Question: What day did fire fighters take on their six day battling wild fires?

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

Answer: Wednesday

LAKEPORT, Calif. — <hl> As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. <hl> The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on <hl> Wednesday <hl> embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.


Question: What does Malta have with 65 countries?

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

Answer: double taxation treaties

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

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


Question: What are "The Starters" podcast downloads up to?

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

Answer: 22 percent

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

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

According to the network, viewership has increased by 24 percent this season, with podcast downloads up <hl> 22 percent <hl> .


Question: For what duration was there a study of injuries released by the International Ice Hockey Federation?

Despite increased public discussion, there is a dearth of information focused on concussions in women’s hockey. The few published studies available are unsettling. An eight-year study released this year by the International Ice Hockey Federation analyzed women’s hockey injuries at the world championships and the Olympics. It found that concussions were the third-most-common injury (15.5 percent), behind contusions (28 percent) and sprains (20.8 percent). A 2014 summary of self-reported concussions among N.C.A.A. student-athletes said that women’s hockey had the largest percentage of players who had experienced at least one concussion, at 20.9 percent.

Answer: eight-year

Despite increased public discussion, there is a dearth of information focused on concussions in women’s hockey. The few published studies available are unsettling. <hl> An eight-year study released this year by the International Ice Hockey Federation analyzed women’s hockey injuries at the world championships and the Olympics. <hl> It found that concussions were the third-most-common injury (15.5 percent), behind contusions (28 percent) and sprains (20.8 percent). A 2014 summary of self-reported concussions among N.C.A.A. student-athletes said that women’s hockey had the largest percentage of players who had experienced at least one concussion, at 20.9 percent.

Despite increased public discussion, there is a dearth of information focused on concussions in women’s hockey. The few published studies available are unsettling. An <hl> eight-year <hl> study released this year by the International Ice Hockey Federation analyzed women’s hockey injuries at the world championships and the Olympics. It found that concussions were the third-most-common injury (15.5 percent), behind contusions (28 percent) and sprains (20.8 percent). A 2014 summary of self-reported concussions among N.C.A.A. student-athletes said that women’s hockey had the largest percentage of players who had experienced at least one concussion, at 20.9 percent.


Question: What do some soldiers forget on their first day of excercise

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

Answer: helmets

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

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


Question: How many professionals are in Fight Crime: Invest in Kids?

So where do we go from here? Slaughter focuses on high-quality child care, and that’s a great place to start. For 60 percent of American households with children age 6 and under, every adult in the household is working. Meanwhile, experts tell us that most child care is mediocre to poor, including care by relatives — who are often too busy trying to get work done themselves. Blair faults Slaughter for “woolliness” about solutions and an avoidance of the “political system.” And indeed, today’s Congress is a huge part of the stall. But we can’t be vague about the political challenge. Perhaps surprisingly, the parts of the country that most desperately need great child care are the red states. The Republican states are poorer and have a higher rate of single motherhood and divorce, so mothers face more need to work, often in low-end jobs that don’t allow payment for quality care. The need is there. And so is some surprising support. Endorsing the Strong Start for America’s Children Act is an organization called Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national bipartisan nonprofit made up of nearly 5,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and others who see investment in child care as crime prevention.

Answer: nearly 5,000

So where do we go from here? Slaughter focuses on high-quality child care, and that’s a great place to start. For 60 percent of American households with children age 6 and under, every adult in the household is working. Meanwhile, experts tell us that most child care is mediocre to poor, including care by relatives — who are often too busy trying to get work done themselves. Blair faults Slaughter for “woolliness” about solutions and an avoidance of the “political system.” And indeed, today’s Congress is a huge part of the stall. But we can’t be vague about the political challenge. Perhaps surprisingly, the parts of the country that most desperately need great child care are the red states. The Republican states are poorer and have a higher rate of single motherhood and divorce, so mothers face more need to work, often in low-end jobs that don’t allow payment for quality care. The need is there. And so is some surprising support. <hl> Endorsing the Strong Start for America’s Children Act is an organization called Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national bipartisan nonprofit made up of nearly 5,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and others who see investment in child care as crime prevention. <hl>

So where do we go from here? Slaughter focuses on high-quality child care, and that’s a great place to start. For 60 percent of American households with children age 6 and under, every adult in the household is working. Meanwhile, experts tell us that most child care is mediocre to poor, including care by relatives — who are often too busy trying to get work done themselves. Blair faults Slaughter for “woolliness” about solutions and an avoidance of the “political system.” And indeed, today’s Congress is a huge part of the stall. But we can’t be vague about the political challenge. Perhaps surprisingly, the parts of the country that most desperately need great child care are the red states. The Republican states are poorer and have a higher rate of single motherhood and divorce, so mothers face more need to work, often in low-end jobs that don’t allow payment for quality care. The need is there. And so is some surprising support. Endorsing the Strong Start for America’s Children Act is an organization called Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national bipartisan nonprofit made up of <hl> nearly 5,000 <hl> police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and others who see investment in child care as crime prevention.


Question: Spice could be considered what kind of drug, specifically?

Law enforcement officials hope that information gathered from Mr. Tian will provide a window into the drug’s hazy international underworld, where manufacturers readily tweak chemicals used to make spice and other so-called designer drugs, staying one step ahead of federal regulators scrambling to identify and outlaw them. “There’s an illusion of legality,” said Scott Albrecht, a special agent in the D.E.A.’s Milwaukee district office, who supervised the investigation of Mr. Tian after the agents linked him to packages shipped to an address here. “We make one thing illegal, and they just move on to the next one.”

Answer: designer

<hl> Law enforcement officials hope that information gathered from Mr. Tian will provide a window into the drug’s hazy international underworld, where manufacturers readily tweak chemicals used to make spice and other so-called designer drugs, staying one step ahead of federal regulators scrambling to identify and outlaw them. <hl> “There’s an illusion of legality,” said Scott Albrecht, a special agent in the D.E.A.’s Milwaukee district office, who supervised the investigation of Mr. Tian after the agents linked him to packages shipped to an address here. “We make one thing illegal, and they just move on to the next one.”

