Element used to provide support to the original signal are called?

Elements used in this way are known as passive elements.


Insects can damage crops by feeing on sap, fruits, or what?

Some insects perform complex ecological roles; blow-flies, for example, help consume carrion but also spread diseases.


What is the governing system of the Marshall Islands?

The government of the Marshall Islands operates under a mixed parliamentary-presidential system as set forth in its Constitution.


How did Alexis de Tocqueville describe the French Revolution?

Alexis de Tocqueville described the French Revolution as the inevitable result of the radical opposition created in the 18th century between the monarchy and the men of letters of the Enlightenment.


Abbey musicians such as Henry Purcell were also buried in their place of work.[citation needed]


What language is Carduchi thought to have become?

Such hypothetical Old Iranian languages include Carduchi (the hypothetical predecessor to Kurdish) and Old Parthian.


The first of several revolutions began when?

The events in the north spurred the Greeks of the Peloponnese into action and on 17 March 1821 the Maniots declared war on the Ottomans.


On what date was the office of President of the RSFSR created?

On March 17, 1991, an all-Russian referendum created the post of President of the RSFSR.


What color was Apples new iMac, which was introduced in 1998?

Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s.


What kind of weather event is a recurring problem for Houston?

The city once relied on groundwater for its needs, but land subsidence forced the city to turn to ground-level water sources such as Lake Houston, Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston.


Two inland ports on rivers serve Oklahoma: the Port of Muskogee and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa.


Who was buried next to William Wilberforce?

Another was William Wilberforce who led the movement to abolish slavery in the United Kingdom and the Plantations, buried on 3 August 1833.


The East India Company (short for a much longer formal name) was chartered in 1600 for trade to the East Indies.


Along with individual tributes, what form did TCM Remembers occur in?

The segments appear in two forms: individual tributes and a longer end-of-year compilation.


What are all multcellular organisms colonized to some degree by?

The difference between an infection and a colonization is often only a matter of circumstance. Non-pathogenic organisms can become pathogenic given specific conditions, and even the most virulent organism requires certain circumstances to cause a compromising infection.


Until what century did the Kabul Shahi dynasties rule the Kabul Valley?

The Kabul Shahi dynasties ruled the Kabul Valley and Gandhara (modern-day Pakistan and Afghanistan) from the decline of the Kushan Empire in the 3rd century to the early 9th century.


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

In New York, no single country or region of origin dominates.


What group boycotted the 1950 elections?

In the 1950 parliamentary elections, the Wafd Party of el-Nahhas gained a victory—mostly due to the absence of the Muslim Brotherhood, which boycotted the elections—and was perceived as a threat by the Free Officers as the Wafd had campaigned on demands similar to their own.


What may have been found at Neolithic sites in China in recent decades?

" They do however demonstrate a history of sign use in the Yellow River valley during the Neolithic through to the Shang period.


What city in Poland is a sister city to Philadelphia?

Another landmark, the Toruń Triangle, honoring the sister city relationship with Toruń, Poland, was constructed in 1976, west of the United Way building at 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.


What sitting Connecticut U.S. senator graduated from Yale University in New Haven?

Connecticut US senator Richard Blumenthal is a Yale graduate, as is former Connecticut US Senator Joe Lieberman who also was a New Haven resident for many years, before moving back to his hometown of Stamford.


Some insects use parthenogenesis, a process in which the female can reproduce and give birth without having the eggs fertilized by a male.


Along with nitric acids, what acids dissolve uranium?

Uranium in ores is extracted chemically and converted into uranium dioxide or other chemical forms usable in industry.


What agreement called for the stop of Hostilities?

The Syrte Agreement in February and the Birao Peace Agreement in April 2007 called for a cessation of hostilities, the billeting of FDPC fighters and their integration with FACA, the liberation of political prisoners, integration of FDPC into government, an amnesty for the UFDR, its recognition as a political party, and the integration of its fighters into the national army.


What are popular ways that fish are used in Burma ?

Freshwater fish and shrimp have been incorporated into inland cooking as a primary source of protein and are used in a variety of ways, fresh, salted whole or filleted, salted and dried, made into a salty paste, or fermented sour and pressed.


In his journal in 1959 during a spiritual retreat, John XXIII made this remark: "I always think of Pius IX of holy and glorious memory, and by imitating him in his sacrifices, I would like to be worthy to celebrate his canonization".


Who governed the areas of Tibet and Mongolia?

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


What University gave an iPod to first year students in 2004?

There has also been academic research done in this area in nursing education and more general K-16 education.


Bird migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds.


They have acted as bridges for conveying knowledge between cultures; and along with ideas, they have imported from the source languages, into their own languages, loanwords and calques of grammatical structures, idioms and vocabulary.


This can also be a refined product (absorbent cotton in U.S. usage) which has medical, cosmetic and many other practical uses.


The the Ur III period, what crop had Sumerians switched to from wheat for their primary crop?

As is known from the "Sumerian Farmer's Almanac", after the flood season and after the Spring Equinox and the Akitu or New Year Festival, using the canals, farmers would flood their fields and then drain the water.


What are the gametes produced by females called?

In sexually reproducing organisms, a specialized form of cell division called meiosis produces cells called gametes or germ cells that are haploid, or contain only one copy of each gene.:20.2


What kind of flights are offered to limited civilians?

These RAF flights offer a limited number of seats to civilians.


Based on social media activity from 2014–15, Arsenal's fanbase is the fifth largest in the world.


Which two antibiotics that have high efficacy are much less useful now?

Under certain conditions, it may result in preferential growth of resistant bacteria, while growth of susceptible bacteria is inhibited by the drug.


To what was the European Economic Community the precurser?

The proposal was never accepted and the following year France signed the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community, the precursor to the European Union.


In 1880, the newspapers News and Observer combined to form The News & Observer.


Where did the Russians try to resist Napoleon and get defeated?

A brief attempt at resistance was made at Smolensk in August; the Russians were defeated in a series of battles, and Napoleon resumed his advance.


The thorax is a tagma composed of three sections, the prothorax, mesothorax and the metathorax.


In what year was the first indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives?

A West Australian Liberal, Ken Wyatt, became the first Indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives in 2010.


Hangzhou is also renowned for its silk umbrellas and hand fans.


What are Guinea fowl  also praised for accomplishing for humans?

They happily roost in trees and give a loud vocal warning of the approach of predators.


During what period were the appreciation medals minted?

The medals were struck from September 1958 through October 1960.


What did a professor at the Peking University say about the handling of the earthquake?

China's openness during the media coverage of the Sichuan earthquake led a professor at the Peking University to say, “


What did the Immigration Act's entry permit system include?

In 1962, Menzies' Commonwealth Electoral Act provided that all Indigenous Australians should have the right to enrol and vote at federal elections (prior to this, indigenous people in Queensland, Western Australia and some in the Northern Territory had been excluded from voting unless they were ex-servicemen).


Who overshadowed House Speaker Dennis Hastert?

The most recent exception to this rule came when Majority Leader Tom DeLay generally overshadowed Speaker Dennis Hastert from 2003 to 2006.


How many of the 12 Swiss universities are maintained at the cantonal level?

There are 12 universities in Switzerland, ten of which are maintained at cantonal level and usually offer a range of non-technical subjects.


What percentage of households use solar hot water systems in Israel and Cyprus?

In the United States, Canada and Australia heating swimming pools is the dominant application of solar hot water with an installed capacity of 18 GWth as of 2005.


What other cable company was reputed to have an interest in NBCUniversal?

It was reported that under the current deal with GE that it would happen in November or December.


Who makes the "Coloured" people feel "Not black enough"?

Coloured" South Africans are known to discuss their dilemma by saying, "we were not white enough under apartheid, and we are not black enough under the ANC (African National Congress)".[citation needed]


In Britain, what was the most liked illustrated humor periodical?

The most popular was Punch, which popularized the term cartoon for its humorous caricatures.


When is the HD version of Twilight Princess slated for launch?

A high-definition port for the Wii U, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, will be released in March 2016.


Saad Zaghlul was popularly elected as Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924.


What kind of medal was replaced in 1974?

If recipients of the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry received promotion within the Order, whether for gallantry or otherwise, they continued to wear also the insignia of the lower grade with the oak leaves.


What were the Premier League's net profits in 2013-14?

The Premier League has the highest revenue of any football league in the world, with total club revenues of €2.48 billion in 2009–10.


A listener can hear how many frequencies at once?

Whether or not the higher frequencies are integer multiples, they are collectively called the partials, referring to the different parts that make up the total spectrum.


The march originated at the Opera Plaza after speakers, mainly intellectuals, addressed the crowd.


About how many people work in the New York fashion industry?

As of 2013, the global advertising agencies of Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group, both based in Manhattan, had combined annual revenues of approximately US$21 billion, reflecting New York City's role as the top global center for the advertising industry, which is metonymously referred to as "Madison Avenue".


After using the excuse of alleged irregularities to suspend the results of the elections as a pretext for holding on to power, President Kolingba came under intense pressure from GIBAFOR to establish a "Conseil National Politique Provisoire de la République" (Provisional National Political Council, CNPPR) and to set up a "Mixed Electoral Commission", which included representatives from all political parties.[citation needed]


The Achean league was able to drive out the Macedonians from the Peloponnese and free Corinth, which duly joined the league.


