Question: Who made a solid effort for the Tigers?

Texas Southern’s Madarious Gibbs led the Tigers with 15 points. But once behind minutes after tip-off, the Tigers never mustered a meaningful run to reverse Arizona’s momentum. “They just overwhelmed us with length, size, athleticism in the first half,” Texas Southern Coach Mike Davis said. Arizona, the Pacific-12 Conference regular-season and tournament champion, will meet No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday for a slot in the round of 16. Last year, Arizona was a No. 1 seed and lost in overtime to Wisconsin in the round of 8. But that team was without the 6-foot-9 forward Brandon Ashley, whose midseason foot injury kept him out of the postseason. Ashley, fully healthy, was the outstanding player in Arizona’s romp through the Pacific-12 tournament last week. Against Texas Southern (22-13), he scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.

Answer: Madarious Gibbs

<hl> Texas Southern’s Madarious Gibbs led the Tigers with 15 points. <hl> But once behind minutes after tip-off, the Tigers never mustered a meaningful run to reverse Arizona’s momentum. “They just overwhelmed us with length, size, athleticism in the first half,” Texas Southern Coach Mike Davis said. Arizona, the Pacific-12 Conference regular-season and tournament champion, will meet No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday for a slot in the round of 16. Last year, Arizona was a No. 1 seed and lost in overtime to Wisconsin in the round of 8. But that team was without the 6-foot-9 forward Brandon Ashley, whose midseason foot injury kept him out of the postseason. Ashley, fully healthy, was the outstanding player in Arizona’s romp through the Pacific-12 tournament last week. Against Texas Southern (22-13), he scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.

Texas Southern’s <hl> Madarious Gibbs <hl> led the Tigers with 15 points. But once behind minutes after tip-off, the Tigers never mustered a meaningful run to reverse Arizona’s momentum. “They just overwhelmed us with length, size, athleticism in the first half,” Texas Southern Coach Mike Davis said. Arizona, the Pacific-12 Conference regular-season and tournament champion, will meet No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday for a slot in the round of 16. Last year, Arizona was a No. 1 seed and lost in overtime to Wisconsin in the round of 8. But that team was without the 6-foot-9 forward Brandon Ashley, whose midseason foot injury kept him out of the postseason. Ashley, fully healthy, was the outstanding player in Arizona’s romp through the Pacific-12 tournament last week. Against Texas Southern (22-13), he scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.


Question: Who was the hospital worker who testified that she had not seen Mr. Hincapie at the scene of the murder?

But Mr. Hincapie now maintains he gave a false confession after a detective beat him. He testified in February he was walking down an escalator to the platform when the murder occurred. He was looking for a friend and had tarried at the turnstiles to flirt with some girls, he said. His story was buttressed by the testimony of Luis Montero, who testified he recalled Mr. Hincapie’s being with him at the turnstiles just before the commotion erupted on the platform below. The police arrested Mr. Montero on suspicion of taking part in the mugging as well, but later dropped charges against him. He never confessed. Another man convicted in the attack, Anthony Anderson, took the stand and testified he did not remember Mr. Hincapie’s being on the platform when another teenager, Yul Gary Morales, stabbed Mr. Watkins in the chest. Ms. Santana, a 45-year-old hospital worker, also corroborated Mr. Hincapie’s claim. Having read about the hearing, she voluntarily came forward this year and swore on the stand she had seen the murder but had not seen Mr. Hincapie among the men attacking the Watkins family.

Answer: Ms. Santana

But Mr. Hincapie now maintains he gave a false confession after a detective beat him. He testified in February he was walking down an escalator to the platform when the murder occurred. He was looking for a friend and had tarried at the turnstiles to flirt with some girls, he said. His story was buttressed by the testimony of Luis Montero, who testified he recalled Mr. Hincapie’s being with him at the turnstiles just before the commotion erupted on the platform below. The police arrested Mr. Montero on suspicion of taking part in the mugging as well, but later dropped charges against him. He never confessed. Another man convicted in the attack, Anthony Anderson, took the stand and testified he did not remember Mr. Hincapie’s being on the platform when another teenager, Yul Gary Morales, stabbed Mr. Watkins in the chest. <hl> Ms. Santana , a 45-year-old hospital worker, also corroborated Mr. Hincapie’s claim. <hl> Having read about the hearing, she voluntarily came forward this year and swore on the stand she had seen the murder but had not seen Mr. Hincapie among the men attacking the Watkins family.

But Mr. Hincapie now maintains he gave a false confession after a detective beat him. He testified in February he was walking down an escalator to the platform when the murder occurred. He was looking for a friend and had tarried at the turnstiles to flirt with some girls, he said. His story was buttressed by the testimony of Luis Montero, who testified he recalled Mr. Hincapie’s being with him at the turnstiles just before the commotion erupted on the platform below. The police arrested Mr. Montero on suspicion of taking part in the mugging as well, but later dropped charges against him. He never confessed. Another man convicted in the attack, Anthony Anderson, took the stand and testified he did not remember Mr. Hincapie’s being on the platform when another teenager, Yul Gary Morales, stabbed Mr. Watkins in the chest. <hl> Ms. Santana <hl>, a 45-year-old hospital worker, also corroborated Mr. Hincapie’s claim. Having read about the hearing, she voluntarily came forward this year and swore on the stand she had seen the murder but had not seen Mr. Hincapie among the men attacking the Watkins family.

<hl> Ms. Santana <hl> , a 45-year-old hospital worker, also corroborated Mr. Hincapie’s claim.


Question: How large is the master bedroom?

A custom-made staircase to the side of the reception hall leads up to a galleried landing, which gives on to the six bedrooms and family bathroom. At 195 square feet, the master bedroom has its own en-suite bathroom and access to a private balcony, taking in the vistas down toward the lake. Three smaller bedrooms open onto a second balcony overlooking the lake, while a fourth has a small balcony to the front. Baths in both the master suite and family bathroom have been set into picture bay windows to make the most of the spectacular views from their tubs. The basement was the final phase of the house to be completed. While this includes a laundry, it is largely a leisure space, comprising a cinema room, a gym and a sitting room with a wood-burning stove. The wall between the gym and the sitting room is partly filled with a double-sided Indian Ocean aquarium, which is illuminated and populated by an array of tropical fish. “We wanted this part of the house to be a place to come to relax after a busy day or week at work: there is a sauna, with a built-in television, and outside on the deck, a hot tub, with views down to the lake,” Mr. Hague said. Leading from the driveway is a series of substantial outbuildings, including a game room and office, a second office, a store room and a garage.

Answer: 195 square feet

A custom-made staircase to the side of the reception hall leads up to a galleried landing, which gives on to the six bedrooms and family bathroom. <hl> At 195 square feet , the master bedroom has its own en-suite bathroom and access to a private balcony, taking in the vistas down toward the lake. <hl> Three smaller bedrooms open onto a second balcony overlooking the lake, while a fourth has a small balcony to the front. Baths in both the master suite and family bathroom have been set into picture bay windows to make the most of the spectacular views from their tubs. The basement was the final phase of the house to be completed. While this includes a laundry, it is largely a leisure space, comprising a cinema room, a gym and a sitting room with a wood-burning stove. The wall between the gym and the sitting room is partly filled with a double-sided Indian Ocean aquarium, which is illuminated and populated by an array of tropical fish. “We wanted this part of the house to be a place to come to relax after a busy day or week at work: there is a sauna, with a built-in television, and outside on the deck, a hot tub, with views down to the lake,” Mr. Hague said. Leading from the driveway is a series of substantial outbuildings, including a game room and office, a second office, a store room and a garage.

A custom-made staircase to the side of the reception hall leads up to a galleried landing, which gives on to the six bedrooms and family bathroom. At <hl> 195 square feet <hl>, the master bedroom has its own en-suite bathroom and access to a private balcony, taking in the vistas down toward the lake. Three smaller bedrooms open onto a second balcony overlooking the lake, while a fourth has a small balcony to the front. Baths in both the master suite and family bathroom have been set into picture bay windows to make the most of the spectacular views from their tubs. The basement was the final phase of the house to be completed. While this includes a laundry, it is largely a leisure space, comprising a cinema room, a gym and a sitting room with a wood-burning stove. The wall between the gym and the sitting room is partly filled with a double-sided Indian Ocean aquarium, which is illuminated and populated by an array of tropical fish. “We wanted this part of the house to be a place to come to relax after a busy day or week at work: there is a sauna, with a built-in television, and outside on the deck, a hot tub, with views down to the lake,” Mr. Hague said. Leading from the driveway is a series of substantial outbuildings, including a game room and office, a second office, a store room and a garage.

At <hl> 195 square feet <hl> , the master bedroom has its own en-suite bathroom and access to a private balcony, taking in the vistas down toward the lake.


Question: What does the Fed believe jobs numbers does not demonstrate enough of?

The thing about the new jobs numbers is that, solid though they may be, they are solid in exactly the same way that most jobs numbers have been solid for the last couple of years. They don’t show the kind of progress on some key weaknesses in the economy that the Fed might like to see if it’s going to move faster, rather than slower, in the path of rate increases. Consider one of the great weaknesses of the economy the last few years: the millions of people who left the labor force entirely during the last recession and have not returned, many of them of prime working age. The new numbers don’t offer much sense of progress. The ratio of the population working was unchanged at 59.3 percent, which is only a tenth of a percentage point higher than it was a year earlier. And average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent, which was what forecasters expected but also doesn’t suggest that wage inflation is starting to break out. That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of excessive inflation.

