Question: Who did Picasso become an important friend to in Barcelona?

Answer: Ramón and Jacint

These friendships have inspired an intimate exhibition, “Picasso I Els Reventós,” at the Picasso Museum in Barcelona through Jan. 10. The show includes letters and drawings that reveal the artist’s lifelong connection to an adopted family whose influence came at a pivotal time in his life. “When Picasso came to Barcelona after studying in Madrid, he tried to establish himself here as an artist,” said Malén Gual, curator of the exhibition, during a recent tour. “He met Ramón, who introduced Picasso to his family.” “The Reventós home was a lively place where Picasso met lots of people at parties,” Ms. Gual continued. “The father was a poet and was in all the social meetings around the city. <hl> Picasso became an important friend for both Ramón and Jacint .” <hl> Picasso’s early works are a far cry from his Cubist and Surrealist work later in his career. The museum chronicles these early works, including his Blue Period (1901-4) and Rose Period (1904-6). But it is the period around 1900 that began to shape the young artist — and his connection to his native country and his sense of home.

These friendships have inspired an intimate exhibition, “Picasso I Els Reventós,” at the Picasso Museum in Barcelona through Jan. 10. The show includes letters and drawings that reveal the artist’s lifelong connection to an adopted family whose influence came at a pivotal time in his life. “When Picasso came to Barcelona after studying in Madrid, he tried to establish himself here as an artist,” said Malén Gual, curator of the exhibition, during a recent tour. “He met Ramón, who introduced Picasso to his family.” “The Reventós home was a lively place where Picasso met lots of people at parties,” Ms. Gual continued. “The father was a poet and was in all the social meetings around the city. Picasso became an important friend for both <hl> Ramón and Jacint <hl>.” Picasso’s early works are a far cry from his Cubist and Surrealist work later in his career. The museum chronicles these early works, including his Blue Period (1901-4) and Rose Period (1904-6). But it is the period around 1900 that began to shape the young artist — and his connection to his native country and his sense of home.

Picasso became an important friend for both <hl> Ramón and Jacint <hl> .”


Question: What was the important thing about the museum?

“The most important thing about our museum is that we can show Picasso in his youth,” Ms. Gual said. “I think he’s one of the few artists who you can see all of his early knowledge and his evolution in one place.” What “Picasso I Els Reventós” pinpoints in this period is not only the letters between Picasso and the Reventós brothers and the intimate illustrations he included in many of them, but also early artwork that was directly influenced by the friendships, including drawings from around 1900 of each brother decked in dapper outfits, with Ramón smoking a pipe. The brothers’ careers — Ramón, a writer, and Jacint, a doctor — influenced the young Picasso, too.

Answer: show Picasso in his youth

<hl> “The most important thing about our museum is that we can show Picasso in his youth ,” Ms. Gual said. <hl> “I think he’s one of the few artists who you can see all of his early knowledge and his evolution in one place.” What “Picasso I Els Reventós” pinpoints in this period is not only the letters between Picasso and the Reventós brothers and the intimate illustrations he included in many of them, but also early artwork that was directly influenced by the friendships, including drawings from around 1900 of each brother decked in dapper outfits, with Ramón smoking a pipe. The brothers’ careers — Ramón, a writer, and Jacint, a doctor — influenced the young Picasso, too.

“The most important thing about our museum is that we can <hl> show Picasso in his youth <hl>,” Ms. Gual said. “I think he’s one of the few artists who you can see all of his early knowledge and his evolution in one place.” What “Picasso I Els Reventós” pinpoints in this period is not only the letters between Picasso and the Reventós brothers and the intimate illustrations he included in many of them, but also early artwork that was directly influenced by the friendships, including drawings from around 1900 of each brother decked in dapper outfits, with Ramón smoking a pipe. The brothers’ careers — Ramón, a writer, and Jacint, a doctor — influenced the young Picasso, too.

“The most important thing about our museum is that we can <hl> show Picasso in his youth <hl> ,” Ms. Gual said.


Question: What kind of illustrations did PIcasso share in his letters to the Reventos brothers?

