Question: Which subject is considered off limits?

By Alice Gregory Doing something for 40-plus hours a week will determine a great deal of what goes on in your mind. There’s a sentiment pervasive among the people I know that one should not talk about work while socializing. Religion is not off limits, politics is not off limits, but work most definitely is. One of the greatest compliments you can pay a host of a party is to say, in an email the following day: “That was so much fun. I didn’t talk about work once.” In her recently published diary, “The Folded Clock,” the novelist Heidi Julavits writes: “I prefer to have dinner parties where nobody talks about their careers. Isn’t that the mark of a failed dinner party?” I adore Julavits’s books — this one in particular — but I completely disagree.

Answer: work

By Alice Gregory Doing something for 40-plus hours a week will determine a great deal of what goes on in your mind. <hl> There’s a sentiment pervasive among the people I know that one should not talk about work while socializing. <hl> Religion is not off limits, politics is not off limits, but work most definitely is. One of the greatest compliments you can pay a host of a party is to say, in an email the following day: “That was so much fun. I didn’t talk about work once.” In her recently published diary, “The Folded Clock,” the novelist Heidi Julavits writes: “I prefer to have dinner parties where nobody talks about their careers. Isn’t that the mark of a failed dinner party?” I adore Julavits’s books — this one in particular — but I completely disagree.

By Alice Gregory Doing something for 40-plus hours a week will determine a great deal of what goes on in your mind. There’s a sentiment pervasive among the people I know that one should not talk about <hl> work <hl> while socializing. Religion is not off limits, politics is not off limits, but work most definitely is. One of the greatest compliments you can pay a host of a party is to say, in an email the following day: “That was so much fun. I didn’t talk about work once.” In her recently published diary, “The Folded Clock,” the novelist Heidi Julavits writes: “I prefer to have dinner parties where nobody talks about their careers. Isn’t that the mark of a failed dinner party?” I adore Julavits’s books — this one in particular — but I completely disagree.


Question: Where does Jessie run off to?

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

Answer: the woods

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

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

But by the time Jessie comes running up the stairs in tears, shouting “I hate her, Mommy” and disappearing into <hl> the woods <hl> , the opportunity for peacemaking has slipped away.


Question: Who argued that a shot ruled as a two point play should have counted for three?

“I thought my guy was taking a lot of hard hits, and I didn’t like it, and I was expressing my opinion,” he said. “And LeBron stepped in to sort of protect me in that situation, which is more than fine.” Star player, coach, assistant coach, medical expert. James even found time to impersonate a statistician during the game, approaching the officials during a first-quarter timeout and arguing that a 2-point basket credited to his teammate Kevin Love should have been a 3-pointer. After reviewing the play, the officials made the change. But Love did not make another 3, shot 3 for 11 from the field and, not for the first time, spent the fourth quarter on the bench.

Answer: James

“I thought my guy was taking a lot of hard hits, and I didn’t like it, and I was expressing my opinion,” he said. “And LeBron stepped in to sort of protect me in that situation, which is more than fine.” Star player, coach, assistant coach, medical expert. <hl> James even found time to impersonate a statistician during the game, approaching the officials during a first-quarter timeout and arguing that a 2-point basket credited to his teammate Kevin Love should have been a 3-pointer. <hl> After reviewing the play, the officials made the change. But Love did not make another 3, shot 3 for 11 from the field and, not for the first time, spent the fourth quarter on the bench.

“I thought my guy was taking a lot of hard hits, and I didn’t like it, and I was expressing my opinion,” he said. “And LeBron stepped in to sort of protect me in that situation, which is more than fine.” Star player, coach, assistant coach, medical expert. <hl> James <hl> even found time to impersonate a statistician during the game, approaching the officials during a first-quarter timeout and arguing that a 2-point basket credited to his teammate Kevin Love should have been a 3-pointer. After reviewing the play, the officials made the change. But Love did not make another 3, shot 3 for 11 from the field and, not for the first time, spent the fourth quarter on the bench.


Question: How many accidents since 1975?

The Midland crossing has been the site of 29 accidents since 1975, according to the railroad agency’s data. Two people have been killed and six more injured. The Metro-North Railroad crash last week, in which six people were killed when a train plowed into a sport-utility vehicle at a grade crossing in Westchester County, N.Y., cast renewed attention on the constantly lurking danger posed by the mixing of cars, trains and human nature at the tens of thousands of rail crossings across the country. Over the last week, reporters for The New York Times visited the 10 crossings that the railroad administration’s accident-prediction algorithm deems the most likely sites for crashes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — to examine their configurations and talk to people about the safety concerns.

Answer: 29

<hl> The Midland crossing has been the site of 29 accidents since 1975, according to the railroad agency’s data. <hl> Two people have been killed and six more injured. The Metro-North Railroad crash last week, in which six people were killed when a train plowed into a sport-utility vehicle at a grade crossing in Westchester County, N.Y., cast renewed attention on the constantly lurking danger posed by the mixing of cars, trains and human nature at the tens of thousands of rail crossings across the country. Over the last week, reporters for The New York Times visited the 10 crossings that the railroad administration’s accident-prediction algorithm deems the most likely sites for crashes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — to examine their configurations and talk to people about the safety concerns.

The Midland crossing has been the site of <hl> 29 <hl> accidents since 1975, according to the railroad agency’s data. Two people have been killed and six more injured. The Metro-North Railroad crash last week, in which six people were killed when a train plowed into a sport-utility vehicle at a grade crossing in Westchester County, N.Y., cast renewed attention on the constantly lurking danger posed by the mixing of cars, trains and human nature at the tens of thousands of rail crossings across the country. Over the last week, reporters for The New York Times visited the 10 crossings that the railroad administration’s accident-prediction algorithm deems the most likely sites for crashes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — to examine their configurations and talk to people about the safety concerns.


Question: Iran's past activities became what for negotiations?

In a statement, the atomic agency, the nuclear-monitoring arm of the United Nations, said that as of Thursday, its requests for materials clarifying “past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program were completed.” Under the timeline for all preparatory steps required to put the nuclear agreement into effect, the atomic agency’s director general, Yukiya Amano, now has until Dec. 15 to provide “the final assessment on the resolution of all past and present outstanding issues,” the statement said. Iran always has asserted that its nuclear work is peaceful. But questions about past Iranian activities, and what atomic agency inspectors had described as Iran’s resistance in resolving them, became an acute obstacle in the negotiations.

Answer: acute obstacle

In a statement, the atomic agency, the nuclear-monitoring arm of the United Nations, said that as of Thursday, its requests for materials clarifying “past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program were completed.” Under the timeline for all preparatory steps required to put the nuclear agreement into effect, the atomic agency’s director general, Yukiya Amano, now has until Dec. 15 to provide “the final assessment on the resolution of all past and present outstanding issues,” the statement said. Iran always has asserted that its nuclear work is peaceful. <hl> But questions about past Iranian activities, and what atomic agency inspectors had described as Iran’s resistance in resolving them, became an acute obstacle in the negotiations. <hl>

In a statement, the atomic agency, the nuclear-monitoring arm of the United Nations, said that as of Thursday, its requests for materials clarifying “past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program were completed.” Under the timeline for all preparatory steps required to put the nuclear agreement into effect, the atomic agency’s director general, Yukiya Amano, now has until Dec. 15 to provide “the final assessment on the resolution of all past and present outstanding issues,” the statement said. Iran always has asserted that its nuclear work is peaceful. But questions about past Iranian activities, and what atomic agency inspectors had described as Iran’s resistance in resolving them, became an <hl> acute obstacle <hl> in the negotiations.


Question: What should people think in to become more mindful?

After spending the past four decades studying mindfulness without meditation, the Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer has identified plenty of other techniques for raising our conscious awareness of the present. For example, it turns out that you can become more mindful by thinking in conditionals instead of absolutes. In one experiment, when people made a mistake with a pencil, they had one of several different objects, like a rubber band, sitting on the table. When they were told, “This is a rubber band,” only 3 percent realized it could also be used as an eraser. When they had been told “This could be a rubber band,” 40 percent figured out that it could erase their mistake.

