Question: Approximately how much will the budget cuts be?

As laid out in the Conservative manifesto, the cuts would be deep outside certain protected areas like the National Health Service, and might be about 30 billion pounds, or about $49 billion. Mr. Osborne is driven by a Thatcherite belief in the value of a smaller state to free up individual and corporate enterprise and encourage those able to work to do so, and such cuts could create political tensions, and even unrest, in the country. Mr. Osborne is respected, but his economic theology is not shared by every Tory, which could also lead to defections and close votes. Mr. Cameron has never been very popular with some of his backbenchers. They are sure to be shocked and overjoyed at the victory he brought them, as they feared Labour would manage, with the Scots, to create a majority to throw the Tories out of power. Even the most optimistic Conservatives were talking about winning 300 seats, which pollsters thought was hallucinatory.

Answer: 30 billion pounds

<hl> As laid out in the Conservative manifesto, the cuts would be deep outside certain protected areas like the National Health Service, and might be about 30 billion pounds , or about $49 billion. <hl> Mr. Osborne is driven by a Thatcherite belief in the value of a smaller state to free up individual and corporate enterprise and encourage those able to work to do so, and such cuts could create political tensions, and even unrest, in the country. Mr. Osborne is respected, but his economic theology is not shared by every Tory, which could also lead to defections and close votes. Mr. Cameron has never been very popular with some of his backbenchers. They are sure to be shocked and overjoyed at the victory he brought them, as they feared Labour would manage, with the Scots, to create a majority to throw the Tories out of power. Even the most optimistic Conservatives were talking about winning 300 seats, which pollsters thought was hallucinatory.

As laid out in the Conservative manifesto, the cuts would be deep outside certain protected areas like the National Health Service, and might be about <hl> 30 billion pounds <hl>, or about $49 billion. Mr. Osborne is driven by a Thatcherite belief in the value of a smaller state to free up individual and corporate enterprise and encourage those able to work to do so, and such cuts could create political tensions, and even unrest, in the country. Mr. Osborne is respected, but his economic theology is not shared by every Tory, which could also lead to defections and close votes. Mr. Cameron has never been very popular with some of his backbenchers. They are sure to be shocked and overjoyed at the victory he brought them, as they feared Labour would manage, with the Scots, to create a majority to throw the Tories out of power. Even the most optimistic Conservatives were talking about winning 300 seats, which pollsters thought was hallucinatory.

As laid out in the Conservative manifesto, the cuts would be deep outside certain protected areas like the National Health Service, and might be about <hl> 30 billion pounds <hl> , or about $49 billion.


Question: What does Tim uncover from a patch of dirt on the far side of the swimming pool?

To say that their marriage is in trouble would be an exaggeration, but there are tiny cracks in it through which trouble might enter. They spend most of the movie apart. Lee drops Jude off at his grandparents’ house so she can spend a night out with friends. Tim stays behind and involves himself in a bizarre project. He has unearthed a rusty gun and a possibly human bone from a patch of dirt on the far side of the swimming pool, and over the next 24 hours his curiosity blossoms into obsession. He becomes an amateur detective and forensic archaeologist, and also, without quite realizing it, a man digging himself ever deeper into an existential hole. But in the meantime, he has some fun. A few pals show up to drink beer, swim and wield shovels. One (Mike Birbiglia) is the uptight guy. Another (Sam Rockwell) is the party guy, who brings cocaine, unattached women and an even wilder buddy (Mr. Messina).

Answer: a rusty gun and a possibly human bone

To say that their marriage is in trouble would be an exaggeration, but there are tiny cracks in it through which trouble might enter. They spend most of the movie apart. Lee drops Jude off at his grandparents’ house so she can spend a night out with friends. Tim stays behind and involves himself in a bizarre project. <hl> He has unearthed a rusty gun and a possibly human bone from a patch of dirt on the far side of the swimming pool, and over the next 24 hours his curiosity blossoms into obsession. <hl> He becomes an amateur detective and forensic archaeologist, and also, without quite realizing it, a man digging himself ever deeper into an existential hole. But in the meantime, he has some fun. A few pals show up to drink beer, swim and wield shovels. One (Mike Birbiglia) is the uptight guy. Another (Sam Rockwell) is the party guy, who brings cocaine, unattached women and an even wilder buddy (Mr. Messina).

To say that their marriage is in trouble would be an exaggeration, but there are tiny cracks in it through which trouble might enter. They spend most of the movie apart. Lee drops Jude off at his grandparents’ house so she can spend a night out with friends. Tim stays behind and involves himself in a bizarre project. He has unearthed <hl> a rusty gun and a possibly human bone <hl> from a patch of dirt on the far side of the swimming pool, and over the next 24 hours his curiosity blossoms into obsession. He becomes an amateur detective and forensic archaeologist, and also, without quite realizing it, a man digging himself ever deeper into an existential hole. But in the meantime, he has some fun. A few pals show up to drink beer, swim and wield shovels. One (Mike Birbiglia) is the uptight guy. Another (Sam Rockwell) is the party guy, who brings cocaine, unattached women and an even wilder buddy (Mr. Messina).


Question: Who is trying to help research and connect happiness with freedom?

Once known for grim letters to fellow wealthy Americans warning of socialist apocalypse, Charles G. Koch now promotes research on the link between freedom and everyday happiness. Turn on “The Big Bang Theory” or “Morning Joe,” and you are likely to see soft-focus television spots introducing some of the many employees of Koch Industries. Instead of trading insults with Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate leader, Mr. Koch and his brother, David H. Koch, are trading compliments with President Obama, who this month praised the Kochs’ support for criminal justice reform at a meeting of the N.A.A.C.P.

Answer: Charles G. Koch

<hl> Once known for grim letters to fellow wealthy Americans warning of socialist apocalypse, Charles G. Koch now promotes research on the link between freedom and everyday happiness. <hl> Turn on “The Big Bang Theory” or “Morning Joe,” and you are likely to see soft-focus television spots introducing some of the many employees of Koch Industries. Instead of trading insults with Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate leader, Mr. Koch and his brother, David H. Koch, are trading compliments with President Obama, who this month praised the Kochs’ support for criminal justice reform at a meeting of the N.A.A.C.P.

Once known for grim letters to fellow wealthy Americans warning of socialist apocalypse, <hl> Charles G. Koch <hl> now promotes research on the link between freedom and everyday happiness. Turn on “The Big Bang Theory” or “Morning Joe,” and you are likely to see soft-focus television spots introducing some of the many employees of Koch Industries. Instead of trading insults with Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate leader, Mr. Koch and his brother, David H. Koch, are trading compliments with President Obama, who this month praised the Kochs’ support for criminal justice reform at a meeting of the N.A.A.C.P.


Question: Malta has double taxation treaties with how many nations?

The tax system, in particular, has been a boon. Some foreign companies can be structured to pay 5 percent in corporate taxes. Malta also has double taxation treaties with 65 countries, allowing individuals and businesses to avoid being taxed in two places. Significant tax advantages and a pro-business regulator have created a booming financial services industry. It now represents 12 to 15 percent of the country’s G.D.P., up from 6.3 percent in 2004. Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have hedge funds. With a strong corporate base, Malta sailed through the economic crisis relatively unscathed. The economy grew 3.5 percent in 2014. Unemployment is 5.8 percent, the fourth-lowest in Europe. Malta was looking to expand that economic growth through the citizenship program. Under the initial plan in 2013, the newly installed Labor Party government proposed selling passports for €650,000, with few other requirements for citizenship. Almost immediately, it drew protests. The country, critics argued, was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs. They also worried that the program would damage its reputation as an attractive place to do business. “We do not want to form part of a law which prostitutes Malta’s identity and its citizenship,” Mario de Marco, a vocal member of the opposition, said during the debate. The opposition took the program to the European Parliament in an effort to block it. While the Parliament condemned the program, it could do little else, because citizenship is controlled by national governments. To placate the Parliament and the opposition, the government raised the bar for citizenship. Strict due diligence standards were set to weed out money launderers and criminals. It also raised the cost and adopted a residency requirement. In addition to the €650,000 fee to the government, applicants must now invest €150,000 in government bonds, buy property for at least €350,000 or rent a place for at least €16,000 a year — all of which must be held for at least five years. “This is not ‘tick the box,’” said Mr. Cardona, the chief of the program. Mr. Hyzler, the lawyer, and others note that the newcomers are establishing real links to Malta. They are setting up bank accounts and buying health insurance, both of which are required. They are also joining country clubs and donating to local charities, which is encouraged. “Clients genuinely want to do more than just make the investment,” said Mark Stannard, managing director of the Maltese office of Henley & Partners, a residence and citizenship planning firm. He said a Saudi national with a Lebanese passport who had applied for Maltese citizenship had recently returned with a delegation of 12 to consider setting up businesses in aviation, life sciences and real estate.

