Question:
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Volleyball has become a worldwide sport that is popular with all age groups, but when did this fun sport start? The history of volleyball dates back to 1895 when William G.Morgan met a Canadian James Naismith, inventor of basketball and was influenced by him and basketball.Then he wanted to invent a new game that was fit for middle-aged men. 

Morgan enjoyed the game of basketball, but soon he realized that it was too fast paced for some of the older men.So, he decided to invent a game that was still played on a court , but the players were not required to run up and down--he created the game of "mintonette." Volleyball history shows that the original game of mintonette was played on a full court with a net in the middle.Two teams tossed the ball back and forth over the net, similar to the game of badminton.In order to cut down the equipment costs, the players played the ball with their hands. 

The game quickly became popular, and everyone wanted to learn how to play volleyball.It quickly spread to other areas, across the United States, and even to other countries.Several changes were made to the game. 

Then specific volleyball rules were set into place.Some of the rules of volleyball included the court size, number of players, and number of hits per team.The rules also stated that players must rotate around the court so that everyone had a turn to serve the ball.Also, a standard volleyball size and shape were decided within a few years.The rules continued to change and adjust throughout the history of volleyball, until the game became what we have today. 

Even though volleyball history says that the game was originally created for middle-aged men, the game has become so popular among all kinds of people.Today there are many different kinds of competitive volleyball teams: high school volleyball, college volleyball, women volleyball, men, children, mixed teams, etc.There is an endless amount of possibilities with this game because it is easy to learn, many people can play together, and it can by played indoors or outside.
1. What was volleyball originally called?
2. What other game was it very similar to?
3. What was the main difference between it and the game it became?
4. Did it stay in its original country?
5. How many countries did it spread to?
6. Who was it created for?
7. Did it remain popular for that age group?
8. When did the rules evolve to what we consider as volleyball today?
9. Do some schools have volleyball teams?
10. What sport inspired volleyball?
11. Who created that sport?
12. What was his nationality?
13. Who created volleyball?
14. What was his nationality?
15. When did he meet Naismith?
16. What did they talk about?
17. What was one of his primary objective in making the game?
18. Is it difficult to start playing?

Numbered answers:
1. Mintonette
2. Badminton
3. They tossed the ball instead of hitting it.
4. No
5. unknown
6. Middle aged men.
7. Yes
8. unknown
9. Yes
10. Basketball
11. James Naismith
12. Canadian
13. William G. Morgan
14. unknown
15. 1895
16. unknown
17. Making a game that older men could play.
18. No


Question:
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WASHAKIE COUNTY, Wyoming (CNN) -- In the predawn darkness the agents switch the federal plates on their vehicles to local Wyoming tags and check they have no other signs showing they are from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

Edward Eugene Harper is believed to have lived a nomadic lifestyle since fleeing Mississippi. 

They want to give the impression that they are fish and wildlife officers, certainly not what they really are -- an elite squad in search of one of the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives. 

Their target lives eight miles up a dirt road in the Big Horn mountains of Washakie County -- and he is also not what he seems. 

For the past few years Edward Eugene Harper has been tending a flock of sheep in the semi-wilderness of the region. But 15 years ago he failed to turn up for a court appearance in Mississippi on charges he had molested two girls, aged 3 and 8. He'd been on the lam ever since. 

Recently the FBI had received a tip on his whereabouts. Watch how FBI planned hunt for fugitive » 

Snipers spent the night watching the truck with a camper top where Harper, 63, has been sleeping for the past few weeks. 

Michael Rankin, assistant special agent in charge at the FBI's Denver, Colorado, field office and leader of the operation to capture Harper, said he wanted to use a ruse to get close to Harper. 

"We don't want to alert him or anybody who might be a supporter of his, and we want to get as close to him without somehow raising his antenna that we may be law enforcement and we may be wanting to take him into custody," Rankin said. 
1. Who is this article about?
2. Is he known for living a lavish lifestyle in one place?
3. Where were the licenseplates changed? (What state)
4. Do they work for NSA?
5. Who?
6. And the person mostly mentioned in the article, what was he in trouble for?
7. how long ago was that?
8. and what was his infraction?
9. how old were they?
10. Who kept an eye on him overnight?
11. Was he spending the nights in a MINI?
12. Where is the fieldoffice mentioned?
13. Who is a person in authority there?
14. What is his title?
15. Is his intention to alarm Harper?
16. Is he known to have followers?
17. Is the FBI going to be working with anyone else?
18. Who is going to help?
19. And who mentions that?
20. Is Ed on any lists associated with breaking laws?

Numbered answers:
1. Edward Eugene Harper
2. no
3. Wyoming
4. no
5. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
6. failed to turn up for a court appearance in Mississippi
7. 15 years ago
8. he had molested two girls
9. 3 and 8
10. Sniper
11. a camper
12. Denver, Colorado
13. Michael Rankin
14. assistant special agent
15. no
16. yes
17. no
18. noone. Just FBI pretending to be fish and wildlife officers
19. unknown
20. 10 most-wanted fugitives.


Question:
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A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations. A treaty may also be known as an (international) agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms. Regardless of terminology, all of these forms of agreements are, under international law, equally considered treaties and the rules are the same. 

Treaties can be loosely compared to contracts: both are means of willing parties assuming obligations among themselves, and a party to either that fails to live up to their obligations can be held liable under international law. 

A treaty is an official, express written agreement that states use to legally bind themselves. A treaty is the official document which expresses that agreement in words; and it is also the objective outcome of a ceremonial occasion which acknowledges the parties and their defined relationships. 

Since the late 19th century, most treaties have followed a fairly consistent format. A treaty typically begins with a preamble describing the contracting parties and their joint objectives in executing the treaty, as well as summarizing any underlying events (such as a war). Modern preambles are sometimes structured as a single very long sentence formatted into multiple paragraphs for readability, in which each of the paragraphs begins with a verb (desiring, recognizing, having, and so on).
1. How are treaties similar to contracts?
2. How do treaties normally begin, organizationally?
3. What purpose does it serve?
4. Can they be only one sentence?
5. Is the sentence long or short?
6. How is it organized, since it can be so long?
7. Is a treaty always a literal written document?
8. What else can it symbolize?
9. What are some other synonyms for treaty?
10. Is this list all-encompassing?
11. Are some of these terms more valued than others?
12. Does a treaty hold up in a country other than the one in which it was written?


Numbered answers:
1. Both are means of willing parties assuming obligations among themselves, and a party to either that fails to live up to their obligations can be held liable under international law.
2. A preamble
3. It describes the contracting parties and their joint objectives in executing the treaty, and summarizes any underlying events (such as a war).
4. Yes
5. Usually long.
6. Multiple paragraphs, beginning with verbs.
7. No
8. An informal agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters.
9. An international agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms.
10. No
11. No
12. Sometimes, yes.