Question: What is a consequence of a patent being denied on the basis that it isn't novel?

Profits made during their period of market exclusivity are, in large part, why new drugs exist, though an argument could be made that the rewards far outstrip development costs. Nevertheless, few companies will sink hundreds of millions of dollars into even a potentially lifesaving idea without the promise of a return on investment, nor should we reasonably expect them to. That’s why we provide patents for good ideas (and, yes, some not-so-good ideas, too). Except sometimes we don’t. By law, patents can be denied for ideas that may be good, but are not novel or are obvious. This sounds completely sensible, until you think through the consequences. It means that even potentially great drugs might not come to market because they were disclosed in the past — so they’re now not novel — or because they are a natural extension of existing knowledge — so they’re now obvious.

Answer: drugs might not come to market

Profits made during their period of market exclusivity are, in large part, why new drugs exist, though an argument could be made that the rewards far outstrip development costs. Nevertheless, few companies will sink hundreds of millions of dollars into even a potentially lifesaving idea without the promise of a return on investment, nor should we reasonably expect them to. That’s why we provide patents for good ideas (and, yes, some not-so-good ideas, too). Except sometimes we don’t. By law, patents can be denied for ideas that may be good, but are not novel or are obvious. This sounds completely sensible, until you think through the consequences. <hl> It means that even potentially great drugs might not come to market because they were disclosed in the past — so they’re now not novel — or because they are a natural extension of existing knowledge — so they’re now obvious. <hl>

Profits made during their period of market exclusivity are, in large part, why new drugs exist, though an argument could be made that the rewards far outstrip development costs. Nevertheless, few companies will sink hundreds of millions of dollars into even a potentially lifesaving idea without the promise of a return on investment, nor should we reasonably expect them to. That’s why we provide patents for good ideas (and, yes, some not-so-good ideas, too). Except sometimes we don’t. By law, patents can be denied for ideas that may be good, but are not novel or are obvious. This sounds completely sensible, until you think through the consequences. It means that even potentially great <hl> drugs might not come to market <hl> because they were disclosed in the past — so they’re now not novel — or because they are a natural extension of existing knowledge — so they’re now obvious.


Question: What state did Eric Burlison claim that the legislation would draw business to?

State Representative Eric Burlison, who sponsored the legislation and says it would draw new businesses to Missouri, said he was “optimistic” about getting the veto overturned but stopped far short of forecasting a victory. Union leaders said they were hopeful that the veto would hold up. “I would say this is completely up in the air,” said Mr. Burlison, a Republican from Springfield. “But I feel no matter what happens that we’re making progress.” The right-to-work policy has become law in Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan — states with Republican governors and Republican-controlled legislatures — in recent years despite vocal objections from organized labor. The bill has been introduced a number of times in Missouri, but only this year made it to the desk of Mr. Nixon, whose veto had been widely expected. Supporters of the legislation say it would attract businesses to the state and prevent nonunion workers from paying for union services they do not want. But union leaders say the existing law allowing them to charge fees to nonunion workers is fair because all workers benefit from collective bargaining. They say revoking that right would weaken unions, some of which are already struggling to maintain membership and political clout.

Answer: Missouri

<hl> State Representative Eric Burlison, who sponsored the legislation and says it would draw new businesses to Missouri , said he was “optimistic” about getting the veto overturned but stopped far short of forecasting a victory. <hl> Union leaders said they were hopeful that the veto would hold up. “I would say this is completely up in the air,” said Mr. Burlison, a Republican from Springfield. “But I feel no matter what happens that we’re making progress.” The right-to-work policy has become law in Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan — states with Republican governors and Republican-controlled legislatures — in recent years despite vocal objections from organized labor. The bill has been introduced a number of times in Missouri, but only this year made it to the desk of Mr. Nixon, whose veto had been widely expected. Supporters of the legislation say it would attract businesses to the state and prevent nonunion workers from paying for union services they do not want. But union leaders say the existing law allowing them to charge fees to nonunion workers is fair because all workers benefit from collective bargaining. They say revoking that right would weaken unions, some of which are already struggling to maintain membership and political clout.

State Representative Eric Burlison, who sponsored the legislation and says it would draw new businesses to <hl> Missouri <hl>, said he was “optimistic” about getting the veto overturned but stopped far short of forecasting a victory. Union leaders said they were hopeful that the veto would hold up. “I would say this is completely up in the air,” said Mr. Burlison, a Republican from Springfield. “But I feel no matter what happens that we’re making progress.” The right-to-work policy has become law in Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan — states with Republican governors and Republican-controlled legislatures — in recent years despite vocal objections from organized labor. The bill has been introduced a number of times in Missouri, but only this year made it to the desk of Mr. Nixon, whose veto had been widely expected. Supporters of the legislation say it would attract businesses to the state and prevent nonunion workers from paying for union services they do not want. But union leaders say the existing law allowing them to charge fees to nonunion workers is fair because all workers benefit from collective bargaining. They say revoking that right would weaken unions, some of which are already struggling to maintain membership and political clout.

State Representative Eric Burlison, who sponsored the legislation and says it would draw new businesses to <hl> Missouri <hl> , said he was “optimistic” about getting the veto overturned but stopped far short of forecasting a victory.


Question: Why does De Veers make synthetic diamonds?

Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as Forevermark, a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests. The symbol is visible only with a special instrument and helps buyers know, for example, that a diamond is not man-made. (De Beers also produces synthetic diamonds but only for industrial applications, such as lasers.) “We have to make sure that diamonds remain a relevant luxury category,” said Mr. Mellier of De Beers.

Answer: for industrial applications,

Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as Forevermark, a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests. The symbol is visible only with a special instrument and helps buyers know, for example, that a diamond is not man-made. <hl> (De Beers also produces synthetic diamonds but only for industrial applications, such as lasers.) <hl> “We have to make sure that diamonds remain a relevant luxury category,” said Mr. Mellier of De Beers.

Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as Forevermark, a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests. The symbol is visible only with a special instrument and helps buyers know, for example, that a diamond is not man-made. (De Beers also produces synthetic diamonds but only <hl> for industrial applications, <hl> such as lasers.) “We have to make sure that diamonds remain a relevant luxury category,” said Mr. Mellier of De Beers.


Question: What organization did Fiorina become C.E.O of in 1999?

“The evil genius of Fiorina,” Stan wrote, “is her uncanny ability to play the gender warrior within the GOP while promoting the party’s misogyny.” Stan continued: “But her feminism seems to begin and end with the fortunes of Fiorina herself, and seeing as she probably doesn’t rely on Planned Parenthood for her health care, she’s happy to deprive millions of women of that care by promoting outright lies about the organization, as in her false description of the video she referenced.” This distancing herself from the realities of less fortunate women is not new for Fiorina. When she became C.E.O. of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she made the preposterous claim that “there is not a glass ceiling… My gender is interesting but really not the subject of the story here.”

Answer: Hewlett-Packard

“The evil genius of Fiorina,” Stan wrote, “is her uncanny ability to play the gender warrior within the GOP while promoting the party’s misogyny.” Stan continued: “But her feminism seems to begin and end with the fortunes of Fiorina herself, and seeing as she probably doesn’t rely on Planned Parenthood for her health care, she’s happy to deprive millions of women of that care by promoting outright lies about the organization, as in her false description of the video she referenced.” This distancing herself from the realities of less fortunate women is not new for Fiorina. <hl> When she became C.E.O. of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she made the preposterous claim that “there is not a glass ceiling… <hl> My gender is interesting but really not the subject of the story here.”

“The evil genius of Fiorina,” Stan wrote, “is her uncanny ability to play the gender warrior within the GOP while promoting the party’s misogyny.” Stan continued: “But her feminism seems to begin and end with the fortunes of Fiorina herself, and seeing as she probably doesn’t rely on Planned Parenthood for her health care, she’s happy to deprive millions of women of that care by promoting outright lies about the organization, as in her false description of the video she referenced.” This distancing herself from the realities of less fortunate women is not new for Fiorina. When she became C.E.O. of <hl> Hewlett-Packard <hl> in 1999, she made the preposterous claim that “there is not a glass ceiling… My gender is interesting but really not the subject of the story here.”


Question: What is the Hallmark Channel known for?

