What two formats are typically used to recorde non-cinematic HDTV video intended for broadcast?

720p is commonly used for Internet distribution of high-definition video, because most computer monitors operate in progressive-scan mode.


Around when did Presbyterian missionaries arrived in New Mexico?

However, there are still stalwart Presbyterians and Presbyterian churches in the area.


How does the Center for Measuring University performance rank Washington University?

According to the Center for Measuring University Performance, it is considered to be one of the top 10 private research universities in the nation.


Where has transnational policing become more important?

This form of transnational policing plays an increasingly important role in United Nations peacekeeping and this looks set to grow in the years ahead, especially as the international community seeks to develop the rule of law and reform security institutions in States recovering from conflict (Goldsmith and Sheptycki, 2007)


Aspiration is what, in English and some other languages?

In some languages, such as English, aspiration is allophonic.


A general-purpose DBMS is designed to allow the definition, creation, querying, update, and administration of databases.


What is the heart of the Protestant moral code?

Another consequence of the Protestant understanding of man is that the believers, in gratitude for their election and redemption in Christ, are to follow God's commandments.


What office replaced the imperial guards?

Through the new Emperor's Private Office, the emperor could issue administrative edicts more directly and with more self-assurance than before.


What types of variations does Biodiversity refer to?

Biodiversity, a contraction of "biological diversity," generally refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth.


What did a dog's good hearing help humans with?

Dogs may have provided warmth, as referred to in the Australian Aboriginal expression "three dog night" (an exceptionally cold night), and they would have alerted the camp to the presence of predators or strangers, using their acute hearing to provide an early warning.


Who was the commander of the Moroccan invasion of 1591?

The fall of the Songhai Empire marked the end of the region's role as a trading crossroads.


What range of estimates have been given for Teresa Heinz Kerry's net worth?

This included slightly more than three million dollars worth of H. J. Heinz Company assets, which increased in value by over six hundred thousand dollars in 2013 when Berkshire Hathaway announced their intention to purchase the company.


What market value were gold coins traded in relation to?

The gold coins that were minted however, were not given any denomination whatsoever and traded for a market value relative to the Congressional standard of the silver dollar.


When one of those films, Winchester '73, proved to be a hit, the arrangement would become the rule for many future productions at Universal, and eventually at other studios as well.


In what year was the album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind released?

In 1989, Linda Ronstadt released Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind, described by critics as "the first true Adult Contemporary album of the decade", featuring American soul singer Aaron Neville on several of the twelve tracks.


When did the United States land forces on Okinawa?

After an intense bombardment the Americans landed on 1 April 1945 and declared victory on 21 June.


What large company moved its headquarters to South Lake Union in Seattle?

Yet another boom began as the city emerged from the Great Recession.


In which year did forward passes become acceptable in Canadian football?

Forward passes were not allowed in the Canadian game until 1929, and touchdowns, which had been five points, were increased to six points in 1956, in both cases several decades after the Americans had adopted the same changes.


Who popularized the term Serbo-Croatian?

Croatian linguist Dalibor Brozović advocated the term Serbo-Croatian as late as 1988, claiming that in an analogy with Indo-European, Serbo-Croatian does not only name the two components of the same language, but simply charts the limits of the region in which it is spoken and includes everything between the limits (‘Bosnian’ and ‘Montenegrin’).


Which channels does the CD+G use to hold graphics data?

The CD+G format takes advantage of the channels R through W.


What two winter sports would you do at the mountain range?

Catalina Highway stretches 25 miles (40 km) and the entire mountain range is one of Tucson's most popular vacation spots for cycling, hiking, rock climbing, camping, birding, and wintertime snowboarding and skiing.


How many people were killed during the demonstrations against the curfew?

On 17 October 1961, an unauthorised but peaceful protest demonstration of Algerians against the curfew led to violent confrontations between the police and demonstrators, in which at least 40 people were killed, including some thrown into the Seine.


What was said to be the  Yongle Emperor plans?

However, Hok-Lam Chan states that "there is little evidence that this was ever the emperor's intention" and that evidence indicates that Deshin Skekpa was invited strictly for religious purposes.


What was the endeavor to reclaim territory from Israel called?

Meanwhile, in January 1968, Nasser commenced the War of Attrition to reclaim territory captured by Israel, ordering attacks against Israeli positions east of the then-blockaded Suez Canal.


What score did the PS3 Slim earn from PC World?

PS3 Slim also received praise from PC World giving it a 90 out of 100 praising its new repackaging and the new value it brings at a lower price as well as praising its quietness and the reduction in its power consumption.


What was inspired by the fall of the Berlin wall?

Pressure from the United States, France, and from a group of locally represented countries and agencies called GIBAFOR (France, the USA, Germany, Japan, the EU, the World Bank, and the UN) finally led Kolingba to agree, in principle, to hold free elections in October 1992 with help from the UN Office of Electoral Affairs.


About how many immigrants from Bangladesh lived in the city in 2013?

The ten largest sources of foreign-born individuals in the city as of 2011 were the Dominican Republic, China, Mexico, Guyana, Jamaica, Ecuador, Haiti, India, Russia, and Trinidad and Tobago, while the Bangladeshi immigrant population has since become one of the fastest growing in the city, counting over 74,000 by 2013.


When Gaddafi staged his coup, did he need to use a great show of violence?

They met no serious resistance, and wielded little violence against the monarchists.


What has changed since the second half of the 20th century?

In some areas the modern practice of building ski runs by mechanical means has destroyed the underlying tundra from which the plant life cannot recover during the non-skiing months, whereas areas that still practice a natural piste type of ski slope building preserve the fragile underlayers.


What was the price of uranium per pound as of May 2003?

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.


The descriptions below are mostly for this variety.


What component of emotion provides its perceived energy?

Core affect is not the only component to emotion, but gives the emotion its hedonic and felt energy.


Did all of the political prisoners obtain freedom due to the election in Burma of 2012 ?

However, uncertainties exist as some other political prisoners have not been released and clashes between Burmese troops and local insurgent groups continue.


What award did both Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo win?

Football is the most popular sport in Portugal.


This program was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

Later in 2009, IBM's Blue Gene supercomputing program was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by U.S. President Barack Obama.


Who penned a "Statement of Professional Responsibility"?

The Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth (ASA) has called certain scholarship ethically dangerous.


About how small is the average bumble bee bat?

The basic body type is a four-legged land-borne animal, but some mammals are adapted for life at sea, in the air, in trees, or on two legs.


How is a vacuum created inside of a manual water pump?

Inside the pump, a mechanism expands a small sealed cavity to create a vacuum.


What part of the area did Jayapala lose?

Jayapala saw a danger in the consolidation of the Ghaznavids and invaded their capital city of Ghazni both in the reign of Sebuktigin and in that of his son Mahmud, which initiated the Muslim Ghaznavid and Hindu Shahi struggles.


People favoring those in their group over outsiders, is an example of what?

Another issue that researchers have attempted to address is the question of why people engage in discrimination, i.e., why they tend to favor those they consider a part of their "in-group" over those considered to be outsiders.


What subject does the question of who has a monopoly on spiritual truth regard?

Perhaps due to the many modern negative connotations associated with the term heretic, such as the Spanish inquisition, the term is used less often today.


When did Burke release 'A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly'?

This Burke did in April 1791 when he published A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly.


How many New Yorkers work in the television and film industry?

As of 2012, New York City was the second largest center for filmmaking and television production in the United States, producing about 200 feature films annually, employing 130,000 individuals, and generating an estimated $7.1 billion in direct expenditures, and by volume, New York is the world leader in independent film production; one-third of all American independent films are produced in New York City.


The version of Twilight Princess fo which console won three IGN awards?

Both IGN and Nintendo Power gave Twilight Princess the awards for Best Graphics and Best Story.


What did subject did Humbert love very much?

He once cried to his students: "... consider how excellent this office [of preaching] is, because it is apostolic; how useful, because it is directly ordained for the salvation of souls; how perilous, because few have in them, or perform, what the office requires, for it is not without great danger ... , vol.


In what year did the War of Attrition begin?

Meanwhile, in January 1968, Nasser commenced the War of Attrition to reclaim territory captured by Israel, ordering attacks against Israeli positions east of the then-blockaded Suez Canal.


The advent of what telescope made it easier to study Neptune?

Both the HST and AO telescopes on Earth has made many new discoveries within the Solar System since the mid-1990s, with a large increase in the number of known satellites and moons around the Outer Planets for example.


Which radio station caters for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender audiences?

JOY 94.9 caters for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender audiences.


Chard is the most southerly town in Somerset, and at an altitude of 121 m (397 ft) it is also the highest.


What is Watson famous for helping discover?

New sequencing technologies, such as massive parallel sequencing have also opened up the prospect of personal genome sequencing as a diagnostic tool, as pioneered by Manteia Predictive Medicine.


What type of chemicals is Iran a leading manufacturer of in the Middle East?

Iran has leading manufacturing industries in the fields of car-manufacture and transportation, construction materials, home appliances, food and agricultural goods, armaments, pharmaceuticals, information technology, power and petrochemicals in the Middle East.


Who describes Delphi and Dodona as frenzied women?

Plato describes the priestesses of Delphi and Dodona as frenzied women, obsessed by "mania" (μανία, "frenzy"), a Greek word he connected with mantis (μάντις, "prophet").


What year did the OKL become aware that Britain would be a possible target?

OKL had not been informed that Britain was to be considered a potential opponent until early 1938.


What was the state capital of North Carolina in 1722?

During colonial times, Edenton served as the state capital beginning in 1722, and New Bern was selected as the capital in 1766.


What land was included in the kingdom of Ba?

