Question: How old is Song Tairan?

Answer: 25

Yet there are those who still see the stock market as the best investment, given low interest rates at banks and the huge amount of capital needed to buy property in many cities. <hl> Song Tairan, 25 , an employee at an Internet company in Beijing who lost 20 percent of a first-time $16,000 investment he made in March, said he was still in. <hl> “I’m not anxious anymore because I’m used to the tumbling now,” he said. “I plan to invest again. The whole situation seems to be improving. I’m bullish on the stock market.”

Yet there are those who still see the stock market as the best investment, given low interest rates at banks and the huge amount of capital needed to buy property in many cities. Song Tairan, <hl> 25 <hl>, an employee at an Internet company in Beijing who lost 20 percent of a first-time $16,000 investment he made in March, said he was still in. “I’m not anxious anymore because I’m used to the tumbling now,” he said. “I plan to invest again. The whole situation seems to be improving. I’m bullish on the stock market.”

Song Tairan, <hl> 25 <hl> , an employee at an Internet company in Beijing who lost 20 percent of a first-time $16,000 investment he made in March, said he was still in.


Question: How much was Song Tairan's initial investment in dollars?

Yet there are those who still see the stock market as the best investment, given low interest rates at banks and the huge amount of capital needed to buy property in many cities. Song Tairan, 25, an employee at an Internet company in Beijing who lost 20 percent of a first-time $16,000 investment he made in March, said he was still in. “I’m not anxious anymore because I’m used to the tumbling now,” he said. “I plan to invest again. The whole situation seems to be improving. I’m bullish on the stock market.”

Answer: $16,000

Yet there are those who still see the stock market as the best investment, given low interest rates at banks and the huge amount of capital needed to buy property in many cities. <hl> Song Tairan, 25, an employee at an Internet company in Beijing who lost 20 percent of a first-time $16,000 investment he made in March, said he was still in. <hl> “I’m not anxious anymore because I’m used to the tumbling now,” he said. “I plan to invest again. The whole situation seems to be improving. I’m bullish on the stock market.”

Yet there are those who still see the stock market as the best investment, given low interest rates at banks and the huge amount of capital needed to buy property in many cities. Song Tairan, 25, an employee at an Internet company in Beijing who lost 20 percent of a first-time <hl> $16,000 <hl> investment he made in March, said he was still in. “I’m not anxious anymore because I’m used to the tumbling now,” he said. “I plan to invest again. The whole situation seems to be improving. I’m bullish on the stock market.”


Question: What is the measurement of the largest vessel?

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the Firefighter II, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.

Answer: 140-foot

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. <hl> The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the Firefighter II, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. <hl> The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. The larger of the vessels, a <hl> 140-foot <hl> boat known as the Firefighter II, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.


Question: What was the name of the largest vessel?

Answer: Firefighter II

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. <hl> The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the Firefighter II , also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. <hl> The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the <hl> Firefighter II <hl>, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.

The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the <hl> Firefighter II <hl> , also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram.


Question: What was the water ratio used to collapse the walls?

Answer: 17,000 gallons of water a minute

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the Firefighter II, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. <hl> The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. <hl> “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the Firefighter II, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. The impact of <hl> 17,000 gallons of water a minute <hl> was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.


Question: Where was the warehouse that caught on fire located?

Answer: Williamsburg, Brooklyn

<hl> But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn , this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. <hl> The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the Firefighter II, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in <hl> Williamsburg, Brooklyn <hl>, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the Firefighter II, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in <hl> Williamsburg, Brooklyn <hl> , this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno.


Question: What is the name of the chief who directed the waterborne response?

Answer: Rick Ferro

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the Firefighter II, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. <hl> “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said Rick Ferro , the chief who directed the waterborne response. <hl> It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.

But as flames engulfed a waterfront warehouse stuffed with old court papers and medical records in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this weekend, there they were: two fireboats pouring frigid water from the East River onto the inferno. The larger of the vessels, a 140-foot boat known as the Firefighter II, also used its main cannon as a water-powered battering ram. The impact of 17,000 gallons of water a minute was used to collapse walls, exposing the flames inside the warehouse. “Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said <hl> Rick Ferro <hl>, the chief who directed the waterborne response. It was the first time the state-of-the-art boat, added to the fleet about four years ago, had put water on an actual fire.