Then Henry S. Schleiff arrived in 2009 as group president of Investigation Discovery and a roster of other networks, bearing the ideal credentials for proceeding with a crime network. Mr. Schleiff had been chief executive of Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, known for its sentimental love stories. Earlier, he was chief executive of Court TV Network, the home of live court coverage that gained attention during the O. J. Simpson trial. During his first meeting with Mr. Zaslav, Mr.Schleiff endorsed going all-in with Investigation Discovery, broadcasting nothing but true stories about crime, mystery and romance. The executives made their bet based on the popularity of crime novels and police procedurals, like “NCIS,” “CSI” and “Law and Order,” which for years had topped the ratings charts.

Answer: sentimental love stories

Then Henry S. Schleiff arrived in 2009 as group president of Investigation Discovery and a roster of other networks, bearing the ideal credentials for proceeding with a crime network. <hl> Mr. Schleiff had been chief executive of Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, known for its sentimental love stories . <hl> Earlier, he was chief executive of Court TV Network, the home of live court coverage that gained attention during the O. J. Simpson trial. During his first meeting with Mr. Zaslav, Mr.Schleiff endorsed going all-in with Investigation Discovery, broadcasting nothing but true stories about crime, mystery and romance. The executives made their bet based on the popularity of crime novels and police procedurals, like “NCIS,” “CSI” and “Law and Order,” which for years had topped the ratings charts.

Then Henry S. Schleiff arrived in 2009 as group president of Investigation Discovery and a roster of other networks, bearing the ideal credentials for proceeding with a crime network. Mr. Schleiff had been chief executive of Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, known for its <hl> sentimental love stories <hl>. Earlier, he was chief executive of Court TV Network, the home of live court coverage that gained attention during the O. J. Simpson trial. During his first meeting with Mr. Zaslav, Mr.Schleiff endorsed going all-in with Investigation Discovery, broadcasting nothing but true stories about crime, mystery and romance. The executives made their bet based on the popularity of crime novels and police procedurals, like “NCIS,” “CSI” and “Law and Order,” which for years had topped the ratings charts.

Mr. Schleiff had been chief executive of Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, known for its <hl> sentimental love stories <hl> .


Question: How long would it take for them to swim the channel?

Stewart stayed in water waist deep as Jirkovsky emerged from the sea at Cissy Cove, greeted by three sailors, all armed. Channel swimmers must begin “toes dry,” and Jirkovsky took several steps beyond the tide line to make sure the swim would qualify. Then he placed his goggles over his eyes, jogged back toward the sea and began to swim. The sailors honked horns and flashed blue and red lights in salute. The captain of the Bottom Scratcher sounded her horn, too, and the Deep Enders and their support team cheered. If all went according to plan, within 36 hours, they would make open-water swimming history.

Answer: 36 hours

Stewart stayed in water waist deep as Jirkovsky emerged from the sea at Cissy Cove, greeted by three sailors, all armed. Channel swimmers must begin “toes dry,” and Jirkovsky took several steps beyond the tide line to make sure the swim would qualify. Then he placed his goggles over his eyes, jogged back toward the sea and began to swim. The sailors honked horns and flashed blue and red lights in salute. The captain of the Bottom Scratcher sounded her horn, too, and the Deep Enders and their support team cheered. <hl> If all went according to plan, within 36 hours , they would make open-water swimming history. <hl>

Stewart stayed in water waist deep as Jirkovsky emerged from the sea at Cissy Cove, greeted by three sailors, all armed. Channel swimmers must begin “toes dry,” and Jirkovsky took several steps beyond the tide line to make sure the swim would qualify. Then he placed his goggles over his eyes, jogged back toward the sea and began to swim. The sailors honked horns and flashed blue and red lights in salute. The captain of the Bottom Scratcher sounded her horn, too, and the Deep Enders and their support team cheered. If all went according to plan, within <hl> 36 hours <hl>, they would make open-water swimming history.

If all went according to plan, within <hl> 36 hours <hl> , they would make open-water swimming history.


Question: Who does John Skipper think is bigger than the brand?

ESPN will make its annual upfront presentation to advertisers Tuesday morning in a Broadway theater, four days after scripting the latest act in its relationship with Bill Simmons, if not its final one. Last Friday, John Skipper, ESPN’s president, effectively fired Simmons, one of the company’s best known employees and the founding editor of its Grantland website, by announcing that he would not renew his contract. The message was clear: Regardless of your influence or the number of people who listen to your podcasts, no one is bigger than the brand.

Answer: no one

ESPN will make its annual upfront presentation to advertisers Tuesday morning in a Broadway theater, four days after scripting the latest act in its relationship with Bill Simmons, if not its final one. Last Friday, John Skipper, ESPN’s president, effectively fired Simmons, one of the company’s best known employees and the founding editor of its Grantland website, by announcing that he would not renew his contract. The message was clear: <hl> Regardless of your influence or the number of people who listen to your podcasts, no one is bigger than the brand. <hl>

ESPN will make its annual upfront presentation to advertisers Tuesday morning in a Broadway theater, four days after scripting the latest act in its relationship with Bill Simmons, if not its final one. Last Friday, John Skipper, ESPN’s president, effectively fired Simmons, one of the company’s best known employees and the founding editor of its Grantland website, by announcing that he would not renew his contract. The message was clear: Regardless of your influence or the number of people who listen to your podcasts, <hl> no one <hl> is bigger than the brand.


Question: Why would not going before a juvenile court make a difference for a child?

Kwame Anthony Appiah: If the police haven’t changed the behavior, that suggests they haven’t done enough. Unless this child is a committed lifelong criminal and doesn’t care about this sort of thing, the fact of going before a juvenile court might make a difference. Being scared a little bit by police intervention would be a good thing. I grew up in a place where every adult was Auntie This or Uncle That and everybody was in charge of you. You had absolutely no right as a child to ignore the suggestions, advice and admonishment of other adults; that was one of the reasons we all felt so safe. There would always be somebody looking out for us.

Answer: Unless this child is a committed lifelong criminal and doesn’t care about this sort of thing

Kwame Anthony Appiah: If the police haven’t changed the behavior, that suggests they haven’t done enough. <hl> Unless this child is a committed lifelong criminal and doesn’t care about this sort of thing , the fact of going before a juvenile court might make a difference. <hl> Being scared a little bit by police intervention would be a good thing. I grew up in a place where every adult was Auntie This or Uncle That and everybody was in charge of you. You had absolutely no right as a child to ignore the suggestions, advice and admonishment of other adults; that was one of the reasons we all felt so safe. There would always be somebody looking out for us.

Kwame Anthony Appiah: If the police haven’t changed the behavior, that suggests they haven’t done enough. <hl> Unless this child is a committed lifelong criminal and doesn’t care about this sort of thing <hl>, the fact of going before a juvenile court might make a difference. Being scared a little bit by police intervention would be a good thing. I grew up in a place where every adult was Auntie This or Uncle That and everybody was in charge of you. You had absolutely no right as a child to ignore the suggestions, advice and admonishment of other adults; that was one of the reasons we all felt so safe. There would always be somebody looking out for us.

<hl> Unless this child is a committed lifelong criminal and doesn’t care about this sort of thing <hl> , the fact of going before a juvenile court might make a difference.


Question: What was the rent of Mapplethorpe's rent?

History Clinton Hill’s glory days began in the mid-19th century when a working-class enclave gave way to Gilded Age villas. In the 1920s it slipped from fashion, then plunged after World War II as low-cost high-rises were developed in the area. In 1967, Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe rented an apartment at 160 Hall Street, near Pratt Institute. She wrote in her 2010 memoir “Just Kids” that “its aggressively seedy condition was out of my range of experience. The walls were smeared with blood and psychotic scribbling, the oven crammed with discarded syringes, and the refrigerator overrun with mold.” The monthly rent was $80.

Answer: $80

The monthly rent was $80 .

