Question: Why was Mr. Marshall arrested?

Six Denver sheriff’s deputies are on restricted duty while the authorities investigate an episode at the downtown jail involving an inmate who later died. The authorities have refused to provide details about what led up to the death of the inmate, Michael Marshall, 50, who was removed from life support on Friday. The Nov. 11 episode happened in an entryway outside the jail pod where Mr. Marshall was held. He had been arrested Nov. 7 on allegations of trespassing and disturbing the peace. His relatives say they are frustrated that the authorities will not let them view video of what happened. The case comes a year after jurors awarded $4.65 million to the family of a homeless man who died in the jail in 2010.

Answer: on allegations of trespassing and disturbing the peace

Six Denver sheriff’s deputies are on restricted duty while the authorities investigate an episode at the downtown jail involving an inmate who later died. The authorities have refused to provide details about what led up to the death of the inmate, Michael Marshall, 50, who was removed from life support on Friday. The Nov. 11 episode happened in an entryway outside the jail pod where Mr. Marshall was held. <hl> He had been arrested Nov. 7 on allegations of trespassing and disturbing the peace . <hl> His relatives say they are frustrated that the authorities will not let them view video of what happened. The case comes a year after jurors awarded $4.65 million to the family of a homeless man who died in the jail in 2010.

Six Denver sheriff’s deputies are on restricted duty while the authorities investigate an episode at the downtown jail involving an inmate who later died. The authorities have refused to provide details about what led up to the death of the inmate, Michael Marshall, 50, who was removed from life support on Friday. The Nov. 11 episode happened in an entryway outside the jail pod where Mr. Marshall was held. He had been arrested Nov. 7 <hl> on allegations of trespassing and disturbing the peace <hl>. His relatives say they are frustrated that the authorities will not let them view video of what happened. The case comes a year after jurors awarded $4.65 million to the family of a homeless man who died in the jail in 2010.

He had been arrested Nov. 7 <hl> on allegations of trespassing and disturbing the peace <hl> .


Question: Who is Alexi Lalas?

A reporting credit last Friday for an article about the reaction of soccer officials to the arrest of members of FIFA on the eve of its vote for president was omitted. Dan Bilefsky contributed from London, Simon Romero from Rio de Janeiro, and Merna Thomas from Cairo. • The Sports Business column on Wednesday, about the reaction of sponsors to the resignation of FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter, misspelled, in some editions, the name that a Women’s World Cup commentator goes by. He is Alexi Lalas, not Alexei. OBITUARIES

Answer: a Women’s World Cup commentator

A reporting credit last Friday for an article about the reaction of soccer officials to the arrest of members of FIFA on the eve of its vote for president was omitted. Dan Bilefsky contributed from London, Simon Romero from Rio de Janeiro, and Merna Thomas from Cairo. • <hl> The Sports Business column on Wednesday, about the reaction of sponsors to the resignation of FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter, misspelled, in some editions, the name that a Women’s World Cup commentator goes by. <hl> He is Alexi Lalas, not Alexei. OBITUARIES

A reporting credit last Friday for an article about the reaction of soccer officials to the arrest of members of FIFA on the eve of its vote for president was omitted. Dan Bilefsky contributed from London, Simon Romero from Rio de Janeiro, and Merna Thomas from Cairo. • The Sports Business column on Wednesday, about the reaction of sponsors to the resignation of FIFA’s president, Sepp Blatter, misspelled, in some editions, the name that <hl> a Women’s World Cup commentator <hl> goes by. He is Alexi Lalas, not Alexei. OBITUARIES


Question: What emotion did trice show?

In the N.C.A.A. tournament, Trice has averaged 19.8 points a game, an increase from a season average of 14.8 entering the tournament. The seventh-seeded Spartans will play Duke, the top seed from the South Region, in the national semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis. Asked to explain Trice’s jump in production, Izzo grinned and said, “The bigger the game, the more often you want the ball in Travis’s hands.” When his two free throws dropped with 10 seconds left Sunday for his 16th and 17th points, Trice allowed himself a small smile. But when the game ended, he collapsed to the floor. “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen Travis cry,” said Dawson, who has been his teammate for many seasons. Julie Trice said: “That wasn’t like him. But I was kind of happy to see it. I was saying, ‘Let it go, baby.’ ” As he lay on the court, Trice was absolutely still again.

Answer: Trice allowed himself a small smile.

In the N.C.A.A. tournament, Trice has averaged 19.8 points a game, an increase from a season average of 14.8 entering the tournament. The seventh-seeded Spartans will play Duke, the top seed from the South Region, in the national semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis. Asked to explain Trice’s jump in production, Izzo grinned and said, “The bigger the game, the more often you want the ball in Travis’s hands.” <hl> When his two free throws dropped with 10 seconds left Sunday for his 16th and 17th points, Trice allowed himself a small smile. But when the game ended, he collapsed to the floor. <hl> “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen Travis cry,” said Dawson, who has been his teammate for many seasons. Julie Trice said: “That wasn’t like him. But I was kind of happy to see it. I was saying, ‘Let it go, baby.’ ” As he lay on the court, Trice was absolutely still again.

In the N.C.A.A. tournament, Trice has averaged 19.8 points a game, an increase from a season average of 14.8 entering the tournament. The seventh-seeded Spartans will play Duke, the top seed from the South Region, in the national semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis. Asked to explain Trice’s jump in production, Izzo grinned and said, “The bigger the game, the more often you want the ball in Travis’s hands.” When his two free throws dropped with 10 seconds left Sunday for his 16th and 17th points, <hl> Trice allowed himself a small smile. <hl> But when the game ended, he collapsed to the floor. “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen Travis cry,” said Dawson, who has been his teammate for many seasons. Julie Trice said: “That wasn’t like him. But I was kind of happy to see it. I was saying, ‘Let it go, baby.’ ” As he lay on the court, Trice was absolutely still again.


Question: What Commission was created in 2013?

As part of its remarkable journey toward democracy, Tunisia has embarked on a painful reckoning with its past. Since last year, its Truth and Dignity Commission, created by constitutional mandate in 2013, has been collecting harrowing accounts of torture suffered by thousands of Tunisians over nearly six decades, primarily under the regimes of the dictators Habib Bourguiba and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.

Answer: Truth and Dignity Commission, created by constitutional mandate in 2013,

As part of its remarkable journey toward democracy, Tunisia has embarked on a painful reckoning with its past. <hl> Since last year, its Truth and Dignity Commission, created by constitutional mandate in 2013, has been collecting harrowing accounts of torture suffered by thousands of Tunisians over nearly six decades, primarily under the regimes of the dictators Habib Bourguiba and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. <hl>

As part of its remarkable journey toward democracy, Tunisia has embarked on a painful reckoning with its past. Since last year, its <hl> Truth and Dignity Commission, created by constitutional mandate in 2013, <hl> has been collecting harrowing accounts of torture suffered by thousands of Tunisians over nearly six decades, primarily under the regimes of the dictators Habib Bourguiba and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.


Question: How much land is included with the home?

Off the living room is a short hallway leading to the new wing. The family room here has a pitched ceiling and walls of glass on three sides. The master suite is also part of the addition, and connected to the rest of the house by a hallway lined with floor-to-ceiling chestnut cabinetry. The master suite has a pitched ceiling and a grand hand-carved fireplace mantel, as well as a sitting alcove with a large arched window. The glassed-in steam shower in the en-suite bathroom faces the yard, giving the impression of an outdoor shower. The basement is finished and has a fireplace, one of seven in the house. OUTDOOR SPACE: The house is on about an acre and a half, with a pool and a screened gazebo. There is an attached garage. TAXES: Approximately $22,077 a year CONTACT: Sarah Eagleson, Keller Williams Classic Properties, (614) 804-8470; searchcolumbusproperties.com

Answer: acre and a half

Off the living room is a short hallway leading to the new wing. The family room here has a pitched ceiling and walls of glass on three sides. The master suite is also part of the addition, and connected to the rest of the house by a hallway lined with floor-to-ceiling chestnut cabinetry. The master suite has a pitched ceiling and a grand hand-carved fireplace mantel, as well as a sitting alcove with a large arched window. The glassed-in steam shower in the en-suite bathroom faces the yard, giving the impression of an outdoor shower. The basement is finished and has a fireplace, one of seven in the house. OUTDOOR SPACE: <hl> The house is on about an acre and a half , with a pool and a screened gazebo. <hl> There is an attached garage. TAXES: Approximately $22,077 a year CONTACT: Sarah Eagleson, Keller Williams Classic Properties, (614) 804-8470; searchcolumbusproperties.com

Off the living room is a short hallway leading to the new wing. The family room here has a pitched ceiling and walls of glass on three sides. The master suite is also part of the addition, and connected to the rest of the house by a hallway lined with floor-to-ceiling chestnut cabinetry. The master suite has a pitched ceiling and a grand hand-carved fireplace mantel, as well as a sitting alcove with a large arched window. The glassed-in steam shower in the en-suite bathroom faces the yard, giving the impression of an outdoor shower. The basement is finished and has a fireplace, one of seven in the house. OUTDOOR SPACE: The house is on about an <hl> acre and a half <hl>, with a pool and a screened gazebo. There is an attached garage. TAXES: Approximately $22,077 a year CONTACT: Sarah Eagleson, Keller Williams Classic Properties, (614) 804-8470; searchcolumbusproperties.com

The house is on about an <hl> acre and a half <hl> , with a pool and a screened gazebo.


Question: What is the name of the person that filed the lawsuit?

A Texas plumber has filed a lawsuit against a car dealership after a used truck he sold showed up on the front lines in Syria being used by Islamist fighters. The logo and phone number of his company, Mark-1 Plumbing, were still visible on the doors. After images of the truck appeared online, the plumber, Mark Oberholtzer of Galveston County, claims he lost business and received hundreds of threats that accused him of being a terrorist sympathizer. Mr. Oberholtzer is seeking more than $1 million in damages, in a lawsuit filed last week, according to his lawyer, Craig Eiland. A copy of the lawsuit was provided to The New York Times. Mr. Oberholtzer’s truck began its strange journey from fixing leaky pipes in suburban Texas to the Syrian battlefield in 2013. In October of that year, the lawsuit said, Mr. Oberholtzer handed over the 2005 Ford F-250 truck to AutoNation Ford Gulf Freeway in Houston as part of a trade-in deal for a newer model. As the paperwork was being completed, Mr. Oberholtzer’s son started peeling off the decal on the truck that showed the phone number and name of the company, but the salesman told him to stop because it would harm the paint and said it would be removed later, the lawsuit said.

Answer: Mark Oberholtzer

A Texas plumber has filed a lawsuit against a car dealership after a used truck he sold showed up on the front lines in Syria being used by Islamist fighters. The logo and phone number of his company, Mark-1 Plumbing, were still visible on the doors. <hl> After images of the truck appeared online, the plumber, Mark Oberholtzer of Galveston County, claims he lost business and received hundreds of threats that accused him of being a terrorist sympathizer. <hl> Mr. Oberholtzer is seeking more than $1 million in damages, in a lawsuit filed last week, according to his lawyer, Craig Eiland. A copy of the lawsuit was provided to The New York Times. Mr. Oberholtzer’s truck began its strange journey from fixing leaky pipes in suburban Texas to the Syrian battlefield in 2013. In October of that year, the lawsuit said, Mr. Oberholtzer handed over the 2005 Ford F-250 truck to AutoNation Ford Gulf Freeway in Houston as part of a trade-in deal for a newer model. As the paperwork was being completed, Mr. Oberholtzer’s son started peeling off the decal on the truck that showed the phone number and name of the company, but the salesman told him to stop because it would harm the paint and said it would be removed later, the lawsuit said.

A Texas plumber has filed a lawsuit against a car dealership after a used truck he sold showed up on the front lines in Syria being used by Islamist fighters. The logo and phone number of his company, Mark-1 Plumbing, were still visible on the doors. After images of the truck appeared online, the plumber, <hl> Mark Oberholtzer <hl> of Galveston County, claims he lost business and received hundreds of threats that accused him of being a terrorist sympathizer. Mr. Oberholtzer is seeking more than $1 million in damages, in a lawsuit filed last week, according to his lawyer, Craig Eiland. A copy of the lawsuit was provided to The New York Times. Mr. Oberholtzer’s truck began its strange journey from fixing leaky pipes in suburban Texas to the Syrian battlefield in 2013. In October of that year, the lawsuit said, Mr. Oberholtzer handed over the 2005 Ford F-250 truck to AutoNation Ford Gulf Freeway in Houston as part of a trade-in deal for a newer model. As the paperwork was being completed, Mr. Oberholtzer’s son started peeling off the decal on the truck that showed the phone number and name of the company, but the salesman told him to stop because it would harm the paint and said it would be removed later, the lawsuit said.


Question: What were the five members accused of?

Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of provoking social instability. One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for hepatitis. Another, Wang Man, 33, a gender researcher, was said to have had a mild heart attack while in custody. Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to near-constant interrogation.

Answer: provoking social instability

<hl> Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of provoking social instability . <hl> One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for hepatitis. Another, Wang Man, 33, a gender researcher, was said to have had a mild heart attack while in custody. Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to near-constant interrogation.

Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of <hl> provoking social instability <hl>. One of the women, Wu Rongrong, 30, an AIDS activist, is said to be ailing after the police withheld the medication she takes for hepatitis. Another, Wang Man, 33, a gender researcher, was said to have had a mild heart attack while in custody. Lawyers for the detainees, who include Zheng Churan, 25, affectionately known as Big Rabbit, say the women have been subjected to near-constant interrogation.

Now five of them — core members of China’s new feminist movement — sit in jail, accused of <hl> provoking social instability <hl> .


Question: Which two lines of business improved the most in this quarter?

PARIS — Crédit Agricole and Société Générale, two of France’s largest banks, reported higher third-quarter profits on Thursday as their retail divisions posted improved results. Crédit Agricole, which ranks second only to BNP Paribas among French lenders in terms of assets, posted net income of 930 million euros, about $1 billion, for the three months from July through September, an increase of 15 percent from a year earlier. Its revenue slipped 2 percent to €3.9 billion, it said, though it noted that the figure was broadly stable after accounting for a revaluation of its own debt, loan hedges and other items. It said most business lines had improved, particularly domestic and international retail banking.

Answer: domestic and international retail banking.

PARIS — Crédit Agricole and Société Générale, two of France’s largest banks, reported higher third-quarter profits on Thursday as their retail divisions posted improved results. Crédit Agricole, which ranks second only to BNP Paribas among French lenders in terms of assets, posted net income of 930 million euros, about $1 billion, for the three months from July through September, an increase of 15 percent from a year earlier. Its revenue slipped 2 percent to €3.9 billion, it said, though it noted that the figure was broadly stable after accounting for a revaluation of its own debt, loan hedges and other items. <hl> It said most business lines had improved, particularly domestic and international retail banking. <hl>

PARIS — Crédit Agricole and Société Générale, two of France’s largest banks, reported higher third-quarter profits on Thursday as their retail divisions posted improved results. Crédit Agricole, which ranks second only to BNP Paribas among French lenders in terms of assets, posted net income of 930 million euros, about $1 billion, for the three months from July through September, an increase of 15 percent from a year earlier. Its revenue slipped 2 percent to €3.9 billion, it said, though it noted that the figure was broadly stable after accounting for a revaluation of its own debt, loan hedges and other items. It said most business lines had improved, particularly <hl> domestic and international retail banking. <hl>


Question: Why did Nationalist soldiers flee east?

