Question: what judge rebuked the arguments?

Judge Walls rejected each of those arguments. He said there was no indication that the grand jury had been handled improperly, and concluded that political contributions can be considered “things of value to influence official acts.” “The Constitution does not protect an attempt to influence a public official’s acts through improper means, such as the bribery scheme that has been alleged in this case,” he wrote in his decision. Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, was indicted in April on charges that he accepted personal gifts, including private plane trips and luxury accommodations in the Dominican Republic, from Dr. Melgen, and lobbied in return for Dr. Melgen’s interests in Washington. A wealthy Florida eye surgeon, Dr. Melgen was a major contributor to Mr. Menendez’s political campaigns, and to a “super PAC” supporting his last re-election bid in 2012.

Answer: Judge Walls

<hl> Judge Walls rejected each of those arguments. <hl> He said there was no indication that the grand jury had been handled improperly, and concluded that political contributions can be considered “things of value to influence official acts.” “The Constitution does not protect an attempt to influence a public official’s acts through improper means, such as the bribery scheme that has been alleged in this case,” he wrote in his decision. Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, was indicted in April on charges that he accepted personal gifts, including private plane trips and luxury accommodations in the Dominican Republic, from Dr. Melgen, and lobbied in return for Dr. Melgen’s interests in Washington. A wealthy Florida eye surgeon, Dr. Melgen was a major contributor to Mr. Menendez’s political campaigns, and to a “super PAC” supporting his last re-election bid in 2012.

<hl> Judge Walls <hl> rejected each of those arguments. He said there was no indication that the grand jury had been handled improperly, and concluded that political contributions can be considered “things of value to influence official acts.” “The Constitution does not protect an attempt to influence a public official’s acts through improper means, such as the bribery scheme that has been alleged in this case,” he wrote in his decision. Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, was indicted in April on charges that he accepted personal gifts, including private plane trips and luxury accommodations in the Dominican Republic, from Dr. Melgen, and lobbied in return for Dr. Melgen’s interests in Washington. A wealthy Florida eye surgeon, Dr. Melgen was a major contributor to Mr. Menendez’s political campaigns, and to a “super PAC” supporting his last re-election bid in 2012.


Question: What does century 21 require?

Both times I visited the mall, I needed respite badly. Once, I sat on the steps in the main atrium and tried to restore steady breathing; it felt as if I had just climbed a mountain and was being choked by thin air. Another time, I left and walked a few blocks to Century 21, which with its air of rank desperation felt more apt for the neighborhood. Unlike Brookfield Place, where your happiness was heavily mediated, Century 21 required the usual pluck — maybe the gray cowhide crew-neck Valentino top ($866, on sale from $4,625) would fit, but probably not; same for the white linen-ish Lanvin peak lapel blazer ($799, on sale from $3,380).

Answer: pluck

Both times I visited the mall, I needed respite badly. Once, I sat on the steps in the main atrium and tried to restore steady breathing; it felt as if I had just climbed a mountain and was being choked by thin air. Another time, I left and walked a few blocks to Century 21, which with its air of rank desperation felt more apt for the neighborhood. <hl> Unlike Brookfield Place, where your happiness was heavily mediated, Century 21 required the usual pluck — maybe the gray cowhide crew-neck Valentino top ($866, on sale from $4,625) would fit, but probably not; same for the white linen-ish Lanvin peak lapel blazer ($799, on sale from $3,380). <hl>

Both times I visited the mall, I needed respite badly. Once, I sat on the steps in the main atrium and tried to restore steady breathing; it felt as if I had just climbed a mountain and was being choked by thin air. Another time, I left and walked a few blocks to Century 21, which with its air of rank desperation felt more apt for the neighborhood. Unlike Brookfield Place, where your happiness was heavily mediated, Century 21 required the usual <hl> pluck <hl> — maybe the gray cowhide crew-neck Valentino top ($866, on sale from $4,625) would fit, but probably not; same for the white linen-ish Lanvin peak lapel blazer ($799, on sale from $3,380).


Question: What comments did Jeb Bush use to describe Donald Trump?

Mr. Bush’s campaign, meanwhile, said its candidate is an effective fighter, citing his conservative record as governor of Florida, where he was the “first governor to break the back of the teachers’ union.” “Jeb has taken on the big fights and won, he will do the same as president,” said Tim Miller, the campaign’s communications director. “He twice won hard-fought elections taking on the national Democrat Party in the nation’s largest swing state.” Recently, Mr. Bush has hired a media coach, and has become more willing to take on his rivals, particularly Mr. Trump, dismissing him as “not a serious leader” and “unhinged.”

Answer: “not a serious leader” and “unhinged.”

Mr. Bush’s campaign, meanwhile, said its candidate is an effective fighter, citing his conservative record as governor of Florida, where he was the “first governor to break the back of the teachers’ union.” “Jeb has taken on the big fights and won, he will do the same as president,” said Tim Miller, the campaign’s communications director. “He twice won hard-fought elections taking on the national Democrat Party in the nation’s largest swing state.” <hl> Recently, Mr. Bush has hired a media coach, and has become more willing to take on his rivals, particularly Mr. Trump, dismissing him as “not a serious leader” and “unhinged.” <hl>

Mr. Bush’s campaign, meanwhile, said its candidate is an effective fighter, citing his conservative record as governor of Florida, where he was the “first governor to break the back of the teachers’ union.” “Jeb has taken on the big fights and won, he will do the same as president,” said Tim Miller, the campaign’s communications director. “He twice won hard-fought elections taking on the national Democrat Party in the nation’s largest swing state.” Recently, Mr. Bush has hired a media coach, and has become more willing to take on his rivals, particularly Mr. Trump, dismissing him as <hl> “not a serious leader” and “unhinged.” <hl>


Question: Who is the political scientist who specializes in the National Front?

The first posters highlighted hostility to migrants — “Two Million Unemployed is Two Million Immigrants Too Many!” reads one from 1978. “Immigrants weigh on the economic life of our country,” Jean-Marie Le Pen told an interviewer that year — words that could have come from his daughter. “Immigration was its central theme,” writes the historian Valérie Igounet about the National Front’s early days. “Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years,” Laurent Bouvet, a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview. “There’s this side of them, a hierarchy of civilizations.”

Answer: Laurent Bouvet

The first posters highlighted hostility to migrants — “Two Million Unemployed is Two Million Immigrants Too Many!” reads one from 1978. “Immigrants weigh on the economic life of our country,” Jean-Marie Le Pen told an interviewer that year — words that could have come from his daughter. “Immigration was its central theme,” writes the historian Valérie Igounet about the National Front’s early days. <hl> “Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years,” Laurent Bouvet , a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview. <hl> “There’s this side of them, a hierarchy of civilizations.”

The first posters highlighted hostility to migrants — “Two Million Unemployed is Two Million Immigrants Too Many!” reads one from 1978. “Immigrants weigh on the economic life of our country,” Jean-Marie Le Pen told an interviewer that year — words that could have come from his daughter. “Immigration was its central theme,” writes the historian Valérie Igounet about the National Front’s early days. “Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years,” <hl> Laurent Bouvet <hl>, a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview. “There’s this side of them, a hierarchy of civilizations.”

“Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years,” <hl> Laurent Bouvet <hl> , a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview.


Question: How did Mr. Rodman say he got in contact with Haitian officials when attempting rebuild homes in the country?

On and off for two decades, the affable Mr. Rodham has tried to use his connections with his sister and his brother-in-law, former President Bill Clinton, to further a business career that has seen more failures than successes. The connections to the Clintons have given Mr. Rodham, a self-described “facilitator,” a unique appeal and a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to mine for gold in Haiti. But his business dealings have often invited public scrutiny and uncomfortable questions for the Clintons as Mr. Rodham has cycled through a variety of ventures, leveraging his ties to them and sometimes directly seeking their help. When Mr. Clinton worked as a co-chairman of Haiti’s earthquake recovery commission, Mr. Rodham and his partners sought a $22 million deal to rebuild homes in the country. In court proceedings three years ago in an unrelated lawsuit, Mr. Rodham explained how “a guy in Haiti” had “donated” 10,000 acres of land to him and described how he had leaned on Mr. Clinton to get the rebuilding project funded amid bureaucratic delays. “I deal through the Clinton Foundation. That gets me in touch with the Haitian officials,” Mr. Rodham said, according to a transcript of his testimony. “I hound my brother-in-law, because it’s his fund that we’re going to get our money from. And he can’t do it until the Haitian government does it.

Answer: through the Clinton Foundation

On and off for two decades, the affable Mr. Rodham has tried to use his connections with his sister and his brother-in-law, former President Bill Clinton, to further a business career that has seen more failures than successes. The connections to the Clintons have given Mr. Rodham, a self-described “facilitator,” a unique appeal and a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to mine for gold in Haiti. But his business dealings have often invited public scrutiny and uncomfortable questions for the Clintons as Mr. Rodham has cycled through a variety of ventures, leveraging his ties to them and sometimes directly seeking their help. When Mr. Clinton worked as a co-chairman of Haiti’s earthquake recovery commission, Mr. Rodham and his partners sought a $22 million deal to rebuild homes in the country. In court proceedings three years ago in an unrelated lawsuit, Mr. Rodham explained how “a guy in Haiti” had “donated” 10,000 acres of land to him and described how he had leaned on Mr. Clinton to get the rebuilding project funded amid bureaucratic delays. <hl> “I deal through the Clinton Foundation . <hl> That gets me in touch with the Haitian officials,” Mr. Rodham said, according to a transcript of his testimony. “I hound my brother-in-law, because it’s his fund that we’re going to get our money from. And he can’t do it until the Haitian government does it.

