Question: What was Mark Rylance doing while the BBC waited for him to act in their show?

Mr. Rylance, who has won three Tony Awards, has done relatively little film or television work and isn’t well-known to a broader audience. (That might change after “Wolf Hall” and two current film projects with Steven Spielberg — “The BFG” and “Bridge of Spies.”) But Mr. Callender and his fellow producers weren’t deterred. “Most actors can do one or two things at the same time; great actors can do several things at the same time; Mark Rylance can do hundreds of things at the same time,” he said. “He has one of those faces that can tell a thousand stories.” So sure was Mr. Callender that Mr. Rylance was the right choice that he persuaded the BBC to wait a year while the actor performed in repertory productions of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III” that played in the West End and on Broadway.

Answer: performed in repertory productions of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III” that played in the West End and on Broadway.

Mr. Rylance, who has won three Tony Awards, has done relatively little film or television work and isn’t well-known to a broader audience. (That might change after “Wolf Hall” and two current film projects with Steven Spielberg — “The BFG” and “Bridge of Spies.”) But Mr. Callender and his fellow producers weren’t deterred. “Most actors can do one or two things at the same time; great actors can do several things at the same time; Mark Rylance can do hundreds of things at the same time,” he said. “He has one of those faces that can tell a thousand stories.” <hl> So sure was Mr. Callender that Mr. Rylance was the right choice that he persuaded the BBC to wait a year while the actor performed in repertory productions of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III” that played in the West End and on Broadway. <hl>

Mr. Rylance, who has won three Tony Awards, has done relatively little film or television work and isn’t well-known to a broader audience. (That might change after “Wolf Hall” and two current film projects with Steven Spielberg — “The BFG” and “Bridge of Spies.”) But Mr. Callender and his fellow producers weren’t deterred. “Most actors can do one or two things at the same time; great actors can do several things at the same time; Mark Rylance can do hundreds of things at the same time,” he said. “He has one of those faces that can tell a thousand stories.” So sure was Mr. Callender that Mr. Rylance was the right choice that he persuaded the BBC to wait a year while the actor <hl> performed in repertory productions of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III” that played in the West End and on Broadway. <hl>


Question: What did Mr. Norris make to carry out of prison?

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.

Answer: leather bag

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. <hl> Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. <hl> His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the <hl> leather bag <hl> he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.


Question: what would be the requirement of any deal?

Analysts and commentators from across the political spectrum welcomed the agreement. Iranian officials called the agreement a “statement” and a “solution,” in keeping with Mr. Khamenei’s pronouncement that any deal would have to lift all sanctions in one step. The American negotiators had preferred a step-by-step approach, but the Iranians seem to have gotten their way, for the most part.

Answer: lift all sanctions in one step

Analysts and commentators from across the political spectrum welcomed the agreement. <hl> Iranian officials called the agreement a “statement” and a “solution,” in keeping with Mr. Khamenei’s pronouncement that any deal would have to lift all sanctions in one step . <hl> The American negotiators had preferred a step-by-step approach, but the Iranians seem to have gotten their way, for the most part.

Analysts and commentators from across the political spectrum welcomed the agreement. Iranian officials called the agreement a “statement” and a “solution,” in keeping with Mr. Khamenei’s pronouncement that any deal would have to <hl> lift all sanctions in one step <hl>. The American negotiators had preferred a step-by-step approach, but the Iranians seem to have gotten their way, for the most part.

Iranian officials called the agreement a “statement” and a “solution,” in keeping with Mr. Khamenei’s pronouncement that any deal would have to <hl> lift all sanctions in one step <hl> .


Question: How many miles per year did this writer travel for work?

As someone who flew more than 400,000/year internationally for work, I can definitely echo other travelers’ sentiments. My friends all think it’s a great glamorous thing, but it’s a miserable experience, and I flew on Virgin, which is heads and shoulders above anything mentioned in this article. At the end of these trips, I couldn’t wait to sit on my couch and sleep in my bed. As far as I’m concerned, the people who equate their self-worth with their airline status can have it! I ended up giving the miles to family members and friends. Rick of Summit, N.J.: On my United statement, I get a Rodney Dangerfield. It says “Status: No status.”

Answer: 400,000/year

<hl> As someone who flew more than 400,000/year internationally for work, I can definitely echo other travelers’ sentiments. <hl> My friends all think it’s a great glamorous thing, but it’s a miserable experience, and I flew on Virgin, which is heads and shoulders above anything mentioned in this article. At the end of these trips, I couldn’t wait to sit on my couch and sleep in my bed. As far as I’m concerned, the people who equate their self-worth with their airline status can have it! I ended up giving the miles to family members and friends. Rick of Summit, N.J.: On my United statement, I get a Rodney Dangerfield. It says “Status: No status.”

As someone who flew more than <hl> 400,000/year <hl> internationally for work, I can definitely echo other travelers’ sentiments. My friends all think it’s a great glamorous thing, but it’s a miserable experience, and I flew on Virgin, which is heads and shoulders above anything mentioned in this article. At the end of these trips, I couldn’t wait to sit on my couch and sleep in my bed. As far as I’m concerned, the people who equate their self-worth with their airline status can have it! I ended up giving the miles to family members and friends. Rick of Summit, N.J.: On my United statement, I get a Rodney Dangerfield. It says “Status: No status.”


Question: When did San Antonio last lose at home?

Ricky Rubio tied a career high with 17 assists for the Timberwolves, who held off a late charge from the Jazz that cut a 15-point deficit to 6 even as Utah was playing without Derrick Favors. Trey Burke scored all 23 of his points in the second half for Utah. The Jazz have been gutted by injuries to much of their foundation, including Rudy Gobert, Dante Exum and Alec Burks. Relying on replacements for them and for Favors has left the team playing sloppy basketball of late. SPURS 112, SUNS 79 LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio easily won its 19th straight home game to start the season. The Spurs also extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 28 straight games dating to last season.

Answer: last season

Ricky Rubio tied a career high with 17 assists for the Timberwolves, who held off a late charge from the Jazz that cut a 15-point deficit to 6 even as Utah was playing without Derrick Favors. Trey Burke scored all 23 of his points in the second half for Utah. The Jazz have been gutted by injuries to much of their foundation, including Rudy Gobert, Dante Exum and Alec Burks. Relying on replacements for them and for Favors has left the team playing sloppy basketball of late. SPURS 112, SUNS 79 LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio easily won its 19th straight home game to start the season. <hl> The Spurs also extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 28 straight games dating to last season . <hl>

Ricky Rubio tied a career high with 17 assists for the Timberwolves, who held off a late charge from the Jazz that cut a 15-point deficit to 6 even as Utah was playing without Derrick Favors. Trey Burke scored all 23 of his points in the second half for Utah. The Jazz have been gutted by injuries to much of their foundation, including Rudy Gobert, Dante Exum and Alec Burks. Relying on replacements for them and for Favors has left the team playing sloppy basketball of late. SPURS 112, SUNS 79 LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio easily won its 19th straight home game to start the season. The Spurs also extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 28 straight games dating to <hl> last season <hl>.

The Spurs also extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 28 straight games dating to <hl> last season <hl> .


Question: How does the novelist make a differentiation from other novels with the same subject?

This is the first novel by Ms. Pierpont, a graduate of New York University’s creative writing program, and it shows a remarkably mature understanding of the delicate emotional balances in families — how feelings can flow back and forth like electricity in some kind of zero-sum game — and the subtle, irrational vicissitudes of people’s psyches. We follow first one character and then another as each tries to manage what has happened. It is an old story, a crumbling marriage, but Ms. Pierpont gives it fresh insights, making the particular unhappiness (and occasional happiness) of the Shanleys by turns poignant, funny and very sad.

Answer: poignant, funny and very sad.

This is the first novel by Ms. Pierpont, a graduate of New York University’s creative writing program, and it shows a remarkably mature understanding of the delicate emotional balances in families — how feelings can flow back and forth like electricity in some kind of zero-sum game — and the subtle, irrational vicissitudes of people’s psyches. We follow first one character and then another as each tries to manage what has happened. <hl> It is an old story, a crumbling marriage, but Ms. Pierpont gives it fresh insights, making the particular unhappiness (and occasional happiness) of the Shanleys by turns poignant, funny and very sad. <hl>

This is the first novel by Ms. Pierpont, a graduate of New York University’s creative writing program, and it shows a remarkably mature understanding of the delicate emotional balances in families — how feelings can flow back and forth like electricity in some kind of zero-sum game — and the subtle, irrational vicissitudes of people’s psyches. We follow first one character and then another as each tries to manage what has happened. It is an old story, a crumbling marriage, but Ms. Pierpont gives it fresh insights, making the particular unhappiness (and occasional happiness) of the Shanleys by turns <hl> poignant, funny and very sad. <hl>


Question: James wanted Donald Sterling removed as the owner of which team?

