Question: Which year was the McEvoy Ranch in Petaluma established?

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

Answer: 1991

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

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


Question: When did Zaro's first come to this neighborhood?

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Answer: 1927

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. <hl> “The Bronx has been our home since 1927 — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away <hl> ,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”

Though Zaro’s is also a chain and not a mom-and-pop operation, it has survived in a changing part of the Bronx — a place where stromboli and red velvet cupcakes coexist with challah and hamantaschen, even as the neighborhood has transformed from heavily Jewish to one predominately of black and Hispanic residents. “The Bronx has been our home since <hl> 1927 <hl> — a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,” Mr. Zaro said. “The Bronx has been good to us, and we love the Bronx,” he added. “I was always proud to tell people that we still had a branch in Parkchester.”


Question: Who is the trainer of the second ranked horse?

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

Answer: Bob Baffert

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

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


Question: Which country is trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II ?

But the images of migrants chanting “Germany, Germany” as they weave their way across the Continent toward their new promised land have moved many in a country that has for decades been trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II. In the words of Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose apparent mercilessness during the Greek bailout talks prompted mocked-up photographs of her dressed in Nazi uniform: “The world sees Germany as a country of hope and opportunity, and that was certainly not always the case.”

Answer: Germany

<hl> But the images of migrants chanting “ Germany , Germany” as they weave their way across the Continent toward their new promised land have moved many in a country that has for decades been trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II. <hl> In the words of Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose apparent mercilessness during the Greek bailout talks prompted mocked-up photographs of her dressed in Nazi uniform: “The world sees Germany as a country of hope and opportunity, and that was certainly not always the case.”

But the images of migrants chanting “<hl> Germany <hl>, Germany” as they weave their way across the Continent toward their new promised land have moved many in a country that has for decades been trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II. In the words of Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose apparent mercilessness during the Greek bailout talks prompted mocked-up photographs of her dressed in Nazi uniform: “The world sees Germany as a country of hope and opportunity, and that was certainly not always the case.”

But the images of migrants chanting “ <hl> Germany <hl> , Germany” as they weave their way across the Continent toward their new promised land have moved many in a country that has for decades been trying to atone for the genocide it committed in World War II.


Question: Who is trying to get ahead of all this?

Mr. Singhal and his group are trying to get ahead of all this with a combination of offense and defense. He and his team have moved to reinforce the golden goose that is Google’s web-based search engine by updating its ranking algorithms so that websites it deems mobile-unfriendly fall in search rankings. And they have spent five years building products like the Knowledge Graph, which responds to queries with answers. That adds power to tools like voice search and produces instant results that smartphone users appreciate because if the answer is right, they can just glance at their phone and move on, without having to click anything.

Answer: Mr. Singhal

<hl> Mr. Singhal and his group are trying to get ahead of all this with a combination of offense and defense. <hl> He and his team have moved to reinforce the golden goose that is Google’s web-based search engine by updating its ranking algorithms so that websites it deems mobile-unfriendly fall in search rankings. And they have spent five years building products like the Knowledge Graph, which responds to queries with answers. That adds power to tools like voice search and produces instant results that smartphone users appreciate because if the answer is right, they can just glance at their phone and move on, without having to click anything.

<hl> Mr. Singhal <hl> and his group are trying to get ahead of all this with a combination of offense and defense. He and his team have moved to reinforce the golden goose that is Google’s web-based search engine by updating its ranking algorithms so that websites it deems mobile-unfriendly fall in search rankings. And they have spent five years building products like the Knowledge Graph, which responds to queries with answers. That adds power to tools like voice search and produces instant results that smartphone users appreciate because if the answer is right, they can just glance at their phone and move on, without having to click anything.


Question: What country is providing training for the Ukrainian?

The training aims to remold the Ukrainian units by increasing the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers, fixing a Soviet legacy of an officer-heavy infantry. Without sergeants paying attention, basic mistakes were being made, the trainers said. Capt. Nicholas Salimbene, an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off. “It’s about the professionalism of the force,” he said. “We want them to look like soldiers.” “You see reports about the little green men,” he said, referring to the Russian soldiers who invaded the Crimean Peninsula last year in unmarked uniforms, “and they all walk around professionally, and carry their weapons professionally.” The Ukrainians should, too, Captain Salimbene said. The United States is also providing advanced courses for military professionals known as forward observers — the ones who call in targets — to improve the accuracy of artillery fire, making it more lethal for the enemy and less so for civilians. Oleksandr I. Leshchenko, the deputy director for training in the National Guard, was somewhat skeptical about the value of the training, saying that “99 percent” of the men in the course had already been in combat.

Answer: United States

The training aims to remold the Ukrainian units by increasing the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers, fixing a Soviet legacy of an officer-heavy infantry. Without sergeants paying attention, basic mistakes were being made, the trainers said. Capt. Nicholas Salimbene, an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off. “It’s about the professionalism of the force,” he said. “We want them to look like soldiers.” “You see reports about the little green men,” he said, referring to the Russian soldiers who invaded the Crimean Peninsula last year in unmarked uniforms, “and they all walk around professionally, and carry their weapons professionally.” The Ukrainians should, too, Captain Salimbene said. <hl> The United States is also providing advanced courses for military professionals known as forward observers — the ones who call in targets — to improve the accuracy of artillery fire, making it more lethal for the enemy and less so for civilians. <hl> Oleksandr I. Leshchenko, the deputy director for training in the National Guard, was somewhat skeptical about the value of the training, saying that “99 percent” of the men in the course had already been in combat.

The training aims to remold the Ukrainian units by increasing the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers, fixing a Soviet legacy of an officer-heavy infantry. Without sergeants paying attention, basic mistakes were being made, the trainers said. Capt. Nicholas Salimbene, an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off. “It’s about the professionalism of the force,” he said. “We want them to look like soldiers.” “You see reports about the little green men,” he said, referring to the Russian soldiers who invaded the Crimean Peninsula last year in unmarked uniforms, “and they all walk around professionally, and carry their weapons professionally.” The Ukrainians should, too, Captain Salimbene said. The <hl> United States <hl> is also providing advanced courses for military professionals known as forward observers — the ones who call in targets — to improve the accuracy of artillery fire, making it more lethal for the enemy and less so for civilians. Oleksandr I. Leshchenko, the deputy director for training in the National Guard, was somewhat skeptical about the value of the training, saying that “99 percent” of the men in the course had already been in combat.


Question: What is the title of the book by Maurice Sendak?

In folklore, the figure of the changeling often involves an enchanted piece of wood placed in a crib by fairies that a parent finds instead of her baby. The wood might become ill and die, or the fairies might skip the wood altogether and leave a fairy-baby instead, carting the little human off for other purposes. Either way, there’s a particular kind of terror inherent in the situation: to look in a crib expecting to see one’s cooing infant and instead find something inert and unknown. Maurice Sendak’s picture book “Outside Over There” captures the horror with a rich gorgeousness, where the replacement baby is made of ice, and glows milky and terrifying and odd on the page.

Answer: Outside Over There

In folklore, the figure of the changeling often involves an enchanted piece of wood placed in a crib by fairies that a parent finds instead of her baby. The wood might become ill and die, or the fairies might skip the wood altogether and leave a fairy-baby instead, carting the little human off for other purposes. Either way, there’s a particular kind of terror inherent in the situation: to look in a crib expecting to see one’s cooing infant and instead find something inert and unknown. <hl> Maurice Sendak’s picture book “ Outside Over There ” captures the horror with a rich gorgeousness, where the replacement baby is made of ice, and glows milky and terrifying and odd on the page. <hl>

In folklore, the figure of the changeling often involves an enchanted piece of wood placed in a crib by fairies that a parent finds instead of her baby. The wood might become ill and die, or the fairies might skip the wood altogether and leave a fairy-baby instead, carting the little human off for other purposes. Either way, there’s a particular kind of terror inherent in the situation: to look in a crib expecting to see one’s cooing infant and instead find something inert and unknown. Maurice Sendak’s picture book “<hl> Outside Over There <hl>” captures the horror with a rich gorgeousness, where the replacement baby is made of ice, and glows milky and terrifying and odd on the page.

Maurice Sendak’s picture book “ <hl> Outside Over There <hl> ” captures the horror with a rich gorgeousness, where the replacement baby is made of ice, and glows milky and terrifying and odd on the page.


Question: How does the groundwater become polluted?

Where there are no longer rivers and lakes to be tapped, desperate farmers and municipalities are turning to dwindling groundwater supplies. Drillers report that they are increasingly coming up dry, even at depths of more than 600 feet. When they do find water, they say, it is often polluted with heavy metals and arsenic, released as the drill bits break through sediment. The changing landscape is all too visible in Kerman Province. In a not-so-distant past, the area was a beltway of green stretching for hundreds of square miles, using groundwater to produce grain and pistachios. Now, the sun bakes treeless plains that are increasingly giving way to deserts. During storms, the dead trees lose their branches, turning them into stumps, while the dust swirls about in ever-growing quantities.