Answer: conditionals

After spending the past four decades studying mindfulness without meditation, the Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer has identified plenty of other techniques for raising our conscious awareness of the present. <hl> For example, it turns out that you can become more mindful by thinking in conditionals instead of absolutes. <hl> In one experiment, when people made a mistake with a pencil, they had one of several different objects, like a rubber band, sitting on the table. When they were told, “This is a rubber band,” only 3 percent realized it could also be used as an eraser. When they had been told “This could be a rubber band,” 40 percent figured out that it could erase their mistake.

After spending the past four decades studying mindfulness without meditation, the Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer has identified plenty of other techniques for raising our conscious awareness of the present. For example, it turns out that you can become more mindful by thinking in <hl> conditionals <hl> instead of absolutes. In one experiment, when people made a mistake with a pencil, they had one of several different objects, like a rubber band, sitting on the table. When they were told, “This is a rubber band,” only 3 percent realized it could also be used as an eraser. When they had been told “This could be a rubber band,” 40 percent figured out that it could erase their mistake.


Question: What was effected due to the protests?

Laxman Lal Karna, a Madhesi political leader, said talks would not progress unless a curfew in parts of the southern plains was lifted and soldiers, who have been patrolling some of towns, returned to their barracks. In the past month, at least 36 people have been killed in protests over the draft constitution, including 11 police officers and a 2-year-old child. Schools, workplaces and shops have been shut for nearly a month in many of the southern districts.

Answer: Schools, workplaces and shops

Laxman Lal Karna, a Madhesi political leader, said talks would not progress unless a curfew in parts of the southern plains was lifted and soldiers, who have been patrolling some of towns, returned to their barracks. In the past month, at least 36 people have been killed in protests over the draft constitution, including 11 police officers and a 2-year-old child. <hl> Schools, workplaces and shops have been shut for nearly a month in many of the southern districts. <hl>

Laxman Lal Karna, a Madhesi political leader, said talks would not progress unless a curfew in parts of the southern plains was lifted and soldiers, who have been patrolling some of towns, returned to their barracks. In the past month, at least 36 people have been killed in protests over the draft constitution, including 11 police officers and a 2-year-old child. <hl> Schools, workplaces and shops <hl> have been shut for nearly a month in many of the southern districts.


Question: And why was the director of field operations suspended?

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. The report included the names of the victims, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

Answer: The report included the names of the victims

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. <hl> The report included the names of the victims , as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. <hl> For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. <hl> The report included the names of the victims <hl>, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

<hl> The report included the names of the victims <hl> , as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies.


Question: What does the 606 speak to?

The other day I walked part of the 606, Chicago’s down-home twist on the chic High Line in New York: a 2.7-mile elevated park along a derelict freight track, wending east-west across a mix of industrial and residential areas. What I saw wasn’t sleek or even especially beautiful, with plantings that need time to grow, a little too much concrete and tall steel fencing. But it connects ground-level neighborhood parks and belongs to a larger, humanizing campaign by Chicago’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel, to green up gritty areas of the city. Young mothers push strollers; elderly couples walk arm in arm; joggers and speeding bicyclists hog the pathways. Rough, ready, community-friendly, the 606 speaks to Chicago’s heart.

Answer: Chicago’s heart

The other day I walked part of the 606, Chicago’s down-home twist on the chic High Line in New York: a 2.7-mile elevated park along a derelict freight track, wending east-west across a mix of industrial and residential areas. What I saw wasn’t sleek or even especially beautiful, with plantings that need time to grow, a little too much concrete and tall steel fencing. But it connects ground-level neighborhood parks and belongs to a larger, humanizing campaign by Chicago’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel, to green up gritty areas of the city. Young mothers push strollers; elderly couples walk arm in arm; joggers and speeding bicyclists hog the pathways. <hl> Rough, ready, community-friendly, the 606 speaks to Chicago’s heart . <hl>

The other day I walked part of the 606, Chicago’s down-home twist on the chic High Line in New York: a 2.7-mile elevated park along a derelict freight track, wending east-west across a mix of industrial and residential areas. What I saw wasn’t sleek or even especially beautiful, with plantings that need time to grow, a little too much concrete and tall steel fencing. But it connects ground-level neighborhood parks and belongs to a larger, humanizing campaign by Chicago’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel, to green up gritty areas of the city. Young mothers push strollers; elderly couples walk arm in arm; joggers and speeding bicyclists hog the pathways. Rough, ready, community-friendly, the 606 speaks to <hl> Chicago’s heart <hl>.

Rough, ready, community-friendly, the 606 speaks to <hl> Chicago’s heart <hl> .


Question: What is the name of the director that conveys this rough landscape in the movie?

Before long, the men are tramping through the desert, where step by step, over one and then another crest, they walk and periodically speak, sharing meals and assorted dangers. With the director of photography Guillaume Deffontaines, Mr. Oelhoffen conveys the striking, multicolored glories of this rough landscape, with all its sun-shot gradations of red and brown, without descending into picture-postcard banality. (The movie was shot in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.) Many of the movie’s most effective scenes involve the men just walking through this extraordinary landscape, the warring splendor and harshness of their surroundings — equally inviting and foreboding — as seemingly at odds as the attraction-repulsion that initially defines Daru and Mohamed’s relationship.

Answer: Mr. Oelhoffen

Before long, the men are tramping through the desert, where step by step, over one and then another crest, they walk and periodically speak, sharing meals and assorted dangers. <hl> With the director of photography Guillaume Deffontaines, Mr. Oelhoffen conveys the striking, multicolored glories of this rough landscape, with all its sun-shot gradations of red and brown, without descending into picture-postcard banality. <hl> (The movie was shot in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.) Many of the movie’s most effective scenes involve the men just walking through this extraordinary landscape, the warring splendor and harshness of their surroundings — equally inviting and foreboding — as seemingly at odds as the attraction-repulsion that initially defines Daru and Mohamed’s relationship.

Before long, the men are tramping through the desert, where step by step, over one and then another crest, they walk and periodically speak, sharing meals and assorted dangers. With the director of photography Guillaume Deffontaines, <hl> Mr. Oelhoffen <hl> conveys the striking, multicolored glories of this rough landscape, with all its sun-shot gradations of red and brown, without descending into picture-postcard banality. (The movie was shot in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.) Many of the movie’s most effective scenes involve the men just walking through this extraordinary landscape, the warring splendor and harshness of their surroundings — equally inviting and foreboding — as seemingly at odds as the attraction-repulsion that initially defines Daru and Mohamed’s relationship.


Question: Who feels justified by scripture?

First, these issues are difficult and personal, and I don’t presume that my approach is always right. Second, details matter. My closest gay friends are fairly secular. But I would be uncomfortable attending same-sex vows in the style of a Catholic mass — or being hired to photograph such a ceremony. I don’t think that discomfort should be grounds for shutting down a business. Well, that discomfort may seem religious, but segregationists felt justified by scripture too. They got over it; their churches got over it; so will yours.

Answer: segregationists

First, these issues are difficult and personal, and I don’t presume that my approach is always right. Second, details matter. My closest gay friends are fairly secular. But I would be uncomfortable attending same-sex vows in the style of a Catholic mass — or being hired to photograph such a ceremony. I don’t think that discomfort should be grounds for shutting down a business. <hl> Well, that discomfort may seem religious, but segregationists felt justified by scripture too. <hl> They got over it; their churches got over it; so will yours.

First, these issues are difficult and personal, and I don’t presume that my approach is always right. Second, details matter. My closest gay friends are fairly secular. But I would be uncomfortable attending same-sex vows in the style of a Catholic mass — or being hired to photograph such a ceremony. I don’t think that discomfort should be grounds for shutting down a business. Well, that discomfort may seem religious, but <hl> segregationists <hl> felt justified by scripture too. They got over it; their churches got over it; so will yours.


Question: Mr. Carson claimed who should not be a president?

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

Answer: a Muslim

<hl> On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. <hl> His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think <hl> a Muslim <hl> should be able to be president. His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”


Question: What state does Bernie Sanders hail from?

