The rise of gun factories within Connecticut earn the state what name?

The city struck fortune in the late 18th century with the inventions and industrial activity of Eli Whitney, a Yale graduate who remained in New Haven to develop the cotton gin and establish a gun-manufacturing factory in the northern part of the city near the Hamden town line.


Notable examples are Walt Disney's Fantasia, Tom and Jerry's Johann Mouse, and Warner Bros.' Rabbit of Seville and What's Opera, Doc?.


In what year was The Times' travel magazine first sold?

This 164-page monthly magazine is sold separately from the newspaper of record and is Britain's best-selling travel magazine.


How much of the solar radiation is reflected back into space?

Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses.


Who was the designer responsible for the westernization of Digimon character design?

Watanabe was one influenced by American comics, which were beginning to gain popularity in Japan, and as such began to make his characters look stronger and "cool." The character creation process, however, has for most of the franchise's history been collaborative and reliant on conversation and brainstorming.


Which was the most important battle fought in Chihuahua?

The Battle of Sacramento was the most important battle fought in the state of Chihuahua because it was the sole defense for the state capital.


In what geographical region of New York state is New York City located?

New York City is situated in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston.


The MoD owns or has rights of access to what percentage of the UK's total land?

The MoD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares.


What media reported the threat of arrest?

According to the Times, many parents were warned by the government not to stage a protest under the threat of arrest.


On which date were the French forced to abandon Orleans?

The French were forced to abandon Orléans on 4 December, and were finally defeated at the Battle of Le Mans (10–12 January).


What categories are U.S. Army training divided into?

Training in the U.S. Army is generally divided into two categories – individual and collective.


The superior god of Oeselians as described by Henry of Latvia was called Tharapita.


What part of a tree is the cross-sectional area of the sapwood approximately proportional to?

Within the same species the cross-sectional area of the sapwood is very roughly proportional to the size of the crown of the tree.


Along with Hightown and Redbridge, what's the third fire station in Southampton?

Southampton's fire cover is provided by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.


How much money has American Idol raised for charity with its Idol Gives Back specials?

This event was also held in seasons seven and nine and has raised nearly $185 million in total.


How is newline normalization accomplished in Mac OS X?

In this approach every possible newline character is converted internally to a common newline (which one does not really matter since it is an internal operation just for rendering).


What did Madonna give to Letterman to smell in his late night show that created an uproar?

Critics and fans reacted negatively, who commented that "she had gone too far" and that her career was over.


Which year did PETA spark controversy with Beyonce?

A statement released from a spokesperson for the magazine said that Beyoncé's look was "far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce" and that it was "a return to her African roots".


What kind of crabs besides hermit crabs are common on the beach in St. Barts?

The marine life found here consists of anemones, urchins, sea cucumbers, and eels, which all live on the reefs along with turtles, conch and many varieties of marine fishes.


What risky maneuver did Sir Colin Campbell have the 93rd Highlanders form?


Who are Scout's two primary female models?

Scout's primary female models are Calpurnia and her neighbor Miss Maudie, both of whom are strong willed, independent, and protective.


According to the 2000 United States Census, what percentage of the population of Atlantic City were Hispanic or Latino?

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 40,517 people, 15,848 households, and 8,700 families residing in the city.


What is the form of hydrogen and heteroatoms called?

Hydrogen forms a vast array of compounds with carbon called the hydrocarbons, and an even vaster array with heteroatoms that, because of their general association with living things, are called organic compounds.


In 1931, Pacelli appointed him to teach history at the Papal Academy for Diplomats In 1937, after his mentor Giuseppe Pizzardo was named a cardinal and was succeeded by Domenico Tardini, Montini was named Substitute for Ordinary Affairs under Cardinal Pacelli, the Secretary of State under Pope Pius XI.


What architectural style was Westminster Abbey rebuilt in?

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


Despite being an original story, Spectre draws on Ian Fleming's source material, most notably in the character of Franz Oberhauser, played by Christoph Waltz.


How did the Russians communicate to the Germans in regards to bombing civilians trying to flee cities?

Within the first few days of the invasion, Germany began conducting massacres of Polish and Jewish civilians and POWs.


On 22 December 2012, the UK ambassador to Argentina, John Freeman, was summoned to the Argentine government as protest against the claim.


At the last census how many households had children under 18 in them?

In 2010, 24.9 percent of households reported having children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.3 percent were married couples living together and 22.5 percent had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0 percent had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.2 percent were non-families.


Where did the depression cause negative effects?

The depression had devastating effects in virtually every country, rich or poor.


When did Plymstock join the unitary authority of Plymouth?

Since 1967, the unitary authority of Plymouth has included the, once independent, towns of Plympton and Plymstock which lie along the east of the River Plym.


What type of antibiotics called bacterocidal?

Bacterial infections may be treated with antibiotics, which are classified as bacteriocidal if they kill bacteria, or bacteriostatic if they just prevent bacterial growth.


What East Asian philosophy emphasized unwavering rule following?

One study indicates that throughout East Asia, only South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong have societies that are robustly committed to a law-bound state.


What term is sometimes used for dialects that only differ in vocabulary?

Other types of speech varieties include jargons, which are characterized by differences in lexicon (vocabulary); slang; patois; pidgins; and argots.


Where was a cable link located that connected the Southside Halls of residence?

A cable link to the Southside halls of residence was laid in a tunnel under Exhibition Road in 1972.


What was the 2008-09 Per Capita income of New Delhi?

New Delhi's Per Capita GDP (at PPP) was at $6,860 during 2009–10 fiscal, making it one of the richest cities in India.


When was the centenari of Barcelona celebrated?

Like Maradona, Ronaldo only stayed a short time before he left for Internazionale.


Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is the first product of photosynthesis and the raw material from which glucose and almost all other organic molecules of biological origin are synthesized.


How many albums has Queen sold worldwide?

The band have released a total of eighteen number one albums, eighteen number one singles, and ten number one DVDs worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists.


What year did Mt St. Helens erupt causing devastating damage?

Volcanic eruptions can occasionally be devastating, such as in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington.


What did Peirce later call his ideas instead of pragmatism?

The ideas of pragmatism, in its various forms, developed mainly from discussions between Charles Sanders Peirce and William James when both men were at Harvard in the 1870s.


All supernatural aspects were removed from which Thomas Paine work?

Several Americans, especially Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, played a major role in bringing Enlightenment ideas to the New World and in influencing British and French thinkers.


The Dutch Republic dominated world trade during what time?

During the Dutch Golden Age in the late 16th century onward, the Dutch Republic dominated world trade in the 17th century, conquering a vast colonial empire and operating the largest fleet of merchantmen of any nation.


What languages have a tendency to lose gender-invariable adjectives?

There is a tendency to abandon traditionally gender-invariable adjectives in favour of marked ones, something prevalent in Occitan and French.


What profession is more likely to want to repeal DST: farmers or shopkeepers?

Opponents argue that actual energy savings are inconclusive, that DST increases health risks such as heart attack, that DST can disrupt morning activities, and that the act of changing clocks twice a year is economically and socially disruptive and cancels out any benefit.


What interdisciplinary fields has anthropology been central in the development of?

As such, anthropology has been central in the development of several new (late 20th century) interdisciplinary fields such as cognitive science, global studies, and various ethnic studies.


Beginning in June, Crop Over runs until the first Monday in August when it culminates in the finale, The Grand Kadooment.


In the 2014 rankings produced by Times Higher Education, what position was Imperial ranked for GPA?

Imperial submitted a total of 1,257 staff across 14 units of assessment to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment.


A fifth terminal was opened in 2008 for which UK airline?

London Heathrow Airport, in Hillingdon, West London, is the busiest airport in the world for international traffic, and is the major hub of the nation's flag carrier, British Airways.


How many images could Photo CDs initially contain?

Launched in 1992, the discs were designed to hold nearly 100 high-quality images, scanned prints and slides using special proprietary encoding.


Deccan Radio was the first radio public broadcast station in the city starting on 3 February 1935, with FM broadcasting beginning in 2000.


What is the purpose of the geostationary orbit satellites in the BeiDou-2 system?

BeiDou-2 (formerly known as COMPASS) is not an extension to the older BeiDou-1, but rather supersedes it outright.


How many scholars outside of linguistics agree with the Royal Academy?

Despite the position of the official organizations, an opinion poll carried out between 2001 and 2004 showed that the majority of the Valencian people consider Valencian different from Catalan.


What type of cuisine related events does the island host each year?

The island has over 70 restaurants serving many dishes and others are a significant number of gourmet restaurants; many of the finest restaurants are located in the hotels.


What did the Japanese government institute?

These are simply guidelines, hence many characters outside these standards are still widely known and commonly used, especially those used for personal and place names (for the latter, see jinmeiyō kanji),[citation needed] as well as for some common words such as "dragon" (Japanese kana: たつ, Rōmaji: tatsu) in which both the shinjitai 竜 and the kyūjitai 龍 forms of the kanji are both acceptable and widely known amongst native Japanese speakers.


When was The World Solar Challenge started?

Development of a solar-powered car has been an engineering goal since the 1980s.


What was Victoria's allowance upon becoming Queen?

She became the first sovereign to take up residence at Buckingham Palace and inherited the revenues of the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall as well as being granted a civil list allowance of £385,000 per year.


Generally, in the United States, Gibson F-hole F-5 mandolins and mandolins influenced by that design are strongly associated with bluegrass, while the A-style is associated other types of music, although it too is most often used for and associated with bluegrass.


In which direction do countries like Russia and Argentina shift their time zones that could be considered all-year DST?

Xinjiang, China; Argentina; Chile; Iceland; Russia and other areas skew time zones westward, in effect observing DST year-round without complications from clock shifts.


When was Mexico City officially founded by the Spanish?

In 1524, the municipality of Mexico City was established, known as México Tenochtitlán, and as of 1585 it was officially known as Ciudad de México (Mexico City).


What invaders are causing changes along the North American Atlantic coast?

In some cases the invaders are causing drastic changes and damage to their new habitats (e.g.: zebra mussels and the emerald ash borer in the Great Lakes region and the lion fish along the North American Atlantic coast).


Malyarchuk said the Mongoloid component of Slavic people was partially added before the split of "Balto-Slavics" in what time period?

Malyarchuk said the Mongoloid component of Slavic people was partially added before the split of "Balto-Slavics" in 2,000–3,000 BC with additional Mongoloid mixture occurring among Slavics in the last 4,000 years.


The state ranks second in the production of what type of wood?

The state ranked first place in the country for the production of lead with 53,169 metric tons.


The local bus fleet is one of Europe's cleanest, using only buses compliant with the Euro-VI standard as well as electric buses for inner city transport.


How did Frederick II of Prussia respond to news of British and French clashes in North America?

On 29 August 1756, he led Prussian troops across the border of Saxony, one of the small German states in league with Austria.


What is the lightest density of paper produced?

The density of paper ranges from 250 kg/m3 (16 lb/cu ft) for tissue paper to 1,500 kg/m3 (94 lb/cu ft) for some speciality paper.


How long had Caray been a St Louis Cardinals icon?

First, Caray had already become a well-known Chicago figure by broadcasting White Sox games for a decade, after having been a St Louis Cardinals icon for 25 years.


There is confusion currently as to the name of the eldest Vinaccia luthier who first ran the shop.


According to UNICEF, what percentage of women in Guinea-Bissau had undergone female genital mutilation?

In 2010, Guinea Bissau had the 7th highest maternal mortality rate in the world.


What song inspired Freddie from Queen's surname?

It was not until February 1971 that they settled on John Deacon and began to rehearse for their first album.


Where did many of the San Diego Zoo's exotic animals come from?

In the early part of the 20th century, San Diego hosted two World's Fairs: the Panama-California Exposition in 1915 and the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935.


What do hysteresis synchronous motors resemble at startup?

Finally, hysteresis synchronous motors typically are (essentially) two-phase motors with a phase-shifting capacitor for one phase.


With what feature of environment do plants need to be in sync?

Plant circadian rhythms tell the plant what season it is and when to flower for the best chance of attracting pollinators.


Is much of Melbourne's metropolitan area characterized as low-density sprawl or high-density sprawl?

This, coupled with the popularity of the private automobile after 1945, led to the auto-centric urban structure now present today in the middle and outer suburbs.


Air China was chosen by the Beijing Committees of the Olympic Game as the designated Olympic torch carrier in March 2008 for its long-standing participation in the Olympic cause.


What was the largest ocean referred to that existed in the Devonian period?

The continent Euramerica (or Laurussia) was created in the early Devonian by the collision of Laurentia and Baltica, which rotated into the natural dry zone along the Tropic of Capricorn.


What portion of Gothic buildings are usually richly decorated with arcading or sculpture?

Rose windows are also often found in the façades of churches of Spain and Italy, but are rarer elsewhere and are not found on the façades of any English Cathedrals.


The volatilization of zinc in combination with zinc chloride at temperatures above 285 °C indicates the formation of Zn_2Cl_2, a zinc compound with a +1 oxidation state.


In what year did Konrad Adenauer first visit the United States?

In April 1954 Adenauer made his first visit to the USA meeting Nixon, Eisenhower and Dulles.


Why are Dzongkha, Sikkimese, Sherpa, and Ladakhi considered to be separate languages?

However, if the latter group of Tibetan-type languages are included in the calculation, then 'greater Tibetan' is spoken by approximately 6 million people across the Tibetan Plateau.


How many weeks did the finals last in the first season?

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


Who was the traditional partner with Great Britain at the beginning of the conflict?

The collapse of that system and the aligning of France with Austria and of Great Britain with Prussia constituted what is known as the “diplomatic revolution” or the “reversal of alliances.”


Who was expelled from the country after the assassination attempt on Joseph I?

The Jesuits were expelled from the country and their assets confiscated by the crown.


How many primary schools are in St. John's?

It also contains two private schools, St. Bonaventure's College and Lakecrest Independent.


Rated one of the top golf courses in the nation, Southern Hills has hosted four PGA Championships, including one in 2007, and three U.S. Opens, the most recent in 2001.


If a glacial valley runs into a large body of water, it forms a fjord.


When were the feasts of Apollo celebrated?

However, while usually Greek festivals were celebrated at the full moon, all the feasts of Apollo were celebrated at the seventh day of the month, and the emphasis given to that day (sibutu) indicates a Babylonian origin.


What book specifically for the use of priests was printed in Estonian?

The first extant Estonian book is a bilingual German-Estonian translation of the Lutheran catechism by S. Wanradt and J. Koell dating to 1535, during the Protestant Reformation period.


Who is considered head of government and assigns the council of ministers?

A prime minister appointed by the president serves as head of government and in turn appoints the Council of Ministers.


How is the circuit of the third rail divided?

The circuit is divided into segments with each segment energized in turn by sensors from the car as it passes over it, the remainder of the third rail remaining "dead".


What two formats pioneered the Christmas music tradition in the 1960s?

Several stations begin the holiday format much earlier, at the beginning of November.


When was the first functional IC demonstrated?

Noyce also came up with his own idea of an integrated circuit half a year later than Kilby.


Who was the new movement meant to suit the needs of?

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


For what purpose was the Tower first used?

It was originally used as a bridewell to incarcerate mainly drunks and minor criminals, and it still stands today on Everton Brow in Netherfield Road.


What are two events in Minkowski spacetime separated by?

Two events in Minkowski spacetime are separated by an invariant interval, which can be either space-like, light-like, or time-like.


Who was the director of the adaptation of the movie?

It was adapted into an Oscar-winning film in 1962 by director Robert Mulligan, with a screenplay by Horton Foote.


What was the purchase price for the Arena Football League's assets?

All assets of the Arena Football League were put up for auction.


Following what event was it uncertain if Shell would recommence drilling?

It was unclear if Shell would recommence drilling in mid-2013, following the "Kulluk" incident and, in February 2013, the corporation stated that it would "pause" its closely watched drilling project off the Alaskan coast in 2013, and will instead prepare for future exploration.


What percentage of Norfolk Island voters were against the changes brought by Australia?

A majority of Norfolk Islanders have objected to the Australian plan to make changes to Norfolk Island without first consulting them and allowing their say with 68% of voters against forced changes.


How long before Hastings's trial had Britain been dealing with Indian unrest?

His interaction with the British dominion of India began well before Hastings' impeachment trial.


The train line that connects Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont together is known as what?

Amtrak also codeshares with United Airlines for travel to any airport serviced by United Airlines, via Newark Airport (EWR) originating from or terminating at Union Station,


A cappella exists in some liturgical churches as an influence from what era?

Certain high church services and other musical events in liturgical churches (such as the Roman Catholic Mass and the Lutheran Divine Service) may be a cappella, a practice remaining from apostolic times.


When were the best biographies of Queen Victoria written?

Biographies of Victoria written before much of the primary material became available, such as Lytton Strachey's Queen Victoria of 1921, are now considered out of date.


How many films are present in the TCM library?

TCM's library of films spans several decades of cinema and includes thousands of film titles.


To what are Menzies' "Forgotten People" radio talks compared to?

From 1942 onward Menzies had maintained his public profile with his series of "The Forgotten People" radio talks–similar to Franklin D. Roosevelt's "fireside chats" of the 1930s–in which he spoke of the middle class as the "backbone of Australia" but as nevertheless having been "taken for granted" by political parties.


What was the percentage the Dow Jones fell in the Great Depression?

Floyd Norris, the chief financial correspondent of The New York Times, wrote in a blog entry in March 2009 that the decline has not been a mirror image of the Great Depression, explaining that although the decline amounts were nearly the same at the time, the rates of decline had started much faster in 2007, and that the past year had only ranked eighth among the worst recorded years of percentage drops in the Dow.


Which nation subsidized indigo crops from the Lowcountry?

African slaves brought knowledge of rice cultivation, which plantation owners cultivated and developed as a successful commodity crop by 1700.


What year was the International Chopin Piano Competition founded?

The world's oldest monographic music competition, the International Chopin Piano Competition, founded in 1927, is held every five years in Warsaw.


What years was the Famagusta harbour completed?

By 1906, when the Famagusta harbour was completed, Cyprus was a strategic naval outpost overlooking the Suez Canal, the crucial main route to India which was then Britain's most important overseas possession.


What are customers seeking when they visit restaurants or taverns?

In North America, the lodging aspect of the word "inn" lives on in hotel brand names like Holiday Inn, and in some state laws that refer to lodging operators as innkeepers.


What are the 1988 demonstrations in Burma called?

