Question: What is the next best thing to a person communicating their wishes for care?

To the Editor: Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter’s Feb. 8 Sunday Review essay, “Patient Autonomy Gone Wrong” (“The End” series) presents a real-life case showing just some of the problems with paper-based advance directives, especially during the critical decision-making moments in the emergency room. Today’s consumers deserve better care, and to provide it, directives need to be created, updated, accessible and incorporated into treatment. Consumers should do the first two parts so doctors can do the second two parts. “Vincent” wrote a directive, but as Dr. Zitter acknowledges, since it hadn’t been updated in 10 years, there was concern about its relevancy. A simple “yes, these are still my thoughts” comment could have been helpful. If Vincent had included video messages or identified agents who could speak on his behalf, doctors might have been able to better understand and incorporate his goals. Far too often, directives are filed away in a drawer. They don’t get updated, and they are hard to find in a crisis. To truly deliver care in accordance with a person’s wishes, one’s voice should be heard. If the person can’t communicate clearly during the health crisis, an updated, digitally accessible advance medical directive is the next best thing.

Answer: an updated, digitally accessible advance medical directive

To the Editor: Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter’s Feb. 8 Sunday Review essay, “Patient Autonomy Gone Wrong” (“The End” series) presents a real-life case showing just some of the problems with paper-based advance directives, especially during the critical decision-making moments in the emergency room. Today’s consumers deserve better care, and to provide it, directives need to be created, updated, accessible and incorporated into treatment. Consumers should do the first two parts so doctors can do the second two parts. “Vincent” wrote a directive, but as Dr. Zitter acknowledges, since it hadn’t been updated in 10 years, there was concern about its relevancy. A simple “yes, these are still my thoughts” comment could have been helpful. If Vincent had included video messages or identified agents who could speak on his behalf, doctors might have been able to better understand and incorporate his goals. Far too often, directives are filed away in a drawer. They don’t get updated, and they are hard to find in a crisis. To truly deliver care in accordance with a person’s wishes, one’s voice should be heard. <hl> If the person can’t communicate clearly during the health crisis, an updated, digitally accessible advance medical directive is the next best thing. <hl>

To the Editor: Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter’s Feb. 8 Sunday Review essay, “Patient Autonomy Gone Wrong” (“The End” series) presents a real-life case showing just some of the problems with paper-based advance directives, especially during the critical decision-making moments in the emergency room. Today’s consumers deserve better care, and to provide it, directives need to be created, updated, accessible and incorporated into treatment. Consumers should do the first two parts so doctors can do the second two parts. “Vincent” wrote a directive, but as Dr. Zitter acknowledges, since it hadn’t been updated in 10 years, there was concern about its relevancy. A simple “yes, these are still my thoughts” comment could have been helpful. If Vincent had included video messages or identified agents who could speak on his behalf, doctors might have been able to better understand and incorporate his goals. Far too often, directives are filed away in a drawer. They don’t get updated, and they are hard to find in a crisis. To truly deliver care in accordance with a person’s wishes, one’s voice should be heard. If the person can’t communicate clearly during the health crisis, <hl> an updated, digitally accessible advance medical directive <hl> is the next best thing.


Question: How many square feet was the 5 room house?

He started the hunt last summer at open houses. There was always “that essential element that kept you from continuing,” he said. Usually it was size. He was coming from a 5,400-square-foot five-bedroom house, and every one-bedroom he saw seemed small. Places with sufficient space were going for well over $1 million. In one case, he intended to bid, but was told “there are already three offers beyond the asking price,” he said. “This does not happen in Florida.” The mother of an employee at García Media was a friend of Lisa Greenblatt, a saleswoman at Douglas Elliman, who helped him with his search.

Answer: 5,400

He started the hunt last summer at open houses. There was always “that essential element that kept you from continuing,” he said. Usually it was size. He was coming from <hl> a 5,400 -square-foot five-bedroom house, and every one-bedroom he saw seemed small. <hl> Places with sufficient space were going for well over $1 million. In one case, he intended to bid, but was told “there are already three offers beyond the asking price,” he said. “This does not happen in Florida.” The mother of an employee at García Media was a friend of Lisa Greenblatt, a saleswoman at Douglas Elliman, who helped him with his search.

He started the hunt last summer at open houses. There was always “that essential element that kept you from continuing,” he said. Usually it was size. He was coming from a <hl> 5,400 <hl>-square-foot five-bedroom house, and every one-bedroom he saw seemed small. Places with sufficient space were going for well over $1 million. In one case, he intended to bid, but was told “there are already three offers beyond the asking price,” he said. “This does not happen in Florida.” The mother of an employee at García Media was a friend of Lisa Greenblatt, a saleswoman at Douglas Elliman, who helped him with his search.

a <hl> 5,400 <hl> -square-foot five-bedroom house, and every one-bedroom he saw seemed small.


Question: How many states and cities had sick leave policies in 2011?

Oregon, Philadelphia and Emeryville, Calif., have all passed paid sick-leave policies this year, and Montgomery County, Md., is expected to soon. Last year, 11 states and cities did so, up from only two in 2011. (Eleven other states, including Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia, have gone the other direction, banning cities from enacting paid sick leave.)

Answer: two

Oregon, Philadelphia and Emeryville, Calif., have all passed paid sick-leave policies this year, and Montgomery County, Md., is expected to soon. <hl> Last year, 11 states and cities did so, up from only two in 2011. <hl> (Eleven other states, including Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia, have gone the other direction, banning cities from enacting paid sick leave.)

Oregon, Philadelphia and Emeryville, Calif., have all passed paid sick-leave policies this year, and Montgomery County, Md., is expected to soon. Last year, 11 states and cities did so, up from only <hl> two <hl> in 2011. (Eleven other states, including Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia, have gone the other direction, banning cities from enacting paid sick leave.)


Question: What animal does NeuroLinx explore sleep on?

Dr. Coggan had earlier grown disappointed with the “establishment” science in which, he says, academic research and corporate profit priorities are increasingly indistinguishable. He bootstrapped the research laboratory with his own money and now supports it with funding from a variety of private individual contributions and scientific research grants. NeuroLinx now supports a range of research projects, including an exploration of the way dolphins sleep, an effort to create a computer simulation of the ubiquitous lab worm C. elegans (known as the Open Worm project), and an exploration of nerve damage in diseases like multiple sclerosis. Dr. Ohayon had done early research in the field of autonomous agents based on neural networks, computing models inspired by biological nervous systems, but stopped for almost a decade because of worries about military applications of the technology.

Answer: dolphins

Dr. Coggan had earlier grown disappointed with the “establishment” science in which, he says, academic research and corporate profit priorities are increasingly indistinguishable. He bootstrapped the research laboratory with his own money and now supports it with funding from a variety of private individual contributions and scientific research grants. <hl> NeuroLinx now supports a range of research projects, including an exploration of the way dolphins sleep, an effort to create a computer simulation of the ubiquitous lab worm C. elegans (known as the Open Worm project), and an exploration of nerve damage in diseases like multiple sclerosis. <hl> Dr. Ohayon had done early research in the field of autonomous agents based on neural networks, computing models inspired by biological nervous systems, but stopped for almost a decade because of worries about military applications of the technology.

Dr. Coggan had earlier grown disappointed with the “establishment” science in which, he says, academic research and corporate profit priorities are increasingly indistinguishable. He bootstrapped the research laboratory with his own money and now supports it with funding from a variety of private individual contributions and scientific research grants. NeuroLinx now supports a range of research projects, including an exploration of the way <hl> dolphins <hl> sleep, an effort to create a computer simulation of the ubiquitous lab worm C. elegans (known as the Open Worm project), and an exploration of nerve damage in diseases like multiple sclerosis. Dr. Ohayon had done early research in the field of autonomous agents based on neural networks, computing models inspired by biological nervous systems, but stopped for almost a decade because of worries about military applications of the technology.


Question: What was the defense lawyers name?

