Question: What country is Darnah in?

FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Nov. 29 about the Islamic State’s control of the Libyan city of Surt, which Western agencies say may give it a fallback option in case it is ousted from its territories in Iraq and Syria, misstated the location of the city of Darnah, close to where Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, an Iraqi leader of the Islamic State, was killed by an American airstrike in November. Darnah is in eastern Libya, not Syria. • An article on Nov. 30 about the potential discovery of the long-sought burial chamber of Queen Nefertiti, which would boost Egypt’s struggling tourism industry, quoted incorrectly from the paper “The Burial of Nefertiti?” by Nicholas Reeves, a noted Egyptologist. The paper referred to an “earlier royal interment,” not “internment.” • An article on Friday about compensation for the Americans taken hostage at the United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979 misidentified, in some editions, the party affiliation of Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia, who promoted legislation for years to compensate the Americans. He is a Democrat, not a Republican. INTERNATIONAL Because of an editing error, an article on Dec. 13 about the first elections in Saudi Arabia to include women as voters and candidates misstated the number of Saudi citizens in some editions. There are roughly 20 million, not 28 million. •

Answer: Libya

<hl> FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Nov. 29 about the Islamic State’s control of the Libya n city of Surt, which Western agencies say may give it a fallback option in case it is ousted from its territories in Iraq and Syria, misstated the location of the city of Darnah, close to where Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, an Iraqi leader of the Islamic State, was killed by an American airstrike in November. <hl> Darnah is in eastern Libya, not Syria. • An article on Nov. 30 about the potential discovery of the long-sought burial chamber of Queen Nefertiti, which would boost Egypt’s struggling tourism industry, quoted incorrectly from the paper “The Burial of Nefertiti?” by Nicholas Reeves, a noted Egyptologist. The paper referred to an “earlier royal interment,” not “internment.” • An article on Friday about compensation for the Americans taken hostage at the United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979 misidentified, in some editions, the party affiliation of Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia, who promoted legislation for years to compensate the Americans. He is a Democrat, not a Republican. INTERNATIONAL Because of an editing error, an article on Dec. 13 about the first elections in Saudi Arabia to include women as voters and candidates misstated the number of Saudi citizens in some editions. There are roughly 20 million, not 28 million. •

FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Nov. 29 about the Islamic State’s control of the <hl> Libya <hl>n city of Surt, which Western agencies say may give it a fallback option in case it is ousted from its territories in Iraq and Syria, misstated the location of the city of Darnah, close to where Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, an Iraqi leader of the Islamic State, was killed by an American airstrike in November. Darnah is in eastern Libya, not Syria. • An article on Nov. 30 about the potential discovery of the long-sought burial chamber of Queen Nefertiti, which would boost Egypt’s struggling tourism industry, quoted incorrectly from the paper “The Burial of Nefertiti?” by Nicholas Reeves, a noted Egyptologist. The paper referred to an “earlier royal interment,” not “internment.” • An article on Friday about compensation for the Americans taken hostage at the United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979 misidentified, in some editions, the party affiliation of Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia, who promoted legislation for years to compensate the Americans. He is a Democrat, not a Republican. INTERNATIONAL Because of an editing error, an article on Dec. 13 about the first elections in Saudi Arabia to include women as voters and candidates misstated the number of Saudi citizens in some editions. There are roughly 20 million, not 28 million. •

FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Nov. 29 about the Islamic State’s control of the <hl> Libya <hl> n city of Surt, which Western agencies say may give it a fallback option in case it is ousted from its territories in Iraq and Syria, misstated the location of the city of Darnah, close to where Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, an Iraqi leader of the Islamic State, was killed by an American airstrike in November.


Question: What title in the Senate Did Mitch McConnell hold at the time of the article?

WASHINGTON —  Barney Frank once told me that asking Republicans to govern was like asking him, the first openly gay member of Congress, to judge the Miss America contest: He would do it, but he wouldn’t enjoy it much or be very good at it. With control of the Senate up for grabs in 2016, Senate Republicans have spent the year trying to prove Mr. Frank wrong. And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years. “I think the Senate is functioning again and producing results,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take.

Answer: the majority leader

WASHINGTON — Barney Frank once told me that asking Republicans to govern was like asking him, the first openly gay member of Congress, to judge the Miss America contest: He would do it, but he wouldn’t enjoy it much or be very good at it. With control of the Senate up for grabs in 2016, Senate Republicans have spent the year trying to prove Mr. Frank wrong. <hl> And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader , believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years. <hl> “I think the Senate is functioning again and producing results,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take.

WASHINGTON — Barney Frank once told me that asking Republicans to govern was like asking him, the first openly gay member of Congress, to judge the Miss America contest: He would do it, but he wouldn’t enjoy it much or be very good at it. With control of the Senate up for grabs in 2016, Senate Republicans have spent the year trying to prove Mr. Frank wrong. And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, <hl> the majority leader <hl>, believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years. “I think the Senate is functioning again and producing results,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take.

And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, <hl> the majority leader <hl> , believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years.


Question: Who has taken aim at the rollout?

But critics have taken aim at the rollout. Henley & Partners was initially awarded the exclusive rights to market the program and process the applicants, collecting fees in two ways. A family of four with two minor children and two grandparents pays Henley about €135,000 to apply; the government pays Henley €26,000 to handle that application.

Answer: critics

<hl> But critics have taken aim at the rollout. <hl> Henley & Partners was initially awarded the exclusive rights to market the program and process the applicants, collecting fees in two ways. A family of four with two minor children and two grandparents pays Henley about €135,000 to apply; the government pays Henley €26,000 to handle that application.

But <hl> critics <hl> have taken aim at the rollout. Henley & Partners was initially awarded the exclusive rights to market the program and process the applicants, collecting fees in two ways. A family of four with two minor children and two grandparents pays Henley about €135,000 to apply; the government pays Henley €26,000 to handle that application.


Question: What did Israel managed to do?

FRONT PAGE An article on Saturday about Israel’s success in ensuring a sufficient supply of water even during droughts by desalinating Mediterranean seawater and recycling of wastewater referred imprecisely to Sidney Loeb, an American who moved to Israel in 1967 and taught water professionals how to desalinate seawater. He was one of the scientists who invented the reverse osmosis method, not its lone inventor. (The others were Srinivasa Sourirajan, a fellow student at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1959, and their teacher Samuel Yuster.)

Answer: ensuring a sufficient supply of water even during droughts

<hl> FRONT PAGE An article on Saturday about Israel’s success in ensuring a sufficient supply of water even during droughts by desalinating Mediterranean seawater and recycling of wastewater referred imprecisely to Sidney Loeb, an American who moved to Israel in 1967 and taught water professionals how to desalinate seawater. <hl> He was one of the scientists who invented the reverse osmosis method, not its lone inventor. (The others were Srinivasa Sourirajan, a fellow student at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1959, and their teacher Samuel Yuster.)

FRONT PAGE An article on Saturday about Israel’s success in <hl> ensuring a sufficient supply of water even during droughts <hl> by desalinating Mediterranean seawater and recycling of wastewater referred imprecisely to Sidney Loeb, an American who moved to Israel in 1967 and taught water professionals how to desalinate seawater. He was one of the scientists who invented the reverse osmosis method, not its lone inventor. (The others were Srinivasa Sourirajan, a fellow student at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1959, and their teacher Samuel Yuster.)


Question: What is the name of the Tennessee team?

TITANS 42, JAGUARS 39 Tennessee ended the N.F.L.’s longest home skid at 11 games. The Titans had not won on their own field since Oct. 12, 2014, when a blocked field-goal attempt helped them beat, coincidentally, Jacksonville. This time, the teams combined for six touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Only one game since 1940 has featured more in a fourth quarter, according to Stats L.L.C. The Jaguars’ Blake Bortles threw for 322 yards and five touchdowns, setting a franchise record for touchdown passes in a season (27).

Answer: Titans

TITANS 42, JAGUARS 39 Tennessee ended the N.F.L.’s longest home skid at 11 games. <hl> The Titans had not won on their own field since Oct. 12, 2014, when a blocked field-goal attempt helped them beat, coincidentally, Jacksonville. <hl> This time, the teams combined for six touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Only one game since 1940 has featured more in a fourth quarter, according to Stats L.L.C. The Jaguars’ Blake Bortles threw for 322 yards and five touchdowns, setting a franchise record for touchdown passes in a season (27).

TITANS 42, JAGUARS 39 Tennessee ended the N.F.L.’s longest home skid at 11 games. The <hl> Titans <hl> had not won on their own field since Oct. 12, 2014, when a blocked field-goal attempt helped them beat, coincidentally, Jacksonville. This time, the teams combined for six touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Only one game since 1940 has featured more in a fourth quarter, according to Stats L.L.C. The Jaguars’ Blake Bortles threw for 322 yards and five touchdowns, setting a franchise record for touchdown passes in a season (27).