For digital photo cameras ("digital still cameras"), an exposure index (EI) rating—commonly called ISO setting—is specified by the manufacturer such that the sRGB image files produced by the camera will have a lightness similar to what would be obtained with film of the same EI rating at the same exposure.


What is the format of school for girls and boys?

Primary education in Arabic and Islamic studies is available to Kerala Muslims almost entirely in after-school madrasa programs - sharply unlike full-time madaris common in north India, which may replace formal schooling.


For example, a high point in the use of "Ancient Near East" was for Biblical scholars the Ancient Near Eastern Texts relating to the Old Testament by James Bennett Pritchard, a textbook of first edition dated 1950.


What was the rate of decline that Dell experienced in PC shipments?

Both Gartner and IDC estimated that in the third quarter of 2006, HP shipped more units worldwide than Dell did.


Nonetheless, the extent and pace of reforms were uneven and ultimately proved insufficient to stem the advance of British colonialism.


William Shakespeare's father, John Shakespeare, was one such inspector.


What does land has Federal Duck Stamp money helped purchase?

Since 1934, the sale of Federal Duck Stamps, a required purchase for migratory waterfowl hunters over sixteen years old, has raised over $700 million to help purchase more than 5,200,000 acres (8,100 sq mi; 21,000 km2) of habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System lands that support waterfowl and many other wildlife species and are often open to hunting.


When was the bipolar transistor created?

From 1955 onwards transistors replaced vacuum tubes in computer designs, giving rise to the "second generation" of computers.


Who said "The Greeks, though impure, must be honored since they were trained in sciences and therein, excelled others...."

The "Brihat-Samhita" of the mathematician Varahamihira says: "The Greeks, though impure, must be honored since they were trained in sciences and therein, excelled others....." .


What thing that strongly differentiates the French from some other populations be clinal across Europe?

However, we see that the global geographic distributions of these putatively selected alleles are largely determined simply by their frequencies in Yoruba, French and Han (Figure 3).


Which one of the world's largest chocolate makers is stationed in Manhattan?

Entrepreneurs were forming a "Chocolate District" in Brooklyn as of 2014, while Godiva, one of the world's largest chocolatiers, continues to be headquartered in Manhattan.


What group was neutral about this issue as they felt the subject unimportant?

This was despite what A. C. Crombie (viewing the Renaissance in the 19th-century manner as a chapter in the heroic March of Progress) calls "a backwards-looking admiration for antiquity", in which Platonism stood in opposition to the Aristotelian concentration on the observable properties of the physical world.


In what centuries the writings of scholars been used to debate the philosophies?

Scholars have debated the relationship and differences within āstika philosophies and with nāstika philosophies, starting with the writings of Indologists and Orientalists of the 18th and 19th centuries, which were themselves derived from limited availability of Indian literature and medieval doxographies.


When did Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan reign?

Kublai also abolished the imperial examinations of China's civil service legacy, which was not reinstated until Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan's reign (1311–1320).


What were new students once called by others?

For a time, new admissions were called 'Jews' by their fellow Collegers.


What did the ancient Greeks call the people that lived in the British Isles?

Historians today, though not in absolute agreement, largely agree that these Greek and Latin names were probably drawn from native Celtic-language names for the archipelago.


Where is bitumen the usual term for refined residue from crude oils?

Outside the United States, the product is often called bitumen.


Kathmandu resulted from the merger of what two settlements?

The artistry of the Newar people—the indigenous inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley—became highly sought after during this era, both within the Valley and throughout the greater Himalayas.


Desktop computers made up how much of Apple's revenue in the third quarter of 2007?

Apple ended the fiscal year 2007 with US$15.4 billion in cash and no debt.


Who led the 1954 class in their large donation?

Yale has had many financial supporters, but some stand out by the magnitude or timeliness of their contributions.


What airfield was taken by the NCAC in August, 1944?

By the time campaigning ceased during the monsoon rains, the NCAC had secured a vital airfield at Myitkyina (August 1944), which eased the problems of air resupply from India to China over "The Hump".


When did Nintendo take over European distribution?

When the NES was first released in those countries, it was distributed by Mattel and Nintendo decided to use a lockout chip specific to those countries, different from the chip used in other European countries.


Noah Porter, moral philosopher, was president from 1871 to 1886.


What characteristic flowers show variation in?

Occasionally, as in violets, a flower arises singly in the axil of an ordinary foliage-leaf.


In what year did OMB revise the standards for race and ethnicity classifications?

In 1997, OMB issued a Federal Register notice regarding revisions to the standards for the classification of federal data on race and ethnicity.


What did Renaissance painters call the pigment made from cochineal?

With the arrival of cochineal, they had a third, carmine, which made a very fine crimson, though it had a tendency to change color if not used carefully.


When was the first written mention of immunity as it pertains to the body?

The earliest written mention of immunity can be traced back to the plague of Athens in 430 BCE.


What was the October 2014 purchase price of the Waldorf Astoria?

Manhattan was on track to have an estimated 90,000 hotel rooms at the end of 2014, a 10% increase from 2013.


What sorts of departments might one see in a major department store?

Some are part of a retail chain of many stores, while others may be independent retailers.


Where were the details of the torch relay made known?

) – the longest distance of any Olympic torch relay since the tradition was started ahead of the 1936 Summer Olympics.


What was a common nickname for the electric chair?

Electric chairs have commonly been nicknamed Old Sparky; however, Alabama's electric chair became known as the "Yellow Mama" due to its unique color.


What is the official language of Eritrea?

With 2,540,000 total speakers of a population of 5,254,000 in 2006, Tigrinya is the most widely spoken language, particularly in the southern and central parts of Eritrea.


The Quran is used in the interpretation of which form of law?

The Quran is used along with the hadith to interpret sharia law.


What is an example case that can help display where upholding a racial classification is beneficial?


When did the idea of a "consumer society" begin?

As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society.


What is the percentage of of phantom pain felt by lower limb amputees?

The prevalence of phantom pain in upper limb amputees is nearly 82%, and in lower limb amputees is 54%.


Can Npos match the wages of public and private sector employers?

NPOs are encouraged to pay as much as they are able, and offer a low stress work environment that the employee can associate him or herself positively with.


Emotion is called what in Hellenistic art?

The motif of deceptively realistic naturalism in art (aletheia) is reflected in stories such as that of the painter Zeuxis, who was said to have painted grapes that seemed so real that birds came and pecked at them.


In what year did the state of New York pass a law to free the slaves?

Under such influential United States founders as Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the New York Manumission Society worked for abolition and established the African Free School to educate black children.


What song did Beyoncé perform at the first inaugural dance for the Obamas.

At Last" during the first inaugural dance at the Neighborhood Ball two days later.


What was the name of the Spanish slave ship used to transport the Mende tribesmen?

New Haven was home to one of the important early events in the burgeoning anti-slavery movement when, in 1839, the trial of mutineering Mende tribesmen being transported as slaves on the Spanish slaveship Amistad was held in New Haven's United States District Court.


How many classes of pain does the IASP system note?

However, this system has been criticized by Clifford J. Woolf and others as inadequate for guiding research and treatment.


How is it determined, which cells will be formed?

The process results from the epigenetic activation of some genes and inhibition of others.


What annual event at BYU is carried out in memory of former president Rex E. Lee, who built the Museum of Art on campus?

Lee was responsible for the Benson Science Building and the Museum of Art on campus.


What agency oversees health concerns for city residents?

The Boston Public Health Commission, an agency of the Massachusetts government, oversees health concerns for city residents.


What was one subject that Avicenna further developed?

Various texts (such as the 'Ahd with Bahmanyar) show that he debated philosophical points with the greatest scholars of the time.


On what show did Adams appear to "defend himself"?

Two days later, he appeared again, with his attorney, stating he was there to "defend himself".


What rule is Brazil accused of practicing?

Some commentators observe that the United States practice of segregation and white supremacy in the South, and discrimination in many areas outside that region, forced many African Americans to unite in the civil rights struggle.


What were incoming nomadic groups known as?

Jews originated as a national and religious group in the Middle East during the second millennium BCE, in the part of the Levant known as the Land of Israel.


What do the dialects of Catalan feature?

The only exception is the isolated idiosyncratic Alguerese dialect.


Besides the French and Swedish, who else occupied the island?

The island’s history relating to French, Swedish and British period of occupation is well presented in the museum with photographs, maps and paintings.


In which year did the period known as the "Era of Good Feelings" begin?

Although the Founding Fathers of the United States did not originally intend for American politics to be partisan, early political controversies in the 1790s over the extent of federal government powers saw the emergence of two proto-political parties-


What individual was responsible for law and maintaining order in the county?

A Magistrate maintained law and order in his county, registered the populace for taxation, mobilized commoners for annual corvée duties, repaired schools and supervised public works.


What did the National Guard refuse to wear?

During the war, the Paris National Guard, particularly in the working-class neighbourhoods of Paris, had become highly politicised and units elected officers; many refused to wear uniforms or obey commands from the national government.


Translated into English, what does pratītyasamutpāda mean?

It states that phenomena arise together in a mutually interdependent web of cause and effect.


What did the Qing dynasty attempt to do n the face of civil unrest?

Responding to these civil failures and discontent, the Qing Imperial Court did attempt to reform the government in various ways, such as the decision to draft a constitution in 1906, the establishment of provincial legislatures in 1909, and the preparation for a national parliament in 1910.


What prompted the allegation of Greece's covering up its budget deficit?

