Instead of rubber, what important part of a car might someday be replaced by components of wood?

As scientists and engineers further learn and develop new techniques to extract various components from wood, or alternatively to modify wood, for example by adding components to wood, new more advanced products will appear on the marketplace.


For the purpose of this Convention, "corruption" means requesting, offering, giving or accepting, directly or indirectly, a bribe or any other undue advantage or prospect thereof, which distorts the proper performance of any duty or behavior required of the recipient of the bribe, the undue advantage or the prospect thereof.


Chinese characters are primarily morphosyllabic, meaning that most Chinese morphemes are monosyllabic and are written with a single character, though in modern Chinese most words are disyllabic and dimorphemic, consisting of two syllables, each of which is a morpheme.


Who was appointed to command the Allied forces in Southeast Asia in 1942?

This gave Wavell nominal control of a huge force, albeit thinly spread over an area from Burma to the Philippines to northern Australia.


What company purchased the  Cubs in 1981?

After a nearly two-year process which involved potential buyers such as Mark Cuban and a group led by Hank Aaron, a family trust of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts won the bidding process as the 2009 season came to a close.


Who is the current head of KU's football program?

The team plays at Memorial Stadium, which recently underwent a $31 million renovation to add the Anderson Family Football Complex, adding a football practice facility adjacent to the stadium complete with indoor partial practice field, weight room, and new locker room.


Chopiniana later went by a different name, what is that name?

Sergei Diaghilev commissioned additional orchestrations—from Stravinsky, Anatoly Lyadov, Sergei Taneyev and Nikolai Tcherepnin—for later productions, which used the title Les Sylphides.


What role did Andy Cunningham and Jane Anderson have in the Macintosh launch plan?

Cunningham and Anderson were the primary authors of the Macintosh launch plan.


The lower the junction forward voltage the better, as this means that less power is required to "drive" the transistor.


In November 2008, who was on death penalty without a murder conviction?

As of November 2008, there is only one person on death row facing capital punishment who has not been convicted of murder.


How much did the second world tour make in dollars?

Achieving the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot 100 single in her career, "Halo"'s success in the US helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s.


Between 2010 and 2012, by what percentage were the wages of public servants cut?

After the bailout was announced, the Portuguese government headed by Pedro Passos Coelho managed to implement measures with the intention of improve the State's financial situation, including tax hikes, a freeze of civil service-related lower-wages and cuts of higher-wages by 14.3%, on top of the government's spending cuts.


Advocates argue these hunters allow for what type of activities?

A variety of industries benefit from hunting and support hunting on economic grounds.


What lifestyle element changed significantly from the paleolithic to the neolithic era?

The shelter of the early people changed dramatically from the paleolithic to the neolithic era.


What type of device can be use to demonstrate modular addition?

This is familiar from the addition of hours on the face of a clock: if the hour hand is on 9 and is advanced 4 hours, it ends up on 1, as shown at the right.


Who ran the Boston School for Deaf Mutes?

Bell's father was invited by Sarah Fuller, principal of the Boston School for Deaf Mutes (which continues today as the public Horace Mann School for the Deaf), in Boston, Massachusetts, to introduce the Visible Speech System by providing training for Fuller's instructors, but he declined the post in favor of his son.


In 1876 who lobbied for the construction of the differential analyzers?

The torque amplifier was the advance that allowed these machines to work.


The Times is based in what major British city?

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.


While the samurai numbered less than 10% of then Japan's population, their teachings can still be found today in both everyday life and in modern Japanese martial arts.


How many Christian churches have been found in the Christian Petra?

The most important one was uncovered in 1990.


What media source has reported this happening?

The AP reported that "The state-controlled media has largely ignored the issue, apparently under the propaganda bureau's instructions.


What individual is the biggest shareholder on the Arsenal board?

Kroenke first launched a bid for the club in April 2007, and faced competition for shares from Red and White Securities, which acquired its first shares off David Dein in August 2007.


When was 'The Grand Concourse' published?

In Jacob M. Appel's short story, "The Grand Concourse" (2007), a woman who grew up in the iconic Lewis Morris Building returns to the Morrisania neighborhood with her adult daughter.


Archaeological and genetic data suggest that the source populations of Paleolithic hunter-gatherers survived in sparsely wooded areas and dispersed through areas of high primary productivity while avoiding dense forest cover.


What provides refuge by preserving the authentic teachings of the Buddha?

The Dharma offers a refuge by providing guidelines for the alleviation of suffering and the attainment of Nirvana.


What people were a menace to the coastal areas of the Province of carolina?

Pirates menaced the coastal settlements, but by 1718 the pirates had been captured and killed.


In 2010, what percentage of Anglicans were said to be in Africa?

In 2010, more Protestants lived in India than in the UK or Germany, while Protestants in Brazil accounted for as many people as Protestants in the UK and Germany combined.


What would Ulam use to cheer up Von Neumann in the hospital?

When von Neumann was dying in hospital, every time Ulam would visit he would come prepared with a new collection of jokes to cheer up his friend.


With a population of 140,634 (November 2015), Bern is the fifth most populous city in Switzerland.


When Konya Technical University opens, how many total institutes of technology will there be in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire?

In Turkey and the Ottoman Empire, the oldest technical university is Istanbul Technical University.


Who previously held the keys to the Church of the Nativity?

Napoleon III responded with a show of force, sending the ship of the line Charlemagne to the Black Sea.


What was the name of Roland Barthes' essay?

However, this was not always the case; in the early 20th century, once it became apparent that the "sport" was worked, pro wrestling was looked down on as a cheap entertainment for the uneducated working class — an attitude that still exists to varying degrees today.


Brasília has the highest city gross domestic product (GDP) of 99.5 billion reais representing 3.76% of the total Brazilian GDP.


Who did the new owner of the Cubs sign from the Boston Red Sox?

Weeks after the season came to an end, the club was rejuvenated in the form of a new philosophy, as new owner Tom Ricketts signed Theo Epstein away from the Boston Red Sox, naming him club President and giving him a five-year contract worth over $18 million, and subsequently discharged manager Mike Quade.


In what month was Perfect Harmony's Off-Brodway debut?

The a cappella musical Perfect Harmony, a comedy about two high school a cappella groups vying to win the National championship, made its Off Broadway debut at Theatre Row’s Acorn Theatre on 42nd Street in New York City in October, 2010 after a successful out-of-town run at the Stoneham Theatre, in Stoneham, Massachusetts.


Although the Spanish never returned to the interior, this effort marked the first European attempt at colonization of the interior of what became the United States.


MEG of the brain is an abbreviation of what?

When large numbers of neurons show synchronized activity, the electric fields that they generate can be large enough to detect outside the skull, using electroencephalography (EEG) or magnetoencephalography (MEG).


What collection did Queen Mary take an interest in by adding and restoring pieces?

Queen Mary also had many new fixtures and fittings installed, such as the pair of marble Empire-style chimneypieces by Benjamin Vulliamy, dating from 1810, which the Queen had installed in the ground floor Bow Room, the huge low room at the centre of the garden façade.


When is the earlier of the two times that Christmas music on adult contemporary stations typically ends?

The roots of this tradition can be traced back to the beautiful music and easy listening stations of the 1960s and 1970s.


What improvement was added to Terminator 2's second Squeeze LD release?

A series of releases under the banner "SQUEEZE LD" from Pioneer of mostly Carolco titles included Basic Instinct, Stargate, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Showgirls, Cutthroat Island, and Cliffhanger.


What is one example of an NPO in the United States?

Furthermore, even a tax exempt organization may be required to file annual financial reports (IRS Form 990) at the state and federal level.


What treaty was signed after the Anglo-Irish War?

The Anglo-Irish War ended in 1921 with a stalemate and the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, creating the Irish Free State, a Dominion within the British Empire, with effective internal independence but still constitutionally linked with the British Crown.


What is the common name for William of Ockham's principle of parsimony?

An alternative was presented by William of Ockham, who insisted that the world of reason and the world of faith had to be kept apart.


Where was the signing of the ANZUS Treaty held in 1951?

The Menzies Government entered Australia's first formal military alliance outside of the British Commonwealth with the signing of the ANZUS Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States in San Francisco in 1951.


What was the original name of today's Marine Corps Air Station Miramar?

By 1930, the city was host to Naval Base San Diego, Naval Training Center San Diego, San Diego Naval Hospital, Camp Matthews, and Camp Kearny (now Marine Corps Air Station Miramar).


Due to low waer tariffs, what is required to maintain water treatment operation?

This in turn requires government subsidies even for operating costs, a situation that has been aggravated by salary increases without tariff increases after the Arab Spring.


What is the term for the highest position in government in Vatican City?

The few exceptions to the rule are Germany and Austria, whose heads of government titles are almost always translated as Chancellor; Monaco, whose head of government is referred to as the Minister of State; and Vatican City, for which the head of government is titled the Secretary of State.


What is the mentality of potential opponents also known as?

Wever's vision was not realised; the General Staff studies in those subjects fell by the wayside, and the Air Academies focused on tactics, technology, and operational planning, rather than on independent strategic air offensives.


It had no single leader, and in the absence of one, the Independent Labour Party nominee Ramsay MacDonald was elected as Secretary.


Relative to other countries of world how do Egypts's water tariffs compare?


The company, based in Richmond, is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, serving retail energy customers in nine states.


How was "This is My Now" decided as the first single for the American Idol winner in 2007?

Thousands of recordings of original songs were submitted by songwriters, and 20 entries selected for the public vote.


The vast majority of these, some 120,000, are Beta Israel, most of whom are recent immigrants who came during the 1980s and 1990s from Ethiopia.


