What type of food is Armenian food most similair to?

Closely related to eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, various spices, vegetables, fish, and fruits combine to present unique dishes.


What instrument was the mandolin confused with during the 1880's?

The instrument's popularity continued to increase during the 1890s and mandolin popularity was at its height in "early years of the 20th century.


What was the growing change in opinion about evolution called?

Within two decades there was widespread scientific agreement that evolution, with a branching pattern of common descent, had occurred, but scientists were slow to give natural selection the significance that Darwin thought appropriate.


What is the definition of Karma from Sanskrit?

Karma specifically refers to those actions of body, speech or mind that spring from mental intent (cetanā), and bring about a consequence or phala "fruit" or vipāka "result".


Whose job is it to release parliament after the ceremony?

On the day of the event, the Speaker of the Senate will read to the chamber a notice from the secretary to the governor general indicating when the viceroy or a deputy thereof will arrive.


In what year did Time magazine choose Seattle Central Community College as community college of the year?

In 2001, Time magazine selected Seattle Central Community College as community college of the year, stating the school "pushes diverse students to work together in small teams".


When did the Hounslow Heath Aerodrome begin to operate scheduled international commercial services?

The first airport to operate scheduled international commercial services was Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in August 1919, but it was closed and supplanted by Croydon Airport in March 1920.


Why cant artifacts from the Phoenicians be easily excavated?

However, the remains of the Phoenician presence in the city are few and mostly preserved in the very populated center of the downtown area, making any excavation efforts costly and logistically difficult.


What had the Kushans conquered much of by the time of Kanishka

The Kushan Empire expanded out of what is now Afghanistan into the northwest of the subcontinent under the leadership of their first emperor, Kujula Kadphises, about the middle of the 1st century CE.


How long was the GameCube version of Twilight Princess delayed?

Later, the GameCube release was pushed back to a month after the launch of the Wii.


What did Steve Jobs introduce on January 24, 1984?

Since 1998, Apple has largely phased out the Macintosh name in favor of "Mac", though the product family has been nicknamed "Mac" or "the Mac" since the development of the first model.


What is the title of Notre Dame's Theodore Hesburgh?

The institute was inspired by the vision of the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh CSC, President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame.


Feral dogs have what Latin classification?

Canis is a Latin word meaning dog, and the list included the dog-like carnivores: the domestic dog, wolves, foxes and jackals.


To promote what characteristic is diesel oil added to asphalt for shipping?

Diesel oil is no longer used as a release agent due to environmental concerns.


Who did William IV feel was a suitable husband for Victoria?

William IV, however, disapproved of any match with the Coburgs, and instead favoured the suit of Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, second son of the Prince of Orange.


What was the cause of Lady Flora's death in July?

At the start of her reign Victoria was popular, but her reputation suffered in an 1839 court intrigue when one of her mother's ladies-in-waiting, Lady Flora Hastings, developed an abdominal growth that was widely rumoured to be an out-of-wedlock pregnancy by Sir John Conroy.


What kind of computers were Donkey Kong Country's graphics rendered on?

With its detailed graphics, fluid animation and high-quality music, Donkey Kong Country rivaled the aesthetic quality of games that were being released on newer 32-bit CD-based consoles.


How many species have ever lived on earth?

Estimates on the number of Earth's current species range from 10 million to 14 million, of which about 1.2 million have been documented and over 86 percent have not yet been described.


How was Whitehead's theory of gravitation received?


How did Libya's gross domestic product increase from 1969 to 1979?

It proved an economic success; while gross domestic product had been $3.8 billion in 1969, it had risen to $13.7 billion in 1974, and $24.5 billion in 1979.


How much did the new released program by the hacker cost?

As sound scholar Jonathan Sterne notes, "An Australian hacker acquired l3enc using a stolen credit card.


How long did the Sea Wolves stay in Hartford?

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


What ethnic names does Serbo-Croatian associate with?

In the 20th century, Serbo-Croatian served as the official language of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (when it was called "Serbo-Croato-Slovenian"), and later as one of the official languages of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.


In which U.S. state was the oldest definitive evidence of TB found?

The earliest unambiguous detection of M. tuberculosis involves evidence of the disease in the remains of bison in Wyoming dated to around 17,000 years ago.


An allocation from the Central Arizona Project Aqueduct (CAP), which passes more than 300 mi (480 km) across the desert from the Colorado River, has been incorporated into the city's water supply, annually providing over 20 million gallons of "recharged" water which is pumped into the ground to replenish water pumped out.


The King and Queen were filmed doing what after a bombing?

The King and Queen were filmed inspecting their bombed home, the smiling Queen, as always, immaculately dressed in a hat and matching coat seemingly unbothered by the damage around her.


According to Mendelian inheritance, what is part of the cause of variations in an organism's phenotype?

Each gene specifies a particular trait with different sequence of a gene (alleles) giving rise to different phenotypes.


In what century did the papermaking process spread from China to Europe?

Because of paper's introduction to the West through the city of Baghdad, it was first called bagdatikos.


Modern scholars, however, point out that Cicero (106 – 43 BCE), who was most responsible for defining and popularizing the term humanitas, in fact frequently used the word in both senses, as did his near contemporaries.


What percent of asthma cases in adults are work-related?

Many cases however are not reported or recognized as such.


What term is used to describe what knots can do to affect the finish of things made from wood even when they've been painted?

In applications where wood is painted, such as skirting boards, fascia boards, door frames and furniture, resins present in the timber may continue to 'bleed' through to the surface of a knot for months or even years after manufacture and show as a yellow or brownish stain.


What is the highest resolution of video supported by youtube?

In July 2010, YouTube announced that it had launched a range of videos in 4K format, which allows a resolution of up to 4096×3072 pixels.


What event decimated urban populations in the 14th century?

Cities were also decimated by the Black Death, but the role of urban areas as centres of learning, commerce and government ensured continued growth.


What sort of credentials did Franklin S. Harris have?

He was eventually replaced by Howard S. McDonald, who received his doctorate from the University of California.


The second major source of stability was the Central Asian aspect of their Manchu identity which allowed them to appeal to Mongol, Tibetan and Uighur constituents.


Various state-based Aboriginal Protection Boards were established which had virtually complete control over the lives of Indigenous Australians – where they lived, their employment, marriage, education and included the power to separate children from their parents.


What are they only two additions to Paris' administrative limits since 1860?

Aside from the 20th century addition of the Bois de Boulogne, Bois de Vincennes and Paris heliport, Paris' administrative limits have remained unchanged since 1860.


What artist performed the song "Forget You"?

Adult contemporary has long characterized itself as family-friendly, but edited versions of "Perfect" by P!nk and "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green showed up in the format in 2011.


There is also theatre activity from the Yale School of Drama, which works through the Yale University Theatre and the student-run Yale Cabaret.


What is the weather phenomena characterized by an unexpected warm wind bringing low reletive humidity to the northern Alps during rainfall in the southern Alps?

A weather phenomenon known as the föhn (with an identical effect to the chinook wind) can occur at all times of the year and is characterised by an unexpectedly warm wind, bringing air of very low relative humidity to the north of the Alps during rainfall periods on the southern face of the Alps.


Has New Mexico had a majority of Spanish speaking natives.

The area of the former Gadsden Purchase contained a majority of Spanish-speakers until the 1940s, although the Tucson area had a higher ratio of anglophones (including Mexican Americans who were fluent in English); the continuous arrival of Mexican settlers increases the number of Spanish-speakers.


Who established 1 of the first Us settlements in Florida

Both the Spanish and French established settlements in Florida, with varying degrees of success.


It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network.


What line used the overhead wire system first Victoria to Crystal Palace or Peckham Rye to West Noorwood?

Victoria to Crystal Palace via Balham and West Norwood opened in May 1911.


Who was thought to be influenced by continental Anabaptists?

Gourley wrote that among some contemporary Baptist scholars who emphasize the faith of the community over soul liberty, the Anabaptist influence theory is making a comeback.


Which newspaper claimed that The Sun stopped featuring topless models in 2013?

In August 2013, The Irish Sun ended the practice of featuring topless models on Page 3.


After the Genpei war of the late 12th century, a clan leader Minamoto no Yoritomo obtained the right to appoint shugo and jito, and was allowed to organize soldiers and police, and to collect a certain amount of tax.


It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster, making it the third longest-running professional football league in North America, after the Canadian Football League and the National Football League.


What group is conducting exploration for Rajasthan's crude oil??

Cairn India is doing the work of exploration and extraction of crude oil in Rajasthan.


Most of Egypt's territory of 1,010,408 square kilometres (390,000 sq mi) lies within the Nile Valley.


What army's defeats turned Gambetta to the Army of the North?

At the Battle of St. Quentin, the Army of the North suffered a crushing defeat and was scattered, releasing thousands of Prussian soldiers to be relocated to the East.


Languages tend to share certain properties, although there are exceptions.


What was Eisenhower's title in the Operations Division?

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Eisenhower was assigned to the General Staff in Washington, where he served until June 1942 with responsibility for creating the major war plans to defeat Japan and Germany.


Which building's reconstruction cost $82 million?

Midtown is one of the most successful areas within Detroit to have a residential occupancy rate of 96%.


It participates in NATO's Partnership for Peace (PiP) program and is in a NATO organisation called Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC).


In Canada, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary was founded in 1729, making it the first police force in present-day Canada.


Which contestant had previously been arrested and charged with assault?

Corey Clark was disqualified during the finals for having an undisclosed police record; however, he later alleged that he and Paula Abdul had an affair while on the show and that this contributed to his expulsion.


