Question: What establishment closed in 1959?

Mr. Connell’s drinking buddies included the novelist Calvin Kentfield, who like Mr. Connell was an early editor of Contact, an old Bay Area literary magazine that had been restarted in 1958. Early issues of this new Contact, with offices on the Bridgeway, near the No Name Bar, featured young writers like Mr. Connell, Updike and Ray Bradbury, as well as established hands like William Saroyan and William Carlos Williams. It also featured early works by Gina Berriault, Donald Barthelme and Wallace Stegner. In the convivial, hard-drinking Sausalito writing crowd, Mr. Connell kept his distance. “Whatever social life he had going, he was pretty private about,” Mr. Seymour said. They knew one another mainly through the bars. After I left Mr. Seymour’s house, I walked by the old Glad Hand, the defunct bar where the idea for the No Name was born. The building is still there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. After the Glad Hand closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. Since 1965 it has been Scoma’s, a popular seafood house.

Answer: the Glad Hand

Mr. Connell’s drinking buddies included the novelist Calvin Kentfield, who like Mr. Connell was an early editor of Contact, an old Bay Area literary magazine that had been restarted in 1958. Early issues of this new Contact, with offices on the Bridgeway, near the No Name Bar, featured young writers like Mr. Connell, Updike and Ray Bradbury, as well as established hands like William Saroyan and William Carlos Williams. It also featured early works by Gina Berriault, Donald Barthelme and Wallace Stegner. In the convivial, hard-drinking Sausalito writing crowd, Mr. Connell kept his distance. “Whatever social life he had going, he was pretty private about,” Mr. Seymour said. They knew one another mainly through the bars. After I left Mr. Seymour’s house, I walked by the old Glad Hand, the defunct bar where the idea for the No Name was born. The building is still there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. <hl> After the Glad Hand closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. <hl> Since 1965 it has been Scoma’s, a popular seafood house.

Mr. Connell’s drinking buddies included the novelist Calvin Kentfield, who like Mr. Connell was an early editor of Contact, an old Bay Area literary magazine that had been restarted in 1958. Early issues of this new Contact, with offices on the Bridgeway, near the No Name Bar, featured young writers like Mr. Connell, Updike and Ray Bradbury, as well as established hands like William Saroyan and William Carlos Williams. It also featured early works by Gina Berriault, Donald Barthelme and Wallace Stegner. In the convivial, hard-drinking Sausalito writing crowd, Mr. Connell kept his distance. “Whatever social life he had going, he was pretty private about,” Mr. Seymour said. They knew one another mainly through the bars. After I left Mr. Seymour’s house, I walked by the old Glad Hand, the defunct bar where the idea for the No Name was born. The building is still there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. After <hl> the Glad Hand <hl> closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. Since 1965 it has been Scoma’s, a popular seafood house.


Question: What did the government do in respect to the news media?

The detentions took place early last month on the eve of International Women’s Day as the women planned a public awareness campaign about sexual harassment on public transportation. Now, as security agents from Beijing fan out across the country hunting down the volunteers who took part in the women’s theatrical protests, many young feminists have gone into hiding. “We’re so afraid and confused,” said one of them, Xiao Meili, 26, who recently completed a 1,200-mile trek across China to draw attention to sexual violence. “We don’t understand what we did wrong to warrant such a ferocious backlash.” Despite government efforts to keep reporting of the crackdown out of the domestic news media, the jailing of the five women has not gone unnoticed here. Word has spread across college campuses, and more than 1,100 people took the risky step last week of adding their names to a petition demanding the women’s release.

Answer: crackdown out of the domestic news media

The detentions took place early last month on the eve of International Women’s Day as the women planned a public awareness campaign about sexual harassment on public transportation. Now, as security agents from Beijing fan out across the country hunting down the volunteers who took part in the women’s theatrical protests, many young feminists have gone into hiding. “We’re so afraid and confused,” said one of them, Xiao Meili, 26, who recently completed a 1,200-mile trek across China to draw attention to sexual violence. “We don’t understand what we did wrong to warrant such a ferocious backlash.” <hl> Despite government efforts to keep reporting of the crackdown out of the domestic news media , the jailing of the five women has not gone unnoticed here. <hl> Word has spread across college campuses, and more than 1,100 people took the risky step last week of adding their names to a petition demanding the women’s release.

The detentions took place early last month on the eve of International Women’s Day as the women planned a public awareness campaign about sexual harassment on public transportation. Now, as security agents from Beijing fan out across the country hunting down the volunteers who took part in the women’s theatrical protests, many young feminists have gone into hiding. “We’re so afraid and confused,” said one of them, Xiao Meili, 26, who recently completed a 1,200-mile trek across China to draw attention to sexual violence. “We don’t understand what we did wrong to warrant such a ferocious backlash.” Despite government efforts to keep reporting of the <hl> crackdown out of the domestic news media <hl>, the jailing of the five women has not gone unnoticed here. Word has spread across college campuses, and more than 1,100 people took the risky step last week of adding their names to a petition demanding the women’s release.

Despite government efforts to keep reporting of the <hl> crackdown out of the domestic news media <hl> , the jailing of the five women has not gone unnoticed here.


Question: Who did Russian's invaded last year in unmarked unmarked unifrom?

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

Answer: Crimean Peninsula

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

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


Question: What did he mention at the end?

“The Russians have fought what is largely a proxy war in eastern Ukraine — and on the cheap, too,” Mark Galeotti, a military analyst, wrote in Foreign Policy magazine. “Even the government in Kiev, which is prone to alarmism, estimates that Russia has deployed, at most, some 9,000 troops.” But the conflict has also reached a point where Russia would have to commit significant new resources for any further advance, which helped clear the way for a settlement to consolidate its gains, Mr. Lukyanov said. The separatists “cannot advance very much without direct Russian involvement, and Russia does not want to get directly involved,” he said.

Answer: Russia does not want to get directly involved,

“The Russians have fought what is largely a proxy war in eastern Ukraine — and on the cheap, too,” Mark Galeotti, a military analyst, wrote in Foreign Policy magazine. “Even the government in Kiev, which is prone to alarmism, estimates that Russia has deployed, at most, some 9,000 troops.” But the conflict has also reached a point where Russia would have to commit significant new resources for any further advance, which helped clear the way for a settlement to consolidate its gains, Mr. Lukyanov said. <hl> The separatists “cannot advance very much without direct Russian involvement, and Russia does not want to get directly involved, ” he said. <hl>

“The Russians have fought what is largely a proxy war in eastern Ukraine — and on the cheap, too,” Mark Galeotti, a military analyst, wrote in Foreign Policy magazine. “Even the government in Kiev, which is prone to alarmism, estimates that Russia has deployed, at most, some 9,000 troops.” But the conflict has also reached a point where Russia would have to commit significant new resources for any further advance, which helped clear the way for a settlement to consolidate its gains, Mr. Lukyanov said. The separatists “cannot advance very much without direct Russian involvement, and <hl> Russia does not want to get directly involved, <hl>” he said.

The separatists “cannot advance very much without direct Russian involvement, and <hl> Russia does not want to get directly involved, <hl> ” he said.


Question: Which Justice was upset by the thought of Same-Sex spouses not being buried together?

Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the Obama administration’s top appellate lawyer, who urged the justices to strike down the law, began his argument with a vivid image. Under the law, he said, “the spouse of a soldier killed in the line of duty cannot receive the dignity and solace of an official notification of next of kin.” In his majority opinion in the case, United States v. Windsor, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy bristled at the unfairness of prohibiting same-sex couples “from being buried together in veterans’ cemeteries.”

Answer: Anthony M. Kennedy

Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the Obama administration’s top appellate lawyer, who urged the justices to strike down the law, began his argument with a vivid image. Under the law, he said, “the spouse of a soldier killed in the line of duty cannot receive the dignity and solace of an official notification of next of kin.” <hl> In his majority opinion in the case, United States v. Windsor, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy bristled at the unfairness of prohibiting same-sex couples “from being buried together in veterans’ cemeteries.” <hl>

Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the Obama administration’s top appellate lawyer, who urged the justices to strike down the law, began his argument with a vivid image. Under the law, he said, “the spouse of a soldier killed in the line of duty cannot receive the dignity and solace of an official notification of next of kin.” In his majority opinion in the case, United States v. Windsor, Justice <hl> Anthony M. Kennedy <hl> bristled at the unfairness of prohibiting same-sex couples “from being buried together in veterans’ cemeteries.”


Question: When Nishikori had a match against Wawrinka in last years United States Open, who won?

He added: “I had the wind with me, so it was not easy to make a drop shot, especially at that moment. No, it was a crazy tiebreak, but good tiebreak. Good to finish in three sets.” After his run to the final of the United States Open last year, which included a five-set win over Wawrinka in the quarterfinals, Nishikori was expected by many to move one step further at this tournament. Still, he said, reaching the last eight of this tournament was a strong result. “It’s not easy,” he said of making a Grand Slam quarterfinal, adding: “I have to keep doing this. I mean, I could be better. But you know, I think I need, kind of, this experience, playing tough all the time, playing a lot of matches.” Wawrinka said he believed his play was even better than it was here last year, when he beat Djokovic and Rafael Nadal en route to his first major title. “But I think we all improve every year,” Wawrinka said. “I’m more aggressive. I’m more confident with my game when I come to the net.

Answer: Nishikori

He added: “I had the wind with me, so it was not easy to make a drop shot, especially at that moment. No, it was a crazy tiebreak, but good tiebreak. Good to finish in three sets.” <hl> After his run to the final of the United States Open last year, which included a five-set win over Wawrinka in the quarterfinals, Nishikori was expected by many to move one step further at this tournament. <hl> Still, he said, reaching the last eight of this tournament was a strong result. “It’s not easy,” he said of making a Grand Slam quarterfinal, adding: “I have to keep doing this. I mean, I could be better. But you know, I think I need, kind of, this experience, playing tough all the time, playing a lot of matches.” Wawrinka said he believed his play was even better than it was here last year, when he beat Djokovic and Rafael Nadal en route to his first major title. “But I think we all improve every year,” Wawrinka said. “I’m more aggressive. I’m more confident with my game when I come to the net.

He added: “I had the wind with me, so it was not easy to make a drop shot, especially at that moment. No, it was a crazy tiebreak, but good tiebreak. Good to finish in three sets.” After his run to the final of the United States Open last year, which included a five-set win over Wawrinka in the quarterfinals, <hl> Nishikori <hl> was expected by many to move one step further at this tournament. Still, he said, reaching the last eight of this tournament was a strong result. “It’s not easy,” he said of making a Grand Slam quarterfinal, adding: “I have to keep doing this. I mean, I could be better. But you know, I think I need, kind of, this experience, playing tough all the time, playing a lot of matches.” Wawrinka said he believed his play was even better than it was here last year, when he beat Djokovic and Rafael Nadal en route to his first major title. “But I think we all improve every year,” Wawrinka said. “I’m more aggressive. I’m more confident with my game when I come to the net.


Question: How long has they Syrian crisis lasted?

The U.S. fears Russia is using their shared goal of defeating the Islamic State as a pretext for weakening other opponents of Syria’s embattled president. We sum up who’s fighting whom five years into the Syrian crisis. • Cutting jail time. A long-awaited bipartisan proposal to overhaul the criminal justice system, to be unveiled in the Senate today, would reduce jail time for nonviolent offenders. It would cut a 10-year mandatory minimum to five years for those who meet certain criteria and would trim penalties for prior drug offenses. • Election 2016.

Answer: five years

The U.S. fears Russia is using their shared goal of defeating the Islamic State as a pretext for weakening other opponents of Syria’s embattled president. <hl> We sum up who’s fighting whom five years into the Syrian crisis. <hl> • Cutting jail time. A long-awaited bipartisan proposal to overhaul the criminal justice system, to be unveiled in the Senate today, would reduce jail time for nonviolent offenders. It would cut a 10-year mandatory minimum to five years for those who meet certain criteria and would trim penalties for prior drug offenses. • Election 2016.

The U.S. fears Russia is using their shared goal of defeating the Islamic State as a pretext for weakening other opponents of Syria’s embattled president. We sum up who’s fighting whom <hl> five years <hl> into the Syrian crisis. • Cutting jail time. A long-awaited bipartisan proposal to overhaul the criminal justice system, to be unveiled in the Senate today, would reduce jail time for nonviolent offenders. It would cut a 10-year mandatory minimum to five years for those who meet certain criteria and would trim penalties for prior drug offenses. • Election 2016.


Question: What is another name for the Poconos?

During the post-World War II marriage boom, when gas shortages persuaded honeymooners from New York and Philadelphia to stay closer to home, hoteliers began luring newlyweds to the Poconos instead of to Niagara Falls. But it wasn’t until 1968 that those northeastern Pennsylvania mountains would be unblushingly branded the libidinous Land of Love. That was when Morris Wilkins, a former electrician and submariner, in the unlikely guise of Cupid, sparked a romantic reformation in his own Poconos hotel, the nondescript lakeside Cove Haven resort. Mr. Wilkins, by all accounts, designed and installed the Poconos’ first heart-shaped bathtub.

Answer: Land of Love

During the post-World War II marriage boom, when gas shortages persuaded honeymooners from New York and Philadelphia to stay closer to home, hoteliers began luring newlyweds to the Poconos instead of to Niagara Falls. <hl> But it wasn’t until 1968 that those northeastern Pennsylvania mountains would be unblushingly branded the libidinous Land of Love . <hl> That was when Morris Wilkins, a former electrician and submariner, in the unlikely guise of Cupid, sparked a romantic reformation in his own Poconos hotel, the nondescript lakeside Cove Haven resort. Mr. Wilkins, by all accounts, designed and installed the Poconos’ first heart-shaped bathtub.

During the post-World War II marriage boom, when gas shortages persuaded honeymooners from New York and Philadelphia to stay closer to home, hoteliers began luring newlyweds to the Poconos instead of to Niagara Falls. But it wasn’t until 1968 that those northeastern Pennsylvania mountains would be unblushingly branded the libidinous <hl> Land of Love <hl>. That was when Morris Wilkins, a former electrician and submariner, in the unlikely guise of Cupid, sparked a romantic reformation in his own Poconos hotel, the nondescript lakeside Cove Haven resort. Mr. Wilkins, by all accounts, designed and installed the Poconos’ first heart-shaped bathtub.

But it wasn’t until 1968 that those northeastern Pennsylvania mountains would be unblushingly branded the libidinous <hl> Land of Love <hl> .


Question: What is the Official Name of the Same-Sex marriage decision?

Answer: United States v. Windsor

Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the Obama administration’s top appellate lawyer, who urged the justices to strike down the law, began his argument with a vivid image. Under the law, he said, “the spouse of a soldier killed in the line of duty cannot receive the dignity and solace of an official notification of next of kin.” <hl> In his majority opinion in the case, United States v. Windsor , Justice Anthony M. Kennedy bristled at the unfairness of prohibiting same-sex couples “from being buried together in veterans’ cemeteries.” <hl>

Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the Obama administration’s top appellate lawyer, who urged the justices to strike down the law, began his argument with a vivid image. Under the law, he said, “the spouse of a soldier killed in the line of duty cannot receive the dignity and solace of an official notification of next of kin.” In his majority opinion in the case, <hl> United States v. Windsor <hl>, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy bristled at the unfairness of prohibiting same-sex couples “from being buried together in veterans’ cemeteries.”

In his majority opinion in the case, <hl> United States v. Windsor <hl> , Justice Anthony M. Kennedy bristled at the unfairness of prohibiting same-sex couples “from being buried together in veterans’ cemeteries.”


Question: Who is the artist for Wonder Woman and Spider-man?

Phil Jimenez, an artist known for his work on Wonder Woman and the Amazing Spider-Man comics, says that many readers no longer want to see the effeminate stereotype of the gay man in comics. Instead, they want gay superheroes to embody normative behavior — to live as typical males. “As long as the dude is dude enough, then he’s acceptable,” he said. Mr. Jimenez, who was recently featured on an  installment of the PBS Digital Studios series “First Person” that looked at queerness in comics, applauded efforts by mainstream publishers to reach gay and lesbian readers, saying it was a smart business move.

Answer: Phil Jimenez

<hl> Phil Jimenez , an artist known for his work on Wonder Woman and the Amazing Spider-Man comics, says that many readers no longer want to see the effeminate stereotype of the gay man in comics. <hl> Instead, they want gay superheroes to embody normative behavior — to live as typical males. “As long as the dude is dude enough, then he’s acceptable,” he said. Mr. Jimenez, who was recently featured on an installment of the PBS Digital Studios series “First Person” that looked at queerness in comics, applauded efforts by mainstream publishers to reach gay and lesbian readers, saying it was a smart business move.

<hl> Phil Jimenez <hl>, an artist known for his work on Wonder Woman and the Amazing Spider-Man comics, says that many readers no longer want to see the effeminate stereotype of the gay man in comics. Instead, they want gay superheroes to embody normative behavior — to live as typical males. “As long as the dude is dude enough, then he’s acceptable,” he said. Mr. Jimenez, who was recently featured on an installment of the PBS Digital Studios series “First Person” that looked at queerness in comics, applauded efforts by mainstream publishers to reach gay and lesbian readers, saying it was a smart business move.

<hl> Phil Jimenez <hl> , an artist known for his work on Wonder Woman and the Amazing Spider-Man comics, says that many readers no longer want to see the effeminate stereotype of the gay man in comics.


Question: When is Myanmar's final landmark election?

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s Nov. 8 landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.

Answer: Nov. 8

<hl> BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s Nov. 8 landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. <hl> Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s <hl> Nov. 8 <hl> landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.


Question: Where was the NASA office located?

That convergence hasn’t happened for 32 years. This last eclipse of the year has led some, er, imaginative observers to predict that a giant asteroid will hit Earth within the next six days — a notion that NASA has firmly rebuffed. “There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif.

Answer: Pasadena, Calif

That convergence hasn’t happened for 32 years. This last eclipse of the year has led some, er, imaginative observers to predict that a giant asteroid will hit Earth within the next six days — a notion that NASA has firmly rebuffed. <hl> “There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif . <hl>

That convergence hasn’t happened for 32 years. This last eclipse of the year has led some, er, imaginative observers to predict that a giant asteroid will hit Earth within the next six days — a notion that NASA has firmly rebuffed. “There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in <hl> Pasadena, Calif <hl>.

“There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in <hl> Pasadena, Calif <hl> .


Question: Who beats and kill people?

“The militias also beat and kill people; they ask for a share,” Mr. Qul said. “They have taken up weapons to bring security, but they are doing the looting themselves.” A senior security official acknowledged that the militias were harassing the locals, but said they had been warned “not to touch people’s property.” “It was a tradition here: when the Taliban raided a village, they would loot and burn houses,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the trouble. “And when the government took back the area, the militias would do the same, they would be so happy to come with us on the operation.”

Answer: The militias

<hl> “ The militias also beat and kill people; they ask for a share,” Mr. Qul said. <hl> “They have taken up weapons to bring security, but they are doing the looting themselves.” A senior security official acknowledged that the militias were harassing the locals, but said they had been warned “not to touch people’s property.” “It was a tradition here: when the Taliban raided a village, they would loot and burn houses,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the trouble. “And when the government took back the area, the militias would do the same, they would be so happy to come with us on the operation.”

“<hl> The militias <hl> also beat and kill people; they ask for a share,” Mr. Qul said. “They have taken up weapons to bring security, but they are doing the looting themselves.” A senior security official acknowledged that the militias were harassing the locals, but said they had been warned “not to touch people’s property.” “It was a tradition here: when the Taliban raided a village, they would loot and burn houses,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the trouble. “And when the government took back the area, the militias would do the same, they would be so happy to come with us on the operation.”

“ <hl> The militias <hl> also beat and kill people; they ask for a share,” Mr. Qul said.


Question: How long had it been since the number of available jobs was that high?

The stock market then drifted gradually lower after a classic good-news-is-bad-news moment. A government report released at midmorning showed that the number of available jobs jumped 8 percent in July to the highest level in 15 years. That added to evidence that hiring remained strong and might prompt Federal Reserve policy makers to raise interest rates at their next meeting later this month. By the close, the Dow Jones industrial average had swung more than 400 points from its peak of the day. The index surged a day earlier, logging its second-best day of the year.

Answer: 15 years

The stock market then drifted gradually lower after a classic good-news-is-bad-news moment. <hl> A government report released at midmorning showed that the number of available jobs jumped 8 percent in July to the highest level in 15 years . <hl> That added to evidence that hiring remained strong and might prompt Federal Reserve policy makers to raise interest rates at their next meeting later this month. By the close, the Dow Jones industrial average had swung more than 400 points from its peak of the day. The index surged a day earlier, logging its second-best day of the year.

The stock market then drifted gradually lower after a classic good-news-is-bad-news moment. A government report released at midmorning showed that the number of available jobs jumped 8 percent in July to the highest level in <hl> 15 years <hl>. That added to evidence that hiring remained strong and might prompt Federal Reserve policy makers to raise interest rates at their next meeting later this month. By the close, the Dow Jones industrial average had swung more than 400 points from its peak of the day. The index surged a day earlier, logging its second-best day of the year.

A government report released at midmorning showed that the number of available jobs jumped 8 percent in July to the highest level in <hl> 15 years <hl> .


Question: Who had their first interception in the NFL?

It made all the difference. Butler, a reserve cornerback and undrafted rookie who was understandably convinced he would be the goat after Kearse had played pinball wizard at his expense, turned out to be quite the contrary. This was not by chance. He recognized an opportunity and made it happen, correctly reading the pick play and slant route the Seahawks were counting on and beating Ricardo Lockette to the ball as he and Lockette collided. It was the first interception of Butler’s N.F.L. career.

Answer: Butler

It made all the difference. <hl> Butler , a reserve cornerback and undrafted rookie who was understandably convinced he would be the goat after Kearse had played pinball wizard at his expense, turned out to be quite the contrary. <hl> This was not by chance. He recognized an opportunity and made it happen, correctly reading the pick play and slant route the Seahawks were counting on and beating Ricardo Lockette to the ball as he and Lockette collided. It was the first interception of Butler’s N.F.L. career.

It made all the difference. <hl> Butler <hl>, a reserve cornerback and undrafted rookie who was understandably convinced he would be the goat after Kearse had played pinball wizard at his expense, turned out to be quite the contrary. This was not by chance. He recognized an opportunity and made it happen, correctly reading the pick play and slant route the Seahawks were counting on and beating Ricardo Lockette to the ball as he and Lockette collided. It was the first interception of Butler’s N.F.L. career.

<hl> Butler <hl> , a reserve cornerback and undrafted rookie who was understandably convinced he would be the goat after Kearse had played pinball wizard at his expense, turned out to be quite the contrary.


Question: What did Kenneth Rexroth say was perhaps the best ever book by an American?

Over lunch, Mr. Shoemaker said that he first heard of Mr. Connell while listening to the KPFA radio show hosted by the poet Kenneth Rexroth. “He had his growly, gravelly voice,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “and he said, ‘I’ve just finished reading the best book by an American perhaps ever. “Notes From a Beach Found at Carmel” — whatever you do, get a copy, read it, get it, this is one of the great books ever.’ Rexroth had that kind of power.” So Mr. Shoemaker read that book, in 1962. Around the same time, he met Mr. Connell at the No Name, where Mr. Shoemaker had first gone with the Beat poet Lew Welch, whose work he had published. Mr. Welch was dating a local woman named Magda Cregg. “She had a son,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “who became known as Huey Lewis — he chose Lewis because he loved Lew Welch. Lewie always told me that he taught Huey Lewis how to sing.” “Sausalito had the Tides,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “which was a very famous bookstore at the time. It was owned by a couple of people who were friends of Evan’s, a couple of doors beyond No Name. And those guys, the owners, bought the Washington Square Bar and Grill, otherwise known as the Washbag, which was one of the famous North Beach literary bars, famous for their softball team — Herb Caen played, and Claes Oldenburg made them a bat.”

Answer: “Notes From a Beach Found at Carmel”

Over lunch, Mr. Shoemaker said that he first heard of Mr. Connell while listening to the KPFA radio show hosted by the poet Kenneth Rexroth. “He had his growly, gravelly voice,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “and he said, ‘I’ve just finished reading the best book by an American perhaps ever. <hl> “Notes From a Beach Found at Carmel” — whatever you do, get a copy, read it, get it, this is one of the great books ever.’ <hl> Rexroth had that kind of power.” So Mr. Shoemaker read that book, in 1962. Around the same time, he met Mr. Connell at the No Name, where Mr. Shoemaker had first gone with the Beat poet Lew Welch, whose work he had published. Mr. Welch was dating a local woman named Magda Cregg. “She had a son,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “who became known as Huey Lewis — he chose Lewis because he loved Lew Welch. Lewie always told me that he taught Huey Lewis how to sing.” “Sausalito had the Tides,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “which was a very famous bookstore at the time. It was owned by a couple of people who were friends of Evan’s, a couple of doors beyond No Name. And those guys, the owners, bought the Washington Square Bar and Grill, otherwise known as the Washbag, which was one of the famous North Beach literary bars, famous for their softball team — Herb Caen played, and Claes Oldenburg made them a bat.”

Over lunch, Mr. Shoemaker said that he first heard of Mr. Connell while listening to the KPFA radio show hosted by the poet Kenneth Rexroth. “He had his growly, gravelly voice,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “and he said, ‘I’ve just finished reading the best book by an American perhaps ever. <hl> “Notes From a Beach Found at Carmel” <hl> — whatever you do, get a copy, read it, get it, this is one of the great books ever.’ Rexroth had that kind of power.” So Mr. Shoemaker read that book, in 1962. Around the same time, he met Mr. Connell at the No Name, where Mr. Shoemaker had first gone with the Beat poet Lew Welch, whose work he had published. Mr. Welch was dating a local woman named Magda Cregg. “She had a son,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “who became known as Huey Lewis — he chose Lewis because he loved Lew Welch. Lewie always told me that he taught Huey Lewis how to sing.” “Sausalito had the Tides,” Mr. Shoemaker said, “which was a very famous bookstore at the time. It was owned by a couple of people who were friends of Evan’s, a couple of doors beyond No Name. And those guys, the owners, bought the Washington Square Bar and Grill, otherwise known as the Washbag, which was one of the famous North Beach literary bars, famous for their softball team — Herb Caen played, and Claes Oldenburg made them a bat.”


Question: What occupation was his father?

A. We lived in a small house in the Midwest. My dad was killed in the Berlin Crisis — he was a navigator on a bomber. There was no life insurance. My mom had to raise three boys. We grew up as latchkey kids. We never felt poor, but we always worked hard. I had paper routes, and in high school I actually had a night job in a factory. What kind of factory? It was a plastics molding factory. The thing I remember most is making fly swatters. This big press would make them and then it would open and the fly swatters would pop out, and you had to reach in, grab them and get your hand out before it slammed back again to make the next ones. And where did you go to college? University of Missouri for undergraduate. When I got out of school, it was 1972, and not particularly the best economic time. I got a job selling tools to stores. As an introvert, I would never have picked being a salesman as a career. I was pretty good at it, but I didn’t like it. Then I went to the University of Kansas to get an M.B.A. And your career plan then?

Answer: plastics molding factory

It was a plastics molding factory .