In the Brown mold, James, at 30, has emerged as a leader off the court as he has matured as a player. He was vocal in calling for the removal of the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling last year. He wore an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt to protest acts of police violence, and last month, he called for calm when a white Cleveland policeman was acquitted in the shooting deaths of two black motorists. “In a subtler way, he has had to carry the same kind of burden and use the same kind of wisdom,” Brown said. “For him to have to have the ability to deal with the politics of being back in Cleveland, dealing with the politics of his own team, I have great admiration for what I see as a great contribution by a human being on and off the field. “

Answer: Los Angeles Clippers

In the Brown mold, James, at 30, has emerged as a leader off the court as he has matured as a player. <hl> He was vocal in calling for the removal of the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling last year. <hl> He wore an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt to protest acts of police violence, and last month, he called for calm when a white Cleveland policeman was acquitted in the shooting deaths of two black motorists. “In a subtler way, he has had to carry the same kind of burden and use the same kind of wisdom,” Brown said. “For him to have to have the ability to deal with the politics of being back in Cleveland, dealing with the politics of his own team, I have great admiration for what I see as a great contribution by a human being on and off the field. “

In the Brown mold, James, at 30, has emerged as a leader off the court as he has matured as a player. He was vocal in calling for the removal of the <hl> Los Angeles Clippers <hl> owner Donald Sterling last year. He wore an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt to protest acts of police violence, and last month, he called for calm when a white Cleveland policeman was acquitted in the shooting deaths of two black motorists. “In a subtler way, he has had to carry the same kind of burden and use the same kind of wisdom,” Brown said. “For him to have to have the ability to deal with the politics of being back in Cleveland, dealing with the politics of his own team, I have great admiration for what I see as a great contribution by a human being on and off the field. “


Question: What are magazines and websites portraying more accurately?

Today, Ms. Post said, “Websites and magazines portray a far more accurate, more realistic reflection of what’s expected from us behaviorally at a wedding, and therefore people are acting better. Most people really want to get it right.” The way parties are structured is also changing. Today’s festivities start with the welcome party, which morphs into the ceremony the following evening, which flows effortlessly into the four-hour postnuptial gala, followed by an after-party. Expect Sunday brunch to close the weekend.

Answer: what’s expected from us behaviorally at a wedding

<hl> Today, Ms. Post said, “Websites and magazines portray a far more accurate, more realistic reflection of what’s expected from us behaviorally at a wedding , and therefore people are acting better. <hl> Most people really want to get it right.” The way parties are structured is also changing. Today’s festivities start with the welcome party, which morphs into the ceremony the following evening, which flows effortlessly into the four-hour postnuptial gala, followed by an after-party. Expect Sunday brunch to close the weekend.

Today, Ms. Post said, “Websites and magazines portray a far more accurate, more realistic reflection of <hl> what’s expected from us behaviorally at a wedding <hl>, and therefore people are acting better. Most people really want to get it right.” The way parties are structured is also changing. Today’s festivities start with the welcome party, which morphs into the ceremony the following evening, which flows effortlessly into the four-hour postnuptial gala, followed by an after-party. Expect Sunday brunch to close the weekend.

Today, Ms. Post said, “Websites and magazines portray a far more accurate, more realistic reflection of <hl> what’s expected from us behaviorally at a wedding <hl> , and therefore people are acting better.


Question: Mr. Heastie was considered one of the most influential people in what city?

Ms. Miner noted that she had spoken to Mr. Heastie many times in the past; Mr. Heastie served for 14 years in the Assembly before becoming speaker. But in many cases Tuesday, Mr. Heastie, now one of the most powerful men in Albany, seemed to be introducing himself to members of the public. In his first five months on the job, Mr. Heastie has established himself as a quiet presence in the Capitol, with terse answers to reporters’ questions and a sedate, often dispassionate way of delivering speeches.

Answer: Albany

Ms. Miner noted that she had spoken to Mr. Heastie many times in the past; Mr. Heastie served for 14 years in the Assembly before becoming speaker. <hl> But in many cases Tuesday, Mr. Heastie, now one of the most powerful men in Albany , seemed to be introducing himself to members of the public. <hl> In his first five months on the job, Mr. Heastie has established himself as a quiet presence in the Capitol, with terse answers to reporters’ questions and a sedate, often dispassionate way of delivering speeches.

Ms. Miner noted that she had spoken to Mr. Heastie many times in the past; Mr. Heastie served for 14 years in the Assembly before becoming speaker. But in many cases Tuesday, Mr. Heastie, now one of the most powerful men in <hl> Albany <hl>, seemed to be introducing himself to members of the public. In his first five months on the job, Mr. Heastie has established himself as a quiet presence in the Capitol, with terse answers to reporters’ questions and a sedate, often dispassionate way of delivering speeches.

But in many cases Tuesday, Mr. Heastie, now one of the most powerful men in <hl> Albany <hl> , seemed to be introducing himself to members of the public.


Question: The submissions were taken to what city?

A major focus of the Iraqi pavilion this year (held at Ca’ Dandolo, a palazzo on the Grand Canal) is a set of drawings by adult Iraqi refugees who fled the Islamic State’s onslaught. These depictions — a hooded militant shooting a mother and child, a bandaged man whose bleeding heart is shaped like Iraq — were produced when the Ruya Foundation took paper, pencils and crayons to refugees in three camps in northern Iraq. All 546 submissions were then flown to Beijing and shown to the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who made a selection for a book published by the foundation. (That book is on sale at the exhibition and proceeds will go to the refugees.)

Answer: Beijing

A major focus of the Iraqi pavilion this year (held at Ca’ Dandolo, a palazzo on the Grand Canal) is a set of drawings by adult Iraqi refugees who fled the Islamic State’s onslaught. These depictions — a hooded militant shooting a mother and child, a bandaged man whose bleeding heart is shaped like Iraq — were produced when the Ruya Foundation took paper, pencils and crayons to refugees in three camps in northern Iraq. <hl> All 546 submissions were then flown to Beijing and shown to the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who made a selection for a book published by the foundation. <hl> (That book is on sale at the exhibition and proceeds will go to the refugees.)

A major focus of the Iraqi pavilion this year (held at Ca’ Dandolo, a palazzo on the Grand Canal) is a set of drawings by adult Iraqi refugees who fled the Islamic State’s onslaught. These depictions — a hooded militant shooting a mother and child, a bandaged man whose bleeding heart is shaped like Iraq — were produced when the Ruya Foundation took paper, pencils and crayons to refugees in three camps in northern Iraq. All 546 submissions were then flown to <hl> Beijing <hl> and shown to the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who made a selection for a book published by the foundation. (That book is on sale at the exhibition and proceeds will go to the refugees.)


Question: What is the name of the inmate who found Mr. Harrell sitting by himself?

Mr. Harrell also had a history of heart disease and drug abuse, which the autopsy report said contributed to his death. The day he died, several inmates described him as being depressed and withdrawn. Ibrahim Camara said he found Mr. Harrell sitting alone, watching television and asked what was wrong. “I said, ‘Is it your mom, family or something?’ ” Mr. Camara recalled in a phone interview from prison. “He shook his head yes.” Mr. Harrell’s mother had died in November. Around 8:30 that night, Mr. Harrell — whose nickname was JRock — told two officers that his wife and sister were coming to pick him up and take him home, according to one inmate’s affidavit. His earliest release date from prison was September 2020.

Answer: Ibrahim Camara

Mr. Harrell also had a history of heart disease and drug abuse, which the autopsy report said contributed to his death. The day he died, several inmates described him as being depressed and withdrawn. <hl> Ibrahim Camara said he found Mr. Harrell sitting alone, watching television and asked what was wrong. <hl> “I said, ‘Is it your mom, family or something?’ ” Mr. Camara recalled in a phone interview from prison. “He shook his head yes.” Mr. Harrell’s mother had died in November. Around 8:30 that night, Mr. Harrell — whose nickname was JRock — told two officers that his wife and sister were coming to pick him up and take him home, according to one inmate’s affidavit. His earliest release date from prison was September 2020.

Mr. Harrell also had a history of heart disease and drug abuse, which the autopsy report said contributed to his death. The day he died, several inmates described him as being depressed and withdrawn. <hl> Ibrahim Camara <hl> said he found Mr. Harrell sitting alone, watching television and asked what was wrong. “I said, ‘Is it your mom, family or something?’ ” Mr. Camara recalled in a phone interview from prison. “He shook his head yes.” Mr. Harrell’s mother had died in November. Around 8:30 that night, Mr. Harrell — whose nickname was JRock — told two officers that his wife and sister were coming to pick him up and take him home, according to one inmate’s affidavit. His earliest release date from prison was September 2020.


Question: What was not removed from the DEA's list of harmful and addictive substances?

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

Answer: marijuana

<hl> A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. <hl> Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of <hl> marijuana <hl> from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.


Question: How many times a day mishearing of what people say happen to his/her ?