Throughout its prehistory and early history, the region and its vicinity in the Yangtze region was the cradle of unique local civilizations which can be dated back to at least the 15th century BC and coinciding with the later years of the Shang and Zhou dynasties in North China.


Which software can aid in the design of robotically created mosaics?

Rather than being assembled by hand, mosaics designed using computer aided design (CAD) software can be assembled by a robot.


In what year did Universal make a film version of Dracula?

Laemmle, Jr. created a niche for the studio, beginning a series of horror films which extended into the 1940s, affectionately dubbed Universal Horror.


Who is the first MMA fighter to participate in carrying the Olympic torch?

This gives him the distinction of the being the first active MMA fighter to carry the Olympic flame.


What is a way to increase the strength of a radio transmission?

Marconi discovered that by raising the "aerial" wire above the ground and connecting the other side of his transmitter to ground, the transmission range was increased.


A checkered cloth on a table was used in medieval Europe to help count what?

In a medieval European counting house, a checkered cloth would be placed on a table, and markers moved around on it according to certain rules, as an aid to calculating sums of money.


With whom did Usborne draw parallels to Hopkins as a result of Hopkins' comments?

Simon Usborne, writing in The Independent, compared her use of the word "cockroach" to previous uses by the Nazis and just before the Rwandan Genocide by its perpetrators.


When was the Macintosh Portable first released?

They were the first portable computers with the keyboard behind a palm rest and a built-in pointing device (a trackball) in front of the keyboard.


What did Gautama spend the rest of his life doing after reaching enlightenment?

Now, as the Buddha, he spent the rest of his life teaching the path of awakening he had discovered, traveling throughout the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent, and died at the age of 80 (483 BCE) in Kushinagar, India.


How much of the Bronx vote did Hillquit get in 1917?

The anti-war Socialist campaign of Morris Hillquit in the 1917 mayoral election won over 31% of the Bronx's vote, putting him second and well ahead of the 20% won by the incumbent pro-war Fusion Mayor John P. Mitchel, who came in second (ahead of Hillquit) everywhere else and outpolled Hillquit city-wide by 23.2% to 21.7%.


The first book produced with movable type in the Iberian Peninsula was printed in Catalan.


What did the author of Whitehead's biography comment on the first page regarding the difficulty of obtaining information about Whitehead?

The two volume biography of Whitehead by Victor Lowe is the most definitive presentation of the life of Whitehead.


In what year was Kanye West's sixth album released?

It also continues West's practice of eclectic samples: he employs a sample of Nina Simone's "Strange Fruit," an obscure Hindi sample on "I Am a God", and a sample of 1970s Hungarian rock group Omega on "New Slaves".


What does the "NCD" in "NCD files" mean?

These computer-generated files are also called numerically controlled drill (NCD) files or "Excellon files".


If removing an introduced species entirely isn't a posibility, what is the next best outcome?

Although the aim in this situation is to remove the introduced species entirely, keeping its abundance down is often the only possibility.


What newspaper did Radio Saint Helena collaborate with?

It closed on 25 December 2012 to make way for a new three-channel FM service, also funded by St. Helena Government and run by the South Atlantic Media Services (formerly St. Helena Broadcasting (Guarantee) Corporation).


The first newspaper in Namibia was the German-language Windhoeker Anzeiger, founded 1898.


A Japanese division which had advanced to Kohima in Nagaland cut the main road to Imphal, but failed to capture the whole of the defences at Kohima.


In what Middle Eastern country is there a notable Somali population?

Star African Air is also one of three Somali-owned airlines which are based in Dubai.


What do Type-A receptacles do on host devices?

Type-A receptacles on host devices that supply power and Type-B receptacles on target devices that draw power.


What did Chopin compose after hearing Niccolo Paganini?

He returned to Warsaw in September 1829, where he premiered his Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op.


What does research show about the FBO effect?

However, research suggests that this may be of immunological origin, caused by a maternal immune reaction against a substance crucial to male fetal development during pregnancy, which becomes increasingly likely after every male gestation.


What was another regional leader involved in the origins of szlachta?

The origins of the szlachta, while ancient, have always been considered obscure.:207 As a result, its members often referred to it as odwieczna (perennial).:207 Two popular historic theories of origin forwarded by its members and earlier historians and chroniclers involved descent from the ancient Iranian tribes known as Sarmatians or from Japheth, one of Noah's sons


Along with being his cousin, what relationship did Ali have to Muhammad?

Aisha, the wife of Muhammad, and Talhah and Al-Zubayr, two of the companions of Muhammad, went to Basra to tell Ali to arrest the culprits who murdered Uthman.


What sportswear company has a deal with the University of Kansas?

Under former athletic director Lew Perkins, the department's budget increased from $27.2 million in 2003 (10th in the conference) to currently over $50 million thanks in large part to money raised from a new priority seating policy at Allen Fieldhouse, a new $26.67 million eight-year contract with Adidas replacing an existing contract with Nike, and a new $40.2 million seven-year contract with ESPN Regional Television.


Which contestant was surprisingly eliminated during the week of the top four?

Chris Daughtry's performance of Fuel's "Hemorrhage (


On what date was Melbourne's highest temperature recorded?

While snow is occasionally seen at higher elevations in the outskirts of the city, it has not been recorded in the Central Business District since 1986.


Whose masterpieces are a mixture of naturallism with stylization?

Finally Praxiteles seems to be released from any art and religious conformities, and his masterpieces are a mixture of naturalism with stylization.


How many views did Grimm's last email get in the first four days after it was posted?

His last email was viewed more than 100,000 times in the first four days after it was posted.


What is it called when a pathogen grows within the host cells?

While a few organisms can grow at the initial site of entry, many migrate and cause systemic infection in different organs.


What former Archbishop of Canterbury has reservations about the Freemasons?

Since the founding of Freemasonry, many Bishops of the Church of England have been Freemasons, such as Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher.


Who began to increase their coverage of weaker debts?

The European Central Bank had stepped up the buying of member nations debt.


How far away is the nearest land mass to Norfolk Island?

Ailen) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, 1,412 kilometres (877 mi) directly east of mainland Australia's Evans Head, and about 900 kilometres (560 mi) from Lord Howe Island.


A combined UN civilian and peace-keeping force called UNTAG (United Nations Transition Assistance Group) under Finnish diplomat Martti Ahtisaari was deployed from April 1989 to March 1990 to monitor the peace process, elections and supervise military withdrawals.


What can see stealth aircraft even with RCS?

The newest SAM's have a claimed ability to be able to detect and engage stealth targets, with the most notable being the S-400, which is claimed to be able to detect a target with a 0.05 meter squared RCS from 90 km away.


Many specialized FBI functions are located at facilities in Quantico, Virginia, as well as a "data campus" in Clarksburg, West Virginia, where 96 million sets of fingerprints "from across the United States are stored, along with others collected by American authorities from prisoners in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan.


When does promotion from major to lieutenant colonel in the USAF typically occur?

This process will repeat at the 16 year mark (for officers previously promoted early to major and lieutenant colonel) to the 21 year mark for promotion to full colonel.


Who did the organizations file the complaints with?

The coalition asked for a civil rights investigation into what they described as Harvard's discriminatory admission practices against Asian-American applicants.


What is capitalization commonly use to indicate in poetry independent of any grammatical feature?

There are a few pairs of words of different meanings whose only difference is capitalisation of the first letter.


What types of names do "coloureds" have?

Other than by appearance, "Coloureds" can usually be distinguished from "Blacks" by language.


Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat, or weather.


What pop singer was an original judge on American Idol?

The original judges were record producer and music manager Randy Jackson, pop singer and choreographer Paula Abdul and music executive and manager Simon Cowell.


Who has the highest numbers of the British Orders of Chivalry?

Although the Order of the British Empire has by far the highest number of members of the British Orders of Chivalry, with over 100,000 living members worldwide, there are fewer appointments to knighthoods than in other orders.


When were the powers of the municipalities of Mexico City first reduced?

In 1903, Porfirio Díaz largely reduced the powers of the municipalities within the Federal District.


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


How many fraternities are located at Washington University?

There are 11 fraternities and 9 sororities, with approximately 35% of the student body being involved in Greek life.


What group did Umar ibn Ad Al-Aziz grant liberties to?

In his efforts to spread Islam he established liberties for the Mawali by abolishing the jizya tax for converts to Islam.


What might the ice particles of Neptune's rings be coated with?

Neptune has a planetary ring system, though one much less substantial than that of Saturn.


What would a group like Crowdfund, GoFundMe or Kickstarter possibly belong to?

Instead of being defined by "non" words, some organizations are suggesting new, positive-sounding terminology to describe the sector.


How large in square kilometers is Greater Hyderabad?

With an average altitude of 542 metres (1,778 ft), Hyderabad lies on predominantly sloping terrain of grey and pink granite, dotted with small hills, the highest being Banjara Hills at 672 metres (2,205 ft).


After a tentative creation of several smaller suburban cemeteries, the Prefect Nicholas Frochot under Napoleon Bonaparte provided a more definitive solution in the creation of three massive Parisian cemeteries outside the city limits.


What is the name of Chopin's pupil who performed with him?

The musicologist Arthur Hedley has observed that "As a pianist Chopin was unique in acquiring a reputation of the highest order on the basis of a minimum of public appearances—few more than thirty in the course of his lifetime.


What goal is cited as the reason these killings took place?

As such, they perceived the teachings and practices of the rival Quaker sect as heretical, even to the point where laws were passed and executions were performed with the aim of ridding their colony of such perceived "heresies".[citation needed]


What is dough made from barley flour called?

The most important crop in Tibet is barley, and dough made from barley flour—called tsampa—is the staple food of Tibet.


On July 18, 2013, the City of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.