Answer: intimate illustrations

“The most important thing about our museum is that we can show Picasso in his youth,” Ms. Gual said. “I think he’s one of the few artists who you can see all of his early knowledge and his evolution in one place.” <hl> What “Picasso I Els Reventós” pinpoints in this period is not only the letters between Picasso and the Reventós brothers and the intimate illustrations he included in many of them, but also early artwork that was directly influenced by the friendships, including drawings from around 1900 of each brother decked in dapper outfits, with Ramón smoking a pipe. <hl> The brothers’ careers — Ramón, a writer, and Jacint, a doctor — influenced the young Picasso, too.

“The most important thing about our museum is that we can show Picasso in his youth,” Ms. Gual said. “I think he’s one of the few artists who you can see all of his early knowledge and his evolution in one place.” What “Picasso I Els Reventós” pinpoints in this period is not only the letters between Picasso and the Reventós brothers and the <hl> intimate illustrations <hl> he included in many of them, but also early artwork that was directly influenced by the friendships, including drawings from around 1900 of each brother decked in dapper outfits, with Ramón smoking a pipe. The brothers’ careers — Ramón, a writer, and Jacint, a doctor — influenced the young Picasso, too.


Question: What directly influenced Picasso's early artwork?

Answer: friendships

“The most important thing about our museum is that we can show Picasso in his youth,” Ms. Gual said. “I think he’s one of the few artists who you can see all of his early knowledge and his evolution in one place.” <hl> What “Picasso I Els Reventós” pinpoints in this period is not only the letters between Picasso and the Reventós brothers and the intimate illustrations he included in many of them, but also early artwork that was directly influenced by the friendships , including drawings from around 1900 of each brother decked in dapper outfits, with Ramón smoking a pipe. <hl> The brothers’ careers — Ramón, a writer, and Jacint, a doctor — influenced the young Picasso, too.

“The most important thing about our museum is that we can show Picasso in his youth,” Ms. Gual said. “I think he’s one of the few artists who you can see all of his early knowledge and his evolution in one place.” What “Picasso I Els Reventós” pinpoints in this period is not only the letters between Picasso and the Reventós brothers and the intimate illustrations he included in many of them, but also early artwork that was directly influenced by the <hl> friendships <hl>, including drawings from around 1900 of each brother decked in dapper outfits, with Ramón smoking a pipe. The brothers’ careers — Ramón, a writer, and Jacint, a doctor — influenced the young Picasso, too.

What “Picasso I Els Reventós” pinpoints in this period is not only the letters between Picasso and the Reventós brothers and the intimate illustrations he included in many of them, but also early artwork that was directly influenced by the <hl> friendships <hl> , including drawings from around 1900 of each brother decked in dapper outfits, with Ramón smoking a pipe.


Question: How many sections were in the exhibition?

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

Answer: three

<hl> The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. <hl> Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

The exhibition comprises <hl> three <hl> sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”


Question: How long did Picasso and Jacint remain in touch?

Answer: until Jacint’s death

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. <hl> Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. <hl> The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. Picasso and Jacint remained in touch <hl> until Jacint’s death <hl> in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”


Question: When did Jacint die?

Answer: 1968

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. <hl> Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968 . <hl> The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in <hl> 1968 <hl>. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in <hl> 1968 <hl> .


Question: In what hotel did Jacint suggest Picasso meet him in a letter he wrote in 1921?

Answer: Grand Hotel

“I’m staying at the Grand Hotel .

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. <hl> “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel . <hl> If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the <hl> Grand Hotel <hl>. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

“I’m staying at the <hl> Grand Hotel <hl> .


Question: Whose illustrations accompanied Ramon's literary works?

Answer: Picasso

<hl> The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. <hl> Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by <hl> Picasso <hl> that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”


Question: How many secretaries general has the United Nations had?

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.

Answer: eight

<hl> The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. <hl> All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.

The United Nations has had <hl> eight <hl> secretaries general. All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.


Question: What gender have all secretary general's been?

Answer: men

All have been men .

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. <hl> All have been men . <hl> Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. All have been <hl> men <hl>. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.


Question: How many world powers hold permanent seats on the Security Council?

Answer: five

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. All have been men. <hl> Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. <hl> It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the <hl> five <hl> world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.


