Question: What event is celebrated as an example of Polish resistance?

The peninsula, a sickle of land jutting into the Baltic Sea, was the site of the first fighting between Polish and German forces on Sept. 1, 1939, widely regarded as the start of World War II. Just before 5 a.m. that day, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, which had anchored off the coast of what was then known as the free city of Danzig, opened fire on the Polish military transit depot on the peninsula. The depot’s 182 soldiers and 27 reservists managed to hold out for seven days in what is known as the Battle of Westerplatte and have been celebrated ever since as an example of Polish resistance.

Answer: Battle of Westerplatte

The peninsula, a sickle of land jutting into the Baltic Sea, was the site of the first fighting between Polish and German forces on Sept. 1, 1939, widely regarded as the start of World War II. Just before 5 a.m. that day, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, which had anchored off the coast of what was then known as the free city of Danzig, opened fire on the Polish military transit depot on the peninsula. <hl> The depot’s 182 soldiers and 27 reservists managed to hold out for seven days in what is known as the Battle of Westerplatte and have been celebrated ever since as an example of Polish resistance. <hl>

The peninsula, a sickle of land jutting into the Baltic Sea, was the site of the first fighting between Polish and German forces on Sept. 1, 1939, widely regarded as the start of World War II. Just before 5 a.m. that day, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, which had anchored off the coast of what was then known as the free city of Danzig, opened fire on the Polish military transit depot on the peninsula. The depot’s 182 soldiers and 27 reservists managed to hold out for seven days in what is known as the <hl> Battle of Westerplatte <hl> and have been celebrated ever since as an example of Polish resistance.


Question: What day of the week did the church seek to pressure Israel?

The church’s boycott resolution reflects what supporters call the growing momentum of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement, which seeks to pressure Israel economically over the long-paralyzed Middle East peace process. The church said in a statement that it “considers Tuesday’s actions a next step in the U.C.C.’s involvement with peace in the Middle East.” The Rev. John Deckenback, conference minister of the church’s Central Atlantic Conference, which submitted the boycott resolution, called the outcome a reflection of the church’s “spirit of love for both Israelis and Palestinians.”

Answer: Tuesday

The church’s boycott resolution reflects what supporters call the growing momentum of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement, which seeks to pressure Israel economically over the long-paralyzed Middle East peace process. <hl> The church said in a statement that it “considers Tuesday ’s actions a next step in the U.C.C.’s involvement with peace in the Middle East.” <hl> The Rev. John Deckenback, conference minister of the church’s Central Atlantic Conference, which submitted the boycott resolution, called the outcome a reflection of the church’s “spirit of love for both Israelis and Palestinians.”

The church’s boycott resolution reflects what supporters call the growing momentum of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement, which seeks to pressure Israel economically over the long-paralyzed Middle East peace process. The church said in a statement that it “considers <hl> Tuesday <hl>’s actions a next step in the U.C.C.’s involvement with peace in the Middle East.” The Rev. John Deckenback, conference minister of the church’s Central Atlantic Conference, which submitted the boycott resolution, called the outcome a reflection of the church’s “spirit of love for both Israelis and Palestinians.”

The church said in a statement that it “considers <hl> Tuesday <hl> ’s actions a next step in the U.C.C.’s involvement with peace in the Middle East.”


Question: Who is the Republican majority leader accused or corruption?

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and Dean G. Skelos, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

Answer: Dean G. Skelos

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. <hl> His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and Dean G. Skelos , the Republican majority leader in the Senate. <hl> Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

“We’re going to support it, including the mansion tax,” said Steven Spinola, president of the real estate board. “We’re not happy about everything, but we think it will lead to building more affordable housing.” Mr. de Blasio has also been outspoken on another contentious affordable-housing issue — the need to strengthen rent regulations to preserve the city’s existing affordable-housing stock. His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and <hl> Dean G. Skelos <hl>, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. Both the 44-year-old 421-a housing program and the rent stabilization law, which governs rents for one million apartments in New York City, are set to expire on June 15.

His proposals still face a battle in Albany, which has been thrown into turmoil in recent months by the arrest on corruption-related charges of Sheldon Silver, a Democratic assemblyman and former speaker, and <hl> Dean G. Skelos <hl> , the Republican majority leader in the Senate.


Question: When does it open?

“She has this extraordinary talent for distilling form, landscape, abstraction and color,” Mr. Kelly said. “Her palette is very unusual. It has a lot to do with that great tradition of Belgian Northern European artists dealing with a quality of light.” So he decided to give the artist her first solo show in the United States, traveling to Belgium recently to choose the paintings and watercolors for the exhibition, which opens Jan. 8 at his 10th Avenue gallery. “It’s impossible to separate Ilse D’Hollander’s work from her personality,” Eric Rinckhout wrote in an essay. “She withdrew into her work as into a house, to seek the rest, order and control she could not find in her head at times.”

Answer: Jan. 8

“She has this extraordinary talent for distilling form, landscape, abstraction and color,” Mr. Kelly said. “Her palette is very unusual. It has a lot to do with that great tradition of Belgian Northern European artists dealing with a quality of light.” <hl> So he decided to give the artist her first solo show in the United States, traveling to Belgium recently to choose the paintings and watercolors for the exhibition, which opens Jan. 8 at his 10th Avenue gallery. <hl> “It’s impossible to separate Ilse D’Hollander’s work from her personality,” Eric Rinckhout wrote in an essay. “She withdrew into her work as into a house, to seek the rest, order and control she could not find in her head at times.”

“She has this extraordinary talent for distilling form, landscape, abstraction and color,” Mr. Kelly said. “Her palette is very unusual. It has a lot to do with that great tradition of Belgian Northern European artists dealing with a quality of light.” So he decided to give the artist her first solo show in the United States, traveling to Belgium recently to choose the paintings and watercolors for the exhibition, which opens <hl> Jan. 8 <hl> at his 10th Avenue gallery. “It’s impossible to separate Ilse D’Hollander’s work from her personality,” Eric Rinckhout wrote in an essay. “She withdrew into her work as into a house, to seek the rest, order and control she could not find in her head at times.”


Question: Which government is monitoring what the volunteers read and write ?

These volunteers should be able to do their work without having to worry that the United States government is monitoring what they read and write. Unfortunately, their anonymity is far from certain because, using upstream surveillance, the N.S.A. intercepts and searches virtually all of the international text-based traffic that flows across the Internet “backbone” inside the United States. This is the network of fiber-optic cables and junctions that connect Wikipedia with its global community of readers and editors.

Answer: United States government

These volunteers should be able to do their work without having to worry that <hl> the United States government is monitoring what they read and write. <hl> Unfortunately, their anonymity is far from certain because, using upstream surveillance, the N.S.A. intercepts and searches virtually all of the international text-based traffic that flows across the Internet “backbone” inside the United States. This is the network of fiber-optic cables and junctions that connect Wikipedia with its global community of readers and editors.

These volunteers should be able to do their work without having to worry that the <hl> United States government <hl> is monitoring what they read and write. Unfortunately, their anonymity is far from certain because, using upstream surveillance, the N.S.A. intercepts and searches virtually all of the international text-based traffic that flows across the Internet “backbone” inside the United States. This is the network of fiber-optic cables and junctions that connect Wikipedia with its global community of readers and editors.


Question: Which country's operations is Deutsche Bank having to cut down on?

For Deutsche Bank, the change will entail a reduction of hundreds of billions of euros in the bank’s use of borrowed funds. It also means that the bank will earn a lower return on the money it invests than in the past. The bank will aim for a 10 percent return on capital, down from a previous target of 12 percent and a far cry from the 25 percent return that Deutsche Bank sought to achieve before the financial crisis. In addition, the bank said it aimed to cut costs by 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, a year. The cuts would seem to suggest that Deutsche Bank will have little choice but to join other European banks like UBS or Barclays in scaling back its American operations.

Answer: American operations

its American operations .

For Deutsche Bank, the change will entail a reduction of hundreds of billions of euros in the bank’s use of borrowed funds. It also means that the bank will earn a lower return on the money it invests than in the past. The bank will aim for a 10 percent return on capital, down from a previous target of 12 percent and a far cry from the 25 percent return that Deutsche Bank sought to achieve before the financial crisis. In addition, the bank said it aimed to cut costs by 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, a year. The cuts would seem to suggest that Deutsche Bank will have little choice but to join other European banks like UBS or Barclays in scaling back <hl> its American operations . <hl>

For Deutsche Bank, the change will entail a reduction of hundreds of billions of euros in the bank’s use of borrowed funds. It also means that the bank will earn a lower return on the money it invests than in the past. The bank will aim for a 10 percent return on capital, down from a previous target of 12 percent and a far cry from the 25 percent return that Deutsche Bank sought to achieve before the financial crisis. In addition, the bank said it aimed to cut costs by 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, a year. The cuts would seem to suggest that Deutsche Bank will have little choice but to join other European banks like UBS or Barclays in scaling back its <hl> American operations <hl>.


Question: Where was Krista Guiwo trained?

We fared better with desserts. The pastry chef, Krista Guiwo, was trained at the French Culinary Institute in New York City and usually has eight frequently changing choices on her menu. While the frozen lemon mousse had an icy, not-so-lemony taste, the crème brûlée trio in classic, coffee and passion fruit flavors, as well as the triple chocolate mousse cake, were incredibly velvety. Better still was the warm honey pine nut tart, with a filling of caramelized nuts and chestnut honey and a dollop of crème fraîche. It was a sweet ending, but the nits picked throughout the night went beyond the food: some of our plates were chipped, and the waitstaff didn’t replace a dropped knife or clean up our visibly dirty table before bringing out desserts. These faults wouldn’t matter as much if the prices were lower, but Orama is an expensive night out, so our expectations were high. Still, there are those views and that gorgeous villa. Until the kitchen and the service catch up to the visuals, it might be preferable to savor the skyline and décor from the bar.

Answer: New York City

We fared better with desserts. <hl> The pastry chef, Krista Guiwo, was trained at the French Culinary Institute in New York City and usually has eight frequently changing choices on her menu. <hl> While the frozen lemon mousse had an icy, not-so-lemony taste, the crème brûlée trio in classic, coffee and passion fruit flavors, as well as the triple chocolate mousse cake, were incredibly velvety. Better still was the warm honey pine nut tart, with a filling of caramelized nuts and chestnut honey and a dollop of crème fraîche. It was a sweet ending, but the nits picked throughout the night went beyond the food: some of our plates were chipped, and the waitstaff didn’t replace a dropped knife or clean up our visibly dirty table before bringing out desserts. These faults wouldn’t matter as much if the prices were lower, but Orama is an expensive night out, so our expectations were high. Still, there are those views and that gorgeous villa. Until the kitchen and the service catch up to the visuals, it might be preferable to savor the skyline and décor from the bar.

We fared better with desserts. The pastry chef, Krista Guiwo, was trained at the French Culinary Institute in <hl> New York City <hl> and usually has eight frequently changing choices on her menu. While the frozen lemon mousse had an icy, not-so-lemony taste, the crème brûlée trio in classic, coffee and passion fruit flavors, as well as the triple chocolate mousse cake, were incredibly velvety. Better still was the warm honey pine nut tart, with a filling of caramelized nuts and chestnut honey and a dollop of crème fraîche. It was a sweet ending, but the nits picked throughout the night went beyond the food: some of our plates were chipped, and the waitstaff didn’t replace a dropped knife or clean up our visibly dirty table before bringing out desserts. These faults wouldn’t matter as much if the prices were lower, but Orama is an expensive night out, so our expectations were high. Still, there are those views and that gorgeous villa. Until the kitchen and the service catch up to the visuals, it might be preferable to savor the skyline and décor from the bar.


Question: What proposal was disliked by voters and stalled in parliament?

Proposed university overhauls, widely disliked by voters, stalled in Parliament, and a paid parental leave plan and a co-payment for visits to the doctor covered by Australia’s Medicare system were either amended or dropped by the government, which could not negotiate the passage of the legislation. Bob Gregory, a professor of economics at Australian National University, said Mr. Turnbull’s task would be largely one of communication. “What Mr. Turnbull has to do is straightforward,” Mr. Gregory said. “He’s got to explain things. You’ve no idea how powerful that is.”

Answer: university overhauls

<hl> Proposed university overhauls , widely disliked by voters, stalled in Parliament, and a paid parental leave plan and a co-payment for visits to the doctor covered by Australia’s Medicare system were either amended or dropped by the government, which could not negotiate the passage of the legislation. <hl> Bob Gregory, a professor of economics at Australian National University, said Mr. Turnbull’s task would be largely one of communication. “What Mr. Turnbull has to do is straightforward,” Mr. Gregory said. “He’s got to explain things. You’ve no idea how powerful that is.”

Proposed <hl> university overhauls <hl>, widely disliked by voters, stalled in Parliament, and a paid parental leave plan and a co-payment for visits to the doctor covered by Australia’s Medicare system were either amended or dropped by the government, which could not negotiate the passage of the legislation. Bob Gregory, a professor of economics at Australian National University, said Mr. Turnbull’s task would be largely one of communication. “What Mr. Turnbull has to do is straightforward,” Mr. Gregory said. “He’s got to explain things. You’ve no idea how powerful that is.”

Proposed <hl> university overhauls <hl> , widely disliked by voters, stalled in Parliament, and a paid parental leave plan and a co-payment for visits to the doctor covered by Australia’s Medicare system were either amended or dropped by the government, which could not negotiate the passage of the legislation.


Question: What was reported wrong about the airbags?

An article on Wednesday about research suggesting that chimpanzees have the cognitive ability to cook misstated, at one point, the surname of the Harvard anthropologist who hypothesized that cooking has driven changes in human evolution. As the article correctly noted elsewhere, he is Richard Wrangham, not Wrangell. BUSINESS DAY An article on Tuesday about a decision by the airbag manufacturer Takata to continue using a chemical compound deemed dangerous by experts misstated the point at which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began receiving complaints about rupturing Takata airbags. It was in 2001, not “almost 15 years ago.” The error was repeated in articles on Sept. 15, 2014, and on May 20, which referred to the complaints as having started in 2000, rather than 2001. • An article on May 23 about the environmental threat posed by plastic microbeads used as exfoliating agents in personal care products misstated the source of PHA, a naturally occurring plastic that one company is developing as a biodegradable substitute. It is produced by bacteria, not by mushrooms. SPORTS

Answer: complaints about rupturing Takata airbags

An article on Wednesday about research suggesting that chimpanzees have the cognitive ability to cook misstated, at one point, the surname of the Harvard anthropologist who hypothesized that cooking has driven changes in human evolution. As the article correctly noted elsewhere, he is Richard Wrangham, not Wrangell. BUSINESS DAY <hl> An article on Tuesday about a decision by the airbag manufacturer Takata to continue using a chemical compound deemed dangerous by experts misstated the point at which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began receiving complaints about rupturing Takata airbags . <hl> It was in 2001, not “almost 15 years ago.” The error was repeated in articles on Sept. 15, 2014, and on May 20, which referred to the complaints as having started in 2000, rather than 2001. • An article on May 23 about the environmental threat posed by plastic microbeads used as exfoliating agents in personal care products misstated the source of PHA, a naturally occurring plastic that one company is developing as a biodegradable substitute. It is produced by bacteria, not by mushrooms. SPORTS

An article on Wednesday about research suggesting that chimpanzees have the cognitive ability to cook misstated, at one point, the surname of the Harvard anthropologist who hypothesized that cooking has driven changes in human evolution. As the article correctly noted elsewhere, he is Richard Wrangham, not Wrangell. BUSINESS DAY An article on Tuesday about a decision by the airbag manufacturer Takata to continue using a chemical compound deemed dangerous by experts misstated the point at which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began receiving <hl> complaints about rupturing Takata airbags <hl>. It was in 2001, not “almost 15 years ago.” The error was repeated in articles on Sept. 15, 2014, and on May 20, which referred to the complaints as having started in 2000, rather than 2001. • An article on May 23 about the environmental threat posed by plastic microbeads used as exfoliating agents in personal care products misstated the source of PHA, a naturally occurring plastic that one company is developing as a biodegradable substitute. It is produced by bacteria, not by mushrooms. SPORTS

An article on Tuesday about a decision by the airbag manufacturer Takata to continue using a chemical compound deemed dangerous by experts misstated the point at which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began receiving <hl> complaints about rupturing Takata airbags <hl> .


Question: How does Towns regard his learning experience when playing with the Dominican team?

“I always want to be working on the tricks in my bag,” Towns said. “I just wait to develop the trick fully and make sure it’s the best trick I can possibly use.” In other words, his 3-point shot is one such trick. He promised more to come. Towns has always been on an advanced curriculum. At 16, he joined the Dominican Republic’s national team for a summer of exhibitions. Towns said he tried to learn as much as possible from teammates like Al Horford — lessons about the importance of repetition, about the complexities of defending the pick-and-roll. “It put me light-years ahead in terms of my knowledge for the game,” Towns said. “Not so much physically — physically, I couldn’t do anything at that age.”

Answer: It put me light-years ahead in terms of my knowledge for the game

“I always want to be working on the tricks in my bag,” Towns said. “I just wait to develop the trick fully and make sure it’s the best trick I can possibly use.” In other words, his 3-point shot is one such trick. He promised more to come. Towns has always been on an advanced curriculum. At 16, he joined the Dominican Republic’s national team for a summer of exhibitions. <hl> Towns said he tried to learn as much as possible from teammates like Al Horford — lessons about the importance of repetition, about the complexities of defending the pick-and-roll. “ It put me light-years ahead in terms of my knowledge for the game ,” Towns said. <hl> “Not so much physically — physically, I couldn’t do anything at that age.”

“I always want to be working on the tricks in my bag,” Towns said. “I just wait to develop the trick fully and make sure it’s the best trick I can possibly use.” In other words, his 3-point shot is one such trick. He promised more to come. Towns has always been on an advanced curriculum. At 16, he joined the Dominican Republic’s national team for a summer of exhibitions. Towns said he tried to learn as much as possible from teammates like Al Horford — lessons about the importance of repetition, about the complexities of defending the pick-and-roll. “<hl> It put me light-years ahead in terms of my knowledge for the game <hl>,” Towns said. “Not so much physically — physically, I couldn’t do anything at that age.”

