Question: How big is Rocky Fire?

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

Answer: 106 square miles

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. <hl> Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. <hl> More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now <hl> 106 square miles <hl> and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.


Question: Prior to Mr. Sisi, who was previously the armed forces chief?

The cabinet’s resignation also illustrated a political dilemma facing Mr. Sisi, the former armed forces chief who took power during a wave of nationalist fervor following the military’s removal of Mr. Morsi. In spite of the significant cult of personality around Mr. Sisi, his government has failed to resolve a number of problems facing Egypt. Those troubles include a steady deterioration in its security. The government has been unable to end a violent insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula in which militants have been carrying out ever more brazen attacks. Egypt also faces deep economic uncertainty, disappointing hopes raised at a much-promoted international investment conference in March and the opening of an expansion of the Suez Canal in August. The stock market has swooned since the conference, which had been billed as a move to restart the economy after years of instability in the wake of the 2011 uprising that ejected President Mubarak from power.

Answer: Mr. Morsi

<hl> The cabinet’s resignation also illustrated a political dilemma facing Mr. Sisi, the former armed forces chief who took power during a wave of nationalist fervor following the military’s removal of Mr. Morsi . <hl> In spite of the significant cult of personality around Mr. Sisi, his government has failed to resolve a number of problems facing Egypt. Those troubles include a steady deterioration in its security. The government has been unable to end a violent insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula in which militants have been carrying out ever more brazen attacks. Egypt also faces deep economic uncertainty, disappointing hopes raised at a much-promoted international investment conference in March and the opening of an expansion of the Suez Canal in August. The stock market has swooned since the conference, which had been billed as a move to restart the economy after years of instability in the wake of the 2011 uprising that ejected President Mubarak from power.

The cabinet’s resignation also illustrated a political dilemma facing Mr. Sisi, the former armed forces chief who took power during a wave of nationalist fervor following the military’s removal of <hl> Mr. Morsi <hl>. In spite of the significant cult of personality around Mr. Sisi, his government has failed to resolve a number of problems facing Egypt. Those troubles include a steady deterioration in its security. The government has been unable to end a violent insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula in which militants have been carrying out ever more brazen attacks. Egypt also faces deep economic uncertainty, disappointing hopes raised at a much-promoted international investment conference in March and the opening of an expansion of the Suez Canal in August. The stock market has swooned since the conference, which had been billed as a move to restart the economy after years of instability in the wake of the 2011 uprising that ejected President Mubarak from power.

The cabinet’s resignation also illustrated a political dilemma facing Mr. Sisi, the former armed forces chief who took power during a wave of nationalist fervor following the military’s removal of <hl> Mr. Morsi <hl> .


Question: Why are people requesting anonymity when providing information about the investigation?

The United investigation grew out of the federal inquiry into the 2013 closing of lanes at the George Washington Bridge, and Mr. Fox is the latest high-ranking figure to leave his post amid those investigations. Last month, the chief executive of United, Jeff Smisek, resigned, as did two other top United executives who also attended the September 2011 dinner. People close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is continuing, told The New York Times that prosecutors had been asking witnesses before a grand jury questions about Mr. Fox.

Answer: because it is continuing

The United investigation grew out of the federal inquiry into the 2013 closing of lanes at the George Washington Bridge, and Mr. Fox is the latest high-ranking figure to leave his post amid those investigations. Last month, the chief executive of United, Jeff Smisek, resigned, as did two other top United executives who also attended the September 2011 dinner. <hl> People close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is continuing , told The New York Times that prosecutors had been asking witnesses before a grand jury questions about Mr. Fox. <hl>

The United investigation grew out of the federal inquiry into the 2013 closing of lanes at the George Washington Bridge, and Mr. Fox is the latest high-ranking figure to leave his post amid those investigations. Last month, the chief executive of United, Jeff Smisek, resigned, as did two other top United executives who also attended the September 2011 dinner. People close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity <hl> because it is continuing <hl>, told The New York Times that prosecutors had been asking witnesses before a grand jury questions about Mr. Fox.

People close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity <hl> because it is continuing <hl> , told The New York Times that prosecutors had been asking witnesses before a grand jury questions about Mr. Fox.


Question: What does Land's End use to obtain sales?

However small, the recent resurgence in direct mail may be explained by a better understanding of the catalog’s power to drive sales, Mr. Cohen said. He pointed to Lands’ End as an early example. In 2000, that retailer reduced the number of catalogs it sent consumers. It experienced a $100 million drop in sales as a result, according to research by Kurt Salmon. Lands’ End later added a pop-up survey to its website and found that 75 percent of customers who were making purchases had first reviewed the catalog.

Answer: catalog’s power

<hl> However small, the recent resurgence in direct mail may be explained by a better understanding of the catalog’s power to drive sales, Mr. Cohen said. <hl> He pointed to Lands’ End as an early example. In 2000, that retailer reduced the number of catalogs it sent consumers. It experienced a $100 million drop in sales as a result, according to research by Kurt Salmon. Lands’ End later added a pop-up survey to its website and found that 75 percent of customers who were making purchases had first reviewed the catalog.

However small, the recent resurgence in direct mail may be explained by a better understanding of the <hl> catalog’s power <hl> to drive sales, Mr. Cohen said. He pointed to Lands’ End as an early example. In 2000, that retailer reduced the number of catalogs it sent consumers. It experienced a $100 million drop in sales as a result, according to research by Kurt Salmon. Lands’ End later added a pop-up survey to its website and found that 75 percent of customers who were making purchases had first reviewed the catalog.


Question: How many miles per hour were the top speeds?

But if that all sounds familiar to contemporary racing enthusiasts, there were other aspects of that mid-20th-century race that were quite different. The track was only about 10 meters, or 35 feet, across; the pits on the main straight were part of the track itself, not separated by a pitlane; and, facing the pits, the spectators sat on benches and bleachers, and some even made their own viewing perches, standing on trestle tables they had set up trackside. It was a hodgepodge, a ragged mass of humanity grouped along and over the edge of the track, with only bales of straw and a mound of earth separating them from the racing cars traveling at top speeds of 300 kilometers, or 185 miles, an hour. Given those conditions, a disaster could have been in the making on that June day should anything go wrong.

Answer: 185

But if that all sounds familiar to contemporary racing enthusiasts, there were other aspects of that mid-20th-century race that were quite different. The track was only about 10 meters, or 35 feet, across; the pits on the main straight were part of the track itself, not separated by a pitlane; and, facing the pits, the spectators sat on benches and bleachers, and some even made their own viewing perches, standing on trestle tables they had set up trackside. <hl> It was a hodgepodge, a ragged mass of humanity grouped along and over the edge of the track, with only bales of straw and a mound of earth separating them from the racing cars traveling at top speeds of 300 kilometers, or 185 miles, an hour. <hl> Given those conditions, a disaster could have been in the making on that June day should anything go wrong.

But if that all sounds familiar to contemporary racing enthusiasts, there were other aspects of that mid-20th-century race that were quite different. The track was only about 10 meters, or 35 feet, across; the pits on the main straight were part of the track itself, not separated by a pitlane; and, facing the pits, the spectators sat on benches and bleachers, and some even made their own viewing perches, standing on trestle tables they had set up trackside. It was a hodgepodge, a ragged mass of humanity grouped along and over the edge of the track, with only bales of straw and a mound of earth separating them from the racing cars traveling at top speeds of 300 kilometers, or <hl> 185 <hl> miles, an hour. Given those conditions, a disaster could have been in the making on that June day should anything go wrong.


Question: Why does every computer, tablet and smartphone ship with built-in browsers?

These actions are not necessarily as terrible as they seem. In 1999, Microsoft argued that bundling its web browser with its operating system was good for consumers who needed a way to easily get on the Internet. In retrospect, that looks defensible — today, every computer, tablet and smartphone ship with built-in browsers, because everyone believes they are an important aspect of the user experience of computers. Google argues, similarly, that giving people answers to shopping and travel queries on its main search results page is much more helpful than giving them a bunch of links to competing search services.