Answer: drill bits break through sediment

Where there are no longer rivers and lakes to be tapped, desperate farmers and municipalities are turning to dwindling groundwater supplies. Drillers report that they are increasingly coming up dry, even at depths of more than 600 feet. <hl> When they do find water, they say, it is often polluted with heavy metals and arsenic, released as the drill bits break through sediment . <hl> The changing landscape is all too visible in Kerman Province. In a not-so-distant past, the area was a beltway of green stretching for hundreds of square miles, using groundwater to produce grain and pistachios. Now, the sun bakes treeless plains that are increasingly giving way to deserts. During storms, the dead trees lose their branches, turning them into stumps, while the dust swirls about in ever-growing quantities.

Where there are no longer rivers and lakes to be tapped, desperate farmers and municipalities are turning to dwindling groundwater supplies. Drillers report that they are increasingly coming up dry, even at depths of more than 600 feet. When they do find water, they say, it is often polluted with heavy metals and arsenic, released as the <hl> drill bits break through sediment <hl>. The changing landscape is all too visible in Kerman Province. In a not-so-distant past, the area was a beltway of green stretching for hundreds of square miles, using groundwater to produce grain and pistachios. Now, the sun bakes treeless plains that are increasingly giving way to deserts. During storms, the dead trees lose their branches, turning them into stumps, while the dust swirls about in ever-growing quantities.

When they do find water, they say, it is often polluted with heavy metals and arsenic, released as the <hl> drill bits break through sediment <hl> .


Question: What did the author become for her mother for the last two weeks of her mother's life?

My mother loved shrimp. She had no qualms about where her shrimp came from, if they were fresh or frozen, large or small. She would eat them in a grimy airport cafe or a five-star restaurant. And when she was done with her crustaceans, she always beamed a big smile and, in her posh British accent, said, “Oh, that was just lovely.” My mother was the one who taught me how to cook shrimp — and everything else. (When I was really young, I was allowed to lick the leftover chocolate cake icing out of the bowl when I helped in the kitchen.) So I jumped at the chance to become her personal chef for the last two weeks of her life.

Answer: personal chef

My mother loved shrimp. She had no qualms about where her shrimp came from, if they were fresh or frozen, large or small. She would eat them in a grimy airport cafe or a five-star restaurant. And when she was done with her crustaceans, she always beamed a big smile and, in her posh British accent, said, “Oh, that was just lovely.” My mother was the one who taught me how to cook shrimp — and everything else. (When I was really young, I was allowed to lick the leftover chocolate cake icing out of the bowl when I helped in the kitchen.) <hl> So I jumped at the chance to become her personal chef for the last two weeks of her life. <hl>

My mother loved shrimp. She had no qualms about where her shrimp came from, if they were fresh or frozen, large or small. She would eat them in a grimy airport cafe or a five-star restaurant. And when she was done with her crustaceans, she always beamed a big smile and, in her posh British accent, said, “Oh, that was just lovely.” My mother was the one who taught me how to cook shrimp — and everything else. (When I was really young, I was allowed to lick the leftover chocolate cake icing out of the bowl when I helped in the kitchen.) So I jumped at the chance to become her <hl> personal chef <hl> for the last two weeks of her life.


Question: Why did Connecticut lose manufacturing jobs?

“We are fighting for the future of middle-class families,” said Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut. “These trade deals make it much easier for corporations to send American jobs overseas.” Over the past 20 years, Connecticut has lost more than 96,000 manufacturing jobs, she said, because of agreements that failed to protect American workers. Sanders told the assembled media that while he liked the president’s speech, “he was wrong on one major issue, and that is the Trans-Pacific Partnership.” He added, “I do not believe that continuing a set of bad policies, policies that have failed, makes any sense at all.”

Answer: Trans-Pacific Partnership

“We are fighting for the future of middle-class families,” said Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut. “These trade deals make it much easier for corporations to send American jobs overseas.” Over the past 20 years, Connecticut has lost more than 96,000 manufacturing jobs, she said, because of agreements that failed to protect American workers. <hl> Sanders told the assembled media that while he liked the president’s speech, “he was wrong on one major issue, and that is the Trans-Pacific Partnership .” <hl> He added, “I do not believe that continuing a set of bad policies, policies that have failed, makes any sense at all.”

“We are fighting for the future of middle-class families,” said Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut. “These trade deals make it much easier for corporations to send American jobs overseas.” Over the past 20 years, Connecticut has lost more than 96,000 manufacturing jobs, she said, because of agreements that failed to protect American workers. Sanders told the assembled media that while he liked the president’s speech, “he was wrong on one major issue, and that is the <hl> Trans-Pacific Partnership <hl>.” He added, “I do not believe that continuing a set of bad policies, policies that have failed, makes any sense at all.”

Sanders told the assembled media that while he liked the president’s speech, “he was wrong on one major issue, and that is the <hl> Trans-Pacific Partnership <hl> .”


Question: By the beginning of what month did the inaugural artiest sell several of their works?

The perception that video or sound art is difficult to grasp is something that Mr. Gryn hopes will change with Daata. “We are not a gallery — we are not art advisers,” he said. “What we are is a commissioning platform that works with artists who work in those mediums and who promote their art form and nurture awareness. My idea is that you make a self-sustaining business that commissions the next round of artists’ works.” By the beginning of September, all the inaugural artists had sold several editions of their works, and there were over 500 downloads of a free Jon Rafman video. By Mr. Gryn’s standards, “that is fantastic,” he wrote in an email, because it means the work is being seen and bought. Jessica Witkin, the director of the New York gallery Salon 94, which specializes in new media, drew a parallel with how collectors eventually warmed to photographic art, accepting the idea that more than one edition could be available.

Answer: September

The perception that video or sound art is difficult to grasp is something that Mr. Gryn hopes will change with Daata. “We are not a gallery — we are not art advisers,” he said. “What we are is a commissioning platform that works with artists who work in those mediums and who promote their art form and nurture awareness. My idea is that you make a self-sustaining business that commissions the next round of artists’ works.” <hl> By the beginning of September , all the inaugural artists had sold several editions of their works, and there were over 500 downloads of a free Jon Rafman video. <hl> By Mr. Gryn’s standards, “that is fantastic,” he wrote in an email, because it means the work is being seen and bought. Jessica Witkin, the director of the New York gallery Salon 94, which specializes in new media, drew a parallel with how collectors eventually warmed to photographic art, accepting the idea that more than one edition could be available.

The perception that video or sound art is difficult to grasp is something that Mr. Gryn hopes will change with Daata. “We are not a gallery — we are not art advisers,” he said. “What we are is a commissioning platform that works with artists who work in those mediums and who promote their art form and nurture awareness. My idea is that you make a self-sustaining business that commissions the next round of artists’ works.” By the beginning of <hl> September <hl>, all the inaugural artists had sold several editions of their works, and there were over 500 downloads of a free Jon Rafman video. By Mr. Gryn’s standards, “that is fantastic,” he wrote in an email, because it means the work is being seen and bought. Jessica Witkin, the director of the New York gallery Salon 94, which specializes in new media, drew a parallel with how collectors eventually warmed to photographic art, accepting the idea that more than one edition could be available.

By the beginning of <hl> September <hl> , all the inaugural artists had sold several editions of their works, and there were over 500 downloads of a free Jon Rafman video.


Question: Where is the Boarding house

Harlen Wheatley, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Ky. Rising Star Chef of the Year Tanya Baker, Boarding House, Chicago Alex Bois, High Street on Market, Philadelphia

Answer: Chicago

Harlen Wheatley, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Ky. <hl> Rising Star Chef of the Year Tanya Baker, Boarding House, Chicago Alex Bois, High Street on Market, Philadelphia <hl>

Harlen Wheatley, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Ky. Rising Star Chef of the Year Tanya Baker, Boarding House, <hl> Chicago <hl> Alex Bois, High Street on Market, Philadelphia


Question: How many fireplaces are located throughout the property?