In 1988, unrest over economic mismanagement and political oppression by the government led to widespread pro-democracy demonstrations throughout the country known as the 8888 Uprising.


Who did Japan collaborate with to help control the citizens of Korea?

At the end of the war, other world powers did not recognize Japanese rule in Korea and Taiwan.


How many books out of 33, from 1975 to 1984, rejected race?

According to one academic journal entry, where 78 percent of the articles in the 1931 Journal of Physical Anthropology employed these or nearly synonymous terms reflecting a bio-race paradigm, only 36 percent did so in 1965, and just 28 percent did in 1996.


Interference can hamper memorization and retrieval.


How many seats does the  All Progressives Congress have in the House?

All Progressives Congress has 96 House seats and 27 in the Senate (26.6% and 24.7%).


Who signed a reparations agreement with West Germany?

Some new immigrants arrived as refugees with no possessions and were housed in temporary camps known as ma'abarot; by 1952, over 200,000 immigrants were living in these tent cities.


Many traditional character encodings share a common problem in that they allow bilingual computer processing (usually using Latin characters and the local script), but not multilingual computer processing (computer processing of arbitrary scripts mixed with each other).


The Sahara is the world's largest low-latitude hot desert.


Around when was Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn born?

Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556?–1623?), a Dutch colleague of Adams' on their ill-fated voyage to Japan in the ship De Liefde, was also given similar privileges by Tokugawa Ieyasu.


Where was the Stephen the Great Monument located?

The transition from "movement" (an informal association) to "front" (a formal association) was seen as a natural "upgrade" once a movement gained momentum with the public, and the Soviet authorities no longer dared to crack down on it.


There is a transitional state between one life and the next according to what branches of Buddhism?

According to East Asian and Tibetan Buddhism, there is an intermediate state (Tibetan "bardo") between one life and the next.


What are two main aspects of identity development?

The two main aspects of identity development are self-clarity and self-esteem.


What was the horizontal average slip on the Guanxian-Anxian fault?

Anxian Fault was about 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) vertical and 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in) horizontal.


Who can be credited with assisting the word humanism with finding a home in the English language?

The coinage gained universal acceptance in 1856, when German historian and philologist Georg Voigt used humanism to describe Renaissance humanism, the movement that flourished in the Italian Renaissance to revive classical learning, a use which won wide acceptance among historians in many nations, especially Italy.


What three reasons were mentioned for countries being excluded?

Besides the states with limited recognition, the following states were also not included.


The port has the capacity to load 200 trucks a day from the ground or via loading docks.


What type of troupe is Jiangsu Province Kun Opera considered to be?

Jiangsu Province Kun Opera is one of the best theatres for Kunqu, China's oldest stage art.


How much did Schwarzenegger spend to convert a Hummer to run on hydrogen?

During the gubernatorial recall campaign he announced that he would convert one of his Hummers to burn hydrogen.


What extreme measure did the Californios take to try to draw the Americans out of the pueblo?

At first they had an easy time of it capturing the major ports including San Diego, but the Californios in southern Alta California struck back.


When was al-Qarawiyin University founded?


Where was Samoa in the order of small-island countries in their region declaring independence?

While independence was achieved at the beginning of January, Samoa annually celebrates 1 June as its independence day.


This, and the conversion of the Czech upper classes from the Habsburg Empire's Catholicism to Protestantism, angered the Habsburgs and helped trigger the Thirty Years' War (where the Czechs were defeated at the Battle of White Mountain).


Methodists believe that Christ achieved salvation for whom?

Methodism is traditionally low church in liturgy, although this varies greatly between individual congregations; the Wesleys themselves greatly valued the Anglican liturgy and tradition.


What locations were seized in the second invasion?

The invasion resulted in the seizure of Morphou, Karpass, Famagusta and the Mesaoria.


When was the 50th anniversary of BBC news broadcasts?

This event was marked by the release of a DVD, which showed highlights of the BBC's television coverage of significant events over the half-century, as well as changes in the format of the BBC television news; from the newsreel format of the first BBC Television News bulletins, to the 24-hour, worldwide news coverage available in 2004.


What Museum has a vase with an image of an episkyros player?

An image of an episkyros player depicted in low relief on a vase at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens appears on the UEFA European Championship Cup.


How many rooms were in the merged Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel?

The modern Haddon Hall was built in stages and was completed in 1929, at eleven stories.


1900 saw the debut of the Jiji Manga in the Jiji Shinpō newspaper—the first use of the word "manga" in its modern sense, and where, in 1902, Rakuten Kitazawa began the first modern Japanese comic strip.


Who was the last ruller to keep the region united?

After his death in 1132 the Kievan Rus' fell into recession and a rapid decline, and Mstislav's successor Yaropolk II of Kiev instead of focussing on the external threat of the Cumans was embroiled in conflicts with the growing power of the Novgorod Republic.


Is Southwest Ledge Light still active today?

Five Mile Point Light was decommissioned in 1877 following the construction of Southwest Ledge Light at the entrance of the harbor, which remains in service to this day.


What did the English Dominicans hope to do within the Order?

Instead, their goal was to emulate the moral life of Christ more completely.


How many people attended the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert?

The concert is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as "The largest rock star benefit concert", as it was televised to over 1.2 billion viewers worldwide, and raised over £20,000,000 for AIDS charities.


Who signed the girl group on October 5, 1995?

In 1996, the girls began recording their debut album under an agreement with Sony Music, the Knowles family reunited, and shortly after, the group got a contract with Columbia Records.


What military operation allowed the US to recruit the German engineer, Von Braun?

At war's end, American, British, and Soviet scientific intelligence teams competed to capture Germany's rocket engineers along with the German rockets themselves and the designs on which they were based.


To what word does the Anglo Saxon translate?

From the same root is derived the Anglo Saxon word cwidu (mastix), the German word Kitt (cement or mastic) and the old Norse word kvada.


What would wolves have gotten from living with humans?

They would have benefited from humans' upright gait that gives them larger range over which to see potential predators and prey, as well as color vision that, at least by day, gives humans better visual discrimination.


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

For the 2005 general election, The Sun backed Blair and Labour for a third consecutive election win and vowed to give him "one last chance" to fulfil his promises, despite berating him for several weaknesses including a failure to control immigration.


What country did the cotton come from that was picked by children?

Anti-Slavery International and the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) accused H&M and Zara of using cotton suppliers in Bangladesh.


Who have hot AC format radio stations had to change the music they play?

Part of the reason why more and more hot AC stations are forced to change is that less and less new music fits their bill; most new rock is too alternative for mainstream radio and most new pop is now influenced heavily by dance-pop and electronic dance music.


How much does the America-class amphibious assault ship weigh?

The current US fleet of Nimitz-class carriers will be followed into service (and in some cases replaced) by the ten-ship Gerald R. Ford class.


Peel, widely regarded as the father of modern policing, was heavily influenced by the social and legal philosophy of Jeremy Bentham, who called for a strong and centralized, but politically neutral, police force for the maintenance of social order, for the protection of people from crime and to act as a visible deterrent to urban crime and disorder.


When did Madonna have nude photos taken of her in New York?

Beginning in April 1985, Madonna embarked on her first concert tour in North America, The Virgin Tour, with the Beastie Boys as her opening act.


What committee has established gene nomenclature for every known human gene?

Gene nomenclature has been established by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) for each known human gene in the form of an approved gene name and symbol (short-form abbreviation), which can be accessed through a database maintained by HGNC.


How many new prayers were included in the official mass reforms of 1969?

Reform of the liturgy had been a part of the liturgical movements in the 20th century mainly in France, and Germany which were officially recognized by Pius XII in his encyclical Mediator Dei.


In 2008, the BBC reported that the company Primark was using child labor in the manufacture of clothing.


In what year did Louis' Lunch begin serving fast food in New Haven?

Though fiercely debated, the restaurant's founder Louis Lassen is credited by the Library of Congress with inventing the hamburger and steak sandwich.


What weather factor provides little in heat relief in Houston?

Winds are often light in the summer and offer little relief, except in the far southeastern outskirts near the Gulf coast and Galveston.


What percent of the Bronx is Puerto Rican?

Puerto Ricans represented 23.2% of the borough's population.


Where were valuable items from Buckingham Palace taken during WWI?

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


Players are usually strategically placed by who?

Goalkeepers are the only players allowed to play the ball with their hands or arms, provided they do so within the penalty area in front of their own goal.


Which newspaper published these accusations?

Libération also reported that it had been accused of bias by the Chinese media.


Are early or late maturing boys generally taller and stronger than their friends?

Late maturing boys can be less confident because of poor body image when comparing themselves to already developed friends and peers.


What do most cantons provide for free when children are 4 or 5 years old?

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


The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) through the consolidation of The Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, the Computing Scale Company and the Bundy Manufacturing Company.


How many animals inhabit Zoo Los Coyotes?

It has more than 301 specimens of 51 species of wild native or endemic fauna from the Mexico City.


What is one reason American courts may follow a post Revolutionary Commonwealth ruling under what circumstances?

The reason is that although the courts of the various Commonwealth nations are often influenced by each other's rulings, American courts rarely follow post-Revolution Commonwealth rulings unless there is no American ruling on point, the facts and law at issue are nearly identical, and the reasoning is strongly persuasive.


What did an alternate version of the incandescent lamp substitute for a wire filament?

A variation of the incandescent lamp did not use a hot wire filament, but instead used an arc struck on a spherical bead electrode to produce heat.