He had run a Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, and then helped to lead a terror cell in Nairobi, Kenya, Mr. Lewin said. Later, Mr. Fawwaz became “Bin Laden’s man in London,” pretending to live peacefully as a Saudi dissident but actually helping Al Qaeda “broadcast its message to the world,” Mr. Lewin told the jury. He said that, Mr. Fawwaz helped to publicize Bin Laden’s 1998 fatwa stating that Muslims should kill Americans anywhere in the world, and he vetted journalists who wanted to interview Bin Laden, who was living in the mountains of Afghanistan. “The defendant’s participation in Al Qaeda conspiracies to kill Americans and attack American buildings is simply overwhelming,” Mr. Lewin said. Mr. Fawwaz’s lawyer, Bobbi C. Sternheim, did not deny that her client knew Bin Laden and had often met with him, depicting them as fellow Saudi exiles seeking to end corruption in their country. “But what we emphatically dispute,” Ms. Sternheim said, “is the allegation that Khaled al-Fawwaz is a member of Al Qaeda, was in cahoots with members of Al Qaeda, to plan, to prosper and to in any way effect the heinous goals of Al Qaeda to commit violence.” She called her client an advocate of “peaceful reform.” The nearly simultaneous attacks on the embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killed 224 people. The four men convicted each received sentences of life imprisonment. In 2010, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was convicted of one count of conspiracy after prosecutors said he had assisted in the attack in Dar es Salaam. Mr. Fawwaz’s trial is expected to last about five weeks, the judge, Lewis A. Kaplan of Federal District Court, has said. Mr. Fawwaz has pleaded not guilty to charges that include conspiracy to kill Americans, to destroy buildings and property of the United States, and to attack national defense utilities. Arrested in 1998 in Britain, Mr. Fawwaz was sent in 2012 to Manhattan to face trial after a long extradition fight. He originally had two co-defendants: one, Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, 50, who had liver cancer, died this month; the other, Adel Abdul Bary, has pleaded guilty.

Answer: Bobbi C. Sternheim

He had run a Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, and then helped to lead a terror cell in Nairobi, Kenya, Mr. Lewin said. Later, Mr. Fawwaz became “Bin Laden’s man in London,” pretending to live peacefully as a Saudi dissident but actually helping Al Qaeda “broadcast its message to the world,” Mr. Lewin told the jury. He said that, Mr. Fawwaz helped to publicize Bin Laden’s 1998 fatwa stating that Muslims should kill Americans anywhere in the world, and he vetted journalists who wanted to interview Bin Laden, who was living in the mountains of Afghanistan. “The defendant’s participation in Al Qaeda conspiracies to kill Americans and attack American buildings is simply overwhelming,” Mr. Lewin said. <hl> Mr. Fawwaz’s lawyer, Bobbi C. Sternheim , did not deny that her client knew Bin Laden and had often met with him, depicting them as fellow Saudi exiles seeking to end corruption in their country. <hl> “But what we emphatically dispute,” Ms. Sternheim said, “is the allegation that Khaled al-Fawwaz is a member of Al Qaeda, was in cahoots with members of Al Qaeda, to plan, to prosper and to in any way effect the heinous goals of Al Qaeda to commit violence.” She called her client an advocate of “peaceful reform.” The nearly simultaneous attacks on the embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killed 224 people. The four men convicted each received sentences of life imprisonment. In 2010, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was convicted of one count of conspiracy after prosecutors said he had assisted in the attack in Dar es Salaam. Mr. Fawwaz’s trial is expected to last about five weeks, the judge, Lewis A. Kaplan of Federal District Court, has said. Mr. Fawwaz has pleaded not guilty to charges that include conspiracy to kill Americans, to destroy buildings and property of the United States, and to attack national defense utilities. Arrested in 1998 in Britain, Mr. Fawwaz was sent in 2012 to Manhattan to face trial after a long extradition fight. He originally had two co-defendants: one, Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, 50, who had liver cancer, died this month; the other, Adel Abdul Bary, has pleaded guilty.

He had run a Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, and then helped to lead a terror cell in Nairobi, Kenya, Mr. Lewin said. Later, Mr. Fawwaz became “Bin Laden’s man in London,” pretending to live peacefully as a Saudi dissident but actually helping Al Qaeda “broadcast its message to the world,” Mr. Lewin told the jury. He said that, Mr. Fawwaz helped to publicize Bin Laden’s 1998 fatwa stating that Muslims should kill Americans anywhere in the world, and he vetted journalists who wanted to interview Bin Laden, who was living in the mountains of Afghanistan. “The defendant’s participation in Al Qaeda conspiracies to kill Americans and attack American buildings is simply overwhelming,” Mr. Lewin said. Mr. Fawwaz’s lawyer, <hl> Bobbi C. Sternheim <hl>, did not deny that her client knew Bin Laden and had often met with him, depicting them as fellow Saudi exiles seeking to end corruption in their country. “But what we emphatically dispute,” Ms. Sternheim said, “is the allegation that Khaled al-Fawwaz is a member of Al Qaeda, was in cahoots with members of Al Qaeda, to plan, to prosper and to in any way effect the heinous goals of Al Qaeda to commit violence.” She called her client an advocate of “peaceful reform.” The nearly simultaneous attacks on the embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killed 224 people. The four men convicted each received sentences of life imprisonment. In 2010, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was convicted of one count of conspiracy after prosecutors said he had assisted in the attack in Dar es Salaam. Mr. Fawwaz’s trial is expected to last about five weeks, the judge, Lewis A. Kaplan of Federal District Court, has said. Mr. Fawwaz has pleaded not guilty to charges that include conspiracy to kill Americans, to destroy buildings and property of the United States, and to attack national defense utilities. Arrested in 1998 in Britain, Mr. Fawwaz was sent in 2012 to Manhattan to face trial after a long extradition fight. He originally had two co-defendants: one, Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, 50, who had liver cancer, died this month; the other, Adel Abdul Bary, has pleaded guilty.

Mr. Fawwaz’s lawyer, <hl> Bobbi C. Sternheim <hl> , did not deny that her client knew Bin Laden and had often met with him, depicting them as fellow Saudi exiles seeking to end corruption in their country.


Question: How much in worth did benchmark crude oil fall?

The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts. The euro fell to $1.07, its lowest level in six months, and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen to 123.19. The stronger dollar caused a sell-off in commodities as well. Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.42 a barrel. Gold fell $16.50, or 1.5 percent, to $1,087.70 an ounce. Silver fell 29 cents, or 2 percent, to $14.69 an ounce. High-grade copper fell a penny, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $2.242 a pound.

Answer: Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents

The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts. The euro fell to $1.07, its lowest level in six months, and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen to 123.19. The stronger dollar caused a sell-off in commodities as well. <hl> Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents , or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. <hl> Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.42 a barrel. Gold fell $16.50, or 1.5 percent, to $1,087.70 an ounce. Silver fell 29 cents, or 2 percent, to $14.69 an ounce. High-grade copper fell a penny, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $2.242 a pound.

The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts. The euro fell to $1.07, its lowest level in six months, and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen to 123.19. The stronger dollar caused a sell-off in commodities as well. <hl> Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents <hl>, or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.42 a barrel. Gold fell $16.50, or 1.5 percent, to $1,087.70 an ounce. Silver fell 29 cents, or 2 percent, to $14.69 an ounce. High-grade copper fell a penny, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $2.242 a pound.

<hl> Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents <hl> , or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel.


Question: Tunisia has been on a road towards which form of government?

As part of its remarkable journey toward democracy, Tunisia has embarked on a painful reckoning with its past. Since last year, its Truth and Dignity Commission, created by constitutional mandate in 2013, has been collecting harrowing accounts of torture suffered by thousands of Tunisians over nearly six decades, primarily under the regimes of the dictators Habib Bourguiba and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.

Answer: democracy

<hl> As part of its remarkable journey toward democracy , Tunisia has embarked on a painful reckoning with its past. <hl> Since last year, its Truth and Dignity Commission, created by constitutional mandate in 2013, has been collecting harrowing accounts of torture suffered by thousands of Tunisians over nearly six decades, primarily under the regimes of the dictators Habib Bourguiba and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.

As part of its remarkable journey toward <hl> democracy <hl>, Tunisia has embarked on a painful reckoning with its past. Since last year, its Truth and Dignity Commission, created by constitutional mandate in 2013, has been collecting harrowing accounts of torture suffered by thousands of Tunisians over nearly six decades, primarily under the regimes of the dictators Habib Bourguiba and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.

As part of its remarkable journey toward <hl> democracy <hl> , Tunisia has embarked on a painful reckoning with its past.


Question: What is the name of the classic written by Carlo Collodi?

‘Pinocchio’ (Friday through Sunday) In this stage version of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale, the title character doesn’t just want to be a boy; he also wants to be a star. Presented at the New Victory Theater by the acclaimed Windmill Theater of Australia, this two-hour rock musical, with a score by Jethro Woodward, portrays Pinocchio as a youth — his nose grows before the audience’s eyes — who’s easily seduced by contemporary glamour. Written by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien, the show includes puppetry and animated projections. (Through March 22.) Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.; 209 West 42nd Street, Manhattan; 646-223-3010, newvictory.org.

Answer: Pinocchio

‘ Pinocchio ’ (Friday through Sunday)

<hl> ‘ Pinocchio ’ (Friday through Sunday) <hl> In this stage version of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale, the title character doesn’t just want to be a boy; he also wants to be a star. Presented at the New Victory Theater by the acclaimed Windmill Theater of Australia, this two-hour rock musical, with a score by Jethro Woodward, portrays Pinocchio as a youth — his nose grows before the audience’s eyes — who’s easily seduced by contemporary glamour. Written by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien, the show includes puppetry and animated projections. (Through March 22.) Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.; 209 West 42nd Street, Manhattan; 646-223-3010, newvictory.org.