Answer: don’t offer much sense of progress

The thing about the new jobs numbers is that, solid though they may be, they are solid in exactly the same way that most jobs numbers have been solid for the last couple of years. They don’t show the kind of progress on some key weaknesses in the economy that the Fed might like to see if it’s going to move faster, rather than slower, in the path of rate increases. Consider one of the great weaknesses of the economy the last few years: the millions of people who left the labor force entirely during the last recession and have not returned, many of them of prime working age. <hl> The new numbers don’t offer much sense of progress . <hl> The ratio of the population working was unchanged at 59.3 percent, which is only a tenth of a percentage point higher than it was a year earlier. And average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent, which was what forecasters expected but also doesn’t suggest that wage inflation is starting to break out. That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of excessive inflation.

The thing about the new jobs numbers is that, solid though they may be, they are solid in exactly the same way that most jobs numbers have been solid for the last couple of years. They don’t show the kind of progress on some key weaknesses in the economy that the Fed might like to see if it’s going to move faster, rather than slower, in the path of rate increases. Consider one of the great weaknesses of the economy the last few years: the millions of people who left the labor force entirely during the last recession and have not returned, many of them of prime working age. The new numbers <hl> don’t offer much sense of progress <hl>. The ratio of the population working was unchanged at 59.3 percent, which is only a tenth of a percentage point higher than it was a year earlier. And average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent, which was what forecasters expected but also doesn’t suggest that wage inflation is starting to break out. That number is up 2.3 percent over the last year, which is hardly the stuff that would fuel fears of excessive inflation.

The new numbers <hl> don’t offer much sense of progress <hl> .


Question: who reported about Mr. Pope and his collections?

“One of the most interesting, significant and unique things is that the art collection, which is fabulous in and of itself, is in a domestic setting, so you see how it was juxtaposed with all the other things that Mr. Pope collected,” Ms. Bourbeau said. “This is where he lived with it, where he enjoyed it himself, where he shared it with family and friends. That was his motivation for collecting in the first place. He wasn’t buying for investment purposes. It was because he loved the stuff.”

Answer: Ms. Bourbeau

<hl> “One of the most interesting, significant and unique things is that the art collection, which is fabulous in and of itself, is in a domestic setting, so you see how it was juxtaposed with all the other things that Mr. Pope collected,” Ms. Bourbeau said. <hl> “This is where he lived with it, where he enjoyed it himself, where he shared it with family and friends. That was his motivation for collecting in the first place. He wasn’t buying for investment purposes. It was because he loved the stuff.”

“One of the most interesting, significant and unique things is that the art collection, which is fabulous in and of itself, is in a domestic setting, so you see how it was juxtaposed with all the other things that Mr. Pope collected,” <hl> Ms. Bourbeau <hl> said. “This is where he lived with it, where he enjoyed it himself, where he shared it with family and friends. That was his motivation for collecting in the first place. He wasn’t buying for investment purposes. It was because he loved the stuff.”


Question: Did the person start an organization before junior high?

It was with my classmates. Someone had been stealing from the cubbies in our classroom, and so I organized a couple of my classmates and we started the Star Detective Group. And I got my teacher to sign off on this group to make it legit, and we then investigated. When I got to junior high, I organized a walkout from the school to protest the first Iraq war. But I also got it endorsed by the teachers, because I was never too much of a rebel. I also learned resilience from my mother. The confidence that you have to have as a survival skill — I saw that in her and learned that from her. You have to feel that your voice matters and that you can drive change and impact change, because if you feel like you can’t, then you won’t.

Answer: Star Detective Group

It was with my classmates. <hl> Someone had been stealing from the cubbies in our classroom, and so I organized a couple of my classmates and we started the Star Detective Group . <hl> And I got my teacher to sign off on this group to make it legit, and we then investigated. When I got to junior high, I organized a walkout from the school to protest the first Iraq war. But I also got it endorsed by the teachers, because I was never too much of a rebel. I also learned resilience from my mother. The confidence that you have to have as a survival skill — I saw that in her and learned that from her. You have to feel that your voice matters and that you can drive change and impact change, because if you feel like you can’t, then you won’t.

It was with my classmates. Someone had been stealing from the cubbies in our classroom, and so I organized a couple of my classmates and we started the <hl> Star Detective Group <hl>. And I got my teacher to sign off on this group to make it legit, and we then investigated. When I got to junior high, I organized a walkout from the school to protest the first Iraq war. But I also got it endorsed by the teachers, because I was never too much of a rebel. I also learned resilience from my mother. The confidence that you have to have as a survival skill — I saw that in her and learned that from her. You have to feel that your voice matters and that you can drive change and impact change, because if you feel like you can’t, then you won’t.

Someone had been stealing from the cubbies in our classroom, and so I organized a couple of my classmates and we started the <hl> Star Detective Group <hl> .


Question: Which singer accompanied Mr. Bridges  at the end of his main set?

But it also does him a disservice. What if it turns out that this isn’t Mr. Bridges’s true context after all? At the end of his main set — after the sax subsided, after the strolling bass stopped strolling — he stood onstage, clutching an acoustic guitar. Accompanied only by his backup singer, he began to play “River.” It’s the final song on his album, and the one on which the allusions to Mr. Cooke are the strongest, taking advantage of the slickness of Mr. Bridges’s voice. But here, he did something different with it: His voice was raspy, exhausted, unkempt. For the whole night, he’d been a character in some elaborate, underwhelming music trompe l’oeil. But stripped free of context, and unburdened by expectations, he was riveting. And timeless.

Answer: backup singer,

But it also does him a disservice. What if it turns out that this isn’t Mr. Bridges’s true context after all? At the end of his main set — after the sax subsided, after the strolling bass stopped strolling — he stood onstage, clutching an acoustic guitar. <hl> Accompanied only by his backup singer, he began to play “River.” <hl> It’s the final song on his album, and the one on which the allusions to Mr. Cooke are the strongest, taking advantage of the slickness of Mr. Bridges’s voice. But here, he did something different with it: His voice was raspy, exhausted, unkempt. For the whole night, he’d been a character in some elaborate, underwhelming music trompe l’oeil. But stripped free of context, and unburdened by expectations, he was riveting. And timeless.

But it also does him a disservice. What if it turns out that this isn’t Mr. Bridges’s true context after all? At the end of his main set — after the sax subsided, after the strolling bass stopped strolling — he stood onstage, clutching an acoustic guitar. Accompanied only by his <hl> backup singer, <hl> he began to play “River.” It’s the final song on his album, and the one on which the allusions to Mr. Cooke are the strongest, taking advantage of the slickness of Mr. Bridges’s voice. But here, he did something different with it: His voice was raspy, exhausted, unkempt. For the whole night, he’d been a character in some elaborate, underwhelming music trompe l’oeil. But stripped free of context, and unburdened by expectations, he was riveting. And timeless.


Question: Where Time Rice traveled for his Broadway debut?

And they got their own taste of pop stardom the following year, when they traveled to New York for its Broadway debut. But Mr. Lloyd Webber recalls his first viewing of that show, produced by Robert Stigwood and directed by Tom O’Horgan, as “the worst day of my life.” The production was too ornate and too glitzy by his reckoning, and he was powerless to stop it. “What can you do if you’re 23 years old?” Mr. Lloyd Webber said. Four decades later, Mr. Lloyd Webber and his company, the Really Useful Group, allow no such leeway with their worldwide productions of “Phantom,” “Superstar” and “Cats,” which was recently revived on the West End and is being eyed for a Broadway return.

Answer: New York

<hl> And they got their own taste of pop stardom the following year, when they traveled to New York for its Broadway debut. <hl> But Mr. Lloyd Webber recalls his first viewing of that show, produced by Robert Stigwood and directed by Tom O’Horgan, as “the worst day of my life.” The production was too ornate and too glitzy by his reckoning, and he was powerless to stop it. “What can you do if you’re 23 years old?” Mr. Lloyd Webber said. Four decades later, Mr. Lloyd Webber and his company, the Really Useful Group, allow no such leeway with their worldwide productions of “Phantom,” “Superstar” and “Cats,” which was recently revived on the West End and is being eyed for a Broadway return.

And they got their own taste of pop stardom the following year, when they traveled to <hl> New York <hl> for its Broadway debut. But Mr. Lloyd Webber recalls his first viewing of that show, produced by Robert Stigwood and directed by Tom O’Horgan, as “the worst day of my life.” The production was too ornate and too glitzy by his reckoning, and he was powerless to stop it. “What can you do if you’re 23 years old?” Mr. Lloyd Webber said. Four decades later, Mr. Lloyd Webber and his company, the Really Useful Group, allow no such leeway with their worldwide productions of “Phantom,” “Superstar” and “Cats,” which was recently revived on the West End and is being eyed for a Broadway return.


Question: Who said that the image promotes a positive image of safe sex?