The allegation was prompted by the massive revision of the 2009 budget deficit forecast by the new PASOK government elected in October 2009, from "6–8%" (estimated by the previous New Democracy government) to 12.7% (later revised to 15.7%).


What did Apple's HyerCard and MultiFinder add to the Macintosh?

In September 1986, Apple introduced the Macintosh Programmer's Workshop, or MPW, an application that allowed software developers to create software for Macintosh on Macintosh, rather than cross compiling from a Lisa.


What is an example knowledge being derived from intuition?

For example, John Locke held that some knowledge (e.g. knowledge of God's existence) could be arrived at through intuition and reasoning alone.


Most accept that Buddha lived and taught in what type of order?

Scholars are hesitant to make unqualified claims about the historical facts of the Buddha's life.


When was the Philadelphia Baptist Confession created?

Some historically significant Baptist doctrinal documents include the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, 1742 Philadelphia Baptist Confession, the 1833 New Hampshire Baptist Confession of Faith, the Southern Baptist Convention's Baptist Faith and Message, and written church covenants which some individual Baptist churches adopt as a statement of their faith and beliefs.


Which train stations are within walking distance of the southern end of campus?

The Foster and Davis stations are within walking distance of the southern end of the campus, while the Noyes station is close to the northern end of the campus.


After Christianization, the Roman Catholic Church and local rulers led German expansion and settlement in areas inhabited by Slavs and Balts, known as Ostsiedlung.


Which part of the body releases testosterone in males?

The male and female gonads are subsequently activated, which puts them into a state of rapid growth and development; the triggered gonads now commence the mass production of the necessary chemicals.


When wasmost of the energy released during the initial eruption?

The rupture lasted close to 120 sec, with the majority of energy released in the first 80 sec.


Is the population density the highest or lowest of any Mexican state?

The state has an uneven settlement of people and the lowest population density of any Mexican state; according to the 2005 census there were 12 people per km2.


What conditions will produce a free-running rhythm in humans?

Animals, including humans, kept in total darkness for extended periods eventually function with a free-running rhythm.


Obesity, lack of exercise, age and diet are risk factors attributed to cancer that are all apart of what kind of lifestyle?

cancers of the colon, rectum, breast and prostate — that can be caused by obesity, lack of exercise, diet and age."


what tables of OpenType allow permit the selection of alternative glyph representations?

Modern font technology provides a means to address the practical issue of needing to depict a unified Han character in terms of a collection of alternative glyph representations, in the form of Unicode variation sequences.


During the early seventies where did most Cyprus Greeks decide to go ?

Greeks from Cyprus have a similar history of emigration, usually to the English-speaking world because of the island's colonization by the British Empire.


What type of locomotives are sometimes used on the Eritrean Railway to cater to groups of enthusiasts?

Steam locomotives are sometimes used for groups of enthusiasts.


What type of disease if often studied to understand damage to the brain?

Another approach to brain function is to examine the consequences of damage to specific brain areas.


How did Microsoft react to general hardware error problems?

To aid customers with defective consoles, Microsoft extended the Xbox 360's manufacturer's warranty to three years for hardware failure problems that generate a "General Hardware Failure" error report.


How were original settlers of the area able to move between islands?

The islands were historically known by the inhabitants as "jolet jen Anij" (Gifts from God).


What should the government of China be responsible for providing to earthquake survivors?

Experts point out that the earthquake hit an area that has been largely neglected and untouched by China's economic rise.


Which battle was the second of three key French losses?

Moltke had originally planned to keep Bazaine's army on the Saar River until he could attack it with the 2nd Army in front and the 1st Army on its left flank, while the 3rd Army closed towards the rear.


How many U.S. ships were lost at Okinawa?

The Japanese, with 115,000 troops augmented by thousands of civilians on the heavily populated island, did not resist on the beaches—their strategy was to maximize the number of soldier and Marine casualties, and naval losses from Kamikaze attacks.


What can people owning both a PC and 360 do?

In addition to online multimedia features, the Xbox 360 allows users to stream media from local PCs.


What is the name of one interstitial alloy?

Steel is an example of an interstitial alloy, because the very small carbon atoms fit into interstices of the iron matrix.


What was the result of the Hungarian nobility's refusal to accept Sigismund claim as Louis' heir?

The Hungarian nobility did not accept his claim, and the result was an internal war.


Which amino acid can assist with the well - being of mice but not necessarily their growth?

In 1906, Edith G. Willcock and Frederick Hopkins showed that the amino acid tryptophan aids the well-being of mice


What happens when a plant remains totipotent?

Unlike animals, many plant cells, particularly those of the parenchyma, do not terminally differentiate, remaining totipotent with the ability to give rise to a new individual plant.


Which artists are associated with Cypriot rock music?

Popular music in Cyprus is generally influenced by the Greek Laïka scene; artists who play in this genre include international platinum star Anna Vissi, Evridiki, and Sarbel.


Along with controversy and schism, what upset the peace of the Church during the Late Middle Ages?

The Late Middle Ages was marked by difficulties and calamities including famine, plague, and war, which significantly diminished the population of Europe; between 1347 and 1350, the Black Death killed about a third of Europeans.


Does the Government of Ireland's London embassy use the name British Isles?

The Government of Ireland does not recognise or use the term and its embassy in London discourages its use.


What was Israel's Global Peace Index rank in 2015?

Israel is consistently rated low in the Global Peace Index, ranking 148th out of 162 nations for peacefulness in 2015.


The legal privileges of the szlachta were legally abolished in the Second Polish Republic by the March Constitution of 1921.


To allow for greater movement while dancing and singing, Madonna was one of the earliest adopters of hands-free radio-frequency headset microphones, with the headset fastened over the ears or the top of the head, and the microphone capsule on a boom arm that extended to the mouth.


What economic activity in the Horn of Africa did the ancient Somalis connect to the rest of the world?

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


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

After the early 1990s recession, Houston made efforts to diversify its economy by focusing on aerospace and health care/biotechnology, and reduced its dependence on the petroleum industry.


On what date did the lowest temperature in Melbourne's records occur?

The lowest temperature on record is −2.8 °C (27.0 °F), on 21 July 1869.


What is the newest surface-mount transistor?

The two main categories are through-hole (or leaded), and surface-mount, also known as surface-mount device (SMD).


The Volta lab improved the phonograph by replacing tinfoil with what substance?

The laboratory was also the site where he and his associate invented his "proudest achievement", "the photophone", the "optical telephone" which presaged fibre optical telecommunications, while the Volta Bureau would later evolve into the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (the AG Bell), a leading center for the research and pedagogy of deafness.


What is the oldest structure at Notre Dame?

Old College, the oldest building on campus and located near the shore of St. Mary lake, houses undergraduate seminarians.


When was the Bessemer process developed?

The Bessemer process was able to produce the first large scale manufacture of steel.


What was Darwin's response to the claims that certain animals could not have evolved through natural selection?

Much of the chapter responds to George Jackson Mivart's criticisms, including his claim that features such as baleen filters in whales, flatfish with both eyes on one side and the camouflage of stick insects could not have evolved through natural selection because intermediate stages would not have been adaptive.


What was it about the Renaissance that gave the Dominican Order problems?

At the same time the order found itself face to face with the Renaissance.


Who is a notable realistic personal theist?

Howison's personal idealism  was also called "California Personalism" by others to distinguish it from the "Boston Personalism" which was of Bowne.


Reporters in Chengdu said they saw cracks on walls of some residential buildings in the downtown areas, but no buildings collapsed.


That "east" in turn was only an English translation of Latin Oriens and Orientalis, "the land of the rising sun," used since Roman times for "east."


What do students also need occasionally before putting blame on teachers?

They occasionally need more gratitude for the resources they have, including their teachers and their textbooks.


When did Minas Gerais get a cavalry regiment?

On July 9, 1775 a Cavalry Regiment was created in the state of Minas Gerais for maintaining law and order.


In 1970, President Nasser died and was succeeded by Anwar Sadat.


What speed is a gearless traction elevator capable of attaining?

Gearless traction elevators can reach speeds of up to 20 m/s (4,000 ft/min), A brake is mounted between the motor and gearbox or between the motor and drive sheave or at the end of the drive sheave to hold the elevator stationary at a floor.


Along with the Las Vegas Gladiators, what prior AFL team played its home games at the Thomas & Mack Center?

That franchise, the Las Vegas Outlaws, were originally to play in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in 2015, but instead played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center, previous home to the Las Vegas Sting and Las Vegas Gladiators.


Who is the most recent member to join the IBM Board of Directors?

The company's 14 member Board of Directors is responsible for overall corporate management.


How many LEGAT offices does the FBI operate?

The FBI can and does at times carry out secret activities overseas, just as the CIA has a limited domestic function; these activities generally require coordination across government agencies.


Along what fault line did the quake happen?

The rupture lasted close to 120 sec, with the majority of energy released in the first 80 sec.


Iran's climate along its Capsian coast and northen forests is?

On the northern edge of the country (the Caspian coastal plain) temperatures rarely fall below freezing and the area remains humid for the rest of the year.


What is commonly written with a single character formed by combining the last character with the radical of the first?

However, in the 19th century these were often written via compound characters, pronounced disyllabically, such as 瓩 for 千瓦 or 糎 for 厘米 – some of these characters were also used in Japan, where they were pronounced with borrowed European readings instead.


Where are the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey located?

