Which unpopular republic destroyed centuries of Swiss traditions?

It had been imposed by a foreign invading army and destroyed centuries of tradition, making Switzerland nothing more than a French satellite state.


The Suns' exhibition game in Indian Wells, CA is the only time an NBA game is played in what setting?

Today, NBA teams almost always play each other in the preseason, but mainly at neutral sites within their market areas in order to allow those who can't usually make a trip to a home team's arena during the regular season to see a game close to home; for instance the Minnesota Timberwolves will play games in arenas in North Dakota and South Dakota, while the Phoenix Suns schedule one exhibition game outdoors at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California yearly, the only such instance an NBA game takes place in an outdoor venue.


What caused the suppression of regional cultures?

During the dictatorships of Miguel Primo de Rivera (1923–1930) and especially of Francisco Franco (1939–1975), all regional cultures were suppressed.


What was suspended during the period of mourning?

The route of the torch through the country was scaled down, and there was a minute of silence when the next leg started in city of Ruijin, Jiangxi on the Wednesday after the quake.


Some seabird species only come ashore for what purpose?

Several families of birds have adapted to life both on the world's oceans and in them, with some seabird species coming ashore only to breed and some penguins have been recorded diving up to 300 metres (980 ft).


How much of the population did Prussia control?

The empire was dominated by Prussia, which controlled 65% of the territory and 62% of the population.


What city did a peaceful match between two armies take place in 2007?

In many parts of the world football evokes great passions and plays an important role in the life of individual fans, local communities, and even nations.


What two empires did Armenia belong to in the beginning of the 5th century?

The ancient Armenian kingdom was split between the Byzantine and Sasanian Empires around the early 5th century.


Which cultures architecture showed a lot of diversity?

The architecture of different parts of Asia developed along different lines from that of Europe; Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh architecture each having different characteristics.


In 1950, his family moved to Haddon Township, New Jersey when his father took a job with RCA.


On what date did the official general post office open?

On 13 April 1837 the settlement's general post office officially opened with that name.


What is the name of the island on which Atlantic City is located?

It is on Absecon Island, on the Atlantic coast.


He was diagnosed with typhoid fever by William Jenner, and died on 14 December 1861.


When did the Romans make Christianity their official religion?

Christianity spread throughout Southern Europe during the Roman Empire, and Christianity was adopted as the official religion of the Roman Empire in the year 380 AD.


How many questions does the SASO contain?


The restriction of what enzyme allows broad-spectrum herbicides to kill plants?

crop protection chemical was typically applied, while sulfonylureates allow as little as 1% as much material to achieve the same effect.


Who established Yale's residential college system?

The colleges are led by a master and an academic dean, who reside in the college, and university faculty and affiliates comprise each college's fellowship.


What is the average coldest temperature?

The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F), though the average for the third quarter (the coldest part of the year) is −63 °C (−81 °F).


Who was the first to prohibit the paper from being in its library?

Sex was used as an important element in the content and marketing the paper from the start, which Lamb believed was the most important part of his readers' lives.


What institution did R.T. Gunther belong to?

Yellow glass with 1% uranium oxide was found in a Roman villa on Cape Posillipo in the Bay of Naples, Italy, by R. T. Gunther of the University of Oxford in 1912.


Why are some people hesitant to use LED lighting?

As of 2015[update], LEDs powerful enough for room lighting remain somewhat more expensive, and require more precise current and heat management, than compact fluorescent lamp sources of comparable output.


How large is the Gateway National recreation Area in hectares?

Also in Queens, the park includes a significant portion of the western Rockaway Peninsula, most notably Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden.


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

However, early Christian writers who speak of the shape of the particular gibbet on which Jesus died invariably describe it as having a cross-beam.


What production trait existed in tribal groups that were controlled by charismatic leaders?

Whether a non-hierarchical system of organization existed is debatable, and there is no evidence that explicitly suggests that Neolithic societies functioned under any dominating class or individual, as was the case in the chiefdoms of the European Early Bronze Age.


In what year was the Plebiscitum Ovinium initiative enacted?

Shortly before 312 BCE, the Plebeian Council enacted the Plebiscitum Ovinium.


What was introduced in von Neumann algebras?

Von Neumann introduced the study of rings of operators, through the von Neumann algebras.


Al-Khilāfat al-ʾumawiyya) was the second of the four major Islamic caliphates established after the death of Muhammad.


What type of design did these texts allow the builders to incorporate?

Vernacular architecture became increasingly ornamental.


In what neighborhood did the Stonewall riots occur?

They are widely considered to constitute the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.


What are the opposites of injective maps?

Sub- and quotient groups are related in the following way: a subset H of G can be seen as an injective map H → G, i.e. any element of the target has at most one element that maps to it.


Which major Latin epic is Virgil known for?

Publius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuː.blɪ.ʊs wɛrˈɡɪ.lɪ.ʊs ˈma.roː]; October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil /ˈvɜːrdʒᵻl/ in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period.


Like all living organisms, bacteria contain ribosomes, often grouped in chains called polyribosomes, for the production of proteins, but the structure of the bacterial ribosome is different from that of eukaryotes and Archaea.


What activity often results in a boy's first ejaculation?

Boys are generally fertile before they have an adult appearance.


Besides Qiantang and Jiankang, what was the other major metropolitan center in the south?

The other two centers in the south were Jiankang and Chengdu.


About how long ago were the Samoan islands discovered?

The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan islands around 3,500 years ago.


Who did Hoyte van Hoytema replace as cinematographer?

In March 2013 Mendes said he would not return to direct the next film in the series, then known as Bond 24; he later recanted and announced that he would return, as he found the script and the plans for the long-term future of the franchise appealing.


What does Catalan share with other Romance languages?

Thus, as it should be expected from closely related languages, Catalan today shares many traits with other Romance languages.


The first transistorised computer was operational in what year?

However, the machine did make use of valves to generate its 125 kHz clock waveforms and in the circuitry to read and write on its magnetic drum memory, so it was not the first completely transistorized computer.


What does chansons de geste mean in English?

Often the stories were written down in the chansons de geste, or "songs of great deeds", such as The Song of Roland or The Song of Hildebrand.


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

In practice, however, American anti-communism prevailed over anti-imperialism, and therefore the United States supported the continued existence of the British Empire to keep Communist expansion in check.


How much of mined cooper has been extracted in the last 24 years?

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


When had Edmund Chojecki translated portions of the Saragossa Manuscript into Polish from French?

Portions of the original French-language manuscript were subsequently lost; however, the missing fragments survived in a Polish translation that was made by Edmund Chojecki in 1847 from a complete French copy, now lost.


What is an example of a culturally specific support network?

There are a number of culturally specific support networks for LGBT individuals active in the United States.


What is a term that is used to mean prime minister?

The convention in the English language is to call nearly all national heads of government "prime minister" (sometimes modified to the equivalent term of premier), regardless of the correct title of the head of government as applied in his or her respective country.


What other document was presented along with the Concordat of 1801?

It was presented alongside the Organic Articles, which regulated public worship in France.


Who realized that languages like Sanskrit, Persian, and Greek share the same foundation?

Descriptive linguistics, and the related structuralism movement caused linguistics to focus on how language changes over time, instead of just describing the differences between languages.


Where can you buy downloadable content for the PSP and PS3?

The PlayStation Store is an online virtual market available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PlayStation Portable (PSP) game consoles via the PlayStation Network.


How many tents were flown to the region?

The Red Cross Society of China flew 557 tents and 2,500 quilts valued at 788,000 yuan (US$113,000) to Wenchuan County.


The colonial settlements were raided by the Kru and Grebo people from their inland chiefdoms.


Who owns Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle?

It is not the monarch's personal property, unlike Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle.


In what year did waves overcome the walls of the capital city?

In 2013, heavy waves once again breached the city walls of Majuro.


How much more energy does Neptune radiate than it receives?

Neptune's more varied weather when compared to Uranus is due in part to its higher internal heating.


What factor is reflected in performance requirements?

A key goal during this stage is data independence, meaning that the decisions made for performance optimization purposes should be invisible to end-users and applications.


What major retailer sold HP-branded iPod devices?

Several new retail channels were used—including Wal-Mart—and these iPods eventually made up 5% of all iPod sales.


What city had a higher murder rate than Detroit in 2014?

Crime has since decreased and, in 2014, the murder rate was 43.4 per 100,000, lower than in St. Louis, Missouri.


Muammar Gaddafi was born in a tent near Qasr Abu Hadi, a rural area outside the town of Sirte in the deserts of western Libya.


What was the supreme court case that was determined that congress could not allow the President to determine fair competition?

In a case involving the creation of the National Recovery Administration called A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, 295 U.S. 495 (1935), Congress could not authorize the president to formulate codes of "fair competition.


In art, what is the name for the motif of Mary cradling the body of Jesus?

Mary is also depicted as being present among the women at the crucifixion during the crucifixion standing near "the disciple whom Jesus loved" along with Mary of Clopas and Mary Magdalene,[Jn 19:25-26] to which list Matthew 27:56 adds "the mother of the sons of Zebedee", presumably the Salome mentioned in Mark 15:40.


As of 2009, who is the director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization?

As of 2009, former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo is the director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and teaches an undergraduate seminar, "Debating Globalization".


Anthropology is the study of humans and their societies in the past and present.


What was the name of the UN-conventional system that was implemented?

