Question: Who is the editor-in-chief for Al-Ayam newspaper?

Ibrahim Ghandour, a Sudanese government negotiator, attributed the failure of the talks to the rebels “being held hostage” to their alliances with one another. Yasser Arman, a negotiator with the SPLM-N, said the government was not able to make firm decisions. “Outstanding issues have been identified and they need decisions,” he said. The government said it did not want to revisit issues relating to Darfur that had already agreed upon with one of the groups in 2011. “Perhaps a new faction will come and say an agreement in Addis Ababa does not concern us and we start all over again,” said Amin Hassan Omar, a government negotiator. Some have called for greater international involvement in the negotiations. In what some see as a breakthrough, Sudan’s rebels, opposition parties and civil society groups signed a declaration late last year, known as the Sudan Call, uniting efforts to push for change in Sudan, but the impact of the declaration remains to be seen. “It has unified the opposition,” said Mahjoub Mohamed Salih, editor in chief of Al-Ayam newspaper in Khartoum. “But it remains to be seen how it will be used and what political power it will bring.” Talks are to resume this month, but Mr. Salih is not holding his breath. “You have to be either a prophet or fool to predict what will happen in Sudan,” he said. For many Sudanese, though, the urgency is clear. “There needs to be compromises from all sides for the sake of the people,” said Hamid Hussein, 45, a used-books seller in downtown Khartoum. He is originally from South Kordofan, where fighting continues. “We are the ones who pay the price of war,” he said.

Answer: Mahjoub Mohamed Salih

Ibrahim Ghandour, a Sudanese government negotiator, attributed the failure of the talks to the rebels “being held hostage” to their alliances with one another. Yasser Arman, a negotiator with the SPLM-N, said the government was not able to make firm decisions. “Outstanding issues have been identified and they need decisions,” he said. The government said it did not want to revisit issues relating to Darfur that had already agreed upon with one of the groups in 2011. “Perhaps a new faction will come and say an agreement in Addis Ababa does not concern us and we start all over again,” said Amin Hassan Omar, a government negotiator. Some have called for greater international involvement in the negotiations. In what some see as a breakthrough, Sudan’s rebels, opposition parties and civil society groups signed a declaration late last year, known as the Sudan Call, uniting efforts to push for change in Sudan, but the impact of the declaration remains to be seen. <hl> “It has unified the opposition,” said Mahjoub Mohamed Salih , editor in chief of Al-Ayam newspaper in Khartoum. <hl> “But it remains to be seen how it will be used and what political power it will bring.” Talks are to resume this month, but Mr. Salih is not holding his breath. “You have to be either a prophet or fool to predict what will happen in Sudan,” he said. For many Sudanese, though, the urgency is clear. “There needs to be compromises from all sides for the sake of the people,” said Hamid Hussein, 45, a used-books seller in downtown Khartoum. He is originally from South Kordofan, where fighting continues. “We are the ones who pay the price of war,” he said.

Ibrahim Ghandour, a Sudanese government negotiator, attributed the failure of the talks to the rebels “being held hostage” to their alliances with one another. Yasser Arman, a negotiator with the SPLM-N, said the government was not able to make firm decisions. “Outstanding issues have been identified and they need decisions,” he said. The government said it did not want to revisit issues relating to Darfur that had already agreed upon with one of the groups in 2011. “Perhaps a new faction will come and say an agreement in Addis Ababa does not concern us and we start all over again,” said Amin Hassan Omar, a government negotiator. Some have called for greater international involvement in the negotiations. In what some see as a breakthrough, Sudan’s rebels, opposition parties and civil society groups signed a declaration late last year, known as the Sudan Call, uniting efforts to push for change in Sudan, but the impact of the declaration remains to be seen. “It has unified the opposition,” said <hl> Mahjoub Mohamed Salih <hl>, editor in chief of Al-Ayam newspaper in Khartoum. “But it remains to be seen how it will be used and what political power it will bring.” Talks are to resume this month, but Mr. Salih is not holding his breath. “You have to be either a prophet or fool to predict what will happen in Sudan,” he said. For many Sudanese, though, the urgency is clear. “There needs to be compromises from all sides for the sake of the people,” said Hamid Hussein, 45, a used-books seller in downtown Khartoum. He is originally from South Kordofan, where fighting continues. “We are the ones who pay the price of war,” he said.

“It has unified the opposition,” said <hl> Mahjoub Mohamed Salih <hl> , editor in chief of Al-Ayam newspaper in Khartoum.


Question: How long did the relay swim take?

But the shark disappeared, the current turned at midmorning Tuesday, and for the final five hours of the swim, the athletes swam with the current, their every stroke infused with the momentum of the ocean. Warmuth took the final shift as the Deep Enders closed in on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. “I was just gliding across the water,” Warmuth said. “It was very fluid; the water was warm and glassy. It was an amazing feeling.” With the Palos Verdes bluffs looming larger with every stroke, the sea became murky as four-foot waves swelled and thrashed the rocky shore. Behind Warmuth, her teammates dived into the water and swam to shore in a V formation, symbolizing victory. Warmuth checked the waves, timed it right and let the tide push her onto the rocks, crusted with razor-sharp barnacles. At 4:52 p.m. Tuesday — 33 hours 37 minutes 26 seconds after the relay began — Warmuth took the required three steps clear of the tide line, not far from the Terranea Resort, in Rancho Palos Verdes. Soon her friends joined her on shore. Having navigated swirling seas, thick with jellyfish and as deep as 1,000 feet in some places, they hugged and celebrated, elated and exhausted.

Answer: 33 hours 37 minutes 26 seconds

But the shark disappeared, the current turned at midmorning Tuesday, and for the final five hours of the swim, the athletes swam with the current, their every stroke infused with the momentum of the ocean. Warmuth took the final shift as the Deep Enders closed in on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. “I was just gliding across the water,” Warmuth said. “It was very fluid; the water was warm and glassy. It was an amazing feeling.” With the Palos Verdes bluffs looming larger with every stroke, the sea became murky as four-foot waves swelled and thrashed the rocky shore. Behind Warmuth, her teammates dived into the water and swam to shore in a V formation, symbolizing victory. Warmuth checked the waves, timed it right and let the tide push her onto the rocks, crusted with razor-sharp barnacles. <hl> At 4:52 p.m. Tuesday — 33 hours 37 minutes 26 seconds after the relay began — Warmuth took the required three steps clear of the tide line, not far from the Terranea Resort, in Rancho Palos Verdes. <hl> Soon her friends joined her on shore. Having navigated swirling seas, thick with jellyfish and as deep as 1,000 feet in some places, they hugged and celebrated, elated and exhausted.

But the shark disappeared, the current turned at midmorning Tuesday, and for the final five hours of the swim, the athletes swam with the current, their every stroke infused with the momentum of the ocean. Warmuth took the final shift as the Deep Enders closed in on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. “I was just gliding across the water,” Warmuth said. “It was very fluid; the water was warm and glassy. It was an amazing feeling.” With the Palos Verdes bluffs looming larger with every stroke, the sea became murky as four-foot waves swelled and thrashed the rocky shore. Behind Warmuth, her teammates dived into the water and swam to shore in a V formation, symbolizing victory. Warmuth checked the waves, timed it right and let the tide push her onto the rocks, crusted with razor-sharp barnacles. At 4:52 p.m. Tuesday — <hl> 33 hours 37 minutes 26 seconds <hl> after the relay began — Warmuth took the required three steps clear of the tide line, not far from the Terranea Resort, in Rancho Palos Verdes. Soon her friends joined her on shore. Having navigated swirling seas, thick with jellyfish and as deep as 1,000 feet in some places, they hugged and celebrated, elated and exhausted.


Question: What won the event in 1952?

It was a brilliant, sunny Saturday, June 11, 1955, and more than 200,000 spectators had showed up in Le Mans for the 24-hour race that was featuring many of the greatest Formula One drivers and endurance racers of the era. There were stars like Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, and lesser-known drivers like Paul Frère and Olivier Gendebien. It was a great year for the cars, as well, brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Jaguar and Porsche. But the attraction of the race that year was to be the return of Mercedes-Benz, which had won the event in 1952, but had then been absent in 1953 and 1954. Its 300 SLR was a prototype based on its winning Formula One car. Its star drivers were Moss and Fangio, sharing the No.19 car. There were two other Mercedes cars, one driven by Karl Kling and André Simon, the other by John Fitch and Pierre Levegh. The new Mercedes were exciting to watch. To compensate for their conventional drum brakes, they had a so-called air brake, which looked like the rear trunk of the car opening up to use an aerodynamic drag effect to powerfully brake the car. The body of the 300 SLR was made of an ultralight magnesium alloy called Elektron.

Answer: Mercedes-Benz

It was a brilliant, sunny Saturday, June 11, 1955, and more than 200,000 spectators had showed up in Le Mans for the 24-hour race that was featuring many of the greatest Formula One drivers and endurance racers of the era. There were stars like Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, and lesser-known drivers like Paul Frère and Olivier Gendebien. It was a great year for the cars, as well, brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Jaguar and Porsche. <hl> But the attraction of the race that year was to be the return of Mercedes-Benz , which had won the event in 1952, but had then been absent in 1953 and 1954. <hl> Its 300 SLR was a prototype based on its winning Formula One car. Its star drivers were Moss and Fangio, sharing the No.19 car. There were two other Mercedes cars, one driven by Karl Kling and André Simon, the other by John Fitch and Pierre Levegh. The new Mercedes were exciting to watch. To compensate for their conventional drum brakes, they had a so-called air brake, which looked like the rear trunk of the car opening up to use an aerodynamic drag effect to powerfully brake the car. The body of the 300 SLR was made of an ultralight magnesium alloy called Elektron.

It was a brilliant, sunny Saturday, June 11, 1955, and more than 200,000 spectators had showed up in Le Mans for the 24-hour race that was featuring many of the greatest Formula One drivers and endurance racers of the era. There were stars like Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, and lesser-known drivers like Paul Frère and Olivier Gendebien. It was a great year for the cars, as well, brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari, Jaguar and Porsche. But the attraction of the race that year was to be the return of <hl> Mercedes-Benz <hl>, which had won the event in 1952, but had then been absent in 1953 and 1954. Its 300 SLR was a prototype based on its winning Formula One car. Its star drivers were Moss and Fangio, sharing the No.19 car. There were two other Mercedes cars, one driven by Karl Kling and André Simon, the other by John Fitch and Pierre Levegh. The new Mercedes were exciting to watch. To compensate for their conventional drum brakes, they had a so-called air brake, which looked like the rear trunk of the car opening up to use an aerodynamic drag effect to powerfully brake the car. The body of the 300 SLR was made of an ultralight magnesium alloy called Elektron.

But the attraction of the race that year was to be the return of <hl> Mercedes-Benz <hl> , which had won the event in 1952, but had then been absent in 1953 and 1954.


Question: What are police departments equipping their officers with?

Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with body cameras to film their often edgy encounters with the public. But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings. In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in December, the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed. Much of this footage is uncontroversial; one scene shows a woman jogging past a group of people and an officer watching her, then having a muted conversation with people whose faces have been obscured.

Answer: body cameras

<hl> Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with body cameras to film their often edgy encounters with the public. <hl> But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings. In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in December, the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed. Much of this footage is uncontroversial; one scene shows a woman jogging past a group of people and an officer watching her, then having a muted conversation with people whose faces have been obscured.

Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with <hl> body cameras <hl> to film their often edgy encounters with the public. But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings. In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in December, the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed. Much of this footage is uncontroversial; one scene shows a woman jogging past a group of people and an officer watching her, then having a muted conversation with people whose faces have been obscured.


Question: Who is the vice president of the National Right to Work Committee?

But it remains unclear what effect months of lobbying have had. “I know we’ve flipped some,” said Greg Mourad, a vice president at the National Right to Work Committee, which supports the legislation. “Whether we’ve flipped enough or not, I guess we’ll just have to wait and find out.” Missouri, whose union footprint has decreased in recent decades as manufacturing jobs have moved abroad, is increasingly rare as a Midwestern state without a right-to-work law. Of the states it borders, all but Illinois and Kentucky have some version of the policy on the books. Mr. Mourad said that puts Missouri at a disadvantage when competing with its neighbors to attract a new factory or business.

Answer: Greg Mourad

But it remains unclear what effect months of lobbying have had. <hl> “I know we’ve flipped some,” said Greg Mourad , a vice president at the National Right to Work Committee, which supports the legislation. <hl> “Whether we’ve flipped enough or not, I guess we’ll just have to wait and find out.” Missouri, whose union footprint has decreased in recent decades as manufacturing jobs have moved abroad, is increasingly rare as a Midwestern state without a right-to-work law. Of the states it borders, all but Illinois and Kentucky have some version of the policy on the books. Mr. Mourad said that puts Missouri at a disadvantage when competing with its neighbors to attract a new factory or business.

But it remains unclear what effect months of lobbying have had. “I know we’ve flipped some,” said <hl> Greg Mourad <hl>, a vice president at the National Right to Work Committee, which supports the legislation. “Whether we’ve flipped enough or not, I guess we’ll just have to wait and find out.” Missouri, whose union footprint has decreased in recent decades as manufacturing jobs have moved abroad, is increasingly rare as a Midwestern state without a right-to-work law. Of the states it borders, all but Illinois and Kentucky have some version of the policy on the books. Mr. Mourad said that puts Missouri at a disadvantage when competing with its neighbors to attract a new factory or business.

“I know we’ve flipped some,” said <hl> Greg Mourad <hl> , a vice president at the National Right to Work Committee, which supports the legislation.


Question: What does Ross have a lot of with regard to her subjects?

Ross has said she writes only about people she likes. In her introduction to “Reporting Always,” she elaborates on this reportorial ethos: “I have never wanted to write about anybody who did not want to be written about.” She writes “only what can be observed, what I see and hear and never what the subject might be ‘thinking.’ ” Ross’s respect and fondness for her subjects does not drain her profiles of acuity. A default tone of light irony offers a built-in distance. And naturally a point of view is implicit in Ross’s choice of focus and her selection of details. She has a knack for locating the peripheral actor — the bartender at a gathering of Beat writers, the balloon salesman at a society function — who makes a tableau snap into focus. But where exactly Ross stands in relation to her material is generally impossible to confirm. Hemingway loved her article on him, even though others told him he ought to have been offended by the way Ross captured his stagy sportsman’s shtick.

Answer: respect and fondness

Ross has said she writes only about people she likes. In her introduction to “Reporting Always,” she elaborates on this reportorial ethos: “I have never wanted to write about anybody who did not want to be written about.” She writes “only what can be observed, what I see and hear and never what the subject might be ‘thinking.’ <hl> ” Ross’s respect and fondness for her subjects does not drain her profiles of acuity. <hl> A default tone of light irony offers a built-in distance. And naturally a point of view is implicit in Ross’s choice of focus and her selection of details. She has a knack for locating the peripheral actor — the bartender at a gathering of Beat writers, the balloon salesman at a society function — who makes a tableau snap into focus. But where exactly Ross stands in relation to her material is generally impossible to confirm. Hemingway loved her article on him, even though others told him he ought to have been offended by the way Ross captured his stagy sportsman’s shtick.

Ross has said she writes only about people she likes. In her introduction to “Reporting Always,” she elaborates on this reportorial ethos: “I have never wanted to write about anybody who did not want to be written about.” She writes “only what can be observed, what I see and hear and never what the subject might be ‘thinking.’ ” Ross’s <hl> respect and fondness <hl> for her subjects does not drain her profiles of acuity. A default tone of light irony offers a built-in distance. And naturally a point of view is implicit in Ross’s choice of focus and her selection of details. She has a knack for locating the peripheral actor — the bartender at a gathering of Beat writers, the balloon salesman at a society function — who makes a tableau snap into focus. But where exactly Ross stands in relation to her material is generally impossible to confirm. Hemingway loved her article on him, even though others told him he ought to have been offended by the way Ross captured his stagy sportsman’s shtick.


Question: How much has the Zexi No. 3 fund index gained this year?

Although the Shanghai composite index has risen less than 3 percent so far this year, the Zexi No. 1 Fund, which works with a subsidiary of the state-owned conglomerate China Resources, gained 323 percent through Friday; it has risen 3,270 percent since its inception in 2010. The Zexi No. 3 Fund has gained 382 percent this year and 3,945 percent since 2010, according to figures on the company’s website, which were obtained before it was taken down late Monday morning. The firm’s performance was the subject of intense market speculation in September, when a post on social media accused the company of manipulation. It focused on an unprofitable clothing retailer that reached a market high this summer despite the market volatility.

Answer: 382

Although the Shanghai composite index has risen less than 3 percent so far this year, the Zexi No. 1 Fund, which works with a subsidiary of the state-owned conglomerate China Resources, gained 323 percent through Friday; it has risen 3,270 percent since its inception in 2010. <hl> The Zexi No. 3 Fund has gained 382 percent this year and 3,945 percent since 2010, according to figures on the company’s website, which were obtained before it was taken down late Monday morning. <hl> The firm’s performance was the subject of intense market speculation in September, when a post on social media accused the company of manipulation. It focused on an unprofitable clothing retailer that reached a market high this summer despite the market volatility.

Although the Shanghai composite index has risen less than 3 percent so far this year, the Zexi No. 1 Fund, which works with a subsidiary of the state-owned conglomerate China Resources, gained 323 percent through Friday; it has risen 3,270 percent since its inception in 2010. The Zexi No. 3 Fund has gained <hl> 382 <hl> percent this year and 3,945 percent since 2010, according to figures on the company’s website, which were obtained before it was taken down late Monday morning. The firm’s performance was the subject of intense market speculation in September, when a post on social media accused the company of manipulation. It focused on an unprofitable clothing retailer that reached a market high this summer despite the market volatility.


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

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

Answer: 24 to 30 inches below normal

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

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

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


Question: Who is the president of a union?

Manuel Leite de Araújo, the president of a union representing prison employees, said some guards oppose Mr. Silva Neto’s “sentimental,” friendly approach with inmates, noting that a committee of guards asked the union to support ousting him from his position. Although many Brazilian evangelicals support tough-on-crime political movements, Mr. Silva Neto’s approach puts him closer to human rights activists on the left. He criticizes incarceration policies that he says target the poor for nonviolent drug charges.

Answer: Manuel Leite de Araújo

<hl> Manuel Leite de Araújo , the president of a union representing prison employees, said some guards oppose Mr. Silva Neto’s “sentimental,” friendly approach with inmates, noting that a committee of guards asked the union to support ousting him from his position. <hl> Although many Brazilian evangelicals support tough-on-crime political movements, Mr. Silva Neto’s approach puts him closer to human rights activists on the left. He criticizes incarceration policies that he says target the poor for nonviolent drug charges.

<hl> Manuel Leite de Araújo <hl>, the president of a union representing prison employees, said some guards oppose Mr. Silva Neto’s “sentimental,” friendly approach with inmates, noting that a committee of guards asked the union to support ousting him from his position. Although many Brazilian evangelicals support tough-on-crime political movements, Mr. Silva Neto’s approach puts him closer to human rights activists on the left. He criticizes incarceration policies that he says target the poor for nonviolent drug charges.

<hl> Manuel Leite de Araújo <hl> , the president of a union representing prison employees, said some guards oppose Mr. Silva Neto’s “sentimental,” friendly approach with inmates, noting that a committee of guards asked the union to support ousting him from his position.


Question: What year was the tub published in Life magazine?

Mr. Wilkins, who died at 90 on Monday in Las Vegas, tried but failed to patent his tub, which meant it could proliferate with abandon. It became a fixture of hotel love nests everywhere. (He was, however, granted Patent No. D294290 in 1988 for a tub shaped like a champagne glass, which also became popular at Cove Haven.) In 1971, in a two-page photo spread complete with a smooching couple, Life magazine gushed about the bubble-brimming, red-tiled “sweetheart tub” in Cove Haven’s mirrored bathrooms. “A surfeit of affluent vulgarity,” the magazine said, apparently good-humoredly.

Answer: 1971

Mr. Wilkins, who died at 90 on Monday in Las Vegas, tried but failed to patent his tub, which meant it could proliferate with abandon. It became a fixture of hotel love nests everywhere. (He was, however, granted Patent No. D294290 in 1988 for a tub shaped like a champagne glass, which also became popular at Cove Haven.) <hl> In 1971 , in a two-page photo spread complete with a smooching couple, Life magazine gushed about the bubble-brimming, red-tiled “sweetheart tub” in Cove Haven’s mirrored bathrooms. <hl> “A surfeit of affluent vulgarity,” the magazine said, apparently good-humoredly.

Mr. Wilkins, who died at 90 on Monday in Las Vegas, tried but failed to patent his tub, which meant it could proliferate with abandon. It became a fixture of hotel love nests everywhere. (He was, however, granted Patent No. D294290 in 1988 for a tub shaped like a champagne glass, which also became popular at Cove Haven.) In <hl> 1971 <hl>, in a two-page photo spread complete with a smooching couple, Life magazine gushed about the bubble-brimming, red-tiled “sweetheart tub” in Cove Haven’s mirrored bathrooms. “A surfeit of affluent vulgarity,” the magazine said, apparently good-humoredly.

In <hl> 1971 <hl> , in a two-page photo spread complete with a smooching couple, Life magazine gushed about the bubble-brimming, red-tiled “sweetheart tub” in Cove Haven’s mirrored bathrooms.


Question: Who is Mr. Renzi a political figure for?

The weekend’s maneuvering probably allows Mr. Renzi to accelerate reforms of the economy, the political system and the judiciary. He mustn’t waste the chance as Italy is living on borrowed time.

Answer: Italy

The weekend’s maneuvering probably allows Mr. Renzi to accelerate reforms of the economy, the political system and the judiciary. <hl> He mustn’t waste the chance as Italy is living on borrowed time. <hl>

The weekend’s maneuvering probably allows Mr. Renzi to accelerate reforms of the economy, the political system and the judiciary. He mustn’t waste the chance as <hl> Italy <hl> is living on borrowed time.


Question: What is the novelist trying to tell you at the end?

Having gotten to know these people and watched their undoing as if it were a slow-motion car accident, we long for a happy ending. There can be second acts in seemingly broken marriages. (Read Jenny Offill’s “Dept. of Speculation” for a recent literary example.) But in a daring interim chapter called “That Year and Those That Followed,” Ms. Pierpont widens her lens, temporarily abandoning her pointillistic moment-by-moment descriptions for a panoramic shot that sweeps years into paragraphs, projecting far out into the Shanleys’ future. It has the leaden sting of inevitability and cannot help dampening what is still to come. The die is cast, she seems to be saying. There is no going back.

Answer: There is no going back

There is no going back .

Having gotten to know these people and watched their undoing as if it were a slow-motion car accident, we long for a happy ending. There can be second acts in seemingly broken marriages. (Read Jenny Offill’s “Dept. of Speculation” for a recent literary example.) But in a daring interim chapter called “That Year and Those That Followed,” Ms. Pierpont widens her lens, temporarily abandoning her pointillistic moment-by-moment descriptions for a panoramic shot that sweeps years into paragraphs, projecting far out into the Shanleys’ future. It has the leaden sting of inevitability and cannot help dampening what is still to come. The die is cast, she seems to be saying. <hl> There is no going back . <hl>

Having gotten to know these people and watched their undoing as if it were a slow-motion car accident, we long for a happy ending. There can be second acts in seemingly broken marriages. (Read Jenny Offill’s “Dept. of Speculation” for a recent literary example.) But in a daring interim chapter called “That Year and Those That Followed,” Ms. Pierpont widens her lens, temporarily abandoning her pointillistic moment-by-moment descriptions for a panoramic shot that sweeps years into paragraphs, projecting far out into the Shanleys’ future. It has the leaden sting of inevitability and cannot help dampening what is still to come. The die is cast, she seems to be saying. <hl> There is no going back <hl>.


Question: Why didn't technology reporter Farhad Manjoo have a joke prepared for Saturday?

Each Saturday, Farhad Manjoo and Mike Isaac, technology reporters at The New York Times, review the week’s news, offering analysis and maybe a joke or two about the most important developments in the tech industry. Farhad: Howdy, Mike! What’s going on with you? Sorry, I don’t have some kind of funny intro this week. I’m just pretty tired. I need a nap. Mike: I had a root canal on Friday and my dog won’t stop eating our drywall. Other than that, life is grand. Farhad: Sounds fantastic. OK, let’s go through some tech news. Apple announced it sold 13 million new iPhones in its opening weekend — which, like everything with Apple, some people thought was really awesome and others thought was meh. Google unveiled some new Nexus phones, tablets and a Chromecast streaming device. Those were fine and also unexciting — smartphones changed everything and yet, man, are they boring. Mike: I have a seriously difficult time caring about phones now. Every announcement is just “look at this cool new processor we put inside.” Yawn.

Answer: I’m just pretty tired.

I’m just pretty tired. I need a nap.

Each Saturday, Farhad Manjoo and Mike Isaac, technology reporters at The New York Times, review the week’s news, offering analysis and maybe a joke or two about the most important developments in the tech industry. Farhad: Howdy, Mike! What’s going on with you? Sorry, I don’t have some kind of funny intro this week. <hl> I’m just pretty tired. I need a nap. <hl> Mike: I had a root canal on Friday and my dog won’t stop eating our drywall. Other than that, life is grand. Farhad: Sounds fantastic. OK, let’s go through some tech news. Apple announced it sold 13 million new iPhones in its opening weekend — which, like everything with Apple, some people thought was really awesome and others thought was meh. Google unveiled some new Nexus phones, tablets and a Chromecast streaming device. Those were fine and also unexciting — smartphones changed everything and yet, man, are they boring. Mike: I have a seriously difficult time caring about phones now. Every announcement is just “look at this cool new processor we put inside.” Yawn.

Each Saturday, Farhad Manjoo and Mike Isaac, technology reporters at The New York Times, review the week’s news, offering analysis and maybe a joke or two about the most important developments in the tech industry. Farhad: Howdy, Mike! What’s going on with you? Sorry, I don’t have some kind of funny intro this week. <hl> I’m just pretty tired. <hl> I need a nap. Mike: I had a root canal on Friday and my dog won’t stop eating our drywall. Other than that, life is grand. Farhad: Sounds fantastic. OK, let’s go through some tech news. Apple announced it sold 13 million new iPhones in its opening weekend — which, like everything with Apple, some people thought was really awesome and others thought was meh. Google unveiled some new Nexus phones, tablets and a Chromecast streaming device. Those were fine and also unexciting — smartphones changed everything and yet, man, are they boring. Mike: I have a seriously difficult time caring about phones now. Every announcement is just “look at this cool new processor we put inside.” Yawn.


Question: Who were the leaders of the National League East?

WASHINGTON — Three months ago, Matt Harvey strutted around the Nationals’ mound here during one of the most important starts of his young career, his first since having Tommy John surgery. He fired fastballs at will, snapped his slider like a whip, struck out Bryce Harper three times and announced to the baseball world that he was back. During his start here Monday, the lasting image of Harvey was him turning, his hands out, watching as a Clint Robinson double ricocheted high off the center-field wall in the third inning. Harvey’s command looked off, and this time the Nationals did not look intimidated. Harvey often walked off the mound in conversation with catcher Anthony Recker, searching for answers. The Mets had aligned their starters after the All-Star break with this series in mind. They wanted to line up Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard, their three best starters, to make a run at the Nationals, the National League East leaders. Harvey lost the first game, 7-2, in humbling and conflicting fashion. He allowed five early runs and issued four walks, yet he lasted seven innings and even drove in two runs. Harvey was not at his best, but his offense and his defense repeatedly failed him.

Answer: Nationals

<hl> WASHINGTON — Three months ago, Matt Harvey strutted around the Nationals ’ mound here during one of the most important starts of his young career, his first since having Tommy John surgery. <hl> He fired fastballs at will, snapped his slider like a whip, struck out Bryce Harper three times and announced to the baseball world that he was back. During his start here Monday, the lasting image of Harvey was him turning, his hands out, watching as a Clint Robinson double ricocheted high off the center-field wall in the third inning. Harvey’s command looked off, and this time the Nationals did not look intimidated. Harvey often walked off the mound in conversation with catcher Anthony Recker, searching for answers. The Mets had aligned their starters after the All-Star break with this series in mind. They wanted to line up Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard, their three best starters, to make a run at the Nationals, the National League East leaders. Harvey lost the first game, 7-2, in humbling and conflicting fashion. He allowed five early runs and issued four walks, yet he lasted seven innings and even drove in two runs. Harvey was not at his best, but his offense and his defense repeatedly failed him.

WASHINGTON — Three months ago, Matt Harvey strutted around the <hl> Nationals <hl>’ mound here during one of the most important starts of his young career, his first since having Tommy John surgery. He fired fastballs at will, snapped his slider like a whip, struck out Bryce Harper three times and announced to the baseball world that he was back. During his start here Monday, the lasting image of Harvey was him turning, his hands out, watching as a Clint Robinson double ricocheted high off the center-field wall in the third inning. Harvey’s command looked off, and this time the Nationals did not look intimidated. Harvey often walked off the mound in conversation with catcher Anthony Recker, searching for answers. The Mets had aligned their starters after the All-Star break with this series in mind. They wanted to line up Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard, their three best starters, to make a run at the Nationals, the National League East leaders. Harvey lost the first game, 7-2, in humbling and conflicting fashion. He allowed five early runs and issued four walks, yet he lasted seven innings and even drove in two runs. Harvey was not at his best, but his offense and his defense repeatedly failed him.

WASHINGTON — Three months ago, Matt Harvey strutted around the <hl> Nationals <hl> ’ mound here during one of the most important starts of his young career, his first since having Tommy John surgery.


Question: What year did Mike Tyson lose?

It was Ronda Rousey’s Buster Douglas moment. Those who watched it were stunned. Those who read about it the next morning did a double take. And more than a few people were wondering where it leaves her career. In 1990, Mike Tyson was also unbeaten and had the same aura of invincibility as Rousey. Like her, he put opponents away rapidly and with ease. But on Feb. 10 in Tokyo, he faced the little-known Douglas as a 40-1 favorite and was knocked out in one of sports’ biggest upsets. Rousey’s fight also took place on the other side of the world, on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, and the result was also shocking. Holly Holm, ranked just eighth in their weight class and underwhelming in her two previous Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, knocked Rousey out in the second round.

Answer: 1990

It was Ronda Rousey’s Buster Douglas moment. Those who watched it were stunned. Those who read about it the next morning did a double take. And more than a few people were wondering where it leaves her career. <hl> In 1990 , Mike Tyson was also unbeaten and had the same aura of invincibility as Rousey. <hl> Like her, he put opponents away rapidly and with ease. But on Feb. 10 in Tokyo, he faced the little-known Douglas as a 40-1 favorite and was knocked out in one of sports’ biggest upsets. Rousey’s fight also took place on the other side of the world, on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, and the result was also shocking. Holly Holm, ranked just eighth in their weight class and underwhelming in her two previous Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, knocked Rousey out in the second round.

It was Ronda Rousey’s Buster Douglas moment. Those who watched it were stunned. Those who read about it the next morning did a double take. And more than a few people were wondering where it leaves her career. In <hl> 1990 <hl>, Mike Tyson was also unbeaten and had the same aura of invincibility as Rousey. Like her, he put opponents away rapidly and with ease. But on Feb. 10 in Tokyo, he faced the little-known Douglas as a 40-1 favorite and was knocked out in one of sports’ biggest upsets. Rousey’s fight also took place on the other side of the world, on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, and the result was also shocking. Holly Holm, ranked just eighth in their weight class and underwhelming in her two previous Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, knocked Rousey out in the second round.

In <hl> 1990 <hl> , Mike Tyson was also unbeaten and had the same aura of invincibility as Rousey.


Question: Blue Rider is a division of what larger publisher?

David Rosenthal, the president and publisher of Blue Rider, a division of Penguin Random House, said, “If he had gone into remission, it would have been a wonderful miracle.” But Scott died on Jan. 4. Seventeen days later, ESPN’s website carried an excerpt from the book, the existence of which was not widely known, even among some of Scott’s closest associates. “I had no idea — no idea,” said Sage Steele, a friend of Scott’s and the host of ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” show. “Then I kept racking my brain, asking, ‘Did he tell me anything about it?’ ”

Answer: Penguin Random House

<hl> David Rosenthal, the president and publisher of Blue Rider, a division of Penguin Random House , said, “If he had gone into remission, it would have been a wonderful miracle.” <hl> But Scott died on Jan. 4. Seventeen days later, ESPN’s website carried an excerpt from the book, the existence of which was not widely known, even among some of Scott’s closest associates. “I had no idea — no idea,” said Sage Steele, a friend of Scott’s and the host of ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” show. “Then I kept racking my brain, asking, ‘Did he tell me anything about it?’ ”

David Rosenthal, the president and publisher of Blue Rider, a division of <hl> Penguin Random House <hl>, said, “If he had gone into remission, it would have been a wonderful miracle.” But Scott died on Jan. 4. Seventeen days later, ESPN’s website carried an excerpt from the book, the existence of which was not widely known, even among some of Scott’s closest associates. “I had no idea — no idea,” said Sage Steele, a friend of Scott’s and the host of ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” show. “Then I kept racking my brain, asking, ‘Did he tell me anything about it?’ ”

David Rosenthal, the president and publisher of Blue Rider, a division of <hl> Penguin Random House <hl> , said, “If he had gone into remission, it would have been a wonderful miracle.”


Question: During the 60's and 70's where was Louise taking up space?

The sculptor Louise Nevelson took up a fair amount of space in New York in the 1960s and early ’70s. She was one of the most prominent artists of her generation, known for her imperious personality and a penchant for false eyelashes, heavy jewelry and chinchilla capes. More important were her forward-looking wood reliefs, painted entirely black or white, which linked the found-object aesthetic of assemblage to the clean lines and orderly sequences of Minimalism (and also presaged the all-black assemblage sculptures of Rashid Johnson). But by the time she died at age 88 in 1988, the art world had moved on.

Answer: New York

<hl> The sculptor Louise Nevelson took up a fair amount of space in New York in the 1960s and early ’70s. <hl> She was one of the most prominent artists of her generation, known for her imperious personality and a penchant for false eyelashes, heavy jewelry and chinchilla capes. More important were her forward-looking wood reliefs, painted entirely black or white, which linked the found-object aesthetic of assemblage to the clean lines and orderly sequences of Minimalism (and also presaged the all-black assemblage sculptures of Rashid Johnson). But by the time she died at age 88 in 1988, the art world had moved on.