Question: What type of person would be powerfully symbolic to appoint as the next head of the United Nations?

Answer: a woman

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. <hl> It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. <hl> Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint <hl> a woman <hl> to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.


Question: About how many years ago was the U.N. organization created?

Answer: 70 years ago

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. <hl> It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created 70 years ago to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. <hl> Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.

The United Nations has had eight secretaries general. All have been men. Each has been selected through back-room dealing dominated by the five world powers that hold permanent seats on the Security Council. It’s time to change that. The appointment of the civil servant who serves as the next head of the United Nations should be more transparent. It would be powerfully symbolic to appoint a woman to the helm of an organization created <hl> 70 years ago <hl> to tackle the world’s most pressing problems through diplomacy and global consensus. Encouragingly, both objectives are being championed this year with unprecedented vigor within the United Nations as the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, moves toward the end of his second five-year term on Dec. 31, 2016.


Question: When should the draft for the U.N.'s yearly resolution, with it's new guidelines, be finalized?

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

Answer: by mid-September

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. <hl> New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September , would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. <hl> Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized <hl> by mid-September <hl>, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized <hl> by mid-September <hl> , would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists.


Question: What one major change is to be made to the current U.N. guidelines?

Answer: allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. <hl> New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists . <hl> Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would <hl> allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists <hl>. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would <hl> allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists <hl> .


Question: In the past, which countries bargained in private to determine who would become secretary general of the U.N.

Answer: Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. <hl> Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. <hl> Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — <hl> Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States <hl> — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.


Question: What two countries lead the effort to transform the way in which the selection of the secretary general is chosen?

Answer: Croatia and Namibia

<hl> Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. <hl> New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

<hl> Croatia and Namibia <hl> are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.


Question: How many member state's are a part of the U.N.?

Answer: 193

<hl> Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s 193 member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. <hl> New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.

Croatia and Namibia are leading an effort to give the organization’s <hl> 193 <hl> member states a greater say in the selection of the secretary general as part of a yearly resolution that is being drafted. New guidelines, which are still being negotiated and will be finalized by mid-September, would allow members to formally nominate applicants and vet the finalists. Until now, the five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — have bargained behind closed doors to pick from a short list of candidates that is not formally publicized. Those who have prevailed have been palatable to those five governments, a common-denominator criterion that has the potential to doom the chances of more impressive and qualified public servants. Currently, there is not an effort underway to make the process truly democratic by allowing member states to elect the secretary general though a vote. Yet, by opening it to greater public scrutiny, the Security Council would be likely to take into account input and concerns from around the globe.


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

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

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

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

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

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


Question: Another woman that is listed as a proper candidate for U.N. Secretary General is Christine Lagarde, What organization does the head?

Answer: International Monetary Fund

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

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

They include President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Christine Lagarde, the head of the <hl> International Monetary Fund <hl> , and Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.


Question: What is the name of the candidate that is President of Liberia?

Answer: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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

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


Question: The third female candidate for Secretary General is the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, what is her name?

Answer: Alicia Bárcena Ibarra

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

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

They include President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, and <hl> Alicia Bárcena Ibarra <hl> , the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.


Question: What prevalent type of inequality are members of the U.N. trying to combat within their organization?

Answer: gender equality.

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

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


Question: Who approved legislation on Thursday night that repealed Obama's health care law?

WASHINGTON —  The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. Two Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.

Answer: The Senate

<hl> WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. <hl> The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. Two Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.

WASHINGTON — <hl> The Senate <hl> approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. Two Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.


Question: How many Republicans joined 45 Democrats in opposition?

Answer: Two

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. <hl> Two Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. <hl> Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. <hl> Two <hl> Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.


Question: Whose goal was it to repeal Obama's health care law since it's adoption in March 2010?

Answer: Republicans

<hl> WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. <hl> The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. Two Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of <hl> Republicans <hl> since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. Two Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.


Question: Which two Republicans were the ones who joined the 45 Democrats in opposition?