Answer: 65

The tax system, in particular, has been a boon. Some foreign companies can be structured to pay 5 percent in corporate taxes. <hl> Malta also has double taxation treaties with 65 countries, allowing individuals and businesses to avoid being taxed in two places. <hl> Significant tax advantages and a pro-business regulator have created a booming financial services industry. It now represents 12 to 15 percent of the country’s G.D.P., up from 6.3 percent in 2004. Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have hedge funds. With a strong corporate base, Malta sailed through the economic crisis relatively unscathed. The economy grew 3.5 percent in 2014. Unemployment is 5.8 percent, the fourth-lowest in Europe. Malta was looking to expand that economic growth through the citizenship program. Under the initial plan in 2013, the newly installed Labor Party government proposed selling passports for €650,000, with few other requirements for citizenship. Almost immediately, it drew protests. The country, critics argued, was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs. They also worried that the program would damage its reputation as an attractive place to do business. “We do not want to form part of a law which prostitutes Malta’s identity and its citizenship,” Mario de Marco, a vocal member of the opposition, said during the debate. The opposition took the program to the European Parliament in an effort to block it. While the Parliament condemned the program, it could do little else, because citizenship is controlled by national governments. To placate the Parliament and the opposition, the government raised the bar for citizenship. Strict due diligence standards were set to weed out money launderers and criminals. It also raised the cost and adopted a residency requirement. In addition to the €650,000 fee to the government, applicants must now invest €150,000 in government bonds, buy property for at least €350,000 or rent a place for at least €16,000 a year — all of which must be held for at least five years. “This is not ‘tick the box,’” said Mr. Cardona, the chief of the program. Mr. Hyzler, the lawyer, and others note that the newcomers are establishing real links to Malta. They are setting up bank accounts and buying health insurance, both of which are required. They are also joining country clubs and donating to local charities, which is encouraged. “Clients genuinely want to do more than just make the investment,” said Mark Stannard, managing director of the Maltese office of Henley & Partners, a residence and citizenship planning firm. He said a Saudi national with a Lebanese passport who had applied for Maltese citizenship had recently returned with a delegation of 12 to consider setting up businesses in aviation, life sciences and real estate.

The tax system, in particular, has been a boon. Some foreign companies can be structured to pay 5 percent in corporate taxes. Malta also has double taxation treaties with <hl> 65 <hl> countries, allowing individuals and businesses to avoid being taxed in two places. Significant tax advantages and a pro-business regulator have created a booming financial services industry. It now represents 12 to 15 percent of the country’s G.D.P., up from 6.3 percent in 2004. Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have hedge funds. With a strong corporate base, Malta sailed through the economic crisis relatively unscathed. The economy grew 3.5 percent in 2014. Unemployment is 5.8 percent, the fourth-lowest in Europe. Malta was looking to expand that economic growth through the citizenship program. Under the initial plan in 2013, the newly installed Labor Party government proposed selling passports for €650,000, with few other requirements for citizenship. Almost immediately, it drew protests. The country, critics argued, was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs. They also worried that the program would damage its reputation as an attractive place to do business. “We do not want to form part of a law which prostitutes Malta’s identity and its citizenship,” Mario de Marco, a vocal member of the opposition, said during the debate. The opposition took the program to the European Parliament in an effort to block it. While the Parliament condemned the program, it could do little else, because citizenship is controlled by national governments. To placate the Parliament and the opposition, the government raised the bar for citizenship. Strict due diligence standards were set to weed out money launderers and criminals. It also raised the cost and adopted a residency requirement. In addition to the €650,000 fee to the government, applicants must now invest €150,000 in government bonds, buy property for at least €350,000 or rent a place for at least €16,000 a year — all of which must be held for at least five years. “This is not ‘tick the box,’” said Mr. Cardona, the chief of the program. Mr. Hyzler, the lawyer, and others note that the newcomers are establishing real links to Malta. They are setting up bank accounts and buying health insurance, both of which are required. They are also joining country clubs and donating to local charities, which is encouraged. “Clients genuinely want to do more than just make the investment,” said Mark Stannard, managing director of the Maltese office of Henley & Partners, a residence and citizenship planning firm. He said a Saudi national with a Lebanese passport who had applied for Maltese citizenship had recently returned with a delegation of 12 to consider setting up businesses in aviation, life sciences and real estate.


Question: What reason did Towns give for not shooting more in college?

“I was like, ‘Where did you buy that jump shot?’ ” Muhammad said. “And he was kind of like: ‘I always had one! Coach Cal wouldn’t let me shoot it!’ And I was like: ‘Man, that’s pretty good. You’re the No. 1 pick, and you didn’t even show some parts of your game.’ ” Muhammad, a third-year wing and a part of the Timberwolves’ well-publicized kiddie corps, paused and considered the possibilities. “His ceiling,” Muhammad said, “is high.” Towns, who recently turned 20, has made an easy transition to life in the N.B.A., averaging 15.2 points and 9.3 rebounds a game for the Timberwolves (9-13), who will visit the Knicks on Wednesday. It will be a homecoming of sorts for Towns, who grew up in Piscataway, N.J., and attended St. Joseph High School, a preparatory school in Metuchen, N.J. Towns’s teammates have watched him improve week by week — perhaps even day by day. On Wednesday, amid the hoopla of Kobe Bryant’s final game in Minneapolis, Towns clogged the box score in a 123-122 overtime victory over the Lakers, collecting 26 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 11 of 19 from the field. One of his most impressive feats did not even count — cradling the ball up from his ankles for a dunk that came after the whistle. “That was nasty,” Muhammad said.

Answer: Coach Cal wouldn’t let me shoot it!

“I was like, ‘Where did you buy that jump shot?’ ” Muhammad said. <hl> “And he was kind of like: ‘I always had one! Coach Cal wouldn’t let me shoot it! ’ And I was like: ‘Man, that’s pretty good. <hl> You’re the No. 1 pick, and you didn’t even show some parts of your game.’ ” Muhammad, a third-year wing and a part of the Timberwolves’ well-publicized kiddie corps, paused and considered the possibilities. “His ceiling,” Muhammad said, “is high.” Towns, who recently turned 20, has made an easy transition to life in the N.B.A., averaging 15.2 points and 9.3 rebounds a game for the Timberwolves (9-13), who will visit the Knicks on Wednesday. It will be a homecoming of sorts for Towns, who grew up in Piscataway, N.J., and attended St. Joseph High School, a preparatory school in Metuchen, N.J. Towns’s teammates have watched him improve week by week — perhaps even day by day. On Wednesday, amid the hoopla of Kobe Bryant’s final game in Minneapolis, Towns clogged the box score in a 123-122 overtime victory over the Lakers, collecting 26 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 11 of 19 from the field. One of his most impressive feats did not even count — cradling the ball up from his ankles for a dunk that came after the whistle. “That was nasty,” Muhammad said.

“I was like, ‘Where did you buy that jump shot?’ ” Muhammad said. “And he was kind of like: ‘I always had one! <hl> Coach Cal wouldn’t let me shoot it! <hl>’ And I was like: ‘Man, that’s pretty good. You’re the No. 1 pick, and you didn’t even show some parts of your game.’ ” Muhammad, a third-year wing and a part of the Timberwolves’ well-publicized kiddie corps, paused and considered the possibilities. “His ceiling,” Muhammad said, “is high.” Towns, who recently turned 20, has made an easy transition to life in the N.B.A., averaging 15.2 points and 9.3 rebounds a game for the Timberwolves (9-13), who will visit the Knicks on Wednesday. It will be a homecoming of sorts for Towns, who grew up in Piscataway, N.J., and attended St. Joseph High School, a preparatory school in Metuchen, N.J. Towns’s teammates have watched him improve week by week — perhaps even day by day. On Wednesday, amid the hoopla of Kobe Bryant’s final game in Minneapolis, Towns clogged the box score in a 123-122 overtime victory over the Lakers, collecting 26 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 11 of 19 from the field. One of his most impressive feats did not even count — cradling the ball up from his ankles for a dunk that came after the whistle. “That was nasty,” Muhammad said.

“And he was kind of like: ‘I always had one! <hl> Coach Cal wouldn’t let me shoot it! <hl> ’ And I was like: ‘Man, that’s pretty good.


Question: What did Baumgard advise?

For the dressing, which Baumgart builds out of what he calls ‘‘a deconstructed za’atar,’’ the Middle Eastern spice blend, some confidence is required. What seems an enormous amount of dried spices — ground fennel, sumac and coriander — is combined with chopped parsley and cilantro. The result looks dry and grainy, as if something is wrong. But olive oil, lime juice and white-wine vinegar (best available, please!) begin to smooth things out, and the cheese, pistachios and vinegar-plumped currants finish the job. ‘‘Let it sit for a while,’’ Baumgart advised. ‘‘Let those flavors come together.’’