BAN RAK THAI, Thailand —  At night, traditional Chinese red lanterns illuminate the hotels, shop fronts and Yunnanese-style restaurants lining the main road in this highland village of just over 1,000 people. On one recent evening, as the mist rose off a nearby reservoir, the mellifluous voice of the popular Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng could be heard wafting out from one of the village’s several tea shops. But this sleepy Chinese village is nestled in the lush backcountry of northwestern Thailand, one of several dozen such outposts, a quirk of the region’s tumultuous human and political history. “I may have a Thai ID, but I’m Chinese,” said Liang Zhengde, 47, a manager for his family’s fruit farms. “My family is Chinese, and no matter where we go, we’re still Chinese.” The Liangs, like some 200 other families here, are the veterans or descendants of what is known as China’s Lost Army, a unit of the Kuomintang’s Nationalist Army, which lost to the Red Army of Mao Zedong in 1949. As most Nationalist soldiers fled east to Taiwan in the face of Communist advances, the Kuomintang’s 93rd Division retreated west from the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan into Myanmar, then known as Burma.

Answer: in the face of Communist advances

BAN RAK THAI, Thailand — At night, traditional Chinese red lanterns illuminate the hotels, shop fronts and Yunnanese-style restaurants lining the main road in this highland village of just over 1,000 people. On one recent evening, as the mist rose off a nearby reservoir, the mellifluous voice of the popular Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng could be heard wafting out from one of the village’s several tea shops. But this sleepy Chinese village is nestled in the lush backcountry of northwestern Thailand, one of several dozen such outposts, a quirk of the region’s tumultuous human and political history. “I may have a Thai ID, but I’m Chinese,” said Liang Zhengde, 47, a manager for his family’s fruit farms. “My family is Chinese, and no matter where we go, we’re still Chinese.” The Liangs, like some 200 other families here, are the veterans or descendants of what is known as China’s Lost Army, a unit of the Kuomintang’s Nationalist Army, which lost to the Red Army of Mao Zedong in 1949. <hl> As most Nationalist soldiers fled east to Taiwan in the face of Communist advances , the Kuomintang’s 93rd Division retreated west from the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan into Myanmar, then known as Burma. <hl>

BAN RAK THAI, Thailand — At night, traditional Chinese red lanterns illuminate the hotels, shop fronts and Yunnanese-style restaurants lining the main road in this highland village of just over 1,000 people. On one recent evening, as the mist rose off a nearby reservoir, the mellifluous voice of the popular Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng could be heard wafting out from one of the village’s several tea shops. But this sleepy Chinese village is nestled in the lush backcountry of northwestern Thailand, one of several dozen such outposts, a quirk of the region’s tumultuous human and political history. “I may have a Thai ID, but I’m Chinese,” said Liang Zhengde, 47, a manager for his family’s fruit farms. “My family is Chinese, and no matter where we go, we’re still Chinese.” The Liangs, like some 200 other families here, are the veterans or descendants of what is known as China’s Lost Army, a unit of the Kuomintang’s Nationalist Army, which lost to the Red Army of Mao Zedong in 1949. As most Nationalist soldiers fled east to Taiwan <hl> in the face of Communist advances <hl>, the Kuomintang’s 93rd Division retreated west from the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan into Myanmar, then known as Burma.

As most Nationalist soldiers fled east to Taiwan <hl> in the face of Communist advances <hl> , the Kuomintang’s 93rd Division retreated west from the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan into Myanmar, then known as Burma.


Question: In what year was Mr. Cradle arrested on drug charges?

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. Mr. Cradle, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.

Answer: 2008

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. Mr. Cradle, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. <hl> Public records indicated that in 2008 he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison. <hl>

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation. The police did not immediately say whether the gun they were searching for in the apartment had been found or why they believed it was there. Mr. Cradle, who was on probation for driving while intoxicated, had several prior arrests, though some were sealed. None of the unsealed arrests were for violent offenses, the police said. Public records indicated that in <hl> 2008 <hl> he pleaded guilty to a felony drug conspiracy charge — one of 37 defendants in a long-term narcotics investigation in the Cypress Hills housing development — and served less than a year in state prison.


Question: What did Benzema say, according to the tape?

“I have decided that he is not available for selection,” the president of France’s soccer federation, Noël Le Graët, said Thursday. He called dropping Benzema a “heartbreaking” decision. Benzema cannot play for France, Le Graët said, until the case is resolved. France will host the European soccer championship in June, the biggest tournament held there since the 1998 World Cup. A tape obtained by Europe 1 Radio of a conversation between Benzema and a friend included several apparently damning comments, the BBC reported, including Benzema’s saying that he said to Valbuena, “If you want the video to be destroyed, my friend comes up to see you in Lyon and you sort it out face to face with him.”

Answer: If you want the video to be destroyed, my friend comes up to see you in Lyon and you sort it out face to face with him.

“I have decided that he is not available for selection,” the president of France’s soccer federation, Noël Le Graët, said Thursday. He called dropping Benzema a “heartbreaking” decision. Benzema cannot play for France, Le Graët said, until the case is resolved. France will host the European soccer championship in June, the biggest tournament held there since the 1998 World Cup. <hl> A tape obtained by Europe 1 Radio of a conversation between Benzema and a friend included several apparently damning comments, the BBC reported, including Benzema’s saying that he said to Valbuena, “ If you want the video to be destroyed, my friend comes up to see you in Lyon and you sort it out face to face with him. ” <hl>

“I have decided that he is not available for selection,” the president of France’s soccer federation, Noël Le Graët, said Thursday. He called dropping Benzema a “heartbreaking” decision. Benzema cannot play for France, Le Graët said, until the case is resolved. France will host the European soccer championship in June, the biggest tournament held there since the 1998 World Cup. A tape obtained by Europe 1 Radio of a conversation between Benzema and a friend included several apparently damning comments, the BBC reported, including Benzema’s saying that he said to Valbuena, “<hl> If you want the video to be destroyed, my friend comes up to see you in Lyon and you sort it out face to face with him. <hl>”

A tape obtained by Europe 1 Radio of a conversation between Benzema and a friend included several apparently damning comments, the BBC reported, including Benzema’s saying that he said to Valbuena, “ <hl> If you want the video to be destroyed, my friend comes up to see you in Lyon and you sort it out face to face with him. <hl> ”


Question: Overtime what can make up for population stresses?

But there is not a consensus about the impact of demographics. Some see a natural maturing of developed societies. Others see disaster ahead, because with fewer workers and more retirees, the active work force faces an increased burden to sustain social programs. Productivity gains over time, though, can make up for such population stresses. Declining birthrates can also lead to labor shortages, and Germany has faced a gap in skilled labor. But that is hardly an issue now for much of Europe, which is mired in high unemployment.

Answer: Productivity gains

But there is not a consensus about the impact of demographics. Some see a natural maturing of developed societies. Others see disaster ahead, because with fewer workers and more retirees, the active work force faces an increased burden to sustain social programs. <hl> Productivity gains over time, though, can make up for such population stresses. <hl> Declining birthrates can also lead to labor shortages, and Germany has faced a gap in skilled labor. But that is hardly an issue now for much of Europe, which is mired in high unemployment.

But there is not a consensus about the impact of demographics. Some see a natural maturing of developed societies. Others see disaster ahead, because with fewer workers and more retirees, the active work force faces an increased burden to sustain social programs. <hl> Productivity gains <hl> over time, though, can make up for such population stresses. Declining birthrates can also lead to labor shortages, and Germany has faced a gap in skilled labor. But that is hardly an issue now for much of Europe, which is mired in high unemployment.


Question: Who was Kate Reinders doing an impressions of?

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

Answer: Kristin Chenoweth

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

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

It is a codpiece into which Nigel, played with rather charming nerdiness by Mr. Cariani, reaches when he tells the girl he adores, Portia (Kate Reinders, doing an impression of <hl> Kristin Chenoweth <hl> ), “I have something to show you.”


Question: What does the existence of the Export-Import bank turn on?

WASHINGTON —  Last week, with little notice, a federal judge here tossed out Delta Air Lines’ longstanding claim that the government’s export credit agency — which, among other things, provides loan guarantees to overseas airlines for the purchase of Boeing jets — was helping international competitors at the airline’s expense. Delta offered only a shrug. Judicial opinions aside, the continued existence of the Export-Import Bank turns more on bare-knuckle politics than on legal niceties. “We pursued all our options in court, but we’ve known all along this is going to be won or lost in Congress,” said Trebor Banstetter, a Delta spokesman in Atlanta.

