By what year was rice a successful commodity crop for the Lowcountry?

With the coerced help of African slaves from the Caribbean, Eliza Lucas, daughter of plantation owner George Lucas, learned how to raise and use indigo in the Lowcountry in 1747.


The decrease in crime in New York is sometimes attributed to the decline of what street drug?

Another theory cited to explain New York City's falling homicide rate is the inverse correlation between the number of murders and the increasingly wetter climate in the city.


What theory argues that conceptual cognition is not required for emotional meaning?

Theories dealing with perception either use one or multiples perceptions in order to find an emotion (Goldie, 2007).A recent hybrid of the somatic and cognitive theories of emotion is the perceptual theory.


How was the Portuguese bailout implemented?

After the bailout was announced, the Portuguese government headed by Pedro Passos Coelho managed to implement measures with the intention of improve the State's financial situation, including tax hikes, a freeze of civil service-related lower-wages and cuts of higher-wages by 14.3%, on top of the government's spending cuts.


Prefixes that the web browser cannot directly handle are often handed off to another application entirely.


What nickname have dogs earned for their relationship to humans?

They have been bred for herding livestock, hunting (e.g. pointers and hounds), rodent control, guarding, helping fishermen with nets, detection dogs, and pulling loads, in addition to their roles as companions.


What project did Nasser cooperate with the Soviet Union on?

Nasser also decided to cooperate with the Soviet Union in the construction of the Aswan Dam to replace the withdrawal of US funds.


Whose argument is similar to Avicenna's that the soul is without quantitative extension?

Notably, Avicenna develops what is called the "flying man" argument in the Psychology of The Cure I.1.7 as defense of the argument that the soul is without quantitative extension, which has an affinity with Descartes's cogito argument (or what phenomenology designates as a form of an "epoche").


What carries the backbeat in hard rock drumming?

Drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong bass drum and a backbeat on snare, sometimes using cymbals for emphasis.


Many multinationals often employed children because that they can be recruited for less pay, and have more endurance to utilise in factory environments.


What is the prominent topographical feature in Detroit?

The most notable topographical feature in the city is the Detroit Moraine, a broad clay ridge on which the older portions of Detroit and Windsor sit atop, rising approximately 62 feet (19 m) above the river at its highest point.


These were originally considered some of the most primitive Bilateria, but it now appears they developed from more complex ancestors.


What 3 areas can summarize the great power determination?

These expanded criteria can be divided into three heads: power capabilities, spatial aspects, and status.


What does extra twisting of lisle thread produce?

Lisle is composed of two strands that have each been twisted an extra twist per inch than ordinary yarns and combined to create a single thread.


Most species of penguin (Spheniscidae) migrate by swimming.


In 1866 the Consolidated American Baptist Convention, formed from black Baptists of the South and West, helped southern associations set up black state conventions, which they did in Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.


Who did Jesus talk to in the Gospel of Luke?

The Gospel of Luke's unique contributions to the narrative include Jesus' words to the women who were mourning, one criminal's rebuke of the other, the reaction of the multitudes who left "beating their breasts", and the women preparing spices and ointments before resting on the Sabbath.


What did Section 215 of the Patriot Act allow the FBI to search?

On 30 July 2003, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the first legal challenge against Section 215 of the Patriot Act, claiming that it allows the FBI to violate a citizen's First Amendment rights, Fourth Amendment rights, and right to due process, by granting the government the right to search a person's business, bookstore, and library records in a terrorist investigation, without disclosing to the individual that records were being searched.


From what language did Sanskrit originate?

Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India.


Which president began funding UNFPA again?

In January 2009 President Barack Obama restored US funding to UNFPA, saying in a public statement that he would "look forward to working with Congress to restore US financial support for the UN Population Fund.


Which civil war group did some Espanyol supporters join?

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


Archeologists have identified very early sewing needles of bone and ivory from about 30,000 BC, found near Kostenki, Russia in 1988.


What agreements were made in the visit to the United States by the Burmese in the 21 century ?

In May 2013, Thein Sein became the first Myanmar president to visit the White House in 47 years; the last Burmese leader to visit the White House was Ne Win in September 1966.


Who concluded that Serbo-Croatian is a pluricentric language?

Daniel Bunčić concludes that it is a pluricentric language, with four standard variants spoken in Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.


What United States territory does the Marshall Islands claim?

The country consists of a total of 29 atolls and five isolated islands.


When did Max Planck first recognize the value of the Planck constant?

First recognized in 1900 by Max Planck, it was originally the proportionality constant between the minimal increment of energy, E, of a hypothetical electrically charged oscillator in a cavity that contained black body radiation, and the frequency, f, of its associated electromagnetic wave.


By what era was India inhabited by humans of some form?

Isolated remains of Homo erectus in Hathnora in the Narmada Valley in central India indicate that India might have been inhabited since at least the Middle Pleistocene era, somewhere between 500,000 and 200,000 years ago.


Who painted their mansions red during the Song and Tang dynasties?

When the Manchu rulers of the Qing Dynasty conquered the Ming and took over the Forbidden City and Imperial Palace in Beijing, all the walls, gates, beams and pillars were painted in red and gold.


Once activatated, what is the only way to deactivate it?

When this switch is activated the elevator will come to a stop if moving, car calls will be canceled (and the buttons disabled), and hall calls will be assigned to other elevator cars in the group (or canceled in a single elevator configuration).


How many Norfolk Island residents voted on May 8, 2015?


How many successive finishes did Walter Smith manage for the Everton FC?

Howard Kendall was appointed Everton manager for the third time in 1997, but the appointment proved unsuccessful as Everton finished seventeenth in the Premiership; only avoiding relegation due to their superior goal difference over Bolton Wanderers.


An imbalance in the intake of nutrients by any organism can be referred by which term?

In developing countries, malnutrition is more likely to be caused by poor access to a range of nutritious foods or inadequate knowledge.


What is the only professional team from North carolina to have won a league championship?

The Hurricanes are the only major professional team from North Carolina to have won a league championship, having captured the Stanley Cup in 2006.


Gautama encountered an old man, a sick man, a holy man, and a what?

In a series of encounters—known in Buddhist literature as the four sights—he learned of the suffering of ordinary people, encountering an old man, a sick man, a corpse and, finally, an ascetic holy man, apparently content and at peace with the world.


The island of Guam is 30 miles (50 km) long and 4 to 12 miles (6 to 19 km) wide, 3⁄4 the size of Singapore.


What group of Jews represent the bulk of modern Jewry?

Only in Israel is the Jewish population representative of all groups, a melting pot independent of each group's proportion within the overall world Jewish population.


Why cant artifacts from the Phoenicians be easily excavated?

The site chosen by the Phoenicians made it easy to connect the port to the mountains with a straight road that today has become Corso Calatifimi.


Mystic Rabbi Elijah of Chelm is from what century?

According to 16th-century mystic Rabbi Elijah of Chelm, Ashkenazi Jews lived in Jerusalem during the 11th century.


What charter directly affected a women's right to serve in the CAF?

The Department further reviewed personnel policies in 1978 and 1985, after Parliament passed the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.


synthesizers were used to create what house subgenre?

Larry Heard, a.k.a. "Mr. Fingers", claims that the term "house" became popular due to many of the early DJs creating music in their own homes using synthesizers and drum machines such as the Roland TR-808, TR-909, and the TB 303.[citation needed]


What milestone did Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Phil Collins, Michael Bolton, Whitney Houston and Shania Twain share on the 1990s adult contemporary charts?

In addition to Celine Dion, who has had significant success on this chart, other artists with multiple number ones on the AC chart in the 1990s include Mariah Carey, Phil Collins, Michael Bolton, Whitney Houston and Shania Twain.


The vastness of China's territory meant that there were only enough banner troops to garrison key cities forming the backbone of a defense network that relied heavily on surrendered Ming soldiers.


What is a more fuel efficient way for STOVL aircraft to take off rather than vertically?

As catapults are unnecessary, carriers with this arrangement reduce weight, complexity, and space needed for complex steam or electromagnetic launching equipment, vertical landing aircraft also remove the need for arresting cables and related hardware.


The tactics Zhou Enlai advised the North Koreans to use during their withdrawal was the same the Chinese used to escape event?

On 30 September, Zhou Enlai warned the United States that China was prepared to intervene in Korea if the United States crossed the 38th parallel.


What main components play a role in asthma?

It is defined by the Global Initiative for Asthma as "a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role.


On what date did the Garde Nationale kill as many as fifty people on Champs de Mars?

During a demonstration on the Champs de Mars on July 17, 1791, the Garde Nationale fired on the crowd, killed up to fifty people.


What banks did Greece use derivatives' deals with?

A currency swap arranged with Goldman Sachs allowed Greece to "hide" 2.8 billion Euros of debt, however, this affected deficit values after 2001 (when Greece had already been admitted into the Eurozone) and is not related to Greece’s Eurozone entry.


What is it called when higher ups in government embezzle from the government's treasury?

If the highest echelons of the governments also take advantage from corruption or embezzlement from the state's treasury, it is sometimes referred with the neologism kleptocracy.


How is no contest related to a draw, if at all?

A wrestling match may be declared a no contest if the winning conditions are unable to occur.


How many goals did Laszlo Kubala score in 256 matches?

Construction took three years and ended on 24 September 1957 with a final cost of 288 million pesetas, 336% over budget.


What would citizens of Cork pay to neighboring lords in order to prevent them from attacking their city?

Neighbouring Gaelic and Hiberno-Norman lords extorted "Black Rent" from the citizens to keep them from attacking the city.


