Question: Who did Engles meet with?

N.J.I.T. will not quibble about its future home. After making the move to Division I from Division II in 2006, it found a temporary spot in the Great West Conference — a mishmash of colleges mostly from the Midwest and the West. But the conference was never granted an automatic bid to the men’s N.C.A.A. tournament, and in 2013 it disbanded after five of its six remaining members left for other conferences. From that point, the clock has been ticking for N.J.I.T. to upgrade its facilities to make itself more marketable. “This has been in the works for a while now,” Engles said. “When I would meet with recruits, I would tell them, ‘We plan on building a new $100 million facility,’ but it was just pictures. It was never guaranteed until now.”

Answer: recruits

N.J.I.T. will not quibble about its future home. After making the move to Division I from Division II in 2006, it found a temporary spot in the Great West Conference — a mishmash of colleges mostly from the Midwest and the West. But the conference was never granted an automatic bid to the men’s N.C.A.A. tournament, and in 2013 it disbanded after five of its six remaining members left for other conferences. From that point, the clock has been ticking for N.J.I.T. to upgrade its facilities to make itself more marketable. “This has been in the works for a while now,” Engles said. <hl> “When I would meet with recruits , I would tell them, ‘We plan on building a new $100 million facility,’ but it was just pictures. <hl> It was never guaranteed until now.”

N.J.I.T. will not quibble about its future home. After making the move to Division I from Division II in 2006, it found a temporary spot in the Great West Conference — a mishmash of colleges mostly from the Midwest and the West. But the conference was never granted an automatic bid to the men’s N.C.A.A. tournament, and in 2013 it disbanded after five of its six remaining members left for other conferences. From that point, the clock has been ticking for N.J.I.T. to upgrade its facilities to make itself more marketable. “This has been in the works for a while now,” Engles said. “When I would meet with <hl> recruits <hl>, I would tell them, ‘We plan on building a new $100 million facility,’ but it was just pictures. It was never guaranteed until now.”

“When I would meet with <hl> recruits <hl> , I would tell them, ‘We plan on building a new $100 million facility,’ but it was just pictures.


Question: Who was a letter written to?

The officer then put the bag over his head and started beating him again, Mr. Alexander said. He said the interrogation lasted about 20 minutes, and he was then taken, bleeding, back to his cell. Later, Mr. Alexander said, the same officer “began quietly taunting and threatening me, telling me, ‘Don’t worry, Fat Boy, we’ll be seeing you really soon.’ ” In a letter to Prisoners’ Legal Services, Mr. Aponte, who also worked in the tailor shop, described going through a similar interrogation two days later.

Answer: Prisoners’ Legal Services

The officer then put the bag over his head and started beating him again, Mr. Alexander said. He said the interrogation lasted about 20 minutes, and he was then taken, bleeding, back to his cell. Later, Mr. Alexander said, the same officer “began quietly taunting and threatening me, telling me, ‘Don’t worry, Fat Boy, we’ll be seeing you really soon.’ ” <hl> In a letter to Prisoners’ Legal Services , Mr. Aponte, who also worked in the tailor shop, described going through a similar interrogation two days later. <hl>

The officer then put the bag over his head and started beating him again, Mr. Alexander said. He said the interrogation lasted about 20 minutes, and he was then taken, bleeding, back to his cell. Later, Mr. Alexander said, the same officer “began quietly taunting and threatening me, telling me, ‘Don’t worry, Fat Boy, we’ll be seeing you really soon.’ ” In a letter to <hl> Prisoners’ Legal Services <hl>, Mr. Aponte, who also worked in the tailor shop, described going through a similar interrogation two days later.

In a letter to <hl> Prisoners’ Legal Services <hl> , Mr. Aponte, who also worked in the tailor shop, described going through a similar interrogation two days later.


Question: did chris mullin play basketball in highschool?

“You would know just by his toughness and his moxie,” said Kemba Walker, a star point guard for the Charlotte Hornets who was born in the Bronx, gained national prominence at Rice High School in Harlem and led the University of Connecticut to an N.C.A.A. title in 2011. Brooklyn-born Chris Mullin, who played his high school ball in the city and was the N.C.A.A.’s player of the year for St. John’s in Queens in 1985 before becoming an N.B.A. All-Star, said he often watches college games and finds himself thinking a player is likely to be from his old stamping grounds based on the way he carries himself on the court.

Answer: Chris Mullin, who played his high school ball

“You would know just by his toughness and his moxie,” said Kemba Walker, a star point guard for the Charlotte Hornets who was born in the Bronx, gained national prominence at Rice High School in Harlem and led the University of Connecticut to an N.C.A.A. title in 2011. <hl> Brooklyn-born Chris Mullin, who played his high school ball in the city and was the N.C.A.A.’s player of the year for St. John’s in Queens in 1985 before becoming an N.B.A. All-Star, said he often watches college games and finds himself thinking a player is likely to be from his old stamping grounds based on the way he carries himself on the court. <hl>

“You would know just by his toughness and his moxie,” said Kemba Walker, a star point guard for the Charlotte Hornets who was born in the Bronx, gained national prominence at Rice High School in Harlem and led the University of Connecticut to an N.C.A.A. title in 2011. Brooklyn-born <hl> Chris Mullin, who played his high school ball <hl> in the city and was the N.C.A.A.’s player of the year for St. John’s in Queens in 1985 before becoming an N.B.A. All-Star, said he often watches college games and finds himself thinking a player is likely to be from his old stamping grounds based on the way he carries himself on the court.


Question: How readily has Towns taken to the tutoring process?

His education has continued with the Timberwolves, who commissioned Kevin Garnett to act as Towns’s mentor. It was viewed as a gamble — Garnett can be abrasive — but he has embraced Towns and the team’s young core. After a recent practice, Garnett remained behind to counsel Andrew Wiggins on post moves for at least a half-hour. Towns has attached himself to Garnett as much as possible. “Talking, watching, learning,” Towns said. “It’s an all-day thing.” He has mimicked Garnett’s preparation, going so far as to shoot additional baskets after he lifts weights in hope of building his muscle memory. Garnett also advised Towns to keep their tutorials private. Pressed to offer a couple of morsels, Towns shook his head.

Answer: Towns has attached himself to Garnett as much as possible.

His education has continued with the Timberwolves, who commissioned Kevin Garnett to act as Towns’s mentor. It was viewed as a gamble — Garnett can be abrasive — but he has embraced Towns and the team’s young core. After a recent practice, Garnett remained behind to counsel Andrew Wiggins on post moves for at least a half-hour. <hl> Towns has attached himself to Garnett as much as possible. “Talking, watching, learning,” Towns said. <hl> “It’s an all-day thing.” He has mimicked Garnett’s preparation, going so far as to shoot additional baskets after he lifts weights in hope of building his muscle memory. Garnett also advised Towns to keep their tutorials private. Pressed to offer a couple of morsels, Towns shook his head.

His education has continued with the Timberwolves, who commissioned Kevin Garnett to act as Towns’s mentor. It was viewed as a gamble — Garnett can be abrasive — but he has embraced Towns and the team’s young core. After a recent practice, Garnett remained behind to counsel Andrew Wiggins on post moves for at least a half-hour. <hl> Towns has attached himself to Garnett as much as possible. <hl> “Talking, watching, learning,” Towns said. “It’s an all-day thing.” He has mimicked Garnett’s preparation, going so far as to shoot additional baskets after he lifts weights in hope of building his muscle memory. Garnett also advised Towns to keep their tutorials private. Pressed to offer a couple of morsels, Towns shook his head.


Question: Where was the main character live?

If, while sprawled in a deck chair or on the beach this summer, you crave a book whose tone and emotional landscape mirror your own state of torpor and cosseted relaxation, such a book would not be “Imperium.” Although this very amusing and bracingly oddball novel by the Swiss writer Christian Kracht does feature several palm-covered islands — not to mention many gallons of coconut oil and copious amounts of undress — calling it a beach read is like calling “Psycho” maternal. Based on a true story, “Imperium,” which was a best seller in Europe, is the fablelike account of a scrawny, nervous vegetarian and nudist from Nuremberg named August Engelhardt. It is the early 1900s — in a century that “until just before the midpoint of its duration looked as if . . . Germany would take its rightful place of honor and precedence at the table of nations” — and our bony, bearded idealist has set off for the German protectorates in the South Pacific to found a colony devoted to growing and eating only “the vegetal likeness of God.” By which is meant: coconuts. This cocovorism does not go well. As with the trajectory of that more infamous Reich spearheaded by a deluded sometime-vegetarian utopianist German, the South Pacific commune hits bumpy patches. Engelhardt is duped and robbed by a fellow pilgrim; the first of his very few colonists has his way with a local boy who lives at the colony; and his business correspondence is quickly skimmed before being repurposed as toilet paper “in the staff privy of the accountant’s office at a copper and bauxite mine.” Oh, and Engelhardt not only contracts leprosy, but his overly targeted diet begets a “furious, paralyzed, inflamed derangement.” At which point he severs one of his thumbs and puts it in a salt-filled coconut shell, like Jeffrey Dahmer at a tiki bar.

