Who called the journals the most influential cultural innovation of European intellectual culture?

They shifted the attention of the "cultivated public" away from established authorities to novelty and innovation, and promoted the "enlightened" ideals of toleration and intellectual objectivity.


How many times did Sumerian farmers plow, harrow and rake the ground?

Next they made oxen stomp the ground and kill weeds.


In what year did the rail route from Southampton to London open?

Southampton is also served by the rail network, which is used both by freight services to and from the docks and passenger services as part of the national rail system.


What level of finality do mathematicians try to reach with math concepts?

In the context of finite groups, this aim leads to difficult mathematics.


The editor and co-publisher of The Riverdale Press, Bernard Stein, won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for his editorials about Bronx and New York City issues in 1998.


What river saw the establishment of a new Kingdom?

In the mid 19th century, the Bobangi people became major slave traders and sold their captives to the Americas using the Ubangi river to reach the coast.


What kind of bombing raids were most favored?

It was thought there was no defence against air attack, particularly at night.


When was the Greenman rule in Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts published?

The American Law Institute subsequently adopted a slightly different version of the Greenman rule in Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, which was published in 1964 and was very influential throughout the United States.


What was believed to be one of the Burma reasons for the unrest in 2012 ?

The immediate cause of the riots is unclear, with many commentators citing the killing of ten Burmese Muslims by ethnic Rakhine after the rape and murder of a Rakhine woman as the main cause.


London i/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.


In the study, Jehovah's Witnesses ranked lowest in statistics for having earned a graduate degree and interest in politics.


When was the Behistun inscription written?

Later inscriptions are comparatively brief, and typically simply copies of words and phrases from earlier ones, often with grammatical errors, which suggests that by the 4th century BC the transition from Old Persian to Middle Persian was already far advanced, but efforts were still being made to retain an "old" quality for official proclamations.


What is the difference between a pesticide and a plant protection product?

The most common use of pesticides is as plant protection products (also known as crop protection products), which in general protect plants from damaging influences such as weeds, fungi, or insects.


What happened to Peter Stahl when he fell asleep flying?

In one incident on 28/29 April, Peter Stahl of KG 30 was flying on his 50th mission.


How many of the textbooks between 1983 and 1992 discussed race?

The study argues that the textbooks' fundamental message about the existence of races has changed little.


What color did Matisse say could penetate ones soul?

I just try to find a color which corresponds to my feelings."


Which Bond film was the most expensive ever made?

Spectre (2015) is the twenty-fourth James Bond film produced by Eon Productions.


Where do most presbyterian churches trace their history back to?

Most Reformed churches which trace their history back to Scotland are either presbyterian or congregationalist in government.


Who was the first professor for the American studies program?

Norman Holmes Pearson, who worked for the Office of Strategic Studies in London during World War II, returned to Yale and headed the new American studies program, in which scholarship quickly became an instrument of promoting liberty.


Would a thin or a thick sapwood layer be found in a pine tree?

Thin sapwood is characteristic of such species as chestnut, black locust, mulberry, osage-orange, and sassafras, while in maple, ash, hickory, hackberry, beech, and pine, thick sapwood is the rule.


Who sued Schwarzenegger and two of his employees for libel, settling in 2006?

Richardson claimed they tried to tarnish her reputation by dismissing her allegations that Schwarzenegger touched her breast during a press event for The 6th Day in London.


When were expenses recorded by the new government?

Most of the differences in the revised budget deficit numbers were due to a temporary change of accounting practices by the new government, i.e., recording expenses when military material was ordered rather than received.


What made binding precedent a possibility?

In turn, according to Kozinski's analysis, the contemporary rule of binding precedent became possible in the U.S. in the nineteenth century only after the creation of a clear court hierarchy (under the Judiciary Acts), and the beginning of regular verbatim publication of U.S. appellate decisions by West Publishing.


When did construction on the Tribhuvan Highway begin?

In 1956, air transportation was established and the Tribhuvan Highway, between Kathmandu and Raxaul (at India's border), was started.


By what factor did direct foreign investment in Libya increase between 2003 and 2004?

Involved in encouraging tourism, Saif founded several privately run media channels in 2008, but after criticising the government they were nationalised in 2009.


What percentage of loanwords are present in Dutch vocabulary?

The main foreign influence on Dutch vocabulary since the 12th century and culminating in the French period has been French and (northern) French, accounting for an estimated 6.8%, or more than a third of all loanwords.


Madaris were largely centred on the study of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).


What influenced the increasing development of armor?

Armour continued to advance, spurred by the increasing power of crossbows, and plate armour was developed to protect soldiers from crossbows as well as the hand-held guns that were developed.


Rulings of the High Court can be appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tuvalu.


What  Chunichi Dragons  start was signed to the Cubs in 2008?

The Cubs successfully defended their National League Central title in 2008, going to the postseason in consecutive years for the first time since 1906–08.


When was the Canadian Joint Operations Command established?

The Canadian Joint Operations Command is an operational element established in October 2012 with the merger of Canada Command, the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command and the Canadian Operational Support Command.


Which religious deity did Thales undermine with his scientific theories?

Thales' student Pythagoras of Samos founded the Pythagorean school, which investigated mathematics for its own sake, and was the first to postulate that the Earth is spherical in shape.


How much money did Umax lose when it exited the low-end Mac clone market?

Apple bought out Power Computing's license, but allowed Umax to continue selling Mac clones until their license expired, as they had a sizeable presence in the lower-end segment that Apple did not.


The American bison is a large bovid which inhabited much of western North America prior to the 1800s, living on the prairies in large herds.


How much cargo does the Port of London handle annually?

The Port of London is the second-largest in the United Kingdom, handling 45 million tonnes of cargo each year.


The use of the first ass instruments occurred in what era?

The Renaissance era was from 1400 to 1600.


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

A further 19 per cent are property and other business and the third largest sector is wholesale and retail, which accounts for 16.2 percent.


Who was the third to last leader before the end of the Mexican Revolution?

Zapatist forces, which were based in neighboring Morelos had strengths in the southern edge of the Federal District, which included Xochimilco, Tlalpan, Tláhuac and Milpa Alta to fight against the regimes of Victoriano Huerta and Venustiano Carranza.


One of the lead characters on the Disney Channel series Kim Possible was a huge fan of pro wrestling and actually featured it on an episode (with two former WWE wrestlers voicing the two fictitious wrestlers featured in the episode).


What number was the Tironian note visually similar to?

The remaining 20 Latin letters were supplemented by four more: ⟨æ⟩ (æsc, modern ash) and ⟨ð⟩ (ðæt, now called eth or edh), which were modified Latin letters, and thorn ⟨þ⟩ and wynn ⟨ƿ⟩, which are borrowings from the futhorc.


Which bird sees more daylight than any other during migration?

The Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea has the longest-distance migration of any bird, and sees more daylight than any other, moving from its Arctic breeding grounds to the Antarctic non-breeding areas.


What is the name of the ceremonial boulevard for the Republic of India in New Delhi?

The Rajpath which was built similar to the Champs-Élysées in Paris is the ceremonial boulevard for the Republic of India located in New Delhi.


What was another name for gin houses early in the 19th century?

These bawdy, loud and unruly drinking dens so often described by Charles Dickens in his Sketches by Boz (published 1835–1836) increasingly came to be held as unbridled cesspits of immorality or crime and the source of much ill-health and alcoholism among the working classes.


Who do we owe gratitude for even some species of cotton to?

Chief among these is maize or "corn", arguably the most important crop in the world.


In Germany, Poland and Austria Romanesque architecture is defined by its massive size and what other design element?

Romanesque architecture in Germany, Poland, the Czech Lands and Austria is characterised by its massive and modular nature.


When did macaronic Latin start showing signs of Catalan?

Old Catalan shared many features with Gallo-Romance, diverging from Old Occitan between the 11th and 14th centuries.


What annual ceremony do Freemasons have?

Some time later, in a separate ceremony, they will be passed to the degree of Fellowcraft, and finally they will be raised to the degree of Master Mason.


What direction did the jin court flee during the Three Kings period?

During the Three Kingdoms period of ancient China, there was constant warfare occurring in the Central Plain of China.


In what decade did sociologists focus on the social relevance of emotion?

The formation or disruption of social bonds is dependent on the emotions that people experience during interactions.


What terms did Katie Hopkins use to describe migrants to Britain?

On 17 April 2015, The Sun's columnist Katie Hopkins called migrants to Britain "cockroaches" and "feral humans" and said they were "spreading like the norovirus".


How was the Everton FC's crest redesign received by fans?

The redesign was poorly received by supporters, with a poll on an Everton fan site registering a 91% negative response to the crest.


Well-known lakes include the West Lake of Hangzhou and the South Lake of Jiaxing.


At around what RMP do weed trimmer motors operate?

Many vacuum cleaner and weed trimmer motors exceed 10,000 rpm, while many similar miniature grinders exceed 30,000 rpm.


Who had a wine cellar at the Palace of Whitehall?

Henry VIII's wine cellar at the Palace of Whitehall, built in 1514–1516 for Cardinal Wolsey, is in the basement of Main Building, and is used for entertainment.


What percent of CDO assets were subprime and other non-prime mortgage debt in 2007?

Further, the credit quality of CDO's declined from 2000 to 2007, as the level of subprime and other non-prime mortgage debt increased from 5% to 36% of CDO assets.


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


What term is used most often when discussing the great civilizations of the Americas?

While technically referring to the era before Christopher Columbus' voyages of 1492 to 1504, in practice the term usually includes the history of American indigenous cultures until Europeans either conquered or significantly influenced them, even if this happened decades or even centuries after Columbus' initial landing.