What is the pure silver dollar referred to as?

The Sacagawea dollar is one example of the copper alloy dollar.


Which year was used for estimates in the 2013 report?

Below is the list of the "very high human development" countries:


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


How many police were killed in Lagos in Aug 2000-May 2001?

On lower levels of society, there are the "area boys", organised gangs mostly active in Lagos who specialise in mugging and small-scale drug dealing.


What cannot launch using a ski-jump due to their high loaded weight?

The disadvantage of the ski-jump is the penalty it exacts on aircraft size, payload, and fuel load (and thus range); heavily laden aircraft can not launch using a ski-jump because their high loaded weight requires either a longer takeoff roll than is possible on a carrier deck, or assistance from a catapult or JATO rocket.


In what decade did movie theaters become popular?

Big multiplex movie theaters have been built since the 1990s.


Which articles allow the soverign to refise consent even when the bills have been passed through the Legislative assembly?

Articles 41 and 68 of the constitution empower the sovereign to withhold royal assent from bills adopted by the Legislative Assembly.


By the late 7th century, what was a main function of Lundenwic?

By about 680, it had revived sufficiently to become a major port, although there is little evidence of large-scale production of goods.


However, during the early 1980s, Oklahoma City had one of the worst job and housing markets due to the bankruptcy of Penn Square Bank in 1982 and then the post-1985 crash in oil prices.[citation needed]


How many researchers does the University of Michigan expect to hire?

In December 2008, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the purchase of the facilities, and the university anticipates hiring 2,000 researchers and staff during the next 10 years.


The Hanseatic League was what type of institution?

In addition, financial institutions, such as the Hanseatic League and the Fugger family, held great power, on both economic and a political levels.


What language does the word Music see it's origins in?

In a discussion of any ancient music, however, non-specialists and even many musicians have to be reminded that much of what makes our modern music familiar to us is the result of developments only within the last 1,000 years; thus, our ideas of melody, scales, harmony, and even the instruments we use may not have been familiar to Romans who made and listened to music many centuries earlier.[citation needed]


When was the Japanese siege of Imphal broken?

The two Allied attacks met on 22 June, breaking the Japanese siege of Imphal.


What types of light can LEDs form better than incandescent?

Using LEDs has styling advantages because LEDs can form much thinner lights than incandescent lamps with parabolic reflectors.


What nation formed a protectorate over the Marshall Islands?

Although the Spanish Empire had a residual claim on the Marshalls in 1874, when she began asserting her sovereignty over the Carolines, she made no effort to prevent the German Empire from gaining a foothold there.


What buddhist belief says that Buddhas come one at a time and not within other eras?

The understandings of this matter reflect widely differing interpretations of basic terms, such as "world realm", between the various schools of Buddhism.


What are digestive enzymes mostly secreted as?

Protein digestion occurs in the stomach and duodenum in which 3 main enzymes, pepsin secreted by the stomach and trypsin and chymotrypsin secreted by the pancreas, break down food proteins into polypeptides that are then broken down by various exopeptidases and dipeptidases into amino acids.


It is the soprano member of a family that includes the mandola, octave mandolin, mandocello and mandobass.


What was the name of the singing student Chopin was attracted to?

In letters to Woyciechowski, he indicated which of his works, and even which of their passages, were influenced by his fascination with her; his letter of 15 May 1830 revealed that the slow movement (Larghetto) of his Piano Concerto No. 1 (in E minor) was secretly dedicated to her – "It should be like dreaming in beautiful springtime – by moonlight."


What computer did Arthur L. Samuel program to play checkers in 1957?

In 1956, the company demonstrated the first practical example of artificial intelligence when Arthur L. Samuel of IBM's Poughkeepsie, New York, laboratory programmed an IBM 704 not merely to play checkers but "learn" from its own experience.


What do these critics argue couldn't have been intended by the framers of the constitution?

These critics argue that the prevalent degree of separation of church and state could not have been intended by the constitutional framers.


What helps the earthworm grab grass leaves and weeds?

When the churning is complete, the glands in the walls of the gizzard add enzymes to the thick paste, which helps chemically breakdown the organic matter.


Tito was awarded with the Order of the White Rose of what country?

I, Order of Georgi Dimitrov, Order of Karl Marx, Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero, Order of Michael the Brave, Order of Pahlavi, Order of Sukhbaatar, Order of Suvorov, Order of the Liberator, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Queen of Sheba, Order of the White Rose of Finland, Partisan Cross, Royal Order of Cambodia and Star of People's Friendship and Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha.[citation needed]


What is the typical diameter of the filament on a 60-watt bulb?

For a 60-watt 120-volt lamp, the uncoiled length of the tungsten filament is usually 22.8 inches (580 mm), and the filament diameter is 0.0018 inches (0.046 mm).


What part of the Manhattan Project did Tennessee host?

This city was established to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities, helping to build the world's first atomic bomb, which was used during World War II.


Where did archaeology on the international scene fall into?

In the 20th century after decades of intense warfare and political turmoil terms such as "Near East", "Far East" and "Middle East" were relegated to the experts, especially in the new field of political science.


What interchangeable terms did Homer use in his poems for Greeks ?

The names Achaioi and Danaoi seem to be pre-Dorian belonging to the people who were overthrown.


What mineral sometimes contains uranium?

Significant concentrations of uranium occur in some substances such as phosphate rock deposits, and minerals such as lignite, and monazite sands in uranium-rich ores (it is recovered commercially from sources with as little as 0.1% uranium).


Out of 10,000 people, how many people are bitten by dogs in the United States?

Moreover, children have a much higher chance to be bitten in the face or neck.


What helped cut down time standing in the queue for shelters?

Public demand caused the government in October 1940 to build new deep shelters:189–190 within the Underground to hold 80,000 people but were not completed until the period of heaviest bombing had passed.


What happens with the pinch off part of the outer membrane?

Portions of the outer membrane pinch off, forming spherical structures made of a lipid bilayer enclosing periplasmic materials.


What is the best means of estimating the historical growth of character inventory?

The number of entries in major Chinese dictionaries is the best means of estimating the historical growth of character inventory.


What locations saw an increase in populations?

Upsurges in population south Wales and Gloucester intimated where these displaced people went.


Who was the first pope to set foot in the abbey?

In the 1990s two icons by the Russian icon painter Sergei Fyodorov were hung in the abbey.


Until how long did South Korea ban Japanese cultural products?

This deal with Hyundai was made necessary because of the South Korean government's wide ban on all Japanese "cultural products", which remained in effect until 1998 and ensured that the only way Japanese products could legally enter the South Korean market was through licensing to a third-party (non-Japanese) distributor (see also Japan–Korea disputes).


Who referred to the Classical Attic dialect stops by the three distinctions?

These stops were called ψιλά, δασέα, μέσα "thin, thick, middle" by Koine Greek grammarians.


What business fields has Whitehead influenced?

Whitehead has had some influence on philosophy of business administration and organizational theory.


Many browsers also support a variety of other prefixes, such as https: for HTTPS, ftp: for the File Transfer Protocol, and file: for local files.


What official administered Germany's Micronesian possessions?

A German trading company, the Jaluit Gesellschaft, administered the islands from 1887 until 1905.


Who did Kanye become inspired by while creating 808s & Heartbreak?

Drawing inspiration from artists such as Gary Numan, TJ Swan and Boy George, and maintaining a "minimal but functional" approach towards the album's studio production, West explored the electronic feel produced by Auto-Tune and utilized the sounds created by the 808, manipulating its pitch to produce a distorted, electronic sound; he then sought to juxtapose mechanical sounds with the traditional sounds of taiko drums and choir monks.


From early in its development, ASCII was intended to be just one of several national variants of an international character code standard, ultimately published as ISO/IEC 646 (1972), which would share most characters in common but assign other locally useful characters to several code points reserved for "national use."


What number was dell on the Fortune 500 list until 2014?

Dell was listed at number 51 in the Fortune 500 list, until 2014.


What is the name of the exhibition installation that Madonna teamed up with fashion photographer Chris Klein called?

Another Day, Madonna collaborated with fashion photographer Steven Klein in 2003 for an exhibition installation named X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS.


In 2010 what were the estimates for the amount of videos with advertisements uploaded without the copywriter's consent?

Much of YouTube's revenue goes to the copyright holders of the videos.


The mandolin's popularity in the United States was spurred by the success of a group of touring young European musicians known as the Estudiantina Figaro, or in the United States, simply the "Spanish Students.


Both measures were in response to a decision by His Hon Mr. Justice Ian Kawaley, Chief Justice of Bermuda's earlier ruling that same sex spouses of Bermuda citizens could not be denied basic Human Rights.


What was the only land mammal native to New Zealand?

The islands making up New Zealand originally had no land mammals apart from bats.


How long was Karim in the Queen's employment?

Equerry Frederick Ponsonby (the son of Sir Henry) discovered that the Munshi had lied about his parentage, and reported to Lord Elgin, Viceroy of India, "the Munshi occupies very much the same position as John Brown used to do.


When was the last senate election in St. Barts?

The first election was held on 21 September 2008 with the last election in September 2014.


What AFL team would be based in Des Moines?

In 1993, the league staged its first All-Star Game in Des Moines, Iowa, the future home of the long-running Iowa Barnstormers, as a fundraiser for flood victims in the area.


When did London host its first Summer Olympics?

Immediately after the war, the 1948 Summer Olympics were held at the original Wembley Stadium, at a time when London had barely recovered from the war.


About how many people in Somalia speak Somali?

One source estimates that there are 7.78 million speakers of Somali in Somalia itself and 12.65 million speakers globally.


What tournament used to be known as the Buick Invitational?

