Question: Who is the chief executive of Identity in Malta?

Malta’s citizenship program, which offers a passport to those willing to pay 1.2 million euros, about $1.3 million, has been controversial since it was introduced more than a year ago. But the residency requirements, meant to make the program more palatable, are only increasing the consternation among critics, who say the program has resulted in the sale of citizenship to the global 0.1 percent. Applicants must show they have rented a property in Malta for 12 months. But they do not necessarily have to spend any time in this Mediterranean island nation, raising the question of what genuine links they are establishing. “It is questionable how the residency requirement is being applied,” said Tonio Fenech, a member of Malta’s Parliament Lawyers, accountants and real estate agents say the citizenship program has catapulted Malta onto the radar of the global elite. Applications are pouring in, and the program aims to raise €2 billion, more than a quarter of Malta’s gross domestic product. “We want to attract individuals who can add value to our country because of their ideas, and their networks and their businesses and their talent,” said Jonathan Cardona, chief executive of Identity Malta, which administers the Individual Investor Program. Housed in a sprawling, fortresslike 16th-century building once used as a hospital, the Malta citizenship program nods to the country’s multicultural past, punctuated over the years by invasion. The Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Fatimids, Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, French, a European lay religious order and the British all tried to conquer or rule Malta, and many succeeded. Maltese, the official language with English, looks and sounds Arabic, but its speakers are primarily Roman Catholics who pray to Allah, or God.

Answer: Jonathan Cardona

Malta’s citizenship program, which offers a passport to those willing to pay 1.2 million euros, about $1.3 million, has been controversial since it was introduced more than a year ago. But the residency requirements, meant to make the program more palatable, are only increasing the consternation among critics, who say the program has resulted in the sale of citizenship to the global 0.1 percent. Applicants must show they have rented a property in Malta for 12 months. But they do not necessarily have to spend any time in this Mediterranean island nation, raising the question of what genuine links they are establishing. “It is questionable how the residency requirement is being applied,” said Tonio Fenech, a member of Malta’s Parliament Lawyers, accountants and real estate agents say the citizenship program has catapulted Malta onto the radar of the global elite. Applications are pouring in, and the program aims to raise €2 billion, more than a quarter of Malta’s gross domestic product. <hl> “We want to attract individuals who can add value to our country because of their ideas, and their networks and their businesses and their talent,” said Jonathan Cardona , chief executive of Identity Malta, which administers the Individual Investor Program. <hl> Housed in a sprawling, fortresslike 16th-century building once used as a hospital, the Malta citizenship program nods to the country’s multicultural past, punctuated over the years by invasion. The Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Fatimids, Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, French, a European lay religious order and the British all tried to conquer or rule Malta, and many succeeded. Maltese, the official language with English, looks and sounds Arabic, but its speakers are primarily Roman Catholics who pray to Allah, or God.

Malta’s citizenship program, which offers a passport to those willing to pay 1.2 million euros, about $1.3 million, has been controversial since it was introduced more than a year ago. But the residency requirements, meant to make the program more palatable, are only increasing the consternation among critics, who say the program has resulted in the sale of citizenship to the global 0.1 percent. Applicants must show they have rented a property in Malta for 12 months. But they do not necessarily have to spend any time in this Mediterranean island nation, raising the question of what genuine links they are establishing. “It is questionable how the residency requirement is being applied,” said Tonio Fenech, a member of Malta’s Parliament Lawyers, accountants and real estate agents say the citizenship program has catapulted Malta onto the radar of the global elite. Applications are pouring in, and the program aims to raise €2 billion, more than a quarter of Malta’s gross domestic product. “We want to attract individuals who can add value to our country because of their ideas, and their networks and their businesses and their talent,” said <hl> Jonathan Cardona <hl>, chief executive of Identity Malta, which administers the Individual Investor Program. Housed in a sprawling, fortresslike 16th-century building once used as a hospital, the Malta citizenship program nods to the country’s multicultural past, punctuated over the years by invasion. The Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Fatimids, Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, French, a European lay religious order and the British all tried to conquer or rule Malta, and many succeeded. Maltese, the official language with English, looks and sounds Arabic, but its speakers are primarily Roman Catholics who pray to Allah, or God.

“We want to attract individuals who can add value to our country because of their ideas, and their networks and their businesses and their talent,” said <hl> Jonathan Cardona <hl> , chief executive of Identity Malta, which administers the Individual Investor Program.


Question: What have European countries been putting in place to stop the flow of migrants?

Tensions have risen over the migrant crisis among the Balkan countries that once made up Yugoslavia. Slovenia has accused Croatia of dumping thousands of desperate people at random locations on the border and leaving them to find their own way across, while Croatia has complained that the European Union has failed to come up with a common strategy to cope with the crisis. European Union leaders met in Malta on Wednesday for their sixth meeting of the year on the issue. Slovenia’s decision to build the fence drew sharp criticism from humanitarian organizations and human rights activists. Last week, an open letter accused the government of failing the migrants by leaving them out in the open, hungry and cold, while the authorities registered them and processed them. Countries elsewhere in Europe have also been raising barriers against the continued flow of asylum seekers. Sweden imposed temporary border controls on Wednesday and called on the European Union to share the burden of dealing with the crisis more widely, Reuters reported.

Answer: barriers

Tensions have risen over the migrant crisis among the Balkan countries that once made up Yugoslavia. Slovenia has accused Croatia of dumping thousands of desperate people at random locations on the border and leaving them to find their own way across, while Croatia has complained that the European Union has failed to come up with a common strategy to cope with the crisis. European Union leaders met in Malta on Wednesday for their sixth meeting of the year on the issue. Slovenia’s decision to build the fence drew sharp criticism from humanitarian organizations and human rights activists. Last week, an open letter accused the government of failing the migrants by leaving them out in the open, hungry and cold, while the authorities registered them and processed them. <hl> Countries elsewhere in Europe have also been raising barriers against the continued flow of asylum seekers. <hl> Sweden imposed temporary border controls on Wednesday and called on the European Union to share the burden of dealing with the crisis more widely, Reuters reported.

Tensions have risen over the migrant crisis among the Balkan countries that once made up Yugoslavia. Slovenia has accused Croatia of dumping thousands of desperate people at random locations on the border and leaving them to find their own way across, while Croatia has complained that the European Union has failed to come up with a common strategy to cope with the crisis. European Union leaders met in Malta on Wednesday for their sixth meeting of the year on the issue. Slovenia’s decision to build the fence drew sharp criticism from humanitarian organizations and human rights activists. Last week, an open letter accused the government of failing the migrants by leaving them out in the open, hungry and cold, while the authorities registered them and processed them. Countries elsewhere in Europe have also been raising <hl> barriers <hl> against the continued flow of asylum seekers. Sweden imposed temporary border controls on Wednesday and called on the European Union to share the burden of dealing with the crisis more widely, Reuters reported.


Question: How much money did the stranger give the son?

One Saturday afternoon this past winter, when my family and I were having lunch at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during a ritual viewing of mummies and armor with our 5-year-old son, I noticed a young man a few tables away staring at us. He had a notebook and began to sketch; he drew intensely and quickly. I was flattered and vaguely unsettled; he looked like someone in a Todd Solondz movie perhaps up to something not entirely sane. When we got up to leave, he followed us, continuing to draw as he kept pace. He showed my husband the results, explaining that he was a graduate student. My husband accepted the drawing and gave him $10, a gift for which he seemed appreciative.

Answer: $10

One Saturday afternoon this past winter, when my family and I were having lunch at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during a ritual viewing of mummies and armor with our 5-year-old son, I noticed a young man a few tables away staring at us. He had a notebook and began to sketch; he drew intensely and quickly. I was flattered and vaguely unsettled; he looked like someone in a Todd Solondz movie perhaps up to something not entirely sane. When we got up to leave, he followed us, continuing to draw as he kept pace. He showed my husband the results, explaining that he was a graduate student. <hl> My husband accepted the drawing and gave him $10 , a gift for which he seemed appreciative. <hl>

One Saturday afternoon this past winter, when my family and I were having lunch at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during a ritual viewing of mummies and armor with our 5-year-old son, I noticed a young man a few tables away staring at us. He had a notebook and began to sketch; he drew intensely and quickly. I was flattered and vaguely unsettled; he looked like someone in a Todd Solondz movie perhaps up to something not entirely sane. When we got up to leave, he followed us, continuing to draw as he kept pace. He showed my husband the results, explaining that he was a graduate student. My husband accepted the drawing and gave him <hl> $10 <hl>, a gift for which he seemed appreciative.