Familicide was frequently deployed in obtaining power and can be traced particularly during the time of the Yaroslavichi rule (sons of Yaroslav) when the established system was skipped in the establishment of Vladimir II Monomakh as the Grand Prince of Kiev,[clarification needed] in turn creating major squabbles between Olegovichi from Chernihiv, Monomakhs from Pereyaslav, Izyaslavichi from Turov/Volhynia, and Polotsk Princes.[citation needed]


What was the main component of Japanese sailor's diet?

Adding various types of vegetables and meats to the diets of Japanese sailors prevented the disease, (not because of the increased protein as Takaki supposed but because it introduced a few parts per million of thiamine to the diet, later understood as a cure).


This encoding was and still is widely used in UNIX-like operating systems.


The video Express Yourself was inspired by which silent film?

The video for "Express Yourself" (1989) was inspired by Fritz Lang's silent film Metropolis (1927).


When did covert antiaircraft training start in Germany?

Some World War I guns were retained and some covert AA training started in the late 1920s.


Not all wavelengths of visible electromagnetic energy are equally effective at stimulating the human eye; the luminous efficacy of radiant energy (LER) is a measure of how well the distribution of energy matches the perception of the eye.


How is PlayStation Plus often abbreviated?

Users may choose to purchase either a one-year or a three-month subscription to PlayStation Plus.


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


What administrative division did Sakhalin Island become a part of?

At the end of World War II Soviet troops occupied southern Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands, making them part of the RSFSR.


How many wireless communications failed in Sichuan?

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


How much had been invested in the new printing locations?

The three print centres represent a £600 million investment by NI and allowed all the titles to be produced with every page in full colour from 2008.


Which network is the main live broadcaster of Premier League in Australia?

The Premier League is particularly popular in Asia, where it is the most widely distributed sports programme.


Why was marshal law declared in Burma in 1989?

SLORC changed the country's official English name from the "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma" to the "Union of Myanmar" in 1989.


Why is some energy in the electroluminescence process emitted as heat and light?

Some portion of the energy must be dissipated in order to recombine the electrons and the holes.


Who countered the Russian cavalry's movement?

Soon after, a Russian cavalry movement was countered by the Heavy Brigade, who charged and fought hand-to-hand until the Russians retreated.


Aaron Meskin saw McCloud's theories as an artificial attempt to legitimize the place of comics in art history.


In 2011, the foundation launched a program called "Reinvent the Toilet Challenge" with the aim to promote the development of innovations in toilet design to benefit the 2.5 billion people that do not have access to safe and effective sanitation.


What position did the song "Here We Go" by the Everton FC peak at on the UK pop charts in 1985?

The following year the club scored their biggest hit when "Here We Go" peaked at 14.


Who was one of the creators of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences?

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


What did Enkidu become and do after consuming seven jugs of beer?

It was referenced in the Epic of Gilgamesh when Enkidu was introduced to the food and beer of Gilgamesh's people: "Drink the beer, as is the custom of the land...


As some szlachta were poorer than some non-noble gentry, some particularly impoverished szlachta were forced to become tenants of the wealthier gentry.


Would the FA Premier League be able to negotiate their broadcasting and sponsorship agreements?

The newly formed top division would have commercial independence from The Football Association and the Football League, giving the FA Premier League licence to negotiate its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements.


In what year was the mumps vaccine made?

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


The word "Hellenistic" was derived in what time period?

Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in his classic work Geschichte des Hellenismus, i.e. History of Hellenism, coined the term Hellenistic to refer to and define the period when Greek culture spread in the non-Greek world after Alexander’s conquest.


How many yards does a team lose when they commit a minor penalty?

Penalties do not affect the yard line which the offence must reach to gain a first down (unless the penalty results in a first down being awarded); if a penalty against the defence results in the first down yardage being attained, then the offence is awarded a first down.


What year is most commonly referred to as the beginning of psychology?

The end of the 19th century marks the start of psychology as a scientific enterprise.


The area of Science Park was originally filled with what?

This multi-block site, approximately bordered by Mansfield Street, Division Street, and Shelton Avenue, is the former home of Winchester's and Olin Corporation's 45 large-scale factory buildings.


Who formed the basis for modern scientific method?

Charles Peirce (1839–1914) was highly influential in laying the groundwork for today's empirical scientific method.[citation needed]


UTF-8 uses one byte for any ASCII character, all of which have the same code values in


How do many U.S. states handle wrestling?

Despite the public admission of the theatrical nature of professional wrestling, many U.S. states still regulate professional wrestling as they do other professional competitive sports.


What overabundance of themes did Kanye criticize early in his career?

Early in his career, he was among the first rappers to publicly criticize the preponderance of homophobia in hip hop.


What did Popper say must be the beginning phase of science?

Popper claimed to have recognised already in the 1934 version of his Logic of Discovery a fact later stressed by Kuhn, "that scientists necessarily develop their ideas within a definite theoretical framework", and to that extent to have anticipated Kuhn's central point about "normal science".


The information-processing perspective towards cognitive development derives from the study of what?

One is the constructivist view of cognitive development.


What phrase is used to announce a withheld assent?

The appropriate formula for withholding assent is the euphemistic "La Reyne s'avisera" ("the Queen will consider it").


What was the name of the 360's video store service?

Launched in the United States on November 22, 2006, the first anniversary of the Xbox 360's launch, the service allows users in the United States to download high-definition and standard-definition television shows and movies onto an Xbox 360 console for viewing.


In what year were compact discs realesed for purchase?

Audio CDs and audio CD players have been commercially available since October 1982.


What is South Africa's "shoot-to-kill" policy?

A "shoot-to-kill" policy was recently introduced in South Africa, which allows police to use deadly force against any person who poses a significant threat to them or civilians.


What football star backed out due to relay controversy?

A major setback to the event was caused by footballer Diego Maradona, scheduled to open the relay through Buenos Aires, pulling out in an attempt to avoid the Olympic controversy.


It is also the only court possessing the power and authority to outlaw political parties, if it is deemed that these parties have repeatedly violated articles of the Constitution.


What are the minority languages are spoken in Cyprus?

Russian is widely spoken among the country's minorities, residents and citizens of post-Soviet countries, and Pontic Greeks.


Mycetophilldae is another name for what?

The function varies with some species using them to attract mates, while others use them to lure prey.


How much land did the Native Americans own in 1934?

According to Brest, land belonging to Native Americans was reduced from 138 million acres in 1887 to 52 million acres in 1934.


How much of the Earth's cotton crops are planted in GM cotton?

This was 69% of the worldwide total area planted in cotton.


What do the different Carnival groups perform together?

The 'Calls' groups, basically formed by drummers playing the tamboril, perform candombe rhythmic figures.


What color was Alabama's electric chair?

Electric chairs have commonly been nicknamed Old Sparky; however, Alabama's electric chair became known as the "Yellow Mama" due to its unique color.


What style of architecture was used to design the Brooklyn Bridge?

The towers of the Brooklyn Bridge are built of limestone, granite, and Rosendale cement, and their architectural style is neo-Gothic, with characteristic pointed arches above the passageways through the stone towers.


Which artists were influential in post-punk?

Artists sought to refuse the common distinction between high and low culture and returned to the art school tradition found in the work of artists such as Captain Beefheart and David Bowie.


Who is in charge of policing Tennessee counties' unincorporated areas?

Local law enforcement is divided between County Sheriff's Offices and Municipal Police Departments.


Are there any edifice points of interest that may be of note to visitors of Burma?

The most popular available tourist destinations in Myanmar include big cities such as Yangon and Mandalay; religious sites in Mon State, Pindaya, Bago and Hpa-An; nature trails in Inle Lake, Kengtung, Putao, Pyin Oo Lwin; ancient cities such as Bagan and Mrauk-U; as well as beaches in Nabule, Ngapali, Ngwe-Saung, Mergui.


When did the FBI begin the Trilogy project?

In January 2005, more than two years after the software was originally planned for completion, the FBI officially abandoned the project.


Further major public buildings were begun in the 1860s and 1870s such as the Supreme Court, Government House, and the Queen Victoria Market.


The theory suggests that the quest for this nature represents what?

The theory suggests that human beings possess a nature within them that demonstrates their true “self” and it suggests that the fulfillment of this nature is the reason for living.


These new developments, in which post-punk artists attempted to bring subversive ideas into the pop mainstream, began to be categorized under the marketing term new pop.


What process occurred around the 12th century?

The smelting of metallic zinc here, however, appears to have begun around the 12th century AD.


Name two districts with good night life?

Several blocks to the east are the Walnut Street Theatre, America's oldest theatre and the largest subscription theater in the world; as well as the Lantern Theatre at St. Stephens Church, one of a number of smaller venues.


Who wrote "The Essence of Christianity"?

Feuerbach's materialism would later heavily influence Karl Marx.


What actions were taken to help the PVA?

Zhou subsequently called a series of meetings, where it was agreed that the PVA would be divided into three groups, to be dispatched to Korea in shifts; to accelerate the training of Chinese pilots; to provide more anti-aircraft guns to the front lines; to purchase more military equipment and ammunition from the Soviet Union; to provide the army with more food and clothing; and, to transfer the responsibility of logistics to the central government.


Voice compression is used in internet telephony, for example, audio compression is used for CD ripping and is decoded by the audio players.


Kermes from oak trees was later used by Romans, who imported it from Spain.


What factor is very strong in Southampton that encourages redevelopment of the city?

There are also plans for a 15-storey hotel at the Ocean Village marina, and a 21-storey hotel on the north eastern corner of the city centre, as part of a £100m development.


What was the name of the primary east-west road within the walls of Palaeopolis?

Via Vittorio Emanuele was the main road east-west through this early walled city.