What were the things that post-punk really got into?

Author Matthew Bannister wrote that post-punk artists rejected the high cultural references of 1960s rock artists like the Beatles and Bob Dylan as well as paradigms that defined "rock as progressive, as art, as 'sterile' studio perfectionism ... by adopting an avant-garde aesthetic".


Which two residences did Albert buy from Edward?

He had been introduced as "His Royal Highness Prince Edward" for the abdication broadcast, but George VI felt that by abdicating and renouncing the succession Edward had lost the right to bear royal titles, including "Royal Highness".


What government building is the Museum of the Confederacy located near?

In Court End, near the Virginia State Capitol, is the Museum of the Confederacy, along with the Davis Mansion, also known as the White House of the Confederacy; both feature a wide variety of objects and material from the era.


What is "the american colonization society"?

In the United States, there was a movement to resettle American free blacks and freed slaves in Africa.


The similarities between Czech and Slovak led to the languages being considered a single language by a group of 19th-century scholars who called themselves "Czechoslavs" (Čechoslováci), believing that the peoples were connected in a way which excluded German Bohemians and (to a lesser extent)


What date was the protest which was led by Gere and Tutu?

On April 8, numerous protests were planned including one at the city's United Nations Plaza led by actor Richard Gere and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.


What is defined as the official codification of federal statutory law?

The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of general and permanent federal statutory law.


What was the capital of the Abbasid state?

The defeat of Muslim forces at the Battle of Poitiers in 732 led to the reconquest of southern France by the Franks, but the main reason for the halt of Islamic growth in Europe was the overthrow of the Umayyad dynasty and its replacement by the Abbasid dynasty.


Multi-color LEDs offer what else besides the formation of white light?

As more effort is devoted to investigating this method, multi-color LEDs should have profound influence on the fundamental method that we use to produce and control light color.


Are adolescents that have a good relationship with their parents more or less likely to smoke, drink, fight, or engage in unprotected sex?

A study conducted by Adalbjarnardottir and Blondal (2009) showed that adolescents at the age of 14 who identify their parents as authoritative figures are more likely to complete secondary education by the age of 22—as support and encouragement from an authoritative parent motivates the adolescence to complete schooling to avoid disappointing that parent.


The Malian government had a hard time maintaining full control over their country.


There are six Madrasahs in Singapore, catering to students from Primary 1 to Secondary 4.


Possibly the best preserved of them is the ensemble of the Tomb of Xiao Xiu


How many stories tall is the main library at Notre Dame?

The main building is the 14-story Theodore M. Hesburgh Library, completed in 1963, which is the third building to house the main collection of books.


What percentage of San Diego's residents rely on theri automobile as a primary source of transportation?

This includes Interstate 5, which runs south to Tijuana and north to Los Angeles; Interstate 8, which runs east to Imperial County and the Arizona Sun Corridor; Interstate 15, which runs northeast through the Inland Empire to Las Vegas and Salt Lake City; and Interstate 805, which splits from I-5 near the Mexican border and rejoins I-5 at Sorrento Valley.


The battles between the Greeks and Persians are known as what?

By 500 BC, the Persian Empire controlled the Greek city states in Asia Minor and had made territorial gains in the Balkans and Eastern Europe proper as well.


Which two areas experienced criss-cross influences through noble and lower class participation?

Additionally, most institutions of the public sphere excluded both women and the lower classes.


There is no absolute rule for using either system, and often it is determined by what the target audience understands, as well as the upbringing of the writer.


What did Napoleon III and the royal couple visit?

They visited the Exposition Universelle (a successor to Albert's 1851 brainchild the Great Exhibition) and Napoleon I's tomb at Les Invalides (to which his remains had only been returned in 1840), and were guests of honour at a 1,200-guest ball at the Palace of Versailles.


By whom was Marcel Duchamp labeled an Orphanist?

Also labeled an Orphist by Apollinaire, Marcel Duchamp was responsible for another extreme development inspired by Cubism.


Who created the first oral birth control?

Prior to the second world war, birth control was prohibited in many countries, and in the United States even the discussion of contraceptive methods sometimes led to prosecution under Comstock laws.


Which historians wrote about the advantages of Edison's lamp over other early versions?

They conclude that Edison's version was able to outstrip the others because of a combination of three factors: an effective incandescent material, a higher vacuum than others were able to achieve (by use of the Sprengel pump) and a high resistance that made power distribution from a centralized source economically viable.


What article did BBC put out about China just days earlier?

The BBC's Paul Danahar noted that Chinese people were now "able to access the BBC News website for the first time, after years of strict censorship", and that "many were critical of our coverage".


The NES was duplicated on which medium in order to make clones easy to produce?

These unauthorized clones have been helped by the invention of the so-called NES-on-a-chip.


What downtown New Haven expressway spur intersects at exit 1 of 1-91?

The Wilbur Cross Parkway (Connecticut Route 15) runs parallel to I-95 west of New Haven, turning northwards as it nears the city and then running northwards parallel to I-91 through the outer rim of New Haven and Hamden, offering an alternative to the I-95/I-91 journey (restricted to non-commercial vehicles).


The eastern part of Utrecht remains fairly open.


How many housing units were there in Boston in 2010?

In 2010, Boston was estimated to have 617,594 residents (a density of 12,200 persons/sq mile, or 4,700/km2) living in 272,481 housing units— a 5% population increase over 2000.


What was a nickname of Florence Lawrence?

In 1910, he promoted Florence Lawrence, formerly known as "The Biograph Girl", and actor King Baggot, in what may be the first instance of a studio using stars in its marketing.


What elements of Proto-Indo-Iranian did not diverge according to the ensuing split between eastern and western variants?

Two of the earliest dialectal divisions among Iranian indeed happen to not follow the later division into Western and Eastern blocks.


What type of evidence indicated that the C-Group spoke Afroasiatic languages of the Berber branches?

Ceramics were discovered that were related to those of the C-Group (Temehu) pastoral culture, which inhabited the Nile Valley between 2500–1500 BC.


To whom is the Golden Boot award given to?

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


What do 98% of all the funds generated by the stamp sales go to?

They play an important role in habitat conservation because ninety-eight percent of all funds generated by their sale go directly toward the purchase or lease of wetland habitat for protection in the National Wildlife Refuge System.[citation needed]


The pronounced divergence between literary and colloquial pronunciations found in Hokkien dialects is attributed to the presence of several strata in the Min lexicon.


The larger, Al-Shifa' (Sanatio), exists nearly complete in manuscript in the Bodleian Library and elsewhere; part of it on the De Anima appeared at Pavia (1490) as the Liber Sextus Naturalium, and the long account of Ibn Sina's philosophy given by Muhammad al-Shahrastani seems to be mainly an analysis, and in many places a reproduction, of the Al-Shifa'.


When did the UN General Assembly approve the Marshall Islands joining the UN?

The Marshall Islands was admitted to the United Nations based on the Security Council's recommendation on August 9, 1991, in Resolution 704 and the General Assembly's approval on September 17, 1991, in Resolution 46/3.


In what time period did early animals share some features with marsupials?

The oldest known fossil among the Eutheria ("true beasts") is the small shrewlike Juramaia sinensis, or "Jurassic mother from China", dated to 160 million years ago in the Late Jurassic.


Who is the spiritual leader of Temple Israel Community Center?

According to Rabbi Shammai Engelmayer, spiritual leader of Temple Israel Community Center in Cliffside Park and former executive editor of Jewish Week, this leaves "Orthodox" as "an umbrella term that designates a very widely disparate group of people very loosely tied together by some core beliefs."


What percentage of the Taínos were dead thirty years after contact with Columbus?

The first indigenous group encountered by Columbus were the 250,000 Taínos of Hispaniola who represented the dominant culture in the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas.


The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an independent agency under the Department of State established in place of the Marshall Plan for the purpose of determining and distributing foreign aid, does not use the term Near East.


what is the name of the movement of liberalism?

However, the Orthodox claim to absolute fidelity to past tradition has been challenged by scholars who contend that the Judaism of the Middle Ages bore little resemblance to that practiced by today's Orthodox.


What does the trochophore become when annelids mature?

It is thought that annelids were originally animals with two separate sexes, which released ova and sperm into the water via their nephridia.


What kind of diversity has the practice of translation had?

Despite occasional theoretical diversity, the actual practice of translation has hardly changed since antiquity.


However, the scope of federal preemption is limited because the scope of federal power is not universal.


What is the name of the town the story takes place in?

The story takes place during three years (1933–35) of the Great Depression in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb, Alabama, the seat of Maycomb County.


In what way can an MCU be characterized?

An MCU is characterised according to the number of simultaneous calls it can handle, its ability to conduct transposing of data rates and protocols, and features such as Continuous Presence, in which multiple parties can be seen on-screen at once.


How many total trophies did  Barcelona's Super Cup win produce?

This extended the club's overall number of official trophies to 74, surpassing Real Madrid's total amount of official trophies.


What type of Republican did Eisenhower characterize himself as?

As the 1954 congressional elections approached, and it became evident that the Republicans were in danger of losing their thin majority in both houses, Eisenhower was among those blaming the Old Guard for the losses, and took up the charge to stop suspected efforts by the right wing to take control of the GOP.


The Global COmpetitiveness Report in 2010 ranked Iran where out of 139 countries?

In 2010, Iran was ranked 69, out of 139 nations, in the Global Competitiveness Report.


The General Staff developed by Moltke proved to be what?

This was in large part due to the fact that the Prussian General Staff was created to study previous Prussian operations and learn to avoid mistakes.


