Question: What venue is known for its interactive murder mysteries?

New York International Children’s Film Festival (Saturday and Sunday) This celebration of young people’s cinema has never shied away from challenging films, and that’s certainly true this second weekend of the festival, which offers two features that examine the Holocaust: Dennis Bots’s “Secrets of War,” about two Dutch schoolboys whose friendship is threatened by their parents’ opposing views on the Nazis (Saturday, for ages 9 and older), and Nicolas Vanier’s “Belle and Sebastian,” from France, in which a boy and a reviled stray dog become involved in a Resistance mission (Sunday, for ages 7 and older). Options also include the Japanese Pop artist Takashi Murakami’s sci-fi fantasy, “Jellyfish Eyes” (Saturday, for ages 9 and older) and several programs of short films, including two retrospectives of Aardman Animations. (Through March 22. Tickets may be available at the door for screenings listed as sold out.) At various locations; full schedule is on the website; 212-349-0330, gkids.com/fest2015. ‘Pilobolus Rules!’ (Saturday and Sunday) Anyone can see a dance performed, but what about seeing it unperformed? In this program from the BAMkids series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the renowned troupe Pilobolus will unspool four of its signature works — “Walklyndon,” “Pseudopodia,” “The Transformation” and “All Is Not Lost” — so that children can gain insight into the creative process. Recommended for ages 6 through 11, the show promises to be hands-on and interactive. Saturday at 2 and 6 p.m., Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., BAM Fisher, at the Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Place, near Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene; 718-636-4100, bam.org/kids. ‘The Pinkertonian Mystery’ (Sunday) Young detectives should get their notebooks and magnifying glasses ready. The DiMenna Children’s History Museum at the New-York Historical Society is asking them and their families to help solve a Victorian-era crime. Live In Theater, known for its interactive murder mysteries, will present the case, a premiere production that unfolds throughout the museum galleries. Young visitors will portray members of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, out to capture a crook called El Diablo in 1875. (Also on April 12 and 26.) From 3 to 5 p.m., 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, nyhistory.org. The Pop Ups (Sunday) The rock duo Jacob Stein and Jason Rabinowitz, otherwise known as the Pop Ups, are popping up again for a concert at the Jewish Museum. Featuring tunes from their Grammy-nominated children’s album, “Appetite for Construction,” this interactive show features puppets and colorful props as well as music. It will take their intended audience — 3- to 8-year-olds — on adventures involving treasure, mermaids, stars and the biggest crayons they’ve ever seen. At 11:30 a.m., 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3337, thejewishmuseum.org. ‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’ (Saturday) Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: In this creative musical retelling, by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to apples — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming. (Through May 9.) At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, 212-352-3101, 13thstreetrep.org. ‘Sing Back, Brooklyn! With Lloyd H. Miller’  (Saturday) The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island are invited to sing back, too, in this free family program at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Lloyd H. Miller, a proud son of Brooklyn and leader of the band the Deedle Deedle Dees, known for its tunes celebrating science and history, hosts this event — with singalongs, stories and skits — the first Saturday of every month. March is Women’s History Month, so you can guess this Saturday’s theme. At 11 a.m., 128 Pierrepont Street, near Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-222-4111, brooklynhistory.org.

Answer: Live In Theater

New York International Children’s Film Festival (Saturday and Sunday) This celebration of young people’s cinema has never shied away from challenging films, and that’s certainly true this second weekend of the festival, which offers two features that examine the Holocaust: Dennis Bots’s “Secrets of War,” about two Dutch schoolboys whose friendship is threatened by their parents’ opposing views on the Nazis (Saturday, for ages 9 and older), and Nicolas Vanier’s “Belle and Sebastian,” from France, in which a boy and a reviled stray dog become involved in a Resistance mission (Sunday, for ages 7 and older). Options also include the Japanese Pop artist Takashi Murakami’s sci-fi fantasy, “Jellyfish Eyes” (Saturday, for ages 9 and older) and several programs of short films, including two retrospectives of Aardman Animations. (Through March 22. Tickets may be available at the door for screenings listed as sold out.) At various locations; full schedule is on the website; 212-349-0330, gkids.com/fest2015. ‘Pilobolus Rules!’ (Saturday and Sunday) Anyone can see a dance performed, but what about seeing it unperformed? In this program from the BAMkids series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the renowned troupe Pilobolus will unspool four of its signature works — “Walklyndon,” “Pseudopodia,” “The Transformation” and “All Is Not Lost” — so that children can gain insight into the creative process. Recommended for ages 6 through 11, the show promises to be hands-on and interactive. Saturday at 2 and 6 p.m., Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., BAM Fisher, at the Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Place, near Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene; 718-636-4100, bam.org/kids. ‘The Pinkertonian Mystery’ (Sunday) Young detectives should get their notebooks and magnifying glasses ready. The DiMenna Children’s History Museum at the New-York Historical Society is asking them and their families to help solve a Victorian-era crime. <hl> Live In Theater , known for its interactive murder mysteries, will present the case, a premiere production that unfolds throughout the museum galleries. <hl> Young visitors will portray members of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, out to capture a crook called El Diablo in 1875. (Also on April 12 and 26.) From 3 to 5 p.m., 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, nyhistory.org. The Pop Ups (Sunday) The rock duo Jacob Stein and Jason Rabinowitz, otherwise known as the Pop Ups, are popping up again for a concert at the Jewish Museum. Featuring tunes from their Grammy-nominated children’s album, “Appetite for Construction,” this interactive show features puppets and colorful props as well as music. It will take their intended audience — 3- to 8-year-olds — on adventures involving treasure, mermaids, stars and the biggest crayons they’ve ever seen. At 11:30 a.m., 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3337, thejewishmuseum.org. ‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’ (Saturday) Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: In this creative musical retelling, by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to apples — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming. (Through May 9.) At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, 212-352-3101, 13thstreetrep.org. ‘Sing Back, Brooklyn! With Lloyd H. Miller’ (Saturday) The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island are invited to sing back, too, in this free family program at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Lloyd H. Miller, a proud son of Brooklyn and leader of the band the Deedle Deedle Dees, known for its tunes celebrating science and history, hosts this event — with singalongs, stories and skits — the first Saturday of every month. March is Women’s History Month, so you can guess this Saturday’s theme. At 11 a.m., 128 Pierrepont Street, near Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-222-4111, brooklynhistory.org.