Where could the Morrison shelters be used?

The government distributed Anderson shelters until 1941 and that year began distributing the Morrison shelter, which could be used inside homes.:190


What produces tracks similar to the fossilized tracks discovered by paleontologists?

However the discovery that tracks very similar to these early trace fossils are produced today by the giant single-celled protist Gromia sphaerica casts doubt on their interpretation as evidence of early animal evolution.


In this type of diarrhea intestinal fluid secretion is isotonic with plasma even during fasting.


The Ottoman Empire began to collapse, and in 1908, the Young Turk Revolution overthrew the government of Sultan Hamid.


Can you pin point certain areas of the brain to certain memories.

However, rather than implicating a specific area, it could be that damage to adjacent areas, or to a pathway traveling through the area is actually responsible for the observed deficit.


What is the planned area of the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone?

Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was established in 1992, with a planned area of 43 km2 (17 sq mi).


Up until Napoleaoic regimes, what style remained popular in Italy?

The Rococo style remained popular in Italy until the Napoleonic regimes brought the new archaeological classicism, which was embraced as a political statement by young, progressive, urban Italians with republican leanings.[according to whom?]


Which video featured art from Kahlo and Remedios Varo?

The music video of the song "Bedtime Story" featured images inspired by the paintings of Kahlo and Remedios Varo.


What was the population density of San Diego in 2009?

As of the Census of 2010, there were 1,307,402 people living in the city of San Diego.


In which seasons were contestants required to write original lyrics?

For the next round, the contestants put themselves in small groups and perform a song together.


The biochemicals trigger the fungal organism to react in a specific manner, while if the same chemical molecules are not part of biotic messages, they do not trigger the fungal organism to react.


Continental Ranch (Marana), Dove Mountain (Marana), and Rancho Vistoso (Oro Valley) are all masterplanned communities located in the Northwest, where thousands of residents live.


ho sang a version of Queen's Somebody to Love in 2004's Ella Enchanted?

A version of "Somebody to Love" by Anne Hathaway was in the 2004 film Ella Enchanted.


Which crops are produced in the Delta-area?

Delta-area crops consist predominately of barley and hay.


Where does child labour currently occur the most?

Child labour is still common in many parts of the world.


What were the Moors who converted to Catholicism known as?

This population has been relatively homogeneous for most of its history: a single religion (Catholicism) and a single language have contributed to this ethnic and national unity, namely after the expulsion of the Moors and Jews.


Who was nominated for Vice President during the 1964 Democratic National Convention?

The city hosted the 1964 Democratic National Convention which nominated Lyndon Johnson for President and Hubert Humphrey as Vice President.


How many rides did Hubway log in its first year?

In 2008, as a consequence of improvements made to bicycling conditions within the city, the same magazine put Boston on its "Five for the Future" list as a "Future Best City" for biking, and Boston's bicycle commuting percentage increased from 1% in 2000 to 2.1% in 2009.


Lord Conyngham then acquainted me that my poor Uncle, the King, was no more, and had expired at 12 minutes past 2 this morning, and consequently that I am Queen."


What did Tribble first incorporate into the Mac?

Bud Tribble, a member of the Mac team, was interested in running the Apple Lisa's graphical programs on the Macintosh, and asked Smith whether he could incorporate the Lisa's Motorola 68000 microprocessor into the Mac while still keeping the production cost down.


To what does Cuarenta Casas translate in English?

Extensive archaeological evidence shows commerce, agriculture, and hunting at Paquime and Cuarenta Casas (Forty Houses).


No information is lost in lossless compression.


During what period did a large number of peasants incur debt?

The small landowner-cultivators formed the majority of the Han tax base; this revenue was threatened during the latter half of Eastern Han when many peasants fell into debt and were forced to work as farming tenants for wealthy landlords.


What group went on strike as a result of the turmoil?

The RCC succeeded in provoking the beneficiaries of the revolution, namely the workers, peasants, and petty bourgeois, to oppose the decrees, with one million transport workers launching a strike and thousands of peasants entering Cairo in protest in late March.


Where do flying toilets end up after use?

Private flush toilets are too expensive for virtually all residents in townships due to their water consumption and installation cost.


Which mountains contain those parts of Tennessee with a temperate climate?

Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate, with the exception of some of the higher elevations in the Appalachians, which are classified as having a mountain temperate climate or a humid continental climate due to cooler temperatures.


What guarantees freedom of religion for Estonian citizens?

Estonia's constitution guarantees freedom of religion, separation of church and state, and individual rights to privacy of belief and religion.


How many bombers hit Plymouth on Hitler's birthday?

By April and May 1941, the Luftwaffe was still getting through to their targets, taking no more than one- to two-percent losses on any given mission.


What is the default sentence structure for the Serbo-Croatian language?

It can be written in Serbian Cyrillic or Gaj's Latin alphabet, whose thirty letters mutually map one-to-one, and the orthography is highly phonemic in all standards.


Where was the first session of the Second Vatican Council held?

On 11 October 1962, the first session of the Second Vatican Council was held in the Vatican.


How long did von Neumann survive with cancer?

John had eighteen months from diagnosis till death.


What category do parasitic bacteria fall into?

Typical autotrophic bacteria are phototrophic cyanobacteria, green sulfur-bacteria and some purple bacteria, but also many chemolithotrophic species, such as nitrifying or sulfur-oxidising bacteria.


When was an auction announced for the Arena Football League's assets?

On November 11, 2009, the new league announced its intention to purchase the entire assets of the former AFL; the assets included the team names and logos of all but one of the former AFL and af2 teams.


The ensuing Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until 1991, when the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), a successor of the ELF, defeated the Ethiopian forces in Eritrea and helped a coalition of Ethiopian rebel forces take control of the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa.


What families are playable characters in Total War: Shogun 2?

The game Total War: Shogun 2 has the Rise of the Samurai expansion pack as downloadable campaign.


How did America try to make Puerto Rico's language English?

Puerto Rico was able to maintain its Spanish language, culture, and identity because the relatively small, densely populated island was already home to nearly a million people at the time of the U.S. takeover, all of those spoke Spanish, and the territory was never hit with a massive influx of millions of English speakers like the vast territory acquired from Mexico 50 years earlier.


How many days after Paul VI election did he announce he would continue the Vatican II?

Six days after his election he announced that he would continue Vatican II and convened the opening to take place on 29 September 1963.


What area of the River Thames does the Port of London Authority's jurisdiction cover?

Her Majesty's Coastguard and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution operate on the River Thames, which is under the jurisdiction of the Port of London Authority from Teddington Lock to the sea.


What was the population of Boston in 1822?

In 1822, the citizens of Boston voted to change the official name from "the Town of Boston" to "the City of Boston", and on March 4, 1822, the people of Boston accepted the charter incorporating the City.


Armenians enjoyed a period of relative stability under Soviet rule.


Which famous U.S president was a Autodidact?

Notable autodidacts include Abraham Lincoln (U.S. president), Srinivasa Ramanujan (mathematician), Michael Faraday (chemist and physicist), Charles Darwin (naturalist), Thomas Alva Edison (inventor), Tadao Ando (architect), George Bernard Shaw (playwright), Frank Zappa (composer, recording engineer, film director), and Leonardo da Vinci (engineer, scientist, mathematician).


What characteristic about fatty acids requires them to be an essential component in a diet?

Some fatty acids, but not all, are essential in the diet: they cannot be synthesized in the body.


Who was Executive Director or Under-Secretary General from 1969 to 1987?

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


What group rioted at the textile factories?

Preceding the reform law, in August 1952, communist-led riots broke out at textile factories in Kafr el-Dawwar, leading to a clash with the army that left nine people dead.


In what year did the Ocean Stars first compete in the Olympics?

The equally diverse Somali beach soccer team also represents the country in international beach soccer competitions.


Which two Tennessee metropolitan areas have been most supportive of the Republican Party?

Tennessee's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, based in the Tri-Cities and Knoxville, respectively, are among the few historically Republican districts in the South.


The design of what was modified slightly?

Though the original button layout was retained, the redesigned device abandoned the brick shell in favor of a dog bone shape.


However, whether tuberculosis originated in bovines, then was transferred to humans, or whether it diverged from a common ancestor, is currently unclear.


What really determines whether withdrawal from a treaty is permitted?

The question of whether this is permitted is really a question of how other states will react to the withdrawal; for instance, another state might impose sanctions or go to war over a treaty violation.


What clans were most regional clans' chiefs also a member of?

As the power of these regional clans grew, their chief was typically a distant relative of the Emperor and a lesser member of either the Fujiwara, Minamoto, or Taira clans.


Which street runs from Broadway to West Street?

West 11th Street runs from Broadway to West Street.


What is distinguished from 'lock' only by an accent, in Russian?

According to the Institute of Russian Language of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an optional acute accent (знак ударения) may, and sometimes should, be used to mark stress.


What can only be listed without absolute firmness in the nationalism movement?

One of the most important events of the 19th century was the rise of Indian nationalism, leading Indians to seek first "self-rule" and later "complete independence".


Which FIFA world cup did Switzerland host?

Switzerland hosted the 1954 FIFA World Cup, and was the joint host, with Austria, of the Euro 2008 tournament.


Then the absence of the first Nidāna—ignorance—leads to the absence of the others.


What was greater use of congregational judicial procedures used to enforce?

Knorr's presidency was also marked by an increasing use of explicit instructions guiding Witnesses in their lifestyle and conduct, and a greater use of congregational judicial procedures to enforce a strict moral code.


What percentage of shareholders voted to approve the 2014 buy-back?

