What is used to offer a balance in guarantees?

For that reason many NoSQL databases are using what is called eventual consistency to provide both availability and partition tolerance guarantees with a reduced level of data consistency.


Who convinced Darwin that his book needed a shorter, more compelling title?

An abstract of an Essay on the Origin of Species and Varieties Through natural selection, but with Murray's persuasion it was eventually changed to the snappier title: On the Origin of Species, with the title page adding by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.


What was the big fear that brought the British government to extend the deadline for the trade license for the company?

In 1742, fearing the monetary consequences of a war, the British government agreed to extend the deadline for the licensed exclusive trade by the company in India until 1783, in return for a further loan of £1 million.


How many jobs are in the secondary sector?

The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 109,358.


How many recordings did Kind Oliver's Creole Jazz band require?

Because a 10-inch 78 rpm record could hold about three minutes of sound per side and the 10-inch size was the standard size for popular music, almost all popular recordings were limited to around three minutes in length.


The county was established in 1182, later than many other counties.


What kind of linguistics describes how factors of languages change in history?

The particular contrasts which are phonemic in a language can change over time.


For how much more time was the molten steel supposed to cool when the computer mix-up happened in the German steel facility?

Damage to a German steel facility occurred during a DST transition in 1993, when a computer timing system linked to a radio time synchronization signal allowed molten steel to cool for one hour less than the required duration, resulting in spattering of molten steel when it was poured.


Arthur Harris announced that Bomber Command would enable economic warfare to achieve what?

In late 1943, just before the Battle of Berlin, he declared the power of Bomber Command would enable it to achieve "a state of devastation in which surrender is inevitable."


King Philip renounced his right to the throne after what treaty?

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


In what year was the United Nations Human Rights Council report written?

In June 2015, a 500-page United Nations Human Rights Council report accused Eritrea's government of extrajudicial executions, torture, indefinitely prolonged national service and forced labour, and indicated that sexual harassment, rape and sexual servitude by state officials are also widespread.


When was the first wrap-around concert hall in the Western Hemisphere opened?

Mexico City is home to a number of orchestras offering season programs.


Where did IGN place the PS3 on their 2009 list of the best video game consoles ever?

In September 2009, IGN named PlayStation 3 the 15th best gaming console of all time, behind both of its competitors: Wii (10th) and Xbox 360 (6th).


Tabloid vilification of the so-called loony left continued to taint the parliamentary party by association from the activities of 'extra-parliamentary' militants in local government.


What houses does the Nigerian legislature have?

Nigeria is a Federal Republic modelled after the United States, with executive power exercised by the president.


In addition to Yale Reparatory Theatre, what are two additional major theatre houses located in New Haven?

The city hosts numerous theatres and production houses, including the Yale Repertory Theatre, the Long Wharf Theatre, and the Shubert Theatre.


What makes up 40-50% of the cell walls in wood?

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


How many apps did the WIndows 8.1 update allow to be snapped onto a signular display?

The upgrade addressed a number of criticisms faced by Windows 8 upon its release, with additional customization options for the Start screen, the restoration of a visible Start button on the desktop, the ability to snap up to four apps on a single display, and the ability to boot to the desktop instead of the Start screen.


How long did it actually take to complete Principia Mathematica?

Despite the initial loss, today there is likely no major academic library in the world which does not hold a copy of Principia Mathematica.


When was Neptune's moon Larissa discovered?

Because Neptune was the Roman god of the sea, Neptune's moons have been named after lesser sea gods.


Who did Jugurtha have to bribe in order for them to accept him as the new leader of Numidia?

Jugurtha impudently bribed the Romans into accepting his usurpation.


What lines comprise the Beijing-Shanghai (Jinghu) line?

(which is itself composed of the old Jinpu and Huning Railways), Nanjing–


What method of execution did the Nebraska Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?

Kansas successfully appealed State v. Kleypas, the Kansas Supreme Court decision that declared the state's death penalty statute unconstitutional, to the United States Supreme Court.


At the time, Partee was using an imported French-made mandolin.


What program requires an additional two years of study?

A Master’s degree requires two years of study following the attainment of a bachelor's degree.


Also, in 1931 the US Army worked on a mobile anti-aircraft machine mount on the back of a heavy truck having four .30 caliber water-cooled machine guns and an optical director.


What area uses traditional Chinese characters?