On and off for two decades, the affable Mr. Rodham has tried to use his connections with his sister and his brother-in-law, former President Bill Clinton, to further a business career that has seen more failures than successes. The connections to the Clintons have given Mr. Rodham, a self-described “facilitator,” a unique appeal and a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to mine for gold in Haiti. But his business dealings have often invited public scrutiny and uncomfortable questions for the Clintons as Mr. Rodham has cycled through a variety of ventures, leveraging his ties to them and sometimes directly seeking their help. When Mr. Clinton worked as a co-chairman of Haiti’s earthquake recovery commission, Mr. Rodham and his partners sought a $22 million deal to rebuild homes in the country. In court proceedings three years ago in an unrelated lawsuit, Mr. Rodham explained how “a guy in Haiti” had “donated” 10,000 acres of land to him and described how he had leaned on Mr. Clinton to get the rebuilding project funded amid bureaucratic delays. “I deal <hl> through the Clinton Foundation <hl>. That gets me in touch with the Haitian officials,” Mr. Rodham said, according to a transcript of his testimony. “I hound my brother-in-law, because it’s his fund that we’re going to get our money from. And he can’t do it until the Haitian government does it.

“I deal <hl> through the Clinton Foundation <hl> .


Question: What are some of Mr Foley's functions at work?

Mr. Foley (left), 48, is a senior vice president and the director of business development for Rubenstein Communications, the public relations firm in New York, where he oversees the introduction of new clients into the firm. He graduated from Fordham. Mr. Foley is a son of George D. Foley of College Station, Tex., and the late Maryursula W. Foley. Mr. Gaden, 53, works in New York as the chief executive of the music publisher Imagem Music USA and the chief executive of the Rodgers and Hammerstein division of the company. He graduated magna cum laude from Hamilton College and received an M.B.A. from Harvard. He is the son of Joel T. Gaden of Jamestown, N.Y., and the late Nancy F. Gaden. The couple met through mutual friends over cocktails in 1995 in New York.

Answer: senior vice president and the director of business development

<hl> Mr. Foley (left), 48, is a senior vice president and the director of business development for Rubenstein Communications, the public relations firm in New York, where he oversees the introduction of new clients into the firm. <hl> He graduated from Fordham. Mr. Foley is a son of George D. Foley of College Station, Tex., and the late Maryursula W. Foley. Mr. Gaden, 53, works in New York as the chief executive of the music publisher Imagem Music USA and the chief executive of the Rodgers and Hammerstein division of the company. He graduated magna cum laude from Hamilton College and received an M.B.A. from Harvard. He is the son of Joel T. Gaden of Jamestown, N.Y., and the late Nancy F. Gaden. The couple met through mutual friends over cocktails in 1995 in New York.

Mr. Foley (left), 48, is a <hl> senior vice president and the director of business development <hl> for Rubenstein Communications, the public relations firm in New York, where he oversees the introduction of new clients into the firm. He graduated from Fordham. Mr. Foley is a son of George D. Foley of College Station, Tex., and the late Maryursula W. Foley. Mr. Gaden, 53, works in New York as the chief executive of the music publisher Imagem Music USA and the chief executive of the Rodgers and Hammerstein division of the company. He graduated magna cum laude from Hamilton College and received an M.B.A. from Harvard. He is the son of Joel T. Gaden of Jamestown, N.Y., and the late Nancy F. Gaden. The couple met through mutual friends over cocktails in 1995 in New York.


Question: How many seats did the governing party win?

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s Nov. 8 landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.

Answer: 42

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s Nov. 8 landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. <hl> Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. <hl> The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s Nov. 8 landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with <hl> 42 <hl> for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.


Question: What is one descriptor of the overall tone of her book?

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

Answer: extremely feminist

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

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


Question: How was the service at the restaurant?

The restaurant is just as dramatic on the inside. A Swarovski crystal chandelier with 96 bulbs hangs above the circular staircase, separating the lounge and bar from the white-hued dining room, where there are floor-to-ceiling windows. The dining experience, however, wasn’t quite as grandiose. The service was pleasant but sloppy, and the pricey menu, while dotted with winners, also had a fair share of disappointments. This could be because Orama lost its original executive chef, John Piliouras, in September. Two chefs, Dongmin Lyu and Nazario Anselmo, both of whom had been working in the kitchen, took over for him. Orama, which opened last New Year’s Eve, is owned by Simeon Maximiadis, a former emergency room psychologist who went into managing steakhouses, and Stacey Christakos, his partner in both business and life. They spent millions renovating what had been a Japanese restaurant.

Answer: pleasant but sloppy

The restaurant is just as dramatic on the inside. A Swarovski crystal chandelier with 96 bulbs hangs above the circular staircase, separating the lounge and bar from the white-hued dining room, where there are floor-to-ceiling windows. The dining experience, however, wasn’t quite as grandiose. <hl> The service was pleasant but sloppy , and the pricey menu, while dotted with winners, also had a fair share of disappointments. <hl> This could be because Orama lost its original executive chef, John Piliouras, in September. Two chefs, Dongmin Lyu and Nazario Anselmo, both of whom had been working in the kitchen, took over for him. Orama, which opened last New Year’s Eve, is owned by Simeon Maximiadis, a former emergency room psychologist who went into managing steakhouses, and Stacey Christakos, his partner in both business and life. They spent millions renovating what had been a Japanese restaurant.

The restaurant is just as dramatic on the inside. A Swarovski crystal chandelier with 96 bulbs hangs above the circular staircase, separating the lounge and bar from the white-hued dining room, where there are floor-to-ceiling windows. The dining experience, however, wasn’t quite as grandiose. The service was <hl> pleasant but sloppy <hl>, and the pricey menu, while dotted with winners, also had a fair share of disappointments. This could be because Orama lost its original executive chef, John Piliouras, in September. Two chefs, Dongmin Lyu and Nazario Anselmo, both of whom had been working in the kitchen, took over for him. Orama, which opened last New Year’s Eve, is owned by Simeon Maximiadis, a former emergency room psychologist who went into managing steakhouses, and Stacey Christakos, his partner in both business and life. They spent millions renovating what had been a Japanese restaurant.

The service was <hl> pleasant but sloppy <hl> , and the pricey menu, while dotted with winners, also had a fair share of disappointments.


Question: What was one piece of head wear that a rebel leader had on?

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

Answer: baseball cap

One rebel leader wore a baseball cap .

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

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

One rebel leader wore a <hl> baseball cap <hl> .


Question: Who owns Dix Hills Animal Hospital?

Dr. Rhein (left), 45, is a veterinarian in Huntington and the owner of Dix Hills Animal Hospital in Dix Hills, N.Y. She graduated and also received a veterinary medicine degree from Cornell. She is a daughter of Carol Heller Rhein and Dr. Harvey Rhein of Dix Hills. Her father retired as the owner of the veterinary clinic that she now owns. Her mother retired as an owner of A Special Place, a women’s clothing boutique in Huntington. Ms. Stark-Rhein, 40, is a psychotherapist in the Smithtown, N.Y., clinic of New Horizon Counseling Center. She graduated from the University of Maryland and received a master’s degree in social welfare from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Answer: Dr. Rhein

<hl> Dr. Rhein (left), 45, is a veterinarian in Huntington and the owner of Dix Hills Animal Hospital in Dix Hills, N.Y. <hl> She graduated and also received a veterinary medicine degree from Cornell. She is a daughter of Carol Heller Rhein and Dr. Harvey Rhein of Dix Hills. Her father retired as the owner of the veterinary clinic that she now owns. Her mother retired as an owner of A Special Place, a women’s clothing boutique in Huntington. Ms. Stark-Rhein, 40, is a psychotherapist in the Smithtown, N.Y., clinic of New Horizon Counseling Center. She graduated from the University of Maryland and received a master’s degree in social welfare from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

<hl> Dr. Rhein <hl> (left), 45, is a veterinarian in Huntington and the owner of Dix Hills Animal Hospital in Dix Hills, N.Y. She graduated and also received a veterinary medicine degree from Cornell. She is a daughter of Carol Heller Rhein and Dr. Harvey Rhein of Dix Hills. Her father retired as the owner of the veterinary clinic that she now owns. Her mother retired as an owner of A Special Place, a women’s clothing boutique in Huntington. Ms. Stark-Rhein, 40, is a psychotherapist in the Smithtown, N.Y., clinic of New Horizon Counseling Center. She graduated from the University of Maryland and received a master’s degree in social welfare from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.


Question: What does this person want in an employee?

