Question: What do people want in their lives?

I asked trends researchers at Google to divulge the top travel queries that Internet users have been Googling since the New Year. Many of the most-searched questions were about what to do on vacation in cities including San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami, Las Vegas, Orlando, Dallas, Nashville and Phoenix. Below, however, are the top 10 general travel questions. To help you kick off another year of adventures, I’ve answered them all — from how to pack a suitcase to what you’re allowed to toss in your carry-on.

Answer: year of adventures

I asked trends researchers at Google to divulge the top travel queries that Internet users have been Googling since the New Year. Many of the most-searched questions were about what to do on vacation in cities including San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami, Las Vegas, Orlando, Dallas, Nashville and Phoenix. Below, however, are the top 10 general travel questions. <hl> To help you kick off another year of adventures , I’ve answered them all — from how to pack a suitcase to what you’re allowed to toss in your carry-on. <hl>

I asked trends researchers at Google to divulge the top travel queries that Internet users have been Googling since the New Year. Many of the most-searched questions were about what to do on vacation in cities including San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami, Las Vegas, Orlando, Dallas, Nashville and Phoenix. Below, however, are the top 10 general travel questions. To help you kick off another <hl> year of adventures <hl>, I’ve answered them all — from how to pack a suitcase to what you’re allowed to toss in your carry-on.

To help you kick off another <hl> year of adventures <hl> , I’ve answered them all — from how to pack a suitcase to what you’re allowed to toss in your carry-on.


Question: What kind of documentation are banks demanding from law firms?

The Citigroup team issued the report as other Wall Street banks are putting pressure on the legal profession to do more to prevent the theft of confidential client information. For nearly a year, banks and law firms have talked about forging a closer partnership to share some information about hacking incidents. Banks are also demanding more documentation from law firms about online security measures as a condition of retaining them for assignments.

Answer: online security measures

The Citigroup team issued the report as other Wall Street banks are putting pressure on the legal profession to do more to prevent the theft of confidential client information. For nearly a year, banks and law firms have talked about forging a closer partnership to share some information about hacking incidents. <hl> Banks are also demanding more documentation from law firms about online security measures as a condition of retaining them for assignments. <hl>

The Citigroup team issued the report as other Wall Street banks are putting pressure on the legal profession to do more to prevent the theft of confidential client information. For nearly a year, banks and law firms have talked about forging a closer partnership to share some information about hacking incidents. Banks are also demanding more documentation from law firms about <hl> online security measures <hl> as a condition of retaining them for assignments.


Question: What is structurally changing?

Today, Ms. Post said, “Websites and magazines portray a far more accurate, more realistic reflection of what’s expected from us behaviorally at a wedding, and therefore people are acting better. Most people really want to get it right.” The way parties are structured is also changing. Today’s festivities start with the welcome party, which morphs into the ceremony the following evening, which flows effortlessly into the four-hour postnuptial gala, followed by an after-party. Expect Sunday brunch to close the weekend.

Answer: parties

Today, Ms. Post said, “Websites and magazines portray a far more accurate, more realistic reflection of what’s expected from us behaviorally at a wedding, and therefore people are acting better. Most people really want to get it right.” <hl> The way parties are structured is also changing. <hl> Today’s festivities start with the welcome party, which morphs into the ceremony the following evening, which flows effortlessly into the four-hour postnuptial gala, followed by an after-party. Expect Sunday brunch to close the weekend.

Today, Ms. Post said, “Websites and magazines portray a far more accurate, more realistic reflection of what’s expected from us behaviorally at a wedding, and therefore people are acting better. Most people really want to get it right.” The way <hl> parties <hl> are structured is also changing. Today’s festivities start with the welcome party, which morphs into the ceremony the following evening, which flows effortlessly into the four-hour postnuptial gala, followed by an after-party. Expect Sunday brunch to close the weekend.


Question: How much did the value of an estate have to exceed for couples?

An amendment by Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, called for a lifting of the spending limits, paid for by changes to entitlement programs other than Social Security, a re-examination of other programs and the ending of some tax loopholes. It passed, 50 to 48. Senate Republicans did set some policy stakes in the ground, some of them surprising. The Senate voted, 54 to 46, to fully repeal the estate tax, even though next year, the value of estates subject to it will have to exceed $5.43 million, or nearly $11 million for a couple. Only about 3,700 estates, or 0.12 percent of the total, were expected to owe any federal estate tax last year.

Answer: $11 million

An amendment by Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, called for a lifting of the spending limits, paid for by changes to entitlement programs other than Social Security, a re-examination of other programs and the ending of some tax loopholes. It passed, 50 to 48. Senate Republicans did set some policy stakes in the ground, some of them surprising. <hl> The Senate voted, 54 to 46, to fully repeal the estate tax, even though next year, the value of estates subject to it will have to exceed $5.43 million, or nearly $11 million for a couple. <hl> Only about 3,700 estates, or 0.12 percent of the total, were expected to owe any federal estate tax last year.

An amendment by Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, called for a lifting of the spending limits, paid for by changes to entitlement programs other than Social Security, a re-examination of other programs and the ending of some tax loopholes. It passed, 50 to 48. Senate Republicans did set some policy stakes in the ground, some of them surprising. The Senate voted, 54 to 46, to fully repeal the estate tax, even though next year, the value of estates subject to it will have to exceed $5.43 million, or nearly <hl> $11 million <hl> for a couple. Only about 3,700 estates, or 0.12 percent of the total, were expected to owe any federal estate tax last year.


Question: To which state was the wolverine being sent to?

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

Answer: Alaska

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. <hl> A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska . <hl> At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in <hl> Alaska <hl>. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in <hl> Alaska <hl> .


Question: At this writing, how long has Pixar been in existence?

A cave toddler and his pal, Arlo, an 11-year-old Apatosaurus, will bring a test for Pixar over the Thanksgiving holiday. For the first time in its 29-year history, the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year: “The Good Dinosaur” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide. Dinosaurs are a safe box office bet — just look at “Jurassic World” — and every movie Pixar has ever released has been a blockbuster. But whether “The Good Dinosaur” continues that streak will depend on how audiences (and critics) respond to an expensive reworking of the film. As it grappled with creative troubles, Pixar fired a director, replaced most of the voice cast and repeatedly pushed back the movie’s release date. —Brooks Barnes

Answer: 29-year

A cave toddler and his pal, Arlo, an 11-year-old Apatosaurus, will bring a test for Pixar over the Thanksgiving holiday. <hl> For the first time in its 29-year history, the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year: “The Good Dinosaur” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide. <hl> Dinosaurs are a safe box office bet — just look at “Jurassic World” — and every movie Pixar has ever released has been a blockbuster. But whether “The Good Dinosaur” continues that streak will depend on how audiences (and critics) respond to an expensive reworking of the film. As it grappled with creative troubles, Pixar fired a director, replaced most of the voice cast and repeatedly pushed back the movie’s release date. —Brooks Barnes

A cave toddler and his pal, Arlo, an 11-year-old Apatosaurus, will bring a test for Pixar over the Thanksgiving holiday. For the first time in its <hl> 29-year <hl> history, the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year: “The Good Dinosaur” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide. Dinosaurs are a safe box office bet — just look at “Jurassic World” — and every movie Pixar has ever released has been a blockbuster. But whether “The Good Dinosaur” continues that streak will depend on how audiences (and critics) respond to an expensive reworking of the film. As it grappled with creative troubles, Pixar fired a director, replaced most of the voice cast and repeatedly pushed back the movie’s release date. —Brooks Barnes


Question: how old is Harris?

“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: 35

“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. <hl> Harris, 35 , was a subtle craftsmen among a clutch of flamethrowers, relying on control and variation. <hl> 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 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, <hl> 35 <hl>, 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.

Harris, <hl> 35 <hl> , was a subtle craftsmen among a clutch of flamethrowers, relying on control and variation.