Towns said he tried to learn as much as possible from teammates like Al Horford — lessons about the importance of repetition, about the complexities of defending the pick-and-roll. “ <hl> It put me light-years ahead in terms of my knowledge for the game <hl> ,” Towns said.


Question: What network is the "Best New Restaurant" show on?

10 P.M. (Bravo) BEST NEW RESTAURANT This week’s theme, Battle of the Burger, pits Porter Ale House Gastropub of Austin, Tex., against Tongue & Cheek of Miami. 10 P.M. (Comedy Central) WORKAHOLICS The guys stage an office-wide ditch day after agreeing to hand off a mysterious package for Karl (Karl Newacheck). On “Broad City,” at 10:30, after realizing that they spend too much time with electronics, Abbi (Abbi Jacobson) and Ilana (Ilana Glazer) decide to unplug and spend a day in the park, where they get involved with a wedding for dogs, in-line skating and a medical emergency.

Answer: Bravo

<hl> 10 P.M. ( Bravo ) BEST NEW RESTAURANT This week’s theme, Battle of the Burger, pits Porter Ale House Gastropub of Austin, Tex., against Tongue & Cheek of Miami. <hl> 10 P.M. (Comedy Central) WORKAHOLICS The guys stage an office-wide ditch day after agreeing to hand off a mysterious package for Karl (Karl Newacheck). On “Broad City,” at 10:30, after realizing that they spend too much time with electronics, Abbi (Abbi Jacobson) and Ilana (Ilana Glazer) decide to unplug and spend a day in the park, where they get involved with a wedding for dogs, in-line skating and a medical emergency.

10 P.M. (<hl> Bravo <hl>) BEST NEW RESTAURANT This week’s theme, Battle of the Burger, pits Porter Ale House Gastropub of Austin, Tex., against Tongue & Cheek of Miami. 10 P.M. (Comedy Central) WORKAHOLICS The guys stage an office-wide ditch day after agreeing to hand off a mysterious package for Karl (Karl Newacheck). On “Broad City,” at 10:30, after realizing that they spend too much time with electronics, Abbi (Abbi Jacobson) and Ilana (Ilana Glazer) decide to unplug and spend a day in the park, where they get involved with a wedding for dogs, in-line skating and a medical emergency.

10 P.M. ( <hl> Bravo <hl> ) BEST NEW RESTAURANT This week’s theme, Battle of the Burger, pits Porter Ale House Gastropub of Austin, Tex., against Tongue & Cheek of Miami.


Question: What fraction of vegetables 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: 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: To what country was Yevgeny Adamov sent to stand trial?

Switzerland has extradited some people wanted for financial fraud by countries like Russia, despite criticism from human rights groups concerned that they would not receive a fair trial in their homeland. At the request of the United States, Switzerland arrested Yevgeny Adamov, the former head of the Russian atomic energy ministry, in 2005. But after a long tussle between Washington and Moscow, which then also sought his extradition on embezzlement charges, Switzerland sent Mr. Adamov back to Russia to stand trial, rather than to the United States.

Answer: Russia

<hl> Switzerland has extradited some people wanted for financial fraud by countries like Russia , despite criticism from human rights groups concerned that they would not receive a fair trial in their homeland. <hl> At the request of the United States, Switzerland arrested Yevgeny Adamov, the former head of the Russian atomic energy ministry, in 2005. But after a long tussle between Washington and Moscow, which then also sought his extradition on embezzlement charges, Switzerland sent Mr. Adamov back to Russia to stand trial, rather than to the United States.

Switzerland has extradited some people wanted for financial fraud by countries like <hl> Russia <hl>, despite criticism from human rights groups concerned that they would not receive a fair trial in their homeland. At the request of the United States, Switzerland arrested Yevgeny Adamov, the former head of the Russian atomic energy ministry, in 2005. But after a long tussle between Washington and Moscow, which then also sought his extradition on embezzlement charges, Switzerland sent Mr. Adamov back to Russia to stand trial, rather than to the United States.

Switzerland has extradited some people wanted for financial fraud by countries like <hl> Russia <hl> , despite criticism from human rights groups concerned that they would not receive a fair trial in their homeland.


Question: How many entry-level employees does GM employ compared to Fiat Chrysler?

If the union leaders approve, the deal would next be voted on by G.M.’s U.A.W. members. In a statement, the union president, Dennis Williams, praised the accord, saying, “We believe that this agreement will present stable long-term significant wage gains and job security commitments to U.A.W. members now and in the future.” No details were disclosed, but in its statement the union suggested that the tentative agreement used the wage-progression formula agreed to in the Fiat Chrysler contract that was ratified last week. In that agreement, entry-level workers eventually reach pay parity with more senior counterparts. But the wage-tier issue is not as prominent at G.M. because the carmaker employs less than half the number of entry-level employees that Fiat Chrysler does.

Answer: less than half

If the union leaders approve, the deal would next be voted on by G.M.’s U.A.W. members. In a statement, the union president, Dennis Williams, praised the accord, saying, “We believe that this agreement will present stable long-term significant wage gains and job security commitments to U.A.W. members now and in the future.” No details were disclosed, but in its statement the union suggested that the tentative agreement used the wage-progression formula agreed to in the Fiat Chrysler contract that was ratified last week. In that agreement, entry-level workers eventually reach pay parity with more senior counterparts. <hl> But the wage-tier issue is not as prominent at G.M. because the carmaker employs less than half the number of entry-level employees that Fiat Chrysler does. <hl>

If the union leaders approve, the deal would next be voted on by G.M.’s U.A.W. members. In a statement, the union president, Dennis Williams, praised the accord, saying, “We believe that this agreement will present stable long-term significant wage gains and job security commitments to U.A.W. members now and in the future.” No details were disclosed, but in its statement the union suggested that the tentative agreement used the wage-progression formula agreed to in the Fiat Chrysler contract that was ratified last week. In that agreement, entry-level workers eventually reach pay parity with more senior counterparts. But the wage-tier issue is not as prominent at G.M. because the carmaker employs <hl> less than half <hl> the number of entry-level employees that Fiat Chrysler does.


Question: What division are the Mets in?

Almost five years later, there is a different aura surrounding the Mets, who are guaranteed to enter September in first place after a 9-4 win Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. The victory, combined with a loss by the Washington Nationals, gave the Mets a six-and-a-half-game lead in the National League East. During their current six-game winning streak, they have scored 64 runs.

Answer: National League East

Almost five years later, there is a different aura surrounding the Mets, who are guaranteed to enter September in first place after a 9-4 win Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. <hl> The victory, combined with a loss by the Washington Nationals, gave the Mets a six-and-a-half-game lead in the National League East . <hl> During their current six-game winning streak, they have scored 64 runs.

Almost five years later, there is a different aura surrounding the Mets, who are guaranteed to enter September in first place after a 9-4 win Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. The victory, combined with a loss by the Washington Nationals, gave the Mets a six-and-a-half-game lead in the <hl> National League East <hl>. During their current six-game winning streak, they have scored 64 runs.

The victory, combined with a loss by the Washington Nationals, gave the Mets a six-and-a-half-game lead in the <hl> National League East <hl> .


Question: when did Mr. Menendez last run?

Judge Walls rejected each of those arguments. He said there was no indication that the grand jury had been handled improperly, and concluded that political contributions can be considered “things of value to influence official acts.” “The Constitution does not protect an attempt to influence a public official’s acts through improper means, such as the bribery scheme that has been alleged in this case,” he wrote in his decision. Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, was indicted in April on charges that he accepted personal gifts, including private plane trips and luxury accommodations in the Dominican Republic, from Dr. Melgen, and lobbied in return for Dr. Melgen’s interests in Washington. A wealthy Florida eye surgeon, Dr. Melgen was a major contributor to Mr. Menendez’s political campaigns, and to a “super PAC” supporting his last re-election bid in 2012.

Answer: 2012

Judge Walls rejected each of those arguments. He said there was no indication that the grand jury had been handled improperly, and concluded that political contributions can be considered “things of value to influence official acts.” “The Constitution does not protect an attempt to influence a public official’s acts through improper means, such as the bribery scheme that has been alleged in this case,” he wrote in his decision. Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, was indicted in April on charges that he accepted personal gifts, including private plane trips and luxury accommodations in the Dominican Republic, from Dr. Melgen, and lobbied in return for Dr. Melgen’s interests in Washington. <hl> A wealthy Florida eye surgeon, Dr. Melgen was a major contributor to Mr. Menendez’s political campaigns, and to a “super PAC” supporting his last re-election bid in 2012 . <hl>

Judge Walls rejected each of those arguments. He said there was no indication that the grand jury had been handled improperly, and concluded that political contributions can be considered “things of value to influence official acts.” “The Constitution does not protect an attempt to influence a public official’s acts through improper means, such as the bribery scheme that has been alleged in this case,” he wrote in his decision. Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, was indicted in April on charges that he accepted personal gifts, including private plane trips and luxury accommodations in the Dominican Republic, from Dr. Melgen, and lobbied in return for Dr. Melgen’s interests in Washington. A wealthy Florida eye surgeon, Dr. Melgen was a major contributor to Mr. Menendez’s political campaigns, and to a “super PAC” supporting his last re-election bid in <hl> 2012 <hl>.

