Question: Who was ejected from power in 2011?

The cabinet’s resignation also illustrated a political dilemma facing Mr. Sisi, the former armed forces chief who took power during a wave of nationalist fervor following the military’s removal of Mr. Morsi. In spite of the significant cult of personality around Mr. Sisi, his government has failed to resolve a number of problems facing Egypt. Those troubles include a steady deterioration in its security. The government has been unable to end a violent insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula in which militants have been carrying out ever more brazen attacks. Egypt also faces deep economic uncertainty, disappointing hopes raised at a much-promoted international investment conference in March and the opening of an expansion of the Suez Canal in August. The stock market has swooned since the conference, which had been billed as a move to restart the economy after years of instability in the wake of the 2011 uprising that ejected President Mubarak from power.

Answer: President Mubarak

The cabinet’s resignation also illustrated a political dilemma facing Mr. Sisi, the former armed forces chief who took power during a wave of nationalist fervor following the military’s removal of Mr. Morsi. In spite of the significant cult of personality around Mr. Sisi, his government has failed to resolve a number of problems facing Egypt. Those troubles include a steady deterioration in its security. The government has been unable to end a violent insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula in which militants have been carrying out ever more brazen attacks. Egypt also faces deep economic uncertainty, disappointing hopes raised at a much-promoted international investment conference in March and the opening of an expansion of the Suez Canal in August. <hl> The stock market has swooned since the conference, which had been billed as a move to restart the economy after years of instability in the wake of the 2011 uprising that ejected President Mubarak from power. <hl>

The cabinet’s resignation also illustrated a political dilemma facing Mr. Sisi, the former armed forces chief who took power during a wave of nationalist fervor following the military’s removal of Mr. Morsi. In spite of the significant cult of personality around Mr. Sisi, his government has failed to resolve a number of problems facing Egypt. Those troubles include a steady deterioration in its security. The government has been unable to end a violent insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula in which militants have been carrying out ever more brazen attacks. Egypt also faces deep economic uncertainty, disappointing hopes raised at a much-promoted international investment conference in March and the opening of an expansion of the Suez Canal in August. The stock market has swooned since the conference, which had been billed as a move to restart the economy after years of instability in the wake of the 2011 uprising that ejected <hl> President Mubarak <hl> from power.


Question: Who did Pekka Rinne make 19 saves for?

Pekka Rinne made 19 saves for the Predators, who fell to 11-6-3 with their third straight shutout loss. Nashville has not scored in a franchise-record 213 minutes 47 seconds, since Miikka Salmomaki’s goal at 6:13 of the second period in a 3-2 win over Anaheim last Tuesday. Nashville outshot the Rangers by 14-3 in a scoreless first period. The Predators spent 7:21 on the power play, as Dan Girardi (interference), Keith Yandle (holding) and Stepan (double-minor for high-sticking) committed penalties. Still, the Predators were stymied by an aggressive Lundqvist, who challenged Nashville’s shooters throughout. Lundqvist’s play kept the Rangers in the game, and Nash’s sixth goal of the season at 4:32 of the second period gave them the lead. The goal was Nash’s fourth in the Rangers’ past two games. BRUINS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 David Krejci scored the only goal in a shootout and Patrice Bergeron extended his point streak to eight games as Boston won in Toronto to sweep a home-and-home series.

Answer: the Predators

<hl> Pekka Rinne made 19 saves for the Predators , who fell to 11-6-3 with their third straight shutout loss. <hl> Nashville has not scored in a franchise-record 213 minutes 47 seconds, since Miikka Salmomaki’s goal at 6:13 of the second period in a 3-2 win over Anaheim last Tuesday. Nashville outshot the Rangers by 14-3 in a scoreless first period. The Predators spent 7:21 on the power play, as Dan Girardi (interference), Keith Yandle (holding) and Stepan (double-minor for high-sticking) committed penalties. Still, the Predators were stymied by an aggressive Lundqvist, who challenged Nashville’s shooters throughout. Lundqvist’s play kept the Rangers in the game, and Nash’s sixth goal of the season at 4:32 of the second period gave them the lead. The goal was Nash’s fourth in the Rangers’ past two games. BRUINS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 David Krejci scored the only goal in a shootout and Patrice Bergeron extended his point streak to eight games as Boston won in Toronto to sweep a home-and-home series.

Pekka Rinne made 19 saves for <hl> the Predators <hl>, who fell to 11-6-3 with their third straight shutout loss. Nashville has not scored in a franchise-record 213 minutes 47 seconds, since Miikka Salmomaki’s goal at 6:13 of the second period in a 3-2 win over Anaheim last Tuesday. Nashville outshot the Rangers by 14-3 in a scoreless first period. The Predators spent 7:21 on the power play, as Dan Girardi (interference), Keith Yandle (holding) and Stepan (double-minor for high-sticking) committed penalties. Still, the Predators were stymied by an aggressive Lundqvist, who challenged Nashville’s shooters throughout. Lundqvist’s play kept the Rangers in the game, and Nash’s sixth goal of the season at 4:32 of the second period gave them the lead. The goal was Nash’s fourth in the Rangers’ past two games. BRUINS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 David Krejci scored the only goal in a shootout and Patrice Bergeron extended his point streak to eight games as Boston won in Toronto to sweep a home-and-home series.

Pekka Rinne made 19 saves for <hl> the Predators <hl> , who fell to 11-6-3 with their third straight shutout loss.


Question: How big is the farm that Sally and her siblings own?

“It may be a maternal refusal to face facts,” says Mann plaintively when challeged about her fine distinctions. “I only wish that people looked at the pictures the way I do.” As Mann and I sit on the steps of the cabin at the 400-acre farm she owns with her brothers, Jessie and Virginia are splashing in the Maury River below, having stripped as soon we arrived. Most of the photographs in the family series were taken here, deep in the woods, miles from electricity. A flood has recently wrecked the place. With the wind billowing the curtains from the paneless windows behind us, Mann watches her children and talks about her fears for them and for the pictures. “Their lives have been so fulfilling,” she says sadly. “Adults have treated them with respect. They have no idea what’s out there in the world. I know what to be afraid of. They don’t. “When I went to that Federal prosecutor, she said: ‘Do you know what you really have to watch for? Someone who sees these pictures and moves to Lexington and ingratiates himself into your family life. They’ll come after Jessie and Virginia because they seem so pliable, so broken in.’

Answer: 400-acre

“It may be a maternal refusal to face facts,” says Mann plaintively when challeged about her fine distinctions. “I only wish that people looked at the pictures the way I do.” As Mann <hl> and I sit on the steps of the cabin at the 400-acre farm she owns with her brothers, Jessie and Virginia are splashing in the Maury River below, having stripped as soon we arrived. <hl> Most of the photographs in the family series were taken here, deep in the woods, miles from electricity. A flood has recently wrecked the place. With the wind billowing the curtains from the paneless windows behind us, Mann watches her children and talks about her fears for them and for the pictures. “Their lives have been so fulfilling,” she says sadly. “Adults have treated them with respect. They have no idea what’s out there in the world. I know what to be afraid of. They don’t. “When I went to that Federal prosecutor, she said: ‘Do you know what you really have to watch for? Someone who sees these pictures and moves to Lexington and ingratiates himself into your family life. They’ll come after Jessie and Virginia because they seem so pliable, so broken in.’

“It may be a maternal refusal to face facts,” says Mann plaintively when challeged about her fine distinctions. “I only wish that people looked at the pictures the way I do.” As Mann and I sit on the steps of the cabin at the <hl> 400-acre <hl> farm she owns with her brothers, Jessie and Virginia are splashing in the Maury River below, having stripped as soon we arrived. Most of the photographs in the family series were taken here, deep in the woods, miles from electricity. A flood has recently wrecked the place. With the wind billowing the curtains from the paneless windows behind us, Mann watches her children and talks about her fears for them and for the pictures. “Their lives have been so fulfilling,” she says sadly. “Adults have treated them with respect. They have no idea what’s out there in the world. I know what to be afraid of. They don’t. “When I went to that Federal prosecutor, she said: ‘Do you know what you really have to watch for? Someone who sees these pictures and moves to Lexington and ingratiates himself into your family life. They’ll come after Jessie and Virginia because they seem so pliable, so broken in.’


Question: How much funding does America provide annually to the program?

“The Taliban have all of a sudden felt a rush after Kunduz — they are abandoning plans for districts and making runs on cities,” said a senior Afghan official, who like others interviewed about security spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid political risk. The militia expansion plan is a reversal for President Ashraf Ghani, who had long talked about the importance of solidifying “the state monopoly over the use of force” in a country still deeply scarred by its civil war. Militia forces wielded by American-backed warlords were responsible for some of the worst atrocities in that decade-long conflict. Afghan officials who described the new plan, however, bluntly called it a matter of survival: Given a choice between ceding territory to the Taliban and reinforcing areas with semiformal militias deemed abusive and predatory, the government is opting for the latter. Officials said the plan called for the immediate recruitment of an additional 15,000 armed militiamen under the Afghan Local Police program, and according to some accounts that may rise to as many as 30,000. The measure is supposed to focus on beefing up defenses at the district level, potentially freeing up the badly overstretched army and the national police to concentrate their forces for more strategic strikes. While the Americans had long told the Afghan government to respect the 30,000 cap for the force, at least two Afghan officials said that discussions were underway and that the American military had shown interest in finding a way to fund the program’s expansion, which is believed to cost more than the force’s current $120 million annual budget. Mr. Ghani has told his officials he will seek other sources if the American funding does not materialize.