What year did Louis Philippe visit England?

When Louis Philippe made a reciprocal trip in 1844, he became the first French king to visit a British sovereign.


What does the Presbyterian church typically emphasize?

Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures, and the necessity of grace through faith in Christ.


What claimed that inflation and economic growth were linked?

The Federal Reserve, however, continued to increase the money supply, resulting in stagflation and a rapidly declining value of the U.S. dollar in the 1970s.


What program was introduced in 2007 for season workers in New Zealand?

Tuvaluans also have access to seasonal employment in the horticulture and viticulture industries in New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Work Policy introduced in 2007 allowing for employment of up to 5,000 workers from Tuvalu and other Pacific islands.


What much money did Hanssen receive in cash?

Hanssen was arrested on February 18, 2001 at Foxstone Park near his home in Vienna, Virginia, and was charged with selling US secrets to the USSR and subsequently Russia for more than US$1.4 million in cash and diamonds over a 22-year period.


It was unclear what would happen to the empire on Henry's death.


What was the value of the loan that Dell received from Microsoft?

Reuters reported that Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners, aided by a $2 billion loan from Microsoft, would acquire the public shares at $13.65 apiece.


When was the first 3.7 cm FlaK 18 introduced?

It was introduced in 1935 and production stopped the following year.


In what year did TCM begin the Young Composers Film Competition?

As of 2006, films that have been rescored include the 1921 Rudolph Valentino film Camille, two Lon Chaney films: 1921's The Ace of Hearts and 1928's Laugh, Clown, Laugh, and Greta Garbo's 1926 film The Temptress.


The welfare state of both the Muslim and the non-Muslim poor started by Umar ibn al Khattab had also continued.


Israel's Supreme court has uses what internal method to review its own decisions?

In a matter on which the Supreme Court has ruled - whether as a court of appeals or as the High Court of Justice - with a panel of three or more justices, it may rule at a further hearing with a panel of a larger number of justices.


Today it is one of the tourist attractions of Montevideo.


How much of Tucson's water is used on residential/city use?

Municipal (which includes residential use) accounts for about 25% of use.


New York has approximately how many acres of parks?

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


Which Tennessee agency enforces state wildlife regulations outside of parks?

Tennessee State Park Rangers are responsible for all activities and law enforcement inside the Tennessee State Parks system.


To whom did Rothko donate Passion of Christ murals?

In 1962 he donated to Harvard University a series of large murals of the Passion of Christ whose predominant colors were dark pink and deep crimson.


What is one called that believes he has the one religion, but that the others aren't necessarily wrong?

A pluralist typically believes that his religion is the right one, but does not deny the partial truth of other religions.


In what year was the musical Broadway produced?

His early efforts included the critically mauled part-talkie version of Edna Ferber's novel Show Boat (1929), the lavish musical Broadway (1929) which included Technicolor sequences; and the first all-color musical feature (for Universal), King of Jazz (1930).


The annual Carnival is held when and where

The annual circuit of West Country Carnivals is held in a variety of Somerset towns during the autumn, forming a major regional festival, and the largest Festival of Lights in Europe.


What was the name of the US study of nuclear fallout on Bikini Atoll?

Nuclear claims between the U.S. and the Marshall Islands are ongoing, and health effects from these nuclear tests linger.


Where did children work prior to the Industrial Revolution?

During the Industrial Revolution many of these children moved from farm work to factory work.


What is the annual mean temperature of New Delhi?

The annual mean temperature is around 25 °C (77 °F); monthly daily mean temperatures range from approximately 14 to 34 °C (57 to 93 °F).


Over approximately what expanse of time can textual criticism be applied to written works?

The principles of textual criticism, although originally developed and refined for works of antiquity, the Bible, and Shakespeare, have been applied to many works, extending backwards from the present to the earliest known written documents, in Mesopotamia and Egypt—a period of about five millennia.


How many delegations of IDF search and rescue units between 1985 and 2015?

At the conclusion of its humanitarian mission 11 days later, the Israeli delegation had treated more than 1,110 patients, conducted 319 successful surgeries, delivered 16 births and rescued or assisted in the rescue of four individuals.


What type of vessels were part of a major role in defeating Japan?

U.S. submarines, as well as some British and Dutch vessels, operating from bases at Cavite in the Philippines (1941–42); Fremantle and Brisbane, Australia; Pearl Harbor; Trincomalee, Ceylon; Midway; and later Guam, played a major role in defeating Japan, even though submarines made up a small proportion of the Allied navies—less than two percent in the case of the US Navy.


In high level competitions how many preliminary rountines are there?

Additional points (with no maximum at the highest levels of competition) can be earned depending on the difficulty of the moves and the length of time taken to complete the ten skills which is an indication of the average height of the jumps.


What do these scholars argue for keeping child labour as a practice?

Child labour is not a choice, it is a necessity, the only option for survival.


According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, Mary was the daughter of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne.


What adds to the confusion of the number of nails used?

The assumption of the use of a two-beamed cross does not determine the number of nails used in the crucifixion and some theories suggest three nails while others suggest four nails.


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


Who must approve presidential appointees to the Supreme Court?

If a court's judges do not have such attributes, the court may not exercise the judicial power of the United States.


Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.


The merger of these two police forces in 1920 formed the world-famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police.


What did the Norsemen provide to the monastery?

It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network.


How much did the student body expand under Howard S. McDonald?

By the end of his stay, the school had grown nearly five times to an enrollment of 5,440 students.


Which two companies provide internet and data transport to Alaska?

GCI owns and operates what it calls the Alaska United Fiber Optic system and as of late 2011 Alaska Communications advertised that it has "two fiber optic paths to the lower 48 and two more across Alaska.


Neuroscientist Michael Nikoletseas has proposed that questions of the existence of God are no different from questions of natural sciences.


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

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


A combined UN civilian and peace-keeping force called UNTAG (United Nations Transition Assistance Group) under Finnish diplomat Martti Ahtisaari was deployed from April 1989 to March 1990 to monitor the peace process, elections and supervise military withdrawals.


What was the eventual name of the company that IBM operated in Saudi Arabia?

In 1937, IBM's tabulating equipment enabled organizations to process unprecedented amounts of data, its clients including the U.S. Government, during its first effort to maintain the employment records for 26 million people pursuant to the Social Security Act, and the Third Reich, largely through the German subsidiary Dehomag.


How many towers are typically found on the west front of French cathedrals?

The west fronts are highly consistent, having three portals surmounted by a rose window, and two large towers.


What type of partridge was commonly consumed?

Domesticated animals that were also eaten included chickens, Mandarin ducks, geese, cows, sheep, pigs, camels and dogs (various types were bred specifically for food, while most were used as pets).


Who was known as the "Cambridge Platonist"?

Collier was influenced by An Essay Towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World by "Cambridge Platonist" John Norris (1701).


What did John Maynard Keynes want to separate?

In the 1920s, John Maynard Keynes prompted a division between microeconomics and macroeconomics.


In what month and year did the Marshall Islands declare the largest shark sanctuary in the world?

In October 2011, the government declared that an area covering nearly 2,000,000 square kilometres (772,000 sq mi) of ocean shall be reserved as a shark sanctuary.


In what settlement is the pub known as The Vine located?

There are a number of pubs in the Midlands or the North which still retain this set up but these days the beer is fetched by the customer from the taproom or public bar.


During what decade did food become an important aspect of a pub's business?

Since the 1990s food has become a more important part of a pub's trade, and today most pubs serve lunches and dinners at the table in addition to (or instead of) snacks consumed at the bar.


What was thought of early lesbians and gay men?

Nevertheless, studies by J. Michael Bailey and Kenneth Zucker found a majority of the gay men and lesbians sampled reporting various degrees of gender-nonconformity during their childhood years.


What groups are are utilized toward comprehending symmetry wonders in chemistry?

Groups share a fundamental kinship with the notion of symmetry.


Who called American Idol "the most impactful show in the history of television"?

The success of American Idol has been described as "unparalleled in broadcasting history".


According to Molotov Germany had a legitimate interest in regaining its position as a great power and the Allies had started an aggressive war in order to maintain the Versailles system.


What is another word for a thin definition?

Among modern legal theorists, one finds that at least two principal conceptions of the rule of law can be identified: a formalist or "thin" definition, and a substantive or "thick" definition; one occasionally encounters a third "functional" conception.


What do ancient Hindu writings identify as the means to knowledge and truth?

Ancient and medieval Hindu texts identify six pramāṇas as correct means of accurate knowledge and truths: pratyakṣa (perception), anumāṇa (inference), upamāṇa (comparison and analogy), arthāpatti (postulation, derivation from circumstances), anupalabdi (non-perception, negative/cognitive proof) and śabda (word, testimony of past or present reliable experts)


What did English laws not exclude people with some native blood from being?

As a result, English laws did not exclude people with some Indigenous American ancestry from being considered English or white.


In what year did the Marshall Islands become a sovereign nation?

In World War I the Empire of Japan occupied the Marshall Islands, which in 1919 the League of Nations combined with other former German territories to form the South Pacific Mandate.


When was the new Gateway Community College open?

Gateway Community College has a campus in downtown New Haven, formerly located in the Long Wharf district; Gateway consolidated into one campus downtown into a new state-of-the-art campus (on the site of the old Macy's building) and was open for the Fall 2012 semester.


What book compiled Adults'  impressions and their impressions as children about the novel?

Many writers compare their perceptions of To Kill a Mockingbird as adults with when they first read it as children.


