India refused China's request that the Tibetan exile community be avoided because they said India is what?

In response Indian officials said India was a democracy, and "a wholesale ban on protests was out of the question".


After the Revolution of 1810 there was a subsequent uprising of what provinces?

During the May Revolution of 1810 and the subsequent uprising of the provinces of Rio de la Plata, the Spanish colonial government moved to Montevideo.


What American broke the sound barrier in 1947?

The 1940s proved to be important in other ways as well.


Where is the Neostokavian-Ijekavian language predominantely spoken?

The nationalists among the Croats conflictingly claim either that they speak an entirely separate language from Serbs and Bosnians or that these two peoples have, due to the longer lexicographic tradition among Croats, somehow "borrowed" their standard languages from them.[citation needed]


New coins were a proclamation of independence by the Somali Muslim Ajuran Empire from whom?

The Portuguese discovery of the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 initiated a series of Ottoman-Portuguese naval wars in the Indian Ocean throughout the 16th century.


What percentage of the world's total population gets infected with tuberculosis every year?

Roughly one-third of the world's population has been infected with M. tuberculosis, with new infections occurring in about 1% of the population each year.


What Christian saint was also an Umayyad administrator?

St John of Damascus was also a high administrator in the Umayyad administration.


What are the 3 main categories of solar cookers?

The simplest solar cooker is the box cooker first built by Horace de Saussure in 1767.


Who was the recipient of the Judges' Save?

Jessica Sanchez received the fewest number of votes during the Top 7 week, and the judges decided to use their "save" option on her, making her the first female recipient of the save.


What language family is Somali a part of?

The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.


What town did Victoria visit in the center of England on her trip with the Dutchess of kent and Conroy?

To the King's annoyance, Victoria was enthusiastically welcomed in each of the stops.


What is the causative spirochete of syphilis?

These postulates were first used in the discovery that Mycobacteria species cause tuberculosis.


Who said Pope Innocent was an ambitious and aggressive religious leader?

When the Archbishop of Canterbury, Hubert Walter, died on 13 July 1205, John became involved in a dispute with Pope Innocent III that would lead to the king's excommunication.


What did some US Politicians think Coalition forces should have been allowed to have done?

Still, the political ramifications of removing Hussein would have broadened the scope of the conflict greatly, and many coalition nations refused to participate in such an action, believing it would create a power vacuum and destabilize the region.


Where did Polabian Slavs (Wends) settle?

Polabian Slavs (Wends) settled in parts of England (Danelaw), apparently as Danish allies.


When did the United States Geological Survey released its seismic hazard analysis?

Scientists estimated this lessened risk based upon a lower likelihood than previously thought of slow shaking near the city, which would be more likely to cause damage to taller structures from an earthquake in the vicinity of the city.


Attempts to unify Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic would create which sort of problems?

In other words, while the shapes of letters like A, B, E, H, K, M, O, P, T, X, Y and so on are shared between the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets (and small differences in their canonical forms may be considered to be of a merely typographical nature), it would still be problematic for a multilingual character set or a font to provide only a single codepoint for, say, uppercase letter B, as this would make it quite difficult for a wordprocessor to change that single uppercase letter to one of the three different choices for the lower-case letter, b (Latin), β (Greek), or в (Cyrillic).


When did Lee randomly show up at the Los Angeles  Public Library?

My husband used to get thousands and thousands of letters from teachers who would send them to him."


What areas experience the most significant temperature variations?

Even in the absence of June gloom, inland areas tend to experience much more significant temperature variations than coastal areas, where the ocean serves as a moderating influence.


What are the gametes produced by females called?

The gametes produced by females are called eggs or ova, and those produced by males are called sperm.


Why is transnational policing so unaccountable?

As this report points out, and the existing academic literature on transnational policing seems to confirm, this is a secretive area and one not open to civil society involvement.


What did the government do in 1997 to increase monetary stability?

After several years of economic downturn and political instability, in 1997, Guinea-Bissau entered the CFA franc monetary system, bringing about some internal monetary stability.


What year was the Federsation of Aesthetic Group Gymnastics established?

The International Federation of Aesthetic Group Gymnastics (IFAGG) was established in 2003.


When did Simon Cowell announce he was no longer going to be a judge?

However both Carey and Minaj left after one season, and Randy Jackson also announced that he would depart the show after twelve seasons as a judge but would return as a mentor.


Where was a substantial amount of Nazi plunder found at the end of the war?

At the end of the war, a substantial amount of Nazi plunder was found stored in Austria, where Hitler had hoped to retreat as the war drew to a close.


How many are in the pipelin to fight GNB?

The report identified seven antibiotics against the Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) currently in phase 2 or phase 3 clinical trials.


where was house music from chicago-based labels considered a must-play?

One 1986 house tune called "Move Your Body" by Marshall Jefferson, taken from the appropriately titled "The House Music Anthem" EP, became a big hit in Chicago and eventually worldwide.


Why would all the remaining stores of lard, butter and meat left at vastenavond be eaten?

The selected livestock had in fact already been slaughtered in November and the meat would be no longer preservable.


When did Russell move the Society's headquarters to Brooklyn?

He identified the religious movement as "Bible Students," and more formally as the International Bible Students Association.


Notable locations include East River Ferry, LaptopMD headquarters, Mercy College Manhattan Campus, and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.


While Stalin had little faith in Japan's commitment to neutrality, he felt that the pact was important for its political symbolism, to reinforce a public affection for Germany.


Who did a media magnate in the 1980s buy The Times from?

Several suitors appeared, including Robert Maxwell, Tiny Rowland and Lord Rothermere; however, only one buyer was in a position to meet the full Thomson remit, Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch.


How much land does the Continental Portugal cover?

Continental Portugal's 89,015 km2 (34,369 sq mi) territory is serviced by four international airports located near the principal cities of Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Beja.


In 1985, three British scientists working on data they had gathered at Halley Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf discovered the existence of a hole in this layer.


Who sponsors a contest for journalistic writing?

In 2010, the School of Journalism and Mass Communications finished second at the prestigious Hearst Foundation national writing competition.


What part of the body is controlled by nuclei in the midbrain?

Motor systems are areas of the brain that are directly or indirectly involved in producing body movements, that is, in activating muscles.


How much did the parliament lease British india for to EIC (the lease was for two years)?

Despite stiff resistance from the East India lobby in parliament and from the Company's shareholders, the Act passed.


What famous singer made claims of racism after Jennifer Hudson was eliminated from American Idol?

The prolonged stays of John Stevens and Jasmine Trias in the finals, despite negative comments from the judges, had aroused resentment, so much so that John Stevens reportedly received a death threat, which he dismissed as a joke 'blown out of proportion'.


In his 2004 presidential campaign, Kerry criticized George W. Bush for the Iraq War.


During that time he obtained more than 400,000 yuan (US$60,000) from the county education department, money used to widen and strengthen concrete pillars and the balcony railing of all four storeys of his school, as well as secure its concrete floors.


What percentage of Houston's population is African-American?

American Indians made up 0.7% of the population.


Who wrote critically in The Independent about Hopkins?

He suspected that if any other contributor had written the piece it would not have been published and questioned her continued employment by the newspaper.


Where did Beatrice meet and fall in love with Prince Henry?

The following month, Victoria's youngest child, Beatrice, met and fell in love with Prince Henry of Battenberg at the wedding of Victoria's granddaughter Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine to Henry's brother Prince Louis of Battenberg.


Which party has the least amount of members?

A new Lord Mayor of Cork is chosen in a vote by the elected members of the council under a D'Hondt system count.


What type of sports centers are Wutaishan Sports Center and Nanjing Olympic Sports Center considered to be?

Both of these two are comprehensive sports centers, including stadium, gymnasium, natatorium, tennis court, etc.


How many deaths are believed to be caused in Hyderabad due to air pollution each year?

Ground water around Hyderabad, which has a hardness of up to 1000 ppm, around three times higher than is desirable, is the main source of drinking water but the increasing population and consequent increase in demand has led to a decline in not only ground water but also river and lake levels.


What are Beyoncé's backup singers called?

Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick.


Incomplete metamorphosis insects are called?

An insect molts when it outgrows its exoskeleton, which does not stretch and would otherwise restrict the insect's growth.


Athanasius is the first person to identify the same 27 books of the New Testament that are in use today.


What was Masjid Bilal previously known as?

Only by 1990 did the Muslims renamed it to "Masjid Bilal".


In what Italian city were Kim Kardashian and Kanye West wed?

In May 2014, West and Kardashian were married in a private ceremony in Florence, Italy, with a variety of artists and celebrities in attendance.


What structure does the Schnellweg and a number of roads roughly form?

The roads are B 3, B 6 and B 65, called Westschnellweg (B6 on the northern part, B3 on the southern part), Messeschnellweg (B3, becomes A37 near Burgdorf, crosses A2, becomes B3 again, changes to B6 at Seelhorster Kreuz, then passes the Hanover fairground as B6 and becomes A37 again before merging into A7) and Südschnellweg (starts out as B65, becomes B3/B6/B65 upon crossing Westschnellweg, then becomes B65 again at Seelhorster Kreuz).


When did John Melody, the town crier of Southampton, pass away?

The town crier from 2004 until his death in 2014 was John Melody, who acted as master of ceremonies in the city and who possessed a cry of 104 decibels.


For what was coal tar used in road paving?

