What does the green colour of Malachite on the Golden Boot represent?

The design of the trophy is based on the heraldry of Three Lions that is associated with English football.


In what year did Mahamoud publish his research?

The analysis of HLA antigens has also helped clarify the possible background of the Somali people, as the distribution of haplotype frequencies vary among population groups.


The Soviet Union beat the US to this, with the October 4, 1957 orbiting of Sputnik 1, and later beat the US to the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, on April 12, 1961.


When did the residents of St. Barts file for separation from Guadeloupe?

Through a referendum in 2003, island residents sought separation from the administrative jurisdiction of Guadeloupe, and it was finally accomplished in 2007.


What company operated passenger ships across the Atlantic, including the RMS Queen Elizabeth?

In 1938, Southampton docks also became home to the flying boats of Imperial Airways.


Which two groups were divided inn the territories of the East Slavs?

The Varangians are first mentioned imposing tribute from Slavic and Finnic tribes in 859.


Who manages the distribution of the funds obtained by the sale of the stamps?

Although non-hunters buy a significant number of Duck Stamps, eighty-seven percent of their sales are contributed by hunters, which is logical, as hunters are required to purchase them.


Jesus was known as the "King of Kings" because of his lieage from who?

The biblical basis for the term Queen can be seen in the Gospel of Luke 1:32 and the Book of Isaiah 9:6, and Queen Mother from 1 Kings 2:19-20 and Jeremiah 13:18-19.


In the IHDI, inequality is factored into what three human development dimensions?

Below is a list of countries in the top quartile by IHDI:


The rise of empiricism caused a division between which two subjects?

The Enlightenment's desacrilization of religion was pronounced in the tree's design, particularly where theology accounted for a peripheral branch, with black magic as a close neighbour.


What association criticized the separation of race and ethnicity in the UScensus?

However, the practice of separating "race" and "ethnicity" as different categories has been criticized both by the American Anthropological Association and members of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.


At the same time, haze has been a regular occurrence.


How did the Sumerians refer to their land?

𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵), phonetically /uŋ saŋ giga/, literally meaning "the black-headed people", and to their land as ki-en-gi(-r) ('place' + 'lords' + 'noble'), meaning "place of the noble lords".


What department is the Research Center for Sociological Research part of?

In 2012, A. L. Arefyev published a new study "Russian language at the turn of the 20th-21st centuries", in which he confirmed his conclusion about the trend of further weakening of the Russian language in all regions of the world (findings published in 2013 in the journal "Demoskop Weekly").


During which years did the execution of the Boston martyrs take place?

These executions resulted from the actions of the Anglican Puritans, who at that time wielded political as well as ecclesiastic control in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.


When did cities like Diventer and Zutphen start becoming more linguistically diverse?

This group, though not being Low Franconian and being close to the neighbouring Low German, is regarded as Dutch, because of a number of reasons.


What advantages do the terms androphilia and gynephilia have?

This usage is particularly advantageous when discussing the partners of transsexual or intersexed individuals.


In what year did the Daily Kansan win the Intercollegiate Writing Competition?

The Review typically features the work of many writers, but periodically spotlights one author, as in the case of 2006 Nelson Poetry Book Award-winner Voyeur Poems by Matthew Porubsky.


What band did Johnny Rotten form after the Sex Pistols?

Public Image and other acts such as the Pop Group and the Slits had begun experimenting with dance music, dub production techniques and the avant-garde, while punk-indebted Manchester acts such as Joy Division, The Fall and A Certain Ratio developed unique styles which drew on a similarly disparate range of influences across music and modernist literature.


What amount of government revenue in Swaziland is from the SACU?

SACU revenues today account for over 60% of total government revenues.


Who was the first to liquidize hydrogen?

He produced solid hydrogen the next year.


What other text was related to the Ashtadhyayi?

The history of phonology may be traced back to the Ashtadhyayi, the Sanskrit grammar composed by Pāṇini in the 4th century BC.


The William Enston Home was built in what year?

The William Enston Home, a planned community for the city's aged and infirm, was built in 1889.


After Nasser sacked thirty of the loyalists in response, Amer and his allies devised a plan to topple him on 27 August.


This membrane encloses the contents of the cell and acts as a barrier to hold nutrients, proteins and other essential components of the cytoplasm within the cell.


Which huge tech corporation moved its headquarters the Seattle area?

Beginning with Microsoft's 1979 move from Albuquerque, New Mexico to nearby Bellevue, Washington, Seattle and its suburbs became home to a number of technology companies including Amazon.com, RealNetworks, Nintendo of America, McCaw Cellular (now part of AT&T Mobility), VoiceStream (now T-Mobile), and biomedical corporations such as HeartStream (later purchased by Philips), Heart Technologies (later purchased by Boston Scientific),


What Olympic Sport did Hrant Shahinyan compete in?

As part of the Soviet Union, Armenia was very successful, winning plenty of medals and helping the USSR win the medal standings at the Olympics on numerous occasions.


What perspective does development anthropology view development from?

Anthropology of development tends to view development from a critical perspective.


What did the king lose on his way to the west?

Roger of Wendover provides the most graphic account of this, suggesting that the king's belongings, including the Crown Jewels, were lost as he crossed one of the tidal estuaries which empties into the Wash, being sucked in by quicksand and whirlpools.


Who has been the leader of the NDP since 2006?

Lorraine Michael, leader of the NDP since 2006, represents the district of Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi.


The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.


How many people are estimated to have died as a result of the creation of the Congo-Ocean Railroad?

The methods were often brutal: construction of the Congo–Ocean Railroad following World War I has been estimated to have cost at least 14,000 lives.


What was the name of the Adidas clothing line by Kanye West that he released in 2013?

In February 2015, West premiered his clothing collaboration with Adidas, entitled Yeezy Season 1, to generally positive reviews.


How many international schools are in Brasilia?

Brasília has two universities, three university centers, and many private colleges.


Which Protestant churches still honor Mary?

During the Age of the Enlightenment any residual interest in Mary within Protestant churches almost disappeared, although Anglicans and Lutherans continued to honor her.


In what year did The Walt Disney Company open The American Idol Experience?

On February 14, 2009, The Walt Disney Company debuted "The American Idol Experience" at its Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.


What is the ecosystem in the alpine region particularly sensitive to?

Switzerland's ecosystems can be particularly fragile, because the many delicate valleys separated by high mountains often form unique ecologies.


What year did Frédéric leave Warsaw after moving with his family to the south annex of Krasiński Palace?

Here his parents continued running their boarding house for male students; the Chopin Family Parlour (Salonik Chopinów) became a museum in the 20th century.


Which queen wanted to shorten her skirt's hemline?

King George V was horrified, so the queen kept her hemline unfashionably low.


Genetic studies on the Ashkenazim have tried to determine how much of their ancestry is derived from European populations and from where?

Genetic studies on Ashkenazim have been conducted to determine how much of their ancestry comes from the Levant, and how much derives from European populations.


Which republic did not sign the Alma-Ata Protocol?

While Gorbachev hadn't made any formal plans to leave the scene yet, he did tell CBS News that he would resign as soon as he saw that the CIS was indeed a reality.


Feminist economists Ailsa McKay and Margunn Bjornhold believe that the financial crisis and response reveal a crisis of ideas in this?

Feminist economists Ailsa McKay and Margunn Bjørnholt argue that the financial crisis and the response to it revealed a crisis of ideas in mainstream economics and within the economics profession, and call for a reshaping of both the economy, economic theory and the economics profession.


What Mozart piece did Rose Rosengard Subotnik conclude is "an ideal musical representation of the Enlightenment"?

This widely available dictionary gave short definitions of words like genius and taste, and was clearly influenced by the Enlightenment movement.


What city was the destination of RMS Queen Elizabeth 2?

Gaddafi ordered an Egyptian submarine to target the ship, but Sadat cancelled the order, fearing a military escalation.


The word is defined as a specific set of violent crimes that are committed against a certain group with the attempt to remove the entire group from existence or to destroy them.


In addition to being used to build things, what has wood been used for over thousands of years?

Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs.[citation needed]


Who lanced and treated the abscess on Queen Victorias arm?

In August and September 1871, she was seriously ill with an abscess in her arm, which Joseph Lister successfully lanced and treated with his new antiseptic carbolic acid spray.


When is it possible for baccteria is enter into poultry before you get it home?

Thorough cooking of the product would kill these bacteria, but a risk of cross-contamination from improper handling of the raw product is still present.


The Shia believe that the Imams are the true Caliphs or rightful successors of Muhammad, and further that Imams are possessed of divine knowledge and authority (Ismah) as well as being part of the Ahl al-Bayt, the family of Muhammad.


Eisenhower later appointed General Henri Giraud as High Commissioner, who had been installed by the Allies as Darlan's commander-in-chief, and who had refused to postpone the execution.


in 1791 Jews were granted what by the French?

By 1831, the state began paying salaries to official rabbis, and in 1846 a special legal oath for Jews was discontinued.


In general, what is usually the alcohol content in most beer?

The strength of beer is usually around 4% to 6% alcohol by volume (abv), although it may vary between 0.5% and 20%, with some breweries creating examples of 40% abv and above.


What is the common assumption of what Bern was named after?

It has long been considered likely that the city was named after the Italian city of Verona, which at the time was known as Bern in Middle High German.


This model has been refined since the discovery of genes that can encode multiple proteins by alternative splicing and coding sequences split in short section across the genome whose mRNAs are concatenated by trans-splicing.


How many people can fit in Dasarath Rangasala Stadium?

It is the largest stadium in Nepal with a capacity of 25,000 spectators, built in 1956.


According to the Jonang school, it refers to the innate qualities of the mind that expresses themselves as omniscience etc.


Which dialect did writers and linguists of both Serbian and Croatian backgrounds wish to use as their common standard language?