A wealthy Florida eye surgeon, Dr. Melgen was a major contributor to Mr. Menendez’s political campaigns, and to a “super PAC” supporting his last re-election bid in <hl> 2012 <hl> .


Question: Which actor wears a man-bun in Joe Swanberg's new movie, "Digging for Fire"?

“Digging for Fire,” Joe Swanberg’s new feature is, like many of his previous movies, a case study in heterosexual ethics. Its scope is narrow and, the title notwithstanding, it plumbs no great depths. But like Mr. Swanberg’s “Drinking Buddies” and “Happy Christmas,” the film has an appealing honesty and an enjoyably low-key comic style. The opening titles promise a big ensemble, and a good deal of suspense comes from wondering just when some of those intriguing names will show up. It would almost be a spoiler to tell you when and in what capacity they do, but it’s fun to anticipate the arrival of Melanie Lynskey, Sam Elliott, Brie Larson, Chris Messina (who gets naked) and Anna Kendrick (who almost does). Orlando Bloom appears at almost the precise moment you’ve forgotten he was supposed to, wearing a man-bun and an air of rugged weariness.

Answer: Orlando Bloom

“Digging for Fire,” Joe Swanberg’s new feature is, like many of his previous movies, a case study in heterosexual ethics. Its scope is narrow and, the title notwithstanding, it plumbs no great depths. But like Mr. Swanberg’s “Drinking Buddies” and “Happy Christmas,” the film has an appealing honesty and an enjoyably low-key comic style. The opening titles promise a big ensemble, and a good deal of suspense comes from wondering just when some of those intriguing names will show up. It would almost be a spoiler to tell you when and in what capacity they do, but it’s fun to anticipate the arrival of Melanie Lynskey, Sam Elliott, Brie Larson, Chris Messina (who gets naked) and Anna Kendrick (who almost does). <hl> Orlando Bloom appears at almost the precise moment you’ve forgotten he was supposed to, wearing a man-bun and an air of rugged weariness. <hl>

“Digging for Fire,” Joe Swanberg’s new feature is, like many of his previous movies, a case study in heterosexual ethics. Its scope is narrow and, the title notwithstanding, it plumbs no great depths. But like Mr. Swanberg’s “Drinking Buddies” and “Happy Christmas,” the film has an appealing honesty and an enjoyably low-key comic style. The opening titles promise a big ensemble, and a good deal of suspense comes from wondering just when some of those intriguing names will show up. It would almost be a spoiler to tell you when and in what capacity they do, but it’s fun to anticipate the arrival of Melanie Lynskey, Sam Elliott, Brie Larson, Chris Messina (who gets naked) and Anna Kendrick (who almost does). <hl> Orlando Bloom <hl> appears at almost the precise moment you’ve forgotten he was supposed to, wearing a man-bun and an air of rugged weariness.


Question: How much was spent on utilities?

He has not recouped his initial investments, including about $350,000 for structures that accommodate as many as 80 guests, and $6,000 for solar heaters and water filtration and biogas-capture systems. The expense “almost killed my company,” he said with a laugh, referring to his motorcycle touring business.

Answer: $6,000

<hl> He has not recouped his initial investments, including about $350,000 for structures that accommodate as many as 80 guests, and $6,000 for solar heaters and water filtration and biogas-capture systems. <hl> The expense “almost killed my company,” he said with a laugh, referring to his motorcycle touring business.

He has not recouped his initial investments, including about $350,000 for structures that accommodate as many as 80 guests, and <hl> $6,000 <hl> for solar heaters and water filtration and biogas-capture systems. The expense “almost killed my company,” he said with a laugh, referring to his motorcycle touring business.


Question: When was it made law?

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

Answer: 2013

<hl> The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in 2013 , was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. <hl> About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in <hl> 2013 <hl>, was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire. About 455,000 parents, mostly mothers, now receive the payments. But critics, who derisively referred to the program as the “stove bonus,” argued that it sent women the wrong signal by rewarding them for staying at home. Many educators also worried that the monthly payments of 150 euros, or $163, were most attractive to poorer, often immigrant, families whose children benefit most from early childhood education.

The benefit, which was a touchstone issue even before it was made law in <hl> 2013 <hl> , was envisioned as a way to encourage parents to remain home and raise their children, ages 15 months to 36 months, once maternity leave benefits expire.


Question: what unusual duet is sometimes featured in his pieces?

Some of those elements are evident in his Piano Concerto (1938), a vast and sometimes unwieldy piece whose slow movement features an unusual duet between harp and piano and whose virtuosic whirlwinds, acerbic chords and gentle pentatonic, folklorish melodies were deftly and energetically rendered by the pianist Jorge Federico Osorio on Saturday evening, with Mr. Botstein conducting the American Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Chávez’s catalog includes six symphonies. The second, the Sinfonía India, uses native Yaqui instruments and North Mexican melodies and is one of Mr. Chávez’s best-known pieces; it led Copland and other prominent American supporters to identify Mr. Chávez as a quintessentially “Mexican composer.”

Answer: harp and piano

<hl> Some of those elements are evident in his Piano Concerto (1938), a vast and sometimes unwieldy piece whose slow movement features an unusual duet between harp and piano and whose virtuosic whirlwinds, acerbic chords and gentle pentatonic, folklorish melodies were deftly and energetically rendered by the pianist Jorge Federico Osorio on Saturday evening, with Mr. Botstein conducting the American Symphony Orchestra. <hl> Mr. Chávez’s catalog includes six symphonies. The second, the Sinfonía India, uses native Yaqui instruments and North Mexican melodies and is one of Mr. Chávez’s best-known pieces; it led Copland and other prominent American supporters to identify Mr. Chávez as a quintessentially “Mexican composer.”

Some of those elements are evident in his Piano Concerto (1938), a vast and sometimes unwieldy piece whose slow movement features an unusual duet between <hl> harp and piano <hl> and whose virtuosic whirlwinds, acerbic chords and gentle pentatonic, folklorish melodies were deftly and energetically rendered by the pianist Jorge Federico Osorio on Saturday evening, with Mr. Botstein conducting the American Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Chávez’s catalog includes six symphonies. The second, the Sinfonía India, uses native Yaqui instruments and North Mexican melodies and is one of Mr. Chávez’s best-known pieces; it led Copland and other prominent American supporters to identify Mr. Chávez as a quintessentially “Mexican composer.”


Question: What is more influential to him?

AS AN INSPIRATION CHEUNG His tonal language doesn’t have much of a relationship with what I do, whereas his approach to time is much more influential for me. You can have stretches of his music that are just dealing with the duration of natural resonances of instruments — attacks and decays — so you have this music that feels like breathing. It’s unpredictable, but very natural.

Answer: his approach to time

<hl> AS AN INSPIRATION CHEUNG His tonal language doesn’t have much of a relationship with what I do, whereas his approach to time is much more influential for me. <hl> You can have stretches of his music that are just dealing with the duration of natural resonances of instruments — attacks and decays — so you have this music that feels like breathing. It’s unpredictable, but very natural.

AS AN INSPIRATION CHEUNG His tonal language doesn’t have much of a relationship with what I do, whereas <hl> his approach to time <hl> is much more influential for me. You can have stretches of his music that are just dealing with the duration of natural resonances of instruments — attacks and decays — so you have this music that feels like breathing. It’s unpredictable, but very natural.


Question: How many books did Kathleen Parthé write about the village prose?

Kathleen Parthé, the director of Russian studies at the University of Rochester and the author of two books that address village prose, said of Mr. Rasputin in an email, “Like many of Russia’s best-known writers, he was always slightly out of step with the times — too bold in the 1960s and 1970s with his nostalgia for the radiant village past, too critical of the Soviet destruction of the environment around his beloved Lake Baikal, too disdainful of Western-style democracy, too bitter about those he said had brought a millennium-old civilization to an end in 1917.” She added, “As a writer he may have been a spent force, but as a cultural icon who helped legitimize the latest version of Russian authoritarianism,” he was receiving “a very grand send-off.”

Answer: two

<hl> Kathleen Parthé, the director of Russian studies at the University of Rochester and the author of two books that address village prose, said of Mr. Rasputin in an email, “Like many of Russia’s best-known writers, he was always slightly out of step with the times — too bold in the 1960s and 1970s with his nostalgia for the radiant village past, too critical of the Soviet destruction of the environment around his beloved Lake Baikal, too disdainful of Western-style democracy, too bitter about those he said had brought a millennium-old civilization to an end in 1917.” <hl> She added, “As a writer he may have been a spent force, but as a cultural icon who helped legitimize the latest version of Russian authoritarianism,” he was receiving “a very grand send-off.”