Off the living room is a short hallway leading to the new wing. The family room here has a pitched ceiling and walls of glass on three sides. The master suite is also part of the addition, and connected to the rest of the house by a hallway lined with floor-to-ceiling chestnut cabinetry. The master suite has a pitched ceiling and a grand hand-carved fireplace mantel, as well as a sitting alcove with a large arched window. The glassed-in steam shower in the en-suite bathroom faces the yard, giving the impression of an outdoor shower. The basement is finished and has a fireplace, one of seven in the house. OUTDOOR SPACE: The house is on about an acre and a half, with a pool and a screened gazebo. There is an attached garage. TAXES: Approximately $22,077 a year CONTACT: Sarah Eagleson, Keller Williams Classic Properties, (614) 804-8470; searchcolumbusproperties.com

Answer: seven

Off the living room is a short hallway leading to the new wing. The family room here has a pitched ceiling and walls of glass on three sides. The master suite is also part of the addition, and connected to the rest of the house by a hallway lined with floor-to-ceiling chestnut cabinetry. The master suite has a pitched ceiling and a grand hand-carved fireplace mantel, as well as a sitting alcove with a large arched window. The glassed-in steam shower in the en-suite bathroom faces the yard, giving the impression of an outdoor shower. <hl> The basement is finished and has a fireplace, one of seven in the house. <hl> OUTDOOR SPACE: The house is on about an acre and a half, with a pool and a screened gazebo. There is an attached garage. TAXES: Approximately $22,077 a year CONTACT: Sarah Eagleson, Keller Williams Classic Properties, (614) 804-8470; searchcolumbusproperties.com

Off the living room is a short hallway leading to the new wing. The family room here has a pitched ceiling and walls of glass on three sides. The master suite is also part of the addition, and connected to the rest of the house by a hallway lined with floor-to-ceiling chestnut cabinetry. The master suite has a pitched ceiling and a grand hand-carved fireplace mantel, as well as a sitting alcove with a large arched window. The glassed-in steam shower in the en-suite bathroom faces the yard, giving the impression of an outdoor shower. The basement is finished and has a fireplace, one of <hl> seven <hl> in the house. OUTDOOR SPACE: The house is on about an acre and a half, with a pool and a screened gazebo. There is an attached garage. TAXES: Approximately $22,077 a year CONTACT: Sarah Eagleson, Keller Williams Classic Properties, (614) 804-8470; searchcolumbusproperties.com


Question: What does Megan want California to lead the world in?

Over the long term, Dr. Hanak believes, the state should not only encourage farmers to store water in the ground, but also consider creating a market to allow them to buy and sell their allotments. Megan Konar, an engineer at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is among the experts eager to see California lead the world toward more sustainable methods. Recent research she did with a graduate student, Landon Marston, found that 18.5 percent of the American grain supply, an essential link in the food chain, is coming from parts of the country where the aquifers are being depleted. Other research suggests that overpumping of water is even more severe in parts of India and Africa, a long-term risk to the global food supply. As climate change forces farmers to grow crops in hotter conditions, water demand is only going to rise.

Answer: more sustainable methods

Over the long term, Dr. Hanak believes, the state should not only encourage farmers to store water in the ground, but also consider creating a market to allow them to buy and sell their allotments. <hl> Megan Konar, an engineer at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is among the experts eager to see California lead the world toward more sustainable methods . <hl> Recent research she did with a graduate student, Landon Marston, found that 18.5 percent of the American grain supply, an essential link in the food chain, is coming from parts of the country where the aquifers are being depleted. Other research suggests that overpumping of water is even more severe in parts of India and Africa, a long-term risk to the global food supply. As climate change forces farmers to grow crops in hotter conditions, water demand is only going to rise.

Over the long term, Dr. Hanak believes, the state should not only encourage farmers to store water in the ground, but also consider creating a market to allow them to buy and sell their allotments. Megan Konar, an engineer at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is among the experts eager to see California lead the world toward <hl> more sustainable methods <hl>. Recent research she did with a graduate student, Landon Marston, found that 18.5 percent of the American grain supply, an essential link in the food chain, is coming from parts of the country where the aquifers are being depleted. Other research suggests that overpumping of water is even more severe in parts of India and Africa, a long-term risk to the global food supply. As climate change forces farmers to grow crops in hotter conditions, water demand is only going to rise.

Megan Konar, an engineer at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is among the experts eager to see California lead the world toward <hl> more sustainable methods <hl> .


Question: What sort of traditions did czarist Russia have?

Second, it gives Mr. Putin the opportunity to play the statesman, too busy reasserting Russia’s rightful position in the world to get caught up in problems like recession, 16 percent inflation and a weak ruble. “He wants to keep the society consolidated and to present himself continuously as a high-profile leader who lives somewhere above everything in the country,” Mr. Trudolyubov said, “so you cannot connect anything that he is doing to what is happening with the ruble, or the hospitals or the schools or the roads. All that is beneath him.” Third, there is a kind of “bread and circus” aspect to it all. In keeping with the paternalistic traditions of czarist Russia, Mr. Putin constantly assumes the role of national superhero.

Answer: paternalistic traditions

Second, it gives Mr. Putin the opportunity to play the statesman, too busy reasserting Russia’s rightful position in the world to get caught up in problems like recession, 16 percent inflation and a weak ruble. “He wants to keep the society consolidated and to present himself continuously as a high-profile leader who lives somewhere above everything in the country,” Mr. Trudolyubov said, “so you cannot connect anything that he is doing to what is happening with the ruble, or the hospitals or the schools or the roads. All that is beneath him.” Third, there is a kind of “bread and circus” aspect to it all. <hl> In keeping with the paternalistic traditions of czarist Russia <hl> , Mr. Putin constantly assumes the role of national superhero.

Second, it gives Mr. Putin the opportunity to play the statesman, too busy reasserting Russia’s rightful position in the world to get caught up in problems like recession, 16 percent inflation and a weak ruble. “He wants to keep the society consolidated and to present himself continuously as a high-profile leader who lives somewhere above everything in the country,” Mr. Trudolyubov said, “so you cannot connect anything that he is doing to what is happening with the ruble, or the hospitals or the schools or the roads. All that is beneath him.” Third, there is a kind of “bread and circus” aspect to it all. In keeping with the <hl> paternalistic traditions <hl> of czarist Russia, Mr. Putin constantly assumes the role of national superhero.


Question: How many people read the journal of Archives of Internal Medicine?

Nobody knows how many people read the December 1964 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, but apparently only one, Dr. Irwin Schatz, was so appalled by one of its articles, about a syphilis experiment using uneducated black men in Tuskegee, Ala., that he wrote the study’s author to protest. “I couldn’t believe what I had read,” Dr. Schatz, who died on April 1, wrote in an email in 2013 to Civil Beat, an online newsletter in Hawaii, where he had moved to teach. “But the message was unmistakable.”

Answer: apparently only one, Dr. Irwin Schatz

<hl> Nobody knows how many people read the December 1964 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, but apparently only one, Dr. Irwin Schatz , was so appalled by one of its articles, about a syphilis experiment using uneducated black men in Tuskegee, Ala., that he wrote the study’s author to protest. <hl> “I couldn’t believe what I had read,” Dr. Schatz, who died on April 1, wrote in an email in 2013 to Civil Beat, an online newsletter in Hawaii, where he had moved to teach. “But the message was unmistakable.”

Nobody knows how many people read the December 1964 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, but <hl> apparently only one, Dr. Irwin Schatz <hl>, was so appalled by one of its articles, about a syphilis experiment using uneducated black men in Tuskegee, Ala., that he wrote the study’s author to protest. “I couldn’t believe what I had read,” Dr. Schatz, who died on April 1, wrote in an email in 2013 to Civil Beat, an online newsletter in Hawaii, where he had moved to teach. “But the message was unmistakable.”

Nobody knows how many people read the December 1964 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, but <hl> apparently only one, Dr. Irwin Schatz <hl> , was so appalled by one of its articles, about a syphilis experiment using uneducated black men in Tuskegee, Ala., that he wrote the study’s author to protest.


Question: Which movies were named best original and adaptive screenplay?

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game” were named best original and adapted screenplay, respectively, at the Writers Guild of America Awards, given out Saturday in Los Angeles and New York. The script for “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a comedic caper about a charismatic concierge and a young bellboy at a popular 1930s European ski resort, was written by Wes Anderson. “The Imitation Game” was written by Graham Moore and based on Andrew Hodges’s book about the British code-breaker Alan Turing. Other winners included Brian Knappenberger’s “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz,” about a computer programming prodigy and information activist, for best documentary screenplay; Nic Pizzolatto’s “True Detective,” the HBO mini-series that revisits a 1995 murder case in rural Louisiana 17 years later, for best drama series and best new series; and “Louie,” a fictionalized series starring the comedian Louis CK, for best comedy series (written by Louis CK and Pamela Adlon) and best episodic comedy.

Answer: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game”

<hl> “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game” were named best original and adapted screenplay, respectively, at the Writers Guild of America Awards, given out Saturday in Los Angeles and New York. <hl> The script for “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a comedic caper about a charismatic concierge and a young bellboy at a popular 1930s European ski resort, was written by Wes Anderson. “The Imitation Game” was written by Graham Moore and based on Andrew Hodges’s book about the British code-breaker Alan Turing. Other winners included Brian Knappenberger’s “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz,” about a computer programming prodigy and information activist, for best documentary screenplay; Nic Pizzolatto’s “True Detective,” the HBO mini-series that revisits a 1995 murder case in rural Louisiana 17 years later, for best drama series and best new series; and “Louie,” a fictionalized series starring the comedian Louis CK, for best comedy series (written by Louis CK and Pamela Adlon) and best episodic comedy.