The advertiser, Dumbo Moving and Storage, hoped the ad would make riders do a double take. The image hints at an intimate encounter without showing it and even promotes a positive message about safe sex, said Lior Rachmany, the company’s chief executive. “Obviously it’s kind of intriguing to the eye,” Mr. Rachmany said, “but it’s not too suggestive, if you ask me.” Dean Crutchfield, a senior vice president at Sterling Brands, a brand consulting firm, said the moving company ad clearly depicted sexual activity and had nothing to do with the business.

Answer: Lior Rachmany

The advertiser, Dumbo Moving and Storage, hoped the ad would make riders do a double take. <hl> The image hints at an intimate encounter without showing it and even promotes a positive message about safe sex, said Lior Rachmany , the company’s chief executive. <hl> “Obviously it’s kind of intriguing to the eye,” Mr. Rachmany said, “but it’s not too suggestive, if you ask me.” Dean Crutchfield, a senior vice president at Sterling Brands, a brand consulting firm, said the moving company ad clearly depicted sexual activity and had nothing to do with the business.

The advertiser, Dumbo Moving and Storage, hoped the ad would make riders do a double take. The image hints at an intimate encounter without showing it and even promotes a positive message about safe sex, said <hl> Lior Rachmany <hl>, the company’s chief executive. “Obviously it’s kind of intriguing to the eye,” Mr. Rachmany said, “but it’s not too suggestive, if you ask me.” Dean Crutchfield, a senior vice president at Sterling Brands, a brand consulting firm, said the moving company ad clearly depicted sexual activity and had nothing to do with the business.

The image hints at an intimate encounter without showing it and even promotes a positive message about safe sex, said <hl> Lior Rachmany <hl> , the company’s chief executive.


Question: How much did the sculpture sell for, in euros?

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

Answer: Twenty thousand

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. <hl> Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. <hl> Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. <hl> Twenty thousand <hl> euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.


Question: How are co-borrowers treated?

Co-buyers should be aware that the mortgage underwriter will base their eligibility on the lower of their credit scores, just as with married couples jointly applying for a loan. They should carefully consider the stability of each other’s income, and how long one buyer could cover the mortgage if the other fell short. Mr. Venable noted that if one buyer loses a job and cannot pay, resulting in a delinquency or default, both buyers’ credit would suffer. (The same principles apply if more than two friends are buying together.) Mr. Venable also recommends planning upfront for how home repairs, insurance and other expenses would be managed in a detailed co-ownership agreement.

Answer: as with married couples jointly applying for a loan

<hl> Co-buyers should be aware that the mortgage underwriter will base their eligibility on the lower of their credit scores, just as with married couples jointly applying for a loan . <hl> They should carefully consider the stability of each other’s income, and how long one buyer could cover the mortgage if the other fell short. Mr. Venable noted that if one buyer loses a job and cannot pay, resulting in a delinquency or default, both buyers’ credit would suffer. (The same principles apply if more than two friends are buying together.) Mr. Venable also recommends planning upfront for how home repairs, insurance and other expenses would be managed in a detailed co-ownership agreement.

Co-buyers should be aware that the mortgage underwriter will base their eligibility on the lower of their credit scores, just <hl> as with married couples jointly applying for a loan <hl>. They should carefully consider the stability of each other’s income, and how long one buyer could cover the mortgage if the other fell short. Mr. Venable noted that if one buyer loses a job and cannot pay, resulting in a delinquency or default, both buyers’ credit would suffer. (The same principles apply if more than two friends are buying together.) Mr. Venable also recommends planning upfront for how home repairs, insurance and other expenses would be managed in a detailed co-ownership agreement.

Co-buyers should be aware that the mortgage underwriter will base their eligibility on the lower of their credit scores, just <hl> as with married couples jointly applying for a loan <hl> .


Question: Allergan is paying for Kythera Biopharmaceuticals in cash and what?

Answer: shares

<hl> Allergan, the maker of Botox, said on Wednesday that it would pay about $2.1 billion in cash and shares for Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, which makes a treatment for double chins. <hl>

Allergan, the maker of Botox, said on Wednesday that it would pay about $2.1 billion in cash and <hl> shares <hl> for Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, which makes a treatment for double chins.


Question: What is hitting the US market?

The sudden turn in the United States bond market seems to have little to do with American economic trends. The selling started last month in Europe, according to traders, and has since spilled into United States markets. “What’s really going on is an overseas market is hitting the U.S. market,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia. Worried about the strength of the global economy, nervous investors crowded into government bond markets in Germany and the United States earlier this year, pushing prices up and rates down. In the middle of April, the 10-year United States Treasury yield sank as low as 1.86 percent, according to FactSet data. The 10-year German bund paid much less, yielding as little as 0.07 percent.

Answer: an overseas market

The sudden turn in the United States bond market seems to have little to do with American economic trends. The selling started last month in Europe, according to traders, and has since spilled into United States markets. <hl> “What’s really going on is an overseas market is hitting the U.S. market,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia. <hl> Worried about the strength of the global economy, nervous investors crowded into government bond markets in Germany and the United States earlier this year, pushing prices up and rates down. In the middle of April, the 10-year United States Treasury yield sank as low as 1.86 percent, according to FactSet data. The 10-year German bund paid much less, yielding as little as 0.07 percent.

The sudden turn in the United States bond market seems to have little to do with American economic trends. The selling started last month in Europe, according to traders, and has since spilled into United States markets. “What’s really going on is <hl> an overseas market <hl> is hitting the U.S. market,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia. Worried about the strength of the global economy, nervous investors crowded into government bond markets in Germany and the United States earlier this year, pushing prices up and rates down. In the middle of April, the 10-year United States Treasury yield sank as low as 1.86 percent, according to FactSet data. The 10-year German bund paid much less, yielding as little as 0.07 percent.


Question: Who is the youngest player to reach 1,000 career catches?

Larry Fitzgerald topped 1,000 receiving yards in a season for the seventh time. Fitzgerald, who caught eight passes for 55 yards, also became the youngest player to reach 1,000 career catches. The Rams, who have lost five in a row, announced that 51,115 tickets had been distributed, a season low and about 15,000 shy of a sellout. BRONCOS 17, CHARGERS 3 Brock Osweiler hit Demaryius Thomas for a 3-yard score on the opening drive, and Danny Trevathan intercepted a Philip Rivers pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown as Denver won at San Diego. Osweiler moved to 3-0 since taking over for the injured Peyton Manning. San Diego has lost five straight at home and five straight against A.F.C. West foes. Running back Melvin Gordon, the Chargers’ first-round draft pick this year, lost a fumble and was benched. CHIEFS 34, RAIDERS 20 Derek Carr passed for 283 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw three fourth-quarter interceptions that sank Oakland against visiting Kansas City, which won its sixth straight. Two of Carr’s interceptions led to Jeremy Maclin touchdown catches, and Tyvon Branch returned the third for a game-clinching score. The Raiders, who have lost four of five, were leading by 6 points and driving when Carr’s mistakes changed the tide of the game. BILLS 30, TEXANS 21 Tyrod Taylor threw three scoring passes, including a 40-yarder to Charles Clay with 1:53 left, and he had a rushing score to help Buffalo secure a home win. Taylor passed for 211 yards, was sacked just once and added 28 rushing yards. He showed little fear in throwing into double coverage, completing two 53-yard passes to Sammy Watkins. And Taylor played with poise in finding Clay for the decisive touchdown after the Bills’ offense had sputtered, with five punts and a missed field-goal attempt on the team’s first six drives of the second half. BENGALS 37, BROWNS 3 Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to notch his 50th career win, sending host Cleveland to its seventh straight loss.

Answer: Larry Fitzgerald

<hl> Larry Fitzgerald topped 1,000 receiving yards in a season for the seventh time. <hl> Fitzgerald, who caught eight passes for 55 yards, also became the youngest player to reach 1,000 career catches. The Rams, who have lost five in a row, announced that 51,115 tickets had been distributed, a season low and about 15,000 shy of a sellout. BRONCOS 17, CHARGERS 3 Brock Osweiler hit Demaryius Thomas for a 3-yard score on the opening drive, and Danny Trevathan intercepted a Philip Rivers pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown as Denver won at San Diego. Osweiler moved to 3-0 since taking over for the injured Peyton Manning. San Diego has lost five straight at home and five straight against A.F.C. West foes. Running back Melvin Gordon, the Chargers’ first-round draft pick this year, lost a fumble and was benched. CHIEFS 34, RAIDERS 20 Derek Carr passed for 283 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw three fourth-quarter interceptions that sank Oakland against visiting Kansas City, which won its sixth straight. Two of Carr’s interceptions led to Jeremy Maclin touchdown catches, and Tyvon Branch returned the third for a game-clinching score. The Raiders, who have lost four of five, were leading by 6 points and driving when Carr’s mistakes changed the tide of the game. BILLS 30, TEXANS 21 Tyrod Taylor threw three scoring passes, including a 40-yarder to Charles Clay with 1:53 left, and he had a rushing score to help Buffalo secure a home win. Taylor passed for 211 yards, was sacked just once and added 28 rushing yards. He showed little fear in throwing into double coverage, completing two 53-yard passes to Sammy Watkins. And Taylor played with poise in finding Clay for the decisive touchdown after the Bills’ offense had sputtered, with five punts and a missed field-goal attempt on the team’s first six drives of the second half. BENGALS 37, BROWNS 3 Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to notch his 50th career win, sending host Cleveland to its seventh straight loss.

