Question: During the patent period, can non-patent-holding companies preemptively gain FDA approval for the drug?

And that’s why pharmaceutical innovators pursue leads that can be patented. A drug patent, along with subsequent F.D.A. approval and granting of market exclusivity, offers the patent holder a period of time during which it may market the drug without competition. Even though the information about the efficacy and safety of the drug is available after clinical trials have been run, no other organization may use it to secure F.D.A. approval during the patent protection period. Typically, a drug reaches the market with about 13 years left on its original patent, though in some cases it can be extended longer. During the granted period of market exclusivity, pharmaceutical manufacturers can price drugs higher than they could if there were competition from firms marketing the same molecule. By doing so, they recover their investment and make a profit. Though many people are shocked by the high prices of some prescription drugs — like Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi, a new and effective treatment for hepatitis C that can cost $84,000 per treatment — they’re the inducement for innovation.

Answer: no

<hl> And that’s why pharmaceutical in no vators pursue leads that can be patented. <hl> A drug patent, along with subsequent F.D.A. approval and granting of market exclusivity, offers the patent holder a period of time during which it may market the drug without competition. Even though the information about the efficacy and safety of the drug is available after clinical trials have been run, no other organization may use it to secure F.D.A. approval during the patent protection period. Typically, a drug reaches the market with about 13 years left on its original patent, though in some cases it can be extended longer. During the granted period of market exclusivity, pharmaceutical manufacturers can price drugs higher than they could if there were competition from firms marketing the same molecule. By doing so, they recover their investment and make a profit. Though many people are shocked by the high prices of some prescription drugs — like Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi, a new and effective treatment for hepatitis C that can cost $84,000 per treatment — they’re the inducement for innovation.

And that’s why pharmaceutical in<hl> no <hl>vators pursue leads that can be patented. A drug patent, along with subsequent F.D.A. approval and granting of market exclusivity, offers the patent holder a period of time during which it may market the drug without competition. Even though the information about the efficacy and safety of the drug is available after clinical trials have been run, no other organization may use it to secure F.D.A. approval during the patent protection period. Typically, a drug reaches the market with about 13 years left on its original patent, though in some cases it can be extended longer. During the granted period of market exclusivity, pharmaceutical manufacturers can price drugs higher than they could if there were competition from firms marketing the same molecule. By doing so, they recover their investment and make a profit. Though many people are shocked by the high prices of some prescription drugs — like Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi, a new and effective treatment for hepatitis C that can cost $84,000 per treatment — they’re the inducement for innovation.

And that’s why pharmaceutical in <hl> no <hl> vators pursue leads that can be patented.


Question: Who is an acquaintance of Mr. Yu that also signed the petition?

Last week, he posted online a letter he sent to Chinese leaders that accused the Ministry of Public Security of illegally detaining lawyers. A few days later, he added his name to a petition, addressed to Mr. Xi, demanding that the police be held accountable for their role in the detentions. Cheng Hai, 63, an acquaintance of Mr. Yu who also signed the letter, said he thought the police might be seeking to punish him for openly criticizing the authorities. Mr. Cheng added that he himself was unafraid of the possible repercussions of signing. “Safeguarding rule of law has its price,” he said in an interview.

Answer: Cheng Hai

Last week, he posted online a letter he sent to Chinese leaders that accused the Ministry of Public Security of illegally detaining lawyers. A few days later, he added his name to a petition, addressed to Mr. Xi, demanding that the police be held accountable for their role in the detentions. <hl> Cheng Hai , 63, an acquaintance of Mr. Yu who also signed the letter, said he thought the police might be seeking to punish him for openly criticizing the authorities. <hl> Mr. Cheng added that he himself was unafraid of the possible repercussions of signing. “Safeguarding rule of law has its price,” he said in an interview.

Last week, he posted online a letter he sent to Chinese leaders that accused the Ministry of Public Security of illegally detaining lawyers. A few days later, he added his name to a petition, addressed to Mr. Xi, demanding that the police be held accountable for their role in the detentions. <hl> Cheng Hai <hl>, 63, an acquaintance of Mr. Yu who also signed the letter, said he thought the police might be seeking to punish him for openly criticizing the authorities. Mr. Cheng added that he himself was unafraid of the possible repercussions of signing. “Safeguarding rule of law has its price,” he said in an interview.

<hl> Cheng Hai <hl> , 63, an acquaintance of Mr. Yu who also signed the letter, said he thought the police might be seeking to punish him for openly criticizing the authorities.


Question: where she ended up going for school  ?

“So on the one hand,” said Ms. English, 65, “you felt welcomed into a family. The flip side was you couldn’t be invisible. Everyone was forced to engage.” Which meant quickly developing critical-thinking skills and debate techniques, and taking leadership roles in student government. Ms. English first thought she might go to law school, but ended up at the Yale School of Management, after which she went to work for the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Now, she is president and chief executive of Fight for Children, a nonprofit in Washington.

Answer: ended up at the Yale School of Management

“So on the one hand,” said Ms. English, 65, “you felt welcomed into a family. The flip side was you couldn’t be invisible. Everyone was forced to engage.” Which meant quickly developing critical-thinking skills and debate techniques, and taking leadership roles in student government. <hl> Ms. English first thought she might go to law school, but ended up at the Yale School of Management , after which she went to work for the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. <hl> Now, she is president and chief executive of Fight for Children, a nonprofit in Washington.

“So on the one hand,” said Ms. English, 65, “you felt welcomed into a family. The flip side was you couldn’t be invisible. Everyone was forced to engage.” Which meant quickly developing critical-thinking skills and debate techniques, and taking leadership roles in student government. Ms. English first thought she might go to law school, but <hl> ended up at the Yale School of Management <hl>, after which she went to work for the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Now, she is president and chief executive of Fight for Children, a nonprofit in Washington.

Ms. English first thought she might go to law school, but <hl> ended up at the Yale School of Management <hl> , after which she went to work for the consulting firm McKinsey & Company.


Question: What did the advisers need before discussing private matters?

“A lot of what he says resonates with what you and I would call ‘reasonable, thinking people,’” Mr. Rendell said. “That’s the part that I think is important for Hillary or any Republican running, or Bernie Sanders, or anybody. That’s the part that I think is important for them to realize.” Many of Mrs. Clinton’s advisers say they still doubt Mr. Trump will be the Republican nominee, but they have contemplated what it would mean for Mrs. Clinton, a policy wonk known for her 12-point plans to approach problems, to run against the visceral Mr. Trump, said several of those advisers who insisted on anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Answer: anonymity

“A lot of what he says resonates with what you and I would call ‘reasonable, thinking people,’” Mr. Rendell said. “That’s the part that I think is important for Hillary or any Republican running, or Bernie Sanders, or anybody. That’s the part that I think is important for them to realize.” <hl> Many of Mrs. Clinton’s advisers say they still doubt Mr. Trump will be the Republican nominee, but they have contemplated what it would mean for Mrs. Clinton, a policy wonk known for her 12-point plans to approach problems, to run against the visceral Mr. Trump, said several of those advisers who insisted on anonymity to discuss private conversations. <hl>

“A lot of what he says resonates with what you and I would call ‘reasonable, thinking people,’” Mr. Rendell said. “That’s the part that I think is important for Hillary or any Republican running, or Bernie Sanders, or anybody. That’s the part that I think is important for them to realize.” Many of Mrs. Clinton’s advisers say they still doubt Mr. Trump will be the Republican nominee, but they have contemplated what it would mean for Mrs. Clinton, a policy wonk known for her 12-point plans to approach problems, to run against the visceral Mr. Trump, said several of those advisers who insisted on <hl> anonymity <hl> to discuss private conversations.


Question: What have the women been subject to while in custody?

Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of provoking social instability. One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for hepatitis. Another, Wang Man, 33, a gender researcher, was said to have had a mild heart attack while in custody. Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to near-constant interrogation.

Answer: near-constant interrogation

Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of provoking social instability. One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for hepatitis. Another, Wang Man, 33, a gender researcher, was said to have had a mild heart attack while in custody. <hl> Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to near-constant interrogation . <hl>

Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of provoking social instability. One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for hepatitis. Another, Wang Man, 33, a gender researcher, was said to have had a mild heart attack while in custody. Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to <hl> near-constant interrogation <hl>.

Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to <hl> near-constant interrogation <hl> .


Question: What is Boire's plan to change Barnes and Noble's image?

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

Answer: reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.”

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. <hl> To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. <hl> “There’s a lot of opportunity.”

“We didn’t have any money, and my mother was a voracious reader,” he said. “I remember telling a friend, when I grow up, I want to be able to afford hardcover books.” Mr. Boire, who took the helm as chief executive of Barnes & Noble in September, still seems to have a soft spot for physical books. Walking through the first floor of a Barnes & Noble store in Union Square in Manhattan recently, Mr. Boire couldn’t help himself from reflexively straightening the jagged piles of books on the display tables so that the spines lined up neatly. Now Mr. Boire, 54, the former chief executive of Sears Canada and a retail veteran who has worked at Brookstone, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of the beleaguered bookstore chain, which has been stung in recent years by the rise of Amazon, steep losses from its Nook e-reader division and a string of store closings. To that end, Mr. Boire is leading a push to rebrand Barnes & Noble as more than just a bookstore by expanding its offerings of toys, games, gadgets and other gifts and <hl> reshaping the nation’s largest bookstore chain into a “lifestyle brand.” <hl> “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” Mr. Boire said. “There’s a lot of opportunity.”