My husband accepted the drawing and gave him <hl> $10 <hl> , a gift for which he seemed appreciative.


Question: Which actress plays the part of an anti-integration protester?

Perhaps this is Mr. Simon refusing to invent motives that aren’t in the public record. In any case, it leaves him with a bit of a cipher at the middle of his story. The excellent actor Oscar Isaac (“Inside Llewyn Davis”) gives Wasicsko a convincing semblance of life, projecting decency, nervous energy, joy and disappointment, but he never seems to have quite enough to work with. That’s reflected in the series, which occasionally takes a break from its tightly scripted council meetings and back-room deals for emotion-building montages set to Bruce Springsteen songs (“Hungry Heart,” “Brilliant Disguise,” “Secret Garden”). The cast also includes Alfred Molina, giving an amusing caricature of a machine politician, and a number of actors who do good work as various cogs in the political and legal apparatus: Bob Balaban as the judge, Terry Kinney as the head of the Yonkers housing authority, Clarke Peters as a smooth-talking consultant and, especially, Catherine Keener as an anti-integration protester.

Answer: Catherine Keener

Perhaps this is Mr. Simon refusing to invent motives that aren’t in the public record. In any case, it leaves him with a bit of a cipher at the middle of his story. The excellent actor Oscar Isaac (“Inside Llewyn Davis”) gives Wasicsko a convincing semblance of life, projecting decency, nervous energy, joy and disappointment, but he never seems to have quite enough to work with. That’s reflected in the series, which occasionally takes a break from its tightly scripted council meetings and back-room deals for emotion-building montages set to Bruce Springsteen songs (“Hungry Heart,” “Brilliant Disguise,” “Secret Garden”). <hl> The cast also includes Alfred Molina, giving an amusing caricature of a machine politician, and a number of actors who do good work as various cogs in the political and legal apparatus: Bob Balaban as the judge, Terry Kinney as the head of the Yonkers housing authority, Clarke Peters as a smooth-talking consultant and, especially, Catherine Keener as an anti-integration protester. <hl>

Perhaps this is Mr. Simon refusing to invent motives that aren’t in the public record. In any case, it leaves him with a bit of a cipher at the middle of his story. The excellent actor Oscar Isaac (“Inside Llewyn Davis”) gives Wasicsko a convincing semblance of life, projecting decency, nervous energy, joy and disappointment, but he never seems to have quite enough to work with. That’s reflected in the series, which occasionally takes a break from its tightly scripted council meetings and back-room deals for emotion-building montages set to Bruce Springsteen songs (“Hungry Heart,” “Brilliant Disguise,” “Secret Garden”). The cast also includes Alfred Molina, giving an amusing caricature of a machine politician, and a number of actors who do good work as various cogs in the political and legal apparatus: Bob Balaban as the judge, Terry Kinney as the head of the Yonkers housing authority, Clarke Peters as a smooth-talking consultant and, especially, <hl> Catherine Keener <hl> as an anti-integration protester.


Question: Who interrupted Siddhartha?

In his life as Vessantara, the Buddha earned his karmic wings and was reborn just one last time as another prince, Siddhartha. For some years, Siddhartha lived a bubble-baby existence. But news of reality, cold and harsh, seeped in. He knew he had to face it, and one night he left home for good, his horse carried aloft by gods so its hoof beats wouldn’t be heard. Then finally, after years of self-searching, he arrived at a letting-go enlightenment, though not before certain celestial no-goodniks tried to block his way. We see two of them, potbellied, green of skin, weapons drawn, clomping across a glazed 15th-century temple tile.

Answer: We see two of them, potbellied, green of skin, weapons drawn

In his life as Vessantara, the Buddha earned his karmic wings and was reborn just one last time as another prince, Siddhartha. For some years, Siddhartha lived a bubble-baby existence. But news of reality, cold and harsh, seeped in. He knew he had to face it, and one night he left home for good, his horse carried aloft by gods so its hoof beats wouldn’t be heard. Then finally, after years of self-searching, he arrived at a letting-go enlightenment, though not before certain celestial no-goodniks tried to block his way. <hl> We see two of them, potbellied, green of skin, weapons drawn , clomping across a glazed 15th-century temple tile. <hl>

In his life as Vessantara, the Buddha earned his karmic wings and was reborn just one last time as another prince, Siddhartha. For some years, Siddhartha lived a bubble-baby existence. But news of reality, cold and harsh, seeped in. He knew he had to face it, and one night he left home for good, his horse carried aloft by gods so its hoof beats wouldn’t be heard. Then finally, after years of self-searching, he arrived at a letting-go enlightenment, though not before certain celestial no-goodniks tried to block his way. <hl> We see two of them, potbellied, green of skin, weapons drawn <hl>, clomping across a glazed 15th-century temple tile.

<hl> We see two of them, potbellied, green of skin, weapons drawn <hl> , clomping across a glazed 15th-century temple tile.


Question: Who called rescuing specific institutions an unpleasant necessity?

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

Answer: Mr. Paulson

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

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


Question: What are retailers trying to make catalogs into?

Mr. Siegel added that Patagonia had begun printing on 100 percent recycled paper. “We had to make some trade-offs in terms of circulation and other expenses, but it brought the mode of communication in line with our values,” he said. Across segments, retailers are seeking to make their catalogs more of an experience, and celebrating print as something retro. Ikea recently produced a humorous advertisement for its catalog. “It’s not a digital book, or an e-book,” the ad says. “It’s a ‘bookbook.’ The 2015 Ikea catalog comes fully charged, and the battery life is eternal.”

Answer: an experience

Mr. Siegel added that Patagonia had begun printing on 100 percent recycled paper. “We had to make some trade-offs in terms of circulation and other expenses, but it brought the mode of communication in line with our values,” he said. <hl> Across segments, retailers are seeking to make their catalogs more of an experience , and celebrating print as something retro. <hl> Ikea recently produced a humorous advertisement for its catalog. “It’s not a digital book, or an e-book,” the ad says. “It’s a ‘bookbook.’ The 2015 Ikea catalog comes fully charged, and the battery life is eternal.”

Mr. Siegel added that Patagonia had begun printing on 100 percent recycled paper. “We had to make some trade-offs in terms of circulation and other expenses, but it brought the mode of communication in line with our values,” he said. Across segments, retailers are seeking to make their catalogs more of <hl> an experience <hl>, and celebrating print as something retro. Ikea recently produced a humorous advertisement for its catalog. “It’s not a digital book, or an e-book,” the ad says. “It’s a ‘bookbook.’ The 2015 Ikea catalog comes fully charged, and the battery life is eternal.”

Across segments, retailers are seeking to make their catalogs more of <hl> an experience <hl> , and celebrating print as something retro.


Question: Where did he announce his presidential run?

HOPE, Ark. —  Mike Huckabee, who excited evangelical voters in his first presidential race in 2008 and retains much of their good will, announced on Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party. A former Southern Baptist pastor and Arkansas governor, Mr. Huckabee is returning in hopes of once more dominating among social conservatives, but he is acutely aware he needs broader support to avoid the snares of last time, when he ran dry of money and failed to appeal much beyond the South. After describing a childhood of school prayer, fishing for catfish and running for student council in Hope, Mr. Huckabee said, “So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce I am a candidate for president of the United States.”

Answer: HOPE, Ark.

<hl> HOPE, Ark. — Mike Huckabee, who excited evangelical voters in his first presidential race in 2008 and retains much of their good will, announced on Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party. <hl> A former Southern Baptist pastor and Arkansas governor, Mr. Huckabee is returning in hopes of once more dominating among social conservatives, but he is acutely aware he needs broader support to avoid the snares of last time, when he ran dry of money and failed to appeal much beyond the South. After describing a childhood of school prayer, fishing for catfish and running for student council in Hope, Mr. Huckabee said, “So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce I am a candidate for president of the United States.”

<hl> HOPE, Ark. <hl> — Mike Huckabee, who excited evangelical voters in his first presidential race in 2008 and retains much of their good will, announced on Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party. A former Southern Baptist pastor and Arkansas governor, Mr. Huckabee is returning in hopes of once more dominating among social conservatives, but he is acutely aware he needs broader support to avoid the snares of last time, when he ran dry of money and failed to appeal much beyond the South. After describing a childhood of school prayer, fishing for catfish and running for student council in Hope, Mr. Huckabee said, “So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce I am a candidate for president of the United States.”


Question: Where did Cam Talbot get his second straight start?