<hl> Larry Fitzgerald <hl> topped 1,000 receiving yards in a season for the seventh time. Fitzgerald, who caught eight passes for 55 yards, also became the youngest player to reach 1,000 career catches. The Rams, who have lost five in a row, announced that 51,115 tickets had been distributed, a season low and about 15,000 shy of a sellout. BRONCOS 17, CHARGERS 3 Brock Osweiler hit Demaryius Thomas for a 3-yard score on the opening drive, and Danny Trevathan intercepted a Philip Rivers pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown as Denver won at San Diego. Osweiler moved to 3-0 since taking over for the injured Peyton Manning. San Diego has lost five straight at home and five straight against A.F.C. West foes. Running back Melvin Gordon, the Chargers’ first-round draft pick this year, lost a fumble and was benched. CHIEFS 34, RAIDERS 20 Derek Carr passed for 283 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw three fourth-quarter interceptions that sank Oakland against visiting Kansas City, which won its sixth straight. Two of Carr’s interceptions led to Jeremy Maclin touchdown catches, and Tyvon Branch returned the third for a game-clinching score. The Raiders, who have lost four of five, were leading by 6 points and driving when Carr’s mistakes changed the tide of the game. BILLS 30, TEXANS 21 Tyrod Taylor threw three scoring passes, including a 40-yarder to Charles Clay with 1:53 left, and he had a rushing score to help Buffalo secure a home win. Taylor passed for 211 yards, was sacked just once and added 28 rushing yards. He showed little fear in throwing into double coverage, completing two 53-yard passes to Sammy Watkins. And Taylor played with poise in finding Clay for the decisive touchdown after the Bills’ offense had sputtered, with five punts and a missed field-goal attempt on the team’s first six drives of the second half. BENGALS 37, BROWNS 3 Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to notch his 50th career win, sending host Cleveland to its seventh straight loss.


Question: What were the diplomats that condemned the raid?

One of the final guests interviewed in the Bugun TV studio during the raid was Selahattin Demirtas, the co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, or H.D.P. Mr. Demirtas called the move to seize the media group “mafia-like” behavior by Mr. Erdogan’s party, which is known by its Turkish initials, A.K.P. On Wednesday night, Mr. Erdogan suddenly claimed on live television that the opposition H.D.P. campaign was secretly being run by President Obama’s election team. Although the accusation was widely mocked on social networks, it reached many Turkish ears unchallenged. The raid was condemned as an attack on press freedom by opposition politicians, rights groups and European diplomats.

Answer: European

One of the final guests interviewed in the Bugun TV studio during the raid was Selahattin Demirtas, the co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, or H.D.P. Mr. Demirtas called the move to seize the media group “mafia-like” behavior by Mr. Erdogan’s party, which is known by its Turkish initials, A.K.P. On Wednesday night, Mr. Erdogan suddenly claimed on live television that the opposition H.D.P. campaign was secretly being run by President Obama’s election team. Although the accusation was widely mocked on social networks, it reached many Turkish ears unchallenged. <hl> The raid was condemned as an attack on press freedom by opposition politicians, rights groups and European diplomats. <hl>

One of the final guests interviewed in the Bugun TV studio during the raid was Selahattin Demirtas, the co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, or H.D.P. Mr. Demirtas called the move to seize the media group “mafia-like” behavior by Mr. Erdogan’s party, which is known by its Turkish initials, A.K.P. On Wednesday night, Mr. Erdogan suddenly claimed on live television that the opposition H.D.P. campaign was secretly being run by President Obama’s election team. Although the accusation was widely mocked on social networks, it reached many Turkish ears unchallenged. The raid was condemned as an attack on press freedom by opposition politicians, rights groups and <hl> European <hl> diplomats.


Question: Who is the chairman?

The Gaming Facility Location Board reviewed 16 proposals for casino resorts in three regions north and west of New York City and recommended licenses for three projects on Dec. 17, but rebuffed two from the Southern Tier that it said were not viable. Governor Cuomo initially supported the decision, saying that a casino was not likely to spur economic development in the relatively sparsely populated area near Binghamton. But after hearing criticism from elected officials and local residents, Mr. Cuomo asked the board to consider a new round of bidding for a casino license specifically for the Southern Tier. At a board meeting Tuesday, Kevin Law, the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested.

Answer: Kevin Law

The Gaming Facility Location Board reviewed 16 proposals for casino resorts in three regions north and west of New York City and recommended licenses for three projects on Dec. 17, but rebuffed two from the Southern Tier that it said were not viable. Governor Cuomo initially supported the decision, saying that a casino was not likely to spur economic development in the relatively sparsely populated area near Binghamton. But after hearing criticism from elected officials and local residents, Mr. Cuomo asked the board to consider a new round of bidding for a casino license specifically for the Southern Tier. <hl> At a board meeting Tuesday, Kevin Law , the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested. <hl>

The Gaming Facility Location Board reviewed 16 proposals for casino resorts in three regions north and west of New York City and recommended licenses for three projects on Dec. 17, but rebuffed two from the Southern Tier that it said were not viable. Governor Cuomo initially supported the decision, saying that a casino was not likely to spur economic development in the relatively sparsely populated area near Binghamton. But after hearing criticism from elected officials and local residents, Mr. Cuomo asked the board to consider a new round of bidding for a casino license specifically for the Southern Tier. At a board meeting Tuesday, <hl> Kevin Law <hl>, the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested.

At a board meeting Tuesday, <hl> Kevin Law <hl> , the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested.


Question: What series is the performance part of?

Peace, love and respect are excellent values for a theatrical production to promote, especially one directed at children. But it takes more than good intentions to make a good show, and Illstyle and Peace Productions’ “IMpossible IZZpossible,” which played over the weekend at BAM Fisher as part of the BAM Kids series, is an incoherent jumble. After the performance on Saturday afternoon, Brandon Albright, the Philadelphia-based company’s affable founder, director and choreographer, explained that the production was about the difficult process of achieving your dreams. Yet the show, a disconnected suite of mediocre hip-hop routines riddled with baffling elements, seemed less about that process than still involved in it, and at an early, inchoate stage. The chief distinction of the choreography lies in its effort to mix hip-hop styles with steps from tap, ballet and West African dance. Considering the cultural connections between hip-hop and African dance, it’s not surprising that they would blend well, but hybrids are often ungainly, and it’s a relief to see one as smooth as this. Alas, the awkwardness averted there crops up just about everywhere else.

Answer: BAM Kids series

Peace, love and respect are excellent values for a theatrical production to promote, especially one directed at children. <hl> But it takes more than good intentions to make a good show, and Illstyle and Peace Productions’ “IMpossible IZZpossible,” which played over the weekend at BAM Fisher as part of the BAM Kids series , is an incoherent jumble. <hl> After the performance on Saturday afternoon, Brandon Albright, the Philadelphia-based company’s affable founder, director and choreographer, explained that the production was about the difficult process of achieving your dreams. Yet the show, a disconnected suite of mediocre hip-hop routines riddled with baffling elements, seemed less about that process than still involved in it, and at an early, inchoate stage. The chief distinction of the choreography lies in its effort to mix hip-hop styles with steps from tap, ballet and West African dance. Considering the cultural connections between hip-hop and African dance, it’s not surprising that they would blend well, but hybrids are often ungainly, and it’s a relief to see one as smooth as this. Alas, the awkwardness averted there crops up just about everywhere else.

Peace, love and respect are excellent values for a theatrical production to promote, especially one directed at children. But it takes more than good intentions to make a good show, and Illstyle and Peace Productions’ “IMpossible IZZpossible,” which played over the weekend at BAM Fisher as part of the <hl> BAM Kids series <hl>, is an incoherent jumble. After the performance on Saturday afternoon, Brandon Albright, the Philadelphia-based company’s affable founder, director and choreographer, explained that the production was about the difficult process of achieving your dreams. Yet the show, a disconnected suite of mediocre hip-hop routines riddled with baffling elements, seemed less about that process than still involved in it, and at an early, inchoate stage. The chief distinction of the choreography lies in its effort to mix hip-hop styles with steps from tap, ballet and West African dance. Considering the cultural connections between hip-hop and African dance, it’s not surprising that they would blend well, but hybrids are often ungainly, and it’s a relief to see one as smooth as this. Alas, the awkwardness averted there crops up just about everywhere else.

But it takes more than good intentions to make a good show, and Illstyle and Peace Productions’ “IMpossible IZZpossible,” which played over the weekend at BAM Fisher as part of the <hl> BAM Kids series <hl> , is an incoherent jumble.


Question: Did they succeed in making porcelain?

Augustus set Tschirnhaus up with a character named Johann Friedrich Böttger, an apothecary’s apprentice who came to public attention when he was observed turning silver into gold. Augustus kept him under guard for the next eight years, as Böttger alternated between promising gold by the ton and escaping. Mercurial in both the figurative and literal sense (he ingested a lot of the substance), Böttger’s tempestuous, arrogant personality made him a trying collaborator, but when Augustus ordered him to help Tschirnhaus discover how to make porcelain, he complied. Together, the men succeeded, whereupon the long-suffering Tschirnhaus promptly died.

