Question: Who holds the position of Japanese ambassador?

The Japanese ambassador, Hirosi Saito, who was planning to meet with the United States secretary of state “to take whatever action was possible to remedy the situation,” went on to explain that “while he fully comprehended that in this country, where caricatures of the highest public officials are every day fare in the press, no slight to the person of the Emperor was necessarily intended, yet in Japan a representation of the Emperor as engaged in the menial task of pulling a cart could not be understood or taken lightly.”

Answer: Hirosi Saito

<hl> The Japanese ambassador, Hirosi Saito , who was planning to meet with the United States secretary of state “to take whatever action was possible to remedy the situation,” went on to explain that “while he fully comprehended that in this country, where caricatures of the highest public officials are every day fare in the press, no slight to the person of the Emperor was necessarily intended, yet in Japan a representation of the Emperor as engaged in the menial task of pulling a cart could not be understood or taken lightly.” <hl>

The Japanese ambassador, <hl> Hirosi Saito <hl>, who was planning to meet with the United States secretary of state “to take whatever action was possible to remedy the situation,” went on to explain that “while he fully comprehended that in this country, where caricatures of the highest public officials are every day fare in the press, no slight to the person of the Emperor was necessarily intended, yet in Japan a representation of the Emperor as engaged in the menial task of pulling a cart could not be understood or taken lightly.”

The Japanese ambassador, <hl> Hirosi Saito <hl> , who was planning to meet with the United States secretary of state “to take whatever action was possible to remedy the situation,” went on to explain that “while he fully comprehended that in this country, where caricatures of the highest public officials are every day fare in the press, no slight to the person of the Emperor was necessarily intended, yet in Japan a representation of the Emperor as engaged in the menial task of pulling a cart could not be understood or taken lightly.”


Question: What name did Lyft give to their ride shares?

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

Answer: Lyft Line

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

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

In the last 15 months, Uber and Lyft have introduced shared rides in Austin, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington through UberPool and <hl> Lyft Line <hl> .


Question: What compensated for the conventional drum brakes

It was a brilliant, sunny Saturday, June 11, 1955, and more than 200,000 spectators had showed up in Le Mans for the 24-hour race that was featuring many of the greatest Formula One drivers and endurance racers of the era. There were stars like Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, and lesser-known drivers like Paul Frère and Olivier Gendebien. It was a great year for the cars, as well, brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Jaguar and Porsche. But the attraction of the race that year was to be the return of Mercedes-Benz, which had won the event in 1952, but had then been absent in 1953 and 1954. Its 300 SLR was a prototype based on its winning Formula One car. Its star drivers were Moss and Fangio, sharing the No.19 car. There were two other Mercedes cars, one driven by Karl Kling and André Simon, the other by John Fitch and Pierre Levegh. The new Mercedes were exciting to watch. To compensate for their conventional drum brakes, they had a so-called air brake, which looked like the rear trunk of the car opening up to use an aerodynamic drag effect to powerfully brake the car. The body of the 300 SLR was made of an ultralight magnesium alloy called Elektron.

Answer: air brake

It was a brilliant, sunny Saturday, June 11, 1955, and more than 200,000 spectators had showed up in Le Mans for the 24-hour race that was featuring many of the greatest Formula One drivers and endurance racers of the era. There were stars like Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, and lesser-known drivers like Paul Frère and Olivier Gendebien. It was a great year for the cars, as well, brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Jaguar and Porsche. But the attraction of the race that year was to be the return of Mercedes-Benz, which had won the event in 1952, but had then been absent in 1953 and 1954. Its 300 SLR was a prototype based on its winning Formula One car. Its star drivers were Moss and Fangio, sharing the No.19 car. There were two other Mercedes cars, one driven by Karl Kling and André Simon, the other by John Fitch and Pierre Levegh. The new Mercedes were exciting to watch. <hl> To compensate for their conventional drum brakes, they had a so-called air brake , which looked like the rear trunk of the car opening up to use an aerodynamic drag effect to powerfully brake the car. <hl> The body of the 300 SLR was made of an ultralight magnesium alloy called Elektron.

It was a brilliant, sunny Saturday, June 11, 1955, and more than 200,000 spectators had showed up in Le Mans for the 24-hour race that was featuring many of the greatest Formula One drivers and endurance racers of the era. There were stars like Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, and lesser-known drivers like Paul Frère and Olivier Gendebien. It was a great year for the cars, as well, brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Jaguar and Porsche. But the attraction of the race that year was to be the return of Mercedes-Benz, which had won the event in 1952, but had then been absent in 1953 and 1954. Its 300 SLR was a prototype based on its winning Formula One car. Its star drivers were Moss and Fangio, sharing the No.19 car. There were two other Mercedes cars, one driven by Karl Kling and André Simon, the other by John Fitch and Pierre Levegh. The new Mercedes were exciting to watch. To compensate for their conventional drum brakes, they had a so-called <hl> air brake <hl>, which looked like the rear trunk of the car opening up to use an aerodynamic drag effect to powerfully brake the car. The body of the 300 SLR was made of an ultralight magnesium alloy called Elektron.

To compensate for their conventional drum brakes, they had a so-called <hl> air brake <hl> , which looked like the rear trunk of the car opening up to use an aerodynamic drag effect to powerfully brake the car.


Question: In what Mr. Rommey spent 97.6 percent of his money?

Ever since the Supreme Court permitted political committees to raise unlimited sums for independent spending, the super PAC has occupied a growing place in the political ecosystem. The 2012 version of presidential super PACs mainly paid for ads. Restore Our Future, the PAC supporting Mr. Romney, spent 97.6 percent of its $142 million in independent expenditures — messages advocating Mr. Romney’s election or the defeat of his opponents — on broadcast ads and mail. Priorities USA Action, which backed Mr. Obama, spent almost exclusively on TV, radio and online advertising, according to Federal Election Commission records. Together with the national parties, both sides managed to raise and spend nearly $2 billion. Some donors balked at giving large amounts of money for negative television ads, so a Democratic super PAC was created to help conduct opposition research.