Kathleen Parthé, the director of Russian studies at the University of Rochester and the author of <hl> two <hl> books that address village prose, said of Mr. Rasputin in an email, “Like many of Russia’s best-known writers, he was always slightly out of step with the times — too bold in the 1960s and 1970s with his nostalgia for the radiant village past, too critical of the Soviet destruction of the environment around his beloved Lake Baikal, too disdainful of Western-style democracy, too bitter about those he said had brought a millennium-old civilization to an end in 1917.” She added, “As a writer he may have been a spent force, but as a cultural icon who helped legitimize the latest version of Russian authoritarianism,” he was receiving “a very grand send-off.”


Question: How has the Renzi-Berlosconi pact been affected recently?

Even worse for the aging tycoon, many of his own members of Parliament supported the new president. They are frustrated because Mr. Berlusconi is more interested in sorting out his own legal and business problems than providing a dynamic vision to take the center-right back into power. There is one potential blemish on Mr. Renzi’s victory. He still needs Mr. Berlusconi to push through legislation, especially to finalize the Senate reform. If the pact between the two men is irreparably damaged, the prime minister could yet rue his Machiavellian maneuvers.

Answer: irreparably damaged

Even worse for the aging tycoon, many of his own members of Parliament supported the new president. They are frustrated because Mr. Berlusconi is more interested in sorting out his own legal and business problems than providing a dynamic vision to take the center-right back into power. There is one potential blemish on Mr. Renzi’s victory. He still needs Mr. Berlusconi to push through legislation, especially to finalize the Senate reform. <hl> If the pact between the two men is irreparably damaged , the prime minister could yet rue his Machiavellian maneuvers. <hl>

Even worse for the aging tycoon, many of his own members of Parliament supported the new president. They are frustrated because Mr. Berlusconi is more interested in sorting out his own legal and business problems than providing a dynamic vision to take the center-right back into power. There is one potential blemish on Mr. Renzi’s victory. He still needs Mr. Berlusconi to push through legislation, especially to finalize the Senate reform. If the pact between the two men is <hl> irreparably damaged <hl>, the prime minister could yet rue his Machiavellian maneuvers.

If the pact between the two men is <hl> irreparably damaged <hl> , the prime minister could yet rue his Machiavellian maneuvers.


Question: What happens if one borrower cannot pay?

Co-buyers should be aware that the mortgage underwriter will base their eligibility on the lower of their credit scores, just as with married couples jointly applying for a loan. They should carefully consider the stability of each other’s income, and how long one buyer could cover the mortgage if the other fell short. Mr. Venable noted that if one buyer loses a job and cannot pay, resulting in a delinquency or default, both buyers’ credit would suffer. (The same principles apply if more than two friends are buying together.) Mr. Venable also recommends planning upfront for how home repairs, insurance and other expenses would be managed in a detailed co-ownership agreement.

Answer: loses a job and cannot pay, resulting in a delinquency or default, both buyers’ credit would suffer

Co-buyers should be aware that the mortgage underwriter will base their eligibility on the lower of their credit scores, just as with married couples jointly applying for a loan. They should carefully consider the stability of each other’s income, and how long one buyer could cover the mortgage if the other fell short. <hl> Mr. Venable noted that if one buyer loses a job and cannot pay, resulting in a delinquency or default, both buyers’ credit would suffer . <hl> (The same principles apply if more than two friends are buying together.) Mr. Venable also recommends planning upfront for how home repairs, insurance and other expenses would be managed in a detailed co-ownership agreement.

Co-buyers should be aware that the mortgage underwriter will base their eligibility on the lower of their credit scores, just as with married couples jointly applying for a loan. They should carefully consider the stability of each other’s income, and how long one buyer could cover the mortgage if the other fell short. Mr. Venable noted that if one buyer <hl> loses a job and cannot pay, resulting in a delinquency or default, both buyers’ credit would suffer <hl>. (The same principles apply if more than two friends are buying together.) Mr. Venable also recommends planning upfront for how home repairs, insurance and other expenses would be managed in a detailed co-ownership agreement.

Mr. Venable noted that if one buyer <hl> loses a job and cannot pay, resulting in a delinquency or default, both buyers’ credit would suffer <hl> .


Question: How many Tony Awards has Mr. Rylance won?

Mr. Rylance, who has won three Tony Awards, has done relatively little film or television work and isn’t well-known to a broader audience. (That might change after “Wolf Hall” and two current film projects with Steven Spielberg — “The BFG” and “Bridge of Spies.”) But Mr. Callender and his fellow producers weren’t deterred. “Most actors can do one or two things at the same time; great actors can do several things at the same time; Mark Rylance can do hundreds of things at the same time,” he said. “He has one of those faces that can tell a thousand stories.” So sure was Mr. Callender that Mr. Rylance was the right choice that he persuaded the BBC to wait a year while the actor performed in repertory productions of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III” that played in the West End and on Broadway.

Answer: three

<hl> Mr. Rylance, who has won three Tony Awards, has done relatively little film or television work and isn’t well-known to a broader audience. <hl> (That might change after “Wolf Hall” and two current film projects with Steven Spielberg — “The BFG” and “Bridge of Spies.”) But Mr. Callender and his fellow producers weren’t deterred. “Most actors can do one or two things at the same time; great actors can do several things at the same time; Mark Rylance can do hundreds of things at the same time,” he said. “He has one of those faces that can tell a thousand stories.” So sure was Mr. Callender that Mr. Rylance was the right choice that he persuaded the BBC to wait a year while the actor performed in repertory productions of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III” that played in the West End and on Broadway.

Mr. Rylance, who has won <hl> three <hl> Tony Awards, has done relatively little film or television work and isn’t well-known to a broader audience. (That might change after “Wolf Hall” and two current film projects with Steven Spielberg — “The BFG” and “Bridge of Spies.”) But Mr. Callender and his fellow producers weren’t deterred. “Most actors can do one or two things at the same time; great actors can do several things at the same time; Mark Rylance can do hundreds of things at the same time,” he said. “He has one of those faces that can tell a thousand stories.” So sure was Mr. Callender that Mr. Rylance was the right choice that he persuaded the BBC to wait a year while the actor performed in repertory productions of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III” that played in the West End and on Broadway.


Question: Which Ohio team played in the college championship game?

James does know about a young Ohio team whose players stuck together through adversity and played with grit and guts. Not his Cavaliers, mind you, but the Ohio State Buckeyes. Between Monday’s practice and Tuesday’s game, James traveled to and from Texas in a private jet to attend the College Football Playoff championship game. “I’m a big supporter of the university,” James said. “What that school does for the state of Ohio you would only understand if you’re from the state of Ohio.” But you do not have to be from that state to understand that the Cavaliers, at least for the moment, are something of a mess.

Answer: Ohio State Buckeyes

James does know about a young Ohio team whose players stuck together through adversity and played with grit and guts. <hl> Not his Cavaliers, mind you, but the Ohio State Buckeyes . <hl> Between Monday’s practice and Tuesday’s game, James traveled to and from Texas in a private jet to attend the College Football Playoff championship game. “I’m a big supporter of the university,” James said. “What that school does for the state of Ohio you would only understand if you’re from the state of Ohio.” But you do not have to be from that state to understand that the Cavaliers, at least for the moment, are something of a mess.

James does know about a young Ohio team whose players stuck together through adversity and played with grit and guts. Not his Cavaliers, mind you, but the <hl> Ohio State Buckeyes <hl>. Between Monday’s practice and Tuesday’s game, James traveled to and from Texas in a private jet to attend the College Football Playoff championship game. “I’m a big supporter of the university,” James said. “What that school does for the state of Ohio you would only understand if you’re from the state of Ohio.” But you do not have to be from that state to understand that the Cavaliers, at least for the moment, are something of a mess.

Not his Cavaliers, mind you, but the <hl> Ohio State Buckeyes <hl> .


Question: On which team does Colin Kaepernick play?

Buffalo has also received solid production from guard Richie Incognito and wide receiver Percy Harvin. Those two talented players had seen their public image tarnished over the last few seasons, but they appear to have found a home with Coach Rex Ryan and are playing a big part in the team’s success. The Giants may have the more impressive trophy case, but for right now the Bills are New York’s best (and, technically, only) team. PICK: BILLS Packers (3-0) at 49ers (1-2) 4.25 p.m. Line: Packers by 9 ½ Colin Kaepernick has always enjoyed playing the Packers. He may have grown up rooting for the team, but he has shown it no mercy, beating it once in the regular season and twice in the playoffs. He has done it with his arm (412 passing yards and three touchdowns in the 2013 season opener) and with his legs (a record 181 yards rushing in a 2012 playoff win).

Answer: 49ers

Buffalo has also received solid production from guard Richie Incognito and wide receiver Percy Harvin. Those two talented players had seen their public image tarnished over the last few seasons, but they appear to have found a home with Coach Rex Ryan and are playing a big part in the team’s success. The Giants may have the more impressive trophy case, but for right now the Bills are New York’s best (and, technically, only) team. <hl> PICK: BILLS Packers (3-0) at 49ers (1-2) 4.25 p.m. <hl> Line: Packers by 9 ½ Colin Kaepernick has always enjoyed playing the Packers. He may have grown up rooting for the team, but he has shown it no mercy, beating it once in the regular season and twice in the playoffs. He has done it with his arm (412 passing yards and three touchdowns in the 2013 season opener) and with his legs (a record 181 yards rushing in a 2012 playoff win).