At a general body meeting, held on 1 August 2014, 72 percent of shareholders voted to approve the buy-back, short of the 75 percent vote that was required for approval.


What did Frederic de Hoffmann think had happened when he found these notes?

He left a series of notes in the cabinets as a prank, which initially spooked his colleague, Frederic de Hoffmann, into thinking a spy or saboteur had gained access to atomic bomb secrets.


How did the Bristol Blenheim F.1 compare to German aircraft speed?

Moreover, the Blenheim struggled to reach the speed of the German bombers.


What organization invested half a million pounds in the SeaCity Museum?

The museum received half a million pounds from the National Lottery in addition to interest from numerous private investors and is budgeted at £28 million.


Where was the Foreign Ministers conference held?

In November 1947, President Truman personally approved the publication but it was held back in view of the Foreign Ministers Conference in London scheduled for December.


Which vegetable were they found to have been farming?

Inhabitants of the state later developed farming with the domestication of corn.


Where is the Centro Cultural Universitario?

UNAM's main campus, also in the southern part of the city, is home to the Centro Cultural Universitario (the University Culture Center)


What do the race categories in the US Census include in addition to race?

" The race categories include both racial and national-origin groups.


What does Nyaya say causes human suffering?

This premise led Nyāya to concern itself with epistemology, that is the reliable means to gain correct knowledge and to remove wrong notions.


What species of grape are grown by Thompson Seedless?

There are currently more than a dozen varieties of seedless grapes.


The Allied army relocated without problems to the south and the heavy artillery was brought ashore with batteries and connecting trenches built so that by 10 October some batteries were ready and by 17 October—when the bombardment commenced—126 guns were firing,


What event caused people to misname Antarctica?

Integral to the story of the origin of the name "Antarctica" is how it was not named Terra Australis—this name was given to Australia instead, and it was because of a mistake made by people who decided that a significant landmass would not be found farther south than Australia.


What did Gaddafi regard his British instructors as?

Under Idris, Libya's armed forces were trained by the British military; this angered Gaddafi, who viewed the British as imperialists, and accordingly he refused to learn English and was rude to the British officers, ultimately failing his exams.


What rooms are dumbwaiters frequently used in?

they usually do not have the same safety features found in passenger elevators, like various ropes for redundancy.


What regions in the world does this apply in?

Antibiotics revolutionized medicine in the 20th century, and have together with vaccination led to the near eradication of diseases such as tuberculosis in the developed world.


Who stated that Madonna's voice are key to her rock roots?

According to MSNBC critic Tony Sclafani, "Madonna's vocals are the key to her rock roots.


What did Clarkson sing during the finale?

Guarini did not release any song immediately after the show and remains the only runner-up not to do so.


For calculating the torque it is necessary to know the fields in the air gap .


What does distributing money into multiple instances discourage?

In contrast, in a centralized authority, even minute proportions of public funds can be large sums of money.


What was heavily influenced by Christian thinking?

Medieval political philosophy in Europe was heavily influenced by Christian thinking.


Of the individuals that became intimate with Frédéric during their stay at the family apartments, which two became part of Frédéric's social environment in Paris?

Tytus Woyciechowski, Jan Nepomucen Białobłocki, Jan Matuszyński and Julian Fontana; the latter two would become part of his Paris milieu.


In 1769 Hyderabad city became the formal capital of the Nizams.


What did Samoa start growing more of to make up for the lost value of rubber?

German merchants and settlers were active in introducing large scale plantation operations and developing new industries, notably cocoa bean and rubber, relying on imported labourers from China and Melanesia.


Hunts Point, Clason's Point, Screvin's Neck


According to early texts, where was Siddhārtha Gautama born?

The evidence of the early texts suggests that Siddhārtha Gautama was born in a community that was on the periphery, both geographically and culturally, of the northeastern Indian subcontinent in the fifth century BCE.


As such, Gaddafi's date of birth is not known with certainty, and sources have set it in 1942 or in the spring of 1943, although biographers Blundy and Lycett noted that it could have been pre-1940.


What other name does the KInsey scale go by?

The Kinsey scale, also called the Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale, was first published in Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) by Alfred Kinsey, Wardell Pomeroy, and Clyde Martin and also featured in Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953).


Which region of the US experiences rain year round?

In the Pacific Northwest rain falls year-round, but is much heavier during winter and spring.


Which university library is larger than Nanjing University Library?

Nanjing Library, founded in 1907, houses more than 10 million volumes of printed materials and is the third largest library in China, after the National Library in Beijing and Shanghai Library.


When did the Indus Valley Civilization thrive on the Indian subcontinent?

The Indus Valley Civilization which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from c. 3200 to 1300 BCE, was the first major civilization in South Asia.


Who used Avicenna's work to help understand future political events?

Later interpretations of Avicenna's philosophy split into three different schools; those (such as al-Tusi) who continued to apply his philosophy as a system to interpret later political events and scientific advances; those (such as al-Razi) who considered Avicenna's theological works in isolation from his wider philosophical concerns; and those (such as al-Ghazali) who selectively used parts of his philosophy to support their own attempts to gain greater spiritual insights through a variety of mystical means.


What decoration did Eisenhower receive as a result of his First World War service?

In World War II, rivals who had combat service in the first great war (led by Gen. Bernard Montgomery) sought to denigrate Eisenhower for his previous lack of combat duty, despite his stateside experience establishing a camp, completely equipped, for thousands of troops, and developing a full combat training schedule.


What type of population lives in Tiahuac?

The far southern boroughs of Xochimilco and Tláhuac have a significant rural population with Milpa Alta being entirely rural.


How many square miles does Boston cover?

Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 8.1 million people, making it the sixth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.


When was CBC's anologue upgrade extension set to expire?

At the transition deadline, Barrie, Ontario lost both CBC and Radio-Canada signals as the CBC did not request that the CRTC allow these transmitters to continue operating.


What is a result of changes in DNA markers within a plant species?

Epigenetic marks may be added or removed from the DNA during programmed stages of development of the plant, and are responsible, for example, for the differences between anthers, petals and normal leaves, despite the fact that they all have the same underlying genetic code.


What does it mean to have "marred white"?

As slavery became a racial caste, those who were enslaved and others of any African ancestry were classified by what is termed "hypodescent" according to the lower status ethnic group.


Who reported that piracy took $12.5 billion from the U.S. economy?

In 2007, the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) reported that music piracy took $12.5 billion from the U.S. economy.


What year was Melbourne officially declared a city?

It was officially declared a city by Queen Victoria in 1847, after which it became the capital of the newly founded colony of Victoria in 1851.


How many homes in a village near Zermatt were destroyed by an avalanche in the 19th century?

Sometimes a piece of glacier will detach or break resulting in flooding, property damage and loss of life.


The European Union has prescribed an indicative renewable energy target of what percent?

Setting national renewable energy targets can be an important part of a renewable energy policy and these targets are usually defined as a percentage of the primary energy and/or electricity generation mix.


Wher e is Lesley University College of Art and Desighn located?

Other conservatories include the Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music, which has made Boston an important city for jazz music.


In 1921 the American Museum of Natural History hosted what event?

From 1912 until 1918 he was the chairman of the board of scientific advisers to the Eugenics Record Office associated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, and regularly attended meetings.


What ice age signaled the end of the normal climate in the Ordovician period?

The most-commonly accepted theory is that these events were triggered by the onset of an ice age, in the Hirnantian faunal stage that ended the long, stable greenhouse conditions typical of the Ordovician.


Where was Sanskrit a learned language of the high classes?

Sanskrit, as the learned language of Ancient India, thus existed alongside the vernacular Prakrits, which were Middle Indo-Aryan languages.


Is this identifying factor for official citizens of Greece still in effect today ?

According to the second article of the first Greek constitution of 1822, a Greek was defined as any Christian resident of the Kingdom of Greece, a clause removed by 1840.


The original Teletype meaning, and the intent of the standard, was to make it an ignored character, the same as NUL (all zeroes).


What type of software is stored in a BIOS chip?

This chip (hardware) is located on the motherboard and has the BIOS set up (software) stored in it.


What was the general opinion of the law?

The Proclamation Line can be seen as one of the grievances which led to the American Revolutionary War.


What caused the loss to Steaua Bucuresti in Seville?

However, Maradona's time with Barcelona was short-lived and he soon left for Napoli.


Tulsa, the state's second largest city, home to Oral Roberts University, is sometimes called the "buckle of the Bible Belt".


What battle ended a British invasion from Canada in the Revolutionary War?

A British sortie from Canada in 1777 ended with the disastrous surrender of a British army at Saratoga.


What did former BYU graduate Harvey Fletcher invent?

BYU alumni in academia include former Dean of the Harvard Business School Kim B. Clark, two time world's most influential business thinker Clayton M. Christensen, Michael K. Young '73, current president of the University of Washington, Matthew S. Holland, current president of Utah Valley University, Stan L. Albrecht, current president of Utah State University, Teppo Felin, Professor at the University of Oxford, and Stephen D. Nadauld, previous president of Dixie State University.


How many factories had strikes on October 26?

On October 26, twenty factories in Lviv held strikes and meetings to protest the police brutality of October 1 and the authorities' unwillingness to prosecute those responsible.


What was the final score of England's last match of the 1970 FIFA World Cup?

England qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico as reigning champions, and reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by West Germany.


What happens to Tom when he attempts to escape prison?

It also becomes clear that the friendless Mayella made sexual advances toward Tom, and that her father caught her and beat her.


Who is the only person to ever become a cardinal king?

In Portugal, due to a succession crisis, one cardinal, Henry, King of Portugal, was crowned king, the only example of a cardinal-king.