Law enforcement officials hope that information gathered from Mr. Tian will provide a window into the drug’s hazy international underworld, where manufacturers readily tweak chemicals used to make spice and other so-called <hl> designer <hl> drugs, staying one step ahead of federal regulators scrambling to identify and outlaw them. “There’s an illusion of legality,” said Scott Albrecht, a special agent in the D.E.A.’s Milwaukee district office, who supervised the investigation of Mr. Tian after the agents linked him to packages shipped to an address here. “We make one thing illegal, and they just move on to the next one.”


Question: What kind of distractions are a threat to drivers?

He said the emphasis was on driving information, while social media applications are available at slow speeds. “When the vehicle speed is less than 10 miles an hour, we open an additional channel, our ‘infotainment’ channel,” Mr. Ponomarev said. “We can push information from any applications — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.” He said the information appears slightly to the side so as not to interfere with driving and will be streamlined: “Plain information, plain text, nothing flashing that distracts.” But neuroscientists and safety advocates said any visual clutter disturbs focus by presenting a cognitive distraction, meaning that the images take the mind off the road. Such distraction makes it extremely difficult for a driver to respond to a sudden threat. There is another concern: Head-up technology focused on social media and communication creates the risk of normalizing the behavior of multitasking, “as if we’re telling people it’s O.K. to do it,” said Deborah Hersman, the chief executive of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit.

Answer: any visual clutter disturbs focus by presenting a cognitive distraction

He said the emphasis was on driving information, while social media applications are available at slow speeds. “When the vehicle speed is less than 10 miles an hour, we open an additional channel, our ‘infotainment’ channel,” Mr. Ponomarev said. “We can push information from any applications — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.” He said the information appears slightly to the side so as not to interfere with driving and will be streamlined: “Plain information, plain text, nothing flashing that distracts.” <hl> But neuroscientists and safety advocates said any visual clutter disturbs focus by presenting a cognitive distraction , meaning that the images take the mind off the road. <hl> Such distraction makes it extremely difficult for a driver to respond to a sudden threat. There is another concern: Head-up technology focused on social media and communication creates the risk of normalizing the behavior of multitasking, “as if we’re telling people it’s O.K. to do it,” said Deborah Hersman, the chief executive of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit.

He said the emphasis was on driving information, while social media applications are available at slow speeds. “When the vehicle speed is less than 10 miles an hour, we open an additional channel, our ‘infotainment’ channel,” Mr. Ponomarev said. “We can push information from any applications — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.” He said the information appears slightly to the side so as not to interfere with driving and will be streamlined: “Plain information, plain text, nothing flashing that distracts.” But neuroscientists and safety advocates said <hl> any visual clutter disturbs focus by presenting a cognitive distraction <hl>, meaning that the images take the mind off the road. Such distraction makes it extremely difficult for a driver to respond to a sudden threat. There is another concern: Head-up technology focused on social media and communication creates the risk of normalizing the behavior of multitasking, “as if we’re telling people it’s O.K. to do it,” said Deborah Hersman, the chief executive of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit.

But neuroscientists and safety advocates said <hl> any visual clutter disturbs focus by presenting a cognitive distraction <hl> , meaning that the images take the mind off the road.


Question: What is the storm's name?

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

Answer: Erika

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

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


Question: When did the Taliban rise?

Back in his home province of Jowzjan, Mr. Dostum turned his pink palace into a command center and announced that he was coordinating the war efforts there and in the neighboring provinces of Faryab and Sar-i-Pul. Local officials and militia commanders, many of them with fully armed forces despite a costly disarmament campaign, began rallying to his call. Mr. Dostum’s actions have been publicized here as the bravery of a battle-hardened general. But in what is supposed to be a year that tests the ability of the Afghan security forces to fend off enemy threats on their own, his moves have also raised a serious question: Amid a territory-gobbling insurgent offensive, will the strongmen and former warlords prominent in the Afghan government honor the national security system, or will they remobilize militias that in the 1990s caused the chaos that gave rise to the Taliban in the first place?

Answer: 1990s

Back in his home province of Jowzjan, Mr. Dostum turned his pink palace into a command center and announced that he was coordinating the war efforts there and in the neighboring provinces of Faryab and Sar-i-Pul. Local officials and militia commanders, many of them with fully armed forces despite a costly disarmament campaign, began rallying to his call. Mr. Dostum’s actions have been publicized here as the bravery of a battle-hardened general. <hl> But in what is supposed to be a year that tests the ability of the Afghan security forces to fend off enemy threats on their own, his moves have also raised a serious question: Amid a territory-gobbling insurgent offensive, will the strongmen and former warlords prominent in the Afghan government honor the national security system, or will they remobilize militias that in the 1990s caused the chaos that gave rise to the Taliban in the first place? <hl>

Back in his home province of Jowzjan, Mr. Dostum turned his pink palace into a command center and announced that he was coordinating the war efforts there and in the neighboring provinces of Faryab and Sar-i-Pul. Local officials and militia commanders, many of them with fully armed forces despite a costly disarmament campaign, began rallying to his call. Mr. Dostum’s actions have been publicized here as the bravery of a battle-hardened general. But in what is supposed to be a year that tests the ability of the Afghan security forces to fend off enemy threats on their own, his moves have also raised a serious question: Amid a territory-gobbling insurgent offensive, will the strongmen and former warlords prominent in the Afghan government honor the national security system, or will they remobilize militias that in the <hl> 1990s <hl> caused the chaos that gave rise to the Taliban in the first place?


Question: How long is the yield on the U.S Treasury note?

Markets started the day higher, propelled by a jump in energy stocks, but then quickly gave up the gains. A comment by the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Janet L. Yellen, suggesting that stocks were generally overvalued added to the selling pressure. Uncertainty over how quickly interest rates will climb also weighed on markets as yields on bonds continued to rise. Some market experts say they think the Fed will have to increase its short-term rate relatively soon to fight inflation. The yield on the 10-year United States Treasury note rose to 2.25 percent, its highest level in two months.