Answer: in independent expenditures

Ever since the Supreme Court permitted political committees to raise unlimited sums for independent spending, the super PAC has occupied a growing place in the political ecosystem. The 2012 version of presidential super PACs mainly paid for ads. <hl> Restore Our Future, the PAC supporting Mr. Romney, spent 97.6 percent of its $142 million in independent expenditures — messages advocating Mr. Romney’s election or the defeat of his opponents — on broadcast ads and mail. <hl> Priorities USA Action, which backed Mr. Obama, spent almost exclusively on TV, radio and online advertising, according to Federal Election Commission records. Together with the national parties, both sides managed to raise and spend nearly $2 billion. Some donors balked at giving large amounts of money for negative television ads, so a Democratic super PAC was created to help conduct opposition research.

Ever since the Supreme Court permitted political committees to raise unlimited sums for independent spending, the super PAC has occupied a growing place in the political ecosystem. The 2012 version of presidential super PACs mainly paid for ads. Restore Our Future, the PAC supporting Mr. Romney, spent 97.6 percent of its $142 million <hl> in independent expenditures <hl> — messages advocating Mr. Romney’s election or the defeat of his opponents — on broadcast ads and mail. Priorities USA Action, which backed Mr. Obama, spent almost exclusively on TV, radio and online advertising, according to Federal Election Commission records. Together with the national parties, both sides managed to raise and spend nearly $2 billion. Some donors balked at giving large amounts of money for negative television ads, so a Democratic super PAC was created to help conduct opposition research.


Question: What series is about summer camp and 5 girls?

The trend to portray true-to-life gay characters in works intended for a wider audience extends to comic books aimed at younger readers, too. Published by an imprint of Boom! Studios, Lumberjanes is a series about the summer camp experiences of five girls, two of whom have a crush on each other. “We wanted to have queer characters but not oversexualize them,” says Shannon Watters, an editor at Boom! Studios and a creator of Lumberjanes, adding that she wants to represent regular children at an age when they are figuring out who they are. “The normalization of queer young people was important,” she said. Ms. Watters said she appreciated the efforts of more mainstream publications to do the same. “It is very encouraging to see the decisions that DC and Marvel have made in giving marginalized creators more of platform to tell their stories,” she said, “but we still have a long way to go.”

Answer: Lumberjanes

The trend to portray true-to-life gay characters in works intended for a wider audience extends to comic books aimed at younger readers, too. Published by an imprint of Boom! <hl> Studios, Lumberjanes is a series about the summer camp experiences of five girls, two of whom have a crush on each other. <hl> “We wanted to have queer characters but not oversexualize them,” says Shannon Watters, an editor at Boom! Studios and a creator of Lumberjanes, adding that she wants to represent regular children at an age when they are figuring out who they are. “The normalization of queer young people was important,” she said. Ms. Watters said she appreciated the efforts of more mainstream publications to do the same. “It is very encouraging to see the decisions that DC and Marvel have made in giving marginalized creators more of platform to tell their stories,” she said, “but we still have a long way to go.”

The trend to portray true-to-life gay characters in works intended for a wider audience extends to comic books aimed at younger readers, too. Published by an imprint of Boom! Studios, <hl> Lumberjanes <hl> is a series about the summer camp experiences of five girls, two of whom have a crush on each other. “We wanted to have queer characters but not oversexualize them,” says Shannon Watters, an editor at Boom! Studios and a creator of Lumberjanes, adding that she wants to represent regular children at an age when they are figuring out who they are. “The normalization of queer young people was important,” she said. Ms. Watters said she appreciated the efforts of more mainstream publications to do the same. “It is very encouraging to see the decisions that DC and Marvel have made in giving marginalized creators more of platform to tell their stories,” she said, “but we still have a long way to go.”


Question: What festival did the author state they played at?

I’m wearing a dress I picked up in New York City a few days ago, on sale at this really great store I stumbled upon called & Other Stories. I pretty much love everything they sell. I had never heard of them before, but now I’m a huge fan. When we played Pitchfork Festival, it was the brightest and hottest part of the day, so I borrowed my guitar player’s sunglasses because they matched my dress. But my favorite part of this outfit is definitely my gold shoes. I got them in Paris, on sale too, and they have become a staple in my stage wardrobe.  How much of a role do your clothes play in your performances? A huge part! I love wearing dresses, but more simplistic, classic looking dresses. It’s very important to be comfortable, and it has to be made out of material that will withstand being shoved in a suitcase and backpack everyday. It’s harder than you think to find a dress that’s your style and also made out of really durable material. When I find something that works, I tend to wear it over and over.

Answer: Pitchfork Festival

I’m wearing a dress I picked up in New York City a few days ago, on sale at this really great store I stumbled upon called & Other Stories. I pretty much love everything they sell. I had never heard of them before, but now I’m a huge fan. <hl> When we played Pitchfork Festival , it was the brightest and hottest part of the day, so I borrowed my guitar player’s sunglasses because they matched my dress. <hl> But my favorite part of this outfit is definitely my gold shoes. I got them in Paris, on sale too, and they have become a staple in my stage wardrobe. How much of a role do your clothes play in your performances? A huge part! I love wearing dresses, but more simplistic, classic looking dresses. It’s very important to be comfortable, and it has to be made out of material that will withstand being shoved in a suitcase and backpack everyday. It’s harder than you think to find a dress that’s your style and also made out of really durable material. When I find something that works, I tend to wear it over and over.

I’m wearing a dress I picked up in New York City a few days ago, on sale at this really great store I stumbled upon called & Other Stories. I pretty much love everything they sell. I had never heard of them before, but now I’m a huge fan. When we played <hl> Pitchfork Festival <hl>, it was the brightest and hottest part of the day, so I borrowed my guitar player’s sunglasses because they matched my dress. But my favorite part of this outfit is definitely my gold shoes. I got them in Paris, on sale too, and they have become a staple in my stage wardrobe. How much of a role do your clothes play in your performances? A huge part! I love wearing dresses, but more simplistic, classic looking dresses. It’s very important to be comfortable, and it has to be made out of material that will withstand being shoved in a suitcase and backpack everyday. It’s harder than you think to find a dress that’s your style and also made out of really durable material. When I find something that works, I tend to wear it over and over.

When we played <hl> Pitchfork Festival <hl> , it was the brightest and hottest part of the day, so I borrowed my guitar player’s sunglasses because they matched my dress.