Ashlyn Knaur of Huntsville, Ala., recently unfollowed some friends after Mrs. Clinton’s announcement. She also removed the actress Anne Hathaway from her Instagram feed after Ms. Hathaway shared a posting supportive of Mrs. Clinton. Julie Ruby of Normal, Ill., is on the brink of unfollowing her daughter’s mother-in-law for negative comments regarding Mrs. Clinton. And John Thrasher of Cumberland, Md., lost touch with his father over his politics postings on Facebook. “The regular contact between us has been cut because of politics and social media,” Mr. Thrasher said. Mike Massaroli, from Staten Island, says that his postings are often ignored and that he is occasionally unfollowed even by his fraternity brothers, who playfully cast him off as “the dude who is voting for Bernie Sanders” for his frequent praise of the Vermont senator. In theory, Facebook’s algorithm provides for an overall better experience on the site, ranking the number of posts likely to be ignored by the user lower in the news feed. But in the realm of politics, that sometimes has the unintended consequence of engineering the political discourse on Facebook toward the user’s political leanings. “The fundamental principle underpinning news feed is the more you interact with specific types of content and content from specific places, the more likely you are to continue to see” that kind of content, said Andy Stone, a spokesman for Facebook.

Answer: Vermont

Ashlyn Knaur of Huntsville, Ala., recently unfollowed some friends after Mrs. Clinton’s announcement. She also removed the actress Anne Hathaway from her Instagram feed after Ms. Hathaway shared a posting supportive of Mrs. Clinton. Julie Ruby of Normal, Ill., is on the brink of unfollowing her daughter’s mother-in-law for negative comments regarding Mrs. Clinton. And John Thrasher of Cumberland, Md., lost touch with his father over his politics postings on Facebook. “The regular contact between us has been cut because of politics and social media,” Mr. Thrasher said. <hl> Mike Massaroli, from Staten Island, says that his postings are often ignored and that he is occasionally unfollowed even by his fraternity brothers, who playfully cast him off as “the dude who is voting for Bernie Sanders” for his frequent praise of the Vermont senator. <hl> In theory, Facebook’s algorithm provides for an overall better experience on the site, ranking the number of posts likely to be ignored by the user lower in the news feed. But in the realm of politics, that sometimes has the unintended consequence of engineering the political discourse on Facebook toward the user’s political leanings. “The fundamental principle underpinning news feed is the more you interact with specific types of content and content from specific places, the more likely you are to continue to see” that kind of content, said Andy Stone, a spokesman for Facebook.

Ashlyn Knaur of Huntsville, Ala., recently unfollowed some friends after Mrs. Clinton’s announcement. She also removed the actress Anne Hathaway from her Instagram feed after Ms. Hathaway shared a posting supportive of Mrs. Clinton. Julie Ruby of Normal, Ill., is on the brink of unfollowing her daughter’s mother-in-law for negative comments regarding Mrs. Clinton. And John Thrasher of Cumberland, Md., lost touch with his father over his politics postings on Facebook. “The regular contact between us has been cut because of politics and social media,” Mr. Thrasher said. Mike Massaroli, from Staten Island, says that his postings are often ignored and that he is occasionally unfollowed even by his fraternity brothers, who playfully cast him off as “the dude who is voting for Bernie Sanders” for his frequent praise of the <hl> Vermont <hl> senator. In theory, Facebook’s algorithm provides for an overall better experience on the site, ranking the number of posts likely to be ignored by the user lower in the news feed. But in the realm of politics, that sometimes has the unintended consequence of engineering the political discourse on Facebook toward the user’s political leanings. “The fundamental principle underpinning news feed is the more you interact with specific types of content and content from specific places, the more likely you are to continue to see” that kind of content, said Andy Stone, a spokesman for Facebook.


Question: What is difficult to find when a financial system implodes?

As was the case in Cyprus during its banking crisis, when a financial system implodes, finding acceptable collateral to swap for desperately needed loans can be difficult. The solution has been for the banks to manufacture and issue billions of euros of short-term bonds, which — because they carry the guarantee of the Greek government — can be used as collateral to secure much-needed cash from the European Central Bank. As long as the bank’s problem is access to short-term funds and not solvency, such machinations can work. In the last year or so, Greek banks have issued more than €50 billion worth of these securities at artificially high interest rates (the higher the rate, the more valuable the collateral becomes in securing loans).

Answer: acceptable collateral

<hl> As was the case in Cyprus during its banking crisis, when a financial system implodes, finding acceptable collateral to swap for desperately needed loans can be difficult. <hl> The solution has been for the banks to manufacture and issue billions of euros of short-term bonds, which — because they carry the guarantee of the Greek government — can be used as collateral to secure much-needed cash from the European Central Bank. As long as the bank’s problem is access to short-term funds and not solvency, such machinations can work. In the last year or so, Greek banks have issued more than €50 billion worth of these securities at artificially high interest rates (the higher the rate, the more valuable the collateral becomes in securing loans).

As was the case in Cyprus during its banking crisis, when a financial system implodes, finding <hl> acceptable collateral <hl> to swap for desperately needed loans can be difficult. The solution has been for the banks to manufacture and issue billions of euros of short-term bonds, which — because they carry the guarantee of the Greek government — can be used as collateral to secure much-needed cash from the European Central Bank. As long as the bank’s problem is access to short-term funds and not solvency, such machinations can work. In the last year or so, Greek banks have issued more than €50 billion worth of these securities at artificially high interest rates (the higher the rate, the more valuable the collateral becomes in securing loans).


Question: was trumps campaign in july?

Trump actually launched his campaign on June 16 with a message of polarization, saying: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. … They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” The Washington Post’s Fact Checker column gave him four Pinocchios, its highest rating for not telling the truth, noting: “Trump’s repeated statements about immigrants and crime underscore a common public perception that crime is correlated with immigration, especially illegal immigration. But that is a misperception; no solid data support it, and the data that do exist negate it.”

Answer: Trump actually launched his campaign on June 16

<hl> Trump actually launched his campaign on June 16 with a message of polarization, saying: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. <hl> … They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” The Washington Post’s Fact Checker column gave him four Pinocchios, its highest rating for not telling the truth, noting: “Trump’s repeated statements about immigrants and crime underscore a common public perception that crime is correlated with immigration, especially illegal immigration. But that is a misperception; no solid data support it, and the data that do exist negate it.”

<hl> Trump actually launched his campaign on June 16 <hl> with a message of polarization, saying: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. … They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” The Washington Post’s Fact Checker column gave him four Pinocchios, its highest rating for not telling the truth, noting: “Trump’s repeated statements about immigrants and crime underscore a common public perception that crime is correlated with immigration, especially illegal immigration. But that is a misperception; no solid data support it, and the data that do exist negate it.”


Question: How many percent stake did CVC funds acquire in Virgin Active in 2011?

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: 51

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. <hl> The CVC funds acquired a 51 percent stake in Virgin Active in 2011. <hl> 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.

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 <hl> 51 <hl> 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.


Question: Who promised to support Jeremy Corbyn?

His success underlines the extent to which European political structures have been destabilized by the aftershocks of the financial crisis in 2008, with voters increasingly attracted away from the political center ground, either to the socialist left or the nationalist right. However, Mr. Corbyn’s program, which includes nationalizing energy and rail companies, has shallow support among fellow Labour lawmakers, a fact that suggests he may struggle to unite his party. Several senior party figures, including Emma Reynolds and Tristram Hunt, have already announced that they will not be serving on Mr. Corbyn’s team, though another, Hilary Benn, promised to support him. On Saturday there were jubilant scenes after the release of results showing that Mr. Corbyn had won almost 60 percent of the vote, crushing his three opponents, Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall. “We don’t have to be unequal, it doesn’t have to be unfair, poverty isn’t inevitable,” Mr. Corbyn told a cheering audience in a short acceptance speech.

Answer: three

His success underlines the extent to which European political structures have been destabilized by the aftershocks of the financial crisis in 2008, with voters increasingly attracted away from the political center ground, either to the socialist left or the nationalist right. However, Mr. Corbyn’s program, which includes nationalizing energy and rail companies, has shallow support among fellow Labour lawmakers, a fact that suggests he may struggle to unite his party. Several senior party figures, including Emma Reynolds and Tristram Hunt, have already announced that they will not be serving on Mr. Corbyn’s team, though another, Hilary Benn, promised to support him. <hl> On Saturday there were jubilant scenes after the release of results showing that Mr. Corbyn had won almost 60 percent of the vote, crushing his three opponents, Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall. <hl> “We don’t have to be unequal, it doesn’t have to be unfair, poverty isn’t inevitable,” Mr. Corbyn told a cheering audience in a short acceptance speech.