What scientific discipline is still taught in modern madaris?

For example, a natural science like astronomy was only studied (if at all) to supply religious needs, like the time for prayer.


) – the longest distance of any Olympic torch relay since the tradition was started ahead of the 1936 Summer Olympics.


What was a consequence of the large loan defaults and MBS losses in 2007?

These institutions, as well as certain regulated banks, had also assumed significant debt burdens while providing the loans described above and did not have a financial cushion sufficient to absorb large loan defaults or MBS losses.


In what decade was Internet video-conferencing made possible?

In 1995 the first public videoconference between North America and Africa took place, linking a technofair in San Francisco with a techno-rave and cyberdeli in Cape Town.


Roughly how many Egyptians lost their lives in the Battle of the Pyramids?

This helped the French practice their defensive tactic for the Battle of the Pyramids, fought on 21 July, about 24 km (15 mi) from the pyramids.


How many awards did Indira Gandhi International Airport win at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2015?

In 2010, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) was conferred the fourth best airport award in the world in the 15–25 million category, and Best Improved Airport in the Asia-Pacific Region by Airports Council International.


What is the causative agent of "strep throat"?

Some serological methods are extremely costly, although when commonly used, such as with the "strep test", they can be inexpensive.


What did the Royal Manchester College of Music merge with?

The Royal Manchester College of Music was founded in 1893 to provide a northern counterpart to the London musical colleges.


Pressure is one thing you need to apply to make a multi-layer PCB; what's the other thing?

This is achieved by laminating a stack of materials in a press by applying pressure and heat for a period of time.


How many times have Premier League teams been runners up in the World Cup?

Between the 1992–93 season and the 2012–13 season, Premier League clubs had won the UEFA Champions League four times (as well as supplying five of the runners-up), behind Spain's La Liga with six wins, and Italy's Serie A with five wins, and ahead of, among others, Germany's Bundesliga with three wins (see table here).


Who rated BYU as the #1 safest college campus in the nation?

Business Insider rated BYU as the #1 safest college campus in the nation.


What medical book is Ibn Sina most noted for in European universities?

His medical textbook The Canon of Medicine was used as the standard text in European universities for centuries.


Bodhisattva means "enlightenment being", and generally refers to one who is on the path to buddhahood.


In what type of architecture did the Cholas excel?

In all of these spheres, the Chola period marked the culmination of movements that had begun in an earlier age under the Pallavas.


Where did Louis XVI and his family live?

Louis XVI and the royal family were brought to Paris and made virtual prisoners within the Tuileries Palace.


Why should aircraft that is only passing through an airspace contact Tower Control?

Tower controllers may use radar to locate an aircraft's position in three-dimensional space, or they may rely on pilot position reports and visual observation.


Literature gives the reader insights into what areas of its characters?

Literature allows readers to access intimate emotional aspects of a person’s character that would not be obvious otherwise.


This left a prodigious quantity of uranium as a waste product, since it takes three tonnes of uranium to extract one gram of radium.


What year was the priests' grammar book put into print?

The first extant Estonian book is a bilingual German-Estonian translation of the Lutheran catechism by S. Wanradt and J. Koell dating to 1535, during the Protestant Reformation period.


In which season was the "Hollywood or Home" round added to the competition?

In season twelve the Las Vegas round became a Sudden Death round, where the judges had to choose five guys and five girls each night (four nights) to make the top twenty.


What movie demonstrates the operation of department stores in the former Soviet Union?

In the 21st century the most famous department store in Russia is GUM in Moscow, followed by TsUM and the Petrovsky Passage.


Unlike other schools of Samkhya, what attitude makes yoga different?

The Yoga school accepts the Samkhya psychology and metaphysics, but is considered theistic because it accepts the concept of "personal god", unlike Samkhya.


What was the consequence of the theory of incompleteness?

But von Neumann, who had participated at the Congress, confirmed his fame as an instantaneous thinker, and in less than a month was able to communicate to Gödel himself an interesting consequence of his theorem: namely that the usual axiomatic systems are unable to demonstrate their own consistency.


Who appointed Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?

The following month, he resumed command of ETOUSA and the following month was officially designated as the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), serving in a dual role until the end of hostilities in Europe in May 1945.


How many species of Iranian wildlife are listed by the IUCN as endangered?

The Iranian Parliament has been showing disregard for wildlife by passing laws and regulations such as the act that lets the Ministry of Industries and Mines exploit mines without the involvement of the Department of Environment, and by approving large national development projects without demanding comprehensive study of their impact on wildlife habitats.


The city has two bike Action Plans of how many years?

Other environmentally focused initiatives include curbside recycling, curbside composting bins (in addition to trash, yard-waste, and recycle bins), farmers' markets, community gardens, garden-share, an urban forest initiative, a hazardous materials home-collection service, green business certification, and a municipal bus system which is currently being revamped to integrate with the soon-to-open Expo Line.


What was the name of the Universal production company based in Paris?

In the early 1970s, the unit was incorporated into the French Cinema International Corporation arm.


What was the government of China accused of during the Kokang offensive ?

The conflict had forced 40,000 to 50,000 civilians to flee their homes and seek shelter on the Chinese side of the border.


Most of the city lies in which USDA plant hardiness zone?

The city's average window for freezing temperatures is November 9 through April 5.[c]


Sanskrit has also influenced Sino-Tibetan languages through the spread of Buddhist texts in translation.


What year was the Central Cemetery founded?

It was one of the first cemeteries (in contrast to church graveyards) in the country, founded in 1835 in a time where burials were still carried out by the Catholic Church.


Vincenzo, through his tuning research, found the underlying truth at the heart of the misunderstood myth of 'Pythagoras' hammers' (the square of the numbers concerned yielded those musical intervals, not the actual numbers, as believed), and through this and other discoveries that demonstrated the fallibility of traditional authorities, a radically empirical attitude developed, passed on to Galileo, which regarded "experience and demonstration" as the sine qua non of valid rational enquiry.


How do Valencian scholars view Catalan and Valencian?

Linguists, including Valencian scholars, deal with Catalan and Valencian as the same language.


On what date was the country renamed the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic?

On January 25, 1918, at the third meeting of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets, the unrecognized state was renamed the Soviet Russian Republic.


If bodhi is attained what do you become?

He thus attains bodhi and becomes a buddha.


What is another Hebrew term for Nazarenes?

Another term for Christians which appears in the New Testament is "Nazarenes" which is used by the Jewish lawyer Tertullus in Acts 24.


Having conquered Drangiana, Arachosia, Gedrosia and Seistan in ten days, Alexander crossed the Hindu Kush and was thus fully informed of the magnificence of the country and its riches in gold, gems and pearls.


How many Jews did the Third and Fourth Aliyahs bring to Palestine?

With countries around the world turning away Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, a clandestine movement known as Aliyah Bet was organized to bring Jews to Palestine.


What institution did Western countries refuse to recognize?

They retained diplomatic relations with the representatives of the independent Republic of Estonia, never de jure recognised the existence of the Estonian SSR, and never recognised Estonia as a legal constituent part of the Soviet Union.


In what year did the SSA see a 55% increase in videoconferenced hearings?

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) conducted 86,320 videoconferenced hearings, a 55% increase over FY 2008.


What holy document takes the view of Mary back to the creation of man and woman ?

The papal bull defining the dogma, Ineffabilis Deus, mentioned in particular the patrististic interpretation of Genesis 3:15 as referring to a woman, Mary, who would be eternally at enmity with the evil serpent and completely triumphing over him.


Who wrote "The Natural History of Selborne"?

The Natural History of Selborne, quoted a man's story about swallows being found in a chalk cliff collapse "while he was a schoolboy at Brighthelmstone", though the man denied being an eyewitness.


What percent of 5 year olds or older speak English?

As of 2010[update], 79.12% (1,112,441) of Philadelphia residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a primary language, while 9.72% (136,688) spoke Spanish, 1.64% (23,075) Chinese, 0.89% (12,499) Vietnamese, 0.77% (10,885) Russian, 0.66% (9,240) French, 0.61% (8,639) other Asian languages, 0.58% (8,217)


The crew's perception of what is different from a stationary observer?

This is reconciled by the fact that the crew's perception of time is different from the stationary observer's; what seems like seconds to the crew might be hundreds of years to the stationary observer.


Which year was it when paper money was first issued without the backing of precious metals?

In 1862, paper money was issued without the backing of precious metals, due to the Civil War.


How did profit prospects for businesses look in November 2008 compared to November 2007?

In November 2008, economist Dean Baker observed: "There is a really good reason for tighter credit.


In what settlement is the pub known as The Vine located?

One of these is The Vine, known locally as The Bull and Bladder, in Brierley Hill near Birmingham, another the Cock at Broom, Bedfordshire a series of small rooms served drinks and food by waiting staff.


This time 412 people were killed and 747 severely wounded.


In 2014, what percentage of Bostons residents did not claim to belong to any religion?

According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, 57% of the population of the city identified themselves as Christians, with 25% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant, and 29% professing Roman Catholic beliefs.


What is the average temperature during winter?

Light night frosts are however quite common, but the temperature will dip below −5 °C (23 °F) for only a few days a year.


The architect of the Palácio do Planalto was Oscar Niemeyer, creator of most of the important buildings in Brasília.


What was the former name of the Turnbull Government?

Adam Giles is also the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, having led a Country Liberal minority government since 2015.


Videoconferencing freeware is widely available in what programs?

The availability of freeware (often as part of chat programs) has made software based videoconferencing accessible to many.