Question: What day was there a favorable impact on the market?

Even if China’s stock markets end their dizzying falls — and analysts say there is still room to tumble even after a respite on Thursday — the sense of supreme control that once cloaked the Communist Party leadership may take longer to recover. Across China, many of the millions of middle-class investors have been asking why the party and the government talked up the market in the months leading up to the recent plunge, and then bumbled in their efforts to prevent the rout.

Answer: Thursday

<hl> Even if China’s stock markets end their dizzying falls — and analysts say there is still room to tumble even after a respite on Thursday — the sense of supreme control that once cloaked the Communist Party leadership may take longer to recover. <hl> Across China, many of the millions of middle-class investors have been asking why the party and the government talked up the market in the months leading up to the recent plunge, and then bumbled in their efforts to prevent the rout.

Even if China’s stock markets end their dizzying falls — and analysts say there is still room to tumble even after a respite on <hl> Thursday <hl> — the sense of supreme control that once cloaked the Communist Party leadership may take longer to recover. Across China, many of the millions of middle-class investors have been asking why the party and the government talked up the market in the months leading up to the recent plunge, and then bumbled in their efforts to prevent the rout.


Question: The outburst of global volatility was immediately caused by who?

Here’s how to make sense of what is a truly global story, stretching from the streets of Shanghai, where stock investing has become a middle-class sport in recent years, to the oil fields of both the Middle East and Middle America, to the hallways of power in the Federal Reserve in Washington. The immediate cause of the outburst of global volatility was China, where the sharp drop in stocks on Monday continued a rout that has been underway — with periodic pauses because of government interventions — all summer.

Answer: China

Here’s how to make sense of what is a truly global story, stretching from the streets of Shanghai, where stock investing has become a middle-class sport in recent years, to the oil fields of both the Middle East and Middle America, to the hallways of power in the Federal Reserve in Washington. <hl> The immediate cause of the outburst of global volatility was China , where the sharp drop in stocks on Monday continued a rout that has been underway — with periodic pauses because of government interventions — all summer. <hl>

Here’s how to make sense of what is a truly global story, stretching from the streets of Shanghai, where stock investing has become a middle-class sport in recent years, to the oil fields of both the Middle East and Middle America, to the hallways of power in the Federal Reserve in Washington. The immediate cause of the outburst of global volatility was <hl> China <hl>, where the sharp drop in stocks on Monday continued a rout that has been underway — with periodic pauses because of government interventions — all summer.

The immediate cause of the outburst of global volatility was <hl> China <hl> , where the sharp drop in stocks on Monday continued a rout that has been underway — with periodic pauses because of government interventions — all summer.


Question: Who is willing to pay for Welch Allyn?

Separately, Hill-Rom said it would pay $1.625 billion in cash and issue about 8.1 million in shares to acquire Welch Allyn in an effort to enhance its scale. Hill-Rom, which is based in Chicago, said it expected that the combined company would have about $2.6 billion in revenue and that the deal would enhance the products it offers to health care providers. “This is a significant step in our transformational journey” to become a stronger, more diversified organization, John J. Greisch, the Hill-Rom president and chief executive, said in a news release.

Answer: Hill-Rom

<hl> Separately, Hill-Rom said it would pay $1.625 billion in cash and issue about 8.1 million in shares to acquire Welch Allyn in an effort to enhance its scale. <hl> Hill-Rom, which is based in Chicago, said it expected that the combined company would have about $2.6 billion in revenue and that the deal would enhance the products it offers to health care providers. “This is a significant step in our transformational journey” to become a stronger, more diversified organization, John J. Greisch, the Hill-Rom president and chief executive, said in a news release.

Separately, <hl> Hill-Rom <hl> said it would pay $1.625 billion in cash and issue about 8.1 million in shares to acquire Welch Allyn in an effort to enhance its scale. Hill-Rom, which is based in Chicago, said it expected that the combined company would have about $2.6 billion in revenue and that the deal would enhance the products it offers to health care providers. “This is a significant step in our transformational journey” to become a stronger, more diversified organization, John J. Greisch, the Hill-Rom president and chief executive, said in a news release.


Question: What year was "Backward Ran Sentences" released?

Parody ages fast, as its targets drop from public view. So do reviews of long-forgotten plays and movies. Gibbs was a critic temperamentally, not just when he was at the theater. Dour, melancholic, he was considered impossible to please. He committed offenses against basic fairness by showing up drunk to performances or leaving well before they ended. The reviews he wrote are undeniably droll. Many can be found, along with his short stories, Talk of the Town pieces and other occasional work in a 2011 collection of his New Yorker writings called “Backward Ran Sentences” (the title is pulled from the Time parody), edited by Thomas Vinciguerra. Page after page of lively, witty, lean prose demonstrates why Gibbs was so appealing to readers. He took down pretensions and uncannily mimicked the great voices of his era. His critique of film reviewers’ lazy vocabulary (“luminous,” “taut,” “haunting”) still stands as a rebuke today (and can equally be applied to book reviewers). Gibbs did in fact respond to quality in the theater, writing at least partial appreciations of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Death of a Salesman” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” although he despised “Waiting for Godot.” While his praise was far rarer than his condemnation, one can’t help feeling affection for a critic who sent the following form reply to readers who wrote in to quarrel with his views: “Dear Sir [or Madam]: You may be right. Sincerely, Wolcott Gibbs.”

Answer: 2011

Parody ages fast, as its targets drop from public view. So do reviews of long-forgotten plays and movies. Gibbs was a critic temperamentally, not just when he was at the theater. Dour, melancholic, he was considered impossible to please. He committed offenses against basic fairness by showing up drunk to performances or leaving well before they ended. The reviews he wrote are undeniably droll. Many can be found, along with his short stories, Talk of the Town pieces and other occasional work in <hl> a 2011 collection of his New Yorker writings called “Backward Ran Sentences” (the title is pulled from the Time parody), edited by Thomas Vinciguerra. <hl> Page after page of lively, witty, lean prose demonstrates why Gibbs was so appealing to readers. He took down pretensions and uncannily mimicked the great voices of his era. His critique of film reviewers’ lazy vocabulary (“luminous,” “taut,” “haunting”) still stands as a rebuke today (and can equally be applied to book reviewers). Gibbs did in fact respond to quality in the theater, writing at least partial appreciations of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Death of a Salesman” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” although he despised “Waiting for Godot.” While his praise was far rarer than his condemnation, one can’t help feeling affection for a critic who sent the following form reply to readers who wrote in to quarrel with his views: “Dear Sir [or Madam]: You may be right. Sincerely, Wolcott Gibbs.”

Parody ages fast, as its targets drop from public view. So do reviews of long-forgotten plays and movies. Gibbs was a critic temperamentally, not just when he was at the theater. Dour, melancholic, he was considered impossible to please. He committed offenses against basic fairness by showing up drunk to performances or leaving well before they ended. The reviews he wrote are undeniably droll. Many can be found, along with his short stories, Talk of the Town pieces and other occasional work in a <hl> 2011 <hl> collection of his New Yorker writings called “Backward Ran Sentences” (the title is pulled from the Time parody), edited by Thomas Vinciguerra. Page after page of lively, witty, lean prose demonstrates why Gibbs was so appealing to readers. He took down pretensions and uncannily mimicked the great voices of his era. His critique of film reviewers’ lazy vocabulary (“luminous,” “taut,” “haunting”) still stands as a rebuke today (and can equally be applied to book reviewers). Gibbs did in fact respond to quality in the theater, writing at least partial appreciations of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Death of a Salesman” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” although he despised “Waiting for Godot.” While his praise was far rarer than his condemnation, one can’t help feeling affection for a critic who sent the following form reply to readers who wrote in to quarrel with his views: “Dear Sir [or Madam]: You may be right. Sincerely, Wolcott Gibbs.”