When did it become illegal for a person to own a dog in The Hague?

In Britain, police sniffer dogs are carefully used, and are not permitted to contact passengers, only their luggage.


What George Robey line is believed to have started the archie nickname?

I British term probably coined by Amyas Borton and believed to derive via the Royal Flying Corps from the music-hall comedian George Robey's line "Archibald, certainly not!").


Beginning in August, the competition proceeds as a knockout tournament throughout, consisting of twelve rounds, a semi-final and then a final, in May.


"Eskimo" is considered derogatory in many other places because it was given by non-Inuit people and was said to mean "eater of raw meat."


Who thought Burke should have written in a more moderate tone?

Charles Burney viewed it as "a most admirable book—the best & most useful on political subjects that I have ever seen" but believed the differences in the Whig Party between Burke and Fox should not be aired publicly.


What was the name of Beyonce's daughter?

Blue Ivy's cries are included at the end of the song, and she was officially credited as "B.I.C." on it.


The percept at 200 Hz is commonly referred to as?

In a situation like this, the percept at 200 Hz is commonly referred to as the missing fundamental, which is often the greatest common divisor of the frequencies present.


How many nights did she perform at Atlantic City?

Five months later, she performed for four nights at Revel Atlantic City's Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort's opening, her first performances since giving birth to Blue Ivy.


Meanwhile, Columbia University's liberal faculty members became disenchanted with the university president's ties to oilmen and businessmen, including Leonard McCollum, the president of Continental Oil; Frank Abrams, the chairman of Standard Oil of New Jersey; Bob Kleberg, the president of the King Ranch; H. J. Porter, a Texas oil executive; Bob Woodruff, the president of the Coca-Cola Corporation; and Clarence Francis, the chairman of General Foods.


When was "The Adventures of Tintin" serialized?

The success of Zig et Puce in 1925 popularized the use of speech balloons in European comics, after which Franco-Belgian comics began to dominate.


What programming languages does Windows Runtime work with?

Windows Store apps run within a new set of APIs known as Windows Runtime, which supports programming languages such as C, C++, Visual Basic .NET, C#, along with HTML5 and JavaScript.


What is a typical argument in favor of affirmative action?

Another popular argument for affirmative action is the compensation argument.


What year was the last brown bear recorded to have been killed?

The largest mammal to live in the highest altitudes are the alpine ibex, which have been sighted as high as 3,000 m (9,843 ft).


How many British troops fought at king's Mountain?

A major American victory in the war took place at King's Mountain along the North Carolina–South Carolina border; on October 7, 1780, a force of 1000 mountain men from western North Carolina (including what is today the state of Tennessee)and Southwest Virginia overwhelmed a force of some 1000 British troops led by Major Patrick Ferguson.


What three major subgroups are Slavs divided into?

Slavs are customarily divided along geographical lines into three major subgroups: West Slavs, East Slavs, and South Slavs, each with a different and a diverse background based on unique history, religion and culture of particular Slavic groups within them.


Previously, the marking of NOFORN (i.e., No Foreign Nationals) required the originator to specify which, if any, non-U.S. countries could receive the information.


How long are the terms of local city councils that are present in all Iranian cities and villages?

Local city councils are elected by public vote to four-year terms in all cities and villages of Iran.


Who publicly argued for changes limiting the ability of banks to engage in proprietary trading?

The proposals were dubbed "The Volcker Rule", in recognition of Paul Volcker, who has publicly argued for the proposed changes.


What are the four recognized levels of testing software?

There are generally four recognized levels of tests: unit testing, integration testing, component interface testing, and system testing.


A voltage or current applied to one pair of the transistor's terminals changes the current through another pair of terminals.


Words such as horn, kogel, gipfel, spitz, and berd are used in what regions?

The term for the mountain peaks varies by nation and language: words such as horn, kogel, gipfel, spitz, and berg are used in German speaking regions: mont, pic, dent and aiguille in French speaking regions; and monte, picco or cima in Italian speaking regions.


What did the National Revolutionary Movement's name become?

One year later, President Ngouabi proclaimed Congo Africa's first "people's republic", the People's Republic of the Congo, and announced the decision of the National Revolutionary Movement to change its name to the Congolese Labour Party (PCT).


When was the Philippine-American War fought?

The insurgency collapsed in March 1901 when the leader Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by General Frederick Funston and his Macabebe allies.


What language besides Dutch uses the dative case instead of the accusative for pronouns?

Like in English, Dutch has generalised the dative over the accusative case for all pronouns, e.g. Du me, je, Eng me, you, vs. Germ mich/mir dich/dir.


What was he accused of doing to a church?

Athanasius used "Arian" to describe both followers of Arius, and as a derogatory polemical term for Christians who disagreed with his formulation of the Trinity.


What year did most media outlets pick the Cubs to win the World Series?

In 2004, the Cubs were a consensus pick by most media outlets to win the World Series.


Who did the GNC eventually make prime minister?

Following his defeat in the civil war, Gaddafi's system of governance was dismantled and replaced under the interim government of the NTC, who legalised trade unions and freedom of the press.


As of 2011, there have been six series — Digimon Adventure, the follow-up sequel Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers, Digimon Frontier, Digimon Data Squad and Digimon Fusion.


In the 23 October 1955 Saar Statute referendum, what percentage opposed the formation of the Saarland?

In the Paris Agreements of 23 October 1954, France offered to establish an independent "Saarland", under the auspices of the Western European Union (WEU), but on 23 October 1955 in the Saar Statute referendum the Saar electorate rejected this plan by 67.7% to 32.3% (out of a 96.5% turnout: 423,434 against, 201,975 for) despite the public support of Federal German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer for the plan.


The Procession, held at sundown, consists of a non-motorized parade through downtown Tucson featuring many floats, sculptures, and memorials, in which the community is encouraged to participate.


What did alumnus Philo T. Farnsworth invent before receiving his honorary degree from the college?

Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the electronic television, received his education at BYU, and later returned to do fusion research, receiving an honorary degree from the university.


In what was to become a tradition, Clarkson performed the coronation song during the finale, and released the song immediately after the season ended.


What made up Leisure activities and goods as viewed by Marxist?

Following nineteenth-century Romantics, they identified "culture" with consumption goods and leisure activities (such as art, music, film, food, sports, and clothing).


Even figures considered godly are described to have engaged in hunting.


What can be affected by DST that might disrupt plans for a vacation?

Computer software can often adjust clocks automatically, but policy changes by various jurisdictions of the dates and timings of DST may be confusing.


During what years did the dismantling of the Playmander begin?

The Liberals returned to power at the 1993 election, led by Premiers Dean Brown, John Olsen and Rob Kerin through two terms, until their defeat at the 2002 election.


What fraction of Marshall Islands residents are religious?

Almost the entire population of the islands practises some religion, with three-quarters of the country either following the United Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall Islands (UCCCMI) or the Assemblies of God.


The discipline of ecology is a combination of what two subjects?

The history of ecology in the 20th century is closely tied to that of environmentalism; the Gaia hypothesis, first formulated in the 1960s, and spreading in the 1970s, and more recently the scientific-religious movement of Deep Ecology have brought the two closer together.


This type of stage make-break timing allows for what?

This type of staged make-break timing allows for electrically safe hot-swapping.


Chopin's performances were known for what?

His keyboard style is highly individual and often technically demanding; his own performances were noted for their nuance and sensitivity.


In what year did Southampton lead preparations for the Invasion of Europe?

Southampton was designated No. 1 Military Embarkation port during the Great War and became a major centre for treating the returning wounded and POWs.


What year did Howard Kendall return to manage Everton?

When former Everton player Joe Royle took over in 1994 the club's form started to improve; his first game in charge was a 2–0 victory over derby rivals Liverpool.


The modern literary language is usually considered to date from the time of Alexander Pushkin (Алекса́ндр Пу́шкин) in the first third of the 19th century.


Because medical research and development of drugs to treat such diseases is financially disadvantageous, companies that do so are rewarded with tax reductions, fee waivers, and market exclusivity on that drug for a limited time (seven years), regardless of whether the drug is protected by patents.


How can Educational psychology in part be understood?

It is informed primarily by psychology, bearing a relationship to that discipline analogous to the relationship between medicine and biology.


The species that are hunted are referred to as game or prey and are usually mammals and birds.


What happened to ports on Cyprus after capture of its northern territory by Turkish troops?

Following the invasion and the capture of its northern territory by Turkish troops, the Republic of Cyprus announced that all of its ports of entry in the north were closed, as they were effectively not under its control.[citation needed]


What is another group that anti-masonic muslims link to zionism?

In article 28 of its Covenant, Hamas states that Freemasonry, Rotary, and other similar groups "work in the interest of Zionism and according to its instructions ..."


What did the Observer Corps observe and report on?

From the early 1930s eight countries developed radar, these developments were sufficiently advanced by the late 1930s for development work on sound locating acoustic devices to be generally halted, although equipment was retained.


During the remainder of his reign, John focused on trying to retake Normandy.


In leeches there are no septa, the connective tissue layer of the body wall is so thick that it occupies much of the body, and the two coelomata are widely separated and run the length of the body.


What civilian group in Greece fought against Nazi occupation?

The Greek Resistance, one of the most effective resistance movements in Europe fought vehemently against the Nazis and their collaborators.


If done properly, what Protestant practice does the Catholic Church recognize?

Therefore, Protestants desiring full communion with the Catholic Church are not re-baptized (although they are confirmed) and Protestant ministers who become Catholics may be ordained to the priesthood after a period of study.


From where did the people of the island of Nanumea think they came?