The sculptor Louise Nevelson took up a fair amount of space in <hl> New York <hl> in the 1960s and early ’70s. She was one of the most prominent artists of her generation, known for her imperious personality and a penchant for false eyelashes, heavy jewelry and chinchilla capes. More important were her forward-looking wood reliefs, painted entirely black or white, which linked the found-object aesthetic of assemblage to the clean lines and orderly sequences of Minimalism (and also presaged the all-black assemblage sculptures of Rashid Johnson). But by the time she died at age 88 in 1988, the art world had moved on.


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

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

Answer: Alicia Bárcena Ibarra

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

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

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


Question: What 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 is visiting in the afternoon?

Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic leader, and Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader, visit in the afternoon. MARKETS • U.S. prosecutors unveiled today a $900 million settlement with General Motors over its failure to disclose a defect in ignition switches tied to at least 124 deaths. G.M. admitted that it did not disclose the flaw to federal regulators and falsely represented to consumers that the vehicles posed no safety concern. The defect led to the recall of 2.6 million small cars last year.

Answer: Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic leader, and Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader

<hl> Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic leader, and Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader , visit in the afternoon. <hl> MARKETS • U.S. prosecutors unveiled today a $900 million settlement with General Motors over its failure to disclose a defect in ignition switches tied to at least 124 deaths. G.M. admitted that it did not disclose the flaw to federal regulators and falsely represented to consumers that the vehicles posed no safety concern. The defect led to the recall of 2.6 million small cars last year.

<hl> Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic leader, and Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader <hl>, visit in the afternoon. MARKETS • U.S. prosecutors unveiled today a $900 million settlement with General Motors over its failure to disclose a defect in ignition switches tied to at least 124 deaths. G.M. admitted that it did not disclose the flaw to federal regulators and falsely represented to consumers that the vehicles posed no safety concern. The defect led to the recall of 2.6 million small cars last year.

<hl> Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic leader, and Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader <hl> , visit in the afternoon.


Question: How many people did the airstrike killed?

Syrian Army jets carried out at least 25 airstrikes on the city of Palmyra, held by the Islamic State, on Friday, a group monitoring the war said. It was the second intense bombardment of territory held by the militants in two days. The monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said it was one of the most sustained government bombardments of Palmyra. The airstrikes killed at least 26 people, including 12 Islamic State fighters, said the group, based in Britain. On Thursday, Syrian jets carried out at least 12 airstrikes on Raqqa, the Islamic State’s de facto capital in the north.

Answer: 26

Syrian Army jets carried out at least 25 airstrikes on the city of Palmyra, held by the Islamic State, on Friday, a group monitoring the war said. It was the second intense bombardment of territory held by the militants in two days. The monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said it was one of the most sustained government bombardments of Palmyra. <hl> The airstrikes killed at least 26 people, including 12 Islamic State fighters, said the group, based in Britain. <hl> On Thursday, Syrian jets carried out at least 12 airstrikes on Raqqa, the Islamic State’s de facto capital in the north.

Syrian Army jets carried out at least 25 airstrikes on the city of Palmyra, held by the Islamic State, on Friday, a group monitoring the war said. It was the second intense bombardment of territory held by the militants in two days. The monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said it was one of the most sustained government bombardments of Palmyra. The airstrikes killed at least <hl> 26 <hl> people, including 12 Islamic State fighters, said the group, based in Britain. On Thursday, Syrian jets carried out at least 12 airstrikes on Raqqa, the Islamic State’s de facto capital in the north.


Question: What was the score of the game?

The Britain and Ireland team regained the Walker Cup with its highest points total, beating the United States, 16 ½ to 9 ½, at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in England. Jimmy Mullen won all four matches he played in the two-day amateur event, teaming with his fellow Englishman Ashley Chesters to beat Beau Hossler and Denny McCarthy, 3 and 2, in the morning foursomes and topping McCarthy, 3 and 2, in singles. Europe has won seven of the last 14 matches and has cut the Americans’ series lead to 35-9-1.

Answer: 16 ½ to 9 ½,

<hl> The Britain and Ireland team regained the Walker Cup with its highest points total, beating the United States, 16 ½ to 9 ½, at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in England. <hl> Jimmy Mullen won all four matches he played in the two-day amateur event, teaming with his fellow Englishman Ashley Chesters to beat Beau Hossler and Denny McCarthy, 3 and 2, in the morning foursomes and topping McCarthy, 3 and 2, in singles. Europe has won seven of the last 14 matches and has cut the Americans’ series lead to 35-9-1.

The Britain and Ireland team regained the Walker Cup with its highest points total, beating the United States, <hl> 16 ½ to 9 ½, <hl> at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in England. Jimmy Mullen won all four matches he played in the two-day amateur event, teaming with his fellow Englishman Ashley Chesters to beat Beau Hossler and Denny McCarthy, 3 and 2, in the morning foursomes and topping McCarthy, 3 and 2, in singles. Europe has won seven of the last 14 matches and has cut the Americans’ series lead to 35-9-1.


Question: Who wrote "Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History"?

The plan in the magazine’s 1970s heyday, said Joe Armstrong, its publisher and president during that period, “was to build Time-Life, do what Henry Luce did, but for a younger generation.” Rolling Stone was breaking new ground, and printing things others would not print, he said. “We were covering rock ’n’ roll music when your parents liked orchestra music,” he said. “We were against the war in Vietnam, and everybody over 30 was for it. We were covering the drug culture. Nobody else was doing it.” Tom Wolfe published his novel “The Bonfire of the Vanities” in installments in the magazine. The photographer Annie Leibovitz became a star there. Richard Avedon traveled the country to shoot dozens of portraits of the people he felt ran America, a collection now with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And Mr. Thompson made his own style of gonzo journalism. Rolling Stone has gone through tumultuous periods before, said Robert Draper, the author of “Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History.” It has survived internal strife, often surrounding the mercurial Mr. Wenner, questions about its finances and the threat of MTV, which many thought would end it.

Answer: Robert Draper

The plan in the magazine’s 1970s heyday, said Joe Armstrong, its publisher and president during that period, “was to build Time-Life, do what Henry Luce did, but for a younger generation.” Rolling Stone was breaking new ground, and printing things others would not print, he said. “We were covering rock ’n’ roll music when your parents liked orchestra music,” he said. “We were against the war in Vietnam, and everybody over 30 was for it. We were covering the drug culture. Nobody else was doing it.” Tom Wolfe published his novel “The Bonfire of the Vanities” in installments in the magazine. The photographer Annie Leibovitz became a star there. Richard Avedon traveled the country to shoot dozens of portraits of the people he felt ran America, a collection now with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And Mr. Thompson made his own style of gonzo journalism. <hl> Rolling Stone has gone through tumultuous periods before, said Robert Draper , the author of “Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History.” <hl> It has survived internal strife, often surrounding the mercurial Mr. Wenner, questions about its finances and the threat of MTV, which many thought would end it.

The plan in the magazine’s 1970s heyday, said Joe Armstrong, its publisher and president during that period, “was to build Time-Life, do what Henry Luce did, but for a younger generation.” Rolling Stone was breaking new ground, and printing things others would not print, he said. “We were covering rock ’n’ roll music when your parents liked orchestra music,” he said. “We were against the war in Vietnam, and everybody over 30 was for it. We were covering the drug culture. Nobody else was doing it.” Tom Wolfe published his novel “The Bonfire of the Vanities” in installments in the magazine. The photographer Annie Leibovitz became a star there. Richard Avedon traveled the country to shoot dozens of portraits of the people he felt ran America, a collection now with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And Mr. Thompson made his own style of gonzo journalism. Rolling Stone has gone through tumultuous periods before, said <hl> Robert Draper <hl>, the author of “Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History.” It has survived internal strife, often surrounding the mercurial Mr. Wenner, questions about its finances and the threat of MTV, which many thought would end it.

Rolling Stone has gone through tumultuous periods before, said <hl> Robert Draper <hl> , the author of “Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History.”


Question: What was Russia the biggest source of Turkey of, before the past year?

Russia had also been one of Turkey’s biggest sources of tourists until the past year, when the combination of the fall of the ruble and Western sanctions on Russia for its support of Ukrainian insurgents began steeply eroding the number of Russians who could afford to travel. The decline in tourism was a worry for economists here even before the Russian jet was shot down. “The trade deficit is out of hand, exports cannot meet the import bill, so tourism revenues are a major item in our balance sheet,” said Erinc Yeldan, the dean of the economics faculty at Bilkent University near Ankara. Still, Cengiz Kamil Firat, the deputy director general of general and bilateral economic affairs at Turkey’s foreign ministry, said that the nation’s economy was in better shape than it might seem.

