Question: What was the cost of a three-bedroom property?

“We had a couple of nonnegotiable things — outdoor space and nothing smaller than 1,200 square feet,” Ms. Wenk said. After nine months of searching they pounced last year when they learned, through Joanna Mayfield Marks, an agent at Halstead Property, of a 1,500-square-foot condo with two terraces. The four-building complex had three units on the market late last month, ranging from a studio for $559,000 to a three-bedroom for $1.85 million, according to Andrew Booth, an associate broker at the Corcoran Group. The area has “definitely become a more popular neighborhood,” said Lea Fulton, an agent at the Ideal Properties Group. “People are coming in saying, ‘Hey, I’m interested in Clinton Hill,’ and before it was ‘I can’t afford Fort Greene anymore, so I guess I’ll look into Clinton Hill.’ ”

Answer: $1.85 million

“We had a couple of nonnegotiable things — outdoor space and nothing smaller than 1,200 square feet,” Ms. Wenk said. After nine months of searching they pounced last year when they learned, through Joanna Mayfield Marks, an agent at Halstead Property, of a 1,500-square-foot condo with two terraces. <hl> The four-building complex had three units on the market late last month, ranging from a studio for $559,000 to a three-bedroom for $1.85 million , according to Andrew Booth, an associate broker at the Corcoran Group. <hl> The area has “definitely become a more popular neighborhood,” said Lea Fulton, an agent at the Ideal Properties Group. “People are coming in saying, ‘Hey, I’m interested in Clinton Hill,’ and before it was ‘I can’t afford Fort Greene anymore, so I guess I’ll look into Clinton Hill.’ ”

“We had a couple of nonnegotiable things — outdoor space and nothing smaller than 1,200 square feet,” Ms. Wenk said. After nine months of searching they pounced last year when they learned, through Joanna Mayfield Marks, an agent at Halstead Property, of a 1,500-square-foot condo with two terraces. The four-building complex had three units on the market late last month, ranging from a studio for $559,000 to a three-bedroom for <hl> $1.85 million <hl>, according to Andrew Booth, an associate broker at the Corcoran Group. The area has “definitely become a more popular neighborhood,” said Lea Fulton, an agent at the Ideal Properties Group. “People are coming in saying, ‘Hey, I’m interested in Clinton Hill,’ and before it was ‘I can’t afford Fort Greene anymore, so I guess I’ll look into Clinton Hill.’ ”

The four-building complex had three units on the market late last month, ranging from a studio for $559,000 to a three-bedroom for <hl> $1.85 million <hl> , according to Andrew Booth, an associate broker at the Corcoran Group.


Question: On which day of the week did the members of the Vermont House and Senate elect their state governor?

But on Thursday, members of the Vermont House and Senate elected the state’s governor — by secret ballot. They chose Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, giving him his third two-year term. That’s right: 179 state legislators had the final say, not the 193,603 voters who cast ballots for governor in the Nov. 4 election. “Thank you all for making it possible for me to be able to give this speech today,” Mr. Shumlin told legislators a few hours later as he delivered his inaugural address in the House chamber. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” He had reason to be grateful. In November, Mr. Shumlin won only 46.4 percent of the vote, not the 50 percent required by the Vermont Constitution to claim victory outright. He was nearly toppled by Scott Milne, a little-known Republican businessman, who won 45.1 percent.

Answer: Thursday

<hl> But on Thursday , members of the Vermont House and Senate elected the state’s governor — by secret ballot. <hl> They chose Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, giving him his third two-year term. That’s right: 179 state legislators had the final say, not the 193,603 voters who cast ballots for governor in the Nov. 4 election. “Thank you all for making it possible for me to be able to give this speech today,” Mr. Shumlin told legislators a few hours later as he delivered his inaugural address in the House chamber. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” He had reason to be grateful. In November, Mr. Shumlin won only 46.4 percent of the vote, not the 50 percent required by the Vermont Constitution to claim victory outright. He was nearly toppled by Scott Milne, a little-known Republican businessman, who won 45.1 percent.

But on <hl> Thursday <hl>, members of the Vermont House and Senate elected the state’s governor — by secret ballot. They chose Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, giving him his third two-year term. That’s right: 179 state legislators had the final say, not the 193,603 voters who cast ballots for governor in the Nov. 4 election. “Thank you all for making it possible for me to be able to give this speech today,” Mr. Shumlin told legislators a few hours later as he delivered his inaugural address in the House chamber. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” He had reason to be grateful. In November, Mr. Shumlin won only 46.4 percent of the vote, not the 50 percent required by the Vermont Constitution to claim victory outright. He was nearly toppled by Scott Milne, a little-known Republican businessman, who won 45.1 percent.

But on <hl> Thursday <hl> , members of the Vermont House and Senate elected the state’s governor — by secret ballot.


Question: Who were referred to as little green men?

The training aims to remold the Ukrainian units by increasing the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers, fixing a Soviet legacy of an officer-heavy infantry. Without sergeants paying attention, basic mistakes were being made, the trainers said. Capt. Nicholas Salimbene, an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off. “It’s about the professionalism of the force,” he said. “We want them to look like soldiers.” “You see reports about the little green men,” he said, referring to the Russian soldiers who invaded the Crimean Peninsula last year in unmarked uniforms, “and they all walk around professionally, and carry their weapons professionally.” The Ukrainians should, too, Captain Salimbene said. The United States is also providing advanced courses for military professionals known as forward observers — the ones who call in targets — to improve the accuracy of artillery fire, making it more lethal for the enemy and less so for civilians. Oleksandr I. Leshchenko, the deputy director for training in the National Guard, was somewhat skeptical about the value of the training, saying that “99 percent” of the men in the course had already been in combat.

Answer: Russian soldiers

The training aims to remold the Ukrainian units by increasing the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers, fixing a Soviet legacy of an officer-heavy infantry. Without sergeants paying attention, basic mistakes were being made, the trainers said. Capt. Nicholas Salimbene, an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off. “It’s about the professionalism of the force,” he said. “We want them to look like soldiers.” <hl> “You see reports about the little green men,” he said, referring to the Russian soldiers who invaded the Crimean Peninsula last year in unmarked uniforms, “and they all walk around professionally, and carry their weapons professionally.” <hl> The Ukrainians should, too, Captain Salimbene said. The United States is also providing advanced courses for military professionals known as forward observers — the ones who call in targets — to improve the accuracy of artillery fire, making it more lethal for the enemy and less so for civilians. Oleksandr I. Leshchenko, the deputy director for training in the National Guard, was somewhat skeptical about the value of the training, saying that “99 percent” of the men in the course had already been in combat.

The training aims to remold the Ukrainian units by increasing the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers, fixing a Soviet legacy of an officer-heavy infantry. Without sergeants paying attention, basic mistakes were being made, the trainers said. Capt. Nicholas Salimbene, an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off. “It’s about the professionalism of the force,” he said. “We want them to look like soldiers.” “You see reports about the little green men,” he said, referring to the <hl> Russian soldiers <hl> who invaded the Crimean Peninsula last year in unmarked uniforms, “and they all walk around professionally, and carry their weapons professionally.” The Ukrainians should, too, Captain Salimbene said. The United States is also providing advanced courses for military professionals known as forward observers — the ones who call in targets — to improve the accuracy of artillery fire, making it more lethal for the enemy and less so for civilians. Oleksandr I. Leshchenko, the deputy director for training in the National Guard, was somewhat skeptical about the value of the training, saying that “99 percent” of the men in the course had already been in combat.


Question: what score did Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer get?

Charley Hoffman took advantage of calmer afternoon conditions to take the first-round lead in the windswept Texas Open, shooting a five-under-par 67. Aaron Baddeley was second after a 68. Max Homa had a 69, and Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer each shot a 70. ■ Mirim Lee birdied all four par-5 holes and finished with a bogey-free seven-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif. Yani Tseng had a 66, and the top-ranked Lydia Ko, 17, was in a group two strokes back at 67.

Answer: 70

Charley Hoffman took advantage of calmer afternoon conditions to take the first-round lead in the windswept Texas Open, shooting a five-under-par 67. Aaron Baddeley was second after a 68. <hl> Max Homa had a 69, and Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer each shot a 70 . <hl> ■ Mirim Lee birdied all four par-5 holes and finished with a bogey-free seven-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif. Yani Tseng had a 66, and the top-ranked Lydia Ko, 17, was in a group two strokes back at 67.

Charley Hoffman took advantage of calmer afternoon conditions to take the first-round lead in the windswept Texas Open, shooting a five-under-par 67. Aaron Baddeley was second after a 68. Max Homa had a 69, and Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer each shot a <hl> 70 <hl>. ■ Mirim Lee birdied all four par-5 holes and finished with a bogey-free seven-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif. Yani Tseng had a 66, and the top-ranked Lydia Ko, 17, was in a group two strokes back at 67.

Max Homa had a 69, and Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer each shot a <hl> 70 <hl> .


Question: When is Myanmar's final landmark election?

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s Nov. 8 landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.

Answer: Nov. 8

<hl> BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s Nov. 8 landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. <hl> Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s <hl> Nov. 8 <hl> landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.


Question: What's the name of the person in the article who's implied to be the coach of the team?

