What is the first known extant writing about architecture called?

The earliest surviving written work on the subject of architecture is De architectura, by the Roman architect Vitruvius in the early 1st century AD.


What are hymns to the Theotokos called in Orthodox tradition?

Orthodox Christianity includes a large number of traditions regarding the Ever Virgin Mary, the Theotokos.


The French term for comics, bandes dessinées ("drawn strip") emphasizes the juxtaposition of drawn images as a defining factor, which can imply the exclusion of even photographic comics.


the term 'house music' came from the labeling of records at what store?

record store, where he worked in the early 1980s: bins of music that DJ Knuckles played at the Warehouse nightclub were labelled in the store "


Along with Romania, Polish landless or domestic serfs were the only ones to be given land after serfdom was abolished.


What is a cause of death to birds during migration?

Migration carries high costs in predation and mortality, including from hunting by humans, and is driven primarily by availability of food.


When did Labour publish a new draft manifesto?

It was a continuation of the trend that had begun under the leadership of Neil Kinnock.


In the later Vedic Age, a number of small kingdoms or city states had covered the subcontinent, many mentioned in Vedic, early Buddhist and Jaina literature as far back as 500 BCE.


What is encoded about a subject in verbs in Czech?

Because Czech uses grammatical case to convey word function in a sentence (instead of relying on word order, as English does), its word order is flexible.


What was the nationality of Matsushita Electric?

Anxious to expand the company's broadcast and cable presence, longtime MCA head Lew Wasserman sought a rich partner.


What does the CAR get help with with regards to communication from ITU-D?

In addition, the Central African Republic receives international support on telecommunication related operations from ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) within the International Telecommunication Union to improve infrastructure.


Along with the physiological response, what did Cannon believe was triggered by an emotional event?

An emotion-evoking event (snake) triggers simultaneously both a physiological response and a conscious experience of an emotion.


Where are the non jewish immigrants from?

Most of the migrants are from communities in Sudan and Eritrea, particularly the Niger-Congo-speaking Nuba groups of the southern Nuba Mountains; some are illegal immigrants.


What kind of strong fibers are part of the composite of wood?

It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers (which are strong in tension) embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression.


Gotamas teachings may have been personal and adjusted to the need of each what?

According to Bronkhorst, the four truths may not have been formulated in earliest Buddhism, and did not serve in earliest Buddhism as a description of "liberating insight".


To set the record for Grammys, how many did Beyonce win?

Sasha Fierce (2008), which saw the birth of her alter-ego Sasha Fierce and earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010, including Song of the Year for "Single Ladies


The Next Best Thing, and contributed two songs to the film's soundtrack; "Time Stood Still" and a cover of Don McLean's 1971 song "American Pie".


What was trade credit backed by when extended by temples?

The trade credit was usually extended by temples in order to finance trade expeditions and was nominated in silver.


Thousands of years ago, dogs were depicted on the walls of what?

Hunting scenes were popular in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.


The segregation of science writing means that articles in those subjects primarily appear where?

As advances and specialization have made new scientific research inaccessible to most audiences, the "literary" nature of science writing has become less pronounced over the last two centuries.


What are organic plants understood to be?

Organic cotton is generally understood as cotton from plants not genetically modified and that is certified to be grown without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals, such as fertilizers or pesticides.


German artists also make up a large percentage of Industrial music acts, which is called Neue Deutsche Härte.


How many river animals were thought to be found during   the ice age era?

People lived on the edge of the desert thousands of years ago since the last ice age.


For the Pasupatas, how was the union of the soul with God achieved?

The causes were of thirteen kinds, the five organs of cognition, the five organs of action, the three internal organs, intellect, the ego principle and the cognising principle.


What is assumed about the sea level reports and records of Tuvalu?

Whether there are measurable changes in the sea level relative to the islands of Tuvalu is a contentious issue.


What type of law is still in practice in which heresy results in execution?

One example is the 1989 fatwa issued by the government of Iran, offering a substantial bounty for anyone who succeeds in the assassination of author Salman Rushdie, whose writings were declared as heretical.


Which town's people surrendered to the Germans?

The French troops who did not surrender retreated westward, leaving behind 1,000 dead and wounded and another 1,000 prisoners and all of their remaining ammunition.


Which library was built at Notre Dame in 1963?

The most famous is Notre Dame Stadium, home of the Fighting Irish football team; it has been renovated several times and today it can hold more than 80 thousand people.


At which battle was Obregon badly defeated?

Villa was forced from the city in early 1915 and attacked the forces of Gen. Obregón at the Battle of Celaya and was badly defeated in the bloodiest battle of the revolution, with thousands dead.


PlayStation 3 has 256 MB of XDR DRAM main memory and 256 MB of GDDR3 video memory for the RSX.


Who wrote The Case Against Christianity?

Linda Woodhead attempts to provide a common belief thread for Christians by noting that "Whatever else they might disagree about, Christians are at least united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance."


What language does the word "symbiosis" come from?

Symbiosis (from Greek σύν "together" and βίωσις "living") is close and often long-term interaction between two different biological species.


What was the war called fought between the British and French against the Qing?

It was not until 1861 — a year after losing the Second Opium War to the Anglo-French coalition — that the Qing government bowed to foreign pressure and created a proper foreign affairs office known as the Zongli Yamen.


Howmany governemnt run channels do Puntland and Somaliland regions have?

The Puntland and Somaliland regions also each have one government-run TV channel, Puntland TV and Radio and Somaliland National TV, respectively.


HDTV technology was introduced in the United States in the late 1980s and made official in 1993 by the Digital HDTV Grand Alliance, a group of television, electronic equipment, communications companies consisting of AT&T Bell Labs, General Instrument, Philips, Sarnoff, Thomson, Zenith and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


Which inventors patented the tungsten filament lamp?

On 13 December 1904, Hungarian Sándor Just and Croatian Franjo Hanaman were granted a Hungarian patent (No. 34541) for a tungsten filament lamp that lasted longer and gave brighter light than the carbon filament.


The NVA was aided by military and financial aid from what two countries?

Fighting on one side was a coalition of forces including the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam or the "RVN"), the United States, supplemented by South Korea, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.


What word that means human relationships is at the core of Samoa's culture?

The Samoan culture is centred around the principle of vāfealoa'i, the relationships between people.


What disappeared in 2009 prior to the suicide of a Foxconn employee?

In 2010, a number of workers committed suicide at a Foxconn operations in China.


What is the oldest way to study migration?

Swans have been marked with a nick on the beak since about 1560 in England.


What was the average temperature for July 2011?

Some years have even witnessed long periods of harsh summer weather, such as the heat wave of 2003 when temperatures exceeded 30 °C (86 °F) for weeks, surged up to 40 °C (104 °F) on some days and seldom cooled down at night.


The term "Dominican mysticism" is also knows as what?

A smaller emphasis on doctrinal activity favoured the development here and there of the ascetic and contemplative life and there sprang up, especially in Germany and Italy, the mystical movement with which the names of Meister Eckhart, Heinrich Suso, Johannes Tauler, and St. Catherine of Siena are associated.


Slovenia has several streets and squares named after Tito, notably Tito Square in Velenje, incorporating a 10-meter statue.


How old is Seattle's Symphony Orchestra?

The Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras (SYSO) is the largest symphonic youth organization in the United States.


What percentage of the vote did Schwarzenegger's opponent Bustamante receive?

Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California under the second question on the ballot with 48.6% of the vote to choose a successor to Davis.


What type of drugs was Tulisa accused of supplying?

At her subsequent trial, the case against Tulisa collapsed at Southwark Crown Court in July 2014, with the judge commenting that there were "strong grounds" to believe that Mahmood had lied at a pre-trial hearing and tried to manipulate evidence against the co-defendant Tulisa.


Who wrote the book 'Memoirs of a Geisha' is based on?

In 2005, he served as a producer of Memoirs of a Geisha, an adaptation of the novel by Arthur Golden, a film to which he was previously attached as director.


What Univerity was Aparna Labroo associated with?

The researchers asked participants to rate a number of things such as: the spiciness of chicken-wing sauce, the aggressiveness of a fictional character, how attractive someone was, their feelings about specific words, and the taste of two juices–all under different lighting conditions.


The parade is followed by performances on an outdoor stage, culminating in the burning of an urn in which written prayers have been collected from participants and spectators.


What happened to Apple's market share with the release of Windows 95?

Compaq, who had previously held the third place spot among PC manufacturers during the 1980s and early-mid 1990s, initiated a successful price war in 1994 that vaulted them to the biggest by the year end, overtaking a struggling IBM and relegating Apple to third place.


What was the altitude range in feet of the stratosphere gun?

Their larger 90 mm M3 gun would prove, as did the eighty-eight, to make an excellent anti-tank gun as well, and was widely used late in the war in this role.


What was the result of the naval encounter between Britain and France?

The first British action was the assault on Acadia on 16 June 1755 in the Battle of Fort Beauséjour, which was immediately followed by their expulsion of the Acadians.


Returning to the basic concept of current flows in a conductor, consider what happens if a half-wave dipole is not connected to a feed point, but instead shorted out.


What is the average elevation of Tibet, in feet?

Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft).


POJ alphabet has been used since late in what century?

POJ was developed first by Presbyterian missionaries in China and later by the indigenous Presbyterian Church in Taiwan; use of this alphabet has been actively promoted since the late 19th century.


What was the three Han Bannermen position called?

The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China from the Ming were Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde and they


What is pain medicine often under disciplines like physiatry, neurology, etc?

