Question: What two weapons was used to break down a door?

For a moment, he twirled the rope in his hands like a lasso, then threw the hook over the wire, and tugged hard, testing for explosives. When nothing happened he signaled two comrades, who ran up and started snipping the wire with cutters. Although this was a typical training exercise for raw recruits in an elemental soldierly skill, there was nothing typical about the scene. Far from enlistees, these soldiers were regulars in the Ukrainian National Guard, presumably battle-hardened after months on the front lines in eastern Ukraine. And the trainer was an American military instructor, drilling troops for battle with the United States’ former Cold War foe, Russia, and Russian-backed separatists. “It’s been a long time since I heard a target called an Ivan,” First Sgt. David Dzwik, one of the trainers, said in an interview out in the sunny forest, while observing the Ukrainians run through drills. “Now, I’m hearing it again.” The course on cutting wire is one of 63 classes of remedial military instruction being provided by 300 United States Army trainers in three consecutive two-month courses. Here in western Ukraine, they are far from the fighting, and their job is to instill some basic military know-how in Ukrainian soldiers, who the trainers have discovered are woefully unprepared. The largely unschooled troops are learning such basic skills as how to use an encrypted walkie-talkie; how to break open a door with a sledgehammer and a crowbar; and how to drag a wounded colleague across a field while holding a rifle at the ready. When the war began a year ago, the Ukrainian Army was all but worthless — rife with corruption and Russian spies, and made up largely of “skeleton” battalions of officers with just a few men. About 1 percent of the equipment was manufactured in the past decade.

Answer: sledgehammer and a crowbar

For a moment, he twirled the rope in his hands like a lasso, then threw the hook over the wire, and tugged hard, testing for explosives. When nothing happened he signaled two comrades, who ran up and started snipping the wire with cutters. Although this was a typical training exercise for raw recruits in an elemental soldierly skill, there was nothing typical about the scene. Far from enlistees, these soldiers were regulars in the Ukrainian National Guard, presumably battle-hardened after months on the front lines in eastern Ukraine. And the trainer was an American military instructor, drilling troops for battle with the United States’ former Cold War foe, Russia, and Russian-backed separatists. “It’s been a long time since I heard a target called an Ivan,” First Sgt. David Dzwik, one of the trainers, said in an interview out in the sunny forest, while observing the Ukrainians run through drills. “Now, I’m hearing it again.” The course on cutting wire is one of 63 classes of remedial military instruction being provided by 300 United States Army trainers in three consecutive two-month courses. Here in western Ukraine, they are far from the fighting, and their job is to instill some basic military know-how in Ukrainian soldiers, who the trainers have discovered are woefully unprepared. <hl> The largely unschooled troops are learning such basic skills as how to use an encrypted walkie-talkie; how to break open a door with a sledgehammer and a crowbar ; and how to drag a wounded colleague across a field while holding a rifle at the ready. <hl> When the war began a year ago, the Ukrainian Army was all but worthless — rife with corruption and Russian spies, and made up largely of “skeleton” battalions of officers with just a few men. About 1 percent of the equipment was manufactured in the past decade.

For a moment, he twirled the rope in his hands like a lasso, then threw the hook over the wire, and tugged hard, testing for explosives. When nothing happened he signaled two comrades, who ran up and started snipping the wire with cutters. Although this was a typical training exercise for raw recruits in an elemental soldierly skill, there was nothing typical about the scene. Far from enlistees, these soldiers were regulars in the Ukrainian National Guard, presumably battle-hardened after months on the front lines in eastern Ukraine. And the trainer was an American military instructor, drilling troops for battle with the United States’ former Cold War foe, Russia, and Russian-backed separatists. “It’s been a long time since I heard a target called an Ivan,” First Sgt. David Dzwik, one of the trainers, said in an interview out in the sunny forest, while observing the Ukrainians run through drills. “Now, I’m hearing it again.” The course on cutting wire is one of 63 classes of remedial military instruction being provided by 300 United States Army trainers in three consecutive two-month courses. Here in western Ukraine, they are far from the fighting, and their job is to instill some basic military know-how in Ukrainian soldiers, who the trainers have discovered are woefully unprepared. The largely unschooled troops are learning such basic skills as how to use an encrypted walkie-talkie; how to break open a door with a <hl> sledgehammer and a crowbar <hl>; and how to drag a wounded colleague across a field while holding a rifle at the ready. When the war began a year ago, the Ukrainian Army was all but worthless — rife with corruption and Russian spies, and made up largely of “skeleton” battalions of officers with just a few men. About 1 percent of the equipment was manufactured in the past decade.

The largely unschooled troops are learning such basic skills as how to use an encrypted walkie-talkie; how to break open a door with a <hl> sledgehammer and a crowbar <hl> ; and how to drag a wounded colleague across a field while holding a rifle at the ready.


Question: How many magazines did Playboy produce at its peak?

I was thinking about my friend when I read the news that Playboy, the venerable purveyor of celebrity interviews, literary fiction and female nudity, had decided to stop publishing pictures of naked ladies. “You’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it’s just passé at this juncture,” said Scott Flanders, Playboy’s chief executive. With a once-mighty circulation of 5.6 million now hovering around 800,000, Playboy has been left with no choice but to put on its big-girl panties and try to compete with other glossy lad mags and their versions of the Good Life.

Answer: 5.6 million

I was thinking about my friend when I read the news that Playboy, the venerable purveyor of celebrity interviews, literary fiction and female nudity, had decided to stop publishing pictures of naked ladies. “You’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it’s just passé at this juncture,” said Scott Flanders, Playboy’s chief executive. <hl> With a once-mighty circulation of 5.6 million now hovering around 800,000, Playboy has been left with no choice but to put on its big-girl panties and try to compete with other glossy lad mags and their versions of the Good Life. <hl>

I was thinking about my friend when I read the news that Playboy, the venerable purveyor of celebrity interviews, literary fiction and female nudity, had decided to stop publishing pictures of naked ladies. “You’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it’s just passé at this juncture,” said Scott Flanders, Playboy’s chief executive. With a once-mighty circulation of <hl> 5.6 million <hl> now hovering around 800,000, Playboy has been left with no choice but to put on its big-girl panties and try to compete with other glossy lad mags and their versions of the Good Life.


Question: Which newspaper tried to assess how well the candidates were doing?

This article was initially published as a letter to subscribers of The Upshot’s newsletter. You can sign up for the email here to get this and all of the best of The Upshot. We found a lot of good stuff on the web this week. There was a lot of talk at the Republican debate about experience in running a government. The Washington Post tried to assess how well the candidates who are governors did in their states. You know, Jim Gilmore had a pretty good record.

Answer: The Washington Post

This article was initially published as a letter to subscribers of The Upshot’s newsletter. You can sign up for the email here to get this and all of the best of The Upshot. We found a lot of good stuff on the web this week. There was a lot of talk at the Republican debate about experience in running a government. <hl> The Washington Post tried to assess how well the candidates who are governors did in their states. <hl> You know, Jim Gilmore had a pretty good record.

This article was initially published as a letter to subscribers of The Upshot’s newsletter. You can sign up for the email here to get this and all of the best of The Upshot. We found a lot of good stuff on the web this week. There was a lot of talk at the Republican debate about experience in running a government. <hl> The Washington Post <hl> tried to assess how well the candidates who are governors did in their states. You know, Jim Gilmore had a pretty good record.


Question: Which valley is Porterville located?

“I’m going to fallow two acres of my land immediately,” said Geoffrey C. Galloway, who has a citrus grove on his ranch near Porterville, in the Central Valley. “Depending on how the season goes, we may let another four go.”

Answer: Central Valley

<hl> “I’m going to fallow two acres of my land immediately,” said Geoffrey C. Galloway, who has a citrus grove on his ranch near Porterville, in the Central Valley . <hl> “Depending on how the season goes, we may let another four go.”

“I’m going to fallow two acres of my land immediately,” said Geoffrey C. Galloway, who has a citrus grove on his ranch near Porterville, in the <hl> Central Valley <hl>. “Depending on how the season goes, we may let another four go.”

“I’m going to fallow two acres of my land immediately,” said Geoffrey C. Galloway, who has a citrus grove on his ranch near Porterville, in the <hl> Central Valley <hl> .


Question: What did the research study?

Conducted by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the University of California, Los Angeles’s Higher Education Research Institute for almost 50 years, the survey assesses hundreds of matters ranging from political views to exercise habits. It is considered one of the most comprehensive snapshots of trends among recent high school seniors and is of particular interest to people involved in mental well-being. “It’s a public health issue,” said Dr. Anthony L. Rostain, a psychiatrist and co-chairman of a University of Pennsylvania task force on students’ emotional health. “We’re expecting more of students: There’s a sense of having to compete in a global economy, and they think they have to be on top of their game all the time. It’s no wonder they feel overwhelmed.”

Answer: hundreds of matters ranging from political views to exercise habits

<hl> Conducted by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the University of California, Los Angeles’s Higher Education Research Institute for almost 50 years, the survey assesses hundreds of matters ranging from political views to exercise habits . <hl> It is considered one of the most comprehensive snapshots of trends among recent high school seniors and is of particular interest to people involved in mental well-being. “It’s a public health issue,” said Dr. Anthony L. Rostain, a psychiatrist and co-chairman of a University of Pennsylvania task force on students’ emotional health. “We’re expecting more of students: There’s a sense of having to compete in a global economy, and they think they have to be on top of their game all the time. It’s no wonder they feel overwhelmed.”

Conducted by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the University of California, Los Angeles’s Higher Education Research Institute for almost 50 years, the survey assesses <hl> hundreds of matters ranging from political views to exercise habits <hl>. It is considered one of the most comprehensive snapshots of trends among recent high school seniors and is of particular interest to people involved in mental well-being. “It’s a public health issue,” said Dr. Anthony L. Rostain, a psychiatrist and co-chairman of a University of Pennsylvania task force on students’ emotional health. “We’re expecting more of students: There’s a sense of having to compete in a global economy, and they think they have to be on top of their game all the time. It’s no wonder they feel overwhelmed.”