The British Isles also include three Crown Dependencies: the Isle of Man and, by tradition, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands, although the latter are not physically a part of the archipelago.


What practice differentiates the Angican Communon from Protestant churches at large?

Thus unlike the Protestant churches at large, the Anglican Communion (which includes the Episcopal Church in the United States) includes segments which still retain some veneration of Mary.


Who stated that sites not on Open Directory were still being saved but would not be released until the Archive was reindexed?

According to Jeff Kaplan of the Internet Archive in November 2010, other sites were still being archived, but more recent captures would become visible only after the next major indexing, an infrequent operation.


The last use of the electric chair between the first electrocution on August 6, 1890 and the moratorium was when Oklahoma electrocuted James French on August 10, 1966.


What has caused serious financial damage?

Serious financial damage has been caused by security breaches, but because there is no standard model for estimating the cost of an incident, the only data available is that which is made public by the organizations involved. "


What is the term used for birds that concentrate time and effort on specific food items?

Birds that employ many strategies to obtain food or feed on a variety of food items are called generalists, while others that concentrate time and effort on specific food items or have a single strategy to obtain food are considered specialists.


What are two main groups of prokaryotic organisms are divided into?

The archaea and eukaryotes are more closely related to each other than either is to the bacteria.


What chemical defense is used by the Monarch butterfly?

Chemical defense is another important defense found amongst species of Coleoptera and Lepidoptera, usually being advertised by bright colors, such as the Monarch butterfly.


When had the government been highly centralized?

In the past, the government had been highly centralized.


What is the name of the 2004 paper that links Popper's work to that of his tutor Otto Selz?

Selz never published his ideas, partly because of the rise of Nazism, which forced him to quit his work in 1933, and the prohibition of referring to Selz' work.


When was the death of Sidonius Apollinaris?

The writings of Sidonius Apollinaris (d. 489), Cassiodorus (d. c. 585), and Boethius (d. c. 525) were typical of the age.


What is the grid plan aligned with rather than the cardinal directions?

Major streets have their own linked articles; minor streets are discussed here.


One of the foundation's goals is to lower poverty by increasing the number of college graduates in the United States, and the organization has funded "Reimagining Aid Design and Delivery" grants to think tanks and advocacy organizations to produce white papers on ideas for changing the current system of federal financial aid for college students, with a goal of increasing graduation rates.


What type of theatrical uniforms did Paul VI eradicate from the Vatican?

Paul VI did renounce many traditional symbols of the papacy and the Catholic Church; some of his changes to the papal dress were reversed by Pope Benedict XVI in the early 21st century.


What was the final track on Queen's The Game?

In February 1981, Queen travelled to South America as part of The Game Tour, and became the first major rock band to play in Latin American stadiums.


When was the relay event held in Hong Kong?

: The event was held in Hong Kong on May 2.


The President had made multiple public announcements, both in Armenia and abroad, that as the leader of the political majority of Armenia he assured the ratification of the protocols if Turkey also ratified them.


What percentage of Manhattan residents own an automobile?

This is in contrast to the rest of the United States, where about 90% of commuters drive automobiles to their workplace.


What pre-preg material is designated by "FR-2"?

Well known pre-preg materials used in the PCB industry are FR-2


What was the earliest known writing about dye from Aermenian cochineal?

A different variety of dye was made from Porphyrophora hamelii (Armenian cochineal) scale insects that lived on the roots and stems of certain herbs.


Due to delays, when was the actual date of the BBC's move to satellite broadcasts?

This move was estimated to save the BBC £85 million over the next five years.


Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces.


What party was formed from the dissolved Ukrainian Helsinki Union?

On April 29–30, 1990, the Ukrainian Helsinki Union disbanded to form the Ukrainian Republican Party.


What was a major issue in the USS Langley?

The superstructure of a carrier (such as the bridge, flight control tower) are concentrated in a relatively small area called an island, a feature pioneered on the HMS Hermes in 1923.


When did the Court of Justice of the EU make a ruling about distinction?

Other countries, such as the Netherlands, make no such distinction; the exemption there had been assumed, even by the government, to apply to any such copying, even from file-sharing networks.


What year was the University of California, Berkeley's Instutute of Human Development founded?

Jean Macfarlane founded the University of California, Berkeley's Institute of Human Development, formerly called the Institute of Child Welfare, in 1927.


What related fields do linguistic anthropologists draw on?

It is the branch of anthropology that brings linguistic methods to bear on anthropological problems, linking the analysis of linguistic forms and processes to the interpretation of sociocultural processes.


The amount of professors at Notre Dame increased by what amount under Malloy?

In the 18 years under the presidency of Edward Malloy, C.S.C., (1987–2005), there was a rapid growth in the school's reputation, faculty, and resources.


During the courtroom scene, what happens to the audience?

With the whole town crowded around the actual courthouse, it's part of a central, civic education—what Monroeville aspires to be."


What did IMF forecast Greece's unemployment rate to be in 2012?

In 2015, Greece's jobless rate is around 24 per cent.


For how long after Arsenal's first trophy win the team do poorly competitions?

This was followed by an even greater triumph: their first League and FA Cup double in 1970–71.


When were the plans to update USB 3.0 to 10 Gbit/s revealed?

A January 2013 press release from the USB group revealed plans to update USB 3.0 to 10 Gbit/s.


What type of bird show circuitous migratory routes?

An example is the migration of continental populations of Swainson's thrush Catharus ustulatus, which fly far east across North America before turning south via Florida to reach northern South America; this route is believed to be the consequence of a range expansion that occurred about 10,000 years ago.


Which political party is The Times columnist, Daniel Finkelstein, associated with?

This makes it the most varied newspaper in terms of political support in British history.


What does MIlton Diamond say about the terms heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual?

Psychiatrist Anil Aggrawal explains that androphilia, along with gynephilia, "is needed to overcome immense difficulties in characterizing the sexual orientation of trans men and trans women.


The newly allied armies captured Beijing on June 6.


What did Ramsay believe about river valleys?

Midway through the 19th century, the focus of geology shifted from description and classification to attempts to understand how the surface of the Earth had changed.


What ingredients give glass-ceramics its useful heat tolerance?

The term mainly refers to a mix of lithium and aluminosilicates that yields an array of materials with interesting thermomechanical properties.


What island besides St. Barts was granted COM status by France in 2007?

The new status took effect on 15 July 2007, when the first territorial council was elected, according to the law.


The UNESCO has recognized which show as a Masterpiece of Oral & Intangible Heritage of Humanity

The wayang kulit show has been recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.


What is the Vietnamese word for both blue and green?

Vietnamese uses a single word for both blue and green, xanh, with variants such as xanh da trời (azure, lit. "sky blue"), lam (blue), and lục (green; also xanh lá cây, lit.


What new retail outlet came on board at the end of the 1970s to rival newsstands for comic sales?

Cult hits such as Howard the Duck fell victim to the distribution problems, with some titles reporting low sales when in fact the first specialty comic book stores resold them at a later date.[citation needed]


Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

During the American Civil War, Richmond served as the capital of the Confederate States of America.


What is the second phase of bacteria growth known for?

The log phase is marked by rapid exponential growth.


How much money has all of Steven Spielberg's movies grossed worldwide?

The unadjusted gross of all Spielberg-directed films exceeds $9 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing director in history.


When did Kanye West post to Twitter apoloizing to Taylor Swift?

"I did not diss Taylor Swift and I've never dissed her...


Snow falls every year, but rarely stays on the ground.


A money based economy was first entrenched in what dynasty?

To pay for its military campaigns and the settlement of newly conquered frontier territories, the government nationalized the private salt and iron industries in 117 BC, but these government monopolies were repealed during the Eastern Han period.


New Orleans elected a white mayor after the widescale disruption and damage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.


The origin of what Byzantine term is disputed?

However, the origin of this word is disputed.


When did the American groups begin to really get in on the post-punk movement?

In the mid 1970s, various American groups (some with ties to Downtown Manhattan's punk scene, including Television and Suicide) had begun expanding on the vocabulary of punk music.


In early 2009, Spielberg shot the first film in a planned trilogy of motion capture films based on The Adventures of Tintin, written by Belgian artist Hergé, with Peter Jackson.


In which other country is the UK thinking about installing a military base?

A presence in Oman is also being considered.


What pump has a higher quality vacuum than a positive displacement pump?

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


How did a lot of people donate using mobile phones?

People also donated blood, resulting in according to Xinhua long line-ups in most major Chinese cities.


who were some of the DJs that brought the ibiza sound to uk clubs in late 1987?

These clubs, fueled by their distinctive sound and Ecstasy, began to have an influence on the British scene.


What does Mary where atop her hair that twinkles in the symbol ?

The moon is under her feet and a halo of twelve stars surround her head, possibly a reference to "a woman clothed with the sun" from Revelation 12:1-2.


Who adopted the Byzantine mosaic tradition?

The Norman kings adopted the Byzantine tradition of mosaic decoration to enhance the somewhat dubious legality of their rule.


What are two purposes for which iPods are used in business?

Besides earning a reputation as a respected entertainment device, the iPod has also been accepted as a business device.


Who has the first lab completely dedicated to psychology?

The year 1879 is commonly seen as the start of psychology as an independent field of study.


Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, who was MVP of Super Bowl XXXIV, was first noticed because he played quarterback for the AFL's Iowa Barnstormers.