Answer: Nuremberg

If, while sprawled in a deck chair or on the beach this summer, you crave a book whose tone and emotional landscape mirror your own state of torpor and cosseted relaxation, such a book would not be “Imperium.” Although this very amusing and bracingly oddball novel by the Swiss writer Christian Kracht does feature several palm-covered islands — not to mention many gallons of coconut oil and copious amounts of undress — calling it a beach read is like calling “Psycho” maternal. <hl> Based on a true story, “Imperium,” which was a best seller in Europe, is the fablelike account of a scrawny, nervous vegetarian and nudist from Nuremberg named August Engelhardt. <hl> It is the early 1900s — in a century that “until just before the midpoint of its duration looked as if . . . Germany would take its rightful place of honor and precedence at the table of nations” — and our bony, bearded idealist has set off for the German protectorates in the South Pacific to found a colony devoted to growing and eating only “the vegetal likeness of God.” By which is meant: coconuts. This cocovorism does not go well. As with the trajectory of that more infamous Reich spearheaded by a deluded sometime-vegetarian utopianist German, the South Pacific commune hits bumpy patches. Engelhardt is duped and robbed by a fellow pilgrim; the first of his very few colonists has his way with a local boy who lives at the colony; and his business correspondence is quickly skimmed before being repurposed as toilet paper “in the staff privy of the accountant’s office at a copper and bauxite mine.” Oh, and Engelhardt not only contracts leprosy, but his overly targeted diet begets a “furious, paralyzed, inflamed derangement.” At which point he severs one of his thumbs and puts it in a salt-filled coconut shell, like Jeffrey Dahmer at a tiki bar.

If, while sprawled in a deck chair or on the beach this summer, you crave a book whose tone and emotional landscape mirror your own state of torpor and cosseted relaxation, such a book would not be “Imperium.” Although this very amusing and bracingly oddball novel by the Swiss writer Christian Kracht does feature several palm-covered islands — not to mention many gallons of coconut oil and copious amounts of undress — calling it a beach read is like calling “Psycho” maternal. Based on a true story, “Imperium,” which was a best seller in Europe, is the fablelike account of a scrawny, nervous vegetarian and nudist from <hl> Nuremberg <hl> named August Engelhardt. It is the early 1900s — in a century that “until just before the midpoint of its duration looked as if . . . Germany would take its rightful place of honor and precedence at the table of nations” — and our bony, bearded idealist has set off for the German protectorates in the South Pacific to found a colony devoted to growing and eating only “the vegetal likeness of God.” By which is meant: coconuts. This cocovorism does not go well. As with the trajectory of that more infamous Reich spearheaded by a deluded sometime-vegetarian utopianist German, the South Pacific commune hits bumpy patches. Engelhardt is duped and robbed by a fellow pilgrim; the first of his very few colonists has his way with a local boy who lives at the colony; and his business correspondence is quickly skimmed before being repurposed as toilet paper “in the staff privy of the accountant’s office at a copper and bauxite mine.” Oh, and Engelhardt not only contracts leprosy, but his overly targeted diet begets a “furious, paralyzed, inflamed derangement.” At which point he severs one of his thumbs and puts it in a salt-filled coconut shell, like Jeffrey Dahmer at a tiki bar.


Question: What period in American history do new markets compare to today in these countries?

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. And, as in 1960s America, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.

Answer: 1960s America

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. <hl> And, as in 1960s America , many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force. <hl>

Once a fixture in middle-class American kitchens, Tupperware has become a bit of an afterthought in its home country even as its popularity has risen abroad. (Germany was the top marketplace until Indonesia slid past it two years ago.) Indonesia is, in many ways, in Tupperware’s sweet spot. As the economy has taken off in recent years, an expanding middle class now has more disposable income for containers of all shapes and sizes that are sturdier than those found in local markets. And, as in <hl> 1960s America <hl>, many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.

And, as in <hl> 1960s America <hl> , many women stay at home to keep house and raise their children, creating a captive audience for parties run by saleswomen who have begun to sidle past conservative social mores and into the work force.


Question: What is Lorraine's son described as, to help keep her informed about new restaurants?

Nevertheless, even as parts of Park Slope are increasingly buffed to a high polish, the area still offers a variety of experience. After living much of the last six decades in the North Slope townhouse her seamstress mother had bought in 1949, Lorraine Leong, a health care administrator, decamped to the southwestern fringe of the neighborhood in 2012, paying $693,000 for a two-bedroom condominium on 12th Street and Fourth Avenue, a thoroughfare where blocky residential buildings have sprung up since a 2003 rezoning. Her son, a “foodie” who lives upstairs, keeps her informed, she said, about “all the great restaurants opening up” on Fifth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue. “Fourth and Fifth Avenues have that diverse mix that Brooklyn always had, and it’s very appealing to me,” said Ms. Leong, who is of Chinese descent. “There are Italians and Latinos still around, and a guy on my corner sells tacos from a little stand for a dollar. You don’t want to lose that.”

Answer: “foodie”

Nevertheless, even as parts of Park Slope are increasingly buffed to a high polish, the area still offers a variety of experience. After living much of the last six decades in the North Slope townhouse her seamstress mother had bought in 1949, Lorraine Leong, a health care administrator, decamped to the southwestern fringe of the neighborhood in 2012, paying $693,000 for a two-bedroom condominium on 12th Street and Fourth Avenue, a thoroughfare where blocky residential buildings have sprung up since a 2003 rezoning. <hl> Her son, a “foodie” who lives upstairs, keeps her informed, she said, about “all the great restaurants opening up” on Fifth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue. <hl> “Fourth and Fifth Avenues have that diverse mix that Brooklyn always had, and it’s very appealing to me,” said Ms. Leong, who is of Chinese descent. “There are Italians and Latinos still around, and a guy on my corner sells tacos from a little stand for a dollar. You don’t want to lose that.”

Nevertheless, even as parts of Park Slope are increasingly buffed to a high polish, the area still offers a variety of experience. After living much of the last six decades in the North Slope townhouse her seamstress mother had bought in 1949, Lorraine Leong, a health care administrator, decamped to the southwestern fringe of the neighborhood in 2012, paying $693,000 for a two-bedroom condominium on 12th Street and Fourth Avenue, a thoroughfare where blocky residential buildings have sprung up since a 2003 rezoning. Her son, a <hl> “foodie” <hl> who lives upstairs, keeps her informed, she said, about “all the great restaurants opening up” on Fifth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue. “Fourth and Fifth Avenues have that diverse mix that Brooklyn always had, and it’s very appealing to me,” said Ms. Leong, who is of Chinese descent. “There are Italians and Latinos still around, and a guy on my corner sells tacos from a little stand for a dollar. You don’t want to lose that.”


Question: What was Deutsche Bank's former target for return on capital?

For Deutsche Bank, the change will entail a reduction of hundreds of billions of euros in the bank’s use of borrowed funds. It also means that the bank will earn a lower return on the money it invests than in the past. The bank will aim for a 10 percent return on capital, down from a previous target of 12 percent and a far cry from the 25 percent return that Deutsche Bank sought to achieve before the financial crisis. In addition, the bank said it aimed to cut costs by 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, a year. The cuts would seem to suggest that Deutsche Bank will have little choice but to join other European banks like UBS or Barclays in scaling back its American operations.

Answer: 12 percent

For Deutsche Bank, the change will entail a reduction of hundreds of billions of euros in the bank’s use of borrowed funds. It also means that the bank will earn a lower return on the money it invests than in the past. <hl> The bank will aim for a 10 percent return on capital, down from a previous target of 12 percent and a far cry from the 25 percent return that Deutsche Bank sought to achieve before the financial crisis. <hl> In addition, the bank said it aimed to cut costs by 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, a year. The cuts would seem to suggest that Deutsche Bank will have little choice but to join other European banks like UBS or Barclays in scaling back its American operations.

