Question: How much was the seasonally adjusted rate?

That put the seasonally adjusted annual rate at an estimated $1.08 trillion, the highest level since May 2008. The report also revised the June increase in construction spending to 0.7 percent, from 0.1 percent previously. Groundbreakings for houses, apartment complexes and commercial centers have helped improve overall economic growth. The government said last week that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the April-to-June quarter, after edging up just 0.6 percent in the first quarter. “We expect housing activity will continue to strengthen, underpinning greater residential investment in the coming quarters,” said Gregory Daco, head of United States macroeconomics at the forecasting firm Oxford Economics. After the construction spending report, analysts at Barclays projected that the economy was on track to grow 2.6 percent in the third quarter and that the second-quarter growth rate would be revised up to 3.8 percent.

Answer: $1.08 trillion

<hl> That put the seasonally adjusted annual rate at an estimated $1.08 trillion , the highest level since May 2008. <hl> The report also revised the June increase in construction spending to 0.7 percent, from 0.1 percent previously. Groundbreakings for houses, apartment complexes and commercial centers have helped improve overall economic growth. The government said last week that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the April-to-June quarter, after edging up just 0.6 percent in the first quarter. “We expect housing activity will continue to strengthen, underpinning greater residential investment in the coming quarters,” said Gregory Daco, head of United States macroeconomics at the forecasting firm Oxford Economics. After the construction spending report, analysts at Barclays projected that the economy was on track to grow 2.6 percent in the third quarter and that the second-quarter growth rate would be revised up to 3.8 percent.

That put the seasonally adjusted annual rate at an estimated <hl> $1.08 trillion <hl>, the highest level since May 2008. The report also revised the June increase in construction spending to 0.7 percent, from 0.1 percent previously. Groundbreakings for houses, apartment complexes and commercial centers have helped improve overall economic growth. The government said last week that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the April-to-June quarter, after edging up just 0.6 percent in the first quarter. “We expect housing activity will continue to strengthen, underpinning greater residential investment in the coming quarters,” said Gregory Daco, head of United States macroeconomics at the forecasting firm Oxford Economics. After the construction spending report, analysts at Barclays projected that the economy was on track to grow 2.6 percent in the third quarter and that the second-quarter growth rate would be revised up to 3.8 percent.

That put the seasonally adjusted annual rate at an estimated <hl> $1.08 trillion <hl> , the highest level since May 2008.


Question: Who is a drinking buddy of novelist Calvin Kentfield?

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: ill there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. After the Glad Hand closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. Since 196

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. <hl> The building is st ill there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. After the Glad Hand closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. Since 196 5 it has been Scoma’s, a popular seafood house. <hl>

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 st<hl> ill there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. After the Glad Hand closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. Since 196 <hl>5 it has been Scoma’s, a popular seafood house.

The building is st <hl> ill there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. After the Glad Hand closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. Since 196 <hl> 5 it has been Scoma’s, a popular seafood house.


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

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

Answer: nondisparagement

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

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


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

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

Answer: Preet Bharara

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

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

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


Question: When is "The Last Waltz" playing?

MASHANTUCKET Comix at Foxwoods Greer Barnes. June 25 through 27. $15 to $40. Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. comixatfoxwoods.com; 866-646-0609. Film HARTFORD Cinestudio A screening of Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” June 21 and 27 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. “The Last Waltz” (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese. June 26 through July 2. $7 and $9. “National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring Helen Mirren. June 28 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. 860-297-2463; cinestudio.org.

Answer: June 26 through July 2

June 26 through July 2 .

MASHANTUCKET Comix at Foxwoods Greer Barnes. June 25 through 27. $15 to $40. Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. comixatfoxwoods.com; 866-646-0609. Film HARTFORD Cinestudio A screening of Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” June 21 and 27 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. “The Last Waltz” (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese. <hl> June 26 through July 2 . <hl> $7 and $9. “National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring Helen Mirren. June 28 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. 860-297-2463; cinestudio.org.

MASHANTUCKET Comix at Foxwoods Greer Barnes. June 25 through 27. $15 to $40. Comix at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Boulevard. comixatfoxwoods.com; 866-646-0609. Film HARTFORD Cinestudio A screening of Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” June 21 and 27 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. “The Last Waltz” (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese. <hl> June 26 through July 2 <hl>. $7 and $9. “National Theater Live: ‘The Audience,’ ” screening of the play starring Helen Mirren. June 28 at 2:30 p.m. $12 and $20. Cinestudio, 300 Summit Street. 860-297-2463; cinestudio.org.


Question: What is the crew-neck made of?

Both times I visited the mall, I needed respite badly. Once, I sat on the steps in the main atrium and tried to restore steady breathing; it felt as if I had just climbed a mountain and was being choked by thin air. Another time, I left and walked a few blocks to Century 21, which with its air of rank desperation felt more apt for the neighborhood. Unlike Brookfield Place, where your happiness was heavily mediated, Century 21 required the usual pluck — maybe the gray cowhide crew-neck Valentino top ($866, on sale from $4,625) would fit, but probably not; same for the white linen-ish Lanvin peak lapel blazer ($799, on sale from $3,380).

Answer: cowhide

Both times I visited the mall, I needed respite badly. Once, I sat on the steps in the main atrium and tried to restore steady breathing; it felt as if I had just climbed a mountain and was being choked by thin air. Another time, I left and walked a few blocks to Century 21, which with its air of rank desperation felt more apt for the neighborhood. <hl> Unlike Brookfield Place, where your happiness was heavily mediated, Century 21 required the usual pluck — maybe the gray cowhide crew-neck Valentino top ($866, on sale from $4,625) would fit, but probably not; same for the white linen-ish Lanvin peak lapel blazer ($799, on sale from $3,380). <hl>

Both times I visited the mall, I needed respite badly. Once, I sat on the steps in the main atrium and tried to restore steady breathing; it felt as if I had just climbed a mountain and was being choked by thin air. Another time, I left and walked a few blocks to Century 21, which with its air of rank desperation felt more apt for the neighborhood. Unlike Brookfield Place, where your happiness was heavily mediated, Century 21 required the usual pluck — maybe the gray <hl> cowhide <hl> crew-neck Valentino top ($866, on sale from $4,625) would fit, but probably not; same for the white linen-ish Lanvin peak lapel blazer ($799, on sale from $3,380).


Question: How long is the sentencing phased expected to take?

As Judge Carlos Samour Jr. read the 165 counts against Mr. Holmes, the defendant stood silently between his lawyers, staring straight ahead, with his hands tucked into the pockets of a pair of khaki-colored pants. He did not glance at his parents sitting two rows behind. When the hourlong recitation of the verdicts was done, he sat down and lightly swiveled in his chair. Coming within days of the Aurora shooting’s third anniversary, the guilty verdict ends one phase of a grueling legal saga, but another one is set to begin. As the district attorney in suburban Arapahoe County argues for the death penalty, the jury will begin weighing the toll and nature of Mr. Holmes’s actions to decide whether to send him to prison for life or to Colorado’s death row. The sentencing phase is expected to take weeks. It could feature more wrenching statements from survivors and families of the victims, as well as testimony from defense witnesses discussing the role that mental illness played in propelling Mr. Holmes toward the movie theater that night.

Answer: weeks

As Judge Carlos Samour Jr. read the 165 counts against Mr. Holmes, the defendant stood silently between his lawyers, staring straight ahead, with his hands tucked into the pockets of a pair of khaki-colored pants. He did not glance at his parents sitting two rows behind. When the hourlong recitation of the verdicts was done, he sat down and lightly swiveled in his chair. Coming within days of the Aurora shooting’s third anniversary, the guilty verdict ends one phase of a grueling legal saga, but another one is set to begin. As the district attorney in suburban Arapahoe County argues for the death penalty, the jury will begin weighing the toll and nature of Mr. Holmes’s actions to decide whether to send him to prison for life or to Colorado’s death row. <hl> The sentencing phase is expected to take weeks . <hl> It could feature more wrenching statements from survivors and families of the victims, as well as testimony from defense witnesses discussing the role that mental illness played in propelling Mr. Holmes toward the movie theater that night.

As Judge Carlos Samour Jr. read the 165 counts against Mr. Holmes, the defendant stood silently between his lawyers, staring straight ahead, with his hands tucked into the pockets of a pair of khaki-colored pants. He did not glance at his parents sitting two rows behind. When the hourlong recitation of the verdicts was done, he sat down and lightly swiveled in his chair. Coming within days of the Aurora shooting’s third anniversary, the guilty verdict ends one phase of a grueling legal saga, but another one is set to begin. As the district attorney in suburban Arapahoe County argues for the death penalty, the jury will begin weighing the toll and nature of Mr. Holmes’s actions to decide whether to send him to prison for life or to Colorado’s death row. The sentencing phase is expected to take <hl> weeks <hl>. It could feature more wrenching statements from survivors and families of the victims, as well as testimony from defense witnesses discussing the role that mental illness played in propelling Mr. Holmes toward the movie theater that night.

The sentencing phase is expected to take <hl> weeks <hl> .


Question: What is the social media networking site that is being flooded with political opinions?