What is believed to be the oldest known insect fossil?

The oldest definitive insect fossil is the Devonian Rhyniognatha hirsti, from the 396-million-year-old Rhynie chert.


Games can integrate into an Xbox Live hub app, which also allows users to view their profile and gamerscore.


Dogs are a source of what in some cultures?

This impact on human society has given them the nickname "man's best friend" in the Western world.


Who opposed the influx of vai forming an alliance with maine?

Shortly after the Mane conquered the region, the Vai people of the former Mali Empire immigrated into the Grand Cape Mount region.


What game accessory was similar to the NES Advantage?

Many of these devices were modeled after earlier add-ons for the NES: the Super Scope is a light gun functionally similar to the NES Zapper (though the Super Scope features wireless capabilities) and the Super Advantage is an arcade-style joystick with adjustable turbo settings akin to the NES Advantage.


What Buddhist movement has linked more than 12 million people?

Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a lay Buddhist movement linking more than 12 million people around the world, and is currently described as "the most diverse" and "the largest lay Buddhist movement in the world".[web 21]


The commander of 2 Canadian Air Division is responsible for training and support functions.


Where in the bulb is evaporated tungsten deposited when a vacuum is used?

For bulbs that contain a vacuum, the darkening is uniform across the entire surface of the envelope.


How much of JPMorgan's investment will go to blight removal?

On May 21, 2014, JPMorgan Chase announced that it was injecting $100 million over five years into Detroit's economy, providing development funding for a variety of projects that would increase employment.


John marched against who in January 1216?

In January 1216 John marched against Alexander II of Scotland, who had allied himself with the rebel cause.


How many people had their sentences commuted by State v. Santiago?

In New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law.


What typeface does the current iPod use?

Apple did not develop the iPod software entirely in-house, instead using PortalPlayer's reference platform based on two ARM cores.


Besides headlines, what is sentence-style capitalization often applied to?

It may also be applied to publication titles, especially in bibliographic references and library catalogues.


Following the Army of the Loire's defeats, Gambetta turned to General Faidherbe's Army of the North.


What percent of the Bronx is Hispanic and Latino Americans?

Asian Americans are a small but sizable minority in the borough.


USB devices are also required to automatically enter ultra low-power suspend mode when the USB host is suspended.


do domestic and wild geese have the same apperearance ?

The Chinese goose is more aggressive and noisy than other geese and can be used as a guard animal to warn of intruders.


What spurred the FBIs technological upgrade?

With these developments, the FBI increased its electronic surveillance in public safety and national security investigations, adapting to the telecommunications advancements that changed the nature of such problems.


How many years ago did Protestantism arrive in the province?

Zhejiang is one of the provinces of China with the largest concentrations of Protestants, especially notable in the city of Wenzhou.


Westminster Abbey, rebuilt in the Romanesque style by King Edward the Confessor, was one of the grandest churches in Europe.


After the American Revolutionary War, Richmond emerged as an important industrial center.


Which team did the FC Ararat lose to in the European Cup?

The most successful team was the FC Ararat Yerevan team of the 1970s who won the Soviet Cup in 1973 and 1975 and the Soviet Top League in 1973.


The inquiry ended with no charges being brought after investigators and prosecutors determined that Brooke's misstatements were pertinent to the case, but were not material enough to have affected the outcome.


Which author voiced his displeasure of the morality of Darwin's views in a novel?

French-speaking naturalists in several countries showed appreciation of the much modified French translation by Clémence Royer, but Darwin's ideas had little impact in France, where any scientists supporting evolutionary ideas opted for a form of Lamarckism.


In what style was the temple to Minerva built?

The city had commercial and political treaties with its neighbours; according to tradition, Rome's Etruscan connections established a temple to Minerva on the predominantly plebeian Aventine; she became part of a new Capitoline triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, installed in a Capitoline temple, built in an Etruscan style and dedicated in a new September festival, Epulum Jovis.


Changing values of n, the Boltzmann constant, or other variables resulted in learning what about Planck's law?

To make Planck's law, which correctly predicts blackbody emissions, it was necessary to multiply the classical expression by a complex factor that involves h in both the numerator and the denominator.


In what Italian village was Giovanni Battista Montini born?

On 30 September 1897, he was baptized in the name of Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini.


Who described an interaction between Jesus on the cross and women?

For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"[Lk.


What genre uses multiple independent vocal melodies?

During the earlier medieval period, the vocal music from the liturgical genre, predominantly Gregorian chant, was monophonic, using a single, unaccompanied vocal melody line.


What animals are depicted on the Mogadishan canopies?

However, there have been cases in the past of artistic depictions representing living creatures, such as certain ancient rock paintings in northern Somalia, the golden birds on the Mogadishan canopies, and the plant decorations on religious tombs in southern Somalia.


What agency has offered acceptance of safer pesticides?

These methods are becoming increasingly popular and often are safer than traditional chemical pesticides.


When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?

Claudia Durst Johnson considers it "reasonable to believe" that the novel was shaped by two events involving racial issues in Alabama: Rosa Parks' refusal to yield her seat on a city bus to a white person, which sparked the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the 1956 riots at the University of Alabama after Autherine Lucy and Polly Myers were admitted (Myers eventually withdrew her application and Lucy was expelled, but reinstated in 1980).


On an 1829 return trip to Berlin, he was a guest of Prince Antoni Radziwiłł, governor of the Grand Duchy of Posen—himself an accomplished composer and aspiring cellist.


Carthage and Tunisia are in what general area?

Most recorded names of Roman mosaic workers are Greek, suggesting they dominated high quality work across the empire; no doubt most ordinary craftsmen were slaves.


What are patients asked to use the McGill Pain Questionnaire to indicate?

Quality can be established by having the patient complete the McGill Pain Questionnaire indicating which words best describe their pain.


Prior to the civil war in '97, how many non-Africans lived in the Republic of the Congo?

Before the 1997 war, about 9,000 Europeans and other non-Africans lived in Congo, most of whom were French; only a fraction of this number remains.


How does the 2009 Human Development Report refer to countries that rank "very high"?

The report refers to these countries as developed countries.


What all-in-one product was created in 1998 through Apple's consolidations?

Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors and associated systems.


What place did Yeezus secure on the list of 100 albums?

The Pitchfork online music publication ranked My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as the world's best album of the decade "so far"—between 2010 and 2014—on August 19, 2014, while Yeezus was ranked in the eighth position of a list of 100 albums.


What are annelids' body cavities separated from each other by?

Most annelids have a pair of coelomata (body cavities) in each segment, separated from other segments by septa and from each other by vertical mesenteries.


Who also established this retinue as well?

Documented proof exists of Mieszko I's successors utilizing such a retinue, as well.


What battle did Germans defeat the Romans?

Germanic peoples in Roman territory were culturally Romanized, and although much of Germany remained free of direct Roman rule, Rome deeply influenced the development of German society, especially the adoption of Christianity by the Germans who obtained it from the Romans.


What was the name of the book Wittgenstein published in 1921?

As a result of their family relationship, Hayek became one of the first to read Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus when the book was published in its original German edition in 1921.


An executive assistant director manages each branch.


What are some of the languages that Victoria studied?

Her mother was extremely protective, and Victoria was raised largely isolated from other children under the so-called "Kensington System", an elaborate set of rules and protocols devised by the Duchess and her ambitious and domineering comptroller, Sir John Conroy, who was rumoured to be the Duchess's lover.


Eye gaze, vocalization and body posture are examples of what?

Dog communication is about how dogs "speak" to each other, how they understand messages that humans send to them, and how humans can translate the ideas that dogs are trying to transmit.:xii


What was the first satellite for the BeiDou-1 system called?

The first satellite, BeiDou-1A, was launched on October 31, 2000.


The new county of Cumbria incorporates the Furness exclave.


During the Low Middle Ages it saw a golden age as the literary and dominant language of the Crown of Aragon, and was widely used all over the Mediterranean.


What context did the theory of Weiss and Cropanzano pay particular attention to?

(1996), that looks at the causes, structures, and consequences of emotional experience (especially in work contexts).


When did Kurita pass through the San Bernardino Strait?

The Japanese retreated through the San Bernardino Strait, under continuous air attack.


What congressman largely specified the job description of minority leader?

A minority leader from 1931 to 1939, Representative Bertrand Snell, R-N.Y., provided this "job description": "He is spokesman for his party and enunciates its policies.


How many unique visitors a month were tracked as of 2014?

In 2014 YouTube said that 300 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute, three times more than one year earlier and that around three quarters of the material comes from outside the U.S.


What is the resonance of Neptune trojans?

Neptune trojans can be viewed as being in a 1:1 resonance with Neptune.


Of the 3.5 miles from N. Mountain Avenue to Rillito River Park, how many are bike-only?

To the North, N. Mountain Avenue has a full bike-only lane for half of the 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the Rillito River Park bike and walk multi-use path.


Who was an example of an excessively loyal samurai?

There were, however, also notable instances where samurai would be disloyal to their lord or daimyo, when loyalty to the Emperor was seen to have supremacy.


When were the new plans of the airport revealed?

During his annual state-of-the-nation address on September 2, 2014, President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto unveiled plans for a new international airport to ease the city's notorious air traffic congestion, tentatively slated for a 2018 opening.


Did student who actively listen to classical music before studying have higher or lower scores?

The study showed that students who actively listen to classical music before studying had higher academic scores.


What political organization supported the city council candidacy of A. Carl Prince?

