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


What century did Bern outgrow the peninsula?

The city was originally built on a hilly peninsula surrounded by the River Aare, but outgrew natural boundaries by the 19th century.


Of what were such claims of deity relations the start?

In the mid-to-late Republican era, and probably much earlier, many of Rome's leading clans acknowledged a divine or semi-divine ancestor and laid personal claim to their favour and cult, along with a share of their divinity.


When was the greylag goose first domesticated by humans?

The greylag goose (Anser anser) was domesticated by the Egyptians at least 3000 years ago, and a different wild species, the swan goose (Anser cygnoides), domesticated in Siberia about a thousand years later, is known as a Chinese goose.


Schwarzenegger was the spokesperson for the Special Olympic games held in what city in China?

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been involved with the Special Olympics for many years after they were founded by his ex-mother-in-law, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.


Where did Napoleon III meet Victoria and Albert, before accompanying them to Paris?

Napoleon III met the couple at Dunkirk and accompanied them to Paris.


It is a tragic story of undying love much like the later Romeo and Juliet, which was itself said to have been inspired by a Latin version of Layla and Majnun to an extent.


When did it become illegal for a person to own a dog in The Hague?

In 2015 city councillor Hasan Küçük of The Hague called for dog ownership to be made illegal in that city.


In terms of size where does Swaziland rank within Africa in terms of country size?

They established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III; the present boundaries were drawn up in 1881.


In what century did Alfred unify Anglo-Saxon England?

Alfred advocated education in English alongside Latin, and had many works translated into the English language; some of them, such as Pope Gregory I's treatise Pastoral Care, appear to have been translated by Alfred himself.


The emperors of the 5th century were often controlled by military strongmen such as Stilicho (d. 408), Aspar (d. 471),


What kind of patents were allegedly inherited?

The court subsequently tossed the award, however, finding that one patent had not been infringed and that the other was not even owned by Alcatel-Lucent; it was co-owned by AT&T and Fraunhofer, who had licensed it to Microsoft, the judge ruled.


To where did Seattle's Baseball team relocate in 1969?

Seattle was also home to a previous Major League Baseball franchise in 1969: the Seattle Pilots.


How many Commonwealth nations still consider the British Queen their head of state?

Most former British colonies and protectorates are among the 53 member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, a non-political, voluntary association of equal members, comprising a population of around 2.2 billion people.


According to some sources, what is theorized to be the maximum nails used?

However, throughout history larger numbers of nails have been hypothesized, at times as high as 14 nails.


When does the middle of summer occur on Cyprus?

The middle of summer is hot – in July and August on the coast the average temperature is usually around 33 °C (91 °F) during the day and around 22 °C (72 °F) at night (inland, in the highlands average temperature exceeds 35 °C (95 °F)) while in the June and September on the coast the average temperature is usually around 30 °C (86 °F) during the day and around 20 °C (68 °F) at night in Limassol, while is usually around 28 °C (82 °F) during the day and around 18 °C (64 °F) at night in Paphos.


The Coenocorypha snipes of New Zealand drive air through their feathers, woodpeckers drum territorially, and palm cockatoos use tools to drum.


How much of Brasilia's GDP is from Agribusiness?

The major roles of construction and of services (government, communications, banking and finance, food production, entertainment, and legal services) in Brasília's economy reflect the city's status as a governmental rather than an industrial center.


What was the first antibiotic developed from nature?

In 1939, coinciding with the start of World War II, Rene Dubos reported the discovery of the first naturally derived antibiotic, tyrothricin, a compound of 20% gramicidin and 80% tyrocidine, from B. brevis.


How many attendants accompanied the flame during it's travels?

According to Asian Times, sworn in as the "Beijing Olympic Games Sacred Flame Protection Unit" during a ceremony in August 2007, their main job is to keep the Olympic flame alight throughout the journey and to assist in transferring the flame between the torches, the lanterns and the cauldrons.


Because of the lack of pay, what was the type of honor in being a priest?

For those who had reached their goal in the Cursus honorum, permanent priesthood was best sought or granted after a lifetime's service in military or political life, or preferably both: it was a particularly honourable and active form of retirement which fulfilled an essential public duty.


What are some factors that make developing and maintaining an identity during the adolescent years a difficult task?

But, developing and maintaining identity (in adolescent years) is a difficult task due to multiple factors such as family life, environment, and social status.


when did the FAA shift to a more step-by-step approach to providing air traffic controllers with more advanced equipment?

In 1994, the FAA shifted to a more step-by-step approach that has provided controllers with advanced equipment.


What is mainly responsible for the connection of the antenna to its end destinations?

An antenna lead-in is the transmission line (or feed line) which connects the antenna to a transmitter or receiver.


Where is Prince Richard's son, Alexander Windsor, Earl of?

Besides Prince William and Prince Harry, members of the extended British Royal Family who have attended Eton include Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and his son Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster; Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, his eldest son George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews and grandson Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick and his youngest son Lord Nicholas Windsor; Prince Michael of Kent and his son Lord Frederick Windsor; James Ogilvy, son of Princess Alexandra and the Right Honourable Angus Ogilvy, himself an Eton alumnus.


What year was Freddie Mercury's final public appearance with Queen?

That same year, Mercury made his final public appearance when he joined the rest of Queen to collect the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.


The competition is open to any eligible club down to Levels 10 of the English football league system - all 92 professional clubs in the Premier League and Football League (Levels 1 to 4), and several hundred "non-league" teams in Steps 1 to 6 of the National League System (Levels 5 to 10).


It begins on Riverside Drive at the Interchurch Center.


At the graveside, the Funeral March from Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 was played, in Reber's instrumentation.


The group claimed that they had taken not only company data but user data as well.


Speaking in St. Petersburg, Russia on 30 June 2011, the head of Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation said his company expected to begin design work for a new carrier in 2016, with a goal of beginning construction in 2018 and having the carrier achieve initial operational capability by 2023.


What are two languages that were forced out by the spread of Arabic?

The geographical regions in which Iranian languages were spoken were pushed back in several areas by newly neighbouring languages.


What was the goal of Cobb's second book on economics?

Cobb also co-authored a book with economist Herman Daly entitled For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future (1989), which applied Whitehead's thought to economics, and received the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.


In what year was the election held that let Pompey and Crassus obtain the seat of consul?

The two were soon elected, and quickly dismantled most of Sulla's constitution.


Who rebuked OFHEO in 2003 for their attempt at regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

The hearings never resulted in new legislation or formal investigation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as many of the committee members refused to accept the report and instead rebuked OFHEO for their attempt at regulation.


This proposal has been criticized since the term pardo is considered to include a wide range of multiracial people, such as caboclos (mestizos), assimilated Amerindians and tri-racials, not only people of partial African and European descent.


What shape was newly discovered bacteria from deep under Earth?

This wide variety of shapes is determined by the bacterial cell wall and cytoskeleton, and is important because it can influence the ability of bacteria to acquire nutrients, attach to surfaces, swim through liquids and escape predators.


What are T roads, the lowest level that typically serves local interests?

Typically they are improved earth roads which are occasionally paved.


What types of human knowledge did Hume say there are?

Hume divided all of human knowledge into two categories: relations of ideas and matters of fact (see also Kant's analytic-synthetic distinction).


What writer was known to visit both the Cheshire Cheese and the Prospect of Whitby?

Many of London's pubs are known to have been used by famous people, but in some cases, such as the association between Samuel Johnson and Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, this is speculative, based on little more than the fact that the person is known to have lived nearby.


How many visitors came to London for Victorias coronation?

Over 400,000 visitors came to London for the celebrations.


What was the only difference in the study between gay and straight men?

The only significant group difference between these orientations was found in the amygdala, a brain region known to be involved in regulating fear.


In 1946, the Greeks made up what percent of Cyprus' population?

In January 1950, the Church of Cyprus organised a referendum under the supervision of clerics and with no Turkish Cypriot participation, where 96% of the participating Greek Cypriots voted in favour of enosis, The Greeks were 80.2% of the total island' s population at the time (census 1946).


What type of cheese is the county famous for

The town of Glastonbury has mythical associations, including legends of a visit by the young Jesus of Nazareth and Joseph of Arimathea, with links to the Holy Grail, King Arthur, and Camelot, identified by some as Cadbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort.


Dogs had a worth to what type of early humans?

In some cultures, however, dogs are also a source of meat.


In 1970 the country switched its currency from the Bermudian pound to the Bermudian dollar, which is pegged at par with the US dollar.


According to Hayek, what is necessary for the implementation of a socialist economy?

In his popular book, The Road to Serfdom (1944) and in subsequent academic works, Hayek argued that socialism required central economic planning and that such planning in turn leads towards totalitarianism.


What comedy production did Spectre actors appear in?

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


What important revolutionary document was signed in Philadelphia?

Philadelphia's importance and central location in the colonies made it a natural center for America's revolutionaries.


Poorer, less educated Russians resorted to drinking unhealthy substitutes such as nail polish, rubbing alcohol or men's cologne, which only served to be an additional burden on Russia's healthcare sector due to the subsequent poisoning cases.


What's the name for the type of accent that Dutch used to mark the difference between the word for "a" or "an" and the word for "one"?

Its most common use is to differentiate between the indefinite article 'een' (a, an) and the numeral 'één' (one).


What commission did Napoleon receive upon his graduation?

Such was the odious sight which was the first to strike me."


But now the demand for handicrafts has increased within and outside the country.


In the fall of 2014, which school did 5.7% of undergraduates enroll in?

The Kellogg School of Management's MBA, the School of Law's JD, and the Feinberg School of Medicine's MD are the three largest professional degree programs by enrollment.