Answer: $120 million

“The Taliban have all of a sudden felt a rush after Kunduz — they are abandoning plans for districts and making runs on cities,” said a senior Afghan official, who like others interviewed about security spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid political risk. The militia expansion plan is a reversal for President Ashraf Ghani, who had long talked about the importance of solidifying “the state monopoly over the use of force” in a country still deeply scarred by its civil war. Militia forces wielded by American-backed warlords were responsible for some of the worst atrocities in that decade-long conflict. Afghan officials who described the new plan, however, bluntly called it a matter of survival: Given a choice between ceding territory to the Taliban and reinforcing areas with semiformal militias deemed abusive and predatory, the government is opting for the latter. Officials said the plan called for the immediate recruitment of an additional 15,000 armed militiamen under the Afghan Local Police program, and according to some accounts that may rise to as many as 30,000. The measure is supposed to focus on beefing up defenses at the district level, potentially freeing up the badly overstretched army and the national police to concentrate their forces for more strategic strikes. <hl> While the Americans had long told the Afghan government to respect the 30,000 cap for the force, at least two Afghan officials said that discussions were underway and that the American military had shown interest in finding a way to fund the program’s expansion, which is believed to cost more than the force’s current $120 million annual budget. <hl> Mr. Ghani has told his officials he will seek other sources if the American funding does not materialize.

“The Taliban have all of a sudden felt a rush after Kunduz — they are abandoning plans for districts and making runs on cities,” said a senior Afghan official, who like others interviewed about security spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid political risk. The militia expansion plan is a reversal for President Ashraf Ghani, who had long talked about the importance of solidifying “the state monopoly over the use of force” in a country still deeply scarred by its civil war. Militia forces wielded by American-backed warlords were responsible for some of the worst atrocities in that decade-long conflict. Afghan officials who described the new plan, however, bluntly called it a matter of survival: Given a choice between ceding territory to the Taliban and reinforcing areas with semiformal militias deemed abusive and predatory, the government is opting for the latter. Officials said the plan called for the immediate recruitment of an additional 15,000 armed militiamen under the Afghan Local Police program, and according to some accounts that may rise to as many as 30,000. The measure is supposed to focus on beefing up defenses at the district level, potentially freeing up the badly overstretched army and the national police to concentrate their forces for more strategic strikes. While the Americans had long told the Afghan government to respect the 30,000 cap for the force, at least two Afghan officials said that discussions were underway and that the American military had shown interest in finding a way to fund the program’s expansion, which is believed to cost more than the force’s current <hl> $120 million <hl> annual budget. Mr. Ghani has told his officials he will seek other sources if the American funding does not materialize.


Question: Who is associated with the Bridal Bar?

“People don’t want to miss that part of the evening, and thus they’re learning to pace themselves,” said Maureen Farley, director of hospitality at the Plaza hotel in New York, which hosts approximately 60 weddings a year. Eighty percent of those events have after-parties, she said. “These parties are marathons, not sprints,” Ms. Farley said. “And if they consume too much at the wedding, they won’t make it to the next leg, which is where the D.J. and dancing take place.” The after-parties often start at 1:30 a.m. and can run til 4 a.m. What is being served is also helping to control the impulse to overindulge. A growing foodie culture in the millennial generation is putting emphasis on the quality of the meal, craft cocktails and other specialties, said Ms. Walton of the Bridal Bar.

Answer: Ms. Walton

“People don’t want to miss that part of the evening, and thus they’re learning to pace themselves,” said Maureen Farley, director of hospitality at the Plaza hotel in New York, which hosts approximately 60 weddings a year. Eighty percent of those events have after-parties, she said. “These parties are marathons, not sprints,” Ms. Farley said. “And if they consume too much at the wedding, they won’t make it to the next leg, which is where the D.J. and dancing take place.” The after-parties often start at 1:30 a.m. and can run til 4 a.m. What is being served is also helping to control the impulse to overindulge. <hl> A growing foodie culture in the millennial generation is putting emphasis on the quality of the meal, craft cocktails and other specialties, said Ms. Walton of the Bridal Bar. <hl>

“People don’t want to miss that part of the evening, and thus they’re learning to pace themselves,” said Maureen Farley, director of hospitality at the Plaza hotel in New York, which hosts approximately 60 weddings a year. Eighty percent of those events have after-parties, she said. “These parties are marathons, not sprints,” Ms. Farley said. “And if they consume too much at the wedding, they won’t make it to the next leg, which is where the D.J. and dancing take place.” The after-parties often start at 1:30 a.m. and can run til 4 a.m. What is being served is also helping to control the impulse to overindulge. A growing foodie culture in the millennial generation is putting emphasis on the quality of the meal, craft cocktails and other specialties, said <hl> Ms. Walton <hl> of the Bridal Bar.


Question: What did the central bank deliver to local politicions in Jiangsu?

When Hainan Development Bank collapsed in 1998, China’s central bank made sure no depositors incurred losses, by transferring their accounts at full value to the much larger Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. During a bank run last year at a rural lender in the eastern province of Jiangsu, the central bank delivered cash by the truckload and local politicians went on television to reassure people their savings were safe. Now, the government is signaling a willingness to pull away, at least selectively. On April 21, for example, China’s huge domestic bond market experienced its first default  by a state-owned company, and analysts expect more to follow. The banking sector sits at the center of the overhaul effort. For years, China’s banks have paid ordinary savers generally low rates on their deposits and lent those funds to state-run companies, which have been known for making wasteful investments. Allowing market forces to play a bigger role in this process is intended to push banks to more accurately price risk when lending. Deposit insurance is just the first step — and a relatively easy one. The government also plans to remove the caps on interest rates that banks pay on those deposits, which officials have signaled could happen as soon as this year. Combined, these two measures will force Chinese banks to reorient their thinking and take into account market dynamics. Without the implicit backing of the government, banks will have to pay more attention to the creditworthiness of borrowers, rather than simply favoring loans to state-owned enterprises.

Answer: cash

When Hainan Development Bank collapsed in 1998, China’s central bank made sure no depositors incurred losses, by transferring their accounts at full value to the much larger Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. <hl> During a bank run last year at a rural lender in the eastern province of Jiangsu, the central bank delivered cash by the truckload and local politicians went on television to reassure people their savings were safe. <hl> Now, the government is signaling a willingness to pull away, at least selectively. On April 21, for example, China’s huge domestic bond market experienced its first default by a state-owned company, and analysts expect more to follow. The banking sector sits at the center of the overhaul effort. For years, China’s banks have paid ordinary savers generally low rates on their deposits and lent those funds to state-run companies, which have been known for making wasteful investments. Allowing market forces to play a bigger role in this process is intended to push banks to more accurately price risk when lending. Deposit insurance is just the first step — and a relatively easy one. The government also plans to remove the caps on interest rates that banks pay on those deposits, which officials have signaled could happen as soon as this year. Combined, these two measures will force Chinese banks to reorient their thinking and take into account market dynamics. Without the implicit backing of the government, banks will have to pay more attention to the creditworthiness of borrowers, rather than simply favoring loans to state-owned enterprises.

When Hainan Development Bank collapsed in 1998, China’s central bank made sure no depositors incurred losses, by transferring their accounts at full value to the much larger Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. During a bank run last year at a rural lender in the eastern province of Jiangsu, the central bank delivered <hl> cash <hl> by the truckload and local politicians went on television to reassure people their savings were safe. Now, the government is signaling a willingness to pull away, at least selectively. On April 21, for example, China’s huge domestic bond market experienced its first default by a state-owned company, and analysts expect more to follow. The banking sector sits at the center of the overhaul effort. For years, China’s banks have paid ordinary savers generally low rates on their deposits and lent those funds to state-run companies, which have been known for making wasteful investments. Allowing market forces to play a bigger role in this process is intended to push banks to more accurately price risk when lending. Deposit insurance is just the first step — and a relatively easy one. The government also plans to remove the caps on interest rates that banks pay on those deposits, which officials have signaled could happen as soon as this year. Combined, these two measures will force Chinese banks to reorient their thinking and take into account market dynamics. Without the implicit backing of the government, banks will have to pay more attention to the creditworthiness of borrowers, rather than simply favoring loans to state-owned enterprises.


Question: Who is the spokeswoman of Wayfair?

Wayfair thinks so. “We are highly focused on delivering an exceptional shopping experience to all of our customers,” wrote a company spokeswoman, Jane Carpenter. “Unfortunately, in this particular case, there was a mix-up in our delivery process and we did not meet our high standards in terms of experience and service.” The company quickly arranged to pick up that patio furniture and sent Mr. Fisher a $250 coupon for future use. “We hope he will give us another chance,” Ms. Carpenter wrote, “to show him the top-notch shopping experience that more accurately represents Wayfair.” Something you would consider, Mr. Fisher? “I can’t imagine buying anything more complicated than rugs from Wayfair at this point,” he wrote — unaware, apparently, that to Wayfair, rugs are pretty complicated.

