Question: Who was convicted of tampering with a police investigation?

Updated 8:27 a.m. Good morning on this bright Tuesday. As Election Days in New York go, this year’s is pretty quiet: nothing statewide, no federal elections and several uncontested seats. But there are a few interesting races, and three seats in the State Legislature are open because their prior occupants left under a criminal cloud. • Thomas W. Libous, a Republican state senator, was convicted of lying to F.B.I. agents about his son’s hiring at a law firm. In today’s race for his Binghamton seat, the Republican candidate, Fred Ashkar, an undersheriff, leads the Democrat, Barbara Fiala, a former county executive, by 52 points. •  State Senator John L. Sampson, Democrat of Brooklyn, was convicted of trying to thwart a federal investigation. Roxanne Persaud, a Democratic assemblywoman, and Jeffrey Ferretti, a Republican real estate executive, are vying to replace him.

Answer: John L. Sampson

Updated 8:27 a.m. Good morning on this bright Tuesday. As Election Days in New York go, this year’s is pretty quiet: nothing statewide, no federal elections and several uncontested seats. But there are a few interesting races, and three seats in the State Legislature are open because their prior occupants left under a criminal cloud. • Thomas W. Libous, a Republican state senator, was convicted of lying to F.B.I. agents about his son’s hiring at a law firm. In today’s race for his Binghamton seat, the Republican candidate, Fred Ashkar, an undersheriff, leads the Democrat, Barbara Fiala, a former county executive, by 52 points. <hl> • State Senator John L. Sampson , Democrat of Brooklyn, was convicted of trying to thwart a federal investigation. <hl> Roxanne Persaud, a Democratic assemblywoman, and Jeffrey Ferretti, a Republican real estate executive, are vying to replace him.

Updated 8:27 a.m. Good morning on this bright Tuesday. As Election Days in New York go, this year’s is pretty quiet: nothing statewide, no federal elections and several uncontested seats. But there are a few interesting races, and three seats in the State Legislature are open because their prior occupants left under a criminal cloud. • Thomas W. Libous, a Republican state senator, was convicted of lying to F.B.I. agents about his son’s hiring at a law firm. In today’s race for his Binghamton seat, the Republican candidate, Fred Ashkar, an undersheriff, leads the Democrat, Barbara Fiala, a former county executive, by 52 points. • State Senator <hl> John L. Sampson <hl>, Democrat of Brooklyn, was convicted of trying to thwart a federal investigation. Roxanne Persaud, a Democratic assemblywoman, and Jeffrey Ferretti, a Republican real estate executive, are vying to replace him.

• State Senator <hl> John L. Sampson <hl> , Democrat of Brooklyn, was convicted of trying to thwart a federal investigation.


Question: Who is Tony Dutzik?

In the last 15 months, Uber and Lyft have introduced shared rides in Austin, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington through UberPool and Lyft Line. Cars or vans sporting names like Split (sections of Washington only) Via (sections of Manhattan only) Bridj (rush hours in Boston and Washington) and Carma, which also runs in Chicago, Houston, San Diego and Seattle, also compete. Some ride-sharing apps are available internationally as well. “They’re very specific to niche transportation needs,” said Tony Dutzik, a senior policy analyst at the Frontier Group, a research company in Boston.

Answer: a senior policy analyst at the Frontier Group, a research company in Boston.

In the last 15 months, Uber and Lyft have introduced shared rides in Austin, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington through UberPool and Lyft Line. Cars or vans sporting names like Split (sections of Washington only) Via (sections of Manhattan only) Bridj (rush hours in Boston and Washington) and Carma, which also runs in Chicago, Houston, San Diego and Seattle, also compete. Some ride-sharing apps are available internationally as well. <hl> “They’re very specific to niche transportation needs,” said Tony Dutzik, a senior policy analyst at the Frontier Group, a research company in Boston. <hl>

In the last 15 months, Uber and Lyft have introduced shared rides in Austin, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington through UberPool and Lyft Line. Cars or vans sporting names like Split (sections of Washington only) Via (sections of Manhattan only) Bridj (rush hours in Boston and Washington) and Carma, which also runs in Chicago, Houston, San Diego and Seattle, also compete. Some ride-sharing apps are available internationally as well. “They’re very specific to niche transportation needs,” said Tony Dutzik, <hl> a senior policy analyst at the Frontier Group, a research company in Boston. <hl>


Question: What are Amtrak and local agencies struggling for?

These troubles have become all too common on the Northeast Corridor, the nation’s busiest rail sector, which stretches from Washington to Boston and carries about 750,000 riders each day on Amtrak and several commuter rail lines. The corridor’s ridership has doubled in the last 30 years even as its old and overloaded infrastructure of tracks, power lines, bridges and tunnels has begun to wear out. And with Amtrak and local transit agencies struggling for funding, many fear the disruptions will continue to worsen in the years ahead.

Answer: funding

These troubles have become all too common on the Northeast Corridor, the nation’s busiest rail sector, which stretches from Washington to Boston and carries about 750,000 riders each day on Amtrak and several commuter rail lines. The corridor’s ridership has doubled in the last 30 years even as its old and overloaded infrastructure of tracks, power lines, bridges and tunnels has begun to wear out. <hl> And with Amtrak and local transit agencies struggling for funding , many fear the disruptions will continue to worsen in the years ahead. <hl>

These troubles have become all too common on the Northeast Corridor, the nation’s busiest rail sector, which stretches from Washington to Boston and carries about 750,000 riders each day on Amtrak and several commuter rail lines. The corridor’s ridership has doubled in the last 30 years even as its old and overloaded infrastructure of tracks, power lines, bridges and tunnels has begun to wear out. And with Amtrak and local transit agencies struggling for <hl> funding <hl>, many fear the disruptions will continue to worsen in the years ahead.

And with Amtrak and local transit agencies struggling for <hl> funding <hl> , many fear the disruptions will continue to worsen in the years ahead.


Question: What has been a boon in Malta?

The tax system, in particular, has been a boon. Some foreign companies can be structured to pay 5 percent in corporate taxes. Malta also has double taxation treaties with 65 countries, allowing individuals and businesses to avoid being taxed in two places. Significant tax advantages and a pro-business regulator have created a booming financial services industry. It now represents 12 to 15 percent of the country’s G.D.P., up from 6.3 percent in 2004. Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have hedge funds. With a strong corporate base, Malta sailed through the economic crisis relatively unscathed. The economy grew 3.5 percent in 2014. Unemployment is 5.8 percent, the fourth-lowest in Europe. Malta was looking to expand that economic growth through the citizenship program. Under the initial plan in 2013, the newly installed Labor Party government proposed selling passports for €650,000, with few other requirements for citizenship. Almost immediately, it drew protests. The country, critics argued, was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs. They also worried that the program would damage its reputation as an attractive place to do business. “We do not want to form part of a law which prostitutes Malta’s identity and its citizenship,” Mario de Marco, a vocal member of the opposition, said during the debate. The opposition took the program to the European Parliament in an effort to block it. While the Parliament condemned the program, it could do little else, because citizenship is controlled by national governments. To placate the Parliament and the opposition, the government raised the bar for citizenship. Strict due diligence standards were set to weed out money launderers and criminals. It also raised the cost and adopted a residency requirement. In addition to the €650,000 fee to the government, applicants must now invest €150,000 in government bonds, buy property for at least €350,000 or rent a place for at least €16,000 a year — all of which must be held for at least five years. “This is not ‘tick the box,’” said Mr. Cardona, the chief of the program. Mr. Hyzler, the lawyer, and others note that the newcomers are establishing real links to Malta. They are setting up bank accounts and buying health insurance, both of which are required. They are also joining country clubs and donating to local charities, which is encouraged. “Clients genuinely want to do more than just make the investment,” said Mark Stannard, managing director of the Maltese office of Henley & Partners, a residence and citizenship planning firm. He said a Saudi national with a Lebanese passport who had applied for Maltese citizenship had recently returned with a delegation of 12 to consider setting up businesses in aviation, life sciences and real estate.

Answer: tax system

<hl> The tax system , in particular, has been a boon. <hl> Some foreign companies can be structured to pay 5 percent in corporate taxes. Malta also has double taxation treaties with 65 countries, allowing individuals and businesses to avoid being taxed in two places. Significant tax advantages and a pro-business regulator have created a booming financial services industry. It now represents 12 to 15 percent of the country’s G.D.P., up from 6.3 percent in 2004. Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have hedge funds. With a strong corporate base, Malta sailed through the economic crisis relatively unscathed. The economy grew 3.5 percent in 2014. Unemployment is 5.8 percent, the fourth-lowest in Europe. Malta was looking to expand that economic growth through the citizenship program. Under the initial plan in 2013, the newly installed Labor Party government proposed selling passports for €650,000, with few other requirements for citizenship. Almost immediately, it drew protests. The country, critics argued, was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs. They also worried that the program would damage its reputation as an attractive place to do business. “We do not want to form part of a law which prostitutes Malta’s identity and its citizenship,” Mario de Marco, a vocal member of the opposition, said during the debate. The opposition took the program to the European Parliament in an effort to block it. While the Parliament condemned the program, it could do little else, because citizenship is controlled by national governments. To placate the Parliament and the opposition, the government raised the bar for citizenship. Strict due diligence standards were set to weed out money launderers and criminals. It also raised the cost and adopted a residency requirement. In addition to the €650,000 fee to the government, applicants must now invest €150,000 in government bonds, buy property for at least €350,000 or rent a place for at least €16,000 a year — all of which must be held for at least five years. “This is not ‘tick the box,’” said Mr. Cardona, the chief of the program. Mr. Hyzler, the lawyer, and others note that the newcomers are establishing real links to Malta. They are setting up bank accounts and buying health insurance, both of which are required. They are also joining country clubs and donating to local charities, which is encouraged. “Clients genuinely want to do more than just make the investment,” said Mark Stannard, managing director of the Maltese office of Henley & Partners, a residence and citizenship planning firm. He said a Saudi national with a Lebanese passport who had applied for Maltese citizenship had recently returned with a delegation of 12 to consider setting up businesses in aviation, life sciences and real estate.