History Clinton Hill’s glory days began in the mid-19th century when a working-class enclave gave way to Gilded Age villas. In the 1920s it slipped from fashion, then plunged after World War II as low-cost high-rises were developed in the area. In 1967, Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe rented an apartment at 160 Hall Street, near Pratt Institute. She wrote in her 2010 memoir “Just Kids” that “its aggressively seedy condition was out of my range of experience. The walls were smeared with blood and psychotic scribbling, the oven crammed with discarded syringes, and the refrigerator overrun with mold.” <hl> The monthly rent was $80 . <hl>

History Clinton Hill’s glory days began in the mid-19th century when a working-class enclave gave way to Gilded Age villas. In the 1920s it slipped from fashion, then plunged after World War II as low-cost high-rises were developed in the area. In 1967, Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe rented an apartment at 160 Hall Street, near Pratt Institute. She wrote in her 2010 memoir “Just Kids” that “its aggressively seedy condition was out of my range of experience. The walls were smeared with blood and psychotic scribbling, the oven crammed with discarded syringes, and the refrigerator overrun with mold.” The monthly rent was <hl> $80 <hl>.


Question: What is Deborah J. Glick's position?

The potential cost was enough to raise questions from Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, the chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee, whose district includes Greenwich Village. “I don’t think it’s atypical at any university that there are changes to the president’s residence,” Ms. Glick, a Democrat, said. “The question is, how much did it cost and was that unseemly? Certainly to the average person, and perhaps to the people who are paying their kids’ tuition, which is already pretty eye-popping, that would seem like a high figure.”

Answer: chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee

<hl> The potential cost was enough to raise questions from Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, the chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee , whose district includes Greenwich Village. <hl> “I don’t think it’s atypical at any university that there are changes to the president’s residence,” Ms. Glick, a Democrat, said. “The question is, how much did it cost and was that unseemly? Certainly to the average person, and perhaps to the people who are paying their kids’ tuition, which is already pretty eye-popping, that would seem like a high figure.”

The potential cost was enough to raise questions from Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, the <hl> chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee <hl>, whose district includes Greenwich Village. “I don’t think it’s atypical at any university that there are changes to the president’s residence,” Ms. Glick, a Democrat, said. “The question is, how much did it cost and was that unseemly? Certainly to the average person, and perhaps to the people who are paying their kids’ tuition, which is already pretty eye-popping, that would seem like a high figure.”

The potential cost was enough to raise questions from Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, the <hl> chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee <hl> , whose district includes Greenwich Village.


Question: how much are Redstone's media assets collectively worth?

Probate Judge Clifford L. Klein of the Los Angeles County Superior Court set a new hearing date, tentatively for late January, to consider the motion from Mr. Redstone’s lawyers to dismiss the suit. The judge said that he found no urgency in the matter because of the quality of health care that Mr. Redstone now receives. Meanwhile, no other action is being taken. Mr. Redstone is the executive chairman of Viacom and CBS and controls about 80 percent of the voting stock in the two media companies. While the legal dispute concerns his personal life, the questions about his health have raised broader issues about his role leading a media empire that has a combined market value of $45 billion. Mr. Redstone’s total compensation for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2014, was $13.2 million at Viacom and $10.8 million at CBS.

Answer: $45 billion

Probate Judge Clifford L. Klein of the Los Angeles County Superior Court set a new hearing date, tentatively for late January, to consider the motion from Mr. Redstone’s lawyers to dismiss the suit. The judge said that he found no urgency in the matter because of the quality of health care that Mr. Redstone now receives. Meanwhile, no other action is being taken. Mr. Redstone is the executive chairman of Viacom and CBS and controls about 80 percent of the voting stock in the two media companies. <hl> While the legal dispute concerns his personal life, the questions about his health have raised broader issues about his role leading a media empire that has a combined market value of $45 billion . <hl> Mr. Redstone’s total compensation for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2014, was $13.2 million at Viacom and $10.8 million at CBS.

Probate Judge Clifford L. Klein of the Los Angeles County Superior Court set a new hearing date, tentatively for late January, to consider the motion from Mr. Redstone’s lawyers to dismiss the suit. The judge said that he found no urgency in the matter because of the quality of health care that Mr. Redstone now receives. Meanwhile, no other action is being taken. Mr. Redstone is the executive chairman of Viacom and CBS and controls about 80 percent of the voting stock in the two media companies. While the legal dispute concerns his personal life, the questions about his health have raised broader issues about his role leading a media empire that has a combined market value of <hl> $45 billion <hl>. Mr. Redstone’s total compensation for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2014, was $13.2 million at Viacom and $10.8 million at CBS.

While the legal dispute concerns his personal life, the questions about his health have raised broader issues about his role leading a media empire that has a combined market value of <hl> $45 billion <hl> .


Question: What period is the second figure of Buddha from?

If his significance is primarily art historical, that of the second figure is, potentially at least, more personal. This one, from the collection of the Bagan Archaeological Museum, is larger, older — from the 11th century — and carved from sandstone. Also a seated Buddha, it has in recent years gained a popular religious following as the perceived prototype of an ardently worshiped image at a local shrine. At Asia Society, to my eye, the piece looks only mildly charismatic. Years ago, someone scoured away all traces of the paint that once brightened the figure. And the sandstone surface, which can be so sensuous, looks over-cleaned, sandblasted, dead. But pilgrim-visitors to the Bagan Museum don’t care about any of this. Belief supplies color, texture, life. In the museum, they bow and pray. Religious art, no matter where you find it in a lot of the world, works that way.

Answer: 11th century

If his significance is primarily art historical, that of the second figure is, potentially at least, more personal. <hl> This one, from the collection of the Bagan Archaeological Museum, is larger, older — from the 11th century — and carved from sandstone. <hl> Also a seated Buddha, it has in recent years gained a popular religious following as the perceived prototype of an ardently worshiped image at a local shrine. At Asia Society, to my eye, the piece looks only mildly charismatic. Years ago, someone scoured away all traces of the paint that once brightened the figure. And the sandstone surface, which can be so sensuous, looks over-cleaned, sandblasted, dead. But pilgrim-visitors to the Bagan Museum don’t care about any of this. Belief supplies color, texture, life. In the museum, they bow and pray. Religious art, no matter where you find it in a lot of the world, works that way.

If his significance is primarily art historical, that of the second figure is, potentially at least, more personal. This one, from the collection of the Bagan Archaeological Museum, is larger, older — from the <hl> 11th century <hl> — and carved from sandstone. Also a seated Buddha, it has in recent years gained a popular religious following as the perceived prototype of an ardently worshiped image at a local shrine. At Asia Society, to my eye, the piece looks only mildly charismatic. Years ago, someone scoured away all traces of the paint that once brightened the figure. And the sandstone surface, which can be so sensuous, looks over-cleaned, sandblasted, dead. But pilgrim-visitors to the Bagan Museum don’t care about any of this. Belief supplies color, texture, life. In the museum, they bow and pray. Religious art, no matter where you find it in a lot of the world, works that way.


Question: What does Gazprom export?

The Italian foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said his country’s position was “not a matter of principle,” and that Italy wanted the union’s national leaders to assess the state of the Minsk agreement before action was taken. “I am sure that we will have a common decision,” he said. Russia is a significant economic partner for Italy. The Italian energy industry has close ties to Gazprom, the Russian state-run natural gas exporter, and important Italian industries like farming and fashion have lost business because of retaliatory measures imposed by Moscow.

Answer: natural gas

The Italian foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said his country’s position was “not a matter of principle,” and that Italy wanted the union’s national leaders to assess the state of the Minsk agreement before action was taken. “I am sure that we will have a common decision,” he said. Russia is a significant economic partner for Italy. <hl> The Italian energy industry has close ties to Gazprom, the Russian state-run natural gas exporter, and important Italian industries like farming and fashion have lost business because of retaliatory measures imposed by Moscow. <hl>

The Italian foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said his country’s position was “not a matter of principle,” and that Italy wanted the union’s national leaders to assess the state of the Minsk agreement before action was taken. “I am sure that we will have a common decision,” he said. Russia is a significant economic partner for Italy. The Italian energy industry has close ties to Gazprom, the Russian state-run <hl> natural gas <hl> exporter, and important Italian industries like farming and fashion have lost business because of retaliatory measures imposed by Moscow.


Question: When did Cheung get to know Salonen?

ANTHONY CHEUNG, composer and pianist: I don’t immediately prostrate myself at his altar. It’s an ambivalent relationship. But as far as respect for him as a musician and what he’s done, I have infinite respect. He’s an enormous influence on how recent composers have dealt with instrumental groups. SALONEN I got to know him in the early ’80s when I worked quite a bit at IRCAM [an avant-garde music institute founded by Mr. Boulez] and was conducting his Ensemble InterContemporain. And it was the closest to Louis XIV I ever saw in my life. It was impressive and scary for a young person, but mostly impressive. I still think, if someone had to have that kind of power, why not him? AS A PIANO MASTER PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, pianist: The piano was his instrument, so he could experiment directly on it. In the “Notations,” we see a young composer, still a student, who composed a set of miniatures. And in many of them, we recognize what will become landmark gestures of Boulez, the basis of his language: violent lightenings illuminating the whole space of the instrument, permanently varied arpeggi, short unexpected gestures going in any direction.