Answer: 10-year

Markets started the day higher, propelled by a jump in energy stocks, but then quickly gave up the gains. A comment by the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Janet L. Yellen, suggesting that stocks were generally overvalued added to the selling pressure. Uncertainty over how quickly interest rates will climb also weighed on markets as yields on bonds continued to rise. Some market experts say they think the Fed will have to increase its short-term rate relatively soon to fight inflation. <hl> The yield on the 10-year United States Treasury note rose to 2.25 percent, its highest level in two months. <hl>

Markets started the day higher, propelled by a jump in energy stocks, but then quickly gave up the gains. A comment by the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Janet L. Yellen, suggesting that stocks were generally overvalued added to the selling pressure. Uncertainty over how quickly interest rates will climb also weighed on markets as yields on bonds continued to rise. Some market experts say they think the Fed will have to increase its short-term rate relatively soon to fight inflation. The yield on the <hl> 10-year <hl> United States Treasury note rose to 2.25 percent, its highest level in two months.


Question: What gave Don the idea?

For Don Cameron, a farmer south of Fresno, a wet winter 33 years ago led to an idea about how to take advantage of the vast natural water storage system underground. He noticed that some grapevines along the San Joaquin River were flooded for months in the winter, but that those same vines produced a lush crop of grapes in the summer. He had to wait until 2011, the last wet year before the current drought, to act on his idea. With a small government grant and help from scientists and an environmental group, Mr. Cameron diverted water to a thousand acres of the farm he manages, Terranova Ranch, deliberately flooding fields of grapes, pistachio trees and hay.

Answer: wet winter 33 years ago

<hl> For Don Cameron, a farmer south of Fresno, a wet winter 33 years ago led to an idea about how to take advantage of the vast natural water storage system underground. <hl> He noticed that some grapevines along the San Joaquin River were flooded for months in the winter, but that those same vines produced a lush crop of grapes in the summer. He had to wait until 2011, the last wet year before the current drought, to act on his idea. With a small government grant and help from scientists and an environmental group, Mr. Cameron diverted water to a thousand acres of the farm he manages, Terranova Ranch, deliberately flooding fields of grapes, pistachio trees and hay.

For Don Cameron, a farmer south of Fresno, a <hl> wet winter 33 years ago <hl> led to an idea about how to take advantage of the vast natural water storage system underground. He noticed that some grapevines along the San Joaquin River were flooded for months in the winter, but that those same vines produced a lush crop of grapes in the summer. He had to wait until 2011, the last wet year before the current drought, to act on his idea. With a small government grant and help from scientists and an environmental group, Mr. Cameron diverted water to a thousand acres of the farm he manages, Terranova Ranch, deliberately flooding fields of grapes, pistachio trees and hay.


Question: In what kind of sauce is the lobster cocktail set in?

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

Answer: diced tomatoes

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

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

The high-quality shrimp and lobster cocktail gained zip with a chunky sauce of <hl> diced tomatoes <hl> , olive oil and Fresno chiles.


Question: What Republican assemblyman and former speaker faces corruption charges in New York?

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and Dean G. Skelos, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

Answer: Dean G. Skelos

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. <hl> His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and Dean G. Skelos , the Republican majority leader in the Senate. <hl> Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and <hl> Dean G. Skelos <hl>, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and <hl> Dean G. Skelos <hl> , the Republican majority leader in the Senate.


Question: What is the flavor profile attributed to the "half-pints of the old style?"

My two days in Leeds included a number of modern taverns and extremely up-to-date craft brews, but I wanted to find out more about Yorkshire’s most traditional breweries, and what it was that made the half-pints of old-style bitter and mild so delicious. Magic Rock’s IPAs were good, but I could hardly tell one from the other, and all of them seemed to be imitations of American beers, while the bitters and milds felt as much a part of the region as the moors and the old textile mills. When I had emailed Timothy Taylor to request a tour, the response came back that they do not offer tours, instead suggesting that I visit the Black Sheep brewery in the remote North Yorkshire village of Masham. And so, after 42 minutes on a high-speed train to the town of Thirsk and a 15-minute taxi ride across beautiful North Yorkshire farmland, I arrived at the Black Sheep brewery just as a tour was beginning. The brewery, I learned, had opened in 1992, when one of the Theakstons had split from the local Theakston brewery, starting a second major beer producer in a town of just over a thousand inhabitants.

Answer: bitter and mild

<hl> My two days in Leeds included a number of modern taverns and extremely up-to-date craft brews, but I wanted to find out more about Yorkshire’s most traditional breweries, and what it was that made the half-pints of old-style bitter and mild so delicious. <hl> Magic Rock’s IPAs were good, but I could hardly tell one from the other, and all of them seemed to be imitations of American beers, while the bitters and milds felt as much a part of the region as the moors and the old textile mills. When I had emailed Timothy Taylor to request a tour, the response came back that they do not offer tours, instead suggesting that I visit the Black Sheep brewery in the remote North Yorkshire village of Masham. And so, after 42 minutes on a high-speed train to the town of Thirsk and a 15-minute taxi ride across beautiful North Yorkshire farmland, I arrived at the Black Sheep brewery just as a tour was beginning. The brewery, I learned, had opened in 1992, when one of the Theakstons had split from the local Theakston brewery, starting a second major beer producer in a town of just over a thousand inhabitants.

My two days in Leeds included a number of modern taverns and extremely up-to-date craft brews, but I wanted to find out more about Yorkshire’s most traditional breweries, and what it was that made the half-pints of old-style <hl> bitter and mild <hl> so delicious. Magic Rock’s IPAs were good, but I could hardly tell one from the other, and all of them seemed to be imitations of American beers, while the bitters and milds felt as much a part of the region as the moors and the old textile mills. When I had emailed Timothy Taylor to request a tour, the response came back that they do not offer tours, instead suggesting that I visit the Black Sheep brewery in the remote North Yorkshire village of Masham. And so, after 42 minutes on a high-speed train to the town of Thirsk and a 15-minute taxi ride across beautiful North Yorkshire farmland, I arrived at the Black Sheep brewery just as a tour was beginning. The brewery, I learned, had opened in 1992, when one of the Theakstons had split from the local Theakston brewery, starting a second major beer producer in a town of just over a thousand inhabitants.


Question: When did the fire occur, which is the second time in two wee?