In the mid-19th century, Serbian (led by self-taught writer and folklorist Vuk Stefanović Karadžić) and most Croatian writers and linguists (represented by the Illyrian movement and led by Ljudevit Gaj and Đuro Daničić), proposed the use of the most widespread dialect, Shtokavian, as the base for their common standard language.


Who wanted to grow Seattle by 60% by 2040?

However, former mayor Greg Nickels supported plans that would increase the population by 60%, or 350,000 people, by 2040 and worked on ways to accommodate this growth while keeping Seattle's single-family housing zoning laws.


They concluded bombers should strike a single target each night and use more incendiaries because they had a greater impact on production than high explosives.


The Bishop of London, a senior bishop in the Church of England, serves as the Order's Prelate.


Liquid-fueled rockets were developed in what year?

The American professor Robert H. Goddard had worked on developing solid-fuel rockets since 1914, and demonstrated a light battlefield rocket to the US Army Signal Corps only five days before the signing of the armistice that ended World War I. He also started developing liquid-fueled rockets in 1921; yet he had not been taken seriously by the public, and was not sponsored by the government as part of the post-WW II rocket development effort.


Who argued in 2003 that all clades are by definition monophyletic groups?

Rachel Caspari (2003) have argued that clades are by definition monophyletic groups (a taxon that includes all descendants of a given ancestor) and since no groups currently regarded as races are monophyletic, none of those groups can be clades.


What leader did Nasser bond with durin gthe negotiations?

He discouraged Syria and Palestinian guerrillas from provoking the Israelis, conceding that he had no plans for war with Israel.


How did some view the the person whose name includes a Christian rite of passage from the Bible?

As such, Nazianzen's assertion of parallel holiness between the prepurified Mary and purified Jesus of the New Testament is made even more explicit in Damascene in his discourse on Mary's holiness to also imitate Christ's baptism at the Jordan.


Along with darts, skittles, dominoes and bar billiards, what is a well-known pub game?

Traditional games are played in pubs, ranging from the well-known darts, skittles, dominoes, cards and bar billiards, to the more obscure Aunt Sally, Nine Men's Morris and ringing the bull.


Who built the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine?

The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, nicknamed Baby, was the world's first stored-program computer.


An obscure presbyter of the name of Pistus was immediately chosen by the Arians to succeed him, when fresh news arrived that filled the orthodox party with hope.


Which prince ordered an artillery attack against Canrobert?

The next morning, the French Army of the Rhine, rather than resume the battle with an attack of its own against the battle-weary German armies, retreated to Metz where they were besieged and forced to surrender two months later.


What produces a representation of digital data that decompresses?

Lossless audio compression produces a representation of digital data that decompress to an exact digital duplicate of the original audio stream, unlike playback from lossy compression techniques such as Vorbis and MP3.


When did new cases of TB infection start going down?

Tuberculosis is the second-most common cause of death from infectious disease (after those due to HIV/AIDS).


What town were the III Corps able to capture?

Once blocked from retreat, the French in the fortress of Metz had no choice but to engage in a fight that would see the last major cavalry engagement in Western Europe.


Who was the first westerner to translate One Thousand and One Nights?

This work has been very influential in the West since it was translated in the 18th century, first by Antoine Galland.


Which Soviet countries did the RSFSR border on the south?

The international borders of the RSFSR touched Poland on the west; Norway and Finland on the northwest; and to its southeast were the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolian People's Republic, and the People's Republic of China.


What authority did Gaddafi have over the Libyan armed forces?

Although no longer in a formal governmental post, he adopted the title of "Leader of the Revolution" and continued as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.


How many major interstates are serve Detroit?

Four major Interstate Highways surround the city.


Which colony did the Dutch abandon the island for?

By 1651, the Dutch had mainly abandoned the island in favour of their colony at the Cape of Good Hope.


What is one of the weaknesses The Sun thought Blair possessed?

However, it did speak of its hope that the Conservatives (led by Michael Howard) would one day be fit for a return to government.


Which Greek historian made that notation?

Many other ancient societies have references to this phenomenon, but it was not until the 19th and 20th centuries before the concept developed into scientific theory.


Initially, officials were unable to contact the Wolong National Nature Reserve, home to around 280 giant pandas.


Who did the GNC eventually make prime minister?

The GNC proceeded to elect Mohammed Magariaf as president of the chamber, and then voted Mustafa A.G. Abushagur as Prime Minister; when Abushagar failed to gain congressional approval, the GNC instead elected Ali Zeidan to the position.


Name two smaller Lutheran church bodies.

Additionally, there are also many smaller bodies such as the International Lutheran Council and the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference, as well as independent churches.


How many African countries made the list for top Emerging Markets?

Only four African countries made the Top 20 Emerging Markets list in the March 2013 issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine, and Namibia was rated ahead of Morocco (19th), South Africa (15th) and Zambia (14th).


To which dynasty did the king who commissioned the first translation of Quranic texts belong?

The first fully attested complete translations of the Quran were done between the 10th and 12th centuries in Persian.


What is the south branch of the tree Gautama sat under called?

The south branch of the original fig tree available only in Anuradhapura Sri Lanka is known as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi.


What society did Amy Solomon enroll in at Yale?

In 1966, Yale began discussions with its sister school Vassar College about merging to foster coeducation at the undergraduate level.


What are the two highest ranking Sub-Saharan countries?

The highest-scoring Sub-Saharan countries, Gabon and South Africa, are ranked 119th and 121st, respectively.


What was a major cause of declined vinyl sales?

This rapid decline in the availability of records accelerated the format's decline in popularity, and is seen by some as a deliberate ploy to make consumers switch to CDs, which were more profitable for the record companies.


Across the river from County Hall is Ireland's longest building; built in Victorian times, Our Lady's Psychiatric Hospital has now been renovated and converted into a residential housing complex called Atkins Hall, after its architect William Atkins.


What influenced the look of the Digimons?

The creatures were first designed to look cute and iconic even on the devices' small screens; later developments had them created with a harder-edged style influenced by American comics.


What do all commonly used video compression methods use?

Other methods, such as fractal compression, matching pursuit and the use of a discrete wavelet transform (DWT) have been the subject of some research, but are typically not used in practical products (except for the use of wavelet coding as still-image coders without motion compensation).


What two countries produced more petroleum than Russia in 1961?

The economy of Russia became heavily industrialized, accounting for about two-thirds of the electricity produced in the USSR.


Which bus operates on 10th Street between Avenues D and A and between West Street and Sixth Ave?

; -74.0029670) begins at the FDR Drive and Avenue C. West of Sixth Avenue, it turns southward about 40 degrees to join the Greenwich Village street grid and continue to West Street on the Hudson River.


Kerry's preferred choice for reassignment was as a military aide in Boston, New York or Washington, D.C.


What was the name of the hack discovered?

Following the discovery of a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Wii version of Twilight Princess, an exploit known as the "Twilight Hack" was developed, allowing the execution of custom code from a Secure Digital (SD) card on the console.


What made it possible to design architecture through new means and methods?

Architects such as Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and Marcel Breuer worked to create beauty based on the inherent qualities of building materials and modern construction techniques, trading traditional historic forms for simplified geometric forms, celebrating the new means and methods made possible by the Industrial Revolution, including steel-frame construction, which gave birth to high-rise superstructures.


Where must enclitics appear in a sentence?

As a pro-drop language, in Czech an intransitive sentence can consist of only a verb; information about its subject is encoded in the verb.


Who was responsible for creating the first radio?


Who did the Kaiser Library's books previously belong to?

This collection of around 45,000 books is derived from a personal collection of Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.


What were the King's South African bodyguards referred as?

George was appalled, however, when instructed by the South African government to shake hands only with whites, and referred to his South African bodyguards as "the Gestapo".


How many new parks have been created in Paris since 1977?

Between 1853 and 1870, the Emperor Napoleon III and the city's first director of parks and gardens, Jean-Charles Alphand, created the Bois de Boulogne, the Bois de Vincennes, Parc Montsouris and the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, located at the four points of the compass around the city, as well as many smaller parks, squares and gardens in the Paris' quarters.


What is the fertility rate among orthodox Jewish families?

Among Orthodox Jews, the fertility rate stands at about 4.1 children per family, as compared to 1.9 children per family among non-Orthodox Jews, and intermarriage among Orthodox Jews is practically non-existent, standing at about 2%, in contrast to a 71% intermarriage rate among non-Orthodox Jews.


What is another name that Saint Athanasius is know as?

Athanasius is a renowned Christian theologian, a Church Father, the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century.


What kind of cross is generally believed that Jesus was crucified on?

The Latin word crux was also applied to objects other than a cross.


All bilaterians are thought to have descended from a common ancestor that appeared early in the Cambrian period, 485-540 million years ago, and it has been hypothesized that this common ancestor had the shape of a simple tubeworm with a segmented body.


What do some feel may happen if child labour products were completely rejected by society as a whole?

However, others have raised concerns that boycotting products manufactured through child labour may force these children to turn to more dangerous or strenuous professions, such as prostitution or agriculture.


The balcony in which palace is famous for being where the royal family makes appearances?

However, when the King and Queen greeted Chamberlain on his return from negotiating the Munich Agreement in 1938, they invited him to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with them.


When did the British withdraw from Walcheren?

" Over 4000 British troops were lost in a bungled campaign, and the rest withdrew in December 1809.


Arguably the favorite food is khorovats an Armenian-styled barbecue.


When did the tram system stop operating in Southampton?

Uni-link passes West Quay in both directions, and Wilts & Dorset drop passengers off and pick them up there, terminating at a series of bus stands along the road.


How many Nigerian Christians are Protestant?