Question: How much were the bidders ready to pay for Picasso's "Femmes d'Alger"?

The $616,000 paid in 1958 by the banking heir Paul Mellon for Cézanne’s “Boy in a Red Waistcoat” at Sotheby’s sale of works from the Jakob Goldschmidt Collection — the first-ever “black tie” evening sale — was hailed as an auction high for a modern work of art. But then Old Masters were still the dominant collecting taste. Also, as “Capital in the 21st Century” points out, at that time the richest 10 percent claimed less than 35 percent of America’s national income, down from 50 percent in the 1920s, when Huntington was spending $20,000 on phone calls. It’s worth noting that this income-adjusted methodology ranks Van Gogh’s “Dr. Gachet” as the most expensive artwork sold at auction in modern times. That result was a direct product of Japan’s late 1980s “bubble” economy. Now, as the auction houses never tire of telling us, there are a lot more players at the top end of the art market from a lot more countries. No fewer than five telephone bidders were prepared to spend more than $120 million on Picasso’s “Femmes d’Alger” in New York last month.

Answer: more than $120 million

The $616,000 paid in 1958 by the banking heir Paul Mellon for Cézanne’s “Boy in a Red Waistcoat” at Sotheby’s sale of works from the Jakob Goldschmidt Collection — the first-ever “black tie” evening sale — was hailed as an auction high for a modern work of art. But then Old Masters were still the dominant collecting taste. Also, as “Capital in the 21st Century” points out, at that time the richest 10 percent claimed less than 35 percent of America’s national income, down from 50 percent in the 1920s, when Huntington was spending $20,000 on phone calls. It’s worth noting that this income-adjusted methodology ranks Van Gogh’s “Dr. Gachet” as the most expensive artwork sold at auction in modern times. That result was a direct product of Japan’s late 1980s “bubble” economy. Now, as the auction houses never tire of telling us, there are a lot more players at the top end of the art market from a lot more countries. <hl> No fewer than five telephone bidders were prepared to spend more than $120 million on Picasso’s “Femmes d’Alger” in New York last month. <hl>

The $616,000 paid in 1958 by the banking heir Paul Mellon for Cézanne’s “Boy in a Red Waistcoat” at Sotheby’s sale of works from the Jakob Goldschmidt Collection — the first-ever “black tie” evening sale — was hailed as an auction high for a modern work of art. But then Old Masters were still the dominant collecting taste. Also, as “Capital in the 21st Century” points out, at that time the richest 10 percent claimed less than 35 percent of America’s national income, down from 50 percent in the 1920s, when Huntington was spending $20,000 on phone calls. It’s worth noting that this income-adjusted methodology ranks Van Gogh’s “Dr. Gachet” as the most expensive artwork sold at auction in modern times. That result was a direct product of Japan’s late 1980s “bubble” economy. Now, as the auction houses never tire of telling us, there are a lot more players at the top end of the art market from a lot more countries. No fewer than five telephone bidders were prepared to spend <hl> more than $120 million <hl> on Picasso’s “Femmes d’Alger” in New York last month.


Question: What solution did the banks come up with when they can't find acceptable collateral?

As was the case in Cyprus during its banking crisis, when a financial system implodes, finding acceptable collateral to swap for desperately needed loans can be difficult. The solution has been for the banks to manufacture and issue billions of euros of short-term bonds, which — because they carry the guarantee of the Greek government — can be used as collateral to secure much-needed cash from the European Central Bank. As long as the bank’s problem is access to short-term funds and not solvency, such machinations can work. In the last year or so, Greek banks have issued more than €50 billion worth of these securities at artificially high interest rates (the higher the rate, the more valuable the collateral becomes in securing loans).

Answer: manufacture and issue billions of euros of short-term bonds

As was the case in Cyprus during its banking crisis, when a financial system implodes, finding acceptable collateral to swap for desperately needed loans can be difficult. <hl> The solution has been for the banks to manufacture and issue billions of euros of short-term bonds , which — because they carry the guarantee of the Greek government — can be used as collateral to secure much-needed cash from the European Central Bank. <hl> As long as the bank’s problem is access to short-term funds and not solvency, such machinations can work. In the last year or so, Greek banks have issued more than €50 billion worth of these securities at artificially high interest rates (the higher the rate, the more valuable the collateral becomes in securing loans).

As was the case in Cyprus during its banking crisis, when a financial system implodes, finding acceptable collateral to swap for desperately needed loans can be difficult. The solution has been for the banks to <hl> manufacture and issue billions of euros of short-term bonds <hl>, which — because they carry the guarantee of the Greek government — can be used as collateral to secure much-needed cash from the European Central Bank. As long as the bank’s problem is access to short-term funds and not solvency, such machinations can work. In the last year or so, Greek banks have issued more than €50 billion worth of these securities at artificially high interest rates (the higher the rate, the more valuable the collateral becomes in securing loans).

The solution has been for the banks to <hl> manufacture and issue billions of euros of short-term bonds <hl> , which — because they carry the guarantee of the Greek government — can be used as collateral to secure much-needed cash from the European Central Bank.


Question: What did the witnesses state the 30 year old man did?

3. The 30-year-old man charged with killing a Texas sheriff’s deputy said nothing as prosecutors described horrified witnesses at a gas station watching as he repeatedly shot the victim from behind. The district attorney said she did not know if anti-police sentiment was a factor. 4. Traffic in Hungary backed up for miles as Austria stepped up border checks. Last week’s discovery of the remains of 71 people in an abandoned, unventilated truck pushed Europe to the grim realization that homegrown trafficking rings were preying on the incoming floods of war refugees and other migrants. 5. Refugees packed trains from Hungary to Germany, which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians. The German leader, Angela Merkel, warned that Europe faces the possible end of the open border policy that has defined the European Union.

Answer: shot the victim from behind

3. The 30-year-old man charged with killing a Texas sheriff’s deputy said nothing as prosecutors described horrified witnesses at a gas station watching <hl> as he repeatedly shot the victim from behind . <hl> The district attorney said she did not know if anti-police sentiment was a factor. 4. Traffic in Hungary backed up for miles as Austria stepped up border checks. Last week’s discovery of the remains of 71 people in an abandoned, unventilated truck pushed Europe to the grim realization that homegrown trafficking rings were preying on the incoming floods of war refugees and other migrants. 5. Refugees packed trains from Hungary to Germany, which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians. The German leader, Angela Merkel, warned that Europe faces the possible end of the open border policy that has defined the European Union.

3. The 30-year-old man charged with killing a Texas sheriff’s deputy said nothing as prosecutors described horrified witnesses at a gas station watching as he repeatedly <hl> shot the victim from behind <hl>. The district attorney said she did not know if anti-police sentiment was a factor. 4. Traffic in Hungary backed up for miles as Austria stepped up border checks. Last week’s discovery of the remains of 71 people in an abandoned, unventilated truck pushed Europe to the grim realization that homegrown trafficking rings were preying on the incoming floods of war refugees and other migrants. 5. Refugees packed trains from Hungary to Germany, which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians. The German leader, Angela Merkel, warned that Europe faces the possible end of the open border policy that has defined the European Union.

as he repeatedly <hl> shot the victim from behind <hl> .


Question: Who is harassing the locals?

“The militias also beat and kill people; they ask for a share,” Mr. Qul said. “They have taken up weapons to bring security, but they are doing the looting themselves.” A senior security official acknowledged that the militias were harassing the locals, but said they had been warned “not to touch people’s property.” “It was a tradition here: when the Taliban raided a village, they would loot and burn houses,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the trouble. “And when the government took back the area, the militias would do the same, they would be so happy to come with us on the operation.”

Answer: the militias

“The militias also beat and kill people; they ask for a share,” Mr. Qul said. “They have taken up weapons to bring security, but they are doing the looting themselves.” <hl> A senior security official acknowledged that the militias were harassing the locals, but said they had been warned “not to touch people’s property.” <hl> “It was a tradition here: when the Taliban raided a village, they would loot and burn houses,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the trouble. “And when the government took back the area, the militias would do the same, they would be so happy to come with us on the operation.”

“The militias also beat and kill people; they ask for a share,” Mr. Qul said. “They have taken up weapons to bring security, but they are doing the looting themselves.” A senior security official acknowledged that <hl> the militias <hl> were harassing the locals, but said they had been warned “not to touch people’s property.” “It was a tradition here: when the Taliban raided a village, they would loot and burn houses,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the trouble. “And when the government took back the area, the militias would do the same, they would be so happy to come with us on the operation.”


Question: Who is a board member of the New York Times Company?

Unable to come to an agreement on a role at the firm where he served as senior founding partner, Mr. Kohlberg left to form his own investment firm, Kohlberg & Company, in 1987, with his son James as co-founder. (James Kohlberg is a board member of The New York Times Company.) “We must all insist on ethical behavior or we will kill the golden goose,” Mr. Kohlberg said at his last investor conference at K.K.R. Kohlberg & Company has raised $5 billion from investors since its inception, having struck $10 billion worth of deals in its own right.