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. This weekend’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

Answer: This weekend

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. <hl> This weekend ’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. <hl> On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

Indeed, the sight of smoke billowing from an industrial zone as water arches in from bobbing watercraft is an increasingly rare one for the Fire Department’s Marine Battalion, which counts about 20 boats in its fleet but more frequently responds to medical emergencies and boats in distress. <hl> This weekend <hl>’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers. On Jan. 21, several New York City fireboats helped fight a fire in a New Jersey apartment complex in Edgewater, a community along the Hudson.

<hl> This weekend <hl> ’s fire, however, marked the second time in two weeks that fireboats rushed toward plumes of smoke from out-of-control fires on the banks of the city’s rivers.


Question: What happened to Ms. Olson's money by the time she died?

She spent about $65,000 of her own money and her mother’s in the five years before her mother died. As for her mother’s money, by the time she died, “it was gone,” Ms. Olson said. John Rakis, a consultant in New York, spent more than $189,000 in less than two years for caregivers and other expenses for his mother-in-law, 92, who has dementia and lives in a housing project in Manhattan. He promised his wife, who died in January 2013, that he would take care of her mother. She left a portion of her life insurance and death benefit money to her mother, and Mr. Rakis spent it on her care. Until it was gone. “The money ran out in June,” Mr. Rakis said. “I was losing sleep.”

Answer: it was gone

She spent about $65,000 of her own money and her mother’s in the five years before her mother died. <hl> As for her mother’s money, by the time she died, “ it was gone ,” Ms. Olson said. <hl> John Rakis, a consultant in New York, spent more than $189,000 in less than two years for caregivers and other expenses for his mother-in-law, 92, who has dementia and lives in a housing project in Manhattan. He promised his wife, who died in January 2013, that he would take care of her mother. She left a portion of her life insurance and death benefit money to her mother, and Mr. Rakis spent it on her care. Until it was gone. “The money ran out in June,” Mr. Rakis said. “I was losing sleep.”

She spent about $65,000 of her own money and her mother’s in the five years before her mother died. As for her mother’s money, by the time she died, “<hl> it was gone <hl>,” Ms. Olson said. John Rakis, a consultant in New York, spent more than $189,000 in less than two years for caregivers and other expenses for his mother-in-law, 92, who has dementia and lives in a housing project in Manhattan. He promised his wife, who died in January 2013, that he would take care of her mother. She left a portion of her life insurance and death benefit money to her mother, and Mr. Rakis spent it on her care. Until it was gone. “The money ran out in June,” Mr. Rakis said. “I was losing sleep.”

As for her mother’s money, by the time she died, “ <hl> it was gone <hl> ,” Ms. Olson said.


Question: These huge plants are compared to what animal?

Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate (unlikely) or enter a dormant phase. Dr. Still said that even its failure to bloom would provide more opportunities to extend what experts know about the plant, which, given its relatively short history as a research specimen, is comparatively little. Think of these huge plants as the giant panda of the plant world: Researchers are trying to increase the genetic diversity of the fragile plants, but their erratic blooming schedule can make it difficult. Experts at gardens around the country have passed along knowledge and resources when possible. In the case of Spike, officials at the Denver Botanic Gardens rushed to ship frozen pollen to help Spike bloom, but they also offered practical advice. “One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with crowd control,” Mr. Pollak said.

Answer: panda

Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate (unlikely) or enter a dormant phase. Dr. Still said that even its failure to bloom would provide more opportunities to extend what experts know about the plant, which, given its relatively short history as a research specimen, is comparatively little. <hl> Think of these huge plants as the giant panda of the plant world: Researchers are trying to increase the genetic diversity of the fragile plants, but their erratic blooming schedule can make it difficult. <hl> Experts at gardens around the country have passed along knowledge and resources when possible. In the case of Spike, officials at the Denver Botanic Gardens rushed to ship frozen pollen to help Spike bloom, but they also offered practical advice. “One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with crowd control,” Mr. Pollak said.

Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate (unlikely) or enter a dormant phase. Dr. Still said that even its failure to bloom would provide more opportunities to extend what experts know about the plant, which, given its relatively short history as a research specimen, is comparatively little. Think of these huge plants as the giant <hl> panda <hl> of the plant world: Researchers are trying to increase the genetic diversity of the fragile plants, but their erratic blooming schedule can make it difficult. Experts at gardens around the country have passed along knowledge and resources when possible. In the case of Spike, officials at the Denver Botanic Gardens rushed to ship frozen pollen to help Spike bloom, but they also offered practical advice. “One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with crowd control,” Mr. Pollak said.


Question: What was the average monthly payroll increase in 2013?

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

Answer: 199,000

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

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


Question: How many home runs did Mattingly hit in eight games?

Don Mattingly is the author of one of baseball’s most preposterous statistical anomalies. In 1987, he set the major league record (it has since been tied) for most grand slams in a season — six — and those were the only ones he ever hit. Two of them came during a streak in mid-July when he matched the record for most consecutive games with a home run — eight — actually hitting 10 in eight games. The last one, in Texas against the Rangers, just barely sailed over the wall in left-center field, not exactly the left-handed Mattingly’s power alley. “Holy cow, he did it!” Phil Rizzuto screamed, announcing the feat on TV. “Holy cow, Mattingly is unbelievable.”

Answer: 10

Don Mattingly is the author of one of baseball’s most preposterous statistical anomalies. In 1987, he set the major league record (it has since been tied) for most grand slams in a season — six — and those were the only ones he ever hit. <hl> Two of them came during a streak in mid-July when he matched the record for most consecutive games with a home run — eight — actually hitting 10 in eight games. <hl> The last one, in Texas against the Rangers, just barely sailed over the wall in left-center field, not exactly the left-handed Mattingly’s power alley. “Holy cow, he did it!” Phil Rizzuto screamed, announcing the feat on TV. “Holy cow, Mattingly is unbelievable.”

Don Mattingly is the author of one of baseball’s most preposterous statistical anomalies. In 1987, he set the major league record (it has since been tied) for most grand slams in a season — six — and those were the only ones he ever hit. Two of them came during a streak in mid-July when he matched the record for most consecutive games with a home run — eight — actually hitting <hl> 10 <hl> in eight games. The last one, in Texas against the Rangers, just barely sailed over the wall in left-center field, not exactly the left-handed Mattingly’s power alley. “Holy cow, he did it!” Phil Rizzuto screamed, announcing the feat on TV. “Holy cow, Mattingly is unbelievable.”