Elsewhere, pain medicine is a subspecialty under disciplines such as anesthesiology, physiatry, neurology, palliative medicine and psychiatry.


What English Heritage status does the Civic Centre possess?

Most of the city centre shops had been destroyed and those that remained were cleared to enable a zoned reconstruction according to his plan.


How many Japanese ships were sunk in 1942 by United States submarines?

The number of U.S. submarines patrols (and sinkings) rose steeply: 350 patrols (180 ships sunk) in 1942, 350 (335) in 1943, and 520 (603) in 1944.


Over 90% of homes use solar hot water systems in which two countries?

In the United States, Canada and Australia heating swimming pools is the dominant application of solar hot water with an installed capacity of 18 GWth as of 2005.


How did monaterism aim to control the economy?

In the 1970s, monetarism has adapted into supply-side economics which advocates reducing taxes as a means to increase the amount of money available for economic expansion.


What was the response of the Argentine response to the British land claim?

Argentine–UK relations had previously been damaged throughout 2012 due to disputes over the sovereignty of the nearby Falkland Islands, and the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War.


China Mobile had more than 2,300 base stations suspended due to power disruption or severe telecommunication traffic congestion.


In what book did Kakar contend that the international definition of genocide was too narrow?

The exclusion of social and political groups as targets of genocide in the CPPCG legal definition has been criticized by some historians and sociologists, for example M. Hassan Kakar in his book The Soviet Invasion and the Afghan Response, 1979–1982 argues that the international definition of genocide is too restricted, and that it should include political groups or any group so defined by the perpetrator and quotes Chalk and Jonassohn: "Genocide is a form of one-sided mass killing in which a state or other authority intends to destroy a group, as that group and membership in it are defined by the perpetrator.


A detailed account of the techniques used to isolate the sounds deleted during MP3 compression, along with the conceptual motivation for the project, was published in the 2014 Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference.


Which European government contributed the least to the UNFPA in 2008?

Of the total income of M845.3 M, $118 was donated by the Netherlands, $67 M by Sweden, $62 M by Norway, $54 M by Denmark, $53 M by the UK, $52 M by Spain, $19 M by Luxembourg.


What model is the most popular aicraft in Alaska?

Much of this service can be attributed to the Alaska bypass mail program which subsidizes bulk mail delivery to Alaskan rural communities.


What was the last 78 released in the UK by RCA?

One Night (1958), while the last 78 in the UK was RCA 1194, A Mess Of Blues/Girl Of My Best Friend


On which book and who was the author was one of the main sources of the historical study of Cubism based?

It came to rely heavily on Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler's book Der Weg zum Kubismus (published in 1920), which centered on the developments of Picasso, Braque, Léger, and Gris.


Where does the Waldensian movement still exist currently?

After his death, his teachings on apostolic poverty gained currency among Arnoldists, and later more widely among Waldensians and the Spiritual Franciscans, though no written word of his has survived the official condemnation.


A reversible process is one in which this does not happen.

A reversible process is one in which this sort of dissipation does not happen.


To what area's language is Tuvaluan closely related?

The Tuvaluan language and English are the national languages of Tuvalu.


What office did Ibn Sina receive in Hamadan?

Ibn Sina was even raised to the office of vizier.


In what writing did he recount his time in exiles?

This began a "golden decade" of peace and prosperity, during which time Athanasius assembled several documents relating to his exiles and returns from exile in the Apology Against the Arians.


What is Everton Football Club's semi-official club nickname?

Since going blue in 1901, Everton have been given the simple nickname "The Blues".


What are ways that a charitable foundation receives money for it's cause?

Most rely on external funding (government funds, grants from charitable foundations, direct donations) to maintain their operations and changes in these sources of revenue may influence the reliability or predictability with which the organization can hire and retain staff, sustain facilities, create programs, or maintain tax-exempt status.


What was the name of the Philippines nation?

Mexico, Free France and many other countries also took part, especially forces from other British colonies.


Are townhouses, condominiums, and apartment buildings found more prevalent in the metropolitan area or outside the city?

Free standing dwellings with relatively large gardens are perhaps the most common type of housing outside inner city Melbourne.


Richmond's East End includes neighborhoods like rapidly gentrifying Church Hill, home to St. John's Church, as well as poorer areas like Fulton, Union Hill, and Fairmont, and public housing projects like Mosby Court, Whitcomb Court, Fairfield Court, and Creighton Court closer to Interstate 64.


Which type mandolin had a tendency not to stay in the player's lap?

The former are often too soft-toned to hold their own in a session (as well as having a tendency to not stay in place on the player's lap), whilst the latter tend to sound harsh and overbearing to the traditional ear.


Where is the source of the Yangtze river?

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, along the Yarlung Tsangpo River, is among the deepest and longest canyons in the world.


Its economy is one of the largest and most diversified in the Middle East, with sectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and services at almost equal production levels.


Puyi, the oldest son of Zaifeng, Prince Chun, and nephew to the childless Guangxu Emperor, was appointed successor at the age of two, leaving Zaifeng with the regency.


How many satellites were launched since 2007?

It was followed by further nine satellites during 2009-2011, achieving functional regional coverage.


What award given by a Japanese foundation did Popper win in 1992?

In 1992, he was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for "symbolising the open spirit of the 20th century" and for his "enormous influence on the formation of the modern intellectual climate".


Hitting, throwing objects, and slaps are examples of what type of aggression?

This reported aggression includes hitting, throwing things, or slaps, although most of this physical aggression does not result in a medical visit.


Where does London rank in terms of the world's largest cities?

London ranks as one of the most expensive cities in the world, alongside Tokyo and Moscow.


Prince Andrews, son of Prince Phillip visited in what year?

This was in 1947 when the King, accompanied by Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), Princess Elizabeth


An exchange of people between Greece and Turkey took place under what agreement?

The exchange was part of the terms of the Treaty of Lausanne which ended the war.


What does the pain usually stem from with MI?

Chest pain is the most common symptom of acute MI and is often described as a sensation of tightness, pressure, or squeezing.


Organochlorine hydrocarbons effect what balance of the nerve fiber?

The phenoxy and benzoic acid herbicides function similar to plant growth hormones, and grow cells without normal cell division, crushing the plant's nutrient transport system.:300


Rotten Tomatoes sampled 274 reviews and judged 64% of the critiques to be positive, saying that the film "nudges Daniel Craig's rebooted Bond closer to the glorious, action-driven spectacle of earlier entries, although it's admittedly reliant on established 007 formula.


Who was the head of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2007?

In 2007, RIBA called for minimum space standards in newly built British houses after research was published suggesting that British houses were falling behind other European countries. "


What types of software bugs are difficult to find during testing?

A fundamental problem with software testing is that testing under all combinations of inputs and preconditions (initial state) is not feasible, even with a simple product.:17-18


After Antigonus was killed, what region did Ptolemy take over?

Meanwhile, Lysimachus took over Ionia, Seleucus took Cilicia, and Ptolemy captured Cyprus.


How many fraternities does Northwestern recognize?

Northwestern recognizes 21 fraternities and 18 sororities.


By cardinal direction, what part of the city is referred to as Downtown?

Just northwest of Downtown, is the Civic Center, which is Miami's center for hospitals, research institutes and biotechnology with hospitals such as Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami VA Hospital, and the University of Miami's Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.


What year did Timothy Geithner become U.S. Treasury Secretary?

In a June 2008 speech, President and CEO of the New York Federal Reserve Bank Timothy Geithner—who in 2009 became Secretary of the United States Treasury—placed significant blame for the freezing of credit markets on a "run" on the entities in the "parallel" banking system, also called the shadow banking system.


How many businesses are there in the primary sector?

16,413 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 950 businesses in this sector.


Name one company that sells flexible-fuel cars?

Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and GM are among the automobile companies that sell flexible-fuel cars, trucks, and minivans that can use gasoline and ethanol blends ranging from pure gasoline up to 85% ethanol (E85).


Who introduced the term biological diversity to the scientific community?

Until then the term "natural diversity" was common, introduced by The Science Division of The Nature Conservancy in an important 1975 study, "The Preservation of Natural Diversity."


The mosaic floor in the Church of St Stephen is the largest in what country?

On the central panel hunting and fishing scenes are depicted while another panel illustrates the most important cities of the region.


What language does the word Music see it's origins in?

The word itself derives from Greek μουσική (mousike), "(art) of the Muses".


When were several new villages built in France almost exclusively for skiing?

Until this point Austria and Switzerland had been the traditional and more popular destinations for winter sports, but by the end of the 20th century and into the early 21st century, France, Italy and the Tyrol began to see increases in winter visitors.


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


This ecoregion covers 1,101,700 km2 (425,400 mi2) in Algeria, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Sudan.


These were fighting words to be coming from a country that once insisted Europe needed Turkey and was willing to spill blood over it.


Why was the Port Phillip Channel Deppening Project subject to controversy and strict regulations?

It was subject to controversy and strict regulations among fears that beaches and marine wildlife could be affected by the disturbance of heavy metals and other industrial sediments.


Macrobius says that Virgil's father was of a humble background; however, scholars generally believe that Virgil was from an equestrian landowning family which could afford to give him an education.


Nevertheless, Wilhelm Wien discovered the mathematical relationship between the peaks of the curves at different temperatures, by using the principle of adiabatic invariance.


What year was To Kill a Mockingbird first published?

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960.


What organization debates the rule of law?

The Security Council has held a number of thematic debates on the rule of law, and adopted resolutions emphasizing the importance of these issues in the context of women, peace and security, children in armed conflict, and the protection of civilians in armed conflict.


What was Beyoncé's first acting job, in 2006?

