Question: Who explains how a story works?

In Jesse Ball’s elegant, spellbinding fifth novel, “A Cure for Suicide,” a man known only as the “claimant” sits on a chair, which he has recently learned is called “chair.” He listens as a woman he knows as the “examiner” tells him how a story works. The examiner has not yet given the claimant a name. The claimant must first learn how to listen to a story and tell a story in turn. “It isn’t important that you understand what I say,” the examiner tells him. “It is not very important that you are understood as long as you give the person the happiness of being told a story.”

Answer: the “examiner”

In Jesse Ball’s elegant, spellbinding fifth novel, “A Cure for Suicide,” a man known only as the “claimant” sits on a chair, which he has recently learned is called “chair.” <hl> He listens as a woman he knows as the “examiner” tells him how a story works. <hl> The examiner has not yet given the claimant a name. The claimant must first learn how to listen to a story and tell a story in turn. “It isn’t important that you understand what I say,” the examiner tells him. “It is not very important that you are understood as long as you give the person the happiness of being told a story.”

In Jesse Ball’s elegant, spellbinding fifth novel, “A Cure for Suicide,” a man known only as the “claimant” sits on a chair, which he has recently learned is called “chair.” He listens as a woman he knows as <hl> the “examiner” <hl> tells him how a story works. The examiner has not yet given the claimant a name. The claimant must first learn how to listen to a story and tell a story in turn. “It isn’t important that you understand what I say,” the examiner tells him. “It is not very important that you are understood as long as you give the person the happiness of being told a story.”


Question: The foundation choose who to be in charge of the exhibit?

Ms. Chalabi, a daughter of Ahmad Chalabi, the onetime United States-backed Iraqi opposition leader, said her foundation asked to represent Iraq again after organizing the last pavilion, in 2013. The government gave approval and curatorial “carte blanche,” she said, but no money. The foundation chose Philippe Van Cauteren, artistic director of the S.M.A.K. contemporary art museum in Ghent, Belgium, to put together the exhibition, and funded it with 600,000 euros (about $675,000) from private Iraqi companies and individuals.

Answer: Philippe Van Cauteren

Ms. Chalabi, a daughter of Ahmad Chalabi, the onetime United States-backed Iraqi opposition leader, said her foundation asked to represent Iraq again after organizing the last pavilion, in 2013. The government gave approval and curatorial “carte blanche,” she said, but no money. <hl> The foundation chose Philippe Van Cauteren , artistic director of the S.M.A.K. contemporary art museum in Ghent, Belgium, to put together the exhibition, and funded it with 600,000 euros (about $675,000) from private Iraqi companies and individuals. <hl>

Ms. Chalabi, a daughter of Ahmad Chalabi, the onetime United States-backed Iraqi opposition leader, said her foundation asked to represent Iraq again after organizing the last pavilion, in 2013. The government gave approval and curatorial “carte blanche,” she said, but no money. The foundation chose <hl> Philippe Van Cauteren <hl>, artistic director of the S.M.A.K. contemporary art museum in Ghent, Belgium, to put together the exhibition, and funded it with 600,000 euros (about $675,000) from private Iraqi companies and individuals.

The foundation chose <hl> Philippe Van Cauteren <hl> , artistic director of the S.M.A.K. contemporary art museum in Ghent, Belgium, to put together the exhibition, and funded it with 600,000 euros (about $675,000) from private Iraqi companies and individuals.


Question: In what year did Land's End reduce catalogs mailed out?

However small, the recent resurgence in direct mail may be explained by a better understanding of the catalog’s power to drive sales, Mr. Cohen said. He pointed to Lands’ End as an early example. In 2000, that retailer reduced the number of catalogs it sent consumers. It experienced a $100 million drop in sales as a result, according to research by Kurt Salmon. Lands’ End later added a pop-up survey to its website and found that 75 percent of customers who were making purchases had first reviewed the catalog.

Answer: 2000

However small, the recent resurgence in direct mail may be explained by a better understanding of the catalog’s power to drive sales, Mr. Cohen said. He pointed to Lands’ End as an early example. <hl> In 2000 , that retailer reduced the number of catalogs it sent consumers. <hl> It experienced a $100 million drop in sales as a result, according to research by Kurt Salmon. Lands’ End later added a pop-up survey to its website and found that 75 percent of customers who were making purchases had first reviewed the catalog.

However small, the recent resurgence in direct mail may be explained by a better understanding of the catalog’s power to drive sales, Mr. Cohen said. He pointed to Lands’ End as an early example. In <hl> 2000 <hl>, that retailer reduced the number of catalogs it sent consumers. It experienced a $100 million drop in sales as a result, according to research by Kurt Salmon. Lands’ End later added a pop-up survey to its website and found that 75 percent of customers who were making purchases had first reviewed the catalog.

In <hl> 2000 <hl> , that retailer reduced the number of catalogs it sent consumers.


Question: What is W. McIntyre Burnham's profession?

But their rigid opposition to animal research in particular may come at a steep price. “They don’t want to play the game,” said W. McIntyre Burnham, a neuropharmacologist at the University of Toronto, with whom Dr. Ohayon studied. “They may be the wave of the future, but I think they may also have trouble getting support.” The two came to the idea of an alternative approach to neuroscience on a backpacking trip on Vancouver Island in 2011. Dr. Lam was ending a postdoctoral fellowship, and the two scientists were worried about the direction of neuroscience. As it turned out, they were not the only ones. Eventually they found a kindred spirit in the neuroscientist Jay S. Coggan. The Green Neuroscience Laboratory is affiliated with — and shares offices with — the NeuroLinx Research Institute, which he founded.

Answer: neuropharmacologist

But their rigid opposition to animal research in particular may come at a steep price. <hl> “They don’t want to play the game,” said W. McIntyre Burnham, a neuropharmacologist at the University of Toronto, with whom Dr. Ohayon studied. <hl> “They may be the wave of the future, but I think they may also have trouble getting support.” The two came to the idea of an alternative approach to neuroscience on a backpacking trip on Vancouver Island in 2011. Dr. Lam was ending a postdoctoral fellowship, and the two scientists were worried about the direction of neuroscience. As it turned out, they were not the only ones. Eventually they found a kindred spirit in the neuroscientist Jay S. Coggan. The Green Neuroscience Laboratory is affiliated with — and shares offices with — the NeuroLinx Research Institute, which he founded.

But their rigid opposition to animal research in particular may come at a steep price. “They don’t want to play the game,” said W. McIntyre Burnham, a <hl> neuropharmacologist <hl> at the University of Toronto, with whom Dr. Ohayon studied. “They may be the wave of the future, but I think they may also have trouble getting support.” The two came to the idea of an alternative approach to neuroscience on a backpacking trip on Vancouver Island in 2011. Dr. Lam was ending a postdoctoral fellowship, and the two scientists were worried about the direction of neuroscience. As it turned out, they were not the only ones. Eventually they found a kindred spirit in the neuroscientist Jay S. Coggan. The Green Neuroscience Laboratory is affiliated with — and shares offices with — the NeuroLinx Research Institute, which he founded.


Question: Who had grown appointed with "established" science?

Dr. Coggan had earlier grown disappointed with the “establishment” science in which, he says, academic research and corporate profit priorities are increasingly indistinguishable. He bootstrapped the research laboratory with his own money and now supports it with funding from a variety of private individual contributions and scientific research grants. NeuroLinx now supports a range of research projects, including an exploration of the way dolphins sleep, an effort to create a computer simulation of the ubiquitous lab worm C. elegans (known as the Open Worm project), and an exploration of nerve damage in diseases like multiple sclerosis. Dr. Ohayon had done early research in the field of autonomous agents based on neural networks, computing models inspired by biological nervous systems, but stopped for almost a decade because of worries about military applications of the technology.

Answer: Dr. Coggan

<hl> Dr. Coggan had earlier grown disappointed with the “establishment” science in which, he says, academic research and corporate profit priorities are increasingly indistinguishable. <hl> He bootstrapped the research laboratory with his own money and now supports it with funding from a variety of private individual contributions and scientific research grants. NeuroLinx now supports a range of research projects, including an exploration of the way dolphins sleep, an effort to create a computer simulation of the ubiquitous lab worm C. elegans (known as the Open Worm project), and an exploration of nerve damage in diseases like multiple sclerosis. Dr. Ohayon had done early research in the field of autonomous agents based on neural networks, computing models inspired by biological nervous systems, but stopped for almost a decade because of worries about military applications of the technology.

<hl> Dr. Coggan <hl> had earlier grown disappointed with the “establishment” science in which, he says, academic research and corporate profit priorities are increasingly indistinguishable. He bootstrapped the research laboratory with his own money and now supports it with funding from a variety of private individual contributions and scientific research grants. NeuroLinx now supports a range of research projects, including an exploration of the way dolphins sleep, an effort to create a computer simulation of the ubiquitous lab worm C. elegans (known as the Open Worm project), and an exploration of nerve damage in diseases like multiple sclerosis. Dr. Ohayon had done early research in the field of autonomous agents based on neural networks, computing models inspired by biological nervous systems, but stopped for almost a decade because of worries about military applications of the technology.


Question: What is the name of the exhibition at the New Haven museum through June 21?

NEW HAVEN New Haven Museum “Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace.” Through June 21. “An Artist at War: Deane Keller, New Haven’s Monuments Man.” Through June 30. “From Clocks to Lollipops: Made in New Haven.” Through Dec. 31. $2 to $4; children under 12, free. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m.; first Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Avenue. 203-562-4183; newhavenmuseum.org. NEW HAVEN Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History “Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace.” Through Jan. 3. $4 to $9; members and Yale ID holders, free. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Avenue. peabody.yale.edu; 203-432-5050.

Answer: Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace.

<hl> NEW HAVEN New Haven Museum “ Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace. ” Through June 21. <hl> “An Artist at War: Deane Keller, New Haven’s Monuments Man.” Through June 30. “From Clocks to Lollipops: Made in New Haven.” Through Dec. 31. $2 to $4; children under 12, free. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m.; first Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Avenue. 203-562-4183; newhavenmuseum.org. NEW HAVEN Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History “Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace.” Through Jan. 3. $4 to $9; members and Yale ID holders, free. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Avenue. peabody.yale.edu; 203-432-5050.

NEW HAVEN New Haven Museum “<hl> Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace. <hl>” Through June 21. “An Artist at War: Deane Keller, New Haven’s Monuments Man.” Through June 30. “From Clocks to Lollipops: Made in New Haven.” Through Dec. 31. $2 to $4; children under 12, free. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m.; first Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Avenue. 203-562-4183; newhavenmuseum.org. NEW HAVEN Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History “Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace.” Through Jan. 3. $4 to $9; members and Yale ID holders, free. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Avenue. peabody.yale.edu; 203-432-5050.

NEW HAVEN New Haven Museum “ <hl> Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace. <hl> ” Through June 21.


Question: Before the 401(k) and IRAs, who took on the risk of saving for an employees retirement?

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

Answer: Employers

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

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


Question: How many candidates were there originally?

The stage was strangely denuded, like a forest after overzealous logging. There were eight contenders where there had once been 11 — back in the glory days of Scott Walker. Even so, Bush couldn’t and didn’t stand out the way he, more than anyone else, really needed to. He can take some solace though, in the No. 1 questions about two rivals that were trending on Google. “Who is Rand Paul?” was one. And the other, my favorite: “Why do Republicans hate Ted Cruz?”

Answer: 11

The stage was strangely denuded, like a forest after overzealous logging. <hl> There were eight contenders where there had once been 11 — back in the glory days of Scott Walker. <hl> Even so, Bush couldn’t and didn’t stand out the way he, more than anyone else, really needed to. He can take some solace though, in the No. 1 questions about two rivals that were trending on Google. “Who is Rand Paul?” was one. And the other, my favorite: “Why do Republicans hate Ted Cruz?”

The stage was strangely denuded, like a forest after overzealous logging. There were eight contenders where there had once been <hl> 11 <hl> — back in the glory days of Scott Walker. Even so, Bush couldn’t and didn’t stand out the way he, more than anyone else, really needed to. He can take some solace though, in the No. 1 questions about two rivals that were trending on Google. “Who is Rand Paul?” was one. And the other, my favorite: “Why do Republicans hate Ted Cruz?”


Question: What is the name of a character that is glum, pudgy blob?

From its opening moments, “People Places Things” seems at odds with itself. It is realistic about New York place names yet disconnected from reality. Will, who is handsome in an appealingly scruffy way, is a faithful husband with a warm, self-deprecating sense of humor and an acute roving intelligence. Only a fool would trade him for Gary, a glum, pudgy blob. Although this cowering, monosyllabic marshmallow makes several more appearances in the film, Mr. Strouse’s screenplay doesn’t give him a single likable trait.

Answer: Gary

From its opening moments, “People Places Things” seems at odds with itself. It is realistic about New York place names yet disconnected from reality. Will, who is handsome in an appealingly scruffy way, is a faithful husband with a warm, self-deprecating sense of humor and an acute roving intelligence. <hl> Only a fool would trade him for Gary , a glum, pudgy blob. <hl> Although this cowering, monosyllabic marshmallow makes several more appearances in the film, Mr. Strouse’s screenplay doesn’t give him a single likable trait.

From its opening moments, “People Places Things” seems at odds with itself. It is realistic about New York place names yet disconnected from reality. Will, who is handsome in an appealingly scruffy way, is a faithful husband with a warm, self-deprecating sense of humor and an acute roving intelligence. Only a fool would trade him for <hl> Gary <hl>, a glum, pudgy blob. Although this cowering, monosyllabic marshmallow makes several more appearances in the film, Mr. Strouse’s screenplay doesn’t give him a single likable trait.

Only a fool would trade him for <hl> Gary <hl> , a glum, pudgy blob.


Question: What is the name of Red Bull's second team?

After discussions, the Italian team rejected the idea of supplying Red Bull, although it did accept to supply Toro Rosso, Red Bull’s second team. Ferrari, which is scraping its way back from its worst period in more than a decade, did not want to give the same engine that its cars use to a team that could well beat it. And that is what Red Bull wanted. “The possibility of cooperating with Red Bull regarding the development of a power unit remains an option,” said Sergio Marchionne, the president of Fiat and Ferrari. “But not in the context of Ferrari equipping Red Bull with an engine equivalent to what Ferrari races.”

Answer: Toro Rosso

<hl> After discussions, the Italian team rejected the idea of supplying Red Bull, although it did accept to supply Toro Rosso , Red Bull’s second team. <hl> Ferrari, which is scraping its way back from its worst period in more than a decade, did not want to give the same engine that its cars use to a team that could well beat it. And that is what Red Bull wanted. “The possibility of cooperating with Red Bull regarding the development of a power unit remains an option,” said Sergio Marchionne, the president of Fiat and Ferrari. “But not in the context of Ferrari equipping Red Bull with an engine equivalent to what Ferrari races.”

After discussions, the Italian team rejected the idea of supplying Red Bull, although it did accept to supply <hl> Toro Rosso <hl>, Red Bull’s second team. Ferrari, which is scraping its way back from its worst period in more than a decade, did not want to give the same engine that its cars use to a team that could well beat it. And that is what Red Bull wanted. “The possibility of cooperating with Red Bull regarding the development of a power unit remains an option,” said Sergio Marchionne, the president of Fiat and Ferrari. “But not in the context of Ferrari equipping Red Bull with an engine equivalent to what Ferrari races.”

After discussions, the Italian team rejected the idea of supplying Red Bull, although it did accept to supply <hl> Toro Rosso <hl> , Red Bull’s second team.


Question: What does the French left wing party accuse the right wing party of being?

“The left is, then, the last rampart of Republican France against the xenophobic extreme right,” he said, calling on all the left-leaning parties to join together to defeat the National Front. Ms. Le Pen and her party have thrived on an anti-immigration message that has verged on anti-Muslim, as well as a call for re-establishing European borders. These notions had already found traction as France faced an influx of Muslim immigrants from war-afflicted areas of the world. But she gained even more momentum after the attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, in which 130 people were killed. However, several analysts said it was important not to overplay the recent attacks in explaining her success. Rather, they see a long-term trend in which the National Front has gained ground in election after election. It has done so even more rapidly since Ms. Le Pen took leadership of the party from her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, in 2011.

Answer: xenophobic

<hl> “The left is, then, the last rampart of Republican France against the xenophobic extreme right,” he said, calling on all the left-leaning parties to join together to defeat the National Front. <hl> Ms. Le Pen and her party have thrived on an anti-immigration message that has verged on anti-Muslim, as well as a call for re-establishing European borders. These notions had already found traction as France faced an influx of Muslim immigrants from war-afflicted areas of the world. But she gained even more momentum after the attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, in which 130 people were killed. However, several analysts said it was important not to overplay the recent attacks in explaining her success. Rather, they see a long-term trend in which the National Front has gained ground in election after election. It has done so even more rapidly since Ms. Le Pen took leadership of the party from her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, in 2011.

“The left is, then, the last rampart of Republican France against the <hl> xenophobic <hl> extreme right,” he said, calling on all the left-leaning parties to join together to defeat the National Front. Ms. Le Pen and her party have thrived on an anti-immigration message that has verged on anti-Muslim, as well as a call for re-establishing European borders. These notions had already found traction as France faced an influx of Muslim immigrants from war-afflicted areas of the world. But she gained even more momentum after the attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, in which 130 people were killed. However, several analysts said it was important not to overplay the recent attacks in explaining her success. Rather, they see a long-term trend in which the National Front has gained ground in election after election. It has done so even more rapidly since Ms. Le Pen took leadership of the party from her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, in 2011.