Question: Which colleges are faraway?

Parents and prospective students often think of colleges as cohesive institutions, each with their own cultures and academic standards. To attend, say, the University of North Carolina — regardless of what you study — is supposed to mean something different from attending nearby Duke, North Carolina State or a faraway college. In reality, colleges are much less cohesive than many outsiders realize, especially when it comes to academics. Many instead resemble a collection of disparate departments — or even just disparate professors — who happen to work on the same campus. These disparate groups rarely interact, share little in common and face little accountability. Yes, higher education is generally worth it, by any empirical definition, as I’ve often written. But higher education is also full of expensive, damaging inefficiencies and inconsistencies. Our contributor Kevin Carey has written an important and eye-opening piece on this subject, and I encourage you to read it. He starts the piece with a notorious football scandal but goes far beyond sports and scandal. Colleges, Kevin writes, “are not coherent academic enterprises with consistent standards of classroom excellence. When it comes to exerting influence over teaching and learning, they’re Easter eggs. They barely exist.” Let us know what you think of his argument, in the comments section at the bottom or through Facebook or Twitter. And I hope you enjoy your weekend. David Leonhardt

Answer: Duke, North Carolina State

Parents and prospective students often think of colleges as cohesive institutions, each with their own cultures and academic standards. <hl> To attend, say, the University of North Carolina — regardless of what you study — is supposed to mean something different from attending nearby Duke, North Carolina State or a faraway college. <hl> In reality, colleges are much less cohesive than many outsiders realize, especially when it comes to academics. Many instead resemble a collection of disparate departments — or even just disparate professors — who happen to work on the same campus. These disparate groups rarely interact, share little in common and face little accountability. Yes, higher education is generally worth it, by any empirical definition, as I’ve often written. But higher education is also full of expensive, damaging inefficiencies and inconsistencies. Our contributor Kevin Carey has written an important and eye-opening piece on this subject, and I encourage you to read it. He starts the piece with a notorious football scandal but goes far beyond sports and scandal. Colleges, Kevin writes, “are not coherent academic enterprises with consistent standards of classroom excellence. When it comes to exerting influence over teaching and learning, they’re Easter eggs. They barely exist.” Let us know what you think of his argument, in the comments section at the bottom or through Facebook or Twitter. And I hope you enjoy your weekend. David Leonhardt

Parents and prospective students often think of colleges as cohesive institutions, each with their own cultures and academic standards. To attend, say, the University of North Carolina — regardless of what you study — is supposed to mean something different from attending nearby <hl> Duke, North Carolina State <hl> or a faraway college. In reality, colleges are much less cohesive than many outsiders realize, especially when it comes to academics. Many instead resemble a collection of disparate departments — or even just disparate professors — who happen to work on the same campus. These disparate groups rarely interact, share little in common and face little accountability. Yes, higher education is generally worth it, by any empirical definition, as I’ve often written. But higher education is also full of expensive, damaging inefficiencies and inconsistencies. Our contributor Kevin Carey has written an important and eye-opening piece on this subject, and I encourage you to read it. He starts the piece with a notorious football scandal but goes far beyond sports and scandal. Colleges, Kevin writes, “are not coherent academic enterprises with consistent standards of classroom excellence. When it comes to exerting influence over teaching and learning, they’re Easter eggs. They barely exist.” Let us know what you think of his argument, in the comments section at the bottom or through Facebook or Twitter. And I hope you enjoy your weekend. David Leonhardt


Question: If the new bid fails to generate more enthusiasm, which city would get a last minute bid?

Boston 2024 has been in a race against time. For its initial bid, the group had not talked with many of the landlords involved before it identified their properties as the sites of Olympic venues. It obscured financial details. It made several other missteps and was not transparent. That initial plan won the support of just 36 percent of Boston residents in March. And so Boston 2024 underwent an overhaul, including a leadership change. Governor Baker, who has remained neutral but skeptical toward the proposal, told the group to produce a new plan by the end of June. Boston 2024 officials unveiled it Monday so they could fly to California that night and meet with United States Olympic Committee officials, who are conducting a board meeting there. Monday’s plan, called Bid 2.0, was seen as Boston’s major chance to convince the U.S.O.C. to stick with Boston, which it picked over Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington in January. The U.S.O.C. must enter its American competitor into the international competition by Sept. 15. If Bid 2.0 fails to generate more enthusiasm than the first iteration, the U.S.O.C. could either drop Boston and mount a last-minute alternative bid with Los Angeles or drop out of the 2024 competition altogether.

Answer: Los Angeles

Boston 2024 has been in a race against time. For its initial bid, the group had not talked with many of the landlords involved before it identified their properties as the sites of Olympic venues. It obscured financial details. It made several other missteps and was not transparent. That initial plan won the support of just 36 percent of Boston residents in March. And so Boston 2024 underwent an overhaul, including a leadership change. Governor Baker, who has remained neutral but skeptical toward the proposal, told the group to produce a new plan by the end of June. Boston 2024 officials unveiled it Monday so they could fly to California that night and meet with United States Olympic Committee officials, who are conducting a board meeting there. <hl> Monday’s plan, called Bid 2.0, was seen as Boston’s major chance to convince the U.S.O.C. to stick with Boston, which it picked over Los Angeles , San Francisco and Washington in January. <hl> The U.S.O.C. must enter its American competitor into the international competition by Sept. 15. If Bid 2.0 fails to generate more enthusiasm than the first iteration, the U.S.O.C. could either drop Boston and mount a last-minute alternative bid with Los Angeles or drop out of the 2024 competition altogether.

