Question: What language does Mr. Mortensen also speak other than Arabic and French?

Although astringent by mainstream movie standards, “Far From Men” is shored up with increasingly personalized conversations between Daru and Mohamed that explain the men, their lives and times. At one point, they come across a small detachment of Algerian guerrillas that includes Slimane (Djemel Barek), a former army compatriot of Daru’s, and which for a short, eventful interlude swallows the travelers up. Mr. Oelhoffen sometimes explains too much, but his work with the actors is precise and delicate. Both Mr. Kateb and Mr. Mortensen, who deliver their dialogue in Arabic and French (Mr. Mortensen also speaks a little Spanish), are generous performers and they share the screen easily. They’re playing nomads from separate histories and cultures who, in their radical isolation, turn out to be right at home.

Answer: Spanish

Although astringent by mainstream movie standards, “Far From Men” is shored up with increasingly personalized conversations between Daru and Mohamed that explain the men, their lives and times. At one point, they come across a small detachment of Algerian guerrillas that includes Slimane (Djemel Barek), a former army compatriot of Daru’s, and which for a short, eventful interlude swallows the travelers up. Mr. Oelhoffen sometimes explains too much, but his work with the actors is precise and delicate. <hl> Both Mr. Kateb and Mr. Mortensen, who deliver their dialogue in Arabic and French (Mr. Mortensen also speaks a little Spanish ), are generous performers and they share the screen easily. <hl> They’re playing nomads from separate histories and cultures who, in their radical isolation, turn out to be right at home.

Although astringent by mainstream movie standards, “Far From Men” is shored up with increasingly personalized conversations between Daru and Mohamed that explain the men, their lives and times. At one point, they come across a small detachment of Algerian guerrillas that includes Slimane (Djemel Barek), a former army compatriot of Daru’s, and which for a short, eventful interlude swallows the travelers up. Mr. Oelhoffen sometimes explains too much, but his work with the actors is precise and delicate. Both Mr. Kateb and Mr. Mortensen, who deliver their dialogue in Arabic and French (Mr. Mortensen also speaks a little <hl> Spanish <hl>), are generous performers and they share the screen easily. They’re playing nomads from separate histories and cultures who, in their radical isolation, turn out to be right at home.

Both Mr. Kateb and Mr. Mortensen, who deliver their dialogue in Arabic and French (Mr. Mortensen also speaks a little <hl> Spanish <hl> ), are generous performers and they share the screen easily.


Question: When was Pussy Riot arrested for protesting?

As international attention to the women’s case mounts, some rights advocates see echoes of the public relations maelstrom surrounding the female Russian dissident group, Pussy Riot, whose members were arrested in 2012 for their protests against President Vladimir V. Putin. Sophie Richardson, the China director at Human Rights Watch, said the five jailed feminists have drawn far more international attention than the scores of Chinese activists who have been detained during the previous two years of an intensified government drive against political dissent.

Answer: 2012

<hl> As international attention to the women’s case mounts, some rights advocates see echoes of the public relations maelstrom surrounding the female Russian dissident group, Pussy Riot, whose members were arrested in 2012 for their protests against President Vladimir V. Putin. <hl> Sophie Richardson, the China director at Human Rights Watch, said the five jailed feminists have drawn far more international attention than the scores of Chinese activists who have been detained during the previous two years of an intensified government drive against political dissent.

As international attention to the women’s case mounts, some rights advocates see echoes of the public relations maelstrom surrounding the female Russian dissident group, Pussy Riot, whose members were arrested in <hl> 2012 <hl> for their protests against President Vladimir V. Putin. Sophie Richardson, the China director at Human Rights Watch, said the five jailed feminists have drawn far more international attention than the scores of Chinese activists who have been detained during the previous two years of an intensified government drive against political dissent.


Question: At the university of Rochester, who is the director of Russian studies?

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: Kathleen Parthé

<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.”

<hl> Kathleen Parthé <hl>, 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.”

<hl> Kathleen Parthé <hl> , 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.”


Question: The letter was signed by members of what group?

London The writers are, respectively, a former British defense secretary and the former leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. The letter was signed by eight other members of the Top Level Group.

Answer: Top Level Group

London The writers are, respectively, a former British defense secretary and the former leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. <hl> The letter was signed by eight other members of the Top Level Group . <hl>

London The writers are, respectively, a former British defense secretary and the former leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. The letter was signed by eight other members of the <hl> Top Level Group <hl>.

The letter was signed by eight other members of the <hl> Top Level Group <hl> .


Question: What did The Wirecutter comb through?

The Archer C7 isn’t for everyone. So The Wirecutter also combed through test results and picked some routers for different living situations, such as small apartments or homes where people primarily use Apple devices. Generally, we recommend you upgrade to a new router every three to four years. That accounts for how often people typically upgrade devices like smartphones (every two years) and computers (every three to four years). Yet whether your smartphones, computers and tablets are one, two or five years old, now is a good time to buy a new router if you haven’t in the last three years. Newer devices are probably using the 802.11ac standard, so you will get the fastest speeds at long distances with an 802.11ac router. If you hoard old devices, you will also get faster speeds and greater range. These benefits will be especially clear if you stay on a 5 GHz Wi-Fi network for as long as you can.

Answer: test results

The Archer C7 isn’t for everyone. <hl> So The Wirecutter also combed through test results and picked some routers for different living situations, such as small apartments or homes where people primarily use Apple devices. <hl> Generally, we recommend you upgrade to a new router every three to four years. That accounts for how often people typically upgrade devices like smartphones (every two years) and computers (every three to four years). Yet whether your smartphones, computers and tablets are one, two or five years old, now is a good time to buy a new router if you haven’t in the last three years. Newer devices are probably using the 802.11ac standard, so you will get the fastest speeds at long distances with an 802.11ac router. If you hoard old devices, you will also get faster speeds and greater range. These benefits will be especially clear if you stay on a 5 GHz Wi-Fi network for as long as you can.

The Archer C7 isn’t for everyone. So The Wirecutter also combed through <hl> test results <hl> and picked some routers for different living situations, such as small apartments or homes where people primarily use Apple devices. Generally, we recommend you upgrade to a new router every three to four years. That accounts for how often people typically upgrade devices like smartphones (every two years) and computers (every three to four years). Yet whether your smartphones, computers and tablets are one, two or five years old, now is a good time to buy a new router if you haven’t in the last three years. Newer devices are probably using the 802.11ac standard, so you will get the fastest speeds at long distances with an 802.11ac router. If you hoard old devices, you will also get faster speeds and greater range. These benefits will be especially clear if you stay on a 5 GHz Wi-Fi network for as long as you can.


Question: Who said they would be able to bring their diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards?

WOLFSBURG, Germany —  Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.

Answer: Volkswagen

<hl> WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. <hl> The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.

WOLFSBURG, Germany — <hl> Volkswagen <hl> said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.


Question: What percentage of 321's students met the state standards for the English test?

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

Answer: 78

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

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


Question: What was the time of the first call reporting a possible overdose?

An inmate looking out of his cell wrote that he saw Mr. Harrell being taken away. The inmate wrote that he had seen 10 to 15 corrections officers “surrounding a wheelchair being wheeled out of the building with a white sheet draped over a body that could have been naked because I seen bare feet dragging on the ground.” According to records from the ambulance service, a call came reporting a possible overdose at the Fishkill prison at 9:16 p.m.; the ambulance team arrived there at 9:30 p.m. and reached Mr. Harrell by 9:34 p.m. “Staff reports that pt. was possibly smoking K2 and became very aggressive, shortly after he went unresponsive and into cardiac arrest,” the records said. The next morning at 7:30, Mr. Harrell’s sister, Cerissa Harrell, received an anonymous call from an inmate in Building 21. “He called me and said, ‘Sam got hit the night before and they took him and he hasn’t been back and nobody has heard or seen from him,’ ” Ms. Harrell said.

Answer: 9:16 p.m

An inmate looking out of his cell wrote that he saw Mr. Harrell being taken away. The inmate wrote that he had seen 10 to 15 corrections officers “surrounding a wheelchair being wheeled out of the building with a white sheet draped over a body that could have been naked because I seen bare feet dragging on the ground.” <hl> According to records from the ambulance service, a call came reporting a possible overdose at the Fishkill prison at 9:16 p.m .; the ambulance team arrived there at 9:30 p.m. and reached Mr. Harrell by 9:34 p.m. <hl> “Staff reports that pt. was possibly smoking K2 and became very aggressive, shortly after he went unresponsive and into cardiac arrest,” the records said. The next morning at 7:30, Mr. Harrell’s sister, Cerissa Harrell, received an anonymous call from an inmate in Building 21. “He called me and said, ‘Sam got hit the night before and they took him and he hasn’t been back and nobody has heard or seen from him,’ ” Ms. Harrell said.

An inmate looking out of his cell wrote that he saw Mr. Harrell being taken away. The inmate wrote that he had seen 10 to 15 corrections officers “surrounding a wheelchair being wheeled out of the building with a white sheet draped over a body that could have been naked because I seen bare feet dragging on the ground.” According to records from the ambulance service, a call came reporting a possible overdose at the Fishkill prison at <hl> 9:16 p.m <hl>.; the ambulance team arrived there at 9:30 p.m. and reached Mr. Harrell by 9:34 p.m. “Staff reports that pt. was possibly smoking K2 and became very aggressive, shortly after he went unresponsive and into cardiac arrest,” the records said. The next morning at 7:30, Mr. Harrell’s sister, Cerissa Harrell, received an anonymous call from an inmate in Building 21. “He called me and said, ‘Sam got hit the night before and they took him and he hasn’t been back and nobody has heard or seen from him,’ ” Ms. Harrell said.

According to records from the ambulance service, a call came reporting a possible overdose at the Fishkill prison at <hl> 9:16 p.m <hl> .; the ambulance team arrived there at 9:30 p.m. and reached Mr. Harrell by 9:34 p.m.


Question: What did Sgt Michael Faranda admire about Ukrainians willingness despite lack of prepartion??

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.

Answer: go into combat

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. <hl> Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it. <hl>

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to <hl> go into combat <hl> was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.


Question: Who worked to prepare the legal materials to support Mr. Norris's clemency application?

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.

Answer: Ms. Francik

<hl> Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, Ms. Francik prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. <hl> Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.

Working closely with two lawyers at the clinic, <hl> Ms. Francik <hl> prepared 182 pages of legal and personal material to support Mr. Norris’s clemency application. Her enthusiasm and confidence during their one face-to-face meeting at Morgantown, in November, along with phone calls and numerous letters, so encouraged Mr. Norris that he began sewing the leather bag he hoped to carry out of prison. His application was submitted in mid-February, joining thousands of others from inmates nationwide. They were evaluated by Department of Justice lawyers, who recommended top candidates for White House officials to cull. Mr. Obama reviewed data on each finalist, a White House spokesman said, before using his constitutional authority to commute their sentences. In the early afternoon of March 31, a White House lawyer called the clinic to say that Mr. Norris had become one of 22 people who would be getting letters of congratulations from Mr. Obama. Ms. Francik received a text and bolted from her class — Professional Responsibility — to join the phone call alerting Mr. Norris, who naturally was in Morgantown’s law library. He burst into tears.


Question: Who sculptures possessed the similarity with the studies?

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

Answer: David Smith

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

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

Measuring as much as 8 by 4 feet, the studies depict tilting, implicitly Constructivist crosses in red, yellow and blue, so cheerful they seem almost blasphemous, and more open figurative-like improvisations that bring to mind <hl> David Smith <hl> ’s welded sculptures.


Question: How many states no longer purchase guardrails from Trinity?

Trinity Industries, which has been accused of making a guardrail that can malfunction and impale drivers, indicated on Friday that it would resume selling the product — days after the Virginia attorney general’s office said the guardrail had “failed miserably” in a crash test. It has been almost a year since Trinity stopped shipping its guardrail system, called the ET-Plus, after a jury in a whistle-blower case found that the company had defrauded the federal government when it failed to disclose potentially hazardous changes it made in 2005. More than 30 states also suspended purchase of the guardrails units.

Answer: More than 30

Trinity Industries, which has been accused of making a guardrail that can malfunction and impale drivers, indicated on Friday that it would resume selling the product — days after the Virginia attorney general’s office said the guardrail had “failed miserably” in a crash test. It has been almost a year since Trinity stopped shipping its guardrail system, called the ET-Plus, after a jury in a whistle-blower case found that the company had defrauded the federal government when it failed to disclose potentially hazardous changes it made in 2005. <hl> More than 30 states also suspended purchase of the guardrails units. <hl>

Trinity Industries, which has been accused of making a guardrail that can malfunction and impale drivers, indicated on Friday that it would resume selling the product — days after the Virginia attorney general’s office said the guardrail had “failed miserably” in a crash test. It has been almost a year since Trinity stopped shipping its guardrail system, called the ET-Plus, after a jury in a whistle-blower case found that the company had defrauded the federal government when it failed to disclose potentially hazardous changes it made in 2005. <hl> More than 30 <hl> states also suspended purchase of the guardrails units.


Question: What was Amtrak accused of by Gov. Chris Christie?

“Amtrak’s leadership must reflect and determine how they can better manage their current funding to avoid these types of delays in the future,” he said in a statement. Amtrak also depends on money from states, and its relationship with Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey soured last week. On Friday, Mr. Christie accused Amtrak of “abject neglect” of its infrastructure. He said he had asked New Jersey’s attorney general to determine how the state could make sure that the nearly $100 million it pays Amtrak each year was being used properly. Amtrak officials countered that New Jersey Transit’s payments mostly go toward operating costs, like train dispatching and inspections, and for electricity to run the trains, and that in the 2014 fiscal year, for example, only about $13.6 million was left for system upgrades.

Answer: abject neglect

“Amtrak’s leadership must reflect and determine how they can better manage their current funding to avoid these types of delays in the future,” he said in a statement. Amtrak also depends on money from states, and its relationship with Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey soured last week. <hl> On Friday, Mr. Christie accused Amtrak of “ abject neglect ” of its infrastructure <hl> . He said he had asked New Jersey’s attorney general to determine how the state could make sure that the nearly $100 million it pays Amtrak each year was being used properly. Amtrak officials countered that New Jersey Transit’s payments mostly go toward operating costs, like train dispatching and inspections, and for electricity to run the trains, and that in the 2014 fiscal year, for example, only about $13.6 million was left for system upgrades.

“Amtrak’s leadership must reflect and determine how they can better manage their current funding to avoid these types of delays in the future,” he said in a statement. Amtrak also depends on money from states, and its relationship with Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey soured last week. On Friday, Mr. Christie accused Amtrak of “<hl> abject neglect <hl>” of its infrastructure. He said he had asked New Jersey’s attorney general to determine how the state could make sure that the nearly $100 million it pays Amtrak each year was being used properly. Amtrak officials countered that New Jersey Transit’s payments mostly go toward operating costs, like train dispatching and inspections, and for electricity to run the trains, and that in the 2014 fiscal year, for example, only about $13.6 million was left for system upgrades.

On Friday, Mr. Christie accused Amtrak of “ <hl> abject neglect <hl> ” of its infrastructure


Question: What did Flanagan have to say about the women's abilities?

Deba’s 2:19:59 last year was 62 seconds behind Jeptoo’s course record and also beat the old mark. In all, nine women in the 2015 field have personal bests of 2:22:38 or better. “This is a field with a lot of women who have the same capabilities,” Flanagan said. “It will be exciting.”

Answer: This is a field with a lot of women who have the same capabilities,

Deba’s 2:19:59 last year was 62 seconds behind Jeptoo’s course record and also beat the old mark. <hl> In all, nine women in the 2015 field have personal bests of 2:22:38 or better. “ This is a field with a lot of women who have the same capabilities, ” Flanagan said. <hl> “It will be exciting.”

Deba’s 2:19:59 last year was 62 seconds behind Jeptoo’s course record and also beat the old mark. In all, nine women in the 2015 field have personal bests of 2:22:38 or better. “<hl> This is a field with a lot of women who have the same capabilities, <hl>” Flanagan said. “It will be exciting.”

In all, nine women in the 2015 field have personal bests of 2:22:38 or better. “ <hl> This is a field with a lot of women who have the same capabilities, <hl> ” Flanagan said.