His success underlines the extent to which European political structures have been destabilized by the aftershocks of the financial crisis in 2008, with voters increasingly attracted away from the political center ground, either to the socialist left or the nationalist right. However, Mr. Corbyn’s program, which includes nationalizing energy and rail companies, has shallow support among fellow Labour lawmakers, a fact that suggests he may struggle to unite his party. Several senior party figures, including Emma Reynolds and Tristram Hunt, have already announced that they will not be serving on Mr. Corbyn’s team, though another, Hilary Benn, promised to support him. On Saturday there were jubilant scenes after the release of results showing that Mr. Corbyn had won almost 60 percent of the vote, crushing his <hl> three <hl> opponents, Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall. “We don’t have to be unequal, it doesn’t have to be unfair, poverty isn’t inevitable,” Mr. Corbyn told a cheering audience in a short acceptance speech.


Question: What does Raylan Givens do for a living?

10 P.M. (FX) JUSTIFIED Timothy Olyphant plays Raylan Givens, the fictional United States marshal created by Elmore Leonard in his novel “Pronto.” In this episode Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) tries to take money from Avery Markham (Sam Elliott). 10 P.M. (CBS) PERSON OF INTEREST John Reese (Jim Caviezel) has to protect a reckless bounty hunter. Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) follows through on the plot he hatched in Hong Kong. 10:30 (HGTV) HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Prospective buyers set a budget and work with a real estate agent to find a home abroad. In this episode a couple with a $240,000 budget looks for places in the Turks and Caicos. Conflict sets in when it is revealed that they have different motives for the purchase. What’s Streaming Now MAD MEN This AMC series’s final episodes will be broadcast starting on April 5. The first half of Season 7 is available for streaming now on Netflix. (netflix.com)

Answer: United States marshal

<hl> 10 P.M. (FX) JUSTIFIED Timothy Olyphant plays Raylan Givens, the fictional United States marshal created by Elmore Leonard in his novel “Pronto.” <hl> In this episode Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) tries to take money from Avery Markham (Sam Elliott). 10 P.M. (CBS) PERSON OF INTEREST John Reese (Jim Caviezel) has to protect a reckless bounty hunter. Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) follows through on the plot he hatched in Hong Kong. 10:30 (HGTV) HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Prospective buyers set a budget and work with a real estate agent to find a home abroad. In this episode a couple with a $240,000 budget looks for places in the Turks and Caicos. Conflict sets in when it is revealed that they have different motives for the purchase. What’s Streaming Now MAD MEN This AMC series’s final episodes will be broadcast starting on April 5. The first half of Season 7 is available for streaming now on Netflix. (netflix.com)

10 P.M. (FX) JUSTIFIED Timothy Olyphant plays Raylan Givens, the fictional <hl> United States marshal <hl> created by Elmore Leonard in his novel “Pronto.” In this episode Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) tries to take money from Avery Markham (Sam Elliott). 10 P.M. (CBS) PERSON OF INTEREST John Reese (Jim Caviezel) has to protect a reckless bounty hunter. Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) follows through on the plot he hatched in Hong Kong. 10:30 (HGTV) HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Prospective buyers set a budget and work with a real estate agent to find a home abroad. In this episode a couple with a $240,000 budget looks for places in the Turks and Caicos. Conflict sets in when it is revealed that they have different motives for the purchase. What’s Streaming Now MAD MEN This AMC series’s final episodes will be broadcast starting on April 5. The first half of Season 7 is available for streaming now on Netflix. (netflix.com)


Question: You can sync files with what service?

A. Syncing files through Dropbox is one way to share them between computers, but if you bought the tracks you want to copy from Apple, you have an easier way to get them. You can freely download music and other content you have previously purchased from the iTunes Store to additional computers, as long as you are logged into iTunes with the same Apple ID account you used when you bought the items.

Answer: Dropbox

<hl> A. Syncing files through Dropbox is one way to share them between computers, but if you bought the tracks you want to copy from Apple, you have an easier way to get them. <hl> You can freely download music and other content you have previously purchased from the iTunes Store to additional computers, as long as you are logged into iTunes with the same Apple ID account you used when you bought the items.

A. Syncing files through <hl> Dropbox <hl> is one way to share them between computers, but if you bought the tracks you want to copy from Apple, you have an easier way to get them. You can freely download music and other content you have previously purchased from the iTunes Store to additional computers, as long as you are logged into iTunes with the same Apple ID account you used when you bought the items.


Question: What's the role of Ellen Bravo at Family Values @ Work?

Three states — California, New Jersey and Rhode Island — offer paid family leave, and several cities, including Boston and Seattle this year, have begun offering parental leave to city employees. “We always knew that we need national standards, but historically in our country, workplace changes happen first at the state or local level,” said Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of groups pushing for paid leave.

Answer: executive director

Three states — California, New Jersey and Rhode Island — offer paid family leave, and several cities, including Boston and Seattle this year, have begun offering parental leave to city employees. <hl> “We always knew that we need national standards, but historically in our country, workplace changes happen first at the state or local level,” said Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of groups pushing for paid leave. <hl>

Three states — California, New Jersey and Rhode Island — offer paid family leave, and several cities, including Boston and Seattle this year, have begun offering parental leave to city employees. “We always knew that we need national standards, but historically in our country, workplace changes happen first at the state or local level,” said Ellen Bravo, <hl> executive director <hl> of Family Values @ Work, a network of groups pushing for paid leave.


Question: Who was Dawkins fourth marriage partner?

After his N.B.A. career ended, Dawkins played professionally in Italy and spent a year with the Harlem Globetrotters. In recent years he coached professional teams in Winnipeg and in Allentown, where he met Janice Hoderman, who became his fourth wife in 2001. A gentle giant in his later years, Dawkins also coached the basketball team at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Pa., not far from Allentown, where he lived. In addition to his wife, his survivors include their son, Nicholas, and daughter, Alexis; a stepdaughter, Tabitha; a daughter from a previous marriage, Dara; his mother; and several siblings.

Answer: Janice Hoderman

After his N.B.A. career ended, Dawkins played professionally in Italy and spent a year with the Harlem Globetrotters. <hl> In recent years he coached professional teams in Winnipeg and in Allentown, where he met Janice Hoderman , who became his fourth wife in 2001. <hl> A gentle giant in his later years, Dawkins also coached the basketball team at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Pa., not far from Allentown, where he lived. In addition to his wife, his survivors include their son, Nicholas, and daughter, Alexis; a stepdaughter, Tabitha; a daughter from a previous marriage, Dara; his mother; and several siblings.

After his N.B.A. career ended, Dawkins played professionally in Italy and spent a year with the Harlem Globetrotters. In recent years he coached professional teams in Winnipeg and in Allentown, where he met <hl> Janice Hoderman <hl>, who became his fourth wife in 2001. A gentle giant in his later years, Dawkins also coached the basketball team at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Pa., not far from Allentown, where he lived. In addition to his wife, his survivors include their son, Nicholas, and daughter, Alexis; a stepdaughter, Tabitha; a daughter from a previous marriage, Dara; his mother; and several siblings.

In recent years he coached professional teams in Winnipeg and in Allentown, where he met <hl> Janice Hoderman <hl> , who became his fourth wife in 2001.


Question: Who should Catholics not try to convert?

ROME —  Catholics should not try to convert Jews, but should work together with them to fight anti-Semitism, the Vatican said on Thursday in a far-reaching document meant to solidify its increasingly positive relations with Jews. Despite a long history of mutual suspicion and conflict, Christianity and Judaism are deeply intertwined, and Christians should treat the subject of the Holocaust with sensitivity and repel any anti-Semitic tendencies, the Vatican wrote. Titled “The Gifts and Calling of God Are Irrevocable,” the document was issued by the Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews. Addressing an issue that has been a sore point between the two faiths for centuries, the commission wrote that the church was “obliged to view evangelization to Jews, who believe in the one God, in a different manner from that to people of other religions and world views.” It specified that “the Catholic Church neither conducts nor supports any specific institutional mission work directed towards Jews.” Analysts said the language in the document seemed intended to put the issue to rest.