With the presidential race heating up, a torrent of politically charged commentary has flooded Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site, with some users deploying their “unfollow” buttons like a television remote to silence distasteful political views. Coupled with the algorithm now powering Facebook’s news feed, the unfollowing is creating a more homogenized political experience of like-minded users, resulting in the kind of polarization more often associated with MSNBC or Fox News. And it may ultimately deflate a central promise of the Internet: Instead of offering people a diverse marketplace of challenging ideas, the web is becoming just another self-perpetuating echo chamber.

Answer: Facebook

<hl> With the presidential race heating up, a torrent of politically charged commentary has flooded Facebook , the world’s largest social networking site, with some users deploying their “unfollow” buttons like a television remote to silence distasteful political views. <hl> Coupled with the algorithm now powering Facebook’s news feed, the unfollowing is creating a more homogenized political experience of like-minded users, resulting in the kind of polarization more often associated with MSNBC or Fox News. And it may ultimately deflate a central promise of the Internet: Instead of offering people a diverse marketplace of challenging ideas, the web is becoming just another self-perpetuating echo chamber.

With the presidential race heating up, a torrent of politically charged commentary has flooded <hl> Facebook <hl>, the world’s largest social networking site, with some users deploying their “unfollow” buttons like a television remote to silence distasteful political views. Coupled with the algorithm now powering Facebook’s news feed, the unfollowing is creating a more homogenized political experience of like-minded users, resulting in the kind of polarization more often associated with MSNBC or Fox News. And it may ultimately deflate a central promise of the Internet: Instead of offering people a diverse marketplace of challenging ideas, the web is becoming just another self-perpetuating echo chamber.

With the presidential race heating up, a torrent of politically charged commentary has flooded <hl> Facebook <hl> , the world’s largest social networking site, with some users deploying their “unfollow” buttons like a television remote to silence distasteful political views.


Question: What company is taking advantage of the American visa program?

To the Editor: Re “Special Visas Help Copycats Take U.S. Jobs” (front page, Sept. 30): American companies like Toys “R” Us are using the H-1B temporary visa program to take high-paying American jobs offshore in the name of growth and corporate resiliency. At the same time, conservative politicians oppose raising the minimum wage to livable levels with the argument that it will deprive Americans of their low-paying jobs. They also want to tighten immigration laws that bring foreign workers here to take jobs that most Americans don’t want, as in agriculture. Is this selective vision, moral hypocrisy or both? ELLEN JOURET-EPSTEIN

Answer: Toys “R” Us

<hl> To the Editor: Re “Special Visas Help Copycats Take U.S. Jobs” (front page, Sept. 30): American companies like Toys “R” Us are using the H-1B temporary visa program to take high-paying American jobs offshore in the name of growth and corporate resiliency. <hl> At the same time, conservative politicians oppose raising the minimum wage to livable levels with the argument that it will deprive Americans of their low-paying jobs. They also want to tighten immigration laws that bring foreign workers here to take jobs that most Americans don’t want, as in agriculture. Is this selective vision, moral hypocrisy or both? ELLEN JOURET-EPSTEIN

To the Editor: Re “Special Visas Help Copycats Take U.S. Jobs” (front page, Sept. 30): American companies like <hl> Toys “R” Us <hl> are using the H-1B temporary visa program to take high-paying American jobs offshore in the name of growth and corporate resiliency. At the same time, conservative politicians oppose raising the minimum wage to livable levels with the argument that it will deprive Americans of their low-paying jobs. They also want to tighten immigration laws that bring foreign workers here to take jobs that most Americans don’t want, as in agriculture. Is this selective vision, moral hypocrisy or both? ELLEN JOURET-EPSTEIN


Question: When did Dostum charge up north?

ALMAR, Afghanistan —  At first, Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum tried to get help from his own government, lobbying the National Security Council to intervene as a Taliban offensive began making serious inroads on his home territory, a once relatively quiet northern region of Afghanistan. But after months of mostly fruitless pleading, Mr. Dostum — a feared former warlord who had brutally fought the Taliban and also provoked some of the worst excesses of the long Afghan civil war — turned back to his roots. Activating a collection of private militias in addition to some Afghan police and army units, he went charging up north in July.

Answer: July

ALMAR, Afghanistan — At first, Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum tried to get help from his own government, lobbying the National Security Council to intervene as a Taliban offensive began making serious inroads on his home territory, a once relatively quiet northern region of Afghanistan. But after months of mostly fruitless pleading, Mr. Dostum — a feared former warlord who had brutally fought the Taliban and also provoked some of the worst excesses of the long Afghan civil war — turned back to his roots. <hl> Activating a collection of private militias in addition to some Afghan police and army units, he went charging up north in July . <hl>

ALMAR, Afghanistan — At first, Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum tried to get help from his own government, lobbying the National Security Council to intervene as a Taliban offensive began making serious inroads on his home territory, a once relatively quiet northern region of Afghanistan. But after months of mostly fruitless pleading, Mr. Dostum — a feared former warlord who had brutally fought the Taliban and also provoked some of the worst excesses of the long Afghan civil war — turned back to his roots. Activating a collection of private militias in addition to some Afghan police and army units, he went charging up north in <hl> July <hl>.

Activating a collection of private militias in addition to some Afghan police and army units, he went charging up north in <hl> July <hl> .


Question: How much under the cap are the Knicks projected to be?

The team had no such luck this time around. Then again, a top-five pick is a luxury for the Knicks, who have a troubling history of trading away picks in ill-advised deals. More recently, they have been hamstrung by salary-cap limitations — code for excessive spending. Still, they will have money to spend this summer after shedding the onerous contracts that belonged to Amar’e Stoudemire and Andrea Bargnani, among others. Mills projected that the team would be $28 million under the cap. He also said that free agency could affect the Knicks’ approach to the draft. “It’ll have a big impact,” he said. “We’ll look at what kind of guys are going to move in free agency and have our draft plans accordingly.”

Answer: $28 million

The team had no such luck this time around. Then again, a top-five pick is a luxury for the Knicks, who have a troubling history of trading away picks in ill-advised deals. More recently, they have been hamstrung by salary-cap limitations — code for excessive spending. Still, they will have money to spend this summer after shedding the onerous contracts that belonged to Amar’e Stoudemire and Andrea Bargnani, among others. <hl> Mills projected that the team would be $28 million under the cap. <hl> He also said that free agency could affect the Knicks’ approach to the draft. “It’ll have a big impact,” he said. “We’ll look at what kind of guys are going to move in free agency and have our draft plans accordingly.”

The team had no such luck this time around. Then again, a top-five pick is a luxury for the Knicks, who have a troubling history of trading away picks in ill-advised deals. More recently, they have been hamstrung by salary-cap limitations — code for excessive spending. Still, they will have money to spend this summer after shedding the onerous contracts that belonged to Amar’e Stoudemire and Andrea Bargnani, among others. Mills projected that the team would be <hl> $28 million <hl> under the cap. He also said that free agency could affect the Knicks’ approach to the draft. “It’ll have a big impact,” he said. “We’ll look at what kind of guys are going to move in free agency and have our draft plans accordingly.”


Question: Who is the interim chief executive of Emilio Pucci and Mr. Pucci's daughter?

Laudomia Pucci, the interim chief executive of Emilio Pucci and Mr. Pucci’s daughter, attested to Mr. Fairchild’s particular mixture of kindness and cutting. “He was extremely, extremely nice with my father, whenever he talked to him,” she said. “But at the same time, he had that niceness and then this very dry sense of humor.”

Answer: Laudomia Pucci

<hl> Laudomia Pucci , the interim chief executive of Emilio Pucci and Mr. Pucci’s daughter, attested to Mr. Fairchild’s particular mixture of kindness and cutting. <hl> “He was extremely, extremely nice with my father, whenever he talked to him,” she said. “But at the same time, he had that niceness and then this very dry sense of humor.”

<hl> Laudomia Pucci <hl>, the interim chief executive of Emilio Pucci and Mr. Pucci’s daughter, attested to Mr. Fairchild’s particular mixture of kindness and cutting. “He was extremely, extremely nice with my father, whenever he talked to him,” she said. “But at the same time, he had that niceness and then this very dry sense of humor.”

<hl> Laudomia Pucci <hl> , the interim chief executive of Emilio Pucci and Mr. Pucci’s daughter, attested to Mr. Fairchild’s particular mixture of kindness and cutting.


Question: What task might be difficult for the parents of first-generation students?

“For a lot of first-generation students, it’s very hard for parents to understand how to help their child prepare for college expenses,” said Basti Lopez, who emigrated with her parents from Mexico as a child and graduated from Irvine in May. She had started at Santa Ana College, a two-year college, before applying to four-year colleges as a junior transfer. She was admitted to Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Cruz and chose Irvine, both because of the financial-aid package and because it was closer to home. She is now back working at Santa Ana, helping students with the transfer process, and she’s studying for the law-school admission exam, hoping to become an immigration lawyer.

Answer: how to help their child prepare for college expenses

<hl> “For a lot of first-generation students, it’s very hard for parents to understand how to help their child prepare for college expenses ,” said Basti Lopez, who emigrated with her parents from Mexico as a child and graduated from Irvine in May. <hl> She had started at Santa Ana College, a two-year college, before applying to four-year colleges as a junior transfer. She was admitted to Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Cruz and chose Irvine, both because of the financial-aid package and because it was closer to home. She is now back working at Santa Ana, helping students with the transfer process, and she’s studying for the law-school admission exam, hoping to become an immigration lawyer.

