Question: Which company commissioned the promotion video posted on YouTube?

“I love you,” the man responds, and then, before signing off, “I’m making a video right now.” That video — the one posted on YouTube — was a promotion commissioned by Navdy, one of a handful of start-up companies bringing a futuristic spin to the debate over distracted driving, and how to curb it. The devices project driving information and data streamed from a smartphone into a driver’s field of view. There are several versions of this nascent technology, but they generally work by using a projection device that wirelessly picks up information from the phone and uses sophisticated optics to allow the information — maps, speed, incoming texts, caller identification and even social media notifications — to hover above the dashboard. Hand gestures or voice commands allow drivers to answer a call or hang up.

Answer: Navdy

“I love you,” the man responds, and then, before signing off, “I’m making a video right now.” <hl> That video — the one posted on YouTube — was a promotion commissioned by Navdy , one of a handful of start-up companies bringing a futuristic spin to the debate over distracted driving, and how to curb it. <hl> The devices project driving information and data streamed from a smartphone into a driver’s field of view. There are several versions of this nascent technology, but they generally work by using a projection device that wirelessly picks up information from the phone and uses sophisticated optics to allow the information — maps, speed, incoming texts, caller identification and even social media notifications — to hover above the dashboard. Hand gestures or voice commands allow drivers to answer a call or hang up.

“I love you,” the man responds, and then, before signing off, “I’m making a video right now.” That video — the one posted on YouTube — was a promotion commissioned by <hl> Navdy <hl>, one of a handful of start-up companies bringing a futuristic spin to the debate over distracted driving, and how to curb it. The devices project driving information and data streamed from a smartphone into a driver’s field of view. There are several versions of this nascent technology, but they generally work by using a projection device that wirelessly picks up information from the phone and uses sophisticated optics to allow the information — maps, speed, incoming texts, caller identification and even social media notifications — to hover above the dashboard. Hand gestures or voice commands allow drivers to answer a call or hang up.

That video — the one posted on YouTube — was a promotion commissioned by <hl> Navdy <hl> , one of a handful of start-up companies bringing a futuristic spin to the debate over distracted driving, and how to curb it.


Question: How many core members are in China's new feminist movement?

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

Answer: five

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

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


Question: What was Michael Jordan's rate for the finals alone in 1993?

Counting all of the rounds, James’s rate is 37.8 so far in the playoffs. Going back to the 1970s, when the statistic becomes available, one player who made the finals had a greater rate: In 1993, when he won the third of his first triumvirate of titles, Michael Jordan rated at 38.0, according to basketball-reference.com. With Irving out for the rest of the playoffs, James’s rate may well climb past Jordan’s before the series concludes. And Jordan’s rate for the 1993 finals alone, 38.9, lags behind James’s 44.0.

Answer: 38.9

Counting all of the rounds, James’s rate is 37.8 so far in the playoffs. Going back to the 1970s, when the statistic becomes available, one player who made the finals had a greater rate: In 1993, when he won the third of his first triumvirate of titles, Michael Jordan rated at 38.0, according to basketball-reference.com. With Irving out for the rest of the playoffs, James’s rate may well climb past Jordan’s before the series concludes. <hl> And Jordan’s rate for the 1993 finals alone, 38.9 , lags behind James’s 44.0. <hl>

Counting all of the rounds, James’s rate is 37.8 so far in the playoffs. Going back to the 1970s, when the statistic becomes available, one player who made the finals had a greater rate: In 1993, when he won the third of his first triumvirate of titles, Michael Jordan rated at 38.0, according to basketball-reference.com. With Irving out for the rest of the playoffs, James’s rate may well climb past Jordan’s before the series concludes. And Jordan’s rate for the 1993 finals alone, <hl> 38.9 <hl>, lags behind James’s 44.0.

And Jordan’s rate for the 1993 finals alone, <hl> 38.9 <hl> , lags behind James’s 44.0.


Question: What is the latest Pixar release being discussed here?

A cave toddler and his pal, Arlo, an 11-year-old Apatosaurus, will bring a test for Pixar over the Thanksgiving holiday. For the first time in its 29-year history, the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year: “The Good Dinosaur” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide. Dinosaurs are a safe box office bet — just look at “Jurassic World” — and every movie Pixar has ever released has been a blockbuster. But whether “The Good Dinosaur” continues that streak will depend on how audiences (and critics) respond to an expensive reworking of the film. As it grappled with creative troubles, Pixar fired a director, replaced most of the voice cast and repeatedly pushed back the movie’s release date. —Brooks Barnes

Answer: The Good Dinosaur

A cave toddler and his pal, Arlo, an 11-year-old Apatosaurus, will bring a test for Pixar over the Thanksgiving holiday. <hl> For the first time in its 29-year history, the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year: “ The Good Dinosaur ” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide. <hl> Dinosaurs are a safe box office bet — just look at “Jurassic World” — and every movie Pixar has ever released has been a blockbuster. But whether “The Good Dinosaur” continues that streak will depend on how audiences (and critics) respond to an expensive reworking of the film. As it grappled with creative troubles, Pixar fired a director, replaced most of the voice cast and repeatedly pushed back the movie’s release date. —Brooks Barnes

A cave toddler and his pal, Arlo, an 11-year-old Apatosaurus, will bring a test for Pixar over the Thanksgiving holiday. For the first time in its 29-year history, the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year: “<hl> The Good Dinosaur <hl>” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide. Dinosaurs are a safe box office bet — just look at “Jurassic World” — and every movie Pixar has ever released has been a blockbuster. But whether “The Good Dinosaur” continues that streak will depend on how audiences (and critics) respond to an expensive reworking of the film. As it grappled with creative troubles, Pixar fired a director, replaced most of the voice cast and repeatedly pushed back the movie’s release date. —Brooks Barnes

For the first time in its 29-year history, the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year: “ <hl> The Good Dinosaur <hl> ” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide.


Question: which party is considered a powerful Islamist party?

Prime Minister Habib Essid presented his second government in two weeks on Monday, this time including more parties and a position for Islamists. The cabinet he proposed on Jan. 23 consisted of just two parties and did not survive a no-confidence vote. It has now been expanded to involve five parties, including one post — that of employment minister — for the powerful Islamist party, Ennahda. Mr. Essid’s Nida Tunis party won the most seats in October’s election but still needed to form a coalition. The government faces a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, which it is expected to pass.

Answer: Ennahda

Prime Minister Habib Essid presented his second government in two weeks on Monday, this time including more parties and a position for Islamists. The cabinet he proposed on Jan. 23 consisted of just two parties and did not survive a no-confidence vote. <hl> It has now been expanded to involve five parties, including one post — that of employment minister — for the powerful Islamist party, Ennahda . <hl> Mr. Essid’s Nida Tunis party won the most seats in October’s election but still needed to form a coalition. The government faces a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, which it is expected to pass.

Prime Minister Habib Essid presented his second government in two weeks on Monday, this time including more parties and a position for Islamists. The cabinet he proposed on Jan. 23 consisted of just two parties and did not survive a no-confidence vote. It has now been expanded to involve five parties, including one post — that of employment minister — for the powerful Islamist party, <hl> Ennahda <hl>. Mr. Essid’s Nida Tunis party won the most seats in October’s election but still needed to form a coalition. The government faces a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, which it is expected to pass.