Conducted by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the University of California, Los Angeles’s Higher Education Research Institute for almost 50 years, the survey assesses <hl> hundreds of matters ranging from political views to exercise habits <hl> .


Question: Who made the film Burnt?

The film might have felt fresh and invigorating in, say, 1996. That’s when “Big Night,” a much-admired foodie movie, was released. In recent years, though, mercurial chefs, photogenic plates of grub and kitchen dramatics have been everywhere, especially reality television, both lowbrow and high-end. The food-as-art world has become a bit tiresome, except to those who live in it or can afford to eat this stuff five nights a week. And so pretty much everything in “Burnt,” which was directed by John Wells from a screenplay by Steven Knight and a story by Michael Kalesniko, is something we’ve seen before, though perhaps not so slickly rendered. Mr. Cooper plays Adam Jones, a hot chef in Paris until he flamed out, thanks to a self-destructive personality abetted by substance abuse. As the story begins in earnest, he has turned up in London, determined to make a new start and reclaim his culinary stature.

Answer: John Wells

The film might have felt fresh and invigorating in, say, 1996. That’s when “Big Night,” a much-admired foodie movie, was released. In recent years, though, mercurial chefs, photogenic plates of grub and kitchen dramatics have been everywhere, especially reality television, both lowbrow and high-end. The food-as-art world has become a bit tiresome, except to those who live in it or can afford to eat this stuff five nights a week. <hl> And so pretty much everything in “Burnt,” which was directed by John Wells from a screenplay by Steven Knight and a story by Michael Kalesniko, is something we’ve seen before, though perhaps not so slickly rendered. <hl> Mr. Cooper plays Adam Jones, a hot chef in Paris until he flamed out, thanks to a self-destructive personality abetted by substance abuse. As the story begins in earnest, he has turned up in London, determined to make a new start and reclaim his culinary stature.

The film might have felt fresh and invigorating in, say, 1996. That’s when “Big Night,” a much-admired foodie movie, was released. In recent years, though, mercurial chefs, photogenic plates of grub and kitchen dramatics have been everywhere, especially reality television, both lowbrow and high-end. The food-as-art world has become a bit tiresome, except to those who live in it or can afford to eat this stuff five nights a week. And so pretty much everything in “Burnt,” which was directed by <hl> John Wells <hl> from a screenplay by Steven Knight and a story by Michael Kalesniko, is something we’ve seen before, though perhaps not so slickly rendered. Mr. Cooper plays Adam Jones, a hot chef in Paris until he flamed out, thanks to a self-destructive personality abetted by substance abuse. As the story begins in earnest, he has turned up in London, determined to make a new start and reclaim his culinary stature.


Question: What woman insisted on the name change?

When Goldberger describes how Goldberg became Gehry, he portrays a blend of someone who manipulates and is manipulated. Gehry says he opposed the name change. “I didn’t want to do it. You have to understand, I was super lefty, I was involved with liberal causes,” Goldberger quotes him saying. Gehry felt it was “a cop-out.” But Anita, the woman he had recently married, insisted. She was Jewish too, but her maiden name of “Snyder” had been less telling, and she had no use for “Goldberg.” Frank’s mother sided with Anita; his father objected. Frank, declaring his wife “one tough operator,” tells Goldberger: “If you knew Anita, you knew that I had to do it. I had no way out. I was in a corner.” He invented the spelling “Gehry” to simulate Goldberg by starting with G, maintaining a high-profile letter in the middle, and ending with a tail.

Answer: Anita

When Goldberger describes how Goldberg became Gehry, he portrays a blend of someone who manipulates and is manipulated. Gehry says he opposed the name change. “I didn’t want to do it. You have to understand, I was super lefty, I was involved with liberal causes,” Goldberger quotes him saying. Gehry felt it was “a cop-out.” <hl> But Anita , the woman he had recently married, insisted. <hl> She was Jewish too, but her maiden name of “Snyder” had been less telling, and she had no use for “Goldberg.” Frank’s mother sided with Anita; his father objected. Frank, declaring his wife “one tough operator,” tells Goldberger: “If you knew Anita, you knew that I had to do it. I had no way out. I was in a corner.” He invented the spelling “Gehry” to simulate Goldberg by starting with G, maintaining a high-profile letter in the middle, and ending with a tail.

When Goldberger describes how Goldberg became Gehry, he portrays a blend of someone who manipulates and is manipulated. Gehry says he opposed the name change. “I didn’t want to do it. You have to understand, I was super lefty, I was involved with liberal causes,” Goldberger quotes him saying. Gehry felt it was “a cop-out.” But <hl> Anita <hl>, the woman he had recently married, insisted. She was Jewish too, but her maiden name of “Snyder” had been less telling, and she had no use for “Goldberg.” Frank’s mother sided with Anita; his father objected. Frank, declaring his wife “one tough operator,” tells Goldberger: “If you knew Anita, you knew that I had to do it. I had no way out. I was in a corner.” He invented the spelling “Gehry” to simulate Goldberg by starting with G, maintaining a high-profile letter in the middle, and ending with a tail.

But <hl> Anita <hl> , the woman he had recently married, insisted.


Question: What is the first thought on "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"?

On paper, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” should be dreadful. That’s not quite fair. On paper, Mr. Andrews’s book is lovely: sensitive and rueful and attuned to both the solipsism and the ethical seriousness of adolescence. But it’s also full of the sort of themes, emotions and situations that can turn maudlin and embarrassing on the way from page to screen. The self-conscious narrator, the kooky parents and above all the dying girl — these elements are likely to raise alarms among grown-up admirers of the auteurs whom Earl and Greg mock and revere.

Answer: should be dreadful

<hl> On paper, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” should be dreadful . <hl> That’s not quite fair. On paper, Mr. Andrews’s book is lovely: sensitive and rueful and attuned to both the solipsism and the ethical seriousness of adolescence. But it’s also full of the sort of themes, emotions and situations that can turn maudlin and embarrassing on the way from page to screen. The self-conscious narrator, the kooky parents and above all the dying girl — these elements are likely to raise alarms among grown-up admirers of the auteurs whom Earl and Greg mock and revere.

On paper, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” <hl> should be dreadful <hl>. That’s not quite fair. On paper, Mr. Andrews’s book is lovely: sensitive and rueful and attuned to both the solipsism and the ethical seriousness of adolescence. But it’s also full of the sort of themes, emotions and situations that can turn maudlin and embarrassing on the way from page to screen. The self-conscious narrator, the kooky parents and above all the dying girl — these elements are likely to raise alarms among grown-up admirers of the auteurs whom Earl and Greg mock and revere.

On paper, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” <hl> should be dreadful <hl> .


Question: How long was the delay?

In the meantime, the deterioration of the corridor has caused a trail of woe for the trains, and passengers, using it. At Princeton Junction train station in New Jersey on Friday morning, an announcement informed the crowded platform that trains to New York’s Pennsylvania Station were delayed by 30 minutes. Soumitra Patil, 37, shook his head and laughed. Mr. Patil, who works in information technology at a bank in Manhattan, said he had missed meetings because of the delays. “I’m playing catch-up the whole day because of this,” he said.

Answer: 30 minutes

In the meantime, the deterioration of the corridor has caused a trail of woe for the trains, and passengers, using it. <hl> At Princeton Junction train station in New Jersey on Friday morning, an announcement informed the crowded platform that trains to New York’s Pennsylvania Station were delayed by 30 minutes . <hl> Soumitra Patil, 37, shook his head and laughed. Mr. Patil, who works in information technology at a bank in Manhattan, said he had missed meetings because of the delays. “I’m playing catch-up the whole day because of this,” he said.

In the meantime, the deterioration of the corridor has caused a trail of woe for the trains, and passengers, using it. At Princeton Junction train station in New Jersey on Friday morning, an announcement informed the crowded platform that trains to New York’s Pennsylvania Station were delayed by <hl> 30 minutes <hl>. Soumitra Patil, 37, shook his head and laughed. Mr. Patil, who works in information technology at a bank in Manhattan, said he had missed meetings because of the delays. “I’m playing catch-up the whole day because of this,” he said.

At Princeton Junction train station in New Jersey on Friday morning, an announcement informed the crowded platform that trains to New York’s Pennsylvania Station were delayed by <hl> 30 minutes <hl> .


Question: How many days long is the Mets' pitching rotation?

“It’s different,” Harvey said of the extra rest. He added: “Dealing with it is something you have to do. I don’t think I did a very good job of that. I think we’re all excited to go back to a five-day rotation. It is what it is.” The Mets’ offense did not help Harvey much; Hamels held them to one run and four hits in seven innings. But Harvey did not help himself. He came to bat in the fourth inning, with two outs and the bases loaded, and he struck out swinging. In the third, with Dilson Herrera on second and nobody out, Harvey struck out trying to lay down a sacrifice bunt. Over the final five innings, the Mets managed to reach base only twice. In the ninth, Daniel Murphy, another Rangers fan, led off with a single. The Mets did not show any more fight. Jonathan Papelbon, the Phillies’ closer, retired the next three batters in order, striking out Lucas Duda and Kevin Plawecki, and getting Herrera to fly out easily to end the game.

Answer: five

“It’s different,” Harvey said of the extra rest. He added: “Dealing with it is something you have to do. I don’t think I did a very good job of that. <hl> I think we’re all excited to go back to a five -day rotation. <hl> It is what it is.” The Mets’ offense did not help Harvey much; Hamels held them to one run and four hits in seven innings. But Harvey did not help himself. He came to bat in the fourth inning, with two outs and the bases loaded, and he struck out swinging. In the third, with Dilson Herrera on second and nobody out, Harvey struck out trying to lay down a sacrifice bunt. Over the final five innings, the Mets managed to reach base only twice. In the ninth, Daniel Murphy, another Rangers fan, led off with a single. The Mets did not show any more fight. Jonathan Papelbon, the Phillies’ closer, retired the next three batters in order, striking out Lucas Duda and Kevin Plawecki, and getting Herrera to fly out easily to end the game.