This has resulted in loss of genetic diversity and biodiversity as a whole.


What was the first automatic, digital, programmable computer created by Konrad Zuse?

In 1941, Zuse followed his earlier machine up with the Z3, the world's first working electromechanical programmable, fully automatic digital computer.


Would you consider aesthetic elements alone in architectural lighting design?

Lighting of structures considers aesthetic elements as well as practical considerations of quantity of light required, occupants of the structure, energy efficiency and cost.


What has the state of Louisiana done to combat the nutria?

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


What is a name for the genetic makeup of mitochondria?

In fact, mitochondria are sometimes said to have their own genome often referred to as the "mitochondrial genome".


As of 2004, how many Nobel Prize winners had roots in New York institutions?

Much of the scientific research in the city is done in medicine and the life sciences.


Which philosophy attempted to reconcile Aristotelian teachings and Christian theology in the 13th century?

The Condemnation of 1277, enacted at the University of Paris, placed restrictions on ideas that could be interpreted as heretical; restrictions that had implication for Aristotelian thought.


The Court of Appeals is the high court in which US States or territories?

The titles of state supreme court vary, which can cause confusion between jurisdictions because one state may use a name for its highest court that another uses for a lower court.


The Rhaetians continued to resist but were eventually conquered when the Romans turned northward to the Danube valley in Austria and defeated the Brigantes.


What is the per capita GDP of Swaziland?

Its GDP per capita of $9,714 means it is classified as a country with a lower-middle income.


What was the name of the miner's leader that was blamed for the strike?

Tabloid vilification of the so-called loony left continued to taint the parliamentary party by association from the activities of 'extra-parliamentary' militants in local government.


How does Tuvalu rank in country size as compared to other nations?

Its small, scattered group of atolls have poor soil and a total land area of only about 26 square kilometres (10 square miles) making it the fourth smallest country in the world.


When was the Compass-M1 satellite launched?

The role of Compass-M1 for Compass is similar to the role of the GIOVE satellites for the Galileo system.


What do most automatic turn tables do when they meet a lock groove?

Precisely because of this mechanism, most automatic turntables are incapable of playing any audio in the lock groove, since they will lift the arm before it reaches that groove.


Around what time did the Gupta script become prevalent for writing Sanskrit?

Sometime between the fourth and eighth centuries, the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent.


What were the origins of the Paris department store?

The Paris department store had its roots in the magasin de nouveautés, or novelty store; the first, the Tapis Rouge, was created in 1784.


What is another name for the French Navy?

Charles de Gaulle is a 42,000 tonne nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, commissioned in 2001 and is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale).


How many volumes is the biography of Whitehead?

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


What used to be abundant in the waters around Norfolk Island?

Southern right whales were once regular migrants to the Norfolk hence naming the island as the "Middle ground" by whalers, but had been severely depleted by historical hunts, and further by illegal Soviet and Japan whaling, resulting in none of very few, if remnants still live, right whales in these regions along with Lord Howe Island.


In 2010, how many death sentences were overturned due to reversals from courts or appeals?

Only around 6 percent of death sentences are overturned on state collateral review.


What papal statement under Paul VI opened the Vatican doors to global influences?

Paul VI did renounce many traditional symbols of the papacy and the Catholic Church; some of his changes to the papal dress were reversed by Pope Benedict XVI in the early 21st century.


What Myanmar import from other countries that has been of major importance?

The Pyu culture was heavily influenced by trade with India, importing Buddhism as well as other cultural, architectural and political concepts which would have an enduring influence on later Burmese culture and political organisation.


The Antarctic fur seal was very heavily hunted in the 18th and 19th centuries for its pelt by sealers from the United States and the United Kingdom.


The immigration was in accordance to what?

Both groups facilitated regular immigration logistics like arranging transportation, but the latter also engaged in clandestine operations in countries, particularly in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, where the lives of Jews were believed to be in danger and exit from those places was difficult.


In a handbook he addressed to "all samurai, regardless of rank" he told his followers that a warrior's only duty in life was to "...grasp the long and the short swords and to die".


What percentage of New Yorkers follow the Catholic faith?

Islam ranks third in New York City, with official estimates ranging between 600,000 and 1,000,000 observers and including 10% of the city's public schoolchildren, followed by Hinduism, Buddhism, and a variety of other religions, as well as atheism.


Along with sweating and muscle tension, what might be a physiological response to danger?

Emotion, in everyday speech, is any relatively brief conscious experience characterized by intense mental activity and a high degree of pleasure or displeasure.


Beyoncé was an honorary chair of the 2013 what?

She was also honorary chair of the 2013 Met Gala.


Who was the album True Blue dedicated to?

In June 1986, Madonna released her third studio album, True Blue, which was inspired by and dedicated to Sean Penn.


Why are capacitors connected in parallel with the power circuits of many devices and large systems?

Audio equipment, for example, uses several capacitors in this way, to shunt away power line hum before it gets into the signal circuitry.


In what location was Mahatma Gandhi cremated?

Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948.


What cellular  company is one of the city's largest private-sector employers?

San Diego has been designated as an iHub Innovation Center for collaboration potentially between wireless and life sciences.


The central task for psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists is to describe what topics?

Using constructs drawn from the salient discourses of the individual, the group and cultural norms, the practical operationalisation of ISA provides a methodology that maps how these are used by the individual, applied across time and milieus by the "situated self" to appraise self and other agents and institutions (for example, resulting in the individual's evaluation of self and significant others and institutions).[citation needed]


What hides the stubs of a tree's lost limbs from being visible later in its life?

Since in most uses of wood, knots are defects that weaken the timber and interfere with its ease of working and other properties, it follows that a given piece of sapwood, because of its position in the tree, may well be stronger than a piece of heartwood from the same tree.


How are the King and Queen of J'ouvert chosen?

A King and Queen of J'ouvert are chosen, based on their witty political/social messages.


What does the USAF use the E-4B aircraft for?

The roles of the aircraft vary greatly among the different variants to include Electronic Warfare/Jamming (EC-130H), Psychological Operations/Communications (EC-130J), Airborne Early Warning and Control (E-3), Airborne Command Post (E-4B), ground targeting radar (E-8C), range control (E-9A), and communications relay (E-11A)


What is the largest opposition party in the Scottish Parliament?

The Labour Party is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International.


What guarantees freedom of religion for Estonian citizens?

According to the Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Estonia is one of the least religious countries in the world, with 75.7% of the population claiming to be irreligious.


Montana is ranked 4th in size, but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States.


The current Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, of the United States House of Representatives serves as floor leader of the opposition party, and is the counterpart to the Majority Leader.


Who did Mehmed and Bayezid encourage to come to Istanbul?

To this end, Mehmed and his successor Bayezid, also encouraged and welcomed migration of the Jews from different parts of Europe, who were settled in Istanbul and other port cities like Salonica.


In terms of pronunciation, Catalan has many words ending in a wide variety of consonants and some consonant clusters, in contrast with many other Romance languages.


For how many years was American Idol the highest rated reality show on television?

American Idol and fellow competing shows Survivor and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire were altogether credited for expanding reality television programming in the United States in the 1990s and 2000s, and Idol became the most watched non-scripted primetime television series for almost a decade, from 2003 to 2012, breaking records on U.S. television (dominated by drama shows and sitcoms in the preceding decades).


The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, one of the 12 original counties of the English Province of New York.


What law banned the interstate distribution of mislabeled food and drugs?

A drug was considered misbranded if it contained alcohol, morphine, opium, cocaine, or any of several other potentially dangerous or addictive drugs, and if its label failed to indicate the quantity or proportion of such drugs.


From what school in London would a student receive an MBA?

With 120,000 students in London, the federal University of London is the largest contact teaching university in the UK.


The image is often used as a symbol of Detroit and the statue itself is occasionally dressed in sports jerseys to celebrate when a Detroit team is doing well.


What was G.B. Matthew's opinion of "A Treatise on Algebra"?

In a separate review, G. B. Mathews wrote, "It possesses a unity of design which is really remarkable, considering the variety of its themes."


What feature of Romanesque architecture was especially prevalent in France?

In the 10th century the establishment of churches and monasteries led to the development of stone architecture that elaborated vernacular Roman forms, from which the term "Romanesque" is derived.


Few szlachta were wealthy enough to be known as magnates (karmazyni—the "Crimsons", from the crimson colour of their boots).


The Khazars dominated the Black Sea steppe during the 8th century, trading and frequently allying with the Byzantine Empire against Persians and Arabs.


Because it was designated as the national capital, many structures were built around that time.


What are the major organs of the immune system?

Prior to the designation of immunity from the etymological root immunis, which is Latin for "exempt"; early physicians characterized organs that would later be proven as essential components of the immune system.


Why are different countries effected differently?

Within developed countries it is more common in those who are economically disadvantaged while in contrast in developing countries it is more common in the affluent.


What does the term "concept material culture" cover?

The concept material culture covers the physical expressions of culture, such as technology, architecture and art, whereas the immaterial aspects of culture such as principles of social organization (including, practices of political organization and social institutions), mythology, philosophy, literature (both written and oral), and science make up the intangible cultural heritage of a society.


How many restaurants are there today in Paris?

The Michelin Guide has been a standard guide to French restaurants since 1900, awarding its highest award, three stars, to the best restaurants in France.


When did India and Pakistan gain independence?

After the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, George remained as king of both countries, but the title Emperor of India was abandoned in June 1948.


