In South Africa, the period of colonization resulted in many unions and marriages between European men and African women from various tribes, resulting in mixed-race children.


What was the main government entity that ran the territories like Tibet?

Manchuria was originally separated from China proper by the Inner Willow Palisade, a ditch and embankment planted with willows intended to restrict the movement of the Han Chinese, as the area was off-limits to civilian Han Chinese until the government started colonizing the area, especially since the 1860s.


Where did the US Army 419th and 601st relocate to as part of the Antwerp X project?

With the help of these three technologies, close to 90% of the V-1 missiles, on track to the defence zone around the port, were destroyed.


What is often made of wood that provides shelter to people?

People have used wood for millennia for many purposes, primarily as a fuel or as a construction material for making houses, tools, weapons, furniture, packaging, artworks, and paper.


Whitehead believes any entity is in some sense what?

A real thing is just that which forces the rest of the universe to in some way conform to it; that is to say, if theoretically a thing made strictly no difference to any other entity (i.e. it was not related to any other entity), it could not be said to really exist.


What instrument did Marsyas know how to play?

Marsyas could not do this, as he only knew how to use the flute and could not sing at the same time.


What is one thing excessive regulations causes?

Others have argued that excessive regulation suppresses therapeutic innovation, and that the current cost of regulator-required clinical trials prevents the full exploitation of new genetic and biological knowledge for the treatment of human disease.


Prisoners from which battle are thought to have helped Muslims learn to write?

It is related that some of the Quraysh who were taken prisoners at the battle of Badr regained their freedom after they had taught some of the Muslims the simple writing of the time.


What is the name of the main metropolitan train terminus called in Melbourne?

The main passenger airport serving the metropolis and the state is Melbourne Airport (also called Tullamarine Airport), which is the second busiest in Australia, and


Galicia is further divided into 53 comarcas, 315 municipalities (93 in A Coruña, 67 in Lugo, 92 in Ourense, 62 in Pontevedra) and 3,778 parishes.


Where is work that has been Sent Up For Good stored?

As Sending Up For Good is fairly infrequent, the process is rather mysterious to many of Eton's boys.


Who were the future confederate generals?

Future Confederate generals George E. Pickett and James Longstreet participated in the attack.


What kind of religion is Hinduism considered?

The dharmic religions differ in their view of the divine: views of God in Hinduism vary by region, sect, and caste, ranging from monotheistic to polytheistic to atheistic.


Who do majuscules have which distinguish themselves from minuscules?

The height of the minuscules varies, as some of them have parts higher or lower than the average, i.e. ascenders and descenders.


Schwarzenegger underwent heart valve replacement in what year?

Schwarzenegger was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, an aortic valve with only two leaflets (a normal aortic valve has three leaflets).


Can researchers study an infants or young childs memories?

Throughout the years, however, researchers have adapted and developed a number of measures for assessing both infants’ recognition memory and their recall memory.


What band did Free lead singer Paul Rodgers help form?

After the breakup of the band in 1973, vocalist Paul Rodgers joined supergroup Bad Company, whose eponymous first album (1974) was an international hit.


In what year was Kanye West's sixth album released?

Describing his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013) as "a protest to music," West embraced an abrasive style that incorporated industrial music, acid house, dancehall, punk, electro, and Chicago drill.


What part of a two step sequence can a 6 month old remember?

Younger infants (6-month-olds) can only recall one step of a two-step sequence.


Which leading literary figure often mentioned Virgin in his poetry?

Virgil came to know many of the other leading literary figures of the time, including Horace, in whose poetry he is often mentioned, and Varius Rufus, who later helped finish the Aeneid.


Today, Strasbourg's different public and institutional libraries again display a sizable total number of incunabula, distributed as follows: Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire, ca.


How many leader terrorists of Al Quada were involved with the 9/11 attacks directly that day?

The rebuilding of the area, has created a new One World Trade Center, and a 9/11 memorial and museum along with other new buildings and infrastructure.


Their grant-making focus has been since 2011 on sanitation science and technology ("transformative technologies"), delivery models at scale, urban sanitation markets, building demand for sanitation, measurement and evaluation as well as policy, advocacy and communications.


The giant mosaic, commissioned by Cardinal Jacopo Stefaneschi, was originally situated on the eastern porch of the old basilica and occupied the whole wall above the entrance arcade facing the courtyard.


What percent of votes did Kerry get against Cronin?

The week before, a poll had put Kerry 10 points ahead of Cronin, with Dukin on 13%.


What was the name of the hotel that took up a full city block?

The United States Hotel took up a full city block between Atlantic, Pacific, Delaware, and Maryland Avenues.


What use did forest gardeners put to tree and vines to?

In the gradual process of families improving their immediate environment, useful tree and vine species were identified, protected and improved, whilst undesirable species were eliminated.


In 1938 Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discovered nuclear fission with radiochemical methods, and in 1939 Lise Meitner and Otto Robert Frisch wrote the first theoretical interpretation of the fission process, which was later improved by Niels Bohr and John A. Wheeler.


What gun was the French Brocq system used with?

The British Wilson-Dalby gun director used a pair of trackers and mechanical tachymetry; the operator entered the fuse length, and deflection angles were read from the instruments.


How many medical schools are in Hyderabad?

Osmania Medical College, Gandhi Medical College, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Deccan College of Medical Sciences and Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences—and many affiliated teaching hospitals.


Alloparenting is particulary common with what species?

In birds, however, it is quite common—more so than in any other vertebrate class.


What team defeated the Seattle Seahawks to win Super Bowl XLIX?

Seattle Sounders FC has played in Major League Soccer since 2009, sharing CenturyLink Field with the Seahawks, as a continuation of earlier teams in the lower divisions of American soccer.


What form has corruption taken in Africa?

Economists argue that one of the factors behind the differing economic development in Africa and Asia is that in Africa, corruption has primarily taken the form of rent extraction with the resulting financial capital moved overseas rather than invested at home (hence the stereotypical, but often accurate, image of African dictators having Swiss bank accounts).


What was Jane Stirling's national heritage?

This tour was suggested to him by his Scottish pupil Jane Stirling and her elder sister.


What is the criteria needed to include or dismiss a reading when critiquing texts?

" They also argued that "Readings are approved or rejected by reason of the quality, and not the number, of their supporting witnesses", and that "The reading is to be preferred that most fitly explains the existence of the others."


His browser was called WorldWideWeb and later renamed Nexus.


What condition are bears usually brought in in?

Though they have not had the level of exposure as other wrestlers, bears have long been a part of professional wrestling.


India rejected Chinese demands that the torch route be clear of India's 150,000-strong Tibetan exile community, by which they required a ban on congregation near the curtailed 3 km route.


Which two groups of invertebrates have complex brains?

Cephalopods such as the octopus and squid have the largest brains of any invertebrates.


How many company vehicles did angry protesters overturn at the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company?

Angry protesters stormed the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company factory compound, overturned eight company vehicles, and destroyed the offices before police came to disperse the crowd.


Which contestant was talked about more than any other this season?

However, on April 18, Sanjaya was voted off.


The text does not indicate why it was so designated, but several theories have been put forward.


What minority nationality is most common?

In 1999, 77,394 residents belonged to minority nationalities, among which the vast majority (64,832) were Hui nationalities, contributing 83.76 percent to the minority population.


How much money in financial support did Washington University receive in 2007?

Nearly 80% of NIH grants to institutions in the state of Missouri went to Washington University alone in 2007.


How many travelers visited JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty in 2012?

JFK and Newark Liberty were the busiest and fourth busiest U.S. gateways for international air passengers, respectively, in 2012; as of 2011, JFK was the busiest airport for international passengers in North America.


What antenna type is a portion of the half wave dipole?

Monopoles, which are one-half the size of a dipole, are common for long-wavelength radio signals where a dipole would be impractically large.


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

Under New York State's gradual abolition act of 1799, children of slave mothers were born to be eventually liberated but were held in indentured servitude until their mid-to-late twenties.


If a carbohydrate is not a simple monosaccharide, what else could it be?

Carbohydrates range from simple monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, galactose) to complex polysaccharides (starch).


What would a hobbiest need to transfer historic recordings to digital formats?

Where old disc recordings are considered to be of artistic or historic interest, from before the era of tape or where no tape master exists, archivists play back the disc on suitable equipment and record the result, typically onto a digital format, which can be copied and manipulated to remove analog flaws without any further damage to the source recording.


Geographically, what river was Northumbria north of?

In terms of geography the Northumbrian region lay north of the Humber River; the Mercian lay north of the Thames and South of the Humber River; West Saxon lay south and southwest of the Thames; and the smallest, Kentish region lay southeast of the Thames, a small corner of England.


What two cities were at war during this time?

War meanwhile continued between the rulers of Isfahan and Hamadãn; in 1024 the former captured Hamadan and its towns, expelling the Tajik mercenaries.


Who became British Prime Minister after Winston Churchill?

The response of Anthony Eden, who had succeeded Churchill as Prime Minister, was to collude with France to engineer an Israeli attack on Egypt that would give Britain and France an excuse to intervene militarily and retake the canal.


The clearance of the pathogens, either treatment-induced or spontaneous, it can be influenced by the genetic variants carried by the individual patients.


What may be triggered suddenly by a spark?

Release of the energy stored during photosynthesis as heat or light may be triggered suddenly by a spark, in a forest fire, or it may be made available more slowly for animal or human metabolism, when these molecules are ingested, and catabolism is triggered by enzyme action.