As the first African American Baptist Minister elected to the Richmond City Council, Prince's election paved the way for a political paradigm shift in politics that persist today.


What did LSO's use to signal corrections to the pilot prior to the angled deck designs introduced in the 1950's?

From the late 1950s onward, visual landing aids such as Optical Landing System have provided information on proper glide slope, but LSOs still transmit voice calls to approaching pilots by radio.


Besides being popular tourist destinations, London's museums play a vital role in what activity?

The first of these to be established was the British Museum in Bloomsbury, in 1753.


In 1994, responding to the need for a more useful system for describing chronic pain, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) classified pain according to specific characteristics: (1) region of the body involved (e.g. abdomen, lower limbs), (2) system whose dysfunction may be causing the pain (e.g., nervous, gastrointestinal), (3) duration and pattern of occurrence, (4) intensity and time since onset, and (5) etiology.


During what era was The Defence Research and Development Organisation founded?

Industrialisation began under the Nizams in the late 19th century, helped by railway expansion that connected the city with major ports.


What did China introduce to the war in 1951?

At the same time, large-scale air defense training programs were carried out, and the Chinese Air Force began to participate in the war from September 1951 onward.


Who influenced many 19th century neoclassical architects?

Many early 19th-century neoclassical architects were influenced by the drawings and projects of Étienne-Louis Boullée and Claude Nicolas Ledoux.


What is the name of a company that retails but does not manufacture drinks?

Organisations such as Wetherspoons, Punch Taverns and O'Neill's were formed in the UK in the wake of the Beer Orders.


How did Nasser characterize Egypt's involvement in Yemen's civil war?

Most of Nasser's old colleagues had questioned the wisdom of continuing the war, but Amer reassured Nasser of their coming victory.


Although Keifer held minority leader role, who was actual gloof leader?

Representative Thomas Reed, R-ME, who later became Speaker, assumed the de facto role of minority floor leader in Keifer's stead. "


The highest point of the country, Emba Soira, is located in the center of Eritrea, at 3,018 meters (9,902 ft) above sea level.


Common thermal mass materials include stone, cement and water.


What percentage of natural uranium is isotope 238?

In nature, uranium is found as uranium-238 (99.2742%) and uranium-235 (0.7204%).


He must do this by collecting the multiple "Tears of Light"; once all the Tears of Light are collected for one area, he restores that area's Light Spirit.


How many dimensions of governance are measured by the Worldwide Governance Indicators?

The World Bank collects a range of data on corruption, including survey responses from over 100,000 firms worldwide and a set of indicators of governance and institutional quality.


What are the permanent members of UN Security Council?

At the same time the status of great powers can be informally recognized in a forum such as the G7 which consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.


Did he think he would be gone a long time?

On 23 October the people gathered about the proscribed bishop to protest against the emperor's decree; but Athanasius urged them to submit, consoling them with the promise that his absence would be of short duration.


How does Pascal Boyer believe that gods and other supernatural beings behave?

Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people.


What were women obliged to wear in their hair?

Most men invited to Buckingham Palace in the daytime choose to wear service uniform or lounge suits; a minority wear morning coats, and in the evening, depending on the formality of the occasion, black tie or white tie.


Examples of Ottoman madaris are the ones built by Mehmed the Conqueror.


What was the name of EIC military company?

Within the Army, British officers who initially trained at the company's own academy at the Addiscombe Military Seminary, always outranked Indians, no matter how long their service.


What topic were Hayek's next two books going to cover?

Hayek was disappointed that the book did not receive the same enthusiastic general reception as The Road to Serfdom had sixteen years before.


Where is the open-air sitting of Tynwald usually held?

This was reduced in 1895 to the titles and a memorandum of the object and purport of the act, and, since 1988, only the short title and a summary of the long title have been read.


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


The Southern Baptist Convention adhered to what as its official position?

Two new Baptist groups were formed by moderate Southern Baptists who disagreed with the direction in which the Southern Baptist Convention was heading: the Alliance of Baptists in 1987 and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in 1991.


The Dutchesses brother Leopold was the King of what country?

William IV, however, disapproved of any match with the Coburgs, and instead favoured the suit of Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, second son of the Prince of Orange.


What legislation was passed to discourage the country from getting involved in a foreign war?

After the costly U.S. involvement in World War I, isolationism grew within the nation.


What is the maximum speed for buses in Hyderabad?

The large number of vehicles coupled with relatively low road coverage—roads occupy only 9.5% of the total city area:79—has led to widespread traffic congestion especially since 80% of passengers and 60% of freight are transported by road.:3 The Inner Ring Road, the Outer Ring Road, the Hyderabad Elevated Expressway, the longest flyover in India, and various interchanges, overpasses and underpasses were built to ease the congestion.


What well known socialist adopted the usage of this term in Germany?

There has been a persistent confusion between the several uses of the terms: philanthropic humanists look to what they consider their antecedents in critical thinking and human-centered philosophy among the Greek philosophers and the great figures of Renaissance history; and scholarly humanists stress the linguistic and cultural disciplines needed to understand and interpret these philosophers and artists.


How many people were killed in the race riot of 1943?

Over the course of three days, 34 people were killed, of whom 25 were African American, and approximately 600 were injured, 75% black people.


What time was the crucifiction per Mark?

However, in John 19:14 Jesus is still before Pilate at the sixth hour.


how much of the population have the rural plains lost since 1920?

The rural Plains have lost a third of their population since 1920.


The Erfurt Convention recognized the Russian takeover of which formerly Swedish possession?

The British were swiftly driven to the coast, and they withdrew from Spain entirely after a last stand at the Battle of Corunna in January 1809.


When did the Cuban Missile crisis happen?

Direct military attacks on adversaries were deterred by the potential for mutual assured destruction using deliverable nuclear weapons.


What was the name of the conflict between Somalia and the Soviet Union, Cuba and Ethiopia?

The Siad Barre regime actively promoted Pan-Somalism, which eventually led to the Ogaden War between Somalia on one side, and Ethiopia, Cuba and the Soviet Union on the other.


How much of the Spanish population are Barcelona supporters?

The club's membership figures have seen a significant increase from 100,000 in the 2003–04 season to 170,000 in September 2009, the sharp rise being attributed to the influence of Ronaldinho and then-president Joan Laporta's media strategy that focused on Spanish and English online media.


What is the name of the nearest large commercial airport?

St. Barthélemy has a small airport known as Gustaf III Airport on the north coast of the island that is served by small regional commercial aircraft and charters.


What type of political religious beliefs does Elizabeth seemed to support?

She has demonstrated support for inter-faith relations and has met with leaders of other churches and religions, including five popes: Pius XII, John XXIII, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis.


How much money was allocated to the volunteer Territorial Army?

In October 2009, the MoD was heavily criticized for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the volunteer Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for 6 months until April 2010.


Although Chinese characters in Vietnam are now limited to ceremonial uses, they were once in widespread use.


Beyonce became the first female artist to perform solo in 20 years at which stage?

Rolling Stone reported that the music industry was urging them to return the money they earned for the concerts; a spokesperson for Beyoncé later confirmed to The Huffington Post that she donated the money to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.


Who expanded into the territory of hunter-gathers?

As the number and size of agricultural societies increased, they expanded into lands traditionally used by hunter-gatherers.


Hurricanes are a major threat to the area during the summer and early fall, with several severe hurricanes hitting the area – most notably Hurricane Hugo on September 21, 1989 (a category 4 storm).


Raleigh is one of the few cities in the United States that was planned and built specifically to serve as a state capital.


What is an example of an organism that has a portion of its genetic material outside of its chromosomes?

In some contexts, such as sequencing the genome of a pathogenic microbe, "genome" is meant to include information stored on this auxiliary material, which is carried in plasmids.


A signal that stops a compute executing instructions is called what?

By remembering where it was executing prior to the interrupt, the computer can return to that task later.


The mahayana occasionally referred to early Buddhism as what?

Jonathan Silk has argued that the term "Hinayana" was used to refer to whomever one wanted to criticize on any given occasion, and did not refer to any definite grouping of Buddhists.


What enlightened ideas were promoted by the journals?

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.


Who is quoted for saying instruments in religious services are like "A cow bell in a concert"

In Sir Walter Scott's The Heart of Midlothian, the heroine, Jeanie Deans, a Scottish Presbyterian, writes to her father about the church situation she has found in England (bold added):


London's Tate Britain and Tate Modern galleries were formerly one entity known as what?

The Tate Gallery, as it was formerly known, also became a major centre for modern art; in 2000 this collection moved to Tate Modern, a new gallery housed in the former Bankside Power Station.


Which experiment related to diet was conducted that required four years to complete?

In the middle of twelve years of attempts to isolate them, Hopkins said in a 1906 lecture that "unsuspected dietetic factors," other than calories, protein, and minerals, are needed to prevent deficiency diseases.


When is Prince of Wales projected to commission?

HMS Queen Elizabeth is projected to commission in 2017 followed by Prince of Wales in about 2020.


Which two reigning monarchs had weddings at the abbey?

Two were of reigning monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although, before 1919, there had been none for some 500 years.


In Hindu mythology, Yama, the god of death owns two watch dogs who have four eyes.


Dar es Salaam was the torch's only stop in Africa, on April 13.


EMI cut the first stereo test discs using the system in 1933 (see Bell Labs Stereo Experiments of 1933) although the system was not exploited commercially until much later.


What pre-requisite should enrollees in the advanced immunology course have?

On the other hand, the Advanced Course is another course for those who are willing to expand or update their understanding of immunology.


As of 2008, geothermal power development was underway in more than how many countries?