The <hl> tax system <hl>, in particular, has been a boon. Some foreign companies can be structured to pay 5 percent in corporate taxes. Malta also has double taxation treaties with 65 countries, allowing individuals and businesses to avoid being taxed in two places. Significant tax advantages and a pro-business regulator have created a booming financial services industry. It now represents 12 to 15 percent of the country’s G.D.P., up from 6.3 percent in 2004. Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have hedge funds. With a strong corporate base, Malta sailed through the economic crisis relatively unscathed. The economy grew 3.5 percent in 2014. Unemployment is 5.8 percent, the fourth-lowest in Europe. Malta was looking to expand that economic growth through the citizenship program. Under the initial plan in 2013, the newly installed Labor Party government proposed selling passports for €650,000, with few other requirements for citizenship. Almost immediately, it drew protests. The country, critics argued, was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs. They also worried that the program would damage its reputation as an attractive place to do business. “We do not want to form part of a law which prostitutes Malta’s identity and its citizenship,” Mario de Marco, a vocal member of the opposition, said during the debate. The opposition took the program to the European Parliament in an effort to block it. While the Parliament condemned the program, it could do little else, because citizenship is controlled by national governments. To placate the Parliament and the opposition, the government raised the bar for citizenship. Strict due diligence standards were set to weed out money launderers and criminals. It also raised the cost and adopted a residency requirement. In addition to the €650,000 fee to the government, applicants must now invest €150,000 in government bonds, buy property for at least €350,000 or rent a place for at least €16,000 a year — all of which must be held for at least five years. “This is not ‘tick the box,’” said Mr. Cardona, the chief of the program. Mr. Hyzler, the lawyer, and others note that the newcomers are establishing real links to Malta. They are setting up bank accounts and buying health insurance, both of which are required. They are also joining country clubs and donating to local charities, which is encouraged. “Clients genuinely want to do more than just make the investment,” said Mark Stannard, managing director of the Maltese office of Henley & Partners, a residence and citizenship planning firm. He said a Saudi national with a Lebanese passport who had applied for Maltese citizenship had recently returned with a delegation of 12 to consider setting up businesses in aviation, life sciences and real estate.

The <hl> tax system <hl> , in particular, has been a boon.


Question: What Amendment does Mr. Trump and the right want to use to keep immigrants out?

It was such an unnecessary battle to wade into — maternity tourism is not what Mr. Trump and his enablers on the restrictionist right are talking about. When they say “anchor babies,” they are talking about the browning of America, with its growing Latino population, and recasting it as a sinister plot by child-rearing Mexicans. They want to upend the 14thAmendment, and the country’s family-based immigration laws, to keep the population as white as can be. Maternity tourism by middle-class foreigners is a separate, much smaller issue; changing the Constitution to stop it, as one immigrant rights advocate once put it, is like killing a fly with an Uzi.

Answer: 14thAmendment

It was such an unnecessary battle to wade into — maternity tourism is not what Mr. Trump and his enablers on the restrictionist right are talking about. When they say “anchor babies,” they are talking about the browning of America, with its growing Latino population, and recasting it as a sinister plot by child-rearing Mexicans. <hl> They want to upend the 14thAmendment , and the country’s family-based immigration laws, to keep the population as white as can be. <hl> Maternity tourism by middle-class foreigners is a separate, much smaller issue; changing the Constitution to stop it, as one immigrant rights advocate once put it, is like killing a fly with an Uzi.

It was such an unnecessary battle to wade into — maternity tourism is not what Mr. Trump and his enablers on the restrictionist right are talking about. When they say “anchor babies,” they are talking about the browning of America, with its growing Latino population, and recasting it as a sinister plot by child-rearing Mexicans. They want to upend the <hl> 14thAmendment <hl>, and the country’s family-based immigration laws, to keep the population as white as can be. Maternity tourism by middle-class foreigners is a separate, much smaller issue; changing the Constitution to stop it, as one immigrant rights advocate once put it, is like killing a fly with an Uzi.

They want to upend the <hl> 14thAmendment <hl> , and the country’s family-based immigration laws, to keep the population as white as can be.


Question: When did the Corinthian Colleges collapse?

Answer: last year

<hl> The Obama administration took an important step in the right direction when it created new oversight rules for the industry and stepped up its investigations into companies like Corinthian Colleges — one of the largest operators of for-profit colleges and trade schools in the country until it collapsed last year amid state and federal lawsuits and fraud investigations. <hl>

The Obama administration took an important step in the right direction when it created new oversight rules for the industry and stepped up its investigations into companies like Corinthian Colleges — one of the largest operators of for-profit colleges and trade schools in the country until it collapsed <hl> last year <hl> amid state and federal lawsuits and fraud investigations.


Question: What is Goal number 1 for Keflexighi?

“I’m here to compete,” Keflezighi said. “Goal No. 1 is to try to win” or get a high placement. Barring that, his finishing time could be a kind of golden parachute, allowing a gentle, somewhat satisfactory landing. Seven of his nine marathons in New York have finished under the current masters record. What is his secret to staying competitive for so long? There are many theories. Keflezighi has kept the same coach, Bob Larsen, since his college days at U.C.L.A. He remains committed to the mundane routines of stretching and strength work. Training for so many years at altitude in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., much of it on soft surfaces, has perhaps prolonged Keflezighi’s career, Larsen said, forcing him to restrict the intensity of his training while still providing him the cardiovascular benefits.

Answer: to try to win

“I’m here to compete,” Keflezighi said. <hl> “Goal No. 1 is to try to win ” or get a high placement. <hl> Barring that, his finishing time could be a kind of golden parachute, allowing a gentle, somewhat satisfactory landing. Seven of his nine marathons in New York have finished under the current masters record. What is his secret to staying competitive for so long? There are many theories. Keflezighi has kept the same coach, Bob Larsen, since his college days at U.C.L.A. He remains committed to the mundane routines of stretching and strength work. Training for so many years at altitude in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., much of it on soft surfaces, has perhaps prolonged Keflezighi’s career, Larsen said, forcing him to restrict the intensity of his training while still providing him the cardiovascular benefits.

“I’m here to compete,” Keflezighi said. “Goal No. 1 is <hl> to try to win <hl>” or get a high placement. Barring that, his finishing time could be a kind of golden parachute, allowing a gentle, somewhat satisfactory landing. Seven of his nine marathons in New York have finished under the current masters record. What is his secret to staying competitive for so long? There are many theories. Keflezighi has kept the same coach, Bob Larsen, since his college days at U.C.L.A. He remains committed to the mundane routines of stretching and strength work. Training for so many years at altitude in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., much of it on soft surfaces, has perhaps prolonged Keflezighi’s career, Larsen said, forcing him to restrict the intensity of his training while still providing him the cardiovascular benefits.

“Goal No. 1 is <hl> to try to win <hl> ” or get a high placement.


Question: What does one of Mr. Norris's brothers in law do?

The question is how many of those there will be. Mr. Stewart, of the association that aids ex-prisoners, said initial job searches typically last between nine months and two years and tend to lead to work that is custodial, or related to the restaurant or lodging industries. One of Mr. Norris’s brothers-in-law is a shuttle-bus driver for a local hotel and will try to get him a job there, while another looks into some gardening work. “I’ll take the lowest honest job out there — I just want to get started,” Mr. Norris said. “Society doesn’t owe me anything. I owe society for dealing drugs.” Getting On

Answer: shuttle-bus driver

The question is how many of those there will be. Mr. Stewart, of the association that aids ex-prisoners, said initial job searches typically last between nine months and two years and tend to lead to work that is custodial, or related to the restaurant or lodging industries. <hl> One of Mr. Norris’s brothers-in-law is a shuttle-bus driver for a local hotel and will try to get him a job there, while another looks into some gardening work. <hl> “I’ll take the lowest honest job out there — I just want to get started,” Mr. Norris said. “Society doesn’t owe me anything. I owe society for dealing drugs.” Getting On

The question is how many of those there will be. Mr. Stewart, of the association that aids ex-prisoners, said initial job searches typically last between nine months and two years and tend to lead to work that is custodial, or related to the restaurant or lodging industries. One of Mr. Norris’s brothers-in-law is a <hl> shuttle-bus driver <hl> for a local hotel and will try to get him a job there, while another looks into some gardening work. “I’ll take the lowest honest job out there — I just want to get started,” Mr. Norris said. “Society doesn’t owe me anything. I owe society for dealing drugs.” Getting On


Question: What instrument does Kim Kashkashian play?