Even before last season, the notion that Krzyzewski eschewed one-and-dones for upperclassmen was obviously untrue. But whatever was left of it was interred by the 2014-15 Blue Devils, who won a national title on the backs of four freshmen, three of whom — Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones — promptly declared for the N.B.A. draft and were selected in its first round. In the title game, they and Grayson Allen, then a freshman, scored 60 of Duke’s 68 points, including all 37 in the second half. “The ability to adapt is key in everything,” Krzyzewski said immediately after that victory. “I think I’ve adapted well.”

Answer: Krzyzewski

<hl> Even before last season, the notion that Krzyzewski eschewed one-and-dones for upperclassmen was obviously untrue. <hl> But whatever was left of it was interred by the 2014-15 Blue Devils, who won a national title on the backs of four freshmen, three of whom — Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones — promptly declared for the N.B.A. draft and were selected in its first round. In the title game, they and Grayson Allen, then a freshman, scored 60 of Duke’s 68 points, including all 37 in the second half. “The ability to adapt is key in everything,” Krzyzewski said immediately after that victory. “I think I’ve adapted well.”

Even before last season, the notion that <hl> Krzyzewski <hl> eschewed one-and-dones for upperclassmen was obviously untrue. But whatever was left of it was interred by the 2014-15 Blue Devils, who won a national title on the backs of four freshmen, three of whom — Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones — promptly declared for the N.B.A. draft and were selected in its first round. In the title game, they and Grayson Allen, then a freshman, scored 60 of Duke’s 68 points, including all 37 in the second half. “The ability to adapt is key in everything,” Krzyzewski said immediately after that victory. “I think I’ve adapted well.”


Question: How many guards were present at the beating of Patrick Alexander?

Night had fallen at the Clinton Correctional Facility in far northern New York when the prison guards came for Patrick Alexander. They handcuffed him and took him into a broom closet for questioning. Then, Mr. Alexander said in an interview last week, the beatings began. As the three guards, who wore no name badges, punched him and slammed his head against the wall, he said they shouted questions: “Where are they going? What did you hear? How much are they paying you to keep your mouth shut?” One of the guards put a plastic bag over his head, Mr. Alexander said, and threatened to waterboard him.

Answer: three

Night had fallen at the Clinton Correctional Facility in far northern New York when the prison guards came for Patrick Alexander. They handcuffed him and took him into a broom closet for questioning. Then, Mr. Alexander said in an interview last week, the beatings began. <hl> As the three guards, who wore no name badges, punched him and slammed his head against the wall, he said they shouted questions: “Where are they going? <hl> What did you hear? How much are they paying you to keep your mouth shut?” One of the guards put a plastic bag over his head, Mr. Alexander said, and threatened to waterboard him.

Night had fallen at the Clinton Correctional Facility in far northern New York when the prison guards came for Patrick Alexander. They handcuffed him and took him into a broom closet for questioning. Then, Mr. Alexander said in an interview last week, the beatings began. As the <hl> three <hl> guards, who wore no name badges, punched him and slammed his head against the wall, he said they shouted questions: “Where are they going? What did you hear? How much are they paying you to keep your mouth shut?” One of the guards put a plastic bag over his head, Mr. Alexander said, and threatened to waterboard him.


Question: How many people from Hong Kong were injured?

Video taken at the scene showed the flames erupting within the crowd at the event — called Color Play Asia and organized by a group using the same name — about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, after nightfall. Some people were shown carrying the injured from the scene in inflatable rafts, and others were shown running away, silhouetted by flames. The fire was quickly controlled, but not before hundreds were hurt. Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare said on its website that Taipei-area hospitals had victims requiring skin grafts. The ministry said hospitals were also urgently requesting other medical supplies needed to treat burns. The victims were mostly from Taiwan, but among the injured were four people from Hong Kong, one person from the United States, one from Singapore, one from Japan, one from Macau and one from Malaysia, according to the local public health department.

Answer: four

Video taken at the scene showed the flames erupting within the crowd at the event — called Color Play Asia and organized by a group using the same name — about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, after nightfall. Some people were shown carrying the injured from the scene in inflatable rafts, and others were shown running away, silhouetted by flames. The fire was quickly controlled, but not before hundreds were hurt. Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare said on its website that Taipei-area hospitals had victims requiring skin grafts. The ministry said hospitals were also urgently requesting other medical supplies needed to treat burns. <hl> The victims were mostly from Taiwan, but among the injured were four people from Hong Kong, one person from the United States, one from Singapore, one from Japan, one from Macau and one from Malaysia, according to the local public health department. <hl>

Video taken at the scene showed the flames erupting within the crowd at the event — called Color Play Asia and organized by a group using the same name — about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, after nightfall. Some people were shown carrying the injured from the scene in inflatable rafts, and others were shown running away, silhouetted by flames. The fire was quickly controlled, but not before hundreds were hurt. Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare said on its website that Taipei-area hospitals had victims requiring skin grafts. The ministry said hospitals were also urgently requesting other medical supplies needed to treat burns. The victims were mostly from Taiwan, but among the injured were <hl> four <hl> people from Hong Kong, one person from the United States, one from Singapore, one from Japan, one from Macau and one from Malaysia, according to the local public health department.


Question: What did Dr. Hill say  the government would be doing if it gave up on biofuels ?

Jason Hill, who studies bioenergy at the University of Minnesota, was not involved in the World Resources Institute report, but reviewed it at the request of The Times. He endorsed some of its conclusions, particularly the idea that turning food crops into fuel makes little sense. “It’s true that our first-generation biofuels have not lived up to their promise,” Dr. Hill said. “We’ve found they do not offer the environmental benefits they were purported to have, and they have a substantial negative impact on the food system.” However, Dr. Hill was more bullish than Mr. Searchinger on the potential for newer types of biofuels made from crops planted specifically for that purpose. Their potential environmental and economic benefits are not yet clear, and governments would be acting prematurely if they were to abandon research on them, Dr. Hill said, though he also doubted that they could ever supply any large fraction of global fuel demand.

Answer: acting prematurely

Jason Hill, who studies bioenergy at the University of Minnesota, was not involved in the World Resources Institute report, but reviewed it at the request of The Times. He endorsed some of its conclusions, particularly the idea that turning food crops into fuel makes little sense. “It’s true that our first-generation biofuels have not lived up to their promise,” Dr. Hill said. “We’ve found they do not offer the environmental benefits they were purported to have, and they have a substantial negative impact on the food system.” However, Dr. Hill was more bullish than Mr. Searchinger on the potential for newer types of biofuels made from crops planted specifically for that purpose. <hl> Their potential environmental and economic benefits are not yet clear, and governments would be acting prematurely if they were to abandon research on them, Dr. Hill said, though he also doubted that they could ever supply any large fraction of global fuel demand. <hl>

Jason Hill, who studies bioenergy at the University of Minnesota, was not involved in the World Resources Institute report, but reviewed it at the request of The Times. He endorsed some of its conclusions, particularly the idea that turning food crops into fuel makes little sense. “It’s true that our first-generation biofuels have not lived up to their promise,” Dr. Hill said. “We’ve found they do not offer the environmental benefits they were purported to have, and they have a substantial negative impact on the food system.” However, Dr. Hill was more bullish than Mr. Searchinger on the potential for newer types of biofuels made from crops planted specifically for that purpose. Their potential environmental and economic benefits are not yet clear, and governments would be <hl> acting prematurely <hl> if they were to abandon research on them, Dr. Hill said, though he also doubted that they could ever supply any large fraction of global fuel demand.


Question: Who led the number that foresaw the shape of entertainment to come?

My preview audience (I recognized many members of the fraternity of Broadway show folk) awarded this expenditure of energy with two standing ovations. The first occurred halfway through the first act, after Mr. Oscar’s Nostradamus led a number that foresaw the shape of entertainment to come. It features melodic and choreographic references to pretty much every musical you’ve ever heard of, from “West Side Story” to “Les Misérables.” Any classics that were not namechecked then are dutifully mentioned in the second-act number “Make an Omelette,” which registers as an act of force-feeding an already overstuffed audience. “Omelette,” by the way, is a misreading of “Hamlet” by Nostradamus, who tries to predict what Shakespeare’s chef d’oeuvre will be so Nick can steal the idea. When I was in grade school, it was considered the height of wit to refer to “Hamlet” as “Omelette,” and it is such heights that “Something Rotten!” occupies. Phallic humor abounds, starting with the oversized codpieces worn by the men. (Gregg Barnes did the costumes.) It is a codpiece into which Nigel, played with rather charming nerdiness by Mr. Cariani, reaches when he tells the girl he adores, Portia (Kate Reinders, doing an impression of Kristin Chenoweth), “I have something to show you.” Fortunately, it’s only a sonnet that he keeps next to his privates. And, oh yes, there’s a sonnet reading by Mr. Cariani that is rendered as a parallel to premature ejaculation. (Sometimes you wonder if the show isn’t made up of scenes culled from the wastebaskets of the “Saturday Night Live” staff.) The cast also includes Heidi Blickenstaff as Nick’s stalwart wife, Bea, a precocious feminist (“This is the ’90s! We’ve got a woman on the throne.”); Gerry Vichi as a Jewish theater lover named, uh, Shylock; Brooks Ashmanskas as a disapproving Puritan, prone to many inadvertent erection jokes; and Peter Bartlett, doing his inimitably rococo thing in a couple of roles.