For Deutsche Bank, the change will entail a reduction of hundreds of billions of euros in the bank’s use of borrowed funds. It also means that the bank will earn a lower return on the money it invests than in the past. The bank will aim for a 10 percent return on capital, down from a previous target of <hl> 12 percent <hl> and a far cry from the 25 percent return that Deutsche Bank sought to achieve before the financial crisis. In addition, the bank said it aimed to cut costs by 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, a year. The cuts would seem to suggest that Deutsche Bank will have little choice but to join other European banks like UBS or Barclays in scaling back its American operations.


Question: What can be authorized for one-time use?

If a person who owns a high-end vehicle enters a mall, a phone could offer recommendations for stores and deals specific to that person, and the car manufacturer would get a piece of the action for any sale. To prevent someone from being bombarded with ads, the driver’s previous purchases in specific stores could correlate to any on-screen ads. “The key needs a new name,” Mr. Kostepen said. “It’s really a lifestyle token.” But not everyone is so sanguine about this approach. “I have seen scenarios in which drivers are offered coupons,” said Ron Montoya, the consumer advice editor for Edmunds.com, the automotive website. “It’s certainly feasible, but a lot of people might find this intrusive.” Advanced digital keys — whether a physical key or a smartphone app — could also be authorized for one-time use, allowing other people to enter vehicles but locking them out if they tried to do so again. Both Audi and Volvo are experimenting with systems that allow groceries and packages to be delivered to the trunks of cars, with the owner notified of each entry. Car keys could also be authorized and then de-authorized for rental car drivers, Mr. Green noted. “Ninety-five percent of the time, a car sits there doing nothing,” Mr. Green said. “There are huge possibilities when keys are digital.”

Answer: Advanced digital keys

If a person who owns a high-end vehicle enters a mall, a phone could offer recommendations for stores and deals specific to that person, and the car manufacturer would get a piece of the action for any sale. To prevent someone from being bombarded with ads, the driver’s previous purchases in specific stores could correlate to any on-screen ads. “The key needs a new name,” Mr. Kostepen said. “It’s really a lifestyle token.” But not everyone is so sanguine about this approach. “I have seen scenarios in which drivers are offered coupons,” said Ron Montoya, the consumer advice editor for Edmunds.com, the automotive website. <hl> “It’s certainly feasible, but a lot of people might find this intrusive.” Advanced digital keys — whether a physical key or a smartphone app — could also be authorized for one-time use, allowing other people to enter vehicles but locking them out if they tried to do so again. <hl> Both Audi and Volvo are experimenting with systems that allow groceries and packages to be delivered to the trunks of cars, with the owner notified of each entry. Car keys could also be authorized and then de-authorized for rental car drivers, Mr. Green noted. “Ninety-five percent of the time, a car sits there doing nothing,” Mr. Green said. “There are huge possibilities when keys are digital.”

If a person who owns a high-end vehicle enters a mall, a phone could offer recommendations for stores and deals specific to that person, and the car manufacturer would get a piece of the action for any sale. To prevent someone from being bombarded with ads, the driver’s previous purchases in specific stores could correlate to any on-screen ads. “The key needs a new name,” Mr. Kostepen said. “It’s really a lifestyle token.” But not everyone is so sanguine about this approach. “I have seen scenarios in which drivers are offered coupons,” said Ron Montoya, the consumer advice editor for Edmunds.com, the automotive website. “It’s certainly feasible, but a lot of people might find this intrusive.” <hl> Advanced digital keys <hl> — whether a physical key or a smartphone app — could also be authorized for one-time use, allowing other people to enter vehicles but locking them out if they tried to do so again. Both Audi and Volvo are experimenting with systems that allow groceries and packages to be delivered to the trunks of cars, with the owner notified of each entry. Car keys could also be authorized and then de-authorized for rental car drivers, Mr. Green noted. “Ninety-five percent of the time, a car sits there doing nothing,” Mr. Green said. “There are huge possibilities when keys are digital.”


Question: who is the prime minister of Crimea

Sergei Aksyonov, the prime minister of Crimea appointed by Russia, said Monday that the blockade would have little effect, as only about 5 percent of the goods consumed in Crimea came through Ukraine. “The trade blockade of Crimea begun by Ukrainian activists with the support of a number of Kiev politicians will not affect food supplies in the region,” he told the Russian state-run Rossiya 24 satellite television channel. “Crimea will not notice this.” Most Russian goods are transported by large ferries across the Sea of Azov and through the Kerch Strait, but bad weather can halt service despite significant improvements during the last year. Russian television focused much of its attention on the fact that roadblocks were being manned with the help of members of Right Sector, a Ukrainian nationalist organization banned in Russia, where the news media frequently portray it as neo-fascist.

Answer: Sergei Aksyonov

<hl> Sergei Aksyonov , the prime minister of Crimea appointed by Russia, said Monday that the blockade would have little effect, as only about 5 percent of the goods consumed in Crimea came through Ukraine. <hl> “The trade blockade of Crimea begun by Ukrainian activists with the support of a number of Kiev politicians will not affect food supplies in the region,” he told the Russian state-run Rossiya 24 satellite television channel. “Crimea will not notice this.” Most Russian goods are transported by large ferries across the Sea of Azov and through the Kerch Strait, but bad weather can halt service despite significant improvements during the last year. Russian television focused much of its attention on the fact that roadblocks were being manned with the help of members of Right Sector, a Ukrainian nationalist organization banned in Russia, where the news media frequently portray it as neo-fascist.

<hl> Sergei Aksyonov <hl>, the prime minister of Crimea appointed by Russia, said Monday that the blockade would have little effect, as only about 5 percent of the goods consumed in Crimea came through Ukraine. “The trade blockade of Crimea begun by Ukrainian activists with the support of a number of Kiev politicians will not affect food supplies in the region,” he told the Russian state-run Rossiya 24 satellite television channel. “Crimea will not notice this.” Most Russian goods are transported by large ferries across the Sea of Azov and through the Kerch Strait, but bad weather can halt service despite significant improvements during the last year. Russian television focused much of its attention on the fact that roadblocks were being manned with the help of members of Right Sector, a Ukrainian nationalist organization banned in Russia, where the news media frequently portray it as neo-fascist.

<hl> Sergei Aksyonov <hl> , the prime minister of Crimea appointed by Russia, said Monday that the blockade would have little effect, as only about 5 percent of the goods consumed in Crimea came through Ukraine.


Question: What clogged the ranks of St. Joseph's organ?

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: Dust

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. <hl> Dust clogged the ranks and dirt marred the case. <hl> 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 nearly 50 years. <hl> Dust <hl> 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.


Question: How large is the parish's congregation?

Paul Cerni, the parish secretary, said that the shifts in the congregation’s demographics have vaguely mirrored those in the broader community, with a growing number of immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America replacing those of Western European descent. The parish, established in 1910, has a congregation that now numbers about 1,500 people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born. “We should pray the baby gets a proper home,” said Father Heanue, who arrived at the parish in February and is in charge of its day-to-day administration. Should the baby eventually be put up for adoption, he said, he had one wish. “I would like to see the child stay in this community,” he said.

Answer: 1,500

Paul Cerni, the parish secretary, said that the shifts in the congregation’s demographics have vaguely mirrored those in the broader community, with a growing number of immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America replacing those of Western European descent. <hl> The parish, established in 1910, has a congregation that now numbers about 1,500 people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born. <hl> “We should pray the baby gets a proper home,” said Father Heanue, who arrived at the parish in February and is in charge of its day-to-day administration. Should the baby eventually be put up for adoption, he said, he had one wish. “I would like to see the child stay in this community,” he said.

Paul Cerni, the parish secretary, said that the shifts in the congregation’s demographics have vaguely mirrored those in the broader community, with a growing number of immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America replacing those of Western European descent. The parish, established in 1910, has a congregation that now numbers about <hl> 1,500 <hl> people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born. “We should pray the baby gets a proper home,” said Father Heanue, who arrived at the parish in February and is in charge of its day-to-day administration. Should the baby eventually be put up for adoption, he said, he had one wish. “I would like to see the child stay in this community,” he said.


Question: What is the full title of the play mentioned in the article?

But this 40-minute play from 1921, seldom seen or read outside academia, has an exhilarating air of discovery that finds the fun — and the sense — in her seeming nonsense. Its full title, “Reread Another A Play to Be Played Indoors or Out I Wish to Be a School,” offers an accurate idea of what to expect. Staged by the Target Margin artistic director David Herskovits, a man celebrated for bringing cobwebbed theatrical arcana into the light, it is performed with tripping grace by Clare Barron, Purva Bedi and Ugo Chukwu (and a participatory sound man, Jesse Freedman), who wear kimonos and sailor stripes, suggesting extras from some hybrid Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Using kitschy objects like white plastic globes and shiny party hats as visual aids, they speak in cryptic fragments of mountains and men and mothers and colorblind house painters.