New York International Children’s Film Festival (Saturday and Sunday) This celebration of young people’s cinema has never shied away from challenging films, and that’s certainly true this second weekend of the festival, which offers two features that examine the Holocaust: Dennis Bots’s “Secrets of War,” about two Dutch schoolboys whose friendship is threatened by their parents’ opposing views on the Nazis (Saturday, for ages 9 and older), and Nicolas Vanier’s “Belle and Sebastian,” from France, in which a boy and a reviled stray dog become involved in a Resistance mission (Sunday, for ages 7 and older). Options also include the Japanese Pop artist Takashi Murakami’s sci-fi fantasy, “Jellyfish Eyes” (Saturday, for ages 9 and older) and several programs of short films, including two retrospectives of Aardman Animations. (Through March 22. Tickets may be available at the door for screenings listed as sold out.) At various locations; full schedule is on the website; 212-349-0330, gkids.com/fest2015. ‘Pilobolus Rules!’ (Saturday and Sunday) Anyone can see a dance performed, but what about seeing it unperformed? In this program from the BAMkids series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the renowned troupe Pilobolus will unspool four of its signature works — “Walklyndon,” “Pseudopodia,” “The Transformation” and “All Is Not Lost” — so that children can gain insight into the creative process. Recommended for ages 6 through 11, the show promises to be hands-on and interactive. Saturday at 2 and 6 p.m., Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., BAM Fisher, at the Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Place, near Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene; 718-636-4100, bam.org/kids. ‘The Pinkertonian Mystery’ (Sunday) Young detectives should get their notebooks and magnifying glasses ready. The DiMenna Children’s History Museum at the New-York Historical Society is asking them and their families to help solve a Victorian-era crime. <hl> Live In Theater <hl>, known for its interactive murder mysteries, will present the case, a premiere production that unfolds throughout the museum galleries. Young visitors will portray members of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, out to capture a crook called El Diablo in 1875. (Also on April 12 and 26.) From 3 to 5 p.m., 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, nyhistory.org. The Pop Ups (Sunday) The rock duo Jacob Stein and Jason Rabinowitz, otherwise known as the Pop Ups, are popping up again for a concert at the Jewish Museum. Featuring tunes from their Grammy-nominated children’s album, “Appetite for Construction,” this interactive show features puppets and colorful props as well as music. It will take their intended audience — 3- to 8-year-olds — on adventures involving treasure, mermaids, stars and the biggest crayons they’ve ever seen. At 11:30 a.m., 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92nd Street, 212-423-3337, thejewishmuseum.org. ‘Rapunzarella White: A Fairly Fractured Tale’ (Saturday) Yes, it’s fractured, but it’s also blended: In this creative musical retelling, by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Snow White are infant triplets abducted by an ill-tempered witch. These heroines aren’t like their traditional selves — Snow White, for instance, is allergic to apples — and neither are their princes, who may be more clumsy than charming. (Through May 9.) At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., 13th Street Repertory Theater, 50 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village, 212-352-3101, 13thstreetrep.org. ‘Sing Back, Brooklyn! With Lloyd H. Miller’ (Saturday) The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island are invited to sing back, too, in this free family program at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Lloyd H. Miller, a proud son of Brooklyn and leader of the band the Deedle Deedle Dees, known for its tunes celebrating science and history, hosts this event — with singalongs, stories and skits — the first Saturday of every month. March is Women’s History Month, so you can guess this Saturday’s theme. At 11 a.m., 128 Pierrepont Street, near Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, 718-222-4111, brooklynhistory.org.

<hl> Live In Theater <hl> , known for its interactive murder mysteries, will present the case, a premiere production that unfolds throughout the museum galleries.


Question: GreenTech allegedly received special treatment in the handling of what?

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

Answer: visa applications.

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

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


Question: What is Ms. Berman's occupation?

Ms. Berman, 34, will keep her name. She works in New York as the finance director and a senior adviser for the campaign to re-elect Senator Gillibrand in 2018. She graduated from Wesleyan. The bride’s father is a trial lawyer in New York. Mr. Schrock, 29, is a manager in the internal consulting group at Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company, in New York. In May, he received an M.B.A. from Cornell, where he also received a doctoral degree in pharmacology. He graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

Answer: finance director and a senior adviser

Ms. Berman, 34, will keep her name. <hl> She works in New York as the finance director and a senior adviser for the campaign to re-elect Senator Gillibrand in 2018. <hl> She graduated from Wesleyan. The bride’s father is a trial lawyer in New York. Mr. Schrock, 29, is a manager in the internal consulting group at Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company, in New York. In May, he received an M.B.A. from Cornell, where he also received a doctoral degree in pharmacology. He graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

Ms. Berman, 34, will keep her name. She works in New York as the <hl> finance director and a senior adviser <hl> for the campaign to re-elect Senator Gillibrand in 2018. She graduated from Wesleyan. The bride’s father is a trial lawyer in New York. Mr. Schrock, 29, is a manager in the internal consulting group at Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company, in New York. In May, he received an M.B.A. from Cornell, where he also received a doctoral degree in pharmacology. He graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.


Question: What duty do watchdogs have?

Adding more teeth to the watchdogs’ bite, therefore, makes sense. And after all, it’s their duty to be skeptical. Granted, confrontation is less welcome. Much of that, though, stems from regulators, like attorneys general, who are also in the business of cultivating voters. But as the carnage becomes more distant in Washington’s rearview mirror, there’s a danger that legislation will dilute the work of watchdogs. On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators dropped a new bill into the hopper to regulate the regulators, forcing quicker verdicts on exams and reviews when financial institutions complain. Even some of the biggest bank critics, like Daniel K. Tarullo, the Federal Reserve governor, have shown a willingness to consider rolling back rules for smaller lenders.

Answer: be skeptical

Adding more teeth to the watchdogs’ bite, therefore, makes sense. <hl> And after all, it’s their duty to be skeptical . <hl> Granted, confrontation is less welcome. Much of that, though, stems from regulators, like attorneys general, who are also in the business of cultivating voters. But as the carnage becomes more distant in Washington’s rearview mirror, there’s a danger that legislation will dilute the work of watchdogs. On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators dropped a new bill into the hopper to regulate the regulators, forcing quicker verdicts on exams and reviews when financial institutions complain. Even some of the biggest bank critics, like Daniel K. Tarullo, the Federal Reserve governor, have shown a willingness to consider rolling back rules for smaller lenders.

Adding more teeth to the watchdogs’ bite, therefore, makes sense. And after all, it’s their duty to <hl> be skeptical <hl>. Granted, confrontation is less welcome. Much of that, though, stems from regulators, like attorneys general, who are also in the business of cultivating voters. But as the carnage becomes more distant in Washington’s rearview mirror, there’s a danger that legislation will dilute the work of watchdogs. On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators dropped a new bill into the hopper to regulate the regulators, forcing quicker verdicts on exams and reviews when financial institutions complain. Even some of the biggest bank critics, like Daniel K. Tarullo, the Federal Reserve governor, have shown a willingness to consider rolling back rules for smaller lenders.

And after all, it’s their duty to <hl> be skeptical <hl> .


Question: The Liberal's share a governing coalition with what other party?

That will include managing the Liberals’ governing coalition with the smaller, more conservative National Party, which is unlikely to embrace attempts by Mr. Turnbull to move to the center. Mr. Gregory said he expected few policy changes from Mr. Turnbull in the short term. Indeed, in his first session of Parliament as prime minister on Tuesday, Mr. Turnbull made it clear that on at least two issues over which he has criticized Mr. Abbott in the past — climate change and same-sex marriage — his predecessor’s policies would continue.

Answer: National Party

<hl> That will include managing the Liberals’ governing coalition with the smaller, more conservative National Party , which is unlikely to embrace attempts by Mr. Turnbull to move to the center. <hl> Mr. Gregory said he expected few policy changes from Mr. Turnbull in the short term. Indeed, in his first session of Parliament as prime minister on Tuesday, Mr. Turnbull made it clear that on at least two issues over which he has criticized Mr. Abbott in the past — climate change and same-sex marriage — his predecessor’s policies would continue.

That will include managing the Liberals’ governing coalition with the smaller, more conservative <hl> National Party <hl>, which is unlikely to embrace attempts by Mr. Turnbull to move to the center. Mr. Gregory said he expected few policy changes from Mr. Turnbull in the short term. Indeed, in his first session of Parliament as prime minister on Tuesday, Mr. Turnbull made it clear that on at least two issues over which he has criticized Mr. Abbott in the past — climate change and same-sex marriage — his predecessor’s policies would continue.

That will include managing the Liberals’ governing coalition with the smaller, more conservative <hl> National Party <hl> , which is unlikely to embrace attempts by Mr. Turnbull to move to the center.


Question: What caught Ms. Basford and her publisher off guard?

Surging demand caught Ms. Basford and her publisher off guard. Fan mail poured in from busy professionals and parents who confided to Ms. Basford that they found coloring in her books relaxing. More accolades flowed on social media, as people posted images from their coloring books. Hard-core fans often buy several copies of her books at a time, to experiment with different color combinations. Others have turned it into a social activity. Rebekah Jean Duthie, who lives in Queensland, Australia, and works for the Australian Red Cross, says she regularly gathers with friends for “coloring circles” at cafes and in one another’s homes. “Each page can transport you back to a gentler time of life,” she said of Ms. Basford’s books in an email.