As of 2008[update], geothermal power development was under way in more than 40 countries, partially attributable to the development of new technologies, such as Enhanced Geothermal Systems.


Who does the evaluations for drugs in the United Kingdom?

Normally an approval in the UK and other European countries comes later than one in the USA.


Where was AT&T's "Picturephone" device unveiled?

One of the first demonstrations of the ability for telecommunications to help sign language users communicate with each other occurred when AT&T's videophone (trademarked as the "Picturephone") was introduced to the public at the 1964 New York World's Fair –two deaf users were able to communicate freely with each other between the fair and another city.


What environmental event occurred 2.3 million years ago?

Recent studies instead highlight the importance of co-evolution of redox proteins with circadian oscillators in all three kingdoms of life following the Great Oxidation Event approximately 2.3 billion years ago.


In June 1938, Japan deployed about 350,000 troops to invade Wuhan and captured it in October.


Which environment is better to isolate a single example of bacteria strain?

Growth in stirred liquid media occurs as an even cell suspension, making the cultures easy to divide and transfer, although isolating single bacteria from liquid media is difficult.


Who defeated the Central Powers led by the German Empire Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire??

The war caused the disintegration of four empires—the Austro-Hungarian, German, Ottoman, and Russian ones—as well as radical change in the European and West Asian maps.


Who found the Archaemenid Empire in 550 BC?

Iran reached the pinnacle of its power during the Achaemenid Empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC, which at its greatest extent comprised major portions of the ancient world, stretching from parts of the Balkans (Thrace-Macedonia, Bulgaria-Paeonia) and Eastern Europe proper in the west, to the Indus Valley in the east, making it the largest empire the world had yet seen.


What is the permutation when a person lacks exploration and commitment?

When assigned categories, four possible permutations result: identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, identity moratorium, and identity achievement.


In what method is the rotational speed measured in?

Phonograph records are generally described by their diameter in inches (12", 10", 7"), the rotational speed in rpm at which they are played (16 2⁄3, 33 1⁄3, 45, 78), and their time capacity resulting from a combination of those parameters (LP – long playing 33 1⁄3 rpm, SP – 78 rpm single, EP – 12-inch single or extended play, 33 or 45 rpm); their reproductive quality or level of fidelity (high-fidelity, orthophonic, full-range, etc.), and the number of audio channels provided (mono, stereo, quad, etc.).


What was Plymouth's 2013 GVA in millions of British Pounds?

Plymouth's unemployment rate was 7.0% in 2014 which was 2.0 points higher than the South West average and 0.8 points higher than the average for Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).


What institution holds a heel bone with a spike inserted?

Another relevant archaeological find, which also dates to the 1st century AD, is an unidentified heel bone with a spike discovered in a Jerusalem gravesite, now held by the Israel Antiquities Authority and displayed in the Israel Museum.


How many times is Hay normally brought each year?

Hay is normally brought in twice a year, often also on festival days.


What bridge is between Haiyan County and Cixi?

Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Zhoushan are important commercial ports.


What languages are related to Estonian but not closely?

The Uralic languages do not belong to the Indo-European languages.


Who was General Secretary prior to Mikhail Gorbachev?

Mikhail Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by the Politburo on March 11, 1985, three hours after predecessor Konstantin Chernenko's death at age 73.


Who produced most of the Hispano-Moresque pottery?

These objects also included the Hispano-Moresque ware produced by mostly Mudéjar potters in Spain.


Past projects ordered by the MoD have taken what type of time frame to fulfill?

In 2013 it was found that the Ministry of Defence had overspent on its equipment budget by £6.5bn on orders that could take up to 39 years to fulfil.


When did Constantinople fall to the Turks?

This and Erasmus' Latin edition of the New Testament led to a new attitude to translation.


Who has painted murals all over the city?

He and his wife Frida Kahlo lived in Coyoacán, where several of their homes, studios, and art collections are open to the public.


Whed did the British and French invade Beijing?

Ratification of the treaty the following year led to resumption of hostilities and in 1860, with Anglo-French forces marching on Beijing, the emperor and his court fled the capital for the imperial hunting lodge at Rehe.


Who were producers that led the way with emerging the post-punk culture?

Throbbing Gristle's independent label Industrial Records would become a hub for this scene and provide it with its namesake.


When did the British Honduras become Belize?

Due to geographical proximity of the Central American countries to the U.S. which has powerful military, economic, and political influences, there were several movements and proposals by the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries to annex some or all of the Central American republics (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras with the formerly British-ruled Bay Islands, Nicaragua, Panama which had the U.S.-ruled Canal Zone territory from 1903 to 1979, and formerly British Honduras or Belize since 1981).


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


In Texas, English is the state's de facto official language (though it lacks de jure status) and is used in government.


Are 122nd Street's three segments contiguous or noncontiguous?


Lackluster sales caused Japanese retailers to take what action with the 360?

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


Who is the highest judge in Ireland's Supreme Court?

The Irish Supreme Court consists of its presiding member, the Chief Justice, and seven other judges.


How long ago were rock paintings found in Somalia created?

The most famous of these is the Laas Geel complex, which contains some of the earliest known rock art on the African continent and features many elaborate pastoralist sketches of animal and human figures.


What was the name of a new sector of the New York economy that appeared in the 1990s?

While a resurgence in the financial industry greatly improved the city's economic health in the 1980s, New York's crime rate continued to increase through that decade and into the beginning of the 1990s.


A database is not generally portable across different DBMSs, but different DBMS can interoperate by using standards such as SQL and ODBC or JDBC to allow a single application to work with more than one DBMS.


When Napoleon suggested to the 5th Regiment that they kill him, how did they respond?

Napoleon approached the regiment alone, dismounted his horse and, when he was within gunshot range, shouted to the soldiers, "Here I am.


Sprint, ITT, and Telenor are examples of what?

After forming partnerships with multinational corporations such as Sprint, ITT and Telenor, these firms now offer the cheapest and clearest phone calls in Africa.


Fearing traffic problems, how many people refused to leave Galveston before Hurricane Ike?

In August 2005, Houston became a shelter to more than 150,000 people from New Orleans who evacuated from Hurricane Katrina.


Where was the first federal parliament convened in 1901?

The Governor-General of Australia resided at Government House in Melbourne until 1930 and many major national institutions remained in Melbourne well into the twentieth century.


In the original experiment in which the properties of capacitors were discovered, what component acted as the dielectric?

Von Kleist's hand and the water acted as conductors, and the jar as a dielectric (although details of the mechanism were incorrectly identified at the time).


What is the extreme low temperature of Atlantic City?

Extreme temperatures range from −9 °F (−23 °C) on February 9, 1934 to 104 °F (40 °C) on August 7, 1918.[b]


What was responsible for the decline of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Lundenwic?

From around 500, an Anglo-Saxon settlement known as Lundenwic developed in the same area, slightly to the west of the old Roman city.


When did the Aggregate-4 (A-4) rocket reach space?

They would lead the team that built the Aggregate-4 (A-4) rocket, which became the first vehicle to reach outer space during its test flight program in 1942 and 1943.


Over how many years did Bell spend a great deal of time at Beinn Bhreagh?

Dr. Alexander Graham Bell was buried atop Beinn Bhreagh mountain, on his estate where he had resided increasingly for the last 35 years of his life, overlooking Bras d'Or Lake.


Dr. Cecil Cook, the Northern Territory Protector of Natives, noted that:


The Slavs were asked to accept the suzerainty of whom?


Although Buddhism did not disappear from India for several centuries after the eighth, royal proclivities for the cults of Vishnu and Shiva weakened Buddhism's position within the sociopolitical context and helped make possible its decline.


What drugs reduce the risk of death and other events in people with high blood pressure?

ACE inhibitors reduce the risk of new onset kidney disease [RR 0.71] and death [RR 0.84] in diabetic patients, irrespective of whether they have hypertension.


What squadron was Saint Helena a provisioning station for?

These were all African, and about 500 stayed while the rest were sent on to the West Indies and Cape Town, and eventually to Sierra Leone.


Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that with her self-titled debut album, Madonna began her career as a disco diva, in an era that did not have any such divas to speak of.


What museum is located in Hamden on Whitney Street and dedicated to a notable New Haven inventor?

New Haven is also home to the New Haven Museum and Historical Society on Whitney Avenue, which has a library of many primary source treasures dating from Colonial times to the present.


What did Pushkin reject from older Russian?

Pushkin revolutionized Russian literature by rejecting archaic grammar and vocabulary (so-called "высо́кий стиль"


What was the peoples description of the haircutting order?

Dorgon's controversial July 1645 edict (the "haircutting order") forced adult Han Chinese men to shave the front of their heads and comb the remaining hair into the queue hairstyle which was worn by Manchu men, on pain of death.


How could Japanese products only enter South Korea?

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


What was the profession of Pierre Jaquet-Droz?

In the 1770s Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a Swiss watchmaker, built a mechanical doll (automata) that could write holding a quill pen.


According to Patrick Knize, what conclusion does the type of arsenic found in Napoleon's hair shafts suggest?

According to a 2007 article, the type of arsenic found in Napoleon's hair shafts was mineral, the most toxic, and according to toxicologist Patrick Kintz, this supported the conclusion that he was murdered.


What was the newest break through in home sound systems in 1971?

They proved commercially unsuccessful, but were an important precursor to later surround-sound systems, as seen in SACD and home cinema today.


Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity.


Which Carnival takes place in Oruro in Bolivia?