“For a lot of first-generation students, it’s very hard for parents to understand <hl> how to help their child prepare for college expenses <hl>,” said Basti Lopez, who emigrated with her parents from Mexico as a child and graduated from Irvine in May. She had started at Santa Ana College, a two-year college, before applying to four-year colleges as a junior transfer. She was admitted to Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Cruz and chose Irvine, both because of the financial-aid package and because it was closer to home. She is now back working at Santa Ana, helping students with the transfer process, and she’s studying for the law-school admission exam, hoping to become an immigration lawyer.

“For a lot of first-generation students, it’s very hard for parents to understand <hl> how to help their child prepare for college expenses <hl> ,” said Basti Lopez, who emigrated with her parents from Mexico as a child and graduated from Irvine in May.


Question: Which athlete rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns last week?

Tennessee is looking to return to national prominence in its third season under Coach Butch Jones. Oklahoma is trying to prove that last season’s 8-5 record was an aberration. Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara, a transfer from junior college, rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns in his debut last week against Bowling Green. The Volunteers’ 399 yards rushing was the most for the program since 1994. Oklahoma’s defense should be a much stiffer test. Last season, the Sooners ranked eighth in the nation against the run. A lot of attention will be on linebacker Eric Striker, who has talked trash about the SEC.

Answer: Alvin Kamara

Tennessee is looking to return to national prominence in its third season under Coach Butch Jones. Oklahoma is trying to prove that last season’s 8-5 record was an aberration. <hl> Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara , a transfer from junior college, rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns in his debut last week against Bowling Green. <hl> The Volunteers’ 399 yards rushing was the most for the program since 1994. Oklahoma’s defense should be a much stiffer test. Last season, the Sooners ranked eighth in the nation against the run. A lot of attention will be on linebacker Eric Striker, who has talked trash about the SEC.

Tennessee is looking to return to national prominence in its third season under Coach Butch Jones. Oklahoma is trying to prove that last season’s 8-5 record was an aberration. Tennessee running back <hl> Alvin Kamara <hl>, a transfer from junior college, rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns in his debut last week against Bowling Green. The Volunteers’ 399 yards rushing was the most for the program since 1994. Oklahoma’s defense should be a much stiffer test. Last season, the Sooners ranked eighth in the nation against the run. A lot of attention will be on linebacker Eric Striker, who has talked trash about the SEC.

Tennessee running back <hl> Alvin Kamara <hl> , a transfer from junior college, rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns in his debut last week against Bowling Green.


Question: Who are more likely to struggle in new neighborhoods?

There is also evidence that older children, particularly boys, often struggle in new neighborhoods. The costs of the move can outweigh the benefits of the new place. Ms. White says those issues are real enough but nothing compared with the feeling that she and her family are now safe. She was tired of stepping over the dice players on her stoop, tired of guiding her children around the fragments of broken bottles at the old housing project, which Ms. Russ, the head of the Dallas Housing Authority, called the most dangerous in the city. When she moved, she changed her cellphone number, cutting off her old friends.

Answer: boys

<hl> There is also evidence that older children, particularly boys , often struggle in new neighborhoods. <hl> The costs of the move can outweigh the benefits of the new place. Ms. White says those issues are real enough but nothing compared with the feeling that she and her family are now safe. She was tired of stepping over the dice players on her stoop, tired of guiding her children around the fragments of broken bottles at the old housing project, which Ms. Russ, the head of the Dallas Housing Authority, called the most dangerous in the city. When she moved, she changed her cellphone number, cutting off her old friends.

There is also evidence that older children, particularly <hl> boys <hl>, often struggle in new neighborhoods. The costs of the move can outweigh the benefits of the new place. Ms. White says those issues are real enough but nothing compared with the feeling that she and her family are now safe. She was tired of stepping over the dice players on her stoop, tired of guiding her children around the fragments of broken bottles at the old housing project, which Ms. Russ, the head of the Dallas Housing Authority, called the most dangerous in the city. When she moved, she changed her cellphone number, cutting off her old friends.

There is also evidence that older children, particularly <hl> boys <hl> , often struggle in new neighborhoods.


Question: How big is the building?

Q. Your next makeover is at 1156 Avenue of the Americas.  A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since 1999. I was looking at the building and I said, well, if this building was for sale now and one of the major brokers had it on the market it would come with a high-gloss book and it would show all of the possibilities a buyer could do with the building. So I thought there’s no reason we shouldn’t do it. We own it. We could do what a broker would say could be done. It’s about an 84,000-square-foot building, so it’s rather on the small side, and on that we’re spending $4 million. Q. What’s your occupancy rate portfoliowide?  A. We’re over 96 percent. We have a high renewal rate as well — in excess of 70 percent.

Answer: 84,000-square-foot

Q. Your next makeover is at 1156 Avenue of the Americas. A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since 1999. I was looking at the building and I said, well, if this building was for sale now and one of the major brokers had it on the market it would come with a high-gloss book and it would show all of the possibilities a buyer could do with the building. So I thought there’s no reason we shouldn’t do it. We own it. We could do what a broker would say could be done. <hl> It’s about an 84,000-square-foot building, so it’s rather on the small side, and on that we’re spending $4 million. <hl> Q. What’s your occupancy rate portfoliowide? A. We’re over 96 percent. We have a high renewal rate as well — in excess of 70 percent.

Q. Your next makeover is at 1156 Avenue of the Americas. A. That’s a building that we’ve owned since 1999. I was looking at the building and I said, well, if this building was for sale now and one of the major brokers had it on the market it would come with a high-gloss book and it would show all of the possibilities a buyer could do with the building. So I thought there’s no reason we shouldn’t do it. We own it. We could do what a broker would say could be done. It’s about an <hl> 84,000-square-foot <hl> building, so it’s rather on the small side, and on that we’re spending $4 million. Q. What’s your occupancy rate portfoliowide? A. We’re over 96 percent. We have a high renewal rate as well — in excess of 70 percent.


Question: What is the name of the victim?

A kindergartner was killed in his bed in Versailles before dawn Monday when a stranger from Indiana broke into his home, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the boy multiple times, the police said. The police do not know why a man from 200 miles away ended up in the boy’s bedroom, and why he stabbed him. The suspect, Ronald Exantus, 32, of Indianapolis, was charged with murder and first-degree burglary. Deputy Coroner T. A. Rankin identified the boy as Logan Tipton, 6. Two of his sisters suffered non-life-threatening cuts, and the suspect was held by the boy’s father until the police arrived, the arrest citation said. The boy’s family said they do not know the suspect.

Answer: Logan Tipton

A kindergartner was killed in his bed in Versailles before dawn Monday when a stranger from Indiana broke into his home, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the boy multiple times, the police said. The police do not know why a man from 200 miles away ended up in the boy’s bedroom, and why he stabbed him. The suspect, Ronald Exantus, 32, of Indianapolis, was charged with murder and first-degree burglary. <hl> Deputy Coroner T. A. Rankin identified the boy as Logan Tipton , 6. <hl> Two of his sisters suffered non-life-threatening cuts, and the suspect was held by the boy’s father until the police arrived, the arrest citation said. The boy’s family said they do not know the suspect.

A kindergartner was killed in his bed in Versailles before dawn Monday when a stranger from Indiana broke into his home, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the boy multiple times, the police said. The police do not know why a man from 200 miles away ended up in the boy’s bedroom, and why he stabbed him. The suspect, Ronald Exantus, 32, of Indianapolis, was charged with murder and first-degree burglary. Deputy Coroner T. A. Rankin identified the boy as <hl> Logan Tipton <hl>, 6. Two of his sisters suffered non-life-threatening cuts, and the suspect was held by the boy’s father until the police arrived, the arrest citation said. The boy’s family said they do not know the suspect.

Deputy Coroner T. A. Rankin identified the boy as <hl> Logan Tipton <hl> , 6.


Question: How old is Jeremy Clarkson?

LONDON —  Jeremy Clarkson has reached the end of the road, at least with the BBC. Mr. Clarkson, the popular and moneymaking host of BBC’s “Top Gear,” an entertainment show built around cars and British macho, was told on Wednesday that his contract, which is up at the end of March, will not be renewed, the BBC said. The decision comes after Mr. Clarkson, 54, was accused of verbally and physically attacking a BBC producer, Oisin Tymon, after Mr. Clarkson returned to a Yorkshire hotel after a late-night drinking session to find that there was no hot food served at that hour. Mr. Tymon was treated at a hospital for his injuries but has not pressed charges against Mr. Clarkson. After the BBC was informed of what it initially called “a fracas,” Mr. Clarkson was suspended on March 10 and the last three episodes of this season of the popular “Top Gear” program were postponed. After an investigation, the BBC director general, Tony Hall, said in a statement, “It is with great regret that I have told Jeremy Clarkson today that the BBC will not be renewing his contract.”

