Question: What is Snow White allergic to?

New York International Children’s Film Festival (Saturday and Sunday) This celebration of young people’s cinema has never shied away from challenging films, and that’s certainly true this second weekend of the festival, which offers two features that examine the Holocaust: Dennis Bots’s “Secrets of War,” about two Dutch schoolboys whose friendship is threatened by their parents’ opposing views on the Nazis (Saturday, for ages 9 and older), and Nicolas Vanier’s “Belle and Sebastian,” from France, in which a boy and a reviled stray dog become involved in a Resistance mission (Sunday, for ages 7 and older). Options also include the Japanese Pop artist Takashi Murakami’s sci-fi fantasy, “Jellyfish Eyes” (Saturday, for ages 9 and older) and several programs of short films, including two retrospectives of Aardman Animations. (Through March 22. Tickets may be available at the door for screenings listed as sold out.) At various locations; full schedule is on the website; 212-349-0330, gkids.com/fest2015. ‘Pilobolus Rules!’ (Saturday and Sunday) Anyone can see a dance performed, but what about seeing it unperformed? In this program from the BAMkids series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the renowned troupe Pilobolus will unspool four of its signature works — “Walklyndon,” “Pseudopodia,” “The Transformation” and “All Is Not Lost” — so that children can gain insight into the creative process. Recommended for ages 6 through 11, the show promises to be hands-on and interactive. Saturday at 2 and 6 p.m., Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., BAM Fisher, at the Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Place, near Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene; 718-636-4100, bam.org/kids. ‘The Pinkertonian Mystery’ (Sunday) Young detectives should get their notebooks and magnifying glasses ready. The DiMenna Children’s History Museum at the New-York Historical Society is asking them and their families to help solve a Victorian-era crime. Live In Theater, known for its interactive murder mysteries, will present the case, a premiere production that unfolds throughout the museum galleries. Young visitors will portray members of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, out to capture a crook called El Diablo in 1875. (Also on April 12 and 26.) From 3 to 5 p.m., 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, nyhistory.org. The Pop Ups (Sunday) The rock duo Jacob Stein and Jason Rabinowitz, otherwise known as the Pop Ups, are popping up again for a concert at the Jewish Museum. Featuring tunes from their Grammy-nominated children’s album, “Appetite for Construction,” this interactive show features puppets and colorful props as well as music. It will take their intended audience — 3- to 8-year-olds — on adventures involving treasure, mermaids, stars and the biggest crayons they’ve ever seen. At 11:30 a.m., 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3337, thejewishmuseum.org. ‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’ (Saturday) Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: In this creative musical retelling, by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to apples — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming. (Through May 9.) At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, 212-352-3101, 13thstreetrep.org. ‘Sing Back, Brooklyn! With Lloyd H. Miller’  (Saturday) The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island are invited to sing back, too, in this free family program at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Lloyd H. Miller, a proud son of Brooklyn and leader of the band the Deedle Deedle Dees, known for its tunes celebrating science and history, hosts this event — with singalongs, stories and skits — the first Saturday of every month. March is Women’s History Month, so you can guess this Saturday’s theme. At 11 a.m., 128 Pierrepont Street, near Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-222-4111, brooklynhistory.org.

Answer: apples

New York International Children’s Film Festival (Saturday and Sunday) This celebration of young people’s cinema has never shied away from challenging films, and that’s certainly true this second weekend of the festival, which offers two features that examine the Holocaust: Dennis Bots’s “Secrets of War,” about two Dutch schoolboys whose friendship is threatened by their parents’ opposing views on the Nazis (Saturday, for ages 9 and older), and Nicolas Vanier’s “Belle and Sebastian,” from France, in which a boy and a reviled stray dog become involved in a Resistance mission (Sunday, for ages 7 and older). Options also include the Japanese Pop artist Takashi Murakami’s sci-fi fantasy, “Jellyfish Eyes” (Saturday, for ages 9 and older) and several programs of short films, including two retrospectives of Aardman Animations. (Through March 22. Tickets may be available at the door for screenings listed as sold out.) At various locations; full schedule is on the website; 212-349-0330, gkids.com/fest2015. ‘Pilobolus Rules!’ (Saturday and Sunday) Anyone can see a dance performed, but what about seeing it unperformed? In this program from the BAMkids series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the renowned troupe Pilobolus will unspool four of its signature works — “Walklyndon,” “Pseudopodia,” “The Transformation” and “All Is Not Lost” — so that children can gain insight into the creative process. Recommended for ages 6 through 11, the show promises to be hands-on and interactive. Saturday at 2 and 6 p.m., Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., BAM Fisher, at the Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Place, near Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene; 718-636-4100, bam.org/kids. ‘The Pinkertonian Mystery’ (Sunday) Young detectives should get their notebooks and magnifying glasses ready. The DiMenna Children’s History Museum at the New-York Historical Society is asking them and their families to help solve a Victorian-era crime. Live In Theater, known for its interactive murder mysteries, will present the case, a premiere production that unfolds throughout the museum galleries. Young visitors will portray members of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, out to capture a crook called El Diablo in 1875. (Also on April 12 and 26.) From 3 to 5 p.m., 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, nyhistory.org. The Pop Ups (Sunday) The rock duo Jacob Stein and Jason Rabinowitz, otherwise known as the Pop Ups, are popping up again for a concert at the Jewish Museum. Featuring tunes from their Grammy-nominated children’s album, “Appetite for Construction,” this interactive show features puppets and colorful props as well as music. It will take their intended audience — 3- to 8-year-olds — on adventures involving treasure, mermaids, stars and the biggest crayons they’ve ever seen. At 11:30 a.m., 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3337, thejewishmuseum.org. ‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’ (Saturday) Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: In this creative musical retelling, by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. <hl> These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to apples — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming. <hl> (Through May 9.) At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, 212-352-3101, 13thstreetrep.org. ‘Sing Back, Brooklyn! With Lloyd H. Miller’ (Saturday) The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island are invited to sing back, too, in this free family program at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Lloyd H. Miller, a proud son of Brooklyn and leader of the band the Deedle Deedle Dees, known for its tunes celebrating science and history, hosts this event — with singalongs, stories and skits — the first Saturday of every month. March is Women’s History Month, so you can guess this Saturday’s theme. At 11 a.m., 128 Pierrepont Street, near Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-222-4111, brooklynhistory.org.

New York International Children’s Film Festival (Saturday and Sunday) This celebration of young people’s cinema has never shied away from challenging films, and that’s certainly true this second weekend of the festival, which offers two features that examine the Holocaust: Dennis Bots’s “Secrets of War,” about two Dutch schoolboys whose friendship is threatened by their parents’ opposing views on the Nazis (Saturday, for ages 9 and older), and Nicolas Vanier’s “Belle and Sebastian,” from France, in which a boy and a reviled stray dog become involved in a Resistance mission (Sunday, for ages 7 and older). Options also include the Japanese Pop artist Takashi Murakami’s sci-fi fantasy, “Jellyfish Eyes” (Saturday, for ages 9 and older) and several programs of short films, including two retrospectives of Aardman Animations. (Through March 22. Tickets may be available at the door for screenings listed as sold out.) At various locations; full schedule is on the website; 212-349-0330, gkids.com/fest2015. ‘Pilobolus Rules!’ (Saturday and Sunday) Anyone can see a dance performed, but what about seeing it unperformed? In this program from the BAMkids series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the renowned troupe Pilobolus will unspool four of its signature works — “Walklyndon,” “Pseudopodia,” “The Transformation” and “All Is Not Lost” — so that children can gain insight into the creative process. Recommended for ages 6 through 11, the show promises to be hands-on and interactive. Saturday at 2 and 6 p.m., Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., BAM Fisher, at the Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Place, near Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene; 718-636-4100, bam.org/kids. ‘The Pinkertonian Mystery’ (Sunday) Young detectives should get their notebooks and magnifying glasses ready. The DiMenna Children’s History Museum at the New-York Historical Society is asking them and their families to help solve a Victorian-era crime. Live In Theater, known for its interactive murder mysteries, will present the case, a premiere production that unfolds throughout the museum galleries. Young visitors will portray members of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, out to capture a crook called El Diablo in 1875. (Also on April 12 and 26.) From 3 to 5 p.m., 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, nyhistory.org. The Pop Ups (Sunday) The rock duo Jacob Stein and Jason Rabinowitz, otherwise known as the Pop Ups, are popping up again for a concert at the Jewish Museum. Featuring tunes from their Grammy-nominated children’s album, “Appetite for Construction,” this interactive show features puppets and colorful props as well as music. It will take their intended audience — 3- to 8-year-olds — on adventures involving treasure, mermaids, stars and the biggest crayons they’ve ever seen. At 11:30 a.m., 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3337, thejewishmuseum.org. ‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’ (Saturday) Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: In this creative musical retelling, by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to <hl> apples <hl> — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming. (Through May 9.) At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, 212-352-3101, 13thstreetrep.org. ‘Sing Back, Brooklyn! With Lloyd H. Miller’ (Saturday) The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island are invited to sing back, too, in this free family program at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Lloyd H. Miller, a proud son of Brooklyn and leader of the band the Deedle Deedle Dees, known for its tunes celebrating science and history, hosts this event — with singalongs, stories and skits — the first Saturday of every month. March is Women’s History Month, so you can guess this Saturday’s theme. At 11 a.m., 128 Pierrepont Street, near Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-222-4111, brooklynhistory.org.