In the 1850s, the Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from what kind of press?

The paper continued as more or less independent, but from the 1850s


How many child solders were released from the Burmese military in 2012 ?

Child soldiers have and continue to play a major part in the Burmese Army as well as Burmese rebel movements.


What are the two areas this court has supremacy over?

It is both the constitutional court and the court of last resort in Brazilian law.


What was the combined Israeli-British-French invasion in response to?

Simultaneously he condemned the brutal Soviet invasion of Hungary in response to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.


What was the name of the Marshall Islands ship seized by Iran?

On 28 April 2015, the Iranian navy seized the Marshall Island-flagged MV Maersk Tigris near the Strait of Hormuz.


The Gaylord family earlier sold WKY-TV in 1976, which has gone through a succession of owners (what is now KFOR-TV is currently owned by Tribune Broadcasting as of December 2013).


What is the former Bayer Pharmaceutical campus used for?

Yale's central campus in downtown New Haven covers 260 acres (1.1 km2) and comprises its main, historic campus and a medical campus adjacent to the Yale-New Haven Hospital.


What is available in Shimla and district headquarters?

Though situated in a remote part of the country, Himachal Pradesh has an active community of journalists and publishers.


What was the index published on December 18, 2008 lacking?

A new index was released on December 18, 2008.


How many Vice-Presidents serve under the President in Iran?

Eight Vice-Presidents serve under the President, as well as a cabinet of twenty-two ministers, who must all be approved by the legislature.


What percentage of Richmond's 1900 population was African American?

Freed slaves and their descendants created a thriving African-American business community, and the city's historic Jackson Ward became known as the "Wall Street of Black America."


What was Pope Paul VI's first name at birth?

John XXIII elevated him to the College of Cardinals in 1958, and after the death of John XXIII, Montini was considered one of his most likely successors.


Which court ruled on the patent case Davoll et al. v. Brown?

Section 1 of the French law of 1791 stated, "All new discoveries are the property of the author; to assure the inventor the property and temporary enjoyment of his discovery, there shall be delivered to him a patent for five, ten or fifteen years."


Who wrote the story on Tulisa Contostavlos?

The front page read: "Tulisa's cocaine deal shame"; this story was written by The Sun


What type of elevators are used in the Taipei 101 office tower?

A bank of express elevators stop only on the sky lobby levels (36 and 60, upper-deck car), where tenants can transfer to "local" elevators.


What body of water provided a natural border to the UN command-controlled Pusan perimeter?

By August, the KPA had pushed back the ROK Army and the Eighth United States Army to the vicinity of Pusan in southeast Korea.


Going by 2004 calculations, how much does Southampton contribute to the region's economy each year?

The vast majority of this is from the service sector, with the remainder coming from industry in the city.


155th Street forms the boundary between Harlem and what other neighborhood?

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


What are the names of the art journals published by Washington University?

A variety of other publications also serve the university community, ranging from in-house academic journals to glossy alumni magazines to WUnderground, campus' student-run satirical newspaper.


When did they first establish the organization?

Socialism confronted consumerism in the chain State Department Stores (GUM), set up by Lenin in 1921 as a model retail enterprise.


When was the Manhattan Neighborhood Network created?

The oldest public-access television channel in the United States is the Manhattan Neighborhood Network, founded in 1971.


A famous example of Arabic poetry and Persian poetry on romance (love) is Layla and Majnun, dating back to the Umayyad era in the 7th century.


During the Migrations period Germans would encounter what groups in the east?

The Germanic peoples during the Migrations Period came into contact with other peoples; in the case of the populations settling in the territory of modern Germany, they encountered Celts to the south, and Balts and Slavs towards the east.


When was the cornerstone laid for Busch Hall?

The cornerstone of the first building, Busch Hall, was laid on October 20, 1900.


How do administrators work with the DBMS?

Many other databases have application software that accesses the database on behalf of end-users, without exposing the DBMS interface directly.


Who had scored four overall scoring titles as of the 2006 season?

Thierry Henry won his fourth overall scoring title by scoring 27 goals in the 2005–06 season.


What is the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for green?

For the ancient Egyptians, green had very positive associations.


What dictator's rule was Cruyff's reason for avoiding Real Madrid?

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


What certificate is not available to Mittelschule students?

In some States of Germany, the Hauptschule does not exist, and any student who has not been accepted by another school has to attend the Mittelschule.


What are both houses of the Swiss Parliament collectively known as when both are in joint session?

The Swiss Parliament consists of two houses: the Council of States which has 46 representatives (two from each canton and one from each half-canton) who are elected under a system determined by each canton, and the National Council, which consists of 200 members who are elected under a system of proportional representation, depending on the population of each canton.


When Israel was in its infancy as a state, there were cultural conflicts between which two groups?

They have played a prominent role in the economy, media, and politics of Israel since its founding.


Why were port cities targeted by the Luftwaffe?

Not all of the Luftwaffe's effort was made against inland cities.


Since the 1960s, the permanent Tibetan Buddhist population of Kathmandu has risen significantly so that there are now over fifty Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the area.


Because in some societies racial groupings correspond closely with patterns of social stratification, for social scientists studying social inequality, race can be a significant variable.


What is the main function of journalism or historical documentation?

However, these areas have become extremely large, and often have a primarily utilitarian purpose: to record data or convey immediate information.


Transparency International, an anti-corruption NGO, pioneered this field with the CPI, first released in 1995.


What is the major significance of chickens to women in underdeveloped countries?

This is still the case in developing countries, where the women often make important contributions to family livelihoods through keeping poultry.


Over what did Britain have direct control?

The Crown controlled the Company's lands directly and had considerable indirect influence over the rest of India, which consisted of the Princely states ruled by local royal families.


Fuel asked Chris Daughtry to become what?

In My Hands)" on the show was widely praised and led to an invitation to join the band as Fuel's new lead singer, an invitation he declined.


What is the name of the Eton club for musical interests?

Those in existence at present include: Aeronautical, African, Alexander Cozens (Art), Amnesty, Archeological, Architectural, Astronomy, Banks (conservation), Caledonian, Cheese, Classical, Comedy, Cosmopolitan, Debating, Design, Entrepreneurship, Geographical, Henry Fielding, Hispanic, History, Keynes (economics), Law, Literary, Mathematical, Medical, Middle Eastern, Model United Nations, Modern Languages, Oriental, Orwell (left-wing), Simeon (Christian), Parry (music), Photographic, Political, Praed (poetry), Rock (music), Rous (equestrian), Salisbury (diplomatic), Savile (Rare Books and Manuscripts), Shelley, Scientific, Sports, Tech Club, Theatre, Wellington (military), Wine and Wotton’s (philosophy).


What was the reason these companies have to pay fines?

AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly have paid billions of dollars in federal settlements over allegations that they paid doctors to promote drugs for unapproved uses.


Sentient beings always suffer throughout saṃsāra until they free themselves from this suffering (dukkha) by attaining Nirvana.


Who was the only provider of dial up service in Somalias SouthCentral regions in 2009?

Global Internet Company, a firm jointly owned by the major Somali telecommunication networks Hormuud Telecom, Telcom Somalia and Nationlink, was the country's largest ISP.


During what century did John Geometres flourish?

Writers such as John Geometres (fl. early 10th century) composed new hymns, poems, and other works.


Which province is Zhejiang bordered by to the south?

Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality to the north, Anhui province to the northwest, Jiangxi province to the west, and Fujian province to the south; to the east is the East China Sea, beyond which lie the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.


How many satellite campuses are run by BYU?

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


What are the names of the two central promenades around which New Delhi is structured?

New Delhi is structured around two central promenades called the Rajpath and the Janpath.


Which party has always elevated minority floor leaders to speakership?

Second, Democrats have always elevated their minority floor leader to the speakership upon reclaiming majority status.


From the reign of Emperor Wu onward, the Chinese court officially sponsored Confucianism in education and court politics, synthesized with the cosmology of later scholars such as Dong Zhongshu.


Who was found guilty of collaboration, high treason?

Draža Mihailović was found guilty of collaboration, high treason and war crimes and was subsequently executed by firing squad in July 1946.


Arriving on his flagship San Diego, Vizcaíno surveyed the harbor and what are now Mission Bay and Point Loma and named the area for the Catholic Saint Didacus, a Spaniard more commonly known as San Diego de Alcalá.


What group does Bobby Kotick think is being discouraged from working on the PS3?

He believes these factors are pushing developers away from working on the console.


What were the attendance estimates from non governmental groups?

Sources cited by the Library of Congress claimed that at least 200 people died or were summarily executed soon thereafter; some accounts estimate casualties at more than 1,000.


Which continents did Vasco da Gama circumnavigate in 1498?

Europeans also discovered new trading routes, as was the case with Columbus’s travel to the Americas in 1492, and Vasco da Gama’s circumnavigation of Africa and India in 1498.


Appropriate exercise and reducing glycemic load are two examples of ways to stimulate which process?

The state of obesity clearly contributes to insulin resistance, which in turn can cause type 2 diabetes.


Which morality play depicted mankind's progress from birth to death?

However, the most famous morality play and perhaps best known medieval drama is Everyman.


What are good topics to attract the attention of an anthropologist?

Topics like racism, slavery, and human sacrifice attract anthropological attention and theories ranging from nutritional deficiencies to genes to acculturation have been proposed, not to mention theories of colonialism and many others as root causes of Man's inhumanity to man.


