Question: What did a donor ask the girl scouts to return?

“Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. In a little over five hours, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.

Answer: $100,000

“Help us raise back <hl> the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. <hl> In a little over five hours, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.

“Help us raise back the <hl> $100,000 <hl> a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. In a little over five hours, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.


Question: Why did the donor ask for the money to be returned?

Answer: welcome transgender girls

<hl> “Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls ,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. <hl> In a little over five hours, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.

“Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we <hl> welcome transgender girls <hl>,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. In a little over five hours, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.

“Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we <hl> welcome transgender girls <hl> ,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity.


Question: How long did it take to raise the donations?

Answer: five hours

“Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. <hl> In a little over five hours , Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. <hl> By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.

“Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. In a little over <hl> five hours <hl>, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.

In a little over <hl> five hours <hl> , Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations.


Question: How much did the Girl Scouts raise in a month?

Answer: $365,573

“Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. In a little over five hours, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. <hl> By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573 . <hl> It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.

“Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. In a little over five hours, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised <hl> $365,573 <hl>. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.

By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised <hl> $365,573 <hl> .


Question: Who is the representative of realChange Partners?

Answer: Mickey MacIntyre

“Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. In a little over five hours, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. <hl> “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says Mickey MacIntyre of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues. <hl>

“Help us raise back the $100,000 a donor asked us to return because we welcome transgender girls,” read the headline on the page, which included a video about the Girl Scouts’ commitment to inclusivity. In a little over five hours, Ms. Ferland says, the site had already received over $100,000 in donations. By the end of that first day, the number was up to $243,958 from 4,760 donors. By the time the fund-raising effort was concluded a month later, the organization had raised $365,573. It was a victory for the Girl Scouts and a lesson for the philanthropic community. “The lesson for the fund-raising community is that if you’re interested in accessing the L.G.B.T. market, your values have to be those of inclusiveness,” says <hl> Mickey MacIntyre <hl> of realChange Partners, a consultant for nonprofits, focusing on L.G.B.T. issues.


Question: Who is president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals?

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College, a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass. Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.

Answer: Andrew Watt

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. <hl> Andrew Watt , president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. <hl> “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College, a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass. Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. <hl> Andrew Watt <hl>, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College, a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass. Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.

<hl> Andrew Watt <hl> , president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing.


Question: Where did the Girl Scouts go for a source of donations?

Answer: L.G.B.T. community

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court <hl> the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. <hl> “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College, a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass. Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the <hl> L.G.B.T. community <hl> as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College, a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass. Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.


Question: What type of college is Gordon College?

Answer: multidenominational Christian liberal arts college

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. <hl> But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College, a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass. <hl> Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College, a <hl> multidenominational Christian liberal arts college <hl> in Wenham, Mass. Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.


Question: Where is Gordon College located?

Answer: Wenham, Mass.

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. <hl> But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College, a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass. Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. <hl> The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College, a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in <hl> Wenham, Mass. <hl> Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.


Question: What college had an issue with donations from LGBT community?

Answer: Gordon College

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. <hl> But it most certainly was an issue for Gordon College , a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass. <hl> Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.

Such tiptoeing around donors opposed to funding any L.G.B.T. programs is becoming less common, Mr. Henry says. Andrew Watt, president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, also says he believes that any hesitation to court the L.G.B.T. community as a source of donations, for fear of negative reactions or unwelcome perceptions, is vanishing. “I think we’ve gotten to the point that it’s ceasing to be an issue,” he says. But it most certainly was an issue for <hl> Gordon College <hl>, a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass. Like the Girl Scouts, the college said it was acting in accordance with its core beliefs when, in July 2014, the college’s president, D. Michael Lindsay, along with 13 other evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders, signed a letter to the White House, asking for a religious exemption from a planned order barring federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. The on-campus reaction was anger: A petition signed by 3,000 students, faculty and alumni was reportedly sent to Mr. Lindsay, protesting his request for the exemption and accusing him of discrimination. There was other fallout. The mayor of nearby Salem canceled the school’s contract to manage its Old Town Hall, an early 19th-century building now used as an event space and theater.

But it most certainly was an issue for <hl> Gordon College <hl> , a multidenominational Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Mass.


Question: Which country is now the leader for Tupperware sales?

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. And, as in 1960s America, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.