Cam Talbot got his second straight start in net for the Rangers, with Henrik Lundqvist out for at least three weeks with a vascular injury after a puck hit his throat on Jan. 31. Talbot had a shutout win last season in his last game at Nashville, 90 miles from where he played college hockey in Huntsville, Ala. The Rangers had performed well against Western Conference teams this season, especially on the road; they were 7-1-0 in away games against the West entering Saturday. They had also won four straight in Nashville.

Answer: Rangers

<hl> Cam Talbot got his second straight start in net for the Rangers , with Henrik Lundqvist out for at least three weeks with a vascular injury after a puck hit his throat on Jan. 31. <hl> Talbot had a shutout win last season in his last game at Nashville, 90 miles from where he played college hockey in Huntsville, Ala. The Rangers had performed well against Western Conference teams this season, especially on the road; they were 7-1-0 in away games against the West entering Saturday. They had also won four straight in Nashville.

Cam Talbot got his second straight start in net for the <hl> Rangers <hl>, with Henrik Lundqvist out for at least three weeks with a vascular injury after a puck hit his throat on Jan. 31. Talbot had a shutout win last season in his last game at Nashville, 90 miles from where he played college hockey in Huntsville, Ala. The Rangers had performed well against Western Conference teams this season, especially on the road; they were 7-1-0 in away games against the West entering Saturday. They had also won four straight in Nashville.

Cam Talbot got his second straight start in net for the <hl> Rangers <hl> , with Henrik Lundqvist out for at least three weeks with a vascular injury after a puck hit his throat on Jan. 31.


Question: Under what party does Huckabee plan on running?

Answer: Republican

<hl> HOPE, Ark. — Mike Huckabee, who excited evangelical voters in his first presidential race in 2008 and retains much of their good will, announced on Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party. <hl> A former Southern Baptist pastor and Arkansas governor, Mr. Huckabee is returning in hopes of once more dominating among social conservatives, but he is acutely aware he needs broader support to avoid the snares of last time, when he ran dry of money and failed to appeal much beyond the South. After describing a childhood of school prayer, fishing for catfish and running for student council in Hope, Mr. Huckabee said, “So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce I am a candidate for president of the United States.”

HOPE, Ark. — Mike Huckabee, who excited evangelical voters in his first presidential race in 2008 and retains much of their good will, announced on Tuesday that he would again seek the <hl> Republican <hl> nomination despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party. A former Southern Baptist pastor and Arkansas governor, Mr. Huckabee is returning in hopes of once more dominating among social conservatives, but he is acutely aware he needs broader support to avoid the snares of last time, when he ran dry of money and failed to appeal much beyond the South. After describing a childhood of school prayer, fishing for catfish and running for student council in Hope, Mr. Huckabee said, “So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce I am a candidate for president of the United States.”


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

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

Answer: Eleven

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

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


Question: The characters in "Brand New Ancients" reference what fictional city?

we’re the same beings that began, still living in all of our fury and foulness and friction, everyday odysseys, dreams and decisions ... Myths used to be “the stories we used to explain ourselves,” she observes, and to her, myths, like art, are a way to universalize individual dreams and suffering: They lend continuity and weight to the everyday struggles of life — “deadlines, debts, divorces” — and remind us that every person, every passer-by on the street, has an “epic narrative” within. At times, the people in “Brand New Ancients” recall the tired denizens of Eliot’s “Unreal City” in “The Waste Land” — which, the reader remembers, also mentions Tiresias, as one who has “perceived the scene, and foretold the rest” — trudging through their tedious day jobs, then trudging home in the twilight hour. At the same time, Ms. Tempest also gives us more intimate portraits of these characters that are reminiscent of Joyce’s “Dubliners.” She provides glimpses of them at many points in their lives — in childhood, youth, middle age, and on the downward curve toward death; and struggling with love and loss and fear and pride.

Answer: Eliot’s “Unreal City”

we’re the same beings that began, still living in all of our fury and foulness and friction, everyday odysseys, dreams and decisions ... Myths used to be “the stories we used to explain ourselves,” she observes, and to her, myths, like art, are a way to universalize individual dreams and suffering: They lend continuity and weight to the everyday struggles of life — “deadlines, debts, divorces” — and remind us that every person, every passer-by on the street, has an “epic narrative” within. <hl> At times, the people in “Brand New Ancients” recall the tired denizens of Eliot’s “Unreal City” in “The Waste Land” — which, the reader remembers, also mentions Tiresias, as one who has “perceived the scene, and foretold the rest” — trudging through their tedious day jobs, then trudging home in the twilight hour. <hl> At the same time, Ms. Tempest also gives us more intimate portraits of these characters that are reminiscent of Joyce’s “Dubliners.” She provides glimpses of them at many points in their lives — in childhood, youth, middle age, and on the downward curve toward death; and struggling with love and loss and fear and pride.

we’re the same beings that began, still living in all of our fury and foulness and friction, everyday odysseys, dreams and decisions ... Myths used to be “the stories we used to explain ourselves,” she observes, and to her, myths, like art, are a way to universalize individual dreams and suffering: They lend continuity and weight to the everyday struggles of life — “deadlines, debts, divorces” — and remind us that every person, every passer-by on the street, has an “epic narrative” within. At times, the people in “Brand New Ancients” recall the tired denizens of <hl> Eliot’s “Unreal City” <hl> in “The Waste Land” — which, the reader remembers, also mentions Tiresias, as one who has “perceived the scene, and foretold the rest” — trudging through their tedious day jobs, then trudging home in the twilight hour. At the same time, Ms. Tempest also gives us more intimate portraits of these characters that are reminiscent of Joyce’s “Dubliners.” She provides glimpses of them at many points in their lives — in childhood, youth, middle age, and on the downward curve toward death; and struggling with love and loss and fear and pride.


Question: Can a drug patent be extended beyond its original patent protection period?

And that’s why pharmaceutical innovators pursue leads that can be patented. A drug patent, along with subsequent F.D.A. approval and granting of market exclusivity, offers the patent holder a period of time during which it may market the drug without competition. Even though the information about the efficacy and safety of the drug is available after clinical trials have been run, no other organization may use it to secure F.D.A. approval during the patent protection period. Typically, a drug reaches the market with about 13 years left on its original patent, though in some cases it can be extended longer. During the granted period of market exclusivity, pharmaceutical manufacturers can price drugs higher than they could if there were competition from firms marketing the same molecule. By doing so, they recover their investment and make a profit. Though many people are shocked by the high prices of some prescription drugs — like Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi, a new and effective treatment for hepatitis C that can cost $84,000 per treatment — they’re the inducement for innovation.

Answer: in some cases

And that’s why pharmaceutical innovators pursue leads that can be patented. A drug patent, along with subsequent F.D.A. approval and granting of market exclusivity, offers the patent holder a period of time during which it may market the drug without competition. Even though the information about the efficacy and safety of the drug is available after clinical trials have been run, no other organization may use it to secure F.D.A. approval during the patent protection period. <hl> Typically, a drug reaches the market with about 13 years left on its original patent, though in some cases it can be extended longer. <hl> During the granted period of market exclusivity, pharmaceutical manufacturers can price drugs higher than they could if there were competition from firms marketing the same molecule. By doing so, they recover their investment and make a profit. Though many people are shocked by the high prices of some prescription drugs — like Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi, a new and effective treatment for hepatitis C that can cost $84,000 per treatment — they’re the inducement for innovation.

And that’s why pharmaceutical innovators pursue leads that can be patented. A drug patent, along with subsequent F.D.A. approval and granting of market exclusivity, offers the patent holder a period of time during which it may market the drug without competition. Even though the information about the efficacy and safety of the drug is available after clinical trials have been run, no other organization may use it to secure F.D.A. approval during the patent protection period. Typically, a drug reaches the market with about 13 years left on its original patent, though <hl> in some cases <hl> it can be extended longer. During the granted period of market exclusivity, pharmaceutical manufacturers can price drugs higher than they could if there were competition from firms marketing the same molecule. By doing so, they recover their investment and make a profit. Though many people are shocked by the high prices of some prescription drugs — like Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi, a new and effective treatment for hepatitis C that can cost $84,000 per treatment — they’re the inducement for innovation.


Question: What was said in an email statement by Dolan regarding Thomas' guilt or innocence in the harrassment case?

“We did not believe the allegations then and we don’t believe them now,” the statement noted. “We feel strongly that Isiah Thomas was held responsible for sordid allegations that were completely unrelated to him, and for which M.S.G. bore responsibility.” Several problems arise here. The facts of the Browne harassment case are no longer “allegations.” A jury verdict is not a friendly tap on your shoulder or advice whispered in your ear. You appeal a verdict or accept it, at which point, like freshly poured concrete, it quickly hardens into accepted fact.