Among Christians, the Pew Research survey found that 74% were Protestant, 25% were Catholic, and 1% belonged to other Christian denominations, including a small Orthodox Christian community.


Where was the main focus of Pan-Slavism?

Pan-Slavism, a movement which came into prominence in the mid-19th century, emphasized the common heritage and unity of all the Slavic peoples.


He also recognises that other minerals have characteristic crystal shapes, but in one example, confuses the crystal habit with the work of lapidaries.


Who supposedly had a vison of Saint Peter on the River Thames?

This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years.


It was not until the beginning of the Meiji Era that the Japanese government began taking modernization seriously.


Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the South Transept, survive in the Norman undercroft of the Great School, including a door said to come from the previous Saxon abbey.


What year did work resume on the development of Watermark Westquay?

Work is has resumed in 2015, with plans for this third stage including shops, housing, an hotel and a public piazza alongside the Town Walls on Western Esplanade.


What type of receptors does the brain lack?

Because the brain does not contain pain receptors, it is possible using these techniques to record brain activity from animals that are awake and behaving without causing distress.


Dialects differ in the different degrees of vowel reduction, and the incidence of the pair /ɛ e/.


What non-linguistic developments influence the status of a language?

Romansh came to be a written language, and therefore it is recognized as a language, even though it is very close to the Lombardic alpine dialects.


Who starred as Daniel Ruettiger in the film Rudy?

This scene was parodied in the movie Airplane!


The realist view is sometimes referred to as what?

An opposing view is that time does not refer to any kind of actually existing dimension that events and objects "move through", nor to any entity that "flows", but that it is instead an intellectual concept (together with space and number) that enables humans to sequence and compare events.


British night air defenses were effective to what height?

British night air defences were in a poor state.


What material did Thomas Edison experiment with by trying to chemically attach conductors to it?

Thomas Edison experimented with chemical methods of plating conductors onto linen paper in 1904.


What did Digital Equipment Corporation develop?

Digital Equipment Corporation developed the Multinational Character Set (DEC-MCS) for use in the popular VT220 terminal as one of the first extensions designed more for international languages than for block graphics.


Which doctrine describes the belief that Mary remained a virgin, even though she gave birth to Jesus?

The Perpetual Virginity of Mary asserts Mary's real and perpetual virginity even in the act of giving birth to the Son of God made Man.


Its thirty-one graphemes represent thirty sounds (in most dialects, i and y have the same sound), and it contains only one digraph: ch, which follows h in the alphabet.


What did several US politicians suggest doing in the 19th century?

Several U.S. politicians in the 19th century also spoke in favour of annexing Canada.


ARFORGEN is the Army Force Generation process approved in 2006 to meet the need to continuously replenish forces for deployment, at unit level, and for other echelons as required by the mission.


When did New York City annex Kingsbridge?

The consolidation of the Bronx into New York City proceeded in two stages.


In Buddhism, what must be developed at all times?

In Buddhism, mindfulness and clear awareness are to be developed at all times; in pre-Buddhist yogic practices there is no such injunction.


The history of a unified Tibet begins with the rule of Songtsän Gampo (604–650 CE), who united parts of the Yarlung River Valley and founded the Tibetan Empire.


How did the Stuxnet worm infect industrial equipment?

Computers control functions at many utilities, including coordination of telecommunications, the power grid, nuclear power plants, and valve opening and closing in water and gas networks.


What can regulatory regions of a gene be far removed from?

For example, regulatory regions of a gene can be far removed from its coding regions, and coding regions can be split into several exons.


What a cappella vocal style is implemented in many of In Transit's songs?

Set primarily in the New York City subway system its score features an eclectic mix of musical genres (including jazz, hip hop, Latin, rock, and country).


What language is used in Congolese schools?

Instruction at all levels is in French, and the educational system as a whole models the French system.


The two areas for which adult neurogenesis is well established are the olfactory bulb, which is involved in the sense of smell, and the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, where there is evidence that the new neurons play a role in storing newly acquired memories.


In what year did Kanye West's mother pass away?

The foundation ceased operations in 2011.


When did the Cubs announce that Joe Maddon had signed a five-year contract to be the 54th manager?

On December 10, 2014, Maddon announced that the team had signed free agent Jon Lester to a 6-year, $155 million contract.


What is created in fall when phosphates retreat to the stems of plants?

But in the fall, phosphate, along with the other chemicals and nutrients, moves out of the leaf into the stem of the plant.


What has developed a number of related concepts and terms?

Kinship can refer both to the study of the patterns of social relationships in one or more human cultures, or it can refer to the patterns of social relationships themselves.


What HUB is built into the host controller?

One hub—built into the host controller—is the root hub.


What are some of the things included in these recordings?

These collections include period interviews with civilians, servicemen, aircrew, politicians and Civil Defence personnel, as well as Blitz actuality recordings, news bulletins and public information broadcasts.


The First Ladies of Wrestling chronicled the development of women's wrestling throughout the 20th century.


When the golf club called the "wood" was actually made out of it, what type of wood was used?

Many other types of sports and recreation equipment, such as skis, ice hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks and archery bows, were commonly made of wood in the past, but have since been replaced with more modern materials such as aluminium, fiberglass, carbon fiber, titanium, and composite materials.


How was Syria's economy fairing under the arrangement?

In 1960, Nasser nationalized the Egyptian press, which had already been cooperating with his government, in order to steer coverage towards the country's socioeconomic issues and galvanize public support for his socialist measures.


What increased pressure forced the Romans to abandon their line of defense concept at the end of the 4th century?

The Empire built another line of defense at the north border (the so-called Donau-Iller-Rhine-Limes), but at the end of the fourth century the increased Germanic pressure forced the Romans to abandon the linear defence concept, and the Swiss plateau was finally open to the settlement of German tribes.


What are the meanings of the Greek word for asphalt?

It is a significant fact that the first use of asphalt by the ancients was in the nature of a cement for securing or joining together various objects, and it thus seems likely that the name itself was expressive of this application.


In what state did Whitehead believe religion began?

In keeping with his process metaphysics in which relations are primary, he wrote that religion necessitates the realization of "the value of the objective world which is a community derivative from the interrelations of its component individuals."


When did Spielberg buy Orson Welles' personal script copy from 'The War of the Worlds'?

He bought Orson Welles's own directorial copy of the script for the radio broadcast The War of the Worlds (1938) in 1994.


Where is Moses miraculously transported to?

The words of the Torah (Pentateuch) were spoken to Moses by God; the laws contained in this Written Torah, the "Mitzvot", were given along with detailed explanations in the oral tradition as to how to apply and interpret them.


In case of her father's absence, in what capacity could Elizabeth act?

In 1943, at the age of 16, Elizabeth undertook her first solo public appearance on a visit to the Grenadier Guards, of which she had been appointed colonel the previous year.


What brought on the Douglas business's company growth?

The RAND Corporation began as a project of the Douglas Company in 1945, and spun off into an independent think tank on May 14, 1948.


Oral traditions allowed what to become formalized in human cultures?

As human cultures developed and knowledge began to be formalized through oral traditions and practices, building became a craft, and "architecture" is the name given to the most highly formalized and respected versions of that craft.


The magazine reported that the city had falling unemployment, one of the strongest housing markets in the country and solid growth in energy, agriculture and manufacturing.


The faith continued to spread after Calvin's death in 1563.


How many different ethnic categories were listed on the modern census?

The Census Bureau changed its data collection by allowing people to self-identify as more than one ethnicity.


How many miles east of Richmond is Williamsburg?

Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River, 44 miles (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 miles (106 km) east of Charlottesville, and 98 miles (158 km) south of Washington, D.C.


Who checks the flagged videos for unauthorized content?

In July 2008, the Culture and Media Committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom stated that it was "unimpressed" with YouTube's system for policing its videos, and argued that "proactive review of content should be standard practice for sites hosting user-generated content".


What is the name of the second generation of BDS?

The second generation of the system, officially called the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and also known as COMPASS or BeiDou-2, will be a global satellite navigation system consisting of 35 satellites, and is under construction as of January 2015[update].


Since 1898, Puerto Rico has had limited representation in the Congress in the form of a Resident Commissioner, a nonvoting delegate.


What was the most searched term in week of Aug 29, 2011?

In August, the couple attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, at which Beyoncé performed "Love on Top" and started the performance saying "Tonight I want you to stand up on your feet, I want you to feel the love that's growing inside of me".


What is the name of the largest mountain in Guam?

The highest point is Mount Lamlam at 406 meters (1,332 ft) above sea level.


What is regarded as the greatest literary work in Old English?

The first example is taken from the opening lines of the folk-epic Beowulf, a poem of some 3,000 lines and the single greatest work of Old English.


What animal does legend say Bern is named after?

According to the local legend, based on folk etymology, Berchtold V, Duke of Zähringen, the founder of the city of Bern, vowed to name the city after the first animal he met on the hunt, and this turned out to be a bear.


What decade saw the emergence of alternative rock?

The early 1990s marked the softening of urban R&B at the same time alternative rock emerged and traditional pop saw a significant resurgence.


It is common for most breeds to shed this coat.


Initially, the group was called "bums" because it referred to a group of fans who were at most games, and since those games were all day games, it was assumed they did not work.


What is does ECCE refer to in the Swazi educational system?

In Swaziland early childhood care and education (ECCE) centres are in the form of preschools or neighbourhood care points (NCPs).


MYS: Mean years of schooling (Years that a person 25 years-of-age or older has spent in schools)_EYS: Expected years of schooling (Years that a 5-year-old child will spend in schools throughout his life)_GNIpc: Gross national income at purchasing power parity per capita


What building style was the Hanseatic League connected with in Germany and Scandinavia?

In Northern Germany, Netherlands, northern Poland, Denmark, and the Baltic countries local building stone was unavailable but there was a strong tradition of building in brick.