Answer: Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. <hl> Two Republicans, Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine , joined 45 Democrats in opposition. <hl> Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved legislation on Thursday night that would repeal President Obama’s landmark health care law, a goal of Republicans since the law was adopted in March 2010. The measure, which would also halt federal financing for Planned Parenthood, will now be sent to the House, which adopted a different version last month. The bill is ultimately expected to pass both chambers, but faces certain veto by Mr. Obama. Congress has held dozens of votes to gut the health care law, but this bill would be the first to reach the president’s desk. The Senate vote was 52 to 47. Two Republicans, <hl> Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine <hl>, joined 45 Democrats in opposition. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, did not vote.

Two Republicans, <hl> Senators Mark S. Kirk of Illinois and Susan Collins of Maine <hl> , joined 45 Democrats in opposition.


Question: What do many farmers want?

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942. He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

Answer: building dams

<hl> As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams . <hl> Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942. He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: <hl> building dams <hl>. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942. He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: <hl> building dams <hl> .


Question: What is government thinking about building northeast of Fresno?

Answer: artificial lake

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. <hl> Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. <hl> “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942. He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new <hl> artificial lake <hl> just above an existing one. “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942. He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.


Question: Who is Mario Santoyo?

Answer: board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. <hl> “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition , as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942. <hl> He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a <hl> board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition <hl>, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942. He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

“We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a <hl> board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition <hl> , as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942.


Question: When was Millerton Lake built?

Answer: 1942

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. <hl> “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942 . <hl> He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in <hl> 1942 <hl>. He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

“We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in <hl> 1942 <hl> .


Question: What are the doubts about the spending?

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management, reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment.

Answer: pour high walls of concrete

<hl> Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. <hl> Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management, reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment.

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to <hl> pour high walls of concrete <hl> are the best way to solve California’s water problems. Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management, reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment.


Question: What do most experts argue about the dams?

Answer: supply relatively little water

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. <hl> Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. <hl> They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management, reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment.

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would <hl> supply relatively little water <hl> for the money. They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management, reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment.


Question: What do the experts favor instead of dams?

Answer: modern methods of water management

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. <hl> They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management , reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment. <hl>

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more <hl> modern methods of water management <hl>, reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment.

They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more <hl> modern methods of water management <hl> , reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment.


Question: What is the last suggestion by the experts?

Answer: live within the limits imposed

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. <hl> They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management, reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment. <hl>

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management, reducing waste to a minimum and learning to <hl> live within the limits imposed <hl> by an arid environment.


Question: What are some other suggestions by the experts?

Answer: reducing waste to a minimum

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. <hl> They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management, reducing waste to a minimum and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment. <hl>

Yet, as agricultural interests prepare a major push to get water projects built, doubts are growing about whether spending huge sums to pour high walls of concrete are the best way to solve California’s water problems. Many independent experts, and almost all environmental groups, argue that dams would supply relatively little water for the money. They contend that Californians need to move aggressively to more modern methods of water management, <hl> reducing waste to a minimum <hl> and learning to live within the limits imposed by an arid environment.


Question: What fraction of fruit does California supply?

California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.

Answer: two-thirds

<hl> California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. <hl> That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.

California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and <hl> two-thirds <hl> of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.


Question: What fraction of vegetables does California  supply?

Answer: a third

<hl> California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. <hl> That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.

California is able to supply <hl> a third <hl> of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.


Question: What kind of days create ideal conditions?

Answer: bright, clear days

California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. <hl> The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. <hl> The hitch is water. Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.

California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The <hl> bright, clear days <hl> create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.


Question: What is erratic about California climate?

Answer: Precipitation

California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. <hl> Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. <hl> Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.

California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. <hl> Precipitation <hl> is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.


Question: How much water do the Sierra Nevada mountains provide?

Answer: billions of gallons

California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. <hl> Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending billions of gallons of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. <hl> In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.

California is able to supply a third of America’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts because it is one of only five major growing regions of the world with what is known as a Mediterranean climate. That means it is cold and wet in the winter, then dry and sunny in the summer. The bright, clear days create ideal growing conditions. The hitch is water. Precipitation is erratic, and when it comes, it tends to fall in the mountainous northern and eastern parts of the state, while much of the population and farming are in the south and west. Winter snows in the Sierra Nevada are crucial, sending <hl> billions of gallons <hl> of water racing down the state’s rivers with the spring snowmelt. In the mid-20th century, two enormous government projects — the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project — were built to capture those flows. They move water over hills and through deserts, delivering it as far south as the San Diego neighborhoods bordering Mexico. Much of the water is pumped from the great delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge on their way to the ocean through the Golden Gate, and that pumping has become a focus of intractable conflict.