Answer: early ’80s

ANTHONY CHEUNG, composer and pianist: I don’t immediately prostrate myself at his altar. It’s an ambivalent relationship. But as far as respect for him as a musician and what he’s done, I have infinite respect. He’s an enormous influence on how recent composers have dealt with instrumental groups. <hl> SALONEN I got to know him in the early ’80s when I worked quite a bit at IRCAM [an avant-garde music institute founded by Mr. Boulez] and was conducting his Ensemble InterContemporain. <hl> And it was the closest to Louis XIV I ever saw in my life. It was impressive and scary for a young person, but mostly impressive. I still think, if someone had to have that kind of power, why not him? AS A PIANO MASTER PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, pianist: The piano was his instrument, so he could experiment directly on it. In the “Notations,” we see a young composer, still a student, who composed a set of miniatures. And in many of them, we recognize what will become landmark gestures of Boulez, the basis of his language: violent lightenings illuminating the whole space of the instrument, permanently varied arpeggi, short unexpected gestures going in any direction.

ANTHONY CHEUNG, composer and pianist: I don’t immediately prostrate myself at his altar. It’s an ambivalent relationship. But as far as respect for him as a musician and what he’s done, I have infinite respect. He’s an enormous influence on how recent composers have dealt with instrumental groups. SALONEN I got to know him in the <hl> early ’80s <hl> when I worked quite a bit at IRCAM [an avant-garde music institute founded by Mr. Boulez] and was conducting his Ensemble InterContemporain. And it was the closest to Louis XIV I ever saw in my life. It was impressive and scary for a young person, but mostly impressive. I still think, if someone had to have that kind of power, why not him? AS A PIANO MASTER PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, pianist: The piano was his instrument, so he could experiment directly on it. In the “Notations,” we see a young composer, still a student, who composed a set of miniatures. And in many of them, we recognize what will become landmark gestures of Boulez, the basis of his language: violent lightenings illuminating the whole space of the instrument, permanently varied arpeggi, short unexpected gestures going in any direction.


Question: What did Toby Gad say Madonna likes?

But Madonna insisted on collaborating in what she called her “old-fashioned” way — not handing off tracks to be polished for later approval, but shaping them in person. “I never leave the room,” she said. “Sometimes I think that makes them mad. Like, ‘Don’t you have to go to the bathroom? Don’t you have somewhere to go? Don’t you want to go make some calls?’ ” Toby Gad, a producer who has also written with Beyoncé, worked on 14 songs with Madonna; seven, including “Joan of Arc” and “Living for Love,” reached the album. “The first week she was quite intimidating,” he said. “It was like a test phase. You have to criticize, but you can’t really offend. But she also likes honest, harsh critics to say things as they are. It worked out really well and she got sweeter and sweeter.”

Answer: she also likes honest, harsh critics to say things as they are

But Madonna insisted on collaborating in what she called her “old-fashioned” way — not handing off tracks to be polished for later approval, but shaping them in person. “I never leave the room,” she said. “Sometimes I think that makes them mad. Like, ‘Don’t you have to go to the bathroom? Don’t you have somewhere to go? Don’t you want to go make some calls?’ ” Toby Gad, a producer who has also written with Beyoncé, worked on 14 songs with Madonna; seven, including “Joan of Arc” and “Living for Love,” reached the album. “The first week she was quite intimidating,” he said. “It was like a test phase. You have to criticize, but you can’t really offend. <hl> But she also likes honest, harsh critics to say things as they are . <hl> It worked out really well and she got sweeter and sweeter.”

But Madonna insisted on collaborating in what she called her “old-fashioned” way — not handing off tracks to be polished for later approval, but shaping them in person. “I never leave the room,” she said. “Sometimes I think that makes them mad. Like, ‘Don’t you have to go to the bathroom? Don’t you have somewhere to go? Don’t you want to go make some calls?’ ” Toby Gad, a producer who has also written with Beyoncé, worked on 14 songs with Madonna; seven, including “Joan of Arc” and “Living for Love,” reached the album. “The first week she was quite intimidating,” he said. “It was like a test phase. You have to criticize, but you can’t really offend. But <hl> she also likes honest, harsh critics to say things as they are <hl>. It worked out really well and she got sweeter and sweeter.”

But <hl> she also likes honest, harsh critics to say things as they are <hl> .


Question: What is Mr. canby described as?

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was an original fanboy. His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘American Graffiti,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.” He described the film as “the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made.” It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘Flash Gordon’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.”

Answer: an original fanboy

<hl> It might even be said that Mr. Canby was an original fanboy . <hl> His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘American Graffiti,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.” He described the film as “the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made.” It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘Flash Gordon’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.”

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was <hl> an original fanboy <hl>. His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘American Graffiti,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.” He described the film as “the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made.” It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘Flash Gordon’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.”

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was <hl> an original fanboy <hl> .


Question: What proof was there of the deplorable conditions?

What was clear was that those trapped had been living in difficult conditions. Video shot by insurgents entering the grounds showed the hospital building in rubble, with dismembered or decomposing bodies strewn about. Food and water had been airdropped to the those trapped inside. Graffiti on the walls read, “Assad or we damn the country.” In one video posted by insurgents, voices can be heard, apparently those of insurgents watching the escape.

Answer: dismembered or decomposing bodies strewn about

What was clear was that those trapped had been living in difficult conditions. <hl> Video shot by insurgents entering the grounds showed the hospital building in rubble, with dismembered or decomposing bodies strewn about . <hl> Food and water had been airdropped to the those trapped inside. Graffiti on the walls read, “Assad or we damn the country.” In one video posted by insurgents, voices can be heard, apparently those of insurgents watching the escape.

What was clear was that those trapped had been living in difficult conditions. Video shot by insurgents entering the grounds showed the hospital building in rubble, with <hl> dismembered or decomposing bodies strewn about <hl>. Food and water had been airdropped to the those trapped inside. Graffiti on the walls read, “Assad or we damn the country.” In one video posted by insurgents, voices can be heard, apparently those of insurgents watching the escape.

Video shot by insurgents entering the grounds showed the hospital building in rubble, with <hl> dismembered or decomposing bodies strewn about <hl> .


Question: According to the children, when did the abuse begin?

In the Central African Republic case, French and United Nations officials have blamed each other for delays in the investigation. According to the children’s testimonies, the abuse began in December 2013. In May 2014, the United Nations human rights office appointed an employee in Bangui to interview children, accompanied by a child protection officer from Unicef, the United Nations children’s agency. In the officer’s six-page report, based on interviews with six victims and witnesses, the children described the features of some of the suspects, including tattoos and piercings, and in one case, a mole.

Answer: December 2013

In the Central African Republic case, French and United Nations officials have blamed each other for delays in the investigation. <hl> According to the children’s testimonies, the abuse began in December 2013 . <hl> In May 2014, the United Nations human rights office appointed an employee in Bangui to interview children, accompanied by a child protection officer from Unicef, the United Nations children’s agency. In the officer’s six-page report, based on interviews with six victims and witnesses, the children described the features of some of the suspects, including tattoos and piercings, and in one case, a mole.

In the Central African Republic case, French and United Nations officials have blamed each other for delays in the investigation. According to the children’s testimonies, the abuse began in <hl> December 2013 <hl>. In May 2014, the United Nations human rights office appointed an employee in Bangui to interview children, accompanied by a child protection officer from Unicef, the United Nations children’s agency. In the officer’s six-page report, based on interviews with six victims and witnesses, the children described the features of some of the suspects, including tattoos and piercings, and in one case, a mole.

According to the children’s testimonies, the abuse began in <hl> December 2013 <hl> .


Question: What needed to be done with the rank- and- file?