What is the time period called from which no writing can be found.

This ushered in a period known as the Greek Dark Ages, from which written records are absent.


After his closing speech at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley on 31 October 1925, one which was an ordeal for both him and his listeners, he began to see Lionel Logue, an Australian-born speech therapist.


By what method do humans often try to control the spread of insects?

Humans regard certain insects as pests, and attempt to control them using insecticides and a host of other techniques.


What factor determines the numbers people reach for estimates when studying DST?

Changing clocks and DST rules has a direct economic cost, entailing extra work to support remote meetings, computer applications and the like.


A time machine is known as any technological devise that is used for what purpose?

Any technological device, whether fictional or hypothetical, that is used to achieve time travel is known as a time machine.


Microscopy is often also used in conjunction with biochemical staining techniques, and can be made exquisitely specific when used in combination with antibody based techniques.


Along with the recession, what broad economic trend marked the decline of adult contemporary radio stations?

Beginning with the 2005-2007 economic downturn and eventual recession most stations went for the more chart-based CHR, along with the top 40, urban and even Latino formats.


In what language did the educated Indian speak?

The educated speech at that time was Sanskrit, while the languages of the general population of northern India are referred to as Prakrits.


When did the Pilgrim Fathers depart Plymouth for the Americas?

The Pilgrim Fathers left for the New World in 1620 near the commemorative Mayflower Steps in Sutton Pool.


The miners strike of 1984–85 over coal mine closures, for which miners' leader Arthur Scargill was blamed, and the Wapping dispute led to clashes with the left of the party, and negative coverage in most of the press.


Despite the attacks, defeat in Norway and France, and the threat of invasion, overall morale remained high; a Gallup poll found only 3% of Britons expected to lose the war in May 1940, another found an 88% approval rating for Churchill in July, and a third found 89% support for his leadership in October.


In which century did "culture" as a central concept of American anthropology emerge?

Although anthropologists worldwide refer to Tylor's definition of culture, in the 20th century "culture" emerged as the central and unifying concept of American anthropology, where it most commonly refers to the universal human capacity to classify and encode human experiences symbolically, and to communicate symbolically encoded experiences socially.[citation needed]


When is the earliest known Armenian carpet from?

The oldest extant Armenian carpet from the region, referred to as Artsakh (see also Karabakh carpet) during the medieval era, is from the village of Banants (near Gandzak) and dates to the early 13th century.


Identify the French colonies lost  to the British in 1759 and 1762.

The British Royal Navy took the French sugar colonies of Guadeloupe in 1759 and Martinique in 1762 as well as the Spanish cities of Havana in Cuba, and Manila in the Philippines, both prominent Spanish colonial cities.


When was the Quito Astronomical Observatory founded?

Founded in 1873 and located 12 minutes south of the Equator in Quito, Ecuador.


Found in applications as diverse as industrial fans, blowers and pumps, machine tools, household appliances, power tools, and disk drives, electric motors can be powered by direct current (DC) sources, such as from batteries, motor vehicles or rectifiers, or by alternating current (AC) sources, such as from the power grid, inverters or generators.


What year is the postal service in Somalia set to relaunch?

Additionally, the national postal service is slated to be officially relaunched in 2013 after a long absence.


What privilege was granted to companies on a national level?

With the financial expansion, trading rights became more jealously guarded by the commercial elite.


The economy of Utrecht depends for a large part on the several large institutions located in the city.


What happens when a lot of repo notes come due?

When the repo notes come due the participating banks bid again.


Spain, bound by the Pacte de Famille, intervened on behalf of France and together they launched a disastrous invasion of Portugal in 1762.


How were larger mosaics usually constructed?

Tiles are applied face-down to a backing paper using an adhesive, and later transferred onto walls, floors or craft projects.


who started the Detroit techno development?

Detroit techno developed as the legendary disc jockey The Electrifying Mojo conducted his own radio program at this time, influencing the fusion of eclectic sounds into the signature Detroit techno sound.


Was there conflict of faith and beliefs at the end of von NEumann's life?

Father Strittmatter recalled that von Neumann did not receive much peace or comfort from it, as he still remained terrified of death.


What three types of media are students taught to work with at KU's School of Journalism?

The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is recognized for its ability to prepare students to work in a variety of media when they graduate.


What was the name of the only turret ship that was able to conduct operations?

For most of the war, the three largest German ironclads were out of service with engine troubles; only the turret ship SMS Arminius was available to conduct operations.


What is Melborne's main metropolitan train terminus?

The main metropolitan train terminus is Flinders Street Station, and the main regional train and coach terminus is Southern Cross Station.


What was the name of the interface front-end introduced by Comcast in 2007?

"SmartZone users will be able to send and receive e-mail, listen to their voicemail messages online and forward that information via e-mail to others, send instant messages and video instant messages and merge their contacts into one address book".


Although they did not fix their schedules to the clock in the modern sense, ancient civilizations adjusted daily schedules to the sun more flexibly than modern DST does, often dividing daylight into twelve hours regardless of day length, so that each daylight hour was longer during summer.


Which society was Albert the president of?

Through such visits he acquired the nickname of the "Industrial Prince".


The M1A2 Abrams is the army's main battle tank, while the M2A3 Bradley is the standard infantry fighting vehicle.


How many tornadoes does North Carolina have per year?

North Carolina averages fewer than 20 tornadoes per year, many of them produced by hurricanes or tropical storms along the coastal plain.


What does the pope now wear when naming a new Cardinal?

This custom was discontinued in 1969 and the investiture now takes place with the scarlet biretta.


Who does Charles Lamb speculate were once children?

The opening quote by the 19th-century essayist Charles Lamb reads: "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once."


If a statute is unconstitutional, how is it removed?

However, under the principle of stare decisis, no sensible lower court will enforce an unconstitutional statute, and any court that does so will be reversed by the Supreme Court.


Which park divides 122nd Street along with Marcus Garvey Memorial Park?

; -73.9540 122nd Street is divided into three noncontiguous segments, E 122nd Street, W 122nd Street, and W 122nd Street Seminary Row, by Marcus Garvey Memorial Park and Morningside Park.


Which publication called the PlayStation 3 "a brilliant games console"?

However, PS3 has won IGN's "Console Showdown"—based on which console offers the best selection of games released during each year—in three of the four years since it began (2008, 2009 and 2011, with Xbox winning in 2010).


What did the Science Hall at Notre Dame come to be known as?

Eventually becoming known as Washington Hall, it hosted plays and musical acts put on by the school.


What is the culture of Pengngan Chamorro based on?

The core culture or Pengngan Chamorro is based on complex social protocol centered upon respect:


In degrees Fahrenheit, what is the normal range of high temperatures in Miami?

With January averaging 67.2 °F (19.6 °C), winter features mild to warm temperatures; cool air usually settles after the passage of a cold front, which produces much of the little amount of rainfall during the season.


The first Lunar Module was delayed to what date?

NASA planners overcame this challenge by changing the mission flight order, delaying the first LM flight until March 1969, and sending Apollo 8 into lunar orbit without the LM in December.


What did the Arthasastra say a king must use?

In this treatise, the behaviors and relationships of the people, the King, the State, the Government Superintendents, Courtiers, Enemies, Invaders, and Corporations are analysed and documented.


What is one of the most complex characters in modern Chinese dictionaries?

One of the most complex characters found in modern Chinese dictionaries[g] is 齉 (U+9F49) (nàng,  listen (help·info), pictured below, middle image), meaning "snuffle" (that is, a pronunciation marred by a blocked nose), with "just" thirty-six strokes.


July averages 78.1 °F (25.6 °C), although heat waves accompanied by high humidity and heat indices are frequent; highs reach or exceed 90 °F (32 °C) on 27 days of the year.


What organization is Craig Venter and Francis Collins associated with?


How many councillors choose the Lord Mayor?

It is traditional that the position of the Lord Mayor alternates between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party annually and that the Lord Mayor chooses the Deputy Lord Mayor.


Which court dismissed Nikola Jorgic's appeal against his conviction for genocide by a German court?

With regard to the charge of genocide, the Chamber found that in spite of evidence of acts perpetrated in the municipalities which constituted the actus reus of genocide".


What can each forwarding operation location provide?

Elements of CF-18 squadrons periodically deploy to these airports for short training exercises or Arctic sovereignty patrols.


In which country did Madonna rubbed the country's flag between her thighs that anger the public?

In Puerto Rico she rubbed the island's flag between her legs on stage, resulting in outrage among the audience.


Who composes music for most of Spielberg's movies?

(1993)—achieved box office records, originated and came to epitomize the blockbuster film.


Houses were built of dressed stone similar to the ones in Ancient Egypt.


In what year did the word "insect" appear in a document?

Pliny the Elder introduced the Latin designation as a loan-translation of the Greek word ἔντομος (éntomos) or "insect" (as in entomology), which was Aristotle's term for this class of life, also in reference to their "notched" bodies.


What is the largest amusement park in Latin America?

The Papalote children's museum, which houses the world's largest dome screen, is located in the wooded park of Chapultepec, near the Museo Tecnológico, and La Feria amusement park.


What year did Germany decide to try DST?

Russia and a few other countries waited until the next year and the United States adopted it in 1918.


Which type loan would the consumer be put into instead of the 1% or 1.5% interest rate loan as advertised?

This created negative amortization, which the credit consumer might not notice until long after the loan transaction had been consummated.


What was an intellectual focus of post-punk?

Nicholas Lezard described post-punk as "a fusion of art and music".


From what group did the National Union originate?

In January 1956, the new Constitution of Egypt was drafted, entailing the establishment of a single-party system under the National Union (NU), a movement Nasser described as the "cadre through which we will realize our revolution".