During the early and mid-20th century when town gas was produced, coal tar was a readily available byproduct and extensively used as the binder for road aggregates.


At more or less the same time the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law led to the development of Old Saxon, Old Frisian (Anglo-Frisian) and Old English (Anglo-Saxon).


What in part inspired the sounds of many British rock bands and singers in the 60s, 70s, and 80s?

The city is home to the first and original Hard Rock Cafe and the Abbey Road Studios where The Beatles recorded many of their hits.


How old are the oldest buildings in Mexico City?

Other well-known central neighborhoods include Condesa, known for its Art Deco architecture and its restaurant scene; Colonia Roma, a beaux arts neighborhood and artistic and culinary hot-spot, the Zona Rosa, formerly the center of nightlife and restaurants, now reborn as the center of the LGBT and Korean-Mexican communities; and Tepito and La Lagunilla, known for their local working-class foklore and large flea markets.


When did Starlin Castro debut as the starting shortstop?

Rookie Starlin Castro debuted in early May (2010) as the starting shortstop.


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


How many letters does the part numbering scheme begin with?

The Pro Electron standard, the European Electronic Component Manufacturers Association part numbering scheme, begins with two letters: the first gives the semiconductor type (A for germanium, B for silicon, and C for materials like GaAs); the second letter denotes the intended use (A for diode, C for general-purpose transistor, etc.).


Which historical overview did Seiki Hosokibara create?

The first historical overview of Japanese comics was Seiki Hosokibara's Nihon Manga-Shi[i] in 1924.


An ECG may confirm an ST elevation MI if ST elevation is present.


What established Guam as an unincorporated territory?

The Governor of Guam was federally appointed until 1968, when the Guam Elective Governor Act provided for the office's popular election.:242 Since Guam is not a U.S. state, U.S. citizens residing on Guam are not allowed to vote for president and their congressional representative is a non-voting member.


When were ski-lifts built in Swiss and Austrian towns?

During the post-World War I period ski-lifts were built in Swiss and Austrian towns to accommodate winter visitors, but summer tourism continued to be important; by the mid-20th century the popularity of downhill skiing increased greatly as it became more accessible and in the 1970s several new villages were built in France devoted almost exclusively to skiing, such as Les Menuires.


What organization was created to combat the 419 scams?

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


In what year did notable Times Magazine contributor, Gile Coren, become Food and Drink Writer of the Year?

Notable contributors include Giles Coren, Food and Drink Writer of the Year in 2005 and Nadiya Hussain, winner of BBC's The Great British Bake Off.


Where did Sir Francis Drake attack in 1585 and again in 1589?

The most famous assaults were upon the city of Vigo by Sir Francis Drake in 1585 and 1589, and the siege of A Coruña in 1589 by the English Armada.


The Latin translation of his philosophical novel, entitled Philosophus Autodidactus, published by Edward Pococke the Younger in 1671, had an influence on John Locke's formulation of tabula rasa in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.


How many times does Richmond receive 7.6 centimeters or more of snow in a 24 hour period annually?

Falls of 3 inches (7.6 cm) or more within 24 hours occur an average once per year.


What team left the AFL after the 2015 season to join another league?

Subsequently, one of the remaining teams, the Spokane Shock, severed its ties with the league to join the competing IFL.


Similarly, many people who identify as white have some African ancestors.


Which crisis in Ireland involved bribery, cronyism and collusion?

Gombeenism refers to an individual who is dishonest and corrupt for the purpose of personal gain, more often through monetary, while, parochialism which is also known as parish pump politics relates to placing local or vanity projects ahead of the national interest.


Grain is malted by soaking it in water, allowing it to begin germination, and then drying the partially germinated grain in a kiln.


When does the mobile library service operate?

The island has a public library (the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere) and a mobile library service which operates weekly rural areas.


What should New York, Illinois and California be using instead of codified statutes?

New York, Illinois, and California are the most significant states that have not adopted the FRCP.


What are the members of a Grand Lodge called?

When two Grand Lodges recognise and are in Masonic communication with each other, they are said to be in amity, and the brethren of each may visit each other's Lodges and interact Masonically.


How many B-29 bombers were airbases need for in Okinawa?

The supporting naval forces were the targets for 4,000 sorties, many by Kamikaze suicide planes.


The BeiDou-1 is made up of how may satellites?

The satellites themselves were based on the Chinese DFH-3 geostationary communications satellite and had a launch weight of 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) each.


What law further restricted public houses?

Opening for the full licensed hours was compulsory, and closing time was equally firmly enforced by the police; a landlord might lose his licence for infractions.


A small minority of Somalis belong to what branch of Islam?

Somalis were among the first populations on the continent to embrace Islam.


What is a recent development in sequencing methods?

New sequencing technologies, such as massive parallel sequencing have also opened up the prospect of personal genome sequencing as a diagnostic tool, as pioneered by Manteia Predictive Medicine.


How can electrolytic capacitors be safely used after having been stored unused for a long time?

Electrolytic capacitors will self-degrade if unused for a period (around a year), and when full power is applied may short circuit, permanently damaging the capacitor and usually blowing a fuse or causing failure of rectifier diodes (for instance, in older equipment, arcing in rectifier tubes).


Other than the bar, in what room might patrons of a pub eat?


What do the numbers identify in a bulb shape designation?

The letters represent the shape of the bulb.


What is the name of Norfolk Island's only TV station?

There is one locally based radio station (Radio Norfolk 89.9FM), broadcasting on both AM and FM frequencies.


What reputation does machine translations have?

In view of the frequent inaccuracy of machine translations, human translation remains the most reliable, most accurate form of translation available.


With no housing available, they took over lands surrounding the city, creating huge shantytowns that extended for many miles.


What was the name of the meeting to make an alliance between Zwingli and Luther?

A long-standing resentment between the German states and the Swiss Confederation led to heated debate over how much Zwingli owed his ideas to Lutheranism.


What city in the east of Entre Rios province is considered the most important one for the Carnival?

Gualeguaychú in the east of Entre Ríos province is the most important Carnival city and has one of the largest parades.


What kind of political coalition did The Times support in 1974?

It supported the Conservatives for the subsequent three elections, followed by support for both the Conservatives and the Liberal Party for the next five elections, expressly supporting a Con-Lib coalition in 1974.


What Czech dialect is gaining ground in journalism and the mass media?

By the early 1990s dialect use was stigmatized, associated with the shrinking lower class and used in literature or other media for comedic effect.


What position would the young Liu Xie eventually be promoted to?

He escorted them safely back to the capital and was made Minister of Works, taking control of Luoyang and forcing Yuan Shao to flee.


Who was one of the English aristocrats who supported the Lollard movement?

The Catholic Church had long fought against heretic movements, but during the Late Middle Ages, it started to experience demands for reform from within.


What was Timothy Geithner's position during the fall of 2008?

Economist Paul Krugman and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner explain the credit crisis via the implosion of the shadow banking system, which had grown to nearly equal the importance of the traditional commercial banking sector as described above.


What is another term for the act of spying for another country?

Congress acted defiantly toward the Supreme Court by passing the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988 and the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 that made roughly fifty crimes punishable by death, including crimes that do not always involve the death of someone.


What property was George Brimhall responsible for purchasing for the campus?

Under his tenure in 1904 the new Brigham Young University bought 17 acres (69,000 m2) of land from Provo called "Temple Hill".


How often is Politics & Policy published?

Run entirely by undergraduates, Politics & Policy publishes several times a week with material ranging from short summaries of events to extended research pieces.


Where was Beyonce when she became pregnant?

Beyoncé suffered a miscarriage in 2010 or 2011, describing it as "the saddest thing" she had ever endured.


How many casinos are there in Atlantic City today?

Other casinos were soon constructed along the Boardwalk and, later, in the marina district for a total of eleven today.


The currently four bears are now kept in an open-air enclosure nearby, and two other young bears, a present by the Russian president, are kept in Dählhölzli zoo.


Where is East Cooper Regional Medical Center?

The city has several major hospitals located in the downtown area: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center (MUSC), Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, and Roper Hospital.


What was the distance in kilometers for the route in Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan: The first torchbearer in Almaty, where the Olympic torch arrived for the first time ever on April 2, was the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev.


Also, anything from a character's own hair to their job with the promotion can be wagered in a match.


To where was the canal designed by Washington intended to ferry water?

To facilitate the transfer of cargo from the flat-bottomed bateaux above the fall line to the ocean-faring ships below, George Washington helped design the James River and Kanawha Canal in the 18th century to bypass Richmond's rapids, with the intent of providing a water route across the Appalachians to the Kanawha River.


When was the town of Kingsbridge created?

In 1846, a new town, West Farms, was created by division of Westchester; in turn, in 1855, the town of Morrisania was created from West Farms.


On 26 March 2014 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi the head of the Egyptian Armed Forces, who at this time was in control of the country, resigned from the military, announcing he would stand as a candidate in the 2014 presidential election.


If distinguished from reactive responses of reptiles, emotions would then be mammalian elaborations of general vertebrate arousal patterns, in which neurochemicals (for example, dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin) step-up or step-down the brain's activity level, as visible in body movements, gestures and postures.


In what century was polygenism most widespread?

In the last two decades of the 18th century, the theory of polygenism, the belief that different races had evolved separately in each continent and shared no common ancestor, was advocated in England by historian Edward Long and anatomist Charles White, in Germany by ethnographers Christoph Meiners and Georg Forster, and in France by Julien-Joseph Virey.