Question: Which wildlife in California is in danger of extinction?

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.

Answer: native fishes

<hl> In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. <hl> Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s <hl> native fishes <hl> believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.


Question: What restrictions did congress impose?

Answer: reduced water for farmers

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. <hl> Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers , and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. <hl> The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that <hl> reduced water for farmers <hl>, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.

Congress imposed restrictions that <hl> reduced water for farmers <hl> , and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules.


Question: What do scientists say is a contributing factor?

Answer: excessive pumping

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. <hl> Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. <hl> Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that <hl> excessive pumping <hl> was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.


Question: How did farmers survive the droughts?

Answer: pumping groundwater

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. <hl> Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry. <hl>

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by <hl> pumping groundwater <hl> at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry.


Question: What happened to the shallow wells as a result of pumping groundwater?

Answer: run dry

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. <hl> Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to run dry . <hl>

In recent decades, the ecology of the delta deteriorated to the verge of collapse, with many of California’s native fishes believed to be in danger of extinction. Scientists said that excessive pumping was a contributing factor. Congress imposed restrictions that reduced water for farmers, and environmental groups sued under the nation’s landmark conservation laws to further tighten the rules. The extended drought has compounded the problems. Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to <hl> run dry <hl>.

Across large parts of the Central Valley, farmers have survived by pumping groundwater at a furious rate, causing water tables to drop precipitously and thousands of shallow wells to <hl> run dry <hl> .


Question: Who is Anna Swenson?

On a boat ride in July through one of the delta’s channels, Anna Swenson, co-director of a community group called North Delta Cares, spoke of William Mulholland, the famed Los Angeles water boss who, in the early 20th century, purloined the water of the distant Owens Valley on behalf of his city. “William Mulholland is in the grave, and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said. “The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — those days are over.”

Answer: co-director of a community group

<hl> On a boat ride in July through one of the delta’s channels, Anna Swenson, co-director of a community group called North Delta Cares, spoke of William Mulholland, the famed Los Angeles water boss who, in the early 20th century, purloined the water of the distant Owens Valley on behalf of his city. <hl> “William Mulholland is in the grave, and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said. “The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — those days are over.”

On a boat ride in July through one of the delta’s channels, Anna Swenson, <hl> co-director of a community group <hl> called North Delta Cares, spoke of William Mulholland, the famed Los Angeles water boss who, in the early 20th century, purloined the water of the distant Owens Valley on behalf of his city. “William Mulholland is in the grave, and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said. “The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — those days are over.”


Question: Does Swenson believe we can still extract all the water we want?

Answer: those days are over

On a boat ride in July through one of the delta’s channels, Anna Swenson, co-director of a community group called North Delta Cares, spoke of William Mulholland, the famed Los Angeles water boss who, in the early 20th century, purloined the water of the distant Owens Valley on behalf of his city. “William Mulholland is in the grave, and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said. <hl> “The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — those days are over . <hl> ”

On a boat ride in July through one of the delta’s channels, Anna Swenson, co-director of a community group called North Delta Cares, spoke of William Mulholland, the famed Los Angeles water boss who, in the early 20th century, purloined the water of the distant Owens Valley on behalf of his city. “William Mulholland is in the grave, and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said. “The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — <hl> those days are over <hl>.”

“The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — <hl> those days are over <hl> .


Question: Who is William Mulholland?

Answer: Los Angeles water boss

<hl> On a boat ride in July through one of the delta’s channels, Anna Swenson, co-director of a community group called North Delta Cares, spoke of William Mulholland, the famed Los Angeles water boss who, in the early 20th century, purloined the water of the distant Owens Valley on behalf of his city. <hl> “William Mulholland is in the grave, and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said. “The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — those days are over.”

On a boat ride in July through one of the delta’s channels, Anna Swenson, co-director of a community group called North Delta Cares, spoke of William Mulholland, the famed <hl> Los Angeles water boss <hl> who, in the early 20th century, purloined the water of the distant Owens Valley on behalf of his city. “William Mulholland is in the grave, and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said. “The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — those days are over.”