As my deafness increases, I am more and more prone to mishearing what people say, though this is quite unpredictable; it may happen 20 times, or not at all, in the course of a day. I carefully record these in a little red notebook labeled “PARACUSES” — aberrations in hearing, especially mishearings. I enter what I hear (in red) on one page, what was actually said (in green) on the opposite page, and (in purple) people’s reactions to my mishearings, and the often far-fetched hypotheses I may entertain in an attempt to make sense of what is often essentially nonsensical. After the publication of Freud’s “Psychopathology of Everyday Life” in 1901, such mishearings, along with a range of misreadings, misspeakings, misdoings and slips of the tongue were seen as “Freudian,” an expression of deeply repressed feelings and conflicts.

Answer: 20 times

<hl> As my deafness increases, I am more and more prone to mishearing what people say, though this is quite unpredictable; it may happen 20 times , or not at all, in the course of a day. <hl> I carefully record these in a little red notebook labeled “PARACUSES” — aberrations in hearing, especially mishearings. I enter what I hear (in red) on one page, what was actually said (in green) on the opposite page, and (in purple) people’s reactions to my mishearings, and the often far-fetched hypotheses I may entertain in an attempt to make sense of what is often essentially nonsensical. After the publication of Freud’s “Psychopathology of Everyday Life” in 1901, such mishearings, along with a range of misreadings, misspeakings, misdoings and slips of the tongue were seen as “Freudian,” an expression of deeply repressed feelings and conflicts.

As my deafness increases, I am more and more prone to mishearing what people say, though this is quite unpredictable; it may happen <hl> 20 times <hl>, or not at all, in the course of a day. I carefully record these in a little red notebook labeled “PARACUSES” — aberrations in hearing, especially mishearings. I enter what I hear (in red) on one page, what was actually said (in green) on the opposite page, and (in purple) people’s reactions to my mishearings, and the often far-fetched hypotheses I may entertain in an attempt to make sense of what is often essentially nonsensical. After the publication of Freud’s “Psychopathology of Everyday Life” in 1901, such mishearings, along with a range of misreadings, misspeakings, misdoings and slips of the tongue were seen as “Freudian,” an expression of deeply repressed feelings and conflicts.

As my deafness increases, I am more and more prone to mishearing what people say, though this is quite unpredictable; it may happen <hl> 20 times <hl> , or not at all, in the course of a day.


Question: How long as the National Front been in existence?

The first posters highlighted hostility to migrants — “Two Million Unemployed is Two Million Immigrants Too Many!” reads one from 1978. “Immigrants weigh on the economic life of our country,” Jean-Marie Le Pen told an interviewer that year — words that could have come from his daughter. “Immigration was its central theme,” writes the historian Valérie Igounet about the National Front’s early days. “Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years,” Laurent Bouvet, a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview. “There’s this side of them, a hierarchy of civilizations.”

Answer: 40 years

The first posters highlighted hostility to migrants — “Two Million Unemployed is Two Million Immigrants Too Many!” reads one from 1978. “Immigrants weigh on the economic life of our country,” Jean-Marie Le Pen told an interviewer that year — words that could have come from his daughter. “Immigration was its central theme,” writes the historian Valérie Igounet about the National Front’s early days. <hl> “Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years ,” Laurent Bouvet, a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview. <hl> “There’s this side of them, a hierarchy of civilizations.”

The first posters highlighted hostility to migrants — “Two Million Unemployed is Two Million Immigrants Too Many!” reads one from 1978. “Immigrants weigh on the economic life of our country,” Jean-Marie Le Pen told an interviewer that year — words that could have come from his daughter. “Immigration was its central theme,” writes the historian Valérie Igounet about the National Front’s early days. “Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than <hl> 40 years <hl>,” Laurent Bouvet, a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview. “There’s this side of them, a hierarchy of civilizations.”

“Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than <hl> 40 years <hl> ,” Laurent Bouvet, a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview.


Question: What type of exhibition is the Swedish Wodden toys exhibition?

★ ‘Swedish Wooden Toys’ (through Feb. 28) This presentation of more than 300 playthings from the late 16th to the early 21st centuries will be catnip for anyone into antique toys. The show features diminutive vehicles of all kinds from old-time wagons, trains and fully-rigged sailboats, to futuristic cars and a rocket ship. There are naturalistic and anthropomorphic animals, weapons, puzzles, games, dollhouses and architectural construction kits. While many of these items were produced by big manufacturers like BRIO and Playsam, many others are one-of-a-kind wonders like a miniature baking set from around 1900 that includes rolling pins, spatulas and other implements all lovingly carved from wood and fitting into a tray just eight inches long. Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street, Manhattan, 212-501-3011, bgc.bard.edu. (Johnson) ★ Gil Batle: ‘Hatched in Prison’ (through Jan. 9) Mr. Batle, 53, served a total of 20 years in five California prisons for fraud and forgery. Now living in the Philippines, he has been recounting his experiences in an unlikely medium. Using a high-speed dental drill, he carves miniature narratives of prison life into the surfaces of ostrich eggs. The 19 examples in this show, all made in the past two years, are amazing for their meticulous craftsmanship and detailed story telling. Ricco Maresca, 529 West 20th Street, Chelsea, 212-627-4819, riccomaresca.com. (Johnson) ★ Annu Palakunnathu Matthew: ‘Indelible Memories’ (through Jan. 16) Ms. Matthew was born in England to Indian parents, spent her adolescence and early adulthood in India, and has lived in the United States since. The mostly album-size photographs in this compact but far-ranging gallery survey are about the intensities and confusions of a cultural mixing that makes the artist, psychologically, both a global citizen and an outsider, at home and in transit, wherever she is. And it’s about photography as document and fiction: souvenir, re-enactment and imaginative projection. (Closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 4.) A beautiful show that could too easily slip away. sepiaEYE, 547 West 27th Street, Chelsea, 212-967-0738, sepiaeye.com. (Cotter) ★ Robert Ryman (through June 18) For nearly 60s years, the Minimalist painter Robert Ryman has had few equals when it comes to doing more with less. White has been his primary, if not quite his only, color, the square his typical format. And yet within these seeming limitations a remarkably fecund and resonant body of work has evolved as demonstrated with unusual clarity (and in natural light) by this small but comprehensive exhibition. Dia: Chelsea, 535 West 22nd Street, 212-989-5566, diaart.org. (Smith) ★ Giorgio Morandi (through June 25) The Italian master of modern still life, and closet abstractionist, is celebrated in a large show devoted foremost to his painting from the 1930s, which are not well known in this country. They reveal a period of struggle during which the artist had settled on what to paint, how to paint was still very much up for grabs. Joel Meyerowitz’s large color photographs of Morandi’s still life objects – which he sometimes altered – are also on view. Reservations are required. Center for Italian Modern Art, 421 Broome Street, near Crosby Street, SoHo, 646-370-3596, italianmodernart.org. (Smith)

Answer: presentation of more than 300 playthings from the late 16th to the early 21st centuries

★ ‘Swedish Wooden Toys’ (through Feb. 28) <hl> This presentation of more than 300 playthings from the late 16th to the early 21st centuries will be catnip for anyone into antique toys. <hl> The show features diminutive vehicles of all kinds from old-time wagons, trains and fully-rigged sailboats, to futuristic cars and a rocket ship. There are naturalistic and anthropomorphic animals, weapons, puzzles, games, dollhouses and architectural construction kits. While many of these items were produced by big manufacturers like BRIO and Playsam, many others are one-of-a-kind wonders like a miniature baking set from around 1900 that includes rolling pins, spatulas and other implements all lovingly carved from wood and fitting into a tray just eight inches long. Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street, Manhattan, 212-501-3011, bgc.bard.edu. (Johnson) ★ Gil Batle: ‘Hatched in Prison’ (through Jan. 9) Mr. Batle, 53, served a total of 20 years in five California prisons for fraud and forgery. Now living in the Philippines, he has been recounting his experiences in an unlikely medium. Using a high-speed dental drill, he carves miniature narratives of prison life into the surfaces of ostrich eggs. The 19 examples in this show, all made in the past two years, are amazing for their meticulous craftsmanship and detailed story telling. Ricco Maresca, 529 West 20th Street, Chelsea, 212-627-4819, riccomaresca.com. (Johnson) ★ Annu Palakunnathu Matthew: ‘Indelible Memories’ (through Jan. 16) Ms. Matthew was born in England to Indian parents, spent her adolescence and early adulthood in India, and has lived in the United States since. The mostly album-size photographs in this compact but far-ranging gallery survey are about the intensities and confusions of a cultural mixing that makes the artist, psychologically, both a global citizen and an outsider, at home and in transit, wherever she is. And it’s about photography as document and fiction: souvenir, re-enactment and imaginative projection. (Closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 4.) A beautiful show that could too easily slip away. sepiaEYE, 547 West 27th Street, Chelsea, 212-967-0738, sepiaeye.com. (Cotter) ★ Robert Ryman (through June 18) For nearly 60s years, the Minimalist painter Robert Ryman has had few equals when it comes to doing more with less. White has been his primary, if not quite his only, color, the square his typical format. And yet within these seeming limitations a remarkably fecund and resonant body of work has evolved as demonstrated with unusual clarity (and in natural light) by this small but comprehensive exhibition. Dia: Chelsea, 535 West 22nd Street, 212-989-5566, diaart.org. (Smith) ★ Giorgio Morandi (through June 25) The Italian master of modern still life, and closet abstractionist, is celebrated in a large show devoted foremost to his painting from the 1930s, which are not well known in this country. They reveal a period of struggle during which the artist had settled on what to paint, how to paint was still very much up for grabs. Joel Meyerowitz’s large color photographs of Morandi’s still life objects – which he sometimes altered – are also on view. Reservations are required. Center for Italian Modern Art, 421 Broome Street, near Crosby Street, SoHo, 646-370-3596, italianmodernart.org. (Smith)