Answer: Indonesia

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. <hl> (Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) <hl> Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. And, as in 1960s America, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (Germany was the top marketplace until <hl> Indonesia <hl> slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. And, as in 1960s America, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.


Question: What period in American history do new markets compare to today in these countries?

Answer: 1960s America

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. <hl> And, as in 1960s America , many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force. <hl>

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. And, as in <hl> 1960s America <hl>, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.

And, as in <hl> 1960s America <hl> , many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.


Question: Which country two years ago was the top marketplace for Tupperware?

Answer: Germany

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. <hl> ( Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) <hl> Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. And, as in 1960s America, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (<hl> Germany <hl> was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. And, as in 1960s America, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.

( <hl> Germany <hl> was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.)


Question: What factors contribute Tupperware's rise in these countries.

Answer: economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. <hl> As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. <hl> And, as in 1960s America, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the <hl> economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income <hl> for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. And, as in 1960s America, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.


Question: How much money does half the population of Indonesia live off of daily?

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

Answer: $2

<hl> For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. <hl> Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than <hl> $2 <hl> a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.


Question: In what year was the Marriage Law enacted?

Answer: 1974

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. <hl> The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. <hl> As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s <hl> 1974 <hl> Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.


Question: What is the campaign called where the company posts videos of women stating how much selling Tupperware has changed their lives for the better.

Answer: Chain of Confidence

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. <hl> The company has a campaign called “ Chain of Confidence ,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. <hl> The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “<hl> Chain of Confidence <hl>,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

The company has a campaign called “ <hl> Chain of Confidence <hl> ,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better.


Question: What is the name of the global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corp.

Answer: Rick Goings

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. <hl> “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings , global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. <hl> “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said <hl> Rick Goings <hl>, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

“Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said <hl> Rick Goings <hl> , global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation.


Question: How old is Upi Hariwati?

Answer: 39

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. <hl> Four years ago, the 39 -year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job. <hl>

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the <hl> 39 <hl>-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

Four years ago, the <hl> 39 <hl> -year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.


Question: What campaign did Ms. Upi give a testimonial for?

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: Chain of Confidence

<hl> 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. <hl> 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.

In a testimonial for “<hl> Chain of Confidence <hl>,” 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.

In a testimonial for “ <hl> Chain of Confidence <hl> ,” Ms. Upi said that when she started out as a Tupperware saleswoman, she had to deliver products to customers using public transportation minivans.


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

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 vehicle did Ms. Upi previously use for delivery products before she became successful?

Answer: minivans

<hl> 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 . <hl> 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.

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 <hl> minivans <hl>. 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.

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 <hl> minivans <hl> .


Question: What two items did Ms. Upi say she bought with her new earnings?

Answer: a new car and a house

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. <hl> But within two years, she says, she was earning enough that she bought a new car and a house . <hl> “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.

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 <hl> a new car and a house <hl>. “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.

But within two years, she says, she was earning enough that she bought <hl> a new car and a house <hl> .


Question: Did the unemployment rate increase or decrease?

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier.

Answer: unchanged

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. <hl> The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. <hl> You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier.

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. The unemployment rate was <hl> unchanged <hl> at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier.


Question: What change in size did the outlier report expect manufacturing would undergo?

Answer: contracting

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. <hl> Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier. <hl>

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was <hl> contracting <hl> looks to be an outlier.


Question: What rose by 0.2%?

Answer: average hourly earnings

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. <hl> The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. <hl> You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier.

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and <hl> average hourly earnings <hl> rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier.


Question: Whose best guess was 211,000 added jobs?

Answer: Bureau of Labor Statistics

<hl> Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics ’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. <hl> The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier.

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the <hl> Bureau of Labor Statistics <hl>’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier.

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the <hl> Bureau of Labor Statistics <hl> ’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000.


Question: Did reality align with or stray from the projections?

Answer: identical

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. <hl> The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both identical to the forecasters’ projections. <hl> You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier.

Economists thought the nation added 200,000 jobs in November; the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ best guess in the jobs report released Friday morning was 211,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent, and average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent last month, both <hl> identical <hl> to the forecasters’ projections. You’ll rarely see an economic report that more closely matches economists’ expectations. Another report earlier in the week that suggested that the manufacturing sector was contracting looks to be an outlier.