The annual Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament (formerly the Buick Invitational) on the PGA Tour occurs at Torrey Pines Golf Course.


What happened to the Public schoolboys in these sports?

The professionals soon displaced the amateur ex-Public schoolboys.


To whom is the Boeing credit union open?

Seattle remained the corporate headquarters of Boeing until 2001, when the company separated its headquarters from its major production facilities; the headquarters were moved to Chicago.


What did not exist at the time during which Micronesians arrived at the Marshall Islands?

Over time, the Marshall Island people learned to navigate over long ocean distances by canoe using traditional stick charts.


When did the ITU announce that it had embraced micro-USB as the Universal Charging Solution?

In addition, on 22 October 2009 the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has also announced that it had embraced micro-USB as the Universal Charging Solution its "energy-efficient one-charger-fits-all new mobile phone solution," and added: "Based on the Micro-USB interface, UCS chargers also include a 4-star or higher efficiency rating—up to three times more energy-efficient than an unrated charger."


In what year was Diana  brought into the pomerium?

Greek deities were brought within the sacred pomerium: temples were dedicated to Juventas (Hebe) in 191 BC, Diana (Artemis) in 179 BC, Mars (Ares) in 138 BC), and to Bona Dea, equivalent to Fauna, the female counterpart of the rural Faunus, supplemented by the Greek goddess Damia.


What's  window shapes di Czech Cubist architects use?

Czech Cubist architects also designed Cubist furniture.


Who was the first king of Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia?

After the Seleucid defeat at the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC, the kings of Sophene and Greater Armenia revolted and declared their independence, with Artaxias becoming the first king of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia in 188.


In all, 67.8% of Estonia's population can speak Russian.


What is one primary role of the Canbera-class LDH?

The Royal Australian Navy is in the process of procuring two Canberra-class LHD's, the first of which was commissioned in November 2015, while the second is expected to enter service in 2016.


What is one of the historical certain facts about Jesus?

The baptism of Jesus and his crucifixion are considered to be two historically certain facts about Jesus.


What is the relationship between Indo-Iranian and Baltic languages?

In order to explain the common features shared by Sanskrit and other Indo-European languages, many scholars have proposed the Indo-Aryan migration theory, asserting that the original speakers of what became Sanskrit arrived in what is now India and Pakistan from the north-west some time during the early second millennium BCE.


This dates from the mid-19th century when the southwestern area of Westchester County west of the Bronx River, was incorporated into New York City and known as the Northside.


How old was Tongzhi when he came to power?

Zeng Guofan, in alliance with Prince Gong, sponsored the rise of younger officials such as Li Hongzhang, who put the dynasty back on its feet financially and instituted the Self-Strengthening Movement.


What actress removed herself from participation in the relay?

" On April 15, Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan pulled out of the Olympic torch relay, citing “very strong personal reasons”.


so-called Verdingkinder (literally: "contract children" or "indentured child laborers") were children who were taken from their parents, often due to poverty or moral reasons – usually mothers being unmarried, very poor citizens, of Gypsy–Yeniche origin, so-called Kinder der Landstrasse, etc.


What year did a change in DST policy cost North America somewhere between $500 million and $1 billion in extra work?

For example, a 2007 North American rule change cost an estimated $500 million to $1 billion, and Utah State University economist William F. Shughart II has estimated the lost opportunity cost at around $1.7 billion USD.


What distinct kind of British English does Stroop say has a similar function to Polder Dutch?

Stroop compares the role of Polder Dutch with the urban variety of British English pronunciation called Estuary English.


Several days later the Independent reported The Sun's failure to report its own YouGov poll result which said that "if people thought Mr Clegg's party had a significant chance of winning the election" the Liberal Democrats would win 49% of the vote, and with it a landslide majority.


What was the driving force behind Milton Winternitz's research?

Dedicated to the new scientific medicine established in Germany, he was equally fervent about "social medicine" and the study of humans in their culture and environment.


Oklahoma City was settled on April 22, 1889, when the area known as the "Unassigned Lands" was opened for settlement in an event known as "The Land Run".


When was the drug taken off shelves in Germany?

The firm continued to pressure Kelsey and the agency to approve the application—until November 1961, when the drug was pulled off the German market because of its association with grave congenital abnormalities.


Which level of schools in Southampton are the worst behaved in the UK?

With suspension rates three times the national average, the suspension rate is approximately 1 in every 14 children, the highest in the country for physical or verbal assaults against staff.


Whether trying to please the U.S. government or through the diplomatic efforts of Sommerfeld and Carothers, or maybe as a result of both, Villa stepped out from under Carranza’s stated foreign policy.


What was the name of Kanye West's high school?

West's mother, Dr. Donda C. (Williams) West, was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as his manager.


In what legislation was the term "eagle" used?

Paper currency less than one dollar in denomination, known as "fractional currency", was also sometimes pejoratively referred to as "shinplasters".


What is the practive of coprophagia behaviours?

Other animals, such as rabbits and rodents, practise coprophagia behaviours - eating specialised faeces in order to re-digest food, especially in the case of roughage.


What organization was Greek a founding member?

The country joined what is now the European Union in 1981.


How many PS3 did Hirai set a public goal to sell by the time the product was nine?

In January 2008, Kaz Hirai, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, suggested that the console may start making a profit by early 2009, stating that, "the next fiscal year starts in April and if we can try to achieve that in the next fiscal year that would be a great thing" and that "[profitability] is not a definite commitment, but that is what I would like to try to shoot for".


The city was once fully walled, and some wall sections and gates remain today.


What was the amount of sea level change on Tuvalu estimated by the 2011 report?

The degree of uncertainty as to estimates of sea level change relative to the islands of Tuvalu was reflected in the conclusions made in 2002 from the available data.


One of the most important business in which Shell is involved is what?

Similar competencies were required for natural gas, which has become one of the most important businesses in which Shell is involved, and which contributes a significant proportion of the company's profits.


What occurs to colors of short wavelengths in Rayleigh scattering?

Colors with a shorter wavelength, such as blue and green, scatter more strongly, and are removed from the light that finally reaches the eye.


This scholarly process of "determining orthodoxy began with a question which the Muslim layman, called in that capacity mustaftī, presented to a jurisconsult, called mufti, soliciting from him a response, called fatwa, a legal opinion (the religious law of Islam covers civil as well as religious matters).


Where was the kingdom of Yue located according to chronicles?

According to the chronicles, the kingdom of Yue was located in northern Zhejiang.


What type of aircraft is not appropriate to be used in close proximity of US ground troops?

The proximity to friendly forces require precision strikes from these aircraft that are not possible with bomber aircraft listed below.


Who was Napoleon's illegitimate son by his mistress, Maria Walewska?

He may have had further unacknowledged illegitimate offspring as well, such as Eugen Megerle von Mühlfeld by Emilie Victoria Kraus and Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte (1816–1907) by Albine de Montholon.


Elsewhere in the Americas, there are also large Jewish populations in Canada (315,000), Argentina (180,000-300,000), and Brazil (196,000-600,000), and smaller populations in Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia and several other countries (see History of the Jews in Latin America).


What type of organism was named after Beyonce in 2012?

Her debut single, "Crazy in Love" was named VH1's "Greatest Song of the 2000s", NME's "Best Track of the 00s" and "Pop Song of the Century", considered by Rolling Stone to be one of the 500 greatest songs of all time, earned two Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling singles of all time at around 8 million copies.


What nationality is the Flying Fathers team?

The Flying Fathers, a Canadian group of Catholic priests, regularly toured North America playing exhibition hockey games for charity.


Its head was to be Ahmad Shukeiri, Nasser's personal nominee.


Soul competency (liberty), salvation through faith alone, Scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice, and the autonomy of the local congregation what examples of what?

Other tenets of Baptist churches include soul competency (liberty), salvation through faith alone, Scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice, and the autonomy of the local congregation.


His interest was mainly in Biological anthropology, but a German philosopher specializing in psychology, Theodor Waitz, took up the theme of general and social anthropology in his six-volume work, entitled Die Anthropologie der Naturvölker, 1859–1864.


Who was the English general who met with Benjamin Franklin on Septermber 11, 1776?

Shortly after the British occupation began, the Great Fire of New York occurred, a large conflagration on the West Side of Lower Manhattan, which destroyed about a quarter of the buildings in the city, including Trinity Church.


Where is the "Chocolate District" located?

Chocolate is New York City's leading specialty-food export, with up to US$234 million worth of exports each year.


Most people avoid thinking if they can, some of us are addicted to thinking, but von Neumann actually enjoyed thinking, maybe even to the exclusion of everything else."


The first beer pump known in England is believed to have been invented by John Lofting (b. Netherlands 1659-d.


When are cabooses still used occasionally?

The Alaska Railroad was one of the last railroads in North America to use cabooses in regular service and still uses them on some gravel trains.


What school within the University of Southern California does the Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy belong to?

In 2012, Schwarzenegger helped to found the Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy, which is a part of the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.


Marwan I and other people who wanted conflict manipulated everyone to fight.


What political ideology dominated Austrian politics in the decades before the second world war?

The Poverty of Historicism (1944) and The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945)—were inspired by his reflection on the events of his time and represented, in a sense, a reaction to the prevalent totalitarian ideologies that then dominated Central European politics.


what were two big subgenres of house music?

Subgenres of house, including deep house and acid house, quickly emerged and gained traction.


What is an important benefit to using copper as an architectural material?

Copper has been used since ancient times as a durable, corrosion resistant, and weatherproof architectural material.


In addition to suspending their obligations under a treaty to the violating party, what may result from a material breach of treaty obligations?

If a party has materially violated or breached its treaty obligations, the other parties may invoke this breach as grounds for temporarily suspending their obligations to that party under the treaty.