Who instructed the King to only shake hands with whites in South Africa?

The Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, Jan Smuts, was facing an election and hoped to make political capital out of the visit.


What party received income from the sale of public drinking house licenses?

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


What kind of classes are not offered in Mittelschule?

In some States of Germany, the Hauptschule does not exist, and any student who has not been accepted by another school has to attend the Mittelschule.


Who resigned as Prime Minister on January 30, 1855?

When Parliament passed a bill to investigate by the vote of 305 to 148, Aberdeen said he had lost a vote of no confidence and resigned as prime minister on 30 January 1855.


How many miles of roads are paved on Cyprus?

Cyprus is one of only four EU nations in which vehicles drive on the left-hand side of the road, a remnant of British colonisation (the others being Ireland, Malta and the United Kingdom).


Even though Gomer is rendered as Germania in the Yoma tractate of the Babylonian Talmud, in other rabbinical literature it was identified with what?

In the 10th-century History of Armenia of Yovhannes Drasxanakertc'i (1.15) Ashkenaz was associated with Armenia, as it was occasionally in Jewish usage, where its denotation extended at times to Adiabene, Khazaria, Crimea and areas to the east.


What increasingly challenged the Roman Catholic dominance of theology?

However, the enlightenment was an outright attack on religion, particularly Christianity.


When had Swiss mountaineers ascended most of the peaks?

By the mid-1850s Swiss mountaineers had ascended most of the peaks and were eagerly sought as mountain guides.


What state is American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry from?

Since the show's inception in 2002, ten of the fourteen Idol winners, including its first five, have come from the Southern United States.


He is best known for his quote: "If a man does not investigate into the matter of Bushido daily, it will be difficult for him to die a brave and manly death.


What is one primary source of orphan protein-coding genes?

Two primary sources of orphan protein-coding genes are gene duplication followed by extremely rapid sequence change, such that the original relationship is undetectable by sequence comparisons, and formation through mutation of "cryptic" transcription start sites that introduce a new open reading frame in a region of the genome that did not previously code for a protein.


Which media source said Schwarzenegger was trying to deal with rumors that he might run for governor of California?

The Hollywood Reporter claimed shortly after that Schwarzenegger sought to end speculation that he might run for governor of California.


What features do they have that mimic passenger elevators?

there's a control panel at every stop, that mimics the ones found in passenger elevators, like calling, door control, floor selection.


Where was Horace-Benedict de Saussure born?

Born in Geneva, Saussure was enamored with the mountains from an early age; he left a law career to become a naturalist and spent many years trekking through the Bernese Oberland, the Savoy, the Piedmont and Valais, studying the glaciers and the geology, as he became an early proponent of the theory of rock upheaval.


What Senate group held hearings on the purchase?

The House Judiciary Committee planned its own hearing.


When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's.


What cities contest to being the original home of the semi?

Blackheath, Chalk Farm and St John's Wood are among the areas contesting being the original home of the semi.


What music group was in Kanye's first release off of Graduation?

"Stronger", which samples French house duo Daft Punk, has been accredited to not only encouraging other hip-hop artists to incorporate house and electronica elements into their music, but also for playing a part in the revival of disco and electro-infused music in the late 2000s.


What is another term for a phylogenetic tree?

A clade is a taxonomic group of organisms consisting of a single common ancestor and all the descendants of that ancestor.


Where is the Royal Basilica of the Hungarian kings?

The Royal Basilica of the Hungarian kings in Székesfehérvár (Alba Regia) had a mosaic decoration in the apse.


How many Puritans were in the initial group that settled New Haven?

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


Besides meetings, for what other use is the meeting hall used?

Another important building is the falekaupule or maneapa the traditional island meeting hall, where important matters are discussed and which is also used for wedding celebrations and community activities such as a fatele involving music, singing and dancing.


Who's art collection was the reason the Museo Tamayo opened?

The Museo de Arte Moderno (Museum of Modern Art) is a repository of Mexican artists from the 20th century, including Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros, Kahlo, Gerzso, Carrington, Tamayo, among others, and also regularly hosts temporary exhibits of international modern art.


What doctrine seeks to study rules and their relationship with the economy?

Constitutional economics is the study of the compatibility of economic and financial decisions within existing constitutional law frameworks, and such a framework includes government spending on the judiciary, which, in many transitional and developing countries, is completely controlled by the executive.


After Madonna signed a singles deal with Sire, her debut single, "Everybody", was released in October 1982, and the second, "Burning Up", in March 1983.


What is the name of the technique used in scanners to minimize the effects of dust and scratches?

Infrared cleaning is a technique used by some Motion picture film scanner, film scanners and flatbed scanners to reduce or remove the effect of dust and scratches upon the finished scan.


What edition was the book in by the time of Darwin's death?

Lyell discussed arrangements with publisher John Murray III, of the publishing house John Murray, who responded immediately to Darwin's letter of 31 March 1859 with an agreement to publish the book without even seeing the manuscript, and an offer to Darwin of 2⁄3 of the profits.


Which dorms are commonly referred to as Plex?

Northwestern has several housing options, including both traditional residence halls and residential colleges which gather together students who have a particular intellectual interest in common.


What is the school expectancy in Israel?

Israel has a school life expectancy of 15.5 years and a literacy rate of 97.1% according to the United Nations.


Which founder of Milton, MA also helped develop the rules of Canadian football?

The game gradually gained a following, with the Hamilton Football Club formed on November 3, 1869, (the oldest football club in Canada).


What percentage of families in the city were living below the poverty line?

The median income for a household in the city was $26,969, and the median income for a family was $31,997.


During what years was the Jurassic period?

The Jurassic Period extends from about 201.3 ± 0.2 to 145.0 Ma.


The Weather Channel entered into what with IBM?

The acquisition does not include The Weather Channel itself, which will enter into a long-term licensing agreement with IBM for use of its data.


Where was the relay event held in North Korea?

Kim passed the torch to the first runner Pak Du Ik, who played on North Korea's 1966 World Cup soccer team, as he began the 19-kilometre route through Pyongyang.


Many analysts[who?] believe that because of this schism, Al Qaeda and ISIL are now in a competition to retain the title of the world's most powerful terrorist organization.


Who did Alexander apoint to govern Armenia?

Alexander appointed an Orontid named Mithranes to govern Armenia.


How did the Bovington signal course director view Gaddafi?

The Bovington signal course's director reported that Gaddafi successfully overcame problems learning English, displaying a firm command of voice procedure.


People blindfolded themselves to cross what?

The mountain peaks were seen as terrifying, the abode of dragons and demons, to the point that people blindfolded themselves to cross the Alpine passes.


Which BYU president was responsible for BYU becoming fully accredited under all major organizations?

At the beginning of his tenure, the school was not officially recognized as a university by any accreditation organization.


What was the stage name adopted by Farrokh Bulsara?

Freddie Mercury (then known by his birth name of Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara) was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques.


Some airfield runways were painted green during what war?

During the Cold War the runways and taxiways of some airfields were painted green.


Have any other countries ever established a foot hole in Burma?

Ayutthaya seized Tenasserim and Lan Na, and Portuguese mercenaries established Portuguese rule at Thanlyin (Syriam).


President Bush denied funding to the UNFPA.


How much sun does Palermo see each year?

It receives approximately 2,530 hours of sunshine per year.


How many enterprises have been made completely private since the agreement?

Mali underwent economic reform, beginning in 1988 by signing agreements with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.


Who might participate in a love triangle story?

A manager role may also be filled by a "valet", typically an appealing female who may participate in love triangle storylines, "damsel in distress" situations, and scripted fights with female wrestlers.


Which subject was only studied by boys with sufficient ability?

Later the emphasis was on classical studies, dominated by Latin and Ancient History, and, for boys with sufficient ability, Classical Greek.


When did industrailization take off in Australia?

Australia also did not have significant industry until the later part of the 20th century when child labour laws, and compulsory schooling had developed under the influence of Britain.


What percentage of Palermo residents were female in 2010?

In the ten years between 2001 and 2010, the population of Palermo declined by 4.5%, while the population of Italy, as a whole, grew by 6.0%.


What is the old name of the Imperial College Business School?

In 2004 the Tanaka Business School (now named the Imperial College Business School) and a new Main Entrance on Exhibition Road were opened by The Queen.


What aspect ratio did the MUSE system use when demonstrated in 1981?

In 1981, the MUSE system was demonstrated for the first time in the United States, using the same 5:3 aspect ratio as the Japanese system.


What rock music group led by Gavin Rossdale got its start in London's music scene?

More recent artists to emerge from the London music scene include George Michael, Kate Bush, Seal, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bush, the Spice Girls, Jamiroquai, Blur, The Prodigy, Gorillaz, Mumford & Sons, Coldplay, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Ed Sheeran and One Direction.


The population is largely concentrated in two coastal areas: from Ferrol to A Coruña in the northwest and from Pontevedra to Vigo in the southwest.


Where did Gaddafi travel to after he was kicked out of Sabha?

Catching the authorities' attention, they expelled his family from Sabha.


What did the ruling in Hopwood v Texas set a precedent for in terms of admission policies?

To accommodate the ruling in Hopwood v. Texas banning any use of race in school admissions, the State of Texas passed a law guaranteeing entry to any state university if a student finished in the top 10% of their graduating class.


So, they're adamant about supporting the contestants who do well from their state or region."


When was Smartzone rolled out to customers?

"SmartZone users will be able to send and receive e-mail, listen to their voicemail messages online and forward that information via e-mail to others, send instant messages and video instant messages and merge their contacts into one address book".