Question: What is the Fed expected to eventually do?

Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises. But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.

Answer: raise rates

Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises. But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. <hl> Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates ?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” <hl> What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.

Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises. But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first <hl> raise rates <hl>?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.

Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first <hl> raise rates <hl> ?” to “when will they raise rates after that?”


Question: Are employers treating employees any differently because of the economy?

Answer: offer workers higher raises

<hl> Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises . <hl> But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.

Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to <hl> offer workers higher raises <hl>. But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.

Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to <hl> offer workers higher raises <hl> .


Question: What approach does the Fed claim they are taking to their policies?

Answer: data-dependent

<hl> Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises. <hl> But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.

Fed officials keep saying they are <hl> data-dependent <hl> in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises. But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.


Question: What is the unemployment rate considered to be?

Answer: low enough

Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and <hl> a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises. <hl> But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.

Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape, with consistent job growth and a <hl> low enough <hl> unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises. But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.


Question: What does the Fed think of the economy?

Answer: pretty decent shape

<hl> Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in pretty decent shape , with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises. <hl> But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.

Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in <hl> pretty decent shape <hl>, with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises. But because these numbers take some of the mystery out of the next Fed meeting, it’s worth looking at the questions we still don’t know the answers to. For the Fed, March is the new December. Meaning, the question now turns from “when will they first raise rates?” to “when will they raise rates after that?” What really matters for the economy is not so much what the Fed does 12 days from now, which we pretty much know, but how rapid or slow the path is toward higher rates.

Fed officials keep saying they are data-dependent in their policy choice, and this data backs up the idea that the United States economy is fundamentally in <hl> pretty decent shape <hl> , with consistent job growth and a low enough unemployment rate that employers are starting to offer workers higher raises.


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

Answer: ratio of the population working

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

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


Question: How much did forecasters expect earnings to rise by?

Answer: 0.2 percent

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. <hl> And average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent , which was what forecasters expected but also doesn’t suggest that wage inflation is starting to break out. <hl> That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of excessive inflation.

The thing about the new jobs numbers is that, solid though they may be, they are solid in exactly the same way that most jobs numbers have been solid for the last couple of years. They don’t show the kind of progress on some key weaknesses in the economy that the Fed might like to see if it’s going to move faster, rather than slower, in the path of rate increases. Consider one of the great weaknesses of the economy the last few years: the millions of people who left the labor force entirely during the last recession and have not returned, many of them of prime working age. The new numbers don’t offer much sense of progress. The 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 <hl> 0.2 percent <hl>, 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.

And average hourly earnings rose <hl> 0.2 percent <hl> , which was what forecasters expected but also doesn’t suggest that wage inflation is starting to break out.


Question: What does the Fed believe jobs numbers does not demonstrate enough of?

Answer: don’t offer much sense of progress

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. <hl> The new numbers don’t offer much sense of progress . <hl> The ratio of the population working was unchanged at 59.3 percent, which is only a tenth of a percentage point higher than it was a year earlier. And average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent, which was what forecasters expected but also doesn’t suggest that wage inflation is starting to break out. That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of excessive inflation.

The thing about the new jobs numbers is that, solid though they may be, they are solid in exactly the same way that most jobs numbers have been solid for the last couple of years. They don’t show the kind of progress on some key weaknesses in the economy that the Fed might like to see if it’s going to move faster, rather than slower, in the path of rate increases. Consider one of the great weaknesses of the economy the last few years: the millions of people who left the labor force entirely during the last recession and have not returned, many of them of prime working age. The new numbers <hl> don’t offer much sense of progress <hl>. The ratio of the population working was unchanged at 59.3 percent, which is only a tenth of a percentage point higher than it was a year earlier. 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 new numbers <hl> don’t offer much sense of progress <hl> .


Question: What is unexpected to occur?

Answer: excessive inflation

The thing about the new jobs numbers is that, solid though they may be, they are solid in exactly the same way that most jobs numbers have been solid for the last couple of years. They don’t show the kind of progress on some key weaknesses in the economy that the Fed might like to see if it’s going to move faster, rather than slower, in the path of rate increases. Consider one of the great weaknesses of the economy the last few years: the millions of people who left the labor force entirely during the last recession and have not returned, many of them of prime working age. The new numbers don’t offer much sense of progress. The 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. <hl> That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of excessive inflation . <hl>

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 <hl> excessive inflation <hl>.