Buffalo has also received solid production from guard Richie Incognito and wide receiver Percy Harvin. Those two talented players had seen their public image tarnished over the last few seasons, but they appear to have found a home with Coach Rex Ryan and are playing a big part in the team’s success. The Giants may have the more impressive trophy case, but for right now the Bills are New York’s best (and, technically, only) team. PICK: BILLS Packers (3-0) at <hl> 49ers <hl> (1-2) 4.25 p.m. Line: Packers by 9 ½ Colin Kaepernick has always enjoyed playing the Packers. He may have grown up rooting for the team, but he has shown it no mercy, beating it once in the regular season and twice in the playoffs. He has done it with his arm (412 passing yards and three touchdowns in the 2013 season opener) and with his legs (a record 181 yards rushing in a 2012 playoff win).


Question: What has happened in Boeing's defense?

In Boeing’s defense, an army has massed. The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid. Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston, flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide. But the so-called fly-in, from hotel reservations to meeting schedules, was arranged by professionals.

Answer: an army has massed

<hl> In Boeing’s defense, an army has massed . <hl> The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid. Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston, flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide. But the so-called fly-in, from hotel reservations to meeting schedules, was arranged by professionals.

In Boeing’s defense, <hl> an army has massed <hl>. The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid. Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston, flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide. But the so-called fly-in, from hotel reservations to meeting schedules, was arranged by professionals.

In Boeing’s defense, <hl> an army has massed <hl> .


Question: What is one of the clauses in Simmons contract?

But do not expect Simmons to say anything, at least about his departure, until he and ESPN are legally done with each other. Talent contracts like Simmons’s typically contain nondisparagement clauses, so if Simmons strikes out angrily before negotiating his exit — if, say, he verbally slapped Skipper or ESPN — he would forfeit about a third of his estimated $5 million salary, based on just over four months left on his contract.

Answer: nondisparagement

But do not expect Simmons to say anything, at least about his departure, until he and ESPN are legally done with each other. <hl> Talent contracts like Simmons’s typically contain nondisparagement clauses, so if Simmons strikes out angrily before negotiating his exit — if, say, he verbally slapped Skipper or ESPN — he would forfeit about a third of his estimated $5 million salary, based on just over four months left on his contract. <hl>

But do not expect Simmons to say anything, at least about his departure, until he and ESPN are legally done with each other. Talent contracts like Simmons’s typically contain <hl> nondisparagement <hl> clauses, so if Simmons strikes out angrily before negotiating his exit — if, say, he verbally slapped Skipper or ESPN — he would forfeit about a third of his estimated $5 million salary, based on just over four months left on his contract.


Question: Who's childhood villages became fodder for one of his most famous works?

But Khrushchev’s agricultural and industrial policies were also a death knell for traditional village life. The fate of Mr. Rasputin’s childhood villages became fodder for one of his most famous works, the 1976 novel “Farewell to Matyora.” The novel is about an island village on the Angara River that is about to be subsumed in the 1960s by construction of the Bratsk hydroelectric plant, and the elderly residents who try to resist resettlement and cannot adapt to city life. After a vivid description of the beginning of spring in the opening chapter, Mr. Rasputin — an ardent environmentalist who fought to protect Lake Baikal, the world’s largest freshwater lake — continues, “Everything was in place, but everything was wrong.”

Answer: Mr. Rasputin

The fate of Mr. Rasputin ’s

But Khrushchev’s agricultural and industrial policies were also a death knell for traditional village life. <hl> The fate of Mr. Rasputin ’s <hl> childhood villages became fodder for one of his most famous works, the 1976 novel “Farewell to Matyora.” The novel is about an island village on the Angara River that is about to be subsumed in the 1960s by construction of the Bratsk hydroelectric plant, and the elderly residents who try to resist resettlement and cannot adapt to city life. After a vivid description of the beginning of spring in the opening chapter, Mr. Rasputin — an ardent environmentalist who fought to protect Lake Baikal, the world’s largest freshwater lake — continues, “Everything was in place, but everything was wrong.”

But Khrushchev’s agricultural and industrial policies were also a death knell for traditional village life. The fate of <hl> Mr. Rasputin <hl>’s childhood villages became fodder for one of his most famous works, the 1976 novel “Farewell to Matyora.” The novel is about an island village on the Angara River that is about to be subsumed in the 1960s by construction of the Bratsk hydroelectric plant, and the elderly residents who try to resist resettlement and cannot adapt to city life. After a vivid description of the beginning of spring in the opening chapter, Mr. Rasputin — an ardent environmentalist who fought to protect Lake Baikal, the world’s largest freshwater lake — continues, “Everything was in place, but everything was wrong.”


Question: Where did Mr. Emmerich grow up?

Mr. Emmerich shot “Stonewall” over 42 days in Montreal, on a $17 million budget, he said. He was initially inspired by a friend who told him about his upbringing in Kansas. Then he read about homeless young people being involved in the riots. He brainstormed the fictional approach of a rural teenager taken in and being taught how to survive in New York. Asked if he would have done anything differently, given the backlash, Mr. Emmerich emphatically replied: “No. No.” He noted that he had shown the film to two veterans of the Stonewall riots, Martin Boyce and Williamson L. Henderson, “to make it as accurate as possible.”

Answer: Kansas

Mr. Emmerich shot “Stonewall” over 42 days in Montreal, on a $17 million budget, he said. <hl> He was initially inspired by a friend who told him about his upbringing in Kansas . <hl> Then he read about homeless young people being involved in the riots. He brainstormed the fictional approach of a rural teenager taken in and being taught how to survive in New York. Asked if he would have done anything differently, given the backlash, Mr. Emmerich emphatically replied: “No. No.” He noted that he had shown the film to two veterans of the Stonewall riots, Martin Boyce and Williamson L. Henderson, “to make it as accurate as possible.”

Mr. Emmerich shot “Stonewall” over 42 days in Montreal, on a $17 million budget, he said. He was initially inspired by a friend who told him about his upbringing in <hl> Kansas <hl>. Then he read about homeless young people being involved in the riots. He brainstormed the fictional approach of a rural teenager taken in and being taught how to survive in New York. Asked if he would have done anything differently, given the backlash, Mr. Emmerich emphatically replied: “No. No.” He noted that he had shown the film to two veterans of the Stonewall riots, Martin Boyce and Williamson L. Henderson, “to make it as accurate as possible.”

He was initially inspired by a friend who told him about his upbringing in <hl> Kansas <hl> .


Question: What should be done next time it happens?

But this is common behavior and awfully human. Criticizing others can trick us into feeling better about ourselves (for 35 seconds). My guess is that your pal is in emotional pain, and you probably have a better idea why than we do. None of this is your problem, Hailey. But isn’t it worth taking a crack at helping your longtime bestie? The next time she starts Judge Judy-ing, stop her. Say, “Take a breath.” Make her inhale and exhale. Then say (gently), “Is Heather’s boyfriend really bothering you this much, or is something else making you feel bad?” Then listen. She may surprise you and discuss her true feelings, or she may get defensive. Even if she engages, you will probably have to remind her about this pattern a few times. But only when we learn compassion for ourselves (especially the ugly bits) do we have any hope of feeling better. Maybe you can help. Otherwise, time to move. I am 83 and dating a lovely 85-year-old man I met six months ago through his personal ad in The New York Review of Books. We really like each other. But we disagree about money. I am used to being treated on dates. He believes that men and women are equal, and we should pay our own way. (I believe that I should, and do, provide some meals.) How should I proceed? CLAIRE, MANHATTAN Two successful and intelligent women — half your age — agreed, in front of me, recently: “If a guy doesn’t pay for the first date, I would never go on a second.” They reported wanting an “alpha male.” (I was shocked!) But I like my independence and equal status. I would rather pay my own way if I were a woman. Who wants to be a “beta”?

Answer: Take a breath.” Make her inhale and exhale.

But this is common behavior and awfully human. Criticizing others can trick us into feeling better about ourselves (for 35 seconds). My guess is that your pal is in emotional pain, and you probably have a better idea why than we do. None of this is your problem, Hailey. But isn’t it worth taking a crack at helping your longtime bestie? The next time she starts Judge Judy-ing, stop her. <hl> Say, “ Take a breath.” Make her inhale and exhale. Then say (gently), “Is Heather’s boyfriend really bothering you this much, or is something else making you feel bad?” <hl> Then listen. She may surprise you and discuss her true feelings, or she may get defensive. Even if she engages, you will probably have to remind her about this pattern a few times. But only when we learn compassion for ourselves (especially the ugly bits) do we have any hope of feeling better. Maybe you can help. Otherwise, time to move. I am 83 and dating a lovely 85-year-old man I met six months ago through his personal ad in The New York Review of Books. We really like each other. But we disagree about money. I am used to being treated on dates. He believes that men and women are equal, and we should pay our own way. (I believe that I should, and do, provide some meals.) How should I proceed? CLAIRE, MANHATTAN Two successful and intelligent women — half your age — agreed, in front of me, recently: “If a guy doesn’t pay for the first date, I would never go on a second.” They reported wanting an “alpha male.” (I was shocked!) But I like my independence and equal status. I would rather pay my own way if I were a woman. Who wants to be a “beta”?