FALLS VILLAGE Music Mountain Calidore String Quartet, classical. June 21 at 3 p.m. $30. Kim Kashkashian, viola. June 26 at 7:30 p.m. $30. Cantata Profana, classical. June 27 at 6:30 p.m. $27. Juilliard String Quartet, classical. June 28 at 3 p.m. $60. Music Mountain, 225 Music Mountain Road. 860-824-7126; musicmountain.org. HARTFORD Infinity Hall Hartford The Seldom Scene, bluegrass. June 25 at 8 p.m. $35 to $50. Jeff Pevar and Mo’ Pleasure Allstars, blues and pop. June 27 at 8 p.m. $24 to $39. Tom Rush, folk. June 28 at 7:30 p.m. $39 to $59. Infinity Hall Hartford, 32 Front Street. infinityhall.com; 860-560-7757.

Answer: viola

Kim Kashkashian, viola .

FALLS VILLAGE Music Mountain Calidore String Quartet, classical. June 21 at 3 p.m. $30. <hl> Kim Kashkashian, viola . <hl> June 26 at 7:30 p.m. $30. Cantata Profana, classical. June 27 at 6:30 p.m. $27. Juilliard String Quartet, classical. June 28 at 3 p.m. $60. Music Mountain, 225 Music Mountain Road. 860-824-7126; musicmountain.org. HARTFORD Infinity Hall Hartford The Seldom Scene, bluegrass. June 25 at 8 p.m. $35 to $50. Jeff Pevar and Mo’ Pleasure Allstars, blues and pop. June 27 at 8 p.m. $24 to $39. Tom Rush, folk. June 28 at 7:30 p.m. $39 to $59. Infinity Hall Hartford, 32 Front Street. infinityhall.com; 860-560-7757.

FALLS VILLAGE Music Mountain Calidore String Quartet, classical. June 21 at 3 p.m. $30. Kim Kashkashian, <hl> viola <hl>. June 26 at 7:30 p.m. $30. Cantata Profana, classical. June 27 at 6:30 p.m. $27. Juilliard String Quartet, classical. June 28 at 3 p.m. $60. Music Mountain, 225 Music Mountain Road. 860-824-7126; musicmountain.org. HARTFORD Infinity Hall Hartford The Seldom Scene, bluegrass. June 25 at 8 p.m. $35 to $50. Jeff Pevar and Mo’ Pleasure Allstars, blues and pop. June 27 at 8 p.m. $24 to $39. Tom Rush, folk. June 28 at 7:30 p.m. $39 to $59. Infinity Hall Hartford, 32 Front Street. infinityhall.com; 860-560-7757.


Question: Both companies were owned by groups of what?

Both companies were previously parts of bigger corporations: NXP was formerly a division of Philips, while Freescale was a division of Motorola. Both were also owned by groups of private equity firms and returned to the public markets in rocky initial public offerings. Representatives for NXP and Freescale were not immediately available for comment. News of the discussions was reported earlier by Reuters.

Answer: private equity firms

Both companies were previously parts of bigger corporations: NXP was formerly a division of Philips, while Freescale was a division of Motorola. <hl> Both were also owned by groups of private equity firms and returned to the public markets in rocky initial public offerings. <hl> Representatives for NXP and Freescale were not immediately available for comment. News of the discussions was reported earlier by Reuters.

Both companies were previously parts of bigger corporations: NXP was formerly a division of Philips, while Freescale was a division of Motorola. Both were also owned by groups of <hl> private equity firms <hl> and returned to the public markets in rocky initial public offerings. Representatives for NXP and Freescale were not immediately available for comment. News of the discussions was reported earlier by Reuters.


Question: Who will the Saints play against this week?

The Chiefs’ secondary has had a hard time defending the pass, which makes a trip to Cincinnati to go against the Bengals’ thriving offense a case of unfortunate timing. Last week, Bengals wide receiver A. J. Green humiliated Baltimore with 227 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Sean Smith will be back from a suspension and will do his best against Green, but with Phillip Gaines out with a knee injury, Cincinnati’s offense may be off to the races. PICK: BENGALS Cowboys (2-1) at Saints (0-3) 8:30 p.m. Line: Even The Saints’ offense performed reasonably well with Drew Brees sidelined last week, but frustration continued as the team remained winless and finished the week three games behind two teams in its division. Brees has expressed optimism that he will be back this week, but how his shoulder woes could affect his ability to stretch the field is unknown.

Answer: Cowboys

The Chiefs’ secondary has had a hard time defending the pass, which makes a trip to Cincinnati to go against the Bengals’ thriving offense a case of unfortunate timing. Last week, Bengals wide receiver A. J. Green humiliated Baltimore with 227 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Sean Smith will be back from a suspension and will do his best against Green, but with Phillip Gaines out with a knee injury, Cincinnati’s offense may be off to the races. <hl> PICK: BENGALS Cowboys (2-1) at Saints (0-3) 8:30 p.m. <hl> Line: Even The Saints’ offense performed reasonably well with Drew Brees sidelined last week, but frustration continued as the team remained winless and finished the week three games behind two teams in its division. Brees has expressed optimism that he will be back this week, but how his shoulder woes could affect his ability to stretch the field is unknown.

The Chiefs’ secondary has had a hard time defending the pass, which makes a trip to Cincinnati to go against the Bengals’ thriving offense a case of unfortunate timing. Last week, Bengals wide receiver A. J. Green humiliated Baltimore with 227 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Sean Smith will be back from a suspension and will do his best against Green, but with Phillip Gaines out with a knee injury, Cincinnati’s offense may be off to the races. PICK: BENGALS <hl> Cowboys <hl> (2-1) at Saints (0-3) 8:30 p.m. Line: Even The Saints’ offense performed reasonably well with Drew Brees sidelined last week, but frustration continued as the team remained winless and finished the week three games behind two teams in its division. Brees has expressed optimism that he will be back this week, but how his shoulder woes could affect his ability to stretch the field is unknown.


Question: What did James P. Gorman speak about at the New York Times DealBook conference?

In an informal poll of the audience at The New York Times DealBook conference at the Whitney Museum on Tuesday, more than half of the respondents said Wall Street banks were no more or less trustworthy than they were in 2008, when the financial crisis erupted, sending the global financial markets in to a tailspin. There remains an illusion — on Wall Street and beyond — that only a small pool of talent is capable of working on Wall Street, said James P. Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chairman and chief executive, who spoke in the morning at the conference about the future of finance.

Answer: future of finance

In an informal poll of the audience at The New York Times DealBook conference at the Whitney Museum on Tuesday, more than half of the respondents said Wall Street banks were no more or less trustworthy than they were in 2008, when the financial crisis erupted, sending the global financial markets in to a tailspin. <hl> There remains an illusion — on Wall Street and beyond — that only a small pool of talent is capable of working on Wall Street, said James P. Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chairman and chief executive, who spoke in the morning at the conference about the future of finance . <hl>

In an informal poll of the audience at The New York Times DealBook conference at the Whitney Museum on Tuesday, more than half of the respondents said Wall Street banks were no more or less trustworthy than they were in 2008, when the financial crisis erupted, sending the global financial markets in to a tailspin. There remains an illusion — on Wall Street and beyond — that only a small pool of talent is capable of working on Wall Street, said James P. Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chairman and chief executive, who spoke in the morning at the conference about the <hl> future of finance <hl>.

There remains an illusion — on Wall Street and beyond — that only a small pool of talent is capable of working on Wall Street, said James P. Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chairman and chief executive, who spoke in the morning at the conference about the <hl> future of finance <hl> .


Question: who is the chief exclusive?

Laudomia Pucci, the interim chief executive of Emilio Pucci and Mr. Pucci’s daughter, attested to Mr. Fairchild’s particular mixture of kindness and cutting. “He was extremely, extremely nice with my father, whenever he talked to him,” she said. “But at the same time, he had that niceness and then this very dry sense of humor.”

Answer: Emilio Pucci

<hl> Laudomia Pucci, the interim chief executive of Emilio Pucci and Mr. Pucci’s daughter, attested to Mr. Fairchild’s particular mixture of kindness and cutting. <hl> “He was extremely, extremely nice with my father, whenever he talked to him,” she said. “But at the same time, he had that niceness and then this very dry sense of humor.”

Laudomia Pucci, the interim chief executive of <hl> Emilio Pucci <hl> and Mr. Pucci’s daughter, attested to Mr. Fairchild’s particular mixture of kindness and cutting. “He was extremely, extremely nice with my father, whenever he talked to him,” she said. “But at the same time, he had that niceness and then this very dry sense of humor.”


Question: What kind of maneuvers is accredited to the current prime minister?

Even worse for the aging tycoon, many of his own members of Parliament supported the new president. They are frustrated because Mr. Berlusconi is more interested in sorting out his own legal and business problems than providing a dynamic vision to take the center-right back into power. There is one potential blemish on Mr. Renzi’s victory. He still needs Mr. Berlusconi to push through legislation, especially to finalize the Senate reform. If the pact between the two men is irreparably damaged, the prime minister could yet rue his Machiavellian maneuvers.