Answer: tourists

<hl> Russia had also been one of Turkey’s biggest sources of tourists until the past year, when the combination of the fall of the ruble and Western sanctions on Russia for its support of Ukrainian insurgents began steeply eroding the number of Russians who could afford to travel. <hl> The decline in tourism was a worry for economists here even before the Russian jet was shot down. “The trade deficit is out of hand, exports cannot meet the import bill, so tourism revenues are a major item in our balance sheet,” said Erinc Yeldan, the dean of the economics faculty at Bilkent University near Ankara. Still, Cengiz Kamil Firat, the deputy director general of general and bilateral economic affairs at Turkey’s foreign ministry, said that the nation’s economy was in better shape than it might seem.

Russia had also been one of Turkey’s biggest sources of <hl> tourists <hl> until the past year, when the combination of the fall of the ruble and Western sanctions on Russia for its support of Ukrainian insurgents began steeply eroding the number of Russians who could afford to travel. The decline in tourism was a worry for economists here even before the Russian jet was shot down. “The trade deficit is out of hand, exports cannot meet the import bill, so tourism revenues are a major item in our balance sheet,” said Erinc Yeldan, the dean of the economics faculty at Bilkent University near Ankara. Still, Cengiz Kamil Firat, the deputy director general of general and bilateral economic affairs at Turkey’s foreign ministry, said that the nation’s economy was in better shape than it might seem.


Question: What did the devices do better on?

To get an idea how each device performed with each router, The Wirecutter’s Wi-Fi expert, David Murphy, tested file transfer speeds, video streaming speeds, music streaming quality and video call quality at a short range of 11 feet and a long range of 43 feet. Most tested devices had 19 percent to 54 percent faster download speeds and shaved 3 to 48 percent off their file-transfer times when paired with the Archer C7 compared with the older 802.11n Netgear router. The devices also did better on the Archer C7’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi network than on its 2.4GHz network at the same locations. In comparison, The Wirecutter could not connect to the Netgear router’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi at its long-distance test location.

Answer: the Archer C7’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi network

To get an idea how each device performed with each router, The Wirecutter’s Wi-Fi expert, David Murphy, tested file transfer speeds, video streaming speeds, music streaming quality and video call quality at a short range of 11 feet and a long range of 43 feet. Most tested devices had 19 percent to 54 percent faster download speeds and shaved 3 to 48 percent off their file-transfer times when paired with the Archer C7 compared with the older 802.11n Netgear router. <hl> The devices also did better on the Archer C7’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi network than on its 2.4GHz network at the same locations. <hl> In comparison, The Wirecutter could not connect to the Netgear router’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi at its long-distance test location.

To get an idea how each device performed with each router, The Wirecutter’s Wi-Fi expert, David Murphy, tested file transfer speeds, video streaming speeds, music streaming quality and video call quality at a short range of 11 feet and a long range of 43 feet. Most tested devices had 19 percent to 54 percent faster download speeds and shaved 3 to 48 percent off their file-transfer times when paired with the Archer C7 compared with the older 802.11n Netgear router. The devices also did better on <hl> the Archer C7’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi network <hl> than on its 2.4GHz network at the same locations. In comparison, The Wirecutter could not connect to the Netgear router’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi at its long-distance test location.


Question: What is the name of the attorney that runs the office of the Southern District of New York?

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: Preet Bharara

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. <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. In a brief statement, the United States attorney for the Southern District, <hl> Preet Bharara <hl>, said that his office would be “coordinating and working” with the Dutchess County district attorney’s office, which is also investigating the case.

In a brief statement, the United States attorney for the Southern District, <hl> Preet Bharara <hl> , said that his office would be “coordinating and working” with the Dutchess County district attorney’s office, which is also investigating the case.


Question: Who is the district attorney of the Oneida County?

Christopher also went to the hospital with Daniel and Joseph Irwin and David Morey, but did not go inside. He later was driven to a Home Depot parking lot near the hospital, he said, where he tried to rest but instead vomited. Finally, he was returned to the church, where Daniel Irwin made up a “mattress and a blanket and pillow for me” and “brought me some food and water.” That evening, he spoke to the police on the phone and left the church. Tom O’Brien, the lawyer for Ms. Ferguson, had little comment on the charges but said he expected evidence for the defense to come out at trial. Scott D. McNamara, the Oneida County district attorney, said he would not comment on the facts of the case but suggested that Tiffanie Irwin could face charges when the case went before a grand jury, which is likely to happen before the end of November. “We are looking at everybody who was involved in this incident,” Mr. McNamara said, adding that he could pursue charges like depraved indifference to murder or gang assault. Mr. McNamara said he was impressed by Christopher’s bravery in facing his half sister, who is one of his alleged assailants. “We asked a lot of a very young man,” he said, adding, “I can’t imagine the stress he was under.”

Answer: Scott D. McNamara

Christopher also went to the hospital with Daniel and Joseph Irwin and David Morey, but did not go inside. He later was driven to a Home Depot parking lot near the hospital, he said, where he tried to rest but instead vomited. Finally, he was returned to the church, where Daniel Irwin made up a “mattress and a blanket and pillow for me” and “brought me some food and water.” That evening, he spoke to the police on the phone and left the church. Tom O’Brien, the lawyer for Ms. Ferguson, had little comment on the charges but said he expected evidence for the defense to come out at trial. <hl> Scott D. McNamara , the Oneida County district attorney, said he would not comment on the facts of the case but suggested that Tiffanie Irwin could face charges when the case went before a grand jury, which is likely to happen before the end of November. <hl> “We are looking at everybody who was involved in this incident,” Mr. McNamara said, adding that he could pursue charges like depraved indifference to murder or gang assault. Mr. McNamara said he was impressed by Christopher’s bravery in facing his half sister, who is one of his alleged assailants. “We asked a lot of a very young man,” he said, adding, “I can’t imagine the stress he was under.”

Christopher also went to the hospital with Daniel and Joseph Irwin and David Morey, but did not go inside. He later was driven to a Home Depot parking lot near the hospital, he said, where he tried to rest but instead vomited. Finally, he was returned to the church, where Daniel Irwin made up a “mattress and a blanket and pillow for me” and “brought me some food and water.” That evening, he spoke to the police on the phone and left the church. Tom O’Brien, the lawyer for Ms. Ferguson, had little comment on the charges but said he expected evidence for the defense to come out at trial. <hl> Scott D. McNamara <hl>, the Oneida County district attorney, said he would not comment on the facts of the case but suggested that Tiffanie Irwin could face charges when the case went before a grand jury, which is likely to happen before the end of November. “We are looking at everybody who was involved in this incident,” Mr. McNamara said, adding that he could pursue charges like depraved indifference to murder or gang assault. Mr. McNamara said he was impressed by Christopher’s bravery in facing his half sister, who is one of his alleged assailants. “We asked a lot of a very young man,” he said, adding, “I can’t imagine the stress he was under.”

<hl> Scott D. McNamara <hl> , the Oneida County district attorney, said he would not comment on the facts of the case but suggested that Tiffanie Irwin could face charges when the case went before a grand jury, which is likely to happen before the end of November.


Question: how many under par was Charley Hoffman?

Charley Hoffman took advantage of calmer afternoon conditions to take the first-round lead in the windswept Texas Open, shooting a five-under-par 67. Aaron Baddeley was second after a 68. Max Homa had a 69, and Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer each shot a 70. ■ Mirim Lee birdied all four par-5 holes and finished with a bogey-free seven-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif. Yani Tseng had a 66, and the top-ranked Lydia Ko, 17, was in a group two strokes back at 67.

Answer: five-under-par

<hl> Charley Hoffman took advantage of calmer afternoon conditions to take the first-round lead in the windswept Texas Open, shooting a five-under-par 67. <hl> Aaron Baddeley was second after a 68. Max Homa had a 69, and Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer each shot a 70. ■ Mirim Lee birdied all four par-5 holes and finished with a bogey-free seven-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif. Yani Tseng had a 66, and the top-ranked Lydia Ko, 17, was in a group two strokes back at 67.

Charley Hoffman took advantage of calmer afternoon conditions to take the first-round lead in the windswept Texas Open, shooting a <hl> five-under-par <hl> 67. Aaron Baddeley was second after a 68. Max Homa had a 69, and Phil Mickelson and Ryan Palmer each shot a 70. ■ Mirim Lee birdied all four par-5 holes and finished with a bogey-free seven-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif. Yani Tseng had a 66, and the top-ranked Lydia Ko, 17, was in a group two strokes back at 67.


Question: Where did Russia intervene to further their strategic interests?

Re “Counterrevolutionary Russia” (June 26) by Roger Cohen: There have been two alternative social, political and intellectual currents with deep roots in Russia. The neo-Slavophile current exerted significant influence in the past and is re-emerging as a strong political orientation in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, as Mr. Cohen notes with alarm. This illiberal ideology emphasizes the uniqueness of the “Russian World” with its Eastern Orthodox faith, and is providing Russian foreign policy with a renewed regional assertiveness as an Orthodox power that will protect its perceived core: Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Seen in that light, the intervention in Ukraine is not only to further strategic interests, but also Russian moral values and sense of honor.