When did the Island start to experience a period of prosperity?

From about 1770, the island enjoyed a lengthy period of prosperity.


The Mongol conquest and the establishment of the Yuan dynasty in 1279 ended Hangzhou's political clout, but its economy continued to prosper.


How many continents did Paul Vi visit as pope?

With his travels he opened new avenues for the papacy, which were continued by his successors John Paul II and Benedict XVI.


About how many birds are released onto shooting estates every year in the UK?

The open season for grouse in the UK begins on 12 August, the so-called Glorious Twelfth.


According to the World Wide Fund for Nature and the European Environment Agency, the territory of Greece can be subdivided into six ecoregions: the Illyrian deciduous forests, Pindus Mountains mixed forests, Balkan mixed forests, Rhodope montane mixed forests, Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests and Crete Mediterranean forests.


What organization works to further the understanding and adherence to the rule of law?

The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) is an intergovernmental organization with a joint focus on the promotion of rule of law and development.


On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.


What Mozart song was sung at Chopin's funeral?

At the graveside, the Funeral March from Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 was played, in Reber's instrumentation.


The most important state-owned companies headquartered in Montevideo are: AFE (railways), ANCAP (Energy), Administracion Nacional de Puertos (Ports), ANTEL (telecommunications), BHU (savings and loan), BROU (bank), BSE (insurance), OSE (water & sewage), UTE (electricity).


Where did the Slavs that assimilated into the Magyar or Romanian population remain?

Conversely, some Slavs were assimilated into other populations.


Who was the former director of the CFTC that testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 3, 2008?

In testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 3, 2008, former director of the CFTC Division of Trading & Markets (responsible for enforcement)


How did the original Xbox fare in Japan in general?

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


What city's carnival has documented history from 1790?

The Carnival of Vilanova i la Geltrú has documented history from 1790 and is one of the richest in the variety of its acts and rituals.


New York City is supplied with drinking water by the protected Catskill Mountains watershed.


How many people not on Pan Am Flight 103 were killed by its destruction?

Meanwhile, Libya stepped up its support for anti-western militants such as the Provisional IRA, and in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie in Scotland, killing 243 passengers and 16 crew members, plus 11 people on the ground.


Who gave up their claim to the English throne?

Henry III continued his attempts to reclaim Normandy and Anjou until 1259, but John's continental losses and the consequent growth of Capetian power in the 13th century proved to mark a "turning point in European history".


In February 2013, Shell Corporation announced that it would pause what?

In January 2014, the corporation announced the extension of the suspension of its drilling program in the Arctic, with chief executive van Beurden explaining that the project is "under review" due to both market and internal issues.


A lot of Bostond medical facilities are associated with what?

Many of Boston's medical facilities are associated with universities.


What countries did the federalist model fail in?

Federations such as Yugoslavia or Czechoslovakia collapsed as soon as it was possible to put the model to the test.


What native tribe lived in the New York area?

The native Lenape were displaced after 1643 by settlers.


What is the most well-known summary of Calvin's teachings?

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.


What are code points in the range U+D800-U+DBFF known as?

Thus the range of code points that are available for use as characters is U+0000–U+D7FF and U+E000–U+10FFFF (1,112,064 code points).


What supernatural things have been portrayed in matches?

Celebrities would also be involved in storylines.


Where are the provinces of Lleida and Tarragona?

Valencian is classified as a Western dialect, along with the northwestern varieties spoken in Western Catalonia (provinces of Lleida and the western half of Tarragona).


Why did the Latin Americas Upper class support coup o'etats?

Most South American countries were in some periods ruled by military dictatorships that were supported by the United States of America.


When did United International Pictures start distributing films for DreamWorks?

However, with future film productions from both names being released through the MGM/UA Entertainment plate, CIC decided to merge UA's international units with MGM and reformed as United International Pictures.


They rank as the class of tetrapods with the most living species, at approximately ten thousand, with more than half of these being passerines, sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds.


How many words long was Burke's history of England contracted to be?

G. M. Young did not value Burke's history and claimed that it was "demonstrably a translation from the French".


What is the name of the jazz museum in Detroit?

The Graystone International Jazz Museum documents jazz in Detroit.


What Boston church is one of the oldest congregations in the US?

Old South Church in Boston is one of the oldest congregations in the United States.


Which Indian monument, inspired by the Arc de Triomphe, was built in 1931?

The India Gate built in 1931 was inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.


When was the term Serbo-Croatian first used?

As such, the term Serbo-Croatian was first used by Jacob Grimm in 1824, popularized by the Vienna philologist Jernej Kopitar in the following decades, and accepted by Croatian Zagreb grammarians in 1854 and 1859.


Melbourne (/ˈmɛlbərn/, AU i/ˈmɛlbən/) is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia and Oceania.


To whom did Paul VI tell "not to be afraid" when the church released its statement on birth control?

Paul VI was concerned but not surprised by the negative reaction in Western Europe and the United States.


Which writing systems have been used to write Sanskrit?

Writing was not introduced to India until after Sanskrit had evolved into the Prakrits; when it was written, the choice of writing system was influenced by the regional scripts of the scribes.


Who is responsible for the university's expansion into law and management schools?

Dallin H. Oaks replaced Wilkinson as president in 1971.


Were the Arians united in their oppostion?

The Arians no longer presented an unbroken front to their orthodox opponents.


What is the traditional term for the President of the Confederation?

The President of the Confederation is elected by the Assembly from among the seven members, traditionally in rotation and for a one-year term; the President chairs the government and assumes representative functions.


What are examples of finite symmetry groups used in coding theory?

Another application is differential Galois theory, which characterizes functions having antiderivatives of a prescribed form, giving group-theoretic criteria for when solutions of certain differential equations are well-behaved.u[›] Geometric properties that remain stable under group actions are investigated in (geometric) invariant theory.


As of 2000, how many people lived in Richmond per square kilometer?

As of the census of 2000, there were 197,790 people, 84,549 households, and 43,627 families residing in the city.


The wife, or okugatasama (meaning: one who remains in the home), was left to manage all household affairs, care for the children, and perhaps even defend the home forcibly.


When wood dries and shrinks, what happens to its density?

Upon drying, wood shrinks and its density increases.


What has the Cotton-4 been in regards to the US cotton subsidies?

The four introduced a "Sectoral Initiative in Favour of Cotton", presented by Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaoré during the Trade Negotiations Committee on 10 June 2003.


When did the USAF have several missteps of aircraft procurement projects?

As a result, the USAF fleet is setting new records for average aircraft age and needs to replace its fleets of fighters, bombers, airborne tankers, and airborne warning aircraft, in an age of restrictive defense budgets.


When did Eisenhower sign the law to create the Interstate Highway System?

The legislation initially stalled in the Congress over the issuance of bonds to finance the project, but the legislative effort was renewed and the law was signed by Eisenhower in June 1956.


What place were the Thunder in 2010 NBA playoffs?

In 2012, Oklahoma City made it to the NBA Finals, but lost to the Miami Heat in five games.


The release of a video-game Starpower: Beyoncé was cancelled after Beyoncé pulled out of a $100 million with GateFive who alleged the cancellation meant the sacking of 70 staff and millions of pounds lost in development.


Who was Southern California-based IndyMac a spin-off of?

The failure of IndyMac Bank on July 11, 2008, was the fourth largest bank failure in United States history up until the crisis precipitated even larger failures, and the second largest failure of a regulated thrift.


Which terminal was expanded in the San Diego International Airport in 2013?

Notable efforts are improvements to San Diego freeways, expansion of San Diego Airport, and doubling the capacity of the cruise ship terminal of the port.


On what date did the American Idol finals begin?

For the finals, American Idol debuted a new state-of-the-art set and stage on March 11, 2008, along with a new on-air look.


What kind of hurling do the women of Cork play?

Camogie (hurling for ladies) and women's gaelic football are increasing in popularity.


This craft is distinguished in having both a Hindu style, known as Srikalahasti and entirely done by hand, and an Islamic style, known as Machilipatnam that uses both hand and block techniques.


What are several of the gates backed policies

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


How did the Egyptian people feel about Nasser's response to the attack?

His failure to respond to Israeli military action demonstrated the ineffectiveness of his armed forces and constituted a blow to his growing popularity.


What is the country's largest university?

It was founded on 18 July 1849 in Montevideo, where most of its buildings and facilities are still located.


Besides Chief Tamasese, how many Mau died as a result of the violence that erupted on that day?

When he resisted, a struggle developed between the police and the Mau.


What did Queen Victoria hope for the marriage between her daughter and Prince Frederick William?

Eleven days after Orsini's assassination attempt in France, Victoria's eldest daughter married Prince Frederick William of Prussia in London.


Unlike in multicellular organisms, increases in cell size (cell growth) and reproduction by cell division are tightly linked in unicellular organisms.


How old is most of the housing in Philadelphia?

For much of Philadelphia's history, the typical home has been the row house.


Pilote cartoonists were upset with censorship and what?

Adult-oriented and experimental comics flourished in the 1970s, such as in the experimental science fiction of Mœbius and others in Métal hurlant, even mainstream publishers took to publishing prestige-format adult comics.


What did Elizabeth's mother call Philip?

" Elizabeth's mother was reported, in later biographies, to have opposed the union initially, even dubbing Philip "The Hun".