Answer: Machiavellian

Even worse for the aging tycoon, many of his own members of Parliament supported the new president. They are frustrated because Mr. Berlusconi is more interested in sorting out his own legal and business problems than providing a dynamic vision to take the center-right back into power. There is one potential blemish on Mr. Renzi’s victory. He still needs Mr. Berlusconi to push through legislation, especially to finalize the Senate reform. <hl> If the pact between the two men is irreparably damaged, the prime minister could yet rue his Machiavellian maneuvers. <hl>

Even worse for the aging tycoon, many of his own members of Parliament supported the new president. They are frustrated because Mr. Berlusconi is more interested in sorting out his own legal and business problems than providing a dynamic vision to take the center-right back into power. There is one potential blemish on Mr. Renzi’s victory. He still needs Mr. Berlusconi to push through legislation, especially to finalize the Senate reform. If the pact between the two men is irreparably damaged, the prime minister could yet rue his <hl> Machiavellian <hl> maneuvers.


Question: What former associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation was made executive director in place of Ms. Chen?

As of mid-May, the fund had raised just $18 million in the 2015 fiscal year, compared with an average of $29 million a year over the last decade. The Education Department said on Tuesday that by June 30, the end of the fiscal year, the fund had raised $21.75 million, but it said it could not provide a list of new grants that were secured in May and June. Under Ms. Chen, the organization’s staff shrank to 10, from 21. Most recently, the chief financial officer left only a few months after she was hired. According to one of the people familiar with confidential discussions about the circumstances of Ms. Chen’s departure, members of the board had been unsettled by a recent audit committee meeting in which Ms. Chen was unable to answer questions about the fund’s finances. Ms. Chen, whose resignation was first reported by Politico New York, did not respond to an email. The Education Department’s press office offered a statement on her behalf, saying she “greatly appreciated the opportunity to work with the chancellor and the city’s extraordinary philanthropic community.” The department said that Sarah Geisenheimer, a former associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation and a senior adviser to Ms. Fariña, had been made acting executive director of the fund, effective immediately, and that it would conduct a formal search for a permanent executive director.

Answer: Sarah Geisenheimer

As of mid-May, the fund had raised just $18 million in the 2015 fiscal year, compared with an average of $29 million a year over the last decade. The Education Department said on Tuesday that by June 30, the end of the fiscal year, the fund had raised $21.75 million, but it said it could not provide a list of new grants that were secured in May and June. Under Ms. Chen, the organization’s staff shrank to 10, from 21. Most recently, the chief financial officer left only a few months after she was hired. According to one of the people familiar with confidential discussions about the circumstances of Ms. Chen’s departure, members of the board had been unsettled by a recent audit committee meeting in which Ms. Chen was unable to answer questions about the fund’s finances. Ms. Chen, whose resignation was first reported by Politico New York, did not respond to an email. The Education Department’s press office offered a statement on her behalf, saying she “greatly appreciated the opportunity to work with the chancellor and the city’s extraordinary philanthropic community.” <hl> The department said that Sarah Geisenheimer , a former associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation and a senior adviser to Ms. Fariña, had been made acting executive director of the fund, effective immediately, and that it would conduct a formal search for a permanent executive director. <hl>

As of mid-May, the fund had raised just $18 million in the 2015 fiscal year, compared with an average of $29 million a year over the last decade. The Education Department said on Tuesday that by June 30, the end of the fiscal year, the fund had raised $21.75 million, but it said it could not provide a list of new grants that were secured in May and June. Under Ms. Chen, the organization’s staff shrank to 10, from 21. Most recently, the chief financial officer left only a few months after she was hired. According to one of the people familiar with confidential discussions about the circumstances of Ms. Chen’s departure, members of the board had been unsettled by a recent audit committee meeting in which Ms. Chen was unable to answer questions about the fund’s finances. Ms. Chen, whose resignation was first reported by Politico New York, did not respond to an email. The Education Department’s press office offered a statement on her behalf, saying she “greatly appreciated the opportunity to work with the chancellor and the city’s extraordinary philanthropic community.” The department said that <hl> Sarah Geisenheimer <hl>, a former associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation and a senior adviser to Ms. Fariña, had been made acting executive director of the fund, effective immediately, and that it would conduct a formal search for a permanent executive director.

The department said that <hl> Sarah Geisenheimer <hl> , a former associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation and a senior adviser to Ms. Fariña, had been made acting executive director of the fund, effective immediately, and that it would conduct a formal search for a permanent executive director.


Question: What positions the Assembly can remove?

There are however, ways that the Assembly could pressure Mr. Maduro to shift course economically. It can remove cabinet ministers, like the finance minister, and it can vote to remove the directors of the central bank. An alternative would be for the Assembly and Mr. Maduro to find a way to work together, particularly on economic policy, perhaps even with the president appointing some opposition members to his cabinet. So far, Mr. Maduro has given no indication that he is open to that approach. He quickly accepted the opposition victory after results were released early Monday morning, but he also blamed what he called an economic war for his party’s defeat, a war that he said was being waged against his government and the country by shadowy capitalist forces.

Answer: cabinet ministers

There are however, ways that the Assembly could pressure Mr. Maduro to shift course economically. <hl> It can remove cabinet ministers , like the finance minister, and it can vote to remove the directors of the central bank. <hl> An alternative would be for the Assembly and Mr. Maduro to find a way to work together, particularly on economic policy, perhaps even with the president appointing some opposition members to his cabinet. So far, Mr. Maduro has given no indication that he is open to that approach. He quickly accepted the opposition victory after results were released early Monday morning, but he also blamed what he called an economic war for his party’s defeat, a war that he said was being waged against his government and the country by shadowy capitalist forces.

There are however, ways that the Assembly could pressure Mr. Maduro to shift course economically. It can remove <hl> cabinet ministers <hl>, like the finance minister, and it can vote to remove the directors of the central bank. An alternative would be for the Assembly and Mr. Maduro to find a way to work together, particularly on economic policy, perhaps even with the president appointing some opposition members to his cabinet. So far, Mr. Maduro has given no indication that he is open to that approach. He quickly accepted the opposition victory after results were released early Monday morning, but he also blamed what he called an economic war for his party’s defeat, a war that he said was being waged against his government and the country by shadowy capitalist forces.

It can remove <hl> cabinet ministers <hl> , like the finance minister, and it can vote to remove the directors of the central bank.


Question: Who is an Afghan writer and journalist?

The Afghan government side included a diverse array of representatives, among them former members of the Taliban who have reconciled with the government; Tajik, Pashtun and Uzbek leaders; and President Ashraf Ghani’s uncle, Abdul Qayoum Kochai, according to Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen. Mr. Mutmaeen is an Afghan writer and journalist who previously served as an official in the Taliban government but now lives in Kabul openly. He is known to have good contacts among Taliban officials in Qatar and elsewhere. Mr. Mutmaeen said that the Taliban had agreed on the list of those attending the Pugwash Conference, but overruled some, such as the High Peace Council’s secretary general, Masoom Stanikzai, if they seemed too obviously representative of the government. It also insisted that members of the government delegation come as individuals in personal capacities. Mr. Mutmaeen said that at least two and possibly three women were among the government delegation. Afghan women’s groups have long complained that they had been bypassed in previous attempts to open talks with the Taliban, and noted that they would have the most to lose if repressive Taliban-era restrictions on women’s public roles were to return.

Answer: Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen

<hl> The Afghan government side included a diverse array of representatives, among them former members of the Taliban who have reconciled with the government; Tajik, Pashtun and Uzbek leaders; and President Ashraf Ghani’s uncle, Abdul Qayoum Kochai, according to Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen . <hl> Mr. Mutmaeen is an Afghan writer and journalist who previously served as an official in the Taliban government but now lives in Kabul openly. He is known to have good contacts among Taliban officials in Qatar and elsewhere. Mr. Mutmaeen said that the Taliban had agreed on the list of those attending the Pugwash Conference, but overruled some, such as the High Peace Council’s secretary general, Masoom Stanikzai, if they seemed too obviously representative of the government. It also insisted that members of the government delegation come as individuals in personal capacities. Mr. Mutmaeen said that at least two and possibly three women were among the government delegation. Afghan women’s groups have long complained that they had been bypassed in previous attempts to open talks with the Taliban, and noted that they would have the most to lose if repressive Taliban-era restrictions on women’s public roles were to return.

The Afghan government side included a diverse array of representatives, among them former members of the Taliban who have reconciled with the government; Tajik, Pashtun and Uzbek leaders; and President Ashraf Ghani’s uncle, Abdul Qayoum Kochai, according to <hl> Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen <hl>. Mr. Mutmaeen is an Afghan writer and journalist who previously served as an official in the Taliban government but now lives in Kabul openly. He is known to have good contacts among Taliban officials in Qatar and elsewhere. Mr. Mutmaeen said that the Taliban had agreed on the list of those attending the Pugwash Conference, but overruled some, such as the High Peace Council’s secretary general, Masoom Stanikzai, if they seemed too obviously representative of the government. It also insisted that members of the government delegation come as individuals in personal capacities. Mr. Mutmaeen said that at least two and possibly three women were among the government delegation. Afghan women’s groups have long complained that they had been bypassed in previous attempts to open talks with the Taliban, and noted that they would have the most to lose if repressive Taliban-era restrictions on women’s public roles were to return.

