Question: What beer does Atlas Brew Works produce?

The bandwidth of lagers is rather narrow, but they have their refreshing role to play. None did it better than our No. 1 brew, Session Premium Lager from Full Sail Brewing, clean, crisp, lively and fresh. Session, surprisingly, is not made entirely of malted barley. It uses a touch of malted wheat as well. Apparently, lager producers have found ways to be creative without exploding the genre. Other beers well worth seeking out include the pleasantly bitter District Common from Atlas Brew Works; the golden, malty, hoppy Venn Dortmund-Style Lager from Ninkasi Brewing; the lively, lightly bitter Dortmunder Gold Lager from Great Lakes Brewing; and the fresh, grassy Lawnmower Lager from Caldera Brewing. The Lawnmower, by the way, was the lowest in alcohol in the tasting at just 3.9 percent.

Answer: District Common

The bandwidth of lagers is rather narrow, but they have their refreshing role to play. None did it better than our No. 1 brew, Session Premium Lager from Full Sail Brewing, clean, crisp, lively and fresh. Session, surprisingly, is not made entirely of malted barley. It uses a touch of malted wheat as well. Apparently, lager producers have found ways to be creative without exploding the genre. <hl> Other beers well worth seeking out include the pleasantly bitter District Common from Atlas Brew Works; the golden, malty, hoppy Venn Dortmund-Style Lager from Ninkasi Brewing; the lively, lightly bitter Dortmunder Gold Lager from Great Lakes Brewing; and the fresh, grassy Lawnmower Lager from Caldera Brewing. <hl> The Lawnmower, by the way, was the lowest in alcohol in the tasting at just 3.9 percent.

The bandwidth of lagers is rather narrow, but they have their refreshing role to play. None did it better than our No. 1 brew, Session Premium Lager from Full Sail Brewing, clean, crisp, lively and fresh. Session, surprisingly, is not made entirely of malted barley. It uses a touch of malted wheat as well. Apparently, lager producers have found ways to be creative without exploding the genre. Other beers well worth seeking out include the pleasantly bitter <hl> District Common <hl> from Atlas Brew Works; the golden, malty, hoppy Venn Dortmund-Style Lager from Ninkasi Brewing; the lively, lightly bitter Dortmunder Gold Lager from Great Lakes Brewing; and the fresh, grassy Lawnmower Lager from Caldera Brewing. The Lawnmower, by the way, was the lowest in alcohol in the tasting at just 3.9 percent.


Question: when the biggest setback happeend for this type of litigation

The biggest setback for this kind of litigation came two years ago when the Supreme Court sharply limited the use of an obscure law adopted in 1789, the Alien Tort Statute, to bring international claims in American courts. Meanwhile, a number of controversies involving Mr. Collingsworth and other lawyers have cast a shadow over the field and made it possible for companies to mount counterattacks. “The bar has been set higher,” for human rights litigation, said Susan H. Farbstein, a law professor at Harvard.

Answer: two years ago

<hl> The biggest setback for this kind of litigation came two years ago when the Supreme Court sharply limited the use of an obscure law adopted in 1789, the Alien Tort Statute, to bring international claims in American courts. <hl> Meanwhile, a number of controversies involving Mr. Collingsworth and other lawyers have cast a shadow over the field and made it possible for companies to mount counterattacks. “The bar has been set higher,” for human rights litigation, said Susan H. Farbstein, a law professor at Harvard.

The biggest setback for this kind of litigation came <hl> two years ago <hl> when the Supreme Court sharply limited the use of an obscure law adopted in 1789, the Alien Tort Statute, to bring international claims in American courts. Meanwhile, a number of controversies involving Mr. Collingsworth and other lawyers have cast a shadow over the field and made it possible for companies to mount counterattacks. “The bar has been set higher,” for human rights litigation, said Susan H. Farbstein, a law professor at Harvard.


Question: What was the title of an antifracking movie (documentary)?

There was recently a vogue for polemical antifracking documentaries like “Gasland” that purport to show that fracking is causing flammable tap water and other horrors. But a recent Environmental Protection Agency study found that there was no evidence that fracking was causing widespread harm to the nation’s water supply. On the contrary, there’s some evidence that fracking is a net environmental plus. That’s because cheap natural gas from fracking displaces coal. A study by the Breakthrough Institute found coal-powered electricity declined to 37 percent from 50 percent of the generation mix between 2007 and 2012. Because natural gas has just half as much global-warming potential as coal, energy-related carbon emissions have declined more in the U.S. than in any other country over that time. Fracking has also been an enormous boon to the nation’s wealth and the well-being of its people. In a new report called “America’s Unconventional Energy Opportunity,” Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee and Gregory J. Pope conclude that gas and oil resources extracted through fracking have already added more than $430 billion to annual gross domestic product and supported more than 2.7 million jobs that pay, on average, twice the median U.S. salary.

Answer: Gasland

<hl> There was recently a vogue for polemical antifracking documentaries like “ Gasland ” that purport to show that fracking is causing flammable tap water and other horrors. <hl> But a recent Environmental Protection Agency study found that there was no evidence that fracking was causing widespread harm to the nation’s water supply. On the contrary, there’s some evidence that fracking is a net environmental plus. That’s because cheap natural gas from fracking displaces coal. A study by the Breakthrough Institute found coal-powered electricity declined to 37 percent from 50 percent of the generation mix between 2007 and 2012. Because natural gas has just half as much global-warming potential as coal, energy-related carbon emissions have declined more in the U.S. than in any other country over that time. Fracking has also been an enormous boon to the nation’s wealth and the well-being of its people. In a new report called “America’s Unconventional Energy Opportunity,” Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee and Gregory J. Pope conclude that gas and oil resources extracted through fracking have already added more than $430 billion to annual gross domestic product and supported more than 2.7 million jobs that pay, on average, twice the median U.S. salary.

There was recently a vogue for polemical antifracking documentaries like “<hl> Gasland <hl>” that purport to show that fracking is causing flammable tap water and other horrors. But a recent Environmental Protection Agency study found that there was no evidence that fracking was causing widespread harm to the nation’s water supply. On the contrary, there’s some evidence that fracking is a net environmental plus. That’s because cheap natural gas from fracking displaces coal. A study by the Breakthrough Institute found coal-powered electricity declined to 37 percent from 50 percent of the generation mix between 2007 and 2012. Because natural gas has just half as much global-warming potential as coal, energy-related carbon emissions have declined more in the U.S. than in any other country over that time. Fracking has also been an enormous boon to the nation’s wealth and the well-being of its people. In a new report called “America’s Unconventional Energy Opportunity,” Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee and Gregory J. Pope conclude that gas and oil resources extracted through fracking have already added more than $430 billion to annual gross domestic product and supported more than 2.7 million jobs that pay, on average, twice the median U.S. salary.

There was recently a vogue for polemical antifracking documentaries like “ <hl> Gasland <hl> ” that purport to show that fracking is causing flammable tap water and other horrors.


Question: Who does Gus Wenner seek advice from?

“I think first of all that making mistakes is key to doing anything right,” Gus Wenner said in response. Bringing on great people, he said, is paramount. “Given my youth or inexperience, that is probably more important than it would be otherwise.” Those he seeks advice from, he said, include Tom Freston, the former chief executive of Viacom who many credit with helping make Vice into a rising media powerhouse. Gus Wenner has been hiring coders and designers, working on Wenner Media’s digital infrastructure, seeking out partnerships and pushing more deeply into video. (One of the videos on the site features Mr. Wenner, in 2013, playing guitar and singing in a band he formed with Scout Willis, a daughter of the actor Bruce Willis.) He feels his father’s focus is easily adaptable to a more current vision. “Our mission is to tell great stories, and the lens of what we do just becomes much broader,” he said.

Answer: Tom Freston,

“I think first of all that making mistakes is key to doing anything right,” Gus Wenner said in response. Bringing on great people, he said, is paramount. “Given my youth or inexperience, that is probably more important than it would be otherwise.” <hl> Those he seeks advice from, he said, include Tom Freston, the former chief executive of Viacom who many credit with helping make Vice into a rising media powerhouse. <hl> Gus Wenner has been hiring coders and designers, working on Wenner Media’s digital infrastructure, seeking out partnerships and pushing more deeply into video. (One of the videos on the site features Mr. Wenner, in 2013, playing guitar and singing in a band he formed with Scout Willis, a daughter of the actor Bruce Willis.) He feels his father’s focus is easily adaptable to a more current vision. “Our mission is to tell great stories, and the lens of what we do just becomes much broader,” he said.