Answer: Reread Another A Play to Be Played Indoors or Out I Wish to Be a School

But this 40-minute play from 1921, seldom seen or read outside academia, has an exhilarating air of discovery that finds the fun — and the sense — in her seeming nonsense. <hl> Its full title, “ Reread Another A Play to Be Played Indoors or Out I Wish to Be a School ,” offers an accurate idea of what to expect. <hl> Staged by the Target Margin artistic director David Herskovits, a man celebrated for bringing cobwebbed theatrical arcana into the light, it is performed with tripping grace by Clare Barron, Purva Bedi and Ugo Chukwu (and a participatory sound man, Jesse Freedman), who wear kimonos and sailor stripes, suggesting extras from some hybrid Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Using kitschy objects like white plastic globes and shiny party hats as visual aids, they speak in cryptic fragments of mountains and men and mothers and colorblind house painters.

But this 40-minute play from 1921, seldom seen or read outside academia, has an exhilarating air of discovery that finds the fun — and the sense — in her seeming nonsense. Its full title, “<hl> Reread Another A Play to Be Played Indoors or Out I Wish to Be a School <hl>,” offers an accurate idea of what to expect. Staged by the Target Margin artistic director David Herskovits, a man celebrated for bringing cobwebbed theatrical arcana into the light, it is performed with tripping grace by Clare Barron, Purva Bedi and Ugo Chukwu (and a participatory sound man, Jesse Freedman), who wear kimonos and sailor stripes, suggesting extras from some hybrid Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Using kitschy objects like white plastic globes and shiny party hats as visual aids, they speak in cryptic fragments of mountains and men and mothers and colorblind house painters.

Its full title, “ <hl> Reread Another A Play to Be Played Indoors or Out I Wish to Be a School <hl> ,” offers an accurate idea of what to expect.


Question: A millennium-old civilization was said to have ended when?

Kathleen Parthé, the director of Russian studies at the University of Rochester and the author of two books that address village prose, said of Mr. Rasputin in an email, “Like many of Russia’s best-known writers, he was always slightly out of step with the times — too bold in the 1960s and 1970s with his nostalgia for the radiant village past, too critical of the Soviet destruction of the environment around his beloved Lake Baikal, too disdainful of Western-style democracy, too bitter about those he said had brought a millennium-old civilization to an end in 1917.” She added, “As a writer he may have been a spent force, but as a cultural icon who helped legitimize the latest version of Russian authoritarianism,” he was receiving “a very grand send-off.”

Answer: 1917

<hl> Kathleen Parthé, the director of Russian studies at the University of Rochester and the author of two books that address village prose, said of Mr. Rasputin in an email, “Like many of Russia’s best-known writers, he was always slightly out of step with the times — too bold in the 1960s and 1970s with his nostalgia for the radiant village past, too critical of the Soviet destruction of the environment around his beloved Lake Baikal, too disdainful of Western-style democracy, too bitter about those he said had brought a millennium-old civilization to an end in 1917 .” <hl> She added, “As a writer he may have been a spent force, but as a cultural icon who helped legitimize the latest version of Russian authoritarianism,” he was receiving “a very grand send-off.”

Kathleen Parthé, the director of Russian studies at the University of Rochester and the author of two books that address village prose, said of Mr. Rasputin in an email, “Like many of Russia’s best-known writers, he was always slightly out of step with the times — too bold in the 1960s and 1970s with his nostalgia for the radiant village past, too critical of the Soviet destruction of the environment around his beloved Lake Baikal, too disdainful of Western-style democracy, too bitter about those he said had brought a millennium-old civilization to an end in <hl> 1917 <hl>.” She added, “As a writer he may have been a spent force, but as a cultural icon who helped legitimize the latest version of Russian authoritarianism,” he was receiving “a very grand send-off.”

Kathleen Parthé, the director of Russian studies at the University of Rochester and the author of two books that address village prose, said of Mr. Rasputin in an email, “Like many of Russia’s best-known writers, he was always slightly out of step with the times — too bold in the 1960s and 1970s with his nostalgia for the radiant village past, too critical of the Soviet destruction of the environment around his beloved Lake Baikal, too disdainful of Western-style democracy, too bitter about those he said had brought a millennium-old civilization to an end in <hl> 1917 <hl> .”


Question: Why was this an issue at the time?

“I have my own environment that I grew up in, my own experiences that lead me to make the choices that I do,” she said, explaining that her parents were not very politically active. The last time the voting age was a major issue was in 1971, when lawmakers passed the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18 from 21, aligning it with the minimum age for military service during the Vietnam War. In Maryland, Takoma Park lowered the voting age to 16 for municipal contests in 2013, and Hyattsville did so in 2015, after local advocates pushed for changing it.

Answer: aligning it with the minimum age for military service during the Vietnam War

“I have my own environment that I grew up in, my own experiences that lead me to make the choices that I do,” she said, explaining that her parents were not very politically active. <hl> The last time the voting age was a major issue was in 1971, when lawmakers passed the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18 from 21, aligning it with the minimum age for military service during the Vietnam War . <hl> In Maryland, Takoma Park lowered the voting age to 16 for municipal contests in 2013, and Hyattsville did so in 2015, after local advocates pushed for changing it.

“I have my own environment that I grew up in, my own experiences that lead me to make the choices that I do,” she said, explaining that her parents were not very politically active. The last time the voting age was a major issue was in 1971, when lawmakers passed the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18 from 21, <hl> aligning it with the minimum age for military service during the Vietnam War <hl>. In Maryland, Takoma Park lowered the voting age to 16 for municipal contests in 2013, and Hyattsville did so in 2015, after local advocates pushed for changing it.

The last time the voting age was a major issue was in 1971, when lawmakers passed the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18 from 21, <hl> aligning it with the minimum age for military service during the Vietnam War <hl> .


Question: What is the song with the new video for Hungry Ghosts album?

OK Go  (Saturday) These chipper pop-rockers have an innovative eye for music video concepts. In their new clip for the slippery nü-disco track “I Won’t Let You Down,” off their fourth record, “Hungry Ghosts,” they zip around on motorized scooter chairs, weaving among choreographed dancers, as the action is filmed above by a drone. The footage recently was shown as part of the New York City Drone Film Festival, an appropriate setting for such lofty and left-of-center minds. At 8 p.m., Terminal 5, 610 West 56th Street, Clinton, 800-745-3000, terminal5nyc.com. (Anderson)

Answer: I Won’t Let You Down

OK Go (Saturday) These chipper pop-rockers have an innovative eye for music video concepts. <hl> In their new clip for the slippery nü-disco track “ I Won’t Let You Down ,” off their fourth record, “Hungry Ghosts,” they zip around on motorized scooter chairs, weaving among choreographed dancers, as the action is filmed above by a drone. <hl> The footage recently was shown as part of the New York City Drone Film Festival, an appropriate setting for such lofty and left-of-center minds. At 8 p.m., Terminal 5, 610 West 56th Street, Clinton, 800-745-3000, terminal5nyc.com. (Anderson)

OK Go (Saturday) These chipper pop-rockers have an innovative eye for music video concepts. In their new clip for the slippery nü-disco track “<hl> I Won’t Let You Down <hl>,” off their fourth record, “Hungry Ghosts,” they zip around on motorized scooter chairs, weaving among choreographed dancers, as the action is filmed above by a drone. The footage recently was shown as part of the New York City Drone Film Festival, an appropriate setting for such lofty and left-of-center minds. At 8 p.m., Terminal 5, 610 West 56th Street, Clinton, 800-745-3000, terminal5nyc.com. (Anderson)

In their new clip for the slippery nü-disco track “ <hl> I Won’t Let You Down <hl> ,” off their fourth record, “Hungry Ghosts,” they zip around on motorized scooter chairs, weaving among choreographed dancers, as the action is filmed above by a drone.


Question: Who was the United Nations director of field operations?

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. The report included the names of the victims, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

Answer: a Swede named Anders Kompass

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. <hl> By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass . <hl> In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. The report included the names of the victims, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, <hl> a Swede named Anders Kompass <hl>. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. The report included the names of the victims, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, <hl> a Swede named Anders Kompass <hl> .


Question: How many majors had Venus won?

As that last awkward inquiry unfolded, Venus — who has won two singles titles here and seven majors altogether — played with her hair, then rested her chin on her left hand. Sigh. Going into the third round of this Open, one-third of the questions asked at Venus’s news conferences here have been about Serena, Serena, Serena.