In Theravada Buddhism, what is the cause of human existence and suffering?

To be free from suffering and stress, these defilements must be permanently uprooted through internal investigation, analyzing, experiencing, and understanding of the true nature of those defilements by using jhāna, a technique of the Noble Eightfold Path.


What kind of government does Armenia have?

Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage.


What architectural style was the Rice House designed in?

Richmond is home to several notable instances of various styles of modernism.


How many AA Sections were with the BEF in France during the same time?

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.


Who did Victoria credit for her relationship to Albert?

Victoria wrote to her uncle Leopold, whom Victoria considered her "best and kindest adviser", to thank him "for the prospect of great happiness you have contributed to give me, in the person of dear Albert ...


What organization discovered that the advertisements Beyoncé did for the soft drink company were 70% positive?

Nevertheless, NetBase found that Beyoncé's campaign was the most talked about endorsement in April 2013, with a 70 per cent positive audience response to the commercial and print ads.


New Haven Harbor is located on the northern shore of what waterway?

It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of the Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, which in turn comprises the outer limits of the New York metropolitan area.


In his review Schumann made note of Chopin's emotions for what?

The biography of Chopin published in 1863 under the name of Franz Liszt (but probably written by Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein) claims that Chopin "must be ranked first among the first musicians ... individualizing in themselves the poetic sense of an entire nation."


What is the name of an alloy that has  four constituents?

An alloy with four constituents is a quaternary alloy, while a five-part alloy is termed a quinary alloy.


The university's football team plays in Carter-Finley Stadium, the third largest football stadium in North Carolina, while the men's basketball team shares the PNC Arena with the Carolina Hurricanes hockey club.


The SNES was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in April 1992 for GB£150, with a German release following a few weeks later.


What typically happened aboard the ship on wheels?

A predominant deity was during this jubilee driven around in a noisy procession on a ship on wheels.


Is the current frequency higher or lower at high speed?

As the motor accelerates, the slip frequency becomes lower, and more current is in the interior of the winding.


Who must sign these orders for them to be valid?

All troop deployment and disposition orders, including declarations of war, fall within the royal prerogative and are issued as Orders in Council, which must be signed by either the monarch or governor general.


Seismic activities concentrated on its mid-fracture (known as Yingxiu-Beichuan fracture).


Where did the idea of a group come from?

The concept of a group arose from the study of polynomial equations, starting with Évariste Galois in the 1830s.


What is the name of Beyoncé's female tour band?

In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama (also the name of a song in B'Day) which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists.


Near what Texas city is the Spindletop oil field located?

African-Americans formed a large part of the city's population, numbering 23,929 people, or nearly one-third of the residents.


When did the Hounslow Heath Aerodrome begin to operate scheduled international commercial services?

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.


Which of Hayek's books argued against the socialist price mechanism?

In The Use of Knowledge in Society (1945), Hayek argued that the price mechanism serves to share and synchronise local and personal knowledge, allowing society's members to achieve diverse, complicated ends through a principle of spontaneous self-organization.


In Iran's western Zagros Basin, what are the average daily temperatures during winter?

The coastal plains of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in southern Iran have mild winters, and very humid and hot summers.


What religious items did Kerry bring with him while campaigning?

Kerry is a Roman Catholic, and is said to carry a religious rosary, a prayer book, and a St. Christopher medal (the patron saint of travelers) when he campaigned.


Where can lgbt people who are not white find themselves in the united states?

In the United States, non-Caucasian LGBT individuals may find themselves in a double minority, where they are neither fully accepted or understood by mainly Caucasian LGBT communities, nor are they accepted by their own ethnic group.


How many people were killed in the violence?

More than a thousand people were killed in the violence.


What Stage occurred approximately 130,000 years ago?

Beginning some 130,000 years ago the Sangamonian Stage raised sea levels to approximately 25 feet (8 m) above the current level.


Who controlled the Asian Sphere during the period between 1600-1868?

In Japan, the Edo period from 1600 to 1868 is also referred to as the early modern period.


On April 18, 1985, a few months after taking his Senate seat, Kerry and Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa traveled to Nicaragua and met the country's president, Daniel Ortega.


Bulgaria was instrumental in the spread of what to the rest of the Slavic world?

Bulgaria was instrumental in the spread of Slavic literacy and Christianity to the rest of the Slavic world.


What is the name of the English dialects that are written and spoken in Cork?

The Cork accent displays varying degrees of rhoticity, usually depending on the social-class of the speaker.


What era is commonly known as the final phase of the Stone Age?

It ended when metal tools became widespread (in the Copper Age or Bronze Age; or, in some geographical regions, in the Iron Age).


What is another name for the governing body of ministers?

The Prime Minister has the right to appoint a maximum of three such ministers, as the limit of ministers in one government is fifteen.


What was the date that LIszt first saw Chopin perform?

Although it is not known exactly when Chopin first met Liszt after arriving in Paris, on 12 December 1831 he mentioned in a letter to his friend Woyciechowski that "I have met Rossini, Cherubini, Baillot, etc.—also Kalkbrenner.


Who introduced the idea that cells could be grown in vitro?

The concept originally stated by Gottlieb Haberlandt in 1902 that all plant cells are totipotent and can be grown in vitro ultimately enabled the use of genetic engineering experimentally to knock out a gene or genes responsible for a specific trait, or to add genes such as GFP that report when a gene of interest is being expressed.


What was on the land at 30 degrees latitude north in the carboniferous period?

There was also a drop in south polar temperatures; southern Gondwana was glaciated throughout the period, though it is uncertain if the ice sheets were a holdover from the Devonian or not.


How did Nintendo say an NES and SNES could be used on the same TV?

Japan also saw the release of the Super Game Boy 2, which added a communication port to enable a second Game Boy to connect for multiplayer games.


What did Chancellor Willy Brandt propose in his  28 October 1969 address?

In his investiture address, given on 28 October 1969 in Bonn, Chancellor Willy Brandt proposed that the government would consider Article 29 of the Basic Law as a binding order.


What regions suffer from state-sponsored abuse and violence?

This is perhaps no more apparent than in the country's Amazonian regions where indigenous societies continue to struggle against state-sponsored economic abuses, cultural discrimination, and pervasive violence.


What two entities regulate New Jersey's casino?

They are regulated by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.


What was the site of the royal palace in the 12th century?

The Left Bank was the site of the University of Paris, a corporation of students and teachers formed in the mid-12th century to train scholars first in theology, and later in canon law, medicine and the arts.


What was mostly missing during the Eastern Han?

Apart from Emperor Ming's creation of a short-lived Office for Price Adjustment and Stabilization, which was abolished in 68 AD, central-government price control regulations were largely absent during the Eastern Han.


In what year did Lusitania become a Roman province?

The former, beyond being one of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal, is also classified as a National Monument.


What former Soviet Union continued child labour programs?

Out of former Soviet Union republics Uzbekistan continued and expanded the program of child labour on industrial scale to increase profits on the main source of Islam Karimov's income, cotton harvesting.


Who was the author of "Decades of History from the Deterioration of the Roman Empire

Flavio Biondo used a similar framework in Decades of History from the Deterioration of the Roman Empire (1439–1453).


What term is used when one branch of government must get approval from at least one other branch of government?

on one side of this debate that separation of powers means that powers are shared among different branches; no one branch may act unilaterally on issues (other than perhaps minor questions), but must obtain some form of agreement across branches.


What was one of the reasons early colonists left England to seek religious freedom in America?

The court noted that it "is a matter of history that this very practice of establishing governmentally composed prayers for religious services was one of the reasons which caused many of our early colonists to leave England and seek religious freedom in America."


How many universities does London boast?

London is one of the world's leading investment destinations, hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city.


What format has never been implemented on CDs?

Four-channel sound was to be an allowable option within the Red Book format, but has never been implemented.


What was considered an attributing factor to the decline of the Roman population?

As a result, the Roman state was forced to arm its soldiers at the expense of the state, which it had not had to do in the past.


What religion was a majority in Germany?

It created the German Empire in 1871 as a German nation-state, effectively excluding the multi-ethnic Austrian Habsburg monarchy and Liechtenstein.


What types of new species can be introduced?

Introducing new species often leaves endemic and other local species unable to compete with the exotic species and unable to survive.


In what year was the Non-Aligned Movment formed?

After years of foreign policy coordination and developing ties, Nasser, President Sukarno of Indonesia, President Tito of Yugoslavia, and Prime Minister Nehru of India founded the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in 1961.


What is a finite composition of two symmetries or their inverses?

Quotient groups and subgroups together form a way of describing every group by its presentation: any group is the quotient of the free group over the generators of the group, quotiented by the subgroup of relations.


Publishing widely used standard metrics such as various CIE color spaces and the color rendering index.


What sort of capacitors are used on the second winding of a squirrel cage motor?

To start the motor, a secondary "start" winding has a series non-polarized starting capacitor to introduce a lead in the sinusoidal current.


What was the name of Napoleon's family home?

Napoleon was born on 15 August 1769, to Carlo Maria di Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino, in his family's ancestral home Casa Buonaparte in Ajaccio, the capital of the island of Corsica.


The Dartford sisters were heirs of what priory?


He ruled until 238 BCE when Arsaces, the leader of the Parni tribe conquered Parthia, killing Andragoras and inaugurating the Arsacid Dynasty.


In continental Europe, on the other hand, the postwar decades saw a huge blossoming of political philosophy, with Marxism dominating the field.


Who is the owner of Columbia Pictures content?