★ ‘Swedish Wooden Toys’ (through Feb. 28) This <hl> presentation of more than 300 playthings from the late 16th to the early 21st centuries <hl> will be catnip for anyone into antique toys. The show features diminutive vehicles of all kinds from old-time wagons, trains and fully-rigged sailboats, to futuristic cars and a rocket ship. There are naturalistic and anthropomorphic animals, weapons, puzzles, games, dollhouses and architectural construction kits. While many of these items were produced by big manufacturers like BRIO and Playsam, many others are one-of-a-kind wonders like a miniature baking set from around 1900 that includes rolling pins, spatulas and other implements all lovingly carved from wood and fitting into a tray just eight inches long. Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street, Manhattan, 212-501-3011, bgc.bard.edu. (Johnson) ★ Gil Batle: ‘Hatched in Prison’ (through Jan. 9) Mr. Batle, 53, served a total of 20 years in five California prisons for fraud and forgery. Now living in the Philippines, he has been recounting his experiences in an unlikely medium. Using a high-speed dental drill, he carves miniature narratives of prison life into the surfaces of ostrich eggs. The 19 examples in this show, all made in the past two years, are amazing for their meticulous craftsmanship and detailed story telling. Ricco Maresca, 529 West 20th Street, Chelsea, 212-627-4819, riccomaresca.com. (Johnson) ★ Annu Palakunnathu Matthew: ‘Indelible Memories’ (through Jan. 16) Ms. Matthew was born in England to Indian parents, spent her adolescence and early adulthood in India, and has lived in the United States since. The mostly album-size photographs in this compact but far-ranging gallery survey are about the intensities and confusions of a cultural mixing that makes the artist, psychologically, both a global citizen and an outsider, at home and in transit, wherever she is. And it’s about photography as document and fiction: souvenir, re-enactment and imaginative projection. (Closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 4.) A beautiful show that could too easily slip away. sepiaEYE, 547 West 27th Street, Chelsea, 212-967-0738, sepiaeye.com. (Cotter) ★ Robert Ryman (through June 18) For nearly 60s years, the Minimalist painter Robert Ryman has had few equals when it comes to doing more with less. White has been his primary, if not quite his only, color, the square his typical format. And yet within these seeming limitations a remarkably fecund and resonant body of work has evolved as demonstrated with unusual clarity (and in natural light) by this small but comprehensive exhibition. Dia: Chelsea, 535 West 22nd Street, 212-989-5566, diaart.org. (Smith) ★ Giorgio Morandi (through June 25) The Italian master of modern still life, and closet abstractionist, is celebrated in a large show devoted foremost to his painting from the 1930s, which are not well known in this country. They reveal a period of struggle during which the artist had settled on what to paint, how to paint was still very much up for grabs. Joel Meyerowitz’s large color photographs of Morandi’s still life objects – which he sometimes altered – are also on view. Reservations are required. Center for Italian Modern Art, 421 Broome Street, near Crosby Street, SoHo, 646-370-3596, italianmodernart.org. (Smith)


Question: What does the author say in regards to being sorry?

Yes, O.K., sorry, but not really. Six of the seven jurors wanted Thomas held financially responsible. He can thank a lone holdout for the fact that the damage was only to his reputation, and not to his bank account.

Answer: Yes, O.K., sorry, but not really.

<hl> Yes, O.K., sorry, but not really. Six of the seven jurors wanted Thomas held financially responsible. <hl> He can thank a lone holdout for the fact that the damage was only to his reputation, and not to his bank account.

<hl> Yes, O.K., sorry, but not really. <hl> Six of the seven jurors wanted Thomas held financially responsible. He can thank a lone holdout for the fact that the damage was only to his reputation, and not to his bank account.


Question: how old is Dr. Fahs?

As a high school student in Battle Creek, Mich., Mimi Fahs dreamed of Wellesley, but it was freezing cold the day she visited. She saw Sweet Briar in the spring, “and, oh my God, what a contrast,” she said. Dr. Fahs, now 65 and a professor at the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, was in Sweet Briar’s class of ’71. Her first day, she plastered her freshman dorm room with anti-Vietnam War posters. As it happened, her roommate, who was from North Carolina, had friends who were fighting there.

Answer: 65

As a high school student in Battle Creek, Mich., Mimi Fahs dreamed of Wellesley, but it was freezing cold the day she visited. She saw Sweet Briar in the spring, “and, oh my God, what a contrast,” she said. <hl> Dr. Fahs, now 65 and a professor at the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, was in Sweet Briar’s class of ’71. <hl> Her first day, she plastered her freshman dorm room with anti-Vietnam War posters. As it happened, her roommate, who was from North Carolina, had friends who were fighting there.

As a high school student in Battle Creek, Mich., Mimi Fahs dreamed of Wellesley, but it was freezing cold the day she visited. She saw Sweet Briar in the spring, “and, oh my God, what a contrast,” she said. Dr. Fahs, now <hl> 65 <hl> and a professor at the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, was in Sweet Briar’s class of ’71. Her first day, she plastered her freshman dorm room with anti-Vietnam War posters. As it happened, her roommate, who was from North Carolina, had friends who were fighting there.


Question: What nation attacked the Palestinians in the West Bank?

Approval came at the church’s general synod in Cleveland, where delegates voted 508 to 124 in favor of divestment and boycott, with 38 abstentions. It was one of two resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict debated by the church, which has about one million members and more than 5,000 congregations nationwide. The second resolution, which called the actions of Israel against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip acts of apartheid, received 51 percent of the vote — 312 for, 295 against and 31 abstentions — failing to gain the two-thirds majority required for passage. Nonetheless, the slim majority was regarded by supporters of Israel as troubling. Passage of that measure would have made the church the first in the United States to officially describe Israel’s behavior toward the Palestinians as apartheid.

Answer: Israel

Approval came at the church’s general synod in Cleveland, where delegates voted 508 to 124 in favor of divestment and boycott, with 38 abstentions. <hl> It was one of two resolutions on the Israel i-Palestinian conflict debated by the church, which has about one million members and more than 5,000 congregations nationwide. <hl> The second resolution, which called the actions of Israel against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip acts of apartheid, received 51 percent of the vote — 312 for, 295 against and 31 abstentions — failing to gain the two-thirds majority required for passage. Nonetheless, the slim majority was regarded by supporters of Israel as troubling. Passage of that measure would have made the church the first in the United States to officially describe Israel’s behavior toward the Palestinians as apartheid.

Approval came at the church’s general synod in Cleveland, where delegates voted 508 to 124 in favor of divestment and boycott, with 38 abstentions. It was one of two resolutions on the <hl> Israel <hl>i-Palestinian conflict debated by the church, which has about one million members and more than 5,000 congregations nationwide. The second resolution, which called the actions of Israel against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip acts of apartheid, received 51 percent of the vote — 312 for, 295 against and 31 abstentions — failing to gain the two-thirds majority required for passage. Nonetheless, the slim majority was regarded by supporters of Israel as troubling. Passage of that measure would have made the church the first in the United States to officially describe Israel’s behavior toward the Palestinians as apartheid.

It was one of two resolutions on the <hl> Israel <hl> i-Palestinian conflict debated by the church, which has about one million members and more than 5,000 congregations nationwide.


Question: Where does Mrs. Geller work?

Mrs. Geller, 27, is a litigation associate at the law firm Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari in White Plains. She graduated from Fordham and received a law degree cum laude from Pace University. She is the daughter of Dr. Devmani J. Jaitly and Dr. Sharad C. Jaitly of Greenwich. The bride’s father is a cardiologist in West Nyack, N.Y. Her mother is an oncologist at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, where she is also a clinical assistant professor, teaching palliative medicine to students from New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. Mr. Geller, 28, works in Manhattan as the editor of Boy Genius Report, a mobile and online news provider that is part of the Penske Media Corporation. He is a son of Susan R. Geller and Stephen L. Geller, also of Greenwich, who are retired. The groom’s mother was the chief executive and his father was the owner and chairman of SLG Advertising, a company in Greenwich.