Answer: James Kohlberg

Unable to come to an agreement on a role at the firm where he served as senior founding partner, Mr. Kohlberg left to form his own investment firm, Kohlberg & Company, in 1987, with his son James as co-founder. <hl> ( James Kohlberg is a board member of The New York Times Company.) <hl> “We must all insist on ethical behavior or we will kill the golden goose,” Mr. Kohlberg said at his last investor conference at K.K.R. Kohlberg & Company has raised $5 billion from investors since its inception, having struck $10 billion worth of deals in its own right.

Unable to come to an agreement on a role at the firm where he served as senior founding partner, Mr. Kohlberg left to form his own investment firm, Kohlberg & Company, in 1987, with his son James as co-founder. (<hl> James Kohlberg <hl> is a board member of The New York Times Company.) “We must all insist on ethical behavior or we will kill the golden goose,” Mr. Kohlberg said at his last investor conference at K.K.R. Kohlberg & Company has raised $5 billion from investors since its inception, having struck $10 billion worth of deals in its own right.

( <hl> James Kohlberg <hl> is a board member of The New York Times Company.)


Question: Who is president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia?

In addition to announcing 211,000 new hires last month — a bit more than Wall Street had expected — the Labor Department also revised upward its earlier estimate of job creation in September and October by a total of 26,000 jobs. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent. The labor market strength evident in the November data removes the last major uncertainty before the Fed decision. “This is a green light from our perspective,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors. Wall Street, which in the past has sold off after strong jobs data and the prospect of higher interest rates, greeted the report with enthusiasm, perhaps because it removes any remaining uncertainty about the Fed’s plans. Stocks reversed Thursday’s losses and rose more than 2 percent; bond yields fell slightly.  The report on Friday echoes other recent positive data on job openings, new weekly claims for unemployment benefits and private payroll surveys, Mr. Orlando added. “This is a good number for liftoff,” he said, referring to the expected move by the central bank, which has held rates near zero since December 2008. Over all, the Labor Department data painted a picture of an economy that is growing steadily and creating jobs at a healthy pace, even as wage gains remain subdued and many Americans are still stuck on the sidelines of the recovery. If hiring continues at a healthy pace next year, as most economists now predict, it could also blunt Republican criticism in the presidential campaign of Democratic economic policies, which have been a prominent target for the current crop of G.O.P. candidates. With an average monthly payroll increase of 210,000 so far this year, the 211,000 gain in November — though still subject to revision — has a metronome-like element of consistency. It is also near the average monthly increase of 199,000 in 2013 and 260,000 in 2014. “For a long time, I’ve thought the labor market was in pretty good shape, and this just confirms that,” said Scott Clemons, chief investment strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York. After the release of the jobs report, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Patrick T. Harker, added his voice to the chorus of Fed officials who said it was time for the central bank to raise interest rates.

Answer: Patrick T. Harker

In addition to announcing 211,000 new hires last month — a bit more than Wall Street had expected — the Labor Department also revised upward its earlier estimate of job creation in September and October by a total of 26,000 jobs. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent. The labor market strength evident in the November data removes the last major uncertainty before the Fed decision. “This is a green light from our perspective,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors. Wall Street, which in the past has sold off after strong jobs data and the prospect of higher interest rates, greeted the report with enthusiasm, perhaps because it removes any remaining uncertainty about the Fed’s plans. Stocks reversed Thursday’s losses and rose more than 2 percent; bond yields fell slightly. The report on Friday echoes other recent positive data on job openings, new weekly claims for unemployment benefits and private payroll surveys, Mr. Orlando added. “This is a good number for liftoff,” he said, referring to the expected move by the central bank, which has held rates near zero since December 2008. Over all, the Labor Department data painted a picture of an economy that is growing steadily and creating jobs at a healthy pace, even as wage gains remain subdued and many Americans are still stuck on the sidelines of the recovery. If hiring continues at a healthy pace next year, as most economists now predict, it could also blunt Republican criticism in the presidential campaign of Democratic economic policies, which have been a prominent target for the current crop of G.O.P. candidates. With an average monthly payroll increase of 210,000 so far this year, the 211,000 gain in November — though still subject to revision — has a metronome-like element of consistency. It is also near the average monthly increase of 199,000 in 2013 and 260,000 in 2014. “For a long time, I’ve thought the labor market was in pretty good shape, and this just confirms that,” said Scott Clemons, chief investment strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York. <hl> After the release of the jobs report, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Patrick T. Harker , added his voice to the chorus of Fed officials who said it was time for the central bank to raise interest rates. <hl>

In addition to announcing 211,000 new hires last month — a bit more than Wall Street had expected — the Labor Department also revised upward its earlier estimate of job creation in September and October by a total of 26,000 jobs. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 5 percent. The labor market strength evident in the November data removes the last major uncertainty before the Fed decision. “This is a green light from our perspective,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity strategist at Federated Investors. Wall Street, which in the past has sold off after strong jobs data and the prospect of higher interest rates, greeted the report with enthusiasm, perhaps because it removes any remaining uncertainty about the Fed’s plans. Stocks reversed Thursday’s losses and rose more than 2 percent; bond yields fell slightly. The report on Friday echoes other recent positive data on job openings, new weekly claims for unemployment benefits and private payroll surveys, Mr. Orlando added. “This is a good number for liftoff,” he said, referring to the expected move by the central bank, which has held rates near zero since December 2008. Over all, the Labor Department data painted a picture of an economy that is growing steadily and creating jobs at a healthy pace, even as wage gains remain subdued and many Americans are still stuck on the sidelines of the recovery. If hiring continues at a healthy pace next year, as most economists now predict, it could also blunt Republican criticism in the presidential campaign of Democratic economic policies, which have been a prominent target for the current crop of G.O.P. candidates. With an average monthly payroll increase of 210,000 so far this year, the 211,000 gain in November — though still subject to revision — has a metronome-like element of consistency. It is also near the average monthly increase of 199,000 in 2013 and 260,000 in 2014. “For a long time, I’ve thought the labor market was in pretty good shape, and this just confirms that,” said Scott Clemons, chief investment strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York. After the release of the jobs report, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, <hl> Patrick T. Harker <hl>, added his voice to the chorus of Fed officials who said it was time for the central bank to raise interest rates.

After the release of the jobs report, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, <hl> Patrick T. Harker <hl> , added his voice to the chorus of Fed officials who said it was time for the central bank to raise interest rates.


Question: The visitors that described the scent as Italian sausage were in which city?

Visitors in the Chicago crowd didn’t get outright stench, but they did get a hands-on experience: Dr. Still and Mr. Pollak began passing around pieces of Spike’s spathe to the visitors. On Tuesday, they said that Spike was beginning to emit a more putrid odor — a bad sign regarding nearly anything else in the world, but a good sign for this plant — and that visiting hours would be extended until Thursday. In Denver, the visitors who had been hoping for a stinky celebration had gotten luckier. They described the scent as rotting cabbage, dead mice and, oddly, Italian sausage when they stepped close to lean into the blooming flower, named Stinky. Stinky lasted a few days before it crumpled and entered a dormant phase.

Answer: Denver

Visitors in the Chicago crowd didn’t get outright stench, but they did get a hands-on experience: Dr. Still and Mr. Pollak began passing around pieces of Spike’s spathe to the visitors. On Tuesday, they said that Spike was beginning to emit a more putrid odor — a bad sign regarding nearly anything else in the world, but a good sign for this plant — and that visiting hours would be extended until Thursday. <hl> In Denver , the visitors who had been hoping for a stinky celebration had gotten luckier. <hl> They described the scent as rotting cabbage, dead mice and, oddly, Italian sausage when they stepped close to lean into the blooming flower, named Stinky. Stinky lasted a few days before it crumpled and entered a dormant phase.

Visitors in the Chicago crowd didn’t get outright stench, but they did get a hands-on experience: Dr. Still and Mr. Pollak began passing around pieces of Spike’s spathe to the visitors. On Tuesday, they said that Spike was beginning to emit a more putrid odor — a bad sign regarding nearly anything else in the world, but a good sign for this plant — and that visiting hours would be extended until Thursday. In <hl> Denver <hl>, the visitors who had been hoping for a stinky celebration had gotten luckier. They described the scent as rotting cabbage, dead mice and, oddly, Italian sausage when they stepped close to lean into the blooming flower, named Stinky. Stinky lasted a few days before it crumpled and entered a dormant phase.

In <hl> Denver <hl> , the visitors who had been hoping for a stinky celebration had gotten luckier.


Question: What Disney movie is the basis for Pan?

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

Answer: Peter Pan

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

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

Ostensibly an origin story about <hl> Peter Pan <hl> , this woeful would-be blockbuster, directed by the usually competent Joe Wright, is a murky, lumpy stew of pop-culture borrowings, from Harry Potter to “Avatar.”


Question: Who previously played the character The Flash before Grant Gustin?

8 P.M. (CW) THE FLASH The Flash, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), discovers that the temperature villains Captain Cold and Heat Wave are back in Central City. Based on the DC Comics character formerly portrayed by John Wesley Shipp, who plays Allen’s father in this update. 9 P.M. (CW) IZOMBIE Liv (Rose McIver) is a medical student adjusting to her new life as a zombie. This puts her in a position to glimpse flashes of dead people’s memories when she eats their brains. She uses this uncommon talent to assist Ravi (Rahul Kohli) and Clive (Malcolm Goodwin) in investigating the death of a painter. The painter’s brain turns out to be an aphrodisiac. 9 P.M. (BBC America) FROZEN PLANET David Attenborough narrates this nature series about the polar regions. This episode depicts summertime: musk oxen try to save a calf from Arctic wolves, penguins struggle with the heat, killer whales hunt a minke whale for hours and polar bear cubs learn to swim.