<hl> “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game” <hl> were named best original and adapted screenplay, respectively, at the Writers Guild of America Awards, given out Saturday in Los Angeles and New York. The script for “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a comedic caper about a charismatic concierge and a young bellboy at a popular 1930s European ski resort, was written by Wes Anderson. “The Imitation Game” was written by Graham Moore and based on Andrew Hodges’s book about the British code-breaker Alan Turing. Other winners included Brian Knappenberger’s “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz,” about a computer programming prodigy and information activist, for best documentary screenplay; Nic Pizzolatto’s “True Detective,” the HBO mini-series that revisits a 1995 murder case in rural Louisiana 17 years later, for best drama series and best new series; and “Louie,” a fictionalized series starring the comedian Louis CK, for best comedy series (written by Louis CK and Pamela Adlon) and best episodic comedy.


Question: What was the scandal regarding cheating about?

While Mr. Hatz was referring to carbon dioxide regulations, and Volkswagen’s cheating scandal is centered on smog-forming pollutants, managing both kinds of emissions presents an interlocking puzzle for automakers. At times, Mr. Hatz could sound defeatist. “Perhaps we have just small Korean and Japanese cars in this country,” he said. “We have to be realistic.” And he was dismissive of the prospects for the big Detroit automakers. “I cannot see a way with their program that they can fulfill these regulations,” he said. “There’s no way.” At the time, California regulators, along with regulators in Washington, already had rules in place for emissions of nitrogen oxides and other smog-forming pollutants that were the toughest in the world, and California was also proposing to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars. While diesels have better fuel economy and, by extension, lower emissions of global warming gases, they have higher emissions of nitrogen oxides and other smog-forming pollutants that require special treatment systems. The company was plunged into an internal struggle about how to proceed. Wolfgang Bernhard, a former Daimler executive who ran the Volkswagen brand, had championed a technology-sharing agreement with Mercedes-Benz and BMW to jointly develop a system using urea, which neutralizes nitrogen oxides. Publicly, Mr. Hatz supported the technology, which Mercedes markets as Bluetec.

Answer: smog-forming pollutants

<hl> While Mr. Hatz was referring to carbon dioxide regulations, and Volkswagen’s cheating scandal is centered on smog-forming pollutants , managing both kinds of emissions presents an interlocking puzzle for automakers. <hl> At times, Mr. Hatz could sound defeatist. “Perhaps we have just small Korean and Japanese cars in this country,” he said. “We have to be realistic.” And he was dismissive of the prospects for the big Detroit automakers. “I cannot see a way with their program that they can fulfill these regulations,” he said. “There’s no way.” At the time, California regulators, along with regulators in Washington, already had rules in place for emissions of nitrogen oxides and other smog-forming pollutants that were the toughest in the world, and California was also proposing to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars. While diesels have better fuel economy and, by extension, lower emissions of global warming gases, they have higher emissions of nitrogen oxides and other smog-forming pollutants that require special treatment systems. The company was plunged into an internal struggle about how to proceed. Wolfgang Bernhard, a former Daimler executive who ran the Volkswagen brand, had championed a technology-sharing agreement with Mercedes-Benz and BMW to jointly develop a system using urea, which neutralizes nitrogen oxides. Publicly, Mr. Hatz supported the technology, which Mercedes markets as Bluetec.

While Mr. Hatz was referring to carbon dioxide regulations, and Volkswagen’s cheating scandal is centered on <hl> smog-forming pollutants <hl>, managing both kinds of emissions presents an interlocking puzzle for automakers. At times, Mr. Hatz could sound defeatist. “Perhaps we have just small Korean and Japanese cars in this country,” he said. “We have to be realistic.” And he was dismissive of the prospects for the big Detroit automakers. “I cannot see a way with their program that they can fulfill these regulations,” he said. “There’s no way.” At the time, California regulators, along with regulators in Washington, already had rules in place for emissions of nitrogen oxides and other smog-forming pollutants that were the toughest in the world, and California was also proposing to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars. While diesels have better fuel economy and, by extension, lower emissions of global warming gases, they have higher emissions of nitrogen oxides and other smog-forming pollutants that require special treatment systems. The company was plunged into an internal struggle about how to proceed. Wolfgang Bernhard, a former Daimler executive who ran the Volkswagen brand, had championed a technology-sharing agreement with Mercedes-Benz and BMW to jointly develop a system using urea, which neutralizes nitrogen oxides. Publicly, Mr. Hatz supported the technology, which Mercedes markets as Bluetec.

While Mr. Hatz was referring to carbon dioxide regulations, and Volkswagen’s cheating scandal is centered on <hl> smog-forming pollutants <hl> , managing both kinds of emissions presents an interlocking puzzle for automakers.


Question: What college did Mrs. Clinton give a speech at?

Black-and-white images depict daily life — families around the breakfast table, a mother holding an infant, men and women heading off to work — as Mrs. Clinton reminds voters they are “not just electing a president, but a commander in chief.” Photos show her flanked by military officers, and descending alone from her Air Force jet as secretary of state, as she can be heard, as a candidate, emphasizing the need to be “both secure at home and leading the world.” Only when she is finally shown delivering the speech, at Mountain View College in Dallas in mid-November, does the black-and-white give way to full color.

Answer: Mountain View College

Black-and-white images depict daily life — families around the breakfast table, a mother holding an infant, men and women heading off to work — as Mrs. Clinton reminds voters they are “not just electing a president, but a commander in chief.” Photos show her flanked by military officers, and descending alone from her Air Force jet as secretary of state, as she can be heard, as a candidate, emphasizing the need to be “both secure at home and leading the world.” <hl> Only when she is finally shown delivering the speech, at Mountain View College in Dallas in mid-November, does the black-and-white give way to full color. <hl>

Black-and-white images depict daily life — families around the breakfast table, a mother holding an infant, men and women heading off to work — as Mrs. Clinton reminds voters they are “not just electing a president, but a commander in chief.” Photos show her flanked by military officers, and descending alone from her Air Force jet as secretary of state, as she can be heard, as a candidate, emphasizing the need to be “both secure at home and leading the world.” Only when she is finally shown delivering the speech, at <hl> Mountain View College <hl> in Dallas in mid-November, does the black-and-white give way to full color.


Question: How big is the farm that Sally and her siblings own?

“It may be a maternal refusal to face facts,” says Mann plaintively when challeged about her fine distinctions. “I only wish that people looked at the pictures the way I do.” As Mann and I sit on the steps of the cabin at the 400-acre farm she owns with her brothers, Jessie and Virginia are splashing in the Maury River below, having stripped as soon we arrived. Most of the photographs in the family series were taken here, deep in the woods, miles from electricity. A flood has recently wrecked the place. With the wind billowing the curtains from the paneless windows behind us, Mann watches her children and talks about her fears for them and for the pictures. “Their lives have been so fulfilling,” she says sadly. “Adults have treated them with respect. They have no idea what’s out there in the world. I know what to be afraid of. They don’t. “When I went to that Federal prosecutor, she said: ‘Do you know what you really have to watch for? Someone who sees these pictures and moves to Lexington and ingratiates himself into your family life. They’ll come after Jessie and Virginia because they seem so pliable, so broken in.’

Answer: 400-acre

“It may be a maternal refusal to face facts,” says Mann plaintively when challeged about her fine distinctions. “I only wish that people looked at the pictures the way I do.” As Mann <hl> and I sit on the steps of the cabin at the 400-acre farm she owns with her brothers, Jessie and Virginia are splashing in the Maury River below, having stripped as soon we arrived. <hl> Most of the photographs in the family series were taken here, deep in the woods, miles from electricity. A flood has recently wrecked the place. With the wind billowing the curtains from the paneless windows behind us, Mann watches her children and talks about her fears for them and for the pictures. “Their lives have been so fulfilling,” she says sadly. “Adults have treated them with respect. They have no idea what’s out there in the world. I know what to be afraid of. They don’t. “When I went to that Federal prosecutor, she said: ‘Do you know what you really have to watch for? Someone who sees these pictures and moves to Lexington and ingratiates himself into your family life. They’ll come after Jessie and Virginia because they seem so pliable, so broken in.’

“It may be a maternal refusal to face facts,” says Mann plaintively when challeged about her fine distinctions. “I only wish that people looked at the pictures the way I do.” As Mann and I sit on the steps of the cabin at the <hl> 400-acre <hl> farm she owns with her brothers, Jessie and Virginia are splashing in the Maury River below, having stripped as soon we arrived. Most of the photographs in the family series were taken here, deep in the woods, miles from electricity. A flood has recently wrecked the place. With the wind billowing the curtains from the paneless windows behind us, Mann watches her children and talks about her fears for them and for the pictures. “Their lives have been so fulfilling,” she says sadly. “Adults have treated them with respect. They have no idea what’s out there in the world. I know what to be afraid of. They don’t. “When I went to that Federal prosecutor, she said: ‘Do you know what you really have to watch for? Someone who sees these pictures and moves to Lexington and ingratiates himself into your family life. They’ll come after Jessie and Virginia because they seem so pliable, so broken in.’


Question: How many people were involved in a study that looked at whether reducing sodium intake affected their outcomes?