Answer: Mr. Oscar’s Nostradamus

My preview audience (I recognized many members of the fraternity of Broadway show folk) awarded this expenditure of energy with two standing ovations. <hl> The first occurred halfway through the first act, after Mr. Oscar’s Nostradamus led a number that foresaw the shape of entertainment to come. <hl> It features melodic and choreographic references to pretty much every musical you’ve ever heard of, from “West Side Story” to “Les Misérables.” Any classics that were not namechecked then are dutifully mentioned in the second-act number “Make an Omelette,” which registers as an act of force-feeding an already overstuffed audience. “Omelette,” by the way, is a misreading of “Hamlet” by Nostradamus, who tries to predict what Shakespeare’s chef d’oeuvre will be so Nick can steal the idea. When I was in grade school, it was considered the height of wit to refer to “Hamlet” as “Omelette,” and it is such heights that “Something Rotten!” occupies. Phallic humor abounds, starting with the oversized codpieces worn by the men. (Gregg Barnes did the costumes.) It is a codpiece into which Nigel, played with rather charming nerdiness by Mr. Cariani, reaches when he tells the girl he adores, Portia (Kate Reinders, doing an impression of Kristin Chenoweth), “I have something to show you.” Fortunately, it’s only a sonnet that he keeps next to his privates. And, oh yes, there’s a sonnet reading by Mr. Cariani that is rendered as a parallel to premature ejaculation. (Sometimes you wonder if the show isn’t made up of scenes culled from the wastebaskets of the “Saturday Night Live” staff.) The cast also includes Heidi Blickenstaff as Nick’s stalwart wife, Bea, a precocious feminist (“This is the ’90s! We’ve got a woman on the throne.”); Gerry Vichi as a Jewish theater lover named, uh, Shylock; Brooks Ashmanskas as a disapproving Puritan, prone to many inadvertent erection jokes; and Peter Bartlett, doing his inimitably rococo thing in a couple of roles.

My preview audience (I recognized many members of the fraternity of Broadway show folk) awarded this expenditure of energy with two standing ovations. The first occurred halfway through the first act, after <hl> Mr. Oscar’s Nostradamus <hl> led a number that foresaw the shape of entertainment to come. It features melodic and choreographic references to pretty much every musical you’ve ever heard of, from “West Side Story” to “Les Misérables.” Any classics that were not namechecked then are dutifully mentioned in the second-act number “Make an Omelette,” which registers as an act of force-feeding an already overstuffed audience. “Omelette,” by the way, is a misreading of “Hamlet” by Nostradamus, who tries to predict what Shakespeare’s chef d’oeuvre will be so Nick can steal the idea. When I was in grade school, it was considered the height of wit to refer to “Hamlet” as “Omelette,” and it is such heights that “Something Rotten!” occupies. Phallic humor abounds, starting with the oversized codpieces worn by the men. (Gregg Barnes did the costumes.) It is a codpiece into which Nigel, played with rather charming nerdiness by Mr. Cariani, reaches when he tells the girl he adores, Portia (Kate Reinders, doing an impression of Kristin Chenoweth), “I have something to show you.” Fortunately, it’s only a sonnet that he keeps next to his privates. And, oh yes, there’s a sonnet reading by Mr. Cariani that is rendered as a parallel to premature ejaculation. (Sometimes you wonder if the show isn’t made up of scenes culled from the wastebaskets of the “Saturday Night Live” staff.) The cast also includes Heidi Blickenstaff as Nick’s stalwart wife, Bea, a precocious feminist (“This is the ’90s! We’ve got a woman on the throne.”); Gerry Vichi as a Jewish theater lover named, uh, Shylock; Brooks Ashmanskas as a disapproving Puritan, prone to many inadvertent erection jokes; and Peter Bartlett, doing his inimitably rococo thing in a couple of roles.


Question: What is the occupancy rate?

Q. Your next makeover is at 1156 Avenue of the Americas.  A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since 1999. I was looking at the building and I said, well, if this building was for sale now and one of the major brokers had it on the market it would come with a high-gloss book and it would show all of the possibilities a buyer could do with the building. So I thought there’s no reason we shouldn’t do it. We own it. We could do what a broker would say could be done. It’s about an 84,000-square-foot building, so it’s rather on the small side, and on that we’re spending $4 million. Q. What’s your occupancy rate portfoliowide?  A. We’re over 96 percent. We have a high renewal rate as well — in excess of 70 percent.

Answer: over 96 percent

A. We’re over 96 percent .

Q. Your next makeover is at 1156 Avenue of the Americas. A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since 1999. I was looking at the building and I said, well, if this building was for sale now and one of the major brokers had it on the market it would come with a high-gloss book and it would show all of the possibilities a buyer could do with the building. So I thought there’s no reason we shouldn’t do it. We own it. We could do what a broker would say could be done. It’s about an 84,000-square-foot building, so it’s rather on the small side, and on that we’re spending $4 million. Q. What’s your occupancy rate portfoliowide? <hl> A. We’re over 96 percent . <hl> We have a high renewal rate as well — in excess of 70 percent.

Q. Your next makeover is at 1156 Avenue of the Americas. A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since 1999. I was looking at the building and I said, well, if this building was for sale now and one of the major brokers had it on the market it would come with a high-gloss book and it would show all of the possibilities a buyer could do with the building. So I thought there’s no reason we shouldn’t do it. We own it. We could do what a broker would say could be done. It’s about an 84,000-square-foot building, so it’s rather on the small side, and on that we’re spending $4 million. Q. What’s your occupancy rate portfoliowide? A. We’re <hl> over 96 percent <hl>. We have a high renewal rate as well — in excess of 70 percent.


Question: How should the bandwidth of lagers be defined?

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: narrow

<hl> The bandwidth of lagers is rather narrow , but they have their refreshing role to play. <hl> 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.

The bandwidth of lagers is rather <hl> narrow <hl>, 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.

The bandwidth of lagers is rather <hl> narrow <hl> , but they have their refreshing role to play.


Question: Who is the general manager of the Knicks?

Steve Mills, the general manager of the Knicks, leaned back in his chair and sighed as ESPN went to its final commercial break Tuesday night during the N.B.A.’s annual draft lottery. The order of the top three teams had yet to be revealed, but Mills and the rest of civilization already knew that the Knicks would not be among them.

Answer: Steve Mills

<hl> Steve Mills , the general manager of the Knicks, leaned back in his chair and sighed as ESPN went to its final commercial break Tuesday night during the N.B.A.’s annual draft lottery. <hl> The order of the top three teams had yet to be revealed, but Mills and the rest of civilization already knew that the Knicks would not be among them.

<hl> Steve Mills <hl>, the general manager of the Knicks, leaned back in his chair and sighed as ESPN went to its final commercial break Tuesday night during the N.B.A.’s annual draft lottery. The order of the top three teams had yet to be revealed, but Mills and the rest of civilization already knew that the Knicks would not be among them.

<hl> Steve Mills <hl> , the general manager of the Knicks, leaned back in his chair and sighed as ESPN went to its final commercial break Tuesday night during the N.B.A.’s annual draft lottery.


Question: how many more tests did Harris do than Harris thought they would?

“I played 27 more tests than I ever thought I would,” Harris said Saturday. “I relished every single moment of them.” His departure robs Australia of its one bowler who has proved effective in English conditions, as he was its leading wicket-taker in England in 2013. Harris, 35, was a subtle craftsmen among a clutch of flamethrowers, relying on control and variation. rather than sheer speed. His loss increases Australia’s likely reliance on its two fearsome left-armers, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson, and it is also a reminder of one potential vulnerability of the defending champion — its age. Brad Haddin, the wicketkeeper, and Chris Rogers, an opening batsman, are both 37. Middle-order batsman Adam Voges is a 35-year-old test rookie. Johnson is 33, while captain Michael Clarke is 34 and has a history of back trouble. Much will depend on Clarke’s heir apparent as captain, Steve Smith. The 26-year-old was once regarded as a “bits and pieces” player who was not quite good enough in any of his roles, but he has developed into a batting specialist who now tops the world rankings.

Answer: 27

<hl> “I played 27 more tests than I ever thought I would,” Harris said Saturday. <hl> “I relished every single moment of them.” His departure robs Australia of its one bowler who has proved effective in English conditions, as he was its leading wicket-taker in England in 2013. Harris, 35, was a subtle craftsmen among a clutch of flamethrowers, relying on control and variation. rather than sheer speed. His loss increases Australia’s likely reliance on its two fearsome left-armers, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson, and it is also a reminder of one potential vulnerability of the defending champion — its age. Brad Haddin, the wicketkeeper, and Chris Rogers, an opening batsman, are both 37. Middle-order batsman Adam Voges is a 35-year-old test rookie. Johnson is 33, while captain Michael Clarke is 34 and has a history of back trouble. Much will depend on Clarke’s heir apparent as captain, Steve Smith. The 26-year-old was once regarded as a “bits and pieces” player who was not quite good enough in any of his roles, but he has developed into a batting specialist who now tops the world rankings.