“I think first of all that making mistakes is key to doing anything right,” Gus Wenner said in response. Bringing on great people, he said, is paramount. “Given my youth or inexperience, that is probably more important than it would be otherwise.” Those he seeks advice from, he said, include <hl> Tom Freston, <hl> the former chief executive of Viacom who many credit with helping make Vice into a rising media powerhouse. Gus Wenner has been hiring coders and designers, working on Wenner Media’s digital infrastructure, seeking out partnerships and pushing more deeply into video. (One of the videos on the site features Mr. Wenner, in 2013, playing guitar and singing in a band he formed with Scout Willis, a daughter of the actor Bruce Willis.) He feels his father’s focus is easily adaptable to a more current vision. “Our mission is to tell great stories, and the lens of what we do just becomes much broader,” he said.


Question: What is Freescales market capitalization?

NXP Semiconductors, a big chip manufacturer, is near a deal to acquire a smaller peer, Freescale Semiconductor, in a cash-and-stock transaction, people briefed on the matter said on Sunday. An agreement could be announced as soon as Sunday evening, one of these people said, while cautioning that the talks could still collapse. If completed, the combination would unite two big makers of chips for industries ranging from automobiles to networking to mobile payments. As of Friday evening, NXP had a market value of about $21 billion, while Freescale had a market capitalization of about $11 billion.

Answer: $11 billion

NXP Semiconductors, a big chip manufacturer, is near a deal to acquire a smaller peer, Freescale Semiconductor, in a cash-and-stock transaction, people briefed on the matter said on Sunday. An agreement could be announced as soon as Sunday evening, one of these people said, while cautioning that the talks could still collapse. If completed, the combination would unite two big makers of chips for industries ranging from automobiles to networking to mobile payments. <hl> As of Friday evening, NXP had a market value of about $21 billion, while Freescale had a market capitalization of about $11 billion . <hl>

NXP Semiconductors, a big chip manufacturer, is near a deal to acquire a smaller peer, Freescale Semiconductor, in a cash-and-stock transaction, people briefed on the matter said on Sunday. An agreement could be announced as soon as Sunday evening, one of these people said, while cautioning that the talks could still collapse. If completed, the combination would unite two big makers of chips for industries ranging from automobiles to networking to mobile payments. As of Friday evening, NXP had a market value of about $21 billion, while Freescale had a market capitalization of about <hl> $11 billion <hl>.

As of Friday evening, NXP had a market value of about $21 billion, while Freescale had a market capitalization of about <hl> $11 billion <hl> .


Question: When was Virgin Active founded?

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

Answer: 1999

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

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

Founded in <hl> 1999 <hl> , Virgin Active operates 267 health clubs in nine countries on four continents and holds what Brait said were leading positions in Britain and South Africa.


Question: When did the sun rise?

RABAT, Morocco —  A fiery head-on collision between a semitrailer truck and a bus carrying a delegation of young athletes in southern Morocco on Friday killed 33 people and injured seven, according to the state news agency and local news media reports. The crash took place just before sunrise at 7 a.m. in the Chbika district, near Tan-Tan, a southern desert city, the news agency reported. A video posted by the French-language newspaper L’Economiste shows the flaming wreckage of the tour bus, which caught fire after a collision with what the newspaper identified as a tanker truck carrying hydrocarbons. The video shows people wandering around the burning hulk in a desert landscape.

Answer: 7 a.m.

RABAT, Morocco — A fiery head-on collision between a semitrailer truck and a bus carrying a delegation of young athletes in southern Morocco on Friday killed 33 people and injured seven, according to the state news agency and local news media reports. <hl> The crash took place just before sunrise at 7 a.m. in the Chbika district, near Tan-Tan, a southern desert city, the news agency reported. <hl> A video posted by the French-language newspaper L’Economiste shows the flaming wreckage of the tour bus, which caught fire after a collision with what the newspaper identified as a tanker truck carrying hydrocarbons. The video shows people wandering around the burning hulk in a desert landscape.

RABAT, Morocco — A fiery head-on collision between a semitrailer truck and a bus carrying a delegation of young athletes in southern Morocco on Friday killed 33 people and injured seven, according to the state news agency and local news media reports. The crash took place just before sunrise at <hl> 7 a.m. <hl> in the Chbika district, near Tan-Tan, a southern desert city, the news agency reported. A video posted by the French-language newspaper L’Economiste shows the flaming wreckage of the tour bus, which caught fire after a collision with what the newspaper identified as a tanker truck carrying hydrocarbons. The video shows people wandering around the burning hulk in a desert landscape.


Question: What did Americans find out about Ukrainians during training?

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

Answer: Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking

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

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

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


Question: What is a common occurrence now against the board?

The report also exposed disturbing practices by board members. The board conducts 60 to 70 percent of its meetings in closed-door executive session. It does not tolerate, and is overtly hostile to, the complaints of public school parents, students and community members. Public protests against the board are now commonplace. The report proposed the appointment of a state fiscal monitor, who would oversee all of the board’s financial and educational decisions and have the authority to override the board, when necessary, to protect the interests of the public-school community and improve education outcomes for public-school students. The report also recommended additional state funding to restore essential staff and services, but only if a monitor was in place to make certain the money was used effectively and efficiently to benefit all of the students. A bill in Albany — introduced in the Assembly by Ellen C. Jaffee and Kenneth P. Zebrowski and in the Senate by David Carlucci, who all represent parts of the school district — would implement a fiscal monitor for at least five years. It is a crucial step toward reversing the district’s disastrous decline and repairing the deep rifts in the community. The New York State School Boards Association has found that the measure “respects the democratic electoral process by leaving the elected board of education in place.” The bill would not go as far as the Legislature went in 2002, when the school district in Roosevelt, on Long Island, was put under state control because of poor management. It is similar to what occurred in Lakewood, N.J., a district with circumstances similar to East Ramapo’s. In recent weeks, in response to a lobbying campaign by the school board, momentum for the bill appears to have slowed. Advocates for the local school board and some leaders in the Orthodox community have accused supporters of state oversight of having anti-Semitic motives.

Answer: Public protests

The report also exposed disturbing practices by board members. The board conducts 60 to 70 percent of its meetings in closed-door executive session. It does not tolerate, and is overtly hostile to, the complaints of public school parents, students and community members. <hl> Public protests against the board are now commonplace. <hl> The report proposed the appointment of a state fiscal monitor, who would oversee all of the board’s financial and educational decisions and have the authority to override the board, when necessary, to protect the interests of the public-school community and improve education outcomes for public-school students. The report also recommended additional state funding to restore essential staff and services, but only if a monitor was in place to make certain the money was used effectively and efficiently to benefit all of the students. A bill in Albany — introduced in the Assembly by Ellen C. Jaffee and Kenneth P. Zebrowski and in the Senate by David Carlucci, who all represent parts of the school district — would implement a fiscal monitor for at least five years. It is a crucial step toward reversing the district’s disastrous decline and repairing the deep rifts in the community. The New York State School Boards Association has found that the measure “respects the democratic electoral process by leaving the elected board of education in place.” The bill would not go as far as the Legislature went in 2002, when the school district in Roosevelt, on Long Island, was put under state control because of poor management. It is similar to what occurred in Lakewood, N.J., a district with circumstances similar to East Ramapo’s. In recent weeks, in response to a lobbying campaign by the school board, momentum for the bill appears to have slowed. Advocates for the local school board and some leaders in the Orthodox community have accused supporters of state oversight of having anti-Semitic motives.

The report also exposed disturbing practices by board members. The board conducts 60 to 70 percent of its meetings in closed-door executive session. It does not tolerate, and is overtly hostile to, the complaints of public school parents, students and community members. <hl> Public protests <hl> against the board are now commonplace. The report proposed the appointment of a state fiscal monitor, who would oversee all of the board’s financial and educational decisions and have the authority to override the board, when necessary, to protect the interests of the public-school community and improve education outcomes for public-school students. The report also recommended additional state funding to restore essential staff and services, but only if a monitor was in place to make certain the money was used effectively and efficiently to benefit all of the students. A bill in Albany — introduced in the Assembly by Ellen C. Jaffee and Kenneth P. Zebrowski and in the Senate by David Carlucci, who all represent parts of the school district — would implement a fiscal monitor for at least five years. It is a crucial step toward reversing the district’s disastrous decline and repairing the deep rifts in the community. The New York State School Boards Association has found that the measure “respects the democratic electoral process by leaving the elected board of education in place.” The bill would not go as far as the Legislature went in 2002, when the school district in Roosevelt, on Long Island, was put under state control because of poor management. It is similar to what occurred in Lakewood, N.J., a district with circumstances similar to East Ramapo’s. In recent weeks, in response to a lobbying campaign by the school board, momentum for the bill appears to have slowed. Advocates for the local school board and some leaders in the Orthodox community have accused supporters of state oversight of having anti-Semitic motives.