‘<hl> Pinocchio <hl>’ (Friday through Sunday) In this stage version of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale, the title character doesn’t just want to be a boy; he also wants to be a star. Presented at the New Victory Theater by the acclaimed Windmill Theater of Australia, this two-hour rock musical, with a score by Jethro Woodward, portrays Pinocchio as a youth — his nose grows before the audience’s eyes — who’s easily seduced by contemporary glamour. Written by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien, the show includes puppetry and animated projections. (Through March 22.) Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.; 209 West 42nd Street, Manhattan; 646-223-3010, newvictory.org.

‘ <hl> Pinocchio <hl> ’ (Friday through Sunday)


Question: Bonobos compares where they ship orders and where they ship what?

Members of the so-called millennial generation, accustomed to online shopping, may share Mr. Wright’s opinion in greater number. Still, some e-commerce retailers like Bonobos see printed materials as having modern appeal across age groups and have embraced them. Craig Elbert, vice president for marketing at Bonobos, called them helpful for building relationships and for measuring effectiveness. “You know if you ultimately made a sale,” he said. “You know where you ship a catalog and where you ship your orders.”

Answer: a catalog

Members of the so-called millennial generation, accustomed to online shopping, may share Mr. Wright’s opinion in greater number. Still, some e-commerce retailers like Bonobos see printed materials as having modern appeal across age groups and have embraced them. Craig Elbert, vice president for marketing at Bonobos, called them helpful for building relationships and for measuring effectiveness. “You know if you ultimately made a sale,” he said. <hl> “You know where you ship a catalog and where you ship your orders.” <hl>

Members of the so-called millennial generation, accustomed to online shopping, may share Mr. Wright’s opinion in greater number. Still, some e-commerce retailers like Bonobos see printed materials as having modern appeal across age groups and have embraced them. Craig Elbert, vice president for marketing at Bonobos, called them helpful for building relationships and for measuring effectiveness. “You know if you ultimately made a sale,” he said. “You know where you ship <hl> a catalog <hl> and where you ship your orders.”


Question: What is the name of the prison located in Beacon, New York?

The office of the United States attorney in Manhattan announced on Thursday that it was joining the investigation into the death of Samuel Harrell, a prisoner at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, N.Y., who inmate witnesses say was handcuffed and beaten severely this year by a group of corrections officers. In a brief statement, the United States attorney for the Southern District, Preet Bharara, said that his office would be “coordinating and working” with the Dutchess County district attorney’s office, which is also investigating the case.

Answer: Fishkill Correctional Facility

<hl> The office of the United States attorney in Manhattan announced on Thursday that it was joining the investigation into the death of Samuel Harrell, a prisoner at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, N.Y., who inmate witnesses say was handcuffed and beaten severely this year by a group of corrections officers. <hl> In a brief statement, the United States attorney for the Southern District, Preet Bharara, said that his office would be “coordinating and working” with the Dutchess County district attorney’s office, which is also investigating the case.

The office of the United States attorney in Manhattan announced on Thursday that it was joining the investigation into the death of Samuel Harrell, a prisoner at the <hl> Fishkill Correctional Facility <hl> in Beacon, N.Y., who inmate witnesses say was handcuffed and beaten severely this year by a group of corrections officers. In a brief statement, the United States attorney for the Southern District, Preet Bharara, said that his office would be “coordinating and working” with the Dutchess County district attorney’s office, which is also investigating the case.


Question: What is the name of the Slovenian prime minister?

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia —  Slovenia began erecting a razor-wire fence at its border with Croatia on Wednesday to stem the inflow of migrants, as winter closes in and countries to the north tighten their own border controls. A convoy of army trucks carrying barbed wire and construction equipment arrived in the border town of Veliki Obrez at dawn on Wednesday. Soldiers rolled out the wire along the Slovenian bank of the Sotla River, which forms part of the 400-mile border with Croatia. Slovenia is an important country on the migration route through the Balkans because its border with Croatia also forms the southern frontier of Europe’s Schengen area, where passport-free travel is possible. Since Oct. 17, when Hungary closed its border with Croatia and redirected the flow, more than 180,000 migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Asia have entered Slovenia, a nation of two million people. Though the new fence threatens to block the route again just as winter is approaching, migrants have largely been able to find their way around such obstacles. Officials are anticipating that asylum seekers may now turn to Albania and Italy as an alternative routes to more prosperous European countries in the north. Most of the migrants moving through the Balkans have gone on to Austria and then Germany. Slovenia has been saying that it could manage the influx of about 6,000 to 8,000 asylum seekers a day as long as roughly the same number moved on each day. But Austria said recently that it could accept only 6,000 people a day from Slovenia, and Germany has started to tighten some controls on arrivals. As a result, the Slovenian prime minister, Miro Cerar, said that it was very likely that many of the 30,000 migrants who were traveling north from Greece could become stranded in Slovenia, which has limited room to accommodate them. “It’s a big number,” Mr. Cerar said at a news conference on Tuesday, after the government approved construction of the fence. “If we don’t act now, we could have a humanitarian catastrophe on the territory of Slovenia,” he said.

Answer: Miro Cerar

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia began erecting a razor-wire fence at its border with Croatia on Wednesday to stem the inflow of migrants, as winter closes in and countries to the north tighten their own border controls. A convoy of army trucks carrying barbed wire and construction equipment arrived in the border town of Veliki Obrez at dawn on Wednesday. Soldiers rolled out the wire along the Slovenian bank of the Sotla River, which forms part of the 400-mile border with Croatia. Slovenia is an important country on the migration route through the Balkans because its border with Croatia also forms the southern frontier of Europe’s Schengen area, where passport-free travel is possible. Since Oct. 17, when Hungary closed its border with Croatia and redirected the flow, more than 180,000 migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Asia have entered Slovenia, a nation of two million people. Though the new fence threatens to block the route again just as winter is approaching, migrants have largely been able to find their way around such obstacles. Officials are anticipating that asylum seekers may now turn to Albania and Italy as an alternative routes to more prosperous European countries in the north. Most of the migrants moving through the Balkans have gone on to Austria and then Germany. Slovenia has been saying that it could manage the influx of about 6,000 to 8,000 asylum seekers a day as long as roughly the same number moved on each day. But Austria said recently that it could accept only 6,000 people a day from Slovenia, and Germany has started to tighten some controls on arrivals. <hl> As a result, the Slovenian prime minister, Miro Cerar , said that it was very likely that many of the 30,000 migrants who were traveling north from Greece could become stranded in Slovenia, which has limited room to accommodate them. <hl> “It’s a big number,” Mr. Cerar said at a news conference on Tuesday, after the government approved construction of the fence. “If we don’t act now, we could have a humanitarian catastrophe on the territory of Slovenia,” he said.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia began erecting a razor-wire fence at its border with Croatia on Wednesday to stem the inflow of migrants, as winter closes in and countries to the north tighten their own border controls. A convoy of army trucks carrying barbed wire and construction equipment arrived in the border town of Veliki Obrez at dawn on Wednesday. Soldiers rolled out the wire along the Slovenian bank of the Sotla River, which forms part of the 400-mile border with Croatia. Slovenia is an important country on the migration route through the Balkans because its border with Croatia also forms the southern frontier of Europe’s Schengen area, where passport-free travel is possible. Since Oct. 17, when Hungary closed its border with Croatia and redirected the flow, more than 180,000 migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Asia have entered Slovenia, a nation of two million people. Though the new fence threatens to block the route again just as winter is approaching, migrants have largely been able to find their way around such obstacles. Officials are anticipating that asylum seekers may now turn to Albania and Italy as an alternative routes to more prosperous European countries in the north. Most of the migrants moving through the Balkans have gone on to Austria and then Germany. Slovenia has been saying that it could manage the influx of about 6,000 to 8,000 asylum seekers a day as long as roughly the same number moved on each day. But Austria said recently that it could accept only 6,000 people a day from Slovenia, and Germany has started to tighten some controls on arrivals. As a result, the Slovenian prime minister, <hl> Miro Cerar <hl>, said that it was very likely that many of the 30,000 migrants who were traveling north from Greece could become stranded in Slovenia, which has limited room to accommodate them. “It’s a big number,” Mr. Cerar said at a news conference on Tuesday, after the government approved construction of the fence. “If we don’t act now, we could have a humanitarian catastrophe on the territory of Slovenia,” he said.

As a result, the Slovenian prime minister, <hl> Miro Cerar <hl> , said that it was very likely that many of the 30,000 migrants who were traveling north from Greece could become stranded in Slovenia, which has limited room to accommodate them.