Question: In which country, This championship's final round did happened?

The United States defended its women’s world hockey championship with a 7-5 victory over Canada in the final in Malmo, Sweden. Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne scored for the United States in the third period after the Americans blew a 5-2 lead. The United States has won five of the last six world titles.

Answer: Sweden

<hl> The United States defended its women’s world hockey championship with a 7-5 victory over Canada in the final in Malmo, Sweden . <hl> Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne scored for the United States in the third period after the Americans blew a 5-2 lead. The United States has won five of the last six world titles.

The United States defended its women’s world hockey championship with a 7-5 victory over Canada in the final in Malmo, <hl> Sweden <hl>. Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne scored for the United States in the third period after the Americans blew a 5-2 lead. The United States has won five of the last six world titles.

The United States defended its women’s world hockey championship with a 7-5 victory over Canada in the final in Malmo, <hl> Sweden <hl> .


Question: The aforementioned services from apple cost what?

If you bought a song in the iTunes Store on your work computer, open iTunes on your home computer, click Sign In (or on your account name) at the top of the window and select Purchased from the menu. Click the Not In My Library tab to see the songs not on that machine, and then click the cloud-shaped Download icon to copy the files to the iTunes library on that Mac or PC. (Apple’s iTunes Match and Apple Music services can also make all your music easily available on all your devices, but are subscription-based and cost money.)

Answer: money

If you bought a song in the iTunes Store on your work computer, open iTunes on your home computer, click Sign In (or on your account name) at the top of the window and select Purchased from the menu. Click the Not In My Library tab to see the songs not on that machine, and then click the cloud-shaped Download icon to copy the files to the iTunes library on that Mac or PC. <hl> (Apple’s iTunes Match and Apple Music services can also make all your music easily available on all your devices, but are subscription-based and cost money .) <hl>

If you bought a song in the iTunes Store on your work computer, open iTunes on your home computer, click Sign In (or on your account name) at the top of the window and select Purchased from the menu. Click the Not In My Library tab to see the songs not on that machine, and then click the cloud-shaped Download icon to copy the files to the iTunes library on that Mac or PC. (Apple’s iTunes Match and Apple Music services can also make all your music easily available on all your devices, but are subscription-based and cost <hl> money <hl>.)

(Apple’s iTunes Match and Apple Music services can also make all your music easily available on all your devices, but are subscription-based and cost <hl> money <hl> .)


Question: What will the visitors hold as they are counting down?

A separate event, the Girls Prep Ultimate Pi Day 5K, a 3.14-mile run to raise funds for Girls Prep Schools, charter institutions in New York, is at 9:26:53 a.m. on Roosevelt Island, with a race for runners 9 and under at 10:30. (Registration is at publicprep.org/ultimatepiday.) And at 8:30 p.m., the museum will repeat the morning’s free demonstration of pi (location to be announced), with visitors standing in huge circles and holding glow sticks as measuring tools. After a countdown to 9:26:53, the event will conclude with hot chocolate and something even the math-averse can usually digest: pie.

Answer: glow sticks

A separate event, the Girls Prep Ultimate Pi Day 5K, a 3.14-mile run to raise funds for Girls Prep Schools, charter institutions in New York, is at 9:26:53 a.m. on Roosevelt Island, with a race for runners 9 and under at 10:30. (Registration is at publicprep.org/ultimatepiday.) <hl> And at 8:30 p.m., the museum will repeat the morning’s free demonstration of pi (location to be announced), with visitors standing in huge circles and holding glow sticks as measuring tools. <hl> After a countdown to 9:26:53, the event will conclude with hot chocolate and something even the math-averse can usually digest: pie.

A separate event, the Girls Prep Ultimate Pi Day 5K, a 3.14-mile run to raise funds for Girls Prep Schools, charter institutions in New York, is at 9:26:53 a.m. on Roosevelt Island, with a race for runners 9 and under at 10:30. (Registration is at publicprep.org/ultimatepiday.) And at 8:30 p.m., the museum will repeat the morning’s free demonstration of pi (location to be announced), with visitors standing in huge circles and holding <hl> glow sticks <hl> as measuring tools. After a countdown to 9:26:53, the event will conclude with hot chocolate and something even the math-averse can usually digest: pie.


Question: What artist is featured in the exhibition called "Ephemera: Holding a Moment in Your Hand"?

LITCHFIELD Wisdom House “Ephemera: Holding a Moment in Your Hand,” Jean Linville. Through Sept. 12. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Road. 860-567-3163; wisdomhouse.org. MADISON Susan Powell Fine Art “Realistically Speaking,” group show. Through July 6. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and by appointment. Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road. susanpowellfineart.com; 203-318-0616. MYSTIC Maritime Art Gallery, at Mystic Seaport “Modern Marine Masters,” group show. Through July 19. Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maritime Art Gallery, at Mystic Seaport, 47 Greenmanville Avenue. mysticseaport.org/gallery; 860-572-5388.

Answer: Jean Linville

<hl> LITCHFIELD Wisdom House “Ephemera: Holding a Moment in Your Hand,” Jean Linville . <hl> Through Sept. 12. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Road. 860-567-3163; wisdomhouse.org. MADISON Susan Powell Fine Art “Realistically Speaking,” group show. Through July 6. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and by appointment. Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road. susanpowellfineart.com; 203-318-0616. MYSTIC Maritime Art Gallery, at Mystic Seaport “Modern Marine Masters,” group show. Through July 19. Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maritime Art Gallery, at Mystic Seaport, 47 Greenmanville Avenue. mysticseaport.org/gallery; 860-572-5388.

LITCHFIELD Wisdom House “Ephemera: Holding a Moment in Your Hand,” <hl> Jean Linville <hl>. Through Sept. 12. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Road. 860-567-3163; wisdomhouse.org. MADISON Susan Powell Fine Art “Realistically Speaking,” group show. Through July 6. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and by appointment. Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road. susanpowellfineart.com; 203-318-0616. MYSTIC Maritime Art Gallery, at Mystic Seaport “Modern Marine Masters,” group show. Through July 19. Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maritime Art Gallery, at Mystic Seaport, 47 Greenmanville Avenue. mysticseaport.org/gallery; 860-572-5388.

LITCHFIELD Wisdom House “Ephemera: Holding a Moment in Your Hand,” <hl> Jean Linville <hl> .


Question: What company would need to make major investments to handle the new funds?

To Mr. Faust’s point, after the fund’s approval was disclosed, shares of Eaton Vance soared 20 percent in a day as investors bet that the innovation would transform the company. Still, the asset-management industry can be slow to change, and there is no guarantee that it will rush to adopt an untried model being trumpeted by a competitor. Moreover, analysts say, exchanges like Nasdaq as well as broker dealers will have to make significant investments to accommodate the new funds. “There are a lot of operational hurdles for them to clear,” said Dave Nadig, a specialist at ETF.com, an industry research firm based in San Francisco. “That is a lot of work to do for just one product from one company.” True enough, Mr. Faust concedes.

Answer: Nasdaq

To Mr. Faust’s point, after the fund’s approval was disclosed, shares of Eaton Vance soared 20 percent in a day as investors bet that the innovation would transform the company. Still, the asset-management industry can be slow to change, and there is no guarantee that it will rush to adopt an untried model being trumpeted by a competitor. <hl> Moreover, analysts say, exchanges like Nasdaq as well as broker dealers will have to make significant investments to accommodate the new funds. <hl> “There are a lot of operational hurdles for them to clear,” said Dave Nadig, a specialist at ETF.com, an industry research firm based in San Francisco. “That is a lot of work to do for just one product from one company.” True enough, Mr. Faust concedes.

To Mr. Faust’s point, after the fund’s approval was disclosed, shares of Eaton Vance soared 20 percent in a day as investors bet that the innovation would transform the company. Still, the asset-management industry can be slow to change, and there is no guarantee that it will rush to adopt an untried model being trumpeted by a competitor. Moreover, analysts say, exchanges like <hl> Nasdaq <hl> as well as broker dealers will have to make significant investments to accommodate the new funds. “There are a lot of operational hurdles for them to clear,” said Dave Nadig, a specialist at ETF.com, an industry research firm based in San Francisco. “That is a lot of work to do for just one product from one company.” True enough, Mr. Faust concedes.


Question: Where did Security forces disrupt a "large-scale attack"?

Security forces disrupted what was described as a “large-scale attack” in Burkina Faso, arresting 13 suspects and seizing weapons and bomb-making materials in the west near Mali’s border, the security minister said Friday. News of the arrests comes two days before the West African nation holds elections, capping a turbulent period that began with a popular uprising in October 2014 and a brief, failed coup in September. Burkina Faso has set up checkpoints at the entrances to cities and plans to close its borders for Sunday’s voting.