Answer: law firm Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari

<hl> Mrs. Geller, 27, is a litigation associate at the law firm Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari in White Plains. <hl> She graduated from Fordham and received a law degree cum laude from Pace University. She is the daughter of Dr. Devmani J. Jaitly and Dr. Sharad C. Jaitly of Greenwich. The bride’s father is a cardiologist in West Nyack, N.Y. Her mother is an oncologist at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, where she is also a clinical assistant professor, teaching palliative medicine to students from New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. Mr. Geller, 28, works in Manhattan as the editor of Boy Genius Report, a mobile and online news provider that is part of the Penske Media Corporation. He is a son of Susan R. Geller and Stephen L. Geller, also of Greenwich, who are retired. The groom’s mother was the chief executive and his father was the owner and chairman of SLG Advertising, a company in Greenwich.

Mrs. Geller, 27, is a litigation associate at the <hl> law firm Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari <hl> in White Plains. She graduated from Fordham and received a law degree cum laude from Pace University. She is the daughter of Dr. Devmani J. Jaitly and Dr. Sharad C. Jaitly of Greenwich. The bride’s father is a cardiologist in West Nyack, N.Y. Her mother is an oncologist at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, where she is also a clinical assistant professor, teaching palliative medicine to students from New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. Mr. Geller, 28, works in Manhattan as the editor of Boy Genius Report, a mobile and online news provider that is part of the Penske Media Corporation. He is a son of Susan R. Geller and Stephen L. Geller, also of Greenwich, who are retired. The groom’s mother was the chief executive and his father was the owner and chairman of SLG Advertising, a company in Greenwich.


Question: Analysts do not expect a quick decision concerning what?

Replacing the cardinal will be one of Francis’ most complicated and important tasks. He will travel throughout the island, meeting different bishops and church figures. It should allow him to make a personal evaluation of the next potential leader of the Cuban church, though analysts do not expect a decision soon. “There are not a lot of bishops in Cuba,” said Gianni La Bella, an expert in Latin American Catholicism and a member of the Community of Sant’Egidio, a liberal Catholic group active in international affairs. “It is not easy to choose the right man for the place.”

Answer: the next potential leader of the Cuban church

Replacing the cardinal will be one of Francis’ most complicated and important tasks. He will travel throughout the island, meeting different bishops and church figures. <hl> It should allow him to make a personal evaluation of the next potential leader of the Cuban church , though analysts do not expect a decision soon. <hl> “There are not a lot of bishops in Cuba,” said Gianni La Bella, an expert in Latin American Catholicism and a member of the Community of Sant’Egidio, a liberal Catholic group active in international affairs. “It is not easy to choose the right man for the place.”

Replacing the cardinal will be one of Francis’ most complicated and important tasks. He will travel throughout the island, meeting different bishops and church figures. It should allow him to make a personal evaluation of <hl> the next potential leader of the Cuban church <hl>, though analysts do not expect a decision soon. “There are not a lot of bishops in Cuba,” said Gianni La Bella, an expert in Latin American Catholicism and a member of the Community of Sant’Egidio, a liberal Catholic group active in international affairs. “It is not easy to choose the right man for the place.”

It should allow him to make a personal evaluation of <hl> the next potential leader of the Cuban church <hl> , though analysts do not expect a decision soon.


Question: Ms. Russ said that the location Ms. White lived in was the most?

There is also evidence that older children, particularly boys, often struggle in new neighborhoods. The costs of the move can outweigh the benefits of the new place. Ms. White says those issues are real enough but nothing compared with the feeling that she and her family are now safe. She was tired of stepping over the dice players on her stoop, tired of guiding her children around the fragments of broken bottles at the old housing project, which Ms. Russ, the head of the Dallas Housing Authority, called the most dangerous in the city. When she moved, she changed her cellphone number, cutting off her old friends.

Answer: dangerous in the city

There is also evidence that older children, particularly boys, often struggle in new neighborhoods. The costs of the move can outweigh the benefits of the new place. Ms. White says those issues are real enough but nothing compared with the feeling that she and her family are now safe. <hl> She was tired of stepping over the dice players on her stoop, tired of guiding her children around the fragments of broken bottles at the old housing project, which Ms. Russ, the head of the Dallas Housing Authority, called the most dangerous in the city . <hl> When she moved, she changed her cellphone number, cutting off her old friends.

There is also evidence that older children, particularly boys, often struggle in new neighborhoods. The costs of the move can outweigh the benefits of the new place. Ms. White says those issues are real enough but nothing compared with the feeling that she and her family are now safe. She was tired of stepping over the dice players on her stoop, tired of guiding her children around the fragments of broken bottles at the old housing project, which Ms. Russ, the head of the Dallas Housing Authority, called the most <hl> dangerous in the city <hl>. When she moved, she changed her cellphone number, cutting off her old friends.

She was tired of stepping over the dice players on her stoop, tired of guiding her children around the fragments of broken bottles at the old housing project, which Ms. Russ, the head of the Dallas Housing Authority, called the most <hl> dangerous in the city <hl> .


Question: Who contributed from Egypt?

A reporting credit last Friday for an article about the reaction of soccer officials to the arrest of members of FIFA on the eve of its vote for president was omitted. Dan Bilefsky contributed from London, Simon Romero from Rio de Janeiro, and Merna Thomas from Cairo. • The Sports Business column on Wednesday, about the reaction of sponsors to the resignation of FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter, misspelled, in some editions, the name that a Women’s World Cup commentator goes by. He is Alexi Lalas, not Alexei. OBITUARIES

Answer: Merna Thomas

A reporting credit last Friday for an article about the reaction of soccer officials to the arrest of members of FIFA on the eve of its vote for president was omitted. <hl> Dan Bilefsky contributed from London, Simon Romero from Rio de Janeiro, and Merna Thomas from Cairo. <hl> • The Sports Business column on Wednesday, about the reaction of sponsors to the resignation of FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter, misspelled, in some editions, the name that a Women’s World Cup commentator goes by. He is Alexi Lalas, not Alexei. OBITUARIES

A reporting credit last Friday for an article about the reaction of soccer officials to the arrest of members of FIFA on the eve of its vote for president was omitted. Dan Bilefsky contributed from London, Simon Romero from Rio de Janeiro, and <hl> Merna Thomas <hl> from Cairo. • The Sports Business column on Wednesday, about the reaction of sponsors to the resignation of FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter, misspelled, in some editions, the name that a Women’s World Cup commentator goes by. He is Alexi Lalas, not Alexei. OBITUARIES


Question: how common is investor activism in Asia?

In the end, it was close. The merger was backed by 69.53 percent of the shareholders who voted on Friday, narrowly above the amount needed. Investor activism like the Samsung fight is relatively uncommon in Asia. Publicly traded companies often remain under the control of close-knit family groups or state-backed shareholders, and legal protections for minority investors can be patchy. In many cases, activism in Asia plays out over a longer horizon, with players favoring persistent behind-the scenes lobbying over public campaigns.

Answer: relatively uncommon

In the end, it was close. The merger was backed by 69.53 percent of the shareholders who voted on Friday, narrowly above the amount needed. <hl> Investor activism like the Samsung fight is relatively uncommon in Asia. <hl> Publicly traded companies often remain under the control of close-knit family groups or state-backed shareholders, and legal protections for minority investors can be patchy. In many cases, activism in Asia plays out over a longer horizon, with players favoring persistent behind-the scenes lobbying over public campaigns.

In the end, it was close. The merger was backed by 69.53 percent of the shareholders who voted on Friday, narrowly above the amount needed. Investor activism like the Samsung fight is <hl> relatively uncommon <hl> in Asia. Publicly traded companies often remain under the control of close-knit family groups or state-backed shareholders, and legal protections for minority investors can be patchy. In many cases, activism in Asia plays out over a longer horizon, with players favoring persistent behind-the scenes lobbying over public campaigns.


Question: How did Mr. Obama commute sentences?

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.

Answer: constitutional authority

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. <hl> Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. <hl> In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his <hl> constitutional authority <hl> to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.


Question: What did Ms. Harper teach the young woman?

The young woman’s mother, who immigrated from the Philippines, said that she had shared Filipino meals with Ms. Harper, and that Ms. Harper had taught her how to drive. She wrote a letter of support when Ms. Harper was applying for a $1,500 scholarship to continue her nursing studies. The family still has Ms. Harper’s thank you card. “Once again, thank you so very much for helping me with my scholarship application,” the note says. “Now I can attend the nursing program without having to stress out about tuition!”

Answer: how to drive

<hl> The young woman’s mother, who immigrated from the Philippines, said that she had shared Filipino meals with Ms. Harper, and that Ms. Harper had taught her how to drive . <hl> She wrote a letter of support when Ms. Harper was applying for a $1,500 scholarship to continue her nursing studies. The family still has Ms. Harper’s thank you card. “Once again, thank you so very much for helping me with my scholarship application,” the note says. “Now I can attend the nursing program without having to stress out about tuition!”

