Question: Who talked about the new proposals for the Southern Tier?

The Gaming Facility Location Board reviewed 16 proposals for casino resorts in three regions north and west of New York City and recommended licenses for three projects on Dec. 17, but rebuffed two from the Southern Tier that it said were not viable. Governor Cuomo initially supported the decision, saying that a casino was not likely to spur economic development in the relatively sparsely populated area near Binghamton. But after hearing criticism from elected officials and local residents, Mr. Cuomo asked the board to consider a new round of bidding for a casino license specifically for the Southern Tier. At a board meeting Tuesday, Kevin Law, the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested.

Answer: Kevin Law

The Gaming Facility Location Board reviewed 16 proposals for casino resorts in three regions north and west of New York City and recommended licenses for three projects on Dec. 17, but rebuffed two from the Southern Tier that it said were not viable. Governor Cuomo initially supported the decision, saying that a casino was not likely to spur economic development in the relatively sparsely populated area near Binghamton. But after hearing criticism from elected officials and local residents, Mr. Cuomo asked the board to consider a new round of bidding for a casino license specifically for the Southern Tier. <hl> At a board meeting Tuesday, Kevin Law , the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested. <hl>

The Gaming Facility Location Board reviewed 16 proposals for casino resorts in three regions north and west of New York City and recommended licenses for three projects on Dec. 17, but rebuffed two from the Southern Tier that it said were not viable. Governor Cuomo initially supported the decision, saying that a casino was not likely to spur economic development in the relatively sparsely populated area near Binghamton. But after hearing criticism from elected officials and local residents, Mr. Cuomo asked the board to consider a new round of bidding for a casino license specifically for the Southern Tier. At a board meeting Tuesday, <hl> Kevin Law <hl>, the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested.

At a board meeting Tuesday, <hl> Kevin Law <hl> , the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested.


Question: What do the doctors who examined Mr. Shin believe?

Mr. Shin has been examined by doctors who believe he was subjected to torture and child labor, given the evidence of his scars and unnaturally bowed arms. We shouldn’t lose sight of that when discussing his lies. It’s easy to see how Mr. Shin was tempted to obscure the truth. For defectors, sometimes doing so is the only way to survive. My own story starts with my escape in 1997, when I was 17. I did not crawl through a tunnel or over an electrified-wire fence, nor was I spirited in disguise across the demilitarized zone. I lived near the border with China, and one night I simply left home and walked across the iced-over river that separated the two countries. I was fortunate that my family had close relationships with some of the border guards, so I was able to cross without incident. At the time, I thought I would return home after a brief visit. I stayed in hiding for a while, learning Chinese. Eventually my Chinese became so fluent that I could pass for a local. Still, I was terrified of being captured or betrayed, so I created a false identity. Staying in China provided me with the opportunity to adjust to life outside of North Korea, and to gain a sense of perspective, most importantly, by learning that so much of what I had been taught about my country was a lie. In the early days, I considered going to South Korea, but I had internalized everything I had been told my whole life: South Korea was the enemy. I believed going there would be a betrayal of my country — and that my family might be punished as a result. Ultimately, I learned that I could go to South Korea by giving up my real identity, which would ensure my family back home would be safe. Once I got there, I faced the same challenges as the 27,000 other defectors who have now made it to the South. They struggle from a lack of education and job skills, discrimination, loneliness and emotional turmoil. Many drop out of school. Suicide rates are unusually high. Many defectors who fail to acclimatize even return to the North. We have no way of knowing how many have returned — and it’s unclear what eventually happens to them — but Pyongyang has started using these “double defectors” for its propaganda.

Answer: he was subjected to torture and child labor

<hl> Mr. Shin has been examined by doctors who believe he was subjected to torture and child labor , given the evidence of his scars and unnaturally bowed arms. <hl> We shouldn’t lose sight of that when discussing his lies. It’s easy to see how Mr. Shin was tempted to obscure the truth. For defectors, sometimes doing so is the only way to survive. My own story starts with my escape in 1997, when I was 17. I did not crawl through a tunnel or over an electrified-wire fence, nor was I spirited in disguise across the demilitarized zone. I lived near the border with China, and one night I simply left home and walked across the iced-over river that separated the two countries. I was fortunate that my family had close relationships with some of the border guards, so I was able to cross without incident. At the time, I thought I would return home after a brief visit. I stayed in hiding for a while, learning Chinese. Eventually my Chinese became so fluent that I could pass for a local. Still, I was terrified of being captured or betrayed, so I created a false identity. Staying in China provided me with the opportunity to adjust to life outside of North Korea, and to gain a sense of perspective, most importantly, by learning that so much of what I had been taught about my country was a lie. In the early days, I considered going to South Korea, but I had internalized everything I had been told my whole life: South Korea was the enemy. I believed going there would be a betrayal of my country — and that my family might be punished as a result. Ultimately, I learned that I could go to South Korea by giving up my real identity, which would ensure my family back home would be safe. Once I got there, I faced the same challenges as the 27,000 other defectors who have now made it to the South. They struggle from a lack of education and job skills, discrimination, loneliness and emotional turmoil. Many drop out of school. Suicide rates are unusually high. Many defectors who fail to acclimatize even return to the North. We have no way of knowing how many have returned — and it’s unclear what eventually happens to them — but Pyongyang has started using these “double defectors” for its propaganda.

Mr. Shin has been examined by doctors who believe <hl> he was subjected to torture and child labor <hl>, given the evidence of his scars and unnaturally bowed arms. We shouldn’t lose sight of that when discussing his lies. It’s easy to see how Mr. Shin was tempted to obscure the truth. For defectors, sometimes doing so is the only way to survive. My own story starts with my escape in 1997, when I was 17. I did not crawl through a tunnel or over an electrified-wire fence, nor was I spirited in disguise across the demilitarized zone. I lived near the border with China, and one night I simply left home and walked across the iced-over river that separated the two countries. I was fortunate that my family had close relationships with some of the border guards, so I was able to cross without incident. At the time, I thought I would return home after a brief visit. I stayed in hiding for a while, learning Chinese. Eventually my Chinese became so fluent that I could pass for a local. Still, I was terrified of being captured or betrayed, so I created a false identity. Staying in China provided me with the opportunity to adjust to life outside of North Korea, and to gain a sense of perspective, most importantly, by learning that so much of what I had been taught about my country was a lie. In the early days, I considered going to South Korea, but I had internalized everything I had been told my whole life: South Korea was the enemy. I believed going there would be a betrayal of my country — and that my family might be punished as a result. Ultimately, I learned that I could go to South Korea by giving up my real identity, which would ensure my family back home would be safe. Once I got there, I faced the same challenges as the 27,000 other defectors who have now made it to the South. They struggle from a lack of education and job skills, discrimination, loneliness and emotional turmoil. Many drop out of school. Suicide rates are unusually high. Many defectors who fail to acclimatize even return to the North. We have no way of knowing how many have returned — and it’s unclear what eventually happens to them — but Pyongyang has started using these “double defectors” for its propaganda.

Mr. Shin has been examined by doctors who believe <hl> he was subjected to torture and child labor <hl> , given the evidence of his scars and unnaturally bowed arms.


Question: What are Carpe Diem's odds to win?

J.D.: He twice finished a head behind my top choice, Dortmund, before winning the Sunland Derby in New Mexico. I’m hoping he is overlooked on Derby Day. M.H.: This speedy and improving colt showed in the Sunland that he could win with ease once free of his shadow. Of course, that will not be the case in the Derby.  4. Carpe Diem  Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 5-4-1-0 Points: 164 Odds: 10-1 J.D.: Seemingly the only real threat from the East, this colt has won races without working up much of a sweat. He is going to like the Derby’s mile-and-a-quarter distance. M.H.: He has shown that he deserves to be in the conversation with Baffert’s big guns. Still, he did not pull away from the Blue Grass Stakes field as much as I expected; Dortmund looked more dominant that day in Santa Anita.

Answer: 10-1

J.D.: He twice finished a head behind my top choice, Dortmund, before winning the Sunland Derby in New Mexico. I’m hoping he is overlooked on Derby Day. M.H.: This speedy and improving colt showed in the Sunland that he could win with ease once free of his shadow. Of course, that will not be the case in the Derby. 4. <hl> Carpe Diem Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 5-4-1-0 Points: 164 Odds: 10-1 J.D.: Seemingly the only real threat from the East, this colt has won races without working up much of a sweat. <hl> He is going to like the Derby’s mile-and-a-quarter distance. M.H.: He has shown that he deserves to be in the conversation with Baffert’s big guns. Still, he did not pull away from the Blue Grass Stakes field as much as I expected; Dortmund looked more dominant that day in Santa Anita.