In Santa Cruz de la Sierra, on the east side of the country, tropical weather allows a Brazilian-type Carnival, with Comparsas dancing traditional songs in matching uniforms.


In historically Lutheran countries, the celebration is known as Fastelavn, and in areas with a high concentration of Anglicans and Methodists, pre-Lenten celebrations, along with penitential observances, occur on Shrove Tuesday.


When dod the Boston patriots change their name?

While they have played in suburban Foxborough since 1971, the New England Patriots of the National Football League were founded in 1960 as the Boston Patriots, changing their name after relocating.


On what island did mutinous American whalers land in 1824?

The islands were named for Marshall on Western charts, although the natives have historically named their home "jolet


What was the downed U-2 gathering intelligence in advance of?

The flight was made to gain photo intelligence before the scheduled opening of an East–West summit conference, which had been scheduled in Paris, 15 days later.


What did Captain Damian do after his arrival?

After his arrival in 1674, Captain Damian de Esplana ordered the arrest of rebels who attacked the population of certain towns.


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


From what language is a large proportion of Tagalog derived?

Similarly, Philippine languages such as Tagalog have some Sanskrit loanwords, although more are derived from Spanish.


Why do males that engage in extra-pair copulation closely guard their mates?

Males of species that engage in extra-pair copulations will closely guard their mates to ensure the parentage of the offspring that they raise.


When was the most rainfall for Oklahoma city?

With 19.48 inches of rainfall, May 2015 was by far Oklahoma City's record-wettest month since record keeping began in 1890.


What are the most commonly used encodings?

An encoding maps (possibly a subset of) the range of Unicode code points to sequences of values in some fixed-size range, termed code values.


An activist in the Arab spring said they were using youtube to do what?

Describing the Arab Spring (2010- ), sociologist Philip N. Howard quoted an activist's succinct description that organizing the political unrest involved using "Facebook to schedule the protests, Twitter to coordinate, and YouTube to tell the world."


Evidence from what war suggested the increased benefits of smokeless poweder rifles?

Lessons drawn from the war included the need for a general staff system, the scale and duration of future wars and the tactical use of artillery and cavalry.


Early leaders also feared a large army would allow what internal conflict to take place?

Following the American Revolutionary War, the United States faced potential military conflict on the high seas as well as on the western frontier.


Approximately how many phonograph records were sold in 2014?

The phonograph record has made a niche resurgence in the early 21st century – 9.2 million records were sold in the U.S. in 2014, a 260% increase since 2009.


Where did John Hawkins and Francis Drake attack Spanish and Portuguese slave ships?

In 1562, the English Crown encouraged the privateers John Hawkins and Francis Drake to engage in slave-raiding attacks against Spanish and Portuguese ships off the coast of West Africa with the aim of breaking into the Atlantic trade system.


What is an aspect of a visit to the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom?

Once inside the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, there are no lines to see the individual documents and visitors are allowed to walk from document to document as they wish.


What charity did Spielberg's 'Lego Moviemaker' kit fund?

He also collaborated with software publishers Knowledge Adventure on the multimedia game Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair, which was released in 1996.


What President did Kanye West insult on air in 2005?

His more publicized comments include his declaration that President George W. Bush "doesn't care about black people" during a live 2005 television broadcast for Hurricane Katrina relief, and his interruption of singer Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.


At least how many times more linear resolution does HDTV have over SDTV?

At a minimum, HDTV has twice the linear resolution of standard-definition television (SDTV), thus showing greater detail than either analog television or regular DVD.


What did law that limit smoking accomplish?

Cigarette smoking and second-hand smoke (passive smoke) may reduce the effectiveness of medications such as corticosteroids.


Which French minister traveled to Versailles to discuss peace?

With Paris starving, and Gambetta's provincial armies reeling from one disaster after another, French foreign minister Favre went to Versailles on 24 January to discuss peace terms with Bismarck.


What large amount did the movie "Goldmember" gross?

The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed $30 million in the U.S. Beyoncé released "Fighting Temptation" as the lead single from the film's soundtrack album, with Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free which was also used to promote the film.


Where was the Uxbridge Blue dress uniform developed?

The first USAF dress uniform, in 1947, was dubbed and patented "Uxbridge Blue" after "Uxbridge 1683 Blue", developed at the former Bachman-Uxbridge Worsted Company.


What degree was Edmund Fanning given for his services?

Fanning later was granted an honorary degree LL.D., at 1803, for his efforts.


The absence of which language feature made early Quranic recitation more diverse?

Vocalization markers indicating specific vowel sounds were introduced into the Arabic language by the end of the 9th century.


Who was elected to be the new deputy general secretary of the Communist Part of the Soviet Union in July?

On July 11, Ivashko resigned from his post as chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament after he was elected deputy general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.


Where did the tribes that were almost annihilated in the Battle of Vercellae hail from?

The Germanic tribes of the Cimbri and the Teutons migrated from northern Europe into Rome's northern territories, and clashed with Rome and her allies.


What other parts are there to a uniform?

Only service dress is suitable for CAF members to wear on any occasion, barring "dirty work" or combat.


What is re-formulations of active ingredients referred to?

Some approved drugs, such as those based on re-formulation of an existing active ingredient (also referred to as Line-extensions) are much less expensive to develop.


Who purchased the majority stake and re-marketed the product in 1980?

The Philips-MCA cooperation was not successful, and discontinued after a few years.


Governments grant permission to market drugs after how many years?

Restructuring has therefore become routine, driven by the patent expiration of products launched during the industry's "golden era" in the 1990s and companies' failure to develop sufficient new blockbuster products to replace lost revenues.


In degrees Fahrenheit, what was the highest temperature achieved in Plymouth between 1971 and 2000?

During the winter half of the year, the coldest night will typically fall to −4.1 °C (25 °F) although in January 1979 the temperature fell to −8.8 °C (16 °F).


In what year did Bandai post information about a reboot on his website?

In 2011, Bandai posted a countdown on a teaser site.


What are the syntax characteristics of a text's source language adjusted to for a target language?

In general, translators have sought to preserve the context itself by reproducing the original order of sememes, and hence word order — when necessary, reinterpreting the actual grammatical structure, for example, by shifting from active to passive voice, or vice versa.


What finance-related acts are forbidden by the Quran?

The Quran is one of the fundamental sources of Islamic law (sharia).


East of the Pindus mountains, the climate is drier due to what?

The Pindus mountain range strongly affects the climate of the country, as areas to the west of the range are considerably wetter on average (due to greater exposure to south-westerly systems bringing in moisture) than the areas lying to the east of the range (due to a rain shadow effect).


It is first activated by a key switch on the car operating panel usually labeled 'Inspection', 'Car Top', 'Access Enable' or 'HWENAB'.


The court of Da Chu, a short-lived puppet state established by the Jurchens, and the court of Song were once in the city.


The "To Secure These Rights" findings wanted desegregation of which institution?

These Rights also called for desegregation of the Armed Forces.


What do hunters of protected species require in all states?

Hunters of protected species require a hunting license in all states, for which completion of a hunting safety course is sometimes a prerequisite.


What did the Bush administration describe as heroic?

Americans, in contrast, were described as brave, loving, generous, strong, resourceful, heroic, and respectful of human rights.


Which book of literature standards suggests capitalizing the first word and all nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs?

As regards publication titles it is, however, a common typographic practice among both British and U.S. publishers to capitalise significant words (and in the United States, this is often applied to headings, too).


Who argues that the fundamental laws of physics are laws of temporal evolution?

However, elsewhere Maudlin argues: "[the] passage of time is an intrinsic asymmetry in the temporal structure of the world...


Following the disbanding of the Independent Air Force in November 1918, he remained on the Continent for two months as a staff officer with the Royal Air Force until posted back to Britain.


How many Native Hawaiian are in Raleigh?

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 276,093 persons (July 2008 estimate was 380,173) and 61,371 families residing in Raleigh.


Which century was the first writing from?

"The first is political, largely French in inspiration, and projects 'humanity as the hero of liberty'.


What law is the Nigerian 419 scam nicknamed after?

These scams involve a complicit Nigerian bank (the laws being set up loosely to allow it) and a scammer who claims to have money he needs to obtain from that bank.


Which of Hobbes' ideas led to the distinction between civil society and the state?

Hobbes also developed some of the fundamentals of European liberal thought: the right of the individual; the natural equality of all men; the artificial character of the political order (which led to the later distinction between civil society and the state); the view that all legitimate political power must be "representative" and based on the consent of the people; and a liberal interpretation of law which leaves people free to do whatever the law does not explicitly forbid.


In languages like Thai and Icelandic, tenuis and aspirated consonants are what?

In many languages, such as Armenian, Korean, Thai, Indo-Aryan languages, Dravidian languages, Icelandic, Ancient Greek, and the varieties of Chinese, tenuis and aspirated consonants are phonemic.


Nanjing is one of three "Furnacelike" cities. What are the other two cities?

However, the time from mid-June to the end of July is the plum blossom blooming season in which the meiyu (rainy season of East Asia; literally "plum rain") occurs, during which the city experiences a period of mild rain as well as dampness.


Why does race undermine social cohesion in America?

The study showed that the race concept was widely used among Chinese anthropologists.


What profesional roles from secular law does the Catholic Church also employ?

Because of its specialized nature, advanced degrees in civil law or theology are normal prerequisites for the study of canon law.


What is the Egyptian Arabic name for Egypt?

Miṣr (IPA: [mi̠sˤr] or Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mesˤɾ]


CBC has its Newfoundland and Labrador headquarters in the city and their television station CBNT-DT broadcasts from University Avenue.


