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

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

Answer: 63

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

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


Question: Whose music was ubiquitous on New York?

It can be read as an ode to Mr. Lloyd Webber’s rock ’n’ roll coming-of-age, containing snippets of the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (an inescapable radio hit from his adolescence); Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” (a nod to that band’s lead singer, Ian Gillan, the original Jesus of “Superstar”); and “Walk on the Wild Side,” by Lou Reed (whose music was ubiquitous on his early visits to New York). Looking solely at the show’s creative team, Mr. Slater acknowledged, “Certainly, from a socio-economic standpoint, this is not the most obvious group to make ‘School of Rock — The Musical.’”

Answer: Lou Reed

<hl> It can be read as an ode to Mr. Lloyd Webber’s rock ’n’ roll coming-of-age, containing snippets of the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (an inescapable radio hit from his adolescence); Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” (a nod to that band’s lead singer, Ian Gillan, the original Jesus of “Superstar”); and “Walk on the Wild Side,” by Lou Reed (whose music was ubiquitous on his early visits to New York). <hl> Looking solely at the show’s creative team, Mr. Slater acknowledged, “Certainly, from a socio-economic standpoint, this is not the most obvious group to make ‘School of Rock — The Musical.’”

It can be read as an ode to Mr. Lloyd Webber’s rock ’n’ roll coming-of-age, containing snippets of the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (an inescapable radio hit from his adolescence); Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” (a nod to that band’s lead singer, Ian Gillan, the original Jesus of “Superstar”); and “Walk on the Wild Side,” by <hl> Lou Reed <hl> (whose music was ubiquitous on his early visits to New York). Looking solely at the show’s creative team, Mr. Slater acknowledged, “Certainly, from a socio-economic standpoint, this is not the most obvious group to make ‘School of Rock — The Musical.’”


Question: What was Ethan Bronner's book titled?

Two weeks after President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge Bork to the Supreme Court in 1987, according to Ethan Bronner’s book “Battle for Justice: How the Bork Nomination Shook America” (1989), Mr. Cohen and Mr. Pertschuk, at the Advocacy Institute, issued a game plan to appeal to pivotal Senate centrists on how to cast Judge Bork as a “judicial extremist” and an “ideological activist” whom genuine conservatives who cared about personal rights and feared government intrusion could comfortably oppose. Judge Bork was rejected by a Senate vote of 58-42. “I’m proud that I helped make some constructive changes happen and helped block harmful ones from happening,” Mr. Cohen said in the Pacific Standard interview. “Obviously, you compromise all the time, but I don’t think I’ve ever had to do anything I was ashamed of. And I’ve enjoyed it all — immensely. It’s what John Adams called ‘the public happiness.’ ”

Answer: Mr. Pertschuk

<hl> Two weeks after President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge Bork to the Supreme Court in 1987, according to Ethan Bronner’s book “Battle for Justice: How the Bork Nomination Shook America” (1989), Mr. Cohen and Mr. Pertschuk , at the Advocacy Institute, issued a game plan to appeal to pivotal Senate centrists on how to cast Judge Bork as a “judicial extremist” and an “ideological activist” whom genuine conservatives who cared about personal rights and feared government intrusion could comfortably oppose. <hl> Judge Bork was rejected by a Senate vote of 58-42. “I’m proud that I helped make some constructive changes happen and helped block harmful ones from happening,” Mr. Cohen said in the Pacific Standard interview. “Obviously, you compromise all the time, but I don’t think I’ve ever had to do anything I was ashamed of. And I’ve enjoyed it all — immensely. It’s what John Adams called ‘the public happiness.’ ”

Two weeks after President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge Bork to the Supreme Court in 1987, according to Ethan Bronner’s book “Battle for Justice: How the Bork Nomination Shook America” (1989), Mr. Cohen and <hl> Mr. Pertschuk <hl>, at the Advocacy Institute, issued a game plan to appeal to pivotal Senate centrists on how to cast Judge Bork as a “judicial extremist” and an “ideological activist” whom genuine conservatives who cared about personal rights and feared government intrusion could comfortably oppose. Judge Bork was rejected by a Senate vote of 58-42. “I’m proud that I helped make some constructive changes happen and helped block harmful ones from happening,” Mr. Cohen said in the Pacific Standard interview. “Obviously, you compromise all the time, but I don’t think I’ve ever had to do anything I was ashamed of. And I’ve enjoyed it all — immensely. It’s what John Adams called ‘the public happiness.’ ”

Two weeks after President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge Bork to the Supreme Court in 1987, according to Ethan Bronner’s book “Battle for Justice: How the Bork Nomination Shook America” (1989), Mr. Cohen and <hl> Mr. Pertschuk <hl> , at the Advocacy Institute, issued a game plan to appeal to pivotal Senate centrists on how to cast Judge Bork as a “judicial extremist” and an “ideological activist” whom genuine conservatives who cared about personal rights and feared government intrusion could comfortably oppose.


Question: What type of funds have flocked to the islands?

The tax system, in particular, has been a boon. Some foreign companies can be structured to pay 5 percent in corporate taxes. Malta also has double taxation treaties with 65 countries, allowing individuals and businesses to avoid being taxed in two places. Significant tax advantages and a pro-business regulator have created a booming financial services industry. It now represents 12 to 15 percent of the country’s G.D.P., up from 6.3 percent in 2004. Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have hedge funds. With a strong corporate base, Malta sailed through the economic crisis relatively unscathed. The economy grew 3.5 percent in 2014. Unemployment is 5.8 percent, the fourth-lowest in Europe. Malta was looking to expand that economic growth through the citizenship program. Under the initial plan in 2013, the newly installed Labor Party government proposed selling passports for €650,000, with few other requirements for citizenship. Almost immediately, it drew protests. The country, critics argued, was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs. They also worried that the program would damage its reputation as an attractive place to do business. “We do not want to form part of a law which prostitutes Malta’s identity and its citizenship,” Mario de Marco, a vocal member of the opposition, said during the debate. The opposition took the program to the European Parliament in an effort to block it. While the Parliament condemned the program, it could do little else, because citizenship is controlled by national governments. To placate the Parliament and the opposition, the government raised the bar for citizenship. Strict due diligence standards were set to weed out money launderers and criminals. It also raised the cost and adopted a residency requirement. In addition to the €650,000 fee to the government, applicants must now invest €150,000 in government bonds, buy property for at least €350,000 or rent a place for at least €16,000 a year — all of which must be held for at least five years. “This is not ‘tick the box,’” said Mr. Cardona, the chief of the program. Mr. Hyzler, the lawyer, and others note that the newcomers are establishing real links to Malta. They are setting up bank accounts and buying health insurance, both of which are required. They are also joining country clubs and donating to local charities, which is encouraged. “Clients genuinely want to do more than just make the investment,” said Mark Stannard, managing director of the Maltese office of Henley & Partners, a residence and citizenship planning firm. He said a Saudi national with a Lebanese passport who had applied for Maltese citizenship had recently returned with a delegation of 12 to consider setting up businesses in aviation, life sciences and real estate.

Answer: hedge funds

The tax system, in particular, has been a boon. Some foreign companies can be structured to pay 5 percent in corporate taxes. Malta also has double taxation treaties with 65 countries, allowing individuals and businesses to avoid being taxed in two places. Significant tax advantages and a pro-business regulator have created a booming financial services industry. It now represents 12 to 15 percent of the country’s G.D.P., up from 6.3 percent in 2004. <hl> Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have hedge funds . <hl> With a strong corporate base, Malta sailed through the economic crisis relatively unscathed. The economy grew 3.5 percent in 2014. Unemployment is 5.8 percent, the fourth-lowest in Europe. Malta was looking to expand that economic growth through the citizenship program. Under the initial plan in 2013, the newly installed Labor Party government proposed selling passports for €650,000, with few other requirements for citizenship. Almost immediately, it drew protests. The country, critics argued, was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs. They also worried that the program would damage its reputation as an attractive place to do business. “We do not want to form part of a law which prostitutes Malta’s identity and its citizenship,” Mario de Marco, a vocal member of the opposition, said during the debate. The opposition took the program to the European Parliament in an effort to block it. While the Parliament condemned the program, it could do little else, because citizenship is controlled by national governments. To placate the Parliament and the opposition, the government raised the bar for citizenship. Strict due diligence standards were set to weed out money launderers and criminals. It also raised the cost and adopted a residency requirement. In addition to the €650,000 fee to the government, applicants must now invest €150,000 in government bonds, buy property for at least €350,000 or rent a place for at least €16,000 a year — all of which must be held for at least five years. “This is not ‘tick the box,’” said Mr. Cardona, the chief of the program. Mr. Hyzler, the lawyer, and others note that the newcomers are establishing real links to Malta. They are setting up bank accounts and buying health insurance, both of which are required. They are also joining country clubs and donating to local charities, which is encouraged. “Clients genuinely want to do more than just make the investment,” said Mark Stannard, managing director of the Maltese office of Henley & Partners, a residence and citizenship planning firm. He said a Saudi national with a Lebanese passport who had applied for Maltese citizenship had recently returned with a delegation of 12 to consider setting up businesses in aviation, life sciences and real estate.

