His advocacy from human rights included whom?

John XXIII was an advocate for human rights which included the unborn and the elderly.


Where is the Göbekli Tepe temple located?

A temple area in southeastern Turkey at Göbekli Tepe dated around 9,500 BC may be regarded as the beginning of the period.


Which river landform partly in Tennessee provided the most fertile land for cotton production?

The upper wedge of the Mississippi Delta extends into southwestern Tennessee, and it was in this fertile section that cotton took hold.


Who was the first to design architecture environmentally?

There has been an acceleration in the number of buildings which seek to meet green building sustainable design principles.


When were the mosaics at the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare created?

The mosaics of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe were made around 549.


According to one consultant, which group found the book demoralizing?

A teaching guide for the novel published by The English Journal cautions, "what seems wonderful or powerful to one group of students may seem degrading to another".


As opposed to personal loyalty, what basis should military promotions be given, according to Nasser?

In late 1961, Nasser established the Presidential Council and decreed it the authority to approve all senior military appointments, instead of leaving this responsibility solely to Amer.


New Delhi shares the position as the most targeted retail destination in Asia-Pacific markets with what other city?

New Delhi with Beijing shares the top position as the most targeted emerging markets retail destination among Asia-Pacific markets.


What branch of the military began to have a strong presence in San Diego in 1901?

The city was also an early center for aviation: as early as World War I, San Diego was proclaiming itself "The Air Capital of the West".


In what city is the École Polytechnique de Montréal located?

Canadian higher education institutions, at all levels, undertake directed and applied research with financing allocated through public funding, private equity, or industry sources.


What honorary degree did Spielberg receive from Boston University?

In 2009, Boston University presented him an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.


Who could be expected to obtain guidance in the art of weaving?

Girls generally received instruction from their mothers in the art of spinning, weaving, and sewing.


Who is mercilessly slaughtered by Aeneas?

The Aeneid is full of prophecies about the future of Rome, the deeds of Augustus, his ancestors, and famous Romans, and the Carthaginian Wars; the shield of Aeneas even depicts Augustus' victory at Actium against Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII in 31 BC.


What device is used to transform infrared radiation into an electric current?

The receiver uses a silicon photodiode to convert the infrared radiation to an electric current.


What do floor indicaters often consist of?

Floor indicators can consist of a dial with a rotating needle, but the most common types are those with successively illuminated floor indications or LCDs.


What is a hard to pronounce and remember term meaning primarily auxiliary verbs and pronouns?

Enclitics (primarily auxiliary verbs and pronouns) must appear in the second syntactic slot of a sentence, after the first stressed unit.


When was a compromise reached over administrative procedures for law determination?

That is, individuals should be able to challenge an administrative order by bringing suit in a court of general jurisdiction.


What were the windows in the snug made out of?

A higher price was paid for beer in the snug and nobody could look in and see the drinkers.


What is the name of the ABC Family show whose theme is entirely a capella?

Another famous example of emulating instrumentation instead of singing the words is the theme song for The New Addams Family series on Fox Family Channel (now ABC Family).


What is thought that circadian rhythm evolved to protect?

Previous hypotheses emphasized that photosensitive proteins and circadian rhythms may have originated together in the earliest cells, with the purpose of protecting replicating DNA from high levels of damaging ultraviolet radiation during the daytime.


Which country has Nigerians sending the second-most money home?

The United States accounts for the largest portion of official remittances, followed by the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Spain and France.


What does a court need to imprison a member of the nobility?

King Władysław's quid pro quo for this boon was the nobles' guarantee that his throne would be inherited by one of his sons (who would be bound to honour the privileges theretofore granted to the nobility).


How much of the Nigerian population has access to clean water?

HIV/AIDS rate in Nigeria is much lower compared to the other African nations such as Kenya or South Africa whose prevalence (percentage) rates are in the double digits.


In 1989, what did the Pentagon plan to reduce the army end strength to?

Army leadership reacted by starting to plan for a reduction in strength.


What did the Taínos represent in the Greater Antilles and Bahamas?

The first indigenous group encountered by Columbus were the 250,000 Taínos of Hispaniola who represented the dominant culture in the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas.


What age are most Israelis drafted into the military?

Arab citizens of Israel (except the Druze) and those engaged in full-time religious studies are exempt from military service, although the exemption of yeshiva students has been a source of contention in Israeli society for many years.


When was the first Port of Plymouth Regatta?

In September 2011, Plymouth hosted the America's Cup World Series for nine days.


What was the name of the a cappella musical that first opened 28 January 1994?

The first was Avenue X which opened on 28 January 1994 and ran for 77 performances.


Why, in developting countries, do children often attend fewer years of formal schooling?

In addition to the sharing of household chores, certain cultures expect adolescents to share in their family's financial responsibilities.


As what can divergence in the groups be shown?

Any lexical divergence within any of the two groups can be explained as an archaism.


On September 21, 1529, Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón commanded the Spanish ship Florida, on his second attempt to recross the Pacific from the Maluku Islands.


Victoria was outraged when he was found not guilty by reason of insanity, but was so pleased by the many expressions of loyalty after the attack that she said it was "worth being shot at—to see how much one is loved".


In the aftermath of the earthquake, the Chinese government declared that parents who had lost their only children would get free treatment from fertility clinics to reverse vasectomies and tubal ligations conducted by family planning authorities.


Nasser had considered dispatching troops to aid his Iraqi sympathizers, but decided against it.


What act calls for 7.5 billion US gallons of biofuels to be used annually by 2012?

The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which calls for 7.5 billion US gallons (28,000,000 m3) of biofuels to be used annually by 2012, will also help to expand the market.


What is another name for multi-zone metering?

This is also the only technique available under the standard when multi-zone metering (also called pattern metering) is used.


What are The New York Times' views on Yale's labor tension?

Professor David Graeber was 'retired' after he came to the defense of a student who was involved in campus labor issues.


What measurement can aid in the identification of a human body?

Similarly, forensic anthropologists draw on highly heritable morphological features of human remains (e.g. cranial measurements) to aid in the identification of the body, including in terms of race.


Along with Marshallese, what is the official language of the Marshall Islands?

The two official languages are Marshallese, which is a member of the Malayo-Polynesian languages, and English.


Egypt is considered the leading country in the field of cinema in the Middle East.


What is one of Boccaccio's works that helped promote the Italian language?

Another promoter of the Italian language was Boccaccio with his Decameron.


Who will not reveal full ancestral data to mixed race people?

Sometimes people of mixed African-American and Native American descent report having had elder family members withholding pertinent genealogical information.


Along with uranium monocarbide and uranium dicarbide, what is a notable carbide of uranium?

Uranium carbides and uranium nitrides are both relatively inert semimetallic compounds that are minimally soluble in acids, react with water, and can ignite in air to form U_3O_8.


On what date did French troops begin to cross the Rhine?

On 25 September, after great secrecy and feverish marching, 200,000 French troops began to cross the Rhine on a front of 260 km (160 mi).


What do government agencies view the animals as?

Government agencies view the animals as pests due to their effects on the natural environment and on agricultural production, but hunters view them as a resource.


What year did the Chicago Cubs' name become official?

Officially, the Cubs are tied for the distinction of being the oldest currently active U.S. professional sports club, along with the Atlanta Braves, which also began play in the NL in 1876 as the Boston Red Stockings (Major League Baseball does not officially recognize the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players as a major league.)


What year did Jodocus Hondius make his world map?

By the time of John Seller's Atlas Maritima of 1670, "India Beyond the Ganges" had become "the East Indies" including China, Korea, southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific in a map that was every bit as distorted as Ptolemy's, despite the lapse of approximately 1500 years.


In what year did the network end American programming?

Until 1998, the network carried a variety of American programs in addition to its core Canadian programming, directly competing with private Canadian broadcasters such as CTV and Global.


Why were women eventually allowed to serve at sea in the CAF?

The roles of women in the CAF began to expand in 1971, after the Department reviewed the recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, at which time it lifted the ceiling of 1,500 women personnel, and gradually expanded employment opportunities into the non-traditional areas—vehicle drivers and mechanics, aircraft mechanics, air-traffic controllers, military police, and firefighters.


Bundled multimedia apps are provided under the Xbox brand, including Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and the Xbox SmartGlass companion for use with an Xbox 360 console.


What state was the Dell plant that received $280 million in incentives in?

The plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina received $280 million USD in incentives from the state and opened in 2005, but ceased operations in November 2010, and Dell's contract with the state requires them to repay the incentives for failing to meet the conditions.


What year did the Island's flax mills close?

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


Who started producing comic strips and theories about them in 1827?

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


In a study performed with 17 subjects, what relationship did healthy changes and brain efficiency have?

After 14 days, they showed greater word fluency (not memory) compared to their baseline performance.


How are words ordered in Estonian canonically?

The canonical word order is SVO (subject–verb–object).


Since what date has asphalt been used for road paving in the US?

Roads in the US have been paved with materials that include asphalt/bitumen since at least 1870, when a street in front of the Newark, NJ City Hall was paved.


In 1674, only two years after the French left, the centre of Utrecht was struck by a tornado.


What do critics usually call these lawyers?

When this outsourced litigator appears to have no intention of taking any copyright infringement cases to trial, but rather only takes them just far enough through the legal system to identify and exact settlements from suspected infringers, critics commonly refer to the party as a "copyright troll.


How did George W. Bush describe Kanye's controversial statement?

Bush stated in an interview that the comment was "one of the most disgusting moments" of his presidency.