Answer: Surging demand

<hl> Surging demand caught Ms. Basford and her publisher off guard. <hl> Fan mail poured in from busy professionals and parents who confided to Ms. Basford that they found coloring in her books relaxing. More accolades flowed on social media, as people posted images from their coloring books. Hard-core fans often buy several copies of her books at a time, to experiment with different color combinations. Others have turned it into a social activity. Rebekah Jean Duthie, who lives in Queensland, Australia, and works for the Australian Red Cross, says she regularly gathers with friends for “coloring circles” at cafes and in one another’s homes. “Each page can transport you back to a gentler time of life,” she said of Ms. Basford’s books in an email.

<hl> Surging demand <hl> caught Ms. Basford and her publisher off guard. Fan mail poured in from busy professionals and parents who confided to Ms. Basford that they found coloring in her books relaxing. More accolades flowed on social media, as people posted images from their coloring books. Hard-core fans often buy several copies of her books at a time, to experiment with different color combinations. Others have turned it into a social activity. Rebekah Jean Duthie, who lives in Queensland, Australia, and works for the Australian Red Cross, says she regularly gathers with friends for “coloring circles” at cafes and in one another’s homes. “Each page can transport you back to a gentler time of life,” she said of Ms. Basford’s books in an email.


Question: What's the hashtag you can use?

That’s what we’re doing, anyway. You can find other recipes for the weekend at Cooking. Please save the ones you like to your recipe box, so you can find them later with ease. And when you’re done cooking? Rate the recipes on a scale of one to five stars. Your efforts help us all. (You can leave notes on recipes as well, either for yourself or for others.) If you run into problems with anything along the way, either with the recipes or the site or apps, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re at cookingcare@nytimes.com and standing by. You can find us on social media as well, where we congregate above the hashtag #NYTCooking. We’re on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.

Answer: #NYTCooking

That’s what we’re doing, anyway. You can find other recipes for the weekend at Cooking. Please save the ones you like to your recipe box, so you can find them later with ease. And when you’re done cooking? Rate the recipes on a scale of one to five stars. Your efforts help us all. (You can leave notes on recipes as well, either for yourself or for others.) If you run into problems with anything along the way, either with the recipes or the site or apps, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re at cookingcare@nytimes.com and standing by. <hl> You can find us on social media as well, where we congregate above the hashtag #NYTCooking . <hl> We’re on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.

That’s what we’re doing, anyway. You can find other recipes for the weekend at Cooking. Please save the ones you like to your recipe box, so you can find them later with ease. And when you’re done cooking? Rate the recipes on a scale of one to five stars. Your efforts help us all. (You can leave notes on recipes as well, either for yourself or for others.) If you run into problems with anything along the way, either with the recipes or the site or apps, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re at cookingcare@nytimes.com and standing by. You can find us on social media as well, where we congregate above the hashtag <hl> #NYTCooking <hl>. We’re on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.

You can find us on social media as well, where we congregate above the hashtag <hl> #NYTCooking <hl> .


Question: Who is the Vice Chancellor of Germany ?

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

Answer: Angela Merkel

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

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

In the words of Chancellor <hl> Angela Merkel <hl> , whose apparent mercilessness during the Greek bailout talks prompted mocked-up photographs of her dressed in Nazi uniform: “The world sees Germany as a country of hope and opportunity, and that was certainly not always the case.”


Question: What product is Apple accused of copying?

And in a move sure to make Apple old-timers squirm, the newest version of the iPad, which has an optional keyboard that attaches to the tablet, is even imitating some of the features of Microsoft’s competing product, called the Surface. Together, the tablet, stylus and keyboard make for a combination computing device that Apple executives had long said that they wouldn’t create, perhaps indicating the people running the company today are willing to forget about the past as they try to cater to shifting consumer tastes. But the center of this ever-expanding Silicon Valley giant is still the iPhone, which accounts for 56 percent of Apple’s profits. And in a presentation that lasted more than two hours on Wednesday at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here, Apple executives emphasized several new iPhone features that — despite other announcements, ranging from an improved version of the company’s television controller to chic watchbands — are still the key to Apple’s success. “Investors have been rewarded by assuming Apple can continually push the envelope on what a phone and the company can do,” said Michael A. Sansoterra, the chief investment officer at Silvant Capital Management, which owns Apple stock. Because of the first iteration of the larger-screen iPhone 6 introduced last year, Apple’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, when the company had an $18 billion profit, was the most profitable quarter ever for a publicly traded company.

Answer: Surface

<hl> And in a move sure to make Apple old-timers squirm, the newest version of the iPad, which has an optional keyboard that attaches to the tablet, is even imitating some of the features of Microsoft’s competing product, called the Surface . <hl> Together, the tablet, stylus and keyboard make for a combination computing device that Apple executives had long said that they wouldn’t create, perhaps indicating the people running the company today are willing to forget about the past as they try to cater to shifting consumer tastes. But the center of this ever-expanding Silicon Valley giant is still the iPhone, which accounts for 56 percent of Apple’s profits. And in a presentation that lasted more than two hours on Wednesday at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here, Apple executives emphasized several new iPhone features that — despite other announcements, ranging from an improved version of the company’s television controller to chic watchbands — are still the key to Apple’s success. “Investors have been rewarded by assuming Apple can continually push the envelope on what a phone and the company can do,” said Michael A. Sansoterra, the chief investment officer at Silvant Capital Management, which owns Apple stock. Because of the first iteration of the larger-screen iPhone 6 introduced last year, Apple’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, when the company had an $18 billion profit, was the most profitable quarter ever for a publicly traded company.

And in a move sure to make Apple old-timers squirm, the newest version of the iPad, which has an optional keyboard that attaches to the tablet, is even imitating some of the features of Microsoft’s competing product, called the <hl> Surface <hl>. Together, the tablet, stylus and keyboard make for a combination computing device that Apple executives had long said that they wouldn’t create, perhaps indicating the people running the company today are willing to forget about the past as they try to cater to shifting consumer tastes. But the center of this ever-expanding Silicon Valley giant is still the iPhone, which accounts for 56 percent of Apple’s profits. And in a presentation that lasted more than two hours on Wednesday at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here, Apple executives emphasized several new iPhone features that — despite other announcements, ranging from an improved version of the company’s television controller to chic watchbands — are still the key to Apple’s success. “Investors have been rewarded by assuming Apple can continually push the envelope on what a phone and the company can do,” said Michael A. Sansoterra, the chief investment officer at Silvant Capital Management, which owns Apple stock. Because of the first iteration of the larger-screen iPhone 6 introduced last year, Apple’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, when the company had an $18 billion profit, was the most profitable quarter ever for a publicly traded company.

And in a move sure to make Apple old-timers squirm, the newest version of the iPad, which has an optional keyboard that attaches to the tablet, is even imitating some of the features of Microsoft’s competing product, called the <hl> Surface <hl> .


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

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

Answer: Alexander McQueen

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

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


Question: What does the author value, that is an uncommon stance nowadays?

The poetics of damage permeates David Treuer’s elegantly bitter fourth novel, “Prudence,” which unites a distinctly modern sociopolitical perspective with a more old-fashioned moral rigor about the consequences of emotional cowardice, complicity and repression. On the evidence here, Treuer believes in bravery. Moreover, he believes that a lack of bravery isn’t just sad, it’s deeply destructive — and the destruction can’t be undone. Cowardice can kill people. While there’s much hope in this lyrical novel, as evidenced by the freedom with which it examines some of the more transgressive interstices of race, sexual orientation and gender, there’s also an obdurate insistence on taking responsibility, particularly if one is a man. Treuer’s perspective is bracingly tough. This author values honor. Who dares to take that kind of stance anymore?

Answer: honor

This author values honor .