“Without that force, we wouldn’t have been able to hit any of the fire,” said <hl> Rick Ferro <hl> , the chief who directed the waterborne response.


Question: When did the fire occur, which is the second time in two wee?

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

Answer: This weekend

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. <hl> This weekend ’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. <hl> On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. <hl> This weekend <hl>’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

<hl> This weekend <hl> ’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers.


Question: What department counts about 20 boats in its fleet?

Answer: Fire Department’s Marine Battalion

<hl> Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion , which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. <hl> This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the <hl> Fire Department’s Marine Battalion <hl>, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the <hl> Fire Department’s Marine Battalion <hl> , which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress.


Question: What does the fire department's marine Battalion responds to more frequently?

Answer: medical emergencies and boats in distress

<hl> Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress . <hl> This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to <hl> medical emergencies and boats in distress <hl>. This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to <hl> medical emergencies and boats in distress <hl> .


Question: Who helped fight a fire on New Jersey apartment complex?

Answer: several New York City fireboats

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. <hl> On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson. <hl>

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. On Jan. 21, <hl> several New York City fireboats <hl> helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.


Question: When did the fire in New Jersey apartment complex occur?

Answer: On Jan. 21

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. <hl> On Jan. 21 , several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson. <hl>

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. <hl> On Jan. 21 <hl>, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

<hl> On Jan. 21 <hl> , several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.


Question: What are some incidents that fireboats responds to?

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Answer: smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes

<hl> Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. <hl> Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Fireboats have also responded to <hl> smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes <hl> and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.


Question: Who said "the pilot of the Firefigher II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon"?

Answer: Chief Ferro

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. <hl> Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro . <hl> “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said <hl> Chief Ferro <hl>. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said <hl> Chief Ferro <hl> .


Question: What funding does the departments use to replace their aging fleet?

Answer: federal funding

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. <hl> Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. <hl> “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. Because the department used <hl> federal funding <hl> to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.


Question: Where did one of the coal ship fire occur?

Answer: Connecticut

<hl> Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut . <hl> Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in <hl> Connecticut <hl>. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in <hl> Connecticut <hl> .


Question: What is another name for the front cannon?

Answer: monitor

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” <hl> During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor , pushing the unanchored boat backward. <hl> “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a <hl> monitor <hl>, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a <hl> monitor <hl> , pushing the unanchored boat backward.


Question: What was a touchstone issue?

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

Answer: The benefit

<hl> The benefit , which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. <hl> About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

<hl> The benefit <hl>, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

<hl> The benefit <hl> , which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire.


Question: When was it made law?

Answer: 2013

<hl> The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013 , was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. <hl> About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in <hl> 2013 <hl>, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in <hl> 2013 <hl> , was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire.


Question: How many parents receive the payments?

Answer: About 455,000

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. <hl> About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. <hl> But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. <hl> About 455,000 <hl> parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.


Question: What was the program referred to as?

Answer: stove bonus,

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. <hl> But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “ stove bonus, ” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. <hl> Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “<hl> stove bonus, <hl>” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “ <hl> stove bonus, <hl> ” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home.


Question: Who was the payment most attractive to?

Answer: families whose children benefit most from early childhood education

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. <hl> Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education . <hl>

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, <hl> families whose children benefit most from early childhood education <hl>.

Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, <hl> families whose children benefit most from early childhood education <hl> .


Question: What did Cindi Leive love when she was Young?

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

Answer: reading and writing

<hl> A. I loved reading and writing , and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. <hl> When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

A. I loved <hl> reading and writing <hl>, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

A. I loved <hl> reading and writing <hl> , and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1.


Question: What Did Leive decide to publish at age 8?

Answer: a literary magazine

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. <hl> When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine , and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. <hl> They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish <hl> a literary magazine <hl>, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

When I was 8, I decided to publish <hl> a literary magazine <hl> , and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street.


Question: How would did Cindi Leive say you could describer her from Day 1?

Answer: a “magazine brain”

<hl> A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. <hl> When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as <hl> a “magazine brain” <hl> from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?


Question: Where did Leive get contributions to her magazine from?

Answer: all the kids on my street

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. <hl> When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street . <hl> They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from <hl> all the kids on my street <hl>. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from <hl> all the kids on my street <hl> .


