Some rock formations in the path of a glacier are sculpted into small hills called roche moutonnée, or "sheepback" rock.


In all, 67.8% of Estonia's population can speak Russian.


According to the CIA World Factbook, what is the total area of the US in miles?

Currently, the CIA World Factbook gives 9,826,675 km2 (3,794,100 sq mi), the United Nations Statistics Division gives 9,629,091 km2 (3,717,813 sq mi), and the Encyclopædia Britannica gives 9,522,055 km2 (3,676,486 sq mi)(Great Lakes area included but not coastal waters).


As heirs of the Dominican priory of Poissy in France, the Dartford sisters were also heirs to a tradition of profound learning and piety.


Meanwhile, other scripts had evolved, especially in the eastern and southern areas during the late Zhou dynasty, including regional forms, such as the gǔwén ("ancient forms") of the eastern Warring States preserved as variant forms in the Han dynasty character dictionary Shuowen Jiezi, as well as decorative forms such as bird and insect scripts.


When was a competition held to produce a team crest?

In 1910 the club held a competition among its members to design a new crest.


What notable clinic is present in Derriford Hospital?

The Royal Eye Infirmary is located at Derriford Hospital.


The abomasum is the fourth and final stomach compartment in ruminants.


What new type of armor replaced the old?

The kozane dou made from individual scales was replaced by plate armor.


It was considered Europe needed what country?

For his authority Miller invokes the people, citing the "collective wisdom" of Europe, and introducing a concept to arise many times in the decades to follow under chilling circumstances:


What is the name of the Bern zinc tablet?

The Bern zinc tablet has the name Brenodor ("dwelling of Breno").


In Czech, nouns and adjectives are declined into one of seven grammatical cases.


How many houses has the Historical Museum annexed?

One of them, on the same block with the main building, is the historic residence of Antonio Montero, which houses the Museo Romantico.


How many USB ports may a host controller provide?

A USB host may implement multiple host controllers and each host controller may provide one or more USB ports.


What did Apple begin to eliminate in 2002?

In order to keep the Macintosh affordable for the education market and due to obsolescence of the iMac G3, Apple created the eMac in April 2002 as the intended successor; however the eMac's CRT made it relatively bulky and somewhat outdated, while its all-in-one construction meant it could not be expanded to meet consumer demand for larger monitors.


In addition to gaining an education, describe how Gaddafi managed to attend school 20 miles from his family.

From Sirte, he and his family moved to the market town of Sabha in Fezzan, south-central Libya, where his father worked as a caretaker for a tribal leader while Muammar attended secondary school, something neither parent had done.


However, the Philippines, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, does not celebrate Carnival anymore since the dissolution of the Manila Carnival after 1939, the last carnival in the country.


Nick Fradiani won the season, defeating Clark Beckham.


Vibration-sensitive neurons are found in what part of the ear?

Eventually, via a way-station in the thalamus, the signals are sent to the cerebral cortex, where they are processed to extract biologically relevant features, and integrated with signals coming from other sensory systems.


In what year was the article describing the type of arsenic found in Napoleon's hair published?

According to a 2007 article, the type of arsenic found in Napoleon's hair shafts was mineral, the most toxic, and according to toxicologist Patrick Kintz, this supported the conclusion that he was murdered.


Where did the drug traffickers come from?

Beginning around 2005, drug traffickers based in Latin America began to use Guinea-Bissau, along with several neighboring West African nations, as a transshipment point to Europe for cocaine.


Who developed the concept of emotional labor?

A focus on emotions in organizations can be credited to Arlie Russell Hochschild's concept of emotional labor.


What percentage of the vote do the non-dominant parties get?

Portugal operates a multi-party system of competitive legislatures/local administrative governments at the national-, regional- and local-levels.


What type of impulses did Burke think could gain power through commoners' passions?

Second, he thought that if they had the vote, common people had dangerous and angry passions that could be aroused easily by demagogues; he feared that the authoritarian impulses that could be empowered by these passions would undermine cherished traditions and established religion, leading to violence and confiscation of property.


What type of art did Courbet, Manet, Monet and Renoir create?

Paris became the laboratory of Naturalism (Émile Zola) and Symbolism (Charles Baudelaire and Paul Verlaine), and of Impressionism in art (Courbet, Manet, Monet, Renoir.)


What is another term for the Omnipotence paradox?

According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it?


Approximately how many people did New Jersey casinos employ in 2011?

In 2011, New Jersey's casinos employed approximately 33,000 employees, had 28.5 million visitors, made $3.3 billion in gaming revenue, and paid $278 million in taxes.


How many dialects are in the eastern group?

Each dialect can be further subdivided in several subdialects.


In what Canadian city did Bell first arrive?

After landing at Quebec City the Bells transferred to another steamer to Montreal and then boarded a train to Paris, Ontario, to stay with the Reverend Thomas Henderson, a family friend.


In July 1956, Nasser unilaterally nationalised the Suez Canal.


What convention recognizes Russian in Armenia?

Russian is spoken by 1.4% of the population according to a 2009 estimate from the World Factbook.


What was the Běidǒu constellation used for?

Historically, this set of stars was used in navigation to locate the North Star Polaris.


Has any other  country been allowed to enter the competition since?

Welsh sides that play in English leagues are eligible, although since the creation of the League of Wales there are only six clubs remaining:


According to the Library of Congress's 1997 Country Study of Tajikistan, it is difficult to definitively state the origins of the word "Tajik" because the term is "embroiled in twentieth-century political disputes about whether Turkic or Iranian peoples were the original inhabitants of Central Asia."


What is the name of the event that The Warsaw Chopin Society holds?

On the occasion of the composer's bicentenary, the critics of The New York Times recommended performances by the following contemporary pianists (among many others): Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Emanuel Ax, Evgeny Kissin, Murray Perahia, Maurizio Pollini and Krystian Zimerman.


What was Berns unemployment rate in 2010?

As of 2008[update], there were 259 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector.


Roughly 200,000 individuals of what group left Crimea during the war?

Toward the end of the Caucasian Wars, 90% of the Circassians were ethnically cleansed and exiled from their homelands in the Caucasus and fled to the Ottoman Empire, resulting in the settlement of 500,000 to 700,000 Circassians in Turkey.[page needed]


The concentration on students to live honorable lives is an example of what form of thought?

The importance of humanism for changing this state-of-affairs cannot be underestimated.


Meanwhile, around this time, the production subsidiary was renamed Universal Studios Inc., and (in 1990)


What movie was Spielberg working on when he first played Pong?

Since playing Pong while filming Jaws in 1974, Spielberg has been an avid video gamer.


Which ethnicity claimed the majority in Bermuda during the 17th century?

For the first hundred years of settlement, white Protestants of English heritage were the distinct majority, with white minorities of Irish (the native language of many of whom can be assumed to have been Gaelic) and Scots sent to Bermuda after the English invasions of their homelands that followed the English Civil War. Non-white minorities included Spanish-speaking, free (indentured) blacks from the West Indies, black chattel slaves primarily captured from Spanish and Portuguese ships by Bermudian privateers, and Native Americans, primarily from the Algonquian and other tribes of the Atlantic seaboard, but possibly from as far away as Mexico.


Which of Northwestern's alumni is notable for becoming the Governor of Illinois and a presidential candidate?

Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago and former White House Chief of Staff, earned a Masters in Speech and Communication in 1985.


The Boston Miracle is the name for the reduction in what crime from 1990 to 1999?

This helped lead in part to what has been touted as the "Boston Miracle".


How many Tweets per minute did the half time show get?

The film, which she directed and produced herself, featured footage from her childhood, her as a mother and businesswoman, recording, rehearsing for live performances, and her return to the spotlight following Blue Ivy's birth.


What was Wilson named by the Baseball Writer's Association of America?

(In 1999, a long-lost extra RBI mistakenly credited to Charlie Grimm had been found by Cooperstown researcher Cliff Kachline and verified by historian Jerome Holtzman, increasing the record number to 191.)


What did the REF give Imperial as an overall GPA?

In rankings produced by Times Higher Education based upon the REF results Imperial was ranked 2nd overall for GPA and 8th for "research power" (compared to 6th and 7th respectively in the equivalent rankings for the RAE 2008).


What was the period following 3rd century BC and extending 1500 years called?

Various parts of India were ruled by numerous dynasties for the next 1,500 years, among which the Gupta Empire stands out.


What hospital is the Countess Mountbatten House a part of?

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is one of the city's largest employers.


What group of people were suddenly free to go shopping without fears of being judged or reprimanded?

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


Name 3 artists that CBS Associated Records signed on in the 80s and 90s?

Tony Martell, veteran CBS and Epic Records A&R Vice President was head of this label and signed artists including Ozzy Osbourne, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Jett, and Henry Lee Summer.


What version of Windows 8 is Enterprise N?

On August 1, 2012, Windows 8 (build 9200) was released to manufacturing with the build number 6.2.9200.16384 .


Who studied the problem mutual understanding between races in conquered areas?

However, William Woodthorpe Tarn, between World War I and World War II and the heyday of the League of Nations, focused on the issues of racial and cultural confrontation and the nature of colonial rule.


Ogives are formed when ice from an icefall is severely broken up, increasing ablation surface area during summer.


What community covers the area from Downtown San Diego to the peninsula?

A narrow strip of land at the bottom of San Diego Bay connects these southern neighborhoods with the rest of the city.