In what city did the standardization of red as a color of stop lights occur?

It was standarized as the international color at the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals of 1968.


What is the name for the practice of singing strictly by the score in opera?

The primacy of the composer's written score has also led, today, to a relatively minor role played by improvisation in classical music, in sharp contrast to the practice of musicians who lived during the baroque, classical and romantic era.


How many people die per year from asthma?

Low and middle income countries make up more than 80% of the mortality.


What Act clears the way for a National Communications Regulator?

According to the Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunication, the Act is expected to create an environment conducive to investment and the certainty it provides will encourage further infrastructural development, resulting in more efficient service delivery.


In 2001, what percent of Nigeria's population was Christian?

An 18 December 2012 report on religion and public life by the Pew Research Center stated that in 2010, 49.3 percent of Nigeria's population was Christian, 48.8 percent was Muslim, and 1.9 percent were followers of indigenous and other religions, or unaffiliated.


In parallel, however, the 19th century saw a Catalan literary revival (Renaixença), which has continued up to the present day.


How many troops did the Netherlands send initially?

The initial force consisted of roughly 3,300 British, 2,000 Canadian, 1,400 from the Netherlands and 240 from Australia, along with special forces from Denmark and Estonia and small contingents from other nations.


What did the Scientific Revolution cause?

Individuals started to question all manners of things and it was this questioning that led to the Scientific Revolution, which in turn formed the foundations of contemporary sciences and the establishment of several modern scientific fields.


Imports to the island mostly occur from what countries?

The limited number of visiting tourists spent about £0.4 million in 2004-05, representing a contribution to GDP of 3%.


Approximately how many multinationals have their Latin American operation headquarters in Miami?

Because of its proximity to Latin America, Miami serves as the headquarters of Latin American operations for more than 1400 multinational corporations, including AIG, American Airlines, Cisco, Disney, Exxon, FedEx, Kraft Foods, LEO Pharma Americas, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle, SBC Communications, Sony, Symantec, Visa International, and Wal-Mart.


In March 2012, which party won by an historic landslide?

In Queensland, the Liberal and National parties merged in 2008 to form the new Liberal National Party of Queensland (registered as the Queensland Division of the Liberal Party of Australia).


How did Avicenna want man to think of themselves as?

The thought experiment told its readers to imagine themselves created all at once while suspended in the air, isolated from all sensations, which includes no sensory contact with even their own bodies.


In which district is "Virgil's tomb" located?

While Virgil was already the object of literary admiration and veneration before his death, in the Middle Ages his name became associated with miraculous powers, and for a couple of centuries his tomb was the destination of pilgrimages and veneration.


Which song did Beyonce sing to win a competition at age 7?

Her singing talent was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and she finished it, able to hit the high-pitched notes.


During this period, food, clothes and furniture had to be rationed in what became known as the Austerity Period.


For encoders and decoders, what is not defined?

Encoder / decoder overall delay is not defined, which means there is no official provision for gapless playback.


What was the Saxon Royal Palace used for

The British held back Saxon advance into the south-west for some time longer, but by the early eighth century King Ine of Wessex had pushed the boundaries of the West Saxon kingdom far enough west to include Somerset.


Why is the use of solar balloons typically limited to the toy market?

A solar balloon is a black balloon that is filled with ordinary air.


Vietnam: The event was held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 29.


What are the three main activities in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess?

Twilight Princess is an action-adventure game focused on combat, exploration, and item collection.


What may no person within Georgia be deprived of the privilege of doing in any manner agreeable to them?

No person within this state shall, upon any pretense, be deprived of the inestimable privilege of worshipping God in any manner agreeable to his own conscience, nor be compelled to attend any place of worship contrary to his own faith and judgment; nor shall he ever be obliged to pay tithes, taxes, or any other rate, for the building or repairing any place of worship, or for the maintenance of any minister or ministry, contrary to what he believes to be right, or hath voluntarily engaged to do.


What was Spielberg's first indepenent film?

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


What cross do Jehovah Witnesses claim Jesus was crucified on?

Whereas most Christians believe the gibbet on which Jesus was executed was the traditional two-beamed cross, the Jehovah's Witnesses hold the view that a single upright stake was used.


Besides Hokkien, there are also other Min and Hakka dialects in Fujian province, most of which are not mutually intelligible with Hokkien.


Neptune's weather is characterised by extremely dynamic storm systems, with winds reaching speeds of almost 600 m/s (2,200 km/h; 1,300 mph)—nearly reaching supersonic flow.


Sun Yat-Sen became the leader of what military group.

But for political expediency, the Soviet leadership initiated a dual policy of support for both Sun and the newly established Chinese Communist Party (CCP).


In the 18th century, what changed geology drastically?

Modern geology, like modern chemistry, gradually evolved during the 18th and early 19th centuries.


What word describes the approximate rates at which sunset and sunrise change with the seasons?

Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the need for lighting and heating, but the actual effect on overall energy use is heavily disputed.


What is the most common pattern for Portuguese pavement?

Portuguese pavement (in Portuguese, Calçada Portuguesa) is a kind of two-tone stone mosaic paving created in Portugal, and common throughout the Lusosphere.


Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow stops to a part of the heart causing damage to the heart muscle.


What type of poetry had much influence in the Han dynasty?

Han dynasty poetry was dominated by the fu genre, which achieved its greatest prominence during the reign of Emperor Wu.


When the Turkish tried to provide reinforcements, where were they stopped at?

Karl Marx quipped that "there they are, the French doing nothing and the British helping them as fast as possible".


When did the first digimon series begin airing in japan?

The first Digimon television series, which began airing on March 7, 1999 in Japan on Fuji TV and Kids Station and on August 14, 1999 in the United States on Fox Kids dubbed by Saban Entertainment for the North American English version.


How many judges and prosecutors does Portugal have per 100,000 inhabitants?

In 2005, the number of public employees per thousand inhabitants in the Portuguese government (70.8) was above the European Union average (62.4 per thousand inhabitants).


The assignment of these attributes often differs according to the conceptions of God in the culture from which they arise.


What are the components of a field-effect transistor?

There are two types of transistors, which have slight differences in how they are used in a circuit.


The Treaty of Locarno guarantees each signatory against what from another signatory?

The agreement establishes rights and obligations between each party and every other party.


What type of tree was often used for totem poles?

Examples include the totem poles carved by North American indigenous people from conifer trunks, often Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), and the Millennium clock tower, now housed in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.


The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which had an estimated population of 2,037,430 in 2013.


Who was known as a reformer in Strasbourg?

Martin Bucer was a prominent Protestant reformer in the region.


The UCS-2 and UTF-16 encodings specify the Unicode Byte Order Mark (BOM) for use at the beginnings of text files, which may be used for byte ordering detection (or byte endianness detection).


What company has a them park attraction known as The American Idol Experience?

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


What studio gave Spielberg an unpaid internship?

Studio vice president Sidney Sheinberg was impressed by the film, which had won a number of awards, and offered Spielberg a seven-year directing contract.


What was the largest armory in the world?

Under consideration for future development is the construction of a platform over the New York City Subway's Concourse Yard adjacent to Lehman College.


At the time Boston was chartered as a city, the population was about 46,226, while the area of the city was only 4.7 square miles (12 km2).


What kind of meat is Sichuan known to produce in abundance?

It is one of the major agricultural production bases of China.


In what year was the suspension of the death penalty in the United States ended?

Capital punishment was suspended in the United States from 1972 through 1976 primarily as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia.


How many people watched the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 17 as compared to the 18.4 million who tuned into Idol?

In season nine, Idol's six-year extended streak of perfection in the ratings was broken, when NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 17 beat Idol in the same time slot with 30.1 million viewers over Idol's 18.4 million.


What was the controversial domestic surveillance operation in this era?

During the 1950s and 1960s, FBI officials became increasingly concerned about the influence of civil rights leaders, whom they believed had communist ties or were unduly influenced by them.


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


In kilometers, how far off the coast was Smeaton's Tower originally built?

It is open to the public and has views over the Plymouth Sound and the city from the lantern room.


In the 2008 primary, how much of the Bronx vote did Obama get?

In the Presidential primary elections of February 5, 2008, Sen. Clinton won 61.2% of the Bronx's 148,636 Democratic votes against 37.8% for Barack Obama and 1.0% for the other four candidates combined (John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson and Joe Biden).


How old was the Football League when the break-up happened?

In 1992, the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League en masse and on 27 May 1992 the FA Premier League was formed as a limited company working out of an office at the Football Association's then headquarters in Lancaster Gate.


When water was creating the oceans what was happening to atmospheric water vapor?

Eventually, the outer layer of the planet cooled to form a solid crust when water began accumulating in the atmosphere.


What other area did the Portuguese regard as their special territory?

For a brief period in the 1790s, the British tried to establish a rival foothold on an offshore island, at Bolama.


By better using resources, how does that improve an organism's chances of surviving?

It has therefore been suggested that circadian rhythms put organisms at a selective advantage in evolutionary terms.


In what year did Apple reveal that it would provide compatibility with a wide range of auto manufacturers?

Apple announced in 2005 that similar systems would be available for other vehicle brands, including Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Nissan, Toyota, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Acura, Audi, Honda, Renault, Infiniti and Volkswagen.


In what year did TCM receive a Peabody Award?

In 2008, TCM won a Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting.


What is the earliest period the National Art Gallery has pieces from?