Question: Who heard Mr. Harper-Mercer pacing until 3 or 4 in the morning?

At night, when his mother went to her nursing jobs, a neighbor whose bedroom was directly below Mr. Harper-Mercer’s frequently heard him pacing until 3 or 4 in the morning, the neighbor said. She complained to her own family about the noise, but never mentioned it to Mr. Harper-Mercer or his mother.

Answer: a neighbor

<hl> At night, when his mother went to her nursing jobs, a neighbor whose bedroom was directly below Mr. Harper-Mercer’s frequently heard him pacing until 3 or 4 in the morning, the neighbor said. <hl> She complained to her own family about the noise, but never mentioned it to Mr. Harper-Mercer or his mother.

At night, when his mother went to her nursing jobs, <hl> a neighbor <hl> whose bedroom was directly below Mr. Harper-Mercer’s frequently heard him pacing until 3 or 4 in the morning, the neighbor said. She complained to her own family about the noise, but never mentioned it to Mr. Harper-Mercer or his mother.


Question: what was the rate of inflation in November?

FRANKFURT — A strong indication on Friday that the European Central Bank is on the verge of aggressive action to stimulate the economy, just as the Federal Reserve is dialing back its stimulus, helped push the euro to its lowest level against the dollar since 2010. Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, said in an interview published in the German newspaper Handelsblatt that the risk that the central bank would not be able to meet its main task of keeping inflation from being too low or too high was greater than it had been six months ago. At 0.3 percent in November, inflation in the eurozone was far below the central bank’s official target of close to 2 percent. Investors interpreted Mr. Draghi’s comments to mean that the central bank is moving closer to broad-based purchases of government bonds, the same kind of “quantitative easing” that the Fed used to push down market interest rates in the United States — and is phasing out as growth picks up.

Answer: 0.3 percent

FRANKFURT — A strong indication on Friday that the European Central Bank is on the verge of aggressive action to stimulate the economy, just as the Federal Reserve is dialing back its stimulus, helped push the euro to its lowest level against the dollar since 2010. Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, said in an interview published in the German newspaper Handelsblatt that the risk that the central bank would not be able to meet its main task of keeping inflation from being too low or too high was greater than it had been six months ago. <hl> At 0.3 percent in November, inflation in the eurozone was far below the central bank’s official target of close to 2 percent. <hl> Investors interpreted Mr. Draghi’s comments to mean that the central bank is moving closer to broad-based purchases of government bonds, the same kind of “quantitative easing” that the Fed used to push down market interest rates in the United States — and is phasing out as growth picks up.

FRANKFURT — A strong indication on Friday that the European Central Bank is on the verge of aggressive action to stimulate the economy, just as the Federal Reserve is dialing back its stimulus, helped push the euro to its lowest level against the dollar since 2010. Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, said in an interview published in the German newspaper Handelsblatt that the risk that the central bank would not be able to meet its main task of keeping inflation from being too low or too high was greater than it had been six months ago. At <hl> 0.3 percent <hl> in November, inflation in the eurozone was far below the central bank’s official target of close to 2 percent. Investors interpreted Mr. Draghi’s comments to mean that the central bank is moving closer to broad-based purchases of government bonds, the same kind of “quantitative easing” that the Fed used to push down market interest rates in the United States — and is phasing out as growth picks up.


Question: How many years of experience does John Abraham Davis have?

For John Abraham Davis, a black midlevel manager in the Government Printing Office with 30 years’ experience, the change came almost overnight. Just months after Wilson was sworn in, Davis was demoted to a succession of menial jobs and ended up as a messenger making half his original salary. As his grandson, Gordon Davis, wrote on the Op-Ed page on Tuesday: “By April 1914, the family farm was auctioned off. John Davis, a self-made black man of achievement and stature in his community at the turn of the 20th century, was, by the end of Wilson’s first term, a broken man. He died in 1928.”

Answer: 30 years’ experience

<hl> For John Abraham Davis, a black midlevel manager in the Government Printing Office with 30 years’ experience , the change came almost overnight. <hl> Just months after Wilson was sworn in, Davis was demoted to a succession of menial jobs and ended up as a messenger making half his original salary. As his grandson, Gordon Davis, wrote on the Op-Ed page on Tuesday: “By April 1914, the family farm was auctioned off. John Davis, a self-made black man of achievement and stature in his community at the turn of the 20th century, was, by the end of Wilson’s first term, a broken man. He died in 1928.”

For John Abraham Davis, a black midlevel manager in the Government Printing Office with <hl> 30 years’ experience <hl>, the change came almost overnight. Just months after Wilson was sworn in, Davis was demoted to a succession of menial jobs and ended up as a messenger making half his original salary. As his grandson, Gordon Davis, wrote on the Op-Ed page on Tuesday: “By April 1914, the family farm was auctioned off. John Davis, a self-made black man of achievement and stature in his community at the turn of the 20th century, was, by the end of Wilson’s first term, a broken man. He died in 1928.”

For John Abraham Davis, a black midlevel manager in the Government Printing Office with <hl> 30 years’ experience <hl> , the change came almost overnight.


Question: Which professor did the author of post meet?

Maybe the sun wasn’t really powered by fusion. Or maybe neutrinos were eaten by a black hole lurking inside. By the time I met Dr. McDonald, theorists had rallied around a less radical thought.

Answer: Dr. McDonald

Maybe the sun wasn’t really powered by fusion. Or maybe neutrinos were eaten by a black hole lurking inside. <hl> By the time I met Dr. McDonald , theorists had rallied around a less radical thought. <hl>

Maybe the sun wasn’t really powered by fusion. Or maybe neutrinos were eaten by a black hole lurking inside. By the time I met <hl> Dr. McDonald <hl>, theorists had rallied around a less radical thought.

By the time I met <hl> Dr. McDonald <hl> , theorists had rallied around a less radical thought.


Question: What did the suspects give the children after the abuse?

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

Answer: food and cash

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

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


Question: What is considered the most classical ballet of all times?

The 19th-century ballets tend to be labeled the classics, and “The Sleeping Beauty” (1890) has long been considered the most classical. It’s fair to say that Ballet Theater’s production of “Beauty,” directed by Alexei Ratmansky, is the most historically informed and sensitive production of any classic in our time. Perhaps its most startling suggestion is that we should reconsider the classicism of its master-choreographer, Marius Petipa. I’ve been watching this ballet for 40 years — but here the lines, phrasing, steps, extensions, footwork, turn-out, story-telling and mood are all different from what I’ve known. It’ll take a lot of getting used to. But it’s so musical that it’s immediately persuasive.

Answer: “The Sleeping Beauty”

<hl> The 19th-century ballets tend to be labeled the classics, and “The Sleeping Beauty” (1890) has long been considered the most classical. <hl> It’s fair to say that Ballet Theater’s production of “Beauty,” directed by Alexei Ratmansky, is the most historically informed and sensitive production of any classic in our time. Perhaps its most startling suggestion is that we should reconsider the classicism of its master-choreographer, Marius Petipa. I’ve been watching this ballet for 40 years — but here the lines, phrasing, steps, extensions, footwork, turn-out, story-telling and mood are all different from what I’ve known. It’ll take a lot of getting used to. But it’s so musical that it’s immediately persuasive.

The 19th-century ballets tend to be labeled the classics, and <hl> “The Sleeping Beauty” <hl> (1890) has long been considered the most classical. It’s fair to say that Ballet Theater’s production of “Beauty,” directed by Alexei Ratmansky, is the most historically informed and sensitive production of any classic in our time. Perhaps its most startling suggestion is that we should reconsider the classicism of its master-choreographer, Marius Petipa. I’ve been watching this ballet for 40 years — but here the lines, phrasing, steps, extensions, footwork, turn-out, story-telling and mood are all different from what I’ve known. It’ll take a lot of getting used to. But it’s so musical that it’s immediately persuasive.


Question: In what country did the vote on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict take place?

Approval came at the church’s general synod in Cleveland, where delegates voted 508 to 124 in favor of divestment and boycott, with 38 abstentions. It was one of two resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict debated by the church, which has about one million members and more than 5,000 congregations nationwide. The second resolution, which called the actions of Israel against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip acts of apartheid, received 51 percent of the vote — 312 for, 295 against and 31 abstentions — failing to gain the two-thirds majority required for passage. Nonetheless, the slim majority was regarded by supporters of Israel as troubling. Passage of that measure would have made the church the first in the United States to officially describe Israel’s behavior toward the Palestinians as apartheid.