Let’s not cherry-pick, though. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of salt intake was published last year. Eight trials involving more than 7,200 participants looked at whether advising patients to cut down on salt, or reducing sodium intake, affected outcomes. None of the trials, including ones involving people with both normal and high blood pressure, showed a reduction in all-cause mortality. Only one trial even showed an effect on death from cardiovascular causes, like heart attack or stroke. It was conducted on residents of an assisted-living facility who had high blood pressure — hardly representative of the population as a whole, which is what dietary guidelines are supposed to cover.

Answer: 7,200

Let’s not cherry-pick, though. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of salt intake was published last year. <hl> Eight trials involving more than 7,200 participants looked at whether advising patients to cut down on salt, or reducing sodium intake, affected outcomes. <hl> None of the trials, including ones involving people with both normal and high blood pressure, showed a reduction in all-cause mortality. Only one trial even showed an effect on death from cardiovascular causes, like heart attack or stroke. It was conducted on residents of an assisted-living facility who had high blood pressure — hardly representative of the population as a whole, which is what dietary guidelines are supposed to cover.

Let’s not cherry-pick, though. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of salt intake was published last year. Eight trials involving more than <hl> 7,200 <hl> participants looked at whether advising patients to cut down on salt, or reducing sodium intake, affected outcomes. None of the trials, including ones involving people with both normal and high blood pressure, showed a reduction in all-cause mortality. Only one trial even showed an effect on death from cardiovascular causes, like heart attack or stroke. It was conducted on residents of an assisted-living facility who had high blood pressure — hardly representative of the population as a whole, which is what dietary guidelines are supposed to cover.


Question: Who narrates ELLES ÉTAIENT EN GUERRE?

8:05 P.M. (Starz Cinema) THE DREAMERS (2004) Louis Garrel (top), Eva Green (center) and Michael Pitt (above) portray the points of a photogenic triangle in this drama from Bernardo Bertolucci (“Last Tango in Paris”) about an American who befriends French twins in Paris during the 1968 student riots. This adaptation of Gilbert Adair’s novel “The Holy Innocents” is “disarmingly sweet and completely enchanting,” A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times. “The sex in this movie is, as measured by the display of body parts and the amount of time the actors spend out of their clothes, more explicit than even the most notorious scenes in ‘Last Tango,’ ” he said. “But it is hard to imagine a voyeur more benevolent than Mr. Bertolucci, whose eager scrutiny of the eros of the young is, like Jeremy Irons’s in ‘Stealing Beauty,’ less a matter of prurience than of an honest, nostalgic appreciation of natural human vitality.” 8:30 P.M. (TV5Monde) ELLES ÉTAIENT EN GUERRE (1914-18) Nathalie Baye narrates this 2014 French documentary, which examines World War I from the perspective of Marie Curie, Edith Wharton, Mata Hari, Rosa Luxemburg and Louise Bodin.

Answer: Nathalie Baye

8:05 P.M. (Starz Cinema) THE DREAMERS (2004) Louis Garrel (top), Eva Green (center) and Michael Pitt (above) portray the points of a photogenic triangle in this drama from Bernardo Bertolucci (“Last Tango in Paris”) about an American who befriends French twins in Paris during the 1968 student riots. This adaptation of Gilbert Adair’s novel “The Holy Innocents” is “disarmingly sweet and completely enchanting,” A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times. “The sex in this movie is, as measured by the display of body parts and the amount of time the actors spend out of their clothes, more explicit than even the most notorious scenes in ‘Last Tango,’ ” he said. “But it is hard to imagine a voyeur more benevolent than Mr. Bertolucci, whose eager scrutiny of the eros of the young is, like Jeremy Irons’s in ‘Stealing Beauty,’ less a matter of prurience than of an honest, nostalgic appreciation of natural human vitality.” <hl> 8:30 P.M. (TV5Monde) ELLES ÉTAIENT EN GUERRE (1914-18) Nathalie Baye narrates this 2014 French documentary, which examines World War I from the perspective of Marie Curie, Edith Wharton, Mata Hari, Rosa Luxemburg and Louise Bodin. <hl>

8:05 P.M. (Starz Cinema) THE DREAMERS (2004) Louis Garrel (top), Eva Green (center) and Michael Pitt (above) portray the points of a photogenic triangle in this drama from Bernardo Bertolucci (“Last Tango in Paris”) about an American who befriends French twins in Paris during the 1968 student riots. This adaptation of Gilbert Adair’s novel “The Holy Innocents” is “disarmingly sweet and completely enchanting,” A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times. “The sex in this movie is, as measured by the display of body parts and the amount of time the actors spend out of their clothes, more explicit than even the most notorious scenes in ‘Last Tango,’ ” he said. “But it is hard to imagine a voyeur more benevolent than Mr. Bertolucci, whose eager scrutiny of the eros of the young is, like Jeremy Irons’s in ‘Stealing Beauty,’ less a matter of prurience than of an honest, nostalgic appreciation of natural human vitality.” 8:30 P.M. (TV5Monde) ELLES ÉTAIENT EN GUERRE (1914-18) <hl> Nathalie Baye <hl> narrates this 2014 French documentary, which examines World War I from the perspective of Marie Curie, Edith Wharton, Mata Hari, Rosa Luxemburg and Louise Bodin.


Question: How low has the rain levels been in CA over the past three years?

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

Answer: 24 to 30 inches below normal

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. <hl> In the last three years, rain levels in California have been 24 to 30 inches below normal , according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. <hl> The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — As firefighters on Wednesday embarked on their sixth day of battling the largest of the many wildfires that have flared across the state, fire officials said the Rocky Fire, which has grown to consume nearly 70,000 acres here in the northern reaches of wine country, was still nowhere near under control and may not be until perhaps Monday. The Rocky Fire, which was impeded slightly by humid overnight conditions, has already defied firefighters’ expectations for how such blazes typically behave, and has crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers meant to contain it. Feeding on tinder-dry terrain and woodlands that have been parched by drought, the Rocky Fire is now 106 square miles and has forced the evacuation of 1,480 people; about 13,000 have been urged to leave their homes. More than 3,840 firefighters are deployed across the uneven landscape of several counties, including Yolo, Colusa and Lake. They are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and dropping water and flame retardant from nearly two dozen aircraft that fly through the smoky sky. But the fire is still only 20 percent contained, according to fire officials, and the flames are surging with unusual speed. “I’ve got 30 years in, and in the last 10 years I have seen fire behavior that I had never seen in my entire career,” said Capt. Ron Oatman, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state firefighting operation, and a longtime wild-land firefighter. For example, he said, on Saturday the Rocky Fire grew by 22,000 acres, a plot of land that computer models indicated would take about a week to burn. But that plot was consumed in five hours. In the last three years, rain levels in California have been <hl> 24 to 30 inches below normal <hl>, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall. The drought has sapped moisture from underbrush and thick trees, dampness that would typically retard a fire.

In the last three years, rain levels in California have been <hl> 24 to 30 inches below normal <hl> , according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, meaning the state has been missing about two years’ worth of rainfall.


Question: What music duo is Jermaine Clement part of?

The fleeting pleasures of “People Places Things,” Jim Strouse’s winsome trifle of a comedy, derive almost entirely from the charm of its star, Jemaine Clement, the New Zealand-born actor best known in America as one-half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. Mr. Clement plays Will, a married 40-year-old graphic novelist and teacher of comic book art whose college classes are perceptive, witty mini-essays on drawing and narrative (illustrated by Mr. Strouse, a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan). The story begins at a fifth birthday party for Will’s twin daughters (Gia and Aundrea Gadsby) in his family’s Brooklyn brownstone. In the middle of the celebration, Will goes upstairs and finds his wife, Charlie (Stephanie Allynne), having sex with their friend Gary (an ill-used Michael Chernus), an Off Broadway performance artist.

Answer: Flight of the Conchords

<hl> The fleeting pleasures of “People Places Things,” Jim Strouse’s winsome trifle of a comedy, derive almost entirely from the charm of its star, Jemaine Clement, the New Zealand-born actor best known in America as one-half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords . <hl> Mr. Clement plays Will, a married 40-year-old graphic novelist and teacher of comic book art whose college classes are perceptive, witty mini-essays on drawing and narrative (illustrated by Mr. Strouse, a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan). The story begins at a fifth birthday party for Will’s twin daughters (Gia and Aundrea Gadsby) in his family’s Brooklyn brownstone. In the middle of the celebration, Will goes upstairs and finds his wife, Charlie (Stephanie Allynne), having sex with their friend Gary (an ill-used Michael Chernus), an Off Broadway performance artist.

The fleeting pleasures of “People Places Things,” Jim Strouse’s winsome trifle of a comedy, derive almost entirely from the charm of its star, Jemaine Clement, the New Zealand-born actor best known in America as one-half of the musical comedy duo <hl> Flight of the Conchords <hl>. Mr. Clement plays Will, a married 40-year-old graphic novelist and teacher of comic book art whose college classes are perceptive, witty mini-essays on drawing and narrative (illustrated by Mr. Strouse, a faculty member at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan). The story begins at a fifth birthday party for Will’s twin daughters (Gia and Aundrea Gadsby) in his family’s Brooklyn brownstone. In the middle of the celebration, Will goes upstairs and finds his wife, Charlie (Stephanie Allynne), having sex with their friend Gary (an ill-used Michael Chernus), an Off Broadway performance artist.