What is another term that can be used to describe "potentially damaging" compounds?

As cellular metabolism/energy production requires oxygen, potentially damaging (e.g., mutation causing) compounds known as free radicals can form.


How many Tibetan villagers were stranded?

The Red Cross Society of China also stated that the disaster areas need tents, medical supplies, drinking water and food; however it recommended donating cash instead of other items, as it had not been possible to reach roads that were completely damaged or places that were blocked off by landslides.


How many Armenians live outside Armenia and the republic within it?

There is a wide-ranging diaspora of around 5 million people of full or partial Armenian ancestry living outside of modern Armenia.


What geographical region lies west of the Tennessee bottom land?

To the west of the Tennessee Bottoms is the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, less than 300 feet (90 m) above sea level.


What is the average temperature in the Congo when the sun is up?

Since the country is located on the Equator, the climate is consistent year-round, with the average day temperature being a humid 24 °C (75 °F) and nights generally between 16 °C (61 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F).


This means the engraver has just five minutes to perform a task which would take twenty under normal conditions, although time is saved by engraving the year on during the match, and sketching the presumed winner.


When did India build the forth largest rail system in the world?

However, historians have been bitterly divided on issues of economic history, with the Nationalist school arguing that India was poorer at the end of British rule than at the beginning and that impoverishment occurred because of the British.


In 2014, the league announced the granting of a new franchise to former Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil, previously part-owner of the Jacksonville Sharks.


When was DNA sequencing first used for grouping plants?

From the 1990s onwards, the predominant approach to constructing phylogenies for living plants has been molecular phylogenetics, which uses molecular characters, particularly DNA sequences, rather than morphological characters like the presence or absence of spines and areoles.


What patterns of heterogeneity falsify any descriptions of population?

In 1964, the biologists Paul Ehrlich and Holm pointed out cases where two or more clines are distributed discordantly—for example, melanin is distributed in a decreasing pattern from the equator north and south; frequencies for the haplotype for beta-S hemoglobin, on the other hand, radiate out of specific geographical points in Africa.


Who experimented with creating winners without requiring penalty shootouts?

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the IFAB experimented with ways of creating a winner without requiring a penalty shootout, which was often seen as an undesirable way to end a match.


From the late 18th century onwards, Orlam clans from the Cape Colony crossed the Orange River and moved into the area that today is southern Namibia.


Victoria and Albert were the guests of honor at a large ball that took place where?

Napoleon III, since the Crimean War Britain's closest ally, visited London in April 1855, and from 17 to 28 August the same year Victoria and Albert returned the visit.


What author's 20th century writing caused interest in pure neoclassical design?

In Scotland and the north of England, where the Gothic Revival was less strong, architects continued to develop the neoclassical style of William Henry Playfair.


Who is an example of a major anti-piracy organization?

For example, in 2013, the US Army settled a lawsuit with Texas-based company Apptricity, which makes software that allows the army to track their soldiers in real time.


How much of Houston's population is white?

Blacks or African Americans made up 25% of Houston's population.


What do devotees follow during a particular religious celebration?

The Comparsa is a development of African processions where groups of devotees follow a given saint or deity during a particular religious celebration".


What happens to Tom when he attempts to escape prison?

Jem's faith in justice becomes badly shaken, as is Atticus', when the hapless Tom is shot and killed while trying to escape from prison.


As what type of ruler did Constantine unite the empire and church?

Constantine had triumphed under the signum (sign) of the Christ: Christianity was therefore officially embraced along with traditional religions and from his new Eastern capital, Constantine could be seen to embody both Christian and Hellenic religious interests.


Who wrote Doctrina Christiana en letra y lengua china?

One example is the Doctrina Christiana en letra y lengua china, presumably written after 1587 by the Spanish Dominicans in the Philippines.


The hall is blood red and pale yellow, with a green billiard table in the center, and four lamps of lemon yellow, with rays of orange and green.


What can be changed in an adult organism using gene therapy techniques?

However, the genomes of cells in an adult organism can be edited using gene therapy techniques to treat genetic diseases.


Woyciechowski left Chopin to enlist in what?

Chopin, now alone in Vienna, was nostalgic for his homeland, and wrote to a friend, "I curse the moment of my departure.


How is it possible to located the direction of bike lanes within the city?

A bike map of the city entire can be seen here , and bike maps broken down by area here .


What kind of bird flies less efficiently?

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.


What did the Oxford Calculators measure?

William of Ockham introduced the principle of parsimony: natural philosophers should not postulate unnecessary entities, so that motion is not a distinct thing but is only the moving object and an intermediary "sensible species" is not needed to transmit an image of an object to the eye.


What is the official co-language of Norfolk Island?

In 2004 an act of the Norfolk Island Assembly made it a co-official language of the island.


What is the amount of losses estimated from worms and viruses in 2003?

Several computer security consulting firms produce estimates of total worldwide losses attributable to virus and worm attacks and to hostile digital acts in general.


What century was the architect Le Corbusier in?


With early devices this indicated the case type.


Who said in 2008 that China was unsatisfied with its involvement in the Galileo project?

However, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported in January 2008 that China was unsatisfied with its role in the Galileo project and was to compete with Galileo in the Asian market.


What did the reformers look to to solve social problems?

Following the Enlightenment's ideas, the reformers looked to the Scientific Revolution and industrial progress to solve the social problems which arose with the Industrial Revolution.


Velletri was united with Ostia from 1150 until 1914, when Pope Pius X separated them again, but decreed that whatever cardinal bishop became Dean of the College of Cardinals would keep the suburbicarian see he already held, adding to it that of Ostia, with the result that there continued to be only six cardinal bishops.


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


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

The driest conditions persist in all inner alpine valleys that receive less rain because arriving clouds lose a lot of their content while crossing the mountains before reaching these areas.


Tuvalu participates in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which is a coalition of small island and low-lying coastal countries that have concerns about their vulnerability to the adverse effects of global climate change.


What are two examples of minor side effects caused by some antibiotics?

However, some antibiotics have been associated with a range of adverse side effects.


When did Joshua Slocum depart from Jamestown to continue his trip?

He departed on 20 April 1898 for the final leg of his circumnavigation having been extended hospitality from the governor, his Excellency Sir R A Standale, presented two lectures on his voyage and been invited to Longwood by the French Consular agent.


Another relatively flat area is found along the Qu River around the cities of Quzhou and Jinhua.


What was the offering for the Emperor in Pompeii?

In the imperial period, sacrifice was withheld following Trajan's death because the gods had not kept the Emperor safe for the stipulated period.


Its largest moon, Triton, was discovered shortly thereafter, though none of the planet's remaining known 14 moons were located telescopically until the 20th century.


What are the three levels of road classification in Eritrea?

Roads that are considered primary roads are those that are fully asphalted (throughout their entire length) and in general they carry traffic between all the major towns in Eritrea.


What award was My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy omitted from?

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, West's fifth studio album, was released in November 2010 to rave reviews from critics, many of whom described it as his best work that solidified his comeback.


What originally formed the Tuvalu islands?

TOO-və-loo), formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia.


What is an example of a free software license?

Some copyright owners voluntarily reduce the scope of what is considered infringement by employing relatively permissive, "open" licensing strategies: rather than privately negotiating license terms with individual users who must first seek out the copyright owner and ask for permission, the copyright owner publishes and distributes the work with a prepared license that anyone can use, as long as they adhere to certain conditions.


To who did Kanye state that Beck should hand his award over to?

On February 8, 2015, at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, West walked on stage as Beck was accepting his award for Album of the Year and then walked off stage, making everyone think he was joking around.


Which season 11 contestant had to go to the hospital before the Top 13 Results?

Finalist Phillip Phillips suffered from kidney pain and was taken to the hospital before the Top 13 results show, and later received medical procedure to alleviate a blockage caused by kidney stones.


The executive order promoted the idea that if taxpayer funds were accepted through a government contract, then all taxpayers should have an equal opportunity to work through the contractor.:23–4 To enforce this idea, Roosevelt created the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) with the power to investigate hiring practices by government contractors.:22


Who used Gothic details in construction of Tom Tower, Oxford?

Also in the late 17th century, some discrete Gothic details appeared on new construction at Oxford University and Cambridge University, notably on Tom Tower at Christ Church, Oxford, by Christopher Wren.


What it located through Canada's Northern Regions?

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


How were the assembly of tribes segregated into specific tribes?

The Plebeian Council was identical to the assembly of the tribes, but excluded the patricians (the elite who could trace their ancestry to the founding of Rome).


What geographic area was the primary objective of Eisenhower?

The Allied leaders were "thunderstruck" by this from a political standpoint, though none of them had offered Eisenhower guidance with the problem in the course of planning the operation.


How many number of contacts and combats were there in May?

The number of contacts and combats rose in 1941, from 44 and two in 48 sorties in January 1941, to 204 and 74 in May (643 sorties).


How many appearances has Northwestern's football team made in the top 10 AP poll since 1936?

Northwestern's football team has made 73 appearances in the top 10 of the AP poll since 1936 (including 5 at #1) and has won eight Big Ten conference championships since 1903.


What was Gertrude Stein's brother's name?

Picasso in turn was an important influence on Stein's writing.


What organization does the FBI prosecute violations of the United States Civil Rights Act with?

The FBI also shares concurrent jurisdiction with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970.


