said, she was prepared to offer tents, blankets and medicine to citizens and assess additional needs. The government's Office of National Emergency reported that two women had died and others were injured in the city. Officials identified one of those killed as 54-year-old Olga Petronila Ortiz Cisternas. The other fatality was an 88-year-old woman.  Watch what a 7.7 earthquake can do » Municipal official Ljubica Ukurtovic, in an interview with Chilean TV station TVN, said that "approximately 100 people" had sought treatment at a Tocopilla hospital. The quake collapsed a roadway tunnel, temporarily trapping about 50 construction workers.  See where the quake struck » High-level government sources said the workers had been rescued. Repair work on the 793-meter (2,600-foot) Pedro Galleguillos tunnel, completed in 1994, began on October 1 and was to be finished early next year. Tocopilla is about 1,245 km (780 miles) north of Santiago and the quake was felt in Peru and Bolivia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor was centered at a depth of 60 km (37 miles), the USGS said. A tsunami warning was issued for the South Pacific coast after the quake hit, but was canceled within an hour. Chile has been the scene of hundreds of strong earthquakes throughout history, including the largest one of the 20th century on May 22, 1960. The quake that struck southern Chile that day registered a magnitude 9.5 and launched a tsunami that caused damage as far away as Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines. Nearly 6,000 people died as a result of the quake and its tsunami. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck southern Chile on January 25, 1939, killed 28,000 people. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake in what was then southern Peru but is now northern Chile killed 25,000 people in 1868.  E-mail to a friend

Question: What was damaged or flattened?

Question: More than how many homes were flattened?

Question: What was the number of flattened homes?

Question: When did the quake happen?

Question: What was  the amount of freed workers?

Question: What number of homes were flattened?

Question: When did the earthquake take place?

Question: Who was freed from collapsed roadway tunnel?

Question: Where were dozens of workers freed from?

Answer: 1,200 houses, at least,

Answer: 1,200

Answer: 1,200

Answer: Wednesday night

Answer: 50 construction

Answer: 1,200 houses, at least,

Answer: Wednesday night

Answer: 50 construction workers.

Answer: roadway tunnel,

Summary:
NEW: Tocopilla mayor: More than 1,200 homes flattened, shelters damaged .
Dozens of workers freed from collapsed roadway tunnel, officials say .
Chilean Navy is moving heavy equipment into the area to help with rescue .
7.7 quake north of Tocopilla happened at 12:40 p.m. (10:40 a.m. ET)