The tax system, in particular, has been a boon. Some foreign companies can be structured to pay 5 percent in corporate taxes. Malta also has double taxation treaties with 65 countries, allowing individuals and businesses to avoid being taxed in two places. Significant tax advantages and a pro-business regulator have created a booming financial services industry. It now represents 12 to 15 percent of the country’s G.D.P., up from 6.3 percent in 2004. Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have <hl> hedge funds <hl>. With a strong corporate base, Malta sailed through the economic crisis relatively unscathed. The economy grew 3.5 percent in 2014. Unemployment is 5.8 percent, the fourth-lowest in Europe. Malta was looking to expand that economic growth through the citizenship program. Under the initial plan in 2013, the newly installed Labor Party government proposed selling passports for €650,000, with few other requirements for citizenship. Almost immediately, it drew protests. The country, critics argued, was not an economic basket case like other European nations trying similar programs. They also worried that the program would damage its reputation as an attractive place to do business. “We do not want to form part of a law which prostitutes Malta’s identity and its citizenship,” Mario de Marco, a vocal member of the opposition, said during the debate. The opposition took the program to the European Parliament in an effort to block it. While the Parliament condemned the program, it could do little else, because citizenship is controlled by national governments. To placate the Parliament and the opposition, the government raised the bar for citizenship. Strict due diligence standards were set to weed out money launderers and criminals. It also raised the cost and adopted a residency requirement. In addition to the €650,000 fee to the government, applicants must now invest €150,000 in government bonds, buy property for at least €350,000 or rent a place for at least €16,000 a year — all of which must be held for at least five years. “This is not ‘tick the box,’” said Mr. Cardona, the chief of the program. Mr. Hyzler, the lawyer, and others note that the newcomers are establishing real links to Malta. They are setting up bank accounts and buying health insurance, both of which are required. They are also joining country clubs and donating to local charities, which is encouraged. “Clients genuinely want to do more than just make the investment,” said Mark Stannard, managing director of the Maltese office of Henley & Partners, a residence and citizenship planning firm. He said a Saudi national with a Lebanese passport who had applied for Maltese citizenship had recently returned with a delegation of 12 to consider setting up businesses in aviation, life sciences and real estate.

Online gambling companies have flocked to the island, as have <hl> hedge funds <hl> .


Question: Why are urban areas encouraged to use too much water?

In Tehran, officials barely managed to keep the water running this summer as reservoirs shrank to dangerously low levels. Subsidies for water and electricity encourage overconsumption in urban areas. Isa Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warns that more than half of Iran’s provinces could become uninhabitable within 15 years, displacing millions of people. As in drought-stricken California, agriculture accounts for about 90 percent of water consumption in Iran. And here, matters are not helped by the prevalence of crude, centuries-old irrigation methods and other wasteful practices.

Answer: Subsidies for water and electricity

In Tehran, officials barely managed to keep the water running this summer as reservoirs shrank to dangerously low levels. <hl> Subsidies for water and electricity encourage overconsumption in urban areas. <hl> Isa Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warns that more than half of Iran’s provinces could become uninhabitable within 15 years, displacing millions of people. As in drought-stricken California, agriculture accounts for about 90 percent of water consumption in Iran. And here, matters are not helped by the prevalence of crude, centuries-old irrigation methods and other wasteful practices.

In Tehran, officials barely managed to keep the water running this summer as reservoirs shrank to dangerously low levels. <hl> Subsidies for water and electricity <hl> encourage overconsumption in urban areas. Isa Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warns that more than half of Iran’s provinces could become uninhabitable within 15 years, displacing millions of people. As in drought-stricken California, agriculture accounts for about 90 percent of water consumption in Iran. And here, matters are not helped by the prevalence of crude, centuries-old irrigation methods and other wasteful practices.


Question: What phone number should you call to get tickets to Dead On Live?

PIERMONT  The Turning Point Doc Richmond’s Jazz Jam. April 6 at 8 p.m. $5. Scott Sharrard and the Brick Yard Band, rock. April 10 at 9 p.m. $20. Catie Curtis, folk and rock. April 11 at 5 p.m. $20. Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, blues. April 11 at 8:30 p.m. $20. The Turning Point, 468 Piermont Avenue. 845-359-1089; turningpointcafe.com. PORT CHESTER The Capitol Theater Jeff Beck, rock. April 13 at 8 p.m. $65 to $250. The Capitol Theater, 149 Westchester Avenue. 914-937-4126; thecapitoltheatre.com. POUGHKEEPSIE Bardavon Opera House Dave Brubeck’s “America,” Hudson Valley Philharmonic. April 11 at 8 p.m. $20 to $54. Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market Street. 845-473-2072; bardavon.org. PURCHASE The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College Jack Quartet, classical. April 12 at 3 p.m. $42.50. The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road. 914-251-6200; artscenter.org. TARRYTOWN Tarrytown Music Hall The Midtown Men, Broadway and pop. April 9 at 7:30 p.m. $50 to $150. Dead On Live, Grateful Dead tribute band. April 11 at 8 p.m. $30 and $35. Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street. 877-840-0457; tarrytownmusichall.org. TUCKAHOE Westchester Italian Cultural Center The Five O’ Clock Piano Duo, contemporary Italian. April 11 at 5 p.m. $35 and $45. Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Place. 914-771-8700; wiccny.org.

Answer: 877-840-0457

877-840-0457 ; tarrytownmusichall.org.

PIERMONT The Turning Point Doc Richmond’s Jazz Jam. April 6 at 8 p.m. $5. Scott Sharrard and the Brick Yard Band, rock. April 10 at 9 p.m. $20. Catie Curtis, folk and rock. April 11 at 5 p.m. $20. Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, blues. April 11 at 8:30 p.m. $20. The Turning Point, 468 Piermont Avenue. 845-359-1089; turningpointcafe.com. PORT CHESTER The Capitol Theater Jeff Beck, rock. April 13 at 8 p.m. $65 to $250. The Capitol Theater, 149 Westchester Avenue. 914-937-4126; thecapitoltheatre.com. POUGHKEEPSIE Bardavon Opera House Dave Brubeck’s “America,” Hudson Valley Philharmonic. April 11 at 8 p.m. $20 to $54. Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market Street. 845-473-2072; bardavon.org. PURCHASE The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College Jack Quartet, classical. April 12 at 3 p.m. $42.50. The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road. 914-251-6200; artscenter.org. TARRYTOWN Tarrytown Music Hall The Midtown Men, Broadway and pop. April 9 at 7:30 p.m. $50 to $150. Dead On Live, Grateful Dead tribute band. April 11 at 8 p.m. $30 and $35. Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street. <hl> 877-840-0457 ; tarrytownmusichall.org. <hl> TUCKAHOE Westchester Italian Cultural Center The Five O’ Clock Piano Duo, contemporary Italian. April 11 at 5 p.m. $35 and $45. Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Place. 914-771-8700; wiccny.org.

PIERMONT The Turning Point Doc Richmond’s Jazz Jam. April 6 at 8 p.m. $5. Scott Sharrard and the Brick Yard Band, rock. April 10 at 9 p.m. $20. Catie Curtis, folk and rock. April 11 at 5 p.m. $20. Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, blues. April 11 at 8:30 p.m. $20. The Turning Point, 468 Piermont Avenue. 845-359-1089; turningpointcafe.com. PORT CHESTER The Capitol Theater Jeff Beck, rock. April 13 at 8 p.m. $65 to $250. The Capitol Theater, 149 Westchester Avenue. 914-937-4126; thecapitoltheatre.com. POUGHKEEPSIE Bardavon Opera House Dave Brubeck’s “America,” Hudson Valley Philharmonic. April 11 at 8 p.m. $20 to $54. Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market Street. 845-473-2072; bardavon.org. PURCHASE The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College Jack Quartet, classical. April 12 at 3 p.m. $42.50. The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road. 914-251-6200; artscenter.org. TARRYTOWN Tarrytown Music Hall The Midtown Men, Broadway and pop. April 9 at 7:30 p.m. $50 to $150. Dead On Live, Grateful Dead tribute band. April 11 at 8 p.m. $30 and $35. Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street. <hl> 877-840-0457 <hl>; tarrytownmusichall.org. TUCKAHOE Westchester Italian Cultural Center The Five O’ Clock Piano Duo, contemporary Italian. April 11 at 5 p.m. $35 and $45. Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Place. 914-771-8700; wiccny.org.