For which song, did Destiny's Child take home the grammy award for best R&B performance?

The record features some of the group's most widely known songs such as "Bills, Bills, Bills", the group's first number-one single, "Jumpin' Jumpin'" and "Say My Name", which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. "


What is the average snowfall for the city?

Snowfall, which normally occurs from November to April but occasionally starts in October, averages 58 inches (147 cm) per season.


The state's lowest point is on the Little River near its far southeastern boundary near the town of Idabel, OK, which dips to 289 feet (88 m) above sea level.


Later, Leibniz (17th century) and most importantly Kant played central roles in the history of philosophy.


What happened after the French and Indian War?

Many frontier settlers held that the defeat of the French opened the land west of the mountains to English settlement, only to find settlement barred by the British King's proclamation.


What type of war was caused by the clash of two generals?

Sulla's actions marked a watershed in the willingness of Roman troops to wage war against one another that was to pave the way for the wars which ultimately overthrew the Republic, and caused the founding of the Roman Empire.


How much money did Libya earn from oil in 1986?

Many African nations had tired of Libya's policies of interference in foreign affairs; by 1980, nine African states had cut off diplomatic relations with Libya, while in 1982 the OAU cancelled its scheduled conference in Tripoli in order to prevent Gaddafi gaining chairmanship.


Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno has projected that by 2018 the Army will eventually shrink to "450,000 in the active component, 335,000 in the National Guard and 195,000 in U.S. Army Reserve."


Which types of lamps may have particularly short lives?

Long-life general service lamps have lower efficiency but are used where the cost of changing the lamp is high compared to the value of energy used.


Buckingham Palace was untouched during which war?

Its more valuable contents were evacuated to Windsor but the royal family remained in situ.


what was the name of the new app youtube launched?

2015 also saw the announcement of a premium YouTube service titled YouTube Red, which provides users with both ad-free content as well as the ability to download videos among other features.


What airplane developer was founded in San Diego in 1923?

Charles A. Lindbergh's plane The Spirit of St. Louis was built in San Diego in 1927 by Ryan Airlines.


What's the name of Valve's software update system?

In 2007, Gabe Newell of Valve said "The PS3 is a total disaster on so many levels, I think it's really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted".


What is the age limit on the Olympic men's tournament?

A women's tournament was added in 1996; in contrast to the men's event, full international sides without age restrictions play the women's Olympic tournament.


In further elaborating on the definition, how did Chalk and Jonassohn phrase the intention of the perpetrator?

The exclusion of social and political groups as targets of genocide in the CPPCG legal definition has been criticized by some historians and sociologists, for example M. Hassan Kakar in his book The Soviet Invasion and the Afghan Response, 1979–1982 argues that the international definition of genocide is too restricted, and that it should include political groups or any group so defined by the perpetrator and quotes Chalk and Jonassohn: "Genocide is a form of one-sided mass killing in which a state or other authority intends to destroy a group, as that group and membership in it are defined by the perpetrator.


Tertullian (Against Marcion 4:8) records that "the Jews call us Nazarenes," while around 331 AD Eusebius records that Christ was called a Nazoraean from the name Nazareth, and that in earlier centuries "Christians," were once called "Nazarenes."


What organization debates the rule of law?

The Peacebuilding Commission has also regularly addressed rule of law issues with respect to countries on its agenda.


When the eight factors are developed together, is leads to the cessation of what?


Scientists seeking a master's degree might be interested in which other degree besides Science Communication from the Science Communication Unit?

The Centre For Co-Curricular Studies provides elective subjects and language courses outside the field of science for students in the other faculties and departments.


When is the device assigned a unique 7-bit address?

If the device is supported by the host, the device drivers needed for communicating with the device are loaded and the device is set to a configured state.


Which country did Saint Francis of Capistrano come from?

This battle became a real Crusade against the Muslims, as the peasants were motivated by the Franciscan monk Saint John of Capistrano, who came from Italy predicating Holy War.


When was the foreign student department for Armenian diaspora created?

Nowadays the YSMU is a Medical Institution corresponding to international requirements, trains medical staff for not only Armenia and neighbor countries, i.e. Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Georgia, but also many other leading countries all over the world.


What is a known predator of village dogs in India?

Striped hyenas are major predators of village dogs in Turkmenistan, India, and the Caucasus.


What area has lots of types of recreational outlets?

The well-established "Nanjing 1912" district hosts a wide variety of recreational facilities ranging from traditional restaurants and western pubs to dance clubs.


Nevertheless, domestic purchasing power is one of the best in the world.


The flagship product is The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World.


It also started the process of bringing BMG's Arista Records back under common ownership with its former parent Columbia Pictures, a Sony division since 1989, and also brought Arista founder Clive Davis back into the fold.


For how many years did Arsenal play at Highbury?

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


In the next few centuries, Djenghis Khan, Timurids, and the tribal Turkic federations of the Ak Koyunlu and the Kara Koyunlu ruled over the Armenians.


What is the maximum length of the runway gymnasts sprint down before hurdling onto a spring board?

Gymnasts sprint down a runway, which is a maximum of 25 meters in length, before hurdling onto a spring board.


The restoration of what happened in 1876?

Instead, this period became the story of the twilight struggle of the Empire.


What did Hayek specifically aim to expose in Abuse of Reason?

His goal was to show how a number of then-popular doctrines and beliefs had a common origin in some fundamental misconceptions about the social science.


When did Governor Christie say that the state would consider a referendum?

In the wake of the closures and declining revenue from casinos, Governor Christie said in September 2014 that the state would consider a 2015 referendum to end the 40-year-old monopoly that Atlantic City holds on casino gambling and allowing gambling in other municipalities.


The main block of this house followed Palladio's dictates quite closely, but Palladio's low, often detached, wings of farm buildings were elevated in significance.


Which season's dark mornings led to people complaining about the switch from DST?

The 2011 declaration by Russia that it would not turn its clocks back and stay in DST all year long was subsequently followed by a similar declaration from Belarus.


How many Italians became citizens after the loss of the Social War?

In 91 BC the Social War broke out between Rome and its former allies in Italy when the allies complained that they shared the risk of Rome's military campaigns, but not its rewards.


On Indian Independence Day, the Prime Minister addresses the nation from what location?

On India's Independence Day (15 August) the Prime Minister of India addresses the nation from the Red Fort.


What was a discipline of Albert the Great?

Albert was a scientist, philosopher, astrologer, theologian, spiritual writer, ecumenist, and diplomat.


How long did Akkadian and Sumerian coexist as spoken languages?

Akkadian and Sumerian coexisted as vernacular languages for about one thousand years, but by around 1800 BC, Sumerian was becoming more of a literary language familiar mainly only to scholars and scribes.


Thomas Watson Sr. stepped down in what year?

In 1961, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., was elected chairman of the board and Albert L. Williams became company president.


What was Westminster Abbey's original name?

The building itself is the original abbey church.


What maximum elevation is the land in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain?

To the west of this narrow strip of land is a wide area of rolling hills and streams that stretches all the way to the Mississippi River; this area is called the Tennessee Bottoms or bottom land.


Fifty-six percent of the homeless were born outside France, the largest number coming from Africa and Eastern Europe.


Who is originally claimed to have given birth to the concept of nutritionism?

Because science has an incomplete understanding of how food affects the human body, Pollan argues, nutritionism can be blamed for many of the health problems relating to diet in the Western World today.


What was the GDP of the island in 1999-2000?

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


Rossano indicates that by including ever-watchful gods and spirits, humans discovered an effective strategy for restraining selfishness and building more cooperative groups.


During World War II, detailed invasion plans were drawn up by the Germans, but Switzerland was never attacked.


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

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


Because of their patent, what didn't Siemens & Halske have to give Bell?

The Siemens company produced near-identical copies of the Bell telephone without having to pay royalties.


Which architect other than Calatrava has helped Valencia's reputation?

These public works and the ongoing rehabilitation of the Old City (Ciutat Vella) have helped improve the city's livability and tourism is continually increasing.


Where did Libya manufacture mustard gas?

The period also saw a growth in domestic Islamist opposition, formulated into groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.


What was the magnitude of the earthquake that affected New Delhi on September 2011?

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


The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, was not invited either.


Their lives were often much more strict than their brothers' lives.


From where did Cerón attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean?

On October 1, he found another group of islands where he went ashore for eight days, exchanged gifts with the local inhabitants and took on water.


According to Clayton Holdings, how many mortgages issued from January 2006 to June 2007 met underwriting standards?

Clayton's analysis further showed that 39% of these loans (i.e. those not meeting any issuer's minimal underwriting standards) were subsequently securitized and sold to investors.


What is the USS America capable of destroying squadrons of?

The first of this class, USS America, is now in active service with another, USS Tripoli, under construction and 9 more are planned.


Which government awards the Order of the Bath?

The most notable awards included the French Legion of Honour and National Order of Merit, the British Order of the Bath, the Soviet Order of Lenin, the Japanese Order of the Chrysanthemum, the German Federal Cross of Merit, and the Order of Merit of Italy.


What aspects of the Greek culture have remained steadfast throughout the years ?

Since its inception, Hellenism was primarily a matter of common culture and the national continuity of the Greek world is a lot more certain than its demographic.


What kind of movement does the electron not have in ground state?