Answer: seven

<hl> As that last awkward inquiry unfolded, Venus — who has won two singles titles here and seven majors altogether — played with her hair, then rested her chin on her left hand. <hl> Sigh. Going into the third round of this Open, one-third of the questions asked at Venus’s news conferences here have been about Serena, Serena, Serena.

As that last awkward inquiry unfolded, Venus — who has won two singles titles here and <hl> seven <hl> majors altogether — played with her hair, then rested her chin on her left hand. Sigh. Going into the third round of this Open, one-third of the questions asked at Venus’s news conferences here have been about Serena, Serena, Serena.


Question: Where was the suspect from?

Madonna was perfectly turned out and running nearly an hour late for an interview at her Upper East Side home on Wednesday evening. She looked tense as she apologized. “I’m late for everything now,” she said. She added that she has been in a rush since December, when a hacker put unfinished songs online from her new album, “Rebel Heart”; a suspect has been indicted in Israel. Madonna’s immediate response was to release the finished, and much improved, versions of six songs for sale; they zoomed into the top 10 worldwide. She also worked frantically to finish the rest of the album, which arrives on Tuesday. It’s at once familiar — full of love, dancing, empowerment, blasphemy and raunch — and up-to-the-minute, made with a huge number of collaborators and tweaked by multiple hands under Madonna’s constant supervision. “I intended to think about things, choose things more slowly — the whole process,” she said. “Then I got forced into putting everything out, and now I’m trying to catch up with myself.”

Answer: Israel

Madonna was perfectly turned out and running nearly an hour late for an interview at her Upper East Side home on Wednesday evening. She looked tense as she apologized. “I’m late for everything now,” she said. <hl> She added that she has been in a rush since December, when a hacker put unfinished songs online from her new album, “Rebel Heart”; a suspect has been indicted in Israel . <hl> Madonna’s immediate response was to release the finished, and much improved, versions of six songs for sale; they zoomed into the top 10 worldwide. She also worked frantically to finish the rest of the album, which arrives on Tuesday. It’s at once familiar — full of love, dancing, empowerment, blasphemy and raunch — and up-to-the-minute, made with a huge number of collaborators and tweaked by multiple hands under Madonna’s constant supervision. “I intended to think about things, choose things more slowly — the whole process,” she said. “Then I got forced into putting everything out, and now I’m trying to catch up with myself.”

Madonna was perfectly turned out and running nearly an hour late for an interview at her Upper East Side home on Wednesday evening. She looked tense as she apologized. “I’m late for everything now,” she said. She added that she has been in a rush since December, when a hacker put unfinished songs online from her new album, “Rebel Heart”; a suspect has been indicted in <hl> Israel <hl>. Madonna’s immediate response was to release the finished, and much improved, versions of six songs for sale; they zoomed into the top 10 worldwide. She also worked frantically to finish the rest of the album, which arrives on Tuesday. It’s at once familiar — full of love, dancing, empowerment, blasphemy and raunch — and up-to-the-minute, made with a huge number of collaborators and tweaked by multiple hands under Madonna’s constant supervision. “I intended to think about things, choose things more slowly — the whole process,” she said. “Then I got forced into putting everything out, and now I’m trying to catch up with myself.”

She added that she has been in a rush since December, when a hacker put unfinished songs online from her new album, “Rebel Heart”; a suspect has been indicted in <hl> Israel <hl> .


Question: In what dish did the flavors stay stubbornly separate?

The appetizers were more perplexing. As a lot, they looked more interesting than they were. Seared scallops got almost no assistance from a bright orange raw-carrot sauce. It didn’t have the sweetness of cooked carrots, which might have underlined the shellfish’s own sweetness. Maybe the chefs just like the color. This seemed to be the case with a salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra. The flavors stayed stubbornly separate, the okra contributing only its interior sliminess. Inexplicably, the chefs also spurted a gray dribble of soaked basil seeds on the plate. It was a real goo party.

Answer: salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra

The appetizers were more perplexing. As a lot, they looked more interesting than they were. Seared scallops got almost no assistance from a bright orange raw-carrot sauce. It didn’t have the sweetness of cooked carrots, which might have underlined the shellfish’s own sweetness. Maybe the chefs just like the color. <hl> This seemed to be the case with a salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra . <hl> The flavors stayed stubbornly separate, the okra contributing only its interior sliminess. Inexplicably, the chefs also spurted a gray dribble of soaked basil seeds on the plate. It was a real goo party.

The appetizers were more perplexing. As a lot, they looked more interesting than they were. Seared scallops got almost no assistance from a bright orange raw-carrot sauce. It didn’t have the sweetness of cooked carrots, which might have underlined the shellfish’s own sweetness. Maybe the chefs just like the color. This seemed to be the case with a <hl> salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra <hl>. The flavors stayed stubbornly separate, the okra contributing only its interior sliminess. Inexplicably, the chefs also spurted a gray dribble of soaked basil seeds on the plate. It was a real goo party.

This seemed to be the case with a <hl> salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra <hl> .


Question: What did Mr. Obama declare at one point during his speech?

Delivered in stark terms that surprised some foreign policy analysts and left no room for questioning whether the agreement is good for American security — “It’s not even close,” Mr. Obama declared at one point — the president’s speech was a striking display of certitude about a diplomatic deal that has split the American public and presented a dilemma for lawmakers, including many in his own party.

Answer: It’s not even close

<hl> Delivered in stark terms that surprised some foreign policy analysts and left no room for questioning whether the agreement is good for American security — “ It’s not even close ,” Mr. Obama declared at one point — the president’s speech was a striking display of certitude about a diplomatic deal that has split the American public and presented a dilemma for lawmakers, including many in his own party. <hl>

Delivered in stark terms that surprised some foreign policy analysts and left no room for questioning whether the agreement is good for American security — “<hl> It’s not even close <hl>,” Mr. Obama declared at one point — the president’s speech was a striking display of certitude about a diplomatic deal that has split the American public and presented a dilemma for lawmakers, including many in his own party.

Delivered in stark terms that surprised some foreign policy analysts and left no room for questioning whether the agreement is good for American security — “ <hl> It’s not even close <hl> ,” Mr. Obama declared at one point — the president’s speech was a striking display of certitude about a diplomatic deal that has split the American public and presented a dilemma for lawmakers, including many in his own party.


Question: What did the suspects give the children after the abuse?

Answer: food and cash

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. <hl> Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. <hl> The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. The report included the names of the victims, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving <hl> food and cash <hl> after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. The report included the names of the victims, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.


Question: Who declined to consider gun regulation lawsuits 70 times since 2008?

It was the 70th time since 2008 that the Supreme Court has declined to consider a lawsuit challenging a federal, state or local gun regulation. This creates a big opportunity for Americans to put pressure on their state and local leaders, especially since Congress refuses to approve even uncontroversial measures like universal background checks for gun sales, which are supported by nearly nine in 10 Americans. Until that changes, states and cities have the constitutional authority and moral obligation to protect the public from the scourge of gun violence.

Answer: Supreme Court

<hl> It was the 70th time since 2008 that the Supreme Court has declined to consider a lawsuit challenging a federal, state or local gun regulation. <hl> This creates a big opportunity for Americans to put pressure on their state and local leaders, especially since Congress refuses to approve even uncontroversial measures like universal background checks for gun sales, which are supported by nearly nine in 10 Americans. Until that changes, states and cities have the constitutional authority and moral obligation to protect the public from the scourge of gun violence.

It was the 70th time since 2008 that the <hl> Supreme Court <hl> has declined to consider a lawsuit challenging a federal, state or local gun regulation. This creates a big opportunity for Americans to put pressure on their state and local leaders, especially since Congress refuses to approve even uncontroversial measures like universal background checks for gun sales, which are supported by nearly nine in 10 Americans. Until that changes, states and cities have the constitutional authority and moral obligation to protect the public from the scourge of gun violence.


Question: Who was the first Latin American pope?

But as he arrives in Havana on Saturday, the first stop of a nine-day papal trip to Cuba and the United States, Francis faces a new challenge altogether: Having helped open up Cuba to the world, the first Latin American pope must now try to fully open up Cuba to the Roman Catholic Church. “It is an occasion to ask for more openness,” said the Rev. Jorge Cela, who oversaw the Jesuit religious order in Cuba from 2010 to 2012. “The relationship is not easy.” From his own experiences in the 1970s, when Argentina was ruled by a military dictatorship, Francis knows the complexity, dangers and difficult compromises of coexisting with repressive authorities. For decades, the Cuban church has been wary of inciting the wrath of a Communist government that all but marginalized it after the 1959 revolution, when priests were cast out, religious schools were closed and the state was declared atheist.