The poetics of damage permeates David Treuer’s elegantly bitter fourth novel, “Prudence,” which unites a distinctly modern sociopolitical perspective with a more old-fashioned moral rigor about the consequences of emotional cowardice, complicity and repression. On the evidence here, Treuer believes in bravery. Moreover, he believes that a lack of bravery isn’t just sad, it’s deeply destructive — and the destruction can’t be undone. Cowardice can kill people. While there’s much hope in this lyrical novel, as evidenced by the freedom with which it examines some of the more transgressive interstices of race, sexual orientation and gender, there’s also an obdurate insistence on taking responsibility, particularly if one is a man. Treuer’s perspective is bracingly tough. <hl> This author values honor . <hl> Who dares to take that kind of stance anymore?

The poetics of damage permeates David Treuer’s elegantly bitter fourth novel, “Prudence,” which unites a distinctly modern sociopolitical perspective with a more old-fashioned moral rigor about the consequences of emotional cowardice, complicity and repression. On the evidence here, Treuer believes in bravery. Moreover, he believes that a lack of bravery isn’t just sad, it’s deeply destructive — and the destruction can’t be undone. Cowardice can kill people. While there’s much hope in this lyrical novel, as evidenced by the freedom with which it examines some of the more transgressive interstices of race, sexual orientation and gender, there’s also an obdurate insistence on taking responsibility, particularly if one is a man. Treuer’s perspective is bracingly tough. This author values <hl> honor <hl>. Who dares to take that kind of stance anymore?


Question: What's nearing for investment banks?

Investor redemption may be nearing for investment banks. Most lenders’ wholesale units have destroyed value for seven years. Some may have done so again in the first quarter of this year. JPMorgan kicks off results season next week and its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, said in his annual letter to shareholders on Wednesday that returns could be attractive in the long run, if not the short term. But if the biggest players cut costs by a relatively modest 2 percent per year while expanding revenue at the same rate, the industry could produce a combined return on equity of more than 12 percent by 2017, a Breakingviews calculator shows.

Answer: Investor redemption

<hl> Investor redemption may be nearing for investment banks. <hl> Most lenders’ wholesale units have destroyed value for seven years. Some may have done so again in the first quarter of this year. JPMorgan kicks off results season next week and its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, said in his annual letter to shareholders on Wednesday that returns could be attractive in the long run, if not the short term. But if the biggest players cut costs by a relatively modest 2 percent per year while expanding revenue at the same rate, the industry could produce a combined return on equity of more than 12 percent by 2017, a Breakingviews calculator shows.

<hl> Investor redemption <hl> may be nearing for investment banks. Most lenders’ wholesale units have destroyed value for seven years. Some may have done so again in the first quarter of this year. JPMorgan kicks off results season next week and its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, said in his annual letter to shareholders on Wednesday that returns could be attractive in the long run, if not the short term. But if the biggest players cut costs by a relatively modest 2 percent per year while expanding revenue at the same rate, the industry could produce a combined return on equity of more than 12 percent by 2017, a Breakingviews calculator shows.


Question: What subjects are Business Insider mainly focused on?

So let’s talk about our business, the media! This week Business Insider, the scrappy tech- and finance-focused digital publication founded by the former stock analyst Henry Blodget, was sold to the German media company Axel Springer for $343 million. It was just one of many dump trucks full of money pulling up to the digital media business. BuzzFeed and Vox recently each announced that they had raised $200 million from NBC Universal. Vice has also raised a boatload. So is this all great news? Should I start shopping for a McMansion?

Answer: scrappy tech- and finance-focused digital publication

So let’s talk about our business, the media! <hl> This week Business Insider, the scrappy tech- and finance-focused digital publication founded by the former stock analyst Henry Blodget, was sold to the German media company Axel Springer for $343 million. <hl> It was just one of many dump trucks full of money pulling up to the digital media business. BuzzFeed and Vox recently each announced that they had raised $200 million from NBC Universal. Vice has also raised a boatload. So is this all great news? Should I start shopping for a McMansion?

So let’s talk about our business, the media! This week Business Insider, the <hl> scrappy tech- and finance-focused digital publication <hl> founded by the former stock analyst Henry Blodget, was sold to the German media company Axel Springer for $343 million. It was just one of many dump trucks full of money pulling up to the digital media business. BuzzFeed and Vox recently each announced that they had raised $200 million from NBC Universal. Vice has also raised a boatload. So is this all great news? Should I start shopping for a McMansion?


Question: How many hits did the opposing team have against Syndergaard?

Syndergaard then gave the type of performance that defines a player’s season, the kind that can instill confidence in a rookie and propel him to new heights. He suffocated the Dodgers, holding them to two hits and one run in six innings. He pitched even with Kershaw, perhaps even better, and gave the Mets’ porous offense the chance to squeak out a 2-1 win. Syndergaard pitched so well that, afterward, a reporter asked him if this start had stamped him as one of the best young pitchers in baseball, and he did not scoff at the question. “I hope so,” Syndergaard said. “But, I mean, I certainly don’t think I’m there yet to carry the name as Clayton Kershaw does. But hopefully I’ll get there.”

Answer: two

Syndergaard then gave the type of performance that defines a player’s season, the kind that can instill confidence in a rookie and propel him to new heights. <hl> He suffocated the Dodgers, holding them to two hits and one run in six innings. <hl> He pitched even with Kershaw, perhaps even better, and gave the Mets’ porous offense the chance to squeak out a 2-1 win. Syndergaard pitched so well that, afterward, a reporter asked him if this start had stamped him as one of the best young pitchers in baseball, and he did not scoff at the question. “I hope so,” Syndergaard said. “But, I mean, I certainly don’t think I’m there yet to carry the name as Clayton Kershaw does. But hopefully I’ll get there.”

Syndergaard then gave the type of performance that defines a player’s season, the kind that can instill confidence in a rookie and propel him to new heights. He suffocated the Dodgers, holding them to <hl> two <hl> hits and one run in six innings. He pitched even with Kershaw, perhaps even better, and gave the Mets’ porous offense the chance to squeak out a 2-1 win. Syndergaard pitched so well that, afterward, a reporter asked him if this start had stamped him as one of the best young pitchers in baseball, and he did not scoff at the question. “I hope so,” Syndergaard said. “But, I mean, I certainly don’t think I’m there yet to carry the name as Clayton Kershaw does. But hopefully I’ll get there.”


Question: What company did Ms Wisniak help found?

After Amelie Wisniak moved to Manhattan from Paris four years ago, a friend told her, “Never leave the island” — Manhattan was the epicenter. At first Ms. Wisniak, an entrepreneur and a founder of SportChaser, a search engine that connects sports fans to bars, heeded that advice — “I never went to Brooklyn,” she said. But she and her boyfriend, Pascal Greilich, a software developer, could not afford to buy the kind of apartment they wanted in Manhattan and grew tired of spending $2,250 a month on rent for a one-bedroom in Hell’s Kitchen. So the couple expanded their horizons, specifically to Clinton Hill, in north-central Brooklyn. They paid $995,000 for a two-bedroom two-bath condominium built in 2007.

Answer: SportChaser

After Amelie Wisniak moved to Manhattan from Paris four years ago, a friend told her, “Never leave the island” — Manhattan was the epicenter. <hl> At first Ms. Wisniak, an entrepreneur and a founder of SportChaser , a search engine that connects sports fans to bars, heeded that advice — “I never went to Brooklyn,” she said. <hl> But she and her boyfriend, Pascal Greilich, a software developer, could not afford to buy the kind of apartment they wanted in Manhattan and grew tired of spending $2,250 a month on rent for a one-bedroom in Hell’s Kitchen. So the couple expanded their horizons, specifically to Clinton Hill, in north-central Brooklyn. They paid $995,000 for a two-bedroom two-bath condominium built in 2007.

After Amelie Wisniak moved to Manhattan from Paris four years ago, a friend told her, “Never leave the island” — Manhattan was the epicenter. At first Ms. Wisniak, an entrepreneur and a founder of <hl> SportChaser <hl>, a search engine that connects sports fans to bars, heeded that advice — “I never went to Brooklyn,” she said. But she and her boyfriend, Pascal Greilich, a software developer, could not afford to buy the kind of apartment they wanted in Manhattan and grew tired of spending $2,250 a month on rent for a one-bedroom in Hell’s Kitchen. So the couple expanded their horizons, specifically to Clinton Hill, in north-central Brooklyn. They paid $995,000 for a two-bedroom two-bath condominium built in 2007.