Question: Who wrote "Reporting Always?"

Ross has said she writes only about people she likes. In her introduction to “Reporting Always,” she elaborates on this reportorial ethos: “I have never wanted to write about anybody who did not want to be written about.” She writes “only what can be observed, what I see and hear and never what the subject might be ‘thinking.’ ” Ross’s respect and fondness for her subjects does not drain her profiles of acuity. A default tone of light irony offers a built-in distance. And naturally a point of view is implicit in Ross’s choice of focus and her selection of details. She has a knack for locating the peripheral actor — the bartender at a gathering of Beat writers, the balloon salesman at a society function — who makes a tableau snap into focus. But where exactly Ross stands in relation to her material is generally impossible to confirm. Hemingway loved her article on him, even though others told him he ought to have been offended by the way Ross captured his stagy sportsman’s shtick.

Answer: Ross

<hl> Ross has said she writes only about people she likes. <hl> In her introduction to “Reporting Always,” she elaborates on this reportorial ethos: “I have never wanted to write about anybody who did not want to be written about.” She writes “only what can be observed, what I see and hear and never what the subject might be ‘thinking.’ ” Ross’s respect and fondness for her subjects does not drain her profiles of acuity. A default tone of light irony offers a built-in distance. And naturally a point of view is implicit in Ross’s choice of focus and her selection of details. She has a knack for locating the peripheral actor — the bartender at a gathering of Beat writers, the balloon salesman at a society function — who makes a tableau snap into focus. But where exactly Ross stands in relation to her material is generally impossible to confirm. Hemingway loved her article on him, even though others told him he ought to have been offended by the way Ross captured his stagy sportsman’s shtick.

<hl> Ross <hl> has said she writes only about people she likes. In her introduction to “Reporting Always,” she elaborates on this reportorial ethos: “I have never wanted to write about anybody who did not want to be written about.” She writes “only what can be observed, what I see and hear and never what the subject might be ‘thinking.’ ” Ross’s respect and fondness for her subjects does not drain her profiles of acuity. A default tone of light irony offers a built-in distance. And naturally a point of view is implicit in Ross’s choice of focus and her selection of details. She has a knack for locating the peripheral actor — the bartender at a gathering of Beat writers, the balloon salesman at a society function — who makes a tableau snap into focus. But where exactly Ross stands in relation to her material is generally impossible to confirm. Hemingway loved her article on him, even though others told him he ought to have been offended by the way Ross captured his stagy sportsman’s shtick.


Question: What car does Sally Mann drive?

The doorbell at the Mann home in Lexington, Va., is a small, black, wrought-iron breast. Visitors announce themselves by pressing a red nipple within the raised areola. Like the red-metal dragons that line the driveway or the 20-by-24-inch blowups of the children in the foyer or the photograph on the living room wall of Sally Mann’s father, dead in his bathrobe, the doorbell seems designed to give a start to the uninitiated and to put some comic distance between the occupants and their neighbors. The same attitude of defiance is there in the cover portrait of “Immediate Family.” Bare-chested with arms crossed or akimbo, the three little Manns level their gaze at the world. Children and house both project the sensibilities of Sally Mann herself. A 41-year-old dark-haired beauty whose turned-up nose accentuates a natural hauteur, she is a cool mom. With her brood safely strapped in, she drives a black BMW 735i, very fast, and favors a subdued, asexual preppy look — turtle-necks and T-shirts, cut-off shorts, dirty Reeboks. Lexington is a genteel town, site of Stonewall Jackson’s house, Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. Born and raised here, married to the same man for 22 years, Mann is secure enough in her surroundings to take liberties with the mores of a place only 50 miles from the headquarters of the Rev. Jerry Falwell and his Moral Majority. “I think the South depends on its eccentrics,” she says one summer afternoon on the back porch as Jessie and Virginia weave in and out of the house. (Emmett is away at camp.) “It loves them, and it rewards them in lots of ways. This community allows itself to be scandalized by me and by my work, but they love it. What else would they do if it wasn’t for me? I take being iconoclastic sort of seriously. It’s my role here.” Ex-”dirt hippies” who still grow much of their own food and until a decade and a half ago barely made enough money to pay taxes, Sally and Larry Mann are a tight couple. Both “Immediate Family” and “At Twelve,” her portraits of local girls on the cusp of puberty, are dedicated to him. While she has pursued her photography career with singleminded purpose, he has been a blacksmith and a two-term City Councilman; recently, he got a law degree. His office in town is 10 minutes away, and he walks home nearly every day for lunch. Their house has an airy mood of understated comfort, its three levels overlooking a wisteria arbor and a well-tended vegetable garden in a yard that slopes down to a creek. Rope swings and hammocks hang from ash-leaved maples. The decor includes photographs by Diane Arbus and Emmet Gowin, both important figures for Mann; walls of books; marble torsos of nude women; finches in cages and flying free; the skeletons of lizards and cats. An expansion completed this year provides each child his or her own room; Sally and Larry reside in a connecting wing, which also houses her new darkroom and offices. To meet the demand for her work, she can now afford to hire an assistant. The slow, wet air of southern Virginia in July and August, when even the trees perspire, serves as a backdrop for Mann’s idylls of leisure. “Even though I take pictures of my children, they’re still about here,” she says. “It exerts a hold on me that I can’t define.”

Answer: BMW 735i

The doorbell at the Mann home in Lexington, Va., is a small, black, wrought-iron breast. Visitors announce themselves by pressing a red nipple within the raised areola. Like the red-metal dragons that line the driveway or the 20-by-24-inch blowups of the children in the foyer or the photograph on the living room wall of Sally Mann’s father, dead in his bathrobe, the doorbell seems designed to give a start to the uninitiated and to put some comic distance between the occupants and their neighbors. The same attitude of defiance is there in the cover portrait of “Immediate Family.” Bare-chested with arms crossed or akimbo, the three little Manns level their gaze at the world. Children and house both project the sensibilities of Sally Mann herself. A 41-year-old dark-haired beauty whose turned-up nose accentuates a natural hauteur, she is a cool mom. <hl> With her brood safely strapped in, she drives a black BMW 735i , very fast, and favors a subdued, asexual preppy look — turtle-necks and T-shirts, cut-off shorts, dirty Reeboks. <hl> Lexington is a genteel town, site of Stonewall Jackson’s house, Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. Born and raised here, married to the same man for 22 years, Mann is secure enough in her surroundings to take liberties with the mores of a place only 50 miles from the headquarters of the Rev. Jerry Falwell and his Moral Majority. “I think the South depends on its eccentrics,” she says one summer afternoon on the back porch as Jessie and Virginia weave in and out of the house. (Emmett is away at camp.) “It loves them, and it rewards them in lots of ways. This community allows itself to be scandalized by me and by my work, but they love it. What else would they do if it wasn’t for me? I take being iconoclastic sort of seriously. It’s my role here.” Ex-”dirt hippies” who still grow much of their own food and until a decade and a half ago barely made enough money to pay taxes, Sally and Larry Mann are a tight couple. Both “Immediate Family” and “At Twelve,” her portraits of local girls on the cusp of puberty, are dedicated to him. While she has pursued her photography career with singleminded purpose, he has been a blacksmith and a two-term City Councilman; recently, he got a law degree. His office in town is 10 minutes away, and he walks home nearly every day for lunch. Their house has an airy mood of understated comfort, its three levels overlooking a wisteria arbor and a well-tended vegetable garden in a yard that slopes down to a creek. Rope swings and hammocks hang from ash-leaved maples. The decor includes photographs by Diane Arbus and Emmet Gowin, both important figures for Mann; walls of books; marble torsos of nude women; finches in cages and flying free; the skeletons of lizards and cats. An expansion completed this year provides each child his or her own room; Sally and Larry reside in a connecting wing, which also houses her new darkroom and offices. To meet the demand for her work, she can now afford to hire an assistant. The slow, wet air of southern Virginia in July and August, when even the trees perspire, serves as a backdrop for Mann’s idylls of leisure. “Even though I take pictures of my children, they’re still about here,” she says. “It exerts a hold on me that I can’t define.”

