Q: (CNN) -- Nick Heidfeld has left his role as reserve driver at Mercedes to become a tester for Pirelli ahead of the Italian company's return to Formula One as the sport's sole tire supplier next year.

The 33-year-old German had driven in F1 for a decade but was left without a seat when BMW ended its association with the Sauber team at the end of last season.

He was given a lifeline when Mercedes took over the world champion Brawn GP team this year, becoming back-up to returning seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg.

"I would like to thank Ross Brawn, Norbert Haug and Nick Fry for allowing me the opportunity to become Pirelli's official test driver," Heidfeld told F1's official website.

"The team has always said that they would not stand in my way if such a chance arose, and they have kindly allowed me to take up this exciting new role."

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn said: "Nick is an extremely experienced driver and we are confident that his racing knowledge and technical feedback will prove extremely useful to Pirelli and therefore of benefit to the sport as a whole."

Mercedes-Benz Motorsport vice-president Haug said the move might help Heidfeld find a drive for 2011.

"It would be great to see Nick in a competitive car in next year's world championship and I am sure his leading role in the new tire development, in addition to his skills, puts him in a good position for the remaining seats in 2011," Haug said.

1. 33
2. raced in F1
3. yes
4. tester
5. tires
6. yes
7. Three
8. Ross Brawn
9. Norbert Haug
10. Nick Fry
11. Haug
12. Mercedes-Benz Motorsport
13. find a drive for 2011

Numbered questions:
1. How old is Nick Heidfeld?
2. What has he done for the last 10 years?
3. Did he recently switch roles?
4. What's he doing now?
5. Of what?
6. Does it indicate he is grateful to anyone?
7. How many people were mentioned?
8. Who specifically?
9. And?
10. Anyone else?
11. What vice-president is mentioned?
12. Of what organization?
13. What does he think might happen?

Q: (CNN) -- California's parole board Tuesday refused to release onetime Manson family acolyte Leslie Van Houten, finding the 60-year-old remains dangerous more than four decades after the group's Southern California murder spree.

The board found that Van Houten "still poses a risk to society," spokesman Luis Patino said. The decision marks the 19th time that she has been denied parole, and she won't be eligible again until 2013, Patino said.

Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Patrick Sequeira praised the decision.

"The crime itself was absolutely horrendous -- the brutal slaughter of two individuals in their home, in a cruel and very horrifying manner," said Sequeira. "It is our position that she never really has fully accepted responsibility for her crimes."

Known as "Lulu" while one of notorious spree killer Charles Manson's followers, Van Houten helped hold down Rosemary LaBianca while other Manson family members stabbed her and her husband, Leno LaBianca in 1969. She was 19 at the time.

She has been imprisoned at the California Institution for Women at Frontera for more than three decades, following her final conviction on first-degree murder charges in 1978 and a sentence of life in prison.

Prison spokesman Lt. Robert Patterson told CNN in 2009 that Van Houten is a model inmate involved in prison programs and a mentor to other inmates in the facility's college program. And lawyer Brandie Devall, who has been representing Van Houten for just under a year, said Tuesday before the hearing that the "fact that Leslie has had good reports since 1978" should help persuade the parole board to release her.

1. Leslie Van Houten.
2. Manson family.
3. First-degree murder.
4. Life in prison.
5. Helped hold down Rosemary LaBianca.
6. So others could stab her.
7. Other Manson family members.
8. Lulu.
9. Charles Manson.
10. Slaughter of two individuals.
11. She still poses a risk to society.
12. No.
13. 60.
14. 19.
15. 19.
16. 40 years.
17. A model inmate.
18. Yes.
19. Brandie Devall.
20. Yes.

Numbered questions:
1. Who was refused parole?
2. What cult family was she a member of?
3. What is she in prison for?
4. How long did she get?
5. What did she do?
6. Why did she do that?
7. Who?
8. What was she called back then?
9. What famous killer did she help with this crime?
10. What did they do during that crime?
11. Why did the parole board deny her release?
12. Has she owned up to her part in the crime?
13. How old is she now?
14. How old was she at the time of the murders?
15. How many times has she gone before the parole board?
16. How long has she been imprisoned?
17. How has she been as a prisoner?
18. Has she been helping other prisoners?
19. Who's her lawyer?
20. Has Lulu had good reports during her time in prison?

Q: The Most Unusual Jobs Pet Food Tester . Yes, it's a thing and yes it's totally gross . But Mark Gooley ---the owner of a pet food company, eats dog food for a living. He eats everything from doggie treats and chewy bones to liver mixture. Teddy Bear repair Engineer When your favorite toy loses an arm, or suffers a bad injury, it is upsetting. But now you can get help in the Build-A-Bear Workshops, the teddy bear repair engineers repair your favorite teddy bears and get them back to themselves. Water slide Tester Monday morning surely seems more enjoyable if you spend your working week slipping down water slides in a theme park, especially in summer. You might also spend your lunch break on a roller coaster, eating a hot dog for lunch. Working holiday, am I right? Paint Watcher You may have heard some people say they'd "rather watch paint dry" than do something they don't want to do. Well, if they really mean it, the chance is there---- studying the drying time and effects of paint as a full-time job for a paint company.

1. Pet Food Tester
2. yes
3. Mark Gooley
4. yes
5. doggie treats, chewy bones and liver mixture
6. Teddy Bear repair Engineer
7. Build-A-Bear Workshops
8. the teddy bear repair engineers
9. Water slide Tester
10. Monday morning
11. summer
12. roller coasters
13. hot dogs
14. Paint Watcher
15. drying time and effects of paint
16. a paint company.
17. no
18. it's a full-time job

Numbered questions:
1. What is considered a strange profession?
2. Is it real?
3. Who does it?
4. Does he have a business?
5. What kinds of things does he try?
6. What is another strange profession?
7. Where can you get them fixed?
8. Who fixes them?
9. What is another job like that?
10. When do they test them?
11. During what season?
12. What do they ride?
13. What do they eat?
14. What is another strange thing to do?
15. What do they research?
16. Who do they work for?
17. Is it part time?
18. So it is 40 hours a week?