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


Until the death of George II of Great Britain in 1760, most kings and queens were buried in the abbey, some notable exceptions being Henry VI, Edward IV, Henry VIII and Charles I who are buried in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.


How much later on average do males experience their growth spurt?

Teenage and early adult males may continue to gain natural muscle growth even after puberty.


Which uprising occurred from 1946 to 1951?

With the defeat of his forces, Nizam VII capitulated to the Indian Union by signing an Instrument of Accession, which made him the Rajpramukh (Princely Governor) of the state until 31 October 1956.


Along with gardening, animal husbandry and child-care, what work did medieval peasant women do?

Peasant women were usually responsible for taking care of the household, child-care, as well as gardening and animal husbandry near the house.


Who decided to send British troops into Germany?

Pitt now prepared to send troops into Germany; and both Marlborough and Sackville, disgusted by what they perceived as the futility of the "descents", obtained commissions in that army.


Which section of the city receives hot water from geothermal power through the West Quay plant?

The centre of Southampton is located above a large hot water aquifer that provides geothermal power to some of the city's buildings.


Using precomposed or combining characters is called what?

All Latin characters required by Pe̍h-ōe-jī can be represented using Unicode (or the corresponding ISO/IEC 10646: Universal Character Set), using precomposed or combining (diacritics) characters.


When was Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince published?

One of the most influential works during this burgeoning period was Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, written between 1511–12 and published in 1532, after Machiavelli's death.


The traditional folk music of Cyprus has several common elements with Greek, Turkish, and Arabic music including Greco-Turkish dances such as the sousta, syrtos, zeibekikos, tatsia, and karsilamas as well as the Middle Eastern-inspired tsifteteli and arapies.


Aside from Alan Prince who brought optimality theory to morphology?

In a course at the LSA summer institute in 1991, Alan Prince and Paul Smolensky developed optimality theory—an overall architecture for phonology according to which languages choose a pronunciation of a word that best satisfies a list of constraints ordered by importance; a lower-ranked constraint can be violated when the violation is necessary in order to obey a higher-ranked constraint.


What was one issue of a lack of industry standards?

Broadcasters were faced with having to adapt daily to the varied recording characteristics of many sources: various makers of "home recordings" readily available to the public, European recordings, lateral-cut transcriptions, and vertical-cut transcriptions.


Popper was present for which notable Mont Pelerin Society event?

Popper also participated in the inaugural meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society.


On which date did Muhammad begin receiving the Quran?

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


Testing is being done on weapons to create as much damage as what missile at a much lower cost?

Currently tests are underway on developing systems that could create as much damage as a Tomahawk (missile), but at a fraction of the cost.


At Qastal in 2000 the earliest examples of what were found in Jordan?

The most superb example can be found in the bath house of Hisham's Palace, Palestine which was made around 744.


What western was inspired by 'Seven Samurai'?

Kurosawa was inspired by the works of director John Ford and in turn Kurosawa's works have been remade into westerns such as The Seven Samurai into The Magnificent Seven and Yojimbo into A Fistful of Dollars.


What was the declaration of independence of the provinces from Philip II called?

In 1579 a number of the northern provinces of the Low Countries signed the Union of Utrecht, in which they promised to support each other in their defence against the Spanish army.


What was Oklahoma cities median age in 2000?

In the 2000 Census Oklahoma City's age composition was 25.5% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older.


They also state that since successors of lamas granted the title of "prince" had to travel to the Ming court to renew this title, and since lamas called themselves princes, the Ming court therefore had "full sovereignty over Tibet.


During this period, the island enjoyed increased revenues through the sale of flax, with prices peaking in 1951.


What pecentage of sprayed pesticides affect the wrong species?

Pesticides are one of the causes of water pollution, and some pesticides are persistent organic pollutants and contribute to soil contamination.


The German Empire ("Second Reich") was created in 1871 following the proclamation of Wilhelm I as head of a union of German-speaking states, while disregarding millions of its non-German subjects who desired self-determination from German rule.


Are written records of Old Dutch rare or common?

From this Frankish document written around 510 the oldest sentence has been identified as Dutch:


Which US President oversaw the forced westward relocation of Cherokees beginning in 1838?

During the administration of U.S. President Martin Van Buren, nearly 17,000 Cherokees—along with approximately 2,000 black slaves owned by Cherokees


What will orchestras use to augment their regular rosters?

Unless these instruments are played by members doubling on another instrument (for example, a trombone player changing to euphonium for a certain passage), orchestras will use freelance musicians to augment their regular rosters.


In June 1985, the computer-readable CD-ROM (read-only memory) and, in 1990, CD-Recordable were introduced, also developed by both Sony and Philips.


What ruler recognized the Ottomans in 1547?

The French conquests of Nice (1543) and Corsica (1553) occurred as a joint venture between the forces of the French king Francis I and Suleiman, and were commanded by the Ottoman admirals Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha and Turgut Reis.


When were most of the mosaics at the church of San Giovanni Evangelista destroyed?

They are known only from Renaissance sources because almost all were destroyed in 1747.


When did Murray report people missing because of Blackbirders?

While some islanders were voluntary recruits the "blackbirders" were notorious for enticing islanders on to ships with tricks, such as pretending to be Christian missionaries, as well as kidnapping islanders at gun point.


When did Pantages open his movie houses?

Seattle was also the home base of impresario Alexander Pantages who, starting in 1902, opened a number of theaters in the city exhibiting vaudeville acts and silent movies.


What culture is most represented in the food of Hyderabad?

Hyderabad emerged as the foremost centre of culture in India with the decline of the Mughal Empire in the mid-19th century, with artists migrating to the city from the rest of the Indian subcontinent.


What percent of Georgia is fluent in Russian?

Russian is the language of 9% of the population according to the World Factook.


According to surveys in 2007 and 2009, what percent of the population identifies as Christian?

According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 23.02% of the population believes and is involved in cults of ancestors, while 2.62% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 3.92% in 2004.


How long does did it take for the Sputnik 1 to orbit the earth?

Since then and with the end of the space race due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, public attention has largely moved to other areas.


How does the numbers in the gay community rank compared to other US cities?

According to 2012 estimates from the United States Census Bureau, Seattle has the highest percentage of same-sex households in the United States, at 2.6 per cent, surpassing San Francisco.


In what year did the establishment of Coconut Grove occur?

The southern side of Miami includes Coral Way, The Roads and Coconut Grove.


Who is the strongest advocate of the European Federalism?

The strongest advocates of European federalism have been Germany, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg while those historically most strongly opposed have been the United Kingdom, Denmark and France (with conservative presidents and governments).


What nickname is given to Electronic warfare aircraft?

They are often called "The Eye in the Sky."


To which reporter did Kanye West express regret for his remark about President Bush?

"I would tell George Bush in my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist", he told Lauer.


When was SWAPO designated as the representative of Namibian people?

It recognised the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) as the official representative of the Namibian people in 1973.


The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), located in Mexico City, is the largest university on the continent, with more than 300,000 students from all backgrounds.


There was disagreement between universities and scientists over schools focusing on science, and the idea of what?

The divergence between those focused on science and those still entrenched in the idea of a general scholar exacerbated the epistemological tensions that were already beginning to emerge.


The multi-ethnic Ocean Stars, Somalia's national team, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1972 and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then.


Nintendo sued Tengen for copyright infringement, which Tengen lost as it could not prove that the legally obtained patent documents had not been used by the reverse engineering team.


When was the Andorran constitution produced?

In Andorra, Catalan has always been the sole official language.


The ottoman empire built structures in Romania that included Mosques, and Bridges, what else was built?

The art of Ottoman decoration developed with a multitude of influences due to the wide ethnic range of the Ottoman Empire.


What have translators tried to preserve?

The grammatical differences between "fixed-word-order" languages (e.g. English, French, German) and "free-word-order" languages (e.g., Greek, Latin, Polish, Russian) have been no impediment in this regard.


What is the only professional sports team in North Carolina?

The National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes franchise moved to Raleigh in 1997 from Hartford, Connecticut (where it was known as the Hartford Whalers).


Spielberg and actor Tom Cruise collaborated for the first time for the futuristic neo-noir Minority Report, based upon the science fiction short story written by Philip K. Dick about a Washington D.C. police captain in the year 2054 who has been foreseen to murder a man he has not yet met.


The quickest growing local businesses in Somalia are what types of businesses?

According to the telecommunications resource Balancing Act, growth in internet connectivity has since then grown considerably, with around 53% of the entire nation covered as of 2009.


What is the largest base of shooting films and TV dramas in China?

Hengdian belongs to Jinhua, which is the largest base of shooting films and TV dramas in China.


Several Gates-backed policies such as small schools, charter schools, and increasing class sizes have been expensive and disruptive, but some studies indicate they have not improved educational outcomes and may have caused harm.


What led to the loss of power of traditional Greek parties?

The power of the traditional Greek political parties, PASOK and New Democracy, declined from 43% to 13% and from 33% to 18%, respectively, due to their support on the politics of Mnimonio and the austerity measures.


What name did Elizabeth keep as her married name?

The British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and Elizabeth's grandmother, Queen Mary, favoured the retention of the House of Windsor, and so on 9 April 1952 Elizabeth issued a declaration that Windsor would continue to be the name of the royal house.


How did Microsoft modify the architecture of the 360 to reduce failure rates?

Since these problems surfaced, Microsoft has attempted to modify the console to improve its reliability.


In what era was a geocentric view of the universe adopted?

Although others disagreed with his model, Wang Chong accurately described the water cycle of the evaporation of water into clouds.