I typically just start off asking a little bit about how they spent their weekend or something that helps me understand them as a person. From a professional standpoint, I’m looking for people who are curious but who also have a point of view, and so I’ll often ask questions to see if people will give me a specific point of view on an issue, usually within our field. It’s interesting how some people don’t want to do that. They want to kind of hedge their bets. They’re afraid to be wrong, and I don’t want people to be afraid to be wrong. I’m looking for people who are confident enough yet also open enough to have a point of view, but also open to talking about it and maybe changing their mind. I want to see someone who’s constantly thinking and asking questions and wanting to learn more.

Answer: From a professional standpoint, I’m looking for people who are curious but who also have a point of view

I typically just start off asking a little bit about how they spent their weekend or something that helps me understand them as a person. <hl> From a professional standpoint, I’m looking for people who are curious but who also have a point of view , and so I’ll often ask questions to see if people will give me a specific point of view on an issue, usually within our field. <hl> It’s interesting how some people don’t want to do that. They want to kind of hedge their bets. They’re afraid to be wrong, and I don’t want people to be afraid to be wrong. I’m looking for people who are confident enough yet also open enough to have a point of view, but also open to talking about it and maybe changing their mind. I want to see someone who’s constantly thinking and asking questions and wanting to learn more.

I typically just start off asking a little bit about how they spent their weekend or something that helps me understand them as a person. <hl> From a professional standpoint, I’m looking for people who are curious but who also have a point of view <hl>, and so I’ll often ask questions to see if people will give me a specific point of view on an issue, usually within our field. It’s interesting how some people don’t want to do that. They want to kind of hedge their bets. They’re afraid to be wrong, and I don’t want people to be afraid to be wrong. I’m looking for people who are confident enough yet also open enough to have a point of view, but also open to talking about it and maybe changing their mind. I want to see someone who’s constantly thinking and asking questions and wanting to learn more.

<hl> From a professional standpoint, I’m looking for people who are curious but who also have a point of view <hl> , and so I’ll often ask questions to see if people will give me a specific point of view on an issue, usually within our field.


Question: What did Mr. Canby think "Star Wars" was an apotheosis of?

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was an original fanboy. His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘American Graffiti,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.” He described the film as “the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made.” It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘Flash Gordon’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.”

Answer: Flash Gordon

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was an original fanboy. His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘American Graffiti,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.” He described the film as “the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made.” <hl> It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘ Flash Gordon ’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.” <hl>

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was an original fanboy. His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘American Graffiti,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.” He described the film as “the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made.” It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘<hl> Flash Gordon <hl>’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.”

It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘ <hl> Flash Gordon <hl> ’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.”


Question: Which world-renowned charity group joined the program as a scientific consultant?

Unilever brought on the United Soybean Board and the Iowa Soybean Association, two trade groups, to give the program bona fides. The World Wildlife Fund signed up as a scientific consultant. Practical Farmers of Iowa, a nonprofit that focuses on farm ecology, joined in, as did Field to Market, an alliance of agricultural companies that has developed software to measure farming practices. This ad hoc coalition then began reaching out to Iowa farmers. The pitch to soybean growers is simple. By participating in the program, they receive an extra 10 cents a bushel of soybeans from ADM, have access to additional state subsidies for certain eco-friendly farming techniques and receive education about sustainability. Three years into the program, 250 farmers responsible for 285,000 acres have signed up. Mr. Sutter was initially reluctant to participate in the program, worried that data about his farm he was required to share might be obtained by big seed suppliers like Monsanto. But he ultimately joined.

Answer: World Wildlife Fund

Unilever brought on the United Soybean Board and the Iowa Soybean Association, two trade groups, to give the program bona fides. <hl> The World Wildlife Fund signed up as a scientific consultant. <hl> Practical Farmers of Iowa, a nonprofit that focuses on farm ecology, joined in, as did Field to Market, an alliance of agricultural companies that has developed software to measure farming practices. This ad hoc coalition then began reaching out to Iowa farmers. The pitch to soybean growers is simple. By participating in the program, they receive an extra 10 cents a bushel of soybeans from ADM, have access to additional state subsidies for certain eco-friendly farming techniques and receive education about sustainability. Three years into the program, 250 farmers responsible for 285,000 acres have signed up. Mr. Sutter was initially reluctant to participate in the program, worried that data about his farm he was required to share might be obtained by big seed suppliers like Monsanto. But he ultimately joined.

Unilever brought on the United Soybean Board and the Iowa Soybean Association, two trade groups, to give the program bona fides. The <hl> World Wildlife Fund <hl> signed up as a scientific consultant. Practical Farmers of Iowa, a nonprofit that focuses on farm ecology, joined in, as did Field to Market, an alliance of agricultural companies that has developed software to measure farming practices. This ad hoc coalition then began reaching out to Iowa farmers. The pitch to soybean growers is simple. By participating in the program, they receive an extra 10 cents a bushel of soybeans from ADM, have access to additional state subsidies for certain eco-friendly farming techniques and receive education about sustainability. Three years into the program, 250 farmers responsible for 285,000 acres have signed up. Mr. Sutter was initially reluctant to participate in the program, worried that data about his farm he was required to share might be obtained by big seed suppliers like Monsanto. But he ultimately joined.


Question: Who is strong in Europe?

The transaction valued Wincor Nixdorf at 1.7 billion euros, or about $1.8 billion, including debt. It would create the world’s largest maker of A.T.M.s and extend the reach of the two companies: Diebold is strong in the Americas, and Wincor Nixdorf is strong in Europe. Under the terms of the deal, Diebold said it would pay about €52.50 a share for Wincor Nixdorf in cash and stock, representing a 35 percent premium over Wincor Nixdorf’s closing price in mid-October, when the companies confirmed they were in talks.

Answer: Wincor Nixdorf

<hl> The transaction valued Wincor Nixdorf at 1.7 billion euros, or about $1.8 billion, including debt. <hl> It would create the world’s largest maker of A.T.M.s and extend the reach of the two companies: Diebold is strong in the Americas, and Wincor Nixdorf is strong in Europe. Under the terms of the deal, Diebold said it would pay about €52.50 a share for Wincor Nixdorf in cash and stock, representing a 35 percent premium over Wincor Nixdorf’s closing price in mid-October, when the companies confirmed they were in talks.

The transaction valued <hl> Wincor Nixdorf <hl> at 1.7 billion euros, or about $1.8 billion, including debt. It would create the world’s largest maker of A.T.M.s and extend the reach of the two companies: Diebold is strong in the Americas, and Wincor Nixdorf is strong in Europe. Under the terms of the deal, Diebold said it would pay about €52.50 a share for Wincor Nixdorf in cash and stock, representing a 35 percent premium over Wincor Nixdorf’s closing price in mid-October, when the companies confirmed they were in talks.


Question: What is Curry's first name?

And on Sunday night, neither seemed to be able to make a basket. The Cavaliers shot 1 for 8 in overtime, and they won the game. Iman Shumpert hit their one bucket, a 3-pointer that put them on the board 1 minute 13 seconds in, but he also had a layup blocked. LeBron James was 0 for 3. Matthew Dellavedova and J.R. Smith both missed. James Jones missed a wide-open 3 that would have put his team ahead with 11 seconds left. The Warriors made just two shots, both by Draymond Green from inside two feet. Stephen Curry was 0 for 4, had two turnovers and put up an air ball with a chance to retake the lead with seven seconds left. Over all in the game, Curry was 5 for 23 from the floor and 2 for 15 from 3-point range, bringing up memories of John Starks’s 2-for-18 and 0-for-11 performance for the Knicks in Game 7 of the 1994 finals.

Answer: Stephen

And on Sunday night, neither seemed to be able to make a basket. The Cavaliers shot 1 for 8 in overtime, and they won the game. Iman Shumpert hit their one bucket, a 3-pointer that put them on the board 1 minute 13 seconds in, but he also had a layup blocked. LeBron James was 0 for 3. Matthew Dellavedova and J.R. Smith both missed. James Jones missed a wide-open 3 that would have put his team ahead with 11 seconds left. The Warriors made just two shots, both by Draymond Green from inside two feet. <hl> Stephen Curry was 0 for 4, had two turnovers and put up an air ball with a chance to retake the lead with seven seconds left. <hl> Over all in the game, Curry was 5 for 23 from the floor and 2 for 15 from 3-point range, bringing up memories of John Starks’s 2-for-18 and 0-for-11 performance for the Knicks in Game 7 of the 1994 finals.

And on Sunday night, neither seemed to be able to make a basket. The Cavaliers shot 1 for 8 in overtime, and they won the game. Iman Shumpert hit their one bucket, a 3-pointer that put them on the board 1 minute 13 seconds in, but he also had a layup blocked. LeBron James was 0 for 3. Matthew Dellavedova and J.R. Smith both missed. James Jones missed a wide-open 3 that would have put his team ahead with 11 seconds left. The Warriors made just two shots, both by Draymond Green from inside two feet. <hl> Stephen <hl> Curry was 0 for 4, had two turnovers and put up an air ball with a chance to retake the lead with seven seconds left. Over all in the game, Curry was 5 for 23 from the floor and 2 for 15 from 3-point range, bringing up memories of John Starks’s 2-for-18 and 0-for-11 performance for the Knicks in Game 7 of the 1994 finals.