Answer: John Wesley Shipp

8 P.M. (CW) THE FLASH The Flash, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), discovers that the temperature villains Captain Cold and Heat Wave are back in Central City. <hl> Based on the DC Comics character formerly portrayed by John Wesley Shipp , who plays Allen’s father in this update. <hl> 9 P.M. (CW) IZOMBIE Liv (Rose McIver) is a medical student adjusting to her new life as a zombie. This puts her in a position to glimpse flashes of dead people’s memories when she eats their brains. She uses this uncommon talent to assist Ravi (Rahul Kohli) and Clive (Malcolm Goodwin) in investigating the death of a painter. The painter’s brain turns out to be an aphrodisiac. 9 P.M. (BBC America) FROZEN PLANET David Attenborough narrates this nature series about the polar regions. This episode depicts summertime: musk oxen try to save a calf from Arctic wolves, penguins struggle with the heat, killer whales hunt a minke whale for hours and polar bear cubs learn to swim.

8 P.M. (CW) THE FLASH The Flash, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), discovers that the temperature villains Captain Cold and Heat Wave are back in Central City. Based on the DC Comics character formerly portrayed by <hl> John Wesley Shipp <hl>, who plays Allen’s father in this update. 9 P.M. (CW) IZOMBIE Liv (Rose McIver) is a medical student adjusting to her new life as a zombie. This puts her in a position to glimpse flashes of dead people’s memories when she eats their brains. She uses this uncommon talent to assist Ravi (Rahul Kohli) and Clive (Malcolm Goodwin) in investigating the death of a painter. The painter’s brain turns out to be an aphrodisiac. 9 P.M. (BBC America) FROZEN PLANET David Attenborough narrates this nature series about the polar regions. This episode depicts summertime: musk oxen try to save a calf from Arctic wolves, penguins struggle with the heat, killer whales hunt a minke whale for hours and polar bear cubs learn to swim.

Based on the DC Comics character formerly portrayed by <hl> John Wesley Shipp <hl> , who plays Allen’s father in this update.


Question: How long did Singhal and his team spend building products?

Mr. Singhal and his group are trying to get ahead of all this with a combination of offense and defense. He and his team have moved to reinforce the golden goose that is Google’s web-based search engine by updating its ranking algorithms so that websites it deems mobile-unfriendly fall in search rankings. And they have spent five years building products like the Knowledge Graph, which responds to queries with answers. That adds power to tools like voice search and produces instant results that smartphone users appreciate because if the answer is right, they can just glance at their phone and move on, without having to click anything.

Answer: five years

Mr. Singhal and his group are trying to get ahead of all this with a combination of offense and defense. He and his team have moved to reinforce the golden goose that is Google’s web-based search engine by updating its ranking algorithms so that websites it deems mobile-unfriendly fall in search rankings. <hl> And they have spent five years building products like the Knowledge Graph, which responds to queries with answers. <hl> That adds power to tools like voice search and produces instant results that smartphone users appreciate because if the answer is right, they can just glance at their phone and move on, without having to click anything.

Mr. Singhal and his group are trying to get ahead of all this with a combination of offense and defense. He and his team have moved to reinforce the golden goose that is Google’s web-based search engine by updating its ranking algorithms so that websites it deems mobile-unfriendly fall in search rankings. And they have spent <hl> five years <hl> building products like the Knowledge Graph, which responds to queries with answers. That adds power to tools like voice search and produces instant results that smartphone users appreciate because if the answer is right, they can just glance at their phone and move on, without having to click anything.


Question: What did Maher have to hold near a heater?

For some New Yorkers, the subzero wind chill was the occupational hazard of making a living outdoors. Maher Bawady, 43, of Queens, woke at 2:30 a.m. on Monday to set up his food cart outside 500 Park Avenue in Manhattan. By 6:30 a.m., he had had two cups of coffee and was nursing a hot tea on what looked like his worst day on the street in more than 14 years as a vendor. He had to hold each latex glove by a heater so it would stretch over his hand. At 7:29 a.m., the temperature sank to a low of 3 degrees in Central Park, the lowest since the record of 1 degree was set in January 2004, said Tim Morrin, the observation program leader for the National Weather Service. As Mr. Morrin explained the meteorological reasons for the cold spell, he evoked a vast snow-covered landscape swept by arctic winds and a jet stream that had shifted south of the metropolitan region in January, opening the door to the coldest blasts in a decade. More snow is expected after midnight, he said, enough to affect the commute on Tuesday morning.

Answer: each latex glove

For some New Yorkers, the subzero wind chill was the occupational hazard of making a living outdoors. Maher Bawady, 43, of Queens, woke at 2:30 a.m. on Monday to set up his food cart outside 500 Park Avenue in Manhattan. By 6:30 a.m., he had had two cups of coffee and was nursing a hot tea on what looked like his worst day on the street in more than 14 years as a vendor. <hl> He had to hold each latex glove by a heater so it would stretch over his hand. <hl> At 7:29 a.m., the temperature sank to a low of 3 degrees in Central Park, the lowest since the record of 1 degree was set in January 2004, said Tim Morrin, the observation program leader for the National Weather Service. As Mr. Morrin explained the meteorological reasons for the cold spell, he evoked a vast snow-covered landscape swept by arctic winds and a jet stream that had shifted south of the metropolitan region in January, opening the door to the coldest blasts in a decade. More snow is expected after midnight, he said, enough to affect the commute on Tuesday morning.

For some New Yorkers, the subzero wind chill was the occupational hazard of making a living outdoors. Maher Bawady, 43, of Queens, woke at 2:30 a.m. on Monday to set up his food cart outside 500 Park Avenue in Manhattan. By 6:30 a.m., he had had two cups of coffee and was nursing a hot tea on what looked like his worst day on the street in more than 14 years as a vendor. He had to hold <hl> each latex glove <hl> by a heater so it would stretch over his hand. At 7:29 a.m., the temperature sank to a low of 3 degrees in Central Park, the lowest since the record of 1 degree was set in January 2004, said Tim Morrin, the observation program leader for the National Weather Service. As Mr. Morrin explained the meteorological reasons for the cold spell, he evoked a vast snow-covered landscape swept by arctic winds and a jet stream that had shifted south of the metropolitan region in January, opening the door to the coldest blasts in a decade. More snow is expected after midnight, he said, enough to affect the commute on Tuesday morning.


Question: Who beat Venezuela by a score of 11 unanswered points?

“This is a mythology that Venezuela is not good at soccer,” said Omar Pironel, a 27-year-old Colombia fan visiting Chile for the tournament. “We often struggle with them.” Before this year, Venezuela had only four wins in 55 games at the Copa América, and it is the only member of the South American confederation that has never qualified for a World Cup. In the 1975 Copa, it lost by 11-0 to a merciless Argentina side. In 1999 and 2000, it lost to Brazil by a combined score of 13-0 in a Copa América match and a subsequent World Cup qualifier.

Answer: Argentina

“This is a mythology that Venezuela is not good at soccer,” said Omar Pironel, a 27-year-old Colombia fan visiting Chile for the tournament. “We often struggle with them.” Before this year, Venezuela had only four wins in 55 games at the Copa América, and it is the only member of the South American confederation that has never qualified for a World Cup. <hl> In the 1975 Copa, it lost by 11-0 to a merciless Argentina side. <hl> In 1999 and 2000, it lost to Brazil by a combined score of 13-0 in a Copa América match and a subsequent World Cup qualifier.

“This is a mythology that Venezuela is not good at soccer,” said Omar Pironel, a 27-year-old Colombia fan visiting Chile for the tournament. “We often struggle with them.” Before this year, Venezuela had only four wins in 55 games at the Copa América, and it is the only member of the South American confederation that has never qualified for a World Cup. In the 1975 Copa, it lost by 11-0 to a merciless <hl> Argentina <hl> side. In 1999 and 2000, it lost to Brazil by a combined score of 13-0 in a Copa América match and a subsequent World Cup qualifier.


Question: Who won the Iowa State versus Baylor match?

KENTUCKY 74, MISSISSIPPI ST. 56 Top-ranked Kentucky fought off a slow start to cruise to a victory over host Mississippi State (12-16, 5-10 Southeastern Conference) and keep its undefeated season on track. Trey Lyles scored a career-high 18 points and Aaron Harrison added 16 for Kentucky (28-0, 15-0). BAYLOR 79, IOWA STATE 70 Taurean Prince scored 20 points and No. 19 Baylor upset No. 12 Iowa State (20-7, 10-5 Big 12) on the road for its third straight win. The Bears (21-7, 9-6) shot 14 of 26 from 3-point range and hit their last seven, becoming the first team other than Kansas to win in Ames since 2012.