Question: What could Vincent have included with his directive to help doctors better understand and incorporate his goals?

Answer: included video messages or identified agents who could speak on his behalf

To the Editor: Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter’s Feb. 8 Sunday Review essay, “Patient Autonomy Gone Wrong” (“The End” series) presents a real-life case showing just some of the problems with paper-based advance directives, especially during the critical decision-making moments in the emergency room. Today’s consumers deserve better care, and to provide it, directives need to be created, updated, accessible and incorporated into treatment. Consumers should do the first two parts so doctors can do the second two parts. “Vincent” wrote a directive, but as Dr. Zitter acknowledges, since it hadn’t been updated in 10 years, there was concern about its relevancy. A simple “yes, these are still my thoughts” comment could have been helpful. <hl> If Vincent had included video messages or identified agents who could speak on his behalf , doctors might have been able to better understand and incorporate his goals. <hl> Far too often, directives are filed away in a drawer. They don’t get updated, and they are hard to find in a crisis. To truly deliver care in accordance with a person’s wishes, one’s voice should be heard. If the person can’t communicate clearly during the health crisis, an updated, digitally accessible advance medical directive is the next best thing.

To the Editor: Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter’s Feb. 8 Sunday Review essay, “Patient Autonomy Gone Wrong” (“The End” series) presents a real-life case showing just some of the problems with paper-based advance directives, especially during the critical decision-making moments in the emergency room. Today’s consumers deserve better care, and to provide it, directives need to be created, updated, accessible and incorporated into treatment. Consumers should do the first two parts so doctors can do the second two parts. “Vincent” wrote a directive, but as Dr. Zitter acknowledges, since it hadn’t been updated in 10 years, there was concern about its relevancy. A simple “yes, these are still my thoughts” comment could have been helpful. If Vincent had <hl> included video messages or identified agents who could speak on his behalf <hl>, doctors might have been able to better understand and incorporate his goals. Far too often, directives are filed away in a drawer. They don’t get updated, and they are hard to find in a crisis. To truly deliver care in accordance with a person’s wishes, one’s voice should be heard. If the person can’t communicate clearly during the health crisis, an updated, digitally accessible advance medical directive is the next best thing.

If Vincent had <hl> included video messages or identified agents who could speak on his behalf <hl> , doctors might have been able to better understand and incorporate his goals.


Question: What emotion did trice show?

In the N.C.A.A. tournament, Trice has averaged 19.8 points a game, an increase from a season average of 14.8 entering the tournament. The seventh-seeded Spartans will play Duke, the top seed from the South Region, in the national semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis. Asked to explain Trice’s jump in production, Izzo grinned and said, “The bigger the game, the more often you want the ball in Travis’s hands.” When his two free throws dropped with 10 seconds left Sunday for his 16th and 17th points, Trice allowed himself a small smile. But when the game ended, he collapsed to the floor. “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen Travis cry,” said Dawson, who has been his teammate for many seasons. Julie Trice said: “That wasn’t like him. But I was kind of happy to see it. I was saying, ‘Let it go, baby.’ ” As he lay on the court, Trice was absolutely still again.

Answer: Trice allowed himself a small smile.

In the N.C.A.A. tournament, Trice has averaged 19.8 points a game, an increase from a season average of 14.8 entering the tournament. The seventh-seeded Spartans will play Duke, the top seed from the South Region, in the national semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis. Asked to explain Trice’s jump in production, Izzo grinned and said, “The bigger the game, the more often you want the ball in Travis’s hands.” <hl> When his two free throws dropped with 10 seconds left Sunday for his 16th and 17th points, Trice allowed himself a small smile. But when the game ended, he collapsed to the floor. <hl> “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen Travis cry,” said Dawson, who has been his teammate for many seasons. Julie Trice said: “That wasn’t like him. But I was kind of happy to see it. I was saying, ‘Let it go, baby.’ ” As he lay on the court, Trice was absolutely still again.

In the N.C.A.A. tournament, Trice has averaged 19.8 points a game, an increase from a season average of 14.8 entering the tournament. The seventh-seeded Spartans will play Duke, the top seed from the South Region, in the national semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis. Asked to explain Trice’s jump in production, Izzo grinned and said, “The bigger the game, the more often you want the ball in Travis’s hands.” When his two free throws dropped with 10 seconds left Sunday for his 16th and 17th points, <hl> Trice allowed himself a small smile. <hl> But when the game ended, he collapsed to the floor. “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen Travis cry,” said Dawson, who has been his teammate for many seasons. Julie Trice said: “That wasn’t like him. But I was kind of happy to see it. I was saying, ‘Let it go, baby.’ ” As he lay on the court, Trice was absolutely still again.


Question: When did Pablo Picasso leave for Paris?

BARCELONA — When a young Pablo Picasso left Barcelona for Paris in 1904, he left behind a group of friends who proved to be perhaps the greatest influence on his early life and work. One prominent Catalonian family, the Reventós, helped establish Picasso in Barcelona, where his family had settled from Málaga when he was a teenager. Two brothers, Jacint (“Cinto”) and Ramón (“Moni”) Reventós, became crucial friends for the young Picasso, influencing him both politically and artistically: Their household was frequented by pillars of the Catalan Modernisme movement, such as Santiago Rusiñol and Ramón Casas. Jacint Reventós remained a friend until he and Picasso were elderly.

Answer: 1904

<hl> BARCELONA — When a young Pablo Picasso left Barcelona for Paris in 1904 , he left behind a group of friends who proved to be perhaps the greatest influence on his early life and work. <hl> One prominent Catalonian family, the Reventós, helped establish Picasso in Barcelona, where his family had settled from Málaga when he was a teenager. Two brothers, Jacint (“Cinto”) and Ramón (“Moni”) Reventós, became crucial friends for the young Picasso, influencing him both politically and artistically: Their household was frequented by pillars of the Catalan Modernisme movement, such as Santiago Rusiñol and Ramón Casas. Jacint Reventós remained a friend until he and Picasso were elderly.

BARCELONA — When a young Pablo Picasso left Barcelona for Paris in <hl> 1904 <hl>, he left behind a group of friends who proved to be perhaps the greatest influence on his early life and work. One prominent Catalonian family, the Reventós, helped establish Picasso in Barcelona, where his family had settled from Málaga when he was a teenager. Two brothers, Jacint (“Cinto”) and Ramón (“Moni”) Reventós, became crucial friends for the young Picasso, influencing him both politically and artistically: Their household was frequented by pillars of the Catalan Modernisme movement, such as Santiago Rusiñol and Ramón Casas. Jacint Reventós remained a friend until he and Picasso were elderly.

BARCELONA — When a young Pablo Picasso left Barcelona for Paris in <hl> 1904 <hl> , he left behind a group of friends who proved to be perhaps the greatest influence on his early life and work.


Question: What city has been thrown into turmoil due to corruption related charges?

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

Answer: Albany

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

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

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


Question: How many people signed the petition started by Rachael Melhuish?

The petition was initiated on Friday by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the Cardiff University Students’ Union. The petition states that Ms. Greer has “demonstrated time and time again her misogynistic views towards trans women, including continually ‘misgendering’ trans women and denying the existence of transphobia altogether.” The petition had received about 880 signatures by noon on Saturday. The campaign appeared to take Ms. Greer by surprise. “I don’t really know what I think of it,” she told The Guardian. “What they are saying is that because I don’t think surgery will turn a man into a woman I should not be allowed to speak anywhere.” She called the petition “a bit of a put-up job” because she was not even going to talk about the issue in her lecture on Nov. 18, titled “Women & Power: The Lessons of the 20th Century.” The issue is broader, she said: “I do not know why universities cannot hear unpopular views and think about what they mean.” Cardiff University said it had no plans to cancel Ms. Greer’s lecture. In a statement, the university’s vice chancellor, Colin Riordan, said, “Our events include speakers with a range of views, all of which are rigorously challenged and debated.”

Answer: 880

The petition was initiated on Friday by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the Cardiff University Students’ Union. The petition states that Ms. Greer has “demonstrated time and time again her misogynistic views towards trans women, including continually ‘misgendering’ trans women and denying the existence of transphobia altogether.” <hl> The petition had received about 880 signatures by noon on Saturday. <hl> The campaign appeared to take Ms. Greer by surprise. “I don’t really know what I think of it,” she told The Guardian. “What they are saying is that because I don’t think surgery will turn a man into a woman I should not be allowed to speak anywhere.” She called the petition “a bit of a put-up job” because she was not even going to talk about the issue in her lecture on Nov. 18, titled “Women & Power: The Lessons of the 20th Century.” The issue is broader, she said: “I do not know why universities cannot hear unpopular views and think about what they mean.” Cardiff University said it had no plans to cancel Ms. Greer’s lecture. In a statement, the university’s vice chancellor, Colin Riordan, said, “Our events include speakers with a range of views, all of which are rigorously challenged and debated.”