What is the smallest percentage of the Burmese populace ?

Myanmar's ethnic minority groups prefer the term "ethnic nationality" over "ethnic minority" as the term "minority" furthers their sense of insecurity in the face of what is often described as "Burmanisation"—the proliferation and domination of the dominant Bamar culture over minority cultures.


What is another term for southern Europe

Other definitions sometimes include the Balkan countries of southeast Europe, which are geographically in the southern part of Europe, but which have different historical, political, economic, and cultural backgrounds.


With battle at Metz, what factor shattered the efforts of III Corps?

Once blocked from retreat, the French in the fortress of Metz had no choice but to engage in a fight that would see the last major cavalry engagement in Western Europe.


The Antebellum Age was a period of increasing division in the country based on the growth of slavery in the American South and in the western territories of Kansas and Nebraska that eventually lead to the Civil War in 1861.


To whom did Montini speak as an archbishop in the year 1957?

Pius XII asked Archbishop Montini to Rome October 1957, where he gave the main presentation to the Second World Congress of Lay Apostolate.


Serbs of Croatia are mostly descendants of who?

Some of the major regional South Slavic groups include: Zagorci in northern Croatia, Istrijani in westernmost Croatia, Dalmatinci in southern Croatia, Boduli in Adriatic islands, Vlaji in hinterland of Dalmatia, Slavonci in eastern Croatia, Bosanci in Bosnia, Hercegovci in Herzegovina, Krajišnici in western Bosnia, but is more commonly used to refer to the Serbs of Croatia, most of whom are descendants of the Grenzers, and continued to live in the area which made up the Military Frontier until the Croatian war of independence, Semberci in northeast Bosnia, Srbijanci in Serbia proper, Šumadinci in central Serbia, Vojvođani in northern Serbia, Sremci in Syrmia, Bačvani in northwest Vojvodina, Banaćani in Banat, Sandžaklije (Muslims in Serbia/Montenegro border), Kosovci in Kosovo, Bokelji in southwest Montenegro, Trakiytsi in Upper Thracian Lowlands, Dobrudzhantsi in north-east Bulgarian region, Balkandzhii in Central Balkan Mountains, Miziytsi in north Bulgarian region, Warmiaks and Masurians in north-east Polish regions Warmia and Mazuria, Pirintsi in Blagoevgrad Province, Ruptsi in the Rhodopes etc.


On which date did the battle begin with the Army of Chalons attacking various Prussian divisions?

One French army was now immobilised and besieged in the city of Metz, and no other forces stood on French ground to prevent a German invasion.


How are the terms Hispanic and Latino not specific?

The definitions of both terms are non-race specific, and include people who consider themselves to be of distinct races (Black, White, Amerindian, Asian, and mixed groups).


It is composed of semiconductor material with at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit.


Chinese spoken in Wu was influenced by Chinese spoken where?

Quite a few words from the variety of Old Chinese spoken in the state of Wu (where the ancestral language of Min and Wu dialect families originated and which was likely influenced by the Chinese spoken in the state of Chu which itself was not founded by Chinese speakers),[citation needed] and later words from Middle Chinese as well, have retained the original meanings in Hokkien, while many of their counterparts in Mandarin Chinese have either fallen out of daily use, have been substituted with other words (some of which are borrowed from other languages while others are new developments), or have developed newer meanings.


Some consider themselves multiracial, while acknowledging race as a social construct.


Who is customarily divided along geographical lines into tree major subgroups?

Apart from prehistorical archaeological cultures, the subgroups have had notable cultural contact with non-Slavic Bronze- and Iron Age civilisations.


What was the Executive Order 9808 issued in response to?

The committee was disturbed by the state of race relations, and included the evacuation of Americans of Japanese descent during the war "made without a trial or any sort of hearing…Fundamental to our whole system of law is the belief that guilt is personal and not a matter of heredity or association.


About how many grants has the NHPRC awarded?

Since 1964, the NHPRC has awarded some 4,500 grants.


In what area did these ideological reforms not take place until much later?

In the Ottoman Empire, these ideological reforms did not take place and these views did not integrate into common thought until much later.


What year did the Battle of Bear Paw happen?

The last recorded conflict in Montana between the U.S. Army and Native Americans occurred in 1887 during the Battle of Crow Agency in the Big Horn country.


The state produces lots of dairy which large processors of what dairy product?

The state has an important dairy industry with large milk processors throughout the state.


What other countries were in disagreement with the United Nations decision on Burma ?

South Africa also voted against the resolution.


What song did Madonna release for the Live Earth series of concerts?

She also performed it at the London Live Earth concert.


When was the tenth printing of the French translation of 'Reflections on the Revolution in France'?

Immediately after reading Price's sermon, Burke wrote a draft of what eventually became, Reflections on the Revolution in France.


When did Burke sign a contract for a history of England?

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


What park is located in the previous river bed?

The river was divided in two at the western city limits (Plan Sur de Valencia), and diverted southwards along a new course that skirts the city, before meeting the Mediterranean.


Why has their been distance between the Premier League and the Football League?

Owing in large part to the disparity in revenue from television rights between the leagues, many newly promoted teams have found it difficult to avoid relegation in their first season in the Premier League.


What all-in-one product was created in 1998 through Apple's consolidations?

In 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand.


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

Two sovereign states are located on the islands: Ireland (which covers roughly five-sixths of the island with the same name) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


What do donors offer to the University of Kansas?

KU Endowment was established in 1891 as America’s first foundation for a public university.


In 2011, longtime President Hosni Mubarak stepped down amid mass protests.


Fava bean is also used in making falafel (also known as "ta'meyya"), which may have originated in Egypt and spread to other parts of the Middle East.


In Vitruvius's mind, whose responsibility was it to see the principles carried out?

The most important aspect of beauty was therefore an inherent part of an object, rather than something applied superficially; and was based on universal, recognisable truths.


Which state has the lowest tax burden of the entire US?

To finance state government operations, Alaska depends primarily on petroleum revenues and federal subsidies.


What language started the trend of referring to the Netherlands as "Germania Inferior"?

Scheldt delta near the North Sea, harking back to Latin nomenclature, e.g. Germania Inferior.


What cause royal Hawaiian females to find themselves ugly?

Long-termly, the Anglo-Saxon presence negatively impacted the level of regard Hawaiian royal women held for their own indigenous looks.


This association does not stem from poverty itself, but rather from the conditions under which impoverished people live.


Chilango is used pejoratively by people living outside Mexico City to "connote a loud, arrogant, ill-mannered, loutish person".


Who would enter Leyte Gulf to attack the Allied landing forces?

Sho-1 called for V. Adm. Jisaburo Ozawa's force to use an apparently vulnerable carrier force to lure the U.S. 3rd Fleet away from Leyte and remove air cover from the Allied landing forces, which would then be attacked from the west by three Japanese forces: V. Adm. Takeo Kurita's force would enter Leyte Gulf and attack the landing forces; R. Adm. Shoji Nishimura's force and V. Adm. Kiyohide Shima's force would act as mobile strike forces.


When did Tibet and Mongolia conclude a treaty of mutual recognition?

In 1913, Tibet and Mongolia concluded a treaty of mutual recognition.


Who was responsible for creating antisemetic and anti-masonic propaganda?

While the number is not accurately known, it is estimated that between 80,000 and 200,000 Freemasons were killed under the Nazi regime.


What floor were the main receptions rooms generally located?

Typically the basement area or "rustic", with kitchens, offices and service areas, as well as male guests with muddy boots, came some way above ground, and was lit by windows that were high on the inside, but just above ground level outside.


Which military branch helped the Old West's inadequate local police?

The Army often provided some policing alongside poorly resourced sheriffs and temporarily organized posses.[citation needed]


How many species of protazoa were recorded in Egypt?

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


Why did mathematical relations become necessary?

The first buildings were narrow to hold the roof, and when the dimensions changed, some mathematical relations became necessary, in order to keep the original forms.


Shell has accepted responsibility for keeping its pipelines in what condition?

In January 2013, a Dutch court rejected four out of five allegations brought against the firm over oil pollution in the Niger Delta but found a subsidiary guilty of one case of pollution, ordering compensation to be paid to a Nigerian farmer.


Alcohol is served at bars – the disguised women whisper to the men "touloulou thirsty", at which a round of drinks is expected, to be drunk through a straw protect their anonymity.


In 1913, the Tennessee state legislature made which organizational structure the default form of city government in the state?

In the early 1900s, the state legislature approved a form of commission government for cities based on at-large voting for a few positions on a Board of Commission; several adopted this as another means to limit African-American political participation.


For many years to come, most insect species will remain as what?

Though the true dimensions of species diversity remain uncertain, estimates range from 2.6–7.8 million species with a mean of 5.5 million.


Who were the casualties especially terrible for?

The casualties were horrible, especially for the attacking Prussian forces.


What is the name of a Scottish soap opera?

BBC Wales also produces a large amount of Welsh language programming for S4C, particularly news, sport and other programmes, especially the soap opera Pobol y Cwm ('People of the Valley').


After 1937 the Lord Mayor and the state commissioners of Hanover were members of the NSDAP (Nazi party).


What invention did Thomas Hutchinson introduce?

These inserts, commissioned by RCA president David Sarnoff and invented by Thomas Hutchison, were prevalent starting in the 1960s, selling in the tens of millions per year during the 45 rpm heyday.