Question: Why did Ms. Harper need a scholarship?

The young woman’s mother, who immigrated from the Philippines, said that she had shared Filipino meals with Ms. Harper, and that Ms. Harper had taught her how to drive. She wrote a letter of support when Ms. Harper was applying for a $1,500 scholarship to continue her nursing studies. The family still has Ms. Harper’s thank you card. “Once again, thank you so very much for helping me with my scholarship application,” the note says. “Now I can attend the nursing program without having to stress out about tuition!”

Answer: to continue her nursing studies

The young woman’s mother, who immigrated from the Philippines, said that she had shared Filipino meals with Ms. Harper, and that Ms. Harper had taught her how to drive. <hl> She wrote a letter of support when Ms. Harper was applying for a $1,500 scholarship to continue her nursing studies . <hl> The family still has Ms. Harper’s thank you card. “Once again, thank you so very much for helping me with my scholarship application,” the note says. “Now I can attend the nursing program without having to stress out about tuition!”

The young woman’s mother, who immigrated from the Philippines, said that she had shared Filipino meals with Ms. Harper, and that Ms. Harper had taught her how to drive. She wrote a letter of support when Ms. Harper was applying for a $1,500 scholarship <hl> to continue her nursing studies <hl>. The family still has Ms. Harper’s thank you card. “Once again, thank you so very much for helping me with my scholarship application,” the note says. “Now I can attend the nursing program without having to stress out about tuition!”

She wrote a letter of support when Ms. Harper was applying for a $1,500 scholarship <hl> to continue her nursing studies <hl> .


Question: Who is exploiting the children of Senegal?

Tens of thousands of children in Senegal are being exploited by Quranic teachers who force them to beg in the streets, Human Rights Watch said Monday, blaming the government for failing to carry out a 2005 law aimed at stopping the trafficking of children and their exploitation in Quranic schools. A 2014 government census of the Islamic schools found that more than 30,000 children were being forced to beg in the capital, Dakar, alone. Nine of the students, called talibes, testified to regular beatings with rubber whips, wood and rope by their teacher and his assistants, the watchdog group said.

Answer: Quranic teachers

<hl> Tens of thousands of children in Senegal are being exploited by Quranic teachers who force them to beg in the streets, Human Rights Watch said Monday, blaming the government for failing to carry out a 2005 law aimed at stopping the trafficking of children and their exploitation in Quranic schools. <hl> A 2014 government census of the Islamic schools found that more than 30,000 children were being forced to beg in the capital, Dakar, alone. Nine of the students, called talibes, testified to regular beatings with rubber whips, wood and rope by their teacher and his assistants, the watchdog group said.

Tens of thousands of children in Senegal are being exploited by <hl> Quranic teachers <hl> who force them to beg in the streets, Human Rights Watch said Monday, blaming the government for failing to carry out a 2005 law aimed at stopping the trafficking of children and their exploitation in Quranic schools. A 2014 government census of the Islamic schools found that more than 30,000 children were being forced to beg in the capital, Dakar, alone. Nine of the students, called talibes, testified to regular beatings with rubber whips, wood and rope by their teacher and his assistants, the watchdog group said.


Question: What percentage 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 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: 1 percent

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. <hl> About 1 percent of the equipment was manufactured in the past decade. <hl>

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 <hl> 1 percent <hl> of the equipment was manufactured in the past decade.


Question: What organization was Leive one of the few women to have a leadership role in?

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

Answer: the National Institutes of Health

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. <hl> My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. <hl> She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at <hl> the National Institutes of Health <hl> — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?


Question: What year did Apple set a record for profits of a publicly traded company?

And in a move sure to make Apple old-timers squirm, the newest version of the iPad, which has an optional keyboard that attaches to the tablet, is even imitating some of the features of Microsoft’s competing product, called the Surface. Together, the tablet, stylus and keyboard make for a combination computing device that Apple executives had long said that they wouldn’t create, perhaps indicating the people running the company today are willing to forget about the past as they try to cater to shifting consumer tastes. But the center of this ever-expanding Silicon Valley giant is still the iPhone, which accounts for 56 percent of Apple’s profits. And in a presentation that lasted more than two hours on Wednesday at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here, Apple executives emphasized several new iPhone features that — despite other announcements, ranging from an improved version of the company’s television controller to chic watchbands — are still the key to Apple’s success. “Investors have been rewarded by assuming Apple can continually push the envelope on what a phone and the company can do,” said Michael A. Sansoterra, the chief investment officer at Silvant Capital Management, which owns Apple stock. Because of the first iteration of the larger-screen iPhone 6 introduced last year, Apple’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, when the company had an $18 billion profit, was the most profitable quarter ever for a publicly traded company.

Answer: 2014

And in a move sure to make Apple old-timers squirm, the newest version of the iPad, which has an optional keyboard that attaches to the tablet, is even imitating some of the features of Microsoft’s competing product, called the Surface. Together, the tablet, stylus and keyboard make for a combination computing device that Apple executives had long said that they wouldn’t create, perhaps indicating the people running the company today are willing to forget about the past as they try to cater to shifting consumer tastes. But the center of this ever-expanding Silicon Valley giant is still the iPhone, which accounts for 56 percent of Apple’s profits. And in a presentation that lasted more than two hours on Wednesday at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here, Apple executives emphasized several new iPhone features that — despite other announcements, ranging from an improved version of the company’s television controller to chic watchbands — are still the key to Apple’s success. “Investors have been rewarded by assuming Apple can continually push the envelope on what a phone and the company can do,” said Michael A. Sansoterra, the chief investment officer at Silvant Capital Management, which owns Apple stock. <hl> Because of the first iteration of the larger-screen iPhone 6 introduced last year, Apple’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 , when the company had an $18 billion profit, was the most profitable quarter ever for a publicly traded company. <hl>

And in a move sure to make Apple old-timers squirm, the newest version of the iPad, which has an optional keyboard that attaches to the tablet, is even imitating some of the features of Microsoft’s competing product, called the Surface. Together, the tablet, stylus and keyboard make for a combination computing device that Apple executives had long said that they wouldn’t create, perhaps indicating the people running the company today are willing to forget about the past as they try to cater to shifting consumer tastes. But the center of this ever-expanding Silicon Valley giant is still the iPhone, which accounts for 56 percent of Apple’s profits. And in a presentation that lasted more than two hours on Wednesday at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here, Apple executives emphasized several new iPhone features that — despite other announcements, ranging from an improved version of the company’s television controller to chic watchbands — are still the key to Apple’s success. “Investors have been rewarded by assuming Apple can continually push the envelope on what a phone and the company can do,” said Michael A. Sansoterra, the chief investment officer at Silvant Capital Management, which owns Apple stock. Because of the first iteration of the larger-screen iPhone 6 introduced last year, Apple’s fourth quarter of fiscal <hl> 2014 <hl>, when the company had an $18 billion profit, was the most profitable quarter ever for a publicly traded company.

Because of the first iteration of the larger-screen iPhone 6 introduced last year, Apple’s fourth quarter of fiscal <hl> 2014 <hl> , when the company had an $18 billion profit, was the most profitable quarter ever for a publicly traded company.


Question: When did cave lions become extinct?

Two cubs from the ice age were recently uncovered in the Siberian Arctic, perfectly frozen in the permafrost. Named Uyan and Dina after the Uyandina river where they were recovered, the cubs still had their fur and whiskers. “It’s the first time in history that a cave lion, although it is a cub and not a grown-up animal, was found with all the fur, internal organs and soft parts of the body so well-preserved,” Valery Plotnikov, a researcher at the regional Academy of Sciences, said to The Associated Press. Cave lions, the prehistoric relative of modern-day lions, are believed to have become extinct about 10,000 years ago.