The petition was initiated on Friday by Rachael Melhuish, women’s officer at the Cardiff University Students’ Union. The petition states that Ms. Greer has “demonstrated time and time again her misogynistic views towards trans women, including continually ‘misgendering’ trans women and denying the existence of transphobia altogether.” The petition had received about <hl> 880 <hl> signatures by noon on Saturday. The campaign appeared to take Ms. Greer by surprise. “I don’t really know what I think of it,” she told The Guardian. “What they are saying is that because I don’t think surgery will turn a man into a woman I should not be allowed to speak anywhere.” She called the petition “a bit of a put-up job” because she was not even going to talk about the issue in her lecture on Nov. 18, titled “Women & Power: The Lessons of the 20th Century.” The issue is broader, she said: “I do not know why universities cannot hear unpopular views and think about what they mean.” Cardiff University said it had no plans to cancel Ms. Greer’s lecture. In a statement, the university’s vice chancellor, Colin Riordan, said, “Our events include speakers with a range of views, all of which are rigorously challenged and debated.”


Question: What is the bonus based on?

The message is that you recognize a problem and how to fix it — and that it’s in everyone’s interest to do so. I’m actively looking for a new job. I’m well connected within my field, good at what I do and have excellent references. I have already turned down one offer that was good but not the right next step for me. I’m confident that something better will pop up soon. However, we’re approaching the end of the year, and my organization hands out modest, but not insignificant, performance bonuses. What’s the optimal timing to leave but still collect my bonus? If I line up a position that starts in early January, can I still request a bonus for the (very good) work I’ve done this year? WASHINGTON

Answer: performance bonuses

The message is that you recognize a problem and how to fix it — and that it’s in everyone’s interest to do so. I’m actively looking for a new job. I’m well connected within my field, good at what I do and have excellent references. I have already turned down one offer that was good but not the right next step for me. I’m confident that something better will pop up soon. <hl> However, we’re approaching the end of the year, and my organization hands out modest, but not insignificant, performance bonuses . <hl> What’s the optimal timing to leave but still collect my bonus? If I line up a position that starts in early January, can I still request a bonus for the (very good) work I’ve done this year? WASHINGTON

The message is that you recognize a problem and how to fix it — and that it’s in everyone’s interest to do so. I’m actively looking for a new job. I’m well connected within my field, good at what I do and have excellent references. I have already turned down one offer that was good but not the right next step for me. I’m confident that something better will pop up soon. However, we’re approaching the end of the year, and my organization hands out modest, but not insignificant, <hl> performance bonuses <hl>. What’s the optimal timing to leave but still collect my bonus? If I line up a position that starts in early January, can I still request a bonus for the (very good) work I’ve done this year? WASHINGTON

However, we’re approaching the end of the year, and my organization hands out modest, but not insignificant, <hl> performance bonuses <hl> .


Question: where Mary morris gamble traveled ?

Mary Morris Gamble Booth, class of ’50, traveled to Paris with Sweet Briar’s first junior-year program, which drew students of both sexes from across the country, including, that year, 15 Yale men. It was 1948 when they set sail, and Ms. Booth recounted how one of the Yale men kept trying to sneak up to the first-class deck from third class. “He was wearing white bucks and the British crew did not approve of white buck shoes, so he gave himself away,” she recalled. She said she was not quite paying attention when Secretary of State George Marshall articulated his Marshall Plan at Reid Hall, Sweet Briar’s Left Bank headquarters. Nevertheless, she ended up working for the program in Washington. “This year, I’m chairman of our 65th reunion,” Ms. Booth, 87, said sadly. “When they asked me last year, I said: ‘Sure, how hard can that be? Last year I think four people showed up for their 65th.’ Of course, this year is going to be a mob scene. It’s sort of an alpha and omega. Our reunion, and the last graduation.”

Answer: traveled to Paris

<hl> Mary Morris Gamble Booth, class of ’50, traveled to Paris with Sweet Briar’s first junior-year program, which drew students of both sexes from across the country, including, that year, 15 Yale men. <hl> It was 1948 when they set sail, and Ms. Booth recounted how one of the Yale men kept trying to sneak up to the first-class deck from third class. “He was wearing white bucks and the British crew did not approve of white buck shoes, so he gave himself away,” she recalled. She said she was not quite paying attention when Secretary of State George Marshall articulated his Marshall Plan at Reid Hall, Sweet Briar’s Left Bank headquarters. Nevertheless, she ended up working for the program in Washington. “This year, I’m chairman of our 65th reunion,” Ms. Booth, 87, said sadly. “When they asked me last year, I said: ‘Sure, how hard can that be? Last year I think four people showed up for their 65th.’ Of course, this year is going to be a mob scene. It’s sort of an alpha and omega. Our reunion, and the last graduation.”

Mary Morris Gamble Booth, class of ’50, <hl> traveled to Paris <hl> with Sweet Briar’s first junior-year program, which drew students of both sexes from across the country, including, that year, 15 Yale men. It was 1948 when they set sail, and Ms. Booth recounted how one of the Yale men kept trying to sneak up to the first-class deck from third class. “He was wearing white bucks and the British crew did not approve of white buck shoes, so he gave himself away,” she recalled. She said she was not quite paying attention when Secretary of State George Marshall articulated his Marshall Plan at Reid Hall, Sweet Briar’s Left Bank headquarters. Nevertheless, she ended up working for the program in Washington. “This year, I’m chairman of our 65th reunion,” Ms. Booth, 87, said sadly. “When they asked me last year, I said: ‘Sure, how hard can that be? Last year I think four people showed up for their 65th.’ Of course, this year is going to be a mob scene. It’s sort of an alpha and omega. Our reunion, and the last graduation.”


Question: What is Putin's short-term incentive for visiting the United Nations?

The applause, of course, is the short-term reason Mr. Putin is coming to the United Nations for the first time in a decade. Because of the Ukraine crisis, he was thrown out of the G-8 countries of leading economic powers, and felt so snubbed at the last G-20 meeting in Australia that he flew home early.

Answer: The applause

<hl> The applause , of course, is the short-term reason Mr. Putin is coming to the United Nations for the first time in a decade. <hl> Because of the Ukraine crisis, he was thrown out of the G-8 countries of leading economic powers, and felt so snubbed at the last G-20 meeting in Australia that he flew home early.

<hl> The applause <hl>, of course, is the short-term reason Mr. Putin is coming to the United Nations for the first time in a decade. Because of the Ukraine crisis, he was thrown out of the G-8 countries of leading economic powers, and felt so snubbed at the last G-20 meeting in Australia that he flew home early.

<hl> The applause <hl> , of course, is the short-term reason Mr. Putin is coming to the United Nations for the first time in a decade.


Question: What organization is mentioned in the passage?

Mr. Cowan and others point to what happened to Target in 2013, when the retailer ignored an alert that ultimately could have stopped criminals from stealing 40 million customers’ payment details from its network. A year earlier, iSight warned its clients that criminals were compiling and selling malware that was specifically designed to scrape payment data off cash registers. Had Target received that warning, the blip on its network might not have gone unnoticed. “Target faced the same problem every retailer does every day,” Mr. Watters said. “They are awash in a sea of critical alerts every day. Without threat intelligence, they had roulette odds of picking the right one.” Gartner, the research firm, estimates that the market for threat intelligence like iSight’s could grow to $1 billion in two years from $255 million in 2013. Gartner predicts that by 2018, 60 percent of businesses will incorporate threat intelligence into their defensive security strategy.

Answer: Target

<hl> Mr. Cowan and others point to what happened to Target in 2013, when the retailer ignored an alert that ultimately could have stopped criminals from stealing 40 million customers’ payment details from its network. <hl> A year earlier, iSight warned its clients that criminals were compiling and selling malware that was specifically designed to scrape payment data off cash registers. Had Target received that warning, the blip on its network might not have gone unnoticed. “Target faced the same problem every retailer does every day,” Mr. Watters said. “They are awash in a sea of critical alerts every day. Without threat intelligence, they had roulette odds of picking the right one.” Gartner, the research firm, estimates that the market for threat intelligence like iSight’s could grow to $1 billion in two years from $255 million in 2013. Gartner predicts that by 2018, 60 percent of businesses will incorporate threat intelligence into their defensive security strategy.

Mr. Cowan and others point to what happened to <hl> Target <hl> in 2013, when the retailer ignored an alert that ultimately could have stopped criminals from stealing 40 million customers’ payment details from its network. A year earlier, iSight warned its clients that criminals were compiling and selling malware that was specifically designed to scrape payment data off cash registers. Had Target received that warning, the blip on its network might not have gone unnoticed. “Target faced the same problem every retailer does every day,” Mr. Watters said. “They are awash in a sea of critical alerts every day. Without threat intelligence, they had roulette odds of picking the right one.” Gartner, the research firm, estimates that the market for threat intelligence like iSight’s could grow to $1 billion in two years from $255 million in 2013. Gartner predicts that by 2018, 60 percent of businesses will incorporate threat intelligence into their defensive security strategy.