What did Brigham Young instruct Karl G. Maeser to not teach even the alphabet without?

This weaving of the secular and the religious aspects of a religious university goes back as far as Brigham Young himself, who told Karl G. Maeser when the Church purchased the school: "I want you to remember that you ought not to teach even the alphabet or the multiplication tables without the Spirit of God."


What state notably abolished the death penalty and then reintroduced it, but didn't use it again?

The District of Columbia has also abolished the death penalty; it was last used in 1957.


After emigration from the west, did Jewish communities in places like Poland have a stable or unstable sociopolitical environment?

After two centuries of comparative tolerance in the new nations, massive westward emigration occurred in the 19th and 20th centuries in response to pogroms in the east and the economic opportunities offered in other parts of the world.


Who is responsible for creating Prontosil?

This work, also based in the testing of compounds available from the German dye industry, led to the development of Prontosil, the first representative of the sulfonamide class of antibiotics.


What state did Florida pass in population recently

The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 20,271,272 on July 1, 2015, a 7.82% increase since the 2010 United States Census.


What are the three German tribes or German lands talked about by Rabbi Berechiah?

It may correspond to a Greek word that may have existed in the Greek dialect of the Palestinian Jews, or the text is corrupted from "Germanica."


What war did Eisenhower want to end as president?

Prior to his inauguration, Eisenhower led a meeting of advisors at Pearl Harbor addressing foremost issues; agreed objectives were to balance the budget during his term, to bring the Korean War to an end, to defend vital interests at lower cost through nuclear deterrent, and to end price and wage controls.


At the University of Arizona, where records have been kept since 1894, the record maximum temperature was 115 °


When did the right to create ordynacja's happen?

One of the most important victories of the magnates was the late 16th century right to create ordynacja's (similar to majorats), which ensured that a family which gained wealth and power could more easily preserve this.


Is it enough to say that we did not really mean what we meant?"


These may result in fines and sometimes the loss of one's driver's license, but no jail time.


From what land did the people of Niutao believe they came?

The stories as to the ancestors of the Tuvaluans vary from island to island.


Only senators voted in the 1492 free election, which was won by John I Albert.


How many different players have won the top scorer title?

The Golden Boot is awarded to the top Premier League scorer at the end of each season.


How do people create a social reality in which social categorization is achieved?

While race is understood to be a social construct by many, most scholars agree that race has real material effects in the lives of people through institutionalized practices of preference and discrimination.


When did rulers typically proclaim "clean slate" decrees?

Periodically "clean slate" decrees were signed by rulers which cancelled all the rural (but not commercial) debt and allowed bondservants to return to their homes.


Who was nearly assassinated in Casas Adobes?

Casas Adobes is centered on the historic Casas Adobes Plaza (built in 1948).


Impressive public secular architecture can also be found in what other Italian city?

Other Italian cities such as Florence (Palazzo Vecchio), Mantua or Venice also host remarkable examples of secular public architecture.


When was Abulfaz Elchibey elected to Chairman of the Popular Front?

On July 16, 1989, the Popular Front of Azerbaijan held its first congress and elected Abulfaz Elchibey, who would become President, as its Chairman.


When was announcement for the classification of finite simple groups?

A theory has been developed for finite groups, which culminated with the classification of finite simple groups announced in 1983.aa[›]


Who could claim victory at the Second Battle of Pydna?

The Romans swiftly defeated the Macedonians at the Second battle of Pydna.


Which disc could hold about three minutes of recording on either side?

Eight-inch discs with a 2-inch-diameter (51 mm) label became popular for about a decade in Britain, but they cannot be played in full on most modern record players because the tone arm cannot play far enough in toward the center without modification of the equipment.


Which Soviet countries did the RSFSR border on the west?

The international borders of the RSFSR touched Poland on the west; Norway and Finland on the northwest; and to its southeast were the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolian People's Republic, and the People's Republic of China.


This was the first season since season nine to have four judges on the panel.


What is the threshold of the number of copies and the value of the works?

Misdemeanor infringement has a very low threshold in terms of number of copies and the value of the infringed works.


Did the bishops consider themselves Arians?

In addition, non-Homoousian bishops disagreed with being labeled as followers of Arius, since Arius was merely a presbyter, while they were fully ordained bishops.


Which Austrian school's failure to give Popper a directorship prompted him to return to the United Kingdom at the end of his life?

After the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft failed to establish him as the director of a newly founded branch researching the philosophy of science, he went back again to the United Kingdom in 1986, settling in Kenley, Surrey.


In 1997, Queen returned to the studio to record "No-One but


What are the names of the two townships that became part of Atlantic City when it was incorporated?

Atlantic City was incorporated on May 1, 1854, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township.


A computer's assembly language is known as what?

Converting programs written in assembly language into something the computer can actually understand (machine language) is usually done by a computer program called an assembler.


Why couldn't the confederacy defend their ports?

Northern leaders agreed that victory would require more than the end of fighting.


Who said Oklahoma's pre-K program is the best in the US?

In 2004, the state ranked 36th in the nation for the relative number of adults with high school diplomas, though at 85.2 percent, it had the highest rate among southern states.


Many bridges and tunnels link the Bronx to the island and borough of Manhattan to the west over and under the narrow Harlem River, as well as three longer bridges south over the East River to the borough of Queens.


What was the new kind of human invented by Gautama?

Gautama thus invented a new kind of human, one without egotism.[dubious – discuss]


Who investigated the efficiency of high-brightness LED at Cardiff University in 1995?

The first high-brightness blue LED was demonstrated by Shuji Nakamura of Nichia Corporation in 1994 and was based on InGaN.


How many universities are within the MSA region?

While not in Oklahoma City proper, other large employers within the MSA region include:


About how many people speak Patois French in St. Barts?

English is understood in hotels and restaurants, and a small population of Anglophones have been resident in Gustavia for many years.


At which rate is the science behind nutrition continuing to evolve?

The number of variables involved in such experiments is high, making nutritional studies time-consuming and expensive, which explains why the science of animal nutrition is still slowly evolving.


When did the Orthodox Church of Greece proclaim being a Freemason was an act of apostacy?

The Orthodox critique of Freemasonry agrees with both the Roman Catholic and Protestant versions: "Freemasonry cannot be at all compatible with Christianity as far as it is a secret organisation, acting and teaching in mystery and secret and deifying rationalism."


A movement broken up further is called what?

These movements can then be further broken down into a hierarchy of smaller units: first sections, then periods, and finally phrases.


What are the two subway systems in Portugal?

The two largest metropolitan areas have subway systems: Lisbon Metro and Metro Sul do Tejo in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area and Porto Metro in the Porto Metropolitan Area, each with more than 35 km (22 mi) of lines.


The idea of what constitutes a family, from the human perspective, has enlarged to include what?

There have been two major trends in the changing status of pet dogs.


What industry is responsible for a large growth in Detroit's population?

Since 1950 the city has seen a major shift in its population to the suburbs.


When was the science park programme abandoned?

One commentator observed that Imperial's scheme reflected "the state of democracy in Kent, the transformation of a renowned scientific college into a grasping, highly aggressive, neo-corporate institution, and the defence of the status of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – throughout England, not just Wye – against rampant greed backed by the connivance of two important local authorities.


Where was the new title of Empress of India proclaimed?

The new title was proclaimed at the Delhi Durbar of 1 January 1877.


Where is the Lancashire Coalfield located?

North of the Ribble is Beacon Fell Country Park and the Forest of Bowland, another AONB.


What did augers seek to understand through observances?

Magistrates could use their right of augury (ius augurum) to adjourn and overturn the process of law, but were obliged to base their decision on the augur's observations and advice.


What kind of business did Watson work at?

However, a chance meeting in 1874 between Bell and Thomas A. Watson, an experienced electrical designer and mechanic at the electrical machine shop of Charles Williams, changed all that.


In what years did the English soldiers occupy Paris during the Hundred Years War?

A century later, during the French Wars of Religion, Paris was a stronghold of the Catholic League.


Which philosopher of the Muslim world is considered an important author of work on evolution?

Al-Biruni, a critic of Aristotelian natural philosophy; Ibn Tufail and Ibn al-Nafis, pioneers of the philosophical novel; Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi, founder of Illuminationist philosophy; Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, a critic of Aristotelian logic and a pioneer of inductive logic; and Ibn Khaldun, a pioneer in the philosophy of history.


It is traditionally considered that his first wife was the Princess of Nepal, Bhrikuti, and that she played a great role in the establishment of Buddhism in Tibet.


What is the world's largest low latitude hot desert?

The area is located in the horse latitudes under the subtropical ridge, a significant belt of semi-permanent subtropical warm-core high pressure where the air from upper levels of the troposphere tends to sink towards the ground.


What principal contribution did von Neumann make to atomic bomb?

Von Neumann's principal contribution to the atomic bomb was in the concept and design of the explosive lenses needed to compress the plutonium core of the Fat Man weapon that was later dropped on Nagasaki.


UNFPA is part of what larger U.N. group?

It is a member of the United Nations Development Group and part of its Executive Committee.


Which BYU president suffered from a terminal illness?

A cancer victim, Lee is memorialized annually at BYU during a cancer fundraiser called the Rex Lee Run.


Thomas Hobbes ushered in the new debate of social contract theory through which work of his?

The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes ushered in this new debate with his work Leviathan in 1651.


What neurons are damaged during stressful events?

The CA1 neurons found in the hippocampus are destroyed due to glucocorticoids decreasing the release of glucose and the reuptake of glutamate.


Who felt Europe would not object to the joining of neighboring Ottoman provinces?

Nicholas believed that the European powers, especially Austria, would not object strongly to the annexation of a few neighbouring Ottoman provinces, especially considering that Russia had assisted Austria's efforts in suppressing the Hungarian Revolution in 1849.