Question: Who developed tools to look into the biology of the turquoise killifish?

Even when hobbyists pamper them in aquariums, turquoise killifish survive only a few months, making them among the shortest-lived vertebrates on Earth. So the turquoise killifish may not seem the best animal to study to discover the secrets of a long life. But researchers are finding that this tiny fish ages much as we do, only at a much faster pace. “It’s a compressed life span,” said Itamar Harel, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. Dr. Harel and his colleagues recently developed a set of tools to probe the biology of the turquoise killifish.

Answer: Dr. Harel and his colleagues

Even when hobbyists pamper them in aquariums, turquoise killifish survive only a few months, making them among the shortest-lived vertebrates on Earth. So the turquoise killifish may not seem the best animal to study to discover the secrets of a long life. But researchers are finding that this tiny fish ages much as we do, only at a much faster pace. “It’s a compressed life span,” said Itamar Harel, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. <hl> Dr. Harel and his colleagues recently developed a set of tools to probe the biology of the turquoise killifish. <hl>

Even when hobbyists pamper them in aquariums, turquoise killifish survive only a few months, making them among the shortest-lived vertebrates on Earth. So the turquoise killifish may not seem the best animal to study to discover the secrets of a long life. But researchers are finding that this tiny fish ages much as we do, only at a much faster pace. “It’s a compressed life span,” said Itamar Harel, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. <hl> Dr. Harel and his colleagues <hl> recently developed a set of tools to probe the biology of the turquoise killifish.


Question: How many advertisements do studies show work before showing diminishing returns?

With “so much clutter and information overload,” said Rohit Deshpande, a professor of marketing at Harvard Business School, “just getting attention is the hardest thing to do right now for brands. It’s conceivable that trying catalogs again is a way to do it.” Mr. Deshpande said research showed that frequency helped consumers process marketing messages, but some studies suggested diminishing returns after three advertisements. “The issue has always been: What do we have to do in order to get mind-share and not bore people?” Mr. Deshpande said. “Or, worse, turn them off?”

Answer: three

With “so much clutter and information overload,” said Rohit Deshpande, a professor of marketing at Harvard Business School, “just getting attention is the hardest thing to do right now for brands. It’s conceivable that trying catalogs again is a way to do it.” <hl> Mr. Deshpande said research showed that frequency helped consumers process marketing messages, but some studies suggested diminishing returns after three advertisements. <hl> “The issue has always been: What do we have to do in order to get mind-share and not bore people?” Mr. Deshpande said. “Or, worse, turn them off?”

With “so much clutter and information overload,” said Rohit Deshpande, a professor of marketing at Harvard Business School, “just getting attention is the hardest thing to do right now for brands. It’s conceivable that trying catalogs again is a way to do it.” Mr. Deshpande said research showed that frequency helped consumers process marketing messages, but some studies suggested diminishing returns after <hl> three <hl> advertisements. “The issue has always been: What do we have to do in order to get mind-share and not bore people?” Mr. Deshpande said. “Or, worse, turn them off?”


Question: How many pounds of synthetic drugs did the D.E.A. seize?

The local police department, however, announced on April 16 that an autopsy determined the cause to be “synthetic cannabinoid intoxication.” The increases in cases in Mississippi and Alabama demonstrate the challenge facing law enforcement officials. Last year, D.E.A. agents made about 40 arrests and seized more than 400 pounds of synthetic drugs in those states as part of a wider national operation. Yet supply chains clearly remain. “Is it frustrating? Yes, but when you’re in this business what you come to understand is that total eradication of a drug threat just isn’t going to happen,” said Keith Brown, the special agent in charge of the D.E.A.’s New Orleans field division, which covers Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. “Until we can control the demand there’s going to be someone with supply.”

Answer: more than 400 pounds

The local police department, however, announced on April 16 that an autopsy determined the cause to be “synthetic cannabinoid intoxication.” The increases in cases in Mississippi and Alabama demonstrate the challenge facing law enforcement officials. <hl> Last year, D.E.A. agents made about 40 arrests and seized more than 400 pounds of synthetic drugs in those states as part of a wider national operation. <hl> Yet supply chains clearly remain. “Is it frustrating? Yes, but when you’re in this business what you come to understand is that total eradication of a drug threat just isn’t going to happen,” said Keith Brown, the special agent in charge of the D.E.A.’s New Orleans field division, which covers Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. “Until we can control the demand there’s going to be someone with supply.”

The local police department, however, announced on April 16 that an autopsy determined the cause to be “synthetic cannabinoid intoxication.” The increases in cases in Mississippi and Alabama demonstrate the challenge facing law enforcement officials. Last year, D.E.A. agents made about 40 arrests and seized <hl> more than 400 pounds <hl> of synthetic drugs in those states as part of a wider national operation. Yet supply chains clearly remain. “Is it frustrating? Yes, but when you’re in this business what you come to understand is that total eradication of a drug threat just isn’t going to happen,” said Keith Brown, the special agent in charge of the D.E.A.’s New Orleans field division, which covers Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. “Until we can control the demand there’s going to be someone with supply.”


Question: Where and how old was Wilkins when he passed away?

Mr. Wilkins, who died at 90 on Monday in Las Vegas, tried but failed to patent his tub, which meant it could proliferate with abandon. It became a fixture of hotel love nests everywhere. (He was, however, granted Patent No. D294290 in 1988 for a tub shaped like a champagne glass, which also became popular at Cove Haven.) In 1971, in a two-page photo spread complete with a smooching couple, Life magazine gushed about the bubble-brimming, red-tiled “sweetheart tub” in Cove Haven’s mirrored bathrooms. “A surfeit of affluent vulgarity,” the magazine said, apparently good-humoredly.

Answer: 90 on Monday in Las Vegas

<hl> Mr. Wilkins, who died at 90 on Monday in Las Vegas , tried but failed to patent his tub, which meant it could proliferate with abandon. <hl> It became a fixture of hotel love nests everywhere. (He was, however, granted Patent No. D294290 in 1988 for a tub shaped like a champagne glass, which also became popular at Cove Haven.) In 1971, in a two-page photo spread complete with a smooching couple, Life magazine gushed about the bubble-brimming, red-tiled “sweetheart tub” in Cove Haven’s mirrored bathrooms. “A surfeit of affluent vulgarity,” the magazine said, apparently good-humoredly.

Mr. Wilkins, who died at <hl> 90 on Monday in Las Vegas <hl>, tried but failed to patent his tub, which meant it could proliferate with abandon. It became a fixture of hotel love nests everywhere. (He was, however, granted Patent No. D294290 in 1988 for a tub shaped like a champagne glass, which also became popular at Cove Haven.) In 1971, in a two-page photo spread complete with a smooching couple, Life magazine gushed about the bubble-brimming, red-tiled “sweetheart tub” in Cove Haven’s mirrored bathrooms. “A surfeit of affluent vulgarity,” the magazine said, apparently good-humoredly.

Mr. Wilkins, who died at <hl> 90 on Monday in Las Vegas <hl> , tried but failed to patent his tub, which meant it could proliferate with abandon.


Question: Where does Mrs. Sooy work?

Abigail Elizabeth Lee Chambers and Alexander Hartman Sooy were married Saturday. Judge Sidney H. Stein of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York officiated at the Museum of the City of New York. Mrs. Sooy, 30, is the manager for product support operations at Facebook in Menlo Park, Calif., overseeing teams that work to improve product quality and usability. She graduated summa cum laude from Princeton and received an M.B.A. degree from Harvard. She is the daughter of Andrea L. Chambers and Dr. William J. Chambers of New York. The bride’s father is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in New York. Her mother is the director of the Center for Publishing at the N.Y.U. School of Professional Studies.

Answer: Facebook

Abigail Elizabeth Lee Chambers and Alexander Hartman Sooy were married Saturday. Judge Sidney H. Stein of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York officiated at the Museum of the City of New York. <hl> Mrs. Sooy, 30, is the manager for product support operations at Facebook in Menlo Park, Calif., overseeing teams that work to improve product quality and usability. <hl> She graduated summa cum laude from Princeton and received an M.B.A. degree from Harvard. She is the daughter of Andrea L. Chambers and Dr. William J. Chambers of New York. The bride’s father is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in New York. Her mother is the director of the Center for Publishing at the N.Y.U. School of Professional Studies.

Abigail Elizabeth Lee Chambers and Alexander Hartman Sooy were married Saturday. Judge Sidney H. Stein of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York officiated at the Museum of the City of New York. Mrs. Sooy, 30, is the manager for product support operations at <hl> Facebook <hl> in Menlo Park, Calif., overseeing teams that work to improve product quality and usability. She graduated summa cum laude from Princeton and received an M.B.A. degree from Harvard. She is the daughter of Andrea L. Chambers and Dr. William J. Chambers of New York. The bride’s father is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in New York. Her mother is the director of the Center for Publishing at the N.Y.U. School of Professional Studies.


Question: Who did Lisa Brennan-Jobs speak to for the film?