Answer: “We did not believe the allegations then and we don’t believe them now,”

<hl> “We did not believe the allegations then and we don’t believe them now,” the statement noted. <hl> “We feel strongly that Isiah Thomas was held responsible for sordid allegations that were completely unrelated to him, and for which M.S.G. bore responsibility.” Several problems arise here. The facts of the Browne harassment case are no longer “allegations.” A jury verdict is not a friendly tap on your shoulder or advice whispered in your ear. You appeal a verdict or accept it, at which point, like freshly poured concrete, it quickly hardens into accepted fact.

<hl> “We did not believe the allegations then and we don’t believe them now,” <hl> the statement noted. “We feel strongly that Isiah Thomas was held responsible for sordid allegations that were completely unrelated to him, and for which M.S.G. bore responsibility.” Several problems arise here. The facts of the Browne harassment case are no longer “allegations.” A jury verdict is not a friendly tap on your shoulder or advice whispered in your ear. You appeal a verdict or accept it, at which point, like freshly poured concrete, it quickly hardens into accepted fact.


Question: what are the natural resonances of instruments?

AS AN INSPIRATION CHEUNG His tonal language doesn’t have much of a relationship with what I do, whereas his approach to time is much more influential for me. You can have stretches of his music that are just dealing with the duration of natural resonances of instruments — attacks and decays — so you have this music that feels like breathing. It’s unpredictable, but very natural.

Answer: attacks and decays

AS AN INSPIRATION CHEUNG His tonal language doesn’t have much of a relationship with what I do, whereas his approach to time is much more influential for me. <hl> You can have stretches of his music that are just dealing with the duration of natural resonances of instruments — attacks and decays — so you have this music that feels like breathing. <hl> It’s unpredictable, but very natural.

AS AN INSPIRATION CHEUNG His tonal language doesn’t have much of a relationship with what I do, whereas his approach to time is much more influential for me. You can have stretches of his music that are just dealing with the duration of natural resonances of instruments — <hl> attacks and decays <hl> — so you have this music that feels like breathing. It’s unpredictable, but very natural.


Question: What university did the bride graudate from?

Mrs. Geller, 27, is a litigation associate at the law firm Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari in White Plains. She graduated from Fordham and received a law degree cum laude from Pace University. She is the daughter of Dr. Devmani J. Jaitly and Dr. Sharad C. Jaitly of Greenwich. The bride’s father is a cardiologist in West Nyack, N.Y. Her mother is an oncologist at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, where she is also a clinical assistant professor, teaching palliative medicine to students from New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. Mr. Geller, 28, works in Manhattan as the editor of Boy Genius Report, a mobile and online news provider that is part of the Penske Media Corporation. He is a son of Susan R. Geller and Stephen L. Geller, also of Greenwich, who are retired. The groom’s mother was the chief executive and his father was the owner and chairman of SLG Advertising, a company in Greenwich.

Answer: Fordham

Mrs. Geller, 27, is a litigation associate at the law firm Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari in White Plains. <hl> She graduated from Fordham and received a law degree cum laude from Pace University. <hl> She is the daughter of Dr. Devmani J. Jaitly and Dr. Sharad C. Jaitly of Greenwich. The bride’s father is a cardiologist in West Nyack, N.Y. Her mother is an oncologist at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, where she is also a clinical assistant professor, teaching palliative medicine to students from New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. Mr. Geller, 28, works in Manhattan as the editor of Boy Genius Report, a mobile and online news provider that is part of the Penske Media Corporation. He is a son of Susan R. Geller and Stephen L. Geller, also of Greenwich, who are retired. The groom’s mother was the chief executive and his father was the owner and chairman of SLG Advertising, a company in Greenwich.

Mrs. Geller, 27, is a litigation associate at the law firm Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari in White Plains. She graduated from <hl> Fordham <hl> and received a law degree cum laude from Pace University. She is the daughter of Dr. Devmani J. Jaitly and Dr. Sharad C. Jaitly of Greenwich. The bride’s father is a cardiologist in West Nyack, N.Y. Her mother is an oncologist at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, where she is also a clinical assistant professor, teaching palliative medicine to students from New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. Mr. Geller, 28, works in Manhattan as the editor of Boy Genius Report, a mobile and online news provider that is part of the Penske Media Corporation. He is a son of Susan R. Geller and Stephen L. Geller, also of Greenwich, who are retired. The groom’s mother was the chief executive and his father was the owner and chairman of SLG Advertising, a company in Greenwich.


Question: Who is the coach for California State Fullerton?

The offensive downturn alarmed coaches nationwide, although the bat was not the only reason. Rosenblatt was built on a hill, and the prevailing wind blew out. At TD Ameritrade, the wind often blows in, knocking down well-hit balls in the alleys and straightaway center. Minnesota Coach John Anderson, who pushed for the new standard while serving on the N.C.A.A. Division I baseball committee, wished it had had more time to study its effects before the stadium opened. “We would have designed the stadium with shorter dimensions in left-center, center and right-center,” Anderson said. The power falloff was not limited to Omaha. Regular-season home runs per game last year sank to 0.39, the lowest since the N.C.A.A. began keeping records. Bold outfielders with the speed to run down balls over their heads played shallower, cutting off singles and reducing scoring further. “For a few years, the field was playing like a softball field,” said Coach Rick Vanderhook of California State Fullerton. “When you’ve got good athletes, they can cover the whole softball field. Hits were at a premium.” The seam height on the new ball, though only 0.015 of an inch less than that of the old one, is enough to cause a significant reduction in drag. The Washington State University Sport Science Laboratory, which specializes in bat and ball dynamics, found that the lower-seamed ball flew about 20 feet farther on average in 2013 testing. Performance suggests the change achieved its objective. Regular-season home runs rose to 0.58 per game, according to the N.C.A.A. Teams combined for 135 home runs in N.C.A.A. regional and super-regional play, or 0.56 per game, a jump of more than one-third over last season (84, 0.34 per game).

Answer: Rick Vanderhook

The offensive downturn alarmed coaches nationwide, although the bat was not the only reason. Rosenblatt was built on a hill, and the prevailing wind blew out. At TD Ameritrade, the wind often blows in, knocking down well-hit balls in the alleys and straightaway center. Minnesota Coach John Anderson, who pushed for the new standard while serving on the N.C.A.A. Division I baseball committee, wished it had had more time to study its effects before the stadium opened. “We would have designed the stadium with shorter dimensions in left-center, center and right-center,” Anderson said. The power falloff was not limited to Omaha. Regular-season home runs per game last year sank to 0.39, the lowest since the N.C.A.A. began keeping records. Bold outfielders with the speed to run down balls over their heads played shallower, cutting off singles and reducing scoring further. <hl> “For a few years, the field was playing like a softball field,” said Coach Rick Vanderhook of California State Fullerton. <hl> “When you’ve got good athletes, they can cover the whole softball field. Hits were at a premium.” The seam height on the new ball, though only 0.015 of an inch less than that of the old one, is enough to cause a significant reduction in drag. The Washington State University Sport Science Laboratory, which specializes in bat and ball dynamics, found that the lower-seamed ball flew about 20 feet farther on average in 2013 testing. Performance suggests the change achieved its objective. Regular-season home runs rose to 0.58 per game, according to the N.C.A.A. Teams combined for 135 home runs in N.C.A.A. regional and super-regional play, or 0.56 per game, a jump of more than one-third over last season (84, 0.34 per game).

The offensive downturn alarmed coaches nationwide, although the bat was not the only reason. Rosenblatt was built on a hill, and the prevailing wind blew out. At TD Ameritrade, the wind often blows in, knocking down well-hit balls in the alleys and straightaway center. Minnesota Coach John Anderson, who pushed for the new standard while serving on the N.C.A.A. Division I baseball committee, wished it had had more time to study its effects before the stadium opened. “We would have designed the stadium with shorter dimensions in left-center, center and right-center,” Anderson said. The power falloff was not limited to Omaha. Regular-season home runs per game last year sank to 0.39, the lowest since the N.C.A.A. began keeping records. Bold outfielders with the speed to run down balls over their heads played shallower, cutting off singles and reducing scoring further. “For a few years, the field was playing like a softball field,” said Coach <hl> Rick Vanderhook <hl> of California State Fullerton. “When you’ve got good athletes, they can cover the whole softball field. Hits were at a premium.” The seam height on the new ball, though only 0.015 of an inch less than that of the old one, is enough to cause a significant reduction in drag. The Washington State University Sport Science Laboratory, which specializes in bat and ball dynamics, found that the lower-seamed ball flew about 20 feet farther on average in 2013 testing. Performance suggests the change achieved its objective. Regular-season home runs rose to 0.58 per game, according to the N.C.A.A. Teams combined for 135 home runs in N.C.A.A. regional and super-regional play, or 0.56 per game, a jump of more than one-third over last season (84, 0.34 per game).


Question: When did Faust become CEO of Eaton Vance?

So instead of an exchange-traded fund tracking an index, Eaton Vance could, for example, offer one directed by a portfolio manager who specializes in United States growth stocks. Unlike a traditional exchange-traded fund though — and this is the company’s special twist — the new vehicle would not have to disclose its daily basket of stocks, a crucial concern for managers who worry about speculators getting in front of their trades. “I really believe it’s a more efficient structure,” said Mr. Faust, a former equity research analyst who became chief executive of the firm in 2007. “Now, all we need is for the asset managers and the broker dealers to embrace it.”

Answer: 2007

So instead of an exchange-traded fund tracking an index, Eaton Vance could, for example, offer one directed by a portfolio manager who specializes in United States growth stocks. Unlike a traditional exchange-traded fund though — and this is the company’s special twist — the new vehicle would not have to disclose its daily basket of stocks, a crucial concern for managers who worry about speculators getting in front of their trades. <hl> “I really believe it’s a more efficient structure,” said Mr. Faust, a former equity research analyst who became chief executive of the firm in 2007 . <hl> “Now, all we need is for the asset managers and the broker dealers to embrace it.”

So instead of an exchange-traded fund tracking an index, Eaton Vance could, for example, offer one directed by a portfolio manager who specializes in United States growth stocks. Unlike a traditional exchange-traded fund though — and this is the company’s special twist — the new vehicle would not have to disclose its daily basket of stocks, a crucial concern for managers who worry about speculators getting in front of their trades. “I really believe it’s a more efficient structure,” said Mr. Faust, a former equity research analyst who became chief executive of the firm in <hl> 2007 <hl>. “Now, all we need is for the asset managers and the broker dealers to embrace it.”

“I really believe it’s a more efficient structure,” said Mr. Faust, a former equity research analyst who became chief executive of the firm in <hl> 2007 <hl> .


Question: What ranch did she devote most of her time after retiring?

After retiring, she devoted most of her time to the McEvoy Ranch in Petaluma, Calif., which she established in 1991 and which is now the country’s largest producer of certified organic estate-produced extra-virgin olive oil. Chronicle Publishing was sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1999. Ms. McEvoy was a founding member of the Peace Corps and a special assistant to the organization’s first director, R. Sargent Shriver. A philanthropist, she was a board member of the University of California, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the San Francisco Symphony, among other organizations.

Answer: McEvoy

<hl> After retiring, she devoted most of her time to the McEvoy Ranch in Petaluma, Calif., which she established in 1991 and which is now the country’s largest producer of certified organic estate-produced extra-virgin olive oil. <hl> Chronicle Publishing was sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1999. Ms. McEvoy was a founding member of the Peace Corps and a special assistant to the organization’s first director, R. Sargent Shriver. A philanthropist, she was a board member of the University of California, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the San Francisco Symphony, among other organizations.

After retiring, she devoted most of her time to the <hl> McEvoy <hl> Ranch in Petaluma, Calif., which she established in 1991 and which is now the country’s largest producer of certified organic estate-produced extra-virgin olive oil. Chronicle Publishing was sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1999. Ms. McEvoy was a founding member of the Peace Corps and a special assistant to the organization’s first director, R. Sargent Shriver. A philanthropist, she was a board member of the University of California, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the San Francisco Symphony, among other organizations.


Question: How long did bad weather delay the start of the game?

The rain led to a 21-minute delay from the scheduled start time of 1:10 p.m. Even after the Mets recorded the first three outs of the day, bringing about an early seventh-inning stretch, patrons were still trickling in, a mix of fans taking advantage of the opportunity to watch 11-plus innings of baseball and others anticipating the debut of Steven Matz in the second game. Saturday’s attendees were allowed to exchange their tickets for Sunday but were placed in different locations. The confusion even affected those not at the park: WPIX broadcast the end of Saturday’s game before SNY took over for the second game. Collins said his players’ routines would not change much, but the unorthodox circumstances befuddled him to a degree. He was not certain of the technicalities of the rule, but he said he planned to carry Matz as a 26th player because the team was playing an extra game on Sunday and therefore did not have to make a corresponding move to make room for him.

Answer: 21-minute

<hl> The rain led to a 21-minute delay from the scheduled start time of 1:10 p.m. Even after the Mets recorded the first three outs of the day, bringing about an early seventh-inning stretch, patrons were still trickling in, a mix of fans taking advantage of the opportunity to watch 11-plus innings of baseball and others anticipating the debut of Steven Matz in the second game. <hl> Saturday’s attendees were allowed to exchange their tickets for Sunday but were placed in different locations. The confusion even affected those not at the park: WPIX broadcast the end of Saturday’s game before SNY took over for the second game. Collins said his players’ routines would not change much, but the unorthodox circumstances befuddled him to a degree. He was not certain of the technicalities of the rule, but he said he planned to carry Matz as a 26th player because the team was playing an extra game on Sunday and therefore did not have to make a corresponding move to make room for him.

The rain led to a <hl> 21-minute <hl> delay from the scheduled start time of 1:10 p.m. Even after the Mets recorded the first three outs of the day, bringing about an early seventh-inning stretch, patrons were still trickling in, a mix of fans taking advantage of the opportunity to watch 11-plus innings of baseball and others anticipating the debut of Steven Matz in the second game. Saturday’s attendees were allowed to exchange their tickets for Sunday but were placed in different locations. The confusion even affected those not at the park: WPIX broadcast the end of Saturday’s game before SNY took over for the second game. Collins said his players’ routines would not change much, but the unorthodox circumstances befuddled him to a degree. He was not certain of the technicalities of the rule, but he said he planned to carry Matz as a 26th player because the team was playing an extra game on Sunday and therefore did not have to make a corresponding move to make room for him.


Question: Where is Infinity Hall located?

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: 32 Front Street

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. <hl> Infinity Hall Hartford, 32 Front Street . <hl> 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, <hl> 32 Front Street <hl>. infinityhall.com; 860-560-7757.

Infinity Hall Hartford, <hl> 32 Front Street <hl> .


Question: Who submitted the boycott resolution?

The church’s boycott resolution reflects what supporters call the growing momentum of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement, which seeks to pressure Israel economically over the long-paralyzed Middle East peace process. The church said in a statement that it “considers Tuesday’s actions a next step in the U.C.C.’s involvement with peace in the Middle East.” The Rev. John Deckenback, conference minister of the church’s Central Atlantic Conference, which submitted the boycott resolution, called the outcome a reflection of the church’s “spirit of love for both Israelis and Palestinians.”

Answer: Rev. John Deckenback

The church’s boycott resolution reflects what supporters call the growing momentum of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement, which seeks to pressure Israel economically over the long-paralyzed Middle East peace process. The church said in a statement that it “considers Tuesday’s actions a next step in the U.C.C.’s involvement with peace in the Middle East.” <hl> The Rev. John Deckenback , conference minister of the church’s Central Atlantic Conference, which submitted the boycott resolution, called the outcome a reflection of the church’s “spirit of love for both Israelis and Palestinians.” <hl>

The church’s boycott resolution reflects what supporters call the growing momentum of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement, which seeks to pressure Israel economically over the long-paralyzed Middle East peace process. The church said in a statement that it “considers Tuesday’s actions a next step in the U.C.C.’s involvement with peace in the Middle East.” The <hl> Rev. John Deckenback <hl>, conference minister of the church’s Central Atlantic Conference, which submitted the boycott resolution, called the outcome a reflection of the church’s “spirit of love for both Israelis and Palestinians.”

The <hl> Rev. John Deckenback <hl> , conference minister of the church’s Central Atlantic Conference, which submitted the boycott resolution, called the outcome a reflection of the church’s “spirit of love for both Israelis and Palestinians.”


Question: What is 19th-century ballet considered to be?

The 19th-century ballets tend to be labeled the classics, and “The Sleeping Beauty” (1890) has long been considered the most classical. It’s fair to say that Ballet Theater’s production of “Beauty,” directed by Alexei Ratmansky, is the most historically informed and sensitive production of any classic in our time. Perhaps its most startling suggestion is that we should reconsider the classicism of its master-choreographer, Marius Petipa. I’ve been watching this ballet for 40 years — but here the lines, phrasing, steps, extensions, footwork, turn-out, story-telling and mood are all different from what I’ve known. It’ll take a lot of getting used to. But it’s so musical that it’s immediately persuasive.

Answer: classics

<hl> The 19th-century ballets tend to be labeled the classics , and “The Sleeping Beauty” (1890) has long been considered the most classical. <hl> It’s fair to say that Ballet Theater’s production of “Beauty,” directed by Alexei Ratmansky, is the most historically informed and sensitive production of any classic in our time. Perhaps its most startling suggestion is that we should reconsider the classicism of its master-choreographer, Marius Petipa. I’ve been watching this ballet for 40 years — but here the lines, phrasing, steps, extensions, footwork, turn-out, story-telling and mood are all different from what I’ve known. It’ll take a lot of getting used to. But it’s so musical that it’s immediately persuasive.

The 19th-century ballets tend to be labeled the <hl> classics <hl>, and “The Sleeping Beauty” (1890) has long been considered the most classical. It’s fair to say that Ballet Theater’s production of “Beauty,” directed by Alexei Ratmansky, is the most historically informed and sensitive production of any classic in our time. Perhaps its most startling suggestion is that we should reconsider the classicism of its master-choreographer, Marius Petipa. I’ve been watching this ballet for 40 years — but here the lines, phrasing, steps, extensions, footwork, turn-out, story-telling and mood are all different from what I’ve known. It’ll take a lot of getting used to. But it’s so musical that it’s immediately persuasive.

The 19th-century ballets tend to be labeled the <hl> classics <hl> , and “The Sleeping Beauty” (1890) has long been considered the most classical.


Question: Do the islanders have any sell out games this year?

The Rangers (17-6-2) have lost three of their last four. Worse, center Derek Stepan is out four to six weeks with broken ribs, and Kevin Klein, their most consistent defenseman this season, will miss two to three weeks after sustaining a strained oblique Monday against Carolina. The Rangers head to Brooklyn for their first game at Barclays Center, playing the rival Islanders for the first time this season. The Islanders (13-8-4), who have won three of four, are expected to have their first sellout since opening night in October.

Answer: The Islanders (13-8-4), who have won three of four, are expected to have their first sellout since opening night in October.

The Rangers (17-6-2) have lost three of their last four. Worse, center Derek Stepan is out four to six weeks with broken ribs, and Kevin Klein, their most consistent defenseman this season, will miss two to three weeks after sustaining a strained oblique Monday against Carolina. The Rangers head to Brooklyn for their first game at Barclays Center, playing the rival Islanders for the first time this season. <hl> The Islanders (13-8-4), who have won three of four, are expected to have their first sellout since opening night in October. <hl>


Question: Which political party does Rep. Ryan represent?

WASHINGTON — Last week, as members of Congress did the things they do during recess — drink merlot at fund-raisers, zip to fact-finding missions abroad, meet with local chambers of commerce — Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and two of his three children strung Halloween decorations across their Janesville lawn. In his lengthy enumeration of conditions for taking on the role of House speaker, Mr. Ryan made it clear to his Republican colleagues Tuesday night that one was sacrosanct: “I cannot and will not give up my family time.”

Answer: Republican

WASHINGTON — Last week, as members of Congress did the things they do during recess — drink merlot at fund-raisers, zip to fact-finding missions abroad, meet with local chambers of commerce — Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and two of his three children strung Halloween decorations across their Janesville lawn. <hl> In his lengthy enumeration of conditions for taking on the role of House speaker, Mr. Ryan made it clear to his Republican colleagues Tuesday night that one was sacrosanct: “I cannot and will not give up my family time.” <hl>

WASHINGTON — Last week, as members of Congress did the things they do during recess — drink merlot at fund-raisers, zip to fact-finding missions abroad, meet with local chambers of commerce — Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and two of his three children strung Halloween decorations across their Janesville lawn. In his lengthy enumeration of conditions for taking on the role of House speaker, Mr. Ryan made it clear to his <hl> Republican <hl> colleagues Tuesday night that one was sacrosanct: “I cannot and will not give up my family time.”


Question: What was Robert Mapplethorpe's apartment near?

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

Answer: Pratt Institute

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

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

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


Question: What is being aimed at young readers?

The trend to portray true-to-life gay characters in works intended for a wider audience extends to comic books aimed at younger readers, too. Published by an imprint of Boom! Studios, Lumberjanes is a series about the summer camp experiences of five girls, two of whom have a crush on each other. “We wanted to have queer characters but not oversexualize them,” says Shannon Watters, an editor at Boom! Studios and a creator of Lumberjanes, adding that she wants to represent regular children at an age when they are figuring out who they are. “The normalization of queer young people was important,” she said. Ms. Watters said she appreciated the efforts of more mainstream publications to do the same. “It is very encouraging to see the decisions that DC and Marvel have made in giving marginalized creators more of platform to tell their stories,” she said, “but we still have a long way to go.”

Answer: portray true-to-life gay characters

<hl> The trend to portray true-to-life gay characters in works intended for a wider audience extends to comic books aimed at younger readers, too. <hl> Published by an imprint of Boom! Studios, Lumberjanes is a series about the summer camp experiences of five girls, two of whom have a crush on each other. “We wanted to have queer characters but not oversexualize them,” says Shannon Watters, an editor at Boom! Studios and a creator of Lumberjanes, adding that she wants to represent regular children at an age when they are figuring out who they are. “The normalization of queer young people was important,” she said. Ms. Watters said she appreciated the efforts of more mainstream publications to do the same. “It is very encouraging to see the decisions that DC and Marvel have made in giving marginalized creators more of platform to tell their stories,” she said, “but we still have a long way to go.”

The trend to <hl> portray true-to-life gay characters <hl> in works intended for a wider audience extends to comic books aimed at younger readers, too. Published by an imprint of Boom! Studios, Lumberjanes is a series about the summer camp experiences of five girls, two of whom have a crush on each other. “We wanted to have queer characters but not oversexualize them,” says Shannon Watters, an editor at Boom! Studios and a creator of Lumberjanes, adding that she wants to represent regular children at an age when they are figuring out who they are. “The normalization of queer young people was important,” she said. Ms. Watters said she appreciated the efforts of more mainstream publications to do the same. “It is very encouraging to see the decisions that DC and Marvel have made in giving marginalized creators more of platform to tell their stories,” she said, “but we still have a long way to go.”


Question: What was the number of casualties?

Laxman Lal Karna, a Madhesi political leader, said talks would not progress unless a curfew in parts of the southern plains was lifted and soldiers, who have been patrolling some of towns, returned to their barracks. In the past month, at least 36 people have been killed in protests over the draft constitution, including 11 police officers and a 2-year-old child. Schools, workplaces and shops have been shut for nearly a month in many of the southern districts.

Answer: at least 36 people have been killed in protests over the draft constitution, including 11 police officers and a 2-year-old child

Laxman Lal Karna, a Madhesi political leader, said talks would not progress unless a curfew in parts of the southern plains was lifted and soldiers, who have been patrolling some of towns, returned to their barracks. <hl> In the past month, at least 36 people have been killed in protests over the draft constitution, including 11 police officers and a 2-year-old child . <hl> Schools, workplaces and shops have been shut for nearly a month in many of the southern districts.

Laxman Lal Karna, a Madhesi political leader, said talks would not progress unless a curfew in parts of the southern plains was lifted and soldiers, who have been patrolling some of towns, returned to their barracks. In the past month, <hl> at least 36 people have been killed in protests over the draft constitution, including 11 police officers and a 2-year-old child <hl>. Schools, workplaces and shops have been shut for nearly a month in many of the southern districts.

In the past month, <hl> at least 36 people have been killed in protests over the draft constitution, including 11 police officers and a 2-year-old child <hl> .


Question: What does David Monti Thrive on?

“Meb’s the only one who asks for the redeye,” David Monti, who helps recruit elite athletes for the race, said, laughing. “He’s a guy that thrives on structure and detail.” Attention to routine has built a glorious running career over 26.2 miles for Keflezighi, the only person who has won the New York City Marathon (2009), the Boston Marathon (2014) and an Olympic marathon medal (silver, 2004 Athens Games). At 40, he enters Sunday’s race among a half-dozen favorites and is expected to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing among the top three at the United States Olympic marathon trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Frank Shorter is widely considered the greatest male American marathoner, having won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, taken silver at the 1976 Montreal Games and finished first for four consecutive years at Japan’s Fukuoka Marathon, a de facto world championship in the 1970s. Yet given the persistence of Keflezighi’s career in an event where the top runners often flare as brightly and briefly as shooting stars, said Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, “Meb’s longevity on top is without equal, I think.” A thread that stitches Keflezighi’s triumphs is his success not in time-trial races on flat courses like Berlin but on challenging courses without pacesetters in New York and Boston, and in championship races like the Olympics, where strategy and tactics are as important as sheer speed.

Answer: structure and detail

“Meb’s the only one who asks for the redeye,” David Monti, who helps recruit elite athletes for the race, said, laughing. <hl> “He’s a guy that thrives on structure and detail .” <hl> Attention to routine has built a glorious running career over 26.2 miles for Keflezighi, the only person who has won the New York City Marathon (2009), the Boston Marathon (2014) and an Olympic marathon medal (silver, 2004 Athens Games). At 40, he enters Sunday’s race among a half-dozen favorites and is expected to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing among the top three at the United States Olympic marathon trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Frank Shorter is widely considered the greatest male American marathoner, having won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, taken silver at the 1976 Montreal Games and finished first for four consecutive years at Japan’s Fukuoka Marathon, a de facto world championship in the 1970s. Yet given the persistence of Keflezighi’s career in an event where the top runners often flare as brightly and briefly as shooting stars, said Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, “Meb’s longevity on top is without equal, I think.” A thread that stitches Keflezighi’s triumphs is his success not in time-trial races on flat courses like Berlin but on challenging courses without pacesetters in New York and Boston, and in championship races like the Olympics, where strategy and tactics are as important as sheer speed.

“Meb’s the only one who asks for the redeye,” David Monti, who helps recruit elite athletes for the race, said, laughing. “He’s a guy that thrives on <hl> structure and detail <hl>.” Attention to routine has built a glorious running career over 26.2 miles for Keflezighi, the only person who has won the New York City Marathon (2009), the Boston Marathon (2014) and an Olympic marathon medal (silver, 2004 Athens Games). At 40, he enters Sunday’s race among a half-dozen favorites and is expected to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing among the top three at the United States Olympic marathon trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Frank Shorter is widely considered the greatest male American marathoner, having won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, taken silver at the 1976 Montreal Games and finished first for four consecutive years at Japan’s Fukuoka Marathon, a de facto world championship in the 1970s. Yet given the persistence of Keflezighi’s career in an event where the top runners often flare as brightly and briefly as shooting stars, said Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, “Meb’s longevity on top is without equal, I think.” A thread that stitches Keflezighi’s triumphs is his success not in time-trial races on flat courses like Berlin but on challenging courses without pacesetters in New York and Boston, and in championship races like the Olympics, where strategy and tactics are as important as sheer speed.

“He’s a guy that thrives on <hl> structure and detail <hl> .”


Question: What did the interview remove?

The interview drowned out Mr. Cameron’s vow on Wednesday to introduce a law guaranteeing no rise in income tax rates, value-added tax or national insurance before 2020 if his party wins the election. The Labour Party dismissed Mr. Cameron’s pledge as a “last-minute gimmick,” and said that the Conservatives had a “secret plan” to cut tax credits for families and raise the value-added tax. Labour even put together a website, torysecretplan.com, which features a fake email to Mr. Cameron from George Osborne, the chancellor of the Exchequer, laying out cuts not to be announced until after the election. Opinion polls suggest a hung Parliament, with no party winning an absolute majority, and the two main parties, the Conservatives and Labour, splitting about two-thirds of the vote.

Answer: Mr. Cameron’s vow

<hl> The interview drowned out Mr. Cameron’s vow on Wednesday to introduce a law guaranteeing no rise in income tax rates, value-added tax or national insurance before 2020 if his party wins the election. <hl> The Labour Party dismissed Mr. Cameron’s pledge as a “last-minute gimmick,” and said that the Conservatives had a “secret plan” to cut tax credits for families and raise the value-added tax. Labour even put together a website, torysecretplan.com, which features a fake email to Mr. Cameron from George Osborne, the chancellor of the Exchequer, laying out cuts not to be announced until after the election. Opinion polls suggest a hung Parliament, with no party winning an absolute majority, and the two main parties, the Conservatives and Labour, splitting about two-thirds of the vote.

The interview drowned out <hl> Mr. Cameron’s vow <hl> on Wednesday to introduce a law guaranteeing no rise in income tax rates, value-added tax or national insurance before 2020 if his party wins the election. The Labour Party dismissed Mr. Cameron’s pledge as a “last-minute gimmick,” and said that the Conservatives had a “secret plan” to cut tax credits for families and raise the value-added tax. Labour even put together a website, torysecretplan.com, which features a fake email to Mr. Cameron from George Osborne, the chancellor of the Exchequer, laying out cuts not to be announced until after the election. Opinion polls suggest a hung Parliament, with no party winning an absolute majority, and the two main parties, the Conservatives and Labour, splitting about two-thirds of the vote.


Question: Who is starring in the play, "National Theater Live:  The Audience"?

MASHANTUCKET Comix at Foxwoods Greer Barnes. June 25 through 27. $15 to $40. Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. comixatfoxwoods.com; 866-646-0609. Film HARTFORD Cinestudio A screening of Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” June 21 and 27 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. “The Last Waltz” (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese. June 26 through July 2. $7 and $9. “National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring Helen Mirren. June 28 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. 860-297-2463; cinestudio.org.

Answer: Helen Mirren

MASHANTUCKET Comix at Foxwoods Greer Barnes. June 25 through 27. $15 to $40. Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. comixatfoxwoods.com; 866-646-0609. Film HARTFORD Cinestudio A screening of Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” June 21 and 27 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. “The Last Waltz” (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese. June 26 through July 2. $7 and $9. <hl> “National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring Helen Mirren . <hl> June 28 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. 860-297-2463; cinestudio.org.

MASHANTUCKET Comix at Foxwoods Greer Barnes. June 25 through 27. $15 to $40. Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. comixatfoxwoods.com; 866-646-0609. Film HARTFORD Cinestudio A screening of Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” June 21 and 27 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. “The Last Waltz” (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese. June 26 through July 2. $7 and $9. “National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring <hl> Helen Mirren <hl>. June 28 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. 860-297-2463; cinestudio.org.

“National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring <hl> Helen Mirren <hl> .


Question: What month were body cams first used in Seattle?

Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with body cameras to film their often edgy encounters with the public. But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings. In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in December, the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed. Much of this footage is uncontroversial; one scene shows a woman jogging past a group of people and an officer watching her, then having a muted conversation with people whose faces have been obscured.

Answer: December

Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with body cameras to film their often edgy encounters with the public. But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings. <hl> In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in December , the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed. <hl> Much of this footage is uncontroversial; one scene shows a woman jogging past a group of people and an officer watching her, then having a muted conversation with people whose faces have been obscured.

Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with body cameras to film their often edgy encounters with the public. But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings. In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in <hl> December <hl>, the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed. Much of this footage is uncontroversial; one scene shows a woman jogging past a group of people and an officer watching her, then having a muted conversation with people whose faces have been obscured.

In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in <hl> December <hl> , the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed.


Question: What is the campaign called where the company posts videos of women stating how much selling Tupperware has changed their lives for the better.

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “Chain of Confidence,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

Answer: Chain of Confidence

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. <hl> The company has a campaign called “ Chain of Confidence ,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. <hl> The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

For some women who choose to join the salesteam, the company has provided a way out of poverty — about half the population lives on less than $2 a day — and prescribed social roles. Although women are increasingly joining the work force, the Indonesian government and religious groups have for decades pushed traditional values in which the primary roles of women are as wives and mothers. The country’s 1974 Marriage Law states that the husband is the head of the family and the wife is the caretaker. As it has done in other emerging markets, Tupperware encouraged women to move past any insecurities about taking on a new role. The company has a campaign called “<hl> Chain of Confidence <hl>,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better. The company also has an inspirational campaign for Indonesia, “Tupperware She Can,” that also posts aspirational videos. “Everyone talks about how the dynamism of Asia is the emerging middle class, and the emerging middle class is driven by women who previously didn’t have the opportunity,” said Rick Goings, global chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands Corporation. “I’m not saying men didn’t work hard, but there’s a new opportunity for women in Asia.” Upi Hariwati is one of the Indonesian women who has seized the opportunity. Four years ago, the 39-year-old wife and mother of a young son began looking for solutions after growing tired of her family’s living paycheck to paycheck from her husband’s job.

The company has a campaign called “ <hl> Chain of Confidence <hl> ,” in which it posts video interviews of saleswomen talking about how their lives have changed for the better.


Question: What disrupts the tranquility of the music?

