(CNN) -- Katie Callaway Hall trembled for four hours when she heard Phillip Garrido was arrested. Katie Callaway Hall said she wanted to scream when she heard that Phillio Garrido kidnapped someone else. His name sent a flurry of emotion running through her mind. "I screamed," she told CNN's Larry King on Monday night. "I started screaming 'Oh my god, Oh my god, it's him.' " She has thought about him every day since November 22, 1976 when he asked her for a ride at a supermarket in California, before handcuffing her, binding her and taking her to a mini-warehouse in Reno, Nevada, where he raped her.  Watch victim describe her terror » Garrido was convicted for kidnapping and raping Hall, but was released after serving just over 10 years of a 50-year sentence. He was labeled a sex offender and put on lifetime parole. "In many ways, the capture of Phillip Garrido has closed a chapter in my life," Hall wrote for a Larry King blog. "I don't have to hide anymore. I don't have to live every day of my life wondering if he is looking for me. I am finally free from the fear I have lived with since the day I learned he was paroled." Read what Hall wrote on the blog Garrido and his wife, Nancy, were charged last week with crimes relating to the abduction of 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991 and her captivity in a hidden shed-and-tent compound in the couple's backyard in Antioch, California. "With all the joy I should feel, I want to scream from the depths of my soul," she said. "Scream because my fears turned out to be justified -- he struck again." While Hall has tried to suppress some of the memories of what happened to her that night, Garrido's arrest took her mind back to that night in November. "A man tapped on my window and asked for a ride," she said. "I agreed." When she stopped the car to drop him off, Garrido took the keys out of the ignition, according to court documents from Garrido's appeal in the case. Garrido, then 25, "told [Hall] it wasn't intentional that he had taken her, but that it was her fault because she was attractive," according to the documents. "Soon after, I was cuffed, bound, gagged, and taken to a warehouse," Hall told CNN. She was kept in the 6 by 12-foot storage facility, which Hall remembers was stacked with half-opened boxes with China-type dishes inside. Large, heavy carpets were hanging from the ceiling, spaced apart every few feet. "It was like a maze," she said. "And in the back of the mini warehouse where he had me, he had it set up to keep someone for awhile." "Most of the details about what happened to me after I entered that warehouse have been repressed." She told Larry King that she feared for her life. "I thought I was dead," she said. Hall was held in the small storage facility for five hours before she heard a noise. "My recollections begin around 3 a.m. Someone banged on the door. I remember thinking, 'Oh my God, his friends are coming,' " she said. "Garrido said, 'Do I have to tie you up or are you going to be good.' " She told him she would be good, but she knew if it was the police banging outside, she was going to "have to try something." "I barreled my way out of the warehouse completely naked. I could see the officer and Garrido standing there. They both looked at me like I was crazy," she said. "I couldn't see the officer's car. I thought 'Oh God, he's not a real cop.' My state of mind

Question:
Who did he kidnap and rape?
What was Phillip convicted of?
Where was Hall kept?
Who did Garrido kidnap and rape?
What was Garrido convicted of?
What did Hall say?

Answer: Jaycee Lee Dugard

Answer: kidnapping and raping

Answer: in the 6 by 12-foot storage facility,

Answer: Katie Callaway Hall

Answer: kidnapping and raping Hall,

Answer: she wanted to scream when she heard that Phillio Garrido kidnapped someone else.

Summary:
Phillip Garrido was convicted for kidnapping, raping Katie Callaway Hall in 1976 .
Hall: "I want to scream from the depths of my soul" knowing he struck again .
Hall was kept in a storage facility for eight hours when a cop came to help .
Victim: "I hate that he did this to me, and I doubt I'll ever get over it"


(CNN) -- Katy Brown is an Internet-savvy college freshman with conservative perspectives who worries about the future of the Republican Party. Katy Brown, Kevin Neugebauer, Barbara Rademacher and Chuck Burkhard discuss the future of the GOP. Brown, a student at Kent State University in Ohio, joined other Republicans and conservative independent iReporters in an online roundtable discussion. The Republican National Committee selected Michael Steele to become its chairman Friday during its annual winter meeting after the decisive victory of President Obama in November. Over the next four years, Republicans must regroup and establish a strategy, and the new GOP leader must navigate a political landscape where the Democrats control the White House and both houses of Congress. "I think we'll come with somebody who has experience, knows what they're talking about, is good with both liberals and conservatives, both Democrats and Republicans," Brown said of a future Republican presidential nominee. iReport.com: Watch Brown respond to one of Obama's Cabinet picks Kevin Neugebauer of Katy, Texas, a Republican who voted for Sen. John McCain in the election, said during the chat that he thinks the majority of Americans are conservative and that he wants to see the party head in a more conservative direction. iReport.com: 'McCain wasn't conservative enough to win' Neugebauer thinks that abiding by conservative principles, especially fiscally, is the only way to solve the country's financial problems. "I don't want to have to mortgage my kids' future to get us out of the things we're doing today," he said. Another panel participant, Chuck Burkhard of Windber, Pennsylvania, voted for McCain as a registered Republican but plans to become an independent.  Watch the iReporters talk over a Web chat » He feels that the Bush administration failed at making government smaller and reducing spending, which he thinks Republicans should make a top priority. He hopes that the party will take a new direction and reach out to more people. "I really think the Republicans will reach out with a grass-roots campaign," he said. iReport.com: 'I choose Sen. McCain' Neugebauer said he thinks the Republican Party needs a "fresh new face" who can set the agenda. He says the government needs to be smaller and thinks politicians waste money on "stuff that the government has no business being in." The fourth panel participant, Barbara Rademacher, said she had a difficult time making her decision during the 2008 election. She finally settled on McCain but says she is very much an independent voter. Social issues such as abortion are what swung her to the right, but she said the party focused too much on attacks. "I hate the Republican Party the way it is right now. I hated the way they acted during the election and some of the ideas they came up with as election strategies," she said. Rademacher said she thinks former Gov. Mike Huckabee, a candidate in the 2008 race, would be a good president because of his experience. She says he has integrity, intelligence and charisma, as well as the ability to manage money. iReport.com: How will Huckabee reform the party? "I think he may be the only hope for the Republican Party," she said. Burkhard, Brown and Neugebauer all agreed that Huckabee would be a good presidential candidate. Neugebauer said he also likes former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and advocated for a return to strong Republican politics. "I just think what we need to do is, we need to concentrate on the core values that the Republican Party was started on," he said. "There's too many fence-huggers. They'll say one thing just to get votes, and they actually are thinking the other way. You really need someone in there that can rally the troops and somebody with good morals and a good record." Paul A. Beck, a political science professor at Ohio State University, said that although Obama is president, there is a large number of conservative people in the country, and they will want their say. "We have

Question: Who was named chairman of the Republican National Committee?

Question: What is the name of the new chairman?

Question: What did Katy Brown advocate?

Question: Who advocates bipartisan cooperation during iReport roundtable chat?

Question: Which committee named a new chairman?

Question: What did Kevin Neugebauer suggest?

Question: What does Neugebauer recommend?

Question: Who was named chairman?

Question: Who suggests Republicans need to return to conservative roots?

Answer: Michael Steele

Answer: Michael Steele

Answer: somebody who has experience,

Answer: Newt Gingrich

Answer: Republican National

Answer: abiding by conservative principles, especially fiscally, is the only way to solve the country's financial problems.

Answer: Republican Party needs a "fresh new face"

Answer: Michael Steele

Answer: Kevin Neugebauer

Summary:
Republican National Committee names Michael Steele as chairman .
Katy Brown advocates bipartisan cooperation during iReport roundtable chat .
Kevin Neugebauer suggests Republicans need to return to conservative roots .
iReport.com: Hao Li asks how the party can reach out to younger voters .


(CNN) -- Kazakh cyclist Alexander Vinokourov will be free to launch his competitive comeback before the end of next month following a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling in Switzerland on Tuesday. Kazakh rider Vinokourov will be free to resume competitive cycling before the end of next month. Vinokourov was originally suspended for one year by his federation (KCF) after the pre-race favorite was thrown out of the 2007 Tour de France for blood doping. The International Cycling Union (UCI) disputed the length of the ban which should have been for two years under their rules. Parties involved agreed the issue should go to arbitration and Vinokourov, who 'retired' after being banned, has now been told his ban will be for two years. This year's Tour de France runs from July 4-26 while Vinokourov has been told by CAS he can resume competitive action two days before the race ends in Paris. Vinokourov has said he wants to launch a comeback, preferably with Astana alongside Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador. "My dream would be to win the world championship and wear the rainbow shirt for my last year in 2010," he said last month. Swiss-based CAS issued its preliminary decision in the arbitration between the UCI, Vinokourov and the KCF in a Web site statement on Tuesday CAS said: "The decision adopted on 5 December 2007 by the Anti-Doping Commission of the Kazakhstan Cycling Federation is set aside. "Mr Vinokurov committed an anti-doping rule violation under Articles 15.2 of the Anti-Doping Regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale and, according to Articles 261, 268 and 275 of the Anti-Doping Regulations, is declared ineligible for a period of two years commencing on 24 July 2007. "Mr Vinokurov will be eligible to compete in international competitions as of 24 July 2009."

Question: Who was told his doping ban is for two years?

Question: When can Alexander Vinokourov resume cycling?

Question: How long is Vinokourov's doping ban?

Question: What was the reason for the pre-race favorite being thrown out?

Question: What reason was the pre race favorite thrown out for?

Question: How long is Alexander Vinokourov's doping ban?

Question: What date can Vinokourov resume cycling?

Question: Who is Alexander Vinokourov?

Answer: Vinokourov,

Answer: before the end of next month.

Answer: one year

Answer: blood doping.

Answer: blood doping.

Answer: two years.

Answer: 24 July 2009."

Answer: Kazakh

Summary:
Kazakh cyclist Alexander Vinokourov is told his doping ban is for two years .
Pre-race favorite was thrown out of the 2007 Tour de France for blood doping .
Banned for year by Federation, Vinokourov can resume cycling on July 24 .