Question: What did Mrs. Clinton reportedly only use while secretary of state?

Reports of Mrs. Clinton’s use of only a private email account while she was secretary of state, meanwhile, have cast a new light on efforts by outside groups to obtain access to her correspondence with the Clinton Foundation during her tenure at the State Department — about donations or anything else. That correspondence, if it exists, would most likely have taken place on Mrs. Clinton’s private email address, putting its accessibility — to journalists, scholars or political adversaries — in doubt. Already, Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group, has made 16 appeals under the Freedom of Information Act for State Department correspondence mostly related to Mrs. Clinton and foundation donors.

Answer: a private email account

<hl> Reports of Mrs. Clinton’s use of only a private email account while she was secretary of state, meanwhile, have cast a new light on efforts by outside groups to obtain access to her correspondence with the Clinton Foundation during her tenure at the State Department — about donations or anything else. <hl> That correspondence, if it exists, would most likely have taken place on Mrs. Clinton’s private email address, putting its accessibility — to journalists, scholars or political adversaries — in doubt. Already, Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group, has made 16 appeals under the Freedom of Information Act for State Department correspondence mostly related to Mrs. Clinton and foundation donors.

Reports of Mrs. Clinton’s use of only <hl> a private email account <hl> while she was secretary of state, meanwhile, have cast a new light on efforts by outside groups to obtain access to her correspondence with the Clinton Foundation during her tenure at the State Department — about donations or anything else. That correspondence, if it exists, would most likely have taken place on Mrs. Clinton’s private email address, putting its accessibility — to journalists, scholars or political adversaries — in doubt. Already, Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group, has made 16 appeals under the Freedom of Information Act for State Department correspondence mostly related to Mrs. Clinton and foundation donors.


Question: What was the calamari coated with?

We had fun sharing the appetizers, like the tamarind eggplant, thin half-dollar-size rounds of the night shade vegetable tossed with onions, chickpeas and yogurt, and topped with tamarind chutney. It was tangy and cooling. Bagari shrimp, four jumbo shrimp in a thick yogurt and tomato sauce, came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry. It was soul food. And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and corn flour coating, was as addictive as good onion rings.

Answer: corn flour coating

We had fun sharing the appetizers, like the tamarind eggplant, thin half-dollar-size rounds of the night shade vegetable tossed with onions, chickpeas and yogurt, and topped with tamarind chutney. It was tangy and cooling. Bagari shrimp, four jumbo shrimp in a thick yogurt and tomato sauce, came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry. It was soul food. <hl> And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and corn flour coating , was as addictive as good onion rings. <hl>

We had fun sharing the appetizers, like the tamarind eggplant, thin half-dollar-size rounds of the night shade vegetable tossed with onions, chickpeas and yogurt, and topped with tamarind chutney. It was tangy and cooling. Bagari shrimp, four jumbo shrimp in a thick yogurt and tomato sauce, came with puri, puffy fried bread, to scoop every last bit of curry. It was soul food. And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and <hl> corn flour coating <hl>, was as addictive as good onion rings.

And the calamari Cochin, flash-fried squid rings with a coarse black pepper and <hl> corn flour coating <hl> , was as addictive as good onion rings.


Question: Who do coloring books seem best suited for?

There are, it seems, a lot of them. Though it is tempting to describe the market for her books as niche, Ms. Basford, a 31-year-old illustrator in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has quickly outgrown that label. Like Play-Doh, jungle gyms and nursery rhymes, coloring books have always seemed best suited for the preschool set. So Ms. Basford and her publisher were surprised to learn that there was a robust — and lucrative — market for coloring books aimed at grown-ups. When they first tested the waters with “Secret Garden” a year ago, they released a cautiously optimistic first printing of 16,000 books. “I thought my mom was going to have to buy a lot of copies,” Ms. Basford said. “When the sales started to take off, it was a real shock.”

Answer: the preschool set

There are, it seems, a lot of them. Though it is tempting to describe the market for her books as niche, Ms. Basford, a 31-year-old illustrator in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has quickly outgrown that label. <hl> Like Play-Doh, jungle gyms and nursery rhymes, coloring books have always seemed best suited for the preschool set . <hl> So Ms. Basford and her publisher were surprised to learn that there was a robust — and lucrative — market for coloring books aimed at grown-ups. When they first tested the waters with “Secret Garden” a year ago, they released a cautiously optimistic first printing of 16,000 books. “I thought my mom was going to have to buy a lot of copies,” Ms. Basford said. “When the sales started to take off, it was a real shock.”

There are, it seems, a lot of them. Though it is tempting to describe the market for her books as niche, Ms. Basford, a 31-year-old illustrator in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has quickly outgrown that label. Like Play-Doh, jungle gyms and nursery rhymes, coloring books have always seemed best suited for <hl> the preschool set <hl>. So Ms. Basford and her publisher were surprised to learn that there was a robust — and lucrative — market for coloring books aimed at grown-ups. When they first tested the waters with “Secret Garden” a year ago, they released a cautiously optimistic first printing of 16,000 books. “I thought my mom was going to have to buy a lot of copies,” Ms. Basford said. “When the sales started to take off, it was a real shock.”

Like Play-Doh, jungle gyms and nursery rhymes, coloring books have always seemed best suited for <hl> the preschool set <hl> .


Question: How much is Simmons payed to work for ESPN?

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: $5 million

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 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 <hl> $5 million <hl> salary, based on just over four months left on his contract.


Question: With Tesla, one must open the app and enter what to start the car?

That’s because customers are purchasing cars with so-called PEPS, or Passive Entry, Passive Start capabilities. Rather than needing to pull out a key from one’s pocket or purse, the key sends a signal to the car that it’s nearby, and the car creates a digital “handshake” with the authorized key. Touching the door’s handle unlocks it, and the car is started by pushing a button. The car cannot be locked if the key is left in the car. “This type of key is a huge convenience for drivers,” said Jeff J. Owens, chief technology officer for Delphi, another supplier of automotive systems. “A watch or phone used instead must offer more than today’s key.” In some ways, they offer less, by increasing the complexity of operating a vehicle. In Tesla’s case, one needs to open the app and then enter a PIN to start the car or unlock the doors. Using the Internet to transfer vehicle starting or unlocking information, while useful in an emergency, “is not a viable way forward,” said David Green, market development director at Volvo.

Answer: a PIN

That’s because customers are purchasing cars with so-called PEPS, or Passive Entry, Passive Start capabilities. Rather than needing to pull out a key from one’s pocket or purse, the key sends a signal to the car that it’s nearby, and the car creates a digital “handshake” with the authorized key. Touching the door’s handle unlocks it, and the car is started by pushing a button. The car cannot be locked if the key is left in the car. “This type of key is a huge convenience for drivers,” said Jeff J. Owens, chief technology officer for Delphi, another supplier of automotive systems. “A watch or phone used instead must offer more than today’s key.” In some ways, they offer less, by increasing the complexity of operating a vehicle. <hl> In Tesla’s case, one needs to open the app and then enter a PIN to start the car or unlock the doors. <hl> Using the Internet to transfer vehicle starting or unlocking information, while useful in an emergency, “is not a viable way forward,” said David Green, market development director at Volvo.

That’s because customers are purchasing cars with so-called PEPS, or Passive Entry, Passive Start capabilities. Rather than needing to pull out a key from one’s pocket or purse, the key sends a signal to the car that it’s nearby, and the car creates a digital “handshake” with the authorized key. Touching the door’s handle unlocks it, and the car is started by pushing a button. The car cannot be locked if the key is left in the car. “This type of key is a huge convenience for drivers,” said Jeff J. Owens, chief technology officer for Delphi, another supplier of automotive systems. “A watch or phone used instead must offer more than today’s key.” In some ways, they offer less, by increasing the complexity of operating a vehicle. In Tesla’s case, one needs to open the app and then enter <hl> a PIN <hl> to start the car or unlock the doors. Using the Internet to transfer vehicle starting or unlocking information, while useful in an emergency, “is not a viable way forward,” said David Green, market development director at Volvo.


Question: What could the cuts laid out in the Conservative manifesto cause in the country?

