Question: What is the main problem with the offense for the Eagles?

Eagles (1-2) at Redskins (1-2) 1 p.m. Line: Eagles by 3 Coach Chip Kelly may have amazing offensive schemes, but thus far his players haven’t been able to execute them. Sam Bradford has looked like a bad fit at quarterback and has spent most of the season throwing his running backs short passes that get nowhere. The team has had only two plays of 25 yards or more, and the humdrum execution has been reflected on the scoreboard, with the Eagles averaging 19.3 points a game, tied for 21st in the N.F.L. Relying on the other team to trot out an even worse offense does not seem like a great strategy, but it should work this week for Philadelphia.

Answer: humdrum execution

Eagles (1-2) at Redskins (1-2) 1 p.m. Line: Eagles by 3 Coach Chip Kelly may have amazing offensive schemes, but thus far his players haven’t been able to execute them. Sam Bradford has looked like a bad fit at quarterback and has spent most of the season throwing his running backs short passes that get nowhere. <hl> The team has had only two plays of 25 yards or more, and the humdrum execution has been reflected on the scoreboard, with the Eagles averaging 19.3 points a game, tied for 21st in the N.F.L. Relying on the other team to trot out an even worse offense does not seem like a great strategy, but it should work this week for Philadelphia. <hl>

Eagles (1-2) at Redskins (1-2) 1 p.m. Line: Eagles by 3 Coach Chip Kelly may have amazing offensive schemes, but thus far his players haven’t been able to execute them. Sam Bradford has looked like a bad fit at quarterback and has spent most of the season throwing his running backs short passes that get nowhere. The team has had only two plays of 25 yards or more, and the <hl> humdrum execution <hl> has been reflected on the scoreboard, with the Eagles averaging 19.3 points a game, tied for 21st in the N.F.L. Relying on the other team to trot out an even worse offense does not seem like a great strategy, but it should work this week for Philadelphia.


Question: How many casts are being brought to the Metropolitan Opera House this week?

The week brings five casts at the Metropolitan Opera House. Having already seen five casts in the production’s opening season this March in California, I can attest that it’s rewarding to see them all — partly because Mr. Ratmansky has coached his casts with different textual options. There are, for example, two versions of the Lilac Fairy’s solo variation in the Prologue — both notated from the original St. Petersburg production. In the Act III wedding pas de deux, Sarah Lane and Herman Cornejo (on Thursday) eschew the celebrated and traditional fish dives. They instead perform supported pirouettes with an upright ending (one leg flourished to the side) — which is recorded in the notation as the original choreography.

Answer: five casts

<hl> The week brings five casts at the Metropolitan Opera House. <hl> Having already seen five casts in the production’s opening season this March in California, I can attest that it’s rewarding to see them all — partly because Mr. Ratmansky has coached his casts with different textual options. There are, for example, two versions of the Lilac Fairy’s solo variation in the Prologue — both notated from the original St. Petersburg production. In the Act III wedding pas de deux, Sarah Lane and Herman Cornejo (on Thursday) eschew the celebrated and traditional fish dives. They instead perform supported pirouettes with an upright ending (one leg flourished to the side) — which is recorded in the notation as the original choreography.

The week brings <hl> five casts <hl> at the Metropolitan Opera House. Having already seen five casts in the production’s opening season this March in California, I can attest that it’s rewarding to see them all — partly because Mr. Ratmansky has coached his casts with different textual options. There are, for example, two versions of the Lilac Fairy’s solo variation in the Prologue — both notated from the original St. Petersburg production. In the Act III wedding pas de deux, Sarah Lane and Herman Cornejo (on Thursday) eschew the celebrated and traditional fish dives. They instead perform supported pirouettes with an upright ending (one leg flourished to the side) — which is recorded in the notation as the original choreography.


Question: Which horse had a fever during the weekend?

5. Materiality  Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 3-3-0-0 Points: 100 Odds: 12-1 J.D.: Materiality, the Florida Derby champion, is trying to do an awful lot in little time. I’m betting against his winning the Run for the Roses on such a small foundation. M.H.: A son of Afleet Alex, he looked impressive in staying perfect at the Florida Derby. But long odds remain: Since 1882, no horse has won the Derby without racing at 2.  6. Upstart  Trainer: Rick Violette Jockey: Jose Ortiz Record: 7-3-3-1 Points: 76 Odds: 18-1 J.D.: Melissa likes this horse better than I do. He spiked a fever over the weekend and missed a workout, which is not an ideal way to head into the Derby.

Answer: Upstart

5. Materiality Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 3-3-0-0 Points: 100 Odds: 12-1 J.D.: Materiality, the Florida Derby champion, is trying to do an awful lot in little time. I’m betting against his winning the Run for the Roses on such a small foundation. M.H.: A son of Afleet Alex, he looked impressive in staying perfect at the Florida Derby. But long odds remain: Since 1882, no horse has won the Derby without racing at 2. 6. <hl> Upstart Trainer: Rick Violette Jockey: Jose Ortiz Record: 7-3-3-1 Points: 76 Odds: 18-1 J.D.: Melissa likes this horse better than I do. <hl> He spiked a fever over the weekend and missed a workout, which is not an ideal way to head into the Derby.

5. Materiality Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 3-3-0-0 Points: 100 Odds: 12-1 J.D.: Materiality, the Florida Derby champion, is trying to do an awful lot in little time. I’m betting against his winning the Run for the Roses on such a small foundation. M.H.: A son of Afleet Alex, he looked impressive in staying perfect at the Florida Derby. But long odds remain: Since 1882, no horse has won the Derby without racing at 2. 6. <hl> Upstart <hl> Trainer: Rick Violette Jockey: Jose Ortiz Record: 7-3-3-1 Points: 76 Odds: 18-1 J.D.: Melissa likes this horse better than I do. He spiked a fever over the weekend and missed a workout, which is not an ideal way to head into the Derby.


Question: What are there fewer and fewer of breaking through?

AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch game plans. “With all the changes of the world today — whether it’s technology, volume of programming, fewer and fewer shows breaking through — what we remain focused on are many of the things that got us to the dance in the first place,” Mr. Collier said. That strategy, he said, is matching the quality of premium cable on basic cable, and becoming a home for the industry’s best writers and showrunners. AMC had a small setback in the last few years when it was forced to adjust a development process that was described by some in the industry as onerous. The system, dismissively referred to as the “bake-off,” required producers to sketch out in extensive detail what their prospective show would look like after the pilot — forecasting what would happen several seasons down the line. Even then, AMC was not guaranteed to put the show on the air.

Answer: shows

AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch game plans. <hl> “With all the changes of the world today — whether it’s technology, volume of programming, fewer and fewer shows breaking through — what we remain focused on are many of the things that got us to the dance in the first place,” Mr. Collier said. <hl> That strategy, he said, is matching the quality of premium cable on basic cable, and becoming a home for the industry’s best writers and showrunners. AMC had a small setback in the last few years when it was forced to adjust a development process that was described by some in the industry as onerous. The system, dismissively referred to as the “bake-off,” required producers to sketch out in extensive detail what their prospective show would look like after the pilot — forecasting what would happen several seasons down the line. Even then, AMC was not guaranteed to put the show on the air.

AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch game plans. “With all the changes of the world today — whether it’s technology, volume of programming, fewer and fewer <hl> shows <hl> breaking through — what we remain focused on are many of the things that got us to the dance in the first place,” Mr. Collier said. That strategy, he said, is matching the quality of premium cable on basic cable, and becoming a home for the industry’s best writers and showrunners. AMC had a small setback in the last few years when it was forced to adjust a development process that was described by some in the industry as onerous. The system, dismissively referred to as the “bake-off,” required producers to sketch out in extensive detail what their prospective show would look like after the pilot — forecasting what would happen several seasons down the line. Even then, AMC was not guaranteed to put the show on the air.


Question: What is the abiding interest that Joe Swanberg shares with Woody Allen?

You might almost mistake this for a middle- or late-period Woody Allen movie, in other words. Mr. Swanberg shares Mr. Allen’s abiding interest in the swerves and reversals of romance, but he conducts his investigations on firmer moral and philosophical ground. His characters evince mumbling anomie rather than eloquent neurosis. Their conversation is stripped of cultural references and instead of grappling with the meaning of existence they struggle with the competing demands of hedonism and responsibility. They want to be cool, fun, laid back and nonjudgmental, but they also want to behave decently.