(CNN) -- Keith Felch is admittedly a big guy, but more than a few super-fit cyclists in Southern California have been left wondering how that dude just went flying by. Keith Felch calls his electric bike a "hill eraser" because he can ride it to work without breaking a sweat. And then his wife, Mary, comes motoring past. "They stare, like how can a girl go past me," she says, laughing. It takes the other riders a few seconds but then they figure it out. They have electric motors. The Felches, who live in Aliso Viejo, California, used to drive everywhere, except when they used their bikes for recreation. That changed when they got their new e-bikes, made by a company called Optibike. Now, they ride to go shopping and to go to breakfast -- but mostly they ride to work. Keith Felch says the couple has cut 50 percent of their car-use since they started electric biking. And there are other benefits. Keith Felch dropped 30 pounds and his blood pressure fell 10 points in the first six months he owned the bike, he says. The Felches don't exactly classify themselves as "environmentalists," although Mary said it is important to have a positive effect on the planet. "I learned that the worst amount of smog that you put out [in an automobile] is in the first mile, so if we can make even some of those shorter trips on our bicycles, it makes a big difference," she says. Who wants one? Brent Meyers, director of sales for Ultra Motor US, says electric bikes attract different types of buyers. Many are looking to make a green imprint. Some are "active adults" who have ridden bicycles for years who -- as they get older -- are unable to do the same kind of riding they did when they were young. Other buyers want to ride their bikes to work quickly -- and avoid a sweaty entrance into the office. Oddly -- or perhaps not -- Ultra Motor US sees its strongest sales when the price of oil skyrockets, says Meyers. Two wheels, a motor and 100 million riders Electric bikes are still somewhat of a novelty in the United States, but in China they're everywhere. In fact, Chinese electric bikes number more than 100 million -- which is about four times the number of Chinese private cars, according to Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports. The bikes are popular in Europe as well. Sales figures for the United States are hard to pinpoint. In the United States, about 200,000 electric bicycles were sold last year, said Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association -- about twice the number sold in 2005. But the industry has hit a bump in the road from the recession, as sales were down about 10 percent in 2009, he said. E-bikes are mostly made by specialty companies, but the growing sales trend has been noticed by the big boys. Trek, a worldwide leader in bike sales, has been making electric bikes for three years, but only introduced them in the United States in the past year. Other well-known companies like Schwinn and Giant are increasing their presence in the e-bike field. At Interbike, the biggest bicycle industry convention in the United States, there were more than 20 companies displaying e-bikes this year. Meyers said only a few years ago, it was about five. Prices range from a few hundred dollars -- the E-Zip Trailz Hybrid costs $398 at Wal-Mart -- to more than $13,000 for OptiBike's top-end model. Prices increase as battery technology and components get better. Steve Roseman of The Electric Bike Network in San Francisco, California, said most buyers he sees don't balk at the price, which can be as much as a good road or mountain bike. They are mostly concerned with how far they can go on a battery charge and how fast. What's an 'e-bike

Question: How many electric bikes does  china have?

Question: How many electric bikes are in China?

Question: What can electric bikes run on?

Question: How many more bikes than cars does China have?

Answer: more than 100 million

Answer: more than 100 million

Answer: motors.

Answer: four times

Summary:
Electric bikes can run either on pedal-power or their tiny motors .
"It's like being in a flying dream ... it will blow your mind," says rider .
E-bike commuters like saving gas and arriving at work without breaking a sweat .
China has more than 100 million electric bikes -- four times the number of cars .


(CNN) -- Kenya has enjoyed a reputation as one of East Africa's most stable nations since achieving independence from the UK in 1963. Residents of the Mathare slum in Nairobi shout at demonstrators during violent clashes. But a booming tourism industry, impressive economic growth -- currently six percent a year according to The Economist -- and decades of peace in a region scarred by conflict have served to disguise widespread poverty, violent crime and corruption and simmering ethnic tensions. Tribal bonds remain stronger than national identity in Kenya, with the country's 36 million people claiming allegiance to around 40 different tribes. Last week's election pitched incumbent President Mwai Kibaki, a member of Kenya's largest Kikuyu tribe, against opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Luo tribe. The Kikuyu make up about 22 percent of Kenya's population. Mostly originating from Kenya's central highlands, the Kikuyu have long wielded strong economic and political power within the country. Kenya's first post-independence leader, Jomo Kenyatta, president from 1964 until 1978, was a Kikuyu. Kibaki, a government minister from 1965 until winning power as head of the Party of National Unity in elections five years ago, also enjoys the support of Kenyatta's successor, Daniel Arap Moi, a member of the Kalenjin tribe who ruled Kenya for 24 years from 1978 to 2002. The Luo make up around 13 percent of the population, mostly in the west of the country. But they also form a sizeable community in some of Nairobi's most notorious slums, such as the vast Kibera shantytown where Odinga enjoys strong support and where some of this week's fiercest violence has occurred. Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement is also backed by many members of the Luhya tribe, Kenya's second largest ethnic group, after Odinga promised to make a leading Luhya his deputy if elected. This week's violence came as election officials declared victory for Kibaki with 51.3 percent to 48.7 percent for Odinga in the closest presidential vote in Kenyan electoral history. But the result has been questioned by international election observers, throwing the country's political future into doubt. Kibaki's first election success in 2002 -- declared free and fair by international observers -- was hailed at the time as a step forward for Kenyan democracy. However, his term has been dogged by allegations of corruption and graft. E-mail to a friend

Question: what is tribe president Kibaki belongs to?

Question: What is the Challenger's name?

Question: what is the kenya' s 36 million population made up of?

Question: What are Kenya's slums dogged by?

Question: Who is challenging President Kibaki?

Question: Who belongs to the Kikuyu Tribe?

Question: who forms sizeable group in west?

Question: What is the President's name?

Answer: Kenya's largest Kikuyu

Answer: Raila Odinga

Answer: people claiming allegiance

Answer: allegations of corruption and graft.

Answer: opposition leader Raila Odinga

Answer: President Mwai Kibaki,

Answer: The Luo

Answer: Mwai Kibaki,

Summary:
Kenya's 36 million population made up of around 40 tribal groups .
President Mwai Kibaki belongs to the influential and powerful Kikuyu tribe .
Challenger Raila Odinga's Luo tribe forms sizeable group in west, Nairobi slums .
Kenya dogged by poverty, violent crime, corruption, simmering ethnic tensions .


(CNN) -- Kenya is known for producing some of the world's greatest runners and now a company wants to get them noticed wearing a brand from their country.

A group of young entrepreneurs have launched what they say is the nation's first running brand and they have high hopes of one day transforming Nairobi into the running apparel capital of the world.

"There are a lot of Kenyan athletes and you always see them wearing Nike and Adidas and not something from their own country," said Hussein Kurji, who designs the clothing and heads up the Kenyan operation of Kourage Athletics.

"We do have quite a good track record when it comes to running, so why not match that with an equally big clothing brand," he added.

Kourage says it creates running apparel that's 'designed, manufactured and managed in Kenya by Kenyans.'

The name of the brand forms the backbone of the company's ethos.

"Kourage is all about having the courage to do new things, try new things, be brave and go out and do what you would not normally do," Kurji said.

The brand officially launched in July producing just over 1,000 t-shirts. While initial orders are still low the team plans to eventually make everything from running shorts to hooded sweatshirts once they have more capital.

But they are quick to point out that they're not just selling apparel.

"Our shirts are beautiful. We use the softest fabric available; employ a modern fit and fantastic graphics, but what sets us apart are our ideals," said Chris Markl, the brains behind Kourage.

"By purchasing a Kourage shirt one is investing in Kenya's future. A future that is built upon business and international trade not foreign aid," he continued.

Africa growth vision

Florida-based economics professor and running enthusiast, Markl spent years getting Kourage off the ground. He even rode 1,800 miles on his bike from Canada to Mexico to raise the initial start-up funds.

Markl first became interested in the idea of producing an ethical clothing line when he was researching textiles factories in Honduras as part of his Ph.D.

"I always wondered why 'ethical' clothing lines were so focused on concentrating operations in America or Europe. There are incredible designers and entrepreneurs in impoverished countries," he said.

"To create real economic development, an apparel company needs to create as many economic linkages in a poor country as possible," he continued.

Kenya's 'silent crisis'

The Kourage team pride themselves on being one of the most ethical athletic apparel company in the world, according to Markl.

The clothes are produced by Viva Africa, a Kenyan-owned and operated factory, employing around 200 people, mostly women. The factory makes everything from police uniforms to high-end fashion.

However, the most important thing Markl says is that working conditions are fair and the employees are happy.

But the small team, who all hold down a variety of other day jobs, dream of one day opening up their own factory and headquarters in Nairobi.

While Kourage haven't approached any athletes yet, they hope that in 10 to 20 years Kenyan runners in the Olympics and other major sporting events will be wearing their brand.

They also have plans to approach smaller youth organizations in the country who have a focus on sports.

The group says there aren't many Kenya-based fashion outlets and that most clothing comes from South Africa.

Kourage hopes their industry model could help change the face of business in Kenya by inspiring the younger generation.

"It shows that you don't have to go to India or China to be successful. This could help boost the economy and generate income and jobs," Kurji said.

"We hope the entrepreneurship spirit of Kourage will show other young talent that if you have the courage and you persevere you can achieve what you want to."

Question: when did The brand officially launched ?

Question: What do Kourage say?

Question: What do they pride themselves on?

Question: What do Kourage pride themselves on?

Question: When did the branch launch?

Question: When was the brand launched?

Question: What do the brand hope to do?

Answer: July

Answer: it creates running apparel that's 'designed, manufactured and managed in Kenya by Kenyans.'

Answer: being one of the most ethical athletic apparel company in the world,

Answer: being one of the most ethical athletic apparel company in the world,

Answer: July

Answer: July

Answer: transforming Nairobi into the running apparel capital of the world.

Summary:
Kourage athletics say they're Kenya's first athletic brand made and designed in the country .
The brand officially launched in July and hopes to one day dress Olympic runners .
The Kourage team pride themselves on being the most ethical athletic apparel company .
The brand hopes to inspire other young entrepreneurs to follow their dreams .