Does a high ranking on the HDI indicate shorter or longer life expectancy at birth?

A country scores higher HDI when the life expectancy at birth is longer, the education period is longer, and the income per capita is higher.


Why did the USAF change its training methods on UAVs in 2014?

In spite of an urgent need for UAVs or drones to provide round the clock coverage for American troops during the Iraq War, the USAF did not establish a new career field for piloting them until the last year of that war and in 2014 changed its RPA training syllabus again, in the face of large aircraft losses in training, and in response to a GAO report critical of handling of drone programs.


When does full-time coursework J.D. begin at the  Washington University School of Law begin?

In the 2015 US News & World Report America's Best Graduate Schools, the law school is ranked 18th nationally, out of over 180 law schools.


How large will the two Queen Elizabeth ships be?

The two ships will be the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy.


From 2008-2010, Sony Music handled the distribution following their acquisition of BMG.


How many local newspapers does the island have?

The island has two local newspapers, both of which are available on the Internet.


What bridge in Rome was a filming location?

A car chase scene set along the banks of the Tiber River and through the streets of Rome featured an Aston Martin DB10 and a Jaguar C-X75.


By which ministry is authority granted for funding and managing Portugal's research system?

The funding and management of this research system is mainly conducted under the authority of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES) itself and the MCTES's Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).


These properties may be useful when hydrogen is purified by passage through hot palladium disks, but the gas's high solubility is a metallurgical problem, contributing to the embrittlement of many metals, complicating the design of pipelines and storage tanks.


In terms of requirement what sort of service would one needs to fulfilled in order to apply?

Students must be enrolled in a public high school (charters included) for four years, be a resident of the city during that time, carry a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average, have a 90-percent attendance rate and perform 40 hours of service to the city.


What day in 2009 was Queen's Absolute Greatest released?

In mid-2009, after the split of Queen + Paul Rodgers, the Queen online website announced a new greatest hits compilation named Absolute Greatest.


What is the name of the modern Chamorro language?

Many Chamorros also have Spanish surnames because of their conversion to Roman Catholic Christianity and the adoption of names from the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos, a phenomenon also common to the Philippines.


According to Ibn Sina, at what age should children choose a direction for their education?

He writes that children after the age of 14 should be allowed to choose and specialise in subjects they have an interest in, whether it was reading, manual skills, literature, preaching, medicine, geometry, trade and commerce, craftsmanship, or any other subject or profession they would be interested in pursuing for a future career.


Along with Lincoln and Ataturk, whose biography did Gaddafi read while in Misrata?

Gaddafi moved to Misrata, there attending Misrata Secondary School.


How many years did it take for Project DIANE to grow?

Over the next 15 years, Project DIANE (Diversified Information and Assistance Network) grew to utilize a variety of videoconferencing platforms to create a multi-state cooperative public service and distance education network consisting of several hundred schools, neighborhood centers, libraries, science museums, zoos and parks, public assistance centers, and other community oriented organizations.


Where did the mountains undergo serve erosion?

Because of his work he came to be known as the "father of the ice-age concept" although other naturalists before him put forth similar ideas.


At what juncture did the Qadi focus less on precedent?

However, the Ottoman court system lacked an appellate structure, leading to jurisdictional case strategies where plaintiffs could take their disputes from one court system to another until they achieved a ruling that was in their favor.


In what year did the Day of Thirst occur?

Following the Umayyad defeat in the "Day of Thirst" in 724, Ashras ibn 'Abd Allah al-Sulami, governor of Khurasan, promised tax relief to those Sogdians who converted to Islam, but went back on his offer when it proved too popular and threatened to reduce tax revenues.


Locke believed that the natural right to property is derived from what?

Locke's theory of natural rights has influenced many political documents, including the United States Declaration of Independence and the French National Constituent Assembly's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.


In what year did ARC take over Columbia Phonography Company?

In 1929, ARC was founded through a merger of several smaller record companies, which, ultimately, transformed into one enterprise known as SME.


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


If a country refers to themselves as the "51st state" after cultural changes, what can we assume has changed?

The phrase "51st state" can be used in a positive sense, meaning that a region or territory is so aligned, supportive, and conducive with the United States, that it is like a U.S. state.


Who purchased the International Petroleum Exchange in 2001?

Michael Greenberger specifically named the Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange, founded by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and BP as playing a key role in speculative run-up of oil futures prices traded off the regulated futures exchanges in London and New York.


Guinea-Bissau is bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west.


In what year was the local postage stamp overprinted and has since been replaced?

In 1899, the local postage stamps were overprinted "Guam" as was done for the other former Spanish colonies, but this was discontinued shortly thereafter and regular U.S. postage stamps have been used ever since.


When were Knight and Bauer Halls dedicated?

On May 2, 2014, the $90 million conjoined Knight and Bauer Halls were dedicated, following a $15 million gift from Charles F. Knight and Joanne Knight and a $10 million gift from George and Carol Bauer through the Bauer Foundation.


Pressure is one thing you need to apply to make a multi-layer PCB; what's the other thing?

For example, a four-layer PCB can be fabricated by starting from a two-sided copper-clad laminate, etch the circuitry on both sides, then laminate to the top and bottom pre-preg and copper foil.


Western North carolina is also known as what?

During the American Revolutionary War, the English and Highland Scots of eastern North Carolina tended to remain loyal to the British Crown, because of longstanding business and personal connections with Great Britain.


What type of temperament became accepted during the 18th century?

For instance, music of the English Renaissance is often performed in meantone temperament.


Which cultures claim to be a dominant source of Bermuda's cultural heritage?

Bermuda's culture is a mixture of the various sources of its population: Native American, Spanish-Caribbean, English, Irish, and Scots cultures were evident in the 17th century, and became part of the dominant British culture.


The king could promulgate new laws, raise taxes, or call for a levée en masse (pospolite ruszenie) only with the consent of the sejmiks, and the nobility were protected from judicial abuses.


What terms are used for recording with more than one track?

Terms such as "long-play" (LP) and "extended-play" (EP) describe multi-track records that play much longer than the single-item-per-side records, which typically do not go much past four minutes per side.


As was custom, Torii vowed that he would not be taken alive.


Which explorer first saw the Marshall Islands?

Islands in the archipelago were first explored by Europeans in the 1520s, with Spanish explorer Alonso de Salazar sighting an atoll in August 1526.


Why did more than half a million people flee?

More than 500,000 residents fled during this time because of persecution, increased poverty and better economic opportunities in the West or in other former Soviet republics.


What was the dominant nationality among Europeans living in the Congo prior to the civil war?

Around 300 American expatriates reside in the Congo.


Dog training can be researched back to what century?

While dog training as an organized activity can be traced back to the 18th century, in the last decades of the 20th century it became a high profile issue as many normal dog behaviors such as barking, jumping up, digging, rolling in dung, fighting, and urine marking (which dogs do to establish territory through scent), became increasingly incompatible with the new role of a pet dog.


Who discussed the idea of a collective effervescence?

Emilé Durkheim (1915/1965) wrote about the collective effervescence or emotional energy that was experienced by members of totemic rituals in Australian aborigine society.


From which Middle English and Anglo-Saxon word is green derived?

The modern English word green comes from the Middle English and Anglo-Saxon word grene, from the same Germanic root as the words "grass" and "grow".


The climate of the Cretaceous is less certain and more widely disputed.


The Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa is located where?

Western Tucson encompasses the banks of the Santa Cruz River and the foothills of the Tucson Mountains, and includes the International Wildlife Museum, Sentinel Peak, and the Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, located in the wealthy enclave known as Starr Pass.


What is the most used language in Catalonia?

According to the Statistical Institute of Catalonia in 2008 the Catalan language is the second most commonly used in Catalonia, after Spanish, as a native or self-defining language.


Aside from lodging, what amenities are often offered at inns?

Inns are buildings where travellers can seek lodging and, usually, food and drink.


The energy difference between filled 3d and half-empty 4s atomic shells corresponds to what color of light?

The characteristic color of copper results from the electronic transitions between the filled 3d and half-empty 4s atomic shells – the energy difference between these shells is such that it corresponds to orange light.


Name one of the genres from any of the Digimon video games?

The Digimon series has a large number of video games which usually have their own independent storylines with a few sometimes tying into the stories of the anime series or manga series.


Where did mens' rhythmic gymnastics develop from?

It emerged in Japan from stick gymnastics.


How did the streets of downtown Boston grow?

Downtown Boston's streets grew organically, so they do not form a planned grid, unlike those in later-developed Back Bay, East Boston, the South End, and South Boston.


As a simple example, prior to the use of genetic evidence, fungi were thought either to be plants or to be more closely related to plants than animals.


What are the minimum number of families in the APG system?

The number of species of flowering plants is estimated to be in the range of 250,000 to 400,000.


Where was Russian schooling mandatory in the 20th century?

In particular, these countries include Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Albania, former East Germany and Cuba.


What are two airlines that considered implementing iPod connections but did not join the 2007 agreement?

The free service will allow passengers to power and charge an iPod, and view video and music libraries on individual seat-back displays.


In regards to the mind, what are 3 theories that modern day philosophers try to harmonize?

, Daniel Dennett, Willard Van Orman Quine, Donald Davidson, and Jerry Fodor—operate within a broadly physicalist or materialist framework, producing rival accounts of how best to accommodate mind, including functionalism, anomalous monism, identity theory, and so on.


Ancient Greek: κανών, Arabic Qanun / قانون, Hebrew kaneh / קנה, "straight"; a rule, code, standard, or measure; the root meaning in all these languages is "reed"


What was the percentage increase in Tennessee's tourism-based jobs in 2014?