The performance of "Summertime" by Barrino, later known simply as "Fantasia", at Top 8 was widely praised, and Simon Cowell considered it as his favorite Idol moment in the nine seasons he was on the show.


As of May 2014, what was Robert Patton's job title?

The prisoner had to be tasered to restrain him prior to the execution, and the lethal injection missed a vein in his groin, resulting in Lockett regaining consciousness, trying to get up, and to speak, before dying of a heart attack 43 minutes later, after the attempted execution had been called off.


What kind of conflict can arise during a show?

Often, individual matches will be part of a longer storyline conflict between "babyfaces" (often shortened to just "faces") and "heels".


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

There are three fire stations within the city boundaries at St Mary's, Hightown and Redbridge.


The Noble Eightfold Path is also known as what?

Mahayana Buddhism instead aspires to Buddhahood via the bodhisattva path, a state wherein one remains in this cycle to help other beings reach awakening.


The first large, diverse lineage of short-tailed avialans to evolve were the enantiornithes, or "opposite birds", so named because the construction of their shoulder bones was in reverse to that of modern birds.


Of what language group is the Marshallese language?

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


What was the most recent year of the Phillipines pushing for statehood?

Supporters of this movement include Filipinos who believe that the quality of life in the Philippines would be higher and that there would be less poverty there if the Philippines were an American state or territory.


What does the word "races" mean as referenced in Darwin's book?

An abstract of an Essay on the Origin of Species and Varieties Through natural selection, but with Murray's persuasion it was eventually changed to the snappier title: On the Origin of Species, with the title page adding by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.


What affect  did the discovery of gravitational waves have on Whitehead's theory?

He articulated a view that might perhaps be regarded as dual to Einstein's general relativity, see Whitehead's theory of gravitation.


How many females were in Hyderabad for the 2011 census?

Consequently, the population increased by 87%, from 3,637,483 in the 2001 census to 6,809,970 in the 2011 census, 24% of which are migrants from elsewhere in India,:2 making Hyderabad the nation's fourth most populous city.


What month and day did Watson and Bell have a breakthrough?

On June 2, 1875, Watson accidentally plucked one of the reeds and Bell, at the receiving end of the wire, heard the overtones of the reed; overtones that would be necessary for transmitting speech.


Who was targeted for defrauding the electoral process, in Ohio?

It should not be a surprise that the Republicans are willing to do things that are unethical to manipulate elections.


What did Montini strive to reestablish to help persecuted Jews and allied soldiers?

At the request of the pope, together with Pascalina Lehnert, Ferdinando Baldelli and Otto Faller, he created the Pontificia Commissione di Assistenza, which aided large number of Romans and refugees from everywhere with shelter, food and other material assistance.


During the 13th century, what did Southampton get in trade for English cloth and wool?

Southampton Castle was built in the 12th century and by the 13th century Southampton had become a leading port, particularly involved in the import of French wine in exchange for English cloth and wool.


What is the power given to the supreme court and lower courts called?

If a court's judges do not have such attributes, the court may not exercise the judicial power of the United States.


Early papermakers added alum to help in what process?

Alum was added to paper to assist in sizing, making it somewhat water resistant so that inks did not "run" or spread uncontrollably.


Who had the home field advantage in 1983?

In the 1983 World Series the Baltimore Orioles of the AL had home field advantage.


On which date did hostilities between the German and French troops begin near Orleans?

On 10 October, hostilities began between German and French republican forces near Orléans.


What is Whitehead's belief regarding the importance of relations?

But in Whitehead's view, relations take a primary role, perhaps even more important than the relata themselves.


What was established in the Maccabean Revolt?

The conflict erupted in 167 BCE with the Maccabean Revolt, which succeeded in establishing an independent Hasmonean Kingdom in Judah, which later expanded over much of modern Israel, as the Seleucids gradually lost control in the region.


However, on March 14, Jones was disqualified in 12th place for concealing arrests and outstanding warrants.


But as the period came to an end many commercial projects were becoming sufficiently large, and well-funded, to become "architectural in intention", rather than having their design left to the lesser class of "surveyors".


What happened to Francis after his attempt to shoot Victoria?

On 29 May 1842, Victoria was riding in a carriage along The Mall, London, when John Francis aimed a pistol at her but the gun did not fire; he escaped.


it was seen as a disappointment, mainly with the critics.


What two countries produced more petroleum than Russia in 1961?

It was, by 1961, the third largest producer of petroleum due to new discoveries in the Volga-Urals region and Siberia, trailing only the United States and Saudi Arabia.


In the story told by mystic Rabbi Elijah of Chelm, one of the German's family members rescued Jews in Palestine and carried them back to where in order to repay a previous favor?

So when the knights of the First Crusade came to siege Jerusalem, one of Dolberger's family members who was among them rescued Jews in Palestine and carried them back to Worms to repay the favor.


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


What kind of activists were arrested in Almaty?

There were reports that Uighur activists were arrested and some were deported back to China.


What sentence was given to the absent King Idris?

They purged monarchists and members of Idris' Senussi clan from Libya's political world and armed forces; Gaddafi believed this elite were opposed to the will of the Libyan people and had to be expunged.


Roger Sherman once lived in Chapel Street, in modern day what is the name building that sit in its' place?

The cemetery is known for its grand Egyptian Revival gateway.


What was Planck studying in the last part of the nineteenth century?

The electromagnetic field obeys laws of motion similarly to a mass on a spring, and can come to thermal equilibrium with hot atoms.


Is an original destroyed when transferred to digital format?

For example, Nimbus Records uses a specially built horn record player to transfer 78s.


What was the population of Israel in 2016?

The population of Israel, as defined by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, was estimated in 2016 to be 8,476,600 people.


The Guangxu Emperor died on November 14, 1908, and on November 15, 1908, Cixi also died.


What kind of climate is exemplary of southern Europe?

The Mediterranean climate covers much of Portugal, Spain, Southeast France, Italy, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, Greece, the Western and Southern coastal regions of Turkey as well as the Mediterranean islands.


Who was the season two winner of American Idol?

Ruben Studdard emerged as the winner, beating Clay Aiken by a small margin.


The violin, cello, contrabass and what other instrument form the string section of the orchestra?

Brass instruments included the buccin, the ophicleide (a serpent replacement which was the precursor of tuba) and the natural horn.


Three horizontal ropes or cables surround the ring, suspended with turnbuckles which are connected to the posts.


Who made the second reference to the word Christian in the Bible?

The first recorded use of the term (or its cognates in other languages) is in the New Testament, in Acts 11:26, after Barnabas brought Saul (Paul) to Antioch where they taught the disciples for about a year, the text says: "[...] the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch."


Along with food aid, what is most at risk in these countries?

Food aid can be directly and physically diverted from its intended destination, or indirectly through the manipulation of assessments, targeting, registration and distributions to favor certain groups or individuals.


To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people" and the Chinese script is referred to as "Han characters".


Which al-Qaeda cell were the 9/11 hijackers members of?

members of al-Qaeda's Hamburg cell – intentionally crashed two airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.


Who, at the start of the primaries, had the most single campaign contributors?

In the race for individual contributions, economist Lyndon LaRouche dominated the pack leading up to the primaries.


When was the first computer worm released?

The software was traced back to 23-year-old Cornell University graduate student Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. who said 'he wanted to count how many machines were connected to the Internet'.


It consisted of a beam pushed outwards by a steel spring.


In 1978, what famous attacks occured at Northwestern?

Relations between Evanston and Northwestern were strained throughout much of the post-war era because of episodes of disruptive student activism, disputes over municipal zoning, building codes, and law enforcement, as well as restrictions on the sale of alcohol near campus until 1972.


In what year was the Musee de quai Branly built?

Most of the postwar's presidents of the Fifth Republic wanted to leave their own monuments in Paris; President Georges Pompidou started the Centre Georges Pompidou (1977),


What two specific points of data do systems need to figure out to get local time?

However, even if UTC is used internally, the systems still require information on time zones to correctly calculate local time where it is needed.


What culture and religion did Fathers of the Church correlate with heresy?

The Church Fathers identified Jews and Judaism with heresy.


Marble Hill is also within the borough of Manhattan, so the highest street number in the borough is 228th Street.


It is the southernmost and largest island in the Mariana island chain and is also the largest island in Micronesia.


In what year was the language of the Yi people standardized?

The Southwest University for Nationalities has one of China's most prominent Tibetology departments, and the Southwest Minorities Publishing House prints literature in minority languages.


What was the name given to the 20th century Great British revival Georgian architecture.

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830.


What date was the charter regarding Southampton's tax farm signed at Orival?

The definition of the port of Southampton was apparently broader than today and embraced all of the area between Lymington and Langstone.


What year did New Haven finally integrated bike lanes to most of the city?

As of the end of 2012, bicycle lanes have also been added in both directions on Dixwell Avenue along most of the street from downtown to the Hamden town line, as well as along Howard Avenue from Yale New Haven Hospital to City Point.


What kind of progression did Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation propose?

But it proposed a linear progression rather than the branching common descent theory behind Darwin's work in progress, and it ignored adaptation.


When did Turkey begin to use the Gregorian calendar for fiscal means?

Prior to 1917, Turkey used the lunar Islamic calendar with the Hegira era for general purposes and the Julian calendar for fiscal purposes.


Greece, Finland, Romania and Turkey use what kind of government?