Amalgams have been used since 200 BC in China for plating objects with precious metals, called gilding, such as armor and mirrors.


What was the title of the first book Madonna penned?

The first of these books, titled The English Roses, was published in September 2003.


For what reason are hydraulic elevators not powered by the standard emergency system?

In hydraulic elevator systems, emergency power will lower the elevators to the lowest landing and open the doors to allow passengers to exit.


What type or ornamentation was featured on the Illyrians shilds and war belts?

Illyrians imported weapons and armor from the Ancient Greeks (such as the Illyrian type helmet, originally a Greek type) and also adopted the ornamentation of Ancient Macedon on their shields and their war belts (a single one has been found, dated 3rd century BC at modern Selce e Poshtme part of Macedon at the time under Philip V of Macedon).


What is Neptune's planet center temperature?

Temperatures at the planet's centre are approximately 5,400 K (5,100 °C).


Was there any debate about the voting process in Ohio?

At the official counting of the electoral votes on January 6, a motion was made contesting Ohio's electoral votes.


How many times did John levi scutage payments?

John maximised his right to demand relief payments when estates and castles were inherited, sometimes charging enormous sums, beyond barons' abilities to pay.


When did the North Carolina Constitution disestablish the Anglican church?

Article VI, Section 8 of the current NC Constitution forbids only atheists from holding public office.


What type of container can be used to transport draft beer, and is better for the environment that a bottle?

A life cycle study of one beer brand, including grain production, brewing, bottling, distribution and waste management, shows that the CO2 emissions from a 6-pack of micro-brew beer is about 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds).


How many electoral votes does Guam currently have?

U.S. citizens in Guam vote in a straw poll for their choice in the U.S. Presidential general election, but since Guam has no votes in the Electoral College, the poll has no real effect.


Catalan has an inflectional grammar, with two genders (masculine, feminine), and two numbers (singular, plural).


How many cases that are diagnosed in childhood make it past 10 years with asthma?

Of asthma diagnosed during childhood, half of cases will no longer carry the diagnosis after a decade.


What is the maximum amount of players allowed?

Each team consists of a maximum of eleven players (excluding substitutes), one of whom must be the goalkeeper.


On October 17, 1987, about 3,000 Armenians demonstrated in Yerevan complaining about the condition of Lake Sevan, the Nairit chemicals plant, and the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, and air pollution in Yerevan.


what happened to the internet in the late 1980s?

By the late 1980s, a process was set in place towards public, commercial use of the Internet.


What happened to the French Mediterranean fleet?

In the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November, the British admiral Edward Hawke with 23 ships of the line caught the French Brest fleet with 21 ships of the line under Marshal de Conflans and sank, captured, or forced many of them aground, putting an end to the French plans.


Food with an emphasis on seafood, salt, and dairy is an exaple of what?

Irish Americans are a major influence on Boston's politics and religious institutions.


What group controlled the Mafia in New York in the 20th century?

The 20th century saw a rise in the Mafia, dominated by the Five Families, as well as in gangs, including the Black Spades.


What was another name used for Higher Education?

Tertiary education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training.


In what year did Egypt sell its portion of Suez Canal?

In 1875 Ismail was forced to sell Egypt's share in the canal to the British Government.


The Holy Roman Empire comprised of how many petty states?

The new German Empire included 25 states (three of them, Hanseatic cities) and the imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine.


According to Kerry and the two crewmen who accompanied him that night, Patrick Runyon and William Zaladonis, they surprised a group of Vietnamese men unloading sampans at a river crossing, who began running and failed to obey an order to stop.


The TSFSR existed from 1922 to 1936, when it was divided up into three separate entities (Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, and Georgian SSR).


The average rainfall for Bissau is 2,024 millimetres (79.7 in) although this is almost entirely accounted for during the rainy season which falls between June and September/October.


What was the first album Beyoncé released as a solo artist?

Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.


What is the name of the shawl that married women wear on their upper bodies?

Unmarried or young women, however, do not always cover their heads.


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

On Niutao, Funafuti and Vaitupu the founding ancestor is described as being from Samoa; whereas on Nanumea the founding ancestor is described as being from Tonga.


Which French station has refused to adopt a 24 hour schedule?

Its French counterpart, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, still signs off every night.


Where is the OTS in the US currently located?

OTS, previously located at Lackland AFB, Texas until 1993 and located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama since 1993, in turn encompasses two separate commissioning programs: Basic Officer Training (BOT), which is for line-officer candidates of the active-duty Air Force and the U.S. Air Force Reserve; and the Academy of Military Science (AMS), which is for line-officer candidates of the Air National Guard.


How many albums does Kanye have on the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list?

Three of his albums rank on Rolling Stone's 2012 "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list; two of his albums feature at first and eighth, respectively, in Pitchfork Media's The 100 Best Albums of 2010–2014.


How many singles did her second album produce?

The album's lead single "Déjà Vu", featuring Jay Z, reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.


The university is broadly organized into 11 colleges or schools at its main Provo campus, with certain colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards.


The Church of Central Africa-Presbyterian often offers what services?

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Malawi and Zambia is known as CCAP, Church of Central Africa-Presbyterian.


What does using race as a category within the law legitimize?

The European Union uses the terms racial origin and ethnic origin synonymously in its documents and according to it "the use of the term 'racial origin' in this directive does not imply an acceptance of such [racial] theories".[full citation needed]


What is the name of the book written by Anton Hansen Tammsaare?

Anton Hansen Tammsaare's social epic and psychological realist pentalogy Truth and Justice captured the evolution of Estonian society from a peasant community to an independent nation.


What had caused citizens to vacate their farms?

Their poverty usually led them to vote for the candidate who offered them the most.


On which street is the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center located?

Notable locations include East River Ferry, LaptopMD headquarters, Mercy College Manhattan Campus, and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.


All taxis in Delhi were ordered to switch to what type of fuel by March 1, 2016?

Among the measures, the court ordered to stop registrations of diesel cars and sport utility vehicles with an engine capacity of 2,000 cc and over until March 31, 2016.


Which ethnicity claimed the majority in Bermuda during the 17th century?


Where did the Portuguese royal family move in 1808?

He also created a Royal Police Guard for Rio de Janeiro in 1809.


what sometimes prefers a more lenient position on Dietray laws?

Rather, the Orthodox community, as a counterreaction to the liberalism of the Haskalah movement, began to embrace far more stringent halachic practices than their predecessors, most notably in matters of Kashrut and Passover dietary laws, where the strictest possible interpretation becomes a religious requirement, even where the Talmud explicitly prefers a more lenient position, and even where a more lenient position was practiced by prior generations.


A British attempt at relief was foiled at the Battle of Minorca, and the island was captured on 28 June (for which Admiral Byng was court-martialed and executed).


Who fined Queen for donating to a school for the deaf and blind?

Queen donated to a school for the deaf and blind as a philanthropic gesture but were fined by the British Musicians' Union and placed on the United Nations' blacklisted artists.


Upon what is Portuguese agriculture based?

However, the sector also includes larger scale intensive farming export-oriented agrobusinesses backed by companies (like Grupo RAR's Vitacress, Sovena, Lactogal, Vale da Rosa, Companhia das Lezírias and Valouro).


What caused a dramatic shift in Italian sentiment toward the war?

Bismarck's demand for the return of Alsace caused a dramatic shift in that sentiment in Italy, which was best exemplified by the reaction of Garibaldi soon after the revolution in Paris, who told the Movimento of Genoa on 7 September 1870 that "Yesterday I said to you: war to the death to Bonaparte.


Who has the power to appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister?

Presidential powers include the appointment of the Prime Minister and the other members of the Government (where the President takes into account the results of legislative elections); dismissing the Prime Minister; dissolving the Assembly of the Republic (to call early elections); vetoing legislation (which may be overridden by the Assembly with a supermajority); and declaring a state of war or siege.


Who was over the new U.S. Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific command?

On 26 July 1945, the President of the United States Harry S. Truman, the President of the Nationalist Government of China Chiang Kai-shek and the Prime Minister of Great Britain Winston Churchill issued the Potsdam Declaration, which outlined the terms of surrender for the Empire of Japan as agreed upon at the Potsdam Conference.


Charles Greville supposed that the widowed and childless Melbourne was "passionately fond of her as he might be of his daughter if he had one", and Victoria probably saw him as a father figure.


The city of Charleston is defined by the limits of the Parish of St. Michael and what other parish?

The traditional parish system persisted until the Reconstruction Era, when counties were imposed.[citation needed]


What is omitted when an act is published?

However, the date on which the assent was notified is printed in brackets.


Which region of America was the novel set in?

Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South.


What percentage of difference is there between the genetic material of humans and the genetic material of chimpanzees?

This suggests that everything that separates us from chimpanzees must be encoded in that very small amount of DNA, including our behaviors.


When was Nanjing considered to be the biggest city in the world?

Nanjing remained the capital of the Ming Empire until 1421, when the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, the Yongle Emperor, relocated the capital to Beijing.


What did the Imperial Japanese Navy Wakamiya conduct in September 1914?

In September 1914 the Imperial Japanese Navy Wakamiya conducted the world's first successful ship-launched air raid: on 6 September 1914 a Farman aircraft launched by Wakamiya attacked the Austro-Hungarian cruiser SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth and the German gunboat Jaguar in Kiaochow Bay off Tsingtao; neither was hit.


What enrichment process was used by the Manhattan Project?

The gaseous diffusion process had been the leading method for enrichment and was used in the Manhattan Project.


How many households were there in Atlantic City during the 2010 United States Census?

37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.


What season is black bear hunting allowed?

There is a spring hunting season for black bear and in most years, limited hunting of bison that leave Yellowstone National Park is allowed.