Answer: United States

Approval came at the church’s general synod in Cleveland, where delegates voted 508 to 124 in favor of divestment and boycott, with 38 abstentions. It was one of two resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict debated by the church, which has about one million members and more than 5,000 congregations nationwide. The second resolution, which called the actions of Israel against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip acts of apartheid, received 51 percent of the vote — 312 for, 295 against and 31 abstentions — failing to gain the two-thirds majority required for passage. Nonetheless, the slim majority was regarded by supporters of Israel as troubling. <hl> Passage of that measure would have made the church the first in the United States to officially describe Israel’s behavior toward the Palestinians as apartheid. <hl>

Approval came at the church’s general synod in Cleveland, where delegates voted 508 to 124 in favor of divestment and boycott, with 38 abstentions. It was one of two resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict debated by the church, which has about one million members and more than 5,000 congregations nationwide. The second resolution, which called the actions of Israel against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip acts of apartheid, received 51 percent of the vote — 312 for, 295 against and 31 abstentions — failing to gain the two-thirds majority required for passage. Nonetheless, the slim majority was regarded by supporters of Israel as troubling. Passage of that measure would have made the church the first in the <hl> United States <hl> to officially describe Israel’s behavior toward the Palestinians as apartheid.


Question: Who spent the 4th quarter on the bench?

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

Answer: Kevin Love

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

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


Question: Which are likely to capsize meaning ?

But although there are occasional, unprintable mishearings that make me blush, a vast majority do not admit any simple Freudian interpretation. In almost all of my mishearings, however, there is a similar overall sound, a similar acoustic gestalt, linking what is said and what is heard. Syntax is always preserved, but this does not help; mishearings are likely to capsize meaning, to overwhelm it with phonologically similar but meaningless or absurd sound forms, even though the general form of a sentence is preserved.

Answer: mishearings

<hl> But although there are occasional, unprintable mishearings that make me blush, a vast majority do not admit any simple Freudian interpretation. <hl> In almost all of my mishearings, however, there is a similar overall sound, a similar acoustic gestalt, linking what is said and what is heard. Syntax is always preserved, but this does not help; mishearings are likely to capsize meaning, to overwhelm it with phonologically similar but meaningless or absurd sound forms, even though the general form of a sentence is preserved.

But although there are occasional, unprintable <hl> mishearings <hl> that make me blush, a vast majority do not admit any simple Freudian interpretation. In almost all of my mishearings, however, there is a similar overall sound, a similar acoustic gestalt, linking what is said and what is heard. Syntax is always preserved, but this does not help; mishearings are likely to capsize meaning, to overwhelm it with phonologically similar but meaningless or absurd sound forms, even though the general form of a sentence is preserved.


Question: At the end of the fiscal year, what was Aruba's revenue?

Hewlett-Packard agreed on Monday to buy Aruba Networks, a maker of Wi-Fi access equipment for businesses, for about $3 billion in HP’s biggest deal in more than three years. The deal would also be the first major transaction by the technology company since it announced plans to split itself in two last year. Under the terms of the agreement, HP will pay $24.67 a share in cash. That represents a roughly 34 percent premium to Aruba’s closing price on Feb. 24, the day before Bloomberg News reported the merger discussions between the two. Buying Aruba would bolster HP’s networking business as smartphones, tablets and other connected devices continue to proliferate. Aruba, a 13-year-old networking equipment maker, specializes in wireless networking access point hardware and software, which are used by hotels, universities and shopping malls. The company reported $728.9 million in revenue in its fiscal year that ended July 31, up nearly 22 percent from the prior year. Its net loss narrowed during the same time, to $29 million.

Answer: $728.9 million

Hewlett-Packard agreed on Monday to buy Aruba Networks, a maker of Wi-Fi access equipment for businesses, for about $3 billion in HP’s biggest deal in more than three years. The deal would also be the first major transaction by the technology company since it announced plans to split itself in two last year. Under the terms of the agreement, HP will pay $24.67 a share in cash. That represents a roughly 34 percent premium to Aruba’s closing price on Feb. 24, the day before Bloomberg News reported the merger discussions between the two. Buying Aruba would bolster HP’s networking business as smartphones, tablets and other connected devices continue to proliferate. Aruba, a 13-year-old networking equipment maker, specializes in wireless networking access point hardware and software, which are used by hotels, universities and shopping malls. <hl> The company reported $728.9 million in revenue in its fiscal year that ended July 31, up nearly 22 percent from the prior year. <hl> Its net loss narrowed during the same time, to $29 million.

Hewlett-Packard agreed on Monday to buy Aruba Networks, a maker of Wi-Fi access equipment for businesses, for about $3 billion in HP’s biggest deal in more than three years. The deal would also be the first major transaction by the technology company since it announced plans to split itself in two last year. Under the terms of the agreement, HP will pay $24.67 a share in cash. That represents a roughly 34 percent premium to Aruba’s closing price on Feb. 24, the day before Bloomberg News reported the merger discussions between the two. Buying Aruba would bolster HP’s networking business as smartphones, tablets and other connected devices continue to proliferate. Aruba, a 13-year-old networking equipment maker, specializes in wireless networking access point hardware and software, which are used by hotels, universities and shopping malls. The company reported <hl> $728.9 million <hl> in revenue in its fiscal year that ended July 31, up nearly 22 percent from the prior year. Its net loss narrowed during the same time, to $29 million.


Question: Who advocates for uniform concussion policies for all members?

The N.C.A.A. advocates uniform concussion policies for all members, but some players said concussion information was often relayed in broad strokes and only in preseason training sessions that lasted under an hour. Digit Murphy coached women’s hockey for almost 30 years. She said that with a growing platform, players had the ability to force change and initiate more dialogue with the sport’s governing bodies. “I really believe someone is going to get killed,” Murphy said. “The sport has gone through so many iterations — N.H.L. and USA Hockey has increased awareness of it, but as you compete for higher stakes, you have this inability to care about the consequences of playing the sport because you’re so focused and intensely involved in the game.” She added, “When athletics becomes a business, anything that becomes an elephant in the room is not discussed.”

Answer: The N.C.A.A.

<hl> The N.C.A.A. advocates uniform concussion policies for all members, but some players said concussion information was often relayed in broad strokes and only in preseason training sessions that lasted under an hour. <hl> Digit Murphy coached women’s hockey for almost 30 years. She said that with a growing platform, players had the ability to force change and initiate more dialogue with the sport’s governing bodies. “I really believe someone is going to get killed,” Murphy said. “The sport has gone through so many iterations — N.H.L. and USA Hockey has increased awareness of it, but as you compete for higher stakes, you have this inability to care about the consequences of playing the sport because you’re so focused and intensely involved in the game.” She added, “When athletics becomes a business, anything that becomes an elephant in the room is not discussed.”

<hl> The N.C.A.A. <hl> advocates uniform concussion policies for all members, but some players said concussion information was often relayed in broad strokes and only in preseason training sessions that lasted under an hour. Digit Murphy coached women’s hockey for almost 30 years. She said that with a growing platform, players had the ability to force change and initiate more dialogue with the sport’s governing bodies. “I really believe someone is going to get killed,” Murphy said. “The sport has gone through so many iterations — N.H.L. and USA Hockey has increased awareness of it, but as you compete for higher stakes, you have this inability to care about the consequences of playing the sport because you’re so focused and intensely involved in the game.” She added, “When athletics becomes a business, anything that becomes an elephant in the room is not discussed.”


Question: Who could potentially collaborate with New Jersey Transit on a new rail project?

Mr. Fox said he had hoped to find a long-term solution for the transportation fund within a year.“I deeply regret we were unable to do so, and with a year behind me, it is time for me to return to the private sector and pursue new opportunities,” he said. A spokesman for the commissioner, Stephen Schapiro, said Mr. Fox declined to comment further. Calls to his lawyer, Robert Fettweis, were not returned on Friday night. On Thursday, Mr. Fox expressed support for a proposal to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, saying that New Jersey Transit, an agency for which he serves as board chairman, looked forward to working with Amtrak on the project. This year, he said the state was facing a transportation funding crisis, a characterization that Mr. Christie has disputed. Veronica Vanterpool, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, an advocacy organization, said Mr. Fox had been a “strong advocate” for the state’s transportation system, but had been unable to motivate the state to act with any urgency.