Answer: Burkina Faso

<hl> Security forces disrupted what was described as a “large-scale attack” in Burkina Faso , arresting 13 suspects and seizing weapons and bomb-making materials in the west near Mali’s border, the security minister said Friday. <hl> News of the arrests comes two days before the West African nation holds elections, capping a turbulent period that began with a popular uprising in October 2014 and a brief, failed coup in September. Burkina Faso has set up checkpoints at the entrances to cities and plans to close its borders for Sunday’s voting.

Security forces disrupted what was described as a “large-scale attack” in <hl> Burkina Faso <hl>, arresting 13 suspects and seizing weapons and bomb-making materials in the west near Mali’s border, the security minister said Friday. News of the arrests comes two days before the West African nation holds elections, capping a turbulent period that began with a popular uprising in October 2014 and a brief, failed coup in September. Burkina Faso has set up checkpoints at the entrances to cities and plans to close its borders for Sunday’s voting.

Security forces disrupted what was described as a “large-scale attack” in <hl> Burkina Faso <hl> , arresting 13 suspects and seizing weapons and bomb-making materials in the west near Mali’s border, the security minister said Friday.


Question: How many musical performances are being presented through June 28?

SOUTH ORANGE Papillon 25 Bossa Brasil, Brazilian Jazz group. July 9, 8 to 11 p.m. Free. Papillon 25, 25 Valley Street. 973-761-5299; papillon25.com. SOUTH ORANGE South Orange Performing Arts Center “SOxSO: Creative Collisions,” 12 interactive sessions, 15 musical performances and community art projects. Through June 28. $20 to $45. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way. 973-313-2787; sopacnow.org. STANHOPE The Stanhope House Milo Z, funk, featuring the Defending Champions. July 11 at 8:30 p.m. $20. The Stanhope House, 45 Main Street. 973-347-7777; stanhopehousenj.com.

Answer: 15

SOUTH ORANGE Papillon 25 Bossa Brasil, Brazilian Jazz group. July 9, 8 to 11 p.m. Free. Papillon 25, 25 Valley Street. 973-761-5299; papillon25.com. <hl> SOUTH ORANGE South Orange Performing Arts Center “SOxSO: Creative Collisions,” 12 interactive sessions, 15 musical performances and community art projects. <hl> Through June 28. $20 to $45. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way. 973-313-2787; sopacnow.org. STANHOPE The Stanhope House Milo Z, funk, featuring the Defending Champions. July 11 at 8:30 p.m. $20. The Stanhope House, 45 Main Street. 973-347-7777; stanhopehousenj.com.

SOUTH ORANGE Papillon 25 Bossa Brasil, Brazilian Jazz group. July 9, 8 to 11 p.m. Free. Papillon 25, 25 Valley Street. 973-761-5299; papillon25.com. SOUTH ORANGE South Orange Performing Arts Center “SOxSO: Creative Collisions,” 12 interactive sessions, <hl> 15 <hl> musical performances and community art projects. Through June 28. $20 to $45. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way. 973-313-2787; sopacnow.org. STANHOPE The Stanhope House Milo Z, funk, featuring the Defending Champions. July 11 at 8:30 p.m. $20. The Stanhope House, 45 Main Street. 973-347-7777; stanhopehousenj.com.


Question: How much does New Jersey pay to Amtrak each year?

“Amtrak’s leadership must reflect and determine how they can better manage their current funding to avoid these types of delays in the future,” he said in a statement. Amtrak also depends on money from states, and its relationship with Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey soured last week. On Friday, Mr. Christie accused Amtrak of “abject neglect” of its infrastructure. He said he had asked New Jersey’s attorney general to determine how the state could make sure that the nearly $100 million it pays Amtrak each year was being used properly. Amtrak officials countered that New Jersey Transit’s payments mostly go toward operating costs, like train dispatching and inspections, and for electricity to run the trains, and that in the 2014 fiscal year, for example, only about $13.6 million was left for system upgrades.

Answer: $100 million

“Amtrak’s leadership must reflect and determine how they can better manage their current funding to avoid these types of delays in the future,” he said in a statement. Amtrak also depends on money from states, and its relationship with Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey soured last week. On Friday, Mr. Christie accused Amtrak of “abject neglect” of its infrastructure. He said he had asked New Jersey’s attorney general to determine how the state could make sure that <hl> the nearly $100 million it pays Amtrak each year was being used properly. <hl> Amtrak officials countered that New Jersey Transit’s payments mostly go toward operating costs, like train dispatching and inspections, and for electricity to run the trains, and that in the 2014 fiscal year, for example, only about $13.6 million was left for system upgrades.

“Amtrak’s leadership must reflect and determine how they can better manage their current funding to avoid these types of delays in the future,” he said in a statement. Amtrak also depends on money from states, and its relationship with Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey soured last week. On Friday, Mr. Christie accused Amtrak of “abject neglect” of its infrastructure. He said he had asked New Jersey’s attorney general to determine how the state could make sure that the nearly <hl> $100 million <hl> it pays Amtrak each year was being used properly. Amtrak officials countered that New Jersey Transit’s payments mostly go toward operating costs, like train dispatching and inspections, and for electricity to run the trains, and that in the 2014 fiscal year, for example, only about $13.6 million was left for system upgrades.


Question: What do scientists say is a contributing factor?

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.

Answer: excessive pumping

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. <hl> Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. <hl> Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that <hl> excessive pumping <hl> was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.


Question: How much did Dr. Benson's first nursing home cost per month?

The reason for the big disparities in out-of-pocket costs for the three diseases, Dr. Kelley said, is that Medicare covers discrete medical services like office visits and acute care such as hospitalization and surgery. Expenses for cancer patients and heart patients tend to be of that sort. They often do not need full-time home or nursing home care until the very end of their life, if at all, so do not have that continuing cost. Dementia patients, in contrast, need constant care for years. They may not be sick enough for a nursing home but cannot be left alone. When they are sick enough for a nursing home, that cost is not covered by health insurance. More than half of patients with dementia — and three-quarters of those from racial minorities — spend down, using savings to pay for the nursing home until nothing is left. Then Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people, takes over. “It’s a terribly expensive disease,” said Virginia Benson, whose 91-year-old husband, George, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, has Alzheimer’s. Dr. Benson lives in a nursing home in Webster Groves, Mo., because Mrs. Benson can no longer care for him. The first home he lived in cost $6,000 a month. Mrs. Benson found a less expensive one for veterans that cost $2,000 a month. After a two-year wait, he got in.

Answer: $6,000

The reason for the big disparities in out-of-pocket costs for the three diseases, Dr. Kelley said, is that Medicare covers discrete medical services like office visits and acute care such as hospitalization and surgery. Expenses for cancer patients and heart patients tend to be of that sort. They often do not need full-time home or nursing home care until the very end of their life, if at all, so do not have that continuing cost. Dementia patients, in contrast, need constant care for years. They may not be sick enough for a nursing home but cannot be left alone. When they are sick enough for a nursing home, that cost is not covered by health insurance. More than half of patients with dementia — and three-quarters of those from racial minorities — spend down, using savings to pay for the nursing home until nothing is left. Then Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people, takes over. “It’s a terribly expensive disease,” said Virginia Benson, whose 91-year-old husband, George, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, has Alzheimer’s. Dr. Benson lives in a nursing home in Webster Groves, Mo., because Mrs. Benson can no longer care for him. <hl> The first home he lived in cost $6,000 a month. <hl> Mrs. Benson found a less expensive one for veterans that cost $2,000 a month. After a two-year wait, he got in.

The reason for the big disparities in out-of-pocket costs for the three diseases, Dr. Kelley said, is that Medicare covers discrete medical services like office visits and acute care such as hospitalization and surgery. Expenses for cancer patients and heart patients tend to be of that sort. They often do not need full-time home or nursing home care until the very end of their life, if at all, so do not have that continuing cost. Dementia patients, in contrast, need constant care for years. They may not be sick enough for a nursing home but cannot be left alone. When they are sick enough for a nursing home, that cost is not covered by health insurance. More than half of patients with dementia — and three-quarters of those from racial minorities — spend down, using savings to pay for the nursing home until nothing is left. Then Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people, takes over. “It’s a terribly expensive disease,” said Virginia Benson, whose 91-year-old husband, George, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, has Alzheimer’s. Dr. Benson lives in a nursing home in Webster Groves, Mo., because Mrs. Benson can no longer care for him. The first home he lived in cost <hl> $6,000 <hl> a month. Mrs. Benson found a less expensive one for veterans that cost $2,000 a month. After a two-year wait, he got in.


Question: How much do experts say camera change police for the better?