At first Ms. Wisniak, an entrepreneur and a founder of <hl> SportChaser <hl> , a search engine that connects sports fans to bars, heeded that advice — “I never went to Brooklyn,” she said.


Question: How much did it cost to train the Ukrainian soldier?

Capt. Andrii Syurkalo, a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions. American officers described the course work as equivalent to the latter months of basic training in the United States. The courses will train 705 Ukrainian soldiers at a cost of $19 million over six months. The Ukrainian National Guard is rotating from the front what units it can spare for the training. American instructors intend to recommend top performers to serve as trainers within other Ukrainian units, and in this way spread the instruction more broadly.

Answer: $19 million

Capt. Andrii Syurkalo, a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions. American officers described the course work as equivalent to the latter months of basic training in the United States. <hl> The courses will train 705 Ukrainian soldiers at a cost of $19 million over six months. <hl> The Ukrainian National Guard is rotating from the front what units it can spare for the training. American instructors intend to recommend top performers to serve as trainers within other Ukrainian units, and in this way spread the instruction more broadly.

Capt. Andrii Syurkalo, a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions. American officers described the course work as equivalent to the latter months of basic training in the United States. The courses will train 705 Ukrainian soldiers at a cost of <hl> $19 million <hl> over six months. The Ukrainian National Guard is rotating from the front what units it can spare for the training. American instructors intend to recommend top performers to serve as trainers within other Ukrainian units, and in this way spread the instruction more broadly.


Question: How old is Shaimaa al-Sabbagh?

CAIRO — At least 18 people were killed in political violence on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising, a reminder of the ruthless crackdown the military-backed government has used to silence any echoes of that revolt. Security officials said three of those killed were militants trying to plant bombs that accidentally exploded in two Nile Delta towns, and three others were police conscripts. At least 12 others were civilians killed by security forces. As many as 10 civilians were killed in clashes in the Matariya district, a frequent flash point on the northern edge of Cairo, and dozens of civilians were reportedly injured in clashes at scattered protests around the country. After nearly 18 months of recurring police shootings at street protests since the military takeover in 2013, it was the deaths of two others killed over the weekend that most captured Egypt’s attention. Sondos Reda Abu Bakr, a 17-year-old high school student, was killed Friday by police officers firing birdshot at a demonstration in Alexandria in support of ousted President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood. And Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, 31, a left-leaning poet and activist, was killed in Cairo. She was a member of a socialist political party that had supported President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the military takeover he led in 2013.

Answer: 31

CAIRO — At least 18 people were killed in political violence on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising, a reminder of the ruthless crackdown the military-backed government has used to silence any echoes of that revolt. Security officials said three of those killed were militants trying to plant bombs that accidentally exploded in two Nile Delta towns, and three others were police conscripts. At least 12 others were civilians killed by security forces. As many as 10 civilians were killed in clashes in the Matariya district, a frequent flash point on the northern edge of Cairo, and dozens of civilians were reportedly injured in clashes at scattered protests around the country. After nearly 18 months of recurring police shootings at street protests since the military takeover in 2013, it was the deaths of two others killed over the weekend that most captured Egypt’s attention. Sondos Reda Abu Bakr, a 17-year-old high school student, was killed Friday by police officers firing birdshot at a demonstration in Alexandria in support of ousted President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood. <hl> And Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, 31 , a left-leaning poet and activist, was killed in Cairo. <hl> She was a member of a socialist political party that had supported President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the military takeover he led in 2013.

CAIRO — At least 18 people were killed in political violence on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising, a reminder of the ruthless crackdown the military-backed government has used to silence any echoes of that revolt. Security officials said three of those killed were militants trying to plant bombs that accidentally exploded in two Nile Delta towns, and three others were police conscripts. At least 12 others were civilians killed by security forces. As many as 10 civilians were killed in clashes in the Matariya district, a frequent flash point on the northern edge of Cairo, and dozens of civilians were reportedly injured in clashes at scattered protests around the country. After nearly 18 months of recurring police shootings at street protests since the military takeover in 2013, it was the deaths of two others killed over the weekend that most captured Egypt’s attention. Sondos Reda Abu Bakr, a 17-year-old high school student, was killed Friday by police officers firing birdshot at a demonstration in Alexandria in support of ousted President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood. And Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, <hl> 31 <hl>, a left-leaning poet and activist, was killed in Cairo. She was a member of a socialist political party that had supported President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the military takeover he led in 2013.

And Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, <hl> 31 <hl> , a left-leaning poet and activist, was killed in Cairo.


Question: Who created the sound work named "Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand."

“Miami is a place of excess, of vacation and gluttony, but also the art market, with lots of consumerism going on,” said Ms. Wise, who graduated from art school in Montreal in 2013. “It is a really interesting place to overhear things.” And, apparently, to get on board with a new way to sell art. Miami is also where Ms. Wise first met David Gryn, a London-based curator who, along with the British collector and philanthropist Anita Zabludowicz, co-created Daata Editions. The website, which debuted during this year’s Frieze Art Fair in New York, combines the growing online art sales scene with the mushrooming market value of new media art. Ms. Wise was one of 18 new-media artists invited to be part of the inaugural group to show on the website. The group includes Jon Rafman, Takeshi Murata, Hannah Perry, Ilit Azoulay and Stephen Vitiello. “I have learned to say no to a lot in the art world, as you sense ‘I do not trust this person,”’ said Mr. Vitiello, a Virginia-based sound and visual artist who created sound works for Daata with names like “Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand.”

Answer: Mr. Vitiello

“Miami is a place of excess, of vacation and gluttony, but also the art market, with lots of consumerism going on,” said Ms. Wise, who graduated from art school in Montreal in 2013. “It is a really interesting place to overhear things.” And, apparently, to get on board with a new way to sell art. Miami is also where Ms. Wise first met David Gryn, a London-based curator who, along with the British collector and philanthropist Anita Zabludowicz, co-created Daata Editions. The website, which debuted during this year’s Frieze Art Fair in New York, combines the growing online art sales scene with the mushrooming market value of new media art. Ms. Wise was one of 18 new-media artists invited to be part of the inaugural group to show on the website. The group includes Jon Rafman, Takeshi Murata, Hannah Perry, Ilit Azoulay and Stephen Vitiello. <hl> “I have learned to say no to a lot in the art world, as you sense ‘I do not trust this person,”’ said Mr. Vitiello , a Virginia-based sound and visual artist who created sound works for Daata with names like “Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand.” <hl>

“Miami is a place of excess, of vacation and gluttony, but also the art market, with lots of consumerism going on,” said Ms. Wise, who graduated from art school in Montreal in 2013. “It is a really interesting place to overhear things.” And, apparently, to get on board with a new way to sell art. Miami is also where Ms. Wise first met David Gryn, a London-based curator who, along with the British collector and philanthropist Anita Zabludowicz, co-created Daata Editions. The website, which debuted during this year’s Frieze Art Fair in New York, combines the growing online art sales scene with the mushrooming market value of new media art. Ms. Wise was one of 18 new-media artists invited to be part of the inaugural group to show on the website. The group includes Jon Rafman, Takeshi Murata, Hannah Perry, Ilit Azoulay and Stephen Vitiello. “I have learned to say no to a lot in the art world, as you sense ‘I do not trust this person,”’ said <hl> Mr. Vitiello <hl>, a Virginia-based sound and visual artist who created sound works for Daata with names like “Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand.”

“I have learned to say no to a lot in the art world, as you sense ‘I do not trust this person,”’ said <hl> Mr. Vitiello <hl> , a Virginia-based sound and visual artist who created sound works for Daata with names like “Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand.”