Answer: Amtrak

Mr. Fox said he had hoped to find a long-term solution for the transportation fund within a year. “I deeply regret we were unable to do so, and with a year behind me, it is time for me to return to the private sector and pursue new opportunities,” he said. A spokesman for the commissioner, Stephen Schapiro, said Mr. Fox declined to comment further. Calls to his lawyer, Robert Fettweis, were not returned on Friday night. <hl> On Thursday, Mr. Fox expressed support for a proposal to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, saying that New Jersey Transit, an agency for which he serves as board chairman, looked forward to working with Amtrak on the project. <hl> This year, he said the state was facing a transportation funding crisis, a characterization that Mr. Christie has disputed. Veronica Vanterpool, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, an advocacy organization, said Mr. Fox had been a “strong advocate” for the state’s transportation system, but had been unable to motivate the state to act with any urgency.

Mr. Fox said he had hoped to find a long-term solution for the transportation fund within a year.“I deeply regret we were unable to do so, and with a year behind me, it is time for me to return to the private sector and pursue new opportunities,” he said. A spokesman for the commissioner, Stephen Schapiro, said Mr. Fox declined to comment further. Calls to his lawyer, Robert Fettweis, were not returned on Friday night. On Thursday, Mr. Fox expressed support for a proposal to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, saying that New Jersey Transit, an agency for which he serves as board chairman, looked forward to working with <hl> Amtrak <hl> on the project. This year, he said the state was facing a transportation funding crisis, a characterization that Mr. Christie has disputed. Veronica Vanterpool, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, an advocacy organization, said Mr. Fox had been a “strong advocate” for the state’s transportation system, but had been unable to motivate the state to act with any urgency.


Question: Which actor takes on the role of Steve Jobs?

★ ‘Steve Jobs’ (R, 2:02) This three-panel portrait of the Apple co-founder, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle, portrays Jobs (Michael Fassbender) as a complicated, ambitious man caught in a tangle of messy personal and business relationships. Isolating Jobs at three crucial moments in his career, the film plays like a fast, busy backstage comedy and ends up being a richly intelligent exploration of our ambivalence about technology, genius and consumer capitalism. (Scott) ‘Suffragette’ (PG-13, 1:47) Carey Mulligan plays Maud Watts, a laundry worker in London in 1912 who becomes a militant supporter of women’s voting rights. In telling her story, Sarah Gavron (the director) and Abi Morgan (who wrote the screenplay) hit a few soft and sentimental notes, but they also explore the vital and still relevant connection between feminism and class consciousness in modern democratic politics. (Scott) ★ ‘Taxi’ (No rating, 1:22) Shot almost entirely with a dashboard-mounted video camera, Jafar Panahi’s latest film — his third since the Iranian government banned him from practicing his craft in 2010 — is a wry meditation on the slippery boundary between movies and reality and a pointed work of social criticism. What seems like a random series of encounters turns out to be an elegantly shaped and poignant parable of modern urban life. (Scott) ★ ‘Theeb’ (No rating, 1:40, in Arabic) The title character in the “Arabic western,” set in 1916 and heavily influenced by Sergio Leone, is a Bedouin boy stranded in the desert with the mercenary who killed his older brother. The survival drama is as tough as it is picturesque. (Holden)

Answer: Steve Jobs

★ ‘ Steve Jobs ’ (R, 2:02)

<hl> ★ ‘ Steve Jobs ’ (R, 2:02) <hl> This three-panel portrait of the Apple co-founder, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle, portrays Jobs (Michael Fassbender) as a complicated, ambitious man caught in a tangle of messy personal and business relationships. Isolating Jobs at three crucial moments in his career, the film plays like a fast, busy backstage comedy and ends up being a richly intelligent exploration of our ambivalence about technology, genius and consumer capitalism. (Scott) ‘Suffragette’ (PG-13, 1:47) Carey Mulligan plays Maud Watts, a laundry worker in London in 1912 who becomes a militant supporter of women’s voting rights. In telling her story, Sarah Gavron (the director) and Abi Morgan (who wrote the screenplay) hit a few soft and sentimental notes, but they also explore the vital and still relevant connection between feminism and class consciousness in modern democratic politics. (Scott) ★ ‘Taxi’ (No rating, 1:22) Shot almost entirely with a dashboard-mounted video camera, Jafar Panahi’s latest film — his third since the Iranian government banned him from practicing his craft in 2010 — is a wry meditation on the slippery boundary between movies and reality and a pointed work of social criticism. What seems like a random series of encounters turns out to be an elegantly shaped and poignant parable of modern urban life. (Scott) ★ ‘Theeb’ (No rating, 1:40, in Arabic) The title character in the “Arabic western,” set in 1916 and heavily influenced by Sergio Leone, is a Bedouin boy stranded in the desert with the mercenary who killed his older brother. The survival drama is as tough as it is picturesque. (Holden)

★ ‘<hl> Steve Jobs <hl>’ (R, 2:02) This three-panel portrait of the Apple co-founder, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle, portrays Jobs (Michael Fassbender) as a complicated, ambitious man caught in a tangle of messy personal and business relationships. Isolating Jobs at three crucial moments in his career, the film plays like a fast, busy backstage comedy and ends up being a richly intelligent exploration of our ambivalence about technology, genius and consumer capitalism. (Scott) ‘Suffragette’ (PG-13, 1:47) Carey Mulligan plays Maud Watts, a laundry worker in London in 1912 who becomes a militant supporter of women’s voting rights. In telling her story, Sarah Gavron (the director) and Abi Morgan (who wrote the screenplay) hit a few soft and sentimental notes, but they also explore the vital and still relevant connection between feminism and class consciousness in modern democratic politics. (Scott) ★ ‘Taxi’ (No rating, 1:22) Shot almost entirely with a dashboard-mounted video camera, Jafar Panahi’s latest film — his third since the Iranian government banned him from practicing his craft in 2010 — is a wry meditation on the slippery boundary between movies and reality and a pointed work of social criticism. What seems like a random series of encounters turns out to be an elegantly shaped and poignant parable of modern urban life. (Scott) ★ ‘Theeb’ (No rating, 1:40, in Arabic) The title character in the “Arabic western,” set in 1916 and heavily influenced by Sergio Leone, is a Bedouin boy stranded in the desert with the mercenary who killed his older brother. The survival drama is as tough as it is picturesque. (Holden)


Question: What type of tofu should you use?

1 tablespoon chopped garlic6 tablespoons vegetable oil1 teaspoon chili powder, preferably Thai (or cayenne pepper)4 tablespoons palm sugar4 tablespoons tamarind purée½ cup chopped, roasted peanuts1 block firm tofu or, if possible, smoked tofu, diced into small cubes1.5 ounces preserved turnip, finely chopped1.5 ounces Chinese chives3 tablespoons fish sauce1.5 ounces of pork loin, diced into small pieces10 ounces rice vermicelli noodles (sen lek)3 eggs1 pound of bean sprouts1 lime To turn the dish into a bastard (optional*):Béchamel sauce with cheese (recipe below)Breadcrumbs and butter to topKetchup and mustard to serve 1. In a wok, stir-fry the garlic in 3 tablespoons of the vegetable oil. Add the chili powder, palm sugar and tamarind purée. Stir in well to mix and melt the sugar.

Answer: firm tofu or, if possible, smoked tofu

<hl> 1 tablespoon chopped garlic6 tablespoons vegetable oil1 teaspoon chili powder, preferably Thai (or cayenne pepper)4 tablespoons palm sugar4 tablespoons tamarind purée½ cup chopped, roasted peanuts1 block firm tofu or, if possible, smoked tofu , diced into small cubes1.5 ounces preserved turnip, finely chopped1.5 ounces Chinese chives3 tablespoons fish sauce1.5 ounces of pork loin, diced into small pieces10 ounces rice vermicelli noodles (sen lek)3 eggs1 pound of bean sprouts1 lime To turn the dish into a bastard (optional*):Béchamel sauce with cheese (recipe below)Breadcrumbs and butter to topKetchup and mustard to serve 1. <hl> In a wok, stir-fry the garlic in 3 tablespoons of the vegetable oil. Add the chili powder, palm sugar and tamarind purée. Stir in well to mix and melt the sugar.

1 tablespoon chopped garlic6 tablespoons vegetable oil1 teaspoon chili powder, preferably Thai (or cayenne pepper)4 tablespoons palm sugar4 tablespoons tamarind purée½ cup chopped, roasted peanuts1 block <hl> firm tofu or, if possible, smoked tofu <hl>, diced into small cubes1.5 ounces preserved turnip, finely chopped1.5 ounces Chinese chives3 tablespoons fish sauce1.5 ounces of pork loin, diced into small pieces10 ounces rice vermicelli noodles (sen lek)3 eggs1 pound of bean sprouts1 lime To turn the dish into a bastard (optional*):Béchamel sauce with cheese (recipe below)Breadcrumbs and butter to topKetchup and mustard to serve 1. In a wok, stir-fry the garlic in 3 tablespoons of the vegetable oil. Add the chili powder, palm sugar and tamarind purée. Stir in well to mix and melt the sugar.