Answer: because everyone believes they are an important aspect of the user experience of computers

These actions are not necessarily as terrible as they seem. In 1999, Microsoft argued that bundling its web browser with its operating system was good for consumers who needed a way to easily get on the Internet. <hl> In retrospect, that looks defensible — today, every computer, tablet and smartphone ship with built-in browsers, because everyone believes they are an important aspect of the user experience of computers . <hl> Google argues, similarly, that giving people answers to shopping and travel queries on its main search results page is much more helpful than giving them a bunch of links to competing search services.

These actions are not necessarily as terrible as they seem. In 1999, Microsoft argued that bundling its web browser with its operating system was good for consumers who needed a way to easily get on the Internet. In retrospect, that looks defensible — today, every computer, tablet and smartphone ship with built-in browsers, <hl> because everyone believes they are an important aspect of the user experience of computers <hl>. Google argues, similarly, that giving people answers to shopping and travel queries on its main search results page is much more helpful than giving them a bunch of links to competing search services.

In retrospect, that looks defensible — today, every computer, tablet and smartphone ship with built-in browsers, <hl> because everyone believes they are an important aspect of the user experience of computers <hl> .


Question: Where is Nigeria located?

DAKAR, Senegal —  The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram on Friday morning struck across Nigeria’s border into Niger for the first time, broadening the regional conflict to a fourth country in West Africa.

Answer: West Africa

<hl> DAKAR, Senegal — The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram on Friday morning struck across Nigeria’s border into Niger for the first time, broadening the regional conflict to a fourth country in West Africa . <hl>

DAKAR, Senegal — The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram on Friday morning struck across Nigeria’s border into Niger for the first time, broadening the regional conflict to a fourth country in <hl> West Africa <hl>.

DAKAR, Senegal — The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram on Friday morning struck across Nigeria’s border into Niger for the first time, broadening the regional conflict to a fourth country in <hl> West Africa <hl> .


Question: Which bank possess the highest proportion of lending assets in France overall?

PARIS — Crédit Agricole and Société Générale, two of France’s largest banks, reported higher third-quarter profits on Thursday as their retail divisions posted improved results. Crédit Agricole, which ranks second only to BNP Paribas among French lenders in terms of assets, posted net income of 930 million euros, about $1 billion, for the three months from July through September, an increase of 15 percent from a year earlier. Its revenue slipped 2 percent to €3.9 billion, it said, though it noted that the figure was broadly stable after accounting for a revaluation of its own debt, loan hedges and other items. It said most business lines had improved, particularly domestic and international retail banking.

Answer: BNP Paribas

PARIS — Crédit Agricole and Société Générale, two of France’s largest banks, reported higher third-quarter profits on Thursday as their retail divisions posted improved results. <hl> Crédit Agricole, which ranks second only to BNP Paribas among French lenders in terms of assets, posted net income of 930 million euros, about $1 billion, for the three months from July through September, an increase of 15 percent from a year earlier. <hl> Its revenue slipped 2 percent to €3.9 billion, it said, though it noted that the figure was broadly stable after accounting for a revaluation of its own debt, loan hedges and other items. It said most business lines had improved, particularly domestic and international retail banking.

PARIS — Crédit Agricole and Société Générale, two of France’s largest banks, reported higher third-quarter profits on Thursday as their retail divisions posted improved results. Crédit Agricole, which ranks second only to <hl> BNP Paribas <hl> among French lenders in terms of assets, posted net income of 930 million euros, about $1 billion, for the three months from July through September, an increase of 15 percent from a year earlier. Its revenue slipped 2 percent to €3.9 billion, it said, though it noted that the figure was broadly stable after accounting for a revaluation of its own debt, loan hedges and other items. It said most business lines had improved, particularly domestic and international retail banking.


Question: What could possibly power the sun?

Maybe the sun wasn’t really powered by fusion. Or maybe neutrinos were eaten by a black hole lurking inside. By the time I met Dr. McDonald, theorists had rallied around a less radical thought.

Answer: fusion

<hl> Maybe the sun wasn’t really powered by fusion . <hl> Or maybe neutrinos were eaten by a black hole lurking inside. By the time I met Dr. McDonald, theorists had rallied around a less radical thought.

Maybe the sun wasn’t really powered by <hl> fusion <hl>. Or maybe neutrinos were eaten by a black hole lurking inside. By the time I met Dr. McDonald, theorists had rallied around a less radical thought.

Maybe the sun wasn’t really powered by <hl> fusion <hl> .


Question: How many dangerous crossings are in New Jersey?

The metric is not a perfect measurement of danger. (The agency cautions that it does not take into account other factors, like local topography and traffic congestion.) But the 10 crossings, four in New Jersey and six on Long Island, examined by The Times are easily among the most hazardous in the country. Out of almost 130,000 public crossings in the nation, only 112 others have accident-prediction values as high as these 10. The Midland Avenue crossing currently has the eighth highest likelihood of a crash in the country.

Answer: four

The metric is not a perfect measurement of danger. (The agency cautions that it does not take into account other factors, like local topography and traffic congestion.) <hl> But the 10 crossings, four in New Jersey and six on Long Island, examined by The Times are easily among the most hazardous in the country. <hl> Out of almost 130,000 public crossings in the nation, only 112 others have accident-prediction values as high as these 10. The Midland Avenue crossing currently has the eighth highest likelihood of a crash in the country.

The metric is not a perfect measurement of danger. (The agency cautions that it does not take into account other factors, like local topography and traffic congestion.) But the 10 crossings, <hl> four <hl> in New Jersey and six on Long Island, examined by The Times are easily among the most hazardous in the country. Out of almost 130,000 public crossings in the nation, only 112 others have accident-prediction values as high as these 10. The Midland Avenue crossing currently has the eighth highest likelihood of a crash in the country.


Question: What do Joe Swanberg's characters struggle with?

You might almost mistake this for a middle- or late-period Woody Allen movie, in other words. Mr. Swanberg shares Mr. Allen’s abiding interest in the swerves and reversals of romance, but he conducts his investigations on firmer moral and philosophical ground. His characters evince mumbling anomie rather than eloquent neurosis. Their conversation is stripped of cultural references and instead of grappling with the meaning of existence they struggle with the competing demands of hedonism and responsibility. They want to be cool, fun, laid back and nonjudgmental, but they also want to behave decently.

Answer: the competing demands of hedonism and responsibility

You might almost mistake this for a middle- or late-period Woody Allen movie, in other words. Mr. Swanberg shares Mr. Allen’s abiding interest in the swerves and reversals of romance, but he conducts his investigations on firmer moral and philosophical ground. His characters evince mumbling anomie rather than eloquent neurosis. <hl> Their conversation is stripped of cultural references and instead of grappling with the meaning of existence they struggle with the competing demands of hedonism and responsibility . <hl> They want to be cool, fun, laid back and nonjudgmental, but they also want to behave decently.

You might almost mistake this for a middle- or late-period Woody Allen movie, in other words. Mr. Swanberg shares Mr. Allen’s abiding interest in the swerves and reversals of romance, but he conducts his investigations on firmer moral and philosophical ground. His characters evince mumbling anomie rather than eloquent neurosis. Their conversation is stripped of cultural references and instead of grappling with the meaning of existence they struggle with <hl> the competing demands of hedonism and responsibility <hl>. They want to be cool, fun, laid back and nonjudgmental, but they also want to behave decently.

Their conversation is stripped of cultural references and instead of grappling with the meaning of existence they struggle with <hl> the competing demands of hedonism and responsibility <hl> .


Question: What does the exhibition feature?

With paintings, antiquities, historic garments, weapons, sculpture and porcelain, “Alexander, Napoleon and Josephine” tells a story that spans from 1807 to 1815, beginning with the friendship between Czar Alexander and Napoleon and ending with their estrangement. At the center of the exhibition is the notion that Josephine linked the two military rivals to create a kind of romantic and political triad, thanks to her cultivation, sophistication and diplomatic skills, which enhanced the status of both emperors.

Answer: paintings, antiquities, historic garments, weapons, sculpture and porcelain

<hl> With paintings, antiquities, historic garments, weapons, sculpture and porcelain , “Alexander, Napoleon and Josephine” tells a story that spans from 1807 to 1815, beginning with the friendship between Czar Alexander and Napoleon and ending with their estrangement. <hl> At the center of the exhibition is the notion that Josephine linked the two military rivals to create a kind of romantic and political triad, thanks to her cultivation, sophistication and diplomatic skills, which enhanced the status of both emperors.