That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of <hl> excessive inflation <hl> .


Question: How did Mr. Maduro respond to the Obama administration's ban of certain Venezuelan officials?

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae. For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech.

Answer: Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own

<hl> In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own , declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae. <hl> For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech.

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, <hl> Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own <hl>, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae. For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech.

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, <hl> Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own <hl> , declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae.


Question: What were George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and George Tenet declared as?

Answer: personae non gratae

<hl> In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae . <hl> For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech.

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., <hl> personae non gratae <hl>. For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech.

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., <hl> personae non gratae <hl> .


Question: What Mr. Maduro say American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must do?

Answer: Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government.

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae. <hl> For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech. <hl>

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae. For good measure, <hl> Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. <hl> The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech.


Question: What did Mr. Maduro tell supporters the moves are meant to do?

Answer: The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae. For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. <hl> The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech. <hl>

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae. For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. <hl> The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters <hl> on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech.


Question: What did the Obama administration suspect Venezuelan officials of doing?

Answer: human rights violations

<hl> In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of human rights violations from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae. <hl> For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech.

In an apparent response to the Obama administration’s recent decision to ban certain Venezuelan officials suspected of <hl> human rights violations <hl> from traveling to the United States, Mr. Maduro unveiled a no-fly list of his own, declaring former President George W. Bush; former Vice President Dick Cheney; and George Tenet, a former director of the C.I.A., personae non gratae. For good measure, Mr. Maduro warned that the American diplomats who remained in Venezuela must clear any meetings, presumably with anyone, with his government. The moves are meant to combat “imperialist aggression,” he told a throng of supporters on Saturday during a rambling, effusive speech.


Question: Where did antigovernment demonstrators protest?

Mr. Maduro’s theatrics came as antigovernment demonstrators took to the streets in the western city of San Cristóbal to denounce the death of a 14-year-old who was fatally shot last week during a protest. Vilifying Americans during a time of growing unrest and a deepening economic crisis might galvanize his base in the short term, but over the long haul it can only damage his government. And history is likely to record it as yet another self-inflicted wound by a leader whose relatively short time in power has been characterized by impulsive, erratic and vengeful behavior.

Answer: San Cristóbal

<hl> Mr. Maduro’s theatrics came as antigovernment demonstrators took to the streets in the western city of San Cristóbal to denounce the death of a 14-year-old who was fatally shot last week during a protest. <hl> Vilifying Americans during a time of growing unrest and a deepening economic crisis might galvanize his base in the short term, but over the long haul it can only damage his government. And history is likely to record it as yet another self-inflicted wound by a leader whose relatively short time in power has been characterized by impulsive, erratic and vengeful behavior.

Mr. Maduro’s theatrics came as antigovernment demonstrators took to the streets in the western city of <hl> San Cristóbal <hl> to denounce the death of a 14-year-old who was fatally shot last week during a protest. Vilifying Americans during a time of growing unrest and a deepening economic crisis might galvanize his base in the short term, but over the long haul it can only damage his government. And history is likely to record it as yet another self-inflicted wound by a leader whose relatively short time in power has been characterized by impulsive, erratic and vengeful behavior.


Question: What might galvanize Mr. Maduro's base?

Answer: Vilifying Americans

Mr. Maduro’s theatrics came as antigovernment demonstrators took to the streets in the western city of San Cristóbal to denounce the death of a 14-year-old who was fatally shot last week during a protest. <hl> Vilifying Americans during a time of growing unrest and a deepening economic crisis might galvanize his base in the short term, but over the long haul it can only damage his government. <hl> And history is likely to record it as yet another self-inflicted wound by a leader whose relatively short time in power has been characterized by impulsive, erratic and vengeful behavior.

Mr. Maduro’s theatrics came as antigovernment demonstrators took to the streets in the western city of San Cristóbal to denounce the death of a 14-year-old who was fatally shot last week during a protest. <hl> Vilifying Americans <hl> during a time of growing unrest and a deepening economic crisis might galvanize his base in the short term, but over the long haul it can only damage his government. And history is likely to record it as yet another self-inflicted wound by a leader whose relatively short time in power has been characterized by impulsive, erratic and vengeful behavior.