1 tablespoon chopped garlic6 tablespoons vegetable oil1 teaspoon chili powder, preferably Thai (or cayenne pepper)4 tablespoons palm sugar4 tablespoons tamarind purée½ cup chopped, roasted peanuts1 block <hl> firm tofu or, if possible, smoked tofu <hl> , diced into small cubes1.5 ounces preserved turnip, finely chopped1.5 ounces Chinese chives3 tablespoons fish sauce1.5 ounces of pork loin, diced into small pieces10 ounces rice vermicelli noodles (sen lek)3 eggs1 pound of bean sprouts1 lime To turn the dish into a bastard (optional*):Béchamel sauce with cheese (recipe below)Breadcrumbs and butter to topKetchup and mustard to serve 1.


Question: What part started the chaos?

The reviews are a far cry from some of the Twitter reactions that circulated on Wednesday. The debate over the recipe is sure to continue, inspiring songs of protest, Instagrams from ABC Cocina diners and tweets from the converted along the way. (Even the chef Jean-George Vongerichten, the owner of ABC Cocina, left a peaceful message on his Twitter account.) If you’re feeling adventurous, the recipe is here. Our readers have given it a five-star rating. You can also use #NYTCooking on Twitter to show your creation to The Times’s food team, who helped start this culinary chaos.

Answer: The Times

The reviews are a far cry from some of the Twitter reactions that circulated on Wednesday. The debate over the recipe is sure to continue, inspiring songs of protest, Instagrams from ABC Cocina diners and tweets from the converted along the way. (Even the chef Jean-George Vongerichten, the owner of ABC Cocina, left a peaceful message on his Twitter account.) If you’re feeling adventurous, the recipe is here. Our readers have given it a five-star rating. <hl> You can also use #NYTCooking on Twitter to show your creation to The Times ’s food team, who helped start this culinary chaos. <hl>

The reviews are a far cry from some of the Twitter reactions that circulated on Wednesday. The debate over the recipe is sure to continue, inspiring songs of protest, Instagrams from ABC Cocina diners and tweets from the converted along the way. (Even the chef Jean-George Vongerichten, the owner of ABC Cocina, left a peaceful message on his Twitter account.) If you’re feeling adventurous, the recipe is here. Our readers have given it a five-star rating. You can also use #NYTCooking on Twitter to show your creation to <hl> The Times <hl>’s food team, who helped start this culinary chaos.

You can also use #NYTCooking on Twitter to show your creation to <hl> The Times <hl> ’s food team, who helped start this culinary chaos.


Question: What name was proposed as a spin off of the show "Scream Queens?"

Best Thing That Could Come of This ShowFox has yet to decide whether “Scream Queens” will be renewed — the social media following has been great, but the ratings have been soft. Throw your own opinion in the comment section, but I’ve seen enough; what was occasionally cute and witty once would be hard-pressed to be either a second time. I do, however, want to see a spinoff show, “The Radwells Plus Eight.” In the second hour Tuesday we saw the overprivileged Chad and the daffy Denise, who had become lovers, decide to break up. These two were the best thing about this show; give them eight kids and put them in a sitcom.

Answer: “The Radwells Plus Eight.”

Best Thing That Could Come of This ShowFox has yet to decide whether “Scream Queens” will be renewed — the social media following has been great, but the ratings have been soft. Throw your own opinion in the comment section, but I’ve seen enough; what was occasionally cute and witty once would be hard-pressed to be either a second time. <hl> I do, however, want to see a spinoff show, “The Radwells Plus Eight.” In the second hour Tuesday we saw the overprivileged Chad and the daffy Denise, who had become lovers, decide to break up. <hl> These two were the best thing about this show; give them eight kids and put them in a sitcom.

Best Thing That Could Come of This ShowFox has yet to decide whether “Scream Queens” will be renewed — the social media following has been great, but the ratings have been soft. Throw your own opinion in the comment section, but I’ve seen enough; what was occasionally cute and witty once would be hard-pressed to be either a second time. I do, however, want to see a spinoff show, <hl> “The Radwells Plus Eight.” <hl> In the second hour Tuesday we saw the overprivileged Chad and the daffy Denise, who had become lovers, decide to break up. These two were the best thing about this show; give them eight kids and put them in a sitcom.


Question: Periodically, the movie starts to sound like what other genre?

“Songs From the Second Floor” (released here in 2002) remains Mr. Andersson’s comic masterpiece. It’s a pure and bizarre piece of millennial art, set amid perpetual traffic jams at some apocalyptic turning point. It loosely tracks a businessman who has burned down his own shop, but it also looks in on his insane son and others. The end of days looms — Mr. Andersson makes jokes about get-rich-quick crucifix salesmen — and over-the-top doomsday sights appear, like self-flagellating crowds, the dead rising and even a sacrificial rite. The “hyperreality,” as Mr. Andersson called it, makes for a forceful visual effect that is unforgettable. The same can be said of “You, the Living,” where the overarching conceit involves dreams being recounted for the camera and then dramatized. The filmmaker’s signature style is in effect, but occasional songs are added as in a musical. “Pigeon” takes another step away from reality with bewildering jumps between periods in Swedish history: One episode has the country’s 18th-century king riding into a modern bar to find a toilet.

Answer: a musical.

“Songs From the Second Floor” (released here in 2002) remains Mr. Andersson’s comic masterpiece. It’s a pure and bizarre piece of millennial art, set amid perpetual traffic jams at some apocalyptic turning point. It loosely tracks a businessman who has burned down his own shop, but it also looks in on his insane son and others. The end of days looms — Mr. Andersson makes jokes about get-rich-quick crucifix salesmen — and over-the-top doomsday sights appear, like self-flagellating crowds, the dead rising and even a sacrificial rite. The “hyperreality,” as Mr. Andersson called it, makes for a forceful visual effect that is unforgettable. The same can be said of “You, the Living,” where the overarching conceit involves dreams being recounted for the camera and then dramatized. <hl> The filmmaker’s signature style is in effect, but occasional songs are added as in a musical. “Pigeon” takes another step away from reality with bewildering jumps between periods in Swedish history: <hl> One episode has the country’s 18th-century king riding into a modern bar to find a toilet.

“Songs From the Second Floor” (released here in 2002) remains Mr. Andersson’s comic masterpiece. It’s a pure and bizarre piece of millennial art, set amid perpetual traffic jams at some apocalyptic turning point. It loosely tracks a businessman who has burned down his own shop, but it also looks in on his insane son and others. The end of days looms — Mr. Andersson makes jokes about get-rich-quick crucifix salesmen — and over-the-top doomsday sights appear, like self-flagellating crowds, the dead rising and even a sacrificial rite. The “hyperreality,” as Mr. Andersson called it, makes for a forceful visual effect that is unforgettable. The same can be said of “You, the Living,” where the overarching conceit involves dreams being recounted for the camera and then dramatized. The filmmaker’s signature style is in effect, but occasional songs are added as in <hl> a musical. <hl> “Pigeon” takes another step away from reality with bewildering jumps between periods in Swedish history: One episode has the country’s 18th-century king riding into a modern bar to find a toilet.


Question: The statements that Boulez made were what?

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. At least I was. And Boulez was like a black-and-white statement machine. He said, “This is wrong, and this is right.” The statements Boulez made were kind of refreshingly categorical. Like the famous one from the ’50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of dodecaphonic technique, he is useless.” That’s a good sentence because it tells you what is what. It takes the guessing out of the equation.

Answer: refreshingly categorical

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. At least I was. And Boulez was like a black-and-white statement machine. He said, “This is wrong, and this is right.” <hl> The statements Boulez made were kind of refreshingly categorical . <hl> Like the famous one from the ’50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of dodecaphonic technique, he is useless.” That’s a good sentence because it tells you what is what. It takes the guessing out of the equation.

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. At least I was. And Boulez was like a black-and-white statement machine. He said, “This is wrong, and this is right.” The statements Boulez made were kind of <hl> refreshingly categorical <hl>. Like the famous one from the ’50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of dodecaphonic technique, he is useless.” That’s a good sentence because it tells you what is what. It takes the guessing out of the equation.

The statements Boulez made were kind of <hl> refreshingly categorical <hl> .