Answer: the swerves and reversals of romance

You might almost mistake this for a middle- or late-period Woody Allen movie, in other words. <hl> Mr. Swanberg shares Mr. Allen’s abiding interest in the swerves and reversals of romance , but he conducts his investigations on firmer moral and philosophical ground. <hl> His characters evince mumbling anomie rather than eloquent neurosis. Their conversation is stripped of cultural references and instead of grappling with the meaning of existence they struggle with the competing demands of hedonism and responsibility. They want to be cool, fun, laid back and nonjudgmental, but they also want to behave decently.

You might almost mistake this for a middle- or late-period Woody Allen movie, in other words. Mr. Swanberg shares Mr. Allen’s abiding interest in <hl> the swerves and reversals of romance <hl>, but he conducts his investigations on firmer moral and philosophical ground. His characters evince mumbling anomie rather than eloquent neurosis. Their conversation is stripped of cultural references and instead of grappling with the meaning of existence they struggle with the competing demands of hedonism and responsibility. They want to be cool, fun, laid back and nonjudgmental, but they also want to behave decently.

Mr. Swanberg shares Mr. Allen’s abiding interest in <hl> the swerves and reversals of romance <hl> , but he conducts his investigations on firmer moral and philosophical ground.


Question: What's a public health issue?

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

Answer: mental well-being

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

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

It is considered one of the most comprehensive snapshots of trends among recent high school seniors and is of particular interest to people involved in <hl> mental well-being <hl> .


Question: How much might cost a new water infrastructure?

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: billions of dollars

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 <hl> billions of dollars <hl> — 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.


Question: How many times does Alastair estimate he had watched the  movie School of Rock?

“If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, 23, a junior A&R manager at that label. At his father’s age, Alastair said, “you would think most people have sat back, drinking tea somewhere. But he’s out there, trying to find the next thing.” Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The movie “School of Rock,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “about 40 times.”

Answer: about 40 times.

“If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, 23, a junior A&R manager at that label. At his father’s age, Alastair said, “you would think most people have sat back, drinking tea somewhere. But he’s out there, trying to find the next thing.” Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. <hl> The movie “School of Rock,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “ about 40 times. ” <hl>

“If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, 23, a junior A&R manager at that label. At his father’s age, Alastair said, “you would think most people have sat back, drinking tea somewhere. But he’s out there, trying to find the next thing.” Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The movie “School of Rock,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “<hl> about 40 times. <hl>”

The movie “School of Rock,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “ <hl> about 40 times. <hl> ”


Question: What is the title of Didion's 2003 book?

According to Hertzberg, Didion “has always been at her most original when she writes about the state she knows best,” her native California. Thomas Mallon, assessing “Where I Was From,” Didion’s 2003 book about her home state, called it “the work of someone who can still be very much herself, someone who is even now, arguably, a great American writer.” Quotable “If a woman had written it, she would have been denounced as a very anti-male person. It’s extremely feminist — to such an extreme that I think only a male writer could have gotten away with it.” — Margaret Atwood on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly Tentative Speculation In 2003, Ken Kalfus published “Our 9/11,” a story about a husband and wife who (happily) each believe that the other perished in the attacks when neither did. Now comes “In the Shadow of the Towers,” an anthology of speculative fiction that touches directly or indirectly on the attacks. Contributors include Cory Doctorow and Jeff VanderMeer.

Answer: Where I Was From

According to Hertzberg, Didion “has always been at her most original when she writes about the state she knows best,” her native California. <hl> Thomas Mallon, assessing “ Where I Was From ,” Didion’s 2003 book about her home state, called it “the work of someone who can still be very much herself, someone who is even now, arguably, a great American writer.” <hl> Quotable “If a woman had written it, she would have been denounced as a very anti-male person. It’s extremely feminist — to such an extreme that I think only a male writer could have gotten away with it.” — Margaret Atwood on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly Tentative Speculation In 2003, Ken Kalfus published “Our 9/11,” a story about a husband and wife who (happily) each believe that the other perished in the attacks when neither did. Now comes “In the Shadow of the Towers,” an anthology of speculative fiction that touches directly or indirectly on the attacks. Contributors include Cory Doctorow and Jeff VanderMeer.

According to Hertzberg, Didion “has always been at her most original when she writes about the state she knows best,” her native California. Thomas Mallon, assessing “<hl> Where I Was From <hl>,” Didion’s 2003 book about her home state, called it “the work of someone who can still be very much herself, someone who is even now, arguably, a great American writer.” Quotable “If a woman had written it, she would have been denounced as a very anti-male person. It’s extremely feminist — to such an extreme that I think only a male writer could have gotten away with it.” — Margaret Atwood on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly Tentative Speculation In 2003, Ken Kalfus published “Our 9/11,” a story about a husband and wife who (happily) each believe that the other perished in the attacks when neither did. Now comes “In the Shadow of the Towers,” an anthology of speculative fiction that touches directly or indirectly on the attacks. Contributors include Cory Doctorow and Jeff VanderMeer.

Thomas Mallon, assessing “ <hl> Where I Was From <hl> ,” Didion’s 2003 book about her home state, called it “the work of someone who can still be very much herself, someone who is even now, arguably, a great American writer.”


Question: Who is the senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee?

WASHINGTON —  Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, the senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee and a prominent Jewish voice in Congress, said on Friday that he would oppose the Iran nuclear deal, increasing the chance that President Obama will have to use a veto to prevent it from being scuttled. While the president has been working to gain enough support to block a vote on a resolution to disapprove the deal and thus avoid a diplomatic embarrassment, Mr. Cardin’s announcement puts opponents close to securing enough votes to overcome any filibuster. Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, said on Friday that it would be “outrageous” for Democrats to prevent a vote.

Answer: Benjamin L. Cardin

<hl> WASHINGTON — Senator Benjamin L. Cardin , the senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee and a prominent Jewish voice in Congress, said on Friday that he would oppose the Iran nuclear deal, increasing the chance that President Obama will have to use a veto to prevent it from being scuttled. <hl> While the president has been working to gain enough support to block a vote on a resolution to disapprove the deal and thus avoid a diplomatic embarrassment, Mr. Cardin’s announcement puts opponents close to securing enough votes to overcome any filibuster. Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, said on Friday that it would be “outrageous” for Democrats to prevent a vote.

WASHINGTON — Senator <hl> Benjamin L. Cardin <hl>, the senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee and a prominent Jewish voice in Congress, said on Friday that he would oppose the Iran nuclear deal, increasing the chance that President Obama will have to use a veto to prevent it from being scuttled. While the president has been working to gain enough support to block a vote on a resolution to disapprove the deal and thus avoid a diplomatic embarrassment, Mr. Cardin’s announcement puts opponents close to securing enough votes to overcome any filibuster. Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, said on Friday that it would be “outrageous” for Democrats to prevent a vote.

WASHINGTON — Senator <hl> Benjamin L. Cardin <hl> , the senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee and a prominent Jewish voice in Congress, said on Friday that he would oppose the Iran nuclear deal, increasing the chance that President Obama will have to use a veto to prevent it from being scuttled.


Question: did julius erving play on 2 different basketball teams?

If you tried to define New York City basketball strictly by birthplace, you would include players like Michael Jordan, who was born in Brooklyn but grew up elsewhere. And you would exclude Julius Erving, who was born in Nassau County, next to but not part of the city, but who helped to enhance the New York style of play with his wizardry at the famous Rucker Park playground in Harlem before going on to star for the New York Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. So clearly there is more to the definition than an original address. And even if you can agree that a player should basically be considered a New York City athlete if he went to high school in one of the five boroughs, is there anything else that traditionally sets apart a New York City basketball player?

Answer: New York Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers

If you tried to define New York City basketball strictly by birthplace, you would include players like Michael Jordan, who was born in Brooklyn but grew up elsewhere. <hl> And you would exclude Julius Erving, who was born in Nassau County, next to but not part of the city, but who helped to enhance the New York style of play with his wizardry at the famous Rucker Park playground in Harlem before going on to star for the New York Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers . <hl> So clearly there is more to the definition than an original address. And even if you can agree that a player should basically be considered a New York City athlete if he went to high school in one of the five boroughs, is there anything else that traditionally sets apart a New York City basketball player?

If you tried to define New York City basketball strictly by birthplace, you would include players like Michael Jordan, who was born in Brooklyn but grew up elsewhere. And you would exclude Julius Erving, who was born in Nassau County, next to but not part of the city, but who helped to enhance the New York style of play with his wizardry at the famous Rucker Park playground in Harlem before going on to star for the <hl> New York Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers <hl>. So clearly there is more to the definition than an original address. And even if you can agree that a player should basically be considered a New York City athlete if he went to high school in one of the five boroughs, is there anything else that traditionally sets apart a New York City basketball player?

