Question: Who is the manager of NASA?

That convergence hasn’t happened for 32 years. This last eclipse of the year has led some, er, imaginative observers to predict that a giant asteroid will hit Earth within the next six days — a notion that NASA has firmly rebuffed. “There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif.

Answer: Dr. Paul Chodas

That convergence hasn’t happened for 32 years. This last eclipse of the year has led some, er, imaginative observers to predict that a giant asteroid will hit Earth within the next six days — a notion that NASA has firmly rebuffed. <hl> “There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said Dr. Paul Chodas , manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif. <hl>

That convergence hasn’t happened for 32 years. This last eclipse of the year has led some, er, imaginative observers to predict that a giant asteroid will hit Earth within the next six days — a notion that NASA has firmly rebuffed. “There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said <hl> Dr. Paul Chodas <hl>, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif.

“There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said <hl> Dr. Paul Chodas <hl> , manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif.


Question: Who had a pretty good record?

This article was initially published as a letter to subscribers of The Upshot’s newsletter. You can sign up for the email here to get this and all of the best of The Upshot. We found a lot of good stuff on the web this week. There was a lot of talk at the Republican debate about experience in running a government. The Washington Post tried to assess how well the candidates who are governors did in their states. You know, Jim Gilmore had a pretty good record.

Answer: Jim Gilmore

This article was initially published as a letter to subscribers of The Upshot’s newsletter. You can sign up for the email here to get this and all of the best of The Upshot. We found a lot of good stuff on the web this week. There was a lot of talk at the Republican debate about experience in running a government. The Washington Post tried to assess how well the candidates who are governors did in their states. <hl> You know, Jim Gilmore had a pretty good record. <hl>

This article was initially published as a letter to subscribers of The Upshot’s newsletter. You can sign up for the email here to get this and all of the best of The Upshot. We found a lot of good stuff on the web this week. There was a lot of talk at the Republican debate about experience in running a government. The Washington Post tried to assess how well the candidates who are governors did in their states. You know, <hl> Jim Gilmore <hl> had a pretty good record.


Question: What was the time of the first call reporting a possible overdose?

An inmate looking out of his cell wrote that he saw Mr. Harrell being taken away. The inmate wrote that he had seen 10 to 15 corrections officers “surrounding a wheelchair being wheeled out of the building with a white sheet draped over a body that could have been naked because I seen bare feet dragging on the ground.” According to records from the ambulance service, a call came reporting a possible overdose at the Fishkill prison at 9:16 p.m.; the ambulance team arrived there at 9:30 p.m. and reached Mr. Harrell by 9:34 p.m. “Staff reports that pt. was possibly smoking K2 and became very aggressive, shortly after he went unresponsive and into cardiac arrest,” the records said. The next morning at 7:30, Mr. Harrell’s sister, Cerissa Harrell, received an anonymous call from an inmate in Building 21. “He called me and said, ‘Sam got hit the night before and they took him and he hasn’t been back and nobody has heard or seen from him,’ ” Ms. Harrell said.

Answer: 9:16 p.m

An inmate looking out of his cell wrote that he saw Mr. Harrell being taken away. The inmate wrote that he had seen 10 to 15 corrections officers “surrounding a wheelchair being wheeled out of the building with a white sheet draped over a body that could have been naked because I seen bare feet dragging on the ground.” <hl> According to records from the ambulance service, a call came reporting a possible overdose at the Fishkill prison at 9:16 p.m .; the ambulance team arrived there at 9:30 p.m. and reached Mr. Harrell by 9:34 p.m. <hl> “Staff reports that pt. was possibly smoking K2 and became very aggressive, shortly after he went unresponsive and into cardiac arrest,” the records said. The next morning at 7:30, Mr. Harrell’s sister, Cerissa Harrell, received an anonymous call from an inmate in Building 21. “He called me and said, ‘Sam got hit the night before and they took him and he hasn’t been back and nobody has heard or seen from him,’ ” Ms. Harrell said.

An inmate looking out of his cell wrote that he saw Mr. Harrell being taken away. The inmate wrote that he had seen 10 to 15 corrections officers “surrounding a wheelchair being wheeled out of the building with a white sheet draped over a body that could have been naked because I seen bare feet dragging on the ground.” According to records from the ambulance service, a call came reporting a possible overdose at the Fishkill prison at <hl> 9:16 p.m <hl>.; the ambulance team arrived there at 9:30 p.m. and reached Mr. Harrell by 9:34 p.m. “Staff reports that pt. was possibly smoking K2 and became very aggressive, shortly after he went unresponsive and into cardiac arrest,” the records said. The next morning at 7:30, Mr. Harrell’s sister, Cerissa Harrell, received an anonymous call from an inmate in Building 21. “He called me and said, ‘Sam got hit the night before and they took him and he hasn’t been back and nobody has heard or seen from him,’ ” Ms. Harrell said.

According to records from the ambulance service, a call came reporting a possible overdose at the Fishkill prison at <hl> 9:16 p.m <hl> .; the ambulance team arrived there at 9:30 p.m. and reached Mr. Harrell by 9:34 p.m.


Question: What did Fiorina say about glass ceilings?

“The evil genius of Fiorina,” Stan wrote, “is her uncanny ability to play the gender warrior within the GOP while promoting the party’s misogyny.” Stan continued: “But her feminism seems to begin and end with the fortunes of Fiorina herself, and seeing as she probably doesn’t rely on Planned Parenthood for her health care, she’s happy to deprive millions of women of that care by promoting outright lies about the organization, as in her false description of the video she referenced.” This distancing herself from the realities of less fortunate women is not new for Fiorina. When she became C.E.O. of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she made the preposterous claim that “there is not a glass ceiling… My gender is interesting but really not the subject of the story here.”

Answer: there is not a glass ceiling…

“The evil genius of Fiorina,” Stan wrote, “is her uncanny ability to play the gender warrior within the GOP while promoting the party’s misogyny.” Stan continued: “But her feminism seems to begin and end with the fortunes of Fiorina herself, and seeing as she probably doesn’t rely on Planned Parenthood for her health care, she’s happy to deprive millions of women of that care by promoting outright lies about the organization, as in her false description of the video she referenced.” This distancing herself from the realities of less fortunate women is not new for Fiorina. When she became C.E.O. of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she made the preposterous claim <hl> that “ there is not a glass ceiling… My gender is interesting but really not the subject of the story here.” <hl>

“The evil genius of Fiorina,” Stan wrote, “is her uncanny ability to play the gender warrior within the GOP while promoting the party’s misogyny.” Stan continued: “But her feminism seems to begin and end with the fortunes of Fiorina herself, and seeing as she probably doesn’t rely on Planned Parenthood for her health care, she’s happy to deprive millions of women of that care by promoting outright lies about the organization, as in her false description of the video she referenced.” This distancing herself from the realities of less fortunate women is not new for Fiorina. When she became C.E.O. of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she made the preposterous claim that “<hl> there is not a glass ceiling… <hl> My gender is interesting but really not the subject of the story here.”

that “ <hl> there is not a glass ceiling… <hl> My gender is interesting but really not the subject of the story here.”


Question: What made Mr. Silver a valuable member of the Assembly?

Another longtime member of the Assembly said a vindicated Mr. Silver — who remained active in the Assembly after his arrest and indictment — would be a force in the chamber because of his knowledge of the intricacies of state government. “No one knew more about the ins and outs than Shelly — no one’s even close,” the member said. “I have no doubt if he comes back, he will be very outspoken.” Others predicted a less visible role, and a potential retirement in 2016 when Mr. Silver is up for re-election.

Answer: his knowledge of the intricacies of state government

<hl> Another longtime member of the Assembly said a vindicated Mr. Silver — who remained active in the Assembly after his arrest and indictment — would be a force in the chamber because of his knowledge of the intricacies of state government . <hl> “No one knew more about the ins and outs than Shelly — no one’s even close,” the member said. “I have no doubt if he comes back, he will be very outspoken.” Others predicted a less visible role, and a potential retirement in 2016 when Mr. Silver is up for re-election.

Another longtime member of the Assembly said a vindicated Mr. Silver — who remained active in the Assembly after his arrest and indictment — would be a force in the chamber because of <hl> his knowledge of the intricacies of state government <hl>. “No one knew more about the ins and outs than Shelly — no one’s even close,” the member said. “I have no doubt if he comes back, he will be very outspoken.” Others predicted a less visible role, and a potential retirement in 2016 when Mr. Silver is up for re-election.

Another longtime member of the Assembly said a vindicated Mr. Silver — who remained active in the Assembly after his arrest and indictment — would be a force in the chamber because of <hl> his knowledge of the intricacies of state government <hl> .


Question: Which movie was played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household?

“If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, 23, a junior A&R manager at that label. At his father’s age, Alastair said, “you would think most people have sat back, drinking tea somewhere. But he’s out there, trying to find the next thing.” Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The movie “School of Rock,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “about 40 times.”