The young woman’s mother, who immigrated from the Philippines, said that she had shared Filipino meals with Ms. Harper, and that Ms. Harper had taught her <hl> how to drive <hl>. She wrote a letter of support when Ms. Harper was applying for a $1,500 scholarship to continue her nursing studies. The family still has Ms. Harper’s thank you card. “Once again, thank you so very much for helping me with my scholarship application,” the note says. “Now I can attend the nursing program without having to stress out about tuition!”

The young woman’s mother, who immigrated from the Philippines, said that she had shared Filipino meals with Ms. Harper, and that Ms. Harper had taught her <hl> how to drive <hl> .


Question: What kind of diets might not be healthy?

I wrote here at The Upshot not long ago about how a growing body of epidemiologic data was pointing out that low-salt diets might actually be unhealthy. But randomized controlled trials exist there, too. A 2008 study randomly assigned patients with congestive heart failure to either normal or low-sodium diets. Those on the low-sodium diet had significantly more hospital admissions. The “number needed to treat” for a normal-sodium diet above a low-sodium diet to prevent a hospital admission in this population was six — meaning that for every six people who are moved from a low-sodium diet to a normal diet, one hospital admission would be prevented. That’s a very strong finding.

Answer: low-salt diets

<hl> I wrote here at The Upshot not long ago about how a growing body of epidemiologic data was pointing out that low-salt diets might actually be unhealthy. <hl> But randomized controlled trials exist there, too. A 2008 study randomly assigned patients with congestive heart failure to either normal or low-sodium diets. Those on the low-sodium diet had significantly more hospital admissions. The “number needed to treat” for a normal-sodium diet above a low-sodium diet to prevent a hospital admission in this population was six — meaning that for every six people who are moved from a low-sodium diet to a normal diet, one hospital admission would be prevented. That’s a very strong finding.

I wrote here at The Upshot not long ago about how a growing body of epidemiologic data was pointing out that <hl> low-salt diets <hl> might actually be unhealthy. But randomized controlled trials exist there, too. A 2008 study randomly assigned patients with congestive heart failure to either normal or low-sodium diets. Those on the low-sodium diet had significantly more hospital admissions. The “number needed to treat” for a normal-sodium diet above a low-sodium diet to prevent a hospital admission in this population was six — meaning that for every six people who are moved from a low-sodium diet to a normal diet, one hospital admission would be prevented. That’s a very strong finding.


Question: Who is the young transgendered person featured in the TV show "All That Jazz?"

Several reality series, some still in the planning stages, are centered on transgender people, like TLC’s “All That Jazz,” about the teenage transgender activist Jazz Jennings, and VH1’s “TransAmerica,” about the model and activist Carmen Carrera. Nick Adams, the director of programs for transgender media at the gay rights organization Glaad, said that any time a transgender celebrity comes forward with his or her story, “it goes a very long way toward educating people about who we are and the challenges that we face.” “Every transgender person’s journey is unique, and by choosing to share this story, Bruce Jenner adds another layer to America’s understanding of what it means to be transgender,” Mr. Adams said in a statement on Friday night. Mr. Adams, who is transgender, said that media portrayals of transgender people had improved since he transitioned 18 years ago. But, he said, such reports need to more fully explore what it means to be transgender.

Answer: Jazz Jennings

<hl> Several reality series, some still in the planning stages, are centered on transgender people, like TLC’s “All That Jazz,” about the teenage transgender activist Jazz Jennings , and VH1’s “TransAmerica,” about the model and activist Carmen Carrera. <hl> Nick Adams, the director of programs for transgender media at the gay rights organization Glaad, said that any time a transgender celebrity comes forward with his or her story, “it goes a very long way toward educating people about who we are and the challenges that we face.” “Every transgender person’s journey is unique, and by choosing to share this story, Bruce Jenner adds another layer to America’s understanding of what it means to be transgender,” Mr. Adams said in a statement on Friday night. Mr. Adams, who is transgender, said that media portrayals of transgender people had improved since he transitioned 18 years ago. But, he said, such reports need to more fully explore what it means to be transgender.

Several reality series, some still in the planning stages, are centered on transgender people, like TLC’s “All That Jazz,” about the teenage transgender activist <hl> Jazz Jennings <hl>, and VH1’s “TransAmerica,” about the model and activist Carmen Carrera. Nick Adams, the director of programs for transgender media at the gay rights organization Glaad, said that any time a transgender celebrity comes forward with his or her story, “it goes a very long way toward educating people about who we are and the challenges that we face.” “Every transgender person’s journey is unique, and by choosing to share this story, Bruce Jenner adds another layer to America’s understanding of what it means to be transgender,” Mr. Adams said in a statement on Friday night. Mr. Adams, who is transgender, said that media portrayals of transgender people had improved since he transitioned 18 years ago. But, he said, such reports need to more fully explore what it means to be transgender.

Several reality series, some still in the planning stages, are centered on transgender people, like TLC’s “All That Jazz,” about the teenage transgender activist <hl> Jazz Jennings <hl> , and VH1’s “TransAmerica,” about the model and activist Carmen Carrera.


Question: How was the Russian leader acting during the news conference?

The Russian leader was alternately pugnacious and conciliatory during the news conference, which was more than three hours long. In years past, he has had sharp words for Washington, but this time he praised the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry to find a political solution to the war in Syria. Mr. Putin also veered close to an admission that Russian soldiers had fought in the war in eastern Ukraine, saying, “We never said there were no people there solving certain questions, including in the military sphere,” but he denied that they were on active duty with the regular army. “Get a sense of that distinction,” he said.

Answer: pugnacious and conciliatory

<hl> The Russian leader was alternately pugnacious and conciliatory during the news conference, which was more than three hours long. <hl> In years past, he has had sharp words for Washington, but this time he praised the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry to find a political solution to the war in Syria. Mr. Putin also veered close to an admission that Russian soldiers had fought in the war in eastern Ukraine, saying, “We never said there were no people there solving certain questions, including in the military sphere,” but he denied that they were on active duty with the regular army. “Get a sense of that distinction,” he said.

The Russian leader was alternately <hl> pugnacious and conciliatory <hl> during the news conference, which was more than three hours long. In years past, he has had sharp words for Washington, but this time he praised the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry to find a political solution to the war in Syria. Mr. Putin also veered close to an admission that Russian soldiers had fought in the war in eastern Ukraine, saying, “We never said there were no people there solving certain questions, including in the military sphere,” but he denied that they were on active duty with the regular army. “Get a sense of that distinction,” he said.


Question: Who is the music by?

As I said, potentially awful stuff. But Mr. Gomez-Rejon turns down the melodramatic volume and slows the plot almost to the point of stasis. (The music, by Brian Eno with contributions from Nico Muhly, is also wielded gently and judiciously). “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” is about growing up, facing death, making and losing friends and other rites of passage, but it’s also, and more immediately, about drifting, hanging out, wasting time and succumbing to confusion. And it provides three young people in whose company it is a pleasure to drift and wonder and loaf.

Answer: Brian Eno with contributions from Nico Muhly

As I said, potentially awful stuff. But Mr. Gomez-Rejon turns down the melodramatic volume and slows the plot almost to the point of stasis. <hl> (The music, by Brian Eno with contributions from Nico Muhly , is also wielded gently and judiciously). <hl> “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” is about growing up, facing death, making and losing friends and other rites of passage, but it’s also, and more immediately, about drifting, hanging out, wasting time and succumbing to confusion. And it provides three young people in whose company it is a pleasure to drift and wonder and loaf.

As I said, potentially awful stuff. But Mr. Gomez-Rejon turns down the melodramatic volume and slows the plot almost to the point of stasis. (The music, by <hl> Brian Eno with contributions from Nico Muhly <hl>, is also wielded gently and judiciously). “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” is about growing up, facing death, making and losing friends and other rites of passage, but it’s also, and more immediately, about drifting, hanging out, wasting time and succumbing to confusion. And it provides three young people in whose company it is a pleasure to drift and wonder and loaf.

(The music, by <hl> Brian Eno with contributions from Nico Muhly <hl> , is also wielded gently and judiciously).


Question: What private group organized Boston's bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics?

But when the teacher looked at it, much of the assignment had not been completed. That was the anticlimactic feeling here Monday, when Boston 2024, the private group organizing the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, put out a much-anticipated report that Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts had asked for by Tuesday. Boston 2024 held a briefing for boosters and the news media Monday morning at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It gave out gorgeously produced briefing materials, and officials later briefed the governor.

Answer: Boston 2024

But when the teacher looked at it, much of the assignment had not been completed. <hl> That was the anticlimactic feeling here Monday, when Boston 2024 , the private group organizing the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, put out a much-anticipated report that Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts had asked for by Tuesday. <hl> Boston 2024 held a briefing for boosters and the news media Monday morning at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It gave out gorgeously produced briefing materials, and officials later briefed the governor.