Into what parts did the Pasupatas divide the world?

Salvation in Pāśupata involved the union of the soul with God through the intellect.


How are the words bitumen and asphalt frequently used?

Common usage often refers to various forms of asphalt/bitumen as "tar", such as at the La Brea Tar Pits.


What film was known in English as Going Places?

Except for the two first films it produced, Claude Chabrol's Le scandale (English title The Champagne Murders) and Romain Gary's Les oiseaux vont mourir au Pérou (English title Birds in Peru), it was only involved in French or other European co-productions, the most noticeable ones being Louis Malle's Lacombe, Lucien, Bertrand Blier's Les Valseuses (English title Going Places), and Fred Zinnemann's The Day of the Jackal.


The tenure of Willibrordus is generally considered to be the beginning of the Bishopric of Utrecht.


In which province are Serbian and Croatian both languages offial?

A large Bosniak minority is present in the southwest region of Sandžak, but the "official recognition" of Bosnian language is moot.


The western parts of the Bronx are hillier and are dominated by a series of parallel ridges, running south to north.


She inherited the throne aged 18, after her father's three elder brothers had all died, leaving no surviving legitimate children.


What did Erich Raeder believe the Luftwaffe needed to do?

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


The kozane were made from either iron or leather and were bound together into small strips, the strips were coated with lacquer to protect the kozane from water.


What case was Jefferson's concept apropos to?

Quoting the "separation" paragraph from Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, the court concluded that, "coming as this does from an acknowledged leader of the advocates of the measure, it may be accepted almost as an authoritative declaration of the scope and effect of the amendment thus secured."


After signing a peace treaty with Venice, in what region did the Ottoman empire expand?

The Ottoman navy recovered quickly, persuading Venice to sign a peace treaty in 1573, allowing the Ottomans to expand and consolidate their position in North Africa.


How long does it take to register a business in Guinea-Bissau?

A long period of political instability has resulted in depressed economic activity, deteriorating social conditions, and increased macroeconomic imbalances.


In all clitellates the cocoon also either produces yolk when the eggs are fertilized or nutrients while they are developing.


Between which two nations was the Treaty of the Pyrenees signed?

The Spanish crown maintained its hegemony in Europe and was the leading power on the continent until the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees, which ended a conflict between Spain and France that had begun during the Thirty Years' War.


Why was this film relevant enough to be the first ?

Many of the films produced in the early Cold War era had a strong propaganda element to them.


For ordinary purposes, the dates of events occurring prior to 15 October 1582 are generally shown as they appeared in the Julian calendar, with the year starting on 1 January, and no conversion to their Gregorian equivalents.


Which newspaper claimed that The Sun stopped featuring topless models in 2013?

The main newspaper was reported to have followed in 2015 with the edition of 16 January supposedly the last to carry such photographs after a report in The Times made such an assertion.


How many little islands are there around Savai'i and Upolu?

The two main islands are Savai'i and Upolu with four smaller islands surrounding the landmasses.


Spanish explorers traveling inland in the 16th century met Mississippian culture people at Joara, a regional chiefdom near present-day Morganton.


How old was Emperor Takakura when he died?

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.


How long has democratic leader of whips held position?

Within the House Republican Conference, the chief deputy whip is the highest appointed position and often a launching pad for future positions in the House Leadership.


What patent holding company sued Apple in 2007?

Kane Kramer applied for a UK patent for his design of a "plastic music box" in 1981, which he called the IXI.


What method was used to execute Leonard Shockley?

The last person to be executed for a crime committed as a juvenile was Scott Hain on April 3, 2003 in Oklahoma.


Of the three battles that occured north of Paris, which was the first that forced the French army to retreat?

At first, the Germans were victorious but the French drew reinforcements and defeated the Germans at the Battle of Coulmiers on 9 November.


Who commented on New York that "culture just seems to be in the air, like part of the weather"?

In describing New York, author Tom Wolfe said, "Culture just seems to be in the air, like part of the weather."


The weekly LGBT newspaper is the Seattle Gay News.


Liberia's highest judicial authority is the Supreme Court, made up of five members and headed by the Chief Justice of Liberia.


Where did anti-semitic attitude spread primarily?

Anti-Semitic attitudes became widespread, particularly in London.


What did youtube announce in Feb of 2015?

In February 2015, YouTube announced the launch of a new app specifically for use by children visiting the site, called YouTube Kids.


What Microsoft executive was in charge of 360 development?

That month, Microsoft held an event for 400 developers in Bellevue, Washington to recruit support for the system.


Who visited the scouts on their return from the tour of Africa in 1937?

Lord and Lady Baden-Powell visited the Scouts on Saint Helena on the return from their 1937 tour of Africa.


How many decibels was John Melody able to reach in his cry?

The town crier from 2004 until his death in 2014 was John Melody, who acted as master of ceremonies in the city and who possessed a cry of 104 decibels.


Who had exponential larger naval forces?

Other historians argue that the outcome of the air battle was irrelevant; the massive numerical superiority of British naval forces and the inherent weakness of the Kriegsmarine would have made the projected German invasion, Unternehmen Seelöwe (Operation Sea Lion), a disaster with or without German air superiority.


When was it announced that Avicenna would have medical directories named after him?


What city is now located where Fort Duquesne was built?

The most important French fort planned was intended to occupy a position at "the Forks" where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River (present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).


In which year was the last electric streetcar line removed?

In 1956, Detroit's last heavily used electric streetcar line along the length of Woodward Avenue was removed and replaced with gas-powered buses.


The Somali flag is an ethnic flag conceived to represent ethnic Somalis.


It was later announced by the league that the Power would go dormant for 2015 and were looking for new ownership.


How was it determined that homes of industrial workers were targeted?

Use of incendiaries, which were inherently inaccurate, indicated much less care was taken to avoid civilian property close to industrial sites.


Which element in wood composes about 42% of its weight?

The chemical composition of wood varies from species to species, but is approximately 50% carbon, 42% oxygen, 6% hydrogen, 1% nitrogen, and 1% other elements (mainly calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, iron, and manganese) by weight.


How much does Israel spend on foreign aid?

However, Israel has a history of providing emergency aid and humanitarian response teams to disasters across the world.


What was youtube's estimated ads revenue in 2013?

In 2012, YouTube's revenue from its ads program was estimated at 3.7 billion.


Indigenous writing systems developed in the twentieth century include the Osmanya, Borama and Kaddare scripts, which were invented by Osman Yusuf Kenadid, Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur and Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare, respectively.


The attraction closed on August 30, 2014.


After willing to be re-elected, he was killed by José de León Toral, a devout Catholic, in a restaurant near La Bombilla Park in San Ángel in 1928.


Broadway, from 159th Street to 218th Street, is named Juan Rodriguez Way in his honor.


Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III.


What year did they begin to migrate to Izmir?

Other blacks slaves were transported to Crete, from where they or their descendants later reached the İzmir area through the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923, or indirectly from Ayvalık in pursuit of work.


The Joint Declaration supposedly resolves the conflict which originally led to what movement?

This is understandable, since there is no compelling authority within them.


Where is the East end of East 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th Streets?

The East end of East 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th Streets is Avenue D, with East 6th Street continuing further Eastward and connecting to FDR Drive.


Who were two visitors to Chopin while in Nohant?

Among the visitors to Nohant were Delacroix and the mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot, whom Chopin had advised on piano technique and composition.


Which colony allowed Britain to control the Atlantic entry and exit point to the Mediterranean?

Gibraltar became a critical naval base and allowed Britain to control the Atlantic entry and exit point to the Mediterranean.


What percentage of Swiss people claimed no church affiliation in 2012?

As of the 2000 census other Christian minority communities include Neo-Pietism (0.44%), Pentecostalism (0.28%, mostly incorporated in the Schweizer Pfingstmission), Methodism (0.13%), the New Apostolic Church (0.45%), Jehovah's Witnesses (0.28%), other Protestant denominations (0.20%), the Old Catholic Church (0.18%), other Christian denominations (0.20%). Non-Christian religions are Hinduism (0.38%), Buddhism (0.29%), Judaism (0.25%) and others (0.11%); 4.3% did not make a statement.


What was the first "Special Edition" film to be released to home video?

LaserDisc's support for multiple audio tracks allowed for vast supplemental materials to be included on-disc and made it the first available format for "Special Edition" releases; the 1984 Criterion Collection edition of Citizen Kane is generally credited as being the first "Special Edition" release to home video,[citation needed] and for setting the standard by which future SE discs were measured.


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

On 15 January 2010, the official website of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System went online, and the system's third satellite (Compass-G1) was carried into its orbit by a Long March 3C rocket on 17 January 2010.


What else would be an effective application of this antenna type?

They are used as receiving antennas at low frequencies, and also as direction finding antennas.


On how many of Tuvalu's islands did people live?

The origins of the people of Tuvalu are addressed in the theories regarding migration into the Pacific that began about 3000 years ago.


Who else adopted this practice from Telnet?

This adds complexity to implementations of those protocols, and to other network protocols, such as those used for E-mail and the World Wide Web, on systems not using the NVT's CR-LF line-ending convention.


What award did American Idol win for its Idol Gives Back charity work?

American Idol was nominated for the Emmy's Outstanding Reality Competition Program for nine years but never won.


What could be the best possible output versus input ratio?

This is the ideal situation, because it produces the maximum output for the minimum input, producing the highest possible efficiency.