To be clear, Mr. Bratton carefully left open any precise exit date. He simply said he would stay long enough to fulfill a number of prime goals: keeping crime at “very low levels”; addressing “the racial tensions that exist in this city and have grown significantly around the country over the past year around the criminal justice system”; building morale among the rank-and-file; and, “most importantly,” keeping “the image of this city as the safest large city in America.” “Our crime numbers are fast approaching the point where we can arguably say that we’re one of the safest, if not the safest, large city in the world,” he said. “Our numbers are starting to look like London’s numbers and Paris’s numbers.”

Answer: building morale

To be clear, Mr. Bratton carefully left open any precise exit date. <hl> He simply said he would stay long enough to fulfill a number of prime goals: keeping crime at “very low levels”; addressing “the racial tensions that exist in this city and have grown significantly around the country over the past year around the criminal justice system”; building morale among the rank-and-file; and, “most importantly,” keeping “the image of this city as the safest large city in America.” <hl> “Our crime numbers are fast approaching the point where we can arguably say that we’re one of the safest, if not the safest, large city in the world,” he said. “Our numbers are starting to look like London’s numbers and Paris’s numbers.”

To be clear, Mr. Bratton carefully left open any precise exit date. He simply said he would stay long enough to fulfill a number of prime goals: keeping crime at “very low levels”; addressing “the racial tensions that exist in this city and have grown significantly around the country over the past year around the criminal justice system”; <hl> building morale <hl> among the rank-and-file; and, “most importantly,” keeping “the image of this city as the safest large city in America.” “Our crime numbers are fast approaching the point where we can arguably say that we’re one of the safest, if not the safest, large city in the world,” he said. “Our numbers are starting to look like London’s numbers and Paris’s numbers.”


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

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

Answer: encrypted walkie-talkie

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

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

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


Question: What is the title Janet Yellen holds at the Fed?

The Federal Reserve is supposed to achieve two goals simultaneously: full employment with stable prices. Yet there is one obvious factor that drives American living standards but risks being lost in this mix: wages. The economic status of most working-age households is determined by whether people are employed and for how many hours. It is also affected by how quickly prices are rising and whether their paychecks are at least keeping up with, if not outpacing, those prices. Over the last few years, employment has been growing and inflation has been low. But annual wage growth has been stuck at about 2 percent going on six years now. This combination has caused some economists and Fed watchers to argue that the Fed should target wages as a third metric. Janet Yellen, the Fed chairwoman, happens to agree with many of these wage-conscious analysts on a wide range of other economic issues, raising the possibility the Fed might indeed move in this direction. Ms. Yellen gave her answer in a recent speech in San Francisco: No.

Answer: chairwoman

The Federal Reserve is supposed to achieve two goals simultaneously: full employment with stable prices. Yet there is one obvious factor that drives American living standards but risks being lost in this mix: wages. The economic status of most working-age households is determined by whether people are employed and for how many hours. It is also affected by how quickly prices are rising and whether their paychecks are at least keeping up with, if not outpacing, those prices. Over the last few years, employment has been growing and inflation has been low. But annual wage growth has been stuck at about 2 percent going on six years now. This combination has caused some economists and Fed watchers to argue that the Fed should target wages as a third metric. <hl> Janet Yellen, the Fed chairwoman , happens to agree with many of these wage-conscious analysts on a wide range of other economic issues, raising the possibility the Fed might indeed move in this direction. <hl> Ms. Yellen gave her answer in a recent speech in San Francisco: No.

The Federal Reserve is supposed to achieve two goals simultaneously: full employment with stable prices. Yet there is one obvious factor that drives American living standards but risks being lost in this mix: wages. The economic status of most working-age households is determined by whether people are employed and for how many hours. It is also affected by how quickly prices are rising and whether their paychecks are at least keeping up with, if not outpacing, those prices. Over the last few years, employment has been growing and inflation has been low. But annual wage growth has been stuck at about 2 percent going on six years now. This combination has caused some economists and Fed watchers to argue that the Fed should target wages as a third metric. Janet Yellen, the Fed <hl> chairwoman <hl>, happens to agree with many of these wage-conscious analysts on a wide range of other economic issues, raising the possibility the Fed might indeed move in this direction. Ms. Yellen gave her answer in a recent speech in San Francisco: No.

Janet Yellen, the Fed <hl> chairwoman <hl> , happens to agree with many of these wage-conscious analysts on a wide range of other economic issues, raising the possibility the Fed might indeed move in this direction.


Question: Who did the mass incarcerations disproportionately penalize?

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: minority crack-cocaine offenders

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 <hl> minority crack-cocaine offenders <hl> 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.


Question: What does Mr. Fox intend to do in the private sector?

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

Answer: pursue new opportunities

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

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

“I deeply regret we were unable to do so, and with a year behind me, it is time for me to return to the private sector and <hl> pursue new opportunities <hl> ,” he said.


Question: What upgrades were introduced in basketball?

Not long after Dawkins’s backboard-shattering spree, the league introduced the so-called breakaway rim, which yields to downward pressure and then snaps back to the horizontal, minimizing the potential for destruction. “The first one was an accident, but I wanted to see if I could do it again when I got back to Philadelphia,” Dawkins recalled in the 2004 Times interview, referring to his most smashingly spectacular dunks. “All the fans were hollering, ‘You’ve got to do one for the home crowd,’ so I went ahead and brought it down.

Answer: the so-called breakaway rim, which yields to downward pressure and then snaps back to the horizontal, minimizing the potential for destruction.

<hl> Not long after Dawkins’s backboard-shattering spree, the league introduced the so-called breakaway rim, which yields to downward pressure and then snaps back to the horizontal, minimizing the potential for destruction. “The first one was an accident, but I wanted to see if I could do it again when I got back to Philadelphia,” Dawkins recalled in the 2004 Times interview, referring to his most smashingly spectacular dunks. <hl> “All the fans were hollering, ‘You’ve got to do one for the home crowd,’ so I went ahead and brought it down.

Not long after Dawkins’s backboard-shattering spree, the league introduced <hl> the so-called breakaway rim, which yields to downward pressure and then snaps back to the horizontal, minimizing the potential for destruction. <hl> “The first one was an accident, but I wanted to see if I could do it again when I got back to Philadelphia,” Dawkins recalled in the 2004 Times interview, referring to his most smashingly spectacular dunks. “All the fans were hollering, ‘You’ve got to do one for the home crowd,’ so I went ahead and brought it down.


Question: "The Danish Girl" is the story of what transgender pioneer?

‘The Danish Girl’ (R, 2:00) The story of a transgender pioneer, Lili Elbe, becomes a tasteful, sensitive and somewhat inert costume drama in the hands of Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech.”) Eddie Redmayne plays Lili, whom we first encounter as Einar Wegener, a Danish landscape painter. His wife, Gerda (Alicia Vikander), also an artist, is the emotional center of the film, in part because Mr. Redmayne’s performance, while technically flawless, keeps the audience at a distance from Lili’s experience. (Scott)

Answer: Lili Elbe

‘The Danish Girl’ (R, 2:00) <hl> The story of a transgender pioneer, Lili Elbe , becomes a tasteful, sensitive and somewhat inert costume drama in the hands of Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech.”) <hl> Eddie Redmayne plays Lili, whom we first encounter as Einar Wegener, a Danish landscape painter. His wife, Gerda (Alicia Vikander), also an artist, is the emotional center of the film, in part because Mr. Redmayne’s performance, while technically flawless, keeps the audience at a distance from Lili’s experience. (Scott)

‘The Danish Girl’ (R, 2:00) The story of a transgender pioneer, <hl> Lili Elbe <hl>, becomes a tasteful, sensitive and somewhat inert costume drama in the hands of Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech.”) Eddie Redmayne plays Lili, whom we first encounter as Einar Wegener, a Danish landscape painter. His wife, Gerda (Alicia Vikander), also an artist, is the emotional center of the film, in part because Mr. Redmayne’s performance, while technically flawless, keeps the audience at a distance from Lili’s experience. (Scott)

The story of a transgender pioneer, <hl> Lili Elbe <hl> , becomes a tasteful, sensitive and somewhat inert costume drama in the hands of Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech.”)


Question: What reason is given for TMZ publishing a story that is seemingly lacking in credibility?