In what state did barbarian invaders establish kingdoms?

In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—once part of the Eastern Roman Empire—came under the rule of the Caliphate, an Islamic empire, after conquest by Muhammad's successors.


What position do Jeffries and Ryan argue was the reason for support from a coalition of separationists?

Most important was "the pervasive secularism that came to dominate American public life," which sought to confine religion to a private sphere.


State Route 2 (Santa Monica Boulevard) begins in Santa Monica, barely grazing State Route 1 at Lincoln Boulevard, and continues northeast across Los Angeles County, through the Angeles National Forest, crossing the San Gabriel Mountains as the Angeles Crest Highway, ending in Wrightwood.


Who also struggled to follow Whitehead's writings?

Even professional philosophers struggled to follow Whitehead's writings.


What were native peoples able to maintain a minimum amount of through treaties?

In other cases, such as New Zealand and Canada, treaties allowed native peoples to maintain a minimum amount of autonomy.


Per Clayton's analysis of loans issued from January 2006 to June 2007, what percent of loans did not meet minimal standards of any issuer?

The analysis (conducted on behalf of 23 investment and commercial banks, including 7 "too big to fail" banks) additionally showed that 28% of the sampled loans did not meet the minimal standards of any issuer.


On what date did Napoleon's alliance overthrow the Directory?

Despite the failures in Egypt, Napoleon returned to a hero's welcome.


The Nieszawa Statutes also curbed the power of the magnates, as the Sejm (national parliament) received the right to elect many officials, including judges, voivods and castellans.


On what date did Queen play their first show?

On 2 July 1971, Queen played their first show in the classic line-up of Mercury, May, Taylor and Deacon at a Surrey college outside London.


How many square kilometers is Guinea-Bissau?

It lies at a low altitude; its highest point is 300 metres (984 ft).


What benefits did attacking from below offer?

It was faster, able to catch the bombers and its configuration of four machine guns in a turret could (much like German night fighters in 1943–1945 with Schräge Musik) engage the unsuspecting German bomber from beneath.


Which of Hayek's works does Samuelson cite as being incorrect regarding macroeconomics?

In 1931, Hayek's Prices and Production had enjoyed an ultra-short Byronic success.


The University of Bologna adopted an academic charter, the Constitutio Habita, in 1158 or 1155, which guaranteed the right of a traveling scholar to unhindered passage in the interests of education.


How were Tamil writers different from earlier Sanskrit writers?

Unlike Sanskrit writers who were mostly Brahmins, Sangam writers came from diverse classes and social backgrounds and were mostly non-Brahmins.


Fears decreased when Stalin died in 1953 and Nikita Khruschev emerged as the Soviet Union's new leader.


Why did Dyke only want the larger clubs featured on national television?

Dyke believed that it would be more lucrative for LWT if only the larger clubs in the country were featured on national television and wanted to establish whether the clubs would be interested in a larger share of television rights money.


What two systems were compare in the Soviet Union in 1970?

Thus in spite of the much higher losses in the catenary, the 3 kV DC was a little more energy efficient than AC in providing energy from the USSR power grid to the terminals of the traction motors (all DC at that time).


What is fundamentally different from older notions of race?

Abu el-Haj concluded that this new "race science" calls attention to the importance of "ancestry" (narrowly defined, as it does not include all ancestors) in some religions and in popular culture, and people's desire to use science to confirm their claims about ancestry; this "race science", she argues, is fundamentally different from older notions of race that were used to explain differences in human behaviour or social status:


How did Edward react when he became heir to the throne?

He wrote in his diary, "When I told her what had happened, I broke down and sobbed like a child."


Himachal now ranks fourth in respect of per capita income among the states of the Indian Union.


Through what renewable resource had Portugal generated electricity before the solar/wind revolution?

Before the solar/wind revolution, Portugal had generated electricity from hydropower plants on its rivers for decades.


What is the limit of how much can be spent on projects receiving the Stephen Lawrence Prize?

The RIBA also awards the President's Medals for student work, which are regarded as the most prestigious awards in architectural education, and the RIBA President's Awards for Research.


How long do summers generally last on Cyprus?

Generally, summers last about eight months, beginning in April with average temperatures of 21–23 °C (70–73 °F) during the day and 11–13 °C (52–55 °F) at night, and ending in November with average temperatures of 22–23 °C (72–73 °F) during the day and 12–14 °C (54–57 °F) at night, although in the remaining four months temperatures sometimes exceed 20 °C (68 °F).


Where is the Catalan language mostly located?

Catalan shares many traits with the other neighboring Romance languages (Italian, Sardinian, Occitan, and Spanish).


The majority of books published by local authors were of what nature?

(The latter consisted primarily of scholarly works rather than creative writing).


In cars with built-in voice recognition features, what can the onboard microphones be used for?

Researchers in 2011 were even able to use a malicious compact disc in a car's stereo system as a successful attack vector, and cars with built-in voice recognition or remote assistance features have onboard microphones which could be used for eavesdropping.


Human geneticists argue that genetic variations have been identified that show high or low frequencies among Ashkenazi Jews?

However, a 2013 study of Ashkenazi mitochondrial DNA, from the University of Huddersfield in England, suggests that at least 80 percent of the Ashkenazi maternal lineages derive from the assimilation of mtDNAs indigenous to Europe, probably as a consequence of conversion.


What was Nigeria's region called by the British before the name Nigeria?

This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, she was inspired by the name of the river, in preference to terms such as "Central Sudan".


Why was the People's Republic of Korea not recognized?

He established control by restoring to power the key Japanese colonial administrators, but in the face of Korean protests he quickly reversed this decision.


How is the accent added to the small latin e?

They are inserted after the main character.


Where could sometimes overwhelming ornament be found?

Inside ornament was far more generous, and could sometimes be overwhelming.


What word is used when speaking of correct teachings in contrast to a false teacher?

In contrast correct teaching is called sound not only because it builds up in the faith, but because it protects against the corrupting influence of false teachers.


What are two examples of groups that allow you to obtain copies of protected works?

Shifting public expectations, advances in digital technology, and the increasing reach of the Internet have led to such widespread, anonymous infringement that copyright-dependent industries now focus less on pursuing individuals who seek and share copyright-protected content online, and more on expanding copyright law to recognize and penalize – as "indirect" infringers – the service providers and software distributors which are said to facilitate and encourage individual acts of infringement by others.


How much did GE agree to pay in claims for the pollution it caused in the Housatonic River and other sites?

In 1999, the company agreed to pay a $250 million settlement in connection with claims it polluted the Housatonic River (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) and other sites with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other hazardous substances.


About how much had the death rate from TB been reduced in Europe by the midpoint of the 20th century?

By the 1950s, mortality had decreased nearly 90%.


How many endemic floral species do forests harbor?

Plant and animal species confined to a specific geographical area are called endemic species.


These Imams have the role of providing commentary and interpretation of the Quran as well as guidance to their tariqa followers as is the case of the living Imams of the Nizari Ismaili tariqah.


In what cardinal direction outside Plymouth is Devonport located?

As part of Devonport's millennium regeneration project, the Devonport Heritage Trail has been introduced, complete with over 70 waymarkers outlining the route.


What happens in a market when there is competition?

The opening passage of the "Wealth" containing Smith's message is never mentioned as it cannot be integrated into modern theory: "Wealth" depends on the division of labour which changes with market volume and on the proportion of productive to Unproductive labor.


What did Chopin realize was not ideal for larger spaces after his first successful concert in Paris?

After this concert, Chopin realized that his essentially intimate keyboard technique was not optimal for large concert spaces.


As of 2004, what city was the poorest in the United States?

In a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States (of four U.S. cities included in the survey) and the world's fifth-richest city, in terms of purchasing power.


At the time of her birth, what was the rank of Elizabeth's parents?

Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive.


The Hellenistic period saw the Greek alphabet spread into southern Gaul from Massalia (3rd and 2nd centuries BCE) and according to Strabo, Massalia was also a center of education, where Celts went to learn Greek.


Where do The Rock play their home games at?

The Rock play their home games at Swilers Rugby Park, as did the Rugby Canada Super League champions for 2005 and 2006, the Newfoundland Rock.


Which politican left the presidential race after supporting a boycott by voters?

His two main rivals, Lissouba and Bernard Kolelas, were prevented from competing and the only remaining credible rival, Andre Milongo, advised his supporters to boycott the elections and then withdrew from the race.


Who co-written and co-produced the song, Like A Prayer?

Madonna received positive feedback for the album, with Rolling Stone writing that it was "as close to art as pop music gets".


How many meters did the Sangamonian Stage raise sea levels compared to their present level?

The sea level rose quickly after that, stabilizing at the current level about 4000 years ago, leaving the mainland of South Florida just above sea level.


Which airlines first agreed to install seat connections for iPods?

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


The willow was harvested using a traditional method of pollarding, where a tree would be cut back to the main stem.


How do adolescents initially define themselves?

Adolescents begin by defining themselves based on their crowd membership.


What two groups are considered two ethnonyms for a single ethnicity and the terms may even be used interchangeably?

However, a small number of people within Bosnia and Herzegovina declare themselves Bosniak but are not necessarily Muslim by faith.


When was Prince Hall Freemasonry formed?

In 1775, an African-American named Prince Hall, along with fourteen other African-Americans, was initiated into a British military lodge with a warrant from the Grand Lodge of Ireland, having failed to obtain admission from the other lodges in Boston.


Glover sold poorly with her debut album, and this is also the first season that the runner-up was not signed by a music label.


What do these policy statements suggest?

These include the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, American Counseling Association, National Association of Social Workers in the USA, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and the Australian Psychological Society.