He was viewed as most likely to continue the Second Vatican Council, which already, without any tangible results, had lasted longer than anticipated by John XXIII, who had a vision but "did not have a clear agenda.


How many base stations did China Mobile have suspended?

China Unicom's service in Wenchuan and four nearby counties was cut off, with more than 700 towers suspended.


Which doctor from Pakistan served until 2000?

1987–2000 Dr Nafis Sadik (Pakistan)_1969–87 Mr Rafael M. Salas (Philippines)


What event is stated as a reason why the word heretic is used less often in modern times?

Perhaps due to the many modern negative connotations associated with the term heretic, such as the Spanish inquisition, the term is used less often today.


By what year did the Allies force the French out of the Iberian peninsula?

Several months after Corunna, the British sent another army to the peninsula under the future Duke of Wellington.


The Standard Elocutionist was printed how many times?

His father published a variety of works on the subject, several of which are still well known, especially his The Standard Elocutionist (1860), which appeared in Edinburgh in 1868.


Who is responsible for proposing BYU's current name?

The school, however, did not become a university until the end of Benjamin Cluff, Jr's term at the helm of the institution.


What did authors and artists begin advocating for instead of the underground scene?

Writers like Paul Morley began advocating "overground brightness" instead of the experimental sensibilities promoted in early years.


This Used to Be My Playground", which became a Hot 100 number one hit.


What country is the Premier League the most distributed televised sports broadcast?

The Premier League is particularly popular in Asia, where it is the most widely distributed sports programme.


When did Britain transfer Hong Kong to China?

The transfer of Hong Kong to China in 1997 marked for many the end of the British Empire.


What do latinos consider a light skinned mulatto to be?

Many Latin American migrants have been mestizo, Amerindian, or other mixed race.


It is not until the early Ordovician that the first annelid jaws are found, thus the crown-group cannot have appeared before this date and probably appeared somewhat later.


Which two countries sought to crush the nascent republic?

At the same time, some Alsatians were in opposition to the Jacobins and sympathetic to the invading forces of Austria and Prussia who sought to crush the nascent revolutionary republic.


In exchange for territory and trading rights, the Qing would have a free hand dealing with the situation in Mongolia.


What denominations are considered to be better educated than most other groups?

Episcopalians and Presbyterians, as well as other WASPs, tend to be considerably wealthier and better educated (having graduate and post-graduate degrees per capita) than most other religious groups in United States, and are disproportionately represented in the upper reaches of American business, law and politics, especially the Republican Party.


What was Zhou's ineffective response to the issue plaguing the PVA?

On 1 March 1951 Mao sent a cable to Stalin, in which he emphasized the difficulties faced by Chinese forces and the urgent need for air cover, especially over supply lines.


What is the fourth and final stomach compartment in ruminants?

The abomasum is the fourth and final stomach compartment in ruminants.


What was the focus of the Northern Renaissance?

The renewal of learning in Europe, that began with 12th century Scholasticism, came to an end about the time of the Black Death, and the initial period of the subsequent Italian Renaissance is sometimes seen as a lull in scientific activity.


What advantage did Washington have over the British generals?

As the war ended, Washington watched proudly as the final British army quietly sailed out of New York City in November 1783, taking the Loyalist leadership with them.


Why do many hip hop and R&B artists turn to house music?

Many hip hop and R&B artists also turn to house music to add a mass appeal to the music they produce.


What event was coincidental with the North American megafauna extinction?

North American megafauna extinction was coincidental with the Younger Dryas impact event, possibly making hunting a less critical factor in prehistoric species loss than had been previously thought.


Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton.


1,300 schools had been reconstructed, with initial relocation of 25 townships, including Beichuan and Wenchuan, two of the most devastated areas.


True aspirated consonants have been found in Kelabit Taa and what else?

They have been documented in Kelabit Taa, and the Kx'a languages.


Who lived at Buckingham Palace during WWI?

During World War I, the palace, then the home of King George V and Queen Mary, escaped unscathed.


Where does rationalism say knowledge comes from?

Philosophical empiricists hold no knowledge to be properly inferred or deduced unless it is derived from one's sense-based experience.


Which year was the Lancashire County Cup abandoned?

Rugby League has also seen a representative fixture between Lancashire and Yorkshire contested 89 times since its inception in 1895.


When did the second line of Metrobus open?

As the microbuses were removed from its route, it was hoped that the Metrobús could reduce pollution and decrease transit time for passengers.


What is limited by Miami's high water table?

For this reason, the mass transit systems in and around Miami are elevated or at-grade.[citation needed]


How did the original  Constitution identify its society members ?

A century later, when the Treaty of Lausanne was signed between Greece and Turkey in 1923, the two countries agreed to use religion as the determinant for ethnic identity for the purposes of population exchange, although most of the Greeks displaced (over a million of the total 1.5 million) had already been driven out by the time the agreement was signed.[note 1]


What root did Egyptians use to source their red pigment alizarin?

The Egyptians used the root of the rubia, or madder plant, to make a dye, later known as alizarin, and also used it to color white power to use as a pigment, which became known as madder lake, alizarin or alizarin crimson.


It has been suggested that a primary Baptist principle is that local Baptist Churches are what?

It has been suggested that a primary Baptist principle is that local Baptist Churches are independent and self-governing, and if so the term 'Baptist denomination' may be considered somewhat incongruous.


What did Pinnacle Entertainment intend to replace the Sands Atlantic City with?

The biggest disappointment was when MGM Resorts International announced that it would pull out of all development for Atlantic City, effectively ending their plans for the MGM Grand Atlantic City.


What important aim of minority leader pertaining to elections?

Despite the minority leader's restricted ability to set the House's agenda, there are still opportunities for him to raise minority priorities.


What changed worldwide property drasrically?

It was the largest and most important economic depression in the 20th century, and is used in the 21st century as an example of how far the world's economy can fall.


Where does a cappella still maintain a heavy presence?

Contemporary a cappella includes many vocal groups and bands who add vocal percussion or beatboxing to create a pop/rock/gospel sound, in some cases very similar to bands with instruments.


What was the name of the colony founded by the Pilgrim Fathers in the New World?

This settlement continued as a trading post for the Roman Empire, until it was surpassed by the more prosperous village of Sutton, now called Plymouth.


The state decreed that how many men serve along the border in 1846?

Continuing to anticipate a war, the state legislature on July 11, 1846 by decree enlisted 6,000 men to serve along the border; during that time Ángel Trías quickly rose to power by portraying zealous anti-American rhetoric.


What is a current LZ based coding scheme that does well?

For most LZ methods, this table is generated dynamically from earlier data in the input.


Longjing tea (also called dragon well tea), originating in Hangzhou, is one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious Chinese tea.


How much is Eddy Street Commons at Notre Dame expected to cost?

The Eddy Street Commons drew union protests when workers hired by the City of South Bend to construct the public parking garage picketed the private work site after a contractor hired non-union workers.


Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30.


What school disagreed with the principles of the Mimamsa school?

They considered the Upanishads and other self-knowledge, spirituality-related texts to be of secondary importance, a philosophical view that the Vedanta school disagreed with.


How many people competed to be Brasilia's urban planner?

Building Brasília was part of Juscelino's "fifty years of prosperity in five" plan.


For whom did Hayek work upon being hired by Ludwig von Mises?

Upon the completion of his examinations, Hayek was hired by Ludwig von Mises on the recommendation of Wieser as a specialist for the Austrian government working on the legal and economic details of the Treaty of Saint Germain.


What caused an increasingly literate population to develop in the Enlightenment era?

An increasingly literate population seeking knowledge and education in both the arts and the sciences drove the expansion of print culture and the dissemination of scientific learning.


The largest Carnival celebration takes place in which city?

The largest celebration takes place in the city of Panjim which was part of Velha Conquista, Goa, but now is celebrate throughout the state.


Which huge internet seller is headquartered in Seattle?

Internet retailer Amazon.com (#49), coffee chain Starbucks (#208), department store Nordstrom (#227), and freight forwarder Expeditors International of Washington (#428).


Where was  fresh food sold daily in Charleston in 1840?

The slave trade also depended on the port of Charleston, where ships could be unloaded and the slaves bought and sold.


What kind of printing press helped increase the circulation and influence of The Times back in 1817?

Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in politics and amongst the City of London.


Through his actions and speeches, and because he was able to symbolize the popular Arab will, Nasser inspired several nationalist revolutions in the Arab world.


Who did Henry II express his fury and ill-will towards?

From Henry II onwards, ira et malevolentia had come to describe the right of the king to express his anger and displeasure at particular barons or clergy, building on the Norman concept of malevoncia – royal ill-will.


What is the pro of 4GL over a 3G language?

These 4G languages are less procedural than 3G languages.


What city did Muravyev decide not to take control over?

A relieving force fell back and there was a possibility of taking Erzerum, but Muravyev chose not to.


The French theorist Roland Barthes was among the first to propose that wrestling was worthy of deeper analysis, in his essay "The World of Wrestling" from his book Mythologies, first published in 1957.


What is still the conventional use of the ETX code?

The end-of-text code (ETX), also known as Control-C, was inappropriate for a variety of reasons, while using Z as the control code to end a file is analogous to it ending the alphabet and serves as a very convenient mnemonic aid.


Other noticeable contemporary buildings are the new Music school Cité de la Musique et de la Danse, the Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain and the Hôtel du Département facing it, as well as, in the outskirts, the tramway-station Hoenheim-Nord designed by Zaha Hadid.


What is the per capita GDP of Cyprus given by the IMF?

The Cypriot government adopted the euro as the national currency on 1 January 2008.


What group did Maulana Masood Azhar lead?