As laid out in the Conservative manifesto, the cuts would be deep outside certain protected areas like the National Health Service, and might be about 30 billion pounds, or about $49 billion. Mr. Osborne is driven by a Thatcherite belief in the value of a smaller state to free up individual and corporate enterprise and encourage those able to work to do so, and such cuts could create political tensions, and even unrest, in the country. Mr. Osborne is respected, but his economic theology is not shared by every Tory, which could also lead to defections and close votes. Mr. Cameron has never been very popular with some of his backbenchers. They are sure to be shocked and overjoyed at the victory he brought them, as they feared Labour would manage, with the Scots, to create a majority to throw the Tories out of power. Even the most optimistic Conservatives were talking about winning 300 seats, which pollsters thought was hallucinatory.

Answer: political tensions, and even unrest

As laid out in the Conservative manifesto, the cuts would be deep outside certain protected areas like the National Health Service, and might be about 30 billion pounds, or about $49 billion. <hl> Mr. Osborne is driven by a Thatcherite belief in the value of a smaller state to free up individual and corporate enterprise and encourage those able to work to do so, and such cuts could create political tensions, and even unrest , in the country. <hl> Mr. Osborne is respected, but his economic theology is not shared by every Tory, which could also lead to defections and close votes. Mr. Cameron has never been very popular with some of his backbenchers. They are sure to be shocked and overjoyed at the victory he brought them, as they feared Labour would manage, with the Scots, to create a majority to throw the Tories out of power. Even the most optimistic Conservatives were talking about winning 300 seats, which pollsters thought was hallucinatory.

As laid out in the Conservative manifesto, the cuts would be deep outside certain protected areas like the National Health Service, and might be about 30 billion pounds, or about $49 billion. Mr. Osborne is driven by a Thatcherite belief in the value of a smaller state to free up individual and corporate enterprise and encourage those able to work to do so, and such cuts could create <hl> political tensions, and even unrest <hl>, in the country. Mr. Osborne is respected, but his economic theology is not shared by every Tory, which could also lead to defections and close votes. Mr. Cameron has never been very popular with some of his backbenchers. They are sure to be shocked and overjoyed at the victory he brought them, as they feared Labour would manage, with the Scots, to create a majority to throw the Tories out of power. Even the most optimistic Conservatives were talking about winning 300 seats, which pollsters thought was hallucinatory.

Mr. Osborne is driven by a Thatcherite belief in the value of a smaller state to free up individual and corporate enterprise and encourage those able to work to do so, and such cuts could create <hl> political tensions, and even unrest <hl> , in the country.


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

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: billions of gallons

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

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


Question: What else did the man see when he was on the other side?

The less expensive safety measures — automatic gates, lights, bells and signs — are largely in place in the New York region. A challenge is creating crossings that can overcome the lesser impulses of human nature in a part of the country where many people do not see patience as a virtue. In Brentwood, N.Y., on Monday, a couple on foot watched as the safety gate at the Washington Avenue crossing, one of the most dangerous in the region, lowered in front of them, its bells sounding and lights flashing. After one Long Island Rail Road train passed through, heading east, the man and woman ducked underneath the crossing gate. The man glanced toward the train receding in the distance and suddenly jumped back. “There’s another train coming!” he yelled.

Answer: another train coming

“There’s another train coming !”

The less expensive safety measures — automatic gates, lights, bells and signs — are largely in place in the New York region. A challenge is creating crossings that can overcome the lesser impulses of human nature in a part of the country where many people do not see patience as a virtue. In Brentwood, N.Y., on Monday, a couple on foot watched as the safety gate at the Washington Avenue crossing, one of the most dangerous in the region, lowered in front of them, its bells sounding and lights flashing. After one Long Island Rail Road train passed through, heading east, the man and woman ducked underneath the crossing gate. The man glanced toward the train receding in the distance and suddenly jumped back. <hl> “There’s another train coming !” <hl> he yelled.

The less expensive safety measures — automatic gates, lights, bells and signs — are largely in place in the New York region. A challenge is creating crossings that can overcome the lesser impulses of human nature in a part of the country where many people do not see patience as a virtue. In Brentwood, N.Y., on Monday, a couple on foot watched as the safety gate at the Washington Avenue crossing, one of the most dangerous in the region, lowered in front of them, its bells sounding and lights flashing. After one Long Island Rail Road train passed through, heading east, the man and woman ducked underneath the crossing gate. The man glanced toward the train receding in the distance and suddenly jumped back. “There’s <hl> another train coming <hl>!” he yelled.

“There’s <hl> another train coming <hl> !”


Question: What was the temperature at 7:29 am?

For some New Yorkers, the subzero wind chill was the occupational hazard of making a living outdoors. Maher Bawady, 43, of Queens, woke at 2:30 a.m. on Monday to set up his food cart outside 500 Park Avenue in Manhattan. By 6:30 a.m., he had had two cups of coffee and was nursing a hot tea on what looked like his worst day on the street in more than 14 years as a vendor. He had to hold each latex glove by a heater so it would stretch over his hand. At 7:29 a.m., the temperature sank to a low of 3 degrees in Central Park, the lowest since the record of 1 degree was set in January 2004, said Tim Morrin, the observation program leader for the National Weather Service. As Mr. Morrin explained the meteorological reasons for the cold spell, he evoked a vast snow-covered landscape swept by arctic winds and a jet stream that had shifted south of the metropolitan region in January, opening the door to the coldest blasts in a decade. More snow is expected after midnight, he said, enough to affect the commute on Tuesday morning.

Answer: 3 degrees

For some New Yorkers, the subzero wind chill was the occupational hazard of making a living outdoors. Maher Bawady, 43, of Queens, woke at 2:30 a.m. on Monday to set up his food cart outside 500 Park Avenue in Manhattan. By 6:30 a.m., he had had two cups of coffee and was nursing a hot tea on what looked like his worst day on the street in more than 14 years as a vendor. He had to hold each latex glove by a heater so it would stretch over his hand. <hl> At 7:29 a.m., the temperature sank to a low of 3 degrees in Central Park, the lowest since the record of 1 degree was set in January 2004, said Tim Morrin, the observation program leader for the National Weather Service. <hl> As Mr. Morrin explained the meteorological reasons for the cold spell, he evoked a vast snow-covered landscape swept by arctic winds and a jet stream that had shifted south of the metropolitan region in January, opening the door to the coldest blasts in a decade. More snow is expected after midnight, he said, enough to affect the commute on Tuesday morning.

For some New Yorkers, the subzero wind chill was the occupational hazard of making a living outdoors. Maher Bawady, 43, of Queens, woke at 2:30 a.m. on Monday to set up his food cart outside 500 Park Avenue in Manhattan. By 6:30 a.m., he had had two cups of coffee and was nursing a hot tea on what looked like his worst day on the street in more than 14 years as a vendor. He had to hold each latex glove by a heater so it would stretch over his hand. At 7:29 a.m., the temperature sank to a low of <hl> 3 degrees <hl> in Central Park, the lowest since the record of 1 degree was set in January 2004, said Tim Morrin, the observation program leader for the National Weather Service. As Mr. Morrin explained the meteorological reasons for the cold spell, he evoked a vast snow-covered landscape swept by arctic winds and a jet stream that had shifted south of the metropolitan region in January, opening the door to the coldest blasts in a decade. More snow is expected after midnight, he said, enough to affect the commute on Tuesday morning.


Question: What did first-generation biofuels have a negative impact on?

Jason Hill, who studies bioenergy at the University of Minnesota, was not involved in the World Resources Institute report, but reviewed it at the request of The Times. He endorsed some of its conclusions, particularly the idea that turning food crops into fuel makes little sense. “It’s true that our first-generation biofuels have not lived up to their promise,” Dr. Hill said. “We’ve found they do not offer the environmental benefits they were purported to have, and they have a substantial negative impact on the food system.” However, Dr. Hill was more bullish than Mr. Searchinger on the potential for newer types of biofuels made from crops planted specifically for that purpose. Their potential environmental and economic benefits are not yet clear, and governments would be acting prematurely if they were to abandon research on them, Dr. Hill said, though he also doubted that they could ever supply any large fraction of global fuel demand.