Answer: School of Rock

“If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, 23, a junior A&R manager at that label. At his father’s age, Alastair said, “you would think most people have sat back, drinking tea somewhere. But he’s out there, trying to find the next thing.” Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. <hl> The movie “ School of Rock ,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “about 40 times.” <hl>

“If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, 23, a junior A&R manager at that label. At his father’s age, Alastair said, “you would think most people have sat back, drinking tea somewhere. But he’s out there, trying to find the next thing.” Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The movie “<hl> School of Rock <hl>,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “about 40 times.”

The movie “ <hl> School of Rock <hl> ,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “about 40 times.”


Question: What is the name of the Russian diamond producer?

Estimates that diamond production will peak by the end of the decade, pushing prices higher, have their supporters and their critics. Most of the world’s diamonds come from a relative handful of mines in Africa, Canada, Russia and a few other places. Alrosa, a Russian diamond producer, has become the largest by volume, though De Beers remains the leader in dollar terms. Mr. Jens of ABN Amro said that he doubted predictions of a looming diamond shortage. New mines may be found, he said, and man-made diamonds — which are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from diamonds dug from the earth — could satisfy some market demand.

Answer: Alrosa

Estimates that diamond production will peak by the end of the decade, pushing prices higher, have their supporters and their critics. Most of the world’s diamonds come from a relative handful of mines in Africa, Canada, Russia and a few other places. <hl> Alrosa , a Russian diamond producer, has become the largest by volume, though De Beers remains the leader in dollar terms. <hl> Mr. Jens of ABN Amro said that he doubted predictions of a looming diamond shortage. New mines may be found, he said, and man-made diamonds — which are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from diamonds dug from the earth — could satisfy some market demand.

Estimates that diamond production will peak by the end of the decade, pushing prices higher, have their supporters and their critics. Most of the world’s diamonds come from a relative handful of mines in Africa, Canada, Russia and a few other places. <hl> Alrosa <hl>, a Russian diamond producer, has become the largest by volume, though De Beers remains the leader in dollar terms. Mr. Jens of ABN Amro said that he doubted predictions of a looming diamond shortage. New mines may be found, he said, and man-made diamonds — which are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from diamonds dug from the earth — could satisfy some market demand.

<hl> Alrosa <hl> , a Russian diamond producer, has become the largest by volume, though De Beers remains the leader in dollar terms.


Question: Does this person prefer critical thinking in applicants?

I typically just start off asking a little bit about how they spent their weekend or something that helps me understand them as a person. From a professional standpoint, I’m looking for people who are curious but who also have a point of view, and so I’ll often ask questions to see if people will give me a specific point of view on an issue, usually within our field. It’s interesting how some people don’t want to do that. They want to kind of hedge their bets. They’re afraid to be wrong, and I don’t want people to be afraid to be wrong. I’m looking for people who are confident enough yet also open enough to have a point of view, but also open to talking about it and maybe changing their mind. I want to see someone who’s constantly thinking and asking questions and wanting to learn more.

Answer: I want to see someone who’s constantly thinking and asking questions and wanting to learn more.

I typically just start off asking a little bit about how they spent their weekend or something that helps me understand them as a person. From a professional standpoint, I’m looking for people who are curious but who also have a point of view, and so I’ll often ask questions to see if people will give me a specific point of view on an issue, usually within our field. It’s interesting how some people don’t want to do that. They want to kind of hedge their bets. They’re afraid to be wrong, and I don’t want people to be afraid to be wrong. I’m looking for people who are confident enough yet also open enough to have a point of view, but also open to talking about it and maybe changing their mind. <hl> I want to see someone who’s constantly thinking and asking questions and wanting to learn more. <hl>


Question: What does the Center for Generational Kinetics study?

“The irony, of course, is that the newspaper which first raised the alarm about the breast augmentation ads runs far more explicit advertisements in their own pages,” said Mr. Lisberg, a former City Hall bureau chief for The News. “So trying to keep a family-friendly public environment in New York City can be challenging.” Some think the authority may be too cautious. Jason Dorsey, the chief strategy officer at the Center for Generational Kinetics, which studies marketing to young people, said the message was not harmful.

Answer: marketing to young people

“The irony, of course, is that the newspaper which first raised the alarm about the breast augmentation ads runs far more explicit advertisements in their own pages,” said Mr. Lisberg, a former City Hall bureau chief for The News. “So trying to keep a family-friendly public environment in New York City can be challenging.” Some think the authority may be too cautious. <hl> Jason Dorsey, the chief strategy officer at the Center for Generational Kinetics, which studies marketing to young people , said the message was not harmful. <hl>

“The irony, of course, is that the newspaper which first raised the alarm about the breast augmentation ads runs far more explicit advertisements in their own pages,” said Mr. Lisberg, a former City Hall bureau chief for The News. “So trying to keep a family-friendly public environment in New York City can be challenging.” Some think the authority may be too cautious. Jason Dorsey, the chief strategy officer at the Center for Generational Kinetics, which studies <hl> marketing to young people <hl>, said the message was not harmful.

Jason Dorsey, the chief strategy officer at the Center for Generational Kinetics, which studies <hl> marketing to young people <hl> , said the message was not harmful.


Question: Who announced Willis Carto's death?

Willis Carto, a reclusive behind-the-scenes wizard of the far-right fringe of American politics who used lobbying and publishing to denigrate Jews and other minorities and galvanize the movement to deny the Holocaust, died last Monday at his home in Virginia. He was 89. His death was announced by The American Free Press, a newspaper he helped found. Mr. Carto raised funds to finance a right-wing military dictatorship in the United States, campaigned to persuade blacks to voluntarily return to Africa and, most influentially, started newsletters, a journal and conferences of academics and others to deny the scale, and even the existence, of the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League called him “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”

Answer: The American Free Press

Willis Carto, a reclusive behind-the-scenes wizard of the far-right fringe of American politics who used lobbying and publishing to denigrate Jews and other minorities and galvanize the movement to deny the Holocaust, died last Monday at his home in Virginia. He was 89. <hl> His death was announced by The American Free Press , a newspaper he helped found. <hl> Mr. Carto raised funds to finance a right-wing military dictatorship in the United States, campaigned to persuade blacks to voluntarily return to Africa and, most influentially, started newsletters, a journal and conferences of academics and others to deny the scale, and even the existence, of the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League called him “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”

Willis Carto, a reclusive behind-the-scenes wizard of the far-right fringe of American politics who used lobbying and publishing to denigrate Jews and other minorities and galvanize the movement to deny the Holocaust, died last Monday at his home in Virginia. He was 89. His death was announced by <hl> The American Free Press <hl>, a newspaper he helped found. Mr. Carto raised funds to finance a right-wing military dictatorship in the United States, campaigned to persuade blacks to voluntarily return to Africa and, most influentially, started newsletters, a journal and conferences of academics and others to deny the scale, and even the existence, of the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League called him “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”

His death was announced by <hl> The American Free Press <hl> , a newspaper he helped found.


Question: What did Samantha Power say about the Chinese government?

“If China is committed to advancing the rights of women, then it should be working to address the issues raised by these women’s rights activists — not silencing them,” said Samantha Power, the American ambassador to the United Nations. From Morocco to India to New York, supporters have been posting images of themselves wearing masks that bear the photos of the jailed women. Because two of the detainees are lesbian and another is bisexual, overseas gay rights organizations like All Out have jumped into the fray, collecting more than 85,000 signatures and popularizing the hashtag #freethefive on Twitter.

Answer: it should be working to address the issues raised by these women’s rights activists — not silencing them

<hl> “If China is committed to advancing the rights of women, then it should be working to address the issues raised by these women’s rights activists — not silencing them ,” said Samantha Power, the American ambassador to the United Nations. <hl> From Morocco to India to New York, supporters have been posting images of themselves wearing masks that bear the photos of the jailed women. Because two of the detainees are lesbian and another is bisexual, overseas gay rights organizations like All Out have jumped into the fray, collecting more than 85,000 signatures and popularizing the hashtag #freethefive on Twitter.

“If China is committed to advancing the rights of women, then <hl> it should be working to address the issues raised by these women’s rights activists — not silencing them <hl>,” said Samantha Power, the American ambassador to the United Nations. From Morocco to India to New York, supporters have been posting images of themselves wearing masks that bear the photos of the jailed women. Because two of the detainees are lesbian and another is bisexual, overseas gay rights organizations like All Out have jumped into the fray, collecting more than 85,000 signatures and popularizing the hashtag #freethefive on Twitter.

“If China is committed to advancing the rights of women, then <hl> it should be working to address the issues raised by these women’s rights activists — not silencing them <hl> ,” said Samantha Power, the American ambassador to the United Nations.


Question: Who said they would be able to bring their diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards?