Answer: the men succeeded

Augustus set Tschirnhaus up with a character named Johann Friedrich Böttger, an apothecary’s apprentice who came to public attention when he was observed turning silver into gold. Augustus kept him under guard for the next eight years, as Böttger alternated between promising gold by the ton and escaping. Mercurial in both the figurative and literal sense (he ingested a lot of the substance), Böttger’s tempestuous, arrogant personality made him a trying collaborator, but when Augustus ordered him to help Tschirnhaus discover how to make porcelain, he complied. <hl> Together, the men succeeded , whereupon the long-suffering Tschirnhaus promptly died. <hl>

Augustus set Tschirnhaus up with a character named Johann Friedrich Böttger, an apothecary’s apprentice who came to public attention when he was observed turning silver into gold. Augustus kept him under guard for the next eight years, as Böttger alternated between promising gold by the ton and escaping. Mercurial in both the figurative and literal sense (he ingested a lot of the substance), Böttger’s tempestuous, arrogant personality made him a trying collaborator, but when Augustus ordered him to help Tschirnhaus discover how to make porcelain, he complied. Together, <hl> the men succeeded <hl>, whereupon the long-suffering Tschirnhaus promptly died.

Together, <hl> the men succeeded <hl> , whereupon the long-suffering Tschirnhaus promptly died.


Question: Where is the Romana Royale still at?

Speaking of children, Alex and John are reunited when Alex confesses that both she and Holden are in danger from the Countess unless the pack of rabid vampire children Alex inadvertently created are dealt with. After luring the children into the hotel’s dungeon (where Ramona Royale is still lurking) the Lowes tumble into bed, much to Sally’s murderous fury. “What we have is an addict’s high,” John explains to Sarah Paulson’s junkie ghost. “In the moment, it seems like it’s never ends. But it always ends.” Alex, John and Holden leave the Cortez, hopefully to retrieve daughter Scarlett, as forgotten by them as by the show’s writers. But what will happen when Alex discovers John has spent the past five years slaughtering people to appease a ghost? Or when John realizes there’s something different about his wife? But sure, cancel the divorce papers, romance is for optimists! The Countess, meanwhile, threatens the ghost of Will Drake, her former fiancé and current owner of the Cortez: “I don’t kill children,” she explains after reminding Drake that his young son, her legal ward, is his sole heir, “but I could make him a blood relative.” Keeping his son uninfected might just be Will Drake’s unfinished business.

Answer: into the hotel’s dungeon

Speaking of children, Alex and John are reunited when Alex confesses that both she and Holden are in danger from the Countess unless the pack of rabid vampire children Alex inadvertently created are dealt with. <hl> After luring the children into the hotel’s dungeon (where Ramona Royale is still lurking) the Lowes tumble into bed, much to Sally’s murderous fury. <hl> “What we have is an addict’s high,” John explains to Sarah Paulson’s junkie ghost. “In the moment, it seems like it’s never ends. But it always ends.” Alex, John and Holden leave the Cortez, hopefully to retrieve daughter Scarlett, as forgotten by them as by the show’s writers. But what will happen when Alex discovers John has spent the past five years slaughtering people to appease a ghost? Or when John realizes there’s something different about his wife? But sure, cancel the divorce papers, romance is for optimists! The Countess, meanwhile, threatens the ghost of Will Drake, her former fiancé and current owner of the Cortez: “I don’t kill children,” she explains after reminding Drake that his young son, her legal ward, is his sole heir, “but I could make him a blood relative.” Keeping his son uninfected might just be Will Drake’s unfinished business.

Speaking of children, Alex and John are reunited when Alex confesses that both she and Holden are in danger from the Countess unless the pack of rabid vampire children Alex inadvertently created are dealt with. After luring the children <hl> into the hotel’s dungeon <hl> (where Ramona Royale is still lurking) the Lowes tumble into bed, much to Sally’s murderous fury. “What we have is an addict’s high,” John explains to Sarah Paulson’s junkie ghost. “In the moment, it seems like it’s never ends. But it always ends.” Alex, John and Holden leave the Cortez, hopefully to retrieve daughter Scarlett, as forgotten by them as by the show’s writers. But what will happen when Alex discovers John has spent the past five years slaughtering people to appease a ghost? Or when John realizes there’s something different about his wife? But sure, cancel the divorce papers, romance is for optimists! The Countess, meanwhile, threatens the ghost of Will Drake, her former fiancé and current owner of the Cortez: “I don’t kill children,” she explains after reminding Drake that his young son, her legal ward, is his sole heir, “but I could make him a blood relative.” Keeping his son uninfected might just be Will Drake’s unfinished business.


Question: What method does the Joint Committee on Taxation and C.B.O. currently use to grade potentional policy changes?

We don’t yet know how Mr. Hall’s leadership will differ from Mr. Elmendorf’s but we do know that he will face a big challenge. House Republicans have recently changed the rules: The Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation are now required to use “dynamic scoring” when evaluating major changes in tax and spending policy. This is the can of worms that awaits Mr. Hall as he takes on his new job. Until now, conventional budget analysis has used a process called static scoring, which assumes that the path of gross domestic product remains the same when the government changes taxes or spending. This procedure has the virtues of simplicity and transparency.

Answer: dynamic scoring

We don’t yet know how Mr. Hall’s leadership will differ from Mr. Elmendorf’s but we do know that he will face a big challenge. <hl> House Republicans have recently changed the rules: The Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation are now required to use “ dynamic scoring ” when evaluating major changes in tax and spending policy. <hl> This is the can of worms that awaits Mr. Hall as he takes on his new job. Until now, conventional budget analysis has used a process called static scoring, which assumes that the path of gross domestic product remains the same when the government changes taxes or spending. This procedure has the virtues of simplicity and transparency.

We don’t yet know how Mr. Hall’s leadership will differ from Mr. Elmendorf’s but we do know that he will face a big challenge. House Republicans have recently changed the rules: The Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation are now required to use “<hl> dynamic scoring <hl>” when evaluating major changes in tax and spending policy. This is the can of worms that awaits Mr. Hall as he takes on his new job. Until now, conventional budget analysis has used a process called static scoring, which assumes that the path of gross domestic product remains the same when the government changes taxes or spending. This procedure has the virtues of simplicity and transparency.

House Republicans have recently changed the rules: The Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation are now required to use “ <hl> dynamic scoring <hl> ” when evaluating major changes in tax and spending policy.


Question: Where does Judge Mueller work?

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

Answer: Sacramento

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. <hl> Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. <hl>

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in <hl> Sacramento <hl> heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.


Question: What was Mr. Obama opening up about during his speech at American University?

“Let’s not mince words: The choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy and some form of war — maybe not tomorrow, maybe not three months from now, but soon,” Mr. Obama told about 200 people in a speech at American University. “How can we in good conscience justify war before we’ve tested a diplomatic agreement that achieves our objectives?” Mr. Obama, opening a new, more overtly political phase of his public campaign for the accord, portrayed the coming vote in Congress to approve or reject the deal as the most consequential foreign policy decision for lawmakers since Congress voted in 2003 to authorize the invasion of Iraq. He implored them to “shut out the noise” and back the deal.

Answer: a new, more overtly political phase of his public campaign

“Let’s not mince words: The choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy and some form of war — maybe not tomorrow, maybe not three months from now, but soon,” Mr. Obama told about 200 people in a speech at American University. “How can we in good conscience justify war before we’ve tested a diplomatic agreement that achieves our objectives?” <hl> Mr. Obama, opening a new, more overtly political phase of his public campaign for the accord, portrayed the coming vote in Congress to approve or reject the deal as the most consequential foreign policy decision for lawmakers since Congress voted in 2003 to authorize the invasion of Iraq. <hl> He implored them to “shut out the noise” and back the deal.

“Let’s not mince words: The choice we face is ultimately between diplomacy and some form of war — maybe not tomorrow, maybe not three months from now, but soon,” Mr. Obama told about 200 people in a speech at American University. “How can we in good conscience justify war before we’ve tested a diplomatic agreement that achieves our objectives?” Mr. Obama, opening <hl> a new, more overtly political phase of his public campaign <hl> for the accord, portrayed the coming vote in Congress to approve or reject the deal as the most consequential foreign policy decision for lawmakers since Congress voted in 2003 to authorize the invasion of Iraq. He implored them to “shut out the noise” and back the deal.


Question: How many classes are provided by the United States Army?

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

Answer: 63

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

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


Question: What is the contact number for Comix at Foxwoods?

MASHANTUCKET Comix at Foxwoods Greer Barnes. June 25 through 27. $15 to $40. Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. comixatfoxwoods.com; 866-646-0609. Film HARTFORD Cinestudio A screening of Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” June 21 and 27 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. “The Last Waltz” (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese. June 26 through July 2. $7 and $9. “National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring Helen Mirren. June 28 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. 860-297-2463; cinestudio.org.

Answer: 866-646-0609

comixatfoxwoods.com; 866-646-0609 .

MASHANTUCKET Comix at Foxwoods Greer Barnes. June 25 through 27. $15 to $40. Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. <hl> comixatfoxwoods.com; 866-646-0609 . <hl> Film HARTFORD Cinestudio A screening of Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” June 21 and 27 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. “The Last Waltz” (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese. June 26 through July 2. $7 and $9. “National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring Helen Mirren. June 28 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. 860-297-2463; cinestudio.org.