Question: Who was shot to death by a University of Cincinnati police officer?

They began as workaday interactions between the police and the public, often involving minor traffic stops in places like Cincinnati; North Charleston, S.C.; and Waller County, Tex. But they swiftly escalated into violent encounters. And all were captured on video. Those videos, all involving white officers and black civilians, have become ingrained in the nation’s consciousness — to many people, as evidence of bad police conduct. And while they represent just a tiny fraction of police behavior — those that show respectful, peaceful interactions do not make the 24-hour cable news — they have begun to alter public views of police use of force and race relations, experts and police officials say. Videos have provided “corroboration of what African-Americans have been saying for years,” said Paul Butler, a professor at Georgetown University Law School and a former prosecutor, who called them “the C-Span of the streets.” On Thursday, the family of Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man who was shot to death by a University of Cincinnati police officer on July 19, said the officer would never have been prosecuted if his actions had not been captured by the body camera the officer was wearing.

Answer: Samuel DuBose

They began as workaday interactions between the police and the public, often involving minor traffic stops in places like Cincinnati; North Charleston, S.C.; and Waller County, Tex. But they swiftly escalated into violent encounters. And all were captured on video. Those videos, all involving white officers and black civilians, have become ingrained in the nation’s consciousness — to many people, as evidence of bad police conduct. And while they represent just a tiny fraction of police behavior — those that show respectful, peaceful interactions do not make the 24-hour cable news — they have begun to alter public views of police use of force and race relations, experts and police officials say. Videos have provided “corroboration of what African-Americans have been saying for years,” said Paul Butler, a professor at Georgetown University Law School and a former prosecutor, who called them “the C-Span of the streets.” <hl> On Thursday, the family of Samuel DuBose , an unarmed black man who was shot to death by a University of Cincinnati police officer on July 19, said the officer would never have been prosecuted if his actions had not been captured by the body camera the officer was wearing. <hl>

They began as workaday interactions between the police and the public, often involving minor traffic stops in places like Cincinnati; North Charleston, S.C.; and Waller County, Tex. But they swiftly escalated into violent encounters. And all were captured on video. Those videos, all involving white officers and black civilians, have become ingrained in the nation’s consciousness — to many people, as evidence of bad police conduct. And while they represent just a tiny fraction of police behavior — those that show respectful, peaceful interactions do not make the 24-hour cable news — they have begun to alter public views of police use of force and race relations, experts and police officials say. Videos have provided “corroboration of what African-Americans have been saying for years,” said Paul Butler, a professor at Georgetown University Law School and a former prosecutor, who called them “the C-Span of the streets.” On Thursday, the family of <hl> Samuel DuBose <hl>, an unarmed black man who was shot to death by a University of Cincinnati police officer on July 19, said the officer would never have been prosecuted if his actions had not been captured by the body camera the officer was wearing.

On Thursday, the family of <hl> Samuel DuBose <hl> , an unarmed black man who was shot to death by a University of Cincinnati police officer on July 19, said the officer would never have been prosecuted if his actions had not been captured by the body camera the officer was wearing.


Question: What determines the laws that apply to Military Marriages?

But it has hit a roadblock, one that gay rights groups say the government created. The law granting veterans’ benefits determines whether a marriage is valid by considering “the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of the marriage.”

Answer: the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of the marriage.

But it has hit a roadblock, one that gay rights groups say the government created. <hl> The law granting veterans’ benefits determines whether a marriage is valid by considering “ the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of the marriage. ” <hl>

But it has hit a roadblock, one that gay rights groups say the government created. The law granting veterans’ benefits determines whether a marriage is valid by considering “<hl> the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of the marriage. <hl>”

The law granting veterans’ benefits determines whether a marriage is valid by considering “ <hl> the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of the marriage. <hl> ”


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

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

Answer: Flash Gordon

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

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

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


Question: What do charter schools need to give children that have special requirements?

Charter schools are publicly financed, but privately run, and they are required, like regular public schools, to provide individual learning plans for children with special needs. The suit comes at a time when charter schools, especially those in the Success Academy network, have come under scrutiny for their enforcement of strict behavior codes, suspending even the youngest students. But advocates and families say that in both charters and traditional public schools, it can often be a struggle to ensure children with disabilities receive the services to which they are entitled.

Answer: individual learning plans

<hl> Charter schools are publicly financed, but privately run, and they are required, like regular public schools, to provide individual learning plans for children with special needs. <hl> The suit comes at a time when charter schools, especially those in the Success Academy network, have come under scrutiny for their enforcement of strict behavior codes, suspending even the youngest students. But advocates and families say that in both charters and traditional public schools, it can often be a struggle to ensure children with disabilities receive the services to which they are entitled.

Charter schools are publicly financed, but privately run, and they are required, like regular public schools, to provide <hl> individual learning plans <hl> for children with special needs. The suit comes at a time when charter schools, especially those in the Success Academy network, have come under scrutiny for their enforcement of strict behavior codes, suspending even the youngest students. But advocates and families say that in both charters and traditional public schools, it can often be a struggle to ensure children with disabilities receive the services to which they are entitled.


Question: How are DuPont's earnings in 2015 expected to compare to its 2011 earnings?

Trian, which has invested $1.7 billion in DuPont, disputes this and is putting forth an equally vigorous case that DuPont has underperformed. According to Trian, DuPont has repeatedly missed its long-term earnings targets. The firm attributes the rise in DuPont’s stock price to market fluctuations and the influence of Trian’s presence. It also notes that the company’s 2015 earnings per share are expected to be below its 2011 numbers. Trian says that the company is also likely to miss its earnings forecast this year. Trian also claims that DuPont has bloated costs in both administrative and research and development efforts, as well as bad corporate governance practices. DuPont’s acquisition of Danisco was a “disaster,” and DuPont left about $6 billion on the table in the sale of its performance coatings business, Trian said.