Answer: Jane Carpenter

Wayfair thinks so. <hl> “We are highly focused on delivering an exceptional shopping experience to all of our customers,” wrote a company spokeswoman, Jane Carpenter . <hl> “Unfortunately, in this particular case, there was a mix-up in our delivery process and we did not meet our high standards in terms of experience and service.” The company quickly arranged to pick up that patio furniture and sent Mr. Fisher a $250 coupon for future use. “We hope he will give us another chance,” Ms. Carpenter wrote, “to show him the top-notch shopping experience that more accurately represents Wayfair.” Something you would consider, Mr. Fisher? “I can’t imagine buying anything more complicated than rugs from Wayfair at this point,” he wrote — unaware, apparently, that to Wayfair, rugs are pretty complicated.

Wayfair thinks so. “We are highly focused on delivering an exceptional shopping experience to all of our customers,” wrote a company spokeswoman, <hl> Jane Carpenter <hl>. “Unfortunately, in this particular case, there was a mix-up in our delivery process and we did not meet our high standards in terms of experience and service.” The company quickly arranged to pick up that patio furniture and sent Mr. Fisher a $250 coupon for future use. “We hope he will give us another chance,” Ms. Carpenter wrote, “to show him the top-notch shopping experience that more accurately represents Wayfair.” Something you would consider, Mr. Fisher? “I can’t imagine buying anything more complicated than rugs from Wayfair at this point,” he wrote — unaware, apparently, that to Wayfair, rugs are pretty complicated.

“We are highly focused on delivering an exceptional shopping experience to all of our customers,” wrote a company spokeswoman, <hl> Jane Carpenter <hl> .


Question: Due to this scandal, roughly how many people were left unemployed?

To those lawyers, Tracy Reinaldet and Adriano Bretas, who recently recounted the conversation, this sounded a tad melodramatic. But then Mr. Youssef took a piece of paper and started writing the names of participants in what would soon become known as the Petrobras scandal. Mr. Reinaldet looked at the names and asked, not for the last time that day, “Are you serious?” “We were shocked,” he recalled, sitting in a conference room in his law office in downtown Curitiba, the capital of the southern state of Paraná, one morning in June. “It was kind of like, in Brazil, we know that corruption is a monster. But we never really see the monster. This was like seeing the monster.” What Mr. Youssef described to his lawyers, and then to prosecutors after he signed a plea agreement last year, is a fraud that has destabilized the country’s political system, helped tilt the economy into recession and left thousands unemployed. It has all but devastated Brazil’s status as an up-and-comer on the world stage.

Answer: thousands

To those lawyers, Tracy Reinaldet and Adriano Bretas, who recently recounted the conversation, this sounded a tad melodramatic. But then Mr. Youssef took a piece of paper and started writing the names of participants in what would soon become known as the Petrobras scandal. Mr. Reinaldet looked at the names and asked, not for the last time that day, “Are you serious?” “We were shocked,” he recalled, sitting in a conference room in his law office in downtown Curitiba, the capital of the southern state of Paraná, one morning in June. “It was kind of like, in Brazil, we know that corruption is a monster. But we never really see the monster. This was like seeing the monster.” <hl> What Mr. Youssef described to his lawyers, and then to prosecutors after he signed a plea agreement last year, is a fraud that has destabilized the country’s political system, helped tilt the economy into recession and left thousands unemployed. <hl> It has all but devastated Brazil’s status as an up-and-comer on the world stage.

To those lawyers, Tracy Reinaldet and Adriano Bretas, who recently recounted the conversation, this sounded a tad melodramatic. But then Mr. Youssef took a piece of paper and started writing the names of participants in what would soon become known as the Petrobras scandal. Mr. Reinaldet looked at the names and asked, not for the last time that day, “Are you serious?” “We were shocked,” he recalled, sitting in a conference room in his law office in downtown Curitiba, the capital of the southern state of Paraná, one morning in June. “It was kind of like, in Brazil, we know that corruption is a monster. But we never really see the monster. This was like seeing the monster.” What Mr. Youssef described to his lawyers, and then to prosecutors after he signed a plea agreement last year, is a fraud that has destabilized the country’s political system, helped tilt the economy into recession and left <hl> thousands <hl> unemployed. It has all but devastated Brazil’s status as an up-and-comer on the world stage.


Question: Who was complaining about the media coverage of the trial?

Despite Mr. Silver’s legal troubles, several Democrats said the former speaker continued to be well liked by his colleagues, noting that some old-guard members had privately complained that the prosecution and news media coverage of the trial seemed overzealous. But even with such complaints, few expect Mr. Silver to challenge Speaker Heastie, in part because of Mr. Heastie’s success in navigating the transition of power. “There is certainly a large reservoir of affection and respect for Shelly,” one Democratic lawmaker said. “And there has been a similar growth of affection and respect and support for Carl.”

Answer: some old-guard members

<hl> Despite Mr. Silver’s legal troubles, several Democrats said the former speaker continued to be well liked by his colleagues, noting that some old-guard members had privately complained that the prosecution and news media coverage of the trial seemed overzealous. <hl> But even with such complaints, few expect Mr. Silver to challenge Speaker Heastie, in part because of Mr. Heastie’s success in navigating the transition of power. “There is certainly a large reservoir of affection and respect for Shelly,” one Democratic lawmaker said. “And there has been a similar growth of affection and respect and support for Carl.”

Despite Mr. Silver’s legal troubles, several Democrats said the former speaker continued to be well liked by his colleagues, noting that <hl> some old-guard members <hl> had privately complained that the prosecution and news media coverage of the trial seemed overzealous. But even with such complaints, few expect Mr. Silver to challenge Speaker Heastie, in part because of Mr. Heastie’s success in navigating the transition of power. “There is certainly a large reservoir of affection and respect for Shelly,” one Democratic lawmaker said. “And there has been a similar growth of affection and respect and support for Carl.”


Question: Who quoted a poem by Fred Chappell?

“Can you come with me?” she asked. So Daryl and Sandy walked to the bathroom together, and Daryl sat outside the door while his dying wife sat on the toilet. He helped Sandy back into bed, and within five minutes she was unconscious. Daryl watched her for a while, not quite feeling anything. Still to come were the calls to 911 and the coroner and the undertaker, and the writing up of the death notice, highlighting the reasons for Sandy’s decision. Still to come, too, was the brutal reality of what it would feel like for Sandy to be completely gone from his life. “How powerful a presence is her absence,” Daryl would say at a memorial service that summer, quoting from a poem by Fred Chappell. “The rooms were quiet when she was resident./Now they lie silent. That is different.”

Answer: Daryl

“Can you come with me?” she asked. <hl> So Daryl and Sandy walked to the bathroom together, and Daryl sat outside the door while his dying wife sat on the toilet. <hl> He helped Sandy back into bed, and within five minutes she was unconscious. Daryl watched her for a while, not quite feeling anything. Still to come were the calls to 911 and the coroner and the undertaker, and the writing up of the death notice, highlighting the reasons for Sandy’s decision. Still to come, too, was the brutal reality of what it would feel like for Sandy to be completely gone from his life. “How powerful a presence is her absence,” Daryl would say at a memorial service that summer, quoting from a poem by Fred Chappell. “The rooms were quiet when she was resident./Now they lie silent. That is different.”

“Can you come with me?” she asked. So <hl> Daryl <hl> and Sandy walked to the bathroom together, and Daryl sat outside the door while his dying wife sat on the toilet. He helped Sandy back into bed, and within five minutes she was unconscious. Daryl watched her for a while, not quite feeling anything. Still to come were the calls to 911 and the coroner and the undertaker, and the writing up of the death notice, highlighting the reasons for Sandy’s decision. Still to come, too, was the brutal reality of what it would feel like for Sandy to be completely gone from his life. “How powerful a presence is her absence,” Daryl would say at a memorial service that summer, quoting from a poem by Fred Chappell. “The rooms were quiet when she was resident./Now they lie silent. That is different.”


Question: Which city's residents are urging police officers to start wearing bodycams?

In Philadelphia, where officers have fired at suspects at a rate of nearly once each week during the past eight years and where the city has paid out millions of dollars to victims of police brutality, residents have strongly called for officers to be equipped with body cameras. Activists like Ms. Williams say they fear that much of the video will never be seen publicly. They point to the department’s refusal to publicly release surveillance camera footage of the death of Brandon Tate-Brown, 26, who was shot by the police in December after being stopped for driving with his headlights off.

Answer: Philadelphia

<hl> In Philadelphia , where officers have fired at suspects at a rate of nearly once each week during the past eight years and where the city has paid out millions of dollars to victims of police brutality, residents have strongly called for officers to be equipped with body cameras. <hl> Activists like Ms. Williams say they fear that much of the video will never be seen publicly. They point to the department’s refusal to publicly release surveillance camera footage of the death of Brandon Tate-Brown, 26, who was shot by the police in December after being stopped for driving with his headlights off.