(CNN) -- Kevin Pearce One of the country's top snowboarders, who was considered a favorite to make the U.S. Olympic team, was in critical but stable condition Sunday after an accident while training last week at Park City, Utah.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the 22-year-old from Norwich, Vermont, was wearing a helmet while attempting a twisting double back flip on an icy halfpipe. Pearce hit his head, was knocked unconscious and was then airlifted to the University of Utah hospital for surgery. He sustained severe traumatic brain injury, one of his doctors said in a statement. Pearce, a beloved athlete, was one of the few snowboarders who experts thought could challenge top contender Shaun White, who has won almost every top snowboarding medal.

Los Angeles Times: Snowboarder in critical condition

Adrian Smith One of the world's most widely recognized architects is one of the principal designers of the world's tallest tower, the Burj Dubai, which opens today in the emirate of Dubai. The 160-plus-story structure has already been hailed as a monumental architectural achievement but is seen by some as a symbol of the city's unbridled excess. The majestic silvery construction houses a luxury hotel, apartments and offices. Six years in the making, the Burj Dubai reaches 818 meters, or half a mile, into the sky above Dubai, with dizzying views of the ambitious building program that has transformed the emirate and left it swamped by debt.

Smith worked for four decades at the structure's architecture firm, Chicago, Illinois-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which called the Burj "a bold global icon that will serve as a model for future urban centers." Declaring that "tall buildings are back," the company predicts that the groundbreaking techniques it used to push the Burj to new heights should enable the construction of even taller towers in the future.

CNN: Debt-hit Dubai opens world's tallest tower

Kurt Westergaard  The Danish political cartoonist was threatened by a Somali man wielding an ax and knife. According to Westergaard, the man tried to enter the house by breaking through a glass door Friday night. Westergaard took his 5-year-old granddaughter into a specially built "panic room" when he realized what was happening, Chief Superintendent Ole Madsen said. Police said a home alarm alerted them to the scene in the city of Aarhus, and they were attacked by the suspect when they responded. Police shot the suspect and he was taken into custody. Westergaard, who has been threatened for drawing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in 2005, is ordinarily accompanied by bodyguards, but there were no guards at the house when the break-in occurred.

The New York Times quoted a Danish newspaper report that Denmark's security and intelligence agency knew that the accused Somali man was held in Kenya in September for allegedly helping to plot an attack against Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who visited Kenya in August. The man was released earlier this fall by Kenyan authorities due to lack of evidence, the newspaper Politiken reported. Denmark's ambassador to Kenya told the news agency Ritzau, however, that the Somali man was arrested in Kenya for incomplete travel documents, adding that Kenyan authorities never told the embassy that he was a suspect in a terror plot.

CNN: Cartoonist hid in 'panic room' during attack

Annise Parker  Houston's first openly gay mayor will be sworn in today. Parker's election last month also makes her the second woman to become mayor of Houston. Other cities such as Providence, Rhode Island, and Portland, Oregon, have picked openly gay mayors. Houston is the fourth-largest U.S. city.

Parker's victory is also remarkable because a few years ago, Houston rejected a referendum to offer benefits to same-sex partners of city workers. Also, the city sits in a state where gay marriage is against the law. Parker, 53, has never shied away from, nor made an issue of, her sexual orientation. She has been with her partner for 19 years and they have two adopted children.

CNN: Houston elects first openly gay mayor

What makes a person intriguing

Question: Where is the tallest tower in the world?

Question: Where is the world's tallest tower?

Question: When were injured top U.S. snowboard?

Question: Which fourth-largest U.S. has openly gay mayor?

Question: Who is openly gay?

Question: Where is the world's tallest tower opening?

Question: What is the fourth-largest city in the U.S.?

Question: When was the snowboarder injured?

Question: What is the name of the top U.S. snowboarder?

Answer: of Dubai.

Answer: Burj Dubai,

Answer: Sunday

Answer: Annise Parker

Answer: Annise Parker

Answer: of Dubai.

Answer: Houston

Answer: Sunday

Answer: Shaun White,

Summary:
Top U.S. snowboarder injured during training .
World's tallest tower opens in Dubai .
Fourth-largest U.S. city swears in its first openly gay mayor .


(CNN) -- Key West's historic Duval Street reopened Monday morning after a fire swept through a building housing three well-known businesses and temporarily shut down other popular spots on the island city's main street. A fire broke out late Sunday night on Duval Street in Key West. The fire, which started at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday and was contained by 1 a.m. Monday, wiped out a crepe shop, an art gallery and a sign shop. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, city spokeswoman Alyson Crean said. The fire department was working Monday to determine the cause of the blaze, Crean said. Singer Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville restaurant and store was one of the businesses initially shut down, halting late-night festivities at the popular watering hole in mid-pour. "I was hoping to go back in, finish off my shift and clean up, but they wouldn't let us back in," said waitress Patricija Hambrook. "It became bigger than we thought. "We couldn't close out checks, and the drinks we made were never served." Margaritaville's restaurant reopened Monday afternoon, and its adjacent retail store reopened a few hours later, the fire department said. In addition to protecting Margaritaville, firefighters kept flames away from the historic San Carlos theater, although the facility's administrator said that a large broken out window and about 2 inches of water on the floor of the lobby would keep it closed for a few days. Alex Pascual said he anticipated the theater would reopen by Thursday, in time for a concert scheduled for that evening. The San Carlos was founded in 1871 and was the site of Cuban patriot Jose Marti's 1892 speech launching his drive for Cuban independence. Fire officials initially shut down Duval Street to vehicular traffic but allowed pedestrians to stroll the sidewalks. Traffic restrictions prompted some business owners to be concerned about their livelihoods, at least for the short term. Robert Porter, assistant manager of Crazy Shirts, was concerned early Monday "because there aren't any cars driving through." But Banana Republic general manager Darren Paugh said the foot traffic and onlookers curious to see the aftermath of the fire "should increase business for the day." Plus, he said, three cruise ships were in port Monday morning. And Crean indicated life for tourists won't stop in Key West because of the fire. "We have a lot of spring breakers on vacation and bikers coming from Bike Week in Daytona," Crean said. All the concern proved unfounded when officials reopened Duval Street at about 10 a.m. Monday morning. For the owners of the three businesses that took the brunt of the fire, however, it will be some time before it's business as usual. "It's a big loss for us. And we worked so hard, it's not fair," said La Creperie Cafe owner Yolande Findlay in a story published on the Keynoter newspaper's Web site Monday. Findlay, according to the paper's Web site, opened the popular crepe shop with her partner, Sylvie Lenouail, six years ago. Both are from Brittany, France. The American Royal Art gallery, which specialized in entertainment art, and the sign shop Montage were destroyed in the fire.

Question: What day were several businesses damaged?

Question: What was damaged late Sunday night?

Question: What caused damage to several businesses?

Question: What initially opened to only pedestrians?

Question: Where is Duval Street?

Question: What was initially open just to pedestrians?

Question: What opened only to pedestrians?

Question: Who is working to determine the cause of the blaze?

Answer: Sunday

Answer: a crepe shop, an art gallery and a sign shop.

Answer: fire

Answer: Duval Street

Answer: in Key West.

Answer: Duval Street

Answer: Duval Street

Answer: fire department

Summary:
Historic Duval Street initially opened only to pedestrians .
Several businesses damaged late Sunday night .
The fire department is working to determine the cause of the blaze .


(CNN) -- Key structural changes have been identified in the brain images of some patients with mild cognitive impairment which could help determine who's at greatest risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, studied MRI scans of 84 patients with Alzheimer's disease, 175 patients with mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, and 139 images of healthy brains.

"Our initial goal was to locate similarities in the patients with Alzheimer's disease to those with MCI, in the hopes of finding a method to predict [MCI patients'] likelihood of developing the disease," said lead study author Linda McEvoy, assistant project scientist at UCSD's department of radiology.

Neuroimaging results for the patients with Alzheimer's disease were as expected, according to the study, which was published online in the journal Radiology. Atrophy, which is loss of brain tissue, was visible throughout the brain. The temporal and parietal lobes, which affect cognitive function, saw the most damage.

What surprised researchers were the differences in images from the MCI patients. More than 50 percent of the brains in the MCI group showed atrophy similar to the Alzheimer's disease patients. The other half of the MCI patients showed only small amounts of tissue damage.  Watch Dr. Gupta explain the findings »

"Although the symptoms for the entire MCI group were primarily memory problems, other parts of the brain were impacted in over half the group," McEvoy said. "And even though these patients [with Alzheimer's-like atrophy] don't have problems with their cognitive function now, their MCI will likely develop to that in the future."

Researchers also evaluated the brains of the MCI group one year after initial testing. They found that patients who earlier had mild cognitive impairment plus signs of atrophy were getting worse. Twenty-nine percent of the group had since been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and the others had begun to show signs of more serious cognitive decline.

The condition of patients in the MCI group whose scans showed minimal signs of atrophy the previous year remained about the same. "Only 8 percent of this group had developed Alzheimer's disease. The rest of the patients were stable and their symptoms had not increased," McEvoy said.

Bill Thies, chief medical and scientific officer for the Alzheimer's Association, underscored the significance of these findings. "What this study really shows is how different people with MCI can be, despite having similar symptoms. We can now use this information to create new treatments," he said.

There are several drugs on the market that treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, but none that prevent its progression.

Clinical trials may be able to use this data to select a better pool of candidates when testing new drugs. "If they use a MCI patient with loss of brain tissue, someone who we now know is progressing fast towards Alzheimer's disease, we'd be able to quickly figure out if drug 'X' is slowing things down or not helping at all," Thies added.

In addition, researchers hope that within the next few years patients could regularly be tested by their physicians to determine their risk of developing  Alzheimer's. "If nothing else it would be good information for their family members to have early on, to be better prepared for the future." McEvoy said.

Over 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease and an estimated three and a half million have mild cognitive impairment.

Question:
What changes were seen in scans?
When can they be done?

Answer: structural

Answer: one year after initial testing.