<hl> 877-840-0457 <hl> ; tarrytownmusichall.org.


Question: What is the Clay Art Center's phone number?

PORT CHESTER Clay Art Center “Divergent Currents: The Ripple Effect of Japan on American Ceramic Artists.” Through May 9. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and by appointment. Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street. clayartcenter.org; 914-937-2047. PORT EWEN Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library “Art Play,” group show. Through April 27. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street. esopuslibrary.org; 845-338-5580. POUGHKEEPSIE The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge “Bridge Music,” sound installation by Joseph Bertolozzi. Through Oct. 31. Dawn to dusk. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge. josephbertolozzi.com. POUGHKEEPSIE Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center “ Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks From the Dawn of Photography.” April 10 through June 14. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, 124 Raymond Avenue. 845-437-5632; fllac.vassar.edu.

Answer: 914-937-2047

clayartcenter.org; 914-937-2047 .

PORT CHESTER Clay Art Center “Divergent Currents: The Ripple Effect of Japan on American Ceramic Artists.” Through May 9. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and by appointment. Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street. <hl> clayartcenter.org; 914-937-2047 . <hl> PORT EWEN Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library “Art Play,” group show. Through April 27. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street. esopuslibrary.org; 845-338-5580. POUGHKEEPSIE The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge “Bridge Music,” sound installation by Joseph Bertolozzi. Through Oct. 31. Dawn to dusk. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge. josephbertolozzi.com. POUGHKEEPSIE Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center “ Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks From the Dawn of Photography.” April 10 through June 14. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, 124 Raymond Avenue. 845-437-5632; fllac.vassar.edu.

PORT CHESTER Clay Art Center “Divergent Currents: The Ripple Effect of Japan on American Ceramic Artists.” Through May 9. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and by appointment. Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street. clayartcenter.org; <hl> 914-937-2047 <hl>. PORT EWEN Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library “Art Play,” group show. Through April 27. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street. esopuslibrary.org; 845-338-5580. POUGHKEEPSIE The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge “Bridge Music,” sound installation by Joseph Bertolozzi. Through Oct. 31. Dawn to dusk. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge. josephbertolozzi.com. POUGHKEEPSIE Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center “ Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks From the Dawn of Photography.” April 10 through June 14. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, 124 Raymond Avenue. 845-437-5632; fllac.vassar.edu.

clayartcenter.org; <hl> 914-937-2047 <hl> .


Question: How many returns did the Utah tax commission identify as fraudulent?

Intuit said the suspension, which it lifted Friday, didn’t affect federal returns. Intuit said that its systems weren’t breached, but that information used to file the fraudulent returns was stolen or obtained elsewhere. It’s unclear just how many bogus state returns were actually processed. The Utah State Tax Commission said on Thursday that it had identified 28 fraudulent returns and flagged about 8,000 as potentially fraudulent; it said 18 other states were also affected. The Minnesota Department of Revenue stopped accepting electronic filings from TurboTax on Thursday and resumed accepting them Saturday afternoon, after TurboTax put new security measures in place.

Answer: 28

Intuit said the suspension, which it lifted Friday, didn’t affect federal returns. Intuit said that its systems weren’t breached, but that information used to file the fraudulent returns was stolen or obtained elsewhere. It’s unclear just how many bogus state returns were actually processed. <hl> The Utah State Tax Commission said on Thursday that it had identified 28 fraudulent returns and flagged about 8,000 as potentially fraudulent <hl> ; it said 18 other states were also affected. The Minnesota Department of Revenue stopped accepting electronic filings from TurboTax on Thursday and resumed accepting them Saturday afternoon, after TurboTax put new security measures in place.

Intuit said the suspension, which it lifted Friday, didn’t affect federal returns. Intuit said that its systems weren’t breached, but that information used to file the fraudulent returns was stolen or obtained elsewhere. It’s unclear just how many bogus state returns were actually processed. The Utah State Tax Commission said on Thursday that it had identified <hl> 28 <hl> fraudulent returns and flagged about 8,000 as potentially fraudulent; it said 18 other states were also affected. The Minnesota Department of Revenue stopped accepting electronic filings from TurboTax on Thursday and resumed accepting them Saturday afternoon, after TurboTax put new security measures in place.


Question: What medal did the American team win in 2004?

Heinrichs is trying to keep the Americans at the forefront at a time when a number of European girls are playing primarily against boys to develop their technical skills and are turning professional as young as 14. One solution, Heinrichs believes, is to accelerate the development of female players in the United States by having them play up in age as they advance through the club and national-team systems and by having them play more often against boys, who tend to be faster and stronger. “When people say the gap is closing, I would say the gap has closed and we’re falling behind in these areas,” Heinrichs, 51, said of the disparity between the United States and other countries. Perhaps no one can match her breadth of experience in American women’s soccer. Heinrichs won three N.C.A.A. championships while playing at North Carolina. She served as captain of the United States team that won the inaugural Women’s World Cup, in 1991. And she coached the American team to a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, a silver at the 2000 Sydney Games and third place at the 2003 World Cup.

Answer: gold medal

Heinrichs is trying to keep the Americans at the forefront at a time when a number of European girls are playing primarily against boys to develop their technical skills and are turning professional as young as 14. One solution, Heinrichs believes, is to accelerate the development of female players in the United States by having them play up in age as they advance through the club and national-team systems and by having them play more often against boys, who tend to be faster and stronger. “When people say the gap is closing, I would say the gap has closed and we’re falling behind in these areas,” Heinrichs, 51, said of the disparity between the United States and other countries. Perhaps no one can match her breadth of experience in American women’s soccer. Heinrichs won three N.C.A.A. championships while playing at North Carolina. She served as captain of the United States team that won the inaugural Women’s World Cup, in 1991. <hl> And she coached the American team to a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, a silver at the 2000 Sydney Games and third place at the 2003 World Cup. <hl>

Heinrichs is trying to keep the Americans at the forefront at a time when a number of European girls are playing primarily against boys to develop their technical skills and are turning professional as young as 14. One solution, Heinrichs believes, is to accelerate the development of female players in the United States by having them play up in age as they advance through the club and national-team systems and by having them play more often against boys, who tend to be faster and stronger. “When people say the gap is closing, I would say the gap has closed and we’re falling behind in these areas,” Heinrichs, 51, said of the disparity between the United States and other countries. Perhaps no one can match her breadth of experience in American women’s soccer. Heinrichs won three N.C.A.A. championships while playing at North Carolina. She served as captain of the United States team that won the inaugural Women’s World Cup, in 1991. And she coached the American team to a <hl> gold medal <hl> at the 2004 Athens Olympics, a silver at the 2000 Sydney Games and third place at the 2003 World Cup.


Question: Who made a loan to to the National Front party?

Greek officials have told journalists that Mr. Tsipras will not seek financial aid from Russia. But he has also said that European sanctions against Russia for its aggression in Ukraine are a “dead-end policy.” That stance is seriously harmful because the sanctions are having a real impact on Russia and should be maintained. But they have to be renewed periodically and all members of the European Union — including Greece — have to agree to extend them. Mr. Putin has shown a keen interest in exploiting divisions within the European Union for his own gain. For example, he has recently courted the government of Cyprus by providing it a loan and reaching an agreement that allows Russian warships to dock at a commercial port in that country. Mr. Putin has also cultivated Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary as an ally. And, last year, a Russian bank lent money to the far-right National Front party in France, which is gaining popularity in that country and says it would want France to leave the eurozone if it came to power. It would be a public relations triumph for Mr. Putin if Mr. Tsipras publicly criticized the sanctions while he was in Moscow.

Answer: a Russian bank

Greek officials have told journalists that Mr. Tsipras will not seek financial aid from Russia. But he has also said that European sanctions against Russia for its aggression in Ukraine are a “dead-end policy.” That stance is seriously harmful because the sanctions are having a real impact on Russia and should be maintained. But they have to be renewed periodically and all members of the European Union — including Greece — have to agree to extend them. Mr. Putin has shown a keen interest in exploiting divisions within the European Union for his own gain. For example, he has recently courted the government of Cyprus by providing it a loan and reaching an agreement that allows Russian warships to dock at a commercial port in that country. Mr. Putin has also cultivated Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary as an ally. <hl> And, last year, a Russian bank lent money to the far-right National Front party in France, which is gaining popularity in that country and says it would want France to leave the eurozone if it came to power. <hl> It would be a public relations triumph for Mr. Putin if Mr. Tsipras publicly criticized the sanctions while he was in Moscow.