Sasha Fierce (2008), which saw the birth of her alter-ego Sasha Fierce and earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010, including Song of the Year for "Single Ladies


Which community is the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the Western World?

Chinese migrants founded the Melbourne Chinatown in 1851, which remains the longest continuous Chinese settlement in the Western World.


Which specific fear was a factor in causing World War I?

German conquest of France and the unification of Germany upset the European balance of power, that had existed since the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and Otto von Bismarck maintained great authority in international affairs for two decades.


In American English, what is the equivalent of Pacific Standard Time?

American English replaces standard with daylight: for example, Pacific Standard Time (PST) becomes Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).


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


Which city was the rebellion's capital for most of the struggle?

On March 26, 1913, Venustiano Carranza issued the Plan de Guadalupe, which refused to recognize Huerta as president and called for war between the two factions.


Why is Burma experiencing this problem with the gems industry  ?

Human Rights Watch has encouraged a complete ban on the purchase of Burmese gems based on these reports and because nearly all profits go to the ruling junta, as the majority of mining activity in the country is government-run.


Founded in 1836, the company came under city ownership in 1987 and has been providing the majority of gas distributed within city limits.


Which item of clothing worn by cardinals is always white?

Until the 1460s, it was customary for cardinals to wear a violet or blue cape unless granted the privilege of wearing red when acting on papal business.


Where were 723,000 Koreans sent to work?

At the end of the war, other world powers did not recognize Japanese rule in Korea and Taiwan.


How many cyber cafes were withing the territory in 2006?

There were also 22 established ISPs and 234 cyber cafes, with an annual growth rate of 15.6%.


What definite article is found rather than el?

In this standard one can find, among other features: the definite article lo instead of el, special possessive pronouns and determinants la mia ('mine'), lo sou/la sua ('his/her'), lo tou/la tua ('yours'), and so on, the use of -v- /v/ in the imperfect tense in all conjugations: cantava, creixiva, llegiva; the use of many archaic words, usual words in Alguerese: manco instead of menys ('less'), calqui u instead of algú ('someone'), qual/quala instead of quin/quina ('which'), and so on; and the adaptation of weak pronouns.


By how many attendees did the average Premier League attendance increase between 1992 and 2009?

This record was then beaten in the 2013–14 season recording an average attendance of 36,695 with a total attendance of just under 14 million, the highest average in England's top flight since 1950.


What selling methods did the Marble Palace use?

Though it was clad in white marble to look like a Renaissance palazzo, the building's cast iron construction permitted large plate glass windows that permitted major seasonal displays, especially in the Christmas shopping season.


Oak, beech, ash, and sycamore maple make up what group of trees?

Alpine plants are grouped by habitat and soil type which can be limestone or non-calcerous.


IndyMac often made loans without verifying what?

IndyMac often made loans without verification of the borrower’s income or assets, and to borrowers with poor credit histories.


China Unicom's service in Wenchuan and four nearby counties was cut off, with more than 700 towers suspended.


When was the current USAF dress uniform standardized?

The current Service Dress Uniform, which was adopted in 1993 and standardized in 1995, consists of a three-button, pocketless coat, similar to that of a men's "sport jacket" (with silver "U.S." pins on the lapels, with a silver ring surrounding on those of enlisted members), matching trousers, and either a service cap or flight cap, all in Shade 1620, "Air Force Blue" (a darker purplish-blue).


Gothic architecture is known for being commonly used in cathedrals and churches, what is one example of a lesser known type of structure in which Gothic architecture has been used?

It is also the architecture of many castles, palaces, town halls, guild halls, universities and to a less prominent extent, private dwellings, such as dorms and rooms.


Al-Farabi concluded a perfect vacuum was incoherent using what?

According to Ahmad Dallal, Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī also states that "there is no observable evidence that rules out the possibility of vacuum".


How many people were employed by the Andhra Pradesh government in 2006?

The service industry remains dominant in the city, and 90% of the employed workforce is engaged in this sector.


What font was discontinued with the release of the slim model?

Along with the redesigning of the console and logo, the boot screen of all consoles changed from "Sony Computer Entertainment" to "PS3 PlayStation 3", with a new chime and the game start splash screen being dropped.


Other notable places include Elizabeth Fort, the Cork Opera House, Christ Church on South Main Street (now the Triskel Arts Centre and original site of early Hiberno-Norse church), St Mary's Dominican Church on Popes Quay and Fitzgerald's Park to the west of the city, which contains the Cork Public Museum.


How many languages has the book been translated into?

In the years since, it has sold more than 30 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages.


When was the Charles Cross car park removed?

In 2004 the old Drake Circus shopping centre and Charles Cross car park were demolished and replaced by the latest Drake Circus Shopping Centre, which opened in October 2006.


Who held sway in the mountains of Oaxaca?

The Olmecs, who flourished from between 1200 BCE to about 400 BCE in the coastal regions of the Gulf of Mexico; the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, who held sway in the mountains of Oaxaca and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec; the Maya in the Yucatan (and into neighbouring areas of contemporary Central America); the Purépecha in present-day Michoacán and surrounding areas, and the Aztecs/Mexica, who, from their central capital at Tenochtitlan, dominated much of the centre and south of the country (and the non-Aztec inhabitants of those areas) when Hernán Cortés first landed at Veracruz.


New York City has how many acres of land dedicated to parks?

New York City has over 28,000 acres (110 km2) of municipal parkland and 14 miles (23 km) of public beaches.


What element would this pure resistance be coupled with?

It is possible to use the impedance matching concepts to construct vertical antennas substantially shorter than the 1⁄4 wavelength at which the antenna is resonant.


Pharmaceutical companies generally employ sales people (often called 'drug reps' or, an older term, 'detail men') to market directly and personally to physicians and other healthcare providers.


Ctenophora and the Cnidaria include what sea creatures?

Among the other phyla, the Ctenophora and the Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones, corals, and jellyfish, are radially symmetric and have digestive chambers with a single opening, which serves as both the mouth and the anus.


What was the first microbrewery to set up shop in Richmond?

Richmond is also fast-becoming known for its food scene, with several restaurants in the Fan, Church Hill, Jackson Ward and elsewhere around the city generating regional and national attention for their fare.


What famous museum is Comedie-Francaise located next to?

Run by the French government, it performs mostly French classics at the Salle Richelieu in the Palais-Royal at 2 rue de Richelieu, next to the Louvre.


What was Nanjing called during the Qing dynasty?

Under the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), the Nanjing area was known as Jiangning (江寧) and served as the seat of government for the Viceroy of Liangjiang.


Which type mandolin had a tendency not to stay in the player's lap?

Though almost any variety of acoustic mandolin might be adequate for Irish traditional music, virtually all Irish players prefer flat-backed instruments with oval sound holes to the Italian-style bowl-back mandolins or the carved-top mandolins with f-holes favoured by bluegrass mandolinists.


In addition to the final, signed treaty what else might arbiters review to establish the meaning of a treaty in context?

International tribunals and arbiters are often called upon to resolve substantial disputes over treaty interpretations.


Who did Victoria blame for the problems between herself and the Duchess?

Through reading her mother's papers, Victoria discovered that her mother had loved her deeply; she was heart-broken, and blamed Conroy and Lehzen for "wickedly" estranging her from her mother.


Which development in 1915 played a key role in developing Alaska?

In recent years, the ever-improving paved highway system began to eclipse the railroad's importance in Alaska's economy.


What city department runs the public school system?

The city's public school system includes nine specialized high schools to serve academically and artistically gifted students.


Apollo became extremely important to the Greek world as an oracular deity in the archaic period, and the frequency of theophoric names such as Apollodorus or Apollonios and cities named Apollonia testify to his popularity.


On February 8, 1955, Malenkov was officially demoted to deputy Prime Minister.


What concept relates measurements of time and velocity of two observers in motion relative to each other?

Symmetries that vary with location are central to the modern description of physical interactions with the help of gauge theory.


When was Abulfaz Elchibey elected to Chairman of the Popular Front?

In the second half of 1989, weapons were handed out in Nagorno-Karabakh.


Which inline roller sports translate well to winter in Cork?

There are also inline roller sports, such as hockey and figure skating, which transfer to the ice over the winter season.[citation needed]


Who we responsible for the giant "Y" that is embedded on a mountain near the campus?

A few have described the school at this time as nothing more than a "religious seminary".


Which two languages were the most dominant languages of scientific and literary publications?

This in turn gave precedence to the publishing industry in Holland, where the vast majority of these French language periodicals were produced.


What type of production techniques did Dennis Bovell develop?

The innovative production techniques devised by post-punk producers such as Martin Hannett and Dennis Bovell during this period would become an important element of the emerging music, with studio experimentation taking a central role.


Who elected there self as King of Prussia in 1701?

To differentiate from the larger entity, the former Duchy of Prussia became known as Altpreußen ("Old Prussia"), the province of Prussia, or "East Prussia".


How many successive civil wars occurred between Greek clans?

Ibrahim landed in the Peloponnese in February 1825 and had immediate success: by the end of 1825, most of the Peloponnese was under Egyptian control, and the city of Missolonghi—put under siege by the Turks since April 1825—fell in April 1826.


Does New Mexico have an official language?

New Mexico is commonly thought to have Spanish as an official language alongside English because of its wide usage and legal promotion of Spanish in the state; however, the state has no official language.


In what year did Universal Music Group let their contract with iTunes lapse?

Universal will now supply iTunes in an 'at will' capacity.


What kind of climate occurred in the Americas?