With <hl> paintings, antiquities, historic garments, weapons, sculpture and porcelain <hl>, “Alexander, Napoleon and Josephine” tells a story that spans from 1807 to 1815, beginning with the friendship between Czar Alexander and Napoleon and ending with their estrangement. At the center of the exhibition is the notion that Josephine linked the two military rivals to create a kind of romantic and political triad, thanks to her cultivation, sophistication and diplomatic skills, which enhanced the status of both emperors.

With <hl> paintings, antiquities, historic garments, weapons, sculpture and porcelain <hl> , “Alexander, Napoleon and Josephine” tells a story that spans from 1807 to 1815, beginning with the friendship between Czar Alexander and Napoleon and ending with their estrangement.


Question: How far back are these emotions said to originate?

Since the days of slavery, they argued, blacks had adopted an outward style of ingratiating deference that masked a seething anger. “As a sapling bent low stores energy for a violent backswing,” they wrote, “blacks bent double by oppression have stored energy which will be released in the form of rage — black rage, apocalyptic and final.” The book was unremittingly bleak by design. “This dismal tone has been deliberate,” the authors wrote in the final pages. “It has been an attempt to evoke a certain quality of depression and hopelessness in the reader and to stir these feelings. These are the most common feelings tasted by black people in America.”

Answer: Since the days of slavery

<hl> Since the days of slavery , they argued, blacks had adopted an outward style of ingratiating deference that masked a seething anger. <hl> “As a sapling bent low stores energy for a violent backswing,” they wrote, “blacks bent double by oppression have stored energy which will be released in the form of rage — black rage, apocalyptic and final.” The book was unremittingly bleak by design. “This dismal tone has been deliberate,” the authors wrote in the final pages. “It has been an attempt to evoke a certain quality of depression and hopelessness in the reader and to stir these feelings. These are the most common feelings tasted by black people in America.”

<hl> Since the days of slavery <hl>, they argued, blacks had adopted an outward style of ingratiating deference that masked a seething anger. “As a sapling bent low stores energy for a violent backswing,” they wrote, “blacks bent double by oppression have stored energy which will be released in the form of rage — black rage, apocalyptic and final.” The book was unremittingly bleak by design. “This dismal tone has been deliberate,” the authors wrote in the final pages. “It has been an attempt to evoke a certain quality of depression and hopelessness in the reader and to stir these feelings. These are the most common feelings tasted by black people in America.”

<hl> Since the days of slavery <hl> , they argued, blacks had adopted an outward style of ingratiating deference that masked a seething anger.


Question: Which types of drug concepts are not offered patents?

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

Answer: not novel or are obvious

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

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

By law, patents can be denied for ideas that may be good, but are <hl> not novel or are obvious <hl> .


Question: In what town was a Kindergartner killed in his bed?

A kindergartner was killed in his bed in Versailles before dawn Monday when a stranger from Indiana broke into his home, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the boy multiple times, the police said. The police do not know why a man from 200 miles away ended up in the boy’s bedroom, and why he stabbed him. The suspect, Ronald Exantus, 32, of Indianapolis, was charged with murder and first-degree burglary. Deputy Coroner T. A. Rankin identified the boy as Logan Tipton, 6. Two of his sisters suffered non-life-threatening cuts, and the suspect was held by the boy’s father until the police arrived, the arrest citation said. The boy’s family said they do not know the suspect.

Answer: Versailles

<hl> A kindergartner was killed in his bed in Versailles before dawn Monday when a stranger from Indiana broke into his home, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the boy multiple times, the police said. <hl> The police do not know why a man from 200 miles away ended up in the boy’s bedroom, and why he stabbed him. The suspect, Ronald Exantus, 32, of Indianapolis, was charged with murder and first-degree burglary. Deputy Coroner T. A. Rankin identified the boy as Logan Tipton, 6. Two of his sisters suffered non-life-threatening cuts, and the suspect was held by the boy’s father until the police arrived, the arrest citation said. The boy’s family said they do not know the suspect.

A kindergartner was killed in his bed in <hl> Versailles <hl> before dawn Monday when a stranger from Indiana broke into his home, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the boy multiple times, the police said. The police do not know why a man from 200 miles away ended up in the boy’s bedroom, and why he stabbed him. The suspect, Ronald Exantus, 32, of Indianapolis, was charged with murder and first-degree burglary. Deputy Coroner T. A. Rankin identified the boy as Logan Tipton, 6. Two of his sisters suffered non-life-threatening cuts, and the suspect was held by the boy’s father until the police arrived, the arrest citation said. The boy’s family said they do not know the suspect.


Question: Who shot the ball that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved?

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller have been harder to stop than just about any other strikers in Europe this season, and Douglas Costa, Munich’s new Brazilian winger, has bamboozled many a defense with his combination of speed, sorcery and delivery. For much of Tuesday’s game, Bayern looked like what it is: The most attack-minded, fluent and controlling team in soccer. And when Arsenal did break through, about 30 minutes in, Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was able to make a wonderful save as he dove low to his left to block a header by Theo Walcott from six yards out. Had Walcott’s header been more decisive, the keeper might never have reached the ball. But then again, had Lewandowski shot earlier than he did late in the second half, then Arsenal’s goalkeeper, Petr Cech, would not have been able to race from his line and make a bold interception with his legs.

Answer: Theo Walcott

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller have been harder to stop than just about any other strikers in Europe this season, and Douglas Costa, Munich’s new Brazilian winger, has bamboozled many a defense with his combination of speed, sorcery and delivery. For much of Tuesday’s game, Bayern looked like what it is: The most attack-minded, fluent and controlling team in soccer. <hl> And when Arsenal did break through, about 30 minutes in, Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was able to make a wonderful save as he dove low to his left to block a header by Theo Walcott from six yards out. <hl> Had Walcott’s header been more decisive, the keeper might never have reached the ball. But then again, had Lewandowski shot earlier than he did late in the second half, then Arsenal’s goalkeeper, Petr Cech, would not have been able to race from his line and make a bold interception with his legs.

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller have been harder to stop than just about any other strikers in Europe this season, and Douglas Costa, Munich’s new Brazilian winger, has bamboozled many a defense with his combination of speed, sorcery and delivery. For much of Tuesday’s game, Bayern looked like what it is: The most attack-minded, fluent and controlling team in soccer. And when Arsenal did break through, about 30 minutes in, Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was able to make a wonderful save as he dove low to his left to block a header by <hl> Theo Walcott <hl> from six yards out. Had Walcott’s header been more decisive, the keeper might never have reached the ball. But then again, had Lewandowski shot earlier than he did late in the second half, then Arsenal’s goalkeeper, Petr Cech, would not have been able to race from his line and make a bold interception with his legs.


Question: What does Mr. Chow claim not to be?

“It’s not like I get impressed once, and I’m over it, and I need something new,” she said. “I love this teacup. It impresses me. When I love something, whether things or people, I love them very deeply.” She is the third Mrs. Chow. (Or maybe even the fourth; some magazine profiles over the years have indicated that Mr. Chow was briefly married in the 1960s. Asked to clarify, he responded: “I’m not a family lawyer, nor an accountant. I don’t think it’s relevant.”) She was preceded by the model Tina Chow, who died in 1992; and, before that, Grace Coddington, who is now the creative director at Vogue.

Answer: family lawyer, nor an accountant

“It’s not like I get impressed once, and I’m over it, and I need something new,” she said. “I love this teacup. It impresses me. When I love something, whether things or people, I love them very deeply.” She is the third Mrs. Chow. (Or maybe even the fourth; some magazine profiles over the years have indicated that Mr. Chow was briefly married in the 1960s. <hl> Asked to clarify, he responded: “I’m not a family lawyer, nor an accountant . <hl> I don’t think it’s relevant.”) She was preceded by the model Tina Chow, who died in 1992; and, before that, Grace Coddington, who is now the creative director at Vogue.

“It’s not like I get impressed once, and I’m over it, and I need something new,” she said. “I love this teacup. It impresses me. When I love something, whether things or people, I love them very deeply.” She is the third Mrs. Chow. (Or maybe even the fourth; some magazine profiles over the years have indicated that Mr. Chow was briefly married in the 1960s. Asked to clarify, he responded: “I’m not a <hl> family lawyer, nor an accountant <hl>. I don’t think it’s relevant.”) She was preceded by the model Tina Chow, who died in 1992; and, before that, Grace Coddington, who is now the creative director at Vogue.