In 2002, the Musharraf-led government took a firm stand against the jihadi organizations and groups promoting extremism, and arrested Maulana Masood Azhar, head of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, chief of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, and took dozens of activists into custody.


For how long did the Soviet Union go unrecognized?

Initially, the state did not have an official name and wasn't recognized by neighboring countries for five months.


Where is Eduardo Bonilla-Silver a Sociology professor?

Color-blind racism thrives on the idea that race is no longer an issue in the United States.


Who was Archbishop of Canterbury during Paul VI papacy?

Paul VI was the first pope to receive an Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey in official audience as Head of Church, after the private audience visit of Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher to Pope John XXIII on 2 December 1960.


About how many birds are released onto shooting estates every year?

When in position, "beaters" move through the areas of cover, swinging sticks or flags to drive the game out.


The Australian continent was colonised by the United Kingdom in 1788, which subsequently established six, eventually self-governing, colonies there.


What year did Charles Babbage find out that An Analytical Engine was possible?

After working on his revolutionary difference engine, designed to aid in navigational calculations, in 1833 he realized that a much more general design, an Analytical Engine, was possible.


In what year did Southampton's fourth cruise terminal open in the western docklands?

In particular, it is a port for cruise ships; its heyday was the first half of the 20th century, and in particular the inter-war years, when it handled almost half the passenger traffic of the UK.


Along with the University of the South Pacific, what tertiary education institution exists in the Marshall Islands?

The Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands) operates the state schools in the Marshall Islands.


What do abusive drugs effect in the circadian system?

It is indicated that these abusive drugs affect the central circadian pacemaker.


Avoidance of unwholesome actions and use of positive actions is called what?

The avoidance of unwholesome actions and the cultivation of positive actions is called sīla.


What was the date of the first action of the Franco-Prussian War?

The first action of the Franco-Prussian War took place on 4 August 1870.


In developing countries, is it common for children to attend fewer or greater years of formal schooling?

For instance, in many developing countries it is common for children to attend fewer years of formal schooling so that, when they reach adolescence, they can begin working.


What is the theoretical maximum efficiency of reflective capsule bulbs?

This concept was pioneered by Duro-Test in 1980 with a commercial product that produced 29.8 lm/W. More advanced reflectors based on interference filters or photonic crystals can theoretically result in higher efficiency, up to a limit of about 270 lm/W (40% of the maximum efficacy possible).


What is the penalty for a time count on the first two downs?

During the last three minutes of a half, the penalty for failure to place the ball in play within the 20-second play clock, known as "time count" (this foul is known as "delay of game" in American football), is dramatically different from during the first 27 minutes.


What did hunters feel hunting over the Internet violated?

When Internet hunting was introduced in 2005, allowing people to hunt over the Internet using remotely controlled guns, the practice was widely criticised by hunters as violating the principles of fair chase.


Does the government allow access to any desired  media channels for residents ?

In September 2011, several banned websites, including YouTube, Democratic Voice of Burma and Voice of America, were unblocked.


Since when has the severe weather in the Alps been studied?

The severe weather in the Alps has been studied since the 18th century; particularly the weather patterns such as the seasonal foehn wind.


Which model does Ford manufacture in their Southampton plant?

The Lloyd's Register Group has announced plans to move its London marine operations to a specially developed site at the University of Southampton.


Three of the men were sentenced to death (which was later reduced to life in prison), and the fourth defendant was sentenced to life in prison.


What were the Japanese originally going to drop on San Diego from their kamikaze planes?

During the final months of the war, the Japanese had a plan to target multiple U.S. cities for biological attack, starting with San Diego.


Who did the Thunder lose to in the Western Conference finals?

In 2014 Oklahoma City again reached the NBA's Western Conference Finals but eventually lost to the San Antonio Spurs in six games.


How long is the longest avenue in Mexico City?

The most recognizable icon of Mexico City is the golden Angel of Independence on the wide, elegant avenue Paseo de la Reforma, modeled by the order of the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico after the Champs-Élysées in Paris.


What are the primary languages of Europe that are used in Burma ?

The two major Indo-European languages are Pali, the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism, and English.


In October 1961, he led a demonstration protesting Syria's secession from the United Arab Republic.


Housing for employees was built in what area during the 1920s?

Subsequently housing for them was developed around Gole Market area in the 1920s.


The second successor of this first Tsang king, Karma Phuntsok Namgyal, took control of the whole of Central Tibet (Ü-Tsang), reigning from 1611–1621.


Who tried to invade Egypt in the famous line-in-the-sand incident?

Eventually, instability in the near east resulting from the power vacuum left by the collapse of the Seleucid empire caused the Roman proconsul Pompey the Great to abolish the Seleucid rump state, absorbing much of Syria into the Roman republic.


When did Armenia begin winning Olympic medals?

The first medal won by an Armenian in modern Olympic history was by Hrant Shahinyan, who won two golds and two silvers in gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.


The astrolabe, though originally developed by the Greeks, was perfected by Islamic astronomers and engineers, and was subsequently brought to Europe.


What was a negative of regulating the lake's water height?

However, draining the wetlands also changed the habitat for fish and birds and the areas accessible for Indian cultivation close to the capital.


What is the value of the contract between Under Armour and Notre Dame?

This contract, worth almost $100 million, is the most lucrative in the history of the NCAA.


Who sued Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk in 2007?

Apple, Samsung, and Sandisk all settled the claims against them in January 2009.


In what year was Peter of Alexandria martyred?

His successor as bishop of Alexandria, Alexander of Alexandria (312–328) was an Origenist as well as a documented mentor of Athanasius.


In the field that Stuart was working, what did he and his colleagues often concentrate on?

Watching television in order to view a public perspective on a historical event should not be thought of as culture, unless referring to the medium of television itself, which may have been selected culturally; however, schoolchildren watching television after school with their friends in order to "fit in" certainly qualifies, since there is no grounded reason for one's participation in this practice.


How many school and universities are in NYC?

Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world.


What is Nanjing's nationwide ranking for National key laboratories?

The number of National key laboratories, National key disciplines and the academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering all rank third in the nation.


What has been a major factor in the restoration of Estonia after winning their independence?

An important element in Estonia's post-independence reorientation has been closer ties with the Nordic countries, especially Finland and Sweden.


What percentage of shares in Arsenal did Kroenke own by 2011?

In April 2011, Kroenke achieved a full takeover by purchasing the shareholdings of Nina Bracewell-Smith and Danny Fiszman, taking his shareholding to 62.89%.


10 000 Russian army corps landed on the Bosphorus shores in 1833 and helped to prevent the capture of Constantinople, thus the possible disappearance of the Ottoman Empire was prevented.


How many hours of bright sunshine does Nanjing get each year?

With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 37 percent in March to 52 percent in August, the city receives 1,983 hours of bright sunshine annually.


What party was Pedro Albizu Campos part of?

The FBI operation was covert and did not become known until U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez had it made public via the Freedom of Information Act in the 1980s.


The shofar is the only temple instrument still being used today in the synagogue, and it is only used from Rosh Chodesh Elul through the end of Yom Kippur.


Who do majuscules have which distinguish themselves from minuscules?

Typographically, the basic difference between the majuscules and minuscules is not that the majuscules are big and minuscules small, but that the majuscules generally have the same height.


Which conjugation has less than 100 verbs?

Only the first conjugation is nowadays productive (with about 3500 common verbs), whereas the third (the subtype of servir, with about 700 common verbs) is semiproductive.


How many tourists visited Israel in 2013?

In 2013, a record of 3.54 million tourists visited Israel with the most popular site of attraction being the Western Wall with 68% of tourists visiting there.


How much of Melbourne's water capacity is the Thomson River Dam capable of holding?

The largest dam, the Thomson River Dam, located in the Victorian Alps, is capable of holding around 60% of Melbourne's water capacity, while smaller dams such as the Upper Yarra Dam, Yan Yean Reservoir, and the Cardinia Reservoir carry secondary supplies.


Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona.


The abbey was recognised as what until 1556?

Westminster diocese was dissolved in 1550, but the abbey was recognised (in 1552, retroactively to 1550) as a second cathedral of the Diocese of London until 1556.


At what age did Spielberg make 'Escape to Nowhere'?

Years later, Spielberg recalled to a magazine interviewer, "My dad's still-camera was broken, so I asked the scoutmaster if I could tell a story with my father's movie camera.


According to the 2011 London census, what percentage of children were black?

Across London, Black and Asian children outnumber White British children by about six to four in state schools.


Companies did what in an effort to circumvent Nintendo's console authentication?

Most of these companies created circuits that used a voltage spike to temporarily disable the 10NES chip in the NES.


How many miles is Tuscon from the U.S.- Mexico border?

The city is  located 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico border.


However, a large French force was assembled at Toulon, and the French opened the campaign against the British by an attack on Minorca in the Mediterranean.


why do satellites need to fire engines every few day to keep orbit?

Most artificial satellites operate in this region called low Earth orbit and must fire their engines every few days to maintain orbit.[citation needed]


The essential function of the brain is cell-to-cell communication, and synapses are the points at which communication occurs.


When was the southern tip of Africa colonized?

Britain formally acquired the colony, and its large Afrikaner (or Boer) population in 1806, having occupied it in 1795 to prevent its falling into French hands, following the invasion of the Netherlands by France.


Where is the Augmented Programme required for further education?

Sixth form students who pass their PSSC go on to the Augmented Foundation Programme, funded by the government of Tuvalu.


Who won the 1876 election as a result of voter intimidation?

The Red Shirts were instrumental in suppressing the black Republican vote in some areas in 1876 and narrowly electing Wade Hampton as governor, and taking back control of the state legislature.