In <hl> Philadelphia <hl>, where officers have fired at suspects at a rate of nearly once each week during the past eight years and where the city has paid out millions of dollars to victims of police brutality, residents have strongly called for officers to be equipped with body cameras. Activists like Ms. Williams say they fear that much of the video will never be seen publicly. They point to the department’s refusal to publicly release surveillance camera footage of the death of Brandon Tate-Brown, 26, who was shot by the police in December after being stopped for driving with his headlights off.

In <hl> Philadelphia <hl> , where officers have fired at suspects at a rate of nearly once each week during the past eight years and where the city has paid out millions of dollars to victims of police brutality, residents have strongly called for officers to be equipped with body cameras.


Question: What other kind of diamonds are being produced?

Estimates that diamond production will peak by the end of the decade, pushing prices higher, have their supporters and their critics. Most of the world’s diamonds come from a relative handful of mines in Africa, Canada, Russia and a few other places. Alrosa, a Russian diamond producer, has become the largest by volume, though De Beers remains the leader in dollar terms. Mr. Jens of ABN Amro said that he doubted predictions of a looming diamond shortage. New mines may be found, he said, and man-made diamonds — which are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from diamonds dug from the earth — could satisfy some market demand.

Answer: man-made

Estimates that diamond production will peak by the end of the decade, pushing prices higher, have their supporters and their critics. Most of the world’s diamonds come from a relative handful of mines in Africa, Canada, Russia and a few other places. Alrosa, a Russian diamond producer, has become the largest by volume, though De Beers remains the leader in dollar terms. Mr. Jens of ABN Amro said that he doubted predictions of a looming diamond shortage. <hl> New mines may be found, he said, and man-made diamonds — which are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from diamonds dug from the earth — could satisfy some market demand. <hl>

Estimates that diamond production will peak by the end of the decade, pushing prices higher, have their supporters and their critics. Most of the world’s diamonds come from a relative handful of mines in Africa, Canada, Russia and a few other places. Alrosa, a Russian diamond producer, has become the largest by volume, though De Beers remains the leader in dollar terms. Mr. Jens of ABN Amro said that he doubted predictions of a looming diamond shortage. New mines may be found, he said, and <hl> man-made <hl> diamonds — which are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from diamonds dug from the earth — could satisfy some market demand.


Question: What type of pitch did Colon say he threw a lot of in this game?

After a shaky first inning, where Colon gave up three hits but left undamaged thanks to a double play that he helped start, the pitching coach Dan Warthen implored the 42-year-old Colon to rely on his changeup and breaking pitches. Colon said after the game through an interpreter that it felt as if he threw more changeups in Wednesday’s game than in any other over his 18-year career, but the strategy was successful.

Answer: changeup

<hl> After a shaky first inning, where Colon gave up three hits but left undamaged thanks to a double play that he helped start, the pitching coach Dan Warthen implored the 42-year-old Colon to rely on his changeup and breaking pitches. <hl> Colon said after the game through an interpreter that it felt as if he threw more changeups in Wednesday’s game than in any other over his 18-year career, but the strategy was successful.

After a shaky first inning, where Colon gave up three hits but left undamaged thanks to a double play that he helped start, the pitching coach Dan Warthen implored the 42-year-old Colon to rely on his <hl> changeup <hl> and breaking pitches. Colon said after the game through an interpreter that it felt as if he threw more changeups in Wednesday’s game than in any other over his 18-year career, but the strategy was successful.


Question: What's an alternate app that can be used instead of ChoiceMap?

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

Answer: FYI Decision

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

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

<hl> FYI Decision <hl> , which is free for iOS, is a great alternative to ChoiceMap and Decision Buddy.


Question: When was Meb Keflezighi's first New York City Marathon?

Of the 11 children in the family, Meb said, nine have earned college degrees. And one has become a champion marathon runner, even if first impressions were unnerving. At his first New York City Marathon, in 2002, he finished ninth in 2:12:35 and grew so chilled that his father tried to massage warmth back into his legs and his mother told him, “No more marathons for you.” He remembers telling himself and others, “I don’t want to ever do that again.” Now he is back in New York for a 10th marathon. And after a break of four days or so, Keflezighi will begin his recovery and buildup toward the Olympic trials in February. He did this successfully before the 2012 London Olympics on an even shorter turnaround. Presumably, his attention to detail will avoid a repeat of what happened during the 2011 New York City Marathon, when Keflezighi forgot to put a breathing strip on his nose, leaving it in his running shoe as he finished sixth. An irritation developed and his foot became infected, costing him three weeks of training. Still, Keflezighi rebounded to win the Olympic trials. “He was a little embarrassed,” said Larsen, Keflezighi’s coach. “He’s very alert and precise at what he does. That was very unusual for him.”

Answer: in 2002

Of the 11 children in the family, Meb said, nine have earned college degrees. And one has become a champion marathon runner, even if first impressions were unnerving. <hl> At his first New York City Marathon, in 2002 , he finished ninth in 2:12:35 and grew so chilled that his father tried to massage warmth back into his legs and his mother told him, “No more marathons for you.” <hl> He remembers telling himself and others, “I don’t want to ever do that again.” Now he is back in New York for a 10th marathon. And after a break of four days or so, Keflezighi will begin his recovery and buildup toward the Olympic trials in February. He did this successfully before the 2012 London Olympics on an even shorter turnaround. Presumably, his attention to detail will avoid a repeat of what happened during the 2011 New York City Marathon, when Keflezighi forgot to put a breathing strip on his nose, leaving it in his running shoe as he finished sixth. An irritation developed and his foot became infected, costing him three weeks of training. Still, Keflezighi rebounded to win the Olympic trials. “He was a little embarrassed,” said Larsen, Keflezighi’s coach. “He’s very alert and precise at what he does. That was very unusual for him.”

Of the 11 children in the family, Meb said, nine have earned college degrees. And one has become a champion marathon runner, even if first impressions were unnerving. At his first New York City Marathon, <hl> in 2002 <hl>, he finished ninth in 2:12:35 and grew so chilled that his father tried to massage warmth back into his legs and his mother told him, “No more marathons for you.” He remembers telling himself and others, “I don’t want to ever do that again.” Now he is back in New York for a 10th marathon. And after a break of four days or so, Keflezighi will begin his recovery and buildup toward the Olympic trials in February. He did this successfully before the 2012 London Olympics on an even shorter turnaround. Presumably, his attention to detail will avoid a repeat of what happened during the 2011 New York City Marathon, when Keflezighi forgot to put a breathing strip on his nose, leaving it in his running shoe as he finished sixth. An irritation developed and his foot became infected, costing him three weeks of training. Still, Keflezighi rebounded to win the Olympic trials. “He was a little embarrassed,” said Larsen, Keflezighi’s coach. “He’s very alert and precise at what he does. That was very unusual for him.”

At his first New York City Marathon, <hl> in 2002 <hl> , he finished ninth in 2:12:35 and grew so chilled that his father tried to massage warmth back into his legs and his mother told him, “No more marathons for you.”


Question: What church has 1.8 million members?

Two other American churches — the Episcopal Church and the Mennonite Church USA — were also debating Israeli divestment measures this week at their conventions. Last year, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved a resolution to divest from three companies that it said supplied Israel with equipment used in the occupation of Palestinian territory. With about 1.8 million members, the church remains the largest to endorse divestment at a churchwide convention. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his subordinates have called the B.D.S. movement a new form of terrorism to delegitimize Israel. Supporters of the movement, including a growing number of American Jews, have called such criticism a scaremongering and divisive tactic meant to thwart legitimate debate about the Israeli occupation of lands seized in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Representatives of Jewish Voice for Peace, an advocacy group based in Oakland, Calif. that has endorsed the B.D.S. movement, attended the United Church of Christ meeting as observers. They said they welcomed the boycott resolution and described it as a reflection of growing impatience with what they called Israel’s intransigence.

Answer: Presbyterian Church

Two other American churches — the Episcopal Church and the Mennonite Church USA — were also debating Israeli divestment measures this week at their conventions. <hl> Last year, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved a resolution to divest from three companies that it said supplied Israel with equipment used in the occupation of Palestinian territory. <hl> With about 1.8 million members, the church remains the largest to endorse divestment at a churchwide convention. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his subordinates have called the B.D.S. movement a new form of terrorism to delegitimize Israel. Supporters of the movement, including a growing number of American Jews, have called such criticism a scaremongering and divisive tactic meant to thwart legitimate debate about the Israeli occupation of lands seized in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Representatives of Jewish Voice for Peace, an advocacy group based in Oakland, Calif. that has endorsed the B.D.S. movement, attended the United Church of Christ meeting as observers. They said they welcomed the boycott resolution and described it as a reflection of growing impatience with what they called Israel’s intransigence.

Two other American churches — the Episcopal Church and the Mennonite Church USA — were also debating Israeli divestment measures this week at their conventions. Last year, the <hl> Presbyterian Church <hl> (U.S.A.) approved a resolution to divest from three companies that it said supplied Israel with equipment used in the occupation of Palestinian territory. With about 1.8 million members, the church remains the largest to endorse divestment at a churchwide convention. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his subordinates have called the B.D.S. movement a new form of terrorism to delegitimize Israel. Supporters of the movement, including a growing number of American Jews, have called such criticism a scaremongering and divisive tactic meant to thwart legitimate debate about the Israeli occupation of lands seized in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Representatives of Jewish Voice for Peace, an advocacy group based in Oakland, Calif. that has endorsed the B.D.S. movement, attended the United Church of Christ meeting as observers. They said they welcomed the boycott resolution and described it as a reflection of growing impatience with what they called Israel’s intransigence.