But this is common behavior and awfully human. Criticizing others can trick us into feeling better about ourselves (for 35 seconds). My guess is that your pal is in emotional pain, and you probably have a better idea why than we do. None of this is your problem, Hailey. But isn’t it worth taking a crack at helping your longtime bestie? The next time she starts Judge Judy-ing, stop her. Say, “<hl> Take a breath.” Make her inhale and exhale. <hl> Then say (gently), “Is Heather’s boyfriend really bothering you this much, or is something else making you feel bad?” Then listen. She may surprise you and discuss her true feelings, or she may get defensive. Even if she engages, you will probably have to remind her about this pattern a few times. But only when we learn compassion for ourselves (especially the ugly bits) do we have any hope of feeling better. Maybe you can help. Otherwise, time to move. I am 83 and dating a lovely 85-year-old man I met six months ago through his personal ad in The New York Review of Books. We really like each other. But we disagree about money. I am used to being treated on dates. He believes that men and women are equal, and we should pay our own way. (I believe that I should, and do, provide some meals.) How should I proceed? CLAIRE, MANHATTAN Two successful and intelligent women — half your age — agreed, in front of me, recently: “If a guy doesn’t pay for the first date, I would never go on a second.” They reported wanting an “alpha male.” (I was shocked!) But I like my independence and equal status. I would rather pay my own way if I were a woman. Who wants to be a “beta”?

Say, “ <hl> Take a breath.” Make her inhale and exhale. <hl> Then say (gently), “Is Heather’s boyfriend really bothering you this much, or is something else making you feel bad?”


Question: What building recently reopened as the American embassy?

In June, Cardinal Ortega incensed members of the opposition when he suggested in a radio interview that he had no knowledge of political prisoners in Cuba. A month later, he became the focus of an awkward standoff after he refused to accept a list of political prisoners presented to him by two dissidents during a reception at the United States Interests Section (the building soon reopened this summer as the American embassy when diplomatic relations with Cuba were restored). The dissidents loudly began to berate the cardinal, who threatened to call security. “The line that you have to walk to have a voice in calling out injustices that the government commits, and on the other side mediating and looking for space for dialogue, that line is a tightrope, very difficult to walk,” said Carlos Saladrigas, a Cuban businessman who grew up in Miami and has close ties to the church.

Answer: the United States Interests Section

In June, Cardinal Ortega incensed members of the opposition when he suggested in a radio interview that he had no knowledge of political prisoners in Cuba. <hl> A month later, he became the focus of an awkward standoff after he refused to accept a list of political prisoners presented to him by two dissidents during a reception at the United States Interests Section (the building soon reopened this summer as the American embassy when diplomatic relations with Cuba were restored). <hl> The dissidents loudly began to berate the cardinal, who threatened to call security. “The line that you have to walk to have a voice in calling out injustices that the government commits, and on the other side mediating and looking for space for dialogue, that line is a tightrope, very difficult to walk,” said Carlos Saladrigas, a Cuban businessman who grew up in Miami and has close ties to the church.

In June, Cardinal Ortega incensed members of the opposition when he suggested in a radio interview that he had no knowledge of political prisoners in Cuba. A month later, he became the focus of an awkward standoff after he refused to accept a list of political prisoners presented to him by two dissidents during a reception at <hl> the United States Interests Section <hl> (the building soon reopened this summer as the American embassy when diplomatic relations with Cuba were restored). The dissidents loudly began to berate the cardinal, who threatened to call security. “The line that you have to walk to have a voice in calling out injustices that the government commits, and on the other side mediating and looking for space for dialogue, that line is a tightrope, very difficult to walk,” said Carlos Saladrigas, a Cuban businessman who grew up in Miami and has close ties to the church.


Question: Where did a terrorist attack occur on Dec. 2?

The remarks bore little resemblance to Mrs. Clinton’s previous dismissals of Mr. Trump. She had portrayed him as a reality television sideshow who voiced more extreme beliefs that, she contended, his more serious Republican rivals shared. But since Mr. Trump’s response to the Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., Mrs. Clinton and her campaign, confounded by his continued strength in the polls, have had to rethink how they handle Mr. Trump and what his candidacy, and the anger in the electorate that has fueled it, means for her chances in 2016. Some of her own voters are giving her reason to. Bennie Stickley, a 75-year-old in Gilbertville, Iowa, who retired from a John Deere factory, said he was supporting Mrs. Clinton but agrees with Mr. Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims. “I’m for him on that,” he said. “We shouldn’t be letting those people into the country,” he added. “She’s as amazed as everyone else is” by his staying power, said Edward G. Rendell, a former governor of Pennsylvania, who recently spoke to Mrs. Clinton about Mr. Trump. That befuddlement played out in the 24 hours after Mr. Trump released his proposal on Monday. The Clinton campaign, caught off guard, seemed to grapple publicly with how to respond.

Answer: San Bernardino, Calif.

The remarks bore little resemblance to Mrs. Clinton’s previous dismissals of Mr. Trump. She had portrayed him as a reality television sideshow who voiced more extreme beliefs that, she contended, his more serious Republican rivals shared. <hl> But since Mr. Trump’s response to the Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif. , Mrs. Clinton and her campaign, confounded by his continued strength in the polls, have had to rethink how they handle Mr. Trump and what his candidacy, and the anger in the electorate that has fueled it, means for her chances in 2016. <hl> Some of her own voters are giving her reason to. Bennie Stickley, a 75-year-old in Gilbertville, Iowa, who retired from a John Deere factory, said he was supporting Mrs. Clinton but agrees with Mr. Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims. “I’m for him on that,” he said. “We shouldn’t be letting those people into the country,” he added. “She’s as amazed as everyone else is” by his staying power, said Edward G. Rendell, a former governor of Pennsylvania, who recently spoke to Mrs. Clinton about Mr. Trump. That befuddlement played out in the 24 hours after Mr. Trump released his proposal on Monday. The Clinton campaign, caught off guard, seemed to grapple publicly with how to respond.

The remarks bore little resemblance to Mrs. Clinton’s previous dismissals of Mr. Trump. She had portrayed him as a reality television sideshow who voiced more extreme beliefs that, she contended, his more serious Republican rivals shared. But since Mr. Trump’s response to the Dec. 2 terrorist attack in <hl> San Bernardino, Calif. <hl>, Mrs. Clinton and her campaign, confounded by his continued strength in the polls, have had to rethink how they handle Mr. Trump and what his candidacy, and the anger in the electorate that has fueled it, means for her chances in 2016. Some of her own voters are giving her reason to. Bennie Stickley, a 75-year-old in Gilbertville, Iowa, who retired from a John Deere factory, said he was supporting Mrs. Clinton but agrees with Mr. Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims. “I’m for him on that,” he said. “We shouldn’t be letting those people into the country,” he added. “She’s as amazed as everyone else is” by his staying power, said Edward G. Rendell, a former governor of Pennsylvania, who recently spoke to Mrs. Clinton about Mr. Trump. That befuddlement played out in the 24 hours after Mr. Trump released his proposal on Monday. The Clinton campaign, caught off guard, seemed to grapple publicly with how to respond.

But since Mr. Trump’s response to the Dec. 2 terrorist attack in <hl> San Bernardino, Calif. <hl> , Mrs. Clinton and her campaign, confounded by his continued strength in the polls, have had to rethink how they handle Mr. Trump and what his candidacy, and the anger in the electorate that has fueled it, means for her chances in 2016.


Question: What orientation has nothing to do with ability to be a good parent?

“I believed at the time this was a principled position based on my faith. But I no longer believe it was right,” he wrote. “As I have gotten older, I came to understand that a person’s sexual orientation has absolutely nothing to do with their ability to be a good parent.”

Answer: sexual

“I believed at the time this was a principled position based on my faith. But I no longer believe it was right,” he wrote. <hl> “As I have gotten older, I came to understand that a person’s sexual orientation has absolutely nothing to do with their ability to be a good parent.” <hl>

“I believed at the time this was a principled position based on my faith. But I no longer believe it was right,” he wrote. “As I have gotten older, I came to understand that a person’s <hl> sexual <hl> orientation has absolutely nothing to do with their ability to be a good parent.”


Question: What was shown to have increased online ?

In an open letter last month, 12 of Sweden’s top women’s rights lobbies noted that a number of countries were looking toward the Swedish model of combating prostitution. “Therefore, we are happy and proud that Swedish feminist and progressive legislation shows the way forward instead of backward,” they wrote. The report released Friday by the County Administrative Board of Stockholm found that while there had been a huge increase in online ads for escorts selling sex to men, one seller was often behind multiple ads. “Against this background, there is nothing indicating that the actual number of individuals engaging in prostitution has increased,” it said.

Answer: ads for escorts selling sex to men

In an open letter last month, 12 of Sweden’s top women’s rights lobbies noted that a number of countries were looking toward the Swedish model of combating prostitution. “Therefore, we are happy and proud that Swedish feminist and progressive legislation shows the way forward instead of backward,” they wrote. <hl> The report released Friday by the County Administrative Board of Stockholm found that while there had been a huge increase in online ads for escorts selling sex to men , one seller was often behind multiple ads. <hl> “Against this background, there is nothing indicating that the actual number of individuals engaging in prostitution has increased,” it said.