Question: How many council members must support the legislature for it to pass on to congress.

Efforts to lower the voting age have drawn scattered support at the state and local levels across the country. State Representative Javier Martínez, a Democrat in New Mexico, plans to introduce a bill in January that would lower the voting age to 16 in school board elections. Charles Allen, a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, introduced legislation last month that would give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in local and federal elections. To become law, the measure would require a majority of the district’s 13 council members to support it, and for Congress and the president not to overturn it. Joseph Jackson, 17, a member of the youth council in Richmond, Calif., is working on a draft bill that would lower the voting age in his city’s local elections. He and other teenagers said they already have a lot of responsibility because they can drive, work, pay taxes and be tried in adult court for some offenses. “No taxation without representation is what comes to mind,” Mr. Jackson said.

Answer: require a majority of the district’s 13 council members to support it

Efforts to lower the voting age have drawn scattered support at the state and local levels across the country. State Representative Javier Martínez, a Democrat in New Mexico, plans to introduce a bill in January that would lower the voting age to 16 in school board elections. Charles Allen, a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, introduced legislation last month that would give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in local and federal elections. <hl> To become law, the measure would require a majority of the district’s 13 council members to support it , and for Congress and the president not to overturn it. <hl> Joseph Jackson, 17, a member of the youth council in Richmond, Calif., is working on a draft bill that would lower the voting age in his city’s local elections. He and other teenagers said they already have a lot of responsibility because they can drive, work, pay taxes and be tried in adult court for some offenses. “No taxation without representation is what comes to mind,” Mr. Jackson said.

Efforts to lower the voting age have drawn scattered support at the state and local levels across the country. State Representative Javier Martínez, a Democrat in New Mexico, plans to introduce a bill in January that would lower the voting age to 16 in school board elections. Charles Allen, a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, introduced legislation last month that would give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in local and federal elections. To become law, the measure would <hl> require a majority of the district’s 13 council members to support it <hl>, and for Congress and the president not to overturn it. Joseph Jackson, 17, a member of the youth council in Richmond, Calif., is working on a draft bill that would lower the voting age in his city’s local elections. He and other teenagers said they already have a lot of responsibility because they can drive, work, pay taxes and be tried in adult court for some offenses. “No taxation without representation is what comes to mind,” Mr. Jackson said.

To become law, the measure would <hl> require a majority of the district’s 13 council members to support it <hl> , and for Congress and the president not to overturn it.


Question: Why is groundwater unsafe to use?

Where there are no longer rivers and lakes to be tapped, desperate farmers and municipalities are turning to dwindling groundwater supplies. Drillers report that they are increasingly coming up dry, even at depths of more than 600 feet. When they do find water, they say, it is often polluted with heavy metals and arsenic, released as the drill bits break through sediment. The changing landscape is all too visible in Kerman Province. In a not-so-distant past, the area was a beltway of green stretching for hundreds of square miles, using groundwater to produce grain and pistachios. Now, the sun bakes treeless plains that are increasingly giving way to deserts. During storms, the dead trees lose their branches, turning them into stumps, while the dust swirls about in ever-growing quantities.

Answer: polluted with heavy metals and arsenic

Where there are no longer rivers and lakes to be tapped, desperate farmers and municipalities are turning to dwindling groundwater supplies. Drillers report that they are increasingly coming up dry, even at depths of more than 600 feet. <hl> When they do find water, they say, it is often polluted with heavy metals and arsenic , released as the drill bits break through sediment. <hl> The changing landscape is all too visible in Kerman Province. In a not-so-distant past, the area was a beltway of green stretching for hundreds of square miles, using groundwater to produce grain and pistachios. Now, the sun bakes treeless plains that are increasingly giving way to deserts. During storms, the dead trees lose their branches, turning them into stumps, while the dust swirls about in ever-growing quantities.

Where there are no longer rivers and lakes to be tapped, desperate farmers and municipalities are turning to dwindling groundwater supplies. Drillers report that they are increasingly coming up dry, even at depths of more than 600 feet. When they do find water, they say, it is often <hl> polluted with heavy metals and arsenic <hl>, released as the drill bits break through sediment. The changing landscape is all too visible in Kerman Province. In a not-so-distant past, the area was a beltway of green stretching for hundreds of square miles, using groundwater to produce grain and pistachios. Now, the sun bakes treeless plains that are increasingly giving way to deserts. During storms, the dead trees lose their branches, turning them into stumps, while the dust swirls about in ever-growing quantities.

When they do find water, they say, it is often <hl> polluted with heavy metals and arsenic <hl> , released as the drill bits break through sediment.


Question: Who asked lawmakers to vote according to their districts' choices?

Mr. Milne had asked lawmakers to vote according to their districts’ choices in November, not the statewide popular vote. If every legislator had done so, the outcome would have been a 90-90 tie, according to The Burlington Free Press. (One person did not vote on Thursday.) But at least 20 members ended up voting against their constituents.

Answer: Mr. Milne

<hl> Mr. Milne had asked lawmakers to vote according to their districts’ choices in November, not the statewide popular vote. <hl> If every legislator had done so, the outcome would have been a 90-90 tie, according to The Burlington Free Press. (One person did not vote on Thursday.) But at least 20 members ended up voting against their constituents.

<hl> Mr. Milne <hl> had asked lawmakers to vote according to their districts’ choices in November, not the statewide popular vote. If every legislator had done so, the outcome would have been a 90-90 tie, according to The Burlington Free Press. (One person did not vote on Thursday.) But at least 20 members ended up voting against their constituents.


Question: What's the best depiction of Tempest's character Kevin?

Writing in language that is, at once, musical and street tough, cadenced and conversational, Ms. Tempest creates portraits that feel both immediate and finely etched. There’s Kevin, “steady and plain,” and his restless wife, Jane, who’s “ready for change,” and Brian, unhappily married to Mary, with an angry son named Clive. Brian has an affair with Jane, who gives birth to his child Thomas — who, as family dramas so often play out in myths — will have a fateful encounter with Clive. Tommy, gifted and hungry, falls in love with Gloria — “the kind of girl whose scars run deep” — but even as he starts to achieve his dream of becoming an artist, he risks losing everything he’s dreamed of out of carelessness and self-absorption.

Answer: “steady and plain,”

Writing in language that is, at once, musical and street tough, cadenced and conversational, Ms. Tempest creates portraits that feel both immediate and finely etched. <hl> There’s Kevin, “steady and plain,” and his restless wife, Jane, who’s “ready for change,” and Brian, unhappily married to Mary, with an angry son named Clive. <hl> Brian has an affair with Jane, who gives birth to his child Thomas — who, as family dramas so often play out in myths — will have a fateful encounter with Clive. Tommy, gifted and hungry, falls in love with Gloria — “the kind of girl whose scars run deep” — but even as he starts to achieve his dream of becoming an artist, he risks losing everything he’s dreamed of out of carelessness and self-absorption.

Writing in language that is, at once, musical and street tough, cadenced and conversational, Ms. Tempest creates portraits that feel both immediate and finely etched. There’s Kevin, <hl> “steady and plain,” <hl> and his restless wife, Jane, who’s “ready for change,” and Brian, unhappily married to Mary, with an angry son named Clive. Brian has an affair with Jane, who gives birth to his child Thomas — who, as family dramas so often play out in myths — will have a fateful encounter with Clive. Tommy, gifted and hungry, falls in love with Gloria — “the kind of girl whose scars run deep” — but even as he starts to achieve his dream of becoming an artist, he risks losing everything he’s dreamed of out of carelessness and self-absorption.


Question: Who claimed that Fiorina has a habit of making things up?

But more importantly during Wednesday’s debate, Fiorina unleashed a scurrilous attack in her pitch to defund Planned Parenthood, saying of the attack videos released about the group: “I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to watch these tapes. Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, ‘We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.’ “ In fact, the footage of the fetus was “stock footage” that “was added to the video to dramatize its content,” according to PolitiFact, which rated Fiorina’s comments as “mostly false.” FactCheck.org also said: “We are aware of no video showing such a scene.” As Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall put it Friday: “Fiorina has a habit of simply making things up.”