It has now been expanded to involve five parties, including one post — that of employment minister — for the powerful Islamist party, <hl> Ennahda <hl> .


Question: In what year did Dealogic begin tracking global investment banking revenue?

Mr. Jain and the bank’s other co-chief executive, Jürgen Fitschen, insisted on Monday that they are not retreating from the idea of a universal bank that offers a full range of banking services to individuals and business worldwide. And they reaffirmed their determination to be a force on Wall Street. But since the financial crisis, European investment banks have steadily lost market share to their United States rivals. In the first quarter, European banks accounted for 30 percent of global investment banking revenue, according to the data provider Dealogic. That was the lowest share since Dealogic began keeping track in 1995. Deutsche Bank ranks sixth worldwide measured by investment banking revenue. The top five are all based in the United States: JPMorgan, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup. In the United States market alone, Deutsche Bank is a mere ninth among investment banks.

Answer: 1995

Mr. Jain and the bank’s other co-chief executive, Jürgen Fitschen, insisted on Monday that they are not retreating from the idea of a universal bank that offers a full range of banking services to individuals and business worldwide. And they reaffirmed their determination to be a force on Wall Street. But since the financial crisis, European investment banks have steadily lost market share to their United States rivals. In the first quarter, European banks accounted for 30 percent of global investment banking revenue, according to the data provider Dealogic. <hl> That was the lowest share since Dealogic began keeping track in 1995 . <hl> Deutsche Bank ranks sixth worldwide measured by investment banking revenue. The top five are all based in the United States: JPMorgan, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup. In the United States market alone, Deutsche Bank is a mere ninth among investment banks.

Mr. Jain and the bank’s other co-chief executive, Jürgen Fitschen, insisted on Monday that they are not retreating from the idea of a universal bank that offers a full range of banking services to individuals and business worldwide. And they reaffirmed their determination to be a force on Wall Street. But since the financial crisis, European investment banks have steadily lost market share to their United States rivals. In the first quarter, European banks accounted for 30 percent of global investment banking revenue, according to the data provider Dealogic. That was the lowest share since Dealogic began keeping track in <hl> 1995 <hl>. Deutsche Bank ranks sixth worldwide measured by investment banking revenue. The top five are all based in the United States: JPMorgan, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup. In the United States market alone, Deutsche Bank is a mere ninth among investment banks.

That was the lowest share since Dealogic began keeping track in <hl> 1995 <hl> .


Question: How many runnings of the Kentucky Derby have there been?

Top contenders for the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. Churchill Downs recently adopted a point system to determine the Derby field, with points being earned by the top four finishers in designated prep races. The odds are from the Churchill Downs futures pool, and the records are starts-win-place-show.  1. Dortmund  Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia Record: 6-6-0-0 Points: 170 Odds: 6-1 J.D.: This colt gets the edge over American Pharoah for faring better in California. He has gotten better in each outing, and only illness, injury or a bad post position could slow him down. M.H.: He crushed a talented Santa Anita Derby field, winning by four and a quarter lengths. Like his father, Big Brown, he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice.  2. American Pharoah  Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Victor Espinoza Record: 5-4-0-0 Points: 160 Odds: 5-1

Answer: 141

<hl> Top contenders for the 141 st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. <hl> Churchill Downs recently adopted a point system to determine the Derby field, with points being earned by the top four finishers in designated prep races. The odds are from the Churchill Downs futures pool, and the records are starts-win-place-show. 1. Dortmund Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia Record: 6-6-0-0 Points: 170 Odds: 6-1 J.D.: This colt gets the edge over American Pharoah for faring better in California. He has gotten better in each outing, and only illness, injury or a bad post position could slow him down. M.H.: He crushed a talented Santa Anita Derby field, winning by four and a quarter lengths. Like his father, Big Brown, he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice. 2. American Pharoah Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Victor Espinoza Record: 5-4-0-0 Points: 160 Odds: 5-1

Top contenders for the <hl> 141 <hl>st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. Churchill Downs recently adopted a point system to determine the Derby field, with points being earned by the top four finishers in designated prep races. The odds are from the Churchill Downs futures pool, and the records are starts-win-place-show. 1. Dortmund Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Martin Garcia Record: 6-6-0-0 Points: 170 Odds: 6-1 J.D.: This colt gets the edge over American Pharoah for faring better in California. He has gotten better in each outing, and only illness, injury or a bad post position could slow him down. M.H.: He crushed a talented Santa Anita Derby field, winning by four and a quarter lengths. Like his father, Big Brown, he will enter the Derby with a perfect record, making him my top choice. 2. American Pharoah Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Victor Espinoza Record: 5-4-0-0 Points: 160 Odds: 5-1

Top contenders for the <hl> 141 <hl> st running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of preference, with comments provided by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times.


Question: Who is the central figure in Tempest's "Hold Your Own?"

A wunderkind rapper and spoken word performer equally influenced by Wu-Tang Clan and Joyce, Bukowski and Blake; an English poet whose musical sense of language bridges the worlds of rap and traditional lyric verse; a fan favorite at the Glastonbury music festival who became the youngest winner of the Ted Hughes poetry prize. Such dichotomies not only attest to the 29-year-old Kate Tempest’s gift for shattering — and transcending — convention and conventional genres, but they also underscore the tensions and contradictions that fuel her dynamic art. Tiresias, the blind seer in Greek mythology who lived as a man and a woman, is the presiding figure in her collection “Hold Your Own,” and the contemporary characters in her dazzling story-poem “Brand New Ancients” are also conflicted beings in search of a self. They are torn between confidence and self-loathing, between aching loneliness and the tumult of love, between ambition and a revulsion for the phony accouterments of fame. Ms. Tempest describes these ordinary people as gods, and their quarrels — so reminiscent of the squabbling among the Greek gods on Mount Olympus — are both petty and profound.

Answer: Tiresias

A wunderkind rapper and spoken word performer equally influenced by Wu-Tang Clan and Joyce, Bukowski and Blake; an English poet whose musical sense of language bridges the worlds of rap and traditional lyric verse; a fan favorite at the Glastonbury music festival who became the youngest winner of the Ted Hughes poetry prize. Such dichotomies not only attest to the 29-year-old Kate Tempest’s gift for shattering — and transcending — convention and conventional genres, but they also underscore the tensions and contradictions that fuel her dynamic art. <hl> Tiresias , the blind seer in Greek mythology who lived as a man and a woman, is the presiding figure in her collection “Hold Your Own,” and the contemporary characters in her dazzling story-poem “Brand New Ancients” are also conflicted beings in search of a self. <hl> They are torn between confidence and self-loathing, between aching loneliness and the tumult of love, between ambition and a revulsion for the phony accouterments of fame. Ms. Tempest describes these ordinary people as gods, and their quarrels — so reminiscent of the squabbling among the Greek gods on Mount Olympus — are both petty and profound.

A wunderkind rapper and spoken word performer equally influenced by Wu-Tang Clan and Joyce, Bukowski and Blake; an English poet whose musical sense of language bridges the worlds of rap and traditional lyric verse; a fan favorite at the Glastonbury music festival who became the youngest winner of the Ted Hughes poetry prize. Such dichotomies not only attest to the 29-year-old Kate Tempest’s gift for shattering — and transcending — convention and conventional genres, but they also underscore the tensions and contradictions that fuel her dynamic art. <hl> Tiresias <hl>, the blind seer in Greek mythology who lived as a man and a woman, is the presiding figure in her collection “Hold Your Own,” and the contemporary characters in her dazzling story-poem “Brand New Ancients” are also conflicted beings in search of a self. They are torn between confidence and self-loathing, between aching loneliness and the tumult of love, between ambition and a revulsion for the phony accouterments of fame. Ms. Tempest describes these ordinary people as gods, and their quarrels — so reminiscent of the squabbling among the Greek gods on Mount Olympus — are both petty and profound.

<hl> Tiresias <hl> , the blind seer in Greek mythology who lived as a man and a woman, is the presiding figure in her collection “Hold Your Own,” and the contemporary characters in her dazzling story-poem “Brand New Ancients” are also conflicted beings in search of a self.


Question: Who eased asylum requirements for Syrians?

3. The 30-year-old man charged with killing a Texas sheriff’s deputy said nothing as prosecutors described horrified witnesses at a gas station watching as he repeatedly shot the victim from behind. The district attorney said she did not know if anti-police sentiment was a factor. 4. Traffic in Hungary backed up for miles as Austria stepped up border checks. Last week’s discovery of the remains of 71 people in an abandoned, unventilated truck pushed Europe to the grim realization that homegrown trafficking rings were preying on the incoming floods of war refugees and other migrants. 5. Refugees packed trains from Hungary to Germany, which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians. The German leader, Angela Merkel, warned that Europe faces the possible end of the open border policy that has defined the European Union.

Answer: Germany

3. The 30-year-old man charged with killing a Texas sheriff’s deputy said nothing as prosecutors described horrified witnesses at a gas station watching as he repeatedly shot the victim from behind. The district attorney said she did not know if anti-police sentiment was a factor. 4. Traffic in Hungary backed up for miles as Austria stepped up border checks. Last week’s discovery of the remains of 71 people in an abandoned, unventilated truck pushed Europe to the grim realization that homegrown trafficking rings were preying on the incoming floods of war refugees and other migrants. 5. <hl> Refugees packed trains from Hungary to Germany , which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians. <hl> The German leader, Angela Merkel, warned that Europe faces the possible end of the open border policy that has defined the European Union.

3. The 30-year-old man charged with killing a Texas sheriff’s deputy said nothing as prosecutors described horrified witnesses at a gas station watching as he repeatedly shot the victim from behind. The district attorney said she did not know if anti-police sentiment was a factor. 4. Traffic in Hungary backed up for miles as Austria stepped up border checks. Last week’s discovery of the remains of 71 people in an abandoned, unventilated truck pushed Europe to the grim realization that homegrown trafficking rings were preying on the incoming floods of war refugees and other migrants. 5. Refugees packed trains from Hungary to <hl> Germany <hl>, which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians. The German leader, Angela Merkel, warned that Europe faces the possible end of the open border policy that has defined the European Union.

Refugees packed trains from Hungary to <hl> Germany <hl> , which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians.


Question: what was the exchange rate from euros to dollars as of Friday?

The diverging paths of the two central banks prompted investors to put money into dollars, on the expectation that interest rates in the United States will rise and offer a better return than in Europe, where interest rates are falling. The euro fell to 1.20 against the dollar on Friday, its lowest since June 2010, while the yield, or market interest rate, on German two-year government bonds fell to a new low of minus 0.11 percent. The yield has been below zero since September; investors were willing to effectively pay the German government to keep their money safe. The larger picture is not merely that the dollar is gaining against the euro. Signs that the Fed is getting closer to raising its benchmark interest rate from zero have helped the United States currency to soar against its counterparts in Japan, Britain and in major emerging markets. Against a broad basket of currencies, the dollar has risen more than 13 percent since September to its highest level in almost six years.

Answer: 1.20

The diverging paths of the two central banks prompted investors to put money into dollars, on the expectation that interest rates in the United States will rise and offer a better return than in Europe, where interest rates are falling. <hl> The euro fell to 1.20 against the dollar on Friday, its lowest since June 2010, while the yield, or market interest rate, on German two-year government bonds fell to a new low of minus 0.11 percent. <hl> The yield has been below zero since September; investors were willing to effectively pay the German government to keep their money safe. The larger picture is not merely that the dollar is gaining against the euro. Signs that the Fed is getting closer to raising its benchmark interest rate from zero have helped the United States currency to soar against its counterparts in Japan, Britain and in major emerging markets. Against a broad basket of currencies, the dollar has risen more than 13 percent since September to its highest level in almost six years.

The diverging paths of the two central banks prompted investors to put money into dollars, on the expectation that interest rates in the United States will rise and offer a better return than in Europe, where interest rates are falling. The euro fell to <hl> 1.20 <hl> against the dollar on Friday, its lowest since June 2010, while the yield, or market interest rate, on German two-year government bonds fell to a new low of minus 0.11 percent. The yield has been below zero since September; investors were willing to effectively pay the German government to keep their money safe. The larger picture is not merely that the dollar is gaining against the euro. Signs that the Fed is getting closer to raising its benchmark interest rate from zero have helped the United States currency to soar against its counterparts in Japan, Britain and in major emerging markets. Against a broad basket of currencies, the dollar has risen more than 13 percent since September to its highest level in almost six years.


Question: In what states could Huckabee not afford to advertise?

On Tuesday, he deployed his affability in making a series of jabs at rivals that, in the mouth of another politician, could have seemed angry. He criticized candidates who deceive taxpayers and “live off the government payroll” while running for higher office — an elbow aimed at most of the current Republican field. “Have the integrity and decency to resign,” Mr. Huckabee said. One problem for his candidacy is likely to be money. Mr. Huckabee raised just over $16 million in 2008, and despite victories in eight nominating contests saw his campaign expire for lack of funds to advertise in major states like Florida. The rules of campaign finance have changed in the new “super PAC” era, when as few as one or two super-wealthy supporters can fund an outside, parallel campaign. But it is unclear whether Mr. Huckabee has yet attracted such support. Unusual for an announcement speech, Mr. Huckabee’s address on Tuesday included a plea for money, specifically donations of $15 or $25 a month. “I will ask you to give something in the name of your children and grandchildren,” he said.

Answer: major states like Florida.

On Tuesday, he deployed his affability in making a series of jabs at rivals that, in the mouth of another politician, could have seemed angry. He criticized candidates who deceive taxpayers and “live off the government payroll” while running for higher office — an elbow aimed at most of the current Republican field. “Have the integrity and decency to resign,” Mr. Huckabee said. One problem for his candidacy is likely to be money. <hl> Mr. Huckabee raised just over $16 million in 2008, and despite victories in eight nominating contests saw his campaign expire for lack of funds to advertise in major states like Florida. The rules of campaign finance have changed in the new “super PAC” era, when as few as one or two super-wealthy supporters can fund an outside, parallel campaign. <hl> But it is unclear whether Mr. Huckabee has yet attracted such support. Unusual for an announcement speech, Mr. Huckabee’s address on Tuesday included a plea for money, specifically donations of $15 or $25 a month. “I will ask you to give something in the name of your children and grandchildren,” he said.