Where was the Hoffler Klinik supposed to be located?

Production was temporarily halted first by an injury to Craig, who sprained his knee whilst shooting a fight scene, and later by an accident involving a filming vehicle that saw three crew members injured, at least one of them seriously.


In what year did GE acquire Kelman Ltd.?

In August 2008 it acquired Kelman Ltd, a Northern Ireland company specializing in advanced monitoring and diagnostics technologies for transformers used in renewable energy generation, and announced an expansion of its business in Northern Ireland in May 2010.


Another assumption was that the target would maintain a steady course along with what other two factors?

Second, that the target would maintain a steady course, speed and height.


Tucson is situated on an alluvial plain in the Sonoran desert, surrounded by five minor ranges of mountains: the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Tortolita Mountains to the north, the Santa Rita Mountains to the south, the Rincon Mountains to the east, and the Tucson Mountains to the west.


The city has two bike Action Plans of how many years?

The city is also in the process of implementing a 5-year and 20 year Bike Action Plan with a goal of attaining 14 to 35% bicycle transportation mode share by 2030 through the installation of enhanced bicycle infrastructure throughout the city.


What is different about the second level roads?

A second level (where tolls are charged) of the Periférico, colloquially called the segundo piso ("second floor"), was officially opened in 2012, with sections still being completed.


What did the iMac replace the floppy disk drive with?

The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard (and usually proprietary) connections, such as SCSI and ADB, in favor of two USB ports.


When did the slave trade hit the CAR region?

During the 16th and 17th centuries slave traders began to raid the region as part of the expansion of the Saharan and Nile River slave routes.


At what gathering was the First Crusade preached?

One feature of the crusades was the pogroms against local Jews that often took place as the crusaders left their countries for the East.


According to Deloitte, Barcelona had a recorded revenue of €366 million in the same period, ranking second to Real Madrid, who generated €401 million in revenue.


What did this literature help with that was written in Cyrillic?

The church had a liturgy written in Cyrillic and a corpus of translations from Greek that had been produced for the Slavic peoples.


What was the verdict at the Council of Sardica?

It was Hosius who presided over the Council of Sardica, as he did for the First Council of Nicaea, which like the 341 synod, found Athanasius innocent.


Who owned the Detroit Drive in this period?

One of the league's early success stories was the Detroit Drive.


How many homes were totally destroyed in the Plymouth Blitz?

This was largely due to Plymouth's status as a major port Charles Church was hit by incendiary bombs and partially destroyed in 1941 during the Blitz, but has not been demolished, as it is now an official permanent monument to the bombing of Plymouth during World War II.


Where do Armenians mostly live besides Armenia?

Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.


What type of material is used to make CDs?

Small granules of heated raw polycarbonate plastic are fed into the press.


When did the Ottomans lose the territory of Albania, Macedonia and Thrace?

At the beginning of the 19th century the Ottoman Empire included all of the Balkan Peninsula north to the southern edge of the Hungarian Plain, but by 1914 had lost all of it except Constantinople and Eastern Thrace to the rise of Balkan nationalism, which saw the independence of Greece, Serbia, the Danubian Principalities and Bulgaria.


Due to his reporting skills, some give Russell credit for doing what?

The Crimean War also saw the first tactical use of railways and other modern inventions, such as the electric telegraph, with the first "live" war reporting to The Times by William Howard Russell.


Self prescription of antibiotics is an example of misuse.


In what year did Umar ibn Ad Al-Aziz die?

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was later poisoned in the year 720.


While it is agreed that the behavioral and physiological adaptations necessary for migration are under genetic control, some authors have argued that no genetic change is necessary for migratory behavior to develop in a sedentary species because the genetic framework for migratory behavior exists in nearly all avian lineages.


How many housing units were there in Boston in 2010?

Some 1.2 million persons may be within Boston's boundaries during work hours, and as many as 2 million during special events.


Which article in the Norweigan Constitution provides a way to override a monarch's veto?

Should the sovereign ever choose to exercise this privilege, Article 79 provides a means by which his veto may be over-ridden: "If a Bill has been passed unaltered by two sessions of the Storting, constituted after two separate successive elections and separated from each other by at least two intervening sessions of the Storting, without a divergent Bill having been passed by any Storting in the period between the first and last adoption, and it is then submitted to the King with a petition that His Majesty shall not refuse his assent to a Bill which, after the most mature deliberation, the Storting considers to be beneficial, it shall become law even if the Royal Assent is not accorded before the Storting goes into recess."


What do Australian citizens need in order to travel to Norfolk Island?

Citizens of all other nations must carry a passport to travel to Norfolk Island even if arriving from other parts of Australia.


Approximately how many passengers used Indira Gandhi Airport from 2012-2013?

In 2012-13, the airport was used by more than 35 million passengers, making it one of the busiest airports in South Asia.


In what year was Jan Hus burned at the stake?

Hus gained a great following in Bohemia, and in 1414, he was requested to appear at the Council of Constance to defend his cause.


What section of the temperate climate zone does Estonia reside?

Estonia has four seasons of near-equal length.


When was the very first Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge finished?

In the 1960s, the first Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge was completed, and served as the only bridge crossing over the Lower Yangtze in eastern China at that time.


Tengen reverse engineered the lockout chip to develop what animal monikered prototype?

The company attempted to reverse engineer the lockout chip to develop its own "Rabbit" chip.


What were the townsfolk prohibited from doing?

On April 26, 1496 King John I Albert granted the Privilege of Piotrków (Polish: "Przywilej piotrkowski", "konstytucja piotrkowska" or "statuty piotrkowskie"), increasing the nobility's feudal power over serfs.


When was the General Artigas Central Station abandoned?

A new station, 500 metres (1,600 ft) north of the old one and part of the Tower of Communications modern complex, has taken over the rail traffic.


What type of worldview did New York's no wave movement tend to have?

Also emerging during this period was New York's no wave movement, a short-lived art and music scene that began in part as a reaction against punk's recycling of traditionalist rock tropes and often reflected an abrasive, confrontational and nihilistic worldview.


What was the highest building in Houston completed in 1982?

many by real estate developer Gerald D. Hines—culminating with Houston's tallest skyscraper, the 75-floor, 1,002-foot (305 m)-tall JPMorgan Chase Tower (formerly the Texas Commerce Tower), completed in 1982.


How many satellite campuses are run by BYU?

The university also administers two satellite campuses, one in Jerusalem and one in Salt Lake City, while its parent organization, the Church Educational System (CES), sponsors sister schools in Hawaii and Idaho.


What did Imperial College announce it would do after Professor Grimm's death?

In September 2014, Professor Stefan Grimm, of the Department of Medicine, was found dead after being threatened with dismissal for failure to raise enough grant money.


If a provincial case is appealed, how is the Supreme Court's decision applied?

The title "Supreme" can be confusing because, for example, The Supreme Court of British Columbia does not have the final say and controversial cases heard there often get appealed in higher courts - it is in fact one of the lower courts in such a process.


Which Democratic nominee declared his intention to enter into the presidential race, in the fall of 2003?

In September 2003, retired four-star general Wesley Clark announced his intention to run in the presidential primary election for the Democratic Party nomination.


What were Arab admirers of Nasser called?

They called themselves "Nasserites", despite Nasser's objection to the label (he preferred the term "Arab nationalists").


Insects walk the ground in alternating what?

Some species, such as water striders, are capable of walking on the surface of water.


What was the typical main focus of rooms?

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


What happened in 1893 that destroyed most of the mosaics in the mosque?

In 1893 a fire damaged the mosque extensively, and many mosaics were lost, although some have been restored since.


What other religions form a small percentage?

The Buddhists constitute 1.15% are mainly natives and tribals from Lahaul and Spiti, where they form majority of 60% and Kinnaur where they form 40%, however the bulk are refugees from Tibet.


What lands did the White Huns take in the 5th century?

The White Huns established themselves in modern-day Afghanistan by the first half of the 5th century.


In addition, social conditions have changed and many multiracial people do not believe it is socially advantageous to try to "pass" as white.


How many of the indigenous peoples in Mexico speak an indigenous language?

The "General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples" grants all indigenous languages spoken in Mexico, regardless of the number of speakers, the same validity as Spanish in all territories in which they are spoken, and indigenous peoples are entitled to request some public services and documents in their native languages.


IBM span off its printer manufacturer in 1991, what was its name?

In 2014, IBM announced that it would go "fabless" by offloading IBM Micro Electronics semiconductor manufacturing to GlobalFoundries, a leader in advanced technology manufacturing, citing that semiconductor manufacturing is a capital-intensive business which is challenging to operate without scale.


When did the European Commission say they would investigate the bundling?

In January 2009, the European Commission announced it would investigate the bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows operating systems from Microsoft, saying "Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice."


He also said that from the context of the speech which, prior to the "stuck in Iraq" line, made several specific references to Bush and elements of his biography, that Kerry was referring to President Bush and not American troops in general.


The interracial couples in Liberia result in what?

Numerous immigrants have come as merchants and become a major part of the business community, including Lebanese, Indians, and other West African nationals.


During the break she and her father parted ways as business partners.


Along with urban adult contemporary and smooth jazz, what station format might feature music from Sade?