The post of prime minister may be encountered both in constitutional monarchies (such as Belgium, Denmark, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Malaysia, Morocco, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom), and in parliamentary republics in which the head of state is an elected official (such as Finland ,the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Pakistan, Portugal, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Turkey).


Who wrote that exciting facts lead to emotions?

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


What did the city provide during the Great Depression?

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


Eventually the town came to be called "Tucson" and became a part of Sonora after Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821.


By what year had most local stores been assimilated into larger chain operations?

All major cities have their distinctive local department stores, which anchored the downtown shopping district until the arrival of the malls in the 1960s.


What do caged birds display that corresponds with migratory direction in nature?

The occurrence of Zugunruhe even in cage-raised birds with no environmental cues (e.g. shortening of day and falling temperature) has pointed to the role of circannual endogenous programs in controlling bird migrations.


Service was mandatory for all men sharing which feature?

Service was compulsory for all of men of military age, and thus Prussia and its North and South German allies could mobilise and field some 1,000,000 soldiers in time of war.


What year was Canis familiaris listed under Canis lupus?

The dog is now listed among the many other Latin-named subspecies of Canis lupus as Canis lupus familiaris.


At this time what classes became bilingual?

With the union of the crowns of Castille and Aragon (1479), the use of Spanish gradually became more prestigious.


What did the soviets opposed rebuilding?

The Soviet Union created the Eastern Bloc of countries that it occupied, annexing some as Soviet Socialist Republics and maintaining others as satellite states that would later form the Warsaw Pact.


What did Shurden claim was never ideal, has often produced positive results?

He claims that even schism, though never ideal, has often produced positive results.


In what year did Paramount Pictures purchase DreamWorks?

In late 2005, Viacom's Paramount Pictures acquired DreamWorks SKG after acquisition talks between GE and DreamWorks stalled.


Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, tying them together and earning her the sobriquet "the grandmother of Europe".


Which company became invovled in a political controversy?

Clean Edge suggests that the commercialization of clean energy will help countries around the world deal with the current economic malaise.


What was the software attach rate in the US for the 360 by March of 2008?

By March 2008, the Xbox 360 had reached a software attach rate of 7.5 games per console in the US; the rate was 7.0 in Europe, while its competitors were 3.8 (PS3) and 3.5 (Wii), according to Microsoft.


What is included in the final part of the critical apparatus?

This contains the text that the author has determined most closely approximates the original, and is accompanied by an apparatus criticus or critical apparatus.


What period resulted in poor weather that increased crop failures?

The years 1313–14 and 1317–21 were excessively rainy throughout Europe, resulting in widespread crop failures.


What might the meaning of Euripides' tale be seen as a caution against?

Taboos are often related to hunting, and mythological association of prey species with a divinity could be reflected in hunting restrictions such as a reserve surrounding a temple.


What is the name of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's published Quran commentary?

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has published a ten-volume Urdu commentary on the Quran, with the name Tafseer e Kabir.


Sample montages were a key difference between british house music and what?

Early British house music quickly set itself apart from the original Chicago house sound;[citation needed]


Puberty occurs through a long process and begins with a surge in hormone production, which in turn causes a number of physical changes.


What was the dividing up of the Middle Eastern countries in violation of?

After World War I, when Britain and France divided up the Middle East's countries, apart from Turkey, between them, pursuant to the Sykes-Picot agreement—in violation of solemn wartime promises of postwar Arab autonomy—there came an immediate reaction: the Muslim Brotherhood emerged in Egypt, the House of Saud took over the Hijaz, and regimes led by army officers came to power in Iran and Turkey. "


Who did the Europeans support during the Rebellions?

The Western powers, largely unsatisfied with the Treaty of Nanjing, gave grudging support to the Qing government during the Taiping and Nian Rebellions.


If for any reason the firefighter wishes to leave the elevator, they will use the hold position on the key switch to make sure the elevator remains at that floor.


In many villages what establishment could be called the focal point of the community?

In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be the focal point of the community.


Secret research and reports are things which should never be what?

The AAA's current 'Statement of Professional Responsibility' clearly states that "in relation with their own government and with host governments ... no secret research, no secret reports or debriefings of any kind should be agreed to or given."


It granted asylum to philosophers like Baruch Spinoza and Pierre Bayle.


The Irish Sea tunnel was first purposed in what year?

The idea of building a tunnel under the Irish Sea has been raised since 1895, when it was first investigated.


Which Swiss sailing team was the 1st to win America's Cup in 2003?

Many Swiss also follow ice hockey and support one of the 12 clubs in the League A, which is the most attended league in Europe.


How was the removal of the Germans in East Prussia usually handled by the Russians?

Although the 1945–1949 expulsion of Germans from the northern part of former East Prussia was often conducted in a violent and aggressive way by Soviet officials, the present Russian inhabitants of the Kaliningrad Oblast have much less animosity towards Germans.


Temperature maxima are limited by the overall elevation of the entire region: only in the far south, Warmbad for instance, are mid-40 °C maxima recorded.


From what had the ecosystem had to recover?

The ecosystem had recovered from the devastation that was the Great Dying.


Europe did not feel the need to posses territory in Africa until?

Until the 1880s most of Africa remained unchartered, with western maps from the period generally showing blank spaces for the continent’s interior.


Which philosopher of the Muslim world is considered an important author of work on evolution?

Other influential Muslim philosophers include al-Jahiz, a pioneer in evolutionary thought; Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), a pioneer of phenomenology and the philosophy of science and a critic of Aristotelian natural philosophy and Aristotle's concept of place (topos);


How can we classify the vast variety of bacterial species?

Classification seeks to describe the diversity of bacterial species by naming and grouping organisms based on similarities.


When did Washington University hold a national design contest for the new campus?

This original cluster of buildings set a precedent for the development of the Danforth Campus; Cope & Stewardson’s original plan and its choice of building materials have, with few exceptions, guided the construction and expansion of the Danforth Campus to the present day.


The medieval city is a foundation of what family?

According to 14th century historiography (Cronica de Berno, 1309), Bern was founded in 1191 by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen.


In what year was the term race first used in the U.S. Census?

This census also marked the beginning of the term "race" in the questionnaires.


What percentage of their day do birds groom their feathers?

Feathers require maintenance and birds preen or groom them daily, spending an average of around 9% of their daily time on this.


How many staterooms does the palace have?

There are 775 rooms, including 19 state rooms, 52 principal bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms.


VH1 declared what song the "Greatest song of the 2000s?"

Her debut single, "Crazy in Love" was named VH1's "Greatest Song of the 2000s", NME's "Best Track of the 00s" and "Pop Song of the Century", considered by Rolling Stone to be one of the 500 greatest songs of all time, earned two Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling singles of all time at around 8 million copies.


What is the most typical type of art in the Kathmandu valley?

Kathmandu valley has had this art treasure for a very long time, but received worldwide recognition only after the country opened to the outside world in 1950.


What is significant about the weather that San Diego experienced in December 1921?

The wettest month on record has been December 1921 with 9.21 inches (234 mm).


How many blacks lived in Detroit in 1930?

The thousands of African Americans who came to Detroit were part of the Great Migration of the 20th century.


What style does most of the city's architecture belong to?

Across the river from County Hall is Ireland's longest building; built in Victorian times, Our Lady's Psychiatric Hospital has now been renovated and converted into a residential housing complex called Atkins Hall, after its architect William Atkins.


Who was the administrator during World War II for the island?

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


Oberhauser shares his name with Hannes Oberhauser, a background character in the short story "Octopussy" from the Octopussy and The Living Daylights collection, and who is named in the film as having been a temporary legal guardian of a young Bond in 1983.


What nation had a claim on the Marshall Islands as of 1874?

They signed a treaty with Kabua, whom the Germans had earlier recognized as "King of the Ralik Islands," on October 15.


Why was Gaddafi made fun of in elementary school?

Bullied for being a Bedouin, he was proud of his identity and encouraged pride in other Bedouin children.


In 2000, how many families lived in Richmond?

Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.


How many Namibian students were recorded in 1998 in primary school?

In 1998, there were 400,325 Namibian students in primary school and 115,237 students in secondary schools.


What type of city-states were involved with the Roman Republic?

It was not until the time of the Roman Empire that the entire Roman world was organized into provinces under explicit Roman control.


Are motives behind teen alcohol use varied or uniform across different cultures?

Social engagement and personal enjoyment appear to play a fairly universal role in adolescents' decision to drink throughout separate cultural contexts.


What part of Greece's GDP is accounted for by tourism?

The same survey showed that the average tourist expenditure while in Greece was $1,073, ranking Greece 10th in the world.


When did gag single-panel illustrations become known as cartoons?

Gag cartoons first began to proliferate in broadsheets published in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the term "cartoon"[h] was first used to describe them in 1843 in the British humour magazine Punch.


Where do Hennessy Scholars typically reside?

Eton College has links with some private schools in India today, maintained from the days of the British Raj, such as The Doon School and Mayo College.


Why did Soviets create fake elections in Poland?

Stalin had decided in August that he was going to liquidate the Polish state, and a German–Soviet meeting in September addressed the future structure of the "Polish region".


What did Claris rename the Informix Wingz spreadsheet program?

To provide a complete office suite, Claris purchased the rights to the Informix Wingz spreadsheet program on the Mac, renaming it Claris Resolve, and added the new presentation software Claris Impact.