The majority of population groups at this time were still highly mobile hunter-gatherers; but now individual groups started to focus on resources available to them locally, thus with the passage of time there is a pattern of increasing regional generalization like, the Southwest, Arctic, Poverty, Dalton and Plano traditions.


What country did Cardinal archbishop Anlbal Munoz Duque represent?

In Colombia, Cardinal archbishop Aníbal Muñoz Duque declared, if American conditionality undermines Papal teachings, we prefer not to receive one cent.


What four fields make up American anthropology which play a vital role on its research of culture?

American anthropology is organized into four fields, each of which plays an important role in research on culture: biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology.


What two men overthrew the Iraqi monarchy?

While most members of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) favored Iraqi-UAR unity, Qasim sought to keep Iraq independent and resented Nasser's large popular base in the country.


What type of sails were first used during this era?

Shipbuilding improved with the use of the rib and plank method rather than the old Roman system of mortise and tenon.


Catalan evolved from Vulgar Latin around the eastern Pyrenees in the 9th century.


Which BYU graduate has won both the 1976 British Open and the 1973 U.S. Open?

A number of BYU alumni have found success in professional sports, representing the University in 7 MLB World Series, 5 NBA Finals, and 25 NFL Super Bowls.


What is located where the first theatre building in Charles Town once stood?

The first theatre building in America was built in 1736 on the site of today's Dock Street Theatre.


What house was the founder of the Ottoman empire?

The word Ottoman is a historical anglicisation of the name of Osman I, the founder of the Empire and of the ruling House of Osman (also known as the Ottoman dynasty).


How are the rooms in the Belgian Suite connected?

The rooms of the suite are linked by narrow corridors, one of them is given extra height and perspective by saucer domes designed by Nash in the style of Soane.


What notable Swiss invention won the nobel prize?

Some technologies enabled the exploration of new worlds such as the pressurized balloon of Auguste Piccard and the Bathyscaphe which permitted Jacques Piccard to reach the deepest point of the world's oceans.


The American Civil War caught both sides unprepared.


What type of orthox men often grow beards and always wear black?

However, Modern Orthodox Jews are commonly indistinguishable in their dress from those around them.


What is the street address of Universal Studios' production studios?

Its production studios are at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California.


Where did Chopin and Sand stay in Valldemossa?

" The two spent a miserable winter on Majorca (8 November 1838 to 13 February 1839), where, together with Sand's two children, they had journeyed in the hope of improving the health of Chopin and that of Sand's 15-year-old son Maurice, and also to escape the threats of Sand's former lover Félicien Mallefille.


The promotion process repeats when for officers promoted early in the USAF?

Promotion from major to lieutenant colonel is similar and occurs approximately between the thirteen year (for officers who were promoted to major early "below the zone") and the fifteen year mark, where a certain percentage of majors will be selected below zone (i.e., "early"), in zone (i.e., "on time") or above zone (i.e., "late") for promotion to lieutenant colonel.


[p˭ s˭] and [pʰ ʰp sʰ] are separate what?

In many languages, such as Armenian, Korean, Thai, Indo-Aryan languages, Dravidian languages, Icelandic, Ancient Greek, and the varieties of Chinese, tenuis and aspirated consonants are phonemic.


What two structures does a neuron extend when it is in place during development?

Once a neuron is in place, it extends dendrites and an axon into the area around it.


What type of religious participants were available for consultation?

Specialists from the religious colleges and professionals such as haruspices and oracles were available for consultation.


Posting a video without consent of the copyright holder is what according to youtube?

At the time of uploading a video, YouTube users are shown a message asking them not to violate copyright laws.


What did Darwin say that artificial selection by animal breeders often causes?

He remarks that the artificial selection practised by animal breeders frequently produced sharp divergence in character between breeds, and suggests that natural selection might do the same, saying:


What people live in the southeast area of the country?

The Pamiri people of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in the southeast, bordering Afghanistan and China, though considered part of the Tajik ethnicity, nevertheless are distinct linguistically and culturally from most Tajiks.


When did Margaret Thatcher leave office?

The Sun remained loyal to Thatcher right up to her resignation in November 1990, despite the party's fall in popularity over the previous year following the introduction of the Poll tax (officially known as the Community Charge).


What did the Digimon pets originally start out as?

Every owner would start with a Baby Digimon, train it, evolve it, take care of it, and then have battles with other Digimon owners to see who was stronger.


Which country did Frédéric go to first after setting out for Western Europe?

Chopin's successes as a composer and performer opened the door to western Europe for him, and on 2 November 1830, he set out, in the words of Zdzisław Jachimecki, "into the wide world, with no very clearly defined aim, forever."


If the Senate approves the law after receiving it from the House, what is written and sent to the government?

After the House of Representatives has debated the law, it either approves it and sends it to the Senate with the text "The Second Chamber of the States General sends the following approved proposal of law to the First Chamber", or it rejects it and returns it to the government with the text "The Second Chamber of the States General has rejected the accompanying proposal of law.


How many of Kanye's albums placed on the 2012 Rolling Stone list?

The College Dropout at number 298, Late Registration at number 118, and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy at number 353.


What makes the definition of a Jew vary slightly?

Generally, in modern secular usage Jews include three groups: people who were born to a Jewish family regardless of whether or not they follow the religion, those who have some Jewish ancestral background or lineage (sometimes including those who do not have strictly matrilineal descent), and people without any Jewish ancestral background or lineage who have formally converted to Judaism and therefore are followers of the religion.


In which recording studio did the Beatles do much of their recording?

London has numerous venues for rock and pop concerts, including the world's busiest arena the o2 arena and other large arenas such as Earls Court, Wembley Arena, as well as many mid-sized venues, such as Brixton Academy, the Hammersmith Apollo and the Shepherd's Bush Empire.


How above sea level is Wasson Peak in feet?

The highest point in the area is Mount Wrightson, found in the Santa Rita Mountains at 9,453 ft (2,881 m) above sea level.


There are 30,200 officers under the prefecture, and a fleet of more than 6,000 vehicles, including police cars, motorcycles, fire trucks, boats and helicopters.


In which year was the Hennessy Scholarship founded?

Eton College has links with some private schools in India today, maintained from the days of the British Raj, such as The Doon School and Mayo College.


He received a PhD from Princeton in 1942; his thesis advisor was John Archibald Wheeler.


What was the name of the mechanical computer that used automation?

The solution was automation, in the form of a mechanical computer, the Kerrison Predictor.


What genre was Spielberg's first film "The Last Gunfight"

He said yes, and I got an idea to do a Western.


What is one cathedral in which simple cylindrical columns stand out more than the Gothic features?

At the Abbey Saint-Denis, Noyon Cathedral, Notre Dame de Paris and at the eastern end of Canterbury Cathedral in England, simple cylindrical columns predominate over the Gothic forms of clustered columns and shafted piers.


What is Himachal Pradesh rank according to the 2005 Transparency international survey?

According to a 2005 Transparency International survey, Himachal Pradesh is ranked the second-least corrupt state in the country after Kerala.


When was the second satellite for the BeiDou-2 system launched?

The second BeiDou-2 constellation satellite Compass-G2 was launched on 15 April 2009.


Which party has the absolute majority of the seats?

The last regular election of the City Parliament was held on 25 November 2012 for the mandate period (German: Legislatur, French: la législature) from 2013 to 2016.


What branch of physics might support a worldview similar to Platonic dualism?

Plato's theory of forms or "ideas" describes ideal forms (for example the platonic solids in geometry or abstracts like Goodness and Justice), as universals existing independently of any particular instance.


Representatives from where were present in the Anthropological Society of London?

In 1863 the explorer Richard Francis Burton and the speech therapist James Hunt broke away from the Ethnological Society of London to form the Anthropological Society of London, which henceforward would follow the path of the new anthropology rather than just ethnology.


What is a religion that believes that all religions are correct?

A third approach is relativistic inclusivism, where everybody is seen as equally right; an example being universalism: the doctrine that salvation is eventually available for everyone.


What pump can capture gases in a solid or absorbed state?

Entrapment pumps can capture gases in a solid or absorbed state, often with no moving parts, no seals and no vibration.


The rapid development of religions in Zhejiang has driven the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them in 2014, variously named "Three Rectifications and One Demolition" operations or "Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and Folk Religion Activities" according to the locality.


In what decade did New Zealand's tertiary education institutions begin consolidation?

Since the 1990s, there has been consolidation in New Zealand's state-owned tertiary education system.


What is the name of the film that discusses Feynman's attempt to get to Tuva?

Out of his enthusiastic interest in reaching Tuva came the phrase "Tuva or Bust" (also the title of a book about his efforts to get there), which was tossed about frequently amongst his circle of friends in hope that they, one day, could see it firsthand.


However, the Ottoman court system lacked an appellate structure, leading to jurisdictional case strategies where plaintiffs could take their disputes from one court system to another until they achieved a ruling that was in their favor.


How do species that move short distances know when to migrate?

Many long-distance migrants appear to be genetically programmed to respond to changing day length.


Who owns the Football Association Premier League?

The Football Association Premier League Ltd (FAPL) is operated as a corporation and is owned by the 20 member clubs.


In what year was the British Museum built?

Wilkins and Robert Smirke went on to build some of the most important buildings of the era, including the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (1808–09), the General Post Office (1824–29) and the British Museum (1823–48), Wilkins University College London (1826–30) and the National Gallery (1832–38).


Which two empires ruled Armenia between the 16 and 19th Century?

By the 19th century, Eastern Armenia had been conquered by the Russian Empire, while most of the western parts of the traditional Armenian homeland remained under Ottoman rule.