Summary:
Key structural changes seen in brain scans of some patients with memory loss .
One year later, many patients with brain changes had developed Alzheimer's .
Memory-loss patients without these changes were mostly stable one year later .
Brain scans could identify who gets Alzheimer's, help with drug testing .


(CNN) -- Key structural changes have been identified in the brain images of some patients with mild cognitive impairment which could help determine who's at greatest risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, studied MRI scans of 84 patients with Alzheimer's disease, 175 patients with mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, and 139 images of healthy brains. "Our initial goal was to locate similarities in the patients with Alzheimer's disease to those with MCI, in the hopes of finding a method to predict [MCI patients'] likelihood of developing the disease," said lead study author Linda McEvoy, assistant project scientist at UCSD's department of radiology. Neuroimaging results for the patients with Alzheimer's disease were as expected, according to the study, which was published online in the journal Radiology. Atrophy, which is loss of brain tissue, was visible throughout the brain. The temporal and parietal lobes, which affect cognitive function, saw the most damage. What surprised researchers were the differences in images from the MCI patients. More than 50 percent of the brains in the MCI group showed atrophy similar to the Alzheimer's disease patients. The other half of the MCI patients showed only small amounts of tissue damage.  Watch Dr. Gupta explain the findings » "Although the symptoms for the entire MCI group were primarily memory problems, other parts of the brain were impacted in over half the group," McEvoy said. "And even though these patients [with Alzheimer's-like atrophy] don't have problems with their cognitive function now, their MCI will likely develop to that in the future." Researchers also evaluated the brains of the MCI group one year after initial testing. They found that patients who earlier had mild cognitive impairment plus signs of atrophy were getting worse. Twenty-nine percent of the group had since been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and the others had begun to show signs of more serious cognitive decline. The condition of patients in the MCI group whose scans showed minimal signs of atrophy the previous year remained about the same. "Only 8 percent of this group had developed Alzheimer's disease. The rest of the patients were stable and their symptoms had not increased," McEvoy said. Bill Thies, chief medical and scientific officer for the Alzheimer's Association, underscored the significance of these findings. "What this study really shows is how different people with MCI can be, despite having similar symptoms. We can now use this information to create new treatments," he said. There are several drugs on the market that treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, but none that prevent its progression. Clinical trials may be able to use this data to select a better pool of candidates when testing new drugs. "If they use a MCI patient with loss of brain tissue, someone who we now know is progressing fast towards Alzheimer's disease, we'd be able to quickly figure out if drug 'X' is slowing things down or not helping at all," Thies added. In addition, researchers hope that within the next few years patients could regularly be tested by their physicians to determine their risk of developing  Alzheimer's. "If nothing else it would be good information for their family members to have early on, to be better prepared for the future." McEvoy said. Over 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease and an estimated three and a half million have mild cognitive impairment.

Question: What mental condition is being discussed here?

Question: What could brain scans do?

Question: What is seen in brain scans?

Question: Where have key structural changes been found in those with memory loss?

Question: What could identify who gets Alzheimer's?

Question: How long does it take for many patients with brain changes to develop Alzheimer's?

Question: What did many patients have one year later?

Question: What kind of scan could identify those who will get Alzheimers?

Answer: Alzheimer's disease.

Answer: help determine who's at greatest risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.

Answer: structural changes

Answer: in the brain images of some patients

Answer: brain images

Answer: one year after

Answer: mild cognitive impairment plus signs of atrophy were getting worse.

Answer: MRI


(CNN) -- Khaled Abdel Nasser, son of late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and a key figure during a 1980s Egyptian revolt, is dead, a spokesman for the Egyptian general prosecutor said Sunday. He was 62.

Nasser was battling liver disease and went into a coma two weeks before his death on September 15, said Adel Saeed, the prosecutor's spokesman.

He was accused of organizing a revolt against Egypt's peace treaty with Israel, signed in 1979, and also grabbed headlines after being tried in connection with the deaths of two Israeli diplomats in Egypt. He was eventually acquitted.

The late president's eldest son was an engineering professor at Cairo University and had lived in Yugoslavia.

Nasser was married to Dalia Fahmy, the sister of former oil minister Sameh Fahmy, who is currently facing trial for alleged corruption involving the exportation of gas to Israel.

Question: What was he accused of

Question: What was he tried and acquitted of

Question: What was he acquitted of

Question: Who was Khaled Abdel Nasser the son of

Question: Who is the oldest son of the president

Question: Who was tried and acquitted

Question: What was he accused of doing?

Question: Who was the oldest son of President Gamal Abdel Nasser?

Question: When was the revolt in egypt

Answer: organizing a revolt against Egypt's peace treaty with Israel,

Answer: deaths of two Israeli diplomats

Answer: the deaths of two Israeli diplomats in Egypt.

Answer: Egyptian president Gamal

Answer: Abdel Nasser,

Answer: Abdel Nasser,

Answer: organizing a revolt against Egypt's peace treaty with Israel,

Answer: Khaled

Answer: 1980s

Summary:
Khaled Abdel Nasser was the oldest son of President Gamal Abdel Nasser .
He was accused of organizing a revolt in Egypt in the 1980s .
He tried and acquitted in connection with the deaths of two Israeli diplomats in Egypt .


(CNN) -- Khloe Kardashian and her new husband, basketball player Lamar Odom, have found themselves a newlywed love nest. Kardashian, star of the E! network's reality show "Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami" and Odom, a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, have purchased a seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion in Tarzana, California, for nearly $4 million. The pair, who married after a two-month-long courtship, have been looking for a place to call their own since their September 27 wedding. Finding a home was one of the stipulations Kardashian, 25, wanted met before the couple started thinking about growing a family. "I would be over the moon if I was having a baby, but right now, our focus is on finding a house. They say it's a buyers' market, but no one is selling, and I think it would be very stressful to have a baby in a condo downtown," Kardashian told CNN earlier this month. When asked by talk show host Chelsea Handler earlier this month if Khloe is pregnant yet, Odom, 30, responded, "Soon." And when Handler pushed and asked, "You planning on having a baby soon? You want to do that right away?" Odom responded, "I do." Kardashian was even more candid with CNN, saying, "We are not planning to have a baby, but we're not doing anything to not have a baby right now."

Question: Who hs purchased a home?

Question: how many bedrooms and bathrooms are in the mansion?

Question: How many bedrooms and bathrooms does it have?

Question: what's the name of the famous people who purchases a home?

Question: The mansion cost nearly how much?

Question: how much did the mansion cost?

Answer: Kardashian and her new husband, basketball player Lamar Odom, have found themselves a

Answer: seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom

Answer: seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom

Answer: Lamar Odom,

Answer: $4 million.

Answer: nearly $4 million.

Summary:
Khloe Kardashian and husband Lamar Odom have purchased a home .
The seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion cost nearly $4 million .
Finding a home was one of the stipulations Kardashian had before starting a family .


(CNN) -- Kids dig in the sand at the beach all the time, but the fun nearly turned fatal for an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy this week. The 11-year-old was given CPR and revived before being taken to a local hospital. The boy was digging a tunnel with friends on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland, on Tuesday when part of it collapsed on top of him, authorities said. Lifeguards rushed to pull him out, but it first appeared that they were too late. The boy was not breathing, and he had no pulse, Beach Patrol Capt. Butch Arbin told CNN on Wednesday. But rescue crews revived the boy by performing CPR, said Arbin, who was at the scene. There was a lot of emotion on the beach when the boy's pulse came back, he said. "He basically went from dead to life," Arbin said, adding that the boy's mother called the rescue a "miracle." As he was being rolled into an ambulance on a stretcher, the boy -- perhaps not realizing the trauma he had just survived -- complained to his mother that he had sand in his eyes, Arbin said. The child, whose family did not want to be identified, was initially taken to Atlantic General Hospital and later flown to the A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Delaware, he said. He's recovering there and probably will be released later Wednesday, Arbin said.

Question: What did the Beach Patrol captain say?

Question: Lifeguards rushed to help; boy had no pulse and?

Question: Beach Patrol captain: He basically went from?

Question: What happened to boy?

Question: Where was the boy digging the tunnel?

Question: Boy, 11, was digging a tunnel with?

Question: Where is Ocean City?

Question: When is the boy expected to be released?

Question: When is the boy expected to be released?

Question: Who was digging a tunnel?

Question: where was that accident

Question: Who rushed to help?

Question: Where is the boy recovering?

Question: What was the boy digging?

Answer: The boy was not breathing, and he had no pulse,

Answer: was not breathing,

Answer: dead to life,"

Answer: was digging a tunnel with friends on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland, on Tuesday when part of it collapsed on top of him, authorities said.

Answer: on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland,

Answer: friends

Answer: Maryland,

Answer: later Wednesday,

Answer: Wednesday,

Answer: 11-year-old

Answer: beach in Ocean City, Maryland,

Answer: Lifeguards

Answer: A.I. DuPont Hospital

Answer: a tunnel

Summary:
Boy, 11, was digging a tunnel with friends on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland .
Lifeguards rushed to help; boy had no pulse and wasn't breathing .
Beach Patrol captain: "He basically went from dead to life"
Boy recovering in hospital, expected to be released later Wednesday .


(CNN) -- Kim Clijsters continued her successful return to tennis by demolishing American third seed Venus Williams in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Saturday.

The Belgian, a former world No. 1 but seeded 14th for this event following her two-year absence from the women's circuit, will move up to 10th in the rankings next week following her one-sided 6-2 6-1 triumph at Key Biscayne.

Williams had been hoping for a fourth title at the event, having won her last two tournaments, but was well below par as Clijsters added to her 2005 victory in Miami in just 58 minutes.

The 26-year-old claimed her third title since making her comeback last year after giving birth to baby daughter Jada, who was watching her mum from the stands again on Saturday.

The 2009 U.S. Open champion notched up her 37th triumph in WTA Tour events, 28 of those now on hardcourt surfaces.

She passed $17 million in career earnings after taking home the $700,000 first prize -- which is almost $100,000 more than the winner of Sunday's men's final between Andy Roddick and Tomas Berdych will receive.

Clijsters, who defeated fellow comeback queen Justine Henin in an epic semifinal on Friday, broke Williams to love to seal the title.