WOLFSBURG, Germany —  Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.

Answer: Volkswagen

<hl> WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. <hl> The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.

WOLFSBURG, Germany — <hl> Volkswagen <hl> said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.


Question: Where is the fashion most dominant over the sport?

The blurring of lines between sports and ready-to-wear via that hybrid known as athleisure wear has only exacerbated the situation. Indeed, brands increasingly unveil their “collections” weeks in advance so consumers can Get the Look. Athletic brands, that is. Though this has become true to a certain extent for every tournament (save, perhaps, Wimbledon, where the insistence on traditional white limits the fashion options to a meaningful degree), it reaches its apogee with the United States Open, in part because of a certain boundary-pushing ethos associated with New York and in part because, according to Mr. Eisenbud, it is the Grand Slam event with the most nontennis news-media coverage attached, and hence the greatest potential reach.

Answer: United States Open

The blurring of lines between sports and ready-to-wear via that hybrid known as athleisure wear has only exacerbated the situation. Indeed, brands increasingly unveil their “collections” weeks in advance so consumers can Get the Look. Athletic brands, that is. <hl> Though this has become true to a certain extent for every tournament (save, perhaps, Wimbledon, where the insistence on traditional white limits the fashion options to a meaningful degree), it reaches its apogee with the United States Open , in part because of a certain boundary-pushing ethos associated with New York and in part because, according to Mr. Eisenbud, it is the Grand Slam event with the most nontennis news-media coverage attached, and hence the greatest potential reach. <hl>

The blurring of lines between sports and ready-to-wear via that hybrid known as athleisure wear has only exacerbated the situation. Indeed, brands increasingly unveil their “collections” weeks in advance so consumers can Get the Look. Athletic brands, that is. Though this has become true to a certain extent for every tournament (save, perhaps, Wimbledon, where the insistence on traditional white limits the fashion options to a meaningful degree), it reaches its apogee with the <hl> United States Open <hl>, in part because of a certain boundary-pushing ethos associated with New York and in part because, according to Mr. Eisenbud, it is the Grand Slam event with the most nontennis news-media coverage attached, and hence the greatest potential reach.

Though this has become true to a certain extent for every tournament (save, perhaps, Wimbledon, where the insistence on traditional white limits the fashion options to a meaningful degree), it reaches its apogee with the <hl> United States Open <hl> , in part because of a certain boundary-pushing ethos associated with New York and in part because, according to Mr. Eisenbud, it is the Grand Slam event with the most nontennis news-media coverage attached, and hence the greatest potential reach.


Question: How many chain stores were in the Bronx in 2015?

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

Answer: 944

<hl> The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. <hl> Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to <hl> 944 <hl> from 914. Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.


Question: How much is the fire said to be contained at the time of the article?

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

Answer: 20 percent

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. <hl> But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. <hl> “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only <hl> 20 percent <hl> contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.


Question: Who deplored both cabdrivers and Luberisation?

Although strikes come and go here, the violence of the Uber brawl seemed to shock even the French. While commentators deplored the thuggery of some cabdrivers, they deplored “L’uberisation” even more. “The uberisation of the economy is a godless and lawless development model,” wrote Jean-Michel Bouguereau in La République des Pyrénées. Yves Théard in Le Figaro warned that “the invasion of the digital economy” risked loosening the screws of the French economic model, with its emphasis on workers’ rights and social protection, “one by one.” Yves Dusart in the newspaper L’Est Républicain, summed up, “The French model, snug in its padded jewelry box, is cracking.”

Answer: commentators

Although strikes come and go here, the violence of the Uber brawl seemed to shock even the French. <hl> While commentators deplored the thuggery of some cabdrivers, they deplored “L’uberisation” even more. <hl> “The uberisation of the economy is a godless and lawless development model,” wrote Jean-Michel Bouguereau in La République des Pyrénées. Yves Théard in Le Figaro warned that “the invasion of the digital economy” risked loosening the screws of the French economic model, with its emphasis on workers’ rights and social protection, “one by one.” Yves Dusart in the newspaper L’Est Républicain, summed up, “The French model, snug in its padded jewelry box, is cracking.”

Although strikes come and go here, the violence of the Uber brawl seemed to shock even the French. While <hl> commentators <hl> deplored the thuggery of some cabdrivers, they deplored “L’uberisation” even more. “The uberisation of the economy is a godless and lawless development model,” wrote Jean-Michel Bouguereau in La République des Pyrénées. Yves Théard in Le Figaro warned that “the invasion of the digital economy” risked loosening the screws of the French economic model, with its emphasis on workers’ rights and social protection, “one by one.” Yves Dusart in the newspaper L’Est Républicain, summed up, “The French model, snug in its padded jewelry box, is cracking.”


Question: Who was freed from prison on Friday?

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Two educators at a prestigious international school in Indonesia were freed from prison on Friday after an appeals court overturned their convictions and 10-year prison sentences on charges of sexually assaulting kindergartners, in a case that the school said was fabricated and that led to international concern about the competence of the country’s judicial system. “We are relieved and grateful that justice can finally prevail,” one of the pair, Ferdinand Tjiong, told reporters as he and the other, Neil Bantleman, were mobbed by a throng of journalists and supporters after walking through the gates of Cipinang Penitentiary in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital. “This should be a lesson to all of us that we should keep fighting for justice and the innocent,” Mr. Tjiong said.

Answer: Two educators

<hl> JAKARTA, Indonesia — Two educators at a prestigious international school in Indonesia were freed from prison on Friday after an appeals court overturned their convictions and 10-year prison sentences on charges of sexually assaulting kindergartners, in a case that the school said was fabricated and that led to international concern about the competence of the country’s judicial system. <hl> “We are relieved and grateful that justice can finally prevail,” one of the pair, Ferdinand Tjiong, told reporters as he and the other, Neil Bantleman, were mobbed by a throng of journalists and supporters after walking through the gates of Cipinang Penitentiary in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital. “This should be a lesson to all of us that we should keep fighting for justice and the innocent,” Mr. Tjiong said.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — <hl> Two educators <hl> at a prestigious international school in Indonesia were freed from prison on Friday after an appeals court overturned their convictions and 10-year prison sentences on charges of sexually assaulting kindergartners, in a case that the school said was fabricated and that led to international concern about the competence of the country’s judicial system. “We are relieved and grateful that justice can finally prevail,” one of the pair, Ferdinand Tjiong, told reporters as he and the other, Neil Bantleman, were mobbed by a throng of journalists and supporters after walking through the gates of Cipinang Penitentiary in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital. “This should be a lesson to all of us that we should keep fighting for justice and the innocent,” Mr. Tjiong said.


Question: Who is home when the package arrives?

The book begins at the moment when everything collapses. A box of incriminating correspondence — a deceptively mild-looking thing — arrives at the Shanleys’ home, poised to spray shrapnel everywhere. Sent by Jack’s most recent ex-mistress, it contains dozens of printed pages of filthy emails delineating exactly what the couple wanted to do to each other and how. (Adultery Rule No. 1: Do not use email! What do you think Snapchat is for?) Unfortunately, when it arrives, Kay is the only one home. She opens it, thinking it might be an early birthday present.

Answer: Kay

The book begins at the moment when everything collapses. A box of incriminating correspondence — a deceptively mild-looking thing — arrives at the Shanleys’ home, poised to spray shrapnel everywhere. Sent by Jack’s most recent ex-mistress, it contains dozens of printed pages of filthy emails delineating exactly what the couple wanted to do to each other and how. (Adultery Rule No. 1: Do not use email! What do you think Snapchat is for?) <hl> Unfortunately, when it arrives, Kay is the only one home. <hl> She opens it, thinking it might be an early birthday present.

The book begins at the moment when everything collapses. A box of incriminating correspondence — a deceptively mild-looking thing — arrives at the Shanleys’ home, poised to spray shrapnel everywhere. Sent by Jack’s most recent ex-mistress, it contains dozens of printed pages of filthy emails delineating exactly what the couple wanted to do to each other and how. (Adultery Rule No. 1: Do not use email! What do you think Snapchat is for?) Unfortunately, when it arrives, <hl> Kay <hl> is the only one home. She opens it, thinking it might be an early birthday present.


Question: What did many people from France like the convenience of?

What startled France, a country where the customer is always wrong, was the revolt of the taxi rider. For the last half year, many have turned away from cabs, loving the convenience of Uber and the way the drivers would open doors and not have the meter prematurely racking up the tab. The French were stunned to learn that the fifth floor of the American Embassy, a few doors from the Élysée Palace, was a trompe l’oeil design hiding what they call the “big ears” of eavesdropping equipment pointed at François Hollande (and his actress girlfriend, Julie Gayet, who is stealthily hanging out at the Élysée). “It’s a little bit like an invited guest whom you’ve surprised looking into the bedroom through a keyhole,” huffed Laurent Joffrin in a signed editorial in Libération, concluding the only way to deal with this “stain” by a “condescending ally” against the rules of good conduct was to give asylum to “the courageous whistle-blower,” Edward Snowden. French officials, pleased with the successful collaboration of the French and the U.S. against jihadists in Africa, Libya, Mali and Syria, were more inclined to treat the wiretapping as an old story. (Though Libération denounced that as hypocritical, “a case of Tartufferie.”) I visited the Foreign Ministry at the Quai d’Orsay — bristling with emergency meetings on terrorism — to check on the status of French-American relations.