The doorbell at the Mann home in Lexington, Va., is a small, black, wrought-iron breast. Visitors announce themselves by pressing a red nipple within the raised areola. Like the red-metal dragons that line the driveway or the 20-by-24-inch blowups of the children in the foyer or the photograph on the living room wall of Sally Mann’s father, dead in his bathrobe, the doorbell seems designed to give a start to the uninitiated and to put some comic distance between the occupants and their neighbors. The same attitude of defiance is there in the cover portrait of “Immediate Family.” Bare-chested with arms crossed or akimbo, the three little Manns level their gaze at the world. Children and house both project the sensibilities of Sally Mann herself. A 41-year-old dark-haired beauty whose turned-up nose accentuates a natural hauteur, she is a cool mom. With her brood safely strapped in, she drives a black <hl> BMW 735i <hl>, very fast, and favors a subdued, asexual preppy look — turtle-necks and T-shirts, cut-off shorts, dirty Reeboks. Lexington is a genteel town, site of Stonewall Jackson’s house, Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. Born and raised here, married to the same man for 22 years, Mann is secure enough in her surroundings to take liberties with the mores of a place only 50 miles from the headquarters of the Rev. Jerry Falwell and his Moral Majority. “I think the South depends on its eccentrics,” she says one summer afternoon on the back porch as Jessie and Virginia weave in and out of the house. (Emmett is away at camp.) “It loves them, and it rewards them in lots of ways. This community allows itself to be scandalized by me and by my work, but they love it. What else would they do if it wasn’t for me? I take being iconoclastic sort of seriously. It’s my role here.” Ex-”dirt hippies” who still grow much of their own food and until a decade and a half ago barely made enough money to pay taxes, Sally and Larry Mann are a tight couple. Both “Immediate Family” and “At Twelve,” her portraits of local girls on the cusp of puberty, are dedicated to him. While she has pursued her photography career with singleminded purpose, he has been a blacksmith and a two-term City Councilman; recently, he got a law degree. His office in town is 10 minutes away, and he walks home nearly every day for lunch. Their house has an airy mood of understated comfort, its three levels overlooking a wisteria arbor and a well-tended vegetable garden in a yard that slopes down to a creek. Rope swings and hammocks hang from ash-leaved maples. The decor includes photographs by Diane Arbus and Emmet Gowin, both important figures for Mann; walls of books; marble torsos of nude women; finches in cages and flying free; the skeletons of lizards and cats. An expansion completed this year provides each child his or her own room; Sally and Larry reside in a connecting wing, which also houses her new darkroom and offices. To meet the demand for her work, she can now afford to hire an assistant. The slow, wet air of southern Virginia in July and August, when even the trees perspire, serves as a backdrop for Mann’s idylls of leisure. “Even though I take pictures of my children, they’re still about here,” she says. “It exerts a hold on me that I can’t define.”

With her brood safely strapped in, she drives a black <hl> BMW 735i <hl> , very fast, and favors a subdued, asexual preppy look — turtle-necks and T-shirts, cut-off shorts, dirty Reeboks.


Question: Who did Barney Frank Marry?

9 P.M. (Showtime) COMPARED TO WHAT? THE IMPROBABLE JOURNEY OF BARNEY FRANK (2015) Retirement, according to the cranky Mr. Frank, has some benefits. “I don’t even have to pretend to try to be nice to people I don’t like,” that Massachusetts representative and Democrat said before stepping down in 2013, tapping into what Rachel Maddow called “a sense of humor that he wields like a wrecking ball.” This documentary chronicles Mr. Frank’s 32 turbulent years in Congress, where he was chairman of the Financial Services Committee as Wall Street was imploding. He also became the first sitting member to marry a same-sex partner when, in 2012, he and Jim Ready promised to love each other “for better or for worse, on MSNBC or on Fox.” (Image: Mr. Frank, center, and Mr. Ready, right)

Answer: Jim Ready

9 P.M. (Showtime) COMPARED TO WHAT? THE IMPROBABLE JOURNEY OF BARNEY FRANK (2015) Retirement, according to the cranky Mr. Frank, has some benefits. “I don’t even have to pretend to try to be nice to people I don’t like,” that Massachusetts representative and Democrat said before stepping down in 2013, tapping into what Rachel Maddow called “a sense of humor that he wields like a wrecking ball.” This documentary chronicles Mr. Frank’s 32 turbulent years in Congress, where he was chairman of the Financial Services Committee as Wall Street was imploding. <hl> He also became the first sitting member to marry a same-sex partner when, in 2012, he and Jim Ready promised to love each other “for better or for worse, on MSNBC or on Fox.” <hl> (Image: Mr. Frank, center, and Mr. Ready, right)

9 P.M. (Showtime) COMPARED TO WHAT? THE IMPROBABLE JOURNEY OF BARNEY FRANK (2015) Retirement, according to the cranky Mr. Frank, has some benefits. “I don’t even have to pretend to try to be nice to people I don’t like,” that Massachusetts representative and Democrat said before stepping down in 2013, tapping into what Rachel Maddow called “a sense of humor that he wields like a wrecking ball.” This documentary chronicles Mr. Frank’s 32 turbulent years in Congress, where he was chairman of the Financial Services Committee as Wall Street was imploding. He also became the first sitting member to marry a same-sex partner when, in 2012, he and <hl> Jim Ready <hl> promised to love each other “for better or for worse, on MSNBC or on Fox.” (Image: Mr. Frank, center, and Mr. Ready, right)


Question: What is the slogan on the clothing James wore?

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

Answer: “I Can’t Breathe”

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

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


Question: Wjo said use of drones has become a big deal?

It is a drone, and its pilot is a farmer named Jean Hediger, one of a growing number of American agrarians who have taken to using unmanned aircraft — better known for their use in war-torn lands far from the wheat fields of eastern Colorado — to gather information about the health of their crops. In doing so, these farmers are breaking the law. It is illegal to fly drones for commercial purposes without permission from federal authorities, and those who do so risk penalties in the thousands of dollars. But the technology holds such promise that many farmers are using it anyway, dotting the country’s rural skies with whirring devices saddled with tiny video cameras. “This has really become a big deal in ag,” said Ms. Hediger, who is in her early 60s. “Our intent is pure,” she added. “Without being able to fly drones over our fields, they are asking us to remain in the dark ages.”

Answer: Ms. Hediger

It is a drone, and its pilot is a farmer named Jean Hediger, one of a growing number of American agrarians who have taken to using unmanned aircraft — better known for their use in war-torn lands far from the wheat fields of eastern Colorado — to gather information about the health of their crops. In doing so, these farmers are breaking the law. It is illegal to fly drones for commercial purposes without permission from federal authorities, and those who do so risk penalties in the thousands of dollars. But the technology holds such promise that many farmers are using it anyway, dotting the country’s rural skies with whirring devices saddled with tiny video cameras. <hl> “This has really become a big deal in ag,” said Ms. Hediger , who is in her early 60s. <hl> “Our intent is pure,” she added. “Without being able to fly drones over our fields, they are asking us to remain in the dark ages.”

It is a drone, and its pilot is a farmer named Jean Hediger, one of a growing number of American agrarians who have taken to using unmanned aircraft — better known for their use in war-torn lands far from the wheat fields of eastern Colorado — to gather information about the health of their crops. In doing so, these farmers are breaking the law. It is illegal to fly drones for commercial purposes without permission from federal authorities, and those who do so risk penalties in the thousands of dollars. But the technology holds such promise that many farmers are using it anyway, dotting the country’s rural skies with whirring devices saddled with tiny video cameras. “This has really become a big deal in ag,” said <hl> Ms. Hediger <hl>, who is in her early 60s. “Our intent is pure,” she added. “Without being able to fly drones over our fields, they are asking us to remain in the dark ages.”

“This has really become a big deal in ag,” said <hl> Ms. Hediger <hl> , who is in her early 60s.


Question: What is it that is dranken by people who are "In the Know?"

“Everybody in the know drinks halves,” said Leigh Linley, author of “Great Yorkshire Beer,” when I met him in the nearby city of Leeds the next day, referring to the half-pint serving glass, instead of the more traditional imperial pint. “With the amount of choice we have in Yorkshire, it is perfectly acceptable to drink halves and treat each night out as a giant beer festival.” Indeed, I’d heard for years about the pleasures of Yorkshire beer, starting with storied ale breweries like Samuel Smith’s, founded in 1758, and Timothy Taylor, founded a century later. In addition to traditional English ales, the county is also home to up-and-coming craft breweries that produce more modern styles, as well as some of Britain’s ’s most beloved pubs and bars. Armed with Mr. Linley’s book, I decided to take a six-day trip across much of West, South and North Yorkshire this spring, and soak up a sense of this northern English county and its renowned beer culture.

Answer: halves

<hl> “Everybody in the know drinks halves ,” said Leigh Linley, author of “Great Yorkshire Beer,” when I met him in the nearby city of Leeds the next day, referring to the half-pint serving glass, instead of the more traditional imperial pint. <hl> “With the amount of choice we have in Yorkshire, it is perfectly acceptable to drink halves and treat each night out as a giant beer festival.” Indeed, I’d heard for years about the pleasures of Yorkshire beer, starting with storied ale breweries like Samuel Smith’s, founded in 1758, and Timothy Taylor, founded a century later. In addition to traditional English ales, the county is also home to up-and-coming craft breweries that produce more modern styles, as well as some of Britain’s ’s most beloved pubs and bars. Armed with Mr. Linley’s book, I decided to take a six-day trip across much of West, South and North Yorkshire this spring, and soak up a sense of this northern English county and its renowned beer culture.