Answer: Jews

<hl> ROME — Catholics should not try to convert Jews , but should work together with them to fight anti-Semitism, the Vatican said on Thursday in a far-reaching document meant to solidify its increasingly positive relations with Jews. <hl> Despite a long history of mutual suspicion and conflict, Christianity and Judaism are deeply intertwined, and Christians should treat the subject of the Holocaust with sensitivity and repel any anti-Semitic tendencies, the Vatican wrote. Titled “The Gifts and Calling of God Are Irrevocable,” the document was issued by the Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews. Addressing an issue that has been a sore point between the two faiths for centuries, the commission wrote that the church was “obliged to view evangelization to Jews, who believe in the one God, in a different manner from that to people of other religions and world views.” It specified that “the Catholic Church neither conducts nor supports any specific institutional mission work directed towards Jews.” Analysts said the language in the document seemed intended to put the issue to rest.

ROME — Catholics should not try to convert <hl> Jews <hl>, but should work together with them to fight anti-Semitism, the Vatican said on Thursday in a far-reaching document meant to solidify its increasingly positive relations with Jews. Despite a long history of mutual suspicion and conflict, Christianity and Judaism are deeply intertwined, and Christians should treat the subject of the Holocaust with sensitivity and repel any anti-Semitic tendencies, the Vatican wrote. Titled “The Gifts and Calling of God Are Irrevocable,” the document was issued by the Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews. Addressing an issue that has been a sore point between the two faiths for centuries, the commission wrote that the church was “obliged to view evangelization to Jews, who believe in the one God, in a different manner from that to people of other religions and world views.” It specified that “the Catholic Church neither conducts nor supports any specific institutional mission work directed towards Jews.” Analysts said the language in the document seemed intended to put the issue to rest.

ROME — Catholics should not try to convert <hl> Jews <hl> , but should work together with them to fight anti-Semitism, the Vatican said on Thursday in a far-reaching document meant to solidify its increasingly positive relations with Jews.


Question: Is the writer a frequent traveller?

I love the calm snarkiness of this essay, and it went right over the heads of some making comments here. If there is ever a moment where I am made to feel like a consumer, it is when I have already bought a ticket and am waiting to board. Everyone has been assigned literally several different levels of gold and silver status. It is hilarious and sad. I don’t take it seriously since the costs of tickets is absurd anyway. Roger of Queens: As an infrequent flier with a status somewhere between lead and copper, I am quite pleased with the fact that there are people willing to pay $1,000 for a round trip from N.Y.C. to San Diego, in return for an extra few inches of legroom and a free cocktail. Thanks to their subsidy, I can make the same trip in the back of the plane for $400, which barely even covers my share of the fuel cost.

Answer: an infrequent flier

I love the calm snarkiness of this essay, and it went right over the heads of some making comments here. If there is ever a moment where I am made to feel like a consumer, it is when I have already bought a ticket and am waiting to board. Everyone has been assigned literally several different levels of gold and silver status. It is hilarious and sad. I don’t take it seriously since the costs of tickets is absurd anyway. Roger of Queens: <hl> As an infrequent flier with a status somewhere between lead and copper, I am quite pleased with the fact that there are people willing to pay $1,000 for a round trip from N.Y.C. to San Diego, in return for an extra few inches of legroom and a free cocktail. <hl> Thanks to their subsidy, I can make the same trip in the back of the plane for $400, which barely even covers my share of the fuel cost.

I love the calm snarkiness of this essay, and it went right over the heads of some making comments here. If there is ever a moment where I am made to feel like a consumer, it is when I have already bought a ticket and am waiting to board. Everyone has been assigned literally several different levels of gold and silver status. It is hilarious and sad. I don’t take it seriously since the costs of tickets is absurd anyway. Roger of Queens: As <hl> an infrequent flier <hl> with a status somewhere between lead and copper, I am quite pleased with the fact that there are people willing to pay $1,000 for a round trip from N.Y.C. to San Diego, in return for an extra few inches of legroom and a free cocktail. Thanks to their subsidy, I can make the same trip in the back of the plane for $400, which barely even covers my share of the fuel cost.


Question: What is the address of the church?

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

Answer: 111-11 86th Avenue

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

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

One video clip showed the woman, with the infant, entering a dollar store on Jamaica Avenue, in the Richmond Hill neighborhood, around the corner from the church, at <hl> 111-11 86th Avenue <hl> .


Question: What is being changed by the Academy President?

“This industry is so far behind sports, it’s ridiculous,” Mr. Lee continued. “It’s easier to be president of the United States as a black person than be head of a studio. Honest.” And so it went, as the film academy — stung by fierce criticism of its failure to nominate any black actors or directors in the last round of Oscar voting — used its annual Governors Awards to face its diversity issues head on. As the evening began, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the Academy’s president, set the tone with a speech about inclusiveness, and the disclosure of a five-year plan, called “A2020,” to broaden the demographics of the group’s membership, staff and governing board.

Answer: the demographics of the group’s membership

“This industry is so far behind sports, it’s ridiculous,” Mr. Lee continued. “It’s easier to be president of the United States as a black person than be head of a studio. Honest.” And so it went, as the film academy — stung by fierce criticism of its failure to nominate any black actors or directors in the last round of Oscar voting — used its annual Governors Awards to face its diversity issues head on. <hl> As the evening began, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the Academy’s president, set the tone with a speech about inclusiveness, and the disclosure of a five-year plan, called “A2020,” to broaden the demographics of the group’s membership , staff and governing board. <hl>

“This industry is so far behind sports, it’s ridiculous,” Mr. Lee continued. “It’s easier to be president of the United States as a black person than be head of a studio. Honest.” And so it went, as the film academy — stung by fierce criticism of its failure to nominate any black actors or directors in the last round of Oscar voting — used its annual Governors Awards to face its diversity issues head on. As the evening began, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the Academy’s president, set the tone with a speech about inclusiveness, and the disclosure of a five-year plan, called “A2020,” to broaden <hl> the demographics of the group’s membership <hl>, staff and governing board.

As the evening began, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the Academy’s president, set the tone with a speech about inclusiveness, and the disclosure of a five-year plan, called “A2020,” to broaden <hl> the demographics of the group’s membership <hl> , staff and governing board.


Question: How many hours a week will influence a lot of your thinking?

By Alice Gregory Doing something for 40-plus hours a week will determine a great deal of what goes on in your mind. There’s a sentiment pervasive among the people I know that one should not talk about work while socializing. Religion is not off limits, politics is not off limits, but work most definitely is. One of the greatest compliments you can pay a host of a party is to say, in an email the following day: “That was so much fun. I didn’t talk about work once.” In her recently published diary, “The Folded Clock,” the novelist Heidi Julavits writes: “I prefer to have dinner parties where nobody talks about their careers. Isn’t that the mark of a failed dinner party?” I adore Julavits’s books — this one in particular — but I completely disagree.

Answer: 40-plus hours

<hl> By Alice Gregory Doing something for 40-plus hours a week will determine a great deal of what goes on in your mind. <hl> There’s a sentiment pervasive among the people I know that one should not talk about work while socializing. Religion is not off limits, politics is not off limits, but work most definitely is. One of the greatest compliments you can pay a host of a party is to say, in an email the following day: “That was so much fun. I didn’t talk about work once.” In her recently published diary, “The Folded Clock,” the novelist Heidi Julavits writes: “I prefer to have dinner parties where nobody talks about their careers. Isn’t that the mark of a failed dinner party?” I adore Julavits’s books — this one in particular — but I completely disagree.

By Alice Gregory Doing something for <hl> 40-plus hours <hl> a week will determine a great deal of what goes on in your mind. There’s a sentiment pervasive among the people I know that one should not talk about work while socializing. Religion is not off limits, politics is not off limits, but work most definitely is. One of the greatest compliments you can pay a host of a party is to say, in an email the following day: “That was so much fun. I didn’t talk about work once.” In her recently published diary, “The Folded Clock,” the novelist Heidi Julavits writes: “I prefer to have dinner parties where nobody talks about their careers. Isn’t that the mark of a failed dinner party?” I adore Julavits’s books — this one in particular — but I completely disagree.