How similar are the positions on the persistence of objects?

The positions on the persistence of objects are somewhat similar.


What official administered Germany's Micronesian possessions?

After the German–Spanish Treaty of 1899, in which Germany acquired the Carolines, Palau, and the Marianas from Spain, Germany placed all of its Micronesian islands, including the Marshalls, under the governor of German New Guinea.


Where did the state place on population chart?

Census-wise, the state is placed 21st on the population chart, followed by Tripura at 22nd place.


In addition to dogs, what other animal is responsible for over 86,000 falls every year?

In the United States, cats and dogs are a factor in more than 86,000 falls each year.


Napoleon was crowned Emperor Napoleon I on 2 December 1804 at Notre Dame de Paris by Pope Pius VII.


What types of films are most popular in Paris?

European and Asian films are also widely shown and appreciated.


Founded as the School of Commerce and Finance in 1917, the Olin Business School was named after entrepreneur John M. Olin in 1988.


He unequivocally condemned all acts of terrorism and pledged to combat Islamic extremism and lawlessness within Pakistan itself.


What nationality were the settlers from who introduced Carnival?

Carnival was introduced by Portuguese settlers.


In 2012, approximately 3.1 million people have died due to lower respiratory infections, making it the number 4 leading cause of death in the world.


Who did Dominic entrust to start his school?

In Dominic's thinking, it was impossible for men to preach what they did not or could not understand.


If the officers want to advance their careers even further, where is that available?

Further career development is available through the Army Correspondence Course Program.


Which country were the researchers located in?

from Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. in Murray Hill, NJ, and M. A. Krasner both in the United States.


What will happen to the materials when a board gets wet or is in a humid area?

Absorbed moisture can also vaporize on heating and cause cracking and delamination, the same effect responsible for "popcorning" damage on wet packaging of electronic parts.


How did Gaddafi use all the money that resulted from nationalizing the oil industry?

In 1973 he initiated a "Popular Revolution" with the formation of General People's Committees (GPCs), purported to be a system of direct democracy, but retained personal control over major decisions.


Technology that is used to implement secure operating systems is one use of what term?

Many common operating systems meet the EAL4 standard of being "Methodically Designed, Tested and Reviewed", but the formal verification required for the highest levels means that they are uncommon.


It is closely related to other West Slavic languages, such as Silesian and Polish.


What was destroyed in one of the bombing that hit the palace in WWII?

One bomb fell in the palace quadrangle while King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were in residence, and many windows were blown in and the chapel destroyed.


What is the most popular hotel in Windhoek?

There are also a number of notable hotels in Windhoek such as Windhoek Country Club Resort and some international hotel chains also operate in Windhoek, such as Avani Hotels and Resorts and Hilton Hotels and Resorts.


How are staples of classical music often used?

Certain staples of classical music are often used commercially (either in advertising or in movie soundtracks).


What process caused the financial system to both expand and become fragile?

While the housing and credit bubbles were building, a series of factors caused the financial system to both expand and become increasingly fragile, a process called financialization.


What influences richness of biodiversity?

The richness of biodiversity depends on the climatic conditions and area of the region.


When was The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin published?

More detail was given in Darwin's 1868 book on The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, which tried to explain heredity through his hypothesis of pangenesis.


What kind of aircraft is the USAF's KC-135?

This makes these aircraft an essential part of the Air Force's global mobility and the U.S. force projection.


Despite the xenophobia and intellectual introspection characteristic of the increasingly popular new school of neo-Confucianism, China under the early Ming dynasty was not isolated.


How many years ago did migrations of people happen in the Pacific area?

The origins of the people of Tuvalu are addressed in the theories regarding migration into the Pacific that began about 3000 years ago.


Who wanted to name Elizabeth Princess of Wales?

Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison supported the idea, but the King rejected it because he felt such a title belonged solely to the wife of a Prince of Wales and the Prince of Wales had always been the heir apparent.


Pandeism is proposed to explain as to Deism why God would create a universe and then abandon it, and as to Pantheism, the origin and purpose of the universe.


What does the eel of the Tuvalu creation myth represent?

An important creation myth of the islands of Tuvalu is the story of the te Pusi mo te Ali (the Eel and the Flounder) who created the islands of Tuvalu; te Ali (the flounder) is believed to be the origin of the flat atolls of Tuvalu and the te Pusin (the Eel) is the model for the coconut palms that are important in the lives of Tuvaluans.


England however was slowly conquered around the turn of the first millennium AD, and eventually became a feudal possession of Denmark.


What class of disasters is a level II emergency?

The National Disaster Relief Commission initiated a "Level II emergency contingency plan", which covers the most serious class of natural disasters.


About how many stations does New York City's commuter rail network have?

New York City's commuter rail network is the largest in North America.


What museum was formerly called "Museum 25 May"?

The actual mausoleum is called House of Flowers (Kuća Cveća) and numerous people visit the place as a shrine to "better times".


What particular kind of scientist was George Hudson?

Modern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, whose shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight.


What music service is accused of providing low royalty amounts?

On March 30, 2015, it was announced that Beyoncé is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal.


In what year did France move into Alger?

10 000 Russian army corps landed on the Bosphorus shores in 1833 and helped to prevent the capture of Constantinople, thus the possible disappearance of the Ottoman Empire was prevented.


Mid-18th century London had how many domestic servants?

The Victorian era in particular became notorious for the conditions under which children were employed.


What nearby radio stations can be picked up in Cork?

Cork has also been home to pirate radio stations, including South Coast Radio and ERI in the 1980s.


When did the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island vote regarding the proposed Australian reforms?

On 8 May 2015, voters were asked if Norfolk Islanders should freely determine their political status and their economic, social and cultural development, and to "be consulted at referendum or plebiscite on the future model of governance for Norfolk Island before such changes are acted upon by the Australian parliament".


What is used to discover the right exposure parameters?

Film speed is used in the exposure equations to find the appropriate exposure parameters.


In what year is it typically reported that the word insect was first documented in English?

"Insect" first appears documented in English in 1601 in Holland's translation of Pliny.


What did the economic community monitoring group do to intervene in the crisis?

A peace deal between warring parties was reached in 1995, leading to Taylor's election as president in 1997.


The precursor of the nervous system is called what in vertebrates?

For vertebrates, the early stages of neural development are similar across all species.


What is the proper name for textual scholarship?

Textual criticism is a branch of textual scholarship, philology, and literary criticism that is concerned with the identification of textual variants in either manuscripts or printed books.


When did the king cross into Ireland with a large army?

In 1210 the king crossed into Ireland with a large army to crush a rebellion by the Anglo-Norman lords; he reasserted his control of the country and used a new charter to order compliance with English laws and customs in Ireland.


A program in Los Angeles believes that with $1 billion, city temperatures could be reduced by approximately how many degrees in Celsius?

Using these methods, a hypothetical "cool communities" program in Los Angeles has projected that urban temperatures could be reduced by approximately 3 °C at an estimated cost of US$1 billion, giving estimated total annual benefits of US$530 million from reduced air-conditioning costs and healthcare savings.


The PS3 lacked the unique gameplay of the more affordable Wii which became that generation's most successful console in terms of units sold.


Where in Jerusalem did Kardashian and West have their daughter North baptised?

West began dating reality star and longtime friend Kim Kardashian in April 2012.


In what year was Tony Chebatoris killed?

Several states have never had capital punishment, the first being Michigan, which abolished it shortly after entering the Union.


What causes the specificity of base pairing?

The specificity of base pairing occurs because adenine and thymine align form two hydrogen bonds, whereas cytosine and guanine form three hydrogen bonds.


Who would eventually absorb the "good" bank of Cyprus Popular Bank?

In return for a €10 billion bailout from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, often referred to as the "troika", the Cypriot government was required to impose a significant haircut on uninsured deposits, a large proportion of which were held by wealthy Russians who used Cyprus as a tax haven.


How many words a day did Victoria write?

According to one of her biographers, Giles St Aubyn, Victoria wrote an average of 2,500 words a day during her adult life.


Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to an Orthodox Jewish family.


How did Burke say we look towards nobility?

Burke put forward that "We fear God, we look up with awe to kings; with affection to parliaments; with duty to magistrates; with reverence to priests; and with respect to nobility.


What big cat has a tendency to attack dogs?

Leopards in particular are known to have a predilection for dogs, and have been recorded to kill and consume them regardless of the dog's size or ferocity.


Beyoncé was the first female singer to headline what at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival?

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


In a Last Man Standing match, this form of a knockout is the only way that the match can end, so the referee will count when one or more wrestlers are down, and one wrestler standing up before the 10-count doesn't stop the count for another wrestler who is still down.


What style of music does Sir Mix-a-Lot and Macklemore represent in Seattle?

Seattle is considered the home of grunge music, having produced artists such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Mudhoney, all of whom reached international audiences in the early 1990s.


What was the reason Nasser rejected the Muslim Brotherhood?

He sent emissaries to forge an alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood in October 1948, but soon concluded that the religious agenda of the Brotherhood was not compatible with his nationalism.


What health condition did Bell start to have?

Worse still, his health deteriorated as he suffered severe headaches.


Israel's Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty seeks to defend human rights and liberties in Israel.


What was Thomas Taylor Meadows replying to?

In 1855 a reprint of a letter earlier sent to The Times appeared in Littel's Living Age.


What was the first James Bond film to be screened at IMAX theaters?

Spectre was released on 26 October 2015 in the United Kingdom on the same night as the world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in London, followed by a worldwide release.


Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations.


Along with lemon yellow, what color is produced in uranium glass?

It was also used for tinting and shading in early photography.


What is the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury's residence?

In 1663 at the Archbishop of Canterbury's residence, Lambeth Palace, a Gothic hammerbeam roof was built to replace that destroyed when the building was sacked during the English Civil War.


Other important steps included the gravimetric experimental practices of medical chemists like William Cullen, Joseph Black, Torbern Bergman and Pierre Macquer and through the work of Antoine Lavoisier (Father of Modern Chemistry) on oxygen and the law of conservation of mass, which refuted phlogiston theory.


How much money does the New York film and television industry create every year?

As of 2012, New York City was the second largest center for filmmaking and television production in the United States, producing about 200 feature films annually, employing 130,000 individuals, and generating an estimated $7.1 billion in direct expenditures, and by volume, New York is the world leader in independent film production; one-third of all American independent films are produced in New York City.


What agency internationally regulates dioxins?

Dioxins are highly toxic, and health effects on humans include reproductive, developmental, immune and hormonal problems.


How does Oklahoma's per-capita arts spending rank?

The Philbrook Museum of Tulsa is considered one of the top 50 fine art museums in the United States, and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman, one of the largest university-based art and history museums in the country, documents the natural history of the region.


What was a major night attraction for Nanjing?

Thus, one can see the statues of the famous teachers and educators of the past not too far from those of the courtesans who educated the young men in the other arts.


Boston police and local groups make an effort toprevent youth from doing what?

Boston's low crime rate since the 1990s has been credited to the Boston Police Department's collaboration with neighborhood groups and church parishes to prevent youths from joining gangs, as well as involvement from the United States Attorney and District Attorney's offices.


Which ship was the target of Argentinian aggression?

After HMS Sheffield was wrecked by an Argentinian attack, The Sun was heavily criticised and even mocked for its coverage of the war in The Daily Mirror and The Guardian, and the wider media queried the veracity of official information and worried about the number of casualties, The Sun gave its response.


What is the English name of Sulami's major work?

Rumi makes heavy use of the Quran in his poetry, a feature that is sometimes omitted in translations of Rumi's work.


When was Robert Michel elected minority leader?

Michel's predecessor, Republican John Rhodes of Arizona, was elected Minority Leader in 1973 after 20 years of House service.


Where was Kanye arrested at for the second time?

West was arrested again on November 14, 2008 at the Hilton hotel near Gateshead after another scuffle involving a photographer outside the famous Tup Tup Palace nightclub in Newcastle upon Tyne.


The film was shot from September to December 2014 on location in New York City, Berlin and Wroclaw, Poland (which doubled for East Berlin), and was released by Disney on October 16, 2015.


What was the name of the private agreement between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus?

Thus, when Julius Caesar returned from a governorship in Spain in 61 BC, he found it easy to make an arrangement with Pompey.


What is the primary concern for the software specialist and auditors?

In SQA, software process specialists and auditors are concerned for the software development process rather than just the artifacts such as documentation, code and systems.


What modern-day country is South-West Africa?

The Dominions themselves also acquired mandates of their own: the Union of South Africa gained South-West Africa (modern-day Namibia), Australia gained German New Guinea, and New Zealand Western Samoa.


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

The University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design, and Planning (SADP), with its main building being Marvin Hall, traces its architectural roots to the creation of the architectural engineering degree program in KU's School of Engineering in 1912.


How many documents should the new elected king sign?

Every newly elected king was supposed to sign two documents—the Pacta conventa ("agreed pacts")—a confirmation of the king's pre-election promises, and Henrican articles (artykuły henrykowskie, named after the first freely elected king, Henry of Valois).


Who was the founder of the Republic of Turkey?

From the death of the Near East new nations were able to rise from the ashes, notably the Republic of Turkey.


What were the students in madaris called?

Unlike the use of the word school in British English, the word madrasah more closely resembles the term school in American English, in that it can refer to a university-level or post-graduate school as well as to a primary or secondary school.


This band with a flower in their name was influenced by Queen?

Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Dream Theater, Trivium, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slipknot and Rage Against the Machine; hard rock: Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Steve Vai, the Cult, the Darkness, Manic Street Preachers, Kid Rockand Foo Fighters; alternative rock: Nirvana, Radiohead, Trent Reznor, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More, Melvins, the Flaming Lips,


What part of Oklahoma is Cross Timbers in?

Also, in southeastern Oklahoma lives the American alligator.


What is the second language for most Portuguese in Guinea-Bissau?

French is also taught in schools because Guinea-Bissau is surrounded by French-speaking nations.


Where was Representative Thomas Tucker from?

Anti-Federalists such as Rep. Thomas Tucker of South Carolina moved to strike the establishment clause completely because it could preempt the religious clauses in the state constitutions.


Carnival (see other spellings and names) is a Christian festive season that occurs before the Christian season of Lent.


On what day, the day after the funeral of Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, did a coup occur?

His assassination was quickly followed by a military coup d'état on 21 October 1969 (the day after his funeral), in which the Somali Army seized power without encountering armed opposition — essentially a bloodless takeover.


What animals sexual behavior did Yerkes study?

For example, Yerkes analyzed chimpanzee sexual behavior in hopes of illuminating the evolutionary underpinnings of human development and providing information that could ameliorate dysfunction.


What machinery has lead to the  easily made and widespread use of cotton?

Although cultivated since antiquity, it was the invention of the cotton gin that lowered the cost of production that led to its widespread use, and it is the most widely used natural fiber cloth in clothing today.


Since 2008, at least how many times has Microsoft released fixes for the RealTimeIsUniversal feature?

Since then at least two fixes related to this feature have been published by Microsoft.


What did Renaissance painters call the pigment made from cochineal?

The painters of the early Renaissance used two traditional lake pigments, made from mixing dye with either chalk or alum, kermes lake, made from kermes insects, and madder lake, made from the rubia tinctorum plant.


What trend has accompanied Estonia's cooperation with Western powers?

Estonia's international realignment toward the West has been accompanied by a general deterioration in relations with Russia, most recently demonstrated by the protest triggered by the controversial relocation of the Bronze Soldier World War II memorial in Tallinn.


By what year had Portugal established itself as an independent kingdom?

In the 15th and 16th centuries, as the result of pioneering the Age of Discovery, Portugal expanded Western influence and established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers.


When did James come up with 'radical empiricism'?

James's "radical empiricism" is thus not radical in the context of the term "empiricism", but is instead fairly consistent with the modern use of the term "empirical".


Why was green facial makeup worn by ancient Egyptians?

It was worn by both the living and dead, particularly around the eyes, to protect them from evil.


The leading Cubist architects were Pavel Janák, Josef Gočár, Vlastislav Hofman, Emil Králíček and Josef Chochol.


Faith in and veneration of Mahayana are stated in what sutras?

Some of these sutras became for Mahayanists a manifestation of the Buddha himself, and faith in and veneration of those texts are stated in some sutras (e.g. the Lotus Sutra and the Mahaparinirvana Sutra) to lay the foundations for the later attainment of Buddhahood itself.


What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Tennessee?

Generally, for areas outside the highest mountains, the average overnight lows are near freezing for most of the state.


What was the final straw that precipitated the baronial uprising during John's final years as king?

The failure of John's French military campaign in 1214 was probably the final straw that precipitated the baronial uprising during John's final years as king; James Holt describes the path to civil war as "direct, short and unavoidable" following the defeat at Bouvines.


What areas of San Diego typically experienced the greatest rainfall?

Rainfall is usually greater in the higher elevations of San Diego; some of the higher elevation areas of San Diego can receive 11–15 inches (280–380 mm) of rain a year.


How was the store most often presented to the public?

The company's innovative marketing promoted the radical notion of shopping for pleasure rather than necessity and its techniques were adopted by modern department stores the world over.


However, the vast herds of bison attracted market hunters, who killed dozens of bison for their hides only, leaving the rest to rot.


What type of skin color has a better chance of a good life in Brazil?

Some scholars disagree, arguing that "whitening" of one's social status may be open to people of mixed race, a large part of the population known as pardo, but a person perceived as preto (black) will continue to be classified as black regardless of wealth or social status.


With the union of the crowns of Castille and Aragon (1479), the use of Spanish gradually became more prestigious.


In what cities did protests against westerners flare up in 1967?

Arab nationalism was increasingly popular, and protests flared up following Egypt's 1967 defeat in the Six-Day War with Israel; allied to the western powers, Idris' administration was seen as pro-Israeli. Anti-western riots broke out in Tripoli and Benghazi, while Libyan workers shut down oil terminals in solidarity with Egypt.


What are the risks of child labour in drug cartels?

Many children are used by drug cartels to sell and carry drugs, guns, and other illegal substances because of their perception of innocence.


What decision did he make that influenced the culture in an attempt to make things more homogeneous ?

Certainly from then on, but likely earlier, the Roman and Greek cultures were virtually fused into a single Greco-Roman world.


When were industrial cities to be targeted?

The first three directives in 1940 did not mention civilian populations or morale in any way.


What turned into the goal of the student body?

Increasingly the students turned to athletic stars as their heroes, especially since winning the big game became the goal of the student body, and the alumni, as well as the team itself.


How was support for members of the public given?

In 2012, the government of St. Helena funded the creation of the St. Helena Human Rights Action Plan 2012-2015.


There are how many dorms for females at Notre Dame?

There are no traditional social fraternities or sororities at the university, but a majority of students live in the same residence hall for all four years.


What benefits did the MUSE narrow wavelength red laser have?

The red laser was capable of reading through disc defects such as scratches and even mild disc rot that would cause most other players to stop, stutter or drop-out.


In addition to cannon fire, what did Franklin suggest to act as Parisians' alarm clock?

During his time as an American envoy to France, Benjamin Franklin, publisher of the old English proverb, "Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise", anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use morning sunlight.


What empire was Guinea-Bissau once part of?

Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability since independence, and no elected president has successfully served a full five-year term.


What would be the cause of the success for the Hayek's ideal free-market?

In the latter half of his career Hayek made a number of contributions to social and political philosophy, which he based on his views on the limits of human knowledge, and the idea of spontaneous order in social institutions.


How many families did mammals consist of as of 2006?

According to Mammal Species of the World, 5,416 species were known in 2006.


How many percent did the college's endowment market value increase from 2014 to 2015?

During the year 2014/15, the market value of the endowment increased by £78 million (18%) to £512.4 million on 31 July 2015.


The leader of what organization was imprisoned by Nasser?

He was the only candidate for the position, with virtually all of his political opponents forbidden by law from running for office, and his fellow party members reduced to mere followers.


The helmet kabuto was an important part of the samurai's armor.


What type of songs does Hard Candy have?

Madonna moved to urban direction with Hard Candy (2008), mixing R&B and hip hop music with dance tunes.


Replicated CDs are mass-produced initially using a hydraulic press.


Until what year did the belief of hibernating birds persist?

However, he also writes that "as to swallows being found in a torpid state during the winter in the Isle of Wight or any part of this country, I never heard any such account worth attending to", and that if early swallows "happen to find frost and snow they immediately withdraw for a time—a circumstance this much more in favour of hiding than migration", since he doubts they would "return for a week or two to warmer latitudes".


During whose rule was the use of Old Akkadian at its peak?

Use of Old Akkadian was at its peak during the rule of Sargon the Great (c. 2270–2215 BC), but even then most administrative tablets continued to be written in Sumerian, the language used by the scribes.


Which government-sponsored entities had massive risky loan purchases?

In his dissent to the majority report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, American Enterprise Institute fellow Peter J. Wallison stated his belief that the roots of the financial crisis can be traced directly and primarily to affordable housing policies initiated by HUD in the 1990s and to massive risky loan purchases by government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.


Who encouraged peanut production in Guinea-Bissau?

Black-eyed peas are also part of the diet.


Eton's best-known holiday takes place on the so-called "Fourth of June", a celebration of the birthday of King George III, Eton's greatest patron.


Cultural sociology first emerged in Weimar Germany (1918–1933), where sociologists such as Alfred Weber used the term Kultursoziologie (cultural sociology).


How does the 360 S then react to an overheating situation?

The system will then warn the user of imminent system shutdown until the system has cooled, whereas a flashing power button that alternates between green and red is an indication of a "General Hardware Failure" unlike older models where three of the quadrants would light up red.


Who wanted CNN to apologize for its insult to Chinese people?

CNN issued a statement on April 14, responded to China over 'thugs and goons' comment by Jack Cafferty.


What is the average score of Twilight Princess on Metacritic?

On the review aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic, Twilight Princess has average scores of 95% and 95 for the Wii version and scores of 95% and 96 for the GameCube version.


Seattle also has numerous commercial radio stations.


What was the name of the clone in Poland?

The Micro Genius (Simplified Chinese: 小天才) was marketed in Southeast Asia as an alternative to the Famicom; Samurai was the popular PAL alternative to the NES; and in Central Europe, especially Poland, the Pegasus was available.


What can a large influx of money from a for-profit company do to an organization?

Some commentators have also argued that receiving significant funding from large for-profit corporations can ultimately alter the NPO's functions.


What kind of functionality will the remaster feature?


Yugoslavia had a liberal travel policy permitting foreigners to freely travel through the country and its citizens to travel worldwide, whereas it was limited by most Communist countries.


In what year did The Times Literary Supplement begin publishing online?

The Times Literary Supplement (TLS) first appeared in 1902 as a supplement to The Times, becoming a separately paid-for weekly literature and society magazine in 1914.


Ethernet standards require electrical isolation between the networked device (computer, phone, etc.) and the network cable up to 1500 V AC or 2250 V DC for 60 seconds.


They can also be armed with non-lethal (more accurately known as "less than lethal" or "less-lethal") weaponry, particularly for riot control. Non-lethal weapons include batons, tear gas, riot control agents, rubber bullets, riot shields, water cannons and electroshock weapons.


Rallying against Jews in many of his speeches, his anti-Semitism has been described as "almost Hitlerian" by Blundy and Lycett.


Where did Britain's army attack in 1961?

Britain again deployed its armed forces to the region, intervening in Oman (1957), Jordan (1958) and Kuwait (1961), though on these occasions with American approval, as the new Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's foreign policy was to remain firmly aligned with the United States.


Who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics?

The work of David Hilbert and Max Planck was crucial to the foundation of modern physics, which Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrödinger developed further.


When did the Saint Helena cricket team make it's debut in international cricket?

The Saint Helena cricket team made its debut in international cricket in Division Three of the African region of the World Cricket League in 2011.


The Laws of the Game are published by FIFA, but are maintained by the International Football Association Board (IFAB).


What day did Radio Saint Helena start operations?

Radio St Helena, which started operations on Christmas Day 1967, provided a local radio service that had a range of about 100 km (62 mi) from the island, and also broadcast internationally on shortwave radio (11092.5 kHz) on one day a year.


Which mountain is a holy pilgrimage for both Hindus and Tibetans?

The mountain is a holy pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Tibetans.


Bern lies on the Swiss plateau in the Canton of Bern, slightly west of the centre of Switzerland and 20 km (12 mi) north of the Bernese Alps.


On what kind of system was Roman religious law focused?

The official deities of the state were identified with its lawful offices and institutions, and Romans of every class were expected to honour the beneficence and protection of mortal and divine superiors.


How often do the national rugby teams play for the Triple Crown?

These national rugby teams play each other each year for the Triple Crown as part of the Six Nations Championship.


What did Poland contribute to the "Coalition of the Willing"?

Poland contributed a large force to the "Coalition of the Willing" in Iraq.


How did the majority of science see humanity in relation to animals in the 19th century?

Ideas about the transmutation of species were controversial as they conflicted with the beliefs that species were unchanging parts of a designed hierarchy and that humans were unique, unrelated to other animals.


In what month of 1838 was stone laid for the foundation of the Southampton docks?

The Southampton Docks company had been formed in 1835.


Where did football matches become to be popular in the Ottoman empire?

Football clubs were formed in other provinces too, such as Karşıyaka Sports Club (1912), Altay Sports Club (1914) and Turkish Fatherland Football Club (later Ülküspor) (1914) of İzmir.


Besides ring-porous, what's the other class hardwoods are often divided into?

The water conducting capability is mostly taken care of by vessels: in some cases (oak, chestnut, ash) these are quite large and distinct, in others (buckeye, poplar, willow) too small to be seen without a hand lens.


What is the center of the Florida population

The population of Florida in the 2010 census was 18,801,310.


What is the Marvel and Disney line of comics called?

With Disney, Marvel announced in October 2013 that in January 2014 it would release its first title under their joint "Disney Kingdoms" imprint "Seekers of the Weird", a five-issue miniseries.


What warrior class rose during the Heian era?

The period is also noted for the rise of the samurai class, which would eventually take power and start the feudal period of Japan.


What countries did Gladstone think Burke was wise about?

The 19th-century Liberal Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone considered Burke "a magazine of wisdom on Ireland and America" and in his diary recorded:


Jehovah Witnesses believe who will go to heaven?

Witnesses believe that a "little flock" go to heaven, but that the hope for life after death for the majority of "other sheep" involves being resurrected by God to a cleansed earth after Armageddon.


Jehovah's Witnesses are directed by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, a group of elders in Brooklyn, New York, which establishes all doctrines based on its interpretations of the Bible.


What was the average speed of a winning solar powered car in 1987?

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


This proposal has been criticized since the term pardo is considered to include a wide range of multiracial people, such as caboclos (mestizos), assimilated Amerindians and tri-racials, not only people of partial African and European descent.


What effect occurs when the signal is reflected back into the antenna?

Now consider the case when the antenna is fed a signal with a wavelength of 1.25 m; in this case the reflected current would arrive at the feed out-of-phase with the signal, causing the net current to drop while the voltage remains the same.


How many Oscars did Close Encounters get nominated for, besides Best Director?

One of the rare films both written and directed by Spielberg, Close Encounters was a critical and box office hit, giving Spielberg his first Best Director nomination from the Academy as well as earning six other Academy Awards nominations.


Which system bases its unit of time on the properties of caesium?

SI defines the second as 9,192,631,770 cycles of the radiation that corresponds to the transition between two electron spin energy levels of the ground state of the 133Cs atom.


With walnut, what's another tree in the intermediate group?

In diffuse-porous woods the pores are evenly sized so that the water conducting capability is scattered throughout the growth ring instead of being collected in a band or row.


Copper can also be recovered through the in-situ leach process.


About how much capital did Accelerator raise as of the middle of 2014?

By mid-2014, Accelerator, a biotech investment firm, had raised more than US$30 million from investors, including Eli Lilly and Company, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, for initial funding to create biotechnology startups at the Alexandria Center for Life Science, which encompasses more than 700,000 square feet (65,000 m2) on East 29th Street and promotes collaboration among scientists and entrepreneurs at the center and with nearby academic, medical, and research institutions.


Who credit 12 heterodox economists with predicting the crisis in his research credits?

Dirk Bezemer in his research credits (with supporting argument and estimates of timing) 12 economists with predicting the crisis: Dean Baker (US), Wynne Godley (UK), Fred Harrison (UK), Michael Hudson (US), Eric Janszen (US), Steve Keen (Australia), Jakob Brøchner Madsen & Jens Kjaer Sørensen (Denmark), Kurt Richebächer (US), Nouriel Roubini (US), Peter Schiff (US), and Robert Shiller (US).


Where did South Slavs and Germanic Gepids intermarried with Avar invaders?

In Central Europe, the Slavs intermixed with Germanic and Celtic, while the eastern Slavs encountered Uralic and Scandinavian peoples.


What edition was the book in by the time of Darwin's death?

(eventually Murray paid £180 to Darwin for the 1st edition and by Darwin's death in 1882 the book was in its 6th edition, earning Darwin nearly £3000.)


Where do traditional mandolin orchestras remain popular?

Traditional mandolin orchestras remain especially popular in Japan and Germany, but also exist throughout the United States, Europe and the rest of the world.


As Armenian history of the 1920s and of the Genocide came to be more openly discussed, writers like Paruyr Sevak, Gevork Emin, Silva Kaputikyan and Hovhannes Shiraz began a new era of literature.


What helps the earthworm grab grass leaves and weeds?

The mouth is surrounded by strong lips, which act like a hand to grab pieces of dead grass, leaves, and weeds, with bits of soil to help chew.


What kind of movement was modern architecture in the beginning?

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


For what have CTC students failed to qualify ?

The CTCs provide vocational training to students who do not progress beyond Class 8 because they failed the entry qualifications for secondary education.


The 2nd edition (1787) contained a Refutation of Idealism to distinguish his transcendental idealism from Descartes's Sceptical Idealism and Berkeley's anti-realist strain of Subjective Idealism.


What does Nanjing have that is considered one of the world's biggest?

Located in Yangtze River Delta area and the center of East China, Nanjing is home to one of the world's largest inland ports.


Tres Hombres is the name of an album by what band?

In the following year blues rockers ZZ Top released their classic album Tres Hombres and Aerosmith produced their eponymous début, as did Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and proto-punk outfit New York Dolls, demonstrating the diverse directions being pursued in the genre.


Marwan I had previously been excluded from positions of responsibility.


How many people died because of the Spitak earthquake?

In addition, the effects of the 1988 Spitak earthquake, which killed more than 25,000 people and made 500,000 homeless, are still being felt.


The last pre-Furman execution was that of Luis Monge on June 2, 1967.


What Island is the nearest major airport located on?

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


What happened to the reward the BBC received?

BBC subsequently apologised for faking footage, and returned the television award for investigative reporting.


What form began to take shape during the Baroque era?

The beginnings of the sonata form took shape in the canzona, as did a more formalized notion of theme and variations.


The shofar stops being used at the end of what Jewish event?

The shofar is the only temple instrument still being used today in the synagogue, and it is only used from Rosh Chodesh Elul through the end of Yom Kippur.


What preventative measures always work to prevent asthma?

Some show promise including: limiting smoke exposure both in utero and after delivery, breastfeeding, and increased exposure to daycare or large families but none are well supported enough to be recommended for this indication.


What year did importation of Chinese Laborers peak?

Imported Chinese labourers arrived in 1810, reaching a peak of 618 in 1818, after which numbers were reduced.


What is added to to increase ability for reception?

Most AM broadcast radios (except for car radios) take advantage of this principle by including a small loop antenna for reception which has an extremely poor efficiency.


In the inter-war years and after 1940, Hugh Dowding, Air Officer Commanding Fighter Command has received credit for the defence of British air space and the failure of the Luftwaffe to achieve air superiority.


on January 1, 1934, Mecklenburg-Schwerin was united with which state?

Three changes are of particular note: on January 1, 1934, Mecklenburg-Schwerin was united with the neighbouring Mecklenburg-Strelitz; and, by the Greater Hamburg Act (Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz), from April 1, 1937, the area of the city-state was extended, while Lübeck lost its independence and became part of the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein.


What is the benefit to using copper for things such as counter tops and hand rails?

Copper's architectural use has been expanded in modern times to include interior and exterior wall cladding, building expansion joints, radio frequency shielding, and antimicrobial indoor products, such as attractive handrails, bathroom fixtures, and counter tops.


When it was necessary for the Olympic Torch to be on an airplane, which one was used?

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


When did Alfred the Great begin his reign?

In Anglo-Saxon England, King Alfred the Great (r. 871–899) came to an agreement with the Viking invaders in the late 9th century, resulting in Danish settlements in Northumbria, Mercia, and parts of East Anglia.


Aside from the sword, what is another weapon that Link can use?

Other attacks are triggered using similar gestures with the Nunchuk.


On what day did the stadium crowd jeer the Royal March in protest against Primo de Rivera's dictatorship?

As a reprisal, the ground was closed for six months and Gamper was forced to relinquish the presidency of the club.


How can a hysteresis synchronous motor's rotor be described?

They start like induction motors, but when slip rate decreases sufficiently, the rotor (a smooth cylinder) becomes temporarily magnetized.


What is are the main themes of present-day botany?

Dominant themes in 21st century plant science are molecular genetics and epigenetics, which are the mechanisms and control of gene expression during differentiation of plant cells and tissues.


Who was the commander of the army when the coup occurred?

The putsch was spearheaded by Major General Mohamed Siad Barre, who at the time commanded the army.


The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation joined together with which University to help develop Smart Bodies?

Launched in 2005, this program promotes lifelong healthful eating patterns and physically active lifestyles for children and their families.


The Rule of St. Augustine was an obvious choice for the Dominican Order, according to Dominic's successor, Jordan of Saxony, because it lent itself to the "salvation of souls through preaching".


Which is the tallest building in Ann Arbor?

Tower Plaza, a 26-story condominium building located between the University of Michigan campus and downtown, is the tallest building in Ann Arbor.


How many acres is the Bureau of Land Management in charge of?

Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages 87 million acres (35 million hectares), or 23.8% of the state.


Which Spielberg movie showed its main character was a Boy Scout?

The opening scene shows a teenage Indiana Jones in scout uniform bearing the rank of a Life Scout.


Who established Christianity in the region?

Christianity was established in the region by the Romans, and saw the establishment of monasteries and churches in the high regions.


Which football captain did not participate in the relay to show support for Tibet?

Indian film star Aamir Khan states on his personal blog that the "Olympic Games do not belong to China" and confirms taking part in the torch relay "with a prayer in his heart for the people of Tibet, and ... for all people across the world who are victims of human rights violations".


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

Melbourne has now attracted the largest proportion of international overseas immigrants (48,000) finding it outpacing Sydney's international migrant intake on percentage, along with having strong interstate migration from Sydney and other capitals due to more affordable housing and cost of living.


In what city did the 1981 FIBA African Championship take place?

He also won silver medals in this event at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships, as well as the 1985 IAAF World Marathon Cup.


What is the head of Iran's government called?

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


What is a distinguishing aspect of Indian federalism?

Also one more aspect of Indian federalism is system of President's Rule in which the central government (through its appointed Governor) takes control of state's administration for certain months when no party can form a government in the state or there is violent disturbance in the state.


What ideology did Tito abandon as part of his new socialism?

In the same year Tito declared that Communists must henceforth chart Yugoslavia's course by the force of their arguments (implying an abandonment of Leninist orthodoxy and development of liberal Communism).


What percentage of viewership across the UK is constituted by the BBC?

The services are funded by a television licence.


Are any relatives of the first people of  the Grecian world still around ?

While the Alexandrian empire did not survive its creator's death intact, the cultural implications of the spread of Hellenism across much of the Middle East and Asia were to prove long lived as Greek became the lingua franca, a position it retained even in Roman times.


There are other language groupings in Southern Europe.


Where did a large percentage of experts on the modern Middle East began their training?

A large percentage of experts on the modern Middle East began their training in university departments named for the Near East.


In 2015 Tuvalu has refused to sell fishing days to certain nations and fleets that have blocked Tuvaluan initiatives to develop and sustain their own fishery.


Located in Jacksonville, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, combined with nearby bases Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)


When did the National Polytechnic University of Armenia open?

In 1992 Armenia's largest institution of higher learning, Yerevan State University, had eighteen departments, including ones for social sciences, sciences, and law.


In Europe, they possibly first sprang up when the Romans built a system of roads two millennia ago.[citation needed]


How many British troops fought at king's Mountain?

The American victory at Kings Mountain gave the advantage to colonists who favored American independence, and it prevented the British Army from recruiting new soldiers from the Tories.


What company was the owner of the 7-Eleven brand in Scandinavia?

On April 2010 Shell announced that the corporation is in process of trying to find a potential buyer for all of its operations in Finland and is doing similar market research concerning Swedish operations.