TCM's library of films spans several decades of cinema and includes thousands of film titles.


What year did the brand new, eight-story police headquarters open?

The building, located on Southern Road, opened in 2011 and is near to Southampton Central railway station.


Which Japanese fishing port is Galicia's second to?

The most important Galician fishing port is the Port of Vigo; It is one of the world's leading fishing ports, second only to Tokyo, with an annual catch worth 1,500 million euros.


How many restaurants in the western style were present in Kathmandu circa 1955?

Kathmandu had only one western-style restaurant in 1955.


What qualities were more emphasized in neoclassical versus Baroque?

Though neoclassical architecture employed the same classical vocabulary as Late Baroque architecture, it tended to emphasize its planar qualities, rather than sculptural volumes.


When did the First Macedonian War begin?

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


Who is the record holder for most trophy wins as coach of Barcelona?

The UEFA Super Cup victory also marked another impressive achievement as Josep Guardiola won his 12th trophy out of 15 possible in only three years at the helm of the club, becoming the all-time record holder of most titles won as a coach at FC Barcelona.


When did Harper Lee begin refusing interviews and questions about the book?

Starting in 1964, Lee began to turn down interviews, complaining that the questions were monotonous, and grew concerned that attention she received bordered on the kind of publicity celebrities sought.


What hockey arena is in Ontario, California?

In addition to the standard preseason, there also exist prospect tournaments such as the Vancouver Canucks' YoungStars tournament and the Detroit Red Wings' training camp, in which NHL teams' younger prospects face off against each other under their parent club's banner.


What has a role in the dispersal of propagules of plants and plankton?

Due to the global spread of avian influenza, bird migration has been studied as a possible mechanism of disease transmission, but it has been found not to present a special risk; import of pet and domestic birds is a greater threat.


The largest dam, the Thomson River Dam, located in the Victorian Alps, is capable of holding around 60% of Melbourne's water capacity, while smaller dams such as the Upper Yarra Dam, Yan Yean Reservoir, and the Cardinia Reservoir carry secondary supplies.


How many times did Avicenna read through the Metaphysics of Aristotle?

Forty times, it is said, he read through the Metaphysics of Aristotle, till the words were imprinted on his memory; but their meaning was hopelessly obscure, until one day they found illumination, from the little commentary by Farabi, which he bought at a bookstall for the small sum of three dirhams.


What year did Sony and Philips release CD-Recordable?

In June 1985, the computer-readable CD-ROM (read-only memory) and, in 1990, CD-Recordable were introduced, also developed by both Sony and Philips.


The library is based at two public sites: the Reading Room at the RIBA's headquarters, 66 Portland Place, London; and the RIBA Architecture Study Rooms in the Henry Cole Wing of the V&A.


What societal group derived much of their power from the disparity between classes of people?

Monarchs also resented the idea of their subjects convening as one to discuss political matters, especially those concerning foreign affairs - rulers thought political affairs to be their business only, a result of their supposed divine right to rule.


John Nash was one of the most prolific architects of which style?

John Nash was one of the most prolific architects of the late Georgian era known as The Regency style, he was responsible for designing large areas of London.


What political system did Gaddafi claim was less democratic than the General People's Committees?

As part of this Popular Revolution, Gaddafi invited Libya's people to found General People's Committees as conduits for raising political consciousness.


Name an Indonesian Islamic scholar who lived from 1908-1981?

Indonesian religious leader and Islamic scholar Hamka (1908–1981) wrote in 1961: "The development of Islam in Indonesia and Malaya is intimately related to a Chinese Muslim, Admiral Zheng He."


When did John have conjugal relationships with Isabella?

Chroniclers recorded that John had a "mad infatuation" with Isabella, and certainly John had conjugal relationships with Isabella between at least 1207 and 1215; they had five children.


On what date did Tuvalu join the Pacific Islands Development Forum?

On 18 February 2016 Tuvalu signed the Pacific Islands Development Forum Charter and formally joined the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF).


What helped to boost the rebublicians in 1870?

In 1870, republican sentiment in Britain, fed by the Queen's seclusion, was boosted after the establishment of the Third French Republic.


New Netherland established a permanent European presence in what year?

A permanent European presence in New Netherland began in 1624 – making New York the 12th oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the continental United States  – with the founding of a Dutch fur trading settlement on Governors Island.


What reason did Policy give for his resignation?

High hopes for the AFL waned when interim commissioner Ed Policy announced his resignation, citing the obsolescence of his position in the reformatted league.


What location that was once filled with passengers, dry docks, and trains is now a holding area for new cars?

Reception areas for new cars now fill the Eastern Docks where passengers, dry docks and trains used to be.


What occurs when copper is placed touching another metal?

This is because the resistivity to electron transport in metals at room temperature mostly originates from scattering of electrons on thermal vibrations of the lattice, which are relatively weak for a soft metal.


Who holds supreme judicial power in Estonia?

According to the Constitution of Estonia (Estonian: Põhiseadus) the supreme power of the state is vested in the people.


What three points do most theists agree on?

Not all theists subscribe to all of these propositions, but each usually subscribes to some of them (see, by way of comparison, family resemblance).


What divides energy transformation into two kinds reversible processes and irreversible processes?

Thermodynamics divides energy transformation into two kinds: reversible processes and irreversible processes.


How many Newar Buddhist monasteries are present in Kathmandu?

There are over 108 traditional monasteries (Bahals and Bahis) in Kathmandu based on Newar Buddhism.


A large airfield is located on what portion of the island?

Saint Helena is one of the most remote islands in the world, has one commercial airport under construction, and travel to the island is by ship only.


In what year did BYU draft a new Statement on Academic Freedom?

" The new rules have not affected BYU's accreditation, as the university's chosen accrediting body allows "religious colleges and universities to place limitations on academic freedom so long as they publish those limitations candidly", according to associate academic vice president Jim Gordon.


When did Alexis Phifer and Kanye West get engaged?

West began dating reality star and longtime friend Kim Kardashian in April 2012.


When did the first Anglican minister arrive in New Jersey?

The Duke of York had required that every community in his new lands of New York and New Jersey support some church, but this was more often Dutch Reformed, Quaker or Presbyterian, than Anglican.


Transition in glass is comparable to what?

The glass transition may be described as analogous to a second-order phase transition where the intensive thermodynamic variables such as the thermal expansivity and heat capacity are discontinuous.


Who donated the large sum of money to help aid the establishement of the Biochemistry Department?

In 1959 the Wolfson Foundation donated £350,000 for the establishment of a new Biochemistry Department.[citation needed]


Zinc pyrithione is used in antifouling paints.


In terms of schools how old is it historically compare to others?

New Haven is home to a number of other private schools as well as public magnet schools, including Metropolitan Business Academy, High School in the Community, Hill Regional Career High School, Co-op High School, New Haven Academy, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, the Foote School and the Sound School, all of which draw students from New Haven and suburban towns.


On what border of the Byzantine Empire were the last holdouts for celebrating according the  Alexandrian Easter?

By the 10th century all churches (except some on the eastern border of the Byzantine Empire) had adopted the Alexandrian Easter, which still placed the vernal equinox on 21 March, although Bede had already noted its drift in 725—it had drifted even further by the 16th century.


Where did Sheptycki study police cooperation?

The study showed that transnational police information sharing was routinized in the cross-Channel region from 1968 on the basis of agreements directly between the police agencies and without any formal agreement between the countries concerned.


What did the advancements during the revolution improve for people?

Matthew Boulton and James Watt's improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both the Kingdom of Great Britain and the world.


On 20 July 1871, in the offices of The Sportsman newspaper, the FA Secretary C. W. Alcock proposed to the FA committee that "it is desirable that a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with the Association for which all clubs belonging to the Association should be invited to compete".


In the modern day, what broad religious group is most known to implement a cappella?

Present-day Christian religious bodies known for conducting their worship services without musical accompaniment include some Presbyterian churches devoted to the regulative principle of worship, Old Regular Baptists, Primitive Baptists, Plymouth Brethren, Churches of Christ, the Old German Baptist Brethren, Doukhobors the Byzantine Rite and the Amish, Old Order Mennonites and Conservative Mennonites.


For crucial values, what type of values do translators use where possible?

Except for some extreme metaphrasers in the early Christian period and the Middle Ages, and adapters in various periods (especially pre-Classical Rome, and the 18th century), translators have generally shown prudent flexibility in seeking equivalents — "literal" where possible, paraphrastic where necessary — for the original meaning and other crucial "values" (e.g., style, verse form, concordance with musical accompaniment or, in films, with speech articulatory movements) as determined from context.


What religion was the Democratic presidential candidate that Tennessee voted against in 1928?

Since then, more of the state's voters have shifted to supporting Republicans, and Democratic presidential candidates have carried Tennessee only four times.


What are member serving NPOs really focused on?

For example, the grassroots support group that provides a lifeline to those with a particular condition or disease could be deemed to be serving both its members (by directly supporting them) and the broader community (through the provision of a helping service for fellow citizens).


Would a lower GAI mean higher apparent saturation or vividness of object colors?

GAI represents the relative separation of object colors illuminated by a light source; the greater the GAI, the greater the apparent saturation or vividness of the object colors.


In which empire did many Hindus become Sikhs?

After fighting Ahmad Shah Durrani in the later eighteenth century, the Sikhs took control of Punjab and managed to establish the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, which lasted from 1799 to 1849.


How many more votes did Studdard have at the finale?

This slim margin of victory was controversial due to the large number of calls that failed to get through.


What is the Earth's most southern volcano?

