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Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season. "Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money or buy at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology." Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the group's latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products. " " From tablet computers to smart phones, American shoppers have been lining up to get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market. There are more choices today than ever before. "It's kind of hard to make a decision." Tablet computers are one of the best-selling products this year. Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET.com. The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products. He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets. Its starting price is $329. One of Apple's biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7. It starts at $199. " is more powerful than what's in the iPad Mini, but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple's maps. But Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. "If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don't really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest robust group of apps that's where the iPad and Apple's ecosystem shines the most." Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy. He says another hot product this season is smart cameras. They connect to the Internet through WiFi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera. "You can literally take a picture and upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds. These things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things." Streaming media boxes also connect to the Internet. People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions. Another popular item is wireless speaker systems. The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth technology, including smart phones, laptops and tablets.

1. What topped the holiday list once again?
2. What percentage of shoppers voted for it?
3. Who claims US people are spending more on tech products?
4. Who is Senior Editor of CNET.com?
5. What starts at $7.99?
6. It works better than which maps?
7. What starts at $199?
8. Who is Elman Chacon with?
9. What do streaming media boxes attache to?
10. How do they connect to the internet?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Consumer electronics
2. Seventy-six
3. Steve Koenig
4. Brian Tong
5. unknown
6. Google Nexus 7
7. Google Nexus 7
8. Best Buy
9. Internet
10. through WiFi

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CHAPTER XXII—FAITHFUL AND TRUE 

Late that afternoon Arthur and Louise sat in the court, chatting with their guests, who were occupied in coddling and amusing baby Jane, when Inez approached Mr. Weldon and said that Miguel wished to speak with him. 

“Send him here,” said Arthur, and presently the old Mexican appeared, again arrayed in his best clothes and with the red necktie carefully arranged. He held his hat in his hand and looked uncertainly around the circle. Then his eyes wandered to the nursery and through the open door he saw Mildred sitting in a rocker, engaged in reading a book. Runyon had gone home that morning, “to see if the ranch is still there,” he said. 

“I have—some—private talks to make, Meest Weld,” began the old ranchero. 

“Speak out, Miguel,” said his master encouragingly. 

“Oh; but he said ‘private,’” Patsy reminded him. 

“I know. Miguel understands that he may speak before my friends.” 

“It ees—about—Señor Cristoval, Meest Weld.” 

“Yes? Well, what about him, Miguel?” 

“I am once servant for Señor Cristoval. I stay here in house with him, long time. When he get sick, before he die, I care for him. Doctor say to me that Señor Cristoval can not get well; I say so to Señor Cristoval. He say never mind, he have live long enough.” 

This was interesting to them all in view of the recent happenings, and the girls bent nearer to hear the old man’s story. Arthur, the major and Uncle John were equally intent. 

1. What is Miguel's nationality?
2. Who was his previous employer?
3. Where is he now?
4. Did he know he was dying?
5. How did he know?
6. Was he afraid of death?
7. Who is Miguel telling this story to?
8. Are any others present?
9. Who else is interested in the story?
10. Where is he when Miguel comes to see him?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Mexican
2. Señor Cristoval.
3. Deceased
4. Yes
5. Miguel told him after the doctor told him
6. No
7. Miss Weld
8. Yes
9. Arthur
10. In the court

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Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941, 16 British cities suffered aerial raids with at least 100 long tons of high explosives. Over a period of 267 days, London was attacked 71 times, Birmingham, Liverpool and Plymouth eight times, Bristol six, Glasgow five, Southampton four, Portsmouth and Hull three and a minimum of one large raid on eight other cities. This was a result of a rapid escalation starting on 24 August 1940, when night bombers aiming for RAF airfields drifted off course and accidentally destroyed several London homes, killing civilians, combined with the UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill's retaliatory bombing of Berlin on the following night.[clarification needed] 

From 7 September 1940, one year into the war, London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 57 consecutive nights. More than one million London houses were destroyed or damaged and more than 40,000 civilians were killed, almost half of them in London. Ports and industrial centres outside London were also attacked. The main Atlantic sea port of Liverpool was bombed, causing nearly 4,000 deaths within the Merseyside area during the war. The North Sea port of Hull, a convenient and easily found target or secondary target for bombers unable to locate their primary targets, was subjected to 86 raids in the Hull Blitz during the war, with a conservative estimate of 1,200 civilians killed and 95 percent of its housing stock destroyed or damaged. Other ports including Bristol, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton and Swansea were also bombed, as were the industrial cities of Birmingham, Belfast, Coventry, Glasgow, Manchester and Sheffield. Birmingham and Coventry were chosen because of the Spitfire and tank factories in Birmingham and the many munitions factories in Coventry. The city centre of Coventry was almost destroyed, as was Coventry Cathedral.

1. How many times was London attacked?
2. What were the fighters aiming at?
3. Did they hit anything else?
4. What?
5. How many nights in a row was London sieged in 1940?
6. Was the cathedral in Coventry left unharmed?
7. How many innocent people were killed in London?
8. Who was the UK Prime Minister at the time?
9. How many tonnes of explosives were used to attack Britain?
10. How many deaths were there in Merseyside?
11. What was the name of the German air core that attaacked London?
12. How many ports were bombed?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. 71 times
2. for RAF airfields
3. Yes
4. several London homes
5. 57 consecutive nights
6. No
7. 1,200
8. Prime Minister Winston Churchill
9. Atleast 100 tons
10. 4000
11. Luftwaffe
12. Seven