He was christened Napoleone di Buonaparte, probably named after an uncle (an older brother who did not survive infancy


In which year did British librarians rank To Kill a Mockingbird ahead of the Bible?

In 2006, British librarians ranked the book ahead of the Bible as one "every adult should read before they die".


How many Hispanic people live in the New York metropolitan area?

The wider New York City metropolitan area, with over 20 million people, about 50% greater than the second-place Los Angeles metropolitan area in the United States, is also ethnically diverse.


How much financial assistance did Saudi Arabia give China?

Saudi Arabia was the largest aid donor to China, providing close to €40,000,000 in financial assistance, and an additional €8,000,000 worth of relief materials.


What type of monkey is only found in parts of Nigeria and Cameroon?

The area of southern Nigeria between the Niger and the Cross Rivers has lost most of its forest because of development and harvesting by increased population, with it being replaced by grassland (see Cross-Niger transition forests).


What type of veil must the sisters wear?

Women could not be professed to the Dominican religious life before the age of thirteen.


Islamic World is another way to refer to what?

The term Muslim world, also known as Islamic world and the Ummah (Arabic: أمة, meaning "nation" or "community") has different meanings.


How long does a bus trip from Richmond to New York City take?

Direct trips to New York take approximately 7.5 hours.


At what point did instruments begin to receive condemnation from Christians?

Those who subscribe to this interpretation believe that since the Christian scriptures never counter instrumental language with any negative judgment on instruments, opposition to instruments instead comes from an interpretation of history.


, but before the attack was launched, the war ended.


What kind of criteria frequently used in science complicates the definitiveness of some hypotheses' falsification?

Rather than offering a set of instructions that merely need to be followed diligently to achieve science, Popper makes it clear in The Logic of Scientific Discovery that his belief is that the resolution of conflicts between hypotheses and observations can only be a matter of the collective judgment of scientists, in each individual case.


Depending on the placement and size of a knot, what property of structural timber can be affected?

Stiffness and elastic strength are more dependent upon the sound wood than upon localized defects.


What's the abbreviation for a Technische Universität?

These institutions can grant habilitation and doctoral degrees and focus on research.


Pottery, weavings and carvings are just some of the contributions to art by which peoples?

Because too many artists were posing as Native Americans and Alaska Natives in order to profit from the caché of Indigenous art in the United States, the U.S. passed the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, requiring artists to prove that they are enrolled in a state or federally recognized tribe.


As of May 2010 how many total video views had youtube attained?

The site grew rapidly, and in July 2006 the company announced that more than 65,000 new videos were being uploaded every day, and that the site was receiving 100 million video views per day.


Where could CBC's channels need to be relocated in order to continue operating?

In some cases, CBC has opted to reduce the power of existing transmitters to low-power transmitters, which will result in signal loss for some viewers.


What is the legal status of Russian in Kazakhstan?

In Kazakhstan Russian is not a state language, but according to article 7 of the Constitution of Kazakhstan its usage enjoys equal status to that of the Kazakh language in state and local administration.


Why is a methos that only produces two branches seen as inferior?

He also noted that, for many works, more than one reasonable stemma could be postulated, suggesting that the method was not as rigorous or as scientific as its proponents had claimed.


Whose plan called for Arabs to recognize the state of Israel in exchange for territories Israel gained?

In the same year Tito became active in promoting a peaceful resolution of the Arab–Israeli conflict.


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

Sky and BT have agreed to jointly pay £84.3 million for delayed television rights to 242 games (that is the right to broadcast them in full on television and over the internet) in most cases for a period of 50 hours after 10 pm on matchday.


What is known as one of the most prolific type of religious music in Armenia?

Artists such as Sayat Nova are famous due to their influence in the development of Armenian folk music.


In Canada, who is authorized to defer assent and to whom?

In Commonwealth realms other than the UK, royal assent is granted or withheld either by the realm's sovereign or, more frequently, by the representative of the sovereign, the governor-general.


What did Herschel call the infrared spectrum?

Herschel used a prism to refract light from the sun and detected the infrared, beyond the red part of the spectrum, through an increase in the temperature recorded on a thermometer.


Who were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia?

The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia.


In which decade did wrestling start becoming very popular?

Although professional wrestling started out as petty acts in sideshows, traveling circuses and carnivals, today it is a billion-dollar industry.


In what month of 2014 did Southampton's City Council give the go-ahead for WestQuay Watermark?

In October 2014, the City Council approved a follow-up from the WestQuay park, called WestQuay Watermark.


According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, Mary was the daughter of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne.


Who wrote that "John von Neumann's brilliant mind blazed over lattice theory like a meteor?"

Von Neumann provided an abstract exploration of dimension in completed complemented modular topological lattices: "Dimension is determined, up to a positive linear transformation, by the following two properties.


When did elections that provided for a House of Assembly for Swaziland occur?

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


Who is not a member of the College of Arms?

The Usher of the Order is known as the Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod; he does not – unlike his Order of the Garter equivalent, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod – perform any duties related to the House of Lords.


Besides the information-processing perspective, what is the other major approach to understanding cognitive change during adolescence?

Based on the work of Piaget, it takes a quantitative, state-theory approach, hypothesizing that adolescents' cognitive improvement is relatively sudden and drastic.


City and Guilds College was founded in 1876 from a meeting of 16 of the City of London's livery companies for the Advancement of Technical Education (CGLI), which aimed to improve the training of craftsmen, technicians, technologists, and engineers.


Neoplatonism describes divinity as what?

Despite strong opposition from many Christians, this metaphysical depiction of God eventually became incorporated into the doctrine of the Christian church, displacing the original Judeo-Christian concept of a physical, corporeal God who created humans in His image and likeness.


Who was able to take advantage of the social confusion created by Operation Ichi-Go?

Operation Ichi-go created a great sense of social confusion in the areas of China that it affected.


What scan format is also included in MBAFF?

It also includes the alternative 1440×1152 HDMAC scan format.


What audio playback options were available if an AC-3 output was not present?

If either the player did not support digital audio tracks (common in older players), or the disc did not include digital audio tracks at all (uncommon for a disc which is mastered with an AC-3 track), the only remaining option was to fall back to a monophonic presentation of the left analog audio track.


What country was Burma involved with in 2015

Armed conflict between ethnic Chinese rebels and the Myanmar Armed Forces have resulted in the Kokang offensive in February 2015.


Coronis, was daughter of Phlegyas, King of the Lapiths.


Why did the Qing Qianlong Emperor send a large Chinese army into Tibet?

For several decades, peace reigned in Tibet, but in 1792 the Qing Qianlong Emperor sent a large Chinese army into Tibet to push the invading Nepalese out.


Tibetan Buddhists have not even translated most of the what?

The Tibetan Buddhists have not even translated most of the āgamas (though theoretically they recognize them) and they play no part in the religious life of either clergy or laity in China and Japan.


Which foreign country offers the BSX Approved Stock Exchange Status?

It also has Approved Stock Exchange status under Australia's Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) taxation rules and Designated Investment Exchange status by the UK's Financial Services Authority.


How could pesticides travel over hundreds of miles?

Pesticides that evaporate into the atmosphere at relatively high temperature can be carried considerable distances (thousands of kilometers) by the wind to an area of lower temperature, where they condense and are carried back to the ground in rain or snow.


West Buddhism is often seen as exotic and what?

At the present time, the teachings of all three branches of Buddhism have spread throughout the world, and Buddhist texts are increasingly translated into local languages.


What organizations cites this disruption of sleep patterns as a cause of accidents?

The NTSB cites this as contributing to many accidents[unreliable medical source?]


What did the Lorenz beam allow aircraft to do?

The German bombers would attach themselves to either beam and fly along it until they started to pick up the signal from the other beam.


The timpani ans castanets are what type of instrument?

Baroque instruments included some instruments from the earlier periods (e.g., the hurdy-gurdy and recorder) and a number of new instruments (e.g, the cello, contrabass and fortepiano).


Who did the fortified city fall to in 1672

The fortified city temporarily fell to the French invasion in 1672 (the Disaster Year); where the French invasion was only stopped west of Utrecht at the Old Hollandic Waterline.


When did Greg Rouse begin trying to categorize polychaetes?

In 1997 Greg Rouse and Kristian Fauchald attempted a "first heuristic step in terms of bringing polychaete systematics to an acceptable level of rigour", based on anatomical structures, and divided polychaetes into:


When was the lowest temperature recorded in NYC?

Winters are cold and damp, and prevailing wind patterns that blow offshore minimize the moderating effects of the Atlantic Ocean; yet the Atlantic and the partial shielding from colder air by the Appalachians keep the city warmer in the winter than inland North American cities at similar or lesser latitudes such as Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis.


According to Brian Cowan, was learning more or less formal in coffehouses as opposed to private institutions?

Brian Cowan said that Oxford coffeehouses developed into "penny universities", offering a locus of learning that was less formal than structured institutions.


Where were Quran copies kept for those who could not afford their own?

The system of vocalization, as we know it today, seems to have been introduced towards the end of the ninth century.


Which team did not qualifty for Champions League in 2005 but was able to particpate?

An exception to the usual European qualification system happened in 2005, after Liverpool won the Champions League the year before, but did not finish in a Champions League qualification place in the Premier League that season.


How many children did Bell and Mabel have?


Corrosion-resistant zinc plating of iron (hot-dip galvanizing) is the major application for zinc.


What helped to boost the rebublicians in 1870?

In late November 1871, at the height of the republican movement, the Prince of Wales contracted typhoid fever, the disease that was believed to have killed his father, and Victoria was fearful her son would die.


who is served by dial-up, dsl, adsl, cable modems, or isdns?