Answer: the food system

Jason Hill, who studies bioenergy at the University of Minnesota, was not involved in the World Resources Institute report, but reviewed it at the request of The Times. He endorsed some of its conclusions, particularly the idea that turning food crops into fuel makes little sense. “It’s true that our first-generation biofuels have not lived up to their promise,” Dr. Hill said. <hl> “We’ve found they do not offer the environmental benefits they were purported to have, and they have a substantial negative impact on the food system .” <hl> However, Dr. Hill was more bullish than Mr. Searchinger on the potential for newer types of biofuels made from crops planted specifically for that purpose. Their potential environmental and economic benefits are not yet clear, and governments would be acting prematurely if they were to abandon research on them, Dr. Hill said, though he also doubted that they could ever supply any large fraction of global fuel demand.

Jason Hill, who studies bioenergy at the University of Minnesota, was not involved in the World Resources Institute report, but reviewed it at the request of The Times. He endorsed some of its conclusions, particularly the idea that turning food crops into fuel makes little sense. “It’s true that our first-generation biofuels have not lived up to their promise,” Dr. Hill said. “We’ve found they do not offer the environmental benefits they were purported to have, and they have a substantial negative impact on <hl> the food system <hl>.” However, Dr. Hill was more bullish than Mr. Searchinger on the potential for newer types of biofuels made from crops planted specifically for that purpose. Their potential environmental and economic benefits are not yet clear, and governments would be acting prematurely if they were to abandon research on them, Dr. Hill said, though he also doubted that they could ever supply any large fraction of global fuel demand.

“We’ve found they do not offer the environmental benefits they were purported to have, and they have a substantial negative impact on <hl> the food system <hl> .”


Question: What were the extraordinary measures taken to prevent?

The move signals that the government is beginning to step back from the extraordinary measures it took over the summer to stop a steep sell-off in the country’s stock markets. In addition to suspending I.P.O.s, those measures included a harsh crackdown backed by the police against any investors betting against stocks, orders for state-owned brokerages to buy stocks on behalf of the state, and banning large shareholders of companies from selling their stakes. The timing of the move is opportunistic, as Chinese stocks have recently staged a rebound. From its low in late August, the main Shanghai share index has risen 23 percent. Getting the I.P.O. process right has proved challenging for Chinese regulators, who have suspended and resumed new listings several times in recent years when markets have become too volatile. New listings are a favored target of speculators because, under current regulations, the shares are permitted to rise as much as 44 percent on their first day of trading. Trading on subsequent days is capped at a daily gain or loss of 10 percent, as it is for all other stocks.

Answer: a steep sell-off

<hl> The move signals that the government is beginning to step back from the extraordinary measures it took over the summer to stop a steep sell-off in the country’s stock markets. <hl> In addition to suspending I.P.O.s, those measures included a harsh crackdown backed by the police against any investors betting against stocks, orders for state-owned brokerages to buy stocks on behalf of the state, and banning large shareholders of companies from selling their stakes. The timing of the move is opportunistic, as Chinese stocks have recently staged a rebound. From its low in late August, the main Shanghai share index has risen 23 percent. Getting the I.P.O. process right has proved challenging for Chinese regulators, who have suspended and resumed new listings several times in recent years when markets have become too volatile. New listings are a favored target of speculators because, under current regulations, the shares are permitted to rise as much as 44 percent on their first day of trading. Trading on subsequent days is capped at a daily gain or loss of 10 percent, as it is for all other stocks.

The move signals that the government is beginning to step back from the extraordinary measures it took over the summer to stop <hl> a steep sell-off <hl> in the country’s stock markets. In addition to suspending I.P.O.s, those measures included a harsh crackdown backed by the police against any investors betting against stocks, orders for state-owned brokerages to buy stocks on behalf of the state, and banning large shareholders of companies from selling their stakes. The timing of the move is opportunistic, as Chinese stocks have recently staged a rebound. From its low in late August, the main Shanghai share index has risen 23 percent. Getting the I.P.O. process right has proved challenging for Chinese regulators, who have suspended and resumed new listings several times in recent years when markets have become too volatile. New listings are a favored target of speculators because, under current regulations, the shares are permitted to rise as much as 44 percent on their first day of trading. Trading on subsequent days is capped at a daily gain or loss of 10 percent, as it is for all other stocks.


Question: Where did the New York Times DealBook conference take place?

In an informal poll of the audience at The New York Times DealBook conference at the Whitney Museum on Tuesday, more than half of the respondents said Wall Street banks were no more or less trustworthy than they were in 2008, when the financial crisis erupted, sending the global financial markets in to a tailspin. There remains an illusion — on Wall Street and beyond — that only a small pool of talent is capable of working on Wall Street, said James P. Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chairman and chief executive, who spoke in the morning at the conference about the future of finance.

Answer: Whitney Museum

<hl> In an informal poll of the audience at The New York Times DealBook conference at the Whitney Museum on Tuesday, more than half of the respondents said Wall Street banks were no more or less trustworthy than they were in 2008, when the financial crisis erupted, sending the global financial markets in to a tailspin. <hl> There remains an illusion — on Wall Street and beyond — that only a small pool of talent is capable of working on Wall Street, said James P. Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chairman and chief executive, who spoke in the morning at the conference about the future of finance.

In an informal poll of the audience at The New York Times DealBook conference at the <hl> Whitney Museum <hl> on Tuesday, more than half of the respondents said Wall Street banks were no more or less trustworthy than they were in 2008, when the financial crisis erupted, sending the global financial markets in to a tailspin. There remains an illusion — on Wall Street and beyond — that only a small pool of talent is capable of working on Wall Street, said James P. Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chairman and chief executive, who spoke in the morning at the conference about the future of finance.


Question: What state is Terry McAuliffe governor of?

When Mr. Rodham was short on cash in 2010, Mr. Clinton helped get him a job for $72,000 a year raising investments in GreenTech Automotive, an electric car company then owned by Terry McAuliffe, an old friend of Mr. Clinton’s and now the governor of Virginia. “I was complaining to my brother-in-law I didn’t have any money. And he asked McAuliffe to give me a job,” Mr. Rodham said during the court proceedings, which were the result of a lawsuit over unpaid legal bills filed by his lawyer in a child support case. A brother down on his luck seeking help from more successful siblings is a familiar story, and presidents and their families have hardly been immune from that sometimes uncomfortable situation. For the Clintons, Tony Rodham has not been the only source of embarrassment.

Answer: Virginia.

<hl> When Mr. Rodham was short on cash in 2010, Mr. Clinton helped get him a job for $72,000 a year raising investments in GreenTech Automotive, an electric car company then owned by Terry McAuliffe, an old friend of Mr. Clinton’s and now the governor of Virginia. “I was complaining to my brother-in-law I didn’t have any money. <hl> And he asked McAuliffe to give me a job,” Mr. Rodham said during the court proceedings, which were the result of a lawsuit over unpaid legal bills filed by his lawyer in a child support case. A brother down on his luck seeking help from more successful siblings is a familiar story, and presidents and their families have hardly been immune from that sometimes uncomfortable situation. For the Clintons, Tony Rodham has not been the only source of embarrassment.

When Mr. Rodham was short on cash in 2010, Mr. Clinton helped get him a job for $72,000 a year raising investments in GreenTech Automotive, an electric car company then owned by Terry McAuliffe, an old friend of Mr. Clinton’s and now the governor of <hl> Virginia. <hl> “I was complaining to my brother-in-law I didn’t have any money. And he asked McAuliffe to give me a job,” Mr. Rodham said during the court proceedings, which were the result of a lawsuit over unpaid legal bills filed by his lawyer in a child support case. A brother down on his luck seeking help from more successful siblings is a familiar story, and presidents and their families have hardly been immune from that sometimes uncomfortable situation. For the Clintons, Tony Rodham has not been the only source of embarrassment.


Question: How many people were gathered in Jowzjan?

Partly because of pressures from President Ashraf Ghani, government officials said, Mr. Dostum’s offensive has been downgraded to a morale-building tour of the national forces in Faryab, with the vice president and his two sons in uniform making the rounds. Some areas that Mr. Dostum passed through and declared clear of Taliban, like Mir Shadi in Almar district, fell only days later to the militants, who set dozens of homes on fire, local officials said. However, for days the vice president’s antics brought new attention to just how mixed up and troubled northern Afghanistan is this year. Even without Mr. Dostum in the vanguard, militiamen have been flowing in to fight the Taliban — and increasingly, local officials say, one another. “There were up to 9,000 people gathered here,” Mr. Dostum said in his palace in Jowzjan after meetings with militia commanders. “They wanted to go to Faryab and fight the Taliban. But what can I do? The president does not allow it.”