Another well-known volcano is found on Deception Island, which is famous for a giant eruption in 1970.


Reticular neurons transfer signals to what part of the brain?

An important component of the system is the reticular formation, a group of neuron-clusters scattered diffusely through the core of the lower brain.


What did Queen Victoria do in response to his death?

Eventually, public opinion forced the Queen to return to London, though even then she preferred to live elsewhere whenever possible.


What process causes changes in plant cells?

Epigenetic changes in eukaryotic biology serve to regulate the process of cellular differentiation.


Which Enlightenment philosopher advocated democracy, individual liberty, freedom of expression, and eradication of religious authority?

Both lines of thought were opposed by the conservative Counter-Enlightenment.


What are some famous seafood and fish dishes?

Seafood and fish dishes include squid, octopus, red mullet, and sea bass.


what was manufacture in Bridgeport in the 19th and 20th century

Bridgwater was developed during the Industrial Revolution as the area's leading port.


Which bridges were shut down because of filming?

The crew returned to the river less than a week later to film scenes solely set on Westminster Bridge.


In 1880 black state conventions united in the national Foreign Mission Convention, to support black Baptist missionary work.


What language is Florentine Tuscan based on?

Modern standard Italian itself is heavily based on the Latin-derived Florentine Tuscan language.


Where does the majority of youtube's revenue go?

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


What can regarded as the study of symmetry?

Conceptually, group theory can be thought of as the study of symmetry.t[›]


What automotive brands exist in Portugal?

Volkswagen Group's AutoEuropa motor vehicle assembly plant in Palmela is among the largest foreign direct investment projects in Portugal.


Where did the oldest Portuguese university relocate to?

The oldest Portuguese university was first established in Lisbon before moving to Coimbra.


Two common considerations have the Latin names lectio brevior (shorter reading) and lectio difficilior (more difficult reading).


Once in conversation with the Queen, how is Elizabeth addressed?

In each of her realms she has a distinct title that follows a similar formula: Queen of Jamaica and her other realms and territories in Jamaica, Queen of Australia and her other realms and territories in Australia, etc.


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

The monthly minimum wage went up from 400 to 450 yuan, with a minimum of 4.9 yuan per hour for part-time work, effective 26 December 2007.


Until what year did the words near east and far east not refer to any particular region?

The far East, a phrase containing a noun, East, qualified by an adjective, far, could be at any location in the "far east" of the speaker's home territory.


Who did Ponsonby report the Munshis lies about his parentage to?

Abdul Karim remained in her service until he returned to India with a pension on her death.


Does the typical duration of relationships increase or decrease throughout the teenage years?

This constant increase in the likelihood of a long-term relationship can be explained by sexual maturation and the development of cognitive skills necessary to maintain a romantic bond (e.g. caregiving, appropriate attachment), although these skills are not strongly developed until late adolescence.


In what common household item can you find infrared LEDs?

This includes remote controls, such as for TVs, VCRs, and LED Computers, where infrared LEDs are often used.


What was the contemporary term for the set of civil laws created by Napoleon?

Napoleon's set of civil laws, the Code Civil—now often known as the Napoleonic Code—was prepared by committees of legal experts under the supervision of Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, the Second Consul.


Why is a loss of energy difficult to measure by weight?

Matter may be converted to energy (and vice versa), but mass cannot ever be destroyed; rather, mass/energy equivalence remains a constant for both the matter and the energy, during any process when they are converted into each other.


Starting in the 16th century, Catalan literature experienced a decline, the language came under the influence of Spanish, and the urban and literary classes became bilingual.


Along with cough, weight loss, and night sweats, what's the fourth classic symptom of the disease?

The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with blood-containing sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss.


Why can Bermudian blacks trace their ancestry back over centuries in Bermuda?

The majority of blacks in Bermuda can be termed "Bermudian blacks", whose ancestry dates back centuries between the 17th century and the end of slavery in 1834, Bermuda's black population was self-sustaining, with its growth resulting largely from natural expansion.


What was only an English translation of Latin Oriens and Orientalis, "the land of the rising sun"?

By the time of John Seller's Atlas Maritima of 1670, "India Beyond the Ganges" had become "the East Indies" including China, Korea, southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific in a map that was every bit as distorted as Ptolemy's, despite the lapse of approximately 1500 years.


How did the 1990 release of 78 rpm effect Rhino Records?

In the 1990s Rhino Records issued a series of boxed sets of 78 rpm reissues of early rock and roll hits, intended for owners of vintage jukeboxes.


When was an accidental email sent to potential students of Eton that warranted a personal apology to each family?

In July 2015, Eton accidentally sent emails to 400 prospective students, offering them conditional entrance to the school in September 2017.


When did the US institute the Voting Rights Act?

Journalists like to say that US cities with black majorities, such as Detroit and New Orleans, have not elected white mayors since after the civil rights movement, when the Voting Rights Act of 1965 protected the franchise for minorities, and blacks in the South regained the power to vote for the first time since the turn of the 20th century.


Who sets the procedures to be followed in the Florida court system?

An example of the second view at the State level is found in the view of the Florida Supreme Court, that only the Florida Supreme Court may license and regulate attorneys appearing before the courts of Florida, and only the Florida Supreme Court may set rules for procedures in the Florida courts.[citation needed]


Continued instability due to remaining British influence and increasing political involvement by the king led to the dissolution of the parliament in a military coup d'état known as the 1952 Revolution.


What is the modern study of genetics at the level of DNA known as?

The modern study of genetics at the level of DNA is known as molecular genetics.


How many medical teams were sent to Wenchuan county?

Soon afterward, the Ministry of Health said that it had sent ten emergency medical teams to Wenchuan County.


What was the key ingredient in early Sumerian brews?

Beer brewing was very important to the Sumerians.


What Pennsylvania county did Eisenhower grow up in?

In retirement, the former president did not completely retreat from political life; he spoke at the 1964 Republican National Convention and appeared with Barry Goldwater in a Republican campaign commercial from Gettysburg.


What is much like the neighboring languages?

The inflection of determinatives is complex, specially because of the high number of elisions, but is similar to the neighboring languages.


Which teams played in the three first class matches?

All three involved Ireland playing Scotland.


What company had a partnership with The Walt Disney Company for The American Idol Experience?

On February 14, 2009, The Walt Disney Company debuted "The American Idol Experience" at its Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.


How may satellites will the BeiDou-2 system have?

BeiDou-2 (formerly known as COMPASS) is not an extension to the older BeiDou-1, but rather supersedes it outright.


What was the largest armory in the world?

The Kingsbridge Armory, often cited as the largest armory in the world, is scheduled for redevelopment as the Kingsbridge National Ice Center.


Along with the cingulate cortex and hippocampi, what structure is a notable part of the limbic system?

Pioneering work by Broca (1878), Papez (1937), and MacLean (1952) suggested that emotion is related to a group of structures in the center of the brain called the limbic system, which includes the hypothalamus, cingulate cortex, hippocampi, and other structures.


What type of symbiosis seen between bryozoans and hermit crabs?

The bryozoan colony (Acanthodesia commensale) develops a cirumrotatory growth and offers the crab (Pseudopagurus granulimanus) a helicospiral-tubular extension of its living chamber that initially was situated within a gastropod shell.


What percentage of the population in Southeast Asia practice Islam?

Countries in Southeast Asia practice many different religions.


He also created a Royal Police Guard for Rio de Janeiro in 1809.


What was Eugene Atget known for photographing?

Photography came to occupy a central role in Parisian Surrealist activity, in the works of Man Ray and Maurice Tabard.


The system has how many colors available on it?

The system has an available color palette of 48 colors and 6 grays.


Flies and what other kind of insect transmit diseases?

Many entomologists are involved in various forms of pest control, as in research for companies to produce insecticides, but increasingly rely on methods of biological pest control, or biocontrol.


The seal of quality took on what eventual name?

This text was later changed to "Official Nintendo Seal of Quality".


In what year to Candolle introduce the Candollean system?

The Candollean system reflected his ideas of the progression of morphological complexity and the later classification by Bentham and Hooker, which was influential until the mid-19th century, was influenced by Candolle's approach.


In what year did the Ocean Stars first compete in the Olympics?

The multi-ethnic Ocean Stars, Somalia's national team, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1972 and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then.


Polymophism is a developmental and reproductive what?

In haplodiploidy, which is a type of sex-determination system, the offspring's sex is determined by the number of sets of chromosomes an individual receives.


The Russian alphabet has many systems of character encoding.


Who put together a report about the Armenian Genocide?

The Armenian Genocide is acknowledged to have been one of the first modern genocides.


Where had the Slavs settled by the end of the 6th century?

By the end of the 6th century, Slavs had settled the Eastern Alps regions.


The state is divided into 77 counties that govern locally, each headed by a three-member council of elected commissioners, a tax assessor, clerk, court clerk, treasurer, and sheriff.


What author was declared a heretic and had a bounty placed on his head by the government of Iran?

In some modern day nations and regions in which Sharia law is ostensibly practiced, heresy remains an offense punishable by death.


What military commander gained power after the fall of the Minamoto clan?

Taira Kiyomori emerged as the real power in Japan following the Minamoto's destruction, and he would remain in command for the next 20 years.


Clergy of the Church of England or the Church of Scotland do not use the title Sir or Dame as they do not receive the accolade (i.e., they are not dubbed "knight" with a sword), although they do append the post-nominal letters.


Which show did Abrams miss because he was in the hospital?

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


In what year was a new interdisciplinary management program launched at KU's School of Business?