The Afghan government side included a diverse array of representatives, among them former members of the Taliban who have reconciled with the government; Tajik, Pashtun and Uzbek leaders; and President Ashraf Ghani’s uncle, Abdul Qayoum Kochai, according to <hl> Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen <hl> .


Question: What did Mr. Searchinge say the land cannot be used for it is already used for something.

Moreover, biofuels are an inefficient way to convert sunlight to fuel, meaning an immense amount of land would be required to supply a significant fraction of global energy demand, Mr. Searchinger said. That land will also be needed to help meet a global appetite for food that is expected to rise 70 percent or so by 2050, he said. “We’ve only got one planet, with only so much land,” Mr. Searchinger said. “If you use land for one purpose, you can’t use it for another.” Mr. Searchinger added that he was concerned by recent policy statements from the Obama administration that he said might open the door to extensive burning of wood pellets in the United States in the name of fighting global warming, similar to what has happened in Europe.

Answer: you can’t use it for another

Moreover, biofuels are an inefficient way to convert sunlight to fuel, meaning an immense amount of land would be required to supply a significant fraction of global energy demand, Mr. Searchinger said. That land will also be needed to help meet a global appetite for food that is expected to rise 70 percent or so by 2050, he said. “We’ve only got one planet, with only so much land,” Mr. Searchinger said. <hl> “If you use land for one purpose, you can’t use it for another .” <hl> Mr. Searchinger added that he was concerned by recent policy statements from the Obama administration that he said might open the door to extensive burning of wood pellets in the United States in the name of fighting global warming, similar to what has happened in Europe.

Moreover, biofuels are an inefficient way to convert sunlight to fuel, meaning an immense amount of land would be required to supply a significant fraction of global energy demand, Mr. Searchinger said. That land will also be needed to help meet a global appetite for food that is expected to rise 70 percent or so by 2050, he said. “We’ve only got one planet, with only so much land,” Mr. Searchinger said. “If you use land for one purpose, <hl> you can’t use it for another <hl>.” Mr. Searchinger added that he was concerned by recent policy statements from the Obama administration that he said might open the door to extensive burning of wood pellets in the United States in the name of fighting global warming, similar to what has happened in Europe.

“If you use land for one purpose, <hl> you can’t use it for another <hl> .”


Question: What meal did they have?

“You’re not listening!” he said. “After that, whenever I went out with people more successful than me, I always judged them by the words of my boss. The people I wanted to do business with or start a friendship with were those who offered to pick up the bill; the shady characters were those who just sat back and waited for someone to pay. And when I started picking up the tab for my friends and on business meals as I became wealthier, everyone’s view of me changed. They knew me now as someone who would take care of business,” whether that meant the meal in front of them or things of more substance. “How about if I pay this time, and you pay next time?” I said. “But you don’t pay the bill to build a reputation,” he replied, ignoring my offer. “You pay because it’s the right thing to do. You really don’t know the financial situation of the other person whenever you go out, so just offer; if the person is wealthier than you, he’ll take care of you, no worries. You always take care of those worse off than you — call it Jesus or charity or good business or whatever, but you always do. Now, let me pay the bill.” He won. Best business lunch I ever had (high-end chilaquiles, by the way). The lesson I learned that day is a mantra I’ve followed ever since and have repeated to everyone I know, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because of what my exec pal told me as we left the restaurant:

Answer: business lunch

“You’re not listening!” he said. “After that, whenever I went out with people more successful than me, I always judged them by the words of my boss. The people I wanted to do business with or start a friendship with were those who offered to pick up the bill; the shady characters were those who just sat back and waited for someone to pay. And when I started picking up the tab for my friends and on business meals as I became wealthier, everyone’s view of me changed. They knew me now as someone who would take care of business,” whether that meant the meal in front of them or things of more substance. “How about if I pay this time, and you pay next time?” I said. “But you don’t pay the bill to build a reputation,” he replied, ignoring my offer. “You pay because it’s the right thing to do. You really don’t know the financial situation of the other person whenever you go out, so just offer; if the person is wealthier than you, he’ll take care of you, no worries. You always take care of those worse off than you — call it Jesus or charity or good business or whatever, but you always do. Now, let me pay the bill.” He won. <hl> Best business lunch I ever had (high-end chilaquiles, by the way). <hl> The lesson I learned that day is a mantra I’ve followed ever since and have repeated to everyone I know, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because of what my exec pal told me as we left the restaurant:

“You’re not listening!” he said. “After that, whenever I went out with people more successful than me, I always judged them by the words of my boss. The people I wanted to do business with or start a friendship with were those who offered to pick up the bill; the shady characters were those who just sat back and waited for someone to pay. And when I started picking up the tab for my friends and on business meals as I became wealthier, everyone’s view of me changed. They knew me now as someone who would take care of business,” whether that meant the meal in front of them or things of more substance. “How about if I pay this time, and you pay next time?” I said. “But you don’t pay the bill to build a reputation,” he replied, ignoring my offer. “You pay because it’s the right thing to do. You really don’t know the financial situation of the other person whenever you go out, so just offer; if the person is wealthier than you, he’ll take care of you, no worries. You always take care of those worse off than you — call it Jesus or charity or good business or whatever, but you always do. Now, let me pay the bill.” He won. Best <hl> business lunch <hl> I ever had (high-end chilaquiles, by the way). The lesson I learned that day is a mantra I’ve followed ever since and have repeated to everyone I know, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because of what my exec pal told me as we left the restaurant:


Question: What is a common occurrence now against the board?

The report also exposed disturbing practices by board members. The board conducts 60 to 70 percent of its meetings in closed-door executive session. It does not tolerate, and is overtly hostile to, the complaints of public school parents, students and community members. Public protests against the board are now commonplace. The report proposed the appointment of a state fiscal monitor, who would oversee all of the board’s financial and educational decisions and have the authority to override the board, when necessary, to protect the interests of the public-school community and improve education outcomes for public-school students. The report also recommended additional state funding to restore essential staff and services, but only if a monitor was in place to make certain the money was used effectively and efficiently to benefit all of the students. A bill in Albany — introduced in the Assembly by Ellen C. Jaffee and Kenneth P. Zebrowski and in the Senate by David Carlucci, who all represent parts of the school district — would implement a fiscal monitor for at least five years. It is a crucial step toward reversing the district’s disastrous decline and repairing the deep rifts in the community. The New York State School Boards Association has found that the measure “respects the democratic electoral process by leaving the elected board of education in place.” The bill would not go as far as the Legislature went in 2002, when the school district in Roosevelt, on Long Island, was put under state control because of poor management. It is similar to what occurred in Lakewood, N.J., a district with circumstances similar to East Ramapo’s. In recent weeks, in response to a lobbying campaign by the school board, momentum for the bill appears to have slowed. Advocates for the local school board and some leaders in the Orthodox community have accused supporters of state oversight of having anti-Semitic motives.

Answer: Public protests

The report also exposed disturbing practices by board members. The board conducts 60 to 70 percent of its meetings in closed-door executive session. It does not tolerate, and is overtly hostile to, the complaints of public school parents, students and community members. <hl> Public protests against the board are now commonplace. <hl> The report proposed the appointment of a state fiscal monitor, who would oversee all of the board’s financial and educational decisions and have the authority to override the board, when necessary, to protect the interests of the public-school community and improve education outcomes for public-school students. The report also recommended additional state funding to restore essential staff and services, but only if a monitor was in place to make certain the money was used effectively and efficiently to benefit all of the students. A bill in Albany — introduced in the Assembly by Ellen C. Jaffee and Kenneth P. Zebrowski and in the Senate by David Carlucci, who all represent parts of the school district — would implement a fiscal monitor for at least five years. It is a crucial step toward reversing the district’s disastrous decline and repairing the deep rifts in the community. The New York State School Boards Association has found that the measure “respects the democratic electoral process by leaving the elected board of education in place.” The bill would not go as far as the Legislature went in 2002, when the school district in Roosevelt, on Long Island, was put under state control because of poor management. It is similar to what occurred in Lakewood, N.J., a district with circumstances similar to East Ramapo’s. In recent weeks, in response to a lobbying campaign by the school board, momentum for the bill appears to have slowed. Advocates for the local school board and some leaders in the Orthodox community have accused supporters of state oversight of having anti-Semitic motives.

The report also exposed disturbing practices by board members. The board conducts 60 to 70 percent of its meetings in closed-door executive session. It does not tolerate, and is overtly hostile to, the complaints of public school parents, students and community members. <hl> Public protests <hl> against the board are now commonplace. The report proposed the appointment of a state fiscal monitor, who would oversee all of the board’s financial and educational decisions and have the authority to override the board, when necessary, to protect the interests of the public-school community and improve education outcomes for public-school students. The report also recommended additional state funding to restore essential staff and services, but only if a monitor was in place to make certain the money was used effectively and efficiently to benefit all of the students. A bill in Albany — introduced in the Assembly by Ellen C. Jaffee and Kenneth P. Zebrowski and in the Senate by David Carlucci, who all represent parts of the school district — would implement a fiscal monitor for at least five years. It is a crucial step toward reversing the district’s disastrous decline and repairing the deep rifts in the community. The New York State School Boards Association has found that the measure “respects the democratic electoral process by leaving the elected board of education in place.” The bill would not go as far as the Legislature went in 2002, when the school district in Roosevelt, on Long Island, was put under state control because of poor management. It is similar to what occurred in Lakewood, N.J., a district with circumstances similar to East Ramapo’s. In recent weeks, in response to a lobbying campaign by the school board, momentum for the bill appears to have slowed. Advocates for the local school board and some leaders in the Orthodox community have accused supporters of state oversight of having anti-Semitic motives.