MASHANTUCKET Comix at Foxwoods Greer Barnes. June 25 through 27. $15 to $40. Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. comixatfoxwoods.com; <hl> 866-646-0609 <hl>. Film HARTFORD Cinestudio A screening of Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” June 21 and 27 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. “The Last Waltz” (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese. June 26 through July 2. $7 and $9. “National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring Helen Mirren. June 28 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. 860-297-2463; cinestudio.org.

comixatfoxwoods.com; <hl> 866-646-0609 <hl> .


Question: Who was the subject's modern day equivalent designer?

Q. What changed your mind? A. I had my ah-ha moment when I was working for the Missoni family. Here I was in New York representing them and I thought, “What am I doing representing them? I should be representing our family business.” Q. What do you remember of your early days in the family business? A. In 1992, Swarovski really wasn’t about fashion, it was all about figurines, and I thought we could be so much more, because I’d grown up with Grandfather telling me about his meetings with Coco Chanel and Christian Dior on our factory floor or in their atelier. I thought, “That’s what I want to do.” So my equivalent of my grandfather’s Dior was Alexander McQueen [with whom Swarovski collaborated for over 10 years], and that was really my strategy, trying to reconnect Swarovski and the fashion industry.

Answer: Alexander McQueen

Q. What changed your mind? A. I had my ah-ha moment when I was working for the Missoni family. Here I was in New York representing them and I thought, “What am I doing representing them? I should be representing our family business.” Q. What do you remember of your early days in the family business? A. In 1992, Swarovski really wasn’t about fashion, it was all about figurines, and I thought we could be so much more, because I’d grown up with Grandfather telling me about his meetings with Coco Chanel and Christian Dior on our factory floor or in their atelier. I thought, “That’s what I want to do.” So my equivalent of my grandfather’s <hl> Dior was Alexander McQueen [with whom Swarovski collaborated for over 10 years], and that was really my strategy, trying to reconnect Swarovski and the fashion industry. <hl>

Q. What changed your mind? A. I had my ah-ha moment when I was working for the Missoni family. Here I was in New York representing them and I thought, “What am I doing representing them? I should be representing our family business.” Q. What do you remember of your early days in the family business? A. In 1992, Swarovski really wasn’t about fashion, it was all about figurines, and I thought we could be so much more, because I’d grown up with Grandfather telling me about his meetings with Coco Chanel and Christian Dior on our factory floor or in their atelier. I thought, “That’s what I want to do.” So my equivalent of my grandfather’s Dior was <hl> Alexander McQueen <hl> [with whom Swarovski collaborated for over 10 years], and that was really my strategy, trying to reconnect Swarovski and the fashion industry.


Question: What does criticism cause?

But this is common behavior and awfully human. Criticizing others can trick us into feeling better about ourselves (for 35 seconds). My guess is that your pal is in emotional pain, and you probably have a better idea why than we do. None of this is your problem, Hailey. But isn’t it worth taking a crack at helping your longtime bestie? The next time she starts Judge Judy-ing, stop her. Say, “Take a breath.” Make her inhale and exhale. Then say (gently), “Is Heather’s boyfriend really bothering you this much, or is something else making you feel bad?” Then listen. She may surprise you and discuss her true feelings, or she may get defensive. Even if she engages, you will probably have to remind her about this pattern a few times. But only when we learn compassion for ourselves (especially the ugly bits) do we have any hope of feeling better. Maybe you can help. Otherwise, time to move. I am 83 and dating a lovely 85-year-old man I met six months ago through his personal ad in The New York Review of Books. We really like each other. But we disagree about money. I am used to being treated on dates. He believes that men and women are equal, and we should pay our own way. (I believe that I should, and do, provide some meals.) How should I proceed? CLAIRE, MANHATTAN Two successful and intelligent women — half your age — agreed, in front of me, recently: “If a guy doesn’t pay for the first date, I would never go on a second.” They reported wanting an “alpha male.” (I was shocked!) But I like my independence and equal status. I would rather pay my own way if I were a woman. Who wants to be a “beta”?

Answer: us into feeling better about ourselves

But this is common behavior and awfully human. <hl> Criticizing others can trick us into feeling better about ourselves (for 35 seconds). <hl> My guess is that your pal is in emotional pain, and you probably have a better idea why than we do. None of this is your problem, Hailey. But isn’t it worth taking a crack at helping your longtime bestie? The next time she starts Judge Judy-ing, stop her. Say, “Take a breath.” Make her inhale and exhale. Then say (gently), “Is Heather’s boyfriend really bothering you this much, or is something else making you feel bad?” Then listen. She may surprise you and discuss her true feelings, or she may get defensive. Even if she engages, you will probably have to remind her about this pattern a few times. But only when we learn compassion for ourselves (especially the ugly bits) do we have any hope of feeling better. Maybe you can help. Otherwise, time to move. I am 83 and dating a lovely 85-year-old man I met six months ago through his personal ad in The New York Review of Books. We really like each other. But we disagree about money. I am used to being treated on dates. He believes that men and women are equal, and we should pay our own way. (I believe that I should, and do, provide some meals.) How should I proceed? CLAIRE, MANHATTAN Two successful and intelligent women — half your age — agreed, in front of me, recently: “If a guy doesn’t pay for the first date, I would never go on a second.” They reported wanting an “alpha male.” (I was shocked!) But I like my independence and equal status. I would rather pay my own way if I were a woman. Who wants to be a “beta”?

But this is common behavior and awfully human. Criticizing others can trick <hl> us into feeling better about ourselves <hl> (for 35 seconds). My guess is that your pal is in emotional pain, and you probably have a better idea why than we do. None of this is your problem, Hailey. But isn’t it worth taking a crack at helping your longtime bestie? The next time she starts Judge Judy-ing, stop her. Say, “Take a breath.” Make her inhale and exhale. Then say (gently), “Is Heather’s boyfriend really bothering you this much, or is something else making you feel bad?” Then listen. She may surprise you and discuss her true feelings, or she may get defensive. Even if she engages, you will probably have to remind her about this pattern a few times. But only when we learn compassion for ourselves (especially the ugly bits) do we have any hope of feeling better. Maybe you can help. Otherwise, time to move. I am 83 and dating a lovely 85-year-old man I met six months ago through his personal ad in The New York Review of Books. We really like each other. But we disagree about money. I am used to being treated on dates. He believes that men and women are equal, and we should pay our own way. (I believe that I should, and do, provide some meals.) How should I proceed? CLAIRE, MANHATTAN Two successful and intelligent women — half your age — agreed, in front of me, recently: “If a guy doesn’t pay for the first date, I would never go on a second.” They reported wanting an “alpha male.” (I was shocked!) But I like my independence and equal status. I would rather pay my own way if I were a woman. Who wants to be a “beta”?


Question: What did Richard A Oppel Jr from the New York Times write about?

Studies of imprisonment rates have shown that violent crimes are prosecuted much more severely today than they were 30 years ago. Nationwide, prosecutors are now far more likely to charge violent criminals as felons, rather than bring a misdemeanor charge. This could account for the reason the jails remain full even as crime declines. More: ■ In 2011, Richard A. Oppel Jr. of The New York Times wrote about the effect of a shift in sentencing guidelines: “After decades of new laws to toughen sentencing for criminals, prosecutors have gained greater leverage to extract guilty pleas from defendants and reduce the number of cases that go to trial, often by using the threat of more serious charges with mandatory sentences or other harsher penalties.”

Answer: the effect of a shift in sentencing guidelines:

Studies of imprisonment rates have shown that violent crimes are prosecuted much more severely today than they were 30 years ago. Nationwide, prosecutors are now far more likely to charge violent criminals as felons, rather than bring a misdemeanor charge. This could account for the reason the jails remain full even as crime declines. <hl> More: ■ In 2011, Richard A. Oppel Jr. of The New York Times wrote about the effect of a shift in sentencing guidelines: “After decades of new laws to toughen sentencing for criminals, prosecutors have gained greater leverage to extract guilty pleas from defendants and reduce the number of cases that go to trial, often by using the threat of more serious charges with mandatory sentences or other harsher penalties.” <hl>

Studies of imprisonment rates have shown that violent crimes are prosecuted much more severely today than they were 30 years ago. Nationwide, prosecutors are now far more likely to charge violent criminals as felons, rather than bring a misdemeanor charge. This could account for the reason the jails remain full even as crime declines. More: ■ In 2011, Richard A. Oppel Jr. of The New York Times wrote about <hl> the effect of a shift in sentencing guidelines: <hl> “After decades of new laws to toughen sentencing for criminals, prosecutors have gained greater leverage to extract guilty pleas from defendants and reduce the number of cases that go to trial, often by using the threat of more serious charges with mandatory sentences or other harsher penalties.”


Question: what time of year did Mimi visit Sweet Briar?

As a high school student in Battle Creek, Mich., Mimi Fahs dreamed of Wellesley, but it was freezing cold the day she visited. She saw Sweet Briar in the spring, “and, oh my God, what a contrast,” she said. Dr. Fahs, now 65 and a professor at the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, was in Sweet Briar’s class of ’71. Her first day, she plastered her freshman dorm room with anti-Vietnam War posters. As it happened, her roommate, who was from North Carolina, had friends who were fighting there.