Answer: Francis

<hl> But as he arrives in Havana on Saturday, the first stop of a nine-day papal trip to Cuba and the United States, Francis faces a new challenge altogether: Having helped open up Cuba to the world, the first Latin American pope must now try to fully open up Cuba to the Roman Catholic Church. <hl> “It is an occasion to ask for more openness,” said the Rev. Jorge Cela, who oversaw the Jesuit religious order in Cuba from 2010 to 2012. “The relationship is not easy.” From his own experiences in the 1970s, when Argentina was ruled by a military dictatorship, Francis knows the complexity, dangers and difficult compromises of coexisting with repressive authorities. For decades, the Cuban church has been wary of inciting the wrath of a Communist government that all but marginalized it after the 1959 revolution, when priests were cast out, religious schools were closed and the state was declared atheist.

But as he arrives in Havana on Saturday, the first stop of a nine-day papal trip to Cuba and the United States, <hl> Francis <hl> faces a new challenge altogether: Having helped open up Cuba to the world, the first Latin American pope must now try to fully open up Cuba to the Roman Catholic Church. “It is an occasion to ask for more openness,” said the Rev. Jorge Cela, who oversaw the Jesuit religious order in Cuba from 2010 to 2012. “The relationship is not easy.” From his own experiences in the 1970s, when Argentina was ruled by a military dictatorship, Francis knows the complexity, dangers and difficult compromises of coexisting with repressive authorities. For decades, the Cuban church has been wary of inciting the wrath of a Communist government that all but marginalized it after the 1959 revolution, when priests were cast out, religious schools were closed and the state was declared atheist.


Question: How many secretaries general has the United Nations had?

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.

Answer: eight

<hl> The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. <hl> All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.

The United Nations has had <hl> eight <hl> secretaries general. All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.


Question: Where is the Interpublic Group gaining a stronger foothold?

The advertising giant Interpublic Group of Companies is gaining a stronger foothold in Russia. In a deal that has been brewing for years, Interpublic has acquired three Russian creative agencies from ADV, its longtime partner in the country. Interpublic, which is based in New York, has done business in Russia for two decades through ADV, an advertising group that encompasses more than 40 agencies in countries including Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. But with the deal, Interpublic will now directly own advertising agencies in one of the top global markets. “We have wanted to own these agencies for years,” said Michael I. Roth, the chairman and chief executive of Interpublic. “We have a number of global clients that operate in Russia that are very important, and it’s important for us to have a relationship with our clients in the markets they compete in.”

Answer: Russia

<hl> The advertising giant Interpublic Group of Companies is gaining a stronger foothold in Russia . <hl> In a deal that has been brewing for years, Interpublic has acquired three Russian creative agencies from ADV, its longtime partner in the country. Interpublic, which is based in New York, has done business in Russia for two decades through ADV, an advertising group that encompasses more than 40 agencies in countries including Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. But with the deal, Interpublic will now directly own advertising agencies in one of the top global markets. “We have wanted to own these agencies for years,” said Michael I. Roth, the chairman and chief executive of Interpublic. “We have a number of global clients that operate in Russia that are very important, and it’s important for us to have a relationship with our clients in the markets they compete in.”

The advertising giant Interpublic Group of Companies is gaining a stronger foothold in <hl> Russia <hl>. In a deal that has been brewing for years, Interpublic has acquired three Russian creative agencies from ADV, its longtime partner in the country. Interpublic, which is based in New York, has done business in Russia for two decades through ADV, an advertising group that encompasses more than 40 agencies in countries including Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. But with the deal, Interpublic will now directly own advertising agencies in one of the top global markets. “We have wanted to own these agencies for years,” said Michael I. Roth, the chairman and chief executive of Interpublic. “We have a number of global clients that operate in Russia that are very important, and it’s important for us to have a relationship with our clients in the markets they compete in.”

The advertising giant Interpublic Group of Companies is gaining a stronger foothold in <hl> Russia <hl> .


Question: Which subsidy of Mattel recently increased the number of catalogs sent out?

About 90 million Americans make purchases from catalogs, according to the Direct Marketing Association; nearly 60 percent of them are women. Consumers who receive catalogs spend an average of $850 annually on catalog purchases, according to the American Catalog Mailers Association. For many brands, catalogs are the single most effective driver of online and in-store sales, according to analysts and retailers. Recognizing that, American Girl, a subsidiary of Mattel, recently increased the number it sent out, spending more on catalogs last year than in any year over the last decade, according to Kathy Monetti, senior vice president for marketing. Some stores, like Anthropologie, rely so heavily on catalogs that they make them their principal form of advertising. “We don’t call it a catalog; we call it a journal,” said Susy Korb, chief marketing officer of Anthropologie, whose materials show women wearing dresses in fields, on beaches and “where the rolling heather meets the broad, brisk sky,” as one recent spread detailed.

Answer: American Girl,

About 90 million Americans make purchases from catalogs, according to the Direct Marketing Association; nearly 60 percent of them are women. Consumers who receive catalogs spend an average of $850 annually on catalog purchases, according to the American Catalog Mailers Association. For many brands, catalogs are the single most effective driver of online and in-store sales, according to analysts and retailers. <hl> Recognizing that, American Girl, a subsidiary of Mattel, recently increased the number it sent out, spending more on catalogs last year than in any year over the last decade, according to Kathy Monetti, senior vice president for marketing. <hl> Some stores, like Anthropologie, rely so heavily on catalogs that they make them their principal form of advertising. “We don’t call it a catalog; we call it a journal,” said Susy Korb, chief marketing officer of Anthropologie, whose materials show women wearing dresses in fields, on beaches and “where the rolling heather meets the broad, brisk sky,” as one recent spread detailed.

About 90 million Americans make purchases from catalogs, according to the Direct Marketing Association; nearly 60 percent of them are women. Consumers who receive catalogs spend an average of $850 annually on catalog purchases, according to the American Catalog Mailers Association. For many brands, catalogs are the single most effective driver of online and in-store sales, according to analysts and retailers. Recognizing that, <hl> American Girl, <hl> a subsidiary of Mattel, recently increased the number it sent out, spending more on catalogs last year than in any year over the last decade, according to Kathy Monetti, senior vice president for marketing. Some stores, like Anthropologie, rely so heavily on catalogs that they make them their principal form of advertising. “We don’t call it a catalog; we call it a journal,” said Susy Korb, chief marketing officer of Anthropologie, whose materials show women wearing dresses in fields, on beaches and “where the rolling heather meets the broad, brisk sky,” as one recent spread detailed.


Question: Which country is mentioned to be facing a gap in skilled labor?

But there is not a consensus about the impact of demographics. Some see a natural maturing of developed societies. Others see disaster ahead, because with fewer workers and more retirees, the active work force faces an increased burden to sustain social programs. Productivity gains over time, though, can make up for such population stresses. Declining birthrates can also lead to labor shortages, and Germany has faced a gap in skilled labor. But that is hardly an issue now for much of Europe, which is mired in high unemployment.

Answer: Germany

But there is not a consensus about the impact of demographics. Some see a natural maturing of developed societies. Others see disaster ahead, because with fewer workers and more retirees, the active work force faces an increased burden to sustain social programs. Productivity gains over time, though, can make up for such population stresses. <hl> Declining birthrates can also lead to labor shortages, and Germany has faced a gap in skilled labor. <hl> But that is hardly an issue now for much of Europe, which is mired in high unemployment.

But there is not a consensus about the impact of demographics. Some see a natural maturing of developed societies. Others see disaster ahead, because with fewer workers and more retirees, the active work force faces an increased burden to sustain social programs. Productivity gains over time, though, can make up for such population stresses. Declining birthrates can also lead to labor shortages, and <hl> Germany <hl> has faced a gap in skilled labor. But that is hardly an issue now for much of Europe, which is mired in high unemployment.


Question: James and Brown are different in which two aspects?

In the end, James and Brown are separated by age and their sports but connected by Cleveland and by a real understanding of the role leadership plays in championship moments. Scoring touchdowns was not the only source of Brown’s greatness, nor are points the sole source for James’s. What Brown did, and what James is now trying to do, is inspire those around them to reach higher than they thought possible. “The way he expresses himself, the way that he plays, and the understanding that he has of what his role is, is very refreshing,” Brown said of James. “It’s rare for a man that young to have that kind of wisdom.”