Answer: 9,000

Partly because of pressures from President Ashraf Ghani, government officials said, Mr. Dostum’s offensive has been downgraded to a morale-building tour of the national forces in Faryab, with the vice president and his two sons in uniform making the rounds. Some areas that Mr. Dostum passed through and declared clear of Taliban, like Mir Shadi in Almar district, fell only days later to the militants, who set dozens of homes on fire, local officials said. However, for days the vice president’s antics brought new attention to just how mixed up and troubled northern Afghanistan is this year. Even without Mr. Dostum in the vanguard, militiamen have been flowing in to fight the Taliban — and increasingly, local officials say, one another. <hl> “There were up to 9,000 people gathered here,” Mr. Dostum said in his palace in Jowzjan after meetings with militia commanders. <hl> “They wanted to go to Faryab and fight the Taliban. But what can I do? The president does not allow it.”

Partly because of pressures from President Ashraf Ghani, government officials said, Mr. Dostum’s offensive has been downgraded to a morale-building tour of the national forces in Faryab, with the vice president and his two sons in uniform making the rounds. Some areas that Mr. Dostum passed through and declared clear of Taliban, like Mir Shadi in Almar district, fell only days later to the militants, who set dozens of homes on fire, local officials said. However, for days the vice president’s antics brought new attention to just how mixed up and troubled northern Afghanistan is this year. Even without Mr. Dostum in the vanguard, militiamen have been flowing in to fight the Taliban — and increasingly, local officials say, one another. “There were up to <hl> 9,000 <hl> people gathered here,” Mr. Dostum said in his palace in Jowzjan after meetings with militia commanders. “They wanted to go to Faryab and fight the Taliban. But what can I do? The president does not allow it.”


Question: Which country will be more complex to modify the diesel cars in?

WOLFSBURG, Germany —  Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.

Answer: United States

WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. <hl> Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the United States will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health. <hl>

WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen said on Wednesday that it would be able to bring its diesel cars into line with European clean-air standards by updating engine software and installing a small, tube-shaped part roughly the same diameter as the cardboard tube in a roll of paper towels. The technical patch that Volkswagen presented at company headquarters here is valid only for Europe, where it will be installed beginning next year. Modifying Volkswagen diesel cars sold in the <hl> United States <hl> will be more complicated because of stricter rules on emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants harmful to the environment and human health.


Question: Who led the number that foresaw the shape of entertainment to come?

My preview audience (I recognized many members of the fraternity of Broadway show folk) awarded this expenditure of energy with two standing ovations. The first occurred halfway through the first act, after Mr. Oscar’s Nostradamus led a number that foresaw the shape of entertainment to come. It features melodic and choreographic references to pretty much every musical you’ve ever heard of, from “West Side Story” to “Les Misérables.” Any classics that were not namechecked then are dutifully mentioned in the second-act number “Make an Omelette,” which registers as an act of force-feeding an already overstuffed audience. “Omelette,” by the way, is a misreading of “Hamlet” by Nostradamus, who tries to predict what Shakespeare’s chef d’oeuvre will be so Nick can steal the idea. When I was in grade school, it was considered the height of wit to refer to “Hamlet” as “Omelette,” and it is such heights that “Something Rotten!” occupies. Phallic humor abounds, starting with the oversized codpieces worn by the men. (Gregg Barnes did the costumes.) It is a codpiece into which Nigel, played with rather charming nerdiness by Mr. Cariani, reaches when he tells the girl he adores, Portia (Kate Reinders, doing an impression of Kristin Chenoweth), “I have something to show you.” Fortunately, it’s only a sonnet that he keeps next to his privates. And, oh yes, there’s a sonnet reading by Mr. Cariani that is rendered as a parallel to premature ejaculation. (Sometimes you wonder if the show isn’t made up of scenes culled from the wastebaskets of the “Saturday Night Live” staff.) The cast also includes Heidi Blickenstaff as Nick’s stalwart wife, Bea, a precocious feminist (“This is the ’90s! We’ve got a woman on the throne.”); Gerry Vichi as a Jewish theater lover named, uh, Shylock; Brooks Ashmanskas as a disapproving Puritan, prone to many inadvertent erection jokes; and Peter Bartlett, doing his inimitably rococo thing in a couple of roles.

Answer: Mr. Oscar’s Nostradamus

My preview audience (I recognized many members of the fraternity of Broadway show folk) awarded this expenditure of energy with two standing ovations. <hl> The first occurred halfway through the first act, after Mr. Oscar’s Nostradamus led a number that foresaw the shape of entertainment to come. <hl> It features melodic and choreographic references to pretty much every musical you’ve ever heard of, from “West Side Story” to “Les Misérables.” Any classics that were not namechecked then are dutifully mentioned in the second-act number “Make an Omelette,” which registers as an act of force-feeding an already overstuffed audience. “Omelette,” by the way, is a misreading of “Hamlet” by Nostradamus, who tries to predict what Shakespeare’s chef d’oeuvre will be so Nick can steal the idea. When I was in grade school, it was considered the height of wit to refer to “Hamlet” as “Omelette,” and it is such heights that “Something Rotten!” occupies. Phallic humor abounds, starting with the oversized codpieces worn by the men. (Gregg Barnes did the costumes.) It is a codpiece into which Nigel, played with rather charming nerdiness by Mr. Cariani, reaches when he tells the girl he adores, Portia (Kate Reinders, doing an impression of Kristin Chenoweth), “I have something to show you.” Fortunately, it’s only a sonnet that he keeps next to his privates. And, oh yes, there’s a sonnet reading by Mr. Cariani that is rendered as a parallel to premature ejaculation. (Sometimes you wonder if the show isn’t made up of scenes culled from the wastebaskets of the “Saturday Night Live” staff.) The cast also includes Heidi Blickenstaff as Nick’s stalwart wife, Bea, a precocious feminist (“This is the ’90s! We’ve got a woman on the throne.”); Gerry Vichi as a Jewish theater lover named, uh, Shylock; Brooks Ashmanskas as a disapproving Puritan, prone to many inadvertent erection jokes; and Peter Bartlett, doing his inimitably rococo thing in a couple of roles.

My preview audience (I recognized many members of the fraternity of Broadway show folk) awarded this expenditure of energy with two standing ovations. The first occurred halfway through the first act, after <hl> Mr. Oscar’s Nostradamus <hl> led a number that foresaw the shape of entertainment to come. It features melodic and choreographic references to pretty much every musical you’ve ever heard of, from “West Side Story” to “Les Misérables.” Any classics that were not namechecked then are dutifully mentioned in the second-act number “Make an Omelette,” which registers as an act of force-feeding an already overstuffed audience. “Omelette,” by the way, is a misreading of “Hamlet” by Nostradamus, who tries to predict what Shakespeare’s chef d’oeuvre will be so Nick can steal the idea. When I was in grade school, it was considered the height of wit to refer to “Hamlet” as “Omelette,” and it is such heights that “Something Rotten!” occupies. Phallic humor abounds, starting with the oversized codpieces worn by the men. (Gregg Barnes did the costumes.) It is a codpiece into which Nigel, played with rather charming nerdiness by Mr. Cariani, reaches when he tells the girl he adores, Portia (Kate Reinders, doing an impression of Kristin Chenoweth), “I have something to show you.” Fortunately, it’s only a sonnet that he keeps next to his privates. And, oh yes, there’s a sonnet reading by Mr. Cariani that is rendered as a parallel to premature ejaculation. (Sometimes you wonder if the show isn’t made up of scenes culled from the wastebaskets of the “Saturday Night Live” staff.) The cast also includes Heidi Blickenstaff as Nick’s stalwart wife, Bea, a precocious feminist (“This is the ’90s! We’ve got a woman on the throne.”); Gerry Vichi as a Jewish theater lover named, uh, Shylock; Brooks Ashmanskas as a disapproving Puritan, prone to many inadvertent erection jokes; and Peter Bartlett, doing his inimitably rococo thing in a couple of roles.


