After what season will American Idol be cancelled?

The continuing decline influenced further changes for season 14, including the loss of Coca-Cola as the show's major sponsor, and a decision to only broadcast one, two-hour show per week during the top 12 rounds (with results from the previous week integrated into the performance show, rather than having a separate results show).


Who wrote on the clay tablets in Babylonian astronomy?

According to the historian A. Aaboe, "all subsequent varieties of scientific astronomy, in the Hellenistic world, in India, in Islam, and in the West—if not indeed all subsequent endeavour in the exact sciences—depend upon Babylonian astronomy in decisive and fundamental ways."


Who banned the Azerbaijani people from Armenia?

Armenia, formerly one of the most loyal Republics, had suddenly turned into the leading rebel republic.


Who banned Saurez for four months after he bit another player?

Following Enrique's arrival, Barcelona broke their transfer record when they paid Liverpool F.C. between €81 to €94 million for striker Luis Suárez, who was serving a four-month ban from all football-related activity imposed by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee after biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during his appearance for Uruguay in a World Cup group stage match.


Are these agencies a requirement in the countries where they exist?

Both initiatives operate on a voluntary basis.


What did scientists attempt to boost artificially on Saint Helena?

This environmental intervention was closely linked to the conceptualisation of the processes of environmental change and helped establish the roots of environmentalism.


What country has a network security and information technology leadership team??

The leadership team is tasked with national security and long-term development and co-ordination of major issues related to network security and information technology.


Following the loss of his mother, who did Kanye end his long-term relationship with?

West had previously experimented with the technology on his debut album The College Dropout for the background vocals of "Jesus Walks" and "Never Let Me Down."


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.


Hence the name Mahāyāna (lit., the Great Vehicle).


Radio broadcasts and what help deter corruption?

Mobile telecommunications and radio broadcasting help to fight corruption, especially in developing regions like Africa, where other forms of communications are limited.


What branch are the majority of COATS members?

Members of the Reserve Force Sub-Component COATS who are not employed part-time (Class A) or full-time (Class B) may be held on the "Cadet Instructor Supplementary Staff List" (CISS List) in anticipation of employment in the same manner as other reservists are held as members of the Supplementary Reserve.


What international organization partnered with Malaysia's Ministry of Education in 1969?

It was established by the Ministry of Education with the help of UNESCO in 1969.


In what sort of theme pub could one find visitors singing with musical accompaniment?

Pubs that cater for a niche clientele, such as sports fans or people of certain nationalities are known as theme pubs.


Between what years was the Montevideo Cabildo built?

Built between 1804 and 1869 in Neoclassical style, with a series of Doric and Ionic columns, it became a National Heritage Site in 1975.


Which group originated as a national and religious group in the Middle East during the second millennium BCE, in the part of the Levant known as the Land of Israel?

The Merneptah Stele appears to confirm the existence of a people of Israel, associated with the god El, somewhere in Canaan as far back as the 13th century BCE.


What family has the Northumberland Vault?

The majority of interments at the Abbey are of cremated remains, but some burials still take place - Frances Challen, wife of the Rev Sebastian Charles, Canon of Westminster, was buried alongside her husband in the south choir aisle in 2014.


What might the ice particles of Neptune's rings be coated with?

The rings may consist of ice particles coated with silicates or carbon-based material, which most likely gives them a reddish hue.


What was the initial cost range of early recording devices?

The acoustical Orthophonics ranged in price from US$95 to US$300, depending on cabinetry; by comparison, the cheapest Electrola cost US$650, the price of a new Ford automobile in an era when clerical jobs paid about $20 a week.


What year was the announcement that the human genome had been mapped made in?

Craig Venter and Francis Collins of the National Institute of Health jointly made the announcement of the mapping of the human genome in 2000.


What year did the Art institute of Charleston open?

The Art Institute of Charleston, located downtown on North Market Street, opened in 2007.


What document restored the religious privileges of the Catholic Church?

With the Concordat of 1801, Napoleon restored the religious privileges of the Catholic Church while keeping the lands seized by the Revolution.


What is the second largest ethnic group in the city?

People of Irish descent form the largest single ethnic group in the city, making up 15.8% of the population, followed by Italians, accounting for 8.3% of the population.


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

Napoleon III, since the Crimean War Britain's closest ally, visited London in April 1855, and from 17 to 28 August the same year Victoria and Albert returned the visit.


In what year did the Hyderabad Literary Festival start?

Hyderabad has continued with these traditions in its annual Hyderabad Literary Festival, held since 2010, showcasing the city's literary and cultural creativity.


In what year did Lionel Richie record "You Are"?

Two of these were by Lionel Richie, "You Are" in 1983 and "Hello" in 1984, which also reached #1 on the Hot 100.


Under what category does oil and gas exploration fall?

The Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land MSA's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012 was $489 billion, making it the fourth-largest of any metropolitan area in the United States and larger than Austria's, Venezuela's, or South Africa's GDP.


What is an example of a maintenance-related elevator death?

Of the 20 to 30 elevator-related deaths each year, most of them are maintenance-related — for example, technicians leaning too far into the shaft or getting caught between moving parts, and most of the rest are attributed to other kinds of accidents, such as people stepping blindly through doors that open into empty shafts or being strangled by scarves caught in the doors.


Nanjing remained the capital of the Ming Empire until 1421, when the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, the Yongle Emperor, relocated the capital to Beijing.


What was the mosaic at Butrint designed to portray?

The mosaic displays a variety of motifs including sea-creatures, birds, terrestrial beasts, fruits, flowers, trees and abstracts – designed to depict a terrestrial paradise of God’s creation.


In what century did the term Enlightenment emerge in English?

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


How much did the Ukrainians make up in population as a percentage in East Prussia?

In 1950 the Olsztyn Voivodeship counted 689,000 inhabitants, 22.6% of them coming from areas annexed by the Soviet Union, 10% Ukrainians, and 18.5% of them pre-war inhabitants.


Why do EU institutions and national governments have to respect the independence of the ECB?

To offer some accountability, the ECB is bound to publish reports on its activities and has to address its annual report to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European Council.


In modern usage, why is Mizrahim sometimes termed Sephardi?

The Teimanim from Yemen are sometimes included, although their style of liturgy is unique and they differ in respect to the admixture found among them to that found in Mizrahim.


What type of churches are most Baptists churches considered to be?

Baptist churches are widely considered to be Protestant churches, though some Baptists disavow this identity.


What file is utilized to exercise the rights promoted by the Robots Exclusion Standard?

Currently, the Internet Archive applies robots.txt rules retroactively; if a site blocks the Internet Archive, such as Healthcare Advocates, any previously archived pages from the domain are rendered unavailable as well.


The Ottomans took which islands from the Venetians?

While most of mainland Greece and the Aegean islands was under Ottoman control by the end of the 15th century, Cyprus and Crete remained Venetian territory and did not fall to the Ottomans until 1571 and 1670 respectively.


Of the three churches flanking New Haven Green, which is home to a notorious 17th century crypt?

Below one of the churches (referred to as the Center Church on-the-Green) lies a 17th-century crypt, which is open to visitors.


In what year did Funday Night at the Movies first appear?

In the summer of 2007, the channel debuted "Funday Night at the Movies", a block hosted by actor Tom Kenny (best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants).


What is the current purpose of The Capital Theatre?

The major theatres include the People's Convention Hall and the Nanjing Arts and Culture Center.


Ultimately Feynman decided to take a job at which college?

Because of this, the Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University jointly offered him a package whereby he could teach at the university and also be at the institute.[citation needed]


Instead, non-return-to-zero, inverted encoding is used: a change from pit to land or land to pit indicates a one, while no change indicates a series of zeros.


What important precedent did this set for invertebrates?

The Endangered Species Conservation Act (P. L. 91-135), passed in December, 1969, amended the original law to provide additional protection to species in danger of "worldwide extinction" by prohibiting their importation and subsequent sale in the United States.


What was the reason behind demolishing the city walls?

The Comédie-Française, the Academy of Painting, and the French Academy of Sciences were founded and made their headquarters in the city.


Which village do 3rd and 4th Street extend into?

The west end of these streets is Bowery and Third Avenue, except for 3rd Street (formerly Amity Place; to Sixth Avenue) and 4th Street (to 13th Street), which extend west and north, respectively, into Greenwich Village.


How much of Nigeria's female population can read?

68% of the Nigerian population is literate, and the rate for men (75.7%) is higher than that for women (60.6%).


What report caused the UK to worry about resistance?

The emergence of antibiotic resistance has prompted restrictions on their use in the UK in 1970 (Swann report 1969), and the EU has banned the use of antibiotics as growth-promotional agents since 2003.


In 1948, what general assembly resolution established genocide as a prosecutable act?

In 1946, the first session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that "affirmed" that genocide was a crime under international law, but did not provide a legal definition of the crime.


What city was left vulnerable by North Korea's quick retreat?

North Korean troops in the south, instead of effectively withdrawing north, rapidly disintegrated, leaving Pyongyang vulnerable.


How are the selected cars then readied for passengers?

Once all cars have successfully returned, the system will then automatically select one or more cars to be used for normal operations and these cars will return to service.


In lieu of headstones, what grave markers are used at Drake Memorial Park?

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 percent of the Brooklyn population has a high school diploma, as of 2000?

In 2000, according to the U.S. Census, out of the nearly 800,000 people in the Bronx who were then at least 25 years old, 62.3% had graduated from high school and 14.6% held a bachelor's or higher college degree.


Although some placenames recorded in Roman texts could arguably be considered as the oldest "Dutch" single words, like vadam (modern Dutch: wad, English: "mudflat"), the Bergakker inscription yields the oldest evidence of Dutch morphology, but there is no consensus on the interpretation of the rest of the text.