How many clubs ended up ratifying the original laws of the game?

The eleven remaining clubs, under the charge of Ebenezer Cobb Morley, went on to ratify the original thirteen laws of the game.


Other than Buddhists, who worships at Swayambhu?

This is among the oldest religious sites in Nepal.


Who is responsible for writing the music for "Notre Dame Victory March?"

The "Notre Dame Victory March" is the fight song for the University of Notre Dame.


Samurai was a word used by the Kuge aristocratic class with warriors themselves preferring the word bushi.


What is the new city that will be added to the group of Mexican Airports around Mexico City?

In the Mexico City airport, the government engaged in an extensive restructuring program that includes the addition of a new second terminal, which began operations in 2007, and the enlargement of four other airports (at the nearby cities of Toluca, Querétaro, Puebla and Cuernavaca) that, along with Mexico City's airport, comprise the Grupo Aeroportuario del Valle de México, distributing traffic to different regions in Mexico.


What is religious conduct protected from the interference of?

In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties.


Charcoal, a pure form of carbon made by pyrolysis of wood, has a long history as a metal-smelting fuel, as a filter material and adsorbent and as an artist's material and is one of the three ingredients of gunpowder.


How many of the symbols are the same in the beginning of the ASCII and Unicode?

ASCII was incorporated into the Unicode character set as the first 128 symbols, so the 7-bit ASCII characters have the same numeric codes in both sets.


What international law was Henry Dunant mostly responsible for?

Hugo Grotius and Samuel Pufendorf were among the first thinkers who made significant contributions to international law.


The U.E. employment rate was 10.2% in October 2009, which was the highest rate since what year?

The output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States—decreased at an annual rate of approximately 6% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, versus activity in the year-ago periods.


In what year did The Lives of Others win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language?

In 2002 the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film went to Caroline Link's Nowhere in Africa, in 2007 to Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's The Lives of Others.


What was the response to the idea of identifying people as biracial or multiracial?

When the U.S. government proposed the addition of the category of "bi-racial" or "multiracial" in 1988, the response from the public was mostly negative.


When was Geng's drought-earthquake correlation theory released?

Geng's drought-earthquake correlation theory was first released in 1972, and said to have successfully predicted the 1975 Haicheng and 1976 Tangshan earthquakes.


Who hit a three run walk off homer off of closer Tom "Flash" Gordon?

" One of the biggest stories of the season transpired as the club made a midseason deal for Fred McGriff, which was drawn out for nearly a month as McGriff debated waiving his no-trade clause, as the Cubs led the wild card race by 2.5 games in early September.


What event led up to the creation of the amazing mosaics in in the Basilica of San Vitale?

The greatest development of Christian mosaics unfolded in the second half of the 6th century.


Which artist made a woodcut and later an engraving of Virgil and his basket?

Among other artists depicting the scene, Lucas van Leyden made a woodcut and later an engraving.


At two days old, she became the youngest person ever to appear on a Billboard chart when "Glory" debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.


What religions and idea of thought is heresy cited as being used frequently in?

It is used in particular in reference to Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Marxism.


What day did Nasser announce Egypt's defeat?

He announced his resignation on television later that day, and ceded all presidential powers to his then-Vice President Zakaria Mohieddin, who had no prior information of this decision and refused to accept the post.


What term is considered somewhat incongrous is a self-governing church?

Finally, there are Baptist churches that choose to remain autonomous and independent of any denomination, organization, or association.


When was the Canada Corporations Act, Part II repealed?

During 2009, the federal government enacted new legislation repealing the Canada Corporations Act, Part II - the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.


Established in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Hyderabad remained under the rule of the Qutb Shahi dynasty for nearly a century before the Mughals captured the region.


When was the office of Priest Vicar created?

The office of Priest Vicar was created in the 1970s for those who assist the minor canons.


When did the so-called downtown boom in Richmond end?

Between 1963 and 1965, there was a "downtown boom" that led to the construction of more than 700 buildings in the city.


What was a function of distant country pubs before the rise of motor vehicles?

However, the distinctive culture surrounding country pubs, that of functioning as a social centre for a village and rural community, has been changing over the last thirty or so years.


When did Monophonic chant stop being the dominant form?

Monophonic chant, also called plainsong or Gregorian chant, was the dominant form until about 1100.


Tucson is the second-largest populated city in Arizona behind Phoenix, both of which anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor.


What is perceived as the general priority of the food processing industry in this sort of economy?

The food processing industry is a major part of modern economy, and as such it is influential in political decisions (e.g., nutritional recommendations, agricultural subsidising).


Alhazen's  experimental proof of the intromission model of vision led to the change of understanding of what?

His experimental proof of the intromission model of vision led to changes in the understanding of the visual perception of space, contrary to the previous emission theory of vision supported by Euclid and Ptolemy.


Manolita Pina Torres was the widow of who?

The Museo Torres García is located in the Old Town, and exhibits Joaquín Torres García's unusual portraits of historical icons and cubist paintings akin to those of Picasso and Braque.


What was done to the Quranic text early in its history leaving few markedly different variants?

University of Chicago professor Fred Donner states that "...there was a very early attempt to establish a uniform consonantal text of the Qurʾān from what was probably a wider and more varied group of related texts in early transmission.


How many Chinese troops were involved in the rescue efforts?

The United States shared some of its satellite images of the quake-stricken areas with Chinese authorities.


A 2006 study found Ashkenazi Jews to be a what?

A 2006 study found Ashkenazi Jews to be a clear, homogeneous genetic subgroup.


After the president declared a state of emergency, what type of curfew was placed on the country?

Barricades as well as roadblocks were erected and Traoré declared a state of emergency and imposed a nightly curfew.


What was the purpose of the created of The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company?

In 1833, the founder's father, Marcus Samuel, founded an import business to sell seashells to London collectors.


In the 2009 election, who was the candidate of the PRS?

In the 2009 election to replace the assassinated Vieira, Sanhá was the presidential candidate of the PAIGC while Kumba Ialá was the presidential candidate of the PRS.


What former Arsenal player became manager in 1986?

The return of former player George Graham as manager in 1986 brought a third period of glory.


Along with Lorimar and National General Pictures, what library was included in the Warner Bros. library?

In 1996, Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner, which besides placing Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Entertainment under the same corporate umbrella, also gave TCM access to Warner Bros.' library of films released after 1949 (which itself includes other acquired entities such as the Lorimar, Saul Zaentz and National General Pictures libraries); incidentally, TCM had already been running select Warner Bros. film titles through a licensing agreement with the studio that was signed prior to the launch of the channel.


In what year was the Premier League created?

As of July 2013, they were one of only five teams, the others being Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, and Manchester City, to have won the Premier League since its formation in 1992.


What is the most common example of a machine vision system?

Barcode scanners are the most common example of machine vision, and many low cost products use red LEDs instead of lasers.


Which neighbors did Halych develop trade relations with?

Cyprian, a candidate pushed by the Lithuanian rulers, became Metropolitan of Kiev in 1375 and metropolitan of Moscow in 1382; this way the church in the Russian countries was reunited for some time.


The other dialects have different vowel reduction processes (see the section pronunciation of dialects in this article).


Who replaced Gladstone after he resigned?

Victoria was pleased when Gladstone resigned in 1885 after his budget was defeated.


What was President Arnold R. Weber able to do with Northwestern's finances as the government's support of universities declined in the 70's and 80's?

On January 11, 2003, in a speech at Northwestern School of Law's Lincoln Hall, then Governor of Illinois George Ryan announced that he would commute the sentences of more than 150 death row inmates.


What is the non-native varmint of Louisiana?

Varmint hunting is an American phrase for the selective killing of non-game animals seen as pests.


In what year did Chopin become a French citizen?


What plant was used to make the most used red dye in Venice?

The Rubia plant was used to make the most common dye; it produced an orange-red or brick red color used to dye the clothes of merchants and artisans.


In 2009, what was the transfer fee for Cristiano Ronaldo?

Prior to the start of the first Premier League season Alan Shearer became the first British player to command a transfer fee of more than £3 million.


What type of art work does Chesley Trott produce?

Hand-carved cedar sculptures are another speciality.


Which year did To Kill a Mockingbird win the Pulitzer Prize?

In 1961, when To Kill a Mockingbird was in its 41st week on the bestseller list, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, stunning Lee.


When had most samurai wives learned to read?

Nearly all women of the samurai class were literate by the end of the Tokugawa period.


What year did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

During the Spanish period of the presidio, attacks such as the Second Battle of Tucson were repeatedly mounted by Apaches.


What is the spending limit for Tucson city council candidates to get public funding?

Since 1985, both mayoral and council candidates have been eligible to receive matching public funds from the city.


Aside from consumption how are Guinea fowl  useful to humans.

Their flesh and eggs can be eaten in the same way as chickens, young birds being ready for the table at the age of about four months.


Which publication was unhappy with the amount of non-athlete torchbearers?

(some of whom had already been torchbearers of other sporting events)


What law is the Nigerian 419 scam nicknamed after?

Internationally, Nigeria is infamous for a form of bank fraud dubbed 419, a type of advance fee fraud (named after Section 419 of the Nigerian Penal Code) along with the "Nigerian scam", a form of confidence trick practised by individuals and criminal syndicates.


What is determined by an object's movement through space?

The total energy of a system can be subdivided and classified in various ways.


What voltage was used in the two lines opened in 1925 of Southern Railway?

The lines were electrified at 6.7 kV 25 Hz.