It felt like a contest among high school classmates vying to be the football captain’s best friend. Here’s the thing: They didn’t know Steve Jobs. None of us did. I don’t care if you had a sleepover party at his house once a week while you watched rom-coms and did each other’s nails. Or if he granted you a 15-second interview after one of his product introductions. The reality is, Steve Jobs was trying to sell things, and he was an absolute master at using the media to do that. Sure, these folks knew a version of Mr. Jobs that he wanted to show, and they knew his products, perhaps better than anyone. But the only people who may have known the true Steve Jobs were his family and a few close friends. And even they had different reactions to the film. His wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, reportedly tried to have the movie killed numerous times and was unusually public about how she disliked the film. And yet his daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, chose to speak to Mr. Sorkin for the film, sharing, as Mr. Sorkin said in an interview, “stories about her father that weren’t necessarily flattering.”

Answer: Mr. Sorkin

It felt like a contest among high school classmates vying to be the football captain’s best friend. Here’s the thing: They didn’t know Steve Jobs. None of us did. I don’t care if you had a sleepover party at his house once a week while you watched rom-coms and did each other’s nails. Or if he granted you a 15-second interview after one of his product introductions. The reality is, Steve Jobs was trying to sell things, and he was an absolute master at using the media to do that. Sure, these folks knew a version of Mr. Jobs that he wanted to show, and they knew his products, perhaps better than anyone. But the only people who may have known the true Steve Jobs were his family and a few close friends. And even they had different reactions to the film. His wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, reportedly tried to have the movie killed numerous times and was unusually public about how she disliked the film. <hl> And yet his daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, chose to speak to Mr. Sorkin for the film, sharing, as Mr. Sorkin said in an interview, “stories about her father that weren’t necessarily flattering.” <hl>

It felt like a contest among high school classmates vying to be the football captain’s best friend. Here’s the thing: They didn’t know Steve Jobs. None of us did. I don’t care if you had a sleepover party at his house once a week while you watched rom-coms and did each other’s nails. Or if he granted you a 15-second interview after one of his product introductions. The reality is, Steve Jobs was trying to sell things, and he was an absolute master at using the media to do that. Sure, these folks knew a version of Mr. Jobs that he wanted to show, and they knew his products, perhaps better than anyone. But the only people who may have known the true Steve Jobs were his family and a few close friends. And even they had different reactions to the film. His wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, reportedly tried to have the movie killed numerous times and was unusually public about how she disliked the film. And yet his daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, chose to speak to <hl> Mr. Sorkin <hl> for the film, sharing, as Mr. Sorkin said in an interview, “stories about her father that weren’t necessarily flattering.”


Question: What was the target inflation in the eurozone in November?

FRANKFURT — A strong indication on Friday that the European Central Bank is on the verge of aggressive action to stimulate the economy, just as the Federal Reserve is dialing back its stimulus, helped push the euro to its lowest level against the dollar since 2010. Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, said in an interview published in the German newspaper Handelsblatt that the risk that the central bank would not be able to meet its main task of keeping inflation from being too low or too high was greater than it had been six months ago. At 0.3 percent in November, inflation in the eurozone was far below the central bank’s official target of close to 2 percent. Investors interpreted Mr. Draghi’s comments to mean that the central bank is moving closer to broad-based purchases of government bonds, the same kind of “quantitative easing” that the Fed used to push down market interest rates in the United States — and is phasing out as growth picks up.

Answer: 2 percent

FRANKFURT — A strong indication on Friday that the European Central Bank is on the verge of aggressive action to stimulate the economy, just as the Federal Reserve is dialing back its stimulus, helped push the euro to its lowest level against the dollar since 2010. Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, said in an interview published in the German newspaper Handelsblatt that the risk that the central bank would not be able to meet its main task of keeping inflation from being too low or too high was greater than it had been six months ago. <hl> At 0.3 percent in November, inflation in the eurozone was far below the central bank’s official target of close to 2 percent . <hl> Investors interpreted Mr. Draghi’s comments to mean that the central bank is moving closer to broad-based purchases of government bonds, the same kind of “quantitative easing” that the Fed used to push down market interest rates in the United States — and is phasing out as growth picks up.

FRANKFURT — A strong indication on Friday that the European Central Bank is on the verge of aggressive action to stimulate the economy, just as the Federal Reserve is dialing back its stimulus, helped push the euro to its lowest level against the dollar since 2010. Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, said in an interview published in the German newspaper Handelsblatt that the risk that the central bank would not be able to meet its main task of keeping inflation from being too low or too high was greater than it had been six months ago. At 0.3 percent in November, inflation in the eurozone was far below the central bank’s official target of close to <hl> 2 percent <hl>. Investors interpreted Mr. Draghi’s comments to mean that the central bank is moving closer to broad-based purchases of government bonds, the same kind of “quantitative easing” that the Fed used to push down market interest rates in the United States — and is phasing out as growth picks up.

At 0.3 percent in November, inflation in the eurozone was far below the central bank’s official target of close to <hl> 2 percent <hl> .


Question: Entang Wiharso represented Indonesia in what?

One of Indonesia’s most prominent contemporary artists, Entang Wiharso represented his country in the Venice Biennale of 2013. He has been included in other biennials and museum exhibitions from Tokyo to Rome. This gaudy, overstuffed exhibition reveals an artist of extraordinary industry and canny versatility. In near mural-scale paintings and in sculptures cast in aluminum, brass and resin, he mixes traditional Indonesian styles with Pop and Surrealism, creating allegories of psychic stress in a global economy. Mr. Wiharso’s paintings exude moods of darkly comical hysteria, calling to mind the works of James Ensor. Painted with a dry, Expressionist touch, “Double Protection: Invisible Threat” has a shirtless man with four eyes and a wide, clownish grin dominating the right half of the almost 10-foot-wide canvas. Other male and female figures fill the picture, kneeling or lying prone in a hellish laboratory where tubes, wires and cables circulate between machines and human bodies. Here and there, knife-wielding hands hint at potential murderous violence. With too many shiny, cast-metal reliefs representing intertwining, struggling figures, the exhibition gives the impression of an art fair booth. The show’s most impressive sculpture, “Inheritance,” should have a room to itself but must compete with a large relief and another big painting. It consists of a nuclear family — mother, father and two children — cast life-size in nearly black graphite and arrayed around a dinner table on which lies an enormous carp, whose silvery skin is accented by bright red splotches. It’s a very postmodern tableau, but it has the mystery, too, of an old folk tale.

Answer: the Venice Biennale of 2013

<hl> One of Indonesia’s most prominent contemporary artists, Entang Wiharso represented his country in the Venice Biennale of 2013 . <hl> He has been included in other biennials and museum exhibitions from Tokyo to Rome. This gaudy, overstuffed exhibition reveals an artist of extraordinary industry and canny versatility. In near mural-scale paintings and in sculptures cast in aluminum, brass and resin, he mixes traditional Indonesian styles with Pop and Surrealism, creating allegories of psychic stress in a global economy. Mr. Wiharso’s paintings exude moods of darkly comical hysteria, calling to mind the works of James Ensor. Painted with a dry, Expressionist touch, “Double Protection: Invisible Threat” has a shirtless man with four eyes and a wide, clownish grin dominating the right half of the almost 10-foot-wide canvas. Other male and female figures fill the picture, kneeling or lying prone in a hellish laboratory where tubes, wires and cables circulate between machines and human bodies. Here and there, knife-wielding hands hint at potential murderous violence. With too many shiny, cast-metal reliefs representing intertwining, struggling figures, the exhibition gives the impression of an art fair booth. The show’s most impressive sculpture, “Inheritance,” should have a room to itself but must compete with a large relief and another big painting. It consists of a nuclear family — mother, father and two children — cast life-size in nearly black graphite and arrayed around a dinner table on which lies an enormous carp, whose silvery skin is accented by bright red splotches. It’s a very postmodern tableau, but it has the mystery, too, of an old folk tale.

One of Indonesia’s most prominent contemporary artists, Entang Wiharso represented his country in <hl> the Venice Biennale of 2013 <hl>. He has been included in other biennials and museum exhibitions from Tokyo to Rome. This gaudy, overstuffed exhibition reveals an artist of extraordinary industry and canny versatility. In near mural-scale paintings and in sculptures cast in aluminum, brass and resin, he mixes traditional Indonesian styles with Pop and Surrealism, creating allegories of psychic stress in a global economy. Mr. Wiharso’s paintings exude moods of darkly comical hysteria, calling to mind the works of James Ensor. Painted with a dry, Expressionist touch, “Double Protection: Invisible Threat” has a shirtless man with four eyes and a wide, clownish grin dominating the right half of the almost 10-foot-wide canvas. Other male and female figures fill the picture, kneeling or lying prone in a hellish laboratory where tubes, wires and cables circulate between machines and human bodies. Here and there, knife-wielding hands hint at potential murderous violence. With too many shiny, cast-metal reliefs representing intertwining, struggling figures, the exhibition gives the impression of an art fair booth. The show’s most impressive sculpture, “Inheritance,” should have a room to itself but must compete with a large relief and another big painting. It consists of a nuclear family — mother, father and two children — cast life-size in nearly black graphite and arrayed around a dinner table on which lies an enormous carp, whose silvery skin is accented by bright red splotches. It’s a very postmodern tableau, but it has the mystery, too, of an old folk tale.