Answer: leadership

<hl> In the end, James and Brown are separated by age and their sports but connected by Cleveland and by a real understanding of the role leadership plays in championship moments. <hl> Scoring touchdowns was not the only source of Brown’s greatness, nor are points the sole source for James’s. What Brown did, and what James is now trying to do, is inspire those around them to reach higher than they thought possible. “The way he expresses himself, the way that he plays, and the understanding that he has of what his role is, is very refreshing,” Brown said of James. “It’s rare for a man that young to have that kind of wisdom.”

In the end, James and Brown are separated by age and their sports but connected by Cleveland and by a real understanding of the role <hl> leadership <hl> plays in championship moments. Scoring touchdowns was not the only source of Brown’s greatness, nor are points the sole source for James’s. What Brown did, and what James is now trying to do, is inspire those around them to reach higher than they thought possible. “The way he expresses himself, the way that he plays, and the understanding that he has of what his role is, is very refreshing,” Brown said of James. “It’s rare for a man that young to have that kind of wisdom.”


Question: What is Steven Spinola the president of?

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and Dean G. Skelos, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

Answer: the real estate board

<hl> “We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board . <hl> “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and Dean G. Skelos, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of <hl> the real estate board <hl>. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and Dean G. Skelos, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of <hl> the real estate board <hl> .


Question: What is the time period needed for Iran to meet the requirements of the agreement?

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

Answer: six to nine months

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

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


Question: What did the foundation claim about Mr. Rodman's project?

The Clinton Foundation said in its statement that aside from supporting a housing exposition in Haiti, it had not been directly involved with any housing projects. The foundation also said Mr. Rodham’s project had not been among the more than 300 submitted for consideration at the expo. Mr. Rodham projected that he could make $1 million on the Haiti deal if it came to pass — enough money, he said in his court testimony, to take his family to Disney World and cover his debts, including his legal bills and his long overdue federal taxes. Mr. Rodham eventually settled his bill with his former lawyer, Gwendolyn Jo M. Carlberg. Ms. Carlberg said in a phone interview that, despite her lawsuit, she did not have a negative view of Mr. Rodham. “I found a lot of good in Tony,” she said.

Answer: had not been among the more than 300 submitted for consideration

The Clinton Foundation said in its statement that aside from supporting a housing exposition in Haiti, it had not been directly involved with any housing projects. <hl> The foundation also said Mr. Rodham’s project had not been among the more than 300 submitted for consideration at the expo. <hl> Mr. Rodham projected that he could make $1 million on the Haiti deal if it came to pass — enough money, he said in his court testimony, to take his family to Disney World and cover his debts, including his legal bills and his long overdue federal taxes. Mr. Rodham eventually settled his bill with his former lawyer, Gwendolyn Jo M. Carlberg. Ms. Carlberg said in a phone interview that, despite her lawsuit, she did not have a negative view of Mr. Rodham. “I found a lot of good in Tony,” she said.

The Clinton Foundation said in its statement that aside from supporting a housing exposition in Haiti, it had not been directly involved with any housing projects. The foundation also said Mr. Rodham’s project <hl> had not been among the more than 300 submitted for consideration <hl> at the expo. Mr. Rodham projected that he could make $1 million on the Haiti deal if it came to pass — enough money, he said in his court testimony, to take his family to Disney World and cover his debts, including his legal bills and his long overdue federal taxes. Mr. Rodham eventually settled his bill with his former lawyer, Gwendolyn Jo M. Carlberg. Ms. Carlberg said in a phone interview that, despite her lawsuit, she did not have a negative view of Mr. Rodham. “I found a lot of good in Tony,” she said.


Question: What nationality was the inspector?

MOSCOW —  In recent years, trade relations between Russia and the Netherlands have at times blossomed and at times wilted. This summer they went up in smoke. A week after Russia began burning and burying European food items like cheese and peaches deemed to have been imported illegally, Russian agricultural inspectors started torching flowers from the Netherlands that they said were insect ridden, in what has become known locally as the flower war. While similar to the food demolition, which brought widespread outrage as well as the production of satirical videos like the popular “Death of a Parmesan,” the politics behind the flower war are distinct.

Answer: Russian

MOSCOW — In recent years, trade relations between Russia and the Netherlands have at times blossomed and at times wilted. This summer they went up in smoke. <hl> A week after Russia began burning and burying European food items like cheese and peaches deemed to have been imported illegally, Russian agricultural inspectors started torching flowers from the Netherlands that they said were insect ridden, in what has become known locally as the flower war. <hl> While similar to the food demolition, which brought widespread outrage as well as the production of satirical videos like the popular “Death of a Parmesan,” the politics behind the flower war are distinct.

MOSCOW — In recent years, trade relations between Russia and the Netherlands have at times blossomed and at times wilted. This summer they went up in smoke. A week after Russia began burning and burying European food items like cheese and peaches deemed to have been imported illegally, <hl> Russian <hl> agricultural inspectors started torching flowers from the Netherlands that they said were insect ridden, in what has become known locally as the flower war. While similar to the food demolition, which brought widespread outrage as well as the production of satirical videos like the popular “Death of a Parmesan,” the politics behind the flower war are distinct.


Question: Penn & Teller tell the audience to turn on what during their new Broadway show?

“The idea is to allow people to be swept up into a shared mood in a live performance” without disruption, said Graham Dugoni, Yondr’s founder. Some theaters wonder whether embracing the enemy is the shrewder way to go. Several performing arts organizations, including some in the classical music world, have designated “tweet seats” where use of social media during selected performances is encouraged. At the beginning of their new Broadway show, now in previews, the magicians Penn & Teller invite the audience to turn on their cellphones as part of a magic trick.

Answer: cellphones

“The idea is to allow people to be swept up into a shared mood in a live performance” without disruption, said Graham Dugoni, Yondr’s founder. Some theaters wonder whether embracing the enemy is the shrewder way to go. Several performing arts organizations, including some in the classical music world, have designated “tweet seats” where use of social media during selected performances is encouraged. <hl> At the beginning of their new Broadway show, now in previews, the magicians Penn & Teller invite the audience to turn on their cellphones as part of a magic trick. <hl>

“The idea is to allow people to be swept up into a shared mood in a live performance” without disruption, said Graham Dugoni, Yondr’s founder. Some theaters wonder whether embracing the enemy is the shrewder way to go. Several performing arts organizations, including some in the classical music world, have designated “tweet seats” where use of social media during selected performances is encouraged. At the beginning of their new Broadway show, now in previews, the magicians Penn & Teller invite the audience to turn on their <hl> cellphones <hl> as part of a magic trick.


Question: What did face the Mayor Bill de Blasio during the previous year?

Taking a small step to address segregation in New York City schools, the Education Department announced on Friday that it would allow seven schools to reserve slots for children from low-income or non-English speaking families. Six of the seven schools that will change their policies are unzoned, meaning that they admit students by lottery rather than by drawing from the surrounding neighborhood, the Education Department said. Under the pilot program, students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, are in the child welfare system, are English-language learners or have incarcerated parents would be given priority in those lotteries. The schools would set aside from about 20 percent to 60 percent of their seats for students in those groups, many of them black or Hispanic. All the affected schools are elementary schools, and the changes will take effect for the upcoming kindergarten application cycle. The program grew out of recommendations that the schools’ principals made to the Education Department last year, as Mayor Bill de Blasio has faced growing pressure from principals and community leaders to increase diversity.

Answer: growing pressure from principals and community leaders to increase diversity

Taking a small step to address segregation in New York City schools, the Education Department announced on Friday that it would allow seven schools to reserve slots for children from low-income or non-English speaking families. Six of the seven schools that will change their policies are unzoned, meaning that they admit students by lottery rather than by drawing from the surrounding neighborhood, the Education Department said. Under the pilot program, students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, are in the child welfare system, are English-language learners or have incarcerated parents would be given priority in those lotteries. The schools would set aside from about 20 percent to 60 percent of their seats for students in those groups, many of them black or Hispanic. All the affected schools are elementary schools, and the changes will take effect for the upcoming kindergarten application cycle. <hl> The program grew out of recommendations that the schools’ principals made to the Education Department last year, as Mayor Bill de Blasio has faced growing pressure from principals and community leaders to increase diversity . <hl>

Taking a small step to address segregation in New York City schools, the Education Department announced on Friday that it would allow seven schools to reserve slots for children from low-income or non-English speaking families. Six of the seven schools that will change their policies are unzoned, meaning that they admit students by lottery rather than by drawing from the surrounding neighborhood, the Education Department said. Under the pilot program, students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, are in the child welfare system, are English-language learners or have incarcerated parents would be given priority in those lotteries. The schools would set aside from about 20 percent to 60 percent of their seats for students in those groups, many of them black or Hispanic. All the affected schools are elementary schools, and the changes will take effect for the upcoming kindergarten application cycle. The program grew out of recommendations that the schools’ principals made to the Education Department last year, as Mayor Bill de Blasio has faced <hl> growing pressure from principals and community leaders to increase diversity <hl>.