But when the teacher looked at it, much of the assignment had not been completed. That was the anticlimactic feeling here Monday, when <hl> Boston 2024 <hl>, the private group organizing the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, put out a much-anticipated report that Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts had asked for by Tuesday. Boston 2024 held a briefing for boosters and the news media Monday morning at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It gave out gorgeously produced briefing materials, and officials later briefed the governor.

That was the anticlimactic feeling here Monday, when <hl> Boston 2024 <hl> , the private group organizing the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, put out a much-anticipated report that Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts had asked for by Tuesday.


Question: How much of the population is not working and not seeking work?

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: millions of people

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. <hl> 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. <hl> 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.

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 <hl> millions of people <hl> 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.


Question: What division are the Mets in?

Almost five years later, there is a different aura surrounding the Mets, who are guaranteed to enter September in first place after a 9-4 win Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. The victory, combined with a loss by the Washington Nationals, gave the Mets a six-and-a-half-game lead in the National League East. During their current six-game winning streak, they have scored 64 runs.

Answer: National League East

Almost five years later, there is a different aura surrounding the Mets, who are guaranteed to enter September in first place after a 9-4 win Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. <hl> The victory, combined with a loss by the Washington Nationals, gave the Mets a six-and-a-half-game lead in the National League East . <hl> During their current six-game winning streak, they have scored 64 runs.

Almost five years later, there is a different aura surrounding the Mets, who are guaranteed to enter September in first place after a 9-4 win Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. The victory, combined with a loss by the Washington Nationals, gave the Mets a six-and-a-half-game lead in the <hl> National League East <hl>. During their current six-game winning streak, they have scored 64 runs.

The victory, combined with a loss by the Washington Nationals, gave the Mets a six-and-a-half-game lead in the <hl> National League East <hl> .


Question: Why was the wreath of flowers going to be laid in Tahrir Square?

Ms. Sabbagh was walking in a small group of fellow party members on Saturday with a wreath of flowers to lay in Tahrir Square to honor demonstrators killed there during previous protests, according to a witness account and a video recording of the scene. When her group took up the Arab Spring chant for “bread, freedom and social justice,” a contingent of masked riot police officers as numerous as the marchers “fired bullets and gas within minutes,” according to a testimonial posted on Facebook by Azza Soliman, a prominent human rights lawyer who was nearby at the time. In the video, the police officers are seen firing guns from across a narrow street. A friend, crouching down, grabs Ms. Sabbagh around the waist as she stands upright with blood running down her face. Then he is seen hurriedly carrying her away while the gunfire continues. A forensic report said birdshot fired at close range had pierced her lung and heart, according to news reports. The deaths on the anniversary of the revolt were predictable, rights activists say, because the swift use of firearms has become de facto police policy toward any unauthorized public assembly, especially in downtown Cairo. On the anniversary last year, more than 50 people died in clashes with the police.

Answer: to honor demonstrators killed there during previous protests

<hl> Ms. Sabbagh was walking in a small group of fellow party members on Saturday with a wreath of flowers to lay in Tahrir Square to honor demonstrators killed there during previous protests , according to a witness account and a video recording of the scene. <hl> When her group took up the Arab Spring chant for “bread, freedom and social justice,” a contingent of masked riot police officers as numerous as the marchers “fired bullets and gas within minutes,” according to a testimonial posted on Facebook by Azza Soliman, a prominent human rights lawyer who was nearby at the time. In the video, the police officers are seen firing guns from across a narrow street. A friend, crouching down, grabs Ms. Sabbagh around the waist as she stands upright with blood running down her face. Then he is seen hurriedly carrying her away while the gunfire continues. A forensic report said birdshot fired at close range had pierced her lung and heart, according to news reports. The deaths on the anniversary of the revolt were predictable, rights activists say, because the swift use of firearms has become de facto police policy toward any unauthorized public assembly, especially in downtown Cairo. On the anniversary last year, more than 50 people died in clashes with the police.

Ms. Sabbagh was walking in a small group of fellow party members on Saturday with a wreath of flowers to lay in Tahrir Square <hl> to honor demonstrators killed there during previous protests <hl>, according to a witness account and a video recording of the scene. When her group took up the Arab Spring chant for “bread, freedom and social justice,” a contingent of masked riot police officers as numerous as the marchers “fired bullets and gas within minutes,” according to a testimonial posted on Facebook by Azza Soliman, a prominent human rights lawyer who was nearby at the time. In the video, the police officers are seen firing guns from across a narrow street. A friend, crouching down, grabs Ms. Sabbagh around the waist as she stands upright with blood running down her face. Then he is seen hurriedly carrying her away while the gunfire continues. A forensic report said birdshot fired at close range had pierced her lung and heart, according to news reports. The deaths on the anniversary of the revolt were predictable, rights activists say, because the swift use of firearms has become de facto police policy toward any unauthorized public assembly, especially in downtown Cairo. On the anniversary last year, more than 50 people died in clashes with the police.

Ms. Sabbagh was walking in a small group of fellow party members on Saturday with a wreath of flowers to lay in Tahrir Square <hl> to honor demonstrators killed there during previous protests <hl> , according to a witness account and a video recording of the scene.


Question: The building at 1156 Avenue of the Americas was owned since when?

Q. Your next makeover is at 1156 Avenue of the Americas.  A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since 1999. I was looking at the building and I said, well, if this building was for sale now and one of the major brokers had it on the market it would come with a high-gloss book and it would show all of the possibilities a buyer could do with the building. So I thought there’s no reason we shouldn’t do it. We own it. We could do what a broker would say could be done. It’s about an 84,000-square-foot building, so it’s rather on the small side, and on that we’re spending $4 million. Q. What’s your occupancy rate portfoliowide?  A. We’re over 96 percent. We have a high renewal rate as well — in excess of 70 percent.

Answer: 1999

Q. Your next makeover is at 1156 Avenue of the Americas. <hl> A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since 1999 . <hl> I was looking at the building and I said, well, if this building was for sale now and one of the major brokers had it on the market it would come with a high-gloss book and it would show all of the possibilities a buyer could do with the building. So I thought there’s no reason we shouldn’t do it. We own it. We could do what a broker would say could be done. It’s about an 84,000-square-foot building, so it’s rather on the small side, and on that we’re spending $4 million. Q. What’s your occupancy rate portfoliowide? A. We’re over 96 percent. We have a high renewal rate as well — in excess of 70 percent.

Q. Your next makeover is at 1156 Avenue of the Americas. A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since <hl> 1999 <hl>. I was looking at the building and I said, well, if this building was for sale now and one of the major brokers had it on the market it would come with a high-gloss book and it would show all of the possibilities a buyer could do with the building. So I thought there’s no reason we shouldn’t do it. We own it. We could do what a broker would say could be done. It’s about an 84,000-square-foot building, so it’s rather on the small side, and on that we’re spending $4 million. Q. What’s your occupancy rate portfoliowide? A. We’re over 96 percent. We have a high renewal rate as well — in excess of 70 percent.

A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since <hl> 1999 <hl> .


Question: What was number one on the countdown from the segment "Meme Team"?

Though “The Starters’ “ television audience is growing, Mr. Elder and Mr. Melas, with the show’s other personalities, Trey Kerby and Leigh Ellis, have not abandoned podcasting. This season they introduced “The Drop,” a weekly, podcast-only show that is downloaded 70 percent more frequently on average than the podcast of the daily “The Starters” television show, according to the network. Last week’s episode featured references to Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show and a discussion of some of the more handsome N.B.A. stars. “The Starters” TV show has tried to incorporate the lighter elements of “The Basketball Jones” podcast in a way that recreates the spontaneity of its hosts’ old material. On their show last Thursday, in a segment called “Meme Team,” the hosts counted down some of the goofiest moments from the N.B.A. that week. Number one on the countdown was Westbrook’s reaction to being stiffed on a high five by a teammate. In the video, he turned around sharply and glared at the offending player. “That screams cat to me,” Mr. Elder said. “Case closed, right? He’s more like a cat.”

Answer: Westbrook’s reaction to being stiffed on a high five by a teammate

Though “The Starters’ “ television audience is growing, Mr. Elder and Mr. Melas, with the show’s other personalities, Trey Kerby and Leigh Ellis, have not abandoned podcasting. This season they introduced “The Drop,” a weekly, podcast-only show that is downloaded 70 percent more frequently on average than the podcast of the daily “The Starters” television show, according to the network. Last week’s episode featured references to Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show and a discussion of some of the more handsome N.B.A. stars. “The Starters” TV show has tried to incorporate the lighter elements of “The Basketball Jones” podcast in a way that recreates the spontaneity of its hosts’ old material. On their show last Thursday, in a segment called “Meme Team,” the hosts counted down some of the goofiest moments from the N.B.A. that week. <hl> Number one on the countdown was Westbrook’s reaction to being stiffed on a high five by a teammate . <hl> In the video, he turned around sharply and glared at the offending player. “That screams cat to me,” Mr. Elder said. “Case closed, right? He’s more like a cat.”