Answer: Uber

What startled France, a country where the customer is always wrong, was the revolt of the taxi rider. <hl> For the last half year, many have turned away from cabs, loving the convenience of Uber and the way the drivers would open doors and not have the meter prematurely racking up the tab. <hl> The French were stunned to learn that the fifth floor of the American Embassy, a few doors from the Élysée Palace, was a trompe l’oeil design hiding what they call the “big ears” of eavesdropping equipment pointed at François Hollande (and his actress girlfriend, Julie Gayet, who is stealthily hanging out at the Élysée). “It’s a little bit like an invited guest whom you’ve surprised looking into the bedroom through a keyhole,” huffed Laurent Joffrin in a signed editorial in Libération, concluding the only way to deal with this “stain” by a “condescending ally” against the rules of good conduct was to give asylum to “the courageous whistle-blower,” Edward Snowden. French officials, pleased with the successful collaboration of the French and the U.S. against jihadists in Africa, Libya, Mali and Syria, were more inclined to treat the wiretapping as an old story. (Though Libération denounced that as hypocritical, “a case of Tartufferie.”) I visited the Foreign Ministry at the Quai d’Orsay — bristling with emergency meetings on terrorism — to check on the status of French-American relations.

What startled France, a country where the customer is always wrong, was the revolt of the taxi rider. For the last half year, many have turned away from cabs, loving the convenience of <hl> Uber <hl> and the way the drivers would open doors and not have the meter prematurely racking up the tab. The French were stunned to learn that the fifth floor of the American Embassy, a few doors from the Élysée Palace, was a trompe l’oeil design hiding what they call the “big ears” of eavesdropping equipment pointed at François Hollande (and his actress girlfriend, Julie Gayet, who is stealthily hanging out at the Élysée). “It’s a little bit like an invited guest whom you’ve surprised looking into the bedroom through a keyhole,” huffed Laurent Joffrin in a signed editorial in Libération, concluding the only way to deal with this “stain” by a “condescending ally” against the rules of good conduct was to give asylum to “the courageous whistle-blower,” Edward Snowden. French officials, pleased with the successful collaboration of the French and the U.S. against jihadists in Africa, Libya, Mali and Syria, were more inclined to treat the wiretapping as an old story. (Though Libération denounced that as hypocritical, “a case of Tartufferie.”) I visited the Foreign Ministry at the Quai d’Orsay — bristling with emergency meetings on terrorism — to check on the status of French-American relations.


Question: When can I see Arthur Vitellos work In Stamford?

STAMFORD P.M.W. Gallery “Noir 2,” etchings, lithographs, drawings and paintings by Ann Chernow. Through June 21. By appointment only. P.M.W. Gallery, 530 Roxbury Road. 203-322-5427; pmwgallery.com. STAMFORD Stamford Art Association “Up, Down, All Around — Small Works,” group show. “Familiar/Unfamiliar,” Arthur Vitello III. Through July 9. Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 3 p.m. Stamford Art Association, 39 Franklin Street. 203-325-1139; stamfordartassociation.org.

Answer: Through July 9

Through July 9 .

STAMFORD P.M.W. Gallery “Noir 2,” etchings, lithographs, drawings and paintings by Ann Chernow. Through June 21. By appointment only. P.M.W. Gallery, 530 Roxbury Road. 203-322-5427; pmwgallery.com. STAMFORD Stamford Art Association “Up, Down, All Around — Small Works,” group show. “Familiar/Unfamiliar,” Arthur Vitello III. <hl> Through July 9 . <hl> Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 3 p.m. Stamford Art Association, 39 Franklin Street. 203-325-1139; stamfordartassociation.org.

STAMFORD P.M.W. Gallery “Noir 2,” etchings, lithographs, drawings and paintings by Ann Chernow. Through June 21. By appointment only. P.M.W. Gallery, 530 Roxbury Road. 203-322-5427; pmwgallery.com. STAMFORD Stamford Art Association “Up, Down, All Around — Small Works,” group show. “Familiar/Unfamiliar,” Arthur Vitello III. <hl> Through July 9 <hl>. Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 3 p.m. Stamford Art Association, 39 Franklin Street. 203-325-1139; stamfordartassociation.org.


Question: Which Super Bowl contest was held in Phoenix?

So it went in 2015, when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, the top teams in professional football (the American version), met in Super Bowl XLIX in February in Phoenix. They kept it compelling down to the final minute, which featured an interception for the ages as well as a brawl that might have been the most watched brawl in history, in light of the record United States television audience of 120 million. Naturally, there were other candidates in the great game department. Japan’s stirring upset of South Africa in their first match of pool play at the Rugby World Cup in England in September was a shock and an emotional tour de force. But it ultimately did not reshuffle the deck: South Africa went on to finish third while Japan failed to advance even to the quarterfinals.

Answer: XLIX

<hl> So it went in 2015, when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, the top teams in professional football (the American version), met in Super Bowl XLIX in February in Phoenix. <hl> They kept it compelling down to the final minute, which featured an interception for the ages as well as a brawl that might have been the most watched brawl in history, in light of the record United States television audience of 120 million. Naturally, there were other candidates in the great game department. Japan’s stirring upset of South Africa in their first match of pool play at the Rugby World Cup in England in September was a shock and an emotional tour de force. But it ultimately did not reshuffle the deck: South Africa went on to finish third while Japan failed to advance even to the quarterfinals.

So it went in 2015, when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, the top teams in professional football (the American version), met in Super Bowl <hl> XLIX <hl> in February in Phoenix. They kept it compelling down to the final minute, which featured an interception for the ages as well as a brawl that might have been the most watched brawl in history, in light of the record United States television audience of 120 million. Naturally, there were other candidates in the great game department. Japan’s stirring upset of South Africa in their first match of pool play at the Rugby World Cup in England in September was a shock and an emotional tour de force. But it ultimately did not reshuffle the deck: South Africa went on to finish third while Japan failed to advance even to the quarterfinals.


Question: What is the name of the candidate that is President of Liberia?

Informal lists of potential candidates have begun to circulate. One published by the Campaign to Elect a Woman U.N. Secretary General, an independent group, features the biographies of accomplished world leaders of diverse backgrounds. They include President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. There is no shortage of distinguished women who would revitalize the role of secretary general and energize the organization’s ongoing efforts to promote gender equality.

Answer: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Informal lists of potential candidates have begun to circulate. One published by the Campaign to Elect a Woman U.N. Secretary General, an independent group, features the biographies of accomplished world leaders of diverse backgrounds. <hl> They include President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. <hl> There is no shortage of distinguished women who would revitalize the role of secretary general and energize the organization’s ongoing efforts to promote gender equality.

Informal lists of potential candidates have begun to circulate. One published by the Campaign to Elect a Woman U.N. Secretary General, an independent group, features the biographies of accomplished world leaders of diverse backgrounds. They include <hl> President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf <hl> of Liberia, Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. There is no shortage of distinguished women who would revitalize the role of secretary general and energize the organization’s ongoing efforts to promote gender equality.


Question: Where is the wet bar located in the house?

The three-story house was updated over the last 15 years. It has a gambrel roof, a white clapboard exterior and an exposed stone base. A gentle C shape, it faces south, and bends around a patio and pool. The entrance is through a glassed-in porch whose windows have the original copper hardware and open to screens. Other original features include maple floors and raised wall paneling, which contrast with Sputnik-style light fixtures. The floor plan is open, with a broad bay of floor-to-ceiling windows in the living area, which has a fireplace. Intersecting walls of windows in the informal dining room area face the pool and patio. There is also a formal dining area. The kitchen was updated during renovations with a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Miele range, a Jenn-Air oven and quartz countertops. A bar with a separate sink is just off the kitchen. Four bedrooms are on the second floor, including the master, which is part of a suite with a bathroom and a walk-in closet with a picture window overlooking the pool. The remaining two bedrooms are on the third floor, built into the eaves, with pitched ceilings. The basement is finished with wood-paneled walls, a fireplace and a wet bar.

Answer: basement

The three-story house was updated over the last 15 years. It has a gambrel roof, a white clapboard exterior and an exposed stone base. A gentle C shape, it faces south, and bends around a patio and pool. The entrance is through a glassed-in porch whose windows have the original copper hardware and open to screens. Other original features include maple floors and raised wall paneling, which contrast with Sputnik-style light fixtures. The floor plan is open, with a broad bay of floor-to-ceiling windows in the living area, which has a fireplace. Intersecting walls of windows in the informal dining room area face the pool and patio. There is also a formal dining area. The kitchen was updated during renovations with a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Miele range, a Jenn-Air oven and quartz countertops. A bar with a separate sink is just off the kitchen. Four bedrooms are on the second floor, including the master, which is part of a suite with a bathroom and a walk-in closet with a picture window overlooking the pool. The remaining two bedrooms are on the third floor, built into the eaves, with pitched ceilings. <hl> The basement is finished with wood-paneled walls, a fireplace and a wet bar. <hl>

The three-story house was updated over the last 15 years. It has a gambrel roof, a white clapboard exterior and an exposed stone base. A gentle C shape, it faces south, and bends around a patio and pool. The entrance is through a glassed-in porch whose windows have the original copper hardware and open to screens. Other original features include maple floors and raised wall paneling, which contrast with Sputnik-style light fixtures. The floor plan is open, with a broad bay of floor-to-ceiling windows in the living area, which has a fireplace. Intersecting walls of windows in the informal dining room area face the pool and patio. There is also a formal dining area. The kitchen was updated during renovations with a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Miele range, a Jenn-Air oven and quartz countertops. A bar with a separate sink is just off the kitchen. Four bedrooms are on the second floor, including the master, which is part of a suite with a bathroom and a walk-in closet with a picture window overlooking the pool. The remaining two bedrooms are on the third floor, built into the eaves, with pitched ceilings. The <hl> basement <hl> is finished with wood-paneled walls, a fireplace and a wet bar.


Question: What does Aurora drop?

Still, there are lots of details that the company has yet to get right. Once Aurora drops the spindle after pricking her finger, why does nobody pick up it up? (Ms. Lane actually tripped over it.) Although Tatiana Ratmansky, who played the Queen and is the choreographer’s wife and production colleague, had a great moment on June 8 when the realization that her daughter was dead hit her like a visible body blow, no interpreter has made that mother’s anguish ring consistently true. All the dancers should be taught how to smile with their eyes more than with their mouths. But Ballet Theater, at last, has found itself a “Sleeping Beauty” in which the whole world onstage is engaging, lovely, touching.

Answer: spindle

Still, there are lots of details that the company has yet to get right. <hl> Once Aurora drops the spindle after pricking her finger, why does nobody pick up it up? <hl> (Ms. Lane actually tripped over it.) Although Tatiana Ratmansky, who played the Queen and is the choreographer’s wife and production colleague, had a great moment on June 8 when the realization that her daughter was dead hit her like a visible body blow, no interpreter has made that mother’s anguish ring consistently true. All the dancers should be taught how to smile with their eyes more than with their mouths. But Ballet Theater, at last, has found itself a “Sleeping Beauty” in which the whole world onstage is engaging, lovely, touching.

Still, there are lots of details that the company has yet to get right. Once Aurora drops the <hl> spindle <hl> after pricking her finger, why does nobody pick up it up? (Ms. Lane actually tripped over it.) Although Tatiana Ratmansky, who played the Queen and is the choreographer’s wife and production colleague, had a great moment on June 8 when the realization that her daughter was dead hit her like a visible body blow, no interpreter has made that mother’s anguish ring consistently true. All the dancers should be taught how to smile with their eyes more than with their mouths. But Ballet Theater, at last, has found itself a “Sleeping Beauty” in which the whole world onstage is engaging, lovely, touching.


Question: What other bond holding have Puerto Rico residents poured their wealth into?

Q. Who stands to lose the most from defaults? A. Puerto Rico bonds had been held widely by mutual funds on the mainland United States. But that concentration has shifted, as hedge funds have bought up as much as a quarter of the debt. While many of these funds bought the debt at distressed prices, an additional hit to bond values could ruin their investments. Another vulnerable group consists of Puerto Rico residents who have sunk much of their wealth into local bonds and decimated their retirement savings.

Answer: local bonds

Q. Who stands to lose the most from defaults? A. Puerto Rico bonds had been held widely by mutual funds on the mainland United States. But that concentration has shifted, as hedge funds have bought up as much as a quarter of the debt. While many of these funds bought the debt at distressed prices, an additional hit to bond values could ruin their investments. <hl> Another vulnerable group consists of Puerto Rico residents who have sunk much of their wealth into local bonds and decimated their retirement savings. <hl>

Q. Who stands to lose the most from defaults? A. Puerto Rico bonds had been held widely by mutual funds on the mainland United States. But that concentration has shifted, as hedge funds have bought up as much as a quarter of the debt. While many of these funds bought the debt at distressed prices, an additional hit to bond values could ruin their investments. Another vulnerable group consists of Puerto Rico residents who have sunk much of their wealth into <hl> local bonds <hl> and decimated their retirement savings.


Question: Who planned to apply for tge commercial drone flight exceptions?

Currently, the F.A.A. permits farmers and others to apply for exemptions to the rule prohibiting commercial drone flight. About 300 exemptions have been granted to people in many industries. Ms. Hediger and Mr. Jacobs, the farmers, both said they planned to apply — once their busy growing seasons were over. But the line for a permit is lengthy. In early May, there were nearly 1,000 people on the wait list. Penalties for drone-flying farmers range from a stiff email urging compliance all the way to a fine of $27,500. No growers, however, have been fined to date, according to Les Dorr, an F.A.A. spokesman. “We recognize that unmanned aircraft have an enormous potential for monitoring crops,” Mr. Dorr said. But he urged eager drone fliers to be patient as the administration weighed safety concerns. “Rule-making,” he said, “can take time.”

Answer: Ms. Hediger and Mr. Jacobs

Currently, the F.A.A. permits farmers and others to apply for exemptions to the rule prohibiting commercial drone flight. About 300 exemptions have been granted to people in many industries. <hl> Ms. Hediger and Mr. Jacobs , the farmers, both said they planned to apply — once their busy growing seasons were over. <hl> But the line for a permit is lengthy. In early May, there were nearly 1,000 people on the wait list. Penalties for drone-flying farmers range from a stiff email urging compliance all the way to a fine of $27,500. No growers, however, have been fined to date, according to Les Dorr, an F.A.A. spokesman. “We recognize that unmanned aircraft have an enormous potential for monitoring crops,” Mr. Dorr said. But he urged eager drone fliers to be patient as the administration weighed safety concerns. “Rule-making,” he said, “can take time.”

Currently, the F.A.A. permits farmers and others to apply for exemptions to the rule prohibiting commercial drone flight. About 300 exemptions have been granted to people in many industries. <hl> Ms. Hediger and Mr. Jacobs <hl>, the farmers, both said they planned to apply — once their busy growing seasons were over. But the line for a permit is lengthy. In early May, there were nearly 1,000 people on the wait list. Penalties for drone-flying farmers range from a stiff email urging compliance all the way to a fine of $27,500. No growers, however, have been fined to date, according to Les Dorr, an F.A.A. spokesman. “We recognize that unmanned aircraft have an enormous potential for monitoring crops,” Mr. Dorr said. But he urged eager drone fliers to be patient as the administration weighed safety concerns. “Rule-making,” he said, “can take time.”

<hl> Ms. Hediger and Mr. Jacobs <hl> , the farmers, both said they planned to apply — once their busy growing seasons were over.


Question: What team did La'el Collins formerly play for?

The Dallas Cowboys signed La’el Collins, a former Louisiana State offensive tackle who had been a projected first-round pick in last week’s N.F.L. draft until his name came up in a police investigation. Collins has never been named a suspect or person of interest in the shooting death of Brittney Mills, but the police acknowledged that they wanted to talk to him because he knew her. After he went undrafted, Collins met with the police, who said he answered all their questions. ■ Ed Reed, a nine-time Pro Bowl safety, formally announced his retirement after signing a one-day contract with the Baltimore Ravens, the team that drafted him 24th over all in 2002.

Answer: Louisiana State

<hl> The Dallas Cowboys signed La’el Collins, a former Louisiana State offensive tackle who had been a projected first-round pick in last week’s N.F.L. draft until his name came up in a police investigation. <hl> Collins has never been named a suspect or person of interest in the shooting death of Brittney Mills, but the police acknowledged that they wanted to talk to him because he knew her. After he went undrafted, Collins met with the police, who said he answered all their questions. ■ Ed Reed, a nine-time Pro Bowl safety, formally announced his retirement after signing a one-day contract with the Baltimore Ravens, the team that drafted him 24th over all in 2002.