Question: What is Ms. Smith's ambition?

“I just do my work, and I work every day, and my ambition is just to do something better than I last did,” she said. “I’d like to write something as great as ‘Pinocchio’ or ‘Little Women.’ I won’t say ‘Moby-Dick’ because that’s impossible. I’d like to write a book that everybody loves. I’d like to take a picture that someone wants to put above their desk so they can look at it while they’re writing a letter or doing whatever they’re doing while sitting at their desk. I’d like to do a painting that would astonish people.”

Answer: to do something better than I last did

<hl> “I just do my work, and I work every day, and my ambition is just to do something better than I last did ,” she said. <hl> “I’d like to write something as great as ‘Pinocchio’ or ‘Little Women.’ I won’t say ‘Moby-Dick’ because that’s impossible. I’d like to write a book that everybody loves. I’d like to take a picture that someone wants to put above their desk so they can look at it while they’re writing a letter or doing whatever they’re doing while sitting at their desk. I’d like to do a painting that would astonish people.”

“I just do my work, and I work every day, and my ambition is just <hl> to do something better than I last did <hl>,” she said. “I’d like to write something as great as ‘Pinocchio’ or ‘Little Women.’ I won’t say ‘Moby-Dick’ because that’s impossible. I’d like to write a book that everybody loves. I’d like to take a picture that someone wants to put above their desk so they can look at it while they’re writing a letter or doing whatever they’re doing while sitting at their desk. I’d like to do a painting that would astonish people.”

“I just do my work, and I work every day, and my ambition is just <hl> to do something better than I last did <hl> ,” she said.


Question: What app is free on IOS?

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

Answer: FYI Decision

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

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

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


Question: Where the engaging of procedural memory and emotional centers are happening ?

While I often mishear words, I seldom mishear music: notes, melodies, harmonies, phrasings remain as clear and rich as they have been all my life (though I often mishear lyrics). There is clearly something about the way the brain processes music that makes it robust, even in the face of imperfect hearing; and, conversely, something about the nature of spoken language that makes it much more vulnerable to deficiencies or distortions. Playing or even hearing music (at least traditional scored music) involves not just the analysis of tone and rhythm — it also engages one’s procedural memory and emotional centers in the brain; musical pieces are held in memory and allow anticipation.

Answer: brain

While I often mishear words, I seldom mishear music: notes, melodies, harmonies, phrasings remain as clear and rich as they have been all my life (though I often mishear lyrics). <hl> There is clearly something about the way the brain processes music that makes it robust, even in the face of imperfect hearing; and, conversely, something about the nature of spoken language that makes it much more vulnerable to deficiencies or distortions. <hl> Playing or even hearing music (at least traditional scored music) involves not just the analysis of tone and rhythm — it also engages one’s procedural memory and emotional centers in the brain; musical pieces are held in memory and allow anticipation.

While I often mishear words, I seldom mishear music: notes, melodies, harmonies, phrasings remain as clear and rich as they have been all my life (though I often mishear lyrics). There is clearly something about the way the <hl> brain <hl> processes music that makes it robust, even in the face of imperfect hearing; and, conversely, something about the nature of spoken language that makes it much more vulnerable to deficiencies or distortions. Playing or even hearing music (at least traditional scored music) involves not just the analysis of tone and rhythm — it also engages one’s procedural memory and emotional centers in the brain; musical pieces are held in memory and allow anticipation.


Question: How many points ahead has Bayern regularly been of the next closest team during the Bundesliga this season?

So it falls to Rummenigge and to Sammer to plot the future. They say they trust in Guardiola, even if his mission to change the style of play employed under Heynckes is, at best, an unfinished project. In part, the problem is that Bayern does not have to be the best in Europe to win the German league. With Borussia Dortmund having stumbled — brought down by Munich’s ability to lure or, if necessary, buy Dortmund’s finest players — the next-closest team has routinely been 15 points off the pace in challenging Bayern in the Bundesliga this season.

Answer: 15

So it falls to Rummenigge and to Sammer to plot the future. They say they trust in Guardiola, even if his mission to change the style of play employed under Heynckes is, at best, an unfinished project. In part, the problem is that Bayern does not have to be the best in Europe to win the German league. <hl> With Borussia Dortmund having stumbled — brought down by Munich’s ability to lure or, if necessary, buy Dortmund’s finest players — the next-closest team has routinely been 15 points off the pace in challenging Bayern in the Bundesliga this season. <hl>

So it falls to Rummenigge and to Sammer to plot the future. They say they trust in Guardiola, even if his mission to change the style of play employed under Heynckes is, at best, an unfinished project. In part, the problem is that Bayern does not have to be the best in Europe to win the German league. With Borussia Dortmund having stumbled — brought down by Munich’s ability to lure or, if necessary, buy Dortmund’s finest players — the next-closest team has routinely been <hl> 15 <hl> points off the pace in challenging Bayern in the Bundesliga this season.


Question: On what day did the mentioned news article come out?

Cuts in food aid are leading Syrian refugees to take desperate measures (“Child Labor Rises Sharply in Syria Unrest,” news article, July 2). This is a terrible situation for Syrian children to be forced to beg and work just to get a meal. But we can do something about it. After World War II, Gens. Douglas MacArthur and Lucius Clay set up school feeding for millions of children in Japan and Germany, respectively. These meals saved a whole generation of children. The school feeding gives children nutrition, but it also gets them in school and learning. It gets them away from child labor. The United Nations World Food Program has some limited school feeding for Syrian refugee children, but it needs a big expansion in funding and support.

Answer: July 2

<hl> Cuts in food aid are leading Syrian refugees to take desperate measures (“Child Labor Rises Sharply in Syria Unrest,” news article, July 2 ). <hl> This is a terrible situation for Syrian children to be forced to beg and work just to get a meal. But we can do something about it. After World War II, Gens. Douglas MacArthur and Lucius Clay set up school feeding for millions of children in Japan and Germany, respectively. These meals saved a whole generation of children. The school feeding gives children nutrition, but it also gets them in school and learning. It gets them away from child labor. The United Nations World Food Program has some limited school feeding for Syrian refugee children, but it needs a big expansion in funding and support.

Cuts in food aid are leading Syrian refugees to take desperate measures (“Child Labor Rises Sharply in Syria Unrest,” news article, <hl> July 2 <hl>). This is a terrible situation for Syrian children to be forced to beg and work just to get a meal. But we can do something about it. After World War II, Gens. Douglas MacArthur and Lucius Clay set up school feeding for millions of children in Japan and Germany, respectively. These meals saved a whole generation of children. The school feeding gives children nutrition, but it also gets them in school and learning. It gets them away from child labor. The United Nations World Food Program has some limited school feeding for Syrian refugee children, but it needs a big expansion in funding and support.

Cuts in food aid are leading Syrian refugees to take desperate measures (“Child Labor Rises Sharply in Syria Unrest,” news article, <hl> July 2 <hl> ).


Question: Who is in charge of Pace Gallery?

PACE GALLERY DREAMS BIG The Pace Gallery, which turns 55 this year, making it one of the country’s oldest contemporary art galleries, has never been in the real-estate business. As Marc Glimcher, Pace’s president, has said, “We are serial renters.” But it doesn’t seem to be keeping the gallery from shaping its fortunes in Chelsea, where it has three locations. Over the next two years, along with the landlord of its flagship location at 534 West 25th Street, the gallery will oversee the construction of an eight-story building, at 540 West 25th Street, that will give it 30,000 more square feet for shows, for staff now working at offices on East 57th Street and for visible storage of art in transit through the gallery, an idea that has been growing in the museum world but that will be a novelty in a commercial gallery. The space will let Pace put its 10,000-volume art-scholars’ library front and center and also house the operations of Pace Editions and Pace/MacGill. “We don’t know exactly what it’s going to be, but it’s not going to be the same ritual of show after show and fighting other galleries for the hot artists,” Mr. Glimcher said. “We have a chance here to redefine what it is to be a gallery and to be Pace.”

Answer: Marc Glimcher

PACE GALLERY DREAMS BIG The Pace Gallery, which turns 55 this year, making it one of the country’s oldest contemporary art galleries, has never been in the real-estate business. <hl> As Marc Glimcher , Pace’s president, has said, “We are serial renters.” <hl> But it doesn’t seem to be keeping the gallery from shaping its fortunes in Chelsea, where it has three locations. Over the next two years, along with the landlord of its flagship location at 534 West 25th Street, the gallery will oversee the construction of an eight-story building, at 540 West 25th Street, that will give it 30,000 more square feet for shows, for staff now working at offices on East 57th Street and for visible storage of art in transit through the gallery, an idea that has been growing in the museum world but that will be a novelty in a commercial gallery. The space will let Pace put its 10,000-volume art-scholars’ library front and center and also house the operations of Pace Editions and Pace/MacGill. “We don’t know exactly what it’s going to be, but it’s not going to be the same ritual of show after show and fighting other galleries for the hot artists,” Mr. Glimcher said. “We have a chance here to redefine what it is to be a gallery and to be Pace.”