Question: What kind of agreements were they?

Under the agreement, the Port Authority and Amtrak will provide staff for the corporation, and the authority will arrange for office space and logistical support. The corporation will own the new tunnel and enter into operating agreements with railroads to use it. Mr. Foxx said the governing structure would help advance the project quickly. “When I sounded the alarm this summer, my goal was to get the necessary parties to the table,” he said. “Now, that table is set.”

Answer: operating

Under the agreement, the Port Authority and Amtrak will provide staff for the corporation, and the authority will arrange for office space and logistical support. <hl> The corporation will own the new tunnel and enter into operating agreements with railroads to use it. <hl> Mr. Foxx said the governing structure would help advance the project quickly. “When I sounded the alarm this summer, my goal was to get the necessary parties to the table,” he said. “Now, that table is set.”

Under the agreement, the Port Authority and Amtrak will provide staff for the corporation, and the authority will arrange for office space and logistical support. The corporation will own the new tunnel and enter into <hl> operating <hl> agreements with railroads to use it. Mr. Foxx said the governing structure would help advance the project quickly. “When I sounded the alarm this summer, my goal was to get the necessary parties to the table,” he said. “Now, that table is set.”


Question: What year was the ruling against Microsoft?

As powerful as Microsoft looked at the time, officials missed ways in which it was vulnerable. For starters, they didn’t anticipate the rise of mobile devices. The 1999 ruling against Microsoft found there were “no products, nor are there likely to be any in the near future” that people around the world could use as “substitutes” for Windows computers. In fact, within a few years, unexpected rivals began making such substitutes. In 2007, Apple released the iPhone, and soon after, Google released the Android operating system, which Samsung, HTC, Motorola and other manufacturers used to take the smartphone global and mainstream.

Answer: 1999

As powerful as Microsoft looked at the time, officials missed ways in which it was vulnerable. For starters, they didn’t anticipate the rise of mobile devices. <hl> The 1999 ruling against Microsoft found there were “no products, nor are there likely to be any in the near future” that people around the world could use as “substitutes” for Windows computers. <hl> In fact, within a few years, unexpected rivals began making such substitutes. In 2007, Apple released the iPhone, and soon after, Google released the Android operating system, which Samsung, HTC, Motorola and other manufacturers used to take the smartphone global and mainstream.

As powerful as Microsoft looked at the time, officials missed ways in which it was vulnerable. For starters, they didn’t anticipate the rise of mobile devices. The <hl> 1999 <hl> ruling against Microsoft found there were “no products, nor are there likely to be any in the near future” that people around the world could use as “substitutes” for Windows computers. In fact, within a few years, unexpected rivals began making such substitutes. In 2007, Apple released the iPhone, and soon after, Google released the Android operating system, which Samsung, HTC, Motorola and other manufacturers used to take the smartphone global and mainstream.


Question: how long have US women have gone without winning the marathon?

BOSTON —  The American men ended their slump in the Boston Marathon when Meb Keflezighi won in 2014, a cathartic victory that enabled “The Star-Spangled Banner” to play over Boylston Street one year after bombs had exploded there. This year, the United States women are hoping to end a drought that has lasted 30 years. “The marathon gods blessed Meb with that run; it was electric,” said Shalane Flanagan, a native of Marblehead, Mass., who grew up following the race as the daughter of two marathoners. Flanagan finished fourth in 2013 and seventh last year in 2 hours 22 minutes 2 seconds — the career best for an American woman on the Boston course. “Last year was extremely special, just being an American,” she said. “It’s a run I’ll never, ever forget.” The 119th edition of the Boston Marathon is scheduled to leave Hopkinton, Mass., on Monday morning, and this year’s field gives the United States two chances for its first women’s victory since Lisa Weidenbach won in 1985. Joining Flanagan is Desiree Linden, who finished second in Boston in 2011.

Answer: 30 years

BOSTON — The American men ended their slump in the Boston Marathon when Meb Keflezighi won in 2014, a cathartic victory that enabled “The Star-Spangled Banner” to play over Boylston Street one year after bombs had exploded there. <hl> This year, the United States women are hoping to end a drought that has lasted 30 years . <hl> “The marathon gods blessed Meb with that run; it was electric,” said Shalane Flanagan, a native of Marblehead, Mass., who grew up following the race as the daughter of two marathoners. Flanagan finished fourth in 2013 and seventh last year in 2 hours 22 minutes 2 seconds — the career best for an American woman on the Boston course. “Last year was extremely special, just being an American,” she said. “It’s a run I’ll never, ever forget.” The 119th edition of the Boston Marathon is scheduled to leave Hopkinton, Mass., on Monday morning, and this year’s field gives the United States two chances for its first women’s victory since Lisa Weidenbach won in 1985. Joining Flanagan is Desiree Linden, who finished second in Boston in 2011.

BOSTON — The American men ended their slump in the Boston Marathon when Meb Keflezighi won in 2014, a cathartic victory that enabled “The Star-Spangled Banner” to play over Boylston Street one year after bombs had exploded there. This year, the United States women are hoping to end a drought that has lasted <hl> 30 years <hl>. “The marathon gods blessed Meb with that run; it was electric,” said Shalane Flanagan, a native of Marblehead, Mass., who grew up following the race as the daughter of two marathoners. Flanagan finished fourth in 2013 and seventh last year in 2 hours 22 minutes 2 seconds — the career best for an American woman on the Boston course. “Last year was extremely special, just being an American,” she said. “It’s a run I’ll never, ever forget.” The 119th edition of the Boston Marathon is scheduled to leave Hopkinton, Mass., on Monday morning, and this year’s field gives the United States two chances for its first women’s victory since Lisa Weidenbach won in 1985. Joining Flanagan is Desiree Linden, who finished second in Boston in 2011.

This year, the United States women are hoping to end a drought that has lasted <hl> 30 years <hl> .


Question: What was the profession of Raymond W. Kelly?

But Mr. Faulkner also acknowledged that his mayoral bid was very much a work in progress. The pastor said he had yet to speak with either of the city’s last two Republican mayors, Michael R. Bloomberg and Rudolph W. Giuliani, about his campaign. Queried about his ideas for affordable housing, Mr. Faulkner said he would have more specific policy proposals within a year. Although Republicans intend to back a strong candidate against Mr. de Blasio, the party does not have a deep bench. Speculation so far has focused on Raymond W. Kelly, who was the police commissioner under Mayor Bloomberg, and Eva S. Moskowitz, the charter school executive who was previously elected to office as a Democrat, but has clashed bitterly with Mr. de Blasio over education policy. Mr. Faulkner is a social conservative who has opposed abortion rights and same-sex marriage. (Asked about his views on same-sex marriage on Monday, Mr. Faulkner said that the mayor of New York City had no role in the issue.) Still, clad in a pinstriped suit with a blue ribbon pinned to his chest — to show support for the police, he said — Mr. Faulkner said he had the force of personality and the right philosophy of government to lead New York.

Answer: police commissioner

But Mr. Faulkner also acknowledged that his mayoral bid was very much a work in progress. The pastor said he had yet to speak with either of the city’s last two Republican mayors, Michael R. Bloomberg and Rudolph W. Giuliani, about his campaign. Queried about his ideas for affordable housing, Mr. Faulkner said he would have more specific policy proposals within a year. Although Republicans intend to back a strong candidate against Mr. de Blasio, the party does not have a deep bench. <hl> Speculation so far has focused on Raymond W. Kelly, who was the police commissioner under Mayor Bloomberg, and Eva S. Moskowitz, the charter school executive who was previously elected to office as a Democrat, but has clashed bitterly with Mr. de Blasio over education policy. <hl> Mr. Faulkner is a social conservative who has opposed abortion rights and same-sex marriage. (Asked about his views on same-sex marriage on Monday, Mr. Faulkner said that the mayor of New York City had no role in the issue.) Still, clad in a pinstriped suit with a blue ribbon pinned to his chest — to show support for the police, he said — Mr. Faulkner said he had the force of personality and the right philosophy of government to lead New York.