On Tuesday, he deployed his affability in making a series of jabs at rivals that, in the mouth of another politician, could have seemed angry. He criticized candidates who deceive taxpayers and “live off the government payroll” while running for higher office — an elbow aimed at most of the current Republican field. “Have the integrity and decency to resign,” Mr. Huckabee said. One problem for his candidacy is likely to be money. Mr. Huckabee raised just over $16 million in 2008, and despite victories in eight nominating contests saw his campaign expire for lack of funds to advertise in <hl> major states like Florida. <hl> The rules of campaign finance have changed in the new “super PAC” era, when as few as one or two super-wealthy supporters can fund an outside, parallel campaign. But it is unclear whether Mr. Huckabee has yet attracted such support. Unusual for an announcement speech, Mr. Huckabee’s address on Tuesday included a plea for money, specifically donations of $15 or $25 a month. “I will ask you to give something in the name of your children and grandchildren,” he said.


Question: What types of drugs can be excluded from development by the lack of a patent?

When it comes to drugs, some of those obvious, old ideas that cannot be patented have not been clinically tested, as required for F.D.A. approval. That takes money, which nobody will invest without a patent. It’s a Catch-22 that ends up excluding potentially valuable drugs from ever even being considered for development. There’s evidence that the provision of patents only for nonobvious and novel innovations affects drug development. In a paper published in the Texas Law Review, Mr. Roin documents many examples of patent invalidation on these grounds — importantly, even for ideas that had never been developed into drugs and that still required clinical trials for F.D.A. approval. For example, the patent of an anti-inflammatory drug was invalidated because it had been disclosed in a prior academic article. A patent for a hypertension drug was invalidated because it was deemed to have been created by a well-known process.

Answer: potentially valuable

When it comes to drugs, some of those obvious, old ideas that cannot be patented have not been clinically tested, as required for F.D.A. approval. That takes money, which nobody will invest without a patent. <hl> It’s a Catch-22 that ends up excluding potentially valuable drugs from ever even being considered for development. <hl> There’s evidence that the provision of patents only for nonobvious and novel innovations affects drug development. In a paper published in the Texas Law Review, Mr. Roin documents many examples of patent invalidation on these grounds — importantly, even for ideas that had never been developed into drugs and that still required clinical trials for F.D.A. approval. For example, the patent of an anti-inflammatory drug was invalidated because it had been disclosed in a prior academic article. A patent for a hypertension drug was invalidated because it was deemed to have been created by a well-known process.

When it comes to drugs, some of those obvious, old ideas that cannot be patented have not been clinically tested, as required for F.D.A. approval. That takes money, which nobody will invest without a patent. It’s a Catch-22 that ends up excluding <hl> potentially valuable <hl> drugs from ever even being considered for development. There’s evidence that the provision of patents only for nonobvious and novel innovations affects drug development. In a paper published in the Texas Law Review, Mr. Roin documents many examples of patent invalidation on these grounds — importantly, even for ideas that had never been developed into drugs and that still required clinical trials for F.D.A. approval. For example, the patent of an anti-inflammatory drug was invalidated because it had been disclosed in a prior academic article. A patent for a hypertension drug was invalidated because it was deemed to have been created by a well-known process.


Question: Who is Daniel K. Tarullo?

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

Answer: Federal Reserve governor

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

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

Even some of the biggest bank critics, like Daniel K. Tarullo, the <hl> Federal Reserve governor <hl> , have shown a willingness to consider rolling back rules for smaller lenders.


Question: By what year is the land expected to raise 70 percent of the global apetite for food?

Moreover, biofuels are an inefficient way to convert sunlight to fuel, meaning an immense amount of land would be required to supply a significant fraction of global energy demand, Mr. Searchinger said. That land will also be needed to help meet a global appetite for food that is expected to rise 70 percent or so by 2050, he said. “We’ve only got one planet, with only so much land,” Mr. Searchinger said. “If you use land for one purpose, you can’t use it for another.” Mr. Searchinger added that he was concerned by recent policy statements from the Obama administration that he said might open the door to extensive burning of wood pellets in the United States in the name of fighting global warming, similar to what has happened in Europe.

Answer: 2050

Moreover, biofuels are an inefficient way to convert sunlight to fuel, meaning an immense amount of land would be required to supply a significant fraction of global energy demand, Mr. Searchinger said. <hl> That land will also be needed to help meet a global appetite for food that is expected to rise 70 percent or so by 2050 , he said. <hl> “We’ve only got one planet, with only so much land,” Mr. Searchinger said. “If you use land for one purpose, you can’t use it for another.” Mr. Searchinger added that he was concerned by recent policy statements from the Obama administration that he said might open the door to extensive burning of wood pellets in the United States in the name of fighting global warming, similar to what has happened in Europe.

Moreover, biofuels are an inefficient way to convert sunlight to fuel, meaning an immense amount of land would be required to supply a significant fraction of global energy demand, Mr. Searchinger said. That land will also be needed to help meet a global appetite for food that is expected to rise 70 percent or so by <hl> 2050 <hl>, he said. “We’ve only got one planet, with only so much land,” Mr. Searchinger said. “If you use land for one purpose, you can’t use it for another.” Mr. Searchinger added that he was concerned by recent policy statements from the Obama administration that he said might open the door to extensive burning of wood pellets in the United States in the name of fighting global warming, similar to what has happened in Europe.

That land will also be needed to help meet a global appetite for food that is expected to rise 70 percent or so by <hl> 2050 <hl> , he said.


Question: What was the name of the wolverine that escaped at an airport?

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

Answer: Kasper

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. <hl> A 40-pound male wolverine named Kasper was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. <hl> At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”

If there were a manual for transporting wolverines, Rule No. 1 would probably go something like this: Make sure the wolverine cannot get out of the cage. At Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, it became clear that this precaution had not been taken. A 40-pound male wolverine named <hl> Kasper <hl> was being shipped from a zoo in Norway to a conservation park in Alaska. At around 3:30 p.m., he arrived in Newark to change planes and go through United States Customs. It was there that the animal’s handler, Sarah Howard, noticed there was a hole in Kasper’s cage. “His head was sticking out,” said Ms. Howard, a curator for the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, the wolverine’s intended new home. She had flown to Newark to meet him. The cage was made of metal, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport. “It’s believed he chewed a hole in it.”


Question: Where is he moving to?

Aron Johannsson, a striker for the United States men’s national soccer team, is on the verge of a transfer to Werder Bremen of Germany’s Bundesliga, his Dutch club announced Tuesday. The move will make Johannsson, 24, one of the most high-profile American players in Europe, and it stops a migration of top American pros out of the top European leagues, at least temporarily.

Answer: Werder Bremen of Germany’s Bundesliga

<hl> Aron Johannsson, a striker for the United States men’s national soccer team, is on the verge of a transfer to Werder Bremen of Germany’s Bundesliga , his Dutch club announced Tuesday. <hl> The move will make Johannsson, 24, one of the most high-profile American players in Europe, and it stops a migration of top American pros out of the top European leagues, at least temporarily.

Aron Johannsson, a striker for the United States men’s national soccer team, is on the verge of a transfer to <hl> Werder Bremen of Germany’s Bundesliga <hl>, his Dutch club announced Tuesday. The move will make Johannsson, 24, one of the most high-profile American players in Europe, and it stops a migration of top American pros out of the top European leagues, at least temporarily.

Aron Johannsson, a striker for the United States men’s national soccer team, is on the verge of a transfer to <hl> Werder Bremen of Germany’s Bundesliga <hl> , his Dutch club announced Tuesday.


Question: What do cities and states have an obligation to protect the public from due to Congress's inaction?

It was the 70th time since 2008 that the Supreme Court has declined to consider a lawsuit challenging a federal, state or local gun regulation. This creates a big opportunity for Americans to put pressure on their state and local leaders, especially since Congress refuses to approve even uncontroversial measures like universal background checks for gun sales, which are supported by nearly nine in 10 Americans. Until that changes, states and cities have the constitutional authority and moral obligation to protect the public from the scourge of gun violence.

Answer: gun violence

It was the 70th time since 2008 that the Supreme Court has declined to consider a lawsuit challenging a federal, state or local gun regulation. This creates a big opportunity for Americans to put pressure on their state and local leaders, especially since Congress refuses to approve even uncontroversial measures like universal background checks for gun sales, which are supported by nearly nine in 10 Americans. <hl> Until that changes, states and cities have the constitutional authority and moral obligation to protect the public from the scourge of gun violence . <hl>

It was the 70th time since 2008 that the Supreme Court has declined to consider a lawsuit challenging a federal, state or local gun regulation. This creates a big opportunity for Americans to put pressure on their state and local leaders, especially since Congress refuses to approve even uncontroversial measures like universal background checks for gun sales, which are supported by nearly nine in 10 Americans. Until that changes, states and cities have the constitutional authority and moral obligation to protect the public from the scourge of <hl> gun violence <hl>.

Until that changes, states and cities have the constitutional authority and moral obligation to protect the public from the scourge of <hl> gun violence <hl> .


Question: How much did the new central bank headquarters cost?

Antagonism has been growing between Greece and Germany, Athens’s biggest European lender. “Our battle in Greece is a battle for all Europeans,” Mr. Chondros told a cheering crowd of about 8,000. “We need a European organization against austerity, and that organization has started here today.” Employees of the central bank began moving into the new headquarters, which cost about $1.27 billion, near the end of last year. Away from downtown Frankfurt on a park-like site overlooking the Main River, the 600-foot-high tinted-glass tower is a more potent symbol of the central bank’s power than the generic gray high-rise in central Frankfurt that it previously occupied.

Answer: 1.27 billion

Antagonism has been growing between Greece and Germany, Athens’s biggest European lender. “Our battle in Greece is a battle for all Europeans,” Mr. Chondros told a cheering crowd of about 8,000. “We need a European organization against austerity, and that organization has started here today.” <hl> Employees of the central bank began moving into the new headquarters, which cost about $ 1.27 billion , near the end of last year. <hl> Away from downtown Frankfurt on a park-like site overlooking the Main River, the 600-foot-high tinted-glass tower is a more potent symbol of the central bank’s power than the generic gray high-rise in central Frankfurt that it previously occupied.

Antagonism has been growing between Greece and Germany, Athens’s biggest European lender. “Our battle in Greece is a battle for all Europeans,” Mr. Chondros told a cheering crowd of about 8,000. “We need a European organization against austerity, and that organization has started here today.” Employees of the central bank began moving into the new headquarters, which cost about $<hl> 1.27 billion <hl>, near the end of last year. Away from downtown Frankfurt on a park-like site overlooking the Main River, the 600-foot-high tinted-glass tower is a more potent symbol of the central bank’s power than the generic gray high-rise in central Frankfurt that it previously occupied.

Employees of the central bank began moving into the new headquarters, which cost about $ <hl> 1.27 billion <hl> , near the end of last year.


Question: Who is the chairperson of the New York State Affordable Housing Association?

The Alliance for Tenant Power and the Community Service Society, an anti-poverty group, recently called for abolishing 421-a. But a union construction coalition, Up4NYC, wants to reform the program so developers pay construction workers middle-class, or union, wages. Lisa Gomez, chairwoman of the New York State Affordable Housing Association, a builder’s group, argues that union pay scales would torpedo the production of affordable housing. Her group, however, favors the mayor’s proposal. “I’m excited about the potential creation of additional revenue for affordable housing,” she said.

Answer: Lisa Gomez

The Alliance for Tenant Power and the Community Service Society, an anti-poverty group, recently called for abolishing 421-a. But a union construction coalition, Up4NYC, wants to reform the program so developers pay construction workers middle-class, or union, wages. <hl> Lisa Gomez , chairwoman of the New York State Affordable Housing Association, a builder’s group, argues that union pay scales would torpedo the production of affordable housing. <hl> Her group, however, favors the mayor’s proposal. “I’m excited about the potential creation of additional revenue for affordable housing,” she said.

The Alliance for Tenant Power and the Community Service Society, an anti-poverty group, recently called for abolishing 421-a. But a union construction coalition, Up4NYC, wants to reform the program so developers pay construction workers middle-class, or union, wages. <hl> Lisa Gomez <hl>, chairwoman of the New York State Affordable Housing Association, a builder’s group, argues that union pay scales would torpedo the production of affordable housing. Her group, however, favors the mayor’s proposal. “I’m excited about the potential creation of additional revenue for affordable housing,” she said.

<hl> Lisa Gomez <hl> , chairwoman of the New York State Affordable Housing Association, a builder’s group, argues that union pay scales would torpedo the production of affordable housing.


Question: Who conceived the museum quarter?

“Urban development and politics here should be like music in the city, where you have both the Philharmonic and nightclubs like Berghain,” Mr. Ludewig argued. “We should have Museum Island and also the Flussbad to show we’re still a city where crazy ideas can become reality.” Opponents of the Flussbad fume about the prospect of bikini-clad bathers despoiling a noble site. But the real embarrassment is the dirty canal. Architectural preservationists fret that stairways cut into the canal’s retaining walls will tamper with a World Heritage Site, altering the work of a cultural hero, the neo-Classical architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who conceived the museum quarter. But the walls have been rebuilt untold times over the years, and a mess of lights, moorings and signs have been stuck onto them. They are hardly inviolable.

Answer: Karl Friedrich Schinkel

“Urban development and politics here should be like music in the city, where you have both the Philharmonic and nightclubs like Berghain,” Mr. Ludewig argued. “We should have Museum Island and also the Flussbad to show we’re still a city where crazy ideas can become reality.” Opponents of the Flussbad fume about the prospect of bikini-clad bathers despoiling a noble site. But the real embarrassment is the dirty canal. <hl> Architectural preservationists fret that stairways cut into the canal’s retaining walls will tamper with a World Heritage Site, altering the work of a cultural hero, the neo-Classical architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel , who conceived the museum quarter. <hl> But the walls have been rebuilt untold times over the years, and a mess of lights, moorings and signs have been stuck onto them. They are hardly inviolable.

“Urban development and politics here should be like music in the city, where you have both the Philharmonic and nightclubs like Berghain,” Mr. Ludewig argued. “We should have Museum Island and also the Flussbad to show we’re still a city where crazy ideas can become reality.” Opponents of the Flussbad fume about the prospect of bikini-clad bathers despoiling a noble site. But the real embarrassment is the dirty canal. Architectural preservationists fret that stairways cut into the canal’s retaining walls will tamper with a World Heritage Site, altering the work of a cultural hero, the neo-Classical architect <hl> Karl Friedrich Schinkel <hl>, who conceived the museum quarter. But the walls have been rebuilt untold times over the years, and a mess of lights, moorings and signs have been stuck onto them. They are hardly inviolable.

Architectural preservationists fret that stairways cut into the canal’s retaining walls will tamper with a World Heritage Site, altering the work of a cultural hero, the neo-Classical architect <hl> Karl Friedrich Schinkel <hl> , who conceived the museum quarter.


Question: What year did Mike Davis lead Indiana to the championship game?

That is Texas Southern, seeded 15th in the West Region and matched against No. 2 Arizona on Thursday. And while it is unlikely that the Tigers (B.P.I.: 210) will become the first SWAC team since 1993 to win a round-of-64 game in the N.C.A.A. tournament, they have the attention of big-name programs. Coach Mike Davis coached at Indiana for six seasons, leading the Hoosiers to the 2002 championship game. This season, Davis’s third with the Tigers, Texas Southern beat Michigan State and Kansas State on the road, part of an intentionally brutal nonconference schedule intended to make up for the anchor effect of playing in the SWAC. “My vision for the program is to one day get it to the level of an at-large bid,” Davis said Wednesday.

Answer: 2002

That is Texas Southern, seeded 15th in the West Region and matched against No. 2 Arizona on Thursday. And while it is unlikely that the Tigers (B.P.I.: 210) will become the first SWAC team since 1993 to win a round-of-64 game in the N.C.A.A. tournament, they have the attention of big-name programs. <hl> Coach Mike Davis coached at Indiana for six seasons, leading the Hoosiers to the 2002 championship game. <hl> This season, Davis’s third with the Tigers, Texas Southern beat Michigan State and Kansas State on the road, part of an intentionally brutal nonconference schedule intended to make up for the anchor effect of playing in the SWAC. “My vision for the program is to one day get it to the level of an at-large bid,” Davis said Wednesday.

That is Texas Southern, seeded 15th in the West Region and matched against No. 2 Arizona on Thursday. And while it is unlikely that the Tigers (B.P.I.: 210) will become the first SWAC team since 1993 to win a round-of-64 game in the N.C.A.A. tournament, they have the attention of big-name programs. Coach Mike Davis coached at Indiana for six seasons, leading the Hoosiers to the <hl> 2002 <hl> championship game. This season, Davis’s third with the Tigers, Texas Southern beat Michigan State and Kansas State on the road, part of an intentionally brutal nonconference schedule intended to make up for the anchor effect of playing in the SWAC. “My vision for the program is to one day get it to the level of an at-large bid,” Davis said Wednesday.


Question: Which ideology emphasizes the uniquess of the "Russian World?"

Re “Counterrevolutionary Russia” (June 26) by Roger Cohen: There have been two alternative social, political and intellectual currents with deep roots in Russia. The neo-Slavophile current exerted significant influence in the past and is re-emerging as a strong political orientation in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, as Mr. Cohen notes with alarm. This illiberal ideology emphasizes the uniqueness of the “Russian World” with its Eastern Orthodox faith, and is providing Russian foreign policy with a renewed regional assertiveness as an Orthodox power that will protect its perceived core: Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Seen in that light, the intervention in Ukraine is not only to further strategic interests, but also Russian moral values and sense of honor.

Answer: The neo-Slavophile current

Re “Counterrevolutionary Russia” (June 26) by Roger Cohen: There have been two alternative social, political and intellectual currents with deep roots in Russia. <hl> The neo-Slavophile current exerted significant influence in the past and is re-emerging as a strong political orientation in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, as Mr. Cohen notes with alarm. <hl> This illiberal ideology emphasizes the uniqueness of the “Russian World” with its Eastern Orthodox faith, and is providing Russian foreign policy with a renewed regional assertiveness as an Orthodox power that will protect its perceived core: Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Seen in that light, the intervention in Ukraine is not only to further strategic interests, but also Russian moral values and sense of honor.

Re “Counterrevolutionary Russia” (June 26) by Roger Cohen: There have been two alternative social, political and intellectual currents with deep roots in Russia. <hl> The neo-Slavophile current <hl> exerted significant influence in the past and is re-emerging as a strong political orientation in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, as Mr. Cohen notes with alarm. This illiberal ideology emphasizes the uniqueness of the “Russian World” with its Eastern Orthodox faith, and is providing Russian foreign policy with a renewed regional assertiveness as an Orthodox power that will protect its perceived core: Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Seen in that light, the intervention in Ukraine is not only to further strategic interests, but also Russian moral values and sense of honor.


Question: How many European Tour Titles has Pieters won?

■ Thomas Pieters of Belgium won his second European Tour title, two weeks after his first, shooting a five-under-par 65 to win the KLM Open in Zandvoort, Netherlands, by one shot after Lee Slattery faltered on the final hole. Pieters parred the last five holes and finished with a 19-under total of 261.  (AP)

Answer: two

<hl> ■ Thomas Pieters of Belgium won his second European Tour title, two weeks after his first, shooting a five-under-par 65 to win the KLM Open in Zandvoort, Netherlands, by one shot after Lee Slattery faltered on the final hole. <hl> Pieters parred the last five holes and finished with a 19-under total of 261. (AP)

■ Thomas Pieters of Belgium won his second European Tour title, <hl> two <hl> weeks after his first, shooting a five-under-par 65 to win the KLM Open in Zandvoort, Netherlands, by one shot after Lee Slattery faltered on the final hole. Pieters parred the last five holes and finished with a 19-under total of 261. (AP)


Question: Who is Vanderbilt's junior shortstop?

“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: Dansby Swanson

<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 <hl> Dansby Swanson <hl>, 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.”

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


Question: How much expenses should banks be able to cut each year?

Banks still need to shrink, though. Some European groups need to cut gross assets. And regulators may introduce floors for risk weighting, pushing up demands for equity. So assume that capital allocated to investment banking rises about 5 percent a year. That leaves costs. Though compliance expenses are still rising, banks should be able to trim more fat elsewhere. Cutting operating expenses by 2 percent a year should be possible for most banks. Steering clear of new legal entanglements may be beyond some firms. Volatile markets could also leave some nursing unexpected losses. It’s also true that most banks keep extra capital at the group level, which can flatter the true state of divisional return on equity. Even so, a bit of discipline could help investment banks pay their way again –— and not before time.

Answer: by 2 percent

Banks still need to shrink, though. Some European groups need to cut gross assets. And regulators may introduce floors for risk weighting, pushing up demands for equity. So assume that capital allocated to investment banking rises about 5 percent a year. That leaves costs. Though compliance expenses are still rising, banks should be able to trim more fat elsewhere. <hl> Cutting operating expenses by 2 percent a year should be possible for most banks. <hl> Steering clear of new legal entanglements may be beyond some firms. Volatile markets could also leave some nursing unexpected losses. It’s also true that most banks keep extra capital at the group level, which can flatter the true state of divisional return on equity. Even so, a bit of discipline could help investment banks pay their way again –— and not before time.

Banks still need to shrink, though. Some European groups need to cut gross assets. And regulators may introduce floors for risk weighting, pushing up demands for equity. So assume that capital allocated to investment banking rises about 5 percent a year. That leaves costs. Though compliance expenses are still rising, banks should be able to trim more fat elsewhere. Cutting operating expenses <hl> by 2 percent <hl> a year should be possible for most banks. Steering clear of new legal entanglements may be beyond some firms. Volatile markets could also leave some nursing unexpected losses. It’s also true that most banks keep extra capital at the group level, which can flatter the true state of divisional return on equity. Even so, a bit of discipline could help investment banks pay their way again –— and not before time.


Question: Who came charging back?

Darren Sproles returned a punt 83 yards for the Eagles’ second special-teams touchdown, giving Philadelphia a 21-point lead, but New England came charging back, with Tom Brady throwing for a score and then, after an onside kick, running the ball in from the 1 to cut the gap to 7 points with three minutes left. New England’s second onside kick failed, but the Patriots forced a third-down fumble to give Brady one more chance. The rally fell short when Brady’s passes bounced out of his receivers’ hands. The Patriots are now on a regular-season losing streak for the first time since 2012. 49ERS 26, BEARS 20 Blaine Gabbert ran for a tying touchdown late in regulation and threw a 71-yard scoring pass to Torrey Smith in overtime to push San Francisco past host Chicago.

Answer: New England

<hl> Darren Sproles returned a punt 83 yards for the Eagles’ second special-teams touchdown, giving Philadelphia a 21-point lead, but New England came charging back, with Tom Brady throwing for a score and then, after an onside kick, running the ball in from the 1 to cut the gap to 7 points with three minutes left. <hl> New England’s second onside kick failed, but the Patriots forced a third-down fumble to give Brady one more chance. The rally fell short when Brady’s passes bounced out of his receivers’ hands. The Patriots are now on a regular-season losing streak for the first time since 2012. 49ERS 26, BEARS 20 Blaine Gabbert ran for a tying touchdown late in regulation and threw a 71-yard scoring pass to Torrey Smith in overtime to push San Francisco past host Chicago.

Darren Sproles returned a punt 83 yards for the Eagles’ second special-teams touchdown, giving Philadelphia a 21-point lead, but <hl> New England <hl> came charging back, with Tom Brady throwing for a score and then, after an onside kick, running the ball in from the 1 to cut the gap to 7 points with three minutes left. New England’s second onside kick failed, but the Patriots forced a third-down fumble to give Brady one more chance. The rally fell short when Brady’s passes bounced out of his receivers’ hands. The Patriots are now on a regular-season losing streak for the first time since 2012. 49ERS 26, BEARS 20 Blaine Gabbert ran for a tying touchdown late in regulation and threw a 71-yard scoring pass to Torrey Smith in overtime to push San Francisco past host Chicago.


Question: When did Geoffrey Holder die?

Geoffrey Holder was, for starters, a dancer. He was also a choreographer, an actor, a painter — the list goes on. With a towering height (6-foot-6) and personality to match, he made his presence known all over New York for over 50 years. He died last fall, but Mr. Holder’s legacy is alive and well as Lincoln Center Out of Doors pays tribute with free events on Saturday to commemorate what would have been his 85th birthday. A screening of the 2009 documentary “Carmen & Geoffrey,” about Mr. Holder’s prolific career and his relationship with his wife, the dancer Carmen de Lavallade, will be preceded by a discussion with the filmmakers (and husband and wife) Nick Doob and Linda Atkinson.

Answer: He died last fall

Geoffrey Holder was, for starters, a dancer. He was also a choreographer, an actor, a painter — the list goes on. With a towering height (6-foot-6) and personality to match, he made his presence known all over New York for over 50 years. <hl> He died last fall , but Mr. Holder’s legacy is alive and well as Lincoln Center Out of Doors pays tribute with free events on Saturday to commemorate what would have been his 85th birthday. <hl> A screening of the 2009 documentary “Carmen & Geoffrey,” about Mr. Holder’s prolific career and his relationship with his wife, the dancer Carmen de Lavallade, will be preceded by a discussion with the filmmakers (and husband and wife) Nick Doob and Linda Atkinson.

Geoffrey Holder was, for starters, a dancer. He was also a choreographer, an actor, a painter — the list goes on. With a towering height (6-foot-6) and personality to match, he made his presence known all over New York for over 50 years. <hl> He died last fall <hl>, but Mr. Holder’s legacy is alive and well as Lincoln Center Out of Doors pays tribute with free events on Saturday to commemorate what would have been his 85th birthday. A screening of the 2009 documentary “Carmen & Geoffrey,” about Mr. Holder’s prolific career and his relationship with his wife, the dancer Carmen de Lavallade, will be preceded by a discussion with the filmmakers (and husband and wife) Nick Doob and Linda Atkinson.

<hl> He died last fall <hl> , but Mr. Holder’s legacy is alive and well as Lincoln Center Out of Doors pays tribute with free events on Saturday to commemorate what would have been his 85th birthday.


Question: How many US military trained the Ukrainian in remedial military instructions?

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

Answer: 300

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

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


Question: Who denounced Mr. Carson because he is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination?

Each time Ben Carson prepared to cut into a human brain, the neurosurgeon, who was the first to separate twins conjoined at the head, said a prayer. He would scrub his hands, close his eyes and ask for God’s help. “Lord, you be the neurosurgeon,” he has described himself thinking. “I’ll be the hands.” Since packing up his scalpel and becoming a Republican presidential candidate, Mr. Carson has not shied from talking about his Christian faith and sprinkling policy pronouncements with prayer as he travels the country talking to voters in his blunt but soft-spoken style. So far it has worked — he has overtaken Donald J. Trump in a new national poll of Republicans and is beating him in Iowa, the crucial caucus state. But Mr. Carson’s religion has been cast in a harsher light in recent days, as Mr. Trump, whose support among evangelicals is falling, suggested that the doctor is not a mainstream Christian because he is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination.

Answer: Mr. Trump

Each time Ben Carson prepared to cut into a human brain, the neurosurgeon, who was the first to separate twins conjoined at the head, said a prayer. He would scrub his hands, close his eyes and ask for God’s help. “Lord, you be the neurosurgeon,” he has described himself thinking. “I’ll be the hands.” Since packing up his scalpel and becoming a Republican presidential candidate, Mr. Carson has not shied from talking about his Christian faith and sprinkling policy pronouncements with prayer as he travels the country talking to voters in his blunt but soft-spoken style. So far it has worked — he has overtaken Donald J. Trump in a new national poll of Republicans and is beating him in Iowa, the crucial caucus state. <hl> But Mr. Carson’s religion has been cast in a harsher light in recent days, as Mr. Trump , whose support among evangelicals is falling, suggested that the doctor is not a mainstream Christian because he is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. <hl>

Each time Ben Carson prepared to cut into a human brain, the neurosurgeon, who was the first to separate twins conjoined at the head, said a prayer. He would scrub his hands, close his eyes and ask for God’s help. “Lord, you be the neurosurgeon,” he has described himself thinking. “I’ll be the hands.” Since packing up his scalpel and becoming a Republican presidential candidate, Mr. Carson has not shied from talking about his Christian faith and sprinkling policy pronouncements with prayer as he travels the country talking to voters in his blunt but soft-spoken style. So far it has worked — he has overtaken Donald J. Trump in a new national poll of Republicans and is beating him in Iowa, the crucial caucus state. But Mr. Carson’s religion has been cast in a harsher light in recent days, as <hl> Mr. Trump <hl>, whose support among evangelicals is falling, suggested that the doctor is not a mainstream Christian because he is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination.

But Mr. Carson’s religion has been cast in a harsher light in recent days, as <hl> Mr. Trump <hl> , whose support among evangelicals is falling, suggested that the doctor is not a mainstream Christian because he is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination.


Question: Mr. Carson claimed who should not be a president?

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

Answer: a Muslim

<hl> On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. <hl> His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think <hl> a Muslim <hl> should be able to be president. His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”


Question: What network did Dan Rather work on?

The title of “Truth,” a gripping, beautifully executed journalistic thriller about the events that ended Dan Rather’s career as a CBS anchorman, should probably be appended with a question mark. More than most docudramas about fairly recent events, it is so well written and acted that it conveys a convincing illusion of veracity. Just as there are conspiracy theorists who will never be satisfied with the Warren Commission report on the Kennedy assassination, there are some who passionately believe that Mr. Rather and his producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) conspired to tarnish George W. Bush’s reputation.

Answer: CBS

<hl> The title of “Truth,” a gripping, beautifully executed journalistic thriller about the events that ended Dan Rather’s career as a CBS anchorman, should probably be appended with a question mark. <hl> More than most docudramas about fairly recent events, it is so well written and acted that it conveys a convincing illusion of veracity. Just as there are conspiracy theorists who will never be satisfied with the Warren Commission report on the Kennedy assassination, there are some who passionately believe that Mr. Rather and his producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) conspired to tarnish George W. Bush’s reputation.

The title of “Truth,” a gripping, beautifully executed journalistic thriller about the events that ended Dan Rather’s career as a <hl> CBS <hl> anchorman, should probably be appended with a question mark. More than most docudramas about fairly recent events, it is so well written and acted that it conveys a convincing illusion of veracity. Just as there are conspiracy theorists who will never be satisfied with the Warren Commission report on the Kennedy assassination, there are some who passionately believe that Mr. Rather and his producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) conspired to tarnish George W. Bush’s reputation.


Question: What airport terminal is brought up?

And yet the tragedy here is too vast, too diffuse, to be coated with a hard shell of spending. Look out Brookfield’s front window and see, clumped together across the street, One World Trade Center, which one recent afternoon was half-cloaked in spooky fog, eerily telegraphing impermanence; Santiago Calatrava’s bird, which would look majestic were it not beset at each side by new development; and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. It is a chaos of remembrance, competitive and dense. And magnetic to visitors, or marks waiting to be pickpocketed the late-capitalist way: a mall. Even if you view Brookfield Place ahistorically, it is a shrugworthy set of stores, not much more inspiring than what you would find in Terminal 4 at Kennedy Airport. The product mix leans heavily on shoes, handbags and other accessories: luxury purchase as trauma-porn memento. Mostly it exists as an argument that capitalism is the safest space. As long as we protect it, almost any pain can be shouted down. (Any doubts about the mall as a site of political meaning need look no further than recent Black Lives Matter protests that have targeted shopping centers.)

Answer: Terminal 4

And yet the tragedy here is too vast, too diffuse, to be coated with a hard shell of spending. Look out Brookfield’s front window and see, clumped together across the street, One World Trade Center, which one recent afternoon was half-cloaked in spooky fog, eerily telegraphing impermanence; Santiago Calatrava’s bird, which would look majestic were it not beset at each side by new development; and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. It is a chaos of remembrance, competitive and dense. And magnetic to visitors, or marks waiting to be pickpocketed the late-capitalist way: a mall. <hl> Even if you view Brookfield Place ahistorically, it is a shrugworthy set of stores, not much more inspiring than what you would find in Terminal 4 at Kennedy Airport. <hl> The product mix leans heavily on shoes, handbags and other accessories: luxury purchase as trauma-porn memento. Mostly it exists as an argument that capitalism is the safest space. As long as we protect it, almost any pain can be shouted down. (Any doubts about the mall as a site of political meaning need look no further than recent Black Lives Matter protests that have targeted shopping centers.)

And yet the tragedy here is too vast, too diffuse, to be coated with a hard shell of spending. Look out Brookfield’s front window and see, clumped together across the street, One World Trade Center, which one recent afternoon was half-cloaked in spooky fog, eerily telegraphing impermanence; Santiago Calatrava’s bird, which would look majestic were it not beset at each side by new development; and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. It is a chaos of remembrance, competitive and dense. And magnetic to visitors, or marks waiting to be pickpocketed the late-capitalist way: a mall. Even if you view Brookfield Place ahistorically, it is a shrugworthy set of stores, not much more inspiring than what you would find in <hl> Terminal 4 <hl> at Kennedy Airport. The product mix leans heavily on shoes, handbags and other accessories: luxury purchase as trauma-porn memento. Mostly it exists as an argument that capitalism is the safest space. As long as we protect it, almost any pain can be shouted down. (Any doubts about the mall as a site of political meaning need look no further than recent Black Lives Matter protests that have targeted shopping centers.)


Question: Why has Mr. Rodham's connection to the Clintons raised eyebrows?

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

Answer: leveraging his ties to them and sometimes directly seeking their help.

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

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


Question: Who, other than French troops was implicated in the allegations?

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. The report included the names of the victims, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

Answer: a Chadian soldier

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. <hl> One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by a Chadian soldier . <hl> The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. The report included the names of the victims, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

One child recalled being shown a pornographic video before being ordered to perform oral sex. Several recalled being hungry and receiving food and cash after the abuse. The testimonies implicated not just French troops. One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by <hl> a Chadian soldier <hl>. The same witness also said he saw soldiers from Equatorial Guinea raping a boy. Neither country has said whether or how it is investigating those allegations; the United Nations said neither country’s troops were serving in the mission in the Central African Republic, which is now run by the United Nations. By mid-July, the report was sent up the United Nations hierarchy to a director of field operations, a Swede named Anders Kompass. In his testimony to an internal tribunal, he said he told his boss of the findings. He said he then gave the report to French diplomats in Geneva. The report included the names of the victims, as well as the name of the French citizen who collected their testimonies. For this, Mr. Kompass was suspended, pending investigation. A United Nations tribunal later reinstated him.

One witness described hearing his friend cry out in pain as he was raped by <hl> a Chadian soldier <hl> .


Question: Who was the Ukrainian officer?

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

Answer: Capt. Andrii Syurkalo

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

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

<hl> Capt. Andrii Syurkalo <hl> , a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions.


Question: What percent of Americans are in the labor force?

At 62.5 percent, the proportion of Americans in the labor force remains near multidecade lows. The jobless rate for African-Americans rose by 0.2 percentage point in November to 9.4 percent, which is more than twice the 4.3 percent level for white Americans.

Answer: 62.5

<hl> At 62.5 percent, the proportion of Americans in the labor force remains near multidecade lows. <hl> The jobless rate for African-Americans rose by 0.2 percentage point in November to 9.4 percent, which is more than twice the 4.3 percent level for white Americans.

At <hl> 62.5 <hl> percent, the proportion of Americans in the labor force remains near multidecade lows. The jobless rate for African-Americans rose by 0.2 percentage point in November to 9.4 percent, which is more than twice the 4.3 percent level for white Americans.


Question: Name one form the menace takes?

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

Answer: a naked man standing on the roof of a house

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

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