Answer: bare-knuckle politics

WASHINGTON — Last week, with little notice, a federal judge here tossed out Delta Air Lines’ longstanding claim that the government’s export credit agency — which, among other things, provides loan guarantees to overseas airlines for the purchase of Boeing jets — was helping international competitors at the airline’s expense. Delta offered only a shrug. <hl> Judicial opinions aside, the continued existence of the Export-Import Bank turns more on bare-knuckle politics than on legal niceties. <hl> “We pursued all our options in court, but we’ve known all along this is going to be won or lost in Congress,” said Trebor Banstetter, a Delta spokesman in Atlanta.

WASHINGTON — Last week, with little notice, a federal judge here tossed out Delta Air Lines’ longstanding claim that the government’s export credit agency — which, among other things, provides loan guarantees to overseas airlines for the purchase of Boeing jets — was helping international competitors at the airline’s expense. Delta offered only a shrug. Judicial opinions aside, the continued existence of the Export-Import Bank turns more on <hl> bare-knuckle politics <hl> than on legal niceties. “We pursued all our options in court, but we’ve known all along this is going to be won or lost in Congress,” said Trebor Banstetter, a Delta spokesman in Atlanta.


Question: What happened when reporters tried to contact Mr. Livan regarding the bakery?

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Answer: Olshan did not reply

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. <hl> Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. <hl> Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. <hl> Olshan did not reply <hl> to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.


Question: Where does Lee drop Jude off at?

To say that their marriage is in trouble would be an exaggeration, but there are tiny cracks in it through which trouble might enter. They spend most of the movie apart. Lee drops Jude off at his grandparents’ house so she can spend a night out with friends. Tim stays behind and involves himself in a bizarre project. He has unearthed a rusty gun and a possibly human bone from a patch of dirt on the far side of the swimming pool, and over the next 24 hours his curiosity blossoms into obsession. He becomes an amateur detective and forensic archaeologist, and also, without quite realizing it, a man digging himself ever deeper into an existential hole. But in the meantime, he has some fun. A few pals show up to drink beer, swim and wield shovels. One (Mike Birbiglia) is the uptight guy. Another (Sam Rockwell) is the party guy, who brings cocaine, unattached women and an even wilder buddy (Mr. Messina).

Answer: his grandparents’ house

To say that their marriage is in trouble would be an exaggeration, but there are tiny cracks in it through which trouble might enter. They spend most of the movie apart. <hl> Lee drops Jude off at his grandparents’ house so she can spend a night out with friends. <hl> Tim stays behind and involves himself in a bizarre project. He has unearthed a rusty gun and a possibly human bone from a patch of dirt on the far side of the swimming pool, and over the next 24 hours his curiosity blossoms into obsession. He becomes an amateur detective and forensic archaeologist, and also, without quite realizing it, a man digging himself ever deeper into an existential hole. But in the meantime, he has some fun. A few pals show up to drink beer, swim and wield shovels. One (Mike Birbiglia) is the uptight guy. Another (Sam Rockwell) is the party guy, who brings cocaine, unattached women and an even wilder buddy (Mr. Messina).

To say that their marriage is in trouble would be an exaggeration, but there are tiny cracks in it through which trouble might enter. They spend most of the movie apart. Lee drops Jude off at <hl> his grandparents’ house <hl> so she can spend a night out with friends. Tim stays behind and involves himself in a bizarre project. He has unearthed a rusty gun and a possibly human bone from a patch of dirt on the far side of the swimming pool, and over the next 24 hours his curiosity blossoms into obsession. He becomes an amateur detective and forensic archaeologist, and also, without quite realizing it, a man digging himself ever deeper into an existential hole. But in the meantime, he has some fun. A few pals show up to drink beer, swim and wield shovels. One (Mike Birbiglia) is the uptight guy. Another (Sam Rockwell) is the party guy, who brings cocaine, unattached women and an even wilder buddy (Mr. Messina).


Question: What is the Clay Art Center's website?

PORT CHESTER Clay Art Center “Divergent Currents: The Ripple Effect of Japan on American Ceramic Artists.” Through May 9. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and by appointment. Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street. clayartcenter.org; 914-937-2047. PORT EWEN Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library “Art Play,” group show. Through April 27. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street. esopuslibrary.org; 845-338-5580. POUGHKEEPSIE The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge “Bridge Music,” sound installation by Joseph Bertolozzi. Through Oct. 31. Dawn to dusk. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge. josephbertolozzi.com. POUGHKEEPSIE Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center “ Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks From the Dawn of Photography.” April 10 through June 14. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, 124 Raymond Avenue. 845-437-5632; fllac.vassar.edu.

Answer: clayartcenter.org

clayartcenter.org ; 914-937-2047.

PORT CHESTER Clay Art Center “Divergent Currents: The Ripple Effect of Japan on American Ceramic Artists.” Through May 9. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and by appointment. Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street. <hl> clayartcenter.org ; 914-937-2047. <hl> PORT EWEN Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library “Art Play,” group show. Through April 27. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street. esopuslibrary.org; 845-338-5580. POUGHKEEPSIE The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge “Bridge Music,” sound installation by Joseph Bertolozzi. Through Oct. 31. Dawn to dusk. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge. josephbertolozzi.com. POUGHKEEPSIE Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center “ Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks From the Dawn of Photography.” April 10 through June 14. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, 124 Raymond Avenue. 845-437-5632; fllac.vassar.edu.

PORT CHESTER Clay Art Center “Divergent Currents: The Ripple Effect of Japan on American Ceramic Artists.” Through May 9. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and by appointment. Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street. <hl> clayartcenter.org <hl>; 914-937-2047. PORT EWEN Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library “Art Play,” group show. Through April 27. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Duck Pond Gallery, at Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street. esopuslibrary.org; 845-338-5580. POUGHKEEPSIE The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge “Bridge Music,” sound installation by Joseph Bertolozzi. Through Oct. 31. Dawn to dusk. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge. josephbertolozzi.com. POUGHKEEPSIE Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center “ Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks From the Dawn of Photography.” April 10 through June 14. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, 124 Raymond Avenue. 845-437-5632; fllac.vassar.edu.

<hl> clayartcenter.org <hl> ; 914-937-2047.


Question: What neighborhood was losing all the middle income type businesses?

Answer: Grant Circle

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. <hl> “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from Grant Circle , he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. <hl> We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

Mr. Zaro said he was told by the management company, Olshan Properties, that a Boston Market would replace the bakery. Olshan did not reply to telephone and email messages seeking comment. Mr. Livan ate a toasted, buttered dinner roll on Sunday as he waited for his friends to arrive. He had his opinions about losing a place he loves. “They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from <hl> Grant Circle <hl>, he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need another one of those.” Other customers who stopped in Zaro’s to grab a loaf of challah bread or a cheese Danish voiced similar concerns about changes in Parkchester.

“They’re driving out all the middle-income businesses” from <hl> Grant Circle <hl> , he said, “and they’re going to bring us another greasy spoon or a fast-food restaurant.