“It’s different,” Harvey said of the extra rest. He added: “Dealing with it is something you have to do. I don’t think I did a very good job of that. I think we’re all excited to go back to a <hl> five <hl>-day rotation. It is what it is.” The Mets’ offense did not help Harvey much; Hamels held them to one run and four hits in seven innings. But Harvey did not help himself. He came to bat in the fourth inning, with two outs and the bases loaded, and he struck out swinging. In the third, with Dilson Herrera on second and nobody out, Harvey struck out trying to lay down a sacrifice bunt. Over the final five innings, the Mets managed to reach base only twice. In the ninth, Daniel Murphy, another Rangers fan, led off with a single. The Mets did not show any more fight. Jonathan Papelbon, the Phillies’ closer, retired the next three batters in order, striking out Lucas Duda and Kevin Plawecki, and getting Herrera to fly out easily to end the game.

I think we’re all excited to go back to a <hl> five <hl> -day rotation.


Question: Who learned Swedish?

RBG: Justice O’Connor once said: “Suppose there had been no discrimination when we finished law school. We’d be retired partners from large law firms today.” She got her first job working for free for a county attorney, and she was very high in her class at Stanford. GS: The great thing about obstacles is that they cause you to identify with other groups of people who are facing obstacles. PG: When did you start thinking seriously about women’s equality? RBG: When I was working on a book about civil procedure in Sweden, in 1962 and ’63. GS: For which she learned Swedish. Is that not incredible?

Answer: RBG

<hl> RBG : Justice O’Connor once said: “Suppose there had been no discrimination when we finished law school. <hl> We’d be retired partners from large law firms today.” She got her first job working for free for a county attorney, and she was very high in her class at Stanford. GS: The great thing about obstacles is that they cause you to identify with other groups of people who are facing obstacles. PG: When did you start thinking seriously about women’s equality? RBG: When I was working on a book about civil procedure in Sweden, in 1962 and ’63. GS: For which she learned Swedish. Is that not incredible?

<hl> RBG <hl>: Justice O’Connor once said: “Suppose there had been no discrimination when we finished law school. We’d be retired partners from large law firms today.” She got her first job working for free for a county attorney, and she was very high in her class at Stanford. GS: The great thing about obstacles is that they cause you to identify with other groups of people who are facing obstacles. PG: When did you start thinking seriously about women’s equality? RBG: When I was working on a book about civil procedure in Sweden, in 1962 and ’63. GS: For which she learned Swedish. Is that not incredible?

<hl> RBG <hl> : Justice O’Connor once said: “Suppose there had been no discrimination when we finished law school.


Question: Who was David Monti's running career for?

“Meb’s the only one who asks for the redeye,” David Monti, who helps recruit elite athletes for the race, said, laughing. “He’s a guy that thrives on structure and detail.” Attention to routine has built a glorious running career over 26.2 miles for Keflezighi, the only person who has won the New York City Marathon (2009), the Boston Marathon (2014) and an Olympic marathon medal (silver, 2004 Athens Games). At 40, he enters Sunday’s race among a half-dozen favorites and is expected to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing among the top three at the United States Olympic marathon trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Frank Shorter is widely considered the greatest male American marathoner, having won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, taken silver at the 1976 Montreal Games and finished first for four consecutive years at Japan’s Fukuoka Marathon, a de facto world championship in the 1970s. Yet given the persistence of Keflezighi’s career in an event where the top runners often flare as brightly and briefly as shooting stars, said Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, “Meb’s longevity on top is without equal, I think.” A thread that stitches Keflezighi’s triumphs is his success not in time-trial races on flat courses like Berlin but on challenging courses without pacesetters in New York and Boston, and in championship races like the Olympics, where strategy and tactics are as important as sheer speed.

Answer: Keflezighi,

“Meb’s the only one who asks for the redeye,” David Monti, who helps recruit elite athletes for the race, said, laughing. “He’s a guy that thrives on structure and detail.” <hl> Attention to routine has built a glorious running career over 26.2 miles for Keflezighi, the only person who has won the New York City Marathon (2009), the Boston Marathon (2014) and an Olympic marathon medal (silver, 2004 Athens Games). <hl> At 40, he enters Sunday’s race among a half-dozen favorites and is expected to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing among the top three at the United States Olympic marathon trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Frank Shorter is widely considered the greatest male American marathoner, having won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, taken silver at the 1976 Montreal Games and finished first for four consecutive years at Japan’s Fukuoka Marathon, a de facto world championship in the 1970s. Yet given the persistence of Keflezighi’s career in an event where the top runners often flare as brightly and briefly as shooting stars, said Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, “Meb’s longevity on top is without equal, I think.” A thread that stitches Keflezighi’s triumphs is his success not in time-trial races on flat courses like Berlin but on challenging courses without pacesetters in New York and Boston, and in championship races like the Olympics, where strategy and tactics are as important as sheer speed.

“Meb’s the only one who asks for the redeye,” David Monti, who helps recruit elite athletes for the race, said, laughing. “He’s a guy that thrives on structure and detail.” Attention to routine has built a glorious running career over 26.2 miles for <hl> Keflezighi, <hl> the only person who has won the New York City Marathon (2009), the Boston Marathon (2014) and an Olympic marathon medal (silver, 2004 Athens Games). At 40, he enters Sunday’s race among a half-dozen favorites and is expected to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing among the top three at the United States Olympic marathon trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Frank Shorter is widely considered the greatest male American marathoner, having won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, taken silver at the 1976 Montreal Games and finished first for four consecutive years at Japan’s Fukuoka Marathon, a de facto world championship in the 1970s. Yet given the persistence of Keflezighi’s career in an event where the top runners often flare as brightly and briefly as shooting stars, said Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, “Meb’s longevity on top is without equal, I think.” A thread that stitches Keflezighi’s triumphs is his success not in time-trial races on flat courses like Berlin but on challenging courses without pacesetters in New York and Boston, and in championship races like the Olympics, where strategy and tactics are as important as sheer speed.


Question: Who created the "Bolotas" chairs?

Moderne An organic and natural modern approach to furniture is on view at Moderne Gallery of Philadelphia, which is showing a sofa designed in 1968 by Wharton Esherick, a leading midcentury craftsman. Made of cherry and walnut, the biomorphic shape recalls sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, and functions as both sculpture and sofa. When the wood along the back of the sofa expands because of temperature and humidity, it reveals red paint, creating a kind of striped effect. Friedman Benda Nature is corralled in a more humorous way by the Brazilian designers and brothers Humberto and Fernando Campana in their “Bolotas” (2015) chairs at Friedman Benda, near the entrance to the fair. “Bolotas” means “acorns” in Portuguese, and the chairs, covered with chestnut-colored sheep’s wool, do simulate the look of acorns, as well as of unshaven sheep, shag carpeting or bean bags. They are, nonetheless, shockingly comfortable. David Gill Arguably the goofiest object at Salon is the “Jungle V.I.P.” chandelier from 2014, designed by Barnaby Barford. Made with crystal, brass, sculpted foam and wire, the fixture hangs at a tilt, thanks to a black crystal monkey dangling from its rim. In another context, it might read like a sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan or any number of young artists given to sight gags. Like many of the objects in this show, however, the chandelier is a strong statement against taking art or design too seriously, and for mixing materials, histories, traditions and sensibilities as irreverently as possible.

Answer: Humberto and Fernando Campana

Moderne An organic and natural modern approach to furniture is on view at Moderne Gallery of Philadelphia, which is showing a sofa designed in 1968 by Wharton Esherick, a leading midcentury craftsman. Made of cherry and walnut, the biomorphic shape recalls sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, and functions as both sculpture and sofa. When the wood along the back of the sofa expands because of temperature and humidity, it reveals red paint, creating a kind of striped effect. <hl> Friedman Benda Nature is corralled in a more humorous way by the Brazilian designers and brothers Humberto and Fernando Campana in their “Bolotas” (2015) chairs at Friedman Benda, near the entrance to the fair. <hl> “Bolotas” means “acorns” in Portuguese, and the chairs, covered with chestnut-colored sheep’s wool, do simulate the look of acorns, as well as of unshaven sheep, shag carpeting or bean bags. They are, nonetheless, shockingly comfortable. David Gill Arguably the goofiest object at Salon is the “Jungle V.I.P.” chandelier from 2014, designed by Barnaby Barford. Made with crystal, brass, sculpted foam and wire, the fixture hangs at a tilt, thanks to a black crystal monkey dangling from its rim. In another context, it might read like a sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan or any number of young artists given to sight gags. Like many of the objects in this show, however, the chandelier is a strong statement against taking art or design too seriously, and for mixing materials, histories, traditions and sensibilities as irreverently as possible.

Moderne An organic and natural modern approach to furniture is on view at Moderne Gallery of Philadelphia, which is showing a sofa designed in 1968 by Wharton Esherick, a leading midcentury craftsman. Made of cherry and walnut, the biomorphic shape recalls sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, and functions as both sculpture and sofa. When the wood along the back of the sofa expands because of temperature and humidity, it reveals red paint, creating a kind of striped effect. Friedman Benda Nature is corralled in a more humorous way by the Brazilian designers and brothers <hl> Humberto and Fernando Campana <hl> in their “Bolotas” (2015) chairs at Friedman Benda, near the entrance to the fair. “Bolotas” means “acorns” in Portuguese, and the chairs, covered with chestnut-colored sheep’s wool, do simulate the look of acorns, as well as of unshaven sheep, shag carpeting or bean bags. They are, nonetheless, shockingly comfortable. David Gill Arguably the goofiest object at Salon is the “Jungle V.I.P.” chandelier from 2014, designed by Barnaby Barford. Made with crystal, brass, sculpted foam and wire, the fixture hangs at a tilt, thanks to a black crystal monkey dangling from its rim. In another context, it might read like a sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan or any number of young artists given to sight gags. Like many of the objects in this show, however, the chandelier is a strong statement against taking art or design too seriously, and for mixing materials, histories, traditions and sensibilities as irreverently as possible.