Answer: Baylor

KENTUCKY 74, MISSISSIPPI ST. 56 Top-ranked Kentucky fought off a slow start to cruise to a victory over host Mississippi State (12-16, 5-10 Southeastern Conference) and keep its undefeated season on track. Trey Lyles scored a career-high 18 points and Aaron Harrison added 16 for Kentucky (28-0, 15-0). BAYLOR 79, IOWA STATE 70 <hl> Taurean Prince scored 20 points and No. 19 Baylor upset No. 12 Iowa State (20-7, 10-5 Big 12) on the road for its third straight win. <hl> The Bears (21-7, 9-6) shot 14 of 26 from 3-point range and hit their last seven, becoming the first team other than Kansas to win in Ames since 2012.

KENTUCKY 74, MISSISSIPPI ST. 56 Top-ranked Kentucky fought off a slow start to cruise to a victory over host Mississippi State (12-16, 5-10 Southeastern Conference) and keep its undefeated season on track. Trey Lyles scored a career-high 18 points and Aaron Harrison added 16 for Kentucky (28-0, 15-0). BAYLOR 79, IOWA STATE 70 Taurean Prince scored 20 points and No. 19 <hl> Baylor <hl> upset No. 12 Iowa State (20-7, 10-5 Big 12) on the road for its third straight win. The Bears (21-7, 9-6) shot 14 of 26 from 3-point range and hit their last seven, becoming the first team other than Kansas to win in Ames since 2012.


Question: What was the answer to Mr. Robinson's joke?

With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: “It’s a spreadsheet.” As intended, this got a laugh from ProPublica’s journalists, who live in the numbers-heavy world of today’s investigative reporting, where databases and spreadsheets have replaced the rumbling of the presses beneath the floor. His story gives a tiny picture of what’s changed in 14 years. But writ large, it raises serious concerns. Digital tools are a boon to reporting, and digital distribution can make a story go global, but digital-era economics have devastated newspaper staffs.

Answer: “It’s a spreadsheet.”

<hl> With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: “It’s a spreadsheet.” As intended, this got a laugh from ProPublica’s journalists, who live in the numbers-heavy world of today’s investigative reporting, where databases and spreadsheets have replaced the rumbling of the presses beneath the floor. <hl> His story gives a tiny picture of what’s changed in 14 years. But writ large, it raises serious concerns. Digital tools are a boon to reporting, and digital distribution can make a story go global, but digital-era economics have devastated newspaper staffs.

With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: <hl> “It’s a spreadsheet.” <hl> As intended, this got a laugh from ProPublica’s journalists, who live in the numbers-heavy world of today’s investigative reporting, where databases and spreadsheets have replaced the rumbling of the presses beneath the floor. His story gives a tiny picture of what’s changed in 14 years. But writ large, it raises serious concerns. Digital tools are a boon to reporting, and digital distribution can make a story go global, but digital-era economics have devastated newspaper staffs.


Question: Why are students coming in with more anxiety into college?

Other survey results indicated that students were spending more time on academics and socializing less — trends that would normally be lauded. But the lead author of the study, Kevin Eagan, cautioned that the shift could result in higher levels of stress. “Students may be getting the message that they have to take the last year of high school more seriously to get into college, so they’re coming in with greater levels of anxiety,” Mr. Eagan said. “There may need to be a balance that students need to have at some point, and helping students achieve that balance will be more of a concern on colleges and universities.”

Answer: that they have to take the last year of high school more seriously

Other survey results indicated that students were spending more time on academics and socializing less — trends that would normally be lauded. But the lead author of the study, Kevin Eagan, cautioned that the shift could result in higher levels of stress. <hl> “Students may be getting the message that they have to take the last year of high school more seriously to get into college, so they’re coming in with greater levels of anxiety,” Mr. Eagan said. <hl> “There may need to be a balance that students need to have at some point, and helping students achieve that balance will be more of a concern on colleges and universities.”

Other survey results indicated that students were spending more time on academics and socializing less — trends that would normally be lauded. But the lead author of the study, Kevin Eagan, cautioned that the shift could result in higher levels of stress. “Students may be getting the message <hl> that they have to take the last year of high school more seriously <hl> to get into college, so they’re coming in with greater levels of anxiety,” Mr. Eagan said. “There may need to be a balance that students need to have at some point, and helping students achieve that balance will be more of a concern on colleges and universities.”


Question: How old was Tariq during the depicted events?

The State Department had called for a quick and credible inquiry after footage of the beating spread worldwide. Tariq, who was 15 at the time, was spending the summer with relatives in East Jerusalem when violence broke out over the gruesome killing of his cousin Muhammad Abu Khdeir, 16, by Jewish extremists who said they wanted to avenge the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli youths by Palestinian militants in the West Bank. The Israeli authorities said that Tariq was masked and holding a wooden slingshot when the officer chased him. Tariq, who said he had only been watching the clashes, was taken to a hospital and returned to the United States about two weeks later.

Answer: 15

The State Department had called for a quick and credible inquiry after footage of the beating spread worldwide. <hl> Tariq, who was 15 at the time, was spending the summer with relatives in East Jerusalem when violence broke out over the gruesome killing of his cousin Muhammad Abu Khdeir, 16, by Jewish extremists who said they wanted to avenge the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli youths by Palestinian militants in the West Bank. <hl> The Israeli authorities said that Tariq was masked and holding a wooden slingshot when the officer chased him. Tariq, who said he had only been watching the clashes, was taken to a hospital and returned to the United States about two weeks later.

The State Department had called for a quick and credible inquiry after footage of the beating spread worldwide. Tariq, who was <hl> 15 <hl> at the time, was spending the summer with relatives in East Jerusalem when violence broke out over the gruesome killing of his cousin Muhammad Abu Khdeir, 16, by Jewish extremists who said they wanted to avenge the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli youths by Palestinian militants in the West Bank. The Israeli authorities said that Tariq was masked and holding a wooden slingshot when the officer chased him. Tariq, who said he had only been watching the clashes, was taken to a hospital and returned to the United States about two weeks later.


Question: What time is the Juilliard String Quartet playing on June 28th?

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

Answer: 3 p.m.

June 21 at 3 p.m. $30.

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

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


Question: Which country does Bernie Sanders support allowing US Citizens to buy drugs from?

While Republican candidates for the White House want to repeal the Affordable Care Act and generally oppose interfering with the drug industry, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders are competing fiercely with each other to press for greater competition and new regulations to rein in pharmaceutical companies. Mrs. Clinton announced her patient spending cap as part of a plan that includes requiring most drug makers to spend a defined portion of their profits on research and development, ending tax breaks for pharmaceutical advertising and allowing Americans to import lower-priced drugs from other countries. “It has gotten to the point where people are being asked to pay not just hundreds but thousands of dollars for a single pill,” said Mrs. Clinton, who laid out her proposals at a forum in Iowa, where she and Mr. Sanders are running closely in opinion polls for the first-in-the-nation caucuses. “That is not the way the market is supposed to work. That is bad actors making a fortune off of people’s misfortune.” Even before Mrs. Clinton spoke, Mr. Sanders issued a statement reiterating his proposals, made early this month, including letting people buy drugs from Canada and allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug companies over prices (which is also in her plan). He also noted that he has backed medication purchases from Canada since 1999, before Mrs. Clinton joined the Senate.

Answer: Canada

While Republican candidates for the White House want to repeal the Affordable Care Act and generally oppose interfering with the drug industry, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders are competing fiercely with each other to press for greater competition and new regulations to rein in pharmaceutical companies. Mrs. Clinton announced her patient spending cap as part of a plan that includes requiring most drug makers to spend a defined portion of their profits on research and development, ending tax breaks for pharmaceutical advertising and allowing Americans to import lower-priced drugs from other countries. “It has gotten to the point where people are being asked to pay not just hundreds but thousands of dollars for a single pill,” said Mrs. Clinton, who laid out her proposals at a forum in Iowa, where she and Mr. Sanders are running closely in opinion polls for the first-in-the-nation caucuses. “That is not the way the market is supposed to work. That is bad actors making a fortune off of people’s misfortune.” <hl> Even before Mrs. Clinton spoke, Mr. Sanders issued a statement reiterating his proposals, made early this month, including letting people buy drugs from Canada and allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug companies over prices (which is also in her plan) <hl> . He also noted that he has backed medication purchases from Canada since 1999, before Mrs. Clinton joined the Senate.

While Republican candidates for the White House want to repeal the Affordable Care Act and generally oppose interfering with the drug industry, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders are competing fiercely with each other to press for greater competition and new regulations to rein in pharmaceutical companies. Mrs. Clinton announced her patient spending cap as part of a plan that includes requiring most drug makers to spend a defined portion of their profits on research and development, ending tax breaks for pharmaceutical advertising and allowing Americans to import lower-priced drugs from other countries. “It has gotten to the point where people are being asked to pay not just hundreds but thousands of dollars for a single pill,” said Mrs. Clinton, who laid out her proposals at a forum in Iowa, where she and Mr. Sanders are running closely in opinion polls for the first-in-the-nation caucuses. “That is not the way the market is supposed to work. That is bad actors making a fortune off of people’s misfortune.” Even before Mrs. Clinton spoke, Mr. Sanders issued a statement reiterating his proposals, made early this month, including letting people buy drugs from <hl> Canada <hl> and allowing Medicare to negotiate with drug companies over prices (which is also in her plan). He also noted that he has backed medication purchases from Canada since 1999, before Mrs. Clinton joined the Senate.


Question: How many cloud company customers does Intel track?