Answer: about 10,000 years ago

Two cubs from the ice age were recently uncovered in the Siberian Arctic, perfectly frozen in the permafrost. Named Uyan and Dina after the Uyandina river where they were recovered, the cubs still had their fur and whiskers. “It’s the first time in history that a cave lion, although it is a cub and not a grown-up animal, was found with all the fur, internal organs and soft parts of the body so well-preserved,” Valery Plotnikov, a researcher at the regional Academy of Sciences, said to The Associated Press. <hl> Cave lions, the prehistoric relative of modern-day lions, are believed to have become extinct about 10,000 years ago . <hl>

Two cubs from the ice age were recently uncovered in the Siberian Arctic, perfectly frozen in the permafrost. Named Uyan and Dina after the Uyandina river where they were recovered, the cubs still had their fur and whiskers. “It’s the first time in history that a cave lion, although it is a cub and not a grown-up animal, was found with all the fur, internal organs and soft parts of the body so well-preserved,” Valery Plotnikov, a researcher at the regional Academy of Sciences, said to The Associated Press. Cave lions, the prehistoric relative of modern-day lions, are believed to have become extinct <hl> about 10,000 years ago <hl>.

Cave lions, the prehistoric relative of modern-day lions, are believed to have become extinct <hl> about 10,000 years ago <hl> .


Question: What disorder did Ms. Harper and her son suffer from?

But as she was leaving, the sheriff and his deputies intercepted her and broke the news that her son was the gunman. Ms. Harper, who divorced her husband a decade ago, appears to have been by far the most significant figure in her son’s troubled life; neighbors say he rarely left their apartment. Unlike his father, who said on television that he had no idea Mr. Harper-Mercer cared so deeply about guns, his mother was well aware of his fascination. In fact, she shared it: In a series of online postings over a decade, Ms. Harper, a nurse, said she kept numerous firearms in her home and expressed pride in her knowledge about them, as well as in her son’s expertise on the subject. She also opened up about her difficulties raising a son who used to bang his head against the wall, and said that both she and her son struggled with Asperger’s syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. She tried to counsel others whose children faced similar problems. All the while, she expressed hope that her son could lead a successful life in finance or as a filmmaker. Ms. Harper did not respond to messages seeking comment.

Answer: Asperger’s syndrome

But as she was leaving, the sheriff and his deputies intercepted her and broke the news that her son was the gunman. Ms. Harper, who divorced her husband a decade ago, appears to have been by far the most significant figure in her son’s troubled life; neighbors say he rarely left their apartment. Unlike his father, who said on television that he had no idea Mr. Harper-Mercer cared so deeply about guns, his mother was well aware of his fascination. In fact, she shared it: In a series of online postings over a decade, Ms. Harper, a nurse, said she kept numerous firearms in her home and expressed pride in her knowledge about them, as well as in her son’s expertise on the subject. <hl> She also opened up about her difficulties raising a son who used to bang his head against the wall, and said that both she and her son struggled with Asperger’s syndrome , an autism spectrum disorder. <hl> She tried to counsel others whose children faced similar problems. All the while, she expressed hope that her son could lead a successful life in finance or as a filmmaker. Ms. Harper did not respond to messages seeking comment.

But as she was leaving, the sheriff and his deputies intercepted her and broke the news that her son was the gunman. Ms. Harper, who divorced her husband a decade ago, appears to have been by far the most significant figure in her son’s troubled life; neighbors say he rarely left their apartment. Unlike his father, who said on television that he had no idea Mr. Harper-Mercer cared so deeply about guns, his mother was well aware of his fascination. In fact, she shared it: In a series of online postings over a decade, Ms. Harper, a nurse, said she kept numerous firearms in her home and expressed pride in her knowledge about them, as well as in her son’s expertise on the subject. She also opened up about her difficulties raising a son who used to bang his head against the wall, and said that both she and her son struggled with <hl> Asperger’s syndrome <hl>, an autism spectrum disorder. She tried to counsel others whose children faced similar problems. All the while, she expressed hope that her son could lead a successful life in finance or as a filmmaker. Ms. Harper did not respond to messages seeking comment.

She also opened up about her difficulties raising a son who used to bang his head against the wall, and said that both she and her son struggled with <hl> Asperger’s syndrome <hl> , an autism spectrum disorder.


Question: What was Kyrie Irving rated at?

Ranking second to James on the team is Kyrie Irving, who rated at 25.1 in the one finals game he played before being injured. Of players still active, the next ranked, at 19.4, is Matthew Dellavedova, the undrafted Australian whose rate in the regular season was 12.6. That is a steep drop-off. Despite being the league’s most valuable player and the clear leader of the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry has a far lower figure than James in the finals, 30.5. And he benefits from teammates who are more useful than Dellavedova, like Klay Thompson (24.5). More conventional statistics back up James’s importance. He leads all players in the playoffs in minutes played, field goals made and attempted, and assists. In addition to those categories, he leads his own team in free throws made and attempted, defensive and total rebounds, steals, points and turnovers. Rare is the Cleveland offensive play that James does not take part in.

Answer: 25.1

<hl> Ranking second to James on the team is Kyrie Irving, who rated at 25.1 in the one finals game he played before being injured. <hl> Of players still active, the next ranked, at 19.4, is Matthew Dellavedova, the undrafted Australian whose rate in the regular season was 12.6. That is a steep drop-off. Despite being the league’s most valuable player and the clear leader of the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry has a far lower figure than James in the finals, 30.5. And he benefits from teammates who are more useful than Dellavedova, like Klay Thompson (24.5). More conventional statistics back up James’s importance. He leads all players in the playoffs in minutes played, field goals made and attempted, and assists. In addition to those categories, he leads his own team in free throws made and attempted, defensive and total rebounds, steals, points and turnovers. Rare is the Cleveland offensive play that James does not take part in.

Ranking second to James on the team is Kyrie Irving, who rated at <hl> 25.1 <hl> in the one finals game he played before being injured. Of players still active, the next ranked, at 19.4, is Matthew Dellavedova, the undrafted Australian whose rate in the regular season was 12.6. That is a steep drop-off. Despite being the league’s most valuable player and the clear leader of the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry has a far lower figure than James in the finals, 30.5. And he benefits from teammates who are more useful than Dellavedova, like Klay Thompson (24.5). More conventional statistics back up James’s importance. He leads all players in the playoffs in minutes played, field goals made and attempted, and assists. In addition to those categories, he leads his own team in free throws made and attempted, defensive and total rebounds, steals, points and turnovers. Rare is the Cleveland offensive play that James does not take part in.


Question: Who performed better in this week's tests?

McDavid, who tends to be more soft-spoken, said: “It’s not up to me to decide. A lot of people will do a lot of talking, and they’ll judge with their own eyes. I believe in my abilities, and I feel I’m the best player in the draft. I’m not sure, maybe you’ll hear a different answer from Jack.” When it came to testing this week, Eichel was superior to McDavid. Eichel prevailed in five tests: bench press, pull-ups and agility, and vertical and standing broad jumps. Eichel’s results ranked well against other prospects, too. He had the best endurance result (12 minutes 15 seconds) in a grueling test in which the prospects pedal a bike against stiff resistance while wearing an oxygen mask. He ranked fifth in vertical jump, fourth in bench press and fifth in the standing broad jump, and he had the strongest right-hand grip. None of that will alter his or McDavid’s standings, which are cast. Things get more interesting with the next picks, starting with the Arizona Coyotes’ selection in the third slot. Don Maloney, Arizona’s general manager, was reluctant to reveal his hand. He indicated that little of what had happened at the combine would determine his course early in the draft. He did allow, though, that some of his team’s later selections could be affected.