Question: What organization was Leive one of the few women to have a leadership role in?

Answer: the National Institutes of Health

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. <hl> My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. <hl> She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at <hl> the National Institutes of Health <hl> — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?


Question: What does Leive claim no one sits you down and say?

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear. It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.

Answer: “Here’s some Management 101

I was about 25. <hl> Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” <hl> It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear. It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, <hl> “Here’s some Management 101 <hl> on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear. It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.


Question: What is reassuring for employees?

Answer: to understand what is expected of them

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear. <hl> It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them . <hl> Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear. It’s very reassuring for employees <hl> to understand what is expected of them <hl>. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.

It’s very reassuring for employees <hl> to understand what is expected of them <hl> .


Question: What skill is it Leive says you have to learn?

Answer: how to be a good boss

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. <hl> Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss . <hl> I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear. It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know <hl> how to be a good boss <hl>. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear. It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.

Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know <hl> how to be a good boss <hl> .


Question: What was Leive's big challenge with Management?

Answer: learning how to be firm and clear

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? <hl> The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear . <hl> It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was <hl> learning how to be firm and clear <hl>. It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.

The big challenge for me was <hl> learning how to be firm and clear <hl> .


Question: What does Leive thing getting to know your team and being interested in the give you?

Answer: good will.

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear. It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. <hl> Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you good will. So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. <hl> People want to be understood and respected as individuals.

I was about 25. Nobody ever really sits you down and says, “Here’s some Management 101 on how to do it.” It’s a skill you have to learn. Just because you know how to be a good friend, and even a good co-worker, doesn’t mean that you’re going to know how to be a good boss. I didn’t ask as many questions in the beginning as I should have. Any specific memo-to-self moments? The big challenge for me was learning how to be firm and clear. It’s very reassuring for employees to understand what is expected of them. Otherwise, how will they know that they’re doing a good job? Finding a way to do that while also creating an office that is warm and friendly and engaging is a balancing act that it took me a while to master. Really getting to know your team and being interested in their lives also gives you <hl> good will. <hl> So when you’re in a situation where you need to deliver a message that maybe isn’t so easy to hear, it will land on this mattress of good karma. People want to be understood and respected as individuals.


Question: What does Leive ask people who apply for the Job?

I always ask people why they want the job. There’s not one right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason. Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

Answer: why they want the job

<hl> I always ask people why they want the job . <hl> There’s not one right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason. Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

I always ask people <hl> why they want the job <hl>. There’s not one right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason. Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

I always ask people <hl> why they want the job <hl> .


Question: How many right answers are there for why they want the job?

Answer: not one

I always ask people why they want the job. <hl> There’s not one right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason. <hl> Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

I always ask people why they want the job. There’s <hl> not one <hl> right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason. Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.


Question: What as Leonard Lauder the former CEO of?

Answer: Estée Lauder Companies

I always ask people why they want the job. There’s not one right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason. <hl> Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies ] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. <hl> I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

I always ask people why they want the job. There’s not one right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason. Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the <hl> Estée Lauder Companies <hl>] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the <hl> Estée Lauder Companies <hl> ] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position.


Question: What does Leive want to see when they ask someone why they want the job?

Answer: that there is a reason

I always ask people why they want the job. <hl> There’s not one right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason . <hl> Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

I always ask people why they want the job. There’s not one right answer, but I want to see <hl> that there is a reason <hl>. Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

There’s not one right answer, but I want to see <hl> that there is a reason <hl> .


Question: What Did Lauder tell Leive that people need to say who asks for the job?

Answer: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you?

I always ask people why they want the job. There’s not one right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason. <hl> Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you? ” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. <hl> I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

I always ask people why they want the job. There’s not one right answer, but I want to see that there is a reason. Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: <hl> “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you? <hl>” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough. I’m always pleased when somebody does that.

Years ago, Leonard Lauder [the former C.E.O. of the Estée Lauder Companies] told me that somebody needs to ask for the job, to say something along the lines of: <hl> “I really want this position. I think I could do something great with it, and I’d be so excited to join your team. What else can I do to convince you? <hl> ” If they haven’t said that, then they haven’t gone far enough.


Question: What does Leive also like asking?