Asked to clarify, he responded: “I’m not a <hl> family lawyer, nor an accountant <hl> .


Question: Who is the assistant executive secretary-treasurer in the article?

“The large group of Republicans who have supported working families in the state of Missouri are the reason we’re not right to work today,” said Albert L. Bond, assistant executive secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters’ District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity.

Answer: Albert L. Bond

<hl> “The large group of Republicans who have supported working families in the state of Missouri are the reason we’re not right to work today,” said Albert L. Bond , assistant executive secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters’ District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity. <hl>

“The large group of Republicans who have supported working families in the state of Missouri are the reason we’re not right to work today,” said <hl> Albert L. Bond <hl>, assistant executive secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters’ District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity.

“The large group of Republicans who have supported working families in the state of Missouri are the reason we’re not right to work today,” said <hl> Albert L. Bond <hl> , assistant executive secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters’ District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity.


Question: What trade offs did Patagonia have to make to switch to all recycled paper for catalogs?

Mr. Siegel added that Patagonia had begun printing on 100 percent recycled paper. “We had to make some trade-offs in terms of circulation and other expenses, but it brought the mode of communication in line with our values,” he said. Across segments, retailers are seeking to make their catalogs more of an experience, and celebrating print as something retro. Ikea recently produced a humorous advertisement for its catalog. “It’s not a digital book, or an e-book,” the ad says. “It’s a ‘bookbook.’ The 2015 Ikea catalog comes fully charged, and the battery life is eternal.”

Answer: circulation and other expenses

Mr. Siegel added that Patagonia had begun printing on 100 percent recycled paper. <hl> “We had to make some trade-offs in terms of circulation and other expenses , but it brought the mode of communication in line with our values,” he said. <hl> Across segments, retailers are seeking to make their catalogs more of an experience, and celebrating print as something retro. Ikea recently produced a humorous advertisement for its catalog. “It’s not a digital book, or an e-book,” the ad says. “It’s a ‘bookbook.’ The 2015 Ikea catalog comes fully charged, and the battery life is eternal.”

Mr. Siegel added that Patagonia had begun printing on 100 percent recycled paper. “We had to make some trade-offs in terms of <hl> circulation and other expenses <hl>, but it brought the mode of communication in line with our values,” he said. Across segments, retailers are seeking to make their catalogs more of an experience, and celebrating print as something retro. Ikea recently produced a humorous advertisement for its catalog. “It’s not a digital book, or an e-book,” the ad says. “It’s a ‘bookbook.’ The 2015 Ikea catalog comes fully charged, and the battery life is eternal.”

“We had to make some trade-offs in terms of <hl> circulation and other expenses <hl> , but it brought the mode of communication in line with our values,” he said.


Question: Where was Emily living in November 2010?

On a quiet Friday morning in November 2010, Sandy sat down with a mug of honey-ginger tea to read two books that Daryl had brought her. By this point, a year and a half after her amnestic M.C.I. diagnosis, she had progressed to what Duffy said was Alzheimer’s disease. She had retired from Cornell, but she was doing well. She could still travel alone to familiar destinations, including Austin, Tex., where Emily was living. Jeremy had temporarily moved back home to be with her. She could read novels, even difficult ones like Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” She played tennis, gardened and went for walks around Ithaca with a handful of friends, most of them former colleagues from Cornell. She saw a few psychotherapy patients. One would later say that even though Sandy was having some trouble remembering words, “it didn’t really matter. In a therapy relationship you’re talking more about emotions — and in that regard, she didn’t miss a beat.”

Answer: Austin, Tex.

On a quiet Friday morning in November 2010, Sandy sat down with a mug of honey-ginger tea to read two books that Daryl had brought her. By this point, a year and a half after her amnestic M.C.I. diagnosis, she had progressed to what Duffy said was Alzheimer’s disease. She had retired from Cornell, but she was doing well. <hl> She could still travel alone to familiar destinations, including Austin, Tex. , where Emily was living. <hl> Jeremy had temporarily moved back home to be with her. She could read novels, even difficult ones like Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” She played tennis, gardened and went for walks around Ithaca with a handful of friends, most of them former colleagues from Cornell. She saw a few psychotherapy patients. One would later say that even though Sandy was having some trouble remembering words, “it didn’t really matter. In a therapy relationship you’re talking more about emotions — and in that regard, she didn’t miss a beat.”

On a quiet Friday morning in November 2010, Sandy sat down with a mug of honey-ginger tea to read two books that Daryl had brought her. By this point, a year and a half after her amnestic M.C.I. diagnosis, she had progressed to what Duffy said was Alzheimer’s disease. She had retired from Cornell, but she was doing well. She could still travel alone to familiar destinations, including <hl> Austin, Tex. <hl>, where Emily was living. Jeremy had temporarily moved back home to be with her. She could read novels, even difficult ones like Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” She played tennis, gardened and went for walks around Ithaca with a handful of friends, most of them former colleagues from Cornell. She saw a few psychotherapy patients. One would later say that even though Sandy was having some trouble remembering words, “it didn’t really matter. In a therapy relationship you’re talking more about emotions — and in that regard, she didn’t miss a beat.”

She could still travel alone to familiar destinations, including <hl> Austin, Tex. <hl> , where Emily was living.


Question: What occupation was his father?

A. We lived in a small house in the Midwest. My dad was killed in the Berlin Crisis — he was a navigator on a bomber. There was no life insurance. My mom had to raise three boys. We grew up as latchkey kids. We never felt poor, but we always worked hard. I had paper routes, and in high school I actually had a night job in a factory. What kind of factory? It was a plastics molding factory. The thing I remember most is making fly swatters. This big press would make them and then it would open and the fly swatters would pop out, and you had to reach in, grab them and get your hand out before it slammed back again to make the next ones. And where did you go to college? University of Missouri for undergraduate. When I got out of school, it was 1972, and not particularly the best economic time. I got a job selling tools to stores. As an introvert, I would never have picked being a salesman as a career. I was pretty good at it, but I didn’t like it. Then I went to the University of Kansas to get an M.B.A. And your career plan then?

Answer: plastics molding factory

It was a plastics molding factory .

A. We lived in a small house in the Midwest. My dad was killed in the Berlin Crisis — he was a navigator on a bomber. There was no life insurance. My mom had to raise three boys. We grew up as latchkey kids. We never felt poor, but we always worked hard. I had paper routes, and in high school I actually had a night job in a factory. What kind of factory? <hl> It was a plastics molding factory . <hl> The thing I remember most is making fly swatters. This big press would make them and then it would open and the fly swatters would pop out, and you had to reach in, grab them and get your hand out before it slammed back again to make the next ones. And where did you go to college? University of Missouri for undergraduate. When I got out of school, it was 1972, and not particularly the best economic time. I got a job selling tools to stores. As an introvert, I would never have picked being a salesman as a career. I was pretty good at it, but I didn’t like it. Then I went to the University of Kansas to get an M.B.A. And your career plan then?

A. We lived in a small house in the Midwest. My dad was killed in the Berlin Crisis — he was a navigator on a bomber. There was no life insurance. My mom had to raise three boys. We grew up as latchkey kids. We never felt poor, but we always worked hard. I had paper routes, and in high school I actually had a night job in a factory. What kind of factory? It was a <hl> plastics molding factory <hl>. The thing I remember most is making fly swatters. This big press would make them and then it would open and the fly swatters would pop out, and you had to reach in, grab them and get your hand out before it slammed back again to make the next ones. And where did you go to college? University of Missouri for undergraduate. When I got out of school, it was 1972, and not particularly the best economic time. I got a job selling tools to stores. As an introvert, I would never have picked being a salesman as a career. I was pretty good at it, but I didn’t like it. Then I went to the University of Kansas to get an M.B.A. And your career plan then?

It was a <hl> plastics molding factory <hl> .


Question: What event occurred a few hours later?