Answer: below

Trian, which has invested $1.7 billion in DuPont, disputes this and is putting forth an equally vigorous case that DuPont has underperformed. According to Trian, DuPont has repeatedly missed its long-term earnings targets. The firm attributes the rise in DuPont’s stock price to market fluctuations and the influence of Trian’s presence. <hl> It also notes that the company’s 2015 earnings per share are expected to be below its 2011 numbers. <hl> Trian says that the company is also likely to miss its earnings forecast this year. Trian also claims that DuPont has bloated costs in both administrative and research and development efforts, as well as bad corporate governance practices. DuPont’s acquisition of Danisco was a “disaster,” and DuPont left about $6 billion on the table in the sale of its performance coatings business, Trian said.

Trian, which has invested $1.7 billion in DuPont, disputes this and is putting forth an equally vigorous case that DuPont has underperformed. According to Trian, DuPont has repeatedly missed its long-term earnings targets. The firm attributes the rise in DuPont’s stock price to market fluctuations and the influence of Trian’s presence. It also notes that the company’s 2015 earnings per share are expected to be <hl> below <hl> its 2011 numbers. Trian says that the company is also likely to miss its earnings forecast this year. Trian also claims that DuPont has bloated costs in both administrative and research and development efforts, as well as bad corporate governance practices. DuPont’s acquisition of Danisco was a “disaster,” and DuPont left about $6 billion on the table in the sale of its performance coatings business, Trian said.


Question: How long was the column written by Walt Mossberg on Mr. Sorkin?

Walt Mossberg, who was a technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal for many years before co-founding ReCode, wrote a 1,400-word column on how Mr. Sorkin “chose to cherry-pick and exaggerate some of the worst aspects of Jobs’ character,” proclaiming over and over that the Steve Jobs portrayed in the film “isn’t the man I knew.” Steven Levy, who covered Apple for Newsweek and Rolling Stone, said that the Steve Jobs portrayed wasn’t “the person I knew.” And Larry Magid, who covered Apple as a syndicated technology columnist for The San Jose Mercury News, wrote in Forbes that the movie was “not about the man I knew.”

Answer: 1,400-word

<hl> Walt Mossberg, who was a technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal for many years before co-founding ReCode, wrote a 1,400-word column on how Mr. Sorkin “chose to cherry-pick and exaggerate some of the worst aspects of Jobs’ character,” proclaiming over and over that the Steve Jobs portrayed in the film “isn’t the man I knew.” <hl> Steven Levy, who covered Apple for Newsweek and Rolling Stone, said that the Steve Jobs portrayed wasn’t “the person I knew.” And Larry Magid, who covered Apple as a syndicated technology columnist for The San Jose Mercury News, wrote in Forbes that the movie was “not about the man I knew.”

Walt Mossberg, who was a technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal for many years before co-founding ReCode, wrote a <hl> 1,400-word <hl> column on how Mr. Sorkin “chose to cherry-pick and exaggerate some of the worst aspects of Jobs’ character,” proclaiming over and over that the Steve Jobs portrayed in the film “isn’t the man I knew.” Steven Levy, who covered Apple for Newsweek and Rolling Stone, said that the Steve Jobs portrayed wasn’t “the person I knew.” And Larry Magid, who covered Apple as a syndicated technology columnist for The San Jose Mercury News, wrote in Forbes that the movie was “not about the man I knew.”


Question: Who was one of the study's authors?

When mastodons and other large mammals became extinct 10,000 years ago, squash and gourds could have, too, said Logan Kistler, a molecular anthropologist at the University of Warwick in England and one of the study’s authors.

Answer: Logan Kistler

<hl> When mastodons and other large mammals became extinct 10,000 years ago, squash and gourds could have, too, said Logan Kistler , a molecular anthropologist at the University of Warwick in England and one of the study’s authors. <hl>

When mastodons and other large mammals became extinct 10,000 years ago, squash and gourds could have, too, said <hl> Logan Kistler <hl>, a molecular anthropologist at the University of Warwick in England and one of the study’s authors.

When mastodons and other large mammals became extinct 10,000 years ago, squash and gourds could have, too, said <hl> Logan Kistler <hl> , a molecular anthropologist at the University of Warwick in England and one of the study’s authors.


Question: What was Malta's G.D.P in 2004?

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

Answer: 6.3 percent

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

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


Question: How many staff members of the correctional facility were placed on administrative leave?

The investigation, and a review of the corrections agency’s policies and procedures at Clinton by the office of the state inspector general, Catherine Leahy Scott, is continuing. Mr. Sweat’s account, along with interviews of corrections officers and prison officials, documents and reviews of other evidence, will no doubt play a significant role in determining what went wrong at the prison and within the culture of the agency. An initial investigation led to the arrest of Ms. Mitchell. The charges, brought by the Clinton County district attorney, Andrew M. Wylie, accused her of smuggling hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools into the prison. The superintendent at Clinton, two senior members of his staff and nine correction officers were also placed on administrative leave, according to prison agency officials, who said the superintendent was expected to retire at the end of July.

Answer: two senior members of his staff and nine correction officers

The investigation, and a review of the corrections agency’s policies and procedures at Clinton by the office of the state inspector general, Catherine Leahy Scott, is continuing. Mr. Sweat’s account, along with interviews of corrections officers and prison officials, documents and reviews of other evidence, will no doubt play a significant role in determining what went wrong at the prison and within the culture of the agency. An initial investigation led to the arrest of Ms. Mitchell. The charges, brought by the Clinton County district attorney, Andrew M. Wylie, accused her of smuggling hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools into the prison. <hl> The superintendent at Clinton, two senior members of his staff and nine correction officers were also placed on administrative leave, according to prison agency officials, who said the superintendent was expected to retire at the end of July. <hl>

The investigation, and a review of the corrections agency’s policies and procedures at Clinton by the office of the state inspector general, Catherine Leahy Scott, is continuing. Mr. Sweat’s account, along with interviews of corrections officers and prison officials, documents and reviews of other evidence, will no doubt play a significant role in determining what went wrong at the prison and within the culture of the agency. An initial investigation led to the arrest of Ms. Mitchell. The charges, brought by the Clinton County district attorney, Andrew M. Wylie, accused her of smuggling hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools into the prison. The superintendent at Clinton, <hl> two senior members of his staff and nine correction officers <hl> were also placed on administrative leave, according to prison agency officials, who said the superintendent was expected to retire at the end of July.


Question: He missed how many months to recover from surgery?