Anita Baker, Sade, Regina Belle, and Luther Vandross are other examples of artists who appeal to mainstream AC, urban AC and smooth jazz listeners.


How many consecutive years did either the performance or results show rank number one?

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of American Idol.


What was the final Famicom game released in North America?

no Bōken Jima IV (Adventure Island IV), while in North America, Wario's Woods is the final licensed game.


What was said to have occurred between some supporters and protesters?

A couple of skirmishes between the protesters and supporters were reported.


What was the objective of the MIM-104 Patriot Missile batteries during the first Gulf War?

An example of area defence is the defence of Saudi Arabia and Israel by MIM-104 Patriot missile batteries during the first Gulf War, where the objective was to cover populated areas.


When did poster art become an important art form?

Poster art also became an important art form in Paris in the late nineteenth century, through the work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Chéret, Eugène Grasset, Adolphe Willette, Pierre Bonnard, Georges de Feure, Henri-Gabriel Ibels, Gavarni, and Alphonse Mucha.


What is the name of the Somali postal service?

It is part of the Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunication.


What is the  transfer of genetic material through a mechanism other than reproduction known as?

This mechanism is a common source of new genes in prokaryotes, sometimes thought to contribute more to genetic variation than gene duplication.


The fifty American states are separate sovereigns, with their own state constitutions, state governments, and state courts.


Which term did Willett use in his 1907 proposal to refer to DST?

Continental Europe uses similar phrases, such as Sommerzeit in Germany, zomertijd in Dutch-speaking regions, kesäaika in Finland, horario de verano or hora de verano in Spain and heure d'été in France, whereas in Italy the term is ora legale, that is, legal time (legally enforced time) as opposed to "ora solare", solar time, in winter.


The German Empire had how many universities?

This pace continued until by the end of the 18th century there were approximately 143 universities in Europe and Eastern Europe, with the highest concentrations in the German Empire (34), Italian countries (26), France (25), and Spain (23) –


In contrast to previous definitions based solely on the degree of Aboriginal ancestry, in 1990 the Government changed the legal definition of Aboriginal to include any:


Who developed New San Diego that was south of the first location?

The original town of San Diego was located at the foot of Presidio Hill, in the area which is now Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.


Who was in charge of the construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral?

The Left Bank was the site of the University of Paris, a corporation of students and teachers formed in the mid-12th century to train scholars first in theology, and later in canon law, medicine and the arts.


What did pilots have to do to avoid the barrage balloons?

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


The Galician coast is estimated to have about how many archipelagos, islets, and freestanding rocks?

Together with Cortegada Island, these make up the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.


Where do they grow tomatoes in Thuringia?

Important products are apples, strawberries, cherries and plums in the fruit sector, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes (grown in greenhouses), onions, cucumbers and asparagus in the vegetable sector, as well as maize, rapeseed, wheat, barley and sugar beets in the crop sector.


What is a video-conference also known as?

This is often accomplished by the use of a multipoint control unit (a centralized distribution and call management system) or by a similar non-centralized multipoint capability embedded in each videoconferencing unit.


What event caused people to misname Antarctica?

Explorer Matthew Flinders, in particular, has been credited with popularizing the transfer of the name Terra Australis to Australia.


In what language did Sebastian Cabot write his map from 1545?

Sebastian Cabot declares in a handwritten Latin text in his original 1545 map, that the St. John's earned its name when he and his father, the Venetian explorer John Cabot became the first Europeans to sail into the harbour, in the morning of 24 June 1494 (against British and French historians stating 1497), the feast day of Saint John the Baptist.


How many subjects were judged to be the best in terms of internationally recognised research quality?

The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise also showed five subjects – Pure Mathematics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering – were assessed to be the best[clarification needed] in terms of the proportion of internationally recognised research quality.


The king or other highest administrative official elder directed the defense of the local area.


Along with New Yorkese, what is another name for the New York dialect?

However, the influx of non-European immigrants in recent decades has led to changes in this distinctive dialect, and the traditional form of this speech pattern is no longer as prevalent among general New Yorkers as in the past.


Who was the head of the school for its first few months?

Warren Dusenberry served as interim principal of the school for several months until April 1876 when Brigham Young's choice for principal arrived—a German immigrant named Karl Maeser.


What company office did Bell make the original cross country phone call from?

In January 1915, Bell made the first ceremonial transcontinental telephone call.


For example, an employee database can contain all the data about an individual employee, but one group of users may be authorized to view only payroll data, while others are allowed access to only work history and medical data.


This became the last of Paul VI's consistories before his death in August 1978.


Where is the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium?

The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts complex houses the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, the Fletcher Opera Theater, the Kennedy Theatre, and the Meymandi Concert Hall.


What popular RnB singer hails from Southampton?

James Zabiela, a highly regarded and recognised name in dance music, is also from Southampton.


Voskhod 2 would end up being Korolev's final achievement before his death on January 14, 1966, as it would become the last of the many space firsts that demonstrated the USSR's domination in spacecraft technology during the early 1960s.


What church was taken from the Lutherans and returned to the Catholics?

Strasbourg Cathedral, however, was taken from the Lutherans to be returned to the Catholics as the French authorities tried to promote Catholicism wherever they could (some other historic churches remained in Protestant hands).


What are the two stable isotopes of cooper?

The other isotopes are radioactive, with the most stable being 67Cu with a half-life of 61.83 hours.


What website hosted auditions for American Idols tenth season?

Karen Rodriguez was one such auditioner and reached the final rounds.


What element in Spanish is more prominent than in Catalan?


Minuscule is a term uses to describe which case of letter?

In orthography and typography, letter case (or just case) is the distinction between the letters that are in larger upper case (also capital letters, capitals, caps, large letters, or more formally majuscule, see Terminology) and smaller lower case (also small letters, or more formally minuscule, see Terminology) in the written representation of certain languages.


Philadelphia is served by three major non-commercial public radio stations, WHYY-FM (NPR), WRTI (jazz, classical), and WXPN-FM (adult alternative music), as well as several smaller stations.


How many years did the Liberals stay in office after the 1949 election?

Australia experienced prolonged economic growth during the post-war boom period of the Menzies Government (1949–1966) and Menzies fulfilled his promises at the 1949 election to end rationing of butter, tea and petrol and provided a five-shilling endowment for first-born children, as well as for others.


During what season did Juan Rodriguez first come to New York?

The first non-Native American inhabitant of what would eventually become New York City was Dominican trader Juan Rodriguez (transliterated to Dutch as Jan Rodrigues).


What is any sign which is capable of distinguishing one business's product from another business's?

In the context of trademarks, this expansion has been driven by international efforts to harmonise the definition of "trademark", as exemplified by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ratified in 1994, which formalized regulations for IP rights that had been handled by common law, or not at all, in member states.


What phrase is used to announce a withheld assent?

For personal bills, the phrase is "Soit fait comme il est désiré" ("let it be as it is desired").


How many wires did Bell send a signal through?

The basic concept behind his device was that messages could be sent through a single wire if each message was transmitted at a different pitch, but work on both the transmitter and receiver was needed.


Which school is Charleston's diocesan high school?

Bishop England, Porter-Gaud School, and Ashley Hall are the city's oldest and most prominent private schools, and are a significant part of Charleston history, dating back some 150 years.


What was the alternative to creating an Arab political federation?

After Nasser died in November 1970, his successor, Anwar Sadat, suggested that rather than a unified state, they create a political federation, implemented in April 1971; in doing so, Egypt, Syria and Sudan got large grants of Libyan oil money.


On both occasions, Galileo seems to have mistaken Neptune for a fixed star when it appeared close—in conjunction—to Jupiter in the night sky; hence, he is not credited with Neptune's discovery.


The history of Jews in Greece goes back to which era?

The history of Jews in Greece goes back to at least the Archaic Era of Greece, when the classical culture of Greece was undergoing a process of formalization after the Greek Dark Age.


In his text Alciphron, Berkeley maintained that any order humans may see in nature is the language or handwriting of God.


China Standard Time at epicenter (06:28:01 UTC) on May 12 in Sichuan province, killed 69,197 people and left 18,222 missing.


What was undertaken in 2010 to determine where dogs originated from?

Although initially thought to have originated as a manmade variant of an extant canid species (variously supposed as being the dhole, golden jackal, or gray wolf), extensive genetic studies undertaken during the 2010s indicate that dogs diverged from an extinct wolf-like canid in Eurasia 40,000 years ago.


Life expectancy in Liberia is estimated to be 57.4 years in 2012.


How much healthy fat in in the average serving of poultry?

This is accompanied by low levels of fat which have a favourable mix of fatty acids.


How far upstream to water taxis run along the Yarra River?

Ferries and water taxis run from berths along the Yarra River as far upstream as South Yarra and across Port Phillip Bay.


The complete historical file of the digitized paper of The Times is online and published by what publisher?

It has been heavily used by scholars and researchers because of its widespread availability in libraries and its detailed index.


Letters of support from the pope arrived in April but by then the rebel barons had organised.


What nation does the Marshall Islands vote similarly to in the General Assembly?

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


How many foreign born Houstonites are from Asia?

Additionally, more than one in five foreign-born residents are from Asia.


Which contestant came in second on season 12 of American Idol?

23-year-old Candice Glover won the season with Kree Harrison taking the runner-up spot.


In what year was the Greater London Council formed?