Tourism-generated jobs for the state reached 152,900, a 2.8% increase.


Comcast reported first quarter 2012 profit increases of 30% due to increase in high-speed internet customers.


What was the leading sport club in 1905?

The leading clubs, according to timeline, were Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club (1903), Galatasaray Sports Club (1905) and Fenerbahçe Sports Club (1907) in Istanbul.


What century were most four influential books published?

Four influential books were published in the first quarter of the 18th century which highlighted the simplicity and purity of classical architecture: Vitruvius Britannicus (Colen Campbell 1715), Palladio's Four Books of Architecture (1715), De Re Aedificatoria (1726) and The Designs of Inigo Jones... with Some Additional Designs (1727).


What was referred to as "food factor X"?

In 1919, Sir Edward Mellanby incorrectly identified rickets as a vitamin A deficiency because he could cure it in dogs with cod liver oil.


Should alcohol be used to clean gramophone recordings?

They need to be stored on edge, and do best under environmental conditions that most humans would find comfortable.


What is the round-back mandolin made of?

The round-back has a deep bottom, constructed of strips of wood, glued together into a bowl.


How did the Good Friday earthquake compare to the 1989 San Francisco earthquake?

It was over one thousand times more powerful than the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.


Who publicly argued at a press conference?

She, in turn, offered them a message stick, as a gift of peace and welcome.


What two places did Taiwan not want to be considered equal with in the language of the torch's route description?

While the Olympic committees of China and Chinese Taipei reached initial consensus on the approach, the government of the Republic of China in Taiwan intervened, stating that this placement could be interpreted as placing Taiwan on the same level as Hong Kong and Macau, an implication it objected to.


All young men from (typically rural) working and middle-class backgrounds, none had university degrees; in this way they were distinct from the wealthy, highly educated conservatives who previously governed the country.


What did Broca discover in the human brain?

He discovered the speech center of the human brain, today called Broca's area after him.


Which Middle Eastern instruments can be heard in Ottoman classical music?

The instruments used are a mixture of Anatolian and Central Asian instruments (the saz, the bağlama, the kemence), other Middle Eastern instruments (the ud, the tanbur, the kanun, the ney), and—later in the tradition—Western instruments (the violin and the piano).


How is no contest related to a draw, if at all?

A no contest is a state separate and distinct from a draw — a draw indicates winning conditions were met.


By what were the later kings of the Rastrakuta Empire influenced?

Govinda III and Amoghavarsha were the most famous of the long line of able administrators produced by the dynasty.


What is the name of a Scottish soap opera?

Programmes, such as the politically fuelled Give My Head Peace (produced by BBC Northern Ireland) and the soap opera River City (produced by BBC Scotland), have been created specifically to cater for some viewers in their respective nations, who may have found programmes created for English audiences irrelevant.


What was the name of Studdard's coronation song?

Both finalists found success after the show, but Aiken out-performed Studdard's coronation song "Flying Without Wings" with his single release from the show "


Who opened the first Chinese-owned department store?

In 1900, the first ethnic-Chinese owned Sincere Department Store was opened by Ma Ying Piu, who returned from Australia and inspired by David Jones.


Which countries supported Afghan islamists against the Soviets?

The United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China supported the Islamist Afghan mujahadeen guerillas against the military forces of the Soviet Union and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.


Which gender generally drive partner selection?:

Breeding usually involves some form of courtship display, typically performed by the male.


The metro leaves the Rodoviária (bus station) and goes south, avoiding most of the political and tourist areas.


Which Eastern Bloc nation did Nguesso sign a pact with?

Over the years, Sassou had to rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain his dictatorship.


One type of music derived from Byzantine is called what?

As a result, and despite certain attempts by certain Greek chanters (such as Manouel Gazis, Ioannis Plousiadinos or the Cypriot Ieronimos o Tragoudistis), Byzantine music was deprived of elements of which in the West encouraged an unimpeded development of art.


How many regions in Singapore have widely accepted madaris?

While there are state-recognised Islamic schools, such as Ibn Siena Integrated School in the Islamic City of Marawi, Sarang Bangun LC in Zamboanga and SMIE in Jolo, their Islamic studies programmes initially varied in application and content.


What years of economic growth was called Greece's economic miracle?

World War II (1939-1945) devastated the country's economy, but the high levels of economic growth that followed from 1950 to 1980 have been called the Greek economic miracle.


Spanish and Catalan have important differences in their sound systems, lexicon, and grammatical features, placing the language in a number of respects closer to Occitan (and French).


Where did protests occur when non one except invited guests and the press were allowed inside the stadium?

Only invitees and journalists were admitted inside the stadium.


These two harbors are part of what estuary?

Not all of these small streams have continuous flow year-round.


The ARR was one of the last railroads in the US to use what?

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.


How many corps was the UK's Anti-Aircraft Command?

For example, the UK's Anti-Aircraft Command, commanded by a full British Army general was part of ADGB.


All studies agree that genetic overlap with what location exists in both lineages?

Various studies have arrived at diverging conclusions regarding both the degree and the sources of the non-Levantine admixture in Ashkenazim, particularly in respect to the extent of the non-Levantine genetic origin observed in Ashkenazi maternal lineages, which is in contrast to the predominant Levantine genetic origin observed in Ashkenazi paternal lineages.


Why did most countries need a adapted version of ASCII?

For example, Canada had its own version that supported French characters.


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


In what year did the NBS revisit the DOT's 1975 study and find traffic fatalities unaffected?

In 1975 the US DOT conservatively identified a 0.7% reduction in traffic fatalities during DST, and estimated the real reduction at 1.5% to 2%, but the 1976 NBS review of the DOT study found no differences in traffic fatalities.


Modernism (1890–1930) marked an era when many composers rejected certain values of the common practice period, such as traditional tonality, melody, instrumentation, and structure.


Where are most of Europe's highest railways located?

Most of Europe's highest railways are located there.


How many people were killed by US Special Forces on Sep 14, 2009?

Witnesses claim that helicopters used for the operation launched from French-flagged warships, but that could not be confirmed.


What is the current state of unemployment in Thuringia?

Since then, it has decreased to 7% in 2013, which is only slightly above the national average.


What did this cause when the expelled parties were replaced?

subsequently Russians dominated party positions at all levels, including the top position of first secretary.


What is the main focus of the Marshall Islands' economy?

Politically, the Marshall Islands is a presidential republic in free association with the United States, with the US providing defense, subsidies, and access to U.S. based agencies such as the FCC and the USPS.


Panter Hudspith refurbished a 14th-century foodstore into what?

A corona—a crown-like architectural feature—was intended to be built around the lantern over the central crossing, replacing an existing pyramidal structure dating from the 1950s.


Who has produced a number of theories and concepts such as Abhidharma and Reality in Buddhism?

Some schools of Buddhism discourage doctrinal study, and some regard it as essential practice.


Which ancient society developed individual tones and scales?

The development of individual tones and scales was made by ancient Greeks such as Aristoxenus and Pythagoras.


The City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum occupies a former public school designed by the New York City school system's turn-of-the-last-century master architect C. B. J. Snyder.


What are Tucson's typical winter high temperatures?

Daytime highs in the winter range between 64 and 75 °F (18 and 24 °C), with overnight lows between 30 and 44 °F (−1 and 7 °C).


Identify a major factor in this feckless strategy by France of not defending its colonies with enthusiasm?

This approach did not serve France well in the war, as the colonies were indeed lost, but although much of the European war went well, by its end France had few counterbalancing European successes.


What program with a direction in its name does the BBC broadcast from Southampton?

From there the BBC broadcasts South Today, the local television news bulletin and BBC Radio Solent.


What influence did Qutb Shahi architecture borrow from?

Qutb Shahi architecture of the 16th and early 17th centuries followed classical Persian architecture featuring domes and colossal arches.


What document declares that the Roman Catholic church lives within the body of Christ?

It is considered an important document, identifying the Catholic Church with the Body of Christ.


What average daily amount did a tourist spend in Tennessee in 2013?

In 2013 tourism within the state from local citizens accounted for 39.9% of tourists, the second highest originating location for tourists to Tennessee is the state of Georgia, accounting for 8.4% of tourists.:17 Forty-four percent of stays in the state


How much of the population is over age 60?

Nevertheless, 22% of the population claimed social security benefit in 2006/7, most of them aged over 60, a sector that represents 20% of the population.


What year did Vote for the Worst cease operations?

Since 2004, votes also have been affected to a limited degree by online communities such as DialIdol, Vote for the Worst (closed in 2013), and Vote for the Girls (started 2010).


Who was the Grand Secretary under Jiajing?

The court eunuchs were in favor of expanding and building new commercial ties with foreign countries such as Portugal, which Zhengde deemed permissible since he had an affinity for foreign and exotic people.


When did American military involvement ramp up in Vietnam?

Major American military involvement began in 1964, after Congress provided President Lyndon B. Johnson with blanket approval for presidential use of force in the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.


Which of Popper's works criticized the idea that history has an inexorable developmental path?

In The Open Society and Its Enemies and The Poverty of Historicism, Popper developed a critique of historicism and a defence of the "Open Society".


Who did Schwarzenegger reportedly begin dating shortly after his separation?

The divorcing couple currently own vacation homes in Sun Valley, Idaho and Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.


What are often called psychoacoustic models?

Models of the human ear-brain combination incorporating such effects are often called psychoacoustic models.


Japan, a country long regarded by the Chinese as little more than an upstart nation of pirates, annihilated the Qing government's modernized Beiyang Fleet, then deemed to be the strongest naval force in Asia.


What is the coldest recorded temperature?

Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents.