4:05 p.m. Line: Chargers by 9 The supposed quarterback controversy in Cleveland may be about page views more than reality. TMZ reported that some Browns starters were pushing for Johnny Manziel to regain the starting position. But players have flatly denied it. “My first take was that it sounded like a story that came from The Onion and not TMZ, not that TMZ’s really a reputable news source with hard-hitting journalism,” Joe Thomas, the team’s left tackle, said at a charity event. “But to me, it was just something that was crafted from thin air.”

Answer: page views

4:05 p.m. Line: Chargers by 9 <hl> The supposed quarterback controversy in Cleveland may be about page views more than reality. <hl> TMZ reported that some Browns starters were pushing for Johnny Manziel to regain the starting position. But players have flatly denied it. “My first take was that it sounded like a story that came from The Onion and not TMZ, not that TMZ’s really a reputable news source with hard-hitting journalism,” Joe Thomas, the team’s left tackle, said at a charity event. “But to me, it was just something that was crafted from thin air.”

4:05 p.m. Line: Chargers by 9 The supposed quarterback controversy in Cleveland may be about <hl> page views <hl> more than reality. TMZ reported that some Browns starters were pushing for Johnny Manziel to regain the starting position. But players have flatly denied it. “My first take was that it sounded like a story that came from The Onion and not TMZ, not that TMZ’s really a reputable news source with hard-hitting journalism,” Joe Thomas, the team’s left tackle, said at a charity event. “But to me, it was just something that was crafted from thin air.”


Question: Who is Fran Fraschilla?

Mills, who was seated alongside representatives of 13 other teams, watched as Mark Tatum, the league’s deputy commissioner, opened 14 envelopes, one by one, each containing a team logo. The Knicks, who went 17-65, the second-worst record in the league, had a 19.9 percent chance of winning the lottery and a 55.8 percent chance of being among the top three. But they also had a 31.9 percent chance of dipping to No. 4. Fran Fraschilla, an analyst for ESPN, said it was not the worst place to be, given the quality at the top of the draft. “All of these players, in their own way, have skills that are going to translate well to the N.B.A.,” Fraschilla said in a telephone interview.

Answer: an analyst for ESPN

Mills, who was seated alongside representatives of 13 other teams, watched as Mark Tatum, the league’s deputy commissioner, opened 14 envelopes, one by one, each containing a team logo. The Knicks, who went 17-65, the second-worst record in the league, had a 19.9 percent chance of winning the lottery and a 55.8 percent chance of being among the top three. But they also had a 31.9 percent chance of dipping to No. 4. <hl> Fran Fraschilla, an analyst for ESPN , said it was not the worst place to be, given the quality at the top of the draft. <hl> “All of these players, in their own way, have skills that are going to translate well to the N.B.A.,” Fraschilla said in a telephone interview.

Mills, who was seated alongside representatives of 13 other teams, watched as Mark Tatum, the league’s deputy commissioner, opened 14 envelopes, one by one, each containing a team logo. The Knicks, who went 17-65, the second-worst record in the league, had a 19.9 percent chance of winning the lottery and a 55.8 percent chance of being among the top three. But they also had a 31.9 percent chance of dipping to No. 4. Fran Fraschilla, <hl> an analyst for ESPN <hl>, said it was not the worst place to be, given the quality at the top of the draft. “All of these players, in their own way, have skills that are going to translate well to the N.B.A.,” Fraschilla said in a telephone interview.

Fran Fraschilla, <hl> an analyst for ESPN <hl> , said it was not the worst place to be, given the quality at the top of the draft.


Question: Who is the director of Pan?

‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ (R, 1:47) This hard-working comedy stars Sandra Bullock as a mercenary political consultant trying to strategize a former Bolivian president, Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida), back into office. Directed by David Gordon Green and stuffed with fine actors, the movie has outrage and some laughs, but no teeth. (Dargis) ‘Pan’ (PG, 1:51) Ostensibly an origin story about Peter Pan, this woeful would-be blockbuster, directed by the usually competent Joe Wright, is a murky, lumpy stew of pop-culture borrowings, from Harry Potter to “Avatar.” (Scott)

Answer: Joe Wright

‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ (R, 1:47) This hard-working comedy stars Sandra Bullock as a mercenary political consultant trying to strategize a former Bolivian president, Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida), back into office. Directed by David Gordon Green and stuffed with fine actors, the movie has outrage and some laughs, but no teeth. (Dargis) ‘Pan’ (PG, 1:51) <hl> Ostensibly an origin story about Peter Pan, this woeful would-be blockbuster, directed by the usually competent Joe Wright , is a murky, lumpy stew of pop-culture borrowings, from Harry Potter to “Avatar.” <hl> (Scott)

‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ (R, 1:47) This hard-working comedy stars Sandra Bullock as a mercenary political consultant trying to strategize a former Bolivian president, Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida), back into office. Directed by David Gordon Green and stuffed with fine actors, the movie has outrage and some laughs, but no teeth. (Dargis) ‘Pan’ (PG, 1:51) Ostensibly an origin story about Peter Pan, this woeful would-be blockbuster, directed by the usually competent <hl> Joe Wright <hl>, is a murky, lumpy stew of pop-culture borrowings, from Harry Potter to “Avatar.” (Scott)

Ostensibly an origin story about Peter Pan, this woeful would-be blockbuster, directed by the usually competent <hl> Joe Wright <hl> , is a murky, lumpy stew of pop-culture borrowings, from Harry Potter to “Avatar.”


Question: Who is the first African-American principle dancer?

More than equality is at stake when Ms. Copeland — the first African-American principal female dancer in the company’s 75-year history — dances. When a company is diverse, the audience becomes more diverse, too, and for those faced with aging, dwindling audiences, that is priceless. Money is another incentive to change: The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have financed recent diversity initiatives. The two major New York companies have realized that change starts with the schools. If it takes 10 years to make a dancer — and you can’t waste a minute — diversifying ballet must begin with children. Both Ballet Theater’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School and the School of American Ballet, the training ground for City Ballet, have initiated programs to spot and recruit young minority dancers.

Answer: Ms. Copeland

<hl> More than equality is at stake when Ms. Copeland — the first African-American principal female dancer in the company’s 75-year history — dances. <hl> When a company is diverse, the audience becomes more diverse, too, and for those faced with aging, dwindling audiences, that is priceless. Money is another incentive to change: The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have financed recent diversity initiatives. The two major New York companies have realized that change starts with the schools. If it takes 10 years to make a dancer — and you can’t waste a minute — diversifying ballet must begin with children. Both Ballet Theater’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School and the School of American Ballet, the training ground for City Ballet, have initiated programs to spot and recruit young minority dancers.

More than equality is at stake when <hl> Ms. Copeland <hl> — the first African-American principal female dancer in the company’s 75-year history — dances. When a company is diverse, the audience becomes more diverse, too, and for those faced with aging, dwindling audiences, that is priceless. Money is another incentive to change: The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have financed recent diversity initiatives. The two major New York companies have realized that change starts with the schools. If it takes 10 years to make a dancer — and you can’t waste a minute — diversifying ballet must begin with children. Both Ballet Theater’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School and the School of American Ballet, the training ground for City Ballet, have initiated programs to spot and recruit young minority dancers.


Question: What business is MR. Mana the founder of?

Mr. Mana, 57, the founder of Moishe’s Moving and Storage, who had recently acquired a significant swath of the Wynwood art district in Miami, paused just long enough to chide his companion: “Pay attention, Michael.” Michael Capponi, his host, obliged, glancing up briefly from the iPhone he had been monitoring as avidly as an N.F.L. game. Mr. Capponi, a 42-year-old bon viveur, developer, night life impresario and champion of humanitarian causes (having made no fewer than 70 trips to Haiti since the island’s 2010 earthquake), had in fact been listening. Then Mr. Capponi spoke, waxing effusive as he presided over the kind of high-testosterone boastfest increasingly common inside the restaurant’s tulle-tented courtyard. The space, which he had constructed with his building partner, Gary Shear, is thriving these days as a hub for power diners. “We built it from scratch,” Mr. Capponi all but gloated. “It took four months and a lot of getting yelled at.”