Question: What is disease does one member have?

Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of provoking social instability. One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for hepatitis. Another, Wang Man, 33, a gender researcher, was said to have had a mild heart attack while in custody. Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to near-constant interrogation.

Answer: hepatitis

Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of provoking social instability. <hl> One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for hepatitis . <hl> Another, Wang Man, 33, a gender researcher, was said to have had a mild heart attack while in custody. Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to near-constant interrogation.

Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of provoking social instability. One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for <hl> hepatitis <hl>. Another, Wang Man, 33, a gender researcher, was said to have had a mild heart attack while in custody. Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to near-constant interrogation.

One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for <hl> hepatitis <hl> .


Question: Where did Mr. and Mrs. Kim marry?

Hannah Shinehee Cho, the daughter of Song S. Cho and the Rev. Philip S. Cho of Flushing, Queens, was married Saturday to Paul K. Kim, a son of Boo Young and Young In Kim of Ridgewood, N.J. The Rev. Jang Ki Lim, a minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, at the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. Mrs. Kim, 34, is the global marketing manager of the Scuderia Ferrari watches brand for the Movado Group in Paramus, N.J. She graduated from Binghamton University and from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. Mr. Kim, 31, is a manager for the global treasury services team at American Express in Manhattan, where he provides analysis and reporting for quarterly earnings. He graduated from Baruch College. The couple played together as babies, and met again in 2006 as adults at the wedding of the groom’s brother in Manhattan.

Answer: West Side Presbyterian Church

Hannah Shinehee Cho, the daughter of Song S. Cho and the Rev. Philip S. Cho of Flushing, Queens, was married Saturday to Paul K. Kim, a son of Boo Young and Young In Kim of Ridgewood, N.J. <hl> The Rev. Jang Ki Lim, a minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, at the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. <hl> Mrs. Kim, 34, is the global marketing manager of the Scuderia Ferrari watches brand for the Movado Group in Paramus, N.J. She graduated from Binghamton University and from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. Mr. Kim, 31, is a manager for the global treasury services team at American Express in Manhattan, where he provides analysis and reporting for quarterly earnings. He graduated from Baruch College. The couple played together as babies, and met again in 2006 as adults at the wedding of the groom’s brother in Manhattan.

Hannah Shinehee Cho, the daughter of Song S. Cho and the Rev. Philip S. Cho of Flushing, Queens, was married Saturday to Paul K. Kim, a son of Boo Young and Young In Kim of Ridgewood, N.J. The Rev. Jang Ki Lim, a minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, at the <hl> West Side Presbyterian Church <hl> in Ridgewood. Mrs. Kim, 34, is the global marketing manager of the Scuderia Ferrari watches brand for the Movado Group in Paramus, N.J. She graduated from Binghamton University and from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. Mr. Kim, 31, is a manager for the global treasury services team at American Express in Manhattan, where he provides analysis and reporting for quarterly earnings. He graduated from Baruch College. The couple played together as babies, and met again in 2006 as adults at the wedding of the groom’s brother in Manhattan.


Question: At what age did RBG's mother graduate?

GS: Perhaps we were living out the unlived lives of our mothers. Mine wanted to be a writer and was a journalist long before I was born. First as a reporter, then an editor at a Toledo newspaper. RBG: My mother was a powerful influence. She made me toe the line. If I didn’t have a perfect report card, she showed her disappointment. PG: Had she been a “perfect report card” kind of girl? RBG: She told a story about bringing home a report card with all A’s to her father. But it didn’t mean anything. She was a girl. My mother graduated from high school at 15 and went to work to support the family because the eldest son went to college. GS: So you were receiving her dreams. She was saying the opposite to you: not that your report card didn’t count, but that it did.

Answer: 15

GS: Perhaps we were living out the unlived lives of our mothers. Mine wanted to be a writer and was a journalist long before I was born. First as a reporter, then an editor at a Toledo newspaper. RBG: My mother was a powerful influence. She made me toe the line. If I didn’t have a perfect report card, she showed her disappointment. PG: Had she been a “perfect report card” kind of girl? RBG: She told a story about bringing home a report card with all A’s to her father. But it didn’t mean anything. She was a girl. <hl> My mother graduated from high school at 15 and went to work to support the family because the eldest son went to college. <hl> GS: So you were receiving her dreams. She was saying the opposite to you: not that your report card didn’t count, but that it did.

GS: Perhaps we were living out the unlived lives of our mothers. Mine wanted to be a writer and was a journalist long before I was born. First as a reporter, then an editor at a Toledo newspaper. RBG: My mother was a powerful influence. She made me toe the line. If I didn’t have a perfect report card, she showed her disappointment. PG: Had she been a “perfect report card” kind of girl? RBG: She told a story about bringing home a report card with all A’s to her father. But it didn’t mean anything. She was a girl. My mother graduated from high school at <hl> 15 <hl> and went to work to support the family because the eldest son went to college. GS: So you were receiving her dreams. She was saying the opposite to you: not that your report card didn’t count, but that it did.


Question: Who was responsible for the 2016 budget?

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

Answer: Mr. Obama

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

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

<hl> Mr. Obama <hl> ’s budget for 2016 asks for $1.94 billion, an increase of $273.3 million over the current year.


Question: What two weapons was used to break down a door?

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

Answer: sledgehammer and a crowbar

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

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

The largely unschooled troops are learning such basic skills as how to use an encrypted walkie-talkie; how to break open a door with a <hl> sledgehammer and a crowbar <hl> ; and how to drag a wounded colleague across a field while holding a rifle at the ready.


Question: What is the name of De Beers brand?

Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as Forevermark, a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests. The symbol is visible only with a special instrument and helps buyers know, for example, that a diamond is not man-made. (De Beers also produces synthetic diamonds but only for industrial applications, such as lasers.) “We have to make sure that diamonds remain a relevant luxury category,” said Mr. Mellier of De Beers.

Answer: Forevermark

<hl> Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as Forevermark , a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests. <hl> The symbol is visible only with a special instrument and helps buyers know, for example, that a diamond is not man-made. (De Beers also produces synthetic diamonds but only for industrial applications, such as lasers.) “We have to make sure that diamonds remain a relevant luxury category,” said Mr. Mellier of De Beers.

Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as <hl> Forevermark <hl>, a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests. The symbol is visible only with a special instrument and helps buyers know, for example, that a diamond is not man-made. (De Beers also produces synthetic diamonds but only for industrial applications, such as lasers.) “We have to make sure that diamonds remain a relevant luxury category,” said Mr. Mellier of De Beers.

Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as <hl> Forevermark <hl> , a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests.


Question: Who started at a theater in Harlem?

That seemingly small step led to an increased turnout for the school’s free community auditions, which has dramatically shifted the minority presence in the children division. “It’s gone Technicolor fast,” said Silas Farley, a 21-year-old member of City Ballet whose mother is black and father is white. (He refers to himself as “a cultural gumbo.”) Peter Martins, the ballet master in chief of City Ballet as well as the artistic director and chairman of faculty at the School of American Ballet, says that substantial change may take time, but it will happen. “We are not a white company,” he said. “We don’t seek to be a black company. We don’t seek to be half and half. I just want to be American.” While it’s still too soon to tell if the children discovered through recent community auditions will make it into City Ballet, since 2008-9, the school has graduated 36 minority dancers who have gone on to join professional companies. Eleven of those joined City Ballet. India Bradley, a 17-year-old advanced student at the school said her ambition — obsession really — is to become one of them. “More than anything in life,” she said. “I have actual dreams.” Ms. Bradley, a Detroit native, found her way to the School of American Ballet through the Dance Theater of Harlem. One of her teachers, Andrea Long-Naidu — a former City Ballet dancer — encouraged her to audition for the school.