In what century did public drinking regulations first exist in England?

Tavern owners were required to possess a licence to sell ale, and a separate licence for distilled spirits.


Theobromine is toxic to dogs because, although the dog's metabolism is capable of breaking down the chemical, the process is so slow that even small amounts of chocolate can be fatal, especially dark chocolate.


Judgment Day, Lawrence of Arabia, A League of Their Own, Bugsy, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Chaplin were among the theatrical releases available on MUSE LDs.


The Phanerozoic era covers what time period?

Over the next 400 million years or so, invertebrate diversity showed little overall trend, and vertebrate diversity shows an overall exponential trend.


What is an example of a Sanskrit loanword used in Southeast Asian languages?

Many Sanskrit loanwords are also found in Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, particularly the older form in which nearly half the vocabulary is borrowed.


Where did Kanye begin production on his sixth album?

Sessions for West's sixth solo effort begin to take shape in early 2013 in his own personal loft's living room at a Paris hotel.


Around 70 BC, Arachosia and what other region where taken over by tribal invasion?

After the death of Menander (c. 130 BC), the Kingdom appears to have fragmented, with several 'kings' attested contemporaneously in different regions.


It was duly sold at Christie's auction house on 19 May 2005 for £420,000 (£478,400 including auction fees and taxes).


What artist made portraits of the Chopin family in 1829?

In 1829 the artist Ambroży Mieroszewski executed a set of portraits of Chopin family members, including the first known portrait of the composer.[n 7]


Google made youtube streamable on what gaming console in DEC. of 2013?

In January 2009, YouTube launched "YouTube for TV", a version of the website tailored for set-top boxes and other TV-based media devices with web browsers, initially allowing its videos to be viewed on the PlayStation 3 and Wii video game consoles.


In the early 10th century, the Ottonian dynasty had established itself in Germany, and was engaged in driving back the Magyars.


What did Marxist-Leninst add to Chinese philosophy?

Mao Zedong (Máo zé dōng) added Marxist-Leninist thought.


What primary difference was there between the NAAL and Delta study that made comparisons difficult?

For example, only 12 percent of study participants identified the My Pyramid graphic two years after it had been launched by the USDA.


Who is the current Lord Mayor of Plymouth?

It is traditional that the position of the Lord Mayor alternates between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party annually and that the Lord Mayor chooses the Deputy Lord Mayor.


According to QS World University Rankings and Al-Azhar University, Alexandria University and Ain Shams University are all ranked where?

American University in Cairo is ranked as 360 according to QS World University Rankings and Al-Azhar University, Alexandria University and Ain Shams University fall in the 701+ range.


What school founded in 1794 first used a form of the word polytechnic in its name?

The English term polytechnic appeared in the early 19th century, from the French École Polytechnique, an engineering school founded in 1794 in Paris.


What was the name of the Philippines nation?

The major Allied participants were the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom (including the armed forces of British India, the Fiji Islands, Samoa, etc.), Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands (as the possessor of the Dutch East Indies and the western part of New Guinea), New Zealand, and Canada, all of whom were members of the Pacific War Council.


What palace was Frédéric sometimes invited to as a companion of the ruler's son?

Fryderyk and his family moved to a building, which still survives, adjacent to the Kazimierz Palace.


When did Chopin receive his first major endorsement from Robert Schumann?

At the end of 1831, Chopin received the first major endorsement from an outstanding contemporary when Robert Schumann, reviewing the Op.


When was a new Constitution adopted in Switzerland?

The Federal Constitution adopted in 1848 is the legal foundation of the modern federal state.


How many inches of precipitation does NYC get in a year?

The city receives 49.9 inches (1,270 mm) of precipitation annually, which is fairly spread throughout the year.


How much did the third Terminator movie make domestically alone?

Rise of the Machines, which went on to earn over $150 million domestically.


Devotional practices include bowing, offerings, pilgrimage, and chanting.


This is a socio-economic bloc of nations in or near the Caribbean Sea.


The pheasants, grouse and their allies form which group?

The earliest divergence within the Neognathes was that of the Galloanserae, the superorder containing the Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans and screamers) and the Galliformes (the pheasants, grouse, and their allies, together with the mound builders and the guans and their allies).


In July 2012, the USB Promoters Group announced the finalization of the USB Power Delivery ("PD") specification, an extension that specifies using certified "PD aware" USB cables with standard USB Type-A and Type-B connectors to deliver increased power (more than 7.5 W) to devices with larger power demand.


Into what larger waterway do the West Haven Harbor and New Haven Harbor recess as embayments?

Both harbors are embayments of Long Island Sound.


How many reporters did Lamb hire for the Mirror's initial staff?

Lamb hastily recruited a staff of about 125 reporters, who were mostly selected for their availability rather than their ability.


Most eusocial insects lead what kind of life once becoming an adult?

This sort of care is typical for most species of bees and various types of wasps.


Who was responsible for creating antisemetic and anti-masonic propaganda?

RSHA Amt VII (Written Records) was overseen by Professor Franz Six and was responsible for "ideological" tasks, by which was meant the creation of antisemitic and anti-Masonic propaganda.


With whom did Chopin go to London with in 1837?

In June 1837 Chopin visited London incognito in the company of the piano manufacturer Camille Pleyel where he played at a musical soirée at the house of English piano maker James Broadwood.


Were multiple scripts used during the Han period?

Contrary to the popular belief of there being only one script per period, there were in fact multiple scripts in use during the Han period.


Who was in charge of the Governemnt at the time of Victorias ascession?

At the time of her accession, the government was led by the Whig prime minister Lord Melbourne, who at once became a powerful influence on the politically inexperienced Queen, who relied on him for advice.


What occurs between the second and third parts of the education process prescribed by the Royal Institute?

The RIBA has three parts to the education process:


In what type of writing would a more familiar, standard literary narrative structure be employed?

Literary techniques encompass a wide range of approaches to crafting a work: whether a work is narrated in first-person or from another perspective, whether to use a traditional linear narrative or a nonlinear narrative, or the choice of literary genre, are all examples of literary technique.


Who was the father of American football?

Yale has produced alumni distinguished in their respective fields.


In addition to affiliation with the university-wide Institute of Public Health, Brown houses 12 research centers.


What happens if the soverign doesn't sign the bill within the six-month time frame?

Article 93 of that document gives the Jordanian sovereign six months to sign or veto any legislation sent to him from the National Assembly; if he vetoes it within that timeframe, the assembly may override his veto by a two-thirds vote of both houses; otherwise, the law does not go into effect (but it may be reconsidered in the next session of the assembly).


In addition to onomatopoeia and captions, what can be used to show the dialogue in comics?

Often textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information.


Though they live in the sea, the females come to the shore to lay eggs and are protected by private societies.


Which Soviet Foreign Minister lost his job because of his favorable attitude towards the west?

The ensuing discussion of a potential political deal between Germany and the Soviet Union had to be channeled into the framework of economic negotiations between the two countries, because close military and diplomatic connections, as was the case before the mid-1930s, had afterward been largely severed.


Where is the largest neutrino telescope on Earth?

Antarctic ice serves as both the shield and the detection medium for the largest neutrino telescope in the world, built 2 km (1.2 mi) below Amundsen–Scott station.


What techniques does the Cyberspace Support branch of the Air Force use?

The cyberspace support mission incorporates CNE and CND techniques.


Many nobles were, in actuality, really usurpers, being commoners, who moved into another part of the country and falsely pretended to noble status.


What did the POW/MIA committee conclude about Vietnam POWs?

The committee's report, which Kerry endorsed, stated there was "no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia."


What does the USAF slogan Uno Ab Alto mean?

For many years, the U.S. Air Force used "Aim High" as its recruiting slogan; more recently, they have used "Cross into the Blue", "We've been waiting for you" and "Do Something Amazing", "Above All", and the newest one, as of 7 October 2010, considered a call and response, "Aim high" followed with the response,


What did the morphologist Ernst Haeckel convince Huxley of about comparative anatomy and paleontology?

Later, the German morphologist Ernst Haeckel would convince Huxley that comparative anatomy and palaeontology could be used to reconstruct evolutionary genealogies.


Who was taken prisoner at the Battle of Manzikert?

The Turks also had difficulties, losing control of Jerusalem to the Fatimids of Egypt and suffering from a series of internal civil wars.


Approximately 99 percent of the students are members of the LDS Church, and one-third of its US students are from Utah.


Who is the Chief Executive Officer of the China American Football League?

Martin E. Judge, partner Ron Jaworski, CAFL CEO Gary Morris and president David Niu.


What is the major difference between the two blocks?

The main difference lies in the treatment of unstressed a and e; which have merged to /ə/ in Eastern dialects, but which remain distinct as /a/


What were the Leyte beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army secured from?

The battle secured the beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army on Leyte against attack from the sea, broke the back of Japanese naval power and opened the way for an advance to the Ryukyu Islands in 1945.


Following the Battle of Hakusukinoe against Tang China and Silla in 663 AD that led to a Japanese retreat from Korean affairs, Japan underwent widespread reform.


In 1946, she was inducted into the Welsh Gorsedd of Bards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.


During his two terms in office, he vetoed twelve bills—more than all of his predecessors combined.


On what date was the 2009 Human Development Report released?

The 2009 Human Development Report by UNDP was released on October 5, 2009, and covers the period up to 2007.


Serving in President Obama's cabinet, this man has also studied at Yale, can you guess who?

In addition to being the site of the college educations of both Presidents Bush, as Yale students, New Haven was also the temporary home of former presidents William Howard Taft, Gerald Ford, and Bill Clinton, as well as Secretary of State John Kerry.