A. We lived in a small house in the Midwest. My dad was killed in the Berlin Crisis — he was a navigator on a bomber. There was no life insurance. My mom had to raise three boys. We grew up as latchkey kids. We never felt poor, but we always worked hard. I had paper routes, and in high school I actually had a night job in a factory. What kind of factory? <hl> It was a plastics molding factory . <hl> The thing I remember most is making fly swatters. This big press would make them and then it would open and the fly swatters would pop out, and you had to reach in, grab them and get your hand out before it slammed back again to make the next ones. And where did you go to college? University of Missouri for undergraduate. When I got out of school, it was 1972, and not particularly the best economic time. I got a job selling tools to stores. As an introvert, I would never have picked being a salesman as a career. I was pretty good at it, but I didn’t like it. Then I went to the University of Kansas to get an M.B.A. And your career plan then?

A. We lived in a small house in the Midwest. My dad was killed in the Berlin Crisis — he was a navigator on a bomber. There was no life insurance. My mom had to raise three boys. We grew up as latchkey kids. We never felt poor, but we always worked hard. I had paper routes, and in high school I actually had a night job in a factory. What kind of factory? It was a <hl> plastics molding factory <hl>. The thing I remember most is making fly swatters. This big press would make them and then it would open and the fly swatters would pop out, and you had to reach in, grab them and get your hand out before it slammed back again to make the next ones. And where did you go to college? University of Missouri for undergraduate. When I got out of school, it was 1972, and not particularly the best economic time. I got a job selling tools to stores. As an introvert, I would never have picked being a salesman as a career. I was pretty good at it, but I didn’t like it. Then I went to the University of Kansas to get an M.B.A. And your career plan then?

It was a <hl> plastics molding factory <hl> .


Question: How much cholesterol does a guideline suggest Americans should eat?

Did recommendations change when these studies were published? No, but they got closer to changing on Thursday, when a government committee urged repeal of the guideline that Americans limit their cholesterol intake to 300 milligrams a day, saying, “Cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption.” I’m sure this will come as a surprise to a vast majority of Americans, who for decades have been watching their cholesterol intake religiously. (The change won’t be official until it is approved by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, but they usually closely follow the committee’s recommendations.)

Answer: 300 milligrams a day

Did recommendations change when these studies were published? <hl> No, but they got closer to changing on Thursday, when a government committee urged repeal of the guideline that Americans limit their cholesterol intake to 300 milligrams a day , saying, “Cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption.” <hl> I’m sure this will come as a surprise to a vast majority of Americans, who for decades have been watching their cholesterol intake religiously. (The change won’t be official until it is approved by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, but they usually closely follow the committee’s recommendations.)

Did recommendations change when these studies were published? No, but they got closer to changing on Thursday, when a government committee urged repeal of the guideline that Americans limit their cholesterol intake to <hl> 300 milligrams a day <hl>, saying, “Cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption.” I’m sure this will come as a surprise to a vast majority of Americans, who for decades have been watching their cholesterol intake religiously. (The change won’t be official until it is approved by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, but they usually closely follow the committee’s recommendations.)

No, but they got closer to changing on Thursday, when a government committee urged repeal of the guideline that Americans limit their cholesterol intake to <hl> 300 milligrams a day <hl> , saying, “Cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption.”


Question: When did state rugulators vote?

The federal government has warned farmers for the second year in a row that it would not be providing any water from its Central Valley Project reservoir system. Any hope climatologists had that California would be rescued again by a wet El Niño winter weather system is fading with the arrival of spring. State regulators voted Tuesday to impose a new round of water conservation rules, including sharp restrictions on landscape watering and orders to restaurants not to serve water to customers unless asked. Farmers said they anticipated leaving as much as one million acres fallow, nearly twice the area that went unplanted last year.

Answer: Tuesday

The federal government has warned farmers for the second year in a row that it would not be providing any water from its Central Valley Project reservoir system. Any hope climatologists had that California would be rescued again by a wet El Niño winter weather system is fading with the arrival of spring. <hl> State regulators voted Tuesday to impose a new round of water conservation rules, including sharp restrictions on landscape watering and orders to restaurants not to serve water to customers unless asked. <hl> Farmers said they anticipated leaving as much as one million acres fallow, nearly twice the area that went unplanted last year.

The federal government has warned farmers for the second year in a row that it would not be providing any water from its Central Valley Project reservoir system. Any hope climatologists had that California would be rescued again by a wet El Niño winter weather system is fading with the arrival of spring. State regulators voted <hl> Tuesday <hl> to impose a new round of water conservation rules, including sharp restrictions on landscape watering and orders to restaurants not to serve water to customers unless asked. Farmers said they anticipated leaving as much as one million acres fallow, nearly twice the area that went unplanted last year.


Question: what caused the dollar to rise sharply?

The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts. The euro fell to $1.07, its lowest level in six months, and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen to 123.19. The stronger dollar caused a sell-off in commodities as well. Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.42 a barrel. Gold fell $16.50, or 1.5 percent, to $1,087.70 an ounce. Silver fell 29 cents, or 2 percent, to $14.69 an ounce. High-grade copper fell a penny, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $2.242 a pound.

Answer: The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts

<hl> The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts . <hl> The euro fell to $1.07, its lowest level in six months, and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen to 123.19. The stronger dollar caused a sell-off in commodities as well. Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.42 a barrel. Gold fell $16.50, or 1.5 percent, to $1,087.70 an ounce. Silver fell 29 cents, or 2 percent, to $14.69 an ounce. High-grade copper fell a penny, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $2.242 a pound.

<hl> The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts <hl>. The euro fell to $1.07, its lowest level in six months, and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen to 123.19. The stronger dollar caused a sell-off in commodities as well. Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.42 a barrel. Gold fell $16.50, or 1.5 percent, to $1,087.70 an ounce. Silver fell 29 cents, or 2 percent, to $14.69 an ounce. High-grade copper fell a penny, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $2.242 a pound.

<hl> The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts <hl> .


Question: What did analysts fault Rousey with?

In the past, boxers like Holm have not fared well in mixed martial arts, compared with wrestlers and judokas, like Rousey. This had prompted numerous commentators, and Rousey herself, to suggest that she could beat even a top male boxer like Floyd Mayweather in the cage or a street fight. But it turned out a top boxer who fought intelligently, like Holm, was more than a match for her. Many analysts faulted Rousey for what they saw as fighting with overconfidence, engaging Holm with punches rather than focusing on going for a takedown.

Answer: fighting with overconfidence

In the past, boxers like Holm have not fared well in mixed martial arts, compared with wrestlers and judokas, like Rousey. This had prompted numerous commentators, and Rousey herself, to suggest that she could beat even a top male boxer like Floyd Mayweather in the cage or a street fight. But it turned out a top boxer who fought intelligently, like Holm, was more than a match for her. <hl> Many analysts faulted Rousey for what they saw as fighting with overconfidence , engaging Holm with punches rather than focusing on going for a takedown. <hl>

In the past, boxers like Holm have not fared well in mixed martial arts, compared with wrestlers and judokas, like Rousey. This had prompted numerous commentators, and Rousey herself, to suggest that she could beat even a top male boxer like Floyd Mayweather in the cage or a street fight. But it turned out a top boxer who fought intelligently, like Holm, was more than a match for her. Many analysts faulted Rousey for what they saw as <hl> fighting with overconfidence <hl>, engaging Holm with punches rather than focusing on going for a takedown.

Many analysts faulted Rousey for what they saw as <hl> fighting with overconfidence <hl> , engaging Holm with punches rather than focusing on going for a takedown.


Question: How many touchdowns were there in the fourth quarter?

TITANS 42, JAGUARS 39 Tennessee ended the N.F.L.’s longest home skid at 11 games. The Titans had not won on their own field since Oct. 12, 2014, when a blocked field-goal attempt helped them beat, coincidentally, Jacksonville. This time, the teams combined for six touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Only one game since 1940 has featured more in a fourth quarter, according to Stats L.L.C. The Jaguars’ Blake Bortles threw for 322 yards and five touchdowns, setting a franchise record for touchdown passes in a season (27).

Answer: six touchdowns

TITANS 42, JAGUARS 39 Tennessee ended the N.F.L.’s longest home skid at 11 games. The Titans had not won on their own field since Oct. 12, 2014, when a blocked field-goal attempt helped them beat, coincidentally, Jacksonville. <hl> This time, the teams combined for six touchdowns in the fourth quarter. <hl> Only one game since 1940 has featured more in a fourth quarter, according to Stats L.L.C. The Jaguars’ Blake Bortles threw for 322 yards and five touchdowns, setting a franchise record for touchdown passes in a season (27).

TITANS 42, JAGUARS 39 Tennessee ended the N.F.L.’s longest home skid at 11 games. The Titans had not won on their own field since Oct. 12, 2014, when a blocked field-goal attempt helped them beat, coincidentally, Jacksonville. This time, the teams combined for <hl> six touchdowns <hl> in the fourth quarter. Only one game since 1940 has featured more in a fourth quarter, according to Stats L.L.C. The Jaguars’ Blake Bortles threw for 322 yards and five touchdowns, setting a franchise record for touchdown passes in a season (27).


Question: What don't most Rolls buyers not feel like doing?

When Rolls buyers do not feel like doing the driving, they often have another option. “Most customers already have an autonomous driver,” he said. “It’s called a chauffeur.”