But Mr. Faulkner also acknowledged that his mayoral bid was very much a work in progress. The pastor said he had yet to speak with either of the city’s last two Republican mayors, Michael R. Bloomberg and Rudolph W. Giuliani, about his campaign. Queried about his ideas for affordable housing, Mr. Faulkner said he would have more specific policy proposals within a year. Although Republicans intend to back a strong candidate against Mr. de Blasio, the party does not have a deep bench. Speculation so far has focused on Raymond W. Kelly, who was the <hl> police commissioner <hl> under Mayor Bloomberg, and Eva S. Moskowitz, the charter school executive who was previously elected to office as a Democrat, but has clashed bitterly with Mr. de Blasio over education policy. Mr. Faulkner is a social conservative who has opposed abortion rights and same-sex marriage. (Asked about his views on same-sex marriage on Monday, Mr. Faulkner said that the mayor of New York City had no role in the issue.) Still, clad in a pinstriped suit with a blue ribbon pinned to his chest — to show support for the police, he said — Mr. Faulkner said he had the force of personality and the right philosophy of government to lead New York.


Question: Where is the office of the United States attorney located?

The office of the United States attorney in Manhattan announced on Thursday that it was joining the investigation into the death of Samuel Harrell, a prisoner at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, N.Y., who inmate witnesses say was handcuffed and beaten severely this year by a group of corrections officers. In a brief statement, the United States attorney for the Southern District, Preet Bharara, said that his office would be “coordinating and working” with the Dutchess County district attorney’s office, which is also investigating the case.

Answer: Manhattan

<hl> The office of the United States attorney in Manhattan announced on Thursday that it was joining the investigation into the death of Samuel Harrell, a prisoner at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, N.Y., who inmate witnesses say was handcuffed and beaten severely this year by a group of corrections officers. <hl> In a brief statement, the United States attorney for the Southern District, Preet Bharara, said that his office would be “coordinating and working” with the Dutchess County district attorney’s office, which is also investigating the case.

The office of the United States attorney in <hl> Manhattan <hl> announced on Thursday that it was joining the investigation into the death of Samuel Harrell, a prisoner at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, N.Y., who inmate witnesses say was handcuffed and beaten severely this year by a group of corrections officers. In a brief statement, the United States attorney for the Southern District, Preet Bharara, said that his office would be “coordinating and working” with the Dutchess County district attorney’s office, which is also investigating the case.


Question: Where does Song Tairan work?

Yet there are those who still see the stock market as the best investment, given low interest rates at banks and the huge amount of capital needed to buy property in many cities. Song Tairan, 25, an employee at an Internet company in Beijing who lost 20 percent of a first-time $16,000 investment he made in March, said he was still in. “I’m not anxious anymore because I’m used to the tumbling now,” he said. “I plan to invest again. The whole situation seems to be improving. I’m bullish on the stock market.”

Answer: an Internet company in Beijing

Yet there are those who still see the stock market as the best investment, given low interest rates at banks and the huge amount of capital needed to buy property in many cities. <hl> Song Tairan, 25, an employee at an Internet company in Beijing who lost 20 percent of a first-time $16,000 investment he made in March, said he was still in. <hl> “I’m not anxious anymore because I’m used to the tumbling now,” he said. “I plan to invest again. The whole situation seems to be improving. I’m bullish on the stock market.”

Yet there are those who still see the stock market as the best investment, given low interest rates at banks and the huge amount of capital needed to buy property in many cities. Song Tairan, 25, an employee at <hl> an Internet company in Beijing <hl> who lost 20 percent of a first-time $16,000 investment he made in March, said he was still in. “I’m not anxious anymore because I’m used to the tumbling now,” he said. “I plan to invest again. The whole situation seems to be improving. I’m bullish on the stock market.”


Question: What obstacle did Bank of America overcome to be able to payout it's shareholders?

Bank of America’s slip-up will most likely raise new questions about its ability to comply with new regulations that are intended to make the financial system safer. Bank of America passed the stress test last year and gained approval for its plan to make payouts to shareholders. But a few weeks after passing, the bank discovered errors that had led it to overstate its capital by $4 billion. The mistakes prompted the Fed to tell the bank to suspend its share buybacks and an increase in its dividend.

Answer: stress test

Bank of America’s slip-up will most likely raise new questions about its ability to comply with new regulations that are intended to make the financial system safer. <hl> Bank of America passed the stress test last year and gained approval for its plan to make payouts to shareholders. <hl> But a few weeks after passing, the bank discovered errors that had led it to overstate its capital by $4 billion. The mistakes prompted the Fed to tell the bank to suspend its share buybacks and an increase in its dividend.

Bank of America’s slip-up will most likely raise new questions about its ability to comply with new regulations that are intended to make the financial system safer. Bank of America passed the <hl> stress test <hl> last year and gained approval for its plan to make payouts to shareholders. But a few weeks after passing, the bank discovered errors that had led it to overstate its capital by $4 billion. The mistakes prompted the Fed to tell the bank to suspend its share buybacks and an increase in its dividend.


Question: How was the Russian leader acting during the news conference?

The Russian leader was alternately pugnacious and conciliatory during the news conference, which was more than three hours long. In years past, he has had sharp words for Washington, but this time he praised the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry to find a political solution to the war in Syria. Mr. Putin also veered close to an admission that Russian soldiers had fought in the war in eastern Ukraine, saying, “We never said there were no people there solving certain questions, including in the military sphere,” but he denied that they were on active duty with the regular army. “Get a sense of that distinction,” he said.

Answer: pugnacious and conciliatory

<hl> The Russian leader was alternately pugnacious and conciliatory during the news conference, which was more than three hours long. <hl> In years past, he has had sharp words for Washington, but this time he praised the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry to find a political solution to the war in Syria. Mr. Putin also veered close to an admission that Russian soldiers had fought in the war in eastern Ukraine, saying, “We never said there were no people there solving certain questions, including in the military sphere,” but he denied that they were on active duty with the regular army. “Get a sense of that distinction,” he said.

The Russian leader was alternately <hl> pugnacious and conciliatory <hl> during the news conference, which was more than three hours long. In years past, he has had sharp words for Washington, but this time he praised the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry to find a political solution to the war in Syria. Mr. Putin also veered close to an admission that Russian soldiers had fought in the war in eastern Ukraine, saying, “We never said there were no people there solving certain questions, including in the military sphere,” but he denied that they were on active duty with the regular army. “Get a sense of that distinction,” he said.


Question: What caught Ms. Basford and her publisher off guard?

Surging demand caught Ms. Basford and her publisher off guard. Fan mail poured in from busy professionals and parents who confided to Ms. Basford that they found coloring in her books relaxing. More accolades flowed on social media, as people posted images from their coloring books. Hard-core fans often buy several copies of her books at a time, to experiment with different color combinations. Others have turned it into a social activity. Rebekah Jean Duthie, who lives in Queensland, Australia, and works for the Australian Red Cross, says she regularly gathers with friends for “coloring circles” at cafes and in one another’s homes. “Each page can transport you back to a gentler time of life,” she said of Ms. Basford’s books in an email.

Answer: Surging demand

<hl> Surging demand caught Ms. Basford and her publisher off guard. <hl> Fan mail poured in from busy professionals and parents who confided to Ms. Basford that they found coloring in her books relaxing. More accolades flowed on social media, as people posted images from their coloring books. Hard-core fans often buy several copies of her books at a time, to experiment with different color combinations. Others have turned it into a social activity. Rebekah Jean Duthie, who lives in Queensland, Australia, and works for the Australian Red Cross, says she regularly gathers with friends for “coloring circles” at cafes and in one another’s homes. “Each page can transport you back to a gentler time of life,” she said of Ms. Basford’s books in an email.

<hl> Surging demand <hl> caught Ms. Basford and her publisher off guard. Fan mail poured in from busy professionals and parents who confided to Ms. Basford that they found coloring in her books relaxing. More accolades flowed on social media, as people posted images from their coloring books. Hard-core fans often buy several copies of her books at a time, to experiment with different color combinations. Others have turned it into a social activity. Rebekah Jean Duthie, who lives in Queensland, Australia, and works for the Australian Red Cross, says she regularly gathers with friends for “coloring circles” at cafes and in one another’s homes. “Each page can transport you back to a gentler time of life,” she said of Ms. Basford’s books in an email.