What forms in a tree to increase its diameter?

Wood, in the strict sense, is yielded by trees, which increase in diameter by the formation, between the existing wood and the inner bark, of new woody layers which envelop the entire stem, living branches, and roots.


In later censuses, people of African descent were classified by appearance as mulatto (which recognized visible European ancestry in addition to African) or black.


How many radioisotopes of zinc have been discovered?

The isotopes 65Zn, 71Zn, 77Zn and 78Zn each have only one excited state.


What is the Norfuk language a mixture of?

The act recognises and protects use of the language but does not require it; in official use, it must be accompanied by an accurate translation into English.


In addition to Hindus, who regards the Bagmati River as sacred?

Many relatives who join the funeral procession also take bath in the Bagmati River or sprinkle the holy water on their bodies at the end of cremation as the Bagmati is believed to purify people spiritually.


How did he believe Jesus came into the world?

Completed probably early in his life, before the Arian controversy, they constitute the first classic work of developed Orthodox theology.


The most expensive part of a CD is the jewel case.


When was the biggest cathedral in Switzerland built?

Within the Old Town, there are eleven 16th century fountains, most attributed to Hans Gieng, that are on the list.


The song "I'll Remember" was recorded for which film?

The song was recorded for Alek Keshishian's film With Honors.


When did the latest magnitude 6 aftershock occur?

Between 64 and 104 major aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 4.0 to 6.1, were recorded within 72 hours of the main quake.


What was considered a deep flaw of Georgian architecture?

Georgian architecture is characterized by its proportion and balance; simple mathematical ratios were used to determine the height of a window in relation to its width or the shape of a room as a double cube.


What type of art was created by Charles Baudelaire and Paul Verlaine?

Paris became the laboratory of Naturalism (Émile Zola) and Symbolism (Charles Baudelaire and Paul Verlaine), and of Impressionism in art (Courbet, Manet, Monet, Renoir.)


Baghdad, Iraq's capital city, fell to American forces in April 2003 and Saddam Hussein's government quickly dissolved.


What is added to to increase ability for reception?

Contrast this tiny component to the massive and very tall towers used at AM broadcast stations for transmitting at the very same frequency, where every percentage point of reduced antenna efficiency entails a substantial cost.


What was the result for the Native American tribes?

The Native American tribes were excluded from the settlement; a subsequent conflict, known as Pontiac's War, was also unsuccessful in returning them to their pre-war status.


What is the second largest ethnic group in the city?

The city and greater area also has a growing immigrant population of South Asians, including the tenth-largest Indian community in the country.


What religious groups are primarily targeted by this war?

The War on Terrorism is a global effort by the governments of several countries (primarily the United States and its principal allies) to neutralize international terrorist groups (primarily Islamic Extremist terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda) and ensure that countries considered by the US and some of its allies to be Rogue Nations no longer support terrorist activities.


Where is work that has been Sent Up For Good stored?

Sent Up For Good", storing the effort in the College Archives for posterity.


IndyMac warned that if its regulators found its capital position to have fallen below "well capitalized" (minimum 10% risk-based capital ratio) to "adequately capitalized" (8–10% risk-based capital ratio) the bank might no longer be able to use brokered deposits as a source of funds.


This is because high-pressure H_2 is the most marketable product and Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) purification systems work better at higher pressures.


When did the Portuguese explore the interior of Guinea-Bissau?

The Portuguese in Guinea were largely restricted to the port of Bissau and Cacheu.


Who introduced a system of musical notation used in the Balkans in the 14th century?

The main representatives of the new style, often referred to as ars nova as opposed to the ars antiqua, were the composers Philippe de Vitry and Guillaume de Machaut.


What is the standard display resolution of the NES?

The console's 2 kB of onboard RAM may be used for tile maps and attributes on the NES board and 8 kB of tile pattern ROM or RAM may be included on a cartridge.


What is the name of the The Times founder's grandson who succeeded his father as editor?

The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press, notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post.


What hardware defect code plagued the 360?

To aid customers with defective consoles, Microsoft extended the Xbox 360's manufacturer's warranty to three years for hardware failure problems that generate a "General Hardware Failure" error report.


What provides a bridge between the different dungeons?

Link navigates these dungeons and fights a boss at the end in order to obtain an item or otherwise advance the plot.


In 1961, an umbrella organisation, Centre de Liaison et d'Information des Puissances maçonniques Signataires de l'Appel de Strasbourg (CLIPSAS) was set up, which today provides a forum for most of these Grand Lodges and Grand Orients worldwide.


What was the latest a town was established in Thuringia?

Most of the towns are small with a population of less than 10,000; only the ten biggest ones have a population greater than 30,000.


Who convinced Sun Quan to make Nanjing his capital?

Natural lakes such as Xuanwu Lake and Mochou Lake are located in the centre of the city and are easily accessible to the public, while hills like Purple Mountain are covered with evergreens and oaks and host various historical and cultural sites.


The stategy that Bush used against Kerry was compared to what other similar strategy in the past?

" This strategy was designed to convey to American voters the idea that Bush could be trusted to be tough on terrorism while Kerry would be "uncertain in the face of danger.


What is one particular industry that exploits Endangered Species Act loopholes?

Furthermore, an interview with an endangered species specialist at the US Fish and Wildlife Service revealed that the agency does not have sufficient staff to perform undercover investigations, which would catch these false "donations" and other mislabeled transactions.


Who is the famous comic strip author of Doonesbury that attended Yale University in New Haven?

Garry Trudeau, creator of the political Doonesbury comic strip, attended Yale University.


Bell was later awarded the AIEE's Edison Medal in 1914 "For meritorious achievement in the invention of the telephone".


What are the names of two researchers who divided neolithic chronology into ten periods?

In 1981 a team of researchers from the Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée, including Jacques Cauvin and Oliver Aurenche divided Near East neolithic chronology into ten periods (0 to 9) based on social, economic and cultural characteristics.


How many households are located in New Haven according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau report?

The U.S. Census Bureau reports a 2010 population of 129,779, with 47,094 households and 25,854 families within the city of New Haven.


Characters formed by Chinese principles in other languages include the roughly 1,500 Japanese-made kokuji given in the Kokuji no Jiten, the Korean-made gukja, the over 10,000 Sawndip characters still in use in Guangxi, and the almost 20,000 Nôm characters formerly used in Vietnam.[citation needed]


What Arkansas city's metro area extends into Oklahoma?

Of the state's ten largest cities, three are outside the metropolitan areas of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and only Lawton has a metropolitan statistical area of its own as designated by the United States Census Bureau, though the metropolitan statistical area of Fort Smith, Arkansas extends into the state.


The Romans interacted with and later conquered parts of Mauretania, an early state that covered modern Morocco, western Algeria, and the Spanish cities Ceuta and Melilla during the classical period.


What are member serving NPOs really focused on?

The nonprofit landscape is highly varied, although many people have come to associate NPOs with charitable organizations.


What manager of Led Zeppelin tried to sign Queen?

Grant wanted them to sign with Led Zeppelin's own production company, Swan Song Records.


What power does each national or regional church possess?

There is no single "Anglican Church" with universal juridical authority, since each national or regional church has full autonomy.


After the fifth quark was discovered, Feynman said what had to also exist?

Feynman did not dispute the quark model; for example, when the fifth quark was discovered in 1977, Feynman immediately pointed out to his students that the discovery implied the existence of a sixth quark, which was discovered in the decade after his death.


In which year did the CFL begin requiring teams to attempt 2-point conversions after scoring in a tie-breaking situation?

If the team scores a touchdown, starting with the 2010 season, it is required to attempt a 2-point conversion.


What was the name of Victoria's childhood dog?

Her mother was extremely protective, and Victoria was raised largely isolated from other children under the so-called "Kensington System", an elaborate set of rules and protocols devised by the Duchess and her ambitious and domineering comptroller, Sir John Conroy, who was rumoured to be the Duchess's lover.


What is the name of the exhibition installation that Madonna teamed up with fashion photographer Chris Klein called?

The same year, Madonna released her ninth studio album, American Life, which was based on her observations of American society; it received mixed reviews.


What caused the Qing armies to lose many battles?

Zeng Guofan's strategy was to rely on local gentry to raise a new type of military organization from those provinces that the Taiping rebels directly threatened.


well layers for ultraviolet LEDs, but these devices have not yet reached the level of efficiency and technological maturity of InGaN/GaN blue/green devices.


When were the last days of the Dominion of Newfoundland?

In the late 1940s, during the last days of the Dominion of Newfoundland (at the time a dominion-dependency in the Commonwealth and independent of Canada), there was mainstream support, although not majority, for Newfoundland to form an economic union with the United States, thanks to the efforts of the Economic Union Party and significant U.S. investment in Newfoundland stemming from the U.S.-British alliance in World War II.


What age segment of the population of Southampton is projected to increase the most?

The highest increases are expected among the elderly.


What organization ranked New Delhi 39th in economic activity in 2011?

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


When were the earliest historical records of Sumer?

Reliable historical records begin much later; there are none in Sumer of any kind that have been dated before Enmebaragesi (c. 26th century BC).


What did Xenophon say Armenian language sounded like?

Historically, the name Armenian has come to internationally designate this group of people.


Whose two commentaries were incorporated into Virgil's biography by Suetonius?

Although the commentaries no doubt record much factual information about Virgil, some of their evidence can be shown to rely on inferences made from his poetry and allegorizing; thus, Virgil's biographical tradition remains problematic.


What two instruments did Frédéric's father play during this time?

In October 1810, six months after Fryderyk's birth, the family moved to Warsaw, where his father acquired a post teaching French at the Warsaw Lyceum, then housed in the Saxon Palace.