“I played <hl> 27 <hl> more tests than I ever thought I would,” Harris said Saturday. “I relished every single moment of them.” His departure robs Australia of its one bowler who has proved effective in English conditions, as he was its leading wicket-taker in England in 2013. Harris, 35, was a subtle craftsmen among a clutch of flamethrowers, relying on control and variation. rather than sheer speed. His loss increases Australia’s likely reliance on its two fearsome left-armers, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson, and it is also a reminder of one potential vulnerability of the defending champion — its age. Brad Haddin, the wicketkeeper, and Chris Rogers, an opening batsman, are both 37. Middle-order batsman Adam Voges is a 35-year-old test rookie. Johnson is 33, while captain Michael Clarke is 34 and has a history of back trouble. Much will depend on Clarke’s heir apparent as captain, Steve Smith. The 26-year-old was once regarded as a “bits and pieces” player who was not quite good enough in any of his roles, but he has developed into a batting specialist who now tops the world rankings.


Question: What changes do one some of the New bills want to make to the legislature?

For his part, Mr. Heastie, through a spokesman, declined to comment on Mr. Silver’s case. In comments to reporters last week, however, he said he was “just not sure” what new ethics laws could be passed to stop the series of scandals that have shaken Albany, noting that several new laws passed last spring have yet to take effect. “What do you think legislatively we could do that would respond to what either Sheldon Silver or Dean Skelos is on trial for?” he said. That is not to say that legislators will not take another crack at addressing ethics in the coming session. Mr. Kolb, for instance, suggested a cap on outside income, an issue that has percolated through the Silver and Skelos trials. New bills to make the Legislature full time, and to increase lawmakers’ pay, may be pursued, a cause taken up by editorial boards whose outrage continues to boil at scandals in the capital.

Answer: to make the Legislature full time

For his part, Mr. Heastie, through a spokesman, declined to comment on Mr. Silver’s case. In comments to reporters last week, however, he said he was “just not sure” what new ethics laws could be passed to stop the series of scandals that have shaken Albany, noting that several new laws passed last spring have yet to take effect. “What do you think legislatively we could do that would respond to what either Sheldon Silver or Dean Skelos is on trial for?” he said. That is not to say that legislators will not take another crack at addressing ethics in the coming session. Mr. Kolb, for instance, suggested a cap on outside income, an issue that has percolated through the Silver and Skelos trials. <hl> New bills to make the Legislature full time , and to increase lawmakers’ pay, may be pursued, a cause taken up by editorial boards whose outrage continues to boil at scandals in the capital. <hl>

For his part, Mr. Heastie, through a spokesman, declined to comment on Mr. Silver’s case. In comments to reporters last week, however, he said he was “just not sure” what new ethics laws could be passed to stop the series of scandals that have shaken Albany, noting that several new laws passed last spring have yet to take effect. “What do you think legislatively we could do that would respond to what either Sheldon Silver or Dean Skelos is on trial for?” he said. That is not to say that legislators will not take another crack at addressing ethics in the coming session. Mr. Kolb, for instance, suggested a cap on outside income, an issue that has percolated through the Silver and Skelos trials. New bills <hl> to make the Legislature full time <hl>, and to increase lawmakers’ pay, may be pursued, a cause taken up by editorial boards whose outrage continues to boil at scandals in the capital.

New bills <hl> to make the Legislature full time <hl> , and to increase lawmakers’ pay, may be pursued, a cause taken up by editorial boards whose outrage continues to boil at scandals in the capital.


Question: What did Steinem win awards for?

Justice Ginsburg was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. In 1993, President Bill Clinton elevated her to the Supreme Court, making her the court’s second female justice, following Sandra Day O’Connor. (Justice Ginsburg is the subject of a tribute biography, “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.) Meanwhile, Ms. Steinem was an editor at Ms. for nearly 20 years, becoming the public face of the women’s movement. (She continues at the magazine as an adviser.) She has traveled extensively, speaking out for women’s and human rights, winning numerous awards for her work in media and advocacy, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. Her new book, “My Life on the Road,” was published last month.

Answer: media and advocacy

Justice Ginsburg was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. In 1993, President Bill Clinton elevated her to the Supreme Court, making her the court’s second female justice, following Sandra Day O’Connor. (Justice Ginsburg is the subject of a tribute biography, “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.) Meanwhile, Ms. Steinem was an editor at Ms. for nearly 20 years, becoming the public face of the women’s movement. (She continues at the magazine as an adviser.) <hl> She has traveled extensively, speaking out for women’s and human rights, winning numerous awards for her work in media and advocacy , including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. <hl> Her new book, “My Life on the Road,” was published last month.

Justice Ginsburg was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. In 1993, President Bill Clinton elevated her to the Supreme Court, making her the court’s second female justice, following Sandra Day O’Connor. (Justice Ginsburg is the subject of a tribute biography, “Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.) Meanwhile, Ms. Steinem was an editor at Ms. for nearly 20 years, becoming the public face of the women’s movement. (She continues at the magazine as an adviser.) She has traveled extensively, speaking out for women’s and human rights, winning numerous awards for her work in <hl> media and advocacy <hl>, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. Her new book, “My Life on the Road,” was published last month.

She has traveled extensively, speaking out for women’s and human rights, winning numerous awards for her work in <hl> media and advocacy <hl> , including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.


Question: Who was the author of the Imitation Game?

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game” were named best original and adapted screenplay, respectively, at the Writers Guild of America Awards, given out Saturday in Los Angeles and New York. The script for “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a comedic caper about a charismatic concierge and a young bellboy at a popular 1930s European ski resort, was written by Wes Anderson. “The Imitation Game” was written by Graham Moore and based on Andrew Hodges’s book about the British code-breaker Alan Turing. Other winners included Brian Knappenberger’s “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz,” about a computer programming prodigy and information activist, for best documentary screenplay; Nic Pizzolatto’s “True Detective,” the HBO mini-series that revisits a 1995 murder case in rural Louisiana 17 years later, for best drama series and best new series; and “Louie,” a fictionalized series starring the comedian Louis CK, for best comedy series (written by Louis CK and Pamela Adlon) and best episodic comedy.

Answer: Graham Moore

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game” were named best original and adapted screenplay, respectively, at the Writers Guild of America Awards, given out Saturday in Los Angeles and New York. The script for “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a comedic caper about a charismatic concierge and a young bellboy at a popular 1930s European ski resort, was written by Wes Anderson. <hl> “The Imitation Game” was written by Graham Moore and based on Andrew Hodges’s book about the British code-breaker Alan Turing. <hl> Other winners included Brian Knappenberger’s “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz,” about a computer programming prodigy and information activist, for best documentary screenplay; Nic Pizzolatto’s “True Detective,” the HBO mini-series that revisits a 1995 murder case in rural Louisiana 17 years later, for best drama series and best new series; and “Louie,” a fictionalized series starring the comedian Louis CK, for best comedy series (written by Louis CK and Pamela Adlon) and best episodic comedy.

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game” were named best original and adapted screenplay, respectively, at the Writers Guild of America Awards, given out Saturday in Los Angeles and New York. The script for “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a comedic caper about a charismatic concierge and a young bellboy at a popular 1930s European ski resort, was written by Wes Anderson. “The Imitation Game” was written by <hl> Graham Moore <hl> and based on Andrew Hodges’s book about the British code-breaker Alan Turing. Other winners included Brian Knappenberger’s “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz,” about a computer programming prodigy and information activist, for best documentary screenplay; Nic Pizzolatto’s “True Detective,” the HBO mini-series that revisits a 1995 murder case in rural Louisiana 17 years later, for best drama series and best new series; and “Louie,” a fictionalized series starring the comedian Louis CK, for best comedy series (written by Louis CK and Pamela Adlon) and best episodic comedy.


Question: What is the name of the lawyer?

“It is a strong signal in the fight against impunity,” said Patrick Baudouin, a lawyer who is the head of the International Federation for Human Rights. “The Caesar file is extremely serious, not to say monstrous. We’re talking about a bureaucracy of barbarism.”

Answer: Patrick Baudouin

<hl> “It is a strong signal in the fight against impunity,” said Patrick Baudouin , a lawyer who is the head of the International Federation for Human Rights. <hl> “The Caesar file is extremely serious, not to say monstrous. We’re talking about a bureaucracy of barbarism.”

“It is a strong signal in the fight against impunity,” said <hl> Patrick Baudouin <hl>, a lawyer who is the head of the International Federation for Human Rights. “The Caesar file is extremely serious, not to say monstrous. We’re talking about a bureaucracy of barbarism.”

“It is a strong signal in the fight against impunity,” said <hl> Patrick Baudouin <hl> , a lawyer who is the head of the International Federation for Human Rights.


Question: The changes proposed by Volkswagen are?

The technical fixes proposed by Volkswagen appeared to be surprisingly simple, deepening the mystery over why the decision had been made to evade pollution testing with illicit software. Volkswagen said German regulators had approved the changes. Cars with 2-liter diesel motors can be repaired by simply updating the engine-control software, the company said.

Answer: surprisingly simple

<hl> The technical fixes proposed by Volkswagen appeared to be surprisingly simple , deepening the mystery over why the decision had been made to evade pollution testing with illicit software. <hl> Volkswagen said German regulators had approved the changes. Cars with 2-liter diesel motors can be repaired by simply updating the engine-control software, the company said.

The technical fixes proposed by Volkswagen appeared to be <hl> surprisingly simple <hl>, deepening the mystery over why the decision had been made to evade pollution testing with illicit software. Volkswagen said German regulators had approved the changes. Cars with 2-liter diesel motors can be repaired by simply updating the engine-control software, the company said.