Answer: driving

<hl> When Rolls buyers do not feel like doing the driving , they often have another option. <hl> “Most customers already have an autonomous driver,” he said. “It’s called a chauffeur.”

When Rolls buyers do not feel like doing the <hl> driving <hl>, they often have another option. “Most customers already have an autonomous driver,” he said. “It’s called a chauffeur.”

When Rolls buyers do not feel like doing the <hl> driving <hl> , they often have another option.


Question: What are some incidents that fireboats responds to?

Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Answer: smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes

<hl> Fireboats have also responded to smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. <hl> Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.

Fireboats have also responded to <hl> smoldering garbage barges, houseboat blazes <hl> and, a few years ago, a coal ship fire in Connecticut. Because the department used federal funding to replace much of its aging fleet, “that makes them regional assets,” said Chief Ferro. “It used to be like ‘The Flintstones,’” he said of the boats from the middle of the last century. “Now it’s like ‘The Jetsons.’” During the Brooklyn blaze, Chief Ferro said that in addition to dealing with heavy current, strong winds and shallow water, the pilot of the Firefighter II had to contend with the sheer force of the front cannon, known as a monitor, pushing the unanchored boat backward. “He did an amazing job,” the chief said.


Question: How many carries did Vaughn get?

KE’SHAWN VAUGHN AND JOSH FERGUSON Illinois entered its game at Purdue ranked last in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 114.6 yards a game and only 67.2 yards during its first four conference games. But the Illini solved that problem for at least one week, getting 16 carries for 180 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Vaughn, a freshman; 12 carries for 133 yards from Ferguson, a senior in his first game back from injury; and a total of 382 yards on the ground in a dominating 48-14 victory over the Boilermakers.

Answer: 16

KE’SHAWN VAUGHN AND JOSH FERGUSON Illinois entered its game at Purdue ranked last in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 114.6 yards a game and only 67.2 yards during its first four conference games. <hl> But the Illini solved that problem for at least one week, getting 16 carries for 180 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Vaughn, a freshman; 12 carries for 133 yards from Ferguson, a senior in his first game back from injury; and a total of 382 yards on the ground in a dominating 48-14 victory over the Boilermakers. <hl>

KE’SHAWN VAUGHN AND JOSH FERGUSON Illinois entered its game at Purdue ranked last in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 114.6 yards a game and only 67.2 yards during its first four conference games. But the Illini solved that problem for at least one week, getting <hl> 16 <hl> carries for 180 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Vaughn, a freshman; 12 carries for 133 yards from Ferguson, a senior in his first game back from injury; and a total of 382 yards on the ground in a dominating 48-14 victory over the Boilermakers.


Question: images made with other apps are in what area?

You should see thumbnails of your Android screen-grabs in the Screenshots area. The Device Folders area also displays images saved or created with other apps, like photos you have downloaded from Twitter posts or pictures you have edited in Adobe Photoshop Express. With gadgets running an older version of Android, like Kit Kat (version 4.4), open the Gallery app, select Album view and then look for the Screenshots folder. If you still do not see a Screenshots folder, check with your phone’s manufacturer. How you take a picture of your Android screen can also vary based on your hardware, but holding down the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time for a few seconds works on many phones and tablets like the Droid Turbo, the Moto X and Google’s own Nexus devices.

Answer: Device Folders

You should see thumbnails of your Android screen-grabs in the Screenshots area. <hl> The Device Folders area also displays images saved or created with other apps, like photos you have downloaded from Twitter posts or pictures you have edited in Adobe Photoshop Express. <hl> With gadgets running an older version of Android, like Kit Kat (version 4.4), open the Gallery app, select Album view and then look for the Screenshots folder. If you still do not see a Screenshots folder, check with your phone’s manufacturer. How you take a picture of your Android screen can also vary based on your hardware, but holding down the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time for a few seconds works on many phones and tablets like the Droid Turbo, the Moto X and Google’s own Nexus devices.

You should see thumbnails of your Android screen-grabs in the Screenshots area. The <hl> Device Folders <hl> area also displays images saved or created with other apps, like photos you have downloaded from Twitter posts or pictures you have edited in Adobe Photoshop Express. With gadgets running an older version of Android, like Kit Kat (version 4.4), open the Gallery app, select Album view and then look for the Screenshots folder. If you still do not see a Screenshots folder, check with your phone’s manufacturer. How you take a picture of your Android screen can also vary based on your hardware, but holding down the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time for a few seconds works on many phones and tablets like the Droid Turbo, the Moto X and Google’s own Nexus devices.


Question: What subsidies for water intensive crops?

Needles sits above one of those shallow bowls, a subterranean valley packed with porous gravel that is easily filled with water. And so a funny thing happens when Needles pumps its water from underground: No matter how much the city uses, the water level in the local groundwater wells never drops. Instead, water is sucked out of the Colorado River bed, underground, toward the wells, filling any subterranean void. Because the earth is especially porous along the Colorado, the water essentially spills out the river’s bottom, unseen, filling a geologic bathtub beneath Needles and its nearby terrain, and refilling the aquifer. There are lots of ways water in the West is being mismanaged: farming subsidies for water-intensive crops; arcane laws encouraging waste; leaky infrastructure. But none may be more significant than refusing to accept the fact that the West’s water resources are interconnected.

Answer: farming

Needles sits above one of those shallow bowls, a subterranean valley packed with porous gravel that is easily filled with water. And so a funny thing happens when Needles pumps its water from underground: No matter how much the city uses, the water level in the local groundwater wells never drops. Instead, water is sucked out of the Colorado River bed, underground, toward the wells, filling any subterranean void. Because the earth is especially porous along the Colorado, the water essentially spills out the river’s bottom, unseen, filling a geologic bathtub beneath Needles and its nearby terrain, and refilling the aquifer. <hl> There are lots of ways water in the West is being mismanaged: farming subsidies for water-intensive crops; arcane laws encouraging waste; leaky infrastructure. <hl> But none may be more significant than refusing to accept the fact that the West’s water resources are interconnected.

Needles sits above one of those shallow bowls, a subterranean valley packed with porous gravel that is easily filled with water. And so a funny thing happens when Needles pumps its water from underground: No matter how much the city uses, the water level in the local groundwater wells never drops. Instead, water is sucked out of the Colorado River bed, underground, toward the wells, filling any subterranean void. Because the earth is especially porous along the Colorado, the water essentially spills out the river’s bottom, unseen, filling a geologic bathtub beneath Needles and its nearby terrain, and refilling the aquifer. There are lots of ways water in the West is being mismanaged: <hl> farming <hl> subsidies for water-intensive crops; arcane laws encouraging waste; leaky infrastructure. But none may be more significant than refusing to accept the fact that the West’s water resources are interconnected.


Question: How much money did the New York attorney general fine Career Education Services?

The Consumer Financial Protection Board has sued Corinthian and ITT Education Services. In 2013, New York’s attorney general reached a $10.25 million settlement with the Career Education Corporation over claims that it had inflated graduates’ job-placement rates. Corinthian has also been sued by the state attorneys general in California, Massachusetts and Wisconsin. And Corinthian, ITT, Education Management Corporation and Career Education are each under investigation by more than a dozen state attorneys general.

Answer: $10.25 million

The Consumer Financial Protection Board has sued Corinthian and ITT Education Services. <hl> In 2013, New York’s attorney general reached a $10.25 million settlement with the Career Education Corporation over claims that it had inflated graduates’ job-placement rates. <hl> Corinthian has also been sued by the state attorneys general in California, Massachusetts and Wisconsin. And Corinthian, ITT, Education Management Corporation and Career Education are each under investigation by more than a dozen state attorneys general.

The Consumer Financial Protection Board has sued Corinthian and ITT Education Services. In 2013, New York’s attorney general reached a <hl> $10.25 million <hl> settlement with the Career Education Corporation over claims that it had inflated graduates’ job-placement rates. Corinthian has also been sued by the state attorneys general in California, Massachusetts and Wisconsin. And Corinthian, ITT, Education Management Corporation and Career Education are each under investigation by more than a dozen state attorneys general.


Question: From what other Asian countries are 3,000 men fighting in Syria believed to be from?

If the Islamic State seemed a distant threat at one point, the Kremlin now appears genuinely concerned about repercussions. About 2,400 Russians have joined the extremist movement, a senior security official announced recently, and an additional 3,000 men from Central Asian states are believed to be fighting in Syria. It is considered unlikely that Mr. Putin will propose sending Russian troops to join the fighting. The memories of the Russian debacle in Afghanistan in the 1980s remain too fresh. Even Russian casualties fighting next door in Ukraine — a war the public accepted as necessary for its own protection — were hidden by the state.

Answer: Central Asian states

If the Islamic State seemed a distant threat at one point, the Kremlin now appears genuinely concerned about repercussions. <hl> About 2,400 Russians have joined the extremist movement, a senior security official announced recently, and an additional 3,000 men from Central Asian states are believed to be fighting in Syria. <hl> It is considered unlikely that Mr. Putin will propose sending Russian troops to join the fighting. The memories of the Russian debacle in Afghanistan in the 1980s remain too fresh. Even Russian casualties fighting next door in Ukraine — a war the public accepted as necessary for its own protection — were hidden by the state.