Answer: in the spring

As a high school student in Battle Creek, Mich., Mimi Fahs dreamed of Wellesley, but it was freezing cold the day she visited. <hl> She saw Sweet Briar in the spring , “and, oh my God, what a contrast,” she said. <hl> Dr. Fahs, now 65 and a professor at the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, was in Sweet Briar’s class of ’71. Her first day, she plastered her freshman dorm room with anti-Vietnam War posters. As it happened, her roommate, who was from North Carolina, had friends who were fighting there.

As a high school student in Battle Creek, Mich., Mimi Fahs dreamed of Wellesley, but it was freezing cold the day she visited. She saw Sweet Briar <hl> in the spring <hl>, “and, oh my God, what a contrast,” she said. Dr. Fahs, now 65 and a professor at the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, was in Sweet Briar’s class of ’71. Her first day, she plastered her freshman dorm room with anti-Vietnam War posters. As it happened, her roommate, who was from North Carolina, had friends who were fighting there.

She saw Sweet Briar <hl> in the spring <hl> , “and, oh my God, what a contrast,” she said.


Question: How might "It Follows" be described?

The nameless, shape-shifting horror that stalks the blond, 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe) in David Robert Mitchell’s cool, controlled horror film, “It Follows,” might be described as the very incarnation of paranoia. The menace, which only she can see, takes any number of forms, from a naked man standing on the roof of a house to an unsmiling old lady heading purposefully in her direction. When it appears, it is usually first glimpsed from a distance, walking slowly toward her like an expressionless zombie. Although Jay repeatedly flees, she can never shake the sense that it is out there somewhere and knows her precise location.

Answer: as the very incarnation of paranoia

<hl> The nameless, shape-shifting horror that stalks the blond, 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe) in David Robert Mitchell’s cool, controlled horror film, “It Follows,” might be described as the very incarnation of paranoia . <hl> The menace, which only she can see, takes any number of forms, from a naked man standing on the roof of a house to an unsmiling old lady heading purposefully in her direction. When it appears, it is usually first glimpsed from a distance, walking slowly toward her like an expressionless zombie. Although Jay repeatedly flees, she can never shake the sense that it is out there somewhere and knows her precise location.

The nameless, shape-shifting horror that stalks the blond, 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe) in David Robert Mitchell’s cool, controlled horror film, “It Follows,” might be described <hl> as the very incarnation of paranoia <hl>. The menace, which only she can see, takes any number of forms, from a naked man standing on the roof of a house to an unsmiling old lady heading purposefully in her direction. When it appears, it is usually first glimpsed from a distance, walking slowly toward her like an expressionless zombie. Although Jay repeatedly flees, she can never shake the sense that it is out there somewhere and knows her precise location.

The nameless, shape-shifting horror that stalks the blond, 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe) in David Robert Mitchell’s cool, controlled horror film, “It Follows,” might be described <hl> as the very incarnation of paranoia <hl> .


Question: Where did Vanity Fair first advertise?

96 YEARS AGO Prehistory — before the Kardashians and Caitlyn with a C, before even the naked and pregnant Demi Moore — Vanity Fair knew how to strike with an image. It boasted as much in advertisements published in The New York Times in 1919, during the magazine’s first heyday. “Vanity Fair prides itself on knowing every lovely, brilliant, or bizarre woman in the world and printing her photograph in its pages,” the ad copy read. This was “the magazine of leisure interests for men who know enough to have them,” or so its tagline declared in a series of wittily wordy ads that ran in The Times. The image that struck hardest in those early years was not a photograph of a “lovely, brilliant, or bizarre woman,” however. It was a cartoon that depicted Emperor Hirohito of Japan, and it was the subject of an international incident.

Answer: The New York Times

96 YEARS AGO Prehistory — before the Kardashians and Caitlyn with a C, before even the naked and pregnant Demi Moore — Vanity Fair knew how to strike with an image. <hl> It boasted as much in advertisements published in The New York Times in 1919, during the magazine’s first heyday. <hl> “Vanity Fair prides itself on knowing every lovely, brilliant, or bizarre woman in the world and printing her photograph in its pages,” the ad copy read. This was “the magazine of leisure interests for men who know enough to have them,” or so its tagline declared in a series of wittily wordy ads that ran in The Times. The image that struck hardest in those early years was not a photograph of a “lovely, brilliant, or bizarre woman,” however. It was a cartoon that depicted Emperor Hirohito of Japan, and it was the subject of an international incident.

96 YEARS AGO Prehistory — before the Kardashians and Caitlyn with a C, before even the naked and pregnant Demi Moore — Vanity Fair knew how to strike with an image. It boasted as much in advertisements published in <hl> The New York Times <hl> in 1919, during the magazine’s first heyday. “Vanity Fair prides itself on knowing every lovely, brilliant, or bizarre woman in the world and printing her photograph in its pages,” the ad copy read. This was “the magazine of leisure interests for men who know enough to have them,” or so its tagline declared in a series of wittily wordy ads that ran in The Times. The image that struck hardest in those early years was not a photograph of a “lovely, brilliant, or bizarre woman,” however. It was a cartoon that depicted Emperor Hirohito of Japan, and it was the subject of an international incident.


Question: Where does the Saturday morning show series take place?

‘Tunes With Tina’ (Sunday) That’s Tina deVaron, a jazz musician and singer, whose musical brunch for young people at the Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Fifth Avenue, a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, has returned. Ms. deVaron, who often sings show tunes for children, also improvises and gears her performances to the audience. On selected Sundays throughout the season, she will be accompanied by Broadway performers. Singing along is encouraged. (Through May 31.) At noon, 400 Fifth Avenue, at 36th Street, 212-695-4005, measurenyc.com. Vered and the Babes (Saturday) This trio — Vered Ronen, Rob Jost and Matt Hilgenberg — play some percussion children can understand: pots and pans. Of course, they’ll also perform on more conventional instruments, like French horn and trumpet, at this free concert, part of the Saturday Morning Show series for families at Brookfield Place. Known for a style reminiscent of doo-wop, they’ll offer tunes from their hit album, “Good Morning My Love.” At 11 a.m., 200 Vesey Street, at West Street, Lower Manhattan, brookfieldplaceny.com/eventscalendar.

Answer: Brookfield Place

‘Tunes With Tina’ (Sunday) That’s Tina deVaron, a jazz musician and singer, whose musical brunch for young people at the Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Fifth Avenue, a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, has returned. Ms. deVaron, who often sings show tunes for children, also improvises and gears her performances to the audience. On selected Sundays throughout the season, she will be accompanied by Broadway performers. Singing along is encouraged. (Through May 31.) At noon, 400 Fifth Avenue, at 36th Street, 212-695-4005, measurenyc.com. Vered and the Babes (Saturday) This trio — Vered Ronen, Rob Jost and Matt Hilgenberg — play some percussion children can understand: pots and pans. <hl> Of course, they’ll also perform on more conventional instruments, like French horn and trumpet, at this free concert, part of the Saturday Morning Show series for families at Brookfield Place . <hl> Known for a style reminiscent of doo-wop, they’ll offer tunes from their hit album, “Good Morning My Love.” At 11 a.m., 200 Vesey Street, at West Street, Lower Manhattan, brookfieldplaceny.com/eventscalendar.

‘Tunes With Tina’ (Sunday) That’s Tina deVaron, a jazz musician and singer, whose musical brunch for young people at the Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Fifth Avenue, a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, has returned. Ms. deVaron, who often sings show tunes for children, also improvises and gears her performances to the audience. On selected Sundays throughout the season, she will be accompanied by Broadway performers. Singing along is encouraged. (Through May 31.) At noon, 400 Fifth Avenue, at 36th Street, 212-695-4005, measurenyc.com. Vered and the Babes (Saturday) This trio — Vered Ronen, Rob Jost and Matt Hilgenberg — play some percussion children can understand: pots and pans. Of course, they’ll also perform on more conventional instruments, like French horn and trumpet, at this free concert, part of the Saturday Morning Show series for families at <hl> Brookfield Place <hl>. Known for a style reminiscent of doo-wop, they’ll offer tunes from their hit album, “Good Morning My Love.” At 11 a.m., 200 Vesey Street, at West Street, Lower Manhattan, brookfieldplaceny.com/eventscalendar.

Of course, they’ll also perform on more conventional instruments, like French horn and trumpet, at this free concert, part of the Saturday Morning Show series for families at <hl> Brookfield Place <hl> .


Question: Besides being a friend, what is Elmendorf's relationship to the author?

Let’s start with some background. For the last six years, Douglas Elmendorf has been the director of the C.B.O. By my judgment, he has done a remarkable job of shepherding the institution through times that have been both economically and politically difficult. (Full disclosure: Mr. Elmendorf is a friend and former student of mine, so I am not entirely objective. But many prominent policy wonks endorsed his reappointment.) Nonetheless, the new Republican leadership in Congress decided to appoint someone new to head the C.B.O. That decision is entirely understandable. Mr. Elmendorf has a long affiliation with Democrats, and the Republicans want someone who shares more of their perspective. As President Obama once said, elections have consequences. That includes the Republican sweep of 2014. So, on Friday, congressional leaders appointed Mr. Hall, a veteran of the Bush administration, to be the new head of the budget office.