What Canadian area had is seaward side protected by the defense of the Fortress of Louisbourg?

French naval deployments in 1757 also successfully defended the key Fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, securing the seaward approaches to Quebec.


On runways, what indicate the beginning of the runway for landing?

On runways, green lights indicate the beginning of the runway for landing, while red lights indicate the end of the runway.


While the university is governed by the Yale Corporation, each school's faculty oversees its curriculum and degree programs.


In what year did the Battle of Beneventum take place?

In 275 BC, Pyrrhus again met the Roman army at the Battle of Beneventum.


What's the process by which bare copper gets covered in solder?

Traditionally, any exposed copper was coated with solder by hot air solder levelling (HASL).


Which famous landmark did Beyonce see in China?

Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career in January 2010, heeding her mother's advice, "to live life, to be inspired by things again".


During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China (907–960), while the fractured political realm of China saw no threat in a Tibet which was in just as much political disarray, there was little in the way of Sino-Tibetan relations.


In the early years other teams from Wales, Ireland and Scotland also took part in the competition, with Glasgow side Queen's Park losing the final to Blackburn Rovers in 1884 and 1885 before being barred from entering by the Scottish Football Association.


What describes meditative states exising before the Buddha?

The Buddhist texts are probably the earliest describing meditation techniques.


During the decision-making of the Treaty of Versailles, Italy pulled out of the conference because a part of its demands were not met and temporarily left the other three countries as the sole major architects of that treaty, referred to as the "Big Three".


What video game did Spielberg come up with the concept for?

Due to his work on these series, in the official titles, most of them say, "Steven Spielberg presents" as well as making numerous cameos on the shows.


The debate regarding factors influencing the development of insulin and leptin is not just about how, but also about what other factor?

In any case, analogous to the way modern man-made pollution may possess the potential to overwhelm the environment's ability to maintain homeostasis, the recent explosive introduction of high glycemic index and processed foods into the human diet may possess the potential to overwhelm the body's ability to maintain homeostasis and health (as evidenced by the metabolic syndrome epidemic).


What would be a cause of low frequency sounds when listening?

Another reason for very low frequency material can be a warped disk: its undulations produce frequencies of only a few hertz and present day amplifiers have large power bandwidths.


What pay grades are included in the USAF for Senior NCOs?

Above the pay grade of E-4 (i.e., pay grades E-5 through E-9) all ranks fall into the category of NCO and are further subdivided into "NCOs" (pay grades E-5 and E-6) and "Senior NCOs" (pay grades E-7 through E-9); the term "Junior NCO" is sometimes used to refer to staff sergeants and technical sergeants (pay grades E-5 and E-6).


How many  reduced unstressed are vowels are there in Central Catalan?

In Central Catalan, unstressed vowels reduce to three: /a


Which number in the Serbo-Croatian language is treated as an adjective?

(The number one [jedan] is treated as an adjective.)


What is the fourth of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths?

Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.


Which comic made numerous jokes about Arsenal players?

The theme was repeated in the 1997 film The Full Monty, in a scene where the lead actors move in a line and raise their hands, deliberately mimicking the Arsenal defence's offside trap, in an attempt to co-ordinate their striptease routine.


What was the studio that Alfred Hitchcock normally worked for?

During the war years Universal did have a co-production arrangement with producer Walter Wanger and his partner, director Fritz Lang, lending the studio some amount of prestige productions.


What school oversees the Quito Astronomical Observatory?

The Quito Astronomical Observatory is the National Observatory of Ecuador and is located in the Historic Center of Quito and is managed by the National Polytechnic School.


What year was there an analysis of the DNA recovered from human remains in Liangzhu culture?

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


What neighborhood is the General Artigas Central Station located?

A new station, 500 metres (1,600 ft) north of the old one and part of the Tower of Communications modern complex, has taken over the rail traffic.


How much was the investment in new equipment and capabilities worth?

The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 included £178 billion investment in new equipment and capabilities.


James's "radical empiricism" is thus not radical in the context of the term "empiricism", but is instead fairly consistent with the modern use of the term "empirical".


What did the governor order constructed?

The city was spared significant destruction during the War, but due to the economic problems of the post-war period and Reconstruction, with a state economy based on agriculture, it grew little over the next several decades.


Who argued that European universities and Islamic madaris have very little in common?

Scholars like Arnold H. Green and Seyyed Hossein Nasr have argued that starting in the 10th century, some medieval Islamic madaris indeed became universities.


How long does a typical incandescent light bulb last?

Incandescent bulbs typically have short lifetimes compared with other types of lighting; around 1,000 hours for home light bulbs versus typically 10,000 hours for compact fluorescents and 30,000 hours for lighting LEDs.


In 1024, they were replaced by the Salian dynasty, who famously clashed with the papacy under Emperor Henry IV (r. 1084–1105) over church appointments as part of the Investiture Controversy.


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


What is the current musicologist reference for Chopin's pieces?

Works published since 1857 have received alternative catalogue designations instead of opus numbers.


What type of device can be use to demonstrate modular addition?

For any modulus, n, the set of integers from 0 to n − 1 forms a group under modular addition: the inverse of any element a is n − a, and 0 is the identity element.


How many seats are in the Cubs' Sloan Park training facility?

The Cubs' current spring training facility is located in Sloan Park in |Mesa, Arizona, where they play in the Cactus League.


Annual ethnic festivals and events take place throughout the state such as Native American powwows and ceremonial events, and include festivals (as examples) in Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Czech, Jewish, Arab, Mexican and African-American communities depicting cultural heritage or traditions.


The highest point in Samoa is Mt Silisili, at 1858 m (6,096 ft).


Which year was Lee awarded an induction into the Alabama Academy of Honor?

David Kipen of the National Endowment of the Arts, who supervised The Big Read, states "people just seem to connect with it.


What style of grammar does Catalan have?

Catalan has an inflectional grammar, with two genders (masculine, feminine), and two numbers (singular, plural).


Candidates for Freemasonry are progressively initiated into Freemasonry, first in the degree of Entered Apprentice.


What was the name of the Mau leader who was of Samoan and Swedish descent?

One of the Mau leaders was Olaf Frederick Nelson, a half Samoan and half Swedish merchant.


Known as the world's automotive center, "Detroit" is a metonym for that industry.


From what chronic illness was Nasser suffering?

According to Boghdadi, the stress caused by the UAR's collapse and Amer's increasing autonomy forced Nasser, who already had diabetes, to practically live on painkillers from then on.


In the United States, how many important steps are usually present in the administration of capital punishment?

The legal administration of the death penalty in the United States is complex.


When Russian-born migrant, Sidney Myer, came to Australia in 1899 he formed the Myer retail group with his brother, Elcon Myer.


When did the age of great English prose translation begin?

The first great English translation was the Wycliffe Bible (ca.


Its treasures include the Mona Lisa (La Joconde) and the Venus de Milo statue.


What did the smallpox epidemic reduce the population down to in Chamorro?

Intermittent warfare lasting from July 23, 1670 until July 1695, plus the typhoons of 1671 and 1693, and in particular the smallpox epidemic of 1688, reduced the Chamorro population from 50,000 to 10,000 to less than 5,000.:86 Precipitated by the death of Quipuha, and the murder of Father San Vitores and Pedro Calungsod by local rebel chief Matapang, tensions led to a number of conflicts.


He was mentioned in despatches for his action as a turret officer aboard Collingwood in the Battle of Jutland (31 May – 1 June 1916), an indecisive engagement with the German navy that was the largest naval action of the war.


North of what river in Northumbria was the kingdom not overrun by the Vikings?

Of these, Northumbria south of the Tyne, and most of Mercia, were overrun by the Vikings during the 9th century.


If the Senate approves the law after receiving it from the House, what is written and sent to the government?

" If the upper house then approves the law, it sends it back to the government with the text "To the King, The States General have accepted the proposal of law as it is offered here."


What type of radio stations abound in Seattle?

Non-commercial radio stations include NPR affiliates KUOW-FM 94.9 and KPLU-FM 88.5 (Tacoma), as well as classical music station KING-FM 98.1.


What contributed to the Arabian oryx rise from extinct to vulnerable?

The Arabian oryx, a species of large antelope, once inhabited much of the desert areas of the Middle East.


What did the later designs of capacitors used in radio tuning circuits no longer have?

Variable capacitors with their plates open to the atmosphere were commonly used in radio tuning circuits.


What Chinese people did not qualify for benefits?

In 2008, the High Court in South Africa ruled that Chinese South Africans who were residents during the apartheid era (and their descendants) are to be reclassified as "Black people," solely for the purposes of accessing affirmative action benefits, because they were also "disadvantaged" by racial discrimination.


One theory posits that Samoans originated from what people during the Lapita expansion period?

Scientific research is ongoing, although a number of different theories exist; including one proposing that the Samoans originated from Austronesian predecessors during the terminal eastward Lapita expansion period from Southeast Asia and Melanesia between 2,500 and 1,500 BCE.


The great majority of Israeli Arabs are Sunni Muslims, with smaller but significant numbers of semi-settled Negev Bedouins; the rest are Christians and Druze.


It was the first year of Tribeca featuring a showcase of producers who do what?

Cara Cusumano, director of the Tribeca Film Festival, stated in April 2014: "Piracy is less about people not wanting to pay and more about just wanting the immediacy – people saying, 'I want to watch Spiderman right now' and downloading it".


What type of licence does a manager need?

The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Premier League on a permanent basis (


During what time period did secular have a more neutral connotation?

For them, the word "secular" carried no connotations of disbelief – that would come later, in the nineteenth century.