What retrospective of the Oscars is shown yearly on TCM?

As a result of its devoted format to classic feature films, viewers that are interested in tracing the career development of actresses such as Barbara Stanwyck or Greta Garbo or actors like Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart have the unique opportunity to see most of the films that were made during their careers, from beginning to end.


How many identical columns are used in the Cathedral of Brasília?

The hyperboloid structure itself is a result of 16 identical assembled concrete columns.


How many full-time members does the Basij have?

Iran has a paramilitary, volunteer militia force within the IRGC, called the Basij, which includes about 90,000 full-time, active-duty uniformed members.


Who is overlooking darker skinned latino multiracial people?

Many Latin American migrants have been mestizo, Amerindian, or other mixed race.


The first department stores Lane Crawford was opened in 1850 by Scots Thomas Ash Lane and Ninian Crawford on Des Voeux Road, Hong Kong Island.


Which researchers studied corruption from Sub-Saharan countries from 1970 to 1996?

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers estimated that from 1970 to 1996, capital flight from 30 Sub-Saharan countries totaled $187bn, exceeding those nations' external debts.


What animal was carried aboard the  Zond 5?

In September 1968, Zond 5 made a circumlunar flight with tortoises on board and returned to Earth, accomplishing the first successful water landing of the Soviet space program in the Indian Ocean.


How many people work in University of Oklahoma?

While not in Oklahoma City proper, other large employers within the MSA region include:


What major impact did the falling of the Songhai Empire have?

Following the establishment of sea routes by the European powers, the trans-Saharan trade routes lost significance.


It begins at FDR Drive and ends at Eleventh Avenue.


When did the Hostellers of London become a guild?

A traveller in the early Middle Ages could obtain overnight accommodation in monasteries, but later a demand for hostelries grew with the popularity of pilgrimages and travel.


The earthquake left at least 5 million people without housing, although the number could be as high as 11 million.


What was the second american territory the English attempted to colonize?

In 1584, Elizabeth I granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom the state capital is named, for land in present-day North Carolina (then part of the territory of Virginia).


For example, the Costa Book Awards are awarded to authors resident in the UK or Ireland.


The largest bank in Uruguay is Banco Republica (BROU), based in Montevideo.


How many torchbearers did not participate because of their concerns with Tibet?

Indian film star Aamir Khan states on his personal blog that the "Olympic Games do not belong to China" and confirms taking part in the torch relay "with a prayer in his heart for the people of Tibet, and ... for all people across the world who are victims of human rights violations".


What was the name of the building that was feature in America's Favorite Architecture list of 2007?

The Yale School of Architecture has fostered this important component of the city's economy.


Who searched for specifically Slavic sub-group of R1a1a [M17]?

Marcin Woźniak and colleagues (2010) searched for specifically Slavic sub-group of R1a1a [M17].


In 2000, what percentage of Richmond residents were multiracial?

As of the census of 2000, there were 197,790 people, 84,549 households, and 43,627 families residing in the city.


Peter Fraser and Edward Sterling, two noted The Times journalists, gained what nickname for themselves?

Peter Fraser and Edward Sterling were two noted journalists, and gained for The Times the pompous/satirical nickname 'The Thunderer'


Does a persons memory capacity increase with age?

A growing body of research now indicates that infants as young as 6-months can recall information after a 24-hour delay.


It was confirmed by IFPI that Madonna officially sold how many albums worldwide?

Madonna embarked on the Confessions Tour in May 2006, which had a global audience of 1.2 million and grossed over $193.7 million, becoming the highest-grossing tour to that date for a female artist.


How many people died on the first German raid on London?

George VI and his wife resolved to stay in London, despite German bombing raids.


Which of the seven P&O cruise liners has a name that begins with "V"?

The importance of Southampton to the cruise industry was indicated by P&O Cruises's 175th anniversary celebrations, which included all seven of the company's liners visiting Southampton in a single day.


How can a wrestler gain an advantage by using a referee?

The most basic rule is that an action must be seen by a referee to be declared for a fall or disqualification.


In the complete list of precepts, which one is partitioned into two?

For the complete list, the seventh precept is partitioned into two, and a tenth added:


In scientism, it is typically believed that explanations in science are what?

In his philosophy of science, which has much in common with that of his good friend Karl Popper, Hayek was highly critical of what he termed scientism: a false understanding of the methods of science that has been mistakenly forced upon the social sciences, but that is contrary to the practices of genuine science.


What organization named Schwarzenegger the "International Star of the Decade" in 1993?

In 1993, the National Association of Theatre Owners named him the "International Star of the Decade".


After grinding the ore, froth flotation, which selectively separates minerals from gangue by taking advantage of differences in their hydrophobicity, is used to get an ore concentrate.


How much did it cost to make one 20 GB PS3?

However, they were priced at US$499 and US$599 respectively, meaning that units may have been sold at an estimated loss of $306 or $241 depending on model, if the cost estimates were correct, and thus may have contributed to Sony's games division posting an operating loss of ¥232.3 billion (US$1.97 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 2007.


What are there besides degrees of similarity with Occitan?

Catalan bears varying degrees of similarity to the linguistic varieties subsumed under the cover term Occitan language (see also differences between Occitan and Catalan and Gallo-Romance languages).


What types of glass is the word commonly used to mean?

The most familiar, and historically the oldest, types of glass are "silicate glasses" based on the chemical compound silica (silicon dioxide, or quartz), the primary constituent of sand.


This event further weakened the Soviet Union's position internationally and domestically, and stiffened Lithuanian resistance.


The distribution of metabolic traits within a group of bacteria has traditionally been used to define their taxonomy, but these traits often do not correspond with modern genetic classifications.


Who wrote, "The test of a great power is the test of strength for war."?

Later writers have expanded this test, attempting to define power in terms of overall military, economic, and political capacity.


In which era was Frédéric leave a legacy of as a leading symbol?

His works remain popular, and he has been the subject of numerous films and biographies of varying degrees of historical accuracy.


Who defended fifty schools accused of price-sharing, stating they were unaware the laws had changed?

They are schools that have quite openly continued to follow a long-established practice because they were unaware that the law had changed."


What established Guam as an unincorporated territory?

After World War II, the Guam Organic Act of 1950 established Guam as an unincorporated organized territory of the United States, provided for the structure of the island's civilian government, and granted the people U.S. citizenship.


What mistake did MacArthur make regarding the 38th parallel?

MacArthur had crossed the 38th parallel in the mistaken belief that the Chinese would not enter the war, leading to major allied losses.


What is the required education for males on Tuvalu?

The teacher-pupil ratio for primary schools in Tuvalu is around 1:18 for all schools with the exception of Nauti School, which has a teacher-student ratio of 1:27.


What type of government does the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies have?

The British monarch is the head of state for all parts of the isles except for the Republic of Ireland, where the head of state is the President of Ireland.


What did Northwestern sell to raise funds for it's first building?

Another building, University Hall, was built in 1869 of the same Joliet limestone as the Chicago Water Tower, also built in 1869, one of the few buildings in the heart of Chicago to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.


Which state raided Han's Korean commanderies?

The Eastern Han, also known as the Later Han, formally began on 5 August 25, when Liu Xiu became Emperor Guangwu of Han.


Who marched through the lower states and captured and forts and fought many battles?

Timur and Sikander Lodi also marched through the lower hills of the state and captured a number of forts and fought many battles.


What was Plymouth's 2013 GVA in millions of British Pounds?

Plymouth's gross value added (a measure of the size of its economy) was 5,169 million GBP in 2013 making up 25% of Devon's GVA.


When did Eduard Shevardnadze gain full membership in the Politburo?

Also on July 1, Gorbachev took the opportunity to dispose of his main rival by removing Grigory Romanov from the Politburo, and brought Boris Yeltsin and Lev Zaikov into the CPSU Central Committee Secretariat.


What were the three offshoots of Cubism formed in France?

In France, offshoots of Cubism developed, including Orphism, Abstract art and later Purism.


What species dominated many tree floras by the end of the Cretaceous period?

By the end of the Cretaceous, angiosperms dominated tree floras in many areas, although some evidence suggests that biomass was still dominated by cycad and ferns until after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction.


What part of the mine shaft requires routine testing?

Safety testing of mine shaft elevator rails is routinely undertaken.


What rugby club did Maurie Fa'asavalu play for?

Francis Meli, Ta'ane Lavulavu of Workington Town, Maurie Fa'asavalu of St Helens and David Fatialofa of Whitehaven and Setima Sa who signed with London Irish rugby club.


How many people watched the Apollo 11 landing?

The landing of Apollo 11 was an event watched by over 500 million people around the world and is widely recognized as one of the defining moments of the 20th century.


How many universities are within the MSA region?

Tinker Air Force Base (27,000); University of Oklahoma (11,900); University of Central Oklahoma (2,900); and Norman Regional Hospital (2,800).


Which two types of antibiotics target the cell wall?

Those that target the bacterial cell wall (penicillins and cephalosporins) or the cell membrane (polymyxins), or interfere with essential bacterial enzymes (rifamycins, lipiarmycins, quinolones, and sulfonamides) have bactericidal activities.


What is Liberia's education system hampered by?

In some areas primary and secondary education is free and compulsory from the ages of 6 to 16, though enforcement of attendance is lax.


Which dynasty supported the Deccani Urdu literature movement?

The Qutb Shahi dynasty particularly encouraged the growth of Deccani Urdu literature leading to works such as the Deccani Masnavi and Diwan poetry, which are among the earliest available manuscripts in Urdu.