Boston 2024 has been in a race against time. For its initial bid, the group had not talked with many of the landlords involved before it identified their properties as the sites of Olympic venues. It obscured financial details. It made several other missteps and was not transparent. That initial plan won the support of just 36 percent of Boston residents in March. And so Boston 2024 underwent an overhaul, including a leadership change. Governor Baker, who has remained neutral but skeptical toward the proposal, told the group to produce a new plan by the end of June. Boston 2024 officials unveiled it Monday so they could fly to California that night and meet with United States Olympic Committee officials, who are conducting a board meeting there. Monday’s plan, called Bid 2.0, was seen as Boston’s major chance to convince the U.S.O.C. to stick with Boston, which it picked over <hl> Los Angeles <hl>, San Francisco and Washington in January. The U.S.O.C. must enter its American competitor into the international competition by Sept. 15. If Bid 2.0 fails to generate more enthusiasm than the first iteration, the U.S.O.C. could either drop Boston and mount a last-minute alternative bid with Los Angeles or drop out of the 2024 competition altogether.

Monday’s plan, called Bid 2.0, was seen as Boston’s major chance to convince the U.S.O.C. to stick with Boston, which it picked over <hl> Los Angeles <hl> , San Francisco and Washington in January.


Question: Major markets in which area of the world stopped at a mixed end?

Major markets in Europe ended mixed. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.4 percent and Germany’s DAX edged up 0.2 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 closed with a loss of 0.2 percent. In the United States, Staples announced that it was buying Office Depot for $6 billion in a widely anticipated merger of the two largest office supply retailers. The cash-and-stock deal comes a little more than a year after Office Depot merged with OfficeMax, and still needs approval from regulators. Staples shares dropped $2.28, or 12 percent, to $16.73.

Answer: Europe

Major markets in Europe ended mixed.

<hl> Major markets in Europe ended mixed. <hl> France’s CAC 40 rose 0.4 percent and Germany’s DAX edged up 0.2 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 closed with a loss of 0.2 percent. In the United States, Staples announced that it was buying Office Depot for $6 billion in a widely anticipated merger of the two largest office supply retailers. The cash-and-stock deal comes a little more than a year after Office Depot merged with OfficeMax, and still needs approval from regulators. Staples shares dropped $2.28, or 12 percent, to $16.73.

Major markets in <hl> Europe <hl> ended mixed. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.4 percent and Germany’s DAX edged up 0.2 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 closed with a loss of 0.2 percent. In the United States, Staples announced that it was buying Office Depot for $6 billion in a widely anticipated merger of the two largest office supply retailers. The cash-and-stock deal comes a little more than a year after Office Depot merged with OfficeMax, and still needs approval from regulators. Staples shares dropped $2.28, or 12 percent, to $16.73.


Question: Name one university that she was a board member of?

After retiring, she devoted most of her time to the McEvoy Ranch in Petaluma, Calif., which she established in 1991 and which is now the country’s largest producer of certified organic estate-produced extra-virgin olive oil. Chronicle Publishing was sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1999. Ms. McEvoy was a founding member of the Peace Corps and a special assistant to the organization’s first director, R. Sargent Shriver. A philanthropist, she was a board member of the University of California, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the San Francisco Symphony, among other organizations.

Answer: University of California

After retiring, she devoted most of her time to the McEvoy Ranch in Petaluma, Calif., which she established in 1991 and which is now the country’s largest producer of certified organic estate-produced extra-virgin olive oil. Chronicle Publishing was sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1999. Ms. McEvoy was a founding member of the Peace Corps and a special assistant to the organization’s first director, R. Sargent Shriver. <hl> A philanthropist, she was a board member of the University of California , the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the San Francisco Symphony, among other organizations. <hl>

After retiring, she devoted most of her time to the McEvoy Ranch in Petaluma, Calif., which she established in 1991 and which is now the country’s largest producer of certified organic estate-produced extra-virgin olive oil. Chronicle Publishing was sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1999. Ms. McEvoy was a founding member of the Peace Corps and a special assistant to the organization’s first director, R. Sargent Shriver. A philanthropist, she was a board member of the <hl> University of California <hl>, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the San Francisco Symphony, among other organizations.

A philanthropist, she was a board member of the <hl> University of California <hl> , the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the San Francisco Symphony, among other organizations.


Question: When does Jessie come back?

Soon it becomes clear from the wails that Mann needs to intervene in the dispute. But by the time Jessie comes running up the stairs in tears, shouting “I hate her, Mommy” and disappearing into the woods, the opportunity for peacemaking has slipped away. Our interview falls off into awkward silence. Ten minutes later, however, tears dried, Jessie is prowling around in the cabin, having spontaneously fashioned a skirt and bolero for herself out of green leaves, like a sprite of nature. Acting quickly to seize the moment, Mann sets up her Toyo on the tripod. Disappearing beneath the photographer’s cloth, her hands protruding as they adjust the knobs that control the accordionlike bellows, she tilts and focuses the image that appears upside down on the screen at the back of the camera. The process takes several long minutes.

Answer: Ten minutes later

Soon it becomes clear from the wails that Mann needs to intervene in the dispute. But by the time Jessie comes running up the stairs in tears, shouting “I hate her, Mommy” and disappearing into the woods, the opportunity for peacemaking has slipped away. Our interview falls off into awkward silence. <hl> Ten minutes later , however, tears dried, Jessie is prowling around in the cabin, having spontaneously fashioned a skirt and bolero for herself out of green leaves, like a sprite of nature. <hl> Acting quickly to seize the moment, Mann sets up her Toyo on the tripod. Disappearing beneath the photographer’s cloth, her hands protruding as they adjust the knobs that control the accordionlike bellows, she tilts and focuses the image that appears upside down on the screen at the back of the camera. The process takes several long minutes.

Soon it becomes clear from the wails that Mann needs to intervene in the dispute. But by the time Jessie comes running up the stairs in tears, shouting “I hate her, Mommy” and disappearing into the woods, the opportunity for peacemaking has slipped away. Our interview falls off into awkward silence. <hl> Ten minutes later <hl>, however, tears dried, Jessie is prowling around in the cabin, having spontaneously fashioned a skirt and bolero for herself out of green leaves, like a sprite of nature. Acting quickly to seize the moment, Mann sets up her Toyo on the tripod. Disappearing beneath the photographer’s cloth, her hands protruding as they adjust the knobs that control the accordionlike bellows, she tilts and focuses the image that appears upside down on the screen at the back of the camera. The process takes several long minutes.

<hl> Ten minutes later <hl> , however, tears dried, Jessie is prowling around in the cabin, having spontaneously fashioned a skirt and bolero for herself out of green leaves, like a sprite of nature.