Question: What was the boy suspected of?

A 15-year-old boy lured an 8-year-old girl into his apartment in Santa Cruz, Calif., and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin, the police said Tuesday. Chief Kevin Vogel of the Santa Cruz police said the girl, Madyson Middleton, went willingly into the apartment at the Tannery Arts Center, a housing complex for artists where they lived, and was probably dead before she was reported missing Sunday night, sparking a search by hundreds of volunteers. The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, knew the victim, Chief Vogel said. The boy was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Answer: murder

A 15-year-old boy lured an 8-year-old girl into his apartment in Santa Cruz, Calif., and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin, the police said Tuesday. Chief Kevin Vogel of the Santa Cruz police said the girl, Madyson Middleton, went willingly into the apartment at the Tannery Arts Center, a housing complex for artists where they lived, and was probably dead before she was reported missing Sunday night, sparking a search by hundreds of volunteers. The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, knew the victim, Chief Vogel said. <hl> The boy was arrested on suspicion of murder . <hl>

A 15-year-old boy lured an 8-year-old girl into his apartment in Santa Cruz, Calif., and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin, the police said Tuesday. Chief Kevin Vogel of the Santa Cruz police said the girl, Madyson Middleton, went willingly into the apartment at the Tannery Arts Center, a housing complex for artists where they lived, and was probably dead before she was reported missing Sunday night, sparking a search by hundreds of volunteers. The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, knew the victim, Chief Vogel said. The boy was arrested on suspicion of <hl> murder <hl>.

The boy was arrested on suspicion of <hl> murder <hl> .


Question: Where is Mr. Saleh's wife at?

Mr. Atassi scrutinizes Mr. Saleh’s ordinary side, filming him asleep, legs poking from under a comforter, or flinching at the sound of shelling, when he is not giving interviews over Skype to a Western journalist who tells him, “Your voice is very important.” He also Skypes with his wife, now unexpectedly trapped back in Douma by a government siege. Mr. Saleh tells the camera, presciently, that if anything happens to her, “it would break me more than anything else.” Finally, realizing that he can contribute nothing in Raqqa, Mr. Saleh departs for Turkey. There, he appears diminished, an old man on his first subway ride, just after his first airplane flight, stuck at a turnstile, trying to work the electronic fare card. “Like an extraterrestrial,” Mr. Atassi said in an interview.

Answer: trapped back in Douma

Mr. Atassi scrutinizes Mr. Saleh’s ordinary side, filming him asleep, legs poking from under a comforter, or flinching at the sound of shelling, when he is not giving interviews over Skype to a Western journalist who tells him, “Your voice is very important.” <hl> He also Skypes with his wife, now unexpectedly trapped back in Douma by a government siege. <hl> Mr. Saleh tells the camera, presciently, that if anything happens to her, “it would break me more than anything else.” Finally, realizing that he can contribute nothing in Raqqa, Mr. Saleh departs for Turkey. There, he appears diminished, an old man on his first subway ride, just after his first airplane flight, stuck at a turnstile, trying to work the electronic fare card. “Like an extraterrestrial,” Mr. Atassi said in an interview.

Mr. Atassi scrutinizes Mr. Saleh’s ordinary side, filming him asleep, legs poking from under a comforter, or flinching at the sound of shelling, when he is not giving interviews over Skype to a Western journalist who tells him, “Your voice is very important.” He also Skypes with his wife, now unexpectedly <hl> trapped back in Douma <hl> by a government siege. Mr. Saleh tells the camera, presciently, that if anything happens to her, “it would break me more than anything else.” Finally, realizing that he can contribute nothing in Raqqa, Mr. Saleh departs for Turkey. There, he appears diminished, an old man on his first subway ride, just after his first airplane flight, stuck at a turnstile, trying to work the electronic fare card. “Like an extraterrestrial,” Mr. Atassi said in an interview.


Question: Who became the colony's governor?

The program details the awful first winter, the crucial alliance with the Indian leader Massasoit, and the colony’s eventual arrival at stability. In classic documentary style, writings from the time are read to accompany the narrative, most of them from the journal of William Bradford, who became the colony’s governor. The actor Roger Rees renders Bradford beautifully; it was among his last performances before his death in July. Mr. Burns’s most inspired touch is to end not in the 1600s, but two centuries later, by following what happened to Bradford’s journal. It disappeared during the Revolutionary War, then was rediscovered in the mid-1800s, just when a divided United States was in need of some feel-good, unifying core stories. The Mayflower passengers suffered terrible hardships, and from the Indians’ point of view their arrival was ultimately a dark day. But not on Thanksgiving.

Answer: William Bradford,

The program details the awful first winter, the crucial alliance with the Indian leader Massasoit, and the colony’s eventual arrival at stability. <hl> In classic documentary style, writings from the time are read to accompany the narrative, most of them from the journal of William Bradford, who became the colony’s governor. <hl> The actor Roger Rees renders Bradford beautifully; it was among his last performances before his death in July. Mr. Burns’s most inspired touch is to end not in the 1600s, but two centuries later, by following what happened to Bradford’s journal. It disappeared during the Revolutionary War, then was rediscovered in the mid-1800s, just when a divided United States was in need of some feel-good, unifying core stories. The Mayflower passengers suffered terrible hardships, and from the Indians’ point of view their arrival was ultimately a dark day. But not on Thanksgiving.

The program details the awful first winter, the crucial alliance with the Indian leader Massasoit, and the colony’s eventual arrival at stability. In classic documentary style, writings from the time are read to accompany the narrative, most of them from the journal of <hl> William Bradford, <hl> who became the colony’s governor. The actor Roger Rees renders Bradford beautifully; it was among his last performances before his death in July. Mr. Burns’s most inspired touch is to end not in the 1600s, but two centuries later, by following what happened to Bradford’s journal. It disappeared during the Revolutionary War, then was rediscovered in the mid-1800s, just when a divided United States was in need of some feel-good, unifying core stories. The Mayflower passengers suffered terrible hardships, and from the Indians’ point of view their arrival was ultimately a dark day. But not on Thanksgiving.


Question: Who did God reference as having dominion over all other beings in the first chapter of Genesis?

Answer: human beings

<hl> Among Christians and Jews, theological discussion sometimes centers on exactly what God meant in the first chapter of Genesis when he granted human beings “dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.” <hl>

Among Christians and Jews, theological discussion sometimes centers on exactly what God meant in the first chapter of Genesis when he granted <hl> human beings <hl> “dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”


Question: who is the mayor of New York?

Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for an overhaul of housing programs and tax incentives to spur the construction of tens of thousands of apartments for poor New Yorkers, as well as teachers, firefighters and other workers, who increasingly find themselves priced out of a booming real estate market and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. The proposals, which would require approval by the State Legislature, are central to the mayor’s promise to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over 10 years.

Answer: Bill de Blasio

<hl> Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for an overhaul of housing programs and tax incentives to spur the construction of tens of thousands of apartments for poor New Yorkers, as well as teachers, firefighters and other workers, who increasingly find themselves priced out of a booming real estate market and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. <hl> The proposals, which would require approval by the State Legislature, are central to the mayor’s promise to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over 10 years.

Mayor <hl> Bill de Blasio <hl> is calling for an overhaul of housing programs and tax incentives to spur the construction of tens of thousands of apartments for poor New Yorkers, as well as teachers, firefighters and other workers, who increasingly find themselves priced out of a booming real estate market and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. The proposals, which would require approval by the State Legislature, are central to the mayor’s promise to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over 10 years.


Question: What is the lawsuit against the National Security Agency about ?

SAN FRANCISCO — TODAY, we’re filing a lawsuit against the National Security Agency to protect the rights of the 500 million people who use Wikipedia every month. We’re doing so because a fundamental pillar of democracy is at stake: the free exchange of knowledge and ideas. Our lawsuit says that the N.S.A.’s mass surveillance of Internet traffic on American soil — often called “upstream” surveillance — violates the Fourth Amendment, which protects the right to privacy, as well as the First Amendment, which protects the freedoms of expression and association. We also argue that this agency activity exceeds the authority granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that Congress amended in 2008.