And you would exclude Julius Erving, who was born in Nassau County, next to but not part of the city, but who helped to enhance the New York style of play with his wizardry at the famous Rucker Park playground in Harlem before going on to star for the <hl> New York Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers <hl> .


Question: What is the storm's name?

After Tropical Storm Erika shuttered the main airport on the island of Dominica in late August, the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority has approved its reopening to commercial flights. Liat has resumed flights to the island’s Douglas-Charles Airport from Antigua, Barbados and Guadeloupe. Seaborne Airlines has restarted flights from San Juan. Winair, which established service to Dominica’s smaller Canefield Airport after the storm, will continue to fly there until Oct. 25. As of Oct. 3, it will resume flights to the main airport from Guadeloupe and St. Maarten. The L’Express Des lles ferry service, which operates between Guadeloupe, Martinique and St. Lucia, was largely unaffected by the storm. A CRAFT-STYLE COCKTAIL ON UNITED FLIGHTS

Answer: Erika

<hl> After Tropical Storm Erika shuttered the main airport on the island of Dominica in late August, the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority has approved its reopening to commercial flights. <hl> Liat has resumed flights to the island’s Douglas-Charles Airport from Antigua, Barbados and Guadeloupe. Seaborne Airlines has restarted flights from San Juan. Winair, which established service to Dominica’s smaller Canefield Airport after the storm, will continue to fly there until Oct. 25. As of Oct. 3, it will resume flights to the main airport from Guadeloupe and St. Maarten. The L’Express Des lles ferry service, which operates between Guadeloupe, Martinique and St. Lucia, was largely unaffected by the storm. A CRAFT-STYLE COCKTAIL ON UNITED FLIGHTS

After Tropical Storm <hl> Erika <hl> shuttered the main airport on the island of Dominica in late August, the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority has approved its reopening to commercial flights. Liat has resumed flights to the island’s Douglas-Charles Airport from Antigua, Barbados and Guadeloupe. Seaborne Airlines has restarted flights from San Juan. Winair, which established service to Dominica’s smaller Canefield Airport after the storm, will continue to fly there until Oct. 25. As of Oct. 3, it will resume flights to the main airport from Guadeloupe and St. Maarten. The L’Express Des lles ferry service, which operates between Guadeloupe, Martinique and St. Lucia, was largely unaffected by the storm. A CRAFT-STYLE COCKTAIL ON UNITED FLIGHTS


Question: When did a popular uprising occur which caused a turbulent period to begin?

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: October 2014

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. <hl> 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 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 <hl> October 2014 <hl> 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.


Question: How much royalty does Daata pay the artiests on each sale?

“But you try and say yes to those that instinctively feel interesting, and I thought, ‘Why not give this a shot?”’ The idea behind Daata is simple. Once a year, 18 video, sound and digital artists will be commissioned to do six pieces of three minutes or less, 15 editions of each piece. The works are available to be purchased and downloaded from the site. Daata has a sliding price scale. Sound, web and digital works start at $100 and increase by edition to a top price of $2,800; for video, the starting price is $200, increasing by increments to a top price of $5,600. The price difference, Mr. Gryn said, is linked to the perceived higher market value of video. Daata keeps the revenue and pays each artist a 15 percent royalty on each sale.

Answer: 15 percent

a 15 percent royalty on each sale.

“But you try and say yes to those that instinctively feel interesting, and I thought, ‘Why not give this a shot?”’ The idea behind Daata is simple. Once a year, 18 video, sound and digital artists will be commissioned to do six pieces of three minutes or less, 15 editions of each piece. The works are available to be purchased and downloaded from the site. Daata has a sliding price scale. Sound, web and digital works start at $100 and increase by edition to a top price of $2,800; for video, the starting price is $200, increasing by increments to a top price of $5,600. The price difference, Mr. Gryn said, is linked to the perceived higher market value of video. Daata keeps the revenue and pays each artist <hl> a 15 percent royalty on each sale. <hl>

“But you try and say yes to those that instinctively feel interesting, and I thought, ‘Why not give this a shot?”’ The idea behind Daata is simple. Once a year, 18 video, sound and digital artists will be commissioned to do six pieces of three minutes or less, 15 editions of each piece. The works are available to be purchased and downloaded from the site. Daata has a sliding price scale. Sound, web and digital works start at $100 and increase by edition to a top price of $2,800; for video, the starting price is $200, increasing by increments to a top price of $5,600. The price difference, Mr. Gryn said, is linked to the perceived higher market value of video. Daata keeps the revenue and pays each artist a <hl> 15 percent <hl> royalty on each sale.


Question: Who would one contact to make an issue known?

Send your workplace conundrums to workologist@nytimes.com, including your name and contact information (even if you want it withheld for publication). The Workologist is a guy with well-intentioned opinions, not a professional career adviser. Letters may be edited. I work at a small but rapidly growing software company that places a premium on customer service. I am the front-desk coordinator — the first person visitors see. We lack good systems for a number of things. For example, I am often not informed of expected guests, including V.I.P.s. I have to ask for a driver’s license, add their names to our visitor log and ask whom they are visiting. I’m sure they do not appreciate this cumbersome procedure, which could be minimized if I’d had advance warning.  Similar snags occur when caterers come and I don’t know who ordered the food and where it goes, or when two groups want to use a conference room at the same time.

Answer: workologist@nytimes.com

<hl> Send your workplace conundrums to workologist@nytimes.com , including your name and contact information (even if you want it withheld for publication). <hl> The Workologist is a guy with well-intentioned opinions, not a professional career adviser. Letters may be edited. I work at a small but rapidly growing software company that places a premium on customer service. I am the front-desk coordinator — the first person visitors see. We lack good systems for a number of things. For example, I am often not informed of expected guests, including V.I.P.s. I have to ask for a driver’s license, add their names to our visitor log and ask whom they are visiting. I’m sure they do not appreciate this cumbersome procedure, which could be minimized if I’d had advance warning. Similar snags occur when caterers come and I don’t know who ordered the food and where it goes, or when two groups want to use a conference room at the same time.

Send your workplace conundrums to <hl> workologist@nytimes.com <hl>, including your name and contact information (even if you want it withheld for publication). The Workologist is a guy with well-intentioned opinions, not a professional career adviser. Letters may be edited. I work at a small but rapidly growing software company that places a premium on customer service. I am the front-desk coordinator — the first person visitors see. We lack good systems for a number of things. For example, I am often not informed of expected guests, including V.I.P.s. I have to ask for a driver’s license, add their names to our visitor log and ask whom they are visiting. I’m sure they do not appreciate this cumbersome procedure, which could be minimized if I’d had advance warning. Similar snags occur when caterers come and I don’t know who ordered the food and where it goes, or when two groups want to use a conference room at the same time.

Send your workplace conundrums to <hl> workologist@nytimes.com <hl> , including your name and contact information (even if you want it withheld for publication).


Question: Who made comments against the negotiations every day?

As the negotiations continued furiously in Lausanne, Switzerland, over the past week, Mr. Netanyahu made daily statements railing against them. He emphasized Iran’s involvement in regional conflicts, most recently Yemen, and denounced an Iranian general’s declaration in recent days that “the destruction of Israel is nonnegotiable.” “Well, I want to make clear to all: the survival of Israel is nonnegotiable,” the prime minister declared on Friday. “Israel will not accept an agreement which allows a country that vows to annihilate us to develop nuclear weapons, period.” Israel is not a party to the talks, which aim to reach a final accord by June 30, and at times he has complained of being left out of the loop. But President Obama, in a telephone call to Mr. Netanyahu shortly after the framework was announced, promised to renew security consultations and deepen coordination. One question going forward is how fiercely Mr. Netanyahu will fight the deal in Congress, where he spoke against it last month at the invitation of the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a Republican, infuriating the White House and some Democratic members. He gave no hint of his next steps in the Friday statement, beyond the demand for recognition. While Mr. Netanyahu had not previously mentioned recognition in regard to Iran, he has made a similar call in recent negotiations with the Palestinians.