Which of the 5 powers were beginning to stagnate in early 20th century?

Others, such as Russia and Austria-Hungary, stagnated.


As of 2012, how many physicians were working in New York City?

Much of the scientific research in the city is done in medicine and the life sciences.


In September 1940, Japan decided to cut China's only land line to the outside world by seizing Indochina, which was controlled at the time by Vichy France.


What does it mean to say that God is omnipotent?

The concept of God as described by theologians commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence.


This is especially useful in medical equipment where the signals from a low-voltage sensor circuit (usually battery-powered) in contact with a living organism must be electrically isolated from any possible electrical failure in a recording or monitoring device operating at potentially dangerous voltages.


About what percentage of the Nepali population follows Islam?

Islam is practised in Kathmandu but Muslims are a minority, accounting for about 4.2% of the population of Nepal.[citation needed]


During what year did Ashkenazi Jews account for 92 percent of Jews worldwide?

It is estimated that in the 11th century Ashkenazi Jews composed only three percent of the world's Jewish population, while at their peak in 1931 they accounted for 92 percent of the world's Jews.


Jose Batile y Ordonez was president of where?

In 1918, the park was named Parque de los Aliados, following the victory of the Allies of World War I. On 5 May 1930, after significant expansion, it was again renamed as Parque Batlle y Ordóñez, in memory of the prominent politician and president, who had died in 1929.


How is Japanese wrestling similar to American?

The style of Japanese professional wrestling (puroresu) is again different.


In what year were the five boroughs combined into one city?

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


Where is ornament typically not found in Georgian architecture?

The style of Georgian buildings is very variable, but marked by a taste for symmetry and proportion based on the classical architecture of Greece and Rome, as revived in Renaissance architecture.


Who was noted for his complex improvisations?

During the Classical era, the composer-performer Mozart was noted for his ability to improvise melodies in different styles.


What does the flounder of the Tuvalu myth represent?

An important creation myth of the islands of Tuvalu is the story of the te Pusi mo te Ali (the Eel and the Flounder) who created the islands of Tuvalu; te Ali (the flounder) is believed to be the origin of the flat atolls of Tuvalu and the te Pusin (the Eel) is the model for the coconut palms that are important in the lives of Tuvaluans.


In 2014 what entity named Notre Dame 10th best of all American universities?

Forbes.com's America's Best Colleges ranks Notre Dame 13th among colleges in the United States in 2015, 8th among Research Universities, and 1st in the Midwest.


What year did former Everton player Joe Royle take over managing the club?

When former Everton player Joe Royle took over in 1994 the club's form started to improve; his first game in charge was a 2–0 victory over derby rivals Liverpool.


What agency is in charge of intelligence requirements?

Planning and Directing is "the determination of intelligence requirements, development of appropriate intelligence architecture, preparation of a collection plan, and issuance of orders and requests to information collection agencies" (JP 2-01, Joint and National Intelligence Support to Military Operations).


The data then recomposes itself as a Digi-Egg, which will hatch when rubbed gently, and the Digimon goes through its life cycle again.


Does having unprotected sex, multiple sexual partners, and poor communication increase or decrease individual and social risk?

Having unprotected sex, using poor birth control methods (e.g. withdrawal), having multiple sexual partners, and poor communication are some aspects of sexual behavior that increase individual and/or social risk.


The increase in immigrants from what country in southern Europe had a notable impact on the population growth in New Haven in the early 20th century?

After the war, population grew and doubled by the start of the 20th century, most notably due to the influx of immigrants from southern Europe, particularly Italy.


What operations are results from not always completely reliable?

But the results of such reverse-translation operations, while useful as approximate checks, are not always precisely reliable.


What percentage of men delay their BYU enrollment to serve as a Mormon missionary?

An education at BYU is also less expensive than at similar private universities, since "a significant portion" of the cost of operating the university is subsidized by the church's tithing funds.


A mutiny of military factions in October 2004 resulted in the death of the head of the armed forces and caused widespread unrest.


Who was a local gang ringleader in the same area?

The relationship kept the flow of profits from the gang's gambling dens, prostitution, and protection rackets undisturbed.[citation needed]


What did Victoria place to memorialize Disraeli?

When Disraeli died the following year, she was blinded by "fast falling tears", and erected a memorial tablet "placed by his grateful Sovereign and Friend, Victoria R.I."


When did an Air New Zealand crash on Mount Erebus?

The primary response by Antarctic Treaty Parties has been to develop, through their Committee for Environmental Protection and in partnership with IAATO, "site use guidelines" setting landing limits and closed or restricted zones on the more frequently visited sites.


How many acres of land does Pelham Bay park have?

Parks in New York City include Central Park, Prospect Park, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Forest Park, and Washington Square Park.


What does prayer usually include in Islam?

Prayer often also includes supplication and asking forgiveness.


What system also complements walking and biking?

The tram system that now criss-crosses the historic city centre complements walking and biking in it.


Sometimes two elevators are built so that their cars always move synchronously in opposite directions, and are each other's counterweight.


What program aired on PBS about Neptune?

Because this was the last major planet the spacecraft could visit, it was decided to make a close flyby of the moon Triton, regardless of the consequences to the trajectory, similarly to what was done for Voyager 1's encounter with Saturn and its moon Titan.


What boundaries would you follow to separate PCBs on a panel?

The individual PCBs can then be broken apart along this line of weakness.


From where did tribesmen that formed a unit organized by Osman I originate?

The Ottoman army was once among the most advanced fighting forces in the world, being one of the first to use muskets and cannons.


What term followed "negro" and "colored"?

One well-known example is the identification by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. of his own race as "Negro" in his famous speech of 1963, I Have a Dream.


What kind of art scene was popular in the Middle Ages?

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


What fact was ignored by enacting one-drop rule laws?

People buried fading memories that many whites had multiracial ancestry.


In 1999, who uncovered information that exonerated death row inmate Anthony Porter only 2 days before his scheduled death?

In 1999, Northwestern student journalists uncovered information exonerating Illinois death row inmate Anthony Porter two days before his scheduled execution, and the Innocence Project has since exonerated 10 more men.


The Port of Miami is the world's busiest cruise port, and MIA is the busiest airport in Florida, and the largest gateway between the United States and Latin America.


After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances.


What is the span of the Early Cretaceous?

The Early Cretaceous saw the expansion of seaways, and as a result, the decline and extinction of sauropods (except in South America).


What year was the turning point for Germany in the Nation Brands Index?

Another global opinion poll, for the BBC, revealed that Germany is recognised for the most positive influence in the world in 2010.


Carthage and Tunisia are in what general area?

Splendid mosaic floors are found in Roman villas across North Africa, in places such as Carthage, and can still be seen in the extensive collection in Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia.


Approximately what percentage of Chinese morphemes lack a standard chinese character?

For instance, about 20 to 25% of Taiwanese morphemes lack an appropriate or standard Chinese character.


The state is also the first state in India to achieve the goal of having a bank account for every family.[citation needed]


Some points of interest are the Grotto (the interior was designed by the French artist Niki de Saint-Phalle), the Gallery Building, the Orangerie and the two pavilions by Remy de la Fosse.


What DuPont factory is located in the Richmond area?

DuPont maintains a production facility in South Richmond known as the Spruance Plant.


How can the memory of Napoleon in Poland be characterized as?

The memory of Napoleon in Poland is favorable, for his support for independence and opposition to Russia, his legal code, the abolition of serfdom, and the introduction of modern middle class bureaucracies.


What is Switzerland's most important economic sector?

The service sector – especially banking and insurance, tourism, and international organisations – is another important industry for Switzerland.


Where do the officers go to complete their branch specific training?

Following their basic and advanced training at the individual-level, soldiers may choose to continue their training and apply for an "additional skill identifier" (ASI).


How big was the impact the Sonderbundskrieg had on the psychology and society of the Swiss and Switzerland?

After a period of unrest with repeated violent clashes such as the Züriputsch of 1839, civil war (the Sonderbundskrieg) broke out in 1847 when some Catholic cantons tried to set up a separate alliance (the Sonderbund).


The hemline of daytime skirts were allowed to rise after which year?

Most men invited to Buckingham Palace in the daytime choose to wear service uniform or lounge suits; a minority wear morning coats, and in the evening, depending on the formality of the occasion, black tie or white tie.


Where did Charleston's original settlers come from?

The community was established by several shiploads of settlers from Bermuda (which lies due east of South Carolina, although at 1,030 km or 640 mi, it is closest to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina), under the leadership of governor William Sayle, on the west bank of the Ashley River, a few miles northwest of the present-day city center.


How many immigrants in Paris in 2012 were from sub-Saharan Africa and Egypt?

Note that the immigrants from the Americas and the South Pacific in Paris are vastly outnumbered by migrants from French overseas regions and territories located in these regions of the world.


Who did the London merchants petition to get permission to sail the Indian Ocean?

The permission was granted, and despite the defeat of the English Armada in 1589, on 10 April 1591 three ships sailed from Torbay around the Cape of Good Hope to the Arabian Sea on one of the earliest English overseas Indian expeditions.


It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, and comprises five classes, in civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male, or dame if female.


Which airport near Paris was one of the first to add civil facilities for handling passenger traffic?

In 1922, the first permanent airport and commercial terminal solely for commercial aviation was opened at Flughafen Devau near what was then Königsberg, East Prussia.


How did the actual sales of the G4's compare to the sales expectations?

A price drop and hardware upgrades could not offset the earlier perception of the Cube's reduced value compared to the iMac and Power Mac G4 lineup, and it was discontinued in July 2001.


What is the group of animals that often have a specialized head with feeding and sensory organs called?

