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How many years has the 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest been around? How many contestants did it attract this year?
The worlds ugliest dog contest has been around for 26 years it started at 1988 and now on its 26th year. This year the contest attracted 29 dogs this year.

How did this year's winner Peanut get his 'ugly' looks?
Peanut got his looks because he was badly burnt in a fire which caused him to have no lips most of his hair on his body and eyelids.

What is the organizer's main purpose for organizing this unusual competition?

The organizer main purpose is to honor these dogs many of them owe there unusual looks to there past owners.

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1.What is so special about Migaloo?

Migaloo is so special because he is a white humpback whale who experts think has a genetic skin condition called albinism. Also has a setup face book page and Twitter account and anyone who gets between a 500 meters away in a boat or 2,000 by plane.

 

2.Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.

People give Migaloo his name in aborigine which means white fella. They gave Migaloo his own special status that means boats and jet skis have to stay at least 500 meters away and  airplanes have to stay 2,000 meters away if they don't do that they will be fined 12,500 dollars. He has his own face book page and twitter account in his honour. He also has heaps of fans that care about him. 

Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? is he the only one?

Migaloo known as hypo-pigmented because he has no colour. Migaloo is not the only one because there is was a report 2011 called Migaloo Junior.

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What cereal does Rosado use to create her portraits?
Rosado uses corn flakes to create her portraits.

Why does it take so long to create each masterpiece?
It takes so long to make her masterpieces because Rosado has to sketches the image of the artist. Then Rosado begins the painstaking process of crushing all the corn flakes to make the right size. Then carefully puts the corn flakes on the outline then finally gets a pin and makes sure they are in line.

Name some celebrities that have featured in her cereal art series. What kind of art did Rosando unveil in 2013.
In the cereal art series Rosado has make art of the Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Alicia Keys and John Lennon.

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Where was the most recent tallest Lego structure built? Who built it?
The most recent lego structure was built in Budapest at the front of the Saint Stephen's Basilica and it was built by a elementary school in Budapest and lego builders from Denmark.

What are the two requirements imposed by the Guinness World Records before a Lego tower can be eligible for inclusion?
One of the requirements was that the tower had to be free standing so they had to take the wires out. Another requirement was they were not able to have glue.

Why does the author believe that a new Lego tower record will be attempted soon?

The author believed that the record was going to attempted soon because this record was broken three time alone in 2012. 

What in your opinion makes building the world's tallest LEGO structure so popular?
My opinion on what makes building the world's tallest LEGO structure so popular is that it is just something to do for people that are bored.

Current Events

1.What is unusual about the reptiles that live at Nyanyana crocodile farm? 

The crocodiles are unusual because they sleep more than other crocodiles. They only eat pellets made from vegetables and they have softer skin than crocodiles in the wild.

2.How did they turn this way?

Zimbabwe had a economical crises so they couldn't afford meat to feed the crocodiles so they made pellets with meat and vegetables. Then gradualy took away the meat and now they are vegetarians.

3.What are the crocodiles being bred for?

The crocodiles are bred for there skin at the age of 13 months then they sell them for $550 to tanneries then go to brands such as Hermes and Gucci.

4. How do you think about this?

I think it is not ok because people don't need hand bags.

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Questions:

1.What did Malavath do? Why does the author believe it is so admirable? Malavarth climbed mount everest. The Author believe it was so admirable because of Malavarth's age.

2.What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb? What happened when Malavath reached the advanced base camp? Malavarth enrolled  in a boarding school then got provided with the trip. 

3.How long did it take the team to get to the summit? What does Malavath hope her achievement will do to help other people? She was sent to altitude of 6,400 meters.

Willie Apiata

Willie Apiata is a former corporal. He was the first New Zealand man to earn the Victoria Cross in Afghanistan were he risked his life for someone. He has two awards the Victoria Cross and the Navy and Marine Corps. He served 23 years in the NZ army.


Jerry Mateparae

Sir Jerry Mateparae also known as the Governor General of New Zealand. He was born in 1954. He was in the NZ Special Air Service.