Answer: Mr. Netanyahu

<hl> As the negotiations continued furiously in Lausanne, Switzerland, over the past week, Mr. Netanyahu made daily statements railing against them. <hl> He emphasized Iran’s involvement in regional conflicts, most recently Yemen, and denounced an Iranian general’s declaration in recent days that “the destruction of Israel is nonnegotiable.” “Well, I want to make clear to all: the survival of Israel is nonnegotiable,” the prime minister declared on Friday. “Israel will not accept an agreement which allows a country that vows to annihilate us to develop nuclear weapons, period.” Israel is not a party to the talks, which aim to reach a final accord by June 30, and at times he has complained of being left out of the loop. But President Obama, in a telephone call to Mr. Netanyahu shortly after the framework was announced, promised to renew security consultations and deepen coordination. One question going forward is how fiercely Mr. Netanyahu will fight the deal in Congress, where he spoke against it last month at the invitation of the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a Republican, infuriating the White House and some Democratic members. He gave no hint of his next steps in the Friday statement, beyond the demand for recognition. While Mr. Netanyahu had not previously mentioned recognition in regard to Iran, he has made a similar call in recent negotiations with the Palestinians.

As the negotiations continued furiously in Lausanne, Switzerland, over the past week, <hl> Mr. Netanyahu <hl> made daily statements railing against them. He emphasized Iran’s involvement in regional conflicts, most recently Yemen, and denounced an Iranian general’s declaration in recent days that “the destruction of Israel is nonnegotiable.” “Well, I want to make clear to all: the survival of Israel is nonnegotiable,” the prime minister declared on Friday. “Israel will not accept an agreement which allows a country that vows to annihilate us to develop nuclear weapons, period.” Israel is not a party to the talks, which aim to reach a final accord by June 30, and at times he has complained of being left out of the loop. But President Obama, in a telephone call to Mr. Netanyahu shortly after the framework was announced, promised to renew security consultations and deepen coordination. One question going forward is how fiercely Mr. Netanyahu will fight the deal in Congress, where he spoke against it last month at the invitation of the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a Republican, infuriating the White House and some Democratic members. He gave no hint of his next steps in the Friday statement, beyond the demand for recognition. While Mr. Netanyahu had not previously mentioned recognition in regard to Iran, he has made a similar call in recent negotiations with the Palestinians.


Question: Who is the director of Bridge of Spies?

★ ‘Bridge of Spies’ (PG-13, 2:15) In this gravely moody, perfectly directed thriller about a real 1962 spy swap, Steven Spielberg returns you to the good old bad days of the Cold War and its fictions, with their bottomless political chasms and moral gray areas. Tom Hanks leads a terrific cast that includes Mark Rylance as a Soviet mole and Scott Shepherd as a C.I.A. operative. (Dargis) ★ ‘Brooklyn’ (PG-13, 1:51) Saoirse Ronan gives a remarkably lively and subtle performance as Eilis Lacey, a young woman who emigrates from Ireland to New York in the early 1950s, in John Crowley’s lovely adaptation of the novel by Colm Toibin. (Scott) ‘Burnt’ (R, 1:40) Bradley Cooper plays a once-hot chef who is trying to regain his stature. If reality TV hasn’t provided you with enough tyrannical chefs and images of artfully arranged food, this movie’s for you. (Neil Genzlinger)

Answer: Steven Spielberg

★ ‘Bridge of Spies’ (PG-13, 2:15) <hl> In this gravely moody, perfectly directed thriller about a real 1962 spy swap, Steven Spielberg returns you to the good old bad days of the Cold War and its fictions, with their bottomless political chasms and moral gray areas. <hl> Tom Hanks leads a terrific cast that includes Mark Rylance as a Soviet mole and Scott Shepherd as a C.I.A. operative. (Dargis) ★ ‘Brooklyn’ (PG-13, 1:51) Saoirse Ronan gives a remarkably lively and subtle performance as Eilis Lacey, a young woman who emigrates from Ireland to New York in the early 1950s, in John Crowley’s lovely adaptation of the novel by Colm Toibin. (Scott) ‘Burnt’ (R, 1:40) Bradley Cooper plays a once-hot chef who is trying to regain his stature. If reality TV hasn’t provided you with enough tyrannical chefs and images of artfully arranged food, this movie’s for you. (Neil Genzlinger)

★ ‘Bridge of Spies’ (PG-13, 2:15) In this gravely moody, perfectly directed thriller about a real 1962 spy swap, <hl> Steven Spielberg <hl> returns you to the good old bad days of the Cold War and its fictions, with their bottomless political chasms and moral gray areas. Tom Hanks leads a terrific cast that includes Mark Rylance as a Soviet mole and Scott Shepherd as a C.I.A. operative. (Dargis) ★ ‘Brooklyn’ (PG-13, 1:51) Saoirse Ronan gives a remarkably lively and subtle performance as Eilis Lacey, a young woman who emigrates from Ireland to New York in the early 1950s, in John Crowley’s lovely adaptation of the novel by Colm Toibin. (Scott) ‘Burnt’ (R, 1:40) Bradley Cooper plays a once-hot chef who is trying to regain his stature. If reality TV hasn’t provided you with enough tyrannical chefs and images of artfully arranged food, this movie’s for you. (Neil Genzlinger)


Question: What kind of roads did Formula One used to race on?

Q. What other differences do you see between then and now in Formula One? A. Before, I loved it that it happened on public roads. In Belgium, after the race, after the deaths, we drove around and to look for where it had happened, driving down to Malmedy and thinking about the war. I don’t know how you can make people understand the difference between a public road and a manufactured piste, manufactured corners, and escape roads in every direction and nothing to hit. Q. But Monza was always a track in a park. That hasn’t changed much. A. Yes, that never impressed me, I never liked it. I loved Belgium, I loved Germany, the setting, the fact that they were public roads. Reims was a road race, and you could imagine the Germans coming over in tanks but it was race cars going in the other direction. It wasn’t much of a circuit, it was only a triangle, very, very fast and there was a wrinkle here and there. It was part of the Champagne country and they gave Champagne for the fastest lap and things like that. It really was a French Grand Prix as opposed to another Grand Prix. Today nothing changes except the crowd.

Answer: public roads

Q. What other differences do you see between then and now in Formula One? <hl> A. Before, I loved it that it happened on public roads . <hl> In Belgium, after the race, after the deaths, we drove around and to look for where it had happened, driving down to Malmedy and thinking about the war. I don’t know how you can make people understand the difference between a public road and a manufactured piste, manufactured corners, and escape roads in every direction and nothing to hit. Q. But Monza was always a track in a park. That hasn’t changed much. A. Yes, that never impressed me, I never liked it. I loved Belgium, I loved Germany, the setting, the fact that they were public roads. Reims was a road race, and you could imagine the Germans coming over in tanks but it was race cars going in the other direction. It wasn’t much of a circuit, it was only a triangle, very, very fast and there was a wrinkle here and there. It was part of the Champagne country and they gave Champagne for the fastest lap and things like that. It really was a French Grand Prix as opposed to another Grand Prix. Today nothing changes except the crowd.

Q. What other differences do you see between then and now in Formula One? A. Before, I loved it that it happened on <hl> public roads <hl>. In Belgium, after the race, after the deaths, we drove around and to look for where it had happened, driving down to Malmedy and thinking about the war. I don’t know how you can make people understand the difference between a public road and a manufactured piste, manufactured corners, and escape roads in every direction and nothing to hit. Q. But Monza was always a track in a park. That hasn’t changed much. A. Yes, that never impressed me, I never liked it. I loved Belgium, I loved Germany, the setting, the fact that they were public roads. Reims was a road race, and you could imagine the Germans coming over in tanks but it was race cars going in the other direction. It wasn’t much of a circuit, it was only a triangle, very, very fast and there was a wrinkle here and there. It was part of the Champagne country and they gave Champagne for the fastest lap and things like that. It really was a French Grand Prix as opposed to another Grand Prix. Today nothing changes except the crowd.

A. Before, I loved it that it happened on <hl> public roads <hl> .


Question: what did Mr. Lowell think would happen to the motions

“Many of the motions raise important and novel legal questions that often require review by trial and appellate courts,” Mr. Lowell said. “The government, we, and even the court in this case acknowledged that additional review would occur here no matter how the motions were decided.” A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on Monday’s decision. Mr. Menendez has vowed to stay in office while fighting the case against him in court, though he gave up his position as the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after being indicted.

Answer: additional review

“Many of the motions raise important and novel legal questions that often require review by trial and appellate courts,” Mr. Lowell said. <hl> “The government, we, and even the court in this case acknowledged that additional review would occur here no matter how the motions were decided.” <hl> A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on Monday’s decision. Mr. Menendez has vowed to stay in office while fighting the case against him in court, though he gave up his position as the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after being indicted.