Question: How much revenue did Virgin Active generate as of Dec. 31?

In a news release, Brait said that it would pay 682 million pounds, or about $1 billion, to buy the stake from the Virgin Group and funds advised by the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. Virgin Group will retain a 20 percent stake in the health club chain after the sale. The CVC funds acquired a 51 percent stake in Virgin Active in 2011. Founded in 1999, Virgin Active operates 267 health clubs in nine countries on four continents and holds what Brait said were leading positions in Britain and South Africa. As of Dec. 31, the company had more than 1.3 million members and generated revenue of £630 million.

Answer: £630 million

In a news release, Brait said that it would pay 682 million pounds, or about $1 billion, to buy the stake from the Virgin Group and funds advised by the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. Virgin Group will retain a 20 percent stake in the health club chain after the sale. The CVC funds acquired a 51 percent stake in Virgin Active in 2011. Founded in 1999, Virgin Active operates 267 health clubs in nine countries on four continents and holds what Brait said were leading positions in Britain and South Africa. <hl> As of Dec. 31, the company had more than 1.3 million members and generated revenue of £630 million . <hl>

In a news release, Brait said that it would pay 682 million pounds, or about $1 billion, to buy the stake from the Virgin Group and funds advised by the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. Virgin Group will retain a 20 percent stake in the health club chain after the sale. The CVC funds acquired a 51 percent stake in Virgin Active in 2011. Founded in 1999, Virgin Active operates 267 health clubs in nine countries on four continents and holds what Brait said were leading positions in Britain and South Africa. As of Dec. 31, the company had more than 1.3 million members and generated revenue of <hl> £630 million <hl>.

As of Dec. 31, the company had more than 1.3 million members and generated revenue of <hl> £630 million <hl> .


Question: Who requested doping bans?

The Italian Olympic Committee requested two-year doping bans for 26 track and field athletes — several of whom were expected to compete at next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. The list includes Fabrizio Donato, the bronze medalist in triple jump at the 2012 London Olympics, and Andrew Howe, the silver medalist in long jump at the 2007 world championships. All 26 are accused of evading doping tests, but they maintain there was an administrative error. They will face trials at the committee’s antidoping court, with decisions expected sometime next year. Five of the 26 had already qualified for the Rio Games; about 10 have retired.

Answer: Italian Olympic Committee

<hl> The Italian Olympic Committee requested two-year doping bans for 26 track and field athletes — several of whom were expected to compete at next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. <hl> The list includes Fabrizio Donato, the bronze medalist in triple jump at the 2012 London Olympics, and Andrew Howe, the silver medalist in long jump at the 2007 world championships. All 26 are accused of evading doping tests, but they maintain there was an administrative error. They will face trials at the committee’s antidoping court, with decisions expected sometime next year. Five of the 26 had already qualified for the Rio Games; about 10 have retired.

The <hl> Italian Olympic Committee <hl> requested two-year doping bans for 26 track and field athletes — several of whom were expected to compete at next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games. The list includes Fabrizio Donato, the bronze medalist in triple jump at the 2012 London Olympics, and Andrew Howe, the silver medalist in long jump at the 2007 world championships. All 26 are accused of evading doping tests, but they maintain there was an administrative error. They will face trials at the committee’s antidoping court, with decisions expected sometime next year. Five of the 26 had already qualified for the Rio Games; about 10 have retired.


Question: What other place requires additional policing and sanitation?

As for fears about noisy Berliners partying late into summer nights there, the Flussbad may require what Times Square’s pedestrian plazas do: more policing and sanitation. But that’s the trade-off for making a more popular and accessible public space. It would be great if Berliners reclaimed a site that is now for tourists and dead at night. It would be good for the city, too, to recuperate a long-abject waterway at its center, and keep faith with its post-Wall soul. How do you say “cannonball!” in German?

Answer: Times Square

<hl> As for fears about noisy Berliners partying late into summer nights there, the Flussbad may require what Times Square ’s pedestrian plazas do: more policing and sanitation. <hl> But that’s the trade-off for making a more popular and accessible public space. It would be great if Berliners reclaimed a site that is now for tourists and dead at night. It would be good for the city, too, to recuperate a long-abject waterway at its center, and keep faith with its post-Wall soul. How do you say “cannonball!” in German?

As for fears about noisy Berliners partying late into summer nights there, the Flussbad may require what <hl> Times Square <hl>’s pedestrian plazas do: more policing and sanitation. But that’s the trade-off for making a more popular and accessible public space. It would be great if Berliners reclaimed a site that is now for tourists and dead at night. It would be good for the city, too, to recuperate a long-abject waterway at its center, and keep faith with its post-Wall soul. How do you say “cannonball!” in German?

As for fears about noisy Berliners partying late into summer nights there, the Flussbad may require what <hl> Times Square <hl> ’s pedestrian plazas do: more policing and sanitation.


Question: What night did the protests start?

But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, told a law school audience here on Friday. Instead, it finished its work on a Monday and its decision to not indict the police officer was announced that evening. Protests followed that night, leading to looting and arson that left Ferguson’s downtown devastated. Speaking to a symposium on Ferguson at the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. McCulloch defended the timing of the announcement, along with his handling of the grand jury, which was widely criticized in the days after the rioting.

Answer: Monday

But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, told a law school audience here on Friday. <hl> Instead, it finished its work on a Monday and its decision to not indict the police officer was announced that evening. <hl> Protests followed that night, leading to looting and arson that left Ferguson’s downtown devastated. Speaking to a symposium on Ferguson at the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. McCulloch defended the timing of the announcement, along with his handling of the grand jury, which was widely criticized in the days after the rioting.

But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, told a law school audience here on Friday. Instead, it finished its work on a <hl> Monday <hl> and its decision to not indict the police officer was announced that evening. Protests followed that night, leading to looting and arson that left Ferguson’s downtown devastated. Speaking to a symposium on Ferguson at the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. McCulloch defended the timing of the announcement, along with his handling of the grand jury, which was widely criticized in the days after the rioting.


Question: How many finishers earn points?

Top contenders for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. Churchill Downs recently adopted a point system to determine the Derby field, with points being earned by the top four finishers in designated prep races. The odds are from the Churchill Downs futures pool, and the records are starts-win-place-show.  1. Dortmund  Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia Record: 6-6-0-0 Points: 170 Odds: 6-1 J.D.: This colt gets the edge over American Pharoah for faring better in California. He has gotten better in each outing, and only illness, injury or a bad post position could slow him down. M.H.: He crushed a talented Santa Anita Derby field, winning by four and a quarter lengths. Like his father, Big Brown, he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice.  2. American Pharoah  Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Victor Espinoza Record: 5-4-0-0 Points: 160 Odds: 5-1

Answer: top four finishers

Top contenders for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. <hl> Churchill Downs recently adopted a point system to determine the Derby field, with points being earned by the top four finishers in designated prep races. <hl> The odds are from the Churchill Downs futures pool, and the records are starts-win-place-show. 1. Dortmund Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia Record: 6-6-0-0 Points: 170 Odds: 6-1 J.D.: This colt gets the edge over American Pharoah for faring better in California. He has gotten better in each outing, and only illness, injury or a bad post position could slow him down. M.H.: He crushed a talented Santa Anita Derby field, winning by four and a quarter lengths. Like his father, Big Brown, he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice. 2. American Pharoah Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Victor Espinoza Record: 5-4-0-0 Points: 160 Odds: 5-1

Top contenders for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. Churchill Downs recently adopted a point system to determine the Derby field, with points being earned by the <hl> top four finishers <hl> in designated prep races. The odds are from the Churchill Downs futures pool, and the records are starts-win-place-show. 1. Dortmund Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia Record: 6-6-0-0 Points: 170 Odds: 6-1 J.D.: This colt gets the edge over American Pharoah for faring better in California. He has gotten better in each outing, and only illness, injury or a bad post position could slow him down. M.H.: He crushed a talented Santa Anita Derby field, winning by four and a quarter lengths. Like his father, Big Brown, he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice. 2. American Pharoah Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Victor Espinoza Record: 5-4-0-0 Points: 160 Odds: 5-1


Question: What is free for IOS?

Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is ChoiceMap, because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms. ChoiceMap, which is free for iOS, tries to make the process as smooth as possible. To start, you describe a choice to make or use one of the app’s many templates on diverse topics, like choosing baby names or which phone carrier to use. Once you have described the decision to be made, and typed in all the outcomes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking. If you’re trying to decide where to go for a vacation, for example, cost may be the biggest factor.

Answer: ChoiceMap

<hl> Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is ChoiceMap , because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms. <hl> ChoiceMap, which is free for iOS, tries to make the process as smooth as possible. To start, you describe a choice to make or use one of the app’s many templates on diverse topics, like choosing baby names or which phone carrier to use. Once you have described the decision to be made, and typed in all the outcomes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking. If you’re trying to decide where to go for a vacation, for example, cost may be the biggest factor.

Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is <hl> ChoiceMap <hl>, because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms. ChoiceMap, which is free for iOS, tries to make the process as smooth as possible. To start, you describe a choice to make or use one of the app’s many templates on diverse topics, like choosing baby names or which phone carrier to use. Once you have described the decision to be made, and typed in all the outcomes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking. If you’re trying to decide where to go for a vacation, for example, cost may be the biggest factor.

Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is <hl> ChoiceMap <hl> , because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms.


Question: What country needed instructions from the Americans?

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: Ukrainians

<hl> 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. 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 <hl> Ukrainians <hl>’ 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.

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the <hl> Ukrainians <hl> ’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction.


Question: Who scored the winning run in the 13th inning?

Torres’s elongated preparation apparently worked: De Jesus grounded out, and the Mets went on to win, 2-1, in 13 innings on Sunday afternoon. The Mets’ bullpen threw seven scoreless innings, and Bobby Parnell picked up his first victory since June 16, 2013. “We won the game,” Manager Terry Collins said. “That’s the only good thing that happened besides the pitching today.” The teams combined to use 11 pitchers during the final seven innings, and a 12th, the Reds’ Mike Leake, made an appearance as a pinch-hitter. The Mets left runners on base in the eighth through the 12th innings before loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 13th. The Reds brought outfielder Skip Schumaker into the infield to try to prevent the winning run, but Lucas Duda hit a high chopper that first baseman Joey Votto failed to field cleanly. Votto’s bobble allowed Dilson Herrera to sprint home from third with the winning run.

Answer: Dilson Herrera

Torres’s elongated preparation apparently worked: De Jesus grounded out, and the Mets went on to win, 2-1, in 13 innings on Sunday afternoon. The Mets’ bullpen threw seven scoreless innings, and Bobby Parnell picked up his first victory since June 16, 2013. “We won the game,” Manager Terry Collins said. “That’s the only good thing that happened besides the pitching today.” The teams combined to use 11 pitchers during the final seven innings, and a 12th, the Reds’ Mike Leake, made an appearance as a pinch-hitter. The Mets left runners on base in the eighth through the 12th innings before loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 13th. The Reds brought outfielder Skip Schumaker into the infield to try to prevent the winning run, but Lucas Duda hit a high chopper that first baseman Joey Votto failed to field cleanly. <hl> Votto’s bobble allowed Dilson Herrera to sprint home from third with the winning run. <hl>

Torres’s elongated preparation apparently worked: De Jesus grounded out, and the Mets went on to win, 2-1, in 13 innings on Sunday afternoon. The Mets’ bullpen threw seven scoreless innings, and Bobby Parnell picked up his first victory since June 16, 2013. “We won the game,” Manager Terry Collins said. “That’s the only good thing that happened besides the pitching today.” The teams combined to use 11 pitchers during the final seven innings, and a 12th, the Reds’ Mike Leake, made an appearance as a pinch-hitter. The Mets left runners on base in the eighth through the 12th innings before loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 13th. The Reds brought outfielder Skip Schumaker into the infield to try to prevent the winning run, but Lucas Duda hit a high chopper that first baseman Joey Votto failed to field cleanly. Votto’s bobble allowed <hl> Dilson Herrera <hl> to sprint home from third with the winning run.


Question: What type of neighborhood was the area around Zaro's  historically?

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Answer: heavily Jewish

<hl> Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. <hl> “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from <hl> heavily Jewish <hl> to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”


Question: Where does the company Eaton Vance reside?

Thomas E. Faust Jr. does not come across as an industry disrupter. He is the chief executive of Eaton Vance, a midsize fund company in Boston that has carved out a solid yet unspectacular niche as a provider of investment funds and advice. But since last November, when his company won regulatory approval for a new fund vehicle that seeks to marry the best features of active and passive investing, Mr. Faust has been arguing that the mutual fund industry — or stock-picking funds at least — must either embrace his model or die.

Answer: Boston

Thomas E. Faust Jr. does not come across as an industry disrupter. <hl> He is the chief executive of Eaton Vance, a midsize fund company in Boston that has carved out a solid yet unspectacular niche as a provider of investment funds and advice. <hl> But since last November, when his company won regulatory approval for a new fund vehicle that seeks to marry the best features of active and passive investing, Mr. Faust has been arguing that the mutual fund industry — or stock-picking funds at least — must either embrace his model or die.

Thomas E. Faust Jr. does not come across as an industry disrupter. He is the chief executive of Eaton Vance, a midsize fund company in <hl> Boston <hl> that has carved out a solid yet unspectacular niche as a provider of investment funds and advice. But since last November, when his company won regulatory approval for a new fund vehicle that seeks to marry the best features of active and passive investing, Mr. Faust has been arguing that the mutual fund industry — or stock-picking funds at least — must either embrace his model or die.


Question: Most New Yorkers are clueless about the dishes that are created in what location?

This exchange suggested some of the challenges facing Noreetuh’s chef, Chung Chow, along with his partners, Jin Ahn and Gerald San Jose. Island seafood and produce fill the walk-ins at contemporary Honolulu restaurants like MW or the Pig and the Lady, but they rarely reach the island of Manhattan. A knowledgeable audience can’t be imported, either. While islanders can be counted on to know exactly which local dish Alan Wong is playing around with, the average New Yorker has almost no idea what the residents of the 50th state eat. Don’t they like … Spam?

Answer: Honolulu

This exchange suggested some of the challenges facing Noreetuh’s chef, Chung Chow, along with his partners, Jin Ahn and Gerald San Jose. <hl> Island seafood and produce fill the walk-ins at contemporary Honolulu restaurants like MW or the Pig and the Lady, but they rarely reach the island of Manhattan. <hl> A knowledgeable audience can’t be imported, either. While islanders can be counted on to know exactly which local dish Alan Wong is playing around with, the average New Yorker has almost no idea what the residents of the 50th state eat. Don’t they like … Spam?

This exchange suggested some of the challenges facing Noreetuh’s chef, Chung Chow, along with his partners, Jin Ahn and Gerald San Jose. Island seafood and produce fill the walk-ins at contemporary <hl> Honolulu <hl> restaurants like MW or the Pig and the Lady, but they rarely reach the island of Manhattan. A knowledgeable audience can’t be imported, either. While islanders can be counted on to know exactly which local dish Alan Wong is playing around with, the average New Yorker has almost no idea what the residents of the 50th state eat. Don’t they like … Spam?


Question: The technical patch to fix emissions is valid in what region?

WOLFSBURG, Germany —  Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.

Answer: Europe

<hl> WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with Europe an clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. <hl> The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.

WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with <hl> Europe <hl>an clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.

WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with <hl> Europe <hl> an clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels.


Question: What shouldn't Simmons talk about at this time?

But do not expect Simmons to say anything, at least about his departure, until he and ESPN are legally done with each other. Talent contracts like Simmons’s typically contain nondisparagement clauses, so if Simmons strikes out angrily before negotiating his exit — if, say, he verbally slapped Skipper or ESPN — he would forfeit about a third of his estimated $5 million salary, based on just over four months left on his contract.

Answer: his departure

<hl> But do not expect Simmons to say anything, at least about his departure , until he and ESPN are legally done with each other. <hl> Talent contracts like Simmons’s typically contain nondisparagement clauses, so if Simmons strikes out angrily before negotiating his exit — if, say, he verbally slapped Skipper or ESPN — he would forfeit about a third of his estimated $5 million salary, based on just over four months left on his contract.

But do not expect Simmons to say anything, at least about <hl> his departure <hl>, until he and ESPN are legally done with each other. Talent contracts like Simmons’s typically contain nondisparagement clauses, so if Simmons strikes out angrily before negotiating his exit — if, say, he verbally slapped Skipper or ESPN — he would forfeit about a third of his estimated $5 million salary, based on just over four months left on his contract.

But do not expect Simmons to say anything, at least about <hl> his departure <hl> , until he and ESPN are legally done with each other.


Question: How much does the BBC earn per year because of overseas sales of "Top Gear"?

After Mr. Clarkson’s suspension, more than a million people signed an online petition seeking his reinstatement, and he received remarkable statements of support from prominent friends, including Prime Minister David Cameron. “Top Gear,” which began as a straight show about cars, has in its current incarnation become popular worldwide, watched by about 350 million viewers in 170 countries. It has been called the world’s most popular fact-based program, and it earns millions for the BBC and for Mr. Clarkson himself. Overseas sales are worth an estimated $74 million a year for the corporation’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, according to the BBC.

Answer: $74 million

After Mr. Clarkson’s suspension, more than a million people signed an online petition seeking his reinstatement, and he received remarkable statements of support from prominent friends, including Prime Minister David Cameron. “Top Gear,” which began as a straight show about cars, has in its current incarnation become popular worldwide, watched by about 350 million viewers in 170 countries. It has been called the world’s most popular fact-based program, and it earns millions for the BBC and for Mr. Clarkson himself. <hl> Overseas sales are worth an estimated $74 million a year for the corporation’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, according to the BBC. <hl>

After Mr. Clarkson’s suspension, more than a million people signed an online petition seeking his reinstatement, and he received remarkable statements of support from prominent friends, including Prime Minister David Cameron. “Top Gear,” which began as a straight show about cars, has in its current incarnation become popular worldwide, watched by about 350 million viewers in 170 countries. It has been called the world’s most popular fact-based program, and it earns millions for the BBC and for Mr. Clarkson himself. Overseas sales are worth an estimated <hl> $74 million <hl> a year for the corporation’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, according to the BBC.