Answer: 54

LONDON — Jeremy Clarkson has reached the end of the road, at least with the BBC. Mr. Clarkson, the popular and moneymaking host of BBC’s “Top Gear,” an entertainment show built around cars and British macho, was told on Wednesday that his contract, which is up at the end of March, will not be renewed, the BBC said. <hl> The decision comes after Mr. Clarkson, 54 , was accused of verbally and physically attacking a BBC producer, Oisin Tymon, after Mr. Clarkson returned to a Yorkshire hotel after a late-night drinking session to find that there was no hot food served at that hour. <hl> Mr. Tymon was treated at a hospital for his injuries but has not pressed charges against Mr. Clarkson. After the BBC was informed of what it initially called “a fracas,” Mr. Clarkson was suspended on March 10 and the last three episodes of this season of the popular “Top Gear” program were postponed. After an investigation, the BBC director general, Tony Hall, said in a statement, “It is with great regret that I have told Jeremy Clarkson today that the BBC will not be renewing his contract.”

LONDON — Jeremy Clarkson has reached the end of the road, at least with the BBC. Mr. Clarkson, the popular and moneymaking host of BBC’s “Top Gear,” an entertainment show built around cars and British macho, was told on Wednesday that his contract, which is up at the end of March, will not be renewed, the BBC said. The decision comes after Mr. Clarkson, <hl> 54 <hl>, was accused of verbally and physically attacking a BBC producer, Oisin Tymon, after Mr. Clarkson returned to a Yorkshire hotel after a late-night drinking session to find that there was no hot food served at that hour. Mr. Tymon was treated at a hospital for his injuries but has not pressed charges against Mr. Clarkson. After the BBC was informed of what it initially called “a fracas,” Mr. Clarkson was suspended on March 10 and the last three episodes of this season of the popular “Top Gear” program were postponed. After an investigation, the BBC director general, Tony Hall, said in a statement, “It is with great regret that I have told Jeremy Clarkson today that the BBC will not be renewing his contract.”

The decision comes after Mr. Clarkson, <hl> 54 <hl> , was accused of verbally and physically attacking a BBC producer, Oisin Tymon, after Mr. Clarkson returned to a Yorkshire hotel after a late-night drinking session to find that there was no hot food served at that hour.


Question: were revenues good?

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

Answer: sales were still disappointing

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. <hl> While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, sales were still disappointing , as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. <hl> The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

Still, the company’s struggles are probably far from over. Barnes & Noble has been battered by Amazon, its powerful online rival, and has incurred big financial losses from its largely failed attempt to carve out territory in the e-book space with the Nook. While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, <hl> sales were still disappointing <hl>, as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales. The chain has closed more than 70 stores around the country in the last five years, and plans to close 10 more in the coming year.

While the company posted lower losses in its Nook division in the most recent quarter, <hl> sales were still disappointing <hl> , as the Nook segment tumbled 31.9 percent to $43.5 million, primarily because of lower digital content sales.


Question: A composer is useless of he has not experienced what technique?

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. At least I was. And Boulez was like a black-and-white statement machine. He said, “This is wrong, and this is right.” The statements Boulez made were kind of refreshingly categorical. Like the famous one from the ’50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of dodecaphonic technique, he is useless.” That’s a good sentence because it tells you what is what. It takes the guessing out of the equation.

Answer: dodecaphonic

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. At least I was. And Boulez was like a black-and-white statement machine. He said, “This is wrong, and this is right.” The statements Boulez made were kind of refreshingly categorical. <hl> Like the famous one from the ’50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of dodecaphonic technique, he is useless.” <hl> That’s a good sentence because it tells you what is what. It takes the guessing out of the equation.

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, conductor and composer: Young people are attracted to black-and-white statements. At least I was. And Boulez was like a black-and-white statement machine. He said, “This is wrong, and this is right.” The statements Boulez made were kind of refreshingly categorical. Like the famous one from the ’50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of <hl> dodecaphonic <hl> technique, he is useless.” That’s a good sentence because it tells you what is what. It takes the guessing out of the equation.


Question: Which test can be a cost-saver for those whose heart attack was stopped thanks to a screening of cholesterol?

Here’s why: For the individual patient whose heart attack is prevented by a cholesterol screening, to give one example, that blood test is a cost-saver. But to prevent one heart attack, the health care system has to test hundreds of healthy people — and give about a hundred of them cholesterol-lowering drugs for at least five years. Added together, those prevention measures cost more than is saved on the one heart attack treatment. (My colleagues Aaron E. Carroll and Austin Frakt have written a helpful article on this concept, known in medicine as the “number needed to treat.”)

Answer: blood test

<hl> Here’s why: For the individual patient whose heart attack is prevented by a cholesterol screening, to give one example, that blood test is a cost-saver. <hl> But to prevent one heart attack, the health care system has to test hundreds of healthy people — and give about a hundred of them cholesterol-lowering drugs for at least five years. Added together, those prevention measures cost more than is saved on the one heart attack treatment. (My colleagues Aaron E. Carroll and Austin Frakt have written a helpful article on this concept, known in medicine as the “number needed to treat.”)

Here’s why: For the individual patient whose heart attack is prevented by a cholesterol screening, to give one example, that <hl> blood test <hl> is a cost-saver. But to prevent one heart attack, the health care system has to test hundreds of healthy people — and give about a hundred of them cholesterol-lowering drugs for at least five years. Added together, those prevention measures cost more than is saved on the one heart attack treatment. (My colleagues Aaron E. Carroll and Austin Frakt have written a helpful article on this concept, known in medicine as the “number needed to treat.”)


Question: Which HBO movie was Steve Cainas involved with?

Steve Cainas, 43, who received an associate’s degree in film from Full Sail in 1992, makes his living in Atlanta as a production coordinator. An inductee to Full Sail’s Hall of Fame, honoring its most successful alums, Mr. Cainas has production coordinator credits on several films and TV series, including Parts 1 and 2 of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” and HBO’s “True Detective.” “A lot of these kids coming out now think they can just send a couple emails and get a great job,” he said. “It doesn’t work that way. If you network like crazy and put what you learn into action, you will be just fine.”

Answer: HBO’s “True Detective.”

Steve Cainas, 43, who received an associate’s degree in film from Full Sail in 1992, makes his living in Atlanta as a production coordinator. <hl> An inductee to Full Sail’s Hall of Fame, honoring its most successful alums, Mr. Cainas has production coordinator credits on several films and TV series, including Parts 1 and 2 of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” and HBO’s “True Detective.” “A lot of these kids coming out now think they can just send a couple emails and get a great job,” he said. <hl> “It doesn’t work that way. If you network like crazy and put what you learn into action, you will be just fine.”

Steve Cainas, 43, who received an associate’s degree in film from Full Sail in 1992, makes his living in Atlanta as a production coordinator. An inductee to Full Sail’s Hall of Fame, honoring its most successful alums, Mr. Cainas has production coordinator credits on several films and TV series, including Parts 1 and 2 of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” and <hl> HBO’s “True Detective.” <hl> “A lot of these kids coming out now think they can just send a couple emails and get a great job,” he said. “It doesn’t work that way. If you network like crazy and put what you learn into action, you will be just fine.”


Question: What is the rating of The Last Witch Hunter?

‘The Last Witch Hunter’ (PG-13, 1:38) This Vin Diesel supernatural action vehicle, for all its frantic, overstuffed visuals, is a smorgasbord of empty calories. (Webster)

Answer: PG-13

‘The Last Witch Hunter’ ( PG-13 , 1:38)

<hl> ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ ( PG-13 , 1:38) <hl> This Vin Diesel supernatural action vehicle, for all its frantic, overstuffed visuals, is a smorgasbord of empty calories. (Webster)

‘The Last Witch Hunter’ (<hl> PG-13 <hl>, 1:38) This Vin Diesel supernatural action vehicle, for all its frantic, overstuffed visuals, is a smorgasbord of empty calories. (Webster)

‘The Last Witch Hunter’ ( <hl> PG-13 <hl> , 1:38)


Question: Are salaried workers eligible for overtime?

Under current rules, salaried workers are not eligible for overtime if they earn enough to qualify as executives, professionals or administrators. The proposal would raise the salary threshold that defines those positions. Today, employees can be considered part of the top ranks — and generally ineligible for overtime — once their salary reaches a paltry $455 a week, or $23,660 a year. The new threshold in 2016 would be $970 a week, or $50,440 a year, about where it would be if it had kept pace with inflation over the decades. At or below that level, salaried workers are automatically eligible for overtime. (The current rules for hourly workers would remain intact.)

Answer: salaried workers are not eligible for overtime

<hl> Under current rules, salaried workers are not eligible for overtime if they earn enough to qualify as executives, professionals or administrators. <hl> The proposal would raise the salary threshold that defines those positions. Today, employees can be considered part of the top ranks — and generally ineligible for overtime — once their salary reaches a paltry $455 a week, or $23,660 a year. The new threshold in 2016 would be $970 a week, or $50,440 a year, about where it would be if it had kept pace with inflation over the decades. At or below that level, salaried workers are automatically eligible for overtime. (The current rules for hourly workers would remain intact.)

Under current rules, <hl> salaried workers are not eligible for overtime <hl> if they earn enough to qualify as executives, professionals or administrators. The proposal would raise the salary threshold that defines those positions. Today, employees can be considered part of the top ranks — and generally ineligible for overtime — once their salary reaches a paltry $455 a week, or $23,660 a year. The new threshold in 2016 would be $970 a week, or $50,440 a year, about where it would be if it had kept pace with inflation over the decades. At or below that level, salaried workers are automatically eligible for overtime. (The current rules for hourly workers would remain intact.)