For users and small businesses, traditional options include copper wires to provide dial-up, DSL, typically asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), cable modem or Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) (typically basic rate interface).


What hunters require a hunting license in all states?

Some states make a distinction between protected species and unprotected species (often vermin or varmints for which there are no hunting regulations).


The new capital was inaugurated on 13 February 1931, by India's Viceroy Lord Irwin.


How long is the border that San Diego shares with Mexico?

A second, primarily commercial border crossing operates in the Otay Mesa area; it is the largest commercial crossing on the California-Baja California border and handles the third-highest volume of trucks and dollar value of trade among all United States-Mexico land crossings.


Beyonce and Jay Z got a Guinness World record for what in 2009?

In 2013, Beyoncé's endorsements of Pepsi and H&M made her and Jay Z the world's first billion dollar couple in the music industry.


What school did the boys who defended the Queen with umbrellas attend?

Two schoolboys from Eton College struck him with their umbrellas, until he was hustled away by a policeman.


'Melting pot' was first used to describe neighborhoods in what area of the city?

The term "melting pot" was first coined to describe densely populated immigrant neighborhoods on the Lower East Side.


Instead of faith, John Polkinghorne relies on what when it comes to the theory of materialism?

Some critics object to materialism as part of an overly skeptical, narrow or reductivist approach to theorizing, rather than to the ontological claim that matter is the only substance.


Such warfare was exploited by Pippin (d. 640), the Mayor of the Palace for Austrasia who became the power behind the Austrasian throne.


However, during the Second World War the RAF Regiment was formed to protect airfields everywhere, and this included light air defences.


Classical music is rooted the the traditions of what kind of music?

Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music.


How did hunters obliterate the advantage bestowed upon the oryx by evolution?

However, the Arabian oryx has now made a comeback and been upgraded from “extinct in the wild” to “vulnerable” due to conservation efforts like captive breeding


Overall, there is an oversupply of hospital beds, caused by rationalisation processes in the German health care system, so that many smaller hospitals generate losses.


Meanwhile, with the advent and popularity of Internet-based distribution of files in lossily-compressed audio formats such as MP3, sales of CDs began to decline in the 2000s.


Against what government was the Hassi Messaoud defense agreement directed against?

Seeking to diversify Libya's economy, Gaddafi's government began purchasing shares in major European corporations like Fiat as well as buying real estate in Malta and Italy, which would become a valuable source of income during the 1980s oil slump.


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


What other types of sports are popular in Namibia?

Sport hunting is also a large, and growing component of the Namibian economy, accounting for 14% of total tourism in the year 2000, or $19.6 million US dollars, with Namibia boasting numerous species sought after by international sport hunters.


What type of word is added to the contraction of the preposition?

Catalan has more contractions of preposition + article than Spanish, like dels ("of + the [plural]"), but not as many as Italian (which has sul, col, nel, etc.).


What languages have terms for high mountains derived from alp?

Maurus Servius Honoratus, an ancient commentator of Virgil, says in his commentary (A. X 13) that all high mountains are called Alpes by Celts.


What kinds of groups around the world can benefit from the Community Tool Box?

It is a free, online resource that contains more than 7,000 pages of practical information for promoting community health and development, and is a global resource for both professionals and grassroots groups engaged in the work of community health and development.


Who ranked New York as the most walkable large US city in 2015?

New York's high rate of public transit use, over 200,000 daily cyclists as of 2014, and many pedestrian commuters make it the most energy-efficient major city in the United States.


In the last decade, has the amount oftime adolescents spend on the computer increased or dereased?

In the last decade, the amount of time that adolescents spend on the computer has greatly increased.


What would most likely be the main concern in making this decision?

The antenna's power gain (or simply "gain") also takes into account the antenna's efficiency, and is often the primary figure of merit.


What was the deadline for converstion to digital transmission from analogue?

While its fellow Canadian broadcasters converted most of their transmitters to digital by the Canadian digital television transition deadline of August 31, 2011, CBC converted only about half of the analogue transmitters in mandatory areas to digital (15 of 28 markets with CBC Television stations, and 14 of 28 markets with Télévision de Radio-Canada stations).


Which Call of Duty title does Sony include in their low-end price range?

Fall of Man, MotorStorm, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Rainbow Six: Vegas, Call Of Duty 3, Assassin's Creed and Ninja Gaiden Sigma.


What is the point of conflict between Sunni and Shia?

This hadith has been narrated in different ways by many different sources in no less than 45 hadith books[citation needed] of both Sunni and Shia collections.


What is the name of the lifestyle column of The Times?

The Times's main supplement, every day, is the times2, featuring various lifestyle columns.


It has excellent thermal shock characteristics, being able to survive immersion in water while red hot.


Along with insect infestation, what process can discolor wood and make it look like heartwood?

However, other processes such as decay or insect invasion can also discolor wood, even in woody plants that do not form heartwood, which may lead to confusion.


What gift did Tsar Alexander I give to Chopin?

From September 1823 to 1826 Chopin attended the Warsaw Lyceum, where he received organ lessons from the Czech musician Wilhelm Würfel during his first year.


How many people can sit in the audience at Eton's main theatre?

Numerous plays are put on every year at Eton College; there is one main theatre, called the Farrer (seating 400) and 2 Studio theatres, called the Caccia Studio and Empty Space (seating 90 and 80 respectively).


Go Set a Watchman was finished in what year?

This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative.


For what reason did Prime Minister Passos Coelho justify cutting 30000 jobs?

Coelho reaffirmed the announcement by explaining that austerity measures are necessary if Portugal seeks to avoid another monetary bailout grant from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund—the overall plan intends to enact further cuts of €4.8 billion over a three-year period.


How many private vehicles travel Melbourne's 13,870 miles of road?

Like many Australian cities, Melbourne has a high dependency on the automobile for transport, particularly in the outer suburban areas where the largest number of cars are bought, with a total of 3.6 million private vehicles using 22,320 km (13,870 mi) of road, and one of the highest lengths of road per capita in the world.


The service was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005.


What did The West do to disuade Japan in China and French Indochina?

In an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, Western powers including Australia, the United States, Britain, and the Dutch government in exile, which controlled the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies, stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in China and French Indochina.


Who considered this topic in the 17th century?

In the 17th century Rasmus Bartholin considered a number of analytical scenarios of that topic.


What are bare-board tests looking for besides "opens"?

Unpopulated boards are usually bare-board tested for "shorts" and "opens".


In what year did Ramsay MacDonald become the Labour PM?

Thus, with the acquiescence of Asquith's Liberals, Ramsay MacDonald became the first ever Labour Prime Minister in January 1924, forming the first Labour government, despite Labour only having 191 MPs (less than a third of the House of Commons).


Windows 8.1 with Bing is a special OEM-specific SKU of Windows 8.1 subsidized by Microsoft's Bing search engine.


What was the plan to settle and develop the Province of Carolina?

Governance, settlement, and development were to follow a visionary plan known as the Grand Model prepared for the Lords Proprietors by John Locke.


Where has the IEC adapted its standard to the Alguerese dialect?

In Alghero, the IEC has adapted its standard to the Alguerese dialect.


The Axis states which assisted Japan included the authoritarian government of Thailand in World War II, which quickly formed a temporary alliance with the Japanese in 1941, as the Japanese forces were already invading the peninsula of southern Thailand.


Along with Descartes, Machiavelli and Hume, what notable philosopher developed a theory of emotions?

There are also theories of emotions in the works of philosophers such as René Descartes, Niccolò Machiavelli, Baruch Spinoza and David Hume.


What did many entrepreneurs interested in their local punk-influenced music scenes found?

During the initial punk era, a variety of entrepreneurs interested in local punk-influenced music scenes began founding independent record labels, including Rough Trade (founded by record shop owner Geoff Travis) and Factory (founded by Manchester-based television personality Tony Wilson).


How much did estimated tax breaks save per student in 1992?

As a charity, it benefits from substantial tax breaks.


Meanwhile, Andreas Papandreou founded the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in response to Karamanlis's conservative New Democracy party, with the two political formations alternating in government ever since.


According to Stampe what is phonology based on?

In this view, phonology is based on a set of universal phonological processes that interact with one another; which ones are active and which are suppressed is language-specific.


Who, in Eritrea, have their own styles of music and  accompanying dance?

Eritrea's ethnic groups each have their own styles of music and accompanying dances.


Where did Kanye and his mother relocate when he was 10?

According to his mother, West was the only foreigner in his class, but settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it.


Who moved the Oklahoma City Thunder to Oklahoma City?

The Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA) has called Oklahoma City home since the 2008–09 season, when owner Clayton Bennett relocated the franchise from Seattle, Washington.


What were the areas at the center of an old sheet of glass called?

The resulting glass is thicker at the location of the pour, located at the center of the large sheet.


What type of mountains compose the Cascades?

The Intermontane Plateaus come to an end at the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada.


When did Rutherford release The Finished Mystery?

In June 1917, he released The Finished Mystery as a seventh volume of Russell's Studies in the Scriptures series.


After Kerry's 1972 defeat, he and his wife bought a house in Belvidere, Lowell, entering a decade which his brother Cameron later called "the years in exile".


In addition to entertainment events that take place after working hours, what profession might suffer because of DST?

Putting clocks forward benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but can cause problems for evening entertainment and for other activities tied to sunlight, such as farming.


What year was construction of Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi airport finished?

Indira Gandhi International Airport, situated to the southwest of Delhi, is the main gateway for the city's domestic and international civilian air traffic.