Question: Who was the first person to make porcelain in England

Invented in China, about 1,000 years ago, porcelain is a ceramic made from a varying mixture of materials, the most indispensable of which is a whitish clay, kaolin. The city of Jingdezhen produced the most beautiful of these objects: bowls, jars, vases and other items created in vast quantities for the imperial court. Porcelain was so abundant in China that when Marco Polo made the first mention of the material in Western literature, it was to marvel that the pieces he encountered in China were “so plentiful and cheap that for a Venetian groat you might buy three bowls of such beauty that nothing lovelier could be imagined.” Not so in Europe, where, for 400 years after they laid eyes on it, no one knew how to make the stuff. Aristocrats and monarchs regarded imported “china” as treasure. It was nicknamed “white gold.” Augustus II, elector of Saxony, an omnivorous collector of both mistresses and china, wrote, “The same is true for oranges as for porcelain, that once one has the sickness of one or the other, one can never get enough of the things and wishes to have more and more.” In the early 18th century, under his orders, an odd couple of proto-scientists — an urbane mathematician and a young, eccentric alchemist — finally figured out how to make porcelain in Dresden. A few years later, William Cookworthy, a mild-mannered Quaker apothecary living in Devon, noticed that the clay in a nearby Cornish hill resembled the kaolin described in newly published letters from China. He became the first person to make true porcelain in England. This is the rough origin story Edmund de Waal sets out to tell in “The White Road: Journey Into an Obsession.” He would appear to be the ideal candidate for the job: A celebrated ceramist who makes austere white porcelain vessels, he is also the author of a surprise best seller: “The Hare With Amber Eyes,” published in 2010. That book followed the fate of a collection of netsuke (small Japanese carvings) acquired by his fabulously wealthy Jewish family during the belle epoque, lost when they fled Austria following the Anschluss and then recovered again when a former servant revealed that she had stealthily secreted the little objects in her mattress. What makes “The Hare With Amber Eyes” so entrancing is not the netsuke, however charming they may be, but the family, beginning with the suave cousin of his great-grandfather, one of the models for Proust’s Charles Swann and an early enthusiast and collector of Japanese art and a patron of the Impressionists. De Waal has a wicked gift for dissecting the tricky relations between artists and the rich people whose whims make it possible for them to both work and eat. He applies it to delicious effect in the strongest section of “The White Road,” which describes the travails of Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus — student of Spinoza, friend of Newton and Leibniz — as he rattled around Europe seeking an aristocrat to fund his research: “If you are interested in optics or mineralogy or funding a dictionary of philosophy, you are lucky to get two minutes of the attention of a margrave who lives for killing stags or boar in inventive ways.”

Answer: William Cookworthy

Invented in China, about 1,000 years ago, porcelain is a ceramic made from a varying mixture of materials, the most indispensable of which is a whitish clay, kaolin. The city of Jingdezhen produced the most beautiful of these objects: bowls, jars, vases and other items created in vast quantities for the imperial court. Porcelain was so abundant in China that when Marco Polo made the first mention of the material in Western literature, it was to marvel that the pieces he encountered in China were “so plentiful and cheap that for a Venetian groat you might buy three bowls of such beauty that nothing lovelier could be imagined.” Not so in Europe, where, for 400 years after they laid eyes on it, no one knew how to make the stuff. Aristocrats and monarchs regarded imported “china” as treasure. It was nicknamed “white gold.” Augustus II, elector of Saxony, an omnivorous collector of both mistresses and china, wrote, “The same is true for oranges as for porcelain, that once one has the sickness of one or the other, one can never get enough of the things and wishes to have more and more.” In the early 18th century, under his orders, an odd couple of proto-scientists — an urbane mathematician and a young, eccentric alchemist — finally figured out how to make porcelain in Dresden. <hl> A few years later, William Cookworthy , a mild-mannered Quaker apothecary living in Devon, noticed that the clay in a nearby Cornish hill resembled the kaolin described in newly published letters from China. <hl> He became the first person to make true porcelain in England. This is the rough origin story Edmund de Waal sets out to tell in “The White Road: Journey Into an Obsession.” He would appear to be the ideal candidate for the job: A celebrated ceramist who makes austere white porcelain vessels, he is also the author of a surprise best seller: “The Hare With Amber Eyes,” published in 2010. That book followed the fate of a collection of netsuke (small Japanese carvings) acquired by his fabulously wealthy Jewish family during the belle epoque, lost when they fled Austria following the Anschluss and then recovered again when a former servant revealed that she had stealthily secreted the little objects in her mattress. What makes “The Hare With Amber Eyes” so entrancing is not the netsuke, however charming they may be, but the family, beginning with the suave cousin of his great-grandfather, one of the models for Proust’s Charles Swann and an early enthusiast and collector of Japanese art and a patron of the Impressionists. De Waal has a wicked gift for dissecting the tricky relations between artists and the rich people whose whims make it possible for them to both work and eat. He applies it to delicious effect in the strongest section of “The White Road,” which describes the travails of Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus — student of Spinoza, friend of Newton and Leibniz — as he rattled around Europe seeking an aristocrat to fund his research: “If you are interested in optics or mineralogy or funding a dictionary of philosophy, you are lucky to get two minutes of the attention of a margrave who lives for killing stags or boar in inventive ways.”

Invented in China, about 1,000 years ago, porcelain is a ceramic made from a varying mixture of materials, the most indispensable of which is a whitish clay, kaolin. The city of Jingdezhen produced the most beautiful of these objects: bowls, jars, vases and other items created in vast quantities for the imperial court. Porcelain was so abundant in China that when Marco Polo made the first mention of the material in Western literature, it was to marvel that the pieces he encountered in China were “so plentiful and cheap that for a Venetian groat you might buy three bowls of such beauty that nothing lovelier could be imagined.” Not so in Europe, where, for 400 years after they laid eyes on it, no one knew how to make the stuff. Aristocrats and monarchs regarded imported “china” as treasure. It was nicknamed “white gold.” Augustus II, elector of Saxony, an omnivorous collector of both mistresses and china, wrote, “The same is true for oranges as for porcelain, that once one has the sickness of one or the other, one can never get enough of the things and wishes to have more and more.” In the early 18th century, under his orders, an odd couple of proto-scientists — an urbane mathematician and a young, eccentric alchemist — finally figured out how to make porcelain in Dresden. A few years later, <hl> William Cookworthy <hl>, a mild-mannered Quaker apothecary living in Devon, noticed that the clay in a nearby Cornish hill resembled the kaolin described in newly published letters from China. He became the first person to make true porcelain in England. This is the rough origin story Edmund de Waal sets out to tell in “The White Road: Journey Into an Obsession.” He would appear to be the ideal candidate for the job: A celebrated ceramist who makes austere white porcelain vessels, he is also the author of a surprise best seller: “The Hare With Amber Eyes,” published in 2010. That book followed the fate of a collection of netsuke (small Japanese carvings) acquired by his fabulously wealthy Jewish family during the belle epoque, lost when they fled Austria following the Anschluss and then recovered again when a former servant revealed that she had stealthily secreted the little objects in her mattress. What makes “The Hare With Amber Eyes” so entrancing is not the netsuke, however charming they may be, but the family, beginning with the suave cousin of his great-grandfather, one of the models for Proust’s Charles Swann and an early enthusiast and collector of Japanese art and a patron of the Impressionists. De Waal has a wicked gift for dissecting the tricky relations between artists and the rich people whose whims make it possible for them to both work and eat. He applies it to delicious effect in the strongest section of “The White Road,” which describes the travails of Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus — student of Spinoza, friend of Newton and Leibniz — as he rattled around Europe seeking an aristocrat to fund his research: “If you are interested in optics or mineralogy or funding a dictionary of philosophy, you are lucky to get two minutes of the attention of a margrave who lives for killing stags or boar in inventive ways.”

A few years later, <hl> William Cookworthy <hl> , a mild-mannered Quaker apothecary living in Devon, noticed that the clay in a nearby Cornish hill resembled the kaolin described in newly published letters from China.


Question: What is the name of the president of Planned Parenthood?

Monday’s development, which set no precedent, did not affect the validity of any law aside from North Carolina’s. The health care providers who challenged the North Carolina law urged the justices to turn down the state’s appeal. “The state requires physicians to recite the state’s message even when the patient physically avoids seeing or hearing it,” their brief said. “That is farce, not informed consent, and it demonstrates beyond any doubt that the requirement is an impermissible attempt to use physicians to spread the state’s ideological message.” Abortion rights groups welcomed the Supreme Court’s action. “This misguided law would have inserted politics and bad medicine into every exam room in North Carolina,” Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement.