“Many of the motions raise important and novel legal questions that often require review by trial and appellate courts,” Mr. Lowell said. “The government, we, and even the court in this case acknowledged that <hl> additional review <hl> would occur here no matter how the motions were decided.” A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on Monday’s decision. Mr. Menendez has vowed to stay in office while fighting the case against him in court, though he gave up his position as the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after being indicted.


Question: Who is Paolina in a secret meeting with.

Severo finds out that Paolina has married, and in a secret meeting with him, she refuses to be unfaithful. Aided by Callistene, whose machinations drive much of the plot, Poliuto finds them and vows revenge. But when Callistene arrests Nearco, another Christian, Poliuto puts his faith before his love, and confesses his baptism. Visiting Poliuto in prison, Paolina urges him to recant. When Poliuto remains steadfast, she converts, too, following him to an unseen death in the arena. Does Paolina really mean it? Is her baptism a response to Severo’s return, or genuinely a matter of faith? Is Poliuto a political figure or a religious one, if the two could be separated? Using a new critical edition by the scholars William Ashbrook and Roger Parker that excises all the French accretions, Ms. Clément’s production tries to tease out these gray areas. But in a relentlessly monochrome production, she deals with politics weakly, vacillating between forcing the point and not making it at all.

Answer: Severo

<hl> Severo finds out that Paolina has married, and in a secret meeting with him, she refuses to be unfaithful. <hl> Aided by Callistene, whose machinations drive much of the plot, Poliuto finds them and vows revenge. But when Callistene arrests Nearco, another Christian, Poliuto puts his faith before his love, and confesses his baptism. Visiting Poliuto in prison, Paolina urges him to recant. When Poliuto remains steadfast, she converts, too, following him to an unseen death in the arena. Does Paolina really mean it? Is her baptism a response to Severo’s return, or genuinely a matter of faith? Is Poliuto a political figure or a religious one, if the two could be separated? Using a new critical edition by the scholars William Ashbrook and Roger Parker that excises all the French accretions, Ms. Clément’s production tries to tease out these gray areas. But in a relentlessly monochrome production, she deals with politics weakly, vacillating between forcing the point and not making it at all.

<hl> Severo <hl> finds out that Paolina has married, and in a secret meeting with him, she refuses to be unfaithful. Aided by Callistene, whose machinations drive much of the plot, Poliuto finds them and vows revenge. But when Callistene arrests Nearco, another Christian, Poliuto puts his faith before his love, and confesses his baptism. Visiting Poliuto in prison, Paolina urges him to recant. When Poliuto remains steadfast, she converts, too, following him to an unseen death in the arena. Does Paolina really mean it? Is her baptism a response to Severo’s return, or genuinely a matter of faith? Is Poliuto a political figure or a religious one, if the two could be separated? Using a new critical edition by the scholars William Ashbrook and Roger Parker that excises all the French accretions, Ms. Clément’s production tries to tease out these gray areas. But in a relentlessly monochrome production, she deals with politics weakly, vacillating between forcing the point and not making it at all.


Question: Who makes a treatment for double chins?

Allergan, the maker of Botox, said on Wednesday that it would pay about $2.1 billion in cash and shares for Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, which makes a treatment for double chins.

Answer: Kythera Biopharmaceuticals

<hl> Allergan, the maker of Botox, said on Wednesday that it would pay about $2.1 billion in cash and shares for Kythera Biopharmaceuticals , which makes a treatment for double chins. <hl>

Allergan, the maker of Botox, said on Wednesday that it would pay about $2.1 billion in cash and shares for <hl> Kythera Biopharmaceuticals <hl>, which makes a treatment for double chins.

Allergan, the maker of Botox, said on Wednesday that it would pay about $2.1 billion in cash and shares for <hl> Kythera Biopharmaceuticals <hl> , which makes a treatment for double chins.


Question: What came sooner than Ms. Andino expected?

Ms. Andino, a medical assistant, guessed that the video games might come sooner than she had planned. “Maybe later we’ll try playing Monopoly,” she said. “It eats up a lot of time.” In Midtown Manhattan, Jeremy Brisiel began the morning with no illusions. “We braved the weather yesterday,” he said, describing an outing to Kidville, a children’s gym and play station, with his daughter, Tallulah, 3. “Today, ‘Frozen’ will probably handle it,” he said, citing the sisters who are the film’s heroines. “Anna and Elsa all day.” But Tallulah and her mother, Melle Powers, an actress and teacher, had a better idea: taking an imaginary trip back to the Caribbean resort where they vacationed last week, making pretend sand castles on their small living room floor.

Answer: video games

<hl> Ms. Andino, a medical assistant, guessed that the video games might come sooner than she had planned. <hl> “Maybe later we’ll try playing Monopoly,” she said. “It eats up a lot of time.” In Midtown Manhattan, Jeremy Brisiel began the morning with no illusions. “We braved the weather yesterday,” he said, describing an outing to Kidville, a children’s gym and play station, with his daughter, Tallulah, 3. “Today, ‘Frozen’ will probably handle it,” he said, citing the sisters who are the film’s heroines. “Anna and Elsa all day.” But Tallulah and her mother, Melle Powers, an actress and teacher, had a better idea: taking an imaginary trip back to the Caribbean resort where they vacationed last week, making pretend sand castles on their small living room floor.

Ms. Andino, a medical assistant, guessed that the <hl> video games <hl> might come sooner than she had planned. “Maybe later we’ll try playing Monopoly,” she said. “It eats up a lot of time.” In Midtown Manhattan, Jeremy Brisiel began the morning with no illusions. “We braved the weather yesterday,” he said, describing an outing to Kidville, a children’s gym and play station, with his daughter, Tallulah, 3. “Today, ‘Frozen’ will probably handle it,” he said, citing the sisters who are the film’s heroines. “Anna and Elsa all day.” But Tallulah and her mother, Melle Powers, an actress and teacher, had a better idea: taking an imaginary trip back to the Caribbean resort where they vacationed last week, making pretend sand castles on their small living room floor.


Question: What are three of the places the site plans to find readers?

The shift in focus is an acknowledgment, Mr. Denton wrote, that the quality and engagement of an audience were more important than its sheer size. “In today’s crowded and confusing digital media world, you should focus on your strengths and have a clear message for your audience,” he wrote. Heading into 2016, he said, the company will seek to extend the lifestyle sections on each of its sites, promote product recommendations — a growing source of revenue for Gawker Media, which takes a percentage of sales that come through its sites — and expand its video offerings and live events. It will, like many other media organizations, be happy to reach readers wherever they are, Mr. Denton said, including “Apple News, YouTube and Facebook Instant Articles.” “The first blogs were a reaction against the idiocy and pomposity of mass media,” Mr. Denton said in an interview by Instant Messenger on Tuesday. “Now social media is dominated by the same stories that would have made the local television news. We’re in an era of mass social media. I think smarter readers are seeking refuge in subcultures.”

Answer: Apple News, YouTube and Facebook Instant Articles.

The shift in focus is an acknowledgment, Mr. Denton wrote, that the quality and engagement of an audience were more important than its sheer size. “In today’s crowded and confusing digital media world, you should focus on your strengths and have a clear message for your audience,” he wrote. Heading into 2016, he said, the company will seek to extend the lifestyle sections on each of its sites, promote product recommendations — a growing source of revenue for Gawker Media, which takes a percentage of sales that come through its sites — and expand its video offerings and live events. <hl> It will, like many other media organizations, be happy to reach readers wherever they are, Mr. Denton said, including “ Apple News, YouTube and Facebook Instant Articles. ” “The first blogs were a reaction against the idiocy and pomposity of mass media,” Mr. Denton said in an interview by Instant Messenger on Tuesday. <hl> “Now social media is dominated by the same stories that would have made the local television news. We’re in an era of mass social media. I think smarter readers are seeking refuge in subcultures.”

The shift in focus is an acknowledgment, Mr. Denton wrote, that the quality and engagement of an audience were more important than its sheer size. “In today’s crowded and confusing digital media world, you should focus on your strengths and have a clear message for your audience,” he wrote. Heading into 2016, he said, the company will seek to extend the lifestyle sections on each of its sites, promote product recommendations — a growing source of revenue for Gawker Media, which takes a percentage of sales that come through its sites — and expand its video offerings and live events. It will, like many other media organizations, be happy to reach readers wherever they are, Mr. Denton said, including “<hl> Apple News, YouTube and Facebook Instant Articles. <hl>” “The first blogs were a reaction against the idiocy and pomposity of mass media,” Mr. Denton said in an interview by Instant Messenger on Tuesday. “Now social media is dominated by the same stories that would have made the local television news. We’re in an era of mass social media. I think smarter readers are seeking refuge in subcultures.”