The fleeting pleasures of “People Places Things,” Jim Strouse’s winsome trifle of a comedy, derive almost entirely from the charm of its star, Jemaine Clement, the New Zealand-born actor best known in America as one-half of the musical comedy duo <hl> Flight of the Conchords <hl> .


Question: who authored Friday Night Lights?

“I don’t know of other incidents like this, which is why it’s so shocking,” said H. G. Bissinger, the author of “Friday Night Lights,” which chronicled the Permian Panthers in Odessa, Tex. “I think it’s part and parcel of the intensity, the fanaticism and the craziness of what sports has become in this country.” The incident resurrected memories of a 2008 playoff game in which a linebacker for Trinity High School in Euless, in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, ran over a referee on the second-to-last play of the game. The linebacker, Elikena Fieilo, who is now a Euless police officer, told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram last week that his intentional hit had resulted in disciplinary action and the loss of several Division I scholarship offers. “It was a terrible, horrible decision I made,” Mr. Fieilo, who went on to become a scholarship player for Sam Houston State University, told the newspaper.

Answer: G. Bissinger

“I don’t know of other incidents like this, which is why it’s so shocking,” said H. <hl> G. Bissinger , the author of “Friday Night Lights,” which chronicled the Permian Panthers in Odessa, Tex. <hl> “I think it’s part and parcel of the intensity, the fanaticism and the craziness of what sports has become in this country.” The incident resurrected memories of a 2008 playoff game in which a linebacker for Trinity High School in Euless, in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, ran over a referee on the second-to-last play of the game. The linebacker, Elikena Fieilo, who is now a Euless police officer, told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram last week that his intentional hit had resulted in disciplinary action and the loss of several Division I scholarship offers. “It was a terrible, horrible decision I made,” Mr. Fieilo, who went on to become a scholarship player for Sam Houston State University, told the newspaper.

“I don’t know of other incidents like this, which is why it’s so shocking,” said H. <hl> G. Bissinger <hl>, the author of “Friday Night Lights,” which chronicled the Permian Panthers in Odessa, Tex. “I think it’s part and parcel of the intensity, the fanaticism and the craziness of what sports has become in this country.” The incident resurrected memories of a 2008 playoff game in which a linebacker for Trinity High School in Euless, in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, ran over a referee on the second-to-last play of the game. The linebacker, Elikena Fieilo, who is now a Euless police officer, told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram last week that his intentional hit had resulted in disciplinary action and the loss of several Division I scholarship offers. “It was a terrible, horrible decision I made,” Mr. Fieilo, who went on to become a scholarship player for Sam Houston State University, told the newspaper.

<hl> G. Bissinger <hl> , the author of “Friday Night Lights,” which chronicled the Permian Panthers in Odessa, Tex.


Question: How many projects were submitted to the Clinton Foundation in regards to the Haiti project?

The Clinton Foundation said in its statement that aside from supporting a housing exposition in Haiti, it had not been directly involved with any housing projects. The foundation also said Mr. Rodham’s project had not been among the more than 300 submitted for consideration at the expo. Mr. Rodham projected that he could make $1 million on the Haiti deal if it came to pass — enough money, he said in his court testimony, to take his family to Disney World and cover his debts, including his legal bills and his long overdue federal taxes. Mr. Rodham eventually settled his bill with his former lawyer, Gwendolyn Jo M. Carlberg. Ms. Carlberg said in a phone interview that, despite her lawsuit, she did not have a negative view of Mr. Rodham. “I found a lot of good in Tony,” she said.

Answer: 300

The Clinton Foundation said in its statement that aside from supporting a housing exposition in Haiti, it had not been directly involved with any housing projects. <hl> The foundation also said Mr. Rodham’s project had not been among the more than 300 submitted for consideration at the expo. <hl> Mr. Rodham projected that he could make $1 million on the Haiti deal if it came to pass — enough money, he said in his court testimony, to take his family to Disney World and cover his debts, including his legal bills and his long overdue federal taxes. Mr. Rodham eventually settled his bill with his former lawyer, Gwendolyn Jo M. Carlberg. Ms. Carlberg said in a phone interview that, despite her lawsuit, she did not have a negative view of Mr. Rodham. “I found a lot of good in Tony,” she said.

The Clinton Foundation said in its statement that aside from supporting a housing exposition in Haiti, it had not been directly involved with any housing projects. The foundation also said Mr. Rodham’s project had not been among the more than <hl> 300 <hl> submitted for consideration at the expo. Mr. Rodham projected that he could make $1 million on the Haiti deal if it came to pass — enough money, he said in his court testimony, to take his family to Disney World and cover his debts, including his legal bills and his long overdue federal taxes. Mr. Rodham eventually settled his bill with his former lawyer, Gwendolyn Jo M. Carlberg. Ms. Carlberg said in a phone interview that, despite her lawsuit, she did not have a negative view of Mr. Rodham. “I found a lot of good in Tony,” she said.


Question: Who scored 17 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.” 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: Federico Mussini

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. <hl> 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. <hl> 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.

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 <hl> Federico Mussini <hl> 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.


Question: What style of beer are Milwaukee and St. Louis famous for?

And we can’t neglect good old American lager, the beer that made Milwaukee, St. Louis and so many other brewing centers famous. My ballpark concession would absolutely require a couple of good lagers, even if this style has been denatured by big brewers, who have used adjuncts to malted barley, like rice and corn, to create so banal a product it can only be enjoyed icy cold, bottle to forehead in the brutal heat. To the endlessly creative American craft brewer, plain old lager may not seem particularly exciting. Decades ago, with so many great styles of beer left moribund by industrial brewers, craft brewers had compelling reasons to concentrate elsewhere. But little by little, American craft brewers have now taken up the challenge.

Answer: American lager

<hl> And we can’t neglect good old American lager , the beer that made Milwaukee, St. Louis and so many other brewing centers famous. <hl> My ballpark concession would absolutely require a couple of good lagers, even if this style has been denatured by big brewers, who have used adjuncts to malted barley, like rice and corn, to create so banal a product it can only be enjoyed icy cold, bottle to forehead in the brutal heat. To the endlessly creative American craft brewer, plain old lager may not seem particularly exciting. Decades ago, with so many great styles of beer left moribund by industrial brewers, craft brewers had compelling reasons to concentrate elsewhere. But little by little, American craft brewers have now taken up the challenge.

And we can’t neglect good old <hl> American lager <hl>, the beer that made Milwaukee, St. Louis and so many other brewing centers famous. My ballpark concession would absolutely require a couple of good lagers, even if this style has been denatured by big brewers, who have used adjuncts to malted barley, like rice and corn, to create so banal a product it can only be enjoyed icy cold, bottle to forehead in the brutal heat. To the endlessly creative American craft brewer, plain old lager may not seem particularly exciting. Decades ago, with so many great styles of beer left moribund by industrial brewers, craft brewers had compelling reasons to concentrate elsewhere. But little by little, American craft brewers have now taken up the challenge.

And we can’t neglect good old <hl> American lager <hl> , the beer that made Milwaukee, St. Louis and so many other brewing centers famous.


Question: What had Mr. Putin full attention?

“There is no doubt that he is a very bright and talented man,” the Russian leader said. “It is not our business to assess his merits; that is up to the U.S. voters. But he is an absolute leader of the presidential race.” In Russian, the word for “bright” has several meanings, including outstanding, brilliant and even gaudy. Beneath the pyrotechnics, Mr. Putin seemed most concerned with driving home the point to his domestic audience that Russia’s battered economy had bottomed out, an indication that Russia’s recession had his full attention. Peppered with dozens of questions, Mr. Putin lingered, as he did at last year’s session, on those that allowed him to reassure Russians that their living standards were not imperiled.

Answer: Russia’s recession

“There is no doubt that he is a very bright and talented man,” the Russian leader said. “It is not our business to assess his merits; that is up to the U.S. voters. But he is an absolute leader of the presidential race.” In Russian, the word for “bright” has several meanings, including outstanding, brilliant and even gaudy. <hl> Beneath the pyrotechnics, Mr. Putin seemed most concerned with driving home the point to his domestic audience that Russia’s battered economy had bottomed out, an indication that Russia’s recession had his full attention. <hl> Peppered with dozens of questions, Mr. Putin lingered, as he did at last year’s session, on those that allowed him to reassure Russians that their living standards were not imperiled.

“There is no doubt that he is a very bright and talented man,” the Russian leader said. “It is not our business to assess his merits; that is up to the U.S. voters. But he is an absolute leader of the presidential race.” In Russian, the word for “bright” has several meanings, including outstanding, brilliant and even gaudy. Beneath the pyrotechnics, Mr. Putin seemed most concerned with driving home the point to his domestic audience that Russia’s battered economy had bottomed out, an indication that <hl> Russia’s recession <hl> had his full attention. Peppered with dozens of questions, Mr. Putin lingered, as he did at last year’s session, on those that allowed him to reassure Russians that their living standards were not imperiled.


