question: (CNN) -- A British theater producer who was briefly jailed in Uganda because of his play about the challenges facing gay people in the African nation said Wednesday the case against him had been dropped. 

Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda, where most gays and lesbians face physical attacks and are treated as social outcasts. 

David Cecil told CNN he was in the Ugandan court when the magistrate dismissed the case. 

Read more: Uganda lawmakers to vote on anti-gay law 

Speaking by phone from Kampala, he said the magistrate told the court Cecil had complied with the investigation, and was clearly not afraid to face the charges. 

However, the magistrate said the prosecution failed to provide evidence to substantiate the charges, Cecil said. 

The charges themselves have not been dropped, Cecil added, but if the state wanted to reopen the case, the magistrate made clear it would have to start again from the beginning. 

Cecil said he was confident the state would not reopen the case. 

He said plans to stay in Uganda, where his family lives. 

Read more: Uganda bans 38 agencies it says are promoting gay rights 

Cecil was briefly jailed in September after he was arrested on charges of "disobedience of lawful orders" for staging the play without authorization. His lawyer, John Onyango, said then that Cecil could be imprisoned for two years, if convicted. 

The play, "The River and the Mountain," features an all-Ugandan cast, and tells the story of a gay businessman killed by his employees. 
1. Who was put in jail?
2. What was his name?
3. Who interviewed him?
4. Where was he arrested?
5. What happened to the case?
6. Have the charges gone away?
7. Can the case be reopened?
8. Was Cecil ever arrested before?
9. When was he arrested?
10. Who is his attorney?
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answer: 1. British theater producer who was briefly jailed  British Theater Producer
2. David Cecil told CNN he was in the Ugandan court when the magistrate dismissed the case.  David Cecil
3. David Cecil told CNN  CNN
4. jailed in Uganda   Uganda
5. the case against him had been dropped. Dropped
6. The charges themselves have not been dropped, Cecil added. No
7. Cecil said he was confident the state would not reopen the case.  Appears unlikely
8. Cecil was briefly jailed in September   Yes
9. Cecil was briefly jailed in September after he was arrested on charges of "disobedience of lawful orders" September
10. His lawyer, John Onyango.  John Onyango


question: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced , like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere. NOAA warns of dangerous weather, charts seas, guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources and conducts research to provide understanding and improve stewardship of the environment. In addition to its over 11,000 civilian employees, NOAA research and operations are supported by 321 uniformed service members who make up the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. NOAA traces its history back to the convergence of multiple agencies: The United States Coastal and Geodetic Survey (founded in 1807), the Weather Bureau (1870) and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (1871). NOAA was officially formed in 1970. The acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at the Department of Commerce and the agency's interim administrator has been Benjamin Friedman since the end of the Obama administration on January 20, 2017. 

NOAA plays several specific roles in society, the benefits of which extend beyond the U.S. economy and into the larger global community: 

The five "fundamental activities" are: 

NOAA was formed on October 3, 1970, after U.S. President Richard Nixon proposed creating a new agency to serve a national need "or better protection of life and property from natural hazards…for a better understanding of the total environment…[and] for exploration and development leading to the intelligent use of our marine resources." NOAA formed a conglomeration of several existing scientific agencies that were among the oldest in the federal government. They were the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, formed in 1807; the Weather Bureau, formed in 1870—Geodetic Survey and Weather Service had been combined by a 1965 consolidation into the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA), including the uniformed Commissioned Corp (founded 1917); and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, formed in 1871. NOAA was established within the Department of Commerce via the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. In 2007, NOAA celebrated 200 years of service with its ties to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
1. what is this about ?
2. what is a short name for it ?
3. and it sounds like ?
4. when did it start ?
5. what year ?
6. how many scientific agencies were formed ?
7. what was formed in1807 ?
8. what other one ?
9. how many years was honored as of 2007 ?
10. with ties to ?
11. anything else ?
12. how many fundamental activities is it ?
13. how many people work for them ?
14. how many are uniformed ?
15. and they make up what ?
16. and when was it officially formed ?
17. when did the obama admin end ?
18. what year ?
19. the Weather Bureau started in what year ?
20. Benjamin Friedman did what ?
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answer: 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2. NOAA
3. Noah
4. October 3
5. 1970
6. several
7. United States Coast
8. Geodetic Survey
9. 200
10. United States Coast
11. Geodetic Survey
12. fundamental activities
13. 11,000
14. 321
15. Commissioned Officer Corps
16. 1970
17. January 20
18. 2017
19. 1870
20. interim administrator


question: Tiger Mom, You've been criticized a lot since your book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, came out. One problem is that some people don't get your humor. They think you're serious about all things and Lulu and I are suffering a lot from such a strict mother. That is not true. But for real, it's not their fault. No outsider can know what our family is really like. They don't hear us laughing over each other's jokes. They don't see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. They don't know how much fun we have when the six of us dogs included squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from Netflix. I admit it: Having you as a mother was no tea party. There were some play dates I wish I'd gone to and some piano camps I wish I'd got away from. But now that I'm 18 and about to leave the tiger den , I'm glad you and Daddy raised me the way you did. A lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who can't think for themselves. Well, I came to the opposite conclusion: your strict parenting made me more independent . Everybody's talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you refused to take because they weren't good enough. Funny how some people believe that Lulu and I will feel hurt for life. But let's face it: It took me 30 second; I didn't put my heart into it. That's why, when you rejected it, I didn't feel hurt at all. There's one more thing: I have come to understand what it really means to live a meaningful life to the fullest. To me, it's about knowing that you've tried your best, body and mind. You feel _ when the piano piece you've practiced for days and hours finally comes to life beneath your fingertips. You feel _ when you do something on your own that you never thought you could. And for that, Tiger Mom, thank you. Yours, Sophia
1. What kind of mother does Lulu have?
2. How many people and dogs pile into a bed?
3. What does the narrator call her household?
4. What is the narrator's name?
5. What does she call her mom?
6. Who wrote a book?
7. What is her book called?
8. How long did Sophia spend making her mom's card?
9. What occasion was the card for?
10. True or False: Tiger Mom loved the card.
11. Why not?
12. What instrument does Sophia play?
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answer:
1. a strict mother
2. six
3. Tiger
4. Sophia
5. Tiger Mom
6. Tiger Mom
7. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
8. 30 second;
9. birthday
10. no
11. because Sophia didn't put her heart into it
12. piano