Answer: Eichel

McDavid, who tends to be more soft-spoken, said: “It’s not up to me to decide. A lot of people will do a lot of talking, and they’ll judge with their own eyes. I believe in my abilities, and I feel I’m the best player in the draft. I’m not sure, maybe you’ll hear a different answer from Jack.” <hl> When it came to testing this week, Eichel was superior to McDavid. <hl> Eichel prevailed in five tests: bench press, pull-ups and agility, and vertical and standing broad jumps. Eichel’s results ranked well against other prospects, too. He had the best endurance result (12 minutes 15 seconds) in a grueling test in which the prospects pedal a bike against stiff resistance while wearing an oxygen mask. He ranked fifth in vertical jump, fourth in bench press and fifth in the standing broad jump, and he had the strongest right-hand grip. None of that will alter his or McDavid’s standings, which are cast. Things get more interesting with the next picks, starting with the Arizona Coyotes’ selection in the third slot. Don Maloney, Arizona’s general manager, was reluctant to reveal his hand. He indicated that little of what had happened at the combine would determine his course early in the draft. He did allow, though, that some of his team’s later selections could be affected.

McDavid, who tends to be more soft-spoken, said: “It’s not up to me to decide. A lot of people will do a lot of talking, and they’ll judge with their own eyes. I believe in my abilities, and I feel I’m the best player in the draft. I’m not sure, maybe you’ll hear a different answer from Jack.” When it came to testing this week, <hl> Eichel <hl> was superior to McDavid. Eichel prevailed in five tests: bench press, pull-ups and agility, and vertical and standing broad jumps. Eichel’s results ranked well against other prospects, too. He had the best endurance result (12 minutes 15 seconds) in a grueling test in which the prospects pedal a bike against stiff resistance while wearing an oxygen mask. He ranked fifth in vertical jump, fourth in bench press and fifth in the standing broad jump, and he had the strongest right-hand grip. None of that will alter his or McDavid’s standings, which are cast. Things get more interesting with the next picks, starting with the Arizona Coyotes’ selection in the third slot. Don Maloney, Arizona’s general manager, was reluctant to reveal his hand. He indicated that little of what had happened at the combine would determine his course early in the draft. He did allow, though, that some of his team’s later selections could be affected.


Question: What is the Hudson River Museum's website?

YONKERS Blue Door Gallery Group exhibition by the Manhattan Quilters Guild. Through April 18. Thursdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Blue Door Gallery, 13 Riverdale Avenue. 914-375-5100; bluedoorartcenter.org. YONKERS Hudson River Museum “Frohawk Two Feathers: Kill Your Best Ideas, the Battle for New York and Its Lifeline, the Hudson River.” “Promoting the President: In Celebration of Washington’s Birthday.” Through May 17. $3 to $6; members, free. Wednesdays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue. 914-963-4550; hrm.org.

Answer: hrm.org.

914-963-4550; hrm.org.

YONKERS Blue Door Gallery Group exhibition by the Manhattan Quilters Guild. Through April 18. Thursdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Blue Door Gallery, 13 Riverdale Avenue. 914-375-5100; bluedoorartcenter.org. YONKERS Hudson River Museum “Frohawk Two Feathers: Kill Your Best Ideas, the Battle for New York and Its Lifeline, the Hudson River.” “Promoting the President: In Celebration of Washington’s Birthday.” Through May 17. $3 to $6; members, free. Wednesdays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue. <hl> 914-963-4550; hrm.org. <hl>

YONKERS Blue Door Gallery Group exhibition by the Manhattan Quilters Guild. Through April 18. Thursdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Blue Door Gallery, 13 Riverdale Avenue. 914-375-5100; bluedoorartcenter.org. YONKERS Hudson River Museum “Frohawk Two Feathers: Kill Your Best Ideas, the Battle for New York and Its Lifeline, the Hudson River.” “Promoting the President: In Celebration of Washington’s Birthday.” Through May 17. $3 to $6; members, free. Wednesdays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue. 914-963-4550; <hl> hrm.org. <hl>


Question: Whose work is expected to be relevant longer?

As talented as Gibbs was, his work was perhaps not destined to last. He did not, like Lillian Ross, have the freedom regularly to choose his subject matter. He was temperamentally a naysayer. By contrast, Ross, now in her 90s (there is some disagreement about her age), still maintains a sunny disposition and an interest in the youthful and the new. It is no disrespect to Gibbs to speculate that curiosity, a studied neutrality tinged with affection and facts carefully culled so as to capture the world in a moment of time may remain relevant longer than barbed, if canny and delightful, attitude.

Answer: Lillian Ross

As talented as Gibbs was, his work was perhaps not destined to last. <hl> He did not, like Lillian Ross , have the freedom regularly to choose his subject matter. <hl> He was temperamentally a naysayer. By contrast, Ross, now in her 90s (there is some disagreement about her age), still maintains a sunny disposition and an interest in the youthful and the new. It is no disrespect to Gibbs to speculate that curiosity, a studied neutrality tinged with affection and facts carefully culled so as to capture the world in a moment of time may remain relevant longer than barbed, if canny and delightful, attitude.

As talented as Gibbs was, his work was perhaps not destined to last. He did not, like <hl> Lillian Ross <hl>, have the freedom regularly to choose his subject matter. He was temperamentally a naysayer. By contrast, Ross, now in her 90s (there is some disagreement about her age), still maintains a sunny disposition and an interest in the youthful and the new. It is no disrespect to Gibbs to speculate that curiosity, a studied neutrality tinged with affection and facts carefully culled so as to capture the world in a moment of time may remain relevant longer than barbed, if canny and delightful, attitude.

He did not, like <hl> Lillian Ross <hl> , have the freedom regularly to choose his subject matter.


Question: When was Mr. Norris convicted of possessing and selling crack-cocaine?

Then the ex-inmate, a newly minted symbol of second chances, rode the family’s rental van from West Virginia back to Maryland. Mr. Norris, 58, was one of 22 federal prisoners released on July 28 through a continuing bipartisan push to shorten the sentences of nonviolent drug offenders who, during the war-on-drugs fervor of decades ago, received punishments far lengthier than they would have drawn today. The mass incarceration of those days crowded prisons at great expense, and was found to have disproportionately penalized minority crack-cocaine offenders like Mr. Norris, who was convicted of possessing and selling the substance in 1992 and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The commutations, announced on March 31, preserve the conviction but end the sentence.

Answer: 1992

Then the ex-inmate, a newly minted symbol of second chances, rode the family’s rental van from West Virginia back to Maryland. Mr. Norris, 58, was one of 22 federal prisoners released on July 28 through a continuing bipartisan push to shorten the sentences of nonviolent drug offenders who, during the war-on-drugs fervor of decades ago, received punishments far lengthier than they would have drawn today. <hl> The mass incarceration of those days crowded prisons at great expense, and was found to have disproportionately penalized minority crack-cocaine offenders like Mr. Norris, who was convicted of possessing and selling the substance in 1992 and sentenced to 30 years in prison. <hl> The commutations, announced on March 31, preserve the conviction but end the sentence.

Then the ex-inmate, a newly minted symbol of second chances, rode the family’s rental van from West Virginia back to Maryland. Mr. Norris, 58, was one of 22 federal prisoners released on July 28 through a continuing bipartisan push to shorten the sentences of nonviolent drug offenders who, during the war-on-drugs fervor of decades ago, received punishments far lengthier than they would have drawn today. The mass incarceration of those days crowded prisons at great expense, and was found to have disproportionately penalized minority crack-cocaine offenders like Mr. Norris, who was convicted of possessing and selling the substance in <hl> 1992 <hl> and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The commutations, announced on March 31, preserve the conviction but end the sentence.


Question: What did Roget say about the app before calling it worthless?