Dashboard cameras are far more prevalent — more so among state police and highway patrol forces than among local police forces — but experts say they know of no national tally of those, either. Yet despite the growing use of police video cameras, evidence is mixed about what effect they are having on police behavior. Experts say that cameras probably change for the better how the police and the public treat each other, but they do not know how much. And the fact that one viral video after another surfaces, showing officers treating civilians harshly, demonstrates the limits of that change.

Answer: they do not know how much

Dashboard cameras are far more prevalent — more so among state police and highway patrol forces than among local police forces — but experts say they know of no national tally of those, either. Yet despite the growing use of police video cameras, evidence is mixed about what effect they are having on police behavior. <hl> Experts say that cameras probably change for the better how the police and the public treat each other, but they do not know how much . <hl> And the fact that one viral video after another surfaces, showing officers treating civilians harshly, demonstrates the limits of that change.

Dashboard cameras are far more prevalent — more so among state police and highway patrol forces than among local police forces — but experts say they know of no national tally of those, either. Yet despite the growing use of police video cameras, evidence is mixed about what effect they are having on police behavior. Experts say that cameras probably change for the better how the police and the public treat each other, but <hl> they do not know how much <hl>. And the fact that one viral video after another surfaces, showing officers treating civilians harshly, demonstrates the limits of that change.

Experts say that cameras probably change for the better how the police and the public treat each other, but <hl> they do not know how much <hl> .


Question: Who did the American instructors recommend to help with training the Ukrainian units?

Capt. Andrii Syurkalo, a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions. American officers described the course work as equivalent to the latter months of basic training in the United States. The courses will train 705 Ukrainian soldiers at a cost of $19 million over six months. The Ukrainian National Guard is rotating from the front what units it can spare for the training. American instructors intend to recommend top performers to serve as trainers within other Ukrainian units, and in this way spread the instruction more broadly.

Answer: top performers

Capt. Andrii Syurkalo, a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions. American officers described the course work as equivalent to the latter months of basic training in the United States. The courses will train 705 Ukrainian soldiers at a cost of $19 million over six months. The Ukrainian National Guard is rotating from the front what units it can spare for the training. <hl> American instructors intend to recommend top performers to serve as trainers within other Ukrainian units, and in this way spread the instruction more broadly. <hl>

Capt. Andrii Syurkalo, a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions. American officers described the course work as equivalent to the latter months of basic training in the United States. The courses will train 705 Ukrainian soldiers at a cost of $19 million over six months. The Ukrainian National Guard is rotating from the front what units it can spare for the training. American instructors intend to recommend <hl> top performers <hl> to serve as trainers within other Ukrainian units, and in this way spread the instruction more broadly.


Question: the concert hall was ________?

March marked the 50th anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s historic tour behind the Iron Curtain, as the Soviet bloc was then called. The second stop on the tour was East Berlin, where, on March 22, 1965, he and his All Stars played a memorable two-hour concert. The concert was broadcast on German television and radio; a few years ago, a condensed version found its way to YouTube. More recently, the Louis Armstrong House Museum got ahold of the entire thing, and on Thursday, it held a screening at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. Armstrong was at the height of his popularity in 1965; the year before, his single “Hello, Dolly!” had replaced the Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love” at the top of the charts. He was a little like Muhammad Ali would become decades later — an African-American icon who was internationally known and universally beloved, though more so abroad than in his own country. During his stay in East Berlin, Armstrong was actually able to cross over into West Berlin without any papers, an unheard of event. “Satchmo,” one of the guards said excitedly upon seeing him. “This is Satchmo!” It didn’t matter that Armstrong’s recordings were nowhere to be found in East Germany. The concert hall was packed, and the crowd was ecstatic. Several times, the East Germans started clapping as soon as they heard the first few bars of a song — making it clear that they already knew it.

Answer: packed

March marked the 50th anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s historic tour behind the Iron Curtain, as the Soviet bloc was then called. The second stop on the tour was East Berlin, where, on March 22, 1965, he and his All Stars played a memorable two-hour concert. The concert was broadcast on German television and radio; a few years ago, a condensed version found its way to YouTube. More recently, the Louis Armstrong House Museum got ahold of the entire thing, and on Thursday, it held a screening at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. Armstrong was at the height of his popularity in 1965; the year before, his single “Hello, Dolly!” had replaced the Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love” at the top of the charts. He was a little like Muhammad Ali would become decades later — an African-American icon who was internationally known and universally beloved, though more so abroad than in his own country. During his stay in East Berlin, Armstrong was actually able to cross over into West Berlin without any papers, an unheard of event. “Satchmo,” one of the guards said excitedly upon seeing him. “This is Satchmo!” It didn’t matter that Armstrong’s recordings were nowhere to be found in East Germany. <hl> The concert hall was packed , and the crowd was ecstatic. <hl> Several times, the East Germans started clapping as soon as they heard the first few bars of a song — making it clear that they already knew it.

March marked the 50th anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s historic tour behind the Iron Curtain, as the Soviet bloc was then called. The second stop on the tour was East Berlin, where, on March 22, 1965, he and his All Stars played a memorable two-hour concert. The concert was broadcast on German television and radio; a few years ago, a condensed version found its way to YouTube. More recently, the Louis Armstrong House Museum got ahold of the entire thing, and on Thursday, it held a screening at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. Armstrong was at the height of his popularity in 1965; the year before, his single “Hello, Dolly!” had replaced the Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love” at the top of the charts. He was a little like Muhammad Ali would become decades later — an African-American icon who was internationally known and universally beloved, though more so abroad than in his own country. During his stay in East Berlin, Armstrong was actually able to cross over into West Berlin without any papers, an unheard of event. “Satchmo,” one of the guards said excitedly upon seeing him. “This is Satchmo!” It didn’t matter that Armstrong’s recordings were nowhere to be found in East Germany. The concert hall was <hl> packed <hl>, and the crowd was ecstatic. Several times, the East Germans started clapping as soon as they heard the first few bars of a song — making it clear that they already knew it.

The concert hall was <hl> packed <hl> , and the crowd was ecstatic.


Question: How many carries did Vaughn get?

KE’SHAWN VAUGHN AND JOSH FERGUSON Illinois entered its game at Purdue ranked last in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 114.6 yards a game and only 67.2 yards during its first four conference games. But the Illini solved that problem for at least one week, getting 16 carries for 180 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Vaughn, a freshman; 12 carries for 133 yards from Ferguson, a senior in his first game back from injury; and a total of 382 yards on the ground in a dominating 48-14 victory over the Boilermakers.

Answer: 16

KE’SHAWN VAUGHN AND JOSH FERGUSON Illinois entered its game at Purdue ranked last in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 114.6 yards a game and only 67.2 yards during its first four conference games. <hl> But the Illini solved that problem for at least one week, getting 16 carries for 180 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Vaughn, a freshman; 12 carries for 133 yards from Ferguson, a senior in his first game back from injury; and a total of 382 yards on the ground in a dominating 48-14 victory over the Boilermakers. <hl>

KE’SHAWN VAUGHN AND JOSH FERGUSON Illinois entered its game at Purdue ranked last in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 114.6 yards a game and only 67.2 yards during its first four conference games. But the Illini solved that problem for at least one week, getting <hl> 16 <hl> carries for 180 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Vaughn, a freshman; 12 carries for 133 yards from Ferguson, a senior in his first game back from injury; and a total of 382 yards on the ground in a dominating 48-14 victory over the Boilermakers.


Question: Who ordered the studies begun from the Bureau of Reclamation?

President Obama has already started to grapple with that change. Under orders from the White House, the Bureau of Reclamation has begun studies on the impact of global warming on 22 Western water basins and is drawing up multidecade plans to begin rebuilding its Western water management systems. But a new water infrastructure across half of the United States could cost taxpayers billions of dollars — at a moment when Republicans are still focused on cutting taxes and lowering government spending. In Congress, the Republican majority has targeted climate change research as well as federal policies intended to stop climate change.

Answer: the White House

President Obama has already started to grapple with that change. <hl> Under orders from the White House , the Bureau of Reclamation has begun studies on the impact of global warming on 22 Western water basins and is drawing up multidecade plans to begin rebuilding its Western water management systems. <hl> But a new water infrastructure across half of the United States could cost taxpayers billions of dollars — at a moment when Republicans are still focused on cutting taxes and lowering government spending. In Congress, the Republican majority has targeted climate change research as well as federal policies intended to stop climate change.

President Obama has already started to grapple with that change. Under orders from <hl> the White House <hl>, the Bureau of Reclamation has begun studies on the impact of global warming on 22 Western water basins and is drawing up multidecade plans to begin rebuilding its Western water management systems. But a new water infrastructure across half of the United States could cost taxpayers billions of dollars — at a moment when Republicans are still focused on cutting taxes and lowering government spending. In Congress, the Republican majority has targeted climate change research as well as federal policies intended to stop climate change.

Under orders from <hl> the White House <hl> , the Bureau of Reclamation has begun studies on the impact of global warming on 22 Western water basins and is drawing up multidecade plans to begin rebuilding its Western water management systems.