Question: Who expected them to know much of the basics?

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

Answer: Sgt. Michael Faranda

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

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

“I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said <hl> Sgt. Michael Faranda <hl> , who is teaching maneuvers.


Question: The roundabout in the Glories area of Barcelona has been torn down as part of what program?

Not so long ago, travelers might have stopped in the Glòries area of Barcelona only if they were stuck in traffic. Three major roads leading in and out of this Spanish city — Avenida Diagonal, Avenida Meridiana and the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes — converged here at an elevated roundabout, where cars often came to a standstill. But lately this northeastern axis of the Catalan capital — situated in the Sant Martí district, bordering Eixample — is becoming a place to go to, not just through, especially for those interested in design. The roundabout has been torn down as part of a roadway reconfiguration, making the area more walkable. And some of the city’s most exciting public spaces have sprung up nearby, including a popular flea market under a modernist metal roof and, opening last December, the Barcelona Design Museum. “The area is definitely up-and-coming,” said the tour guide Jordan Susselman, whose company, Hi. This Is Barcelona … ,  increasingly makes stops in Glòries and adjacent Poblenou. In fact, the city has been trying to invigorate this part of town for some time. Ildefons Cerdà, the engineer who drew up the 1859 plan for the expansion of Barcelona, envisioned his Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes as a new town center. Instead, Glòries (pronounced GLO-rias), as it’s commonly called, became the aforementioned traffic snarl, a no man’s land at the top point of a triangular swath stretching down to the Mediterranean, encompassing Poblenou, or “new city,” a longtime manufacturing zone that declined in the 20th century.

Answer: roadway reconfiguration

Not so long ago, travelers might have stopped in the Glòries area of Barcelona only if they were stuck in traffic. Three major roads leading in and out of this Spanish city — Avenida Diagonal, Avenida Meridiana and the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes — converged here at an elevated roundabout, where cars often came to a standstill. But lately this northeastern axis of the Catalan capital — situated in the Sant Martí district, bordering Eixample — is becoming a place to go to, not just through, especially for those interested in design. <hl> The roundabout has been torn down as part of a roadway reconfiguration , making the area more walkable. <hl> And some of the city’s most exciting public spaces have sprung up nearby, including a popular flea market under a modernist metal roof and, opening last December, the Barcelona Design Museum. “The area is definitely up-and-coming,” said the tour guide Jordan Susselman, whose company, Hi. This Is Barcelona … , increasingly makes stops in Glòries and adjacent Poblenou. In fact, the city has been trying to invigorate this part of town for some time. Ildefons Cerdà, the engineer who drew up the 1859 plan for the expansion of Barcelona, envisioned his Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes as a new town center. Instead, Glòries (pronounced GLO-rias), as it’s commonly called, became the aforementioned traffic snarl, a no man’s land at the top point of a triangular swath stretching down to the Mediterranean, encompassing Poblenou, or “new city,” a longtime manufacturing zone that declined in the 20th century.

Not so long ago, travelers might have stopped in the Glòries area of Barcelona only if they were stuck in traffic. Three major roads leading in and out of this Spanish city — Avenida Diagonal, Avenida Meridiana and the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes — converged here at an elevated roundabout, where cars often came to a standstill. But lately this northeastern axis of the Catalan capital — situated in the Sant Martí district, bordering Eixample — is becoming a place to go to, not just through, especially for those interested in design. The roundabout has been torn down as part of a <hl> roadway reconfiguration <hl>, making the area more walkable. And some of the city’s most exciting public spaces have sprung up nearby, including a popular flea market under a modernist metal roof and, opening last December, the Barcelona Design Museum. “The area is definitely up-and-coming,” said the tour guide Jordan Susselman, whose company, Hi. This Is Barcelona … , increasingly makes stops in Glòries and adjacent Poblenou. In fact, the city has been trying to invigorate this part of town for some time. Ildefons Cerdà, the engineer who drew up the 1859 plan for the expansion of Barcelona, envisioned his Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes as a new town center. Instead, Glòries (pronounced GLO-rias), as it’s commonly called, became the aforementioned traffic snarl, a no man’s land at the top point of a triangular swath stretching down to the Mediterranean, encompassing Poblenou, or “new city,” a longtime manufacturing zone that declined in the 20th century.

The roundabout has been torn down as part of a <hl> roadway reconfiguration <hl> , making the area more walkable.


Question: What is the name of the agreement between Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels?

“I see no reason to delay,” said Linas Linkevicius, the foreign minister of Lithuania. He noted that a cease-fire, known as the Minsk agreement, between the Ukrainian government and Russian-backed separatist rebels had not yet been fully carried out. “If we don’t see real progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreement, then we need to go further,” said Didier Reynders, the Belgian foreign minister. “Without that, we need to prolong the sanctions.” Federica Mogherini, the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, told reporters at a news conference on Monday that the union could reach a political decision as soon as Thursday at the summit meeting here. “The general assessment today was clearly going in the direction of the rollover of sanctions,” she said.

Answer: Minsk

“I see no reason to delay,” said Linas Linkevicius, the foreign minister of Lithuania. <hl> He noted that a cease-fire, known as the Minsk agreement, between the Ukrainian government and Russian-backed separatist rebels had not yet been fully carried out. <hl> “If we don’t see real progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreement, then we need to go further,” said Didier Reynders, the Belgian foreign minister. “Without that, we need to prolong the sanctions.” Federica Mogherini, the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, told reporters at a news conference on Monday that the union could reach a political decision as soon as Thursday at the summit meeting here. “The general assessment today was clearly going in the direction of the rollover of sanctions,” she said.

“I see no reason to delay,” said Linas Linkevicius, the foreign minister of Lithuania. He noted that a cease-fire, known as the <hl> Minsk <hl> agreement, between the Ukrainian government and Russian-backed separatist rebels had not yet been fully carried out. “If we don’t see real progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreement, then we need to go further,” said Didier Reynders, the Belgian foreign minister. “Without that, we need to prolong the sanctions.” Federica Mogherini, the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, told reporters at a news conference on Monday that the union could reach a political decision as soon as Thursday at the summit meeting here. “The general assessment today was clearly going in the direction of the rollover of sanctions,” she said.