How long did it take to transfer Youtube's content to Apple's standard?

This required YouTube's content to be transcoded into Apple's preferred video standard, H.264, a process that took several months.


Were the Masons political or non-political in the American Revolution?

The major opponent of Freemasonry was the Roman Catholic Church, so that in countries with a large Catholic element, such as France, Italy, Spain, and Mexico, much of the ferocity of the political battles involve the confrontation between what Davies calls the reactionary Church and enlightened Freemasonry.


What is the name of one of the tertiary education institutions?

Public education in Tajikistan consists of 11 years of primary and secondary education but the government has plans to implement a 12-year system in 2016.


Who did Price think should see themselves as citizens of the world?

Instead, Price asserted that Englishmen should see themselves "more as citizens of the world than as members of any particular community".


Chopin often taught his piano technique using what form of music he wrote?

He used them to teach his own technique of piano playing—for instance playing double thirds (Op.


What does dell call the feature that lets USB drives to remain powered when the computer is off?

On some laptops such as Dell and Apple MacBook models, it is possible to plug a device in, close the laptop (putting it into sleep mode) and have the device continue to charge.[citation needed]


What is generally the hottest month in Hyderabad?

May is the hottest month, when daily temperatures range from 26 to 39 °C (79–102 °F); December, the coldest, has temperatures varying from 14.5 to 28 °C (57–82 °F).


what label launched the careers of burrell?

In the late 1980s, Nu Groove Records prolonged, if not launched the careers of Rheji Burrell & Rhano Burrell, collectively known as Burrell (after a brief stay on Virgin America via Timmy Regisford and Frank Mendez), along with basically every relevant DJ and Producer in the NY underground scene.


What was public opinion in Paris strongly opposed to?

Several sources claim that in his carriage on the way back to Paris, Favre broke into tears, and collapsed into his daughter's arms as the guns around Paris fell silent at midnight.


It was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.


who is Lewis Carroll's youngest brother?

Lewis Carroll's youngest brother, the Reverend Edwin Heron Dodgson, served as an Anglican missionary and schoolteacher in Tristan da Cunha in the 1880s.


What is given to Citrobacter to cause it to absorb uranyl ions?

After one day, one gram of bacteria can encrust themselves with nine grams of uranyl phosphate crystals; this creates the possibility that these organisms could be used in bioremediation to decontaminate uranium-polluted water.


Why did humans feel that addtional breeding tatics were necessary in poulty?

Domesticated chickens may have been used for cockfighting at first and quail kept for their songs, but soon it was realised how useful it was having a captive-bred source of food.


What festival is featured at Asia House, London?

It also sponsors the Cheltenham Literature Festival and the Asia House Festival of Asian Literature at Asia House, London.


How much economically viable uranium is there in ore reserves, in millions of tonnes?

This has caused a big increase in spending on exploration, with US$200 million being spent worldwide in 2005, a 54% increase on the previous year.


Hyderabad is home to a unique dialect of Urdu called Hyderabadi Urdu, which is a type of Dakhini, and is the mother tongue of most Hyderabadi Muslims, a unique community who owe much of their history, language, cuisine, and culture to Hyderabad, and the various dynasties who previously ruled.


What does executive branch control over judiciary money undermine?

The proper national wealth distribution including the government spending on the judiciary is subject of the constitutional economics.


What could samurai do instead of divorce if their wife couldn't produce a son?

A wife's failure to produce a son was cause for divorce, but adoption of a male heir was considered an acceptable alternative to divorce.


How have periods been reckoned Since 1900?

Since 1900, classical periods have been reckoned more by calendar century than by particular stylistic movements that have become fragmented and difficult to define.


What famous lab did Bell spend time working for?

During his Volta Laboratory period, Bell and his associates considered impressing a magnetic field on a record as a means of reproducing sound.


What treatment helped prevent the loss of the King's right leg?

The stress of the war had taken its toll on the King's health, exacerbated by his heavy smoking and subsequent development of lung cancer among other ailments, including arteriosclerosis and thromboangiitis obliterans.


When were green and red standardized as the colors of international railroad signs?

Red was chosen largely because of its high visibility, and its association with danger, while green was chosen largely because it could not be mistaken for red.


What is the name of England's home field in London?

The England national football team represents England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man for football matches as part of FIFA-authorised events, and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.


Which pope authored Munifentissimus Deus?

Whether the Virgin Mary died or not is not defined dogmatically, however, although a reference to the death of Mary are made in Munificentissimus Deus.


Queen Mary also had many new fixtures and fittings installed, such as the pair of marble Empire-style chimneypieces by Benjamin Vulliamy, dating from 1810, which the Queen had installed in the ground floor Bow Room, the huge low room at the centre of the garden façade.


What percentage of Estonia's foreign trade was held by Russia in 1992?

On the other hand, the Estonian political system, its flat rate of income tax, and its non-welfare-state model distinguish it from the Nordic countries and their Nordic model, and indeed from many other European countries.


Transistors are typically made up of what today?

More realistically, modern computers are made out of transistors made of photolithographed semiconductors.


Near what village were the 93rd Highlanders posted at?

Campbell had seen the effectiveness of the new Minie rifles, with which his troops were armed, at the Battle of the Alma a month before, and was confident his men could beat back the Russians.


Which theologian wrote that Mary is considered to be "superior to all created beings," but is not to be the object of worhip?

Similarly Theologian Sergei Bulgakov wrote that the Orthodox view Mary as "superior to all created beings" and "ceaselessly pray for her intercession".


In 1944 who called on all Yuboslavs to come together under Tito's leadership?

On 12 September 1944, King Peter II called on all Yugoslavs to come together under Tito's leadership and stated that those who did not were "traitors", by which time Tito was recognized by all Allied authorities (including the government-in-exile) as the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, in addition to commander-in-chief of the Yugoslav forces.


What did the Spanish nickname Sir Francis Drake?

The naturalist Dr William Elford Leach FRS, who did much to pave the way in Britain for Charles Darwin, was born at Hoe Gate in 1791.


What facilitated the rise of Sumerian cities?

It is fairly certain that it was during the Uruk period that Sumerian cities began to make use of slave labor captured from the hill country, and there is ample evidence for captured slaves as workers in the earliest texts.


Which affiliate left CBC due to an agreement with CHBC?

However, due to an agreement between CHBC and CFJC-TV in Kamloops, CFJC also disaffiliated from the CBC on February 27, 2006, but no retransmitters were installed in the licence area.


Thinkers out of the Frankfurt School combined Marxian and what other perspective?

Most of these took elements of Marxist economic analysis, but combined them with a more cultural or ideological emphasis.


What organization is the Institute of Russian Language part of?

According to the Institute of Russian Language of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an optional acute accent (знак ударения) may, and sometimes should, be used to mark stress.


Right before his death, what kind of energy did he speculate about?

Bell's own home used a primitive form of air conditioning, in which fans blew currents of air across great blocks of ice.


The present-day City Wall of Nanjing was mainly built during that time and today it remains in good condition and has been well preserved.


Which American Idol contestant has won the biggest number of Grammy Awards?

Underwood has since sold 65 million records worldwide, and become the most successful Idol contestant in the U.S., selling over 14 million albums copies in the U.S. and has more  Underwood has won seven Grammy Awards, the most Grammys by an "American Idol" alumnus.


For what event was the largest amount of signatures collected in an attempt to keep Kanye from performing at it?

The largest unsuccessful petition has been to the Glastonbury Festival 2015 with 133,000+ voters stating they would prefer a rock band to headline.


The fire service in the city is also overlooked by an international non-governmental organization, the Firefighters Volunteer Association of Nepal (FAN), which was established in 2000 with the purpose of raising public awareness about fire and improving safety.


He argued that this immaturity comes not from a lack of understanding, but from a lack of courage to think independently.


Where did the intelligence information that led to the passage of Resolution 83 come from?

Because the Soviet Union was boycotting the Security Council at the time, legal scholars posited that deciding upon an action of this type required the unanimous vote of the five permanent members.


How many metric tons of bananas and copra does Samoa produce each year?

The annual production of both bananas and copra has been in the range of 13,000 to 15,000 metric tons (about 14,500 to 16,500 short tons).


Who did Emperor Xian give his throne to?

By December his son Cao Pi (187–226 AD) had Emperor Xian relinquish the throne to him and is known posthumously as Emperor Wen of Wei.


Who was appointed "keeper of the galleys?"

William of Wrotham was appointed "keeper of the galleys", effectively John's chief admiral.


When an enslaved woman became pregnant with her Arab master's child, she was considered as umm walad or "mother of a child", a status that granted her privileged rights.


When was the first meteorite found in Antarctica?

The first meteorite was found in 1912, and named the Adelie Land meteorite.


Polish szlachta usually incorporated who?

It should be noted, though, that Polish szlachta usually incorporated most local nobility from the areas that were absorbed by Poland–Lithuania (Ruthenian boyars, Livonian nobles, etc.)


Which world leader favored the publication of Nazi-Soviet Relations to be printed?

The decision to publish the key documents on German–Soviet relations, including the treaty and protocol, had been taken already in spring 1947.


Shell's plans to drill in the Artic led to protests from which particular environmental group?

However, after the purchase of a second offshore lease in 2008, Shell only commenced drilling work in 2012, due to the refurbishment of rigs, permit delays from the relevant authorities and lawsuits.


How many students were in Tuvalu schools in 2010?

In 2010, there were 1,918 students who were taught by 109 teachers (98 certified and 11 uncertified).


Where does the Red Book mention copy protection?

The Red Book audio specification, except for a simple "anti-copy" statement in the subcode, does not include any copy protection mechanism.