It will, like many other media organizations, be happy to reach readers wherever they are, Mr. Denton said, including “ <hl> Apple News, YouTube and Facebook Instant Articles. <hl> ” “The first blogs were a reaction against the idiocy and pomposity of mass media,” Mr. Denton said in an interview by Instant Messenger on Tuesday.


Question: How many motorcyclists were accused of taking part in a gang assault?

Answer: two

<hl> Prosecutors presenting evidence against two motorcyclists accused of taking part in a gang assault on a young family have put a larger phenomenon on trial: wild motorcycle tours, organized on the Internet, that occasionally rip through New York City, with riders snarling traffic, doing stunts, running red lights and generally creating a nuisance. <hl>

Prosecutors presenting evidence against <hl> two <hl> motorcyclists accused of taking part in a gang assault on a young family have put a larger phenomenon on trial: wild motorcycle tours, organized on the Internet, that occasionally rip through New York City, with riders snarling traffic, doing stunts, running red lights and generally creating a nuisance.


Question: Who needs new shoes?

At the same time, Mr. Hamid points out, he’s made “an attempt at optimism,” however forced and possibly misguided — so fervent is his belief that “Pakistan is a test bed for pluralism on a globalizing planet that desperately needs more pluralism.” Although he writes that Pakistanis have often been their “own worst enemies,” he says that he’s never believed the role the country frequently “plays as a villain on news shows”: “The Pakistan I knew was the out-of-character Pakistan, Pakistan without its makeup and plastic fangs, a working actor with worn-out shoes, a close family and a hearty laugh.” Despite its inclusion on lists of failing states, he goes on, Pakistan is “not a basket case,” arguing in one essay that “it has well-established political parties, noisy private media, and an independent-minded supreme court.”

Answer: working actor

At the same time, Mr. Hamid points out, he’s made “an attempt at optimism,” however forced and possibly misguided — so fervent is his belief that “Pakistan is a test bed for pluralism on a globalizing planet that desperately needs more pluralism.” <hl> Although he writes that Pakistanis have often been their “own worst enemies,” he says that he’s never believed the role the country frequently “plays as a villain on news shows”: “The Pakistan I knew was the out-of-character Pakistan, Pakistan without its makeup and plastic fangs, a working actor with worn-out shoes, a close family and a hearty laugh.” <hl> Despite its inclusion on lists of failing states, he goes on, Pakistan is “not a basket case,” arguing in one essay that “it has well-established political parties, noisy private media, and an independent-minded supreme court.”

At the same time, Mr. Hamid points out, he’s made “an attempt at optimism,” however forced and possibly misguided — so fervent is his belief that “Pakistan is a test bed for pluralism on a globalizing planet that desperately needs more pluralism.” Although he writes that Pakistanis have often been their “own worst enemies,” he says that he’s never believed the role the country frequently “plays as a villain on news shows”: “The Pakistan I knew was the out-of-character Pakistan, Pakistan without its makeup and plastic fangs, a <hl> working actor <hl> with worn-out shoes, a close family and a hearty laugh.” Despite its inclusion on lists of failing states, he goes on, Pakistan is “not a basket case,” arguing in one essay that “it has well-established political parties, noisy private media, and an independent-minded supreme court.”


Question: What city is Gibney Dance located in?

Luciana Achugar (through Dec. 19) Last year Ms. Achugar presented “Otro Teatro” at New York Live Arts, exploring what it would mean to “grow ourselves a new body.” Since that ecstatic, anarchic ritual of a performance, she has continued the investigation of pleasure, desire and dance as an agent for change. The next and perhaps final phase is “An Epilogue for Otro Teatro: True Love,” which takes over a studio at Gibney Dance’s downtown location for three hours at a time. Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway, near Chambers Street, Lower Manhattan, 646-837-6809, gibneydance.org. (Siobhan Burke)

Answer: Lower Manhattan

Luciana Achugar (through Dec. 19) Last year Ms. Achugar presented “Otro Teatro” at New York Live Arts, exploring what it would mean to “grow ourselves a new body.” Since that ecstatic, anarchic ritual of a performance, she has continued the investigation of pleasure, desire and dance as an agent for change. The next and perhaps final phase is “An Epilogue for Otro Teatro: True Love,” which takes over a studio at Gibney Dance’s downtown location for three hours at a time. <hl> Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway, near Chambers Street, Lower Manhattan , 646-837-6809, gibneydance.org. <hl> (Siobhan Burke)

Luciana Achugar (through Dec. 19) Last year Ms. Achugar presented “Otro Teatro” at New York Live Arts, exploring what it would mean to “grow ourselves a new body.” Since that ecstatic, anarchic ritual of a performance, she has continued the investigation of pleasure, desire and dance as an agent for change. The next and perhaps final phase is “An Epilogue for Otro Teatro: True Love,” which takes over a studio at Gibney Dance’s downtown location for three hours at a time. Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway, near Chambers Street, <hl> Lower Manhattan <hl>, 646-837-6809, gibneydance.org. (Siobhan Burke)

Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway, near Chambers Street, <hl> Lower Manhattan <hl> , 646-837-6809, gibneydance.org.


Question: What did Intuit put in place so that electronic filings could continue?

Intuit said the suspension, which it lifted Friday, didn’t affect federal returns. Intuit said that its systems weren’t breached, but that information used to file the fraudulent returns was stolen or obtained elsewhere. It’s unclear just how many bogus state returns were actually processed. The Utah State Tax Commission said on Thursday that it had identified 28 fraudulent returns and flagged about 8,000 as potentially fraudulent; it said 18 other states were also affected. The Minnesota Department of Revenue stopped accepting electronic filings from TurboTax on Thursday and resumed accepting them Saturday afternoon, after TurboTax put new security measures in place.

Answer: new security measures

Intuit said the suspension, which it lifted Friday, didn’t affect federal returns. Intuit said that its systems weren’t breached, but that information used to file the fraudulent returns was stolen or obtained elsewhere. It’s unclear just how many bogus state returns were actually processed. The Utah State Tax Commission said on Thursday that it had identified 28 fraudulent returns and flagged about 8,000 as potentially fraudulent; it said 18 other states were also affected. <hl> The Minnesota Department of Revenue stopped accepting electronic filings from TurboTax on Thursday and resumed accepting them Saturday afternoon, after TurboTax put new security measures in place. <hl>

Intuit said the suspension, which it lifted Friday, didn’t affect federal returns. Intuit said that its systems weren’t breached, but that information used to file the fraudulent returns was stolen or obtained elsewhere. It’s unclear just how many bogus state returns were actually processed. The Utah State Tax Commission said on Thursday that it had identified 28 fraudulent returns and flagged about 8,000 as potentially fraudulent; it said 18 other states were also affected. The Minnesota Department of Revenue stopped accepting electronic filings from TurboTax on Thursday and resumed accepting them Saturday afternoon, after TurboTax put <hl> new security measures <hl> in place.


Question: Who is supposed to supervise the Afghan Local Police?

The widespread nature of the problem has prompted Mr. Ghani to order an immediate “personnel asset inventory,” official said. Mr. Atmar said the increase in recruitment of the A.L.P. was to “front-load” for other national forces, with the goal of eventually using the new recruits to fill the vacancies that exist in the army and the police. The Afghan Local Police were established by American commanders as a low-cost auxiliary force trained by the United States Special Forces. But even when units have been under direct American supervision, some have committed abuses. Several assessments, the most comprehensive of them by the International Crisis Group, have concluded that the A.L.P. “has not improved security in many places and even exacerbated the conflict in many districts.”

Answer: American supervision

The widespread nature of the problem has prompted Mr. Ghani to order an immediate “personnel asset inventory,” official said. Mr. Atmar said the increase in recruitment of the A.L.P. was to “front-load” for other national forces, with the goal of eventually using the new recruits to fill the vacancies that exist in the army and the police. The Afghan Local Police were established by American commanders as a low-cost auxiliary force trained by the United States Special Forces. <hl> But even when units have been under direct American supervision , some have committed abuses. <hl> Several assessments, the most comprehensive of them by the International Crisis Group, have concluded that the A.L.P. “has not improved security in many places and even exacerbated the conflict in many districts.”