Question: What does Deborah J. Glick's district include?

The potential cost was enough to raise questions from Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, the chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee, whose district includes Greenwich Village. “I don’t think it’s atypical at any university that there are changes to the president’s residence,” Ms. Glick, a Democrat, said. “The question is, how much did it cost and was that unseemly? Certainly to the average person, and perhaps to the people who are paying their kids’ tuition, which is already pretty eye-popping, that would seem like a high figure.”

Answer: Greenwich Village

<hl> The potential cost was enough to raise questions from Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, the chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee, whose district includes Greenwich Village . <hl> “I don’t think it’s atypical at any university that there are changes to the president’s residence,” Ms. Glick, a Democrat, said. “The question is, how much did it cost and was that unseemly? Certainly to the average person, and perhaps to the people who are paying their kids’ tuition, which is already pretty eye-popping, that would seem like a high figure.”

The potential cost was enough to raise questions from Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, the chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee, whose district includes <hl> Greenwich Village <hl>. “I don’t think it’s atypical at any university that there are changes to the president’s residence,” Ms. Glick, a Democrat, said. “The question is, how much did it cost and was that unseemly? Certainly to the average person, and perhaps to the people who are paying their kids’ tuition, which is already pretty eye-popping, that would seem like a high figure.”

The potential cost was enough to raise questions from Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, the chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee, whose district includes <hl> Greenwich Village <hl> .


Question: Where had Jamal and Cookie been meeting at night?

Jamal and Cookie continue meeting furtively in studios at night, the two building a saccharine sound that is less progressive or scene-changing than their wildly satisfied grins let on. But the clandestine collaboration is endearing, if mostly because mother and son are bonding again despite the constant surveillance of Lucious and Thirsty. (If Cookie’s bedridden romp last week with The Man with the Longhorn Tattoo inspired fear that Delgado might destroy her too, her defense of her son against Delgado’s aggression provided a needed assurance). Loyalty lines across Cookie’s scrappy startup and Lucious’s rickety Wall Street behemoth have been eroding for quite some time, and Jamal’s nomination to be the next face of Pepsi surfaces as the fault-line. Jamal baits Cookie and Lucious into coming to a studio session, hoping that the two might meld their angelic flutes and brutish percussion into one electronic monster. Their petulance prevails, however, but it’s more a bruise to Jamal the son than a setback to the Jamal the Musician. Jamal ends up cutting and pasting the two songs together himself and winning the Pepsi competition. The rap battle between Freda and Hakeem was unambiguously presented as the episode’s cathartic zenith, and according to the performance logic undergirding the differences in street and studio rap, it was laughably obvious Freda would bring the carnage. Prep scenes showed Hakeem satisfactorily riffing on word associations, Freda annihilating her opponent with daggered lyrical quips. To me, and likely every viewer marginally familiar with commonly agreed-upon rules of battle rap engagement, Freda was obviously the winner. She zeroed in on Hakeem as her target, deftly weaving sophisticated lyrical attacks athletically and flamboyantly. And although it was meant to cut her opponent down, Freda’s expression of admiration for Cookie’s hustle makes me wonder what a Gatz/Dynasty track would sound like.

Answer: in studios

<hl> Jamal and Cookie continue meeting furtively in studios at night, the two building a saccharine sound that is less progressive or scene-changing than their wildly satisfied grins let on. <hl> But the clandestine collaboration is endearing, if mostly because mother and son are bonding again despite the constant surveillance of Lucious and Thirsty. (If Cookie’s bedridden romp last week with The Man with the Longhorn Tattoo inspired fear that Delgado might destroy her too, her defense of her son against Delgado’s aggression provided a needed assurance). Loyalty lines across Cookie’s scrappy startup and Lucious’s rickety Wall Street behemoth have been eroding for quite some time, and Jamal’s nomination to be the next face of Pepsi surfaces as the fault-line. Jamal baits Cookie and Lucious into coming to a studio session, hoping that the two might meld their angelic flutes and brutish percussion into one electronic monster. Their petulance prevails, however, but it’s more a bruise to Jamal the son than a setback to the Jamal the Musician. Jamal ends up cutting and pasting the two songs together himself and winning the Pepsi competition. The rap battle between Freda and Hakeem was unambiguously presented as the episode’s cathartic zenith, and according to the performance logic undergirding the differences in street and studio rap, it was laughably obvious Freda would bring the carnage. Prep scenes showed Hakeem satisfactorily riffing on word associations, Freda annihilating her opponent with daggered lyrical quips. To me, and likely every viewer marginally familiar with commonly agreed-upon rules of battle rap engagement, Freda was obviously the winner. She zeroed in on Hakeem as her target, deftly weaving sophisticated lyrical attacks athletically and flamboyantly. And although it was meant to cut her opponent down, Freda’s expression of admiration for Cookie’s hustle makes me wonder what a Gatz/Dynasty track would sound like.

Jamal and Cookie continue meeting furtively <hl> in studios <hl> at night, the two building a saccharine sound that is less progressive or scene-changing than their wildly satisfied grins let on. But the clandestine collaboration is endearing, if mostly because mother and son are bonding again despite the constant surveillance of Lucious and Thirsty. (If Cookie’s bedridden romp last week with The Man with the Longhorn Tattoo inspired fear that Delgado might destroy her too, her defense of her son against Delgado’s aggression provided a needed assurance). Loyalty lines across Cookie’s scrappy startup and Lucious’s rickety Wall Street behemoth have been eroding for quite some time, and Jamal’s nomination to be the next face of Pepsi surfaces as the fault-line. Jamal baits Cookie and Lucious into coming to a studio session, hoping that the two might meld their angelic flutes and brutish percussion into one electronic monster. Their petulance prevails, however, but it’s more a bruise to Jamal the son than a setback to the Jamal the Musician. Jamal ends up cutting and pasting the two songs together himself and winning the Pepsi competition. The rap battle between Freda and Hakeem was unambiguously presented as the episode’s cathartic zenith, and according to the performance logic undergirding the differences in street and studio rap, it was laughably obvious Freda would bring the carnage. Prep scenes showed Hakeem satisfactorily riffing on word associations, Freda annihilating her opponent with daggered lyrical quips. To me, and likely every viewer marginally familiar with commonly agreed-upon rules of battle rap engagement, Freda was obviously the winner. She zeroed in on Hakeem as her target, deftly weaving sophisticated lyrical attacks athletically and flamboyantly. And although it was meant to cut her opponent down, Freda’s expression of admiration for Cookie’s hustle makes me wonder what a Gatz/Dynasty track would sound like.


Question: What does he say he didn't do to help the senate along?

Democrats also say that Mr. McConnell benefited from the pent-up demand he helped create by bottling up so much legislation as the leader of the minority. Undaunted, he points to the list of bills and the much more frequent votes on amendments — more than 200 this year, compared with 15 in 2014 — as irrefutable evidence of his success. “I stand on the facts,” said Mr. McConnell, who said his main strategic decision was to find issues that both sides could compromise on, rather than digging in for partisan disputes where common ground could never be found.

Answer: digging in for partisan disputes where common ground could never be found

Democrats also say that Mr. McConnell benefited from the pent-up demand he helped create by bottling up so much legislation as the leader of the minority. Undaunted, he points to the list of bills and the much more frequent votes on amendments — more than 200 this year, compared with 15 in 2014 — as irrefutable evidence of his success. <hl> “I stand on the facts,” said Mr. McConnell, who said his main strategic decision was to find issues that both sides could compromise on, rather than digging in for partisan disputes where common ground could never be found . <hl>

Democrats also say that Mr. McConnell benefited from the pent-up demand he helped create by bottling up so much legislation as the leader of the minority. Undaunted, he points to the list of bills and the much more frequent votes on amendments — more than 200 this year, compared with 15 in 2014 — as irrefutable evidence of his success. “I stand on the facts,” said Mr. McConnell, who said his main strategic decision was to find issues that both sides could compromise on, rather than <hl> digging in for partisan disputes where common ground could never be found <hl>.

“I stand on the facts,” said Mr. McConnell, who said his main strategic decision was to find issues that both sides could compromise on, rather than <hl> digging in for partisan disputes where common ground could never be found <hl> .


Question: Who is the author of the book "Another Country"

Hicklin said he will eventually launch projects such as in-room book selections at hotels, or perhaps book-concierge services on flights. But for now, he’s happy to keep the project small and localized. “I’m running this store out of completely selfish motivation,” he said. “I get the benefit from being surrounded by books in this beautiful location, engaging with people in an environment that I create and that reflects my sensibility.” Below, Hicklin shared his own list — the 10 books he’d want with him on a desert island. “Tess of the D’Urbervilles,” by Thomas Hardy; “Another Country,” by James Baldwin; “If This Is a Man,” by Primo Levi; “Watership Down,” by Richard Adams; “A Collection of Essays,” by George Orwell; “The Long-Winded Lady: Notes from The New Yorker,” by Maeve Brennan; “A Handful of Dust,” by Evelyn Waugh; “Eastern Approaches,” by Fitzroy Maclean; “The Line of Beauty,” by Alan Hollinghurst; “The Secret History,” by Donna Tartt.