"It took a lot of hard work to get back into shape and I have a few people to thank, including my fitness coach and husband," Clijsters said on-court after the match.

"It feels really good to be back here, having won the title in 2005. It's always nice to come back to a place you have done well before, and to such a beautiful stadium."

Williams, cheered on by injured younger sister and current No. 1 Serena, made 29 unforced errors to Clijsters' 12 as she struggled to continue her recent good run of form.

"Sometimes when you hit a few bad shots it's not as easy to reel it in, and things start to go a little bit quicker," said Williams, who will rise to fourth in the rankings.

"Obviously against a player like Kim, if you make too many errors, the match can go quickly. I mean, I think she hit eight winners, so it wasn't that she played extremely solid -- it's not like I was blown off the court. Unfortunately I was my own worst enemy today."

Question: What did 26 year old return from doing?

Question: How long did the final last and what was the score

Question: What did Belgian defeat American in?

Question: Who did Kim demolish?

Question: who beat williams

Question: what was the score

Question: How many titles has the winner of the tournament collected on the tour

Question: Which player did Venue Williams lose to in the Miami final

Question: who had a baby

Answer: after giving birth to baby daughter Jada,

Answer: 6-2 6-1

Answer: final of the Sony Ericsson Open

Answer: Venus Williams

Answer: Kim

Answer: 6-2 6-1

Answer: third

Answer: Kim

Answer: Kim

Summary:
Kim Clijsters demolishes Venus Williams in final of Sony Ericsson Open in Miami .
Belgian beats American third seed 6-2 6-1 in only 58 minutes for 37th career title .
It was the 26-year-old's third triumph since returning last year after having a baby .
Williams had been seeking fourth Miami title but suffered first loss in three tournaments .


(CNN) -- Kim Clijsters defeated fellow comeback queen Justine Henin in the final of the Brisbane International on Saturday, saving two match-points and wasting three as she won an epic clash. Henin, playing her first tournament since May 2008, fought back from a set and 4-1 down against her fellow Belgian before losing 6-3 4-6 7-6 (8-6) in almost two and a half hours. However, Henin sustained an injury to her left leg and later confirmed on her Web site that she will miss next week's Sydney Invitational, where she faced a possible second-round clash with Serena Williams, in order to recover in time for the decade's first Grand Slam event, the Australian Open. Clijsters, who made history in September as the first unseeded player to win the U.S. Open in her third event back on the WTA Tour following her own short-lived retirement, took control as she won eight straight games. But fellow former world No. 1 Henin dug deep to level the match and then take a 3-0 lead in the deciding set. The 26-year-old Clijsters battled back to tie it up at 3-3, and then both players squandered potentially match-winning break opportunities to ensure a tie-break. Clijsters raced to a 5-1 lead, helped by her first ace of the match -- coming off a second serve -- but then missed three match-point chances at 6-3. Henin again fought back to level at 6-6 but then her 11th double-fault gave Clijsters the chance to finally close out for victory, her 11th in 23 meeting between the two players. Clijsters clinched her 36th WTA Tour title, leaving Henin stuck on 41. "What a match!" Clijsters said. "I think we set the bar pretty high for ourselves for the rest of the year. Justine played at a really high level for the whole tournament, so congratulations." Meanwhile, top seed Andy Roddick will play defending champion Radek Stepanek in Sunday's men's final at the Pat Rafter Arena. Roddick came from behind to beat Stepanek's fellow Czech Tomas Berdych in the semifinals on Saturday, with the American winning 1-6 6-3 6-4 despite being broken for the first time in the tournament in his opening service game. Second seed Stepanek won 6-2 6-1 against Frenchman Gael Monfils, who was struggling with a shoulder problem. The world No. 13 told the tournament's Web site that he was unsure if he would take part in next week's Sydney International. In New Zealand, third seed Yanina Wickmayer shrugged off her difficult end to 2009 by winning the ASB Classic in Auckland on Saturday. The 20-year-old Belgian, who won her appeal against a one-year ban for failing to report her whereabouts for doping tests, defeated top seed Flavia Pennetta 6-3 6-2 to clinch her third WTA Tour title.

Question: What does Kim beat?

Question: What were the scores in this game?

Question: Who beat Justine Henin in the final of the Brisbane International?

Question: Who is defending the championship?

Question: Who has suffered a leg injury?

Answer: Justine Henin

Answer: 6-3 4-6 7-6 (8-6)

Answer: Kim

Answer: Andy Roddick

Answer: Justine Henin

Summary:
Kim Clijsters beats fellow comeback queen Justine Henin in final of Brisbane International .
Clijsters wins 6-3 4-6 7-6 (8-6), saving two match-points and wasting three .
Former world No. 1 Henin suffers a leg injury and will miss next week's Sydney event .
Top seed Andy Roddick faces defending champion Radek Stepanek in men's final .


(CNN) -- Kim Jong Il was a source of misery for North Korea's impoverished people and of fear for a world wary of his belligerent rhetoric -- but as an enduringly bizarre presence on the global stage, he was also an unexpected source of entertainment.

While the reputedly ruthless leader was revered by a population weaned on propaganda, outside the hermetic Asian country what were seen as grandiose attempts at myth-making were seized on by popular culture.

Online, Kim's death generated Twitter trends that referenced the movies or shows that caricatured him as a villainous clown trapped in the bathos of his own cruel isolation.

Kim did little to help his own international image. His eccentric appearances sporting bouffant hair, over-sized sunglasses and a succession of drab boiler suits were frequently viewed as comical counterpoints to the rights abuses of his regime.

Meanwhile, as his country's nuclear activities sparked diplomatic tensions, his media mouthpieces -- such as the Korean Central News Agency -- created their own unintentional humor as they swung wildly between angry invective and surreal flatteries of their "Dear Leader."

Kim's defining moment in recent popular culture appears to have been his portrayal in the 2004 film "Team America: World Police," a satire on U.S. President George W. Bush's foreign policy.

The film's creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone paint the dictator as a foul-mouthed but misunderstood Bond villain whose plans for global chaos are constantly frustrated by incompetent underlings or bothersome international officials.

In the hours after his death, "Team America" references were trending on Twitter, particularly "Hans Brix," a nod to puppet Kim's mispronunciation of Hans Blix, a real-life U.N. weapons inspector who, in the film, is fed to Kim's man-eating sharks.

Another key "Team America" moment, when Kim ruefully bemoans his isolation in an opulent palace by singing about how he is lonely -- or "ronrey" -- was also being heavily referenced on social media.

Parker and Stone were no strangers to Kim-based satire. Their "South Park" cartoon series cast him as part of a villainous gang that included Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and, incongruously, magician David Blaine.

In an appearance on media satire "30 Rock," comedian Margaret Cho played Kim as a North Korean weatherman, delivering the disingenuously upbeat forecast: "North Korea, everything sunny all the time always, good time, beach party."

Fellow comic Bobby Lee plays the dictator as host of the "Kim Jong Il Show" on MADtv, shooting dead audience members who fail to cheer and delivering punchlines such as: "Don't cry because I kill your wife and enslave your children."

Post-death, there was renewed interest in websites that have sought to highlight the strange picture of North Korea created by its propaganda machine.

"Kim Jong-Il Looking at Things," is an online gallery of photographs showing the dictator staring at banal objects. The images draw unintentional bleak humor from their repeated and blatant misrepresentation of life under a dictatorship.

Among recent entries, Kim can be seen looking at a pink sweater, pointing at a persimmon tree in full fruit, glumly inspecting a statuette of knights on horseback and grinning at a supermarket shelf packed with sausages.

Another website has trawled news bulletins on the official Korean Central News Agency to create a "random insult generator" that neatly encapsulates the peculiar version of the English language favored by Kim's regime.

As regular KCNA watchers can confirm, typical generator exhortations such as "You bourgeois stooge," and "You reckless human scum, you will be dealt a thousandfold retaliatory blow!" are eerily close to the real thing.

Question:
what film features a puppet kim
what inspired comedians in north korea
What country does Kim Jong II rule?

Answer: "Team America: World Police,"

Answer: Jong Il

Answer: North Korea's

Summary:
Kim Jong Il leaves behind an unlikely legacy in popular culture .
North Korean grandiose portrayal of its leader inspired comedians .
Twitter trends reference "Team America," a film that featured a puppet Kim .


(CNN) -- Kim Jong Un, successor to his father's dictatorship over North Korea, will have to find ways to balance political factions and generate revenue -- or he may not remain in power for long, analysts said Tuesday.

Shrouded in mystery and believed to be only in his late 20s, Kim marks the third generation in his family to officially reign over the so-called Hermit Kingdom.

"It's unprecedented in modern times," said John Park, an expert on the region with the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

A popular expression, Park said, summarizes one central reason that third-generation dynasties don't occur. "The first generation makes the wealth; the second generation manages the wealth; the third generation squanders the wealth," he said.

Kim Jong Il inherited power from his father, a military leader who built a new North Korean economy. Kim Jong Il maintained a fierce grip, partly through building his country's nuclear arsenal.

It is unknown whether Kim Jong Un has the skills, knowledge or training to lead his country through the next era.

North Korea does not function as a "normal nation state" through imports, exports and taxes, Park said. "Kim Jong Il ran a system that was based on competition among senior officials" who controlled economic institutions such as trading companies.

"The way to view Kim Jong Un is almost as a CEO of North Korea Inc.," Park said. "He either makes money on a recurring basis or he's out. The fact that he's the youngest son won't matter if he can't produce the cash."

Christian Caryl, an editor of foreignpolicy.com, said the younger Kim's lack of experience does not bode well.

"I personally put the odds fairly low" that he will succeed in power, he said.

North Koreans "know much more about the world than they did" when Kim Jong Il came to power, said Caryl, who last visited a few years ago. "They've watched DVDs of South Korean soap operas. People know about China -- and China is light years ahead of North Korea."

"You can no longer expect people to believe in the Kim name the way they used to," he said.

The government still deprives its citizens of basic rights and freedoms, and there is little risk of any popular protest against a leader, Park said. If something were to end Kim Jong Un's time in power, it would be battling forces within the North Korean power structure.