Laird asserts that the ruling Mongol khans never administered Tibet as part of China and instead ruled them as separate territories, comparing the Mongols with the British who colonized India and New Zealand, yet stating this does not make India part of New Zealand as a consequence.


Who administered the oath of office and secrecy?

Virbhadra Singh who has held the top office in Himachal five times in the past, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Urmila Singh at an open ceremony at the historic Ridge Maidan in Shimla.


In the mid-1950s Karl H. Beyer, James M. Sprague, John E. Baer, and Frederick C. Novello of Merck and Co. discovered and developed chlorothiazide, which remains the most widely used antihypertensive drug today.


What was the first place in North America with a Carnival tradition?

From Italy, Carnival traditions spread to Spain, Portugal and France and from France to New France in North America.


How man pins did the pre-Lightning dock connecter use?

Apple Lightning cables have pins on both sides of the plug so it can be inserted with either side facing up.


With around 40 parks, forests and gardens, a couple of lakes, two rivers and one canal, Hanover offers a large variety of leisure activities.


In terms of a beach, why might one see a red flag?

The flag of the United States bears the colors of Britain, the colors of the French tricolore include red as part of the old Paris coat of arms, and other countries' flags, such as those of Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, carry a small inset of the British flag in memory of their ties to that country.


On what date was it reported that the Las Vegas Outlaws were shutting down?

On August 9, 2015, ESPN reported that the New Orleans VooDoo and Las Vegas Outlaws had ceased operations, effective immediately, a claim which was subsequently validated on the AFL website.


Normally neon lighting is considered what type of lighting?

This uses diffuser panels hung like a suspended ceiling below fluorescent lights, and is considered general lighting.


What is it called when congress terminates an appointment of the President?

Congress may itself terminate such appointments, by impeachment, and restrict the president.


What was used in first recordings of vinyl records?

Early versions of these master discs were soft wax, and later a harder lacquer was used.


What did Gao Qiang tell reporters in Beijing?

The Vice Minister of Health also suggested that the government would pick up the costs of care to earthquake victims, many of whom have little or no insurance: "The government should be responsible for providing medical treatment to them," he said.


What are the top two computing devices consumers are choosing?

Nonetheless, like other personal computer manufacturers, the Macintosh lines have been hurt by consumer trend towards smartphones and tablet computers (particularly Apple's own iPhone and iPad, respectively) as the computing devices of choice among consumers.


When did Tennessee officially vote to secede?

The title of "last to join the Confederacy" has been disputed; although Tennessee's informal secession on May 7, 1861, preceded North Carolina's official secession on May 20, the Tennessee legislature did not formally vote to secede until June 8, 1861.


Why was collapsing the two values into one score a problem?

A person who has only predominantly same sex reactions is different from someone with relatively little reaction but lots of same sex experience.


How many refugees fled Russia to the Ottoman Empire from 1783 to 1913?

Between 1783 and 1913, approximately 5–7 million refugees flooded into the Ottoman Empire, at least 3.8 million of whom were from Russia.


Since when has environmental damage in Thuringia been reduced?

The condition of forests, rivers and air was improved by modernizing factories, houses (decline of coal heating) and cars, and contaminated areas such as the former Uranium surface mines around Ronneburg have been remediated.


Who felt that since atheists gave themselves no Supreme Authority and no law, they were more likely to disrupt society?

That is, since atheists gave themselves to no Supreme Authority and no law, and had no fear of eternal consequences, they were far more likely to disrupt society.


What downtown New Haven restaurant was cited by the New York Times, Esquire and Wine Spectator for its outstanding Spanish cuisine?

The downtown area provides about half of the city's jobs and half of its tax base and in recent years has become filled with dozens of new upscale restaurants, several of which have garnered national praise (such as Ibiza, recognized by Esquire and Wine Spectator magazines as well as the New York Times as the best Spanish food in the country), in addition to shops and thousands of apartments and condominium units which subsequently help overall growth of the city.


What did David Lloyd George's coalition government reject in 1921?

The formation of a united ministry of defence was rejected by David Lloyd George's coalition government in 1921; but the Chiefs of Staff Committee was formed in 1923, for the purposes of inter-Service co-ordination.


How many dorms for males are on the Notre Dame campus?

There are no traditional social fraternities or sororities at the university, but a majority of students live in the same residence hall for all four years.


What acts like a liquid but is under the freezing temperature?

The change in heat capacity at a glass transition and a melting transition of comparable materials are typically of the same order of magnitude, indicating that the change in active degrees of freedom is comparable as well.


In addition to the six boards, there was a Lifan Yuan unique to the Qing government.


Which train line do the 1 2 trains serve?

There used to be an 18th Street station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line at the crossing with Park Avenue South.


When did iTunes become a sponsor on American Idol?

All five of these albums reached the top ten in Billboard 200 which made then American Idol the most successful soundtrack franchise of any motion picture or television program.


In pronunciation what is Catalan different from?

Catalan shares many traits with the other neighboring Romance languages (Italian, Sardinian, Occitan, and Spanish).


Where were idioms and vocabulary imported from?

Translators, including monks who spread Buddhist texts in East Asia, and the early modern European translators of the Bible, in the course of their work have shaped the very languages into which they have translated.


In what years was CP1251 encoding used in most Russian online usage?

Nevertheless, the spread of MS-DOS and OS/2 (IBM866), traditional Macintosh (ISO/IEC 8859-5) and Microsoft Windows (CP1251) created chaos and ended by establishing different encodings as de facto standards, with Windows-1251 becoming a de facto standard in Russian Internet and e-mail communication during the period of roughly 1995–2005.


When were the 18th and 19th satellites for the BeiDou system launched?

On July 25, 2015, the 18th and 19th satellites were successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, marking the first time for China to launch two satellites at once on top of a Long March 3B/Expedition-1 carrier rocket.


Why might more than 500 crimes have occurred each day at the turn of the century instead of the officially reported number?

Some of the policies enacted included the installation of 11,000 security cameras around the city and a very large expansion of the police force.


What numeral system originated in India?

Early Hindu numerals had only nine symbols, until 600 to 800 CE, when a symbol for zero was developed for the numeral system.


When was the 2nd edition of Burke's book published?

Some reviewers failed to notice the ironic nature of the book, which led to Burke stating in the preface to the second edition (1757) that it was a satire.


What larger group does political science belong to?

Political science is a late arrival in terms of social sciences[citation needed].


What is the ratio between muscle and fat among post-pubertal boys?

Before puberty, there are nearly no sex differences in fat and muscle distribution; during puberty, boys grow muscle much faster than girls, although both sexes experience rapid muscle development.


Where did Kanye receive a scholarship to attend?

After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago's American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes, but shortly after transferred to Chicago State University to study English.


What tool does DNA based diagnostics use?

Diagnostics using DNA-based tools, such as polymerase chain reaction, are increasingly popular due to their specificity and speed, compared to culture-based methods.


When TCM premiered, what was AMC called?

The network originally served as a competitor to AMC – which at the time was known as "American Movie Classics" and maintained a virtually identical format to TCM, as both networks largely focused on films released prior to 1970 and aired them in an uncut, uncolorized, and commercial-free format.


In what year did the cantonalist uprising occur?

During the Cantonal Revolution of 1873, a cantonalist uprising that took place during the First Spanish Republic, the city was consolidated with most of the nearby cities in the Federal Canton of Valencia (proclaimed on 19 July and dissolved on 7 August).


"Crisis" comes from a Greek word meaning what?

Some controversies that have shaped Baptists include the "missions crisis", the "slavery crisis", the "landmark crisis", and the "modernist crisis".


What year were most Presbyterians in Scotland reunited?

However, with the Glorious Revolution of 1688 the Church of Scotland was finally unequivocally recognised as a Presbyterian institution by the monarch due to Scottish Presbyterian support for the aforementioned revolution and the Acts of Union 1707 between Scotland and England guaranteed the Church of Scotland's form of government.


What did the ECB do to help stabilise the financial system during the subprime mortgage crisis?

In December 2007, the ECB decided in conjunction with the Federal Reserve System under a programme called Term auction facility to improve dollar liquidity in the eurozone and to stabilise the money market.


Modern dogs likely began when human beings were considered to be what?

Modern dogs are more closely related to ancient wolf fossils that have been found in Europe than they are to modern gray wolves.


What can take advantage of these elements to add more gain?

A Yagi-Uda array uses passive elements to greatly increase gain.


In what year did Hudson's address the issue of parking within cities?

After World War II Hudson's realized that the limited parking space at its downtown skyscraper would increasingly be a problem for its customers.


How many plant species are close to extinction?

Of these, about one eighth of known plant species are threatened with extinction.


Why does basing sexual orientation on one component cause problems?

Because of the limited populations that each component captures, consumers of research should be cautious in generalizing these findings.


When was the Valencian regional exhibition held?

The new century was marked in Valencia with a major event, the Valencian regional exhibition of 1909 (La Exposición Regional Valenciana de 1909), which emulated the national and universal expositions held in other cities.


How many reserve police officers do the Charleston Police Department have?

The City of Charleston Police Department, with a total of 452 sworn officers, 137 civilians, and 27 reserve police officers, is South Carolina's largest police department.


Bushi formed new associations in what century?

In time, large regional military families formed around members of the court aristocracy who had become prominent provincial figures.


Which village had fallen into decay but the 17th century?

By then, the old village of Eye Cross had long since fallen into decay, and the area was mostly wasteland.


In 1986, what did Apple introduce to allow developers to create software for Macintosh on Macintosh?

In August 1987, Apple unveiled HyperCard and MultiFinder, which added cooperative multitasking to the Macintosh.


In what year did The Greek Uprising take place?

The disbandment of the centuries-old Janissary corps by Sultan Mahmud II on 15 June 1826 (Auspicious Incident) was a good deed for the country in the longer term, but it has deprived the country from its army forces for the nearest future.