How many alleles do most eukaryotic organisms have for each trait?

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


What disease did antibiotics help eliminate?

This has led to widespread problems with antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance, so much as to prompt the World Health Organization to classify antimicrobial resistance as a "serious threat [that] is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country".


How were the water scenes in Jaws filmed?

If one views each of his films, one will see this shot utilized by the director, notably the water scenes in Jaws are filmed from the low-angle perspective of someone swimming.


What did European traders exchange with Bantu people?

Commercial relationships quickly grew between the inland Bantu kingdoms and European merchants who traded various commodities, manufactured goods, and people captured from the hinterlands.


What is the most basic way a street vendor might sell their goods?

Street vendors play their trade from stalls in the tianguis as well as at non-officially controlled concentrations around metro stations and hospitals; at plazas comerciales, where vendors of a certain "theme" (e.g. stationery) are housed; originally these were organized to accommodate vendors formerly selling on the street; or simply from improvised stalls on a city sidewalk.


What type of order was the Dominican Order?

Dominic sought to establish a new kind of order, one that would bring the dedication and systematic education of the older monastic orders like the Benedictines to bear on the religious problems of the burgeoning population of cities, but with more organizational flexibility than either monastic orders or the secular clergy.


In what room did von Neumann often write at home?

Anyone wishing to get an unforgettable impression of the razor edge of von Neumann's mind, need merely try to pursue this chain of exact reasoning for himself—realizing that often five pages of it were written down before breakfast, seated at a living room writing-table in a bathrobe."


What interpretation became common in Unix systmes?

That latter interpretation is the most common now.[citation needed]


What are some examples of Portugal's public cultural facilities?

These include the Belém Cultural Centre in Lisbon, Serralves Foundation and the Casa da Música, both in Porto, as well as new public cultural facilities like municipal libraries and concert halls that were built or renovated in many municipalities across the country.


What government agency asked Marvel to do a series of stories to publicize an issue?

However, the industry's self-censorship board, the Comics Code Authority, refused to approve the story because of the presence of narcotics, deeming the context of the story irrelevant.


What did Newton's philosophy do when applied to life,

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.


In the days following the disaster, an international reconnaissance team of engineers was dispatched to the region to make a detailed preliminary survey of damaged buildings.


In 1609, while still there, Smyth wrote a tract titled "The Character of the Beast," or "The False Constitution of the Church."


What have Western corporations penetrated?

Donated used clothing from Western countries are also delivered to people in poor countries by charity organizations.


In what year was the Honor Code expanded to include other school standards, such as rules regarding drug use?

President Wilkinson expanded the Honor Code in 1957 to include other school standards.


Which class was frustrated with Diaz due to corruption?

When Díaz first ran for office, he committed to a strict “No Re-election” policy in which he disqualified himself to serve consecutive terms.


Who suggested that Chopin's preludes were not intended to be played as a group?

The preludes were perhaps not intended to be played as a group, and may even have been used by him and later pianists as generic preludes to others of his pieces, or even to music by other composers, as Kenneth Hamilton suggests: he has noted a recording by Ferruccio Busoni of 1922, in which the Prelude Op.


Earth was initially molten due to extreme volcanism and frequent collisions with other bodies.


What has many organizations claiming ownership of patents related to aspects of MP3 led to?

These claims led to a number of legal threats and actions from a variety of sources.


What political philosophy did Nasser adopt?

Nasser was welcomed by large crowds of people lining the streets of Cairo on his return to Egypt on 2 May and was widely heralded in the press for his achievements and leadership in the conference.


How big were the tesserae in the Komnenian period miniature mosaic icons?

In these icons the small tesserae (with sides of 1 mm or less) were set on wax or resin on a wooden panel.


When is assent effective if the presiding officers inform their houses at different times?

Thus, if each presiding officer makes the announcement at a different time (for instance because one house is not sitting on a certain date), assent is regarded as effective when the second announcement is made.


Insects have what kind of sense of numbers?

Some insects display a rudimentary sense of numbers, such as the solitary wasps that prey upon a single species.


In what suite did Schumann name a work for Chopin?

Schumann named a piece for him in his suite Carnaval, and Chopin later dedicated his Ballade No. 2 in F major to Schumann.


What color was Alabama's electric chair?

Some, particularly in Florida, were noted for malfunctions, which caused discussion of their cruelty and resulted in a shift to lethal injection as the preferred method of execution.


How large was the hard drive on the original iPod?

Rubinstein had already discovered the Toshiba disk drive when meeting with an Apple supplier in Japan, and purchased the rights to it for Apple, and had also already worked out how the screen, battery, and other key elements would work.


During what century did businesses move out of Boston to find cheaper labor?

In 1958, BRA initiated a project to improve the historic West End neighborhood.


What Revolutionary War motto have Washington, D.C. statehood supporters modified and used?

Washington, D.C. residents who support the statehood movement sometimes use a shortened version of the Revolutionary War protest motto "No taxation without representation", omitting the initial "No", denoting their lack of Congressional representation; the phrase is now printed on newly issued Washington, D.C. license plates (although a driver may choose to have the Washington, D.C. website address instead).


Do grazing organisms often kill their prey?

Grazing organisms may also kill their prey species, but this is seldom the case.


What is roughly the amount of African slaves imported to Brazil?

From the last decades of the Empire until the 1950s, the proportion of the white population increased significantly while Brazil welcomed 5.5 million immigrants between 1821 and 1932, not much behind its neighbor Argentina with 6.4 million, and it received more European immigrants in its colonial history than the United States.


Currently, Jews account for 75.4% of the Israeli population, or 6 million people.


However, there is still significant diversity in the interpretation of other kinds of contracts, depending upon the extent to which a given state has codified its common law of contracts or adopted portions of the Restatement (Second) of Contracts.


Who first translated Philosophus Autodidactus into latin?

A Latin translation of Ibn Tufail's work, Philosophus Autodidactus, first appeared in 1671, prepared by Edward Pococke the Younger, followed by an English translation by Simon Ockley in 1708, as well as German and Dutch translations.


Which anniversary did P&O celebrate in Southampton?

The importance of Southampton to the cruise industry was indicated by P&O Cruises's 175th anniversary celebrations, which included all seven of the company's liners visiting Southampton in a single day.


What percent of ownership of the new company was awarded to the British?

National patriotic sensibilities would not permit a full-scale merger or takeover of either of the two companies.


What is Nepal's primary airport for international travel?

The main international airport serving Kathmandu and thus Nepal is the Tribhuvan International Airport, located about six kilometers (6 km (3.7 mi)) from the city centre.


Landbirds have a flight range of around 2,500 km (1,600 mi) and shorebirds can fly up to 4,000 km (2,500 mi), although the bar-tailed godwit is capable of non-stop flights of up to 10,200 km (6,300 mi).


When did Jesuit Father Ippolito Desideri spend time in Tibet?

In 1661 another Jesuit, Johann Grueber, crossed Tibet from Sining to Lhasa (where he spent a month), before heading on to Nepal.


Where are other Non-native Christian communities found?

Of the Christian minority in Egypt over 90% belong to the native Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, an Oriental Orthodox Christian Church.


With whom did Tito's belief in self-determination cause a rift?

His public speeches often reiterated that policy of neutrality and cooperation with all countries would be natural as long as these countries did not use their influence to pressure Yugoslavia to take sides.


Whitehead rejected the Cartesian idea in favor of what?

Perhaps foremost among what Whitehead considered faulty metaphysical assumptions was the Cartesian idea that reality is fundamentally constructed of bits of matter that exist totally independently of one another, which he rejected in favor of an event-based or "process" ontology in which events are primary and are fundamentally interrelated and dependent on one another.


Pharmaceutical fraud involves deceptions which bring financial gain to a pharmaceutical company.


The focus on learning in the 12th century is referred to as what?

Thus, a suitable environment was created in which it became possible to question scientific doctrine, in much the same way that Martin Luther and John Calvin questioned religious doctrine.


The pact according to Edward Carr’s view was to provide what between Germany and the Soviet Union?

According to Carr, an important advantage was that "if Soviet Russia had eventually to fight Hitler, the Western Powers would already be involved."[page needed]


Who held authority over Roman Catholic holy places after Sultan Abdülmecid I agreed to the new treaty?

Napoleon III responded with a show of force, sending the ship of the line Charlemagne to the Black Sea.


Which Native American nation's emigration was first associated with the term "Trail of Tears?"

The Cherokees were not the only American Indians forced to emigrate as a result of the Indian removal efforts of the United States, and so the phrase "Trail of Tears" is sometimes used to refer to similar events endured by other American Indian peoples, especially among the "Five Civilized Tribes".


What type of educational institute is Hesburgh given credit for creating at Notre Dame?

Hesburgh is also credited with transforming the face of Notre Dame by making it a coeducational institution.


What is Beyonce's percentage of ownership in the new venture?


What Ostrogothic leader led his people into Italy?

In the 6th century, the Lombards settled in northern Italy, replacing the Ostrogothic kingdom with a grouping of duchies that occasionally selected a king to rule over them all.


Windows in all types of buildings were large and regularly placed on a grid; this was partly to minimize window tax, which was in force throughout the period in the United Kingdom.


In 2014, the Philadelphia City Council refused to conduct hearings on a $1.86 billion sale of PGW, part of a two-year effort that was proposed by the mayor.


What are biomorphism and zoomorphic architecture based after design wise?

While it is considered by some to be merely an aspect of postmodernism, others consider it to be a school in its own right and a later development of expressionist architecture.


Who eventually oversaw completion of the Gelati Monastery?