Question: How ha Gatz music been categorized>

At a neon-drenched Leviticus, Lucious, still reeling from his estranged son’s pointed emasculation of his music production, coolly sends Hakeem a rap call-to-arms via his Gutter Life Records protégé, Freda Gatz. The missive’s brutally coy hook — “Daddy’s little girl / You’re just daddy’s little girl” — inflames Hakeem as much as it ennobles Gatz, who has been groomed into something between surrogate child and unknowing executor of the barely-hidden id of the man who killed her father in prison. It’s disconcerting, watching the one viable female artist in the Lyon universe take on Lucious’s paternal insecurity rather than the profound contours of her own life story. But despite the petty subject, Gatz’s expert interplay between high masculine and low feminine delivery invigorates the show’s sometimes dull man-child music landscape.

Answer: high masculine and low feminine

At a neon-drenched Leviticus, Lucious, still reeling from his estranged son’s pointed emasculation of his music production, coolly sends Hakeem a rap call-to-arms via his Gutter Life Records protégé, Freda Gatz. The missive’s brutally coy hook — “Daddy’s little girl / You’re just daddy’s little girl” — inflames Hakeem as much as it ennobles Gatz, who has been groomed into something between surrogate child and unknowing executor of the barely-hidden id of the man who killed her father in prison. It’s disconcerting, watching the one viable female artist in the Lyon universe take on Lucious’s paternal insecurity rather than the profound contours of her own life story. <hl> But despite the petty subject, Gatz’s expert interplay between high masculine and low feminine delivery invigorates the show’s sometimes dull man-child music landscape. <hl>

At a neon-drenched Leviticus, Lucious, still reeling from his estranged son’s pointed emasculation of his music production, coolly sends Hakeem a rap call-to-arms via his Gutter Life Records protégé, Freda Gatz. The missive’s brutally coy hook — “Daddy’s little girl / You’re just daddy’s little girl” — inflames Hakeem as much as it ennobles Gatz, who has been groomed into something between surrogate child and unknowing executor of the barely-hidden id of the man who killed her father in prison. It’s disconcerting, watching the one viable female artist in the Lyon universe take on Lucious’s paternal insecurity rather than the profound contours of her own life story. But despite the petty subject, Gatz’s expert interplay between <hl> high masculine and low feminine <hl> delivery invigorates the show’s sometimes dull man-child music landscape.


Question: What type of cameras are more prevalent?

Dashboard cameras are far more prevalent — more so among state police and highway patrol forces than among local police forces — but experts say they know of no national tally of those, either. Yet despite the growing use of police video cameras, evidence is mixed about what effect they are having on police behavior. Experts say that cameras probably change for the better how the police and the public treat each other, but they do not know how much. And the fact that one viral video after another surfaces, showing officers treating civilians harshly, demonstrates the limits of that change.

Answer: Dashboard cameras

<hl> Dashboard cameras are far more prevalent — more so among state police and highway patrol forces than among local police forces — but experts say they know of no national tally of those, either. <hl> Yet despite the growing use of police video cameras, evidence is mixed about what effect they are having on police behavior. Experts say that cameras probably change for the better how the police and the public treat each other, but they do not know how much. And the fact that one viral video after another surfaces, showing officers treating civilians harshly, demonstrates the limits of that change.

<hl> Dashboard cameras <hl> are far more prevalent — more so among state police and highway patrol forces than among local police forces — but experts say they know of no national tally of those, either. Yet despite the growing use of police video cameras, evidence is mixed about what effect they are having on police behavior. Experts say that cameras probably change for the better how the police and the public treat each other, but they do not know how much. And the fact that one viral video after another surfaces, showing officers treating civilians harshly, demonstrates the limits of that change.


Question: How long was Monica Harris Susel's delay on Friday morning?

Nearly 1,000 Long Island Rail Road trains have been held up this year because of problems or congestion in the short section of track they share with Amtrak at Penn Station. That is partly because Amtrak trains, which generally have priority, have been later arriving at their destinations in recent years, according to Amtrak’s own statistics. From October 2014 to May 2015, the most recent data available, Amtrak trains along the Northeast Corridor reported a 76 percent on-time rate, down from 89 percent in the comparable period three years ago. In Baltimore, Monica Harris Susel, 48, had planned to take an Amtrak train to her job in Washington on Friday morning only to learn of a 25-minute delay at Baltimore’s Penn Station. She decided to take a 7:40 a.m. commuter train instead.

Answer: 25-minute

Nearly 1,000 Long Island Rail Road trains have been held up this year because of problems or congestion in the short section of track they share with Amtrak at Penn Station. That is partly because Amtrak trains, which generally have priority, have been later arriving at their destinations in recent years, according to Amtrak’s own statistics. From October 2014 to May 2015, the most recent data available, Amtrak trains along the Northeast Corridor reported a 76 percent on-time rate, down from 89 percent in the comparable period three years ago. <hl> In Baltimore, Monica Harris Susel, 48, had planned to take an Amtrak train to her job in Washington on Friday morning only to learn of a 25-minute delay at Baltimore’s Penn Station. <hl> She decided to take a 7:40 a.m. commuter train instead.

Nearly 1,000 Long Island Rail Road trains have been held up this year because of problems or congestion in the short section of track they share with Amtrak at Penn Station. That is partly because Amtrak trains, which generally have priority, have been later arriving at their destinations in recent years, according to Amtrak’s own statistics. From October 2014 to May 2015, the most recent data available, Amtrak trains along the Northeast Corridor reported a 76 percent on-time rate, down from 89 percent in the comparable period three years ago. In Baltimore, Monica Harris Susel, 48, had planned to take an Amtrak train to her job in Washington on Friday morning only to learn of a <hl> 25-minute <hl> delay at Baltimore’s Penn Station. She decided to take a 7:40 a.m. commuter train instead.


Question: How much did the Dow Jones increase following the release of the report?

The stock market then drifted gradually lower after a classic good-news-is-bad-news moment. A government report released at midmorning showed that the number of available jobs jumped 8 percent in July to the highest level in 15 years. That added to evidence that hiring remained strong and might prompt Federal Reserve policy makers to raise interest rates at their next meeting later this month. By the close, the Dow Jones industrial average had swung more than 400 points from its peak of the day. The index surged a day earlier, logging its second-best day of the year.

Answer: more than 400 points

The stock market then drifted gradually lower after a classic good-news-is-bad-news moment. A government report released at midmorning showed that the number of available jobs jumped 8 percent in July to the highest level in 15 years. That added to evidence that hiring remained strong and might prompt Federal Reserve policy makers to raise interest rates at their next meeting later this month. <hl> By the close, the Dow Jones industrial average had swung more than 400 points from its peak of the day. <hl> The index surged a day earlier, logging its second-best day of the year.

The stock market then drifted gradually lower after a classic good-news-is-bad-news moment. A government report released at midmorning showed that the number of available jobs jumped 8 percent in July to the highest level in 15 years. That added to evidence that hiring remained strong and might prompt Federal Reserve policy makers to raise interest rates at their next meeting later this month. By the close, the Dow Jones industrial average had swung <hl> more than 400 points <hl> from its peak of the day. The index surged a day earlier, logging its second-best day of the year.


Question: Who has the most rushing yards for the Iowa Hawkeyes?

MEMPHIS 37, MISSISSIPPI 24 Paxton Lynch threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns as host Memphis (6-0) stunned No. 13 Mississippi (5-2). Memphis has won 13 straight games dating to last season, which is the third-longest streak in the nation. It was the first win for the Tigers over a ranked opponent since 1996. IOWA 40, NORTHWESTERN 10 The reserve running back Akrum Wadley ran for 204 yards and tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns to carry No. 17 Iowa (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) over No. 20 Northwestern (5-2, 1-2) in Evanston, Ill. When the Hawkeyes’ leading rusher, Jordan Canzeri, was sidelined in the first quarter with an ankle injury, Wadley took over. Canzeri’s injury occurred after a short run when Wildcats linebacker Jaylen Prater landed on him, folding Canzeri’s ankle under a pile of players. OHIO STATE 38, PENN STATE 10 J. T. Barrett played finisher for Ohio State, running for two red-zone touchdowns in the first half and taking over for Cardale Jones in the third quarter, as the No. 1 Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated visiting Penn State (5-2, 2-1).

Answer: Jordan Canzeri

MEMPHIS 37, MISSISSIPPI 24 Paxton Lynch threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns as host Memphis (6-0) stunned No. 13 Mississippi (5-2). Memphis has won 13 straight games dating to last season, which is the third-longest streak in the nation. It was the first win for the Tigers over a ranked opponent since 1996. IOWA 40, NORTHWESTERN 10 The reserve running back Akrum Wadley ran for 204 yards and tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns to carry No. 17 Iowa (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) over No. 20 Northwestern (5-2, 1-2) in Evanston, Ill. <hl> When the Hawkeyes’ leading rusher, Jordan Canzeri , was sidelined in the first quarter with an ankle injury, Wadley took over. <hl> Canzeri’s injury occurred after a short run when Wildcats linebacker Jaylen Prater landed on him, folding Canzeri’s ankle under a pile of players. OHIO STATE 38, PENN STATE 10 J. T. Barrett played finisher for Ohio State, running for two red-zone touchdowns in the first half and taking over for Cardale Jones in the third quarter, as the No. 1 Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated visiting Penn State (5-2, 2-1).