Question: What did Mr. Perkins call America's road transport system?

The development of United States infrastructure, meanwhile, was centered on road transport. “In a way, it is a kind of historical accident,” Mr. Perkins said. “If you have the lines there already from an earlier period, you can just carry on supporting and improving them. “But putting that kind of rail access in retroactively is very expensive.” Their more consistent upkeep of rail systems has allowed European and Asian countries to devote a growing share of spending to state-of-the-art high-speed trains that run on dedicated rail lines fitted with sophisticated sensors and signal technology.

Answer: historical accident

The development of United States infrastructure, meanwhile, was centered on road transport. <hl> “In a way, it is a kind of historical accident ,” Mr. Perkins said. <hl> “If you have the lines there already from an earlier period, you can just carry on supporting and improving them. “But putting that kind of rail access in retroactively is very expensive.” Their more consistent upkeep of rail systems has allowed European and Asian countries to devote a growing share of spending to state-of-the-art high-speed trains that run on dedicated rail lines fitted with sophisticated sensors and signal technology.

The development of United States infrastructure, meanwhile, was centered on road transport. “In a way, it is a kind of <hl> historical accident <hl>,” Mr. Perkins said. “If you have the lines there already from an earlier period, you can just carry on supporting and improving them. “But putting that kind of rail access in retroactively is very expensive.” Their more consistent upkeep of rail systems has allowed European and Asian countries to devote a growing share of spending to state-of-the-art high-speed trains that run on dedicated rail lines fitted with sophisticated sensors and signal technology.

“In a way, it is a kind of <hl> historical accident <hl> ,” Mr. Perkins said.


Question: What did Porzingis surprise the children from Garden of Dreams Foundation with?

Except for publicity events. One day after the T-shirt signing in White Plains, Porzingis appeared at a similar function in the shadow of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a charity in the Bronx. Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with gifts. The 20-minute photo-op did not leave much room for spontaneity. Looming over everything around him, Porzingis grinned into a firestorm of 100 flashing phones. He was painfully genial, smiling and shaking hands. He approximated laughter at every corny joke about his height. The one authentic moment came when he offered to hold a selfie stick for a picture with the children and his arm shot out to a gasp-inducing length. But then the youths were hustled off and the news media were unleashed. A television news crew put a camera in his face and asked how it felt to be playing in New York. Though he was smiling, his eyes went cold, and the muscles of his lips began to tighten. “I love it here,” Porzingis said. “New York’s the place to be.”

Answer: gifts

Except for publicity events. One day after the T-shirt signing in White Plains, Porzingis appeared at a similar function in the shadow of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a charity in the Bronx. <hl> Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with gifts . <hl> The 20-minute photo-op did not leave much room for spontaneity. Looming over everything around him, Porzingis grinned into a firestorm of 100 flashing phones. He was painfully genial, smiling and shaking hands. He approximated laughter at every corny joke about his height. The one authentic moment came when he offered to hold a selfie stick for a picture with the children and his arm shot out to a gasp-inducing length. But then the youths were hustled off and the news media were unleashed. A television news crew put a camera in his face and asked how it felt to be playing in New York. Though he was smiling, his eyes went cold, and the muscles of his lips began to tighten. “I love it here,” Porzingis said. “New York’s the place to be.”

Except for publicity events. One day after the T-shirt signing in White Plains, Porzingis appeared at a similar function in the shadow of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a charity in the Bronx. Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with <hl> gifts <hl>. The 20-minute photo-op did not leave much room for spontaneity. Looming over everything around him, Porzingis grinned into a firestorm of 100 flashing phones. He was painfully genial, smiling and shaking hands. He approximated laughter at every corny joke about his height. The one authentic moment came when he offered to hold a selfie stick for a picture with the children and his arm shot out to a gasp-inducing length. But then the youths were hustled off and the news media were unleashed. A television news crew put a camera in his face and asked how it felt to be playing in New York. Though he was smiling, his eyes went cold, and the muscles of his lips began to tighten. “I love it here,” Porzingis said. “New York’s the place to be.”

Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with <hl> gifts <hl> .


Question: What year will every name in the records be public?

While the city of 25,000 may remain a symbol, it may no longer be a scapegoat. Starting this week, the government will begin releasing online 200,000 wartime collaboration records, which have been held at the Police Museum in Paris and have been off limits for 75 years. By 2019, every name in those records will be available to the public. Thierry Wirth, a Vichy historian and author, said that would provide a true picture of France’s “collective involvement.” “The Vichy regime was situated here, in the free zone, but the records clearly show that the greatest numbers of collaborationists were, in fact, in the occupied zone, including Paris,” Mr. Wirth said. “Moreover, the region in which we are situated, the Auvergne, had France’s largest force of Resistance fighters, ‘Maquis du Mont Mouchet.’”

Answer: 2019

While the city of 25,000 may remain a symbol, it may no longer be a scapegoat. Starting this week, the government will begin releasing online 200,000 wartime collaboration records, which have been held at the Police Museum in Paris and have been off limits for 75 years. <hl> By 2019 , every name in those records will be available to the public. <hl> Thierry Wirth, a Vichy historian and author, said that would provide a true picture of France’s “collective involvement.” “The Vichy regime was situated here, in the free zone, but the records clearly show that the greatest numbers of collaborationists were, in fact, in the occupied zone, including Paris,” Mr. Wirth said. “Moreover, the region in which we are situated, the Auvergne, had France’s largest force of Resistance fighters, ‘Maquis du Mont Mouchet.’”

While the city of 25,000 may remain a symbol, it may no longer be a scapegoat. Starting this week, the government will begin releasing online 200,000 wartime collaboration records, which have been held at the Police Museum in Paris and have been off limits for 75 years. By <hl> 2019 <hl>, every name in those records will be available to the public. Thierry Wirth, a Vichy historian and author, said that would provide a true picture of France’s “collective involvement.” “The Vichy regime was situated here, in the free zone, but the records clearly show that the greatest numbers of collaborationists were, in fact, in the occupied zone, including Paris,” Mr. Wirth said. “Moreover, the region in which we are situated, the Auvergne, had France’s largest force of Resistance fighters, ‘Maquis du Mont Mouchet.’”

By <hl> 2019 <hl> , every name in those records will be available to the public.


Question: What was the dish considered?

Which makes it a weekend dish, probably? Not necessarily. You could set the currants in vinegar in the morning and let them sit all day. Make the dressing in early evening as the squash roasts and cools. Then lay out the half moons across a platter that’s warmer than your room. And drape the sauce — thick and almost clumpy — across them, and onto the negative space between them as well. It seems like a lot of sauce. It isn’t, though, when there’s good bread to mop it up as your companions stab at the squash, at the little nuts, at the small dice of cheese. ‘‘I eat a lot of vegetarian food at home,’’ Baumgart said. ‘‘But I don’t necessarily like a vegetarian entree. I don’t like that as a concept at all. I’d pair this salad with a plate of braised greens, some good bread, and I’d be all set.’’ You will be, too.

Answer: weekend dish

<hl> Which makes it a weekend dish , probably? <hl> Not necessarily. You could set the currants in vinegar in the morning and let them sit all day. Make the dressing in early evening as the squash roasts and cools. Then lay out the half moons across a platter that’s warmer than your room. And drape the sauce — thick and almost clumpy — across them, and onto the negative space between them as well. It seems like a lot of sauce. It isn’t, though, when there’s good bread to mop it up as your companions stab at the squash, at the little nuts, at the small dice of cheese. ‘‘I eat a lot of vegetarian food at home,’’ Baumgart said. ‘‘But I don’t necessarily like a vegetarian entree. I don’t like that as a concept at all. I’d pair this salad with a plate of braised greens, some good bread, and I’d be all set. ’’ You will be, too.

Which makes it a <hl> weekend dish <hl>, probably? Not necessarily. You could set the currants in vinegar in the morning and let them sit all day. Make the dressing in early evening as the squash roasts and cools. Then lay out the half moons across a platter that’s warmer than your room. And drape the sauce — thick and almost clumpy — across them, and onto the negative space between them as well. It seems like a lot of sauce. It isn’t, though, when there’s good bread to mop it up as your companions stab at the squash, at the little nuts, at the small dice of cheese. ‘‘I eat a lot of vegetarian food at home,’’ Baumgart said. ‘‘But I don’t necessarily like a vegetarian entree. I don’t like that as a concept at all. I’d pair this salad with a plate of braised greens, some good bread, and I’d be all set.’’ You will be, too.

Which makes it a <hl> weekend dish <hl> , probably?


Question: What did Mr. Rylance say was the difficult was with his character?