The Dallas Cowboys signed La’el Collins, a former <hl> Louisiana State <hl> offensive tackle who had been a projected first-round pick in last week’s N.F.L. draft until his name came up in a police investigation. Collins has never been named a suspect or person of interest in the shooting death of Brittney Mills, but the police acknowledged that they wanted to talk to him because he knew her. After he went undrafted, Collins met with the police, who said he answered all their questions. ■ Ed Reed, a nine-time Pro Bowl safety, formally announced his retirement after signing a one-day contract with the Baltimore Ravens, the team that drafted him 24th over all in 2002.


Question: What was the dish considered?

Which makes it a weekend dish, probably? Not necessarily. You could set the currants in vinegar in the morning and let them sit all day. Make the dressing in early evening as the squash roasts and cools. Then lay out the half moons across a platter that’s warmer than your room. And drape the sauce — thick and almost clumpy — across them, and onto the negative space between them as well. It seems like a lot of sauce. It isn’t, though, when there’s good bread to mop it up as your companions stab at the squash, at the little nuts, at the small dice of cheese. ‘‘I eat a lot of vegetarian food at home,’’ Baumgart said. ‘‘But I don’t necessarily like a vegetarian entree. I don’t like that as a concept at all. I’d pair this salad with a plate of braised greens, some good bread, and I’d be all set.’’ You will be, too.

Answer: weekend dish

<hl> Which makes it a weekend dish , probably? <hl> Not necessarily. You could set the currants in vinegar in the morning and let them sit all day. Make the dressing in early evening as the squash roasts and cools. Then lay out the half moons across a platter that’s warmer than your room. And drape the sauce — thick and almost clumpy — across them, and onto the negative space between them as well. It seems like a lot of sauce. It isn’t, though, when there’s good bread to mop it up as your companions stab at the squash, at the little nuts, at the small dice of cheese. ‘‘I eat a lot of vegetarian food at home,’’ Baumgart said. ‘‘But I don’t necessarily like a vegetarian entree. I don’t like that as a concept at all. I’d pair this salad with a plate of braised greens, some good bread, and I’d be all set. ’’ You will be, too.

Which makes it a <hl> weekend dish <hl>, probably? Not necessarily. You could set the currants in vinegar in the morning and let them sit all day. Make the dressing in early evening as the squash roasts and cools. Then lay out the half moons across a platter that’s warmer than your room. And drape the sauce — thick and almost clumpy — across them, and onto the negative space between them as well. It seems like a lot of sauce. It isn’t, though, when there’s good bread to mop it up as your companions stab at the squash, at the little nuts, at the small dice of cheese. ‘‘I eat a lot of vegetarian food at home,’’ Baumgart said. ‘‘But I don’t necessarily like a vegetarian entree. I don’t like that as a concept at all. I’d pair this salad with a plate of braised greens, some good bread, and I’d be all set.’’ You will be, too.

Which makes it a <hl> weekend dish <hl> , probably?


Question: What's the smartest decision making app?

Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is ChoiceMap, because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms. ChoiceMap, which is free for iOS, tries to make the process as smooth as possible. To start, you describe a choice to make or use one of the app’s many templates on diverse topics, like choosing baby names or which phone carrier to use. Once you have described the decision to be made, and typed in all the outcomes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking. If you’re trying to decide where to go for a vacation, for example, cost may be the biggest factor.

Answer: ChoiceMap

<hl> Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is ChoiceMap , because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms. <hl> ChoiceMap, which is free for iOS, tries to make the process as smooth as possible. To start, you describe a choice to make or use one of the app’s many templates on diverse topics, like choosing baby names or which phone carrier to use. Once you have described the decision to be made, and typed in all the outcomes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking. If you’re trying to decide where to go for a vacation, for example, cost may be the biggest factor.

Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is <hl> ChoiceMap <hl>, because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms. ChoiceMap, which is free for iOS, tries to make the process as smooth as possible. To start, you describe a choice to make or use one of the app’s many templates on diverse topics, like choosing baby names or which phone carrier to use. Once you have described the decision to be made, and typed in all the outcomes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking. If you’re trying to decide where to go for a vacation, for example, cost may be the biggest factor.

Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is <hl> ChoiceMap <hl> , because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms.


Question: What will happen in five months?

Super Bowl 50 will be played in five months. The game is so far in the future that The San Jose Mercury News has nothing better to do than speculate about whether Taylor Swift might sing at the halftime show. A long list of events needs to unfold at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance. But with the season opener approaching tonight between the Steelers and the Patriots, Paul Bessire’s N.F.L. “Prediction Machine” doesn’t need to wait five months. It knows a lot about Super Bowl 50 already. Including which teams will participate (the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts). And the final score (31-28, Packers). So, everyone can stay home — no need to play the games.

Answer: Super Bowl 50 will be played

<hl> Super Bowl 50 will be played in five months. <hl> The game is so far in the future that The San Jose Mercury News has nothing better to do than speculate about whether Taylor Swift might sing at the halftime show. A long list of events needs to unfold at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance. But with the season opener approaching tonight between the Steelers and the Patriots, Paul Bessire’s N.F.L. “Prediction Machine” doesn’t need to wait five months. It knows a lot about Super Bowl 50 already. Including which teams will participate (the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts). And the final score (31-28, Packers). So, everyone can stay home — no need to play the games.

<hl> Super Bowl 50 will be played <hl> in five months. The game is so far in the future that The San Jose Mercury News has nothing better to do than speculate about whether Taylor Swift might sing at the halftime show. A long list of events needs to unfold at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance. But with the season opener approaching tonight between the Steelers and the Patriots, Paul Bessire’s N.F.L. “Prediction Machine” doesn’t need to wait five months. It knows a lot about Super Bowl 50 already. Including which teams will participate (the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts). And the final score (31-28, Packers). So, everyone can stay home — no need to play the games.


Question: By understanding their own history what can Germany avoid being distracted about?

The origins of the Nazi dictatorship are to be found in the authoritarian legacy of the German Empire, the inability to cope with the defeat in World War I and the failure to achieve political compromise during the Weimar Republic. When it comes to explaining the Holocaust, Germans inquire about the place of anti-Semitism and xenophobia in their society and about the psychological and cultural factors that led ordinary citizens to participate in, or to accept, horrific atrocities. They understand their own history well enough to avoid being distracted by demagogy about gun control. If the United States is going to arrive at a workable compromise solution to its gun problem, it will not be accomplished through the use of historical analogies that are false, silly and insulting. Similarly, coming to terms with a civilizational breach of the magnitude of the Holocaust requires a serious encounter with history, rather than political sloganeering that exploits history as a prop for mobilizing one’s base.

Answer: gun control

The origins of the Nazi dictatorship are to be found in the authoritarian legacy of the German Empire, the inability to cope with the defeat in World War I and the failure to achieve political compromise during the Weimar Republic. When it comes to explaining the Holocaust, Germans inquire about the place of anti-Semitism and xenophobia in their society and about the psychological and cultural factors that led ordinary citizens to participate in, or to accept, horrific atrocities. <hl> They understand their own history well enough to avoid being distracted by demagogy about gun control . <hl> If the United States is going to arrive at a workable compromise solution to its gun problem, it will not be accomplished through the use of historical analogies that are false, silly and insulting. Similarly, coming to terms with a civilizational breach of the magnitude of the Holocaust requires a serious encounter with history, rather than political sloganeering that exploits history as a prop for mobilizing one’s base.

The origins of the Nazi dictatorship are to be found in the authoritarian legacy of the German Empire, the inability to cope with the defeat in World War I and the failure to achieve political compromise during the Weimar Republic. When it comes to explaining the Holocaust, Germans inquire about the place of anti-Semitism and xenophobia in their society and about the psychological and cultural factors that led ordinary citizens to participate in, or to accept, horrific atrocities. They understand their own history well enough to avoid being distracted by demagogy about <hl> gun control <hl>. If the United States is going to arrive at a workable compromise solution to its gun problem, it will not be accomplished through the use of historical analogies that are false, silly and insulting. Similarly, coming to terms with a civilizational breach of the magnitude of the Holocaust requires a serious encounter with history, rather than political sloganeering that exploits history as a prop for mobilizing one’s base.

They understand their own history well enough to avoid being distracted by demagogy about <hl> gun control <hl> .


Question: Who is one of the arts' youngest divas?

‘Fancy Nancy the Musical’  (Saturday and Sunday) One of the arts’ youngest divas has returned to the McGinn/Cazale Theater. This musical from Vital Theater Company focuses on a little girl who wants everything to be fancy — especially herself. Based on the book series written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, the production explores the predicament that ensues when Nancy finds out that she hasn’t been cast as the glamorous mermaid she’d hoped to be in the coming dance show. With a book by Susan DiLallo, a score by Danny Abosch, and lyrics by both, the musical humorously follows Nancy’s attempts to cope with a most unfancy role: that of a tree. (Through April 5.) At 1:30 p.m., 2162 Broadway, at 76th Street, fourth floor, 212-579-0528, vitaltheatre.org.