You can’t save messages from others, or even listen to your own before you send them. And unlike an actual walkie-talkie, you have to double-click a button in order to hear your friends’ messages over the speaker. They are sent instantaneously but do not play back automatically. It doesn’t sound promising, especially since young people are notoriously squirmy about leaving and receiving voice mail. And yet the app is a pleasure to use, with an intuitive design and an eye-pleasing color scheme. I have big, clumsy fingers and don’t particularly like to text. With Roger, I can easily press a button, record a quick message and shoot it off to my girlfriend, who is based in Boston, when I don’t have time to call. Sending voice messages is also more intimate than texting. Ricardo Vice Santos, a founder of Roger, said that given the time change, it was often difficult to call his mother in Portugal, five time zones away. Text messages seemed impersonal. Roger bridges the gap, allowing for messages that still convey real warmth. Alas, Roger has not caught on with others in my circle. My girlfriend says she uses it only to humor me. Her cousin is harsher: “I just don’t see the point,” he said in an email, before using the app itself to tell me it was “worthless.”

Answer: I just don’t see the point

You can’t save messages from others, or even listen to your own before you send them. And unlike an actual walkie-talkie, you have to double-click a button in order to hear your friends’ messages over the speaker. They are sent instantaneously but do not play back automatically. It doesn’t sound promising, especially since young people are notoriously squirmy about leaving and receiving voice mail. And yet the app is a pleasure to use, with an intuitive design and an eye-pleasing color scheme. I have big, clumsy fingers and don’t particularly like to text. With Roger, I can easily press a button, record a quick message and shoot it off to my girlfriend, who is based in Boston, when I don’t have time to call. Sending voice messages is also more intimate than texting. Ricardo Vice Santos, a founder of Roger, said that given the time change, it was often difficult to call his mother in Portugal, five time zones away. Text messages seemed impersonal. Roger bridges the gap, allowing for messages that still convey real warmth. Alas, Roger has not caught on with others in my circle. My girlfriend says she uses it only to humor me. <hl> Her cousin is harsher: “ I just don’t see the point ,” he said in an email, before using the app itself to tell me it was “worthless.” <hl>

You can’t save messages from others, or even listen to your own before you send them. And unlike an actual walkie-talkie, you have to double-click a button in order to hear your friends’ messages over the speaker. They are sent instantaneously but do not play back automatically. It doesn’t sound promising, especially since young people are notoriously squirmy about leaving and receiving voice mail. And yet the app is a pleasure to use, with an intuitive design and an eye-pleasing color scheme. I have big, clumsy fingers and don’t particularly like to text. With Roger, I can easily press a button, record a quick message and shoot it off to my girlfriend, who is based in Boston, when I don’t have time to call. Sending voice messages is also more intimate than texting. Ricardo Vice Santos, a founder of Roger, said that given the time change, it was often difficult to call his mother in Portugal, five time zones away. Text messages seemed impersonal. Roger bridges the gap, allowing for messages that still convey real warmth. Alas, Roger has not caught on with others in my circle. My girlfriend says she uses it only to humor me. Her cousin is harsher: “<hl> I just don’t see the point <hl>,” he said in an email, before using the app itself to tell me it was “worthless.”

Her cousin is harsher: “ <hl> I just don’t see the point <hl> ,” he said in an email, before using the app itself to tell me it was “worthless.”


Question: How many gradations of diamonds are there?

The Basel Committee, a panel of central bankers and regulators from around the world that meets in the Swiss city of Basel, probably did not give much thought to the diamond industry when it was formulating new guidelines. But some diamond wholesalers may have been engaging in the kind of practices that the committee is trying to prevent, including excessive dependence on borrowed money. (Lending to the diamond industry is inherently risky in any case. There are thousands of gradations of diamonds, and it is extremely difficult to value the gems used as collateral.) Meanwhile, the diamond industry faces many other challenges. Sales in China, a large market, have slowed, in part because an anticorruption campaign has made government officials and their families wary of displays of wealth.

Answer: thousands

The Basel Committee, a panel of central bankers and regulators from around the world that meets in the Swiss city of Basel, probably did not give much thought to the diamond industry when it was formulating new guidelines. But some diamond wholesalers may have been engaging in the kind of practices that the committee is trying to prevent, including excessive dependence on borrowed money. (Lending to the diamond industry is inherently risky in any case. <hl> There are thousands of gradations of diamonds, and it is extremely difficult to value the gems used as collateral.) <hl> Meanwhile, the diamond industry faces many other challenges. Sales in China, a large market, have slowed, in part because an anticorruption campaign has made government officials and their families wary of displays of wealth.

The Basel Committee, a panel of central bankers and regulators from around the world that meets in the Swiss city of Basel, probably did not give much thought to the diamond industry when it was formulating new guidelines. But some diamond wholesalers may have been engaging in the kind of practices that the committee is trying to prevent, including excessive dependence on borrowed money. (Lending to the diamond industry is inherently risky in any case. There are <hl> thousands <hl> of gradations of diamonds, and it is extremely difficult to value the gems used as collateral.) Meanwhile, the diamond industry faces many other challenges. Sales in China, a large market, have slowed, in part because an anticorruption campaign has made government officials and their families wary of displays of wealth.


Question: Who is the plaintiff in the case?

Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, a Democrat whose district includes the area and who was a plaintiff in the case, said the decision “puts the limited open space that we jealously guard and protect totally at risk everywhere in the city.” Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, said his organization was consulting its lawyers about any other legal recourse that might stop or alter the expansion. “We’re already suffering from an extreme over-concentration of N.Y.U.-related uses,” Mr. Berman said. “Thousands of additional people and millions of additional square feet of construction is eventually going to make the Village feel like a company town.”

Answer: Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick

<hl> Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick , a Democrat whose district includes the area and who was a plaintiff in the case, said the decision “puts the limited open space that we jealously guard and protect totally at risk everywhere in the city.” <hl> Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, said his organization was consulting its lawyers about any other legal recourse that might stop or alter the expansion. “We’re already suffering from an extreme over-concentration of N.Y.U.-related uses,” Mr. Berman said. “Thousands of additional people and millions of additional square feet of construction is eventually going to make the Village feel like a company town.”

<hl> Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick <hl>, a Democrat whose district includes the area and who was a plaintiff in the case, said the decision “puts the limited open space that we jealously guard and protect totally at risk everywhere in the city.” Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, said his organization was consulting its lawyers about any other legal recourse that might stop or alter the expansion. “We’re already suffering from an extreme over-concentration of N.Y.U.-related uses,” Mr. Berman said. “Thousands of additional people and millions of additional square feet of construction is eventually going to make the Village feel like a company town.”

<hl> Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick <hl> , a Democrat whose district includes the area and who was a plaintiff in the case, said the decision “puts the limited open space that we jealously guard and protect totally at risk everywhere in the city.”


Question: Who is predicted to be included in the event?

Super Bowl 50 will be played in five months. The game is so far in the future that The San Jose Mercury News has nothing better to do than speculate about whether Taylor Swift might sing at the halftime show. A long list of events needs to unfold at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance. But with the season opener approaching tonight between the Steelers and the Patriots, Paul Bessire’s N.F.L. “Prediction Machine” doesn’t need to wait five months. It knows a lot about Super Bowl 50 already. Including which teams will participate (the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts). And the final score (31-28, Packers). So, everyone can stay home — no need to play the games.

Answer: the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl 50 will be played in five months. The game is so far in the future that The San Jose Mercury News has nothing better to do than speculate about whether Taylor Swift might sing at the halftime show. A long list of events needs to unfold at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance. But with the season opener approaching tonight between the Steelers and the Patriots, Paul Bessire’s N.F.L. “Prediction Machine” doesn’t need to wait five months. It knows a lot about Super Bowl 50 already. <hl> Including which teams will participate ( the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts ). <hl> And the final score (31-28, Packers). So, everyone can stay home — no need to play the games.