Answer: Let it sit for a while

For the dressing, which Baumgart builds out of what he calls ‘‘a deconstructed za’atar,’’ the Middle Eastern spice blend, some confidence is required. What seems an enormous amount of dried spices — ground fennel, sumac and coriander — is combined with chopped parsley and cilantro. The result looks dry and grainy, as if something is wrong. But olive oil, lime juice and white-wine vinegar (best available, please!) begin to smooth things out, and the cheese, pistachios and vinegar-plumped currants finish the job. <hl> ‘‘ Let it sit for a while ,’’ Baumgart advised. <hl> ‘‘Let those flavors come together.’’

For the dressing, which Baumgart builds out of what he calls ‘‘a deconstructed za’atar,’’ the Middle Eastern spice blend, some confidence is required. What seems an enormous amount of dried spices — ground fennel, sumac and coriander — is combined with chopped parsley and cilantro. The result looks dry and grainy, as if something is wrong. But olive oil, lime juice and white-wine vinegar (best available, please!) begin to smooth things out, and the cheese, pistachios and vinegar-plumped currants finish the job. ‘‘<hl> Let it sit for a while <hl>,’’ Baumgart advised. ‘‘Let those flavors come together.’’

‘‘ <hl> Let it sit for a while <hl> ,’’ Baumgart advised.


Question: What has replaced presses?

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: databases and spreadsheets

With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: “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. <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: “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 <hl> databases and spreadsheets <hl> 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: Who is it that is opposing the way provinces are being demacrated in the draft constitution?

The police opened fire after ethnic Madhesi protesters tried to set fire to government buildings, said Dipak Kaphle, a top functionary in the district of Mahottari, southeast of Kathmandu. A police official, Saurav Rana, said three of the deaths occurred in the town of Jaleswor after thousands of protesters with sticks and stones attacked officers, according to news agency reports. Since Aug. 10, 34 people have died in protests, including 10 police officials and a 2-year-old child, according to Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs. The Madhesis oppose the way provinces are being demarcated in the draft constitution and hope for new boundaries that will allow them to form majorities in two provinces. Another ethnic group, the Tharus, are pushing for their own province. Schools, markets and workplaces have been closed for nearly a month amid a general strike in much of the region. The country’s three major parties and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala have vowed to proceed with drafting the new constitution.

Answer: The Madhesis

The police opened fire after ethnic Madhesi protesters tried to set fire to government buildings, said Dipak Kaphle, a top functionary in the district of Mahottari, southeast of Kathmandu. A police official, Saurav Rana, said three of the deaths occurred in the town of Jaleswor after thousands of protesters with sticks and stones attacked officers, according to news agency reports. Since Aug. 10, 34 people have died in protests, including 10 police officials and a 2-year-old child, according to Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs. <hl> The Madhesis oppose the way provinces are being demarcated in the draft constitution and hope for new boundaries that will allow them to form majorities in two provinces. <hl> Another ethnic group, the Tharus, are pushing for their own province. Schools, markets and workplaces have been closed for nearly a month amid a general strike in much of the region. The country’s three major parties and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala have vowed to proceed with drafting the new constitution.

The police opened fire after ethnic Madhesi protesters tried to set fire to government buildings, said Dipak Kaphle, a top functionary in the district of Mahottari, southeast of Kathmandu. A police official, Saurav Rana, said three of the deaths occurred in the town of Jaleswor after thousands of protesters with sticks and stones attacked officers, according to news agency reports. Since Aug. 10, 34 people have died in protests, including 10 police officials and a 2-year-old child, according to Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs. <hl> The Madhesis <hl> oppose the way provinces are being demarcated in the draft constitution and hope for new boundaries that will allow them to form majorities in two provinces. Another ethnic group, the Tharus, are pushing for their own province. Schools, markets and workplaces have been closed for nearly a month amid a general strike in much of the region. The country’s three major parties and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala have vowed to proceed with drafting the new constitution.


Question: Which barber do people line up and wait for at the salon?

To get the new Havana look, young men visit special barbershops around the city. The undisputed mecca of these salons is Donde Dorian. Camouflaged on a residential street opposite a wall with obedient graffiti extolling the local Committee for the Defense of the Revolution, the salon’s drab facade gives way to a bright front room selling Hollywood cigarettes, Cristal beer and espresso from a vintage machine. Above the polished bar is an LG flat-screen TV playing the ubiquitous reggaeton videos of poolside bacchanals. Around 11 p.m. on a recent evening, a line of young men waited in the back room for their turn in the seat of Dorian Carbonell Fernandéz, 31, who was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and sculpting the eyebrows of Robert Richard Esteves with a straight edge razor. Mr. Fernandéz looked in a mirror, lined with boxes of Bulgari and Fendi colognes, and reached over the fence of Mr. Esteves’s hair to pluck up wilted locks within. He then blew out the hair up with a blow-dryer. Mr. Fernandéz’s hair blower always points up.

Answer: Dorian Carbonell Fernandéz

To get the new Havana look, young men visit special barbershops around the city. The undisputed mecca of these salons is Donde Dorian. Camouflaged on a residential street opposite a wall with obedient graffiti extolling the local Committee for the Defense of the Revolution, the salon’s drab facade gives way to a bright front room selling Hollywood cigarettes, Cristal beer and espresso from a vintage machine. Above the polished bar is an LG flat-screen TV playing the ubiquitous reggaeton videos of poolside bacchanals. <hl> Around 11 p.m. on a recent evening, a line of young men waited in the back room for their turn in the seat of Dorian Carbonell Fernandéz , 31, who was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and sculpting the eyebrows of Robert Richard Esteves with a straight edge razor. <hl> Mr. Fernandéz looked in a mirror, lined with boxes of Bulgari and Fendi colognes, and reached over the fence of Mr. Esteves’s hair to pluck up wilted locks within. He then blew out the hair up with a blow-dryer. Mr. Fernandéz’s hair blower always points up.

To get the new Havana look, young men visit special barbershops around the city. The undisputed mecca of these salons is Donde Dorian. Camouflaged on a residential street opposite a wall with obedient graffiti extolling the local Committee for the Defense of the Revolution, the salon’s drab facade gives way to a bright front room selling Hollywood cigarettes, Cristal beer and espresso from a vintage machine. Above the polished bar is an LG flat-screen TV playing the ubiquitous reggaeton videos of poolside bacchanals. Around 11 p.m. on a recent evening, a line of young men waited in the back room for their turn in the seat of <hl> Dorian Carbonell Fernandéz <hl>, 31, who was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and sculpting the eyebrows of Robert Richard Esteves with a straight edge razor. Mr. Fernandéz looked in a mirror, lined with boxes of Bulgari and Fendi colognes, and reached over the fence of Mr. Esteves’s hair to pluck up wilted locks within. He then blew out the hair up with a blow-dryer. Mr. Fernandéz’s hair blower always points up.

Around 11 p.m. on a recent evening, a line of young men waited in the back room for their turn in the seat of <hl> Dorian Carbonell Fernandéz <hl> , 31, who was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and sculpting the eyebrows of Robert Richard Esteves with a straight edge razor.


Question: Name of the activists that opened up awareness for the Hammond case?

David J. Leonard, an associate professor and chairman of the department of critical culture, gender and race studies at Washington State University, said that despite highly publicized cases like the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Freddie Gray in Baltimore, many questionable deaths of minorities still received little attention. “There are countless other cases involving African-Americans in the past year that have not received coverage anywhere near the level of Zachary Hammond,” Professor Leonard said. Yet he said much of the attention the Hammond case received on Twitter was spurred by Black Lives Matter activists.

Answer: Black Lives Matter

David J. Leonard, an associate professor and chairman of the department of critical culture, gender and race studies at Washington State University, said that despite highly publicized cases like the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Freddie Gray in Baltimore, many questionable deaths of minorities still received little attention. “There are countless other cases involving African-Americans in the past year that have not received coverage anywhere near the level of Zachary Hammond,” Professor Leonard said. <hl> Yet he said much of the attention the Hammond case received on Twitter was spurred by Black Lives Matter activists. <hl>

David J. Leonard, an associate professor and chairman of the department of critical culture, gender and race studies at Washington State University, said that despite highly publicized cases like the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Freddie Gray in Baltimore, many questionable deaths of minorities still received little attention. “There are countless other cases involving African-Americans in the past year that have not received coverage anywhere near the level of Zachary Hammond,” Professor Leonard said. Yet he said much of the attention the Hammond case received on Twitter was spurred by <hl> Black Lives Matter <hl> activists.


Question: What style of music does Tom Rush play?

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: folk

Tom Rush, folk .