One of Indonesia’s most prominent contemporary artists, Entang Wiharso represented his country in <hl> the Venice Biennale of 2013 <hl> .


Question: What does this person dislike about peoples motivations behind their answers?

Answer: They’re afraid to be wrong

I typically just start off asking a little bit about how they spent their weekend or something that helps me understand them as a person. From a professional standpoint, I’m looking for people who are curious but who also have a point of view, and so I’ll often ask questions to see if people will give me a specific point of view on an issue, usually within our field. It’s interesting how some people don’t want to do that. They want to kind of hedge their bets. <hl> They’re afraid to be wrong , and I don’t want people to be afraid to be wrong. <hl> I’m looking for people who are confident enough yet also open enough to have a point of view, but also open to talking about it and maybe changing their mind. I want to see someone who’s constantly thinking and asking questions and wanting to learn more.

I typically just start off asking a little bit about how they spent their weekend or something that helps me understand them as a person. From a professional standpoint, I’m looking for people who are curious but who also have a point of view, and so I’ll often ask questions to see if people will give me a specific point of view on an issue, usually within our field. It’s interesting how some people don’t want to do that. They want to kind of hedge their bets. <hl> They’re afraid to be wrong <hl>, and I don’t want people to be afraid to be wrong. I’m looking for people who are confident enough yet also open enough to have a point of view, but also open to talking about it and maybe changing their mind. I want to see someone who’s constantly thinking and asking questions and wanting to learn more.

<hl> They’re afraid to be wrong <hl> , and I don’t want people to be afraid to be wrong.


Question: What is most expensive cost for a 3 bedroom apartment in higher end zipcodes?

The problem, officials have concluded, is that the subsidies were much too small. In 2011, HUD started the Dallas experiment as a part of a settlement with housing activists. It has since added five smaller regions to the program. In Dallas, the maximum subsidy for a three-bedroom apartment is now just $850 in the cheapest ZIP codes, but as much as $1,840 in the most expensive ZIP codes. In 33 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, the subsidy for the wealthiest ZIP code would be more than twice as high as the subsidy in the poorest ZIP code. In New York, San Diego and Washington, it would be more than three times as high.

Answer: $1,840

The problem, officials have concluded, is that the subsidies were much too small. In 2011, HUD started the Dallas experiment as a part of a settlement with housing activists. It has since added five smaller regions to the program. <hl> In Dallas, the maximum subsidy for a three-bedroom apartment is now just $850 in the cheapest ZIP codes, but as much as $1,840 in the most expensive ZIP codes. <hl> In 33 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, the subsidy for the wealthiest ZIP code would be more than twice as high as the subsidy in the poorest ZIP code. In New York, San Diego and Washington, it would be more than three times as high.

The problem, officials have concluded, is that the subsidies were much too small. In 2011, HUD started the Dallas experiment as a part of a settlement with housing activists. It has since added five smaller regions to the program. In Dallas, the maximum subsidy for a three-bedroom apartment is now just $850 in the cheapest ZIP codes, but as much as <hl> $1,840 <hl> in the most expensive ZIP codes. In 33 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, the subsidy for the wealthiest ZIP code would be more than twice as high as the subsidy in the poorest ZIP code. In New York, San Diego and Washington, it would be more than three times as high.


Question: Where was the team from that the Tigers faced?

Texas Southern’s Madarious Gibbs led the Tigers with 15 points. But once behind minutes after tip-off, the Tigers never mustered a meaningful run to reverse Arizona’s momentum. “They just overwhelmed us with length, size, athleticism in the first half,” Texas Southern Coach Mike Davis said. Arizona, the Pacific-12 Conference regular-season and tournament champion, will meet No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday for a slot in the round of 16. Last year, Arizona was a No. 1 seed and lost in overtime to Wisconsin in the round of 8. But that team was without the 6-foot-9 forward Brandon Ashley, whose midseason foot injury kept him out of the postseason. Ashley, fully healthy, was the outstanding player in Arizona’s romp through the Pacific-12 tournament last week. Against Texas Southern (22-13), he scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.

Answer: Arizona

Texas Southern’s Madarious Gibbs led the Tigers with 15 points. <hl> But once behind minutes after tip-off, the Tigers never mustered a meaningful run to reverse Arizona ’s momentum. <hl> “They just overwhelmed us with length, size, athleticism in the first half,” Texas Southern Coach Mike Davis said. Arizona, the Pacific-12 Conference regular-season and tournament champion, will meet No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday for a slot in the round of 16. Last year, Arizona was a No. 1 seed and lost in overtime to Wisconsin in the round of 8. But that team was without the 6-foot-9 forward Brandon Ashley, whose midseason foot injury kept him out of the postseason. Ashley, fully healthy, was the outstanding player in Arizona’s romp through the Pacific-12 tournament last week. Against Texas Southern (22-13), he scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.

Texas Southern’s Madarious Gibbs led the Tigers with 15 points. But once behind minutes after tip-off, the Tigers never mustered a meaningful run to reverse <hl> Arizona <hl>’s momentum. “They just overwhelmed us with length, size, athleticism in the first half,” Texas Southern Coach Mike Davis said. Arizona, the Pacific-12 Conference regular-season and tournament champion, will meet No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday for a slot in the round of 16. Last year, Arizona was a No. 1 seed and lost in overtime to Wisconsin in the round of 8. But that team was without the 6-foot-9 forward Brandon Ashley, whose midseason foot injury kept him out of the postseason. Ashley, fully healthy, was the outstanding player in Arizona’s romp through the Pacific-12 tournament last week. Against Texas Southern (22-13), he scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.

But once behind minutes after tip-off, the Tigers never mustered a meaningful run to reverse <hl> Arizona <hl> ’s momentum.


Question: Who was the chief of operations of the C.I.A. when the detention and interrogation program started?

Perhaps no single C.I.A. officer has been more central to the effort than Michael D’Andrea, a gaunt, chain-smoking convert to Islam who was chief of operations during the birth of the agency’s detention and interrogation program and then, as head of the C.I.A. Counterterrorism Center, became an architect of the targeted killing program. Until last month, when Mr. D’Andrea was quietly shifted to another job, he presided over the growth of C.I.A. drone operations and hundreds of strikes in Pakistan and Yemen during nine years in the position.

Answer: Michael D’Andrea

<hl> Perhaps no single C.I.A. officer has been more central to the effort than Michael D’Andrea , a gaunt, chain-smoking convert to Islam who was chief of operations during the birth of the agency’s detention and interrogation program and then, as head of the C.I.A. Counterterrorism Center, became an architect of the targeted killing program. <hl> Until last month, when Mr. D’Andrea was quietly shifted to another job, he presided over the growth of C.I.A. drone operations and hundreds of strikes in Pakistan and Yemen during nine years in the position.

Perhaps no single C.I.A. officer has been more central to the effort than <hl> Michael D’Andrea <hl>, a gaunt, chain-smoking convert to Islam who was chief of operations during the birth of the agency’s detention and interrogation program and then, as head of the C.I.A. Counterterrorism Center, became an architect of the targeted killing program. Until last month, when Mr. D’Andrea was quietly shifted to another job, he presided over the growth of C.I.A. drone operations and hundreds of strikes in Pakistan and Yemen during nine years in the position.

Perhaps no single C.I.A. officer has been more central to the effort than <hl> Michael D’Andrea <hl> , a gaunt, chain-smoking convert to Islam who was chief of operations during the birth of the agency’s detention and interrogation program and then, as head of the C.I.A. Counterterrorism Center, became an architect of the targeted killing program.


Question: What are the co-determinants in mishearing ?

Mishearings are not hallucinations, but like hallucinations they utilize the usual pathways of perception and pose as reality — it does not occur to one to question them. But since all of our perceptions must be constructed by the brain, from often meager and ambiguous sensory data, the possibility of error or deception is always present. Indeed, it is a marvel that our perceptions are so often correct, given the rapidity, the near instantaneity, with which they are constructed. One’s surroundings, one’s wishes and expectations, conscious and unconscious, can certainly be co-determinants in mishearing, but the real mischief lies at lower levels, in those parts of the brain involved in phonological analysis and decoding. Doing what they can with distorted or deficient signals from our ears, these parts of the brain manage to construct real words or phrases, even if they are absurd.

Answer: One’s surroundings, one’s wishes and expectations, conscious and unconscious

Mishearings are not hallucinations, but like hallucinations they utilize the usual pathways of perception and pose as reality — it does not occur to one to question them. But since all of our perceptions must be constructed by the brain, from often meager and ambiguous sensory data, the possibility of error or deception is always present. Indeed, it is a marvel that our perceptions are so often correct, given the rapidity, the near instantaneity, with which they are constructed. <hl> One’s surroundings, one’s wishes and expectations, conscious and unconscious , can certainly be co-determinants in mishearing, but the real mischief lies at lower levels, in those parts of the brain involved in phonological analysis and decoding. <hl> Doing what they can with distorted or deficient signals from our ears, these parts of the brain manage to construct real words or phrases, even if they are absurd.