On her return Victoria wrote to Derby reprimanding him for the poor state of the Royal Navy in comparison to the French one.


What march successfully pressured the national government to sign the ILO Convetion 169?

That march successfully pressured the national government to sign the ILO Convention 169 and to begin the still-ongoing process of recognizing and titling indigenous territories.


Intolerance of Bahá'ís and non-orthodox Muslim sects, such as Sufis, Shi'a and Ahmadis, also remains a problem.


Where does Tuvalu rank among other countries as to lowest elevation?

The highest elevation is 4.6 metres (15 ft) above sea level on Niulakita, which gives Tuvalu the second-lowest maximum elevation of any country (after the Maldives).


Dietary reference values for water or adequate daily intakes (ADI).


When did New Orleans elect it's first black Mayor?

New Orleans elected its first black mayor in the 1970s.


What role does zinc play in fingers, twists and clusters?

Zinc serves a purely structural role in zinc fingers, twists and clusters.


How is kaolin placed inside a light bulb?

The coated glass bulbs have a white powdery substance on the inside called kaolin.


What language is Hokkien closely related to?

It is closely related to the Teochew, though mutual comprehension is difficult, and is somewhat more distantly related to Hainanese.


What was the name of Tito's son born to him and Haas?

In May 1941, she gave birth to their son, Aleksandar "Mišo" Broz.


How did the samurai view kidnapping concubines?

Kidnapping a concubine, although common in fiction, would have been shameful, if not criminal.


What year were professional players allowed to play in the  Summer Olympics?

Originally, the event was for amateurs only; however, since the 1984 Summer Olympics, professional players have been permitted, albeit with certain restrictions which prevent countries from fielding their strongest sides.


On 11 May 2013 Barcelona were crowned as the Spanish football champions for the 22nd time, still with four games left to play.


For how many years was Cruyff manager for Barcelona?

With 11 trophies, Cruyff became the club's most successful manager at that point.


Early churches were extremely plain, what did most churches not have in them?

Until the late 19th century, very few Presbyterians ever referred to their buildings as "churches."


Which musican mediums were the majority of amateur music works published for?

The majority of the works that were published were for keyboard, voice and keyboard, and chamber ensemble.


What beverage did the Libyan government ban?

In doing so, they greatly expanded the public sector, providing employment for thousands.


What happened around the time that Nanjing was designated as the capital?

Even today, some of them still remain which are open to tourists.


For some time, computers were commonly equipped with IrDA interfaces, which allowed them to send and receive data to nearby machines via infrared.


In what device are small motors commonly found?

Electric motors may be classified by electric power source type, internal construction, application, type of motion output, and so on.


Presbyterianism is based on this type of tradition, what is it?

Presbyterianism is historically a confessional tradition.


How many high schools are there in Richmond?

The city of Richmond operates 28 elementary schools, nine middle schools, and eight high schools, serving a total student population of 24,000 students.


Daniel Craig returned for his fourth appearance as James Bond, while Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris and Ben Whishaw reprised their roles as M, Eve Moneypenny and Q respectively, having been established in Skyfall.


On type of system were the civil administrations of the empire based on?

Before the reforms of the 19th and 20th centuries, the state organisation of the Ottoman Empire was a simple system that had two main dimensions, which were the military administration and the civil administration.


Did the military sanctions imposed by India affect the business workings of it's relations in Burma ?

In 2008, India suspended military aid to Myanmar over the issue of human rights abuses by the ruling junta, although it has preserved extensive commercial ties, which provide the regime with much-needed revenue.


How many times has the University of Kansas won a national championship in men's basketball?

The team has won five national titles, including three NCAA tournament championships in 1952, 1988, and 2008.


Who was the first team to win using the golden goal to their advantage?

These involved rules ending a game in extra time early, either when the first goal in extra time was scored (golden goal), or if one team held a lead at the end of the first period of extra time (silver goal).


What is the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean translations for Neptune?

However, in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, the planet's name was translated as "sea king star" (海王星), because Neptune was the god of the sea.


How can gas methane be used in exceptional set of conditions by methanotrophic bacteria?

In unusual circumstances, the gas methane can be used by methanotrophic bacteria as both a source of electrons and a substrate for carbon anabolism.


List two alternatives to rotary stepper motors in printer applications.

Likewise, many computer plotters (which since the early 1990s have been replaced with large-format inkjet and laser printers) used rotary stepper motors for pen and platen movement; the typical alternatives here were either linear stepper motors or servomotors with closed-loop analog control systems.


How many people were buried in the collapsed schools?

In Mianyang City, seven schools collapsed, burying at least 1,700 people.


In what Canadian city did Bell first arrive?

After a brief stay with the Hendersons, the Bell family purchased a farm of 10.5 acres (42,000 m2) at Tutelo Heights (now called Tutela Heights), near Brantford, Ontario.


During the difficult 1930s of the Great Depression, government at all levels was integral to creating jobs.


How much money has the US invested in Liberia since 2006?

Liberia has the highest ratio of foreign direct investment to GDP in the world, with US$16 billion in investment since 2006.


Situated in the North Atlantic, the islands have a total area of approximately 315,159 km2, and a combined population of just under 70 million.


What is a term that can describe how DNA transposons move?

Class 2 TEs do not use RNA as intermediate and are popular in bacteria, in metazoan it has also been found.


Until March 1, 2009, the Borough President of the Bronx was Adolfo Carrión Jr., elected as a Democrat in 2001 and 2005 before retiring early to direct the White House Office of Urban Affairs Policy.


The BSX is a full member of the World Federation of Exchanges and is located in an OECD member nation.


The court's decision argued that the separation of church and state could never be absolute: "Our prior holdings do not call for total separation between church and state; total separation is not possible in an absolute sense.


One of the teachers was the great Vedic thinker and politician Chanakya.


Which provinces did Kexi and Jingzhong receive?

The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.


What is the oldest law school in Chicago?

The Northwestern University School of Law is the oldest law school in Chicago.


In what year was Hayy ibn Yaqdha translated to the Latin language?

Yet another influential philosopher who had an influence on modern philosophy was Ibn Tufail.


Where did Eisenhower learn to play poker?

Eisenhower recorded West Point classmates' poker losses for payment after graduation, and later stopped playing because his opponents resented having to pay him.


When did the Larsen-B ice shelf collapse?

In 2002 the Antarctic Peninsula's Larsen-B ice shelf collapsed.


What is the central figure doing in the mosaic found in 1966?

In 1966 remains of a synagogue were found in the ancient harbour area.


The Nederlander Organization, the largest controller of Broadway productions in New York City, originated with the purchase of the Detroit Opera House in 1922 by the Nederlander family.


What are some distinguishing glacial features?

A glacier (US /ˈɡleɪʃər/ or UK /ˈɡlæsiə/) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries.


When did Dell describe their changing approach to manufacturing?

The company's approach has changed, as cited in the 2006 Annual Report, which states, "We are continuing to expand our use of original design manufacturing partnerships and manufacturing outsourcing relationships.


On what radio station did Kanye West deem himself "the biggest rockstar on the planet"?

Kimmel reveals the following night that West called him to demand an apology shortly before taping.


What concept does yoga accept the differentiates it from Samkhya?

In Indian philosophy, Yoga is among other things, the name of one of the six āstika philosophical schools.


When did two clans take up action against the German occupiers?

From 1904 to 1907, the Herero and the Namaqua took up arms against the Germans and in calculated punitive action by the German occupiers, the 'first genocide of the Twentieth Century' was committed.


What was the old name for the geographical region that's now Belgium and Luxembourg?

Since standardisation is a lengthy process, Dutch-speaking Belgium associated itself with the standard language that had already developed in the Netherlands over the centuries.


When was the order of chivalry of British constitutional monarchy established?

It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, and comprises five classes, in civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male, or dame if female.


What is the principal Anglican church in Paris?

The Saint George's Anglican Church in the 16th arrondissement is the principal Anglican church in the city.


Who is responsible for approval or rejection of new drugs?

Drug discovery and development is very expensive; of all compounds investigated for use in humans only a small fraction are eventually approved in most nations by government appointed medical institutions or boards, who have to approve new drugs before they can be marketed in those countries.


When were Armenian churches built with niched buttresses?

The early churches were mostly simple basilicas, but some with side apses.


What two notable figures are cited to have perished for refusing to give up the Church in England?

When Elizabeth I came to the throne, the concept of heresy was retained in theory but severely restricted by the 1559 Act of Supremacy and the one hundred and eighty or so Catholics who were executed in the forty-five years of her reign were put to death because they were considered members of "...a subversive fifth column.


Genetic studies on Ashkenazim have found a significant prevalence of what type of origins?

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


Who tried to assassinate Queen Victoria while she was pregnant with her first child?

The Queen hated being pregnant, viewed breast-feeding with disgust, and thought newborn babies were ugly.


What does clothing protect from things which may injure it?

Conversely, clothing may protect the environment from the clothing wearer, as with doctors wearing medical scrubs.


Who finances European film co-productions?

In addition to government grants, Cypriot co-productions are eligible for funding from the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund, which finances European film co-productions.


By what year was the greater part of the army presence in Plymouth gone?

The army had substantially left the city by 1971, with barracks pulled down in the 1960s, however the city remains home to the 42 Commando of the Royal Marines.


However, in members of the tube-dwelling family Siboglinidae the gut is blocked by a swollen lining that houses symbiotic bacteria, which can make up 15% of the worms' total weight.


Semantic-phonetic compounds or pictophonetic compounds are by far the most numerous characters.