The program provided the foundation for decision science applications supporting NASA Project Apollo Command Capsule Recovery Operations.


Who was the principal of Sangzao Middle School?

Ye Zhiping, the principal of Sangzao Middle School in Sangzao, one of the largest in An County, has been credited with proactive action that spared the lives of all 2,323 pupils in attendance when the earthquake happened.


How do grass and kelp deal with being grazed upon?

Kelp is frequently grazed in subtidal kelp forests, but regrows at the base of the blade continuously to cope with browsing pressure.


Though Switzerland is a founding member of the EFTA, what are they not a member of?

On 5 June 2005, Swiss voters agreed by a 55% majority to join the Schengen treaty, a result that was regarded by EU commentators as a sign of support by Switzerland, a country that is traditionally perceived as independent and reluctant to enter supranational bodies.


PCR can't detect the presence of any bacteria when what doesn't occur?

The only remaining blockades to the use of PCR as a standard tool of diagnosis are in its cost and application, neither of which is insurmountable.


What seismic zone does New Delhi fall under?

New Delhi falls under the seismic zone-IV, making it vulnerable to earthquakes.


How many slaves were shipped from Africa to Brazil between 1500 and 1850?

From the years 1500 to 1850, an estimated 3.5 million captives were forcibly shipped from West/Central Africa to Brazil; the territory received the highest number of slaves of any country in the Americas.


What formed on the outside of the earth after it cooled?

Eventually, the outer layer of the planet cooled to form a solid crust when water began accumulating in the atmosphere.


What is the name of the architectural style originating in 1950s Miami?

The northern side of Miami also has notable African American and Caribbean immigrant communities such as Little Haiti, Overtown (home of the Lyric Theater), and Liberty City.


What is the cause of atmospheric circulation?

Solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth's land surface, oceans – which cover about 71% of the globe – and atmosphere.


What was one of the reasons early colonists left England to seek religious freedom in America?

The lone dissenter, Justice Potter Stewart, objected to the court's embrace of the "wall of separation" metaphor: "I think that the Court's task, in this as in all areas of constitutional adjudication, is not responsibly aided by the uncritical invocation of metaphors like the "wall of separation," a phrase nowhere to be found in the Constitution."


According to recent research who is enrolled in the Universities in Greece in higher number men or women ?

As of 2007, Greece had the eighth highest percentage of tertiary enrollment in the world (with the percentages for female students being higher than for male) while Greeks of the Diaspora are equally active in the field of education.


When did South Africa refuse to surrender Namibia?

Following the League's replacement by the United Nations in 1946, South Africa refused to surrender its earlier mandate to be replaced by a United Nations Trusteeship agreement, requiring closer international monitoring of the territory's administration (along with a definite independence schedule).


What was the origin of Hindu philosophy?

Ancient and medieval India was also the source of philosophies that share philosophical concepts but rejected the Vedas, and these have been called nāstika (heterodox or non-orthodox) Indian philosophies.


How many movements are in No. 2, Op. 35 and No. 3, Op 58?

The two mature piano sonatas (No. 2, Op. 35, written in 1839 and No. 3, Op.


What was the old name of Heart Hampshire?

Commercial radio stations broadcasting to the city include The Breeze, previously The Saint and currently broadcasting Hot adult contemporary music, Capital, previously Power FM and Galaxy and broadcasting popular music, Wave 105 and Heart Hampshire, the latter previously Ocean FM and both broadcasting adult contemporary music, and 106 Jack FM (www.jackradio.com), previously The Coast 106.


Which parent of Beyonce's help co-write a book?

In 2007, Beyoncé was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the second African American woman after Tyra Banks, and People magazine recognized Beyoncé as the best-dressed celebrity.


What programs created by FDR helped North Carolina during the Great Depression?

North Carolina was hard hit by the Great Depression, but the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt for cotton and tobacco significantly helped the farmers.


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

Orthodox Judaism is the approach to religious Judaism which subscribes to a tradition of mass revelation and adheres to the interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Tanaim and Amoraim.


What was the original name of the new England patriots?

They share Gillette Stadium with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.


What did Opera America call the San Diego Opera at the Civic Center Plaza?

The San Diego Opera at Civic Center Plaza, directed by Ian Campbell, was ranked by Opera America as one of the top 10 opera companies in the United States.


What was the name of the primary east-west road within the walls of Palaeopolis?

The first circuit surrounded the ancient core of the punic City - the so-called Palaeopolis (in the area east of Porta Nuova) and the Neopolis.


Who made large contributions in the sciences in latter centuries?

In later centuries, Protestants developed their own culture, which made major contributions in education, the humanities and sciences, the political and social order, the economy and the arts, and other fields.


On who's opinions were the beginnings of the this historical study of Cubism based?

Both terms are historical impositions that occurred after the facts they identify.


Why has Thai alphabet support been criticized?

This complication is due to Unicode inheriting the Thai Industrial Standard 620, which worked in the same way, and was the way in which Thai had always been written on keyboards.


Who redused 64,000 szlachta to commoner status?

In the 1840s Nicholas I reduced 64,000 szlachta to commoner status.


What two business drive Bermuda's economy?

Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century and several years beyond.


The population of Paris today is lower than its historical peak of 2.9 million in 1921.


Which other state sent Tennessee the most tourists in 2013?

The average stay was 2.16 nights, compared to 2.03 nights for the US as a whole.:40


The covariance group of the general theory of relativity is the covariance group of how many theories?

As such the covariance group of the general theory of relativity is just the covariance group of every theory.


The USB Battery Charging Specification Revision 1.2 (released in 2010) makes clear that there are safety limits to the rated current at 5 A coming from USB 2.0.


Poor intelligence and what other problem made it difficult for the Luftwaffe to do extreme damage?

Although it had equipment capable of doing serious damage, the problem for the Luftwaffe was its unclear strategy and poor intelligence.


When did the degree symbol fall out of use in the DIN system?

This revision also saw significant changes in the definition of film speeds in order to accommodate then-recent changes in the American ASA PH2.5-1960 standard, so that film speeds of black-and-white negative film effectively would become doubled, that is, a film previously marked as "18° DIN" would now be labeled as "21 DIN" without emulsion changes.


These enzymes catalyze the reversible redox reaction between H2 and its component two protons and two electrons.


The shift in the Cubs' fortunes was characterized June 23 on the "NBC Saturday Game of the Week" contest against the St. Louis Cardinals.


What general was fired for defying President Truman's containment strategy?

MacArthur argued for rollback but was fired by President Harry Truman after disputes over the conduct of the war.


What organization classifies this as a current serious threat in the whole world??

Antibiotics revolutionized medicine in the 20th century, and have together with vaccination led to the near eradication of diseases such as tuberculosis in the developed world.


What animal was carried aboard the  Zond 5?

It also scared NASA planners, as it took them several days to figure out that it was only an automated flight, not piloted, because voice recordings were transmitted from the craft en route to the Moon.


The logo combines the zodiac signs of all four members: two lions for Leo (Deacon and Taylor), a crab for Cancer (May), and two fairies for Virgo (Mercury).


what year did the first permanent settler arrive?

The first permanent settler was Jonathan Lambert, from Salem, Massachusetts, United States, who arrived at the islands in December 1810 with two other men.


Minority leader may appoint individuals to what government roles?

From an institutional perspective, the rules of the House assign a number of specific responsibilities to the minority leader.


In the early 19th century, the Indigenous American woman Sacagawea, who would help translate for and guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the West, married the French trapper Toussaint Charbonneau.


What replaced Babylon as the metropolis of the lower Tigris?

Seleucia replaced Babylon as the metropolis of the lower Tigris.


The Vestals were a public priesthood of six women devoted to the cultivation of Vesta, goddess of the hearth of the Roman state and its vital flame.


In what year did iTunes 7 launch, along with a plethora of additional games?

In September 2006, the iTunes Store began to offer additional games for purchase with the launch of iTunes 7, compatible with the fifth generation iPod with iPod software 1.2 or later.


At the University of Manchester, who oversaw the building of a computer using transistors instead of valves?

However, the machine did make use of valves to generate its 125 kHz clock waveforms and in the circuitry to read and write on its magnetic drum memory, so it was not the first completely transistorized computer.


What is produced when copper compounds are treated with organolithium reagents?

compounds with Grignard reagents, terminal alkynes or organolithium reagents; in particular, the last reaction described produces a Gilman reagent.


What is the estimated number of Buddhists in the world?

Buddhists number between an estimated 488 million[web 1] and 535 million, making it one of the world's major religions.


What feature of the enemies in Twilight Princess is more advanced?

Enemies react to defeated companions and to arrows or slingshot pellets that pass by, and can detect Link from a greater distance than was possible in previous games.


What other forms of writing materials were used during this period?

Other forms of official documents, which did not use paper, included Javanese copperplate scrolls.


Which country saw the largest Warsaw Pact deployment?

The Warsaw Pact's largest military engagement was Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia (with the participation of all Pact nations except Romania and Albania).


Antarctica is a frozen desert with little precipitation; the South Pole itself receives less than 10 cm (4 in) per year, on average.


Rumi (d. 1273) wrote a vast amount of mystical poetry in his book Mathnawi.


When was the Old Grapevine tavern demolished?

It is interrupted by the block containing Grace Church between Broadway and Fourth Avenue.


Why do males that engage in extra-pair copulation closely guard their mates?

For females, possible benefits of extra-pair copulation include getting better genes for her offspring and insuring against the possibility of infertility in her mate.


Who is considered head of government and assigns the council of ministers?