The technical fixes proposed by Volkswagen appeared to be <hl> surprisingly simple <hl> , deepening the mystery over why the decision had been made to evade pollution testing with illicit software.


Question: Essa-Pekka Salonen is 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: conductor and composer

<hl> ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, conductor and composer : Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. <hl> 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.

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, <hl> conductor and composer <hl>: 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.

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, <hl> conductor and composer <hl> : Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements.


Question: Who is the Cavaliers coach?

The same, however, could not be said of James’s teammates, who seemed disoriented during the game, with expressions as dull as old pennies. In the fourth quarter, as the James-led Cavaliers whittled the Suns’ double-digit lead to sawdust, the Cleveland reserves looked on passively as if it had no dog in the fight. The only time the Cavaliers really looked in sync was during their ritualistic exchange of elaborate pregame handshakes. So on a night when James did everything but steal the trumpet out of Jesse McGuire’s hands and play the national anthem, the loss amplified the general sense of unease over the team’s composition and its compatibility with Blatt, a rookie N.B.A. coach. His extended success overseas seems to be lost in translation with many of his players, who may not care what he achieved in Russia or Israel.

Answer: Blatt

The same, however, could not be said of James’s teammates, who seemed disoriented during the game, with expressions as dull as old pennies. In the fourth quarter, as the James-led Cavaliers whittled the Suns’ double-digit lead to sawdust, the Cleveland reserves looked on passively as if it had no dog in the fight. The only time the Cavaliers really looked in sync was during their ritualistic exchange of elaborate pregame handshakes. <hl> So on a night when James did everything but steal the trumpet out of Jesse McGuire’s hands and play the national anthem, the loss amplified the general sense of unease over the team’s composition and its compatibility with Blatt , a rookie N.B.A. coach. <hl> His extended success overseas seems to be lost in translation with many of his players, who may not care what he achieved in Russia or Israel.

The same, however, could not be said of James’s teammates, who seemed disoriented during the game, with expressions as dull as old pennies. In the fourth quarter, as the James-led Cavaliers whittled the Suns’ double-digit lead to sawdust, the Cleveland reserves looked on passively as if it had no dog in the fight. The only time the Cavaliers really looked in sync was during their ritualistic exchange of elaborate pregame handshakes. So on a night when James did everything but steal the trumpet out of Jesse McGuire’s hands and play the national anthem, the loss amplified the general sense of unease over the team’s composition and its compatibility with <hl> Blatt <hl>, a rookie N.B.A. coach. His extended success overseas seems to be lost in translation with many of his players, who may not care what he achieved in Russia or Israel.

So on a night when James did everything but steal the trumpet out of Jesse McGuire’s hands and play the national anthem, the loss amplified the general sense of unease over the team’s composition and its compatibility with <hl> Blatt <hl> , a rookie N.B.A. coach.


Question: How can Volkswagen repair 2-liter diesel motors?

Answer: updating the engine-control software

The technical fixes proposed by Volkswagen appeared to be surprisingly simple, deepening the mystery over why the decision had been made to evade pollution testing with illicit software. Volkswagen said German regulators had approved the changes. <hl> Cars with 2-liter diesel motors can be repaired by simply updating the engine-control software , the company said. <hl>

The technical fixes proposed by Volkswagen appeared to be surprisingly simple, deepening the mystery over why the decision had been made to evade pollution testing with illicit software. Volkswagen said German regulators had approved the changes. Cars with 2-liter diesel motors can be repaired by simply <hl> updating the engine-control software <hl>, the company said.

Cars with 2-liter diesel motors can be repaired by simply <hl> updating the engine-control software <hl> , the company said.


Question: Mr. Michel did not give mandate to what countries?

“I am angry,” Mr. Michel said, according to Belgian news reports. “We did not give a mandate to either France or Germany to negotiate.” But Mr. Stubb of Finland, which also uses the euro, said he was happy to let Ms. Merkel and Mr. Hollande face down Mr. Tsipras late into the night, noting that “there is always a lot of mayhem around these meetings.”

Answer: France or Germany

“I am angry,” Mr. Michel said, according to Belgian news reports. <hl> “We did not give a mandate to either France or Germany to negotiate.” <hl> But Mr. Stubb of Finland, which also uses the euro, said he was happy to let Ms. Merkel and Mr. Hollande face down Mr. Tsipras late into the night, noting that “there is always a lot of mayhem around these meetings.”

“I am angry,” Mr. Michel said, according to Belgian news reports. “We did not give a mandate to either <hl> France or Germany <hl> to negotiate.” But Mr. Stubb of Finland, which also uses the euro, said he was happy to let Ms. Merkel and Mr. Hollande face down Mr. Tsipras late into the night, noting that “there is always a lot of mayhem around these meetings.”


Question: What kind of talking device for communication was the unschool troops learned?

For a moment, he twirled the rope in his hands like a lasso, then threw the hook over the wire, and tugged hard, testing for explosives. When nothing happened he signaled two comrades, who ran up and started snipping the wire with cutters. Although this was a typical training exercise for raw recruits in an elemental soldierly skill, there was nothing typical about the scene. Far from enlistees, these soldiers were regulars in the Ukrainian National Guard, presumably battle-hardened after months on the front lines in eastern Ukraine. And the trainer was an American military instructor, drilling troops for battle with the United States’ former Cold War foe, Russia, and Russian-backed separatists. “It’s been a long time since I heard a target called an Ivan,” First Sgt. David Dzwik, one of the trainers, said in an interview out in the sunny forest, while observing the Ukrainians run through drills. “Now, I’m hearing it again.” The course on cutting wire is one of 63 classes of remedial military instruction being provided by 300 United States Army trainers in three consecutive two-month courses. Here in western Ukraine, they are far from the fighting, and their job is to instill some basic military know-how in Ukrainian soldiers, who the trainers have discovered are woefully unprepared. The largely unschooled troops are learning such basic skills as how to use an encrypted walkie-talkie; how to break open a door with a sledgehammer and a crowbar; and how to drag a wounded colleague across a field while holding a rifle at the ready. When the war began a year ago, the Ukrainian Army was all but worthless — rife with corruption and Russian spies, and made up largely of “skeleton” battalions of officers with just a few men. About 1 percent of the equipment was manufactured in the past decade.

Answer: encrypted walkie-talkie

For a moment, he twirled the rope in his hands like a lasso, then threw the hook over the wire, and tugged hard, testing for explosives. When nothing happened he signaled two comrades, who ran up and started snipping the wire with cutters. Although this was a typical training exercise for raw recruits in an elemental soldierly skill, there was nothing typical about the scene. Far from enlistees, these soldiers were regulars in the Ukrainian National Guard, presumably battle-hardened after months on the front lines in eastern Ukraine. And the trainer was an American military instructor, drilling troops for battle with the United States’ former Cold War foe, Russia, and Russian-backed separatists. “It’s been a long time since I heard a target called an Ivan,” First Sgt. David Dzwik, one of the trainers, said in an interview out in the sunny forest, while observing the Ukrainians run through drills. “Now, I’m hearing it again.” The course on cutting wire is one of 63 classes of remedial military instruction being provided by 300 United States Army trainers in three consecutive two-month courses. Here in western Ukraine, they are far from the fighting, and their job is to instill some basic military know-how in Ukrainian soldiers, who the trainers have discovered are woefully unprepared. <hl> The largely unschooled troops are learning such basic skills as how to use an encrypted walkie-talkie ; how to break open a door with a sledgehammer and a crowbar; and how to drag a wounded colleague across a field while holding a rifle at the ready. <hl> When the war began a year ago, the Ukrainian Army was all but worthless — rife with corruption and Russian spies, and made up largely of “skeleton” battalions of officers with just a few men. About 1 percent of the equipment was manufactured in the past decade.

For a moment, he twirled the rope in his hands like a lasso, then threw the hook over the wire, and tugged hard, testing for explosives. When nothing happened he signaled two comrades, who ran up and started snipping the wire with cutters. Although this was a typical training exercise for raw recruits in an elemental soldierly skill, there was nothing typical about the scene. Far from enlistees, these soldiers were regulars in the Ukrainian National Guard, presumably battle-hardened after months on the front lines in eastern Ukraine. And the trainer was an American military instructor, drilling troops for battle with the United States’ former Cold War foe, Russia, and Russian-backed separatists. “It’s been a long time since I heard a target called an Ivan,” First Sgt. David Dzwik, one of the trainers, said in an interview out in the sunny forest, while observing the Ukrainians run through drills. “Now, I’m hearing it again.” The course on cutting wire is one of 63 classes of remedial military instruction being provided by 300 United States Army trainers in three consecutive two-month courses. Here in western Ukraine, they are far from the fighting, and their job is to instill some basic military know-how in Ukrainian soldiers, who the trainers have discovered are woefully unprepared. The largely unschooled troops are learning such basic skills as how to use an <hl> encrypted walkie-talkie <hl>; how to break open a door with a sledgehammer and a crowbar; and how to drag a wounded colleague across a field while holding a rifle at the ready. When the war began a year ago, the Ukrainian Army was all but worthless — rife with corruption and Russian spies, and made up largely of “skeleton” battalions of officers with just a few men. About 1 percent of the equipment was manufactured in the past decade.