What type of fixtures do you use for indoor lighting?

Lighting can also be an intrinsic component of landscape projects.


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

In the area about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the epicenter, the surface slip on Beichuan Fault was almost purely dextral strike-slip up to about 3 metres (9.8 ft), while the average slip in Guanxian–


Who was the only Republican Mayor candidate to win the Bronx since 1914?

The only Republican to carry the Bronx since 1914 was Fiorello La Guardia in 1933, 1937 and 1941 (and in the latter two elections, only because his 30-32% vote on the American Labor Party line was added to 22-23% as a Republican).


What did Darwin admit about acquired characteristics in chapter one of On the Origin of Species?

In Darwin's time there was no agreed-upon model of heredity; in Chapter I Darwin admitted, "The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown."


Who is properly in the major office in the commonwealth?

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


What was the transportation advancement made possible by Sprague's designs?

Sprague's motor and related inventions led to an explosion of interest and use in electric motors for industry, while almost simultaneously another great inventor was developing its primary competitor, which would become much more widespread.


When did Burke begin attending Trinity College Dublin?

Burke's father wanted him to read Law, and with this in mind he went to London in 1750, where he entered the Middle Temple, before soon giving up legal study to travel in Continental Europe.


Which century is considered by some as a "drab" period, however saw significant advancements in the practice of medicine, mathematics, and physics, the development of biological taxonomy, a new understanding of magnetism, and the maturation of chemistry as a discipline?

Some historians have marked the 18th century as a drab period in the history of science; however, the century saw significant advancements in the practice of medicine, mathematics, and physics; the development of biological taxonomy; a new understanding of magnetism and electricity; and the maturation of chemistry as a discipline, which established the foundations of modern chemistry.


When were pagan Slavic populations Christianized?

The pagan Slavic populations were Christianized between the 6th and 10th centuries.


What effect did the 1936 Soviet Constitution have on the size of the Russia?

Many regions in Russia were affected by the Soviet famine of 1932–1933: Volga; Central Black Soil Region; North Caucasus; the Urals; the Crimea; part of Western Siberia; and the Kazak ASSR.


A few of the sutras for Mahayanists became a manifestation of who?

Mahayana schools recognize all or part of the Mahayana Sutras.


How does bacteria help to sustain life in hydrothermal vents and cold seeps?

Bacteria are vital in recycling nutrients, with many of the stages in nutrient cycles dependent on these organisms, such as the fixation of nitrogen from the atmosphere and putrefaction.


Which Prussian general commanded the attack against the French at St. Privat?

By 16:50, with the Prussian southern attacks in danger of breaking up, the Prussian 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade of the Second Army opened an attack against the French positions at St. Privat which were commanded by General Canrobert.


the subsidiary forts were established to stop what?

However, this plan came to fruition only in November 1723, when Captain Manuel Henriques de Noronha reached the shores of Montevideo with soldiers, guns and colonists on his warship Nossa Senhora de Oliveara.


How many undergrads were attending Notre Dame in 2014?

The annual Bookstore Basketball tournament is the largest outdoor five-on-five tournament in the world with over 700 teams participating each year, while the Notre Dame Men's Boxing Club hosts the annual Bengal Bouts tournament that raises money for the Holy Cross Missions in Bangladesh.


What is an example of something that can be detrimental if too many individuals pursue the same behavior?

Too many consumers attempting to save (or pay down debt) simultaneously is called the paradox of thrift and can cause or deepen a recession.


Following the success of season one, the second season was moved up to air in January 2003.


By and large, the true nature of the content is ignored by the performing promotion in official media in order to sustain and promote the willing suspension of disbelief for the audience by maintaining an aura of verisimilitude.


What is Familial advanced sleep phase syndrome?

A defect in the human homologue of the Drosophila "period" gene was identified as a cause of the sleep disorder FASPS (Familial advanced sleep phase syndrome), underscoring the conserved nature of the molecular circadian clock through evolution.


What does the Kroc Institute at Notre Dame focus on?

The university president, John Jenkins, described his hope that Notre Dame would become "one of the pre–eminent research institutions in the world" in his inaugural address.


What is a group with a common evolutionary ancestor population called?

This would make a subspecies, evolutionarily speaking, a clade – a group with a common evolutionary ancestor population.


What test might courts require software to pass to determine if it is protected or infringing?

Software-related case law has also clarified that the amount of R&D, effort and expense put into a work's creation doesn't affect copyright protection.


What state is American Idol contestant Clay Aiken from?

Since the show's inception in 2002, ten of the fourteen Idol winners, including its first five, have come from the Southern United States.


What does Armenian cuisine place an emphasis on?

Armenian cuisine is as ancient as the history of Armenia, a combination of different tastes and aromas.


Which part of the Quran describes God's use of intermediaries between himself and his prophets?

This comes out in Quran 42:51, in which it is stated: "It is not for any mortal that God should speak to them, except by revelation, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to reveal by his permission whatsoever He will."


This age range was an important time for many youths as they were first helping to provide for their families; while also transitioning to save for their own future families.


What city has become a national chess center?

The city of Beersheba has become a national chess center, with the game being taught in the city's kindergartens.


Where was Queen Elizabeth ll not Head of State?

An example is Irish broadcaster Terry Wogan, who was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Order in 2005 and on successful application for dual British and Irish citizenship was made a substantive member and subsequently styled as "Sir Terry Wogan KBE".


Zinc is more reactive than iron or steel and thus will attract almost all local oxidation until it completely corrodes away.


In addition to providing for the needs of travellers, inns traditionally acted as community gathering places.


What is the name of the activity of explaining what Quranic verses mean?

Exegesis in those days was confined to the explanation of literary aspects of the verse, the background of its revelation and, occasionally, interpretation of one verse with the help of the other.


The contributions of Australian and New Zealand troops during the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign against the Ottoman Empire had a great impact on the national consciousness at home, and marked a watershed in the transition of Australia and New Zealand from colonies to nations in their own right.


Which company is Danjaq, LLC associated with?

With the acquisition of the film rights and the organisation's re-introduction to the series' continuity, the SPECTRE acronym was discarded and the organisation reimagined as "Spectre".


When Adelstein wrote, there were no nylon strings, and the gut and single strings "do not vibrate so clearly and sweetly as the double steel string of the Neapolitan."


With what are many deities aligned for women in Rome's religions?

A host of deities, however, are associated with motherhood.


What three composers influenced Chopin's work?

All of Chopin's compositions include the piano.


The last victim of the Inquisition was Gaietà Ripoli, a teacher accused of being a deist and a Mason who was hanged in Valencia in 1824.


What is another name for Universal Studios Inc.?

Universal Studios Inc. (also known as Universal Pictures) is an American film studio, owned by Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal, and is one of Hollywood's "Big Six" film studios.


What was the world's first artificial nuclear reactor?

The world's first commercial scale nuclear power station, Obninsk in the Soviet Union, began generation with its reactor AM-1 on 27 June 1954.


What kind of places to ride bikes does Tucson have?

Cycling is popular in Tucson due to its flat terrain and dry climate.


Besides adults what segment of the southern US population was involved in the harvesting of cotton?

Rural and small town school systems had split vacations so children could work in the fields during "cotton-picking."


How heavy is the snowfall typically throughout the winter in New Haven?

Winters are cold with moderate snowfall interspersed with rainfall and occasionally mixed precipitation.


Additionally, Arthur Barnett (1903) operates in Dunedin.


What other architecture style did neoclassical share similarities and vocabulary?

Its clearly articulated individual features were isolated rather than interpenetrating, autonomous and complete in themselves.


Who was an engineering professor at the University of Buenos Aires?

In 1983, using the psychoacoustic principle of the masking of critical bands first published in 1967, he started developing a practical application based on the recently developed IBM PC computer, and the broadcast automation system was launched in 1987 under the name Audicom.


The major gateway for immigration has been which US city?

New York—often called New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part—is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.


What is the major annual festival in Montevideo?

The major annual festival is the annual Montevideo Carnaval which is part of the national festival of Carnival Week, celebrated throughout Uruguay, with central activities in the capital, Montevideo.


The element was probably named by the alchemist Paracelsus after the German word Zinke (prong, tooth).


What sort of battle do the adults have at midnight?

Adults have a meringue battle at midnight at the historic Plaça de les Cols.


What year was the second generation of digimon released?

It was planned by WiZ and released by Bandai on June 26, 1997.


Portions of what modern-day borough were included in the County of New York?

In 1898, the modern City of New York was formed with the consolidation of Brooklyn (until then a separate city), the County of New York (which then included parts of the Bronx), the County of Richmond, and the western portion of the County of Queens.


Whose job is it to release parliament after the ceremony?

The governor general or his or her deputy then depart parliament.


The Quran is more self-referential in which of its suras?

The feature is more evident in early Meccan suras.


In order to make a vaccine , what do viruses require that bacteria does not?

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


When did the Tehcir Law come to fruition?

On 24 April 1915, Armenian intellectuals were arrested by Ottoman authorities and, with the Tehcir Law (29 May 1915), eventually a large proportion of Armenians living in Anatolia perished in what has become known as the Armenian Genocide.


What did the Union state that every person should be free to choose?

William of Orange had been a strong supporter of public and personal freedom of religion and hoped to unite Protestants and Catholics in the new union, and, for him, the Union was a defeat.


By what name is the era in the 3rd millennium around 1500 BC known?