Answer: Ukraine

Re “Counterrevolutionary Russia” (June 26) by Roger Cohen: There have been two alternative social, political and intellectual currents with deep roots in Russia. The neo-Slavophile current exerted significant influence in the past and is re-emerging as a strong political orientation in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, as Mr. Cohen notes with alarm. <hl> This illiberal ideology emphasizes the uniqueness of the “Russian World” with its Eastern Orthodox faith, and is providing Russian foreign policy with a renewed regional assertiveness as an Orthodox power that will protect its perceived core: Russia, Belarus and Ukraine . <hl> Seen in that light, the intervention in Ukraine is not only to further strategic interests, but also Russian moral values and sense of honor.

Re “Counterrevolutionary Russia” (June 26) by Roger Cohen: There have been two alternative social, political and intellectual currents with deep roots in Russia. The neo-Slavophile current exerted significant influence in the past and is re-emerging as a strong political orientation in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, as Mr. Cohen notes with alarm. This illiberal ideology emphasizes the uniqueness of the “Russian World” with its Eastern Orthodox faith, and is providing Russian foreign policy with a renewed regional assertiveness as an Orthodox power that will protect its perceived core: Russia, Belarus and <hl> Ukraine <hl>. Seen in that light, the intervention in Ukraine is not only to further strategic interests, but also Russian moral values and sense of honor.

This illiberal ideology emphasizes the uniqueness of the “Russian World” with its Eastern Orthodox faith, and is providing Russian foreign policy with a renewed regional assertiveness as an Orthodox power that will protect its perceived core: Russia, Belarus and <hl> Ukraine <hl> .


Question: Which areas use more than their fair share of water?

In Tehran, officials barely managed to keep the water running this summer as reservoirs shrank to dangerously low levels. Subsidies for water and electricity encourage overconsumption in urban areas. Isa Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warns that more than half of Iran’s provinces could become uninhabitable within 15 years, displacing millions of people. As in drought-stricken California, agriculture accounts for about 90 percent of water consumption in Iran. And here, matters are not helped by the prevalence of crude, centuries-old irrigation methods and other wasteful practices.

Answer: urban areas

In Tehran, officials barely managed to keep the water running this summer as reservoirs shrank to dangerously low levels. <hl> Subsidies for water and electricity encourage overconsumption in urban areas . <hl> Isa Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warns that more than half of Iran’s provinces could become uninhabitable within 15 years, displacing millions of people. As in drought-stricken California, agriculture accounts for about 90 percent of water consumption in Iran. And here, matters are not helped by the prevalence of crude, centuries-old irrigation methods and other wasteful practices.

In Tehran, officials barely managed to keep the water running this summer as reservoirs shrank to dangerously low levels. Subsidies for water and electricity encourage overconsumption in <hl> urban areas <hl>. Isa Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warns that more than half of Iran’s provinces could become uninhabitable within 15 years, displacing millions of people. As in drought-stricken California, agriculture accounts for about 90 percent of water consumption in Iran. And here, matters are not helped by the prevalence of crude, centuries-old irrigation methods and other wasteful practices.

Subsidies for water and electricity encourage overconsumption in <hl> urban areas <hl> .


Question: How much does Mr Edwards make as a porter per week?

During an interview last week at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester County, Mr. Nuñez showed reporters purple scars around his right ankle that he said were the result of CERT officers’ intentionally shackling him too tightly. Some of the former honor block residents have lost privileges that had taken years to earn at Clinton. Mr. Edwards, who had supervised 50 inmates at the prison tailor shop, had been able to earn as much as $45 a week. Since being moved to Sing Sing, he has been working as a porter making $3 a week. “They took everything from me,” he said. “They did everything they could to blame the ones who stayed.”

Answer: $3

During an interview last week at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester County, Mr. Nuñez showed reporters purple scars around his right ankle that he said were the result of CERT officers’ intentionally shackling him too tightly. Some of the former honor block residents have lost privileges that had taken years to earn at Clinton. Mr. Edwards, who had supervised 50 inmates at the prison tailor shop, had been able to earn as much as $45 a week. <hl> Since being moved to Sing Sing, he has been working as a porter making $3 a week. <hl> “They took everything from me,” he said. “They did everything they could to blame the ones who stayed.”

During an interview last week at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester County, Mr. Nuñez showed reporters purple scars around his right ankle that he said were the result of CERT officers’ intentionally shackling him too tightly. Some of the former honor block residents have lost privileges that had taken years to earn at Clinton. Mr. Edwards, who had supervised 50 inmates at the prison tailor shop, had been able to earn as much as $45 a week. Since being moved to Sing Sing, he has been working as a porter making <hl> $3 <hl> a week. “They took everything from me,” he said. “They did everything they could to blame the ones who stayed.”


Question: How many films is Pixar releasing this year?

A cave toddler and his pal, Arlo, an 11-year-old Apatosaurus, will bring a test for Pixar over the Thanksgiving holiday. For the first time in its 29-year history, the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year: “The Good Dinosaur” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide. Dinosaurs are a safe box office bet — just look at “Jurassic World” — and every movie Pixar has ever released has been a blockbuster. But whether “The Good Dinosaur” continues that streak will depend on how audiences (and critics) respond to an expensive reworking of the film. As it grappled with creative troubles, Pixar fired a director, replaced most of the voice cast and repeatedly pushed back the movie’s release date. —Brooks Barnes

Answer: the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year

A cave toddler and his pal, Arlo, an 11-year-old Apatosaurus, will bring a test for Pixar over the Thanksgiving holiday. <hl> For the first time in its 29-year history, the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year : “The Good Dinosaur” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide. <hl> Dinosaurs are a safe box office bet — just look at “Jurassic World” — and every movie Pixar has ever released has been a blockbuster. But whether “The Good Dinosaur” continues that streak will depend on how audiences (and critics) respond to an expensive reworking of the film. As it grappled with creative troubles, Pixar fired a director, replaced most of the voice cast and repeatedly pushed back the movie’s release date. —Brooks Barnes

A cave toddler and his pal, Arlo, an 11-year-old Apatosaurus, will bring a test for Pixar over the Thanksgiving holiday. For the first time in its 29-year history, <hl> the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year <hl>: “The Good Dinosaur” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide. Dinosaurs are a safe box office bet — just look at “Jurassic World” — and every movie Pixar has ever released has been a blockbuster. But whether “The Good Dinosaur” continues that streak will depend on how audiences (and critics) respond to an expensive reworking of the film. As it grappled with creative troubles, Pixar fired a director, replaced most of the voice cast and repeatedly pushed back the movie’s release date. —Brooks Barnes

For the first time in its 29-year history, <hl> the Disney-owned animation studio will release two films in the same calendar year <hl> : “The Good Dinosaur” arrives on Wednesday, just five months after “Inside Out” collected $851.3 million worldwide.


Question: Which country was described as had been having democratic aspirations?

But in singling out Tunisia, whose 2011 street rebellion overthrew an entrenched dictatorship and launched the “Arab Spring,” the Norwegian Nobel committee also underscored the dismal failure of the uprisings that followed in other Arab states. That, presumably, was the committee’s intent, to demonstrate that a national dialogue led by civic groups can lead a country to an outcome far more promising than the coup that put an end to Egypt’s democratic aspirations or the civil strife that sank Libya, Syria and Yemen into anarchic violence.

Answer: Egypt

But in singling out Tunisia, whose 2011 street rebellion overthrew an entrenched dictatorship and launched the “Arab Spring,” the Norwegian Nobel committee also underscored the dismal failure of the uprisings that followed in other Arab states. <hl> That, presumably, was the committee’s intent, to demonstrate that a national dialogue led by civic groups can lead a country to an outcome far more promising than the coup that put an end to Egypt ’s democratic aspirations or the civil strife that sank Libya, Syria and Yemen into anarchic violence. <hl>

But in singling out Tunisia, whose 2011 street rebellion overthrew an entrenched dictatorship and launched the “Arab Spring,” the Norwegian Nobel committee also underscored the dismal failure of the uprisings that followed in other Arab states. That, presumably, was the committee’s intent, to demonstrate that a national dialogue led by civic groups can lead a country to an outcome far more promising than the coup that put an end to <hl> Egypt <hl>’s democratic aspirations or the civil strife that sank Libya, Syria and Yemen into anarchic violence.

That, presumably, was the committee’s intent, to demonstrate that a national dialogue led by civic groups can lead a country to an outcome far more promising than the coup that put an end to <hl> Egypt <hl> ’s democratic aspirations or the civil strife that sank Libya, Syria and Yemen into anarchic violence.


Question: What was the firm accused of on social media?