Question: What was the name of Stuart Scott's memoir?

When the longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott quietly agreed to write a memoir last year, appendiceal cancer and chemotherapy were weakening him. His appearances on the network were dwindling. His life was slipping away. There was no assurance that he would survive until late May, when Blue Rider Press expected to publish his book, “Every Day I Fight.” So last fall, when Scott was in the midst of a hospitalization that lasted 75 days, a decision was made to advance the publication to early March. Perhaps Scott would live until then.

Answer: “Every Day I Fight.”

When the longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott quietly agreed to write a memoir last year, appendiceal cancer and chemotherapy were weakening him. His appearances on the network were dwindling. His life was slipping away. <hl> There was no assurance that he would survive until late May, when Blue Rider Press expected to publish his book, “Every Day I Fight.” So last fall, when Scott was in the midst of a hospitalization that lasted 75 days, a decision was made to advance the publication to early March. <hl> Perhaps Scott would live until then.

When the longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott quietly agreed to write a memoir last year, appendiceal cancer and chemotherapy were weakening him. His appearances on the network were dwindling. His life was slipping away. There was no assurance that he would survive until late May, when Blue Rider Press expected to publish his book, <hl> “Every Day I Fight.” <hl> So last fall, when Scott was in the midst of a hospitalization that lasted 75 days, a decision was made to advance the publication to early March. Perhaps Scott would live until then.


Question: For what duration was there a study of injuries released by the International Ice Hockey Federation?

Despite increased public discussion, there is a dearth of information focused on concussions in women’s hockey. The few published studies available are unsettling. An eight-year study released this year by the International Ice Hockey Federation analyzed women’s hockey injuries at the world championships and the Olympics. It found that concussions were the third-most-common injury (15.5 percent), behind contusions (28 percent) and sprains (20.8 percent). A 2014 summary of self-reported concussions among N.C.A.A. student-athletes said that women’s hockey had the largest percentage of players who had experienced at least one concussion, at 20.9 percent.

Answer: eight-year

Despite increased public discussion, there is a dearth of information focused on concussions in women’s hockey. The few published studies available are unsettling. <hl> An eight-year study released this year by the International Ice Hockey Federation analyzed women’s hockey injuries at the world championships and the Olympics. <hl> It found that concussions were the third-most-common injury (15.5 percent), behind contusions (28 percent) and sprains (20.8 percent). A 2014 summary of self-reported concussions among N.C.A.A. student-athletes said that women’s hockey had the largest percentage of players who had experienced at least one concussion, at 20.9 percent.

Despite increased public discussion, there is a dearth of information focused on concussions in women’s hockey. The few published studies available are unsettling. An <hl> eight-year <hl> study released this year by the International Ice Hockey Federation analyzed women’s hockey injuries at the world championships and the Olympics. It found that concussions were the third-most-common injury (15.5 percent), behind contusions (28 percent) and sprains (20.8 percent). A 2014 summary of self-reported concussions among N.C.A.A. student-athletes said that women’s hockey had the largest percentage of players who had experienced at least one concussion, at 20.9 percent.


Question: How much time had passed since Mr. Norris had spoken to Ms. Francik?

A few nights after his release, Mr. Norris phoned the person he credits most for his coming home: Ms. Francik, the student with whom he had not spoken since she delivered news of his clemency three months ago. She graduated in May and just started work as a public defender in Shelby County, Tenn.

Answer: three months

<hl> A few nights after his release, Mr. Norris phoned the person he credits most for his coming home: Ms. Francik, the student with whom he had not spoken since she delivered news of his clemency three months ago. <hl> She graduated in May and just started work as a public defender in Shelby County, Tenn.

A few nights after his release, Mr. Norris phoned the person he credits most for his coming home: Ms. Francik, the student with whom he had not spoken since she delivered news of his clemency <hl> three months <hl> ago. She graduated in May and just started work as a public defender in Shelby County, Tenn.


Question: How many dinner guests were present?

But American officials helped the Afghans choreograph some of the more poignant touches, such as inviting the widow of an American general killed in Kabul last year by an Afghan soldier to a speech Mr. Ghani delivered on Monday at the Pentagon, allowing the Afghan leader to thank her publicly for her family’s sacrifice. There was also behind-the-scenes lobbying, and not all of it came for free. Shortly after taking office in September, Mr. Ghani’s government hired the Podesta Group for $50,000 a month to lobby on behalf of Afghanistan and help with public relations, according to filings with the Justice Department. One of the founders of the firm is John D. Podesta, who served as counselor to Mr. Obama and represented the administration at Mr. Ghani’s inauguration. Mr. Podesta is no longer involved with the firm. Mr. Podesta, in fact, was one of the 14 dinner guests on Tuesday to whom Mr. Ghani referred by name in his remarks. As a result of the groundwork laid by many of those guests, the Obama administration was largely in sync with Mr. Ghani even before this week’s visit.

Answer: 14

But American officials helped the Afghans choreograph some of the more poignant touches, such as inviting the widow of an American general killed in Kabul last year by an Afghan soldier to a speech Mr. Ghani delivered on Monday at the Pentagon, allowing the Afghan leader to thank her publicly for her family’s sacrifice. There was also behind-the-scenes lobbying, and not all of it came for free. Shortly after taking office in September, Mr. Ghani’s government hired the Podesta Group for $50,000 a month to lobby on behalf of Afghanistan and help with public relations, according to filings with the Justice Department. One of the founders of the firm is John D. Podesta, who served as counselor to Mr. Obama and represented the administration at Mr. Ghani’s inauguration. Mr. Podesta is no longer involved with the firm. <hl> Mr. Podesta, in fact, was one of the 14 dinner guests on Tuesday to whom Mr. Ghani referred by name in his remarks. <hl> As a result of the groundwork laid by many of those guests, the Obama administration was largely in sync with Mr. Ghani even before this week’s visit.

But American officials helped the Afghans choreograph some of the more poignant touches, such as inviting the widow of an American general killed in Kabul last year by an Afghan soldier to a speech Mr. Ghani delivered on Monday at the Pentagon, allowing the Afghan leader to thank her publicly for her family’s sacrifice. There was also behind-the-scenes lobbying, and not all of it came for free. Shortly after taking office in September, Mr. Ghani’s government hired the Podesta Group for $50,000 a month to lobby on behalf of Afghanistan and help with public relations, according to filings with the Justice Department. One of the founders of the firm is John D. Podesta, who served as counselor to Mr. Obama and represented the administration at Mr. Ghani’s inauguration. Mr. Podesta is no longer involved with the firm. Mr. Podesta, in fact, was one of the <hl> 14 <hl> dinner guests on Tuesday to whom Mr. Ghani referred by name in his remarks. As a result of the groundwork laid by many of those guests, the Obama administration was largely in sync with Mr. Ghani even before this week’s visit.


Question: what broadcaster was the boss of an American reporter?

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.

Answer: Radio Free Asia

<hl> A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia , the journalist’s employer. <hl> No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for <hl> Radio Free Asia <hl>, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for <hl> Radio Free Asia <hl> , the journalist’s employer.


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

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

Answer: Gordon College

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

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

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


Question: What kind of windows are throughout the home?

This rustic cedar-shingled house was built in 1976 and updated within the last seven years. The interior is bright and cozy, with stained-glass windows and skylights throughout. Common areas are on an open plan, with a living area that has a pitched ceiling with skylights and a wall of glass facing the lake. Floors are a light-colored cherry, while most ceilings and walls are cedar paneled. The bathroom has a tub made from a hollowed-out cedar log. One bedroom is on the main level; the second is upstairs, set into a nook-like space with slanting walls and a skylight. Also upstairs is an office with peekaboo views of the downtown skyline.

Answer: stained-glass windows and skylights

This rustic cedar-shingled house was built in 1976 and updated within the last seven years. <hl> The interior is bright and cozy, with stained-glass windows and skylights throughout. <hl> Common areas are on an open plan, with a living area that has a pitched ceiling with skylights and a wall of glass facing the lake. Floors are a light-colored cherry, while most ceilings and walls are cedar paneled. The bathroom has a tub made from a hollowed-out cedar log. One bedroom is on the main level; the second is upstairs, set into a nook-like space with slanting walls and a skylight. Also upstairs is an office with peekaboo views of the downtown skyline.

This rustic cedar-shingled house was built in 1976 and updated within the last seven years. The interior is bright and cozy, with <hl> stained-glass windows and skylights <hl> throughout. Common areas are on an open plan, with a living area that has a pitched ceiling with skylights and a wall of glass facing the lake. Floors are a light-colored cherry, while most ceilings and walls are cedar paneled. The bathroom has a tub made from a hollowed-out cedar log. One bedroom is on the main level; the second is upstairs, set into a nook-like space with slanting walls and a skylight. Also upstairs is an office with peekaboo views of the downtown skyline.


Question: How many games had the Celtics won prior to matching up with the Lakers?