Four more attacks were reported on Thursday. A Palestinian gunman drove up to an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank and opened fire on the soldiers there, according to the military. The assailant was shot and killed, and one soldier and one bystander were wounded. Palestinian news outlets identified the gunman as an officer in the Palestinian Authority’s intelligence service. Hours later, in Jerusalem, an Israeli police officer was stabbed by a Palestinian resident of the West Bank, the authorities said. A Palestinian doctor from a nearby clinic gave first aid. Police officers at the scene fatally shot the assailant. At night, a gunman fired at an Israeli vehicle near a West Bank settlement, causing no injuries. And two Palestinians stabbed a soldier in Hebron and were subsequently killed.

Answer: an Israeli police officer was stabbed by a Palestinian resident of the West Bank

Four more attacks were reported on Thursday. A Palestinian gunman drove up to an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank and opened fire on the soldiers there, according to the military. The assailant was shot and killed, and one soldier and one bystander were wounded. Palestinian news outlets identified the gunman as an officer in the Palestinian Authority’s intelligence service. <hl> Hours later, in Jerusalem, an Israeli police officer was stabbed by a Palestinian resident of the West Bank , the authorities said. <hl> A Palestinian doctor from a nearby clinic gave first aid. Police officers at the scene fatally shot the assailant. At night, a gunman fired at an Israeli vehicle near a West Bank settlement, causing no injuries. And two Palestinians stabbed a soldier in Hebron and were subsequently killed.

Four more attacks were reported on Thursday. A Palestinian gunman drove up to an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank and opened fire on the soldiers there, according to the military. The assailant was shot and killed, and one soldier and one bystander were wounded. Palestinian news outlets identified the gunman as an officer in the Palestinian Authority’s intelligence service. Hours later, in Jerusalem, <hl> an Israeli police officer was stabbed by a Palestinian resident of the West Bank <hl>, the authorities said. A Palestinian doctor from a nearby clinic gave first aid. Police officers at the scene fatally shot the assailant. At night, a gunman fired at an Israeli vehicle near a West Bank settlement, causing no injuries. And two Palestinians stabbed a soldier in Hebron and were subsequently killed.

Hours later, in Jerusalem, <hl> an Israeli police officer was stabbed by a Palestinian resident of the West Bank <hl> , the authorities said.


Question: What player didn't receive the Most Valuable Player award, but probably should have?

Persuade Tim Duncan not to retire? Check. Bring back Danny Green on a below-market contract? Check. Get the league’s top free-agent prize in LaMarcus Aldridge? Check. Persuade David West to join the team practically as a volunteer? Check. Enter the season as one of the two or three teams most likely to win it all for roughly the 17th consecutive season? Check. The San Antonio Spurs have some sort of front-office cheat code. James Harden may have been robbed of a Most Valuable Player Award, regardless of how good Stephen Curry’s team was, but the Houston Rockets were a bit of a mirage, offering little beyond the bearded bon vivant. Dwight Howard, once a league darling, has faded, but the team could play more well-rounded basketball this season after adding Ty Lawson.

Answer: James Harden

Persuade Tim Duncan not to retire? Check. Bring back Danny Green on a below-market contract? Check. Get the league’s top free-agent prize in LaMarcus Aldridge? Check. Persuade David West to join the team practically as a volunteer? Check. Enter the season as one of the two or three teams most likely to win it all for roughly the 17th consecutive season? Check. The San Antonio Spurs have some sort of front-office cheat code. <hl> James Harden may have been robbed of a Most Valuable Player Award, regardless of how good Stephen Curry’s team was, but the Houston Rockets were a bit of a mirage, offering little beyond the bearded bon vivant. <hl> Dwight Howard, once a league darling, has faded, but the team could play more well-rounded basketball this season after adding Ty Lawson.

Persuade Tim Duncan not to retire? Check. Bring back Danny Green on a below-market contract? Check. Get the league’s top free-agent prize in LaMarcus Aldridge? Check. Persuade David West to join the team practically as a volunteer? Check. Enter the season as one of the two or three teams most likely to win it all for roughly the 17th consecutive season? Check. The San Antonio Spurs have some sort of front-office cheat code. <hl> James Harden <hl> may have been robbed of a Most Valuable Player Award, regardless of how good Stephen Curry’s team was, but the Houston Rockets were a bit of a mirage, offering little beyond the bearded bon vivant. Dwight Howard, once a league darling, has faded, but the team could play more well-rounded basketball this season after adding Ty Lawson.


Question: Whose private server did the emails come from?

8. The State Department released 7,000 pages of emails from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private server sent or received during her tenure as secretary of state. We’ll let you know what they reveal as soon as possible. 9. Watch: Ukrainian nationalists clashed with security forces in Kiev, killing a police officer, after a bitterly debated parliamentary vote set the stage for greater autonomy in separatist regions in the country’s war-torn east. Russia, which backs the separatists, demanded the concession as its its price for going along with a truce. 10. Round one is well underway at the U.S. Open. Venus Williams won her match in the afternoon, and Serena Williams’s opponent forfeited near the beginning of the second set. 11. Looking ahead: This Nissan van becomes the standard taxi in New York City on Tuesday. Hail the legroom! Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern.

Answer: Hillary Rodham Clinton

8. <hl> The State Department released 7,000 pages of emails from Hillary Rodham Clinton ’s private server sent or received during her tenure as secretary of state. <hl> We’ll let you know what they reveal as soon as possible. 9. Watch: Ukrainian nationalists clashed with security forces in Kiev, killing a police officer, after a bitterly debated parliamentary vote set the stage for greater autonomy in separatist regions in the country’s war-torn east. Russia, which backs the separatists, demanded the concession as its its price for going along with a truce. 10. Round one is well underway at the U.S. Open. Venus Williams won her match in the afternoon, and Serena Williams’s opponent forfeited near the beginning of the second set. 11. Looking ahead: This Nissan van becomes the standard taxi in New York City on Tuesday. Hail the legroom! Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern.

8. The State Department released 7,000 pages of emails from <hl> Hillary Rodham Clinton <hl>’s private server sent or received during her tenure as secretary of state. We’ll let you know what they reveal as soon as possible. 9. Watch: Ukrainian nationalists clashed with security forces in Kiev, killing a police officer, after a bitterly debated parliamentary vote set the stage for greater autonomy in separatist regions in the country’s war-torn east. Russia, which backs the separatists, demanded the concession as its its price for going along with a truce. 10. Round one is well underway at the U.S. Open. Venus Williams won her match in the afternoon, and Serena Williams’s opponent forfeited near the beginning of the second set. 11. Looking ahead: This Nissan van becomes the standard taxi in New York City on Tuesday. Hail the legroom! Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern.

The State Department released 7,000 pages of emails from <hl> Hillary Rodham Clinton <hl> ’s private server sent or received during her tenure as secretary of state.


Question: Where could Mr. Norris get free interview clothes and health exams?

A growing number of state and federal officials from both parties are supporting measures to decrease the prison population by lightening punishments for some drug-related offenders, who according to federal data make up roughly half of the 1.5 million federal and state prisoners. The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 eliminated the five-year minimum sentence for first-time possession of crack, and decreased higher mandatory punishments for dealing crack with a prior criminal record. The day after visiting the probation office, Mr. Norris met with a social services agent who briefed him on more than a dozen state assistance programs, including ones that offer free interview clothes and health exams at the Wellmobile, a clinic on wheels that drives around Maryland. Applying for food stamps meant his first attempt at a technology forbidden in prison: the Internet. “I feel like a 5-year-old trying to learn this stuff,” he said, poking hesitantly at a keyboard.

Answer: Wellmobile

A growing number of state and federal officials from both parties are supporting measures to decrease the prison population by lightening punishments for some drug-related offenders, who according to federal data make up roughly half of the 1.5 million federal and state prisoners. The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 eliminated the five-year minimum sentence for first-time possession of crack, and decreased higher mandatory punishments for dealing crack with a prior criminal record. <hl> The day after visiting the probation office, Mr. Norris met with a social services agent who briefed him on more than a dozen state assistance programs, including ones that offer free interview clothes and health exams at the Wellmobile , a clinic on wheels that drives around Maryland. <hl> Applying for food stamps meant his first attempt at a technology forbidden in prison: the Internet. “I feel like a 5-year-old trying to learn this stuff,” he said, poking hesitantly at a keyboard.