The widespread nature of the problem has prompted Mr. Ghani to order an immediate “personnel asset inventory,” official said. Mr. Atmar said the increase in recruitment of the A.L.P. was to “front-load” for other national forces, with the goal of eventually using the new recruits to fill the vacancies that exist in the army and the police. The Afghan Local Police were established by American commanders as a low-cost auxiliary force trained by the United States Special Forces. But even when units have been under direct <hl> American supervision <hl>, some have committed abuses. Several assessments, the most comprehensive of them by the International Crisis Group, have concluded that the A.L.P. “has not improved security in many places and even exacerbated the conflict in many districts.”

But even when units have been under direct <hl> American supervision <hl> , some have committed abuses.


Question: Who wrote the musical retelling, Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale?

‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’ (Saturday) Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: In this creative musical retelling, by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to apples — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming. (Through May 9.) At 1 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, 212-352-3101, 13thstreetrep.org.

Answer: June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden

‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’ (Saturday) Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: <hl> In this creative musical retelling, by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden , Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. <hl> These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to apples — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming. (Through May 9.) At 1 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, 212-352-3101, 13thstreetrep.org.

‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’ (Saturday) Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: In this creative musical retelling, by <hl> June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden <hl>, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to apples — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming. (Through May 9.) At 1 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, 212-352-3101, 13thstreetrep.org.

In this creative musical retelling, by <hl> June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden <hl> , Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch.


Question: What job did Ms. Francik take?

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

Answer: public defender

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

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


Question: Who is Greg Prince?

But some telling evidence points to trouble for the Yankees and a boon for the Mets, suggesting that New York might be turning into a Mets town for the first time since their championship season of 1986. “It certainly feels like something’s happening,” said Greg Prince, a blogger for the website Faith and Fear in Flushing. “Winning certainly can change the equation, especially winning that hasn’t happened in a long time. It’s not that the other team in New York isn’t winning, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of spark to it, while what’s happening to the Mets feels fresh and novel.” It is not just a feeling. By the measures of attendance and television viewership, the Mets are surging while their crosstown rivals are sliding a bit. It is an improbable reversal of fortune, given that the Yankees have dominated the market so clearly since they won four World Series from 1996 to 2000, capped by a triumph over the Mets in the so-called Subway Series.

Answer: a blogger for the website Faith and Fear in Flushing

But some telling evidence points to trouble for the Yankees and a boon for the Mets, suggesting that New York might be turning into a Mets town for the first time since their championship season of 1986. <hl> “It certainly feels like something’s happening,” said Greg Prince, a blogger for the website Faith and Fear in Flushing . <hl> “Winning certainly can change the equation, especially winning that hasn’t happened in a long time. It’s not that the other team in New York isn’t winning, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of spark to it, while what’s happening to the Mets feels fresh and novel.” It is not just a feeling. By the measures of attendance and television viewership, the Mets are surging while their crosstown rivals are sliding a bit. It is an improbable reversal of fortune, given that the Yankees have dominated the market so clearly since they won four World Series from 1996 to 2000, capped by a triumph over the Mets in the so-called Subway Series.

But some telling evidence points to trouble for the Yankees and a boon for the Mets, suggesting that New York might be turning into a Mets town for the first time since their championship season of 1986. “It certainly feels like something’s happening,” said Greg Prince, <hl> a blogger for the website Faith and Fear in Flushing <hl>. “Winning certainly can change the equation, especially winning that hasn’t happened in a long time. It’s not that the other team in New York isn’t winning, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of spark to it, while what’s happening to the Mets feels fresh and novel.” It is not just a feeling. By the measures of attendance and television viewership, the Mets are surging while their crosstown rivals are sliding a bit. It is an improbable reversal of fortune, given that the Yankees have dominated the market so clearly since they won four World Series from 1996 to 2000, capped by a triumph over the Mets in the so-called Subway Series.

“It certainly feels like something’s happening,” said Greg Prince, <hl> a blogger for the website Faith and Fear in Flushing <hl> .


Question: What was the size of AMC's setback in the last few years?

AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch game plans. “With all the changes of the world today — whether it’s technology, volume of programming, fewer and fewer shows breaking through — what we remain focused on are many of the things that got us to the dance in the first place,” Mr. Collier said. That strategy, he said, is matching the quality of premium cable on basic cable, and becoming a home for the industry’s best writers and showrunners. AMC had a small setback in the last few years when it was forced to adjust a development process that was described by some in the industry as onerous. The system, dismissively referred to as the “bake-off,” required producers to sketch out in extensive detail what their prospective show would look like after the pilot — forecasting what would happen several seasons down the line. Even then, AMC was not guaranteed to put the show on the air.

Answer: small

AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch game plans. “With all the changes of the world today — whether it’s technology, volume of programming, fewer and fewer shows breaking through — what we remain focused on are many of the things that got us to the dance in the first place,” Mr. Collier said. That strategy, he said, is matching the quality of premium cable on basic cable, and becoming a home for the industry’s best writers and showrunners. <hl> AMC had a small setback in the last few years when it was forced to adjust a development process that was described by some in the industry as onerous. <hl> The system, dismissively referred to as the “bake-off,” required producers to sketch out in extensive detail what their prospective show would look like after the pilot — forecasting what would happen several seasons down the line. Even then, AMC was not guaranteed to put the show on the air.

AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch game plans. “With all the changes of the world today — whether it’s technology, volume of programming, fewer and fewer shows breaking through — what we remain focused on are many of the things that got us to the dance in the first place,” Mr. Collier said. That strategy, he said, is matching the quality of premium cable on basic cable, and becoming a home for the industry’s best writers and showrunners. AMC had a <hl> small <hl> setback in the last few years when it was forced to adjust a development process that was described by some in the industry as onerous. The system, dismissively referred to as the “bake-off,” required producers to sketch out in extensive detail what their prospective show would look like after the pilot — forecasting what would happen several seasons down the line. Even then, AMC was not guaranteed to put the show on the air.


Question: who posed a problem to the wildcats?

Texas Southern, from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, represented a potential land mine for the Wildcats. Coach Mike Davis spent six seasons at Indiana, succeeding Bobby Knight, and led the Hoosiers to the national championship game in 2002. Davis created one of the most difficult nonconference schedules in the country, with road games against the likes of Gonzaga, Baylor, Florida and Indiana. Among a slew of experience-building losses were a couple of upsets in late December, at Kansas State and at Michigan State.

Answer: Texas Southern

<hl> Texas Southern , from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, represented a potential land mine for the Wildcats. <hl> Coach Mike Davis spent six seasons at Indiana, succeeding Bobby Knight, and led the Hoosiers to the national championship game in 2002. Davis created one of the most difficult nonconference schedules in the country, with road games against the likes of Gonzaga, Baylor, Florida and Indiana. Among a slew of experience-building losses were a couple of upsets in late December, at Kansas State and at Michigan State.

<hl> Texas Southern <hl>, from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, represented a potential land mine for the Wildcats. Coach Mike Davis spent six seasons at Indiana, succeeding Bobby Knight, and led the Hoosiers to the national championship game in 2002. Davis created one of the most difficult nonconference schedules in the country, with road games against the likes of Gonzaga, Baylor, Florida and Indiana. Among a slew of experience-building losses were a couple of upsets in late December, at Kansas State and at Michigan State.

<hl> Texas Southern <hl> , from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, represented a potential land mine for the Wildcats.


Question: How long was Steinem an editor for a magazine?

Justice Ginsburg was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. In 1993, President Bill Clinton elevated her to the Supreme Court, making her the court’s second female justice, following Sandra Day O’Connor. (Justice Ginsburg is the subject of a tribute biography, “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.) Meanwhile, Ms. Steinem was an editor at Ms. for nearly 20 years, becoming the public face of the women’s movement. (She continues at the magazine as an adviser.) She has traveled extensively, speaking out for women’s and human rights, winning numerous awards for her work in media and advocacy, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. Her new book, “My Life on the Road,” was published last month.

Answer: nearly 20 years

Justice Ginsburg was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. In 1993, President Bill Clinton elevated her to the Supreme Court, making her the court’s second female justice, following Sandra Day O’Connor. (Justice Ginsburg is the subject of a tribute biography, “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.) <hl> Meanwhile, Ms. Steinem was an editor at Ms. for nearly 20 years , becoming the public face of the women’s movement. <hl> (She continues at the magazine as an adviser.) She has traveled extensively, speaking out for women’s and human rights, winning numerous awards for her work in media and advocacy, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. Her new book, “My Life on the Road,” was published last month.