The largely unschooled troops are learning such basic skills as how to use an <hl> encrypted walkie-talkie <hl> ; how to break open a door with a sledgehammer and a crowbar; and how to drag a wounded colleague across a field while holding a rifle at the ready.


Question: What was the name of the spokesman who said that Mr. Harrell was acting violently?

No one could say for sure what set off the confrontation with Mr. Harrell. There were no surveillance cameras in that area, according to inmates, and corrections officials acknowledged that there are only a few for the entire prison. James Miller, a spokesman for the corrections officers’ union, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, said in an email last month that Mr. Harrell was “acting violently and appeared delusional as a result of apparently ingesting drugs.” While trying to subdue him, one guard had several ribs broken, Mr. Miller said. Officials have described abuse of K2 by inmates as a problem throughout the state prison system. On Monday, Mr. Miller wrote in an email that the union was “reviewing all the facts before rushing to judgment.”

Answer: James Miller

No one could say for sure what set off the confrontation with Mr. Harrell. There were no surveillance cameras in that area, according to inmates, and corrections officials acknowledged that there are only a few for the entire prison. <hl> James Miller , a spokesman for the corrections officers’ union, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, said in an email last month that Mr. Harrell was “acting violently and appeared delusional as a result of apparently ingesting drugs.” <hl> While trying to subdue him, one guard had several ribs broken, Mr. Miller said. Officials have described abuse of K2 by inmates as a problem throughout the state prison system. On Monday, Mr. Miller wrote in an email that the union was “reviewing all the facts before rushing to judgment.”

No one could say for sure what set off the confrontation with Mr. Harrell. There were no surveillance cameras in that area, according to inmates, and corrections officials acknowledged that there are only a few for the entire prison. <hl> James Miller <hl>, a spokesman for the corrections officers’ union, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, said in an email last month that Mr. Harrell was “acting violently and appeared delusional as a result of apparently ingesting drugs.” While trying to subdue him, one guard had several ribs broken, Mr. Miller said. Officials have described abuse of K2 by inmates as a problem throughout the state prison system. On Monday, Mr. Miller wrote in an email that the union was “reviewing all the facts before rushing to judgment.”

<hl> James Miller <hl> , a spokesman for the corrections officers’ union, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, said in an email last month that Mr. Harrell was “acting violently and appeared delusional as a result of apparently ingesting drugs.”


Question: How large was the endowment at Brooklyn Law School?

“Knowing you have a little extra security is very comforting and helpful,” said Ms. Friedman, who is from Fair Lawn, N.J. The introduction of the program, called Bridge to Success, comes as law school graduates across the country face increasing competition in a depressed job market that is only slowly recovering from the economic downturn. “This builds on the overall approach that we’ve taken to be very student-centric, to listen to what students need,” said Nicholas W. Allard, dean of Brooklyn Law School. He said it was the school’s strong financial standing, including an endowment of $133 million as of May, that made the program possible.

Answer: $133 million

“Knowing you have a little extra security is very comforting and helpful,” said Ms. Friedman, who is from Fair Lawn, N.J. The introduction of the program, called Bridge to Success, comes as law school graduates across the country face increasing competition in a depressed job market that is only slowly recovering from the economic downturn. “This builds on the overall approach that we’ve taken to be very student-centric, to listen to what students need,” said Nicholas W. Allard, dean of Brooklyn Law School. <hl> He said it was the school’s strong financial standing, including an endowment of $133 million as of May, that made the program possible. <hl>

“Knowing you have a little extra security is very comforting and helpful,” said Ms. Friedman, who is from Fair Lawn, N.J. The introduction of the program, called Bridge to Success, comes as law school graduates across the country face increasing competition in a depressed job market that is only slowly recovering from the economic downturn. “This builds on the overall approach that we’ve taken to be very student-centric, to listen to what students need,” said Nicholas W. Allard, dean of Brooklyn Law School. He said it was the school’s strong financial standing, including an endowment of <hl> $133 million <hl> as of May, that made the program possible.


Question: What type of shrimp was served as an appetizer?

We had fun sharing the appetizers, like the tamarind eggplant, thin half-dollar-size rounds of the night shade vegetable tossed with onions, chickpeas and yogurt, and topped with tamarind chutney. It was tangy and cooling. Bagari shrimp, four jumbo shrimp in a thick yogurt and tomato sauce, came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry. It was soul food. And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and corn flour coating, was as addictive as good onion rings.

Answer: Bagari shrimp

We had fun sharing the appetizers, like the tamarind eggplant, thin half-dollar-size rounds of the night shade vegetable tossed with onions, chickpeas and yogurt, and topped with tamarind chutney. It was tangy and cooling. <hl> Bagari shrimp , four jumbo shrimp in a thick yogurt and tomato sauce, came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry. <hl> It was soul food. And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and corn flour coating, was as addictive as good onion rings.

We had fun sharing the appetizers, like the tamarind eggplant, thin half-dollar-size rounds of the night shade vegetable tossed with onions, chickpeas and yogurt, and topped with tamarind chutney. It was tangy and cooling. <hl> Bagari shrimp <hl>, four jumbo shrimp in a thick yogurt and tomato sauce, came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry. It was soul food. And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and corn flour coating, was as addictive as good onion rings.

<hl> Bagari shrimp <hl> , four jumbo shrimp in a thick yogurt and tomato sauce, came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry.


Question: What are not franchise-studded cul-de-sacs that fill American malls?

These are not the franchise-studded cul-de-sacs that fill American malls with hypertrophied cinnamon buns and microwaved despair. Singaporean food courts, better known as hawker centers, are lined with stalls whose proprietors make a small number of dishes, or just a single one, over and over. The appeal of Chomp Chomp, which the chef and owner, Simpson Wong, named after one of the country’s most magnetic hawker centers, is that you can eat your way from stall to stall without leaving your seat.

Answer: Singaporean food courts

These are not the franchise-studded cul-de-sacs that fill American malls with hypertrophied cinnamon buns and microwaved despair. <hl> Singaporean food courts , better known as hawker centers, are lined with stalls whose proprietors make a small number of dishes, or just a single one, over and over. <hl> The appeal of Chomp Chomp, which the chef and owner, Simpson Wong, named after one of the country’s most magnetic hawker centers, is that you can eat your way from stall to stall without leaving your seat.

These are not the franchise-studded cul-de-sacs that fill American malls with hypertrophied cinnamon buns and microwaved despair. <hl> Singaporean food courts <hl>, better known as hawker centers, are lined with stalls whose proprietors make a small number of dishes, or just a single one, over and over. The appeal of Chomp Chomp, which the chef and owner, Simpson Wong, named after one of the country’s most magnetic hawker centers, is that you can eat your way from stall to stall without leaving your seat.

<hl> Singaporean food courts <hl> , better known as hawker centers, are lined with stalls whose proprietors make a small number of dishes, or just a single one, over and over.


Question: What is the real struggle over?

The Flussbad speaks to a tradition here; there are other urban Flussbads in this part of the world, so the idea has local resonance. Gottfried Ludewig is a young member of the Berlin City Parliament from the center-right Christian Democratic Union, Angela Merkel’s party. He has become one of the project’s most vocal champions, enlisting political allies across the aisle, corralling money for a feasibility study and promoting a grass-roots, community-based campaign. Neither he nor Tim Edler would divulge the project’s projected cost, which must be many, many millions of dollars. But both said the major hurdle would not be money. The real struggle is over civic identity.

Answer: civic identity

The Flussbad speaks to a tradition here; there are other urban Flussbads in this part of the world, so the idea has local resonance. Gottfried Ludewig is a young member of the Berlin City Parliament from the center-right Christian Democratic Union, Angela Merkel’s party. He has become one of the project’s most vocal champions, enlisting political allies across the aisle, corralling money for a feasibility study and promoting a grass-roots, community-based campaign. Neither he nor Tim Edler would divulge the project’s projected cost, which must be many, many millions of dollars. But both said the major hurdle would not be money. <hl> The real struggle is over civic identity . <hl>

The Flussbad speaks to a tradition here; there are other urban Flussbads in this part of the world, so the idea has local resonance. Gottfried Ludewig is a young member of the Berlin City Parliament from the center-right Christian Democratic Union, Angela Merkel’s party. He has become one of the project’s most vocal champions, enlisting political allies across the aisle, corralling money for a feasibility study and promoting a grass-roots, community-based campaign. Neither he nor Tim Edler would divulge the project’s projected cost, which must be many, many millions of dollars. But both said the major hurdle would not be money. The real struggle is over <hl> civic identity <hl>.

The real struggle is over <hl> civic identity <hl> .


Question: Who agreed to the nuclear agreement?

While critics of the agreement in the United States said the compromise gave Iran latitude to cheat, Mr. Amano and his subordinates said it conformed to their standards. The compromise also enabled Iran to assert that no foreigners had been permitted to enter its military bases, mollifying domestic opponents of the deal who said Iranian sovereignty had been subverted. Iran’s Parliament formally endorsed the nuclear agreement this week, and it was then ratified by an oversight panel, the final approval required from the Iranian side. American officials have said it will take six to nine months for Iran to carry out all the steps required before sanctions are lifted. Iran has said it can complete the steps more quickly.