If the Islamic State seemed a distant threat at one point, the Kremlin now appears genuinely concerned about repercussions. About 2,400 Russians have joined the extremist movement, a senior security official announced recently, and an additional 3,000 men from <hl> Central Asian states <hl> are believed to be fighting in Syria. It is considered unlikely that Mr. Putin will propose sending Russian troops to join the fighting. The memories of the Russian debacle in Afghanistan in the 1980s remain too fresh. Even Russian casualties fighting next door in Ukraine — a war the public accepted as necessary for its own protection — were hidden by the state.


Question: Who responded about Congress?

Mr. Robins sued under a part of the credit law that provides damages of up to $1,000 without proof of direct harm, and he sought to represent a class of people with similar claims. Spokeo responded that Congress did not have the power to create a legal right to sue for plaintiffs who have suffered no direct and concrete injuries. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last year disagreed. “A plaintiff can suffer a violation of the statutory right without suffering actual damages,” a unanimous three-judge panel ruled.

Answer: Spokeo

Mr. Robins sued under a part of the credit law that provides damages of up to $1,000 without proof of direct harm, and he sought to represent a class of people with similar claims. <hl> Spokeo responded that Congress did not have the power to create a legal right to sue for plaintiffs who have suffered no direct and concrete injuries. <hl> The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last year disagreed. “A plaintiff can suffer a violation of the statutory right without suffering actual damages,” a unanimous three-judge panel ruled.

Mr. Robins sued under a part of the credit law that provides damages of up to $1,000 without proof of direct harm, and he sought to represent a class of people with similar claims. <hl> Spokeo <hl> responded that Congress did not have the power to create a legal right to sue for plaintiffs who have suffered no direct and concrete injuries. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last year disagreed. “A plaintiff can suffer a violation of the statutory right without suffering actual damages,” a unanimous three-judge panel ruled.


Question: The condo-mania ended when?

“It was a way to get the foreign purchasers,” including Japanese, Saudi Arabians and especially Italians, said Ms. Miller, an agent who has marketed nearly two dozen condo projects in the neighborhood, including the Leonori. “Italians loved prewar.” The Italian “condominio,” a financial structure in which residents of a multifamily building would split the cost of operations but own their homes outright through deeds, was an early model. The mid-1980s condo-mania ended with the housing market collapse of the late 1980s.

Answer: late 1980s

“It was a way to get the foreign purchasers,” including Japanese, Saudi Arabians and especially Italians, said Ms. Miller, an agent who has marketed nearly two dozen condo projects in the neighborhood, including the Leonori. “Italians loved prewar.” The Italian “condominio,” a financial structure in which residents of a multifamily building would split the cost of operations but own their homes outright through deeds, was an early model. <hl> The mid-1980s condo-mania ended with the housing market collapse of the late 1980s . <hl>

“It was a way to get the foreign purchasers,” including Japanese, Saudi Arabians and especially Italians, said Ms. Miller, an agent who has marketed nearly two dozen condo projects in the neighborhood, including the Leonori. “Italians loved prewar.” The Italian “condominio,” a financial structure in which residents of a multifamily building would split the cost of operations but own their homes outright through deeds, was an early model. The mid-1980s condo-mania ended with the housing market collapse of the <hl> late 1980s <hl>.

The mid-1980s condo-mania ended with the housing market collapse of the <hl> late 1980s <hl> .


Question: Whose death caused riots in Baltimore?

“We are committed to providing the best service to our clients and will remain committed to ensuring accepted standards are met,” Mr. Moyer said. Baltimore has been the scene of riots that exploded over the death of Freddie Gray, a young black man who was injured in police custody and later died, though the motion is unrelated to that death, which led to charges against six police officers. The motion came days after Martin O’Malley, who as governor of Maryland oversaw the jail system from 2007 through 2015, announced that he was running for president. Earlier, as mayor of Baltimore, Mr. O’Malley introduced a “zero tolerance” brand of policing, the lingering effects of which are still being felt in the relationship between law enforcement and city’s poor, black neighborhoods.

Answer: Freddie Gray

“We are committed to providing the best service to our clients and will remain committed to ensuring accepted standards are met,” Mr. Moyer said. <hl> Baltimore has been the scene of riots that exploded over the death of Freddie Gray , a young black man who was injured in police custody and later died, though the motion is unrelated to that death, which led to charges against six police officers. <hl> The motion came days after Martin O’Malley, who as governor of Maryland oversaw the jail system from 2007 through 2015, announced that he was running for president. Earlier, as mayor of Baltimore, Mr. O’Malley introduced a “zero tolerance” brand of policing, the lingering effects of which are still being felt in the relationship between law enforcement and city’s poor, black neighborhoods.

“We are committed to providing the best service to our clients and will remain committed to ensuring accepted standards are met,” Mr. Moyer said. Baltimore has been the scene of riots that exploded over the death of <hl> Freddie Gray <hl>, a young black man who was injured in police custody and later died, though the motion is unrelated to that death, which led to charges against six police officers. The motion came days after Martin O’Malley, who as governor of Maryland oversaw the jail system from 2007 through 2015, announced that he was running for president. Earlier, as mayor of Baltimore, Mr. O’Malley introduced a “zero tolerance” brand of policing, the lingering effects of which are still being felt in the relationship between law enforcement and city’s poor, black neighborhoods.

Baltimore has been the scene of riots that exploded over the death of <hl> Freddie Gray <hl> , a young black man who was injured in police custody and later died, though the motion is unrelated to that death, which led to charges against six police officers.


Question: What instrument can Corey Robinson play?

Viewers have watched linebacker Jaylon Smith bowling, receiver Corey Robinson playing the ukulele and singing and Day and cornerback Cole Luke coaching a women’s flag-football team. During their off week, crews accompanied some players home. Espinoza said the network was pleased with the weekly 30-minute show. “There’s been a lot of drama within the program,” he said. “Some unexpected injuries, some come-from-behind wins. We couldn’t have scripted it any better.” The first three episodes averaged 663,000 viewers across all platforms. That compares favorably with Showtime’s most popular sports series, “Inside the NFL,” and the show is the third-most-watched program through its streaming service, Espinoza said.

Answer: ukulele

<hl> Viewers have watched linebacker Jaylon Smith bowling, receiver Corey Robinson playing the ukulele and singing and Day and cornerback Cole Luke coaching a women’s flag-football team. <hl> During their off week, crews accompanied some players home. Espinoza said the network was pleased with the weekly 30-minute show. “There’s been a lot of drama within the program,” he said. “Some unexpected injuries, some come-from-behind wins. We couldn’t have scripted it any better.” The first three episodes averaged 663,000 viewers across all platforms. That compares favorably with Showtime’s most popular sports series, “Inside the NFL,” and the show is the third-most-watched program through its streaming service, Espinoza said.

Viewers have watched linebacker Jaylon Smith bowling, receiver Corey Robinson playing the <hl> ukulele <hl> and singing and Day and cornerback Cole Luke coaching a women’s flag-football team. During their off week, crews accompanied some players home. Espinoza said the network was pleased with the weekly 30-minute show. “There’s been a lot of drama within the program,” he said. “Some unexpected injuries, some come-from-behind wins. We couldn’t have scripted it any better.” The first three episodes averaged 663,000 viewers across all platforms. That compares favorably with Showtime’s most popular sports series, “Inside the NFL,” and the show is the third-most-watched program through its streaming service, Espinoza said.


Question: Which team did James help to lead over Golden State?

For that reason, Brown’s task in 1964 seems a little easier than the one James faces now. James’s group, defying the odds, turned back Golden State in Games 2 and 3 to give Cleveland a two-games-to-one series lead, when few people were giving them much of a chance to actually take four games against the Warriors and win the N.B.A. title. Still, to have any shot, James, who had 40 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists in the Cavaliers’ 96-91 win Tuesday night, will do well to keep to Brown’s blueprint.

Answer: Cleveland

For that reason, Brown’s task in 1964 seems a little easier than the one James faces now. <hl> James’s group, defying the odds, turned back Golden State in Games 2 and 3 to give Cleveland a two-games-to-one series lead, when few people were giving them much of a chance to actually take four games against the Warriors and win the N.B.A. title. <hl> Still, to have any shot, James, who had 40 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists in the Cavaliers’ 96-91 win Tuesday night, will do well to keep to Brown’s blueprint.

For that reason, Brown’s task in 1964 seems a little easier than the one James faces now. James’s group, defying the odds, turned back Golden State in Games 2 and 3 to give <hl> Cleveland <hl> a two-games-to-one series lead, when few people were giving them much of a chance to actually take four games against the Warriors and win the N.B.A. title. Still, to have any shot, James, who had 40 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists in the Cavaliers’ 96-91 win Tuesday night, will do well to keep to Brown’s blueprint.


Question: What do a lot of buyers prefer to use the extra mantel space for?

