Question:
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- After spending nearly 28 years in an irreversible coma, heiress and socialite Martha "Sunny" von Bulow died Saturday in a New York nursing home, according to a family statement. She was 76. 

Sunny von Bulow is pictured during her 1957 wedding to Prince Alfred von Auersperg. 

Von Bulow was subject of one of the nation's most sensational criminal cases during the 1980s. 

Her husband, Claus, was accused of trying to kill her with an overdose of insulin, which prosecutors alleged sent her into the coma. 

He was convicted of making two attempts on her life, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. He was acquitted in a second trial. 

His retrial in 1985 received national attention. 

"We were blessed to have an extraordinarily loving and caring mother," said the statement from Von Bulow's three children -- Annie Laurie "Ala" Isham, Alexander von Auersperg and Cosima Pavoncelli -- released by a spokeswoman. "She was especially devoted to her many friends and family members." 

Martha von Bulow was born Martha Sharp Crawford into a wealthy family. She inherited a fortune conservatively estimated at $75 million, according to an article on the von Bulow case posted on truTV.com's Crime Library Web site. 

In her early years, she drew comparisons to actress Grace Kelly. 

She became known as Princess von Auersperg with her first marriage, to Prince Alfred von Auersperg of Austria. That marriage produced two children: Alexander and Annie Laurie. 

The von Bulows married in 1966 and had a daughter, Cosima. 
1. Who is this article mostly about?
2. Does she have a nickname?
3. What is it?
4. Is she still alive?
5. Where did she pass?
6. How old was she?
7. Was she single?
8. Who was her spouse?
9. What was he charged with?
10. How?
11. What happened with the charges?
12. When did they wed?
13. Did they have any kids?
14. How many?
15. What was her name?
16. Did she have any kids from a previous partner?
17. What were their names?
18. What person was she often compared to?

Numbered answers:
1. Martha von Bulow
2. Yes
3. Sunny
4. No
5. In a New York nursing home
6. 76
7. No
8. Claus
9. Trying to kill her
10. An overdose of insulin
11. They were acquitted
12. 1966
13. Yes
14. One daughter
15. Cosima
16. Yes
17. Alexander and Annie Laurie
18. Grace Kelly


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When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally--the beauty and the star of the family--and felt happy about her achievements. 

But since the baby's arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a baby before." 

Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister--and Sally doesn't like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life. 

In a study of the University of Cincinnati, 65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives. 

Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive--yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the best of friends. My own younger sister can't wait to tell me when I've put on weight. However, she's a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other. 

In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. _ . Why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?
1. who gave birth?
2. what happens to two brothers who are playing?
3. who is Joan's sister?
4. who is older?
5. how many people were questioned about siblings?
6. what age was the youngest?
7. oldest?
8. did Sally feel happy?
9. What did sally say?
10. does competition fade?
11. how many of those asked felt competitive?
12. What did someone say about her sister's cooking?
13. how are the brothers when not playing?
14. is the distance between sally and her sister permanent?
15. which sister does not have children?
16. did they have other boys in the family?

Numbered answers:
1. Joan
2. unknown
3. Sally
4. Sally
5. 65
6. 25
7. 93
8. Yes
9. her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a baby before
10. No
11. 75 percent
12. she's a terrible cook
13. they are the best of friends
14. No
15. Sally
16. No


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(CNN) -- When Hugh Jackman first called his director for "The Wolverine," James Mangold told him that he had had an inspiration after reading the script. Mangold wanted to make the set-in-Japan film similar to "The Outlaw Josey Wales" by making the mutant a Josey Wales with healing powers. Jackman hadn't seen the classic Clint Eastwood film, so Mangold sent him a copy. 

"I felt like tonally, it would give him a clue of what I was talking about," the director said. 

The director started thinking about the deep affinity between gun-slinging Westerns and swordfighting samurai films. Mangold thought that drawing upon both of them would help "The Wolverine" stand apart from the rest of the X-Men series. 

This installment takes place after "X-Men: The Last Stand," as Wolverine retreats from killing the love of his life, Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix, and heads to Japan. It is based on the comic by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, and Mangold thought of it as Hugh Jackman in a Western in Japan, without the horse. To make sense of this movie mashup, the director tweeted images from the top ten inspirations for "The Wolverine," daring fans to identify them. 

Astute fans of Mangold's body of work (which includes "Cop Land," "Walk the Line" and "3:10 to Yuma") might have spotted the 1959 Yasujiro Ozu film "Floating Weeds," since the director has cited it as one of the best films of all time as well as a major influence on his first film, "Heavy." 

"Ozu is the most underappreciated Japanese director, in my mind," Mangold said. "For me, the whole trip that Logan takes south to the Nagasaki area, it's almost the reverse train trip that the older couple take in 'Tokyo Story.' " 
1. When does the installment take place?
2. What movie had Jackman not seen?
3. Where is Wolverine headed in the film?
4. Who is the director?
5. Where was the film set?
6. What is the Wolverine based on?
7. Who is the comic by?
8. Who tweeted images?
9. Who is Yasujiro Ozu?
10. Did Mangold send Jackman a copy of a film?
11. What film?


Numbered answers:
1. after "X-Men: The Last Stand,"
2. The Outlaw Josey Wales
3. Japan
4. James Mangold
5. Japan
6. a comic
7. Chris Claremont and Frank Miller
8. the director
9. a Japanese director
10. yes
11. The Outlaw Josey Wales