In an open letter last month, 12 of Sweden’s top women’s rights lobbies noted that a number of countries were looking toward the Swedish model of combating prostitution. “Therefore, we are happy and proud that Swedish feminist and progressive legislation shows the way forward instead of backward,” they wrote. The report released Friday by the County Administrative Board of Stockholm found that while there had been a huge increase in online <hl> ads for escorts selling sex to men <hl>, one seller was often behind multiple ads. “Against this background, there is nothing indicating that the actual number of individuals engaging in prostitution has increased,” it said.

The report released Friday by the County Administrative Board of Stockholm found that while there had been a huge increase in online <hl> ads for escorts selling sex to men <hl> , one seller was often behind multiple ads.


Question: Who has been accused of exclusionary politics?

The current expansion is happening without the mentorship of American forces, and under difficult circumstances. Thousands of men who had once been disarmed by government campaigns costing hundreds of millions of dollars are now being rearmed. The design is also being rolled out at a time when factional strongmen and elements of the former government in Kabul have mounted pressure on Mr. Ghani’s government, accusing him of exclusionary politics. In the wake of the Kunduz disaster, the strongmen, many of whom have pasts as northern warlords, have been pressing the government to use militias loyal to them in the fight against the Taliban. Some officials fear the militia expansion amounts to a political payoff to these strongmen, who have often used A.L.P. units for their personal business.

Answer: Mr. Ghani

The current expansion is happening without the mentorship of American forces, and under difficult circumstances. Thousands of men who had once been disarmed by government campaigns costing hundreds of millions of dollars are now being rearmed. <hl> The design is also being rolled out at a time when factional strongmen and elements of the former government in Kabul have mounted pressure on Mr. Ghani ’s government, accusing him of exclusionary politics. <hl> In the wake of the Kunduz disaster, the strongmen, many of whom have pasts as northern warlords, have been pressing the government to use militias loyal to them in the fight against the Taliban. Some officials fear the militia expansion amounts to a political payoff to these strongmen, who have often used A.L.P. units for their personal business.

The current expansion is happening without the mentorship of American forces, and under difficult circumstances. Thousands of men who had once been disarmed by government campaigns costing hundreds of millions of dollars are now being rearmed. The design is also being rolled out at a time when factional strongmen and elements of the former government in Kabul have mounted pressure on <hl> Mr. Ghani <hl>’s government, accusing him of exclusionary politics. In the wake of the Kunduz disaster, the strongmen, many of whom have pasts as northern warlords, have been pressing the government to use militias loyal to them in the fight against the Taliban. Some officials fear the militia expansion amounts to a political payoff to these strongmen, who have often used A.L.P. units for their personal business.

The design is also being rolled out at a time when factional strongmen and elements of the former government in Kabul have mounted pressure on <hl> Mr. Ghani <hl> ’s government, accusing him of exclusionary politics.


Question: Who does David Monti help recruit?

“Meb’s the only one who asks for the redeye,” David Monti, who helps recruit elite athletes for the race, said, laughing. “He’s a guy that thrives on structure and detail.” Attention to routine has built a glorious running career over 26.2 miles for Keflezighi, the only person who has won the New York City Marathon (2009), the Boston Marathon (2014) and an Olympic marathon medal (silver, 2004 Athens Games). At 40, he enters Sunday’s race among a half-dozen favorites and is expected to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing among the top three at the United States Olympic marathon trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Frank Shorter is widely considered the greatest male American marathoner, having won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, taken silver at the 1976 Montreal Games and finished first for four consecutive years at Japan’s Fukuoka Marathon, a de facto world championship in the 1970s. Yet given the persistence of Keflezighi’s career in an event where the top runners often flare as brightly and briefly as shooting stars, said Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, “Meb’s longevity on top is without equal, I think.” A thread that stitches Keflezighi’s triumphs is his success not in time-trial races on flat courses like Berlin but on challenging courses without pacesetters in New York and Boston, and in championship races like the Olympics, where strategy and tactics are as important as sheer speed.

Answer: elite athletes

<hl> “Meb’s the only one who asks for the redeye,” David Monti, who helps recruit elite athletes for the race, said, laughing. <hl> “He’s a guy that thrives on structure and detail.” Attention to routine has built a glorious running career over 26.2 miles for Keflezighi, the only person who has won the New York City Marathon (2009), the Boston Marathon (2014) and an Olympic marathon medal (silver, 2004 Athens Games). At 40, he enters Sunday’s race among a half-dozen favorites and is expected to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing among the top three at the United States Olympic marathon trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Frank Shorter is widely considered the greatest male American marathoner, having won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, taken silver at the 1976 Montreal Games and finished first for four consecutive years at Japan’s Fukuoka Marathon, a de facto world championship in the 1970s. Yet given the persistence of Keflezighi’s career in an event where the top runners often flare as brightly and briefly as shooting stars, said Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, “Meb’s longevity on top is without equal, I think.” A thread that stitches Keflezighi’s triumphs is his success not in time-trial races on flat courses like Berlin but on challenging courses without pacesetters in New York and Boston, and in championship races like the Olympics, where strategy and tactics are as important as sheer speed.

“Meb’s the only one who asks for the redeye,” David Monti, who helps recruit <hl> elite athletes <hl> for the race, said, laughing. “He’s a guy that thrives on structure and detail.” Attention to routine has built a glorious running career over 26.2 miles for Keflezighi, the only person who has won the New York City Marathon (2009), the Boston Marathon (2014) and an Olympic marathon medal (silver, 2004 Athens Games). At 40, he enters Sunday’s race among a half-dozen favorites and is expected to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing among the top three at the United States Olympic marathon trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Frank Shorter is widely considered the greatest male American marathoner, having won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, taken silver at the 1976 Montreal Games and finished first for four consecutive years at Japan’s Fukuoka Marathon, a de facto world championship in the 1970s. Yet given the persistence of Keflezighi’s career in an event where the top runners often flare as brightly and briefly as shooting stars, said Amby Burfoot, winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon, “Meb’s longevity on top is without equal, I think.” A thread that stitches Keflezighi’s triumphs is his success not in time-trial races on flat courses like Berlin but on challenging courses without pacesetters in New York and Boston, and in championship races like the Olympics, where strategy and tactics are as important as sheer speed.


Question: Where will Mr. Wonder visit?

★ Stevie Wonder  (Sunday) “Sir Duke” will ride again when the venerable Mr. Wonder visits Barclays Center, continuing his first national tour since 2009. He will perform his quintessential 1976 record, “Songs in the Key of Life,” the double album that has inspired scores of R&B dreamers; in 2005, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry. The fortunate audiences of his recent festival performances — including sets at the Global Citizen Festival and Bonnaroo — can assert to his charisma, still broad onstage. At 8 p.m., 620 Atlantic Avenue, at Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. (Anderson)

Answer: Barclays Center

★ Stevie Wonder (Sunday) <hl> “Sir Duke” will ride again when the venerable Mr. Wonder visits Barclays Center , continuing his first national tour since 2009. <hl> He will perform his quintessential 1976 record, “Songs in the Key of Life,” the double album that has inspired scores of R&B dreamers; in 2005, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry. The fortunate audiences of his recent festival performances — including sets at the Global Citizen Festival and Bonnaroo — can assert to his charisma, still broad onstage. At 8 p.m., 620 Atlantic Avenue, at Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. (Anderson)

★ Stevie Wonder (Sunday) “Sir Duke” will ride again when the venerable Mr. Wonder visits <hl> Barclays Center <hl>, continuing his first national tour since 2009. He will perform his quintessential 1976 record, “Songs in the Key of Life,” the double album that has inspired scores of R&B dreamers; in 2005, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry. The fortunate audiences of his recent festival performances — including sets at the Global Citizen Festival and Bonnaroo — can assert to his charisma, still broad onstage. At 8 p.m., 620 Atlantic Avenue, at Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. (Anderson)

“Sir Duke” will ride again when the venerable Mr. Wonder visits <hl> Barclays Center <hl> , continuing his first national tour since 2009.


Question: What will adding an academic facility not hurt?

“New Jersey Institute of Technology is a top-flight academic institution,” said the league’s commissioner, Dennis Thomas. “Adding this type of facility sure doesn’t hurt with conference affiliation. From the MEAC’s perspective, it’s an attractive institution.”

Answer: conference affiliation

“New Jersey Institute of Technology is a top-flight academic institution,” said the league’s commissioner, Dennis Thomas. <hl> “Adding this type of facility sure doesn’t hurt with conference affiliation . <hl> From the MEAC’s perspective, it’s an attractive institution.”

“New Jersey Institute of Technology is a top-flight academic institution,” said the league’s commissioner, Dennis Thomas. “Adding this type of facility sure doesn’t hurt with <hl> conference affiliation <hl>. From the MEAC’s perspective, it’s an attractive institution.”

“Adding this type of facility sure doesn’t hurt with <hl> conference affiliation <hl> .