By the beginning of what century was the Romanesque style established all over Europe?

The important categories of building: the cathedral church, the parish church, the monastery, the castle, the palace, the great hall, the gatehouse, the civic building, had been established in the Romanesque period.


Ruins of merchants' homes that survive today are evidence that Southampton had rich people in what century?

In 1348, the Black Death reached England via merchant vessels calling at Southampton.


What further ideas for public transportation is the city currently considering?

The City of New Haven is in the very early stages of considering the restoration of streetcar (light-rail) service, which has been absent since the postwar period.


How many months of washing did a 1999 study look at?

A resin used for making non-wrinkle shirts releases formaldehyde, which could cause contact dermatitis for some people; no disclosure requirements exist, and in 2008 the U.S. Government Accountability Office tested formaldehyde in clothing and found that generally the highest levels were in non-wrinkle shirts and pants.


The shrine of San Vittore in ciel d'oro had mosaics from which century?

In the small shrine of San Vittore in ciel d'oro, now a chapel of Sant'Ambrogio, every surface is covered with mosaics from the second half of the 5th century.


In the 20th century most people practiced some form of what faith?

Throughout the 20th century, most Bissau-Guineans practiced some form of Animism.


What happened after they decided agasint shifting?

The standards committee decided against shifting, and so ASCII required at least a seven-bit code.:215, 236 § 4


In 2006, IBM launched Secure Blue, encryption hardware that can be built into microprocessors.


What did A.W Kinglake make the British out to be?

This view of 'diplomatic drift' as the cause of the war was first popularised by A. W, Kinglake, who portrayed the British as victims of newspaper sensationalism and duplicitous French and Ottoman diplomacy.


In 1403 the town was burned by Breton raiders.


How many free people of color lived in Charleston in 1860?

The city also had a large class of free people of color.


With whom was it said the the movement ended?

The Bengal Renaissance can be said to have started with Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772–1833) and ended with Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), although many stalwarts thereafter continued to embody particular aspects of the unique intellectual and creative output of the region.


Damaged aircraft can be out of action for days or what?

Targets are not always easy to destroy; nonetheless, damaged aircraft may be forced to abort their mission and, even if they manage to return and land in friendly territory, may be out of action for days or permanently.


How are passenger cabs separated from the lift?

The passenger cabs are mechanically separated from the lift mechanism, thus allowing the elevator shafts to be used continuously while passengers board and embark from the cabs, as well as move through show scenes on various floors.


What date marked the start of Schwarzenegger's second gubernatorial term?

In 2011, Schwarzenegger completed his second term as governor.


Where can a remnant of improvisation tradition be found?

Improvisation is also an important aspect in authentic performances of operas of Baroque era and of bel canto (especially operas of Vincenzo Bellini), and is best exemplified by the da capo aria, a form by which famous singers typically perform variations of the thematic matter of the aria in the recapitulation section ('B section' / the 'da capo' part).


On which date were lawsuits filed against Harvard and Chapel Hill?

The UNC-Chapel Hill lawsuit alleges discrimination against white and Asian students, while the Harvard lawsuit focuses on discrimination against Asian applicants.


Whom set the most recent sales record of vinyl records since 1991?

In 2014 artist Jack White sold 40,000 copies of his second solo release, Lazaretto, on vinyl.


What pump can capture gases in a solid or absorbed state?

The above explanation is merely a simple introduction to vacuum pumping, and is not representative of the entire range of pumps in use.


How many seasons did the Toronto Phantoms last?

While some teams have enjoyed considerable on-field and even financial success, many teams in the history of the league have enjoyed little success either on or off of the field of play.


Who is the artist that drew grapes so lifelike, birds flew up and pecked at them?

Hellenistic art saw a turn from the idealistic, perfected, calm and composed figures of classical Greek art to a style dominated by realism and the depiction of emotion (pathos) and character (ethos).


What philosophical debates arose in the middle ages?

For example, God's omniscience may seem to imply that God knows how free agents will choose to act.


What is the literal translation of the word "schatzi"?

In 1992, Schwarzenegger and his wife opened a restaurant in Santa Monica called Schatzi On Main.


For how long at most is an unlicenced caretaker manager allowed to control a Premier League team for?

The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Premier League on a permanent basis (


How can this be adjusted more easily than changing antenna types?

An antenna transmits and receives radio waves with a particular polarization which can be reoriented by tilting the axis of the antenna in many (but not all) cases.


Which athlete was ignored by media for supporting the protesters?

It quoted athletes who expressed pride at taking part in the relays, to a greater extent than Western media, but not those who, like Marie-José Pérec, expressed understanding and support for the protestors.


Which country did Britain conquer in 1897?

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the independent kingdoms of what would become Nigeria fought a number of conflicts against the British Empire's efforts to expand its territory.


What did the Belorussians wish to be cleaned up?

On September 30, 1989, thousands of Belorussians, denouncing local leaders, marched through Minsk to demand additional cleanup of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster site in Ukraine.


As a ruse to rally opposition against a return to the pre-1952 order, the RCC decreed an end to restrictions on monarchy-era parties and the Free Officers' withdrawal from politics.


How many North Carolinians from the west fought for the union Army?

Approximately 2,000 North Carolinians from western North Carolina enlisted in the Union Army and fought for the North in the war.


Along with Lamin Khalifah Fhimah, who was suspected of the attack on Pan Am Flight 103?

Meanwhile, Libya stepped up its support for anti-western militants such as the Provisional IRA, and in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie in Scotland, killing 243 passengers and 16 crew members, plus 11 people on the ground.


What is flying past their destinations called?

This can be due to flying past their destinations as in the "spring overshoot" in which birds returning to their breeding areas overshoot and end up further north than intended.


Who were told they would be banned from reentering Thailand?

Thai authorities threatened to arrest foreign protesters and ban them from future entry into Thailand.


What popular property in Monopoly was actually a misspelling?

Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, "Marven Gardens".


The first beer pump known in England is believed to have been invented by John Lofting (b. Netherlands 1659-d.


Where does ice start accululating in a glacier?

Cirques are where ice begins to accumulate in a glacier.


After 1945, The Times supported what party for 5 years afterwards?

However, the newspaper reverted to the Tories for the next election five years later.


What century do the terms Baroque and Rococo come from?

There has been a trend in writing the history of this period to depict Hellenistic art as a decadent style, following of the Golden Age of Classical Athens.


What was the headline for a page 2 Sun story on 17 November 1989?

On 17 November 1989, The Sun headlined a page 2 news story titled "STRAIGHT SEX CANNOT GIVE YOU AIDS – OFFICIAL."


What year did data for the Oakland Growth Study stop being collected?

Data collection began in 1932 and continued until 1981, allowing the researchers to gather longitudinal data on the individuals that extended past adolescence into adulthood.


Which magazine did Beyonce pose on the cover for in August of 2015?

In August, the cover of the September issue of Vogue magazine was unveiled online, Beyoncé as the cover star, becoming the first African-American artist and third African-American woman in general to cover the September issue.


What was the name of the first song that Taylor Hicks released after winning American Idol?

Do I Make You Proud" was released as Hicks' first single and McPhee's


What was the result of the War of Independence?

Subsequent annexation into Ethiopia led to the Eritrean War of Independence, ending with Eritrean independence following a referendum in April 1993.


It lies mostly between latitudes 11° and 13°N (a small area is south of 11°), and longitudes 13° and 17°W.


How much of the world's child labour does India's workers contribute to?

A variety of Indian social scientists as well as the Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) have done extensive research on the numeric figures of child labour found in India and determined that India contributes to one-third of Asia’s child labour and one-fourth of the world's child labour.


Who is said to have mastered the astrolabe?

In astronomy, Muḥammad ibn Jābir al-Ḥarrānī al-Battānī improved the precision of the measurement of the precession of the Earth's axis.


Changes in what intended to keep U.S. banks competitive with their European counterparts?

However, both Barclays and Bank of America ultimately declined to purchase the entire company.


What place on the charts did Date Records' big success land on?

This label released the first string of hits for Peaches & Herb and scored a few minor hits from various other artists.


Each mesentery is similar except that the mesothelium is the lining of each of the pair of coelomata, and the blood vessels and, in polychaetes, the main nerve cords are embedded in it.


Ibn al-Haytham is also regarded as the father of optics, especially for his empirical proof of the intromission theory of light.


Who took over for Jim Jordon, when he was fired?

The key factors enabling it to survive were when fellow Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy assigned Mary Beth Cahill to be the campaign manager, as well as Kerry's mortgaging his own home to lend the money to his campaign (while his wife was a billionaire, campaign finance rules prohibited using one's personal fortune).


Which parent was the deciding factor for how interracial persons were recorded in this census?

Persons who had minority interracial ancestry were to be reported as the race of their father.


Which Emporio Armani fragrance did Beyoncé promote in 2007?

Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of "Wishing on a Star") and True Star Gold; she also promoted Emporio Armani's Diamonds fragrance in 2007.


How could a white child be considered a member of the Omaha tribe?

If the tribe had a patrilineal system, like the Omaha, the children of white fathers were considered white.


What generates protonated molecular hydrogen?

By contrast, the positive hydrogen molecular ion (H+_2) is a rare molecule in the universe.


Which division of Dell were unsuccessful in developing mobile devices?

Dell's own mobility division has not managed success with developing smartphones or tablets, whether running Windows or Google Android.


What did Burke call 'a smuggling adventure'?

The historian Piers Brendon asserts that Burke laid the moral foundations for the British Empire, epitomised in the trial of Warren Hastings, that was ultimately to be its undoing: when Burke stated that "The British Empire must be governed on a plan of freedom, for it will be governed by no other", this was "...an ideological bacillus that would prove fatal.