LAKERS 112, CELTICS 104 Kobe Bryant had 15 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season while playing what was most likely his final game in Boston. Isaiah Thomas had 24 points, and Evan Turner scored 20 for the Celtics, who had won four straight. Boston trailed by 11 with just over six minutes left but used a 9-0 run to close to 100-98 on Avery Bradley’s dunk with 3:35 to go. It remained a 2-point game until Bryant hit his second 3-pointer of the quarter, making it 107-102 with 1:40 left. Bryant received a huge ovation when he was announced for the starting lineups, but he was jeered the first time he got the ball, a nod to his role in what is perhaps the league’s best rivalry.

Answer: won four straight

LAKERS 112, CELTICS 104 Kobe Bryant had 15 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season while playing what was most likely his final game in Boston. <hl> Isaiah Thomas had 24 points, and Evan Turner scored 20 for the Celtics, who had won four straight . <hl> Boston trailed by 11 with just over six minutes left but used a 9-0 run to close to 100-98 on Avery Bradley’s dunk with 3:35 to go. It remained a 2-point game until Bryant hit his second 3-pointer of the quarter, making it 107-102 with 1:40 left. Bryant received a huge ovation when he was announced for the starting lineups, but he was jeered the first time he got the ball, a nod to his role in what is perhaps the league’s best rivalry.

LAKERS 112, CELTICS 104 Kobe Bryant had 15 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season while playing what was most likely his final game in Boston. Isaiah Thomas had 24 points, and Evan Turner scored 20 for the Celtics, who had <hl> won four straight <hl>. Boston trailed by 11 with just over six minutes left but used a 9-0 run to close to 100-98 on Avery Bradley’s dunk with 3:35 to go. It remained a 2-point game until Bryant hit his second 3-pointer of the quarter, making it 107-102 with 1:40 left. Bryant received a huge ovation when he was announced for the starting lineups, but he was jeered the first time he got the ball, a nod to his role in what is perhaps the league’s best rivalry.

Isaiah Thomas had 24 points, and Evan Turner scored 20 for the Celtics, who had <hl> won four straight <hl> .


Question: Where should one put their recipes?

Sunday, we’ll laze around eating eggs-in-a-hole, have leftovers for lunch, then make baked beans for dinner (omit the pork if you like) and eat it with the New England chef Matt Jennings’s delightfully funky take on Boston brown bread. Not for you? Other great recipe ideas for this weekend can be found on Cooking. Save them to your recipe box. Organize them into collections. Rate them with stars. And if you run into problems with them, or with the site or the apps, please don’t hesitate to ask for help. We’re at cookingcare@nytimes.com.

Answer: recipe box

Save them to your recipe box .

Sunday, we’ll laze around eating eggs-in-a-hole, have leftovers for lunch, then make baked beans for dinner (omit the pork if you like) and eat it with the New England chef Matt Jennings’s delightfully funky take on Boston brown bread. Not for you? Other great recipe ideas for this weekend can be found on Cooking. <hl> Save them to your recipe box . <hl> Organize them into collections. Rate them with stars. And if you run into problems with them, or with the site or the apps, please don’t hesitate to ask for help. We’re at cookingcare@nytimes.com.

Sunday, we’ll laze around eating eggs-in-a-hole, have leftovers for lunch, then make baked beans for dinner (omit the pork if you like) and eat it with the New England chef Matt Jennings’s delightfully funky take on Boston brown bread. Not for you? Other great recipe ideas for this weekend can be found on Cooking. Save them to your <hl> recipe box <hl>. Organize them into collections. Rate them with stars. And if you run into problems with them, or with the site or the apps, please don’t hesitate to ask for help. We’re at cookingcare@nytimes.com.

Save them to your <hl> recipe box <hl> .


Question: Who is the director of Our Brand is Crisis?

‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ (R, 1:47) This hard-working comedy stars Sandra Bullock as a mercenary political consultant trying to strategize a former Bolivian president, Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida), back into office. Directed by David Gordon Green and stuffed with fine actors, the movie has outrage and some laughs, but no teeth. (Dargis) ‘Pan’ (PG, 1:51) Ostensibly an origin story about Peter Pan, this woeful would-be blockbuster, directed by the usually competent Joe Wright, is a murky, lumpy stew of pop-culture borrowings, from Harry Potter to “Avatar.” (Scott)

Answer: David Gordon Green

‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ (R, 1:47) This hard-working comedy stars Sandra Bullock as a mercenary political consultant trying to strategize a former Bolivian president, Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida), back into office. <hl> Directed by David Gordon Green and stuffed with fine actors, the movie has outrage and some laughs, but no teeth. <hl> (Dargis) ‘Pan’ (PG, 1:51) Ostensibly an origin story about Peter Pan, this woeful would-be blockbuster, directed by the usually competent Joe Wright, is a murky, lumpy stew of pop-culture borrowings, from Harry Potter to “Avatar.” (Scott)

‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ (R, 1:47) This hard-working comedy stars Sandra Bullock as a mercenary political consultant trying to strategize a former Bolivian president, Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida), back into office. Directed by <hl> David Gordon Green <hl> and stuffed with fine actors, the movie has outrage and some laughs, but no teeth. (Dargis) ‘Pan’ (PG, 1:51) Ostensibly an origin story about Peter Pan, this woeful would-be blockbuster, directed by the usually competent Joe Wright, is a murky, lumpy stew of pop-culture borrowings, from Harry Potter to “Avatar.” (Scott)


Question: What kind of shrimp is served?

This appetizer aside, seafood is Orama’s strength. The high-quality shrimp and lobster cocktail gained zip with a chunky sauce of diced tomatoes, olive oil and Fresno chiles. The grilled octopus, another appetizer, was meaty and tender and presented on a bed of fennel, red onions, capers and roasted tomatoes, all caramelized with a balsamic vinegar. The winning crab cake, gently held together with Dijon mustard and mayonnaise and coated in crunchy Panko breadcrumbs, was laden with jumbo lump meat pieces. The shrimp Santorini — jumbo shrimp in a smooth and garlicky tomato sauce, with pieces of feta — was hearty and comforting. But we fawned over the crispy sea bass the most. The entire fish is first grilled, then given a quick fry before being glazed with a spicy sweet-and-sour sauce and topped with a stir-fry of Napa cabbage, sliced bell peppers and button and enoki mushrooms. The tasty and crisp exterior revealed a moist fish inside.

Answer: Santorini

This appetizer aside, seafood is Orama’s strength. The high-quality shrimp and lobster cocktail gained zip with a chunky sauce of diced tomatoes, olive oil and Fresno chiles. The grilled octopus, another appetizer, was meaty and tender and presented on a bed of fennel, red onions, capers and roasted tomatoes, all caramelized with a balsamic vinegar. The winning crab cake, gently held together with Dijon mustard and mayonnaise and coated in crunchy Panko breadcrumbs, was laden with jumbo lump meat pieces. <hl> The shrimp Santorini — jumbo shrimp in a smooth and garlicky tomato sauce, with pieces of feta — was hearty and comforting. <hl> But we fawned over the crispy sea bass the most. The entire fish is first grilled, then given a quick fry before being glazed with a spicy sweet-and-sour sauce and topped with a stir-fry of Napa cabbage, sliced bell peppers and button and enoki mushrooms. The tasty and crisp exterior revealed a moist fish inside.

This appetizer aside, seafood is Orama’s strength. The high-quality shrimp and lobster cocktail gained zip with a chunky sauce of diced tomatoes, olive oil and Fresno chiles. The grilled octopus, another appetizer, was meaty and tender and presented on a bed of fennel, red onions, capers and roasted tomatoes, all caramelized with a balsamic vinegar. The winning crab cake, gently held together with Dijon mustard and mayonnaise and coated in crunchy Panko breadcrumbs, was laden with jumbo lump meat pieces. The shrimp <hl> Santorini <hl> — jumbo shrimp in a smooth and garlicky tomato sauce, with pieces of feta — was hearty and comforting. But we fawned over the crispy sea bass the most. The entire fish is first grilled, then given a quick fry before being glazed with a spicy sweet-and-sour sauce and topped with a stir-fry of Napa cabbage, sliced bell peppers and button and enoki mushrooms. The tasty and crisp exterior revealed a moist fish inside.


Question: What is the address of the theater that the play is taking place?

‘Pinocchio’ (Friday through Sunday) In this stage version of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale, the title character doesn’t just want to be a boy; he also wants to be a star. Presented at the New Victory Theater by the acclaimed Windmill Theater of Australia, this two-hour rock musical, with a score by Jethro Woodward, portrays Pinocchio as a youth — his nose grows before the audience’s eyes — who’s easily seduced by contemporary glamour. Written by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien, the show includes puppetry and animated projections. (Through March 22.) Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.; 209 West 42nd Street, Manhattan; 646-223-3010, newvictory.org.