Answer: ‘Fancy Nancy the Musical

<hl> ‘Fancy Nancy the Musical ’ (Saturday and Sunday) <hl> One of the arts’ youngest divas has returned to the McGinn/Cazale Theater. This musical from Vital Theater Company focuses on a little girl who wants everything to be fancy — especially herself. Based on the book series written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, the production explores the predicament that ensues when Nancy finds out that she hasn’t been cast as the glamorous mermaid she’d hoped to be in the coming dance show. With a book by Susan DiLallo, a score by Danny Abosch, and lyrics by both, the musical humorously follows Nancy’s attempts to cope with a most unfancy role: that of a tree. (Through April 5.) At 1:30 p.m., 2162 Broadway, at 76th Street, fourth floor, 212-579-0528, vitaltheatre.org.

<hl> ‘Fancy Nancy the Musical <hl>’ (Saturday and Sunday) One of the arts’ youngest divas has returned to the McGinn/Cazale Theater. This musical from Vital Theater Company focuses on a little girl who wants everything to be fancy — especially herself. Based on the book series written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, the production explores the predicament that ensues when Nancy finds out that she hasn’t been cast as the glamorous mermaid she’d hoped to be in the coming dance show. With a book by Susan DiLallo, a score by Danny Abosch, and lyrics by both, the musical humorously follows Nancy’s attempts to cope with a most unfancy role: that of a tree. (Through April 5.) At 1:30 p.m., 2162 Broadway, at 76th Street, fourth floor, 212-579-0528, vitaltheatre.org.

<hl> ‘Fancy Nancy the Musical <hl> ’ (Saturday and Sunday)


Question: Who is the President of Turkey?

Confronted by the continuing and largely ignored persecution of Catholics and other Christians in the Middle East, it is no surprise that as forthright and courageous a pope as Francis would set aside diplomatic nicety and call genocide what it is: genocide. It is a great pity that as important a country as Turkey should continue to object as strongly as it does to what is by now so clearly the verdict of history, particularly after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unprecedented and powerful offer of condolences last year to the victims’ grandchildren.

Answer: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Confronted by the continuing and largely ignored persecution of Catholics and other Christians in the Middle East, it is no surprise that as forthright and courageous a pope as Francis would set aside diplomatic nicety and call genocide what it is: genocide. <hl> It is a great pity that as important a country as Turkey should continue to object as strongly as it does to what is by now so clearly the verdict of history, particularly after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s unprecedented and powerful offer of condolences last year to the victims’ grandchildren. <hl>

Confronted by the continuing and largely ignored persecution of Catholics and other Christians in the Middle East, it is no surprise that as forthright and courageous a pope as Francis would set aside diplomatic nicety and call genocide what it is: genocide. It is a great pity that as important a country as Turkey should continue to object as strongly as it does to what is by now so clearly the verdict of history, particularly after President <hl> Recep Tayyip Erdogan <hl>’s unprecedented and powerful offer of condolences last year to the victims’ grandchildren.

It is a great pity that as important a country as Turkey should continue to object as strongly as it does to what is by now so clearly the verdict of history, particularly after President <hl> Recep Tayyip Erdogan <hl> ’s unprecedented and powerful offer of condolences last year to the victims’ grandchildren.


Question: What was the score of Pittsburgh's loss to Washington?

Pittsburgh’s 4-1 loss to Washington on Monday night in Sullivan’s debut dropped the Penguins to 15-11-3. They were tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference going into Tuesday night’s games and were 27th in goals per game despite ranking fifth in shots. Their power play, with a unit littered with All-Stars, is 28th, ahead of only Calgary and Arizona. Enter Sullivan, who spent a decade grinding out a career as a defensive-minded forward before getting into coaching. He now finds himself trying to get Pittsburgh’s highly capable, occasionally high-strung players working in unison. Nowhere are Pittsburgh’s struggles more evident than in Sidney Crosby’s prolonged funk. Crosby, a two-time Hart Trophy winner, is on pace for career lows in goals and points, and his team appears destined for a four-month battle just to reach the postseason let alone make a serious run at Stanley Cup to bookend the one he and fellow superstar Evgeni Malkin won in 2009 back when a dynasty seemed almost inevitable.

Answer: 4-1

<hl> Pittsburgh’s 4-1 loss to Washington on Monday night in Sullivan’s debut dropped the Penguins to 15-11-3. <hl> They were tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference going into Tuesday night’s games and were 27th in goals per game despite ranking fifth in shots. Their power play, with a unit littered with All-Stars, is 28th, ahead of only Calgary and Arizona. Enter Sullivan, who spent a decade grinding out a career as a defensive-minded forward before getting into coaching. He now finds himself trying to get Pittsburgh’s highly capable, occasionally high-strung players working in unison. Nowhere are Pittsburgh’s struggles more evident than in Sidney Crosby’s prolonged funk. Crosby, a two-time Hart Trophy winner, is on pace for career lows in goals and points, and his team appears destined for a four-month battle just to reach the postseason let alone make a serious run at Stanley Cup to bookend the one he and fellow superstar Evgeni Malkin won in 2009 back when a dynasty seemed almost inevitable.

Pittsburgh’s <hl> 4-1 <hl> loss to Washington on Monday night in Sullivan’s debut dropped the Penguins to 15-11-3. They were tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference going into Tuesday night’s games and were 27th in goals per game despite ranking fifth in shots. Their power play, with a unit littered with All-Stars, is 28th, ahead of only Calgary and Arizona. Enter Sullivan, who spent a decade grinding out a career as a defensive-minded forward before getting into coaching. He now finds himself trying to get Pittsburgh’s highly capable, occasionally high-strung players working in unison. Nowhere are Pittsburgh’s struggles more evident than in Sidney Crosby’s prolonged funk. Crosby, a two-time Hart Trophy winner, is on pace for career lows in goals and points, and his team appears destined for a four-month battle just to reach the postseason let alone make a serious run at Stanley Cup to bookend the one he and fellow superstar Evgeni Malkin won in 2009 back when a dynasty seemed almost inevitable.


Question: What was the high mark of return on capital that Deutsche Bank intended to achieve prior to the financial crisis?

For Deutsche Bank, the change will entail a reduction of hundreds of billions of euros in the bank’s use of borrowed funds. It also means that the bank will earn a lower return on the money it invests than in the past. The bank will aim for a 10 percent return on capital, down from a previous target of 12 percent and a far cry from the 25 percent return that Deutsche Bank sought to achieve before the financial crisis. In addition, the bank said it aimed to cut costs by 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, a year. The cuts would seem to suggest that Deutsche Bank will have little choice but to join other European banks like UBS or Barclays in scaling back its American operations.

Answer: 25 percent return

For Deutsche Bank, the change will entail a reduction of hundreds of billions of euros in the bank’s use of borrowed funds. It also means that the bank will earn a lower return on the money it invests than in the past. <hl> The bank will aim for a 10 percent return on capital, down from a previous target of 12 percent and a far cry from the 25 percent return that Deutsche Bank sought to achieve before the financial crisis. <hl> In addition, the bank said it aimed to cut costs by 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, a year. The cuts would seem to suggest that Deutsche Bank will have little choice but to join other European banks like UBS or Barclays in scaling back its American operations.

For Deutsche Bank, the change will entail a reduction of hundreds of billions of euros in the bank’s use of borrowed funds. It also means that the bank will earn a lower return on the money it invests than in the past. The bank will aim for a 10 percent return on capital, down from a previous target of 12 percent and a far cry from the <hl> 25 percent return <hl> that Deutsche Bank sought to achieve before the financial crisis. In addition, the bank said it aimed to cut costs by 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, a year. The cuts would seem to suggest that Deutsche Bank will have little choice but to join other European banks like UBS or Barclays in scaling back its American operations.


Question: What was the exact name of the cyanide gas?

It explicitly dismissed statements by Rudolf Höss, one of the commanders at Auschwitz, that a cyanide gas, Zyklon B, had been used to commit mass murder. It said those confessions were made “under duress.” Most historians estimate that 1.1 million died at the camp. Mel Mermelstein, a businessman from Long Beach, Calif., who survived Auschwitz, provided documents, eyewitness testimonies, histories, photographs and even a can that had contained Zyklon B to the institute. He told of seeing his mother and sister driven into the gas chambers in 1944.

Answer: Zyklon B

<hl> It explicitly dismissed statements by Rudolf Höss, one of the commanders at Auschwitz, that a cyanide gas, Zyklon B , had been used to commit mass murder. <hl> It said those confessions were made “under duress.” Most historians estimate that 1.1 million died at the camp. Mel Mermelstein, a businessman from Long Beach, Calif., who survived Auschwitz, provided documents, eyewitness testimonies, histories, photographs and even a can that had contained Zyklon B to the institute. He told of seeing his mother and sister driven into the gas chambers in 1944.

