Question: According to Laurence D. Fink, what kind of environment do we live in?

“We live in a low rate environment in which insurance companies and pension funds have to invest their money,” said Laurence D. Fink, the chief executive of BlackRock, who noted that three-quarters of the firm’s clients were these types of buy-and-hold investors. “We are their agents, and we are investing money for them.” Still, Hyun Song Shin, a top economist at the Bank for International Settlements, a banking and research center for central banks worldwide, argued on Wednesday that this relentless reach for yield by such investors might just as well signal a good old-fashioned investment bubble.

Answer: low rate environment

<hl> “We live in a low rate environment in which insurance companies and pension funds have to invest their money <hl> ,” said Laurence D. Fink, the chief executive of BlackRock, who noted that three-quarters of the firm’s clients were these types of buy-and-hold investors. “We are their agents, and we are investing money for them.” Still, Hyun Song Shin, a top economist at the Bank for International Settlements, a banking and research center for central banks worldwide, argued on Wednesday that this relentless reach for yield by such investors might just as well signal a good old-fashioned investment bubble.

“We live in a <hl> low rate environment <hl> in which insurance companies and pension funds have to invest their money,” said Laurence D. Fink, the chief executive of BlackRock, who noted that three-quarters of the firm’s clients were these types of buy-and-hold investors. “We are their agents, and we are investing money for them.” Still, Hyun Song Shin, a top economist at the Bank for International Settlements, a banking and research center for central banks worldwide, argued on Wednesday that this relentless reach for yield by such investors might just as well signal a good old-fashioned investment bubble.


Question: How many infected patients at Virginia Mason Hospital died?

Duodenoscopes have been implicated in similar outbreaks at other hospitals. In 2013, 39 patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., were infected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), also the cause of the infections in Los Angeles. In January, officials at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle acknowledged that 32 patients had been infected with CRE by duodenoscopes from November 2012 to early 2014. Eleven patients died, but it is not clear that the infections were the cause, as they had other serious medical problems.

Answer: Eleven

Duodenoscopes have been implicated in similar outbreaks at other hospitals. In 2013, 39 patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., were infected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), also the cause of the infections in Los Angeles. In January, officials at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle acknowledged that 32 patients had been infected with CRE by duodenoscopes from November 2012 to early 2014. <hl> Eleven patients died, but it is not clear that the infections were the cause, as they had other serious medical problems. <hl>

Duodenoscopes have been implicated in similar outbreaks at other hospitals. In 2013, 39 patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., were infected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), also the cause of the infections in Los Angeles. In January, officials at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle acknowledged that 32 patients had been infected with CRE by duodenoscopes from November 2012 to early 2014. <hl> Eleven <hl> patients died, but it is not clear that the infections were the cause, as they had other serious medical problems.


Question: What did the athlete claim was being pulled out?

“We always pull out all the stops for the Open,” said Serena Williams, discussing her Open outfits the week before it started. “I’m always asking my friends in fashion about what’s the new color, or the latest trend, so I can translate that in our collections.”

Answer: all the stops

<hl> “We always pull out all the stops for the Open <hl> ,” said Serena Williams, discussing her Open outfits the week before it started. “I’m always asking my friends in fashion about what’s the new color, or the latest trend, so I can translate that in our collections.”

“We always pull out <hl> all the stops <hl> for the Open,” said Serena Williams, discussing her Open outfits the week before it started. “I’m always asking my friends in fashion about what’s the new color, or the latest trend, so I can translate that in our collections.”


Question: Who opens  fire on the Countess and Donovan?

Remember Valentino, the Countess’s lost love whose back story we spent two episodes learning? Forget undead, he’s officially dead thanks to Donovan’s jealousy. That’s what you get for bringing a scimitar to a gunfight. While the Countess confronts Donovan, Liz is talking Iris into making a move: “You and I are women of a certain age. We have suffered, more than our fair share. Damn it, we are the ones who should inherit the earth [...] We’re entitled to a second chance. A glorious blazing, final act.” Armed with guns galore (no scimitars in sight) Iris and Liz open fire on the Countess and Donovan, giving “Hotel” it’s first serious cliffhanger. Thus far Liz has been right about caftans, books choices and the best way to fake pâté. Let us hope she was also right when she said, “My friend, the best is yet to come.”

Answer: “My friend, the best is yet to come.”

Remember Valentino, the Countess’s lost love whose back story we spent two episodes learning? Forget undead, he’s officially dead thanks to Donovan’s jealousy. That’s what you get for bringing a scimitar to a gunfight. While the Countess confronts Donovan, Liz is talking Iris into making a move: “You and I are women of a certain age. We have suffered, more than our fair share. Damn it, we are the ones who should inherit the earth [...] We’re entitled to a second chance. A glorious blazing, final act.” Armed with guns galore (no scimitars in sight) Iris and Liz open fire on the Countess and Donovan, giving “Hotel” it’s first serious cliffhanger. Thus far Liz has been right about caftans, books choices and the best way to fake pâté. <hl> Let us hope she was also right when she said, “My friend, the best is yet to come.” <hl>

Remember Valentino, the Countess’s lost love whose back story we spent two episodes learning? Forget undead, he’s officially dead thanks to Donovan’s jealousy. That’s what you get for bringing a scimitar to a gunfight. While the Countess confronts Donovan, Liz is talking Iris into making a move: “You and I are women of a certain age. We have suffered, more than our fair share. Damn it, we are the ones who should inherit the earth [...] We’re entitled to a second chance. A glorious blazing, final act.” Armed with guns galore (no scimitars in sight) Iris and Liz open fire on the Countess and Donovan, giving “Hotel” it’s first serious cliffhanger. Thus far Liz has been right about caftans, books choices and the best way to fake pâté. Let us hope she was also right when she said, <hl> “My friend, the best is yet to come.” <hl>


Question: What is the name of the unemployed gamer from Bensonhurst?

Her decision to quit the tights-and-cape existence and take up a normal job naturally causes a fight for leadership among the remaining superheroes: El Fuego (Andrew Call), a short-order cook from Bay Ridge who now has the ability to shoot fire; Blue Nixie (Grace McLean), a former marine biologist from Brighton Beach, who can control the tides; Kid Comet (Gerard Canonico), a messenger from Dumbo transformed into the fastest man living (“I finish my commute just as I begin it,” he sings); Captain Clear, a file clerk who’s now completely invisible (we just hear his voice); and Avenging Angelo (Nick Cordero), an unemployed gamer from Bensonhurst whose rather modest (if hilarious) gift is being able to locate empty parking spots.

Answer: Avenging Angelo

Her decision to quit the tights-and-cape existence and take up a normal job naturally causes a fight for leadership among the remaining superheroes: <hl> El Fuego (Andrew Call), a short-order cook from Bay Ridge who now has the ability to shoot fire; Blue Nixie (Grace McLean), a former marine biologist from Brighton Beach, who can control the tides; Kid Comet (Gerard Canonico), a messenger from Dumbo transformed into the fastest man living (“I finish my commute just as I begin it,” he sings); Captain Clear, a file clerk who’s now completely invisible (we just hear his voice); and Avenging Angelo (Nick Cordero), an unemployed gamer from Bensonhurst whose rather modest (if hilarious) gift is being able to locate empty parking spots. <hl>

Her decision to quit the tights-and-cape existence and take up a normal job naturally causes a fight for leadership among the remaining superheroes: El Fuego (Andrew Call), a short-order cook from Bay Ridge who now has the ability to shoot fire; Blue Nixie (Grace McLean), a former marine biologist from Brighton Beach, who can control the tides; Kid Comet (Gerard Canonico), a messenger from Dumbo transformed into the fastest man living (“I finish my commute just as I begin it,” he sings); Captain Clear, a file clerk who’s now completely invisible (we just hear his voice); and <hl> Avenging Angelo <hl> (Nick Cordero), an unemployed gamer from Bensonhurst whose rather modest (if hilarious) gift is being able to locate empty parking spots.


Question: What auto company was involved in the negotiation?

The U.A.W. had been discussing creating a health care collective covering workers at all three companies for the purpose of saving money on the costs of medical care and prescription drugs. “The cooperative arrangement is embedded in the spirit of this agreement, and I really hope it gets implemented,” Mr. Marchionne said. Mr. Williams said he would present the tentative agreement on Wednesday to union officials from Fiat Chrysler facilities across the country. After that takes place, union members will vote on the pact. He said the vote would probably take place next week.

Answer: Fiat Chrysler

The U.A.W. had been discussing creating a health care collective covering workers at all three companies for the purpose of saving money on the costs of medical care and prescription drugs. “The cooperative arrangement is embedded in the spirit of this agreement, and I really hope it gets implemented,” Mr. Marchionne said. <hl> Mr. Williams said he would present the tentative agreement on Wednesday to union officials from Fiat Chrysler facilities across the country. <hl> After that takes place, union members will vote on the pact. He said the vote would probably take place next week.

The U.A.W. had been discussing creating a health care collective covering workers at all three companies for the purpose of saving money on the costs of medical care and prescription drugs. “The cooperative arrangement is embedded in the spirit of this agreement, and I really hope it gets implemented,” Mr. Marchionne said. Mr. Williams said he would present the tentative agreement on Wednesday to union officials from <hl> Fiat Chrysler <hl> facilities across the country. After that takes place, union members will vote on the pact. He said the vote would probably take place next week.


Question: Where will The Coast and the Sea: marine and Maritime Art in America be shown until July 12?

STORRS William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut “Remembering the Vietnam War.” Through Aug. 9. “Speak Up! Speak Out! Bread and Puppet Theater.” Through Oct. 11. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Road. benton.uconn.edu; 860-486-4520. WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum “The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America.” Through July 12. “The Serious and the Smirk: Portraits From the Permanent Collection.” “Fred Otnes: Collage Paintings.” Through July 12. “Signature Moments: Historic Letters and Documents.” Through Nov. 15. $6 and $7; members and children under 16, free. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street. 203-753-0381; mattatuckmuseum.org. WESTPORT Westport Arts Center “Solos 2015,” group show. Through June 27. “East Meets Westport: Marton Nemes.” Through June 27. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Avenue. 203-222-7070; westportartscenter.org. WILTON Wilton Historical Society “In the Making: Historic Inspirations/New Quilts,” Denyse Schmidt. “One Loop at a Time: June Myles’s Hooked Rugs.” Through Oct. 3. Suggested donation, $5. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. wiltonhistorical.org; 203-762-7257.

Answer: WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum

STORRS William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut “Remembering the Vietnam War.” Through Aug. 9. “Speak Up! Speak Out! Bread and Puppet Theater.” Through Oct. 11. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Road. benton.uconn.edu; 860-486-4520. <hl> WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum “The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America.” <hl> Through July 12. “The Serious and the Smirk: Portraits From the Permanent Collection.” “Fred Otnes: Collage Paintings.” Through July 12. “Signature Moments: Historic Letters and Documents.” Through Nov. 15. $6 and $7; members and children under 16, free. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street. 203-753-0381; mattatuckmuseum.org. WESTPORT Westport Arts Center “Solos 2015,” group show. Through June 27. “East Meets Westport: Marton Nemes.” Through June 27. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Avenue. 203-222-7070; westportartscenter.org. WILTON Wilton Historical Society “In the Making: Historic Inspirations/New Quilts,” Denyse Schmidt. “One Loop at a Time: June Myles’s Hooked Rugs.” Through Oct. 3. Suggested donation, $5. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. wiltonhistorical.org; 203-762-7257.

STORRS William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut “Remembering the Vietnam War.” Through Aug. 9. “Speak Up! Speak Out! Bread and Puppet Theater.” Through Oct. 11. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, 245 Glenbrook Road. benton.uconn.edu; 860-486-4520. <hl> WATERBURY Mattatuck Museum <hl> “The Coast and the Sea: Marine and Maritime Art in America.” Through July 12. “The Serious and the Smirk: Portraits From the Permanent Collection.” “Fred Otnes: Collage Paintings.” Through July 12. “Signature Moments: Historic Letters and Documents.” Through Nov. 15. $6 and $7; members and children under 16, free. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street. 203-753-0381; mattatuckmuseum.org. WESTPORT Westport Arts Center “Solos 2015,” group show. Through June 27. “East Meets Westport: Marton Nemes.” Through June 27. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Avenue. 203-222-7070; westportartscenter.org. WILTON Wilton Historical Society “In the Making: Historic Inspirations/New Quilts,” Denyse Schmidt. “One Loop at a Time: June Myles’s Hooked Rugs.” Through Oct. 3. Suggested donation, $5. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road. wiltonhistorical.org; 203-762-7257.


Question: Who will be benefited from that?

Russia has been accused of trying to create a so-called frozen conflict that it could heat up in order to destabilize Ukraine any time it draws too close to the West. Critics of the new agreement said it would help Moscow achieve that over the long run, even while Ukraine took financial responsibility for the rebel regions. “The practical, realistic expectation is a frozen conflict with no effective control by Kiev over those areas, but no formal responsibility of Russia,” said Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor of the journal Russia in Global Affairs.

Answer: Moscow

Russia has been accused of trying to create a so-called frozen conflict that it could heat up in order to destabilize Ukraine any time it draws too close to the West. <hl> Critics of the new agreement said it would help Moscow achieve that over the long run, even while Ukraine took financial responsibility for the rebel regions. <hl> “The practical, realistic expectation is a frozen conflict with no effective control by Kiev over those areas, but no formal responsibility of Russia,” said Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor of the journal Russia in Global Affairs.

Russia has been accused of trying to create a so-called frozen conflict that it could heat up in order to destabilize Ukraine any time it draws too close to the West. Critics of the new agreement said it would help <hl> Moscow <hl> achieve that over the long run, even while Ukraine took financial responsibility for the rebel regions. “The practical, realistic expectation is a frozen conflict with no effective control by Kiev over those areas, but no formal responsibility of Russia,” said Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor of the journal Russia in Global Affairs.


Question: Who played the role of Jay?

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

Answer: Maika Monroe

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

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

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


Question: Who was asked to make a Snapchat video?

Moments later, when a college student asked Mrs. Clinton to make a Snapchat video saying, “You’re fired, Donald Trump,” she demurred. “I’m not going to say that,” she said, as if to do so would cross a line. Instead, she agreed to make a lighthearted, quick video for the young man that did not mention Mr. Trump. On Thursday night, when asked about Mr. Trump in an appearance on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Mrs. Clinton said, “You know, I have to say, Seth. I no longer think he’s funny," adding that Mr. Trump’s latest comments had “gone way over the line.” Mrs. Clinton is not the only Democrat struggling to settle on a strategy for responding to Mr. Trump’s campaign, the unpredictable Republican race and what Mr. Trump’s appeal says about the mood of the electorate.

Answer: Mrs. Clinton

<hl> Moments later, when a college student asked Mrs. Clinton to make a Snapchat video saying, “You’re fired, Donald Trump,” she demurred. <hl> “I’m not going to say that,” she said, as if to do so would cross a line. Instead, she agreed to make a lighthearted, quick video for the young man that did not mention Mr. Trump. On Thursday night, when asked about Mr. Trump in an appearance on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Mrs. Clinton said, “You know, I have to say, Seth. I no longer think he’s funny," adding that Mr. Trump’s latest comments had “gone way over the line.” Mrs. Clinton is not the only Democrat struggling to settle on a strategy for responding to Mr. Trump’s campaign, the unpredictable Republican race and what Mr. Trump’s appeal says about the mood of the electorate.

Moments later, when a college student asked <hl> Mrs. Clinton <hl> to make a Snapchat video saying, “You’re fired, Donald Trump,” she demurred. “I’m not going to say that,” she said, as if to do so would cross a line. Instead, she agreed to make a lighthearted, quick video for the young man that did not mention Mr. Trump. On Thursday night, when asked about Mr. Trump in an appearance on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Mrs. Clinton said, “You know, I have to say, Seth. I no longer think he’s funny," adding that Mr. Trump’s latest comments had “gone way over the line.” Mrs. Clinton is not the only Democrat struggling to settle on a strategy for responding to Mr. Trump’s campaign, the unpredictable Republican race and what Mr. Trump’s appeal says about the mood of the electorate.


Question: Who was one of Jack Shoemaker's first writers?

Back when it was the Glad Hand, a guy named John Hamilton tended the bar. “We used to sit in there and drink beer after he closed the place,” Mr. Seymour recalled, “and plot what the No Name would be like. It was going to be Sausalito’s living room, and it would be crowded from the day it opened.” I didn’t see any reason to go inside Scoma’s; it didn’t seem that the Glad Hand spirit would have survived. After all, the guys who drank there were plotting their escape back in the 1950s. So I continued up the Bridgeway to Poggio, the Italian restaurant where I had planned to meet Jack Shoemaker, Mr. Connell’s longtime editor. Mr. Shoemaker is Bay Area literary history: He has also edited or published Robert Hass, Guy Davenport, Wendell Berry, M.F.K. Fisher and Anne Lamott. But Mr. Connell was one of his first writers, and the No Name years came at the beginning of a 50-year friendship.

Answer: Mr. Connell

Back when it was the Glad Hand, a guy named John Hamilton tended the bar. “We used to sit in there and drink beer after he closed the place,” Mr. Seymour recalled, “and plot what the No Name would be like. It was going to be Sausalito’s living room, and it would be crowded from the day it opened.” I didn’t see any reason to go inside Scoma’s; it didn’t seem that the Glad Hand spirit would have survived. After all, the guys who drank there were plotting their escape back in the 1950s. <hl> So I continued up the Bridgeway to Poggio, the Italian restaurant where I had planned to meet Jack Shoemaker, Mr. Connell ’s longtime editor. <hl> Mr. Shoemaker is Bay Area literary history: He has also edited or published Robert Hass, Guy Davenport, Wendell Berry, M.F.K. Fisher and Anne Lamott. But Mr. Connell was one of his first writers, and the No Name years came at the beginning of a 50-year friendship.

Back when it was the Glad Hand, a guy named John Hamilton tended the bar. “We used to sit in there and drink beer after he closed the place,” Mr. Seymour recalled, “and plot what the No Name would be like. It was going to be Sausalito’s living room, and it would be crowded from the day it opened.” I didn’t see any reason to go inside Scoma’s; it didn’t seem that the Glad Hand spirit would have survived. After all, the guys who drank there were plotting their escape back in the 1950s. So I continued up the Bridgeway to Poggio, the Italian restaurant where I had planned to meet Jack Shoemaker, <hl> Mr. Connell <hl>’s longtime editor. Mr. Shoemaker is Bay Area literary history: He has also edited or published Robert Hass, Guy Davenport, Wendell Berry, M.F.K. Fisher and Anne Lamott. But Mr. Connell was one of his first writers, and the No Name years came at the beginning of a 50-year friendship.

So I continued up the Bridgeway to Poggio, the Italian restaurant where I had planned to meet Jack Shoemaker, <hl> Mr. Connell <hl> ’s longtime editor.


Question: Who called rescuing specific institutions an unpleasant necessity?

Of course, the tricky part for China’s government will be picking the winners and losers. As was his approach in the United States, Mr. Paulson advocates saving certain institutions, calling it “an unpleasant necessity” and suggesting that inside China, unlike the United States, there is “the political will to bail out failing financial institutions.” Also unlike the United States, it is not clear that the public will ever fully know the depths of a bank’s problems. “Transparency in China too often means the government having all the information,” Mr. Paulson told me.

Answer: Mr. Paulson

Of course, the tricky part for China’s government will be picking the winners and losers. <hl> As was his approach in the United States, Mr. Paulson advocates saving certain institutions, calling it “an unpleasant necessity” and suggesting that inside China, unlike the United States, there is “the political will to bail out failing financial institutions.” <hl> Also unlike the United States, it is not clear that the public will ever fully know the depths of a bank’s problems. “Transparency in China too often means the government having all the information,” Mr. Paulson told me.

Of course, the tricky part for China’s government will be picking the winners and losers. As was his approach in the United States, <hl> Mr. Paulson <hl> advocates saving certain institutions, calling it “an unpleasant necessity” and suggesting that inside China, unlike the United States, there is “the political will to bail out failing financial institutions.” Also unlike the United States, it is not clear that the public will ever fully know the depths of a bank’s problems. “Transparency in China too often means the government having all the information,” Mr. Paulson told me.


Question: Who described Syrian migrants as "swarms"?

MUNICH — “This is the best day of my life,” Ghadir Douba wrote on his Facebook page in German and Arabic on Sept. 1. Four years after leaving Syria with his parents and arriving in Germany at age 17, he had received his German passport and the news that he had passed his first major exam in medical school on the same day. “No longer a foreigner!” his status update read. Mr. Douba’s mother, Adiba Hamed, who, like him, spoke no German when they emigrated shortly before war broke out at home, recently qualified to teach German as a second language. (As it happened, she signed her first contract on Sept. 1, too.) “Germany opened its borders and its arms to us,” Ms. Hamed said, as she walked into the elementary school where she will start teaching next week. On the notice board in the hallway was a welcome poster with 18 national flags. The Syrian flag was right in the middle. “It’s the only country with such a clear message,” Ms. Hamed, 44, said. “Even Arab countries have closed their borders. All Syrians want to come to Germany.” Plenty of migrants are headed to Sweden and the Netherlands, too. Some even look to Britain, where Prime Minister David Cameron has described them as “swarms.”

Answer: David Cameron

MUNICH — “This is the best day of my life,” Ghadir Douba wrote on his Facebook page in German and Arabic on Sept. 1. Four years after leaving Syria with his parents and arriving in Germany at age 17, he had received his German passport and the news that he had passed his first major exam in medical school on the same day. “No longer a foreigner!” his status update read. Mr. Douba’s mother, Adiba Hamed, who, like him, spoke no German when they emigrated shortly before war broke out at home, recently qualified to teach German as a second language. (As it happened, she signed her first contract on Sept. 1, too.) “Germany opened its borders and its arms to us,” Ms. Hamed said, as she walked into the elementary school where she will start teaching next week. On the notice board in the hallway was a welcome poster with 18 national flags. The Syrian flag was right in the middle. “It’s the only country with such a clear message,” Ms. Hamed, 44, said. “Even Arab countries have closed their borders. All Syrians want to come to Germany.” Plenty of migrants are headed to Sweden and the Netherlands, too. <hl> Some even look to Britain, where Prime Minister David Cameron has described them as “swarms.” <hl>

MUNICH — “This is the best day of my life,” Ghadir Douba wrote on his Facebook page in German and Arabic on Sept. 1. Four years after leaving Syria with his parents and arriving in Germany at age 17, he had received his German passport and the news that he had passed his first major exam in medical school on the same day. “No longer a foreigner!” his status update read. Mr. Douba’s mother, Adiba Hamed, who, like him, spoke no German when they emigrated shortly before war broke out at home, recently qualified to teach German as a second language. (As it happened, she signed her first contract on Sept. 1, too.) “Germany opened its borders and its arms to us,” Ms. Hamed said, as she walked into the elementary school where she will start teaching next week. On the notice board in the hallway was a welcome poster with 18 national flags. The Syrian flag was right in the middle. “It’s the only country with such a clear message,” Ms. Hamed, 44, said. “Even Arab countries have closed their borders. All Syrians want to come to Germany.” Plenty of migrants are headed to Sweden and the Netherlands, too. Some even look to Britain, where Prime Minister <hl> David Cameron <hl> has described them as “swarms.”


Question: How long was LeBron out due to injury?

Of course, in his first game back since a strained left knee and a sore lower back sidelined him for two weeks, James did do a decent impersonation of his kingly self. He played 37 minutes and finished with 33 points on 11 for 18 shooting while collecting seven rebounds and five assists. James’s first points at US Airways Center even came on a reverse dunk. That was heartening news because before he was sidelined, he seemed to have lost a step and, with it, a gear of aggression. In all, James, who was averaging less than a dunk a game before his injuries, had three against the Suns, a formidable team with a 23-18 record. Afterward, David Blatt, the embattled Cavaliers coach, described James’s performance as “terrific” and added, “I just thought he laid it out there.”

Answer: two weeks

<hl> Of course, in his first game back since a strained left knee and a sore lower back sidelined him for two weeks , James did do a decent impersonation of his kingly self. <hl> He played 37 minutes and finished with 33 points on 11 for 18 shooting while collecting seven rebounds and five assists. James’s first points at US Airways Center even came on a reverse dunk. That was heartening news because before he was sidelined, he seemed to have lost a step and, with it, a gear of aggression. In all, James, who was averaging less than a dunk a game before his injuries, had three against the Suns, a formidable team with a 23-18 record. Afterward, David Blatt, the embattled Cavaliers coach, described James’s performance as “terrific” and added, “I just thought he laid it out there.”

Of course, in his first game back since a strained left knee and a sore lower back sidelined him for <hl> two weeks <hl>, James did do a decent impersonation of his kingly self. He played 37 minutes and finished with 33 points on 11 for 18 shooting while collecting seven rebounds and five assists. James’s first points at US Airways Center even came on a reverse dunk. That was heartening news because before he was sidelined, he seemed to have lost a step and, with it, a gear of aggression. In all, James, who was averaging less than a dunk a game before his injuries, had three against the Suns, a formidable team with a 23-18 record. Afterward, David Blatt, the embattled Cavaliers coach, described James’s performance as “terrific” and added, “I just thought he laid it out there.”

Of course, in his first game back since a strained left knee and a sore lower back sidelined him for <hl> two weeks <hl> , James did do a decent impersonation of his kingly self.


Question: What is Martin Baron's current position?

The future is in flux. What is certain is that citizens value investigative work. “People don’t know of corruption unless it’s disclosed to them,” said Martin Baron, the Globe’s editor during the church investigation, now editor of The Washington Post. When they see the media bringing wrongdoing to light, he said, they often express appreciation: “If it weren’t for you, nobody would do this work.” That enduring appetite for investigative journalism may hold the key. And so, for the good of the democracy (and their own survival) news organizations, whether start-up or legacy, must make it a high priority to keep digging — with the public’s interest at heart.

Answer: editor of The Washington Post

The future is in flux. What is certain is that citizens value investigative work. <hl> “People don’t know of corruption unless it’s disclosed to them,” said Martin Baron, the Globe’s editor during the church investigation, now editor of The Washington Post . <hl> When they see the media bringing wrongdoing to light, he said, they often express appreciation: “If it weren’t for you, nobody would do this work.” That enduring appetite for investigative journalism may hold the key. And so, for the good of the democracy (and their own survival) news organizations, whether start-up or legacy, must make it a high priority to keep digging — with the public’s interest at heart.

The future is in flux. What is certain is that citizens value investigative work. “People don’t know of corruption unless it’s disclosed to them,” said Martin Baron, the Globe’s editor during the church investigation, now <hl> editor of The Washington Post <hl>. When they see the media bringing wrongdoing to light, he said, they often express appreciation: “If it weren’t for you, nobody would do this work.” That enduring appetite for investigative journalism may hold the key. And so, for the good of the democracy (and their own survival) news organizations, whether start-up or legacy, must make it a high priority to keep digging — with the public’s interest at heart.

“People don’t know of corruption unless it’s disclosed to them,” said Martin Baron, the Globe’s editor during the church investigation, now <hl> editor of The Washington Post <hl> .


Question: What year did the original taper tantrum happen?

The original taper tantrum happened in June 2013. It is a cute name for what occurred when global financial markets collectively went berserk over the realization that the Fed was serious about tapering its program of quantitative easing — or put more plainly, that the Fed would wind down its injections of money into the financial system over time. There was a second, similar explosion of volatility in October 2014, as the Fed’s intentions to raise interest rates in 2015 became clearer. In effect, the Fed’s easy money policies had led global investors to search for higher-yielding securities, which they found in many faster-growing emerging markets. Money gushed into these countries in search of better returns from 2010 until 2013, driving up asset prices.

Answer: 2013

<hl> The original taper tantrum happened in June 2013 . <hl> It is a cute name for what occurred when global financial markets collectively went berserk over the realization that the Fed was serious about tapering its program of quantitative easing — or put more plainly, that the Fed would wind down its injections of money into the financial system over time. There was a second, similar explosion of volatility in October 2014, as the Fed’s intentions to raise interest rates in 2015 became clearer. In effect, the Fed’s easy money policies had led global investors to search for higher-yielding securities, which they found in many faster-growing emerging markets. Money gushed into these countries in search of better returns from 2010 until 2013, driving up asset prices.

The original taper tantrum happened in June <hl> 2013 <hl>. It is a cute name for what occurred when global financial markets collectively went berserk over the realization that the Fed was serious about tapering its program of quantitative easing — or put more plainly, that the Fed would wind down its injections of money into the financial system over time. There was a second, similar explosion of volatility in October 2014, as the Fed’s intentions to raise interest rates in 2015 became clearer. In effect, the Fed’s easy money policies had led global investors to search for higher-yielding securities, which they found in many faster-growing emerging markets. Money gushed into these countries in search of better returns from 2010 until 2013, driving up asset prices.

The original taper tantrum happened in June <hl> 2013 <hl> .


Question: What is the Ukrainian PEN Center?

“He acted more like a prosecutor than a defense lawyer,” Yevhen Sverstiuk, an essayist and author who knew Mr. Stus, said in an interview last year. Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at 86. He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, a chapter of the international writers’ association. “A man with such a past cannot be a public figure,” Mr. Sverstiuk said of Mr. Medvedchuk in the interview, adding: “In short, he is a sinister character. This is an evil name.”

Answer: a chapter of the international writers’ association

“He acted more like a prosecutor than a defense lawyer,” Yevhen Sverstiuk, an essayist and author who knew Mr. Stus, said in an interview last year. Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at 86. <hl> He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, a chapter of the international writers’ association . <hl> “A man with such a past cannot be a public figure,” Mr. Sverstiuk said of Mr. Medvedchuk in the interview, adding: “In short, he is a sinister character. This is an evil name.”

“He acted more like a prosecutor than a defense lawyer,” Yevhen Sverstiuk, an essayist and author who knew Mr. Stus, said in an interview last year. Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at 86. He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, <hl> a chapter of the international writers’ association <hl>. “A man with such a past cannot be a public figure,” Mr. Sverstiuk said of Mr. Medvedchuk in the interview, adding: “In short, he is a sinister character. This is an evil name.”

He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, <hl> a chapter of the international writers’ association <hl> .


Question: He was able to make Mahler's music sound what?

WELSER-MÖST, on a memorable Boulez performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony: Some people give everything away in the first movement, and then you have to sit there for another hour. He didn’t. It was almost irritating at first. But later on, you understood why he was doing what he did, and in the end it was so much more moving. He made Mahler’s music sound pure.

Answer: pure

He made Mahler’s music sound pure .

WELSER-MÖST, on a memorable Boulez performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony: Some people give everything away in the first movement, and then you have to sit there for another hour. He didn’t. It was almost irritating at first. But later on, you understood why he was doing what he did, and in the end it was so much more moving. <hl> He made Mahler’s music sound pure . <hl>

WELSER-MÖST, on a memorable Boulez performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony: Some people give everything away in the first movement, and then you have to sit there for another hour. He didn’t. It was almost irritating at first. But later on, you understood why he was doing what he did, and in the end it was so much more moving. He made Mahler’s music sound <hl> pure <hl>.

He made Mahler’s music sound <hl> pure <hl> .


Question: What kind of sauce was on the jumbo shrimp?

We had fun sharing the appetizers, like the tamarind eggplant, thin half-dollar-size rounds of the night shade vegetable tossed with onions, chickpeas and yogurt, and topped with tamarind chutney. It was tangy and cooling. Bagari shrimp, four jumbo shrimp in a thick yogurt and tomato sauce, came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry. It was soul food. And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and corn flour coating, was as addictive as good onion rings.

Answer: thick yogurt and tomato sauce

We had fun sharing the appetizers, like the tamarind eggplant, thin half-dollar-size rounds of the night shade vegetable tossed with onions, chickpeas and yogurt, and topped with tamarind chutney. It was tangy and cooling. Bagari shrimp, four jumbo shrimp in <hl> a thick yogurt and tomato sauce , came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry. <hl> It was soul food. And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and corn flour coating, was as addictive as good onion rings.

We had fun sharing the appetizers, like the tamarind eggplant, thin half-dollar-size rounds of the night shade vegetable tossed with onions, chickpeas and yogurt, and topped with tamarind chutney. It was tangy and cooling. Bagari shrimp, four jumbo shrimp in a <hl> thick yogurt and tomato sauce <hl>, came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry. It was soul food. And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and corn flour coating, was as addictive as good onion rings.

a <hl> thick yogurt and tomato sauce <hl> , came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry.


Question: which country is communist country?

The East German reporters, hoping to get a similar reaction, peppered him with questions about race relations upon his arrival. But he wouldn’t go there. Although his Iron Curtain tour was not State Department sponsored, one gets the sense that he didn’t want to bad-mouth America while in a communist country, that to do so in the middle of the Cold War would be disloyal somehow. At a news conference a few days before the concert — a clip of which was shown at the screening the other night — he sat grim-faced, smoking a cigarette, testily deflecting questions about how he was treated in the South.

Answer: America

The East German reporters, hoping to get a similar reaction, peppered him with questions about race relations upon his arrival. But he wouldn’t go there. <hl> Although his Iron Curtain tour was not State Department sponsored, one gets the sense that he didn’t want to bad-mouth America while in a communist country, that to do so in the middle of the Cold War would be disloyal somehow. <hl> At a news conference a few days before the concert — a clip of which was shown at the screening the other night — he sat grim-faced, smoking a cigarette, testily deflecting questions about how he was treated in the South.

The East German reporters, hoping to get a similar reaction, peppered him with questions about race relations upon his arrival. But he wouldn’t go there. Although his Iron Curtain tour was not State Department sponsored, one gets the sense that he didn’t want to bad-mouth <hl> America <hl> while in a communist country, that to do so in the middle of the Cold War would be disloyal somehow. At a news conference a few days before the concert — a clip of which was shown at the screening the other night — he sat grim-faced, smoking a cigarette, testily deflecting questions about how he was treated in the South.


Question: Which political party did Sam Young identify as?

One was Representative Sam Young, Democrat of Glover, a town in northeastern Vermont near the Canadian border. His district, where many voters are unhappy about wind turbines favored by Mr. Shumlin, voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Milne, but on Thursday, Mr. Young voted for Mr. Shumlin. “I think the person who gets the most votes should win,” Mr. Young said. This is not academic for him; he won office in 2010 after a recount — by one vote. “If Milne had won the election statewide, I would have voted for him,” Mr. Young said. “I truly believe we should preserve the democratic process: one person, one vote.”

Answer: Democrat

<hl> One was Representative Sam Young, Democrat of Glover, a town in northeastern Vermont near the Canadian border. <hl> His district, where many voters are unhappy about wind turbines favored by Mr. Shumlin, voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Milne, but on Thursday, Mr. Young voted for Mr. Shumlin. “I think the person who gets the most votes should win,” Mr. Young said. This is not academic for him; he won office in 2010 after a recount — by one vote. “If Milne had won the election statewide, I would have voted for him,” Mr. Young said. “I truly believe we should preserve the democratic process: one person, one vote.”

One was Representative Sam Young, <hl> Democrat <hl> of Glover, a town in northeastern Vermont near the Canadian border. His district, where many voters are unhappy about wind turbines favored by Mr. Shumlin, voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Milne, but on Thursday, Mr. Young voted for Mr. Shumlin. “I think the person who gets the most votes should win,” Mr. Young said. This is not academic for him; he won office in 2010 after a recount — by one vote. “If Milne had won the election statewide, I would have voted for him,” Mr. Young said. “I truly believe we should preserve the democratic process: one person, one vote.”


Question: When did the attack occur?

The attack occurred around 8:20 a.m., when the victim, a student at the private Whitestone Academy, was “accosted from behind,” Chief Boyce said. She was carrying a bag and walking east on 13th Avenue near 147th Street in the Whitestone neighborhood, he said. The assailant was wearing a hood over his head, and was “wearing a surgical mask and he has surgical gloves on,” Chief Boyce said. Detectives retrieved video images of the attacker that showed him running away. Carolyn Rutigliano, who lives about a block from where the attack happened, said she heard the girl scream. It lasted “about 15 seconds,” she said, and an ambulance came shortly afterward. The police have not been able to identify him from the video, Chief Boyce said. The department released the video in the hopes that someone might be able to identify him.

Answer: 8:20 a.m

<hl> The attack occurred around 8:20 a.m ., when the victim, a student at the private Whitestone Academy, was “accosted from behind,” Chief Boyce said. <hl> She was carrying a bag and walking east on 13th Avenue near 147th Street in the Whitestone neighborhood, he said. The assailant was wearing a hood over his head, and was “wearing a surgical mask and he has surgical gloves on,” Chief Boyce said. Detectives retrieved video images of the attacker that showed him running away. Carolyn Rutigliano, who lives about a block from where the attack happened, said she heard the girl scream. It lasted “about 15 seconds,” she said, and an ambulance came shortly afterward. The police have not been able to identify him from the video, Chief Boyce said. The department released the video in the hopes that someone might be able to identify him.

The attack occurred around <hl> 8:20 a.m <hl>., when the victim, a student at the private Whitestone Academy, was “accosted from behind,” Chief Boyce said. She was carrying a bag and walking east on 13th Avenue near 147th Street in the Whitestone neighborhood, he said. The assailant was wearing a hood over his head, and was “wearing a surgical mask and he has surgical gloves on,” Chief Boyce said. Detectives retrieved video images of the attacker that showed him running away. Carolyn Rutigliano, who lives about a block from where the attack happened, said she heard the girl scream. It lasted “about 15 seconds,” she said, and an ambulance came shortly afterward. The police have not been able to identify him from the video, Chief Boyce said. The department released the video in the hopes that someone might be able to identify him.

The attack occurred around <hl> 8:20 a.m <hl> ., when the victim, a student at the private Whitestone Academy, was “accosted from behind,” Chief Boyce said.


Question: Who is the career hits leader in baseball?

ROSE ON HIS BEST BEHAVIOR A product of working-class west-side Cincinnati, Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader, was barred from the game in 1989 and finally acknowledged in 2004 that he bet on baseball. Now 74, Rose has petitioned for reinstatement, and there had been hopes locally that something might happen in time for the All-Star Game. Those hopes faded last month after ESPN said it obtained a notebook that shows Rose bet on baseball during his last season as an active player in 1986, not just afterward as manager.

Answer: Pete Rose

<hl> ROSE ON HIS BEST BEHAVIOR A product of working-class west-side Cincinnati, Pete Rose , baseball’s career hits leader, was barred from the game in 1989 and finally acknowledged in 2004 that he bet on baseball. <hl> Now 74, Rose has petitioned for reinstatement, and there had been hopes locally that something might happen in time for the All-Star Game. Those hopes faded last month after ESPN said it obtained a notebook that shows Rose bet on baseball during his last season as an active player in 1986, not just afterward as manager.

ROSE ON HIS BEST BEHAVIOR A product of working-class west-side Cincinnati, <hl> Pete Rose <hl>, baseball’s career hits leader, was barred from the game in 1989 and finally acknowledged in 2004 that he bet on baseball. Now 74, Rose has petitioned for reinstatement, and there had been hopes locally that something might happen in time for the All-Star Game. Those hopes faded last month after ESPN said it obtained a notebook that shows Rose bet on baseball during his last season as an active player in 1986, not just afterward as manager.

ROSE ON HIS BEST BEHAVIOR A product of working-class west-side Cincinnati, <hl> Pete Rose <hl> , baseball’s career hits leader, was barred from the game in 1989 and finally acknowledged in 2004 that he bet on baseball.


Question: What was Mr. Lloyd 'style according to  Mr. Slater?

Glenn Slater, the “School of Rock” lyricist, said he thought Mr. Lloyd Webber “had a little more self-doubt” as he decided between writing in the mode of 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal. Mr. Slater, who also worked on “Love Never Dies,” said that he suggested to Mr. Lloyd Webber, “We should think of it like Meat Loaf or Jim Steinman: huge, operatic, over-the-top rock.” At that point, Mr. Slater said, “He perked up and said, ‘Oh, I’ve worked with Jim Steinman.’” (Together they wrote the musical “Whistle Down the Wind.”)

Answer: 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal

<hl> Glenn Slater, the “School of Rock” lyricist, said he thought Mr. Lloyd Webber “had a little more self-doubt” as he decided between writing in the mode of 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal . <hl> Mr. Slater, who also worked on “Love Never Dies,” said that he suggested to Mr. Lloyd Webber, “We should think of it like Meat Loaf or Jim Steinman: huge, operatic, over-the-top rock.” At that point, Mr. Slater said, “He perked up and said, ‘Oh, I’ve worked with Jim Steinman.’” (Together they wrote the musical “Whistle Down the Wind.”)

Glenn Slater, the “School of Rock” lyricist, said he thought Mr. Lloyd Webber “had a little more self-doubt” as he decided between writing in the mode of <hl> 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal <hl>. Mr. Slater, who also worked on “Love Never Dies,” said that he suggested to Mr. Lloyd Webber, “We should think of it like Meat Loaf or Jim Steinman: huge, operatic, over-the-top rock.” At that point, Mr. Slater said, “He perked up and said, ‘Oh, I’ve worked with Jim Steinman.’” (Together they wrote the musical “Whistle Down the Wind.”)

Glenn Slater, the “School of Rock” lyricist, said he thought Mr. Lloyd Webber “had a little more self-doubt” as he decided between writing in the mode of <hl> 1960s classic rock or 1970s heavy metal <hl> .


Question: What is the name of the conductor?

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. At least I was. And Boulez was like a black-and-white statement machine. He said, “This is wrong, and this is right.” The statements Boulez made were kind of refreshingly categorical. Like the famous one from the ’50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of dodecaphonic technique, he is useless.” That’s a good sentence because it tells you what is what. It takes the guessing out of the equation.

Answer: ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

<hl> ESA-PEKKA SALONEN , conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. <hl> At least I was. And Boulez was like a black-and-white statement machine. He said, “This is wrong, and this is right.” The statements Boulez made were kind of refreshingly categorical. Like the famous one from the ’50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of dodecaphonic technique, he is useless.” That’s a good sentence because it tells you what is what. It takes the guessing out of the equation.

<hl> ESA-PEKKA SALONEN <hl>, conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. At least I was. And Boulez was like a black-and-white statement machine. He said, “This is wrong, and this is right.” The statements Boulez made were kind of refreshingly categorical. Like the famous one from the ’50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of dodecaphonic technique, he is useless.” That’s a good sentence because it tells you what is what. It takes the guessing out of the equation.

<hl> ESA-PEKKA SALONEN <hl> , conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements.


Question: What do some soldiers forget on their first day of excercise

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.

Answer: helmets

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. <hl> Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. <hl> Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their <hl> helmets <hl> on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.


Question: What are the prices for the Lasermania laser show?

For Children GALLOWAY Stockton University Performing Art’s Center “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” a retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale. July 8 at 10:30 a.m. $10. Stockton University Performing Art’s Center, 101 Vera King Farris Drive. 609-652-9000; stockton.edu/pac. MORRISTOWN Morris Museum “Lasermania,” laser show set to popular music. July 9 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $10 and $12. Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road. morrismuseum.org; 973-971-3701. NEWARK Newark Public Library The Newark Black Film Festival Youth Cinema. July 6 through Aug. 12. Free. Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. 973-733-7784; npl.org. Music and Dance ASBURY PARK The Stone Pony Marianas Trench, punk band. July 5 at 6 p.m. $25 and $28. Corey Taylor, solo acoustic rock. July 8 at 7 p.m. $25 and $30. Cake, alternative rock. July 10 at 5 p.m. $35 and $40. The Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Avenue. stoneponyonline.com; 732-502-0600. ASBURY PARK Tim McLoone’s Supper Club Donny Most, swing music, performs music by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and others. July 12 at 7 p.m. $20 to $25. Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Avenue. timmcloonessupperclub.com; 732-744-1155. ASBURY PARK Wonder Bar Ximena Sariñana, pop, with Alex Ferreira and the Kava Daphne. July 10 at 7 p.m. $12. Wonder Bar, Ocean and Fifth Avenues. wonderbarasburypark.com; 732-502-8886.

Answer: $10 and $12

$10 and $12 .

For Children GALLOWAY Stockton University Performing Art’s Center “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” a retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale. July 8 at 10:30 a.m. $10. Stockton University Performing Art’s Center, 101 Vera King Farris Drive. 609-652-9000; stockton.edu/pac. MORRISTOWN Morris Museum “Lasermania,” laser show set to popular music. July 9 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. <hl> $10 and $12 . <hl> Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road. morrismuseum.org; 973-971-3701. NEWARK Newark Public Library The Newark Black Film Festival Youth Cinema. July 6 through Aug. 12. Free. Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. 973-733-7784; npl.org. Music and Dance ASBURY PARK The Stone Pony Marianas Trench, punk band. July 5 at 6 p.m. $25 and $28. Corey Taylor, solo acoustic rock. July 8 at 7 p.m. $25 and $30. Cake, alternative rock. July 10 at 5 p.m. $35 and $40. The Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Avenue. stoneponyonline.com; 732-502-0600. ASBURY PARK Tim McLoone’s Supper Club Donny Most, swing music, performs music by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and others. July 12 at 7 p.m. $20 to $25. Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Avenue. timmcloonessupperclub.com; 732-744-1155. ASBURY PARK Wonder Bar Ximena Sariñana, pop, with Alex Ferreira and the Kava Daphne. July 10 at 7 p.m. $12. Wonder Bar, Ocean and Fifth Avenues. wonderbarasburypark.com; 732-502-8886.

For Children GALLOWAY Stockton University Performing Art’s Center “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” a retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale. July 8 at 10:30 a.m. $10. Stockton University Performing Art’s Center, 101 Vera King Farris Drive. 609-652-9000; stockton.edu/pac. MORRISTOWN Morris Museum “Lasermania,” laser show set to popular music. July 9 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. <hl> $10 and $12 <hl>. Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road. morrismuseum.org; 973-971-3701. NEWARK Newark Public Library The Newark Black Film Festival Youth Cinema. July 6 through Aug. 12. Free. Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. 973-733-7784; npl.org. Music and Dance ASBURY PARK The Stone Pony Marianas Trench, punk band. July 5 at 6 p.m. $25 and $28. Corey Taylor, solo acoustic rock. July 8 at 7 p.m. $25 and $30. Cake, alternative rock. July 10 at 5 p.m. $35 and $40. The Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Avenue. stoneponyonline.com; 732-502-0600. ASBURY PARK Tim McLoone’s Supper Club Donny Most, swing music, performs music by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and others. July 12 at 7 p.m. $20 to $25. Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Avenue. timmcloonessupperclub.com; 732-744-1155. ASBURY PARK Wonder Bar Ximena Sariñana, pop, with Alex Ferreira and the Kava Daphne. July 10 at 7 p.m. $12. Wonder Bar, Ocean and Fifth Avenues. wonderbarasburypark.com; 732-502-8886.


Question: Who is the director of hospitality at the Plaza hotel?

“People don’t want to miss that part of the evening, and thus they’re learning to pace themselves,” said Maureen Farley, director of hospitality at the Plaza hotel in New York, which hosts approximately 60 weddings a year. Eighty percent of those events have after-parties, she said. “These parties are marathons, not sprints,” Ms. Farley said. “And if they consume too much at the wedding, they won’t make it to the next leg, which is where the D.J. and dancing take place.” The after-parties often start at 1:30 a.m. and can run til 4 a.m. What is being served is also helping to control the impulse to overindulge. A growing foodie culture in the millennial generation is putting emphasis on the quality of the meal, craft cocktails and other specialties, said Ms. Walton of the Bridal Bar.

Answer: Maureen Farley

<hl> “People don’t want to miss that part of the evening, and thus they’re learning to pace themselves,” said Maureen Farley , director of hospitality at the Plaza hotel in New York, which hosts approximately 60 weddings a year. <hl> Eighty percent of those events have after-parties, she said. “These parties are marathons, not sprints,” Ms. Farley said. “And if they consume too much at the wedding, they won’t make it to the next leg, which is where the D.J. and dancing take place.” The after-parties often start at 1:30 a.m. and can run til 4 a.m. What is being served is also helping to control the impulse to overindulge. A growing foodie culture in the millennial generation is putting emphasis on the quality of the meal, craft cocktails and other specialties, said Ms. Walton of the Bridal Bar.

“People don’t want to miss that part of the evening, and thus they’re learning to pace themselves,” said <hl> Maureen Farley <hl>, director of hospitality at the Plaza hotel in New York, which hosts approximately 60 weddings a year. Eighty percent of those events have after-parties, she said. “These parties are marathons, not sprints,” Ms. Farley said. “And if they consume too much at the wedding, they won’t make it to the next leg, which is where the D.J. and dancing take place.” The after-parties often start at 1:30 a.m. and can run til 4 a.m. What is being served is also helping to control the impulse to overindulge. A growing foodie culture in the millennial generation is putting emphasis on the quality of the meal, craft cocktails and other specialties, said Ms. Walton of the Bridal Bar.

“People don’t want to miss that part of the evening, and thus they’re learning to pace themselves,” said <hl> Maureen Farley <hl> , director of hospitality at the Plaza hotel in New York, which hosts approximately 60 weddings a year.


Question: What is the occupation of Brigid's father?

Brigid Graham Abraham and Michael Alexander Hensley were married Friday at the St. Brigid Church in Peapack, N.J. Msgr. Edward C. Puleo performed the ceremony. The bride, 30, and groom, 31, met at Pickard Chilton, an architecture firm in New Haven, where she is an archivist and he is an architect. The bride graduated from Barnard College and received a master's degree in library and information sciences from Rutgers. She is a daughter of Moira Q. Abraham and Dr. Daniel J. Abraham of Westfield, N.J. The bride’s father is a pediatrician at Somerset Pediatric Group in Warren, N.J. Her mother is a library media specialist at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield.

Answer: pediatrician

Brigid Graham Abraham and Michael Alexander Hensley were married Friday at the St. Brigid Church in Peapack, N.J. Msgr. Edward C. Puleo performed the ceremony. The bride, 30, and groom, 31, met at Pickard Chilton, an architecture firm in New Haven, where she is an archivist and he is an architect. The bride graduated from Barnard College and received a master's degree in library and information sciences from Rutgers. She is a daughter of Moira Q. Abraham and Dr. Daniel J. Abraham of Westfield, N.J. <hl> The bride’s father is a pediatrician at Somerset Pediatric Group in Warren, N.J. <hl> Her mother is a library media specialist at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield.

Brigid Graham Abraham and Michael Alexander Hensley were married Friday at the St. Brigid Church in Peapack, N.J. Msgr. Edward C. Puleo performed the ceremony. The bride, 30, and groom, 31, met at Pickard Chilton, an architecture firm in New Haven, where she is an archivist and he is an architect. The bride graduated from Barnard College and received a master's degree in library and information sciences from Rutgers. She is a daughter of Moira Q. Abraham and Dr. Daniel J. Abraham of Westfield, N.J. The bride’s father is a <hl> pediatrician <hl> at Somerset Pediatric Group in Warren, N.J. Her mother is a library media specialist at Roosevelt Intermediate School in Westfield.


Question: What did he do?

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

Answer: turning silver into gold

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

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

Augustus set Tschirnhaus up with a character named Johann Friedrich Böttger, an apothecary’s apprentice who came to public attention when he was observed <hl> turning silver into gold <hl> .


Question: Which two Mizoguchi film had been widely seen in the west?

For this rashness, he is obliged to leave Tokyo and go to Osaka on his own, to work with a new troupe. A year later, Otoku follows. In one of the film’s most moving scenes, she gives Kiku an elaborate dressing table and mirror, which barely fits into their tiny living quarters. And so Kiku’s artistic redemption begins, even as the couple’s material circumstances dwindle. While “Osaka Elegy” and “Sisters of the Gion,” the two Mizoguchi pictures of this period that have been most widely seen in the West, were relatively brisk features, “Chrysanthemum,” at nearly two and a half hours, shows the director working in an expansive mode, one that would flower even more fully with his postwar masterpieces such as “The Life of Oharu,” “Ugetsu” and “Sansho the Bailiff.”

Answer: “Osaka Elegy” and “Sisters of the Gion,”

For this rashness, he is obliged to leave Tokyo and go to Osaka on his own, to work with a new troupe. A year later, Otoku follows. In one of the film’s most moving scenes, she gives Kiku an elaborate dressing table and mirror, which barely fits into their tiny living quarters. And so Kiku’s artistic redemption begins, even as the couple’s material circumstances dwindle. <hl> While “Osaka Elegy” and “Sisters of the Gion,” the two Mizoguchi pictures of this period that have been most widely seen in the West, were relatively brisk features, “Chrysanthemum,” at nearly two and a half hours, shows the director working in an expansive mode, one that would flower even more fully with his postwar masterpieces such as “The Life of Oharu,” “Ugetsu” and “Sansho the Bailiff.” <hl>

For this rashness, he is obliged to leave Tokyo and go to Osaka on his own, to work with a new troupe. A year later, Otoku follows. In one of the film’s most moving scenes, she gives Kiku an elaborate dressing table and mirror, which barely fits into their tiny living quarters. And so Kiku’s artistic redemption begins, even as the couple’s material circumstances dwindle. While <hl> “Osaka Elegy” and “Sisters of the Gion,” <hl> the two Mizoguchi pictures of this period that have been most widely seen in the West, were relatively brisk features, “Chrysanthemum,” at nearly two and a half hours, shows the director working in an expansive mode, one that would flower even more fully with his postwar masterpieces such as “The Life of Oharu,” “Ugetsu” and “Sansho the Bailiff.”


Question: How much was G.M. fined?

The cap was criticized by many lawmakers last year when regulators imposed a penalty of $35 million on G.M. after it failed to report for more than a decade a deadly ignition defect. At the time, the defect was linked to 13 deaths. It is now linked to at least 124. The penalty was reported by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. It could come just days after the highway safety agency’s announcement that it will overhaul a rating system for cars that has for years awarded high marks to almost all vehicles. The action is another move against the auto industry for the agency, which came under withering criticism last year from lawmakers in congressional hearings for not being aggressive enough on the industry it is charged with overseeing. Last September, an investigation by The New York Times found that, during the last decade, the agency had often been slow to identify and act on safety defects, and reluctant to use its full legal powers against automakers.

Answer: $35 million

<hl> The cap was criticized by many lawmakers last year when regulators imposed a penalty of $35 million on G.M. after it failed to report for more than a decade a deadly ignition defect. <hl> At the time, the defect was linked to 13 deaths. It is now linked to at least 124. The penalty was reported by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. It could come just days after the highway safety agency’s announcement that it will overhaul a rating system for cars that has for years awarded high marks to almost all vehicles. The action is another move against the auto industry for the agency, which came under withering criticism last year from lawmakers in congressional hearings for not being aggressive enough on the industry it is charged with overseeing. Last September, an investigation by The New York Times found that, during the last decade, the agency had often been slow to identify and act on safety defects, and reluctant to use its full legal powers against automakers.

The cap was criticized by many lawmakers last year when regulators imposed a penalty of <hl> $35 million <hl> on G.M. after it failed to report for more than a decade a deadly ignition defect. At the time, the defect was linked to 13 deaths. It is now linked to at least 124. The penalty was reported by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. It could come just days after the highway safety agency’s announcement that it will overhaul a rating system for cars that has for years awarded high marks to almost all vehicles. The action is another move against the auto industry for the agency, which came under withering criticism last year from lawmakers in congressional hearings for not being aggressive enough on the industry it is charged with overseeing. Last September, an investigation by The New York Times found that, during the last decade, the agency had often been slow to identify and act on safety defects, and reluctant to use its full legal powers against automakers.


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

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

Answer: BNP Paribas

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

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


Question: How many retired numbers do the Yankees have?

Noticing more blue-and-orange caps and fewer navy pinstripes around New York these days? Hearing more talk about how the Mets keep finding ways to win? It could be that the Yankees’ seemingly unshakable hold on the city’s baseball heart is loosening amid the sudden and stunning turnaround for the Mets. Both teams may be headed for the postseason, so another test of popularity may be coming soon. And measuring the pulse of a fan base in a two-team baseball city is never simple, especially when one of them is the Yankees, with their 27 World Series championship and 20 retired numbers.

Answer: 20 retired numbers

Noticing more blue-and-orange caps and fewer navy pinstripes around New York these days? Hearing more talk about how the Mets keep finding ways to win? It could be that the Yankees’ seemingly unshakable hold on the city’s baseball heart is loosening amid the sudden and stunning turnaround for the Mets. Both teams may be headed for the postseason, so another test of popularity may be coming soon. <hl> And measuring the pulse of a fan base in a two-team baseball city is never simple, especially when one of them is the Yankees, with their 27 World Series championship and 20 retired numbers . <hl>

Noticing more blue-and-orange caps and fewer navy pinstripes around New York these days? Hearing more talk about how the Mets keep finding ways to win? It could be that the Yankees’ seemingly unshakable hold on the city’s baseball heart is loosening amid the sudden and stunning turnaround for the Mets. Both teams may be headed for the postseason, so another test of popularity may be coming soon. And measuring the pulse of a fan base in a two-team baseball city is never simple, especially when one of them is the Yankees, with their 27 World Series championship and <hl> 20 retired numbers <hl>.

And measuring the pulse of a fan base in a two-team baseball city is never simple, especially when one of them is the Yankees, with their 27 World Series championship and <hl> 20 retired numbers <hl> .


Question: Which site thinks Jason Schwartzman should play Jonathan Lamberton if a movie is made?

That would be Jonathan Lamberton, the mayor’s sign-language interpreter, whose arsenal of rapid gesticulations, vigorous frowns and mime-like smiles — a stark contrast to the mayor’s sober mien — raced around social media this week, earning equal parts awe and amusement. “That guy nailed it,” Jon Stewart declared on Tuesday’s “Daily Show,” which featured a compilation of Mr. Lamberton’s more theatrical moments. Dozens of websites deemed him a breakout star, and BuzzFeed suggested Jason Schwartzman, the hipster actor, could play him in a movie.

Answer: BuzzFeed

That would be Jonathan Lamberton, the mayor’s sign-language interpreter, whose arsenal of rapid gesticulations, vigorous frowns and mime-like smiles — a stark contrast to the mayor’s sober mien — raced around social media this week, earning equal parts awe and amusement. “That guy nailed it,” Jon Stewart declared on Tuesday’s “Daily Show,” which featured a compilation of Mr. Lamberton’s more theatrical moments. <hl> Dozens of websites deemed him a breakout star, and BuzzFeed suggested Jason Schwartzman, the hipster actor, could play him in a movie. <hl>

That would be Jonathan Lamberton, the mayor’s sign-language interpreter, whose arsenal of rapid gesticulations, vigorous frowns and mime-like smiles — a stark contrast to the mayor’s sober mien — raced around social media this week, earning equal parts awe and amusement. “That guy nailed it,” Jon Stewart declared on Tuesday’s “Daily Show,” which featured a compilation of Mr. Lamberton’s more theatrical moments. Dozens of websites deemed him a breakout star, and <hl> BuzzFeed <hl> suggested Jason Schwartzman, the hipster actor, could play him in a movie.


Question: Where are treasury bonds being sold?

“Why on earth would someone buy a negative-yielding bond?” Mr. LeBas said. “The reason, of course, is that you expect somebody else to buy it off you.” Whatever the cause, the shift came so fast that it forced banks to raise cash by selling Treasury bonds, traders said. And that, in turn, helped increase long-term interest rates in the United States.

Answer: United States

“Why on earth would someone buy a negative-yielding bond?” Mr. LeBas said. “The reason, of course, is that you expect somebody else to buy it off you.” Whatever the cause, the shift came so fast that it forced banks to raise cash by selling Treasury bonds, traders said. <hl> And that, in turn, helped increase long-term interest rates in the United States . <hl>

“Why on earth would someone buy a negative-yielding bond?” Mr. LeBas said. “The reason, of course, is that you expect somebody else to buy it off you.” Whatever the cause, the shift came so fast that it forced banks to raise cash by selling Treasury bonds, traders said. And that, in turn, helped increase long-term interest rates in the <hl> United States <hl>.

And that, in turn, helped increase long-term interest rates in the <hl> United States <hl> .


Question: Which one is the brotherhood in which Trey is affiliated?

“People see ‘gang member,’ and the words ‘psycho killer’ instantly pop in their head. But that isn’t the case,” Andrew Papachristos, a Chicago native and an associate professor of sociology at Yale, says. A majority of residents who claim sets in Chicago are more like Trey, my close friend of 17 years and a member of the 81st Street Black P. Stones in Auburn Gresham. Trey has no violent criminal record and works full time as a security guard. In areas like Gresham, a lot of young men don’t have the luxury of opting out of affiliation with the local set; banding together in brotherhoods can be a survival strategy in neighborhoods where personal reputation is capital and walking the streets alone makes it more likely that you’ll be seen as weak.

Answer: 81st Street Black P. Stones

“People see ‘gang member,’ and the words ‘psycho killer’ instantly pop in their head. But that isn’t the case,” Andrew Papachristos, a Chicago native and an associate professor of sociology at Yale, says. <hl> A majority of residents who claim sets in Chicago are more like Trey, my close friend of 17 years and a member of the 81st Street Black P. Stones in Auburn Gresham. <hl> Trey has no violent criminal record and works full time as a security guard. In areas like Gresham, a lot of young men don’t have the luxury of opting out of affiliation with the local set; banding together in brotherhoods can be a survival strategy in neighborhoods where personal reputation is capital and walking the streets alone makes it more likely that you’ll be seen as weak.

“People see ‘gang member,’ and the words ‘psycho killer’ instantly pop in their head. But that isn’t the case,” Andrew Papachristos, a Chicago native and an associate professor of sociology at Yale, says. A majority of residents who claim sets in Chicago are more like Trey, my close friend of 17 years and a member of the <hl> 81st Street Black P. Stones <hl> in Auburn Gresham. Trey has no violent criminal record and works full time as a security guard. In areas like Gresham, a lot of young men don’t have the luxury of opting out of affiliation with the local set; banding together in brotherhoods can be a survival strategy in neighborhoods where personal reputation is capital and walking the streets alone makes it more likely that you’ll be seen as weak.


Question: What was Mr. Cradle's criminal status at the time of the shooting?

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. Mr. Cradle, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.

Answer: on probation

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. <hl> Mr. Cradle, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. <hl> None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. Mr. Cradle, who was <hl> on probation <hl> for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.


Question: Where did Omar go?

“This is a mythology that Venezuela is not good at soccer,” said Omar Pironel, a 27-year-old Colombia fan visiting Chile for the tournament. “We often struggle with them.” Before this year, Venezuela had only four wins in 55 games at the Copa América, and it is the only member of the South American confederation that has never qualified for a World Cup. In the 1975 Copa, it lost by 11-0 to a merciless Argentina side. In 1999 and 2000, it lost to Brazil by a combined score of 13-0 in a Copa América match and a subsequent World Cup qualifier.

Answer: Chile

<hl> “This is a mythology that Venezuela is not good at soccer,” said Omar Pironel, a 27-year-old Colombia fan visiting Chile for the tournament. <hl> “We often struggle with them.” Before this year, Venezuela had only four wins in 55 games at the Copa América, and it is the only member of the South American confederation that has never qualified for a World Cup. In the 1975 Copa, it lost by 11-0 to a merciless Argentina side. In 1999 and 2000, it lost to Brazil by a combined score of 13-0 in a Copa América match and a subsequent World Cup qualifier.

“This is a mythology that Venezuela is not good at soccer,” said Omar Pironel, a 27-year-old Colombia fan visiting <hl> Chile <hl> for the tournament. “We often struggle with them.” Before this year, Venezuela had only four wins in 55 games at the Copa América, and it is the only member of the South American confederation that has never qualified for a World Cup. In the 1975 Copa, it lost by 11-0 to a merciless Argentina side. In 1999 and 2000, it lost to Brazil by a combined score of 13-0 in a Copa América match and a subsequent World Cup qualifier.


Question: What does the agreement state?

None of the leaders themselves signed the agreements — that was left to other representatives of the antagonists and the European truce observers — sending a discreet signal that they were not taking full responsibility for the outcome. Ms. Merkel did note that Mr. Putin had to pressure the rebel leaders to sign. The agreement also states that the Ukrainian military and its separatist opponents will complete the withdrawal of heavy weapons — with the largest missiles pulled back more than 40 miles — no later than two weeks after the start of the cease-fire.

Answer: The agreement also states that the Ukrainian military and its separatist opponents will complete the withdrawal of heavy weapons

None of the leaders themselves signed the agreements — that was left to other representatives of the antagonists and the European truce observers — sending a discreet signal that they were not taking full responsibility for the outcome. Ms. Merkel did note that Mr. Putin had to pressure the rebel leaders to sign. <hl> The agreement also states that the Ukrainian military and its separatist opponents will complete the withdrawal of heavy weapons — with the largest missiles pulled back more than 40 miles — no later than two weeks after the start of the cease-fire. <hl>

None of the leaders themselves signed the agreements — that was left to other representatives of the antagonists and the European truce observers — sending a discreet signal that they were not taking full responsibility for the outcome. Ms. Merkel did note that Mr. Putin had to pressure the rebel leaders to sign. <hl> The agreement also states that the Ukrainian military and its separatist opponents will complete the withdrawal of heavy weapons <hl> — with the largest missiles pulled back more than 40 miles — no later than two weeks after the start of the cease-fire.


Question: Where will Mr. Wonder visit?

★ Stevie Wonder  (Sunday) “Sir Duke” will ride again when the venerable Mr. Wonder visits Barclays Center, continuing his first national tour since 2009. He will perform his quintessential 1976 record, “Songs in the Key of Life,” the double album that has inspired scores of R&B dreamers; in 2005, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry. The fortunate audiences of his recent festival performances — including sets at the Global Citizen Festival and Bonnaroo — can assert to his charisma, still broad onstage. At 8 p.m., 620 Atlantic Avenue, at Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. (Anderson)

Answer: Barclays Center

★ Stevie Wonder (Sunday) <hl> “Sir Duke” will ride again when the venerable Mr. Wonder visits Barclays Center , continuing his first national tour since 2009. <hl> He will perform his quintessential 1976 record, “Songs in the Key of Life,” the double album that has inspired scores of R&B dreamers; in 2005, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry. The fortunate audiences of his recent festival performances — including sets at the Global Citizen Festival and Bonnaroo — can assert to his charisma, still broad onstage. At 8 p.m., 620 Atlantic Avenue, at Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. (Anderson)

★ Stevie Wonder (Sunday) “Sir Duke” will ride again when the venerable Mr. Wonder visits <hl> Barclays Center <hl>, continuing his first national tour since 2009. He will perform his quintessential 1976 record, “Songs in the Key of Life,” the double album that has inspired scores of R&B dreamers; in 2005, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry. The fortunate audiences of his recent festival performances — including sets at the Global Citizen Festival and Bonnaroo — can assert to his charisma, still broad onstage. At 8 p.m., 620 Atlantic Avenue, at Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. (Anderson)

“Sir Duke” will ride again when the venerable Mr. Wonder visits <hl> Barclays Center <hl> , continuing his first national tour since 2009.


Question: At what type of event did Joe Thomas discuss his thoughts on the supposed quarterback controversy?

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

Answer: charity event

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

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

“My first take was that it sounded like a story that came from The Onion and not TMZ, not that TMZ’s really a reputable news source with hard-hitting journalism,” Joe Thomas, the team’s left tackle, said at a <hl> charity event <hl> .


Question: What was Robert Mapplethorpe's apartment near?

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

Answer: Pratt Institute

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

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

In 1967, Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe rented an apartment at 160 Hall Street, near <hl> Pratt Institute <hl> .


Question: How did PolitiFact rate the truthfulness of Fiorina's comments?

But more importantly during Wednesday’s debate, Fiorina unleashed a scurrilous attack in her pitch to defund Planned Parenthood, saying of the attack videos released about the group: “I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to watch these tapes. Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, ‘We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.’ “ In fact, the footage of the fetus was “stock footage” that “was added to the video to dramatize its content,” according to PolitiFact, which rated Fiorina’s comments as “mostly false.” FactCheck.org also said: “We are aware of no video showing such a scene.” As Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall put it Friday: “Fiorina has a habit of simply making things up.”

Answer: mostly false.

But more importantly during Wednesday’s debate, Fiorina unleashed a scurrilous attack in her pitch to defund Planned Parenthood, saying of the attack videos released about the group: “I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to watch these tapes. Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, ‘We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.’ <hl> “ In fact, the footage of the fetus was “stock footage” that “was added to the video to dramatize its content,” according to PolitiFact, which rated Fiorina’s comments as “ mostly false. ” FactCheck.org also said: “We are aware of no video showing such a scene.” <hl> As Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall put it Friday: “Fiorina has a habit of simply making things up.”

But more importantly during Wednesday’s debate, Fiorina unleashed a scurrilous attack in her pitch to defund Planned Parenthood, saying of the attack videos released about the group: “I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to watch these tapes. Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, ‘We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.’ “ In fact, the footage of the fetus was “stock footage” that “was added to the video to dramatize its content,” according to PolitiFact, which rated Fiorina’s comments as “<hl> mostly false. <hl>” FactCheck.org also said: “We are aware of no video showing such a scene.” As Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall put it Friday: “Fiorina has a habit of simply making things up.”

“ In fact, the footage of the fetus was “stock footage” that “was added to the video to dramatize its content,” according to PolitiFact, which rated Fiorina’s comments as “ <hl> mostly false. <hl> ” FactCheck.org also said: “We are aware of no video showing such a scene.”