In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson re-discovered the region when he sailed his ship the Halve Maen ("Half Moon" in Dutch) into New York Harbor while searching for the Northwest Passage to the Orient for his employer, the Dutch East India Company.


What is a notable legal case involving open source and IBM?

IBM has been a leading proponent of the Open Source Initiative, and began supporting Linux in 1998.


What is an example of a school of thought Hegel believed to be wrong?

Similarly finite natural things are less "real"—because they are less self-determining—than spiritual things like morally responsible people, ethical communities and God.


Regarding atoms, what does the Planck constant imply?

Instead, it must be some multiple of a very small quantity, the "quantum of action", now called the Planck constant.


In what film did Spielberg address terrorism?

In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's List), the transatlantic slave trade (in Amistad), war (in Empire of the Sun, Saving Private Ryan, War Horse and Bridge of Spies) and terrorism (in Munich).


A money based economy was first entrenched in what dynasty?

The Han dynasty was an age of economic prosperity and saw a significant growth of the money economy first established during the Zhou dynasty (c. 1050–256 BC).


The potential for corruption in public spending are one of the arguments that favor what?

The argument that corruption necessarily follows from the opportunity is weakened by the existence of countries with low to non-existent corruption but large public sectors, like the Nordic countries.


He shared with many of his contemporaries a Whiggish belief in history as a record of the advances and delays in the march of progress.


How much gold in grams was one dollar equivalent to?

Silver coins continued to be issued for circulation until 1964, when all silver was removed from dimes and quarters, and the half dollar was reduced to 40% silver.


The term szlachta is derived from the Old High German word slahta (modern German Geschlecht), which means "(noble) family", much as many other Polish words pertaining to the nobility derive from German words—e.g.


Once the site attachment is made they show high site-fidelity, visiting the same wintering sites year after year.


How many criteria are used to judge a great power in the neorealist theory?

Early writings on the subject tended to judge states by the realist criterion, as expressed by the historian A. J. P. Taylor when he noted that "The test of a great power is the test of strength for war."


Identify a major Prussian loss to the Russians

The Russian army was heavily dependent upon its main magazines in Poland, and the Prussian army launched several successful raids against them.


What is the geographical feature New Delhi lies on that is responsible for frequent earthquakes?

There has, however, been a spike in the number of earthquakes in the last six years, most notable being a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in 2015 with its epicentre in Nepal, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake on 25 November 2007, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake on 7 September 2011, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake on 5 March 2012, and a swarm of twelve earthquakes, including four of magnitudes 2.5, 2.8, 3.1, and 3.3, on 12 November 2013.


What percentage increase in flight distance will often be adaptive?

Theoretical analyses show that detours that increase flight distance by up to 20% will often be adaptive on aerodynamic grounds - a bird that loads itself with food to cross a long barrier flies less efficiently.


The Canadian Armed Forces were initially organized under what department?

By 1923, the department was merged into the Department of National Defence, but land forces in Canada were not referred to as the Canadian Army until November 1940.


Diaz promoted economic growth by encouraging investment from foreign companies at the expense of what group?

At the expense of the working class, the Díaz administration promoted economic growth by encouraging investment from foreign companies from the United Kingdom, France, Imperial Germany and the United States.


Per Blankens, Jesse Ignjatovic, and Evan Pragger replaced which two executives?

Also, Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick were replaced as executive producers by Per Blankens, Jesse Ignjatovic and Evan Pragger.


Who paid for the most lavish of festival events?

The triumph of a Roman general was celebrated as the fulfillment of religious vows, though these tended to be overshadowed by the political and social significance of the event.


How is the soul perceived according to Avicenna's work "Floating Man"?

While he was imprisoned in the castle of Fardajan near Hamadhan, Avicenna wrote his famous "Floating Man" – literally falling man – thought experiment to demonstrate human self-awareness and the substantiality and immateriality of the soul.


How long have the boundaries of somerset remained constant

The boundaries of Somerset are largely unaltered from medieval times.


What label pushed out Kanye's fourth studio album?

Upon its release, the lead single "Love Lockdown" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a "Hot Shot Debut", while follow-up single "Heartless" performed similarly and became his second consecutive "Hot Shot Debut" by debuting at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.


How many people died in Sichuan Province?

It was the deadliest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed at least 240,000 people, and the strongest in the country since the 1950 Chayu earthquake, which registered at 8.5 on the Richter magnitude scale.


What's the storage capacity for the iPod Touch?

Storage capacity varies by model, ranging from 2 GB for the iPod Shuffle to 128 GB for the iPod Touch (previously 160 GB for the iPod Classic, which is now discontinued).


While the Federal District was ruled by the federal government through an appointed governor, the municipalities within it were autonomous, and this duality of powers created tension between the municipalities and the federal government for more than a century.


What kinds of courses are offered to students who are not experiencing academic success?

In most cases students attending a Gesamtschule may graduate with the Hauptschulabschluss, the Realschulabschluss or the Abitur depending on how well they did in school.


Of what nationality is Alumnus Eero Saarinen?

These latter were modelled after the medieval Italian hilltown of San Gimignano – a prototype chosen for the town's pedestrian-friendly milieu and fortress-like stone towers.


Saint Helena (/ˌseɪnt həˈliːnə/ SAYNT-hə-LEE-nə) is a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro and 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) west of the Cunene River, which marks the border between Namibia and Angola in southwestern Africa.


What was the age of Enlightenment centered on?

The Age of Enlightenment is a time in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the 18th century in which reason was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for authority.


What design element allowed the use of large clerestory windows?

To achieve his aims, his masons drew on the several new features which evolved or had been introduced to Romanesque architecture, the pointed arch, the ribbed vault, the ambulatory with radiating chapels, the clustered columns supporting ribs springing in different directions and the flying buttresses which enabled the insertion of large clerestory windows.


Who served as MC for the first BBC2 broadcast?

In the end the launch went ahead the following night, hosted by Denis Tuohy holding a candle.


How many major Islamic caliphates existed after Muhammad's death?

Al-Khilāfat al-ʾumawiyya) was the second of the four major Islamic caliphates established after the death of Muhammad.


What was the code name for the mid-1944 offensive across China?

Japan was not any closer in defeating China after this operation, and the constant defeats the Japanese suffered in the Pacific meant that Japan never got the time and resources needed to achieve final victory over China.


When did Dell describe their changing approach to manufacturing?

By the late 2000s, Dell's "configure to order" approach of manufacturing—delivering individual PCs configured to customer specifications from its US facilities was no longer as efficient or competitive with high-volume Asian contract manufacturers as PCs became powerful low-cost commodities.


Who came up with the idea of "things-as-interacted-by-us"?

This argument does not take into account the issues pertaining to hermeneutics, especially at the backdrop of analytic philosophy.


How many monuments can be found in Byrd Park?

Prominently featured in the park is the World War I Memorial Carillon, built in 1926 as a memorial to those that died in the war.


What did the French find alienating about Catholicism?

French Protestantism came to acquire a distinctly political character, made all the more obvious by the conversions of nobles during the 1550s.


He postulated an "invisible hand" that regulated economic systems made up of actors guided only by self-interest.


It created the German Empire in 1871 as a German nation-state, effectively excluding the multi-ethnic Austrian Habsburg monarchy and Liechtenstein.


South Slavic people consist of which nationalities?

Present-day Slavic people are classified into West Slavic (chiefly Poles, Czechs and Slovaks), East Slavic (chiefly Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians), and South Slavic (chiefly Serbs, Bulgarians, Croats, Bosniaks, Macedonians, Slovenes, and Montenegrins), though sometimes the West Slavs and East Slavs are combined into a single group known as North Slavs.


What suburb is located on the north and west?

Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288.


The Foothills area is generally defined as north of River Road, east of Oracle Road, and west of Sabino Creek.


Which drum has a higher perceived pitch even though they both have indefinite pitch?

For instance, a snare drum sounds higher pitched than a bass drum though both have indefinite pitch, because its sound contains higher frequencies.


Who was it that in 1063 gave rule over Galicia to his son?

In 1063, Ferdinand I of Castile divided his realm among his sons, and the Kingdom of Galicia was granted to Garcia II of Galicia.


What group did Al-Badar Mujahideen break away from?

Waziristan had now become the new battlefield for Kashmiri militants, who were now fighting NATO in support of Al-Qaeda.


What percentage of the budget is allocated for schools?

The main source of income for the city is direct taxes (35 percent), supplemented by a 13-percent real estate tax; 19 percent of the budget comes in a transfer from the national government.


Monastics are instructed by the Buddha to live as what?

In this sense, living life as the vinaya prescribes it is, as one scholar puts it: "more than merely a means to an end: it is very nearly the end in itself."


What type of structures remaining today have the largest amount of examples of the Gothic style?

The greatest number of surviving Gothic buildings are churches.


According to those who argued against Hayek, what sets planned and free markets apart is what?

They argued, if some of the prices chosen by socialist managers were wrong, gluts or shortages would appear, signalling them to adjust the prices up or down, just as in a free market.


What is the government of India based on?

The government of India is based on a tiered system, in which the Constitution of India delineates the subjects on which each tier of government has executive powers.


What may see benefits from the Marshalls joining the International Labour Organization?

This may impact business conditions in the islands.


How many versions of the CECH-4000 were made?

The white colored Super Slim model was released in the United States on January 27, 2013 as part of the Instant Game Collection Bundle.


According to season five winner Taylor Hicks, who is from the state of Alabama, "People in the South have a lot of pride ...


Sentient life according to Buddhism runs between what two points?

Rebirth refers to a process whereby beings go through a succession of lifetimes as one of many possible forms of sentient life, each running from conception to death.