A more accurate description of the hydrogen atom comes from a purely quantum mechanical treatment that uses the Schrödinger equation, Dirac equation or even the Feynman path integral formulation to calculate the probability density of the electron around the proton.


What rank does Boston hold as far as being an economically powerful city in the world?

A global city, Boston is placed among the top 30 most economically powerful cities in the world.


Who designed the City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum's building?

The peninsular borough's maritime heritage is acknowledged in several ways.


Following the excommunication of Luther and condemnation of the Reformation by the Pope, the work and writings of John Calvin were influential in establishing a loose consensus among various groups in Switzerland, Scotland, Hungary, Germany and elsewhere.


What is required in order for hardware to be compromised?

While hardware may be a source of insecurity, such as with microchip vulnerabilities maliciously introduced during the manufacturing process, hardware-based or assisted computer security also offers an alternative to software-only computer security.


Who united the two previously separated principalities?

To the southwest, the principality of Halych had developed trade relations with its Polish, Hungarian and Lithuanian neighbours and emerged as the local successor to Kievan Rus'.


Ogranisms use camoflauge to blend with their habitat and what else?

The background upon which the organism is seen can be both its environment (e.g., the praying mantis to the right resembling dead leaves) or other organisms (e.g., zebras' stripes blend in with each other in a herd, making it difficult for lions to focus on a single target).


South Tucson is actually the name of an independent, incorporated town of 1 sq mi (2.6 km2), completely surrounded by the city of Tucson, sitting just south of downtown.


How does lucha libre's tag team matches differ?

Lucha libre is also known for its tag team wrestling matches, in which the teams are often made up of three members, instead of two as is common in the U.S.


In May 1839 they headed for the summer to Sand's estate at Nohant, where they spent most summers until 1846.


In what part of a nobleman's house were plays performed?

These masques were especially popular during the reign of Henry VIII who had a House of Revels built and an Office of Revels established in 1545.


How many bodies of Gaddafi supporters were found at the Mahari Hotel?

Gaddafi's son Mutassim, who had also been among the convoy, was also captured, and found dead several hours later, most probably from an extrajudicial execution.


When was John Cabot's voyage commissioned?

In 1496 King Henry VII of England, following the successes of Spain and Portugal in overseas exploration, commissioned John Cabot to lead a voyage to discover a route to Asia via the North Atlantic.


What body carried out on-site inspection of member schools of the RIBA Board?

The RIBA Guide to its Archive and History (1986) has a section on the "Statutory registration of architects" with a bibliography extending from a draft bill of 1887 to one of 1969.


What was the essential piece Cubist architects explained in their theoretical rules?

The grilles as well as other architectural ornaments attain a three-dimensional form.


What venue do the Suns play at in Indian Wells?

Today, NBA teams almost always play each other in the preseason, but mainly at neutral sites within their market areas in order to allow those who can't usually make a trip to a home team's arena during the regular season to see a game close to home; for instance the Minnesota Timberwolves will play games in arenas in North Dakota and South Dakota, while the Phoenix Suns schedule one exhibition game outdoors at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California yearly, the only such instance an NBA game takes place in an outdoor venue.


Frédéric François Chopin (/ˈʃoʊpæn/; French pronunciation: [fʁe.de.ʁik fʁɑ̃.swa ʃɔ.pɛ̃]; 22 February or 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849), born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin,[n 1] was a Polish and French (by citizenship and birth of father) composer and a virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, who wrote primarily for the solo piano.


How long is a full-time mission for males?

In October 2012, the LDS Church announced at its general conference that young men could serve a mission after they turn 18 and have graduated from high school, rather than after age 19 under the old policy.


How many shipping containers did the Port of Melbourne handle during a 12-month period in 2007, making it one of the top five ports in the Southern Hemisphere?

The port handled two million shipping containers in a 12-month period during 2007, making it one of the top five ports in the Southern Hemisphere.


The Universal Serial Bus Micro-USB Cables and Connectors Specification details the mechanical characteristics of micro-A plugs, micro-AB receptacles (which accept both micro-A and micro-B plugs), and micro-B plugs and receptacles, along with a standard-A receptacle to micro-A plug adapter.


Who were the majority of names on the custodial detention list?

The majority of the names on the list belonged to Issei community leaders, as the FBI investigation built on an existing Naval Intelligence index that had focused on Japanese Americans in Hawaii and the West Coast, but many German and Italian nationals also found their way onto the secret list.


What kind of cancer did the King develop?

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


Today more than two-thirds of the Greek population in Cyprus is urban.


The Somerset Coal Canal was built in the early 19th century to reduce the cost of transportation of coal and other heavy produce.


In general how many people attend  the yearly Wooster Square Cheery Blossom Festival?

The St. Andrew the Apostle Italian Festival has taken place in the historic Wooster Square neighborhood every year since 1900.


Whose 1980 book mentions "informal" economics?

This can be explained by the fact that Friedman taught Hayek's famous paper "The Use of Knowledge in Society" (1945) in his graduate seminars.


What is the name of the city formerly known as Calcutta?

Unlike Calcutta, which was located on the eastern coast of India, Delhi was at the centre of northern India and the Government of British India felt that it would be logistically easier to administer India from the latter rather than the former.


What were elevators originally built for?

These steam driven devices were soon being applied to a diverse set of purposes - in 1823, two architects working in London, Burton and Hormer, built and operated a novel tourist attraction, which they called the "ascending room".


ISPs with more than one point of presence (PoP) may have separate connections to an upstream ISP at multiple PoPs, or they may be customers of multiple upstream ISPs and may have connections to each one of them at one or more point of presence.


What is the sea life reserve named at St. Barts?

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


Beneath this point, the plasticity of the ice is too great for cracks to form.


How many albums has Kanye released since starting his solo career in 2004?

He went on to explore a variety of different musical styles on subsequent albums that included the baroque-inflected Late Registration (2005), the arena-inspired Graduation (2007), and the starkly polarizing 808s & Heartbreak (2008).


Who was the first woman Schwarzenegger was serious about?

In Pumping Iron, Schwarzenegger claimed that he did not attend his father's funeral because he was training for a bodybuilding contest.


While other companies were moving on to 32-bit systems, Rare and Nintendo proved that the SNES was still a strong contender in the market.


What does the V-shaped groove method save?

Another method, which takes less space, is to cut V-shaped grooves across the full dimension of the panel.


Which US President sought to circumvent Neutrality acts to aid Britain?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to support Britain, however, and in 1940 signed the Lend-Lease Act, which permitted an expansion of the "cash and carry" arms trade to develop with Britain, which controlled the Atlantic sea lanes.


There are seven suburbicarian sees: Ostia, Albano, Porto and Santa Rufina, Palestrina, Sabina and Mentana, Frascati and Velletri.


In what year was the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company founded?

In February 1907, the Royal Dutch Shell Group was created through the amalgamation of two rival companies: the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Ltd of the United Kingdom.


Who was disqualified for having a police record?

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


What do researches believe must be taken into account for women in these studies?

These studies suggest that men and women are different in terms of sexual arousal patterns and that this is also reflected in how their genitals react to sexual stimuli of both genders or even to non-human stimuli.


What maximum elevation is the land in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain?

To the west of the Tennessee Bottoms is the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, less than 300 feet (90 m) above sea level.


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

Other states with long histories of no death penalty include Wisconsin (the only state with only one execution), Rhode Island (although later reintroduced, it was unused and abolished again), Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia, Iowa, and Vermont.


What was the number of Greek Cypriots on Cyprus in 1973?

Nevertheless, the Greek Cypriots conducted one in 1973, without the Turkish Cypriot populace.


Where are there still populations of indigenous peoples?

Some indigenous peoples still live in relative isolation from Western culture and a few are still counted as uncontacted peoples.


How many times higher is the suicide rate amongst LGBT adolescents than their heterosexual peers?

Peer pressure is a large factor when youth who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity are surrounded by heteronormative peers and can cause great distress due to a feeling of being different from everyone else.


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

In other places Sophronius explains that the Theotokos was already immaculate, when she was "purified" at the Annunciation and goes so far as to note that John the Baptist is literally "holier than all 'Men' born of woman" since Mary's surpassing holiness signifies that she was holier than even John after his sanctification in utero.


What was the main purpose of education in this period?

The basic learning of the letters and numbers remained the province of the family or a village priest, but the secondary subjects of the trivium—grammar, rhetoric, logic—were studied in cathedral schools or in schools provided by cities.


Neptune, like Uranus, is an ice giant, a subclass of giant planet, due to their smaller size and higher concentrations of volatiles relative to Jupiter and Saturn.


How many immigrants arrived by sea in 2015?

In 2015, arrivals of refugees by sea have increased dramatically mainly due to the ongoing Syrian civil war.


What type of countries have set branches for territorial air defence?

In the United States Army for instance, air defence is part of the artillery arm, while in the Pakistan Army, it was split off from Artillery to form a separate arm of its own in 1990.


A Buddha is no longer bound by Samsara and has ended the suffering which unawakened people experience in life.


What word is often used to describe Beyonce/

" Due to her curves and the term's catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term "Bootylicious" (a portmanteau of the words booty and delicious) to describe Beyoncé, the term popularized by Destiny's Child's single of the same name.


What was a personal obligation of the szlachtas?

Members of the szlachta had the personal obligation to defend the country (pospolite ruszenie), thereby becoming the kingdom's most privileged social class.