Greek officials have told journalists that Mr. Tsipras will not seek financial aid from Russia. But he has also said that European sanctions against Russia for its aggression in Ukraine are a “dead-end policy.” That stance is seriously harmful because the sanctions are having a real impact on Russia and should be maintained. But they have to be renewed periodically and all members of the European Union — including Greece — have to agree to extend them. Mr. Putin has shown a keen interest in exploiting divisions within the European Union for his own gain. For example, he has recently courted the government of Cyprus by providing it a loan and reaching an agreement that allows Russian warships to dock at a commercial port in that country. Mr. Putin has also cultivated Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary as an ally. And, last year, <hl> a Russian bank <hl> lent money to the far-right National Front party in France, which is gaining popularity in that country and says it would want France to leave the eurozone if it came to power. It would be a public relations triumph for Mr. Putin if Mr. Tsipras publicly criticized the sanctions while he was in Moscow.


Question: What did the devices do better on?

To get an idea how each device performed with each router, The Wirecutter’s Wi-Fi expert, David Murphy, tested file transfer speeds, video streaming speeds, music streaming quality and video call quality at a short range of 11 feet and a long range of 43 feet. Most tested devices had 19 percent to 54 percent faster download speeds and shaved 3 to 48 percent off their file-transfer times when paired with the Archer C7 compared with the older 802.11n Netgear router. The devices also did better on the Archer C7’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi network than on its 2.4GHz network at the same locations. In comparison, The Wirecutter could not connect to the Netgear router’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi at its long-distance test location.

Answer: the Archer C7’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi network

To get an idea how each device performed with each router, The Wirecutter’s Wi-Fi expert, David Murphy, tested file transfer speeds, video streaming speeds, music streaming quality and video call quality at a short range of 11 feet and a long range of 43 feet. Most tested devices had 19 percent to 54 percent faster download speeds and shaved 3 to 48 percent off their file-transfer times when paired with the Archer C7 compared with the older 802.11n Netgear router. <hl> The devices also did better on the Archer C7’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi network than on its 2.4GHz network at the same locations. <hl> In comparison, The Wirecutter could not connect to the Netgear router’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi at its long-distance test location.

To get an idea how each device performed with each router, The Wirecutter’s Wi-Fi expert, David Murphy, tested file transfer speeds, video streaming speeds, music streaming quality and video call quality at a short range of 11 feet and a long range of 43 feet. Most tested devices had 19 percent to 54 percent faster download speeds and shaved 3 to 48 percent off their file-transfer times when paired with the Archer C7 compared with the older 802.11n Netgear router. The devices also did better on <hl> the Archer C7’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi network <hl> than on its 2.4GHz network at the same locations. In comparison, The Wirecutter could not connect to the Netgear router’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi at its long-distance test location.


Question: Who is the deputy secretary of the Interior Department?

For most of the 1900s, the bureau’s system — which grew into the largest wholesale water utility in the country — worked. But the West of the 21st century is not the West of Roosevelt. There are now millions more people who want water, but there is far less of it. The science of climate change shows that in the future, there will be less still. “We have to think differently,” said Michael Connor, the deputy secretary of the Interior Department, which includes the Bureau of Reclamation. “It’s not enough just to conserve water. We need to rethink these projects. We have a lot of infrastructure, but a lot of it doesn’t work very well anymore. We need to undertake what amounts to a giant replumbing project across the West.” Mr. Connor said that in the future, the nation’s water agency would have to put climate change at the center of its mission.

Answer: Michael Connor

For most of the 1900s, the bureau’s system — which grew into the largest wholesale water utility in the country — worked. But the West of the 21st century is not the West of Roosevelt. There are now millions more people who want water, but there is far less of it. The science of climate change shows that in the future, there will be less still. <hl> “We have to think differently,” said Michael Connor , the deputy secretary of the Interior Department, which includes the Bureau of Reclamation. <hl> “It’s not enough just to conserve water. We need to rethink these projects. We have a lot of infrastructure, but a lot of it doesn’t work very well anymore. We need to undertake what amounts to a giant replumbing project across the West.” Mr. Connor said that in the future, the nation’s water agency would have to put climate change at the center of its mission.

For most of the 1900s, the bureau’s system — which grew into the largest wholesale water utility in the country — worked. But the West of the 21st century is not the West of Roosevelt. There are now millions more people who want water, but there is far less of it. The science of climate change shows that in the future, there will be less still. “We have to think differently,” said <hl> Michael Connor <hl>, the deputy secretary of the Interior Department, which includes the Bureau of Reclamation. “It’s not enough just to conserve water. We need to rethink these projects. We have a lot of infrastructure, but a lot of it doesn’t work very well anymore. We need to undertake what amounts to a giant replumbing project across the West.” Mr. Connor said that in the future, the nation’s water agency would have to put climate change at the center of its mission.

“We have to think differently,” said <hl> Michael Connor <hl> , the deputy secretary of the Interior Department, which includes the Bureau of Reclamation.


Question: What company is being remade by cloud computing?

Now, the new hot trend of cloud computing — data centers filled with tightly connected servers — is remaking Intel. On Tuesday, Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif., said that in the three months that ended Sept. 26, PC chips brought in $8.5 billion and chips for servers in cloud computing data centers brought in $4.1 billion. A year ago, PC chips brought in $9.2 billion and data center chips brought in $3.7 billion. The shifting businesses at Intel reflect broader changes in the computing industry, and what Intel chooses to focus on can affect the choices of many other companies.

Answer: Intel

<hl> Now, the new hot trend of cloud computing — data centers filled with tightly connected servers — is remaking Intel . <hl> On Tuesday, Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif., said that in the three months that ended Sept. 26, PC chips brought in $8.5 billion and chips for servers in cloud computing data centers brought in $4.1 billion. A year ago, PC chips brought in $9.2 billion and data center chips brought in $3.7 billion. The shifting businesses at Intel reflect broader changes in the computing industry, and what Intel chooses to focus on can affect the choices of many other companies.

Now, the new hot trend of cloud computing — data centers filled with tightly connected servers — is remaking <hl> Intel <hl>. On Tuesday, Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif., said that in the three months that ended Sept. 26, PC chips brought in $8.5 billion and chips for servers in cloud computing data centers brought in $4.1 billion. A year ago, PC chips brought in $9.2 billion and data center chips brought in $3.7 billion. The shifting businesses at Intel reflect broader changes in the computing industry, and what Intel chooses to focus on can affect the choices of many other companies.

Now, the new hot trend of cloud computing — data centers filled with tightly connected servers — is remaking <hl> Intel <hl> .


Question: What is Mr. Brezner's brother's name?

Mr. Brezner’s other films as a producer include “The ’Burbs” (1989), starring Tom Hanks; “Coupe de Ville” (1990), starring Patrick Dempsey; and “Angie” (1994), starring Geena Davis. Mr. Brezner’s first marriage, to the singer and songwriter Melissa Manchester, whom he met when she appeared at his coffeehouse and whom he managed for a time, ended in divorce; he was also divorced from his second wife, Bett Zimmerman. His survivors include his third wife, Dominique Cohen-Brezner; a brother, Jeff; and two daughters from his marriage to Ms. Zimmerman, Lauren Azbill and China Brezner.

Answer: Jeff

Mr. Brezner’s other films as a producer include “The ’Burbs” (1989), starring Tom Hanks; “Coupe de Ville” (1990), starring Patrick Dempsey; and “Angie” (1994), starring Geena Davis. Mr. Brezner’s first marriage, to the singer and songwriter Melissa Manchester, whom he met when she appeared at his coffeehouse and whom he managed for a time, ended in divorce; he was also divorced from his second wife, Bett Zimmerman. <hl> His survivors include his third wife, Dominique Cohen-Brezner; a brother, Jeff ; and two daughters from his marriage to Ms. Zimmerman, Lauren Azbill and China Brezner. <hl>

Mr. Brezner’s other films as a producer include “The ’Burbs” (1989), starring Tom Hanks; “Coupe de Ville” (1990), starring Patrick Dempsey; and “Angie” (1994), starring Geena Davis. Mr. Brezner’s first marriage, to the singer and songwriter Melissa Manchester, whom he met when she appeared at his coffeehouse and whom he managed for a time, ended in divorce; he was also divorced from his second wife, Bett Zimmerman. His survivors include his third wife, Dominique Cohen-Brezner; a brother, <hl> Jeff <hl>; and two daughters from his marriage to Ms. Zimmerman, Lauren Azbill and China Brezner.