The Bronze Age arrived circa 1500 BC when people in the region were turning copper into bronze, growing rice and domesticating poultry and pigs; they were among the first people in the world to do so.


In what century did Old English cease to be used?

Perhaps around 85 per cent of Old English words are no longer in use, but those that survived, to be sure, are basic elements of Modern English vocabulary.


What kind of treatment was Figo offered during visits to Barcelona?

However, Barcelona fans were distraught by Figo's decision to join arch-rivals Real Madrid, and, during subsequent visits to the Camp Nou, Figo was given an extremely hostile reception.


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


What two lesser traits do great powers usually possess?

Great powers characteristically possess military and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence, which may cause middle or small powers to consider the great powers' opinions before taking actions of their own.


What was the first country to make Christianity its official religion?

This event ushered the Golden Age of Armenia, during which many foreign books and manuscripts were translated to Armenian by Mesrop's pupils.


How many seats did the Communists win in 1920 Yugoslavia?

In the 1920 elections the Communists won 59 seats in the parliament and became the third strongest party.


Besides the Shanghai Stock Exchange, what other exchange suspended trading of southwestern China stock?

Copper rose over speculations that production in southwestern China may be affected, and oil prices dropped over speculations that demand from China would fall.


The term "Great Plains", for the region west of about the 96th or 98th meridian and east of the Rocky Mountains, was not generally used before the early 20th century.


What was the percentage increase of the high school completion rate for African Americans between 1975 and 1990?

They are the least well educated major ethnic group and suffered a 3% drop in high school completion rate while African Americans experienced a 12% increase between 1975-1990.


Readers were more interested in sensationalist stories about what topics than they were in political theory itself?

Readers were more interested in sensationalist stories about criminals and political corruption than they were in political theory itself.


What indicates that a driver is intending to change position?

Flashing turn signals on the front, side, and rear of the vehicle indicate an intended change of position or direction.


Bases making up the larges concentration of marines and sailors in the world is located in what NC city?

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


What Latin word does "cardinal" come from?

The term was applied in this sense as early as the ninth century to the priests of the tituli (parishes) of the diocese of Rome.


Which caliph ordered the Quran manuscript copied and standardized?

In about 650, the third Caliph Uthman ibn Affan (d. 656) began noticing slight differences in pronunciation of the Quran as Islam expanded beyond the Arabian Peninsula into Persia, the Levant, and North Africa.


What was British Somaliland known as upon achieving independence?

British Somaliland became independent on 26 June 1960 as the State of Somaliland, and the Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somaliland) followed suit five days later.


What is the second biggest education center in Mexico City?

The second largest higher-education institution is the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), which includes among many other relevant centers the Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav), where varied high-level scientific and technological research is done.


What year did free media outlets begin to expand?

A number of the broadsheets in circulation subsequently closed down operations, as they were no longer able to cover printing costs in the face of the electronic revolution.


This production was promoted by the Ateneo Mercantil de Valencia (Mercantile Athenaeum of Valencia), especially by its chairman, Tomás Trénor y Palavicino, and had the support of the Government and the Crown; it was officially inaugurated by King Alfonso XIII himself.


What revived style dominated English country house architecture?

Versions of revived Palladian architecture dominated English country house architecture.


In 1923 Villa was assassinated by a group of seven gunmen who ambushed him while he was sitting in the back seat of his car in Parral.


On what date was the publication of the Plan for Plymouth?

On 27 April 1944 Sir Patrick Abercrombie's Plan for Plymouth to rebuild the bomb-damaged city was published; it called for demolition of the few remaining pre-War buildings in the city centre to make way for their replacement with wide, parallel, modern boulevards aligned east–west linked by a north–south avenue (Armada Way) linking the railway station with the vista of Plymouth Hoe.


What cult appeared from Pessinus in 206 BC?

The mystery cult to Bacchus followed; it was suppressed as subversive and unruly by decree of the Senate in 186 BC.


Why does race undermine social cohesion in America?

In a 2007 review paper, Štrkalj suggested that the stark contrast of the racial approach between the United States and China was due to the fact that race is a factor for social cohesion among the ethnically diverse people of China, whereas "race" is a very sensitive issue in America and the racial approach is considered to undermine social cohesion - with the result that in the socio-political context of US academics scientists are encouraged not to use racial categories, whereas in China they are encouraged to use them.


Where did Israel withdraw and disband its military forces?

Since Israel's capture of these territories, Israeli settlements and military installations have been built within each of them.


Where there more married or single people in Bern in 2000?

As of 2000[update], there were 59,948 people who were single and never married in the municipality.


Who provided notable documentation of the war?

The British public was very well informed regarding the day-to-day realities of the war in the Crimea.


What percentage of french publishing houses were in Paris in the 1970s?

In the 1970s, 80 percent of French-language publishing houses were found in Paris, almost all on the Left Bank in the 5th, 6th and 7th arrondissements.


In which two countries is the UK installing military bases?

The UK is establishing air and naval bases in the Persian Gulf, located in the UAE and Bahrain.


In what year did Sviatoslav take over as leader?


The spirit of chivalry was given expression through the new (secular) type of chivalric orders; the first of these was the Order of St. George, founded by Charles I of Hungary in 1325, while the best known was probably the English Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III in 1348.


What South African city participated in the first public video-conference?

At the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Nagano, Japan, Seiji Ozawa conducted the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony simultaneously across five continents in near-real time.


When the Dzungar Mongols attempted to spread their territory from what is now Xinjiang into Tibet, the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722) responded to Tibetan pleas for aid with his own expedition to Tibet, occupying Lhasa in 1720.


What induces a feedpoint to antennas nearby?

However, because of the mutual interaction between their electric and magnetic fields due to proximity, the currents in each element are not simply a function of the applied voltage (according to its driving point impedance), but depend on the currents in the other nearby elements.


What became the largest player in the British global market according to William Henry Pyne?

The company became the single largest player in the British global market.


Giovanni da Verrazzano's ship that sailed to New York was named what?

He claimed the area for France and named it "Nouvelle Angoulême" (New Angoulême).


IBM created a school house in 1933, what was its name?

In 1935, the employee magazine Think was created.


What is the causative agent of "strep throat"?

For example, "Strep throat" is often diagnosed within minutes, and is based on the appearance of antigens made by the causative agent, S. pyogenes, that is retrieved from a patients throat with a cotton swab.


Which provinces field teams in the Quebec Junior Football League?

There are 20 junior teams in three divisions in the Canadian Junior Football League competing for the Canadian Bowl.


What does Cyprus rank in terms of size in the Mediterranean?

Cyprus (i/ˈsaɪprəs/; Greek: Κύπρος IPA: [ˈcipros]; Turkish: Kıbrıs IPA: [ˈkɯbɾɯs]), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coasts of Syria and Turkey.[e] Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, and a member state of the European Union.


In which city did Feynman find himself affixing tire chains?

Feynman instead accepted an offer from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)—and as he says in his book


What party was outlawed in Yugoslavia in 1920?


What forms of entertainment does the Digimon franchise include?

The franchise focuses on Digimon creatures, which are monsters living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.


How did the phonograph differ from the phonautograph?

The Scientific American article that introduced the tinfoil phonograph to the public mentioned Marey, Rosapelly and Barlow as well as Scott as creators of devices for recording but, importantly, not reproducing sound.


In what war was the German Empire defeated?

Following the defeat of the German empire in World War I and the abdication of the German Emperor, some revolutionary insurgents declared Alsace-Lorraine as an independent Republic, without preliminary referendum or vote.


What are the legal jurisdictions that Swiss citizens are subject to?

The instruments of this system at the federal level, known as civic rights (Volksrechte, droits civiques), include the right to submit a constitutional initiative and a referendum, both of which may overturn parliamentary decisions.


What type of heritage architecture is mainly displayed in Hyderabad?

After the 1908 flooding of the Musi River, the city was expanded and civic monuments constructed, particularly during the rule of Mir Osman Ali Khan (the VIIth Nizam), whose patronage of architecture led to him being referred to as the maker of modern Hyderabad.


What did Brahmagupta use the number zero for?

In 628 AD, Brahmagupta suggested that gravity was a force of attraction.


Napoleon left Iberia for Central Europe to deal with whom?

Napoleon would end up leaving Iberia in order to deal with the Austrians in Central Europe, but the Peninsular War continued on long after his absence.


What had been thought for a while to be an independent ancient Greek precursor to Twain's story?

Mark Twain provided humorously telling evidence for the frequent unreliability of back-translation when he issued his own back-translation of a French translation of his short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".


Max Weinreich is a linguist of what language?

The significance of the political factors in any attempt at answering the question "what is a language?


At which tip of Southampton Water is Southampton located?

The city lies at the northern tip of the Southampton Water, a deep water estuary, which is a ria formed at the end of the last Ice Age.


What does the economy consist of on the rim of the mountains?

On the rim of the mountains, on the plateaus and the plains the economy consists of manufacturing and service jobs whereas in the higher altitudes and in the mountains farming is still essential to the economy.


In what year did William IV adopt a purity law pertaining to beer?

Beer produced before the Industrial Revolution continued to be made and sold on a domestic scale, although by the 7th century AD, beer was also being produced and sold by European monasteries.


Who was the first woman MP to take her seat in the British Parliament?

The city's first Lord Mayor was appointed in 1935 and its boundaries further expanded in 1967 to include the town of Plympton and the parish of Plymstock.