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. <hl> Tom Rush, folk . <hl> 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 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, <hl> folk <hl>. June 28 at 7:30 p.m. $39 to $59. Infinity Hall Hartford, 32 Front Street. infinityhall.com; 860-560-7757.


Question: Who posted a 64 in Duabi Classic?

Woods said he was able to joke after a round like Friday’s because on the PGA Tour, bad days come with the picturesque scenery. “We all have days like this,” he said. “Unfortunately, you know, mine was in a public forum, in a public setting.” Is it worrisome that Woods’s worst day as a pro coincided with one of the best by his heir apparent, Rory McIlroy, who posted a 64 in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic? Should Woods’s galleries take anything from the fact that Jack Nicklaus, whose 18 career major victories Woods is targeting, won three of them after age 39? Are Woods’s chipping yips and his recent spate of injuries the beginning of his demise or grist for a gripping comeback tale?

Answer: Rory McIlroy

Woods said he was able to joke after a round like Friday’s because on the PGA Tour, bad days come with the picturesque scenery. “We all have days like this,” he said. “Unfortunately, you know, mine was in a public forum, in a public setting.” <hl> Is it worrisome that Woods’s worst day as a pro coincided with one of the best by his heir apparent, Rory McIlroy , who posted a 64 in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic? <hl> Should Woods’s galleries take anything from the fact that Jack Nicklaus, whose 18 career major victories Woods is targeting, won three of them after age 39? Are Woods’s chipping yips and his recent spate of injuries the beginning of his demise or grist for a gripping comeback tale?

Woods said he was able to joke after a round like Friday’s because on the PGA Tour, bad days come with the picturesque scenery. “We all have days like this,” he said. “Unfortunately, you know, mine was in a public forum, in a public setting.” Is it worrisome that Woods’s worst day as a pro coincided with one of the best by his heir apparent, <hl> Rory McIlroy <hl>, who posted a 64 in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic? Should Woods’s galleries take anything from the fact that Jack Nicklaus, whose 18 career major victories Woods is targeting, won three of them after age 39? Are Woods’s chipping yips and his recent spate of injuries the beginning of his demise or grist for a gripping comeback tale?

Is it worrisome that Woods’s worst day as a pro coincided with one of the best by his heir apparent, <hl> Rory McIlroy <hl> , who posted a 64 in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic?


Question: What is the name of the church?

“The mother followed the spirit of New York’s ‘Safe Haven’ Law, which allows a parent to leave a child not older than 30 days with an appropriate person or in a suitable location where the parent promptly notifies an appropriate person of the child’s location,” he said. “It appears that the mother, in this case, felt her newborn child would be found safely in the church and chose to place the baby in the manger because it was the warmest place in the church, and further she returned the following morning to make certain that the baby had been found.” Detectives from the 102nd Precinct had been reviewing surveillance video of the woman, who, the police said, secretly left the boy in the Church of the Holy Child Jesus and disappeared. One video clip showed the woman, with the infant, entering a dollar store on Jamaica Avenue, in the Richmond Hill neighborhood, around the corner from the church, at 111-11 86th Avenue.

Answer: Church of the Holy Child Jesus

“The mother followed the spirit of New York’s ‘Safe Haven’ Law, which allows a parent to leave a child not older than 30 days with an appropriate person or in a suitable location where the parent promptly notifies an appropriate person of the child’s location,” he said. “It appears that the mother, in this case, felt her newborn child would be found safely in the church and chose to place the baby in the manger because it was the warmest place in the church, and further she returned the following morning to make certain that the baby had been found.” Detectives from the 102nd <hl> Precinct had been reviewing surveillance video of the woman, who, the police said, secretly left the boy in the Church of the Holy Child Jesus and disappeared. <hl> One video clip showed the woman, with the infant, entering a dollar store on Jamaica Avenue, in the Richmond Hill neighborhood, around the corner from the church, at 111-11 86th Avenue.

“The mother followed the spirit of New York’s ‘Safe Haven’ Law, which allows a parent to leave a child not older than 30 days with an appropriate person or in a suitable location where the parent promptly notifies an appropriate person of the child’s location,” he said. “It appears that the mother, in this case, felt her newborn child would be found safely in the church and chose to place the baby in the manger because it was the warmest place in the church, and further she returned the following morning to make certain that the baby had been found.” Detectives from the 102nd Precinct had been reviewing surveillance video of the woman, who, the police said, secretly left the boy in the <hl> Church of the Holy Child Jesus <hl> and disappeared. One video clip showed the woman, with the infant, entering a dollar store on Jamaica Avenue, in the Richmond Hill neighborhood, around the corner from the church, at 111-11 86th Avenue.


Question: who came in first in the Boston Marathon?

BOSTON —  The American men ended their slump in the Boston Marathon when Meb Keflezighi won in 2014, a cathartic victory that enabled “The Star-Spangled Banner” to play over Boylston Street one year after bombs had exploded there. This year, the United States women are hoping to end a drought that has lasted 30 years. “The marathon gods blessed Meb with that run; it was electric,” said Shalane Flanagan, a native of Marblehead, Mass., who grew up following the race as the daughter of two marathoners. Flanagan finished fourth in 2013 and seventh last year in 2 hours 22 minutes 2 seconds — the career best for an American woman on the Boston course. “Last year was extremely special, just being an American,” she said. “It’s a run I’ll never, ever forget.” The 119th edition of the Boston Marathon is scheduled to leave Hopkinton, Mass., on Monday morning, and this year’s field gives the United States two chances for its first women’s victory since Lisa Weidenbach won in 1985. Joining Flanagan is Desiree Linden, who finished second in Boston in 2011.

Answer: Meb Keflezighi

<hl> BOSTON — The American men ended their slump in the Boston Marathon when Meb Keflezighi won in 2014, a cathartic victory that enabled “The Star-Spangled Banner” to play over Boylston Street one year after bombs had exploded there. <hl> This year, the United States women are hoping to end a drought that has lasted 30 years. “The marathon gods blessed Meb with that run; it was electric,” said Shalane Flanagan, a native of Marblehead, Mass., who grew up following the race as the daughter of two marathoners. Flanagan finished fourth in 2013 and seventh last year in 2 hours 22 minutes 2 seconds — the career best for an American woman on the Boston course. “Last year was extremely special, just being an American,” she said. “It’s a run I’ll never, ever forget.” The 119th edition of the Boston Marathon is scheduled to leave Hopkinton, Mass., on Monday morning, and this year’s field gives the United States two chances for its first women’s victory since Lisa Weidenbach won in 1985. Joining Flanagan is Desiree Linden, who finished second in Boston in 2011.

BOSTON — The American men ended their slump in the Boston Marathon when <hl> Meb Keflezighi <hl> won in 2014, a cathartic victory that enabled “The Star-Spangled Banner” to play over Boylston Street one year after bombs had exploded there. This year, the United States women are hoping to end a drought that has lasted 30 years. “The marathon gods blessed Meb with that run; it was electric,” said Shalane Flanagan, a native of Marblehead, Mass., who grew up following the race as the daughter of two marathoners. Flanagan finished fourth in 2013 and seventh last year in 2 hours 22 minutes 2 seconds — the career best for an American woman on the Boston course. “Last year was extremely special, just being an American,” she said. “It’s a run I’ll never, ever forget.” The 119th edition of the Boston Marathon is scheduled to leave Hopkinton, Mass., on Monday morning, and this year’s field gives the United States two chances for its first women’s victory since Lisa Weidenbach won in 1985. Joining Flanagan is Desiree Linden, who finished second in Boston in 2011.


Question: How was the subject of this passage described by the majority?

“Black Rage” thrust Dr. Grier into the spotlight. Immediately after the book was published, KRON, the local NBC television station, followed him and Dr. Cobbs on a walk on Fillmore Street as they explained the issues discussed in the book. ABC broadcast a special on the book called “To Be Black.” The prominent black scholar Kenneth B. Clark, a professor of social psychology at City College, criticized “Black Rage” in The New York Times Book Review as simplistic, unscholarly and overly impressed with the originality of its findings. But most critics found the book readable, persuasive and sobering. The authors followed up with “The Jesus Bag” (1971), a critical analysis of the role of religion in black life. It was not nearly as successful as “Black Rage.” After serving as chairman of the department of psychiatry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville in the early 1970s, Dr. Grier started a psychiatric practice in San Diego, from which he retired in the 1990s.

Answer: readable, persuasive and sobering

“Black Rage” thrust Dr. Grier into the spotlight. Immediately after the book was published, KRON, the local NBC television station, followed him and Dr. Cobbs on a walk on Fillmore Street as they explained the issues discussed in the book. ABC broadcast a special on the book called “To Be Black.” The prominent black scholar Kenneth B. Clark, a professor of social psychology at City College, criticized “Black Rage” in The New York Times Book Review as simplistic, unscholarly and overly impressed with the originality of its findings. <hl> But most critics found the book readable, persuasive and sobering . <hl> The authors followed up with “The Jesus Bag” (1971), a critical analysis of the role of religion in black life. It was not nearly as successful as “Black Rage.” After serving as chairman of the department of psychiatry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville in the early 1970s, Dr. Grier started a psychiatric practice in San Diego, from which he retired in the 1990s.

