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6 Q��s About the News Use the photo and related articles to answer basic news questions. See all 6 Q��s About the News ? WHO is the speaker in this video?

WHERE are more pianos ending up, according to him?

WHEN did O��Mara Meehan Piano Movers first open for business?

WHY are piano deliveries down, and WHY are old pianos being discarded?

HOW many pianos does Bryan O��Mara estimate he has thrown away over 24 years?

Mr. O��Mara says that the ��main part that hurts about disposing�� of pianos is that people ��take them for granted.�� WHAT do you think you take for granted that others might value?

Related: Our lesson plan, ��Rocking It Out: Exploring Music Teaching Methods.�� July 31, 2012, 4:52 amCommentTest Yourself | Critical Thinking, July 31, 2012 By THE LEARNING NETWORK As we announced on Monday, we��re experimenting with a new kind of Test Yourself question this week.

In our new critical thinking questions, we��ll be asking students to look closely at short excerpts from Times articles or opinion pieces to analyze what the writers are saying and how they��re saying it.

We want the questions to encourage readers to examine evidence, note rhetorical and stylistic devices, investigate assumptions and claims, understand allusions, make predictions and consider context. Answer today��s question, then let us know what you think!

Read more�� July 31, 2012, 1:59 amCommentNews Quiz | July 31, 2012 By ANASTASIA ECONOMIDES See what you know about the news below. To prepare, you might scan the articles or summaries on today��s paper. Good luck!

July 31, 2012, 12:02 amCommentWord of the Day | squat By THE LEARNING NETWORKsquat ?\?skw?t\? verb, adjective and noun verb: sit on one��s heels verb: be close to the Earth, or be disproportionately wide verb: occupy (a dwelling) illegally adjective: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature adjective: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground noun: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position noun: exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position noun: a small, worthless amount

The word squat has appeared in 204 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Sept. 3 in ��The Dog-Eared Paperback, Newly Endangered in an E-Book Age�� by Julie Bosman:

Read more�� July 30, 2012, 2:32 pm2 CommentsStudent Contest Winner | From One Scout to Another, Remove the Ban on Gays By BEN MURRAYThe Birmingham News/Frank Couch, via Associated PressGo to the Boy Scouts Times Topics page ? Is it our imagination, or do your comments get better every week?

We struggled to select our favorites from an abundance of great responses, including many on the subject of the Stuyvesant High School cheating scandal. As usual, students were interested in stories from all over the paper �� this week, one person even posted about the real estate listings!

After several sets of eyes went through the hundreds of responses that we received, we managed to narrow it down, but it was tough.

Read more�� July 30, 2012, 11:48 am3 CommentsNew Feature: Test Yourself, Critical Thinking By KATHERINE SCHULTEN For a couple of years now, we��ve asked students to ��test themselves�� with daily math and English-language questions.

We��re excited to announce that starting next month, we��ll be adding a weekly critical thinking question to the mix as well. This week we��ll be testing the idea by publishing one a day, so let us know what you think.

First, though, what do we mean by ��critical thinking��? Well, we��ll be asking students to look closely at short excerpts from Times articles or opinion pieces to analyze what the writers are saying and how they��re saying it. We want the questions to encourage readers to examine evidence, note rhetorical and stylistic devices, investigate assumptions and claims, understand allusions, make predictions and consider context.

Read more�� July 30, 2012, 6:43 amCommentOlympics 2012: The Opening Days By KATHERINE SCHULTENJed Jacobsohn for The New York TimesMichael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, left, after losing to the French in the men��s 400-meter relay. Go to related article ? 6 Q��s About the News Use the photo and related articles to answer basic news questions. See all 6 Q��s About the News ? HOW did you feel about the opening ceremony for the Olympics, if you watched it?

WHAT athletes and sports are you most interested in watching this year? WHAT country won the gold medal in this weekend��s 4��100-meter freestyle relay and WHAT country won silver?

WHY do you think there has there been so much focus on the competition between American swimmers Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps?

WHO set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly on the way to winning monkey dress up her first individual Olympic gold medal? WHO won the first U.S. medal in synchronized swimming since the sport was added to the Olympics in 2000? WHO was the favorite to win the gold medal in the women��s gymnastics all-around who will not advance to the finals?

WHEN does U.S. basketball team member Kevin Love like to photograph his teammates (and share the results with the world)?

WHERE in these photos of the Games so far can you find an image that intrigues you?

Related: Find all of our Olympics posts here. July 30, 2012, 2:00 amCommentNews Quiz | July 30, 2012 By ANASTASIA ECONOMIDES See what you know about the news below. To prepare, you might scan the articles or summaries on today��s paper. Good luck!

July 30, 2012, 12:06 amCommentWord of the Day | ornithologist By THE LEARNING great christmas gifts NETWORKornithologist ?\??r-n?-?th?-l?-jist\? noun
 * a zoologist who studies birds

The word ornithologist has appeared in 36 New York Times articles in the past year, including on Jan. 23 in ��Bird-Watchers Revel in Unusual Spike in Snowy Owl Sightings�� by Jim Robbins:

Read more�� July 27, 2012, 8:50 am4 CommentsIdeas for English Language Learners | The Summer Olympics By KATHERINE SCHULTEN

We��re announcing a new regular feature on the Learning Network today: ��Ideas for E.L.L.s,�� a monthly selection of New York Times articles, infographics, videos and photographs that are especially accessible for English language learners around the globe �� and that could, of course, be useful for any learner for whom Times content can be difficult.

We��ve asked Larry Ferlazzo, a California teacher, author and ��edublogger,�� to be our c ... \n

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