His survivors include his third wife, Dominique Cohen-Brezner; a brother, <hl> Jeff <hl> ; and two daughters from his marriage to Ms. Zimmerman, Lauren Azbill and China Brezner.


Question: What entities might the I.S.S. be biased toward?

Such a report may suggest that I.S.S. is biased in favor of the activist hedge funds, but this statistic may not be truly surprising because hedge funds tend to pick struggling targets. And every contest is unique. What is unusual about the recommendation is something I.S.S. acknowledged in its report: that DuPont is “not a broken company.” The significance of the I.S.S. decision was perhaps best put by Martin Lipton of the law firm Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz. In a memo to clients on the lessons in the DuPont fight, Mr. Lipton stated that I.S.S. and major shareholders would “be responsive to and support well-presented attacks on business strategy and operations” even if the company was run by “an outstanding C.E.O. and board of directors.”

Answer: activist hedge funds

<hl> Such a report may suggest that I.S.S. is biased in favor of the activist hedge funds , but this statistic may not be truly surprising because hedge funds tend to pick struggling targets. <hl> And every contest is unique. What is unusual about the recommendation is something I.S.S. acknowledged in its report: that DuPont is “not a broken company.” The significance of the I.S.S. decision was perhaps best put by Martin Lipton of the law firm Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz. In a memo to clients on the lessons in the DuPont fight, Mr. Lipton stated that I.S.S. and major shareholders would “be responsive to and support well-presented attacks on business strategy and operations” even if the company was run by “an outstanding C.E.O. and board of directors.”

Such a report may suggest that I.S.S. is biased in favor of the <hl> activist hedge funds <hl>, but this statistic may not be truly surprising because hedge funds tend to pick struggling targets. And every contest is unique. What is unusual about the recommendation is something I.S.S. acknowledged in its report: that DuPont is “not a broken company.” The significance of the I.S.S. decision was perhaps best put by Martin Lipton of the law firm Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz. In a memo to clients on the lessons in the DuPont fight, Mr. Lipton stated that I.S.S. and major shareholders would “be responsive to and support well-presented attacks on business strategy and operations” even if the company was run by “an outstanding C.E.O. and board of directors.”

Such a report may suggest that I.S.S. is biased in favor of the <hl> activist hedge funds <hl> , but this statistic may not be truly surprising because hedge funds tend to pick struggling targets.


Question: What would be a good thing?

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

Answer: Being scared a little bit by police intervention

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

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


Question: How does the educational gap between the poor and wealthy differ outside of California as compared to inside?

California, rather than making another push to bring college to the masses, is taking small steps in reverse. With state funding declining, the University of California has been enrolling fewer in-state students (even as the population keeps growing) and a greater number of affluent students from other countries and states. Outside California, the educational gap between rich and poor is much wider – and not narrowing very rapidly. All the while, a college education remains the most reliable ticket to the middle class and beyond. The unemployment rate for college graduates is only 2.7 percent, and the pay gap between college graduates and everyone else is near a record high. College obviously can’t solve all of the economy’s problems, but there is a reason that nearly all families that can comfortably send their children to college do so. For families that aren’t as comfortable, some colleges are doing much more to help than others.

Answer: much wider

California, rather than making another push to bring college to the masses, is taking small steps in reverse. With state funding declining, the University of California has been enrolling fewer in-state students (even as the population keeps growing) and a greater number of affluent students from other countries and states. <hl> Outside California, the educational gap between rich and poor is much wider – and not narrowing very rapidly. <hl> All the while, a college education remains the most reliable ticket to the middle class and beyond. The unemployment rate for college graduates is only 2.7 percent, and the pay gap between college graduates and everyone else is near a record high. College obviously can’t solve all of the economy’s problems, but there is a reason that nearly all families that can comfortably send their children to college do so. For families that aren’t as comfortable, some colleges are doing much more to help than others.

California, rather than making another push to bring college to the masses, is taking small steps in reverse. With state funding declining, the University of California has been enrolling fewer in-state students (even as the population keeps growing) and a greater number of affluent students from other countries and states. Outside California, the educational gap between rich and poor is <hl> much wider <hl> – and not narrowing very rapidly. All the while, a college education remains the most reliable ticket to the middle class and beyond. The unemployment rate for college graduates is only 2.7 percent, and the pay gap between college graduates and everyone else is near a record high. College obviously can’t solve all of the economy’s problems, but there is a reason that nearly all families that can comfortably send their children to college do so. For families that aren’t as comfortable, some colleges are doing much more to help than others.


Question: What is the conflict between that people were hoping would be settled?

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

Answer: federal and state laws

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

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

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between <hl> federal and state laws <hl> .


Question: What did Mrs. Clinton remind voters of?

Black-and-white images depict daily life — families around the breakfast table, a mother holding an infant, men and women heading off to work — as Mrs. Clinton reminds voters they are “not just electing a president, but a commander in chief.” Photos show her flanked by military officers, and descending alone from her Air Force jet as secretary of state, as she can be heard, as a candidate, emphasizing the need to be “both secure at home and leading the world.” Only when she is finally shown delivering the speech, at Mountain View College in Dallas in mid-November, does the black-and-white give way to full color.

Answer: they are “not just electing a president, but a commander in chief.”

<hl> Black-and-white images depict daily life — families around the breakfast table, a mother holding an infant, men and women heading off to work — as Mrs. Clinton reminds voters they are “not just electing a president, but a commander in chief.” Photos show her flanked by military officers, and descending alone from her Air Force jet as secretary of state, as she can be heard, as a candidate, emphasizing the need to be “both secure at home and leading the world.” <hl> Only when she is finally shown delivering the speech, at Mountain View College in Dallas in mid-November, does the black-and-white give way to full color.

Black-and-white images depict daily life — families around the breakfast table, a mother holding an infant, men and women heading off to work — as Mrs. Clinton reminds voters <hl> they are “not just electing a president, but a commander in chief.” <hl> Photos show her flanked by military officers, and descending alone from her Air Force jet as secretary of state, as she can be heard, as a candidate, emphasizing the need to be “both secure at home and leading the world.” Only when she is finally shown delivering the speech, at Mountain View College in Dallas in mid-November, does the black-and-white give way to full color.


Question: What meeting takes place after the annual General Assembly?

News of Mr. Bashir’s plan to participate in the United Nations development meeting, which takes place after the annual General Assembly, first emerged Aug. 3 when his name appeared on the provisional itinerary of speakers for Sept. 26. The United States, as the United Nations’ host country, is obliged by treaty to issue visas to visiting heads of state, even those it finds distasteful. A State Department spokesman, Mark C. Toner, said then that he was unaware a visa had been requested, but that “we’ve been very clear how we feel about the president of Sudan and that he’s wanted for crimes, and we want to see him held accountable.”

Answer: United Nations development meeting

<hl> News of Mr. Bashir’s plan to participate in the United Nations development meeting , which takes place after the annual General Assembly, first emerged Aug. 3 when his name appeared on the provisional itinerary of speakers for Sept. 26. <hl> The United States, as the United Nations’ host country, is obliged by treaty to issue visas to visiting heads of state, even those it finds distasteful. A State Department spokesman, Mark C. Toner, said then that he was unaware a visa had been requested, but that “we’ve been very clear how we feel about the president of Sudan and that he’s wanted for crimes, and we want to see him held accountable.”

News of Mr. Bashir’s plan to participate in the <hl> United Nations development meeting <hl>, which takes place after the annual General Assembly, first emerged Aug. 3 when his name appeared on the provisional itinerary of speakers for Sept. 26. The United States, as the United Nations’ host country, is obliged by treaty to issue visas to visiting heads of state, even those it finds distasteful. A State Department spokesman, Mark C. Toner, said then that he was unaware a visa had been requested, but that “we’ve been very clear how we feel about the president of Sudan and that he’s wanted for crimes, and we want to see him held accountable.”

News of Mr. Bashir’s plan to participate in the <hl> United Nations development meeting <hl> , which takes place after the annual General Assembly, first emerged Aug. 3 when his name appeared on the provisional itinerary of speakers for Sept. 26.


Question: What baseball park was the Mets game played in?

Harvey has been described as a good-luck charm. After throwing a gem on May 1 against the Nationals, the next afternoon he was at the Rangers’ game, sitting near center ice at the Garden, about eight rows up. He was one of the first celebrities saluted on the video board. Then he appeared to leave after the second period, presumably so he could get to Citi Field in time for the Mets’ game that night. The Rangers eventually won that game, 3-2, and on Friday, after the Mets had finished, they pulled out a 2-1 overtime victory. On Friday night, the lowly Phillies kept Harvey busy. His start was another test in his comeback from Tommy John surgery, to see how he would perform if his routine kept getting tweaked. In the Mets’ ongoing quest to keep him healthy, they had started manipulating the rotation, taking advantage of quirks in the schedule to give Harvey extra days off.

Answer: Citi Field

Harvey has been described as a good-luck charm. After throwing a gem on May 1 against the Nationals, the next afternoon he was at the Rangers’ game, sitting near center ice at the Garden, about eight rows up. He was one of the first celebrities saluted on the video board. <hl> Then he appeared to leave after the second period, presumably so he could get to Citi Field in time for the Mets’ game that night. <hl> The Rangers eventually won that game, 3-2, and on Friday, after the Mets had finished, they pulled out a 2-1 overtime victory. On Friday night, the lowly Phillies kept Harvey busy. His start was another test in his comeback from Tommy John surgery, to see how he would perform if his routine kept getting tweaked. In the Mets’ ongoing quest to keep him healthy, they had started manipulating the rotation, taking advantage of quirks in the schedule to give Harvey extra days off.

Harvey has been described as a good-luck charm. After throwing a gem on May 1 against the Nationals, the next afternoon he was at the Rangers’ game, sitting near center ice at the Garden, about eight rows up. He was one of the first celebrities saluted on the video board. Then he appeared to leave after the second period, presumably so he could get to <hl> Citi Field <hl> in time for the Mets’ game that night. The Rangers eventually won that game, 3-2, and on Friday, after the Mets had finished, they pulled out a 2-1 overtime victory. On Friday night, the lowly Phillies kept Harvey busy. His start was another test in his comeback from Tommy John surgery, to see how he would perform if his routine kept getting tweaked. In the Mets’ ongoing quest to keep him healthy, they had started manipulating the rotation, taking advantage of quirks in the schedule to give Harvey extra days off.


Question: How many games had the Celtics won prior to matching up with the Lakers?

LAKERS 112, CELTICS 104 Kobe Bryant had 15 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season while playing what was most likely his final game in Boston. Isaiah Thomas had 24 points, and Evan Turner scored 20 for the Celtics, who had won four straight. Boston trailed by 11 with just over six minutes left but used a 9-0 run to close to 100-98 on Avery Bradley’s dunk with 3:35 to go. It remained a 2-point game until Bryant hit his second 3-pointer of the quarter, making it 107-102 with 1:40 left. Bryant received a huge ovation when he was announced for the starting lineups, but he was jeered the first time he got the ball, a nod to his role in what is perhaps the league’s best rivalry.

Answer: won four straight

LAKERS 112, CELTICS 104 Kobe Bryant had 15 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season while playing what was most likely his final game in Boston. <hl> Isaiah Thomas had 24 points, and Evan Turner scored 20 for the Celtics, who had won four straight . <hl> Boston trailed by 11 with just over six minutes left but used a 9-0 run to close to 100-98 on Avery Bradley’s dunk with 3:35 to go. It remained a 2-point game until Bryant hit his second 3-pointer of the quarter, making it 107-102 with 1:40 left. Bryant received a huge ovation when he was announced for the starting lineups, but he was jeered the first time he got the ball, a nod to his role in what is perhaps the league’s best rivalry.

LAKERS 112, CELTICS 104 Kobe Bryant had 15 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season while playing what was most likely his final game in Boston. Isaiah Thomas had 24 points, and Evan Turner scored 20 for the Celtics, who had <hl> won four straight <hl>. Boston trailed by 11 with just over six minutes left but used a 9-0 run to close to 100-98 on Avery Bradley’s dunk with 3:35 to go. It remained a 2-point game until Bryant hit his second 3-pointer of the quarter, making it 107-102 with 1:40 left. Bryant received a huge ovation when he was announced for the starting lineups, but he was jeered the first time he got the ball, a nod to his role in what is perhaps the league’s best rivalry.

Isaiah Thomas had 24 points, and Evan Turner scored 20 for the Celtics, who had <hl> won four straight <hl> .


Question: What happened after they changed one of her antibiotics?

After three days in the hospital, Natalie got better. A new chest X-ray showed that there was much less fluid in her chest. Her fever resolved. They changed one of the antibiotics and the nausea she had had all but disappeared. They told her she could go home. They prescribed antibiotics for her to take at home, and removed her IV catheter. Natalie went back to school, and the next day was interviewed by a TV reporter because she was one of the few who survived her kind of pneumonia in Nebraska. She talked about her disappointment over missing swim meets.

Answer: nausea she had had all but disappeared

After three days in the hospital, Natalie got better. A new chest X-ray showed that there was much less fluid in her chest. Her fever resolved. <hl> They changed one of the antibiotics and the nausea she had had all but disappeared . <hl> They told her she could go home. They prescribed antibiotics for her to take at home, and removed her IV catheter. Natalie went back to school, and the next day was interviewed by a TV reporter because she was one of the few who survived her kind of pneumonia in Nebraska. She talked about her disappointment over missing swim meets.

After three days in the hospital, Natalie got better. A new chest X-ray showed that there was much less fluid in her chest. Her fever resolved. They changed one of the antibiotics and the <hl> nausea she had had all but disappeared <hl>. They told her she could go home. They prescribed antibiotics for her to take at home, and removed her IV catheter. Natalie went back to school, and the next day was interviewed by a TV reporter because she was one of the few who survived her kind of pneumonia in Nebraska. She talked about her disappointment over missing swim meets.

They changed one of the antibiotics and the <hl> nausea she had had all but disappeared <hl> .


Question: Which writer didn't have freedom to choose their subject matter?

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

Answer: Gibbs

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

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


Question: Who is the coach for Arizona?

4:25 p.m. Line: Cardinals by 7 ½ The Cardinals sound like a setup for a feel-good Hollywood movie: A 62-year-old coach with a 36-year-old quarterback and a 32-year-old wide receiver who are going against opponents who grew up with posters of them on their walls. But Bruce Arians, Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald have done more than enough this season to justify General Manager Steve Keim’s comparing them, during a radio appearance, to fine wine. They may have gray in their beards, but they also are the driving forces behind the highest-scoring offense in the N.F.L. Add to that a defense that intercepted four of Colin Kaepernick’s first 10 passes last week — returning two for touchdowns — and it is easy to view Arizona as a title contender. But anyone who watched last season’s implosion knows the team can go only as far as Palmer’s surgically repaired legs can take it, so some caution against a hard-hitting Rams team may be in order. One bad hit could take this movie from “As Good as It Gets” to “Wild Hogs.”

Answer: Bruce Arians

4:25 p.m. Line: Cardinals by 7 ½ The Cardinals sound like a setup for a feel-good Hollywood movie: A 62-year-old coach with a 36-year-old quarterback and a 32-year-old wide receiver who are going against opponents who grew up with posters of them on their walls. <hl> But Bruce Arians , Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald have done more than enough this season to justify General Manager Steve Keim’s comparing them, during a radio appearance, to fine wine. <hl> They may have gray in their beards, but they also are the driving forces behind the highest-scoring offense in the N.F.L. Add to that a defense that intercepted four of Colin Kaepernick’s first 10 passes last week — returning two for touchdowns — and it is easy to view Arizona as a title contender. But anyone who watched last season’s implosion knows the team can go only as far as Palmer’s surgically repaired legs can take it, so some caution against a hard-hitting Rams team may be in order. One bad hit could take this movie from “As Good as It Gets” to “Wild Hogs.”

4:25 p.m. Line: Cardinals by 7 ½ The Cardinals sound like a setup for a feel-good Hollywood movie: A 62-year-old coach with a 36-year-old quarterback and a 32-year-old wide receiver who are going against opponents who grew up with posters of them on their walls. But <hl> Bruce Arians <hl>, Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald have done more than enough this season to justify General Manager Steve Keim’s comparing them, during a radio appearance, to fine wine. They may have gray in their beards, but they also are the driving forces behind the highest-scoring offense in the N.F.L. Add to that a defense that intercepted four of Colin Kaepernick’s first 10 passes last week — returning two for touchdowns — and it is easy to view Arizona as a title contender. But anyone who watched last season’s implosion knows the team can go only as far as Palmer’s surgically repaired legs can take it, so some caution against a hard-hitting Rams team may be in order. One bad hit could take this movie from “As Good as It Gets” to “Wild Hogs.”

But <hl> Bruce Arians <hl> , Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald have done more than enough this season to justify General Manager Steve Keim’s comparing them, during a radio appearance, to fine wine.


Question: Who was the St. Louis County prosecutor?

But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, told a law school audience here on Friday. Instead, it finished its work on a Monday and its decision to not indict the police officer was announced that evening. Protests followed that night, leading to looting and arson that left Ferguson’s downtown devastated. Speaking to a symposium on Ferguson at the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. McCulloch defended the timing of the announcement, along with his handling of the grand jury, which was widely criticized in the days after the rioting.

Answer: Robert P. McCulloch

<hl> But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch , told a law school audience here on Friday. <hl> Instead, it finished its work on a Monday and its decision to not indict the police officer was announced that evening. Protests followed that night, leading to looting and arson that left Ferguson’s downtown devastated. Speaking to a symposium on Ferguson at the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. McCulloch defended the timing of the announcement, along with his handling of the grand jury, which was widely criticized in the days after the rioting.

But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, <hl> Robert P. McCulloch <hl>, told a law school audience here on Friday. Instead, it finished its work on a Monday and its decision to not indict the police officer was announced that evening. Protests followed that night, leading to looting and arson that left Ferguson’s downtown devastated. Speaking to a symposium on Ferguson at the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. McCulloch defended the timing of the announcement, along with his handling of the grand jury, which was widely criticized in the days after the rioting.

But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, <hl> Robert P. McCulloch <hl> , told a law school audience here on Friday.


Question: What does Raylan Givens do for a living?

10 P.M. (FX) JUSTIFIED Timothy Olyphant plays Raylan Givens, the fictional United States marshal created by Elmore Leonard in his novel “Pronto.” In this episode Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) tries to take money from Avery Markham (Sam Elliott). 10 P.M. (CBS) PERSON OF INTEREST John Reese (Jim Caviezel) has to protect a reckless bounty hunter. Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) follows through on the plot he hatched in Hong Kong. 10:30 (HGTV) HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Prospective buyers set a budget and work with a real estate agent to find a home abroad. In this episode a couple with a $240,000 budget looks for places in the Turks and Caicos. Conflict sets in when it is revealed that they have different motives for the purchase. What’s Streaming Now MAD MEN This AMC series’s final episodes will be broadcast starting on April 5. The first half of Season 7 is available for streaming now on Netflix. (netflix.com)

Answer: United States marshal

<hl> 10 P.M. (FX) JUSTIFIED Timothy Olyphant plays Raylan Givens, the fictional United States marshal created by Elmore Leonard in his novel “Pronto.” <hl> In this episode Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) tries to take money from Avery Markham (Sam Elliott). 10 P.M. (CBS) PERSON OF INTEREST John Reese (Jim Caviezel) has to protect a reckless bounty hunter. Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) follows through on the plot he hatched in Hong Kong. 10:30 (HGTV) HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Prospective buyers set a budget and work with a real estate agent to find a home abroad. In this episode a couple with a $240,000 budget looks for places in the Turks and Caicos. Conflict sets in when it is revealed that they have different motives for the purchase. What’s Streaming Now MAD MEN This AMC series’s final episodes will be broadcast starting on April 5. The first half of Season 7 is available for streaming now on Netflix. (netflix.com)

10 P.M. (FX) JUSTIFIED Timothy Olyphant plays Raylan Givens, the fictional <hl> United States marshal <hl> created by Elmore Leonard in his novel “Pronto.” In this episode Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) tries to take money from Avery Markham (Sam Elliott). 10 P.M. (CBS) PERSON OF INTEREST John Reese (Jim Caviezel) has to protect a reckless bounty hunter. Harold Finch (Michael Emerson) follows through on the plot he hatched in Hong Kong. 10:30 (HGTV) HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL Prospective buyers set a budget and work with a real estate agent to find a home abroad. In this episode a couple with a $240,000 budget looks for places in the Turks and Caicos. Conflict sets in when it is revealed that they have different motives for the purchase. What’s Streaming Now MAD MEN This AMC series’s final episodes will be broadcast starting on April 5. The first half of Season 7 is available for streaming now on Netflix. (netflix.com)


Question: On what day did the toy campaign for Star Wars start?

To grasp the impact of “Star Wars” and the world it helped create — and to understand both contemporary fandom and the entertainment industry — you have to accept that when George Lucas likened himself to a toymaker in the 1970s, he wasn’t kidding. Toys were always part of the “Star Wars” world; they still are. On Sept. 4, at precisely 12:01 a.m., the Walt Disney Company, which now owns Lucasfilm, kicked off a merchandising extravaganza with retailers like Walmart called “Force Friday.” It was a pseudo-event that was dutifully and excitedly covered by news media and infotainment outfits, despite being just another stop on the rollout for Disney’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which, in case you’ve been stuck in another galaxy, opens Dec. 18.

Answer: Sept. 4

To grasp the impact of “Star Wars” and the world it helped create — and to understand both contemporary fandom and the entertainment industry — you have to accept that when George Lucas likened himself to a toymaker in the 1970s, he wasn’t kidding. Toys were always part of the “Star Wars” world; they still are. <hl> On Sept. 4 , at precisely 12:01 a.m., the Walt Disney Company, which now owns Lucasfilm, kicked off a merchandising extravaganza with retailers like Walmart called “Force Friday.” <hl> It was a pseudo-event that was dutifully and excitedly covered by news media and infotainment outfits, despite being just another stop on the rollout for Disney’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which, in case you’ve been stuck in another galaxy, opens Dec. 18.

To grasp the impact of “Star Wars” and the world it helped create — and to understand both contemporary fandom and the entertainment industry — you have to accept that when George Lucas likened himself to a toymaker in the 1970s, he wasn’t kidding. Toys were always part of the “Star Wars” world; they still are. On <hl> Sept. 4 <hl>, at precisely 12:01 a.m., the Walt Disney Company, which now owns Lucasfilm, kicked off a merchandising extravaganza with retailers like Walmart called “Force Friday.” It was a pseudo-event that was dutifully and excitedly covered by news media and infotainment outfits, despite being just another stop on the rollout for Disney’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which, in case you’ve been stuck in another galaxy, opens Dec. 18.

On <hl> Sept. 4 <hl> , at precisely 12:01 a.m., the Walt Disney Company, which now owns Lucasfilm, kicked off a merchandising extravaganza with retailers like Walmart called “Force Friday.”


Question: Who is the president of a union?

Manuel Leite de Araújo, the president of a union representing prison employees, said some guards oppose Mr. Silva Neto’s “sentimental,” friendly approach with inmates, noting that a committee of guards asked the union to support ousting him from his position. Although many Brazilian evangelicals support tough-on-crime political movements, Mr. Silva Neto’s approach puts him closer to human rights activists on the left. He criticizes incarceration policies that he says target the poor for nonviolent drug charges.

Answer: Manuel Leite de Araújo

<hl> Manuel Leite de Araújo , the president of a union representing prison employees, said some guards oppose Mr. Silva Neto’s “sentimental,” friendly approach with inmates, noting that a committee of guards asked the union to support ousting him from his position. <hl> Although many Brazilian evangelicals support tough-on-crime political movements, Mr. Silva Neto’s approach puts him closer to human rights activists on the left. He criticizes incarceration policies that he says target the poor for nonviolent drug charges.

<hl> Manuel Leite de Araújo <hl>, the president of a union representing prison employees, said some guards oppose Mr. Silva Neto’s “sentimental,” friendly approach with inmates, noting that a committee of guards asked the union to support ousting him from his position. Although many Brazilian evangelicals support tough-on-crime political movements, Mr. Silva Neto’s approach puts him closer to human rights activists on the left. He criticizes incarceration policies that he says target the poor for nonviolent drug charges.

<hl> Manuel Leite de Araújo <hl> , the president of a union representing prison employees, said some guards oppose Mr. Silva Neto’s “sentimental,” friendly approach with inmates, noting that a committee of guards asked the union to support ousting him from his position.


Question: Where was the hospital that saw over 110 cases in February?

The total number of fatalities nationwide this year is not available, health officials said. One person in Louisiana died Wednesday and two others were in intensive care, said Mark Ryan, the director of the Louisiana Poison Center. “We had one hospital in the Baton Rouge area that saw over 110 cases in February. That’s a huge spike,” Dr. Ryan said. “There’s a large amount of use going on. When one of these new ingredients — something that’s more potent and gives a bigger high — is released and gets into distribution, it can cause these more extreme effects.”

Answer: Baton Rouge area

The total number of fatalities nationwide this year is not available, health officials said. One person in Louisiana died Wednesday and two others were in intensive care, said Mark Ryan, the director of the Louisiana Poison Center. <hl> “We had one hospital in the Baton Rouge area that saw over 110 cases in February. <hl> That’s a huge spike,” Dr. Ryan said. “There’s a large amount of use going on. When one of these new ingredients — something that’s more potent and gives a bigger high — is released and gets into distribution, it can cause these more extreme effects.”

The total number of fatalities nationwide this year is not available, health officials said. One person in Louisiana died Wednesday and two others were in intensive care, said Mark Ryan, the director of the Louisiana Poison Center. “We had one hospital in the <hl> Baton Rouge area <hl> that saw over 110 cases in February. That’s a huge spike,” Dr. Ryan said. “There’s a large amount of use going on. When one of these new ingredients — something that’s more potent and gives a bigger high — is released and gets into distribution, it can cause these more extreme effects.”


Question: Who is very aggressive person?

Ukrainians greeted the news with much the same skepticism as the experts, though mingled with relief. “We had a cease-fire before, but it was not observed, almost from the beginning, so how can we have much faith?” said Dmitri Kolesnik, 18, a student in Kharkiv, a city in southeastern Ukraine that has been touched sporadically by violence. He paused on the steps leading down to a subway station, and said he put the odds of peace at no better than 50-50. “Putin is a very aggressive person,” Mr. Kolesnik said, as bustling throngs made their way home in the late afternoon. “You cannot always trust that just because he says something that it will happen.”

Answer: Putin

Ukrainians greeted the news with much the same skepticism as the experts, though mingled with relief. “We had a cease-fire before, but it was not observed, almost from the beginning, so how can we have much faith?” said Dmitri Kolesnik, 18, a student in Kharkiv, a city in southeastern Ukraine that has been touched sporadically by violence. <hl> He paused on the steps leading down to a subway station, and said he put the odds of peace at no better than 50-50. “ Putin is a very aggressive person,” Mr. Kolesnik said, as bustling throngs made their way home in the late afternoon. <hl> “You cannot always trust that just because he says something that it will happen.”

Ukrainians greeted the news with much the same skepticism as the experts, though mingled with relief. “We had a cease-fire before, but it was not observed, almost from the beginning, so how can we have much faith?” said Dmitri Kolesnik, 18, a student in Kharkiv, a city in southeastern Ukraine that has been touched sporadically by violence. He paused on the steps leading down to a subway station, and said he put the odds of peace at no better than 50-50. “<hl> Putin <hl> is a very aggressive person,” Mr. Kolesnik said, as bustling throngs made their way home in the late afternoon. “You cannot always trust that just because he says something that it will happen.”

He paused on the steps leading down to a subway station, and said he put the odds of peace at no better than 50-50. “ <hl> Putin <hl> is a very aggressive person,” Mr. Kolesnik said, as bustling throngs made their way home in the late afternoon.


Question: GreenTech was investigated by the government, the results of which concluded what?

As Mrs. Clinton began her 2016 campaign for the presidency, Hugh Rodham and Roger Clinton had faded from public view, but Tony Rodham emerged as a controversial figure. A government investigation in March found that GreenTech, which sought green cards for its Chinese investors through an American government program, had received special treatment in the handling of its visa applications. The report described instances when Mr. McAuliffe and Mr. Rodham contacted an official from the Department of Homeland Security to complain about the pace of the visa process.

Answer: GreenTech, which sought green cards for its Chinese investors through an American government program

As Mrs. Clinton began her 2016 campaign for the presidency, Hugh Rodham and Roger Clinton had faded from public view, but Tony Rodham emerged as a controversial figure. <hl> A government investigation in March found that GreenTech, which sought green cards for its Chinese investors through an American government program , had received special treatment in the handling of its visa applications. <hl> The report described instances when Mr. McAuliffe and Mr. Rodham contacted an official from the Department of Homeland Security to complain about the pace of the visa process.

As Mrs. Clinton began her 2016 campaign for the presidency, Hugh Rodham and Roger Clinton had faded from public view, but Tony Rodham emerged as a controversial figure. A government investigation in March found that <hl> GreenTech, which sought green cards for its Chinese investors through an American government program <hl>, had received special treatment in the handling of its visa applications. The report described instances when Mr. McAuliffe and Mr. Rodham contacted an official from the Department of Homeland Security to complain about the pace of the visa process.

A government investigation in March found that <hl> GreenTech, which sought green cards for its Chinese investors through an American government program <hl> , had received special treatment in the handling of its visa applications.


Question: What kinds of drug concepts may have invalidated patents?

When it comes to drugs, some of those obvious, old ideas that cannot be patented have not been clinically tested, as required for F.D.A. approval. That takes money, which nobody will invest without a patent. It’s a Catch-22 that ends up excluding potentially valuable drugs from ever even being considered for development. There’s evidence that the provision of patents only for nonobvious and novel innovations affects drug development. In a paper published in the Texas Law Review, Mr. Roin documents many examples of patent invalidation on these grounds — importantly, even for ideas that had never been developed into drugs and that still required clinical trials for F.D.A. approval. For example, the patent of an anti-inflammatory drug was invalidated because it had been disclosed in a prior academic article. A patent for a hypertension drug was invalidated because it was deemed to have been created by a well-known process.

Answer: obvious, old ideas

<hl> When it comes to drugs, some of those obvious, old ideas that cannot be patented have not been clinically tested, as required for F.D.A. approval. <hl> That takes money, which nobody will invest without a patent. It’s a Catch-22 that ends up excluding potentially valuable drugs from ever even being considered for development. There’s evidence that the provision of patents only for nonobvious and novel innovations affects drug development. In a paper published in the Texas Law Review, Mr. Roin documents many examples of patent invalidation on these grounds — importantly, even for ideas that had never been developed into drugs and that still required clinical trials for F.D.A. approval. For example, the patent of an anti-inflammatory drug was invalidated because it had been disclosed in a prior academic article. A patent for a hypertension drug was invalidated because it was deemed to have been created by a well-known process.

When it comes to drugs, some of those <hl> obvious, old ideas <hl> that cannot be patented have not been clinically tested, as required for F.D.A. approval. That takes money, which nobody will invest without a patent. It’s a Catch-22 that ends up excluding potentially valuable drugs from ever even being considered for development. There’s evidence that the provision of patents only for nonobvious and novel innovations affects drug development. In a paper published in the Texas Law Review, Mr. Roin documents many examples of patent invalidation on these grounds — importantly, even for ideas that had never been developed into drugs and that still required clinical trials for F.D.A. approval. For example, the patent of an anti-inflammatory drug was invalidated because it had been disclosed in a prior academic article. A patent for a hypertension drug was invalidated because it was deemed to have been created by a well-known process.


Question: Why did Pat want to boycott the trailer?

Pat Cordova-Goff, an 18-year-old who describes herself as a “trans woman of color” and a student at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif., created the Gay-Straight Alliance Network petition calling for a boycott of “Stonewall” after watching the trailer. The petition has now racked up more than 24,100 signatures. “There was so much potential in this movie,” she said, adding: “The argument that the best person for the role of a trans person is a cis person ignores the fact that there are so many trans actors and actresses waiting for their big break. There are so many marginalized stories within our queer marginalized community, and we don’t give them a chance to be told.”

Answer: there are so many trans actors and actresses waiting for their big break

Pat Cordova-Goff, an 18-year-old who describes herself as a “trans woman of color” and a student at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif., created the Gay-Straight Alliance Network petition calling for a boycott of “Stonewall” after watching the trailer. The petition has now racked up more than 24,100 signatures. “There was so much potential in this movie,” she said, adding: “The argument that the best person for the role of a trans person is a cis person ignores the fact <hl> that there are so many trans actors and actresses waiting for their big break . <hl> There are so many marginalized stories within our queer marginalized community, and we don’t give them a chance to be told.”

Pat Cordova-Goff, an 18-year-old who describes herself as a “trans woman of color” and a student at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif., created the Gay-Straight Alliance Network petition calling for a boycott of “Stonewall” after watching the trailer. The petition has now racked up more than 24,100 signatures. “There was so much potential in this movie,” she said, adding: “The argument that the best person for the role of a trans person is a cis person ignores the fact that <hl> there are so many trans actors and actresses waiting for their big break <hl>. There are so many marginalized stories within our queer marginalized community, and we don’t give them a chance to be told.”

that <hl> there are so many trans actors and actresses waiting for their big break <hl> .