“Black Rage” thrust Dr. Grier into the spotlight. Immediately after the book was published, KRON, the local NBC television station, followed him and Dr. Cobbs on a walk on Fillmore Street as they explained the issues discussed in the book. ABC broadcast a special on the book called “To Be Black.” The prominent black scholar Kenneth B. Clark, a professor of social psychology at City College, criticized “Black Rage” in The New York Times Book Review as simplistic, unscholarly and overly impressed with the originality of its findings. But most critics found the book <hl> readable, persuasive and sobering <hl>. The authors followed up with “The Jesus Bag” (1971), a critical analysis of the role of religion in black life. It was not nearly as successful as “Black Rage.” After serving as chairman of the department of psychiatry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville in the early 1970s, Dr. Grier started a psychiatric practice in San Diego, from which he retired in the 1990s.

But most critics found the book <hl> readable, persuasive and sobering <hl> .


Question: Where was the annual AIDS walk held?

In 2012, as she, Li Tingting and another woman prepared for a Valentine’s Day protest against domestic violence in Beijing, she described the childhood trauma of watching men pummel their wives in public — including her own father. “People thought that women deserved beating,” she said, according to a video made at the time. “The worst thing is people tolerate it and accept it as a natural part of life, but no one believes beating a man is O.K.” As a project manager at the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute, Ms. Wei helped stage an annual AIDS Walk on the Great Wall, attended women’s conferences in India and South Korea, and started collecting footage for a documentary about bisexuality in China.

Answer: on the Great Wall

In 2012, as she, Li Tingting and another woman prepared for a Valentine’s Day protest against domestic violence in Beijing, she described the childhood trauma of watching men pummel their wives in public — including her own father. “People thought that women deserved beating,” she said, according to a video made at the time. <hl> “The worst thing is people tolerate it and accept it as a natural part of life, but no one believes beating a man is O.K.” As a project manager at the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute, Ms. Wei helped stage an annual AIDS Walk on the Great Wall , attended women’s conferences in India and South Korea, and started collecting footage for a documentary about bisexuality in China. <hl>

In 2012, as she, Li Tingting and another woman prepared for a Valentine’s Day protest against domestic violence in Beijing, she described the childhood trauma of watching men pummel their wives in public — including her own father. “People thought that women deserved beating,” she said, according to a video made at the time. “The worst thing is people tolerate it and accept it as a natural part of life, but no one believes beating a man is O.K.” As a project manager at the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute, Ms. Wei helped stage an annual AIDS Walk <hl> on the Great Wall <hl>, attended women’s conferences in India and South Korea, and started collecting footage for a documentary about bisexuality in China.

“The worst thing is people tolerate it and accept it as a natural part of life, but no one believes beating a man is O.K.” As a project manager at the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute, Ms. Wei helped stage an annual AIDS Walk <hl> on the Great Wall <hl> , attended women’s conferences in India and South Korea, and started collecting footage for a documentary about bisexuality in China.


Question: What is an example of a show Araeen organized?

Born in Pakistan in 1935 and a London resident since 1964, Rasheed Araeen has been an art-world legend since the 1980s, when he founded and edited Third Text, a journal that not only gave a voice to contemporary non-Western and nonwhite artists but also helped initiate an entire rethinking of 20th-century art history. Mr. Araeen also produced some of the most influential writing of the time (I still have his clips from 30 years ago) and organized shows like “The Other Story” in London, which laid the foundation for the concept that modernism, far from being a Western phenomenon, had happened all over the world, on different schedules.

Answer: The Other Story

Born in Pakistan in 1935 and a London resident since 1964, Rasheed Araeen has been an art-world legend since the 1980s, when he founded and edited Third Text, a journal that not only gave a voice to contemporary non-Western and nonwhite artists but also helped initiate an entire rethinking of 20th-century art history. <hl> Mr. Araeen also produced some of the most influential writing of the time (I still have his clips from 30 years ago) and organized shows like “ The Other Story ” in London, which laid the foundation for the concept that modernism, far from being a Western phenomenon, had happened all over the world, on different schedules. <hl>

Born in Pakistan in 1935 and a London resident since 1964, Rasheed Araeen has been an art-world legend since the 1980s, when he founded and edited Third Text, a journal that not only gave a voice to contemporary non-Western and nonwhite artists but also helped initiate an entire rethinking of 20th-century art history. Mr. Araeen also produced some of the most influential writing of the time (I still have his clips from 30 years ago) and organized shows like “<hl> The Other Story <hl>” in London, which laid the foundation for the concept that modernism, far from being a Western phenomenon, had happened all over the world, on different schedules.

Mr. Araeen also produced some of the most influential writing of the time (I still have his clips from 30 years ago) and organized shows like “ <hl> The Other Story <hl> ” in London, which laid the foundation for the concept that modernism, far from being a Western phenomenon, had happened all over the world, on different schedules.


Question: Streaming service referenced.

“We hit the pause button,” Chief Strachan said. “Our view is we don’t want to be part of violating people’s privacy for commercial or voyeuristic reasons. Everyone’s worst day is now going to be put on YouTube for eternity.” Since the death  of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager who was fatally shot during an encounter with a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in August, departments around the country have begun requiring officers to record their interactions with the public to hold them accountable for their behavior, as well as to protect them against false charges.

Answer: YouTube

“We hit the pause button,” Chief Strachan said. “Our view is we don’t want to be part of violating people’s privacy for commercial or voyeuristic reasons. <hl> Everyone’s worst day is now going to be put on YouTube for eternity.” <hl> Since the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager who was fatally shot during an encounter with a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in August, departments around the country have begun requiring officers to record their interactions with the public to hold them accountable for their behavior, as well as to protect them against false charges.

“We hit the pause button,” Chief Strachan said. “Our view is we don’t want to be part of violating people’s privacy for commercial or voyeuristic reasons. Everyone’s worst day is now going to be put on <hl> YouTube <hl> for eternity.” Since the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager who was fatally shot during an encounter with a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in August, departments around the country have begun requiring officers to record their interactions with the public to hold them accountable for their behavior, as well as to protect them against false charges.


Question: Which growing population is "browning" America?

It was such an unnecessary battle to wade into — maternity tourism is not what Mr. Trump and his enablers on the restrictionist right are talking about. When they say “anchor babies,” they are talking about the browning of America, with its growing Latino population, and recasting it as a sinister plot by child-rearing Mexicans. They want to upend the 14thAmendment, and the country’s family-based immigration laws, to keep the population as white as can be. Maternity tourism by middle-class foreigners is a separate, much smaller issue; changing the Constitution to stop it, as one immigrant rights advocate once put it, is like killing a fly with an Uzi.

Answer: Latino population

It was such an unnecessary battle to wade into — maternity tourism is not what Mr. Trump and his enablers on the restrictionist right are talking about. <hl> When they say “anchor babies,” they are talking about the browning of America, with its growing Latino population , and recasting it as a sinister plot by child-rearing Mexicans. <hl> They want to upend the 14thAmendment, and the country’s family-based immigration laws, to keep the population as white as can be. Maternity tourism by middle-class foreigners is a separate, much smaller issue; changing the Constitution to stop it, as one immigrant rights advocate once put it, is like killing a fly with an Uzi.

It was such an unnecessary battle to wade into — maternity tourism is not what Mr. Trump and his enablers on the restrictionist right are talking about. When they say “anchor babies,” they are talking about the browning of America, with its growing <hl> Latino population <hl>, and recasting it as a sinister plot by child-rearing Mexicans. They want to upend the 14thAmendment, and the country’s family-based immigration laws, to keep the population as white as can be. Maternity tourism by middle-class foreigners is a separate, much smaller issue; changing the Constitution to stop it, as one immigrant rights advocate once put it, is like killing a fly with an Uzi.

When they say “anchor babies,” they are talking about the browning of America, with its growing <hl> Latino population <hl> , and recasting it as a sinister plot by child-rearing Mexicans.


Question: Where were the crews cutting trees and getting up some of the underbrush?

On the ground, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

Answer: On the ground

<hl> On the ground , where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. <hl> “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

<hl> On the ground <hl>, where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work. “The younger guys, we have to keep pulling them back,” Captain Oatman said, noting that the eagerness of novices to put out the fire must be tamped by new safety precautions in the face of speeding flames. In the fire zone near Clearlake Oaks, teams of firefighters strode through ashy scrubland where the blaze had passed, putting out simmering pockets with hose water in clouds of smoke. The painstaking process of finding and eradicating hot spots will take place over the entire expanse of the fire’s path.