MEMPHIS 37, MISSISSIPPI 24 Paxton Lynch threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns as host Memphis (6-0) stunned No. 13 Mississippi (5-2). Memphis has won 13 straight games dating to last season, which is the third-longest streak in the nation. It was the first win for the Tigers over a ranked opponent since 1996. IOWA 40, NORTHWESTERN 10 The reserve running back Akrum Wadley ran for 204 yards and tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns to carry No. 17 Iowa (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) over No. 20 Northwestern (5-2, 1-2) in Evanston, Ill. When the Hawkeyes’ leading rusher, <hl> Jordan Canzeri <hl>, was sidelined in the first quarter with an ankle injury, Wadley took over. Canzeri’s injury occurred after a short run when Wildcats linebacker Jaylen Prater landed on him, folding Canzeri’s ankle under a pile of players. OHIO STATE 38, PENN STATE 10 J. T. Barrett played finisher for Ohio State, running for two red-zone touchdowns in the first half and taking over for Cardale Jones in the third quarter, as the No. 1 Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated visiting Penn State (5-2, 2-1).

When the Hawkeyes’ leading rusher, <hl> Jordan Canzeri <hl> , was sidelined in the first quarter with an ankle injury, Wadley took over.


Question: What has Peter Doctor been following in instagram?

LISTENING Right now I’m really into Earl “Fatha” Hines. He was a stride piano player who had a big band in the ’30s and ’40s. You watch clips of him playing and what he’s doing just seems impossible. His left hand is leaping around playing the bass line and what would essentially be the accompanying guitar rhythm while his right hand is playing this really arrhythmic, somewhat modern sounding stuff. Geez, I really wish I could play stride piano — though not enough to actually practice. WATCHING I’m catching up on all the YouTube videos that people sent me over the five years of making “Inside Out.” Lately it’s been Laurel and Hardy shorts and clips of steam engines, like what powered the early railroad. And Warner Bros. “Looney Tunes” never get old. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but “Gorilla My Dreams” and “Hare Tonic” are pretty funny. FOLLOWING Walt_at_Disneyland on Instagram. It’s some guy who has found all these pictures of Walt Disney at Disneyland and he’s posting one a day. I don’t know how long it will be before he runs out.

Answer: Walt_at_Disneyland

LISTENING Right now I’m really into Earl “Fatha” Hines. He was a stride piano player who had a big band in the ’30s and ’40s. You watch clips of him playing and what he’s doing just seems impossible. His left hand is leaping around playing the bass line and what would essentially be the accompanying guitar rhythm while his right hand is playing this really arrhythmic, somewhat modern sounding stuff. Geez, I really wish I could play stride piano — though not enough to actually practice. WATCHING I’m catching up on all the YouTube videos that people sent me over the five years of making “Inside Out.” Lately it’s been Laurel and Hardy shorts and clips of steam engines, like what powered the early railroad. And Warner Bros. “Looney Tunes” never get old. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but “Gorilla My Dreams” and “Hare Tonic” are pretty funny. <hl> FOLLOWING Walt_at_Disneyland on Instagram. <hl> It’s some guy who has found all these pictures of Walt Disney at Disneyland and he’s posting one a day. I don’t know how long it will be before he runs out.

LISTENING Right now I’m really into Earl “Fatha” Hines. He was a stride piano player who had a big band in the ’30s and ’40s. You watch clips of him playing and what he’s doing just seems impossible. His left hand is leaping around playing the bass line and what would essentially be the accompanying guitar rhythm while his right hand is playing this really arrhythmic, somewhat modern sounding stuff. Geez, I really wish I could play stride piano — though not enough to actually practice. WATCHING I’m catching up on all the YouTube videos that people sent me over the five years of making “Inside Out.” Lately it’s been Laurel and Hardy shorts and clips of steam engines, like what powered the early railroad. And Warner Bros. “Looney Tunes” never get old. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but “Gorilla My Dreams” and “Hare Tonic” are pretty funny. FOLLOWING <hl> Walt_at_Disneyland <hl> on Instagram. It’s some guy who has found all these pictures of Walt Disney at Disneyland and he’s posting one a day. I don’t know how long it will be before he runs out.


Question: Marcelo owns several guns, what does he shoot during the night shift?

The #nightshift hashtag is especially well populated by the armed professions and the healing ones. Sometimes they are almost one and the same, as in the case of @armedmedic3153, a.k.a. Marcelo Aguirre, a paramedic in Newark and suburban New Jersey. He owns an AR-15, a 9-millimeter and a shotgun, but the only thing he shoots on the night shift is his camera. He works nights so he can study days; he wants to be a doctor. Nights are good preparation for that: You get more serious cases. You learn on the job. A 12-hour course each night you’re on. Twenty-four hours if you take a double. After a while, the adrenaline that juices you when you’re new — when you’re still keeping a tally of the lives you’ve saved — disappears. You just do the job. “High speed and low drag,” Aguirre told me when I called. “Please ignore the siren,” he said. “We’re going to a call.” A stroke. Nothing to get excited about. Coffee sustains him. He stays clean. Some guys, he said, use Provigil, but that’s prescribed. “For shift-work disorder,” he said.

Answer: his camera

The #nightshift hashtag is especially well populated by the armed professions and the healing ones. Sometimes they are almost one and the same, as in the case of @armedmedic3153, a.k.a. Marcelo Aguirre, a paramedic in Newark and suburban New Jersey. <hl> He owns an AR-15, a 9-millimeter and a shotgun, but the only thing he shoots on the night shift is his camera . <hl> He works nights so he can study days; he wants to be a doctor. Nights are good preparation for that: You get more serious cases. You learn on the job. A 12-hour course each night you’re on. Twenty-four hours if you take a double. After a while, the adrenaline that juices you when you’re new — when you’re still keeping a tally of the lives you’ve saved — disappears. You just do the job. “High speed and low drag,” Aguirre told me when I called. “Please ignore the siren,” he said. “We’re going to a call.” A stroke. Nothing to get excited about. Coffee sustains him. He stays clean. Some guys, he said, use Provigil, but that’s prescribed. “For shift-work disorder,” he said.

The #nightshift hashtag is especially well populated by the armed professions and the healing ones. Sometimes they are almost one and the same, as in the case of @armedmedic3153, a.k.a. Marcelo Aguirre, a paramedic in Newark and suburban New Jersey. He owns an AR-15, a 9-millimeter and a shotgun, but the only thing he shoots on the night shift is <hl> his camera <hl>. He works nights so he can study days; he wants to be a doctor. Nights are good preparation for that: You get more serious cases. You learn on the job. A 12-hour course each night you’re on. Twenty-four hours if you take a double. After a while, the adrenaline that juices you when you’re new — when you’re still keeping a tally of the lives you’ve saved — disappears. You just do the job. “High speed and low drag,” Aguirre told me when I called. “Please ignore the siren,” he said. “We’re going to a call.” A stroke. Nothing to get excited about. Coffee sustains him. He stays clean. Some guys, he said, use Provigil, but that’s prescribed. “For shift-work disorder,” he said.

He owns an AR-15, a 9-millimeter and a shotgun, but the only thing he shoots on the night shift is <hl> his camera <hl> .


Question: What month did Father Heanue arrive to the parish?

Paul Cerni, the parish secretary, said that the shifts in the congregation’s demographics have vaguely mirrored those in the broader community, with a growing number of immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America replacing those of Western European descent. The parish, established in 1910, has a congregation that now numbers about 1,500 people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born. “We should pray the baby gets a proper home,” said Father Heanue, who arrived at the parish in February and is in charge of its day-to-day administration. Should the baby eventually be put up for adoption, he said, he had one wish. “I would like to see the child stay in this community,” he said.

Answer: February

Paul Cerni, the parish secretary, said that the shifts in the congregation’s demographics have vaguely mirrored those in the broader community, with a growing number of immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America replacing those of Western European descent. The parish, established in 1910, has a congregation that now numbers about 1,500 people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born. <hl> “We should pray the baby gets a proper home,” said Father Heanue, who arrived at the parish in February and is in charge of its day-to-day administration. <hl> Should the baby eventually be put up for adoption, he said, he had one wish. “I would like to see the child stay in this community,” he said.

Paul Cerni, the parish secretary, said that the shifts in the congregation’s demographics have vaguely mirrored those in the broader community, with a growing number of immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America replacing those of Western European descent. The parish, established in 1910, has a congregation that now numbers about 1,500 people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born. “We should pray the baby gets a proper home,” said Father Heanue, who arrived at the parish in <hl> February <hl> and is in charge of its day-to-day administration. Should the baby eventually be put up for adoption, he said, he had one wish. “I would like to see the child stay in this community,” he said.