“It’s an extraordinary job for me,” Mr. Rylance said after shooting multiple takes of a confrontation with an ailing Catherine of Aragon (Joanne Whalley). “There are about 70 or 80 scenes per episode, and I’m in most of them. The difficulty is that you are playing a character who never reveals what he is thinking. So you can’t compromise his expressionlessness, but you have to convey what might be going on for him.” Although the series has arrived after the plays, Colin Callender, a former president of HBO films whose production company Playground produced the series (with Company Pictures, “Masterpiece” and BBC Two), began negotiations to secure the rights in 2012. Mr. Callender said that as soon as he read the books, he envisaged a television production.

Answer: The difficulty is that you are playing a character who never reveals what he is thinking

“It’s an extraordinary job for me,” Mr. Rylance said after shooting multiple takes of a confrontation with an ailing Catherine of Aragon (Joanne Whalley). “There are about 70 or 80 scenes per episode, and I’m in most of them. <hl> The difficulty is that you are playing a character who never reveals what he is thinking . <hl> So you can’t compromise his expressionlessness, but you have to convey what might be going on for him.” Although the series has arrived after the plays, Colin Callender, a former president of HBO films whose production company Playground produced the series (with Company Pictures, “Masterpiece” and BBC Two), began negotiations to secure the rights in 2012. Mr. Callender said that as soon as he read the books, he envisaged a television production.

“It’s an extraordinary job for me,” Mr. Rylance said after shooting multiple takes of a confrontation with an ailing Catherine of Aragon (Joanne Whalley). “There are about 70 or 80 scenes per episode, and I’m in most of them. <hl> The difficulty is that you are playing a character who never reveals what he is thinking <hl>. So you can’t compromise his expressionlessness, but you have to convey what might be going on for him.” Although the series has arrived after the plays, Colin Callender, a former president of HBO films whose production company Playground produced the series (with Company Pictures, “Masterpiece” and BBC Two), began negotiations to secure the rights in 2012. Mr. Callender said that as soon as he read the books, he envisaged a television production.

<hl> The difficulty is that you are playing a character who never reveals what he is thinking <hl> .


Question: What are aiming to stop the federal policies?

Answer: Republicans

President Obama has already started to grapple with that change. Under orders from the White House, the Bureau of Reclamation has begun studies on the impact of global warming on 22 Western water basins and is drawing up multidecade plans to begin rebuilding its Western water management systems. <hl> But a new water infrastructure across half of the United States could cost taxpayers billions of dollars — at a moment when Republicans are still focused on cutting taxes and lowering government spending. <hl> In Congress, the Republican majority has targeted climate change research as well as federal policies intended to stop climate change.

President Obama has already started to grapple with that change. Under orders from the White House, the Bureau of Reclamation has begun studies on the impact of global warming on 22 Western water basins and is drawing up multidecade plans to begin rebuilding its Western water management systems. But a new water infrastructure across half of the United States could cost taxpayers billions of dollars — at a moment when <hl> Republicans <hl> are still focused on cutting taxes and lowering government spending. In Congress, the Republican majority has targeted climate change research as well as federal policies intended to stop climate change.


Question: What is the website address of the Mattatuck museum?

STORRS William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut “Remembering the Vietnam War.” Through Aug. 9. “Speak Up! Speak Out! Bread and Puppet Theater.” Through Oct. 11. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Road. benton.uconn.edu; 860-486-4520. WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum “The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America.” Through July 12. “The Serious and the Smirk: Portraits From the Permanent Collection.” “Fred Otnes: Collage Paintings.” Through July 12. “Signature Moments: Historic Letters and Documents.” Through Nov. 15. $6 and $7; members and children under 16, free. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street. 203-753-0381; mattatuckmuseum.org. WESTPORT Westport Arts Center “Solos 2015,” group show. Through June 27. “East Meets Westport: Marton Nemes.” Through June 27. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Avenue. 203-222-7070; westportartscenter.org. WILTON Wilton Historical Society “In the Making: Historic Inspirations/New Quilts,” Denyse Schmidt. “One Loop at a Time: June Myles’s Hooked Rugs.” Through Oct. 3. Suggested donation, $5. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. wiltonhistorical.org; 203-762-7257.

Answer: mattatuckmuseum.org

203-753-0381; mattatuckmuseum.org .

STORRS William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut “Remembering the Vietnam War.” Through Aug. 9. “Speak Up! Speak Out! Bread and Puppet Theater.” Through Oct. 11. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Road. benton.uconn.edu; 860-486-4520. WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum “The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America.” Through July 12. “The Serious and the Smirk: Portraits From the Permanent Collection.” “Fred Otnes: Collage Paintings.” Through July 12. “Signature Moments: Historic Letters and Documents.” Through Nov. 15. $6 and $7; members and children under 16, free. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street. <hl> 203-753-0381; mattatuckmuseum.org . <hl> WESTPORT Westport Arts Center “Solos 2015,” group show. Through June 27. “East Meets Westport: Marton Nemes.” Through June 27. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Avenue. 203-222-7070; westportartscenter.org. WILTON Wilton Historical Society “In the Making: Historic Inspirations/New Quilts,” Denyse Schmidt. “One Loop at a Time: June Myles’s Hooked Rugs.” Through Oct. 3. Suggested donation, $5. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. wiltonhistorical.org; 203-762-7257.

STORRS William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut “Remembering the Vietnam War.” Through Aug. 9. “Speak Up! Speak Out! Bread and Puppet Theater.” Through Oct. 11. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Road. benton.uconn.edu; 860-486-4520. WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum “The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America.” Through July 12. “The Serious and the Smirk: Portraits From the Permanent Collection.” “Fred Otnes: Collage Paintings.” Through July 12. “Signature Moments: Historic Letters and Documents.” Through Nov. 15. $6 and $7; members and children under 16, free. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street. 203-753-0381; <hl> mattatuckmuseum.org <hl>. WESTPORT Westport Arts Center “Solos 2015,” group show. Through June 27. “East Meets Westport: Marton Nemes.” Through June 27. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Avenue. 203-222-7070; westportartscenter.org. WILTON Wilton Historical Society “In the Making: Historic Inspirations/New Quilts,” Denyse Schmidt. “One Loop at a Time: June Myles’s Hooked Rugs.” Through Oct. 3. Suggested donation, $5. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. wiltonhistorical.org; 203-762-7257.

203-753-0381; <hl> mattatuckmuseum.org <hl> .


Question: What does an increase in income and spending suggest?

On Wednesday, at 8:30 a.m., the Commerce Department will release the latest figures on personal income and spending in October. Economists are looking for a solid 0.4 percentage point increase in income, with spending up 0.3 percent. If that is correct, it suggests growth in the final quarter of the year may be reasonably strong and also provides another piece of evidence for policy makers at the Federal Reserve who believe the economy is strong enough to withstand an increase in interest rates. —Nelson D. Schwartz

Answer: it suggests growth

On Wednesday, at 8:30 a.m., the Commerce Department will release the latest figures on personal income and spending in October. Economists are looking for a solid 0.4 percentage point increase in income, with spending up 0.3 percent. <hl> If that is correct, it suggests growth in the final quarter of the year may be reasonably strong and also provides another piece of evidence for policy makers at the Federal Reserve who believe the economy is strong enough to withstand an increase in interest rates. <hl> —Nelson D. Schwartz

On Wednesday, at 8:30 a.m., the Commerce Department will release the latest figures on personal income and spending in October. Economists are looking for a solid 0.4 percentage point increase in income, with spending up 0.3 percent. If that is correct, <hl> it suggests growth <hl> in the final quarter of the year may be reasonably strong and also provides another piece of evidence for policy makers at the Federal Reserve who believe the economy is strong enough to withstand an increase in interest rates. —Nelson D. Schwartz


Question: What did Alan Duncan suggest that his colleagues should be careful about?

And angry or disappointed party legislators are a great danger for small parliamentary majorities. In 1992, for example, Prime Minister John Major, also a Conservative, had a larger majority than Mr. Cameron does now, but saw it shrink steadily as the party fought over Europe and the Maastricht Treaty on further integration. Times are different, argued Alan Duncan, a Conservative legislator, saying that his colleagues would be careful not to undermine the victory Mr. Cameron has brought them. Still, if Mr. Cameron, as expected after negotiations with Brussels, decides to support Britain’s staying in the European Union, it is very likely that a sizable number of Tory backbenchers will oppose him and campaign to leave Europe.

Answer: not to undermine the victory Mr. Cameron has brought them

And angry or disappointed party legislators are a great danger for small parliamentary majorities. In 1992, for example, Prime Minister John Major, also a Conservative, had a larger majority than Mr. Cameron does now, but saw it shrink steadily as the party fought over Europe and the Maastricht Treaty on further integration. <hl> Times are different, argued Alan Duncan, a Conservative legislator, saying that his colleagues would be careful not to undermine the victory Mr. Cameron has brought them . <hl> Still, if Mr. Cameron, as expected after negotiations with Brussels, decides to support Britain’s staying in the European Union, it is very likely that a sizable number of Tory backbenchers will oppose him and campaign to leave Europe.