Question: Who was barely starting to accept Jews?

RBG: There were many firms who put up sign-up sheets that said, “Men Only.” And I had three strikes against me. First, I was Jewish, and the Wall Street firms were just beginning to accept Jews. Then I was a woman. But the killer was my daughter Jane, who was 4 by then. PG: They didn’t even hide why they were rejecting you? GS: No. I tried to get a much less prestigious job, at Time magazine. And they made it very clear that women researched, and men wrote. No exceptions, in spite of Clare Boothe Luce. PG: You remind me of my grandmother’s line: Rejection is the best thing that can happen. It pushes us. There might not be a Ms. magazine or Notorious R.B.G. without it.

Answer: Wall Street firms

RBG: There were many firms who put up sign-up sheets that said, “Men Only.” And I had three strikes against me. <hl> First, I was Jewish, and the Wall Street firms were just beginning to accept Jews. <hl> Then I was a woman. But the killer was my daughter Jane, who was 4 by then. PG: They didn’t even hide why they were rejecting you? GS: No. I tried to get a much less prestigious job, at Time magazine. And they made it very clear that women researched, and men wrote. No exceptions, in spite of Clare Boothe Luce. PG: You remind me of my grandmother’s line: Rejection is the best thing that can happen. It pushes us. There might not be a Ms. magazine or Notorious R.B.G. without it.

RBG: There were many firms who put up sign-up sheets that said, “Men Only.” And I had three strikes against me. First, I was Jewish, and the <hl> Wall Street firms <hl> were just beginning to accept Jews. Then I was a woman. But the killer was my daughter Jane, who was 4 by then. PG: They didn’t even hide why they were rejecting you? GS: No. I tried to get a much less prestigious job, at Time magazine. And they made it very clear that women researched, and men wrote. No exceptions, in spite of Clare Boothe Luce. PG: You remind me of my grandmother’s line: Rejection is the best thing that can happen. It pushes us. There might not be a Ms. magazine or Notorious R.B.G. without it.


Question: What website can you visit to find more information on "Whispered"?

MAMARONECK Bullseye New York Gallery “Whispered,” glass and intaglio prints by Michael Rogers. Through May 16. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bullseye New York Gallery, 115 Hoyt Avenue. 914-835-3794; bullseyeglass.com. MOUNT KISCO Mount Kisco Public Library “Hudson River Moods,” landscape paintings by June Farnham. Through April 29. Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mount Kisco Public Library, 100 East Main Street. mountkiscolibrary.org; 914-666-8041.

Answer: bullseyeglass.com

914-835-3794; bullseyeglass.com .

MAMARONECK Bullseye New York Gallery “Whispered,” glass and intaglio prints by Michael Rogers. Through May 16. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bullseye New York Gallery, 115 Hoyt Avenue. <hl> 914-835-3794; bullseyeglass.com . <hl> MOUNT KISCO Mount Kisco Public Library “Hudson River Moods,” landscape paintings by June Farnham. Through April 29. Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mount Kisco Public Library, 100 East Main Street. mountkiscolibrary.org; 914-666-8041.

MAMARONECK Bullseye New York Gallery “Whispered,” glass and intaglio prints by Michael Rogers. Through May 16. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bullseye New York Gallery, 115 Hoyt Avenue. 914-835-3794; <hl> bullseyeglass.com <hl>. MOUNT KISCO Mount Kisco Public Library “Hudson River Moods,” landscape paintings by June Farnham. Through April 29. Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mount Kisco Public Library, 100 East Main Street. mountkiscolibrary.org; 914-666-8041.

914-835-3794; <hl> bullseyeglass.com <hl> .


Question: How many did Jerome Williams strike out?

Jerome Williams (2-3) lasted just five innings, giving up three runs and four hits. He struck out four and walked two. BREWERS 10, WHITE SOX 7  Elian Herrera hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Khris Davis followed with a solo shot for host Milwaukee. Herrera, filling in at third for the injured starter Aramis Ramirez, homered for the second straight night. His shot into the left-field stands off reliever Zach Duke (1-2) broke a 7-all tie. Davis followed two batters later with his pinch-hit homer high and deep to left. RANGERS 8, ROYALS 2  Adrian Beltre hit his 399th career home run, and Thomas Field hit his first as Texas beat visiting Kansas City. Prince Fielder also homered for the Rangers to back Colby Lewis (3-2), who beat the Royals for the first time since 2003 by limiting them to one run and three hits over seven innings. Lewis struck out five and walked two.

Answer: four

<hl> Jerome Williams (2-3) lasted just five innings, giving up three runs and four hits. <hl> He struck out four and walked two. BREWERS 10, WHITE SOX 7 Elian Herrera hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Khris Davis followed with a solo shot for host Milwaukee. Herrera, filling in at third for the injured starter Aramis Ramirez, homered for the second straight night. His shot into the left-field stands off reliever Zach Duke (1-2) broke a 7-all tie. Davis followed two batters later with his pinch-hit homer high and deep to left. RANGERS 8, ROYALS 2 Adrian Beltre hit his 399th career home run, and Thomas Field hit his first as Texas beat visiting Kansas City. Prince Fielder also homered for the Rangers to back Colby Lewis (3-2), who beat the Royals for the first time since 2003 by limiting them to one run and three hits over seven innings. Lewis struck out five and walked two.

Jerome Williams (2-3) lasted just five innings, giving up three runs and <hl> four <hl> hits. He struck out four and walked two. BREWERS 10, WHITE SOX 7 Elian Herrera hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Khris Davis followed with a solo shot for host Milwaukee. Herrera, filling in at third for the injured starter Aramis Ramirez, homered for the second straight night. His shot into the left-field stands off reliever Zach Duke (1-2) broke a 7-all tie. Davis followed two batters later with his pinch-hit homer high and deep to left. RANGERS 8, ROYALS 2 Adrian Beltre hit his 399th career home run, and Thomas Field hit his first as Texas beat visiting Kansas City. Prince Fielder also homered for the Rangers to back Colby Lewis (3-2), who beat the Royals for the first time since 2003 by limiting them to one run and three hits over seven innings. Lewis struck out five and walked two.


Question: This was the what time Woods failed to break 80 at the PGA tour?

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Watching Tiger Woods launch wildly errant drives was hard. Watching his ground-ball chip shots was harder. But the hardest part of watching Woods’s career-worst round Friday at the Phoenix Open was seeing the greatest golfer of his generation turn into the lovable last-place straggler. Fans at T.P.C. Scottsdale, renowned for their crassness, were overcome with compassion as Woods, who was No. 1 in the world at this time last year, struggled to an 11-over-par 82 and a 36-hole total of 13-over 155. It was only the second time in 303 PGA Tour starts as a professional that Woods had failed to break 80 (the other time was in the third round of the 2002 British Open, played in hellacious conditions). For Woods, who has been breaking 80 since age 8, the score was full of foreboding. He might as well have had the Grim Reaper on his bag instead of his trusty caddie, Joe LaCava.

Answer: second time

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Watching Tiger Woods launch wildly errant drives was hard. Watching his ground-ball chip shots was harder. But the hardest part of watching Woods’s career-worst round Friday at the Phoenix Open was seeing the greatest golfer of his generation turn into the lovable last-place straggler. Fans at T.P.C. Scottsdale, renowned for their crassness, were overcome with compassion as Woods, who was No. 1 in the world at this time last year, struggled to an 11-over-par 82 and a 36-hole total of 13-over 155. <hl> It was only the second time in 303 PGA Tour starts as a professional that Woods had failed to break 80 (the other time was in the third round of the 2002 British Open, played in hellacious conditions). <hl> For Woods, who has been breaking 80 since age 8, the score was full of foreboding. He might as well have had the Grim Reaper on his bag instead of his trusty caddie, Joe LaCava.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Watching Tiger Woods launch wildly errant drives was hard. Watching his ground-ball chip shots was harder. But the hardest part of watching Woods’s career-worst round Friday at the Phoenix Open was seeing the greatest golfer of his generation turn into the lovable last-place straggler. Fans at T.P.C. Scottsdale, renowned for their crassness, were overcome with compassion as Woods, who was No. 1 in the world at this time last year, struggled to an 11-over-par 82 and a 36-hole total of 13-over 155. It was only the <hl> second time <hl> in 303 PGA Tour starts as a professional that Woods had failed to break 80 (the other time was in the third round of the 2002 British Open, played in hellacious conditions). For Woods, who has been breaking 80 since age 8, the score was full of foreboding. He might as well have had the Grim Reaper on his bag instead of his trusty caddie, Joe LaCava.


Question: How old are the 2 surviving defendants?

Two of the men had each spent almost 33 years in prison on arson and murder charges, the longest time served by any defendant whose conviction has been vacated under Ken Thompson, the Brooklyn district attorney. The third defendant died in prison. Now 70 and 66, the surviving defendants, William Vasquez and Amaury Villalobos, stood in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn. Next to them stood the widow and daughter of the third defendant, Raymond Mora. His daughter, who was 7 when he died in prison in 1989, held up a photo of her father. “I don’t know how this case managed to proceed,” Assistant District Attorney Mark J. Hale, who oversees the Conviction Review Unit in the office, told Justice Matthew J. D’Emic as he asked him to vacate the men’s convictions. In February 1980, a townhouse at 695 Sackett Street burned to the ground. The third-floor tenants, a mother and her five young children, were killed.