Where did the degrees of Freemasonry derived from?

The degrees of freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or fellow (now called Fellowcraft), and Master Mason.


What were the findings of the OSCE team?

The report reads: "The November 2, 2004 elections in the United States mostly met the OSCE commitments included in the 1990 Copenhagen Document.


What four boys from his family's boarding house became friends with Chopin?

Tytus Woyciechowski, Jan Nepomucen Białobłocki, Jan Matuszyński and Julian Fontana; the latter two would become part of his Paris milieu.


By better using resources, how does that improve an organism's chances of surviving?

They thus enable organisms to best capitalize on environmental resources (e.g. light and food) compared to those that cannot predict such availability.


The Andantes and The Funk Brothers, the Motown house band that was featured in Paul Justman's 2002 documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown, based on Allan Slutsky's book of the same name.


During the week, Israel's top literary award, the Sapir Prize, is presented.[citation needed]


To what dynasty did Vikramaditya II belong?

The Arabs tried to invade India but they were defeated by the north Indian king Nagabhata of the Pratihara Dynasty and by the south Indian Emperor Vikramaditya II of the Chalukya dynasty in the early 8th century.


What day of the week did the major earthquake strike Mexico City?

On Thursday, September 19, 1985, at 7:19 am local time, Mexico City was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 8.1 on the Richter scale.


Which team in 1999 had a line-up for starting that was consisted of all foreign players?

On 26 December 1999, Chelsea became the first Premier League side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up, and on 14 February 2005


What drug effectively treated Tuberculosis?

Streptomycin, discovered during a Merck-funded research program in Selman Waksman's laboratory at Rutgers in 1943, became the first effective treatment for tuberculosis.


What was the minimum hourly wage in Sichuan on December 28, 2007?

The Sichuan government raised the minimum wage in the province by 12.5 percent at the end of December 2007.


What prevented BBC2 from broadcasting on its scheduled launch date?

The channel was due to launch on 20 April 1964, but was put off the air by a massive power failure that affected much of London, caused by a fire at Battersea Power Station.


In what mythology do two canines watch over the Chinvat Bridge?

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


In studies what is a relationship between sleeping and learning?

Additionally, data obtained from neuroimaging studies have shown activation patterns in the sleeping brain that mirror those recorded during the learning of tasks from the previous day, suggesting that new memories may be solidified through such rehearsal.


What Kiss song gave Detroit the nickname Rock City?

Other nicknames arose in the 20th century, including City of Champions, beginning in the 1930s for its successes in individual and team sport; The D; Hockeytown (a trademark owned by the city's NHL club, the Red Wings); Rock City (after the Kiss song "Detroit Rock City"); and The 313 (its telephone area code).


Who was the Nintendo president at the time?

Because 65xx CPUs had not been manufactured or sold in Japan up to that time, no cross-development software was available and it had to be produced from scratch.


Which mosaic survived through the 9th century, and then had a copy made in the 18th?

They were all destroyed later except for one example, the so-called Triclinio Leoniano of which a copy was made in the 18th century.


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

In the early Republic, as presumably in the regal era, plebeians were excluded from high religious and civil office, and could be punished for offenses against laws of which they had no knowledge.


What is a popular American show that was shown on the BBC?

Programmes have also been imported mainly from English-speaking countries: notable—though no longer shown—examples include The Simpsons from the United States and Neighbours from Australia.


Prior to the expansion of the service sector, what sector was the largest employer in New Delhi?

Government and quasi government sector was the primary employer in New Delhi.


Who directed the film Eternity and a Day?

His film Eternity and a Day won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.


What is the enzyme called that performs transcription?

Thus, a major mechanism of gene regulation is the blocking or sequestering the promoter region, either by tight binding by repressor molecules that physically block the polymerase, or by organizing the DNA so that the promoter region is not accessible.:7


What type of motor was used in trailway traction applications?

In this application, the use of AC to power a motor originally designed to run on DC would lead to efficiency losses due to eddy current heating of their magnetic components, particularly the motor field pole-pieces that, for DC, would have used solid (un-laminated) iron and they are now rarely used.


In what century did differences among human groups become a focus of science?

But the scientific classification of phenotypic variation was frequently coupled with racist ideas about innate predispositions of different groups, always attributing the most desirable features to the White, European race and arranging the other races along a continuum of progressively undesirable attributes.


How much rain does the Sahel savannah area get per year?

Everything in between the far south and the far north is savannah (insignificant tree cover, with grasses and flowers located between trees).


Which Confederate general failed to capture the Union fort at Knoxville?

Many of the Confederate defeats can be attributed to the poor strategic vision of General Braxton Bragg, who led the Army of Tennessee from Perryville, Kentucky to another Confederate defeat at Chattanooga.


The rules are a perfect springboard for what?

On the other hand, the rules themselves are designed to assure a satisfying life, and provide a perfect springboard for the higher attainments.


What do bacteria use as carbon and energy sources?

Transferred genes enter the plant cell nucleus and effectively transform the plant cells into factories for the production of opines, which the bacteria use as carbon and energy sources.


Prices have fallen as low as what price?

Prices have fallen to about 4 cents per kilowatt-hour in some cases and utilities have been increasing the amount of wind energy in their portfolio, saying it is their cheapest option.


From what colony did the original 500 Puritan settlers originate?

In April 1638, the main party of five hundred Puritans who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony under the leadership of the Reverend John Davenport and the London merchant Theophilus Eaton sailed into the harbor.


China also began suffering from mounting overpopulation during this period.


Totaling worldwide, how many records as Beyonce sold?

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s, with a total of 64 certifications.


Who was the leader at the end of the Mexican Revolution?

Zapatist forces, which were based in neighboring Morelos had strengths in the southern edge of the Federal District, which included Xochimilco, Tlalpan, Tláhuac and Milpa Alta to fight against the regimes of Victoriano Huerta and Venustiano Carranza.


What did two biologists point out in 1964?

In 1964, the biologists Paul Ehrlich and Holm pointed out cases where two or more clines are distributed discordantly—for example, melanin is distributed in a decreasing pattern from the equator north and south; frequencies for the haplotype for beta-S hemoglobin, on the other hand, radiate out of specific geographical points in Africa.


Which game publication does Jeff Gerstmann work for?

Game Informer called it "so creative that it rivals the best that Hollywood has to offer".


Whose teachings did Jan Hus base his own on?

The teachings of the Czech priest Jan Hus were based on those of John Wycliffe, yet his followers, the Hussites, were to have a much greater political impact than the Lollards.


Who chose BYU as the location of the national Middle East Language Resource Center?

The university was selected by the United States Department of Education as the location of the national Middle East Language Resource Center, making the school a hub for experts on that region.


Prominent Iranian writers during this time of the Islamic Golden Age contributed to what area of writing?

After the 10th century, Persian language, alongside Arabic, was used for the scientific, philosophical, historical, musical, and medical works, whereas the important Iranian writers, such as Tusi, Avicenna, Qotb od Din Shirazi, and Biruni, had major contributions in the scientific writing.


Along with anger, disgust, happiness, sadness and fear, what is one of Ekman's basic emotions?

His research findings led him to classify six emotions as basic: anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise.


Who is depicted in Saint Catherine's Monastery on a mosaic landscape background?

Generally wall mosaics have not survived in the region because of the destruction of buildings but the St. Catherine's Monastery is exceptional.


What is the name of the student newspaper at Barry University?

The Miami Herald is Miami's primary newspaper with over a million readers and is headquartered in Downtown in Herald Plaza.


What is the yearly number of cadets at the Maritime Training Institute?

The ADB estimates that, at any one time, about 15% of the adult male population works abroad as seafarers.


How is theology carried out in a confessional church?

While individuals are encouraged to understand Scripture, and may challenge the current institutional understanding, theology is carried out by the community as a whole.


The Foro Sol Stadium hols how many people?

Other popular sites for pop-artist performances include the 3,000-seat Teatro Metropolitan, the 15,000-seat Palacio de los Deportes, and the larger 50,000-seat Foro Sol Stadium, where popular international artists perform on a regular basis.


What trophy is awarded to the winner of Canadian inter-university football competition?

Great achievements in Canadian football are enshrined in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.


Executive vice governor Wei Hong confirmed on November 21, 2008 that more than 90,000 people in total were dead or missing in the earthquake.


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


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

This would produce a kind of society which in all essential respects would be the opposite of a free society."


What is the name of the international law theory, grounded in jurisprudence framed by a sociological normative approach?

There he met fellow student and later Green Party candidate for Congress Charles Pillsbury, a long-time New Haven resident for whom Trudeau's comic strip is named.


What government position has Howard Dean previously held?

By summer of 2003, Howard Dean had become the apparent front runner for the Democratic nomination, performing strongly in most polls and leading the pack with the largest campaign war chest.


Why can one find thousands of anthropological references to the topics?

Topics like racism, slavery, and human sacrifice attract anthropological attention and theories ranging from nutritional deficiencies to genes to acculturation have been proposed, not to mention theories of colonialism and many others as root causes of Man's inhumanity to man.


Besides being popular tourist destinations, London's museums play a vital role in what activity?

London is home to many museums, galleries, and other institutions, many of which are free of admission charges and are major tourist attractions as well as playing a research role.


What two years are debated as the date in which Menander was born?

The Hellenistic period saw the rise of New Comedy, the only few surviving representative texts being those of Menander (born 342/1 BCE).


" More recently, in September 2014, West referred to himself as a Christian during one of his concerts.


In addition, they are influential in the global carbon and water cycles and plant roots bind and stabilise soils, preventing soil erosion.