Answer: Josh Marshall

But more importantly during Wednesday’s debate, Fiorina unleashed a scurrilous attack in her pitch to defund Planned Parenthood, saying of the attack videos released about the group: “I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to watch these tapes. Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, ‘We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.’ “ In fact, the footage of the fetus was “stock footage” that “was added to the video to dramatize its content,” according to PolitiFact, which rated Fiorina’s comments as “mostly false.” FactCheck.org also said: “We are aware of no video showing such a scene.” <hl> As Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall put it Friday: “Fiorina has a habit of simply making things up.” <hl>

But more importantly during Wednesday’s debate, Fiorina unleashed a scurrilous attack in her pitch to defund Planned Parenthood, saying of the attack videos released about the group: “I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to watch these tapes. Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, ‘We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.’ “ In fact, the footage of the fetus was “stock footage” that “was added to the video to dramatize its content,” according to PolitiFact, which rated Fiorina’s comments as “mostly false.” FactCheck.org also said: “We are aware of no video showing such a scene.” As Talking Points Memo’s <hl> Josh Marshall <hl> put it Friday: “Fiorina has a habit of simply making things up.”


Question: What state is Charlie Baker the Governor of?

But when the teacher looked at it, much of the assignment had not been completed. That was the anticlimactic feeling here Monday, when Boston 2024, the private group organizing the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, put out a much-anticipated report that Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts had asked for by Tuesday. Boston 2024 held a briefing for boosters and the news media Monday morning at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It gave out gorgeously produced briefing materials, and officials later briefed the governor.

Answer: Massachusetts

But when the teacher looked at it, much of the assignment had not been completed. <hl> That was the anticlimactic feeling here Monday, when Boston 2024, the private group organizing the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, put out a much-anticipated report that Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts had asked for by Tuesday. <hl> Boston 2024 held a briefing for boosters and the news media Monday morning at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It gave out gorgeously produced briefing materials, and officials later briefed the governor.

But when the teacher looked at it, much of the assignment had not been completed. That was the anticlimactic feeling here Monday, when Boston 2024, the private group organizing the city’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, put out a much-anticipated report that Gov. Charlie Baker of <hl> Massachusetts <hl> had asked for by Tuesday. Boston 2024 held a briefing for boosters and the news media Monday morning at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It gave out gorgeously produced briefing materials, and officials later briefed the governor.


Question: Who was the team coach?

Jirkovsky and Stewart swam back toward the boat, and only Stewart got out. She would be the last of the six-person relay team to swim a shift. Each would swim for an hour before yielding to the next, and for the crossing to qualify officially, the team would have to maintain that order, and each athlete would have to spend an hour in the water when the time came. If one of them quit for any reason, the attempt would fail. Jirkovsky kept swimming, following the kayak, which followed the support boat. The current was at his back. After an hour, the team’s leader and coach, Jim McConica, 64, jumped in — the first shift change. By the time John Chung, 45, tapped him out, the Deep Enders were off to a splendid start. By 3 p.m. Monday, though, the team was fighting the current and dealing with a seven-foot swell. The battle peaked 20 miles into the swim as the team approached Santa Barbara Island that night. “The island is shaped like an airplane wing,” McConica said, “and the volume of water sweeping around that island was hugely powerful and cut our speed.”

Answer: Jim McConica,

Jirkovsky and Stewart swam back toward the boat, and only Stewart got out. She would be the last of the six-person relay team to swim a shift. Each would swim for an hour before yielding to the next, and for the crossing to qualify officially, the team would have to maintain that order, and each athlete would have to spend an hour in the water when the time came. If one of them quit for any reason, the attempt would fail. Jirkovsky kept swimming, following the kayak, which followed the support boat. The current was at his back. <hl> After an hour, the team’s leader and coach, Jim McConica, 64, jumped in — the first shift change. <hl> By the time John Chung, 45, tapped him out, the Deep Enders were off to a splendid start. By 3 p.m. Monday, though, the team was fighting the current and dealing with a seven-foot swell. The battle peaked 20 miles into the swim as the team approached Santa Barbara Island that night. “The island is shaped like an airplane wing,” McConica said, “and the volume of water sweeping around that island was hugely powerful and cut our speed.”

Jirkovsky and Stewart swam back toward the boat, and only Stewart got out. She would be the last of the six-person relay team to swim a shift. Each would swim for an hour before yielding to the next, and for the crossing to qualify officially, the team would have to maintain that order, and each athlete would have to spend an hour in the water when the time came. If one of them quit for any reason, the attempt would fail. Jirkovsky kept swimming, following the kayak, which followed the support boat. The current was at his back. After an hour, the team’s leader and coach, <hl> Jim McConica, <hl> 64, jumped in — the first shift change. By the time John Chung, 45, tapped him out, the Deep Enders were off to a splendid start. By 3 p.m. Monday, though, the team was fighting the current and dealing with a seven-foot swell. The battle peaked 20 miles into the swim as the team approached Santa Barbara Island that night. “The island is shaped like an airplane wing,” McConica said, “and the volume of water sweeping around that island was hugely powerful and cut our speed.”


Question: What are some of Peter Doctors Favorite Looney Tunes episodes?

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

Answer: “Gorilla My Dreams” and “Hare Tonic”

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

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


Question: Where did the person grasp the idea of resilience?

It was with my classmates. Someone had been stealing from the cubbies in our classroom, and so I organized a couple of my classmates and we started the Star Detective Group. And I got my teacher to sign off on this group to make it legit, and we then investigated. When I got to junior high, I organized a walkout from the school to protest the first Iraq war. But I also got it endorsed by the teachers, because I was never too much of a rebel. I also learned resilience from my mother. The confidence that you have to have as a survival skill — I saw that in her and learned that from her. You have to feel that your voice matters and that you can drive change and impact change, because if you feel like you can’t, then you won’t.

Answer: mother

It was with my classmates. Someone had been stealing from the cubbies in our classroom, and so I organized a couple of my classmates and we started the Star Detective Group. And I got my teacher to sign off on this group to make it legit, and we then investigated. When I got to junior high, I organized a walkout from the school to protest the first Iraq war. But I also got it endorsed by the teachers, because I was never too much of a rebel. <hl> I also learned resilience from my mother . <hl> The confidence that you have to have as a survival skill — I saw that in her and learned that from her. You have to feel that your voice matters and that you can drive change and impact change, because if you feel like you can’t, then you won’t.

It was with my classmates. Someone had been stealing from the cubbies in our classroom, and so I organized a couple of my classmates and we started the Star Detective Group. And I got my teacher to sign off on this group to make it legit, and we then investigated. When I got to junior high, I organized a walkout from the school to protest the first Iraq war. But I also got it endorsed by the teachers, because I was never too much of a rebel. I also learned resilience from my <hl> mother <hl>. The confidence that you have to have as a survival skill — I saw that in her and learned that from her. You have to feel that your voice matters and that you can drive change and impact change, because if you feel like you can’t, then you won’t.

I also learned resilience from my <hl> mother <hl> .


Question: Matheny is a manager of what?

Watson, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, retired Abreu on a fly ball to left. But the move made little sense in baseball terms, if the goal of the All-Star Game is really to win and secure home-field advantage in the World Series for the victorious league. Matheny, the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, had already used four right-handed relievers and went against the percentages to a dangerous hitter. He got away with it, but the move illustrated the real priorities for those who manage and play in the All-Star Game. They want as many players as possible to participate, and they want to have fun.

Answer: the St. Louis Cardinals

Watson, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, retired Abreu on a fly ball to left. But the move made little sense in baseball terms, if the goal of the All-Star Game is really to win and secure home-field advantage in the World Series for the victorious league. <hl> Matheny, the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals , had already used four right-handed relievers and went against the percentages to a dangerous hitter. <hl> He got away with it, but the move illustrated the real priorities for those who manage and play in the All-Star Game. They want as many players as possible to participate, and they want to have fun.

Watson, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, retired Abreu on a fly ball to left. But the move made little sense in baseball terms, if the goal of the All-Star Game is really to win and secure home-field advantage in the World Series for the victorious league. Matheny, the manager of <hl> the St. Louis Cardinals <hl>, had already used four right-handed relievers and went against the percentages to a dangerous hitter. He got away with it, but the move illustrated the real priorities for those who manage and play in the All-Star Game. They want as many players as possible to participate, and they want to have fun.

Matheny, the manager of <hl> the St. Louis Cardinals <hl> , had already used four right-handed relievers and went against the percentages to a dangerous hitter.


Question: China has a plan to keep banks in check, what is it?

Officials at China’s central bank have closely studied the situation in the United States in the 1980s, when government deregulation of interest rates contributed to what became known as the savings and loan crisis. Banks and other lending institutions became locked in competitive increases in deposit rates, which drove them to make increasingly risky, high-interest loans. By the mid-1990s, nearly 3,000 United States financial institutions had failed. Chinese regulators are hoping to avoid a repeat of the American experience. To help keep banks in check, China’s deposit insurance plan will require the banks to pay a two-part premium: a fixed minimum rate, plus an adjustable rate based on the riskiness of their lending practices.