Answer: 70 and 66

Two of the men had each spent almost 33 years in prison on arson and murder charges, the longest time served by any defendant whose conviction has been vacated under Ken Thompson, the Brooklyn district attorney. The third defendant died in prison. <hl> Now 70 and 66 , the surviving defendants, William Vasquez and Amaury Villalobos, stood in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn. <hl> Next to them stood the widow and daughter of the third defendant, Raymond Mora. His daughter, who was 7 when he died in prison in 1989, held up a photo of her father. “I don’t know how this case managed to proceed,” Assistant District Attorney Mark J. Hale, who oversees the Conviction Review Unit in the office, told Justice Matthew J. D’Emic as he asked him to vacate the men’s convictions. In February 1980, a townhouse at 695 Sackett Street burned to the ground. The third-floor tenants, a mother and her five young children, were killed.

Two of the men had each spent almost 33 years in prison on arson and murder charges, the longest time served by any defendant whose conviction has been vacated under Ken Thompson, the Brooklyn district attorney. The third defendant died in prison. Now <hl> 70 and 66 <hl>, the surviving defendants, William Vasquez and Amaury Villalobos, stood in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn. Next to them stood the widow and daughter of the third defendant, Raymond Mora. His daughter, who was 7 when he died in prison in 1989, held up a photo of her father. “I don’t know how this case managed to proceed,” Assistant District Attorney Mark J. Hale, who oversees the Conviction Review Unit in the office, told Justice Matthew J. D’Emic as he asked him to vacate the men’s convictions. In February 1980, a townhouse at 695 Sackett Street burned to the ground. The third-floor tenants, a mother and her five young children, were killed.

Now <hl> 70 and 66 <hl> , the surviving defendants, William Vasquez and Amaury Villalobos, stood in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn.


Question: What kind of family was the author's family considered within his neighborhood?

In our neighborhood, we were the small family, at least among the Irish and Italians. A few doors down, there were 12 kids in one house, 14 in another. We could almost field a full baseball team. But the Flynns, they could put an entire football lineup on a snowy field at Thanksgiving, with reserves. My mother agonized over what to do. She was devout, though starting to read progressive Catholic magazines like Commonweal, which published the essays of Hannah Arendt and the poetry of W.H. Auden. We loved Robert F. Kennedy’s family: 11 kids, and Ethel looks great. Bobby himself was the seventh of nine. Of course, they had money, so it looked glamorous.

Answer: small

<hl> In our neighborhood, we were the small family, at least among the Irish and Italians. <hl> A few doors down, there were 12 kids in one house, 14 in another. We could almost field a full baseball team. But the Flynns, they could put an entire football lineup on a snowy field at Thanksgiving, with reserves. My mother agonized over what to do. She was devout, though starting to read progressive Catholic magazines like Commonweal, which published the essays of Hannah Arendt and the poetry of W.H. Auden. We loved Robert F. Kennedy’s family: 11 kids, and Ethel looks great. Bobby himself was the seventh of nine. Of course, they had money, so it looked glamorous.

In our neighborhood, we were the <hl> small <hl> family, at least among the Irish and Italians. A few doors down, there were 12 kids in one house, 14 in another. We could almost field a full baseball team. But the Flynns, they could put an entire football lineup on a snowy field at Thanksgiving, with reserves. My mother agonized over what to do. She was devout, though starting to read progressive Catholic magazines like Commonweal, which published the essays of Hannah Arendt and the poetry of W.H. Auden. We loved Robert F. Kennedy’s family: 11 kids, and Ethel looks great. Bobby himself was the seventh of nine. Of course, they had money, so it looked glamorous.


Question: Snyder's team is compared unfavorably to which other team?

While the Giants are methodical, embracing change with the speed of a glacier, Snyder has presided over change after change in futile pursuit of buying, leasing or renting a championship. So far, that effort has seen him burn through eight head coaches and more than a dozen starting quarterbacks. The only thing Snyder has not changed — and the one thing he should — is his team’s offensive nickname. “Redskins” has become a weight that hangs around the franchise’s neck like a yoke. More critically, on Snyder’s watch, Washington has seemingly ruined quarterback Robert Griffin III.

Answer: Giants

<hl> While the Giants are methodical, embracing change with the speed of a glacier, Snyder has presided over change after change in futile pursuit of buying, leasing or renting a championship. <hl> So far, that effort has seen him burn through eight head coaches and more than a dozen starting quarterbacks. The only thing Snyder has not changed — and the one thing he should — is his team’s offensive nickname. “Redskins” has become a weight that hangs around the franchise’s neck like a yoke. More critically, on Snyder’s watch, Washington has seemingly ruined quarterback Robert Griffin III.

While the <hl> Giants <hl> are methodical, embracing change with the speed of a glacier, Snyder has presided over change after change in futile pursuit of buying, leasing or renting a championship. So far, that effort has seen him burn through eight head coaches and more than a dozen starting quarterbacks. The only thing Snyder has not changed — and the one thing he should — is his team’s offensive nickname. “Redskins” has become a weight that hangs around the franchise’s neck like a yoke. More critically, on Snyder’s watch, Washington has seemingly ruined quarterback Robert Griffin III.


Question: what left the country without president for 14 months?

Mr. Abou Zeid said the current trash crisis also did not bode well for the government’s ability to deal with the country’s other problems. “If on such local matters they can’t even function and agree, how can they agree on the bigger issues?” Mr. Zeid said. The civil war in neighboring Syria and the more than 1.2 million refugees who have fled to Lebanon are taxing the economy and the government’s ability to provide services. Political divisions have left the country without a president for 14 months, and the current Parliament extended its own mandate last year, essentially re-electing itself after failing to agree on a law to govern new elections. Dysfunctional politics are nothing new in Lebanon, a country with 4.2 million people before the Syrian civil war. Since Lebanon’s own civil war that ended in 1990, a constellation of mostly sectarian political parties have tried to govern the country through consensus — a commodity often in short supply.

Answer: Political divisions

Mr. Abou Zeid said the current trash crisis also did not bode well for the government’s ability to deal with the country’s other problems. “If on such local matters they can’t even function and agree, how can they agree on the bigger issues?” Mr. Zeid said. The civil war in neighboring Syria and the more than 1.2 million refugees who have fled to Lebanon are taxing the economy and the government’s ability to provide services. <hl> Political divisions have left the country without a president for 14 months, and the current Parliament extended its own mandate last year, essentially re-electing itself after failing to agree on a law to govern new elections. <hl> Dysfunctional politics are nothing new in Lebanon, a country with 4.2 million people before the Syrian civil war. Since Lebanon’s own civil war that ended in 1990, a constellation of mostly sectarian political parties have tried to govern the country through consensus — a commodity often in short supply.

Mr. Abou Zeid said the current trash crisis also did not bode well for the government’s ability to deal with the country’s other problems. “If on such local matters they can’t even function and agree, how can they agree on the bigger issues?” Mr. Zeid said. The civil war in neighboring Syria and the more than 1.2 million refugees who have fled to Lebanon are taxing the economy and the government’s ability to provide services. <hl> Political divisions <hl> have left the country without a president for 14 months, and the current Parliament extended its own mandate last year, essentially re-electing itself after failing to agree on a law to govern new elections. Dysfunctional politics are nothing new in Lebanon, a country with 4.2 million people before the Syrian civil war. Since Lebanon’s own civil war that ended in 1990, a constellation of mostly sectarian political parties have tried to govern the country through consensus — a commodity often in short supply.


Question: How many grand slams did Don Mattingy hit to set the record for most grand slams in 1987?

Don Mattingly is the author of one of baseball’s most preposterous statistical anomalies. In 1987, he set the major league record (it has since been tied) for most grand slams in a season — six — and those were the only ones he ever hit. Two of them came during a streak in mid-July when he matched the record for most consecutive games with a home run — eight — actually hitting 10 in eight games. The last one, in Texas against the Rangers, just barely sailed over the wall in left-center field, not exactly the left-handed Mattingly’s power alley. “Holy cow, he did it!” Phil Rizzuto screamed, announcing the feat on TV. “Holy cow, Mattingly is unbelievable.”

Answer: six

Don Mattingly is the author of one of baseball’s most preposterous statistical anomalies. <hl> In 1987, he set the major league record (it has since been tied) for most grand slams in a season — six — and those were the only ones he ever hit. <hl> Two of them came during a streak in mid-July when he matched the record for most consecutive games with a home run — eight — actually hitting 10 in eight games. The last one, in Texas against the Rangers, just barely sailed over the wall in left-center field, not exactly the left-handed Mattingly’s power alley. “Holy cow, he did it!” Phil Rizzuto screamed, announcing the feat on TV. “Holy cow, Mattingly is unbelievable.”