“About 30 percent of our server business is now to cloud companies, and growing at a fast clip,” said Diane Bryant, head of Intel’s data center group, in a recent interview. “It’s the new opportunity for our revenue stream.” Intel is trying to enter the mobile business and sensors too, so far with little impact. The shift to more data center chips means lots of things will change for Intel, not least the kinds of customers it works with. Intel’s mix of cloud-computing customers shows how much influence is wielded by just a handful of big operations. Of 200 cloud company customers that Intel tracks, just seven take one-third of those chips: Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Facebook, as well as Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent of China. While the rest are now growing at twice the rate of the top seven, Ms. Bryant said, the big companies are unusually demanding customers, even designing their own chip modifications to make their global clouds work better.

Answer: 200

“About 30 percent of our server business is now to cloud companies, and growing at a fast clip,” said Diane Bryant, head of Intel’s data center group, in a recent interview. “It’s the new opportunity for our revenue stream.” Intel is trying to enter the mobile business and sensors too, so far with little impact. The shift to more data center chips means lots of things will change for Intel, not least the kinds of customers it works with. Intel’s mix of cloud-computing customers shows how much influence is wielded by just a handful of big operations. <hl> Of 200 cloud company customers that Intel tracks, just seven take one-third of those chips: Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Facebook, as well as Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent of China. <hl> While the rest are now growing at twice the rate of the top seven, Ms. Bryant said, the big companies are unusually demanding customers, even designing their own chip modifications to make their global clouds work better.

“About 30 percent of our server business is now to cloud companies, and growing at a fast clip,” said Diane Bryant, head of Intel’s data center group, in a recent interview. “It’s the new opportunity for our revenue stream.” Intel is trying to enter the mobile business and sensors too, so far with little impact. The shift to more data center chips means lots of things will change for Intel, not least the kinds of customers it works with. Intel’s mix of cloud-computing customers shows how much influence is wielded by just a handful of big operations. Of <hl> 200 <hl> cloud company customers that Intel tracks, just seven take one-third of those chips: Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Facebook, as well as Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent of China. While the rest are now growing at twice the rate of the top seven, Ms. Bryant said, the big companies are unusually demanding customers, even designing their own chip modifications to make their global clouds work better.


Question: Which type of government is the most likely to be elected in Greece with its current turmoil?

The euro on Friday reached its lowest level against the dollar since June 7, 2010, when it hit $1.1923. The currency of the 19-nation eurozone has fallen nearly 14 percent since it climbed to $1.3910 on May 7. The last time the euro was so low, Greece’s debt problems were causing havoc in the eurozone and there was fear the common currency would not survive. Greece is again in turmoil, with coming elections likely to usher in a left-wing government, but is no longer the main cause of the euro’s decline. The concern now is that the eurozone is already stuck in the same kind of stagnation that has afflicted Japan for two decades. “History shows that falling prices can be as damaging to the prosperity and stability of our countries as high inflation,” Mr. Draghi told Handelsblatt.

Answer: left-wing

The euro on Friday reached its lowest level against the dollar since June 7, 2010, when it hit $1.1923. The currency of the 19-nation eurozone has fallen nearly 14 percent since it climbed to $1.3910 on May 7. The last time the euro was so low, Greece’s debt problems were causing havoc in the eurozone and there was fear the common currency would not survive. <hl> Greece is again in turmoil, with coming elections likely to usher in a left-wing government, but is no longer the main cause of the euro’s decline. <hl> The concern now is that the eurozone is already stuck in the same kind of stagnation that has afflicted Japan for two decades. “History shows that falling prices can be as damaging to the prosperity and stability of our countries as high inflation,” Mr. Draghi told Handelsblatt.

The euro on Friday reached its lowest level against the dollar since June 7, 2010, when it hit $1.1923. The currency of the 19-nation eurozone has fallen nearly 14 percent since it climbed to $1.3910 on May 7. The last time the euro was so low, Greece’s debt problems were causing havoc in the eurozone and there was fear the common currency would not survive. Greece is again in turmoil, with coming elections likely to usher in a <hl> left-wing <hl> government, but is no longer the main cause of the euro’s decline. The concern now is that the eurozone is already stuck in the same kind of stagnation that has afflicted Japan for two decades. “History shows that falling prices can be as damaging to the prosperity and stability of our countries as high inflation,” Mr. Draghi told Handelsblatt.


Question: When did Mike Huckabee first run for president?

HOPE, Ark. —  Mike Huckabee, who excited evangelical voters in his first presidential race in 2008 and retains much of their good will, announced on Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party. A former Southern Baptist pastor and Arkansas governor, Mr. Huckabee is returning in hopes of once more dominating among social conservatives, but he is acutely aware he needs broader support to avoid the snares of last time, when he ran dry of money and failed to appeal much beyond the South. After describing a childhood of school prayer, fishing for catfish and running for student council in Hope, Mr. Huckabee said, “So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce I am a candidate for president of the United States.”

Answer: 2008

<hl> HOPE, Ark. — Mike Huckabee, who excited evangelical voters in his first presidential race in 2008 and retains much of their good will, announced on Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party. <hl> A former Southern Baptist pastor and Arkansas governor, Mr. Huckabee is returning in hopes of once more dominating among social conservatives, but he is acutely aware he needs broader support to avoid the snares of last time, when he ran dry of money and failed to appeal much beyond the South. After describing a childhood of school prayer, fishing for catfish and running for student council in Hope, Mr. Huckabee said, “So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce I am a candidate for president of the United States.”

HOPE, Ark. — Mike Huckabee, who excited evangelical voters in his first presidential race in <hl> 2008 <hl> and retains much of their good will, announced on Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party. A former Southern Baptist pastor and Arkansas governor, Mr. Huckabee is returning in hopes of once more dominating among social conservatives, but he is acutely aware he needs broader support to avoid the snares of last time, when he ran dry of money and failed to appeal much beyond the South. After describing a childhood of school prayer, fishing for catfish and running for student council in Hope, Mr. Huckabee said, “So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce I am a candidate for president of the United States.”


Question: During what decade did the Russian debacle in Afghanistan take place?

If the Islamic State seemed a distant threat at one point, the Kremlin now appears genuinely concerned about repercussions. About 2,400 Russians have joined the extremist movement, a senior security official announced recently, and an additional 3,000 men from Central Asian states are believed to be fighting in Syria. It is considered unlikely that Mr. Putin will propose sending Russian troops to join the fighting. The memories of the Russian debacle in Afghanistan in the 1980s remain too fresh. Even Russian casualties fighting next door in Ukraine — a war the public accepted as necessary for its own protection — were hidden by the state.

Answer: 1980s

If the Islamic State seemed a distant threat at one point, the Kremlin now appears genuinely concerned about repercussions. About 2,400 Russians have joined the extremist movement, a senior security official announced recently, and an additional 3,000 men from Central Asian states are believed to be fighting in Syria. It is considered unlikely that Mr. Putin will propose sending Russian troops to join the fighting. <hl> The memories of the Russian debacle in Afghanistan in the 1980s remain too fresh. <hl> Even Russian casualties fighting next door in Ukraine — a war the public accepted as necessary for its own protection — were hidden by the state.

If the Islamic State seemed a distant threat at one point, the Kremlin now appears genuinely concerned about repercussions. About 2,400 Russians have joined the extremist movement, a senior security official announced recently, and an additional 3,000 men from Central Asian states are believed to be fighting in Syria. It is considered unlikely that Mr. Putin will propose sending Russian troops to join the fighting. The memories of the Russian debacle in Afghanistan in the <hl> 1980s <hl> remain too fresh. Even Russian casualties fighting next door in Ukraine — a war the public accepted as necessary for its own protection — were hidden by the state.


Question: When does the first round of the Davis Cup take place?

■ Sam Querrey, a semifinalist last week in Memphis, injured his back midmatch and retired from the Delray Beach Open in Florida while leading Alejandro Gonzalez, 6-3, 1-2. “It was just one sudden movement, and I jerked my back,” said Querrey, who will have an M.R.I. exam before deciding whether he can represent the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup against Britain in Glasgow from March 6 to 8. He added: “I’ve had this before, and it’s gotten better in a week. I’m just bummed because I played so well last week.” (AP)

Answer: from March 6 to 8

■ Sam Querrey, a semifinalist last week in Memphis, injured his back midmatch and retired from the Delray Beach Open in Florida while leading Alejandro Gonzalez, 6-3, 1-2. <hl> “It was just one sudden movement, and I jerked my back,” said Querrey, who will have an M.R.I. exam before deciding whether he can represent the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup against Britain in Glasgow from March 6 to 8 . <hl> He added: “I’ve had this before, and it’s gotten better in a week. I’m just bummed because I played so well last week.” (AP)

■ Sam Querrey, a semifinalist last week in Memphis, injured his back midmatch and retired from the Delray Beach Open in Florida while leading Alejandro Gonzalez, 6-3, 1-2. “It was just one sudden movement, and I jerked my back,” said Querrey, who will have an M.R.I. exam before deciding whether he can represent the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup against Britain in Glasgow <hl> from March 6 to 8 <hl>. He added: “I’ve had this before, and it’s gotten better in a week. I’m just bummed because I played so well last week.” (AP)

“It was just one sudden movement, and I jerked my back,” said Querrey, who will have an M.R.I. exam before deciding whether he can represent the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup against Britain in Glasgow <hl> from March 6 to 8 <hl> .