Q. Our fireplace surround is outdated brick. Should we replace it before selling? A. “Most people like the idea of a fireplace, even if they barely use it,” said Sandra Smith, a real estate salesperson at Compass, in Manhattan. So “a fireplace brings value to a property.” But whether it’s worth spending the time and money to update the surround on your fireplace depends on a number of factors, she said. If your whole home is in need of renovation, changing the surround is unlikely to make much of a difference in buyers’ eyes. And if the fireplace is nonfunctional, “you should take that into account in determining how much you want to invest,” Ms. Smith said, because some buyers may prefer to use the space for something else, like built-in bookshelves. However, if the rest of your home is in good shape and has an up-to-date look, and you have a working fireplace, an outdated surround needs attention. “The mantel serves as a center-point of the home, and you usually design a room around it,” said Joan Enger, owner of J. Patryce Design, in Hoboken, N.J. “So it has to be right.”

Answer: built-in bookshelves

Q. Our fireplace surround is outdated brick. Should we replace it before selling? A. “Most people like the idea of a fireplace, even if they barely use it,” said Sandra Smith, a real estate salesperson at Compass, in Manhattan. So “a fireplace brings value to a property.” But whether it’s worth spending the time and money to update the surround on your fireplace depends on a number of factors, she said. If your whole home is in need of renovation, changing the surround is unlikely to make much of a difference in buyers’ eyes. <hl> And if the fireplace is nonfunctional, “you should take that into account in determining how much you want to invest,” Ms. Smith said, because some buyers may prefer to use the space for something else, like built-in bookshelves . <hl> However, if the rest of your home is in good shape and has an up-to-date look, and you have a working fireplace, an outdated surround needs attention. “The mantel serves as a center-point of the home, and you usually design a room around it,” said Joan Enger, owner of J. Patryce Design, in Hoboken, N.J. “So it has to be right.”

Q. Our fireplace surround is outdated brick. Should we replace it before selling? A. “Most people like the idea of a fireplace, even if they barely use it,” said Sandra Smith, a real estate salesperson at Compass, in Manhattan. So “a fireplace brings value to a property.” But whether it’s worth spending the time and money to update the surround on your fireplace depends on a number of factors, she said. If your whole home is in need of renovation, changing the surround is unlikely to make much of a difference in buyers’ eyes. And if the fireplace is nonfunctional, “you should take that into account in determining how much you want to invest,” Ms. Smith said, because some buyers may prefer to use the space for something else, like <hl> built-in bookshelves <hl>. However, if the rest of your home is in good shape and has an up-to-date look, and you have a working fireplace, an outdated surround needs attention. “The mantel serves as a center-point of the home, and you usually design a room around it,” said Joan Enger, owner of J. Patryce Design, in Hoboken, N.J. “So it has to be right.”

And if the fireplace is nonfunctional, “you should take that into account in determining how much you want to invest,” Ms. Smith said, because some buyers may prefer to use the space for something else, like <hl> built-in bookshelves <hl> .


Question: How many people died in the Spanish train wreck in 2013?

Such a system could have helped prevent the fiery crash of a high-speed train in 2013 near Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The wreck killed 79 people when the train roared through a curve at 120 miles per hour, twice the posted speed limit, and derailed. Like the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, which killed eight and injured more than 200, the accident in Spain occurred on a section of track that was fitted with a speed-alert system but had not yet been upgraded with an automatic braking system. “We still live in the shadow of the accident in Spain,” said Christopher Carr, the director of safety at the European Railway Agency, which monitors and sets train safety standards.

Answer: 79

Such a system could have helped prevent the fiery crash of a high-speed train in 2013 near Santiago de Compostela, Spain. <hl> The wreck killed 79 people when the train roared through a curve at 120 miles per hour, twice the posted speed limit, and derailed. <hl> Like the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, which killed eight and injured more than 200, the accident in Spain occurred on a section of track that was fitted with a speed-alert system but had not yet been upgraded with an automatic braking system. “We still live in the shadow of the accident in Spain,” said Christopher Carr, the director of safety at the European Railway Agency, which monitors and sets train safety standards.

Such a system could have helped prevent the fiery crash of a high-speed train in 2013 near Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The wreck killed <hl> 79 <hl> people when the train roared through a curve at 120 miles per hour, twice the posted speed limit, and derailed. Like the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, which killed eight and injured more than 200, the accident in Spain occurred on a section of track that was fitted with a speed-alert system but had not yet been upgraded with an automatic braking system. “We still live in the shadow of the accident in Spain,” said Christopher Carr, the director of safety at the European Railway Agency, which monitors and sets train safety standards.


Question: What resources did squatters receive?

POUZE KHOON, Iran —  The early-morning sun meagerly brightened the gloom of this sad township, a collection of empty, crumbling houses along a highway through the dusty desert landscape in southeastern Iran. Until a decade or so ago, Amin Shoul would come here every year to help his father harvest pistachios, the nuts that are as much a symbol of Iran as caviar. Now, with the last reserves of groundwater tapped out, the family’s grove and the seemingly endless fields beyond it are filled with dead trees, their bone-colored branches a deathly contrast to the turquoise sky. Mr. Shoul, 32, a journalist, said he and his family had moved away years ago, leaving the house to squatters, unemployed laborers living off meager government stipends — and even they had started to leave. “I don’t see how we can ever return to the past,” he remarked, matter-of-factly.

Answer: meager government stipends

POUZE KHOON, Iran — The early-morning sun meagerly brightened the gloom of this sad township, a collection of empty, crumbling houses along a highway through the dusty desert landscape in southeastern Iran. Until a decade or so ago, Amin Shoul would come here every year to help his father harvest pistachios, the nuts that are as much a symbol of Iran as caviar. Now, with the last reserves of groundwater tapped out, the family’s grove and the seemingly endless fields beyond it are filled with dead trees, their bone-colored branches a deathly contrast to the turquoise sky. <hl> Mr. Shoul, 32, a journalist, said he and his family had moved away years ago, leaving the house to squatters, unemployed laborers living off meager government stipends — and even they had started to leave. <hl> “I don’t see how we can ever return to the past,” he remarked, matter-of-factly.

POUZE KHOON, Iran — The early-morning sun meagerly brightened the gloom of this sad township, a collection of empty, crumbling houses along a highway through the dusty desert landscape in southeastern Iran. Until a decade or so ago, Amin Shoul would come here every year to help his father harvest pistachios, the nuts that are as much a symbol of Iran as caviar. Now, with the last reserves of groundwater tapped out, the family’s grove and the seemingly endless fields beyond it are filled with dead trees, their bone-colored branches a deathly contrast to the turquoise sky. Mr. Shoul, 32, a journalist, said he and his family had moved away years ago, leaving the house to squatters, unemployed laborers living off <hl> meager government stipends <hl> — and even they had started to leave. “I don’t see how we can ever return to the past,” he remarked, matter-of-factly.


Question: Who is the Patriots' quarterback?

Equally problematic for the Patriots, their banged-up offensive line cannot seem to block anyone and now must keep J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney off quarterback Tom Brady. Perhaps Coach Bill Belichick should consider sitting Brady for his own protection and concede this one. This game will also see the longtime Patriots defensive anchor Vince Wilfork lining up against his former team for the first time. To hear Wilfork talk about it, Sunday’s game is likely to be a bit bittersweet for him, to say the least. “I never thought that, in my whole career, I’d be playing in something other than a Patriots helmet, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes, and it did,” Wilfork said during the week. “I will always love Bill Belichick, that organization, the teammates, the fans. I will always have my love for those guys because of the 11 great years we had up there.” PICK: Texans

Answer: Tom Brady

<hl> Equally problematic for the Patriots, their banged-up offensive line cannot seem to block anyone and now must keep J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney off quarterback Tom Brady . <hl> Perhaps Coach Bill Belichick should consider sitting Brady for his own protection and concede this one. This game will also see the longtime Patriots defensive anchor Vince Wilfork lining up against his former team for the first time. To hear Wilfork talk about it, Sunday’s game is likely to be a bit bittersweet for him, to say the least. “I never thought that, in my whole career, I’d be playing in something other than a Patriots helmet, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes, and it did,” Wilfork said during the week. “I will always love Bill Belichick, that organization, the teammates, the fans. I will always have my love for those guys because of the 11 great years we had up there.” PICK: Texans

Equally problematic for the Patriots, their banged-up offensive line cannot seem to block anyone and now must keep J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney off quarterback <hl> Tom Brady <hl>. Perhaps Coach Bill Belichick should consider sitting Brady for his own protection and concede this one. This game will also see the longtime Patriots defensive anchor Vince Wilfork lining up against his former team for the first time. To hear Wilfork talk about it, Sunday’s game is likely to be a bit bittersweet for him, to say the least. “I never thought that, in my whole career, I’d be playing in something other than a Patriots helmet, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes, and it did,” Wilfork said during the week. “I will always love Bill Belichick, that organization, the teammates, the fans. I will always have my love for those guys because of the 11 great years we had up there.” PICK: Texans

Equally problematic for the Patriots, their banged-up offensive line cannot seem to block anyone and now must keep J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney off quarterback <hl> Tom Brady <hl> .


Question: what military base is near John Jay?

Inside John Jay, which sits on a busy thoroughfare near Lackland Air Force Base, a statue of a giant white mustang stands near the entrance, rearing up with a front hoof reaching skyward. Educators and students feel the incident has wrested attention from the school’s successes. John Jay serves as a science and engineering magnet school, and has been recognized by the state for academic distinction in math, science, social studies and English language arts.