After his 27th hole, Woods was 19 strokes off the leader’s pace. Talk about disheartening. Asked what he had been thinking when he made the turn in 44, tying his worst nine-hole score as a pro, Woods said: “Just keep fighting. Just keep grinding each and every shot. That’s all I can do. It was not a very good day from the very start until the end, but I fought all day.” In official tour events, Woods has not bettered par in his last six competitive rounds, dating to August. He missed nearly six months to recover from back surgery and in recent weeks was slowed by influenza. Golfers are like stage actors. They cannot be sure how well they will deliver their lines until the curtain comes up and they are performing in front of an audience. “Hitting golf balls is one thing, and playing golf at home is another,” Woods said. “Playing tournament golf is entirely another. I have to continue with the process.”

Answer: six months

After his 27th hole, Woods was 19 strokes off the leader’s pace. Talk about disheartening. Asked what he had been thinking when he made the turn in 44, tying his worst nine-hole score as a pro, Woods said: “Just keep fighting. Just keep grinding each and every shot. That’s all I can do. It was not a very good day from the very start until the end, but I fought all day.” In official tour events, Woods has not bettered par in his last six competitive rounds, dating to August. <hl> He missed nearly six months to recover from back surgery and in recent weeks was slowed by influenza. <hl> Golfers are like stage actors. They cannot be sure how well they will deliver their lines until the curtain comes up and they are performing in front of an audience. “Hitting golf balls is one thing, and playing golf at home is another,” Woods said. “Playing tournament golf is entirely another. I have to continue with the process.”

After his 27th hole, Woods was 19 strokes off the leader’s pace. Talk about disheartening. Asked what he had been thinking when he made the turn in 44, tying his worst nine-hole score as a pro, Woods said: “Just keep fighting. Just keep grinding each and every shot. That’s all I can do. It was not a very good day from the very start until the end, but I fought all day.” In official tour events, Woods has not bettered par in his last six competitive rounds, dating to August. He missed nearly <hl> six months <hl> to recover from back surgery and in recent weeks was slowed by influenza. Golfers are like stage actors. They cannot be sure how well they will deliver their lines until the curtain comes up and they are performing in front of an audience. “Hitting golf balls is one thing, and playing golf at home is another,” Woods said. “Playing tournament golf is entirely another. I have to continue with the process.”


Question: How deep underwater is the ferry right now?

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

Answer: 145 feet underwater

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

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

The overloaded ferry Sewol capsized off the southwestern tip of South Korea last April, and it now lies on its side about <hl> 145 feet underwater <hl> .


Question: Who is the author's pick to win the game between the Bills and the Giants?

Buffalo has also received solid production from guard Richie Incognito and wide receiver Percy Harvin. Those two talented players had seen their public image tarnished over the last few seasons, but they appear to have found a home with Coach Rex Ryan and are playing a big part in the team’s success. The Giants may have the more impressive trophy case, but for right now the Bills are New York’s best (and, technically, only) team. PICK: BILLS Packers (3-0) at 49ers (1-2) 4.25 p.m. Line: Packers by 9 ½ Colin Kaepernick has always enjoyed playing the Packers. He may have grown up rooting for the team, but he has shown it no mercy, beating it once in the regular season and twice in the playoffs. He has done it with his arm (412 passing yards and three touchdowns in the 2013 season opener) and with his legs (a record 181 yards rushing in a 2012 playoff win).

Answer: BILLS

Buffalo has also received solid production from guard Richie Incognito and wide receiver Percy Harvin. Those two talented players had seen their public image tarnished over the last few seasons, but they appear to have found a home with Coach Rex Ryan and are playing a big part in the team’s success. The Giants may have the more impressive trophy case, but for right now the Bills are New York’s best (and, technically, only) team. <hl> PICK: BILLS Packers (3-0) at 49ers (1-2) 4.25 p.m. <hl> Line: Packers by 9 ½ Colin Kaepernick has always enjoyed playing the Packers. He may have grown up rooting for the team, but he has shown it no mercy, beating it once in the regular season and twice in the playoffs. He has done it with his arm (412 passing yards and three touchdowns in the 2013 season opener) and with his legs (a record 181 yards rushing in a 2012 playoff win).

Buffalo has also received solid production from guard Richie Incognito and wide receiver Percy Harvin. Those two talented players had seen their public image tarnished over the last few seasons, but they appear to have found a home with Coach Rex Ryan and are playing a big part in the team’s success. The Giants may have the more impressive trophy case, but for right now the Bills are New York’s best (and, technically, only) team. PICK: <hl> BILLS <hl> Packers (3-0) at 49ers (1-2) 4.25 p.m. Line: Packers by 9 ½ Colin Kaepernick has always enjoyed playing the Packers. He may have grown up rooting for the team, but he has shown it no mercy, beating it once in the regular season and twice in the playoffs. He has done it with his arm (412 passing yards and three touchdowns in the 2013 season opener) and with his legs (a record 181 yards rushing in a 2012 playoff win).


Question: Which car manufacturer was then the largest in the world?

Of the proposed regulation, he said, “I see it as nearly impossible for us.” In September of this year, Volkswagen, then the world’s largest automaker, admitted to installing software designed to cheat on emissions tests, setting off one of the largest corporate scandals in the industry’s history. The role of Mr. Hatz, one of the first employees suspended by the company when the crisis broke, is considered a pivotal one in myriad investigations into Volkswagen’s decision-making by prosecutors in the United States, Germany and elsewhere. Mr. Hatz, 56, was one of a coterie of executives from VW’s Audi brand brought over to run the parent company in 2007 by Martin Winterkorn, who was Audi’s chief until he took over as VW’s chief executive that year. One of Mr. Winterkorn’s first moves was to name Mr. Hatz, the head of engines and transmission development at Audi, to do the same job for the entire company. Mr. Hatz’s elevation came during a bitter internal clash about what kind of emissions technology Volkswagen should use to ensure that the company’s diesels would comply with tougher American emissions standards — a clash that ultimately led the company to cheat on emissions tests. While Mr. Hatz was an advocate for diesels, he has also spoken out in the past about the struggle to meet regulations in the American market, according to a review of his statements and public records. Mr. Hatz declined to comment through a spokesman at Porsche, where he has served on the management board as chief of research and development.