The remaining animals form a monophyletic group called the Bilateria.


Do some countries have negative feelings towards the word "black"?

Black people is a term used in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification or of ethnicity, to describe persons who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other given populations.


How many Pillar industries were there from the 1960s to the 1980s?

Overenthusiastic in building a “world-class” industrial city, the government also made many disastrous mistakes during development, such as spending hundreds of millions of yuan to mine for non-existent coal, resulting in negative economic growth in the late 1960s.


Was there a cease fire during the talks?

Large-scale bombing of North Korea continued, and protracted armistice negotiations began 10 July 1951 at Kaesong.


What was the first carrier-launched airstrike?

The first carrier-launched airstrike was the Tondern Raid in July 1918.


He was soon promoted to "Munshi": teaching her Hindustani, and acting as a clerk.


The previous record beaten by Park Avenue was for what real estate?

New York City is home to some of the nation's—and the world's—most valuable real estate.


In what year did the Admiralty Court hang 26 pirates in Newport, Rhode Island?

The largest non-military mass execution occurred in one of the original thirteen colonies in 1723, when 26 convicted pirates were hanged in Newport, Rhode Island by order of the Admiralty Court.


His successor, Democratic New York State Assembly member Rubén Díaz, Jr., who won a special election on April 21, 2009 by a vote of 86.3% (29,420) on the "Bronx Unity" line to 13.3% (4,646) for the Republican district leader Anthony Ribustello on the "People First" line, became Borough President on May 1.


How many stories tall will each of the three proposed towers be?

The three towers proposed will stand 23 storeys high and will be surrounded by smaller apartment blocks, office blocks and shops.


Why is DC motor being used more than AC type?

Until the mid 1980s this was only practical with the brush-type DC motor, although such DC can be supplied from an AC catenary via on-board electric power conversion.


What systems did the Sumerians develop which remain the first known these types to this day?

Conjointly with the spread of writing, the first formal schools were established, usually under the auspices of a city-state's primary temple.


What bird is mentioned in the book of Job?

Is it by your insight that the hawk hovers, spreads its wings southward?"


What does rendering software display when it can't process a Unicode character?

The Apple's Last Resort font will display a substitute glyph indicating the Unicode range of the character, and the SIL International's Unicode Fallback font will display a box showing the hexadecimal scalar value of the character.


When did local high speed rail service that linked London and Kent begin?

The first high-speed domestic trains started in June 2009 linking Kent to London.


What is Unicode available through Windows on?

Although a great deal of text is still stored in legacy encodings, Unicode is used almost exclusively for building new information processing systems.


What is the most popular type of poulty that is farmed?

These are often situated close to where the feed is grown or near to where the meat is needed, and result in cheap, safe food being made available for urban communities.


How many people between the ages of 30 and 34 live in Southampton?

The 20–24 age range is the most populous, with an estimated 32,300 people falling in this age range.


Why isn't unalloyed zinc used in construction applications?

In building facades, roofs or other applications in which zinc is used as sheet metal and for methods such as deep drawing, roll forming or bending, zinc alloys with titanium and copper are used.


Who was TCM's partner in the TCM Wineclub?

In October 2015, TCM announced the launch of the TCM Wineclub, in which they teamed up with Laithwaite to provide a line of mail-order wines from famous vineyards such as famed writer-director-producer Francis Ford Coppola's winery.


In Australia, what percentage of non-passerine birds were partially migratory

Partial migration can form a large percentage of the migration behaviour of birds in some regions; in Australia, surveys found that 44% of non-passerine birds and 32% of passerines were partially migratory.


What PC was taking corporate customers from Dell?

In addition, while the Asian PC vendors had been improving their quality and design, for instance Lenovo's ThinkPad series was winning corporate customers away from Dell's laptops, Dell's customer service and reputation had been slipping.


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


Who was also executed on the day of William R. Tolbert's death?

Doe and the other plotters later executed a majority of Tolbert's cabinet and other Americo-Liberian government officials and True Whig Party members.


What happens with these soft feacal pellets?

They also produce normal droppings, which are not eaten.


Child labour, claim these activists, also leads to poor labour standards for adults, depresses the wages of adults in developing countries as well as the developed countries, and dooms the third world economies to low-skill jobs only capable of producing poor quality cheap exports.


Along with Old Saxon, what language is closely related to Old English?

Like other old Germanic languages, it is very different from Modern English and difficult for Modern English speakers to understand without study.


Who was the first person to bring Presbyterianism into Taiwan?

English Presbyterian missionary James Laidlaw Maxwell established the first Presbyterian church in Tainan in 1865.


The East India Company's arms, granted in 1698, were: "Argent a cross Gules; in the dexter chief quarter an escutcheon of the arms of France and England quarterly, the shield ornamentally and regally crowned Or."


What sport does the most famous Namibian athlete participate in?

The most famous athlete from Namibia is Frankie Fredericks, sprinter (100 and 200 m).


What other bird was very common before WWII according to the elders?

According to many elders, ko'ko' birds were common in Guam before World War II.


181st Street is a major thoroughfare running through the Washington Heights neighborhood.


What did the English Dominican mystics not require in their work?

They experienced a mystical process that allowed them, in the end, to experience what they had already gained knowledge of through their faith only.


What is another solution to the problem of temporal paradoxes?

Another solution to the problem of causality-based temporal paradoxes is that such paradoxes cannot arise simply because they have not arisen.


Stone tools and control of fire are emphasised in what hypothesis?

While it is undisputed that early humans were hunters, the importance of this for the emergence of the Homo genus from the earlier Australopithecines, including the production of stone tools and eventually the control of fire, are emphasised in the hunting hypothesis and de-emphasised in scenarios that stress omnivory and social interaction, including mating behaviour, as essential in the emergence of human behavioural modernity.


Where did the new wave of diplomats often come from?

In the 20th century after decades of intense warfare and political turmoil terms such as "Near East", "Far East" and "Middle East" were relegated to the experts, especially in the new field of political science.


What is the name of earliest man made place of worship?

This site was developed by nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes, evidenced by the lack of permanent housing in the vicinity and may be the oldest known human-made place of worship.


When would PVA forces march to minimize the chances of being seen?

The PVA marched "dark-to-dark" (19:00–03:00), and aerial camouflage (concealing soldiers, pack animals, and equipment) was deployed by 05:30.


In what century was Cafe Anglais, Cafe de Paris and Rocher de Cancale opened?

The famous Paris restaurants of the 19th century, including the Café de Paris, the Rocher de Cancale, the Café Anglais, Maison Dorée and the Café Riche, were mostly located near the theatres on the Boulevard des Italiens; they were immortalised in the novels of Balzac and Émile Zola.


What type of rich foods did people refrain from eating during Lent?

Before Lent began, all rich food and drink were consumed in what became a giant celebration that involved the whole community, and is thought to be the origin of Carnival.


What street is mentioned in the movie Taxi Driver as the location where a cab driver is assaulted?

The street and the surrounding neighborhood of Harlem is then referred to as "Mau Mau Land" by another character named Wizard, slang indicating it is a majority black area.


Identity diffusion, foreclosure, and crisis are categories of what?

Weinreich's identity variant similarly includes the categories of identity diffusion, foreclosure and crisis, but with a somewhat different emphasis.


How do freight elevators differ from passenger elevators?

Freight elevators are typically larger and capable of carrying heavier loads than a passenger elevator, generally from 2,300 to 4,500 kg.


How many of West's albums were included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list?

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


Who interviewed Kerry in Oct 2004 about his religion?

I've spent some time reading and thinking about religion and trying to study it, and I've arrived at not so much a sense of the differences, but a sense of the similarities in so many ways."


Who is affected by pharmaceutical fraud?

It affects individuals and public and private insurers.


What kind of ports are Taizhou and Ningbo?

Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Zhoushan are important commercial ports.


The imperial family of Rome used the church of Santa Costanza as what?

However it seems that it was not until the Christian era that figural wall mosaics became a major form of artistic expression.


What other groups during this period for form minorities?

The indigenous Balts who survived the conquest were gradually converted to Christianity.


What year did Alexander III Invade Persia?

Following the assassination of Phillip II, his son Alexander III ("The Great") assumed the leadership of the League of Corinth and launched an invasion of the Persian Empire with the combined forces of all Greek states in 334 BC.


Does this tax exempt status apply to other taxes?

The exemption does not apply to other Federal taxes such as employment taxes.


This is known as a "tag", with the participants "tagging out" and "tagging in".


The two great ancient Greek historians were?

Plato and Aristotle authored philosophical texts that are the foundation of Western philosophy, Sappho and Pindar were influential lyric poets, and Herodotus and Thucydides were early Greek historians.


As Jews were expelled from England, France, and parts of Germany they head into which three countries?

With the onset of the Crusades in 1095, and the expulsions from England (1290), France (1394), and parts of Germany (15th century), Jewish migration pushed eastward into Poland (10th century), Lithuania (10th century), and Russia (12th century).


Some early male settlers married Indigenous American women and had informal unions with them.


With little convincing, visitors believed his dog could articulate "How are you grandma?"


When Cao Pi, King of Wei, usurped the throne from Emperor Xian, the Han dynasty ceased to exist.


However, most Slavic languages (including Czech) have been distanced in this way from Russian influences because of widespread public resentment against the former Soviet Union (which occupied Czechoslovakia in 1968).


What position was Ben Franklin appointed in 1776?

Although he was temporarily disabled by gout and unable to attend most meetings of the Committee, Franklin made several small changes to the draft sent to him by Thomas Jefferson.


Apomixis can also happen in a seed, producing a seed that contains an embryo genetically identical to the parent.