And angry or disappointed party legislators are a great danger for small parliamentary majorities. In 1992, for example, Prime Minister John Major, also a Conservative, had a larger majority than Mr. Cameron does now, but saw it shrink steadily as the party fought over Europe and the Maastricht Treaty on further integration. Times are different, argued Alan Duncan, a Conservative legislator, saying that his colleagues would be careful <hl> not to undermine the victory Mr. Cameron has brought them <hl>. Still, if Mr. Cameron, as expected after negotiations with Brussels, decides to support Britain’s staying in the European Union, it is very likely that a sizable number of Tory backbenchers will oppose him and campaign to leave Europe.

Times are different, argued Alan Duncan, a Conservative legislator, saying that his colleagues would be careful <hl> not to undermine the victory Mr. Cameron has brought them <hl> .


Question: What eludes the grasp of Mr. d'Arcy James?

With his resolute jaw, gleaming smile and heroic tenor, Mr. d’Arcy James wasn’t meant to play a sad sack like Nick. Though he works hard, the character eludes his grasp. Mr. Borle brings his well-polished panoply of comic tics, winks and flourishes to his portrayal of Shakespeare as a glam rock star. As anyone who saw his Tony-winning Captain Hook in “Peter and the Starcatcher” knows, Mr. Borle is a master of carefully stylized excess. In “Something Rotten!,” though, he has nothing else to fall back on. Like the show itself, it’s both too much and not enough.

Answer: the character

With his resolute jaw, gleaming smile and heroic tenor, Mr. d’Arcy James wasn’t meant to play a sad sack like Nick. <hl> Though he works hard, the character eludes his grasp. <hl> Mr. Borle brings his well-polished panoply of comic tics, winks and flourishes to his portrayal of Shakespeare as a glam rock star. As anyone who saw his Tony-winning Captain Hook in “Peter and the Starcatcher” knows, Mr. Borle is a master of carefully stylized excess. In “Something Rotten!,” though, he has nothing else to fall back on. Like the show itself, it’s both too much and not enough.

With his resolute jaw, gleaming smile and heroic tenor, Mr. d’Arcy James wasn’t meant to play a sad sack like Nick. Though he works hard, <hl> the character <hl> eludes his grasp. Mr. Borle brings his well-polished panoply of comic tics, winks and flourishes to his portrayal of Shakespeare as a glam rock star. As anyone who saw his Tony-winning Captain Hook in “Peter and the Starcatcher” knows, Mr. Borle is a master of carefully stylized excess. In “Something Rotten!,” though, he has nothing else to fall back on. Like the show itself, it’s both too much and not enough.


Question: What does Buzzfeed say about Jason Schwartzman?

That would be Jonathan Lamberton, the mayor’s sign-language interpreter, whose arsenal of rapid gesticulations, vigorous frowns and mime-like smiles — a stark contrast to the mayor’s sober mien — raced around social media this week, earning equal parts awe and amusement. “That guy nailed it,” Jon Stewart declared on Tuesday’s “Daily Show,” which featured a compilation of Mr. Lamberton’s more theatrical moments. Dozens of websites deemed him a breakout star, and BuzzFeed suggested Jason Schwartzman, the hipster actor, could play him in a movie.

Answer: hipster actor

That would be Jonathan Lamberton, the mayor’s sign-language interpreter, whose arsenal of rapid gesticulations, vigorous frowns and mime-like smiles — a stark contrast to the mayor’s sober mien — raced around social media this week, earning equal parts awe and amusement. “That guy nailed it,” Jon Stewart declared on Tuesday’s “Daily Show,” which featured a compilation of Mr. Lamberton’s more theatrical moments. <hl> Dozens of websites deemed him a breakout star, and BuzzFeed suggested Jason Schwartzman, the hipster actor , could play him in a movie. <hl>

That would be Jonathan Lamberton, the mayor’s sign-language interpreter, whose arsenal of rapid gesticulations, vigorous frowns and mime-like smiles — a stark contrast to the mayor’s sober mien — raced around social media this week, earning equal parts awe and amusement. “That guy nailed it,” Jon Stewart declared on Tuesday’s “Daily Show,” which featured a compilation of Mr. Lamberton’s more theatrical moments. Dozens of websites deemed him a breakout star, and BuzzFeed suggested Jason Schwartzman, the <hl> hipster actor <hl>, could play him in a movie.

Dozens of websites deemed him a breakout star, and BuzzFeed suggested Jason Schwartzman, the <hl> hipster actor <hl> , could play him in a movie.


Question: What eles can the president do to make it work?

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

Answer: appointing some opposition members to his cabinet

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

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

An alternative would be for the Assembly and Mr. Maduro to find a way to work together, particularly on economic policy, perhaps even with the president <hl> appointing some opposition members to his cabinet <hl> .


Question: When will the vote take place?

The U.A.W. had been discussing creating a health care collective covering workers at all three companies for the purpose of saving money on the costs of medical care and prescription drugs. “The cooperative arrangement is embedded in the spirit of this agreement, and I really hope it gets implemented,” Mr. Marchionne said. Mr. Williams said he would present the tentative agreement on Wednesday to union officials from Fiat Chrysler facilities across the country. After that takes place, union members will vote on the pact. He said the vote would probably take place next week.

Answer: next week

The U.A.W. had been discussing creating a health care collective covering workers at all three companies for the purpose of saving money on the costs of medical care and prescription drugs. “The cooperative arrangement is embedded in the spirit of this agreement, and I really hope it gets implemented,” Mr. Marchionne said. Mr. Williams said he would present the tentative agreement on Wednesday to union officials from Fiat Chrysler facilities across the country. After that takes place, union members will vote on the pact. <hl> He said the vote would probably take place next week . <hl>

The U.A.W. had been discussing creating a health care collective covering workers at all three companies for the purpose of saving money on the costs of medical care and prescription drugs. “The cooperative arrangement is embedded in the spirit of this agreement, and I really hope it gets implemented,” Mr. Marchionne said. Mr. Williams said he would present the tentative agreement on Wednesday to union officials from Fiat Chrysler facilities across the country. After that takes place, union members will vote on the pact. He said the vote would probably take place <hl> next week <hl>.

He said the vote would probably take place <hl> next week <hl> .


Question: What is in going down?

PC sales are in a long decline, as customers increasingly use online services connected to mobile devices. While Microsoft and others try to revive the market with new designs and tabletlike models, in the most recent quarter worldwide PC shipments fell 10.8 percent from the year before, according to IDC. Making PC chips is still a big business, but not the way it once was. The data center group also has much higher profit margins: Operating profit from PC chips was $2.1 billion, down 20 percent from a year ago, while data center chips had an operating profit of $2.1 billion, up 9 percent. That matters, because Intel is already stressing products in networking and advanced cloud systems, to feed the profitability of cloud systems as PCs continue to wane. That means cloud computing leaders like Amazon and Google could benefit even more, and expand their online operations. Having missed much of the market for chips in mobile devices, Intel is also investing in sensors for devices connected to cloud systems.

Answer: PC sales

<hl> PC sales are in a long decline, as customers increasingly use online services connected to mobile devices. <hl> While Microsoft and others try to revive the market with new designs and tabletlike models, in the most recent quarter worldwide PC shipments fell 10.8 percent from the year before, according to IDC. Making PC chips is still a big business, but not the way it once was. The data center group also has much higher profit margins: Operating profit from PC chips was $2.1 billion, down 20 percent from a year ago, while data center chips had an operating profit of $2.1 billion, up 9 percent. That matters, because Intel is already stressing products in networking and advanced cloud systems, to feed the profitability of cloud systems as PCs continue to wane. That means cloud computing leaders like Amazon and Google could benefit even more, and expand their online operations. Having missed much of the market for chips in mobile devices, Intel is also investing in sensors for devices connected to cloud systems.

<hl> PC sales <hl> are in a long decline, as customers increasingly use online services connected to mobile devices. While Microsoft and others try to revive the market with new designs and tabletlike models, in the most recent quarter worldwide PC shipments fell 10.8 percent from the year before, according to IDC. Making PC chips is still a big business, but not the way it once was. The data center group also has much higher profit margins: Operating profit from PC chips was $2.1 billion, down 20 percent from a year ago, while data center chips had an operating profit of $2.1 billion, up 9 percent. That matters, because Intel is already stressing products in networking and advanced cloud systems, to feed the profitability of cloud systems as PCs continue to wane. That means cloud computing leaders like Amazon and Google could benefit even more, and expand their online operations. Having missed much of the market for chips in mobile devices, Intel is also investing in sensors for devices connected to cloud systems.


Question: Paul D. Ryan is a representative of which state?