Answer: Lackland Air Force Base

<hl> Inside John Jay, which sits on a busy thoroughfare near Lackland Air Force Base , a statue of a giant white mustang stands near the entrance, rearing up with a front hoof reaching skyward. <hl> Educators and students feel the incident has wrested attention from the school’s successes. John Jay serves as a science and engineering magnet school, and has been recognized by the state for academic distinction in math, science, social studies and English language arts.

Inside John Jay, which sits on a busy thoroughfare near <hl> Lackland Air Force Base <hl>, a statue of a giant white mustang stands near the entrance, rearing up with a front hoof reaching skyward. Educators and students feel the incident has wrested attention from the school’s successes. John Jay serves as a science and engineering magnet school, and has been recognized by the state for academic distinction in math, science, social studies and English language arts.

Inside John Jay, which sits on a busy thoroughfare near <hl> Lackland Air Force Base <hl> , a statue of a giant white mustang stands near the entrance, rearing up with a front hoof reaching skyward.


Question: Who translated the book?

Proust For The People: Almost 100 years after his death, Marcel Proust has finally cracked the best-seller list. Sort of. The French artist Stéphane Heuet’s illustrated interpretation of “Swann’s Way,” the first volume of Proust’s sprawling semiautobiographical novel “In Search of Lost Time,” is at No. 5 in its seventh week on the graphic novel hardcover list. Heuet has been adapting the book since 1988, when the first installment was published in France — to violent dismay. Le Figaro called the project “blasphemous” and “catastrophic,” with the critic Hervé de Saint-Hilaire taking special exception to the depiction of the young Marcel (“a formless little boy with idiotic eyes’’). Heuet defended himself, telling The New York Times: “Proust has been kept in a ghetto of snobs as a sort of precious gold and diamond object. For me, any effort to democratize Proust is valid.” And, as it happens, lucrative. Despite the negative reviews, the first printing of 12,000 copies sold out in three weeks. Of course, comics play a surprisingly large and vital role in French publishing. According to Publishers Weekly, graphic novel sales in France have been put at about $458 million, and they make up about 12.5 percent of all books published, compared with about 3 percent in America. And critics should have no cause for concern; Heuet and Arthur Goldhammer, the book’s translator, envision it as a tantalizing introduction to “In Search of Lost Time” — not a substitute for the real thing. “Stéphane Heuet and I have tried to preserve the ‘flavor’ of Proust . . . his ‘fragrance’ — as un menu de dégustation, or tasting menu, tries to give a full sampling of the dishes in the repertoire of a great chef,” Goldhammer writes in the preface. “Those who find the taste to their liking will want to return often to savor fuller portions.”

Answer: Arthur Goldhammer

Proust For The People: Almost 100 years after his death, Marcel Proust has finally cracked the best-seller list. Sort of. The French artist Stéphane Heuet’s illustrated interpretation of “Swann’s Way,” the first volume of Proust’s sprawling semiautobiographical novel “In Search of Lost Time,” is at No. 5 in its seventh week on the graphic novel hardcover list. Heuet has been adapting the book since 1988, when the first installment was published in France — to violent dismay. Le Figaro called the project “blasphemous” and “catastrophic,” with the critic Hervé de Saint-Hilaire taking special exception to the depiction of the young Marcel (“a formless little boy with idiotic eyes’’). Heuet defended himself, telling The New York Times: “Proust has been kept in a ghetto of snobs as a sort of precious gold and diamond object. For me, any effort to democratize Proust is valid.” And, as it happens, lucrative. Despite the negative reviews, the first printing of 12,000 copies sold out in three weeks. Of course, comics play a surprisingly large and vital role in French publishing. According to Publishers Weekly, graphic novel sales in France have been put at about $458 million, and they make up about 12.5 percent of all books published, compared with about 3 percent in America. <hl> And critics should have no cause for concern; Heuet and Arthur Goldhammer , the book’s translator, envision it as a tantalizing introduction to “In Search of Lost Time” — not a substitute for the real thing. <hl> “Stéphane Heuet and I have tried to preserve the ‘flavor’ of Proust . . . his ‘fragrance’ — as un menu de dégustation, or tasting menu, tries to give a full sampling of the dishes in the repertoire of a great chef,” Goldhammer writes in the preface. “Those who find the taste to their liking will want to return often to savor fuller portions.”

Proust For The People: Almost 100 years after his death, Marcel Proust has finally cracked the best-seller list. Sort of. The French artist Stéphane Heuet’s illustrated interpretation of “Swann’s Way,” the first volume of Proust’s sprawling semiautobiographical novel “In Search of Lost Time,” is at No. 5 in its seventh week on the graphic novel hardcover list. Heuet has been adapting the book since 1988, when the first installment was published in France — to violent dismay. Le Figaro called the project “blasphemous” and “catastrophic,” with the critic Hervé de Saint-Hilaire taking special exception to the depiction of the young Marcel (“a formless little boy with idiotic eyes’’). Heuet defended himself, telling The New York Times: “Proust has been kept in a ghetto of snobs as a sort of precious gold and diamond object. For me, any effort to democratize Proust is valid.” And, as it happens, lucrative. Despite the negative reviews, the first printing of 12,000 copies sold out in three weeks. Of course, comics play a surprisingly large and vital role in French publishing. According to Publishers Weekly, graphic novel sales in France have been put at about $458 million, and they make up about 12.5 percent of all books published, compared with about 3 percent in America. And critics should have no cause for concern; Heuet and <hl> Arthur Goldhammer <hl>, the book’s translator, envision it as a tantalizing introduction to “In Search of Lost Time” — not a substitute for the real thing. “Stéphane Heuet and I have tried to preserve the ‘flavor’ of Proust . . . his ‘fragrance’ — as un menu de dégustation, or tasting menu, tries to give a full sampling of the dishes in the repertoire of a great chef,” Goldhammer writes in the preface. “Those who find the taste to their liking will want to return often to savor fuller portions.”

And critics should have no cause for concern; Heuet and <hl> Arthur Goldhammer <hl> , the book’s translator, envision it as a tantalizing introduction to “In Search of Lost Time” — not a substitute for the real thing.


Question: According to Mr. Firat, who caused resentment in some places?

Mr. Firat at the foreign ministry said that the Syrian refugees had caused resentment in some places, but also made cheap labor available that might help some businesses stay competitive. Eskisehir’s economic difficulties, and Turkey’s, go beyond coping with migrants or an interruption in tourism. Many emerging markets are facing difficulties with the slowdown in global trade, Turkey among them. Turkey has long depended on exporting manufactured goods to Europe and the Middle East, two regions where demand is weak right now. That is partly because of geopolitics and partly because Chinese industries with overcapacity at home have been exporting at low prices to Turkey’s longtime markets in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

Answer: Syrian refugees

<hl> Mr. Firat at the foreign ministry said that the Syrian refugees had caused resentment in some places, but also made cheap labor available that might help some businesses stay competitive. <hl> Eskisehir’s economic difficulties, and Turkey’s, go beyond coping with migrants or an interruption in tourism. Many emerging markets are facing difficulties with the slowdown in global trade, Turkey among them. Turkey has long depended on exporting manufactured goods to Europe and the Middle East, two regions where demand is weak right now. That is partly because of geopolitics and partly because Chinese industries with overcapacity at home have been exporting at low prices to Turkey’s longtime markets in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

Mr. Firat at the foreign ministry said that the <hl> Syrian refugees <hl> had caused resentment in some places, but also made cheap labor available that might help some businesses stay competitive. Eskisehir’s economic difficulties, and Turkey’s, go beyond coping with migrants or an interruption in tourism. Many emerging markets are facing difficulties with the slowdown in global trade, Turkey among them. Turkey has long depended on exporting manufactured goods to Europe and the Middle East, two regions where demand is weak right now. That is partly because of geopolitics and partly because Chinese industries with overcapacity at home have been exporting at low prices to Turkey’s longtime markets in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.


Question: The person who supports Israel is associated with political party?

Your claim that the negotiations place tough constraints on Iran rings hollow, based on the permissibility of Iran’s keeping its nuclear installations and the large number of centrifuges still allowed. Furthermore, a 10-year limit to an agreement makes it almost worthless. ANTHONY WINSTON East Brunswick, N.J. To the Editor: As a Democrat who supports Israel, I am saddened and dismayed that its prime minister would use the podium of one of our most hallowed political institutions to bad-mouth a deal that has not even been struck. With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Answer: Democrat

Your claim that the negotiations place tough constraints on Iran rings hollow, based on the permissibility of Iran’s keeping its nuclear installations and the large number of centrifuges still allowed. Furthermore, a 10-year limit to an agreement makes it almost worthless. ANTHONY WINSTON East Brunswick, N.J. To the Editor: <hl> As a Democrat who supports Israel, I am saddened and dismayed that its prime minister would use the podium of one of our most hallowed political institutions to bad-mouth a deal that has not even been struck. <hl> With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Your claim that the negotiations place tough constraints on Iran rings hollow, based on the permissibility of Iran’s keeping its nuclear installations and the large number of centrifuges still allowed. Furthermore, a 10-year limit to an agreement makes it almost worthless. ANTHONY WINSTON East Brunswick, N.J. To the Editor: As a <hl> Democrat <hl> who supports Israel, I am saddened and dismayed that its prime minister would use the podium of one of our most hallowed political institutions to bad-mouth a deal that has not even been struck. With friends like that, who needs enemies?