Though “The Starters’ “ television audience is growing, Mr. Elder and Mr. Melas, with the show’s other personalities, Trey Kerby and Leigh Ellis, have not abandoned podcasting. This season they introduced “The Drop,” a weekly, podcast-only show that is downloaded 70 percent more frequently on average than the podcast of the daily “The Starters” television show, according to the network. Last week’s episode featured references to Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show and a discussion of some of the more handsome N.B.A. stars. “The Starters” TV show has tried to incorporate the lighter elements of “The Basketball Jones” podcast in a way that recreates the spontaneity of its hosts’ old material. On their show last Thursday, in a segment called “Meme Team,” the hosts counted down some of the goofiest moments from the N.B.A. that week. Number one on the countdown was <hl> Westbrook’s reaction to being stiffed on a high five by a teammate <hl>. In the video, he turned around sharply and glared at the offending player. “That screams cat to me,” Mr. Elder said. “Case closed, right? He’s more like a cat.”

Number one on the countdown was <hl> Westbrook’s reaction to being stiffed on a high five by a teammate <hl> .


Question: Where was the location of the restaurant that Ms. Amelia had run with her husband 6 years ago?

In a testimonial for “Chain of Confidence,” Ms. Upi said that when she started out as a Tupperware saleswoman, she had to deliver products to customers using public transportation minivans. But within two years, she says, she was earning enough that she bought a new car and a house. “I became more confident, knowledgeable and disciplined,” she said. Ms. Amelia, the saleswoman at the Villa Mutiara party, had a similar tale. Six years ago, she was trying to keep afloat a restaurant that she ran in South Jakarta with her husband. Then she was invited to a Tupperware party that she said changed her life.

Answer: South Jakarta

In a testimonial for “Chain of Confidence,” Ms. Upi said that when she started out as a Tupperware saleswoman, she had to deliver products to customers using public transportation minivans. But within two years, she says, she was earning enough that she bought a new car and a house. “I became more confident, knowledgeable and disciplined,” she said. Ms. Amelia, the saleswoman at the Villa Mutiara party, had a similar tale. <hl> Six years ago, she was trying to keep afloat a restaurant that she ran in South Jakarta with her husband. <hl> Then she was invited to a Tupperware party that she said changed her life.

In a testimonial for “Chain of Confidence,” Ms. Upi said that when she started out as a Tupperware saleswoman, she had to deliver products to customers using public transportation minivans. But within two years, she says, she was earning enough that she bought a new car and a house. “I became more confident, knowledgeable and disciplined,” she said. Ms. Amelia, the saleswoman at the Villa Mutiara party, had a similar tale. Six years ago, she was trying to keep afloat a restaurant that she ran in <hl> South Jakarta <hl> with her husband. Then she was invited to a Tupperware party that she said changed her life.


Question: What is the name of the person who will become a free agent if the Giants proceeds to withdraw their offer?

Answer: Pierre-Paul

<hl> The Giants could still withdraw their franchise tag offer, which would make Pierre-Paul an unrestricted free agent, but Mara said that was not in the team’s immediate plans. <hl>

The Giants could still withdraw their franchise tag offer, which would make <hl> Pierre-Paul <hl> an unrestricted free agent, but Mara said that was not in the team’s immediate plans.


Question: What two possibilities are left for DuPont shareholders regarding the company?

The proxy advisory firm chose its stance primarily on the basis of the measurement periods it picked. Instead of using DuPont’s measurements, which went back to 2008, I.S.S. went back to 2007, subtracted the health and nutrition business (saying it is a new business) and excluded the effect of the commodity boom in ethylene. Under this measurement, I.S.S. found that DuPont’s growth margin based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was only 0.5 percent for each year over seven years. I.S.S. also seemed to base its recommendation on Trian’s assertions that DuPont had excessive costs and governance issues, but the low margin growth seemed to be I.S.S.’s chief concern. This is where DuPont shareholders are left: Depending on the measurement period, DuPont is either a growth machine or a laggard.

Answer: DuPont is either a growth machine or a laggard

The proxy advisory firm chose its stance primarily on the basis of the measurement periods it picked. Instead of using DuPont’s measurements, which went back to 2008, I.S.S. went back to 2007, subtracted the health and nutrition business (saying it is a new business) and excluded the effect of the commodity boom in ethylene. Under this measurement, I.S.S. found that DuPont’s growth margin based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was only 0.5 percent for each year over seven years. I.S.S. also seemed to base its recommendation on Trian’s assertions that DuPont had excessive costs and governance issues, but the low margin growth seemed to be I.S.S.’s chief concern. This is where DuPont shareholders are left: <hl> Depending on the measurement period, DuPont is either a growth machine or a laggard . <hl>

The proxy advisory firm chose its stance primarily on the basis of the measurement periods it picked. Instead of using DuPont’s measurements, which went back to 2008, I.S.S. went back to 2007, subtracted the health and nutrition business (saying it is a new business) and excluded the effect of the commodity boom in ethylene. Under this measurement, I.S.S. found that DuPont’s growth margin based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was only 0.5 percent for each year over seven years. I.S.S. also seemed to base its recommendation on Trian’s assertions that DuPont had excessive costs and governance issues, but the low margin growth seemed to be I.S.S.’s chief concern. This is where DuPont shareholders are left: Depending on the measurement period, <hl> DuPont is either a growth machine or a laggard <hl>.

Depending on the measurement period, <hl> DuPont is either a growth machine or a laggard <hl> .


Question: When did the Yankees hit the most home runs?

After retiring as a player, Mattingly was successful as a coach for the Yankees. In 2004, when he was the hitting coach, the team belted 242 homers, the most of any Yankee team in history. Now, of course, he’s the manager of the Dodgers, which strikes me as ridiculous — wrong shade of blue. After Joe Torre stepped down as manager of the Yankees, I favored Mattingly over Joe Girardi to replace him. Girardi is like the new stadium — he’s fine, spiffy, a good face for the organization. But not for the fans who saw Mattingly in his prime.

Answer: 2004

After retiring as a player, Mattingly was successful as a coach for the Yankees. <hl> In 2004 , when he was the hitting coach, the team belted 242 homers, the most of any Yankee team in history. <hl> Now, of course, he’s the manager of the Dodgers, which strikes me as ridiculous — wrong shade of blue. After Joe Torre stepped down as manager of the Yankees, I favored Mattingly over Joe Girardi to replace him. Girardi is like the new stadium — he’s fine, spiffy, a good face for the organization. But not for the fans who saw Mattingly in his prime.

After retiring as a player, Mattingly was successful as a coach for the Yankees. In <hl> 2004 <hl>, when he was the hitting coach, the team belted 242 homers, the most of any Yankee team in history. Now, of course, he’s the manager of the Dodgers, which strikes me as ridiculous — wrong shade of blue. After Joe Torre stepped down as manager of the Yankees, I favored Mattingly over Joe Girardi to replace him. Girardi is like the new stadium — he’s fine, spiffy, a good face for the organization. But not for the fans who saw Mattingly in his prime.

In <hl> 2004 <hl> , when he was the hitting coach, the team belted 242 homers, the most of any Yankee team in history.


Question: What torture technique did one of the guards threaten to use on Patrick Alexander?

Night had fallen at the Clinton Correctional Facility in far northern New York when the prison guards came for Patrick Alexander. They handcuffed him and took him into a broom closet for questioning. Then, Mr. Alexander said in an interview last week, the beatings began. As the three guards, who wore no name badges, punched him and slammed his head against the wall, he said they shouted questions: “Where are they going? What did you hear? How much are they paying you to keep your mouth shut?” One of the guards put a plastic bag over his head, Mr. Alexander said, and threatened to waterboard him.

Answer: waterboard

Night had fallen at the Clinton Correctional Facility in far northern New York when the prison guards came for Patrick Alexander. They handcuffed him and took him into a broom closet for questioning. Then, Mr. Alexander said in an interview last week, the beatings began. As the three guards, who wore no name badges, punched him and slammed his head against the wall, he said they shouted questions: “Where are they going? What did you hear? How much are they paying you to keep your mouth shut?” <hl> One of the guards put a plastic bag over his head, Mr. Alexander said, and threatened to waterboard him. <hl>

Night had fallen at the Clinton Correctional Facility in far northern New York when the prison guards came for Patrick Alexander. They handcuffed him and took him into a broom closet for questioning. Then, Mr. Alexander said in an interview last week, the beatings began. As the three guards, who wore no name badges, punched him and slammed his head against the wall, he said they shouted questions: “Where are they going? What did you hear? How much are they paying you to keep your mouth shut?” One of the guards put a plastic bag over his head, Mr. Alexander said, and threatened to <hl> waterboard <hl> him.