J.D.: He twice finished a head behind my top choice, Dortmund, before winning the Sunland Derby in New Mexico. I’m hoping he is overlooked on Derby Day. M.H.: This speedy and improving colt showed in the Sunland that he could win with ease once free of his shadow. Of course, that will not be the case in the Derby. 4. Carpe Diem Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 5-4-1-0 Points: 164 Odds: <hl> 10-1 <hl> J.D.: Seemingly the only real threat from the East, this colt has won races without working up much of a sweat. He is going to like the Derby’s mile-and-a-quarter distance. M.H.: He has shown that he deserves to be in the conversation with Baffert’s big guns. Still, he did not pull away from the Blue Grass Stakes field as much as I expected; Dortmund looked more dominant that day in Santa Anita.


Question: Which are clear to his/her been all his/her life ?

While I often mishear words, I seldom mishear music: notes, melodies, harmonies, phrasings remain as clear and rich as they have been all my life (though I often mishear lyrics). There is clearly something about the way the brain processes music that makes it robust, even in the face of imperfect hearing; and, conversely, something about the nature of spoken language that makes it much more vulnerable to deficiencies or distortions. Playing or even hearing music (at least traditional scored music) involves not just the analysis of tone and rhythm — it also engages one’s procedural memory and emotional centers in the brain; musical pieces are held in memory and allow anticipation.

Answer: notes, melodies, harmonies, phrasings

<hl> While I often mishear words, I seldom mishear music: notes, melodies, harmonies, phrasings remain as clear and rich as they have been all my life (though I often mishear lyrics). <hl> There is clearly something about the way the brain processes music that makes it robust, even in the face of imperfect hearing; and, conversely, something about the nature of spoken language that makes it much more vulnerable to deficiencies or distortions. Playing or even hearing music (at least traditional scored music) involves not just the analysis of tone and rhythm — it also engages one’s procedural memory and emotional centers in the brain; musical pieces are held in memory and allow anticipation.

While I often mishear words, I seldom mishear music: <hl> notes, melodies, harmonies, phrasings <hl> remain as clear and rich as they have been all my life (though I often mishear lyrics). There is clearly something about the way the brain processes music that makes it robust, even in the face of imperfect hearing; and, conversely, something about the nature of spoken language that makes it much more vulnerable to deficiencies or distortions. Playing or even hearing music (at least traditional scored music) involves not just the analysis of tone and rhythm — it also engages one’s procedural memory and emotional centers in the brain; musical pieces are held in memory and allow anticipation.


Question: What do firms like Blackrock not invest in  according to the industry?

The Institute of International Finance, a trade group that represents global banks, also released a letter on Wednesday that warned of the huge buildup of assets in the bond market. The institute’s views on the topic tend to reflect its main constituency, investment banks, which have complained that excessive regulation has hindered their ability to provide liquidity in the market. BlackRock has argued that bond E.T.F.s, and its increasing size, are healthful for the markets in general and that in a low interest rate environment it is to be expected that long-term investors like insurance companies and pension funds invest in higher yielding securities to lock in better returns. Moreover, the industry has said that firms like BlackRock do not invest their own capital in these types of securities — as investment banks did before the crisis — and do not rely on leverage to bolster returns.

Answer: their own capital

The Institute of International Finance, a trade group that represents global banks, also released a letter on Wednesday that warned of the huge buildup of assets in the bond market. The institute’s views on the topic tend to reflect its main constituency, investment banks, which have complained that excessive regulation has hindered their ability to provide liquidity in the market. BlackRock has argued that bond E.T.F.s, and its increasing size, are healthful for the markets in general and that in a low interest rate environment it is to be expected that long-term investors like insurance companies and pension funds invest in higher yielding securities to lock in better returns. <hl> Moreover, the industry has said that firms like BlackRock do not invest their own capital in these types of securities — as investment banks did before the crisis — and do not rely on leverage to bolster returns. <hl>

The Institute of International Finance, a trade group that represents global banks, also released a letter on Wednesday that warned of the huge buildup of assets in the bond market. The institute’s views on the topic tend to reflect its main constituency, investment banks, which have complained that excessive regulation has hindered their ability to provide liquidity in the market. BlackRock has argued that bond E.T.F.s, and its increasing size, are healthful for the markets in general and that in a low interest rate environment it is to be expected that long-term investors like insurance companies and pension funds invest in higher yielding securities to lock in better returns. Moreover, the industry has said that firms like BlackRock do not invest <hl> their own capital <hl> in these types of securities — as investment banks did before the crisis — and do not rely on leverage to bolster returns.


Question: who interviewed Mr. Constantine?

Mr. Constantine once told a State University interviewer that after working in a radiator factory in Buffalo, he joined the Erie County sheriff’s office because “law enforcement was a chance for people of my generation, usually people of ethnic groups — Irish, Italian, Polish — who grew up in city neighborhoods and who had not gone to college, to get into an occupation with a challenging environment that had a great deal of flexibility and autonomy.” “We were looking for excitement and adventure,” he said.

Answer: a State University interviewer

<hl> Mr. Constantine once told a State University interviewer that after working in a radiator factory in Buffalo, he joined the Erie County sheriff’s office because “law enforcement was a chance for people of my generation, usually people of ethnic groups — Irish, Italian, Polish — who grew up in city neighborhoods and who had not gone to college, to get into an occupation with a challenging environment that had a great deal of flexibility and autonomy.” <hl> “We were looking for excitement and adventure,” he said.

Mr. Constantine once told <hl> a State University interviewer <hl> that after working in a radiator factory in Buffalo, he joined the Erie County sheriff’s office because “law enforcement was a chance for people of my generation, usually people of ethnic groups — Irish, Italian, Polish — who grew up in city neighborhoods and who had not gone to college, to get into an occupation with a challenging environment that had a great deal of flexibility and autonomy.” “We were looking for excitement and adventure,” he said.


Question: According to the article, what is the most important political issue of the early 21st century?

To the east, Gov. John Kasich of Ohio told a group of Montana Republicans this week that they would be crazy not to embrace the president’s program of health coverage for the poor. “I gotta tell you, turning down your money back to Montana on an ideological basis, when people can lose their lives because they get no help, doesn’t make a lot of sense to me,” he said, in remarks reported by the Great Falls Tribune. Nearly every proposal in the State of the Union address polls with majority approval, nationwide. The great issue of the early 21st century is how to elevate a stagnant middle class. When 80 people hold the same amount of wealth as 3.6 billion of the world’s poorest, that equation of inequality can catch the attention of even the most heartless.

Answer: how to elevate a stagnant middle class

To the east, Gov. John Kasich of Ohio told a group of Montana Republicans this week that they would be crazy not to embrace the president’s program of health coverage for the poor. “I gotta tell you, turning down your money back to Montana on an ideological basis, when people can lose their lives because they get no help, doesn’t make a lot of sense to me,” he said, in remarks reported by the Great Falls Tribune. Nearly every proposal in the State of the Union address polls with majority approval, nationwide. <hl> The great issue of the early 21st century is how to elevate a stagnant middle class . <hl> When 80 people hold the same amount of wealth as 3.6 billion of the world’s poorest, that equation of inequality can catch the attention of even the most heartless.

To the east, Gov. John Kasich of Ohio told a group of Montana Republicans this week that they would be crazy not to embrace the president’s program of health coverage for the poor. “I gotta tell you, turning down your money back to Montana on an ideological basis, when people can lose their lives because they get no help, doesn’t make a lot of sense to me,” he said, in remarks reported by the Great Falls Tribune. Nearly every proposal in the State of the Union address polls with majority approval, nationwide. The great issue of the early 21st century is <hl> how to elevate a stagnant middle class <hl>. When 80 people hold the same amount of wealth as 3.6 billion of the world’s poorest, that equation of inequality can catch the attention of even the most heartless.

The great issue of the early 21st century is <hl> how to elevate a stagnant middle class <hl> .


Question: How many artists are featured in the exhibition A New World to Come?

★ ‘For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968-1979’ (through Jan. 10) This exceptionally informative exhibition presents photographs, photography books, paintings, sculptures and videos produced by 29 Japanese artists during a decade of ideological disillusionment following the utopian excitement of the 1960s. Most of the works are black and white and driven by abstract concepts, with many focused on the nature of photography itself. It’s a dry show, but it’s fascinating for its revelation of memes and trends that continue to resonate in photographic art around the world. Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, Manhattan, 212-832-1155, japansociety.org. (Johnson)

Answer: 29

★ ‘For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968-1979’ (through Jan. 10) <hl> This exceptionally informative exhibition presents photographs, photography books, paintings, sculptures and videos produced by 29 Japanese artists during a decade of ideological disillusionment following the utopian excitement of the 1960s. <hl> Most of the works are black and white and driven by abstract concepts, with many focused on the nature of photography itself. It’s a dry show, but it’s fascinating for its revelation of memes and trends that continue to resonate in photographic art around the world. Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, Manhattan, 212-832-1155, japansociety.org. (Johnson)

★ ‘For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968-1979’ (through Jan. 10) This exceptionally informative exhibition presents photographs, photography books, paintings, sculptures and videos produced by <hl> 29 <hl> Japanese artists during a decade of ideological disillusionment following the utopian excitement of the 1960s. Most of the works are black and white and driven by abstract concepts, with many focused on the nature of photography itself. It’s a dry show, but it’s fascinating for its revelation of memes and trends that continue to resonate in photographic art around the world. Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, Manhattan, 212-832-1155, japansociety.org. (Johnson)


Question: In "Notations" he composed a set of what?