Question: What was Mr. Foxx's goal?

Under the agreement, the Port Authority and Amtrak will provide staff for the corporation, and the authority will arrange for office space and logistical support. The corporation will own the new tunnel and enter into operating agreements with railroads to use it. Mr. Foxx said the governing structure would help advance the project quickly. “When I sounded the alarm this summer, my goal was to get the necessary parties to the table,” he said. “Now, that table is set.”

Answer: get the necessary parties to the table

Under the agreement, the Port Authority and Amtrak will provide staff for the corporation, and the authority will arrange for office space and logistical support. The corporation will own the new tunnel and enter into operating agreements with railroads to use it. Mr. Foxx said the governing structure would help advance the project quickly. <hl> “When I sounded the alarm this summer, my goal was to get the necessary parties to the table ,” he said. <hl> “Now, that table is set.”

Under the agreement, the Port Authority and Amtrak will provide staff for the corporation, and the authority will arrange for office space and logistical support. The corporation will own the new tunnel and enter into operating agreements with railroads to use it. Mr. Foxx said the governing structure would help advance the project quickly. “When I sounded the alarm this summer, my goal was to <hl> get the necessary parties to the table <hl>,” he said. “Now, that table is set.”

“When I sounded the alarm this summer, my goal was to <hl> get the necessary parties to the table <hl> ,” he said.


Question: What might help DuPont, as with most other sizable corporations?

Don’t get me wrong. Like any large corporation, or any person frankly, DuPont could use some cleaning up. As a result, the company is selling its hospitality businesses like Hotel du Pont, the DuPont Country Club and the DuPont Theatre (which was recently renamed). The chemical business is also being spun off into a new company called Chemours. Both sides would have probably settled the proxy fight, if it were not for the fact that DuPont does not want to appoint a director from Trian. DuPont’s justification is that this would bring a new “back office” into the DuPont boardroom. The Trian directors would be working with Trian staff to second-guess management. This goes on almost any time a hedge fund takes a board seat. For DuPont, it is likely to be a problem because they suspect Mr. Peltz is a Trojan horse who will push to break up the company into three once he is inside the boardroom. Who knows who is right? They both have good points. But the battle highlights two things.

Answer: some cleaning up

Don’t get me wrong. <hl> Like any large corporation, or any person frankly, DuPont could use some cleaning up . <hl> As a result, the company is selling its hospitality businesses like Hotel du Pont, the DuPont Country Club and the DuPont Theatre (which was recently renamed). The chemical business is also being spun off into a new company called Chemours. Both sides would have probably settled the proxy fight, if it were not for the fact that DuPont does not want to appoint a director from Trian. DuPont’s justification is that this would bring a new “back office” into the DuPont boardroom. The Trian directors would be working with Trian staff to second-guess management. This goes on almost any time a hedge fund takes a board seat. For DuPont, it is likely to be a problem because they suspect Mr. Peltz is a Trojan horse who will push to break up the company into three once he is inside the boardroom. Who knows who is right? They both have good points. But the battle highlights two things.

Don’t get me wrong. Like any large corporation, or any person frankly, DuPont could use <hl> some cleaning up <hl>. As a result, the company is selling its hospitality businesses like Hotel du Pont, the DuPont Country Club and the DuPont Theatre (which was recently renamed). The chemical business is also being spun off into a new company called Chemours. Both sides would have probably settled the proxy fight, if it were not for the fact that DuPont does not want to appoint a director from Trian. DuPont’s justification is that this would bring a new “back office” into the DuPont boardroom. The Trian directors would be working with Trian staff to second-guess management. This goes on almost any time a hedge fund takes a board seat. For DuPont, it is likely to be a problem because they suspect Mr. Peltz is a Trojan horse who will push to break up the company into three once he is inside the boardroom. Who knows who is right? They both have good points. But the battle highlights two things.

Like any large corporation, or any person frankly, DuPont could use <hl> some cleaning up <hl> .


Question: What did Rep. Ryan say is one of the conditions for taking on the House speaker role?

WASHINGTON — Last week, as members of Congress did the things they do during recess — drink merlot at fund-raisers, zip to fact-finding missions abroad, meet with local chambers of commerce — Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and two of his three children strung Halloween decorations across their Janesville lawn. In his lengthy enumeration of conditions for taking on the role of House speaker, Mr. Ryan made it clear to his Republican colleagues Tuesday night that one was sacrosanct: “I cannot and will not give up my family time.”

Answer: I cannot and will not give up my family time.

WASHINGTON — Last week, as members of Congress did the things they do during recess — drink merlot at fund-raisers, zip to fact-finding missions abroad, meet with local chambers of commerce — Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and two of his three children strung Halloween decorations across their Janesville lawn. <hl> In his lengthy enumeration of conditions for taking on the role of House speaker, Mr. Ryan made it clear to his Republican colleagues Tuesday night that one was sacrosanct: “ I cannot and will not give up my family time. ” <hl>

WASHINGTON — Last week, as members of Congress did the things they do during recess — drink merlot at fund-raisers, zip to fact-finding missions abroad, meet with local chambers of commerce — Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and two of his three children strung Halloween decorations across their Janesville lawn. In his lengthy enumeration of conditions for taking on the role of House speaker, Mr. Ryan made it clear to his Republican colleagues Tuesday night that one was sacrosanct: “<hl> I cannot and will not give up my family time. <hl>”

In his lengthy enumeration of conditions for taking on the role of House speaker, Mr. Ryan made it clear to his Republican colleagues Tuesday night that one was sacrosanct: “ <hl> I cannot and will not give up my family time. <hl> ”


Question: What division are the Rangers in?

Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Entering Tuesday’s games, Montreal led the N.H.L. with 39 points, but faced a second long stretch without goaltender Carey Price, who will miss at least six weeks with a lower-body injury (more on that later). With a five-game winning streak, Washington (17-5-1) has caught up to the Rangers in the Metropolitan Division. Goalie Braden Holtby has won his last seven starts and leads the N.H.L. with a 1.95 goals-against average. Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers, Sunday, 8 p.m.

Answer: the Metropolitan Division

Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Entering Tuesday’s games, Montreal led the N.H.L. with 39 points, but faced a second long stretch without goaltender Carey Price, who will miss at least six weeks with a lower-body injury (more on that later). <hl> With a five-game winning streak, Washington (17-5-1) has caught up to the Rangers in the Metropolitan Division . <hl> Goalie Braden Holtby has won his last seven starts and leads the N.H.L. with a 1.95 goals-against average. Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers, Sunday, 8 p.m.

Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Entering Tuesday’s games, Montreal led the N.H.L. with 39 points, but faced a second long stretch without goaltender Carey Price, who will miss at least six weeks with a lower-body injury (more on that later). With a five-game winning streak, Washington (17-5-1) has caught up to the Rangers in <hl> the Metropolitan Division <hl>. Goalie Braden Holtby has won his last seven starts and leads the N.H.L. with a 1.95 goals-against average. Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers, Sunday, 8 p.m.

With a five-game winning streak, Washington (17-5-1) has caught up to the Rangers in <hl> the Metropolitan Division <hl> .


Question: What is the name of the Slovenian prime minister?

SPIELFELD, Austria —  The small, alpine state of Slovenia became the latest focus of Europe’s continuing migration crisis, when hundreds of migrants were diverted there on Saturday, after Hungary blocked a main transit route by closing its frontier with Croatia. The Slovenian prime minister, Miro Cerar, said that the army would be used to help deal with the flow of refugees from Croatia, who began arriving at the Slovenian border town of Petisovci and were being transferred to, and then across, the Austrian border.

Answer: Miro Cerar

SPIELFELD, Austria — The small, alpine state of Slovenia became the latest focus of Europe’s continuing migration crisis, when hundreds of migrants were diverted there on Saturday, after Hungary blocked a main transit route by closing its frontier with Croatia. <hl> The Slovenian prime minister, Miro Cerar , said that the army would be used to help deal with the flow of refugees from Croatia, who began arriving at the Slovenian border town of Petisovci and were being transferred to, and then across, the Austrian border. <hl>

SPIELFELD, Austria — The small, alpine state of Slovenia became the latest focus of Europe’s continuing migration crisis, when hundreds of migrants were diverted there on Saturday, after Hungary blocked a main transit route by closing its frontier with Croatia. The Slovenian prime minister, <hl> Miro Cerar <hl>, said that the army would be used to help deal with the flow of refugees from Croatia, who began arriving at the Slovenian border town of Petisovci and were being transferred to, and then across, the Austrian border.

The Slovenian prime minister, <hl> Miro Cerar <hl> , said that the army would be used to help deal with the flow of refugees from Croatia, who began arriving at the Slovenian border town of Petisovci and were being transferred to, and then across, the Austrian border.


Question: Where did antigovernment demonstrators protest?

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

Answer: San Cristóbal

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

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


Question: Which people, according to the pope,  are viewed as an unwanted obligation  by others?

“Like …” I groped. “…Greed?” All I knew about greed was cartoons of Scrooge McDuck sitting on a pile of money. There were obviously a lot of character failings we could have discussed. My friends and I were capable of floating for weeks without seriously directing attention at anything that didn’t involve ourselves. But as long as we kept away from boys’ wandering hands, we felt spiritually A-O.K. This pope is highly unlikely to accept gay marriage, and he’ll never give abortion a pass. But in Washington he grouped abortion in a long catalog of wrongs that need to be righted: hungry children, bombing, “immigrants who drown in the search for a better tomorrow,” old or sick people who are treated as a burden, terrorism, war, drug trafficking and environmental devastation. It’s a long, long way from believing that God looked at Clark Gable’s soul and saw nothing but a guy who got divorced.