An MP3 file that is created using the setting of 128 kbit/s will result in a file that is about 1/11 the size of the CD file created from the original audio source (44,100 samples per second × 16 bits per sample × 2 channels = 1,411,200 bit/s; MP3 compressed at 128 kbit/s: 128,000 bit/s [1 k = 1,000, not 1024, because it is a bit rate].


What was lacking as to the profession of a priest class in Rome?

Flamines were constrained by the requirements of ritual purity; Jupiter's flamen in particular had virtually no simultaneous capacity for a political or military career.


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

The sector has been helped enormously by major capital investment in hotel infrastructure, political instability in neighbouring Pacific countries, and the 2005 launch of Virgin Samoa a joint-venture between the government and Virgin Australia (then Virgin Blue).


What AFL team would be based in Des Moines?

The second Allstar game was in Oct. 2013, with two games, the first in Honolulu, Hawai'i, the second being in Beijing, China.


What activity is also greatly reduced in newborn infants?

Their monocytes are slow and have a reduced ATP production, which also limits the newborn's phagocytic activity.


Where do 90% of the population live in Himachal Pradesh?

Himachal Pradesh is spread across valleys, and 90% of the population lives in villages and towns.


How many border crossings does San Diego share with Mexico?

The city shares a 15-mile (24 km) border with Mexico that includes two border crossings.


What's the projected budget of the development plan that includes the new hotels?

Southampton's strong economy is promoting redevelopment, and major projects are proposed, including the city's first skyscrapers on the waterfront.


What work did Vesalius push the study of?

Although the initial focus of the humanist scholars in the university was the discovery, exposition and insertion of ancient texts and languages into the university, and the ideas of those texts into society generally, their influence was ultimately quite progressive.


The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (officially abbreviated the Super NES[b] or SNES[c], and commonly shortened to Super Nintendo[d]) is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Australasia (Oceania), and 1993 in South America.


Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe.


What radio format was described as being "the acoustic equivalent to Prozac"?

Termed "the acoustic equivalent to Prozac", soft adult contemporary, a more adult-oriented version of AC, was born in the late 1970s and grew in the early 1980s.


Which attorney did Schwarzenegger consult to handle his divorce?

Schwarzenegger has consulted an attorney, Bob Kaufman.


When did the Cubs promote assistant general manager and player personnel director Jim Hendry?

Most notably, they traded with the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Kenny Lofton and third baseman Aramis Ramírez, and rode dominant pitching, led by Kerry Wood and Mark Prior, as the Cubs led the division down the stretch.


In 2012, ORNL researchers announced the successful development of a new absorbent material dubbed HiCap which performs surface retention of solid or gas molecules, atoms or ions and also effectively removes toxic metals from water, according to results verified by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.


What does Andrew Petersen say that Hyderabad was originally known as?

One popular theory suggests that Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of the city, named it "Bhagyanagar" or "Bhāgnagar" after Bhagmati, a local nautch (dancing) girl with whom he had fallen in love.


What day of the week was October 30, 2015?

" Announcements have yet to be made on any sort of expansion plans.


The Fund is represented by a Patron and who else?

The Fund raises awareness of and supports efforts to meet these needs in developing countries, advocates close attention to population concerns, and helps developing nations formulate policies and strategies in support of sustainable development.


Fossils found in the Tonian period indicate the presence of what creatures?

However the discovery that tracks very similar to these early trace fossils are produced today by the giant single-celled protist Gromia sphaerica casts doubt on their interpretation as evidence of early animal evolution.


Why are the festivals in Peru held when they are?

As of 2010, it had become so violent that the government imposed penalties of up to eight years in prison for violence during the games (the games themselves are not forbidden, but using violence during the games or coercing others to participate is).


The Aksumites erected a number of large stelae, which served a religious purpose in pre-Christian times.


Unlike the situation with the states, there is no plenary reception statute at the federal level that continued the common law and thereby granted federal courts the power to formulate legal precedent like their English predecessors.


What did European cultural ideas follow?

European cultural ideas and institutions began to follow colonial expansion into other parts of the world.


George Westinghouse promptly bought Tesla's patents, employed Tesla to develop them, and assigned C. F. Scott to help Tesla, Tesla left for other pursuits in 1889.


What is BYU replacing it's incandescent lighting with?

The university has stated that "we have a responsibility to be wise stewards of the earth and its resources.


Where is Eduardo Bonilla-Silver a Sociology professor?

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Sociology professor at Duke University, remarks, "I contend that racism is, more than anything else, a matter of group power; it is about a dominant racial group (whites) striving to maintain its systemic advantages and minorities fighting to subvert the racial status quo."


Magnates often received gifts from monarchs, which significantly increased their wealth.


What is the half life of the copper isotope 68mCu?

Seven metastable isotopes have been characterized, with 68mCu the longest-lived with a half-life of 3.8 minutes.


What type of business certification do they plan on expanding?

The city is also in the process of implementing a 5-year and 20 year Bike Action Plan with a goal of attaining 14 to 35% bicycle transportation mode share by 2030 through the installation of enhanced bicycle infrastructure throughout the city.


Often small panels called emblemata were inserted into walls or as the highlights of larger floor-mosaics in coarser work.


What did Yaroslav sons achieve  during his time in Keivan Rus?

Vladimir the Great (980–1015) introduced Christianity with his own baptism and, by decree, that of all the inhabitants of Kiev and beyond.


Even though few MP3 players can play it, LAME also offers which option?

Non-standard bit rates up to 640 kbit/s can be achieved with the LAME encoder and the freeformat option, although few MP3 players can play those files.


Where is the Greek Island of Antikythera located between?

Devices of a level of complexity comparable to that of the Antikythera mechanism would not reappear until a thousand years later.


The coup completed, the RCC proceeded with their intentions of consolidating the revolutionary government and modernizing the country.


What did Darwin learn about variations by observing breeders?

However, one thing was clear: whatever the exact nature and causes of new variations, Darwin knew from observation and experiment that breeders were able to select such variations and produce huge differences in many generations of selection.


What contributed to developing military technology for Sumer?

The almost constant wars among the Sumerian city-states for 2000 years helped to develop the military technology and techniques of Sumer to a high level.


Who famously crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants?

In 1800 Napoleon crossed one of the mountain passes with an army of 40,000.


During what season is DST usually not observed because of the detriments of dark mornings?

DST is commonly not observed during most of winter, because its mornings are darker; workers may have no sunlit leisure time, and children may need to leave for school in the dark.


How many votes were cast in the American Idol finale in season eight?

Allen won the contest in the most controversial voting result since season two.


Some contemporary chroniclers suggested that in January Philip II of France had been charged with deposing John on behalf of the papacy, although it appears that Innocent merely prepared secret letters in case Innocent needed to claim the credit if Philip did successfully invade England.


In Iran's western Zagros Basin, temperatures do not exceed what level during the summer?

Average summer temperatures rarely exceed 38 °C (100.4 °F).


Which cartridges were shaped slightly differently?

Unlike NES games, official Famicom cartridges were produced in many colors of plastic.


High-speed USB 2.0 hubs contain devices called transaction translators that convert between high-speed USB 2.0 buses and full and low speed buses.


However, the name Hellas is sometimes used in English as well.


What rugby club did Maurie Fa'asavalu play for?

Rugby league is mostly played by Samoans living in New Zealand and Australia,[citation needed] with Samoa reaching the quarter finals of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup made of players playing in the NRL, Super League and domestic players.


What annual parade takes place on the Rajpath each January?

The Rajpath which was built similar to the Champs-Élysées in Paris is the ceremonial boulevard for the Republic of India located in New Delhi.


It typically continues through August and sometimes into September.


What are the two national Islamic holidays?

The Government has declared two Islamic holidays, Id Al-Fitr and Idi Qurbon, as state holidays.


Where is a quadratic behavior not observed?

A quadratic behavior is not observed in modern devices, for example, at the 65 nm technology node.


This resulted in the 1951 ANZUS Pact between Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America.


West 8th Street is an important local street for what activity?

8th Street between Avenue A and Third Avenue is called St Mark's Place, but it is counted in the length below.


Rehydration Project recommends adding the same amount of sugar but only one-half a teaspoon of salt, stating that this more dilute approach is less risky with very little loss of effectiveness.


In what arena were the Gladiators playing the Bruisers on July 23, 1989?

On Saturday, July 23, 1989, much of America learned of the AFL for an unintended reason, when the Pittsburgh Gladiators' head coach, Joe Haering, made football history by punching commissioner Jim Foster during a game with the Chicago Bruisers.


What year did Kanye West open his GOOD Music production company and record label?

West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, The College Dropout.


What is considered the most famous madrasa?

The Islamic law undergraduate degree from al-Azhar, the most prestigious madrasa, was traditionally granted without final examinations, but on the basis of the students' attentive attendance to courses.


In cosmopolitan cities, people often spoke their family languages; many of those who were not ethnic Turks spoke Turkish as a second language.


Which former colonies still have tight monopolies on cotton brokering?

The future of these subsidies is uncertain and has led to anticipatory expansion of cotton brokers' operations in Africa.


What was Nintendo's euphemism for "video game system?"

The overall system was referred to as an "Entertainment System" instead of a "video game system", which was centered upon a machine called a "Control Deck" instead of a "console", and which featured software cartridges called "Game Paks" instead of "video games".


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

Under the chairmanship of Professor Musmann (University of Hannover) the editing of the standard was made under the responsibilities of Leon van de Kerkhof (Layer I) and Gerhard Stoll (Layer II).


How do minority leaders gauge party preferences?

For instance, to keep their party colleagues "on message," they insure that partisan colleagues are sent packets of suggested press releases or "talking points" for constituent meetings in their districts; they help to organize "town meetings" in Members' districts around the country to publicize the party's agenda or a specific priority, such as health care or education; they sponsor party "retreats" to discuss issues and assess the party's public image; they create "theme teams" to craft party messages that might be raised during the one-minute, morning hour, or special order period in the House; they conduct surveys of party colleagues to discern their policy preferences; they establish websites that highlight and distribute party images and issues to users; and they organize task forces or issue teams to formulate party programs and to develop strategies for communicating these programs to the public.


Who did the Manchus make an Ally with to seize control of Beijing?

The Manchus then allied with former Ming general Wu Sangui and seized control of Beijing, which became the new capital of the Qing dynasty.


What deteriorated between India and China?

India rejected Chinese demands that the torch route be clear of India's 150,000-strong Tibetan exile community, by which they required a ban on congregation near the curtailed 3 km route.


Some of the glucose is converted to starch which is stored in the chloroplast.


In January 2007, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan met with them to discuss adapting Obst and Thorne's treatment into a narrative screenplay.


Who designed the headquarters of the MoD?

This structure is neoclassical in style and was originally built between 1938 and 1959 to designs by Vincent Harris to house the Air Ministry and the Board of Trade.


What is the main crop of the delta of the Irrawaddy section of Burma?

In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis caused extensive damage in the densely populated, rice-farming delta of the Irrawaddy Division.


What contains a block of characters used to showcase Hokkien Chinese?

In Taiwan, there is also an informal body of characters used to represent Hokkien Chinese.


What shape does usually cocci type of bacteria can be?

Most bacterial species are either spherical, called cocci (sing.


Why does land availability have an effect on solar energy?

In addition, land availability has a large effect on the available solar energy because solar panels can only be set up on land that is unowned and suitable for solar panels.


Combining the MPI characterization of the person with their IASP five-category pain profile is recommended for deriving the most useful case description.


How do dogs establish their territory as far as scent is concerned?

There are a vast range of commodity forms available to transform a pet dog into an ideal companion.


Hewlett-Packard led "design, creation and management".


What is the name of the second generation of BDS?

It is planned to begin serving global customers upon its completion in 2020.


Steamships and railroads rose with what else?

Improvements in health and sanitation made them more attractive to live and work in.


Political parties, still called factions by some, especially those in the governmental apparatus, are lobbied vigorously by organizations, businesses and special interest groups such as trade unions.


Minkowski spacetime combines the three dimensions of space with what?

Two events in Minkowski spacetime are separated by an invariant interval, which can be either space-like, light-like, or time-like.


What was the initial difference between majuscule and minuscule letters?

According to papyrologist Knut Kleve, "The theory, then, that the lower-case letters have been developed from the fifth century uncials and the ninth century Carolingian minuscules seems to be wrong."


The collision of the Indian sub continent and the Asian plate created which mountain range?

The Tethys Sea, which had separated the northern continents from Africa and India, began to close up, forming the Mediterranean sea.


Where do plants store their water to avoid the conditions?

Plants such as acacia trees, palms, succulents, spiny shrubs, and grasses have adapted to the arid conditions, by growing lower to avoid water loss by strong winds, by storing water in their thick stems to use it in dry periods, by having long roots that travel horizontally to reach the maximum area of water and to find any surface moisture and by having small thick leaves or needles to prevent water loss by evapo-transpiration.


Humoral immunology involves the interaction of what two elements?

The humoral (antibody) response is defined as the interaction between antibodies and antigens.


What Islamic state controlled southern Iberia in the 1170s?

Southern Iberia remained under control of Islamic states, initially under the Caliphate of Córdoba, which broke up in 1031 into a shifting number of petty states known as taifas, who fought with the Christians until the Almohad Caliphate re-established centralised rule over Southern Iberia in the 1170s.


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


How many square feet does Fitch Park provide?

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


All studies agree that genetic overlap with what location exists in both lineages?

All studies nevertheless agree that genetic overlap with the Fertile Crescent exists in both lineages, albeit at differing rates.


The release and contamination of the environment affects what important system other than the human race?

Moreover, environmental contamination due to discharge of agricultural as well as industrial chemicals like organocholrines, heavy metal, and radionucleotides may adversely affect the human and the ecosystem as a whole.


Today, nearly all commonly used video compression methods (e.g., those in standards approved by the ITU-T or ISO) apply a discrete cosine transform (DCT) for spatial redundancy reduction.


Who was buried in the abbey on 4 April 1727?

Another was William Wilberforce who led the movement to abolish slavery in the United Kingdom and the Plantations, buried on 3 August 1833.


Tufts- new England medical Center was renamed what?

Tufts Medical Center (formerly Tufts-New England Medical Center), located in the southern portion of the Chinatown neighborhood, is affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine.


What animal has held the title of Bermuda's only native land vertabrate?

The Bermuda rock skink was long thought to have been the only indigenous land vertebrate of Bermuda, discounting the marine turtles that lay their eggs on its beaches.


Who did the Thunder lose to in the Western Conference finals?

In 2013 the Thunder reached the Western Conference semifinals without All-Star guard Russell Westbrook, who was injured in their first round series against the Houston Rockets, only to lose to the Memphis Grizzlies.


How are the rooms in the Belgian Suite connected?

They are allocated a large suite of rooms known as the Belgian Suite, situated at the foot of the Minister's Staircase, on the ground floor of the north-facing Garden Wing.


What is another name that is used for the British Isles?

Owing to political and national associations with the word British, the Government of Ireland does not use the term British Isles and in documents drawn up jointly between the British and Irish governments, the archipelago is referred to simply as "these islands".


Who was the commander of the American forces defending South Carolina?

The British were forced to withdraw their forces, and the Americans renamed the defensive installation as Fort Moultrie in honor of its commander.


What started with the Industrial Revolution?

Meanwhile, the Industrial Revolution laid open the door for mass production and consumption.


What organization calls the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts home?

The newest addition to the Miami arts scene is the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, the second-largest performing arts center in the United States after the Lincoln Center in New York City, and is the home of the Florida Grand Opera.


What term followed "negro" and "colored"?

After the African-American Civil rights movement, the terms colored and negro gave way to "black".


What tale is seen as cautions against disrespecting prey or impudent boasting?

Taboos are often related to hunting, and mythological association of prey species with a divinity could be reflected in hunting restrictions such as a reserve surrounding a temple.


Even during the 3rd dynasty, what was happening to the racial makeup of the region?

The last of these eventually came to dominate the south of Mesopotamia as the Babylonian Empire, just as the Old Assyrian Empire had already done so in the north from the late 21st century BC.


What's the only other city in England besides Portsmouth more densely populated than Southampton?

In 2005 the Government Statistics stated that Southampton was the third most densely populated city in the country after London and Portsmouth respectively.


It regards the universe as consisting of two realities; Puruṣa (consciousness) and prakriti (matter).


What percentage of adolescents report using social networking sites?

As a result of the amount of time adolescents spend using these devices, their total media exposure is high.


How many Michigan voters elected to ban affirmative action for university admissions?

and Asians).There has recently been a strong push among American states to ban racial or gender preferences in university admissions, in reaction to the controversial and unprecedented decision in Grutter v. Bollinger.


What was Gertrude Stein's brother's name?

Not only were they the first important patrons of Cubism, Gertrude Stein and her brother Leo were also important influences on Cubism as well.


How would you tell a West Flemish speaker "yes"?

These separate grammar rules are a lot more difficult to imitate correctly than simple sound shifts, making it easy to recognise people who didn't grow up in a certain region, even decades after they moved.


Who believe that the Ming dynasty did not exercise any direct political control over Tibet?

With the example of the Ming court's relationship with the fifth Karmapa and other Tibetan leaders, Norbu states that Chinese Communist historians have failed to realize the significance of the religious aspect of the Ming-Tibetan relationship.


How many Portugese speakers are there today?

This marked the end of the longest-lived European colonial empire, leaving a profound cultural and architectural influence across the globe and a legacy of over 250 million Portuguese speakers today.


There are regular intercity services to all major Dutch cities; direct services to Schiphol Airport.


What were ottoman irregular sharpshooters known as?

The only exceptions were campaigns against the Safavid dynasty of Persia, where many of the Ottoman eastern provinces were lost, some permanently.


What tactics of the PVA were US and ROK troops not prepared to handle?

On 27 November at the Korean eastern front, a U.S. 7th Infantry Division Regimental Combat Team (3,000 soldiers) and the U.S. 1st Marine Division (12,000–15,000 marines) were unprepared for the PVA 9th Army Group's three-pronged encirclement tactics at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, but they managed to escape under Air Force and X Corps support fire—albeit with some 15,000 collective casualties.


Where does the typical safari hunter hang his hat at night?

While the average photo tourist may seek luxury accommodation, the average safari hunter generally stays in tented camps.


What was the Australian unemployment rate in 1992?

The Australian economy was facing the early 1990s recession.


What book was written by Robert Boyle in 1661?

The theory that all matter is made of atoms, which are the smallest constituents of matter that cannot be broken down without losing the basic chemical and physical properties of that matter, was provided by John Dalton in 1803, although the question took a hundred years to settle as proven.


What century did Aretas III Philhellene reign?

Though the Nabateans originally worshipped their traditional gods in symbolic form such as stone blocks or pillars, during the Hellenistic period they began to identify their gods with Greek gods and depict them in figurative forms influenced by Greek sculpture.