What does the written score not usually contain explicitly?

This is left to the discretion of the performers, who are guided by their personal experience and musical education, their knowledge of the work's idiom, their personal artistic tastes, and the accumulated body of historic performance practices.


Approximately how many Europeans dead does Victor Davis Hanson assert are part of Napoleon's military record?

Critics argue Napoleon's true legacy must reflect the loss of status for France and needless deaths brought by his rule: historian Victor Davis Hanson writes, "After all, the military record is unquestioned—17 years of wars, perhaps six million Europeans dead, France bankrupt, her overseas colonies lost."


What is a cause of severe environmental issues in the Niger Delta?

In January 2013, a Dutch court rejected four out of five allegations brought against the firm over oil pollution in the Niger Delta but found a subsidiary guilty of one case of pollution, ordering compensation to be paid to a Nigerian farmer.


What is it called to check data passed between units?

The data being passed can be considered as "message packets" and the range or data types can be checked, for data generated from one unit, and tested for validity before being passed into another unit.


During the 1890s, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, commonly known as Dashnaktsutyun, became active within the Ottoman Empire with the aim of unifying the various small groups in the empire that were advocating for reform and defending Armenian villages from massacres that were widespread in some of the Armenian-populated areas of the empire.


What act was approved on April 29th, 2010?


what was an earlier technology used to connect to the internet?

ISPs provide Internet access, employing a range of technologies to connect users to their network.


Where did the government relocate to in 1937?

On 6 November 1936 the city became the capital of Republican Spain under the control of the prime minister Manuel Azana; the government moved to the Palau de Benicarló, its ministries occupying various other buildings.


What is the name of the museum that specifically focus on a single inventor located the city?

There is also the Connecticut Children's Museum; the Knights of Columbus museum near that organization's world headquarters; the Peabody Museum of Natural History; the Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments; the Eli Whitney Museum (across the town line in Hamden, Connecticut, on Whitney Avenue); the Yale Center for British Art, which houses the largest collection of British art outside the U.K., and the Yale University Art Gallery, the nation's oldest college art museum.[citation needed]


Who was the founder of the city of Bern?

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


On March 31, Eisenhower's body was returned to the National Cathedral, where he was given an Episcopal Church funeral service.


What type of music included noise, homemade instruments, and randomly found objects?

In Brazil, the post-punk scene grew after the generation of Brasilia rock with bands such as Legião Urbana, Capital Inicial and Plebe Rude and then the opening of the music club Madame Satã in São Paulo, with acts like Cabine C, Titãs, Patife Band, Fellini and Mercenárias, as documented on compilations like The Sexual Life of the Savages and the Não Wave/Não São Paulo series, released in the UK, Germany and Brazil, respectively.[citation needed]


Why have these recent immigrants had trouble becoming permanent residents?

It had a history of African slavery, although Britain abolished it decades before the US.


A 2012 report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology made several key recommendations to reduce regulatory burdens to new drug development, including 1) expanding the FDA's use of accelerated approval processes, 2) creating an expedited approval pathway for drugs intended for use in narrowly defined populations, and 3) undertaking pilot projects designed to evaluate the feasibility of a new, adaptive drug approval process.


What did the Prussian Army hold in Paris on 17 February?

The Prussian Army, under the terms of the armistice, held a brief victory parade in Paris on 17 February; the city was silent and draped with black and the Germans quickly withdrew.


What style of sacred musical form emerged in the 1330s?

From the 1330s and onwards, emerged the polyphonic style, which was a more complex fusion of independent voices.


What crime was Gaddafi suspected of being involved in during his time in the military?

Gaddafi briefly studied History at the University of Libya in Benghazi, before dropping out to join the military.


What is the former name of the Qiantang River?

It is usually glossed as meaning "Crooked" or "Bent River", from the meaning of Chinese 折, but is more likely a phono-semantic compound formed from adding 氵 (the "water" radical used for river names) to phonetic 折 (pinyin zhé but reconstructed Old Chinese *tet), preserving a proto-Wu name of the local Yue, similar to Yuhang, Kuaiji, and Jiang.


What island do many people think causes the double high tide in Southampton Water?

Southampton Water has the benefit of a double high tide, with two high tide peaks, making the movement of large ships easier.


What is another name for an elevator shaft?

An elevator is essentially a platform that is either pulled or pushed up by a mechanical means.


How many countries signed the treaty protecting Antarctica from claims?

Antarctica's status is regulated by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty and other related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System.


What type of dipoles which add to the dielectric constant cannot move instantly if a rapidly changing time varying voltage is driving the capacitor?

If a capacitor is driven with a time-varying voltage that changes rapidly enough, at some frequency the polarization of the dielectric cannot follow the voltage.


What was imported by the settlers of the island?

They imported livestock, fruit trees and vegetables, and built a chapel and one or two houses.


What is produced in the lungs by coughing?

Symptoms are usually worse at night and in the early morning or in response to exercise or cold air.


Where did Frédéric live with his family while they were in Warsaw?

Fryderyk lived with his family in the Palace grounds.


What team defeated Arsenal in the finals of the Champions League in 2005-2006 season?

Arsenal had never progressed beyond the quarter-finals of the Champions League until 2005–06; in that season they became the first club from London in the competition's fifty-year history to reach the final, in which they were beaten 2–1 by Barcelona.


How many universities were in Pakistan in 2001?

Several Muslim countries like Turkey and Iran exhibit high scientific publication.


What metropolitan area lies beyond the Metropolitan Green Belt?

Beyond this is the vast London commuter belt.


How many pounds of PCBs are estimated to be retained in the sediment behind Woods Pond dam?

This is estimated to be about 11,000 pounds of PCBs.


What was Valencia named during the time of Abdullah?

Also at this time Valencia received the name Medina al-Turab (City of Sand).


Asymmetric federalism exists where states are granted different powers, or some possess greater autonomy than others do.


There is no seeding, the fixtures in each round being determined by a random draw.


The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is now in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in the city of Wells, having previously been at Bath Abbey.


Charleston and Berkeley is combined with what other county to form a metropolitan statistical area?

These cities combined with other incorporated and unincorporated areas along with the city of Charleston form the Charleston-North Charleston Urban Area with a population of 548,404 as of 2010.


How was the PVA transporting supplies at one point?

The PVA had outrun its logistics capability and thus were unable to press on beyond Seoul as food, ammunition, and matériel were carried nightly, on foot and bicycle, from the border at the Yalu River to the three battle lines.


What area holds the largest collection of plum blossoms in all of China?

Instead, Nanjing, as a popular tourist destination, hosts a series of government-organised events throughout the year.


Who composed the The Finnish Infantry Regiment 200?

The Finnish Infantry Regiment 200 (Estonian: soomepoisid) was formed out of Estonian volunteers in Finland.


Who was President and CEO of the New York Federal Reserve Bank in June 2008?

In a June 2008 speech, President and CEO of the New York Federal Reserve Bank Timothy Geithner—who in 2009 became Secretary of the United States Treasury—placed significant blame for the freezing of credit markets on a "run" on the entities in the "parallel" banking system, also called the shadow banking system.


What is another name that Ireland is also called?

Ireland, sometimes called the Republic of Ireland, governs five sixths of the island of Ireland, with the remainder of the island forming Northern Ireland.


Who is the world's oldest reigning monarch?

She is the world's oldest reigning monarch as well as Britain's longest-lived.


Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy have the greatest what?

The range continues toward Vienna in Austria, and east to the Adriatic Sea and into Slovenia.


Aside from Alan Prince who brought optimality theory to morphology?

The approach was soon extended to morphology by John McCarthy and Alan Prince, and has become a dominant trend in phonology.


There is a theory that in Greek Alpes is a name of what origin?

This may be consistent with the theory that in Greek Alpes is a name of non-Indo-European origin (which is common for prominent mountains and mountain ranges in the Mediterranean region).


What company was charted in 1600 for trade to the East Indies?

Elizabeth I of England, primarily interested in trade with the east, collaborated with English merchants to form the first trading companies to the far-flung regions, using their own jargon.


If "Vlaams" is "Flemish," what would English speakers call "West-Vlaams"?

In both Belgium and the Netherlands, the native official name for Dutch is Nederlands, and its dialects have their own names, e.g. Hollands "Hollandish", West-Vlaams "Western Flemish", Brabants "Brabantian".


How must Whiteheads cosmology now be considered?

He articulated a view that might perhaps be regarded as dual to Einstein's general relativity, see Whitehead's theory of gravitation.


Around the beginning of the 20th century, William James (1842–1910) coined the term "radical empiricism" to describe an offshoot of his form of pragmatism, which he argued could be dealt with separately from his pragmatism – though in fact the two concepts are intertwined in James's published lectures.


How many "voices" did Montini's posters claim the people of Milan would hear?

"If only we can say Our Father and know what this means, then we would understand the Christian faith."


What are the three types of origin testing?

Autosomal DNA is a mixture from an individual's entire ancestry, Y-DNA shows a male's lineage only along his strict-paternal line, mtDNA shows any person's lineage only along the strict-maternal line.


What part of China (North, East, South, West) is Nanjing located?

Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province.


When did China lose its permanent seat at UN security council?

Yet, as the Cold War continued, authorities began to question if France and the United Kingdom could retain their long-held statuses as great powers.


How many Americans died in the Pearl Harbor attacks?

At the time of the attack, the U.S. was not officially at war anywhere in the world, which means that the people killed or property destroyed at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese attack had a non-combatant status.[nb 11]


What other team besides the Chicago Cubs is tied for being the oldest currently active U.S. professional sports club?