ANTHONY CHEUNG, composer and pianist: I don’t immediately prostrate myself at his altar. It’s an ambivalent relationship. But as far as respect for him as a musician and what he’s done, I have infinite respect. He’s an enormous influence on how recent composers have dealt with instrumental groups. SALONEN I got to know him in the early ’80s when I worked quite a bit at IRCAM [an avant-garde music institute founded by Mr. Boulez] and was conducting his Ensemble InterContemporain. And it was the closest to Louis XIV I ever saw in my life. It was impressive and scary for a young person, but mostly impressive. I still think, if someone had to have that kind of power, why not him? AS A PIANO MASTER PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, pianist: The piano was his instrument, so he could experiment directly on it. In the “Notations,” we see a young composer, still a student, who composed a set of miniatures. And in many of them, we recognize what will become landmark gestures of Boulez, the basis of his language: violent lightenings illuminating the whole space of the instrument, permanently varied arpeggi, short unexpected gestures going in any direction.

Answer: miniatures

ANTHONY CHEUNG, composer and pianist: I don’t immediately prostrate myself at his altar. It’s an ambivalent relationship. But as far as respect for him as a musician and what he’s done, I have infinite respect. He’s an enormous influence on how recent composers have dealt with instrumental groups. SALONEN I got to know him in the early ’80s when I worked quite a bit at IRCAM [an avant-garde music institute founded by Mr. Boulez] and was conducting his Ensemble InterContemporain. And it was the closest to Louis XIV I ever saw in my life. It was impressive and scary for a young person, but mostly impressive. I still think, if someone had to have that kind of power, why not him? AS A PIANO MASTER PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, pianist: The piano was his instrument, so he could experiment directly on it. <hl> In the “Notations,” we see a young composer, still a student, who composed a set of miniatures . <hl> And in many of them, we recognize what will become landmark gestures of Boulez, the basis of his language: violent lightenings illuminating the whole space of the instrument, permanently varied arpeggi, short unexpected gestures going in any direction.

ANTHONY CHEUNG, composer and pianist: I don’t immediately prostrate myself at his altar. It’s an ambivalent relationship. But as far as respect for him as a musician and what he’s done, I have infinite respect. He’s an enormous influence on how recent composers have dealt with instrumental groups. SALONEN I got to know him in the early ’80s when I worked quite a bit at IRCAM [an avant-garde music institute founded by Mr. Boulez] and was conducting his Ensemble InterContemporain. And it was the closest to Louis XIV I ever saw in my life. It was impressive and scary for a young person, but mostly impressive. I still think, if someone had to have that kind of power, why not him? AS A PIANO MASTER PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD, pianist: The piano was his instrument, so he could experiment directly on it. In the “Notations,” we see a young composer, still a student, who composed a set of <hl> miniatures <hl>. And in many of them, we recognize what will become landmark gestures of Boulez, the basis of his language: violent lightenings illuminating the whole space of the instrument, permanently varied arpeggi, short unexpected gestures going in any direction.

In the “Notations,” we see a young composer, still a student, who composed a set of <hl> miniatures <hl> .


Question: What is the name of the terrorist group that struck across Nigeria's border into the Niger for the first time on Friday?

Answer: Boko Haram

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

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


Question: Because 401(k) and IRAs are not guaranteed payments until death, they left people with the possibility of what?

Here is a short tale of how the way Americans save for retirement has changed over the last couple of generations. It helps explain what the Obama administration is up to with a new initiative this week: Once upon a time, companies took it as their responsibility to ensure that their workers could enjoy a comfortable retirement. They socked money away in a pension plan that paid longtime employees a healthy fraction of their salary from the day they retired to the day they died. Employers took on all the risk — the stock market dropping, people living longer than expected. And then along came new vehicles like the 401(k) and the Individual Retirement Account. These allowed ordinary Americans to take charge of their retirement savings themselves — to put money into tax-advantaged accounts and withdraw it when needed. But they also left people exposed to the vicissitudes of markets, the risk of saving too little or investing poorly, not to mention the possibility of outliving their savings. People were also at risk of getting advice from venal investment advisers guiding them toward investments with high fees or high risk because those products provided the advisers with high, frequently undisclosed commissions.

Answer: outliving their savings

Here is a short tale of how the way Americans save for retirement has changed over the last couple of generations. It helps explain what the Obama administration is up to with a new initiative this week: Once upon a time, companies took it as their responsibility to ensure that their workers could enjoy a comfortable retirement. They socked money away in a pension plan that paid longtime employees a healthy fraction of their salary from the day they retired to the day they died. Employers took on all the risk — the stock market dropping, people living longer than expected. And then along came new vehicles like the 401(k) and the Individual Retirement Account. These allowed ordinary Americans to take charge of their retirement savings themselves — to put money into tax-advantaged accounts and withdraw it when needed. <hl> But they also left people exposed to the vicissitudes of markets, the risk of saving too little or investing poorly, not to mention the possibility of outliving their savings . <hl> People were also at risk of getting advice from venal investment advisers guiding them toward investments with high fees or high risk because those products provided the advisers with high, frequently undisclosed commissions.

Here is a short tale of how the way Americans save for retirement has changed over the last couple of generations. It helps explain what the Obama administration is up to with a new initiative this week: Once upon a time, companies took it as their responsibility to ensure that their workers could enjoy a comfortable retirement. They socked money away in a pension plan that paid longtime employees a healthy fraction of their salary from the day they retired to the day they died. Employers took on all the risk — the stock market dropping, people living longer than expected. And then along came new vehicles like the 401(k) and the Individual Retirement Account. These allowed ordinary Americans to take charge of their retirement savings themselves — to put money into tax-advantaged accounts and withdraw it when needed. But they also left people exposed to the vicissitudes of markets, the risk of saving too little or investing poorly, not to mention the possibility of <hl> outliving their savings <hl>. People were also at risk of getting advice from venal investment advisers guiding them toward investments with high fees or high risk because those products provided the advisers with high, frequently undisclosed commissions.

But they also left people exposed to the vicissitudes of markets, the risk of saving too little or investing poorly, not to mention the possibility of <hl> outliving their savings <hl> .


Question: What is ms pierpont able to do within her paragraphs?

Having gotten to know these people and watched their undoing as if it were a slow-motion car accident, we long for a happy ending. There can be second acts in seemingly broken marriages. (Read Jenny Offill’s “Dept. of Speculation” for a recent literary example.) But in a daring interim chapter called “That Year and Those That Followed,” Ms. Pierpont widens her lens, temporarily abandoning her pointillistic moment-by-moment descriptions for a panoramic shot that sweeps years into paragraphs, projecting far out into the Shanleys’ future. It has the leaden sting of inevitability and cannot help dampening what is still to come. The die is cast, she seems to be saying. There is no going back.

Answer: sweeps years into paragraphs

Having gotten to know these people and watched their undoing as if it were a slow-motion car accident, we long for a happy ending. There can be second acts in seemingly broken marriages. (Read Jenny Offill’s “Dept. of Speculation” for a recent literary example.) <hl> But in a daring interim chapter called “That Year and Those That Followed,” Ms. Pierpont widens her lens, temporarily abandoning her pointillistic moment-by-moment descriptions for a panoramic shot that sweeps years into paragraphs , projecting far out into the Shanleys’ future. <hl> It has the leaden sting of inevitability and cannot help dampening what is still to come. The die is cast, she seems to be saying. There is no going back.

Having gotten to know these people and watched their undoing as if it were a slow-motion car accident, we long for a happy ending. There can be second acts in seemingly broken marriages. (Read Jenny Offill’s “Dept. of Speculation” for a recent literary example.) But in a daring interim chapter called “That Year and Those That Followed,” Ms. Pierpont widens her lens, temporarily abandoning her pointillistic moment-by-moment descriptions for a panoramic shot that <hl> sweeps years into paragraphs <hl>, projecting far out into the Shanleys’ future. It has the leaden sting of inevitability and cannot help dampening what is still to come. The die is cast, she seems to be saying. There is no going back.

But in a daring interim chapter called “That Year and Those That Followed,” Ms. Pierpont widens her lens, temporarily abandoning her pointillistic moment-by-moment descriptions for a panoramic shot that <hl> sweeps years into paragraphs <hl> , projecting far out into the Shanleys’ future.


Question: Which former deputy executive director of the Port Authority was alleged to have been at the controversial dinner?

Mr. Samson resigned as chairman of the Port Authority board in March 2014, and recently retired from his law firm, which adopted new leadership and a new name. Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority, who was also reportedly at the dinner, resigned as the Christie administration came under growing scrutiny over the lane closings. Mr. Christie’s announcement about Mr. Fox’s departure, which came shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday as state residents hunkered down for a weekend of heavy rain while watching the path of Hurricane Joaquin, was notably terse. Unlike the governor’s statements about the resignations of Mr. Baroni, Mr. Samson and others involved in the federal investigation, it did not include words of praise for Mr. Fox’s service.