What is an important commercial port along with Ningbo, Wenzhou and Taizhou?

Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Zhoushan are important commercial ports.


Where is Pentecostalism currently growing the most?

Pentecostalism eventually spawned hundreds of new denominations, including large groups such as the Assemblies of God and the Church of God in Christ, both in the United States and elsewhere.


What percentage of the City of Boston's residents are over 65?

In the city, the population was spread out with 21.9% at age 19 and under, 14.3% from 20 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older.


During which month does Seattle get more precipitation than other US cities?

In November, Seattle averages more rainfall than any other U.S. city of more than 250,000 people; it also ranks highly in winter precipitation.


In the aquaculture industry what is copper alloys commonly used to make?

Copper is biostatic, meaning bacteria will not grow on it.


What area does South western Ambulance  Service cover

The unitary districts of North Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset are instead covered by the Avon Fire and Rescue Service, a service which also covers Bristol and South Gloucestershire.


What are the parts of the Quran called that are 30 in total?

These copies frequently took the form of a series of 30 parts or juzʼ.


Why do Jehovah Witnesses forego religious holidays and birthdays or other celebrations?

Witnesses are told that spontaneous giving at other times can help their children to not feel deprived of birthdays or other celebrations.


What type of animal uses infrared heat to sense?

In other animals additional senses may be present, such as the infrared heat-sense of snakes, the magnetic field sense of some birds, or the electric field sense of some types of fish.


Are puns, proverbs, metaphors, and analogies lower-order or higher-order logic?

Their increased facility permits them to appreciate the ways in which language can be used to convey multiple messages, such as satire, metaphor, and sarcasm.


Between 1974 and 2010, how did the Portuguese government encourage over-expenditure and investment bubbles?

This allowed considerable slippage in state-managed public works and inflated top management and head officer bonuses and wages.


What type of dipoles which add to the dielectric constant cannot move instantly if a rapidly changing time varying voltage is driving the capacitor?

As an example of the origin of this mechanism, the internal microscopic dipoles contributing to the dielectric constant cannot move instantly, and so as frequency of an applied alternating voltage increases, the dipole response is limited and the dielectric constant diminishes.


When is the later of the two times that Christmas music on adult contemporary stations usually ends?

These Christmas music marathons typically start during the week before Thanksgiving Day and end after Christmas Day, or sometimes extending to New Year's Day.


How many eggs can be laid by the present day decendants of the Japanese quail?

By 1940, the quail egg industry was flourishing, but the events of World War II led to the complete loss of quail lines bred for their song type, as well as almost all of those bred for egg production.


Who brokered a traty with the Makoko people?

The area north of the Congo River came under French sovereignty in 1880 as a result of Pierre de Brazza's treaty with Makoko of the Bateke.


How did post-punk artists once again approach the studio?

According to Reynolds, artists once again approached the studio as an instrument, using new recording methods and pursuing novel sonic territories.


Does Burma have more than one religion ?

Many religions are practised in Myanmar.


What private university is located in downtown New Haven?

Gateway Community College has a campus in downtown New Haven, formerly located in the Long Wharf district; Gateway consolidated into one campus downtown into a new state-of-the-art campus (on the site of the old Macy's building) and was open for the Fall 2012 semester.


It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and, excluding online students, is the largest of any religious university and the third largest private university in the United States, with 29,672 on-campus students.


Osmania University, established in 1918, was the first university in Hyderabad and as of 2012[update] is India's second most popular institution for international students.


East of the central highlands lies the Jordan Rift Valley, which forms a small part of the 6,500-kilometer (4,039 mi) Great Rift Valley.


Michel Djotodia took over as president and in May 2013 Central African Republic's Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye requested a UN peacekeeping force from the UN Security Council and on 31 May former President Bozizé was indicted for crimes against humanity and incitement of genocide.


What can wrestlers do when a ref is out?

It is not uncommon for the referees themselves to get knocked out during a match, which is commonly referred to by the term "ref bump".


Destructive testing attempts to cause the software or a sub-system to fail.


What are writing systems which make no distinction between majuscales and minuscules often referred to as?

Many other writing systems make no distinction between majuscules and minuscules – a system called unicameral script or unicase.


What is used to extract zinc during the production process?

Zinc production includes froth flotation of the ore, roasting, and final extraction using electricity (electrowinning).


The rhythm is linked to the light–dark cycle.


What year was Mendel's work first published?

Prior to Mendel's work, the dominant theory of heredity was one of blending inheritance, which suggested that each parent contributed fluids to the fertilisation process and that the traits of the parents blended and mixed to produce the offspring.


Warriors appointed for specific tasks were called what?

At that time the imperial court did not possess an army but rather relied on an organization of professional warriors composed mainly of oryoshi, which were appointed to an individual province and tsuibushi, which were appointed over imperial circuits or for specific tasks.


Unicode encodes characters by associating an abstract character with a particular code point.


To be shown on SDTV in PAL-system countries, at what rate is cinema film scanned?

To be shown on standard television, in PAL-system countries, cinema film is scanned at the TV rate of 25 frame/s, causing a speedup of 4.1 percent, which is generally considered acceptable.


Which European first saw the Marshall Islands?

Spanish explorer Alonso de Salazar was the first European to see the islands in 1526, commanding the ship Santa Maria de la Victoria, the only surviving vessel of the Loaísa Expedition.


What was the root cause of the Brixton riot in 1981?

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


After what entities are German dialects traditionally named?

German dialectology traditionally names the major dialect groups after Germanic tribes from which they were assumed to have descended.[citation needed]


Other than Tibetan Buddhism, what other Buddhism supports bardo?

The orthodox Theravada position rejects this; however there are passages in the Samyutta Nikaya of the Pali Canon that seem to lend support to the idea that the Buddha taught of an intermediate stage between one life and the next.[page needed]


Who was the first writer to date the Middle Ages from 476?

The most commonly given starting point for the Middle Ages is 476, first used by Bruni.[A]


What author wrote of disaster prodigies?

The discovery of an androgynous four-year-old child was expiated by its drowning and the holy procession of 27 virgins to the temple of Juno Regina, singing a hymn to avert disaster: a lightning strike during the hymn rehearsals required further expiation.


How did Prince Philip's uncle, Lord Mounbatten, die?

Times of personal significance have included the births and marriages of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, her coronation in 1953, and the celebration of milestones such as her Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees in 1977, 2002, and 2012, respectively.


What is considered to be the the Korean War's equivalent to Gettysburg?

The battle is sometimes known as the Gettysburg of the Korean War.


Nri and Aguleri, where the Igbo creation myth originates, are in the territory of the Umeuri clan.


What loophole did the ruling give rise to?

535 (1994) was a case decided by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts which ruled that, under the copyright and cybercrime laws effective at the time, committing copyright infringement for non-commercial motives could not be prosecuted under criminal copyright law.


Because HVC-101 used composite video output instead of being RF only like the HVC-001, Nintendo marketed the newer model as the AV Famicom (AV仕様ファミコン, Eibui Shiyō Famikon?).


What limitations were put on Adobe flash to begin with?

The Internet Explorer app does not support plugins or ActiveX components, but includes a version of Adobe Flash Player that is optimized for touch and low power usage.


Entrants are not seeded, although a system of byes based on league level ensures higher ranked teams enter in later rounds - the minimum number of games needed to win the competition ranges from six to fourteen.


Which website criticized Apple's battery life claims?

In 2003, class action lawsuits were brought against Apple complaining that the battery charges lasted for shorter lengths of time than stated and that the battery degraded over time.


Who do students often blame for their education short comings?

Students often blame their teachers and their textbooks, despite the availability of libraries and the internet.


Which Switzerland company obtained the patent for an automatic 20 mm gun during the first World War?

Rheinmetall in Germany developed an automatic 20 mm in the 1920s and Oerlikon in Switzerland had acquired the patent to an automatic 20 mm gun designed in Germany during World War I. Germany introduced the rapid-fire 2 cm FlaK 30 and later in the decade it was redesigned by Mauser-Werke and became the 2 cm FlaK 38.


Besides weather resistance, why else is Japan black used in paints?

Asphalt/bitumen is used to make Japan black, a lacquer known especially for its use on iron and steel, and it is also used in paint and marker inks by some graffiti supply companies to increase the weather resistance and permanence of the paint or ink, and to make the color much darker.[citation needed] Asphalt/bitumen is also used to seal some alkaline batteries during the manufacturing process.


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


Why is Nanjing so strong in textiles and minting?

Since the Three Kingdoms period, Nanjing has been an industrial centre for textiles and minting owing to its strategic geographical location and convenient transportation.


For about how many years was Old English used?

Perhaps around 85 per cent of Old English words are no longer in use, but those that survived, to be sure, are basic elements of Modern English vocabulary.


What are common dishes in Guinea-Bissau?


By what Quran verse to Shias believe that Imamah is a divine position?

By the verse Quran, 2:124, Shias believe that Imamah is a divine position always Imamah is accompanied by the word guidance, of course a guidance by God's Command.


What does Mary stand upon in this symbol?

The popularity of this particular representation of The Immaculate Conception spread across the rest of Europe, and has since remained the best known artistic depiction of the concept: in a heavenly realm, moments after her creation, the spirit of Mary (in the form of a young woman) looks up in awe at (or bows her head to) God.


In other jurisdictions, the grade is not recognised, and no inner ceremony conveys new secrets during the installation of a new Master of the Lodge.


What scientific act is Friedrich Wohler known for?

Linus Pauling's book on The Nature of the Chemical Bond used the principles of quantum mechanics to deduce bond angles in ever-more complicated molecules.


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

The Times Magazine features columns touching on various subjects such as celebrities, fashion and beauty, food and drink, homes and gardens or simply writers' anecdotes.


Why were 45s more popular with jukeboxes?

The large center hole on 45s allows for easier handling by jukebox mechanisms.


Name a property that makes copper a good material to use in marine environments?

Similarly, as discussed in copper alloys in aquaculture, copper alloys have become important netting materials in the aquaculture industry because they are antimicrobial and prevent biofouling, even in extreme conditions and have strong structural and corrosion-resistant properties in marine environments.


Steven Waldman notes that; "The evangelicals provided the political muscle for the efforts of Madison and Jefferson, not merely because they wanted to block official churches but because they wanted to keep the spiritual and secular worlds apart."


What is the necessary according to Avicenna?

Avicenna argued that the impossible being is that which cannot exist, while the contingent in itself (mumkin bi-dhatihi) has the potentiality to be or not to be without entailing a contradiction.


Which body system are a person's lungs a major proponent of?

Pubertal development also affects circulatory and respiratory systems as an adolescents' heart and lungs increase in both size and capacity.


What did a dog's good hearing help humans with?

Humans would also have derived enormous benefit from the dogs associated with their camps.


Popper believed he had already discussed similar ideas to Kuhn's about scientific communities in what work?

Popper claimed to have recognised already in the 1934 version of his Logic of Discovery a fact later stressed by Kuhn, "that scientists necessarily develop their ideas within a definite theoretical framework", and to that extent to have anticipated Kuhn's central point about "normal science".


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

In 1995 the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimated a reduction of 1.2%, including a 5% reduction in crashes fatal to pedestrians.


Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are released at synapses when an action potential activates them—neurotransmitters attach themselves to receptor molecules on the membrane of the synapse's target cell, and thereby alter the electrical or chemical properties of the receptor molecules.


What liquid would you need from a patient to perform IGRAs?

IGRAs may increase sensitivity when used in addition to the skin test, but may be less sensitive than the skin test when used alone.


Brian L. Roberts, Chairman, President, and CEO of Comcast, is son of co-founder Ralph Roberts.


How many government operated radio stations exist in the Somaliland region?

Radio Gaalkacyo, formerly known as Radio Free Somalia, operates from Galkayo in the north-central Mudug province.


When did Windows 8 surpass Windows Vistas market share?

Windows 8 surpassed Windows Vista in market share with a 5.1% usage rate according to numbers posted in July 2013 by Net Applications, with usage on a steady upward trajectory.


What is the name of the City of London's police force?

Policing in Greater London, with the exception of the City of London, is provided by the Metropolitan Police Service, overseen by the Mayor through the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC).


Who founded Electro-Dynamic Light Company?

Weeks later the United States Electric Lighting Company was organized.


The annexation of what two regions resulted in large groups of Muslim refugees coming into the empire?

By the time the Ottoman Empire came to an end in 1922, half of the urban population of Turkey was descended from Muslim refugees from Russia.


Beyoncé conducted pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with her pastor at St. John's and America's Second Harvest.


Which pope that preceded Paul VI was noted for his warmth and humor?

Pope Paul VI was less outstanding than his predecessors: he was not credited with an encyclopedic memory, nor a gift for languages, nor the brilliant writing style of Pius XII, nor did he have the charisma and outpouring love, sense of humor and human warmth of John XXIII.


The same year, Madonna released her ninth studio album, American Life, which was based on her observations of American society; it received mixed reviews.


What does a language need to share with the group in order to be classified as Germanic?

All Germanic languages are united by subjection to the sound shifts of Grimm's law and Verner's law which originated in the Proto-Germanic language and define the basic differentiating features from other Indo-European languages.


What date was the first official use of the term United Nations?

Following the Declaration by United Nations (the first official use of the term United Nations) on 1 January 1942, the Allied governments appointed the British General Sir Archibald Wavell to the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM), a supreme command for Allied forces in Southeast Asia.


His initial team would eventually consist of himself, Howard, Joanna Hoffman, Burrell Smith, and Bud Tribble.


The two finalists were Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, both of whom had previously landed in the bottom three at the top five.


Along with Southwark and The Tabard, what is a notable London inn?

Famous London inns include The George, Southwark and The Tabard.


When was the spring training home of the Oakland Athletics built?

The former location in Mesa is actually the second HoHoKam Park; the first was built in 1976 as the spring-training home of the Oakland Athletics who left the park in 1979.


How many beer houses existed throughout Britain eight years after the passage of the Beer Act?

In the first year, 400 beer houses opened and within eight years there were 46,000 across the country, far outnumbering the combined total of long-established taverns, pubs, inns and hotels.


At the end of what century was Europe separated into several city states and kingdoms?

Norway came under the influence of England, while the other Scandinavian countries and Poland were influenced by trading contacts with the Hanseatic League.


What did the club membership grow to by 2009?

The club's membership figures have seen a significant increase from 100,000 in the 2003–04 season to 170,000 in September 2009, the sharp rise being attributed to the influence of Ronaldinho and then-president Joan Laporta's media strategy that focused on Spanish and English online media.


What is the issue with underdots and their placement?

Similarly, underdots, as needed in the romanization of Indic, will often be placed incorrectly[citation needed].


From 1977 to 2011, what was Gaddafi's title?

He governed Libya as Revolutionary Chairman of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then as the "Brotherly Leader" of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.


What type of countries did Tito develop relations with?

Tito was notable for pursuing a foreign policy of neutrality during the Cold War and for establishing close ties with developing countries.


Who was elected in 1946 as the first representative?

In 1946 Barthélémy Boganda was elected with 9,000 votes to the French National Assembly, becoming the first representative for CAR in the French government.


As a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), its main local trading partner is South Africa.


Players who are sent off in a game are often faced with what?

Some on-field incidents, if considered very serious (such as allegations of racial abuse), may result in competitions deciding to impose heavier sanctions than those normally associated with a red card.


He also signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).


What descent of Muslims does "Moors" refer to?

The term "Moors" has been used in Europe in a broader, somewhat derogatory sense to refer to Muslims, especially those of Arab or Berber descent, whether living in North Africa or Iberia.


Which branch of government promulgates state regulations?

All states have a legislative branch which enacts state statutes, an executive branch that promulgates state regulations pursuant to statutory authorization, and a judicial branch that applies, interprets, and occasionally overturns both state statutes and regulations, as well as local ordinances.


What was the answer given when the Buddha was asked if the body is the same as the self?

When asked if the self was identical with the body, the Buddha refused to answer.


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

BeiDou-1 is an experimental regional navigation system, which consists of four satellites (three working satellites and one backup satellite).


In 1936, Studio Misr, financed by industrialist Talaat Harb, emerged as the leading Egyptian studio, a role the company retained for three decades.


What do researchers use back-translation to try to reconstruct when a document survives only in translation?

When a historic document survives only in translation, the original having been lost, researchers sometimes undertake back-translation in an effort to reconstruct the original text.


Most CIA stations had two station chiefs, one working for the OSO, and one working for the OPC.


what is a key aspect of the gates foundation in the US

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


What was the last day the Julian calendar was used?

Philip II of Spain decreed the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, which affected much of Roman Catholic Europe, as Philip was at the time ruler over Spain and Portugal as well as much of Italy.


These DIY imperatives would help form the production and distribution infrastructure of post-punk and the indie music scene that later blossomed in the mid-1980s.


What is shared by most treaties since the late 19th century?

A treaty typically begins with a preamble describing the contracting parties and their joint objectives in executing the treaty, as well as summarizing any underlying events (such as a war).


What factors make Melbourne more attractie than Sydney for overseas immigrants?

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.


How did the Prussian army perform in 1759/

The year 1759 saw several Prussian defeats.


What reacts with finely divided uranium?

When finely divided, it can react with cold water; in air, uranium metal becomes coated with a dark layer of uranium oxide.


Which years did Nigeria win the African Cup of Nations?

They won the gold medal for football in the 1996 Summer Olympics (in which they beat Argentina) becoming the first African football team to win gold in Olympic Football.


Along with the British Isles, with what land did the Carolingians trade?

Little trade existed and much of that was with the British Isles and Scandinavia, in contrast to the older Roman Empire with its trading networks centred on the Mediterranean.


The newer FireWire 800 standard is twice as fast as FireWire 400 and faster than USB 2.0 Hi-Bandwidth both theoretically and practically.


Are the cocoa beans grown in Samoa high or low quality?

Rubber has been produced in Samoa for many years, but its export value has little impact on the economy.[citation needed]


When did the co-operation between Chinese nationalist forces and communists end?

Conflicts between Chinese communist and nationalist forces vying for territory control behind enemy lines culminated in a major armed clash in January 1941, effectively ending their co-operation.


What is the name of the episode where the newspaper, The Times, is featured and plays a central role in an episode of The Wombles?

In The Wombles, Uncle Bulgaria read The Times and asked for the other Wombles to bring him any copies that they found amongst the litter.


In terms of infrastructure, what is being develop in the downtown area?

A new boathouse and dock is planned for New Haven Harbor, and the linear park Farmington Canal Trail is set to extend into downtown New Haven within the coming year.


Who forced peasant farmers to move to new settlements?

The court also encouraged commoners, such as farmers, merchants, landowners, and hired laborers, to voluntarily migrate to the frontier.


In what year did the study in Cryptologic Spectrum come out?

The hypothesis that "a non-Yugoslav, perhaps a Russian or a Pole" assumed Tito's identity was included.


Which Latin father described the belief that Jesus' siblings were his cousins?

While the Orthodox Churches hold the position articulated in the Protoevangelium of James that Jesus' brothers and sisters are older children of Joseph the Betrothed, step-siblings from an earlier marriage that left him widowed, Roman Catholic teaching follows the Latin father Jerome in considering them Jesus' cousins.


Iran has an area of 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi).


What percentage of teens say they text every day?

One in four (23%) teens are "heavy" social media users, meaning they use at least two different types of social media each and every day.


What style of logo did Chapman introduce in the 1930s?

This early example of a corporate logo, introduced as part of Herbert Chapman's rebranding of the club in the 1930s, was used not only on Cup Final shirts but as a design feature throughout Highbury Stadium, including above the main entrance and inlaid in the floors.


What chemical weapon did Libya start making in 1987?

In October 1993, elements of the increasingly marginalised army initiated a failed coup in Misrata, while in September 1995, Islamists launched an insurgency in Benghazi, and in July 1996 an anti-Gaddafist football riot broke out in Tripoli.


In 1955, the diaries of Napoleon's valet, Louis Marchand, were published.


What is one preventive effort in circumventing conditions that lead to genocide?

Other authors have focused on the structural conditions leading up to genocide and the psychological and social processes that create an evolution toward genocide.


The Qing forces were crushed by Wu from 1673-1674.


Who wrote that some controversies reach a crisis level may actually be "positive and highly productive?"

Shurden writes that contrary to the presumed negative view of crises, some controversies that reach a crisis level may actually be "positive and highly productive."


Which airport is the second busiest in Australia?

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


The role and functions of the CIA are roughly equivalent to those of the United Kingdom's Secret Intelligence Service (the SIS or MI6), the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), the Egyptian General Intelligence Service, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki) (SVR), the Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the French foreign intelligence service Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE) and Israel's Mossad.


How many hospitals belong to the Medical Center group of organizations?

All 49 member institutions of the Texas Medical Center are non-profit organizations.


Who argued that the influence of Old Norse caused English to become a clearer, stronger and more direct language?


The soul is exalted beyond the rest of God's creation but it cannot see God Himself.


What is the biggest public park in the city?

The largest municipal park in the city is Pelham Bay Park with 2,700 acres (1,093 ha).


Lucan depicts Sextus Pompeius, the doomed son of Pompey the Great, as convinced "the gods of heaven knew too little" and awaiting the Battle of Pharsalus by consulting with the Thessalian witch Erichtho, who practices necromancy and inhabits deserted graves, feeding on rotting corpses.


Tribes hold land in Oklahoma, but what isn't it called?

While Indian reservations typical in most of the United States are not present in Oklahoma, tribal governments hold land granted during the Indian Territory era, but with limited jurisdiction and no control over state governing bodies such as municipalities and counties.


The SRC subsequently renamed the country the Somali Democratic Republic, dissolved the parliament and the Supreme Court, and suspended the constitution.


Who theorized that the types of media people use to communicate will offer different possibilities for the shape of society?

The other is stone and 'Time Binding', through the construction of temples and the pyramids can sustain their authority generation to generation, through this media they can change and shape communication in their society (Wark, McKenzie 1997).


Key personnel involved in the flight deck include the shooters, the handler, and the air boss.


It is owned by the Students Publishing Company.


What is Zhejiang's location vulnerable to from the sea?

Zhejiang, however, has been an epicenter of capitalist development in China, and has led the nation in the development of a market economy and private enterprises.


Where did most settlement occur after the Louisiana Purchase?

Also referred to as the Panhandle or Inside Passage, this is the region of Alaska closest to the rest of the United States.


Stain-resistant fabrics are coated with chemicals to reduce what?

Some practical advances already available to consumers are bullet-resistant garments made with kevlar and stain-resistant fabrics that are coated with chemical mixtures that reduce the absorption of liquids.


So to speak, what did William Miller do?

In essence, he signed the death warrant, so to speak, of the Age of Empires.


How did Gaddafi characterize the monarchy in his radio address?

Addressing the populace by radio, he proclaimed an end to the "reactionary and corrupt" regime, "the stench of which has sickened and horrified us all."


What market did Dell begin to compete in in 2009?

The company is well known for its innovations in supply chain management and electronic commerce, particularly its direct-sales model and its "build-to-order" or "configure to order" approach to manufacturing—delivering individual PCs configured to customer specifications.


What remained popular in diplomatic, trade and journalistic circles?

The scholars in the field of studies that eventually became Biblical archaeology attempted to define it on the basis of archaeology.


Today, the driver does not have to change ends at termini provided with such a loop, but the time saving is not so significant as it takes almost as long to drive round the loop as it does to change ends.


Who has compulsory military service in Switzerland?

Compulsory military service concerns all male Swiss citizens; women can serve voluntarily.


What is the minimum amount of time that elapses before most snapshots are released for viewing?

The frequency of snapshots is variable, so not all tracked web site updates are recorded.


How many miles was the relay in England?

The torch relay leg held in London, the host city of the 2012 Summer Olympics, on April 6 began at Wembley Stadium, passed through the City of London, and eventually ended at O2 Arena in the eastern part of the city.


Who gave Frédéric his first significant public approval in regards to his compositions?

He no longer depended financially upon his father, and in the winter of 1832 he began earning a handsome income from publishing his works and teaching piano to affluent students from all over Europe.


How many temples are present in Kathmandu's Durbar Square?

There are three preserved Durbar Squares in Kathmandu valley and one unpreserved in Kirtipur.


What percentage of electricity was produced from renewable energy in 2009?

Alternative energy sources such as wood, peat, and biomass make up approximately 9% of primary energy production.


Which national park in Tennessee sees more visitors that any other in the United States?

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is headquartered in the eastern part of the state, and a section of the Appalachian Trail roughly follows the Tennessee-North Carolina border.


What type of synthesis occurs in the 5'→3' direction?

The other end contains an exposed phosphate group; this is the 5' end.


Who is the current non-voting delegate for Guam?

U.S. citizens in Guam vote in a straw poll for their choice in the U.S. Presidential general election, but since Guam has no votes in the Electoral College, the poll has no real effect.


What religious affiliation did the Cossacks have?

Cossacks, although Slavic-speaking and Orthodox Christians, came from a mix of ethnic backgrounds, including Tatars and other Turks.


How many All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles have been won by Cork?

Gaelic football is also popular, and Cork has won 7 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles.


The correspondence between codons and amino acids is nearly universal among all known living organisms.


The University of Kansas had the highest rated law school in which state?

Classes are held in Green Hall at W 15th St and Burdick Dr, which is named after former dean James Green.


The eastern regions of Kham and Amdo often maintained a more decentralized indigenous political structure, being divided among a number of small principalities and tribal groups, while also often falling more directly under Chinese rule after the Battle of Chamdo; most of this area was eventually incorporated into the Chinese provinces of Sichuan and Qinghai.


How long is the Picture Gallery in yards?

At the centre of the suite, serving as a corridor to link the state rooms, is the Picture Gallery, which is top-lit and 55 yards (50 m) long.


What is the railway tunnel to Canada called?

Detroit has four border crossings: the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel provide motor vehicle thoroughfares, with the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel providing railroad access to and from Canada.


What percentage of the student body of BYU has some proficiency in a second language?

During any given semester, about one-third of the student body is enrolled in foreign language classes, a rate nearly four times the national average.


What happens if the concepts are measured on the same scale?

A third concern with the Kinsey scale is that it inappropriately measures heterosexuality and homosexuality on the same scale, making one a tradeoff of the other.


Who held sway in the mountains of Oaxaca?

The territory of modern-day Mexico was home to numerous indigenous civilizations prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores:


When Napoleon left Paris, he went to the palace formerly belonging to whom?

Napoleon returned to Paris and found that both the legislature and the people had turned against him.


Who was brought in as a new judge during American Idols eighth season?

This was also the first season without executive producer Nigel Lythgoe who left to focus on the international versions of his show


What does Jody Rosen say influenced Beyoncé's vocal style?

Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Beyoncé's strange rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto.


What beverage was consumed by all the classes in the Roman Republic?

Drinking on an empty stomach was regarded as boorish and a sure sign for alcoholism, the debilitating physical and psychological effects of which were known to the Romans.


At this time, he was a fervent Corsican nationalist, and wrote to Corsican leader Pasquale Paoli in May 1789, "As the nation was perishing I was born.


Another U.S. hit which received radio play was the single "Time for the Perculator" by Cajmere, which became the prototype of ghetto house subgenre.


In which music video did Beyoncé star as Jay Z's girlfriend, creating speculation about their relationship?

Beyoncé is believed to have first started a relationship with Jay Z after a collaboration on "'03 Bonnie & Clyde", which appeared on his seventh album


How many casualties did Moltke suffer at Beaumont?

After a sharp fight in which they lost 5,000 men and 40 cannons, the French withdrew toward Sedan.


How much did Jackie Chan donate to support?

In June, Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan, who donated $1.57 million to the victims, made a music video alongside other artists entitled "Promise"; the song was composed by Andy Lau.


Who was responsible for the adminstration of civil laws?

Praetors administered civil law and commanded provincial armies.


Where was the Super Game Boy 2 released?

Japan also saw the release of the Super Game Boy 2, which added a communication port to enable a second Game Boy to connect for multiplayer games.


What is the software that performs audio and/or video compression?

The hardware or software that performs compression is called a codec (coder/decoder).


What was part of the territory of bishopric

The prince-bishopric was involved in almost continuous conflicts with the Counts of Holland and the Dukes of Guelders.


The submarine volcano was formed as part of the same proces as what two things?

The top of the seamount has gone through periods of complete submergence, during which its limestone cap was formed by marine organisms, and during the Ice Ages the entire caldera was above sea level, forming an island of approximately two hundred square miles.


Who said Chopin's works were modeled after Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Field?

George Golos refers to earlier "nationalist" composers in Central Europe, including Poland's Michał Kleofas Ogiński and Franciszek Lessel, who utilised polonaise and mazurka forms.


After the water purification plant at the Croton Watershed is built, how much more water will be added to the city's supply each day?

As a result of the watershed's integrity and undisturbed natural water filtration system, New York is one of only four major cities in the United States the majority of whose drinking water is pure enough not to require purification by water treatment plants.


Where did North Korea predict that MacArthur would enter Korea?

Lei concluded that MacArthur would most likely attempt a landing at Incheon.


Also, other human rights were advocated for by some Protestants.


Who was a strong supporter of freedom of religion and wanted to unite Protestants and Catholics in the new union?

Every other province had the freedom to regulate the religious question as it wished, although the Union stated every person should be free in the choice of personal religion and that no person should be prosecuted based on religious choice.


Did the terms, Enlightenment, Lumieres, Aufklarung and illuminismo refer to distinct or overlapping movements?

Terms like "les Lumières" (French), "illuminismo" (Italian), "ilustración" (Spanish) and "Aufklärung" (German) referred to partly overlapping movements.


After Ed Policy resigned, what franchise closed?

High hopes for the AFL waned when interim commissioner Ed Policy announced his resignation, citing the obsolescence of his position in the reformatted league.


Who can race serve as a significant factor when studying social inequality?

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


What takes part on the east side of the main park every Sunday?

On this side, a very popular street market takes place every Sunday.


Why were travelers often robbed under Fujiwara rule?

The Fujiwara rulers failed to maintain adequate police forces, which left robbers free to prey on travelers.


When did Burke first publicly condemn the French Revolution?

Burke's first public condemnation of the Revolution occurred on the debate in Parliament on the army estimates on 9 February 1790, provoked by praise of the Revolution by Pitt and Fox:


What did a teacher of religion  from the college that was named after a Dominican friar do in 1839 of historical note ?

[A critical examination of the doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor, regarding original sin with respect to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary], in which Aquinas is interpreted not as treating the question of the Immaculate Conception later formulated in the papal bull Ineffabilis Deus but rather the sanctification of the fetus within Mary's womb.


What title was the king and queen presented with when touring Canada?

From Ottawa, the royal couple were accompanied throughout by Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, to present themselves in North America as King and Queen of Canada.


During which entire century were companies and nations trying to achieve true HDTV?

The ongoing competition between companies and nations to create true "HDTV" spanned the entire 20th century, as each new system became more HD than the last.


When was the first comprehensive school opened in Gibraltar?

Gibraltar opened its first comprehensive school in 1972.


Fpr what possession of Prussia was the Saxony invasion a distraction?

He intended this as a bold pre-emption of an anticipated Austro-French invasion of Silesia.


What position did Victoria take on being shot at?

On 2 March 1882, Roderick Maclean, a disgruntled poet apparently offended by Victoria's refusal to accept one of his poems, shot at the Queen as her carriage left Windsor railway station.


How many Macs did Apple sell worldwide during the 2009 holiday season?

Apple now sits in the number five spot, with a global market share of about 6% during 2014, behind Lenovo, HP, Dell and Acer.


Which architect was a transitional figure?

The architect James Gibbs was a transitional figure, his earlier buildings are Baroque, reflecting the time he spent in Rome in the early 18th century, but he adjusted his style after 1720.


Senators serve nine-year terms and are elected at-large by a plurality of the popular vote.


What type of history period is often neglected in Indian histories?

Romila Thapar notes that the division into Hindu-Muslim-British periods of Indian history gives too much weight to "ruling dynasties and foreign invasions", neglecting the social-economic history which often showed a strong continuity.


The Shu were an ally of who, according to the Book of Documents?

It was, however, referred to in the Book of Documents as an ally of the Zhou.


What was the median income for a household in the city?

The per capita income for the city was $15,402.


What do international actions do according to these scholars?

These scholars suggest economic engagement, emphasis on opening quality schools rather than more laws and expanding economically relevant skill development opportunities in the third world.


How many American service personnel died in World War II?

World War II holds a special place in the American psyche as the country's greatest triumph, and the U.S. military personnel of World War II are frequently referred to as "the Greatest Generation."


From 1997 to 2004, Dell enjoyed steady growth and it gained market share from competitors even during industry slumps.


What does Gunlick remark that the German System of  dual federalism requires strong Länder to have other than the capacity to implement legislation?

He summarizes the main arguments for boundary reform in Germany: "... the German system of dual federalism requires strong Länder that have the administrative and fiscal capacity to implement legislation and pay for it from own source revenues.


Pressure from the United States, France, and from a group of locally represented countries and agencies called GIBAFOR (France, the USA, Germany, Japan, the EU, the World Bank, and the UN) finally led Kolingba to agree, in principle, to hold free elections in October 1992 with help from the UN Office of Electoral Affairs.


Who split the leadership roles in the Qing dynasty?

Like previous dynasties, the Qing recruited officials via the imperial examination system, until the system was abolished in 1905.


What was the name of the first Universal-Pioneer player?

In 1981, "LaserDisc" was used exclusively for the medium itself, although the official name was "LaserVision" (as seen at the beginning of many LaserDisc releases just before the start of the film).


Which newspaper asked the Chinese people to protest peacefully?

State media and commentaries began to call for calm, such as an editorial in the People's Daily which urged Chinese people to "express [their] patriotic enthusiasm calmly and rationally, and express patriotic aspiration in an orderly and legal manner".


What was only incorporated into Layer III and not Layers I or II?

Much of its technology and ideas were incorporated into the definition of ISO MPEG Audio Layer I and Layer II and the filter bank alone into Layer III (MP3) format as part of the computationally inefficient hybrid filter bank.


When was the Greek Orthodox Church started?

Greece was first unified under Philip of Macedon in the fourth century BC.


During whose reign was the former town of Sutton referred to as Plymouth?

The name Plymouth first officially replaced Sutton in a charter of King Henry VI in 1440.


What process splits the chromosome between gametes?

In classical genetics, in a sexually reproducing organism (typically eukarya) the gamete has half the number of chromosomes of the somatic cell and the genome is a full set of chromosomes in a diploid cell.


What personal effect did Lee give to Peck?

Lee's father died before the film's release, and Lee was so impressed with Peck's performance that she gave him her father's pocketwatch, which he had with him the evening he was awarded the Oscar for best actor.


Courts in commonwealth nations are often influenced by what?

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


What is the name of Chopin's biographer?

Chopin arrived in Paris in late September 1831; he would never return to Poland, thus becoming one of many expatriates of the Polish Great Emigration.


What important neopragmatist was Harthorne's student?

One philosophical school which has historically had a close relationship with process philosophy is American pragmatism.


Which weapon did Feynman found to not be feasible?

On completing this work he was transferred to the Oak Ridge facility, where he aided engineers in devising safety procedures for material storage so that criticality accidents (for example, due to sub-critical amounts of fissile material inadvertently stored in proximity on opposite sides of a wall) could be avoided.


What is one known istance of cannibalism?

At least a few people, such as the Donner party, are said to have resorted to it in desperation.


The lower case letters caused a differ in the patter, what did this cause?

Locating the lowercase letters in columns 6 and 7 caused the characters to differ in bit pattern from the upper case by a single bit, which simplified case-insensitive character matching and the construction of keyboards and printers.


Name one outher country with defined national or regional target?

National targets for individual EU Member States have also been set to meet the overall target.


What happened to loyal Roman Catholicism priests?

Within the borders of modern Thuringia the Roman Catholic faith only survived in the Eichsfeld district, which was ruled by the Archbishop of Mainz, and to a small degree in Erfurt and its immediate vicinity.


What is an example of an organism which does not contain any repetitive DNA?

It had been found that the proportion of non-repetitive DNA can vary a lot between species.


The pope appointed their leader, Willibrordus, bishop of the Frisians.


What popular tourist site was particularly active during the 20s?

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


What percentage of students at Notre Dame participated in the Early Action program?

1,400 of the 3,577 (39.1%) were admitted under the early action plan.


Where did Athanasius flee to after this attempt?

Athanasius fled to Upper Egypt, where he stayed in several monasteries and other houses.


To raise money, Seagram head Edgar Bronfman Jr. sold Universal's television holdings, including cable network USA, to Barry Diller (these same properties would be bought back later at greatly inflated prices).


Whose words were an inspiration for Jan Hus?

He was excommunicated and burned at the stake in Constance, Bishopric of Constance in 1415 by secular authorities for unrepentant and persistent heresy.