Answer: India Bradley

That seemingly small step led to an increased turnout for the school’s free community auditions, which has dramatically shifted the minority presence in the children division. “It’s gone Technicolor fast,” said Silas Farley, a 21-year-old member of City Ballet whose mother is black and father is white. (He refers to himself as “a cultural gumbo.”) Peter Martins, the ballet master in chief of City Ballet as well as the artistic director and chairman of faculty at the School of American Ballet, says that substantial change may take time, but it will happen. “We are not a white company,” he said. “We don’t seek to be a black company. We don’t seek to be half and half. I just want to be American.” While it’s still too soon to tell if the children discovered through recent community auditions will make it into City Ballet, since 2008-9, the school has graduated 36 minority dancers who have gone on to join professional companies. Eleven of those joined City Ballet. <hl> India Bradley , a 17-year-old advanced student at the school said her ambition — obsession really — is to become one of them. <hl> “More than anything in life,” she said. “I have actual dreams.” Ms. Bradley, a Detroit native, found her way to the School of American Ballet through the Dance Theater of Harlem. One of her teachers, Andrea Long-Naidu — a former City Ballet dancer — encouraged her to audition for the school.

That seemingly small step led to an increased turnout for the school’s free community auditions, which has dramatically shifted the minority presence in the children division. “It’s gone Technicolor fast,” said Silas Farley, a 21-year-old member of City Ballet whose mother is black and father is white. (He refers to himself as “a cultural gumbo.”) Peter Martins, the ballet master in chief of City Ballet as well as the artistic director and chairman of faculty at the School of American Ballet, says that substantial change may take time, but it will happen. “We are not a white company,” he said. “We don’t seek to be a black company. We don’t seek to be half and half. I just want to be American.” While it’s still too soon to tell if the children discovered through recent community auditions will make it into City Ballet, since 2008-9, the school has graduated 36 minority dancers who have gone on to join professional companies. Eleven of those joined City Ballet. <hl> India Bradley <hl>, a 17-year-old advanced student at the school said her ambition — obsession really — is to become one of them. “More than anything in life,” she said. “I have actual dreams.” Ms. Bradley, a Detroit native, found her way to the School of American Ballet through the Dance Theater of Harlem. One of her teachers, Andrea Long-Naidu — a former City Ballet dancer — encouraged her to audition for the school.

<hl> India Bradley <hl> , a 17-year-old advanced student at the school said her ambition — obsession really — is to become one of them.


Question: Which two Republicans were the ones who joined the 45 Democrats in opposition?

WASHINGTON —  The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. Two Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.

Answer: Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. <hl> Two Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine , joined 45 Democrats in opposition. <hl> Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. Two Republicans, <hl> Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine <hl>, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.

Two Republicans, <hl> Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine <hl> , joined 45 Democrats in opposition.


Question: How many years ago did President Bashar al-Assad use chemical weapons?

The French President, François Hollande, says France is “at war” against “a jihadi army.” France will be “pitiless.” There will be “no respite, no truce.” More than two years ago, after President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons, Hollande was ready to bomb Syria alongside President Obama. Then Obama wavered. Hesitation has been Obama’s modus operandi on Syria. Now there are body bags in Paris. Since 2013, ISIS has come to terrorize the world. Hollande will travel to Washington and Moscow next week in an attempt to forge a broad coalition to act “decisively” against it. If the President Obama he finds is the same Obama who spoke in Turkey on Monday, the French president will be disappointed. The contrast between Hollande’s fire and Obama’s flatness as he insisted he would not put American troops on the ground to defeat ISIS was one of the stranger aspects of being in Paris this week.

Answer: two

The French President, François Hollande, says France is “at war” against “a jihadi army.” France will be “pitiless.” There will be “no respite, no truce.” <hl> More than two years ago, after President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons, Hollande was ready to bomb Syria alongside President Obama. <hl> Then Obama wavered. Hesitation has been Obama’s modus operandi on Syria. Now there are body bags in Paris. Since 2013, ISIS has come to terrorize the world. Hollande will travel to Washington and Moscow next week in an attempt to forge a broad coalition to act “decisively” against it. If the President Obama he finds is the same Obama who spoke in Turkey on Monday, the French president will be disappointed. The contrast between Hollande’s fire and Obama’s flatness as he insisted he would not put American troops on the ground to defeat ISIS was one of the stranger aspects of being in Paris this week.

The French President, François Hollande, says France is “at war” against “a jihadi army.” France will be “pitiless.” There will be “no respite, no truce.” More than <hl> two <hl> years ago, after President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons, Hollande was ready to bomb Syria alongside President Obama. Then Obama wavered. Hesitation has been Obama’s modus operandi on Syria. Now there are body bags in Paris. Since 2013, ISIS has come to terrorize the world. Hollande will travel to Washington and Moscow next week in an attempt to forge a broad coalition to act “decisively” against it. If the President Obama he finds is the same Obama who spoke in Turkey on Monday, the French president will be disappointed. The contrast between Hollande’s fire and Obama’s flatness as he insisted he would not put American troops on the ground to defeat ISIS was one of the stranger aspects of being in Paris this week.


Question: Who is the Republican majority leader accused or corruption?

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and Dean G. Skelos, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

Answer: Dean G. Skelos

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. <hl> His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and Dean G. Skelos , the Republican majority leader in the Senate. <hl> Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and <hl> Dean G. Skelos <hl>, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and <hl> Dean G. Skelos <hl> , the Republican majority leader in the Senate.


Question: When does the Stamford Art Association close on weekends?

STAMFORD P.M.W. Gallery “Noir 2,” etchings, lithographs, drawings and paintings by Ann Chernow. Through June 21. By appointment only. P.M.W. Gallery, 530 Roxbury Road. 203-322-5427; pmwgallery.com. STAMFORD Stamford Art Association “Up, Down, All Around — Small Works,” group show. “Familiar/Unfamiliar,” Arthur Vitello III. Through July 9. Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 3 p.m. Stamford Art Association, 39 Franklin Street. 203-325-1139; stamfordartassociation.org.

Answer: 3 p.m.

STAMFORD P.M.W. Gallery “Noir 2,” etchings, lithographs, drawings and paintings by Ann Chernow. Through June 21. By appointment only. P.M.W. Gallery, 530 Roxbury Road. 203-322-5427; pmwgallery.com. STAMFORD Stamford Art Association “Up, Down, All Around — Small Works,” group show. “Familiar/Unfamiliar,” Arthur Vitello III. Through July 9. <hl> Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 3 p.m. Stamford Art Association, 39 Franklin Street. <hl> 203-325-1139; stamfordartassociation.org.

STAMFORD P.M.W. Gallery “Noir 2,” etchings, lithographs, drawings and paintings by Ann Chernow. Through June 21. By appointment only. P.M.W. Gallery, 530 Roxbury Road. 203-322-5427; pmwgallery.com. STAMFORD Stamford Art Association “Up, Down, All Around — Small Works,” group show. “Familiar/Unfamiliar,” Arthur Vitello III. Through July 9. Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to <hl> 3 p.m. <hl>; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 3 p.m. Stamford Art Association, 39 Franklin Street. 203-325-1139; stamfordartassociation.org.

Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to <hl> 3 p.m. <hl> ; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 3 p.m. Stamford Art Association, 39 Franklin Street.


Question: How much did John Rakis spend on care for his mother-in-law?

She spent about $65,000 of her own money and her mother’s in the five years before her mother died. As for her mother’s money, by the time she died, “it was gone,” Ms. Olson said. John Rakis, a consultant in New York, spent more than $189,000 in less than two years for caregivers and other expenses for his mother-in-law, 92, who has dementia and lives in a housing project in Manhattan. He promised his wife, who died in January 2013, that he would take care of her mother. She left a portion of her life insurance and death benefit money to her mother, and Mr. Rakis spent it on her care. Until it was gone. “The money ran out in June,” Mr. Rakis said. “I was losing sleep.”