What capabilities were cut to the entire Sichuan area?

Immediately after the earthquake event, mobile and terrestrial telecommunications were cut to the affected and surrounding area, with all internet capabilities cut to the Sichuan area too.


The Dominican Order in England was controlled by who?

The English Province was a component of the international order from which it obtained its laws, direction, and instructions.


What is the name of the standard related to the materials used in solar water heaters?

For example, ISO 9050 relates to glass in building while ISO 10217 relates to the materials used in solar water heaters.


Paul VI was a Marian devotee, speaking repeatedly to Marian congresses and mariological meetings, visiting Marian shrines and issuing three Marian encyclicals.


What does he call the merging of economic, political and technological forces that drove the music industry?

He argues that the industry at the time was undergoing artificial expansion, what he describes as a "'perfect bubble'—a confluence of economic, political, and technological forces that drove the aggregate value of music sales to unprecedented heights at the end of the twentieth century".


What significantly increased the magnates wealth?

Often, those gifts were only temporary leases, which the magnates never returned (in the 16th century, the anti-magnate opposition among szlachta was known as the ruch egzekucji praw—movement for execution of the laws—which demanded that all such possessions are returned to their proper owner, the king).


What lab association did Bell and Tainter both eventually join?

Bell and his assistant Charles Sumner Tainter jointly invented a wireless telephone, named a photophone, which allowed for the transmission of both sounds and normal human conversations on a beam of light.


Nitroglycerin or opioids may be used to help with chest pain; however, they do not improve overall outcomes.


Which contestant was surprisingly eliminated during the week of the top four?

He was eliminated at the top four in a shocking result.


In which year did Hungary attempt to leave the Warsaw Pact?

Soviet forces crushed the nationwide revolt, leading to the death of an estimated 2,500 Hungarian citizens.


When did Madonna and Beatty's relationship end?

In response, Madonna said, "The tour in no way hurts anybody's sentiments.


In October 2010, who was the Nobel laureate that explained how the U.S. Federal Reserve was creating currency to combat the liquidity trap?

In October 2010, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explained how the U.S. Federal Reserve was implementing another monetary policy —creating currency— as a method to combat the liquidity trap.


Which region of Iraq do the Shi'a live in?

Following the ceasefire agreement that suspended hostilities (but not officially ended) in the 1991 Gulf War, the United States and its allies instituted and began patrolling Iraqi no-fly zones, to protect Iraq's Kurdish and Shi'a Arab population—both of which suffered attacks from the Hussein regime before and after the Gulf War—in Iraq's northern and southern regions, respectively.


What is the study of the chemicals that plants produce?

Phytochemistry is a branch of plant biochemistry primarily concerned with the chemical substances produced by plants during secondary metabolism.


Which government awards the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit?

21 decorations were from Yugoslavia itself, 18 having been awarded once, and the Order of the National Hero on three occasions.


What percentage of people executed in the United States since 1976 have been African American?

(They have made up 34 percent of those actually executed since 1976.)


Who filled the judges spot vacated by Paula Abdul on season nine of American Idol?

Ellen DeGeneres joined as a judge to replace Paula Abdul at the start of Hollywood Week.


Which green food coloring is known to cause hyperactivity, asthma, urticaria, and insomnia?

Green S (E142) is prohibited in many countries, for it is known to cause hyperactivity, asthma, urticaria, and insomnia.


What man was Gladstone blamed for after his death at Khartoum?

She thought his government was "the worst I have ever had", and blamed him for the death of General Gordon at Khartoum.


What department stores merged to form Macy's?

Boston is an intellectual, technological, and political center but has lost some important regional institutions, including the acquisition of The Boston Globe by The New York Times, and the loss to mergers and acquisitions of local financial institutions such as FleetBoston Financial, which was acquired by Charlotte-based Bank of America in 2004.


The Frankish kingdom in northern Gaul split into kingdoms called Austrasia, Neustria, and Burgundy during the 6th and 7th centuries, all of them ruled by the Merovingian dynasty, who were descended from Clovis.


It is also one of the fastest-growing cities in the country.


After the Battle of Peshawar, he committed suicide because his subjects thought he had brought disaster and disgrace to the Shahi dynasty.


What person was the Director of the Science Museum at Notre Dame in the late 19th century?

Father Joseph Carrier, C.S.C. was Director of the Science Museum and the Library and Professor of Chemistry and Physics until 1874.


By this time, they were under the same ownership and merged into the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel, becoming the city's largest hotel with nearly 1,000 rooms.


What shifted depending on the locus investigated?

Hammer et al. found that the degree of genetic similarity among Jews shifted depending on the locus investigated, and suggested that this was the result of natural selection acting on particular loci.


What did the United States of Venezuela incorporate?

In this Federation, each State had a "President" of its own that controlled almost every issue, even the creation of "State Armies," while the Federal Army was required to obtain presidential permission to enter any given state.


How have many historians described Napoleon's foreign policy ambitions?

Many historians have concluded that he had grandiose foreign policy ambitions.


What were non-Muslims also known as in the Islamic Ottoman State?

Also, as the largest group of non-Muslim subjects (or zimmi) of the Islamic Ottoman state, the Orthodox millet was granted a number of special privileges in the fields of politics and commerce, and had to pay higher taxes than Muslim subjects.


Later elections saw the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, which was ousted by the army a year later amid mass protests.


Reservations are generally permitted so long as they are not what?

While some treaties still expressly forbid any reservations, they are now generally permitted to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the goals and purposes of the treaty.


Who designed the house for the Duke of Buckingham?

Sheffield's leasehold on the mulberry garden site, the freehold of which was still owned by the royal family, was due to expire in 1774.


Which century was the first writing from?

Davies identifies Paine's The Age of Reason as "the link between the two major narratives of what Jean-François Lyotard calls the narrative of legitimation": the rationalism of the 18th-century Philosophes and the radical, historically based German 19th-century Biblical criticism of the Hegelians David Friedrich Strauss and Ludwig Feuerbach.


Where does RAdio Gaalkacyo operate from?

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


In what year did Kanye West's mother pass away?

West's life took a different direction when his mother, Donda West, died of complications from cosmetic surgery involving abdominoplasty and breast reduction in November 2007.


The book's availablity increased through inclusion in what book service?

Despite her editors' warnings that the book might not sell well, it quickly became a sensation, bringing acclaim to Lee in literary circles, in her hometown of Monroeville, and throughout Alabama.


Chopin's polonaise often have what kind of rhythm in their melodies?

As with the traditional polonaise, Chopin's works are in triple time and typically display a martial rhythm in their melodies, accompaniments and cadences.


Lee's notes to whom help disclaim this rumor?

Extensive notes between Lee and her editor at Lippincott also refute the rumor of Capote's authorship.


Somali songs are usually the product of collaboration between lyricists (midho), songwriters (lahan) and singers ('odka or "voice").


What USB version is Windows 8 compatible with?

Windows 8 added support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing.


Who executed a massive offensive and succeeded in breaking through German lines?

On 12 September 1944, King Peter II called on all Yugoslavs to come together under Tito's leadership and stated that those who did not were "traitors", by which time Tito was recognized by all Allied authorities (including the government-in-exile) as the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, in addition to commander-in-chief of the Yugoslav forces.


Who manufactured Nigeria's second satellite?

NigeriaSat-2, Nigeria's second satellite, was built as a high-resolution earth satellite by Surrey Space Technology Limited, a United Kingdom-based satellite technology company.


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

An Estonian grammar book to be used by priests was printed in German in 1637.


When did anthropologists stop looking for cultures far away and instead began to "look across the tracks"?

For example, the classic of urban anthropology, Ulf Hannerz in the introduction to his seminal Exploring the City: Inquiries Toward an Urban Anthropology mentions that the "Third World" had habitually received most of attention; anthropologists who traditionally specialized in "other cultures" looked for them far away and started to look "across the tracks" only in late 1960s.


From what country did Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben come from?

A number of European soldiers came on their own to help, such as Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, who taught the army Prussian tactics and organizational skills.


These new orders were formed in response to the feeling of the laity that Benedictine monasticism no longer met the needs of the laymen, who along with those wishing to enter the religious life wanted a return to the simpler hermetical monasticism of early Christianity, or to live an Apostolic life.


Why couldn't each moment of each person's life be given a different proper name?

After all, each moment of each person's life can hardly be given a different proper name, and it is easy and convenient to think of people and objects as remaining fundamentally the same things, rather than constantly keeping in mind that each thing is a different thing from what it was a moment ago.


Which parts of a plant do systemic pesticides generally attack?

A systemic pesticide moves inside a plant following absorption by the plant.


Ogives are alternating wave crests and valleys that appear as dark and light bands of ice on glacier surfaces.


Which station is ran by Bay City Television?

Due to the ratio of U.S. and Mexican-licensed stations, San Diego is the largest media market in the United States that is legally unable to support a television station duopoly between two full-power stations under FCC regulations, which disallow duopolies in metropolitan areas with fewer than nine full-power television stations and require that there must be eight unique station owners that remain once a duopoly is formed (there are only seven full-power stations on the California side of the San Diego-Tijuana market).[citation needed]


In 1866, the feud between Austria and Prussia finally came to a head.


How long was Lord Sailsbury Prime Minister?

Salisbury remained prime minister for the remainder of Victoria's reign.


The minister family Rinpungpa, based in Tsang (West Central Tibet), dominated politics after 1435.


Many polychaetes have a muscular pharynx that can be everted (turned inside out to extend it).