Answer: old or sick people

“Like …” I groped. “…Greed?” All I knew about greed was cartoons of Scrooge McDuck sitting on a pile of money. There were obviously a lot of character failings we could have discussed. My friends and I were capable of floating for weeks without seriously directing attention at anything that didn’t involve ourselves. But as long as we kept away from boys’ wandering hands, we felt spiritually A-O.K. This pope is highly unlikely to accept gay marriage, and he’ll never give abortion a pass. <hl> But in Washington he grouped abortion in a long catalog of wrongs that need to be righted: hungry children, bombing, “immigrants who drown in the search for a better tomorrow,” old or sick people who are treated as a burden, terrorism, war, drug trafficking and environmental devastation. <hl> It’s a long, long way from believing that God looked at Clark Gable’s soul and saw nothing but a guy who got divorced.

“Like …” I groped. “…Greed?” All I knew about greed was cartoons of Scrooge McDuck sitting on a pile of money. There were obviously a lot of character failings we could have discussed. My friends and I were capable of floating for weeks without seriously directing attention at anything that didn’t involve ourselves. But as long as we kept away from boys’ wandering hands, we felt spiritually A-O.K. This pope is highly unlikely to accept gay marriage, and he’ll never give abortion a pass. But in Washington he grouped abortion in a long catalog of wrongs that need to be righted: hungry children, bombing, “immigrants who drown in the search for a better tomorrow,” <hl> old or sick people <hl> who are treated as a burden, terrorism, war, drug trafficking and environmental devastation. It’s a long, long way from believing that God looked at Clark Gable’s soul and saw nothing but a guy who got divorced.


Question: What was there no significant difference in between all of the studies?

Before 1983, six randomized controlled trials involving 2,467 men were conducted. None were explicit studies of the recommended diet (and none involved women), but all explored the relationship between dietary fat, cholesterol and mortality. Five of them were secondary prevention trials — meaning that they involved only men with known problems already. Only one included healthy participants, who would be at lower risk, and therefore would be likely to have less benefit from dietary changes. That’s a lot of participants. Moreover, many of them were at high risk. And in all of them, there was no significant difference among them in the rate of death from coronary heart disease. There were also no differences in mortality from all causes, which is the metric that matters.

Answer: rate of death from coronary heart disease

Before 1983, six randomized controlled trials involving 2,467 men were conducted. None were explicit studies of the recommended diet (and none involved women), but all explored the relationship between dietary fat, cholesterol and mortality. Five of them were secondary prevention trials — meaning that they involved only men with known problems already. Only one included healthy participants, who would be at lower risk, and therefore would be likely to have less benefit from dietary changes. That’s a lot of participants. Moreover, many of them were at high risk. <hl> And in all of them, there was no significant difference among them in the rate of death from coronary heart disease . <hl> There were also no differences in mortality from all causes, which is the metric that matters.

Before 1983, six randomized controlled trials involving 2,467 men were conducted. None were explicit studies of the recommended diet (and none involved women), but all explored the relationship between dietary fat, cholesterol and mortality. Five of them were secondary prevention trials — meaning that they involved only men with known problems already. Only one included healthy participants, who would be at lower risk, and therefore would be likely to have less benefit from dietary changes. That’s a lot of participants. Moreover, many of them were at high risk. And in all of them, there was no significant difference among them in the <hl> rate of death from coronary heart disease <hl>. There were also no differences in mortality from all causes, which is the metric that matters.

And in all of them, there was no significant difference among them in the <hl> rate of death from coronary heart disease <hl> .


Question: Who is the leader of the National Front?

It was also in August that Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front, expelled her father, Jean-Marie, from the party he co-founded for refusing to repudiate its anti-Semitic past, which she fears will damage her chances in the 2017 presidential election. Local residents point out that the National Front never established a strong following here, and that the president of the Auvergne region, René Souchon, is a Socialist. “Cautious, perhaps, but not xenophobic or nationalist” is how Mr. Gendre describes the relatively conservative politics of Vichy. In the second and final round of regional elections on Dec. 13, the right-of-center Republicans won with 51 percent of the vote. The National Front came in third with 20 percent. In 2008, the city hosted a European Union conference organized by Brice Hortefeux, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s minister of immigration and integration. Although 27 ministers and high-ranking representatives of the union attended, many in France were outraged by the choice of location. Before World War II, that choice would most likely have been applauded. Vichy was an established settlement in Roman times, and by the 17th century, its waters were already known for their curative powers. Napoleon III, believing that his rheumatism had been conquered there, commissioned the casino and the first grand hotels. One reason that the puppet government chose Vichy as its capital during World War II was its many hotels. The many architectural styles that rise from its well-preserved boulevards and streets prompted The Guardian to once refer to it as “a melancholy fragmentation of Bournemouth, Brighton, Bath, Baden Baden and Brigadoon.” The city’s longtime mayor, Claude Malhuret, a former president of Doctors Without Borders, seems, like many here, perplexed and slightly defensive over how to respond to the enduring stigma. “There are many stories about this city, and then there’s the truth,” he said, “because that period was very complicated and has been incorrectly defining this city for too long.”

Answer: Marine Le Pen

<hl> It was also in August that Marine Le Pen , the leader of France’s far-right National Front, expelled her father, Jean-Marie, from the party he co-founded for refusing to repudiate its anti-Semitic past, which she fears will damage her chances in the 2017 presidential election. <hl> Local residents point out that the National Front never established a strong following here, and that the president of the Auvergne region, René Souchon, is a Socialist. “Cautious, perhaps, but not xenophobic or nationalist” is how Mr. Gendre describes the relatively conservative politics of Vichy. In the second and final round of regional elections on Dec. 13, the right-of-center Republicans won with 51 percent of the vote. The National Front came in third with 20 percent. In 2008, the city hosted a European Union conference organized by Brice Hortefeux, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s minister of immigration and integration. Although 27 ministers and high-ranking representatives of the union attended, many in France were outraged by the choice of location. Before World War II, that choice would most likely have been applauded. Vichy was an established settlement in Roman times, and by the 17th century, its waters were already known for their curative powers. Napoleon III, believing that his rheumatism had been conquered there, commissioned the casino and the first grand hotels. One reason that the puppet government chose Vichy as its capital during World War II was its many hotels. The many architectural styles that rise from its well-preserved boulevards and streets prompted The Guardian to once refer to it as “a melancholy fragmentation of Bournemouth, Brighton, Bath, Baden Baden and Brigadoon.” The city’s longtime mayor, Claude Malhuret, a former president of Doctors Without Borders, seems, like many here, perplexed and slightly defensive over how to respond to the enduring stigma. “There are many stories about this city, and then there’s the truth,” he said, “because that period was very complicated and has been incorrectly defining this city for too long.”

It was also in August that <hl> Marine Le Pen <hl>, the leader of France’s far-right National Front, expelled her father, Jean-Marie, from the party he co-founded for refusing to repudiate its anti-Semitic past, which she fears will damage her chances in the 2017 presidential election. Local residents point out that the National Front never established a strong following here, and that the president of the Auvergne region, René Souchon, is a Socialist. “Cautious, perhaps, but not xenophobic or nationalist” is how Mr. Gendre describes the relatively conservative politics of Vichy. In the second and final round of regional elections on Dec. 13, the right-of-center Republicans won with 51 percent of the vote. The National Front came in third with 20 percent. In 2008, the city hosted a European Union conference organized by Brice Hortefeux, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s minister of immigration and integration. Although 27 ministers and high-ranking representatives of the union attended, many in France were outraged by the choice of location. Before World War II, that choice would most likely have been applauded. Vichy was an established settlement in Roman times, and by the 17th century, its waters were already known for their curative powers. Napoleon III, believing that his rheumatism had been conquered there, commissioned the casino and the first grand hotels. One reason that the puppet government chose Vichy as its capital during World War II was its many hotels. The many architectural styles that rise from its well-preserved boulevards and streets prompted The Guardian to once refer to it as “a melancholy fragmentation of Bournemouth, Brighton, Bath, Baden Baden and Brigadoon.” The city’s longtime mayor, Claude Malhuret, a former president of Doctors Without Borders, seems, like many here, perplexed and slightly defensive over how to respond to the enduring stigma. “There are many stories about this city, and then there’s the truth,” he said, “because that period was very complicated and has been incorrectly defining this city for too long.”

It was also in August that <hl> Marine Le Pen <hl> , the leader of France’s far-right National Front, expelled her father, Jean-Marie, from the party he co-founded for refusing to repudiate its anti-Semitic past, which she fears will damage her chances in the 2017 presidential election.


Question: What is Christianity deeply intertwined with?

ROME —  Catholics should not try to convert Jews, but should work together with them to fight anti-Semitism, the Vatican said on Thursday in a far-reaching document meant to solidify its increasingly positive relations with Jews. Despite a long history of mutual suspicion and conflict, Christianity and Judaism are deeply intertwined, and Christians should treat the subject of the Holocaust with sensitivity and repel any anti-Semitic tendencies, the Vatican wrote. Titled “The Gifts and Calling of God Are Irrevocable,” the document was issued by the Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews. Addressing an issue that has been a sore point between the two faiths for centuries, the commission wrote that the church was “obliged to view evangelization to Jews, who believe in the one God, in a different manner from that to people of other religions and world views.” It specified that “the Catholic Church neither conducts nor supports any specific institutional mission work directed towards Jews.” Analysts said the language in the document seemed intended to put the issue to rest.