Don Mattingly is the author of one of baseball’s most preposterous statistical anomalies. In 1987, he set the major league record (it has since been tied) for most grand slams in a season — <hl> six <hl> — and those were the only ones he ever hit. Two of them came during a streak in mid-July when he matched the record for most consecutive games with a home run — eight — actually hitting 10 in eight games. The last one, in Texas against the Rangers, just barely sailed over the wall in left-center field, not exactly the left-handed Mattingly’s power alley. “Holy cow, he did it!” Phil Rizzuto screamed, announcing the feat on TV. “Holy cow, Mattingly is unbelievable.”


Question: What year was the parish established?

Paul Cerni, the parish secretary, said that the shifts in the congregation’s demographics have vaguely mirrored those in the broader community, with a growing number of immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America replacing those of Western European descent. The parish, established in 1910, has a congregation that now numbers about 1,500 people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born. “We should pray the baby gets a proper home,” said Father Heanue, who arrived at the parish in February and is in charge of its day-to-day administration. Should the baby eventually be put up for adoption, he said, he had one wish. “I would like to see the child stay in this community,” he said.

Answer: 1910

Paul Cerni, the parish secretary, said that the shifts in the congregation’s demographics have vaguely mirrored those in the broader community, with a growing number of immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America replacing those of Western European descent. <hl> The parish, established in 1910 , has a congregation that now numbers about 1,500 people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born. <hl> “We should pray the baby gets a proper home,” said Father Heanue, who arrived at the parish in February and is in charge of its day-to-day administration. Should the baby eventually be put up for adoption, he said, he had one wish. “I would like to see the child stay in this community,” he said.

Paul Cerni, the parish secretary, said that the shifts in the congregation’s demographics have vaguely mirrored those in the broader community, with a growing number of immigrants from predominantly Catholic countries of Latin America replacing those of Western European descent. The parish, established in <hl> 1910 <hl>, has a congregation that now numbers about 1,500 people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born. “We should pray the baby gets a proper home,” said Father Heanue, who arrived at the parish in February and is in charge of its day-to-day administration. Should the baby eventually be put up for adoption, he said, he had one wish. “I would like to see the child stay in this community,” he said.

The parish, established in <hl> 1910 <hl> , has a congregation that now numbers about 1,500 people, he said, with about a quarter foreign-born.


Question: Is Truth Revolt more liberal or conservative?

Mark Tapson, the editor in chief of Truth Revolt, a conservative website, said that Ms. Pelosi was trying to “rope in young voters” who may be more inclined to vote with popular culture idols, who tend to be liberal.

Answer: Truth Revolt, a conservative website

<hl> Mark Tapson, the editor in chief of Truth Revolt, a conservative website , said that Ms. Pelosi was trying to “rope in young voters” who may be more inclined to vote with popular culture idols, who tend to be liberal. <hl>

Mark Tapson, the editor in chief of <hl> Truth Revolt, a conservative website <hl>, said that Ms. Pelosi was trying to “rope in young voters” who may be more inclined to vote with popular culture idols, who tend to be liberal.

Mark Tapson, the editor in chief of <hl> Truth Revolt, a conservative website <hl> , said that Ms. Pelosi was trying to “rope in young voters” who may be more inclined to vote with popular culture idols, who tend to be liberal.


Question: What years did Sandy Koufax get 300 strikeouts in a season?

The last pitchers to get to 300 strikeouts in a season were Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, who did it in 2002 as teammates on the Arizona Diamondbacks. The last Dodger to get to 300 was, not surprisingly, Sandy Koufax, who did it in 1963, 1965 and 1966. Like Koufax, Kershaw is a left-hander, and like Koufax, he seems to be carving out a Hall of Fame career. Kershaw also considers Koufax a friend. His accomplishment created another link with his Dodger predecessor, and when Kershaw spoke to reporters after Sunday’s game he did not try to diminish what he had achieved by getting to 300.

Answer: 1963, 1965 and 1966

The last pitchers to get to 300 strikeouts in a season were Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, who did it in 2002 as teammates on the Arizona Diamondbacks. <hl> The last Dodger to get to 300 was, not surprisingly, Sandy Koufax, who did it in 1963, 1965 and 1966 . <hl> Like Koufax, Kershaw is a left-hander, and like Koufax, he seems to be carving out a Hall of Fame career. Kershaw also considers Koufax a friend. His accomplishment created another link with his Dodger predecessor, and when Kershaw spoke to reporters after Sunday’s game he did not try to diminish what he had achieved by getting to 300.

The last pitchers to get to 300 strikeouts in a season were Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, who did it in 2002 as teammates on the Arizona Diamondbacks. The last Dodger to get to 300 was, not surprisingly, Sandy Koufax, who did it in <hl> 1963, 1965 and 1966 <hl>. Like Koufax, Kershaw is a left-hander, and like Koufax, he seems to be carving out a Hall of Fame career. Kershaw also considers Koufax a friend. His accomplishment created another link with his Dodger predecessor, and when Kershaw spoke to reporters after Sunday’s game he did not try to diminish what he had achieved by getting to 300.

The last Dodger to get to 300 was, not surprisingly, Sandy Koufax, who did it in <hl> 1963, 1965 and 1966 <hl> .


Question: What is the role of Morten Jorgensen?

It took a month for Vestas, the sponsor, to commit to rejoining the race. The decision was made to painstakingly remove the mangled boat from the reef and rebuild it in half the original build time at Persico Marine in Genoa, Italy. “We knew that our story could not end on that reef,” Morten Kamp Jorgensen, the team’s communications director, said in an interview this week. “We reshuffled our budgets and organization. This was a race to ensure that Vestas will be remembered as a team that overcame challenges.” An inquiry into the accident revealed that the navigator, Wouter Verbraak, had not zoomed in enough on the boat’s navigation system to see the exposed reef. Investigators found that “at different times the navigator zoomed in on the electronic chart and came to the same incorrect conclusion.” Since the inquiry, small changes have been made to the race’s rules. Officials have said there will be more.

Answer: communications director

It took a month for Vestas, the sponsor, to commit to rejoining the race. The decision was made to painstakingly remove the mangled boat from the reef and rebuild it in half the original build time at Persico Marine in Genoa, Italy. <hl> “We knew that our story could not end on that reef,” Morten Kamp Jorgensen, the team’s communications director , said in an interview this week. <hl> “We reshuffled our budgets and organization. This was a race to ensure that Vestas will be remembered as a team that overcame challenges.” An inquiry into the accident revealed that the navigator, Wouter Verbraak, had not zoomed in enough on the boat’s navigation system to see the exposed reef. Investigators found that “at different times the navigator zoomed in on the electronic chart and came to the same incorrect conclusion.” Since the inquiry, small changes have been made to the race’s rules. Officials have said there will be more.

It took a month for Vestas, the sponsor, to commit to rejoining the race. The decision was made to painstakingly remove the mangled boat from the reef and rebuild it in half the original build time at Persico Marine in Genoa, Italy. “We knew that our story could not end on that reef,” Morten Kamp Jorgensen, the team’s <hl> communications director <hl>, said in an interview this week. “We reshuffled our budgets and organization. This was a race to ensure that Vestas will be remembered as a team that overcame challenges.” An inquiry into the accident revealed that the navigator, Wouter Verbraak, had not zoomed in enough on the boat’s navigation system to see the exposed reef. Investigators found that “at different times the navigator zoomed in on the electronic chart and came to the same incorrect conclusion.” Since the inquiry, small changes have been made to the race’s rules. Officials have said there will be more.

“We knew that our story could not end on that reef,” Morten Kamp Jorgensen, the team’s <hl> communications director <hl> , said in an interview this week.


Question: Who is it that is opposing the way provinces are being demacrated in the draft constitution?

The police opened fire after ethnic Madhesi protesters tried to set fire to government buildings, said Dipak Kaphle, a top functionary in the district of Mahottari, southeast of Kathmandu. A police official, Saurav Rana, said three of the deaths occurred in the town of Jaleswor after thousands of protesters with sticks and stones attacked officers, according to news agency reports. Since Aug. 10, 34 people have died in protests, including 10 police officials and a 2-year-old child, according to Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs. The Madhesis oppose the way provinces are being demarcated in the draft constitution and hope for new boundaries that will allow them to form majorities in two provinces. Another ethnic group, the Tharus, are pushing for their own province. Schools, markets and workplaces have been closed for nearly a month amid a general strike in much of the region. The country’s three major parties and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala have vowed to proceed with drafting the new constitution.

Answer: The Madhesis

The police opened fire after ethnic Madhesi protesters tried to set fire to government buildings, said Dipak Kaphle, a top functionary in the district of Mahottari, southeast of Kathmandu. A police official, Saurav Rana, said three of the deaths occurred in the town of Jaleswor after thousands of protesters with sticks and stones attacked officers, according to news agency reports. Since Aug. 10, 34 people have died in protests, including 10 police officials and a 2-year-old child, according to Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs. <hl> The Madhesis oppose the way provinces are being demarcated in the draft constitution and hope for new boundaries that will allow them to form majorities in two provinces. <hl> Another ethnic group, the Tharus, are pushing for their own province. Schools, markets and workplaces have been closed for nearly a month amid a general strike in much of the region. The country’s three major parties and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala have vowed to proceed with drafting the new constitution.