Officially, the Cubs are tied for the distinction of being the oldest currently active U.S. professional sports club, along with the Atlanta Braves, which also began play in the NL in 1876 as the Boston Red Stockings (Major League Baseball does not officially recognize the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players as a major league.)


After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom).


What sort of details did the Modernists' want in their buildings?

Immediately after World War I, pioneering modernist architects sought to develop a completely new style appropriate for a new post-war social and economic order, focused on meeting the needs of the middle and working classes.


The pitch halfway between C (60) and C♯ (61) is labeled what?

For example, the pitch halfway between C (60) and C♯ (61) can be labeled 60.5.


How many tax brackets does Montana have?


What type of rallies were being held in March of 1991?

Despite an estimated loss of 300 lives over the course of four days, nonviolent protesters continued to return to Bamako each day demanding the resignation of the dictatorial president and the implementation of democratic policies.


How much money did Merck make from sales of Zocor and Mevacor?

Researchers tested simvastatin, later sold by Merck as Zocor, on 4,444 patients with high cholesterol and heart disease.


These civic ideas allowed what to come into being?

The architecture and urbanism of the Classical civilizations such as the Greek and the Roman evolved from civic ideals rather than religious or empirical ones and new building types emerged.


What does the decree of the Council of Trent imply?

, c. xii), which seems to imply that not all hunting is illicit, and canonists generally make a distinction declaring noisy (clamorosa) hunting unlawful, but not quiet (quieta) hunting.


What planting zone does the city land in?

The suburbs to the immediate north and west lie in the transition zone from a humid subtropical (Cfa) to a humid continental climate (Dfa).


When did the Iconodules  change the cross in the Hagia Sophia?

The crosses were substituted with the image of the Theotokos in both churches after the victory of the Iconodules (787–797 and in 8th–9th centuries respectively, the Dormition church was totally destroyed in 1922).


Which arena was constructed under Jenkins at Notre Dame?

Since 2005, Notre Dame has been led by John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., the 17th president of the university.


In all major cities and many towns throughout the country, Carnival is celebrated.


Those with high levels of identity diffusion are classified as what?

Weinreich's identity variant similarly includes the categories of identity diffusion, foreclosure and crisis, but with a somewhat different emphasis.


What was the name of the Greatest Hits compilation Queen released after the split from Paul Rodgers?

In mid-2009, after the split of Queen + Paul Rodgers, the Queen online website announced a new greatest hits compilation named Absolute Greatest.


How much money in financial support did Washington University receive in 2007?

During fiscal year 2007, $537.5 million was received in total research support, including $444 million in federal obligations.


What disaster caused a massive migration in the Fujiian region?

The Jìn court fled from the north to the south, causing large numbers of northern Han Chinese to move into Fujian region.


In France and Germany, what languages will often be substituted by native speakers of Dutch dialects?

In both Germany and France the Dutch standard language is largely absent and speakers of these Dutch dialects will use German or French in everyday speech.


Along with the ancient Phoenicians, Egyptians and Babylonians, what ancient people regarded myrrh as a luxury?

Somali sailors and merchants were the main suppliers of frankincense, myrrh and spices, items which were considered valuable luxuries by the Ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians, Mycenaeans and Babylonians.


What document established Manhattan's numbered street grid?

155th Street is a major crosstown street considered to form the boundary between Harlem and Washington Heights.


What two algorithms have compression ratios of up to 1200-fold?

Other algorithms in 2009 and 2013 (DNAZip and GenomeZip) have compression ratios of up to 1200-fold—allowing 6 billion basepair diploid human genomes to be stored in 2.5 megabytes (relative to a reference genome or averaged over many genomes).


Which street begins just North of East Houston Street at Avenue A?

East 1st Street begins just North of East Houston Street at Avenue A and continues to Bowery.


What is the name of the typeface that Times New Roman is based on?

However, all the new fonts have been variants of the original New Roman font:


What was Libya's socialist government called?

NATO intervened militarily on the side of the NTC, bringing about the government's downfall.


West's attorneys argued that the music video amounted to satire and therefore was covered under the First Amendment.


How is most research in Thuringia funded?

Erfurt is a centre of Germany's horticultural research, whereas Weimar and Gotha with their various archives and libraries are centres of historic and cultural research.


What allegation did the government level against The Sun in 2003?

The paper rebutted the claim, believing that it was not racist to suggest that a "tide" of unchecked illegal immigrants was increasing the risk of terrorist attacks and infectious diseases.


What may people who have lived in the same area for generations have in common?

The Human Genome Project states "People who have lived in the same geographic region for many generations may have some alleles in common, but no allele will be found in all members of one population and in no members of any other."


Why are Avian hearts larger than mammalian hearts when compared to body mass?

This adaptation allows more blood to be pumped to meet the high metabolic need associated with flight.


When did the "P" sound of Pretannia change to the "B" sound of Britannia?

The shift from the "P" of Pretannia to the "B" of Britannia by the Romans occurred during the time of Julius Caesar.


When was the soundtrack of Twilight Princess made available?

Both six- and seven-track versions of the game's soundtrack were released on November 19, 2006, as part of a Nintendo Power promotion and bundled with replicas of the Master Sword and the Hylian Shield.


He stated that 200,000 homes had been rebuilt, and 685,000 were under reconstruction, but 1.94 million households were still without permanent shelter.


Who wrote a more professional version of History of the Inductive Sciences?

A more formal study of the history of science as an independent discipline was launched by George Sarton's publications, Introduction to the History of Science (1927) and the Isis journal (founded in 1912).


What percentage of broadcasting revenue is divided equally by all La Liga clubs?

This is in contrast to some other European Leagues, including La Liga, in which each club sells its rights individually, leading to a much higher share of the total income going to the top few clubs.


When were 10 to 20% of Tibets males monks?

Before the 1950s, between 10 and 20% of males in Tibet were monks.


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


During what season were Arsenal's away colors white shirts and white or black shorts?

For many years Arsenal's away colours were white shirts and either black or white shorts.


What do some environmentalists assert reintroducing predators would achieve?

Hunting is claimed to give resource managers an important tool in managing populations that might exceed the carrying capacity of their habitat and threaten the well-being of other species, or, in some instances, damage human health or safety.[citation needed]


When were the papal terms for submission accepted?

John paid some of the compensation money he had promised the church, but he ceased making payments in late 1214, leaving two-thirds of the sum unpaid; Innocent appears to have conveniently forgotten this debt for the good of the wider relationship.


Customarily where is the expected place in the lives of the people for the home of monks in Burma ?

A novitiation ceremony called shinbyu is the most important coming of age events for a boy, during which he enters the monastery for a short time.


The Mingshi states that administrative offices were set up under these high commanderies, including one Itinerant Commandery, three Pacification Commissioner's Offices, six Expedition Commissioner's Offices, four Wanhu offices (myriarchies, in command of 10,000 households each) and seventeen Qianhu offices (chiliarchies, each in command of 1,000 households).


What television station is operated by the French government?

Another news agency is France Diplomatie, owned and operated by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and pertains solely to diplomatic news and occurrences.


How high was the dome at the Romanesque revival building?

After the ceasefire following the Fall of France in June 1940, Alsace was annexed to Germany and a rigorous policy of Germanisation was imposed upon it by the Gauleiter Robert Heinrich Wagner.


What was the last territory added to British India?

Relationships with neighbouring British territories then broke down, starting the First Anglo-Sikh War; this led to a British official being resident in Lahore and the annexation in 1849 of territory south of the Satluj to British India.


What are older migrating birds better at?

The ability of birds to navigate during migrations cannot be fully explained by endogenous programming, even with the help of responses to environmental cues.


Japanese seismologist Yuji Yagi at the University of Tsukuba said that the earthquake occurred in two stages: "The 155-mile Longmenshan Fault tore in two sections, the first one ripping about seven yards, followed by a second one that sheared four yards."


As the Communist Party was outlawed in Yugoslavia starting on 30 December 1920, Josip Broz took on many assumed names during his activity within the Party, including "Rudi", "Walter", and "Tito."


What was the original target age for the Digimon series?

Despite all that, the setting of the country was still in Japan and the characters were Japanese in the dub.


What theory describes the implied egalitarianism of Neolithic societies?

Theories to explain the apparent implied egalitarianism of Neolithic (and Paleolithic) societies have arisen, notably the Marxist concept of primitive communism.


Jews from what nation chartered the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2?

In February 1973, Israeli forces shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, which had strayed from Egyptian airspace into Israeli-held territory during a sandstorm.


Who was Frédéric's first professional teacher in music?

It quickly became apparent that he was a child prodigy.


The anterior section is closest to the what?

The anterior segment, closest to the head, is the prothorax, with the major features being the first pair of legs and the pronotum.


Patanjali, who lived three centuries after Pāṇini, wrote the Mahābhāṣya, the "Great Commentary" on the Aṣṭādhyāyī and Vārtikas.


What two words is "architecture" a combination of?

Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art.


Who is in charge of releasing the World Directory of Medical Schools?

Nowadays the university is ranked among famous higher Medical Institutions and takes its honorable place in the World Directory of Medical Schools published by the WHO.


What was removed from the Freemasonry constitution?

The new constitutions read, "Its principles are absolute liberty of conscience and human solidarity", the existence of God and the immortality of the soul being struck out.


Armenia is member of Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) along with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.


What percentage of the Taínos were dead thirty years after contact with Columbus?

Within thirty years about 70% of the Taínos had died.


Who avoided a death sentence in favor of 15 years in jail?

Naguib was removed from the presidency and put under house arrest, but was never tried or sentenced, and no one in the army rose to defend him.