Answer: Iran’s Parliament

While critics of the agreement in the United States said the compromise gave Iran latitude to cheat, Mr. Amano and his subordinates said it conformed to their standards. The compromise also enabled Iran to assert that no foreigners had been permitted to enter its military bases, mollifying domestic opponents of the deal who said Iranian sovereignty had been subverted. <hl> Iran’s Parliament formally endorsed the nuclear agreement this week, and it was then ratified by an oversight panel, the final approval required from the Iranian side. <hl> American officials have said it will take six to nine months for Iran to carry out all the steps required before sanctions are lifted. Iran has said it can complete the steps more quickly.

While critics of the agreement in the United States said the compromise gave Iran latitude to cheat, Mr. Amano and his subordinates said it conformed to their standards. The compromise also enabled Iran to assert that no foreigners had been permitted to enter its military bases, mollifying domestic opponents of the deal who said Iranian sovereignty had been subverted. <hl> Iran’s Parliament <hl> formally endorsed the nuclear agreement this week, and it was then ratified by an oversight panel, the final approval required from the Iranian side. American officials have said it will take six to nine months for Iran to carry out all the steps required before sanctions are lifted. Iran has said it can complete the steps more quickly.


Question: What is the title of the new Vin Diesel supernatural movie?

‘The Last Witch Hunter’ (PG-13, 1:38) This Vin Diesel supernatural action vehicle, for all its frantic, overstuffed visuals, is a smorgasbord of empty calories. (Webster)

Answer: The Last Witch Hunter

‘ The Last Witch Hunter ’ (PG-13, 1:38)

<hl> ‘ The Last Witch Hunter ’ (PG-13, 1:38) <hl> This Vin Diesel supernatural action vehicle, for all its frantic, overstuffed visuals, is a smorgasbord of empty calories. (Webster)

‘<hl> The Last Witch Hunter <hl>’ (PG-13, 1:38) This Vin Diesel supernatural action vehicle, for all its frantic, overstuffed visuals, is a smorgasbord of empty calories. (Webster)

‘ <hl> The Last Witch Hunter <hl> ’ (PG-13, 1:38)


Question: Which of the 12 largest banks generated returns above their cost of capital last year?

Of the world’s 12 largest banks, only Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs generated returns above their cost of capital last year, according to an analysis in Financial News by Roy Smith and Brad Hintz, professors at NYU Stern School of Business. Investment banking is the main drag on performance. The average return on equity produced by Goldman Sachs and the capital markets divisions of eight big American and European groups was 6.6 percent last year, according to Breakingviews calculations. That’s barely over half what McKinsey estimates is the industry’s long-term average 12 percent cost of capital. But the picture is not as bleak as it looks. Fines and settlements pulled down the figure. Exclude these and apply a 30 percent tax rate, and the combined return was just in double digits, at 10.7 percent.

Answer: only Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs

<hl> Of the world’s 12 largest banks, only Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs generated returns above their cost of capital last year, according to an analysis in Financial News by Roy Smith and Brad Hintz, professors at NYU Stern School of Business. <hl> Investment banking is the main drag on performance. The average return on equity produced by Goldman Sachs and the capital markets divisions of eight big American and European groups was 6.6 percent last year, according to Breakingviews calculations. That’s barely over half what McKinsey estimates is the industry’s long-term average 12 percent cost of capital. But the picture is not as bleak as it looks. Fines and settlements pulled down the figure. Exclude these and apply a 30 percent tax rate, and the combined return was just in double digits, at 10.7 percent.

Of the world’s 12 largest banks, <hl> only Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs <hl> generated returns above their cost of capital last year, according to an analysis in Financial News by Roy Smith and Brad Hintz, professors at NYU Stern School of Business. Investment banking is the main drag on performance. The average return on equity produced by Goldman Sachs and the capital markets divisions of eight big American and European groups was 6.6 percent last year, according to Breakingviews calculations. That’s barely over half what McKinsey estimates is the industry’s long-term average 12 percent cost of capital. But the picture is not as bleak as it looks. Fines and settlements pulled down the figure. Exclude these and apply a 30 percent tax rate, and the combined return was just in double digits, at 10.7 percent.


Question: What is the first political task?

If you think that human nature is good and powerful, then you go around frustrated because the perfect society has not yet been achieved. But if you go through life believing that our reason is not that great, our individual skills are not that impressive, and our goodness is severely mottled, then you’re sort of amazed life has managed to be as sweet as it is. You’re grateful for all the institutions our ancestors gave us, like the Constitution and our customs, which shape us to be better than we’d otherwise be. Appreciation becomes the first political virtue and the need to perfect the gifts of others is the first political task.

Answer: need to perfect the gifts of others

If you think that human nature is good and powerful, then you go around frustrated because the perfect society has not yet been achieved. But if you go through life believing that our reason is not that great, our individual skills are not that impressive, and our goodness is severely mottled, then you’re sort of amazed life has managed to be as sweet as it is. You’re grateful for all the institutions our ancestors gave us, like the Constitution and our customs, which shape us to be better than we’d otherwise be. <hl> Appreciation becomes the first political virtue and the need to perfect the gifts of others is the first political task. <hl>

If you think that human nature is good and powerful, then you go around frustrated because the perfect society has not yet been achieved. But if you go through life believing that our reason is not that great, our individual skills are not that impressive, and our goodness is severely mottled, then you’re sort of amazed life has managed to be as sweet as it is. You’re grateful for all the institutions our ancestors gave us, like the Constitution and our customs, which shape us to be better than we’d otherwise be. Appreciation becomes the first political virtue and the <hl> need to perfect the gifts of others <hl> is the first political task.


Question: Who provided the book "About Caves" to Hicklin?

Hicklin plans to man the store himself on weekends, offering up mince pies and cups of tea (including a rooibos blend called “Little Dickens” from the Brooklyn-based purveyor Bellocq, as well as Yorkshire Gold from his native England). He admitted that the project has required him to play “literary investigator,” doggedly tracking down a few quirky or elusive volumes. “Raymond Pettibon, for example, his list is crazy,” Hicklin noted with admiration. “Like, seventeenth-century treatises on urn burial. Where else would you find this?” The artist Ryan McGinley, for his part, included a beautiful 1960 illustrated children’s book called “About Caves,” and the director John Waters named out-of-print treasures such as Philip Hoare’s “Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant.”

Answer: Ryan McGinley

Hicklin plans to man the store himself on weekends, offering up mince pies and cups of tea (including a rooibos blend called “Little Dickens” from the Brooklyn-based purveyor Bellocq, as well as Yorkshire Gold from his native England). He admitted that the project has required him to play “literary investigator,” doggedly tracking down a few quirky or elusive volumes. “Raymond Pettibon, for example, his list is crazy,” Hicklin noted with admiration. “Like, seventeenth-century treatises on urn burial. Where else would you find this?” <hl> The artist Ryan McGinley , for his part, included a beautiful 1960 illustrated children’s book called “About Caves,” and the director John Waters named out-of-print treasures such as Philip Hoare’s “Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant.” <hl>

Hicklin plans to man the store himself on weekends, offering up mince pies and cups of tea (including a rooibos blend called “Little Dickens” from the Brooklyn-based purveyor Bellocq, as well as Yorkshire Gold from his native England). He admitted that the project has required him to play “literary investigator,” doggedly tracking down a few quirky or elusive volumes. “Raymond Pettibon, for example, his list is crazy,” Hicklin noted with admiration. “Like, seventeenth-century treatises on urn burial. Where else would you find this?” The artist <hl> Ryan McGinley <hl>, for his part, included a beautiful 1960 illustrated children’s book called “About Caves,” and the director John Waters named out-of-print treasures such as Philip Hoare’s “Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant.”

The artist <hl> Ryan McGinley <hl> , for his part, included a beautiful 1960 illustrated children’s book called “About Caves,” and the director John Waters named out-of-print treasures such as Philip Hoare’s “Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant.”


Question: Who is the first ranked horse's dad?

Top contenders for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. Churchill Downs recently adopted a point system to determine the Derby field, with points being earned by the top four finishers in designated prep races. The odds are from the Churchill Downs futures pool, and the records are starts-win-place-show.  1. Dortmund  Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia Record: 6-6-0-0 Points: 170 Odds: 6-1 J.D.: This colt gets the edge over American Pharoah for faring better in California. He has gotten better in each outing, and only illness, injury or a bad post position could slow him down. M.H.: He crushed a talented Santa Anita Derby field, winning by four and a quarter lengths. Like his father, Big Brown, he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice.  2. American Pharoah  Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Victor Espinoza Record: 5-4-0-0 Points: 160 Odds: 5-1

Answer: Big Brown

Top contenders for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. Churchill Downs recently adopted a point system to determine the Derby field, with points being earned by the top four finishers in designated prep races. The odds are from the Churchill Downs futures pool, and the records are starts-win-place-show. 1. Dortmund Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia Record: 6-6-0-0 Points: 170 Odds: 6-1 J.D.: This colt gets the edge over American Pharoah for faring better in California. He has gotten better in each outing, and only illness, injury or a bad post position could slow him down. M.H.: He crushed a talented Santa Anita Derby field, winning by four and a quarter lengths. <hl> Like his father, Big Brown , he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice. <hl> 2. American Pharoah Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Victor Espinoza Record: 5-4-0-0 Points: 160 Odds: 5-1

Top contenders for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. Churchill Downs recently adopted a point system to determine the Derby field, with points being earned by the top four finishers in designated prep races. The odds are from the Churchill Downs futures pool, and the records are starts-win-place-show. 1. Dortmund Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia Record: 6-6-0-0 Points: 170 Odds: 6-1 J.D.: This colt gets the edge over American Pharoah for faring better in California. He has gotten better in each outing, and only illness, injury or a bad post position could slow him down. M.H.: He crushed a talented Santa Anita Derby field, winning by four and a quarter lengths. Like his father, <hl> Big Brown <hl>, he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice. 2. American Pharoah Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Victor Espinoza Record: 5-4-0-0 Points: 160 Odds: 5-1

Like his father, <hl> Big Brown <hl> , he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice.