PACE GALLERY DREAMS BIG The Pace Gallery, which turns 55 this year, making it one of the country’s oldest contemporary art galleries, has never been in the real-estate business. As <hl> Marc Glimcher <hl>, Pace’s president, has said, “We are serial renters.” But it doesn’t seem to be keeping the gallery from shaping its fortunes in Chelsea, where it has three locations. Over the next two years, along with the landlord of its flagship location at 534 West 25th Street, the gallery will oversee the construction of an eight-story building, at 540 West 25th Street, that will give it 30,000 more square feet for shows, for staff now working at offices on East 57th Street and for visible storage of art in transit through the gallery, an idea that has been growing in the museum world but that will be a novelty in a commercial gallery. The space will let Pace put its 10,000-volume art-scholars’ library front and center and also house the operations of Pace Editions and Pace/MacGill. “We don’t know exactly what it’s going to be, but it’s not going to be the same ritual of show after show and fighting other galleries for the hot artists,” Mr. Glimcher said. “We have a chance here to redefine what it is to be a gallery and to be Pace.”

As <hl> Marc Glimcher <hl> , Pace’s president, has said, “We are serial renters.”


Question: Who is the bride's father?

The bride, 30, is a litigation associate at the New York law firm Cahill Gordon Reindel. She graduated cum laude from Colby College. She is the daughter of Nina Lawson and Thomas E. Lawson of Quogue. The bride’s father retired as a managing partner in Arnold Worldwide, a Boston advertising agency. Her mother is a counselor at Camp Good Grief, a summer camp in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., for grieving children.

Answer: Thomas E. Lawson

The bride, 30, is a litigation associate at the New York law firm Cahill Gordon Reindel. She graduated cum laude from Colby College. <hl> She is the daughter of Nina Lawson and Thomas E. Lawson of Quogue. <hl> The bride’s father retired as a managing partner in Arnold Worldwide, a Boston advertising agency. Her mother is a counselor at Camp Good Grief, a summer camp in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., for grieving children.

The bride, 30, is a litigation associate at the New York law firm Cahill Gordon Reindel. She graduated cum laude from Colby College. She is the daughter of Nina Lawson and <hl> Thomas E. Lawson <hl> of Quogue. The bride’s father retired as a managing partner in Arnold Worldwide, a Boston advertising agency. Her mother is a counselor at Camp Good Grief, a summer camp in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., for grieving children.


Question: Who would front the money to purchase the necessary land?

The plan envisions enlisting private “master developers” who would front the money to buy the necessary land, move existing owners and prepare these two sites. As an incentive, the developers would receive highly generous tax breaks for new construction after the Games. Those tax breaks would be negotiated with the city, but the report suggested that the developer might pay just 15 percent of real estate taxes for the first decade. “This could be the largest economic development opportunity in our lifetime, in my lifetime, in Boston,” Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the Boston Celtics and chairman of Boston 2024, said in presenting the plan.

Answer: master developers

<hl> The plan envisions enlisting private “ master developers ” who would front the money to buy the necessary land, move existing owners and prepare these two sites. <hl> As an incentive, the developers would receive highly generous tax breaks for new construction after the Games. Those tax breaks would be negotiated with the city, but the report suggested that the developer might pay just 15 percent of real estate taxes for the first decade. “This could be the largest economic development opportunity in our lifetime, in my lifetime, in Boston,” Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the Boston Celtics and chairman of Boston 2024, said in presenting the plan.

The plan envisions enlisting private “<hl> master developers <hl>” who would front the money to buy the necessary land, move existing owners and prepare these two sites. As an incentive, the developers would receive highly generous tax breaks for new construction after the Games. Those tax breaks would be negotiated with the city, but the report suggested that the developer might pay just 15 percent of real estate taxes for the first decade. “This could be the largest economic development opportunity in our lifetime, in my lifetime, in Boston,” Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the Boston Celtics and chairman of Boston 2024, said in presenting the plan.

The plan envisions enlisting private “ <hl> master developers <hl> ” who would front the money to buy the necessary land, move existing owners and prepare these two sites.


Question: Who does the writer blame for creating the class system?

I’m a Delta “Platinum” and I couldn’t care less about the status label. What I want is comfort and convenience, just like everyone else who boards a plane. Solution? Because of location, some seats will always be better than others. But at least we can lobby the F.A.A. to regulate passenger seat size to a comfortable minimum so that there are no horrible seats on a plane (like every middle seat in coach class these days!). In the meantime, please don’t pick on the frequent fliers — we are not the enemy. The airlines created the “class system.” Frequent fliers (me) are simply using the best option we have for getting a better flying experience. (The other option would be to buy a more expensive ticket. But most of us are not 1 percenters — we just have jobs that require travel.)

Answer: have jobs that require travel

I’m a Delta “Platinum” and I couldn’t care less about the status label. What I want is comfort and convenience, just like everyone else who boards a plane. Solution? Because of location, some seats will always be better than others. But at least we can lobby the F.A.A. to regulate passenger seat size to a comfortable minimum so that there are no horrible seats on a plane (like every middle seat in coach class these days!). In the meantime, please don’t pick on the frequent fliers — we are not the enemy. The airlines created the “class system.” Frequent fliers (me) are simply using the best option we have for getting a better flying experience. (The other option would be to buy a more expensive ticket. <hl> But most of us are not 1 percenters — we just have jobs that require travel .) <hl>

I’m a Delta “Platinum” and I couldn’t care less about the status label. What I want is comfort and convenience, just like everyone else who boards a plane. Solution? Because of location, some seats will always be better than others. But at least we can lobby the F.A.A. to regulate passenger seat size to a comfortable minimum so that there are no horrible seats on a plane (like every middle seat in coach class these days!). In the meantime, please don’t pick on the frequent fliers — we are not the enemy. The airlines created the “class system.” Frequent fliers (me) are simply using the best option we have for getting a better flying experience. (The other option would be to buy a more expensive ticket. But most of us are not 1 percenters — we just <hl> have jobs that require travel <hl>.)

But most of us are not 1 percenters — we just <hl> have jobs that require travel <hl> .)


Question: Where was the location of the reef where the boaters were stranded?

Team Abu Dhabi finished third in Lorient behind Team Vestas Wind, extending its overall lead in the race. Lessons learned from the Vestas team’s accident have been put into effect in the race, and navigational improvements will probably make their way to the average boater in the future. On Nov. 29, the boat was reaching nearly 20 miles per hour when it drove into the Cargados Carajos Shoals, an atoll 200 miles from Mauritius. The crew of nine was unhurt and left stranded on the reef. The stranded members were assisted by Team Alvimedica and were rescued after a harrowing night in breaking waves and razor-sharp coral.

Answer: Cargados Carajos Shoals

Team Abu Dhabi finished third in Lorient behind Team Vestas Wind, extending its overall lead in the race. Lessons learned from the Vestas team’s accident have been put into effect in the race, and navigational improvements will probably make their way to the average boater in the future. <hl> On Nov. 29, the boat was reaching nearly 20 miles per hour when it drove into the Cargados Carajos Shoals , an atoll 200 miles from Mauritius. <hl> The crew of nine was unhurt and left stranded on the reef. The stranded members were assisted by Team Alvimedica and were rescued after a harrowing night in breaking waves and razor-sharp coral.

Team Abu Dhabi finished third in Lorient behind Team Vestas Wind, extending its overall lead in the race. Lessons learned from the Vestas team’s accident have been put into effect in the race, and navigational improvements will probably make their way to the average boater in the future. On Nov. 29, the boat was reaching nearly 20 miles per hour when it drove into the <hl> Cargados Carajos Shoals <hl>, an atoll 200 miles from Mauritius. The crew of nine was unhurt and left stranded on the reef. The stranded members were assisted by Team Alvimedica and were rescued after a harrowing night in breaking waves and razor-sharp coral.

On Nov. 29, the boat was reaching nearly 20 miles per hour when it drove into the <hl> Cargados Carajos Shoals <hl> , an atoll 200 miles from Mauritius.


Question: What did Sgt Michael Faranda admire about Ukrainians willingness despite lack of prepartion??

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

Answer: go into combat

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

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


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.