Luminous cluster-like chords unfold in steady rhythmic patterns during the slow movement, though the soloists and groups of orchestra instruments keep injecting squirrelly, creepy things into the tranquillity. The last movement begins with a whiplash sound and becomes a stew of crackling Bachian vitality. As an artist in residence with the Philharmonic this season, Ms. Batiashvili has become a familiar and welcome presence. She, along with Mr. Leleux, Mr. Gilbert and the composer, received enthusiastic ovations. I can imagine many orchestras following Mr. Gilbert’s example by pairing these concertos together. A smart move by Mr. Escaich.

Answer: creepy things

<hl> Luminous cluster-like chords unfold in steady rhythmic patterns during the slow movement, though the soloists and groups of orchestra instruments keep injecting squirrelly, creepy things into the tranquillity. <hl> The last movement begins with a whiplash sound and becomes a stew of crackling Bachian vitality. As an artist in residence with the Philharmonic this season, Ms. Batiashvili has become a familiar and welcome presence. She, along with Mr. Leleux, Mr. Gilbert and the composer, received enthusiastic ovations. I can imagine many orchestras following Mr. Gilbert’s example by pairing these concertos together. A smart move by Mr. Escaich.

Luminous cluster-like chords unfold in steady rhythmic patterns during the slow movement, though the soloists and groups of orchestra instruments keep injecting squirrelly, <hl> creepy things <hl> into the tranquillity. The last movement begins with a whiplash sound and becomes a stew of crackling Bachian vitality. As an artist in residence with the Philharmonic this season, Ms. Batiashvili has become a familiar and welcome presence. She, along with Mr. Leleux, Mr. Gilbert and the composer, received enthusiastic ovations. I can imagine many orchestras following Mr. Gilbert’s example by pairing these concertos together. A smart move by Mr. Escaich.


Question: What can we state about singular gun laws in regards to mass shootings?

No single law usually could have prevented mass shootings, which remain rare. Gun violence experts are increasingly interested in changing laws to better target those who have a demonstrated propensity for gun violence. For instance, a nonviolent felony conviction from two decades ago may well be less predictive of gun violence than a domestic violence protection order or drunken-driving conviction, said Daniel Webster, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.

Answer: No single law usually could have prevented mass shootings

<hl> No single law usually could have prevented mass shootings , which remain rare. <hl> Gun violence experts are increasingly interested in changing laws to better target those who have a demonstrated propensity for gun violence. For instance, a nonviolent felony conviction from two decades ago may well be less predictive of gun violence than a domestic violence protection order or drunken-driving conviction, said Daniel Webster, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.

<hl> No single law usually could have prevented mass shootings <hl>, which remain rare. Gun violence experts are increasingly interested in changing laws to better target those who have a demonstrated propensity for gun violence. For instance, a nonviolent felony conviction from two decades ago may well be less predictive of gun violence than a domestic violence protection order or drunken-driving conviction, said Daniel Webster, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.

<hl> No single law usually could have prevented mass shootings <hl> , which remain rare.


Question: Who had the first overall pick in the major league amateur draft?

“If you hit it well, you should get rewarded for it,” said the Vanderbilt junior shortstop Dansby Swanson, the most outstanding player at last year’s Series and the first overall pick in the major league amateur draft, by Arizona. “I think that’s what is happening this year.” Swanson led the Commodores with 15 homers after hitting only three last season. Scoring rose as well, to 5.44 runs per game in the regular season from 5.08, reversing a recent trend. Curiously, so did strikeouts by pitchers, who discovered they could throw the new ball harder and snap sharper breaking pitches. Before Iowa lost in regional play, Hawkeyes Coach Rick Heller said he had never seen as many pitchers hit 95 miles per hour on the radar gun as he did this season. “I think the biggest thing, quite frankly, is our pitchers enjoy throwing it more,” said Louisiana State Coach Paul Mainieri, whose pitching staff struck out 93 more batters than it did last year. “There are no blisters. They get a little bit more movement, maybe even a little more velocity.”

Answer: Arizona

<hl> “If you hit it well, you should get rewarded for it,” said the Vanderbilt junior shortstop Dansby Swanson, the most outstanding player at last year’s Series and the first overall pick in the major league amateur draft, by Arizona . <hl> “I think that’s what is happening this year.” Swanson led the Commodores with 15 homers after hitting only three last season. Scoring rose as well, to 5.44 runs per game in the regular season from 5.08, reversing a recent trend. Curiously, so did strikeouts by pitchers, who discovered they could throw the new ball harder and snap sharper breaking pitches. Before Iowa lost in regional play, Hawkeyes Coach Rick Heller said he had never seen as many pitchers hit 95 miles per hour on the radar gun as he did this season. “I think the biggest thing, quite frankly, is our pitchers enjoy throwing it more,” said Louisiana State Coach Paul Mainieri, whose pitching staff struck out 93 more batters than it did last year. “There are no blisters. They get a little bit more movement, maybe even a little more velocity.”

“If you hit it well, you should get rewarded for it,” said the Vanderbilt junior shortstop Dansby Swanson, the most outstanding player at last year’s Series and the first overall pick in the major league amateur draft, by <hl> Arizona <hl>. “I think that’s what is happening this year.” Swanson led the Commodores with 15 homers after hitting only three last season. Scoring rose as well, to 5.44 runs per game in the regular season from 5.08, reversing a recent trend. Curiously, so did strikeouts by pitchers, who discovered they could throw the new ball harder and snap sharper breaking pitches. Before Iowa lost in regional play, Hawkeyes Coach Rick Heller said he had never seen as many pitchers hit 95 miles per hour on the radar gun as he did this season. “I think the biggest thing, quite frankly, is our pitchers enjoy throwing it more,” said Louisiana State Coach Paul Mainieri, whose pitching staff struck out 93 more batters than it did last year. “There are no blisters. They get a little bit more movement, maybe even a little more velocity.”

“If you hit it well, you should get rewarded for it,” said the Vanderbilt junior shortstop Dansby Swanson, the most outstanding player at last year’s Series and the first overall pick in the major league amateur draft, by <hl> Arizona <hl> .


Question: Who is being paid to find security issues on business websites?

Small companies have to be especially nimble in spotting and taking advantage of market shifts, and this week, Sarah Max delves into how one online jeweler introduced a new service that became an instant hit. It’s a great example of how scrappy start-ups are changing the way business is done in large, traditional industries. Also this week we consider whether you should consider paying hackers to attack your website to find security flaws. A San Francisco start-up is winning converts to its business of connecting “white hat” security sleuths with companies willing to pay bounties for their finds. Also, here’s some intriguing new data: Think Silicon Valley is America’s start-up hot spot? Try Montana instead. It tops this year’s state rankings in the Kauffman Index, which measures new business activity throughout the nation. At the metro level, Austin, Tex., took the top spot. Check back with us for more on Kauffman’s findings and why certain areas are experiencing an entrepreneurial boom. —Stacy Cowley

Answer: hackers

Small companies have to be especially nimble in spotting and taking advantage of market shifts, and this week, Sarah Max delves into how one online jeweler introduced a new service that became an instant hit. It’s a great example of how scrappy start-ups are changing the way business is done in large, traditional industries. <hl> Also this week we consider whether you should consider paying hackers to attack your website to find security flaws. <hl> A San Francisco start-up is winning converts to its business of connecting “white hat” security sleuths with companies willing to pay bounties for their finds. Also, here’s some intriguing new data: Think Silicon Valley is America’s start-up hot spot? Try Montana instead. It tops this year’s state rankings in the Kauffman Index, which measures new business activity throughout the nation. At the metro level, Austin, Tex., took the top spot. Check back with us for more on Kauffman’s findings and why certain areas are experiencing an entrepreneurial boom. —Stacy Cowley

Small companies have to be especially nimble in spotting and taking advantage of market shifts, and this week, Sarah Max delves into how one online jeweler introduced a new service that became an instant hit. It’s a great example of how scrappy start-ups are changing the way business is done in large, traditional industries. Also this week we consider whether you should consider paying <hl> hackers <hl> to attack your website to find security flaws. A San Francisco start-up is winning converts to its business of connecting “white hat” security sleuths with companies willing to pay bounties for their finds. Also, here’s some intriguing new data: Think Silicon Valley is America’s start-up hot spot? Try Montana instead. It tops this year’s state rankings in the Kauffman Index, which measures new business activity throughout the nation. At the metro level, Austin, Tex., took the top spot. Check back with us for more on Kauffman’s findings and why certain areas are experiencing an entrepreneurial boom. —Stacy Cowley