Question: Where does Swenson think Mulholand's ideas should be?

Answer: in the grave

On a boat ride in July through one of the delta’s channels, Anna Swenson, co-director of a community group called North Delta Cares, spoke of William Mulholland, the famed Los Angeles water boss who, in the early 20th century, purloined the water of the distant Owens Valley on behalf of his city. <hl> “William Mulholland is in the grave , and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said. <hl> “The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — those days are over.”

On a boat ride in July through one of the delta’s channels, Anna Swenson, co-director of a community group called North Delta Cares, spoke of William Mulholland, the famed Los Angeles water boss who, in the early 20th century, purloined the water of the distant Owens Valley on behalf of his city. “William Mulholland is <hl> in the grave <hl>, and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said. “The days when you could come up here and stick your straw in to satisfy your insatiable demands — those days are over.”

“William Mulholland is <hl> in the grave <hl> , and so should his ideas be,” Ms. Swenson said.


Question: Who is Don Cameron?

For Don Cameron, a farmer south of Fresno, a wet winter 33 years ago led to an idea about how to take advantage of the vast natural water storage system underground. He noticed that some grapevines along the San Joaquin River were flooded for months in the winter, but that those same vines produced a lush crop of grapes in the summer. He had to wait until 2011, the last wet year before the current drought, to act on his idea. With a small government grant and help from scientists and an environmental group, Mr. Cameron diverted water to a thousand acres of the farm he manages, Terranova Ranch, deliberately flooding fields of grapes, pistachio trees and hay.

Answer: farmer south of Fresno

<hl> For Don Cameron, a farmer south of Fresno , a wet winter 33 years ago led to an idea about how to take advantage of the vast natural water storage system underground. <hl> He noticed that some grapevines along the San Joaquin River were flooded for months in the winter, but that those same vines produced a lush crop of grapes in the summer. He had to wait until 2011, the last wet year before the current drought, to act on his idea. With a small government grant and help from scientists and an environmental group, Mr. Cameron diverted water to a thousand acres of the farm he manages, Terranova Ranch, deliberately flooding fields of grapes, pistachio trees and hay.

For Don Cameron, a <hl> farmer south of Fresno <hl>, a wet winter 33 years ago led to an idea about how to take advantage of the vast natural water storage system underground. He noticed that some grapevines along the San Joaquin River were flooded for months in the winter, but that those same vines produced a lush crop of grapes in the summer. He had to wait until 2011, the last wet year before the current drought, to act on his idea. With a small government grant and help from scientists and an environmental group, Mr. Cameron diverted water to a thousand acres of the farm he manages, Terranova Ranch, deliberately flooding fields of grapes, pistachio trees and hay.

For Don Cameron, a <hl> farmer south of Fresno <hl> , a wet winter 33 years ago led to an idea about how to take advantage of the vast natural water storage system underground.


Question: What gave Don the idea?

Answer: wet winter 33 years ago

<hl> For Don Cameron, a farmer south of Fresno, a wet winter 33 years ago led to an idea about how to take advantage of the vast natural water storage system underground. <hl> He noticed that some grapevines along the San Joaquin River were flooded for months in the winter, but that those same vines produced a lush crop of grapes in the summer. He had to wait until 2011, the last wet year before the current drought, to act on his idea. With a small government grant and help from scientists and an environmental group, Mr. Cameron diverted water to a thousand acres of the farm he manages, Terranova Ranch, deliberately flooding fields of grapes, pistachio trees and hay.

For Don Cameron, a farmer south of Fresno, a <hl> wet winter 33 years ago <hl> led to an idea about how to take advantage of the vast natural water storage system underground. He noticed that some grapevines along the San Joaquin River were flooded for months in the winter, but that those same vines produced a lush crop of grapes in the summer. He had to wait until 2011, the last wet year before the current drought, to act on his idea. With a small government grant and help from scientists and an environmental group, Mr. Cameron diverted water to a thousand acres of the farm he manages, Terranova Ranch, deliberately flooding fields of grapes, pistachio trees and hay.