The use of mosaic in Gelati attests to some Byzantine influence in the country and was a demonstration of the imperial ambition of the Bagrationids.


There are numerous different components involved in order to implement a Push-Pull Strategy in IPM.


What was the name of the satellite from which the BBC's signal was sent?

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


Madonna is also a collector of Tamara de Lempicka's Art Deco paintings and has included them in her music videos and tours.


What was the film that Madonna starred in 2000?

The Next Best Thing, and contributed two songs to the film's soundtrack; "Time Stood Still" and a cover of Don McLean's 1971 song "American Pie".


What is another element of the structure of a gene?

The structure of a gene consists of many elements of which the actual protein coding sequence is often only a small part.


When did Univisión announce it was building a production studio in Miami?

Univisión Studios is currently headquartered in Miami, and will produce programming for all of Univisión Communications' television networks.


In what year was Apple sued for issues relating to its battery life?

An MP3.com report stated that this was virtually unachievable under real-life usage conditions, with a writer for MP3.com getting on average less than 8 hours from an iPod.


Some Western dialects present further reduction or vowel harmony in some cases.


Psychological anthropology examines how our models of social processes are informed by what?

It also examines how the understanding of cognition, emotion, motivation, and similar psychological processes inform or constrain our models of cultural and social processes.


Where could you expect the extensive amount of cavalry troops to be sourced from?

The cavalry was drawn primarily from the richest class of equestrians.


What is Atticus shooting the rabid dog symbolic of?

For example, Atticus must shoot a rabid dog, even though it is not his job to do so.


What golf course hosts the Farmers Insurance Open?

This course was also the site of the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship.


Until what year did some minorities need to lie about religion or not get mandatory state issued ID?

A 2008 court ruling allowed members of unrecognised faiths to obtain identification and leave the religion field blank.


What is the elevation of Tennessee's highest point?

Clingmans Dome, which lies on Tennessee's eastern border, is the highest point on the Appalachian Trail, and is the third highest peak in the United States east of the Mississippi River.


Charleston annually hosts Spoleto Festival USA founded by Gian Carlo Menotti, a 17-day art festival featuring over 100 performances by individual artists in a variety of disciplines.


What is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower?

Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water.


When does the building housing Ye Olde Salutation Inn date back to?

Ye Olde Man & Scythe in Bolton, Lancashire, is mentioned by name in a charter of 1251, but the current building is dated 1631.


A key aspect of the Gates Foundation's U.S. efforts involves an overhaul of the country's education policies at both the K-12 and college levels, including support for teacher evaluations and charter schools and opposition to seniority-based layoffs and other aspects of the education system that are typically backed by teachers' unions.


What was the average high end hard drive size?

many people were able to encode and play back MP3 files on their PCs.


How many main stations of the Northern Railway serve the New Delhi area?

New Delhi is a major junction in the Indian railway network and is the headquarters of the Northern Railway.


The regions of Białystok, Galicia and Przemyśl were returned to what country after world war II?

Of the territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union between 1939 and 1940, the region around Białystok and a minor part of Galicia east of the San river around Przemyśl were returned to the Polish state at the end of World War II.


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

In international politics within the United Nations, the Marshall Islands has often voted consistently with the United States with respect to General Assembly resolutions.


The four men were among 22 Uyghurs who claimed to be refugees, who were captured in 2001 in Pakistan after fleeing the American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan.


Compression ratio depends on the sample rate and bit depth of which signal?

Compression efficiency of encoders is typically defined by the bit rate, because compression ratio depends on the bit depth and sampling rate of the input signal.


What can help make LEDs more widely used?

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


What organization invited Northwestern to become a member in 1917?

The Association of American Universities invited Northwestern to become a member in 1917.


Which Dell committee handles accounting issues?

These committees include the Audit Committee, which handles accounting issues, including auditing and reporting; the Compensation Committee, which approves compensation for the CEO and other employees of the company; the Finance Committee, which handles financial matters such as proposed mergers and acquisitions; the Governance and Nominating Committee, which handles various corporate matters (including nomination of the board); and the Antitrust Compliance Committee, which attempts to prevent company practices from violating antitrust laws.[citation needed]


W is set to to be the major stock holder of the business that first rang a bell to begin in the winter of 2014 in Myanmar ?

In December 2014, Myanmar signed an agreement to set up its first stock exchange.


What company introduced the first HD video conferencing system to the general market?

As of the 2010s, high definition resolution for videoconferencing became a popular feature, with most major suppliers in the videoconferencing market offering it.


In the United States total membership is just under two million.


What did Locke's 'tabula rasa' concept say happens to the mind?

Primary qualities are essential for the object in question to be what it is.


What was the nature of the role of the Vestals in state sacrifices?

Indirectly, they played a role in every official sacrifice; among their duties was the preparation of the mola salsa, the salted flour that was sprinkled on every sacrificial victim as part of its immolation.


Which poet critic in 1911 with a group of poets accepted the term Cubism?

In 1911, the poet and critic Guillaume Apollinaire accepted the term on behalf of a group of artists invited to exhibit at the Brussels Indépendants.


How many islands are in the Tuvalu group?

Eight of the nine islands of Tuvalu were inhabited; thus the name, Tuvalu, means "eight standing together" in Tuvaluan (compare to *walo meaning "eight" in Proto-Austronesian).


Uniquely, streptophyte cells and those of the green algal order Trentepohliales divide by construction of a phragmoplast as a template for building a cell plate late in cell division.


The 1998 Good Friday Agreement resulted in what arrangement?

These arrangements were made following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.


What is the meaning of the word neuron in Greek?

In stress situations plants can overwrite the genomes they inherited from their parents and revert to that of their grand- or great-grandparents.[citation needed]


According to them, there was a fast annual growth of Buddhism in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and several Western European countries (1910–2010).


Lancashire is home to a significant Asian population, numbering over 70,000 and 6% of the county's population, and concentrated largely in the former cotton mill towns in the south east.


What are electric double-layer capacitors called today?

Last but not least the electric double-layer capacitor (now Supercapacitors) were invented.


Backwoods settlers of Northern Florida are known as

These migrants, mixing with the already present British settlers who had remained in Florida since the British period, would be the progenitors of the population known as Florida Crackers.


What movie produced in 2000 investigated conspiracy theories surrounding the notorious Skull and Bone Society in New Haven?

New Haven was also fictionalized in the movie The Skulls (2000), which focused on conspiracy theories surrounding the real-life Skull and Bones secret society which is located in New Haven.


How was a barrage balloon tethered to the ground?

Firstly, it and the steel cable were a danger to any aircraft that tried to fly among them.


when was the new fishing factory ready for use?

The new facility was ready in July 2009, for the start of the 2009–10 fishing season.


Why was Liberia's GDP growth stalled in 2007?

The global financial crisis slowed GDP growth to 4.6% in 2009, though a strengthening agricultural sector led by rubber and timber exports increased growth to 5.1% in 2010 and an expected 7.3% in 2011, making the economy one of the 20 fastest growing in the world.


The city was a destination for thousands of Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Famine in the 1840s; housing for them was developed south of South Street, and was later occupied by succeeding immigrants.


" On 26 February 1832 Chopin gave a debut Paris concert at the Salle Pleyel which drew universal admiration.


The City of Miami is governed by Mayor Tomás Regalado and 5 City commissioners which oversee the five districts in the City.


Would you consider aesthetic elements alone in architectural lighting design?

Lighting design as it applies to the built environment is known as 'architectural lighting design'.


What was the average age of American Idols viewers in its first season?

was 47.2 compared to a median age of 32.1 in its first season.


What architectural style was used to design Branch House?

The firm of John Russell Pope designed Broad Street Station as well as Branch House on Monument Avenue, designed as a private residence in the Tudor style, now serving as the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design.


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

Around 300 American expatriates reside in the Congo.


What dubious distinction has Comcast earned twice from The Consumerist?

These issues, in addition to others, led to Comcast being dubbed "The Worst Company in America" by The Consumerist in 2014 and 2010.


In the film Dick Tracy, who did Madonna starred as?

Madonna starred as Breathless Mahoney in the film Dick Tracy (1990), with Warren Beatty playing the title role.


Who did the Tidewater settlers remain loyal to during the American revolution?

Arriving during the mid- to late 18th century, the Scots-Irish from what is today Northern Ireland were the largest non-English immigrant group before the Revolution; English indentured servants were overwhelmingly the largest immigrant group before the Revolution.


A man was addressed by his family name and his title, or by his yobina if he did not have a title.


How many people lived in the affected area?

Approximately 15 million people lived in the affected area.


Marmontel contrasted "the opinion of men of letters" with what?

Enlightenment thinkers frequently contrasted their conception of the "public" with that of the people: Condorcet contrasted "opinion" with populace, Marmontel "the opinion of men of letters" with "the opinion of the multitude," and d'Alembert the "truly enlightened public" with "the blind and noisy multitude".


What is the length of the border that Estonia shares with Lativa?

For this reason the borders between Estonia and Russia are still not defined.


What have scientist began to test due to the fact that adrogen results in sexual differences?

The newly formed testicles in the fetus are responsible for the secretion of androgens, that will cooperate in driving the sexual differentiation of the developing fetus, included its brain.


In Australia, what percentage of non-passerine birds were partially migratory

Species may also travel shorter distances over part of their range, with individuals from higher latitudes travelling into the existing range of conspecifics; others undertake partial migrations, where only a fraction of the population, usually females and subdominant males, migrates.


What kinds of hotels does Brasilia have?

The city's planned design included specific areas for almost everything, including accommodation, Hotels Sectors North and South.