Question: What do the French find incomprehensible and the American's scorn?

Amid the troubles besetting tourists coming to France, the ministry website had warnings for French tourists going to America: Do not act too “Latin,” with sexual behavior and jokes, and “keep calm in all circumstances,” given America’s scorn for gun control, which the French find incomprehensible. They were also advised not to make any aggressive gestures at the police. Romain Nadal, a charming ministry spokesman, was eager to assure me that the “strong love story” between the countries had not soured. He shook his head at Courtney Love’s angry tweet that the Uber ferocity had made Paris more dangerous than Baghdad. Nadal, now 47, fondly reminisced about a Greyhound bus trip he took around America when he was 18. “I went to Tallahassee,” he said proudly. “We love the contrast. We love Death Valley.

Answer: gun control

<hl> Amid the troubles besetting tourists coming to France, the ministry website had warnings for French tourists going to America: Do not act too “Latin,” with sexual behavior and jokes, and “keep calm in all circumstances,” given America’s scorn for gun control , which the French find incomprehensible. <hl> They were also advised not to make any aggressive gestures at the police. Romain Nadal, a charming ministry spokesman, was eager to assure me that the “strong love story” between the countries had not soured. He shook his head at Courtney Love’s angry tweet that the Uber ferocity had made Paris more dangerous than Baghdad. Nadal, now 47, fondly reminisced about a Greyhound bus trip he took around America when he was 18. “I went to Tallahassee,” he said proudly. “We love the contrast. We love Death Valley.

Amid the troubles besetting tourists coming to France, the ministry website had warnings for French tourists going to America: Do not act too “Latin,” with sexual behavior and jokes, and “keep calm in all circumstances,” given America’s scorn for <hl> gun control <hl>, which the French find incomprehensible. They were also advised not to make any aggressive gestures at the police. Romain Nadal, a charming ministry spokesman, was eager to assure me that the “strong love story” between the countries had not soured. He shook his head at Courtney Love’s angry tweet that the Uber ferocity had made Paris more dangerous than Baghdad. Nadal, now 47, fondly reminisced about a Greyhound bus trip he took around America when he was 18. “I went to Tallahassee,” he said proudly. “We love the contrast. We love Death Valley.

Amid the troubles besetting tourists coming to France, the ministry website had warnings for French tourists going to America: Do not act too “Latin,” with sexual behavior and jokes, and “keep calm in all circumstances,” given America’s scorn for <hl> gun control <hl> , which the French find incomprehensible.


Question: was rabin seen in a nazi uniform?

The film, A.F.P. said, “relied on documents, photos and videos, particularly from the months before Rabin’s assassination, including those showing speeches from politicians such as Netanyahu at rallies against the Oslo accords, where Rabin was depicted in a Nazi uniform.” I hope a lot of Americans see this film — for the warning it offers to those who ignore or rationalize the divisive, bigoted campaigns of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and how they’re dragging their whole party across civic redlines, with candidates saying, rationalizing or ignoring more and more crazy, ill-informed stuff each week.

Answer: Rabin was depicted in a Nazi uniform

<hl> The film, A.F.P. said, “relied on documents, photos and videos, particularly from the months before Rabin’s assassination, including those showing speeches from politicians such as Netanyahu at rallies against the Oslo accords, where Rabin was depicted in a Nazi uniform .” <hl> I hope a lot of Americans see this film — for the warning it offers to those who ignore or rationalize the divisive, bigoted campaigns of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and how they’re dragging their whole party across civic redlines, with candidates saying, rationalizing or ignoring more and more crazy, ill-informed stuff each week.

The film, A.F.P. said, “relied on documents, photos and videos, particularly from the months before Rabin’s assassination, including those showing speeches from politicians such as Netanyahu at rallies against the Oslo accords, where <hl> Rabin was depicted in a Nazi uniform <hl>.” I hope a lot of Americans see this film — for the warning it offers to those who ignore or rationalize the divisive, bigoted campaigns of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and how they’re dragging their whole party across civic redlines, with candidates saying, rationalizing or ignoring more and more crazy, ill-informed stuff each week.

The film, A.F.P. said, “relied on documents, photos and videos, particularly from the months before Rabin’s assassination, including those showing speeches from politicians such as Netanyahu at rallies against the Oslo accords, where <hl> Rabin was depicted in a Nazi uniform <hl> .”


Question: What John Jay team has won national competitions?

John Jay also has one of the largest high school R.O.T.C. programs in the country, and its Silver Eagles armed drill team has won national competitions. “We’re about the business of educating children and educating students, and that has to be our focus moving forward,” Mr. Harris said. On Friday night, the Mustangs played for the first time since the controversial game. The players jogged onto the field holding hands, drawing a roar from the crowd of 3,139 fans at Gustafson Stadium. Without on-field incidents, John Jay was defeated by Del Rio, 37-14. Still, “I think they sent a message of perseverance,” said Mr. Woods, the superintendent.

Answer: Silver Eagles armed drill team

<hl> John Jay also has one of the largest high school R.O.T.C. programs in the country, and its Silver Eagles armed drill team has won national competitions. <hl> “We’re about the business of educating children and educating students, and that has to be our focus moving forward,” Mr. Harris said. On Friday night, the Mustangs played for the first time since the controversial game. The players jogged onto the field holding hands, drawing a roar from the crowd of 3,139 fans at Gustafson Stadium. Without on-field incidents, John Jay was defeated by Del Rio, 37-14. Still, “I think they sent a message of perseverance,” said Mr. Woods, the superintendent.

John Jay also has one of the largest high school R.O.T.C. programs in the country, and its <hl> Silver Eagles armed drill team <hl> has won national competitions. “We’re about the business of educating children and educating students, and that has to be our focus moving forward,” Mr. Harris said. On Friday night, the Mustangs played for the first time since the controversial game. The players jogged onto the field holding hands, drawing a roar from the crowd of 3,139 fans at Gustafson Stadium. Without on-field incidents, John Jay was defeated by Del Rio, 37-14. Still, “I think they sent a message of perseverance,” said Mr. Woods, the superintendent.