What empire included all of the Balkan Peninsula north to the southern edge of the Hungarian Plain at the beginning of the 19th century?

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.


Who warned of impending Israeli attack on Syria in May 1967?

In mid May 1967, the Soviet Union issued warnings to Nasser of an impending Israeli attack on Syria.


On what date did Kanye go public with his DONDA company?

On January 5, 2012, West announced his establishment of the creative content company DONDA, named after his late mother Donda West.


On what date was the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR passed?

On December 30, 1922, the First Congress of the Soviets of the USSR approved the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR, by which Russia was united with the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, and Transcaucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic into a single federal state, the Soviet Union.


Buddhism is based on the teaching of who?

Pali: धम्म dhamma) that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha, commonly known as the Buddha ("the awakened one").


What percent of votes did Kerry get against Cronin?

In the final days of the campaign, Kerry sensed that it was "slipping away" and Cronin emerged victorious by 110,970 votes (53.45%) to Kerry's 92,847 (44.72%).


When did the Hindu temple on Rue Pajol open?

A Hindu temple, dedicated to Ganesh, on Rue Pajol in the 18th arrondissement, opened in 1985.


Unlike the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is a domestic security service, CIA has no law enforcement function and is mainly focused on overseas intelligence gathering, with only limited domestic collection.


What type of globe did Zhang Heng invent?

Among the technological accomplishments of China were, according to the British scholar Needham, early seismological detectors (Zhang Heng in the 2nd century), the water-powered celestial globe (Zhang Heng), matches, the independent invention of the decimal system, dry docks, sliding calipers, the double-action piston pump, cast iron, the blast furnace, the iron plough, the multi-tube seed drill, the wheelbarrow, the suspension bridge, the winnowing machine, the rotary fan, the parachute, natural gas as fuel, the raised-relief map, the propeller, the crossbow, and a solid fuel rocket, the multistage rocket, the horse collar, along with contributions in logic, astronomy, medicine, and other fields.


A campus of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology can be found at Sidvwashini, a suburb of the capital Mbabane.


To whom was a temple dedicated at the settlement of the strike?

The senate appointed Camillus as dictator to handle the emergency; he negotiated a settlement, and sanctified it by the dedication of a temple to Concordia.


What was Brian May diagnosed with after collapsing in 1974?

After the band's six-night stand at New York's Uris Theatre in May 1974, Brian May collapsed and was diagnosed as having hepatitis.


In addition to the southern and eastern sections of Southampton, what other section has local train service?

Plans were announced by Hampshire County Council in July 2009 for the introduction of tram-train running from Hythe (on what is now a freight-only line to Fawley) via Totton to Southampton Central Station and on to Fareham via St. Denys, and Swanwick.


What other device shares the interface used by the iPod Touch?

All iPods (except the 3rd-generation iPod Shuffle, the 6th & 7th generation iPod Nano, and iPod Touch) have five buttons and the later generations have the buttons integrated into the click wheel – an innovation that gives an uncluttered, minimalist interface.


What is one of London's World Heritage Sites?

London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich (in which the Royal Observatory, Greenwich marks the Prime Meridian, 0° longitude, and GMT).


What is not the same between hand made and robotic amde mosaics?

But these "computer" mosaics have a different look than hand-made "artisanal" mosaics.


The establishment of the Santa Hermandad in 1480, and of the Real Audiencia del Reino de Galicia in 1500—a tribunal and executive body directed by the Governor-Captain General as a direct representative of the King—implied initially the submission of the Kingdom to the Crown, after a century of unrest and fiscal insubordination.


What state is the Randolph Air Force Base located in?

During the board process an officer's record is reviewed by a selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.


What was the reason given for the closing of the SaberCats?

On November 12, the league announced the defending champion San Jose SaberCats would be ceasing operations due to "reasons unrelated to League operations".


For example, in the Balkans, there were Paleo-Balkan peoples, such as Romanized and Hellenized (Jireček Line) Illyrians, Thracians and Dacians, as well as Greeks and Celtic Scordisci.


The duplication and transmission of genetic material from one generation of cells to the next is the basis for what?

Two gametes fuse to form a diploid fertilized egg, a single cell that has two sets of genes, with one copy of each gene from the mother and one from the father.:20


What nearly destroyed Charleston in 1886?

It was felt as far away as Boston to the north, Chicago and Milwaukee to the northwest, as far west as New Orleans, as far south as Cuba, and as far east as Bermuda.


Lice and bed bugs are considered what kind of insect?

Many insects are considered pests by humans.


In what year was the stage musical My Fair Lady, set in turn-of-the-century London, made into a major motion picture?

As of 2008[update], the British Academy Film Awards have taken place at the Royal Opera House.


The Bronx's highest elevation at 280 feet (85 m) is in the northwest corner, west of Van Cortlandt Park and in the Chapel Farm area near the Riverdale Country School.


How many new people move to Seattle each year?

For the five years beginning in 2010, Seattle gained an average of 14,511 residents per year, with the growth strongly skewed toward the center of the city, as unemployment dropped from roughly 9 percent to 3.6 percent.


When did the National Polytechnic University of Armenia open?

The National Polytechnic University of Armenia is operating since 1933.


The wealthiest in Europe used what red dye?

For those with even more money there was Polish Cochineal; also known as Kermes vermilio or "Blood of Saint John", which was made from a related insect, the Margodes polonicus.


What allows for the identification of birds, particularly between species?

Variation in plumage also allows for the identification of birds, particularly between species.


The first person elected under the new constitution of 1825 was Simón Elías Gonzalez, who being in Sonora, was induced to remain there.


When did the Roland Levinsky building open?

Designed by leading architect Henning Larsen, the building was opened in 2008 and houses the University's Arts faculty.


The unadjusted gross of all Spielberg-directed films exceeds $9 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing director in history.


The sahwm was an early family member of what instrument?

Typical stringed instruments of the early period include the harp, lute, vielle, and psaltery, while wind instruments included the flute family (including recorder), shawm (an early member of the oboe family), trumpet, and the bagpipes.


Where would Kerry have ranked among richest US presidents, adjusted for inflation?

Regardless of which figure is correct, Kerry was the wealthiest U.S. Senator while serving in the Senate.


Accordingly, Masons swear at each degree to keep the contents of that degree secret, and to support and protect their brethren unless they have broken the law.


What did federal prosecutors indict four former players for in a separate betting scandal?

In 1998, two former Northwestern basketball players were charged and convicted for sports bribery as a result of being paid to shave points in games against three other Big Ten schools during the 1995 season.


U.S. courts pioneered the concept of the opt-out class action, by which the burden falls on class members to notify the court that they do not wish to be bound by the judgment, as opposed to opt-in class actions, where class members must join into the class.


What was the Secretariat for non-believers eventually renamed?

In 1964, Paul VI created a Secretariat for non-Christians, later renamed the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and a year later a new Secretariat (later Pontifical Council) for Dialogue with Non-Believers.


St. Barts is one of the what group of islands?


What were non-Muslim groups under the Umayyads called?

Muslim groups in the Umayyad Caliphate, which included Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, and pagan Berbers, were called dhimmis.


Who was forced into confinement in mellahs?

Notable exceptions include the massacre of Jews and forcible conversion of some Jews by the rulers of the Almohad dynasty in Al-Andalus in the 12th century, as well as in Islamic Persia, and the forced confinement of Moroccan Jews to walled quarters known as mellahs beginning from the 15th century and especially in the early 19th century.


What happens with an illegal pinning move when it is seen by a referee?

Even if it is noticed, it is rare for such an attempt to result in a disqualification (see below), and instead it simply results in nullification of the pin attempt, so the heel wrestler rarely has anything to lose for trying it, anyway.


What radio station format have many of the former soft AC artists moved to?

The soft AC format may soon be facing the demographic pressures that the jazz and big band formats faced in the 1960s and 1970s and that the oldies format is starting to face today, with the result that one may hear soft AC less on over-the-air radio and more on satellite radio systems in coming years.


The crew was not wearing pressure suits and had no chance of survival once the leak occurred.


By 2002, what percent of African Americans had multiracial ancestries?

By 1990, the Census Bureau included more than a dozen ethnic/racial categories on the census, reflecting not only changing social ideas about ethnicity, but the wide variety of immigrants who had come to reside in the United States due to changing historical forces and new immigration laws in the 1960s.


When was the Thomas More Law center established?

The first major meetings of the national left-wing campus group Students for a Democratic Society took place in Ann Arbor in 1960; in 1965, the city was home to the first U.S. teach-in against the Vietnam War.


For what index does Guinea-Bissau rank as one of the lowest on earth?

More than two-thirds of the population lives below the poverty line.


What is the wavelength of light to which human eyes are most sensitive?

For example, green light with a wavelength of 555 nanometres (the approximate wavelength to which human eyes are most sensitive) has a frequency of 7014540000000000000♠540 THz (7014540000000000000♠540×1012 Hz).


What does the tragic octoroon point out?

The figure of the "tragic octoroon" was a stock character of abolitionist literature: a mixed-race woman raised as if a white woman in her white father's household, until his bankruptcy or death has her reduced to a menial position She may even be unaware of her status before being reduced to victimization.


The University of Bath gained its Royal Charter in 1966, although its origins go back to the Bristol Trade School (founded 1856) and Bath School of Pharmacy (founded 1907).


Which government agency received the news that the Soviet-German Pact had existed?

In December 1989, the commission concluded that the protocol had existed and revealed its findings to the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union.


What is the name of the first South Asian a capella group to accept both men and women?

The first co-ed south Asian a cappella was Anokha, from the University of Maryland, formed in 2001.


The First Macedonian War broke out in 212 BC, and ended inconclusively in 205 BC.


Odd-numbered streets are one-way in which direction?

Most wider streets carry two-way traffic, as do a few of the narrow ones.


Of what order is the breakdown field strength for mica dielectric capacitors?

For air dielectric capacitors the breakdown field strength is of the order 2 to 5 MV/m; for mica the breakdown is 100 to 300 MV/m; for oil, 15 to 25 MV/m; it can be much less when other materials are used for the dielectric.


How did the invading British army do at St. Malo?

The army landed on 5 June 1758 at Cancalle Bay, proceeded to St. Malo, and, finding that it would take prolonged siege to capture it, instead attacked the nearby port of St. Servan.


He was defeated, and on being bidden by the senate to appoint a dictator, he appointed his messenger Glycias, as if again making a jest of his country's peril."


Which type of cells in the brain are generated throughout your lifetime?

In humans and many other mammals, new neurons are created mainly before birth, and the infant brain contains substantially more neurons than the adult brain.


What was Foster's job title with the Chicago Blitz?

He eventually became executive vice-president with the Chicago Blitz, where he returned to his concept of arena football.


What cultures architecture inspired Islamic architecture to use pointed arch's?

The widespread application of the pointed arch was to influence European architecture of the Medieval period.


How many African Americans lived in Charleston in 1860?

In Charleston, the African American population increased as freedmen moved from rural areas to the major city: from 17,000 in 1860 to over 27,000 in 1880.


What word means that bacteria won't grow on a substrate?

For this reason it has long been used to line parts of ships to protect against barnacles and mussels.


What does the american culture put a large emphasis on?

American culture puts a great emphasis on individual attributes, and views the self as unchangeable and constant.


What were the 18th and 19th satellites for the BeiDou system launched with?

On July 25, 2015, the 18th and 19th satellites were successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, marking the first time for China to launch two satellites at once on top of a Long March 3B/Expedition-1 carrier rocket.


What ultimately convinced Hitler that Raeder was right?

Eventually, he convinced Hitler of the need to attack British port facilities.


How many different major dialects of Dutch are there?

The Netherlands and Belgium produce the vast majority of music, films, books and other media written or spoken in Dutch.


What was the dynasty that ruled before the Manchu?

It was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China.


Who is the Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee?

J. Brent Walker, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee, responded to Hamburger's claims noting; "The fact that the separation of church and state has been supported by some who exhibited an anti-Catholic animus or a secularist bent does not impugn the validity of the principle.


What was the group called that owed labour duty to the princes?

More important was a class of tribute-paying peasants, who owed labour duty to the princes.


What are two examples of independent Portuguese unilateral military operations conducted abroad?

Portugal also conducted several independent unilateral military operations abroad, as were the cases of the interventions of the Portuguese Armed Forces in Angola in 1992 and in Guinea-Bissau in 1998 with the main objectives of protecting and withdrawing of Portuguese and foreign citizens threatened by local civil conflicts.


What was one of Albert the Great's biggest contributions during the medieval period?

Magnus' writings made a significant contribution to German mysticism, which became vibrant in the minds of the Beguines and women such as Hildegard of Bingen and Mechthild of Magdeburg.


Who is sometimes considered the first funcioning "Minority Leader?"

To a large extent, the minority leader's position is a 20th-century innovation.


What part of wood's cells are composed of cellulose and hemicellulose?

Wood is a heterogeneous, hygroscopic, cellular and anisotropic material.


Who was said to have given money to the Dalai Lama?

A call to boycott French hypermart Carrefour from May 1 began spreading through mobile text messaging and online chat rooms amongst the Chinese over the weekend from April 12, accusing the company's major shareholder, the LVMH Group, of donating funds to the Dalai Lama.


What was Eisenhower's job title during the first year his brother went to college?

Edgar took the first turn at school, and Dwight was employed as a night supervisor at the Belle Springs Creamery.


What may have also been in use at the time?

Good candidates are the hypothethical ancestor languages of Alanian/Scytho-Sarmatian subgroup of Scythian in the far northwest; and the hypothetical "Old Parthian" (the Old Iranian ancestor of Parthian) in the near northwest, where original


They were now firmly re-established as the second political party in Britain as the Alliance had once again failed to make a breakthrough with seats.


Who lead the rebellion against the 1211 settlement?

John's strategy was to isolate the rebel barons in London, protect his own supply lines to his key source of mercenaries in Flanders, prevent the French from landing in the south-east, and then win the war through slow attrition.


What attribute of the United States could be thought to lead more international and less domestic employment opportunities?

Further, the salaries attributed to this product were overwhelmingly distributed to highly skilled U.S. professionals, as opposed to lower skilled U.S. retail employees or overseas manufacturing labor.


is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories.


After giving up their position at Poti and Redut Kale, where did the Russians retreat to?

The Russians now decided to advance, the Turks took up a strong position on the Kars road and attacked.


What woman wrote a biography of Queen Victoria in 1964?

The biographies written by Elizabeth Longford and Cecil Woodham-Smith, in 1964 and 1972 respectively, are still widely admired.


Which library was built at Notre Dame in 1963?

Many academic building were added together with a system of libraries, the most prominent of which is the Theodore Hesburgh Library, built in 1963 and today containing almost 4 million books.


What famous English artist was Kanye compared to by The Guardian?

Village Voice Media senior editor Ben Westhoff dubbed him the greatest hip hop artist of all time, writing that "he's made the best albums and changed the game the most, and his music is the most likely to endure," while Complex called him the 21st century's "most important artist of any art form, of any genre."


Which type of self-esteem fluctuates rapidly and can cause severe distress and anxiety?

Barometric self-esteem" fluctuates rapidly and can cause severe distress and anxiety, but baseline self-esteem remains highly stable across adolescence.


Who created the office of Minister of Defence?

The post was held by the Prime Minister of the day until Clement Attlee's government introduced the Ministry of Defence Act of 1946.


What was the main Filipino Islamist group being attacked?

The operations were mainly focused on removing the Abu Sayyaf group and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) from their stronghold on the island of Basilan.


Who created the idea of the differential analyzer in 1876?

The first modern analog computer was a tide-predicting machine, invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872.


Why are some foreign characters rarely used?

This increased the Unicode codespace to over a million code points, which allowed for the encoding of many historic scripts (e.g., Egyptian Hieroglyphs) and thousands of rarely used or obsolete characters that had not been anticipated as needing encoding.


Vaccines rely on immune modulation or augmentation.


What USAF tech school has 31 days of training?

Officer technical training conducted by Second Air Force can also vary by AFSC, while flight training for aeronautically-rated officers conducted by AETC's Nineteenth Air Force can last well in excess of one year.


Napoleon's decision to reinstate what practice in France's overseas colonies has caused controversy regarding his reputation?

His critics charge that he was not significantly troubled when faced with the prospect of war and death for thousands, turned his search for undisputed rule into a series of conflicts throughout Europe and ignored treaties and conventions alike.


Philip ordered the Cortes to meet with the Viceroy of Valencia, Cardinal Luis de Belluga, who opposed the change of capital because of the proximity of Orihuela, a religious, cultural and now political centre, to Murcia (capital of another viceroyalty and his diocese).


The aftermath of World War II saw an explosion in the discovery of new classes of antibacterial drugs including the cephalosporins (developed by Eli Lilly based on the seminal work of Giuseppe Brotzu and Edward Abraham), streptomycin (discovered during a Merck-funded research program in Selman Waksman's laboratory), the tetracyclines (discovered at Lederle Laboratories, now a part of Pfizer), erythromycin (discovered at Eli Lilly and Co.) and their extension to an increasingly wide range of bacterial pathogens.


Which treaty was Australia's first military alliance outside of the British Commonwealth?

The Menzies Government entered Australia's first formal military alliance outside of the British Commonwealth with the signing of the ANZUS Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States in San Francisco in 1951.


Other groups of organisms that were previously studied by botanists include bacteria (now studied in bacteriology), fungi (mycology) – including lichen-forming fungi (lichenology), non-chlorophyte algae (phycology), and viruses (virology).


What illness is possibly tied to the use of depleted uranium munitions?

The use of depleted uranium became politically and environmentally contentious after the use of such munitions by the US, UK and other countries during wars in the Persian Gulf and the Balkans raised questions concerning uranium compounds left in the soil (see Gulf War Syndrome).


Who developed the first encephalitis vaccine?

Hilleman would later move to Merck where he would play a key role in the development of vaccines against measles, mumps, chickenpox, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and meningitis.


Who wrote the comedy sketch for the cast and crew?

On 13 March 2015, several members of the cast and crew, including Craig, Whishaw, Wilson and Mendes, as well as previous James Bond actor, Sir Roger Moore, appeared in a sketch written by David Walliams and the Dawson Brothers for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day on BBC One.


From South Florida, where will All Aboard Florida stretch to?

By 2014, a private project known as All Aboard Florida by a company of the historic Florida East Coast Railway began construction of a higher-speed rail line in South Florida that is planned to eventually terminate at Orlando International Airport.


How about many Spanish speakers are there in the state?

There were about 13,040 Spanish-language speakers in the state (1.4 percent of the population) in 2011.


The Sentinel newspaper was introduced in 2012.


Until 1965 what were the Houston Astros called?

The Houston Rockets are a National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise based in the city since 1971.


If a tag was made, the other team had to automatically switch their legal wrestler as well.


How many years did it take for Project DIANE to grow?

While videoconferencing technology was initially used primarily within internal corporate communication networks, one of the first community service usages of the technology started in 1992 through a unique partnership with PictureTel and IBM Corporations which at the time were promoting a jointly developed desktop based videoconferencing product known as the PCS/1.


What series on this network was given a Marvel graphic novel?

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


How many funds did not reach their intended recipients who needed medical attention?

Corruption is often most evident in countries with the smallest per capita incomes, relying on foreign aid for health services.


What long time careers were Sperrle and Jeschonnek involved in?

These men were long-time professional airmen involved in German air services since early in their careers.


How many overall viewers did the first show of the season generate?

The premiere drew a massive audience of 37.3 million viewers, peaking in the last half hour with more than 41 million viewers.


What are the notes issued by the Federal Reserve?

Federal Reserve Notes are designated by law as "legal tender" for the payment of debts.


What country did the King and Queen visit in July 1944?

At a social function in 1944, Chief of the Imperial General Staff Sir Alan Brooke, revealed that every time he met Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery he thought he was after his job.


What did this theological study do to set itself apart from the other groups ?

All the same, the historical and authentic tradition of Mariology in Byzantium took its historical point of departure from Sophronios, Damascene, and their imitators.


Who was the author of Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (1686)?

The first significant work that expressed scientific theory and knowledge expressly for the laity, in the vernacular, and with the entertainment of readers in mind, was Bernard de Fontenelle's Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds (1686).


How much had been invested in the new printing locations?

In January 2008 the Wapping presses printed The Sun for the last time and London printing was transferred to Waltham Cross in the Borough of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, where News International had built what is claimed to be the largest printing centre in Europe with 12 presses.


Of the 3.5 miles from N. Mountain Avenue to Rillito River Park, how many are bike-only?

To the east of the University of Arizona, Third Street is bike-only except for local traffic and passes by the historic homes of the Sam Hughes neighborhood.


When did the Act of "Nihil novi nisi commune consensu" happen?

This date commonly marks the beginning of the First Rzeczpospolita, the period of a szlachta-run "Commonwealth".


What illness caused the death of Pope John XXIII

Unlike the papabile cardinals Giacomo Lercaro of Bologna and Giuseppe Siri of Genoa, he was not identified with either the left or right, nor was he seen as a radical reformer.


Which plane is considered quintessentially Alaskan?

The world's busiest seaplane base is Lake Hood, located next to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, where flights bound for remote villages without an airstrip carry passengers, cargo, and many items from stores and warehouse clubs.


Who did Christoph Waltz portray in Spectre?

In a separate interview with Danish website Euroman, Jesper Christensen revealed he would be reprising his role as Mr. White from Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.


What had nearly been considered indiscriminate bombing?

Nevertheless, its official opposition to attacks on civilians became an increasingly moot point when large-scale raids were conducted in November and December 1940.


What was the military rank of Salaad Gabeyre Kediye?

Alongside Barre, the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) that assumed power after President Sharmarke's assassination was led by Lieutenant Colonel Salaad Gabeyre Kediye and Chief of Police Jama Korshel.


Aging adult's ability to recognize pain may be blunted by what?

Their ability to recognize pain may be blunted by illness or the use of multiple prescription drugs.


When was Chosrje Shākya Yeshes sent to Nanjing?

This first request by the Ming was made in 1407, but the Ming court sent another embassy in 1413, this one led by the eunuch Hou Xian (候顯; fl. 1403–1427), which was again refused by Tsongkhapa.


What year did "Jack Your Body" hit #1 in the UK?

In January 1987, Chicago artist Steve "Silk" Hurley's "Jack Your Body" reached number one in the UK, showing it was possible for house music to cross over.


Alive version of Somebody to Love featured what artist?

By this point, Queen's vast amount of record sales made them the second best selling artist in the UK of all time, behind the Beatles.


What Arabic word describes the aspects of Quranic verses that Sufism tries to push beyond?

Esoteric or Sufi interpretation attempts to unveil the inner meanings of the Quran.


What might a tribunal or an arbiter be asked to determine regarding a breach of a treaty?

Sometimes treaties will provide for the seriousness of a breach to be determined by a tribunal or other independent arbiter.


At the start of the Franco-Prussian War, what was the age of the Dreyse gun's design?

The army was still equipped with the Dreyse needle gun of Battle of Königgrätz fame, which was by this time showing the age of its 25-year-old design.


Why are specific seasons for bow hunting established?

Specific seasons for bow hunting or muzzle-loading black-powder guns are often established to limit competition with hunters using more effective weapons.


What example of cyclic group satisfies the express of zn = 1?

In the groups Z/nZ introduced above, the element 1 is primitive, so these groups are cyclic.


What side is a phonetic indicator located on?

The right-hand side in each case is a phonetic indicator.


In a magazine, which he owned and edited, Lord Altrincham accused her of being "out of touch".


The last time an Olympic torch relay was held in Malaysia was the 1964 Tokyo edition.


In Ireland, the Irish Constabulary Act of 1822 marked the beginning of the Royal Irish Constabulary.


Many of the hotels are in the modern, western style, such as the Sheraton Montevideo, the Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel located on the central Plaza Independencia, and the Plaza Fuerte Hotel on the waterfront.


Who is responsible for the organization and development of Montevideo's transport infrastructure?

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


What proportion of students at Washington University came from outside the St. Louis area by 1964?

With the additional on-campus housing, Washington University, which had been predominantly a “streetcar college” of commuter students, began to attract a more national pool of applicants.


How much precipitation on average falls within the city?

Temperatures reach 100 °F (38 °C) on 10.4 days of the year, 90 °F (32 °C) on nearly 70 days, and fail to rise above freezing on 8.3 days.


A different format, CD-4 (not to be confused with compact disc), by RCA, encoded the front-rear difference information on an ultrasonic carrier, which required a special wideband cartridge to capture it on carefully calibrated pickup arm/turntable combinations.


What is another way to refer to the Swazi National Council?

Changes to the original constitution proposed by the Legislative Council were accepted by Britain and a new constitution providing for a House of Assembly and Senate was drawn up.


Which street begins just North of East Huston Street and continues to Bowery?

East 2nd Street begins just North of East Houston Street at Avenue C and also continues to Bowery.


Who offers post-secondary education in Cork?

The Cork College of Commerce is the largest post-Leaving Certificate college in Ireland and is also the biggest provider of Vocational Preparation and Training courses in the country.[citation needed]


In what type of religion are canon laws applicable?

Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (Church leadership), for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members.


What was the name of William Paley's book claiming divine beneficial design?

In Britain, William Paley's Natural Theology saw adaptation as evidence of beneficial "design" by the Creator acting through natural laws.


How many troops did the Chinese enter into the Korean War?

In particular, the agency failed to predict the Chinese entry into the Korean War with 300,000 troops.


The United States incidences of rubella, congenital rubella syndrome, measles, and mumps all fell by >95% in the immediate aftermath of widespread vaccination.


How does the color temperature differ for photographic lighting?

Compared to general-service bulbs, for the same power, these bulbs produce far more light, and (more importantly) light at a higher color temperature, at the expense of greatly reduced life (which may be as short as two hours for a type P1 lamp).


As of the 2000 United States census, there were 276,093 persons (July 2008 estimate was 380,173) and 61,371 families residing in Raleigh.


How many Prussian soldiers were captured at the battles of Jena and Auerstedt?

At the twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt, fought on 14 October, the French convincingly defeated the Prussians and inflicted heavy casualties.


Mutual funds and insurance are what type of industry?

Boston-based Fidelity Investments helped popularize the mutual fund in the 1980s and has made Boston one of the top financial cities in the United States.


Which office publishes the Code of Federal Regulations?

It also administers the Electoral College.


Who was the chairman of the newly established committee?

The President also established the Government Contract Committee in 1953, which "conducted surveys of the racial composition of federal employees and tax-supported contractors".:50–51


What are some international cuisines offered in Mexico City?

Restaurants specializing in the regional cuisines of Mexico's 31 states are available in the city.


In every season but 2001-02 and 2011-12, at least how many Premier League teams have been relegated?

In 1997–98 all three promoted clubs were relegated at the end of the season.


Who have studies of the mtDNA of Turkic-speaking peoples shown they're closest to genetically?

Genetic studies of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of Amerindians and some Siberian and Central Asian peoples also revealed that the gene pool of the Turkic-speaking peoples of Siberia such as Altaians, Khakas, Shors and Soyots, living between the Altai and Lake Baikal along the Sayan mountains, are genetically closest to Amerindians.[citation needed]


What branch of psychology was Popper critical of for not producing falsifiable theory?

Popper's account of the logical asymmetry between verification and falsifiability lies at the heart of his philosophy of science.


How many people visit Faneuil Hall annually?

Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing over 20 million visitors per year.


What makes zinc an efficient sacrificial anode?

For example, cathodic protection of a buried pipeline can be achieved by connecting anodes made from zinc to the pipe.


Whose incomes did public concerts help support?

The concerts also helped them to reach a wider audience.


How many rounds is coffee served in during a coffee ceremony?

The coffee is served in three rounds: the first brew or round is called awel in Tigrinya meaning first, the second round is called kalaay meaning second, and the third round is called bereka meaning "to be blessed".


When was the latest addition to the facade at St Mark's Basilica in Venice?

The Cathedral of Spoleto is also decorated on the upper façade with a huge mosaic portraying the Blessing Christ (signed by one Solsternus from 1207).


On English cathedrals, where is a tower almost always found?

There is nearly always a tower at the crossing and it may be very large and surmounted by a spire.


What Ming prince was enthroned in Nanjing?

After the fall of Beijing to Li Zicheng's rebel forces and then to the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in the spring of 1644, the Ming prince Zhu Yousong was enthroned in Nanjing in June 1644 as the Hongguang Emperor.


What cities had large sections of them destroyed?

In Portsmouth Southsea and Gosport waves of 150 bombers destroyed vast swaths of the city with 40,000 incendiaries.


Data is collected on every incident and arrest in the Group A offense category.


What is the Tibetan goverment referred to as?

This Tibetan regime or government is also referred to as the Ganden Phodrang.


Drugs made between which years had to be tested before going to market?

The law required that all drugs introduced between 1938 and 1962 had to be effective.


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

The intuitive idea behind verisimilitude is that the assertions or hypotheses of scientific theories can be objectively measured with respect to the amount of truth and falsity that they imply.


What is the average slip in the Beichuan Fault?

This earthquake ruptured at least two imbricate structures in Longmen Shan Fault System, i.e. the Beichuan Fault and the Guanxian–Anxian Fault.


What countries are great powers mostly based on economic reasons?

Germany has been a member together with the five permanent Security Council members in the P5+1 grouping of world powers.


The state did not vote to join the Confederacy until President Abraham Lincoln called on it to invade its sister state, South Carolina, becoming the last or second-to-last state to officially join the Confederacy.


What award did both Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo win?

FIFA World Player of the Year winners Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo who won the FIFA Ballon d'Or for 2013 and 2014, are among the numerous examples of other world-class football players born in Portugal and noted worldwide.


In terms of scale how big is the harbor?

Approximately 400,000 square feet (40,000 m2) of inside storage and 50 acres (200,000 m2) of outside storage are available at the site.


Who does Ibn Sina's philosophy owe much to?

The search for a definitive Islamic philosophy separate from Occasionalism can be seen in what is left of his work.


What was the average speed of a winning solar powered car by 2007?

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


What community of Jews was Plymouth Synagogue built by?

Plymouth has the first known reference to Jews in the South West from Sir Francis Drake's voyages in 1577 to 1580, as his log mentioned "Moses the Jew" – a man from Plymouth.


Jimmy Iovine was the mentor in the tenth through twelfth seasons, former judge Randy Jackson was the mentor for the thirteenth season and Scott Borchetta was the mentor for the fourteenth and fifteenth season.


Which film did Daviau first work with Spielberg on?

An example of this is his production relationship with Kathleen Kennedy who has served as producer on all his major films from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to the recent Lincoln.


What superpower in 1980 created a stamp in honor of Avicenna?

On the grounds is a museum dedicated to his life, times and work.[citation needed]


The child was given rights of inheritance to the father's property, so mixed-race children could share in any wealth of the father.


KOI8-R was designed by the Soviet government and was intended to serve as the standard encoding.


What is Houston's one Catholic university?

Houston Baptist University, affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, offers bachelor's and graduate degrees.


Which idea is known as the ability of a person to have opinions and beliefs that are defined confidently, consistent, and stable?

As a result, adolescents experience a significant shift from the simple, concrete, and global self-descriptions typical of young children; as children, they defined themselves by physical traits whereas as adolescents, they define themselves based on their values, thoughts, and opinions.


What researcher posited that the lowering of diphthongs is "natural"?

The lowering of the diphthongs has long been current in many Dutch dialects, and is comparable to the English Great Vowel Shift, and the diphthongisation of long high vowels in Modern High German, which centuries earlier reached the state now found in Polder Dutch.


When was the final volume of Law, Legislation and Liberty released?

From 1962 until his retirement in 1968, he was a professor at the University of Freiburg, West Germany, where he began work on his next book, Law, Legislation and Liberty.


Beyoncé's Pepsi commercial inspired which star to join Pepsi's global campaign in 2012?

Nicki Minaj has stated that seeing Beyoncé's Pepsi commercial influenced her decision to appear in the company's 2012 global campaign.


Which Parliamentary Acts allow a bill to be presented for assent even after the House of Lords has refused it?

Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the House of Commons may, under certain circumstances, direct that a bill be presented for assent despite lack of passage by the House of Lords.


What primarily makes up the enzymes in our body that regulate the chemical reactions that occur?

Proteins are structural materials in much of the animal body (e.g. muscles, skin, and hair).


What type of pump appeared in the 15th century?

In the medieval Middle Eastern world, the physicist and Islamic scholar, Al-Farabi (Alpharabius, 872–950), conducted a small experiment concerning the existence of vacuum, in which he investigated handheld plungers in water.[unreliable source?]


The western coast of Australia had been discovered for Europeans by the Dutch explorer Willem Jansz in 1606 and was later named New Holland by the Dutch East India Company, but there was no attempt to colonise it.


What country has the most universities offering courses in neerlandistiek?

As a foreign language, Dutch is mainly taught in primary and secondary schools in areas adjacent to the Netherlands and Flanders.


What was invented in approximately 1286?

Concave spectacles were invented around 1286 by an unknown Italian artisan, probably working in or near Pisa.


When did Celtic tribes settle in Switzerland?

Celtic tribes settled in Switzerland between 1000 to 1500 BC.


There is a research institute in Hyderabad known as ICRISAT, what does the acronym represent?

Institutes in Hyderabad include the National Institute of Rural Development, the Indian School of Business, the Institute of Public Enterprise, the Administrative Staff College of India and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy.


How old was Kanye when he dropped out of college?

She later commented, "It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life... but some career goals don't require college.


On what laptops are the sleep-and-charge marked with a non-standard symbol?

On some laptops such as Dell and Apple MacBook models, it is possible to plug a device in, close the laptop (putting it into sleep mode) and have the device continue to charge.[citation needed]


What Realist novel did Ahmed Midhat Efendi write in 1881?

Many of the writers in the Tanzimat period wrote in several different genres simultaneously: for instance, the poet Namik Kemal also wrote the important 1876 novel İntibâh ("Awakening"), while the journalist İbrahim Şinasi is noted for writing, in 1860, the first modern Turkish play, the one-act comedy "Şair Evlenmesi" ("The Poet's Marriage").


How long were the original lunar calendars?

Lunar calendars were among the first to appear, either 12 or 13 lunar months (either 354 or 384 days).


How many autonomous sectors does Guinea-Bissau contain?

These, in turn, are subdivided into 37 Sectors.


What did Eisenhower have removed via surgery on December 12, 1966?

The last three years of Eisenhower's second term in office were ones of relatively good health.


What is the name of the dog in Philippine mythology who is responsible for lightning?

In Greek mythology, Cerberus is a three-headed watchdog who guards the gates of Hades.


Why are certain larger transformations not permitted?

In practice all energy transformations are permitted on a small scale, but certain larger transformations are not permitted because it is statistically unlikely that energy or matter will randomly move into more concentrated forms or smaller spaces.


Which book of the Bible talks about the use of wine during Jewish feasts?

Grapes are especially significant for Christians, who since the Early Church have used wine in their celebration of the Eucharist.


what is the alloy of copper and nickel used for?

The alloy consisting of 90% copper and 10% nickel is remarkable for its resistance to corrosion and is used in various parts that are exposed to seawater.


What are the Channel Islands and the Isle of Mann?

In the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, which are Crown dependencies rather than separate realms, she is known as Duke of Normandy and Lord of Mann, respectively.


According to statute, Qing society was divided into relatively closed estates, of which in most general terms there were five.


Alhazen stated that without tangible notions of distance and size for correlation, sight can tell us what about spatial perception?

In "tying the visual perception of space to prior bodily experience, Alhacen unequivocally rejected the intuitiveness of spatial perception and, therefore, the autonomy of vision.


Other than sugar and fiber, what else are carbohydrates consisted of?

All animals' diets must provide sufficient amounts of the basic building blocks they need, up to the point where their particular biology can synthesize the rest.


Where was the Baghdad Railway Suppose to connect?

However, the crisis did not exist in a void; it came after a long series of diplomatic clashes between the Great Powers over European and colonial issues in the decade prior to 1914 which had left tensions high.


During what war did French officers setup headquarters in CAR?

In September 1940, during the Second World War, pro-Gaullist French officers took control of Ubangi-Shari and General Leclerc established his headquarters for the Free French Forces in Bangui.


Elizabeth was born at 02:40 (GMT) on 21 April 1926, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V. Her father, Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), was the second son of the King.


What Greek word did gymnastics derive from?

The verb had this meaning, because athletes in ancient times exercised and competed without clothing.


I couldn't could up with another question. But i need to fill this space because I can't submit the hit.

The Greek population and the native population did not always mix; the Greeks moved and brought their own culture, but interaction did not always occur.


What are groups consisting of symmetries of given arithmetic concepts?

Symmetry groups are groups consisting of symmetries of given mathematical objects—be they of geometric nature, such as the introductory symmetry group of the square, or of algebraic nature, such as polynomial equations and their solutions.


Beyonce worked with who on her perfumes, True Star and True Star Gold?

Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of "Wishing on a Star") and True Star Gold; she also promoted Emporio Armani's Diamonds fragrance in 2007.


What is the OSHA uranium exposure limit for an 8-hour workday?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set the permissible exposure limit for uranium exposure in the workplace as 0.25 mg/m3 over an 8-hour workday.


Who may have been left out of the 2014 census in Burma ?

People who were out of the country at the time of the census are not included in these figures.


The arguments presented in The Use of Knowledge in Society created an starting point for who?

Thus, he set the stage for Oliver Williamson's later contrast between markets and hierarchies as alternative co-ordination mechanisms for economic transactions.


What is another popular madonlin tuning?

As there is no concept of absolute pitch in Indian classical music, any convenient tuning maintaining these relative pitch intervals between the strings can be used.


In what borough is the garment business prominent?

Manufacturing accounts for a significant but declining share of employment, although the city's garment industry is showing a resurgence in Brooklyn.


Is Samoa helped or hurt by political upheaval in the countries around them?

Observers point to the flexibility of the labour market as a basic strength for future economic advances.[citation needed]


What script was converted to Latin in the 1920s?

The script was however subsequently Cyrillicized in the 1930s by the Soviet government.


When did MSDN and TechNet users gain access to Windows 8.1?

However, after criticism, Microsoft reversed its decision and released the RTM build on MSDN and TechNet on September 9, 2013.


What primarily makes up the enzymes in our body that regulate the chemical reactions that occur?

They also form the enzymes that control chemical reactions throughout the body.


The islands between Java/Borneo and Papua form a mixed zone, where both types occur, known as Wallacea.


In the late nineteenth century, two black Congressmen were elected from North Carolina's 2nd district, the last in 1898.


When did the Battle of Allia River approximately end?

The Romans met the Gauls in pitched battle at the Battle of Allia River around 390–387 BC.


What are the main objectives of the Command and Control initiative?

This core function includes all of the C2-related capabilities and activities associated with air, space, cyberspace, nuclear, and agile combat support operations to achieve strategic, operational, and tactical objectives.


Data may be freely inserted, deleted and edited in these tables, with the DBMS doing whatever maintenance needed to present a table view to the application/user.


What did Bronn change "Favoured Races" to in his translated edition of On the Origin of Species?

In 1862, Bronn produced a second edition based on the third English edition and Darwin's suggested additions, but then died of a heart attack.


How many endemic faunal species do forests harbor?

Plant and animal species confined to a specific geographical area are called endemic species.


The Autovía A-8 enters Galicia on which coast?

Autovía A-8 enters Galicia on the Cantabrian coast, and ends in Baamonde (Lugo province).


When did Kino found the del Bac mission?

Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino visited the Santa Cruz River valley in 1692, and founded the Mission San Xavier del Bac in 1700 about 7 mi (11 km)


Locke stood to refute Sir Robert Filmer's paternally founded political theory in favor of a natural system based on nature in a particular given system.


How many species of plants were recorded in Egypt?

Apart from small and well-studied groups like amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles, the many of those numbers are likely to increase as further species are recorded from Egypt.


Besides salt what other major natural resources does Mali produce?

Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers.


How many people were usually in these teacher-dealer orchestras?

Like the teacher-dealers, they traveled the U.S., recording records, giving performances and teaching individuals and mandolin orchestras.


How is the spread of the avian flu related to the conditions in which chickens are kept?

Diseases can also be common and spread rapidly through the flock.


How long have humans used domsticated poultry ?

The domestication of poultry took place several thousand years ago.


The largest diplomatic enclave in India which contains 19 foreign embassies is located along which promenade?

New Delhi is structured around two central promenades called the Rajpath and the Janpath.


Following Broca's lead, Waitz points out that anthropology is a new field, which would gather material from other fields, but would differ from them in the use of comparative anatomy, physiology, and psychology to differentiate man from "the animals nearest to him".


What was the name of Starr's autobiography?

In his 2001 autobiography Unwrapped, Starr wrote that the incident was a complete fabrication: "I have never eaten or even nibbled a live hamster, gerbil, guinea pig, mouse, shrew, vole or any other small mammal."


What services are central to Brasilia's economy?

Industries connected with construction, food processing, and furnishings are important, as are those associated with publishing, printing, and computer software.


How much of Pakistan's GDP came from Punjab in 2010?

Its share of Pakistan's GDP was 54.7% in 2000 and 59% as of 2010.


In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing morality.


What Greek word is Christian derived from?

Christian" derives from the Koine Greek word Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach.


Where is a sixth upgrader being built in Alberta?

A sixth upgrader, under construction in 2015 near Redwater, Alberta, will upgrade half of its crude bitumen directly to diesel fuel, with the remainder of the output being sold as feedstock to nearby oil refineries and petrochemical plants.


Why does psychiatrist Anil Aggrawal say androphilia and gynephilia are needed terms?

Sexologist Milton Diamond writes, "The terms heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual are better used as adjectives, not nouns, and are better applied to behaviors, not people.


What US heavy metal band is comprised of Armenians?

Certain Armenians settled to sing non-Armenian tunes such as the heavy metal band System of a Down (which nonetheless often incorporates traditional Armenian instrumentals and styling into their songs) or pop star Cher.


In 1998, Democratic voters dominated areas of the state with a high percentage of racial minorities and transplanted white liberals from the northeastern United States, known colloquially as "snowbirds".


On what day do Notre Dame home football games occur?

This tradition involves the drum line of the Band of the Fighting Irish and ushers in the rest of the festivities that will continue the rest of the gameday Saturday.


The torch is put out at night, on aircraft, during storms and what else?

The Olympic Flame is supposed to remain lit for the whole relay.


What have the four sub-fields of anthropology lacked over the last several decades?

Due to this difference in epistemology, the four sub-fields of anthropology have lacked cohesion over the last several decades.


What was Euro1080 hoping to kick-start by broadcasting HDTV channels?

Euro1080, a division of the former and now bankrupt Belgian TV services company Alfacam, broadcast HDTV channels to break the pan-European stalemate of "no HD broadcasts mean no HD TVs bought means no HD broadcasts ..." and kick-start HDTV interest in Europe.


What battle took place on November 30, 1853?

In the Battle of Sinop on 30 November 1853 they destroyed a patrol squadron of Ottoman frigates and corvettes while they were anchored in port.


What gift did Tsar Alexander I give to Chopin?

The success of this concert led to an invitation to give a similar recital on the instrument before Tsar Alexander I, who was visiting Warsaw; the Tsar presented him with a diamond ring.


Each inkhundla has a development committee (bucopho) elected from the various constituency chiefdoms in its area for a five-year term.


What power is granted to federal agencies by Congress?

Often, Congress is simply too gridlocked to draft detailed statutes that explain how the agency should react to every possible situation, or Congress believes the agency's technical specialists are best equipped to deal with particular fact situations as they arise.


What independent agency operates San Diego International Airport?

The city's primary commercial airport is the San Diego International Airport (SAN), also known as Lindbergh Field.


What city has the largest outdoor ice skating rink in the world?

The Papalote children's museum, which houses the world's largest dome screen, is located in the wooded park of Chapultepec, near the Museo Tecnológico, and La Feria amusement park.


Go Set a Watchman was finished in what year?

The statement was also contrary to Jonathan Mahler's description of how "Watchman" was seen as just the first draft of "Mockingbird".


The Qajars defeated the Russians at what battle to take over Tblisi?

The Russo-Persian wars of 1804–1813 and 1826–1828 resulted in large irrevocable territorial losses for Iran in the Caucasus, comprising all of Transcaucasia and Dagestan, which made part of the very concept of Iran for centuries, and thus substantial gains for the neighboring Russian Empire.


As of 2010 what percentage of Florida was white / non Hispanic

As of 2010, those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 57.9% of Florida's population.


What are possessed individuals known as?

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


Who removed Carrefour boycott comments from some websites?

In response to the demonstrations, the Chinese government attempted to calm the situation, possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years, including the anti-Japanese protests in 2005.


Who was Napoleon III's prefect of the Siene?

Louis-Philippe was overthrown by a popular uprising in the streets of Paris in 1848.


How many casualties did the French suffer?

The French lost over 17,000 men, killed or wounded, with 21,000 captured.


How many times have the Leeside Lions won the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership?

Cork also hosts one of Ireland's most successful Australian Rules Football teams, the Leeside Lions, who have won the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership four times (in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007).


What is a region of dead cells resulting from viral growth called?

Microbial culture may also be used in the identification of viruses: the medium in this case being cells grown in culture that the virus can infect, and then alter or kill.


They are kept by small-holders and hobbyists for egg production, use as broody hens, ornamental purposes, and showing.


From what old Germanic word is Alenquer originate?

Other influences include some 5th-century vestiges of Alan settlement, which were found in Alenquer (old Germanic Alankerk, from Alan+kerk; meaning church of the Alan (people), Coimbra and Lisbon.


When was the armistice agreement finally signed?

In the final armistice agreement, signed on 27 July 1953, a Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission, under the chairman Indian General K. S. Thimayya, was set up to handle the matter.


How does aposematism help a species population?

Upon being harmed (e.g., stung) by their prey, the appearance in such an organism will be remembered as something to avoid.


How much was the US government ordered to pay in damages?

The U.S. Government was ordered to pay $100 million in damages to the four defendants.


What percentage of the Rajasthani GDP comes from tourism?

Rajasthan attracted 14 percent of total foreign visitors during 2009–2010 which is the fourth highest among Indian states.


What was the earliest known writing about dye from Aermenian cochineal?

It was mentioned in texts as early as the 8th century BC, and it was used by the ancient Assyrians and Persians.


Who is the head of men's basketball at KU?

The Jayhawks are a perennial national contender currently coached by Bill Self.


When did Kanye debut his second effort in the fashion world?

The line's reception was markedly improved from the previous presentation, with a number of critics heralding West for his "much improved" sophomore effort.


What is the name of the large legionary camp, now a ruin, that the Romans maintained around the start of the Common Era?

One of the most important tribal groups in the Swiss region was the Helvetii.


In 1565 they were overthrown by the Tsangpa Dynasty of Shigatse which expanded its power in different directions of Tibet in the following decades and favoured the Karma Kagyu sect.


What was the decision regarding the motion to re-count the votes, after each House finalized their debates?

Because the motion was supported by at least one member of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, election law mandated that each house retire to debate and vote on the motion.


When was the first department store in the Philippines opened?

The first department store in the Philippines is the Hoskyn's Department Store of Hoskyn & Co. established in 1877 in Iloilo by the Englishman Henry Hoskyn, nephew of Nicholas Loney, the first British vice-consul in Iloilo.


What all has helped with the fight against drugs?

However, with the increasing assistance from international organizations, such as UNODC, and cooperation with the US, Russian, EU and Afghan authorities a level of progress on the fight against illegal drug-trafficking is being achieved.


What organization backed a structural reform program?

Guinea-Bissau has started to show some economic advances after a pact of stability was signed by the main political parties of the country, leading to an IMF-backed structural reform program.


Sanskrit is the primary sacred language of which religion?

As one of the oldest Indo-European languages for which substantial written documentation exists, Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies.


What advantage does a coreless rotor have over traditional variants?

Because the rotor is much lighter in weight (mass) than a conventional rotor formed from copper windings on steel laminations, the rotor can accelerate much more rapidly, often achieving a mechanical time constant under one ms.


A few authorities have claimed high-modernism as the beginning of postmodern music from about 1930.


Where was the oath of office and secrecy taken?

Virbhadra Singh who has held the top office in Himachal five times in the past, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Urmila Singh at an open ceremony at the historic Ridge Maidan in Shimla.


Are there any circumstances under which a digimon cannot be reborn?

However, if a Digimon's data is completely destroyed, they will die.


Which interstate directly connects the east with the Arizona Sun Corridor and Imperial County?

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


What event made war planning difficult in this period?

Although he was against the actions taken against the veterans and strongly advised MacArthur against taking a public role in it, he later wrote the Army's official incident report, endorsing MacArthur's conduct.


Who said that Nasser conquered the Arab workd with radio?

The Cairo-based Voice of the Arabs radio station spread Nasser's ideas of united Arab action throughout the Arabic-speaking world and historian Eugene Rogan wrote, "Nasser conquered the Arab world by radio."


What biblical passage outlines Jesus' role as a mediator?

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus is God's only direct creation, that everything else was created by means of Christ, and that the initial unassisted act of creation uniquely identifies Jesus as God's "only-begotten Son".


At what college did Schwarzenegger study but not receive his degree?

After taking English classes at Santa Monica College in California, he earned a BA by correspondence from the University of Wisconsin–Superior, where he graduated with a degree in international marketing of fitness and business administration in 1979.


In what year did von Neumann publish the paper Numerical Integration of the Barotropic Vorticity Equation

Von Neumann's team performed the world's first numerical weather forecasts on the ENIAC computer; von Neumann published the paper Numerical Integration of the Barotropic Vorticity Equation in 1950.


What is not very well developed in Peru?

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


In what city does Plymouth's ferry to Spain terminate?

It has the largest operational naval base in Western Europe – HMNB Devonport and is home to Plymouth University.


Are the children who accompany the digimon always the same?

The stories tell of a group of mostly pre-teens, who accompany special Digimon born to defend their world (and ours) from various evil forces.


de Letran.:68 Guam, along with the rest of the Mariana and Caroline Islands, were treated as part of Spain's colony in the Philippines.


Where is Catalan the only official language?

It is also spoken with no official recognition in parts of the Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon (La Franja) and Murcia (Carche), and in the historic French region of Roussillon/Northern Catalonia, roughly equivalent to the department of Pyrénées-Orientales.


How much more expansive was the newest trade agreement?

The Soviets were to receive a naval cruiser, the plans to the battleship Bismarck, heavy naval guns, other naval gear and thirty of Germany's latest warplanes, including the Me-109 and Me-110 fighters and Ju-88 bomber.


Though the US and the Soviet Union were both against colonialism, what was the US more afraid of?

Much of Europe, a continent that had dominated the world for several centuries, was in ruins, and host to the armies of the United States and the Soviet Union, who now held the balance of global power.


What is the average family income in Boston?

The per capita income for the city was $33,158.


What are programs that are designed to help with natural or manmade disaters?

Humanitarian Assistance Operations are "programs conducted to relieve or reduce the results of natural or manmade disasters or other endemic conditions such as human pain, disease, hunger, or privation that might present a serious threat to life or that can result in great damage to or loss of property.


How many students in total were at Notre Dame in 2014?

In 2014 the Notre Dame student body consisted of 12,179 students, with 8,448 undergraduates, 2,138 graduate and professional and 1,593 professional (Law, M.Div., Business, M.Ed.)


Spring starts in March and is rainy with changeable weather.


(475–518), a brother of Emperor Wu of Liang.


Between what centuries was the Tripartite struggle focused on Kannauj?

The seventh century also saw the advent of Islam as a political power, though as a fringe, in the western part of the subcontinent, in modern-day Pakistan.


But their operations were to no avail; the worsening weather and unsustainable attrition in daylight gave the OKL an excuse to switch to night attacks on 7 October.


The economist F. A. Hayek analyzed how the Rule of Law might be beneficial to the free market.


The life cycles of insects vary but most hatch from eggs.


In the 1920's and 30's to theorist thought wars could be won by air forces what were their names?

This thinking was prevalent in both the RAF and what was then known as the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) between the two world wars.


In response to the coup, five days later, on 20 July 1974, the Turkish army invaded the island, citing a right to intervene to restore the constitutional order from the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee.


In leeches there are no septa, the connective tissue layer of the body wall is so thick that it occupies much of the body, and the two coelomata are widely separated and run the length of the body.


Popular music from the composer's time was incorporation into what?

Examples include occasional music such as Brahms' use of student drinking songs in his Academic Festival Overture, genres exemplified by Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera, and the influence of jazz on early- and mid-20th-century composers including Maurice Ravel, exemplified by the movement entitled "Blues" in his sonata for violin and piano.


How can a minority leader attempt to set some agenda for house?

Despite the minority leader's restricted ability to set the House's agenda, there are still opportunities for him to raise minority priorities.


When was the Empire State Building constructed?

A highly influential example of the international style in the United States is the Seagram Building (1957), distinctive for its façade using visible bronze-toned I-beams to evoke the building's structure.


The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university and the largest in the U.S. state of Kansas.


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


A convert generally follows which practice?

By tradition, a Sephardic or Mizrahi woman who marries into an Orthodox or Haredi Ashkenazi Jewish family raises her children to be Ashkenazi Jews; conversely an Ashkenazi woman who marries a Sephardi or Mizrahi man is expected to take on Sephardic practice and the children inherit a Sephardic identity, though in practice many families compromise.


What proved its worth against the Dreyse rifle?

The Chassepot rifle proved its worth against the Dreyse rifle, with French riflemen regularly outdistancing their Prussian counterparts in the skirmishing around Saarbrücken.


What label declined to work with Kanye after many meetings?

Multiple record companies ignored him because he did not portray the gangsta image prominent in mainstream hip hop at the time.


What act is the FBI required to process requests for?

" The FBI is in process of moving its Records Management Division, which processes Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, to Winchester, Virginia.


Reviewer Alexander Macfarlane believed that the main idea of the work is a comparative study of what?

In a separate review, G. B. Mathews wrote, "It possesses a unity of design which is really remarkable, considering the variety of its themes."


How much of the Bronx's vote in 1916 did Wilson get?

It was only 32 years earlier, by contrast, that another Republican former Governor who narrowly lost the Presidency, Charles Evans Hughes, had won 42.6% of the Bronx's 1916 vote against Democratic President Woodrow Wilson's 49.8% and Socialist candidate Allan Benson's 7.3%.)


As of 2013, how many people worked for a securities business in New York?

Many large financial companies are headquartered in New York City, and the city is also home to a burgeoning number of financial startup companies.


What 2 Unitary authorities were established in april 1996

The two unitary authorities — which were established on 1 April 1996 following the break-up of the short-lived county of Avon — are North Somerset, and Bath & North East Somerset.


How many languages are spoken by the people of New York City?

Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of New York State.


Of his published works, what topics were they covering?

He published 150 papers in his life; 60 in pure mathematics, 20 in physics, and 60 in applied mathematics.


While the FBI has acceded to most of the recommendations, including oversight by the new Director of National Intelligence, some former members of the 9/11 Commission publicly criticized the FBI in October 2005, claiming it was resisting any meaningful changes.


The first major artist to have his entire catalogue converted to CD was David Bowie, whose 15 studio albums were made available by RCA Records in February 1985, along with four greatest hits albums.


How many people attended the service in Lviv?

In late February, large public rallies took place in Kiev to protest the election laws, on the eve of the March 26 elections to the USSR Congress of People's Deputies, and to call for the resignation of the first secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Volodymyr Scherbytsky, lampooned as "the mastodon of stagnation.


What was change made to corporate taxes in 2005?

A new taxation law implemented in 2005 decreased corporate taxes from 40% to the current 20%, resulting in a stated 100% increase in tax revenue by the year 2006.


What is the primary consideration for determining if projects may be carried out in areas with endangered species?

The question to be answered is whether a listed species will be harmed by the action and, if so, how the harm can be minimized.


Who had control over Iraq before it was recaptured in 1639?

During his brief majority reign, Murad IV (1612–1640) reasserted central authority and recaptured Iraq (1639) from the Safavids.


Since independence, Punjab has become the seat of political and economic power; it remains the most industrialised province of Pakistan.


What date did the Soviet Council of Ministers issue a declaration to remove native Estonians?

On 12 January 1949, the Soviet Council of Ministers issued a decree "on the expulsion and deportation" from Baltic states of "all kulaks and their families, the families of bandits and nationalists", and others.


Where was Sand's estate located where they stayed for the summers until 1846?

In May 1839 they headed for the summer to Sand's estate at Nohant, where they spent most summers until 1846.


Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well as its leading cultural and economic center.


The Aboriginal population declined by what estimated percentage by 1863?

With the gold rush largely over by 1860, Melbourne continued to grow on the back of continuing gold mining, as the major port for exporting the agricultural products of Victoria, especially wool, and a developing manufacturing sector protected by high tariffs.


Who used the legislative session to debate and criticize?

Composing the final legislative group in the Soviet Union, those elected in 1989 played a vital part in reforms and the eventual breakup of the Soviet Union during the next two years.


How were these relationships with the other countries most likely established ?

Businesses frequently comprised the extended family, and with them they brought schools teaching Greek and the Greek Orthodox Church.


The Royal College of Art and the Royal College of Music are examples of what type of schools?

There are a number of business schools in London, including the London School of Business and Finance, Cass Business School (part of City University London), Hult International Business School, ESCP Europe, European Business School London, Imperial College Business School and the London Business School.


Who is Northwestern's faculty member notable for winning the Nobel Prize?

Notable former faculty include political advisor David Axelrod, artist Ed Paschke, writer Charles Newman, Nobel Prize–winning chemist John Pople, and military sociologist and "don't ask, don't tell" author Charles Moskos.


What types of fires can start in parks and woodlands?

New York is also home to one of the largest subway systems in the world, consisting of hundreds of miles of tunnel with electrified track.


Along with Plymouth and Devonport, what settlement comprised the Three Towns?

The Three Towns conurbation of Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport enjoyed some prosperity during the late 18th and early 19th century and were enriched by a series of neo-classical urban developments designed by London architect John Foulston.


What does DIANE in Project DIANE stand for?

While videoconferencing technology was initially used primarily within internal corporate communication networks, one of the first community service usages of the technology started in 1992 through a unique partnership with PictureTel and IBM Corporations which at the time were promoting a jointly developed desktop based videoconferencing product known as the PCS/1.


Rousseau's conception of alpine purity was later emphasized with the publication of Albrecht von Haller's poem Die Alpen that described the mountains as an area of mythical purity.


When was Gaius Marius elected to the position of consul?

His nemesis, Gaius Marius, a legate from a virtually unknown provincial family, returned from the war in Numidia and was elected consul in 107 BC over the objections of the aristocratic senators.


What should chronic pain be considered in its own right?

In 2011, Human Rights Watch alerted that tens of millions of people worldwide are still denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain.


Canada allows nonprofits to be incorporated or unincorporated.


Feynman's algorithim included writing the problem, thinking, and then what?

The student asks, well, what are Feynman's methods?


What does Muthappan use for his hunting dog for?

Muthappan from North Malabar region of Kerala has a hunting dog as his mount.


Over how many million people speak Czech?

Czech (/ˈtʃɛk/; čeština Czech pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃɛʃcɪna]), formerly known as Bohemian (/boʊˈhiːmiən, bə-/; lingua Bohemica in Latin), is a West Slavic language strongly influenced by Latin and German language, spoken by over 10 million people and it is the official language of the Czech Republic.


Who was the Umayyad governor of Khurasan who was defeated by Abu Muslim?

He soon established control of Khurasan, expelling its Umayyad governor, Nasr ibn Sayyar, and dispatched an army westwards.


What was the date that the first human reached space?

The Soviet Union beat the US to this, with the October 4, 1957 orbiting of Sputnik 1, and later beat the US to the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, on April 12, 1961.


What is another possible weapon for anti-aircraft use?

In particular the Tactical High Energy Laser can be used in the anti-aircraft and anti-missile role.


Who was in control of the south of China?

This formally ended the Han dynasty and initiated an age of conflict between three states: Cao Wei, Eastern Wu, and Shu Han.


Stems mainly provide support to the leaves and reproductive structures, but can store water in succulent plants such as cacti, food as in potato tubers, or reproduce vegetatively as in the stolons of strawberry plants or in the process of layering.


Missionaries from which country started The Presbyterian Church in Vanuatu?

The Presbyterian Church in Vanuatu is the largest denomination in the country, with approximately one-third of the population of Vanuatu members of the church.


When was the Conditional Access Directive passed in the EU?

Equivalent provisions, to prevent circumvention of copyright protection have existed in EU for some time, and are being expanded in, for example, Article 6 and 7 the Copyright Directive.


Which group originated as a national and religious group in the Middle East during the second millennium BCE, in the part of the Levant known as the Land of Israel?

Jews originated as a national and religious group in the Middle East during the second millennium BCE, in the part of the Levant known as the Land of Israel.


In which previous catastrophe not live up to international standards?

Rescue efforts performed by the Chinese government were praised by western media, especially in comparison with Myanmar's blockage of foreign aid during Cyclone Nargis, as well as China's previous performance during the 1976 Tangshan earthquake.


ISPs provide Internet access, employing a range of technologies to connect users to their network.


What type of computing did Feynman and his son help develop?

Feynman had a great deal of success teaching Carl, using, for example, discussions about ants and Martians as a device for gaining perspective on problems and issues.


How much of the Latino population did Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cuban Americans make up in 1991?

Latinos are disadvantaged compared to White Americans and are more likely to live in poverty.


The affective-motivational dimension of pain is characterized by what urge?

In 1968 Ronald Melzack and Kenneth Casey described pain in terms of its three dimensions: "sensory-discriminative" (sense of the intensity, location, quality and duration of the pain), "affective-motivational" (unpleasantness and urge to escape the unpleasantness), and "cognitive-evaluative" (cognitions such as appraisal, cultural values, distraction and hypnotic suggestion).


What disease do hospitals hope to prevent by installing copper doornobs?

Some 355 copper alloys were proven to kill more than 99.9% of disease-causing bacteria within just two hours when cleaned regularly.


Owing to the century long Turco-Iranian geo-political rivalry that would last in Western Asia, significant parts of the region were frequently fought over between the two rivalling empires.


The decline of what empire allowed the rule of the Kabul Shahi empire?

The Shahis are generally split up into two eras: the Buddhist Shahis and the Hindu Shahis, with the change-over thought to have occurred sometime around 870.


When did George W. Bush first say 'war on terror'?

On 20 September 2001, during a televised address to a joint session of congress, Bush stated that, "(o)ur 'war on terror' begins with al-Qaeda, but it does not end there.


What are some examples of Portugal's public cultural facilities?

Portugal has developed a specific culture while being influenced by various civilizations that have crossed the Mediterranean and the European continent, or were introduced when it played an active role during the Age of Discovery.


In what city did the 1972 attack on Israeli athletes occur?

He funded the Black September Organization who perpetrated the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes in West Germany, and had the killed militants' bodies flown to Libya for a hero's funeral.


Noyce's IC was made up of what material?

Produced at Fairchild Semiconductor, it was made of silicon, whereas Kilby's chip was made of germanium.


In this type of gauge, a wire filament is heated by running current through it.


2007) Interpol had the lowest scores in its category (IGOs), coming in tenth with a score of 22% on overall accountability capabilities (p. 19).


Who reported Apple's market share in 2007?

In January 2007 the iPod market share reached 72.7% according to Bloomberg Online.


Why did Senator Boxer say she voted the way she did?

Four people elected to the House had not yet taken office, and one seat was vacant.


Due to the presence of coral reefs, what activities are popular in Biscayne Bay?

The largest and most popular parks are Bayfront Park and Bicentennial Park (located in the heart of Downtown and the location of the American Airlines Arena and Bayside Marketplace), Tropical Park, Peacock Park, Morningside Park, Virginia Key, and Watson Island.


What merged companies are the largest pay TV entity in the world?

It is the second largest pay-TV company after the AT&T-DirecTV acquisition, largest cable TV company and largest home Internet service provider in the United States, and the nation's third largest home telephone service provider.


Who replaced Sony in 2010 as Idol's music label?

Sony Music was partnered with American Idol and distribute its music, and In 2010, Sony was replaced by as the music label for American Idol by UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records.


How many horseman were likely to be found in a single manipular legion?

The heavy infantry of the maniples were supported by a number of light infantry and cavalry troops, typically 300 horsemen per manipular legion.


Another, more recent proposal was for Argo, a flyby spacecraft to be launched in 2019, that would visit Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and a Kuiper belt object.


What led to Yale's Grievance Board and the Yale Women's Center?

While unsuccessful in the courts, the legal reasoning behind the case changed the landscape of sex discrimination law and resulted in the establishment of Yale's Grievance Board and the Yale Women's Center.


What is also digested in the small intestine?

Microbes produced in the reticulo-rumen are also digested in the small intestine.


Fortaleza del Cerro overlooks the bay of Montevideo.


Which team received Premier League approval to relocate to Dublin?

Participation in the Premier League by some Scottish or Irish clubs has sometimes been discussed, but without result.


From which areas did Alaskan supporters face political challenges?

Statehood supporters also found themselves fighting major battles against political foes, mostly in the U.S. Congress but also within Alaska.


What population of Hyderabad lived in slums in 2012?

According to a 2012 report submitted by GHMC to the World Bank, Hyderabad has 1,476 slums with a total population of 1.7 million, of whom 66% live in 985 slums in the "core" of the city (the part that formed Hyderabad before the April 2007 expansion) and the remaining 34% live in 491 suburban tenements.


For how many days was Gaddafi's corpse displayed in public?

Gaddafi's corpse was placed in the freezer of a local market alongside the corpses of Yunis Jabr and Mutassim; the bodies were publicly displayed for four days, with Libyans from all over the country coming to view them.


What is considered to be the lifeline of Guam?

The Commercial Port of Guam is the island's lifeline because most products must be shipped into Guam for consumers.