Answer: Bill Baroni

Mr. Samson resigned as chairman of the Port Authority board in March 2014, and recently retired from his law firm, which adopted new leadership and a new name. <hl> Bill Baroni , the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority, who was also reportedly at the dinner, resigned as the Christie administration came under growing scrutiny over the lane closings. <hl> Mr. Christie’s announcement about Mr. Fox’s departure, which came shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday as state residents hunkered down for a weekend of heavy rain while watching the path of Hurricane Joaquin, was notably terse. Unlike the governor’s statements about the resignations of Mr. Baroni, Mr. Samson and others involved in the federal investigation, it did not include words of praise for Mr. Fox’s service.

Mr. Samson resigned as chairman of the Port Authority board in March 2014, and recently retired from his law firm, which adopted new leadership and a new name. <hl> Bill Baroni <hl>, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority, who was also reportedly at the dinner, resigned as the Christie administration came under growing scrutiny over the lane closings. Mr. Christie’s announcement about Mr. Fox’s departure, which came shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday as state residents hunkered down for a weekend of heavy rain while watching the path of Hurricane Joaquin, was notably terse. Unlike the governor’s statements about the resignations of Mr. Baroni, Mr. Samson and others involved in the federal investigation, it did not include words of praise for Mr. Fox’s service.

<hl> Bill Baroni <hl> , the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority, who was also reportedly at the dinner, resigned as the Christie administration came under growing scrutiny over the lane closings.


Question: What is the goofiest object at Salon?

Moderne An organic and natural modern approach to furniture is on view at Moderne Gallery of Philadelphia, which is showing a sofa designed in 1968 by Wharton Esherick, a leading midcentury craftsman. Made of cherry and walnut, the biomorphic shape recalls sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, and functions as both sculpture and sofa. When the wood along the back of the sofa expands because of temperature and humidity, it reveals red paint, creating a kind of striped effect. Friedman Benda Nature is corralled in a more humorous way by the Brazilian designers and brothers Humberto and Fernando Campana in their “Bolotas” (2015) chairs at Friedman Benda, near the entrance to the fair. “Bolotas” means “acorns” in Portuguese, and the chairs, covered with chestnut-colored sheep’s wool, do simulate the look of acorns, as well as of unshaven sheep, shag carpeting or bean bags. They are, nonetheless, shockingly comfortable. David Gill Arguably the goofiest object at Salon is the “Jungle V.I.P.” chandelier from 2014, designed by Barnaby Barford. Made with crystal, brass, sculpted foam and wire, the fixture hangs at a tilt, thanks to a black crystal monkey dangling from its rim. In another context, it might read like a sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan or any number of young artists given to sight gags. Like many of the objects in this show, however, the chandelier is a strong statement against taking art or design too seriously, and for mixing materials, histories, traditions and sensibilities as irreverently as possible.

Answer: “Jungle V.I.P.” chandelier

Moderne An organic and natural modern approach to furniture is on view at Moderne Gallery of Philadelphia, which is showing a sofa designed in 1968 by Wharton Esherick, a leading midcentury craftsman. Made of cherry and walnut, the biomorphic shape recalls sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, and functions as both sculpture and sofa. When the wood along the back of the sofa expands because of temperature and humidity, it reveals red paint, creating a kind of striped effect. Friedman Benda Nature is corralled in a more humorous way by the Brazilian designers and brothers Humberto and Fernando Campana in their “Bolotas” (2015) chairs at Friedman Benda, near the entrance to the fair. “Bolotas” means “acorns” in Portuguese, and the chairs, covered with chestnut-colored sheep’s wool, do simulate the look of acorns, as well as of unshaven sheep, shag carpeting or bean bags. They are, nonetheless, shockingly comfortable. <hl> David Gill Arguably the goofiest object at Salon is the “Jungle V.I.P.” chandelier from 2014, designed by Barnaby Barford. <hl> Made with crystal, brass, sculpted foam and wire, the fixture hangs at a tilt, thanks to a black crystal monkey dangling from its rim. In another context, it might read like a sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan or any number of young artists given to sight gags. Like many of the objects in this show, however, the chandelier is a strong statement against taking art or design too seriously, and for mixing materials, histories, traditions and sensibilities as irreverently as possible.

Moderne An organic and natural modern approach to furniture is on view at Moderne Gallery of Philadelphia, which is showing a sofa designed in 1968 by Wharton Esherick, a leading midcentury craftsman. Made of cherry and walnut, the biomorphic shape recalls sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, and functions as both sculpture and sofa. When the wood along the back of the sofa expands because of temperature and humidity, it reveals red paint, creating a kind of striped effect. Friedman Benda Nature is corralled in a more humorous way by the Brazilian designers and brothers Humberto and Fernando Campana in their “Bolotas” (2015) chairs at Friedman Benda, near the entrance to the fair. “Bolotas” means “acorns” in Portuguese, and the chairs, covered with chestnut-colored sheep’s wool, do simulate the look of acorns, as well as of unshaven sheep, shag carpeting or bean bags. They are, nonetheless, shockingly comfortable. David Gill Arguably the goofiest object at Salon is the <hl> “Jungle V.I.P.” chandelier <hl> from 2014, designed by Barnaby Barford. Made with crystal, brass, sculpted foam and wire, the fixture hangs at a tilt, thanks to a black crystal monkey dangling from its rim. In another context, it might read like a sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan or any number of young artists given to sight gags. Like many of the objects in this show, however, the chandelier is a strong statement against taking art or design too seriously, and for mixing materials, histories, traditions and sensibilities as irreverently as possible.


Question: What was the first Bitcoin ransomware that was spread throughout the world?

Ransom payments entered the digital world long before Bitcoin came on the scene. Previously, though, the methods for paying attackers could be cumbersome and risky for the extortionist. A credit card payment or bank transfer could easily be traced by the police, so the victims were usually asked to buy prepaid cards like Green Dot’s MoneyPak. Partly because of their use by swindlers, these cards were recently taken off the market. Bitcoin has made the delivery of ransom more seamless and untraceable for criminals because the virtual currency system is run by a decentralized network of computers that collects no personal information about users. Unlike the days of bulging briefcases, Bitcoin payments can be made without an in-person meeting. What’s more, Bitcoin transactions are designed to be irreversible, so victims cannot reclaim their money as they could with a credit card or PayPal transaction. Early Bitcoin users quickly realized that the currency could be useful for ransom payments. But in late 2013, the threat spread far beyond the virtual currency community when the first version of Bitcoin-fueled ransomware, known as CryptoLocker, began to spread around the globe.

Answer: CryptoLocker

Ransom payments entered the digital world long before Bitcoin came on the scene. Previously, though, the methods for paying attackers could be cumbersome and risky for the extortionist. A credit card payment or bank transfer could easily be traced by the police, so the victims were usually asked to buy prepaid cards like Green Dot’s MoneyPak. Partly because of their use by swindlers, these cards were recently taken off the market. Bitcoin has made the delivery of ransom more seamless and untraceable for criminals because the virtual currency system is run by a decentralized network of computers that collects no personal information about users. Unlike the days of bulging briefcases, Bitcoin payments can be made without an in-person meeting. What’s more, Bitcoin transactions are designed to be irreversible, so victims cannot reclaim their money as they could with a credit card or PayPal transaction. Early Bitcoin users quickly realized that the currency could be useful for ransom payments. <hl> But in late 2013, the threat spread far beyond the virtual currency community when the first version of Bitcoin-fueled ransomware, known as CryptoLocker , began to spread around the globe. <hl>

Ransom payments entered the digital world long before Bitcoin came on the scene. Previously, though, the methods for paying attackers could be cumbersome and risky for the extortionist. A credit card payment or bank transfer could easily be traced by the police, so the victims were usually asked to buy prepaid cards like Green Dot’s MoneyPak. Partly because of their use by swindlers, these cards were recently taken off the market. Bitcoin has made the delivery of ransom more seamless and untraceable for criminals because the virtual currency system is run by a decentralized network of computers that collects no personal information about users. Unlike the days of bulging briefcases, Bitcoin payments can be made without an in-person meeting. What’s more, Bitcoin transactions are designed to be irreversible, so victims cannot reclaim their money as they could with a credit card or PayPal transaction. Early Bitcoin users quickly realized that the currency could be useful for ransom payments. But in late 2013, the threat spread far beyond the virtual currency community when the first version of Bitcoin-fueled ransomware, known as <hl> CryptoLocker <hl>, began to spread around the globe.

But in late 2013, the threat spread far beyond the virtual currency community when the first version of Bitcoin-fueled ransomware, known as <hl> CryptoLocker <hl> , began to spread around the globe.


Question: Who is leaving?