Answer: Cecile Richards

Monday’s development, which set no precedent, did not affect the validity of any law aside from North Carolina’s. The health care providers who challenged the North Carolina law urged the justices to turn down the state’s appeal. “The state requires physicians to recite the state’s message even when the patient physically avoids seeing or hearing it,” their brief said. “That is farce, not informed consent, and it demonstrates beyond any doubt that the requirement is an impermissible attempt to use physicians to spread the state’s ideological message.” Abortion rights groups welcomed the Supreme Court’s action. <hl> “This misguided law would have inserted politics and bad medicine into every exam room in North Carolina,” Cecile Richards , president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement. <hl>

Monday’s development, which set no precedent, did not affect the validity of any law aside from North Carolina’s. The health care providers who challenged the North Carolina law urged the justices to turn down the state’s appeal. “The state requires physicians to recite the state’s message even when the patient physically avoids seeing or hearing it,” their brief said. “That is farce, not informed consent, and it demonstrates beyond any doubt that the requirement is an impermissible attempt to use physicians to spread the state’s ideological message.” Abortion rights groups welcomed the Supreme Court’s action. “This misguided law would have inserted politics and bad medicine into every exam room in North Carolina,” <hl> Cecile Richards <hl>, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement.

“This misguided law would have inserted politics and bad medicine into every exam room in North Carolina,” <hl> Cecile Richards <hl> , president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement.


Question: What is Rockland Center's website?

TUCKAHOE Westchester Italian Cultural Center “Identity: Horizons and Colors, Campania and the Amalfi Coast.” Through May 22. Suggested donation, $5 and $10. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, by appointment. Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Place. 914-771-8700; wiccny.org. WEST NYACK Rockland Center for the Arts “Nature Inc.” Group show. Through April 12. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. Rockland Center for the Arts, 27 South Greenbush Road. 845-358-0877; rocklandartcenter.org.

Answer: rocklandartcenter.org.

845-358-0877; rocklandartcenter.org.

TUCKAHOE Westchester Italian Cultural Center “Identity: Horizons and Colors, Campania and the Amalfi Coast.” Through May 22. Suggested donation, $5 and $10. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, by appointment. Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Place. 914-771-8700; wiccny.org. WEST NYACK Rockland Center for the Arts “Nature Inc.” Group show. Through April 12. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. Rockland Center for the Arts, 27 South Greenbush Road. <hl> 845-358-0877; rocklandartcenter.org. <hl>

TUCKAHOE Westchester Italian Cultural Center “Identity: Horizons and Colors, Campania and the Amalfi Coast.” Through May 22. Suggested donation, $5 and $10. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, by appointment. Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Place. 914-771-8700; wiccny.org. WEST NYACK Rockland Center for the Arts “Nature Inc.” Group show. Through April 12. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. Rockland Center for the Arts, 27 South Greenbush Road. 845-358-0877; <hl> rocklandartcenter.org. <hl>


Question: How much does Blackrock have in E.T.F.s under managment?

Of the $70 billion in net inflows that BlackRock took in this quarter, $35 billion came from its iShares E.T.F. unit — with $18 billion of that flowing into fast-growing funds like high yield debt and corporate bonds. BlackRock now has close to $1.1 trillion in E.T.F.s under management, by far the most in the industry. And that is the rub, in the view of a growing number of academics and watchdogs. On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund’s financial stability division released a report highlighting how fast funds have grown in areas of the market where it has become harder to buy and sell securities.

Answer: close to $1.1 trillion

Of the $70 billion in net inflows that BlackRock took in this quarter, $35 billion came from its iShares E.T.F. unit — with $18 billion of that flowing into fast-growing funds like high yield debt and corporate bonds. <hl> BlackRock now has close to $1.1 trillion in E.T.F.s under management, by far the most in the industry. <hl> And that is the rub, in the view of a growing number of academics and watchdogs. On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund’s financial stability division released a report highlighting how fast funds have grown in areas of the market where it has become harder to buy and sell securities.

Of the $70 billion in net inflows that BlackRock took in this quarter, $35 billion came from its iShares E.T.F. unit — with $18 billion of that flowing into fast-growing funds like high yield debt and corporate bonds. BlackRock now has <hl> close to $1.1 trillion <hl> in E.T.F.s under management, by far the most in the industry. And that is the rub, in the view of a growing number of academics and watchdogs. On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund’s financial stability division released a report highlighting how fast funds have grown in areas of the market where it has become harder to buy and sell securities.


Question: How many people watched the web series that Monty Oum developed?

For fans of a certain kind of animation, Monty Oum was the Wizard — and the King, the Knight and the Pawn, all rolled into one. Millions of people watched his web series “Red vs. Blue” and “RWBY.” At conventions, thousands of fans, sometimes dolled up in the outfits of fantasy characters he created, waited for hours just to meet him. Even in a scene known for its colorful personalities, Mr. Oum stood out. Clad in often over-the-top anime-style costumes — platinum wigs, rubber vests — with an unabashed energy and a robust work ethic, he served as an inspiration to audiences weaned on a D.I.Y. techno-culture.

Answer: Millions

For fans of a certain kind of animation, Monty Oum was the Wizard — and the King, the Knight and the Pawn, all rolled into one. <hl> Millions of people watched his web series “Red vs. Blue” and “RWBY.” <hl> At conventions, thousands of fans, sometimes dolled up in the outfits of fantasy characters he created, waited for hours just to meet him. Even in a scene known for its colorful personalities, Mr. Oum stood out. Clad in often over-the-top anime-style costumes — platinum wigs, rubber vests — with an unabashed energy and a robust work ethic, he served as an inspiration to audiences weaned on a D.I.Y. techno-culture.

For fans of a certain kind of animation, Monty Oum was the Wizard — and the King, the Knight and the Pawn, all rolled into one. <hl> Millions <hl> of people watched his web series “Red vs. Blue” and “RWBY.” At conventions, thousands of fans, sometimes dolled up in the outfits of fantasy characters he created, waited for hours just to meet him. Even in a scene known for its colorful personalities, Mr. Oum stood out. Clad in often over-the-top anime-style costumes — platinum wigs, rubber vests — with an unabashed energy and a robust work ethic, he served as an inspiration to audiences weaned on a D.I.Y. techno-culture.


Question: Who requested that the authority to review its standards for the ads?

His company submitted three ads as part of its protection-themed campaign: the couple touching amid moving boxes, a father clad in industrial goggles changing a diaper, and a man pleading for help from the Mafia. He moved forward with the other two. The authority reviewed its standards after the request by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office last year. While it did not result in a formal policy change, officials have worked with advertisers to “come up with a compelling advertising message in a somewhat less explicit way,” Adam Lisberg, a spokesman for the agency, said, adding a comment over the cleavage controversy The News brought about.

Answer: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office

His company submitted three ads as part of its protection-themed campaign: the couple touching amid moving boxes, a father clad in industrial goggles changing a diaper, and a man pleading for help from the Mafia. He moved forward with the other two. <hl> The authority reviewed its standards after the request by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office last year. <hl> While it did not result in a formal policy change, officials have worked with advertisers to “come up with a compelling advertising message in a somewhat less explicit way,” Adam Lisberg, a spokesman for the agency, said, adding a comment over the cleavage controversy The News brought about.

His company submitted three ads as part of its protection-themed campaign: the couple touching amid moving boxes, a father clad in industrial goggles changing a diaper, and a man pleading for help from the Mafia. He moved forward with the other two. The authority reviewed its standards after the request by <hl> Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office <hl> last year. While it did not result in a formal policy change, officials have worked with advertisers to “come up with a compelling advertising message in a somewhat less explicit way,” Adam Lisberg, a spokesman for the agency, said, adding a comment over the cleavage controversy The News brought about.


Question: To what disorder was linked his erratic behavior?