Answer: Judaism

ROME — Catholics should not try to convert Jews, but should work together with them to fight anti-Semitism, the Vatican said on Thursday in a far-reaching document meant to solidify its increasingly positive relations with Jews. <hl> Despite a long history of mutual suspicion and conflict, Christianity and Judaism are deeply intertwined, and Christians should treat the subject of the Holocaust with sensitivity and repel any anti-Semitic tendencies, the Vatican wrote. <hl> Titled “The Gifts and Calling of God Are Irrevocable,” the document was issued by the Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews. Addressing an issue that has been a sore point between the two faiths for centuries, the commission wrote that the church was “obliged to view evangelization to Jews, who believe in the one God, in a different manner from that to people of other religions and world views.” It specified that “the Catholic Church neither conducts nor supports any specific institutional mission work directed towards Jews.” Analysts said the language in the document seemed intended to put the issue to rest.

ROME — Catholics should not try to convert Jews, but should work together with them to fight anti-Semitism, the Vatican said on Thursday in a far-reaching document meant to solidify its increasingly positive relations with Jews. Despite a long history of mutual suspicion and conflict, Christianity and <hl> Judaism <hl> are deeply intertwined, and Christians should treat the subject of the Holocaust with sensitivity and repel any anti-Semitic tendencies, the Vatican wrote. Titled “The Gifts and Calling of God Are Irrevocable,” the document was issued by the Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews. Addressing an issue that has been a sore point between the two faiths for centuries, the commission wrote that the church was “obliged to view evangelization to Jews, who believe in the one God, in a different manner from that to people of other religions and world views.” It specified that “the Catholic Church neither conducts nor supports any specific institutional mission work directed towards Jews.” Analysts said the language in the document seemed intended to put the issue to rest.


Question: How much money would Pierre-Paul have made if he had signed the franchise?

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —  Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who lost his right index finger in a Fourth of July fireworks accident, did not report for the first day of training camp Thursday, and the team co-owner John Mara said the Giants had no information on the condition of Pierre-Paul, their best defensive player. “I don’t know how many fingers he has,” Mara said. “We have no idea what type of condition he is in, and that doesn’t give us any comfort. We don’t know anything more than you know.” Asked if he had any idea when Pierre-Paul planned to report to training camp, Mara answered, “None.” Mara added that until the Giants examined Pierre-Paul, they could not count on him playing this year. “We have to plan on moving forward without him,” Mara said. “Until we see him, I don’t see how we can count on him, certainly not for the opening of the season.” Mara spoke in a calm voice but frequently voiced his frustration with Pierre-Paul, who did not allow Giants medical personnel to visit him at a Florida hospital shortly after the accident, which caused other unspecified injuries to his right hand. In March, the Giants made Pierre-Paul their franchise player, which guaranteed him $14.8 million this season if he signed the franchise offer, which Pierre-Paul did not do.

Answer: $14.8 million

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who lost his right index finger in a Fourth of July fireworks accident, did not report for the first day of training camp Thursday, and the team co-owner John Mara said the Giants had no information on the condition of Pierre-Paul, their best defensive player. “I don’t know how many fingers he has,” Mara said. “We have no idea what type of condition he is in, and that doesn’t give us any comfort. We don’t know anything more than you know.” Asked if he had any idea when Pierre-Paul planned to report to training camp, Mara answered, “None.” Mara added that until the Giants examined Pierre-Paul, they could not count on him playing this year. “We have to plan on moving forward without him,” Mara said. “Until we see him, I don’t see how we can count on him, certainly not for the opening of the season.” Mara spoke in a calm voice but frequently voiced his frustration with Pierre-Paul, who did not allow Giants medical personnel to visit him at a Florida hospital shortly after the accident, which caused other unspecified injuries to his right hand. <hl> In March, the Giants made Pierre-Paul their franchise player, which guaranteed him $14.8 million this season if he signed the franchise offer, which Pierre-Paul did not do. <hl>

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who lost his right index finger in a Fourth of July fireworks accident, did not report for the first day of training camp Thursday, and the team co-owner John Mara said the Giants had no information on the condition of Pierre-Paul, their best defensive player. “I don’t know how many fingers he has,” Mara said. “We have no idea what type of condition he is in, and that doesn’t give us any comfort. We don’t know anything more than you know.” Asked if he had any idea when Pierre-Paul planned to report to training camp, Mara answered, “None.” Mara added that until the Giants examined Pierre-Paul, they could not count on him playing this year. “We have to plan on moving forward without him,” Mara said. “Until we see him, I don’t see how we can count on him, certainly not for the opening of the season.” Mara spoke in a calm voice but frequently voiced his frustration with Pierre-Paul, who did not allow Giants medical personnel to visit him at a Florida hospital shortly after the accident, which caused other unspecified injuries to his right hand. In March, the Giants made Pierre-Paul their franchise player, which guaranteed him <hl> $14.8 million <hl> this season if he signed the franchise offer, which Pierre-Paul did not do.


Question: What years was Mr. Medvedchuk a member of Parliament?

In July 2013, Mr. Putin sat next to Mr. Medvedchuk at an event the group held in Kiev and gave a speech about the deep historical ties between Russia and Ukraine, including “the common spiritual values that make us a single people.” Throughout that fall, Ukrainian Choice ran an aggressive anti-gay ad campaign warning against decayed values in the West. In a precursor to Russia’s now frequent charges of fascism against Kiev and the West, Mr. Medvedchuk described the European Union as the modern heir to Germany’s Third Reich. A co-founder of a major law firm in Kiev, he was not always so virulently anti-Western, according to analysts who have followed his career. As a member of Parliament from 1997 to 2002, he was known to express pro-European views, and had strong working relationships with officials in Poland. Yet, he became so powerful and influential as Mr. Kuchma’s chief of staff, from 2002 to 2005, that there was a joke in Kiev political circles: Mr. Kuchma was serving as president in the Medvedchuk administration. Some Ukrainian analysts believe there is more than a grain of truth in the gag, and that Mr. Putin’s goal is to create a Medvedchuk administration, if not in Kiev, then in Donetsk, where the Kremlin has made clear it would like to see the region granted autonomy similar to that of Chechnya in Russia. In May, with the crisis in eastern Ukraine deepening, Mr. Putin publicly urged that Mr. Medvedchuk be given an important role as a peace negotiator. As soon as Mr. Medvedchuk got involved, the Kremlin issued a statement expressing Mr. Putin’s praise.

Answer: 1997 to 2002

In July 2013, Mr. Putin sat next to Mr. Medvedchuk at an event the group held in Kiev and gave a speech about the deep historical ties between Russia and Ukraine, including “the common spiritual values that make us a single people.” Throughout that fall, Ukrainian Choice ran an aggressive anti-gay ad campaign warning against decayed values in the West. In a precursor to Russia’s now frequent charges of fascism against Kiev and the West, Mr. Medvedchuk described the European Union as the modern heir to Germany’s Third Reich. A co-founder of a major law firm in Kiev, he was not always so virulently anti-Western, according to analysts who have followed his career. <hl> As a member of Parliament from 1997 to 2002 , he was known to express pro-European views, and had strong working relationships with officials in Poland. <hl> Yet, he became so powerful and influential as Mr. Kuchma’s chief of staff, from 2002 to 2005, that there was a joke in Kiev political circles: Mr. Kuchma was serving as president in the Medvedchuk administration. Some Ukrainian analysts believe there is more than a grain of truth in the gag, and that Mr. Putin’s goal is to create a Medvedchuk administration, if not in Kiev, then in Donetsk, where the Kremlin has made clear it would like to see the region granted autonomy similar to that of Chechnya in Russia. In May, with the crisis in eastern Ukraine deepening, Mr. Putin publicly urged that Mr. Medvedchuk be given an important role as a peace negotiator. As soon as Mr. Medvedchuk got involved, the Kremlin issued a statement expressing Mr. Putin’s praise.

In July 2013, Mr. Putin sat next to Mr. Medvedchuk at an event the group held in Kiev and gave a speech about the deep historical ties between Russia and Ukraine, including “the common spiritual values that make us a single people.” Throughout that fall, Ukrainian Choice ran an aggressive anti-gay ad campaign warning against decayed values in the West. In a precursor to Russia’s now frequent charges of fascism against Kiev and the West, Mr. Medvedchuk described the European Union as the modern heir to Germany’s Third Reich. A co-founder of a major law firm in Kiev, he was not always so virulently anti-Western, according to analysts who have followed his career. As a member of Parliament from <hl> 1997 to 2002 <hl>, he was known to express pro-European views, and had strong working relationships with officials in Poland. Yet, he became so powerful and influential as Mr. Kuchma’s chief of staff, from 2002 to 2005, that there was a joke in Kiev political circles: Mr. Kuchma was serving as president in the Medvedchuk administration. Some Ukrainian analysts believe there is more than a grain of truth in the gag, and that Mr. Putin’s goal is to create a Medvedchuk administration, if not in Kiev, then in Donetsk, where the Kremlin has made clear it would like to see the region granted autonomy similar to that of Chechnya in Russia. In May, with the crisis in eastern Ukraine deepening, Mr. Putin publicly urged that Mr. Medvedchuk be given an important role as a peace negotiator. As soon as Mr. Medvedchuk got involved, the Kremlin issued a statement expressing Mr. Putin’s praise.

As a member of Parliament from <hl> 1997 to 2002 <hl> , he was known to express pro-European views, and had strong working relationships with officials in Poland.


Question: What will be the year of the super PACs?

The 2016 presidential campaign has barely begun, but it is already clear this will be the super contest of the “super PACs” — the fast evolving political money machines that are irresistible to candidates because they can legally raise unlimited money from donors seeking favor and influence. The idea of a super PAC created to support an individual candidate was little more than an experiment four years ago when strategists for Mitt Romney tested its potential after misguided court decisions shattered federal limits on spending on elections. President Obama, after initially denouncing unlimited contributions, used a super PAC in his re-election. Money poured in, and this year all the major candidates, Republican and Democratic, will be counting on supposedly “independent” super PACs. They will be able to benefit from funds far greater than the amounts allowed under current regulations, which limit contributions to a candidate’s formal campaign organization to $2,700 per donor in the primary contests and $2,700 in the general election.