Answer: Moishe’s Moving and Storage

<hl> Mr. Mana, 57, the founder of Moishe’s Moving and Storage , who had recently acquired a significant swath of the Wynwood art district in Miami, paused just long enough to chide his companion: “Pay attention, Michael.” <hl> Michael Capponi, his host, obliged, glancing up briefly from the iPhone he had been monitoring as avidly as an N.F.L. game. Mr. Capponi, a 42-year-old bon viveur, developer, night life impresario and champion of humanitarian causes (having made no fewer than 70 trips to Haiti since the island’s 2010 earthquake), had in fact been listening. Then Mr. Capponi spoke, waxing effusive as he presided over the kind of high-testosterone boastfest increasingly common inside the restaurant’s tulle-tented courtyard. The space, which he had constructed with his building partner, Gary Shear, is thriving these days as a hub for power diners. “We built it from scratch,” Mr. Capponi all but gloated. “It took four months and a lot of getting yelled at.”

Mr. Mana, 57, the founder of <hl> Moishe’s Moving and Storage <hl>, who had recently acquired a significant swath of the Wynwood art district in Miami, paused just long enough to chide his companion: “Pay attention, Michael.” Michael Capponi, his host, obliged, glancing up briefly from the iPhone he had been monitoring as avidly as an N.F.L. game. Mr. Capponi, a 42-year-old bon viveur, developer, night life impresario and champion of humanitarian causes (having made no fewer than 70 trips to Haiti since the island’s 2010 earthquake), had in fact been listening. Then Mr. Capponi spoke, waxing effusive as he presided over the kind of high-testosterone boastfest increasingly common inside the restaurant’s tulle-tented courtyard. The space, which he had constructed with his building partner, Gary Shear, is thriving these days as a hub for power diners. “We built it from scratch,” Mr. Capponi all but gloated. “It took four months and a lot of getting yelled at.”

Mr. Mana, 57, the founder of <hl> Moishe’s Moving and Storage <hl> , who had recently acquired a significant swath of the Wynwood art district in Miami, paused just long enough to chide his companion: “Pay attention, Michael.”


Question: Prior to Monsignor Harrison's arrival at St. Joseph, how long had it been since its organ was operational?

That was far from a simple task. When Monsignor Harrington started work at St. Joseph in 2008, the organ had not been played in nearly 50 years. Dust clogged the ranks and dirt marred the case. Plumbers found the pipes for the voix humaine stop, and joked that they didn’t look as if they could carry water. But the Peragallos have burnished the facade to a subtle glory, resurrecting the old instrument’s virtues and adding new voices to its three manuals.

Answer: nearly 50 years

That was far from a simple task. <hl> When Monsignor Harrington started work at St. Joseph in 2008, the organ had not been played in nearly 50 years . <hl> Dust clogged the ranks and dirt marred the case. Plumbers found the pipes for the voix humaine stop, and joked that they didn’t look as if they could carry water. But the Peragallos have burnished the facade to a subtle glory, resurrecting the old instrument’s virtues and adding new voices to its three manuals.

That was far from a simple task. When Monsignor Harrington started work at St. Joseph in 2008, the organ had not been played in <hl> nearly 50 years <hl>. Dust clogged the ranks and dirt marred the case. Plumbers found the pipes for the voix humaine stop, and joked that they didn’t look as if they could carry water. But the Peragallos have burnished the facade to a subtle glory, resurrecting the old instrument’s virtues and adding new voices to its three manuals.

When Monsignor Harrington started work at St. Joseph in 2008, the organ had not been played in <hl> nearly 50 years <hl> .


Question: How much of the American energy budget is thrown away every year as food waste?

Indeed food waste is a major environmental issue. Its implications are broad and complex, as our food system is deeply interconnected with our water and energy systems. When we throw out uneaten food, we throw out the resources that went into it, including water and energy. Crunch the numbers, and about 25 percent of all freshwater consumed every year in the United States is associated with discarded food. And about 2 percent of the American energy budget is thrown away every year as food waste, equivalent to the energy contained in 360 million barrels of oil. Tackling the food waste dilemma requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. The problem must be addressed at many points in the food chain, from farms to retailers, restaurants to municipalities, as well as at home. Local, state and federal governments can and should play an important role in reducing food waste.

Answer: about 2 percent

Indeed food waste is a major environmental issue. Its implications are broad and complex, as our food system is deeply interconnected with our water and energy systems. When we throw out uneaten food, we throw out the resources that went into it, including water and energy. Crunch the numbers, and about 25 percent of all freshwater consumed every year in the United States is associated with discarded food. <hl> And about 2 percent of the American energy budget is thrown away every year as food waste, equivalent to the energy contained in 360 million barrels of oil. <hl> Tackling the food waste dilemma requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. The problem must be addressed at many points in the food chain, from farms to retailers, restaurants to municipalities, as well as at home. Local, state and federal governments can and should play an important role in reducing food waste.

Indeed food waste is a major environmental issue. Its implications are broad and complex, as our food system is deeply interconnected with our water and energy systems. When we throw out uneaten food, we throw out the resources that went into it, including water and energy. Crunch the numbers, and about 25 percent of all freshwater consumed every year in the United States is associated with discarded food. And <hl> about 2 percent <hl> of the American energy budget is thrown away every year as food waste, equivalent to the energy contained in 360 million barrels of oil. Tackling the food waste dilemma requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. The problem must be addressed at many points in the food chain, from farms to retailers, restaurants to municipalities, as well as at home. Local, state and federal governments can and should play an important role in reducing food waste.


Question: What war did Cohen help protect resistance?

David Cohen, a self-styled Washington white-hat lobbyist who as the president of Common Cause successfully fought for post-Watergate laws on ethics, campaign financing and public disclosure, died on Nov. 29 in Westport, Conn. He was 79. The cause was a heart attack, said his son, Aaron, whose home he was visiting. Over four decades at Common Cause, the Advocacy Institute and other nonprofit groups, Mr. Cohen helped galvanize resistance to the war in Vietnam, defeat financing for the MX multiple warhead missile system and thwart the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork.

Answer: Vietnam

David Cohen, a self-styled Washington white-hat lobbyist who as the president of Common Cause successfully fought for post-Watergate laws on ethics, campaign financing and public disclosure, died on Nov. 29 in Westport, Conn. He was 79. The cause was a heart attack, said his son, Aaron, whose home he was visiting. <hl> Over four decades at Common Cause, the Advocacy Institute and other nonprofit groups, Mr. Cohen helped galvanize resistance to the war in Vietnam , defeat financing for the MX multiple warhead missile system and thwart the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork. <hl>

David Cohen, a self-styled Washington white-hat lobbyist who as the president of Common Cause successfully fought for post-Watergate laws on ethics, campaign financing and public disclosure, died on Nov. 29 in Westport, Conn. He was 79. The cause was a heart attack, said his son, Aaron, whose home he was visiting. Over four decades at Common Cause, the Advocacy Institute and other nonprofit groups, Mr. Cohen helped galvanize resistance to the war in <hl> Vietnam <hl>, defeat financing for the MX multiple warhead missile system and thwart the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork.

Over four decades at Common Cause, the Advocacy Institute and other nonprofit groups, Mr. Cohen helped galvanize resistance to the war in <hl> Vietnam <hl> , defeat financing for the MX multiple warhead missile system and thwart the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork.


Question: Which team is at the top seed in the Eastern Conference?

“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: Bulls

“I was just tired,” Rose said. <hl> 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. 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 <hl> Bulls <hl> 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.


Question: Who is the top editor?

Encouragingly, some smaller papers have redoubled their investigative efforts, proving that a large staff is not necessary to do important work. At The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C., the top editor, Mitch Pugh, has created a four-person investigative team in a newsroom of only 72 staffers. Their series on deadly domestic violence brought reform — and won this year’s Pulitzer for Public Service. “If we’re going to ask readers to spend their money on us, we have to make investigative and public service work a cornerstone,” Mr. Pugh told me. Meanwhile, new players have arrived. In addition to national nonprofits — including ProPublica, the Center for Investigative Reporting and the Center for Public Integrity — many cities now have local ones. (The Texas Tribune probably is foremost.) Local public radio stations are also making a push: At KPCC, for example, the public radio station in Southern California, Melanie Sill’s staff built a database on police shootings. There is “a growing commitment to do more investigative and accountability reporting at stations around the country,” said Jim Schachter of WNYC, which won a national award this year for investigating abuse of power by the city’s Police Department. NPR’s news chief, Michael Oreskes, told me that supporting local investigative work is a major emphasis for him. This activity helps explain the all-time high membership in Investigative Reporters and Editors, which brought a record 1,800 journalists to Philadelphia last June, including many from alternative papers and television stations. I found the sense of mission there invigorating, as young journalists jammed into sessions to hone their craft. But what about the future? Investigative reporting’s transition won’t be a smooth one, said Richard Tofel, president of ProPublica. With newspapers still dominant in many cities, there’s not enough of a gap to create great need for new players, funded in new ways, including through philanthropy.