Answer: deposit insurance plan

Officials at China’s central bank have closely studied the situation in the United States in the 1980s, when government deregulation of interest rates contributed to what became known as the savings and loan crisis. Banks and other lending institutions became locked in competitive increases in deposit rates, which drove them to make increasingly risky, high-interest loans. By the mid-1990s, nearly 3,000 United States financial institutions had failed. Chinese regulators are hoping to avoid a repeat of the American experience. <hl> To help keep banks in check, China’s deposit insurance plan will require the banks to pay a two-part premium: a fixed minimum rate, plus an adjustable rate based on the riskiness of their lending practices. <hl>

Officials at China’s central bank have closely studied the situation in the United States in the 1980s, when government deregulation of interest rates contributed to what became known as the savings and loan crisis. Banks and other lending institutions became locked in competitive increases in deposit rates, which drove them to make increasingly risky, high-interest loans. By the mid-1990s, nearly 3,000 United States financial institutions had failed. Chinese regulators are hoping to avoid a repeat of the American experience. To help keep banks in check, China’s <hl> deposit insurance plan <hl> will require the banks to pay a two-part premium: a fixed minimum rate, plus an adjustable rate based on the riskiness of their lending practices.


Question: What street is the Oliver Wolcott Library on?

LAKEVILLE The White Gallery “For the Love of Making Art: The Work of Robert Baras.” Through July 12. Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment. The White Gallery, 344 Main Street. thewhitegalleryart.com; 860-435-1029. LITCHFIELD Oliver Wolcott Library Oil paintings by Victor Leger. Through June 26. Mondays, noon to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South Street. 860-567-8030; owlibrary.org.

Answer: 160 South Street

LAKEVILLE The White Gallery “For the Love of Making Art: The Work of Robert Baras.” Through July 12. Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment. The White Gallery, 344 Main Street. thewhitegalleryart.com; 860-435-1029. LITCHFIELD Oliver Wolcott Library Oil paintings by Victor Leger. Through June 26. <hl> Mondays, noon to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South Street . <hl> 860-567-8030; owlibrary.org.

LAKEVILLE The White Gallery “For the Love of Making Art: The Work of Robert Baras.” Through July 12. Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment. The White Gallery, 344 Main Street. thewhitegalleryart.com; 860-435-1029. LITCHFIELD Oliver Wolcott Library Oil paintings by Victor Leger. Through June 26. Mondays, noon to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oliver Wolcott Library, <hl> 160 South Street <hl>. 860-567-8030; owlibrary.org.

Mondays, noon to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oliver Wolcott Library, <hl> 160 South Street <hl> .


Question: Who has the vulnerability and sharpness for the role in the play?

She might have been talking about herself. Though conscious of her considerable gifts as an actor — she’s so able to project emotion that her face can seem almost see-through — Ms. Moss still confesses to “major moments” where she thinks: “I can’t believe they asked me to do this, they’re crazy. This is all a mistake.” Pam MacKinnon, the play’s director and a Tony winner for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” disagreed. Speaking backstage as she prepared to return to rehearsal, she said that Ms. Moss had both the vulnerability and the sharpness that the role demands. “She’s incredibly intuitive, incredibly smart, and she is sort of an observer, even though she’s at the center of this rehearsal process,” Ms. MacKinnon said.

Answer: Ms. Moss

She might have been talking about herself. <hl> Though conscious of her considerable gifts as an actor — she’s so able to project emotion that her face can seem almost see-through — Ms. Moss still confesses to “major moments” where she thinks: “I can’t believe they asked me to do this, they’re crazy. <hl> This is all a mistake.” Pam MacKinnon, the play’s director and a Tony winner for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” disagreed. Speaking backstage as she prepared to return to rehearsal, she said that Ms. Moss had both the vulnerability and the sharpness that the role demands. “She’s incredibly intuitive, incredibly smart, and she is sort of an observer, even though she’s at the center of this rehearsal process,” Ms. MacKinnon said.

She might have been talking about herself. Though conscious of her considerable gifts as an actor — she’s so able to project emotion that her face can seem almost see-through — <hl> Ms. Moss <hl> still confesses to “major moments” where she thinks: “I can’t believe they asked me to do this, they’re crazy. This is all a mistake.” Pam MacKinnon, the play’s director and a Tony winner for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” disagreed. Speaking backstage as she prepared to return to rehearsal, she said that Ms. Moss had both the vulnerability and the sharpness that the role demands. “She’s incredibly intuitive, incredibly smart, and she is sort of an observer, even though she’s at the center of this rehearsal process,” Ms. MacKinnon said.


Question: What is the name of the professional basketball team in Cleveland?

PHOENIX —  The eye was inexorably drawn to LeBron James during his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ lineup on Tuesday night. In a 107-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns — Cleveland’s sixth straight defeat and ninth in 10 games — James played so many roles it was as if he were channeling the actor Alan Cumming in his 2013 one-man Broadway show, “Macbeth.” Except no Cavaliers fans were applauding at the end. Their team is now below .500, with a 19-20 record no one could have foreseen before the season began. James’s homecoming has clearly run aground.

Answer: Cleveland Cavaliers

<hl> PHOENIX — The eye was inexorably drawn to LeBron James during his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers ’ lineup on Tuesday night. <hl> In a 107-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns — Cleveland’s sixth straight defeat and ninth in 10 games — James played so many roles it was as if he were channeling the actor Alan Cumming in his 2013 one-man Broadway show, “Macbeth.” Except no Cavaliers fans were applauding at the end. Their team is now below .500, with a 19-20 record no one could have foreseen before the season began. James’s homecoming has clearly run aground.

PHOENIX — The eye was inexorably drawn to LeBron James during his return to the <hl> Cleveland Cavaliers <hl>’ lineup on Tuesday night. In a 107-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns — Cleveland’s sixth straight defeat and ninth in 10 games — James played so many roles it was as if he were channeling the actor Alan Cumming in his 2013 one-man Broadway show, “Macbeth.” Except no Cavaliers fans were applauding at the end. Their team is now below .500, with a 19-20 record no one could have foreseen before the season began. James’s homecoming has clearly run aground.

PHOENIX — The eye was inexorably drawn to LeBron James during his return to the <hl> Cleveland Cavaliers <hl> ’ lineup on Tuesday night.


Question: What type of conservatives would propose no other candidate to speaker?

“When it became clear that the majority leader lost his election, I didn’t frankly believe it was right for me to leave at the end of last year,” Mr. Boehner said. But if Mr. Boehner was counting on his No. 2 to replace him, he did not give Mr. McCarthy much warning, telling him about his plans to retire only two minutes before giving the news to the entire House Republican conference. “I had to tell him five times, because he didn’t believe me,” Mr. Boehner said. While there appear to be no challengers to Mr. McCarthy for the speakership at this point, there is little doubt that Tea Party conservatives will be looking for a candidate to back.

Answer: Tea Party

“When it became clear that the majority leader lost his election, I didn’t frankly believe it was right for me to leave at the end of last year,” Mr. Boehner said. But if Mr. Boehner was counting on his No. 2 to replace him, he did not give Mr. McCarthy much warning, telling him about his plans to retire only two minutes before giving the news to the entire House Republican conference. “I had to tell him five times, because he didn’t believe me,” Mr. Boehner said. <hl> While there appear to be no challengers to Mr. McCarthy for the speakership at this point, there is little doubt that Tea Party conservatives will be looking for a candidate to back. <hl>

“When it became clear that the majority leader lost his election, I didn’t frankly believe it was right for me to leave at the end of last year,” Mr. Boehner said. But if Mr. Boehner was counting on his No. 2 to replace him, he did not give Mr. McCarthy much warning, telling him about his plans to retire only two minutes before giving the news to the entire House Republican conference. “I had to tell him five times, because he didn’t believe me,” Mr. Boehner said. While there appear to be no challengers to Mr. McCarthy for the speakership at this point, there is little doubt that <hl> Tea Party <hl> conservatives will be looking for a candidate to back.


Question: What is a priority for president Obama?

Talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a priority for President Obama, deadlocked two months ago. • Oregon’s medicinal marijuana shops began sales to recreational users today.

Answer: Talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

<hl> Talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership , a priority for President Obama, deadlocked two months ago. <hl> • Oregon’s medicinal marijuana shops began sales to recreational users today.

<hl> Talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership <hl>, a priority for President Obama, deadlocked two months ago. • Oregon’s medicinal marijuana shops began sales to recreational users today.

<hl> Talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership <hl> , a priority for President Obama, deadlocked two months ago.


Question: When did the Sewol capsize?

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

Answer: last April

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

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

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


Question: Where did one of the coal ship fire occur?

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Answer: Connecticut

<hl> Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut . <hl> Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in <hl> Connecticut <hl>. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in <hl> Connecticut <hl> .