“Everybody in the know drinks <hl> halves <hl>,” said Leigh Linley, author of “Great Yorkshire Beer,” when I met him in the nearby city of Leeds the next day, referring to the half-pint serving glass, instead of the more traditional imperial pint. “With the amount of choice we have in Yorkshire, it is perfectly acceptable to drink halves and treat each night out as a giant beer festival.” Indeed, I’d heard for years about the pleasures of Yorkshire beer, starting with storied ale breweries like Samuel Smith’s, founded in 1758, and Timothy Taylor, founded a century later. In addition to traditional English ales, the county is also home to up-and-coming craft breweries that produce more modern styles, as well as some of Britain’s ’s most beloved pubs and bars. Armed with Mr. Linley’s book, I decided to take a six-day trip across much of West, South and North Yorkshire this spring, and soak up a sense of this northern English county and its renowned beer culture.

“Everybody in the know drinks <hl> halves <hl> ,” said Leigh Linley, author of “Great Yorkshire Beer,” when I met him in the nearby city of Leeds the next day, referring to the half-pint serving glass, instead of the more traditional imperial pint.


Question: What player had a double-double and just missed a triple-double?

Otto Porter led the Wizards (14-16) with 20 points and 9 rebounds. John Wall had 19 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds. The Raptors appeared to be in charge when they took a 90-81 lead with 3:13 to go in the fourth. But the Wizards scored the next 7 points. They cut the deficit to 1 before Kyle Lowry hit a pair of free throws and Washington missed three 3-point attempts in the final seconds.

Answer: John Wall

Otto Porter led the Wizards (14-16) with 20 points and 9 rebounds. <hl> John Wall had 19 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds. <hl> The Raptors appeared to be in charge when they took a 90-81 lead with 3:13 to go in the fourth. But the Wizards scored the next 7 points. They cut the deficit to 1 before Kyle Lowry hit a pair of free throws and Washington missed three 3-point attempts in the final seconds.

Otto Porter led the Wizards (14-16) with 20 points and 9 rebounds. <hl> John Wall <hl> had 19 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds. The Raptors appeared to be in charge when they took a 90-81 lead with 3:13 to go in the fourth. But the Wizards scored the next 7 points. They cut the deficit to 1 before Kyle Lowry hit a pair of free throws and Washington missed three 3-point attempts in the final seconds.


Question: How old was Serena?

For good reasons, Serena, 33, has been everyone’s reference point this year. She won the Australian Open, then the French Open and then Wimbledon, and is the talk of the town here. All of that attention could be annoying for an elder sister who once shared the spotlight and now must stand in the shadows to watch her sister command it. Yet Venus hasn’t let her sister’s dominance distract her. “It’s easy,” Venus said. “I have to go to practice, and I have to get it in. When I play my match, I can’t think about anything else except what I’m doing on my side of the net.” Venus is mellow that way, always has been, and is reverential to her sister when need be. She never bites on questions searching for sibling rivalry, and never changes her demeanor. In answering one of the few questions asked to her on Friday about Serena, Venus recalled what her matches against Serena were like when they were young. “I used to always win in the early days,” she said, prompting laughter.

Answer: 33

<hl> For good reasons, Serena, 33 , has been everyone’s reference point this year. <hl> She won the Australian Open, then the French Open and then Wimbledon, and is the talk of the town here. All of that attention could be annoying for an elder sister who once shared the spotlight and now must stand in the shadows to watch her sister command it. Yet Venus hasn’t let her sister’s dominance distract her. “It’s easy,” Venus said. “I have to go to practice, and I have to get it in. When I play my match, I can’t think about anything else except what I’m doing on my side of the net.” Venus is mellow that way, always has been, and is reverential to her sister when need be. She never bites on questions searching for sibling rivalry, and never changes her demeanor. In answering one of the few questions asked to her on Friday about Serena, Venus recalled what her matches against Serena were like when they were young. “I used to always win in the early days,” she said, prompting laughter.

For good reasons, Serena, <hl> 33 <hl>, has been everyone’s reference point this year. She won the Australian Open, then the French Open and then Wimbledon, and is the talk of the town here. All of that attention could be annoying for an elder sister who once shared the spotlight and now must stand in the shadows to watch her sister command it. Yet Venus hasn’t let her sister’s dominance distract her. “It’s easy,” Venus said. “I have to go to practice, and I have to get it in. When I play my match, I can’t think about anything else except what I’m doing on my side of the net.” Venus is mellow that way, always has been, and is reverential to her sister when need be. She never bites on questions searching for sibling rivalry, and never changes her demeanor. In answering one of the few questions asked to her on Friday about Serena, Venus recalled what her matches against Serena were like when they were young. “I used to always win in the early days,” she said, prompting laughter.

For good reasons, Serena, <hl> 33 <hl> , has been everyone’s reference point this year.


Question: What country held was the kite festival shown in the opening episode?

Was that venerable PBS venturing into the lowbrow world of veterinary television this week? Yes, it was, and Dr. Jeff should take a lesson. A three-part series called “Operation Wild,” which began on Wednesday on PBS, brings us stirring stories of veterinary teams around the globe engaged in unusual high-tech efforts to save sick or injured wild animals. The methods employed are often adapted from human medical care. The opening episode included the stories of an elephant in Laos that had been shot in the leg, a gorilla at a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon with a damaged wrist, and an annual kite-flying festival in India that leaves hundreds of birds injured by the kite strings. Next week’s installment offers efforts to give a rhinoceros a skin graft and to restore the sight of an orangutan.

Answer: India

Was that venerable PBS venturing into the lowbrow world of veterinary television this week? Yes, it was, and Dr. Jeff should take a lesson. A three-part series called “Operation Wild,” which began on Wednesday on PBS, brings us stirring stories of veterinary teams around the globe engaged in unusual high-tech efforts to save sick or injured wild animals. The methods employed are often adapted from human medical care. <hl> The opening episode included the stories of an elephant in Laos that had been shot in the leg, a gorilla at a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon with a damaged wrist, and an annual kite-flying festival in India that leaves hundreds of birds injured by the kite strings. <hl> Next week’s installment offers efforts to give a rhinoceros a skin graft and to restore the sight of an orangutan.

Was that venerable PBS venturing into the lowbrow world of veterinary television this week? Yes, it was, and Dr. Jeff should take a lesson. A three-part series called “Operation Wild,” which began on Wednesday on PBS, brings us stirring stories of veterinary teams around the globe engaged in unusual high-tech efforts to save sick or injured wild animals. The methods employed are often adapted from human medical care. The opening episode included the stories of an elephant in Laos that had been shot in the leg, a gorilla at a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon with a damaged wrist, and an annual kite-flying festival in <hl> India <hl> that leaves hundreds of birds injured by the kite strings. Next week’s installment offers efforts to give a rhinoceros a skin graft and to restore the sight of an orangutan.


Question: In what year was Mr. Cradle arrested on drug charges?

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. Mr. Cradle, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.

Answer: 2008

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. Mr. Cradle, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. <hl> Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison. <hl>

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. Mr. Cradle, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in <hl> 2008 <hl> he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.


Question: Who deserves their own evening?

And isn’t it time to give Caleb Teicher his own evening? In three excerpts from his “Variations,” interspersed throughout the night, he paired his facile, flowing style to Glenn Gould’s recordings of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” Sharing the stage with Brittany DeStefano and Gabe Winns, Mr. Teicher juxtaposed barely there brushes with frenetic taps as his body — twisting and dipping — pulled toward and away from the Gould. These days, a choreographer with a new angle on Bach is startling: Mr. Teicher has a will and a way.

Answer: Caleb Teicher

<hl> And isn’t it time to give Caleb Teicher his own evening? <hl> In three excerpts from his “Variations,” interspersed throughout the night, he paired his facile, flowing style to Glenn Gould’s recordings of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” Sharing the stage with Brittany DeStefano and Gabe Winns, Mr. Teicher juxtaposed barely there brushes with frenetic taps as his body — twisting and dipping — pulled toward and away from the Gould. These days, a choreographer with a new angle on Bach is startling: Mr. Teicher has a will and a way.

And isn’t it time to give <hl> Caleb Teicher <hl> his own evening? In three excerpts from his “Variations,” interspersed throughout the night, he paired his facile, flowing style to Glenn Gould’s recordings of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” Sharing the stage with Brittany DeStefano and Gabe Winns, Mr. Teicher juxtaposed barely there brushes with frenetic taps as his body — twisting and dipping — pulled toward and away from the Gould. These days, a choreographer with a new angle on Bach is startling: Mr. Teicher has a will and a way.


Question: What did Mr. Sweat compare his escape to?

Like many who followed the prison break, Mr. Sweat and Mr. Matt could not help but compare their efforts to the escape in “The Shawshank Redemption.” Indeed, Mr. Sweat told investigators that he and Mr. Matt had joked that while it had taken Andy Dufresne, the character in the movie played by Tim Robbins, 20 years to escape, it would take them only 10 years.

Answer: escape in “The Shawshank Redemption.

<hl> Like many who followed the prison break, Mr. Sweat and Mr. Matt could not help but compare their efforts to the escape in “The Shawshank Redemption. ” Indeed, Mr. Sweat told investigators that he and Mr. Matt had joked that while it had taken Andy Dufresne, the character in the movie played by Tim Robbins, 20 years to escape, it would take them only 10 years. <hl>

Like many who followed the prison break, Mr. Sweat and Mr. Matt could not help but compare their efforts to the <hl> escape in “The Shawshank Redemption. <hl>” Indeed, Mr. Sweat told investigators that he and Mr. Matt had joked that while it had taken Andy Dufresne, the character in the movie played by Tim Robbins, 20 years to escape, it would take them only 10 years.