Question: What is the Ukrainian PEN Center?

“He acted more like a prosecutor than a defense lawyer,” Yevhen Sverstiuk, an essayist and author who knew Mr. Stus, said in an interview last year. Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at 86. He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, a chapter of the international writers’ association. “A man with such a past cannot be a public figure,” Mr. Sverstiuk said of Mr. Medvedchuk in the interview, adding: “In short, he is a sinister character. This is an evil name.”

Answer: a chapter of the international writers’ association

“He acted more like a prosecutor than a defense lawyer,” Yevhen Sverstiuk, an essayist and author who knew Mr. Stus, said in an interview last year. Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at 86. <hl> He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, a chapter of the international writers’ association . <hl> “A man with such a past cannot be a public figure,” Mr. Sverstiuk said of Mr. Medvedchuk in the interview, adding: “In short, he is a sinister character. This is an evil name.”

“He acted more like a prosecutor than a defense lawyer,” Yevhen Sverstiuk, an essayist and author who knew Mr. Stus, said in an interview last year. Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at 86. He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, <hl> a chapter of the international writers’ association <hl>. “A man with such a past cannot be a public figure,” Mr. Sverstiuk said of Mr. Medvedchuk in the interview, adding: “In short, he is a sinister character. This is an evil name.”

He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, <hl> a chapter of the international writers’ association <hl> .


Question: What group of people is the author worried about?

KARACHI, Pakistan — I worry about Muslims. Islam teaches me to care about all human beings, and animals too, but life is short and I can’t even find enough time to worry about all the Muslims. I don’t worry too much about the Muslims who face racial slurs in Europe and America, the ones who are suspected of harboring murderous thoughts at their workplaces or those who are picked out of immigration queues and asked awkward questions about their luggage and their ancestors. I tell myself that at the end of their humiliating journeys they can expect privileges like running water, electricity and tainted promises of equality.

Answer: I worry about Muslims

<hl> KARACHI, Pakistan — I worry about Muslims . <hl> Islam teaches me to care about all human beings, and animals too, but life is short and I can’t even find enough time to worry about all the Muslims. I don’t worry too much about the Muslims who face racial slurs in Europe and America, the ones who are suspected of harboring murderous thoughts at their workplaces or those who are picked out of immigration queues and asked awkward questions about their luggage and their ancestors. I tell myself that at the end of their humiliating journeys they can expect privileges like running water, electricity and tainted promises of equality.

KARACHI, Pakistan — <hl> I worry about Muslims <hl>. Islam teaches me to care about all human beings, and animals too, but life is short and I can’t even find enough time to worry about all the Muslims. I don’t worry too much about the Muslims who face racial slurs in Europe and America, the ones who are suspected of harboring murderous thoughts at their workplaces or those who are picked out of immigration queues and asked awkward questions about their luggage and their ancestors. I tell myself that at the end of their humiliating journeys they can expect privileges like running water, electricity and tainted promises of equality.

KARACHI, Pakistan — <hl> I worry about Muslims <hl> .


Question: When will Dr. Leal be doing field work on the trunk-crown lizards?

His next step is to attach a GPS tracking device to the lizards to see what kind of path they follow on their way home. But he is so eager to hear theories about the homing lizard that he is sharing his email address. Anyone with a suggestion about how the lizards navigate or how their ability might be tested can email him at lealmizzou@gmail.com. He will be in the field, with anoles, until mid-July. After that, he says, he’ll answer any emails with promising ideas. Think of it as a tip line for science.

Answer: until mid-July

His next step is to attach a GPS tracking device to the lizards to see what kind of path they follow on their way home. But he is so eager to hear theories about the homing lizard that he is sharing his email address. Anyone with a suggestion about how the lizards navigate or how their ability might be tested can email him at lealmizzou@gmail.com. <hl> He will be in the field, with anoles, until mid-July . <hl> After that, he says, he’ll answer any emails with promising ideas. Think of it as a tip line for science.

His next step is to attach a GPS tracking device to the lizards to see what kind of path they follow on their way home. But he is so eager to hear theories about the homing lizard that he is sharing his email address. Anyone with a suggestion about how the lizards navigate or how their ability might be tested can email him at lealmizzou@gmail.com. He will be in the field, with anoles, <hl> until mid-July <hl>. After that, he says, he’ll answer any emails with promising ideas. Think of it as a tip line for science.

He will be in the field, with anoles, <hl> until mid-July <hl> .


Question: What field does the school emphasize?

Many universities have decided to drop fossil fuel stocks from their investment portfolios, but the New School in New York City has decided to go a step further. The eclectic, historically progressive school said not only would it divest itself of all fossil fuel investments in coming years, but it is also reshaping the entire curriculum to focus more on climate change and sustainability. The school, which has a strong emphasis on the field of design, sees opportunities in meeting the challenge of climate change and economic growth, said Joel Towers, executive dean of Parsons the New School of Design.

Answer: design

Many universities have decided to drop fossil fuel stocks from their investment portfolios, but the New School in New York City has decided to go a step further. The eclectic, historically progressive school said not only would it divest itself of all fossil fuel investments in coming years, but it is also reshaping the entire curriculum to focus more on climate change and sustainability. <hl> The school, which has a strong emphasis on the field of design , sees opportunities in meeting the challenge of climate change and economic growth, said Joel Towers, executive dean of Parsons the New School of Design. <hl>

Many universities have decided to drop fossil fuel stocks from their investment portfolios, but the New School in New York City has decided to go a step further. The eclectic, historically progressive school said not only would it divest itself of all fossil fuel investments in coming years, but it is also reshaping the entire curriculum to focus more on climate change and sustainability. The school, which has a strong emphasis on the field of <hl> design <hl>, sees opportunities in meeting the challenge of climate change and economic growth, said Joel Towers, executive dean of Parsons the New School of Design.

The school, which has a strong emphasis on the field of <hl> design <hl> , sees opportunities in meeting the challenge of climate change and economic growth, said Joel Towers, executive dean of Parsons the New School of Design.


Question: What happened when Joseph Stalin came to power?

Guggenheim Museum: ‘Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting’ (through Jan. 6) This Italian artist’s prescient paintings from the 1950s and early ‘60s — in patched, burned and otherwise abused burlap, plastic or wood — form a lavish, beautiful and admirable, if sometimes monotonous retrospective at the Guggenheim. Unfortunately, he may also inaugurate a bane of current art: the use of found materials so inherently affecting — burlap is one — that they require little of the artist. 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street, 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org. (Smith) Guggenheim Museum: ‘Photo-Poetics: An Anthology’ (through March 23) Formally complex and expressively reserved, even hermetic. the work by ten photographers in this stimulating show has roots in Conceptualism and takes language, history and speculative thinking as its raw materials. Photographs are structured with the equivalent of poetry’s metrical cadences and internal rhymes, and treated less as generators of translatable ideas than of suggestive metaphors. 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street, 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org. (Cotter) ★ Jewish Museum: ‘The Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photography, Early Soviet Film’ (through Feb. 7) Revolutions sell utopias; that’s their job. Art, if it behaves itself and sticks to the right script, can be an important part of the promotional package. That’s the basic tale told by this exhibition of photographs and vintage films of the 1920s and ’30s, but with a question added: What happens to art when the script is drastically revised? Russia was an experiment in progress in the heady years following the 1917 revolution, and avant-garde art, free-spirited by definition, was officially embraced. When Joseph Stalin came to power art became government-dictated propaganda and its makers, often under threat, towed the line. Remarkably, the show presents a dozen films — some familiar, some not — full-length, on a rotating schedule of four a day, in a small viewing theater built into one of the Jewish Museum’s galleries. 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, thejewishmuseum.org. (Cotter) ★ Jewish Museum: ‘Unorthodox’ (through March 27) With about 200 putatively unorthodox works crowded into tightly walled-in spaces, this lively show has the feel of an Outsider Art fair — in a good way. The paintings, drawings, collages, assemblages, ceramics, weavings and videos are variously funny, funky, quirky, eccentric, idiosyncratic and visionary. Are they truly unorthodox by the standards of a contemporary art world wherein no one wants to be thought orthodox? No, but that’s O.K. It’s an entertaining and intermittently exhilarating exhibition nonetheless. 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, thejewishmuseum.org. (Johnson)

Answer: art became government-dictated propaganda and its makers, often under threat, towed the line