“You may recall a few years ago the Tom Cruise movie ‘Minority Report,’ when he was sitting on that glass screen moving all those things around,” Mr. Bratton said. “A few years ago that would have seemed magical. Now, this is real.” His answer about his own future, in response to a question by Tom F. Allon, the president of City & State, at a breakfast in Midtown Manhattan, shed light on just how open Mr. Bratton is to the concept of exiting public service. Mr. de Blasio, in fact, in reacting to the comments, hit political tones in using words usually reserved for when people announce a departure.

Answer: Mr. de Blasio

“You may recall a few years ago the Tom Cruise movie ‘Minority Report,’ when he was sitting on that glass screen moving all those things around,” Mr. Bratton said. “A few years ago that would have seemed magical. Now, this is real.” His answer about his own future, in response to a question by Tom F. Allon, the president of City & State, at a breakfast in Midtown Manhattan, shed light on just how open Mr. Bratton is to the concept of exiting public service. <hl> Mr. de Blasio , in fact, in reacting to the comments, hit political tones in using words usually reserved for when people announce a departure. <hl>

“You may recall a few years ago the Tom Cruise movie ‘Minority Report,’ when he was sitting on that glass screen moving all those things around,” Mr. Bratton said. “A few years ago that would have seemed magical. Now, this is real.” His answer about his own future, in response to a question by Tom F. Allon, the president of City & State, at a breakfast in Midtown Manhattan, shed light on just how open Mr. Bratton is to the concept of exiting public service. <hl> Mr. de Blasio <hl>, in fact, in reacting to the comments, hit political tones in using words usually reserved for when people announce a departure.

<hl> Mr. de Blasio <hl> , in fact, in reacting to the comments, hit political tones in using words usually reserved for when people announce a departure.


Question: How old was the boy?

A 15-year-old boy lured an 8-year-old girl into his apartment in Santa Cruz, Calif., and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin, the police said Tuesday. Chief Kevin Vogel of the Santa Cruz police said the girl, Madyson Middleton, went willingly into the apartment at the Tannery Arts Center, a housing complex for artists where they lived, and was probably dead before she was reported missing Sunday night, sparking a search by hundreds of volunteers. The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, knew the victim, Chief Vogel said. The boy was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Answer: 15

<hl> A 15 -year-old boy lured an 8-year-old girl into his apartment in Santa Cruz, Calif., and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin, the police said Tuesday. <hl> Chief Kevin Vogel of the Santa Cruz police said the girl, Madyson Middleton, went willingly into the apartment at the Tannery Arts Center, a housing complex for artists where they lived, and was probably dead before she was reported missing Sunday night, sparking a search by hundreds of volunteers. The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, knew the victim, Chief Vogel said. The boy was arrested on suspicion of murder.

A <hl> 15 <hl>-year-old boy lured an 8-year-old girl into his apartment in Santa Cruz, Calif., and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin, the police said Tuesday. Chief Kevin Vogel of the Santa Cruz police said the girl, Madyson Middleton, went willingly into the apartment at the Tannery Arts Center, a housing complex for artists where they lived, and was probably dead before she was reported missing Sunday night, sparking a search by hundreds of volunteers. The suspect, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, knew the victim, Chief Vogel said. The boy was arrested on suspicion of murder.

A <hl> 15 <hl> -year-old boy lured an 8-year-old girl into his apartment in Santa Cruz, Calif., and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin, the police said Tuesday.


Question: What is the contact number for Infinity Hall?

FALLS VILLAGE Music Mountain Calidore String Quartet, classical. June 21 at 3 p.m. $30. Kim Kashkashian, viola. June 26 at 7:30 p.m. $30. Cantata Profana, classical. June 27 at 6:30 p.m. $27. Juilliard String Quartet, classical. June 28 at 3 p.m. $60. Music Mountain, 225 Music Mountain Road. 860-824-7126; musicmountain.org. HARTFORD Infinity Hall Hartford The Seldom Scene, bluegrass. June 25 at 8 p.m. $35 to $50. Jeff Pevar and Mo’ Pleasure Allstars, blues and pop. June 27 at 8 p.m. $24 to $39. Tom Rush, folk. June 28 at 7:30 p.m. $39 to $59. Infinity Hall Hartford, 32 Front Street. infinityhall.com; 860-560-7757.

Answer: 860-560-7757

infinityhall.com; 860-560-7757 .

FALLS VILLAGE Music Mountain Calidore String Quartet, classical. June 21 at 3 p.m. $30. Kim Kashkashian, viola. June 26 at 7:30 p.m. $30. Cantata Profana, classical. June 27 at 6:30 p.m. $27. Juilliard String Quartet, classical. June 28 at 3 p.m. $60. Music Mountain, 225 Music Mountain Road. 860-824-7126; musicmountain.org. HARTFORD Infinity Hall Hartford The Seldom Scene, bluegrass. June 25 at 8 p.m. $35 to $50. Jeff Pevar and Mo’ Pleasure Allstars, blues and pop. June 27 at 8 p.m. $24 to $39. Tom Rush, folk. June 28 at 7:30 p.m. $39 to $59. Infinity Hall Hartford, 32 Front Street. <hl> infinityhall.com; 860-560-7757 . <hl>

FALLS VILLAGE Music Mountain Calidore String Quartet, classical. June 21 at 3 p.m. $30. Kim Kashkashian, viola. June 26 at 7:30 p.m. $30. Cantata Profana, classical. June 27 at 6:30 p.m. $27. Juilliard String Quartet, classical. June 28 at 3 p.m. $60. Music Mountain, 225 Music Mountain Road. 860-824-7126; musicmountain.org. HARTFORD Infinity Hall Hartford The Seldom Scene, bluegrass. June 25 at 8 p.m. $35 to $50. Jeff Pevar and Mo’ Pleasure Allstars, blues and pop. June 27 at 8 p.m. $24 to $39. Tom Rush, folk. June 28 at 7:30 p.m. $39 to $59. Infinity Hall Hartford, 32 Front Street. infinityhall.com; <hl> 860-560-7757 <hl>.

infinityhall.com; <hl> 860-560-7757 <hl> .


Question: How many meetings did Mr. Norris have with Ms. Francik?

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.

Answer: one

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. <hl> Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. <hl> His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. Her enthusiasm and confidence during their <hl> one <hl> face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.


Question: What city did the subject of this passage work?

The cause was complications of prostate cancer, said his son Geoffrey. Dr. Grier and his co-author, who together ran a psychiatric clinic in San Francisco, opened the eyes of a broad audience to the psychological rather than the economic consequences of racism, drawing on case studies to illustrate their points. “Black Rage,” published by Basic Books in 1968, laid out in unsparing terms the psychic tightrope that black Americans walked, their self-image, family structures and worldview distorted by the weight of white oppression.

Answer: San Francisco

The cause was complications of prostate cancer, said his son Geoffrey. <hl> Dr. Grier and his co-author, who together ran a psychiatric clinic in San Francisco , opened the eyes of a broad audience to the psychological rather than the economic consequences of racism, drawing on case studies to illustrate their points. <hl> “Black Rage,” published by Basic Books in 1968, laid out in unsparing terms the psychic tightrope that black Americans walked, their self-image, family structures and worldview distorted by the weight of white oppression.

The cause was complications of prostate cancer, said his son Geoffrey. Dr. Grier and his co-author, who together ran a psychiatric clinic in <hl> San Francisco <hl>, opened the eyes of a broad audience to the psychological rather than the economic consequences of racism, drawing on case studies to illustrate their points. “Black Rage,” published by Basic Books in 1968, laid out in unsparing terms the psychic tightrope that black Americans walked, their self-image, family structures and worldview distorted by the weight of white oppression.

Dr. Grier and his co-author, who together ran a psychiatric clinic in <hl> San Francisco <hl> , opened the eyes of a broad audience to the psychological rather than the economic consequences of racism, drawing on case studies to illustrate their points.


Question: Whatcountry is the Pentagon criticizing?

In another example of the Pentagon’s growing criticism of China’s efforts, a senior Navy commander, Rear Adm. Christopher J. Paul, said last month in Australia that there were countries “who attempt to constrict movement through international waters, who create land areas where there were none; who create exclusion zones where there should be shared use.” In response, he said, the Navy is creating “hunter-killer surface action groups” of ships. He suggested that Australia, one of America’s top allies, would be invited to contribute to the new efforts in offensive naval warfare.

Answer: China

<hl> In another example of the Pentagon’s growing criticism of China ’s efforts, a senior Navy commander, Rear Adm. Christopher J. Paul, said last month in Australia that there were countries “who attempt to constrict movement through international waters, who create land areas where there were none; who create exclusion zones where there should be shared use.” <hl> In response, he said, the Navy is creating “hunter-killer surface action groups” of ships. He suggested that Australia, one of America’s top allies, would be invited to contribute to the new efforts in offensive naval warfare.