I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who have something going on in their lives besides work. I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs. They don’t take everything so personally. People who can come up with a great idea and execute it, soup to nuts, are really valuable. We are never at a shortage for great ideas. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.

Answer: “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?”

<hl> I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who have something going on in their lives besides work. <hl> I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs. They don’t take everything so personally. People who can come up with a great idea and execute it, soup to nuts, are really valuable. We are never at a shortage for great ideas. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.

I also like asking, <hl> “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” <hl> I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who have something going on in their lives besides work. I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs. They don’t take everything so personally. People who can come up with a great idea and execute it, soup to nuts, are really valuable. We are never at a shortage for great ideas. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.


Question: What has Leive defiantly seen?

Answer: that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs

I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who have something going on in their lives besides work. <hl> I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs . <hl> They don’t take everything so personally. People who can come up with a great idea and execute it, soup to nuts, are really valuable. We are never at a shortage for great ideas. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.

I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who have something going on in their lives besides work. I have definitely seen <hl> that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs <hl>. They don’t take everything so personally. People who can come up with a great idea and execute it, soup to nuts, are really valuable. We are never at a shortage for great ideas. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.

I have definitely seen <hl> that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs <hl> .


Question: What does leive look for in someone they hire besides work?

Answer: have something going on in their lives

I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people <hl> who have something going on in their lives besides work. <hl> I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs. They don’t take everything so personally. People who can come up with a great idea and execute it, soup to nuts, are really valuable. We are never at a shortage for great ideas. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.

I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who <hl> have something going on in their lives <hl> besides work. I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs. They don’t take everything so personally. People who can come up with a great idea and execute it, soup to nuts, are really valuable. We are never at a shortage for great ideas. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.


Question: What kind of people does Leive say are really valuable?

Answer: People who can come up with a great idea and execute it

I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who have something going on in their lives besides work. I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs. They don’t take everything so personally. <hl> People who can come up with a great idea and execute it , soup to nuts, are really valuable. <hl> We are never at a shortage for great ideas. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.

I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who have something going on in their lives besides work. I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs. They don’t take everything so personally. <hl> People who can come up with a great idea and execute it <hl>, soup to nuts, are really valuable. We are never at a shortage for great ideas. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.

<hl> People who can come up with a great idea and execute it <hl> , soup to nuts, are really valuable.


Question: What are Leive and their associates never short of?

Answer: great ideas

I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who have something going on in their lives besides work. I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs. They don’t take everything so personally. People who can come up with a great idea and execute it, soup to nuts, are really valuable. <hl> We are never at a shortage for great ideas . <hl> But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.

I also like asking, “What would you be doing if you weren’t in this business at all?” I’m always curious about who people are outside of work, and I think you want to hire people who have something going on in their lives besides work. I have definitely seen that people who have full lives are not just happier but also tend to be better at their jobs. They don’t take everything so personally. People who can come up with a great idea and execute it, soup to nuts, are really valuable. We are never at a shortage for <hl> great ideas <hl>. But then there are people who have the project management piece of it, and that’s not something that I think people were hired for in magazines 25 years ago. Now it’s indispensable. The people on my team who can come up with an idea, put together a plan and presentation for getting it done, pick up the phone and find partners, are gold.

We are never at a shortage for <hl> great ideas <hl> .


Question: What does Leive think everybody does better if?

I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing, but work is work. We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio.

Answer: if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing

<hl> I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing , but work is work. <hl> We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio.

I think everybody does better <hl> if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing <hl>, but work is work. We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio.

I think everybody does better <hl> if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing <hl> , but work is work.


Question: What does Old expression does Leive equate not everyone feeling about their job?

Answer: We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day.

I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing, but work is work. <hl> We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” <hl> The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio.

I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing, but work is work. <hl> We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. <hl> There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio.


Question: What idea does Leive say is not true?

Answer: The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis

I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing, but work is work. We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. <hl> There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. <hl> If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio.

I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing, but work is work. We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” <hl> The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis <hl> is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio.


Question: What does Leive say you can aim for?

Answer: you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio

I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing, but work is work. We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. <hl> But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio . <hl>

I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing, but work is work. We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But <hl> you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio <hl>.

But <hl> you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio <hl> .