"There are different factions and interest groups," Caryl said. "I wouldn't say organized power blocs, but groups that have big business interests now because they've also been trading with China."

"These things begin to get complicated very quickly" for a new leader at the helm, Caryl said.

Jayshree Bajoria of the Council on Foreign Relations writes that "even with a successor, North Korean observers have for some time feared a behind-the-scenes power struggle or nuclear instability after Kim Jong-Il's death." Still, "some experts doubt that Kim's death will lead to chaos," Bajoria writes, noting that the country has shown resilience in the past.

In the region, analysts and government leaders are looking at early indications in an effort to read the tea leaves.

"Over the span of some 50 hours, North Korea was very effectively able to conceal the death of Kim Jong Il, successfully make the announcement of his death. Seeing that it has gone smoothly so far without any bumps, we can relatively carefully speculate that the leadership is relatively well-grounded," South Korean intelligence committee chairman Kwon Young-se said Tuesday in an interview with CNN.

"But at the same time, Kim Jong Un is still very young and has only gone through a short period of time for grooming as an heir. Also, Kim Jong Il died all of a sudden without having been able to fully accelerate the process of the succession. Depending on the

Question: What could end the younger Kim's reign?

Question: What can Kim Jong Un be veiwed as

Question: What has not happened in modern times?

Question: Who can be viewed "almost as a CEO of North Korea Inc."?

Question: What will end the younder kim's reign

Answer: lack of experience

Answer: almost as a CEO of North Korea Inc.,"

Answer: third-generation dynasties

Answer: Kim Jong Un

Answer: lack of experience

Summary:
A third-generation dynasty has not happened in modern times, analysts say .
Kim Jong Un can be viewed "almost as a CEO of North Korea Inc.," an analyst says .
Different factions and interest groups could end the younger Kim's reign, an analyst says .
S. Korean official: A "relatively well-grounded" government seems to be in place .


(CNN) -- Kimberley Locke knows a thing or two about singing competitions. "American Idol" finalist Kimberley Locke is the new co-host of "Gospel Dream." Having placed third during season two of "American Idol" -- just behind winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken -- the singer is back in reality show action as the new co-host of "Gospel Dream." The Gospel Music Channel's talent search is going into its fourth season, and Locke joins fellow host Mike Kasem (son of Casey Kasem) and the judges -- gospel artist J. Moss, Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams and industry executive Mitchell Solarek -- on the show. Locke has worked steadily since she first burst onto the "Idol" scene in 2003. She has modeled, served as a spokesperson for plus-sized clothier Lane Bryant and Jenny Craig and appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club." All the while, she has continued to pursue her music. Her "8th World Wonder" was a big hit, making the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts. She's had three dance chart No. 1s. Locke recently spoke with CNN about the "Gospel Dream," life after "American Idol" and the one reality show she really wants to appear on next. CNN: How did you get involved with "Gospel Dream?" Kimberley Locke: Funny enough, I've been wanting to do more hosting, and I had been talking to my manager about it. They contacted me out of the blue, and I was like "Oh, I put it out to the universe, and here it is." CNN: Are you a gospel music fan? Locke: I am a gospel music fan. Of course I grew up in the church singing gospel music. I don't listen to as much as I used to, but I used to sing in a girl a cappella group and that's how we started, performing in church. CNN: Why do you think so many performers in the music industry come out of the church? Locke: I think a lot of people become stars in their church. ... The church environment is so supportive. When you are first starting out and learning how to sing in front of an audience, that's the kind of audience you want to be in front of. Even if you mess up and you sound horrible, they kind of let you stand there and collect yourself while the pianist keeps playing. Then they plow through it with you. That's a part of the business, a professionalism that really comes in handy when you get to this level. CNN: You've had some experiences with singing competitions. How is "Gospel Dream" different? Locke: It's different in that the contestants are very focused on where they want to be and the type of music they want to sing. When you are on "Idol," you are forced to fit into all of these different genres you may or may not want to do and you may or may not even be familiar with them. The "Gospel Dream" contestants' direction is really clear and defined, so they are picking songs that really speak to them on a personal level.  Watch Locke talk about the show » CNN: How has life been for you post-"Idol?" Locke: Life has been great post-"Idol." So many opportunities, so many things I would have never imagined. Things that I didn't even associate with singing, like modeling, hosting, being a spokesperson, owning a restaurant. It just opened so many doors. CNN: You were a plus-sized model and spokesperson for Lane Bryant, but now you are way too small to do that. Locke: That really opened me up to bond with my fans. I tell people I'm still a big girl at heart. CNN: When is your next album coming out? Locke: I just started working on the next album. We are in the very

Question: Who finished third in season 2 of American Idol?

Question: Who is a co-host on Gospel Dream?

Question: Who is Kimberley Locke?

Question: What has Locke worked as since appearing on Idol?

Question: What place did Locke finish on American Idol?

Question: Who is cohosting Gospel Dream?

Question: Singer Kimberley Locke was a spokesperson for what show?

Question: Who is the singer?

Question: What is the show?

Question: What show is Locke co-hosting?

Question: Who finished first during season two of "American Idol"?

Question: What place did Locke finish in?

Question: On what date did the fourth season of the talent competition "Gospel Dream" begin?

Answer: Kimberley Locke

Answer: Kimberley Locke

Answer: "American Idol" finalist

Answer: new co-host of "Gospel Dream."

Answer: third

Answer: Kimberley Locke

Answer: "Gospel Dream."

Answer: Locke

Answer: "Gospel Dream."

Answer: "Gospel Dream."

Answer: Ruben Studdard

Answer: placed third

Answer: 2003.

Summary:
Singer Kimberley Locke finished third during season two of "American Idol"
She is co-hosting the fourth season of the talent competition "Gospel Dream"
Locke has worked steadily since "Idol" as a spokesperson, host and performer .
She says she'd like to appear on "Dancing With the Stars"


(CNN) -- Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula One in 2012, after Renault announced on Tuesday that the 2007 world champion has signed a two-year deal with the team.

The Finn won the drivers' championship with Ferrari in 2007 before leaving the sport in 2009, but he will return next season after spending time in the World Rally Championship and NASCAR.

"I'm delighted to be coming back to Formula 1 after a two-year break, and I'm grateful to Lotus Renault GP for offering me this opportunity," the 32-year-old told the team's official website.

"My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career as a driver, but I can't deny the fact that my hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming.

Final F1 2011 season standings

"It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition. Now I'm looking forward to playing an important role in pushing the team to the very front of the grid."

Raikkonen entered F1 with Sauber in 2001 before going on to enjoy a successful five-season spell with McLaren between 2002 and 2006, winning nine grands prix and twice finishing runner-up in the world championship.

Speaking to CNN World Sport, Renault team principal Eric Boullier said he was delighted to have secured Raikkonen's services and insisted the Finn would soon be challenging the sport's top echelon of drivers.

"His motivation is huge and clearly the talent he has will maybe need a little bit of time to get back on track and to adapt to the new car and the new tires but I'm very confident he will get back," he said.

"I hope we push as much as we can, as much as we did at the beginning of the season. It is difficult to set up a competitive Formula One team, it takes time, but we learn every year from the experience.

"Kimi's experience is huge, he has been world champion, he has won many races, he has been working and driving for great constructors like Sauber and McLaren. It will be a huge boost for us and his determination will be a big boost for the team."

Ferrari's Alonso eyes 2012 charge

Boullier said Renault, who will compete under the Lotus name in 2012, were still yet to decide who would partner Raikkonen after they were represented by three drivers last season.

Russian Vitaly Petrov initially partnered Nick Heidfeld before Brazilian Bruno Senna replaced the German in August. Polish driver Robert Kubica raced for the team in 2010, but missed all of last season following a rally crash in Italy in February.

It had been hoped Kubica would return in time for the 2012 season, but the 26-year-old announced last week that his recovery from serious arm injuries was not yet complete.

Boullier said he did not yet know if Kubica would be fit to race: "It's a little bit early to answer this question," he added. "If we can bring him back into F1 we will try our best."

The 2011 season came to an end at last Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel finishing the race second behind teammate Mark Webber having already sealed a second consecutive championship.

The 2012 season will is see a total of six former world champions line-up on the grid, with Raikonnen and Vettel being joined by Mercedes' seven-time winner Michael Schumacher, Ferrari's two-time champion Fernando Alonso and McLaren's championship-winning duo of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.

Question: Who did Finn sign a 2 year deal with?

Question: who left F1 in 2009?

Question: What kind of deal does Finn have

Question: how many years is the deal?

Question: Who was the 2007 world champion?

Question: What kind of motivation does Raikkonen have

Question: who will return?

Question: what year was Kimi RFaikkonen world champion

Answer: Renault

Answer: Raikkonen

Answer: two-year

Answer: two-year

Answer: Raikkonen

Answer: hunger for F1

Answer: Raikkonen

Answer: 2007

Summary:
2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will return to F1 in 2012 .
The 32-year-old Finn has signed a two-year deal with Renault .
Raikkonen initially left F1 in 2009 and has since raced in WRC and NASCAR .
Renault team boss Eric Boullier says Raikkonen's motivation is "huge"


(CNN) -- Kitty Kelley, biographer of the rich and famous, is getting ready to release an unauthorized biography on talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. The 544-page book, "Oprah: A Biography," will be released on April 13, with a first printing of 500,000 copies, according to the Crown Publishing Group. "We are excited to be publishing the first comprehensive biography of one of the most influential, powerful and admired public figures of our time, by the most widely read biographer of our era," said Tina Constable, a vice president with Crown. The author spent three years researching for the book and conducted 850 interviews, Crown said. Kelley's previous books have chronicled the Bush family political dynasty, the British royal family, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Nancy Reagan. Winfrey's Harpo Productions had little to say about the book. "Oprah hasn't participated in or read Kitty Kelley's book, so she is unable to comment," said Winfrey spokeswoman Lisa Halliday.

Question: When will the book be released?

Question: Who else has the author written biographies on?

Question: What is the name of Oprah Winfrey's tell- all?

Question: its authorized or not?

Question: Who will write the biography?

Question: What other biographies has Kelley written?

Answer: April 13,

Answer: the Bush family political dynasty, the British royal family, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Nancy Reagan.

Answer: "Oprah: A Biography,"

Answer: unauthorized

Answer: Kelley,

Answer: the Bush family political dynasty, the British royal family, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Nancy Reagan.

Summary:
Unauthorized tell-all on Oprah Winfrey set to hit store shelves on April 13 .
Biography will be written by famed biographer Kitty Kelley .
Kelley had written prior biographies on Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor .


(CNN) -- Known for lederhosen, weisswurst and its beer festival, Munich is a city that counters these brassy cliches with a mix of art, history and style. From onion domes to beer halls, the city of Munich also has more than its fair share to entrance culture vultures. Don't be fooled by the chocolate box architecture in parts of the Altstadt (old town): Munich is the biggest city in the state of Bavaria with an ego to match -- no other state in Germany boasts its own "national museum." Yet the city manages to mix regional traditions with a slice of urban savvy and sophistication. Visitors can take their pick from the cultural attractions and blend a little low and high culture together for a flying visit. The Altstadt is walkable and the place to begin a day with its mix of baroque and gothic architecture. The green onion domes of the Frauenkirche remain visible over the low-rise city center. Mostly destroyed during the Second World War, the Frauenkirche was rebuilt from its rubble and is worth a quick look inside for the peculiar windowless nave -- so designed after the architect made a pact with the devil, apparently. Nearby is Marienplatz and the fine gothic architecture of the new town hall with its ever-so-twee glockenspiel and animated chiming clock. From the Karlsplatz U-Bahn station to Marienplatz you'll find some "any-town, anywhere" shopping options, but push on towards Maximilianstrasse and you'll discover where the Munich money goes to splash the cash, although gaudy ostentation isn't a very Muenchner trait. For more down-to-earth shopping a few steps from Marienplatz is the Viktualienmarkt and Schrannenhalle, the former offering food and drink from across Europe and the re-built Schrannenhalle housing a buzzy mix of shops and places to grab a bite to eat. Alternatively the city is dotted with snack bars where you can grab a würst and hope for the best. From the boutiques and brands to the beer cellers. The city becomes a beer-lover magnet every autumn, when international boozers stagger into the city for the annual Oktoberfest beer festival. Things can get messy, but you can get a taste of the beer hall experience any time of year. There are a number of beer halls around the city, one on Marienplatz itself, although the most famous is the Hofbrauhaus a few minutes to the north. But if a darkened, boozy room with an oompah band and the sight of some ill-fitting lederhosen isn't your preferred choice for lunch, there are many cafes and restaurants around the Altstadt to cater for all tastes. Away from the traditional aspects of the city, Munich is a hub for high tech, high art and high rollers. BMW has its HQ here -- auto fans should motor over to its museum. The city also has more than its fair share of world-class cultural attractions. The Residence Museum, National Theater and Museum of Egyptian Art are just a few to be found between Marienplatz and the Hofgarten. Just to the north is one of Europe's largest city parks, the Englischer Garten, scene of the German tradition of the post-prandial walk. The park stretches about 5 km away from the city center.  View photos of the Englischer Garten and more of Munich » As you're walking through you can duck off to the west and you'll be close to Munich's cultural big hitters, the Pinakothek museums. The Pinakothek triumvirate have enough art and history to span hundreds of years, and take almost as long to see in their entirety. If you've only got a few hours it's a better idea to pick one. The latest edition is the Pinakothek der Moderne, which opened in 2002 and houses an impressive collection of 20th century and contemporary art in an almost equally impressive interior. If you've had your fill of art, take a short walk north and you'll hit the formerly bohemian residential area of Schwabing. Now more well-to-do, the area retains a bit of cultural mix, with the nearby university providing some youthful energy. Independent shops,

Question: What is the main characteristics of Bavaria?

Question: Which city in Germany?

Question: Is this the biggest city in Bavaria?

Question: What is unique characteristic for city of Bavaria?

Question: When do tourists come?

Answer: for lederhosen, weisswurst and its beer festival,

Answer: Munich

Answer: Munich is the

Answer: no other state in Germany boasts its own "national museum."

Answer: every autumn,

Summary:
The biggest city in Bavaria mixes local tradition and cultured sophistication .
From beer halls to 17th-century palaces, visits can be tailored to suit all tastes .
Oktoberfest is an annual exception; city is home to a number of world-class galleries .


(CNN) -- Korean Air was established as a private airline in March 1969. In nearly 35 years, it has grown 150 times and is poised to continue that growth into the next millennium. With a fleet of 124 aircraft, Korean Air is one of the world's top 20 airlines, and operates almost 400 passenger flights per day to 115 cities in 37 countries. Korean Air was named the Best First/Business Class Airline and the Best Frequent Flyer Program in TIME Readers' Travel Choice Awards 2006. In April and July 2007 respectively, the carrier was named the Best Economy Class in the OAG Airline of the Year Awards and the Skytrax 2006/7 World Airline Awards. It is a founding member of SkyTeam, the global airlines alliance partnering Aeroflot, AeroMexico, Air France, Alitalia, CSA Czech Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM and Northwest Airlines. E-mail to a friend

Question: What is Korean Air a founding member of?

Question: How many passenger flights per day are operated?

Question: when was it established

Question: what does it have in its fleet

Question: What was established as a private airline

Question: How many passenger flights per day?

Question: Which airline was established as private?

Question: What is it a founding member of?

Answer: SkyTeam,

Answer: almost 400

Answer: March 1969.

Answer: 124 aircraft,

Answer: Air

Answer: 400

Answer: Air

Answer: SkyTeam,

Summary:
Korean Air was established as a private airline in March 1969 .
It has a fleet of 124 planes and operates almost 400 passenger flights per day .
It is a founding member of SkyTeam, the global airlines alliance .


(CNN) -- Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, or the "Snow Leopard" as he has been dubbed, is making his final preparations for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

A skier preparing to take part in the Games at this point in the calendar is not the most sensational news, until it is understood the 31-year-old grew up in Accra, Ghana (where the annual average temperature is around 79 degrees Fahrenheit) and learnt to ski only six years ago on a dry slope.

Nkrumah-Acheampong hopes his remarkable and unconventional rise to prominence -- he achieved the strict qualifying criteria set by the world governing body of his sport from his training base at an artificial snow dome in Milton Keynes, England, where he was a former employee -- can act as inspiration to his countrymen.

"The response that I get from emails and phone calls, that more people are going to come into snow sports, that's what I'm hoping to achieve and 10 years from now Ghana should have a ski racer who is 10 times better than me," he told CNN.

The "Snow Leopard" first sprung to prominence after announcing his intention to qualify and compete in the downhill at the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006, despite only having taken up the sport in 2003.

"It took 30 minutes for me to be able to just go in a straight line, slow myself down and stop, and the instructor who was my friend, told me: 'You know something, just go and train yourself now, just carry on.' And that's when I started falling down," he said.

After becoming hooked on downhill and pleased with his natural ability he set about trying to qualify -- a feat that involved traveling around the world.

He narrowly missed qualifying for the Turin-based Games but came back stronger to insure his place in Canada, an achievement the 34-year-old is exceptionally proud of.

"I think it was like sending a Ghanaian to the moon, [but] apart from it being really cool -- I still wake up and still think to myself -- this is going to be really tough, people are going to be watching you -- you can't just go to the Olympics and just have fun," he added.

The father of two will compete in two events, the giant slalom and slalom, and is anxious not to be a figure of fun like British ski-jumper Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, who notoriously captured the headlines at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.

He prefers to take his cue from the Jamaican bob sleigh team who also competed in Calgary and inspired the popular film "Cool Runnings".

"The Jamaican bob sleigh team did actually try really hard to have really fast push off times, really moving down the course -- not all the factors were right for them -- and they crashed -- if they didn't crash, they would have done a really good time," he said.

"So I love being compared to Cool Runnings but not Eddie the "Eagle" or Eric the "Eel" (swimmer from Equatorial Guinea) because to me, sports is a serious thing.

"If you want to be a sportsman, be a sportsman. If you want to have fun then do sports for leisure. Don't take the seriousness of sport and make a mockery of it."

There is another serious point to the Ghanaian's participation, his efforts on behalf of the charity which attempts to protect the rare animal from which he gleans his nickname.

"I'm working with the Snow Leopard Trust, they protect the endangered snow leopard," he said.

"I'm also working with Sabre which is a registered charity in Britain, taking kids in tough areas out of London and out to the Alps, showing them a different side to life."

Nkrumah- Acheampong's ambition is to return with his family, who live in Milton Keynes, to Ghana and to open a dry ski slope.

In the meantime, his attentions are fully on next month where he will pit his skills

Question: Winter Games appearance comes after how many years?

Question: Which charity does the athlete support?

Answer: six

Answer: Snow Leopard Trust,

Summary:
Winter Games appearance comes only six years after first ski run on a dry slope .
Dream of taking part is similar to sending a Ghanaian "to the moon" says Acheampong .
34-year-old supports a charity which attempts to protect the rare snow leopard .


(CNN) -- Kyrgyzstan's president signed a bill Friday to close an air base that the U.S. military uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan, the president announced on his Web site.

Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan serves as a U.S. supply route for troops and supplies into Afghanistan.

The news came as two other central Asian nations -- Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- reportedly agreed to let U.S. cargo pass through their countries on the way to Afghanistan.

Such deals, if confirmed, could help fill the void left by the closing of the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan.

The Kyrgyz order became effective on Friday when President Kurmanbek Bakiyev reportedly signed legislation that the parliament in Bishkek backed on Thursday, the Pentagon said.

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry on Friday officially notified the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek that a 180-day withdrawal process is under way.

Embassy spokeswoman Michelle Yerkin told CNN the United States hopes to retain the base. Officials in Washington and Bishkek signed a deal three years ago allowing the United States to renew the arrangement annually through July 2011.

"We do remain in contact with the government of Kyrgyzstan," Yerkin said. "The Manas Air Base continues to operate under existing agreements, as per the coalition's efforts in Afghanistan."