Answer: former student

Let’s start with some background. For the last six years, Douglas Elmendorf has been the director of the C.B.O. By my judgment, he has done a remarkable job of shepherding the institution through times that have been both economically and politically difficult. <hl> (Full disclosure: Mr. Elmendorf is a friend and former student of mine, so I am not entirely objective. <hl> But many prominent policy wonks endorsed his reappointment.) Nonetheless, the new Republican leadership in Congress decided to appoint someone new to head the C.B.O. That decision is entirely understandable. Mr. Elmendorf has a long affiliation with Democrats, and the Republicans want someone who shares more of their perspective. As President Obama once said, elections have consequences. That includes the Republican sweep of 2014. So, on Friday, congressional leaders appointed Mr. Hall, a veteran of the Bush administration, to be the new head of the budget office.

Let’s start with some background. For the last six years, Douglas Elmendorf has been the director of the C.B.O. By my judgment, he has done a remarkable job of shepherding the institution through times that have been both economically and politically difficult. (Full disclosure: Mr. Elmendorf is a friend and <hl> former student <hl> of mine, so I am not entirely objective. But many prominent policy wonks endorsed his reappointment.) Nonetheless, the new Republican leadership in Congress decided to appoint someone new to head the C.B.O. That decision is entirely understandable. Mr. Elmendorf has a long affiliation with Democrats, and the Republicans want someone who shares more of their perspective. As President Obama once said, elections have consequences. That includes the Republican sweep of 2014. So, on Friday, congressional leaders appointed Mr. Hall, a veteran of the Bush administration, to be the new head of the budget office.


Question: What river was outside of Mr. Chauvin's bedroom window when he was growing up?

In his biographical essay, Mr. Chauvin recounted fond memories of looking out of his bedroom window, over the family’s large garden, and watching barges ply the Lys River, where it separates France from Belgium, towed by horses or men. His parents were from the Tours region, he said, descending “from long-established families in the little village of Beaumont-la-Ronce.” “I used to spend my holidays there in my grandparents’ large family house, with my numerous cousins,” he wrote. “When I die, I am going to be buried in the village cemetery.”

Answer: Lys River

<hl> In his biographical essay, Mr. Chauvin recounted fond memories of looking out of his bedroom window, over the family’s large garden, and watching barges ply the Lys River , where it separates France from Belgium, towed by horses or men. <hl> His parents were from the Tours region, he said, descending “from long-established families in the little village of Beaumont-la-Ronce.” “I used to spend my holidays there in my grandparents’ large family house, with my numerous cousins,” he wrote. “When I die, I am going to be buried in the village cemetery.”

In his biographical essay, Mr. Chauvin recounted fond memories of looking out of his bedroom window, over the family’s large garden, and watching barges ply the <hl> Lys River <hl>, where it separates France from Belgium, towed by horses or men. His parents were from the Tours region, he said, descending “from long-established families in the little village of Beaumont-la-Ronce.” “I used to spend my holidays there in my grandparents’ large family house, with my numerous cousins,” he wrote. “When I die, I am going to be buried in the village cemetery.”

In his biographical essay, Mr. Chauvin recounted fond memories of looking out of his bedroom window, over the family’s large garden, and watching barges ply the <hl> Lys River <hl> , where it separates France from Belgium, towed by horses or men.


Question: Do Muslims agree on most things, or disagree?

They tell the world that though the mass murderer was quoting from the Quran, he got the Quran wrong. Some of the gutsy ones don’t forget to add: What about your own secular mass murderers? They are suggesting that Muslim mass murderers should be treated like non-Muslim mass murderers, like those shooters on American college campuses or the invaders of Iraq. Should we thank them for striving for parity among mass killers? Did someone say peace? They say that Islam teaches us to respect all religions. They again point to the Holy Book: Look, here’s Jesus; he is our prophet, too. But they don’t explain the point of having a religion if its god and its prophet are no bigger or better or faster than yours. We are encouraged to look at Sufi Islam as a model of moderation. Yet Sufi Muslims, brandishing Rumi and whirling like couplets in a bad poem, don’t even pretend to offer any solution. When asked about Islam they say, let’s listen to some music. At least they are more honest than our spokesmen. And thank you, our spokesmen, for reminding the world that Muslims are not a race. Some of us speak Chinese, others Swahili. Some of us are gay, painters, lawyers, prostitutes, pimps or drummers, and of course mass murderers. Muslims disagree over most things, about this life and the afterlife as well. I have a household of six and can never get us to agree on anything, even though one is an infant and two are dogs.

Answer: Muslims disagree over most things

They tell the world that though the mass murderer was quoting from the Quran, he got the Quran wrong. Some of the gutsy ones don’t forget to add: What about your own secular mass murderers? They are suggesting that Muslim mass murderers should be treated like non-Muslim mass murderers, like those shooters on American college campuses or the invaders of Iraq. Should we thank them for striving for parity among mass killers? Did someone say peace? They say that Islam teaches us to respect all religions. They again point to the Holy Book: Look, here’s Jesus; he is our prophet, too. But they don’t explain the point of having a religion if its god and its prophet are no bigger or better or faster than yours. We are encouraged to look at Sufi Islam as a model of moderation. Yet Sufi Muslims, brandishing Rumi and whirling like couplets in a bad poem, don’t even pretend to offer any solution. When asked about Islam they say, let’s listen to some music. At least they are more honest than our spokesmen. And thank you, our spokesmen, for reminding the world that Muslims are not a race. Some of us speak Chinese, others Swahili. Some of us are gay, painters, lawyers, prostitutes, pimps or drummers, and of course mass murderers. <hl> Muslims disagree over most things , about this life and the afterlife as well. <hl> I have a household of six and can never get us to agree on anything, even though one is an infant and two are dogs.

They tell the world that though the mass murderer was quoting from the Quran, he got the Quran wrong. Some of the gutsy ones don’t forget to add: What about your own secular mass murderers? They are suggesting that Muslim mass murderers should be treated like non-Muslim mass murderers, like those shooters on American college campuses or the invaders of Iraq. Should we thank them for striving for parity among mass killers? Did someone say peace? They say that Islam teaches us to respect all religions. They again point to the Holy Book: Look, here’s Jesus; he is our prophet, too. But they don’t explain the point of having a religion if its god and its prophet are no bigger or better or faster than yours. We are encouraged to look at Sufi Islam as a model of moderation. Yet Sufi Muslims, brandishing Rumi and whirling like couplets in a bad poem, don’t even pretend to offer any solution. When asked about Islam they say, let’s listen to some music. At least they are more honest than our spokesmen. And thank you, our spokesmen, for reminding the world that Muslims are not a race. Some of us speak Chinese, others Swahili. Some of us are gay, painters, lawyers, prostitutes, pimps or drummers, and of course mass murderers. <hl> Muslims disagree over most things <hl>, about this life and the afterlife as well. I have a household of six and can never get us to agree on anything, even though one is an infant and two are dogs.

<hl> Muslims disagree over most things <hl> , about this life and the afterlife as well.


Question: Why was there a want for Formula One to pull out of the first Grand Prix race?

We cannot, and should not, regard sports as sacrosanct or separate to the real world, but the prestige of sports should not be a cheap weapon for politicians. Over the last year, trade sanctions have been imposed, selectively, on Russia. Nevertheless, the Gazprom logo is still worn by Schalke 04 in Germany, and Gazprom remains a prominent sponsor of both FIFA and the UEFA Champions League. Last year, after a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine, there were calls for Formula One to pull out of its first Grand Prix race in Russia, in the Winter Olympic city of Sochi. Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One’s equivalent to Sepp Blatter, rebutted those calls by broadcasting that he had a deal with Vladimir V. Putin and the Sochi circuit and intended to honor it. “We have a contract,” Ecclestone said at the time. “We’ll respect it 100 percent, and so will Mr. Putin, I’m sure. He’s been very supportive.”

Answer: a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down

We cannot, and should not, regard sports as sacrosanct or separate to the real world, but the prestige of sports should not be a cheap weapon for politicians. Over the last year, trade sanctions have been imposed, selectively, on Russia. Nevertheless, the Gazprom logo is still worn by Schalke 04 in Germany, and Gazprom remains a prominent sponsor of both FIFA and the UEFA Champions League. <hl> Last year, after a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine, there were calls for Formula One to pull out of its first Grand Prix race in Russia, in the Winter Olympic city of Sochi. <hl> Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One’s equivalent to Sepp Blatter, rebutted those calls by broadcasting that he had a deal with Vladimir V. Putin and the Sochi circuit and intended to honor it. “We have a contract,” Ecclestone said at the time. “We’ll respect it 100 percent, and so will Mr. Putin, I’m sure. He’s been very supportive.”

We cannot, and should not, regard sports as sacrosanct or separate to the real world, but the prestige of sports should not be a cheap weapon for politicians. Over the last year, trade sanctions have been imposed, selectively, on Russia. Nevertheless, the Gazprom logo is still worn by Schalke 04 in Germany, and Gazprom remains a prominent sponsor of both FIFA and the UEFA Champions League. Last year, after <hl> a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down <hl> over Ukraine, there were calls for Formula One to pull out of its first Grand Prix race in Russia, in the Winter Olympic city of Sochi. Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One’s equivalent to Sepp Blatter, rebutted those calls by broadcasting that he had a deal with Vladimir V. Putin and the Sochi circuit and intended to honor it. “We have a contract,” Ecclestone said at the time. “We’ll respect it 100 percent, and so will Mr. Putin, I’m sure. He’s been very supportive.”