Like many who followed the prison break, Mr. Sweat and Mr. Matt could not help but compare their efforts to the <hl> escape in “The Shawshank Redemption. <hl> ” Indeed, Mr. Sweat told investigators that he and Mr. Matt had joked that while it had taken Andy Dufresne, the character in the movie played by Tim Robbins, 20 years to escape, it would take them only 10 years.


Question: When did a spokesperson from Washington speak with reporters?

Asked on Friday about Mr. Netanyahu’s new demand, a State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, told reporters in Washington that the negotiations with Iran on the agreement were “only about the nuclear issue.” In the Palestinian arena, Mr. Netanyahu has demanded not only the recognition of Israel’s right to exist – something the leadership has already done — but recognition that Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people. Without that recognition, the prime minister argues, any peace deal would not necessarily portend the end of the long-running conflict. Mr. Netanyahu’s statement on the Iran deal was his lengthiest and most detailed of the past week.

Answer: Friday

<hl> Asked on Friday about Mr. Netanyahu’s new demand, a State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, told reporters in Washington that the negotiations with Iran on the agreement were “only about the nuclear issue.” <hl> In the Palestinian arena, Mr. Netanyahu has demanded not only the recognition of Israel’s right to exist – something the leadership has already done — but recognition that Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people. Without that recognition, the prime minister argues, any peace deal would not necessarily portend the end of the long-running conflict. Mr. Netanyahu’s statement on the Iran deal was his lengthiest and most detailed of the past week.

Asked on <hl> Friday <hl> about Mr. Netanyahu’s new demand, a State Department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, told reporters in Washington that the negotiations with Iran on the agreement were “only about the nuclear issue.” In the Palestinian arena, Mr. Netanyahu has demanded not only the recognition of Israel’s right to exist – something the leadership has already done — but recognition that Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people. Without that recognition, the prime minister argues, any peace deal would not necessarily portend the end of the long-running conflict. Mr. Netanyahu’s statement on the Iran deal was his lengthiest and most detailed of the past week.


Question: What company is splitting off from its PC business?

In addition, from all the cloud companies 80 percent of every new major purchase is for a more powerful chip. The newer and more powerful chips tend to have even higher profit margins, and also spur Intel to develop new things faster. Last week Amazon announced it would soon have Intel’s most powerful chip available in its cloud. The changes come while Intel’s traditional customers undergo their own radical changes. On Monday Dell, a big maker of servers and PCs, announced it was buying the data storage giant EMC. On Nov. 2, the server and storage businesses of Hewlett-Packard will split off from its PC business, in what top executives hope is a move for a faster-moving business.

Answer: Hewlett-Packard

In addition, from all the cloud companies 80 percent of every new major purchase is for a more powerful chip. The newer and more powerful chips tend to have even higher profit margins, and also spur Intel to develop new things faster. Last week Amazon announced it would soon have Intel’s most powerful chip available in its cloud. The changes come while Intel’s traditional customers undergo their own radical changes. On Monday Dell, a big maker of servers and PCs, announced it was buying the data storage giant EMC. <hl> On Nov. 2, the server and storage businesses of Hewlett-Packard will split off from its PC business, in what top executives hope is a move for a faster-moving business. <hl>

In addition, from all the cloud companies 80 percent of every new major purchase is for a more powerful chip. The newer and more powerful chips tend to have even higher profit margins, and also spur Intel to develop new things faster. Last week Amazon announced it would soon have Intel’s most powerful chip available in its cloud. The changes come while Intel’s traditional customers undergo their own radical changes. On Monday Dell, a big maker of servers and PCs, announced it was buying the data storage giant EMC. On Nov. 2, the server and storage businesses of <hl> Hewlett-Packard <hl> will split off from its PC business, in what top executives hope is a move for a faster-moving business.


Question: What is the record of the Islanders right now?

The Rangers (17-6-2) have lost three of their last four. Worse, center Derek Stepan is out four to six weeks with broken ribs, and Kevin Klein, their most consistent defenseman this season, will miss two to three weeks after sustaining a strained oblique Monday against Carolina. The Rangers head to Brooklyn for their first game at Barclays Center, playing the rival Islanders for the first time this season. The Islanders (13-8-4), who have won three of four, are expected to have their first sellout since opening night in October.

Answer: (13-8-4)

The Rangers (17-6-2) have lost three of their last four. Worse, center Derek Stepan is out four to six weeks with broken ribs, and Kevin Klein, their most consistent defenseman this season, will miss two to three weeks after sustaining a strained oblique Monday against Carolina. The Rangers head to Brooklyn for their first game at Barclays Center, playing the rival Islanders for the first time this season. <hl> The Islanders (13-8-4) , who have won three of four, are expected to have their first sellout since opening night in October. <hl>

The Rangers (17-6-2) have lost three of their last four. Worse, center Derek Stepan is out four to six weeks with broken ribs, and Kevin Klein, their most consistent defenseman this season, will miss two to three weeks after sustaining a strained oblique Monday against Carolina. The Rangers head to Brooklyn for their first game at Barclays Center, playing the rival Islanders for the first time this season. The Islanders <hl> (13-8-4) <hl>, who have won three of four, are expected to have their first sellout since opening night in October.

The Islanders <hl> (13-8-4) <hl> , who have won three of four, are expected to have their first sellout since opening night in October.


Question: Who is the outfielder of Miami Marlins?

Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins would be an obvious starter for the N.L., having won the league’s player of the month award for June with a .344 average and 12 home runs. But Stanton had surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand last Sunday and will miss several weeks. Likewise, Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera, who is hitting .350, is the clear choice at first base for the A.L., but he is expected to miss six weeks after sustaining a severe calf injury on Friday night.  Here is a list of the way the teams should look, with deserving (and healthy) starters listed first. Every team is represented, as the rules dictate, and each roster has the mandatory 34 players. The N.L. manager, Bruce Bochy, must pick a designated hitter from his reserves, so we did it for him. A few thoughts on the teams follow.

Answer: Giancarlo Stanton

<hl> Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins would be an obvious starter for the N.L., having won the league’s player of the month award for June with a .344 average and 12 home runs. <hl> But Stanton had surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand last Sunday and will miss several weeks. Likewise, Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera, who is hitting .350, is the clear choice at first base for the A.L., but he is expected to miss six weeks after sustaining a severe calf injury on Friday night. Here is a list of the way the teams should look, with deserving (and healthy) starters listed first. Every team is represented, as the rules dictate, and each roster has the mandatory 34 players. The N.L. manager, Bruce Bochy, must pick a designated hitter from his reserves, so we did it for him. A few thoughts on the teams follow.

Outfielder <hl> Giancarlo Stanton <hl> of the Miami Marlins would be an obvious starter for the N.L., having won the league’s player of the month award for June with a .344 average and 12 home runs. But Stanton had surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand last Sunday and will miss several weeks. Likewise, Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera, who is hitting .350, is the clear choice at first base for the A.L., but he is expected to miss six weeks after sustaining a severe calf injury on Friday night. Here is a list of the way the teams should look, with deserving (and healthy) starters listed first. Every team is represented, as the rules dictate, and each roster has the mandatory 34 players. The N.L. manager, Bruce Bochy, must pick a designated hitter from his reserves, so we did it for him. A few thoughts on the teams follow.


Question: What was Mr. Thrashers reason for creating a list of conservative friends?

Mr. Thrasher, who had the Facebook falling out with his father, created a separate list of conservative friends from his hometown to keep tabs on what “Republican friends were saying about the latest craze.” And Facebook counts its vast user base as evidence that it is much more than a political echo chamber. “Even if the majority of people that you’re friends with have opinions that are similar to you,” Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, said last year, “your network of friends and friends of friends who you’ll hear from in your news feed is going to bring you more diverse opinions than you would have from any other type of media that you would have consumed.” But as the passions about the presidential race ratchet up and more people click the “unfollow” button, the discussion on the site tends to mimic the chatter of often-derided partisan news organizations on television, where like-minded audiences follow like-minded viewpoints.

Answer: to keep tabs on what “Republican friends were saying about the latest craze.”

<hl> Mr. Thrasher, who had the Facebook falling out with his father, created a separate list of conservative friends from his hometown to keep tabs on what “Republican friends were saying about the latest craze.” And Facebook counts its vast user base as evidence that it is much more than a political echo chamber. <hl> “Even if the majority of people that you’re friends with have opinions that are similar to you,” Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, said last year, “your network of friends and friends of friends who you’ll hear from in your news feed is going to bring you more diverse opinions than you would have from any other type of media that you would have consumed.” But as the passions about the presidential race ratchet up and more people click the “unfollow” button, the discussion on the site tends to mimic the chatter of often-derided partisan news organizations on television, where like-minded audiences follow like-minded viewpoints.