Answer: 209 West 42nd Street, Manhattan

‘Pinocchio’ (Friday through Sunday) In this stage version of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale, the title character doesn’t just want to be a boy; he also wants to be a star. Presented at the New Victory Theater by the acclaimed Windmill Theater of Australia, this two-hour rock musical, with a score by Jethro Woodward, portrays Pinocchio as a youth — his nose grows before the audience’s eyes — who’s easily seduced by contemporary glamour. Written by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien, the show includes puppetry and animated projections. (Through March 22.) <hl> Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.; 209 West 42nd Street, Manhattan ; 646-223-3010, newvictory.org. <hl>

‘Pinocchio’ (Friday through Sunday) In this stage version of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale, the title character doesn’t just want to be a boy; he also wants to be a star. Presented at the New Victory Theater by the acclaimed Windmill Theater of Australia, this two-hour rock musical, with a score by Jethro Woodward, portrays Pinocchio as a youth — his nose grows before the audience’s eyes — who’s easily seduced by contemporary glamour. Written by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien, the show includes puppetry and animated projections. (Through March 22.) Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.; <hl> 209 West 42nd Street, Manhattan <hl>; 646-223-3010, newvictory.org.

Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.; <hl> 209 West 42nd Street, Manhattan <hl> ; 646-223-3010, newvictory.org.


Question: What team is Hansel Robles on?

“One of the things we tried to do here was make it fun to be here,” Collins said. “Therefore, we’ve tried to create an atmosphere in the clubhouse that’s fun.” The culture shift was evident early in the afternoon. Several Mets, led by Juan Uribe, were singing along to pop songs by the Backstreet Boys, the popular boy band from the late 1990s. The mood was the epitome of relaxed. While the Mets were keeping things light, local television and radio broadcasts in Philadelphia were full of speculation about retaliation after tensions flared during the Mets’ win on Tuesday, when Hansel Robles threw a pitch before a Phillies batter was ready. But the events from the night before were far from the thoughts of the Mets’ players. “We talked with Hansel today; you can’t react like he did,” Collins said, referring to Robles’s staring toward the Phillies’ dugout after an inning-ending strikeout. “The other guys, they haven’t even brought it up today.” With clear minds, the Mets emerged to score three runs in the first inning off the Phillies’ Jerad Eickhoff, a rookie.

Answer: Mets

“One of the things we tried to do here was make it fun to be here,” Collins said. “Therefore, we’ve tried to create an atmosphere in the clubhouse that’s fun.” The culture shift was evident early in the afternoon. <hl> Several Mets , led by Juan Uribe, were singing along to pop songs by the Backstreet Boys, the popular boy band from the late 1990s. <hl> The mood was the epitome of relaxed. While the Mets were keeping things light, local television and radio broadcasts in Philadelphia were full of speculation about retaliation after tensions flared during the Mets’ win on Tuesday, when Hansel Robles threw a pitch before a Phillies batter was ready. But the events from the night before were far from the thoughts of the Mets’ players. “We talked with Hansel today; you can’t react like he did,” Collins said, referring to Robles’s staring toward the Phillies’ dugout after an inning-ending strikeout. “The other guys, they haven’t even brought it up today.” With clear minds, the Mets emerged to score three runs in the first inning off the Phillies’ Jerad Eickhoff, a rookie.

“One of the things we tried to do here was make it fun to be here,” Collins said. “Therefore, we’ve tried to create an atmosphere in the clubhouse that’s fun.” The culture shift was evident early in the afternoon. Several <hl> Mets <hl>, led by Juan Uribe, were singing along to pop songs by the Backstreet Boys, the popular boy band from the late 1990s. The mood was the epitome of relaxed. While the Mets were keeping things light, local television and radio broadcasts in Philadelphia were full of speculation about retaliation after tensions flared during the Mets’ win on Tuesday, when Hansel Robles threw a pitch before a Phillies batter was ready. But the events from the night before were far from the thoughts of the Mets’ players. “We talked with Hansel today; you can’t react like he did,” Collins said, referring to Robles’s staring toward the Phillies’ dugout after an inning-ending strikeout. “The other guys, they haven’t even brought it up today.” With clear minds, the Mets emerged to score three runs in the first inning off the Phillies’ Jerad Eickhoff, a rookie.

Several <hl> Mets <hl> , led by Juan Uribe, were singing along to pop songs by the Backstreet Boys, the popular boy band from the late 1990s.


Question: What other species have the same genes known to influence aging as the turquoise killifish?

Once the scientists figured out how to keep the animals happy, Dr. Brunet’s team got down to the scientific work. They sequenced the entire genome of the turquoise killifish, identifying a number of genes known to influence aging in other species, including mice and humans. Dr. Harel then built molecular tools the team could use to tinker with the fish’s genes. Using a new technique called Crispr, he created molecular scissors that could snip out any piece of killifish DNA and replace it with a different one. To test his tools, Dr. Harel and his colleagues tinkered with a gene called TERT, which protects DNA from wear and tear. It encodes a protein that helps build caps at the ends of DNA molecules called telomeres. Telomeres, like the plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces, keep DNA from fraying. As cells divide, their telomeres get shorter, and this change probably plays a role in aging. But how is still a mystery.

Answer: mice and humans

Once the scientists figured out how to keep the animals happy, Dr. Brunet’s team got down to the scientific work. <hl> They sequenced the entire genome of the turquoise killifish, identifying a number of genes known to influence aging in other species, including mice and humans . <hl> Dr. Harel then built molecular tools the team could use to tinker with the fish’s genes. Using a new technique called Crispr, he created molecular scissors that could snip out any piece of killifish DNA and replace it with a different one. To test his tools, Dr. Harel and his colleagues tinkered with a gene called TERT, which protects DNA from wear and tear. It encodes a protein that helps build caps at the ends of DNA molecules called telomeres. Telomeres, like the plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces, keep DNA from fraying. As cells divide, their telomeres get shorter, and this change probably plays a role in aging. But how is still a mystery.

Once the scientists figured out how to keep the animals happy, Dr. Brunet’s team got down to the scientific work. They sequenced the entire genome of the turquoise killifish, identifying a number of genes known to influence aging in other species, including <hl> mice and humans <hl>. Dr. Harel then built molecular tools the team could use to tinker with the fish’s genes. Using a new technique called Crispr, he created molecular scissors that could snip out any piece of killifish DNA and replace it with a different one. To test his tools, Dr. Harel and his colleagues tinkered with a gene called TERT, which protects DNA from wear and tear. It encodes a protein that helps build caps at the ends of DNA molecules called telomeres. Telomeres, like the plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces, keep DNA from fraying. As cells divide, their telomeres get shorter, and this change probably plays a role in aging. But how is still a mystery.

They sequenced the entire genome of the turquoise killifish, identifying a number of genes known to influence aging in other species, including <hl> mice and humans <hl> .


Question: October saw how much of a percentage point increase in average hourly earnings?

Moreover, the economy is still 2.8 million jobs short of where it would have to be to match pre-recession employment levels while also absorbing new entrants into the work force, according to the Hamilton Project, a research group associated with the Brookings Institution in Washington. Even if the current trend continues, that so-called “jobs gap” will not be closed until mid-2017. In addition to the tempo of hiring and the unemployment rate, Fed policy makers have been paying close attention to the pace of wage increases. In November, the government said wages rose by 0.2 percent, leaving the 12-month change in average hourly earnings 2.3 percent higher. Despite steady hiring gains and a falling unemployment rate, wage growth in recent years has barely advanced faster than inflation. In October, that trend seemed to improve, with an unexpectedly strong 0.4 percentage point increase in average hourly earnings that pushed the 12-month gain to 2.5 percent even as the pace of inflation fell, mostly because of lower energy prices. But with November’s figures reverting to the earlier trend, Mr. Clemons said, “I don’t think there’s a lot of wage pressure yet.”

Answer: 0.4

Moreover, the economy is still 2.8 million jobs short of where it would have to be to match pre-recession employment levels while also absorbing new entrants into the work force, according to the Hamilton Project, a research group associated with the Brookings Institution in Washington. Even if the current trend continues, that so-called “jobs gap” will not be closed until mid-2017. In addition to the tempo of hiring and the unemployment rate, Fed policy makers have been paying close attention to the pace of wage increases. In November, the government said wages rose by 0.2 percent, leaving the 12-month change in average hourly earnings 2.3 percent higher. Despite steady hiring gains and a falling unemployment rate, wage growth in recent years has barely advanced faster than inflation. <hl> In October, that trend seemed to improve, with an unexpectedly strong 0.4 percentage point increase in average hourly earnings that pushed the 12-month gain to 2.5 percent even as the pace of inflation fell, mostly because of lower energy prices. <hl> But with November’s figures reverting to the earlier trend, Mr. Clemons said, “I don’t think there’s a lot of wage pressure yet.”

Moreover, the economy is still 2.8 million jobs short of where it would have to be to match pre-recession employment levels while also absorbing new entrants into the work force, according to the Hamilton Project, a research group associated with the Brookings Institution in Washington. Even if the current trend continues, that so-called “jobs gap” will not be closed until mid-2017. In addition to the tempo of hiring and the unemployment rate, Fed policy makers have been paying close attention to the pace of wage increases. In November, the government said wages rose by 0.2 percent, leaving the 12-month change in average hourly earnings 2.3 percent higher. Despite steady hiring gains and a falling unemployment rate, wage growth in recent years has barely advanced faster than inflation. In October, that trend seemed to improve, with an unexpectedly strong <hl> 0.4 <hl> percentage point increase in average hourly earnings that pushed the 12-month gain to 2.5 percent even as the pace of inflation fell, mostly because of lower energy prices. But with November’s figures reverting to the earlier trend, Mr. Clemons said, “I don’t think there’s a lot of wage pressure yet.”