The Modern Art Museum, the Children’s Picture Gallery, and the Martiros Saryan Museum are only a few of the other noteworthy collections of fine art on display in Yerevan.


In what areas of the world has interest in Whitehead's work spread in recent decades?

Indeed, in recent decades attention to Whitehead's work has become more widespread, with interest extending to intellectuals in Europe and China, and coming from such diverse fields as ecology, physics, biology, education, economics, and psychology.


Whixh population groups were excluded from most institutions of the public sphere?

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


What production did the agricultural policy favor over industrial and cash crops?

The agricultural policy favoring grain production at the expense of industrial and cash crops intensified economic hardships in the province.


What was the name of Darwin's 35-page writing of his theory?

Darwin continued to research and extensively revise his theory while focusing on his main work of publishing the scientific results of the Beagle voyage.


What were the top licensees of the Western Electric system in the 1930s?

Amplifiers and cutters both using negative feedback were employed thereby improving the range of frequencies cut and lowering distortion levels.


What is the cornerstone of Portugal's national identity?

It was one of the last western colonial European powers to give up its overseas territories (among them Angola and Mozambique in 1975), turning over the administration of Macau to the People's Republic of China at the end of 1999.


Challenger Deep, the deepest surveyed point in the Oceans, is southwest of Guam at 35,797 feet (10,911 meters) deep.


What were the positive effects of the flashing process?

The carbon deposited on the filament by this treatment improved the uniformity and strength of filaments as well as their efficiency.


When was the relationship between the Slavs and Veneti uncertain?

The relationship between the Slavs and a tribe called the Veneti east of the River


What did Eisenhower threaten to use to end the Korean War?

Eisenhower refused to give major aid to help France in Vietnam.


Where did the engineer Tommy Flowers work at during the 1930s?

The engineer Tommy Flowers, working at the Post Office Research Station in London in the 1930s, began to explore the possible use of electronics for the telephone exchange.


What does the government's registration system require religious groups to submit about their membership?

All other faiths and denominations are required to undergo a registration process.


What organization made their own estimation in 1995 of a drop in traffic deaths by 1.2%?

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


What Swiss world famous physicist developed his Special relativity while working in Bern?

In total, 113 Nobel Prize winners in all fields stand in relation to Switzerland[note 11] and the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded nine times to organisations residing in Switzerland.


What law banned the interstate distribution of mislabeled food and drugs?

This was followed in 1906 by the Pure Food and Drugs Act, which forbade the interstate distribution of adulterated or misbranded foods and drugs.


How many minorities were granted cultural autonomies?

Cultural autonomies could be granted to minorities numbering more than 3,000 people with longstanding ties to the Republic of Estonia.


What is the German work for German town law?

The Hanseatic League was not exclusively German in any ethnic sense: many towns who joined the league were outside the Holy Roman Empire and a number of them may only loosely be characterized as German.


How does Oklahoma's crude oil reserves rank among states?

Ranking 13th for total energy consumption per capita in 2009, Oklahoma's energy costs were 8th lowest in the nation.


Methodists believe that Christ achieved salvation for whom?

Soteriologically, most Methodists are Arminian, emphasizing that Christ accomplished salvation for every human being, and that humans must exercise an act of the will to receive it (as opposed to the traditional Calvinist doctrine of monergism).


Trade from the Baltic also moved south on a network of rivers and short portages along the Dnieper known as the "route from the Varangians to the Greeks," continuing to the Black Sea and on to Constantinople.


How long did it take for madaris to spread to smaller cities and towns?

the Caliphate experienced a growth in literacy, having the highest literacy rate of the Middle Ages, comparable to classical Athens' literacy in antiquity but on a much larger scale.


What from of Hinduism does not believe in panentheism?

It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopaganism and Taoism, along with many varying denominations and individuals within denominations.


Which publisher is Marvel's biggest rival?

In 2009 writer Geoff Boucher reflected that, "Superman and DC Comics instantly seemed like boring old Pat Boone; Marvel felt like The Beatles and the British Invasion.


Which physics subject was affected by The Romantic Movement?

Major breakthroughs came in biology, especially in Darwin's theory of evolution, as well as physics (electromagnetism), mathematics (non-Euclidean geometry, group theory) and chemistry (organic chemistry).


Who was the first president to veto over 400 bills?

Grover Cleveland, the first Democratic President following Johnson, attempted to restore the power of his office.


Tajikistan is thrid in the world for what type of confiscations?

Drug trafficking is the major illegal source of income in Tajikistan as it is an important transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; some opium poppy is also raised locally for the domestic market.


Who theorized that blood traveled through the veins?

Medicine, which was dominated by the Hippocratic tradition, saw new advances under Praxagoras of Kos, who theorized that blood traveled through the veins.


What is a wireless internet service provider's network based on?

Technology may include commonplace Wi-Fi wireless mesh networking, or proprietary equipment designed to operate over open 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 4.9, 5.2, 5.4, 5.7, and 5.8 GHz bands or licensed frequencies such as 2.5 GHz (EBS/BRS), 3.65 GHz (NN) and in the UHF band (including the MMDS frequency band) and LMDS.[citation needed]


When is the beginning of Miami's wet season?

During this period, temperatures are in the mid 80s to low 90s (29–35 °C), accompanied by high humidity, though the heat is often relieved by afternoon thunderstorms or a sea breeze that develops off the Atlantic Ocean, which then allow lower temperatures, but conditions still remain very muggy.


What is the second largest port in the UK?

London is a major retail centre and in 2010 had the highest non-food retail sales of any city in the world, with a total spend of around £64.2 billion.


Nader Shah took back what territories that were annexed by the Ottomans and the Russians?

He subsequently took back the annexed Caucasian territories which were divided among the Ottoman and Russian authorities by the ongoing chaos in Iran.


Kolmaš writes that, as the Mongol presence in Tibet increased, culminating in the conquest of Tibet by a Mongol leader in 1642, the Ming emperors "viewed with apparent unconcern these developments in Tibet."


What does a grey-box tester implement when they have limited information?

Grey-box testing implements intelligent test scenarios, based on limited information.


What will special bundles of the game contain?

Link and Toon Link replenish arrows, Zelda and Sheik restore Link's health, and Ganondorf causes Link to take twice as much damage.


What is the word for the kind of relationship in which a plant depend on a single type of insect?

In some taxa of plants and insects the relationship has become dependent, where the plant species can only be pollinated by one species of insect.


According to a 2008 GRTC operations analysis report, a majority of GRTC riders utilize their services because they do not have an available alternative such as a private vehicle.


What was the name of the show that introduced Cubism to the USA?

Jacques Villon exhibited seven important and large drypoints, his brother Marcel Duchamp shocked the American public with his painting Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (1912).


A number of laboratories (including in France, Germany, Greece, Japan, and the USA) are developing thermochemical methods to produce hydrogen from solar energy and water.


How was sound improved using the moving coil microphone?

Signals fed to the cutting head were pre-emphasized in the treble region to help override noise in playback.


What is the term that refers to areas where an antennas radiation is zero?

In a directional antenna designed to project radio waves in a particular direction, the lobe in that direction is designed larger than the others and is called the "main lobe".


Who used a semiotics method to study comics in the 1970s?

European comics studies began with Töpffer's theories of his own work in the 1840s, which emphasized panel transitions and the visual–verbal combination.


In his theory, James proposed that the perception of what he called an "exciting fact" directly led to a physiological response, known as "emotion."


During Prohibition what name was given to Atlantic City?

Prohibition was largely unenforced in Atlantic City, and, because alcohol that had been smuggled into the city with the acquiescence of local officials could be readily obtained at restaurants and other establishments, the resort's popularity grew further.


how many years did the Merchants of London has a monoploy on trade?

For a period of fifteen years the charter awarded the newly formed company a monopoly on trade with all countries east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan.


Who was a local gang ringleader in the same area?

An illustrative example of official involvement in organized crime can be found from 1920s and 1930s Shanghai, where Huang Jinrong was a police chief in the French concession, while simultaneously being a gang boss and co-operating with Du Yuesheng, the local gang ringleader.


Sultan Quli, a governor of Golkonda, revolted against the Bahmani Sultanate and established the Qutb Shahi dynasty in 1518; he rebuilt the mud-fort of Golconda and named the city "Muhammad nagar".


When did four Chamonix men almost reach the summit of Mont Blanc?

In the 18th century four Chamonix man almost made the summit of Mont Blanc but were overcome by altitude sickness and snowblindness.


What year was the announcement that the human genome had been mapped made in?

There are no bright lines (that would stand out), if we could compare all the sequenced genomes of everyone on the planet."


How would one describe the control of universities before nation-states in the 17th century?

Although the older student-controlled universities still existed, they slowly started to move toward this structural organization.


What did the British-French commanders send to disrupt Russian communications and supplies?

In spring 1855, the allied British-French commanders decided to send an Anglo-French naval squadron into the Azov Sea to undermine Russian communications and supplies to besieged Sevastopol.


In what year was Thompson v. Oklahoma decided?

The Court, considering the case Roper v. Simmons in March 2005, found the execution of juvenile offenders unconstitutional by a 5–4 margin, effectively raising the minimum permissible age to 18.


What was the length capacity of the CAA55 format?

Several titles released between 1985 and 1987 were analog audio only due to the length of the title and the desire to keep the film on one disc (e.g., Back to the Future).