<hl> On the ground <hl> , where crews are slashing down lines of trees and pulling up underbrush in an effort to scrape down to bare earth, where fire cannot catch, the changed fire behavior means that swaths have to be cut wider and that firefighters have less time during which it is safe to work.


Question: What is Orama's best prepared food?

This appetizer aside, seafood is Orama’s strength. The high-quality shrimp and lobster cocktail gained zip with a chunky sauce of diced tomatoes, olive oil and Fresno chiles. The grilled octopus, another appetizer, was meaty and tender and presented on a bed of fennel, red onions, capers and roasted tomatoes, all caramelized with a balsamic vinegar. The winning crab cake, gently held together with Dijon mustard and mayonnaise and coated in crunchy Panko breadcrumbs, was laden with jumbo lump meat pieces. The shrimp Santorini — jumbo shrimp in a smooth and garlicky tomato sauce, with pieces of feta — was hearty and comforting. But we fawned over the crispy sea bass the most. The entire fish is first grilled, then given a quick fry before being glazed with a spicy sweet-and-sour sauce and topped with a stir-fry of Napa cabbage, sliced bell peppers and button and enoki mushrooms. The tasty and crisp exterior revealed a moist fish inside.

Answer: seafood

<hl> This appetizer aside, seafood is Orama’s strength. <hl> The high-quality shrimp and lobster cocktail gained zip with a chunky sauce of diced tomatoes, olive oil and Fresno chiles. The grilled octopus, another appetizer, was meaty and tender and presented on a bed of fennel, red onions, capers and roasted tomatoes, all caramelized with a balsamic vinegar. The winning crab cake, gently held together with Dijon mustard and mayonnaise and coated in crunchy Panko breadcrumbs, was laden with jumbo lump meat pieces. The shrimp Santorini — jumbo shrimp in a smooth and garlicky tomato sauce, with pieces of feta — was hearty and comforting. But we fawned over the crispy sea bass the most. The entire fish is first grilled, then given a quick fry before being glazed with a spicy sweet-and-sour sauce and topped with a stir-fry of Napa cabbage, sliced bell peppers and button and enoki mushrooms. The tasty and crisp exterior revealed a moist fish inside.

This appetizer aside, <hl> seafood <hl> is Orama’s strength. The high-quality shrimp and lobster cocktail gained zip with a chunky sauce of diced tomatoes, olive oil and Fresno chiles. The grilled octopus, another appetizer, was meaty and tender and presented on a bed of fennel, red onions, capers and roasted tomatoes, all caramelized with a balsamic vinegar. The winning crab cake, gently held together with Dijon mustard and mayonnaise and coated in crunchy Panko breadcrumbs, was laden with jumbo lump meat pieces. The shrimp Santorini — jumbo shrimp in a smooth and garlicky tomato sauce, with pieces of feta — was hearty and comforting. But we fawned over the crispy sea bass the most. The entire fish is first grilled, then given a quick fry before being glazed with a spicy sweet-and-sour sauce and topped with a stir-fry of Napa cabbage, sliced bell peppers and button and enoki mushrooms. The tasty and crisp exterior revealed a moist fish inside.


Question: What was "The Jones" rebranded as?

But this year, the hosts of “The Jones” will be broadcasting for the league itself. A little more than a year ago, “The Jones” podcast was rebranded as “The Starters,” a television program shown weeknights on NBATV. It is available to stream live and download as a podcast but it exists primarily as a television broadcast. In its second season, “The Starters” is growing quickly in popularity. According to the network, viewership has increased by 24 percent this season, with podcast downloads up 22 percent. NBATV says it will continue to raise the show’s profile. Plans for this weekend include an hourlong live show at 6 p.m. Friday, with player interviews and an appearance by the basketball great George Gervin. “They prove you can be entertaining and smart on TV without being overbearing and loud about it,” said Zach Lowe, an N.B.A. writer for the Grantland website and a podcaster. In the wake of the hit true-crime show “Serial,” podcasts are widely acknowledged to be growing. A recent report from Edison Research indicates a “dramatic increase in podcast consumption.” Jeff Ullrich, the co-founder of the podcasting network Earwolf, says the shift has been palpable.

Answer: The Starters

But this year, the hosts of “The Jones” will be broadcasting for the league itself. <hl> A little more than a year ago, “The Jones” podcast was rebranded as “ The Starters ,” a television program shown weeknights on NBATV. <hl> It is available to stream live and download as a podcast but it exists primarily as a television broadcast. In its second season, “The Starters” is growing quickly in popularity. According to the network, viewership has increased by 24 percent this season, with podcast downloads up 22 percent. NBATV says it will continue to raise the show’s profile. Plans for this weekend include an hourlong live show at 6 p.m. Friday, with player interviews and an appearance by the basketball great George Gervin. “They prove you can be entertaining and smart on TV without being overbearing and loud about it,” said Zach Lowe, an N.B.A. writer for the Grantland website and a podcaster. In the wake of the hit true-crime show “Serial,” podcasts are widely acknowledged to be growing. A recent report from Edison Research indicates a “dramatic increase in podcast consumption.” Jeff Ullrich, the co-founder of the podcasting network Earwolf, says the shift has been palpable.

But this year, the hosts of “The Jones” will be broadcasting for the league itself. A little more than a year ago, “The Jones” podcast was rebranded as “<hl> The Starters <hl>,” a television program shown weeknights on NBATV. It is available to stream live and download as a podcast but it exists primarily as a television broadcast. In its second season, “The Starters” is growing quickly in popularity. According to the network, viewership has increased by 24 percent this season, with podcast downloads up 22 percent. NBATV says it will continue to raise the show’s profile. Plans for this weekend include an hourlong live show at 6 p.m. Friday, with player interviews and an appearance by the basketball great George Gervin. “They prove you can be entertaining and smart on TV without being overbearing and loud about it,” said Zach Lowe, an N.B.A. writer for the Grantland website and a podcaster. In the wake of the hit true-crime show “Serial,” podcasts are widely acknowledged to be growing. A recent report from Edison Research indicates a “dramatic increase in podcast consumption.” Jeff Ullrich, the co-founder of the podcasting network Earwolf, says the shift has been palpable.

A little more than a year ago, “The Jones” podcast was rebranded as “ <hl> The Starters <hl> ,” a television program shown weeknights on NBATV.


Question: Who did he show the film to?

Mr. Emmerich shot “Stonewall” over 42 days in Montreal, on a $17 million budget, he said. He was initially inspired by a friend who told him about his upbringing in Kansas. Then he read about homeless young people being involved in the riots. He brainstormed the fictional approach of a rural teenager taken in and being taught how to survive in New York. Asked if he would have done anything differently, given the backlash, Mr. Emmerich emphatically replied: “No. No.” He noted that he had shown the film to two veterans of the Stonewall riots, Martin Boyce and Williamson L. Henderson, “to make it as accurate as possible.”

Answer: veterans

Mr. Emmerich shot “Stonewall” over 42 days in Montreal, on a $17 million budget, he said. He was initially inspired by a friend who told him about his upbringing in Kansas. Then he read about homeless young people being involved in the riots. He brainstormed the fictional approach of a rural teenager taken in and being taught how to survive in New York. Asked if he would have done anything differently, given the backlash, Mr. Emmerich emphatically replied: “No. No.” <hl> He noted that he had shown the film to two veterans of the Stonewall riots, Martin Boyce and Williamson L. Henderson, “to make it as accurate as possible.” <hl>

Mr. Emmerich shot “Stonewall” over 42 days in Montreal, on a $17 million budget, he said. He was initially inspired by a friend who told him about his upbringing in Kansas. Then he read about homeless young people being involved in the riots. He brainstormed the fictional approach of a rural teenager taken in and being taught how to survive in New York. Asked if he would have done anything differently, given the backlash, Mr. Emmerich emphatically replied: “No. No.” He noted that he had shown the film to two <hl> veterans <hl> of the Stonewall riots, Martin Boyce and Williamson L. Henderson, “to make it as accurate as possible.”


Question: What does Ms. Ross work just as hard on as her show?

Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish” The degree of difficulty that Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ms. Metcalf and Ms. Nash face on their respective shows is vertiginous. But Ms. Ross works just as hard in her marriage of pragmatism and new-age nuttiness. Her screen time always feels shorter than her co-star Anthony Anderson’s, but she just does more with what she’s got. She’s so good that even when the writers aren’t giving her great comedy, she makes her own. D’Angelo, Apollo Theater, Feb. 7 For an hour, I sat in my seat worried that he wasn’t ready for us — for the screaming and hooting, for the orgasmic yeses. That mighty voice was tenuous. The pacing on the potent new songs felt rushed. He seemed fatigued. But during two encores, a very good show became unforgettable. D’Angelo locked in and let go. Ready for us? Ha. We weren’t ready for him. (Read the review) More highlights from the year, as chosen by our critics: Movies, Television, Pop Music, Classical Music, Classical Albums, Dance, Theater, Books and Art

Answer: her marriage of pragmatism and new-age nuttiness

Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish” The degree of difficulty that Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ms. Metcalf and Ms. Nash face on their respective shows is vertiginous. <hl> But Ms. Ross works just as hard in her marriage of pragmatism and new-age nuttiness . <hl> Her screen time always feels shorter than her co-star Anthony Anderson’s, but she just does more with what she’s got. She’s so good that even when the writers aren’t giving her great comedy, she makes her own. D’Angelo, Apollo Theater, Feb. 7 For an hour, I sat in my seat worried that he wasn’t ready for us — for the screaming and hooting, for the orgasmic yeses. That mighty voice was tenuous. The pacing on the potent new songs felt rushed. He seemed fatigued. But during two encores, a very good show became unforgettable. D’Angelo locked in and let go. Ready for us? Ha. We weren’t ready for him. (Read the review) More highlights from the year, as chosen by our critics: Movies, Television, Pop Music, Classical Music, Classical Albums, Dance, Theater, Books and Art

Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish” The degree of difficulty that Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ms. Metcalf and Ms. Nash face on their respective shows is vertiginous. But Ms. Ross works just as hard in <hl> her marriage of pragmatism and new-age nuttiness <hl>. Her screen time always feels shorter than her co-star Anthony Anderson’s, but she just does more with what she’s got. She’s so good that even when the writers aren’t giving her great comedy, she makes her own. D’Angelo, Apollo Theater, Feb. 7 For an hour, I sat in my seat worried that he wasn’t ready for us — for the screaming and hooting, for the orgasmic yeses. That mighty voice was tenuous. The pacing on the potent new songs felt rushed. He seemed fatigued. But during two encores, a very good show became unforgettable. D’Angelo locked in and let go. Ready for us? Ha. We weren’t ready for him. (Read the review) More highlights from the year, as chosen by our critics: Movies, Television, Pop Music, Classical Music, Classical Albums, Dance, Theater, Books and Art

But Ms. Ross works just as hard in <hl> her marriage of pragmatism and new-age nuttiness <hl> .


Question: Which President was Hamada Ben-Amor criticizing?

The exhibition looks at this evolution, and then the vital role that music played in the Arab Spring. On Nov. 7, 2010, Hamada Ben-Amor, a young rapper in Tunisia known as “El Général,” released a song criticizing the government of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. The biting rhymes of the song, “Rais Lebled” (President, Your Country), led to the rapper's arrest on Jan. 6. But despite the government’s attempt to make his music disappear, El Général’s song quickly became the anthem of the Arab Spring. Toward the end of “Hip-Hop, From the Bronx to the Arab Street,” visitors get a chance to view an exclusive sampling of art works made by international graffiti artists. The unique work of the Lebanese artist Yazan Halwani, who combines Arabic calligraphy and graffiti, finds echoes in the slogans of the Tunisian graffiti artist Meen-one. It’s another reminder of hip-hop as a cultural form and its role as a platform for artists to spread political and social messages.

Answer: President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali

The exhibition looks at this evolution, and then the vital role that music played in the Arab Spring. <hl> On Nov. 7, 2010, Hamada Ben-Amor, a young rapper in Tunisia known as “El Général,” released a song criticizing the government of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali . <hl> The biting rhymes of the song, “Rais Lebled” (President, Your Country), led to the rapper's arrest on Jan. 6. But despite the government’s attempt to make his music disappear, El Général’s song quickly became the anthem of the Arab Spring. Toward the end of “Hip-Hop, From the Bronx to the Arab Street,” visitors get a chance to view an exclusive sampling of art works made by international graffiti artists. The unique work of the Lebanese artist Yazan Halwani, who combines Arabic calligraphy and graffiti, finds echoes in the slogans of the Tunisian graffiti artist Meen-one. It’s another reminder of hip-hop as a cultural form and its role as a platform for artists to spread political and social messages.

The exhibition looks at this evolution, and then the vital role that music played in the Arab Spring. On Nov. 7, 2010, Hamada Ben-Amor, a young rapper in Tunisia known as “El Général,” released a song criticizing the government of <hl> President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali <hl>. The biting rhymes of the song, “Rais Lebled” (President, Your Country), led to the rapper's arrest on Jan. 6. But despite the government’s attempt to make his music disappear, El Général’s song quickly became the anthem of the Arab Spring. Toward the end of “Hip-Hop, From the Bronx to the Arab Street,” visitors get a chance to view an exclusive sampling of art works made by international graffiti artists. The unique work of the Lebanese artist Yazan Halwani, who combines Arabic calligraphy and graffiti, finds echoes in the slogans of the Tunisian graffiti artist Meen-one. It’s another reminder of hip-hop as a cultural form and its role as a platform for artists to spread political and social messages.

On Nov. 7, 2010, Hamada Ben-Amor, a young rapper in Tunisia known as “El Général,” released a song criticizing the government of <hl> President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali <hl> .


Question: What country has a certainty about the Dutch?

The tit for tat has been so obvious that even pro-Kremlin commentators have dropped the pretense, saying the flower burning is intended as a warning to the Netherlands over risks to trade if the investigation proceeds unfavorably for Russia. “This is connected to the Malaysian Boeing,” Sergei A. Markov, a former member of Parliament in the pro-government United Russia party, said in a telephone interview. “Russia is certain that the Dutch government is falsifying this investigation,” he said, but cannot say so directly.

Answer: Russia

<hl> The tit for tat has been so obvious that even pro-Kremlin commentators have dropped the pretense, saying the flower burning is intended as a warning to the Netherlands over risks to trade if the investigation proceeds unfavorably for Russia . <hl> “This is connected to the Malaysian Boeing,” Sergei A. Markov, a former member of Parliament in the pro-government United Russia party, said in a telephone interview. “Russia is certain that the Dutch government is falsifying this investigation,” he said, but cannot say so directly.

The tit for tat has been so obvious that even pro-Kremlin commentators have dropped the pretense, saying the flower burning is intended as a warning to the Netherlands over risks to trade if the investigation proceeds unfavorably for <hl> Russia <hl>. “This is connected to the Malaysian Boeing,” Sergei A. Markov, a former member of Parliament in the pro-government United Russia party, said in a telephone interview. “Russia is certain that the Dutch government is falsifying this investigation,” he said, but cannot say so directly.

The tit for tat has been so obvious that even pro-Kremlin commentators have dropped the pretense, saying the flower burning is intended as a warning to the Netherlands over risks to trade if the investigation proceeds unfavorably for <hl> Russia <hl> .


Question: How many goals did Quick give up

Marian Gaborik and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the visiting Kings, and Quick stopped 31 shots. Quick was back in net after being pulled when he gave up four goals on 21 shots through two periods Sunday at Carolina. AVALANCHE 4, JETS 1 Cody McLeod scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and Colorado won at Winnipeg. The former Jets defenseman Zach Redmond’s shot from in close clipped McLeod and rolled past Winnipeg goalie Michael Hutchinson for McLeod’s fifth goal of the season at 6:45.

Answer: four

Marian Gaborik and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the visiting Kings, and Quick stopped 31 shots. <hl> Quick was back in net after being pulled when he gave up four goals on 21 shots through two periods Sunday at Carolina. <hl> AVALANCHE 4, JETS 1 Cody McLeod scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and Colorado won at Winnipeg. The former Jets defenseman Zach Redmond’s shot from in close clipped McLeod and rolled past Winnipeg goalie Michael Hutchinson for McLeod’s fifth goal of the season at 6:45.

Marian Gaborik and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the visiting Kings, and Quick stopped 31 shots. Quick was back in net after being pulled when he gave up <hl> four <hl> goals on 21 shots through two periods Sunday at Carolina. AVALANCHE 4, JETS 1 Cody McLeod scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and Colorado won at Winnipeg. The former Jets defenseman Zach Redmond’s shot from in close clipped McLeod and rolled past Winnipeg goalie Michael Hutchinson for McLeod’s fifth goal of the season at 6:45.


Question: The Cuban church has long been wary of angering which government?

But as he arrives in Havana on Saturday, the first stop of a nine-day papal trip to Cuba and the United States, Francis faces a new challenge altogether: Having helped open up Cuba to the world, the first Latin American pope must now try to fully open up Cuba to the Roman Catholic Church. “It is an occasion to ask for more openness,” said the Rev. Jorge Cela, who oversaw the Jesuit religious order in Cuba from 2010 to 2012. “The relationship is not easy.” From his own experiences in the 1970s, when Argentina was ruled by a military dictatorship, Francis knows the complexity, dangers and difficult compromises of coexisting with repressive authorities. For decades, the Cuban church has been wary of inciting the wrath of a Communist government that all but marginalized it after the 1959 revolution, when priests were cast out, religious schools were closed and the state was declared atheist.