Question: The rape was supposed to represent what?

Officials point to the case of Pakistani peacekeepers accused of raping a boy in Haiti a few years ago as a model of accountability. Pakistan sent military judges to conduct a trial in Haiti. One peacekeeper was convicted, and then, to the dismay of many Haitians, whisked back to Pakistan to serve a one-year jail sentence. “People can always say punishment was too light or whatever, but the system worked as it should,” Anthony Banbury, the United Nations assistant secretary general for field support, said of the case.

Answer: a model of accountability

<hl> Officials point to the case of Pakistani peacekeepers accused of raping a boy in Haiti a few years ago as a model of accountability . <hl> Pakistan sent military judges to conduct a trial in Haiti. One peacekeeper was convicted, and then, to the dismay of many Haitians, whisked back to Pakistan to serve a one-year jail sentence. “People can always say punishment was too light or whatever, but the system worked as it should,” Anthony Banbury, the United Nations assistant secretary general for field support, said of the case.

Officials point to the case of Pakistani peacekeepers accused of raping a boy in Haiti a few years ago as <hl> a model of accountability <hl>. Pakistan sent military judges to conduct a trial in Haiti. One peacekeeper was convicted, and then, to the dismay of many Haitians, whisked back to Pakistan to serve a one-year jail sentence. “People can always say punishment was too light or whatever, but the system worked as it should,” Anthony Banbury, the United Nations assistant secretary general for field support, said of the case.

Officials point to the case of Pakistani peacekeepers accused of raping a boy in Haiti a few years ago as <hl> a model of accountability <hl> .


Question: In New York, who descended for the auto show?

AUTOMAKERS descended on New York for the city’s annual auto show this week with vehicles ready to do more than just respond to drivers’ commands. However, the question of whether drivers want their cars to take charge remained unanswered. The path to fully autonomous driving will still take years to reach consumers, but car manufacturers demonstrated this week that they are now able to offer buyers several levels of so-called active safety features — in which the car takes over driving in certain instances. And they plan to introduce even more advanced semiautonomous capabilities in the coming months. Tesla Motors made a splash when it recently announced plans to add automated highway driving features, which it calls autopilot, to its Model S sedans by the summer. But such capabilities are coming to a range of vehicles sooner than many realize.

Answer: AUTOMAKERS

<hl> AUTOMAKERS descended on New York for the city’s annual auto show this week with vehicles ready to do more than just respond to drivers’ commands. <hl> However, the question of whether drivers want their cars to take charge remained unanswered. The path to fully autonomous driving will still take years to reach consumers, but car manufacturers demonstrated this week that they are now able to offer buyers several levels of so-called active safety features — in which the car takes over driving in certain instances. And they plan to introduce even more advanced semiautonomous capabilities in the coming months. Tesla Motors made a splash when it recently announced plans to add automated highway driving features, which it calls autopilot, to its Model S sedans by the summer. But such capabilities are coming to a range of vehicles sooner than many realize.

<hl> AUTOMAKERS <hl> descended on New York for the city’s annual auto show this week with vehicles ready to do more than just respond to drivers’ commands. However, the question of whether drivers want their cars to take charge remained unanswered. The path to fully autonomous driving will still take years to reach consumers, but car manufacturers demonstrated this week that they are now able to offer buyers several levels of so-called active safety features — in which the car takes over driving in certain instances. And they plan to introduce even more advanced semiautonomous capabilities in the coming months. Tesla Motors made a splash when it recently announced plans to add automated highway driving features, which it calls autopilot, to its Model S sedans by the summer. But such capabilities are coming to a range of vehicles sooner than many realize.


Question: Is the writer a frequent flier?

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: I’m a Delta “Platinum”

<hl> I’m a Delta “Platinum” and I couldn’t care less about the status label. <hl> 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.)

<hl> I’m a Delta “Platinum” <hl> 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.)


Question: What was the answer to Mr. Robinson's joke?

With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: “It’s a spreadsheet.” As intended, this got a laugh from ProPublica’s journalists, who live in the numbers-heavy world of today’s investigative reporting, where databases and spreadsheets have replaced the rumbling of the presses beneath the floor. His story gives a tiny picture of what’s changed in 14 years. But writ large, it raises serious concerns. Digital tools are a boon to reporting, and digital distribution can make a story go global, but digital-era economics have devastated newspaper staffs.

Answer: “It’s a spreadsheet.”

<hl> With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: “It’s a spreadsheet.” As intended, this got a laugh from ProPublica’s journalists, who live in the numbers-heavy world of today’s investigative reporting, where databases and spreadsheets have replaced the rumbling of the presses beneath the floor. <hl> His story gives a tiny picture of what’s changed in 14 years. But writ large, it raises serious concerns. Digital tools are a boon to reporting, and digital distribution can make a story go global, but digital-era economics have devastated newspaper staffs.

With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: <hl> “It’s a spreadsheet.” <hl> As intended, this got a laugh from ProPublica’s journalists, who live in the numbers-heavy world of today’s investigative reporting, where databases and spreadsheets have replaced the rumbling of the presses beneath the floor. His story gives a tiny picture of what’s changed in 14 years. But writ large, it raises serious concerns. Digital tools are a boon to reporting, and digital distribution can make a story go global, but digital-era economics have devastated newspaper staffs.


Question: Who did reporters scuffle with on live television?

Reporters in Istanbul covered a police raid on their own offices on Wednesday, as the Turkish government seized control of two television stations and a newspaper group critical of the governing party just four days before national elections. Scuffles between officers and reporters unfolded on live television as the police broke into the shared headquarters of the two channels, KanalTurk and Bugun TV, and ushered in court-appointed trustees who were placed in charge of the company that owns the media group, Koza Ipek Holding.

Answer: officers

Reporters in Istanbul covered a police raid on their own offices on Wednesday, as the Turkish government seized control of two television stations and a newspaper group critical of the governing party just four days before national elections. <hl> Scuffles between officers and reporters unfolded on live television as the police broke into the shared headquarters of the two channels, KanalTurk and Bugun TV, and ushered in court-appointed trustees who were placed in charge of the company that owns the media group, Koza Ipek Holding. <hl>

Reporters in Istanbul covered a police raid on their own offices on Wednesday, as the Turkish government seized control of two television stations and a newspaper group critical of the governing party just four days before national elections. Scuffles between <hl> officers <hl> and reporters unfolded on live television as the police broke into the shared headquarters of the two channels, KanalTurk and Bugun TV, and ushered in court-appointed trustees who were placed in charge of the company that owns the media group, Koza Ipek Holding.


Question: How is considered the crossing according to  Mr. Ingresselino?

Through the decades, Mr. Ingrasselino would respond as a police officer and chief to a number of tragedies at the crossing, where Midland Avenue intersects with New Jersey Transit tracks at a sharp angle through his Bergen County town. “It’s not even an accident waiting to happen,” said Mr. Ingrasselino, who retired in 2012. “It’s an accident that’s been happening, over and over. It’s ridiculous.” The grade crossing is, as it turns out, among the most dangerous in the country, according to a little-known metric devised by the Federal Railroad Administration called the “accident prediction value.” The measure takes into account certain physical characteristics of crossings and recent accidents.

Answer: most dangerous in the country

Through the decades, Mr. Ingrasselino would respond as a police officer and chief to a number of tragedies at the crossing, where Midland Avenue intersects with New Jersey Transit tracks at a sharp angle through his Bergen County town. “It’s not even an accident waiting to happen,” said Mr. Ingrasselino, who retired in 2012. “It’s an accident that’s been happening, over and over. It’s ridiculous.” <hl> The grade crossing is, as it turns out, among the most dangerous in the country , according to a little-known metric devised by the Federal Railroad Administration called the “accident prediction value.” <hl> The measure takes into account certain physical characteristics of crossings and recent accidents.

Through the decades, Mr. Ingrasselino would respond as a police officer and chief to a number of tragedies at the crossing, where Midland Avenue intersects with New Jersey Transit tracks at a sharp angle through his Bergen County town. “It’s not even an accident waiting to happen,” said Mr. Ingrasselino, who retired in 2012. “It’s an accident that’s been happening, over and over. It’s ridiculous.” The grade crossing is, as it turns out, among the <hl> most dangerous in the country <hl>, according to a little-known metric devised by the Federal Railroad Administration called the “accident prediction value.” The measure takes into account certain physical characteristics of crossings and recent accidents.

The grade crossing is, as it turns out, among the <hl> most dangerous in the country <hl> , according to a little-known metric devised by the Federal Railroad Administration called the “accident prediction value.”