Justice Ginsburg was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. In 1993, President Bill Clinton elevated her to the Supreme Court, making her the court’s second female justice, following Sandra Day O’Connor. (Justice Ginsburg is the subject of a tribute biography, “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.) Meanwhile, Ms. Steinem was an editor at Ms. for <hl> nearly 20 years <hl>, becoming the public face of the women’s movement. (She continues at the magazine as an adviser.) She has traveled extensively, speaking out for women’s and human rights, winning numerous awards for her work in media and advocacy, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. Her new book, “My Life on the Road,” was published last month.

Meanwhile, Ms. Steinem was an editor at Ms. for <hl> nearly 20 years <hl> , becoming the public face of the women’s movement.


Question: do players favor lobbying or public campaings?

In the end, it was close. The merger was backed by 69.53 percent of the shareholders who voted on Friday, narrowly above the amount needed. Investor activism like the Samsung fight is relatively uncommon in Asia. Publicly traded companies often remain under the control of close-knit family groups or state-backed shareholders, and legal protections for minority investors can be patchy. In many cases, activism in Asia plays out over a longer horizon, with players favoring persistent behind-the scenes lobbying over public campaigns.

Answer: lobbying

In the end, it was close. The merger was backed by 69.53 percent of the shareholders who voted on Friday, narrowly above the amount needed. Investor activism like the Samsung fight is relatively uncommon in Asia. Publicly traded companies often remain under the control of close-knit family groups or state-backed shareholders, and legal protections for minority investors can be patchy. <hl> In many cases, activism in Asia plays out over a longer horizon, with players favoring persistent behind-the scenes lobbying over public campaigns. <hl>

In the end, it was close. The merger was backed by 69.53 percent of the shareholders who voted on Friday, narrowly above the amount needed. Investor activism like the Samsung fight is relatively uncommon in Asia. Publicly traded companies often remain under the control of close-knit family groups or state-backed shareholders, and legal protections for minority investors can be patchy. In many cases, activism in Asia plays out over a longer horizon, with players favoring persistent behind-the scenes <hl> lobbying <hl> over public campaigns.


Question: Where was there a lot of talk about experience in running the government?

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

Answer: Republican debate

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

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


Question: The religion and Mr. Carson focus on primarily what?

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

Answer: health

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. <hl> His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health . <hl> “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting <hl> health <hl>. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting <hl> health <hl> .


Question: Who is the indian leader?

The program details the awful first winter, the crucial alliance with the Indian leader Massasoit, and the colony’s eventual arrival at stability. In classic documentary style, writings from the time are read to accompany the narrative, most of them from the journal of William Bradford, who became the colony’s governor. The actor Roger Rees renders Bradford beautifully; it was among his last performances before his death in July. Mr. Burns’s most inspired touch is to end not in the 1600s, but two centuries later, by following what happened to Bradford’s journal. It disappeared during the Revolutionary War, then was rediscovered in the mid-1800s, just when a divided United States was in need of some feel-good, unifying core stories. The Mayflower passengers suffered terrible hardships, and from the Indians’ point of view their arrival was ultimately a dark day. But not on Thanksgiving.

Answer: Massasoit

<hl> The program details the awful first winter, the crucial alliance with the Indian leader Massasoit , and the colony’s eventual arrival at stability. <hl> In classic documentary style, writings from the time are read to accompany the narrative, most of them from the journal of William Bradford, who became the colony’s governor. The actor Roger Rees renders Bradford beautifully; it was among his last performances before his death in July. Mr. Burns’s most inspired touch is to end not in the 1600s, but two centuries later, by following what happened to Bradford’s journal. It disappeared during the Revolutionary War, then was rediscovered in the mid-1800s, just when a divided United States was in need of some feel-good, unifying core stories. The Mayflower passengers suffered terrible hardships, and from the Indians’ point of view their arrival was ultimately a dark day. But not on Thanksgiving.

The program details the awful first winter, the crucial alliance with the Indian leader <hl> Massasoit <hl>, and the colony’s eventual arrival at stability. In classic documentary style, writings from the time are read to accompany the narrative, most of them from the journal of William Bradford, who became the colony’s governor. The actor Roger Rees renders Bradford beautifully; it was among his last performances before his death in July. Mr. Burns’s most inspired touch is to end not in the 1600s, but two centuries later, by following what happened to Bradford’s journal. It disappeared during the Revolutionary War, then was rediscovered in the mid-1800s, just when a divided United States was in need of some feel-good, unifying core stories. The Mayflower passengers suffered terrible hardships, and from the Indians’ point of view their arrival was ultimately a dark day. But not on Thanksgiving.

The program details the awful first winter, the crucial alliance with the Indian leader <hl> Massasoit <hl> , and the colony’s eventual arrival at stability.


Question: What system is used for rating factors?

FYI Decision, which is free for iOS, is a great alternative to ChoiceMap and Decision Buddy. The app works in similar ways, using a slider system for rating how much each of the influencing factors should weigh into the decision. But this app’s strength is that it displays the results more visually, with charts that show how your ratings affected the recommended outcome. If you’re choosing a car to buy, for example, you can see how your concern about price would affect the available models. I love this app’s simplicity, but it’s worth pointing out that it is supported by advertising, and the pop-up ads can be annoying. It costs $3 to upgrade to remove the ads. The upgrade also allows it to output results as a PDF.

Answer: slider

FYI Decision, which is free for iOS, is a great alternative to ChoiceMap and Decision Buddy. <hl> The app works in similar ways, using a slider system for rating how much each of the influencing factors should weigh into the decision. <hl> But this app’s strength is that it displays the results more visually, with charts that show how your ratings affected the recommended outcome. If you’re choosing a car to buy, for example, you can see how your concern about price would affect the available models. I love this app’s simplicity, but it’s worth pointing out that it is supported by advertising, and the pop-up ads can be annoying. It costs $3 to upgrade to remove the ads. The upgrade also allows it to output results as a PDF.

FYI Decision, which is free for iOS, is a great alternative to ChoiceMap and Decision Buddy. The app works in similar ways, using a <hl> slider <hl> system for rating how much each of the influencing factors should weigh into the decision. But this app’s strength is that it displays the results more visually, with charts that show how your ratings affected the recommended outcome. If you’re choosing a car to buy, for example, you can see how your concern about price would affect the available models. I love this app’s simplicity, but it’s worth pointing out that it is supported by advertising, and the pop-up ads can be annoying. It costs $3 to upgrade to remove the ads. The upgrade also allows it to output results as a PDF.


Question: What did Mr. Callander envisage once he read the book(Wolf Hall)?

“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: 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. 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. <hl> Mr. Callender said that as soon as he read the books, he envisaged a television production . <hl>

“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 <hl> a television production <hl>.

Mr. Callender said that as soon as he read the books, he envisaged <hl> a television production <hl> .


Question: Who had their first interception in the NFL?

It made all the difference. Butler, a reserve cornerback and undrafted rookie who was understandably convinced he would be the goat after Kearse had played pinball wizard at his expense, turned out to be quite the contrary. This was not by chance. He recognized an opportunity and made it happen, correctly reading the pick play and slant route the Seahawks were counting on and beating Ricardo Lockette to the ball as he and Lockette collided. It was the first interception of Butler’s N.F.L. career.

Answer: Butler

It made all the difference. <hl> Butler , a reserve cornerback and undrafted rookie who was understandably convinced he would be the goat after Kearse had played pinball wizard at his expense, turned out to be quite the contrary. <hl> This was not by chance. He recognized an opportunity and made it happen, correctly reading the pick play and slant route the Seahawks were counting on and beating Ricardo Lockette to the ball as he and Lockette collided. It was the first interception of Butler’s N.F.L. career.

It made all the difference. <hl> Butler <hl>, a reserve cornerback and undrafted rookie who was understandably convinced he would be the goat after Kearse had played pinball wizard at his expense, turned out to be quite the contrary. This was not by chance. He recognized an opportunity and made it happen, correctly reading the pick play and slant route the Seahawks were counting on and beating Ricardo Lockette to the ball as he and Lockette collided. It was the first interception of Butler’s N.F.L. career.

<hl> Butler <hl> , a reserve cornerback and undrafted rookie who was understandably convinced he would be the goat after Kearse had played pinball wizard at his expense, turned out to be quite the contrary.


Question: What kind of cancer did Stuart Scott have?

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

Answer: appendiceal cancer

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

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