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday the United States will continue to work with Kyrgyzstan on keeping the base open.   Watch why Kyrgyzstan wants to close the base Â»

"I continue to believe that this is not a closed issue and that there remains the potential at least to reopen this issue with the Kyrgyz and perhaps reach a new agreement," Gates said at a NATO meeting in Krakow, Poland. "If we are unable to do that on reasonable terms then, as I have suggested, we are developing alternative methods to get resupply and people into Afghanistan."

The Manas Air Base outside Bishkek is the only U.S. base in Central Asia and is a major resupply hub for the war in Afghanistan.

Its closing could deal a significant blow to the U.S. military effort there, especially following President Barack Obama's announcement of additional troops to halt a resurgence of the country's former Taliban rulers.

The United States pays $17.4 million a year to use Manas, a major logistical and refueling center that supports troops in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. About 15,000 troops and 500 tons of cargo reportedly move through Manas monthly, it said.

The air base currently employs more than 1,000 servicemen, 95 percent of whom are Americans, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.

"This is an important facility, it has been an important facility, but it's not irreplaceable and, if necessary, we will find other options," Whitman said.  How far is Manas from Afghanistan? View our map Â»

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, two other Central Asian nations that border Afghanistan, have agreed to allow U.S. cargo to be transported to Afghanistan through their countries, the Russian news agency Interfax reported Friday.

The agency said Rear Adm. Mark Harnitchek, U.S. transportation command director for strategy, policy, programs and logistics, held a meeting with Tajik Foreign Minister Kharokhon Zarifi, after which he said he had also secured Uzbekistan's consent.

A Tajik government statement said only that the two sides discussed the issue, but a spokesman for the Tajik foreign ministry told CNN that "practically all issues" to allow U.S. cargo transit through the country have been resolved.

If confirmed, success would still depend on how much access the United States would have to those countries for flights and cargo, and even then, it may not totally replace the capacity lost in Kyrgyzstan.

U.S. General David Petraeus, who oversees the war in Afghanistan, was in Uzbekistan this week for talks on Afghanistan and other regional issues. A Pentagon spokesman told CNN that his discussions included the regional supply network into Afghanistan.

The U.S. military leased a base in Uzbekistan after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. But after Uzbek troops were accused of killing at least 150 people during a demonstration in 2005, the autocratic government of President Islam Karimov

Question: Who is the President of Kyrgyzstan?

Question: What is the Kyrgyzstan president doing?

Question: Who is working to keep the operation open?

Question: What is the Manas baseusedfor?

Question: Who may allow US Military supplies?

Question: What country is acting similarly to Tajikistan?

Question: Who was used to transport key supplies?

Question: Where is the Manas base?

Question: Who will allow U.S military supplies to head to Afghanistan?

Question: What countries may allow U.S. supplies?

Question: Which base is used for key supplies and troops?

Answer: Kurmanbek Bakiyev

Answer: signed a bill

Answer: the United States

Answer: Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan serves as a U.S. supply route for troops and supplies into Afghanistan.

Answer: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan,

Answer: Uzbekistan

Answer: Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan

Answer: Kyrgyzstan

Answer: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Answer: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Answer: Manas Air

Summary:
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan may allow U.S. military supplies heading to Afhanistan .
Kyrgyzstan president completes next step towards closure of U.S. base .
The U.S. says it's still working with the country to keep the operation open .
The Manas base is used to transport key supplies and troops into Afghanistan .


(CNN) -- Kyrgyzstan's president signed a bill Friday to close an air base that the U.S. military uses as a route for troops and supplies heading into Afghanistan, the president announced on his Web site. Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan serves as a U.S. supply route for troops and supplies into Afghanistan. The news came as two other central Asian nations -- Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- reportedly agreed to let U.S. cargo pass through their countries on the way to Afghanistan. Such deals, if confirmed, could help fill the void left by the closing of the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz order became effective on Friday when President Kurmanbek Bakiyev reportedly signed legislation that the parliament in Bishkek backed on Thursday, the Pentagon said. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry on Friday officially notified the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek that a 180-day withdrawal process is under way. Embassy spokeswoman Michelle Yerkin told CNN the United States hopes to retain the base. Officials in Washington and Bishkek signed a deal three years ago allowing the United States to renew the arrangement annually through July 2011. "We do remain in contact with the government of Kyrgyzstan," Yerkin said. "The Manas Air Base continues to operate under existing agreements, as per the coalition's efforts in Afghanistan." U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday the United States will continue to work with Kyrgyzstan on keeping the base open.   Watch why Kyrgyzstan wants to close the base » "I continue to believe that this is not a closed issue and that there remains the potential at least to reopen this issue with the Kyrgyz and perhaps reach a new agreement," Gates said at a NATO meeting in Krakow, Poland. "If we are unable to do that on reasonable terms then, as I have suggested, we are developing alternative methods to get resupply and people into Afghanistan." The Manas Air Base outside Bishkek is the only U.S. base in Central Asia and is a major resupply hub for the war in Afghanistan. Its closing could deal a significant blow to the U.S. military effort there, especially following President Barack Obama's announcement of additional troops to halt a resurgence of the country's former Taliban rulers. The United States pays $17.4 million a year to use Manas, a major logistical and refueling center that supports troops in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. About 15,000 troops and 500 tons of cargo reportedly move through Manas monthly, it said. The air base currently employs more than 1,000 servicemen, 95 percent of whom are Americans, Russia's Interfax news agency reported. "This is an important facility, it has been an important facility, but it's not irreplaceable and, if necessary, we will find other options," Whitman said.  How far is Manas from Afghanistan? View our map » Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, two other Central Asian nations that border Afghanistan, have agreed to allow U.S. cargo to be transported to Afghanistan through their countries, the Russian news agency Interfax reported Friday. The agency said Rear Adm. Mark Harnitchek, U.S. transportation command director for strategy, policy, programs and logistics, held a meeting with Tajik Foreign Minister Kharokhon Zarifi, after which he said he had also secured Uzbekistan's consent. A Tajik government statement said only that the two sides discussed the issue, but a spokesman for the Tajik foreign ministry told CNN that "practically all issues" to allow U.S. cargo transit through the country have been resolved. If confirmed, success would still depend on how much access the United States would have to those countries for flights and cargo, and even then, it may not totally replace the capacity lost in Kyrgyzstan. U.S. General David Petraeus, who oversees the war in Afghanistan, was in Uzbekistan this week for talks on Afghanistan and other regional issues. A Pentagon spokesman told CNN that his discussions included the regional supply network into Afghanistan. The U.S. military leased a base in Uzbekistan after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. But after Uzbek troops were accused of killing at least 150 people during a demonstration in 2005, the autocratic government of President Islam Karimov came under

Question: what is the manas base

Question: What is the name of the U.S. base?

Question: Where are the military supplied send to?

Question: how many soldiers there in afghanistan

Question: Which country will close U.S. base?

Answer: serves as a U.S. supply route for troops and supplies into Afghanistan.

Answer: Manas Air

Answer: Afghanistan,

Answer: 15,000

Answer: Kyrgyzstan


(CNN) -- Landslides unleashed by tropical depression Parma across the Philippine province of Benguet have killed at least 122 people and left 31 missing, officials said Friday. A boatman transports three empty wooden coffins on the edge of Laguna Lake east of Manila on Thursday. Four people had been found alive in debris, and at least 22 had been injured by landslides that started Thursday afternoon and continued all night, affecting several municipalities, said Elmer Foria, police senior superintendent. Parma, which had been downgraded from a typhoon, poured more rain onto sodden and already weakened ground. Flooding had inundated 32 towns and two cities, Dagupan and Urdaneta, according to Rocky Baraan, provincial administrator of Pangasinan. Some 35,000 people had fled to evacuation centers, the official Philippines News Agency reported, citing the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council. The worst-hit areas included Bayambang, Alcala and Basista, the news agency reported. People clambered onto rooftops as floodwaters rose, calling and texting for help. Rescue trucks were hampered by floodwaters that reach the roofs of single-story houses, Baraan said. About 16 rubber rescue boats had been deployed. Since the rains started in central Luzon, three dams in the Pangasinan area have been releasing vast amounts of water -- up to 10 million cubic meters per hour at one dam, dam officials said. Water passing through the three dams -- the Ambuklao, the Binga and the San Roque -- is rushing into the Agno River, which has been swollen since Thursday and affects seven towns in eastern Pangasinan, dam officials said. Water released from the San Roque dam has contributed to the flooding in eastern Pangasinan, acknowledged Alex Palada, division manager for flood forecasting and warning of the National Power Corporation. Dam officials had no choice but to maintain safe water levels, he added, noting that he alerted Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino. The governor started to evacuate residents Thursday when the Agno River started to rise, Palada said. In the last several days, water has become the Philippines' biggest enemy, as Parma, locally known as "Pepeng," dumped as much as 36 inches (91.4 centimeters) of rain in some parts of the nation of islands, compounding misery in areas already flooded by earlier storm Ketsana. Parma was forecast to have winds of no greater than 39 mph (63 kph) by Friday. The U.S. Navy was expected to join rescue operations in Pangasinan, according to the agency. Journalist Lilibeth Frondoso and CNN's Judy Kwon contributed to this report.

Question: Which are the worst-hit areas in Pangasinan province?

Question: How many dams are in Pangasinan?

Question: Three dams where are releasing vast amounts of water?

Question: How many towns were affected?

Question: How many towns are inundated with flooding?

Question: What did the Pangasinan administrator say?

Question: Where are the worst hit areas?

Question: What were the worst hit areas?

Question: Flooding effected how many towns?

Answer: Bayambang, Alcala and Basista,

Answer: three

Answer: in the Pangasinan area have been

Answer: 32

Answer: 32

Answer: Flooding had inundated 32 towns and two cities, Dagupan and Urdaneta,

Answer: Basista,

Answer: Bayambang, Alcala and Basista,

Answer: 32

Summary:
Three dams in Pangasinan area release vast amounts of water, officials say .
Death toll rises .
Flooding inundates 32 towns, two cities, says Pangasinan administrator .
Report: Worst-hit areas in Pangasinan province are Bayambang, Alcala and Basista .