What did Romulus offer to Jupiter in the first Roman Triumph?

As a successful general, Romulus is also supposed to have founded Rome's first temple to Jupiter Feretrius and offered the spolia opima, the prime spoils taken in war, in the celebration of the first Roman triumph.


What type of capacitor has mostly replaced solid state paper capacitors?

Electrolytic capacitors and supercapacitors are used to store small and larger amounts of energy, respectively, ceramic capacitors are often used in resonators, and parasitic capacitance occurs in circuits wherever the simple conductor-insulator-conductor structure is formed unintentionally by the configuration of the circuit layout.


Which city has a lower than usual drinking age?

Detroit's proximity to Windsor, Ontario, provides for views and nightlife, along with Ontario's minimum drinking age of 19.


One woman accused Schwarzenegger of trying to remove what item of clothing?

A fifth woman claimed Schwarzenegger tried to take off her bathing suit in a hotel elevator, and the last said he pulled her onto his lap and asked her about a sex act.


Who did Madonna kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards?

Madonna sparked controversy for kissing Spears and Aguilera suggestively during the performance.


What is the Code Civil frequently referred to as now?

The development of the code was a fundamental change in the nature of the civil law legal system with its stress on clearly written and accessible law.


Who was the final Hindu monarch of Sindh?

The book Chach Nama chronicles the Chacha Dynasty's period, following the demise of the Rai Dynasty and the ascent of Chach of Alor to the throne, down to the Arab conquest by Muhammad bin Qasim in the early 8th century AD, by defeating the last Hindu monarch of Sindh, Raja Dahir.


What allowed the ruling elite to maintain power during the Mamluk period?

Especially during the Mamlūk period, when only former slaves could assume power, the sons of the ruling Mamlūk elite were unable to inherit.


How many libraries are on the Evanston campus?

The library system participates with 15 other universities in digitizing its collections as a part of the Google Book Search project.


Buddhism may have spread quickly because of what Mauryan emperor?

These two missions, in opposite directions, would ultimately lead, in the first case to the spread of Buddhism into China, and in the second case, to the emergence of Theravāda Buddhism and its spread from Sri Lanka to the coastal lands of Southeast Asia.


What religion has the most followers in Montevideo?

Church and state are officially separated since 1916 in Uruguay.


Who does the Board of Trustees delegate it's power to?

Daniel I. Linzer, provost since September 2007, serves under the president as the chief academic officer of the university to whom the deans of every academic school, leaders of cross-disciplinary units, and chairs of the standing faculty committee report.


How many grams were in the livre du roi?

Napoleon ultimately took a retrograde step in 1812 when he passed legislation to introduce the mesures usuelles (traditional units of measurement) for retail trade—a system of measure that resembled the pre-revolutionary units but were based on the kilogram and the metre; for example the livre metrique (metric pound) was 500 g instead of 489.5 g—the value of the livre du roi (the king's pound).


What religions were discourages so their places of worship were closed?

The Bolsheviks prevailed after a four-year war, in which mosques and villages were burned down and the population heavily suppressed.


When did BYU have a separate board of trustees?

Prior to 1939, BYU had a separate board of trustees that was subordinate to the Church Board of Education.


Inside of what can the molecular circadian clock operate?

The receptors for these hormones may be located far across the body and synchronise the peripheral clocks of various organs.


How much water does the Funafuti plant produce?

R/O water is only intended to be produced when storage falls below 30%, however demand to replenish household storage supplies with tanker-delivered water means that the R/O desalination units are continually operating.


In what month and year did Plymouth see its lowest temperature between 1971 and 2000?

Typically, 18.6 nights of the year will register an air frost.


Who was aggravated by the Proclamation of 1763?

The Quebec Act of 1774, similarly intended to win over the loyalty of French Canadians, also spurred resentment among American colonists.


When did Greece start using the Euro as its currency?

Greece was accepted into the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union on 19 June 2000, and in January 2001 adopted the Euro as its currency, replacing the Greek drachma at an exchange rate of 340.75 drachma to the Euro.


The Concodat restored significant power to what position?

Now, Napoleon could win favor with the Catholics while also controlling Rome in a political sense.


When did New York City annex Morrisania?

In 1873, the state legislature annexed Kingsbridge, West Farms and Morrisania to New York, effective in 1874; the three towns were abolished in the process.


What about Neptune did NASA propose in 2003 in their "Vision Missions Studies"?

However, there have been a couple of discussions to launch Neptune missions sooner.


What are the legislative systems of various Lutheran institutions called?

Each Lutheran national church establishes its own system of church order and discipline, though these are referred to as "canons."


What was Strasbourg known as in the local language in the ninth century?

In the ninth century it was commonly known as Strazburg in the local language, as documented in 842 by the Oaths of Strasbourg.


What Guinness World Record does the film hold?

An explosion filmed in Morocco holds a Guinness World Record for the "Largest film stunt explosion" in cinematic history, with the record credited to production designer Chris Corbould.


Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks being one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.


The J. C. Raulston Arboretum, an 8-acre (32,000 m²) arboretum and botanical garden in west Raleigh administered by North Carolina State University, maintains a year-round collection that is open daily to the public without charge.


What did the Onkyo outboard demodulator covert the RF AC-2 signal to?

In the mid to late 1990s many higher-end AV receivers included the demodulator circuit specifically for the LaserDisc players RF modulated Dolby Digital AC-3 signal.


What did the countryside workers make to live in?

Villagers from the countryside who continued to pour into the city to escape poverty only compounded the city's problems.


Who was Ford going to play in E.T., until the scene was removed?

Although Spielberg directed veteran voice actor Frank Welker only once (in Raiders of the Lost Ark, for which he voiced many of the animals), Welker has lent his voice in a number of productions Spielberg has executive produced from Gremlins to its sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch, as well as The Land Before Time, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and television shows such as Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, and SeaQuest DSV.


What type of accessory was the Super Scope?

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


What was the popularity of The Capital Theater, in the past?

The Capital Theatre well known in the past is now a museum in theatre/film.


Why did different sects come about within Shiism?

Each Shia tariqah followed its own particular Imam's dynasty, thus resulting in different numbers of Imams for each particular Shia tariqah.


The Melbourne statistical division population has grown by how many people each year since 2005?

Although Victoria's net interstate migration has fluctuated, the population of the Melbourne statistical division has grown by about 70,000 people a year since 2005.


What initially moved King James 1 to grant subsidiary licences to other trading companies in England?

But in 1609 he renewed the charter given to the company for an indefinite period, including a clause that specified that the charter would cease to be in force if the trade turned unprofitable for three consecutive years.


Of pregnant women, how many are believed to be infected with HIV?

In 2004, the Swaziland government acknowledged for the first time that it suffered an AIDS crisis, with 38.8% of tested pregnant women infected with HIV (see AIDS in Africa).


In 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani became the first women ever and first Iranian to win what prestigious mathematics award?

In August 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani became the first-ever woman, as well as the first-ever Iranian, to receive the Fields Medal, the highest prize in mathematics.


Following their wedding, the couple leased Windlesham Moor, near Windsor Castle, until 4 July 1949, when they took up residence at Clarence House in London.


What determines the order in which suras are placed in the Quran?

Suras are classified as Meccan or Medinan, depending on whether the verses were revealed before or after the migration of Muhammad to the city of Medina.


By the time of the Xinhai Revolution in 1911, there were many calls, such as the May Fourth Movement, to completely abolish the old imperial institutions and practices of China.


North Carolina provides a large range of recreational activities, from swimming at the beach to skiing in the mountains.


What type of economic and social policies do Communitarians tend to support?

These and other communitarians (such as Alasdair MacIntyre and Daniel A. Bell) argue that, contra liberalism, communities are prior to individuals and therefore should be the center of political focus.


Name the individual that consolidated the companies that were to become the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.

On June 16, 1911, their four companies were consolidated in New York State by Charles Ranlett Flint to form the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR).


Who wrote "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution"?

He describes the alternative as a simple, mental raising of a "red flag".


What is used to treat structures for dry rot?

Together with zinc, copper wires may be placed over non-conductive roofing materials to discourage the growth of moss.[citation needed]


What year were the expulsions from England?

With the onset of the Crusades in 1095, and the expulsions from England (1290), France (1394), and parts of Germany (15th century), Jewish migration pushed eastward into Poland (10th century), Lithuania (10th century), and Russia (12th century).


The ideas of pragmatism, in its various forms, developed mainly from discussions between Charles Sanders Peirce and William James when both men were at Harvard in the 1870s.


When was the ACTA trade agreement signed?

The ACTA trade agreement, signed in May 2011 by the United States, Japan, Switzerland, and the EU, and which has not entered into force, requires that its parties add criminal penalties, including incarceration and fines, for copyright and trademark infringement, and obligated the parties to active police for infringement.


The barrier between private religious practices and "magic" is permeable, and Ovid gives a vivid account of rites at the fringes of the public Feralia festival that are indistinguishable from magic: an old woman squats among a circle of younger women, sews up a fish-head, smears it with pitch, then pierces and roasts it to "bind hostile tongues to silence".


What is the major difficulty faced in using poultry to cultivate vaccines?

A problem with using eggs for this purpose is that people with egg allergies are unable to be immunised, but this disadvantage may be overcome as new techniques for cell-based rather than egg-based culture become available.