A growing number of state and federal officials from both parties are supporting measures to decrease the prison population by lightening punishments for some drug-related offenders, who according to federal data make up roughly half of the 1.5 million federal and state prisoners. The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 eliminated the five-year minimum sentence for first-time possession of crack, and decreased higher mandatory punishments for dealing crack with a prior criminal record. The day after visiting the probation office, Mr. Norris met with a social services agent who briefed him on more than a dozen state assistance programs, including ones that offer free interview clothes and health exams at the <hl> Wellmobile <hl>, a clinic on wheels that drives around Maryland. Applying for food stamps meant his first attempt at a technology forbidden in prison: the Internet. “I feel like a 5-year-old trying to learn this stuff,” he said, poking hesitantly at a keyboard.

The day after visiting the probation office, Mr. Norris met with a social services agent who briefed him on more than a dozen state assistance programs, including ones that offer free interview clothes and health exams at the <hl> Wellmobile <hl> , a clinic on wheels that drives around Maryland.


Question: Which country is trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II ?

But the images of migrants chanting “Germany, Germany” as they weave their way across the Continent toward their new promised land have moved many in a country that has for decades been trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II. In the words of Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose apparent mercilessness during the Greek bailout talks prompted mocked-up photographs of her dressed in Nazi uniform: “The world sees Germany as a country of hope and opportunity, and that was certainly not always the case.”

Answer: Germany

<hl> But the images of migrants chanting “ Germany , Germany” as they weave their way across the Continent toward their new promised land have moved many in a country that has for decades been trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II. <hl> In the words of Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose apparent mercilessness during the Greek bailout talks prompted mocked-up photographs of her dressed in Nazi uniform: “The world sees Germany as a country of hope and opportunity, and that was certainly not always the case.”

But the images of migrants chanting “<hl> Germany <hl>, Germany” as they weave their way across the Continent toward their new promised land have moved many in a country that has for decades been trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II. In the words of Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose apparent mercilessness during the Greek bailout talks prompted mocked-up photographs of her dressed in Nazi uniform: “The world sees Germany as a country of hope and opportunity, and that was certainly not always the case.”

But the images of migrants chanting “ <hl> Germany <hl> , Germany” as they weave their way across the Continent toward their new promised land have moved many in a country that has for decades been trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II.


Question: Where was the feline located?

I took my sweet little dog for a walk. He got agitated by a cat sitting on a porch, pulled free of me and raced toward the house, knocking over (and breaking) a large ceramic urn. I acknowledge that I am partly responsible for the damage. But don’t the homeowners have some responsibility, too, letting their cat sit out in the open? ANONYMOUS You break it; you bought it. “And your little dog, too,” growled the Wicked Witch of the West. The cat is free to sit on its porch with regal impunity.

Answer: sitting on a porch

I took my sweet little dog for a walk. <hl> He got agitated by a cat sitting on a porch , pulled free of me and raced toward the house, knocking over (and breaking) a large ceramic urn. <hl> I acknowledge that I am partly responsible for the damage. But don’t the homeowners have some responsibility, too, letting their cat sit out in the open? ANONYMOUS You break it; you bought it. “And your little dog, too,” growled the Wicked Witch of the West. The cat is free to sit on its porch with regal impunity.

I took my sweet little dog for a walk. He got agitated by a cat <hl> sitting on a porch <hl>, pulled free of me and raced toward the house, knocking over (and breaking) a large ceramic urn. I acknowledge that I am partly responsible for the damage. But don’t the homeowners have some responsibility, too, letting their cat sit out in the open? ANONYMOUS You break it; you bought it. “And your little dog, too,” growled the Wicked Witch of the West. The cat is free to sit on its porch with regal impunity.

He got agitated by a cat <hl> sitting on a porch <hl> , pulled free of me and raced toward the house, knocking over (and breaking) a large ceramic urn.


Question: what kind of scandal was it?

Parents and prospective students often think of colleges as cohesive institutions, each with their own cultures and academic standards. To attend, say, the University of North Carolina — regardless of what you study — is supposed to mean something different from attending nearby Duke, North Carolina State or a faraway college. In reality, colleges are much less cohesive than many outsiders realize, especially when it comes to academics. Many instead resemble a collection of disparate departments — or even just disparate professors — who happen to work on the same campus. These disparate groups rarely interact, share little in common and face little accountability. Yes, higher education is generally worth it, by any empirical definition, as I’ve often written. But higher education is also full of expensive, damaging inefficiencies and inconsistencies. Our contributor Kevin Carey has written an important and eye-opening piece on this subject, and I encourage you to read it. He starts the piece with a notorious football scandal but goes far beyond sports and scandal. Colleges, Kevin writes, “are not coherent academic enterprises with consistent standards of classroom excellence. When it comes to exerting influence over teaching and learning, they’re Easter eggs. They barely exist.” Let us know what you think of his argument, in the comments section at the bottom or through Facebook or Twitter. And I hope you enjoy your weekend. David Leonhardt

Answer: football

Parents and prospective students often think of colleges as cohesive institutions, each with their own cultures and academic standards. To attend, say, the University of North Carolina — regardless of what you study — is supposed to mean something different from attending nearby Duke, North Carolina State or a faraway college. In reality, colleges are much less cohesive than many outsiders realize, especially when it comes to academics. Many instead resemble a collection of disparate departments — or even just disparate professors — who happen to work on the same campus. These disparate groups rarely interact, share little in common and face little accountability. Yes, higher education is generally worth it, by any empirical definition, as I’ve often written. But higher education is also full of expensive, damaging inefficiencies and inconsistencies. Our contributor Kevin Carey has written an important and eye-opening piece on this subject, and I encourage you to read it. <hl> He starts the piece with a notorious football scandal but goes far beyond sports and scandal. <hl> Colleges, Kevin writes, “are not coherent academic enterprises with consistent standards of classroom excellence. When it comes to exerting influence over teaching and learning, they’re Easter eggs. They barely exist.” Let us know what you think of his argument, in the comments section at the bottom or through Facebook or Twitter. And I hope you enjoy your weekend. David Leonhardt

Parents and prospective students often think of colleges as cohesive institutions, each with their own cultures and academic standards. To attend, say, the University of North Carolina — regardless of what you study — is supposed to mean something different from attending nearby Duke, North Carolina State or a faraway college. In reality, colleges are much less cohesive than many outsiders realize, especially when it comes to academics. Many instead resemble a collection of disparate departments — or even just disparate professors — who happen to work on the same campus. These disparate groups rarely interact, share little in common and face little accountability. Yes, higher education is generally worth it, by any empirical definition, as I’ve often written. But higher education is also full of expensive, damaging inefficiencies and inconsistencies. Our contributor Kevin Carey has written an important and eye-opening piece on this subject, and I encourage you to read it. He starts the piece with a notorious <hl> football <hl> scandal but goes far beyond sports and scandal. Colleges, Kevin writes, “are not coherent academic enterprises with consistent standards of classroom excellence. When it comes to exerting influence over teaching and learning, they’re Easter eggs. They barely exist.” Let us know what you think of his argument, in the comments section at the bottom or through Facebook or Twitter. And I hope you enjoy your weekend. David Leonhardt


Question: What paper was Jason Rezaian writing for at the time?

TEHRAN —  Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post correspondent who has been detained in Iran for almost 10 months and accused of spying for the United States, will go on trial on May 26, the judicial authorities told the state news media on Tuesday. Mr. Rezaian; his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, who is also a journalist; and a third defendant will appear before the Revolutionary Court in what is expected to be a closed proceeding. Mr. Rezaian is accused of “espionage for the hostile government of the United States of America and propaganda activities against the system,” Mahmoud Razavian, a spokesman for the office of the judiciary, said in an interview with the state-run news agency IRNA.

Answer: Washington Post

TEHRAN — Jason Rezaian, <hl> the Washington Post correspondent who has been detained in Iran for almost 10 months and accused of spying for the United States, will go on trial on May 26, the judicial authorities told the state news media on Tuesday. <hl> Mr. Rezaian; his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, who is also a journalist; and a third defendant will appear before the Revolutionary Court in what is expected to be a closed proceeding. Mr. Rezaian is accused of “espionage for the hostile government of the United States of America and propaganda activities against the system,” Mahmoud Razavian, a spokesman for the office of the judiciary, said in an interview with the state-run news agency IRNA.