In another example of the Pentagon’s growing criticism of <hl> China <hl>’s efforts, a senior Navy commander, Rear Adm. Christopher J. Paul, said last month in Australia that there were countries “who attempt to constrict movement through international waters, who create land areas where there were none; who create exclusion zones where there should be shared use.” In response, he said, the Navy is creating “hunter-killer surface action groups” of ships. He suggested that Australia, one of America’s top allies, would be invited to contribute to the new efforts in offensive naval warfare.

In another example of the Pentagon’s growing criticism of <hl> China <hl> ’s efforts, a senior Navy commander, Rear Adm. Christopher J. Paul, said last month in Australia that there were countries “who attempt to constrict movement through international waters, who create land areas where there were none; who create exclusion zones where there should be shared use.”


Question: What is better about the all-in-one option?

These products allow borrowers to close on a short-term construction loan, which covers the building phase, and the longer-term permanent financing in one transaction. This all-in-one option is more convenient and less expensive than separate closings. But it is still unclear how lenders are supposed to handle the disclosure for these loans under the new regulations, as well as for stand-alone construction loans, according to Mr. Weinberg. “And whenever there are gray areas, lenders move away from the margins to make sure they don’t cause compliance violations,” Mr. Weinberg said. Lender nervousness might ease in coming months, however. After pressure from industry leaders, who warned that lenders weren’t ready for the massive change and that consumers might suffer, the bureau announced plans to postpone the implementation date to Oct. 1 from Aug. 1. The bureau’s director, Richard Cordray, also said that once the rules go into effect, he would allow for a good-faith enforcement grace period as lenders adjust. The new rules are intended to make the mortgage process more transparent for consumers, mainly by providing them with simpler forms and giving them more time to review final loan terms before closing. The nearly 1,900-page rules integrate the Truth in Lending and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Acts.

Answer: more convenient and less expensive than separate closings

These products allow borrowers to close on a short-term construction loan, which covers the building phase, and the longer-term permanent financing in one transaction. <hl> This all-in-one option is more convenient and less expensive than separate closings . <hl> But it is still unclear how lenders are supposed to handle the disclosure for these loans under the new regulations, as well as for stand-alone construction loans, according to Mr. Weinberg. “And whenever there are gray areas, lenders move away from the margins to make sure they don’t cause compliance violations,” Mr. Weinberg said. Lender nervousness might ease in coming months, however. After pressure from industry leaders, who warned that lenders weren’t ready for the massive change and that consumers might suffer, the bureau announced plans to postpone the implementation date to Oct. 1 from Aug. 1. The bureau’s director, Richard Cordray, also said that once the rules go into effect, he would allow for a good-faith enforcement grace period as lenders adjust. The new rules are intended to make the mortgage process more transparent for consumers, mainly by providing them with simpler forms and giving them more time to review final loan terms before closing. The nearly 1,900-page rules integrate the Truth in Lending and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Acts.

These products allow borrowers to close on a short-term construction loan, which covers the building phase, and the longer-term permanent financing in one transaction. This all-in-one option is <hl> more convenient and less expensive than separate closings <hl>. But it is still unclear how lenders are supposed to handle the disclosure for these loans under the new regulations, as well as for stand-alone construction loans, according to Mr. Weinberg. “And whenever there are gray areas, lenders move away from the margins to make sure they don’t cause compliance violations,” Mr. Weinberg said. Lender nervousness might ease in coming months, however. After pressure from industry leaders, who warned that lenders weren’t ready for the massive change and that consumers might suffer, the bureau announced plans to postpone the implementation date to Oct. 1 from Aug. 1. The bureau’s director, Richard Cordray, also said that once the rules go into effect, he would allow for a good-faith enforcement grace period as lenders adjust. The new rules are intended to make the mortgage process more transparent for consumers, mainly by providing them with simpler forms and giving them more time to review final loan terms before closing. The nearly 1,900-page rules integrate the Truth in Lending and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Acts.

This all-in-one option is <hl> more convenient and less expensive than separate closings <hl> .


Question: Who was pitching for the opposite team?

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: Clayton Kershaw

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. <hl> “But, I mean, I certainly don’t think I’m there yet to carry the name as Clayton Kershaw does. <hl> 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 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 <hl> Clayton Kershaw <hl> does. But hopefully I’ll get there.”


Question: Who poured in fan mail to Ms. Basford?

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: busy professionals and parents

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. <hl> 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.

Surging demand caught Ms. Basford and her publisher off guard. Fan mail poured in from <hl> busy professionals and parents <hl> 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: How did McConnell think the Senate had been doing at the time of the article?

WASHINGTON —  Barney Frank once told me that asking Republicans to govern was like asking him, the first openly gay member of Congress, to judge the Miss America contest: He would do it, but he wouldn’t enjoy it much or be very good at it. With control of the Senate up for grabs in 2016, Senate Republicans have spent the year trying to prove Mr. Frank wrong. And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years. “I think the Senate is functioning again and producing results,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take.

Answer: the Senate is functioning again and producing results

WASHINGTON — Barney Frank once told me that asking Republicans to govern was like asking him, the first openly gay member of Congress, to judge the Miss America contest: He would do it, but he wouldn’t enjoy it much or be very good at it. With control of the Senate up for grabs in 2016, Senate Republicans have spent the year trying to prove Mr. Frank wrong. And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years. <hl> “I think the Senate is functioning again and producing results ,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take. <hl>

WASHINGTON — Barney Frank once told me that asking Republicans to govern was like asking him, the first openly gay member of Congress, to judge the Miss America contest: He would do it, but he wouldn’t enjoy it much or be very good at it. With control of the Senate up for grabs in 2016, Senate Republicans have spent the year trying to prove Mr. Frank wrong. And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years. “I think <hl> the Senate is functioning again and producing results <hl>,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take.

“I think <hl> the Senate is functioning again and producing results <hl> ,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take.


Question: What city was home to the first professional baseball team?

Rose has permission to be on the field Tuesday as part of M.L.B.’s fan-voted Franchise Four promotion. REDS FANS SAVOR TEAM HISTORY Cincinnati was home to the first professional baseball team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, who went unbeaten their inaugural season. There are tributes to the vintage players around the city, and former players will be in town from two other great Cincinnati teams — the 1975-76 world champions, including Rose, and the 1990 team, led by Barry Larkin, which swept the World Series over Oakland.

Answer: Cincinnati

Rose has permission to be on the field Tuesday as part of M.L.B.’s fan-voted Franchise Four promotion. <hl> REDS FANS SAVOR TEAM HISTORY Cincinnati was home to the first professional baseball team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, who went unbeaten their inaugural season. <hl> There are tributes to the vintage players around the city, and former players will be in town from two other great Cincinnati teams — the 1975-76 world champions, including Rose, and the 1990 team, led by Barry Larkin, which swept the World Series over Oakland.

Rose has permission to be on the field Tuesday as part of M.L.B.’s fan-voted Franchise Four promotion. REDS FANS SAVOR TEAM HISTORY <hl> Cincinnati <hl> was home to the first professional baseball team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, who went unbeaten their inaugural season. There are tributes to the vintage players around the city, and former players will be in town from two other great Cincinnati teams — the 1975-76 world champions, including Rose, and the 1990 team, led by Barry Larkin, which swept the World Series over Oakland.


Question: When is Tina joined by Broadway performers for her shows?

‘Tunes With Tina’ (Sunday) That’s Tina deVaron, a jazz musician and singer, whose musical brunch for young people at the Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Fifth Avenue, a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, has returned. Ms. deVaron, who often sings show tunes for children, also improvises and gears her performances to the audience. On selected Sundays throughout the season, she will be accompanied by Broadway performers. Singing along is encouraged. (Through May 31.) At noon, 400 Fifth Avenue, at 36th Street, 212-695-4005, measurenyc.com. Vered and the Babes (Saturday) This trio — Vered Ronen, Rob Jost and Matt Hilgenberg — play some percussion children can understand: pots and pans. Of course, they’ll also perform on more conventional instruments, like French horn and trumpet, at this free concert, part of the Saturday Morning Show series for families at Brookfield Place. Known for a style reminiscent of doo-wop, they’ll offer tunes from their hit album, “Good Morning My Love.” At 11 a.m., 200 Vesey Street, at West Street, Lower Manhattan, brookfieldplaceny.com/eventscalendar.

Answer: Sundays

‘Tunes With Tina’ (Sunday) That’s Tina deVaron, a jazz musician and singer, whose musical brunch for young people at the Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Fifth Avenue, a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, has returned. Ms. deVaron, who often sings show tunes for children, also improvises and gears her performances to the audience. <hl> On selected Sundays throughout the season, she will be accompanied by Broadway performers. <hl> Singing along is encouraged. (Through May 31.) At noon, 400 Fifth Avenue, at 36th Street, 212-695-4005, measurenyc.com. Vered and the Babes (Saturday) This trio — Vered Ronen, Rob Jost and Matt Hilgenberg — play some percussion children can understand: pots and pans. Of course, they’ll also perform on more conventional instruments, like French horn and trumpet, at this free concert, part of the Saturday Morning Show series for families at Brookfield Place. Known for a style reminiscent of doo-wop, they’ll offer tunes from their hit album, “Good Morning My Love.” At 11 a.m., 200 Vesey Street, at West Street, Lower Manhattan, brookfieldplaceny.com/eventscalendar.