Answer: Volkswagen

Of the proposed regulation, he said, “I see it as nearly impossible for us.” <hl> In September of this year, Volkswagen , then the world’s largest automaker, admitted to installing software designed to cheat on emissions tests, setting off one of the largest corporate scandals in the industry’s history. <hl> The role of Mr. Hatz, one of the first employees suspended by the company when the crisis broke, is considered a pivotal one in myriad investigations into Volkswagen’s decision-making by prosecutors in the United States, Germany and elsewhere. Mr. Hatz, 56, was one of a coterie of executives from VW’s Audi brand brought over to run the parent company in 2007 by Martin Winterkorn, who was Audi’s chief until he took over as VW’s chief executive that year. One of Mr. Winterkorn’s first moves was to name Mr. Hatz, the head of engines and transmission development at Audi, to do the same job for the entire company. Mr. Hatz’s elevation came during a bitter internal clash about what kind of emissions technology Volkswagen should use to ensure that the company’s diesels would comply with tougher American emissions standards — a clash that ultimately led the company to cheat on emissions tests. While Mr. Hatz was an advocate for diesels, he has also spoken out in the past about the struggle to meet regulations in the American market, according to a review of his statements and public records. Mr. Hatz declined to comment through a spokesman at Porsche, where he has served on the management board as chief of research and development.

Of the proposed regulation, he said, “I see it as nearly impossible for us.” In September of this year, <hl> Volkswagen <hl>, then the world’s largest automaker, admitted to installing software designed to cheat on emissions tests, setting off one of the largest corporate scandals in the industry’s history. The role of Mr. Hatz, one of the first employees suspended by the company when the crisis broke, is considered a pivotal one in myriad investigations into Volkswagen’s decision-making by prosecutors in the United States, Germany and elsewhere. Mr. Hatz, 56, was one of a coterie of executives from VW’s Audi brand brought over to run the parent company in 2007 by Martin Winterkorn, who was Audi’s chief until he took over as VW’s chief executive that year. One of Mr. Winterkorn’s first moves was to name Mr. Hatz, the head of engines and transmission development at Audi, to do the same job for the entire company. Mr. Hatz’s elevation came during a bitter internal clash about what kind of emissions technology Volkswagen should use to ensure that the company’s diesels would comply with tougher American emissions standards — a clash that ultimately led the company to cheat on emissions tests. While Mr. Hatz was an advocate for diesels, he has also spoken out in the past about the struggle to meet regulations in the American market, according to a review of his statements and public records. Mr. Hatz declined to comment through a spokesman at Porsche, where he has served on the management board as chief of research and development.

In September of this year, <hl> Volkswagen <hl> , then the world’s largest automaker, admitted to installing software designed to cheat on emissions tests, setting off one of the largest corporate scandals in the industry’s history.


Question: How was Samuel DuBose's death captured?

Answer: by the body camera the officer was wearing

They began as workaday interactions between the police and the public, often involving minor traffic stops in places like Cincinnati; North Charleston, S.C.; and Waller County, Tex. But they swiftly escalated into violent encounters. And all were captured on video. Those videos, all involving white officers and black civilians, have become ingrained in the nation’s consciousness — to many people, as evidence of bad police conduct. And while they represent just a tiny fraction of police behavior — those that show respectful, peaceful interactions do not make the 24-hour cable news — they have begun to alter public views of police use of force and race relations, experts and police officials say. Videos have provided “corroboration of what African-Americans have been saying for years,” said Paul Butler, a professor at Georgetown University Law School and a former prosecutor, who called them “the C-Span of the streets.” <hl> On Thursday, the family of Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man who was shot to death by a University of Cincinnati police officer on July 19, said the officer would never have been prosecuted if his actions had not been captured by the body camera the officer was wearing . <hl>

They began as workaday interactions between the police and the public, often involving minor traffic stops in places like Cincinnati; North Charleston, S.C.; and Waller County, Tex. But they swiftly escalated into violent encounters. And all were captured on video. Those videos, all involving white officers and black civilians, have become ingrained in the nation’s consciousness — to many people, as evidence of bad police conduct. And while they represent just a tiny fraction of police behavior — those that show respectful, peaceful interactions do not make the 24-hour cable news — they have begun to alter public views of police use of force and race relations, experts and police officials say. Videos have provided “corroboration of what African-Americans have been saying for years,” said Paul Butler, a professor at Georgetown University Law School and a former prosecutor, who called them “the C-Span of the streets.” On Thursday, the family of Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man who was shot to death by a University of Cincinnati police officer on July 19, said the officer would never have been prosecuted if his actions had not been captured <hl> by the body camera the officer was wearing <hl>.

On Thursday, the family of Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man who was shot to death by a University of Cincinnati police officer on July 19, said the officer would never have been prosecuted if his actions had not been captured <hl> by the body camera the officer was wearing <hl> .


Question: What was Mr. Lloyd 'style according to  Mr. Slater?

Glenn Slater, the “School of Rock” lyricist, said he thought Mr. Lloyd Webber “had a little more self-doubt” as he decided between writing in the mode of 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal. Mr. Slater, who also worked on “Love Never Dies,” said that he suggested to Mr. Lloyd Webber, “We should think of it like Meat Loaf or Jim Steinman: huge, operatic, over-the-top rock.” At that point, Mr. Slater said, “He perked up and said, ‘Oh, I’ve worked with Jim Steinman.’” (Together they wrote the musical “Whistle Down the Wind.”)

Answer: 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal

<hl> Glenn Slater, the “School of Rock” lyricist, said he thought Mr. Lloyd Webber “had a little more self-doubt” as he decided between writing in the mode of 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal . <hl> Mr. Slater, who also worked on “Love Never Dies,” said that he suggested to Mr. Lloyd Webber, “We should think of it like Meat Loaf or Jim Steinman: huge, operatic, over-the-top rock.” At that point, Mr. Slater said, “He perked up and said, ‘Oh, I’ve worked with Jim Steinman.’” (Together they wrote the musical “Whistle Down the Wind.”)