Answer: 2016 presidential campaign

<hl> The 2016 presidential campaign has barely begun, but it is already clear this will be the super contest of the “super PACs” — the fast evolving political money machines that are irresistible to candidates because they can legally raise unlimited money from donors seeking favor and influence. <hl> The idea of a super PAC created to support an individual candidate was little more than an experiment four years ago when strategists for Mitt Romney tested its potential after misguided court decisions shattered federal limits on spending on elections. President Obama, after initially denouncing unlimited contributions, used a super PAC in his re-election. Money poured in, and this year all the major candidates, Republican and Democratic, will be counting on supposedly “independent” super PACs. They will be able to benefit from funds far greater than the amounts allowed under current regulations, which limit contributions to a candidate’s formal campaign organization to $2,700 per donor in the primary contests and $2,700 in the general election.

The <hl> 2016 presidential campaign <hl> has barely begun, but it is already clear this will be the super contest of the “super PACs” — the fast evolving political money machines that are irresistible to candidates because they can legally raise unlimited money from donors seeking favor and influence. The idea of a super PAC created to support an individual candidate was little more than an experiment four years ago when strategists for Mitt Romney tested its potential after misguided court decisions shattered federal limits on spending on elections. President Obama, after initially denouncing unlimited contributions, used a super PAC in his re-election. Money poured in, and this year all the major candidates, Republican and Democratic, will be counting on supposedly “independent” super PACs. They will be able to benefit from funds far greater than the amounts allowed under current regulations, which limit contributions to a candidate’s formal campaign organization to $2,700 per donor in the primary contests and $2,700 in the general election.


Question: Were is duties relinqished temporary or perminantely

Answer: temporary basis

<hl> ALBANY — Sheldon Silver, the longtime speaker of the New York State Assembly, agreed on Sunday to relinquish his duties on a temporary basis as he fights federal corruption charges. <hl>

ALBANY — Sheldon Silver, the longtime speaker of the New York State Assembly, agreed on Sunday to relinquish his duties on a <hl> temporary basis <hl> as he fights federal corruption charges.


Question: Who are the world powers?

Speaking at a news conference to recognize the second anniversary of his election, Mr. Rouhani dismissed reports that Iranians would have to wait more than a few months for the lifting of sanctions, which have crippled Iran’s economy. Asked whether the wait for relief could be as long as a year, he said, “A one-year difference is totally untrue.” “It might be one month,” he added. “We are still discussing.” In the coming weeks, Iran and the world powers — the United States, Russia, France, Britain, China and Germany — will intensify talks that can lead either to a breakthrough deal on Iran’s nuclear program or a more remote possibility, the end of negotiations. In recent months, Iranian leaders have insisted that if they need more time to reach a deal, the talks should continue beyond the June 30 deadline.

Answer: United States, Russia, France, Britain, China and Germany

Speaking at a news conference to recognize the second anniversary of his election, Mr. Rouhani dismissed reports that Iranians would have to wait more than a few months for the lifting of sanctions, which have crippled Iran’s economy. Asked whether the wait for relief could be as long as a year, he said, “A one-year difference is totally untrue.” “It might be one month,” he added. “We are still discussing.” <hl> In the coming weeks, Iran and the world powers — the United States, Russia, France, Britain, China and Germany — will intensify talks that can lead either to a breakthrough deal on Iran’s nuclear program or a more remote possibility, the end of negotiations. <hl> In recent months, Iranian leaders have insisted that if they need more time to reach a deal, the talks should continue beyond the June 30 deadline.

Speaking at a news conference to recognize the second anniversary of his election, Mr. Rouhani dismissed reports that Iranians would have to wait more than a few months for the lifting of sanctions, which have crippled Iran’s economy. Asked whether the wait for relief could be as long as a year, he said, “A one-year difference is totally untrue.” “It might be one month,” he added. “We are still discussing.” In the coming weeks, Iran and the world powers — the <hl> United States, Russia, France, Britain, China and Germany <hl> — will intensify talks that can lead either to a breakthrough deal on Iran’s nuclear program or a more remote possibility, the end of negotiations. In recent months, Iranian leaders have insisted that if they need more time to reach a deal, the talks should continue beyond the June 30 deadline.


Question: What is the meaning of Noreetuh in Korean?

Noreetuh has plenty of dishes for a successful first visit. Dinner will be particularly fun for wine lovers because Mr. Ahn has compiled an overachieving list of German rieslings, Burgundies in both colors, grower Champagnes and more far-flung treats. Better still, the prices are low; just by sticking to your budget, you can drink at a higher level than usual. Noreetuh may have a trickier time converting new diners into regulars, though. The two dining rooms, while tasteful enough, don’t have anything you could really call atmosphere. Noreetuh means “playground” in Korean, and the owners seem to want to give a party. But where did they find their DJ.? A Motown hit parade is followed by “Yellow Submarine,” and then by Taylor Swift, Natalie La Rose and, gosh, is that really Taylor Swift, twice in one night?

Answer: “playground”

Noreetuh has plenty of dishes for a successful first visit. Dinner will be particularly fun for wine lovers because Mr. Ahn has compiled an overachieving list of German rieslings, Burgundies in both colors, grower Champagnes and more far-flung treats. Better still, the prices are low; just by sticking to your budget, you can drink at a higher level than usual. Noreetuh may have a trickier time converting new diners into regulars, though. The two dining rooms, while tasteful enough, don’t have anything you could really call atmosphere. <hl> Noreetuh means “playground” in Korean, and the owners seem to want to give a party. <hl> But where did they find their DJ.? A Motown hit parade is followed by “Yellow Submarine,” and then by Taylor Swift, Natalie La Rose and, gosh, is that really Taylor Swift, twice in one night?

Noreetuh has plenty of dishes for a successful first visit. Dinner will be particularly fun for wine lovers because Mr. Ahn has compiled an overachieving list of German rieslings, Burgundies in both colors, grower Champagnes and more far-flung treats. Better still, the prices are low; just by sticking to your budget, you can drink at a higher level than usual. Noreetuh may have a trickier time converting new diners into regulars, though. The two dining rooms, while tasteful enough, don’t have anything you could really call atmosphere. Noreetuh means <hl> “playground” <hl> in Korean, and the owners seem to want to give a party. But where did they find their DJ.? A Motown hit parade is followed by “Yellow Submarine,” and then by Taylor Swift, Natalie La Rose and, gosh, is that really Taylor Swift, twice in one night?


Question: which is ruled this year that plans should be evaluated under sticter standards?

Pay is also on the rise as courts crack down on compensation plans for non-executive directors. A Delaware court ruled this year that plans should be evaluated under stricter standards, particularly where directors were deciding on equity compensation. The Equilar study found that 97.8 percent of S.&P. 500 company directors had some of their pay in cash, 36 percent had some stock and 59.4 percent had restricted stock units. In health care, 70 percent of the companies offered stock units as part of director pay. In financial services, only 48 percent offered units. Director roles matter, too. Non-executive board chairmen had a median retainer of $387,500, up 12.7 percent from 2010.

Answer: A Delaware court

Pay is also on the rise as courts crack down on compensation plans for non-executive directors. <hl> A Delaware court ruled this year that plans should be evaluated under stricter standards, particularly where directors were deciding on equity compensation. <hl> The Equilar study found that 97.8 percent of S.&P. 500 company directors had some of their pay in cash, 36 percent had some stock and 59.4 percent had restricted stock units. In health care, 70 percent of the companies offered stock units as part of director pay. In financial services, only 48 percent offered units. Director roles matter, too. Non-executive board chairmen had a median retainer of $387,500, up 12.7 percent from 2010.

Pay is also on the rise as courts crack down on compensation plans for non-executive directors. <hl> A Delaware court <hl> ruled this year that plans should be evaluated under stricter standards, particularly where directors were deciding on equity compensation. The Equilar study found that 97.8 percent of S.&P. 500 company directors had some of their pay in cash, 36 percent had some stock and 59.4 percent had restricted stock units. In health care, 70 percent of the companies offered stock units as part of director pay. In financial services, only 48 percent offered units. Director roles matter, too. Non-executive board chairmen had a median retainer of $387,500, up 12.7 percent from 2010.


Question: Where were there simmering political tensions?

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia —  Up and down the stairs of the five-star Radisson Blue Hotel, they moved from one meeting to another. Some wore suits, some came in traditional white clothing with turbans, some dressed casually. One rebel leader wore a baseball cap. In a rarity, anyone who is anyone in Sudanese politics — government officials, rebels, politicians, activists and international observers — was in one place, to talk peace. For a moment, it seemed like the momentum in this country — fractured by chronic instability in Darfur, violence in provinces like South Kordofan and Blue Nile, and simmering political tensions in the capital, Khartoum — was finally shifting.

Answer: Khartoum

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Up and down the stairs of the five-star Radisson Blue Hotel, they moved from one meeting to another. Some wore suits, some came in traditional white clothing with turbans, some dressed casually. One rebel leader wore a baseball cap. In a rarity, anyone who is anyone in Sudanese politics — government officials, rebels, politicians, activists and international observers — was in one place, to talk peace. <hl> For a moment, it seemed like the momentum in this country — fractured by chronic instability in Darfur, violence in provinces like South Kordofan and Blue Nile, and simmering political tensions in the capital, Khartoum — was finally shifting. <hl>

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Up and down the stairs of the five-star Radisson Blue Hotel, they moved from one meeting to another. Some wore suits, some came in traditional white clothing with turbans, some dressed casually. One rebel leader wore a baseball cap. In a rarity, anyone who is anyone in Sudanese politics — government officials, rebels, politicians, activists and international observers — was in one place, to talk peace. For a moment, it seemed like the momentum in this country — fractured by chronic instability in Darfur, violence in provinces like South Kordofan and Blue Nile, and simmering political tensions in the capital, <hl> Khartoum <hl> — was finally shifting.