Guggenheim Museum: ‘Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting’ (through Jan. 6) This Italian artist’s prescient paintings from the 1950s and early ‘60s — in patched, burned and otherwise abused burlap, plastic or wood — form a lavish, beautiful and admirable, if sometimes monotonous retrospective at the Guggenheim. Unfortunately, he may also inaugurate a bane of current art: the use of found materials so inherently affecting — burlap is one — that they require little of the artist. 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street, 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org. (Smith) Guggenheim Museum: ‘Photo-Poetics: An Anthology’ (through March 23) Formally complex and expressively reserved, even hermetic. the work by ten photographers in this stimulating show has roots in Conceptualism and takes language, history and speculative thinking as its raw materials. Photographs are structured with the equivalent of poetry’s metrical cadences and internal rhymes, and treated less as generators of translatable ideas than of suggestive metaphors. 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street, 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org. (Cotter) ★ Jewish Museum: ‘The Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photography, Early Soviet Film’ (through Feb. 7) Revolutions sell utopias; that’s their job. Art, if it behaves itself and sticks to the right script, can be an important part of the promotional package. That’s the basic tale told by this exhibition of photographs and vintage films of the 1920s and ’30s, but with a question added: What happens to art when the script is drastically revised? Russia was an experiment in progress in the heady years following the 1917 revolution, and avant-garde art, free-spirited by definition, was officially embraced. <hl> When Joseph Stalin came to power art became government-dictated propaganda and its makers, often under threat, towed the line . <hl> Remarkably, the show presents a dozen films — some familiar, some not — full-length, on a rotating schedule of four a day, in a small viewing theater built into one of the Jewish Museum’s galleries. 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, thejewishmuseum.org. (Cotter) ★ Jewish Museum: ‘Unorthodox’ (through March 27) With about 200 putatively unorthodox works crowded into tightly walled-in spaces, this lively show has the feel of an Outsider Art fair — in a good way. The paintings, drawings, collages, assemblages, ceramics, weavings and videos are variously funny, funky, quirky, eccentric, idiosyncratic and visionary. Are they truly unorthodox by the standards of a contemporary art world wherein no one wants to be thought orthodox? No, but that’s O.K. It’s an entertaining and intermittently exhilarating exhibition nonetheless. 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, thejewishmuseum.org. (Johnson)

Guggenheim Museum: ‘Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting’ (through Jan. 6) This Italian artist’s prescient paintings from the 1950s and early ‘60s — in patched, burned and otherwise abused burlap, plastic or wood — form a lavish, beautiful and admirable, if sometimes monotonous retrospective at the Guggenheim. Unfortunately, he may also inaugurate a bane of current art: the use of found materials so inherently affecting — burlap is one — that they require little of the artist. 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street, 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org. (Smith) Guggenheim Museum: ‘Photo-Poetics: An Anthology’ (through March 23) Formally complex and expressively reserved, even hermetic. the work by ten photographers in this stimulating show has roots in Conceptualism and takes language, history and speculative thinking as its raw materials. Photographs are structured with the equivalent of poetry’s metrical cadences and internal rhymes, and treated less as generators of translatable ideas than of suggestive metaphors. 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street, 212-423-3500, guggenheim.org. (Cotter) ★ Jewish Museum: ‘The Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photography, Early Soviet Film’ (through Feb. 7) Revolutions sell utopias; that’s their job. Art, if it behaves itself and sticks to the right script, can be an important part of the promotional package. That’s the basic tale told by this exhibition of photographs and vintage films of the 1920s and ’30s, but with a question added: What happens to art when the script is drastically revised? Russia was an experiment in progress in the heady years following the 1917 revolution, and avant-garde art, free-spirited by definition, was officially embraced. When Joseph Stalin came to power <hl> art became government-dictated propaganda and its makers, often under threat, towed the line <hl>. Remarkably, the show presents a dozen films — some familiar, some not — full-length, on a rotating schedule of four a day, in a small viewing theater built into one of the Jewish Museum’s galleries. 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, thejewishmuseum.org. (Cotter) ★ Jewish Museum: ‘Unorthodox’ (through March 27) With about 200 putatively unorthodox works crowded into tightly walled-in spaces, this lively show has the feel of an Outsider Art fair — in a good way. The paintings, drawings, collages, assemblages, ceramics, weavings and videos are variously funny, funky, quirky, eccentric, idiosyncratic and visionary. Are they truly unorthodox by the standards of a contemporary art world wherein no one wants to be thought orthodox? No, but that’s O.K. It’s an entertaining and intermittently exhilarating exhibition nonetheless. 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, thejewishmuseum.org. (Johnson)

When Joseph Stalin came to power <hl> art became government-dictated propaganda and its makers, often under threat, towed the line <hl> .


Question: What did Stein preside over?

Answer: one of the great avant-garde salons of all time

<hl> Stein, a modernist American writer who presided over one of the great avant-garde salons of all time in early-20th-century Paris, has rarely been anyone’s idea of light entertainment. <hl>

Stein, a modernist American writer who presided over <hl> one of the great avant-garde salons of all time <hl> in early-20th-century Paris, has rarely been anyone’s idea of light entertainment.


Question: How many people did police say were killed in Charleston?

The man who the police say killed nine Charleston churchgoers had not completed his background check, but he was allowed to buy a gun anyway under a so-called default proceed. Federal law permits a firearms dealer who has initiated a background check to proceed with a sale if the dealer has not been notified of violations within three business days. Representative James E. Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, filed legislation that would close the loophole, but Republican leaders have not acted on it.

Answer: nine

<hl> The man who the police say killed nine Charleston churchgoers had not completed his background check, but he was allowed to buy a gun anyway under a so-called default proceed. <hl> Federal law permits a firearms dealer who has initiated a background check to proceed with a sale if the dealer has not been notified of violations within three business days. Representative James E. Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, filed legislation that would close the loophole, but Republican leaders have not acted on it.

The man who the police say killed <hl> nine <hl> Charleston churchgoers had not completed his background check, but he was allowed to buy a gun anyway under a so-called default proceed. Federal law permits a firearms dealer who has initiated a background check to proceed with a sale if the dealer has not been notified of violations within three business days. Representative James E. Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, filed legislation that would close the loophole, but Republican leaders have not acted on it.


Question: As the man's car disappeared from view, what did the author realize?

I could not change her father’s decision, but I could bring love and honesty into our dialogue about it. I presented digestible facts and hoped they would suffice. But in that moment, as the man’s car disappeared from view, a fact I never considered came to light and took precedence over all others: My alternate reality was mine alone. My daughter didn’t reflect on her absent father at every dance recital and parent-teacher conference, as I did. She simply experienced the moment. It hadn’t occurred to me that I could follow suit. I had taken refuge in what could’ve been, but my task was not to try to restore a life that had slipped away. My job was to be fully present in the life before us, and to see this road not as an alternate route, but as a worthy, viable path — one we could trust.

Answer: My alternate reality was mine alone

I could not change her father’s decision, but I could bring love and honesty into our dialogue about it. I presented digestible facts and hoped they would suffice. <hl> But in that moment, as the man’s car disappeared from view, a fact I never considered came to light and took precedence over all others: My alternate reality was mine alone . <hl> My daughter didn’t reflect on her absent father at every dance recital and parent-teacher conference, as I did. She simply experienced the moment. It hadn’t occurred to me that I could follow suit. I had taken refuge in what could’ve been, but my task was not to try to restore a life that had slipped away. My job was to be fully present in the life before us, and to see this road not as an alternate route, but as a worthy, viable path — one we could trust.

I could not change her father’s decision, but I could bring love and honesty into our dialogue about it. I presented digestible facts and hoped they would suffice. But in that moment, as the man’s car disappeared from view, a fact I never considered came to light and took precedence over all others: <hl> My alternate reality was mine alone <hl>. My daughter didn’t reflect on her absent father at every dance recital and parent-teacher conference, as I did. She simply experienced the moment. It hadn’t occurred to me that I could follow suit. I had taken refuge in what could’ve been, but my task was not to try to restore a life that had slipped away. My job was to be fully present in the life before us, and to see this road not as an alternate route, but as a worthy, viable path — one we could trust.

But in that moment, as the man’s car disappeared from view, a fact I never considered came to light and took precedence over all others: <hl> My alternate reality was mine alone <hl> .


Question: Where was Geoffrey Holder active during his career?

Geoffrey Holder was, for starters, a dancer. He was also a choreographer, an actor, a painter — the list goes on. With a towering height (6-foot-6) and personality to match, he made his presence known all over New York for over 50 years. He died last fall, but Mr. Holder’s legacy is alive and well as Lincoln Center Out of Doors pays tribute with free events on Saturday to commemorate what would have been his 85th birthday. A screening of the 2009 documentary “Carmen & Geoffrey,” about Mr. Holder’s prolific career and his relationship with his wife, the dancer Carmen de Lavallade, will be preceded by a discussion with the filmmakers (and husband and wife) Nick Doob and Linda Atkinson.

Answer: all over New York

Geoffrey Holder was, for starters, a dancer. He was also a choreographer, an actor, a painter — the list goes on. <hl> With a towering height (6-foot-6) and personality to match, he made his presence known all over New York for over 50 years. <hl> He died last fall, but Mr. Holder’s legacy is alive and well as Lincoln Center Out of Doors pays tribute with free events on Saturday to commemorate what would have been his 85th birthday. A screening of the 2009 documentary “Carmen & Geoffrey,” about Mr. Holder’s prolific career and his relationship with his wife, the dancer Carmen de Lavallade, will be preceded by a discussion with the filmmakers (and husband and wife) Nick Doob and Linda Atkinson.

Geoffrey Holder was, for starters, a dancer. He was also a choreographer, an actor, a painter — the list goes on. With a towering height (6-foot-6) and personality to match, he made his presence known <hl> all over New York <hl> for over 50 years. He died last fall, but Mr. Holder’s legacy is alive and well as Lincoln Center Out of Doors pays tribute with free events on Saturday to commemorate what would have been his 85th birthday. A screening of the 2009 documentary “Carmen & Geoffrey,” about Mr. Holder’s prolific career and his relationship with his wife, the dancer Carmen de Lavallade, will be preceded by a discussion with the filmmakers (and husband and wife) Nick Doob and Linda Atkinson.