Answer: to protect the rights of the 500 million people who use Wikipedia every month

<hl> SAN FRANCISCO — TODAY, we’re filing a lawsuit against the National Security Agency to protect the rights of the 500 million people who use Wikipedia every month . <hl> We’re doing so because a fundamental pillar of democracy is at stake: the free exchange of knowledge and ideas. Our lawsuit says that the N.S.A.’s mass surveillance of Internet traffic on American soil — often called “upstream” surveillance — violates the Fourth Amendment, which protects the right to privacy, as well as the First Amendment, which protects the freedoms of expression and association. We also argue that this agency activity exceeds the authority granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that Congress amended in 2008.

SAN FRANCISCO — TODAY, we’re filing a lawsuit against the National Security Agency <hl> to protect the rights of the 500 million people who use Wikipedia every month <hl>. We’re doing so because a fundamental pillar of democracy is at stake: the free exchange of knowledge and ideas. Our lawsuit says that the N.S.A.’s mass surveillance of Internet traffic on American soil — often called “upstream” surveillance — violates the Fourth Amendment, which protects the right to privacy, as well as the First Amendment, which protects the freedoms of expression and association. We also argue that this agency activity exceeds the authority granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that Congress amended in 2008.

SAN FRANCISCO — TODAY, we’re filing a lawsuit against the National Security Agency <hl> to protect the rights of the 500 million people who use Wikipedia every month <hl> .


Question: What was Darryl Dawkins nickname?

Darryl Dawkins, who arrived in professional basketball as a gigantic teenager and became one of the game’s fiercest dunkers and most notoriously lovable characters, a backboard-smashing, referee-dissing, fun-loving manchild known to fans as Chocolate Thunder from Planet Lovetron, died on Thursday in Allentown, Pa. He was 58. Tracey Sechler, a spokeswoman for Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, confirmed the death. Robert Tyler, a family friend, said the apparent cause was heart failure. One of basketball’s larger-than-life figures — though at 6-foot-11 and more than 250 pounds he was pretty large to begin with — Dawkins made his mark on the sport’s history in a number of ways. Selected as an 18-year-old from Orlando, Fla., by the Philadelphia 76ers as the fifth overall choice in the 1975 National Basketball Association draft, he became the first player to make the leap directly from high school to the N.B.A. (He was not the first high schooler to turn pro. A year earlier, Moses Malone had jumped from high school in Virginia to the Utah Stars, a franchise in the American Basketball Association, which merged with the N.B.A. in 1976.)

Answer: Chocolate Thunder from Planet Lovetron

<hl> Darryl Dawkins, who arrived in professional basketball as a gigantic teenager and became one of the game’s fiercest dunkers and most notoriously lovable characters, a backboard-smashing, referee-dissing, fun-loving manchild known to fans as Chocolate Thunder from Planet Lovetron , died on Thursday in Allentown, Pa. <hl> He was 58. Tracey Sechler, a spokeswoman for Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, confirmed the death. Robert Tyler, a family friend, said the apparent cause was heart failure. One of basketball’s larger-than-life figures — though at 6-foot-11 and more than 250 pounds he was pretty large to begin with — Dawkins made his mark on the sport’s history in a number of ways. Selected as an 18-year-old from Orlando, Fla., by the Philadelphia 76ers as the fifth overall choice in the 1975 National Basketball Association draft, he became the first player to make the leap directly from high school to the N.B.A. (He was not the first high schooler to turn pro. A year earlier, Moses Malone had jumped from high school in Virginia to the Utah Stars, a franchise in the American Basketball Association, which merged with the N.B.A. in 1976.)

Darryl Dawkins, who arrived in professional basketball as a gigantic teenager and became one of the game’s fiercest dunkers and most notoriously lovable characters, a backboard-smashing, referee-dissing, fun-loving manchild known to fans as <hl> Chocolate Thunder from Planet Lovetron <hl>, died on Thursday in Allentown, Pa. He was 58. Tracey Sechler, a spokeswoman for Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, confirmed the death. Robert Tyler, a family friend, said the apparent cause was heart failure. One of basketball’s larger-than-life figures — though at 6-foot-11 and more than 250 pounds he was pretty large to begin with — Dawkins made his mark on the sport’s history in a number of ways. Selected as an 18-year-old from Orlando, Fla., by the Philadelphia 76ers as the fifth overall choice in the 1975 National Basketball Association draft, he became the first player to make the leap directly from high school to the N.B.A. (He was not the first high schooler to turn pro. A year earlier, Moses Malone had jumped from high school in Virginia to the Utah Stars, a franchise in the American Basketball Association, which merged with the N.B.A. in 1976.)

Darryl Dawkins, who arrived in professional basketball as a gigantic teenager and became one of the game’s fiercest dunkers and most notoriously lovable characters, a backboard-smashing, referee-dissing, fun-loving manchild known to fans as <hl> Chocolate Thunder from Planet Lovetron <hl> , died on Thursday in Allentown, Pa.


Question: How much did wages increase in November?

Moreover, the economy is still 2.8 million jobs short of where it would have to be to match pre-recession employment levels while also absorbing new entrants into the work force, according to the Hamilton Project, a research group associated with the Brookings Institution in Washington. Even if the current trend continues, that so-called “jobs gap” will not be closed until mid-2017. In addition to the tempo of hiring and the unemployment rate, Fed policy makers have been paying close attention to the pace of wage increases. In November, the government said wages rose by 0.2 percent, leaving the 12-month change in average hourly earnings 2.3 percent higher. Despite steady hiring gains and a falling unemployment rate, wage growth in recent years has barely advanced faster than inflation. In October, that trend seemed to improve, with an unexpectedly strong 0.4 percentage point increase in average hourly earnings that pushed the 12-month gain to 2.5 percent even as the pace of inflation fell, mostly because of lower energy prices. But with November’s figures reverting to the earlier trend, Mr. Clemons said, “I don’t think there’s a lot of wage pressure yet.”

Answer: 0.2 percent

Moreover, the economy is still 2.8 million jobs short of where it would have to be to match pre-recession employment levels while also absorbing new entrants into the work force, according to the Hamilton Project, a research group associated with the Brookings Institution in Washington. Even if the current trend continues, that so-called “jobs gap” will not be closed until mid-2017. In addition to the tempo of hiring and the unemployment rate, Fed policy makers have been paying close attention to the pace of wage increases. <hl> In November, the government said wages rose by 0.2 percent , leaving the 12-month change in average hourly earnings 2.3 percent higher. <hl> Despite steady hiring gains and a falling unemployment rate, wage growth in recent years has barely advanced faster than inflation. In October, that trend seemed to improve, with an unexpectedly strong 0.4 percentage point increase in average hourly earnings that pushed the 12-month gain to 2.5 percent even as the pace of inflation fell, mostly because of lower energy prices. But with November’s figures reverting to the earlier trend, Mr. Clemons said, “I don’t think there’s a lot of wage pressure yet.”

Moreover, the economy is still 2.8 million jobs short of where it would have to be to match pre-recession employment levels while also absorbing new entrants into the work force, according to the Hamilton Project, a research group associated with the Brookings Institution in Washington. Even if the current trend continues, that so-called “jobs gap” will not be closed until mid-2017. In addition to the tempo of hiring and the unemployment rate, Fed policy makers have been paying close attention to the pace of wage increases. In November, the government said wages rose by <hl> 0.2 percent <hl>, leaving the 12-month change in average hourly earnings 2.3 percent higher. Despite steady hiring gains and a falling unemployment rate, wage growth in recent years has barely advanced faster than inflation. In October, that trend seemed to improve, with an unexpectedly strong 0.4 percentage point increase in average hourly earnings that pushed the 12-month gain to 2.5 percent even as the pace of inflation fell, mostly because of lower energy prices. But with November’s figures reverting to the earlier trend, Mr. Clemons said, “I don’t think there’s a lot of wage pressure yet.”

In November, the government said wages rose by <hl> 0.2 percent <hl> , leaving the 12-month change in average hourly earnings 2.3 percent higher.


Question: What kind of diets might not be healthy?

