Question: What does Ms. Sandberg say is the reason for doing nothing in minor arguments?

Answer: institutional tendency

After all, as Ms. Sandberg pointed out in her book, without mentioning Ms. Slaughter, “the very concept … flies in the face of the basic laws of economics and common sense.” Toward the end of “Lean In,” Ms. Sandberg reviewed the social psychology literature around the tendency of women themselves in certain environments to perpetuate gender bias and recommended some ways to avoid falling into this trap. <hl> The institutional tendency to use minor disagreements among women as an excuse to do nothing, she argues, requires women to choose their battles carefully. <hl> “We should resolve our differences quickly, and when we disagree, stay focused on our shared goals. This is not a plea for less debate, but for more constructive debate,” Ms. Sandberg wrote. Based on Ms. Slaughter’s book, it would seem that persuading other powerful women to respond positively to Ms. Sandberg’s appeal is another piece of unfinished business.

After all, as Ms. Sandberg pointed out in her book, without mentioning Ms. Slaughter, “the very concept … flies in the face of the basic laws of economics and common sense.” Toward the end of “Lean In,” Ms. Sandberg reviewed the social psychology literature around the tendency of women themselves in certain environments to perpetuate gender bias and recommended some ways to avoid falling into this trap. The <hl> institutional tendency <hl> to use minor disagreements among women as an excuse to do nothing, she argues, requires women to choose their battles carefully. “We should resolve our differences quickly, and when we disagree, stay focused on our shared goals. This is not a plea for less debate, but for more constructive debate,” Ms. Sandberg wrote. Based on Ms. Slaughter’s book, it would seem that persuading other powerful women to respond positively to Ms. Sandberg’s appeal is another piece of unfinished business.


Question: Where are Refresco Gerber's shares going to begin trading in Amsterdam?

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Answer: Euronext

<hl> Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. <hl> The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on <hl> Euronext <hl> in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.


Question: When are Gerber's shares going to start being traded on Euronext?

Answer: March 27

<hl> Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27 . <hl> The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on <hl> March 27 <hl>. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on <hl> March 27 <hl> .


Question: Who is one of Gerber's private equity owners?

Answer: 3i Group

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. <hl> The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group . <hl> The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include <hl> 3i Group <hl>. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include <hl> 3i Group <hl> .


Question: How much does the 3i Group expect to earn from the offering?

Answer: €100 million

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. <hl> The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. <hl> Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of <hl> €100 million <hl> from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.


Question: What will the 100 million in gross earnings be used for?

Answer: to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. <hl> The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility . <hl> Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used <hl> to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility <hl>. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used <hl> to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility <hl> .


Question: What type of natural disaster does this LA City Council pertain to?

Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.

Answer: earthquake

<hl> Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. <hl> The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.

Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major <hl> earthquake <hl> would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.


Question: What two materials are used to make these vulnerable apartments?

Answer: wood and concrete

<hl> Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. <hl> The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.

Thousands of older <hl> wood and concrete <hl> apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.


Question: What's the estimated cost per unit of retrofits?

Answer: $5,000

Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. <hl> City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000 -per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. <hl> The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.

Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated <hl> $5,000 <hl>-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.

City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated <hl> $5,000 <hl> -per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords.


Question: What's the maximum monthly rent increase for a retrofit?

Answer: $75

Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. <hl> The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. <hl> Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.

Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to <hl> $75 <hl> per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.


Question: What day of the week did LA pass these rules?

Answer: Friday

<hl> Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. <hl> The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.

Thousands of older wood and concrete apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake would get costly upgrades under rules passed <hl> Friday <hl> by the Los Angeles City Council. The mandate would affect as many as 13,500 so-called soft-first-story buildings, typically wood-frame structures. As many as 1,500 brittle concrete buildings would also require upgrades. City leaders will have to agree on how the estimated $5,000-per-unit retrofitting would be split between tenants and landlords. The law currently allows owners to increase rents up to $75 per month for a required earthquake retrofit, but both sides say such an increase is too steep. Apartment groups are looking for certain financial support, such as breaks on property and state income taxes.


Question: Visa's europe branch is worth how much?

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement. The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in April: “Sooner is better.”

Answer: “in excess of $10 billion.”

<hl> Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. <hl> That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement. The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in April: “Sooner is better.”

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be <hl> “in excess of $10 billion.” <hl> Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement. The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in April: “Sooner is better.”


Question: Who is Visa's CEO?

Answer: Charles W. Scharf

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement. <hl> The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf , said in April: “Sooner is better.” <hl>

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement. The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, <hl> Charles W. Scharf <hl>, said in April: “Sooner is better.”

The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, <hl> Charles W. Scharf <hl> , said in April: “Sooner is better.”


Question: When did Visa's CEO say "Sooner is better."

Answer: April

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement. <hl> The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in April : “Sooner is better.” <hl>

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement. The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in <hl> April <hl>: “Sooner is better.”

The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in <hl> April <hl> : “Sooner is better.”


Question: Visa might have to pay a premium to bypass what?

Answer: the existing agreement

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. <hl> That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement . <hl> The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in April: “Sooner is better.”

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass <hl> the existing agreement <hl>. The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in April: “Sooner is better.”

That figure doesn’t take into account any savings, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass <hl> the existing agreement <hl> .


Question: Visa europe's value disregards premiums and what else?

Answer: any savings

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. <hl> That figure doesn’t take into account any savings , of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement. <hl> The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in April: “Sooner is better.”

Visa recently pegged Visa Europe’s value to be “in excess of $10 billion.” Assume Visa Europe’s bottom line grows this year at the same rate as last year, on Visa’s 24 times multiple, the company would be worth $6.9 billion. That figure doesn’t take into account <hl> any savings <hl>, of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement. The ancillary benefits for Visa, however, suggest that just as Visa’ chief executive, Charles W. Scharf, said in April: “Sooner is better.”

That figure doesn’t take into account <hl> any savings <hl> , of course, as well as any premium that Visa would have to pay to bypass the existing agreement.


Question: Who is the minority leader from the Finger Lakes region?

“I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb, a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. “But I never rule anything out.” One issue that both parties agree on is that the corruption trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital.

Answer: Brian M. Kolb

<hl> “I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb , a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. <hl> “But I never rule anything out.” One issue that both parties agree on is that the corruption trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital.

“I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman <hl> Brian M. Kolb <hl>, a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. “But I never rule anything out.” One issue that both parties agree on is that the corruption trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital.

“I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman <hl> Brian M. Kolb <hl> , a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader.


Question: What is the trial about?

Answer: corruption

“I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb, a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. “But I never rule anything out.” <hl> One issue that both parties agree on is that the corruption trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital. <hl>

“I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb, a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. “But I never rule anything out.” One issue that both parties agree on is that the <hl> corruption <hl> trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital.


Question: Who is Brian M. Kolb speaking negatively about?

Answer: Assembly Democrats

<hl> “I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb, a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. <hl> “But I never rule anything out.” One issue that both parties agree on is that the corruption trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital.

“I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the <hl> Assembly Democrats <hl> were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb, a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. “But I never rule anything out.” One issue that both parties agree on is that the corruption trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital.