Question: Who will be broadcasting for the NBA this year?

But this year, the hosts of “The Jones” will be broadcasting for the league itself. A little more than a year ago, “The Jones” podcast was rebranded as “The Starters,” a television program shown weeknights on NBATV. It is available to stream live and download as a podcast but it exists primarily as a television broadcast. In its second season, “The Starters” is growing quickly in popularity. According to the network, viewership has increased by 24 percent this season, with podcast downloads up 22 percent. NBATV says it will continue to raise the show’s profile. Plans for this weekend include an hourlong live show at 6 p.m. Friday, with player interviews and an appearance by the basketball great George Gervin. “They prove you can be entertaining and smart on TV without being overbearing and loud about it,” said Zach Lowe, an N.B.A. writer for the Grantland website and a podcaster. In the wake of the hit true-crime show “Serial,” podcasts are widely acknowledged to be growing. A recent report from Edison Research indicates a “dramatic increase in podcast consumption.” Jeff Ullrich, the co-founder of the podcasting network Earwolf, says the shift has been palpable.

Answer: the hosts of “The Jones”

<hl> But this year, the hosts of “The Jones” will be broadcasting for the league itself. <hl> A little more than a year ago, “The Jones” podcast was rebranded as “The Starters,” a television program shown weeknights on NBATV. It is available to stream live and download as a podcast but it exists primarily as a television broadcast. In its second season, “The Starters” is growing quickly in popularity. According to the network, viewership has increased by 24 percent this season, with podcast downloads up 22 percent. NBATV says it will continue to raise the show’s profile. Plans for this weekend include an hourlong live show at 6 p.m. Friday, with player interviews and an appearance by the basketball great George Gervin. “They prove you can be entertaining and smart on TV without being overbearing and loud about it,” said Zach Lowe, an N.B.A. writer for the Grantland website and a podcaster. In the wake of the hit true-crime show “Serial,” podcasts are widely acknowledged to be growing. A recent report from Edison Research indicates a “dramatic increase in podcast consumption.” Jeff Ullrich, the co-founder of the podcasting network Earwolf, says the shift has been palpable.

But this year, <hl> the hosts of “The Jones” <hl> will be broadcasting for the league itself. A little more than a year ago, “The Jones” podcast was rebranded as “The Starters,” a television program shown weeknights on NBATV. It is available to stream live and download as a podcast but it exists primarily as a television broadcast. In its second season, “The Starters” is growing quickly in popularity. According to the network, viewership has increased by 24 percent this season, with podcast downloads up 22 percent. NBATV says it will continue to raise the show’s profile. Plans for this weekend include an hourlong live show at 6 p.m. Friday, with player interviews and an appearance by the basketball great George Gervin. “They prove you can be entertaining and smart on TV without being overbearing and loud about it,” said Zach Lowe, an N.B.A. writer for the Grantland website and a podcaster. In the wake of the hit true-crime show “Serial,” podcasts are widely acknowledged to be growing. A recent report from Edison Research indicates a “dramatic increase in podcast consumption.” Jeff Ullrich, the co-founder of the podcasting network Earwolf, says the shift has been palpable.


Question: How many oil paintings are there?

Inside the elevator bank model, a short video of Hofmann at work is worth watching. On audio, Mr. Silver presents his thinking on the mosaics. First, His studies for the mosaics led him away from easel painting and spurred larger, more ambitious works. This is visible in nine paintings (oil on paper on board) executed in preparation for a 50-foot-tall mural for a campanile in Chimbote, a port city in Peru, as part of a renewal project by the architect Josep Lluís Sert and the urban planner Paul Lester Wiener. Measuring as much as 8 by 4 feet, the studies depict tilting, implicitly Constructivist crosses in red, yellow and blue, so cheerful they seem almost blasphemous, and more open figurative-like improvisations that bring to mind David Smith’s welded sculptures.

Answer: This is visible in nine paintings (oil on paper on board)

Inside the elevator bank model, a short video of Hofmann at work is worth watching. On audio, Mr. Silver presents his thinking on the mosaics. First, His studies for the mosaics led him away from easel painting and spurred larger, more ambitious works. <hl> This is visible in nine paintings (oil on paper on board) executed in preparation for a 50-foot-tall mural for a campanile in Chimbote, a port city in Peru, as part of a renewal project by the architect Josep Lluís Sert and the urban planner Paul Lester Wiener. <hl> Measuring as much as 8 by 4 feet, the studies depict tilting, implicitly Constructivist crosses in red, yellow and blue, so cheerful they seem almost blasphemous, and more open figurative-like improvisations that bring to mind David Smith’s welded sculptures.

Inside the elevator bank model, a short video of Hofmann at work is worth watching. On audio, Mr. Silver presents his thinking on the mosaics. First, His studies for the mosaics led him away from easel painting and spurred larger, more ambitious works. <hl> This is visible in nine paintings (oil on paper on board) <hl> executed in preparation for a 50-foot-tall mural for a campanile in Chimbote, a port city in Peru, as part of a renewal project by the architect Josep Lluís Sert and the urban planner Paul Lester Wiener. Measuring as much as 8 by 4 feet, the studies depict tilting, implicitly Constructivist crosses in red, yellow and blue, so cheerful they seem almost blasphemous, and more open figurative-like improvisations that bring to mind David Smith’s welded sculptures.


Question: Where was the boat rebuilt?

It took a month for Vestas, the sponsor, to commit to rejoining the race. The decision was made to painstakingly remove the mangled boat from the reef and rebuild it in half the original build time at Persico Marine in Genoa, Italy. “We knew that our story could not end on that reef,” Morten Kamp Jorgensen, the team’s communications director, said in an interview this week. “We reshuffled our budgets and organization. This was a race to ensure that Vestas will be remembered as a team that overcame challenges.” An inquiry into the accident revealed that the navigator, Wouter Verbraak, had not zoomed in enough on the boat’s navigation system to see the exposed reef. Investigators found that “at different times the navigator zoomed in on the electronic chart and came to the same incorrect conclusion.” Since the inquiry, small changes have been made to the race’s rules. Officials have said there will be more.

Answer: Persico Marine in Genoa, Italy

It took a month for Vestas, the sponsor, to commit to rejoining the race. <hl> The decision was made to painstakingly remove the mangled boat from the reef and rebuild it in half the original build time at Persico Marine in Genoa, Italy . <hl> “We knew that our story could not end on that reef,” Morten Kamp Jorgensen, the team’s communications director, said in an interview this week. “We reshuffled our budgets and organization. This was a race to ensure that Vestas will be remembered as a team that overcame challenges.” An inquiry into the accident revealed that the navigator, Wouter Verbraak, had not zoomed in enough on the boat’s navigation system to see the exposed reef. Investigators found that “at different times the navigator zoomed in on the electronic chart and came to the same incorrect conclusion.” Since the inquiry, small changes have been made to the race’s rules. Officials have said there will be more.

It took a month for Vestas, the sponsor, to commit to rejoining the race. The decision was made to painstakingly remove the mangled boat from the reef and rebuild it in half the original build time at <hl> Persico Marine in Genoa, Italy <hl>. “We knew that our story could not end on that reef,” Morten Kamp Jorgensen, the team’s communications director, said in an interview this week. “We reshuffled our budgets and organization. This was a race to ensure that Vestas will be remembered as a team that overcame challenges.” An inquiry into the accident revealed that the navigator, Wouter Verbraak, had not zoomed in enough on the boat’s navigation system to see the exposed reef. Investigators found that “at different times the navigator zoomed in on the electronic chart and came to the same incorrect conclusion.” Since the inquiry, small changes have been made to the race’s rules. Officials have said there will be more.

The decision was made to painstakingly remove the mangled boat from the reef and rebuild it in half the original build time at <hl> Persico Marine in Genoa, Italy <hl> .


Question: In what city or area is the market that was attacked?

The attack on a market in Baga Sola killed at least 16 people, said Gen. Banyaman Cossingar, the director general of Chad’s gendarmerie, or armed police force. A second group of bombers killed at least 22 people at a refugee camp, he said. General Cossingar gave a preliminary toll before the government released an official count. His figures appeared to include two of the suicide bombers. There were conflicting reports on the number of wounded. The government’s count was 48, while Unicef said at least 53 people were wounded.

Answer: Baga Sola

<hl> The attack on a market in Baga Sola killed at least 16 people, said Gen. Banyaman Cossingar, the director general of Chad’s gendarmerie, or armed police force. <hl> A second group of bombers killed at least 22 people at a refugee camp, he said. General Cossingar gave a preliminary toll before the government released an official count. His figures appeared to include two of the suicide bombers. There were conflicting reports on the number of wounded. The government’s count was 48, while Unicef said at least 53 people were wounded.

The attack on a market in <hl> Baga Sola <hl> killed at least 16 people, said Gen. Banyaman Cossingar, the director general of Chad’s gendarmerie, or armed police force. A second group of bombers killed at least 22 people at a refugee camp, he said. General Cossingar gave a preliminary toll before the government released an official count. His figures appeared to include two of the suicide bombers. There were conflicting reports on the number of wounded. The government’s count was 48, while Unicef said at least 53 people were wounded.


Question: What did Israel managed to do?

FRONT PAGE An article on Saturday about Israel’s success in ensuring a sufficient supply of water even during droughts by desalinating Mediterranean seawater and recycling of wastewater referred imprecisely to Sidney Loeb, an American who moved to Israel in 1967 and taught water professionals how to desalinate seawater. He was one of the scientists who invented the reverse osmosis method, not its lone inventor. (The others were Srinivasa Sourirajan, a fellow student at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1959, and their teacher Samuel Yuster.)

Answer: ensuring a sufficient supply of water even during droughts

<hl> FRONT PAGE An article on Saturday about Israel’s success in ensuring a sufficient supply of water even during droughts by desalinating Mediterranean seawater and recycling of wastewater referred imprecisely to Sidney Loeb, an American who moved to Israel in 1967 and taught water professionals how to desalinate seawater. <hl> He was one of the scientists who invented the reverse osmosis method, not its lone inventor. (The others were Srinivasa Sourirajan, a fellow student at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1959, and their teacher Samuel Yuster.)

FRONT PAGE An article on Saturday about Israel’s success in <hl> ensuring a sufficient supply of water even during droughts <hl> by desalinating Mediterranean seawater and recycling of wastewater referred imprecisely to Sidney Loeb, an American who moved to Israel in 1967 and taught water professionals how to desalinate seawater. He was one of the scientists who invented the reverse osmosis method, not its lone inventor. (The others were Srinivasa Sourirajan, a fellow student at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1959, and their teacher Samuel Yuster.)


Question: What is the soccer league that Liverpool plays?

That split is the same as the broadcasters now hold for the British rights to televise the Premier League, whose teams, including Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, play in games that can attract a global audience of about three billion each week. The league is expected to receive at least an additional $3 billion when it sells the rights to international broadcasters, including those in the United States, later this year. The battle to broadcast the English soccer games had set Sky, which is partly owned by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, against BT, the former British telecommunications monopoly that has aggressively expanded into live sports programming as a way to promote its array of cable television and Internet services.

Answer: the Premier League

<hl> That split is the same as the broadcasters now hold for the British rights to televise the Premier League , whose teams, including Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, play in games that can attract a global audience of about three billion each week. <hl> The league is expected to receive at least an additional $3 billion when it sells the rights to international broadcasters, including those in the United States, later this year. The battle to broadcast the English soccer games had set Sky, which is partly owned by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, against BT, the former British telecommunications monopoly that has aggressively expanded into live sports programming as a way to promote its array of cable television and Internet services.

That split is the same as the broadcasters now hold for the British rights to televise <hl> the Premier League <hl>, whose teams, including Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, play in games that can attract a global audience of about three billion each week. The league is expected to receive at least an additional $3 billion when it sells the rights to international broadcasters, including those in the United States, later this year. The battle to broadcast the English soccer games had set Sky, which is partly owned by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, against BT, the former British telecommunications monopoly that has aggressively expanded into live sports programming as a way to promote its array of cable television and Internet services.

That split is the same as the broadcasters now hold for the British rights to televise <hl> the Premier League <hl> , whose teams, including Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, play in games that can attract a global audience of about three billion each week.


Question: Who is starting an investigation into Exxon Mobile's foreknowledge of climate change?

As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change.

Answer: the New York attorney general

As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. <hl> And it was reported Thursday that the New York attorney general is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change. <hl>

As an accidental public service, this deed was little known until recently, when a trove of documents unearthed by several news organizations showed What Exxon Knew and When It Knew It. And it was reported Thursday that <hl> the New York attorney general <hl> is starting an investigation to determine whether the company lied about the risks of climate change.


Question: What are police departments equipping their officers with?

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: body cameras

<hl> 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. <hl> 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.

Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with <hl> body cameras <hl> 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.


Question: What benefits all readers?

Diverse storytelling benefits all readers, gay or straight, Mr. Griepp of ICv2 said. “A good story is enjoyable to everybody,” he said, pointing to the steady sales for Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir “Fun Home” as an example. The book, about a lesbian cartoonist and her closeted gay father, has been a best seller since its release in 2007, he said. Adapted for the stage, “Fun Home” won five Tony Awards in June, including one for best musical. Jon Goldwater felt the need to modernize Archie Comics when he came aboard as publisher. “It was crystal clear that Archie was not diverse,” he said, so he introduced Kevin Keller, a gay character, in 2010, eventually giving Kevin his own series. “It was a cultural decision and business decision,” Mr. Goldwater said. “They go hand in hand.”

Answer: Diverse storytelling

<hl> Diverse storytelling benefits all readers, gay or straight, Mr. Griepp of ICv2 said. <hl> “A good story is enjoyable to everybody,” he said, pointing to the steady sales for Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir “Fun Home” as an example. The book, about a lesbian cartoonist and her closeted gay father, has been a best seller since its release in 2007, he said. Adapted for the stage, “Fun Home” won five Tony Awards in June, including one for best musical. Jon Goldwater felt the need to modernize Archie Comics when he came aboard as publisher. “It was crystal clear that Archie was not diverse,” he said, so he introduced Kevin Keller, a gay character, in 2010, eventually giving Kevin his own series. “It was a cultural decision and business decision,” Mr. Goldwater said. “They go hand in hand.”

<hl> Diverse storytelling <hl> benefits all readers, gay or straight, Mr. Griepp of ICv2 said. “A good story is enjoyable to everybody,” he said, pointing to the steady sales for Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir “Fun Home” as an example. The book, about a lesbian cartoonist and her closeted gay father, has been a best seller since its release in 2007, he said. Adapted for the stage, “Fun Home” won five Tony Awards in June, including one for best musical. Jon Goldwater felt the need to modernize Archie Comics when he came aboard as publisher. “It was crystal clear that Archie was not diverse,” he said, so he introduced Kevin Keller, a gay character, in 2010, eventually giving Kevin his own series. “It was a cultural decision and business decision,” Mr. Goldwater said. “They go hand in hand.”


Question: Which party is being blaimed for right-to-work not passing?

Answer: Republicans

<hl> “The large group of Republicans who have supported working families in the state of Missouri are the reason we’re not right to work today,” said Albert L. Bond, assistant executive secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters’ District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity. <hl>

“The large group of <hl> Republicans <hl> who have supported working families in the state of Missouri are the reason we’re not right to work today,” said Albert L. Bond, assistant executive secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters’ District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity.


Question: What is AMC reluctant to switch?

AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch game plans. “With all the changes of the world today — whether it’s technology, volume of programming, fewer and fewer shows breaking through — what we remain focused on are many of the things that got us to the dance in the first place,” Mr. Collier said. That strategy, he said, is matching the quality of premium cable on basic cable, and becoming a home for the industry’s best writers and showrunners. AMC had a small setback in the last few years when it was forced to adjust a development process that was described by some in the industry as onerous. The system, dismissively referred to as the “bake-off,” required producers to sketch out in extensive detail what their prospective show would look like after the pilot — forecasting what would happen several seasons down the line. Even then, AMC was not guaranteed to put the show on the air.

Answer: game plans

<hl> AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch game plans . <hl> “With all the changes of the world today — whether it’s technology, volume of programming, fewer and fewer shows breaking through — what we remain focused on are many of the things that got us to the dance in the first place,” Mr. Collier said. That strategy, he said, is matching the quality of premium cable on basic cable, and becoming a home for the industry’s best writers and showrunners. AMC had a small setback in the last few years when it was forced to adjust a development process that was described by some in the industry as onerous. The system, dismissively referred to as the “bake-off,” required producers to sketch out in extensive detail what their prospective show would look like after the pilot — forecasting what would happen several seasons down the line. Even then, AMC was not guaranteed to put the show on the air.

AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch <hl> game plans <hl>. “With all the changes of the world today — whether it’s technology, volume of programming, fewer and fewer shows breaking through — what we remain focused on are many of the things that got us to the dance in the first place,” Mr. Collier said. That strategy, he said, is matching the quality of premium cable on basic cable, and becoming a home for the industry’s best writers and showrunners. AMC had a small setback in the last few years when it was forced to adjust a development process that was described by some in the industry as onerous. The system, dismissively referred to as the “bake-off,” required producers to sketch out in extensive detail what their prospective show would look like after the pilot — forecasting what would happen several seasons down the line. Even then, AMC was not guaranteed to put the show on the air.

AMC, however, is more reluctant to switch <hl> game plans <hl> .


Question: What 3-part series began on PBS Wednesday?

Was that venerable PBS venturing into the lowbrow world of veterinary television this week? Yes, it was, and Dr. Jeff should take a lesson. A three-part series called “Operation Wild,” which began on Wednesday on PBS, brings us stirring stories of veterinary teams around the globe engaged in unusual high-tech efforts to save sick or injured wild animals. The methods employed are often adapted from human medical care. The opening episode included the stories of an elephant in Laos that had been shot in the leg, a gorilla at a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon with a damaged wrist, and an annual kite-flying festival in India that leaves hundreds of birds injured by the kite strings. Next week’s installment offers efforts to give a rhinoceros a skin graft and to restore the sight of an orangutan.

Answer: Operation Wild

Was that venerable PBS venturing into the lowbrow world of veterinary television this week? Yes, it was, and Dr. Jeff should take a lesson. <hl> A three-part series called “ Operation Wild ,” which began on Wednesday on PBS, brings us stirring stories of veterinary teams around the globe engaged in unusual high-tech efforts to save sick or injured wild animals. <hl> The methods employed are often adapted from human medical care. The opening episode included the stories of an elephant in Laos that had been shot in the leg, a gorilla at a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon with a damaged wrist, and an annual kite-flying festival in India that leaves hundreds of birds injured by the kite strings. Next week’s installment offers efforts to give a rhinoceros a skin graft and to restore the sight of an orangutan.

Was that venerable PBS venturing into the lowbrow world of veterinary television this week? Yes, it was, and Dr. Jeff should take a lesson. A three-part series called “<hl> Operation Wild <hl>,” which began on Wednesday on PBS, brings us stirring stories of veterinary teams around the globe engaged in unusual high-tech efforts to save sick or injured wild animals. The methods employed are often adapted from human medical care. The opening episode included the stories of an elephant in Laos that had been shot in the leg, a gorilla at a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon with a damaged wrist, and an annual kite-flying festival in India that leaves hundreds of birds injured by the kite strings. Next week’s installment offers efforts to give a rhinoceros a skin graft and to restore the sight of an orangutan.

A three-part series called “ <hl> Operation Wild <hl> ,” which began on Wednesday on PBS, brings us stirring stories of veterinary teams around the globe engaged in unusual high-tech efforts to save sick or injured wild animals.


Question: What will be in their hands?

This leads him to the central matter he wishes to raise with young people. “Hence, my first request is: Study and research the incentives behind this widespread tarnishing of the image of Islam.” Read the Quran yourself, he advises. “Have you studied the teachings of the Prophet of Islam and his humane, ethical doctrines? Have you ever received the message of Islam from any sources other than the media?” “Try and find answers yourself,” he writes. “The future of your nations and countries will be in your hands; and also I find that the sense of quest for truth is more vigorous and attentive in your hearts.”

Answer: The future of your nations and countries

This leads him to the central matter he wishes to raise with young people. “Hence, my first request is: Study and research the incentives behind this widespread tarnishing of the image of Islam.” Read the Quran yourself, he advises. “Have you studied the teachings of the Prophet of Islam and his humane, ethical doctrines? Have you ever received the message of Islam from any sources other than the media?” “Try and find answers yourself,” he writes. <hl> “ The future of your nations and countries will be in your hands; and also I find that the sense of quest for truth is more vigorous and attentive in your hearts.” <hl>

This leads him to the central matter he wishes to raise with young people. “Hence, my first request is: Study and research the incentives behind this widespread tarnishing of the image of Islam.” Read the Quran yourself, he advises. “Have you studied the teachings of the Prophet of Islam and his humane, ethical doctrines? Have you ever received the message of Islam from any sources other than the media?” “Try and find answers yourself,” he writes. “<hl> The future of your nations and countries <hl> will be in your hands; and also I find that the sense of quest for truth is more vigorous and attentive in your hearts.”

“ <hl> The future of your nations and countries <hl> will be in your hands; and also I find that the sense of quest for truth is more vigorous and attentive in your hearts.”


Question: Who committed the shooting?

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. Mr. Cradle, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.

Answer: Mr. Cradle

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. <hl> Mr. Cradle , who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. <hl> None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. <hl> Mr. Cradle <hl>, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.

<hl> Mr. Cradle <hl> , who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed.


Question: What is the highest grade the Berkeley Carroll School teach?

Public School 321, a well-regarded elementary school on Seventh Avenue, is a major attraction. Last year, 78 percent of students met state standards on the state English test, and 80 percent on the math test, versus 30 and 39 percent citywide. The Berkeley Carroll School, a private institution for prekindergarten through 12th grade, has its lower school on Carroll Street and middle and high schools on Lincoln Place. The Commute

Answer: 12th

Public School 321, a well-regarded elementary school on Seventh Avenue, is a major attraction. Last year, 78 percent of students met state standards on the state English test, and 80 percent on the math test, versus 30 and 39 percent citywide. <hl> The Berkeley Carroll School, a private institution for prekindergarten through 12th grade, has its lower school on Carroll Street and middle and high schools on Lincoln Place. <hl> The Commute

Public School 321, a well-regarded elementary school on Seventh Avenue, is a major attraction. Last year, 78 percent of students met state standards on the state English test, and 80 percent on the math test, versus 30 and 39 percent citywide. The Berkeley Carroll School, a private institution for prekindergarten through <hl> 12th <hl> grade, has its lower school on Carroll Street and middle and high schools on Lincoln Place. The Commute


Question: What did Vince Gilligan appreciate helping with?

“This is continually evolving, and we made some adjustments early from some of the criticisms we heard from the creative community,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for the network. Both Mr. Stillerman and Mr. Collier treasure their relationships with showrunners, including Vince Gilligan, the star creator of “Breaking Bad” and now “Better Call Saul.” Mr. Gilligan appreciated how he could help with marketing efforts for both of his shows, even when he “was a nobody,” he said.

Answer: marketing efforts

“This is continually evolving, and we made some adjustments early from some of the criticisms we heard from the creative community,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for the network. Both Mr. Stillerman and Mr. Collier treasure their relationships with showrunners, including Vince Gilligan, the star creator of “Breaking Bad” and now “Better Call Saul.” <hl> Mr. Gilligan appreciated how he could help with marketing efforts for both of his shows, even when he “was a nobody <hl> ,” he said.

“This is continually evolving, and we made some adjustments early from some of the criticisms we heard from the creative community,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for the network. Both Mr. Stillerman and Mr. Collier treasure their relationships with showrunners, including Vince Gilligan, the star creator of “Breaking Bad” and now “Better Call Saul.” Mr. Gilligan appreciated how he could help with <hl> marketing efforts <hl> for both of his shows, even when he “was a nobody,” he said.


Question: What did the sign-up sheets say?

RBG: There were many firms who put up sign-up sheets that said, “Men Only.” And I had three strikes against me. First, I was Jewish, and the Wall Street firms were just beginning to accept Jews. Then I was a woman. But the killer was my daughter Jane, who was 4 by then. PG: They didn’t even hide why they were rejecting you? GS: No. I tried to get a much less prestigious job, at Time magazine. And they made it very clear that women researched, and men wrote. No exceptions, in spite of Clare Boothe Luce. PG: You remind me of my grandmother’s line: Rejection is the best thing that can happen. It pushes us. There might not be a Ms. magazine or Notorious R.B.G. without it.

Answer: “Men Only.”

<hl> RBG: There were many firms who put up sign-up sheets that said, “Men Only.” And I had three strikes against me. <hl> First, I was Jewish, and the Wall Street firms were just beginning to accept Jews. Then I was a woman. But the killer was my daughter Jane, who was 4 by then. PG: They didn’t even hide why they were rejecting you? GS: No. I tried to get a much less prestigious job, at Time magazine. And they made it very clear that women researched, and men wrote. No exceptions, in spite of Clare Boothe Luce. PG: You remind me of my grandmother’s line: Rejection is the best thing that can happen. It pushes us. There might not be a Ms. magazine or Notorious R.B.G. without it.

RBG: There were many firms who put up sign-up sheets that said, <hl> “Men Only.” <hl> And I had three strikes against me. First, I was Jewish, and the Wall Street firms were just beginning to accept Jews. Then I was a woman. But the killer was my daughter Jane, who was 4 by then. PG: They didn’t even hide why they were rejecting you? GS: No. I tried to get a much less prestigious job, at Time magazine. And they made it very clear that women researched, and men wrote. No exceptions, in spite of Clare Boothe Luce. PG: You remind me of my grandmother’s line: Rejection is the best thing that can happen. It pushes us. There might not be a Ms. magazine or Notorious R.B.G. without it.


Question: How long has Pace Gallery been a company?

PACE GALLERY DREAMS BIG The Pace Gallery, which turns 55 this year, making it one of the country’s oldest contemporary art galleries, has never been in the real-estate business. As Marc Glimcher, Pace’s president, has said, “We are serial renters.” But it doesn’t seem to be keeping the gallery from shaping its fortunes in Chelsea, where it has three locations. Over the next two years, along with the landlord of its flagship location at 534 West 25th Street, the gallery will oversee the construction of an eight-story building, at 540 West 25th Street, that will give it 30,000 more square feet for shows, for staff now working at offices on East 57th Street and for visible storage of art in transit through the gallery, an idea that has been growing in the museum world but that will be a novelty in a commercial gallery. The space will let Pace put its 10,000-volume art-scholars’ library front and center and also house the operations of Pace Editions and Pace/MacGill. “We don’t know exactly what it’s going to be, but it’s not going to be the same ritual of show after show and fighting other galleries for the hot artists,” Mr. Glimcher said. “We have a chance here to redefine what it is to be a gallery and to be Pace.”

Answer: turns 55 this year

PACE GALLERY DREAMS BIG <hl> The Pace Gallery, which turns 55 this year , making it one of the country’s oldest contemporary art galleries, has never been in the real-estate business. <hl> As Marc Glimcher, Pace’s president, has said, “We are serial renters.” But it doesn’t seem to be keeping the gallery from shaping its fortunes in Chelsea, where it has three locations. Over the next two years, along with the landlord of its flagship location at 534 West 25th Street, the gallery will oversee the construction of an eight-story building, at 540 West 25th Street, that will give it 30,000 more square feet for shows, for staff now working at offices on East 57th Street and for visible storage of art in transit through the gallery, an idea that has been growing in the museum world but that will be a novelty in a commercial gallery. The space will let Pace put its 10,000-volume art-scholars’ library front and center and also house the operations of Pace Editions and Pace/MacGill. “We don’t know exactly what it’s going to be, but it’s not going to be the same ritual of show after show and fighting other galleries for the hot artists,” Mr. Glimcher said. “We have a chance here to redefine what it is to be a gallery and to be Pace.”

PACE GALLERY DREAMS BIG The Pace Gallery, which <hl> turns 55 this year <hl>, making it one of the country’s oldest contemporary art galleries, has never been in the real-estate business. As Marc Glimcher, Pace’s president, has said, “We are serial renters.” But it doesn’t seem to be keeping the gallery from shaping its fortunes in Chelsea, where it has three locations. Over the next two years, along with the landlord of its flagship location at 534 West 25th Street, the gallery will oversee the construction of an eight-story building, at 540 West 25th Street, that will give it 30,000 more square feet for shows, for staff now working at offices on East 57th Street and for visible storage of art in transit through the gallery, an idea that has been growing in the museum world but that will be a novelty in a commercial gallery. The space will let Pace put its 10,000-volume art-scholars’ library front and center and also house the operations of Pace Editions and Pace/MacGill. “We don’t know exactly what it’s going to be, but it’s not going to be the same ritual of show after show and fighting other galleries for the hot artists,” Mr. Glimcher said. “We have a chance here to redefine what it is to be a gallery and to be Pace.”

The Pace Gallery, which <hl> turns 55 this year <hl> , making it one of the country’s oldest contemporary art galleries, has never been in the real-estate business.


Question: What is Search Engine Land about?

Some observers agree. “The analogy I like to use is, complaining that Google is lifting its own vertical search engine over other vertical search engines would be like complaining that The New York Times is not carrying The Los Angeles Times’s sports section,” said Danny Sullivan, founder of Search Engine Land, an online publication that tracks the search industry. “You don’t expect The New York Times to carry a rival sports section. But you do expect it to have a sports section. When people go to a search engine, they’re looking to search across everything.” As Google pointed out in its response to the European filing, linking to its own services has not destroyed its rivals. Google Travel, for instance, is still far less popular than competitors.

Answer: an online publication that tracks the search industry

Some observers agree. <hl> “The analogy I like to use is, complaining that Google is lifting its own vertical search engine over other vertical search engines would be like complaining that The New York Times is not carrying The Los Angeles Times’s sports section,” said Danny Sullivan, founder of Search Engine Land, an online publication that tracks the search industry . <hl> “You don’t expect The New York Times to carry a rival sports section. But you do expect it to have a sports section. When people go to a search engine, they’re looking to search across everything.” As Google pointed out in its response to the European filing, linking to its own services has not destroyed its rivals. Google Travel, for instance, is still far less popular than competitors.

Some observers agree. “The analogy I like to use is, complaining that Google is lifting its own vertical search engine over other vertical search engines would be like complaining that The New York Times is not carrying The Los Angeles Times’s sports section,” said Danny Sullivan, founder of Search Engine Land, <hl> an online publication that tracks the search industry <hl>. “You don’t expect The New York Times to carry a rival sports section. But you do expect it to have a sports section. When people go to a search engine, they’re looking to search across everything.” As Google pointed out in its response to the European filing, linking to its own services has not destroyed its rivals. Google Travel, for instance, is still far less popular than competitors.

“The analogy I like to use is, complaining that Google is lifting its own vertical search engine over other vertical search engines would be like complaining that The New York Times is not carrying The Los Angeles Times’s sports section,” said Danny Sullivan, founder of Search Engine Land, <hl> an online publication that tracks the search industry <hl> .


Question: What other job did Huckabee previously hold?

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

Answer: pastor

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

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


Question: What is the position of Deborah J Glick?

Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, a Democrat whose district includes the area and who was a plaintiff in the case, said the decision “puts the limited open space that we jealously guard and protect totally at risk everywhere in the city.” Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, said his organization was consulting its lawyers about any other legal recourse that might stop or alter the expansion. “We’re already suffering from an extreme over-concentration of N.Y.U.-related uses,” Mr. Berman said. “Thousands of additional people and millions of additional square feet of construction is eventually going to make the Village feel like a company town.”

Answer: Assemblywoman

<hl> Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, a Democrat whose district includes the area and who was a plaintiff in the case, said the decision “puts the limited open space that we jealously guard and protect totally at risk everywhere in the city.” <hl> Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, said his organization was consulting its lawyers about any other legal recourse that might stop or alter the expansion. “We’re already suffering from an extreme over-concentration of N.Y.U.-related uses,” Mr. Berman said. “Thousands of additional people and millions of additional square feet of construction is eventually going to make the Village feel like a company town.”

<hl> Assemblywoman <hl> Deborah J. Glick, a Democrat whose district includes the area and who was a plaintiff in the case, said the decision “puts the limited open space that we jealously guard and protect totally at risk everywhere in the city.” Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, said his organization was consulting its lawyers about any other legal recourse that might stop or alter the expansion. “We’re already suffering from an extreme over-concentration of N.Y.U.-related uses,” Mr. Berman said. “Thousands of additional people and millions of additional square feet of construction is eventually going to make the Village feel like a company town.”


Question: what did the star pianist present on his solo recital?

On Tuesday evening, this star pianist presented an uncommonly introspective solo recital built around Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata and selections of Spanish music. On Friday he will repeat the program. Mr. Kissin is the first pianist at Carnegie since Vladimir Horowitz in 1979 to double up like this on a solo recital, and his ability to draw big crowds, with additional seats set up behind him onstage, proves the depth of the public’s craving for his blend of technical mastery and eloquent artistry.

Answer: Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata and selections of Spanish music

<hl> On Tuesday evening, this star pianist presented an uncommonly introspective solo recital built around Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata and selections of Spanish music . <hl> On Friday he will repeat the program. Mr. Kissin is the first pianist at Carnegie since Vladimir Horowitz in 1979 to double up like this on a solo recital, and his ability to draw big crowds, with additional seats set up behind him onstage, proves the depth of the public’s craving for his blend of technical mastery and eloquent artistry.

On Tuesday evening, this star pianist presented an uncommonly introspective solo recital built around <hl> Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata and selections of Spanish music <hl>. On Friday he will repeat the program. Mr. Kissin is the first pianist at Carnegie since Vladimir Horowitz in 1979 to double up like this on a solo recital, and his ability to draw big crowds, with additional seats set up behind him onstage, proves the depth of the public’s craving for his blend of technical mastery and eloquent artistry.

On Tuesday evening, this star pianist presented an uncommonly introspective solo recital built around <hl> Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata and selections of Spanish music <hl> .


Question: Who was a poet but not a novelist?

The Books of The Times review on Thursday, about “The Art of Memoir” by Mary Karr, referred incorrectly to Ms. Karr at one point. While she is a poet as well as a memoirist, she is not a novelist. The review, using information from the book, also erroneously included a writer among Ms. Karr’s students. While Cheryl Strayed was a student at Syracuse, where Ms. Karr teaches, she did not study with Ms. Karr.

Answer: Mary Karr

<hl> The Books of The Times review on Thursday, about “The Art of Memoir” by Mary Karr , referred incorrectly to Ms. Karr at one point. <hl> While she is a poet as well as a memoirist, she is not a novelist. The review, using information from the book, also erroneously included a writer among Ms. Karr’s students. While Cheryl Strayed was a student at Syracuse, where Ms. Karr teaches, she did not study with Ms. Karr.

The Books of The Times review on Thursday, about “The Art of Memoir” by <hl> Mary Karr <hl>, referred incorrectly to Ms. Karr at one point. While she is a poet as well as a memoirist, she is not a novelist. The review, using information from the book, also erroneously included a writer among Ms. Karr’s students. While Cheryl Strayed was a student at Syracuse, where Ms. Karr teaches, she did not study with Ms. Karr.

The Books of The Times review on Thursday, about “The Art of Memoir” by <hl> Mary Karr <hl> , referred incorrectly to Ms. Karr at one point.


Question: When did the civil war start?

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that two of its staff members were abducted by gunmen as they drove to work on Tuesday in Sana, Yemen’s capital. One of the workers, a Yemeni man, was later released, but the second, a Tunisian woman, was still being held, the group said in a statement. It was the latest in a series of attacks in Yemen against the Red Cross, one of the few international humanitarian organizations that has continued operations in Yemen since a civil war started in March. The Red Cross said it did not know who was responsible for the kidnappings.

Answer: March

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that two of its staff members were abducted by gunmen as they drove to work on Tuesday in Sana, Yemen’s capital. One of the workers, a Yemeni man, was later released, but the second, a Tunisian woman, was still being held, the group said in a statement. <hl> It was the latest in a series of attacks in Yemen against the Red Cross, one of the few international humanitarian organizations that has continued operations in Yemen since a civil war started in March . <hl> The Red Cross said it did not know who was responsible for the kidnappings.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that two of its staff members were abducted by gunmen as they drove to work on Tuesday in Sana, Yemen’s capital. One of the workers, a Yemeni man, was later released, but the second, a Tunisian woman, was still being held, the group said in a statement. It was the latest in a series of attacks in Yemen against the Red Cross, one of the few international humanitarian organizations that has continued operations in Yemen since a civil war started in <hl> March <hl>. The Red Cross said it did not know who was responsible for the kidnappings.

It was the latest in a series of attacks in Yemen against the Red Cross, one of the few international humanitarian organizations that has continued operations in Yemen since a civil war started in <hl> March <hl> .


Question: Who was the losing team in the 1990 World Series?

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

Answer: Oakland

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

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

There are tributes to the vintage players around the city, and former players will be in town from two other great Cincinnati teams — the 1975-76 world champions, including Rose, and the 1990 team, led by Barry Larkin, which swept the World Series over <hl> Oakland <hl> .


Question: Looking out his bedroom window growing up he could see what on the river?

In his biographical essay, Mr. Chauvin recounted fond memories of looking out of his bedroom window, over the family’s large garden, and watching barges ply the Lys River, where it separates France from Belgium, towed by horses or men. His parents were from the Tours region, he said, descending “from long-established families in the little village of Beaumont-la-Ronce.” “I used to spend my holidays there in my grandparents’ large family house, with my numerous cousins,” he wrote. “When I die, I am going to be buried in the village cemetery.”

Answer: barges

<hl> In his biographical essay, Mr. Chauvin recounted fond memories of looking out of his bedroom window, over the family’s large garden, and watching barges ply the Lys River, where it separates France from Belgium, towed by horses or men. <hl> His parents were from the Tours region, he said, descending “from long-established families in the little village of Beaumont-la-Ronce.” “I used to spend my holidays there in my grandparents’ large family house, with my numerous cousins,” he wrote. “When I die, I am going to be buried in the village cemetery.”

In his biographical essay, Mr. Chauvin recounted fond memories of looking out of his bedroom window, over the family’s large garden, and watching <hl> barges <hl> ply the Lys River, where it separates France from Belgium, towed by horses or men. His parents were from the Tours region, he said, descending “from long-established families in the little village of Beaumont-la-Ronce.” “I used to spend my holidays there in my grandparents’ large family house, with my numerous cousins,” he wrote. “When I die, I am going to be buried in the village cemetery.”


Question: What were customers buying at Zaro's?

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Answer: challah bread or a cheese Danish

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” <hl> Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester. <hl>

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of <hl> challah bread or a cheese Danish <hl> voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.


Question: What did President Obama once say?

Let’s start with some background. For the last six years, Douglas Elmendorf has been the director of the C.B.O. By my judgment, he has done a remarkable job of shepherding the institution through times that have been both economically and politically difficult. (Full disclosure: Mr. Elmendorf is a friend and former student of mine, so I am not entirely objective. But many prominent policy wonks endorsed his reappointment.) Nonetheless, the new Republican leadership in Congress decided to appoint someone new to head the C.B.O. That decision is entirely understandable. Mr. Elmendorf has a long affiliation with Democrats, and the Republicans want someone who shares more of their perspective. As President Obama once said, elections have consequences. That includes the Republican sweep of 2014. So, on Friday, congressional leaders appointed Mr. Hall, a veteran of the Bush administration, to be the new head of the budget office.

Answer: elections have consequences.

Let’s start with some background. For the last six years, Douglas Elmendorf has been the director of the C.B.O. By my judgment, he has done a remarkable job of shepherding the institution through times that have been both economically and politically difficult. (Full disclosure: Mr. Elmendorf is a friend and former student of mine, so I am not entirely objective. But many prominent policy wonks endorsed his reappointment.) Nonetheless, the new Republican leadership in Congress decided to appoint someone new to head the C.B.O. That decision is entirely understandable. Mr. Elmendorf has a long affiliation with Democrats, and the Republicans want someone who shares more of their perspective. <hl> As President Obama once said, elections have consequences. That includes the Republican sweep of 2014. <hl> So, on Friday, congressional leaders appointed Mr. Hall, a veteran of the Bush administration, to be the new head of the budget office.

Let’s start with some background. For the last six years, Douglas Elmendorf has been the director of the C.B.O. By my judgment, he has done a remarkable job of shepherding the institution through times that have been both economically and politically difficult. (Full disclosure: Mr. Elmendorf is a friend and former student of mine, so I am not entirely objective. But many prominent policy wonks endorsed his reappointment.) Nonetheless, the new Republican leadership in Congress decided to appoint someone new to head the C.B.O. That decision is entirely understandable. Mr. Elmendorf has a long affiliation with Democrats, and the Republicans want someone who shares more of their perspective. As President Obama once said, <hl> elections have consequences. <hl> That includes the Republican sweep of 2014. So, on Friday, congressional leaders appointed Mr. Hall, a veteran of the Bush administration, to be the new head of the budget office.


Question: Who was a poet from Ukrain?

Others, however, do see a problem. Mr. Medvedchuk, who was the longtime chief of staff to former President Leonid D. Kuchma, is a polarizing figure in Ukraine, known for his ruthlessness in politics and for his checkered past as a young lawyer in the Soviet Union. His role in a Soviet crackdown on dissidents ahead of the 1980 Olympics is widely believed to have contributed to the death of a Ukrainian poet and human rights activist, Vasyl Stus. Mr. Stus, exercising one of his few rights as a dissident defendant, tried to refuse representation by Mr. Medvedchuk, his state-appointed lawyer. Mr. Medvedchuk, however, insisted on speaking at the trial anyway, declaring his client guilty and saying he deserved to be punished. Five years later, Mr. Stus, who had been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, died at the age of 47 in a forced labor camp in Russia.

Answer: Vasyl Stus

Others, however, do see a problem. Mr. Medvedchuk, who was the longtime chief of staff to former President Leonid D. Kuchma, is a polarizing figure in Ukraine, known for his ruthlessness in politics and for his checkered past as a young lawyer in the Soviet Union. <hl> His role in a Soviet crackdown on dissidents ahead of the 1980 Olympics is widely believed to have contributed to the death of a Ukrainian poet and human rights activist, Vasyl Stus . <hl> Mr. Stus, exercising one of his few rights as a dissident defendant, tried to refuse representation by Mr. Medvedchuk, his state-appointed lawyer. Mr. Medvedchuk, however, insisted on speaking at the trial anyway, declaring his client guilty and saying he deserved to be punished. Five years later, Mr. Stus, who had been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, died at the age of 47 in a forced labor camp in Russia.

Others, however, do see a problem. Mr. Medvedchuk, who was the longtime chief of staff to former President Leonid D. Kuchma, is a polarizing figure in Ukraine, known for his ruthlessness in politics and for his checkered past as a young lawyer in the Soviet Union. His role in a Soviet crackdown on dissidents ahead of the 1980 Olympics is widely believed to have contributed to the death of a Ukrainian poet and human rights activist, <hl> Vasyl Stus <hl>. Mr. Stus, exercising one of his few rights as a dissident defendant, tried to refuse representation by Mr. Medvedchuk, his state-appointed lawyer. Mr. Medvedchuk, however, insisted on speaking at the trial anyway, declaring his client guilty and saying he deserved to be punished. Five years later, Mr. Stus, who had been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, died at the age of 47 in a forced labor camp in Russia.

His role in a Soviet crackdown on dissidents ahead of the 1980 Olympics is widely believed to have contributed to the death of a Ukrainian poet and human rights activist, <hl> Vasyl Stus <hl> .


Question: What can the iPad replace?

Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief executive, called the new iPad Pro “the most capable” tablet the company has ever created. With a larger screen and optional keyboard, it becomes a device that is meant to be useful for both the creation and consumption of content. “It makes sense for Apple to reveal a new keyboard along with new, larger-screen iPads with faster processors,” said Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein. “The message being that Apple is trying to push the iPad to be more of a PC replacement, a converged device of a tablet notebook that has broader computing powers.” But starting at $800 (not including the optional $170 keyboard and the $100 stylus), it is much more expensive than earlier iPads.

Answer: PC

Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief executive, called the new iPad Pro “the most capable” tablet the company has ever created. With a larger screen and optional keyboard, it becomes a device that is meant to be useful for both the creation and consumption of content. “It makes sense for Apple to reveal a new keyboard along with new, larger-screen iPads with faster processors,” said Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein. <hl> “The message being that Apple is trying to push the iPad to be more of a PC replacement, a converged device of a tablet notebook that has broader computing powers.” <hl> But starting at $800 (not including the optional $170 keyboard and the $100 stylus), it is much more expensive than earlier iPads.

Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief executive, called the new iPad Pro “the most capable” tablet the company has ever created. With a larger screen and optional keyboard, it becomes a device that is meant to be useful for both the creation and consumption of content. “It makes sense for Apple to reveal a new keyboard along with new, larger-screen iPads with faster processors,” said Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein. “The message being that Apple is trying to push the iPad to be more of a <hl> PC <hl> replacement, a converged device of a tablet notebook that has broader computing powers.” But starting at $800 (not including the optional $170 keyboard and the $100 stylus), it is much more expensive than earlier iPads.


Question: Who will perform on June 28th?

PATERSON Lambert Castle Annamaria Stefanelli and Rory Angelicola, “An Afternoon of Operatic Favorites.” June 28 at 5 p.m. $15. Sophia Agranovich, pianist, presents “Carnaval and Fantasie.” July 12 at 5 p.m. $15. Lambert Castle , 3 Valley Road. 973-247-0085 ext. 201; lambertcastle.org.

Answer: Annamaria Stefanelli and Rory Angelicola

<hl> PATERSON Lambert Castle Annamaria Stefanelli and Rory Angelicola , “An Afternoon of Operatic Favorites.” <hl> June 28 at 5 p.m. $15. Sophia Agranovich, pianist, presents “Carnaval and Fantasie.” July 12 at 5 p.m. $15. Lambert Castle , 3 Valley Road. 973-247-0085 ext. 201; lambertcastle.org.

PATERSON Lambert Castle <hl> Annamaria Stefanelli and Rory Angelicola <hl>, “An Afternoon of Operatic Favorites.” June 28 at 5 p.m. $15. Sophia Agranovich, pianist, presents “Carnaval and Fantasie.” July 12 at 5 p.m. $15. Lambert Castle , 3 Valley Road. 973-247-0085 ext. 201; lambertcastle.org.

PATERSON Lambert Castle <hl> Annamaria Stefanelli and Rory Angelicola <hl> , “An Afternoon of Operatic Favorites.”


Question: What is the name of the show that is hoping to be renewed?

Most Likely Thing That Could Come of This ShowThe Chanels were sentenced not to prison but to the Palmer Asylum for the Insane. If “Scream Queens” does get a renewal, we could be looking at a subtitle: “Scream Queens: Asylum.” What’s that you say? It’s already been done? Anyway, goodbye for now to this brash, sometimes offensive, sometimes funny, reference-heavy series. Which ended, of course, with a reference: “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” the Simple Minds song identified with “The Breakfast Club.” Reference-dropping, apparently, is the new originality.

Answer: Scream Queens

Most Likely Thing That Could Come of This ShowThe Chanels were sentenced not to prison but to the Palmer Asylum for the Insane. <hl> If “ Scream Queens ” does get a renewal, we could be looking at a subtitle: “Scream Queens: Asylum.” <hl> What’s that you say? It’s already been done? Anyway, goodbye for now to this brash, sometimes offensive, sometimes funny, reference-heavy series. Which ended, of course, with a reference: “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” the Simple Minds song identified with “The Breakfast Club.” Reference-dropping, apparently, is the new originality.

Most Likely Thing That Could Come of This ShowThe Chanels were sentenced not to prison but to the Palmer Asylum for the Insane. If “<hl> Scream Queens <hl>” does get a renewal, we could be looking at a subtitle: “Scream Queens: Asylum.” What’s that you say? It’s already been done? Anyway, goodbye for now to this brash, sometimes offensive, sometimes funny, reference-heavy series. Which ended, of course, with a reference: “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” the Simple Minds song identified with “The Breakfast Club.” Reference-dropping, apparently, is the new originality.

If “ <hl> Scream Queens <hl> ” does get a renewal, we could be looking at a subtitle: “Scream Queens: Asylum.”


Question: What type of victims do these criminals choose?

In the old days, criminals liked their ransom payments in briefcases full of unmarked bills. These days, there’s a new preferred method for hostage takers: the virtual currency Bitcoin. In a modern day version of a mob shakedown, hackers around the world have seized files on millions of computers, taken down public websites and even, in a few cases, threatened physical harm. The victims — who have ranged from ordinary computer users to financial firms and police departments — are told that their only way out is through a Bitcoin payment that is sometimes more than $20,000.

Answer: ranged from ordinary computer users to financial firms and police departments

In the old days, criminals liked their ransom payments in briefcases full of unmarked bills. These days, there’s a new preferred method for hostage takers: the virtual currency Bitcoin. In a modern day version of a mob shakedown, hackers around the world have seized files on millions of computers, taken down public websites and even, in a few cases, threatened physical harm. <hl> The victims — who have ranged from ordinary computer users to financial firms and police departments — are told that their only way out is through a Bitcoin payment that is sometimes more than $20,000. <hl>

In the old days, criminals liked their ransom payments in briefcases full of unmarked bills. These days, there’s a new preferred method for hostage takers: the virtual currency Bitcoin. In a modern day version of a mob shakedown, hackers around the world have seized files on millions of computers, taken down public websites and even, in a few cases, threatened physical harm. The victims — who have <hl> ranged from ordinary computer users to financial firms and police departments <hl> — are told that their only way out is through a Bitcoin payment that is sometimes more than $20,000.


Question: Who is the director of Love?

‘Love’ (No rating, 2:14) Telling the story of a romance entirely through explicit sex, the Argentine director Gaspar Noé creates a visual tranquillity and dreamy eroticism that strips the film of salaciousness and highlights the only conversation it cares about: The one that runs from between the legs to between the ears. (Catsoulis) ★ ‘The Martian’ (PG-13, 2:21) Matt Damon stars in Ridley Scott’s space western and blissed-out cosmic high about an American astronaut who, like a latter-day Robinson Crusoe, learns to survive on his own island of despair. Funny, loose and optimistic. (Dargis) ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ (PG-13, 2:11) The second in a series about a racially diverse but otherwise interchangeable set of teenagers adds nothing new to the unkillable dystopian genre, but it’s at least less ponderous than its predecessor. The many chases and ludicrous narrow escapes offer respectable doses of adrenaline. (John Williams) ‘Meet the Patels’ (PG, 1:28) This tidy, easygoing documentary — about the efforts of Indian-born parents to marry off their prosperous son (the actor Ravi Patel) through assorted matchmaking means — is a fascinating, good-humored and sometimes dramatic examination of family dynamics. Though Mr. Patel is on camera most often (shot by his wry, understated foil, sister and co-director, Geeta), it’s his parents and the barely seen Geeta who prove most compelling. (Webster)

Answer: Gaspar Noé

<hl> ‘Love’ (No rating, 2:14) Telling the story of a romance entirely through explicit sex, the Argentine director Gaspar Noé creates a visual tranquillity and dreamy eroticism that strips the film of salaciousness and highlights the only conversation it cares about: The one that runs from between the legs to between the ears. <hl> (Catsoulis) ★ ‘The Martian’ (PG-13, 2:21) Matt Damon stars in Ridley Scott’s space western and blissed-out cosmic high about an American astronaut who, like a latter-day Robinson Crusoe, learns to survive on his own island of despair. Funny, loose and optimistic. (Dargis) ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ (PG-13, 2:11) The second in a series about a racially diverse but otherwise interchangeable set of teenagers adds nothing new to the unkillable dystopian genre, but it’s at least less ponderous than its predecessor. The many chases and ludicrous narrow escapes offer respectable doses of adrenaline. (John Williams) ‘Meet the Patels’ (PG, 1:28) This tidy, easygoing documentary — about the efforts of Indian-born parents to marry off their prosperous son (the actor Ravi Patel) through assorted matchmaking means — is a fascinating, good-humored and sometimes dramatic examination of family dynamics. Though Mr. Patel is on camera most often (shot by his wry, understated foil, sister and co-director, Geeta), it’s his parents and the barely seen Geeta who prove most compelling. (Webster)

‘Love’ (No rating, 2:14) Telling the story of a romance entirely through explicit sex, the Argentine director <hl> Gaspar Noé <hl> creates a visual tranquillity and dreamy eroticism that strips the film of salaciousness and highlights the only conversation it cares about: The one that runs from between the legs to between the ears. (Catsoulis) ★ ‘The Martian’ (PG-13, 2:21) Matt Damon stars in Ridley Scott’s space western and blissed-out cosmic high about an American astronaut who, like a latter-day Robinson Crusoe, learns to survive on his own island of despair. Funny, loose and optimistic. (Dargis) ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ (PG-13, 2:11) The second in a series about a racially diverse but otherwise interchangeable set of teenagers adds nothing new to the unkillable dystopian genre, but it’s at least less ponderous than its predecessor. The many chases and ludicrous narrow escapes offer respectable doses of adrenaline. (John Williams) ‘Meet the Patels’ (PG, 1:28) This tidy, easygoing documentary — about the efforts of Indian-born parents to marry off their prosperous son (the actor Ravi Patel) through assorted matchmaking means — is a fascinating, good-humored and sometimes dramatic examination of family dynamics. Though Mr. Patel is on camera most often (shot by his wry, understated foil, sister and co-director, Geeta), it’s his parents and the barely seen Geeta who prove most compelling. (Webster)


Question: Who is calling for an overhaul of housing programs?

Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for an overhaul of housing programs and tax incentives to spur the construction of tens of thousands of apartments for poor New Yorkers, as well as teachers, firefighters and other workers, who increasingly find themselves priced out of a booming real estate market and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. The proposals, which would require approval by the State Legislature, are central to the mayor’s promise to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over 10 years.

Answer: Bill de Blasio

<hl> Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for an overhaul of housing programs and tax incentives to spur the construction of tens of thousands of apartments for poor New Yorkers, as well as teachers, firefighters and other workers, who increasingly find themselves priced out of a booming real estate market and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. <hl> The proposals, which would require approval by the State Legislature, are central to the mayor’s promise to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over 10 years.

Mayor <hl> Bill de Blasio <hl> is calling for an overhaul of housing programs and tax incentives to spur the construction of tens of thousands of apartments for poor New Yorkers, as well as teachers, firefighters and other workers, who increasingly find themselves priced out of a booming real estate market and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. The proposals, which would require approval by the State Legislature, are central to the mayor’s promise to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over 10 years.


Question: What did Cindy Whitehead make the first of?

Cindy Whitehead, who oversaw a long, but ultimately successful, effort to bring to market the first prescription drug to enhance women’s sexual drive, is leaving her post as chief executive of Sprout Pharmaceuticals. In August, the Food and Drug Administration approved Sprout’s Addyi, often referred to as the “little pink pill,” after rejecting it in 2010 and in 2013 on concerns about side effects and limited effectiveness. Shortly after the approval, Sprout, which was privately held, agreed to be acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $1 billion.

Answer: first prescription drug to enhance women’s sexual drive,

<hl> Cindy Whitehead, who oversaw a long, but ultimately successful, effort to bring to market the first prescription drug to enhance women’s sexual drive, is leaving her post as chief executive of Sprout Pharmaceuticals. <hl> In August, the Food and Drug Administration approved Sprout’s Addyi, often referred to as the “little pink pill,” after rejecting it in 2010 and in 2013 on concerns about side effects and limited effectiveness. Shortly after the approval, Sprout, which was privately held, agreed to be acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $1 billion.

Cindy Whitehead, who oversaw a long, but ultimately successful, effort to bring to market the <hl> first prescription drug to enhance women’s sexual drive, <hl> is leaving her post as chief executive of Sprout Pharmaceuticals. In August, the Food and Drug Administration approved Sprout’s Addyi, often referred to as the “little pink pill,” after rejecting it in 2010 and in 2013 on concerns about side effects and limited effectiveness. Shortly after the approval, Sprout, which was privately held, agreed to be acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $1 billion.


Question: How many points did Michael Gbinije score?

St. John’s did what it had not been doing most of the season — shoot well and control the boards — and the Red Storm delighted the Madison Square Garden crowd in beating Syracuse, 84-72. The matchup on Sunday was the programs’ first since Jan. 19, 1977, in which Jim Boeheim was not coaching the Orange, a span of 63 games. This was the third game of his nine-game N.C.A.A. ban. The freshman Federico Mussini had 17 points, and four other players scored in double figures for the Red Storm (7-3), who won their third straight. The Orange had won nine of the previous 10 meetings; they lead the series by 51-39. St. John’s had not beaten Syracuse at the Garden since 2007. “This was the best win of my life in the world’s most famous arena,” Mussini said. “Nothing better than this.” Michael Gbinije’s 21 points led Syracuse (7-3), which has lost three of four. The Red Storm shot 30 of 61, including 12 of 24 from 3-point range, well above their season averages. Syracuse shot 5 of 26 from beyond the arc.

Answer: 21 points

St. John’s did what it had not been doing most of the season — shoot well and control the boards — and the Red Storm delighted the Madison Square Garden crowd in beating Syracuse, 84-72. The matchup on Sunday was the programs’ first since Jan. 19, 1977, in which Jim Boeheim was not coaching the Orange, a span of 63 games. This was the third game of his nine-game N.C.A.A. ban. The freshman Federico Mussini had 17 points, and four other players scored in double figures for the Red Storm (7-3), who won their third straight. The Orange had won nine of the previous 10 meetings; they lead the series by 51-39. St. John’s had not beaten Syracuse at the Garden since 2007. “This was the best win of my life in the world’s most famous arena,” Mussini said. “Nothing better than this.” <hl> Michael Gbinije’s 21 points led Syracuse (7-3), which has lost three of four. <hl> The Red Storm shot 30 of 61, including 12 of 24 from 3-point range, well above their season averages. Syracuse shot 5 of 26 from beyond the arc.

St. John’s did what it had not been doing most of the season — shoot well and control the boards — and the Red Storm delighted the Madison Square Garden crowd in beating Syracuse, 84-72. The matchup on Sunday was the programs’ first since Jan. 19, 1977, in which Jim Boeheim was not coaching the Orange, a span of 63 games. This was the third game of his nine-game N.C.A.A. ban. The freshman Federico Mussini had 17 points, and four other players scored in double figures for the Red Storm (7-3), who won their third straight. The Orange had won nine of the previous 10 meetings; they lead the series by 51-39. St. John’s had not beaten Syracuse at the Garden since 2007. “This was the best win of my life in the world’s most famous arena,” Mussini said. “Nothing better than this.” Michael Gbinije’s <hl> 21 points <hl> led Syracuse (7-3), which has lost three of four. The Red Storm shot 30 of 61, including 12 of 24 from 3-point range, well above their season averages. Syracuse shot 5 of 26 from beyond the arc.


Question: What is the name of the Mozambique ruby and diamond ring?

Success brought a private clientele and the Rubels opened stores on Fifth Avenue and in Palm Beach, Fla. But, by the mid-1950s, the boutiques had closed. The last vestiges of their fame are the vintage pieces that turn up for auction occasionally at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams. Since finding her grand uncles’ archives, Ms. Mizrahi-Rubel has been working on designs and is now reviving the John Rubel brand with the collection La Bohème. Inspired by the shapes and bold colors of Rubel Frères style, the 18 pieces in the collection are made of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, blue and pink sapphires and blue-green tourmalines. “I call it dancing jewelry” she said. “It’s very colorful, very joyful with touches of Art Deco style.” John Rubel’s Modernist-style Rouleau bracelet of curved gold and blue and pink sapphires inspired Ms. Mizrahi-Rubel’s Ginger ring, named for Ginger Rogers, which the buyer can have pavéd with diamonds, emeralds, or sapphires. The Mozambique ruby and diamond ring, named La Divine, was derived from Rubel’s Undersea Flower clip of turquoises, rubies and diamonds.

Answer: La Divine

Success brought a private clientele and the Rubels opened stores on Fifth Avenue and in Palm Beach, Fla. But, by the mid-1950s, the boutiques had closed. The last vestiges of their fame are the vintage pieces that turn up for auction occasionally at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams. Since finding her grand uncles’ archives, Ms. Mizrahi-Rubel has been working on designs and is now reviving the John Rubel brand with the collection La Bohème. Inspired by the shapes and bold colors of Rubel Frères style, the 18 pieces in the collection are made of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, blue and pink sapphires and blue-green tourmalines. “I call it dancing jewelry” she said. “It’s very colorful, very joyful with touches of Art Deco style.” John Rubel’s Modernist-style Rouleau bracelet of curved gold and blue and pink sapphires inspired Ms. Mizrahi-Rubel’s Ginger ring, named for Ginger Rogers, which the buyer can have pavéd with diamonds, emeralds, or sapphires. <hl> The Mozambique ruby and diamond ring, named La Divine , was derived from Rubel’s Undersea Flower clip of turquoises, rubies and diamonds. <hl>

Success brought a private clientele and the Rubels opened stores on Fifth Avenue and in Palm Beach, Fla. But, by the mid-1950s, the boutiques had closed. The last vestiges of their fame are the vintage pieces that turn up for auction occasionally at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams. Since finding her grand uncles’ archives, Ms. Mizrahi-Rubel has been working on designs and is now reviving the John Rubel brand with the collection La Bohème. Inspired by the shapes and bold colors of Rubel Frères style, the 18 pieces in the collection are made of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, blue and pink sapphires and blue-green tourmalines. “I call it dancing jewelry” she said. “It’s very colorful, very joyful with touches of Art Deco style.” John Rubel’s Modernist-style Rouleau bracelet of curved gold and blue and pink sapphires inspired Ms. Mizrahi-Rubel’s Ginger ring, named for Ginger Rogers, which the buyer can have pavéd with diamonds, emeralds, or sapphires. The Mozambique ruby and diamond ring, named <hl> La Divine <hl>, was derived from Rubel’s Undersea Flower clip of turquoises, rubies and diamonds.

The Mozambique ruby and diamond ring, named <hl> La Divine <hl> , was derived from Rubel’s Undersea Flower clip of turquoises, rubies and diamonds.


Question: What has Mrs. Obama done as well as any other first lady?

Her shrewdly calibrated allure, which easily rivaled that of any first lady in recent memory, suggests that Mrs. Obama has embraced an enviable position at the intersection of pop culture and politics — just because she can. With her time in the White House about to expire, Mrs. Obama — who has flirted in the past with fashion’s cutting edge, igniting flurries of debate with her bangs and bare, gym-toned arms — has irrevocably pulled out the stops. Of late, Mrs. Obama seemed to have largely ceded much of fashion’s spotlight to her 17-year-old daughter, Malia, a style setter to any number of fashion besotted girls her age. But the first lady has snatched back the focus, permitting herself to dazzle in a dress that clung to her hips like cellophane and showed a nervy hint of cleavage. (It was also in sharp contrast to the two outfits she wore to meet Pope Francis earlier in the week: one a demure cowl-neck, turquoise Carolina Herrera dress, the other a black, lacy, but equally modest Monique Lhuillier.)

Answer: shrewdly calibrated allure

<hl> Her shrewdly calibrated allure , which easily rivaled that of any first lady in recent memory, suggests that Mrs. Obama has embraced an enviable position at the intersection of pop culture and politics — just because she can. <hl> With her time in the White House about to expire, Mrs. Obama — who has flirted in the past with fashion’s cutting edge, igniting flurries of debate with her bangs and bare, gym-toned arms — has irrevocably pulled out the stops. Of late, Mrs. Obama seemed to have largely ceded much of fashion’s spotlight to her 17-year-old daughter, Malia, a style setter to any number of fashion besotted girls her age. But the first lady has snatched back the focus, permitting herself to dazzle in a dress that clung to her hips like cellophane and showed a nervy hint of cleavage. (It was also in sharp contrast to the two outfits she wore to meet Pope Francis earlier in the week: one a demure cowl-neck, turquoise Carolina Herrera dress, the other a black, lacy, but equally modest Monique Lhuillier.)

Her <hl> shrewdly calibrated allure <hl>, which easily rivaled that of any first lady in recent memory, suggests that Mrs. Obama has embraced an enviable position at the intersection of pop culture and politics — just because she can. With her time in the White House about to expire, Mrs. Obama — who has flirted in the past with fashion’s cutting edge, igniting flurries of debate with her bangs and bare, gym-toned arms — has irrevocably pulled out the stops. Of late, Mrs. Obama seemed to have largely ceded much of fashion’s spotlight to her 17-year-old daughter, Malia, a style setter to any number of fashion besotted girls her age. But the first lady has snatched back the focus, permitting herself to dazzle in a dress that clung to her hips like cellophane and showed a nervy hint of cleavage. (It was also in sharp contrast to the two outfits she wore to meet Pope Francis earlier in the week: one a demure cowl-neck, turquoise Carolina Herrera dress, the other a black, lacy, but equally modest Monique Lhuillier.)

Her <hl> shrewdly calibrated allure <hl> , which easily rivaled that of any first lady in recent memory, suggests that Mrs. Obama has embraced an enviable position at the intersection of pop culture and politics — just because she can.


Question: How old is Alastair?

“If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, 23, a junior A&R manager at that label. At his father’s age, Alastair said, “you would think most people have sat back, drinking tea somewhere. But he’s out there, trying to find the next thing.” Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The movie “School of Rock,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “about 40 times.”

Answer: 23

<hl> “If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, 23 , a junior A&R manager at that label. <hl> At his father’s age, Alastair said, “you would think most people have sat back, drinking tea somewhere. But he’s out there, trying to find the next thing.” Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The movie “School of Rock,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “about 40 times.”

“If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, <hl> 23 <hl>, a junior A&R manager at that label. At his father’s age, Alastair said, “you would think most people have sat back, drinking tea somewhere. But he’s out there, trying to find the next thing.” Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. The movie “School of Rock,” written by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater, was also played frequently in the Lloyd Webber household, with Alastair estimating that he has watched it “about 40 times.”

“If he hears about a hot show, he’ll be there,” said Alastair, <hl> 23 <hl> , a junior A&R manager at that label.


Question: Who had their first session of Parliament as prime minister on Tuesday?

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

Answer: Mr. Turnbull

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

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


Question: What is the first thought on "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"?

On paper, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” should be dreadful. That’s not quite fair. On paper, Mr. Andrews’s book is lovely: sensitive and rueful and attuned to both the solipsism and the ethical seriousness of adolescence. But it’s also full of the sort of themes, emotions and situations that can turn maudlin and embarrassing on the way from page to screen. The self-conscious narrator, the kooky parents and above all the dying girl — these elements are likely to raise alarms among grown-up admirers of the auteurs whom Earl and Greg mock and revere.

Answer: should be dreadful

<hl> On paper, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” should be dreadful . <hl> That’s not quite fair. On paper, Mr. Andrews’s book is lovely: sensitive and rueful and attuned to both the solipsism and the ethical seriousness of adolescence. But it’s also full of the sort of themes, emotions and situations that can turn maudlin and embarrassing on the way from page to screen. The self-conscious narrator, the kooky parents and above all the dying girl — these elements are likely to raise alarms among grown-up admirers of the auteurs whom Earl and Greg mock and revere.

On paper, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” <hl> should be dreadful <hl>. That’s not quite fair. On paper, Mr. Andrews’s book is lovely: sensitive and rueful and attuned to both the solipsism and the ethical seriousness of adolescence. But it’s also full of the sort of themes, emotions and situations that can turn maudlin and embarrassing on the way from page to screen. The self-conscious narrator, the kooky parents and above all the dying girl — these elements are likely to raise alarms among grown-up admirers of the auteurs whom Earl and Greg mock and revere.

On paper, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” <hl> should be dreadful <hl> .


Question: Which coach had a solemn demeanor?

But the Super Bowl was full of drama minus the courtroom. The game had all the classic ingredients, including a contrast in coaching styles, with the dour and opaque Belichick in charge of the Patriots and the animated chatterbox Pete Carroll directing the Seahawks. It was 14-14 at halftime, then 24-14 in favor of Seattle in the fourth quarter, and then it really got good: Brady and New England rallied to score two touchdowns and take a 28-24 lead, only to see Seattle and the quarterback Russell Wilson move the ball back down the field in a beautiful hurry.

Answer: Belichick

But the Super Bowl was full of drama minus the courtroom. <hl> The game had all the classic ingredients, including a contrast in coaching styles, with the dour and opaque Belichick in charge of the Patriots and the animated chatterbox Pete Carroll directing the Seahawks. <hl> It was 14-14 at halftime, then 24-14 in favor of Seattle in the fourth quarter, and then it really got good: Brady and New England rallied to score two touchdowns and take a 28-24 lead, only to see Seattle and the quarterback Russell Wilson move the ball back down the field in a beautiful hurry.

But the Super Bowl was full of drama minus the courtroom. The game had all the classic ingredients, including a contrast in coaching styles, with the dour and opaque <hl> Belichick <hl> in charge of the Patriots and the animated chatterbox Pete Carroll directing the Seahawks. It was 14-14 at halftime, then 24-14 in favor of Seattle in the fourth quarter, and then it really got good: Brady and New England rallied to score two touchdowns and take a 28-24 lead, only to see Seattle and the quarterback Russell Wilson move the ball back down the field in a beautiful hurry.