In 1965 London's political boundaries were expanded to take into account the growth of the urban area and a new Greater London Council was created.


What area does the five points of Calvinism focus on?

Perhaps the best known summary is contained in the five points of Calvinism, though these points identify the Calvinist view on soteriology rather than summarizing the system as a whole.


The principal gods of the ancient Greek religion were the Dodekatheon, or the Twelve Gods, who lived on the top of Mount Olympus.


In what year were the first streetcars used in Seattle?

Rails on city streets were paved over or removed, and the opening of the Seattle trolleybus system brought the end of streetcars in Seattle in 1941.


What's the common language that around 20% of Suriname's people speak?

In Suriname today, Dutch is the sole official language, and over 60 percent of the population speaks it as a mother tongue.


How do the cells of Lophotrochozoa eggs arrange themselves?

When their cells divide after the 4-cell stage, descendants of these 4 cells form a spiral pattern.


What color other than green was used on the backside of the original note?

It is still used to refer to the U.S. dollar (but not to the dollars of other countries).


What is a dog's responses to stimuli known as?

As a result of this physical and social evolution, dogs, more than any other species, have acquired the ability to understand and communicate with humans and they are uniquely attuned to our behaviors.


What group manages the Frankfurt Airport?

Germany's Frankfurt Airport is managed by the quasi-private firm Fraport.


What is the Irish term for prime minister?

In many cases, though commonly used, "prime minister" is not the official title of the office-holder; the Spanish prime minister is the President of the Government (Presidente del Gobierno).


How many people witnessed Timothy McVeigh's execution?

Two Kentucky hangings were conducted after Galena in which numerous persons were present within a wooden stockade, that of John "Peter" Montjoy in Covington, Kentucky on December 17, 1937, and that of Harold Van Venison in Covington on June 3, 1938.


What was the final score of England's worst ever defeat?

This still stands as England's worst ever defeat.


Who might participate in a love triangle story?

In some cases a wrestler may possess admirable physical traits but perceived mediocre public speaking abilities (such as Brock Lesnar), or their gimmick may be that of a "wild savage" needing a handler (such as Kamala).


What do the Tibetans call traditional idealistic paintings?

Kathmandu is a center for art in Nepal, displaying the work of contemporary artists in the country and also collections of historical artists.


How many regional MPs have argued for the importance of Plymouth's train service?

First Great Western have come under fire recently, due to widespread rail service cuts across the south-west, which affect Plymouth greatly.


Who did the Spanish want to take José Manuel González-Páramo's seat on the board?

The Spanish had nominated Barcelona-born Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña, an ECB veteran who heads its legal department, as González-Páramo's replacement as early as January 2012 but alternatives from Luxembourg, Finland, and Slovenia were put forward and no decision made by May.


During what war was the island used as a Royal Navy station?

The first Administrator, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander E.J.S. Woolley, was appointed by the British government during this time.


What term is it customary to use instead of subspecies?

However, it is customary to use the term race rather than subspecies for the major subdivisions of the human species as well as for minor ones.


" Chopin was also able to undertake work on his Ballade No. 2, Op.


Who composed the first printed constitutions for Freemasons?

As Freemasonry spread, continental masons began to include their ladies in Lodges of Adoption, which worked three degrees with the same names as the men's but different content.


What does Link obtain that gives him control over his transformations?

The Sages there explain that Zant tried to destroy it, but he was only able to shatter it into fragments; only the true ruler of the Twili can completely destroy the Mirror of Twilight.


After his marriage, Napoleon left Paris to lead what army?

Two days after the marriage, Bonaparte left Paris to take command of the Army of Italy.


What type of mission was the birthplace of the modern Pentecostal movement?

A noteworthy development in 20th-century Protestant Christianity was the rise of the modern Pentecostal movement.


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

The group ended up creating a new USB version, USB 3.1, which was released on 31 July 2013, introducing a faster transfer mode called SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbit/s, putting it on par with a single first-generation Thunderbolt channel.


Although theoretically a significant blow to John's legitimacy, this did not appear to greatly worry the king.


Why were new plants arriving in Europe in the 18th century?

During the 18th century, systems of plant identification were developed comparable to dichotomous keys, where unidentified plants are placed into taxonomic groups (e.g. family, genus and species) by making a series of choices between pairs of characters.


In 1920, how many acres were purchased for $8 million for a new central Chicago campus?

In connection with a 1917 master plan for a central Chicago campus and President Walter Dill Scott's capital campaign, 8.5 acres (3.44 ha) of land were purchased at the corner of Chicago Avenue and Lake Shore Drive for $1.5 million in 1920.


Who invaded Armenia in the 11th century?

This period was ended by the Seljuk invasion.


What were the most distinctive style of music in the Ottoman provinces?

Because of a geographic and cultural divide between the capital and other areas, two broadly distinct styles of music arose in the Ottoman Empire: Ottoman classical music, and folk music.


Kathmandu resulted from the merger of what two settlements?

Eventually, the Licchavi ruler Gunakamadeva merged Koligram and Dakshin Koligram, founding the city of Kathmandu.


What do greenhouses do with solar energy?

Greenhouses convert solar light to heat, enabling year-round production and the growth (in enclosed environments) of specialty crops and other plants not naturally suited to the local climate.


What does Firefox's version for Windows 8 do?

Development of the Firefox app for Windows 8 has since been cancelled, citing a lack of user adoption for the beta versions.


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).


Besides the sugar and the four bases, what else does DNA consist of?

The vast majority of living organisms encode their genes in long strands of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).


What word was dropped as a racial classification in this year's census?

Enumerators were instructed to no longer use the "Mulatto" classification.


What caused child labour to decrease in Vietnam?

Edmonds suggests, even in contemporary times, the incidence of child labour in Vietnam has rapidly reduced following economic reforms and GDP growth.


Why does a litigant initiate a lawsuit under the Civil Rights Act of 1871?

Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, a state prisoner is ordinarily only allowed one suit for habeas corpus in federal court.


How much slower do games run on PAL consoles than NTSC due to frequency differences?

Some commercial PAL region releases exhibit this same problem and, therefore, can be played in NTSC systems without issue while others will face a 20% speedup if played in an NTSC console.


The Muslim quarter was attacked during a similar tumult among the populace in 1456, but the consequences were minor.


Growth rates during adolescent are comparible to those of what other life stage?

During their peak height velocity (the time of most rapid growth), adolescents grow at a growth rate nearly identical to that of a toddler—about 4 inches (10.3 cm) a year for males and 3.5 inches (9 cm) for females.


Analysts expect the market to triple by what year?

Analysts expect the market to triple by 2030.


What is an important industry in Israel?

Tourism, especially religious tourism, is an important industry in Israel, with the country's temperate climate, beaches, archaeological, other historical and biblical sites, and unique geography also drawing tourists.


What is the name of a Japanese wrestling company?

Other prominent professional wrestling companies worldwide include the US-based Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Ring of Honor (ROH), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) in Mexico, and the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and Pro Wrestling


Botany was greatly stimulated by the appearance of the first "modern" text book, Matthias Schleiden's Grundzüge der Wissenschaftlichen Botanik, published in English in 1849 as Principles of Scientific Botany.


What subject does the question of who has a monopoly on spiritual truth regard?

The subject of Christian heresy opens up broader questions as to who has a monopoly on spiritual truth, as explored by Jorge Luis Borges in the short story "The Theologians" within the compilation Labyrinths.


who was the manager of the factory nightclub and co-owner of the hacienda?

The manager of the Factory nightclub and co-owner of the Haçienda, Tony Wilson, also promoted acid house culture on his weekly TV show.


What was an early version of the trombone called?

As well, early versions of the organ, fiddle (or vielle), and trombone (called the sackbut) existed.


Who was a big influence on Smokey Robinson?

Other, prominent Motor City R&B stars in the 1950s and early 1960s was Nolan Strong, Andre Williams and Nathaniel Mayer – who all scored local and national hits on the Fortune Records label.


What percentage of American students report that they currently eat the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables?

In another study, those who consumed yogurt performed better on thinking tasks when compared to those that consumed caffeine-free diet soda or confections.


When was the first documented translation efforts by foreign Buddhist monks in China?

The Silk Road transmission of Buddhism to China is most commonly thought to have started in the late 2nd or the 1st century CE, though the literary sources are all open to question.[note 41]


The Orthodox population of Constantinople preferred Ottoman rule instead of what?

Mehmed allowed the Orthodox Church to maintain its autonomy and land in exchange for accepting Ottoman authority.


What did Einstein with the 1921 Nobel Prize for?

Einstein's 1905 paper discussing the effect in terms of light quanta would earn him the Nobel Prize in 1921, when his predictions had been confirmed by the experimental work of Robert Andrews Millikan.


An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties, is done under color of law or involves trading in influence.


How did the 2010 Global Green Economy Index rank Switzerland?

The 2014 Global Green Economy Index ranked Switzerland among the top 10 green economies in the world.


Hong Taiji died suddenly in September 1643 without a designated heir.


By making mutations in bacterial DNA and examining the resulting phenotypes, scientists can determine the function of genes, enzymes and metabolic pathways in bacteria, then apply this knowledge to more complex organisms.


Planck's law involved what necessary mathematical step to correctly predict blackbody emission?

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


How many species of fungi were recorded in Egypt?