What year is considered to be the beginning of the Scientific Revolution?

The Scientific Revolution is traditionally held by most historians to have begun in 1543, when the books De humani corporis fabrica (On the Workings of the Human Body) by Andreas Vesalius, and also De Revolutionibus, by the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, were first printed.


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

By this time, they were under the same ownership and merged into the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel, becoming the city's largest hotel with nearly 1,000 rooms.


What is the average snowfall in Oklahoma near the Colorado border?

Snowfall ranges from an average of less than 4 inches (10 cm) in the south to just over 20 inches (51 cm) on the border of Colorado in the panhandle.


How much money did the US loan to Britain after WW2?

Britain was left essentially bankrupt, with insolvency only averted in 1946 after the negotiation of a $US 4.33 billion loan (US$56 billion in 2012) from the United States, the last instalment of which was repaid in 2006.


When was the Pashupatinath Temple built?

The Pashupatinath Temple is a famous 5th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva (Pashupati).


How much had Spectre made in its first month in China?

It grossed a total of $84.7 million there after four weekends.


What denomination of Christianity is common in the western part of southern Europe?

Due to the historical break of the Christian Church into the western half based in Rome and the eastern half based in Constantinople, different branches of Christianity are prodominent in different parts of Europe.


What is the old royal sports hall now called?

Nearby is the old royal sports hall, now called the Ballhof theatre.


The committee unanimously voted to approve him on January 29, 2013, and the same day the full Senate confirmed him on a vote of 94–3.


Who is the chief vote counter for party?

The Chief Deputy Whip is the primary assistant to the whip, who is the chief vote counter for his or her party.


Which of Apple's programming languages allowed users to ceatively manipulate LaserDiscs?

Apple's HyperCard scripting language provided Macintosh computer users with a means to design databases of slides, animation, video and sounds from LaserDiscs and then to create interfaces for users to play specific content from the disc through software called LaserStacks.


What Spartan mercenary helped reform Carthage's military?

After their defeat in the first Punic war, Carthage hired a Spartan mercenary captain, Xanthippus of Carthage to reform their military forces.


In what ceremonial county is Southampton located?

Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest.


What happens when the site attachment is made?

Once the site attachment is made they show high site-fidelity, visiting the same wintering sites year after year.


How many enumeration areas are there in Namibia?

For enumeration purposes the country is demarcated into 4,042 enumeration areas.


La Encantada, an upscale outdoor shopping mall, is also in the Foothills.


On 17 March 1883, she fell down some stairs at Windsor, which left her lame until July; she never fully recovered and was plagued with rheumatism thereafter.


What Richmond street art gathering has brought mural artists to the city?

Both festivals are expected to continue this year with artists such as Ron English slated to produce work.


When the line of western emperors ceased, many of the kings who replaced them were from the same background.


What type financial instruments are off-balance sheet securitization and derivatives?

These instruments also made it virtually impossible to reorganize financial institutions in bankruptcy, and contributed to the need for government bailouts.


What kind of sound did students seem to prefer?

Berger said the students seem to prefer the 'sizzle' sounds that MP3s bring to music.


What made digimon different from similar digital pets?

Digimon started out as digital pets called "Digital Monsters", similar in style and concept to the Tamagotchi.


How do burrowing marine annelids help ocean ecosystems?

The burrowing of marine polychaetes, which may constitute up to a third of all species in near-shore environments, encourages the development of ecosystems by enabling water and oxygen to penetrate the sea floor.


What nations are sometimes included in the scope of southern Europe?

Some definitions of southern Europe, also known as Mediterranean Europe, include the countries of the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal), the Italian peninsula, southern France and Greece.


Are public displays allowed for the celebration of religion in Myanmar ?


What is the name of the kingdom that became dominant along the coastline of Myanmar?

In the west, a politically fragmented Arakan was under competing influences of its stronger neighbours until the Kingdom of Mrauk U unified the Arakan coastline for the first time in 1437.


Which singer did Beyoncé portray in Cadillac Records?

She played Sharon Charles, a mother and wife who learns of a woman's obsessive behavior over her husband.


Which city in Sichuan is known for its metallurgical industries?

Deyang, Panzhihua, and Yibin are the production centers for machinery, metallurgical industries, and wine, respectively.


Members of these groups ethnically identify as Greeks and are today all at least bilingual in Greek.


IR does not penetrate walls and so does not interfere with other devices in adjoining rooms.


Which two groups are examples of Muslims who advocate a very literal reading of the Quran?

Commentators with an esoteric slant believe that the ultimate meaning of the Quran is known only to God.


What were the nobles named in lithuanian?

In the Lithuanian language nobles were named ponai.


Glial cells are also referred to as what?

Glial cells (also known as glia or neuroglia) come in several types, and perform a number of critical functions, including structural support, metabolic support, insulation, and guidance of development.


How does flagellum function within the cell?

The bacterial flagella is the best-understood motility structure in any organism and is made of about 20 proteins, with approximately another 30 proteins required for its regulation and assembly.


In what year did the Congress of Erfurt take place?

In 1808, Napoleon and Czar Alexander met at the Congress of Erfurt to preserve the Russo-French alliance.


What year was the Jenkins Orphanage created?

William "Cat" Anderson, Jabbo Smith, and Freddie Green are but a few of the alumni from the Jenkins Orphanage band who became professional musicians in some of the best bands of the day.


What happened to Georgian politics as a result of the attack?

This event radicalized Georgian politics, prompting many to conclude that independence was preferable to continued Soviet rule.


What is the focus of the Nauru Agreement?

The treaty is an extension of the Nauru Agreement and provides for US flagged purse seine vessels to fish 8,300 days in the region in return for a payment of US$90 million made up by tuna fishing industry and US-Government contributions.


Hadhrami Arabs, African Arabs, Armenians, Abyssinians, Iranians, Pathans and Turkish people are also present; these communities, of which the Hadhrami are the largest, declined after Hyderabad State became part of the Indian Union, as they lost the patronage of the Nizams.


What group gave Paul VI his Papal tiara?

He was the last pope to date to be crowned; his successor Pope John Paul I replaced the Papal Coronation (which Paul had already substantially modified, but which he left mandatory in his 1975 apostolic constitution Romano Pontifici Eligendo) with a Papal Inauguration.


During what years was the Russo-Turkish war?

This action provoked the Ottoman Empire into the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774.


Who appointed Washington to serve as commander in chief?

The Continental Congress appointed George Washington as commander-in-chief of the newly created Continental Army, which was augmented throughout the war by colonial militia.


Who were considered more reliable witnesses than the Oxfordshire peasants?

However, not just any witness was considered to be credible; "Oxford professors were accounted more reliable witnesses than Oxfordshire peasants.


What are the three constituents of the medical center at KU?

The Medical Center also offers four year instruction at the Wichita campus, and features a medical school campus in Salina, Kansas that is devoted to rural health care.


Who was now able to join military service in 107 BC?

In 107 BC, all citizens, regardless of their wealth or social class, were made eligible for entry into the Roman army.


When did Barcelona win a Copa del Rey and La Liga double?

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


What type of detector did H.J. Round use to help him in his discovery?

Electroluminescence as a phenomenon was discovered in 1907 by the British experimenter H. J. Round of Marconi Labs, using a crystal of silicon carbide and a cat's-whisker detector.


Bermuda is a group of low-forming volcanoes located in the Atlantic Ocean, near the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, roughly 578 nautical miles (1,070 km (665 mi))


Lignin is also used in other cell types like sclerenchyma fibers that provide structural support for a plant and is a major constituent of wood.


What aspect or type of identity does Weinreich single out?

A psychological identity relates to self-image (one's mental model of oneself), self-esteem, and individuality.


What sorts of telescopes completely avoid water vapor in Earth's atmosphere?

Space telescopes do not suffer from this handicap, and so outer space is considered the ideal location for infrared astronomy.


Who wrote that Moses had lost the Moses in himself along the way to his encounter with God?

Moses, in 7:143, comes the way of those who are in love, he asks for a vision but his desire is denied, he is made to suffer by being commanded to look at other than the Beloved while the mountain is able to see God.


What parts of the Bronx have more hills?

The West Bronx has older apartment buildings, low income public housing complexes, multifamily homes in its lower income areas as well as larger single family homes in more affluent areas such as Riverdale and Fieldston.


Article 23, before it was rephrased allowed what?

Article 23, which had allowed "any other parts of Germany" to join, was rephrased.


What were landowners also known as that had a right to decide which religion was allowed on their property?

Landowners, who as "local lords" had the right to decide which religion was allowed on their land, were eager to entice populations from the more attractive lowlands to settle and develop their property.


Valencia has the largest port on which coast?

Small and medium-sized industries are an important part of the local economy, and before the current crisis unemployment was lower than the Spanish average.


In what year was construction on the Flinders Street Station completed?

The city is recognised for its mix of modern architecture which intersects with an extensive range of nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings.


Most of Egypt's rain falls in the winter months.


What date did Saint FM Community Radio launch?

Membership is open to everyone, and grants access to a live audio stream.


In the 1997-98 season how many new teams had to go back to the Football League?

In every season except 2001–02 and 2011–12, at least one Premier League newcomer has been relegated back to the Football League.


In what year did Everton take 7,000 travelling fans with them to an away game?

The club implements a loyalty points scheme offering the first opportunity to purchase away tickets to season ticket holders who have attended the most away matches.


What year saw a rules change that had an impact on the role of the "jack" linebacker?

And in 2008, the "jack" linebacker was allowed to go sideboard to sideboard without being penalized for "illegal defense".


Which district surrounds Columbia University?

Seminary row runs in Morningside Heights, the district surrounding Columbia University, and crosses portions of Broadway and Claremont Avenue.


What is the most current HDTV system development?

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.


In addition to calendaring programs, what kind of programs were most impacted by the changes?

For example, the 2007 change to DST rules in North America required many computer systems to be upgraded, with the greatest impact on email and calendaring programs; the upgrades consumed a significant effort by corporate information technologists.


Why did Zeus strike down Asclepius with a lightning bolt?

When Zeus struck down Apollo's son Asclepius with a lightning bolt for resurrecting Hippolytus from the dead (transgressing Themis by stealing Hades's subjects), Apollo in revenge killed the Cyclopes, who had fashioned the bolt for Zeus.


Which form of government did Galicia start using in 1975

The Bloque Nacionalista Galego or BNG, is a conglomerate of left-wing parties and individuals that claims Galician political status as a nation.


Who shared the first homosexual kiss on EastEnders?

Television personality Piers Morgan, a former editor of the Daily Mirror and of The Sun's Bizarre pop column, has said that during the late 1980s, at Kelvin MacKenzie's behest, he was ordered to speculate on the sexuality of male pop stars for a feature headlined "The Poofs of Pop".


How large is the Alexandria Center for Life Science in square meters?

On December 19, 2011, then Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced his choice of Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to build a US$2 billion graduate school of applied sciences called Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island with the goal of transforming New York City into the world's premier technology capital.


Beginning with Immanuel Kant, German idealists such as G. W. F. Hegel, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, and Arthur Schopenhauer dominated 19th-century philosophy.


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

The department had bought an early AMPEX Type A 1-inch videotape recorder and this was used to produce an occasional short news programme which was then played to students by simply moving the VTR and a monitor into a common room.


What area is given to be the nesting point of a small group of pagans by a infamous philosopher from Greek ?

Homer refers to the "Hellenes" (/ˈhɛliːnz/) as a relatively small tribe settled in Thessalic Phthia, with its warriors under the command of Achilleus.


Usually, a federation is formed at two levels: the central government and the regions (states, provinces, territories), and little to nothing is said about second or third level administrative political entities.


Lord Macaulay thought Burke was the best author since whom?


(The Ms 6.1 earthquake on August 30, 2008 in southern Sichuan was not part of this series because it was caused by a different fault.


What Caridinal had powers so great that he basically ran France?

In some cases, they took on powerful positions in government.


Although two men developed the Auto-Sembly process, to whom was the patent officially granted?

With the development of board lamination and etching techniques, this concept evolved into the standard printed circuit board fabrication process in use today.


What are some controversies that have shaped Baptists?

In his opinion crises among Baptists each have become decision-moments that shaped their future.


To what age did Passos Coelho increase the retirement age?

Passos Coelho also announced that the retirement age will be increased from 65 to 66, announced cuts in the pensions, unemployment benefits, health, education and science expenses, abolished the English obligatory classes in Basic Education, but kept the pensions of the judges, diplomats untouched and didn't raise the retirement age of the military and police forces.


POJ alphabet has been used since late in what century?

The use of a mixed script of Han characters and Latin letters is also seen, though remains uncommon.


Many statutes give executive branch agencies the power to create regulations, which are published in the Federal Register and codified into the Code of Federal Regulations.


How many government-owned public institutes of technology does Indonesia have?

There are four public institutes of technology in Indonesia that owned by the government of Indonesia.


How many US veterans of the Persian Gulf War have been classed as permanently disabled?

The lead up to the war began with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 which was met with immediate economic sanctions by the United Nations against Iraq.


What was the movement called also known as execution of laws?

About that time the "executionist movement" (Polish: "egzekucja praw"--"execution of the laws") began to take form.


What will the project named CASA 1000 do?

Other projects at the development stage include Sangtuda-2 by Iran, Zerafshan by the Chinese company SinoHydro, and the Rogun power plant that, at a projected height of 335 metres (1,099 ft), would supersede the Nurek Dam as highest in the world if it is brought to completion.


After the battle were New Haven historical features lost or torched?

New Haven was not torched as the invaders did with Danbury in 1777, or Fairfield and Norwalk a week after the New Haven raid, so many of the town's colonial features were preserved.


How many teams are active in the AFL for 2016?

The league's 2016 schedule, announced on the league's website on December 10, 2015, shows an eight-team league playing a 16-game regular season over 18 weeks, with two bye weeks for each team, one on a rotational basis and the other a "universal bye" for all teams during the Independence Day weekend, the first weekend in July.


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

PAL consoles face another incompatibility when playing out-of-region cartridges: the NTSC video standard specifies video at 60 Hz while PAL operates at 50 Hz, resulting in approximately 16.7% slower gameplay.


What is the earliest that they kept live bears in the Bärengraben?

The earliest reference to the keeping of live bears in the Bärengraben dates to the 1440s.


Before Hindus are cremated, how many times are their bodies placed in the Bagmati?

According to the Nepali Hindu tradition, the dead body must be dipped three times into the Bagmati before cremation.


Purebred dogs of one breed are genetically distinguishable from purebred dogs of other breeds, but the means by which kennel clubs classify dogs is unsystematic.


Who designated the floating gardens as a World Heritage site?

Famous landmarks in the Historic Center include the Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo), the main central square with its epoch-contrasting Spanish-era Metropolitan Cathedral and National Palace, ancient Aztec temple ruins Templo Mayor ("Major Temple") and modern structures, all within a few steps of one another.


What are the earliest texts of Indian/Hindu philosophy?

The Vedas, the earliest texts on Indian philosophy and Hindu philosophy dating back to the late 2nd millennium BC, describe ancient Hindu cosmology, in which the universe goes through repeated cycles of creation, destruction and rebirth, with each cycle lasting 4,320 million years.


What was the population of Paris in 2011?

In the early 21st century, the population of Paris began to increase slowly again, as more young people moved into the city.


Sudden failures, although rare, can also occur.


Which two Tennessee counties cover the area that comprised North Carolina's Tennessee County?

In 1788, North Carolina created "Tennessee County", the third county to be established in what is now Middle Tennessee.


What are the main materials of cell walls of plants and fungi?

Bacterial cell walls are different from the cell walls of plants and fungi, which are made of cellulose and chitin, respectively.


When was the position of prime minister finally formalized?

The title was first referred to on government documents during the administration of Benjamin Disraeli but did not appear in the formal British Order of precedence until 1905.


What television network did the AFL sign a deal with in 2000?

While it was not financially lucrative, it helped set the stage for what the league would become in the new millennium.


By what year had all of the pirates in the NC Province been captured or killed?

North Carolina became one of the English Thirteen Colonies and with the territory of South Carolina was originally known as the Province of Carolina.


What stupa is located close to the Taragaon Museum?

The Museum is within a short walk from the Boudhnath stupa, which itself can be seen from the Museum tower.


What did the Russians try to attack during the month of August?

In August, the Russians again made an attack towards the base at Balaclava, defended by the French, newly arrived Sardinian and Ottoman troops.:461


During the time of the North–South division, how many households were in Nanjing?

Based on historical documents, the city had 280,000 registered households.


Where did Feynman receive much inspiration?

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


What is the present day name of the city that the Battle of Guilford Courthouse was fought at?

Although the British troops held the field at the end of the battle, their casualties at the hands of the numerically superior Continental Army were crippling.


What is the name of the stadium in Greece were the torch was taken to?

The relay also included an ascent with the flame to the top of Mount Everest on the border of Nepal and Tibet, China from the Chinese side, which was closed specially for the event.


About how many Native Americans live in Montana?

Approximately 63% of all Native people live off the reservations, concentrated in the larger Montana cities with the largest concentration of urban Indians in Great Falls.


What philosophy was combined with socialism and nationalism to form Third International Theory?

During the early 1970s, Gaddafi formulated his own particular approach to Arab nationalism and socialism, known as Third International Theory, which has been described as a combination of "utopian socialism, Arab nationalism, and the Third World revolutionary theory that was in vogue at the time".


Which steps most closely resembles copy-text editing?

The steps of examinatio and emendatio resemble copy-text editing.


As the capital of Massachusetts, Boston plays a major role in state politics.


Who managed to eventually control the territory of Arakan

It was the second-largest empire in Burmese history but also one with a long ill-defined border with British India.


How were the special controllers connected to the NES?

The original Famicom featured a deepened DA-15 expansion port on the front of the unit, which was used to connect most auxiliary devices.


Which city is the only one with a larger population than Miami in the southeastern United States?

The 44th-most populated city proper in the United States, with a population of 430,332, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area, and the second most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States after Washington, D.C.


What paparazzi member did Kanye attack at LAX in 2013?

On July 19, 2013, West was leaving LAX as he was surrounded by dozens of paparazzi.


Furniture and fittings were brought over from which house?

Many smaller reception rooms are furnished in the Chinese regency style with furniture and fittings brought from the Royal Pavilion at Brighton and from Carlton House.


Who did the team sign on December 10, 2014 as a free agent?

On November 2, 2014, the Cubs announced that Joe Maddon had signed a five-year contract to be the 54th manager in team history.


Who criticized the sciences for distancing man from nature and not operating to make people happier?

As with most Enlightenment views, the benefits of science were not seen universally; Rousseau criticized the sciences for distancing man from nature and not operating to make people happier.


When was the release preview set to expire?

Many other builds were released until the Japan's Developers Day conference, when Steven Sinofsky announced that Windows 8 Release Preview (build 8400) would be released during the first week of June.


What was developed by Hans Christian  Gram?

The Gram stain, developed in 1884 by Hans Christian Gram, characterises bacteria based on the structural characteristics of their cell walls.


Buildings can create ghost images because of what?

Using horizontal polarization, ghosting is reduced because the amount of reflection of electromagnetic waves in the p polarization (horizontal polarization off the side of a building) is generally less than s (vertical, in this case) polarization.


When did people first start arriving in the European continent?

All subsequent migrations did leave an impact, genetically and culturally, but the main population source of the Portuguese is still Paleolithic.


What battle signaled the end to the Second Macedonian War?

This ended with a decisive Roman victory at the Battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BC).


With whom was a complaint lodged alleging breach of guidelines in accuracy after the incident involving Queen Elizabeth II?

On 9 March 2016, The Sun's front page proclaimed that Queen Elizabeth II was backing "Brexit", a common term for a British withdrawal from the European Union.


What discipline uses infrared telescopes to see through molecular clouds?

Night-vision devices using active near-infrared illumination allow people or animals to be observed without the observer being detected.


What weekly publication in New Haven is issued by Yale University?

The city is also served by several student-run papers, including the Yale Daily News, the weekly Yale Herald and a humor tabloid, Rumpus Magazine.


Which company was selected to release the film?

The BitTorrent company was selected by Madonna to release the film as part of a Madonna bundle.


When was the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ratified?

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


The city has numerous lakes referred to as sagar, meaning "sea".


What is a hard to pronounce and remember term meaning primarily auxiliary verbs and pronouns?

As a pro-drop language, in Czech an intransitive sentence can consist of only a verb; information about its subject is encoded in the verb.


How much did security cost for the torch relay in London?

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.


What is a single term of a Swazi development committee?

As noted above, there are 55 tinkhundla in Swaziland and each elects one representative to the House of Assembly of Swaziland.


After Madonna signed a singles deal with Sire, her debut single, "Everybody", was released in October 1982, and the second, "Burning Up", in March 1983.


In 2008, Forbes magazine named Oklahoma City the most "recession proof city in America".


What is the point of using different colors on a heat map?

Task Manager has been redesigned, including a new processes tab with the option to display fewer or more details of running applications and background processes, a heat map using different colors indicating the level of resource usage, network and disk counters, grouping by process type (e.g. applications, background processes and Windows processes), friendly names for processes and a new option which allows users to search the web to find information about obscure processes.


Which battle was the second of three key French losses?

The Battle of Spicheren, on 5 August, was the second of three critical French defeats.


How old was Victoria's Uncle, King Willaim on his death?

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


Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the British engineer and railway builder, introduced the idea of a circular bar into the Swindon station pub in order that customers were served quickly and did not delay his trains.


Beyoncé has stated that she is personally inspired by US First Lady Michelle Obama, saying "She proves you can do it all" and she has described Oprah Winfrey as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman".


How many ways are there to amend an existing treaty?

There are three ways an existing treaty can be amended.


ASCII was the most common character encoding on the World Wide Web until December 2007, when it was surpassed by UTF-8, which is fully backward compatibe to ASCII.


Since it is written down, classical music can attain a high level of what?

Another difference is that whereas most popular styles lend themselves to the song form, classical music has been noted for its development of highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music such as the concerto, symphony, sonata, and mixed vocal and instrumental styles such as opera which, since they are written down, can attain a high level of complexity.


What was a result of the Jewish Enlightenment?

Since at least the time of the Ancient Greeks, a proportion of Jews have assimilated into the wider non-Jewish society around them, by either choice or force, ceasing to practice Judaism and losing their Jewish identity.


What organization did the church expect Montini to continue?

He was viewed as most likely to continue the Second Vatican Council, which already, without any tangible results, had lasted longer than anticipated by John XXIII, who had a vision but "did not have a clear agenda.


What kinds of things have been done by scholars interested in Darwin's work?

They celebrated the ideas which "over the last 150 years have revolutionised our understanding of nature and our place within it".


How long of an 'apprenticeship' did slaves need to have before being fully freed?

Under the Act, slaves were granted full emancipation after a period of 4 to 6 years of "apprenticeship".


Why did the King dislike Victoria taking the trips?

William compared the journeys to royal progresses and was concerned that they portrayed Victoria as his rival rather than his heiress presumptive.


Which government awards the Order of the Bath?

21 decorations were from Yugoslavia itself, 18 having been awarded once, and the Order of the National Hero on three occasions.


The most infamous case, which went beyond anything considered acceptable at the time, proved to be that of William de Braose, a powerful marcher lord with lands in Ireland.


What is the cloud tops on Neptune temperature?

Because of its great distance from the Sun, Neptune's outer atmosphere is one of the coldest places in the Solar System, with temperatures at its cloud tops approaching 55 K (−218 °C).


Many scholars argue what should be replaced with a ninety or ninety-five percent rule?

The seventy-five percent rule still has defenders but other scholars argue that it should be replaced with ninety or ninety-five percent rule.


From thirteenth till seventeenth century, repeated attempts were made by the Muslim rulers of Delhi to invade and subdue Ahoms, however the Ahoms managed to maintain their independence and ruled themselves for nearly 600 years.


While double reeded instruments like the oboe and bassoon became somewhat standardized in the Baroque, the clarinet family of single reeds was not widely used until Mozart expanded its role in orchestral, chamber, and concerto settings.


In what city was Tony Chebatoris executed?

(However, the United States government executed Tony Chebatoris at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan in 1938.)


What was John Sheahan and Barney Mckenna's band called?

The Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher often played the mandolin on stage, and he most famously used it in the song "Going To My Hometown."


A major reason, of course, is that so few consultations result in jeopardy opinions, and those that do almost always result in the identification of reasonable and prudent alternatives to avoid jeopardy."


Hydrogen is employed to saturate broken ("dangling") bonds of amorphous silicon and amorphous carbon that helps stabilizing material properties.


What property of treaties must often be interpreted when it's not clear?

The language of treaties, like that of any law or contract, must be interpreted when the wording does not seem clear or it is not immediately apparent how it should be applied in a perhaps unforeseen circumstance.


Post-punk is a heterogeneous type of rock music that emerged in the wake of the punk movement of the 1970s.


What term characterizes the nature of changes to the charter after 1971?

Supplemental Charters of 1887, 1909 and 1925 were replaced by a single Charter in 1971, and there have been minor amendments since then.


How many features of asymmetry in the cup example can be viewed?

However, applying the same event in reverse, it is difficult to explain why the various pieces of the cup should fly up into the human hand and reassemble precisely into the shape of a cup, or why the water should position itself entirely within the cup.


What is it called when the owner of a pub allows patrons to remain when the pub should have closed?

A "lock-in" is when a pub owner lets drinkers stay in the pub after the legal closing time, on the theory that once the doors are locked, it becomes a private party rather than a pub.


Where does the lowest zone of the Alps exist?

The lowest zone is the colline zone, which exists between 500 and 1,000 m (1,640 and 3,281 ft), depending on the location.


John instructed Langton to organise peace talks with the rebel barons.


How was the British night fighter operations faring?

German air supremacy at night was also now under threat.


What were CD-V's video capacities usually used for?

A CD-V carried up to five minutes of analog LaserDisc-type video content (usually a music video), as well as up to 20 minutes of digital audio CD tracks.


In what year did the St Paul's Pro-Cathedral get built?

In 1814, a neoclassical portico decorated with the British coat of arms was added to the Main Guard building so as to serve as a symbol of British Malta.


What does USB 2.0 High-Speed Inter-Chip eliminate?

It does not have low enough latency to support RAM memory sharing between two chips.


What percentage of adolescents reported experiencing psychological aggression?

When surveyed, 10-45% of adolescents reported having experienced physical violence in the context of a relationship while a quarter to a third of adolescents reported having experiencing psychological aggression.


Prior to becoming a pub, what did the Angel serve as?

The Angel, Islington was formerly a coaching inn, the first on the route northwards out of London, where Thomas Paine is believed to have written much of The Rights of Man.


The museum was established in 1928 as a collection house of war trophies and weapons, and the initial name of this museum was Chhauni Silkhana, meaning "the stone house of arms and ammunition".


What is the name of the stadium that held Live Aid?

On July 13, 1985, Philadelphia hosted the American end of the Live Aid concert at John F. Kennedy Stadium.


For what kind of applications are non-woven reinforcement materials better than woven ones?

Nonwoven reinforcements, or materials with low or no reinforcement, are more expensive but more suitable for some RF/analog applications.


Who described the Lombardi mandolin as wider and shorter than the Neoapolitan mandolin?

Samuel Adelstein described the Lombardi mandolin in 1893 as wider and shorter than the Neapolitan mandolin, with a shallower back and a shorter and wider neck, with six single strings to the regular mandolin's set of 4.


What are the two most widespread varieties of wines in Switzerland?

The most widespread varieties are the Chasselas (called Fendant in Valais) and Pinot noir.


What had been used to justify discrimination, apartheid, slavery and genocide in WWII?

Alongside empirical and conceptual problems with "race", following the Second World War, evolutionary and social scientists were acutely aware of how beliefs about race had been used to justify discrimination, apartheid, slavery, and genocide.


What part of his mom's head would Bell talk into?

He also developed a technique of speaking in clear, modulated tones directly into his mother's forehead wherein she would hear him with reasonable clarity.


What is the name of crisis where the wives of the Tories were replacing the wives of the Whigs?

Many of the Queen's ladies of the bedchamber were wives of Whigs, and Peel expected to replace them with wives of Tories.


How long ago did Antarctica and Australia split?

At the beginning of the period, Australia and Antarctica remained connected, and warm equatorial currents mixed with colder Antarctic waters, distributing the heat around the world and keeping global temperatures high.


Who was the main character in the third arc series?

The series finale reintroduces the heroes of the previous five seasons as they all come together and help the current heroes in the final battle due to the fact that the DigiQuartz is essentially a tear in Space and Time, allowing all of the Digimon universes to converge.


Who else has a history as long standing as those of the Greeks ?

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


What did Apple begin to eliminate in 2002?

Starting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4.


Cotton strippers are used in regions where it is too windy to grow picker varieties of cotton, and usually after application of a chemical defoliant or the natural defoliation that occurs after a freeze.


Where is there a non-religious majority?

Among "others" are Protestants not included in Evangelical Church of Germany, and other Christians such as the Restorationist New Apostolic Church.


Spectre passed which movie to become the highest grossing IMAX release in the UK?

The film also broke the record for the best per-screen opening average with $110,000, a record previously held by The Dark Knight with $100,200.


How many bikes are involved in the bike share system?

This includes North America's second-largest bicycle sharing system, EcoBici, launched in 2010, in which registered residents can get bicycles for 45 minutes with a pre-paid subscription of 300 pesos a year.


What is one who replaces a player during a game called?

A number of players may be replaced by substitutes during the course of the game.


They also presented Jesus –  "As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord" (Luke 2:23other verses).


What is the nationality of Seham Sergewa?

Another source—Libyan psychologist Seham Sergewa—reported that several of his female bodyguards claim to have been raped by Gaddafi and senior officials.


Who composes music for most of Spielberg's movies?

He has been associated with composer John Williams since 1974, who composed music for all save five of Spielberg's feature films.


What does temperature impact on tool kits?

Using temperature as a proxy for risk, Collard et al.'s results suggest that environments with extreme temperatures pose a threat to hunter-gatherer systems significant enough to warrant increased variability of tools.


What were Fantasia Barrino, LaToya London and Jennifer Hudson called?

Much media attention on the season had been focused on the three black singers, Fantasia Barrino, LaToya London, and Jennifer Hudson, dubbed the Three Divas.


The major and native language spoken in the Punjab is Punjabi (which is written in a Shahmukhi script in Pakistan) and


What was recognized by the time the 14th Amendment passed?

Other debates center on the principle of the law of the land in America being defined not just by the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, but also by legal precedence, making an accurate reading of the Constitution subject to the mores and values of a given era, and rendering the concept of historical revisionism irrelevant when discussing the Constitution.


The Japanese put up little direct defense of Palawan, but cleaning up pockets of Japanese resistance lasted until late April, as the Japanese used their common tactic of withdrawing into the mountain jungles, dispersed as small units.


Hard rock is differentiated from heavy metal by containing more of an influence of what genre?

While hard rock maintained a bluesy rock and roll identity, including some swing in the back beat and riffs that tended to outline chord progressions in their hooks, heavy metal's riffs often functioned as stand-alone melodies and had no swing in them.


What was discovered around Neptune in 2004 and 2005?

In 2004 and 2005, five new small satellites of Neptune with diameters between 38 and 61 kilometres were discovered.


Rising trade brought new methods of dealing with money, and gold coinage was again minted in Europe, first in Italy and later in France and other countries.


The Empire had a Christian majority until what time?

Until the second half of the 15th century the empire had a Christian majority, under the rule of a Muslim minority.


What activities was the FBI concerned with during the Vietnam war?

The files were collected for various reasons.


Colloquial stratum can be traced to several strata in what lexicon?

The earliest, colloquial stratum is traced to the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE); the second colloquial one comes from the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420 - 589 CE); the third stratum of pronunciations (typically literary ones) comes from the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) and is based on the prestige dialect of Chang'an (modern day Xi'an), its capital.


Who did Güshi Khan organize a welcome ceremony for?

Soon after the victory in Ü-Tsang, Güshi Khan organized a welcoming ceremony for Lozang Gyatso once he arrived a day's ride from Shigatse, presenting his conquest of Tibet as a gift to the Dalai Lama.


Which famous scientist resolved these issues?

Events seen by two different observers in motion relative to each other produce a mathematical concept of time that works sufficiently well for describing the everyday phenomena of most people's experience.


What does the Act require all hunters over the age of sixteen to do?

On 16 March 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, which requires an annual stamp purchase by all hunters over the age of sixteen.


How much larger is a dog's olfactory cortex than a person's?

Dogs may have as many as 300 million odour receptors in their nose, while humans may have only 5 million.


During which year was the federal government unstable?

Because of the general instability of the federal government during 1828, the installation of the new legislature did not take place until the middle of the following year.


What was considered to be more important to some than serving the local government?

By the Eastern Han period, local elites of unattached scholars, teachers, students, and government officials began to identify themselves as members of a larger, nationwide gentry class with shared values and a commitment to mainstream scholarship.


Which country first entered World War 2 after France's defeat?

In August 1941, Churchill and Roosevelt met and signed the Atlantic Charter, which included the statement that "the rights of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they live" should be respected.


Back-to-school shopping was introduced in what year of Beyonce's clothing line?

It was available at department stores including Macy's and Dillard's, and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and Against All Odds.


Who first standardized the earliest versions of the Quran?

According to the traditional narrative, several companions of Muhammad served as scribes and were responsible for writing down the revelations.


What famous American traitor has a first wife buried in a 17th century crypt in a New Haven church flanking New Haven Green?

The Hillhouse Avenue area, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also a part of Yale's campus, has been called a walkable museum, due to its 19th-century mansions and street scape; Charles Dickens is said to have called Hillhouse Avenue "the most beautiful street in America" when visiting the city in 1868.


Programs that convert assembly language into machine language are called what?

Converting programs written in assembly language into something the computer can actually understand (machine language) is usually done by a computer program called an assembler.


Mahayana aspires to Buddhahood through what path?

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


Which Japanese Buddhist organization built a Peace Pagoda in New Delhi in 2007?

In 2007, the Japanese Buddhist organisation Nipponzan Myohoji decided to build a Peace Pagoda in the city containing Buddha relics.


In anticipation of these standards the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) organisation was formed, an alliance of broadcasters, consumer electronics manufacturers and regulatory bodies.


With several certifications out there that can be aquired, what is the one trait they all share?

This has led some to declare that the testing field is not ready for certification.


Before the advent of the ASA system, the system of Weston film speed ratings was introduced by Edward Faraday Weston (1878–1971) and his father Dr. Edward Weston (1850–1936), a British-born electrical engineer, industrialist and founder of the US-based Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation, with the Weston model 617, one of the earliest photo-electric exposure meters, in August 1932.


The current mayor, Kevin Faulconer, is a Republican.


What brothers were instrumental in this Greek movement of neoclassicism?

The Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece was very influential in this regard, as were Robert Wood's Palmyra and Baalbec.


What company first marketed light bulbs using the reflective capsule technique to increase energy efficiency?

This concept was pioneered by Duro-Test in 1980 with a commercial product that produced 29.8 lm/W. More advanced reflectors based on interference filters or photonic crystals can theoretically result in higher efficiency, up to a limit of about 270 lm/W (40% of the maximum efficacy possible).


What Empire brought horses to the Americas?

The Spanish Empire and other Europeans brought horses to the Americas.


What responsibilities so Presbyterians have?

Above the sessions exist presbyteries, which have area responsibilities.


What have many apartment buildings  surrounding Wrigley Field built on their rooftops?

On game days, many residents rent out their yards and driveways to people looking for parking spots.


What did Beyonce call her first concert tour?

In April 2007, Beyoncé embarked on The Beyoncé Experience, her first worldwide concert tour, visiting 97 venues and grossed over $24 million.[note 1]


How much did the mortality rate of tuberculosis drop between 1946-1955?

The report found that over the period 1946-1955, there was a 42% drop in the incidence of diseases for which antibiotics were effective and only a 20% drop in those for which antibiotics were not effective.


How many acres is the Windsor Salt Mine?

The fourth border crossing is the Detroit–Windsor Truck Ferry, located near the Windsor Salt Mine and Zug Island.


What type of instrument became more refined during the classical era?

While double reeded instruments like the oboe and bassoon became somewhat standardized in the Baroque, the clarinet family of single reeds was not widely used until Mozart expanded its role in orchestral, chamber, and concerto settings.


What was the name of the political system that gave rents to knights in return for military service?

Manorialism, the organisation of peasants into villages that owed rent and labour services to the nobles, and feudalism, the political structure whereby knights and lower-status nobles owed military service to their overlords in return for the right to rent from lands and manors, were two of the ways society was organised in the High Middle Ages.


In the development of which religions did Magadha participate?

Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism, and two of India's greatest empires, the Maurya Empire and Gupta Empire, originated from Magadha.


Nasser's Egyptian detractors considered him a dictator who thwarted democratic progress, imprisoned thousands of dissidents, and led a repressive administration responsible for numerous human rights violations.


The Scottish traveler James Bruce reported in 1770 that Medri Bahri was a distinct political entity from Abyssinia, noting that the two territories were frequently in conflict.


When was the term added to the dictionary?

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


Czech historians began to emphasize their people's accomplishments from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries, rebelling against the Counter-Reformation (which had denigrated Czech and other non-Latin languages).


What was the first theater of modern Greece?

The Nobile Teatro di San Giacomo di Corfù was the first theatre and opera house of modern Greece and the place where the first Greek opera, Spyridon Xyndas' The Parliamentary Candidate (based on an exclusively Greek libretto) was performed.


Where was the Indo-Aryan culture located?

The Vedic period is named after the Indo-Aryan culture of north-west India, although other parts of India had a distinct cultural identity during this period.


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


When did Aribau write Ode to the Homeland?

In parallel, however, the 19th century saw a Catalan literary revival (Renaixença), which has continued up to the present day.


What is the purpose of antibiotic treatment?

The antibiotic treatment may select for bacterial strains with physiologically or genetically enhanced capacity to survive high doses of antibiotics.


What was the price paid for the newspaper?

IPC, under pressure from the unions, rejected Maxwell's offer, and Murdoch bought the paper for £800,000, to be paid in instalments.


Who wrote the words "Against us they have raised the bloody flag of tyranny?"

In the words of his famous hymn, the Marseillaise, Rouget de Lisle wrote: "Against us they have raised the bloody flag of tyranny!"


, also called the Empire of the Great Qing, or the Manchu dynasty, was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917.


What is the intermarriage rate among non-orthodox jews?

Among Orthodox Jews, the fertility rate stands at about 4.1 children per family, as compared to 1.9 children per family among non-Orthodox Jews, and intermarriage among Orthodox Jews is practically non-existent, standing at about 2%, in contrast to a 71% intermarriage rate among non-Orthodox Jews.


How many clubs are currently in the Premier League?

The three lowest placed teams are relegated into the Football League Championship, and the top two teams from the Championship, together with the winner of play-offs involving the third to sixth placed Championship clubs, are promoted in their place.


What concept is sexual orientation argued as?

Sexual orientation is argued as a concept that evolved in the industrialized West, and there is a controversy as to the universality of its application in other societies or cultures. Non-westernized concepts of male sexuality differ essentially from the way sexuality is seen and classified under the Western system of sexual orientation.[unreliable source?]


When did Baptist congregations split over slavery?

The Methodist Episcopal Church, South had recently separated over the issue of slavery, and southern Presbyterians would do so shortly thereafter.


When did smallpox read the lands of the Iroquois?

In 1633, in Plymouth, the Native Americans there were exposed to smallpox because of contact with Europeans.


Which is the most developed and well known of the Hindu schools?

Each of these have been further categorized in terms of conditionality, completeness, confidence and possibility of error, by each sub-school of Vedanta.


How many Richmond inhabitants get their water from the wastewater treatment plant?

This plant can treat up to 70 million gallons of water per day of sanitary sewage and stormwater before returning it to the river.


From what did  DNA need to be protected in the earliest cells?

However, evidence for this is lacking, since the simplest organisms with a circadian rhythm, the cyanobacteria, do the opposite of this - they divide more in the daytime.


What name was Adalhard the Elder also known as in 822 AD?

The first historical mention of the use of hops in beer was from 822 AD in monastery rules written by Adalhard the Elder, also known as Adalard of Corbie, though the date normally given for widespread cultivation of hops for use in beer is the thirteenth century.


What condition did Frédéric describe the piano that arrived to him through many dangerous obstacles?

He also had problems having his Pleyel piano sent to him.


What charity benefited from  the release of the song, God Bless the USA?

Following the death of Osama bin Laden, Beyoncé released her cover of the Lee Greenwood song "God Bless the USA", as a charity single to help raise funds for the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund.


What trait do people most commonly link red with?

Surveys show that red is the color most associated with courage.


The 1812 invasion of Russia resulted in the collapse of which military unit?

To enforce his blockade, Napoleon launched an invasion of Russia in the summer of 1812.


Which authorities fielded complaints from TIto about protesters?

Security for the state visits was usually high to keep him away from protesters, who would frequently burn the Yugoslav flag.


What patterns of heterogeneity falsify any descriptions of population?

As the anthropologists Leonard Lieberman and Fatimah Linda Jackson observed, "Discordant patterns of heterogeneity falsify any description of a population as if it were genotypically or even phenotypically homogeneous".


Who would prefix Dame, to their forenames?

Wives of Knights may prefix Lady to their surnames, but no equivalent privilege exists for husbands of Knights or spouses of Dames.


At the same time, neighbouring countries, Benin, Chad, Cameroon and Niger joined Nigeria in a united effort to combat Boko Haram in the aftermath of a world media highlighted kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls and the spread of Boko Haram attacks to these countries.


In what year was Bern ranked as one of the 10 best cities for their quality of life?

Bern is ranked among the world’s top ten cities for the best quality of life (2010).


The experiments of Lavoisier were used to create the first modern chemical plants in Paris, and the experiments of the Montgolfier Brothers enabled them to launch the first manned flight in a hot-air balloon on 21 November 1783, from the Château de la Muette, near the Bois de Boulogne.


The tallest dog is a Great Dane that stands 106.7 cm (42.0 in) at the shoulder.


When did the clearing of swamp land and forests begin in the British Isles?

Despite this, Britain retained its primeval forests longer than most of Europe due to a small population and later development of trade and industry, and wood shortages were not a problem until the 17th century.


What was the price to take over Adelphia?

The two companies paid a total of $17.6 billion in the deal that was finalized in the second quarter of 2006—after


Ptolemaic queens, some of whom were the sisters of their husbands, were usually called Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Berenice.


In what year did England reach the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup for the first time?

Their first ever defeat on home soil to a foreign team was an 0–2 loss to the Republic of Ireland, on 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park.


To whom did Egypt sell its interest in Suez Canal?

In 1875 Ismail was forced to sell Egypt's share in the canal to the British Government.


Bugs are usually the fault of whom or what?

Bugs are usually not the fault of the computer.


WHo established an elite knightly retinue?

Mieszko I of Poland (c. 935 – 25 May 992) established an elite knightly retinue from within his army, which he depended upon for success in uniting the Lekhitic tribes and preserving the unity of his state.


Who recorded the visual evidence on the disdainful incident?

The footage was filmed by members of the Burmese police force in the town of Meiktila and was used as evidence that Buddhists continued to kill Muslims after the European Union sanctions were lifted on 23 April 2013.


What was the ruler at the time of neoclassical introduction?

Neoclassical architecture was introduced in Malta in the late 18th century, during the final years of Hospitaller rule.


What specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein?

The nucleotide sequence of a gene's DNA specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein through the genetic code.


Why did Nasser abandon the Presidential Council?

Nasser retracted the initiative after Amer's allies in the officers corps threatened to mobilize against him.


What percentage of Tuvalu crops were destroyed during  Cyclone Pam?

Vasafua islet, part of the Funafuti Conservation Area, was severely damaged by Cyclone Pam.


What Platonic idea lost influence as a result of the work of Ockham and Duns Scotus?

The lone exception to this trend was in England, where the common law remained pre-eminent.


Which political figure supported the Saar Statute referendum?

The rejection of the plan by the Saarlanders was interpreted as support for the Saar to join the Federal Republic of Germany.


Somerset has 11,500 listed buildings, 523 scheduled monuments, 192 conservation areas, 41 parks and gardens including those at Barrington Court, Holnicote Estate, Prior Park Landscape Garden and Tintinhull Garden, 36 English Heritage sites and 19 National Trust sites, including Clevedon Court, Fyne Court, Montacute House and Tyntesfield as well as Stembridge Tower Mill, the last remaining thatched windmill in England.


From where id Chopin's father emigrate from?

His eighteen-year-old godfather, for whom he was named, was Fryderyk Skarbek, a pupil of Nicolas Chopin.


What are two airlines that considered implementing iPod connections but did not join the 2007 agreement?

Originally KLM and Air France were reported to be part of the deal with Apple, but they later released statements explaining that they were only contemplating the possibility of incorporating such systems.


What religious items did Kerry bring with him while campaigning?

He also said that the Letters of Paul (Apostle Paul) moved him the most, stating that they taught him to "not feel sorry for myself."


Theoretical obligations between a samurai and his lord (usually a daimyo) increased from the Genpei era to the Edo era.


In what year did the Senate declare the Bacchus subversive?

In 206 BC the Sibylline books commended the introduction of cult to the aniconic Magna Mater (Great Mother) from Pessinus, installed on the Palatine in 191 BC.


The largest and most important of these rivers is the Minho, known as O Pai Miño (Father Minho), 307.5 km (191.1 mi) long and discharging 419 m3 (548 cu yd) per second, with its affluent the Sil, which has created a spectacular canyon.


What is Kathmandu's fire department called?

In 1975, a West German government donation added seven fire engines to Kathmandu's fire service.


How many distinct seasons does Zhejiang have?

There are also many bays, of which Hangzhou Bay is the largest.


Coverage in China is reported to be partial and what?

Western reporters in Beijing have described Chinese media coverage as partial and censored (for example when Chinese media did not broadcast Reporters Without Borders' disruption of the torch lighting ceremony), whereas Chinese netizens have in turn accused Western media coverage of being biased.


Where does this person announce the election of the new pope?

As a result, the Cardinal protodeacon's privilege of crowning a new pope has effectively ceased although it could be revived if a future Pope were to restore a coronation ceremony.


When did the battle for Mexico City take place

After defeating the Saint Patrick's Battalion, the Mexican–American War came to a close after the United States deployed combat units deep into Mexico resulting in the capture of Mexico City and Veracruz by the U.S. Army's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Divisions.


When did Lakulish systematize the Pasupata Shaivism?

The philosophy of Pashupata sect was systematized by Lakulish in the 2nd century CE.


Three of Spielberg's films—Jaws (1975), E.T.


What does the weight of the largest metropolitan areas tend to do?

In international comparison the importance of these urban areas is stronger than their number of inhabitants suggests.


By about what number of votes did Schwarzenegger win the 2003 recall election in California?

On October 7, 2003, the recall election resulted in Governor Gray Davis being removed from office with 55.4% of the Yes vote in favor of a recall.


In Gallagher's definition of genocide, a source of what is malicious in it implementation of the destruction of a group?

Highlighting the potential for state and non-state actors to commit genocide in the 21st century, for example, in failed states or as non-state actors acquire weapons of mass destruction, Adrian Gallagher defined genocide as 'When a source of collective power (usually a state) intentionally uses its power base to implement a process of destruction in order to destroy a group (as defined by the perpetrator), in whole or in substantial part, dependent upon relative group size'.


What plays a vital role in harbouring floral and faunal species?

The forests play a vital role in harbouring more than 45,000 floral and 81,000 faunal species of which 5150 floral and 1837 faunal species are endemic.


At the end of the 19th century what was the literacy rate for the public in the Empire believed to be?

In villages where two or more populations lived together, the inhabitants would often speak each other's language.


How much solar energy is captured by photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis captures approximately 3,000 EJ per year in biomass.


What was the cost to watch AFL games on Ustream?

After its return in 2010, the AFL had its national television deal with the NFL Network for a weekly Friday night game.


Namibia is on par with what country in terms of media and reporting?

However, as in other countries, there is still mentionable influence of representatives of state and economy on media in Namibia.


What substance is hemicellulose impregnated with?

It consists of cells, and the cell walls are composed of micro-fibrils of cellulose (40% – 50%) and hemicellulose (15% – 25%) impregnated with lignin (15% – 30%).


Near what square was the African Burial Ground unearthed?

It also became a center of slavery, with 42% of households holding slaves by 1730, more than any other city other than Charleston, South Carolina.


What is not required but can be chosen to protect a player from head injuries?

Players are forbidden to wear or use anything that is dangerous to themselves or another player, such as jewellery or watches.


What is another name for an exposure index rating?

For digital photo cameras ("digital still cameras"), an exposure index (EI) rating—commonly called ISO setting—is specified by the manufacturer such that the sRGB image files produced by the camera will have a lightness similar to what would be obtained with film of the same EI rating at the same exposure.


What type of fisheries does the state have?

Montana has been a destination for its world-class trout fisheries since the 1930s.


What ports were the Portuguese restricted to?

The local African rulers in Guinea, some of whom prospered greatly from the slave trade, controlled the inland trade and did not allow the Europeans into the interior.


How much did George III pay for the house?

Sheffield's leasehold on the mulberry garden site, the freehold of which was still owned by the royal family, was due to expire in 1774.


Who said Kanye West was the greatest hip hop artist of all time?

The Guardian has compared West to David Bowie, arguing that "there is nobody else who can sell as many records as West does (30m-odd album sales and counting) while remaining so resolutely experimental and capable of stirring things up culturally and politically."


According to John Harrison, through the Constitution, what is law?

For example, John Harrison asserts that the word "law" in the Constitution is simply defined as that which is legally binding, rather than being "defined by formal or substantive criteria," and therefore judges do not have discretion to decide that laws fail to satisfy such unwritten and vague criteria.


The Supreme Court of India Museum is located in what major city?

New Delhi is home to Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, National Museum of Natural History, National Rail Museum, National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, National Philatelic Museum, Nehru Planetarium, Shankar's International Dolls Museum.


In how many UEFA European Championship Finals has England competed?

England is quite a successful nation at the UEFA European Football Championship, having finished in third place in 1968 and reached the semi-final in 1996.


Entrapment pumps often work without seals, moving parts and what else?

Momentum transfer pumps, which bear some similarities to dynamic pumps used at higher pressures, can achieve much higher quality vacuums than positive displacement pumps.


How wide were the wingspans of the dragonfly-like forms?

The lack of flying vertebrates could have been another factor.


What is the maximum amount of load a USB 1. and 2.0 device may draw?

A low-power device (such as a USB HID) draws at most one-unit load, with minimum operating voltage of 4.4 V in USB 2.0, and 4 V in USB 3.0.


In what year was the World War I Memorial Carillon constructed?

Prominently featured in the park is the World War I Memorial Carillon, built in 1926 as a memorial to those that died in the war.


What range of estimates have been given for Teresa Heinz Kerry's net worth?

However, estimates have frequently varied, ranging from around $165 million to as high as $3.2 billion, according to a study in the Los Angeles Times.


What direction did the North carolina railroad extend?

During the Civil War, the Wilmington-to-Raleigh stretch of the railroad would be vital to the Confederate war effort; supplies shipped into Wilmington would be moved by rail through Raleigh to the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.


How many residences does the "Vision for Plymouth" seek to build?

Its projects range from shopping centres, a cruise terminal, a boulevard and to increase the population to 300,000 and build 33,000 dwellings.


Who mentions a Daurentius (577–579) that slew an Avar envoy of Khagan Bayan I?

The Avars asked the Slavs to accept the suzerainty of the Avars, he however declined and is reported as saying: "Others do not conquer our land, we conquer theirs –


What is a major cause of death in neonates in Eriterea?

Maternal mortality dropped by more than half from 1995 to 2002, although the figure is still high.


What type of degree were Thailand's technical colleges historically not allowed to confer?

Examples are Pathumwan Institute of Technology (developed from Pathumwan Technical School), King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (Nondhaburi Telecommunications Training Centre), and King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok (Thai-German Technical School).


How large of a percent does Lutheran's take up?

Others include Presbyterian (2.52%), Pentecostal (1.99%), Episcopalian (1.12%), Lutheran (1.06%), Latter-Day Saints (0.99%), and other Christian denominations (6.68%) including Eastern Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Jehovah's Witness, Christian Science, Christian Unitarianism, other Mainline Protestant groups, and non-denominational.


Signing a self-executing treaty automatically does what for a party?

Treaties may be seen as 'self-executing', in that merely becoming a party puts the treaty and all of its obligations in action.


What contributed to the rise of the US as a world power?

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


What form of government did Cesar seem to be attempting?

Greek allies had their own traditional cults to rulers as divine benefactors, and offered similar cult to Caesar's successor, Augustus, who accepted with the cautious proviso that expatriate Roman citizens refrain from such worship; it might prove fatal.


Some of the most architecturally noteworthy historic buildings include the World Heritage Site-listed Royal Exhibition Building, constructed over a two-year period for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880, A.C. Goode House, a Neo Gothic building located on Collins Street designed by Wright, Reed & Beaver (1891), William Pitt's Venetian Gothic style Old Stock Exchange (1888), William Wardell's Gothic Bank (1883) which features some of Melbourne's finest interiors, the incomplete Parliament House, St Paul's Cathedral (1891) and Flinders Street Station (1909), which was the busiest commuter railway station in the world in the mid-1920s.


As of July 2011, how many people resided on the Marshall Islands?

In July 2011, the number of island residents was estimated to number about 72,191.


What argument do those opposing statehood use?

Statehood opponents have argued that the statehood option garnered only 45 percent of the votes if abstentions are included.


What was the name of the military action against Libya?

Throughout the conflict however, the U.S. maintained it was playing a supporting role only and was following the UN mandate to protect civilians, while the real conflict was between Gaddafi's loyalists and Libyan rebels fighting to depose him.


How much of the Bronx speaks African languages at home?

A Garifuna-speaking community from Honduras and Guatemala also makes the Bronx its home.


What is the Christian Democratic Party also known as?

As of 2015, Bern's City Council is made up of two representatives of the SP (Social Democratic Party, of whom one is also the mayor), and one each of CVP (Christian Democratic Party), GB (Green Alliance of Berne), and FDP (FDP.The Liberals), giving the left parties a majority of three out of five seats.


Additionally, there are around 60,000 non-Jewish African immigrants in Israel, some of whom have sought asylum.


Along with Taiwan, what empire was Korea considered to be apart of?

Korea was considered to be part of the Empire of Japan as an industrialized colony along with Taiwan, and both were part of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.


Due to the numbers of expatriates of Poland after the uprising, what did it become to be known as?

In France he used the French versions of his given names, and after receiving French citizenship in 1835, he travelled on a French passport.


What is the name of the second film that Madonna directed?

She also directed her second feature film, W.E., a biographic about the affair between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson; it was co-written with Alek Keshishian.


Minor but important peoples are the Quechua (6,739), the Charrúa (4,511), the Pilagá (4,465), the Chané (4,376), and the Chorote (2,613).


What was a crime in the eighteenth century that could cause severe punishment but was mostly ignored?

In 1976, philosopher and historian Michel Foucault argued in The History of Sexuality that homosexuality as an identity did not exist in the eighteenth century; that people instead spoke of "sodomy," which referred to sexual acts.


What are the two ways that food is broken down?

Digestion is a form of catabolism that is often divided into two processes based on how food is broken down: mechanical and chemical digestion.


Candidates to profession were tested to reveal whether they were actually married women who had merely separated from their husbands.


What was previously used to group plants?

As a simple example, prior to the use of genetic evidence, fungi were thought either to be plants or to be more closely related to plants than animals.


What did the claims of officials imply about the nature of the individuals?

Such claims suggested personal character and policy as divinely inspired; an appointment to priesthood offered divine validation.