It explicitly dismissed statements by Rudolf Höss, one of the commanders at Auschwitz, that a cyanide gas, <hl> Zyklon B <hl>, had been used to commit mass murder. It said those confessions were made “under duress.” Most historians estimate that 1.1 million died at the camp. Mel Mermelstein, a businessman from Long Beach, Calif., who survived Auschwitz, provided documents, eyewitness testimonies, histories, photographs and even a can that had contained Zyklon B to the institute. He told of seeing his mother and sister driven into the gas chambers in 1944.

It explicitly dismissed statements by Rudolf Höss, one of the commanders at Auschwitz, that a cyanide gas, <hl> Zyklon B <hl> , had been used to commit mass murder.


Question: On what date is the investor vote occurring?

The May 13 investor vote is fast approaching. Some 30 percent of DuPont’s shareholder base is made up of retail investors, many of whom may cast votes (but like much of the American electorate, probably won’t). This leaves DuPont’s fate to be decided by the mutual funds. Until the I.S.S. report, DuPont seemed to be on an upward track; now, it is hard to say whether the company will win. In truth, a settlement is still the logical course – it’s a fact of life these days, as Mr. Lipton points out. Both sides know DuPont’s performance quite well and can work through all of these issues better than anyone.

Answer: May 13

<hl> The May 13 investor vote is fast approaching. <hl> Some 30 percent of DuPont’s shareholder base is made up of retail investors, many of whom may cast votes (but like much of the American electorate, probably won’t). This leaves DuPont’s fate to be decided by the mutual funds. Until the I.S.S. report, DuPont seemed to be on an upward track; now, it is hard to say whether the company will win. In truth, a settlement is still the logical course – it’s a fact of life these days, as Mr. Lipton points out. Both sides know DuPont’s performance quite well and can work through all of these issues better than anyone.

The <hl> May 13 <hl> investor vote is fast approaching. Some 30 percent of DuPont’s shareholder base is made up of retail investors, many of whom may cast votes (but like much of the American electorate, probably won’t). This leaves DuPont’s fate to be decided by the mutual funds. Until the I.S.S. report, DuPont seemed to be on an upward track; now, it is hard to say whether the company will win. In truth, a settlement is still the logical course – it’s a fact of life these days, as Mr. Lipton points out. Both sides know DuPont’s performance quite well and can work through all of these issues better than anyone.


Question: What was only a tenth of a percentage point higher than last year?

The thing about the new jobs numbers is that, solid though they may be, they are solid in exactly the same way that most jobs numbers have been solid for the last couple of years. They don’t show the kind of progress on some key weaknesses in the economy that the Fed might like to see if it’s going to move faster, rather than slower, in the path of rate increases. Consider one of the great weaknesses of the economy the last few years: the millions of people who left the labor force entirely during the last recession and have not returned, many of them of prime working age. The new numbers don’t offer much sense of progress. The ratio of the population working was unchanged at 59.3 percent, which is only a tenth of a percentage point higher than it was a year earlier. And average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent, which was what forecasters expected but also doesn’t suggest that wage inflation is starting to break out. That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of excessive inflation.

Answer: ratio of the population working

The thing about the new jobs numbers is that, solid though they may be, they are solid in exactly the same way that most jobs numbers have been solid for the last couple of years. They don’t show the kind of progress on some key weaknesses in the economy that the Fed might like to see if it’s going to move faster, rather than slower, in the path of rate increases. Consider one of the great weaknesses of the economy the last few years: the millions of people who left the labor force entirely during the last recession and have not returned, many of them of prime working age. The new numbers don’t offer much sense of progress. <hl> The ratio of the population working was unchanged at 59.3 percent, which is only a tenth of a percentage point higher than it was a year earlier. <hl> And average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent, which was what forecasters expected but also doesn’t suggest that wage inflation is starting to break out. That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of excessive inflation.

The thing about the new jobs numbers is that, solid though they may be, they are solid in exactly the same way that most jobs numbers have been solid for the last couple of years. They don’t show the kind of progress on some key weaknesses in the economy that the Fed might like to see if it’s going to move faster, rather than slower, in the path of rate increases. Consider one of the great weaknesses of the economy the last few years: the millions of people who left the labor force entirely during the last recession and have not returned, many of them of prime working age. The new numbers don’t offer much sense of progress. The <hl> ratio of the population working <hl> was unchanged at 59.3 percent, which is only a tenth of a percentage point higher than it was a year earlier. And average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent, which was what forecasters expected but also doesn’t suggest that wage inflation is starting to break out. That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of excessive inflation.


Question: Which site formerly handled the coverage of sci fi and fantasy?

Some of the areas of coverage that those sites focused on will now be addressed by the remaining seven sites. Jezebel, he said, will now “become the primary voice for celebrity and pop culture coverage in the network.” Gizmodo, which recently hired a new editor, Katie Drummond, from Bloomberg, will take over the coverage of science fiction, fantasy and futurism that was previously handled by the site io9. Seven people will lose their jobs in the revamping, although six jobs will be created. Plans to license Gawker’s content management system, Kinja, will be shelved. Gawker.com, the first site founded by Mr. Denton, had been seen as the quintessential Manhattan media and gossip publication of the Internet age — a destination for ambitious, young writers eager to cover the industry and the powerful figures who populate it. It has been no stranger to turmoil itself, with frequent changes among its top newsroom leadership, scandals over subjects it has covered or materials it has published. Disagreements in its staff have often broken into public view. But the announcement on Tuesday represents a more fundamental change of direction for the site and the company.

Answer: io9

Some of the areas of coverage that those sites focused on will now be addressed by the remaining seven sites. Jezebel, he said, will now “become the primary voice for celebrity and pop culture coverage in the network.” <hl> Gizmodo, which recently hired a new editor, Katie Drummond, from Bloomberg, will take over the coverage of science fiction, fantasy and futurism that was previously handled by the site io9 . <hl> Seven people will lose their jobs in the revamping, although six jobs will be created. Plans to license Gawker’s content management system, Kinja, will be shelved. Gawker.com, the first site founded by Mr. Denton, had been seen as the quintessential Manhattan media and gossip publication of the Internet age — a destination for ambitious, young writers eager to cover the industry and the powerful figures who populate it. It has been no stranger to turmoil itself, with frequent changes among its top newsroom leadership, scandals over subjects it has covered or materials it has published. Disagreements in its staff have often broken into public view. But the announcement on Tuesday represents a more fundamental change of direction for the site and the company.

Some of the areas of coverage that those sites focused on will now be addressed by the remaining seven sites. Jezebel, he said, will now “become the primary voice for celebrity and pop culture coverage in the network.” Gizmodo, which recently hired a new editor, Katie Drummond, from Bloomberg, will take over the coverage of science fiction, fantasy and futurism that was previously handled by the site <hl> io9 <hl>. Seven people will lose their jobs in the revamping, although six jobs will be created. Plans to license Gawker’s content management system, Kinja, will be shelved. Gawker.com, the first site founded by Mr. Denton, had been seen as the quintessential Manhattan media and gossip publication of the Internet age — a destination for ambitious, young writers eager to cover the industry and the powerful figures who populate it. It has been no stranger to turmoil itself, with frequent changes among its top newsroom leadership, scandals over subjects it has covered or materials it has published. Disagreements in its staff have often broken into public view. But the announcement on Tuesday represents a more fundamental change of direction for the site and the company.

Gizmodo, which recently hired a new editor, Katie Drummond, from Bloomberg, will take over the coverage of science fiction, fantasy and futurism that was previously handled by the site <hl> io9 <hl> .


Question: who reported about Mr. Pope and his collections?

“One of the most interesting, significant and unique things is that the art collection, which is fabulous in and of itself, is in a domestic setting, so you see how it was juxtaposed with all the other things that Mr. Pope collected,” Ms. Bourbeau said. “This is where he lived with it, where he enjoyed it himself, where he shared it with family and friends. That was his motivation for collecting in the first place. He wasn’t buying for investment purposes. It was because he loved the stuff.”

Answer: Ms. Bourbeau

<hl> “One of the most interesting, significant and unique things is that the art collection, which is fabulous in and of itself, is in a domestic setting, so you see how it was juxtaposed with all the other things that Mr. Pope collected,” Ms. Bourbeau said. <hl> “This is where he lived with it, where he enjoyed it himself, where he shared it with family and friends. That was his motivation for collecting in the first place. He wasn’t buying for investment purposes. It was because he loved the stuff.”

“One of the most interesting, significant and unique things is that the art collection, which is fabulous in and of itself, is in a domestic setting, so you see how it was juxtaposed with all the other things that Mr. Pope collected,” <hl> Ms. Bourbeau <hl> said. “This is where he lived with it, where he enjoyed it himself, where he shared it with family and friends. That was his motivation for collecting in the first place. He wasn’t buying for investment purposes. It was because he loved the stuff.”