Since when have the Basel II recommendations been in effect?

Think-tanks such as the World Pensions Council have also argued that European legislators have pushed somewhat dogmatically for the adoption of the Basel II recommendations, adopted in 2005, transposed in European Union law through the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD), effective since 2008.


What are two other major populated cities in England?

In elsewhere on Great Britain and on Ireland, high density of population is limited to areas around, or close to, a few large cities.


The conceptual view provides a level of indirection between internal and external.


Some came up with their own distinct codes of rules, most notably the Sheffield Football Club, formed by former public school pupils in 1857, which led to formation of a Sheffield FA in 1867.


What is operational in the USA, Australia, Germany, France and The United Kingdom?

As of 2008[update], geothermal power development was under way in more than 40 countries, partially attributable to the development of new technologies, such as Enhanced Geothermal Systems.


Who gave followers of Humanism the ability to think out of bounds?

With this end in view, Renaissance Church authorities afforded humanists what in retrospect appears a remarkable degree of freedom of thought.


Who was sent home the week after the judges saved Matt Giraud?

The next week, Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai were eliminated.


Chopin's polonaises needed what kind of playing technique?

Chopin's polonaises show a marked advance on those of his Polish predecessors in the form (who included his teachers Zywny and Elsner).


After the imprisonment of protesters of Gray's death, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated thousands of dollars to bail them out.


Why would an author utilize experimental narratives in literature?

They may indicate to a reader that there is a familiar structure and presentation to a work, such as a conventional murder-mystery novel; or, the author may choose to experiment with their technique to surprise the reader.


Shell was accused of participating in the execution of which southern Nigerian tribal leader?

The lawsuits were brought against Royal Dutch Shell and Brian Anderson, the head of its Nigerian operation.


What does the University of California call its campus in Mexico City?

The second largest higher-education institution is the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), which includes among many other relevant centers the Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav), where varied high-level scientific and technological research is done.


What operator drops off and picks up passengers at West Quay?

Uni-link passes West Quay in both directions, and Wilts & Dorset drop passengers off and pick them up there, terminating at a series of bus stands along the road.


What is the name of the flag airline carrier in Switzerland?

The Swiss autobahn/autoroute system requires the purchase of a vignette (toll sticker)—which costs 40 Swiss francs—for one calendar year in order to use its roadways, for both passenger cars and trucks.


Which publication said the 2009 defence budget was more than 10% overbudget?

According to figures published by the London Evening Standard the defence budget for 2009 is "more than 10% overspent" (figures cannot be verified) and the paper states that this had caused Gordon Brown to say that the defence spending must be cut.


In what decade did Everton experience a revival?

The mid-1980s represented their most recent period of sustained success, with two League Championship successes, an FA Cup, and the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup.


What are some examples of how a noble person should look before Christians came?

For centuries prior the arrival of Christians, first nation Hawaiian aesthetics, such as dark skin and ample bodies, had been considered signs of nobility.


When will a new international school open in Brasilia?

August 2016 will see the opening of a new international school - The British School of Brasilia.


What place's control was the Communist Party of Lithuania out from under after the split?

On December 7, 1989, the Communist Party of Lithuania under the leadership of Algirdas Brazauskas, split from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and abandoned its claim to have a constitutional "leading role" in politics.


What Heavy Metal band had a video game in which Queen was featured?

: Van Halen, "Stone Cold Crazy" in Guitar Hero: Metallica, and "Bohemian Rhapsody" in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.


Appropriate exercise and reducing glycemic load are two examples of ways to stimulate which process?

It is important to note that it has been demonstrated that appropriate exercise, more regular food intake, and reducing glycemic load (see below) all can reverse insulin resistance in overweight individuals (and thereby lower blood sugar levels in those with type 2 diabetes).


What did red white and black become associated with in Germany?

The red part of the flag was also chosen to attract attention - Hitler wrote: "the new flag ... should prove effective as a large poster" because "in hundreds of thousands of cases a really striking emblem may be the first cause of awakening interest in a movement.


What does a perfective verb have added in prefix pairs?

In suffix pairs, a different infinitive ending is added to the perfective stem; for example, the perfective verbs koupit (to buy) and prodat (to sell) have the imperfective forms kupovat and prodávat.


By accepting the deal with the USSR, Hitler admitted that it prevented what?

That day, Hitler told the British ambassador to Berlin that the pact with the Soviets prevented Germany from facing a two front war, changing the strategic situation from that in World War I, and that Britain should accept his demands regarding Poland.


Where is chemical energy stored and released?

Elastic energy in materials is also dependent upon electrical potential energy (among atoms and molecules), as is chemical energy, which is stored and released from a reservoir of electrical potential energy between electrons, and the molecules or atomic nuclei that attract them.[need quotation to verify].The list is also not necessarily complete.


What did Chopin have a hard time getting delivered to Majorca?

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


The most extreme case was the Soviet Union, and this model may still be followed in some countries: it was a separate service, on a par with the navy or ground force.


What branch of government can determine what acts it writes?

At the same time, the federal government has considerable discretion: the legislative branch is free to decide what statutes it will write, as long as it stays within its enumerated powers and respects the constitutionally protected rights of individuals.


Given this new danger, the United States participated in an arms race with the Soviet Union that included development of the hydrogen bomb, as well as intercontinental strategic bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of delivering nuclear weapons.


The Huns living in Germanic territories in Eastern Europe adopted an East Germanic language as their lingua franca.


Who was the first person to carry the torch?

The People's Republic of China called this a "disgraceful" attempt to sabotage the Olympics.


Hogarth then proceeds to say where and why in some detail, but no more mention is made of the classics.


It is usually glossed as meaning "Crooked" or "Bent River", from the meaning of Chinese 折, but is more likely a phono-semantic compound formed from adding 氵 (the "water" radical used for river names) to phonetic 折 (pinyin zhé but reconstructed Old Chinese *tet), preserving a proto-Wu name of the local Yue, similar to Yuhang, Kuaiji, and Jiang.


What was the name of the NES clone produced in Taiwan?

In particular, the Dendy (Russian: Де́нди), an unlicensed hardware clone produced in Taiwan and sold in the former Soviet Union, emerged as the most popular video game console of its time in that setting and it enjoyed a degree of fame roughly equivalent to that experienced by the NES/Famicom in North America and Japan.


What made the Timoto-cuicas so advanced?

In total it is estimated that there were between 350 thousand and 500 thousand inhabitants, the most densely populated area being the Andean region (Timoto-cuicas), thanks to the advanced agricultural techniques used.


Besides fuels and paving, what accounts for most of the other use of bitumen?

Roofing shingles account for most of the remaining asphalt/bitumen consumption.


When did the sixth season of Digimon begin airing?

Three and a quarter years after the end of the fifth series, a new sixth series was confirmed by Bandai for the Digimon anime, its official name of the series revealed in the June issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine being Digimon Xros Wars.


Who partially funds Politics and Policy?

The organization is funded in part by the Buffett Center.


Large, slow servos can use what types of motors?

Motors intended for use in a servomechanism must have well-documented characteristics for speed, torque, and power.


The men who called this meeting were Masseria family lieutenant Charles "Lucky" Luciano and former Chicago South Side Gang boss


What is the Roman board game Tabula a precursor to?

The city of Rome had a place called the Campus Martius ("Field of Mars"), which was a sort of drill ground for Roman soldiers.


These devices usually conform to standards published by IrDA, the Infrared Data Association.


What do you call the length of time that foam is on top of beer because of carbonation?

Hops have an antibiotic effect that favours the activity of brewer's yeast over less desirable microorganisms and aids in "head retention", the length of time that a foamy head created by carbonation will last.


How many seats are in Notre Dame Stadium?

Today the team competes in Notre Dame Stadium, an 80,795-seat stadium on campus.


Which shopping area is on East University?

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


What's the equivalent of Universities of Technology in French-speaking areas?

degrees and roughly correspond to Instituts de technologie of French-speaking areas and Technische Universität of Germany in prestige.


The governor of what state commuted four death sentences in January 2015?

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


Who did Nasser appoint as the new head of Egypt's armed forces?

On 11 July, Nasser replaced Amer with Mohamed Fawzi as general commander, over the protestations of Amer's loyalists in the military, 600 of whom marched on army headquarters and demanded Amer's reinstatement.


How long did it take for states like New York to abolish all slave laws?

Most northern states abolished slavery, sometimes, like New York, in programs of gradual emancipation that took more than two decades to be completed.


How many years did the CFL South Division last?

The move was aborted after three years; the Baltimore Stallions were the most successful of the numerous Americans teams to play in the CFL, winning the 83rd Grey Cup.


What party dominated until the mid-20th century

After the Great Depression, Democratic registrations increased, but the city was not carried by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt in his landslide victory of 1932 (in which Pennsylvania was one of the few states won by Republican Herbert Hoover).


In 2002, where did Bell place in a list of the Greatest Britons?

Alexander Graham Bell was ranked 57th among the 100 Greatest Britons (2002) in an official BBC nationwide poll, and among the Top Ten Greatest Canadians (2004), and the 100 Greatest Americans (2005).


What is the current usually beng put into it or pulled out of?

Another common design is the folded dipole, which is essentially two dipoles placed side-by-side and connected at their ends to make a single one-wavelength antenna.


Who is responsible for purification of compounds found in mineral sources?

By the late 1880s, German dye manufacturers had perfected the purification of individual organic compounds from coal tar and other mineral sources and had also established rudimentary methods in organic chemical synthesis.


Boston shares many cultural roots with greater New England, including a dialect of the non-rhotic Eastern New England accent known as Boston English, and a regional cuisine with a large emphasis on seafood, salt, and dairy products.