What two dominant traits do great powers usually possess?

Great powers characteristically possess military and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence, which may cause middle or small powers to consider the great powers' opinions before taking actions of their own.


Dell was a pure hardware vendor for much of its existence, but with the acquisition in 2009 of Perot Systems, Dell entered the market for IT services.


Who expressed best wishes for the pope's health?

Pope John XXIII offered to mediate between US President John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962.


What type of facility did Popper plan to open that would benefit from his furniture-making skills?

He worked in street construction for a short amount of time, but was unable to cope with the heavy labour.


Who recorded the trip aboard the Janet Nicoll?

The Janet Nicoll visited three of the Ellice Islands; while Fanny records that they made landfall at Funafuti, Niutao and Nanumea, Jane Resture suggests that it was more likely they landed at Nukufetau rather than Funafuti.


What is a more recent name for the smooth jazz format?

In recent years, the Smooth Jazz format has been renamed to Smooth AC, as an attempt to lure younger listeners.


The Yellow Turbans and Five-Pecks-of-Rice adherents belonged to two different hierarchical Daoist religious societies led by faith healers Zhang Jue (d. 184 AD) and Zhang Lu (d. 216 AD), respectively.


The mosaics uncovered in Libya were from which century?

In 1913 the Zliten mosaic, a Roman mosaic famous for its many scenes from gladiatorial contests, hunting and everyday life, was discovered in the Libyan town of Zliten.


What is the largest school for Barelvis people in India?

In India the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought.


What Eastern Roman Emperor reconquered Italy?

The Eastern Roman Empire, often referred to as the Byzantine Empire after the fall of its western counterpart, had little ability to assert control over the lost western territories.


After fighting Ahmad Shah Durrani in the later eighteenth century, the Sikhs took control of Punjab and managed to establish the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, which lasted from 1799 to 1849.


What piece did Chopin play at  Adolphe Nourrit's funeral?

On 26 July 1840 Chopin and Sand were present at the dress rehearsal of Berlioz's Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, composed to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the July Revolution.


The Thunder is known by several nicknames, including "OKC Thunder" and simply "OKC", and its mascot is Rumble the Bison.


How do people who are in favor of affirmative action view it?

Proponents of affirmative action recognize that the policy is inherently unequal; however, minding the inescapable fact that historic inequalities exist in America, they believe the policy is much more fair than one in which these circumstances are not taken into account.


What cities house several important Jewish archaelogical sites?

The once-vibrant and ancient Greek and Jewish communities in Egypt have almost disappeared, with only a small number remaining in the country, but many Egyptian Jews visit on religious or other occasions and tourism.


Burke believed the Government was not taking the uprising seriously enough, a view reinforced by a letter he had received from the Prince Charles of France (S.A.R. le comte d'Artois), dated 23 October, requesting that he intercede on behalf of the royalists to the Government.


These units were collectively called the New Army.


What date was the first movie played in Paris for a paying crowd?

The movie industry was born in Paris when Auguste and Louis Lumière projected the first motion picture for a paying audience at the Grand Café on 28 December 1895.


What aircraft offers Antarctic Support to the US Air Force?

Cargo and transport aircraft are typically used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the world, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace.


Who form the majority of Islamic residents of the Congo?

According to CIA World Factbook, the people of Republic of the Congo are largely a mix of Catholics (33.1%), Awakening Lutherans (22.3%) and other Protestants (19.9%).


What are some areas of learning in comprehensive schools that were not found often in grammar schools?

A consequence of that is a wider ranging curriculum, including practical subjects such as design and technology and vocational learning, which were less common or non-existent in grammar schools.


Which two contestants were kicked off the show for identity theft?

It remains the highest-rated season in the show's run so far.


What will the Beichuan county seat be used for?

There were also several concerts across the country to raise money for the survivors of the quake.


What TV network shares a parent with Marvel?

With Disney, Marvel announced in October 2013 that in January 2014 it would release its first title under their joint "Disney Kingdoms" imprint "Seekers of the Weird", a five-issue miniseries.


What was missing in the formulas of prayer in Rome?

The historian Livy reports an occasion when the presiding magistrate at the Latin festival forgot to include the "Roman people" among the list of beneficiaries in his prayer; the festival had to be started over.


After electrocution was outlawed, how were Nebraska death row inmates executed?

Nebraska's death penalty statute was rendered ineffective on February 8, 2008 when the required method, electrocution, was ruled unconstitutional by the Nebraska Supreme Court.


Which pramanas is understanding of experts?

For example, the Cārvāka nāstika philosophy holds that only one (perception) is an epistemically reliable means of knowledge, the Samkhya school holds three are (perception, inference and testimony), while the Mīmāṃsā and Advaita schools hold all six are epistemically useful and reliable means to knowledge.


Since 1964, the NHPRC has awarded some 4,500 grants.


What groups began to appear in northern Italy and southern France during the 11th century?

By the 11th century, more organised groups such as the Patarini, the Dulcinians, the Waldensians and the Cathars were beginning to appear in the towns and cities of northern Italy, southern France and Flanders.


How much of Nigeria's population in 2009 was urban?

The results of the most recent census were released in December 2006 and gave a population of 140,003,542.


What is the name of Britain's best-selling travel magazine?

The first issue of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine was in 2003, and it includes news, features and insider guides.


Where did the Metro Department store originally begin?

2007 saw the re-opening of Jakarta's Seibu, poised to be the largest and second most upscale department store in Indonesia after Harvey Nichols, which the latter closed in 2010 and yet plans to return.


What percent reduction of greenhouse gases does Mayor de Blasio want to see by 2050?

The city government was a petitioner in the landmark Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency Supreme Court case forcing the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants.


Where was the first Nationalist victory?

The Japanese achieved major military victories, but world opinion—in particular in the United States—condemned Japan, especially after the Panay Incident.


What customer services did the Marble Palace offer?

He offered European retail merchandise at fixed prices on a variety of dry goods, and advertised a policy of providing "free entrance" to all potential customers.


It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han, and briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (9–23 AD) of the former regent Wang Mang.


What percentage of copper that has been mined is still being used today?

It is estimated that 80% of the copper ever mined is still in use today.


What is the UK definition of game is governed by?

The definition of game in the United Kingdom is governed by the Game Act 1831.


Growth of the city increased when, in 1843, a railway connecting Utrecht to Amsterdam was opened.


Who showed a great amount of respect to Deshin Shekpa?

Norbu writes that the Yongle Emperor, following the tradition of Mongol emperors and their reverence for the Sakya lamas, showed an enormous amount of deference towards Deshin Shekpa.


Greece holds what rank among most visited countries in the world?

Greece is a developed country with high standards of living[citation needed] and high Human Development Index.


Oklahoma has two courts of last resort: the state Supreme Court hears civil cases, and the state Court of Criminal Appeals hears criminal cases (this split system exists only in Oklahoma and neighboring Texas).


What type of climate does the island of the Azores have?

Consequently, the island of the Azores have been identified as having a Mediterranean climate (both Csa and Csb types), while some islands (such as Flores or Corvo) are classified as Maritime Temperate (Cfb) and Humid subtropical (Cfa), respectively, according to Köppen-Geiger classification.


What was the name of the project to change the location of I-40 and make a new entrance to the city?

The "Core-to-Shore" project was created to relocate I-40 one mile (1.6 km) south and replace it with a boulevard to create a landscaped entrance to the city.


When did Beyoncé endorse on March 26, 2013?

She publicly endorsed same sex marriage on March 26, 2013, after the Supreme Court debate on California's Proposition 8.


Who are Swiss citizens required to buy health insurance from?

While the cost of the system is among the highest it compares well with other European countries in terms of health outcomes; patients who are citizens have been reported as being, in general, highly satisfied with it.


If you'd been diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1995, how great a chance would you have faced of dying from it?

The chance of death from a case of tuberculosis is about 4% as of 2008, down from 8% in 1995.


Which year was used for estimates in the 2010 report?

The 2010 Human Development Report by the United Nations Development Program was released on November 4, 2010, and calculates HDI values based on estimates for 2010.


What kind of high class building does Strasbourg offer?

Strasbourg also offers high-class eclecticist buildings in its very extended German district, the Neustadt, being the main memory of Wilhelmian architecture since most of the major cities in Germany proper suffered intensive damage during World War II.


What occurs in bright light to leaves during fall?

The brighter the light during this period, the greater the production of anthocyanins and the more brilliant the resulting color display.


What dubious distinction has Comcast earned twice from The Consumerist?

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


When was the Lauberhorn Rennen ran for the first time on the Lauberhorn above Wengen?

In 1930 the Lauberhorn Rennen (Lauberhorn Race), was run for the first time on the Lauberhorn above Wengen; the equally demanding Hahnenkamm was first run in the same year in Kitzbühl, Austria.


When was English introduced as a first foreign language in many cantons?

The minimum age for primary school is about six years in all cantons, but most cantons provide a free "children's school" starting at four or five years old.


where is Beacon Fell County Park located?

To the east of the county are upland areas leading to the Pennines.


What issue did Spielberg address in his movie Munich?

In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust (in Schindler's List), the transatlantic slave trade (in Amistad), war (in Empire of the Sun, Saving Private Ryan, War Horse and Bridge of Spies) and terrorism (in Munich).


What does the term Appalachian refer to?

Most broadly, it refers to the entire mountain range with its surrounding hills and the dissected plateau region.


Which scientist was in favor of Lamarckism in the 1850s?

While few naturalists were willing to consider transmutation, Herbert Spencer became an active proponent of Lamarckism and progressive development in the 1850s.