Answer: A Handful of Dust

Hicklin said he will eventually launch projects such as in-room book selections at hotels, or perhaps book-concierge services on flights. But for now, he’s happy to keep the project small and localized. “I’m running this store out of completely selfish motivation,” he said. “I get the benefit from being surrounded by books in this beautiful location, engaging with people in an environment that I create and that reflects my sensibility.” Below, Hicklin shared his own list — the 10 books he’d want with him on a desert island. <hl> “Tess of the D’Urbervilles,” by Thomas Hardy; “Another Country,” by James Baldwin; “If This Is a Man,” by Primo Levi; “Watership Down,” by Richard Adams; “A Collection of Essays,” by George Orwell; “The Long-Winded Lady: Notes from The New Yorker,” by Maeve Brennan; “ A Handful of Dust ,” by Evelyn Waugh; “Eastern Approaches,” by Fitzroy Maclean; “The Line of Beauty,” by Alan Hollinghurst; “The Secret History,” by Donna Tartt. <hl>

Hicklin said he will eventually launch projects such as in-room book selections at hotels, or perhaps book-concierge services on flights. But for now, he’s happy to keep the project small and localized. “I’m running this store out of completely selfish motivation,” he said. “I get the benefit from being surrounded by books in this beautiful location, engaging with people in an environment that I create and that reflects my sensibility.” Below, Hicklin shared his own list — the 10 books he’d want with him on a desert island. “Tess of the D’Urbervilles,” by Thomas Hardy; “Another Country,” by James Baldwin; “If This Is a Man,” by Primo Levi; “Watership Down,” by Richard Adams; “A Collection of Essays,” by George Orwell; “The Long-Winded Lady: Notes from The New Yorker,” by Maeve Brennan; “<hl> A Handful of Dust <hl>,” by Evelyn Waugh; “Eastern Approaches,” by Fitzroy Maclean; “The Line of Beauty,” by Alan Hollinghurst; “The Secret History,” by Donna Tartt.

“Tess of the D’Urbervilles,” by Thomas Hardy; “Another Country,” by James Baldwin; “If This Is a Man,” by Primo Levi; “Watership Down,” by Richard Adams; “A Collection of Essays,” by George Orwell; “The Long-Winded Lady: Notes from The New Yorker,” by Maeve Brennan; “ <hl> A Handful of Dust <hl> ,” by Evelyn Waugh; “Eastern Approaches,” by Fitzroy Maclean; “The Line of Beauty,” by Alan Hollinghurst; “The Secret History,” by Donna Tartt.


Question: What year did analyst predict that e-books will overtake print?

It’s also the main day of the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where more than 2 million Muslims are sharing in rituals and prayers to erase their sins. • Print — yes, print — springs back. Readers are on a reverse migration to print, and one bookstore owner says that the “e-book terror has kind of subsided.” Digital sales have slowed sharply, though analysts once predicted that e-books would overtake print by 2015. • New to watch. “Rosewood,” a medical procedural series that debuts today, stars Morris Chestnut as Miami’s top private pathologist, ready to help the police solve the most challenging cases (8 p.m. Eastern, Fox). And the stars are coming out for the second season of the hip-hop soap opera “Empire.” The cast of today’s premiere includes Marisa Tomei, Chris Rock, Kelly Rowland, Don Lemon, Al Sharpton and Swizz Beatz (9 p.m., Fox).

Answer: 2015

It’s also the main day of the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where more than 2 million Muslims are sharing in rituals and prayers to erase their sins. • Print — yes, print — springs back. Readers are on a reverse migration to print, and one bookstore owner says that the “e-book terror has kind of subsided.” <hl> Digital sales have slowed sharply, though analysts once predicted that e-books would overtake print by 2015 . <hl> • New to watch. “Rosewood,” a medical procedural series that debuts today, stars Morris Chestnut as Miami’s top private pathologist, ready to help the police solve the most challenging cases (8 p.m. Eastern, Fox). And the stars are coming out for the second season of the hip-hop soap opera “Empire.” The cast of today’s premiere includes Marisa Tomei, Chris Rock, Kelly Rowland, Don Lemon, Al Sharpton and Swizz Beatz (9 p.m., Fox).

It’s also the main day of the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where more than 2 million Muslims are sharing in rituals and prayers to erase their sins. • Print — yes, print — springs back. Readers are on a reverse migration to print, and one bookstore owner says that the “e-book terror has kind of subsided.” Digital sales have slowed sharply, though analysts once predicted that e-books would overtake print by <hl> 2015 <hl>. • New to watch. “Rosewood,” a medical procedural series that debuts today, stars Morris Chestnut as Miami’s top private pathologist, ready to help the police solve the most challenging cases (8 p.m. Eastern, Fox). And the stars are coming out for the second season of the hip-hop soap opera “Empire.” The cast of today’s premiere includes Marisa Tomei, Chris Rock, Kelly Rowland, Don Lemon, Al Sharpton and Swizz Beatz (9 p.m., Fox).

Digital sales have slowed sharply, though analysts once predicted that e-books would overtake print by <hl> 2015 <hl> .


Question: Who was Mr. Brezner's second wife?

Mr. Brezner’s other films as a producer include “The ’Burbs” (1989), starring Tom Hanks; “Coupe de Ville” (1990), starring Patrick Dempsey; and “Angie” (1994), starring Geena Davis. Mr. Brezner’s first marriage, to the singer and songwriter Melissa Manchester, whom he met when she appeared at his coffeehouse and whom he managed for a time, ended in divorce; he was also divorced from his second wife, Bett Zimmerman. His survivors include his third wife, Dominique Cohen-Brezner; a brother, Jeff; and two daughters from his marriage to Ms. Zimmerman, Lauren Azbill and China Brezner.

Answer: Bett Zimmerman

Mr. Brezner’s other films as a producer include “The ’Burbs” (1989), starring Tom Hanks; “Coupe de Ville” (1990), starring Patrick Dempsey; and “Angie” (1994), starring Geena Davis. <hl> Mr. Brezner’s first marriage, to the singer and songwriter Melissa Manchester, whom he met when she appeared at his coffeehouse and whom he managed for a time, ended in divorce; he was also divorced from his second wife, Bett Zimmerman . <hl> His survivors include his third wife, Dominique Cohen-Brezner; a brother, Jeff; and two daughters from his marriage to Ms. Zimmerman, Lauren Azbill and China Brezner.

Mr. Brezner’s other films as a producer include “The ’Burbs” (1989), starring Tom Hanks; “Coupe de Ville” (1990), starring Patrick Dempsey; and “Angie” (1994), starring Geena Davis. Mr. Brezner’s first marriage, to the singer and songwriter Melissa Manchester, whom he met when she appeared at his coffeehouse and whom he managed for a time, ended in divorce; he was also divorced from his second wife, <hl> Bett Zimmerman <hl>. His survivors include his third wife, Dominique Cohen-Brezner; a brother, Jeff; and two daughters from his marriage to Ms. Zimmerman, Lauren Azbill and China Brezner.

Mr. Brezner’s first marriage, to the singer and songwriter Melissa Manchester, whom he met when she appeared at his coffeehouse and whom he managed for a time, ended in divorce; he was also divorced from his second wife, <hl> Bett Zimmerman <hl> .


Question: What were long serving memebers wary of?

The Monday session had been the subject of great anticipation over the weekend, as Assembly members discussed with one another how the situation might unfold, and considered who could succeed Mr. Silver. Some worried that the charges against him could taint all Assembly Democrats, hurting members when they seek re-election. Some long-serving members, on the other hand, were concerned that Mr. Silver was being unfairly condemned before standing trial, and were wary about seeking his ouster before he had a chance to defend himself in court.

Answer: seeking his ouster

The Monday session had been the subject of great anticipation over the weekend, as Assembly members discussed with one another how the situation might unfold, and considered who could succeed Mr. Silver. Some worried that the charges against him could taint all Assembly Democrats, hurting members when they seek re-election. <hl> Some long-serving members, on the other hand, were concerned that Mr. Silver was being unfairly condemned before standing trial, and were wary about seeking his ouster before he had a chance to defend himself in court. <hl>

The Monday session had been the subject of great anticipation over the weekend, as Assembly members discussed with one another how the situation might unfold, and considered who could succeed Mr. Silver. Some worried that the charges against him could taint all Assembly Democrats, hurting members when they seek re-election. Some long-serving members, on the other hand, were concerned that Mr. Silver was being unfairly condemned before standing trial, and were wary about <hl> seeking his ouster <hl> before he had a chance to defend himself in court.