On the evening of April 21 in Building 21 at the Fishkill Correctional Facility, Samuel Harrell, an inmate with a history of erratic behavior linked to bipolar disorder, packed his bags and announced he was going home, though he still had several years left to serve on his drug sentence. Not long after, he got into a confrontation with corrections officers, was thrown to the floor and was handcuffed. As many as 20 officers — including members of a group known around the prison as the Beat Up Squad — repeatedly kicked and punched Mr. Harrell, who is black, with some of them shouting racial slurs, according to more than a dozen inmate witnesses. “Like he was a trampoline, they were jumping on him,” said Edwin Pearson, an inmate who watched from a nearby bathroom. Mr. Harrell was then thrown or dragged down a staircase, according to the inmates’ accounts. One inmate reported seeing him lying on the landing, “bent in an impossible position.”

Answer: bipolar disorder

<hl> On the evening of April 21 in Building 21 at the Fishkill Correctional Facility, Samuel Harrell, an inmate with a history of erratic behavior linked to bipolar disorder , packed his bags and announced he was going home, though he still had several years left to serve on his drug sentence. <hl> Not long after, he got into a confrontation with corrections officers, was thrown to the floor and was handcuffed. As many as 20 officers — including members of a group known around the prison as the Beat Up Squad — repeatedly kicked and punched Mr. Harrell, who is black, with some of them shouting racial slurs, according to more than a dozen inmate witnesses. “Like he was a trampoline, they were jumping on him,” said Edwin Pearson, an inmate who watched from a nearby bathroom. Mr. Harrell was then thrown or dragged down a staircase, according to the inmates’ accounts. One inmate reported seeing him lying on the landing, “bent in an impossible position.”

On the evening of April 21 in Building 21 at the Fishkill Correctional Facility, Samuel Harrell, an inmate with a history of erratic behavior linked to <hl> bipolar disorder <hl>, packed his bags and announced he was going home, though he still had several years left to serve on his drug sentence. Not long after, he got into a confrontation with corrections officers, was thrown to the floor and was handcuffed. As many as 20 officers — including members of a group known around the prison as the Beat Up Squad — repeatedly kicked and punched Mr. Harrell, who is black, with some of them shouting racial slurs, according to more than a dozen inmate witnesses. “Like he was a trampoline, they were jumping on him,” said Edwin Pearson, an inmate who watched from a nearby bathroom. Mr. Harrell was then thrown or dragged down a staircase, according to the inmates’ accounts. One inmate reported seeing him lying on the landing, “bent in an impossible position.”

On the evening of April 21 in Building 21 at the Fishkill Correctional Facility, Samuel Harrell, an inmate with a history of erratic behavior linked to <hl> bipolar disorder <hl> , packed his bags and announced he was going home, though he still had several years left to serve on his drug sentence.


Question: What is the majority white?

Finally a major New York ballet company has a black swan. Misty Copeland’s promotion to principal dancer at American Ballet Theater this summer put ballet back on popular culture’s map and ushered in a conversation about diversity in ballet. So what now? Classical ballet is still overwhelmingly white, but over the past few years diversity has finally become a priority. On the stages of American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet black, Asian, Latino and multiracial dancers are beginning to change the face of ballet where it matters most: Lincoln Center, home base to both companies.

Answer: Classical ballet

Finally a major New York ballet company has a black swan. Misty Copeland’s promotion to principal dancer at American Ballet Theater this summer put ballet back on popular culture’s map and ushered in a conversation about diversity in ballet. <hl> So what now? Classical ballet is still overwhelmingly white, but over the past few years diversity has finally become a priority. <hl> On the stages of American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet black, Asian, Latino and multiracial dancers are beginning to change the face of ballet where it matters most: Lincoln Center, home base to both companies.

Finally a major New York ballet company has a black swan. Misty Copeland’s promotion to principal dancer at American Ballet Theater this summer put ballet back on popular culture’s map and ushered in a conversation about diversity in ballet. So what now? <hl> Classical ballet <hl> is still overwhelmingly white, but over the past few years diversity has finally become a priority. On the stages of American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet black, Asian, Latino and multiracial dancers are beginning to change the face of ballet where it matters most: Lincoln Center, home base to both companies.


Question: What is the name of the book mentioned in the passage?

As he tells it in his book “Roads of Excess, Palaces of Wisdom,” something happened one evening: “Although my body was asleep, resting almost anesthetized on its back, not unlike a corpse, consciousness was lucid and clear, fully awake. Suddenly, without warning, a powerful electric-like energy flooded the body with wave after wave.” Mr. Kripal does not take the imagination to be an electrical byproduct of some naturalist process. He takes it to be capable of more, to be real in a more complicated way.

Answer: Roads of Excess, Palaces of Wisdom

<hl> As he tells it in his book “ Roads of Excess, Palaces of Wisdom ,” something happened one evening: “Although my body was asleep, resting almost anesthetized on its back, not unlike a corpse, consciousness was lucid and clear, fully awake. <hl> Suddenly, without warning, a powerful electric-like energy flooded the body with wave after wave.” Mr. Kripal does not take the imagination to be an electrical byproduct of some naturalist process. He takes it to be capable of more, to be real in a more complicated way.

As he tells it in his book “<hl> Roads of Excess, Palaces of Wisdom <hl>,” something happened one evening: “Although my body was asleep, resting almost anesthetized on its back, not unlike a corpse, consciousness was lucid and clear, fully awake. Suddenly, without warning, a powerful electric-like energy flooded the body with wave after wave.” Mr. Kripal does not take the imagination to be an electrical byproduct of some naturalist process. He takes it to be capable of more, to be real in a more complicated way.

As he tells it in his book “ <hl> Roads of Excess, Palaces of Wisdom <hl> ,” something happened one evening: “Although my body was asleep, resting almost anesthetized on its back, not unlike a corpse, consciousness was lucid and clear, fully awake.


Question: What was the most difficult decision that I decided to make?

The most difficult decision was when I decided to change the way the group was working. Before, there were silos with specialists working solo — a big network of people working independently. But I was convinced we needed to change. When you create something for the long term, you have to accept that you may have some collateral damage in the short term. To my surprise, people really followed the vision and we didn’t have the slowdown that we had anticipated. Now I want to build on the momentum. The industry will continue to change, so we need to stay agile and adapt. I don’t know what the future will be, but I know I want us to stay the most forward-thinking agency. That means constantly reassessing, never taking anything for granted. Nothing lasts forever and our group is the prime example. It has changed many times, depending on the economic environment. Dinosaurs no longer exist, and they were at the top of the food chain. Q. Do you miss being an entrepreneur?

Answer: change the way the group was working

<hl> The most difficult decision was when I decided to change the way the group was working . <hl> Before, there were silos with specialists working solo — a big network of people working independently. But I was convinced we needed to change. When you create something for the long term, you have to accept that you may have some collateral damage in the short term. To my surprise, people really followed the vision and we didn’t have the slowdown that we had anticipated. Now I want to build on the momentum. The industry will continue to change, so we need to stay agile and adapt. I don’t know what the future will be, but I know I want us to stay the most forward-thinking agency. That means constantly reassessing, never taking anything for granted. Nothing lasts forever and our group is the prime example. It has changed many times, depending on the economic environment. Dinosaurs no longer exist, and they were at the top of the food chain. Q. Do you miss being an entrepreneur?

The most difficult decision was when I decided to <hl> change the way the group was working <hl>. Before, there were silos with specialists working solo — a big network of people working independently. But I was convinced we needed to change. When you create something for the long term, you have to accept that you may have some collateral damage in the short term. To my surprise, people really followed the vision and we didn’t have the slowdown that we had anticipated. Now I want to build on the momentum. The industry will continue to change, so we need to stay agile and adapt. I don’t know what the future will be, but I know I want us to stay the most forward-thinking agency. That means constantly reassessing, never taking anything for granted. Nothing lasts forever and our group is the prime example. It has changed many times, depending on the economic environment. Dinosaurs no longer exist, and they were at the top of the food chain. Q. Do you miss being an entrepreneur?

The most difficult decision was when I decided to <hl> change the way the group was working <hl> .


Question: What political figures fear implication in the defendants' testimony?