Mr. Thrasher, who had the Facebook falling out with his father, created a separate list of conservative friends from his hometown <hl> to keep tabs on what “Republican friends were saying about the latest craze.” <hl> And Facebook counts its vast user base as evidence that it is much more than a political echo chamber. “Even if the majority of people that you’re friends with have opinions that are similar to you,” Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, said last year, “your network of friends and friends of friends who you’ll hear from in your news feed is going to bring you more diverse opinions than you would have from any other type of media that you would have consumed.” But as the passions about the presidential race ratchet up and more people click the “unfollow” button, the discussion on the site tends to mimic the chatter of often-derided partisan news organizations on television, where like-minded audiences follow like-minded viewpoints.


Question: How much of the company's revenue comes from subscriptions?

That proliferation of start-ups has led to a new complaint from computer security chiefs: overlapping information — sometimes as much as 40 percent — in the reports they receive, none of which is cheap. ISight charges customers based on size, and while it does not disclose pricing, some customers say they pay $500,000 or more annually for the company’s services, as much as five times what low-end services charge. ISight makes 90 percent of its revenue from subscriptions to its six intelligence streams, each focused on a particular threat, including cyberespionage and cybercrime.

Answer: 90 percent

That proliferation of start-ups has led to a new complaint from computer security chiefs: overlapping information — sometimes as much as 40 percent — in the reports they receive, none of which is cheap. ISight charges customers based on size, and while it does not disclose pricing, some customers say they pay $500,000 or more annually for the company’s services, as much as five times what low-end services charge. <hl> ISight makes 90 percent of its revenue from subscriptions to its six intelligence streams, each focused on a particular threat, including cyberespionage and cybercrime. <hl>

That proliferation of start-ups has led to a new complaint from computer security chiefs: overlapping information — sometimes as much as 40 percent — in the reports they receive, none of which is cheap. ISight charges customers based on size, and while it does not disclose pricing, some customers say they pay $500,000 or more annually for the company’s services, as much as five times what low-end services charge. ISight makes <hl> 90 percent <hl> of its revenue from subscriptions to its six intelligence streams, each focused on a particular threat, including cyberespionage and cybercrime.


Question: What action by the Pilgrims could be perceived as an act of violence?

The Pilgrims and their fellow travelers weren’t terrorists, of course (despite an instance of putting the severed head of a perceived enemy on a pole), but they and those who followed certainly did effect a cultural conquest. Some versions of their story play that down, partly because a plague resulting from earlier contact with Westerners brought widespread death to coastal Indians in the Northeast just before the Mayflower arrived. God, it seemed to some, killed off the Indians to make way for the whites, a view this program corrects.

Answer: putting the severed head of a perceived enemy on a pole

<hl> The Pilgrims and their fellow travelers weren’t terrorists, of course (despite an instance of putting the severed head of a perceived enemy on a pole ), but they and those who followed certainly did effect a cultural conquest. <hl> Some versions of their story play that down, partly because a plague resulting from earlier contact with Westerners brought widespread death to coastal Indians in the Northeast just before the Mayflower arrived. God, it seemed to some, killed off the Indians to make way for the whites, a view this program corrects.

The Pilgrims and their fellow travelers weren’t terrorists, of course (despite an instance of <hl> putting the severed head of a perceived enemy on a pole <hl>), but they and those who followed certainly did effect a cultural conquest. Some versions of their story play that down, partly because a plague resulting from earlier contact with Westerners brought widespread death to coastal Indians in the Northeast just before the Mayflower arrived. God, it seemed to some, killed off the Indians to make way for the whites, a view this program corrects.

The Pilgrims and their fellow travelers weren’t terrorists, of course (despite an instance of <hl> putting the severed head of a perceived enemy on a pole <hl> ), but they and those who followed certainly did effect a cultural conquest.


Question: When did Americans stop winning in Women's World Cup?

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As a young girl in Colorado, April Heinrichs stuffed copies of Reader’s Digest into her socks as shin guards and slept in her cleats. “Why not?” Heinrichs said. She became a fierce, pioneering player and has assumed as many vital roles as a coach and futurist as anyone in women’s soccer in the United States. Her current job, as technical director for the American women’s national teams, is to find the next Mia Hamm or Abby Wambach and keep the United States in its customary spot among the best teams in the world. The United States trails only Germany in the FIFA world rankings, but the Americans have not won a Women’s World Cup since 1999. And their chances in the current tournament seem uncertain as a final group match approaches, against Nigeria here Tuesday.

Answer: 1999

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As a young girl in Colorado, April Heinrichs stuffed copies of Reader’s Digest into her socks as shin guards and slept in her cleats. “Why not?” Heinrichs said. She became a fierce, pioneering player and has assumed as many vital roles as a coach and futurist as anyone in women’s soccer in the United States. Her current job, as technical director for the American women’s national teams, is to find the next Mia Hamm or Abby Wambach and keep the United States in its customary spot among the best teams in the world. <hl> The United States trails only Germany in the FIFA world rankings, but the Americans have not won a Women’s World Cup since 1999 . <hl> And their chances in the current tournament seem uncertain as a final group match approaches, against Nigeria here Tuesday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As a young girl in Colorado, April Heinrichs stuffed copies of Reader’s Digest into her socks as shin guards and slept in her cleats. “Why not?” Heinrichs said. She became a fierce, pioneering player and has assumed as many vital roles as a coach and futurist as anyone in women’s soccer in the United States. Her current job, as technical director for the American women’s national teams, is to find the next Mia Hamm or Abby Wambach and keep the United States in its customary spot among the best teams in the world. The United States trails only Germany in the FIFA world rankings, but the Americans have not won a Women’s World Cup since <hl> 1999 <hl>. And their chances in the current tournament seem uncertain as a final group match approaches, against Nigeria here Tuesday.

The United States trails only Germany in the FIFA world rankings, but the Americans have not won a Women’s World Cup since <hl> 1999 <hl> .


Question: Who is the artistic director at the theatre?

‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ (Friday through Sunday, and Tuesday through Thursday) Many plants grow in Central Park, so why not a beanstalk? This one will sprout indoors at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater, which is reviving Michael Alogna’s adaptation of the classic fairy tale about Jack, the Giant (here named Milford), Dolly the Cow and the famous Golden Goose. Bruce Cannon, the theater’s artistic director, has revised the script, and a human actor now stars in the show along with the company’s hand-built marionettes. (Through June 28.) Weekdays at 10:30 a.m. and noon, with an additional performance on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. Reservations required. 79th Street and the West Drive, Central Park, 212-988-9093, cityparksfoundation.org/arts.

Answer: Bruce Cannon

‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ (Friday through Sunday, and Tuesday through Thursday) Many plants grow in Central Park, so why not a beanstalk? This one will sprout indoors at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater, which is reviving Michael Alogna’s adaptation of the classic fairy tale about Jack, the Giant (here named Milford), Dolly the Cow and the famous Golden Goose. <hl> Bruce Cannon , the theater’s artistic director, has revised the script, and a human actor now stars in the show along with the company’s hand-built marionettes. <hl> (Through June 28.) Weekdays at 10:30 a.m. and noon, with an additional performance on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. Reservations required. 79th Street and the West Drive, Central Park, 212-988-9093, cityparksfoundation.org/arts.

‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ (Friday through Sunday, and Tuesday through Thursday) Many plants grow in Central Park, so why not a beanstalk? This one will sprout indoors at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater, which is reviving Michael Alogna’s adaptation of the classic fairy tale about Jack, the Giant (here named Milford), Dolly the Cow and the famous Golden Goose. <hl> Bruce Cannon <hl>, the theater’s artistic director, has revised the script, and a human actor now stars in the show along with the company’s hand-built marionettes. (Through June 28.) Weekdays at 10:30 a.m. and noon, with an additional performance on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. Reservations required. 79th Street and the West Drive, Central Park, 212-988-9093, cityparksfoundation.org/arts.

<hl> Bruce Cannon <hl> , the theater’s artistic director, has revised the script, and a human actor now stars in the show along with the company’s hand-built marionettes.


Question: What do car key fobs include to help prevent theft?

Tesla is not alone in offering those sorts of options; BMW, General Motors and Volvo, among other manufacturers, offer apps that perform similar functions. They are just the latest step in the evolution of the car key away from the standard metal shaft used for decades, and still often used today, to unlock and start cars. Now, car keys — or key fobs, as they are also known — include chips to prevent theft, cannot be duplicated at the local locksmith and often never have to be removed from pockets. But despite the advances, it will be a while, if ever, before smartphone apps entirely replace keys that drivers carry around. Too many problems exist — like a slow data network or a dead phone battery — to rely on smartphones alone, experts say. “The physical key will be with us for years to come,” said Mark Baker, director of engineering for ZF TRW, a manufacturer of automobile systems.

Answer: chips

Tesla is not alone in offering those sorts of options; BMW, General Motors and Volvo, among other manufacturers, offer apps that perform similar functions. They are just the latest step in the evolution of the car key away from the standard metal shaft used for decades, and still often used today, to unlock and start cars. <hl> Now, car keys — or key fobs, as they are also known — include chips to prevent theft, cannot be duplicated at the local locksmith and often never have to be removed from pockets. <hl> But despite the advances, it will be a while, if ever, before smartphone apps entirely replace keys that drivers carry around. Too many problems exist — like a slow data network or a dead phone battery — to rely on smartphones alone, experts say. “The physical key will be with us for years to come,” said Mark Baker, director of engineering for ZF TRW, a manufacturer of automobile systems.