Question: On what day of the week will "Paris" premier?

And it’s not yet noon in “Paris,” a six-part French mini-series that traverses 24 hours as a dozen seemingly random residents dodge, dart and finally collide. Created by the writer Virginie Brac and the director Gilles Bannier of the labyrinthine crime drama “Spiral,” and starting Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 11 p.m. Eastern on TV5Monde, it’s a moody mashup of cool and grit featuring the César-winning actor Éric Caravaca, the Swiss model Julie Ordon and the French rapper Kool Shen; a score by the keyboardist Hervé Salters; and a graphic intro that soars through the innards of the Eiffel Tower. Oh — and subtitles.

Answer: Tuesday

And it’s not yet noon in “Paris,” a six-part French mini-series that traverses 24 hours as a dozen seemingly random residents dodge, dart and finally collide. <hl> Created by the writer Virginie Brac and the director Gilles Bannier of the labyrinthine crime drama “Spiral,” and starting Tuesday , Nov. 3, at 11 p.m. Eastern on TV5Monde, it’s a moody mashup of cool and grit featuring the César-winning actor Éric Caravaca, the Swiss model Julie Ordon and the French rapper Kool Shen; a score by the keyboardist Hervé Salters; and a graphic intro that soars through the innards of the Eiffel Tower. <hl> Oh — and subtitles.

And it’s not yet noon in “Paris,” a six-part French mini-series that traverses 24 hours as a dozen seemingly random residents dodge, dart and finally collide. Created by the writer Virginie Brac and the director Gilles Bannier of the labyrinthine crime drama “Spiral,” and starting <hl> Tuesday <hl>, Nov. 3, at 11 p.m. Eastern on TV5Monde, it’s a moody mashup of cool and grit featuring the César-winning actor Éric Caravaca, the Swiss model Julie Ordon and the French rapper Kool Shen; a score by the keyboardist Hervé Salters; and a graphic intro that soars through the innards of the Eiffel Tower. Oh — and subtitles.

Created by the writer Virginie Brac and the director Gilles Bannier of the labyrinthine crime drama “Spiral,” and starting <hl> Tuesday <hl> , Nov. 3, at 11 p.m. Eastern on TV5Monde, it’s a moody mashup of cool and grit featuring the César-winning actor Éric Caravaca, the Swiss model Julie Ordon and the French rapper Kool Shen; a score by the keyboardist Hervé Salters; and a graphic intro that soars through the innards of the Eiffel Tower.


Question: What gesture did Towns make after hitting his 17 foot jumpshot?

Towns’s confidence was on full display. After he connected on a 17-foot jump shot toward the end of regulation, he bowed for the crowd. His night was punctuated by four interviews: one on the court with the in-house announcer, another with the local television broadcast team, a third with NBA TV (during which he did a solid impression of Shaquille O’Neal, one of the hosts) and finally a small news conference for reporters in front of his locker. Karl Towns, his father, waited outside. He said he was extremely proud of his son, except for his two missed free throws. “He owes me 10 push-ups, and he knows it,” Karl Towns said. As the Timberwolves continue to search for an offensive rhythm, Ricky Rubio, now one of the team’s more experienced players, said he was getting a better feel for where and when Karl-Anthony Towns wanted the ball. Rubio declined to offer specifics.

Answer: he bowed for the crowd

Towns’s confidence was on full display. <hl> After he connected on a 17-foot jump shot toward the end of regulation, he bowed for the crowd . <hl> His night was punctuated by four interviews: one on the court with the in-house announcer, another with the local television broadcast team, a third with NBA TV (during which he did a solid impression of Shaquille O’Neal, one of the hosts) and finally a small news conference for reporters in front of his locker. Karl Towns, his father, waited outside. He said he was extremely proud of his son, except for his two missed free throws. “He owes me 10 push-ups, and he knows it,” Karl Towns said. As the Timberwolves continue to search for an offensive rhythm, Ricky Rubio, now one of the team’s more experienced players, said he was getting a better feel for where and when Karl-Anthony Towns wanted the ball. Rubio declined to offer specifics.

Towns’s confidence was on full display. After he connected on a 17-foot jump shot toward the end of regulation, <hl> he bowed for the crowd <hl>. His night was punctuated by four interviews: one on the court with the in-house announcer, another with the local television broadcast team, a third with NBA TV (during which he did a solid impression of Shaquille O’Neal, one of the hosts) and finally a small news conference for reporters in front of his locker. Karl Towns, his father, waited outside. He said he was extremely proud of his son, except for his two missed free throws. “He owes me 10 push-ups, and he knows it,” Karl Towns said. As the Timberwolves continue to search for an offensive rhythm, Ricky Rubio, now one of the team’s more experienced players, said he was getting a better feel for where and when Karl-Anthony Towns wanted the ball. Rubio declined to offer specifics.

After he connected on a 17-foot jump shot toward the end of regulation, <hl> he bowed for the crowd <hl> .


Question: How many Ivy League colleges are there?

Students like Ms. Lopez are one reason that Irvine’s student body includes more students with Pell grants than all eight colleges of the Ivy League combined. It’s true that the California colleges have a built-in advantage: the many high-performing students from immigrant families who live there. But that’s hardly the only reason for the economic diversity. The University of California’s aggressive steps to recruit, admit, enroll and support low-income students are also crucial. “It takes a lot of systematic effort,” Mr. Gillman, the Irvine chancellor, said. And yet American society seems to be making less of this broad effort than it once did.

Answer: eight

<hl> Students like Ms. Lopez are one reason that Irvine’s student body includes more students with Pell grants than all eight colleges of the Ivy League combined. <hl> It’s true that the California colleges have a built-in advantage: the many high-performing students from immigrant families who live there. But that’s hardly the only reason for the economic diversity. The University of California’s aggressive steps to recruit, admit, enroll and support low-income students are also crucial. “It takes a lot of systematic effort,” Mr. Gillman, the Irvine chancellor, said. And yet American society seems to be making less of this broad effort than it once did.

Students like Ms. Lopez are one reason that Irvine’s student body includes more students with Pell grants than all <hl> eight <hl> colleges of the Ivy League combined. It’s true that the California colleges have a built-in advantage: the many high-performing students from immigrant families who live there. But that’s hardly the only reason for the economic diversity. The University of California’s aggressive steps to recruit, admit, enroll and support low-income students are also crucial. “It takes a lot of systematic effort,” Mr. Gillman, the Irvine chancellor, said. And yet American society seems to be making less of this broad effort than it once did.


Question: Which city started a YouTube channel for officer cams?

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

Answer: Seattle

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

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

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


Question: Who did Mr. Moyer say that his company would be committed to serving?

“We are committed to providing the best service to our clients and will remain committed to ensuring accepted standards are met,” Mr. Moyer said. Baltimore has been the scene of riots that exploded over the death of Freddie Gray, a young black man who was injured in police custody and later died, though the motion is unrelated to that death, which led to charges against six police officers. The motion came days after Martin O’Malley, who as governor of Maryland oversaw the jail system from 2007 through 2015, announced that he was running for president. Earlier, as mayor of Baltimore, Mr. O’Malley introduced a “zero tolerance” brand of policing, the lingering effects of which are still being felt in the relationship between law enforcement and city’s poor, black neighborhoods.

Answer: clients

<hl> “We are committed to providing the best service to our clients and will remain committed to ensuring accepted standards are met,” Mr. Moyer said. <hl> Baltimore has been the scene of riots that exploded over the death of Freddie Gray, a young black man who was injured in police custody and later died, though the motion is unrelated to that death, which led to charges against six police officers. The motion came days after Martin O’Malley, who as governor of Maryland oversaw the jail system from 2007 through 2015, announced that he was running for president. Earlier, as mayor of Baltimore, Mr. O’Malley introduced a “zero tolerance” brand of policing, the lingering effects of which are still being felt in the relationship between law enforcement and city’s poor, black neighborhoods.

“We are committed to providing the best service to our <hl> clients <hl> and will remain committed to ensuring accepted standards are met,” Mr. Moyer said. Baltimore has been the scene of riots that exploded over the death of Freddie Gray, a young black man who was injured in police custody and later died, though the motion is unrelated to that death, which led to charges against six police officers. The motion came days after Martin O’Malley, who as governor of Maryland oversaw the jail system from 2007 through 2015, announced that he was running for president. Earlier, as mayor of Baltimore, Mr. O’Malley introduced a “zero tolerance” brand of policing, the lingering effects of which are still being felt in the relationship between law enforcement and city’s poor, black neighborhoods.


Question: What city does Loki terrorize?

12:30 P.M. (AMC) AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007) Ridley Scott directs this Oscar-nominated crime drama set in the 1970s. Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a gangster in Harlem who finds that he can get the best heroin cheap from Southeast Asia, smuggled to the United States in the coffins of American soldiers sent from Vietnam. He calls the heroin Blue Magic and takes over the market. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an obnoxiously honest New Jersey detective. When his partner (John Ortiz) dies from an overdose of Blue Magic, Richie is asked to lead a drug trafficking task force. A corrupt New York detective named Trupo (Josh Brolin) bridges the gap between the two lead characters. “You can almost feel Mr. Scott trying to coax the material away from its generic trappings toward something rarefied, something like Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 definitive American story, ‘The Godfather,’ ” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times. “He comes closest to that goal with the suggestion that the lethal pursuit of the American dream is not restricted to one or two families — the Corleones, say, or the Sopranos — but located in a network of warring tribes that help to obscure the larger war of all against all.” 7 P.M. (FX) THE AVENGERS (2012) In this film written and directed by Joss Whedon, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) makes a deal with aliens: If he gives them the Tesseract, a mythically powerful energy source, they will give him an army with which to rule Earth. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) leads S.H.I.E.L.D., the agency that oversees the Avengers, the superhero team made up of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). When Loki does as villains do and begins wreaking havoc on New York City, the Avengers must put aside their differences and save the world. “This movie revels in the individuality of its mighty, mythical characters, pinpointing insecurities that are amplified by superhuman power and catching sparks that fly when big, rough-edged egos (and alter egos) collide,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times. “The best scenes are not the overblown, skull-assaulting action sequences — which add remarkably little that will be fresh or surprising to devotees of the “Transformers” franchise — but the moments in between, when the assembled heroes have the opportunity to brag, banter, flirt and bicker.”

Answer: New York City

12:30 P.M. (AMC) AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007) Ridley Scott directs this Oscar-nominated crime drama set in the 1970s. Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a gangster in Harlem who finds that he can get the best heroin cheap from Southeast Asia, smuggled to the United States in the coffins of American soldiers sent from Vietnam. He calls the heroin Blue Magic and takes over the market. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an obnoxiously honest New Jersey detective. When his partner (John Ortiz) dies from an overdose of Blue Magic, Richie is asked to lead a drug trafficking task force. A corrupt New York detective named Trupo (Josh Brolin) bridges the gap between the two lead characters. “You can almost feel Mr. Scott trying to coax the material away from its generic trappings toward something rarefied, something like Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 definitive American story, ‘The Godfather,’ ” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times. “He comes closest to that goal with the suggestion that the lethal pursuit of the American dream is not restricted to one or two families — the Corleones, say, or the Sopranos — but located in a network of warring tribes that help to obscure the larger war of all against all.” 7 P.M. (FX) THE AVENGERS (2012) In this film written and directed by Joss Whedon, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) makes a deal with aliens: If he gives them the Tesseract, a mythically powerful energy source, they will give him an army with which to rule Earth. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) leads S.H.I.E.L.D., the agency that oversees the Avengers, the superhero team made up of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). <hl> When Loki does as villains do and begins wreaking havoc on New York City , the Avengers must put aside their differences and save the world. <hl> “This movie revels in the individuality of its mighty, mythical characters, pinpointing insecurities that are amplified by superhuman power and catching sparks that fly when big, rough-edged egos (and alter egos) collide,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times. “The best scenes are not the overblown, skull-assaulting action sequences — which add remarkably little that will be fresh or surprising to devotees of the “Transformers” franchise — but the moments in between, when the assembled heroes have the opportunity to brag, banter, flirt and bicker.”

12:30 P.M. (AMC) AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007) Ridley Scott directs this Oscar-nominated crime drama set in the 1970s. Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a gangster in Harlem who finds that he can get the best heroin cheap from Southeast Asia, smuggled to the United States in the coffins of American soldiers sent from Vietnam. He calls the heroin Blue Magic and takes over the market. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an obnoxiously honest New Jersey detective. When his partner (John Ortiz) dies from an overdose of Blue Magic, Richie is asked to lead a drug trafficking task force. A corrupt New York detective named Trupo (Josh Brolin) bridges the gap between the two lead characters. “You can almost feel Mr. Scott trying to coax the material away from its generic trappings toward something rarefied, something like Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 definitive American story, ‘The Godfather,’ ” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times. “He comes closest to that goal with the suggestion that the lethal pursuit of the American dream is not restricted to one or two families — the Corleones, say, or the Sopranos — but located in a network of warring tribes that help to obscure the larger war of all against all.” 7 P.M. (FX) THE AVENGERS (2012) In this film written and directed by Joss Whedon, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) makes a deal with aliens: If he gives them the Tesseract, a mythically powerful energy source, they will give him an army with which to rule Earth. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) leads S.H.I.E.L.D., the agency that oversees the Avengers, the superhero team made up of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). When Loki does as villains do and begins wreaking havoc on <hl> New York City <hl>, the Avengers must put aside their differences and save the world. “This movie revels in the individuality of its mighty, mythical characters, pinpointing insecurities that are amplified by superhuman power and catching sparks that fly when big, rough-edged egos (and alter egos) collide,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times. “The best scenes are not the overblown, skull-assaulting action sequences — which add remarkably little that will be fresh or surprising to devotees of the “Transformers” franchise — but the moments in between, when the assembled heroes have the opportunity to brag, banter, flirt and bicker.”

When Loki does as villains do and begins wreaking havoc on <hl> New York City <hl> , the Avengers must put aside their differences and save the world.


Question: At the time of this article, who was the interim president of the Rainforest Alliance?

Unilever’s sustainability measures can have ripple effects. The Rainforest Alliance, which has been certifying farmers in the developing world for decades, now certifies the chocolate for Magnum ice cream bars, the vanilla in Breyers ice cream, and the leaves in Lipton tea bags. After Unilever began using certified tea, other big tea producers including Twinings and Tata followed suit. “It’s more effective than anything else going on out there,” said Ana Paula Taveres, interim president of the Rainforest Alliance. “In a capitalist world, Unilever is using the global market to drive sustainability.”

Answer: Ana Paula Taveres

Unilever’s sustainability measures can have ripple effects. The Rainforest Alliance, which has been certifying farmers in the developing world for decades, now certifies the chocolate for Magnum ice cream bars, the vanilla in Breyers ice cream, and the leaves in Lipton tea bags. After Unilever began using certified tea, other big tea producers including Twinings and Tata followed suit. <hl> “It’s more effective than anything else going on out there,” said Ana Paula Taveres , interim president of the Rainforest Alliance. <hl> “In a capitalist world, Unilever is using the global market to drive sustainability.”

Unilever’s sustainability measures can have ripple effects. The Rainforest Alliance, which has been certifying farmers in the developing world for decades, now certifies the chocolate for Magnum ice cream bars, the vanilla in Breyers ice cream, and the leaves in Lipton tea bags. After Unilever began using certified tea, other big tea producers including Twinings and Tata followed suit. “It’s more effective than anything else going on out there,” said <hl> Ana Paula Taveres <hl>, interim president of the Rainforest Alliance. “In a capitalist world, Unilever is using the global market to drive sustainability.”

“It’s more effective than anything else going on out there,” said <hl> Ana Paula Taveres <hl> , interim president of the Rainforest Alliance.


Question: Why did Mr. McCarthy rise through the republican ranks so quickly?

When Mr. Thomas retired in 2006, Mr. McCarthy, who was serving in the California State Assembly, ran for his seat. Mr. McCarthy rose quickly through the Republican ranks in part because of his fund-raising skills. Along with Representatives Eric Cantor of Virginia and Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. McCarthy was part of a group of so-called Young Guns in 2010 who were crucial to Republicans’ regaining the majority. During that cycle, Mr. McCarthy was head of recruiting for the National Republican Congressional Committee, which provides another base of support for him among the rank and file. The No. 2 Republican in the House is often such a shoo-in for the speaker’s job that the fight for that lower post generates the fiercest competition among lawmakers climbing the ranks. Mr. Boehner said on Friday that he had planned to resign last year, but reversed his decision after the unexpected election loss of Mr. Cantor, the No. 2 Republican at the time, left Mr. Boehner without an obvious successor.

Answer: fund-raising skills

When Mr. Thomas retired in 2006, Mr. McCarthy, who was serving in the California State Assembly, ran for his seat. <hl> Mr. McCarthy rose quickly through the Republican ranks in part because of his fund-raising skills . <hl> Along with Representatives Eric Cantor of Virginia and Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. McCarthy was part of a group of so-called Young Guns in 2010 who were crucial to Republicans’ regaining the majority. During that cycle, Mr. McCarthy was head of recruiting for the National Republican Congressional Committee, which provides another base of support for him among the rank and file. The No. 2 Republican in the House is often such a shoo-in for the speaker’s job that the fight for that lower post generates the fiercest competition among lawmakers climbing the ranks. Mr. Boehner said on Friday that he had planned to resign last year, but reversed his decision after the unexpected election loss of Mr. Cantor, the No. 2 Republican at the time, left Mr. Boehner without an obvious successor.

When Mr. Thomas retired in 2006, Mr. McCarthy, who was serving in the California State Assembly, ran for his seat. Mr. McCarthy rose quickly through the Republican ranks in part because of his <hl> fund-raising skills <hl>. Along with Representatives Eric Cantor of Virginia and Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. McCarthy was part of a group of so-called Young Guns in 2010 who were crucial to Republicans’ regaining the majority. During that cycle, Mr. McCarthy was head of recruiting for the National Republican Congressional Committee, which provides another base of support for him among the rank and file. The No. 2 Republican in the House is often such a shoo-in for the speaker’s job that the fight for that lower post generates the fiercest competition among lawmakers climbing the ranks. Mr. Boehner said on Friday that he had planned to resign last year, but reversed his decision after the unexpected election loss of Mr. Cantor, the No. 2 Republican at the time, left Mr. Boehner without an obvious successor.

Mr. McCarthy rose quickly through the Republican ranks in part because of his <hl> fund-raising skills <hl> .


Question: What did Willis Carto raise funds to finance?

Willis Carto, a reclusive behind-the-scenes wizard of the far-right fringe of American politics who used lobbying and publishing to denigrate Jews and other minorities and galvanize the movement to deny the Holocaust, died last Monday at his home in Virginia. He was 89. His death was announced by The American Free Press, a newspaper he helped found. Mr. Carto raised funds to finance a right-wing military dictatorship in the United States, campaigned to persuade blacks to voluntarily return to Africa and, most influentially, started newsletters, a journal and conferences of academics and others to deny the scale, and even the existence, of the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League called him “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”

Answer: a right-wing military dictatorship

Willis Carto, a reclusive behind-the-scenes wizard of the far-right fringe of American politics who used lobbying and publishing to denigrate Jews and other minorities and galvanize the movement to deny the Holocaust, died last Monday at his home in Virginia. He was 89. His death was announced by The American Free Press, a newspaper he helped found. <hl> Mr. Carto raised funds to finance a right-wing military dictatorship in the United States, campaigned to persuade blacks to voluntarily return to Africa and, most influentially, started newsletters, a journal and conferences of academics and others to deny the scale, and even the existence, of the Holocaust. <hl> The Anti-Defamation League called him “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”

Willis Carto, a reclusive behind-the-scenes wizard of the far-right fringe of American politics who used lobbying and publishing to denigrate Jews and other minorities and galvanize the movement to deny the Holocaust, died last Monday at his home in Virginia. He was 89. His death was announced by The American Free Press, a newspaper he helped found. Mr. Carto raised funds to finance <hl> a right-wing military dictatorship <hl> in the United States, campaigned to persuade blacks to voluntarily return to Africa and, most influentially, started newsletters, a journal and conferences of academics and others to deny the scale, and even the existence, of the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League called him “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”


Question: Which area operates a policy that creates "historic districts" within it?

The Stonewall is not architecturally distinguished and would not earn landmark status on aesthetic grounds, several speakers noted. The Stonewall was already part of the city-designated Greenwich Village Historic District, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. But speakers at the hearing said the individual city landmark designation was necessary to preserve the Stonewall and recognize its historic importance. “It must be protected against rapacious developers who would destroy the history of this sacred place and all it represents,” Letitia James, the city’s public advocate, said.

Answer: Greenwich Village

The Stonewall is not architecturally distinguished and would not earn landmark status on aesthetic grounds, several speakers noted. <hl> The Stonewall was already part of the city-designated Greenwich Village Historic District, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. <hl> But speakers at the hearing said the individual city landmark designation was necessary to preserve the Stonewall and recognize its historic importance. “It must be protected against rapacious developers who would destroy the history of this sacred place and all it represents,” Letitia James, the city’s public advocate, said.

The Stonewall is not architecturally distinguished and would not earn landmark status on aesthetic grounds, several speakers noted. The Stonewall was already part of the city-designated <hl> Greenwich Village <hl> Historic District, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. But speakers at the hearing said the individual city landmark designation was necessary to preserve the Stonewall and recognize its historic importance. “It must be protected against rapacious developers who would destroy the history of this sacred place and all it represents,” Letitia James, the city’s public advocate, said.


Question: Which craftspeople located the specialized pipes for St. Joseph's organ?

That was far from a simple task. When Monsignor Harrington started work at St. Joseph in 2008, the organ had not been played in nearly 50 years. Dust clogged the ranks and dirt marred the case. Plumbers found the pipes for the voix humaine stop, and joked that they didn’t look as if they could carry water. But the Peragallos have burnished the facade to a subtle glory, resurrecting the old instrument’s virtues and adding new voices to its three manuals.

Answer: Plumbers

That was far from a simple task. When Monsignor Harrington started work at St. Joseph in 2008, the organ had not been played in nearly 50 years. Dust clogged the ranks and dirt marred the case. <hl> Plumbers found the pipes for the voix humaine stop, and joked that they didn’t look as if they could carry water. <hl> But the Peragallos have burnished the facade to a subtle glory, resurrecting the old instrument’s virtues and adding new voices to its three manuals.

That was far from a simple task. When Monsignor Harrington started work at St. Joseph in 2008, the organ had not been played in nearly 50 years. Dust clogged the ranks and dirt marred the case. <hl> Plumbers <hl> found the pipes for the voix humaine stop, and joked that they didn’t look as if they could carry water. But the Peragallos have burnished the facade to a subtle glory, resurrecting the old instrument’s virtues and adding new voices to its three manuals.


Question: Which New York borough had the highest percent of new chain stores between 2014 and 2015?

The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

Answer: The Bronx

<hl> The Bronx led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. <hl> Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.

<hl> The Bronx <hl> led the city’s five boroughs in the largest percentage of new chain stores from 2014 to 2015, up to 944 from 914. Nur Moznu, a manager who has worked for Zaro’s for nine years, said many customers had come in to say they would miss the fresh bread and bagels.


Question: What group published a list of candidates that features detailed bios of world leaders from different backgrounds?

Informal lists of potential candidates have begun to circulate. One published by the Campaign to Elect a Woman U.N. Secretary General, an independent group, features the biographies of accomplished world leaders of diverse backgrounds. They include President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. There is no shortage of distinguished women who would revitalize the role of secretary general and energize the organization’s ongoing efforts to promote gender equality.

Answer: Campaign to Elect a Woman U.N. Secretary General

Informal lists of potential candidates have begun to circulate. <hl> One published by the Campaign to Elect a Woman U.N. Secretary General , an independent group, features the biographies of accomplished world leaders of diverse backgrounds. <hl> They include President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. There is no shortage of distinguished women who would revitalize the role of secretary general and energize the organization’s ongoing efforts to promote gender equality.

Informal lists of potential candidates have begun to circulate. One published by the <hl> Campaign to Elect a Woman U.N. Secretary General <hl>, an independent group, features the biographies of accomplished world leaders of diverse backgrounds. They include President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. There is no shortage of distinguished women who would revitalize the role of secretary general and energize the organization’s ongoing efforts to promote gender equality.

One published by the <hl> Campaign to Elect a Woman U.N. Secretary General <hl> , an independent group, features the biographies of accomplished world leaders of diverse backgrounds.


Question: How can I reach the Roxbury Minor Memorial Library?

ROXBURY Minor Memorial Library “Stillscapes,” paintings by Ann Getsinger. Through July 18. Mondays, noon to 7 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Minor Memorial Library, 23 South Street. minormemoriallibrary.org; 860-350-2181. STAMFORD Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery “John J. Bedoya: Small, Accessible Works.” Through July 11. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and by appointment on Mondays. Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, 96 Bedford Street. 888-861-6791; flalvarezgallery.com. STAMFORD Loft Artists Association “Deconstructing the Times,” creations from The New York Times and other recent works, Karen Neems. Through July 26. Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Loft Artists Association, 575 Pacific Street. 203-247-2027; loftartists.com.

Answer: 860-350-2181

ROXBURY Minor Memorial Library “Stillscapes,” paintings by Ann Getsinger. Through July 18. Mondays, noon to 7 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Minor Memorial Library, 23 South Street. <hl> minormemoriallibrary.org; 860-350-2181 . <hl> STAMFORD Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery “John J. Bedoya: Small, Accessible Works.” Through July 11. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and by appointment on Mondays. Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, 96 Bedford Street. 888-861-6791; flalvarezgallery.com. STAMFORD Loft Artists Association “Deconstructing the Times,” creations from The New York Times and other recent works, Karen Neems. Through July 26. Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Loft Artists Association, 575 Pacific Street. 203-247-2027; loftartists.com.

ROXBURY Minor Memorial Library “Stillscapes,” paintings by Ann Getsinger. Through July 18. Mondays, noon to 7 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Minor Memorial Library, 23 South Street. minormemoriallibrary.org; <hl> 860-350-2181 <hl>. STAMFORD Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery “John J. Bedoya: Small, Accessible Works.” Through July 11. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and by appointment on Mondays. Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, 96 Bedford Street. 888-861-6791; flalvarezgallery.com. STAMFORD Loft Artists Association “Deconstructing the Times,” creations from The New York Times and other recent works, Karen Neems. Through July 26. Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Loft Artists Association, 575 Pacific Street. 203-247-2027; loftartists.com.

minormemoriallibrary.org; <hl> 860-350-2181 <hl> .


Question: In what year of his career is Muhammad?

“I was like, ‘Where did you buy that jump shot?’ ” Muhammad said. “And he was kind of like: ‘I always had one! Coach Cal wouldn’t let me shoot it!’ And I was like: ‘Man, that’s pretty good. You’re the No. 1 pick, and you didn’t even show some parts of your game.’ ” Muhammad, a third-year wing and a part of the Timberwolves’ well-publicized kiddie corps, paused and considered the possibilities. “His ceiling,” Muhammad said, “is high.” Towns, who recently turned 20, has made an easy transition to life in the N.B.A., averaging 15.2 points and 9.3 rebounds a game for the Timberwolves (9-13), who will visit the Knicks on Wednesday. It will be a homecoming of sorts for Towns, who grew up in Piscataway, N.J., and attended St. Joseph High School, a preparatory school in Metuchen, N.J. Towns’s teammates have watched him improve week by week — perhaps even day by day. On Wednesday, amid the hoopla of Kobe Bryant’s final game in Minneapolis, Towns clogged the box score in a 123-122 overtime victory over the Lakers, collecting 26 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 11 of 19 from the field. One of his most impressive feats did not even count — cradling the ball up from his ankles for a dunk that came after the whistle. “That was nasty,” Muhammad said.

Answer: third-year

“I was like, ‘Where did you buy that jump shot?’ ” Muhammad said. “And he was kind of like: ‘I always had one! Coach Cal wouldn’t let me shoot it!’ And I was like: ‘Man, that’s pretty good. You’re the No. 1 pick, and you didn’t even show some parts of your game.’ ” <hl> Muhammad, a third-year wing and a part of the Timberwolves’ well-publicized kiddie corps, paused and considered the possibilities. <hl> “His ceiling,” Muhammad said, “is high.” Towns, who recently turned 20, has made an easy transition to life in the N.B.A., averaging 15.2 points and 9.3 rebounds a game for the Timberwolves (9-13), who will visit the Knicks on Wednesday. It will be a homecoming of sorts for Towns, who grew up in Piscataway, N.J., and attended St. Joseph High School, a preparatory school in Metuchen, N.J. Towns’s teammates have watched him improve week by week — perhaps even day by day. On Wednesday, amid the hoopla of Kobe Bryant’s final game in Minneapolis, Towns clogged the box score in a 123-122 overtime victory over the Lakers, collecting 26 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 11 of 19 from the field. One of his most impressive feats did not even count — cradling the ball up from his ankles for a dunk that came after the whistle. “That was nasty,” Muhammad said.

“I was like, ‘Where did you buy that jump shot?’ ” Muhammad said. “And he was kind of like: ‘I always had one! Coach Cal wouldn’t let me shoot it!’ And I was like: ‘Man, that’s pretty good. You’re the No. 1 pick, and you didn’t even show some parts of your game.’ ” Muhammad, a <hl> third-year <hl> wing and a part of the Timberwolves’ well-publicized kiddie corps, paused and considered the possibilities. “His ceiling,” Muhammad said, “is high.” Towns, who recently turned 20, has made an easy transition to life in the N.B.A., averaging 15.2 points and 9.3 rebounds a game for the Timberwolves (9-13), who will visit the Knicks on Wednesday. It will be a homecoming of sorts for Towns, who grew up in Piscataway, N.J., and attended St. Joseph High School, a preparatory school in Metuchen, N.J. Towns’s teammates have watched him improve week by week — perhaps even day by day. On Wednesday, amid the hoopla of Kobe Bryant’s final game in Minneapolis, Towns clogged the box score in a 123-122 overtime victory over the Lakers, collecting 26 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 11 of 19 from the field. One of his most impressive feats did not even count — cradling the ball up from his ankles for a dunk that came after the whistle. “That was nasty,” Muhammad said.


Question: When did Roger Cohen write "Counterrevolutionary Russia?"

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: June 26

<hl> 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. 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” (<hl> June 26 <hl>) 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.

Re “Counterrevolutionary Russia” ( <hl> June 26 <hl> ) by Roger Cohen: There have been two alternative social, political and intellectual currents with deep roots in Russia.


Question: What percentage of catalog shoppers are women?

About 90 million Americans make purchases from catalogs, according to the Direct Marketing Association; nearly 60 percent of them are women. Consumers who receive catalogs spend an average of $850 annually on catalog purchases, according to the American Catalog Mailers Association. For many brands, catalogs are the single most effective driver of online and in-store sales, according to analysts and retailers. Recognizing that, American Girl, a subsidiary of Mattel, recently increased the number it sent out, spending more on catalogs last year than in any year over the last decade, according to Kathy Monetti, senior vice president for marketing. Some stores, like Anthropologie, rely so heavily on catalogs that they make them their principal form of advertising. “We don’t call it a catalog; we call it a journal,” said Susy Korb, chief marketing officer of Anthropologie, whose materials show women wearing dresses in fields, on beaches and “where the rolling heather meets the broad, brisk sky,” as one recent spread detailed.

Answer: 60

<hl> About 90 million Americans make purchases from catalogs, according to the Direct Marketing Association; nearly 60 percent of them are women. <hl> Consumers who receive catalogs spend an average of $850 annually on catalog purchases, according to the American Catalog Mailers Association. For many brands, catalogs are the single most effective driver of online and in-store sales, according to analysts and retailers. Recognizing that, American Girl, a subsidiary of Mattel, recently increased the number it sent out, spending more on catalogs last year than in any year over the last decade, according to Kathy Monetti, senior vice president for marketing. Some stores, like Anthropologie, rely so heavily on catalogs that they make them their principal form of advertising. “We don’t call it a catalog; we call it a journal,” said Susy Korb, chief marketing officer of Anthropologie, whose materials show women wearing dresses in fields, on beaches and “where the rolling heather meets the broad, brisk sky,” as one recent spread detailed.

About 90 million Americans make purchases from catalogs, according to the Direct Marketing Association; nearly <hl> 60 <hl> percent of them are women. Consumers who receive catalogs spend an average of $850 annually on catalog purchases, according to the American Catalog Mailers Association. For many brands, catalogs are the single most effective driver of online and in-store sales, according to analysts and retailers. Recognizing that, American Girl, a subsidiary of Mattel, recently increased the number it sent out, spending more on catalogs last year than in any year over the last decade, according to Kathy Monetti, senior vice president for marketing. Some stores, like Anthropologie, rely so heavily on catalogs that they make them their principal form of advertising. “We don’t call it a catalog; we call it a journal,” said Susy Korb, chief marketing officer of Anthropologie, whose materials show women wearing dresses in fields, on beaches and “where the rolling heather meets the broad, brisk sky,” as one recent spread detailed.


Question: Who fell off a cliff in 1975?

After lunch, Mr. Shoemaker walked with me down the sidewalk to the No Name. I asked if he would join me inside for a drink, but he declined. He doesn’t drink any more, he said. Too many writer friends died “of alcoholism, or the depression behind it,” he said. He mentioned Calvin Kentfield, who drank at No Name and in 1975 fell — or jumped — off a cliff in nearby Bolinas; Richard Brautigan, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1984; and Don Carpenter, another No Name drinker, also dead by gunshot, in 1995. So I went in by myself, ordered a Maker’s Mark, and chatted with the bartender, a retired boat skipper who had never heard of Evan Connell. I took some notes, listened to Simply Red on the piped-in radio, and bought a No Name T-shirt.

Answer: Calvin Kentfield

After lunch, Mr. Shoemaker walked with me down the sidewalk to the No Name. I asked if he would join me inside for a drink, but he declined. He doesn’t drink any more, he said. Too many writer friends died “of alcoholism, or the depression behind it,” he said. <hl> He mentioned Calvin Kentfield , who drank at No Name and in 1975 fell — or jumped — off a cliff in nearby Bolinas; Richard Brautigan, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1984; and Don Carpenter, another No Name drinker, also dead by gunshot, in 1995. <hl> So I went in by myself, ordered a Maker’s Mark, and chatted with the bartender, a retired boat skipper who had never heard of Evan Connell. I took some notes, listened to Simply Red on the piped-in radio, and bought a No Name T-shirt.

After lunch, Mr. Shoemaker walked with me down the sidewalk to the No Name. I asked if he would join me inside for a drink, but he declined. He doesn’t drink any more, he said. Too many writer friends died “of alcoholism, or the depression behind it,” he said. He mentioned <hl> Calvin Kentfield <hl>, who drank at No Name and in 1975 fell — or jumped — off a cliff in nearby Bolinas; Richard Brautigan, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1984; and Don Carpenter, another No Name drinker, also dead by gunshot, in 1995. So I went in by myself, ordered a Maker’s Mark, and chatted with the bartender, a retired boat skipper who had never heard of Evan Connell. I took some notes, listened to Simply Red on the piped-in radio, and bought a No Name T-shirt.

He mentioned <hl> Calvin Kentfield <hl> , who drank at No Name and in 1975 fell — or jumped — off a cliff in nearby Bolinas; Richard Brautigan, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1984; and Don Carpenter, another No Name drinker, also dead by gunshot, in 1995.


Question: Under which mayor did the the Fund for Public Schools see a decline in fund-raising?

The executive director of the Fund for Public Schools, a nonprofit that raises money for New York City public schools, abruptly resigned this week amid concerns about her management style and turnover on the fund’s staff. The city’s Education Department said the director, Iris Chen, who was appointed by Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña less than 16 months ago, had resigned “to pursue other opportunities.” But people who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were describing confidential discussions said that City Hall, the chancellor and the fund’s board of directors had been worried about unhappiness among the fund’s staff members and the departure of several crucial employees whom Ms. Chen had hired, among other issues. The fund, which under former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg raised hundreds of millions of dollars for educational programs, has experienced declines in fund-raising under Mayor Bill de Blasio. Some education philanthropists were put off by Mr. de Blasio’s criticism of charter schools. Ms. Chen, a former executive director of Teach for America’s New York office, acknowledged  in an interview this spring that early on she had been late to some meetings with donors.

Answer: Bill de Blasio

The executive director of the Fund for Public Schools, a nonprofit that raises money for New York City public schools, abruptly resigned this week amid concerns about her management style and turnover on the fund’s staff. The city’s Education Department said the director, Iris Chen, who was appointed by Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña less than 16 months ago, had resigned “to pursue other opportunities.” But people who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were describing confidential discussions said that City Hall, the chancellor and the fund’s board of directors had been worried about unhappiness among the fund’s staff members and the departure of several crucial employees whom Ms. Chen had hired, among other issues. <hl> The fund, which under former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg raised hundreds of millions of dollars for educational programs, has experienced declines in fund-raising under Mayor Bill de Blasio . <hl> Some education philanthropists were put off by Mr. de Blasio’s criticism of charter schools. Ms. Chen, a former executive director of Teach for America’s New York office, acknowledged in an interview this spring that early on she had been late to some meetings with donors.

The executive director of the Fund for Public Schools, a nonprofit that raises money for New York City public schools, abruptly resigned this week amid concerns about her management style and turnover on the fund’s staff. The city’s Education Department said the director, Iris Chen, who was appointed by Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña less than 16 months ago, had resigned “to pursue other opportunities.” But people who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were describing confidential discussions said that City Hall, the chancellor and the fund’s board of directors had been worried about unhappiness among the fund’s staff members and the departure of several crucial employees whom Ms. Chen had hired, among other issues. The fund, which under former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg raised hundreds of millions of dollars for educational programs, has experienced declines in fund-raising under Mayor <hl> Bill de Blasio <hl>. Some education philanthropists were put off by Mr. de Blasio’s criticism of charter schools. Ms. Chen, a former executive director of Teach for America’s New York office, acknowledged in an interview this spring that early on she had been late to some meetings with donors.

The fund, which under former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg raised hundreds of millions of dollars for educational programs, has experienced declines in fund-raising under Mayor <hl> Bill de Blasio <hl> .


Question: What might help DuPont, as with most other sizable corporations?

Don’t get me wrong. Like any large corporation, or any person frankly, DuPont could use some cleaning up. As a result, the company is selling its hospitality businesses like Hotel du Pont, the DuPont Country Club and the DuPont Theatre (which was recently renamed). The chemical business is also being spun off into a new company called Chemours. Both sides would have probably settled the proxy fight, if it were not for the fact that DuPont does not want to appoint a director from Trian. DuPont’s justification is that this would bring a new “back office” into the DuPont boardroom. The Trian directors would be working with Trian staff to second-guess management. This goes on almost any time a hedge fund takes a board seat. For DuPont, it is likely to be a problem because they suspect Mr. Peltz is a Trojan horse who will push to break up the company into three once he is inside the boardroom. Who knows who is right? They both have good points. But the battle highlights two things.

Answer: some cleaning up

Don’t get me wrong. <hl> Like any large corporation, or any person frankly, DuPont could use some cleaning up . <hl> As a result, the company is selling its hospitality businesses like Hotel du Pont, the DuPont Country Club and the DuPont Theatre (which was recently renamed). The chemical business is also being spun off into a new company called Chemours. Both sides would have probably settled the proxy fight, if it were not for the fact that DuPont does not want to appoint a director from Trian. DuPont’s justification is that this would bring a new “back office” into the DuPont boardroom. The Trian directors would be working with Trian staff to second-guess management. This goes on almost any time a hedge fund takes a board seat. For DuPont, it is likely to be a problem because they suspect Mr. Peltz is a Trojan horse who will push to break up the company into three once he is inside the boardroom. Who knows who is right? They both have good points. But the battle highlights two things.

Don’t get me wrong. Like any large corporation, or any person frankly, DuPont could use <hl> some cleaning up <hl>. As a result, the company is selling its hospitality businesses like Hotel du Pont, the DuPont Country Club and the DuPont Theatre (which was recently renamed). The chemical business is also being spun off into a new company called Chemours. Both sides would have probably settled the proxy fight, if it were not for the fact that DuPont does not want to appoint a director from Trian. DuPont’s justification is that this would bring a new “back office” into the DuPont boardroom. The Trian directors would be working with Trian staff to second-guess management. This goes on almost any time a hedge fund takes a board seat. For DuPont, it is likely to be a problem because they suspect Mr. Peltz is a Trojan horse who will push to break up the company into three once he is inside the boardroom. Who knows who is right? They both have good points. But the battle highlights two things.

Like any large corporation, or any person frankly, DuPont could use <hl> some cleaning up <hl> .


Question: Who was Tziano having a familiar chat with?

We were both imprisoned in China, on charges officials there later acknowledged to have been false, and we both shared, at the same time in the 1990s, the same cancer — non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma — and the same oncologist in New York. Now the wheel has turned, and the time has come to begin meeting the challenge Tiziano issued on that Florentine afternoon, after some familiar chatter among his guests: how far each of us had traveled, the wonders and miseries we’d chronicled, and the most fascinating, or cruel, dictators and rulers through whose realms we’d passed. It was a fine thing, Tiziano said, to have accumulated all those visas and passport stamps, all those exotic datelines, all those Saddam Hussein puppets and Little Red Books of Mao’s wisdom, all those richly seasoned tales of derring-do.

Answer: his guests

We were both imprisoned in China, on charges officials there later acknowledged to have been false, and we both shared, at the same time in the 1990s, the same cancer — non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma — and the same oncologist in New York. <hl> Now the wheel has turned, and the time has come to begin meeting the challenge Tiziano issued on that Florentine afternoon, after some familiar chatter among his guests : how far each of us had traveled, the wonders and miseries we’d chronicled, and the most fascinating, or cruel, dictators and rulers through whose realms we’d passed. <hl> It was a fine thing, Tiziano said, to have accumulated all those visas and passport stamps, all those exotic datelines, all those Saddam Hussein puppets and Little Red Books of Mao’s wisdom, all those richly seasoned tales of derring-do.

We were both imprisoned in China, on charges officials there later acknowledged to have been false, and we both shared, at the same time in the 1990s, the same cancer — non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma — and the same oncologist in New York. Now the wheel has turned, and the time has come to begin meeting the challenge Tiziano issued on that Florentine afternoon, after some familiar chatter among <hl> his guests <hl>: how far each of us had traveled, the wonders and miseries we’d chronicled, and the most fascinating, or cruel, dictators and rulers through whose realms we’d passed. It was a fine thing, Tiziano said, to have accumulated all those visas and passport stamps, all those exotic datelines, all those Saddam Hussein puppets and Little Red Books of Mao’s wisdom, all those richly seasoned tales of derring-do.

Now the wheel has turned, and the time has come to begin meeting the challenge Tiziano issued on that Florentine afternoon, after some familiar chatter among <hl> his guests <hl> : how far each of us had traveled, the wonders and miseries we’d chronicled, and the most fascinating, or cruel, dictators and rulers through whose realms we’d passed.


Question: What trumps strong teaching

For Catholics, pastoral care for real people often trumps strong teaching — for example, when communion is offered to political leaders and military officials who lead a war judged to be unjust, like the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But divorced and remarried Catholics have been denied communion. Mr. Douthat misses the central point of debate, which is the degree to which all Christians who are thinking about what God requires should consider the experience, including intimate experience, of living neighbors.

Answer: pastoral care for real people

<hl> For Catholics, pastoral care for real people often trumps strong teaching — for example, when communion is offered to political leaders and military officials who lead a war judged to be unjust, like the 2003 invasion of Iraq. <hl> But divorced and remarried Catholics have been denied communion. Mr. Douthat misses the central point of debate, which is the degree to which all Christians who are thinking about what God requires should consider the experience, including intimate experience, of living neighbors.

For Catholics, <hl> pastoral care for real people <hl> often trumps strong teaching — for example, when communion is offered to political leaders and military officials who lead a war judged to be unjust, like the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But divorced and remarried Catholics have been denied communion. Mr. Douthat misses the central point of debate, which is the degree to which all Christians who are thinking about what God requires should consider the experience, including intimate experience, of living neighbors.


Question: Who is the minority leader from the Finger Lakes region?

“I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb, a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. “But I never rule anything out.” One issue that both parties agree on is that the corruption trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital.

Answer: Brian M. Kolb

<hl> “I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb , a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. <hl> “But I never rule anything out.” One issue that both parties agree on is that the corruption trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital.

“I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman <hl> Brian M. Kolb <hl>, a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader. “But I never rule anything out.” One issue that both parties agree on is that the corruption trials of Mr. Silver and Dean G. Skelos, a Republican who was the leader of the State Senate and whose trial entered its second week on Monday, have cast much of Albany in an unsavory light, as have suggestions by defense lawyers that allegedly criminal behavior is merely part of “business as usual” in the state capital.

“I would be utterly shocked and dismayed and aghast if the Assembly Democrats were to offer Mr. Silver any leadership role whatsoever,” said Assemblyman <hl> Brian M. Kolb <hl> , a Republican from the Finger Lakes region who serves as minority leader.


Question: How long had it been since the record was broken before Clayton?

LOS ANGELES —  Clayton Kershaw went to the mound on Sunday needing to strike out six batters to reach 300 for the season, something no major league pitcher had done in 13 years. With the first round of the postseason against the Mets looming, he wasn’t going to stick around very long. Maybe a couple of innings or so, just enough to stay sharp, even if he didn’t remain long enough to get to 300. And yet he did get there, striking out seven San Diego Padres in just three and two-thirds innings, and getting two standing ovations from Dodgers fans along the way. In the end, he finished the 2015 regular season with a 16-7 record, a 2.13 E.R.A., a WHIP of 0.88 and a strikeout total of 301, a nice exclamation point for a pitcher who has already won three Cy Young Awards and a Most Valuable Player trophy.

Answer: 13 years

<hl> LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw went to the mound on Sunday needing to strike out six batters to reach 300 for the season, something no major league pitcher had done in 13 years . <hl> With the first round of the postseason against the Mets looming, he wasn’t going to stick around very long. Maybe a couple of innings or so, just enough to stay sharp, even if he didn’t remain long enough to get to 300. And yet he did get there, striking out seven San Diego Padres in just three and two-thirds innings, and getting two standing ovations from Dodgers fans along the way. In the end, he finished the 2015 regular season with a 16-7 record, a 2.13 E.R.A., a WHIP of 0.88 and a strikeout total of 301, a nice exclamation point for a pitcher who has already won three Cy Young Awards and a Most Valuable Player trophy.

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw went to the mound on Sunday needing to strike out six batters to reach 300 for the season, something no major league pitcher had done in <hl> 13 years <hl>. With the first round of the postseason against the Mets looming, he wasn’t going to stick around very long. Maybe a couple of innings or so, just enough to stay sharp, even if he didn’t remain long enough to get to 300. And yet he did get there, striking out seven San Diego Padres in just three and two-thirds innings, and getting two standing ovations from Dodgers fans along the way. In the end, he finished the 2015 regular season with a 16-7 record, a 2.13 E.R.A., a WHIP of 0.88 and a strikeout total of 301, a nice exclamation point for a pitcher who has already won three Cy Young Awards and a Most Valuable Player trophy.

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw went to the mound on Sunday needing to strike out six batters to reach 300 for the season, something no major league pitcher had done in <hl> 13 years <hl> .


Question: What was the original topic of the paper?

Here’s one for sports fans that our contributor Brendan Nyhan found: a scholarly article with lovely graphics on the structure of basketball defense. This is what the paper said (but don’t let that dissuade you from looking at it): This paper attempts to fill this void, combining spatial and spatio-temporal processes, matrix factorization techniques and hierarchical regression models with player tracking data to advance the state of defensive analytics in the NBA. Margot Sanger-Katz has written a lot on the news that Americans are consuming fewer calories; it’s mainly because they are drinking fewer sugary carbonated beverages. She found these maps of New York City showing where soda is most frequently consumed. The maps also display a host of other economic and sociological factors. Aaron Carroll, who has been writing about a host of nutrition myths for The Upshot, passed on this graphic about the risks of consuming meat.

Answer: the structure of basketball defense

<hl> Here’s one for sports fans that our contributor Brendan Nyhan found: a scholarly article with lovely graphics on the structure of basketball defense . <hl> This is what the paper said (but don’t let that dissuade you from looking at it): This paper attempts to fill this void, combining spatial and spatio-temporal processes, matrix factorization techniques and hierarchical regression models with player tracking data to advance the state of defensive analytics in the NBA. Margot Sanger-Katz has written a lot on the news that Americans are consuming fewer calories; it’s mainly because they are drinking fewer sugary carbonated beverages. She found these maps of New York City showing where soda is most frequently consumed. The maps also display a host of other economic and sociological factors. Aaron Carroll, who has been writing about a host of nutrition myths for The Upshot, passed on this graphic about the risks of consuming meat.

Here’s one for sports fans that our contributor Brendan Nyhan found: a scholarly article with lovely graphics on <hl> the structure of basketball defense <hl>. This is what the paper said (but don’t let that dissuade you from looking at it): This paper attempts to fill this void, combining spatial and spatio-temporal processes, matrix factorization techniques and hierarchical regression models with player tracking data to advance the state of defensive analytics in the NBA. Margot Sanger-Katz has written a lot on the news that Americans are consuming fewer calories; it’s mainly because they are drinking fewer sugary carbonated beverages. She found these maps of New York City showing where soda is most frequently consumed. The maps also display a host of other economic and sociological factors. Aaron Carroll, who has been writing about a host of nutrition myths for The Upshot, passed on this graphic about the risks of consuming meat.

Here’s one for sports fans that our contributor Brendan Nyhan found: a scholarly article with lovely graphics on <hl> the structure of basketball defense <hl> .


Question: GreenTech Automotive was owned by Terry McAuliffe, who held what government position in Virginia?

When Mr. Rodham was short on cash in 2010, Mr. Clinton helped get him a job for $72,000 a year raising investments in GreenTech Automotive, an electric car company then owned by Terry McAuliffe, an old friend of Mr. Clinton’s and now the governor of Virginia. “I was complaining to my brother-in-law I didn’t have any money. And he asked McAuliffe to give me a job,” Mr. Rodham said during the court proceedings, which were the result of a lawsuit over unpaid legal bills filed by his lawyer in a child support case. A brother down on his luck seeking help from more successful siblings is a familiar story, and presidents and their families have hardly been immune from that sometimes uncomfortable situation. For the Clintons, Tony Rodham has not been the only source of embarrassment.

Answer: governor

<hl> When Mr. Rodham was short on cash in 2010, Mr. Clinton helped get him a job for $72,000 a year raising investments in GreenTech Automotive, an electric car company then owned by Terry McAuliffe, an old friend of Mr. Clinton’s and now the governor of Virginia. <hl> “I was complaining to my brother-in-law I didn’t have any money. And he asked McAuliffe to give me a job,” Mr. Rodham said during the court proceedings, which were the result of a lawsuit over unpaid legal bills filed by his lawyer in a child support case. A brother down on his luck seeking help from more successful siblings is a familiar story, and presidents and their families have hardly been immune from that sometimes uncomfortable situation. For the Clintons, Tony Rodham has not been the only source of embarrassment.

When Mr. Rodham was short on cash in 2010, Mr. Clinton helped get him a job for $72,000 a year raising investments in GreenTech Automotive, an electric car company then owned by Terry McAuliffe, an old friend of Mr. Clinton’s and now the <hl> governor <hl> of Virginia. “I was complaining to my brother-in-law I didn’t have any money. And he asked McAuliffe to give me a job,” Mr. Rodham said during the court proceedings, which were the result of a lawsuit over unpaid legal bills filed by his lawyer in a child support case. A brother down on his luck seeking help from more successful siblings is a familiar story, and presidents and their families have hardly been immune from that sometimes uncomfortable situation. For the Clintons, Tony Rodham has not been the only source of embarrassment.


Question: What year did the outbreak at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital occur?

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

Answer: Virginia Mason Hospital

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

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