Answer: more than $189,000

She spent about $65,000 of her own money and her mother’s in the five years before her mother died. As for her mother’s money, by the time she died, “it was gone,” Ms. Olson said. <hl> John Rakis, a consultant in New York, spent more than $189,000 in less than two years for caregivers and other expenses for his mother-in-law, 92, who has dementia and lives in a housing project in Manhattan. <hl> He promised his wife, who died in January 2013, that he would take care of her mother. She left a portion of her life insurance and death benefit money to her mother, and Mr. Rakis spent it on her care. Until it was gone. “The money ran out in June,” Mr. Rakis said. “I was losing sleep.”

She spent about $65,000 of her own money and her mother’s in the five years before her mother died. As for her mother’s money, by the time she died, “it was gone,” Ms. Olson said. John Rakis, a consultant in New York, spent <hl> more than $189,000 <hl> in less than two years for caregivers and other expenses for his mother-in-law, 92, who has dementia and lives in a housing project in Manhattan. He promised his wife, who died in January 2013, that he would take care of her mother. She left a portion of her life insurance and death benefit money to her mother, and Mr. Rakis spent it on her care. Until it was gone. “The money ran out in June,” Mr. Rakis said. “I was losing sleep.”


Question: Who was a safety consultant?

One of them was Drew Pardus, a safety consultant from Lower Manhattan, who said four bikers ignored a red light and nearly ran him over as he tried to cross West Street with his wife and young son. “They almost hit us twice,” he told a 911 dispatcher. “They are speeding. They are doing wheelies. They are running red lights. They are a menace.” Mr. Steinglass also showed several videotapes in court, filmed by the helmet camera of one of the bikers, Kevin Bresloff. Most were recorded before the bikers on trial encountered the S.U.V. and so have little to do with the assault. Still, the prosecutor made Mr. Bresloff, a Long Island motorcycle mechanic, narrate the tapes, explaining how he and other bikers drove up on sidewalks, ran red lights and did wheelies on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The tapes also show some bikers racing down the highway standing on their seats. Portraying the bikers as a lawless mob is intended to counter the defense argument that it was Mr. Lien and his wife who started the conflict, out of frustration with the traffic problems caused by the motorcyclists.

Answer: Drew Pardus

<hl> One of them was Drew Pardus , a safety consultant from Lower Manhattan, who said four bikers ignored a red light and nearly ran him over as he tried to cross West Street with his wife and young son. <hl> “They almost hit us twice,” he told a 911 dispatcher. “They are speeding. They are doing wheelies. They are running red lights. They are a menace.” Mr. Steinglass also showed several videotapes in court, filmed by the helmet camera of one of the bikers, Kevin Bresloff. Most were recorded before the bikers on trial encountered the S.U.V. and so have little to do with the assault. Still, the prosecutor made Mr. Bresloff, a Long Island motorcycle mechanic, narrate the tapes, explaining how he and other bikers drove up on sidewalks, ran red lights and did wheelies on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The tapes also show some bikers racing down the highway standing on their seats. Portraying the bikers as a lawless mob is intended to counter the defense argument that it was Mr. Lien and his wife who started the conflict, out of frustration with the traffic problems caused by the motorcyclists.

One of them was <hl> Drew Pardus <hl>, a safety consultant from Lower Manhattan, who said four bikers ignored a red light and nearly ran him over as he tried to cross West Street with his wife and young son. “They almost hit us twice,” he told a 911 dispatcher. “They are speeding. They are doing wheelies. They are running red lights. They are a menace.” Mr. Steinglass also showed several videotapes in court, filmed by the helmet camera of one of the bikers, Kevin Bresloff. Most were recorded before the bikers on trial encountered the S.U.V. and so have little to do with the assault. Still, the prosecutor made Mr. Bresloff, a Long Island motorcycle mechanic, narrate the tapes, explaining how he and other bikers drove up on sidewalks, ran red lights and did wheelies on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The tapes also show some bikers racing down the highway standing on their seats. Portraying the bikers as a lawless mob is intended to counter the defense argument that it was Mr. Lien and his wife who started the conflict, out of frustration with the traffic problems caused by the motorcyclists.

One of them was <hl> Drew Pardus <hl> , a safety consultant from Lower Manhattan, who said four bikers ignored a red light and nearly ran him over as he tried to cross West Street with his wife and young son.


Question: What did the company do that Mr. Rodman was on an advisory board for?

On and off for two decades, the affable Mr. Rodham has tried to use his connections with his sister and his brother-in-law, former President Bill Clinton, to further a business career that has seen more failures than successes. The connections to the Clintons have given Mr. Rodham, a self-described “facilitator,” a unique appeal and a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to mine for gold in Haiti. But his business dealings have often invited public scrutiny and uncomfortable questions for the Clintons as Mr. Rodham has cycled through a variety of ventures, leveraging his ties to them and sometimes directly seeking their help. When Mr. Clinton worked as a co-chairman of Haiti’s earthquake recovery commission, Mr. Rodham and his partners sought a $22 million deal to rebuild homes in the country. In court proceedings three years ago in an unrelated lawsuit, Mr. Rodham explained how “a guy in Haiti” had “donated” 10,000 acres of land to him and described how he had leaned on Mr. Clinton to get the rebuilding project funded amid bureaucratic delays. “I deal through the Clinton Foundation. That gets me in touch with the Haitian officials,” Mr. Rodham said, according to a transcript of his testimony. “I hound my brother-in-law, because it’s his fund that we’re going to get our money from. And he can’t do it until the Haitian government does it.

Answer: mine for gold in Haiti

On and off for two decades, the affable Mr. Rodham has tried to use his connections with his sister and his brother-in-law, former President Bill Clinton, to further a business career that has seen more failures than successes. <hl> The connections to the Clintons have given Mr. Rodham, a self-described “facilitator,” a unique appeal and a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to mine for gold in Haiti . <hl> But his business dealings have often invited public scrutiny and uncomfortable questions for the Clintons as Mr. Rodham has cycled through a variety of ventures, leveraging his ties to them and sometimes directly seeking their help. When Mr. Clinton worked as a co-chairman of Haiti’s earthquake recovery commission, Mr. Rodham and his partners sought a $22 million deal to rebuild homes in the country. In court proceedings three years ago in an unrelated lawsuit, Mr. Rodham explained how “a guy in Haiti” had “donated” 10,000 acres of land to him and described how he had leaned on Mr. Clinton to get the rebuilding project funded amid bureaucratic delays. “I deal through the Clinton Foundation. That gets me in touch with the Haitian officials,” Mr. Rodham said, according to a transcript of his testimony. “I hound my brother-in-law, because it’s his fund that we’re going to get our money from. And he can’t do it until the Haitian government does it.

On and off for two decades, the affable Mr. Rodham has tried to use his connections with his sister and his brother-in-law, former President Bill Clinton, to further a business career that has seen more failures than successes. The connections to the Clintons have given Mr. Rodham, a self-described “facilitator,” a unique appeal and a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to <hl> mine for gold in Haiti <hl>. But his business dealings have often invited public scrutiny and uncomfortable questions for the Clintons as Mr. Rodham has cycled through a variety of ventures, leveraging his ties to them and sometimes directly seeking their help. When Mr. Clinton worked as a co-chairman of Haiti’s earthquake recovery commission, Mr. Rodham and his partners sought a $22 million deal to rebuild homes in the country. In court proceedings three years ago in an unrelated lawsuit, Mr. Rodham explained how “a guy in Haiti” had “donated” 10,000 acres of land to him and described how he had leaned on Mr. Clinton to get the rebuilding project funded amid bureaucratic delays. “I deal through the Clinton Foundation. That gets me in touch with the Haitian officials,” Mr. Rodham said, according to a transcript of his testimony. “I hound my brother-in-law, because it’s his fund that we’re going to get our money from. And he can’t do it until the Haitian government does it.

The connections to the Clintons have given Mr. Rodham, a self-described “facilitator,” a unique appeal and a range of opportunities, like addressing Chinese investor conferences and joining an advisory board of a company seeking permission to <hl> mine for gold in Haiti <hl> .