Super Bowl 50 will be played in five months. The game is so far in the future that The San Jose Mercury News has nothing better to do than speculate about whether Taylor Swift might sing at the halftime show. A long list of events needs to unfold at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance. But with the season opener approaching tonight between the Steelers and the Patriots, Paul Bessire’s N.F.L. “Prediction Machine” doesn’t need to wait five months. It knows a lot about Super Bowl 50 already. Including which teams will participate (<hl> the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts <hl>). And the final score (31-28, Packers). So, everyone can stay home — no need to play the games.

Including which teams will participate ( <hl> the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts <hl> ).


Question: What percentage of American men currently smoke?

The findings provide stark evidence that the need to reduce smoking is more important than ever. Some 42 million American adults, 15 percent of women and 21 percent of men, still smoke. On average, they die more than a decade before nonsmokers. Poor people and those with less formal education are most likely to smoke. For the past 50 years, the evidence about tobacco’s dangers has been mounting. The landmark surgeon general’s report in 1964 first declared that smoking caused lung and laryngeal cancer and chronic bronchitis. A succession of later reports by the surgeon general kept adding to the list of smoking-related diseases.

Answer: 21

The findings provide stark evidence that the need to reduce smoking is more important than ever. <hl> Some 42 million American adults, 15 percent of women and 21 percent of men, still smoke. <hl> On average, they die more than a decade before nonsmokers. Poor people and those with less formal education are most likely to smoke. For the past 50 years, the evidence about tobacco’s dangers has been mounting. The landmark surgeon general’s report in 1964 first declared that smoking caused lung and laryngeal cancer and chronic bronchitis. A succession of later reports by the surgeon general kept adding to the list of smoking-related diseases.

The findings provide stark evidence that the need to reduce smoking is more important than ever. Some 42 million American adults, 15 percent of women and <hl> 21 <hl> percent of men, still smoke. On average, they die more than a decade before nonsmokers. Poor people and those with less formal education are most likely to smoke. For the past 50 years, the evidence about tobacco’s dangers has been mounting. The landmark surgeon general’s report in 1964 first declared that smoking caused lung and laryngeal cancer and chronic bronchitis. A succession of later reports by the surgeon general kept adding to the list of smoking-related diseases.


Question: How do you start?

Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is ChoiceMap, because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms. ChoiceMap, which is free for iOS, tries to make the process as smooth as possible. To start, you describe a choice to make or use one of the app’s many templates on diverse topics, like choosing baby names or which phone carrier to use. Once you have described the decision to be made, and typed in all the outcomes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking. If you’re trying to decide where to go for a vacation, for example, cost may be the biggest factor.

Answer: the decision to be made, and typed in all the outco

Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is ChoiceMap, because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms. ChoiceMap, which is free for iOS, tries to make the process as smooth as possible. To start, you describe a choice to make or use one of the app’s many templates on diverse topics, like choosing baby names or which phone carrier to use. <hl> Once you have described the decision to be made, and typed in all the outco mes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking. <hl> If you’re trying to decide where to go for a vacation, for example, cost may be the biggest factor.

Perhaps the smartest decision-making app I’ve used is ChoiceMap, because it’s both really easy to use and it makes it feel as if your decision has been intelligently considered by the app’s algorithms. ChoiceMap, which is free for iOS, tries to make the process as smooth as possible. To start, you describe a choice to make or use one of the app’s many templates on diverse topics, like choosing baby names or which phone carrier to use. Once you have described <hl> the decision to be made, and typed in all the outco <hl>mes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking. If you’re trying to decide where to go for a vacation, for example, cost may be the biggest factor.

Once you have described <hl> the decision to be made, and typed in all the outco <hl> mes that could result, the app lets you explain all the factors that influence your thinking.


Question: Which actress plays the role of Maud Watts, in Suffragette?

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

Answer: Carey Mulligan

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

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


Question: What kind of safety is compromised by the use of the heads up technology?

He said the emphasis was on driving information, while social media applications are available at slow speeds. “When the vehicle speed is less than 10 miles an hour, we open an additional channel, our ‘infotainment’ channel,” Mr. Ponomarev said. “We can push information from any applications — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.” He said the information appears slightly to the side so as not to interfere with driving and will be streamlined: “Plain information, plain text, nothing flashing that distracts.” But neuroscientists and safety advocates said any visual clutter disturbs focus by presenting a cognitive distraction, meaning that the images take the mind off the road. Such distraction makes it extremely difficult for a driver to respond to a sudden threat. There is another concern: Head-up technology focused on social media and communication creates the risk of normalizing the behavior of multitasking, “as if we’re telling people it’s O.K. to do it,” said Deborah Hersman, the chief executive of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit.

Answer: risk of normalizing the behavior of multitasking

He said the emphasis was on driving information, while social media applications are available at slow speeds. “When the vehicle speed is less than 10 miles an hour, we open an additional channel, our ‘infotainment’ channel,” Mr. Ponomarev said. “We can push information from any applications — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.” He said the information appears slightly to the side so as not to interfere with driving and will be streamlined: “Plain information, plain text, nothing flashing that distracts.” But neuroscientists and safety advocates said any visual clutter disturbs focus by presenting a cognitive distraction, meaning that the images take the mind off the road. Such distraction makes it extremely difficult for a driver to respond to a sudden threat. There is another concern: Head-up technology focused on social media and communication creates <hl> the risk of normalizing the behavior of multitasking , “as if we’re telling people it’s O.K. to do it,” said Deborah Hersman, the chief executive of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit. <hl>

He said the emphasis was on driving information, while social media applications are available at slow speeds. “When the vehicle speed is less than 10 miles an hour, we open an additional channel, our ‘infotainment’ channel,” Mr. Ponomarev said. “We can push information from any applications — Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.” He said the information appears slightly to the side so as not to interfere with driving and will be streamlined: “Plain information, plain text, nothing flashing that distracts.” But neuroscientists and safety advocates said any visual clutter disturbs focus by presenting a cognitive distraction, meaning that the images take the mind off the road. Such distraction makes it extremely difficult for a driver to respond to a sudden threat. There is another concern: Head-up technology focused on social media and communication creates the <hl> risk of normalizing the behavior of multitasking <hl>, “as if we’re telling people it’s O.K. to do it,” said Deborah Hersman, the chief executive of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit.

the <hl> risk of normalizing the behavior of multitasking <hl> , “as if we’re telling people it’s O.K. to do it,” said Deborah Hersman, the chief executive of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit.


Question: What is the price of Venn Dormund-Style Lager?

Amber, hoppy aroma but not overbearing; pleasantly bitter and deliciously refreshing. ($1.70, 12 oz.) NINKASI BREWING VENN DORTMUND-STYLE LAGER, EUGENE, ORE. ★★1/2 Golden, aromas of malt and hops, balanced and refreshingly bitter. ($2, 12 oz.) GREAT LAKES BREWING DORTMUNDER GOLD LAGER, CLEVELAND ★★1/2 Pale amber, lightly bitter, with lively flavors of malt and hops. ($1.70, 12 oz.) CALDERA BREWING LAWNMOWER LAGER, ASHLAND, ORE. ★★1/2 Golden with grassy aromas, fresh, subtle and pleasantly bitter. ($1.90, 12 oz.) SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER, BOSTON/CINCINNATI ★★1/2

Answer: $2, 12 oz

( $2, 12 oz .)