(CNN) -- Thousands of Opel workers went on strike in Germany on Thursday in protest at the decision by U.S. parent General Motors to abandon the sale of the automaker. GM shocked German public officials when it announced earlier this week its decision to keep its European Opel and Vauxhall units and cancel a planned sale to Canadian firm Magna. If Magna had bought GM's European operations thousands would have lost their jobs in Spain and at Vauxhall plants in Britain. After the announcement there were celebrations in Britain but fury in Germany, where thousands of workers fear they will face the axe. "We want Opel to continue to exist," Hesse state Premier Roland Koch -- one of the biggest lobbyists for a sale to Magna and its Russian partner Sberbank -- told rallying workers at Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim on Thursday, according to Reuters.com. "We will have to fight again with the goal of saving jobs." GM announced a restructuring plan for Opel that would include cuts of as many as 10,000 jobs at the European subsidiary. About half of Opel's 50,000 workers are based in Germany. The U.S. car giant confirmed in a statement to CNN that its revised viability plan for Opel "will likely include cuts in that range." Jürgen Rüttgers, premier of North Rhine-Westphalia state, where GM proposes closing a factory, told the Financial Times: "General Motors' behaviour shows the ugly face of turbo-capitalism. That is completely unacceptable." German Opel workers reject GM's restructuring plan for the company, which they believe will see a drain of vehicle development from Germany to the United States, Lorenz said. Employees in Germany are not only unwilling to accept pay cuts moving forward, but they will also demand to be paid for concessions they have made, like giving up a scheduled pay rise in May, their 2008 Christmas bonus, and vacation pay for 2009, Lorenz said. GM promised to work with all the European labor unions on a plan for Opel's restructuring. The GM board of directors said an improving business environment over the past few months and the importance of Opel and its British brand, Vauxhall, to GM's global strategy were reasons to retain Opel. The board said it would begin restructuring its European operations "in earnest" instead, according to a news release issued late Tuesday. GM's decision is a setback for Magna, which agreed to purchase Opel and Vauxhall in September in a deal brokered by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. General Motors said in March that it wanted to sell Opel after it reported an annual loss of $30.9 billion for 2008. Opel, together with Vauxhaull, is the fourth-largest car brand in Europe after Volkswagen, Ford, and Renault. It is also GM's largest-selling brand in Europe by far, representing more than 70 percent of GM's European sales. While GM's decision may still mean layoffs as it restructures its European businesses, it may safeguard jobs in the short-term. Employees at the Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, England, welcomed the news. "I think it's a good idea, really, because a lot of people will have jobs," one employee told Sky News. "We've had a three-day week now for ages," said another man. "We've lost money, so now we're going to start getting some back." The head of the Unite union, which represents Vauxhall workers, said he was "absolutely delighted" that GM will retain ownership of the brand. "GM was once the biggest company in the world and we have no reason to believe that it cannot restructure itself to address its present difficulties," Unite Joint General Secretary Tony Woodley said. "My worry is that they would be forced to spin off their UK business to Magna, which simply does not have the expertise to run a global car company." CNN's Fred Pleitgen in Berlin, Germany, contributed to this report

Question: Where did the Opel workers strike?

Question: GM's plan could eliminate how many jobs?

Question: What did the GM say?

Question: What caused GM to want to sell Opel?

Question: How many jobs could be eliminate by the restructuring plan?

Question: For which reason did the workers a strike?

Answer: Germany

Answer: 10,000

Answer: it announced earlier this week its decision to keep its European Opel and Vauxhall units and cancel a planned sale to Canadian firm Magna.

Answer: after it reported an annual loss of $30.9 billion for 2008.

Answer: 10,000

Answer: by U.S. parent General Motors to abandon the sale of the automaker.

Summary:
Opel workers in Germany strike Thursday over GM's decision to abandon sale of automaker .
GM's Opel restructuring plan could eliminate as many as 10,000 jobs .
U.S. parent company says improving business environment behind its decision not to sell Opel .
GM said in March it wanted to sell Opel after reporting losses of $30.9 billion .


(CNN) -- Thousands of inmates rioted at the Reeves County Detention Center in Texas on Saturday, the second disturbance at the prison facility in the last two months. As many as 2,080 inmates from two of the center's three buildings began fighting in the prison yard about 4:30 p.m. CT, said county Sheriff's Office Dispatcher Anna Granado. Authorities from several law enforcement agencies responded to quell the violence. However, officials had not brought the unrest under control as of 1 a.m. Sunday, according to the sheriff's office. Officials said they do not know what prompted the riots. Three inmates were hospitalized, including one with a severed finger, the sheriff's office said. On December 12, inmates took two workers hostage and set fire to the recreation area at the center in Pecos, located about 430 miles west of Dallas. The inmates, who had made several demands, surrendered later that night. The prison is a 2,400-bed, low-security facility, operated by Geo Group Inc. It houses federal prisoners as well as inmates from other states. CNN's Janet DiGiacomo contributed to this report.

Question: Who said they do not know what sparked latest riot?

Question: What started the latest riot?

Question: When was the last riot there?

Question: Who have been hospitalized?

Question: What is happening in a Texas prison?

Question: How many inmates have been injured?

Answer: Officials

Answer: they do not know

Answer: December 12,

Answer: Three inmates

Answer: of inmates rioted

Answer: Three

Summary:
NEW: Inmate unrest at Texas prison enters second day .
NEW: Authorities: Three inmates have been hospitalized; one has severed finger .
Prison was site of another inmate riot in December .
Officials say they do not know what sparked latest riot .