Question: How many bullets were estimated to be fired in rapid succession?

It’s always the same story. The San Bernardino murderers were wielding assault rifles, with which they were able to fire an estimated 65-75 bullets in rapid succession. Assault weapons, which seem to be the armament of choice for mass shootings, used to be illegal under a law that expired in 2004. If the law had stayed on the books, how many victims would have survived in San Bernardino, or at the elementary school in Newtown, Conn.? Given the fact that semiautomatic weapons are totally inappropriate for either hunting or home defense, some of us would love to trade them for the possibility of reduced casualties next time somebody decides to go on a rampage. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is an excellent example of the politicians who totally disagree. Last time an assault weapons ban came up, he argued that Americans should not be forced to rely on regular slowpoke rifles “in an environment where the law and order has broken down, whether it’s a hurricane, national disaster, earthquake, terrorist attack, cyberattack where the power goes down and the dam’s broken and chemicals have been released into the air and law enforcement is really not able to respond and people take advantage of that lawless environment.”

Answer: 65-75

It’s always the same story. <hl> The San Bernardino murderers were wielding assault rifles, with which they were able to fire an estimated 65-75 bullets in rapid succession. <hl> Assault weapons, which seem to be the armament of choice for mass shootings, used to be illegal under a law that expired in 2004. If the law had stayed on the books, how many victims would have survived in San Bernardino, or at the elementary school in Newtown, Conn.? Given the fact that semiautomatic weapons are totally inappropriate for either hunting or home defense, some of us would love to trade them for the possibility of reduced casualties next time somebody decides to go on a rampage. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is an excellent example of the politicians who totally disagree. Last time an assault weapons ban came up, he argued that Americans should not be forced to rely on regular slowpoke rifles “in an environment where the law and order has broken down, whether it’s a hurricane, national disaster, earthquake, terrorist attack, cyberattack where the power goes down and the dam’s broken and chemicals have been released into the air and law enforcement is really not able to respond and people take advantage of that lawless environment.”

It’s always the same story. The San Bernardino murderers were wielding assault rifles, with which they were able to fire an estimated <hl> 65-75 <hl> bullets in rapid succession. Assault weapons, which seem to be the armament of choice for mass shootings, used to be illegal under a law that expired in 2004. If the law had stayed on the books, how many victims would have survived in San Bernardino, or at the elementary school in Newtown, Conn.? Given the fact that semiautomatic weapons are totally inappropriate for either hunting or home defense, some of us would love to trade them for the possibility of reduced casualties next time somebody decides to go on a rampage. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is an excellent example of the politicians who totally disagree. Last time an assault weapons ban came up, he argued that Americans should not be forced to rely on regular slowpoke rifles “in an environment where the law and order has broken down, whether it’s a hurricane, national disaster, earthquake, terrorist attack, cyberattack where the power goes down and the dam’s broken and chemicals have been released into the air and law enforcement is really not able to respond and people take advantage of that lawless environment.”


Question: What Smith's song did Joan Shelley perform at Union Pool?

Ms. Shelley is from Louisville, Ky., where she has recorded in duos and groups; “Electric Ursa” is her second solo album. Her songs hold echoes of the area’s Appalachian heritage in their unhurried picking and Celtic-tinged melodies, and she sings with the centered clarity of a mountain balladeer. But her songs aren’t necessarily traditionalist. She also invokes another school of American and British acoustic music: the guitar meditations of musicians like John Fahey, Davy Graham and Vashti Bunyan, who found more hypnotic uses for elements of folk styles. Although Ms. Shelley leads a full band on her albums, at Union Pool, her backup was ample with just two acoustic guitars — her own and Nathan Salsburg’s — and the occasional vocal harmonies of Glen Dentinger. A few cyclical, undulating, fingerpicked chords were enough for each song, with Ms. Shelley pinpointing the rhythm and Mr. Salsburg entwining it with touches of filigree. Mr. Salsburg, also from Louisville, had started the evening with guitar instrumentals (including a folkified version of the Smiths’ “Reel Around the Fountain”); Nathan Bowles, a banjoist and singer who also shared the bill, joined Ms. Shelley’s group for one song.

Answer: Reel Around the Fountain

Ms. Shelley is from Louisville, Ky., where she has recorded in duos and groups; “Electric Ursa” is her second solo album. Her songs hold echoes of the area’s Appalachian heritage in their unhurried picking and Celtic-tinged melodies, and she sings with the centered clarity of a mountain balladeer. But her songs aren’t necessarily traditionalist. She also invokes another school of American and British acoustic music: the guitar meditations of musicians like John Fahey, Davy Graham and Vashti Bunyan, who found more hypnotic uses for elements of folk styles. Although Ms. Shelley leads a full band on her albums, at Union Pool, her backup was ample with just two acoustic guitars — her own and Nathan Salsburg’s — and the occasional vocal harmonies of Glen Dentinger. A few cyclical, undulating, fingerpicked chords were enough for each song, with Ms. Shelley pinpointing the rhythm and Mr. Salsburg entwining it with touches of filigree. <hl> Mr. Salsburg, also from Louisville, had started the evening with guitar instrumentals (including a folkified version of the Smiths’ “ Reel Around the Fountain ”); Nathan Bowles, a banjoist and singer who also shared the bill, joined Ms. Shelley’s group for one song. <hl>

Ms. Shelley is from Louisville, Ky., where she has recorded in duos and groups; “Electric Ursa” is her second solo album. Her songs hold echoes of the area’s Appalachian heritage in their unhurried picking and Celtic-tinged melodies, and she sings with the centered clarity of a mountain balladeer. But her songs aren’t necessarily traditionalist. She also invokes another school of American and British acoustic music: the guitar meditations of musicians like John Fahey, Davy Graham and Vashti Bunyan, who found more hypnotic uses for elements of folk styles. Although Ms. Shelley leads a full band on her albums, at Union Pool, her backup was ample with just two acoustic guitars — her own and Nathan Salsburg’s — and the occasional vocal harmonies of Glen Dentinger. A few cyclical, undulating, fingerpicked chords were enough for each song, with Ms. Shelley pinpointing the rhythm and Mr. Salsburg entwining it with touches of filigree. Mr. Salsburg, also from Louisville, had started the evening with guitar instrumentals (including a folkified version of the Smiths’ “<hl> Reel Around the Fountain <hl>”); Nathan Bowles, a banjoist and singer who also shared the bill, joined Ms. Shelley’s group for one song.

Mr. Salsburg, also from Louisville, had started the evening with guitar instrumentals (including a folkified version of the Smiths’ “ <hl> Reel Around the Fountain <hl> ”); Nathan Bowles, a banjoist and singer who also shared the bill, joined Ms. Shelley’s group for one song.


Question: What performance sold Ms Moss on the performing on stage?

Does this also apply to Ms. Moss, whose marriage to the comedian Fred Armisen ended quickly and with acrimony? She wouldn’t speak with much specificity, but said that if she knew why women make appalling choices in their personal lives: “I would be a billionaire. I would write it down, and I would sell it.” Ms. Moss, who began acting at the age of 6, was an eager theatergoer even as a child, but it was a performance of “The Heiress,” starring Cherry Jones, which she saw in her early teens, that sold her on the stage — its power, its risk, its immediacy. “Once the lights go up, it’s on you,” she said. “It’s a huge amount of responsibility, that’s the frightening part of it.” And the “exciting and thrilling” part, too. Of course, this isn’t Ms. Moss’s first time onstage. She starred in a revival of Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” in London, opposite Keira Knightley, and as the scheming secretary in a Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “Speed-the-Plow,” perhaps best remembered for Jeremy Piven’s abrupt departure, which he blamed on mercury poisoning from a sushi-heavy diet.

Answer: The Heiress

Does this also apply to Ms. Moss, whose marriage to the comedian Fred Armisen ended quickly and with acrimony? She wouldn’t speak with much specificity, but said that if she knew why women make appalling choices in their personal lives: “I would be a billionaire. I would write it down, and I would sell it.” <hl> Ms. Moss, who began acting at the age of 6, was an eager theatergoer even as a child, but it was a performance of “ The Heiress ,” starring Cherry Jones, which she saw in her early teens, that sold her on the stage — its power, its risk, its immediacy. <hl> “Once the lights go up, it’s on you,” she said. “It’s a huge amount of responsibility, that’s the frightening part of it.” And the “exciting and thrilling” part, too. Of course, this isn’t Ms. Moss’s first time onstage. She starred in a revival of Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” in London, opposite Keira Knightley, and as the scheming secretary in a Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “Speed-the-Plow,” perhaps best remembered for Jeremy Piven’s abrupt departure, which he blamed on mercury poisoning from a sushi-heavy diet.

Does this also apply to Ms. Moss, whose marriage to the comedian Fred Armisen ended quickly and with acrimony? She wouldn’t speak with much specificity, but said that if she knew why women make appalling choices in their personal lives: “I would be a billionaire. I would write it down, and I would sell it.” Ms. Moss, who began acting at the age of 6, was an eager theatergoer even as a child, but it was a performance of “<hl> The Heiress <hl>,” starring Cherry Jones, which she saw in her early teens, that sold her on the stage — its power, its risk, its immediacy. “Once the lights go up, it’s on you,” she said. “It’s a huge amount of responsibility, that’s the frightening part of it.” And the “exciting and thrilling” part, too. Of course, this isn’t Ms. Moss’s first time onstage. She starred in a revival of Lillian Hellman’s “The Children’s Hour” in London, opposite Keira Knightley, and as the scheming secretary in a Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “Speed-the-Plow,” perhaps best remembered for Jeremy Piven’s abrupt departure, which he blamed on mercury poisoning from a sushi-heavy diet.

Ms. Moss, who began acting at the age of 6, was an eager theatergoer even as a child, but it was a performance of “ <hl> The Heiress <hl> ,” starring Cherry Jones, which she saw in her early teens, that sold her on the stage — its power, its risk, its immediacy.