What emperor forced the Germanic tribes to the east side of the Rhine?

Conflict between the Germanic tribes and the forces of Rome under Julius Caesar forced major Germanic tribes to retreat to the east bank of the Rhine.


Does New Mexico have an official language?

Spanish has been spoken in the New Mexico-Colorado border and the contemporary U.S.–Mexico border since the 16th century.[citation needed]


It is also the alleged resting place of the Ark of the Covenant and the purported home of the Queen of Sheba.


Instead of being language-specific what kind of tools are the principles of phonological analysis designed to be?

The same principles have been applied to the analysis of sign languages (see Phonemes in sign languages), even though the sub-lexical units are not instantiated as speech sounds.


What professional soccer organization is headquartered in New York?

Participation in professional sports in the city predates all professional leagues, and the city has been continuously hosting professional sports since the birth of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1882.


Is there a universal definition of astham?

It is defined by the Global Initiative for Asthma as "a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role.


What has been a cause of mass parrot poisonings attributed to zinc?

Zinc is highly toxic in parrots and poisoning can often be fatal.


How much did Barcelona pay to acquire Johan Cruyff?

Already an established player with Ajax, Cruyff quickly won over the Barcelona fans when he told the European press that he chose Barcelona over Real Madrid because he could not play for a club associated with Francisco Franco.


What aspects of Roman religion influenced Christian forms?

Heretics as well as non-Christians were subject to exclusion from public life or persecution, but Rome's original religious hierarchy and many aspects of its ritual influenced Christian forms, and many pre-Christian beliefs and practices survived in Christian festivals and local traditions.


Where can safari hunters go which are uninviting to the less hardcore ecotourist?

In Tanzania, it is estimated that a safari hunter spends fifty to one hundred times that of the average ecotourist.


Which third-highest-ranking al-Qaeda officer was captured?

Other prominent al-Qaeda members were arrested in the following two years, namely Ramzi bin al-Shibh, who is known to have been a financial backer of al-Qaeda operations, and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who at the time of his capture was the third highest-ranking official in al-Qaeda and had been directly in charge of the planning for the 11 September attacks.


Where are regulated future exchanges located?

However, the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) had been regulated by both European and U.S. authorities since its purchase of the International Petroleum Exchange in 2001.


For example, in the case of the United States the Federal Reserve targets the federal funds rate, the rate at which member banks lend to one another overnight.


Name one way  regulars choose their Pubs?

The term publican (in historical Roman usage a public contractor or tax farmer) has come into use since Victorian times to designate the pub landlord.


What's the third largest sector providing jobs in Southampton?

Just over a quarter of the jobs available in the city are in the health and education sector.


What year was the Medical Research Council created?

Improvements in public health began significantly reducing rates of tuberculosis even before the arrival of streptomycin and other antibiotics, although the disease remained a significant threat to public health such that when the Medical Research Council was formed in Britain in 1913, its initial focus was tuberculosis research.


How many tornadoes does North Carolina have per year?

The western Piedmont is often protected by the mountains, which tend to break up storms as they try to cross over; the storms will often re-form farther east.


What monopolistic practice draws criticism of Comcast?

Comcast has violated net neutrality practices in the past; and, despite Comcast's commitment to a narrow definition of net neutrality, critics advocate a definition of which precludes distinction between Comcast's private network services and the rest of the Internet.


What structure was referred to as a "Palmerston's Folly"?

On the northern outskirts of the city, Crownhill Fort is a well restored example of a "Palmerston's Folly".


The conveyor often includes partitions to ensure that the material moves forward.


In what year was the Arab Revolutionary Front founded?

The influence of Nasser's Arab nationalism over the RCC was immediately apparent.


Valéry Giscard d'Estaing began the Musée d'Orsay (1986); President François Mitterrand, in power for 14 years, built the Opéra Bastille (1985-1989), the Bibliothèque nationale de France (1996), the Arche de la Défense (1985-1989), and the Louvre Pyramid with its underground courtyard (1983-1989); Jacques Chirac (2006), the Musée du quai Branly.


What may be contracted into single characters?

In certain cases compound words and set phrases may be contracted into single characters.


What movement made a permanent mark on Protestantism in the U.S.?

Pulling away from ritual, ceremony, sacramentalism and hierarchy, it made Christianity intensely personal to the average person by fostering a deep sense of spiritual conviction and redemption, and by encouraging introspection and a commitment to a new standard of personal morality.


KUAT-TV 6 is a PBS affiliate run by the University of Arizona (as is sister station KUAS 27).


Who change the Iraqi legal and penal code in 1980?

Professor Andrew Prescott of the University of Sheffield writes: "Since at least the time of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, antisemitism has gone hand in hand with anti-masonry, so it is not surprising that allegations that 11 September was a Zionist plot have been accompanied by suggestions that the attacks were inspired by a masonic world order".


What were the primary contaminants contained in the pollution discharged into the Housatonic River?

Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260, made by Monsanto was the primary contaminant of the pollution.


When did Elizabeth start to bear a coat of royal arms?

Upon her accession, she inherited the various arms her father held as sovereign.


What era was underway 505 million years ago?

Polychaetes diversified in the early Ordovician, about 488 to 474 million years ago.


How are words ordered in Estonian canonically?

Typologically, Estonian represents a transitional form from an agglutinating language to a fusional language.


Alsace was one of the few to vote for this measure from France, what was it?

It is one of just two régions in metropolitan France where the conservative right won the 2004 région elections and thus controls the Alsace Regional Council.


What individuals are particularly susceptible to opportunistic infections?

Those who are weak, sick, malnourished, have cancer or are diabetic have increased susceptibility to chronic or persistent infections.


What is the average household size in the city of Ann Arbor?

The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.90.


What features about the ditches suggests that it was built by people under a leader's command?

Families and households were still largely independent economically, and the household was probably the center of life.


What was the island a source of for ships travelling from Asia to Europe?

Though they formed no permanent settlement, the island was an important rendezvous point and source of food for ships travelling from Asia to Europe, and frequently sick mariners were left on the island to recover, before taking passage on the next ship to call on the island.


The Renaissance era was from 1400 to 1600.


After what year was the Legio VIII Augusta permanently stationed in Argentoratum?

From the year 90 on, the Legio VIII Augusta was permanently stationed in the Roman camp of Argentoratum.


How many millions of years ago had Homo erectus spread throughout Europa and Asia?

Homo erectus is theorized to have evolved more than 1.8 million years ago, and by 1.5 million years ago had spread throughout Europe and Asia.


Where were most of the nations who had the strongest military after World War I?

World War I demonstrated that aircraft could be an important part of the battlefield, but in some nations it was the prospect of strategic air attack that was the main issue, presenting both a threat and an opportunity.


The contacts and address book for Smartzone was called what?

The address book is Comcast Plaxo software.


How do renewable energies acquire energy from the sun?

Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly depending on distance from the equator.


The seal of quality took on what eventual name?

The initial seal stated, "This seal is your assurance that Nintendo has approved and guaranteed the quality of this product".


What tool is often used in measuring the thickness of paper?

Paper may be between 0.07 and 0.18 millimetres (0.0028 and 0.0071 in) thick.


What was the group called that owed labour duty to the princes?

In some cases, the veche either made agreements with their rulers or expelled them and invited others to take their place.


How many miles long is Antarctica's coast line?

The coastline measures 17,968 km (11,165 mi) and is mostly characterized by ice formations, as the following table shows:


The brain generally forms a ring round the pharynx (throat), consisting of a pair of ganglia (local control centers) above and in front of the pharynx, linked by nerve cords either side of the pharynx to another pair of ganglia just below and behind it.


When was "The Adventures of Tintin" serialized?

The Adventures of Tintin, with its signature clear line style, was first serialized in newspaper comics supplements beginning in 1929, and became an icon of Franco-Belgian comics.


Who was a mentor for the contestants in Season 10?

In season ten, Jimmy Iovine was brought in as a mentor for the season.


20th century literature reacted to the objectivity of naturalism in the 19th century to what?

Much of the output of naturalism was implicitly polemical, and influenced social and political change, but 20th century fiction and drama moved back towards the subjective, emphasising unconscious motivations and social and environmental pressures on the individual.


Between 2005 and 2011, how many 360 consoles were sold in Japan?

Edge magazine reported in August 2011 that initially lackluster and subsequently falling sales in Japan, where Microsoft had been unable to make serious inroads into the dominance of domestic rivals Sony and Nintendo, had led to retailers scaling down and in some cases discontinuing sales of the Xbox 360 completely.


When did poster art become an important art form?

Photography came to occupy a central role in Parisian Surrealist activity, in the works of Man Ray and Maurice Tabard.


As Armenian history of the 1920s and of the Genocide came to be more openly discussed, writers like Paruyr Sevak, Gevork Emin, Silva Kaputikyan and Hovhannes Shiraz began a new era of literature.


For how long did the Northern cod fishery provide a stable economy for St. John's?

As a result, the St. John's area now accounts for about half of the province's economic output.


Who concluded that Serbo-Croatian is a pluricentric language?

Enisa Kafadar argues that there is only one Serbo-Croatian language with several varieties.


What general species of animal was the marine reserve designed to protect?

Saint-Barthélemy has a marine nature reserve, known as the Reserve Naturelle that covers 1.200 ha, and is divided into 5 zones all around the island to form a network of protected areas.


Who was President of the Christian Unity Secretariat?

Cardinal Augustin Bea, the President of the Christian Unity Secretariat, always had the full support of Paul VI in his attempts to ensure that the Council language was friendly and open to the sensitivities of Protestant and Orthodox Churches, whom he had invited to all sessions at the request of Pope John XXIII.


Casas Adobes is centered on the historic Casas Adobes Plaza (built in 1948).