In his later career he became a high official in the Ottoman Empire, working as Governor of Egypt for the Ottoman khedive for the purpose of conducting campaigns against slavers and slavery in Egypt and the Sudan.


In what year did Rothko donate Passion of Christ murals?

Within five years the deep pinks and reds had begun to turn light blue, and by 1979 the paintings were ruined and had to be taken down.


In the Ubangi-Shari Territorial Assembly election in 1957, MESAN captured 347,000 out of the total 356,000 votes, and won every legislative seat, which led to Boganda being elected president of the Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa and vice-president of the Ubangi-Shari Government Council.


What types of film did the ANSI measure?

Based on earlier research work by Loyd Ancile Jones (1884–1954) of Kodak and inspired by the systems of Weston film speed ratings and General Electric film values, the American Standards Association (now named ANSI) defined a new method to determine and specify film speeds of black-and-white negative films in 1943.


American Idol is an American singing competition series created by Simon Fuller and produced by 19 Entertainment, and is distributed by FremantleMedia North America.


The Bronx was the setting for the 1983 film Fuga dal Bronx, also known as Bronx Warriors 2 and Escape 2000, an Italian B-movie best known for its appearance on the television series Mystery Science Theatre 3000.


in 1778 most of the troops that the EIC had were from where?

In its first century and half, the EIC used a few hundred soldiers as guards.


What was Darwin's concession to Karl von Nägel's objections?

Darwin conceded that these could be linked to adaptive characteristics.


Poor conditions found in developing countries may also be found in what type of nations?

Mass-produced clothing is often made in what are considered by some to be sweatshops, typified by long work hours, lack of benefits, and lack of worker representation.


How many ancient canons exist in the Eastern Church?

In the fourth century the First Council of Nicaea (325) calls canons the disciplinary measures of the Church: the term canon, κανὠν, means in Greek, a rule.


What happened after radioactivity was realized?

After the discovery of radioactivity, radiometric dating methods were developed, starting in the 20th century.


What section of the United Nations Charter states that its members' obligation under the charter outweigh any competing obligations under other treaties?

The United Nations Charter states that treaties must be registered with the UN to be invoked before it or enforced in its judiciary organ, the International Court of Justice.


What may be added to a vault before landing in advanced gymnastics?

In advanced gymnastics, multiple twists and somersaults may be added before landing.


We can learn what by carefully examining our literature?

Studying and analyzing literature becomes very important in terms of learning about our history.


In modern times Cypriot art history begins with the painter Vassilis Vryonides (1883–1958) who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice.


Why is efficiency sometimes lost in phosphor-based LEDs?

Phosphor-based LED efficiency losses are due to the heat loss from the Stokes shift and also other phosphor-related degradation issues.


When did wars between Britain and France in North America start?

Beginning in 1689, the colonies became involved in a series of wars between Great Britain and France for control of North America, the most important of which were Queen Anne's War, in which the British conquered French colony Acadia, and the final French and Indian War (1754–63) when Britain was victorious over all the French colonies in North America.


What factor is reflected in performance requirements?

Physical design is driven mainly by performance requirements, and requires a good knowledge of the expected workload and access patterns, and a deep understanding of the features offered by the chosen DBMS.


What is the largest school system in North Carolina?

The largest school systems in North Carolina are the Wake County Public School System, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Guilford County Schools, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, and Cumberland County Schools.


In the 2011 census, what was the population of Southampton after it merged with Portsmouth?

This built-up area is part of the metropolitan area known as South Hampshire, which is also known as Solent City, particularly in the media when discussing local governance organisational changes.


What years did Tigranes the Great reign?

Cleopatra, the wife of Tigranes the Great, invited Greeks such as the rhetor Amphicrates and the historian Metrodorus of Scepsis to the Armenian court, and - according to Plutarch - when the Roman general Lucullus seized the Armenian capital Tigranocerta, he found a troupe of Greek actors who had arrived to perform plays for Tigranes.


What two-word phrase is used for the main part of the lungs infected by TB?

The primary site of infection in the lungs, known as the "Ghon focus", is generally located in either the upper part of the lower lobe, or the lower part of the upper lobe.


Who was known as China's greatest poet and lived in Chengdu?

Sichuan came under the firm control of a Chinese central government during the Sui dynasty, but it was during the subsequent Tang dynasty where Sichuan regained its previous political and cultural prominence for which it was known during the Han.


What was the fertility rate of Hyderabad according to a 2005 survey?

The survey also reported that a third of women and a quarter of men are overweight or obese, 49% of children below 5 years are anaemic, and up to 20% of children are underweight,:44, 55–56 while more than 2% of women and 3% of men suffer from diabetes.:57


What was the total for the remittances from Tajik migrans?

The World Bank Tajikistan Policy Note 2006 concludes that remittances have played an important role as one of the drivers of Tajikistan's robust economic growth during the past several years, have increased incomes, and as a result helped significantly reduce poverty.


In what year was Shabelle Media network awarded the media of the year prize?

Other radio stations based in Mogadishu include Mustaqbal Media corporation and the Shabelle Media Network, the latter of which was in 2010 awarded the Media of the Year prize by the Paris-based journalism organisation, Reporters Without Borders (RSF).


Which act sets functions for Melbourne such as urban planning and waste management?

These include services which are associated with local government in other countries and include public transport, main roads, traffic control, policing, education above preschool level, health and planning of major infrastructure projects.


In Tuvalu government, what group elect the Prime Minster?

The members of parliament select the Prime Minister (who is the head of government) and the Speaker of Parliament.


What was Southeast Asia commonly known as before?

The area, together with part of South Asia, was widely known as the East Indies or simply the Indies until the 20th century.


The newest addition to the Miami arts scene is the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, the second-largest performing arts center in the United States after the Lincoln Center in New York City, and is the home of the Florida Grand Opera.


What kind of hurling do the women of Cork play?

Hurling and football are the most popular spectator sports in the city.


What is the total length of the railways?

Total length of these two tracks is 259 kilometres (161 mi).


In what year was the Nationalist Party of Australia formed?

The Commonwealth Liberal Party was a fusion of the Free Trade Party and the Protectionist Party in 1909 by the second prime minister, Alfred Deakin, in response to Labor's growing electoral prominence.


To what rank was Eisenhower promoted on July 7, 1942?

On June 23, 1942, he returned to London as Commanding General, European Theater of Operations (ETOUSA), based in London and with a house on Coombe, Kingston upon Thames, and replaced Chaney.


What did Victoria express her displeasure at to Russell about Palmerton?

Russell's ministry, though Whig, was not favoured by the Queen.


Instead of being created from nothing Aavik's ex nihilo terms are thought to actually possibly have been influenced by what?

Many of the coinages that have been considered (often by Aavik himself) as words concocted ex nihilo could well have been influenced by foreign lexical items, for example words from Russian, German, French, Finnish, English and Swedish.


The ribbed vault over the north transept at Durham Cathedral in England, built from 1128 to 1133, is probably earlier still and was the first time pointed arches were used in a high vault.


Colonization reduced the power of what groups in the Congo River basin?

After centuries as a major hub for transatlantic trade, direct European colonization of the Congo river delta began in the late 19th century, subsequently eroding the power of the Bantu societies in the region.


When did the Kefauver-Harris Amendment become a law?

The law required that all drugs introduced between 1938 and 1962 had to be effective.


To connect Millbay to the city centre, what would need to be destroyed?

There is a project involving the future relocation of Plymouth City Council's headquarters, the civic centre, to the current location of the Bretonside bus station; it would involve both the bus station and civic centre being demolished and a rebuilt together at the location with the land from the civic centre being sold off.


How does Whitehead define he consequent nature of God?

God's consequent nature, on the other hand, is anything but unchanging – it is God's reception of the world's activity.


What Act clears the way for a National Communications Regulator?

On March 22, 2012, the Somali Cabinet unanimously approved the National Communications Act, which paves the way for the establishment of a National Communications regulator in the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors.


What's the most famous cricket club in Cork?

Cork's other main cricket club, Harlequins Cricket Club, play close to Cork Airport.


In what philosophy was Christian idealism often rooted?

Christian theologians have held idealist views, often based on Neoplatonism, despite the influence of Aristotelian scholasticism from the 12th century onward.


What are the different departments of a university called?

Universities are generally divided into a number of academic departments, schools or faculties.


John Knox (1505–1572), a Scot who had spent time studying under Calvin in Geneva, returned to Scotland and urged his countrymen to reform the Church in line with Calvinist doctrines.


What is the only object identified with Neptune's trailing L5 Lagrangian point?

Neptune has a number of known trojan objects occupying both the Sun–Neptune L4 and L5 Lagrangian points—gravitationally stable regions leading and trailing Neptune in its orbit, respectively.


Finally, in 1673, Shang Kexi petitioned Kangxi for permission to retire to his hometown in Liaodong province and nominated his son as his successor.


Most of the grandes écoles were relocated to the suburbs of Paris in the 1960s and 1970s, in new campuses much larger than the old campuses within the crowded city of Paris, though the École Normale Supérieure has remained on rue d'Ulm in the 5th arrondissement.


What is the busiest highway in Oklahoma?

More than 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of roads make up the state's major highway skeleton, including state-operated highways, ten turnpikes or major toll roads, and the longest drivable stretch of Route 66 in the nation.


When was France's 819 line system discontinued?

In 1949, France started its transmissions with an 819 lines system (with 737 active lines).