Answer: a Communist

But as he arrives in Havana on Saturday, the first stop of a nine-day papal trip to Cuba and the United States, Francis faces a new challenge altogether: Having helped open up Cuba to the world, the first Latin American pope must now try to fully open up Cuba to the Roman Catholic Church. “It is an occasion to ask for more openness,” said the Rev. Jorge Cela, who oversaw the Jesuit religious order in Cuba from 2010 to 2012. “The relationship is not easy.” From his own experiences in the 1970s, when Argentina was ruled by a military dictatorship, Francis knows the complexity, dangers and difficult compromises of coexisting with repressive authorities. <hl> For decades, the Cuban church has been wary of inciting the wrath of a Communist government that all but marginalized it after the 1959 revolution, when priests were cast out, religious schools were closed and the state was declared atheist. <hl>

But as he arrives in Havana on Saturday, the first stop of a nine-day papal trip to Cuba and the United States, Francis faces a new challenge altogether: Having helped open up Cuba to the world, the first Latin American pope must now try to fully open up Cuba to the Roman Catholic Church. “It is an occasion to ask for more openness,” said the Rev. Jorge Cela, who oversaw the Jesuit religious order in Cuba from 2010 to 2012. “The relationship is not easy.” From his own experiences in the 1970s, when Argentina was ruled by a military dictatorship, Francis knows the complexity, dangers and difficult compromises of coexisting with repressive authorities. For decades, the Cuban church has been wary of inciting the wrath of <hl> a Communist <hl> government that all but marginalized it after the 1959 revolution, when priests were cast out, religious schools were closed and the state was declared atheist.


Question: What was Cookworthy's first successful piece of porcelain?

Not long afterward, while out for a walk, Cookworthy stopped to ask mine workers about the local clay they were using to patch the cracks in a furnace. De Waal juxtaposes Cookworthy’s small-time efforts to fire the stuff with the enterprises of Josiah Wedgwood, the potentate of English pottery, who sent a factotum all the way to a mountain in the Cherokee Nation in the Carolinas to retrieve five tons of white clay. By contrast, Cookworthy’s first successful piece, a cider tankard, is porcelain that “comes into being through walking and noticing and picking things up and feeling texture, through listening intently, openly, to men working by the side of the road.”

Answer: a cider tankard

Not long afterward, while out for a walk, Cookworthy stopped to ask mine workers about the local clay they were using to patch the cracks in a furnace. De Waal juxtaposes Cookworthy’s small-time efforts to fire the stuff with the enterprises of Josiah Wedgwood, the potentate of English pottery, who sent a factotum all the way to a mountain in the Cherokee Nation in the Carolinas to retrieve five tons of white clay. <hl> By contrast, Cookworthy’s first successful piece, a cider tankard , is porcelain that “comes into being through walking and noticing and picking things up and feeling texture, through listening intently, openly, to men working by the side of the road.” <hl>

Not long afterward, while out for a walk, Cookworthy stopped to ask mine workers about the local clay they were using to patch the cracks in a furnace. De Waal juxtaposes Cookworthy’s small-time efforts to fire the stuff with the enterprises of Josiah Wedgwood, the potentate of English pottery, who sent a factotum all the way to a mountain in the Cherokee Nation in the Carolinas to retrieve five tons of white clay. By contrast, Cookworthy’s first successful piece, <hl> a cider tankard <hl>, is porcelain that “comes into being through walking and noticing and picking things up and feeling texture, through listening intently, openly, to men working by the side of the road.”

By contrast, Cookworthy’s first successful piece, <hl> a cider tankard <hl> , is porcelain that “comes into being through walking and noticing and picking things up and feeling texture, through listening intently, openly, to men working by the side of the road.”


Question: How many classes are provided by the United States Army?

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

Answer: 63

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

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


Question: What did Sgt Michael Faranda admire about Ukrainians willingness despite lack of prepartion??

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.

Answer: go into combat

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. <hl> Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it. <hl>

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to <hl> go into combat <hl> was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.


Question: Over the last few years has inflation been high or low?

The Federal Reserve is supposed to achieve two goals simultaneously: full employment with stable prices. Yet there is one obvious factor that drives American living standards but risks being lost in this mix: wages. The economic status of most working-age households is determined by whether people are employed and for how many hours. It is also affected by how quickly prices are rising and whether their paychecks are at least keeping up with, if not outpacing, those prices. Over the last few years, employment has been growing and inflation has been low. But annual wage growth has been stuck at about 2 percent going on six years now. This combination has caused some economists and Fed watchers to argue that the Fed should target wages as a third metric. Janet Yellen, the Fed chairwoman, happens to agree with many of these wage-conscious analysts on a wide range of other economic issues, raising the possibility the Fed might indeed move in this direction. Ms. Yellen gave her answer in a recent speech in San Francisco: No.

Answer: low

The Federal Reserve is supposed to achieve two goals simultaneously: full employment with stable prices. Yet there is one obvious factor that drives American living standards but risks being lost in this mix: wages. The economic status of most working-age households is determined by whether people are employed and for how many hours. It is also affected by how quickly prices are rising and whether their paychecks are at least keeping up with, if not outpacing, those prices. <hl> Over the last few years, employment has been growing and inflation has been low . <hl> But annual wage growth has been stuck at about 2 percent going on six years now. This combination has caused some economists and Fed watchers to argue that the Fed should target wages as a third metric. Janet Yellen, the Fed chairwoman, happens to agree with many of these wage-conscious analysts on a wide range of other economic issues, raising the possibility the Fed might indeed move in this direction. Ms. Yellen gave her answer in a recent speech in San Francisco: No.

The Federal Reserve is supposed to achieve two goals simultaneously: full employment with stable prices. Yet there is one obvious factor that drives American living standards but risks being lost in this mix: wages. The economic status of most working-age households is determined by whether people are employed and for how many hours. It is also affected by how quickly prices are rising and whether their paychecks are at least keeping up with, if not outpacing, those prices. Over the last few years, employment has been growing and inflation has been <hl> low <hl>. But annual wage growth has been stuck at about 2 percent going on six years now. This combination has caused some economists and Fed watchers to argue that the Fed should target wages as a third metric. Janet Yellen, the Fed chairwoman, happens to agree with many of these wage-conscious analysts on a wide range of other economic issues, raising the possibility the Fed might indeed move in this direction. Ms. Yellen gave her answer in a recent speech in San Francisco: No.

Over the last few years, employment has been growing and inflation has been <hl> low <hl> .


Question: What is the name of a competitor of UberPool and Lyft Line?

In the last 15 months, Uber and Lyft have introduced shared rides in Austin, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington through UberPool and Lyft Line. Cars or vans sporting names like Split (sections of Washington only) Via (sections of Manhattan only) Bridj (rush hours in Boston and Washington) and Carma, which also runs in Chicago, Houston, San Diego and Seattle, also compete. Some ride-sharing apps are available internationally as well. “They’re very specific to niche transportation needs,” said Tony Dutzik, a senior policy analyst at the Frontier Group, a research company in Boston.

Answer: Carma

In the last 15 months, Uber and Lyft have introduced shared rides in Austin, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington through UberPool and Lyft Line. Cars or vans sporting names like Split (sections of Washington only) <hl> Via (sections of Manhattan only) Bridj (rush hours in Boston and Washington) and Carma , which also runs in Chicago, Houston, San Diego and Seattle, also compete. <hl> Some ride-sharing apps are available internationally as well. “They’re very specific to niche transportation needs,” said Tony Dutzik, a senior policy analyst at the Frontier Group, a research company in Boston.

In the last 15 months, Uber and Lyft have introduced shared rides in Austin, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington through UberPool and Lyft Line. Cars or vans sporting names like Split (sections of Washington only) Via (sections of Manhattan only) Bridj (rush hours in Boston and Washington) and <hl> Carma <hl>, which also runs in Chicago, Houston, San Diego and Seattle, also compete. Some ride-sharing apps are available internationally as well. “They’re very specific to niche transportation needs,” said Tony Dutzik, a senior policy analyst at the Frontier Group, a research company in Boston.

Via (sections of Manhattan only) Bridj (rush hours in Boston and Washington) and <hl> Carma <hl> , which also runs in Chicago, Houston, San Diego and Seattle, also compete.


Question: Who was the Ukrainian officer?

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

Answer: Capt. Andrii Syurkalo

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

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

<hl> Capt. Andrii Syurkalo <hl> , a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions.