Q: (CNN) -- A federal appeals court has upheld an obstruction of justice conviction against Barry Bonds, according to court documents released Friday. The court ruled that the evasiveness of the testimony the former baseball star gave to a grand jury investigating sales of performance-enhancing drugs was sufficient to convict him.

In an opinion filed by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Mary M. Schroeder said the three-judge panel rejected Bonds' contention that he could only have been indicted for obstruction if his testimony had been flatly false. Attorneys for Bonds had argued that Bonds' statements to the grand jury were factually true, and that language in the federal statute under which he was charged is unconstitutionally vague.

The appeals court rejected that argument.

"When factually true statements are misleading or evasive, they can prevent the grand jury from obtaining truthful and responsive answers," Schroeder wrote. "They may therefore obstruct and impede the administration of justice within the meaning of the federal criminal statute."

Bonds' testimony in December 2003 was part of an investigation that targeted his personal trainer, Greg Anderson, and employees of the California drug testing laboratory known as the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, or BALCO.

The testimony that led to Bonds' conviction came when a grand jury prosecutor asked Bonds whether Anderson ever gave him "anything that required a syringe to inject yourself with."

Bonds told the grand jury that only his personal doctors "ever touch me," and he then veered off the subject to say he never talked baseball with Anderson.

1. obstruction of justice
2. baseball
3. unknown
4. Greg Anderson,
5. employees
6. that Bonds' statements to the grand jury were factually true,

Numbered questions:
1. What was Barry Bonds convicted of?
2. What sport did Barry Bonds play in?
3. What drugs was he convicted of using?
4. Who was Bonds personal trainer in 2003?
5. Who else did the investigation target?
6. What did Bonds attorney argue?

Q: Item 1: JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has signed a publishing deal with Little Brown, to release her first ever novel for adults. The deal means that Rowling's long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury, the London-based publisher that launched the Harry Potter books, has come to an end, at least in terms of new works by the author. Rowling, who is worth an estimated PS530 million, said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series, which sold over 30 million copies in the UK alone. She said that with the move from children's to adult fiction, a move to a new publisher seemed like a logical step.

Item 2: China's hurdler Liu Xiang was disqualified Thursday at the Stockholm indoor athletics tournament due to false start, giving his rival Dayron Robles of Cuba an easy win of 7.66 seconds. Liu was not willing to explain the reason of his false start, but he told Xinhua that it was not related to his foot injury. Another Cuban Orlando Ortega followed in 7.68 seconds and Balazs Baji of Hungary stood third in 7.70 seconds. Last Saturday, Liu won the men's 60m hurdle final in 7.41 seconds at the Birmingham indoor tournament, setting a new Asian record. He said Wednesday that he hoped to have an even better performance than he did in Birmingham at the Stockholm indoor tournament. Item 3: Former NBA star and current Bobcats owner Michael Jordan filed suit in a Chinese court against Qiaodan Sports Company Limited, a sportswear and footwear manufacturer, for the use of his name without permission. Jordan says "This complaint is not about money, it's about principle and protecting my name." The Chinese company has registered and uses the name "Qiaodan". Jordan has been known in China since he gained widespread popularity in the mid-1980s.

Item 4: A commuter train crashed at a busy central station in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, killing 49 passengers and injuring more than 600 people, the deadliest in a series of train accidents in Argentina over the past years. The train crashed at about 8:30 a.m. at its final stop at the Once Station, not far from downtown Buenos Aires. The train was carrying more than 800 passengers and traveling at an estimated 16 miles per hour when it entered the station, slamming into the barrier of the platform, destroying the engine.

1. JK Rowling
2. to release her first ever novel for adults
3. an estimated PS530 million
4. he was disqualified
5. a false start
6. Dayron Robles
7. Cuba
8. 7.66 seconds
9. Orlando Ortega
10. men's 60m hurdle final
11. Birmingham indoor tournament
12. Michael Jordan
13. Qiaodan Sports Company Limited
14. for the use of his name without permission
15. yes
16. A commuter train crashed
17. 49
18. more than 600 people
19. at its final stop at the Once Station
20. Buenos Aires

Numbered questions:
1. Who signed a publishing deal with Little Brown?
2. What is the deal for?
3. How much is Rowling worth?
4. What happened to Liu Xiang on Thursday?
5. why?
6. Who won instead?
7. Where is he from?
8. What was his winning time?
9. Who placed 2nd?
10. What did Liu win last Saturday?
11. Where?
12. Who owns the NBA Bobcats?
13. Who did Jordan sue?
14. Why?
15. Is Jordan popular in China?
16. What happened in Buenos Aires on Wednesday?
17. How many passengers were killed?
18. How many injured?
19. Where did the train crash?
20. What city was the crash near?

Q: CHAPTER XLIV

The Philistines at the Parsonage

It has been already told how things went on between the Tozers, Mr. Curling, and Mark Robarts during that month. Mr. Forrest had drifted out of the business altogether, as also had Mr. Sowerby, as far as any active participation in it went. Letters came frequently from Mr. Curling to the parsonage, and at last came a message by special mission to say that the evil day was at hand. As far as Mr. Curling's professional experience would enable him to anticipate or foretell the proceedings of such a man as Tom Tozer, he thought that the sheriff's officers would be at Framley parsonage on the following morning. Mr. Curling's experience did not mislead him in this respect. "And what will you do, Mark?" said Fanny, speaking through her tears, after she had read the letter which her husband handed to her.

"Nothing. What can I do? They must come."

"Lord Lufton came to-day. Will you not go to him?"

"No. If I were to do so it would be the same as asking him for the money."

"Why not borrow it of him, dearest? Surely it would not be so much for him to lend."

"I could not do it. Think of Lucy, and how she stands with him. Besides, I have already had words with Lufton about Sowerby and his money matters. He thinks that I am to blame, and he would tell me so; and then there would be sharp things said between us. He would advance me the money if I pressed for it, but he would do so in a way that would make it impossible that I should take it."

1. Framley parsonage
2. the following morning
3. Mark
4. Lord Lufton
5. yes
6. Lucy
7. unknown
8. Fanny
9. his wife
10. today
11. no
12. Sowerby's
13. Mark's
14. yes
15. the parsonage
16. frequently
17. Mr. Curling
18. by special mission
19. the evil day
20. no

Numbered questions:
1. Where are the police expected to show up/
2. When?
3. Who is having money trouble?
4. Who might he be able to get some money from?
5. Would it be a loan?
6. Who thinks he should take it?
7. Who's she?
8. Who wants him to borrow the money?
9. Who is that?
10. When did Lord Lufton show up?
11. Does Mark want to borrow from him?
12. Whose financial issues did he talk to Lufton about?
13. Who's fault does Lufton think it is?
14. Does he think they would argue?
15. Where were messages being received?
16. How often?
17. From who?
18. How did the last message get there?
19. What was it warning of?
20. Was Mr. Forrest still involved?