Answer: Mitch Pugh

Encouragingly, some smaller papers have redoubled their investigative efforts, proving that a large staff is not necessary to do important work. <hl> At The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C., the top editor, Mitch Pugh , has created a four-person investigative team in a newsroom of only 72 staffers. <hl> Their series on deadly domestic violence brought reform — and won this year’s Pulitzer for Public Service. “If we’re going to ask readers to spend their money on us, we have to make investigative and public service work a cornerstone,” Mr. Pugh told me. Meanwhile, new players have arrived. In addition to national nonprofits — including ProPublica, the Center for Investigative Reporting and the Center for Public Integrity — many cities now have local ones. (The Texas Tribune probably is foremost.) Local public radio stations are also making a push: At KPCC, for example, the public radio station in Southern California, Melanie Sill’s staff built a database on police shootings. There is “a growing commitment to do more investigative and accountability reporting at stations around the country,” said Jim Schachter of WNYC, which won a national award this year for investigating abuse of power by the city’s Police Department. NPR’s news chief, Michael Oreskes, told me that supporting local investigative work is a major emphasis for him. This activity helps explain the all-time high membership in Investigative Reporters and Editors, which brought a record 1,800 journalists to Philadelphia last June, including many from alternative papers and television stations. I found the sense of mission there invigorating, as young journalists jammed into sessions to hone their craft. But what about the future? Investigative reporting’s transition won’t be a smooth one, said Richard Tofel, president of ProPublica. With newspapers still dominant in many cities, there’s not enough of a gap to create great need for new players, funded in new ways, including through philanthropy.

Encouragingly, some smaller papers have redoubled their investigative efforts, proving that a large staff is not necessary to do important work. At The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C., the top editor, <hl> Mitch Pugh <hl>, has created a four-person investigative team in a newsroom of only 72 staffers. Their series on deadly domestic violence brought reform — and won this year’s Pulitzer for Public Service. “If we’re going to ask readers to spend their money on us, we have to make investigative and public service work a cornerstone,” Mr. Pugh told me. Meanwhile, new players have arrived. In addition to national nonprofits — including ProPublica, the Center for Investigative Reporting and the Center for Public Integrity — many cities now have local ones. (The Texas Tribune probably is foremost.) Local public radio stations are also making a push: At KPCC, for example, the public radio station in Southern California, Melanie Sill’s staff built a database on police shootings. There is “a growing commitment to do more investigative and accountability reporting at stations around the country,” said Jim Schachter of WNYC, which won a national award this year for investigating abuse of power by the city’s Police Department. NPR’s news chief, Michael Oreskes, told me that supporting local investigative work is a major emphasis for him. This activity helps explain the all-time high membership in Investigative Reporters and Editors, which brought a record 1,800 journalists to Philadelphia last June, including many from alternative papers and television stations. I found the sense of mission there invigorating, as young journalists jammed into sessions to hone their craft. But what about the future? Investigative reporting’s transition won’t be a smooth one, said Richard Tofel, president of ProPublica. With newspapers still dominant in many cities, there’s not enough of a gap to create great need for new players, funded in new ways, including through philanthropy.

At The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C., the top editor, <hl> Mitch Pugh <hl> , has created a four-person investigative team in a newsroom of only 72 staffers.


Question: What do the French find incomprehensible and the American's scorn?

Amid the troubles besetting tourists coming to France, the ministry website had warnings for French tourists going to America: Do not act too “Latin,” with sexual behavior and jokes, and “keep calm in all circumstances,” given America’s scorn for gun control, which the French find incomprehensible. They were also advised not to make any aggressive gestures at the police. Romain Nadal, a charming ministry spokesman, was eager to assure me that the “strong love story” between the countries had not soured. He shook his head at Courtney Love’s angry tweet that the Uber ferocity had made Paris more dangerous than Baghdad. Nadal, now 47, fondly reminisced about a Greyhound bus trip he took around America when he was 18. “I went to Tallahassee,” he said proudly. “We love the contrast. We love Death Valley.

Answer: gun control

<hl> Amid the troubles besetting tourists coming to France, the ministry website had warnings for French tourists going to America: Do not act too “Latin,” with sexual behavior and jokes, and “keep calm in all circumstances,” given America’s scorn for gun control , which the French find incomprehensible. <hl> They were also advised not to make any aggressive gestures at the police. Romain Nadal, a charming ministry spokesman, was eager to assure me that the “strong love story” between the countries had not soured. He shook his head at Courtney Love’s angry tweet that the Uber ferocity had made Paris more dangerous than Baghdad. Nadal, now 47, fondly reminisced about a Greyhound bus trip he took around America when he was 18. “I went to Tallahassee,” he said proudly. “We love the contrast. We love Death Valley.

Amid the troubles besetting tourists coming to France, the ministry website had warnings for French tourists going to America: Do not act too “Latin,” with sexual behavior and jokes, and “keep calm in all circumstances,” given America’s scorn for <hl> gun control <hl>, which the French find incomprehensible. They were also advised not to make any aggressive gestures at the police. Romain Nadal, a charming ministry spokesman, was eager to assure me that the “strong love story” between the countries had not soured. He shook his head at Courtney Love’s angry tweet that the Uber ferocity had made Paris more dangerous than Baghdad. Nadal, now 47, fondly reminisced about a Greyhound bus trip he took around America when he was 18. “I went to Tallahassee,” he said proudly. “We love the contrast. We love Death Valley.

Amid the troubles besetting tourists coming to France, the ministry website had warnings for French tourists going to America: Do not act too “Latin,” with sexual behavior and jokes, and “keep calm in all circumstances,” given America’s scorn for <hl> gun control <hl> , which the French find incomprehensible.


Question: What is the name of the movie?

Although astringent by mainstream movie standards, “Far From Men” is shored up with increasingly personalized conversations between Daru and Mohamed that explain the men, their lives and times. At one point, they come across a small detachment of Algerian guerrillas that includes Slimane (Djemel Barek), a former army compatriot of Daru’s, and which for a short, eventful interlude swallows the travelers up. Mr. Oelhoffen sometimes explains too much, but his work with the actors is precise and delicate. Both Mr. Kateb and Mr. Mortensen, who deliver their dialogue in Arabic and French (Mr. Mortensen also speaks a little Spanish), are generous performers and they share the screen easily. They’re playing nomads from separate histories and cultures who, in their radical isolation, turn out to be right at home.

Answer: Far From Men

<hl> Although astringent by mainstream movie standards, “ Far From Men ” is shored up with increasingly personalized conversations between Daru and Mohamed that explain the men, their lives and times. <hl> At one point, they come across a small detachment of Algerian guerrillas that includes Slimane (Djemel Barek), a former army compatriot of Daru’s, and which for a short, eventful interlude swallows the travelers up. Mr. Oelhoffen sometimes explains too much, but his work with the actors is precise and delicate. Both Mr. Kateb and Mr. Mortensen, who deliver their dialogue in Arabic and French (Mr. Mortensen also speaks a little Spanish), are generous performers and they share the screen easily. They’re playing nomads from separate histories and cultures who, in their radical isolation, turn out to be right at home.

Although astringent by mainstream movie standards, “<hl> Far From Men <hl>” is shored up with increasingly personalized conversations between Daru and Mohamed that explain the men, their lives and times. At one point, they come across a small detachment of Algerian guerrillas that includes Slimane (Djemel Barek), a former army compatriot of Daru’s, and which for a short, eventful interlude swallows the travelers up. Mr. Oelhoffen sometimes explains too much, but his work with the actors is precise and delicate. Both Mr. Kateb and Mr. Mortensen, who deliver their dialogue in Arabic and French (Mr. Mortensen also speaks a little Spanish), are generous performers and they share the screen easily. They’re playing nomads from separate histories and cultures who, in their radical isolation, turn out to be right at home.

Although astringent by mainstream movie standards, “ <hl> Far From Men <hl> ” is shored up with increasingly personalized conversations between Daru and Mohamed that explain the men, their lives and times.