I wrote here at The Upshot not long ago about how a growing body of epidemiologic data was pointing out that low-salt diets might actually be unhealthy. But randomized controlled trials exist there, too. A 2008 study randomly assigned patients with congestive heart failure to either normal or low-sodium diets. Those on the low-sodium diet had significantly more hospital admissions. The “number needed to treat” for a normal-sodium diet above a low-sodium diet to prevent a hospital admission in this population was six — meaning that for every six people who are moved from a low-sodium diet to a normal diet, one hospital admission would be prevented. That’s a very strong finding.

Answer: low-salt diets

<hl> I wrote here at The Upshot not long ago about how a growing body of epidemiologic data was pointing out that low-salt diets might actually be unhealthy. <hl> But randomized controlled trials exist there, too. A 2008 study randomly assigned patients with congestive heart failure to either normal or low-sodium diets. Those on the low-sodium diet had significantly more hospital admissions. The “number needed to treat” for a normal-sodium diet above a low-sodium diet to prevent a hospital admission in this population was six — meaning that for every six people who are moved from a low-sodium diet to a normal diet, one hospital admission would be prevented. That’s a very strong finding.

I wrote here at The Upshot not long ago about how a growing body of epidemiologic data was pointing out that <hl> low-salt diets <hl> might actually be unhealthy. But randomized controlled trials exist there, too. A 2008 study randomly assigned patients with congestive heart failure to either normal or low-sodium diets. Those on the low-sodium diet had significantly more hospital admissions. The “number needed to treat” for a normal-sodium diet above a low-sodium diet to prevent a hospital admission in this population was six — meaning that for every six people who are moved from a low-sodium diet to a normal diet, one hospital admission would be prevented. That’s a very strong finding.


Question: How many members of Turnbull's own party did not vote for him?

But Mr. Turnbull will have to lead not only the lawmakers in his own party — 44 of whom did not vote for him on Monday night, against 54 who did — but also a country where policy in recent years often seems to have been made on the run, and often in response to flagging opinion polls. Australia’s current political turmoil dates from the Labor Party government of Kevin Rudd, who became prime minister in 2007.

Answer: 44

<hl> But Mr. Turnbull will have to lead not only the lawmakers in his own party — 44 of whom did not vote for him on Monday night, against 54 who did — but also a country where policy in recent years often seems to have been made on the run, and often in response to flagging opinion polls. <hl> Australia’s current political turmoil dates from the Labor Party government of Kevin Rudd, who became prime minister in 2007.

But Mr. Turnbull will have to lead not only the lawmakers in his own party — <hl> 44 <hl> of whom did not vote for him on Monday night, against 54 who did — but also a country where policy in recent years often seems to have been made on the run, and often in response to flagging opinion polls. Australia’s current political turmoil dates from the Labor Party government of Kevin Rudd, who became prime minister in 2007.


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

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

Answer: They’re afraid to be wrong

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

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

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


Question: When did Kiev ask the US for help?

From the earliest days of the war, the government in Kiev had asked for military help from the United States. Its request for a sophisticated antitank missile went nowhere, as Washington feared it would just encourage Russia to send more weapons and men to Ukraine. What eventually arrived was basic training.

Answer: earliest days of the war

<hl> From the earliest days of the war , the government in Kiev had asked for military help from the United States. <hl> Its request for a sophisticated antitank missile went nowhere, as Washington feared it would just encourage Russia to send more weapons and men to Ukraine. What eventually arrived was basic training.

From the <hl> earliest days of the war <hl>, the government in Kiev had asked for military help from the United States. Its request for a sophisticated antitank missile went nowhere, as Washington feared it would just encourage Russia to send more weapons and men to Ukraine. What eventually arrived was basic training.

From the <hl> earliest days of the war <hl> , the government in Kiev had asked for military help from the United States.


Question: What role does Andrew Strauss have now?

“To be successful against Australia, it’s certainly not going to be by taking a backward step or allowing them just to dictate terms,” he said last week. “You’ve got to go out and fight fire with fire, be positive and aggressive, and the individuals have to play their own natural game.” That has not always been the English way, but there were signs of a new freedom in its just-concluded matches against New Zealand. Billed as little more than a curtain-raiser for the Ashes, the two tests and five one-day internationals against the Kiwis left most fans wanting more. England’s under-fire test captain, Alastair Cook, returned to form as a batsman. Often criticized for his ultra-orthodox leadership, he also showed signs of greater tactical imagination. “I think Alastair is at a phase of his career where he is not afraid to try new things to try and get success,” said his predecessor as captain, Andrew Strauss, who now is England’s director of cricket.

Answer: England’s director of cricket

“To be successful against Australia, it’s certainly not going to be by taking a backward step or allowing them just to dictate terms,” he said last week. “You’ve got to go out and fight fire with fire, be positive and aggressive, and the individuals have to play their own natural game.” That has not always been the English way, but there were signs of a new freedom in its just-concluded matches against New Zealand. Billed as little more than a curtain-raiser for the Ashes, the two tests and five one-day internationals against the Kiwis left most fans wanting more. England’s under-fire test captain, Alastair Cook, returned to form as a batsman. Often criticized for his ultra-orthodox leadership, he also showed signs of greater tactical imagination. <hl> “I think Alastair is at a phase of his career where he is not afraid to try new things to try and get success,” said his predecessor as captain, Andrew Strauss, who now is England’s director of cricket . <hl>

“To be successful against Australia, it’s certainly not going to be by taking a backward step or allowing them just to dictate terms,” he said last week. “You’ve got to go out and fight fire with fire, be positive and aggressive, and the individuals have to play their own natural game.” That has not always been the English way, but there were signs of a new freedom in its just-concluded matches against New Zealand. Billed as little more than a curtain-raiser for the Ashes, the two tests and five one-day internationals against the Kiwis left most fans wanting more. England’s under-fire test captain, Alastair Cook, returned to form as a batsman. Often criticized for his ultra-orthodox leadership, he also showed signs of greater tactical imagination. “I think Alastair is at a phase of his career where he is not afraid to try new things to try and get success,” said his predecessor as captain, Andrew Strauss, who now is <hl> England’s director of cricket <hl>.

“I think Alastair is at a phase of his career where he is not afraid to try new things to try and get success,” said his predecessor as captain, Andrew Strauss, who now is <hl> England’s director of cricket <hl> .


Question: What successful film did George Lucas make before "Star Wars"?

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: American Graffiti

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was an original fanboy. <hl> 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.” <hl> 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.”

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 ‘<hl> American Graffiti <hl>,’ 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.”

His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘ <hl> American Graffiti <hl> ,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.”


Question: Who replaced Mr. D'Andrea as C.I.A. director?

As part of a bureaucratic reshuffling last month by John O. Brennan, the C.I.A. director, Mr. D’Andrea has been replaced as head of the drone program by Chris Wood. After the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Mr. Wood held leadership roles in Alec Station, the group that led the hunt for Qaeda suspects and was central to the interrogation program. He ultimately was in charge of that unit and would later serve as station chief in Kabul. Most recently, he supervised all operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mr. Wood now runs a targeted killing program that is the subject of multiple investigations that Mr. Obama announced last week.

Answer: Chris Wood

<hl> As part of a bureaucratic reshuffling last month by John O. Brennan, the C.I.A. director, Mr. D’Andrea has been replaced as head of the drone program by Chris Wood . <hl> After the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Mr. Wood held leadership roles in Alec Station, the group that led the hunt for Qaeda suspects and was central to the interrogation program. He ultimately was in charge of that unit and would later serve as station chief in Kabul. Most recently, he supervised all operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mr. Wood now runs a targeted killing program that is the subject of multiple investigations that Mr. Obama announced last week.

As part of a bureaucratic reshuffling last month by John O. Brennan, the C.I.A. director, Mr. D’Andrea has been replaced as head of the drone program by <hl> Chris Wood <hl>. After the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Mr. Wood held leadership roles in Alec Station, the group that led the hunt for Qaeda suspects and was central to the interrogation program. He ultimately was in charge of that unit and would later serve as station chief in Kabul. Most recently, he supervised all operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mr. Wood now runs a targeted killing program that is the subject of multiple investigations that Mr. Obama announced last week.

As part of a bureaucratic reshuffling last month by John O. Brennan, the C.I.A. director, Mr. D’Andrea has been replaced as head of the drone program by <hl> Chris Wood <hl> .