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: Wisconsin

WASHINGTON — <hl> 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.”

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 <hl> Wisconsin <hl> 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.”


Question: In addition to Mr. Smisek, how many other United executives resigned last month?

The United investigation grew out of the federal inquiry into the 2013 closing of lanes at the George Washington Bridge, and Mr. Fox is the latest high-ranking figure to leave his post amid those investigations. Last month, the chief executive of United, Jeff Smisek, resigned, as did two other top United executives who also attended the September 2011 dinner. People close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is continuing, told The New York Times that prosecutors had been asking witnesses before a grand jury questions about Mr. Fox.

Answer: two

The United investigation grew out of the federal inquiry into the 2013 closing of lanes at the George Washington Bridge, and Mr. Fox is the latest high-ranking figure to leave his post amid those investigations. <hl> Last month, the chief executive of United, Jeff Smisek, resigned, as did two other top United executives who also attended the September 2011 dinner. <hl> People close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is continuing, told The New York Times that prosecutors had been asking witnesses before a grand jury questions about Mr. Fox.

The United investigation grew out of the federal inquiry into the 2013 closing of lanes at the George Washington Bridge, and Mr. Fox is the latest high-ranking figure to leave his post amid those investigations. Last month, the chief executive of United, Jeff Smisek, resigned, as did <hl> two <hl> other top United executives who also attended the September 2011 dinner. People close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is continuing, told The New York Times that prosecutors had been asking witnesses before a grand jury questions about Mr. Fox.


Question: Where did Archibald Motley live?

★ Whitney Museum of American Art: ‘Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist’ (through Jan. 17) Let’s take it as a good omen that the first solo show to appear in the Whitney’s new home is a career retrospective of a still understudied artist. Motley (1891-1981) was born in New Orleans and lived in Chicago, where he painted the cultural life of the city’s African-American neighborhood known as Bronzeville, portraying it with an eye for calibrations of class and race, and with a sense of his own conflicted position within its context. The show is modest in size but has features that many larger, sexier exhibitions lack: an affecting narrative, a distinctive atmosphere, and a complex and troubling political and moral tenor. 99 Gansevoort Street, at Washington Street, 212-570-3600, whitney.org. (Cotter)

Answer: in Chicago

★ Whitney Museum of American Art: ‘Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist’ (through Jan. 17) Let’s take it as a good omen that the first solo show to appear in the Whitney’s new home is a career retrospective of a still understudied artist. <hl> Motley (1891-1981) was born in New Orleans and lived in Chicago , where he painted the cultural life of the city’s African-American neighborhood known as Bronzeville, portraying it with an eye for calibrations of class and race, and with a sense of his own conflicted position within its context. <hl> The show is modest in size but has features that many larger, sexier exhibitions lack: an affecting narrative, a distinctive atmosphere, and a complex and troubling political and moral tenor. 99 Gansevoort Street, at Washington Street, 212-570-3600, whitney.org. (Cotter)

★ Whitney Museum of American Art: ‘Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist’ (through Jan. 17) Let’s take it as a good omen that the first solo show to appear in the Whitney’s new home is a career retrospective of a still understudied artist. Motley (1891-1981) was born in New Orleans and lived <hl> in Chicago <hl>, where he painted the cultural life of the city’s African-American neighborhood known as Bronzeville, portraying it with an eye for calibrations of class and race, and with a sense of his own conflicted position within its context. The show is modest in size but has features that many larger, sexier exhibitions lack: an affecting narrative, a distinctive atmosphere, and a complex and troubling political and moral tenor. 99 Gansevoort Street, at Washington Street, 212-570-3600, whitney.org. (Cotter)

Motley (1891-1981) was born in New Orleans and lived <hl> in Chicago <hl> , where he painted the cultural life of the city’s African-American neighborhood known as Bronzeville, portraying it with an eye for calibrations of class and race, and with a sense of his own conflicted position within its context.


Question: What might damage Mr. Maduro's govenment in the long run?

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: Vilifying Americans

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. <hl> 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 San Cristóbal to denounce the death of a 14-year-old who was fatally shot last week during a protest. <hl> Vilifying Americans <hl> 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: Where were the knife and revolver hidden?

As he walked by their cells, this time as a prisoner, they shook the bars and menacingly called out his name. Men came to his cell to make death threats. “I started to live in hell,” said Mr. Silva Neto, 48. Friends gave him a knife and a revolver, which he hid in his bed. He said he witnessed a murder inside the compound. Another time, when he got up in the night to use the bathroom, he came upon a man being sexually assaulted by four others. In Paraíba, a poor state in the country’s northeast, inmate killings, including by decapitation, and prison rebellions are commonplace. Those scenes of chaos have become normalized across Brazil, as the country’s prisons have swelled over the past two decades and its incarcerated population surpassed half a million.

Answer: in his bed

As he walked by their cells, this time as a prisoner, they shook the bars and menacingly called out his name. Men came to his cell to make death threats. “I started to live in hell,” said Mr. Silva Neto, 48. <hl> Friends gave him a knife and a revolver, which he hid in his bed . <hl> He said he witnessed a murder inside the compound. Another time, when he got up in the night to use the bathroom, he came upon a man being sexually assaulted by four others. In Paraíba, a poor state in the country’s northeast, inmate killings, including by decapitation, and prison rebellions are commonplace. Those scenes of chaos have become normalized across Brazil, as the country’s prisons have swelled over the past two decades and its incarcerated population surpassed half a million.

As he walked by their cells, this time as a prisoner, they shook the bars and menacingly called out his name. Men came to his cell to make death threats. “I started to live in hell,” said Mr. Silva Neto, 48. Friends gave him a knife and a revolver, which he hid <hl> in his bed <hl>. He said he witnessed a murder inside the compound. Another time, when he got up in the night to use the bathroom, he came upon a man being sexually assaulted by four others. In Paraíba, a poor state in the country’s northeast, inmate killings, including by decapitation, and prison rebellions are commonplace. Those scenes of chaos have become normalized across Brazil, as the country’s prisons have swelled over the past two decades and its incarcerated population surpassed half a million.

Friends gave him a knife and a revolver, which he hid <hl> in his bed <hl> .


Question: Where is the Clinton Correctional Facility located?

Night after night for months, David Sweat slipped through a hole he had sawed at the back of his cell in the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York. He would plumb the catacomb-like tunnels beneath the prison, where he was serving a life sentence for murder, searching for an escape route, confident that the guards would have no idea he was gone because they were asleep. Then he would return to his empty bunk. His explorations began this past winter and continued through the spring. They took him underground almost every night for hours until he finally stumbled on what would become, through trial and error and countless hours of grueling work, his subterranean route out. Mr. Sweat felt free during his nightly journeys into the maze, as though he had already escaped the ugliness of his day-to-day prison life.

Answer: in northern New York

<hl> Night after night for months, David Sweat slipped through a hole he had sawed at the back of his cell in the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York . <hl> He would plumb the catacomb-like tunnels beneath the prison, where he was serving a life sentence for murder, searching for an escape route, confident that the guards would have no idea he was gone because they were asleep. Then he would return to his empty bunk. His explorations began this past winter and continued through the spring. They took him underground almost every night for hours until he finally stumbled on what would become, through trial and error and countless hours of grueling work, his subterranean route out. Mr. Sweat felt free during his nightly journeys into the maze, as though he had already escaped the ugliness of his day-to-day prison life.

Night after night for months, David Sweat slipped through a hole he had sawed at the back of his cell in the Clinton Correctional Facility <hl> in northern New York <hl>. He would plumb the catacomb-like tunnels beneath the prison, where he was serving a life sentence for murder, searching for an escape route, confident that the guards would have no idea he was gone because they were asleep. Then he would return to his empty bunk. His explorations began this past winter and continued through the spring. They took him underground almost every night for hours until he finally stumbled on what would become, through trial and error and countless hours of grueling work, his subterranean route out. Mr. Sweat felt free during his nightly journeys into the maze, as though he had already escaped the ugliness of his day-to-day prison life.

Night after night for months, David Sweat slipped through a hole he had sawed at the back of his cell in the Clinton Correctional Facility <hl> in northern New York <hl> .


Question: Who organized Exporters for Ex-Im?

In Boeing’s defense, an army has massed. The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid. Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston, flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide. But the so-called fly-in, from hotel reservations to meeting schedules, was arranged by professionals.

Answer: The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers

In Boeing’s defense, an army has massed. <hl> The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers , with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid. <hl> Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston, flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide. But the so-called fly-in, from hotel reservations to meeting schedules, was arranged by professionals.

In Boeing’s defense, an army has massed. <hl> The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers <hl>, with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid. Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston, flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide. But the so-called fly-in, from hotel reservations to meeting schedules, was arranged by professionals.

<hl> The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers <hl> , with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid.