Question: What has devastated newspaper staffs?

With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: “It’s a spreadsheet.” As intended, this got a laugh from ProPublica’s journalists, who live in the numbers-heavy world of today’s investigative reporting, where databases and spreadsheets have replaced the rumbling of the presses beneath the floor. His story gives a tiny picture of what’s changed in 14 years. But writ large, it raises serious concerns. Digital tools are a boon to reporting, and digital distribution can make a story go global, but digital-era economics have devastated newspaper staffs.

Answer: digital-era economics

With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: “It’s a spreadsheet.” As intended, this got a laugh from ProPublica’s journalists, who live in the numbers-heavy world of today’s investigative reporting, where databases and spreadsheets have replaced the rumbling of the presses beneath the floor. His story gives a tiny picture of what’s changed in 14 years. But writ large, it raises serious concerns. <hl> Digital tools are a boon to reporting, and digital distribution can make a story go global, but digital-era economics have devastated newspaper staffs. <hl>

With the timing of a comic, Mr. Robinson told the answer as a joke on himself: “It’s a spreadsheet.” As intended, this got a laugh from ProPublica’s journalists, who live in the numbers-heavy world of today’s investigative reporting, where databases and spreadsheets have replaced the rumbling of the presses beneath the floor. His story gives a tiny picture of what’s changed in 14 years. But writ large, it raises serious concerns. Digital tools are a boon to reporting, and digital distribution can make a story go global, but <hl> digital-era economics <hl> have devastated newspaper staffs.


Question: In what bracket of the tournament did Wawrinka defeat Djokovic last year?

“Again, it’s a Grand Slam. You play every two days. Today was a great level, was a great match. Now I’m going to enjoy a little bit, watch who’s going to win tonight and get ready for the semifinal.” Wawrinka and Djokovic played grueling five-setters in each of the previous two years in Melbourne, with Djokovic prevailing, 12-10, in the fifth set in the fourth round in 2013 and Wawrinka avenging that loss in the quarterfinals last year. “You know when you play Novak, especially in a semifinal in a Grand Slam, you have to play your best game,” Wawrinka said. “You have to play your best tennis if you want to push him. So far, I’m playing great. I’m confident with my game. I’m happy I won in three sets today. Let’s see.” Djokovic, who beat Wawrinka in five sets in the semifinals of the 2013 United States Open, said he was prepared for another hard-fought match. “I’m ready for the battle,” he said, adding that their last three Grand Slam matches “were the finals stages of a Grand Slam, semifinals, quarterfinals.”

Answer: quarterfinals

“Again, it’s a Grand Slam. You play every two days. Today was a great level, was a great match. Now I’m going to enjoy a little bit, watch who’s going to win tonight and get ready for the semifinal.” <hl> Wawrinka and Djokovic played grueling five-setters in each of the previous two years in Melbourne, with Djokovic prevailing, 12-10, in the fifth set in the fourth round in 2013 and Wawrinka avenging that loss in the quarterfinals last year. <hl> “You know when you play Novak, especially in a semifinal in a Grand Slam, you have to play your best game,” Wawrinka said. “You have to play your best tennis if you want to push him. So far, I’m playing great. I’m confident with my game. I’m happy I won in three sets today. Let’s see.” Djokovic, who beat Wawrinka in five sets in the semifinals of the 2013 United States Open, said he was prepared for another hard-fought match. “I’m ready for the battle,” he said, adding that their last three Grand Slam matches “were the finals stages of a Grand Slam, semifinals, quarterfinals.”

“Again, it’s a Grand Slam. You play every two days. Today was a great level, was a great match. Now I’m going to enjoy a little bit, watch who’s going to win tonight and get ready for the semifinal.” Wawrinka and Djokovic played grueling five-setters in each of the previous two years in Melbourne, with Djokovic prevailing, 12-10, in the fifth set in the fourth round in 2013 and Wawrinka avenging that loss in the <hl> quarterfinals <hl> last year. “You know when you play Novak, especially in a semifinal in a Grand Slam, you have to play your best game,” Wawrinka said. “You have to play your best tennis if you want to push him. So far, I’m playing great. I’m confident with my game. I’m happy I won in three sets today. Let’s see.” Djokovic, who beat Wawrinka in five sets in the semifinals of the 2013 United States Open, said he was prepared for another hard-fought match. “I’m ready for the battle,” he said, adding that their last three Grand Slam matches “were the finals stages of a Grand Slam, semifinals, quarterfinals.”


Question: What is the name of the rail company that makes stops in the area?

SETTING: This house is on a narrow, wooded road in New Hope, a borough in Bucks County about 40 miles from Philadelphia and 70 miles from New York City. According to the listing agent, it was among the first modern houses in the area, which is known for its 18th- and 19th-century farmhouses, many within districts on the National Register of Historic Places. The area has a healthy history in the arts, anchored by the Bucks County Playhouse, long known as a testing ground for Broadway, and the James A. Michener Art Museum in nearby Doylestown, which houses a large collection of Pennsylvania Impressionism made by artists in and around New Hope. Commuter trains stop 12 miles away in Doylestown and 16 miles away in Trenton, N.J., which is also an Amtrak stop.

Answer: Amtrak

SETTING: This house is on a narrow, wooded road in New Hope, a borough in Bucks County about 40 miles from Philadelphia and 70 miles from New York City. According to the listing agent, it was among the first modern houses in the area, which is known for its 18th- and 19th-century farmhouses, many within districts on the National Register of Historic Places. The area has a healthy history in the arts, anchored by the Bucks County Playhouse, long known as a testing ground for Broadway, and the James A. Michener Art Museum in nearby Doylestown, which houses a large collection of Pennsylvania Impressionism made by artists in and around New Hope. <hl> Commuter trains stop 12 miles away in Doylestown and 16 miles away in Trenton, N.J., which is also an Amtrak stop. <hl>

SETTING: This house is on a narrow, wooded road in New Hope, a borough in Bucks County about 40 miles from Philadelphia and 70 miles from New York City. According to the listing agent, it was among the first modern houses in the area, which is known for its 18th- and 19th-century farmhouses, many within districts on the National Register of Historic Places. The area has a healthy history in the arts, anchored by the Bucks County Playhouse, long known as a testing ground for Broadway, and the James A. Michener Art Museum in nearby Doylestown, which houses a large collection of Pennsylvania Impressionism made by artists in and around New Hope. Commuter trains stop 12 miles away in Doylestown and 16 miles away in Trenton, N.J., which is also an <hl> Amtrak <hl> stop.


Question: Who plays the trumpet?

The same, however, could not be said of James’s teammates, who seemed disoriented during the game, with expressions as dull as old pennies. In the fourth quarter, as the James-led Cavaliers whittled the Suns’ double-digit lead to sawdust, the Cleveland reserves looked on passively as if it had no dog in the fight. The only time the Cavaliers really looked in sync was during their ritualistic exchange of elaborate pregame handshakes. So on a night when James did everything but steal the trumpet out of Jesse McGuire’s hands and play the national anthem, the loss amplified the general sense of unease over the team’s composition and its compatibility with Blatt, a rookie N.B.A. coach. His extended success overseas seems to be lost in translation with many of his players, who may not care what he achieved in Russia or Israel.

Answer: Jesse McGuire

The same, however, could not be said of James’s teammates, who seemed disoriented during the game, with expressions as dull as old pennies. In the fourth quarter, as the James-led Cavaliers whittled the Suns’ double-digit lead to sawdust, the Cleveland reserves looked on passively as if it had no dog in the fight. The only time the Cavaliers really looked in sync was during their ritualistic exchange of elaborate pregame handshakes. <hl> So on a night when James did everything but steal the trumpet out of Jesse McGuire ’s hands and play the national anthem, the loss amplified the general sense of unease over the team’s composition and its compatibility with Blatt, a rookie N.B.A. coach. <hl> His extended success overseas seems to be lost in translation with many of his players, who may not care what he achieved in Russia or Israel.

The same, however, could not be said of James’s teammates, who seemed disoriented during the game, with expressions as dull as old pennies. In the fourth quarter, as the James-led Cavaliers whittled the Suns’ double-digit lead to sawdust, the Cleveland reserves looked on passively as if it had no dog in the fight. The only time the Cavaliers really looked in sync was during their ritualistic exchange of elaborate pregame handshakes. So on a night when James did everything but steal the trumpet out of <hl> Jesse McGuire <hl>’s hands and play the national anthem, the loss amplified the general sense of unease over the team’s composition and its compatibility with Blatt, a rookie N.B.A. coach. His extended success overseas seems to be lost in translation with many of his players, who may not care what he achieved in Russia or Israel.

So on a night when James did everything but steal the trumpet out of <hl> Jesse McGuire <hl> ’s hands and play the national anthem, the loss amplified the general sense of unease over the team’s composition and its compatibility with Blatt, a rookie N.B.A. coach.


Question: What universe did Gatz attend?

At a neon-drenched Leviticus, Lucious, still reeling from his estranged son’s pointed emasculation of his music production, coolly sends Hakeem a rap call-to-arms via his Gutter Life Records protégé, Freda Gatz. The missive’s brutally coy hook — “Daddy’s little girl / You’re just daddy’s little girl” — inflames Hakeem as much as it ennobles Gatz, who has been groomed into something between surrogate child and unknowing executor of the barely-hidden id of the man who killed her father in prison. It’s disconcerting, watching the one viable female artist in the Lyon universe take on Lucious’s paternal insecurity rather than the profound contours of her own life story. But despite the petty subject, Gatz’s expert interplay between high masculine and low feminine delivery invigorates the show’s sometimes dull man-child music landscape.

Answer: Lyon

At a neon-drenched Leviticus, Lucious, still reeling from his estranged son’s pointed emasculation of his music production, coolly sends Hakeem a rap call-to-arms via his Gutter Life Records protégé, Freda Gatz. The missive’s brutally coy hook — “Daddy’s little girl / You’re just daddy’s little girl” — inflames Hakeem as much as it ennobles Gatz, who has been groomed into something between surrogate child and unknowing executor of the barely-hidden id of the man who killed her father in prison. <hl> It’s disconcerting, watching the one viable female artist in the Lyon universe take on Lucious’s paternal insecurity rather than the profound contours of her own life story. <hl> But despite the petty subject, Gatz’s expert interplay between high masculine and low feminine delivery invigorates the show’s sometimes dull man-child music landscape.

At a neon-drenched Leviticus, Lucious, still reeling from his estranged son’s pointed emasculation of his music production, coolly sends Hakeem a rap call-to-arms via his Gutter Life Records protégé, Freda Gatz. The missive’s brutally coy hook — “Daddy’s little girl / You’re just daddy’s little girl” — inflames Hakeem as much as it ennobles Gatz, who has been groomed into something between surrogate child and unknowing executor of the barely-hidden id of the man who killed her father in prison. It’s disconcerting, watching the one viable female artist in the <hl> Lyon <hl> universe take on Lucious’s paternal insecurity rather than the profound contours of her own life story. But despite the petty subject, Gatz’s expert interplay between high masculine and low feminine delivery invigorates the show’s sometimes dull man-child music landscape.


Question: Last second escapes pays homage to shows like what?

At its best, “Big Time” works like a parody and love letter to shows like “Breaking Bad,” whose ingenious last-second escapes were always a little absurd and ripe for ridicule. “Big Time” makes this point more overtly. By the end of the fourth episode, two brothers (along with Mr. Gooding) break into a suburban house, hold a family hostage while being trailed by a detective hired by their mother and by a team of drug traffickers with machine guns. There aren’t many jokes, but it’s a nicely staged sequence in which barreling action becomes joyfully preposterous farce.

Answer: Breaking Bad

<hl> At its best, “Big Time” works like a parody and love letter to shows like “ Breaking Bad ,” whose ingenious last-second escapes were always a little absurd and ripe for ridicule. <hl> “Big Time” makes this point more overtly. By the end of the fourth episode, two brothers (along with Mr. Gooding) break into a suburban house, hold a family hostage while being trailed by a detective hired by their mother and by a team of drug traffickers with machine guns. There aren’t many jokes, but it’s a nicely staged sequence in which barreling action becomes joyfully preposterous farce.

At its best, “Big Time” works like a parody and love letter to shows like “<hl> Breaking Bad <hl>,” whose ingenious last-second escapes were always a little absurd and ripe for ridicule. “Big Time” makes this point more overtly. By the end of the fourth episode, two brothers (along with Mr. Gooding) break into a suburban house, hold a family hostage while being trailed by a detective hired by their mother and by a team of drug traffickers with machine guns. There aren’t many jokes, but it’s a nicely staged sequence in which barreling action becomes joyfully preposterous farce.

At its best, “Big Time” works like a parody and love letter to shows like “ <hl> Breaking Bad <hl> ,” whose ingenious last-second escapes were always a little absurd and ripe for ridicule.


Question: Gottefried Ludewig and who else would not divulge the project's cost?

The Flussbad speaks to a tradition here; there are other urban Flussbads in this part of the world, so the idea has local resonance. Gottfried Ludewig is a young member of the Berlin City Parliament from the center-right Christian Democratic Union, Angela Merkel’s party. He has become one of the project’s most vocal champions, enlisting political allies across the aisle, corralling money for a feasibility study and promoting a grass-roots, community-based campaign. Neither he nor Tim Edler would divulge the project’s projected cost, which must be many, many millions of dollars. But both said the major hurdle would not be money. The real struggle is over civic identity.

Answer: Tim Edler

The Flussbad speaks to a tradition here; there are other urban Flussbads in this part of the world, so the idea has local resonance. Gottfried Ludewig is a young member of the Berlin City Parliament from the center-right Christian Democratic Union, Angela Merkel’s party. He has become one of the project’s most vocal champions, enlisting political allies across the aisle, corralling money for a feasibility study and promoting a grass-roots, community-based campaign. <hl> Neither he nor Tim Edler would divulge the project’s projected cost, which must be many, many millions of dollars. <hl> But both said the major hurdle would not be money. The real struggle is over civic identity.

The Flussbad speaks to a tradition here; there are other urban Flussbads in this part of the world, so the idea has local resonance. Gottfried Ludewig is a young member of the Berlin City Parliament from the center-right Christian Democratic Union, Angela Merkel’s party. He has become one of the project’s most vocal champions, enlisting political allies across the aisle, corralling money for a feasibility study and promoting a grass-roots, community-based campaign. Neither he nor <hl> Tim Edler <hl> would divulge the project’s projected cost, which must be many, many millions of dollars. But both said the major hurdle would not be money. The real struggle is over civic identity.


Question: What group of teaching candidates failed the LAST-2 more often?

A federal judge on Friday found that an exam for New York teaching candidates was racially discriminatory because it did not measure skills necessary to do the job, the latest step in a court battle over teacher qualifications that has spanned nearly 20 years. The exam, the second incarnation of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test, called the LAST-2, was administered from 2004 through 2012 and was designed to test an applicant’s knowledge of liberal arts and science. But the test was found to fail minority teaching candidates at a higher rate than white candidates. According to Friday’s decision, written by Judge Kimba M. Wood of Federal District Court in Manhattan, the pass rate for African-American and Latino candidates was between 54 percent and 75 percent of the pass rate for white candidates. Once it was established that minority applicants were failing at a disproportionately high rate, the burden shifted to education officials to prove that the skills being tested were necessary to do the job; otherwise, the test would be ruled discriminatory. In creating the test, the company, National Evaluation Systems, sent surveys to educators around New York State to determine if the test’s “content objectives” were relevant and important to teaching. The samples for both surveys were small, however, Judge Wood said. The judge found that National Evaluation Systems, now called Evaluation Systems, part of Pearson Education, went about the process backward.

Answer: African-American and Latino

A federal judge on Friday found that an exam for New York teaching candidates was racially discriminatory because it did not measure skills necessary to do the job, the latest step in a court battle over teacher qualifications that has spanned nearly 20 years. The exam, the second incarnation of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test, called the LAST-2, was administered from 2004 through 2012 and was designed to test an applicant’s knowledge of liberal arts and science. But the test was found to fail minority teaching candidates at a higher rate than white candidates. <hl> According to Friday’s decision, written by Judge Kimba M. Wood of Federal District Court in Manhattan, the pass rate for African-American and Latino candidates was between 54 percent and 75 percent of the pass rate for white candidates. <hl> Once it was established that minority applicants were failing at a disproportionately high rate, the burden shifted to education officials to prove that the skills being tested were necessary to do the job; otherwise, the test would be ruled discriminatory. In creating the test, the company, National Evaluation Systems, sent surveys to educators around New York State to determine if the test’s “content objectives” were relevant and important to teaching. The samples for both surveys were small, however, Judge Wood said. The judge found that National Evaluation Systems, now called Evaluation Systems, part of Pearson Education, went about the process backward.

A federal judge on Friday found that an exam for New York teaching candidates was racially discriminatory because it did not measure skills necessary to do the job, the latest step in a court battle over teacher qualifications that has spanned nearly 20 years. The exam, the second incarnation of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test, called the LAST-2, was administered from 2004 through 2012 and was designed to test an applicant’s knowledge of liberal arts and science. But the test was found to fail minority teaching candidates at a higher rate than white candidates. According to Friday’s decision, written by Judge Kimba M. Wood of Federal District Court in Manhattan, the pass rate for <hl> African-American and Latino <hl> candidates was between 54 percent and 75 percent of the pass rate for white candidates. Once it was established that minority applicants were failing at a disproportionately high rate, the burden shifted to education officials to prove that the skills being tested were necessary to do the job; otherwise, the test would be ruled discriminatory. In creating the test, the company, National Evaluation Systems, sent surveys to educators around New York State to determine if the test’s “content objectives” were relevant and important to teaching. The samples for both surveys were small, however, Judge Wood said. The judge found that National Evaluation Systems, now called Evaluation Systems, part of Pearson Education, went about the process backward.


Question: How long did it take to rebuild the boat?

The team rebuilt the boat in four months and rejoined the fleet last weekend in Lisbon for the final two legs of the 39,000-nautical-mile race. Nicholson’s second-place finish in Lorient, France, this week behind the all-women crew of Team SCA confirmed his high hopes for Team Vestas Wind’s return, although he said last week that two podium finishes would be bittersweet. “Everyone on our team has a lot of pride,” Nicholson said the day before the start of this week’s race from Lisbon to Lorient. “If we do show our potential, it will probably hurt even more, knowing we could have done well and had a chance to win the event.”

Answer: four months

<hl> The team rebuilt the boat in four months and rejoined the fleet last weekend in Lisbon for the final two legs of the 39,000-nautical-mile race. <hl> Nicholson’s second-place finish in Lorient, France, this week behind the all-women crew of Team SCA confirmed his high hopes for Team Vestas Wind’s return, although he said last week that two podium finishes would be bittersweet. “Everyone on our team has a lot of pride,” Nicholson said the day before the start of this week’s race from Lisbon to Lorient. “If we do show our potential, it will probably hurt even more, knowing we could have done well and had a chance to win the event.”

The team rebuilt the boat in <hl> four months <hl> and rejoined the fleet last weekend in Lisbon for the final two legs of the 39,000-nautical-mile race. Nicholson’s second-place finish in Lorient, France, this week behind the all-women crew of Team SCA confirmed his high hopes for Team Vestas Wind’s return, although he said last week that two podium finishes would be bittersweet. “Everyone on our team has a lot of pride,” Nicholson said the day before the start of this week’s race from Lisbon to Lorient. “If we do show our potential, it will probably hurt even more, knowing we could have done well and had a chance to win the event.”


Question: How many member state's are a part of the U.N.?

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

Answer: 193

<hl> Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. <hl> New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s <hl> 193 <hl> member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.


Question: Who is the new general manager for the Cubs?

This belief is not born of the syrupy, early April optimism that is bred into Cubs fans. That was beaten out of me long ago, either by so many years as a sportswriter or by Larry Himes’s stint as general manager. (For the uninitiated, he is the one who let Greg Maddux leave.) Instead, there are plenty of perfectly plausible, rational reasons this is really going to be the Cubs’ year. The new manager, Joe Maddon, won’t treat the 107-year wait for a championship as a 107-ton weight. Jon Lester is a war horse of a pitcher, Anthony Rizzo is a franchise cornerstone, and Kris Bryant looks like a star in waiting.

Answer: Joe Maddon

This belief is not born of the syrupy, early April optimism that is bred into Cubs fans. That was beaten out of me long ago, either by so many years as a sportswriter or by Larry Himes’s stint as general manager. (For the uninitiated, he is the one who let Greg Maddux leave.) Instead, there are plenty of perfectly plausible, rational reasons this is really going to be the Cubs’ year. <hl> The new manager, Joe Maddon , won’t treat the 107-year wait for a championship as a 107-ton weight. <hl> Jon Lester is a war horse of a pitcher, Anthony Rizzo is a franchise cornerstone, and Kris Bryant looks like a star in waiting.

This belief is not born of the syrupy, early April optimism that is bred into Cubs fans. That was beaten out of me long ago, either by so many years as a sportswriter or by Larry Himes’s stint as general manager. (For the uninitiated, he is the one who let Greg Maddux leave.) Instead, there are plenty of perfectly plausible, rational reasons this is really going to be the Cubs’ year. The new manager, <hl> Joe Maddon <hl>, won’t treat the 107-year wait for a championship as a 107-ton weight. Jon Lester is a war horse of a pitcher, Anthony Rizzo is a franchise cornerstone, and Kris Bryant looks like a star in waiting.

The new manager, <hl> Joe Maddon <hl> , won’t treat the 107-year wait for a championship as a 107-ton weight.


Question: How does the author think US intervention will affect the chances of success at beating back Islamic Militance?

The war against radical Islamic militancy is not our fight. It is a struggle among Muslims for the soul and the future of the Muslim world. In the end, only Muslims can determine the outcome. Make no mistake: We in the United States and the West have an important national security stake in that outcome. But we should not try to win on our own what only local forces can sustain, particularly when our effort to help only makes their success less likely. The United States has a compelling national interest in providing limited but critical support to Muslim allies who are pursuing their own interests, but must avoid playing into the hands of those who would paint those allies as quislings who serve American interests. In the course of exercising such strategic patience we should remember that the threat posed to us by radical Islam, while real, is not an existential one. The extremists may pose a fundamental danger to the moderate majority in much of the Muslim world; but very few American civilians have fallen victim to Islamic terror since 9/11, and Shariah is unlikely to be imposed in Texas.

Answer: our effort to help only makes their success less likely

The war against radical Islamic militancy is not our fight. It is a struggle among Muslims for the soul and the future of the Muslim world. In the end, only Muslims can determine the outcome. Make no mistake: We in the United States and the West have an important national security stake in that outcome. <hl> But we should not try to win on our own what only local forces can sustain, particularly when our effort to help only makes their success less likely . <hl> The United States has a compelling national interest in providing limited but critical support to Muslim allies who are pursuing their own interests, but must avoid playing into the hands of those who would paint those allies as quislings who serve American interests. In the course of exercising such strategic patience we should remember that the threat posed to us by radical Islam, while real, is not an existential one. The extremists may pose a fundamental danger to the moderate majority in much of the Muslim world; but very few American civilians have fallen victim to Islamic terror since 9/11, and Shariah is unlikely to be imposed in Texas.

The war against radical Islamic militancy is not our fight. It is a struggle among Muslims for the soul and the future of the Muslim world. In the end, only Muslims can determine the outcome. Make no mistake: We in the United States and the West have an important national security stake in that outcome. But we should not try to win on our own what only local forces can sustain, particularly when <hl> our effort to help only makes their success less likely <hl>. The United States has a compelling national interest in providing limited but critical support to Muslim allies who are pursuing their own interests, but must avoid playing into the hands of those who would paint those allies as quislings who serve American interests. In the course of exercising such strategic patience we should remember that the threat posed to us by radical Islam, while real, is not an existential one. The extremists may pose a fundamental danger to the moderate majority in much of the Muslim world; but very few American civilians have fallen victim to Islamic terror since 9/11, and Shariah is unlikely to be imposed in Texas.

But we should not try to win on our own what only local forces can sustain, particularly when <hl> our effort to help only makes their success less likely <hl> .


Question: What role did Bob Saget play in Full House?

8 P.M. (Lifetime) THE UNAUTHORIZED FULL HOUSE STORY (2015) No Reebok pump, tapered jean or heartthrob shag is overlooked in this latest installment in the “Unauthorized” franchise. The re-enacted journey, which begins in 1985, touches on why Bob Saget, who starred in the original ABC sitcom as the corny-but-loving father Danny Tanner, traded blue stand-up for family comedy; the intricacies of Dave Coulier’s love life; John Stamos and Rebecca Romijn’s clumsy first meeting; and how that phenomenon known as the Olsen twins came to be.

Answer: Danny Tanner

8 P.M. (Lifetime) THE UNAUTHORIZED FULL HOUSE STORY (2015) No Reebok pump, tapered jean or heartthrob shag is overlooked in this latest installment in the “Unauthorized” franchise. <hl> The re-enacted journey, which begins in 1985, touches on why Bob Saget, who starred in the original ABC sitcom as the corny-but-loving father Danny Tanner , traded blue stand-up for family comedy; the intricacies of Dave Coulier’s love life; John Stamos and Rebecca Romijn’s clumsy first meeting; and how that phenomenon known as the Olsen twins came to be. <hl>

8 P.M. (Lifetime) THE UNAUTHORIZED FULL HOUSE STORY (2015) No Reebok pump, tapered jean or heartthrob shag is overlooked in this latest installment in the “Unauthorized” franchise. The re-enacted journey, which begins in 1985, touches on why Bob Saget, who starred in the original ABC sitcom as the corny-but-loving father <hl> Danny Tanner <hl>, traded blue stand-up for family comedy; the intricacies of Dave Coulier’s love life; John Stamos and Rebecca Romijn’s clumsy first meeting; and how that phenomenon known as the Olsen twins came to be.

The re-enacted journey, which begins in 1985, touches on why Bob Saget, who starred in the original ABC sitcom as the corny-but-loving father <hl> Danny Tanner <hl> , traded blue stand-up for family comedy; the intricacies of Dave Coulier’s love life; John Stamos and Rebecca Romijn’s clumsy first meeting; and how that phenomenon known as the Olsen twins came to be.


Question: Who received a boost when Mr. Bush managed to mess up?

In less than 15 minutes, Mr. Bush managed to step on his message, to give Mr. Trump a boost and to offend Asian-Americans, a growing population that is every bit as important as Latinos in winning presidential elections. And he failed to give Latino voters any persuasive evidence that he had anything better to offer them than his opponents in a revoltingly xenophobic Republican campaign. It may be time to offer this forlorn candidate some free advice. Although if he really is the smarter Bush, he knows these things already:

Answer: Mr. Trump

<hl> In less than 15 minutes, Mr. Bush managed to step on his message, to give Mr. Trump a boost and to offend Asian-Americans, a growing population that is every bit as important as Latinos in winning presidential elections. <hl> And he failed to give Latino voters any persuasive evidence that he had anything better to offer them than his opponents in a revoltingly xenophobic Republican campaign. It may be time to offer this forlorn candidate some free advice. Although if he really is the smarter Bush, he knows these things already:

In less than 15 minutes, Mr. Bush managed to step on his message, to give <hl> Mr. Trump <hl> a boost and to offend Asian-Americans, a growing population that is every bit as important as Latinos in winning presidential elections. And he failed to give Latino voters any persuasive evidence that he had anything better to offer them than his opponents in a revoltingly xenophobic Republican campaign. It may be time to offer this forlorn candidate some free advice. Although if he really is the smarter Bush, he knows these things already:


Question: How many hospitals received victims?

No deaths were reported, but as of Sunday evening, 498 people had been sent to 43 area hospitals, with 202 sustaining serious injuries, according to the website of the Public Health Department of New Taipei City, where the incident took place, outside of Taipei. The injured, many suffering from serious burns and smoke inhalation, were overwhelmingly young, in their 20s or younger, with one 18-year-old woman receiving burns on 90 percent of her body, according to the official Central News Agency.

Answer: 43

<hl> No deaths were reported, but as of Sunday evening, 498 people had been sent to 43 area hospitals, with 202 sustaining serious injuries, according to the website of the Public Health Department of New Taipei City, where the incident took place, outside of Taipei. <hl> The injured, many suffering from serious burns and smoke inhalation, were overwhelmingly young, in their 20s or younger, with one 18-year-old woman receiving burns on 90 percent of her body, according to the official Central News Agency.

No deaths were reported, but as of Sunday evening, 498 people had been sent to <hl> 43 <hl> area hospitals, with 202 sustaining serious injuries, according to the website of the Public Health Department of New Taipei City, where the incident took place, outside of Taipei. The injured, many suffering from serious burns and smoke inhalation, were overwhelmingly young, in their 20s or younger, with one 18-year-old woman receiving burns on 90 percent of her body, according to the official Central News Agency.


Question: What's the name of the song the show ended with?

Most Likely Thing That Could Come of This ShowThe Chanels were sentenced not to prison but to the Palmer Asylum for the Insane. If “Scream Queens” does get a renewal, we could be looking at a subtitle: “Scream Queens: Asylum.” What’s that you say? It’s already been done? Anyway, goodbye for now to this brash, sometimes offensive, sometimes funny, reference-heavy series. Which ended, of course, with a reference: “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” the Simple Minds song identified with “The Breakfast Club.” Reference-dropping, apparently, is the new originality.

Answer: Don’t You (Forget About Me)

Most Likely Thing That Could Come of This ShowThe Chanels were sentenced not to prison but to the Palmer Asylum for the Insane. If “Scream Queens” does get a renewal, we could be looking at a subtitle: “Scream Queens: Asylum.” What’s that you say? It’s already been done? Anyway, goodbye for now to this brash, sometimes offensive, sometimes funny, reference-heavy series. <hl> Which ended, of course, with a reference: “ Don’t You (Forget About Me) ,” the Simple Minds song identified with “The Breakfast Club.” <hl> Reference-dropping, apparently, is the new originality.

Most Likely Thing That Could Come of This ShowThe Chanels were sentenced not to prison but to the Palmer Asylum for the Insane. If “Scream Queens” does get a renewal, we could be looking at a subtitle: “Scream Queens: Asylum.” What’s that you say? It’s already been done? Anyway, goodbye for now to this brash, sometimes offensive, sometimes funny, reference-heavy series. Which ended, of course, with a reference: “<hl> Don’t You (Forget About Me) <hl>,” the Simple Minds song identified with “The Breakfast Club.” Reference-dropping, apparently, is the new originality.

Which ended, of course, with a reference: “ <hl> Don’t You (Forget About Me) <hl> ,” the Simple Minds song identified with “The Breakfast Club.”


Question: Which school has a strong financial standing?

“Knowing you have a little extra security is very comforting and helpful,” said Ms. Friedman, who is from Fair Lawn, N.J. The introduction of the program, called Bridge to Success, comes as law school graduates across the country face increasing competition in a depressed job market that is only slowly recovering from the economic downturn. “This builds on the overall approach that we’ve taken to be very student-centric, to listen to what students need,” said Nicholas W. Allard, dean of Brooklyn Law School. He said it was the school’s strong financial standing, including an endowment of $133 million as of May, that made the program possible.

Answer: Brooklyn Law School

“Knowing you have a little extra security is very comforting and helpful,” said Ms. Friedman, who is from Fair Lawn, N.J. The introduction of the program, called Bridge to Success, comes as law school graduates across the country face increasing competition in a depressed job market that is only slowly recovering from the economic downturn. <hl> “This builds on the overall approach that we’ve taken to be very student-centric, to listen to what students need,” said Nicholas W. Allard, dean of Brooklyn Law School . <hl> He said it was the school’s strong financial standing, including an endowment of $133 million as of May, that made the program possible.

“Knowing you have a little extra security is very comforting and helpful,” said Ms. Friedman, who is from Fair Lawn, N.J. The introduction of the program, called Bridge to Success, comes as law school graduates across the country face increasing competition in a depressed job market that is only slowly recovering from the economic downturn. “This builds on the overall approach that we’ve taken to be very student-centric, to listen to what students need,” said Nicholas W. Allard, dean of <hl> Brooklyn Law School <hl>. He said it was the school’s strong financial standing, including an endowment of $133 million as of May, that made the program possible.

“This builds on the overall approach that we’ve taken to be very student-centric, to listen to what students need,” said Nicholas W. Allard, dean of <hl> Brooklyn Law School <hl> .


Question: The aforementioned services from apple cost what?

If you bought a song in the iTunes Store on your work computer, open iTunes on your home computer, click Sign In (or on your account name) at the top of the window and select Purchased from the menu. Click the Not In My Library tab to see the songs not on that machine, and then click the cloud-shaped Download icon to copy the files to the iTunes library on that Mac or PC. (Apple’s iTunes Match and Apple Music services can also make all your music easily available on all your devices, but are subscription-based and cost money.)

Answer: money

If you bought a song in the iTunes Store on your work computer, open iTunes on your home computer, click Sign In (or on your account name) at the top of the window and select Purchased from the menu. Click the Not In My Library tab to see the songs not on that machine, and then click the cloud-shaped Download icon to copy the files to the iTunes library on that Mac or PC. <hl> (Apple’s iTunes Match and Apple Music services can also make all your music easily available on all your devices, but are subscription-based and cost money .) <hl>

If you bought a song in the iTunes Store on your work computer, open iTunes on your home computer, click Sign In (or on your account name) at the top of the window and select Purchased from the menu. Click the Not In My Library tab to see the songs not on that machine, and then click the cloud-shaped Download icon to copy the files to the iTunes library on that Mac or PC. (Apple’s iTunes Match and Apple Music services can also make all your music easily available on all your devices, but are subscription-based and cost <hl> money <hl>.)

(Apple’s iTunes Match and Apple Music services can also make all your music easily available on all your devices, but are subscription-based and cost <hl> money <hl> .)


Question: What supply did the Saudis exhaust during the Yemen campaign?

The United States has been supportive of the intervention, though quietly concerned about its long-term ramifications and the humanitarian impact. Despite misgivings, the United States is preparing to resupply Saudi Arabia with thousands of precision-guided munitions to replenish stocks exhausted by the Yemen campaign. The Pentagon recently approved the sale of 600 Patriot defense missiles, valued at $5.4 billion.

Answer: precision-guided munitions

The United States has been supportive of the intervention, though quietly concerned about its long-term ramifications and the humanitarian impact. <hl> Despite misgivings, the United States is preparing to resupply Saudi Arabia with thousands of precision-guided munitions to replenish stocks exhausted by the Yemen campaign. <hl> The Pentagon recently approved the sale of 600 Patriot defense missiles, valued at $5.4 billion.

The United States has been supportive of the intervention, though quietly concerned about its long-term ramifications and the humanitarian impact. Despite misgivings, the United States is preparing to resupply Saudi Arabia with thousands of <hl> precision-guided munitions <hl> to replenish stocks exhausted by the Yemen campaign. The Pentagon recently approved the sale of 600 Patriot defense missiles, valued at $5.4 billion.


Question: Where did the interview take place?

During an interview last week at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester County, Mr. Nuñez showed reporters purple scars around his right ankle that he said were the result of CERT officers’ intentionally shackling him too tightly. Some of the former honor block residents have lost privileges that had taken years to earn at Clinton. Mr. Edwards, who had supervised 50 inmates at the prison tailor shop, had been able to earn as much as $45 a week. Since being moved to Sing Sing, he has been working as a porter making $3 a week. “They took everything from me,” he said. “They did everything they could to blame the ones who stayed.”

Answer: Sing Sing Correctional Facility

<hl> During an interview last week at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester County, Mr. Nuñez showed reporters purple scars around his right ankle that he said were the result of CERT officers’ intentionally shackling him too tightly. <hl> Some of the former honor block residents have lost privileges that had taken years to earn at Clinton. Mr. Edwards, who had supervised 50 inmates at the prison tailor shop, had been able to earn as much as $45 a week. Since being moved to Sing Sing, he has been working as a porter making $3 a week. “They took everything from me,” he said. “They did everything they could to blame the ones who stayed.”

During an interview last week at <hl> Sing Sing Correctional Facility <hl> in Westchester County, Mr. Nuñez showed reporters purple scars around his right ankle that he said were the result of CERT officers’ intentionally shackling him too tightly. Some of the former honor block residents have lost privileges that had taken years to earn at Clinton. Mr. Edwards, who had supervised 50 inmates at the prison tailor shop, had been able to earn as much as $45 a week. Since being moved to Sing Sing, he has been working as a porter making $3 a week. “They took everything from me,” he said. “They did everything they could to blame the ones who stayed.”


Question: What do Puerto Rico and Greece have in common?

Q. How does Puerto Rico compare to Greece?  A. The two places may share pristine beaches and balmy weather. But they have less in common when it comes to how their fiscal problems are likely to play out.

Answer: pristine beaches

Q. How does Puerto Rico compare to Greece? A. <hl> The two places may share pristine beaches and balmy weather. <hl> But they have less in common when it comes to how their fiscal problems are likely to play out.

Q. How does Puerto Rico compare to Greece? A. The two places may share <hl> pristine beaches <hl> and balmy weather. But they have less in common when it comes to how their fiscal problems are likely to play out.


Question: What do new search start-ups focus on?

Venture capitalists are funding new search start-ups that treat information and the web as legacy products and that focus on actions and apps instead. And while Google, with $65 billion in the bank, can buy any start-up it likes, one company it cannot buy — Apple — is also joining the mobile search fray. On Thursday, Apple released an early, or “beta,” version of the next version of its iOS mobile software, giving iPhone and iPad users the ability to tap Apple’s own search engine for searches of music, apps and local services — allowing them to potentially bypass Google.

Answer: actions and apps

<hl> Venture capitalists are funding new search start-ups that treat information and the web as legacy products and that focus on actions and apps instead. <hl> And while Google, with $65 billion in the bank, can buy any start-up it likes, one company it cannot buy — Apple — is also joining the mobile search fray. On Thursday, Apple released an early, or “beta,” version of the next version of its iOS mobile software, giving iPhone and iPad users the ability to tap Apple’s own search engine for searches of music, apps and local services — allowing them to potentially bypass Google.

Venture capitalists are funding new search start-ups that treat information and the web as legacy products and that focus on <hl> actions and apps <hl> instead. And while Google, with $65 billion in the bank, can buy any start-up it likes, one company it cannot buy — Apple — is also joining the mobile search fray. On Thursday, Apple released an early, or “beta,” version of the next version of its iOS mobile software, giving iPhone and iPad users the ability to tap Apple’s own search engine for searches of music, apps and local services — allowing them to potentially bypass Google.


Question: What non-profit oversees Koch Brothers political donors?

The public-relations push extends to the very private brothers themselves. In December, David Koch, who lives in New York, sat for an interview with Barbara Walters of ABC and described his liberal beliefs on gay rights and social issues. In April, Charles Koch, who for many years granted only the occasional interview to his hometown newspaper, The Wichita Eagle, answered questions from USA Today. In recent months, Freedom Partners, the nonprofit that oversees the Kochs’ political donor network, has also persuaded some of its donors to put their names to op-ed articles in national and local newspapers, helping shift attention away from the two brothers. Because nonprofits do not disclose their donors, it is impossible to know how much of the Koch network’s spending is underwitten by the Kochs themselves. But several hundred like-minded donors are members of Freedom Partners and more than two dozen donors have signed the op-ed articles, which take up familiar Koch causes like abolishing the Export-Import Bank or cutting the size of the federal government. “Charles Koch’s amazing. He gets death threats all the time, and there’s a lot of misinformation out there,” said Chris Rufer, a self-described libertarian and the founder of Morning Star, the world’s largest tomato processor. “They called and said, ‘Would you sign on to this?’ ”

Answer: Freedom Partners

The public-relations push extends to the very private brothers themselves. In December, David Koch, who lives in New York, sat for an interview with Barbara Walters of ABC and described his liberal beliefs on gay rights and social issues. In April, Charles Koch, who for many years granted only the occasional interview to his hometown newspaper, The Wichita Eagle, answered questions from USA Today. <hl> In recent months, Freedom Partners , the nonprofit that oversees the Kochs’ political donor network, has also persuaded some of its donors to put their names to op-ed articles in national and local newspapers, helping shift attention away from the two brothers. <hl> Because nonprofits do not disclose their donors, it is impossible to know how much of the Koch network’s spending is underwitten by the Kochs themselves. But several hundred like-minded donors are members of Freedom Partners and more than two dozen donors have signed the op-ed articles, which take up familiar Koch causes like abolishing the Export-Import Bank or cutting the size of the federal government. “Charles Koch’s amazing. He gets death threats all the time, and there’s a lot of misinformation out there,” said Chris Rufer, a self-described libertarian and the founder of Morning Star, the world’s largest tomato processor. “They called and said, ‘Would you sign on to this?’ ”

The public-relations push extends to the very private brothers themselves. In December, David Koch, who lives in New York, sat for an interview with Barbara Walters of ABC and described his liberal beliefs on gay rights and social issues. In April, Charles Koch, who for many years granted only the occasional interview to his hometown newspaper, The Wichita Eagle, answered questions from USA Today. In recent months, <hl> Freedom Partners <hl>, the nonprofit that oversees the Kochs’ political donor network, has also persuaded some of its donors to put their names to op-ed articles in national and local newspapers, helping shift attention away from the two brothers. Because nonprofits do not disclose their donors, it is impossible to know how much of the Koch network’s spending is underwitten by the Kochs themselves. But several hundred like-minded donors are members of Freedom Partners and more than two dozen donors have signed the op-ed articles, which take up familiar Koch causes like abolishing the Export-Import Bank or cutting the size of the federal government. “Charles Koch’s amazing. He gets death threats all the time, and there’s a lot of misinformation out there,” said Chris Rufer, a self-described libertarian and the founder of Morning Star, the world’s largest tomato processor. “They called and said, ‘Would you sign on to this?’ ”

In recent months, <hl> Freedom Partners <hl> , the nonprofit that oversees the Kochs’ political donor network, has also persuaded some of its donors to put their names to op-ed articles in national and local newspapers, helping shift attention away from the two brothers.


Question: What foundation was Porzingis affiliated with at a charity in the Bronx?

Except for publicity events. One day after the T-shirt signing in White Plains, Porzingis appeared at a similar function in the shadow of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a charity in the Bronx. Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with gifts. The 20-minute photo-op did not leave much room for spontaneity. Looming over everything around him, Porzingis grinned into a firestorm of 100 flashing phones. He was painfully genial, smiling and shaking hands. He approximated laughter at every corny joke about his height. The one authentic moment came when he offered to hold a selfie stick for a picture with the children and his arm shot out to a gasp-inducing length. But then the youths were hustled off and the news media were unleashed. A television news crew put a camera in his face and asked how it felt to be playing in New York. Though he was smiling, his eyes went cold, and the muscles of his lips began to tighten. “I love it here,” Porzingis said. “New York’s the place to be.”

Answer: Garden of Dreams Foundation

Except for publicity events. One day after the T-shirt signing in White Plains, Porzingis appeared at a similar function in the shadow of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. <hl> He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation , a charity in the Bronx. <hl> Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with gifts. The 20-minute photo-op did not leave much room for spontaneity. Looming over everything around him, Porzingis grinned into a firestorm of 100 flashing phones. He was painfully genial, smiling and shaking hands. He approximated laughter at every corny joke about his height. The one authentic moment came when he offered to hold a selfie stick for a picture with the children and his arm shot out to a gasp-inducing length. But then the youths were hustled off and the news media were unleashed. A television news crew put a camera in his face and asked how it felt to be playing in New York. Though he was smiling, his eyes went cold, and the muscles of his lips began to tighten. “I love it here,” Porzingis said. “New York’s the place to be.”

Except for publicity events. One day after the T-shirt signing in White Plains, Porzingis appeared at a similar function in the shadow of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the <hl> Garden of Dreams Foundation <hl>, a charity in the Bronx. Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with gifts. The 20-minute photo-op did not leave much room for spontaneity. Looming over everything around him, Porzingis grinned into a firestorm of 100 flashing phones. He was painfully genial, smiling and shaking hands. He approximated laughter at every corny joke about his height. The one authentic moment came when he offered to hold a selfie stick for a picture with the children and his arm shot out to a gasp-inducing length. But then the youths were hustled off and the news media were unleashed. A television news crew put a camera in his face and asked how it felt to be playing in New York. Though he was smiling, his eyes went cold, and the muscles of his lips began to tighten. “I love it here,” Porzingis said. “New York’s the place to be.”

He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the <hl> Garden of Dreams Foundation <hl> , a charity in the Bronx.


Question: Who is overseeing the Petrobras investigation?

If any good has come from the Petrobras debacle it is the flickering sense that this time could be different. Part of the reason is the work of Judge Sérgio Moro, who is overseeing the investigation, officially known as Operação Lava Jato, or Operation Carwash. In Brazil, judges have wide latitude to define both the direction and scope of criminal inquiries, and Judge Moro’s willingness to pursue even the eminent and influential has made him a folk hero. During a recent visit to the courthouse where he presides in Curitiba, ribbons of yellow and green, the national colors, were tied around trees, quiet expressions of solidarity and support. Another source of public optimism can be found on the eighth floor of an office building a few miles away, in rooms that could pass for a low-budget telemarketing operation. This is home to the team of nine prosecutors working on Lava Jato, as everyone here calls it.

Answer: Judge Sérgio Moro

If any good has come from the Petrobras debacle it is the flickering sense that this time could be different. <hl> Part of the reason is the work of Judge Sérgio Moro , who is overseeing the investigation, officially known as Operação Lava Jato, or Operation Carwash. <hl> In Brazil, judges have wide latitude to define both the direction and scope of criminal inquiries, and Judge Moro’s willingness to pursue even the eminent and influential has made him a folk hero. During a recent visit to the courthouse where he presides in Curitiba, ribbons of yellow and green, the national colors, were tied around trees, quiet expressions of solidarity and support. Another source of public optimism can be found on the eighth floor of an office building a few miles away, in rooms that could pass for a low-budget telemarketing operation. This is home to the team of nine prosecutors working on Lava Jato, as everyone here calls it.

If any good has come from the Petrobras debacle it is the flickering sense that this time could be different. Part of the reason is the work of <hl> Judge Sérgio Moro <hl>, who is overseeing the investigation, officially known as Operação Lava Jato, or Operation Carwash. In Brazil, judges have wide latitude to define both the direction and scope of criminal inquiries, and Judge Moro’s willingness to pursue even the eminent and influential has made him a folk hero. During a recent visit to the courthouse where he presides in Curitiba, ribbons of yellow and green, the national colors, were tied around trees, quiet expressions of solidarity and support. Another source of public optimism can be found on the eighth floor of an office building a few miles away, in rooms that could pass for a low-budget telemarketing operation. This is home to the team of nine prosecutors working on Lava Jato, as everyone here calls it.

Part of the reason is the work of <hl> Judge Sérgio Moro <hl> , who is overseeing the investigation, officially known as Operação Lava Jato, or Operation Carwash.


Question: Who was the last player to score a point 20 consecutive gaes

Every Tuesday, The New York Times will look at the week ahead in the N.H.L., highlighting hot — or not so hot — teams and players.  Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Tuesday, 8 p.m., NBCSN Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has scored a point in 19 straight games, compiling 11 goals and 20 assists in that span. He will go for his 20th in a row as Chicago returns home from a six-game Western trip. Sidney Crosby in 2010 was the last player to record a point in 20 straight games. Don’t get too excited about Kane breaking the N.H.L. record for point streaks, though. It is 51 games, set by Wayne Gretzky in 1983-84. Rangers at Islanders, Wednesday, 8 p.m., NBCSN

Answer: Sidney Crosby

Every Tuesday, The New York Times will look at the week ahead in the N.H.L., highlighting hot — or not so hot — teams and players. Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Tuesday, 8 p.m., NBCSN Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has scored a point in 19 straight games, compiling 11 goals and 20 assists in that span. He will go for his 20th in a row as Chicago returns home from a six-game Western trip. <hl> Sidney Crosby in 2010 was the last player to record a point in 20 straight games. <hl> Don’t get too excited about Kane breaking the N.H.L. record for point streaks, though. It is 51 games, set by Wayne Gretzky in 1983-84. Rangers at Islanders, Wednesday, 8 p.m., NBCSN

Every Tuesday, The New York Times will look at the week ahead in the N.H.L., highlighting hot — or not so hot — teams and players. Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Tuesday, 8 p.m., NBCSN Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has scored a point in 19 straight games, compiling 11 goals and 20 assists in that span. He will go for his 20th in a row as Chicago returns home from a six-game Western trip. <hl> Sidney Crosby <hl> in 2010 was the last player to record a point in 20 straight games. Don’t get too excited about Kane breaking the N.H.L. record for point streaks, though. It is 51 games, set by Wayne Gretzky in 1983-84. Rangers at Islanders, Wednesday, 8 p.m., NBCSN


Question: Marcelo owns several guns, what does he shoot during the night shift?

The #nightshift hashtag is especially well populated by the armed professions and the healing ones. Sometimes they are almost one and the same, as in the case of @armedmedic3153, a.k.a. Marcelo Aguirre, a paramedic in Newark and suburban New Jersey. He owns an AR-15, a 9-millimeter and a shotgun, but the only thing he shoots on the night shift is his camera. He works nights so he can study days; he wants to be a doctor. Nights are good preparation for that: You get more serious cases. You learn on the job. A 12-hour course each night you’re on. Twenty-four hours if you take a double. After a while, the adrenaline that juices you when you’re new — when you’re still keeping a tally of the lives you’ve saved — disappears. You just do the job. “High speed and low drag,” Aguirre told me when I called. “Please ignore the siren,” he said. “We’re going to a call.” A stroke. Nothing to get excited about. Coffee sustains him. He stays clean. Some guys, he said, use Provigil, but that’s prescribed. “For shift-work disorder,” he said.

Answer: his camera

The #nightshift hashtag is especially well populated by the armed professions and the healing ones. Sometimes they are almost one and the same, as in the case of @armedmedic3153, a.k.a. Marcelo Aguirre, a paramedic in Newark and suburban New Jersey. <hl> He owns an AR-15, a 9-millimeter and a shotgun, but the only thing he shoots on the night shift is his camera . <hl> He works nights so he can study days; he wants to be a doctor. Nights are good preparation for that: You get more serious cases. You learn on the job. A 12-hour course each night you’re on. Twenty-four hours if you take a double. After a while, the adrenaline that juices you when you’re new — when you’re still keeping a tally of the lives you’ve saved — disappears. You just do the job. “High speed and low drag,” Aguirre told me when I called. “Please ignore the siren,” he said. “We’re going to a call.” A stroke. Nothing to get excited about. Coffee sustains him. He stays clean. Some guys, he said, use Provigil, but that’s prescribed. “For shift-work disorder,” he said.

The #nightshift hashtag is especially well populated by the armed professions and the healing ones. Sometimes they are almost one and the same, as in the case of @armedmedic3153, a.k.a. Marcelo Aguirre, a paramedic in Newark and suburban New Jersey. He owns an AR-15, a 9-millimeter and a shotgun, but the only thing he shoots on the night shift is <hl> his camera <hl>. He works nights so he can study days; he wants to be a doctor. Nights are good preparation for that: You get more serious cases. You learn on the job. A 12-hour course each night you’re on. Twenty-four hours if you take a double. After a while, the adrenaline that juices you when you’re new — when you’re still keeping a tally of the lives you’ve saved — disappears. You just do the job. “High speed and low drag,” Aguirre told me when I called. “Please ignore the siren,” he said. “We’re going to a call.” A stroke. Nothing to get excited about. Coffee sustains him. He stays clean. Some guys, he said, use Provigil, but that’s prescribed. “For shift-work disorder,” he said.

He owns an AR-15, a 9-millimeter and a shotgun, but the only thing he shoots on the night shift is <hl> his camera <hl> .


Question: What was the number of officers identified as being involved?

Mr. Camara said he was in the day room, watching a playoff game between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, when he heard a commotion in the hallway. “Me and other inmates, we hear the walls shaking, doom, doom, doom, doom,” he recalled. “Somebody opened up the door and looked outside, and said, ‘Yo, that’s JRock they got out there.’ ” He was on the floor, face down and handcuffed, several inmates said. In short order, a large group of officers converged around him. The inmates in their affidavits and letters identified nine officers by name as being involved.

Answer: nine

Mr. Camara said he was in the day room, watching a playoff game between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, when he heard a commotion in the hallway. “Me and other inmates, we hear the walls shaking, doom, doom, doom, doom,” he recalled. “Somebody opened up the door and looked outside, and said, ‘Yo, that’s JRock they got out there.’ ” He was on the floor, face down and handcuffed, several inmates said. In short order, a large group of officers converged around him. <hl> The inmates in their affidavits and letters identified nine officers by name as being involved. <hl>

Mr. Camara said he was in the day room, watching a playoff game between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, when he heard a commotion in the hallway. “Me and other inmates, we hear the walls shaking, doom, doom, doom, doom,” he recalled. “Somebody opened up the door and looked outside, and said, ‘Yo, that’s JRock they got out there.’ ” He was on the floor, face down and handcuffed, several inmates said. In short order, a large group of officers converged around him. The inmates in their affidavits and letters identified <hl> nine <hl> officers by name as being involved.


Question: What type of show was School of Rock?

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

Answer: Musical

The Musical .

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

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


Question: What fund was raided to prop up Bombadier's financial situation?

While a $1.5 billion cash infusion from Quebec’s public pension management fund last week stabilized the financial situation at Bombardier, the Canadian plane and train maker will still have much to explain at an investor day in New York on Tuesday. The new cash came on top of $1 billion from the Quebec government and both were made necessary by the company’s struggling plan to move up from business and regional jets to compete directly with Boeing and Airbus in the airliner market. Among other things, investors will be looking for signs that Bombardier can find a substantial number of buyers for its overdue and overcost C Series jets. —Ian Austen

Answer: Quebec’s public pension management fund

<hl> While a $1.5 billion cash infusion from Quebec’s public pension management fund last week stabilized the financial situation at Bombardier, the Canadian plane and train maker will still have much to explain at an investor day in New York on Tuesday. <hl> The new cash came on top of $1 billion from the Quebec government and both were made necessary by the company’s struggling plan to move up from business and regional jets to compete directly with Boeing and Airbus in the airliner market. Among other things, investors will be looking for signs that Bombardier can find a substantial number of buyers for its overdue and overcost C Series jets. —Ian Austen

While a $1.5 billion cash infusion from <hl> Quebec’s public pension management fund <hl> last week stabilized the financial situation at Bombardier, the Canadian plane and train maker will still have much to explain at an investor day in New York on Tuesday. The new cash came on top of $1 billion from the Quebec government and both were made necessary by the company’s struggling plan to move up from business and regional jets to compete directly with Boeing and Airbus in the airliner market. Among other things, investors will be looking for signs that Bombardier can find a substantial number of buyers for its overdue and overcost C Series jets. —Ian Austen


Question: Who couldn't believe Zaro's had to leave?

Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said.

Answer: Mr. Moznu

Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. <hl> “I can’t believe we have to leave,” Mr. Moznu said. <hl>

Several people had tears in their eyes as they wondered what they would do without people who knew their order before they opened their mouths. “I can’t believe we have to leave,” <hl> Mr. Moznu <hl> said.


Question: What advocacy group released the critical report?

In June, the advocacy group New Yorkers for Parks released a critical report comparing the management of capital projects by the parks department with that of other public agencies. While Mr. Silver questioned the fairness of some of the comparisons, he nonetheless said that the slow pace of construction would be a chief focus of his first year as commissioner. Tupper Thomas, executive director of New Yorkers for Parks, called the changes “a great start.” Ms. Thomas previously served as the president of the Prospect Park Alliance and the Prospect Park administrator for the parks department. In both capacities, she saw how long it took to finish projects. She said she especially approved of the idea of standardizing design for certain things, like restrooms, rather than creating each one from scratch. “It totally makes sense,” she said. “You work with the guys in the technical shops who say, ‘Don’t use that flushometer; it doesn’t work.’ It saves time, and the plumbers know what valves to get.” Others, however, are waiting for more aggressive changes, particularly in the area of procurement. No fewer than six city agencies get involved in bidding. Matthew Marienthal, an organizer for East Brooklyn Congregations, a coalition of churches and nonprofit groups, said Mr. Silver should “take the lead” in reforming the procurement process, even if it meant “creating some tension” with the mayor. Last month, the group invited Mr. Silver to speak to 650 residents assembled at St. Barbara’s Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn. They had won pledges from the parks department last year to renovate two neighborhood spaces — Heckscher Playground and Green Central Knoll Park — and they wanted to know when the projects would be finished. Mr. Silver said that Heckscher would be done in spring 2017 and Green Central Knoll in October 2017. Work, however, has not started on either park. Adriane Williams, a leader of East Brooklyn Congregations, told Mr. Silver at the meeting, “We think a process where the most simple of fixes take three years is no process at all, just a mess.”

Answer: New Yorkers for Parks

<hl> In June, the advocacy group New Yorkers for Parks released a critical report comparing the management of capital projects by the parks department with that of other public agencies. <hl> While Mr. Silver questioned the fairness of some of the comparisons, he nonetheless said that the slow pace of construction would be a chief focus of his first year as commissioner. Tupper Thomas, executive director of New Yorkers for Parks, called the changes “a great start.” Ms. Thomas previously served as the president of the Prospect Park Alliance and the Prospect Park administrator for the parks department. In both capacities, she saw how long it took to finish projects. She said she especially approved of the idea of standardizing design for certain things, like restrooms, rather than creating each one from scratch. “It totally makes sense,” she said. “You work with the guys in the technical shops who say, ‘Don’t use that flushometer; it doesn’t work.’ It saves time, and the plumbers know what valves to get.” Others, however, are waiting for more aggressive changes, particularly in the area of procurement. No fewer than six city agencies get involved in bidding. Matthew Marienthal, an organizer for East Brooklyn Congregations, a coalition of churches and nonprofit groups, said Mr. Silver should “take the lead” in reforming the procurement process, even if it meant “creating some tension” with the mayor. Last month, the group invited Mr. Silver to speak to 650 residents assembled at St. Barbara’s Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn. They had won pledges from the parks department last year to renovate two neighborhood spaces — Heckscher Playground and Green Central Knoll Park — and they wanted to know when the projects would be finished. Mr. Silver said that Heckscher would be done in spring 2017 and Green Central Knoll in October 2017. Work, however, has not started on either park. Adriane Williams, a leader of East Brooklyn Congregations, told Mr. Silver at the meeting, “We think a process where the most simple of fixes take three years is no process at all, just a mess.”

In June, the advocacy group <hl> New Yorkers for Parks <hl> released a critical report comparing the management of capital projects by the parks department with that of other public agencies. While Mr. Silver questioned the fairness of some of the comparisons, he nonetheless said that the slow pace of construction would be a chief focus of his first year as commissioner. Tupper Thomas, executive director of New Yorkers for Parks, called the changes “a great start.” Ms. Thomas previously served as the president of the Prospect Park Alliance and the Prospect Park administrator for the parks department. In both capacities, she saw how long it took to finish projects. She said she especially approved of the idea of standardizing design for certain things, like restrooms, rather than creating each one from scratch. “It totally makes sense,” she said. “You work with the guys in the technical shops who say, ‘Don’t use that flushometer; it doesn’t work.’ It saves time, and the plumbers know what valves to get.” Others, however, are waiting for more aggressive changes, particularly in the area of procurement. No fewer than six city agencies get involved in bidding. Matthew Marienthal, an organizer for East Brooklyn Congregations, a coalition of churches and nonprofit groups, said Mr. Silver should “take the lead” in reforming the procurement process, even if it meant “creating some tension” with the mayor. Last month, the group invited Mr. Silver to speak to 650 residents assembled at St. Barbara’s Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn. They had won pledges from the parks department last year to renovate two neighborhood spaces — Heckscher Playground and Green Central Knoll Park — and they wanted to know when the projects would be finished. Mr. Silver said that Heckscher would be done in spring 2017 and Green Central Knoll in October 2017. Work, however, has not started on either park. Adriane Williams, a leader of East Brooklyn Congregations, told Mr. Silver at the meeting, “We think a process where the most simple of fixes take three years is no process at all, just a mess.”


Question: What year did the city host a European Union conference?

It was also in August that Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front, expelled her father, Jean-Marie, from the party he co-founded for refusing to repudiate its anti-Semitic past, which she fears will damage her chances in the 2017 presidential election. Local residents point out that the National Front never established a strong following here, and that the president of the Auvergne region, René Souchon, is a Socialist. “Cautious, perhaps, but not xenophobic or nationalist” is how Mr. Gendre describes the relatively conservative politics of Vichy. In the second and final round of regional elections on Dec. 13, the right-of-center Republicans won with 51 percent of the vote. The National Front came in third with 20 percent. In 2008, the city hosted a European Union conference organized by Brice Hortefeux, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s minister of immigration and integration. Although 27 ministers and high-ranking representatives of the union attended, many in France were outraged by the choice of location. Before World War II, that choice would most likely have been applauded. Vichy was an established settlement in Roman times, and by the 17th century, its waters were already known for their curative powers. Napoleon III, believing that his rheumatism had been conquered there, commissioned the casino and the first grand hotels. One reason that the puppet government chose Vichy as its capital during World War II was its many hotels. The many architectural styles that rise from its well-preserved boulevards and streets prompted The Guardian to once refer to it as “a melancholy fragmentation of Bournemouth, Brighton, Bath, Baden Baden and Brigadoon.” The city’s longtime mayor, Claude Malhuret, a former president of Doctors Without Borders, seems, like many here, perplexed and slightly defensive over how to respond to the enduring stigma. “There are many stories about this city, and then there’s the truth,” he said, “because that period was very complicated and has been incorrectly defining this city for too long.”

Answer: 2008

It was also in August that Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front, expelled her father, Jean-Marie, from the party he co-founded for refusing to repudiate its anti-Semitic past, which she fears will damage her chances in the 2017 presidential election. Local residents point out that the National Front never established a strong following here, and that the president of the Auvergne region, René Souchon, is a Socialist. “Cautious, perhaps, but not xenophobic or nationalist” is how Mr. Gendre describes the relatively conservative politics of Vichy. In the second and final round of regional elections on Dec. 13, the right-of-center Republicans won with 51 percent of the vote. The National Front came in third with 20 percent. <hl> In 2008 , the city hosted a European Union conference organized by Brice Hortefeux, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s minister of immigration and integration. <hl> Although 27 ministers and high-ranking representatives of the union attended, many in France were outraged by the choice of location. Before World War II, that choice would most likely have been applauded. Vichy was an established settlement in Roman times, and by the 17th century, its waters were already known for their curative powers. Napoleon III, believing that his rheumatism had been conquered there, commissioned the casino and the first grand hotels. One reason that the puppet government chose Vichy as its capital during World War II was its many hotels. The many architectural styles that rise from its well-preserved boulevards and streets prompted The Guardian to once refer to it as “a melancholy fragmentation of Bournemouth, Brighton, Bath, Baden Baden and Brigadoon.” The city’s longtime mayor, Claude Malhuret, a former president of Doctors Without Borders, seems, like many here, perplexed and slightly defensive over how to respond to the enduring stigma. “There are many stories about this city, and then there’s the truth,” he said, “because that period was very complicated and has been incorrectly defining this city for too long.”

It was also in August that Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front, expelled her father, Jean-Marie, from the party he co-founded for refusing to repudiate its anti-Semitic past, which she fears will damage her chances in the 2017 presidential election. Local residents point out that the National Front never established a strong following here, and that the president of the Auvergne region, René Souchon, is a Socialist. “Cautious, perhaps, but not xenophobic or nationalist” is how Mr. Gendre describes the relatively conservative politics of Vichy. In the second and final round of regional elections on Dec. 13, the right-of-center Republicans won with 51 percent of the vote. The National Front came in third with 20 percent. In <hl> 2008 <hl>, the city hosted a European Union conference organized by Brice Hortefeux, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s minister of immigration and integration. Although 27 ministers and high-ranking representatives of the union attended, many in France were outraged by the choice of location. Before World War II, that choice would most likely have been applauded. Vichy was an established settlement in Roman times, and by the 17th century, its waters were already known for their curative powers. Napoleon III, believing that his rheumatism had been conquered there, commissioned the casino and the first grand hotels. One reason that the puppet government chose Vichy as its capital during World War II was its many hotels. The many architectural styles that rise from its well-preserved boulevards and streets prompted The Guardian to once refer to it as “a melancholy fragmentation of Bournemouth, Brighton, Bath, Baden Baden and Brigadoon.” The city’s longtime mayor, Claude Malhuret, a former president of Doctors Without Borders, seems, like many here, perplexed and slightly defensive over how to respond to the enduring stigma. “There are many stories about this city, and then there’s the truth,” he said, “because that period was very complicated and has been incorrectly defining this city for too long.”

In <hl> 2008 <hl> , the city hosted a European Union conference organized by Brice Hortefeux, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s minister of immigration and integration.


Question: What company is Pixar animation studios part of?

Pete Docter is a director, writer, animator and voice actor for Pixar Animation Studios, part of the Walt Disney Company. His latest credit is “Inside Out,” about the inner workings of a young girl’s brain, which he directed and co-wrote. READING I am finishing “Dead Wake,” by Erik Larson, about the sinking of the Lusitania. It cuts between the Lusitania and what’s going on there with specific passengers and then down to the submarine commander who was sailing around in this little cigar tube with very little communication. And I’m just starting “River of Shadows,” by Rebecca Solnit, about the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Some of the early plates he did of animals in motion are studied to this day by animators. He also suffered a severe blow to the head and not long after that, he ended up killing his wife’s lover.

Answer: the Walt Disney Company

<hl> Pete Docter is a director, writer, animator and voice actor for Pixar Animation Studios, part of the Walt Disney Company . <hl> His latest credit is “Inside Out,” about the inner workings of a young girl’s brain, which he directed and co-wrote. READING I am finishing “Dead Wake,” by Erik Larson, about the sinking of the Lusitania. It cuts between the Lusitania and what’s going on there with specific passengers and then down to the submarine commander who was sailing around in this little cigar tube with very little communication. And I’m just starting “River of Shadows,” by Rebecca Solnit, about the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Some of the early plates he did of animals in motion are studied to this day by animators. He also suffered a severe blow to the head and not long after that, he ended up killing his wife’s lover.

Pete Docter is a director, writer, animator and voice actor for Pixar Animation Studios, part of <hl> the Walt Disney Company <hl>. His latest credit is “Inside Out,” about the inner workings of a young girl’s brain, which he directed and co-wrote. READING I am finishing “Dead Wake,” by Erik Larson, about the sinking of the Lusitania. It cuts between the Lusitania and what’s going on there with specific passengers and then down to the submarine commander who was sailing around in this little cigar tube with very little communication. And I’m just starting “River of Shadows,” by Rebecca Solnit, about the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Some of the early plates he did of animals in motion are studied to this day by animators. He also suffered a severe blow to the head and not long after that, he ended up killing his wife’s lover.

Pete Docter is a director, writer, animator and voice actor for Pixar Animation Studios, part of <hl> the Walt Disney Company <hl> .


Question: who welcomed the agreement?

Analysts and commentators from across the political spectrum welcomed the agreement. Iranian officials called the agreement a “statement” and a “solution,” in keeping with Mr. Khamenei’s pronouncement that any deal would have to lift all sanctions in one step. The American negotiators had preferred a step-by-step approach, but the Iranians seem to have gotten their way, for the most part.

Answer: Analysts and commentators

<hl> Analysts and commentators from across the political spectrum welcomed the agreement. <hl> Iranian officials called the agreement a “statement” and a “solution,” in keeping with Mr. Khamenei’s pronouncement that any deal would have to lift all sanctions in one step. The American negotiators had preferred a step-by-step approach, but the Iranians seem to have gotten their way, for the most part.

<hl> Analysts and commentators <hl> from across the political spectrum welcomed the agreement. Iranian officials called the agreement a “statement” and a “solution,” in keeping with Mr. Khamenei’s pronouncement that any deal would have to lift all sanctions in one step. The American negotiators had preferred a step-by-step approach, but the Iranians seem to have gotten their way, for the most part.