‘Tunes With Tina’ (Sunday) That’s Tina deVaron, a jazz musician and singer, whose musical brunch for young people at the Measure Lounge at Langham Place, Fifth Avenue, a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, has returned. Ms. deVaron, who often sings show tunes for children, also improvises and gears her performances to the audience. On selected <hl> Sundays <hl> throughout the season, she will be accompanied by Broadway performers. Singing along is encouraged. (Through May 31.) At noon, 400 Fifth Avenue, at 36th Street, 212-695-4005, measurenyc.com. Vered and the Babes (Saturday) This trio — Vered Ronen, Rob Jost and Matt Hilgenberg — play some percussion children can understand: pots and pans. Of course, they’ll also perform on more conventional instruments, like French horn and trumpet, at this free concert, part of the Saturday Morning Show series for families at Brookfield Place. Known for a style reminiscent of doo-wop, they’ll offer tunes from their hit album, “Good Morning My Love.” At 11 a.m., 200 Vesey Street, at West Street, Lower Manhattan, brookfieldplaceny.com/eventscalendar.


Question: What emotion does Brown feel for James?

In the Brown mold, James, at 30, has emerged as a leader off the court as he has matured as a player. He was vocal in calling for the removal of the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling last year. He wore an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt to protest acts of police violence, and last month, he called for calm when a white Cleveland policeman was acquitted in the shooting deaths of two black motorists. “In a subtler way, he has had to carry the same kind of burden and use the same kind of wisdom,” Brown said. “For him to have to have the ability to deal with the politics of being back in Cleveland, dealing with the politics of his own team, I have great admiration for what I see as a great contribution by a human being on and off the field. “

Answer: admiration

In the Brown mold, James, at 30, has emerged as a leader off the court as he has matured as a player. He was vocal in calling for the removal of the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling last year. He wore an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt to protest acts of police violence, and last month, he called for calm when a white Cleveland policeman was acquitted in the shooting deaths of two black motorists. “In a subtler way, he has had to carry the same kind of burden and use the same kind of wisdom,” Brown said. <hl> “For him to have to have the ability to deal with the politics of being back in Cleveland, dealing with the politics of his own team, I have great admiration for what I see as a great contribution by a human being on and off the field. <hl> “

In the Brown mold, James, at 30, has emerged as a leader off the court as he has matured as a player. He was vocal in calling for the removal of the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling last year. He wore an “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt to protest acts of police violence, and last month, he called for calm when a white Cleveland policeman was acquitted in the shooting deaths of two black motorists. “In a subtler way, he has had to carry the same kind of burden and use the same kind of wisdom,” Brown said. “For him to have to have the ability to deal with the politics of being back in Cleveland, dealing with the politics of his own team, I have great <hl> admiration <hl> for what I see as a great contribution by a human being on and off the field. “


Question: What was name of the alliance the rebels formed?

Along with mounting economic pressures, it seemed that the government was willing to give ground for the sake of stability. Similarly, the rebels, who form an alliance known as the Sudanese Revolutionary Front, came to the talks under a new political reality. The regional dynamics that once bolstered them have shifted. With the fall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya and a civil war consuming South Sudan, the rebels no longer seemed as able to garner support from neighbors. Yet some analysts question whether the divided Sudanese government can, or even really wants to, reach a deal right now. “The question is whether the government of Sudan, comprised of the ruling National Congress Party, the military and National Security under President Bashir, is cohesive to make the bold steps, which involve politically difficult sacrifices,” said Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation. With the end of the rainy season, fighting is expected to resume. Commanders in the Sudanese Army still believe that a military victory over the rebels is possible, and they seem to want to delay negotiations until further gains can be made. Another problem is the dizzying number of competing interests in a country awash in rebel movements. In the provinces of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement-North, once part of the party that now governs the nation of South Sudan, has been fighting an insurgency since 2011.

Answer: Sudanese Revolutionary Front

Along with mounting economic pressures, it seemed that the government was willing to give ground for the sake of stability. <hl> Similarly, the rebels, who form an alliance known as the Sudanese Revolutionary Front , came to the talks under a new political reality. <hl> The regional dynamics that once bolstered them have shifted. With the fall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya and a civil war consuming South Sudan, the rebels no longer seemed as able to garner support from neighbors. Yet some analysts question whether the divided Sudanese government can, or even really wants to, reach a deal right now. “The question is whether the government of Sudan, comprised of the ruling National Congress Party, the military and National Security under President Bashir, is cohesive to make the bold steps, which involve politically difficult sacrifices,” said Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation. With the end of the rainy season, fighting is expected to resume. Commanders in the Sudanese Army still believe that a military victory over the rebels is possible, and they seem to want to delay negotiations until further gains can be made. Another problem is the dizzying number of competing interests in a country awash in rebel movements. In the provinces of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement-North, once part of the party that now governs the nation of South Sudan, has been fighting an insurgency since 2011.

Along with mounting economic pressures, it seemed that the government was willing to give ground for the sake of stability. Similarly, the rebels, who form an alliance known as the <hl> Sudanese Revolutionary Front <hl>, came to the talks under a new political reality. The regional dynamics that once bolstered them have shifted. With the fall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya and a civil war consuming South Sudan, the rebels no longer seemed as able to garner support from neighbors. Yet some analysts question whether the divided Sudanese government can, or even really wants to, reach a deal right now. “The question is whether the government of Sudan, comprised of the ruling National Congress Party, the military and National Security under President Bashir, is cohesive to make the bold steps, which involve politically difficult sacrifices,” said Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation. With the end of the rainy season, fighting is expected to resume. Commanders in the Sudanese Army still believe that a military victory over the rebels is possible, and they seem to want to delay negotiations until further gains can be made. Another problem is the dizzying number of competing interests in a country awash in rebel movements. In the provinces of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement-North, once part of the party that now governs the nation of South Sudan, has been fighting an insurgency since 2011.

Similarly, the rebels, who form an alliance known as the <hl> Sudanese Revolutionary Front <hl> , came to the talks under a new political reality.


Question: Who was the program's architect?

One suggested a news organization that is tough-minded, calling its own shots about acceding to government requests for secrecy. It appeared in an article about whether the C.I.A.’s drone-strike program is properly monitored by Congress. The story named the program’s architect, Michael D’Andrea. “The C.I.A. asked that Mr. D’Andrea’s name and the names of some other top agency officials be withheld from this article,” it said, “but The New York Times is publishing them because they have leadership roles in one of the government’s most significant paramilitary programs and their roles are known to foreign governments and many others.”

Answer: Michael D’Andrea

One suggested a news organization that is tough-minded, calling its own shots about acceding to government requests for secrecy. It appeared in an article about whether the C.I.A.’s drone-strike program is properly monitored by Congress. <hl> The story named the program’s architect, Michael D’Andrea . <hl> “The C.I.A. asked that Mr. D’Andrea’s name and the names of some other top agency officials be withheld from this article,” it said, “but The New York Times is publishing them because they have leadership roles in one of the government’s most significant paramilitary programs and their roles are known to foreign governments and many others.”

One suggested a news organization that is tough-minded, calling its own shots about acceding to government requests for secrecy. It appeared in an article about whether the C.I.A.’s drone-strike program is properly monitored by Congress. The story named the program’s architect, <hl> Michael D’Andrea <hl>. “The C.I.A. asked that Mr. D’Andrea’s name and the names of some other top agency officials be withheld from this article,” it said, “but The New York Times is publishing them because they have leadership roles in one of the government’s most significant paramilitary programs and their roles are known to foreign governments and many others.”

The story named the program’s architect, <hl> Michael D’Andrea <hl> .


Question: What industry is Gazprom in?

The Italian foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said his country’s position was “not a matter of principle,” and that Italy wanted the union’s national leaders to assess the state of the Minsk agreement before action was taken. “I am sure that we will have a common decision,” he said. Russia is a significant economic partner for Italy. The Italian energy industry has close ties to Gazprom, the Russian state-run natural gas exporter, and important Italian industries like farming and fashion have lost business because of retaliatory measures imposed by Moscow.

Answer: energy

The Italian foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said his country’s position was “not a matter of principle,” and that Italy wanted the union’s national leaders to assess the state of the Minsk agreement before action was taken. “I am sure that we will have a common decision,” he said. Russia is a significant economic partner for Italy. <hl> The Italian energy industry has close ties to Gazprom, the Russian state-run natural gas exporter, and important Italian industries like farming and fashion have lost business because of retaliatory measures imposed by Moscow. <hl>

The Italian foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, said his country’s position was “not a matter of principle,” and that Italy wanted the union’s national leaders to assess the state of the Minsk agreement before action was taken. “I am sure that we will have a common decision,” he said. Russia is a significant economic partner for Italy. The Italian <hl> energy <hl> industry has close ties to Gazprom, the Russian state-run natural gas exporter, and important Italian industries like farming and fashion have lost business because of retaliatory measures imposed by Moscow.