Although the Shanghai composite index has risen less than 3 percent so far this year, the Zexi No. 1 Fund, which works with a subsidiary of the state-owned conglomerate China Resources, gained 323 percent through Friday; it has risen 3,270 percent since its inception in 2010. The Zexi No. 3 Fund has gained 382 percent this year and 3,945 percent since 2010, according to figures on the company’s website, which were obtained before it was taken down late Monday morning. The firm’s performance was the subject of intense market speculation in September, when a post on social media accused the company of manipulation. It focused on an unprofitable clothing retailer that reached a market high this summer despite the market volatility.

Answer: manipulation

Although the Shanghai composite index has risen less than 3 percent so far this year, the Zexi No. 1 Fund, which works with a subsidiary of the state-owned conglomerate China Resources, gained 323 percent through Friday; it has risen 3,270 percent since its inception in 2010. The Zexi No. 3 Fund has gained 382 percent this year and 3,945 percent since 2010, according to figures on the company’s website, which were obtained before it was taken down late Monday morning. <hl> The firm’s performance was the subject of intense market speculation in September, when a post on social media accused the company of manipulation . <hl> It focused on an unprofitable clothing retailer that reached a market high this summer despite the market volatility.

Although the Shanghai composite index has risen less than 3 percent so far this year, the Zexi No. 1 Fund, which works with a subsidiary of the state-owned conglomerate China Resources, gained 323 percent through Friday; it has risen 3,270 percent since its inception in 2010. The Zexi No. 3 Fund has gained 382 percent this year and 3,945 percent since 2010, according to figures on the company’s website, which were obtained before it was taken down late Monday morning. The firm’s performance was the subject of intense market speculation in September, when a post on social media accused the company of <hl> manipulation <hl>. It focused on an unprofitable clothing retailer that reached a market high this summer despite the market volatility.

The firm’s performance was the subject of intense market speculation in September, when a post on social media accused the company of <hl> manipulation <hl> .


Question: Where is Latifa Shaab trying to go?

“We wanted to get a visa from the embassy and travel properly, by plane. But it’s not possible,” said Latifa Shaab, a 21-year-old student from the Syrian city of Homs, who had traveled through Turkey, boarded a dinghy that landed in Greece, and made her way through Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia, hoping to reach Sweden. “From all we heard on the news, this was our last chance to reach Europe, so we left in a hurry,” she said, as she got off the first bus that pulled into Sentlij border crossing between Slovenia and Austria about midday Saturday. After a half-hour’s rest, and a meal of apples, bread, butter, jam, and chocolate milk for the children, the Slovenian police lined up a group of about 150 people and walked them into Austria, about 700 yards away.

Answer: Sweden

“We wanted to get a visa from the embassy and travel properly, by plane. <hl> But it’s not possible,” said Latifa Shaab, a 21-year-old student from the Syrian city of Homs, who had traveled through Turkey, boarded a dinghy that landed in Greece, and made her way through Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia, hoping to reach Sweden . <hl> “From all we heard on the news, this was our last chance to reach Europe, so we left in a hurry,” she said, as she got off the first bus that pulled into Sentlij border crossing between Slovenia and Austria about midday Saturday. After a half-hour’s rest, and a meal of apples, bread, butter, jam, and chocolate milk for the children, the Slovenian police lined up a group of about 150 people and walked them into Austria, about 700 yards away.

“We wanted to get a visa from the embassy and travel properly, by plane. But it’s not possible,” said Latifa Shaab, a 21-year-old student from the Syrian city of Homs, who had traveled through Turkey, boarded a dinghy that landed in Greece, and made her way through Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia, hoping to reach <hl> Sweden <hl>. “From all we heard on the news, this was our last chance to reach Europe, so we left in a hurry,” she said, as she got off the first bus that pulled into Sentlij border crossing between Slovenia and Austria about midday Saturday. After a half-hour’s rest, and a meal of apples, bread, butter, jam, and chocolate milk for the children, the Slovenian police lined up a group of about 150 people and walked them into Austria, about 700 yards away.

But it’s not possible,” said Latifa Shaab, a 21-year-old student from the Syrian city of Homs, who had traveled through Turkey, boarded a dinghy that landed in Greece, and made her way through Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia, hoping to reach <hl> Sweden <hl> .


Question: What is the name of Mr. Capponi's business partner?

Mr. Mana, 57, the founder of Moishe’s Moving and Storage, who had recently acquired a significant swath of the Wynwood art district in Miami, paused just long enough to chide his companion: “Pay attention, Michael.” Michael Capponi, his host, obliged, glancing up briefly from the iPhone he had been monitoring as avidly as an N.F.L. game. Mr. Capponi, a 42-year-old bon viveur, developer, night life impresario and champion of humanitarian causes (having made no fewer than 70 trips to Haiti since the island’s 2010 earthquake), had in fact been listening. Then Mr. Capponi spoke, waxing effusive as he presided over the kind of high-testosterone boastfest increasingly common inside the restaurant’s tulle-tented courtyard. The space, which he had constructed with his building partner, Gary Shear, is thriving these days as a hub for power diners. “We built it from scratch,” Mr. Capponi all but gloated. “It took four months and a lot of getting yelled at.”

Answer: Gary Shear

Mr. Mana, 57, the founder of Moishe’s Moving and Storage, who had recently acquired a significant swath of the Wynwood art district in Miami, paused just long enough to chide his companion: “Pay attention, Michael.” Michael Capponi, his host, obliged, glancing up briefly from the iPhone he had been monitoring as avidly as an N.F.L. game. Mr. Capponi, a 42-year-old bon viveur, developer, night life impresario and champion of humanitarian causes (having made no fewer than 70 trips to Haiti since the island’s 2010 earthquake), had in fact been listening. Then Mr. Capponi spoke, waxing effusive as he presided over the kind of high-testosterone boastfest increasingly common inside the restaurant’s tulle-tented courtyard. <hl> The space, which he had constructed with his building partner, Gary Shear , is thriving these days as a hub for power diners. <hl> “We built it from scratch,” Mr. Capponi all but gloated. “It took four months and a lot of getting yelled at.”

Mr. Mana, 57, the founder of Moishe’s Moving and Storage, who had recently acquired a significant swath of the Wynwood art district in Miami, paused just long enough to chide his companion: “Pay attention, Michael.” Michael Capponi, his host, obliged, glancing up briefly from the iPhone he had been monitoring as avidly as an N.F.L. game. Mr. Capponi, a 42-year-old bon viveur, developer, night life impresario and champion of humanitarian causes (having made no fewer than 70 trips to Haiti since the island’s 2010 earthquake), had in fact been listening. Then Mr. Capponi spoke, waxing effusive as he presided over the kind of high-testosterone boastfest increasingly common inside the restaurant’s tulle-tented courtyard. The space, which he had constructed with his building partner, <hl> Gary Shear <hl>, is thriving these days as a hub for power diners. “We built it from scratch,” Mr. Capponi all but gloated. “It took four months and a lot of getting yelled at.”

The space, which he had constructed with his building partner, <hl> Gary Shear <hl> , is thriving these days as a hub for power diners.


Question: What was the most important goal of Mr. Bratton?

To be clear, Mr. Bratton carefully left open any precise exit date. He simply said he would stay long enough to fulfill a number of prime goals: keeping crime at “very low levels”; addressing “the racial tensions that exist in this city and have grown significantly around the country over the past year around the criminal justice system”; building morale among the rank-and-file; and, “most importantly,” keeping “the image of this city as the safest large city in America.” “Our crime numbers are fast approaching the point where we can arguably say that we’re one of the safest, if not the safest, large city in the world,” he said. “Our numbers are starting to look like London’s numbers and Paris’s numbers.”

Answer: keeping “the image of this city as the safest large city in America.”

To be clear, Mr. Bratton carefully left open any precise exit date. <hl> He simply said he would stay long enough to fulfill a number of prime goals: keeping crime at “very low levels”; addressing “the racial tensions that exist in this city and have grown significantly around the country over the past year around the criminal justice system”; building morale among the rank-and-file; and, “most importantly,” keeping “the image of this city as the safest large city in America.” “Our crime numbers are fast approaching the point where we can arguably say that we’re one of the safest, if not the safest, large city in the world,” he said. <hl> “Our numbers are starting to look like London’s numbers and Paris’s numbers.”

To be clear, Mr. Bratton carefully left open any precise exit date. He simply said he would stay long enough to fulfill a number of prime goals: keeping crime at “very low levels”; addressing “the racial tensions that exist in this city and have grown significantly around the country over the past year around the criminal justice system”; building morale among the rank-and-file; and, “most importantly,” <hl> keeping “the image of this city as the safest large city in America.” <hl> “Our crime numbers are fast approaching the point where we can arguably say that we’re one of the safest, if not the safest, large city in the world,” he said. “Our numbers are starting to look like London’s numbers and Paris’s numbers.”