Question: What does Leive say the rich would keep to themselves if it was that great?

Answer: work

<hl> I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing, but work is work. <hl> We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio.

I think everybody does better if they really like some aspect of what they’re doing, but <hl> work <hl> is work. We can’t all work in jobs where we feel like our heart is singing every day. There’s that old expression, “If work was that great, the rich would keep it for themselves.” The idea that your job is going to make your heart sing on a daily basis is just not true. If that’s the expectation of a 25-year-old today, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. But you can aim for a pretty good heart-singing-to-bummed-out ratio.


Question: What kind of study is being done with the association?

The association has begun working with operators of communities on strategies to mitigate the effect of cliques and will conduct a new study this year to examine the prevalence of cliques in assisted-living residences as well. Human nature is sometimes hard to contend with. Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are groups of people, of any age, who share spaces and resources. We are working to identify, understand and alleviate the circumstances that underlie this behavior. DAVID S. SCHLESS
President
American Seniors Housing Association
Washington, Jan. 19, 2015 To the Editor: I ached with memory reading Jennifer Weiner’s account of her grandmother’s entry into retirement living.

Answer: examine the prevalence of cliques

<hl> The association has begun working with operators of communities on strategies to mitigate the effect of cliques and will conduct a new study this year to examine the prevalence of cliques in assisted-living residences as well. <hl> Human nature is sometimes hard to contend with. Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are groups of people, of any age, who share spaces and resources. We are working to identify, understand and alleviate the circumstances that underlie this behavior. DAVID S. SCHLESS President American Seniors Housing Association Washington, Jan. 19, 2015 To the Editor: I ached with memory reading Jennifer Weiner’s account of her grandmother’s entry into retirement living.

The association has begun working with operators of communities on strategies to mitigate the effect of cliques and will conduct a new study this year to <hl> examine the prevalence of cliques <hl> in assisted-living residences as well. Human nature is sometimes hard to contend with. Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are groups of people, of any age, who share spaces and resources. We are working to identify, understand and alleviate the circumstances that underlie this behavior. DAVID S. SCHLESS President American Seniors Housing Association Washington, Jan. 19, 2015 To the Editor: I ached with memory reading Jennifer Weiner’s account of her grandmother’s entry into retirement living.


Question: WHo is the President of the Association?

Answer: DAVID S. SCHLESS

The association has begun working with operators of communities on strategies to mitigate the effect of cliques and will conduct a new study this year to examine the prevalence of cliques in assisted-living residences as well. Human nature is sometimes hard to contend with. Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are groups of people, of any age, who share spaces and resources. We are working to identify, understand and alleviate the circumstances that underlie this behavior. <hl> DAVID S. SCHLESS President American Seniors Housing Association Washington, Jan. 19, 2015 To the Editor: I ached with memory reading Jennifer Weiner’s account of her grandmother’s entry into retirement living. <hl>

The association has begun working with operators of communities on strategies to mitigate the effect of cliques and will conduct a new study this year to examine the prevalence of cliques in assisted-living residences as well. Human nature is sometimes hard to contend with. Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are groups of people, of any age, who share spaces and resources. We are working to identify, understand and alleviate the circumstances that underlie this behavior. <hl> DAVID S. SCHLESS <hl> President American Seniors Housing Association Washington, Jan. 19, 2015 To the Editor: I ached with memory reading Jennifer Weiner’s account of her grandmother’s entry into retirement living.


Question: What makes up a kind of Clique?

Answer: groups of people

The association has begun working with operators of communities on strategies to mitigate the effect of cliques and will conduct a new study this year to examine the prevalence of cliques in assisted-living residences as well. Human nature is sometimes hard to contend with. <hl> Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are groups of people , of any age, who share spaces and resources. <hl> We are working to identify, understand and alleviate the circumstances that underlie this behavior. DAVID S. SCHLESS President American Seniors Housing Association Washington, Jan. 19, 2015 To the Editor: I ached with memory reading Jennifer Weiner’s account of her grandmother’s entry into retirement living.

The association has begun working with operators of communities on strategies to mitigate the effect of cliques and will conduct a new study this year to examine the prevalence of cliques in assisted-living residences as well. Human nature is sometimes hard to contend with. Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are <hl> groups of people <hl>, of any age, who share spaces and resources. We are working to identify, understand and alleviate the circumstances that underlie this behavior. DAVID S. SCHLESS President American Seniors Housing Association Washington, Jan. 19, 2015 To the Editor: I ached with memory reading Jennifer Weiner’s account of her grandmother’s entry into retirement living.

Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are <hl> groups of people <hl> , of any age, who share spaces and resources.


Question: Why was there pain from  a memory had by reading Jenifer Weiner?

Answer: grandmother’s entry into retirement living.

The association has begun working with operators of communities on strategies to mitigate the effect of cliques and will conduct a new study this year to examine the prevalence of cliques in assisted-living residences as well. Human nature is sometimes hard to contend with. Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are groups of people, of any age, who share spaces and resources. We are working to identify, understand and alleviate the circumstances that underlie this behavior. <hl> DAVID S. SCHLESS President American Seniors Housing Association Washington, Jan. 19, 2015 To the Editor: I ached with memory reading Jennifer Weiner’s account of her grandmother’s entry into retirement living. <hl>

The association has begun working with operators of communities on strategies to mitigate the effect of cliques and will conduct a new study this year to examine the prevalence of cliques in assisted-living residences as well. Human nature is sometimes hard to contend with. Cliques and shunning people are seen just about everywhere there are groups of people, of any age, who share spaces and resources. We are working to identify, understand and alleviate the circumstances that underlie this behavior. DAVID S. SCHLESS President American Seniors Housing Association Washington, Jan. 19, 2015 To the Editor: I ached with memory reading Jennifer Weiner’s account of her <hl> grandmother’s entry into retirement living. <hl>


Question: What jobs does the writer have?

The writer, a clinical social worker, is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.”  To the Editor: Jennifer Weiner’s grandmother sounds spirited, energetic and kind. She can create her own “in group,” where only kind women are welcome. MAREA WEXLER
Northampton, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015

Answer: clinical social worker

<hl> The writer, a clinical social worker , is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.” <hl> To the Editor: Jennifer Weiner’s grandmother sounds spirited, energetic and kind. She can create her own “in group,” where only kind women are welcome. MAREA WEXLER Northampton, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015

The writer, a <hl> clinical social worker <hl>, is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.” To the Editor: Jennifer Weiner’s grandmother sounds spirited, energetic and kind. She can create her own “in group,” where only kind women are welcome. MAREA WEXLER Northampton, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015

The writer, a <hl> clinical social worker <hl> , is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.”


Question: What was suggested that Jennifers Grandmother make?

Answer: her own “in group,

The writer, a clinical social worker, is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.” To the Editor: Jennifer Weiner’s grandmother sounds spirited, energetic and kind. <hl> She can create her own “in group, ” where only kind women are welcome. <hl> MAREA WEXLER Northampton, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015

The writer, a clinical social worker, is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.” To the Editor: Jennifer Weiner’s grandmother sounds spirited, energetic and kind. She can create <hl> her own “in group, <hl>” where only kind women are welcome. MAREA WEXLER Northampton, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015

She can create <hl> her own “in group, <hl> ” where only kind women are welcome.


Question: WHo wrote back to the Editor?

Answer: MAREA WEXLER

The writer, a clinical social worker, is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.” To the Editor: Jennifer Weiner’s grandmother sounds spirited, energetic and kind. She can create her own “in group,” where only kind women are welcome. <hl> MAREA WEXLER Northampton, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015 <hl>

The writer, a clinical social worker, is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.” To the Editor: Jennifer Weiner’s grandmother sounds spirited, energetic and kind. She can create her own “in group,” where only kind women are welcome. <hl> MAREA WEXLER <hl> Northampton, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015


Question: What year was the written?

Answer: 2015

The writer, a clinical social worker, is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.” To the Editor: Jennifer Weiner’s grandmother sounds spirited, energetic and kind. She can create her own “in group,” where only kind women are welcome. <hl> MAREA WEXLER Northampton, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015 <hl>

The writer, a clinical social worker, is the author of “Witness to Resilience: Stories of Intimate Violence.” To the Editor: Jennifer Weiner’s grandmother sounds spirited, energetic and kind. She can create her own “in group,” where only kind women are welcome. MAREA WEXLER Northampton, Mass., Jan. 20, <hl> 2015 <hl>