What was the name of the large estates owned by wealthy families?

A handful of families owned large estates (known as haciendas) and controlled the greater part of the land across the state while the vast majority of Chihuahuans were landless.


Second, "the focus on a few diseases has shortchanged basic needs such as nutrition and transportation".


What would early users of asphalt want to achieve by putting it on baskets?

The first use of asphalt/bitumen in the New World was by indigenous peoples.


What conditions were suppressed in the 28 hour wake-sleep cycle studies ?

episodes are uncoupled from the endogenous circadian period of about 24.18 hours and researchers are allowed to assess the effects of circadian phase on aspects of sleep and wakefulness including sleep latency and other functions.[page needed]


All lithium-ion batteries lose capacity during their lifetime even when not in use (guidelines are available for prolonging life-span) and this situation led to a market for third-party battery replacement kits.


Carnival has been celebrated for centuries.


What was the new name of the Canadian Armed Forces?

The "Canadian Armed Forces" name returned in 2013.


What creates wind, cyclones and anti-cyclones?

When the air reaches a high altitude, where the temperature is low, water vapor condenses into clouds, which rain onto the Earth's surface, completing the water cycle.


Why does Ashkenazim represent the overwhelming majority of Jews in the New World continents?

As a result of their emigration from Europe, Ashkenazim also represent the overwhelming majority of Jews in the New World continents, in countries such as the United States, Canada, Argentina, Australia, and Brazil.


Who holds supreme judicial power in Estonia?

The supreme judicial power is vested in the Supreme Court or Riigikohus, with nineteen justices.


With what two other programs was KU's architectural engineering curriculum joined in 2001?

In 2001 architectural engineering merged with civil and environmental engineering.


In 1713, Utrecht hosted one of the first international peace negotiations when the Treaty of Utrecht settled the War of the Spanish Succession.


For his 2010 miniseries The Pacific he teamed up once again with co-producer Tom Hanks, with Gary Goetzman also co-producing'.


What is the annual budget of Notre Dame's LaFortune Center?

LaFortune employs 35 part-time student staff and 29 full-time non-student staff and has an annual budget of $1.2 million.


One well-known example is the identification by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. of his own race as "Negro" in his famous speech of 1963, I Have a Dream.


However, a combination of Sky's strategy, the quality of Premier League football and the public's appetite for the game has seen the value of the Premier League's TV rights soar.


Newborns can acquire antibodies from the mother through what means?


Guano (bird excrement) is harvested for use as a fertilizer.


What was the name of the Universal production company based in Paris?

In the early 1950s, Universal set up its own distribution company in France, and in the late 1960s, the company also started a production company in Paris, Universal Productions France S.A., although sometimes credited by the name of the distribution company, Universal Pictures France.


The base served as the center for the resistance against whose invasion?

President Juárez once again based his government in the state of Chihuahua and it served as the center for the resistance against the French invasion throughout Mexico.


How many times could it add or subtract a second?

It could add or subtract 5000 times a second, a thousand times faster than any other machine.


Muslims believe the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril), gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death.


The new computers empowered their users with spreadsheets like Lotus 1-2-3 and database software like dBASE.


When was the the mosaic at the Royal Basilica of Hungarian Kings destroyed?

The mosaic was almost totally destroyed together with the basilica in the 17th century.


Stinger and Igla are two examples of what type of system?

As well as the small and large systems, for effective air defence there must be intermediate systems.


In which direction were the dead facing when they were   buried?

Burial in desert environments appears to enhance Egyptian preservation rites, and dead were buried facing due west.


Who has set honours awarded by the President of India?

India, while remaining an active member of the Commonwealth, chose as a republic to institute its own set of honours awarded by the President of India who holds a republican position some consider similar to that of the monarch in Britain.


Under what handle were Marvel's detective fiction comics published?

As well, some comics' covers, such as All Surprise Comics #12 (Winter 1946–47), were labeled "A Marvel Magazine" many years before Goodman would formally adopt the name in 1961.


In what cardinal direction outside Plymouth is Devonport located?

To the west of the city is Devonport, one of Plymouth's historic quarters.


What are the names of the two states that are sovereign in the British Isles today?

There are two sovereign states in the isles: Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


How big is Saint Helena tropical Island?

It is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.


For example, RAF Brize Norton in the UK has a terminal which caters to passengers for the Royal Air Force's scheduled TriStar flights to the Falkland Islands.


What was Buckingham House known as when Queen Charlotte resided there?

It was acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as "The Queen's House".


Popes can dispense from church laws and have sometimes brought the number of cardinals under the age of 80 to more than 120.


What kind of political system has existed in Congo-Brazzaville since the '90s?

Sassou Nguesso is backed by his own Congolese Labour Party (French: Parti Congolais du Travail) as well as a range of smaller parties.


Which structure was the first used for the purposes of the college?

Sorin arrived on the site with eight Holy Cross brothers from France and Ireland on November 26, 1842, and began the school using Father Stephen Badin's old log chapel.


What can still be found on the mountain passes?

The Romans, however, had built roads along the mountain passes, which continued to be used through the medieval period to cross the mountains and Roman road markers can still be found on the mountain passes.


How many people in Spain and Gibraltar are Spanish speakers?

Other common romance languages include: Romanian, which is spoken in Romania and Moldova; Portuguese, which is spoken in Portugal; Catalan, which is spoken in eastern Spain; and Galician, which is spoken in northwestern Spain.


What is the major group that believes in Eastern Orthodox Christianity?

Another major group, inhabitants who follow Eastern Orthodox Christianity, practised chiefly by the Russian minority, and the Russian Orthodox Church is the second largest denomination with 150,000 members.


When was Harsha crowned by the states he united?

He brought all of northern India under his control.


What is another name for New Classical Architecture?

As of the first decade of the 21st century, contemporary neoclassical architecture is usually classed under the umbrella term of New Classical Architecture.


Until what time did the Vestal retain their social distinctions?

When the Christian emperor Gratian refused the office of pontifex maximus, he took steps toward the dissolution of the order.


Houston's geology was formed from river deposits from the erosion of what mountains?

These sediments consist of a series of sands and clays deposited on decaying organic marine matter, that over time, transformed into oil and natural gas.


The world premiere took place on October 22, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.


Between the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and the Anglo-French declaration of War against the German Reich on 3 September 1939, the entire city (a total of 120,000 people) was evacuated, like other border towns as well.


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

Arthur Berry in 1913 patented a print-and-etch method in Britain, and in the United States Max Schoop obtained a patent to flame-spray metal onto a board through a patterned mask.


Which two continents that comprise a majority of the population worldwide don't observe DST?

Some countries observe it only in some regions; for example, southern Brazil observes it while equatorial Brazil does not.


In the 1990's, what is something Houston did to try to diversify it's economy?

Since the increase of oil prices in the 2000s, the petroleum industry has again increased its share of the local economy.


Although Westinghouse achieved its first practical induction motor in 1892 and developed a line of polyphase 60 hertz induction motors in 1893, these early Westinghouse motors were two-phase motors with wound rotors until B. G. Lamme developed a rotating bar winding rotor.


Why was marshal law declared in Burma in 1989?

In 1989, SLORC declared martial law after widespread protests.


How many children did Schwarzenegger and Shriver have together?

Following their separation, it is reported that Schwarzenegger is dating physical therapist Heather Milligan.


In what year was the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store introduced?

This service allows users to access the Music Store from either an iPhone or an iPod Touch and download songs directly to the device that can be synced to the user's iTunes Library over a WiFi connection, or, in the case of an iPhone, the telephone network.


Brownstone rowhouse construction is most often associated with the period beginning in 1870 and ending in what year?

The character of New York's large residential districts is often defined by the elegant brownstone rowhouses and townhouses and shabby tenements that were built during a period of rapid expansion from 1870 to 1930.


How people were reported to be survivors in Yingxiu Town?

A commander reported from Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan, that around 3,000 survivors were found, while the status of the other inhabitants (around 9,000) remained unclear.


The state produces lots of dairy which large processors of what dairy product?

The mining industry is a small but continues to produce large amounts of minerals.


Stressed vowels are somewhat lengthened, while unstressed vowels tend to be reduced to near-close vowels or an unclear schwa.


Is not dating until a certain age a common sense or culturally-relative standard?

Compared to children, adolescents are more likely to question others' assertions, and less likely to accept facts as absolute truths.


in the above quote how many ship and masts were indicated?

"Azure, three ships with three masts, rigged and under full sail, the sails, pennants and ensigns Argent, each charged with a cross Gules; on a chief of the second a pale quarterly Azure and Gules, on the 1st and 4th a fleur-de-lis or, on the 2nd and 3rd a leopard or, between two roses Gules seeded Or barbed Vert."


Where did Feynman spend his time during his contract at UW?

In a talk given several years later at UW, Feynman quipped, "It's great to be back at the only university that ever had the good sense to fire me."


All modern birds lie within which crown group?

All modern birds lie within the crown group Aves (alternately Neornithes), which has two subdivisions: the Palaeognathae, which includes the flightless ratites (such as the ostriches) and the weak-flying tinamous, and the extremely diverse Neognathae, containing all other birds.


What is Germany's position on wether or not Greece should be in the eurozone?

If the worst comes to the worst, priority should be given to the euro's stability.


Two of Paris' oldest and most famous gardens are the Tuileries Garden, created in 1564 for the Tuileries Palace, and redone by André Le Nôtre between 1664 and 1672, and the Luxembourg Garden, for the Luxembourg Palace, built for Marie de' Medici in 1612, which today houses the French Senate.