What modern technologies were first used during the Crimean War?

The war was one of the first to be documented extensively in written reports and photographs.


what type of land is much of the great plans?

Much of the Great Plains became open range, or rangeland where cattle roamed free, hosting ranching operations where anyone was theoretically free to run cattle.


What percentage of Richmond is made up of water?

The city is located in the Piedmont region of Virginia, at the highest navigable point of the James River.


Which American Enlightenment sympathiser was known for his political activism and advances in physics?

Franklin was influential for his political activism and for his advances in physics.


How is the health of the general publis affected by pesticides?

In general, farmers benefit from having an increase in crop yield and from being able to grow a variety of crops throughout the year.


How much slip does a synchronous motor have?

One type of synchronous motor is like an induction motor except the rotor is excited by a DC field.


The possibility of unlikely victories in the earlier rounds of the competition, where lower ranked teams beat higher placed opposition, known as "giant killings", is much anticipated by the public, and is considered an integral part of the tradition and prestige of the competition, alongside that gained by teams winning the competition.


What kind of empire did Burke think the French revolutionaries wanted?

He wished that France would not be partitioned due to the effect this would have on the balance of power in Europe, and that the war was not against France, but against the revolutionaries governing her.


Who retained indigenous language and culture after the Spanish conquest?

Large numbers of Bolivian highland peasants retained indigenous language, culture, customs, and communal organization throughout the Spanish conquest and the post-independence period.


The Coventry raid led to what phrase being in widespread use?

No follow up raids were made, as OKL underestimated the British power of recovery (as Bomber Command would do over Germany from 1943–1945).


When did the British try to redo the Treaty of Nanjing?

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


Who is considered the father of natural history?

Naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522–1605) was considered the father of natural history, which included the study of plants.


When did explorer Carl Anton Larsen become a British citizen?

The first semi-permanent inhabitants of regions near Antarctica (areas situated south of the Antarctic Convergence) were British and American sealers who used to spend a year or more on South Georgia, from 1786 onward.


One of the most important events of the 19th century was the rise of Indian nationalism, leading Indians to seek first "self-rule" and later "complete independence".


Who said that Chopin's familiarity with Polish music was more "urbanised"  than true folk music?

Richard Taruskin impugns Schumann's attitude toward Chopin's works as patronizing and comments that Chopin "felt his Polish patriotism deeply and sincerely" but consciously modelled his works on the tradition of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Field.


Indigenous people in what zones use fur for warmth and protection?

PETA, along with other animal rights and animal liberation groups have called attention to fur farming and other practices they consider cruel.


After South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, who was sent to Charleston's forts?

In 1832, South Carolina passed an ordinance of nullification, a procedure by which a state could, in effect, repeal a federal law; it was directed against the most recent tariff acts.


Compression of human speech is often performed with even more specialized techniques; speech coding, or voice coding, is sometimes distinguished as a separate discipline from audio compression.


What ratio of teens are "heavy" social media users, using two types of media daily?

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


As a result of American hostility, what military alliance did Libya say it would join?

In 1981, the new US President Ronald Reagan pursued a hard line approach to Libya, erroneously considering it a puppet regime of the Soviet Union.


DDT use is not always effective, as resistance to DDT was identified in Africa as early as 1955, and by 1972 nineteen species of mosquito worldwide were resistant to DDT.


What humorous nickname was given to the situation with the console system clock errors?

However, the root cause of the problem was unrelated to the PlayStation Network, since even users who had never been online also had problems playing installed offline games (which queried the system timer as part of startup) and using system themes.


What is the permutation when a person commits to identity choices?

Finally, achievement is when a person makes identity choices and commits to them.


It is primarily located inside the neighborhood of Melrose but also lines the northern border of Mott Haven.


To what areas has Melbourne dedicated substantial international investment?

There has been substantial international investment in the city's industries and property market.


The outbreak of the Indian Revolution took place in what year?

Public opinion in the UK was outraged at the logistical and command failures of the war; the newspapers demanded drastic reforms, and parliamentary investigations demonstrated the multiple failures of the Army.


Oklahoma was the only state where which presidential candidate won no counties twice?

Although registered Republicans were a minority in the state until 2015, starting in 1952, Oklahoma has been carried by Republican presidential candidates in all but one election (1964).


Tango, milonga and vals criollo are the most popular forms of music in what region?

Fun Fun' Bar, established in 1935, is one of the most important places for tango in Uruguay as is El Farolito, located in the old part of the city and Joventango, Café Las Musas, Garufa and Vieja Viola.


How many Jews were forced to live within the Warsaw Ghetto?

They were initially gathered into massive urban ghettos, such as 380,000 held in the Warsaw Ghetto, where large numbers died under the harsh conditions therein, including 43,000 in the Warsaw Ghetto alone.


What are two parts of the University of Kansas house in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences?

The University of Kansas is a large, state-sponsored university, with five campuses.


How much extra money from DST did Fortune predict for 7-Eleven on account of DST?

In 1984, Fortune magazine estimated that a seven-week extension of DST would yield an additional $30 million for 7-Eleven stores, and the National Golf Foundation estimated the extension would increase golf industry revenues $200 million to $300 million.


After Jesus' death they pierced his side with a spear to be certain that he had died.


What company is developing the remaster?

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, is being developed by Tantalus Media for the Wii U. Officially announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on November 12, 2015, it features enhanced graphics and Amiibo functionality.


For a comparison of the current security vulnerabilities of browsers, see comparison of web browsers.


In regards to the mind, what are 3 theories that modern day philosophers try to harmonize?

Many current and recent philosophers—e.g.


What genre of movie did Beyonce star in with Cuba Gooding, Jr?

In July 2002, Beyoncé continued her acting career playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in the comedy film, Austin Powers in Goldmember, which spent its first weekend atop the US box office and grossed $73 million.


How many steps did Nasser take in preparation for war?

On 26 May Nasser declared, "The battle will be a general one and our basic objective will be to destroy Israel".


Who was named as a teacher at the second madrasa, housed in a mosque?

The first institute of madrasa education was at the estate of Hazrat Zaid bin Arkam near a hill called Safa, where Hazrat Muhammad was the teacher and the students were some of his followers.[citation needed]


What did the southern part of Lancashire turn into?

The urbanised southern part largely became part of two metropolitan counties, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.


Which contestants did the judges save on season ten of American Idol?

Casey Abrams, who suffers from ulcerative colitis, was hospitalized twice and missed the Top 13 result show.


What does a higher flight phase result in?

Another important variable that affects linear and angular momentum is time the landing takes Gymnasts can alter the shape of the area by increasing the time taken to perform the landing.


What did Deists and skeptics join together to fight for?

New Light evangelicals such as Isaac Bachus and John Leland joined forces with Deists and skeptics such as James Madison and Thomas Jefferson to fight for a complete separation of church and state."


Paris in its early history had only the Seine and Bièvre rivers for water.


If done properly, what Protestant practice does the Catholic Church recognize?

A Protestant baptism is held to be valid by the Catholic Church if given with the trinitarian formula and with the intent to baptize.


What was the name of the first ironclad warship that saw combat?

The Confederate Congress shared quarters with the Virginia General Assembly in the Virginia State Capitol, with the Confederacy's executive mansion, the "White House of the Confederacy", located two blocks away.


On occasion, only one-third of German bombs hit their targets.


What is the name of the private cemetery in Plymouth?

There is also a privately owned cemetery on the outskirts of the city, Drake Memorial Park which does not allow headstones to mark graves, but a brass plaque set into the ground.


What is considered landmark Architecture

Utrecht also houses one of the landmarks of modern architecture, the 1924 Rietveld Schröder House, which is listed on UNESCO's world heritage sites.


What was the 'Treatise on the Police' called in French?

Michel Foucault claims that the contemporary concept of police as a paid and funded functionary of the state was developed by German and French legal scholars and practitioners in Public administration and Statistics in the 17th and early 18th centuries, most notably with Nicolas Delamare's Traité de la Police ("Treatise on the Police"), first published in 1705.


In which year were Soviet forces scheduled to leave Mongolia?

In July 1963 the Mongolian People's Republic asked to join the Warsaw Pact under Article 9 of the treaty.


Other rocky islets which include Coco, the Roques (or little Turtle rocks), the Goat, and the Sugarloaf.


What is the name of the plateau that lies west of the Rocky Mountains?

A portion known as the Colorado Plateau, centered around the Four Corners region, is considered to have some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.


Players are usually strategically placed by who?

Though there are a variety of positions in which the outfield (non-goalkeeper) players are strategically placed by a coach, these positions are not defined or required by the Laws.


Who has hunting been forbidden to since early Christian times?

From early Christian times, hunting has been forbidden to Roman Catholic Church clerics.


Did the UN troops or Chinese troops experience more war casualties?

All of these factors generally led to a rate of Chinese casualties that was far greater than the casualties suffered by UN troops.


During waht centuries did the Western Chalukya rule?

The Western Chalukya Empire (Kannada:ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ) ruled most of the western Deccan, South India, between the 10th and 12th centuries.


In 1952, WFIL (now WPVI) premiered the television show Bandstand, which later became the nationally broadcast American Bandstand hosted by Dick Clark.


What status does Catalan Countries have?

Various interpretations of the term may include some or all of these regions.


When did the formation of the alps began?

The formation of the Alps (the Alpine orogeny) was an episodic process that began about 300 million years ago.


How was the 2008 stimulus plan payed for?

In 2011, Mayor Bing announced a plan to categorize neighborhoods by their needs and prioritize the most needed services for those neighborhoods.


Nadiya Hussain, a Times Magazine column writer, is known for being the winner of what BBC contest?

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


What University opened a satellite campus in the Detroit Medical Center?

Other institutions in the city include the College for Creative Studies, Lewis College of Business, Marygrove College and Wayne County Community College.


How did Nasser respond to economic problems in Syria?

In response to Syria's worsening economy, which Nasser attributed to its control by the bourgeoisie, in July 1961, Nasser decreed socialist measures that nationalized wide-ranging sectors of the Syrian economy.


What British university did the Dominican Friars appear in?

The Dominican friars quickly spread, including to England, where they appeared in Oxford in 1221.


What non-profit cardiovascular educational association is headquartered in Hyderabad?

Hyderabad is also the headquarters of the Indian Heart Association, a non-profit foundation for cardiovascular education.


What is the aftermath of infrequent errors during intracellular assembly of virus particles?

Transduction of bacterial genes by bacteriophage appears to be a consequence of infrequent errors during intracellular assembly of virus particles, rather than a bacterial adaptation.


Where was the pre-title scene in Spectre filmed?

In February 2015 over fifteen hundred extras were hired for the pre-title sequence set in Mexico, though they were duplicated in the film, giving the effect of around ten thousand extras.


How were slaves listed in the 1850 US census?

Slaves were listed by owner, and classified by gender and age, not individually, and the question about color was a column that was to be marked with a "B" if the slave was black and an "M" if mulatto.


This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes or chords.


What took the place of private businesses in 1981?

The following year, the GPC announced that the government would take control of all import, export and distribution functions, with state supermarkets replacing privately owned businesses; this led to a decline in the availability of consumer goods and the development of a thriving black market.


Who founded a shopping mall reserved for the most elites of society?

It had been occupied by various shops and warehouses (Maly Gostiny Dvor, Schukin Dvor, Apraksin Dvor) until 1846, when Count Essen-Stenbock-Fermor acquired the grounds to build an elite shopping mall for the Russian nobility and wealthy bourgeoisie.


Which syllable does the German pronunciation of Hanover stress?

The traditional English spelling is still used in historical contexts, especially when referring to the British House of Hanover.


When did Estonia join the European Union's Nordic Battle Group?

It has also shown continued interest in joining the Nordic Council.


What is the major thing that sets the size of antennas at lower frequencies?

In addition to a lower radiation resistance, the reactance becomes higher as the antenna size is reduced, and the resonant circuit formed by the antenna and the tuning coil has a Q factor that rises and eventually causes the bandwidth of the antenna to be inadequate for the signal being transmitted.


What type of swarm was a concern because of the emperor's ethics?

If the emperor did not behave according to proper ritual, ethics, and morals, he could disrupt the fine balance of these cosmological cycles and cause calamities such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, epidemics, and swarms of locusts.


How many days are in the Gregorian calendar?

A regular Gregorian year consists of 365 days, but as in the Julian calendar, in a leap year, a leap day is added to February.


When were contradictory views to  the belief of Mary's parentage struck down ?

In 1677, the Holy See condemned the belief that Mary was virginally conceived, which had been a belief surfacing occasionally since the 4th century.


What is the British equivalent of a "buck"?

Other well-known names of the dollar as a whole in denominations include "greenmail", "green" and "dead presidents" (the last because deceased presidents are pictured on most bills).


What type of garment or accessory is traditionally worn at some of the dances held?

Dance parties are common events among friends, and traditional mask dances are performed at ceremonial events.


What sort of thinkers were Foster and Luce?

Luce, in Sense without Matter (1954), attempts to bring Berkeley up to date by modernizing his vocabulary and putting the issues he faced in modern terms, and treats the Biblical account of matter and the psychology of perception and nature.


Many changes were introduced this season, from the format to the personnel of the show.


Who says with certainty that the cross was made out of two beams?

Justin Martyr (100–165) explicitly says the cross of Christ was of two-beam shape: "That lamb which was commanded to be wholly roasted was a symbol of the suffering of the cross which Christ would undergo.


Who was responsible for the construction of Kasthamandap temple?

This temple, also known as Maru Satal in the Newar language, was built in 1596 by King Laxmi Narsingh Malla.


What is another name for a freight elevator?

In order for an elevator to be legal to carry passengers in some jurisdictions it must have a solid inner door.


After which war did Britain establish its West Africa Squadron?

Following the Napoleonic Wars, Great Britain established the West Africa Squadron in an attempt to halt the international traffic in slaves.


Other exceptions include Richard III, now buried at Leicester Cathedral, and the de facto queen Lady Jane Grey, buried in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London.


What is lacking in the arrangement of the Quranic text?

The textual arrangement is sometimes considered to exhibit lack of continuity, absence of any chronological or thematic order and repetitiousness.


How many Muslims are believed to live on earth?

Current estimates conclude that the number of Muslims in the world is around 1,5 billion.


Which mountain in Washington receives the most amount of snowfall?

The greatest annual snowfall level is at Mount Rainier in Washington, at 692 inches (1,758 cm); the record there was 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in the winter of 1971–72.


What was Frédéric prone to during early childhood as a result of his slight build?

Chopin was of slight build, and even in early childhood was prone to illnesses.


How many awards was Beyonce nominated for at the 52nd Grammy Awards?

At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé received ten nominations, including Album of the Year for I Am...


How was sensitivity expressed at first in the DIN system?

Originally the sensitivity was written as a fraction with 'tenths' (for example "18/10° DIN"), where the resultant value 1.8 represented the relative base 10 logarithm of the speed. '


What were some of problems experienced with the colonialism of Burma by the British?

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


What were the townsfolk prohibited from doing?

It bound the peasant to the land, as only one son (not the eldest) was permitted to leave the village; townsfolk (Polish: "mieszczaństwo") were prohibited from owning land; and positions in the Church hierarchy could be given only to nobles.


What is the average rainfall in Bissau, in millimetres?


Records indicate how many pounds of deer skins were exported from Charles Town during the height of its deerskin trade?

Charles Town was a hub of the deerskin trade, the basis of its early economy.


What ancient festival was celebrated until the 5th century?

Rome had a semi-divine ancestor in the Trojan refugee Aeneas, son of Venus, who was said to have established the nucleus of Roman religion when he brought the Palladium, Lares and Penates from Troy to Italy.


What are the approximate temperatures that can be delivered by phase change materials?

These materials are inexpensive, readily available, and can deliver domestically useful temperatures (approximately 64 °C or 147 °F).


What other parts of East Prussia were transferred after the annexation of Zichenau?

Despite Nazi propaganda presenting all of the regions annexed as possessing significant German populations that wanted reunification with Germany, the Reich's statistics of late 1939 show that only 31,000 out of 994,092 people in this territory were ethnic Germans.[citation needed]


What group of people ruled the northern shoes of the   Sahara?

The Byzantine Empire ruled the northern shores of the Sahara from the 5th to the 7th centuries.


How many years after initial launch of the console was Kinect released?

Five years after the Xbox 360's original debut, the well-received Kinect motion capture camera was released, which became the fastest selling consumer electronic device in history, and extended the life of the console.


What was one goal of the invasion of Saxony?

His second goal was to advance into Bohemia where he might set up winter quarters at Austria's expense.


Once it arrives what does the elevator do

Once the elevator arrives at the floor, it will park with its doors open and the car buttons will be disabled to prevent a passenger from taking control of the elevator.


What did music become during the Baroque era  in comparison with earlier periods?

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


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

Up until 1912 the Ottomans retained a band of territory including Albania, Macedonia and Thrace, which were lost in the two Balkan Wars of 1912–13.


Which group of people were considered inferior?

While ethnic Poles were subject to selective persecution, all ethnic Jews were targeted by the Reich.


After the preamble comes numbered articles, which contain the substance of the parties' actual agreement.


Which two missionaries help bring Presbyterian churches in the south eastern states?

The missionary expedition of Mary Slessor and Hope Waddel and their group in the mid 18th century in this coastal regions of the ten British colony has brought about the beginning and the flourishing of this church in these areas.


When did the idea of a hidden church begin?

In order to justify their departure from the Roman Catholic Church, Protestants often posited a new argument, saying that there was no real visible Church with divine authority, only a spiritual, invisible, and hidden church


What never precedes cause because of causality?

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.


Strasbourg is immersed in the Franco-German culture and although violently disputed throughout history, has been a bridge of unity between France and Germany for centuries, especially through the University of Strasbourg, currently the second largest in France, and the coexistence of Catholic and Protestant culture.


When did the Apollo 11 mission land back on Earth?

Apollo 11 left lunar orbit and returned to Earth, landing safely in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969.


What besides Modern Orthodox Judaism does Orthodox Judaism consist of?

Orthodox Judaism generally includes Modern Orthodox Judaism (אורתודוקסיה מודרנית) and Ultra-Orthodox or Haredi Judaism (יהדות חרדית), but complete within is a wide range of philosophies.


What did South Korea do to cause members of the South Korean military unit to become trapped near the Han River?

Destroying the bridge also trapped many South Korean military units north of the Han River.


What law gave Somali husbands and wives equal rights over personal property?

The 1975 Somali Family Law gave men and women equal division of property between the husband and wife upon divorce and the exclusive right to control by each spouse over his or her personal property.


The amount of uranium in air is usually very small; however, people who work in factories that process phosphate fertilizers, live near government facilities that made or tested nuclear weapons, live or work near a modern battlefield where depleted uranium weapons have been used, or live or work near a coal-fired power plant, facilities that mine or process uranium ore, or enrich uranium for reactor fuel, may have increased exposure to uranium.


What material can sometimes be expelled by coughing if the cavities it's stored in connect to bronchi?

During active disease, some of these cavities are joined to the air passages bronchi and this material can be coughed up.


Greece came part of what empire in the 2nd century BC?

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


Where is the Coutt of Cassation located?

The Court of Cassation, the highest court in the judicial order, which reviews criminal and civil cases, is located in the Palais de Justice on the Île de la Cité, while the Conseil d'État, which provides legal advice to the executive and acts as the highest court in the administrative order, judging litigation against public bodies, is located in the Palais-Royal in the 1st arrondissement.


How many guarantees will most databases tolerate?

A distributed system can satisfy any two of these guarantees at the same time, but not all three.


What did MPs yell when the torch passed them?


Presbyterianism is based on this type of tradition, what is it?

However this is based on a more subtle point: In confessional churches, theology is not solely an individual matter.


Which U.S. President did Kanye criticize after the events of Hurricane Katrina?

When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers, he deviated from the prepared script to criticize the media's portrayal of hurricane victims, saying:


Preparations for the event were marred by a disagreement over the role of the Chinese flame attendants, with Australian and Chinese officials arguing publicly over their function and prerogatives during a press conference.


What is the purpose of contacts in the lamp socket?

Contacts in the lamp socket allow the electric current to pass through the base to the filament.


How long is a typical uncoiled tungsten filament for a 60-watt bulb?

The advantage of the coiled coil is that evaporation of the tungsten filament is at the rate of a tungsten cylinder having a diameter equal to that of the coiled coil.


After her second solo album, what other entertainment venture did Beyonce explore?

Beyoncé took a hiatus from music in 2010 and took over management of her career; her fourth album 4 (2011) was subsequently mellower in tone, exploring 1970s funk, 1980s pop, and 1990s soul.


Charles V combined the Seventeen Provinces (the current Benelux and the northern parts of France) as a personal union.


What would a PCB designer use heavy copper to make their circuit board resist?

IPC 2152 is a standard for determining current-carrying capacity of printed circuit board traces.


Where did the bulk of the cities populace live?

Throughout the territory under Rome's control, residential architecture ranged from very modest houses to country villas, and in the capital city of Rome, to the residences on the elegant Palatine Hill, from which the word "palace" is derived.


What type of engagement is considered a World Value?

In a factor analysis of the latest wave of World Values Survey data, Arno Tausch (Corvinus University of Budapest) found that Protestantism emerges to be very close to combining religion and the traditions of liberalism.


who started drainage of the Somerset levels

Drainage began with the Romans, and was restarted at various times: by the Anglo-Saxons; in the Middle Ages by the Glastonbury Abbey, from 1400–1770; and during the Second World War, with the construction of the Huntspill River.


What's the name of the institution of higher learning with "Solent" in its name?

The city has a strong higher education sector.


What year were both adults and children only able to work 10 hours a day?

These acts were largely ineffective and after radical agitation, by for example the "Short Time Committees" in 1831, a Royal Commission recommended in 1833 that children aged 11–18 should work a maximum of 12 hours per day, children aged 9–11 a maximum of eight hours, and children under the age of nine were no longer permitted to work.


What yacht-related event is held annually in Mission Bay?

The San Diego Yacht Club hosted the America's Cup yacht races three times during the period 1988 to 1995.


Which film grossed more money for its opening weekend in the North American market, Skyfall or Spectre?

In the United States and Canada, the film opened on 6 November 2015, and in its opening weekend, was originally projected to gross $70–75 million from 3,927 screens, the widest release for a Bond film.


What will some of the current US fleet of Nimitz-class carriers be replaced with?

It is expected that the ships will be more automated in an effort to reduce the amount of funding required to staff, maintain and operate its supercarriers.


What author wrote about the US Air Force egalitarian culture?

Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. adds that the U.S. Air Force's culture also includes an egalitarianism bred from officers perceiving themselves as their service's principal "warriors" working with small groups of enlisted airmen either as the service crew or the onboard crew of their aircraft.


Persecution of Jews in Spain occurred after what event concluded?

To this end, Mehmed and his successor Bayezid, also encouraged and welcomed migration of the Jews from different parts of Europe, who were settled in Istanbul and other port cities like Salonica.


What is distinguished from 'this is odd' only by an accent, in Russian?

For example, it is used to distinguish between otherwise identical words, especially when context does not make it obvious: замо́к/за́мок (lock/castle), сто́ящий/стоя́щий (worthwhile/standing), чудно́/чу́дно (this is odd/this is marvelous), молоде́ц/мо́лодец (attaboy/fine young man),


In what geographical portion of Sudan do some Somalis live?

In addition, there is an historical Somali community in the general Sudan area.


What was the result of Prussian resistance to Sweden?

In short order, the Prussian army drove the Swedes back, occupied most of Swedish Pomerania, and blockaded its capital Stralsund.


What's the most commonly spoken regional language in the Netherlands?

Of the three officially recognized regional languages Limburgish is spoken most (in 2011 among adults 54%, among children 31%) and Dutch Low Saxon least (adults 15%, children 1%); Frisian occupies a middle position (adults 44%, children 22%).


Along with scarce green vegetables, what had an impact on Rajasthani cooking?

The scarcity of water and fresh green vegetables have all had their effect on the cooking.


What kind of oversight does the separation of powers help to promote?

Separation of powers is a political doctrine originating in the writings of Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Laws where he urged for a constitutional government with three separate branches of government.


How many Mapuche were there in Argentina in 2005?

The ten most populous indigenous peoples are the Mapuche (113,680 people), the Kolla (70,505), the Toba (69,452), the Guaraní (68,454), the Wichi (40,036), the Diaguita-Calchaquí (31,753), the Mocoví (15,837), the Huarpe (14,633), the Comechingón (10,863) and the Tehuelche (10,590).


In what city was the 3rd Army based in June of 1941?

In June 1941, he was appointed Chief of Staff to General Walter Krueger, Commander of the 3rd Army, at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.


When was Adventures of Tintin released in the US?

The film was released in North American theaters on December 21, 2011, in Digital 3D and IMAX.


In practice, Catholic services in all provinces were quickly forbidden, and the Reformed Church became the "public" or "privileged" church in the Republic.


What does downtown Miami possess more of than any other US city?

Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies.


How many contestants were sent home during the first week of finals?

A new feature introduced was the "Judges' Save", and Matt Giraud was saved from elimination at the top seven by the judges when he received the fewest votes.


U.S. 30, extending east-west from West Philadelphia to Lancaster, is known as Lancaster Avenue throughout most of the city and through the adjacent Main Line suburbs.


Which state send members to the parliament in Edinburgh?

In addition to this, voters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland return members to a parliament in Edinburgh and to assemblies in Cardiff and Belfast respectively.


What is another name for the feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in the Anglican Communion?

This feast is called in older prayer books the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary on February 2.


Androphilia describes sexual attraction to masculinity; gynephilia describes the sexual attraction to femininity.


How did Semmelweis reduce puerperal fever?

Pasteur was able to link microorganisms with disease, revolutionizing medicine.


The theme of Georgics is instruction in the methods of what?

The ostensible theme of the Georgics is instruction in the methods of running a farm.


What countries do the A12 and A2 connect

This has led to a passionate debate in the city about the best way to improve the city's air quality.


Where do modern theorist believe the name of Greek originated from ?

A modern theory derives the name Greek (Latin Graeci) from Graikos, "inhabitant of Graia/Graea," a town on the coast of Boeotia.


What was a driving force behind the revival of the second British Invasion of New Music to America?

The original post-punk movement ended as the bands associated with the movement turned away from its aesthetics, often in favor of more commercial sounds.


What department store has the most success in Jiangsu Province?

Since the opening policy in 1979, the Chinese department stores also develops swiftly along with the fast-growing economy.


Who did Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini later become?

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, who later became Pope Paul VI, remarked to Giulio Bevilacqua that "this holy old boy doesn't realise what a hornet's nest he's stirring up".


The eastern parts of the Frankish kingdoms, especially Germany and Italy, were under continual Magyar assault until the invader's defeat at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955.


In what country was Flying Fox in Freedom Tree made into a feature film?

In 1989, his novel Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree was made into a feature film in New Zealand, directed by Martyn Sanderson.


What is a choice that users of pesticides can make that will lower risks?

Reducing the use of pesticides and choosing less toxic pesticides may reduce risks placed on society and the environment from pesticide use.


"Near East" applied to this mainly known area

Near East" applied to what had been mainly known as the Levant, which was in the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Porte, or government.


A study in 2004 placed the prevalence of asexuality at 1%.


What else is climate change been shown to change?

Large scale climatic changes, as have been experienced in the past, are expected to have an effect on the timing of migration.


Greece has evidence of Stone Age people during what time period?

All three stages of the stone age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic) are represented in Greece, for example in the Franchthi Cave.


What poem did Shelley write during the visits to Geneva?

When Coleridge travelled to Chamonix, he declaimed, in defiance of Shelley, who had signed himself "Atheos" in the guestbook of the Hotel de Londres near Montenvers, "Who would be, who could be an atheist in this valley of wonders".


What underworld god possess Rajasthanis?

Some of the spirits possessing Rajasthanis are seen as good and beneficial while others are seen as malevolent.


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


What institution of mercantilism was established with New World colonies?

European overseas expansion led to the rise of colonial empires, producing the Columbian Exchange.


How many civilian deaths occurred as a result of the Plymouth Blitz?

Although the dockyards were the principal targets, much of the city centre and over 3,700 houses were completely destroyed and more than 1,000 civilians lost their lives.


Other popular tourist attractions include the grounds of University College Cork, through which the River Lee flows, the Women's Gaol at Sundays


Believing that no U.S. president should be able to take the United States (and more specifically the U.S. Army) to war without the support of the American people, General Abrams intertwined the structure of the three components of the army in such a way as to make extended operations impossible, without the involvement of both the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.


What main components play a role in asthma?

While asthma is a well recognized condition, there is not one universal agreed upon definition.


What did the need for increased revenue to pay for the Roman army lead to an increase in?

More bureaucrats were needed in the central administration to deal with the needs of the army, which led to complaints from civilians that there were more tax-collectors in the empire than tax-payers.


What two dignitaries where at his first performance in London?

In London Chopin took lodgings at Dover Street, where the firm of Broadwood provided him with a grand piano.


What claim did Ronald Dworkin make about the expectations that a college application should not have?

Scholars such as Ronald Dworkin have asserted that no college applicant has a right to expect that a university will design its admissions policies in a way that prizes any particular set of qualities.


What language eventually came to power in the Irrawaddy valley ?

Nonetheless, the extent and pace of reforms were uneven and ultimately proved insufficient to stem the advance of British colonialism.


To what part of official state sacrifices did the Vestals attend?

The Vestals cared for the Lares and Penates of the state that were the equivalent of those enshrined in each home.


What was Jim Foster viewing when he came up with the idea for arena football?

Jim Foster, a promotions manager with the National Football League, conceived of indoor football while watching an indoor soccer match at Madison Square Garden in 1981.


What studio's case decision was NOT overturned?

The MGM v. Grokster case did not overturn the earlier Sony decision, but rather clouded the legal waters; future designers of software capable of being used for copyright infringement were warned.


Along with gold, what luxury was present on the clothes of the elite?

Clothing for the elites was richly embellished with jewels and gold.


What morphological features do forensic anthropologists draw on?

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


Who grouped 23 unpublished pieces and published them as Opp. 66-73 in 1855?

In 1857, 17 Polish songs that Chopin wrote at various stages of his life were collected and published as Op.


In addition to King John's House, what's the name of another rich merchant's dwelling that still partly remains?

Surviving remains of 12th century merchants' houses such as King John's House and Canute's Palace are evidence of the wealth that existed in the town at this time.


What did peasant women do when it was time for the harvest?

At harvest-time, they were also expected to help with field-work.


What kind of zinc compound is used in manufacturing rubber?

Zinc oxide is widely used as a white pigment in paints, and as a catalyst in the manufacture of rubber.


In what Italian center was the Anglican center opened in by Archbishop Ramsey?

Ramsey met Paul three times during his visit and opened the Anglican Centre in Rome to increase their mutual knowledge.


How many military services beling to the Department of Defense?

The Chief of Staff of the Army, who is the highest-ranked military officer in the army, serves as the principal military adviser and executive agent for the Secretary of the Army, i.e., its service chief; and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a body composed of the service chiefs from each of the four military services belonging to the Department of Defense who advise the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council on operational military matters, under the guidance of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


In which round of UEFA Euro 2012 was England eliminated?

However, on 1 May 2012, Roy Hodgson was announced as the new manager, just six weeks before UEFA Euro 2012.


What is the discrepancy between Developed and less developed countries?

Yet criticism and blame are common among people in the developed countries.


What codecs are supported for 360 streaming from uShare?

As the Xbox 360 uses a modified version of the UPnP AV protocol, some alternative UPnP servers such as uShare (part of the GeeXboX project) and MythTV can also stream media to the Xbox 360, allowing for similar functionality from non-Windows servers.


What is an example of a school of thought Hegel believed to be wrong?

So any doctrine, such as materialism, that asserts that finite qualities or natural objects are fully real is mistaken.


In what year did Essentials Jr. replace Funday Night at the Movies?

"Funday Night at the Movies" was replaced in 2008 by "Essentials Jr.", a youth-oriented version of its weekly series The Essentials (originally hosted by actors Abigail Breslin and Chris O'Donnell, then by John Lithgow from 2009 to 2011, and then by Bill Hader starting with the 2011 season), which included such family-themed films as National Velvet, Captains Courageous and Yours, Mine and Ours, as well as more eclectic selections as Sherlock, Jr., The Music Box, Harvey, Mutiny on the Bounty and The Man


Who commissioned Captain Archibald Gillespie to lead 50 men on horseback to the north?

Commodore Robert F. Stockton sent a mounted force of fifty under Captain Archibald Gillespie to march north to meet him.


What was the name of the Somalian warlord who directed massacres of peacekeeping troops?

By 1993 the US troops were augmented with Rangers and special forces with the aim of capturing warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, whose forces had massacred peacekeepers from Pakistan.


What are some examples of classical violinists from Portugal?

Similarly, contemporary composers such as Nuno Malo and Miguel d'Oliveira have achieved some international success writing original music for film and television.


Early leaders of the development of the city included Anton Classen, John Shartel, Henry Overholser and James W. Maney.


What city houses the only collection of Rodin sculptures that is larger than the one in Mexico City?

The Museo Soumaya, named after the wife of Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, has the largest private collection of original Rodin sculptures outside Paris.


John died of dysentery contracted whilst on campaign in eastern England during late 1216; supporters of his son Henry III went on to achieve victory over Louis and the rebel barons the following year.


When Internet hunting was introduced in 2005, allowing people to hunt over the Internet using remotely controlled guns, the practice was widely criticised by hunters as violating the principles of fair chase.


What three qualities of Liszt are stated to have captivated Frédéric?

Harold C. Schonberg believes that Chopin displayed a "tinge of jealousy and spite" towards Liszt's virtuosity on the piano, and others have also argued that he had become enchanted with Liszt's theatricality, showmanship and success.


Who designed, develped, and marketed the Mac computers?

MAK-in-tosh; branded as Mac since 1997) is a series of personal computers (PCs) designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.


What kinds of programming appear on KUJH-LP?

The university houses the following public broadcasting stations: KJHK, a student-run campus radio station, KUJH-LP, an independent station that primarily broadcasts public affairs programs, and KANU, the NPR-affiliated radio station.


Cork was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century.


What was the name of the town in which Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla declared independence?

During the Napoleonic Occupation of Spain, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest of progressive ideas, declared Mexican independence in the small town of Dolores, Guanajuato on September 16, 1810 with a proclamation known as the "Grito de Dolores".


WHat are some festivals or events of note in Cork?

The Cork School of Music and the Crawford College of Art and Design provide a throughput of new blood, as do the active theatre components of several courses at University College Cork (UCC).


When were the military leaders replaced after a scandal over failure to maintain its nuclear arsenal?

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


How many elephants are believed to be left in Eritrea?

The endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) was previously found in Eritrea, but is now deemed extirpated from the entire country.


What organization was the Royal Institute instrumental in establishing?

His School, Liverpool, was one of the twenty schools named for the purpose of constituting the statutory Board of Architectural Education when the 1931 Act was passed.


Who suggested that the Free Trade Agreement amounted to an American takeover of Canada?

It is rarely used by politicians themselves in a public context, although at certain times in Canadian history political parties have used other similarly loaded imagery.


Those who held honorary dignities were higher in 'ritual' hierarchy but these dignities were also granted for a lifetime.


The Third Street Promenade is located in what part of Santa Monica?

The Downtown District is the home of the Third Street Promenade, a major outdoor pedestrian-only shopping district that stretches for three blocks between Wilshire Blvd.


One of Hyderabad's earliest newspapers, The Deccan Times, was established in the 1780s.


What is the historic water-front neighborhood located in the southern area of New Haven?

The city has many distinct neighborhoods.


What is the overall climate description for Namibia?

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


What other language besides French and German are part of the Aslation-French dialect of today?

However, while French is the major language of the region, the Alsatian dialect of French is heavily influenced by German and other languages such a Yiddish in phonology and vocabulary.


In Hellenistic times, especially during the 3rd century BCE, as Apollo Helios he became identified among Greeks with Helios, Titan god of the sun, and his sister Artemis similarly equated with Selene, Titan goddess of the moon.


According to the official Twenty-Four Histories, the History of Ming compiled in 1739 by the subsequent Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the Ming dynasty established the "É-Lì-Sī Army-Civilian Marshal Office" (Chinese: 俄力思軍民元帥府) in western Tibet and installed the "Ü-Tsang Itinerant High Commandery" and "Amdo-Kham Itinerant High Commandery" to administer Kham.


What are the names of the art journals published by Washington University?

Washington University undergraduates publish two literary and art journals, The Eliot Review and Spires Intercollegiate Arts and Literary Magazine.


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

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


Who ruled the southern parts of Estonia?

The Duchy of Estonia was created out of the northern parts of the country and was a direct dominion of the King of Denmark from 1219 until 1346, when it was sold to the Teutonic Order and became part of the Ordenstaat.


The symbols D and T (instead of 2H and 3H) are sometimes used for deuterium and tritium, but the corresponding symbol for protium, P, is already in use for phosphorus and thus is not available for protium.


With what veneration did most Christians have little trouble?

The peace of the emperors was the peace of God; as far as the Church was concerned, internal dissent and doctrinal schism were a far greater problem.


In what month and year did Gaddafi make a speech promoting economic privatization?

In 2010, plans were announced that would have seen half the Libyan economy privatized over the following decade.


What group believes the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories?

According to the National Geographic Society, the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are 'generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey'.


When did regular testing of Hi-Vision start?

Satellite test broadcasts started in 1989, with regular testing starting in 1991 and regular broadcasting of BS-9ch commencing on November 25, 1994, which featured commercial and NHK programming.


How much was the first television rights contract awarded to Sky worth?

This occurred following an insistence by the European Commission that exclusive rights should not be sold to one television company.


What turned out to be unusually effective for plants to reproduce?

Although many such mutualistic relationships remain too fragile to survive competition and to spread widely, flowering proved to be an unusually effective means of reproduction, spreading (whatever its origin) to become the dominant form of land plant life.


On what day was the Confederate flag removed from South Carolina State House?

On July 10, 2015, the Confederate battle flag was removed from the South Carolina State House.


What did the Mayan's stringed instrument sound like when played?

This instrument is one of the very few stringed instruments known in the Americas prior to the introduction of European musical instruments; when played it produces a sound virtually identical to a jaguar's growl.


Who did Martha Ann Ricks present the famed Liberian coffee tree to?

One of the most well-known Liberian quilters was Martha Ann Ricks, who presented a quilt featuring the famed Liberian coffee tree to Queen Victoria in 1892.


Besides busses, what kinds of public transportation are offered in Cork?

Buses to the outer suburbs, such as Ballincollig, Glanmire, Midleton and Carrigaline are provided from the city's bus terminal at Parnell Place in the city centre.


What region did the Israelis occupy during the talks?

Nasser was sent as a member of the Egyptian delegation to Rhodes in February 1949 to negotiate a formal armistice with Israel, and reportedly considered the terms to be humiliating, particularly because the Israelis were able to easily occupy the Eilat region while negotiating with the Arabs in March.


The absorption of Latin texts had started before the Renaissance of the 12th century through contact with Arabs during the Crusades, but the availability of important Greek texts accelerated with the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks, when many Byzantine scholars had to seek refuge in the West, particularly Italy.


Subjects featured in Ancient Chinese literature include what?

Ancient Chinese literature had a heavy emphasis on historiography, with often very detailed court records.


What did each pair of attributes supposedly consist of?

The states are made up of pairs of attributes (hot and moist, cold and moist, hot and dry, and cold and dry), which are made of four humours: blood, phlegm, green (or yellow) bile, and black bile (the bodily form of the elements).


What sort of stores were The Grands Magasins Dufayel compared to?

Like the bourgeois stores, it helped transform consumption from a business transaction into a direct relationship between consumer and sought-after goods.


What was the foreign citizen population percentage in Switzerland in 2014?

The foreign citizen population was 21.8% in 2004, about the same as in Australia.


DEC operating systems (OS/8, RT-11, RSX-11, RSTS, TOPS-10, etc.) used both characters to mark the end of a line so that the console device (originally Teletype machines) would work.


Insects are the only invertebrates that have evolved into what?

Insects are the only group of invertebrates to have developed flight.


As of 2014, what was the life expectancy of female Plymouth residents?

Life expectancy, at 78.3 years for men and 82.1 for women, was the lowest of any region in the South West of England.


What was the argument against the deportation of a Tuvaluan family from new Zealand?

Indeed, in 2013 a claim of a Kiribati man of being a "climate change refugee" under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) was determined by the New Zealand High Court to be untenable as there was no persecution or serious harm related to any of the five stipulated Refugee Convention grounds.


In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayers nor produces miracles.


In which faculty were the methods used to fire people being questioned?

Nevertheless, allegations of bullying have continued: in 2007, concerns were raised about the methods that were being used to fire people in the Faculty of Medicine.


How many AFL teams are operating as of 2016?

This leaves the AFL with eight teams for 2016.


What realm was guarded by gateways containing various monsters?

It was believed that when people died, they would be confined to a gloomy world of Ereshkigal, whose realm was guarded by gateways with various monsters designed to prevent people entering or leaving.


When did the downward trend of the English Football start to turn around?

However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals.


How is a weakness addressed in some other connector standards?

Compliant devices must either fit within the size restrictions or support a compliant extension cable that does.


When entrusted funds are stolen, it is called what?

A common type of embezzlement is that of personal use of entrusted government resources; for example, when an official assigns public employees to renovate his own house.


For what would a bill be submitted to the Supreme Court of Scotland?

After a bill has been passed, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament submits it to the monarch for royal assent after a four-week period, during which the Advocate General for Scotland, the Lord Advocate, the Attorney General or the Secretary of State for Scotland may refer the bill to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (prior to 1 October 2009, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council) for review of its legality.


As god of archery, Apollo was known by what name?

As a god of archery, Apollo was known as Aphetor (/əˈfiːtər/ ə-FEE-tər; Ἀφήτωρ, Aphētōr, from ἀφίημι, "to let loose") or Aphetorus (/əˈfɛtərəs/ ə-FET-ər-əs; Ἀφητόρος, Aphētoros, of the same origin), Argyrotoxus (/ˌɑːrdʒᵻrəˈtɒksəs/ AR-ji-rə-TOK-səs; Ἀργυρότοξος, Argyrotoxos, literally "with silver bow"), Hecaërgus (/ˌhɛkiˈɜːrɡəs/ HEK-ee-UR-gəs; Ἑκάεργος, Hekaergos, literally "far-shooting"), and Hecebolus (/hᵻˈsɛbələs/ hi-SEB-ə-ləs; Ἑκηβόλος, Hekēbolos, literally "far-shooting").


What did the knights of expansionist polices eventually lead to?

Upon the invitation of Duke Konrad I of Masovia, the Teutonic Knights took possession of Prussia in the 13th century and created a monastic state to administer the conquered Old Prussians.


When was Nanjing considered to be the biggest city in the world?

It is believed that Nanjing was the largest city in the world from 1358 to 1425 with a population of 487,000 in 1400.


What Greek philosophers had idealistic views?

This turn toward the subjective anticipated empiricists such as George Berkeley, who revived idealism in 18th-century Europe by employing skeptical arguments against materialism.


How many tram stops are on Melbourne's tram network?

Melbourne's bus network consists of almost 300 routes which mainly service the outer suburbs and fill the gaps in the network between rail and tram services.


What anniversary did the chain take place on?

The colossal demonstration marked the 50th anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact that divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence and led to the occupation of the Baltic states in 1940.


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

In its second weekend, it added $12.1 million falling precipitously by 75% which is the second worst second weekend drop for any major Hollywood release in China of 2015.


What was Mexico City's old affiliation with the nation of Mexico?

Because of a clause in the Mexican Constitution, however, as the seat of the powers of the Union, it can never become a state, lest the capital of the country be relocated elsewhere.


The last major building work took place during the reign of King George V when, in 1913, Sir Aston Webb redesigned Blore's 1850 East Front to resemble in part Giacomo Leoni's Lyme Park in Cheshire.


Who did Frédéric visit Berlin with in September 1828?

In September 1828 Chopin, while still a student, visited Berlin with a family friend, zoologist Feliks Jarocki, enjoying operas directed by Gaspare Spontini and attending concerts by Carl Friedrich Zelter, Felix Mendelssohn and other celebrities.


What country was afforded access to design of improved nuclear weapon through espionage?

He then collaborated with Klaus Fuchs on further development of the bomb, and in 1946 the two filed a secret patent on "Improvement in Methods and Means for Utilizing Nuclear Energy", which outlined a scheme for using a fission bomb to compress fusion fuel to initiate nuclear fusion.


The risk of death by malaria raises by how much with a concurrent HIV infection?

The risk of death from malaria is also raised by approximately 50% with a concurrent HIV infection.


What showed RAF night fighter effectiveness was increasing?

This raid was significant, as 63 German fighters were sent with the bombers, indicating the growing effectiveness of RAF night fighter defences.


How do archaeologists know about Sumerian agricultural practices?

By the Ur III period, farmers had switched from wheat to the more salt-tolerant barley as their principal crop.


Where are the Queen and Prince Phillip's apartments located?

The Queen and Prince Philip use a smaller suite of rooms in the north wing.


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

It concluded that "the crisis was avoidable and was caused by: widespread failures in financial regulation, including the Federal Reserve’s failure to stem the tide of toxic mortgages; dramatic breakdowns in corporate governance including too many financial firms acting recklessly and taking on too much risk; an explosive mix of excessive borrowing and risk by households and Wall Street that put the financial system on a collision course with crisis; key policy makers ill prepared for the crisis, lacking a full understanding of the financial system they oversaw; and systemic breaches in accountability and ethics at all levels".


John Shirley, a reporter for The Sunday Times, witnessed copies of this edition of The Sun being thrown overboard by sailors and marines on HMS Fearless.


When did Nadelmann write about global policing?

The terms international policing, transnational policing, and/or global policing began to be used from the early 1990s onwards to describe forms of policing that transcended the boundaries of the sovereign nation-state (Nadelmann, 1993), (Sheptycki, 1995).


Where does Interstate 805 split from I-5?

This includes Interstate 5, which runs south to Tijuana and north to Los Angeles; Interstate 8, which runs east to Imperial County and the Arizona Sun Corridor; Interstate 15, which runs northeast through the Inland Empire to Las Vegas and Salt Lake City; and Interstate 805, which splits from I-5 near the Mexican border and rejoins I-5 at Sorrento Valley.


Who sponsors a contest for journalistic writing?

The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is recognized for its ability to prepare students to work in a variety of media when they graduate.


Which two contestants were kicked off the show for identity theft?

Two of the more prominent contestants during the Hollywood round were the Brittenum twins who were later disqualified for identity theft.


How are male chickens able to be identified ?

Domestication is believed to have taken place between 7,000 and 10,000 years ago, and what are thought to be fossilized chicken bones have been found in northeastern China dated to around 5,400 BC.


What is an example of the body's ability to maintain homeostasis being overwhelmed?

There is a debate about how and to what extent different dietary factors— such as intake of processed carbohydrates, total protein, fat, and carbohydrate intake, intake of saturated and trans fatty acids, and low intake of vitamins/minerals—contribute to the development of insulin and leptin resistance.


Most historians today, including John's recent biographers Ralph Turner and Lewis Warren, argue that John was an unsuccessful monarch, but note that his failings were exaggerated by 12th- and 13th-century chroniclers.


What other non-functional dimensions can cause software to underperform and cause other problems?

More significantly, non-functional dimensions of quality (how it is supposed to be versus what it is supposed to do)—usability, scalability, performance, compatibility, reliability—can be highly subjective; something that constitutes sufficient value to one person may be intolerable to another.


What buddhism recognizes sutras of Chinese origin?

Approximately six hundred Mahayana sutras have survived in Sanskrit or in Chinese or Tibetan translations.


What Prime Minister did Paul VI attempt to interact with in order to help Catholics in Communist countries?

Trying to improve the condition of Christians behind the Iron Curtain, Paul VI engaged in dialogue with Communist authorities at several levels, receiving Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Nikolai Podgorny in 1966 and 1967 in the Vatican.


What percentage of Charleston's black population were free people of color?

By 1860, 3,785 free people of color were in Charleston, nearly 18% of the city's black population, and 8% of the total population.


Which two towns have Presbyterian people, but no churches?

There are some Presbyterian people, but no organised Presbyterian churches in Penama and Torba, both of which are traditionally Anglican.


Other symptoms include diaphoresis (an excessive form of sweating), weakness, light-headedness, nausea, vomiting, and palpitations.


What is the name of the largest Marksmen's Fun Fair in the world?

But Hanover is not only one of the most important Exhibition Cities in the world, it is also one of the German capitals for marksmen.


What had the festival done for the past three years when the statement by Cara Cusumano was made?

The statement occurred during the third year that the festival used the Internet to present its content, while it was the first year that it featured a showcase of content producers who work exclusively online.


What causes the directionality of DNA strands?

Nucleic acid synthesis, including DNA replication and transcription occurs in the 5'→3' direction, because new nucleotides are added via a dehydration reaction that uses the exposed 3' hydroxyl as a nucleophile.:27.2


What was the 1733 population of Plymouth Dock?

The settlement that developed here was called "Dock" or "Plymouth Dock" at the time, and a new town, separate from Plymouth, grew up.


How many females had the ability to read in Rajasthan in 1991?

In 1991, the state's literacy rate was only 38.55% (54.99% male and 20.44% female).


Who recorded the trip aboard the Janet Nicoll?

In 1890 Robert Louis Stevenson, his wife Fanny Vandegrift Stevenson and her son Lloyd Osbourne sailed on the Janet Nicoll, a trading steamer owned by Henderson and Macfarlane of Auckland, New Zealand, which operated between Sydney and Auckland and into the central Pacific.


What two artists created four variations of the Concerto in C Major Op 3 6?

Antonio Vivaldi composed a mandolin concerto (Concerto in C major Op.3 6) and two concertos for two mandolins and orchestra.


Burke also supported the royalist uprising in La Vendée, describing it on 4 November 1793 in a letter to William Windham, as "the sole affair I have much heart in".


The National Philatelic Museum is located in which large Indian city?


How long did it take for the US military to respond by infiltrating Afghanistan?

Within a month, the forces of a coalition led by the United States entered Afghanistan, which had been sheltering Osama bin Laden, suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks.


What US General led troops against Villa?

Wilson called up the state militias (National Guard) and sent them and the U.S. Army under General John J. Pershing to punish Villa in the Pancho Villa Expedition.


What is the place called where initial training happens?

Specific element and trade training is conducted at a variety of institutions throughout Canada, and to a lesser extent, the world.


Why were the designs for different USB connectors made?

There are cables with Type-A connectors on both ends, but they should be used carefully.


Who are currency readers meant to assist?

Though still predominantly green, post-2004 series incorporate other colors to better distinguish different denominations.


How many nations did Elizabeth visit on tour in 1953?

In 1953, the Queen and her husband embarked on a seven-month round-the-world tour, visiting 13 countries and covering more than 40,000 miles by land, sea and air.


What basic concepts did Whitehead believe were questionable?

By assuming that enduring objects are the most real and fundamental things in the universe, materialists have mistaken the abstract for the concrete (what Whitehead calls the "fallacy of misplaced concreteness").


What family recorded an old-time music in 1924-1926?

However, the mandolin's modern popularity in country music can be directly traced to one man: Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass music.


What year was House music first popularized?

It was initially popularized in Chicago, circa 1984.


Who are the other makers from the Loar period?

Original Loar-signed instruments are sought after and extremely valuable.


What community has the most prevalency for child labour?

Many communities, particularly rural areas where between 60–70% of child labour is prevalent, do not possess adequate school facilities.


This clerical form uses one fewer stroke, and was thus adopted as a simplified form.


What percentage of those sold as slaves in North America landed at Sullivan's Island?

Africans were brought to Charles Town on the Middle Passage, first as "servants", then as slaves.


Construction of the present church began in 1245, on the orders of King Henry III.


What was prophesised by a sorcerer involving Oleg's death?

The Chronicle provides a mythic tale of Oleg's death.


Strategically located along the Great Lakes waterway, Detroit emerged as a major port and transportation hub.


Nwankwo Kanu won in what championship league?

Other players that graduated from the junior teams are Nduka Ugbade, Jonathan Akpoborie, Victor Ikpeba, Celestine Babayaro, Wilson Oruma and Taye Taiwo.


What was manufactured completely from petrochemicals?

Rayon is derived from a natural cellulose and cannot be considered synthetic, but requires extensive processing in a manufacturing process, and led the less expensive replacement of more naturally derived materials.


Who keeps classifications of different dog breeds?

Modern dog breeds are non-scientific classifications of dogs kept by modern kennel clubs.


What is a word that could describe a lot of the Asian people who work or live in downtown Detroit?

The area north of Downtown Detroit; including the region around the Henry Ford Hospital, the Detroit Medical Center, and Wayne State University; has transient Asian national origin residents who are university students or hospital workers.


What was the reason for the name "Ironbottom Sound" of the water stretches new Guadalcanal?

Later fleet battles involving heavier ships and even daytime carrier battles resulted in a stretch of water near Guadalcanal becoming known as "Ironbottom Sound" from the multitude of ships sunk on both sides.


How long was the national mourning for the quake victims to last?

The State Council declared a three-day period of national mourning for the quake victims starting from May 19, 2008; the PRC's National Flag and Regional Flags of Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions flown at half mast.


What is a main goal of Iran's market reform plans?

The administration continues to follow the market reform plans of the previous one and indicated that it will diversify Iran's oil-reliant economy.


In what coursework is one still likely to encounter the works of these classic scientists?

Outside of "history of science" programmes, students rarely read such works.


What are someplaces that you could study drama and therter in Cork?

Highlights include: Corcadorca Theatre Company, of which Cillian Murphy was a troupe member prior to Hollywood fame; the Institute for Choreography and Dance, a national contemporary dance resource;[citation needed] the Triskel Arts Centre (capacity c.90), which includes the Triskel Christchurch independent cinema; dance venue the Firkin Crane (capacity c.240); the Cork Academy of Dramatic Art (CADA) and Graffiti Theatre Company; and the Cork Jazz Festival, Cork Film Festival, and Live at the Marquee events.


In what year did the UK hand Norfolk Island over to Australia to administrate?

Norfolk Island was colonised by East Polynesians but was long unpeopled when it was settled by Great Britain as part of its settlement of Australia from 1788.


William Wordsworth lived from what year to what year?

The French cleric Pierre Gassendi (1592-1665) represented the materialist tradition in opposition to the attempts of René Descartes (1596-1650) to provide the natural sciences with dualist foundations.


What was the war often referred to in France as?

Franco-German War), often referred to in France as the War of 1870 (19 July 1870 – 10 May 1871), was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia.


In an example of replacing 'b' with 'p' how is 'baggage' pronounced?

Often 'b' & 'p' are interchangeable, for example 'baggage' becomes 'pagas', 'lob' (to throw) becomes 'loopima'.


The Roman authors Hyginus and Apuleius (1–2 centuries A.D.) used for the South Pole the romanized Greek name polus antarcticus, from which derived the Old French pole antartike (modern pôle antarctique) attested in 1270, and from there the Middle English pol antartik in a 1391 technical treatise by Geoffrey Chaucer (modern Antarctic Pole).


What is the light rail system in Hyderabad known as?

The Hyderabad Metro, a new rapid transit system, is to be added to the existing public transport infrastructure and is scheduled to operate three lines by 2015.


What customer services did the Marble Palace offer?

His innovations included buying from manufacturers for cash and in large quantities, keeping his markup small and prices low, truthful presentation of merchandise, the one-price policy (so there was no haggling), simple merchandise returns and cash refund policy, selling for cash and not credit, buyers who searched worldwide for quality merchandise, departmentalization, vertical and horizontal integration, volume sales, and free services for customers such as waiting rooms and free delivery of purchases.


In 2012, what act was approved to establish a National Communications regulator?

In 2012, a National Communications Act was also approved by Cabinet members, which lays the foundation for the establishment of a National Communications regulator in the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors.


Who created the oldest surviving architecture plans?

According to Vitruvius, a good building should satisfy the three principles of firmitas, utilitas, venustas, commonly known by the original translation – firmness, commodity and delight.


What event caused the recognition to be universal?

Recognition became universal following the 25 April 1974 socialist-inspired military coup in Portugal, which overthrew Lisbon's Estado Novo regime.


It is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.


Who was the general who spoke out against the USSR joining NATO?

Emblematic was the position of British General Hastings Ismay, supporter of NATO expansion, who said that NATO "must grow until the whole free world gets under one umbrella."


The Shambhala Music Festival was dedicated to what?

The genre even gained popularity in the Middle East in cities such as Dubai & Abu Dhabi[citation needed] and at events like Creamfields.


Theism is sometimes used to refer in general to any belief in a god or gods, i.e., monotheism or polytheism.


While natural occurrences can cause famine, what determines the severity of it?

While drought and other naturally occurring events may trigger famine conditions, it is government action or inaction that determines its severity, and often even whether or not a famine will occur.


What has been enacted between European immigrants and First Nations across Canada?

Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis; the descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" are falling into disuse, and other than in neighboring Alaska.


What is one area where teleconferencing could not be used?

The greater 1 MHz bandwidth and 6 Mbit/s bit rate of the Picturephone in the 1970s also did not achieve commercial success, mostly due to its high cost, but also due to a lack of network effect —with only a few hundred Picturephones in the world, users had extremely few contacts they could actually call to, and interoperability with other videophone systems would not exist for decades.


What was commerce raiding refered to as?

While Japan had a large number of submarines, they did not make a significant impact on the war.


What style of architecture came after the Gothic style?

Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period.


What are the Mustali Ismaili Shia Muslims also known as?

Furthermore, there has been a split in the Dawoodi Bohra sect which has led to the formation of Qutbi Bohra sect which was formed and led by Khuzaima Qutbuddin.


What parameter is requiret to restore a database?

When this state is needed, i.e., when it is decided by a database administrator to bring the database back to this state (e.g., by specifying this state by a desired point in time when the database was in this state), these files are utilized to restore that state.


What event resulted in the triumph of Serbia over Bulgaria in 1330?

The Bulgarian Empire was in decline by the 14th century, and the ascendancy of Serbia was marked by the Serbian victory over the Bulgarians in the Battle of Velbazhd in 1330.


In Argentina, the most representative Carnival performed is the so-called Murga, although other famous Carnivals, more like Brazil's, are held in Argentine Mesopotamia and the North-East.


What other characteristic is variable for these groups?

At the 1966 "Man the Hunter" conference, anthropologists Richard Borshay Lee and Irven DeVore suggested that egalitarianism was one of several central characteristics of nomadic hunting and gathering societies because mobility requires minimization of material possessions throughout a population.


In what year were the first federal elections after Eisenhower became president?

As the 1954 congressional elections approached, and it became evident that the Republicans were in danger of losing their thin majority in both houses, Eisenhower was among those blaming the Old Guard for the losses, and took up the charge to stop suspected efforts by the right wing to take control of the GOP.


What haplogroup did a DNA analysis of the Liangzhu culture reveal?

A 2007 analysis of the DNA recovered from human remains in the archeological sites of prehistoric peoples along the Yangtze River shows high frequencies of haplogroup O1 in the Liangzhu culture, linking them to Austronesian and Tai-Kadai peoples.


What parts of the mandolin faciliate the tremolo technique?

The mandolin's paired strings facilitate this technique: the plectrum (pick) strikes each of a pair of strings alternately, providing a more full and continuous sound than a single string would.


In what part of France was Cluny Abbey founded?

Cluny Abbey, founded in the Mâcon region of France in 909, was established as part of the Cluniac Reforms, a larger movement of monastic reform in response to this fear.


When were these second level roads opened?

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


What was Schwarzenegger's dad's job in their town?

Gustav was the local chief of police, and had served in World War II as a Hauptfeldwebel after voluntarily joining the Nazi Party in 1938, though he was discharged in 1943 following a bout of malaria.


Which notable astronaut is known to have attended Notre Dame?

A number of university heads are alumni, including Notre Dame's current president, the Rev. John Jenkins.


Leading actors were increasingly free to work where and when they chose, and in 1950 MCA agent Lew Wasserman made a deal with Universal for his client James Stewart that would change the rules of the business.


Who discovered non-radio uses for early LED devices?

As noted by Kroemer Braunstein".. had set up a simple optical communications link:


These are known as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) files.


If Link is not moving, where will he put the projectile he's carrying?

The on-screen display shows what action, if any, the button will trigger, determined by the situation.


Which FIFA world cup did Switzerland host?

For the Brasil 2014 World Cup finals tournament, the country's German-speaking cantons will be closely monitored by local police forces to prevent celebrations beyond one hour after matches end.


Who was the Chinese commander-in-chief of the 10th and 27th Army Groups?

At the same time, it airlifted the entire Chinese New 6th Corps, an American-equipped corps and veterans of the Burma Expeditionary Force, from Kunming to Zhijiang.


How many kilometres do the Alps stretch?

The Caucasus Mountains are higher, and the Urals longer, but both lie partly in Asia.


An inclined plane with a conveyor belt describes what type of elevator?

Material transport elevators generally consist of an inclined plane on which a conveyor belt runs.


He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time and the most Grammy-awarded artist of his age.


There were several preliminary-round shows during the day that culminated in a "finals" show in the evening where one of the winners of the previous rounds that day was selected as the overall winner.


Who commissioned illustrated manuscripts in the Ottoman empire?

In Topkapi Palace, these manuscripts were created by the artists working in Nakkashane, the atelier of the miniature and illumination artists.


What position was Napoleon granted in Article 1 of the new French constitution?

The French people name, and the Senate proclaims Napoleon-Bonaparte First Consul for Life.


What color LED was demonstrated in 1994?

The first high-brightness blue LED was demonstrated by Shuji Nakamura of Nichia Corporation in 1994 and was based on InGaN.


Aside from general advice what did the texts contain?

These texts provided both general advice and specific formal prescriptions or canons.


They congregated at Northampton in May and renounced their feudal ties to John, appointing Robert fitz Walter as their military leader.


What kind of music does Kanye West perform?

He is among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century, attracting both praise and controversy for his work and his outspoken public persona.


The final is normally held the Saturday after the Premier League season finishes in May.


In lucha libre, many characters wear masks, adopting a secret identity akin to a superhero, a near-sacred tradition.


What can make a person believe they know someone elses sexual orientation?

One person may presume knowledge of another person's sexual orientation based upon perceived characteristics, such as appearance, clothing, tone of voice, and accompaniment by and behavior with other people.


Does Puerto Rico have many English speaking residents?

Puerto Rico was able to maintain its Spanish language, culture, and identity because the relatively small, densely populated island was already home to nearly a million people at the time of the U.S. takeover, all of those spoke Spanish, and the territory was never hit with a massive influx of millions of English speakers like the vast territory acquired from Mexico 50 years earlier.


What was found to be limited or at least difficult to get access to in the studied region?

Among these problems are the lack of information about food choices, a lack of understanding of nutritional information and its application to individual circumstances, limited or difficult access to healthful foods, and a range of cultural influences and socioeconomic constraints such as low levels of education and high levels of poverty that decrease opportunities for healthful eating and living.


What season is Spoleto Festival USA held?

It was founded in 1977 by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti, who sought to establish a counterpart to the Festival dei Due Mondi (the Festival of Two Worlds) in Spoleto, Italy.


What did Intel unsuccessfully try to push Apple to migrate to?

Intel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips.


What did radio host Christina Chan wear before waving it?

Several onlookers heckled Chan, shouting "What kind of Chinese are you?"


The preludes were perhaps not intended to be played as a group, and may even have been used by him and later pianists as generic preludes to others of his pieces, or even to music by other composers, as Kenneth Hamilton suggests: he has noted a recording by Ferruccio Busoni of 1922, in which the Prelude Op.


The Zhengde Emperor (r. 1505–1521), who enjoyed the company of lamas at court despite protests from the censorate, had heard tales of a "living Buddha" which he desired to host at the Ming capital; this was none other than the Rinpung-supported Mikyö Dorje, 8th Karmapa Lama then occupying Lhasa.


How many dictionaries and encyclopedias were published in the decade preceding the French Revolution?

In the later half of the 18th century, the number of dictionaries and encyclopedias published by decade increased from 63 between 1760 and 1769 to approximately 148 in the decade proceeding the French Revolution (1780–1789).


One type of music derived from Byzantine is called what?

Byzantium presented the monophonic Byzantine chant; a melodic treasury of inestimable value for its rhythmical variety and expressive power.


As of 2014, how many hours of video were being uploaded every  minute?

According to third-party web analytics providers, Alexa and SimilarWeb, YouTube is the third most visited website in the world, as of June 2015; SimilarWeb also lists YouTube as the top TV and video website globally, attracting more than 15 billion visitors per month.


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

The resulting campaign witnessed the catastrophic collapse of the Grand Army, forcing the French to retreat, as well as leading to the widespread destruction of Russian lands and cities.


What prompted the state-sponsored slaughter of Armenians?

When they began pushing for more rights within the Ottoman Empire, Sultan ‘Abdu’l-Hamid II, in response, organized state-sponsored massacres against the Armenians between 1894 and 1896, resulting in an estimated death toll of 80,000 to 300,000 people.


The name Anabaptist, meaning "one who baptizes again", was given them by their persecutors in reference to the practice of re-baptizing converts who already had been baptized as infants.


The neurostransmitter that usually excites targets is called what?

The two neurotransmitters that are used most widely in the vertebrate brain are glutamate, which almost always exerts excitatory effects on target neurons, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is almost always inhibitory.


In what district of London is Pillars of Hercules located?

The Fitzroy Tavern is a pub situated at 16 Charlotte Street in the Fitzrovia district, to which it gives its name.


What percentage did the crime rate in San Diego drop from 2002 to 2006?

From 2002 to 2006, the crime rate overall dropped 0.8%, though not evenly by category.


According to Hayek, a society in which income is redistributed is what?

He generally regarded government redistribution of income or capital as an unacceptable intrusion upon individual freedom: "the principle of distributive justice, once introduced, would not be fulfilled until the whole of society was organized in accordance with it.


What major airport is located to the southwest of Delhi?

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


What is frequently used to connect elements to the receiver?

Typically an antenna consists of an arrangement of metallic conductors (elements), electrically connected (often through a transmission line) to the receiver or transmitter.


Which contestant garnered the most attention because of a prior recording contract?

Contestant David Hernandez also attracted some attention due to his past employment as a stripper.


Public spending has risks of kickbacks, embezzlement and what?

Therefore, due to their lack of corruption in the first place, they can run large public sectors without inducing political corruption.


Most of the residence halls on campus are located on the South 40, named because of its adjacent location on the south side of the Danforth Campus and its size of 40 acres (160,000 m2).


In 1409, a hospital was founded and placed under the patronage of Santa María de los Inocentes; to this was attached a confraternity devoted to recovering the bodies of the unfriended dead in the city and within a radius of three miles (4.8 km) around it.


What does the TZ value EST5EDT,M3.2.0/02:00,M11.1.0/02:00 specify?

For example, TZ='EST5EDT,M3.2.0/02:00,M11.1.0/02:00' specifies time for the eastern United States starting in 2007.


Who was in charge of overseeing audio production?

The game's score was composed by Toru Minegishi and Asuka Ohta, with series regular Koji Kondo serving as the sound supervisor.


What is another name for the Ludi Apollinares?

On the occasion of a pestilence in the 430s BCE, Apollo's first temple at Rome was established in the Flaminian fields, replacing an older cult site there known as the "Apollinare".


What is the term used by Internet Archive to describe the Wayback Machine?

The service enables users to see archived versions of web pages across time, which the archive calls a "three dimensional index."


Game animals were introduced here by whom?

However, once Europeans arrived, game animals were introduced by acclimatisation societies to provide New Zealanders with sport and a hunting resource.


The English monk Alcuin (d. 804) was invited to Aachen and brought the education available in the monasteries of Northumbria.


What major accomplishment did Victoria achieve with her civil list allowance?

Financially prudent, she paid off her father's debts.


IN 1858 who was szlachta out of all the russian nobles?

Despite this, 62.8% of Russia's nobles were szlachta in 1858 and still 46.1% in 1897.


Which season has been the highest rated of all American Idol seasons?

It remains the highest-rated season in the show's run so far.


They lobby for and represent the interests of the industry at various levels, interacting with government and regulating bodies and presenting the case for the entertainment industry.


Where does child labour currently occur the most?

Child labour predominantly occurs in the rural areas (70%) and informal urban sector (26%).


What type of Gothic architecture is the Malbork Castle an example of?

The Malbork Castle built for the master of the Teutonic order is an example of Brick Gothic architecture.


Who, upon reprinting, will often append the dates on which the treaty was ratified and came into effect?

When the text of a treaty is later reprinted, such as in a collection of treaties currently in effect, an editor will often append the dates on which the respective parties ratified the treaty and on which it came into effect for each party.


Whose piano method did Chopin use with his students?

Chopin was educated in the tradition of Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; he used Clementi's piano method with his own students.


Who established the Theotokos Paregoritissa Church in 1294-96?

The Church of the Holy Apostles in Thessaloniki was built in 1310–14.


When was Thatcher appointed prime minister?

For example, Margaret Thatcher was only ever appointed prime minister on one occasion, in 1979.


What type of paint tends to absorb light?

In some design instances, materials used on walls and furniture play a key role in the lighting effect< for example dark paint tends to absorb light, making the room appear smaller and more dim than it is, whereas light paint does the opposite.


When did Espanyol  offer a counter-petition against autonomy?

Later on, an Espanyol supporter group would join the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War, siding with the fascists.


Christoph Waltz's appearance in future Bond movies is contingent on the appearance of which other actor?

Sam Mendes has stated he will not return to direct the next 007 film.


What marked the start of a new and sophisticated polity that would last into the colonial period?

This marked the start of a new and more sophisticated polity that would last into the colonial period.


In 1887 the US Government wanted to undo Bell's patent due to fraud and what?

By the time that the trial wound its way through nine years of legal battles, the U.S. prosecuting attorney had died and the two Bell patents (No. 174,465 dated March 7, 1876 and No. 186,787 dated January 30, 1877) were no longer in effect, although the presiding judges agreed to continue the proceedings due to the case's importance as a "precedent".


What do the new telecommunications firms in Somalia offer that is not available in many other parts of the continent?

Funded by Somali entrepreneurs and backed by expertise from China, Korea and Europe, these nascent telecommunications firms offer affordable mobile phone and internet services that are not available in many other parts of the continent.


What is an example of a stereotype found in this double minority?

Many people experience racism in the dominant LGBT community where racial stereotypes merge with gender stereotypes, such that Asian-American LGBTs are viewed as more passive and feminine, while African-American LGBTs are viewed as more masculine and aggressive.


Who convinced Michael Dell to not use retailers to sell PCs?

Bain consultant Kevin Rollins persuaded Michael Dell to pull out of these deals, believing they would be money losers in the long run.


What test is designed to test the fitness of airmen in the USAF?

The US Air Force Fitness Test (AFFT) is designed to test the abdominal circumference, muscular strength/endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of airmen in the USAF.


In 1910, he promoted Florence Lawrence, formerly known as "The Biograph Girl", and actor King Baggot, in what may be the first instance of a studio using stars in its marketing.


What was the original name of the Science Museum of Oklahoma?

The Science Museum Oklahoma (formerly Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum at Omniplex) houses exhibits on science, aviation, and an IMAX theater.


What is recommended by the WHO for malnutrition and diarrhea?

In children it causes an increase in infection and diarrhea, contributing to the death of about 800,000 children worldwide per year.


Since the ECB doesn't buy bonds outright, how are they used?

In contrast to the Fed, the ECB normally does not buy bonds outright.


What sort of deposits does asphalt overlay?

On the west coast, as early as the 13th century, the Tongva, Luiseño and Chumash peoples collected the naturally occurring asphalt/bitumen that seeped to the surface above underlying petroleum deposits.


The beginning of what ended the Porfiriato?

Díaz had stated that Mexico was ready for democracy and he would step down to allow other candidates to compete for the presidency, but Díaz decided to run again in 1910 for the last time against Francisco I. Madero.


What might some people of Mediterranean origin report as painful that people of this origin wouldn't?

Some individuals in all cultures have significantly higher than normal pain perception and tolerance thresholds.


What did Gabriel announce to Mary at the Annunciation?

According to gospel accounts, Mary was present at the Crucifixion of Jesus and is depicted as a member of the early Christian community in Jerusalem.


What is the most famous immune system disease?

The most well-known disease that affects the immune system itself is AIDS, an immunodeficiency characterized by the suppression of CD4+ ("helper")


What other national examinations are available?

This certification process is one of three national (U.S.) examinations (the others are CLEP and CLMC) in the lighting industry and is open not only to designers, but to lighting equipment manufacturers, electric utility employees, etc.


What is Eritrea's popular alcoholic beverage Mies made out of?

They brought the use of "pasta" to Italian Eritrea, and it is one of the main food eaten in present-day Asmara.


Why have Eritrean government officials participated in numerous meetings with NGO representatives?

Additionally, a new movement called Citizens for Democratic Rights in Eritrea aimed at bringing about dialogue between the government and opposition was formed in early 2009.


Currently, there are three types of genetic origin testing, autosomal DNA (atDNA), mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA).


In which year was a £178 billion investment made?

The review set a defence policy with four primary missions for the Armed Forces:


The city of Varna is located on what coast of the Black Sea?

In July 1854, the Turks under Omar Pasha crossed the Danube into Wallachia and on 7 July 1854, engaged the Russians in the city of Giurgiu and conquered it.


What is the movement ability of hunter-gathers?

Mobile communities typically construct shelters using impermanent building materials, or they may use natural rock shelters, where they are available.


What did 19th century formal architectural training neglect?

Formal architectural training in the 19th century, for example at École des Beaux-Arts in France, gave much emphasis to the production of beautiful drawings and little to context and feasibility.


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


How are larger value capacitors often constructed?

Larger value capacitors usually use a metal foil or metal film layer deposited on the surface of a dielectric film to make the plates, and a dielectric film of impregnated paper or plastic – these are rolled up to save space.


What is the name of the religious leader who co-led this founding group?

These settlers were hoping to establish a (in their mind) better theological community, with the government more closely linked to the church than the one they left in Massachusetts and sought to take advantage of the excellent port capabilities of the harbor.


What is used to allow one to control the function of wave fronts moving through an antenna?

An electromagnetic wave refractor in some aperture antennas is a component which due to its shape and position functions to selectively delay or advance portions of the electromagnetic wavefront passing through it.


What type of panels can also be referred to as an "array?'

Thus a manufacturing panel can consist of a grouping of individual PCBs or of arrays, depending on what must be delivered.


What platform was NESticle available for use?

It was described as being the first NES emulation software that could be used by a non-expert.


Some burned French flags, some added Swastika (due to its conotaions with Nazism) to the French flag, and spread short online messages calling for large protests in front of French consulates and embassy.