Mishearings are not hallucinations, but like hallucinations they utilize the usual pathways of perception and pose as reality — it does not occur to one to question them. But since all of our perceptions must be constructed by the brain, from often meager and ambiguous sensory data, the possibility of error or deception is always present. Indeed, it is a marvel that our perceptions are so often correct, given the rapidity, the near instantaneity, with which they are constructed. <hl> One’s surroundings, one’s wishes and expectations, conscious and unconscious <hl>, can certainly be co-determinants in mishearing, but the real mischief lies at lower levels, in those parts of the brain involved in phonological analysis and decoding. Doing what they can with distorted or deficient signals from our ears, these parts of the brain manage to construct real words or phrases, even if they are absurd.

<hl> One’s surroundings, one’s wishes and expectations, conscious and unconscious <hl> , can certainly be co-determinants in mishearing, but the real mischief lies at lower levels, in those parts of the brain involved in phonological analysis and decoding.


Question: What other feelings are felt toward the book?

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

Answer: sensitive and rueful and attuned to both the solipsism and the ethical seriousness of adolescence

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

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

On paper, Mr. Andrews’s book is lovely: <hl> sensitive and rueful and attuned to both the solipsism and the ethical seriousness of adolescence <hl> .


Question: Which team did Mattingly play for?

Mattingly’s election to baseball’s Hall of Fame in this, his last year of eligibility, is probably not forthcoming (this year’s class of inductees will be announced Tuesday), a melancholy fact. But then, his playing days as a Yankee had something of a melancholy cast. He arrived for a cup of coffee in 1982, a year after the Yankees went to the World Series, and retired in 1995, a year before they returned. And in the last half of his career he was a diminished player, his skills attenuated by the persistent back problems that forced him to quit prematurely at 34, his spirit likely withered by the mortifying shenanigans of the Yankees’ principal owner, George Steinbrenner, and his minions (who once ordered Mattingly fined and benched for not getting a haircut), not to mention the ignominy of a last-place finish in 1990.

Answer: Yankees

Mattingly’s election to baseball’s Hall of Fame in this, his last year of eligibility, is probably not forthcoming (this year’s class of inductees will be announced Tuesday), a melancholy fact. But then, his playing days as a Yankee had something of a melancholy cast. <hl> He arrived for a cup of coffee in 1982, a year after the Yankees went to the World Series, and retired in 1995, a year before they returned. <hl> And in the last half of his career he was a diminished player, his skills attenuated by the persistent back problems that forced him to quit prematurely at 34, his spirit likely withered by the mortifying shenanigans of the Yankees’ principal owner, George Steinbrenner, and his minions (who once ordered Mattingly fined and benched for not getting a haircut), not to mention the ignominy of a last-place finish in 1990.

Mattingly’s election to baseball’s Hall of Fame in this, his last year of eligibility, is probably not forthcoming (this year’s class of inductees will be announced Tuesday), a melancholy fact. But then, his playing days as a Yankee had something of a melancholy cast. He arrived for a cup of coffee in 1982, a year after the <hl> Yankees <hl> went to the World Series, and retired in 1995, a year before they returned. And in the last half of his career he was a diminished player, his skills attenuated by the persistent back problems that forced him to quit prematurely at 34, his spirit likely withered by the mortifying shenanigans of the Yankees’ principal owner, George Steinbrenner, and his minions (who once ordered Mattingly fined and benched for not getting a haircut), not to mention the ignominy of a last-place finish in 1990.


Question: Why is water important to the iron mines?

Just over 50 miles north, in the city of Sirjan, decisions long postponed have begun to impose themselves on local officials, forcing them to make difficult choices in allocating scarce water supplies. Wedged between two newly built neighborhoods of five-story apartment buildings, a convoy of water trucks waited in line to fill their 5,000-gallon tanks. Under a deal with the local water management company, up to 400 of these trucks a day draw water from the city’s main well and head to the Golgohar iron mine, the largest such mine in the Middle East. It employs over 7,000 people, many of them from Sirjan, and a water shortage has compounded an already difficult situation brought on by collapsing iron ore prices. “It is internationally unprecedented to carry water with tankers, but we have no other way,” Naser Taghizadeh, chief executive of the Golgohar Iron Ore Company, told the local Negarestan news outlet. “If water is not taken to the complex, projects are stopped, and many people will lose their jobs.”

Answer: If water is not taken to the complex, projects are stopped, and many people will lose their jobs.

Just over 50 miles north, in the city of Sirjan, decisions long postponed have begun to impose themselves on local officials, forcing them to make difficult choices in allocating scarce water supplies. Wedged between two newly built neighborhoods of five-story apartment buildings, a convoy of water trucks waited in line to fill their 5,000-gallon tanks. Under a deal with the local water management company, up to 400 of these trucks a day draw water from the city’s main well and head to the Golgohar iron mine, the largest such mine in the Middle East. It employs over 7,000 people, many of them from Sirjan, and a water shortage has compounded an already difficult situation brought on by collapsing iron ore prices. “It is internationally unprecedented to carry water with tankers, but we have no other way,” Naser Taghizadeh, chief executive of the Golgohar Iron Ore Company, told the local Negarestan news outlet. <hl> “ If water is not taken to the complex, projects are stopped, and many people will lose their jobs. ” <hl>

Just over 50 miles north, in the city of Sirjan, decisions long postponed have begun to impose themselves on local officials, forcing them to make difficult choices in allocating scarce water supplies. Wedged between two newly built neighborhoods of five-story apartment buildings, a convoy of water trucks waited in line to fill their 5,000-gallon tanks. Under a deal with the local water management company, up to 400 of these trucks a day draw water from the city’s main well and head to the Golgohar iron mine, the largest such mine in the Middle East. It employs over 7,000 people, many of them from Sirjan, and a water shortage has compounded an already difficult situation brought on by collapsing iron ore prices. “It is internationally unprecedented to carry water with tankers, but we have no other way,” Naser Taghizadeh, chief executive of the Golgohar Iron Ore Company, told the local Negarestan news outlet. “<hl> If water is not taken to the complex, projects are stopped, and many people will lose their jobs. <hl>”

“ <hl> If water is not taken to the complex, projects are stopped, and many people will lose their jobs. <hl> ”


Question: How much does the ferry weigh that Korea is trying to raise?

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea formally announced on Wednesday that it would try to raise the 6,825-ton ferry that sank more than a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them high school students. The overloaded ferry Sewol capsized off the southwestern tip of South Korea last April, and it now lies on its side about 145 feet underwater. Rapid currents and poor visibility complicated the monthslong underwater search of the ship, which ended in November after 295 bodies were recovered. Bereaved families have demanded salvaging the ship in hopes that the bodies of nine people still missing, including four teenage students, will be found inside. Earlier this month, thousands of protesters, including family members of the victims, marched in downtown Seoul, the South Korean capital, to mark the anniversary of the sinking, some of them clashing with riot police officers spraying tear gas. A key demand from the protesters was the raising of the ferry, which they said would provide more clues on why the ship sank.

Answer: 6,825-ton

<hl> SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea formally announced on Wednesday that it would try to raise the 6,825-ton ferry that sank more than a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them high school students. <hl> The overloaded ferry Sewol capsized off the southwestern tip of South Korea last April, and it now lies on its side about 145 feet underwater. Rapid currents and poor visibility complicated the monthslong underwater search of the ship, which ended in November after 295 bodies were recovered. Bereaved families have demanded salvaging the ship in hopes that the bodies of nine people still missing, including four teenage students, will be found inside. Earlier this month, thousands of protesters, including family members of the victims, marched in downtown Seoul, the South Korean capital, to mark the anniversary of the sinking, some of them clashing with riot police officers spraying tear gas. A key demand from the protesters was the raising of the ferry, which they said would provide more clues on why the ship sank.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea formally announced on Wednesday that it would try to raise the <hl> 6,825-ton <hl> ferry that sank more than a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them high school students. The overloaded ferry Sewol capsized off the southwestern tip of South Korea last April, and it now lies on its side about 145 feet underwater. Rapid currents and poor visibility complicated the monthslong underwater search of the ship, which ended in November after 295 bodies were recovered. Bereaved families have demanded salvaging the ship in hopes that the bodies of nine people still missing, including four teenage students, will be found inside. Earlier this month, thousands of protesters, including family members of the victims, marched in downtown Seoul, the South Korean capital, to mark the anniversary of the sinking, some of them clashing with riot police officers spraying tear gas. A key demand from the protesters was the raising of the ferry, which they said would provide more clues on why the ship sank.


Question: Conducting is partly what?

FRANZ WELSER-MÖST, music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, which Boulez first conducted in 1965: He has this unbelievable gift to convey something without showing it in his expression. The image of a conductor today is so much molded on Leonard Bernstein. Pierre is the total opposite, but nevertheless he gets these results that are not detached. They’re just very clean, very to the core of the music. Conducting is partly show business, but he never looked at it that way.