What is the national motto "In God We Trust" officially known as?

A circuit court ruling affirmed Ohio's right to use as its motto a passage from the Bible, "With God, all things are possible", because it displayed no preference for a particular religion.


What speed is a gearless traction elevator capable of attaining?

but it uses the same design as is a thinner version of a conventional gearless traction machine) for breaking power, compactness and redundancy(assuming


The neurostransmitter that usually excites targets is called what?

Neurons using these transmitters can be found in nearly every part of the brain.


Chinese merchants explored all of the Indian Ocean, reaching East Africa with the treasure voyages of Zheng He.


Who was one person who did not fully believe the struggle of conscience?

This formulation represents many years of struggle over the extent to which the confession reflects the Word of God and the struggle of conscience of those who came to believe it did not fully do so (e.g. William Robertson Smith).


What Richmond street art gathering has brought mural artists to the city?

As of 2015 a variety of murals from internationally recognized street artists have appeared throughout the city as a result of the efforts of Art Whino and RVA Magazine with The Richmond Mural Project and the RVA Street Art Festival.


His son Carl also played a role in the development of the original Connection Machine engineering; Feynman influencing the interconnects while his son worked on the software.


In order for a genocide classification to happen, a major part of a group has to be what?

The definition upholds the centrality of intent, the multidimensional understanding of destroy, broadens the definition of group identity beyond that of the 1948 definition yet argues that a substantial part of a group has to be destroyed before it can be classified as genocide (dependent on relative group size).


What percentage of it's GDP was spent on defense in 1984?

Since 1967, the United States has been a particularly notable foreign contributor of military aid to Israel: the US is expected to provide the country with $3.15 billion per year from 2013 to 2018.


Historians agree that Napoleon's remarkable personality was one key to his influence.


How many pins did the SNES expansion port have?

Original versions additionally include a 28-pin expansion port under a small cover on the bottom of the unit and a standard RF output with channel selection switch on the back; the redesigned models output composite video only, requiring an external modulator for RF.


What enrichment process was used by the Manhattan Project?

The gas centrifuge process, where gaseous uranium hexafluoride (UF_6) is separated by the difference in molecular weight between 235UF6 and 238UF6 using high-speed centrifuges, is the cheapest and leading enrichment process.


What are the primary languages of Europe that are used in Burma ?

Little known fact about Myanmar is there are more than 130 languages spoken by people in Myanmar.


What document was ratified on December 5, 1936?

With the adoption of the 1936 Soviet Constitution on December 5, 1936, the size of the RSFSR was significantly reduced.


What was the name of the dog who lived to be 29.5 years?

The median longevity of mixed-breed dogs, taken as an average of all sizes, is one or more years longer than that of purebred dogs when all breeds are averaged.


Besides children, who can Take CTC  classes?

Adults can also attend courses at the CTCs.


Victoria found Gladstone's demeanour far less appealing; he spoke to her, she is thought to have complained, as though she were "a public meeting rather than a woman".


In which Alaskan areas are military bases prevalent as an important part of the local economy?

Federal subsidies are also an important part of the economy, allowing the state to keep taxes low.


What are the six perfections under Mahayana teachings?

According to Mahayana teachings, these perfections are: dāna, śīla, kṣanti, vīrya, dhyāna, and prajñā.


What can come in a wide variety of styles for various functions?

Lighting fixtures come in a wide variety of styles for various functions.


On its standard definition broadcast, what format does TCM use to preserve the original aspect ratio?

TCM also regularly presents widescreen presentations of films not available in the format on any home video release.


Through what Period did Queen Victoria reign?

This was a long period of prosperity for the British people, as profits gained from the overseas British Empire, as well as from industrial improvements at home, allowed a large, educated middle class to develop.


The inhabitants were able to fend off a second Dutch attack in 1673, when this time it was defended by Christopher Martin, an English merchant captain.


Having taken a northeasterly direction, he marched against the Aspii (mountaineers), who offered vigorous resistance, but were subdued.[citation needed]


Saint Helena is on the United Kingdom's list for future what?

Much of the island has been identified by BirdLife International as being important for bird conservation, especially the endemic Saint Helena plover or wirebird, and for seabirds breeding on the offshore islets and stacks, in the north-east and the south-west Important Bird Areas.


What did the planners want to have around Lake Paranoa?

These cities, with the exception of Gama and Sobradinho were not planned.


Along with the Angles and Saxons, what tribe spoke Anglo-Frisian?

Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian or North Sea Germanic dialects originally spoken by Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.


What is the natural cycle of hydrogen production and consumption by organisms called?

The natural cycle of hydrogen production and consumption by organisms is called the hydrogen cycle.


Who are blamed in this paragraph for Jim Crow laws?

Similar laws had been proposed but not passed in the late nineteenth century in South Carolina and Virginia, for instance.


What biblical passage informs Jehovah Witnesses' refusal of blood transfusions?

Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions, which they consider a violation of God's law based on their interpretation of Acts 15:28, 29 and other scriptures.


—but only as an addition to the Jewish view of a personal god, not in the original pantheistic sense that denies or limits persona to God.[citation needed]


Are the state requirements to be tax exempt the same as the Federal requirements?

A tax exempt organization's 990 forms are required to be made available for public scrutiny.


What does the use of combinatorial testing consist of?

Combinatorial test design enables users to get greater test coverage with fewer tests.


What did the Scientific Revolution cause?

The Scientific Revolution was a period when European ideas in classical physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other classical sciences were rejected and led to doctrines supplanting those that had prevailed from Ancient Greece to the Middle Ages which would lead to a transition to modern science.


What has the Brazilian media been accused of?

The Brazilian media has been accused of hiding or overlooking the nation's Black, Indigenous, Multiracial and East Asian populations.


How did the Mimamsa school consider dharma?

To them, dharma meant rituals and duties, not devas (gods), because devas existed only in name.


Submission was initially a large factor in professional wrestling, but following the decline of the submission-oriented catch-as-catch-can style from mainstream professional wrestling, the submission largely faded until the rise of the legitimate sport of mixed martial arts.


Half of Charleston's annual rainfall occurs in what form?

Summer is the wettest season; almost half of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September in the form of thundershowers.


An unflattering picture of German chancellor Angela Merkel, taken from the rear, bore the headline "I'm Big in the Bumdestag" (17 April 2006).


Who authored Whitehead's biography that is considered to be the most reliable description of Whitehead's life?

The two volume biography of Whitehead by Victor Lowe is the most definitive presentation of the life of Whitehead.


What park is located on the Rockaway Peninsula?

In Staten Island, the park includes Fort Wadsworth, with historic pre-Civil War era Battery Weed and Fort Tompkins, and Great Kills Park, with beaches, trails, and a marina.


Who was responsible for bringing on Hayek at the LSE?

In 1929, Lionel Robbins assumed the helm of the London School of Economics (LSE).


Why have poachers killed endangered animals?

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.


What was the murder rate in Boston in 1990?

Murders in the city dropped from 152 in 1990 (for a murder rate of 26.5 per 100,000 people) to just 31—not one of them a juvenile—in 1999 (for a murder rate of 5.26 per 100,000).


Who taught the skills needed for the children to work?

The work of children was important in pre-industrial societies, as children needed to provide their labour for their survival and that of their group. Pre-industrial societies were characterised by low productivity and short life expectancy, preventing children from participating in productive work would be more harmful to their welfare and that of their group in the long run.


What do seniors crush to celebrate graduation?

Yale seniors at graduation smash clay pipes underfoot to symbolize passage from their "bright college years," though in recent history the pipes have been replaced with "bubble pipes".


Who fired a shot at Queen Victoria's carriage in 1849?

In a similar attack in 1849, unemployed Irishman William Hamilton fired a powder-filled pistol at Victoria's carriage as it passed along Constitution Hill, London.


On 2 March 1882, Roderick Maclean, a disgruntled poet apparently offended by Victoria's refusal to accept one of his poems, shot at the Queen as her carriage left Windsor railway station.


When did Buckingham officially become the principle royal residence?

Buckingham Palace finally became the principal royal residence in 1837, on the accession of Queen Victoria, who was the first monarch to reside there; her predecessor William IV had died before its completion.


Where did Queen host a free concert in 1976?

During 1976, Queen played one of their most famous gigs, a free concert in Hyde Park, London.


It was founded by the Romans, who named it Londinium.


What Hungarian general humiliated the Prussians?

When the Prussian King Frederick was marching south with his powerful armies, the Hungarian general unexpectedly swung his force of 5,000, mostly hussars, around the Prussians and occupied part of their capital, Berlin, for one night.


The process of birth is whelping, from the Old English word hwelp.


What era produced a decline in the use of spells?

Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era.


When did the European brance finally directly distribute throughout Europe?

In Europe and Australia, the system was released to two separate marketing regions.


Tenants of even-numbered floors first take an escalator (or an elevator from the parking garage) to the 2nd level, where they will enter the upper deck and arrive at their floors.


It was originally used as a bridewell to incarcerate mainly drunks and minor criminals, and it still stands today on Everton Brow in Netherfield Road.


What happened after Krishna was accidentally wounded by an arrow of a hunter?

According to the Mahabharat, Pandu, the father of the Pandavas, accidentally killed the sage Kindama and his wife with an arrow, mistaking them for a deer.


Which Secretary of State did President Truman hold discussions about how the US would respond to the invasion of South Korea?

On Saturday, 24 June 1950, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson informed President Truman that the North Koreans had invaded South Korea.