What squadron is present but not an official part of the Brigade?

Each contains one regiment each of artillery, armour, and combat engineers, three battalions of infantry (all scaled in the British fashion), one battalion for logistics, a squadron for headquarters/signals, and several smaller support organizations.


The Mexican forces fell back from Chapultepec and retreated within the city.


What did Celtic tribes mine from the Alps?

The Alps are a source of minerals that have been mined for thousands of years.


Example psychoacoustic models and rate loops can be foundin which part of the original standard?

Implementers of the standard were supposed to devise their own algorithms suitable for removing parts of the information from the audio input.


The Roman Karamagara Bridge is an example of what type of structure?

The pointed arch, one of the defining attributes of Gothic, was earlier incorporated into Islamic architecture following the Islamic conquests of Roman Syria and the Sassanid Empire in the Seventh Century.


what were two big subgenres of house music?

These compositions used newly affordable electronic instruments to emulate not just Saunders' song, but the edited, enhanced styles of disco and other dance music they already favored.


In April 1979, young students protested against Bokassa's decree that all school attendees would need to buy uniforms from a company owned by one of his wives.


What did the emperor risk if he did not accept the decisions of the court conference?

If the emperor rejected a court conference decision, he risked alienating his high ministers.


Where was John brown, Victorias manservant, from?

Through the 1860s, Victoria relied increasingly on a manservant from Scotland, John Brown.


Hunted species are usually referred to as what?

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


Which did BYU's athletic program belong to before joining the Mountain West Conference?

He was also one of several key college leaders who brought about the creation of the Mountain West Conference, which BYU's athletics program joined —


History museums include the National Constitution Center, the Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia History, the National Museum of American Jewish History, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the state of Pennsylvania and The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania and Eastern State Penitentiary.


The protesters were unhappy with the pollution in what body of water?

Police tried to prevent the protest but took no action to stop it once the march was underway.


What agency distributed aid to Yugoslavia?

Tito's estrangement from the USSR enabled Yugoslavia to obtain US aid via the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA), the same US aid institution which administered the Marshall Plan.


In what month was the inaugural concert held for the "Ed in '08" campaign?

As spokesman for the campaign, West appeared in a series of PSAs for the organization, and hosted an inaugural benefit concert in August of that year.


What name does the Quran use for itself that means "revelation"?

In the large majority of contexts, usually with a definite article (al-), the word is referred to as the "revelation" (waḥy), that which has been "sent down" (tanzīl) at intervals.


most words were monosyllabic and there was a close correspondence between characters and words.


His next film, 1941, a big-budgeted World War II farce, was not nearly as successful and though it grossed over $92.4 million worldwide (and did make a small profit for co-producing studios Columbia and Universal)


The City University of New York system consists of how many institutions?

The public CUNY system is one of the largest universities in the nation, comprising 24 institutions across all five boroughs: senior colleges, community colleges, and other graduate/professional schools.


Who were the behavioral scientists in charge of the research?

The money went toward behavioral science research, which was supported by foundation officers who aimed to "improve mankind" under an informal, loosely defined human engineering effort.


The second truth is that the origin of dukkha can be known.


As hip hop's popularity grew, performers began speaking ("rapping") in sync with the beats, and became known as MCs or emcees.


For what  did Canadian natives use asphalt as a waterproofing material?

Canada has the world's largest deposit of natural bitumen in the Athabasca oil sands and Canadian First Nations along the Athabasca River had long used it to waterproof their canoes.


His father, Alfred Whitehead, was a minister and schoolmaster of Chatham House Academy, a successful school for boys established by Thomas Whitehead, Alfred North's grandfather.


Who were the first inhabitants of Southeast Asia?

Once inhabiting Taiwan, Vietnam, and various other parts of Asia, they are now confined primarily to Thailand, the Malay Archipelago, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.


What 3 medical associations supported the bills?

These bills were endorsed by public health and medical organizations, including the American Holistic Nurses' Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Public Health Association (APHA).


Which Minister had the responsibility to interpret laws in this period?

The Minister of Finance was the treasurer for the official bureaucracy and the armed forces who handled tax revenues and set standards for units of measurement.


Who was a major figure in the skeptical philosophical and empiricist traditions of philosophy?

Much of what is incorporated in the scientific method (the nature of knowledge, evidence, experience, and causation) and some modern attitudes towards the relationship between science and religion were developed by his protégés David Hume and Adam Smith.


Smyth, convinced that his self-baptism was invalid, applied with the Mennonites for membership.


According to a study by the China Earthquake Administration (CEA), the earthquake occurred along the Longmenshan fault, a thrust structure along the border of the Indo-Australian Plate and Eurasian Plate.


What City College initiative did Northwestern announce signing on with in 2016?

In April 2016, Northwestern announced that it signed on to the Chicago Star Partnership, a City Colleges initiative.


What country did Britain convince to attack Egypt?

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


Where did the the alphabets used by eastern languages come from?

The two languages of the Western group were linguistically very close to each other, but quite distinct from their eastern counterparts.


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

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court Justice and Ambassador to the United Nations Arthur Joseph Goldberg, and Governor of Illinois and Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson are among the graduates of the Northwestern School of Law.


The thirteenth season premiered on January 15, 2014, with Ryan Seacrest returning as host.


Who published the first thorough investigation of the photoelectric effect?

The Nobel committee awarded the prize for his work on the photo-electric effect, rather than relativity, both because of a bias against purely theoretical physics not grounded in discovery or experiment, and dissent amongst its members as to the actual proof that relativity was real.


Who argued that drug regulators were greater serving the interests of the drug companies than the patients?

Ben Goldacre has argued that regulators – such as the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK, or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States – advance the interests of the drug companies rather than the interests of the public due to revolving door exchange of employees between the regulator and the companies and friendships develop between regulator and company employees.


What was the main flaw of San Diego's original location?

The location was not ideal, being several miles away from navigable water.


Who would the axis powers oppose in the new agreement?

After Germany entered a Tripartite Pact with Japan and Italy, Ribbentrop wrote to Stalin, inviting Molotov to Berlin for negotiations aimed to create a 'continental bloc' of Germany, Italy, Japan and the USSR that would oppose Britain and the USA.


What year was victorias final child born?

For example, about a month after Leopold's birth Albert complained in a letter to Victoria about her "continuance of hysterics" over a "miserable trifle".


How many radio studios is BYU BYU Broadcasting Technical Operations Center home to?

The BYU Broadcasting Technical Operations Center is an HD production and distribution facility that is home to local PBS affiliate KBYU-TV, local classical music station KBYU-FM Classical 89, BYU Radio, BYU Radio Instrumental, BYU Radio International, BYUtv and BYU Television International with content in Spanish and Portuguese (both available via terrestrial, satellite, and internet signals).


Both the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange suspended trading of companies based in southwestern China.


The second was the provision for the conscription of every male Prussian of military age in the event of mobilization.


Two government ministers resigned over Tito's visit to what region?

Tito subsequently went on a tour of the Americas.


Which contestant had previously been arrested and charged with assault?

Jaered Andrews for an arrest on an assault charge, and Frenchie Davis for having previously modelled for an adult website.


Which part of a tree can have vertical or horizontal variation in its specific gravity?

Variation of specific gravity within the bole of a tree can occur in either the horizontal or vertical direction. :)


About how many centimeters of snow does Richmond experience in the fall?

Annual snowfall, however, is usually light, averaging 10.5 inches (27 cm) per season.


On which date were Tennessee's elected representatives restored to their offices in Washington D.C.?

Under Johnson's lenient re-admission policy, Tennessee was the first of the seceding states to have its elected members readmitted to the U.S. Congress, on July 24, 1866.


When did the Leeside Lions win the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership?

Cork Racing, a motorsport team based in Cork, has raced in the Irish Formula Ford Championship since 2005.


What do people consume that has low amounts of the necessary essential fatty acids?

Most fatty acids are non-essential, meaning the body can produce them as needed, generally from other fatty acids and always by expending energy to do so.


What was the source of educational material in Early Modern age universities?

Early Modern universities initially continued the curriculum and research of the Middle Ages: natural philosophy, logic, medicine, theology, mathematics, astronomy (and astrology), law, grammar and rhetoric.


What date did the Xbox Live Arcade launch on?

On November 22, 2005, Xbox Live Arcade was re-launched with the release of the Xbox 360, in which it was now integrated with the Xbox 360's dashboard.


In his book, Feynman was shown playing what instrument?

Concerned over the connections to drugs and rock and roll that could be made from the image, the publishers changed the cover to plain red, though they included a picture of him playing drums in the foreword.


How does a stepper motor differ from a synchronous motor?

A stepper motor may also be thought of as a cross between a DC electric motor and a rotary solenoid.


What is the main phytochrome found in seedling grown in light?

Phytochromes B–E are more stable with phyB, the main phytochrome in seedlings grown in the light.


What did French police take from demonstrators?

Minister of the Interior Michèle Alliot-Marie later stated that the police had not been ordered to do so, and that they had acted on their own initiative.


The nations of the region, with only few exceptions, have become aware of the need to maintain forest cover not only to prevent soil erosion but to preserve the diversity of flora and fauna.


How does pain inform attitudes deemed unacceptable?

In various contexts, the deliberate infliction of pain in the form of corporal punishment is used as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable.


How many people were at the Queen + Paul Rodgers concert in 2008 in Kharkiv?

On 15 August 2006, Brian May confirmed through his website and fan club that Queen + Paul Rodgers would begin producing their first studio album beginning in October, to be recorded at a "secret location".


Why is Thurnigia's landscape shaped by human influence?

Due to many centuries of intensive settlement, most of the area is shaped by human influence.


Who commanded the second  voyage in 1604?

General William Keeling, a captain during the second voyage, led the third voyage from 1607 to 1610.


In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bronx received many immigrant groups as it was transformed into an urban community, first from various European countries (particularly Ireland, Germany and Italy) and later from the Caribbean region (particularly Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic), as well as African American migrants from the American South.


What do all artworks have in common regarding the crucifixion?

Nails are almost always depicted in art, although Romans sometimes just tied the victims to the cross.


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

New York is a prominent location for the American entertainment industry, with many films, television series, books, and other media being set there.


The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene assigns letter grades to the city's 24,000 restaurants based upon their inspection results.


What is a limitation of low frequency recordings?

With low frequencies, the stylus must swing a long way from side to side, requiring the groove to be wide, taking up more space and limiting the playing time of the record.


Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen federal states (German: Bundesland, or Land).[a]


Cognitive anthropologists want to know how the way people perceive and related to the world around them is linked to what?

Cognitive anthropology seeks to explain patterns of shared knowledge, cultural innovation, and transmission over time and space using the methods and theories of the cognitive sciences (especially experimental psychology and evolutionary biology) often through close collaboration with historians, ethnographers, archaeologists, linguists, musicologists and other specialists engaged in the description and interpretation of cultural forms.


Of what duration are symbiotic relationships?

In general, only lifelong interactions involving close physical and biochemical contact can properly be considered symbiotic.


In addition to non-rock styles, what did some of the no-wave groups experiment with sonically?

No wave musicians such as the Contortions, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Mars, DNA, Theoretical Girls and Rhys Chatham instead experimented with noise, dissonance and atonality in addition to non-rock styles.


Along with red and blue, what is the third visible color channel?

It works by collecting an additional infrared channel from the scan at the same position and resolution as the three visible color channels (red, green, and blue).


Who was the child of Emilie Victoria Kraus who might have been another of Napoleon's illegitimate children?

He may have had further unacknowledged illegitimate offspring as well, such as Eugen Megerle von Mühlfeld by Emilie Victoria Kraus and Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte (1816–1907) by Albine de Montholon.


How many tourist visited Greece in 2009?

Important Greek industries include tourism (with 14.9 million international tourists in 2009, it is ranked as the 7th most visited country in the European Union and 16th in the world by the United Nations World Tourism Organization) and merchant shipping (at 16.2% of the world's total capacity, the Greek merchant marine is the largest in the world), while the country is also a considerable agricultural producer (including fisheries) within the union.


It begins at Avenue C and ends at West Street.


When was The Shevchenko Ukrainian Language Society made official?

In mid-November The Shevchenko Ukrainian Language Society was officially registered.


What language did Beyoncé release several songs in?

While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Beyoncé recorded several Spanish songs for Irreemplazable (re-recordings of songs from B'Day for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of B'Day.


How long has copper been used in building construction?

Copper has been used since ancient times as a durable, corrosion resistant, and weatherproof architectural material.


During his attendance to von Mises' seminars, who did Hayek become friends with?

It was sometime after reading Socialism that Hayek began attending von Mises' private seminars, joining several of his university friends, including Fritz Machlup, Alfred Schutz, Felix Kaufmann, and Gottfried Haberler, who were also participating in Hayek's own, more general, private seminar.


Which team received permission to move to Dublin, Ireland in 1998?

The idea came closest to reality in 1998, when Wimbledon received Premier League approval to relocate to Dublin, Ireland, but the move was blocked by the Football Association of Ireland.


Who succeeded Reza Shah after his abdication?

As the Soviet Union refused to relinquish the occupied Iranian territory, the Iran crisis of 1946 was followed, which particularly resulted in the dissolution of both puppet states, and the withdrawal of the Soviets.


Who set the trap for the Japanese forces as they sailed by Panaon Island?

As they passed Panaon Island, Nishimura's force ran into a trap set for them by the U.S.-Australian 7th Fleet Support Force.


What is the span of the Early Cretaceous?

The Early Cretaceous spans from 145 million to 100 million years ago.


What organization did Apple join to monitor its labor policies?

Apple hired a workplace standards auditing company, Verité, and joined the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct Implementation Group to oversee the measures.


Which president was given control of Florida

President James Monroe was authorized on March 3, 1821 to take possession of East Florida and West Florida for the United States and provide for initial governance.


In general, even-numbered streets are one-way eastbound and odd-numbered streets are one-way west.


What subject did Avicenna start studying at 16?

The teenager achieved full status as a qualified physician at age 18, and found that "Medicine is no hard and thorny science, like mathematics and metaphysics, so I soon made great progress; I became an excellent doctor and began to treat patients, using approved remedies."


Following a biological comparative approach, he concludes that it is highly probable that God exists, and, although not visible, it is possible that we know some of his attributes.


When was the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall built?

The city itself was also severely damaged during the massacre.


have the Burmese people ever shown any reservations about the ruling government bodies?

Burmese resentment was strong and was vented in violent riots that paralysed Yangon (Rangoon) on occasion all the way until the 1930s.


What is the native language meaning of Tuvalu?

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


The history of antisemitism includes the First Crusade which resulted in the massacre of Jews; the Spanish Inquisition (led by Tomás de Torquemada) and the Portuguese Inquisition, with their persecution and autos-da-fé against the New Christians and Marrano Jews; the Bohdan Chmielnicki Cossack massacres in Ukraine; the Pogroms backed by the Russian Tsars; as well as expulsions from Spain, Portugal, England, France, Germany, and other countries in which the Jews had settled.


Aspiration is what, in English and some other languages?

Stops are distinguished primarily by voicing, and voiceless stops are sometimes aspirated, while voiced stops are usually unaspirated.


What is one experience that students using videoconferencing can achieve?

Through videoconferencing, students can visit other parts of the world to speak with their peers, and visit museums and educational facilities.


What is the name of the prime ministerial position in Ireland?

Hence the Irish Taoiseach is formally 'renominated' after every general election.


What did the Thonburi Technology Institute become after its name change?

There are two former institutes of technology, which already changed their name to "University of Technology":


In 1960, what group made up 16.45% of Tennessee's population?

It was not until after the mid-1960s and passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that they were able to vote in full again, but new devices, such as at-large commission city governments, had been adopted in several jurisdictions to limit their political participation.


What type of elevator has a hinged wooden shaft-access door?

A residential elevator is often permitted to be of lower cost and complexity than full commercial elevators.


What portion of China's elite universities still have a primary polytechnical focus today?

China's modern higher education began in 1895 with the Imperial Tientsin University which was a polytechnic plus a law department.


What was the original intended format for CDs?

The CD was planned to be the successor of the gramophone record for playing music, rather than primarily as a data storage medium.


What are the characteristics of steel if it is cooled to quickly?

This causes the iron crystals to deform intrinsically when the crystal structure tries to change to its low temperature state, making it very hard and brittle.


Which Queen did Bell present his invention to?

Bell began a series of public demonstrations and lectures to introduce the new invention to the scientific community as well as the general public.


Wang Mang initiated a series of major reforms that were ultimately unsuccessful.


A letter suffix (such as "A") is sometimes used to indicate a newer variant, but rarely gain groupings.


Pesticides can be used to stop the spread of what dieseases?

For example, they are used to kill mosquitoes that can transmit potentially deadly diseases like West Nile virus, yellow fever, and malaria.


In what country was an assignation attempt made on the life of Paul VI?

On 27 November 1970 he was the target of an assassination attempt at Manila International Airport in the Philippines.


What year did Georgian architecture begin to be abandoned?

After about 1840, Georgian conventions were slowly abandoned as a number of revival styles, including Gothic Revival, that had originated in the Georgian period, developed and contested in Victorian architecture, and in the case of Gothic became better researched, and closer to their originals.


What did Christopher Green say of the difference between traditional cubist and Salon Cubists?

The Cubism of Picasso, Braque and Gris had more than a technical or formal significance, and the distinct attitudes and intentions of the Salon Cubists produced different kinds of Cubism, rather than a derivative of their work.


The disks were used both for storing the game and saving progress and total capacity was 128k (64k per side).


An airport consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars  and terminals.


In what year was Trinity bomb completed?

After a series of failed attempts with models, this was achieved by George Kistiakowsky, and the construction of the Trinity bomb was completed in July 1945.


For radio waves, one important reflector is the ionosphere which can change the wave's polarization.


Along with rhetoric and logic, what constituted the trivium?

Commercial secondary schools spread, and some Italian towns had more than one such enterprise.


In what year did the Stockholm Bloodbath take place?

Yet this measure only led to further hostilities, and Sweden broke away for good in 1523.


What are the genes that result from eukaryotic gene duplication called?

The most common source of new genes in eukaryotic lineages is gene duplication, which creates copy number variation of an existing gene in the genome.


Many low-born individuals, including townsfolk, peasants and Jews, could and did rise to official ennoblement in Polish society.


After 1959 a group of Tibetan Muslims made a case for Indian nationality based on their historic roots to Kashmir and the Indian government declared all Tibetan Muslims Indian citizens later on that year.


She has also discussed how Jay Z is a continuing inspiration to her, both with what she describes as his lyrical genius and in the obstacles he has overcome in his life.


When was Vieira, a former president, deposed?

In June 2005, presidential elections were held for the first time since the coup that deposed Ialá.


Why did farmers build a bridge over the Harlem River?

The tolls were resented by local farmers on both sides of the creek.


Early seventeenth-century Baptists were thought to be influenced by who?

Gourley wrote that among some contemporary Baptist scholars who emphasize the faith of the community over soul liberty, the Anabaptist influence theory is making a comeback.


In what century did Vedaguer, Oller, and Guimera wrte?

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


How thick is the ice that covers Antarctica?

About 98% of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, a sheet of ice averaging at least 1.6 km (1.0 mi) thick.


Who was signed to a contract at 8 years for $136 million?

In the offseason they signed Alfonso Soriano to a contract at 8 years for $136 million, and replaced manager Dusty Baker with fiery veteran manager Lou Piniella.


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

The University of Kansas School of Law was the top law school in the state of Kansas, and 68th nationally, according to the 2014 U.S. News & World Report "Best Graduate Schools" edition.


Pain is usually transitory, lasting only until the noxious stimulus is removed or the underlying damage or pathology has healed, but some painful conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, cancer and idiopathic pain, may persist for years.


What could we call some specimens with a high proportion of latewood that explains why they weigh less than specimens with much less latewood?

It is not only the proportion of latewood, but also its quality, that counts.


Since what year has production of solar cells in China expanded 100-fold?

Since 2005, production of solar cells in China has expanded 100-fold.


The state is also a host to a large population of birds which include endemic species and migratory species: greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus, cactus wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, Mexican jay Aphelocoma ultramarina, Steller's jay Cyanocitta stelleri, acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus, canyon towhee Pipilo fuscus, mourning dove Zenaida macroura, broad-billed hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris, Montezuma quail Cyrtonyx montezumae, mountain trogon Trogon mexicanus, turkey vulture Cathartes aura, and golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos.


In what district of London is Pillars of Hercules located?

Several establishments in Soho, London, have associations with well-known, post-war literary and artistic figures, including the Pillars of Hercules, The Colony Room and the Coach and Horses.


The Air Ministry was critical of Dowding after which battle?

Dowding accepted that as AOC, he was responsible for the day and night defence of Britain, and the blame, should he fail, would be laid at his door.


What legal traditions does Israel combine?

Israel's legal system combines three legal traditions: English common law, civil law, and Jewish law.


What did the Frankish expansion and the Bavarian expansion introduce?

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


What term is given to the attempt by the US and her allies to fight global terrorist groups?

It has been adopted primarily as a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.


The plane traveled a total of 137,000 km (85,000 mi) for a duration of 130 days through 21 countries and regions.


Who was governor of Maryland in January 2015?

In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in prison without parole in January 2015.


In what segment of the population is the decline in usage of Dutch most prominent?

Dutch is not afforded legal status in France or Germany, either by the central or regional public authorities and knowledge of the language is declining among younger generations.


What system did the Ottomans abolish in favor of the millet system?

The Ottomans abolished the feudal system previously in place and applied the millet system to Cyprus, under which non-Muslim peoples were governed by their own religious authorities.


How many numbers can a cell of a computer's memory hold?

A computer's memory can be viewed as a list of cells into which numbers can be placed or read.


In 1962 China and India fought a brief war over the disputed South Tibet and Aksai Chin regions.


What place produces live concerts, plays and comedy?

The Bayou Music Center stages live concerts, stage plays, and stand-up comedy.


Besides offering money, what else did Comcast include in their proposal to buy Disney?

On February 11, 2004, Comcast announced a $54 billion bid for The Walt Disney Company, as well as taking on $12 billion of Disney's debt.


What is the equivilent to the US Standard A17.1 called in Canada?

In Canada the document is the CAN/CSA B44 Safety Standard, which was harmonized with the US version in the 2000 edition.[citation needed]


As part of the Foreign Language Student Residence program, what do students commit to speak while in their apartments?

As already noted, BYU also offers an intensive foreign language living experience, the Foreign Language Student Residence.


The light quantum behaved in some respects as an electrically neutral particle, as opposed to an electromagnetic wave.


In what year did Paul VI journey to the Holy Land?

He travelled to the Holy Land in 1964, to the Eucharistic Congresses in Bombay, India and Bogotá, Colombia.


When did the ancestor of all modern birds evolve a better sense of smell?

In the late Cretaceous, around 95 million years ago, the ancestor of all modern birds also evolved a better sense of smell.


Where are many of those who provide income to residents earning?

Remittances from Tuvaluans living in Australia and New Zealand, and remittances from Tuvaluan sailors employed on overseas ships are important sources of income for Tuvaluans.


Philadelphia is the only World Heritage City in the United States.


In 1925 what incident by the crowd caused the closing of the stadium?

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


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


What feature added in 2007 facilitated bus travel by London' passengers with hearing and vision impairments?

London's bus network is one of the largest in the world, running 24 hours a day, with about 8,500 buses, more than 700 bus routes and around 19,500 bus stops.


What is the second-largest employer in Tucson?

Much of Tucson's economic development has been centered on the development of the University of Arizona, which is currently the second largest employer in the city.


Perkin's discovery was prompted by his work with von Hofmann on the substance aniline, derived from coal tar, and it was this breakthrough which sparked the synthetic dye industry, a boom which some historians have labelled the second chemical revolution.


What is on the background of the image which can be used as a scale to represent the size of the mechanism?

In this case, the orchestra lift is powerful enough to raise an entire orchestra, or an entire cast of performers (including live elephants) up to stage level from below.


What region was fought for during the Syrian wars?

However these Egyptian soldiers revolted, eventually setting up a native breakaway Egyptian state in the Thebaid between 205-186/5 BCE, severely weakening the Ptolemaic state.


When were Napoleon I's remains interred in his mausoleum?

They visited the Exposition Universelle (a successor to Albert's 1851 brainchild the Great Exhibition) and Napoleon I's tomb at Les Invalides (to which his remains had only been returned in 1840), and were guests of honour at a 1,200-guest ball at the Palace of Versailles.


What is Apple's prefered video standard?

This required YouTube's content to be transcoded into Apple's preferred video standard, H.264, a process that took several months.


What were castles originally built out of?

The dominance of the nobility was built upon its control of the land, its military service as heavy cavalry, control of castles, and various immunities from taxes or other impositions.[S] Castles, initially in wood but later in stone, began to be constructed in the 9th and 10th centuries in response to the disorder of the time, and provided protection from invaders as well as allowing lords defence from rivals.


What did Royal Dutch Shell's bid to purchase Shell Oil Company's shares lead to?

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


What other purposes have the domesticated turkey been used for aside from food?

The first Europeans to encounter the bird misidentified it as a guineafowl, a bird known as a "turkey fowl" at that time because it had been introduced into Europe via Turkey.


Who commanded the Prussian 12 Cavalry Brigade?

Use of traditional cavalry on the battlefields of 1914 proved to be disastrous, due to accurate, long-range rifle fire, machine-guns and artillery.


What desires were expected to be suppressed during the fasting period?

The Lenten period of the Liturgical calendar, the six weeks directly before Easter, was originally marked by fasting and other pious or penitential practices.


Where were the actual origin of the Space Race?

The Space Race can trace its origins to Germany, beginning in the 1930s and continuing during World War II when Nazi Germany researched and built operational ballistic missiles.


Storms of this magnitude are generally the result of cold air damming that affects the city due to its proximity to the Appalachian Mountains.


In what area was the Klondike Gold Rush located?

By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country.


What language lacks gendered nouns and pronouns?

With respect to the Proto-Finnic language, elision has occurred; thus, the actual case marker may be absent, but the stem is changed, cf.


What year did forbes list Oklahoma city as "recession proof".

However, during the early 1980s, Oklahoma City had one of the worst job and housing markets due to the bankruptcy of Penn Square Bank in 1982 and then the post-1985 crash in oil prices.[citation needed]


In what year was Sega's AStron Belt released?

Similarly, the Pioneer Laseractive and Halcyon were introduced as home video game consoles that used LaserDisc media for their software.


Namibia's primary tourism related governing body, the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), was established by an Act of Parliament:


Bushido was an ideal, and it remained fairly uniform from the 13th century to the 19th century — the ideals of Bushido transcended social class, time and geographic location of the warrior class.


Who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1939?

Ehrlich’s approach of systematically varying the chemical structure of synthetic compounds and measuring the effects of these changes on biological activity was pursued broadly by industrial scientists, including Bayer scientists Josef Klarer, Fritz Mietzsch, and Gerhard Domagk.


With support from the British abolitionist movement, Parliament enacted the Slave Trade Act in 1807, which abolished the slave trade in the empire.


What was the name of the paper that the World Bank and Tajikistan came up with?

The government of Tajikistan and the World Bank considered activities to support this part of the population described in the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.


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


Where was the location of the Shahi defeat by the Muslims?

In the year 1001, soon after Sultan Mahmud came to power and was occupied with the Qarakhanids north of the Hindu Kush, Jaipal attacked Ghazni once more and upon suffering yet another defeat by the powerful Ghaznavid forces, near present-day Peshawar.


In what year did Cochrane release the report?

ACE inhibitors reduce the risk of new onset kidney disease [RR 0.71] and death [RR 0.84] in diabetic patients, irrespective of whether they have hypertension.


How many Freemasons are believed to have been killed under Hitler's Nazi Regime?

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


How many of the industrial jobs in the county were based in Mexico City in the late 20th century?

In 1980 half of all the industrial jobs in Mexico were located in Mexico City.


Speakers of what languages sometimes call Kathmandu Yambu?

Another smaller settlement called Yengal was present in the southern half of old Kathmandu, near Manjupattan.


What type of modifications been added to the Philippines Constitution?

In 2004, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo established the Consultative Commission which suggested such a Charter Change but no action was taken by the Philippine Congress to amend the 1987 Constitution.


However, the anarchist definition of federalism tends to differ from the definition of federalism assumed by pro-state political scientists.


Who wrote the Histoire naturelle des insectes?

A genre that greatly rose in importance was that of scientific literature.


Which 2005 movie featured Schwarzenegger as himself?

He had been rumored to be appearing in Terminator Salvation as the original T-800; he denied his involvement, but he ultimately did appear briefly via his image being inserted into the movie from stock footage of the first Terminator movie.


In addition to finding already dead animals, what other cause of death were their animal finds?

In the 1950s, Lewis Binford suggested that early humans were obtaining meat via scavenging, not hunting.


In what decade was the ferry port built in Southampton to carry people to exotic destinations on the continent?

A ferry port was built during the 1960s.


Who did Allmusic refer to as "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond"?

Mainstream AC itself has evolved in a similar fashion over the years; traditional AC artists like Barbra Streisand, the Carpenters, Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow, John Denver, and Olivia Newton-John found it harder to have major Top 40 hits as the 1980s wore on, and due to the influence of MTV, artists who were staples of the Contemporary Hit Radio format, such as Richard Marx, Michael Jackson, Bonnie Tyler, George Michael, Phil Collins, and Laura Branigan began crossing over to the AC charts with greater frequency.


In the summer of 1937, the squad was on tour in Mexico and the United States, where it was received as an ambassador of the Second Spanish Republic.


What still uses the external digestion system?

Animals have a tube (gastrointestinal tract) in which internal digestion occurs, which is more efficient because more of the broken down products can be captured, and the internal chemical environment can be more efficiently controlled.


What capability do helicopters use to move over the flight deck and land vertically?

The arrested-recovery system has used an angled deck since the 1950s because, in case the aircraft does not catch the arresting wire, the short deck allows easier take off by reducing the number of objects between the aircraft and the end of the runway.


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

For instance, in many developing countries it is common for children to attend fewer years of formal schooling so that, when they reach adolescence, they can begin working.


Hakka is a language from what geographic part of China?

As a series of migration to the south throughout the history, the regional languages of the south, including Xiang, Wu, Gan, Min, Yue (Cantonese), and Hakka often show traces of Old Chinese or Middle Chinese.


How much more efficient are Halogena Energy Saver bulbs compared to incandescents?

The "Halogena Energy Saver" incandescents can produce about 23 lm/W; about 30 percent more efficient than traditional incandescents, by using a reflective capsule to reflect formerly wasted infrared radiation back to the filament from which it can be re-emitted as visible light.


How large was the fleet that attacked the Bithynian coast along with the Pecheneg allies?

The attack was well-timed, perhaps due to intelligence, as the Byzantine fleet was occupied with the Arabs in the Mediterranean, and the bulk of its army was stationed in the east.


Prince Alexander was the second son of whom?

By 1836, the Duchess's brother, Leopold, who had been King of the Belgians since 1831, hoped to marry his niece to his nephew, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.


What location has become famous for bird overshooters?

Examples are the Point Pelee National Park in Canada, and Spurn in England.


The Allied powers before 1917 are referred to as the Triple Entente, and the Central Powers are referred to as the Triple Alliance.


What three terms define the Bohr magneton value?

It is defined in terms of the reduced Planck constant, the elementary charge and the electron mass, all of which depend on the Planck constant: the final dependence on h1/2 (r2 > 0.995) can be found by expanding the variables.


What movement focused on the idea that the sould must be freed from matter?

These movements included, besides Buddhism, various skeptics (such as Sanjaya Belatthiputta), atomists (such as Pakudha Kaccayana), materialists (such as Ajita Kesakambali), antinomians (such as Purana Kassapa); the most important ones in the 5th century BCE were the Ajivikas, who emphasized the rule of fate, the Lokayata (materialists), the Ajnanas (agnostics) and the Jains, who stressed that the soul must be freed from matter.


In his 1991 memoir, Washington Post journalist Carl Rowan asserted that the FBI had sent at least one anonymous letter to King encouraging him to commit suicide.


Who did the Russians offer to sell Alaska to?

Russia feared losing Russian America without compensation in some future conflict, especially to the British.


Till what year did Ptolemy's family rule Egypt?

Her suicide at the conquest by Rome marked the end of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt though Hellenistic culture continued to thrive in Egypt throughout the Roman and Byzantine periods until the Muslim conquest.


What did William Penn ensure the protection of in his colony?

While some such as Roger Williams of Rhode Island and William Penn of Pennsylvania ensured the protection of religious minorities within their colonies, others like the Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony had established churches.


In Theravada Buddhism there can be no divine salvation or forgiveness for one's karma, since it is a purely impersonal process that is a part of the makeup of the universe.[citation needed]


In what year was the French term Lumieres first used?

Not until the late nineteenth century did English scholars agree they were talking about "the Enlightenment."


The president said the U.S. would be joining how many donor nations?

In January 2009 President Barack Obama restored US funding to UNFPA, saying in a public statement that he would "look forward to working with Congress to restore US financial support for the UN Population Fund.


What route does a migrating bird usually follow?

Often, the migration route of a long-distance migrator bird doesn't follow a straight line between breeding and wintering grounds.


What major interstate runs from Tijuana to Los Angeles?

With the automobile being the primary means of transportation for over 80 percent of its residents, San Diego is served by a network of freeways and highways.


When did Destiny's Child end their group act?

Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in June 2005, she released her second solo album, B'Day (2006), which contained hits "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable", and "Beautiful Liar".


Which street do numbered streets begin just north of?

Streets that do continue farther west change direction before reaching the Hudson River.


What was the claim that the lawsuit was based on?

Apple, Samsung, and Sandisk all settled the claims against them in January 2009.


A shuttle astronauts prevents ebullism at 2 kPa with what item?

Swelling and ebullism can be restrained by containment in a flight suit.


Who are private insurance companies required to accept?

Swiss citizens are universally required to buy health insurance from private insurance companies, which in turn are required to accept every applicant.


Who produced an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit motion picture?

Universal owned the rights to the "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" character, although Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks had created Oswald, and their films had enjoyed a successful theatrical run.


where was the É-Lì-Sī Army-Civilian Marshal Office established?

The Mingshi states that administrative offices were set up under these high commanderies, including one Itinerant Commandery, three Pacification Commissioner's Offices, six Expedition Commissioner's Offices, four Wanhu offices (myriarchies, in command of 10,000 households each) and seventeen Qianhu offices (chiliarchies, each in command of 1,000 households).


What Bohemian movement was influenced by Wycliffe?

Wycliffe's teachings influenced two of the major heretical movements of the later Middle Ages:


How many books are included in The Aeneid?

The Aeneid is widely considered Virgil's finest work and one of the most important poems in the history of western literature.


How much money was agreed to in the financial bailout?

The bailout, agreed to in 2011, required Portugal to enter into a range of austerity measures in exchange for funding support of €78 billion.


The rise of Chinese population saw a rapid increase during which revolution?

Chinese populations in the region saw a rapid increase following the Communist Revolution in 1949, which forced many refugees to emigrate outside of China.


In the compensation argument, who should supposedly have to make up for past discrimination against blacks?

In addition, arguments are made that whites today who innocently benefited from past injustices should not be punished for something they had no control over.


Daphne was a nymph, daughter of the river god Peneus, who had scorned Apollo.


When did Beyoncé give birth to her daughter?

The song detailed the couple's pregnancy struggles, including a miscarriage Beyoncé suffered before becoming pregnant with Blue Ivy.


Where were slaves shipped to from West Africa?

In the Colonial America of 1619, John Rolfe used negars in describing the slaves who were captured from West Africa and then shipped to the Virginia colony.


Who was the leader of the Rockingham Whigs?

The first such party was the Rockingham Whigs under the leadership of Charles Watson-Wentworth and the intellectual guidance of the political philosopher Edmund Burke.


Prior to the second world war, birth control was prohibited in many countries, and in the United States even the discussion of contraceptive methods sometimes led to prosecution under Comstock laws.


When were DBMSs first used commercially?

As computers grew in speed and capability, a number of general-purpose database systems emerged; by the mid-1960s a number of such systems had come into commercial use.


When did a huge deficit and rising inflation place pressure on Estonia's currency?

At the same time Estonia imports machinery and equipment, chemical products, textiles, food products and transportation equipment.


What voltage is being used in railway system of South Africa and Chile?

It was formerly used by the Milwaukee Road from Harlowton, Montana to Seattle-Tacoma, across the Continental Divide and including extensive branch and loop lines in Montana, and by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (now New Jersey Transit, converted to 25 kV AC) in the United States, and the Kolkata suburban railway (Bardhaman Main Line) in India, before it was converted to 25 kV 50 Hz AC.


Walter von Cronberg, the next Grand Master, was enfeoffed with the title to Prussia after the Diet of Augsburg in 1530, but the Order never regained possession of the territory.


What other cultures do the Romioi  clam to be their birthright ?

The terms used to define Greekness have varied throughout history but were never limited or completely identified with membership to a Greek state.


What is the nickname for Gorbachev's new doctrine?

Gorbachev abandoned the oppressive and expensive Brezhnev Doctrine, which mandated intervention in the Warsaw Pact states, in favor of non-intervention in the internal affairs of allies – jokingly termed the Sinatra Doctrine in a reference to the Frank Sinatra song "My Way".


What is the meaning behind the Muslim concept of tawhid?

Islam's most fundamental concept is tawhid (meaning "oneness" or "uniqueness").


What determines the properties of speed and torque?

The shape of the rotor bars determines the speed-torque characteristics.


What American president was a member of the Pacific War Council?

The council never had any direct operational control, and any decisions it made were referred to the U.S.-UK Combined Chiefs of Staff, which was also in Washington.


The rivalry between Nintendo and Sega resulted in what has been described as one of the most notable console wars in video game history, in which Sega positioned the Genesis as the "cool" console, with more mature titles aimed at older gamers, and edgy advertisements that occasionally attacked the competition.


Exclusive Jurisdiction can be waived when the two over-lapping Grand Lodges are themselves in Amity and agree to share jurisdiction (for example, since the Grand Lodge of Connecticut is in Amity with the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Connecticut, the principle of Exclusive Jurisdiction does not apply, and other Grand Lodges may recognise both).


What part of the United Kingdom is Belfast located in?

The National Trust owns thirty-six public houses of historic interest including the George Inn, Southwark, London and The Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast, Northern Ireland.


What style are most windows on secular Gothic structures?

Most surviving small secular buildings are relatively plain and straightforward; most windows are flat-topped with mullions, with pointed arches and vaulted ceilings often only found at a few focal points.


What was the name of the civilian space agency created by Eisenhower?

On the whole, Eisenhower's support of the nation's fledgling space program was officially modest until the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957, gaining the Cold War enemy enormous prestige around the world.


When did the Foo Fighters album In Your Honor come out?

In Your Honor (2005) reaching number two in the US and UK, many of the first wave of post-grunge bands began to fade in popularity.


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


Where did Chancellor Willy Brandt make his  28 October 1969 address?

An expert commission was established, named after its chairman, the former Secretary of State Professor Werner Ernst.


The only seasons in recent times when this pattern was not followed were 1999–2000, when most rounds were played a few weeks earlier than normal as an experiment, and 2010–11 and 2012–13 when the FA Cup Final was played before the Premier League season had finished, to allow Wembley Stadium to be ready for the UEFA Champions League final, as well as in 2011–12 to allow England time to prepare for that summer's European Championships.


Around 275 the Romans could no longer maintain the northern border and Utrecht was abandoned.


When did the era of planning start in Himachal Pradesh?

The era of planning in Himachal Pradesh started 1948 along with the rest of India.


Which country invaded east Prussia in World War I?

At the beginning of World War I, East Prussia became a theatre of war when the Russian Empire invaded the country.


What was Roman London's population in the 2nd century?

Although there is evidence of scattered Brythonic settlements in the area, the first major settlement was founded by the Romans after the invasion of 43 AD.


Fighting began on the strategic Ongjin peninsula in the west.


Which two national basketball teams play in NYC?

The first national college-level basketball championship, the National Invitation Tournament, was held in New York in 1938 and remains in the city.


What was code pleading ultimately replaced by?

Traditional common law pleading was replaced by code pleading in 24 states after New York enacted the Field Code in 1850 and code pleading in turn was subsequently replaced again in most states by modern notice pleading during the 20th century.


Nigeria regained democracy in 1999 when it elected Olusegun Obasanjo, the former military head of state, as the new President of Nigeria.


Which articles of the EU Copyright Directive address circumvention of copyright protection?

Laws such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act have been enacted, that use criminal law to prevent any circumvention of software used to enforce digital rights management systems.


What class of considerations did Popper believe were not important in scientific measurement?

And, in this way, one theory can be evaluated as more or less true than another on a quantitative basis which, Popper emphasises forcefully, has nothing to do with "subjective probabilities" or other merely "epistemic" considerations.


What religion is the Flying Fathers team?

The Flying Fathers, a Canadian group of Catholic priests, regularly toured North America playing exhibition hockey games for charity.


How large was the typical television recommended for the device?

The television it is connected to (typically 11" to 14") is meant to be placed atop it.


What are the festivities known as in Ambato?

In Ambato, the festivities are called Fiesta de las Flores y las Frutas (Festival of the Flowers and Fruits).


Why did the population decline after this time?

This has slowed the city's 40-year population decline after it lost nearly one-quarter of its population.


According to Albert Baugh, what was the period in which Old English was used?

While indicating that the establishment of dates is an arbitrary process, Albert Baugh dates Old English from 450 to 1150, a period of full inflections, a synthetic language.


What is an example of a culturally specific support network?

For example, "Ô-Môi" for Vietnamese American queer females.


What size was the Swiss Federal budget in 2010?

The Swiss Federal budget had a size of 62.8 billion Swiss francs in 2010, which is an equivalent 11.35% of the country's GDP in that year; however, the regional (canton) budgets and the budgets of the municipalities are not counted as part of the federal budget and the total rate of government spending is closer to 33.8% of GDP.


It was in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of what?

At the funeral of the tenor Adolphe Nourrit in Paris in 1839, Chopin made a rare appearance at the organ, playing a transcription of Franz Schubert's lied Die Gestirne.


What is the name of the independent school in Plymouth?

Plymouth also has 71 state primary phase schools, 13 state secondary schools, eight special schools and three selective state grammar schools, Devonport High School for Girls, Devonport High School for Boys and Plymouth High School for Girls.


What type of annual competition takes place during Kanavel?

It starts in January, known as "Pre-Kanaval", while the main carnival activities begin in February.


Boston became one of the wealthiest international ports after what war?

Many of the crucial events of the American Revolution—the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's midnight ride, the battles of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill, the Siege of Boston, and many others—occurred in or near Boston.


What kind of experiments did Zugibe run?

These studies included experiments in which volunteers with specific weights were hanging at specific angles and the amount of pull on each hand was measured, in cases where the feet were also secured or not.


Which statistics are debated because of the different ways various police forces record crime?

There is some controversy regarding comparative crime statisitics due to inconsistencies between different police forces recording methodologies.


What affects the number of ions in a gauge?

The current depends on the number of ions, which depends on the pressure in the gauge.


What year were the lacquer doors brought from Brighton?

The Chinese Luncheon Room and Yellow Drawing Room are situated at each end of this gallery, with the Centre Room obviously placed in the centre.


A colonist far from the Mediterranean and low in social rank would be more likely to do what?

The farther away from the Mediterranean and the lower in social status, the more likely that a colonist was to adopt local ways, while the Greco-Macedonian elites and Royal families, usually remained thoroughly Greek and viewed most non-Greeks with disdain.


Nanjing is endowed with rich natural resources, which include more than 40 kinds of minerals.


Which group represents at least 70% of Jews worldwide?

Only in Israel is the Jewish population representative of all groups, a melting pot independent of each group's proportion within the overall world Jewish population.


In what year was the north-west pavilion turned into a swimming pool?

In 1938, the north-west pavilion, designed by Nash as a conservatory, was converted into a swimming pool.


These two codecs, along with block-switching contributions from Thomson-Brandt, were merged into a codec called ASPEC, which was submitted to MPEG, and which won the quality competition, but that was mistakenly rejected as too complex to implement.


Rivals in what self-identified era enjoyed much stronger 3rd party support?

In the longer run, however, with the NES near its end of its life many third-party publishers such as Electronic Arts supported upstart competing consoles with less strict licensing terms such as the Sega Genesis and then the PlayStation, which eroded and then took over Nintendo's dominance in the home console market, respectively.


Formal membership varies between communities, but basic lay adherence is often defined in terms of a traditional formula in which the practitioner takes refuge in The Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha), and the Sangha (the Buddhist community).


How many airports are affiliated with London and incorporate the word London in their names?

Eight airports use the word London in their name, but most traffic passes through six of these.


Through what company is the TCM Vault Collection released?

The TCM Vault Collection consists of several different DVD collections of rare classic films that have been licensed, remastered and released by Turner Classic Movies (through corporate sister Warner Home Video).


Where did the intelligence information that led to the passage of Resolution 83 come from?

The ROK Army intelligence upon which Resolution 83 was based came from U.S. Intelligence; North Korea was not invited as a sitting temporary member of the UN, which violated UN Charter Article 32; and the Korean conflict was beyond the UN Charter's scope, because the initial north–south border fighting was classed as a civil war.


The other newspaper, New Haven Advocate is run by which company?

New Haven is served by the daily New Haven Register, the weekly "alternative" New Haven Advocate (which is run by Tribune, the corporation owning the Hartford Courant), the online daily New Haven Independent, and the monthly Grand News Community Newspaper.


How did the Queen view the Indian Rebellion?

After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British East India Company, which had ruled much of India, was dissolved, and Britain's possessions and protectorates on the Indian subcontinent were formally incorporated into the British Empire.


How is the presence of sugar shown by using Benedict's reagent and Fehling's solution?

For example, copper salts are used to test for reducing sugars.


Who discovered the process of refining kerosene from coal?

Ignacy Łukasiewicz improved Gesner's method to develop a means of refining kerosene from the more readily available "rock oil" ("petr-oleum") seeps in 1852 and the first rock oil mine was built in Bóbrka, near Krosno in Galicia in the following year.


Winter storms have caused traffic problems in the past as well.


What is the commonly held notion regarding the dual nature of the soul called?

Families throughout Han China made ritual sacrifices of animals and food to deities, spirits, and ancestors at temples and shrines, in the belief that these items could be utilized by those in the spiritual realm.


When was the phrase Iranian language family first used?

The use of the term for the Iranian language family was introduced in 1836 by Christian Lassen.


During which years did the conscious begin to look for a new style in Germany, Italy, Russia, and Holland?

This familiar explanation "fails to give adequate consideration to the complexities of a flourishing art that existed just before and during the period when Picasso's new painting developed.


How much did Britain spend to buy Egypt's share of the Suez Canal?

Although this did not grant outright control of the strategic waterway, it did give Britain leverage.


Who was sent to stop Valencia's uprising?

It did not have the revolutionary fervor of the movement in cities like Alcoy, as it was initiated by the bourgeoisie, but the Madrid government sent General Martinez-Campos to stifle the rebellion by force of arms and subjected Valencia to an intense bombardment.


In 1855, Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens negotiated the Hellgate treaty between the United States Government and the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and the Kootenai people of western Montana, which established boundaries for the tribal nations.


What kind of winter weather does Houston have?

Recent snow events in Houston include a storm on December 24, 2004 when one inch (2.5 cm) of snow accumulated in parts of the metro area.


What century does football in England date back to?

The history of football in England dates back to at least the eighth century AD.


What family do potatoes, tomatoes and peppers belong to?

Also of high importance are the Solanaceae, or nightshade family (potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers, among others), the Cucurbitaceae, or gourd family (also including pumpkins and melons), the Brassicaceae, or mustard plant family (including rapeseed and the innumerable varieties of the cabbage species Brassica oleracea), and the Apiaceae, or parsley family.


Some polychaetes also have various combinations of ocelli ("little eyes") that detect the direction from which light is coming and camera eyes or compound eyes that can probably form images.


What happens to these new plants if they are able to reproduce?

These plants that are reproductively isolated from the parent species but live within the same geographical area, may be sufficiently successful to form a new species.


In 2010 how many movies did youtube's rental service offer?

In January 2010, YouTube introduced an online film rentals service, which is available only to users in the US, Canada and the UK as of 2010.


Copper has been in use at least 10,000 years, but more than 95% of all copper ever mined and smelted has been extracted since 1900, and more than half was extracted in only the last 24 years.


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

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


In other words, the text system can correctly treat the character as a newline, regardless of the input's actual encoding.


What is the name of lyrical novel written by Oskar Luts?

Anton Hansen Tammsaare's social epic and psychological realist pentalogy Truth and Justice captured the evolution of Estonian society from a peasant community to an independent nation.


What organic reds did Rothko use in the Passion of Christ murals?

In 1962 he donated to Harvard University a series of large murals of the Passion of Christ whose predominant colors were dark pink and deep crimson.


What Russian-Austrian agreement preceded the Seven Years War that started in 1755-56?

In 1756 Austria was making military preparations for war with Prussia and pursuing an alliance with Russia for this purpose.


When did Arsenal FC leave Highbury stadium?

Widely referred to as Highbury, Arsenal Stadium was the club's home from September 1913 until May 2006.


The Arnmenian economy depends primarily on what?

Recently, the Intel Corporation agreed to open a research center in Armenia, in addition to other technology companies, signalling the growth of the technology industry in Armenia.


Who conducted a study about Detroit's walk-ability?

About two-thirds of suburban residents occasionally dine and attend cultural events or take in professional games in the city of Detroit.


What types of  birds are most commonly considered poultry?

These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails and turkeys) and the family Anatidae, in order Anseriformes, commonly known as "waterfowl" and including domestic ducks and domestic geese.


What is the final degree in the Freemasons?

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


One rescue team reported only 2,300 survivors from the town of Yingxiu in Wenchuan County, out of a total population of about 9,000.


The masters who built the floor in the synagogue at Bet She'an also constructed what other mosaic?

The ban on human or animal images was more strictly observed by the Samaritans than their Jewish neighbours in the same town (see above).


What can Plainsong or Gregorian chant also be called?

Polyphonic (multi-voiced) music developed from monophonic chant throughout the late Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, including the more complex voicings of motets.


How did Steven Spielberg's film "The Sugarland Express" do in the box office?

Based on the strength of his work, Universal signed Spielberg to do four TV films.


From which countries does the biggest rise in Valencia's foreign population come?

The third largest city in Spain and the 24th most populous municipality in the European Union, Valencia has a population of 809,267 within its administrative limits on a land area of 134.6 km2 (52 sq mi).


How tall was Napoleon, in feet and inches?

" At 5 ft 6 in (168 cm), he was not physically imposing but in one-on-one situations he typically had a hypnotic impact on people and seemingly bent the strongest leaders to his will.


In 1925, Broz moved to Kraljevica where he started working at a shipyard.


How does the APG system of 1998, with its 2003 and 2009 revisions, treat flowering plants?

The APG system of 1998, and the later 2003 and 2009 revisions, treat the flowering plants as a clade called angiosperms without a formal botanical name.


What did Paul Feyerabend ultimate do to Popper's philosophy of science?

Popper founded in 1946 the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics and there lectured and influenced both Imre Lakatos and Paul Feyerabend, two of the foremost philosophers of science in the next generation of philosophy of science.


Who does the senior leadership roles in the USAF include?

The senior uniformed leadership in the Air Staff is made up of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force.


What was the name of the state that three North Carolina counties hoped to form in 1784?

North Carolina ceded the area to the federal government in 1790, after which it was organized into the Southwest Territory.


German is the fourth most commonly used language, with 13,444 speakers representing about 0.4% of the total state population.


In what part of a tree's cross-section is heartwood visible?

For example, it is sometimes much darker.


Has there been a recent increase or decrease in international students studying in Melbourne?

There has also been a rapid increase in the number of International students studying in the city.


Who developed the ductile form of tungsten?

By 1910, a process was developed by William D. Coolidge at General Electric for production of a ductile form of tungsten.


In what year was the Walworth School established?

Other early examples of comprehensive schools included Woodlands Boys School in Coventry (opened in 1954) and Tividale Comprehensive School in Tipton.


What piece of information is almost always listed on a pub sign?

Today's pub signs almost always bear the name of the pub, both in words and in pictorial representation.


Elevations around the world that have a cold climate similar to that of the polar region have been called what?

Elevations around the world that have cold climates similar to those of the polar regions have been called Alpine.


Rumors of Napoleon's return from what location were often used as an inspiration for his followers?

Widespread rumors of Napoleon's return from St. Helena and Napoleon as an inspiration for patriotism, individual and collective liberties, and political mobilization manifested themselves in seditious materials, displaying the tricolor and rosettes.


In April 2011, Beyoncé and Jay Z traveled to Paris in order to shoot the album cover for her 4, and unexpectedly became pregnant in Paris.


What was the population in London in 2014?

The Office for National Statistics estimated its mid-2014 population to be 8,538,689, the largest of any municipality in the European Union, and accounting for 12.5 percent of the UK population.


Who was not prepared for the financial crisis in 2007 by lacking a full understanding of the financial system?

The U.S. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission reported its findings in January 2011.


How were pigments like red lake created?

Red lac was made from the gum lac, the dark red resinous substance secreted by various scale insects, particularly the Laccifer lacca from India.


Nutritional standards and recommendations are produced by a joint effort between the US Department of Agriculture and which other department?

Dietary and physical activity guidelines from the USDA are presented in the concept of MyPlate, which superseded the food pyramid, which replaced the Four Food Groups.


What is one annual event Oklahoma City hosts?

The city has held the 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball First and Second round and hosted the Big 12 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments in 2007 and 2009.


At what event was Tito recognized by Stalin?

King Peter II, American President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill joined Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in officially recognising Tito and the Partisans at the Tehran Conference.


What poetry festival was first held in 1997?

Seattle also hosted the 2001 national Poetry Slam Tournament.


Who is the Australian Liberal Party's leader?

The party's leader is Malcolm Turnbull and its deputy leader is Julie Bishop.


When did South Africa refuse to surrender Namibia?

During the 1960s, when European powers granted independence to their colonies and trust territories in Africa, pressure mounted on South Africa to do so in Namibia.


What law did Congress refer to as a basic for the AUMF?

Congress declares this is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution of 1973.


The first woman to go into space was from which country?

The USSR didn't again open its cosmonaut corps to women until 1980, two years after the United States opened its astronaut corps to women.


Gaddafi briefly studied History at the University of Libya in Benghazi, before dropping out to join the military.


Drug trafficking and money laundering are considered what?

Corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking, though is not restricted to these activities.


What does Hindu temple architecture try to express?

Hindu temple architecture, which developed around the 3rd century BCE, is governed by concepts laid down in the Shastras, and is concerned with expressing the macrocosm and the microcosm.


Using what to determine the seriousness of a breach can prevent a party from prematurely suspending its obligations due to another party's alleged material breach?

An advantage of such an arbiter is that it prevents a party from prematurely and perhaps wrongfully suspending or terminating its own obligations due to another's alleged material breach.


Who met the British army as they moved north?

As the British Army moved north from victories in Charleston and Camden, South Carolina, the Southern Division of the Continental Army and local militia prepared to meet them.


What class increased it's interest in music during the 19th century?

The piano, which achieved its modern construction in this era (in part due to industrial advances in metallurgy) became widely popular with the middle class, whose demands for the instrument spurred a large number of piano builders.


The Tomb of the King of Boni, with a spirit way and a tortoise stele, was discovered in Yuhuatai District (south of the walled city) in 1958, and has been restored.


What types of control are considered when labeling a country with the perjorative "51st state" label?

It can also be used in a pejorative sense, meaning an area or region is perceived to be under excessive American cultural or military influence or control.


What was the official name of Libya prior to the establishment of the Jamahiriya?

On 2 March 1977 the General People's Congress adopted the "Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority" at Gaddafi's behest.


What does DRM and anti-circumvention laws do?

Strategies include education, civil & criminal legislation, and international agreements, as well as publicizing anti-piracy litigation successes and imposing forms of digital media copy protection, such as controversial DRM technology and anti-circumvention laws, which limit the amount of control consumers have over the use of products and content they have purchased.


What is the name of the only medical center on Norfolk Island?

Although the hospital can perform minor surgery, serious medical conditions are not permitted to be treated on the island and patients are flown back to mainland Australia.


With whom did Hayek establish the Geistkreis?

Hayek's time in Monakow's lab, and his deep interest in the work of Ernst Mach, inspired Hayek's first intellectual project, eventually published as The Sensory Order (1952).


A solar chimney (or thermal chimney, in this context) is a passive solar ventilation system composed of a vertical shaft connecting the interior and exterior of a building.


The Dirección Nacional de Transporte (DNT), part of the national Ministry of Transport and Public Works, is responsible for the organization and development of Montevideo's transport infrastructure.


Where did the majority of the concepts of Mary's birth show themselves the most ?

Although the doctrine of Mary's Immaculate Conception appears only later among Latin (and particularly Frankish) theologians, it became ever more manifest among Byzantine theologians reliant on Gregory Nazianzen's Mariology in the Medieval or Byzantine East.


With Paris' growth many of these, particularly the city's largest cemetery, les Innocents, were filled to overflowing, creating quite unsanitary conditions for the capital.


Samuel changed something that was in the old meaning of the metaphor, what was it?

The modern term "culture" is based on a term used by the Ancient Roman orator Cicero in his Tusculanae Disputationes, where he wrote of a cultivation of the soul or "cultura animi", using an agricultural metaphor for the development of a philosophical soul, understood teleologically as the highest possible ideal for human development.


What does Southern Russian have a linguistic continuum with?

In the Southern Russian dialects, instances of unstressed /e/ and /a/


What is implied when two witnesses have a number of errors in common?

" That is, if two witnesses have a number of errors in common, it may be presumed that they were derived from a common intermediate source, called a hyparchetype.


What was a way musicians got sounds such short recording times?

An obvious workaround for longer recordings was to release a set of records.


The base of the stupa has 108 small depictions of the Dhyani Buddha Amitabha.


How many of the South Africans surveyed in 1996 said they speak at least a little Afrikaans?

In total, Afrikaans is the first language in South Africa alone of about 6.8 million people and is estimated to be a second language for at least 10 million people worldwide, compared to over 23 million and 5 million respectively, for Dutch.


After Boganda's death in a plane crash on 29 March 1959, his cousin, David Dacko, took control of MESAN and became the country's first president after the CAR had formally received independence from France.


On what TV station did Red Nose Day appear?

In the sketch, they film a behind-the-scenes mockumentary on the filming of Spectre.


How many transfer windows are available each year from the Football Association?

The two transfer windows run from the last day of the season to 31 August and from 31 December to 31 January.


"Superstorm Sandy" produced an all-time record low barometric pressure reading of what?

"Superstorm Sandy" struck Atlantic City on October 29, 2012, causing flooding and power-outages but left minimal damage to any of the tourist areas including the Boardwalk and casino resorts, despite widespread belief that the city's boardwalk had been destroyed.


Cappadocia began it's realtionship with Rome under whom?

Ariarathes V also waged war with Rome against Aristonicus, a claimant to the throne of Pergamon, and their forces were annihilated in 130 BCE.


What was Whitehead's philosophy able to anticipate for the 21st century?

Though Process and Reality has been called "arguably the most impressive single metaphysical text of the twentieth century," it has been little-read and little-understood, partly because it demands – as Isabelle Stengers puts it – "that its readers accept the adventure of the questions that will separate them from every consensus."


According the the 2012 census, how many people live on the Tuvalu islands?

Tuvalu has a population of 10,640 (2012 census).


Which country did England negotiate the Treaty of London with?

The British Empire began to take shape during the early 17th century, with the English settlement of North America and the smaller islands of the Caribbean, and the establishment of private companies, most notably the English East India Company, to administer colonies and overseas trade.


How many rules dows the patimokkha have?

The precise content of the vinayapitaka (scriptures on Vinaya) differs slightly according to different schools, and different schools or subschools set different standards for the degree of adherence to Vinaya.


Gilbert did not survive the return journey to England, and was succeeded by his half-brother, Walter Raleigh, who was granted his own patent by Elizabeth in 1584.


What was considered to be dominant part of normal life?

Music was a major part of everyday life.[citation needed]


What year was the discovery of hydrogen gas?

In 1671, Robert Boyle discovered and described the reaction between iron filings and dilute acids, which results in the production of hydrogen gas.


How much military aggression did Maria Theresa exert following the war?

Hence, she dedicated the next two decades to the consolidation of her administration.


Which tribes brought down the Western Roman Empire?

The Roman Empire came to dominate the entire Mediterranean basin in a vast empire based on Roman law and Roman legions.


Who originally created the measles vaccine?

Other notable new vaccines of the period include those for measles (1962, John Franklin Enders of Children's Medical Center Boston, later refined by Maurice Hilleman at Merck), Rubella (1969, Hilleman, Merck) and mumps (1967, Hilleman, Merck)


What statement addressed the relationship of Italy to Greece in the Catholic church?

It produced the Catholic-Orthodox Joint declaration of 1965, which was read out on 7 December 1965, simultaneously at a public meeting of the Second Vatican Council in Rome and at a special ceremony in Istanbul.


The court said that in the case of copyright infringement, the province guaranteed to the copyright holder by copyright law – certain exclusive rights – is invaded, but no control, physical or otherwise, is taken over the copyright, nor is the copyright holder wholly deprived of using the copyrighted work or exercising the exclusive rights held.


These mandolin are used in a popular dance music called?

This type of mandolin is also used in Bhangra, dance music popular in Punjabi culture.


After which war did England gain New York in exchange for Run, an Indonesian island?

Several intertribal wars among the Native Americans and some epidemics brought on by contact with the Europeans caused sizable population losses for the Lenape between the years 1660 and 1670.


If the lungs are infected by TB via bloodstream, what's the type of focus?

This is known as a Simon focus and is typically found in the top of the lung.


Who said the 'war on terrorism' is 'an entire language of discourse'?

Because the actions involved in the "war on terrorism" are diffuse, and the criteria for inclusion are unclear, political theorist Richard Jackson has argued that "the 'war on terrorism' therefore, is simultaneously a set of actual practices—wars, covert operations, agencies, and institutions—and an accompanying series of assumptions, beliefs, justifications, and narratives—it is an entire language or discourse."


In 1956, Conkling left Columbia, he would help establish the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences before eventually becoming the first president of the newly launched Warner Bros. Records, and Goddard Lieberson began the first of two stints as head of the record company.


A form of corruption that does not involve personal gain is known as what?

A similar problem of corruption arises in any institution that depends on financial support from people who have interests that may conflict with the primary purpose of the institution.


In 1946, for example, Walworth School was one of five 'experimental' comprehensive schools set up by the London County Council


What regions suffer from state-sponsored abuse and violence?

Cultural citizenship—or what Renato Rosaldo has called, "the right to be different and to belong, in a democratic, participatory sense" (1996:243)—is not yet very well developed in Peru.


Who believed Britain was following a strategy when trying to destroy Russian Navy?

More recently, the historians Andrew Lambert and Winfried Baumgart have argued that, first, Britain was following a geopolitical strategy in aiming to destroy a fledgling Russian Navy which might challenge the Royal Navy for control of the seas, and second that the war was a joint European response to a century of Russian expansion not just southwards but also into western Europe.


Which sex tends to have more red blood cells than the other?

Sex differences are apparent as males tend to develop "larger hearts and lungs, higher systolic blood pressure, a lower resting heart rate, a greater capacity for carrying oxygen to the blood, a greater power for neutralizing the chemical products of muscular exercise, higher blood hemoglobin and more red blood cells".


In 2006 the population of Pima County, in which Tucson is located, passed one million while the City of Tucson's population was 535,000.


What was the name of the general who claimed Guam?

From 1565 to 1815, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, the only Spanish outpost in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, was an important resting stop for the Manila galleons, a fleet that covered the Pacific trade route between Acapulco and Manila.:51


Before 1641 the privileged ennoblement was granted by what?

Initially, this privilege could be granted by monarch, but from the 1641 onward, this right was reserved for the sejm.


Where was native copper extracted with primitive tools between 800 and 1600?

Copper metallurgy was flourishing in South America, particularly in Peru around 1000 AD; it proceeded at a much slower rate on other continents.


Who is the headmaster of the Christian Brothers of Ireland Stella Maris College?

The Christian Brothers of Ireland Stella Maris College is a private, co-educational, not-for-profit Catholic school located in the wealthy residential southeastern neighbourhood of Carrasco.


Infinite Comics is related to what comics media platform?

Marvel discontinued its Marvel Adventures imprint in March 2012, and replaced them with a line of two titles connected to the Marvel Universe TV block.


The numbers in the names of the encodings indicate the number of bits per code value (for UTF encodings) or the number of bytes per code value (for UCS encodings).


Bell returned to Boston the same day and the next day resumed work, drawing in his notebook a diagram similar to that in Gray's patent caveat.


Where do unstressed vowels reduce to three?

The other dialects have different vowel reduction processes (see the section pronunciation of dialects in this article).


Who was the leader of South Vietnam in 1954?

Collins' instructions were to support the leader Ngo Dinh Diem in subverting communism, by helping him to build an army and wage a military campaign.


For example, while a Baroque orchestra may have had two double bass players, a Romantic orchestra could have as many as ten. "


Which Melbourne rail station was the world's busiest passenger station in 1926?

Flinders Street Station is Melbourne's busiest railway station, and was the world's busiest passenger station in 1926.


What organization found no evidence that UNFPA had supported Chinese coercion?

But Amnesty International found no evidence that UNFPA had supported the coercion.


Originally known as Buckingham House, the building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years.


The bird retina has a fan shaped blood supply system called the pecten.


What Security Council Resolution recommended that the Marshall Islands be allowed to join the UN?

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


What stle was the Iglesia Punta Carretas built in?

Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón ("Our Lady of the Sacred Heart"), also known as Iglesia Punta Carretas ("Punta Carretas Church"), was built between 1917 and 1927 in the Romanesque Revival style.


In 1999, there was a double homicide in the Westside Clothing store on Lincoln Boulevard.


Which Italian cathedral displays polychrome marble and mosaic on the gable?

Rose windows are also often found in the façades of churches of Spain and Italy, but are rarer elsewhere and are not found on the façades of any English Cathedrals.


What part of the computer has memory cells called registers?

As data is constantly being worked on, reducing the need to access main memory (which is often slow compared to the ALU and control units) greatly increases the computer's speed.


What event did Jem and Scout attend right before they were attacked at night?

One of Jem's arms is broken in the struggle, but amid the confusion someone comes to the children's rescue.


In what ways can a sequence of events be presented?

A sequence of events that includes the time along with place or location information to describe a sequential path may be referred to as a world line.


What were many post-punk artists originally inspired by?

The term "post-punk" was first used by journalists in the late 1970s to describe groups moving beyond punk's sonic template into disparate areas.


How many teams participate in the Notre Dame Bookstore Basketball tournament?

With 6,000 participants, the university's intramural sports program was named in 2004 by Sports Illustrated as the best program in the country, while in 2007 The Princeton Review named it as the top school where "Everyone Plays Intramural Sports."


Between 2005 and 2011, how many 360 consoles were sold in Japan?

While the original Xbox sold poorly in Japan, selling just 2 million units while it was on the market (between 2002 and 2005),[citation needed] the Xbox 360 sold even more poorly, selling only 1.5 million units from 2005 to 2011.


How many specific characters are there in the ASCII code?

ASCII includes definitions for 128 characters: 33 are non-printing control characters (many now obsolete) that affect how text and space are processed and 95 printable characters, including the space (which is considered an invisible graphic:223).


What is the second busiest airport in the New York metro area?

The three busiest airports in the New York metropolitan area include John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport; 109 million travelers used these three airports in 2012, and the city's airspace is the busiest in the nation.


What is the second most visited art museum in Paris?

The Louvre was the world's most visited art museum in 2014, with 9.3 million visitors.


Who had the biggest fraud case settlement?

Examples of fraud cases include the GlaxoSmithKline $3 billion settlement, Pfizer $2.3 billion settlement and Merck & Co. $650 million settlement.


The small size of MP3 files enabled widespread peer-to-peer file sharing of music ripped from CDs, which would have previously been nearly impossible.


Protestantism is a form of Christian faith and practice which originated with the Protestant Reformation,[a] a movement against what its followers considered to be errors in the Roman Catholic Church.


What was youtube planning on doing to labels it did not reach a deal with?

In May 2014, prior to the launch of YouTube's subscription-based Music Key service, the independent music trade organization Worldwide Independent Network alleged that YouTube was using non-negotiable contracts with independent labels that were "undervalued" in comparison to other streaming services, and that YouTube would block all music content from labels who do not reach a deal to be included on the paid service.


In what year are or racial categories first revised for the 2000 U.S. Census?

In September 1997, during the process of revision of racial categories previously declared by OMB directive no. 15, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) recommended that OMB combine the "race" and "ethnicity" categories into one question to appear as "race/ethnicity" for the 2000 US Census.


What treaty ended the Thirty Years' War?

The main tenets of the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War, were:


What ruler was dissolved after the Indian Rebellion in 1857?

She wrote of "her feelings of horror and regret at the result of this bloody civil war", and insisted, urged on by Albert, that an official proclamation announcing the transfer of power from the company to the state "should breathe feelings of generosity, benevolence and religious toleration".


What was the region of Eastern Europe called in 1 AD?

In ancient times, in the first centuries after the birth of Christ, when this region was called[by whom?]


In what areas of the US does Comcast operate?

Comcast services U.S. residential and commercial customers in 40 states and the District of Columbia.


Whose directions can be followed to interact with iPod batteries?

iPod batteries are not designed to be removed or replaced by the user, although some users have been able to open the case themselves, usually following instructions from third-party vendors of iPod replacement batteries.


Where was one main concentration of Humanism?

It developed during the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth centuries, and was a response to the challenge of scholastic university education, which was then dominated by Aristotelian philosophy and logic.


What medical district is experiencing growth in biotechnology and medical research field?

The downtown medical district is experiencing rapid growth of biotechnology and medical research industries coupled with substantial expansions of all the major hospitals.


When did Boeing move its headquarters to Chicago?

The company's credit union for employees, BECU, remains based in the Seattle area, though it is now open to all residents of Washington.


How many Billboard chart toppers did American Idol contestants have within the first ten seasons?

According to Billboard magazine, in its first ten years, "Idol has spawned 345 Billboard chart-toppers and a platoon of pop idols, including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Fantasia, Ruben Studdard, Jennifer Hudson, Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert and Jordin Sparks while remaining a TV ratings juggernaut."


What type of secularism came to dominate American public life?

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


What is a major implication of the Erie doctrine?

The other major implication of the Erie doctrine is that federal courts cannot dictate the content of state law when there is no federal issue (and thus no federal supremacy issue) in a case.


Besides the areas of Spain, what other differences are there between Barcelona and Real Madrid?

From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities.


What did Harff define as "short-lived outbursts by mobs...?"

Daniel D. Polsby and Don B. Kates, Jr. state that "... we follow Harff's distinction between genocides and 'pogroms,' which she describes as 'short-lived outbursts by mobs, which, although often condoned by authorities, rarely persist.'


What boulevard turns into E.K Gaylord Boulevard?

Shields Boulevard (US-77) continues from E.K. Gaylord Boulevard in downtown Oklahoma City and runs south eventually connecting to I-35 near the suburb of Moore.


When is the earliest date of using the term cardinal as honorable church men used?

The earliest example of this occurs in a letter sent by Pope Zacharias in 747 to Pippin III (the Short), ruler of the Franks, in which Zacharias applied the title to the priests of Paris to distinguish them from country clergy.


What store was founded in Paris, in 1838, which sold a wide variety of products?

A novelty shop called Au Bon Marché had been founded in Paris in 1838 to sell lace, ribbons, sheets, mattresses, buttons, umbrellas and other assorted goods.


Ibn Tufail wrote the first Arabic novel Hayy ibn Yaqdhan (Philosophus Autodidactus) as a response to Al-Ghazali's The Incoherence of the Philosophers, and then Ibn al-Nafis also wrote a novel Theologus Autodidactus as a response to Ibn Tufail's Philosophus Autodidactus.


How does he describe what makes something real?

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


What is a common type of solar water heater?

The most common types of solar water heaters are evacuated tube collectors (44%) and glazed flat plate collectors (34%) generally used for domestic hot water; and unglazed plastic collectors (21%) used mainly to heat swimming pools.


Who was the prime minister of Canada in 1939?

George was the first reigning monarch of Canada to visit North America, although he had been to Canada previously as Prince Albert and as Duke of York.


How much land did the Allen brothers buy?

New Orleans was the center of this trade in the Deep South, but there were slave dealers in Houston.


Which state was Article 23 used to reintegrate?

It had been used in 1957 to reintegrate the Saar Protectorate as the Saarland into the Federal Republic, and this was used as a model for German reunification in 1990.


Up until then, various similar lists of works to be read in churches were in use.


Who may have added texts to the Canon for some time?

Much of the material in the Canon is not specifically "Theravadin", but is instead the collection of teachings that this school preserved from the early, non-sectarian body of teachings.