TEHRAN — Jason Rezaian, the <hl> Washington Post <hl> correspondent who has been detained in Iran for almost 10 months and accused of spying for the United States, will go on trial on May 26, the judicial authorities told the state news media on Tuesday. Mr. Rezaian; his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, who is also a journalist; and a third defendant will appear before the Revolutionary Court in what is expected to be a closed proceeding. Mr. Rezaian is accused of “espionage for the hostile government of the United States of America and propaganda activities against the system,” Mahmoud Razavian, a spokesman for the office of the judiciary, said in an interview with the state-run news agency IRNA.


Question: What country is providing training for the Ukrainian?

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

Answer: United States

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

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


Question: How much more was the 2016 budget than the 2015 budget?

Mr. Rogers pledged to keep the Secret Service on a “short string” after the recent scandals and security lapses. He said the missteps “will not stand.” Ms. Lowey said the recent incident at the White House “raised serious questions about its ability to protect the president.” In his testimony, Mr. Clancy urged lawmakers to approve a 16.4 percent increase in the Secret Service budget to confront staffing, training, facility and infrastructure shortcomings that he says helped lead to the problems. Mr. Obama’s budget for 2016 asks for $1.94 billion, an increase of $273.3 million over the current year.

Answer: $273.3 million

Mr. Rogers pledged to keep the Secret Service on a “short string” after the recent scandals and security lapses. He said the missteps “will not stand.” Ms. Lowey said the recent incident at the White House “raised serious questions about its ability to protect the president.” In his testimony, Mr. Clancy urged lawmakers to approve a 16.4 percent increase in the Secret Service budget to confront staffing, training, facility and infrastructure shortcomings that he says helped lead to the problems. <hl> Mr. Obama’s budget for 2016 asks for $1.94 billion, an increase of $273.3 million over the current year. <hl>

Mr. Rogers pledged to keep the Secret Service on a “short string” after the recent scandals and security lapses. He said the missteps “will not stand.” Ms. Lowey said the recent incident at the White House “raised serious questions about its ability to protect the president.” In his testimony, Mr. Clancy urged lawmakers to approve a 16.4 percent increase in the Secret Service budget to confront staffing, training, facility and infrastructure shortcomings that he says helped lead to the problems. Mr. Obama’s budget for 2016 asks for $1.94 billion, an increase of <hl> $273.3 million <hl> over the current year.


Question: Which elected official is originally from the Bronx?

Mr. Heastie, who hails from the Bronx, described the trip to central New York as part of an effort to humanize “what we do in Albany,” as well as a kind of personal fact-finding mission.

Answer: Mr. Heastie

<hl> Mr. Heastie , who hails from the Bronx, described the trip to central New York as part of an effort to humanize “what we do in Albany,” as well as a kind of personal fact-finding mission. <hl>

<hl> Mr. Heastie <hl>, who hails from the Bronx, described the trip to central New York as part of an effort to humanize “what we do in Albany,” as well as a kind of personal fact-finding mission.

<hl> Mr. Heastie <hl> , who hails from the Bronx, described the trip to central New York as part of an effort to humanize “what we do in Albany,” as well as a kind of personal fact-finding mission.


Question: What is the campaign contribution limit per donor in the primary?

The 2016 presidential campaign has barely begun, but it is already clear this will be the super contest of the “super PACs” — the fast evolving political money machines that are irresistible to candidates because they can legally raise unlimited money from donors seeking favor and influence. The idea of a super PAC created to support an individual candidate was little more than an experiment four years ago when strategists for Mitt Romney tested its potential after misguided court decisions shattered federal limits on spending on elections. President Obama, after initially denouncing unlimited contributions, used a super PAC in his re-election. Money poured in, and this year all the major candidates, Republican and Democratic, will be counting on supposedly “independent” super PACs. They will be able to benefit from funds far greater than the amounts allowed under current regulations, which limit contributions to a candidate’s formal campaign organization to $2,700 per donor in the primary contests and $2,700 in the general election.

Answer: $2,700

The 2016 presidential campaign has barely begun, but it is already clear this will be the super contest of the “super PACs” — the fast evolving political money machines that are irresistible to candidates because they can legally raise unlimited money from donors seeking favor and influence. The idea of a super PAC created to support an individual candidate was little more than an experiment four years ago when strategists for Mitt Romney tested its potential after misguided court decisions shattered federal limits on spending on elections. President Obama, after initially denouncing unlimited contributions, used a super PAC in his re-election. Money poured in, and this year all the major candidates, Republican and Democratic, will be counting on supposedly “independent” super PACs. <hl> They will be able to benefit from funds far greater than the amounts allowed under current regulations, which limit contributions to a candidate’s formal campaign organization to $2,700 per donor in the primary contests and $2,700 in the general election. <hl>

The 2016 presidential campaign has barely begun, but it is already clear this will be the super contest of the “super PACs” — the fast evolving political money machines that are irresistible to candidates because they can legally raise unlimited money from donors seeking favor and influence. The idea of a super PAC created to support an individual candidate was little more than an experiment four years ago when strategists for Mitt Romney tested its potential after misguided court decisions shattered federal limits on spending on elections. President Obama, after initially denouncing unlimited contributions, used a super PAC in his re-election. Money poured in, and this year all the major candidates, Republican and Democratic, will be counting on supposedly “independent” super PACs. They will be able to benefit from funds far greater than the amounts allowed under current regulations, which limit contributions to a candidate’s formal campaign organization to <hl> $2,700 <hl> per donor in the primary contests and $2,700 in the general election.


Question: What was one of the things Denver learned how to deal with?

Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate (unlikely) or enter a dormant phase. Dr. Still said that even its failure to bloom would provide more opportunities to extend what experts know about the plant, which, given its relatively short history as a research specimen, is comparatively little. Think of these huge plants as the giant panda of the plant world: Researchers are trying to increase the genetic diversity of the fragile plants, but their erratic blooming schedule can make it difficult. Experts at gardens around the country have passed along knowledge and resources when possible. In the case of Spike, officials at the Denver Botanic Gardens rushed to ship frozen pollen to help Spike bloom, but they also offered practical advice. “One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with crowd control,” Mr. Pollak said.

Answer: crowd control

Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate (unlikely) or enter a dormant phase. Dr. Still said that even its failure to bloom would provide more opportunities to extend what experts know about the plant, which, given its relatively short history as a research specimen, is comparatively little. Think of these huge plants as the giant panda of the plant world: Researchers are trying to increase the genetic diversity of the fragile plants, but their erratic blooming schedule can make it difficult. Experts at gardens around the country have passed along knowledge and resources when possible. In the case of Spike, officials at the Denver Botanic Gardens rushed to ship frozen pollen to help Spike bloom, but they also offered practical advice. <hl> “One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with crowd control ,” Mr. Pollak said. <hl>

Spike will be moved on Thursday back into a production greenhouse, where it will either pollinate (unlikely) or enter a dormant phase. Dr. Still said that even its failure to bloom would provide more opportunities to extend what experts know about the plant, which, given its relatively short history as a research specimen, is comparatively little. Think of these huge plants as the giant panda of the plant world: Researchers are trying to increase the genetic diversity of the fragile plants, but their erratic blooming schedule can make it difficult. Experts at gardens around the country have passed along knowledge and resources when possible. In the case of Spike, officials at the Denver Botanic Gardens rushed to ship frozen pollen to help Spike bloom, but they also offered practical advice. “One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with <hl> crowd control <hl>,” Mr. Pollak said.

“One of the big things that we learned was how to deal with <hl> crowd control <hl> ,” Mr. Pollak said.


Question: How large was the Halstead Property?

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

Answer: 1,500-square-foot

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

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


Question: How many seats in the Parliament did the smaller parties win?

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

Answer: 59 available seats

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

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


Question: What is the name of the painting that is strikingly American version of Modernism?

Bernard Goldberg A strikingly American version of Modernism, Paul Cadmus’s painting “Venus and Adonis” (1936) riffs on a Rubens canvas from the 1630s depicting the same subject. Exhibited in several museums, this is a relatively tame piece by Cadmus, whose work was removed from the Corcoran Gallery in Washington in the 1930s at the request of the United States Navy because of its salacious depiction of sailors. (Cadmus was one of the first publicly gay artists.) Mazzoleni The surge of interest in masters of Italian Modernism is reflected at Mazzoleni, which is showing works by Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana and Michelangelo Pistoletto. A diminutive 1966 red plastic work by Burri, made by taking a blowtorch to plastic, is like a miniature version of what is on view in the Burri show at the Guggenheim Museum. Several canvases with Fontana’s signature slashes are joined by a recent Pistoletto mirror work that includes a flat image of a man on a telephone.