Glenn Slater, the “School of Rock” lyricist, said he thought Mr. Lloyd Webber “had a little more self-doubt” as he decided between writing in the mode of <hl> 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal <hl>. Mr. Slater, who also worked on “Love Never Dies,” said that he suggested to Mr. Lloyd Webber, “We should think of it like Meat Loaf or Jim Steinman: huge, operatic, over-the-top rock.” At that point, Mr. Slater said, “He perked up and said, ‘Oh, I’ve worked with Jim Steinman.’” (Together they wrote the musical “Whistle Down the Wind.”)

Glenn Slater, the “School of Rock” lyricist, said he thought Mr. Lloyd Webber “had a little more self-doubt” as he decided between writing in the mode of <hl> 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal <hl> .


Question: In what state does Hemlock Grove take place?

What’s Streaming Now THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 (2014) Katniss Everdeen, now squirreled away in District 13, once thought destroyed, leads the charge against the Capitol. This is essentially a war movie and the first time in the series that the filmmakers treat Jennifer Lawrence’s “butch goddess of dystopian cinema,” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times, “just like, well, the girl.” (hulu.com) (Image: Ms. Lawrence) HEMLOCK GROVE Evildoers run rampant in a dingy Pennsylvania industrial town as the friendship between a werewolf and a rich guy who likes the taste of his own blood comes to a disturbing end. (netflix.com)

Answer: Pennsylvania

What’s Streaming Now THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 (2014) Katniss Everdeen, now squirreled away in District 13, once thought destroyed, leads the charge against the Capitol. This is essentially a war movie and the first time in the series that the filmmakers treat Jennifer Lawrence’s “butch goddess of dystopian cinema,” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times, “just like, well, the girl.” <hl> (hulu.com) (Image: Ms. Lawrence) HEMLOCK GROVE Evildoers run rampant in a dingy Pennsylvania industrial town as the friendship between a werewolf and a rich guy who likes the taste of his own blood comes to a disturbing end. <hl> (netflix.com)

What’s Streaming Now THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 (2014) Katniss Everdeen, now squirreled away in District 13, once thought destroyed, leads the charge against the Capitol. This is essentially a war movie and the first time in the series that the filmmakers treat Jennifer Lawrence’s “butch goddess of dystopian cinema,” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times, “just like, well, the girl.” (hulu.com) (Image: Ms. Lawrence) HEMLOCK GROVE Evildoers run rampant in a dingy <hl> Pennsylvania <hl> industrial town as the friendship between a werewolf and a rich guy who likes the taste of his own blood comes to a disturbing end. (netflix.com)


Question: Who did Mel Mermelstein see driven into the gas chambers in 1944?

It explicitly dismissed statements by Rudolf Höss, one of the commanders at Auschwitz, that a cyanide gas, Zyklon B, had been used to commit mass murder. It said those confessions were made “under duress.” Most historians estimate that 1.1 million died at the camp. Mel Mermelstein, a businessman from Long Beach, Calif., who survived Auschwitz, provided documents, eyewitness testimonies, histories, photographs and even a can that had contained Zyklon B to the institute. He told of seeing his mother and sister driven into the gas chambers in 1944.

Answer: his mother and sister

It explicitly dismissed statements by Rudolf Höss, one of the commanders at Auschwitz, that a cyanide gas, Zyklon B, had been used to commit mass murder. It said those confessions were made “under duress.” Most historians estimate that 1.1 million died at the camp. Mel Mermelstein, a businessman from Long Beach, Calif., who survived Auschwitz, provided documents, eyewitness testimonies, histories, photographs and even a can that had contained Zyklon B to the institute. <hl> He told of seeing his mother and sister driven into the gas chambers in 1944. <hl>

It explicitly dismissed statements by Rudolf Höss, one of the commanders at Auschwitz, that a cyanide gas, Zyklon B, had been used to commit mass murder. It said those confessions were made “under duress.” Most historians estimate that 1.1 million died at the camp. Mel Mermelstein, a businessman from Long Beach, Calif., who survived Auschwitz, provided documents, eyewitness testimonies, histories, photographs and even a can that had contained Zyklon B to the institute. He told of seeing <hl> his mother and sister <hl> driven into the gas chambers in 1944.


Question: What are Dolan's feelings on Thomas' guilty verdict?

“We did not believe the allegations then and we don’t believe them now,” the statement noted. “We feel strongly that Isiah Thomas was held responsible for sordid allegations that were completely unrelated to him, and for which M.S.G. bore responsibility.” Several problems arise here. The facts of the Browne harassment case are no longer “allegations.” A jury verdict is not a friendly tap on your shoulder or advice whispered in your ear. You appeal a verdict or accept it, at which point, like freshly poured concrete, it quickly hardens into accepted fact.

Answer: We feel strongly that Isiah Thomas was held responsible for sordid allegations that were completely unrelated to him,

<hl> “We did not believe the allegations then and we don’t believe them now,” the statement noted. “ We feel strongly that Isiah Thomas was held responsible for sordid allegations that were completely unrelated to him, and for which M.S.G. bore responsibility.” <hl> Several problems arise here. The facts of the Browne harassment case are no longer “allegations.” A jury verdict is not a friendly tap on your shoulder or advice whispered in your ear. You appeal a verdict or accept it, at which point, like freshly poured concrete, it quickly hardens into accepted fact.

“We did not believe the allegations then and we don’t believe them now,” the statement noted. “<hl> We feel strongly that Isiah Thomas was held responsible for sordid allegations that were completely unrelated to him, <hl> and for which M.S.G. bore responsibility.” Several problems arise here. The facts of the Browne harassment case are no longer “allegations.” A jury verdict is not a friendly tap on your shoulder or advice whispered in your ear. You appeal a verdict or accept it, at which point, like freshly poured concrete, it quickly hardens into accepted fact.

“We did not believe the allegations then and we don’t believe them now,” the statement noted. “ <hl> We feel strongly that Isiah Thomas was held responsible for sordid allegations that were completely unrelated to him, <hl> and for which M.S.G. bore responsibility.”


Question: What is a concern the United States has regarding the intervention?

The United States has been supportive of the intervention, though quietly concerned about its long-term ramifications and the humanitarian impact. Despite misgivings, the United States is preparing to resupply Saudi Arabia with thousands of precision-guided munitions to replenish stocks exhausted by the Yemen campaign. The Pentagon recently approved the sale of 600 Patriot defense missiles, valued at $5.4 billion.