The police opened fire after ethnic Madhesi protesters tried to set fire to government buildings, said Dipak Kaphle, a top functionary in the district of Mahottari, southeast of Kathmandu. A police official, Saurav Rana, said three of the deaths occurred in the town of Jaleswor after thousands of protesters with sticks and stones attacked officers, according to news agency reports. Since Aug. 10, 34 people have died in protests, including 10 police officials and a 2-year-old child, according to Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs. <hl> The Madhesis <hl> oppose the way provinces are being demarcated in the draft constitution and hope for new boundaries that will allow them to form majorities in two provinces. Another ethnic group, the Tharus, are pushing for their own province. Schools, markets and workplaces have been closed for nearly a month amid a general strike in much of the region. The country’s three major parties and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala have vowed to proceed with drafting the new constitution.


Question: Who is the director of Arizona's department of Water resources?

If the connection between groundwater and surface water is considered, that time frame for running out of water altogether will almost certainly be even shorter. Arizona’s top water official told ProPublica that it was both politically difficult and costly to properly account for the interconnection. But deep in a 685-page document that is part of Arizona’s water plan, the state lists 42 groundwater basins that it says are connected to surface water, indicating a potential conflict over rights to those supplies. It’s unclear how much water flows from one into the other, but the documents show that many of the water sources are heavily relied on as sources of both groundwater and surface supplies at the same time. Thomas Buschatzke, the director of Arizona’s Department of Water Resources, acknowledged that pumping from wells could dry up streams, but said the current law kept the two resources separate, and “it would be a huge upset to the economy to do away with that.”

Answer: Thomas Buschatzke

If the connection between groundwater and surface water is considered, that time frame for running out of water altogether will almost certainly be even shorter. Arizona’s top water official told ProPublica that it was both politically difficult and costly to properly account for the interconnection. But deep in a 685-page document that is part of Arizona’s water plan, the state lists 42 groundwater basins that it says are connected to surface water, indicating a potential conflict over rights to those supplies. It’s unclear how much water flows from one into the other, but the documents show that many of the water sources are heavily relied on as sources of both groundwater and surface supplies at the same time. <hl> Thomas Buschatzke , the director of Arizona’s Department of Water Resources, acknowledged that pumping from wells could dry up streams, but said the current law kept the two resources separate, and “it would be a huge upset to the economy to do away with that.” <hl>

If the connection between groundwater and surface water is considered, that time frame for running out of water altogether will almost certainly be even shorter. Arizona’s top water official told ProPublica that it was both politically difficult and costly to properly account for the interconnection. But deep in a 685-page document that is part of Arizona’s water plan, the state lists 42 groundwater basins that it says are connected to surface water, indicating a potential conflict over rights to those supplies. It’s unclear how much water flows from one into the other, but the documents show that many of the water sources are heavily relied on as sources of both groundwater and surface supplies at the same time. <hl> Thomas Buschatzke <hl>, the director of Arizona’s Department of Water Resources, acknowledged that pumping from wells could dry up streams, but said the current law kept the two resources separate, and “it would be a huge upset to the economy to do away with that.”

<hl> Thomas Buschatzke <hl> , the director of Arizona’s Department of Water Resources, acknowledged that pumping from wells could dry up streams, but said the current law kept the two resources separate, and “it would be a huge upset to the economy to do away with that.”


Question: Where did Ms. Slaughter get her call and response research from?

Ms. Slaughter has turned The Atlantic article into a book: “Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family” (Random House). If Ms. Sandberg was primarily focused on actions, Ms. Slaughter is still preoccupied with attitudes. Although there are plenty of policy recommendations, mostly seen before elsewhere, the emphasis is on changing minds, not laws. An entire chapter, for instance, is devoted to the way we talk, which includes a discussion of whether the terms “juggling” and “balance” are offensive and concludes with Ms. Slaughter’s preference for the awkward phrase “work/life fit.” Ms. Slaughter describes the book’s ambition as making us “come together as women and men” to “change how we think, how we talk, how we plan and work and vote.” “Unfinished Business” retains the form and tone of the shorter original but adds extensive excerpts from the “thousands of readers” who Ms. Slaughter says either wrote her directly or otherwise commented on the article. In addition, Ms. Slaughter went on a “listening tour,” giving hundreds of speeches she describes as a form of “call and response research.”

Answer: “listening tour,”

Ms. Slaughter has turned The Atlantic article into a book: “Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family” (Random House). If Ms. Sandberg was primarily focused on actions, Ms. Slaughter is still preoccupied with attitudes. Although there are plenty of policy recommendations, mostly seen before elsewhere, the emphasis is on changing minds, not laws. An entire chapter, for instance, is devoted to the way we talk, which includes a discussion of whether the terms “juggling” and “balance” are offensive and concludes with Ms. Slaughter’s preference for the awkward phrase “work/life fit.” Ms. Slaughter describes the book’s ambition as making us “come together as women and men” to “change how we think, how we talk, how we plan and work and vote.” “Unfinished Business” retains the form and tone of the shorter original but adds extensive excerpts from the “thousands of readers” who Ms. Slaughter says either wrote her directly or otherwise commented on the article. <hl> In addition, Ms. Slaughter went on a “listening tour,” giving hundreds of speeches she describes as a form of “call and response research.” <hl>

Ms. Slaughter has turned The Atlantic article into a book: “Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family” (Random House). If Ms. Sandberg was primarily focused on actions, Ms. Slaughter is still preoccupied with attitudes. Although there are plenty of policy recommendations, mostly seen before elsewhere, the emphasis is on changing minds, not laws. An entire chapter, for instance, is devoted to the way we talk, which includes a discussion of whether the terms “juggling” and “balance” are offensive and concludes with Ms. Slaughter’s preference for the awkward phrase “work/life fit.” Ms. Slaughter describes the book’s ambition as making us “come together as women and men” to “change how we think, how we talk, how we plan and work and vote.” “Unfinished Business” retains the form and tone of the shorter original but adds extensive excerpts from the “thousands of readers” who Ms. Slaughter says either wrote her directly or otherwise commented on the article. In addition, Ms. Slaughter went on a <hl> “listening tour,” <hl> giving hundreds of speeches she describes as a form of “call and response research.”


Question: The religion and Mr. Carson focus on primarily what?

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

Answer: health

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. <hl> His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting health . <hl> “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

On the other hand, some Adventists have been disappointed in a perceived lack of tolerance regarding Islam from Mr. Carson, who said recently that he did not think a Muslim should be able to be president. His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting <hl> health <hl>. “It was certainly disappointing for me,” Sam Geli, a retired Adventist chaplain who considers himself an independent, said of Mr. Carson’s remarks about Muslims. “It was very sad.”

His fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which he has compared to slavery, has also rankled some in the community who say the law is in keeping with the religion’s focus on promoting <hl> health <hl> .


Question: What event offered Porzingis little spontaneity?

Except for publicity events. One day after the T-shirt signing in White Plains, Porzingis appeared at a similar function in the shadow of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a charity in the Bronx. Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with gifts. The 20-minute photo-op did not leave much room for spontaneity. Looming over everything around him, Porzingis grinned into a firestorm of 100 flashing phones. He was painfully genial, smiling and shaking hands. He approximated laughter at every corny joke about his height. The one authentic moment came when he offered to hold a selfie stick for a picture with the children and his arm shot out to a gasp-inducing length. But then the youths were hustled off and the news media were unleashed. A television news crew put a camera in his face and asked how it felt to be playing in New York. Though he was smiling, his eyes went cold, and the muscles of his lips began to tighten. “I love it here,” Porzingis said. “New York’s the place to be.”

Answer: 20-minute photo-op

Except for publicity events. One day after the T-shirt signing in White Plains, Porzingis appeared at a similar function in the shadow of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a charity in the Bronx. Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with gifts. <hl> The 20-minute photo-op did not leave much room for spontaneity. <hl> Looming over everything around him, Porzingis grinned into a firestorm of 100 flashing phones. He was painfully genial, smiling and shaking hands. He approximated laughter at every corny joke about his height. The one authentic moment came when he offered to hold a selfie stick for a picture with the children and his arm shot out to a gasp-inducing length. But then the youths were hustled off and the news media were unleashed. A television news crew put a camera in his face and asked how it felt to be playing in New York. Though he was smiling, his eyes went cold, and the muscles of his lips began to tighten. “I love it here,” Porzingis said. “New York’s the place to be.”

Except for publicity events. One day after the T-shirt signing in White Plains, Porzingis appeared at a similar function in the shadow of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. He arrived in a party bus with 15 children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a charity in the Bronx. Dressed in track pants and a blue-and-white trimmed Santa hat, he led his charges into an area penned off by barricades and there, in front of reporters, went through the motions of “surprising” them with gifts. The <hl> 20-minute photo-op <hl> did not leave much room for spontaneity. Looming over everything around him, Porzingis grinned into a firestorm of 100 flashing phones. He was painfully genial, smiling and shaking hands. He approximated laughter at every corny joke about his height. The one authentic moment came when he offered to hold a selfie stick for a picture with the children and his arm shot out to a gasp-inducing length. But then the youths were hustled off and the news media were unleashed. A television news crew put a camera in his face and asked how it felt to be playing in New York. Though he was smiling, his eyes went cold, and the muscles of his lips began to tighten. “I love it here,” Porzingis said. “New York’s the place to be.”