The president serves as a chief of state and commander in chief of the armed forces.


During  the 1960's & 70's, Ann Arbor gained a reputation for what?

The University of Michigan moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837, and the city grew at a rapid rate in the early to mid-20th century.


Where was the Treaty of Hubertusburg signed?

Frederick, who had considered ceding East Prussia to Russia if Peter III helped him secure Saxony, finally insisted on excluding Russia (in fact, no longer a belligerent) from the negotiations.


How many ethnicities or federal agencies required to use in data collection?

For discussion of the meaning and scope of the Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, see the Hispanic and Latino Americans and Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States articles.


What dance was created at the Moulin Rouge?

It was highly visible because of its large red imitation windmill on its roof, and became the birthplace of the dance known as the French Cancan.


What is the term for how the church as a whole works?

Though the reformers were concerned with ecclesiology (the doctrine of how the church as a body works), they had a different understanding of the process in which truths in scripture were applied to life of believers, compared to the Catholics' idea that certain people within the church, or ideas that were old enough, had a special status in giving understanding of the text.


Where was the BBC's transmitter located in 1930?

Television production was switched from Baird's company to what is now known as BBC One on 2 August 1932, and continued until September 1935.


Where was the only place the Olympic torch was carried in the Middle East?

One of the torchbearers was Syrian actress Sulaf Fawakherji.


Which parties merged in Queensland in 2008 to form the new Liberal National Party of Queensland?

In Queensland, the Liberal and National parties merged in 2008 to form the new Liberal National Party of Queensland (registered as the Queensland Division of the Liberal Party of Australia).


What did many people who handled the DualShock 3 say it was compared to the Sixaxis?

At its press conference at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced DualShock 3 (trademarked DUALSHOCK 3), a PlayStation 3 controller with the same function and design as Sixaxis, but with vibration capability included.


Lower-pitched orchestral instruments such as cellos and double basses were often doubled (or replaced) by louder wind instruments, such as tubas.


Whitehead's main philosophy on humans changing is what?

After all, each moment of each person's life can hardly be given a different proper name, and it is easy and convenient to think of people and objects as remaining fundamentally the same things, rather than constantly keeping in mind that each thing is a different thing from what it was a moment ago.


Which person in the Joint Forces Command supports the Chief of the Defence Staff?

He is supported by the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, by the professional heads of the three services of HM Armed Forces and by the Commander of Joint Forces Command.


Why did SIgmund believe all humans are born bisexual?

In Freud's view, this was true anatomically and therefore also psychologically, with sexual attraction to both sexes being one part of this psychological bisexuality.


Broadband wireless services were offered by both dial up and non-dial up ISPs in major cities, such as Mogadishu, Bosaso, Hargeisa, Galkayo and Kismayo.


In what year were all Tibetan Muslims declared Indiana citizens?

Muslims have been living in Tibet since as early as the 8th or 9th century.


What is the main impact of people wearing red as it relates to the perception of distance?

Red is used in modern fashion much as it was used in Medieval painting; to attract the eyes of the viewer to the person who is supposed to be the center of attention.


What type of color devices are computer displays and televisions?

In additive color devices such as computer displays and televisions, one of the primary light sources is typically a narrow-spectrum yellowish-green of dominant wavelength ~550


What was the first scientific study of how earthworms help soil?

The burrowers loosen the soil so that oxygen and water can penetrate it, and both surface and burrowing worms help to produce soil by mixing organic and mineral matter, by accelerating the decomposition of organic matter and thus making it more quickly available to other organisms, and by concentrating minerals and converting them to forms that plants can use more easily.


Who was the first female to be saved by the judges on American Idol?

Jessica Sanchez received the fewest number of votes during the Top 7 week, and the judges decided to use their "save" option on her, making her the first female recipient of the save.


How do Emus migrate long distances during droughts?

Bird migration is not limited to birds that can fly.


Who did Labour lose power in the election to?

Blair announced in September 2006 that he would quit as leader within the year, though he had been under pressure to quit earlier than May 2007 in order to get a new leader in place before the May elections which were expected to be disastrous for Labour.


Hydrocarbons other than methane can be used to produce synthesis gas with varying product ratios.


What is the name of the oldest music essay competition?

The world's oldest monographic music competition, the International Chopin Piano Competition, founded in 1927, is held every five years in Warsaw.


What department did Dell launch an internal investigation on?

On August 17, 2007, Dell Inc. announced that after an internal investigation into its accounting practices it would restate and reduce earnings from 2003 through to the first quarter of 2007 by a total amount of between $50 million and $150 million, or 2 cents to 7 cents per share.


Population growth is higher than the national average, with a 6.4% increase, in the Somerset County Council area, since 1991, and a 17% increase since 1981.


What's the name of the now-discontinued accessory manufactured by Apple, that connected via the iPod's dock connector?

Apple sells a few accessories, such as the now-discontinued iPod Hi-Fi, but most are manufactured by third parties such as Belkin and Griffin.


What allowed the ruling elite to maintain power during the Mamluk period?

Guaranteed positions within the new madaris thus allowed them to maintain status.


From which Middle English and Anglo-Saxon word is green derived?

It is the color of living grass and leaves and as a result is the color most associated with springtime, growth and nature.


Of the city's residents, 32 percent reported having no vehicles available while 23 percent had two or more vehicles available, as of 2013[update].


When was as African burial ground discovered after the building of new courthouse?

New York grew in importance as a trading port while under British rule in the early 1700s.


How many ways does the Prabhakara subschool of Mimamsa say there are to gain knowledge?

The Kumārila Bhaṭṭa sub-school of Mīmāṃsā added sixth to its canon of reliable epistemology - anupalabdi (non-perception, negative/cognitive proof).


What is the main subject of the Museum of Remembrance and Tolerance?

The brainchild of two young Mexican women as a Holocaust museum, the idea morphed into a unique museum dedicated to showcasing all major historical events of discrimination and genocide.


When was Mat Hoffman Action Sports Park considered one of the best by National Geographic Society?

In March 2009, the Mat Hoffman Action Sports Park was named by the National Geographic Society Travel Guide as one of the "Ten Best."


What did the Byzantines help the Khazars with?

The Byzantine Empire was able to take advantage of the turmoil to expand its political influence and commercial relationships, first with the Khazars and later with the Rus' and other steppe groups.


Who was in charge of the Soviet rocket engineer team that went into Germany?

He had been involved in space clubs and early Soviet rocket design in the 1930s, but was arrested in 1938 during Joseph Stalin's Great Purge and imprisoned for six years in Siberia.


Why did the committee consider a 8 bit code?

The committee considered an eight-bit code, since eight bits (octets) would allow two four-bit patterns to efficiently encode two digits with binary-coded decimal.


When will 'The BFG' be in most theaters?

Spielberg has filmed and is currently in post-production on an adaptation of Roald Dahl's celebrated children's story The BFG.


Who else did they accuse of using child labor products?

It is also suspected that many of their raw materials originates from Uzbekistan, where children aged 10 are forced to work in the fields.


What have been mined in the Alps for thousands of years?

In the 8th to 6th centuries BC during the Hallstatt culture, Celtic tribes mined copper; later the Romans mined gold for coins in the Bad Gastein area.


In what year was hydralazine discovered?

In 1952 researchers at Ciba discovered the first orally available vasodilator, hydralazine.


How much was a union going to be worth as proposed in the 1800s?

It was proposed in the mid-1800s that one hundred dollars be known as a union, but no union coins were ever struck and only patterns for the $50 half union exist.


Who was the last Archaemenid Emperor at the time of its defeat by Alexander the Great?

Together with their neighboring arch-rival, the Roman-Byzantines, they made up the world's two most dominant powers at the time, for over four centuries.


Where can Carrier account management systems be found?

Windows 8 also incorporates improved support for mobile broadband; the operating system can now detect the insertion of a SIM card and automatically configure connection settings (including APNs and carrier branding), and reduce its internet usage in order to conserve bandwidth on metered networks.


What is the name of a former Asian Portuguese colony?

The country has a tiny Chinese population.


Following a gradual decline in the late 1600s and early 1700s, which was caused by the internal conflicts, the continuous wars with the Ottomans, and the foreign interference (most notably the Russian interference), the Safavid rule was ended by the Pashtun rebels who besieged Isfahan and defeated Soltan Hosein in 1722.


Which company manufactures the iPod Hi-Fi accessory?

Many accessories have been made for the iPod line.


What cost does IP rights allow companies to charge higher than?

While the application of IP rights can allow companies to charge higher than the marginal cost of production in order to recoup the costs of research and development, the price may exclude from the market anyone who cannot afford the cost of the product, in this case a life-saving drug. "


What was the name of the small city on the hill that was discovered by Rurik's men?

On their way south, they discovered "a small city on a hill," Kiev, captured it and the surrounding country from the Khazars, populated the region with more Varangians, and "established their dominion over the country of the Polyanians."


What was the National Military Establishment renamed in 1949?

Prior to 1947, the responsibility for military aviation was shared between the Army (for land-based operations), the Navy (for sea-based operations from aircraft carriers and amphibious aircraft), and the Marine Corps (for close air support of infantry operations).


When did Just and Hanaman receive their patent for the tungsten filament lamp?

Filling a bulb with an inert gas such as argon or nitrogen retards the evaporation of the tungsten filament compared to operating it in a vacuum.


What did ancient Romans use to gild their armor?

Amalgams have been used since 200 BC in China for plating objects with precious metals, called gilding, such as armor and mirrors.


What Gallo-Romance language did Old Catalan separate from?