Question: Who did J.T. Barrett replace in the game?

MEMPHIS 37, MISSISSIPPI 24 Paxton Lynch threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns as host Memphis (6-0) stunned No. 13 Mississippi (5-2). Memphis has won 13 straight games dating to last season, which is the third-longest streak in the nation. It was the first win for the Tigers over a ranked opponent since 1996. IOWA 40, NORTHWESTERN 10 The reserve running back Akrum Wadley ran for 204 yards and tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns to carry No. 17 Iowa (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) over No. 20 Northwestern (5-2, 1-2) in Evanston, Ill. When the Hawkeyes’ leading rusher, Jordan Canzeri, was sidelined in the first quarter with an ankle injury, Wadley took over. Canzeri’s injury occurred after a short run when Wildcats linebacker Jaylen Prater landed on him, folding Canzeri’s ankle under a pile of players. OHIO STATE 38, PENN STATE 10 J. T. Barrett played finisher for Ohio State, running for two red-zone touchdowns in the first half and taking over for Cardale Jones in the third quarter, as the No. 1 Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated visiting Penn State (5-2, 2-1).

Answer: Cardale Jones

MEMPHIS 37, MISSISSIPPI 24 Paxton Lynch threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns as host Memphis (6-0) stunned No. 13 Mississippi (5-2). Memphis has won 13 straight games dating to last season, which is the third-longest streak in the nation. It was the first win for the Tigers over a ranked opponent since 1996. IOWA 40, NORTHWESTERN 10 The reserve running back Akrum Wadley ran for 204 yards and tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns to carry No. 17 Iowa (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) over No. 20 Northwestern (5-2, 1-2) in Evanston, Ill. When the Hawkeyes’ leading rusher, Jordan Canzeri, was sidelined in the first quarter with an ankle injury, Wadley took over. Canzeri’s injury occurred after a short run when Wildcats linebacker Jaylen Prater landed on him, folding Canzeri’s ankle under a pile of players. <hl> OHIO STATE 38, PENN STATE 10 J. T. Barrett played finisher for Ohio State, running for two red-zone touchdowns in the first half and taking over for Cardale Jones in the third quarter, as the No. 1 Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated visiting Penn State (5-2, 2-1). <hl>

MEMPHIS 37, MISSISSIPPI 24 Paxton Lynch threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns as host Memphis (6-0) stunned No. 13 Mississippi (5-2). Memphis has won 13 straight games dating to last season, which is the third-longest streak in the nation. It was the first win for the Tigers over a ranked opponent since 1996. IOWA 40, NORTHWESTERN 10 The reserve running back Akrum Wadley ran for 204 yards and tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns to carry No. 17 Iowa (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) over No. 20 Northwestern (5-2, 1-2) in Evanston, Ill. When the Hawkeyes’ leading rusher, Jordan Canzeri, was sidelined in the first quarter with an ankle injury, Wadley took over. Canzeri’s injury occurred after a short run when Wildcats linebacker Jaylen Prater landed on him, folding Canzeri’s ankle under a pile of players. OHIO STATE 38, PENN STATE 10 J. T. Barrett played finisher for Ohio State, running for two red-zone touchdowns in the first half and taking over for <hl> Cardale Jones <hl> in the third quarter, as the No. 1 Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated visiting Penn State (5-2, 2-1).


Question: How many did Jerome Williams strike out?

Jerome Williams (2-3) lasted just five innings, giving up three runs and four hits. He struck out four and walked two. BREWERS 10, WHITE SOX 7  Elian Herrera hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Khris Davis followed with a solo shot for host Milwaukee. Herrera, filling in at third for the injured starter Aramis Ramirez, homered for the second straight night. His shot into the left-field stands off reliever Zach Duke (1-2) broke a 7-all tie. Davis followed two batters later with his pinch-hit homer high and deep to left. RANGERS 8, ROYALS 2  Adrian Beltre hit his 399th career home run, and Thomas Field hit his first as Texas beat visiting Kansas City. Prince Fielder also homered for the Rangers to back Colby Lewis (3-2), who beat the Royals for the first time since 2003 by limiting them to one run and three hits over seven innings. Lewis struck out five and walked two.

Answer: four

<hl> Jerome Williams (2-3) lasted just five innings, giving up three runs and four hits. <hl> He struck out four and walked two. BREWERS 10, WHITE SOX 7 Elian Herrera hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Khris Davis followed with a solo shot for host Milwaukee. Herrera, filling in at third for the injured starter Aramis Ramirez, homered for the second straight night. His shot into the left-field stands off reliever Zach Duke (1-2) broke a 7-all tie. Davis followed two batters later with his pinch-hit homer high and deep to left. RANGERS 8, ROYALS 2 Adrian Beltre hit his 399th career home run, and Thomas Field hit his first as Texas beat visiting Kansas City. Prince Fielder also homered for the Rangers to back Colby Lewis (3-2), who beat the Royals for the first time since 2003 by limiting them to one run and three hits over seven innings. Lewis struck out five and walked two.

Jerome Williams (2-3) lasted just five innings, giving up three runs and <hl> four <hl> hits. He struck out four and walked two. BREWERS 10, WHITE SOX 7 Elian Herrera hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Khris Davis followed with a solo shot for host Milwaukee. Herrera, filling in at third for the injured starter Aramis Ramirez, homered for the second straight night. His shot into the left-field stands off reliever Zach Duke (1-2) broke a 7-all tie. Davis followed two batters later with his pinch-hit homer high and deep to left. RANGERS 8, ROYALS 2 Adrian Beltre hit his 399th career home run, and Thomas Field hit his first as Texas beat visiting Kansas City. Prince Fielder also homered for the Rangers to back Colby Lewis (3-2), who beat the Royals for the first time since 2003 by limiting them to one run and three hits over seven innings. Lewis struck out five and walked two.


Question: Who is the creator of M TRAIN?

KILLING AND DYING, by Adrian Tomine. (Drawn & Quarterly, $22.95.) The half-dozen vignettes in this graphic collection are pocket epics of romantic, creative and social frustration, set in drably picturesque American landscapes. M TRAIN, by Patti Smith. (Knopf, $25.) In rich, reflective language, the punk-rock poet and singer’s second memoir moves between her interior self and her life in the world. ST. MARKS IS DEAD: The Many Lives of America’s Hippest Street, by Ada Calhoun. (Norton, $27.95.) A spirited review of the many utopias, personal and political, that thrived in the East Village.

Answer: Patti Smith

M TRAIN, by Patti Smith .

KILLING AND DYING, by Adrian Tomine. (Drawn & Quarterly, $22.95.) The half-dozen vignettes in this graphic collection are pocket epics of romantic, creative and social frustration, set in drably picturesque American landscapes. <hl> M TRAIN, by Patti Smith . <hl> (Knopf, $25.) In rich, reflective language, the punk-rock poet and singer’s second memoir moves between her interior self and her life in the world. ST. MARKS IS DEAD: The Many Lives of America’s Hippest Street, by Ada Calhoun. (Norton, $27.95.) A spirited review of the many utopias, personal and political, that thrived in the East Village.

KILLING AND DYING, by Adrian Tomine. (Drawn & Quarterly, $22.95.) The half-dozen vignettes in this graphic collection are pocket epics of romantic, creative and social frustration, set in drably picturesque American landscapes. M TRAIN, by <hl> Patti Smith <hl>. (Knopf, $25.) In rich, reflective language, the punk-rock poet and singer’s second memoir moves between her interior self and her life in the world. ST. MARKS IS DEAD: The Many Lives of America’s Hippest Street, by Ada Calhoun. (Norton, $27.95.) A spirited review of the many utopias, personal and political, that thrived in the East Village.


Question: How would did Cindi Leive say you could describer her from Day 1?

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

Answer: a “magazine brain”

<hl> A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as a “magazine brain” from Day 1. <hl> When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?

A. I loved reading and writing, and I had what I guess you would describe as <hl> a “magazine brain” <hl> from Day 1. When I was 8, I decided to publish a literary magazine, and I would solicit contributions from all the kids on my street. They were a little less interested in the project than I was, so I ended up having to fill most of the magazine myself. Tell me about your parents. I was lucky to have two great mother figures in my life. My mom was a biochemist — she was one of just a few women in leadership roles at the National Institutes of Health — and really loved her work. She would come home and be talking about lipopolysaccharides and cell membranes at the dinner table. What I took away from that was that it’s an amazing gift to have a job that you love. I also have an incredible stepmother who gave up her career to move to the United States to marry my dad, and I saw in her a woman who was completely happy and fulfilled in her life and not working full time outside the home. That made me more open-minded about all the different choices you can make in your life. So the whole “mommy wars” thing really sets my teeth on edge. Were there any expressions they would repeat often around the dinner table?