Who won the auction for the AFL's assets?

All assets of the Arena Football League were put up for auction.


What are the QF-4 aircraft being replaced by the US Air Force?

These extant QF-4 aircraft are being replaced in the FSAT role by early model F-16 aircraft converted to QF-16 configuration.


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

During the period of North–South division, Nanjing remained the capital of the Southern dynasties for more than two and a half centuries.


What is the term for sincere traditional-style architecture that sticks to regional architecture?

For sincere traditional-style architecture that sticks to regional architecture, materials and craftsmanship, the term Traditional Architecture (or vernacular) is mostly used.


What caused the energy efficiency to go up?

Since energy-intensity is the inverse of energy-efficiency it drops as efficiency goes up.


What did Friedrinch Netzsche consider Humanism to be?

For Friedrich Nietzsche, humanism was nothing more than a secular version of theism.


Who was tasked with the job to make improvements to the AA as a result of the German attacks?

German air attacks on the British Isles increased in 1915 and the AA efforts were deemed somewhat ineffective, so a Royal Navy gunnery expert, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, was appointed to make improvements, particularly an integrated AA defence for London.


Although this program was not a direct copycat of Tsar Nicholas II's outright prohibition during World War I, Gorbachev faced the same adverse economic reaction as did the last Tsar.


How does Alberta handle NPOs filing for incorporation?

Canada allows nonprofits to be incorporated or unincorporated.


What can improve the efficiency of LED-based white light?

Among the challenges being faced to improve the efficiency of LED-based white light sources is the development of more efficient phosphors.


For what purpose was asphalt used in swimming pools and baths?

Asphalt/bitumen was also used for flooring, paving and waterproofing of baths and swimming pools during the early 20th century, following similar trends in Europe.


What at the main Hokkioen urban centers?

In Chinese linguistics, these dialects are known by their classification under the Quanzhang Division (Chinese: 泉漳片; pinyin: Quánzhāng piàn) of Min Nan, which comes from the first characters of the two main Hokkien urban centers Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.


What are an institute of technology called in France?

They are referred-to as institut universitaire de technologie (IUT).


The idea of culture in Europe in the 19th century reflected what during this time period?

Another facet of the Romantic movement was an interest in folklore, which led to identifying a "culture" among non-elites.


How old are most of the native language speakers in northern Catalonia?

On the other hand, there are several language shift processes currently taking place.


What is the body clock gene in animals necessary to ensure?

Mutations or deletions of clock gene in mice have demonstrated the importance of body clocks to ensure the proper timing of cellular/metabolic events; clock-mutant mice are hyperphagic and obese, and have altered glucose metabolism.


What option besides removing the video does youtube grant copyright holders?

Much of YouTube's revenue goes to the copyright holders of the videos.


Its Xserve server was discontinued in 2011 in favor of the Mac Mini and Mac Pro.


Where can all the traditional costumes be seen parading on the Sunday of the festival?

People who are disguised pass through the crowd and perform a part of the traditional costume they wear.


What year did the government start giving out Morrison shelters?

The government distributed Anderson shelters until 1941 and that year began distributing the Morrison shelter, which could be used inside homes.:190


Where did Cixi go after Beijing fell to the 8 armies?


The rapid development of what did British rule cause in India?

The subcontinent gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, after the British provinces were partitioned into the dominions of India and Pakistan and the princely states all acceded to one of the new states.


Where did the social aspect of science originate?

The mid 20th century saw a series of studies relying to the role of science in a social context, starting from Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in 1962.


What Latin term is used to describe an object in a vacuum?

Physicists often discuss ideal test results that would occur in a perfect vacuum, which they sometimes simply call "vacuum" or free space, and use the term partial vacuum to refer to an actual imperfect vacuum as one might have in a laboratory or in space.


What titles did Barcelona win in 1948 and 1949?

The building of Camp Nou commenced on 28 March 1954, before a crowd of 60,000 Barça fans.


When was the name Oklahoma made official?

Choctaw Chief Allen Wright suggested the name in 1866 during treaty negotiations with the federal government regarding the use of Indian Territory, in which he envisioned an all-Indian state controlled by the United States Superintendent of Indian Affairs.


How much time do Tucson schools give students off to attend the Fiesta de los Vaqueros?

The Fiesta de los Vaqueros marks the beginning of the rodeo season in the United States.


Who is generally accepted as the voice of Freemasonry?

His writings represented his personal opinion only, and furthermore an opinion grounded in the attitudes and understandings of late 19th century Southern Freemasonry of the USA.


Which government built the island's airport?

The UK government has spent £250 million in the construction of the island's airport.


Under the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988 and Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994, about how many crimes were punishable by death?

Since no one has yet been sentenced to death for such non-death capital offenses, the Supreme Court has not ruled on their constitutionality.


Who is exempt from the standard and uses their own?

Currently, everyone who writes in Valencian uses this standard, except the Royal Academy of Valencian Culture (Acadèmia de Cultura Valenciana, RACV), which uses for Valencian an independent standard.


These include, for example, the beta-lactam antibiotics, which include the penicillins (produced by fungi in the genus Penicillium), the cephalosporins, and the carbapenems.


At this point Sobhuza II had ruled Swaziland for 61 years, making him the longest ruling monarch in history.


who were some of the DJs that brought the ibiza sound to uk clubs in late 1987?

By late 1987, DJs such as Trevor Fung, Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling were bringing the Ibiza sound to UK clubs such as the Haçienda in Manchester, and in London clubs such as Shoom in Southwark, Heaven, Future and Spectrum.


Insects have segmented bodies supported by exoskeletons, the hard outer covering made mostly of chitin.


Had the FDIC disallowed IndyMac from acquiring new brokered deposits on this date, the threat of brokered deposit losses would have been $500 million a month?

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) would later point out that brokered deposits made up more than 37 percent of IndyMac's total deposits and ask the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) whether it had considered ordering IndyMac to reduce its reliance on these deposits.


How can a bacteria in the soil affect a plant?

Schell and Van Montagu (1977) hypothesised that the Ti plasmid could be a natural vector for introducing the Nif gene responsible for nitrogen fixation in the root nodules of legumes and other plant species.


What was the tag line requirement before?

Previously, television advertisements only required a written "paid for by" disclaimer on the screen.


on January 1, 1934, Mecklenburg-Schwerin was united with which state?

After the Nazi Party seized power in January 1933, the Länder increasingly lost importance.


Who consistently requested that a referendum be held immediately to settle the question of Eritrean sovereignty?

The Independence Bloc of Eritrean parties consistently requested from the UN General Assembly that a referendum be held immediately to settle the Eritrean question of sovereignty.


What type of people did Trinity College Dublin not allow to earn degrees there?

In 1744, Burke started at Trinity College Dublin, a Protestant establishment, which up until 1793, did not permit Catholics to take degrees.


What was the final implication of Joseph Bédier's analysis of the stemmatic method?

He concluded that this outcome was unlikely to have occurred by chance, and that therefore, the method was tending to produce bipartite stemmas regardless of the actual history of the witnesses.


What rate per minute did ground transmitters send?

Transmitters on the ground sent pulses at a rate of 180 per minute.


Up to how many cigarette butts enter the storm water runoff every day in Melbourne?

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.


What do many white long term floridian families identify with

White Americans of all European backgrounds are present in all areas of the state.


What has been investigated as a means of rebuilding the reefs at Tuvalu?

The reefs at Funafuti have suffered damage, with 80 per cent of the coral becoming bleached as a consequence of the increase in ocean temperatures and ocean acidification.


What are Bermuda's largest economic sectors?

Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession.


Which two figures refused to back down after the churches worked out their disagreements?

While the churches eventually worked out their differences and came to an initial agreement, both Nicholas I of Russia and Napoleon III refused to back down.


What is the name of the book that has the laws and ethics for Orthodox Judaism?

Although Orthodox Judaism would probably be considered the mainstream expression of Judaism prior to the 19th century, for some Orthodox Judaism is a modern self-identification that distinguishes it from traditional pre-modern Judaism.


How many North Korean prisoners of war were held by UN forces?

The missions of the 187th were to cut the road north going to China, preventing North Korean leaders from escaping from Pyongyang; and to rescue American prisoners of war.


Who made up the majority of soldiers in the Ottoman Empire ?

Added to this, in the first half of the Ottoman period men of Greek origin made up a significant proportion of the Ottoman army, navy, and state bureaucracy, having been levied as adolescents (along with especially Albanians and Serbs) into Ottoman service through the devshirme.


What does acceleration of oxygen consumption do?

Eardrums and sinuses may be ruptured by rapid decompression, soft tissues may bruise and seep blood, and the stress of shock will accelerate oxygen consumption leading to hypoxia.


What country has the second largest Somali population?

The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.


what do high winds in the area sometimes cause?

The region (especially the High Plains) is periodically subjected to extended periods of drought; high winds in the region may then generate devastating dust storms.


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

The general public also benefits from the use of pesticides for the control of insect-borne diseases and illnesses, such as malaria.


What effect was rising salinity having on the agricultural productivity of the Sumerian lands?

This greatly upset the balance of power within the region, weakening the areas where Sumerian was spoken, and comparatively strengthening those where Akkadian was the major language.


How lond did the creation of Red Book CD-DA standard take?

After a year of experimentation and discussion, the Red Book CD-DA standard was published in 1980.


How many times had Eisenhower been elected to office prior to becoming president?

Eisenhower was the only general to serve as President in the 20th century and the most recent President to have never held elected office prior to the Presidency (The other Presidents who did not have prior elected office were Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, William Howard Taft and Herbert Hoover).