The program grew out of recommendations that the schools’ principals made to the Education Department last year, as Mayor Bill de Blasio has faced <hl> growing pressure from principals and community leaders to increase diversity <hl> .


Question: how many  company directors some of their pay in cash?

Pay is also on the rise as courts crack down on compensation plans for non-executive directors. A Delaware court ruled this year that plans should be evaluated under stricter standards, particularly where directors were deciding on equity compensation. The Equilar study found that 97.8 percent of S.&P. 500 company directors had some of their pay in cash, 36 percent had some stock and 59.4 percent had restricted stock units. In health care, 70 percent of the companies offered stock units as part of director pay. In financial services, only 48 percent offered units. Director roles matter, too. Non-executive board chairmen had a median retainer of $387,500, up 12.7 percent from 2010.

Answer: 500

Pay is also on the rise as courts crack down on compensation plans for non-executive directors. A Delaware court ruled this year that plans should be evaluated under stricter standards, particularly where directors were deciding on equity compensation. The Equilar study found that 97.8 percent of S.&P. <hl> 500 company directors had some of their pay in cash, 36 percent had some stock and 59.4 percent had restricted stock units. <hl> In health care, 70 percent of the companies offered stock units as part of director pay. In financial services, only 48 percent offered units. Director roles matter, too. Non-executive board chairmen had a median retainer of $387,500, up 12.7 percent from 2010.

Pay is also on the rise as courts crack down on compensation plans for non-executive directors. A Delaware court ruled this year that plans should be evaluated under stricter standards, particularly where directors were deciding on equity compensation. The Equilar study found that 97.8 percent of S.&P. <hl> 500 <hl> company directors had some of their pay in cash, 36 percent had some stock and 59.4 percent had restricted stock units. In health care, 70 percent of the companies offered stock units as part of director pay. In financial services, only 48 percent offered units. Director roles matter, too. Non-executive board chairmen had a median retainer of $387,500, up 12.7 percent from 2010.


Question: Who threw a three-hitter to become the first pitcher to reach 20 wins this season?

Jake Arrieta threw a three-hitter to become the first pitcher to reach 20 wins this season, as the Chicago Cubs closed in on a playoff berth by shutting out Milwaukee, 4-0. The Yankees won and the Mets lost, and both gained ground in their pursuit of division titles. Roundup. Scoreboard. Schedule. • Popular tunes. A judge ruled that the long-claimed copyright on “Happy Birthday to You” is invalid. If the ruling stands, the song would become part of the public domain. And The Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind the Madness” is spending a third week at No. 1 on Billboard’s album chart, as industry data for the first half of 2015 indicates streaming is surging while CD sales are plunging. BACK STORY On Sunday, a total lunar eclipse coincides with a “supermoon” — when the moon is closest to Earth — promising us some dramatic nighttime theater.

Answer: Jake Arrieta

<hl> Jake Arrieta threw a three-hitter to become the first pitcher to reach 20 wins this season, as the Chicago Cubs closed in on a playoff berth by shutting out Milwaukee, 4-0. <hl> The Yankees won and the Mets lost, and both gained ground in their pursuit of division titles. Roundup. Scoreboard. Schedule. • Popular tunes. A judge ruled that the long-claimed copyright on “Happy Birthday to You” is invalid. If the ruling stands, the song would become part of the public domain. And The Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind the Madness” is spending a third week at No. 1 on Billboard’s album chart, as industry data for the first half of 2015 indicates streaming is surging while CD sales are plunging. BACK STORY On Sunday, a total lunar eclipse coincides with a “supermoon” — when the moon is closest to Earth — promising us some dramatic nighttime theater.

<hl> Jake Arrieta <hl> threw a three-hitter to become the first pitcher to reach 20 wins this season, as the Chicago Cubs closed in on a playoff berth by shutting out Milwaukee, 4-0. The Yankees won and the Mets lost, and both gained ground in their pursuit of division titles. Roundup. Scoreboard. Schedule. • Popular tunes. A judge ruled that the long-claimed copyright on “Happy Birthday to You” is invalid. If the ruling stands, the song would become part of the public domain. And The Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind the Madness” is spending a third week at No. 1 on Billboard’s album chart, as industry data for the first half of 2015 indicates streaming is surging while CD sales are plunging. BACK STORY On Sunday, a total lunar eclipse coincides with a “supermoon” — when the moon is closest to Earth — promising us some dramatic nighttime theater.


Question: About how much the city of Eskisehir has exported to Russia?

Russia is one of Turkey’s largest markets for exports, after Germany. Eskisehir (pronounced Es-ki-SHARE) itself has a large sugar refinery, using sugar beets from nearby fields as its raw material; the city exports about $30 million worth of cookies, cakes, crackers and other foods to Russia, according to the local chamber of commerce. Turkey had been stepping up food exports to Russia in recent months as political frictions between Russia and the West led to a reduction in Russian food imports from the European Union.

Answer: $30 million

Russia is one of Turkey’s largest markets for exports, after Germany. <hl> Eskisehir (pronounced Es-ki-SHARE) itself has a large sugar refinery, using sugar beets from nearby fields as its raw material; the city exports about $30 million worth of cookies, cakes, crackers and other foods to Russia, according to the local chamber of commerce. <hl> Turkey had been stepping up food exports to Russia in recent months as political frictions between Russia and the West led to a reduction in Russian food imports from the European Union.

Russia is one of Turkey’s largest markets for exports, after Germany. Eskisehir (pronounced Es-ki-SHARE) itself has a large sugar refinery, using sugar beets from nearby fields as its raw material; the city exports about <hl> $30 million <hl> worth of cookies, cakes, crackers and other foods to Russia, according to the local chamber of commerce. Turkey had been stepping up food exports to Russia in recent months as political frictions between Russia and the West led to a reduction in Russian food imports from the European Union.


Question: Who was recorded while he was sleeping?

Mr. Atassi scrutinizes Mr. Saleh’s ordinary side, filming him asleep, legs poking from under a comforter, or flinching at the sound of shelling, when he is not giving interviews over Skype to a Western journalist who tells him, “Your voice is very important.” He also Skypes with his wife, now unexpectedly trapped back in Douma by a government siege. Mr. Saleh tells the camera, presciently, that if anything happens to her, “it would break me more than anything else.” Finally, realizing that he can contribute nothing in Raqqa, Mr. Saleh departs for Turkey. There, he appears diminished, an old man on his first subway ride, just after his first airplane flight, stuck at a turnstile, trying to work the electronic fare card. “Like an extraterrestrial,” Mr. Atassi said in an interview.

Answer: Mr. Saleh’s

<hl> Mr. Atassi scrutinizes Mr. Saleh’s ordinary side, filming him asleep, legs poking from under a comforter, or flinching at the sound of shelling, when he is not giving interviews over Skype to a Western journalist who tells him, “Your voice is very important.” <hl> He also Skypes with his wife, now unexpectedly trapped back in Douma by a government siege. Mr. Saleh tells the camera, presciently, that if anything happens to her, “it would break me more than anything else.” Finally, realizing that he can contribute nothing in Raqqa, Mr. Saleh departs for Turkey. There, he appears diminished, an old man on his first subway ride, just after his first airplane flight, stuck at a turnstile, trying to work the electronic fare card. “Like an extraterrestrial,” Mr. Atassi said in an interview.

Mr. Atassi scrutinizes <hl> Mr. Saleh’s <hl> ordinary side, filming him asleep, legs poking from under a comforter, or flinching at the sound of shelling, when he is not giving interviews over Skype to a Western journalist who tells him, “Your voice is very important.” He also Skypes with his wife, now unexpectedly trapped back in Douma by a government siege. Mr. Saleh tells the camera, presciently, that if anything happens to her, “it would break me more than anything else.” Finally, realizing that he can contribute nothing in Raqqa, Mr. Saleh departs for Turkey. There, he appears diminished, an old man on his first subway ride, just after his first airplane flight, stuck at a turnstile, trying to work the electronic fare card. “Like an extraterrestrial,” Mr. Atassi said in an interview.