Amber, hoppy aroma but not overbearing; pleasantly bitter and deliciously refreshing. ($1.70, 12 oz.) NINKASI BREWING VENN DORTMUND-STYLE LAGER, EUGENE, ORE. ★★1/2 Golden, aromas of malt and hops, balanced and refreshingly bitter. <hl> ( $2, 12 oz .) <hl> GREAT LAKES BREWING DORTMUNDER GOLD LAGER, CLEVELAND ★★1/2 Pale amber, lightly bitter, with lively flavors of malt and hops. ($1.70, 12 oz.) CALDERA BREWING LAWNMOWER LAGER, ASHLAND, ORE. ★★1/2 Golden with grassy aromas, fresh, subtle and pleasantly bitter. ($1.90, 12 oz.) SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER, BOSTON/CINCINNATI ★★1/2

Amber, hoppy aroma but not overbearing; pleasantly bitter and deliciously refreshing. ($1.70, 12 oz.) NINKASI BREWING VENN DORTMUND-STYLE LAGER, EUGENE, ORE. ★★1/2 Golden, aromas of malt and hops, balanced and refreshingly bitter. (<hl> $2, 12 oz <hl>.) GREAT LAKES BREWING DORTMUNDER GOLD LAGER, CLEVELAND ★★1/2 Pale amber, lightly bitter, with lively flavors of malt and hops. ($1.70, 12 oz.) CALDERA BREWING LAWNMOWER LAGER, ASHLAND, ORE. ★★1/2 Golden with grassy aromas, fresh, subtle and pleasantly bitter. ($1.90, 12 oz.) SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON LAGER, BOSTON/CINCINNATI ★★1/2


Question: Which hospital team won between the Bulls and Miami Heat?

“I was just tired,” Rose said. That scene was all too reminiscent of the night that everything changed for the Bulls and their star point guard, then 23. They were the top seed in the Eastern Conference, seeking a playoff rematch against LeBron James and the Miami Heat. Late in Game 1 of their playoff opener against Philadelphia, as Rose drove, his knee gave out. The 76ers then dispatched the Bulls. What followed has been well chronicled, with Rose’s career taking on the arc of a tragic novel. The A.C.L. injury cost him all of the next year; his teammates, many battling injuries themselves, fought valiantly in the playoffs, beating the Nets in seven games before succumbing to the Heat.

Answer: Miami Heat

“I was just tired,” Rose said. That scene was all too reminiscent of the night that everything changed for the Bulls and their star point guard, then 23. <hl> They were the top seed in the Eastern Conference, seeking a playoff rematch against LeBron James and the Miami Heat . <hl> Late in Game 1 of their playoff opener against Philadelphia, as Rose drove, his knee gave out. The 76ers then dispatched the Bulls. What followed has been well chronicled, with Rose’s career taking on the arc of a tragic novel. The A.C.L. injury cost him all of the next year; his teammates, many battling injuries themselves, fought valiantly in the playoffs, beating the Nets in seven games before succumbing to the Heat.

“I was just tired,” Rose said. That scene was all too reminiscent of the night that everything changed for the Bulls and their star point guard, then 23. They were the top seed in the Eastern Conference, seeking a playoff rematch against LeBron James and the <hl> Miami Heat <hl>. Late in Game 1 of their playoff opener against Philadelphia, as Rose drove, his knee gave out. The 76ers then dispatched the Bulls. What followed has been well chronicled, with Rose’s career taking on the arc of a tragic novel. The A.C.L. injury cost him all of the next year; his teammates, many battling injuries themselves, fought valiantly in the playoffs, beating the Nets in seven games before succumbing to the Heat.

They were the top seed in the Eastern Conference, seeking a playoff rematch against LeBron James and the <hl> Miami Heat <hl> .


Question: What is the purpose of a health care collective?

The U.A.W. had been discussing creating a health care collective covering workers at all three companies for the purpose of saving money on the costs of medical care and prescription drugs. “The cooperative arrangement is embedded in the spirit of this agreement, and I really hope it gets implemented,” Mr. Marchionne said. Mr. Williams said he would present the tentative agreement on Wednesday to union officials from Fiat Chrysler facilities across the country. After that takes place, union members will vote on the pact. He said the vote would probably take place next week.

Answer: saving money

<hl> The U.A.W. had been discussing creating a health care collective covering workers at all three companies for the purpose of saving money on the costs of medical care and prescription drugs. <hl> “The cooperative arrangement is embedded in the spirit of this agreement, and I really hope it gets implemented,” Mr. Marchionne said. Mr. Williams said he would present the tentative agreement on Wednesday to union officials from Fiat Chrysler facilities across the country. After that takes place, union members will vote on the pact. He said the vote would probably take place next week.

The U.A.W. had been discussing creating a health care collective covering workers at all three companies for the purpose of <hl> saving money <hl> on the costs of medical care and prescription drugs. “The cooperative arrangement is embedded in the spirit of this agreement, and I really hope it gets implemented,” Mr. Marchionne said. Mr. Williams said he would present the tentative agreement on Wednesday to union officials from Fiat Chrysler facilities across the country. After that takes place, union members will vote on the pact. He said the vote would probably take place next week.


Question: What day of the week was the NBA draft lottery?

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: Tuesday

<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.

Steve Mills, the general manager of the Knicks, leaned back in his chair and sighed as ESPN went to its final commercial break <hl> Tuesday <hl> 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.


Question: What can the trend from socializing more to less cause?

Other survey results indicated that students were spending more time on academics and socializing less — trends that would normally be lauded. But the lead author of the study, Kevin Eagan, cautioned that the shift could result in higher levels of stress. “Students may be getting the message that they have to take the last year of high school more seriously to get into college, so they’re coming in with greater levels of anxiety,” Mr. Eagan said. “There may need to be a balance that students need to have at some point, and helping students achieve that balance will be more of a concern on colleges and universities.”

Answer: higher levels of stress

Other survey results indicated that students were spending more time on academics and socializing less — trends that would normally be lauded. <hl> But the lead author of the study, Kevin Eagan, cautioned that the shift could result in higher levels of stress . <hl> “Students may be getting the message that they have to take the last year of high school more seriously to get into college, so they’re coming in with greater levels of anxiety,” Mr. Eagan said. “There may need to be a balance that students need to have at some point, and helping students achieve that balance will be more of a concern on colleges and universities.”

Other survey results indicated that students were spending more time on academics and socializing less — trends that would normally be lauded. But the lead author of the study, Kevin Eagan, cautioned that the shift could result in <hl> higher levels of stress <hl>. “Students may be getting the message that they have to take the last year of high school more seriously to get into college, so they’re coming in with greater levels of anxiety,” Mr. Eagan said. “There may need to be a balance that students need to have at some point, and helping students achieve that balance will be more of a concern on colleges and universities.”

But the lead author of the study, Kevin Eagan, cautioned that the shift could result in <hl> higher levels of stress <hl> .


Question: What will be made for dinner?

Sunday, we’ll laze around eating eggs-in-a-hole, have leftovers for lunch, then make baked beans for dinner (omit the pork if you like) and eat it with the New England chef Matt Jennings’s delightfully funky take on Boston brown bread. Not for you? Other great recipe ideas for this weekend can be found on Cooking. Save them to your recipe box. Organize them into collections. Rate them with stars. And if you run into problems with them, or with the site or the apps, please don’t hesitate to ask for help. We’re at cookingcare@nytimes.com.

Answer: baked beans

<hl> Sunday, we’ll laze around eating eggs-in-a-hole, have leftovers for lunch, then make baked beans for dinner (omit the pork if you like) and eat it with the New England chef Matt Jennings’s delightfully funky take on Boston brown bread. <hl> Not for you? Other great recipe ideas for this weekend can be found on Cooking. Save them to your recipe box. Organize them into collections. Rate them with stars. And if you run into problems with them, or with the site or the apps, please don’t hesitate to ask for help. We’re at cookingcare@nytimes.com.

Sunday, we’ll laze around eating eggs-in-a-hole, have leftovers for lunch, then make <hl> baked beans <hl> for dinner (omit the pork if you like) and eat it with the New England chef Matt Jennings’s delightfully funky take on Boston brown bread. Not for you? Other great recipe ideas for this weekend can be found on Cooking. Save them to your recipe box. Organize them into collections. Rate them with stars. And if you run into problems with them, or with the site or the apps, please don’t hesitate to ask for help. We’re at cookingcare@nytimes.com.