Answer: humanitarian impact.

<hl> The United States has been supportive of the intervention, though quietly concerned about its long-term ramifications and the humanitarian impact. Despite misgivings, the United States is preparing to resupply Saudi Arabia with thousands of precision-guided munitions to replenish stocks exhausted by the Yemen campaign. <hl> The Pentagon recently approved the sale of 600 Patriot defense missiles, valued at $5.4 billion.

The United States has been supportive of the intervention, though quietly concerned about its long-term ramifications and the <hl> humanitarian impact. <hl> Despite misgivings, the United States is preparing to resupply Saudi Arabia with thousands of precision-guided munitions to replenish stocks exhausted by the Yemen campaign. The Pentagon recently approved the sale of 600 Patriot defense missiles, valued at $5.4 billion.


Question: When was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu running for re-election?

But the effort to restore full electricity supplies seemed to indicate an Israeli desire to reduce tensions with the Palestinians, or at least not have them escalate further. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is running for re-election on March 17, is already under pressure because of acute tensions with the Obama administration over his plans to address a joint meeting of Congress next week about the nuclear talks with Iran. Relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority took a turn for the worse after President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party signed a reconciliation agreement last April with Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza, contributing to the breakdown of troubled American-brokered Middle East peace talks.

Answer: March 17

But the effort to restore full electricity supplies seemed to indicate an Israeli desire to reduce tensions with the Palestinians, or at least not have them escalate further. <hl> Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is running for re-election on March 17 , is already under pressure because of acute tensions with the Obama administration over his plans to address a joint meeting of Congress next week about the nuclear talks with Iran. <hl> Relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority took a turn for the worse after President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party signed a reconciliation agreement last April with Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza, contributing to the breakdown of troubled American-brokered Middle East peace talks.

But the effort to restore full electricity supplies seemed to indicate an Israeli desire to reduce tensions with the Palestinians, or at least not have them escalate further. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is running for re-election on <hl> March 17 <hl>, is already under pressure because of acute tensions with the Obama administration over his plans to address a joint meeting of Congress next week about the nuclear talks with Iran. Relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority took a turn for the worse after President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party signed a reconciliation agreement last April with Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza, contributing to the breakdown of troubled American-brokered Middle East peace talks.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is running for re-election on <hl> March 17 <hl> , is already under pressure because of acute tensions with the Obama administration over his plans to address a joint meeting of Congress next week about the nuclear talks with Iran.


Question: How old was Mr. Vasquez when he went to prison?

“Those are years that nothing in the world can give me back, no money, no nothing,” Mr. Vasquez said after the proceeding. “It’s just like I lost myself in prison, I lost 33 and a half years of my life. I went in at 30, I come out at 65, so...” Mr. Vasquez shook his head and his sentence trailed off. Mr. Villalobos, who like Mr. Vasquez has been out on parole since 2012, said he thought “all the time” that he would get his conviction vacated. In 2012, he contacted New York Law School, where Adele Bernhard, a law professor and director of the Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic, and her students worked on the case. Mr. Villalobos said he had been denied parole several times because he refused to show remorse for a crime he had not committed. Still, he said: “I’m not angry. Why would you be angry? I know they did something bad to me, but God is there.” His wife, Ernesta, who testified at his trial that she had been with him the night of the fire and who stayed with him throughout his time in prison, said she felt “happy, happy, happy, happy.” Eileen Mora, Mr. Mora’s daughter, said she had “some sweet memories” of her father, who died of a heart attack in 1989. “My father was a good man, and I’m glad we got to prove it today in court,” she said, her voice shaking. “There’s no better Christmas gift that I can get than to say that my dad was innocent, and now everybody knows.”

Answer: 30

“Those are years that nothing in the world can give me back, no money, no nothing,” Mr. Vasquez said after the proceeding. “It’s just like I lost myself in prison, I lost 33 and a half years of my life. <hl> I went in at 30 , I come out at 65, so...” <hl> Mr. Vasquez shook his head and his sentence trailed off. Mr. Villalobos, who like Mr. Vasquez has been out on parole since 2012, said he thought “all the time” that he would get his conviction vacated. In 2012, he contacted New York Law School, where Adele Bernhard, a law professor and director of the Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic, and her students worked on the case. Mr. Villalobos said he had been denied parole several times because he refused to show remorse for a crime he had not committed. Still, he said: “I’m not angry. Why would you be angry? I know they did something bad to me, but God is there.” His wife, Ernesta, who testified at his trial that she had been with him the night of the fire and who stayed with him throughout his time in prison, said she felt “happy, happy, happy, happy.” Eileen Mora, Mr. Mora’s daughter, said she had “some sweet memories” of her father, who died of a heart attack in 1989. “My father was a good man, and I’m glad we got to prove it today in court,” she said, her voice shaking. “There’s no better Christmas gift that I can get than to say that my dad was innocent, and now everybody knows.”

“Those are years that nothing in the world can give me back, no money, no nothing,” Mr. Vasquez said after the proceeding. “It’s just like I lost myself in prison, I lost 33 and a half years of my life. I went in at <hl> 30 <hl>, I come out at 65, so...” Mr. Vasquez shook his head and his sentence trailed off. Mr. Villalobos, who like Mr. Vasquez has been out on parole since 2012, said he thought “all the time” that he would get his conviction vacated. In 2012, he contacted New York Law School, where Adele Bernhard, a law professor and director of the Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic, and her students worked on the case. Mr. Villalobos said he had been denied parole several times because he refused to show remorse for a crime he had not committed. Still, he said: “I’m not angry. Why would you be angry? I know they did something bad to me, but God is there.” His wife, Ernesta, who testified at his trial that she had been with him the night of the fire and who stayed with him throughout his time in prison, said she felt “happy, happy, happy, happy.” Eileen Mora, Mr. Mora’s daughter, said she had “some sweet memories” of her father, who died of a heart attack in 1989. “My father was a good man, and I’m glad we got to prove it today in court,” she said, her voice shaking. “There’s no better Christmas gift that I can get than to say that my dad was innocent, and now everybody knows.”

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