The plan stated that the following numbers of species of different groups had been recorded from Egypt: algae (1483 species), animals (about 15,000 species of which more than 10,000 were insects), fungi (more than 627 species), monera (319 species), plants (2426 species), protozoans (371 species).


What is the span of years for the Early Jurassic?

The Early Jurassic spans from 200 million years to 175 million years ago.


At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, he was sent to Ruma, where he was arrested for anti-war propaganda and imprisoned in the Petrovaradin fortress.


Do a teen's friends have a large or small impact on their social development?

This means that who the teen chooses/accepts as their friends and who they communicate with on a frequent basis often makes up their reference groups and can therefore have a huge impact on who they become.


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

He was reported to have eight surgeries during his Idol run, and had considered quitting the show due to the pain.


Along with the Second Bulgarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia, what polity controlled the former Byzantine Balkan lands?

The former Byzantine lands in the Balkans were divided between the new Kingdom of Serbia, the Second Bulgarian Empire and the city-state of Venice.


It suffered damage during the turbulent 1640s, when it was attacked by Puritan iconoclasts, but was again protected by its close ties to the state during the Commonwealth period.


The states defend their interests at the federal level through what?

According to the German constitution (called Grundgesetz or in English Basic Law), some topics, such as foreign affairs and defense, are the exclusive responsibility of the federation (i.e., the federal level), while others fall under the shared authority of the states and the federation; the states retain residual legislative authority for all other areas, including "culture", which in Germany includes not only topics such as financial promotion of arts and sciences, but also most forms of education and job training.


What is the division of Catalan dialects?

The terms "Catalan" and "Valencian" (respectively used in Catalonia and the Valencian Community) are two different varieties of the same language.


Who did Austria-Hungary war with over territory?

The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League (Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, and Serbia) first captured Ottoman-held remaining part of Thessaly, Macedonia, Epirus, Albania and most of Thrace and then fell out over the division of the spoils, with incorporation of Romania this time.


Who provides service to every City, town, and hamlet in Somalia?

These Somali telecommunication companies also provide services to every city, town and hamlet in Somalia.


She hated Conroy, and despised "that odious Lady Flora", because she had conspired with Conroy and the Duchess of Kent in the Kensington System.


Jim Verraros was the first openly gay contestant on the show; his sexual orientation was revealed in his online journal, however it was removed during the competition after a request from the show producers over concerns that it might be unfairly influencing votes.


The Municipality of Montevideo was first created by a legal act of what?

Municipalities were replaced by departmental councils, which consisted of a collegiate executive board with 7 members from Montevideo and 5 from the interior region.


Who pitched a no-hitter against the Astros on Spetember 14th?

The Cubs headed into the All-Star break with the N.L.'s best record, and tied the league record with eight representatives to the All-Star game, including catcher Geovany Soto, who was named Rookie of the Year.


What is the term for the type of idealism preached by Leibniz?

Leibniz' form of idealism, known as Panpsychism, views "monads" as the true atoms of the universe and as entities having perception.


where are instructions embedded to tell fonts how to output sequences?

A mark handled this way will appear over whatever character precedes it, but will not adjust its position relative to the width or height of the base glyph; it may be visually awkward and it may overlap some glyphs.


What is another term for words created by Aavik?

Consider roim ‘crime’ versus English crime or taunima ‘to condemn, disapprove’ versus Finnish tuomita ‘to condemn, to judge’ (these Aavikisms appear in Aavik’s 1921 dictionary).


From where did Anton-Hermann Chroust come to reach Notre Dame?

The rise of Hitler and other dictators in the 1930s forced numerous Catholic intellectuals to flee Europe; president John O'Hara brought many to Notre Dame.


Ducks, geese, swans and screamers are part of which group?

The earliest divergence within the Neognathes was that of the Galloanserae, the superorder containing the Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans and screamers) and the Galliformes (the pheasants, grouse, and their allies, together with the mound builders and the guans and their allies).


What remains a controversy regarding how to refer to the indigenous peoples of the Americas?

The Native American name controversy is an ongoing dispute over the acceptable ways to refer to the indigenous peoples of the Americas and to broad subsets thereof, such as those living in a specific country or sharing certain cultural attributes.


What group has been unsuccessful in creating a unified church since 1948?

The ecumenical movement has had an influence on mainline churches, beginning at least in 1910 with the Edinburgh Missionary Conference.


The allies permitted Napoleon to keep what title?

Napoleon attempted suicide with a pill he had carried after nearly being captured by the Russians during the retreat from Moscow.


Interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs), on a blood sample, are recommended in those who are positive to the Mantoux test.


After being interrupted, where do 24th and 25th Streets continue from?

25th Street, which is in three parts, starts at FDR Drive, is a pedestrian plaza between Third Avenue and Lexington Avenue, and ends at Madison.


Where are the majority of Bermuda's hotels?

Many of Bermuda's hotels are located along the south shore of the island.


When was the lowest unemployment rate in Namibia?

According to the Namibia Labour Force Survey Report 2012, conducted by the Namibia Statistics Agency, the country's unemployment rate is 27.4%.


Several MLB teams used to play regular exhibition games during the year against nearby teams in the other major league, but regular-season interleague play has made such games unnecessary.


Whom, along with Francis Bacon and John Locke, did Thomas Jefferson consider to be one of the three greatest men that ever lived?

Jefferson's political ideals were greatly influenced by the writings of John Locke, Francis Bacon, and Isaac Newton whom he considered the three greatest men that ever lived.


What was being celebrated in the Catholic calendar when the Eccelsiam suam was given in 1964?

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


The digestive enzymes however are mostly secreted as their inactive precursors, the zymogens.


Shell Oil Company's United States business throughout its early history is described as what?

Through most of Shell's early history, the Shell Oil Company business in the United States was substantially independent with its stock being traded on the NYSE and with little direct involvement from the group's central offices in the running of the American business.


In what country did literacy rates double over the course of the 18th century?

Literacy rates are difficult to gauge, but in France at least, the rates doubled over the course of the 18th century.


What disease took the heaviest toll on Napoleon's army?

Bonaparte began with an army of 13,000 men; 1,500 were reported missing, 1,200 died in combat, and thousands perished from disease—mostly bubonic plague.


What famous bridge had two banners hung from it by protesters?

Sutherlin said he was worried that the torch's planned route through Tibet would lead to more arrests and Chinese officials would use force to stifle dissent.


What is the former name of Radio Gaalkacyo?

Additionally, the Somaliland region in the northwest has one government-operated radio station.


New Delhi's service sector has expanded largely due to skilled workers that speak what language?

Government and quasi government sector was the primary employer in New Delhi.


What kind of insect can damage architectural structures?

Biocontrol uses one organism to reduce the population density of another organism — the pest — and is considered a key element of integrated pest management.


What kind of inscriptions decorate Punjab's burial places?

The tile-work of Emperor Shah Jahan is of a richer and more elaborate nature.


How many municipalities are in Thuringia?

Of the approximately 850 municipalities of Thuringia, 126 are classed as towns (within a district) or cities (forming their own urban district).


Which state is known for its Mediterranean climate?

Its comparatively favorable agricultural climate contributed (in part) to the country's rise as a world power, with infrequent severe drought in the major agricultural regions, a general lack of widespread flooding, and a mainly temperate climate that receives adequate precipitation.


Who is the Dean of Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Washington University?

Arts & Sciences at Washington University comprises three divisions: the College of Arts & Sciences, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and University College in Arts & Sciences.


What instrument was the precursor of the tuba?

While the harpsichord was still used in basso continuo accompaniment in the 1750s and 1760s, it fell out of use in the end of the century.


Which notable government official did The Times ally with in the 1930s whom practised German appeasement?

In 1922, John Jacob Astor, son of the 1st Viscount Astor, bought The Times from the Northcliffe estate.


Who declined the ROK's request for tanks?

The ROK Army had 98,000 soldiers (65,000 combat, 33,000 support), no tanks (they had been requested from the U.S. military, but requests were denied), and a 22-piece air force comprising 12 liaison-type and 10 AT6 advanced-trainer airplanes.


How many singles did her second album produce?

Beyoncé's second solo album B'Day was released on September 5, 2006, in the US, to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday.


In what year was Columbia University chartered?

In 1754, Columbia University was founded under charter by King George II as King's College in Lower Manhattan.


What politician fought against statehood for Puerto Rico?

Pierluisi urged Obama to begin legislation in favor of the statehood of Puerto Rico, in light of its win in the referendum.


What are the windows of 1990s and later pubs often made of?

Traditionally the windows of town pubs were of smoked or frosted glass to obscure the clientele from the street but from the 1990s onwards


Over what does the AVL  make rules governing?

Currently, everyone who writes in Valencian uses this standard, except the Royal Academy of Valencian Culture (Acadèmia de Cultura Valenciana, RACV), which uses for Valencian an independent standard.


How much money did Lawrence have to contribute to the University as terms of its charter?

If Lawrence failed to meet these conditions, Emporia instead of Lawrence would get the university.


When did Alan Turing write the paper, "On Computable Numbers"?

The principle of the modern computer was first described by mathematician and pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, who set out the idea in his seminal 1936 paper, On Computable Numbers.


The Noble Eightfold Path is which Noble Truth?

Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.


Who eventually brought the Greeks together?

The most devastating intra-Greek war was the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), won by Sparta and marking the demise of the Athenian Empire as the leading power in ancient Greece.


What sort of passages were still left out of the supposed "whole" text?

In regard to accuracy, observes J.M. Cohen, the policy became "the text, the whole text, and nothing but the text", except for any bawdy passages and the addition of copious explanatory footnotes.


What color tile was used in Ahangar's tomb?

The pictured wall of Lahore Fort is the last line in the tile-work in the entire world.


The Game Tour of the band Queen included how many shows in Argentina?

The tour included five shows in Argentina, one of which drew the largest single concert crowd in Argentine history with an audience of 300,000 in Buenos Aires and two concerts at the Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, where they played to an audience of more than 131,000 people in the first night (then the largest paying audience for a single band anywhere in the world) and more than 120,000 people the following night.


The Austrian Empire – like the Holy Roman Empire – was a multi-ethnic state, but German-speaking people there did not have an absolute numerical majority; the creation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was one result of the growing nationalism of other ethnicities especially the Hungarians.


Miami is located in which Florida county?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the United States, with a population of around 5.5 million.


How long did it take to implement riding horses in a believable manner?

In four months, Aonuma's team managed to present realistic horseback riding,[l] which Nintendo later revealed to the public with a trailer at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2004.


What publications are put out by the UCC?

The city's University publishes the UCC Express and Motley magazine.


What did Clarkson sing during the finale?

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


Since the work of Franz Boas and Bronisław Malinowski in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, social anthropology in Great Britain and cultural anthropology in the US have been distinguished from other social sciences by its emphasis on cross-cultural comparisons, long-term in-depth examination of context, and the importance it places on participant-observation or experiential immersion in the area of research.


When a specialized species resorts to foraging and eating other diets, it's like because it's primary food source is?

Some predators specialize in certain classes of prey, not just single species.


In what year were there 73 death penalty convictions?

There were 73 new death sentences handed down in 2014, the lowest number since 1973 (44).


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

Because Guam is also part of the U.S. Postal System (postal abbreviation: GU, ZIP code range: 96910–96932), mail to Guam from the U.S. mainland is considered domestic and no additional charges are required.


What Indian leader said that Swaraj was his birthright?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, an Indian nationalist leader, declared Swaraj as the destiny of the nation.


What was redefined in the 5th century about the people of these names?

There are many controversial theories on the origin of the Achaeans.


Are there breed standards used for the competitions?

In many countries, national and regional poultry shows are held where enthusiasts exhibit their birds which are judged on certain phenotypical breed traits as specified by their respective breed standards.


Because of the magnitude of the quake, and the media attention on China, foreign nations and organizations immediately responded to the disaster by offering condolences and assistance.


How much faster do Red knots and dunlins fly in a flock?

Geese in a V-formation may conserve 12–20% of the energy they would need to fly alone.


How much has the Red Cross Society  collected?

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, one of the country's most popular sports icons, gave $214,000 and $71,000 to the Red Cross Society of China.


What problem continued to stop rescue teams from reaching affected areas?

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


Who occupied the role that would later become prime minister under Henry VIII?

Examples were Thomas Cromwell under Henry VIII; William Cecil, Lord Burghley under Elizabeth I; Clarendon under Charles II and Godolphin under Queen Anne.


What company counts the votes on American Idol?

Voting via text messaging was made available in the second season when AT&T Wireless joined as a sponsor of the show, and 7.5 million text messages were sent to American Idol that season.


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

On 14 September 2009, U.S. Special Forces killed two men and wounded and captured two others near the Somali village of Baarawe.


What was a major night attraction for Nanjing?

Boating at night in the river was a main attraction of the city.


What was the library marked as on the map?

The Strasbourg municipal library had been marked erroneously as "City Hall" in a French commercial map, which had been captured and used by the German artillery to lay their guns.


Which contestant was number three in sales from season three?

One of the most talked-about contestants during the audition process was William Hung whose off-key rendition of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" received widespread attention.


What can citizens use to challenge any law passed by Parliament?

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


Along with Djibouti and Ethiopia, in what African country outside Somalia can Somalis be found?

Somalis constitute the largest ethnic group in Somalia, at approximately 85% of the nation's inhabitants.


What kind of sound did Kanye abandon a rap and hiphop one for with his fourth album?

Rolling Stone journalist Matthew Trammell asserted that the record was ahead of its time and wrote in a 2012 article, "Now that popular music has finally caught up to it, 808s & Heartbreak has revealed itself to be Kanye’s most vulnerable work, and perhaps his most brilliant."


What has made the no photography rule hard to enforce in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom?

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


Except for a few primitive organisms such as sponges (which have no nervous system) and cnidarians (which have a nervous system consisting of a diffuse nerve net), all living multicellular animals are bilaterians, meaning animals with a bilaterally symmetric body shape (that is, left and right sides that are approximate mirror images of each other).


By 1870, Paris had become an important centre for symphony, ballet and operatic music.


Primal Scream is held at 9 p.m. on the Sunday before finals week every quarter; students lean out of windows or gather in courtyards and scream.


Since which year has Tennessee's 1st congressional district voted overwhelmingly Republican?

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.


Which President will have two coins with his portrait on it?

Based on the success of the "50 State Quarters" series, the new coin features a sequence of presidents in order of their inaugurations, starting with George Washington, on the obverse side.


Denis Diderot lived from what year to what year?

John "Walking" Stewart (1747-1822), whose insistence in seeing matter as endowed with a moral dimension had a major impact on the philosophical poetry of William Wordsworth (1770-1850).


From 1938 until 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court did not invalidate any federal statute as exceeding Congress' power under the Commerce Clause.


When did Nigeria become a British protectorate?

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the independent kingdoms of what would become Nigeria fought a number of conflicts against the British Empire's efforts to expand its territory.


Which nickname was given to the British sailors?

Sometimes overlooked during his life, James Lind, a physician in the British navy, performed the first scientific nutrition experiment in 1747.


These can be useful for creating complicated conditional statements and processing boolean logic.


What is one of the main reasons pilots sit on the left side of the airplane?

One of the main reason for this is that pilots sit on the left side of the airplane, and a Left-hand patterns improves their visibility of the airport and pattern.


Which physicist quoted the Quran in his address after receiving the Nobel Prize?

Salam also held the opinion that the Quran and the Islamic spirit of study and rational reflection was the source of extraordinary civilizational development.


When did Seattle have hurricane type winds and heavy rains?

One such event occurred on December 2–4, 2007, when sustained hurricane-force winds and widespread heavy rainfall associated with a strong Pineapple Express event occurred in the greater Puget Sound area and the western parts of Washington and Oregon.


What style of music was Gary Numan associated with?

Artists such as Gary Numan, the Human League, Soft Cell, John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer a new synthpop style that drew more heavily from electronic and synthesizer music and benefited from the rise of MTV.


The children were raised in their father's faith; John Kerry served as an altar boy.


What is a problem common to phenotype-based descriptions of races?

One crucial innovation in reconceptualizing genotypic and phenotypic variation was the anthropologist C. Loring Brace's observation that such variations, insofar as it is affected by natural selection, slow migration, or genetic drift, are distributed along geographic gradations or clines.


As with prior versions, third-party DVD player software can still be used to enable DVD playback.


Is harder, heavier wood indicated by narrower or wider growth rings?

In the case of the ring-porous hardwoods there seems to exist a pretty definite relation between the rate of growth of timber and its properties.


What do Locke's idea of natural rights include?

These natural rights include perfect equality and freedom, and the right to preserve life and property.


Who took over for Wever after his death?

Ex-Army personnel Albert Kesselring and Hans-Jürgen Stumpff are usually blamed for the turning away from strategic planning and focusing on close air support.


What form of speech shows that Sanskrit and Prakrits existed together?

In the medieval era, Sanskrit continued to be spoken and written, particularly by learned Brahmins for scholarly communication.


What are some other major wrestling companies?

Other prominent professional wrestling companies worldwide include the US-based Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Ring of Honor (ROH), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) in Mexico, and the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and Pro Wrestling


What was the name of the person argued for "The psychic unity of mankind"?

In 1860, Adolf Bastian (1826–1905) argued for "the psychic unity of mankind".


What principally determines the wattage of an incandescent bulb?

This is measured in watts and depends mainly on the resistance of the filament, which in turn depends mainly on the filament's length, thickness, and material.


Prior to June 2004, the vowel akin to but more open than o, written with a dot above right, was not encoded.


Who was the mentor for seasons 14 and 15?

Beginning in the tenth season[citation needed], permanent mentors were brought in during the live shows to help guide the contestants with their song choice and performance.


What influences water evaporation on leaves?

Particularly since the mid-1960s there have been advances in understanding of the physics of plant physiological processes such as transpiration (the transport of water within plant tissues), the temperature dependence of rates of water evaporation from the leaf surface and the molecular diffusion of water vapour and carbon dioxide through stomatal apertures.


Who became the second major party after the elections?

No party could form a sustainable government, which led to the parliamentary elections of June 2012.


When were the Winter Olympics held in Albertville, France?

In the first half of the 20th century the Olympic Winter Games were held three times in Alpine venues: the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France; the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland; and the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.


Since what date has Sanskrit been offered as a language option in the U.S.?

In the United States, since September 2009, high school students have been able to receive credits as Independent Study or toward Foreign Language requirements by studying Sanskrit, as part of the "SAFL:


He also established a maximum age of eighty years for electors.


When were users able to discard the disc and access Netflix directly through their PS3s?

In October 2009, Sony Computer Entertainment and Netflix announced that the Netflix streaming service would also be available on PlayStation 3 in the United States.


In what city did Lewis Hallam present Shakespeare's plays?

In the 1960s a small renaissance or golden age accompanied the growth of professional dinner theaters and the fostering of theater by the Virginia Museum, reaching a peak in the 1970s with the establishment of a resident Equity company at the Virginia Museum Theater (now the Leslie Cheek) and the birth of Theatre IV, a company that continues to this day.


Which three personalities from previous films appear in Spectre?

The story sees Bond pitted against the global criminal organisation Spectre, marking the group's first appearance in an Eon Productions film since 1971's Diamonds Are Forever,[N 2] and tying Craig's series of films together with an overarching storyline.


A wrestler may have a small person called what?

There are also cases in which midgets can become valets for a wrestler, and even get physically involved in matches, like Alushe, who often accompanies Tinieblas, or KeMonito, who is portrayed as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's mascot and is also a valet for Mistico.


What is the new name of Windows Explorer?

A new "File History" function allows incremental revisions of files to be backed up to and restored from a secondary storage device, while Storage Spaces allows users to combine different sized hard disks into virtual drives and specify mirroring, parity, or no redundancy on a folder-by-folder basis.


How many volts did Thomas Edison's electrical supply provide?

In the latter part of the second revolution, Thomas Alva Edison developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world and is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.


After a victorious battle in 1526 in what present-day nation was Turkish rule expanded to?

In 1555, the Caucasus became officially partitioned for the first time between the Safavids and the Ottomans, a status quo that would remain until the end of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–74).


What was thought might maximize the odds of finding unique cluster patterns in groups?

One such study looked at a large multiethnic population in the United States, and "detected only modest genetic differentiation between different current geographic locales within each race/ethnicity group.


Who backed out of becoming SoS after Hillary?

On December 15, 2012, several news outlets reported that President Barack Obama would nominate Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, after Susan Rice, widely seen as Obama's preferred choice, withdrew her name from consideration citing a politicized confirmation process following criticism of her response to the 2012 Benghazi attack.


Southeast Raleigh is bounded by downtown on the west, Garner on the southwest, and rural Wake County to the southeast.


While the EIc took over all of India there were, two exception the first being Punjab, what was the Second?

This was the background to the Charter Act of 1813 which, among other things:


In what year did the aristocracy move from the King's palace at Versailles to Paris?

The creation of the public sphere has been associated with two long-term historical trends: the rise of the modern nation state and the rise of capitalism.


What did silt and marine fossils teach Shen Kuo?

He also adopted a theory of gradual climate change in regions over time, after observing petrified bamboo found underground at Yan'an, Shaanxi province.


The color issue was not settled until Kenya became independent in 1963, ending the last vestige of the British Empire.


A link between I-95 and I-76, it runs below street level through Center City, connecting to the Ben Franklin Bridge at its eastern end.


When did Kerry speak at Georgetown University?

Kerry also gave a January 23, 2003 speech to Georgetown University saying "Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein.


How many battles were conducted by Rome before they were forced to flee in The First Samnite War?

Rome beat the Latins in the Battle of Vesuvius and again in the Battle of Trifanum, after which the Latin cities were obliged to submit to Roman rule.


The discovery was patented and licensed to Bayer pharmaceuticals, which marketed the compound under the trade name Veronal as a sleep aid beginning in 1904.


The word "insect" comes from the Latin word insectum, meaning "with a notched or divided body", or literally "cut into", from the neuter singular perfect passive participle of insectare, "to cut into, to cut up", from in- "into" and secare "to cut"; because insects appear "cut into" three sections.


Choules complimented the streets of Southampton for being kept in what condition?

The shops are very elegant, and the streets are kept exceedingly clean."


Constructs may be the result rather than the inciter of what?

These constructs develop within various legal, economic, and sociopolitical contexts, and may be the effect, rather than the cause, of major social situations.


When was the Associations Incorporation Act adopted?

A nonprofit organisation in Australia can choose from a number of legal forms depending on the needs and activities of the organisation: co-operative, company limited by guarantee, unincorporated association, incorporated association (by the Associations Incorporation Act 1985) or incorporated association or council (by the Commonwealth Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976).


Who became the Democratic nominee, half way through 2003?

Generally regarded as a pragmatic centrist during his time as governor, Dean emerged during his presidential campaign as a left-wing populist, denouncing the policies of the Bush administration (especially the 2003 invasion of Iraq) as well as fellow Democrats, who, in his view, failed to strongly oppose them.


Which invention resulted in more widespread use of the printed word?

Toward the end of the period, an era of discovery began (Age of Discovery).


Which articles allow the soverign to refise consent even when the bills have been passed through the Legislative assembly?

Members of the opposition denounced the bill and asked the King to veto it, which he did in December.


What must a Tuvaluan have to be considered for a work permit in New Zealand?

Tuvaluans also have access to seasonal employment in the horticulture and viticulture industries in New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Work Policy introduced in 2007 allowing for employment of up to 5,000 workers from Tuvalu and other Pacific islands.


Through this selective breeding, the dog has developed into hundreds of varied breeds, and shows more behavioral and morphological variation than any other land mammal.


Who was responsible for the attacks on followers of Pompey?

Clodius formed armed gangs that terrorised the city and eventually began to attack Pompey's followers, who in response funded counter-gangs formed by Titus Annius Milo.


Who elevated Hanover to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1815?

The Congress of Vienna in 1815 elevated the electorate to the Kingdom of Hanover.


When was the first British patent for the use of bitumen?

Then on 25 November 1837, Richard Tappin Claridge patented the use of Seyssel asphalt (patent #7849), for use in asphalte pavement, having seen it employed in France and Belgium when visiting with Frederick Walter Simms, who worked with him on the introduction of asphalt to Britain.


Why did the Luftwaffe fail to locate their targets?

The Luftwaffe's poor intelligence meant that their aircraft were not always able to locate their targets, and thus attacks on factories and airfields failed to achieve the desired results.


C31 is only broadcast from the transmitters at Mount Dandenong and South Yarra.


Which company took over the channels vacated by Saint FM?

The station operates as a limited-by-guarantee company owned by its members and is registered as a fund-raising Association.


Who won the 2004 Iowa Democratic Caucus?

In the 2004 Democratic presidential primaries, John Kerry defeated several Democratic rivals, including Sen. John Edwards (D-North Carolina.), former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and retired Army General Wesley Clark.


The Block III Ranger 7 mission successfully reached the moon on what date?

The 730-pound (330 kg) Ranger 4 became the first US spacecraft to reach the Moon, but its solar panels and navigational system failed near the Moon and it impacted the far side without returning any scientific data.


The Olympic Stadium in Ciudad Universitaria is home to the football club giants Universidad Nacional, with a seating capacity of over 52,000.


Who dropped any passages dealing with miracles or visitations of angels from his work the Jefferson Bible?

He determined the essence of Christianity to be a belief in Christ the redeemer and recommended avoiding more detailed debate.


What political position did Bentham think police should have?

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


It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol and has since become one of the most successful shows in the history of American television.


What types of tools did early farmers use for food production?

Neolithic people were skilled farmers, manufacturing a range of tools necessary for the tending, harvesting and processing of crops (such as sickle blades and grinding stones) and food production (e.g. pottery, bone implements).


Gaddafi's upbringing in Bedouin culture influenced his personal tastes for the rest of his life.


Are trials considered internal or external exams?

Prizes are awarded on the results of trials (internal exams), GCSE and AS-levels.


What cyclone caused major damage to vegetation on all islands on Tuvalu?

Funafuti's Tepuka Vili Vili islet was devastated by Cyclone Meli in 1979, with all its vegetation and most of its sand swept away during the cyclone.


When was the Family Computer (Famicom) released in Japan?

(also known by the portmanteau abbreviation Famicom (ファミコン, Famikon?) and abbreviated as FC) on July 15, 1983, and was later released in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986, and Australia in 1987.


What does the IASP advocate that the relief of pain should be recognized as?

In 2011, Human Rights Watch alerted that tens of millions of people worldwide are still denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain.


What is the most widely used form of renewable energy?

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.


It was either a small republic, in which case his father was an elected chieftain, or an oligarchy, in which case his father was an oligarch.


What printing process for The Times was replaced by computers in 1982?

May 1982, following agreement with print unions, the hot-metal Linotype printing process used to print The Times since the 19th century was phased out and replaced by computer input and photo-composition.


What has been a cause of mass parrot poisonings attributed to zinc?

The consumption of fruit juices stored in galvanized cans has resulted in mass parrot poisonings with zinc.


In which period did North and South america join?

North America and Asia were still intermittently joined by a land bridge, while Greenland and North America were beginning to separate.


"Scythia this side of the Himalayas" is located where?

In the north is "Scythia this side of the Himalayas" and "Scythia beyond the Himalayas."


800,000 children worldwide die each year due to what?

Nearly two billion people in the developing world are deficient in zinc.


What type of headgear originally appeared on the lions' heads on England's national football team motif?

Since 2003, England top their logo with a star to recognise their World Cup win in 1966; this was first embroidered onto the left sleeve of the home kit, and a year later was moved to its current position, first on the away shirt.


How are things in statistical mechanics?

But in statistical mechanics things get more complicated.