Answer: show business

FRANZ WELSER-MÖST, music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, which Boulez first conducted in 1965: He has this unbelievable gift to convey something without showing it in his expression. The image of a conductor today is so much molded on Leonard Bernstein. Pierre is the total opposite, but nevertheless he gets these results that are not detached. They’re just very clean, very to the core of the music. <hl> Conducting is partly show business , but he never looked at it that way. <hl>

FRANZ WELSER-MÖST, music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, which Boulez first conducted in 1965: He has this unbelievable gift to convey something without showing it in his expression. The image of a conductor today is so much molded on Leonard Bernstein. Pierre is the total opposite, but nevertheless he gets these results that are not detached. They’re just very clean, very to the core of the music. Conducting is partly <hl> show business <hl>, but he never looked at it that way.

Conducting is partly <hl> show business <hl> , but he never looked at it that way.


Question: Over what period of time was DuPont's growth margin measured?

The proxy advisory firm chose its stance primarily on the basis of the measurement periods it picked. Instead of using DuPont’s measurements, which went back to 2008, I.S.S. went back to 2007, subtracted the health and nutrition business (saying it is a new business) and excluded the effect of the commodity boom in ethylene. Under this measurement, I.S.S. found that DuPont’s growth margin based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was only 0.5 percent for each year over seven years. I.S.S. also seemed to base its recommendation on Trian’s assertions that DuPont had excessive costs and governance issues, but the low margin growth seemed to be I.S.S.’s chief concern. This is where DuPont shareholders are left: Depending on the measurement period, DuPont is either a growth machine or a laggard.

Answer: seven years

The proxy advisory firm chose its stance primarily on the basis of the measurement periods it picked. Instead of using DuPont’s measurements, which went back to 2008, I.S.S. went back to 2007, subtracted the health and nutrition business (saying it is a new business) and excluded the effect of the commodity boom in ethylene. <hl> Under this measurement, I.S.S. found that DuPont’s growth margin based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was only 0.5 percent for each year over seven years . <hl> I.S.S. also seemed to base its recommendation on Trian’s assertions that DuPont had excessive costs and governance issues, but the low margin growth seemed to be I.S.S.’s chief concern. This is where DuPont shareholders are left: Depending on the measurement period, DuPont is either a growth machine or a laggard.

The proxy advisory firm chose its stance primarily on the basis of the measurement periods it picked. Instead of using DuPont’s measurements, which went back to 2008, I.S.S. went back to 2007, subtracted the health and nutrition business (saying it is a new business) and excluded the effect of the commodity boom in ethylene. Under this measurement, I.S.S. found that DuPont’s growth margin based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was only 0.5 percent for each year over <hl> seven years <hl>. I.S.S. also seemed to base its recommendation on Trian’s assertions that DuPont had excessive costs and governance issues, but the low margin growth seemed to be I.S.S.’s chief concern. This is where DuPont shareholders are left: Depending on the measurement period, DuPont is either a growth machine or a laggard.

Under this measurement, I.S.S. found that DuPont’s growth margin based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was only 0.5 percent for each year over <hl> seven years <hl> .


Question: where did Mr. Constantine work after the radiator factory?

Mr. Constantine once told a State University interviewer that after working in a radiator factory in Buffalo, he joined the Erie County sheriff’s office because “law enforcement was a chance for people of my generation, usually people of ethnic groups — Irish, Italian, Polish — who grew up in city neighborhoods and who had not gone to college, to get into an occupation with a challenging environment that had a great deal of flexibility and autonomy.” “We were looking for excitement and adventure,” he said.

Answer: Erie County sheriff’s office

<hl> Mr. Constantine once told a State University interviewer that after working in a radiator factory in Buffalo, he joined the Erie County sheriff’s office because “law enforcement was a chance for people of my generation, usually people of ethnic groups — Irish, Italian, Polish — who grew up in city neighborhoods and who had not gone to college, to get into an occupation with a challenging environment that had a great deal of flexibility and autonomy.” <hl> “We were looking for excitement and adventure,” he said.

Mr. Constantine once told a State University interviewer that after working in a radiator factory in Buffalo, he joined the <hl> Erie County sheriff’s office <hl> because “law enforcement was a chance for people of my generation, usually people of ethnic groups — Irish, Italian, Polish — who grew up in city neighborhoods and who had not gone to college, to get into an occupation with a challenging environment that had a great deal of flexibility and autonomy.” “We were looking for excitement and adventure,” he said.


Question: Who plays Phil in "Modern Family"?

9 P.M. (ABC) MODERN FAMILY Jay (Ed O’Neill) and Claire (Julie Bowen) have creative differences when they shoot a commercial for Pritchett Closets in response to their competitor’s clever advertisement. Phil (Ty Burrell), Manny (Rico Rodriguez) and Luke (Nolan Gould) set out to destroy the drone used by a neighbor to spy on Gloria (Sofia Vergara) as she sunbathes. In “black-ish,” at 9:30, Dre (Anthony Anderson) tries to make up for his last-minute wedding with Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) by planning an elaborate vow-renewal for their 15th anniversary. Then her hippie parents (Anna Deavere Smith and Beau Bridges) show up unannounced. 9 P.M. (Fox) EMPIRE Cookie (Taraji P. Henson, left) declares war when she learns how Anika (Grace Gealey) back-stabbed her. Lucious (Terrence Howard) confronts his longtime rival, Billy Beretti (Judd Nelson). And the Lyon sons go to extremes to save Empire Entertainment.

Answer: Ty Burrell

9 P.M. (ABC) MODERN FAMILY Jay (Ed O’Neill) and Claire (Julie Bowen) have creative differences when they shoot a commercial for Pritchett Closets in response to their competitor’s clever advertisement. <hl> Phil ( Ty Burrell ), Manny (Rico Rodriguez) and Luke (Nolan Gould) set out to destroy the drone used by a neighbor to spy on Gloria (Sofia Vergara) as she sunbathes. <hl> In “black-ish,” at 9:30, Dre (Anthony Anderson) tries to make up for his last-minute wedding with Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) by planning an elaborate vow-renewal for their 15th anniversary. Then her hippie parents (Anna Deavere Smith and Beau Bridges) show up unannounced. 9 P.M. (Fox) EMPIRE Cookie (Taraji P. Henson, left) declares war when she learns how Anika (Grace Gealey) back-stabbed her. Lucious (Terrence Howard) confronts his longtime rival, Billy Beretti (Judd Nelson). And the Lyon sons go to extremes to save Empire Entertainment.

9 P.M. (ABC) MODERN FAMILY Jay (Ed O’Neill) and Claire (Julie Bowen) have creative differences when they shoot a commercial for Pritchett Closets in response to their competitor’s clever advertisement. Phil (<hl> Ty Burrell <hl>), Manny (Rico Rodriguez) and Luke (Nolan Gould) set out to destroy the drone used by a neighbor to spy on Gloria (Sofia Vergara) as she sunbathes. In “black-ish,” at 9:30, Dre (Anthony Anderson) tries to make up for his last-minute wedding with Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) by planning an elaborate vow-renewal for their 15th anniversary. Then her hippie parents (Anna Deavere Smith and Beau Bridges) show up unannounced. 9 P.M. (Fox) EMPIRE Cookie (Taraji P. Henson, left) declares war when she learns how Anika (Grace Gealey) back-stabbed her. Lucious (Terrence Howard) confronts his longtime rival, Billy Beretti (Judd Nelson). And the Lyon sons go to extremes to save Empire Entertainment.

Phil ( <hl> Ty Burrell <hl> ), Manny (Rico Rodriguez) and Luke (Nolan Gould) set out to destroy the drone used by a neighbor to spy on Gloria (Sofia Vergara) as she sunbathes.


Question: Which business did Uber say it is in?

Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer representing the drivers, called the ruling “a major victory for Uber drivers.” Uber has contested the suit since its filing, asserting that the company is in the technology and logistics business, and is essentially an online marketplace that matches willing riders with available drivers. Uber has frequently also said that its drivers are able to set their own schedules and do not have to abide by the many other requirements that companies can impose on employees. In July, the company came out strongly against the class-action suit, presenting testimonials from more than 400 drivers who say they appreciate Uber’s flexibility.

Answer: technology and logistics business

Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer representing the drivers, called the ruling “a major victory for Uber drivers.” <hl> Uber has contested the suit since its filing, asserting that the company is in the technology and logistics business , and is essentially an online marketplace that matches willing riders with available drivers. <hl> Uber has frequently also said that its drivers are able to set their own schedules and do not have to abide by the many other requirements that companies can impose on employees. In July, the company came out strongly against the class-action suit, presenting testimonials from more than 400 drivers who say they appreciate Uber’s flexibility.

Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer representing the drivers, called the ruling “a major victory for Uber drivers.” Uber has contested the suit since its filing, asserting that the company is in the <hl> technology and logistics business <hl>, and is essentially an online marketplace that matches willing riders with available drivers. Uber has frequently also said that its drivers are able to set their own schedules and do not have to abide by the many other requirements that companies can impose on employees. In July, the company came out strongly against the class-action suit, presenting testimonials from more than 400 drivers who say they appreciate Uber’s flexibility.

Uber has contested the suit since its filing, asserting that the company is in the <hl> technology and logistics business <hl> , and is essentially an online marketplace that matches willing riders with available drivers.