Tesla is not alone in offering those sorts of options; BMW, General Motors and Volvo, among other manufacturers, offer apps that perform similar functions. They are just the latest step in the evolution of the car key away from the standard metal shaft used for decades, and still often used today, to unlock and start cars. Now, car keys — or key fobs, as they are also known — include <hl> chips <hl> to prevent theft, cannot be duplicated at the local locksmith and often never have to be removed from pockets. But despite the advances, it will be a while, if ever, before smartphone apps entirely replace keys that drivers carry around. Too many problems exist — like a slow data network or a dead phone battery — to rely on smartphones alone, experts say. “The physical key will be with us for years to come,” said Mark Baker, director of engineering for ZF TRW, a manufacturer of automobile systems.


Question: Where is the Monastery of Christ located?

Let’s start with an update from our last episode, which you may recall concerned a battle between a monk and United Airlines. The confrontation between a tranquillity-seeking man and an immovable corporation proved irresistible to websites like Yahoo News, Gawker and Boing Boing, to name a few. And a reporter from a local TV station was dispatched to the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Abiquiu, N.M., where the monk, Brother Noah, was asked to repeat his not very hostile kiss-off to an unyielding United phone rep: “Thank you for speaking. God bless you. I will pray for you. But you have not been helpful.” The column reverberated enough that the Haggler worried it had disturbed the otherwise placid life of the monastery. But Brother Noah emailed a few days after publication with reassuring words. “I am sure that nobody enters a monastery to become an Internet meme,” he wrote, “but the brothers and I are doing O.K.”

Answer: Abiquiu, N.M

Let’s start with an update from our last episode, which you may recall concerned a battle between a monk and United Airlines. The confrontation between a tranquillity-seeking man and an immovable corporation proved irresistible to websites like Yahoo News, Gawker and Boing Boing, to name a few. <hl> And a reporter from a local TV station was dispatched to the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Abiquiu, N.M ., where the monk, Brother Noah, was asked to repeat his not very hostile kiss-off to an unyielding United phone rep: “Thank you for speaking. <hl> God bless you. I will pray for you. But you have not been helpful.” The column reverberated enough that the Haggler worried it had disturbed the otherwise placid life of the monastery. But Brother Noah emailed a few days after publication with reassuring words. “I am sure that nobody enters a monastery to become an Internet meme,” he wrote, “but the brothers and I are doing O.K.”

Let’s start with an update from our last episode, which you may recall concerned a battle between a monk and United Airlines. The confrontation between a tranquillity-seeking man and an immovable corporation proved irresistible to websites like Yahoo News, Gawker and Boing Boing, to name a few. And a reporter from a local TV station was dispatched to the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in <hl> Abiquiu, N.M <hl>., where the monk, Brother Noah, was asked to repeat his not very hostile kiss-off to an unyielding United phone rep: “Thank you for speaking. God bless you. I will pray for you. But you have not been helpful.” The column reverberated enough that the Haggler worried it had disturbed the otherwise placid life of the monastery. But Brother Noah emailed a few days after publication with reassuring words. “I am sure that nobody enters a monastery to become an Internet meme,” he wrote, “but the brothers and I are doing O.K.”

And a reporter from a local TV station was dispatched to the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in <hl> Abiquiu, N.M <hl> ., where the monk, Brother Noah, was asked to repeat his not very hostile kiss-off to an unyielding United phone rep: “Thank you for speaking.


Question: What day was there a favorable impact on the market?

Even if China’s stock markets end their dizzying falls — and analysts say there is still room to tumble even after a respite on Thursday — the sense of supreme control that once cloaked the Communist Party leadership may take longer to recover. Across China, many of the millions of middle-class investors have been asking why the party and the government talked up the market in the months leading up to the recent plunge, and then bumbled in their efforts to prevent the rout.

Answer: Thursday

<hl> Even if China’s stock markets end their dizzying falls — and analysts say there is still room to tumble even after a respite on Thursday — the sense of supreme control that once cloaked the Communist Party leadership may take longer to recover. <hl> Across China, many of the millions of middle-class investors have been asking why the party and the government talked up the market in the months leading up to the recent plunge, and then bumbled in their efforts to prevent the rout.

Even if China’s stock markets end their dizzying falls — and analysts say there is still room to tumble even after a respite on <hl> Thursday <hl> — the sense of supreme control that once cloaked the Communist Party leadership may take longer to recover. Across China, many of the millions of middle-class investors have been asking why the party and the government talked up the market in the months leading up to the recent plunge, and then bumbled in their efforts to prevent the rout.


Question: What degree did she earn?

Dr. Rhein (left), 45, is a veterinarian in Huntington and the owner of Dix Hills Animal Hospital in Dix Hills, N.Y. She graduated and also received a veterinary medicine degree from Cornell. She is a daughter of Carol Heller Rhein and Dr. Harvey Rhein of Dix Hills. Her father retired as the owner of the veterinary clinic that she now owns. Her mother retired as an owner of A Special Place, a women’s clothing boutique in Huntington. Ms. Stark-Rhein, 40, is a psychotherapist in the Smithtown, N.Y., clinic of New Horizon Counseling Center. She graduated from the University of Maryland and received a master’s degree in social welfare from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Answer: veterinary medicine

Dr. Rhein (left), 45, is a veterinarian in Huntington and the owner of Dix Hills Animal Hospital in Dix Hills, N.Y. She graduated and also received <hl> a veterinary medicine degree from Cornell. <hl> She is a daughter of Carol Heller Rhein and Dr. Harvey Rhein of Dix Hills. Her father retired as the owner of the veterinary clinic that she now owns. Her mother retired as an owner of A Special Place, a women’s clothing boutique in Huntington. Ms. Stark-Rhein, 40, is a psychotherapist in the Smithtown, N.Y., clinic of New Horizon Counseling Center. She graduated from the University of Maryland and received a master’s degree in social welfare from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Dr. Rhein (left), 45, is a veterinarian in Huntington and the owner of Dix Hills Animal Hospital in Dix Hills, N.Y. She graduated and also received a <hl> veterinary medicine <hl> degree from Cornell. She is a daughter of Carol Heller Rhein and Dr. Harvey Rhein of Dix Hills. Her father retired as the owner of the veterinary clinic that she now owns. Her mother retired as an owner of A Special Place, a women’s clothing boutique in Huntington. Ms. Stark-Rhein, 40, is a psychotherapist in the Smithtown, N.Y., clinic of New Horizon Counseling Center. She graduated from the University of Maryland and received a master’s degree in social welfare from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.


Question: The membership of the united Methodist church was misstated as being what number of people worldwide?

An article on Wednesday about a vote by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to change its definition of marriage to include same-sex marriage misstated the membership of the United Methodist Church. It is 12.8 million worldwide — not 5.5 million, which is the number outside the United States.

Answer: 5.5 million

An article on Wednesday about a vote by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to change its definition of marriage to include same-sex marriage misstated the membership of the United Methodist Church. <hl> It is 12.8 million worldwide — not 5.5 million , which is the number outside the United States. <hl>

An article on Wednesday about a vote by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to change its definition of marriage to include same-sex marriage misstated the membership of the United Methodist Church. It is 12.8 million worldwide — not <hl> 5.5 million <hl>, which is the number outside the United States.

It is 12.8 million worldwide — not <hl> 5.5 million <hl> , which is the number outside the United States.


Question: What year did Mr. Shoemaker read "Notes From a Beach Found at Carmel"?

Over lunch, Mr. Shoemaker said that he first heard of Mr. Connell while listening to the KPFA radio show hosted by the poet Kenneth Rexroth. “He had his growly, gravelly voice,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “and he said, ‘I’ve just finished reading the best book by an American perhaps ever. “Notes From a Beach Found at Carmel” — whatever you do, get a copy, read it, get it, this is one of the great books ever.’ Rexroth had that kind of power.” So Mr. Shoemaker read that book, in 1962. Around the same time, he met Mr. Connell at the No Name, where Mr. Shoemaker had first gone with the Beat poet Lew Welch, whose work he had published. Mr. Welch was dating a local woman named Magda Cregg. “She had a son,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “who became known as Huey Lewis — he chose Lewis because he loved Lew Welch. Lewie always told me that he taught Huey Lewis how to sing.” “Sausalito had the Tides,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “which was a very famous bookstore at the time. It was owned by a couple of people who were friends of Evan’s, a couple of doors beyond No Name. And those guys, the owners, bought the Washington Square Bar and Grill, otherwise known as the Washbag, which was one of the famous North Beach literary bars, famous for their softball team — Herb Caen played, and Claes Oldenburg made them a bat.”

Answer: 1962

Over lunch, Mr. Shoemaker said that he first heard of Mr. Connell while listening to the KPFA radio show hosted by the poet Kenneth Rexroth. “He had his growly, gravelly voice,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “and he said, ‘I’ve just finished reading the best book by an American perhaps ever. “Notes From a Beach Found at Carmel” — whatever you do, get a copy, read it, get it, this is one of the great books ever.’ Rexroth had that kind of power.” <hl> So Mr. Shoemaker read that book, in 1962 . <hl> Around the same time, he met Mr. Connell at the No Name, where Mr. Shoemaker had first gone with the Beat poet Lew Welch, whose work he had published. Mr. Welch was dating a local woman named Magda Cregg. “She had a son,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “who became known as Huey Lewis — he chose Lewis because he loved Lew Welch. Lewie always told me that he taught Huey Lewis how to sing.” “Sausalito had the Tides,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “which was a very famous bookstore at the time. It was owned by a couple of people who were friends of Evan’s, a couple of doors beyond No Name. And those guys, the owners, bought the Washington Square Bar and Grill, otherwise known as the Washbag, which was one of the famous North Beach literary bars, famous for their softball team — Herb Caen played, and Claes Oldenburg made them a bat.”

Over lunch, Mr. Shoemaker said that he first heard of Mr. Connell while listening to the KPFA radio show hosted by the poet Kenneth Rexroth. “He had his growly, gravelly voice,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “and he said, ‘I’ve just finished reading the best book by an American perhaps ever. “Notes From a Beach Found at Carmel” — whatever you do, get a copy, read it, get it, this is one of the great books ever.’ Rexroth had that kind of power.” So Mr. Shoemaker read that book, in <hl> 1962 <hl>. Around the same time, he met Mr. Connell at the No Name, where Mr. Shoemaker had first gone with the Beat poet Lew Welch, whose work he had published. Mr. Welch was dating a local woman named Magda Cregg. “She had a son,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “who became known as Huey Lewis — he chose Lewis because he loved Lew Welch. Lewie always told me that he taught Huey Lewis how to sing.” “Sausalito had the Tides,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “which was a very famous bookstore at the time. It was owned by a couple of people who were friends of Evan’s, a couple of doors beyond No Name. And those guys, the owners, bought the Washington Square Bar and Grill, otherwise known as the Washbag, which was one of the famous North Beach literary bars, famous for their softball team — Herb Caen played, and Claes Oldenburg made them a bat.”

So Mr. Shoemaker read that book, in <hl> 1962 <hl> .


Question: What views of Ms. Greer did the students not approve of?

LONDON —  Students at Cardiff University have begun an online petition trying to bar Germaine Greer, the Australian feminist author, from speaking there next month because of her views on transgender women. Ms. Greer’s views are well known, but the campaign to bar her from giving a lecture has raised the issue of academic censorship, and the university swiftly rejected the petition in the name of free speech. Ms. Greer, 76, who is best known for her best seller, “The Female Eunuch,” has prompted outrage and protests in the past because of her comments. In a column in 2009 she wrote that transgender women seem like ghastly parodies and that a transgender woman was essentially “a man’s delusion that he is female.” According to Varsity, Cambridge University’s student newspaper, she suggested in January that transgender women do not know what it is like to have a vagina.

Answer: on transgender women

<hl> LONDON — Students at Cardiff University have begun an online petition trying to bar Germaine Greer, the Australian feminist author, from speaking there next month because of her views on transgender women . <hl> Ms. Greer’s views are well known, but the campaign to bar her from giving a lecture has raised the issue of academic censorship, and the university swiftly rejected the petition in the name of free speech. Ms. Greer, 76, who is best known for her best seller, “The Female Eunuch,” has prompted outrage and protests in the past because of her comments. In a column in 2009 she wrote that transgender women seem like ghastly parodies and that a transgender woman was essentially “a man’s delusion that he is female.” According to Varsity, Cambridge University’s student newspaper, she suggested in January that transgender women do not know what it is like to have a vagina.

LONDON — Students at Cardiff University have begun an online petition trying to bar Germaine Greer, the Australian feminist author, from speaking there next month because of her views <hl> on transgender women <hl>. Ms. Greer’s views are well known, but the campaign to bar her from giving a lecture has raised the issue of academic censorship, and the university swiftly rejected the petition in the name of free speech. Ms. Greer, 76, who is best known for her best seller, “The Female Eunuch,” has prompted outrage and protests in the past because of her comments. In a column in 2009 she wrote that transgender women seem like ghastly parodies and that a transgender woman was essentially “a man’s delusion that he is female.” According to Varsity, Cambridge University’s student newspaper, she suggested in January that transgender women do not know what it is like to have a vagina.

LONDON — Students at Cardiff University have begun an online petition trying to bar Germaine Greer, the Australian feminist author, from speaking there next month because of her views <hl> on transgender women <hl> .


Question: What level of dress is Jessie often out at the farm?

She remains undecided about whether her own series of pictures will continue when Jessie reaches puberty. “I swore two years ago that because she was beginning to look more like an adult woman, I was going to stop. But it would have been difficult, because she’s always naked out here.” She knows, too, that all three will soon close her out in developing their young-adult selves, and “that could be scary.” Daniel Shybunko has told her to expect a different opinion about the pictures as they “assert their own autonomy.” That one of them could pen a “Mommie Dearest” has also crossed her mind. A screaming fight breaks out down by the river over Virginia’s watch, and Mann, hoping the girls will sort it out themselves, tries to continue her train of thought. Her longstanding affection for the books of Nabokov has faced revision in light of her situation. “I just reread ‘Lolita,’ “ she says above the din. “I love him, of course. But I found it pretty difficult to read the second time because of what he did to that girl.”

Answer: naked

She remains undecided about whether her own series of pictures will continue when Jessie reaches puberty. “I swore two years ago that because she was beginning to look more like an adult woman, I was going to stop. <hl> But it would have been difficult, because she’s always naked out here.” <hl> She knows, too, that all three will soon close her out in developing their young-adult selves, and “that could be scary.” Daniel Shybunko has told her to expect a different opinion about the pictures as they “assert their own autonomy.” That one of them could pen a “Mommie Dearest” has also crossed her mind. A screaming fight breaks out down by the river over Virginia’s watch, and Mann, hoping the girls will sort it out themselves, tries to continue her train of thought. Her longstanding affection for the books of Nabokov has faced revision in light of her situation. “I just reread ‘Lolita,’ “ she says above the din. “I love him, of course. But I found it pretty difficult to read the second time because of what he did to that girl.”

She remains undecided about whether her own series of pictures will continue when Jessie reaches puberty. “I swore two years ago that because she was beginning to look more like an adult woman, I was going to stop. But it would have been difficult, because she’s always <hl> naked <hl> out here.” She knows, too, that all three will soon close her out in developing their young-adult selves, and “that could be scary.” Daniel Shybunko has told her to expect a different opinion about the pictures as they “assert their own autonomy.” That one of them could pen a “Mommie Dearest” has also crossed her mind. A screaming fight breaks out down by the river over Virginia’s watch, and Mann, hoping the girls will sort it out themselves, tries to continue her train of thought. Her longstanding affection for the books of Nabokov has faced revision in light of her situation. “I just reread ‘Lolita,’ “ she says above the din. “I love him, of course. But I found it pretty difficult to read the second time because of what he did to that girl.”


Question: Is it likely or unlikely that the flower called Spike will pollinate?

Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate (unlikely) or enter a dormant phase. Dr. Still said that even its failure to bloom would provide more opportunities to extend what experts know about the plant, which, given its relatively short history as a research specimen, is comparatively little. Think of these huge plants as the giant panda of the plant world: Researchers are trying to increase the genetic diversity of the fragile plants, but their erratic blooming schedule can make it difficult. Experts at gardens around the country have passed along knowledge and resources when possible. In the case of Spike, officials at the Denver Botanic Gardens rushed to ship frozen pollen to help Spike bloom, but they also offered practical advice. “One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with crowd control,” Mr. Pollak said.

Answer: unlikely

<hl> Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate ( unlikely ) or enter a dormant phase. <hl> Dr. Still said that even its failure to bloom would provide more opportunities to extend what experts know about the plant, which, given its relatively short history as a research specimen, is comparatively little. Think of these huge plants as the giant panda of the plant world: Researchers are trying to increase the genetic diversity of the fragile plants, but their erratic blooming schedule can make it difficult. Experts at gardens around the country have passed along knowledge and resources when possible. In the case of Spike, officials at the Denver Botanic Gardens rushed to ship frozen pollen to help Spike bloom, but they also offered practical advice. “One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with crowd control,” Mr. Pollak said.

Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate (<hl> unlikely <hl>) or enter a dormant phase. Dr. Still said that even its failure to bloom would provide more opportunities to extend what experts know about the plant, which, given its relatively short history as a research specimen, is comparatively little. Think of these huge plants as the giant panda of the plant world: Researchers are trying to increase the genetic diversity of the fragile plants, but their erratic blooming schedule can make it difficult. Experts at gardens around the country have passed along knowledge and resources when possible. In the case of Spike, officials at the Denver Botanic Gardens rushed to ship frozen pollen to help Spike bloom, but they also offered practical advice. “One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with crowd control,” Mr. Pollak said.

Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate ( <hl> unlikely <hl> ) or enter a dormant phase.


Question: Under which director did the organization's staff decline in number?

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: 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. <hl> Under Ms. Chen , the organization’s staff shrank to 10, from 21. <hl> 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.

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 <hl> Ms. Chen <hl>, 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.

Under <hl> Ms. Chen <hl> , the organization’s staff shrank to 10, from 21.