Old Catalan shared many features with Gallo-Romance, diverging from Old Occitan between the 11th and 14th centuries.


What makes an organism a secondary consumer?

Organisms that feed on autotrophs, the producers of the trophic pyramid, are known as herbivores or primary consumers; those that feed on heterotrophs such as animals are known as secondary consumers.


This may have also contributed to the deflating of the housing bubble, as asset prices generally move inversely to interest rates, and it became riskier to speculate in housing.


What food stable was the first raised relief map created from?

The general Ma Yuan created the world's first known raised-relief map from rice in the 1st century AD.


what was the name of MARRS' number-one single in October 1987?

Following the number-one success of MARRS' "Pump Up The Volume" in October, the years 1987 to 1989 also saw UK acts such as The Beatmasters, Krush, Coldcut, Yazz, Bomb


Where are there reported cholera rates that are lowering?

Despite lowering rates in surrounding countries, cholera rates were reported in November 2012 to be on the rise, with 1,500 cases reported and nine deaths.


What was the value of Gaddafi's supposed British property holdings as of November 2011?

In the 1980s, his lifestyle was considered modest in comparison to those of many other Arab leaders.


What country joined Egypt and Syria against Israel?

May, King Hussein committed Jordan in an alliance with Egypt and Syria.


When did Joshua Slocum depart from Jamestown to continue his trip?

On 11 April 1898 American Joshua Slocum, on his famous and epic solo round the world voyage arrived at Jamestown.


The major time divisions of classical music are as follows: the early music period, which includes the Medieval (500–1400) and the Renaissance (1400–1600) eras; the Common practice period, which includes the Baroque (1600–1750), Classical (1750–1820), and Romantic eras (1804–1910); and the 20th century (1901–2000) which includes the modern (1890–1930) that overlaps from the late 19th-century, the high modern (mid 20th-century), and contemporary or postmodern (1975–2015) eras.[citation needed]


Who does Beyoncé describe as lyrical and raw?

Beyoncé has expressed admiration for the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, posting in a letter "what I find in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, I search for in every day in music... he is lyrical and raw".


Did the earthquake or resulting tsunamis and landslides do the most damage to Alaskan communities?

On March 27, 1964, the massive Good Friday earthquake killed 133 people and destroyed several villages and portions of large coastal communities, mainly by the resultant tsunamis and landslides.


Does the brain become more or less efficient as a result of synaptic pruning?

Through a process called synaptic pruning, unnecessary neuronal connections in the brain are eliminated and the amount of grey matter is pared down.


How much larger is a dog brain olfactory cortex when compared to humans?

Dogs may have as many as 300 million odour receptors in their nose, while humans may have only 5 million.


In 2002 what act granted full British citizenship to the citizens of the islands?

The Saint Helena Constitution took effect in 1989 and provided that the island would be governed by a Governor and Commander-in-Chief, and an elected Executive and Legislative Council.


What is the move called where all limbs are incapicitated?

Occasionally, a wrestler will reach for a rope (see rope breaks below), only to put their hand back on the mat so they can crawl towards the rope some more; this is not a submission, and the referee decides what their intent is.


Other than the bit rate and the difficulty of the signal, what can also affect the quality of an MP3 file?

Besides the bit rate of an encoded piece of audio, the quality of MP3 files also depends on the quality of the encoder itself, and the difficulty of the signal being encoded.


During World War II what resistance movement did he lead?

During World War II he was the leader of the Partisans, often regarded as the most effective resistance movement in occupied Europe.


What style of architecture developed during the Chaluka reigns?

The rise of this empire saw the birth of efficient administration, overseas trade and commerce and the development of new style of architecture called "Chalukyan architecture".


Fans could vote for what during this contest?

This season also saw the launch of the American Idol Songwriter contest which allows fans to vote for the "coronation song".


How many representatives are in the Estonian parliament?

At the same time the parliament has the right to present statements, declarations and appeals to the people of Estonia, ratify and denounce international treaties with other states and international organisations and decide on the Government loans.


Who are blamed in this paragraph for Jim Crow laws?

After regaining political power in Southern states by disenfranchising blacks, white Democrats passed laws to impose Jim Crow and racial segregation to restore white supremacy.


What are the three most spoken languages in Egypt?

In Alexandria in the 19th century there was a large community of Italian Egyptians and Italian was the "lingua franca" of the city.


Swaziland's currency, the lilangeni, is pegged to the South African rand.


When was the first session of the Second Vatican Council held?

On 11 October 1962, the first session of the Second Vatican Council was held in the Vatican.


What term in Brasil and Spain refers to a polytechnic institute?

Such terms include Écoles Polytechniques (Algeria, Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland, Tunisia), Escola Politécnica (Brasil, Spain), Polytechnicum (Eastern Europe).


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

The latter victory was marred when France's native allies broke the terms of capitulation and attacked the retreating British column, which was under French guard, slaughtering and scalping soldiers and taking captive many men, women and children while the French refused to protect their captives.


Which political forces maintained strong control over the state until shortly after French intervention?

The liberal political forces maintained strong control over the state government until shortly after the French Intervention which turned the tables in favor to the conservative forces once again.


How many people died in the Oklahoma City Bombing?

The Oklahoma City bombing of April 19, 1995, in which Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols detonated an explosive outside of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killed 168 people, including 19 children.


What is the population of the largest canton?

Their populations vary between 15,000 (Appenzell Innerrhoden) and 1,253,500 (Zürich), and their area between 37 km2 (14 sq mi) (Basel-Stadt) and 7,105 km2 (2,743 sq mi) (Graubünden).


Avfuel, a global supplier of what services is headquartered in Ann Arbor?

Another Ann Arbor-based company is Zingerman's Delicatessen, which serves sandwiches and has developed businesses under a variety of brand names.


What is the name of the Chicago Transit Authority's elevated train through Evanston?

The Chicago Transit Authority's elevated train running through Evanston is called the Purple Line, taking its name from Northwestern's school color.


Historically, migration has been recorded as much as 3,000 years ago by Ancient Greek authors including Homer and Aristotle, and in the Book of Job, for species such as storks, turtle doves, and swallows.


What did da Vinci advise when your experience contradicted authority?

Their contemporary, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) said, "If you find from your own experience that something is a fact and it contradicts what some authority has written down, then you must abandon the authority and base your reasoning on your own findings."


What has excessive hunting contributed heavily to?

However, excessive hunting and poachers have also contributed heavily to the endangerment, extirpation and extinction of many animals, such as the quagga, the great auk, Steller's sea cow, the thylacine, the bluebuck, the Arabian oryx, the Caspian and Javan tigers, the markhor, the Sumatran rhinoceros, the bison, the North American cougar, the Altai argali sheep, the Asian elephant and many more, primarily for commercial sale or sport.


The tribute to Spielberg featured a short, filmed biography narrated by Tom Hanks and included thank-yous from World War II veterans for Saving Private Ryan, as well as a performance of the finale to Leonard Bernstein's Candide, conducted by John Williams (Spielberg's frequent composer).[citation needed]


Downtown is generally regarded as the area bordered by 17th Street to the south, I-10 to the west, and 6th Street to the north, and Toole Avenue and the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific) railroad tracks, site of the historic train depot and "Locomotive #1673", built in 1900.


He has been associated with composer John Williams since 1974, who composed music for all save five of Spielberg's feature films.


What types of cities did the expansion of the great ruler inspire ?

In any case, Alexander's toppling of the Achaemenid Empire, after his victories at the battles of the Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela, and his advance as far as modern-day Pakistan and Tajikistan, provided an important outlet for Greek culture, via the creation of colonies and trade routes along the way.


By the 19th century what was common in the Alpine regions?

In the 20th century Robert Parker wrote a well-known work about the rock crystals of the Swiss Alps; at the same period a commission was established to control and standardize the naming of Alpine minerals.


American Tibetologist Elliot Sperling has argued in favor of a recent tendency by some authors writing in Chinese to revive the term Tubote (simplified Chinese: 图伯特; traditional Chinese: 圖伯特; pinyin: Túbótè) for modern use in place of Xizang, on the grounds that Tubote more clearly includes the entire Tibetan plateau rather than simply the Tibet Autonomous Region.[citation needed]


Which movie earned Madonna a Golden Globe Award?

Madonna's popularity was further enhanced by her film roles, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Dick Tracy (1990), and Evita (1996); the latter earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.


In what year did Ottoman Emperor Selim III recognize Napoleon as Emperor?

" That decision brought the Ottoman Empire into a losing war against Russia and Britain.


The four truths depict what type of path of practice?

Liberating insight" is a later addition to this text, and reflects a later development and understanding in early Buddhism.[page needed][page needed]


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

Senator Boxer claimed that she had made the motion not to challenge the outcome, but to "shed the light of truth on these irregularities."


Who described the concept of a continuum of intensity?

Emotions have been described by some theorists as discrete and consistent responses to internal or external events which have a particular significance for the organism.


As of October 2009, who was the head of the PSLC?

Rising numbers of reformist technocrats attained positions in the country's governance; best known was Gaddafi's son and heir apparent Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who was openly critical of Libya's human rights record.


The  United States Army's White Sands Proving Ground is located where?

The German rocket team was moved from Fort Bliss to the Army's new Redstone Arsenal, located in Huntsville, Alabama, in 1950.


How many local newspapers does the island have?

The Sentinel newspaper was introduced in 2012.


Fimbriae (sometimes called "attachment pili") are fine filaments of protein, usually 2–10 nanometres in diameter and up to several micrometers in length.