Answer: Venus and Adonis

<hl> Bernard Goldberg A strikingly American version of Modernism, Paul Cadmus’s painting “ Venus and Adonis ” (1936) riffs on a Rubens canvas from the 1630s depicting the same subject. <hl> Exhibited in several museums, this is a relatively tame piece by Cadmus, whose work was removed from the Corcoran Gallery in Washington in the 1930s at the request of the United States Navy because of its salacious depiction of sailors. (Cadmus was one of the first publicly gay artists.) Mazzoleni The surge of interest in masters of Italian Modernism is reflected at Mazzoleni, which is showing works by Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana and Michelangelo Pistoletto. A diminutive 1966 red plastic work by Burri, made by taking a blowtorch to plastic, is like a miniature version of what is on view in the Burri show at the Guggenheim Museum. Several canvases with Fontana’s signature slashes are joined by a recent Pistoletto mirror work that includes a flat image of a man on a telephone.

Bernard Goldberg A strikingly American version of Modernism, Paul Cadmus’s painting “<hl> Venus and Adonis <hl>” (1936) riffs on a Rubens canvas from the 1630s depicting the same subject. Exhibited in several museums, this is a relatively tame piece by Cadmus, whose work was removed from the Corcoran Gallery in Washington in the 1930s at the request of the United States Navy because of its salacious depiction of sailors. (Cadmus was one of the first publicly gay artists.) Mazzoleni The surge of interest in masters of Italian Modernism is reflected at Mazzoleni, which is showing works by Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana and Michelangelo Pistoletto. A diminutive 1966 red plastic work by Burri, made by taking a blowtorch to plastic, is like a miniature version of what is on view in the Burri show at the Guggenheim Museum. Several canvases with Fontana’s signature slashes are joined by a recent Pistoletto mirror work that includes a flat image of a man on a telephone.

Bernard Goldberg A strikingly American version of Modernism, Paul Cadmus’s painting “ <hl> Venus and Adonis <hl> ” (1936) riffs on a Rubens canvas from the 1630s depicting the same subject.


Question: Who coached a women's flag football team in an episode of the show?

Viewers have watched linebacker Jaylon Smith bowling, receiver Corey Robinson playing the ukulele and singing and Day and cornerback Cole Luke coaching a women’s flag-football team. During their off week, crews accompanied some players home. Espinoza said the network was pleased with the weekly 30-minute show. “There’s been a lot of drama within the program,” he said. “Some unexpected injuries, some come-from-behind wins. We couldn’t have scripted it any better.” The first three episodes averaged 663,000 viewers across all platforms. That compares favorably with Showtime’s most popular sports series, “Inside the NFL,” and the show is the third-most-watched program through its streaming service, Espinoza said.

Answer: Cole Luke

<hl> Viewers have watched linebacker Jaylon Smith bowling, receiver Corey Robinson playing the ukulele and singing and Day and cornerback Cole Luke coaching a women’s flag-football team. <hl> During their off week, crews accompanied some players home. Espinoza said the network was pleased with the weekly 30-minute show. “There’s been a lot of drama within the program,” he said. “Some unexpected injuries, some come-from-behind wins. We couldn’t have scripted it any better.” The first three episodes averaged 663,000 viewers across all platforms. That compares favorably with Showtime’s most popular sports series, “Inside the NFL,” and the show is the third-most-watched program through its streaming service, Espinoza said.

Viewers have watched linebacker Jaylon Smith bowling, receiver Corey Robinson playing the ukulele and singing and Day and cornerback <hl> Cole Luke <hl> coaching a women’s flag-football team. During their off week, crews accompanied some players home. Espinoza said the network was pleased with the weekly 30-minute show. “There’s been a lot of drama within the program,” he said. “Some unexpected injuries, some come-from-behind wins. We couldn’t have scripted it any better.” The first three episodes averaged 663,000 viewers across all platforms. That compares favorably with Showtime’s most popular sports series, “Inside the NFL,” and the show is the third-most-watched program through its streaming service, Espinoza said.


Question: What percent of all households had attained stocks directly?

Credit Suisse estimated in a research note this week that 80 percent of urban Chinese households held stakes in the stock market, either directly or through equity funds that invest in it. By midway through this year, 8.8 percent of all Chinese households had bought stocks directly, and the vast majority were urban dwellers, according to the China Household Finance Survey, conducted by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. Under Mr. Xi, the government has urged households to invest in the stock market to meet several economic imperatives: to generate more capital for state-run companies being weaned off bank loans, to strengthen the private companies that create many of the country’s jobs, and to lift the confidence of consumers so that they will play a bigger role in driving economic growth.

Answer: 8.8 percent

Credit Suisse estimated in a research note this week that 80 percent of urban Chinese households held stakes in the stock market, either directly or through equity funds that invest in it. <hl> By midway through this year, 8.8 percent of all Chinese households had bought stocks directly, and the vast majority were urban dwellers, according to the China Household Finance Survey, conducted by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. <hl> Under Mr. Xi, the government has urged households to invest in the stock market to meet several economic imperatives: to generate more capital for state-run companies being weaned off bank loans, to strengthen the private companies that create many of the country’s jobs, and to lift the confidence of consumers so that they will play a bigger role in driving economic growth.

Credit Suisse estimated in a research note this week that 80 percent of urban Chinese households held stakes in the stock market, either directly or through equity funds that invest in it. By midway through this year, <hl> 8.8 percent <hl> of all Chinese households had bought stocks directly, and the vast majority were urban dwellers, according to the China Household Finance Survey, conducted by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. Under Mr. Xi, the government has urged households to invest in the stock market to meet several economic imperatives: to generate more capital for state-run companies being weaned off bank loans, to strengthen the private companies that create many of the country’s jobs, and to lift the confidence of consumers so that they will play a bigger role in driving economic growth.


Question: How many points does Materiality have?

5. Materiality  Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 3-3-0-0 Points: 100 Odds: 12-1 J.D.: Materiality, the Florida Derby champion, is trying to do an awful lot in little time. I’m betting against his winning the Run for the Roses on such a small foundation. M.H.: A son of Afleet Alex, he looked impressive in staying perfect at the Florida Derby. But long odds remain: Since 1882, no horse has won the Derby without racing at 2.  6. Upstart  Trainer: Rick Violette Jockey: Jose Ortiz Record: 7-3-3-1 Points: 76 Odds: 18-1 J.D.: Melissa likes this horse better than I do. He spiked a fever over the weekend and missed a workout, which is not an ideal way to head into the Derby.

Answer: 100

5. <hl> Materiality Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 3-3-0-0 Points: 100 Odds: 12-1 J.D.: Materiality, the Florida Derby champion, is trying to do an awful lot in little time. <hl> I’m betting against his winning the Run for the Roses on such a small foundation. M.H.: A son of Afleet Alex, he looked impressive in staying perfect at the Florida Derby. But long odds remain: Since 1882, no horse has won the Derby without racing at 2. 6. Upstart Trainer: Rick Violette Jockey: Jose Ortiz Record: 7-3-3-1 Points: 76 Odds: 18-1 J.D.: Melissa likes this horse better than I do. He spiked a fever over the weekend and missed a workout, which is not an ideal way to head into the Derby.

5. Materiality Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 3-3-0-0 Points: <hl> 100 <hl> Odds: 12-1 J.D.: Materiality, the Florida Derby champion, is trying to do an awful lot in little time. I’m betting against his winning the Run for the Roses on such a small foundation. M.H.: A son of Afleet Alex, he looked impressive in staying perfect at the Florida Derby. But long odds remain: Since 1882, no horse has won the Derby without racing at 2. 6. Upstart Trainer: Rick Violette Jockey: Jose Ortiz Record: 7-3-3-1 Points: 76 Odds: 18-1 J.D.: Melissa likes this horse better than I do. He spiked a fever over the weekend and missed a workout, which is not an ideal way to head into the Derby.