The decade-old United Nations-backed tribunal has delivered guilty verdicts to only three defendants. The case against Ao An is strongly opposed by the Cambodian government, the police and the national investigating judge, who have been unwilling to cooperate with the tribunal. Experts say high-profile figures in present-day Cambodian politics fear that they could be implicated in the defendants’ testimony. Any legal challenge could further delay the tribunal, which has already been criticized for its slow progress.

Answer: high-profile figures in present-day Cambodian politics

The decade-old United Nations-backed tribunal has delivered guilty verdicts to only three defendants. The case against Ao An is strongly opposed by the Cambodian government, the police and the national investigating judge, who have been unwilling to cooperate with the tribunal. <hl> Experts say high-profile figures in present-day Cambodian politics fear that they could be implicated in the defendants’ testimony. <hl> Any legal challenge could further delay the tribunal, which has already been criticized for its slow progress.

The decade-old United Nations-backed tribunal has delivered guilty verdicts to only three defendants. The case against Ao An is strongly opposed by the Cambodian government, the police and the national investigating judge, who have been unwilling to cooperate with the tribunal. Experts say <hl> high-profile figures in present-day Cambodian politics <hl> fear that they could be implicated in the defendants’ testimony. Any legal challenge could further delay the tribunal, which has already been criticized for its slow progress.


Question: Where does Judge Mueller work?

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

Answer: Sacramento

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. <hl> Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. <hl>

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in <hl> Sacramento <hl> heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.


Question: How much does the 3i Group expect to earn from the offering?

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Answer: €100 million

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. <hl> The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. <hl> Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of <hl> €100 million <hl> from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.


Question: Who made the snail art?

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

Answer: Cracking Art Group

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. <hl> Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the Cracking Art Group , decided it must be hers. <hl> “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

She was joined by a sizable crew of socialites, designers, models and do-gooding stars like Dakota Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, many of whom opened their own wallets once the bidding began. (In a Milan season largely absent major front-row star power, it was the most celebrity-fueled gathering so far.) Isabeli Fontana, the Brazilian supermodel who was called onstage to hawk a six-liter bottle of Moët & Chandon (as well as a trip to Épernay, in France’s Champagne country), was herself the winner of a 14-day vacation in the Maldives. Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the <hl> Cracking Art Group <hl>, decided it must be hers. “Vito, I want the snail!” she called to Vito Schnabel, her art-dealer and -curator boyfriend. Twenty thousand euros (about $22,383) later, it was hers. Altogether, the evening raised $1.6 million.

Ms. Klum, auctioning an 11-foot-tall polyurethane snail sculpture by a collective called the <hl> Cracking Art Group <hl> , decided it must be hers.


Question: What movie made Martha's Vineyard popular?

This summer marks 40 years since Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” made Martha’s Vineyard a household name, setting off the island’s inexorable transformation from remote haven of artists and hippies to high-profile haunt of celebrities and presidents. Yes, in summer, dinner and ferry reservations may be difficult to get, and traffic tests tempers. But what hasn’t changed is what makes the island so magical: breathtaking natural beauty, rich ethnic heritage, a vibrant cultural scene and an abundance of farms and fisheries that feed a savvy foodie community. One thing you won’t find: the popular Monster Shark Tournament, which was discontinued last summer, thanks in part to the shark activist wife, Wendy Benchley, of the “Jaws” author (and screenwriter), Peter Benchley. But you’ll still spot more artists, writers and hippies than you can shake a codfish bone at. 1. Tent City | 2 p.m. From the dock in Oak Bluffs, the green expanse of Ocean Park encircled by ornate Victorian homes looks much like the bustling resort it was more than 130 years ago. Then it was called Cottage City, for the annual Methodist retreat that grew from a few worshipers who camped in tents to hundreds of cottages built around a tabernacle. The nostalgic organ tunes emanating from the 139-year-old Flying Horses carousel can still be heard above the din of Circuit Avenue as you pass the T-shirt and ice-cream shops and enter the oasis of the camp-meeting neighborhood. Walk around the circular 1879 wrought-iron tabernacle and marvel at the colorful Carpenter Gothic-style cottages. Today this nondenominational community is an integral part of the summer scene, hosting art shows, singalongs, films and speakers. Don’t miss the Cottage Museum, where period furnishings, historical materials and a volunteer tell the story of this National Historic Landmark.

Answer: Jaws

<hl> This summer marks 40 years since Steven Spielberg’s “ Jaws ” made Martha’s Vineyard a household name, setting off the island’s inexorable transformation from remote haven of artists and hippies to high-profile haunt of celebrities and presidents. <hl> Yes, in summer, dinner and ferry reservations may be difficult to get, and traffic tests tempers. But what hasn’t changed is what makes the island so magical: breathtaking natural beauty, rich ethnic heritage, a vibrant cultural scene and an abundance of farms and fisheries that feed a savvy foodie community. One thing you won’t find: the popular Monster Shark Tournament, which was discontinued last summer, thanks in part to the shark activist wife, Wendy Benchley, of the “Jaws” author (and screenwriter), Peter Benchley. But you’ll still spot more artists, writers and hippies than you can shake a codfish bone at. 1. Tent City | 2 p.m. From the dock in Oak Bluffs, the green expanse of Ocean Park encircled by ornate Victorian homes looks much like the bustling resort it was more than 130 years ago. Then it was called Cottage City, for the annual Methodist retreat that grew from a few worshipers who camped in tents to hundreds of cottages built around a tabernacle. The nostalgic organ tunes emanating from the 139-year-old Flying Horses carousel can still be heard above the din of Circuit Avenue as you pass the T-shirt and ice-cream shops and enter the oasis of the camp-meeting neighborhood. Walk around the circular 1879 wrought-iron tabernacle and marvel at the colorful Carpenter Gothic-style cottages. Today this nondenominational community is an integral part of the summer scene, hosting art shows, singalongs, films and speakers. Don’t miss the Cottage Museum, where period furnishings, historical materials and a volunteer tell the story of this National Historic Landmark.

This summer marks 40 years since Steven Spielberg’s “<hl> Jaws <hl>” made Martha’s Vineyard a household name, setting off the island’s inexorable transformation from remote haven of artists and hippies to high-profile haunt of celebrities and presidents. Yes, in summer, dinner and ferry reservations may be difficult to get, and traffic tests tempers. But what hasn’t changed is what makes the island so magical: breathtaking natural beauty, rich ethnic heritage, a vibrant cultural scene and an abundance of farms and fisheries that feed a savvy foodie community. One thing you won’t find: the popular Monster Shark Tournament, which was discontinued last summer, thanks in part to the shark activist wife, Wendy Benchley, of the “Jaws” author (and screenwriter), Peter Benchley. But you’ll still spot more artists, writers and hippies than you can shake a codfish bone at. 1. Tent City | 2 p.m. From the dock in Oak Bluffs, the green expanse of Ocean Park encircled by ornate Victorian homes looks much like the bustling resort it was more than 130 years ago. Then it was called Cottage City, for the annual Methodist retreat that grew from a few worshipers who camped in tents to hundreds of cottages built around a tabernacle. The nostalgic organ tunes emanating from the 139-year-old Flying Horses carousel can still be heard above the din of Circuit Avenue as you pass the T-shirt and ice-cream shops and enter the oasis of the camp-meeting neighborhood. Walk around the circular 1879 wrought-iron tabernacle and marvel at the colorful Carpenter Gothic-style cottages. Today this nondenominational community is an integral part of the summer scene, hosting art shows, singalongs, films and speakers. Don’t miss the Cottage Museum, where period furnishings, historical materials and a volunteer tell the story of this National Historic Landmark.

This summer marks 40 years since Steven Spielberg’s “ <hl> Jaws <hl> ” made Martha’s Vineyard a household name, setting off the island’s inexorable transformation from remote haven of artists and hippies to high-profile haunt of celebrities and presidents.


Question: How many years does Isa believe it will take before some of Iran's areas are uninhabitable?

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

Answer: within 15 years

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

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

Isa Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warns that more than half of Iran’s provinces could become uninhabitable <hl> within 15 years <hl> , displacing millions of people.


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

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

Answer: Ms. Francik

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

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