In the Republic of China (Taiwan), which uses traditional Chinese characters, the Ministry of Education's Chángyòng Guózì Biāozhǔn Zìtǐ Biǎo (常用國字標準字體表, Chart of Standard Forms of Common National Characters) lists 4,808 characters; the Cì Chángyòng Guózì Biāozhǔn Zìtǐ Biǎo (次常用國字標準字體表, Chart of Standard Forms of Less-Than-Common National Characters) lists another 6,341 characters.


What version of the Quran was the scriptio superior of the Sana'a manuscripts?

However, the faint washed-off underlying text (scriptio inferior) is still barely visible and believed to be "pre-Uthmanic" Quranic content, while the text written on top (scriptio superior) is believed to belong to Uthmanic time.


When will organomagnesium halide formation fail?

Among important applications is the Frankland-Duppa Reaction in which an oxalate ester(ROCOCOOR) reacts with an alkyl halide R'X, zinc and hydrochloric acid to the α-hydroxycarboxylic esters RR'COHCOOR, the Reformatskii reaction which converts α-halo-esters and aldehydes to β-hydroxy-esters, the Simmons–Smith reaction in which the carbenoid (iodomethyl)zinc iodide reacts with alkene(or alkyne) and converts them to cyclopropane, the Addition reaction of organozinc compounds to carbonyl compounds.


In what group of people do the Portuguese have their origin?

All subsequent migrations did leave an impact, genetically and culturally, but the main population source of the Portuguese is still Paleolithic.


Who did KU defeat in the 2008 Orange Bowl?

In 2008, under the leadership of Mark Mangino, the #7 Jayhawks emerged victorious in their first BCS bowl game, the FedEx Orange Bowl, with a 24–21 victory over the #3 Virginia Tech Hokies.


Running into heavy small arms fire from the river banks, Kerry "directed the units to turn to the beach and charge the Viet Cong positions" and he "expertly directed" his boat's fire causing the enemy to flee while at the same time coordinating the insertion of the ninety South Vietnamese troops (according to the original medal citation signed by Admiral Zumwalt).


What does Darwin do to show that his theory can support many theories that could not be explained by individual creation of species?

Darwin presents supporting facts drawn from many disciplines, showing that his theory could explain a myriad of observations from many fields of natural history that were inexplicable under the alternate concept that species had been individually created.


At what location is most weather data collected for the Seattle area?

Official weather and climatic data is collected at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, located about 19 km (12 mi) south of downtown in the city of SeaTac, which is at a higher elevation, and records more cloudy days and fewer partly cloudy days per year.


After the Eighty Years' War in the Low Countries and the French Wars of Religion, the confessional division of the states of the Holy Roman Empire eventually erupted in the Thirty Years' War between 1618 and 1648.


What are both ecological and evolutionary definition modifiers of?

Surprisingly, there is no generally accepted concept of population that biologists use.


At what degree north did reindeer show rhythms only in autumn and summer?

Reindeer on Svalbard at 78 degrees North showed such rhythms only in autumn and spring.


Where did Victoria visit after Leopold advised her to make more public appearances?

She agreed to visit the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at Kensington and take a drive through London in an open carriage.


When was Nanjing announced as the host city for the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games?

The slogan of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games was “Share the Games, Share our Dreams”.


Who initially had control over the Sabines?

One by one Rome defeated both the persistent Sabines and the local cities, both those under Etruscan control and those that had cast off their Etruscan rulers.


It is believed the streetcar would begin construction in 2014 and be in operation around 2017.


Which individual painted the inside of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame?

The current Basilica of the Sacred Heart is located on the spot of Fr.


Millions of Muslims left the empire and migrated to what places?

As the Ottoman Empire gradually shrank in size, some 7–9 million Turkish-Muslims from its former territories in the Caucasus, Crimea, Balkans, and the Mediterranean islands migrated to Anatolia and Eastern Thrace.


How were the exta read in Roman religious practice?

As a product of Roman sacrifice, the exta and blood are reserved for the gods, while the meat (viscera) is shared among human beings in a communal meal.


On what date was the Earth's coldest temperature recorded?

Antarctica is the coldest of Earth's continents.


What did the Christian church become in the years after Valerian's death?

The Christian churches were disunited; Paul of Samosata, Bishop of Antioch was deposed by a synod of 268 for "dogmatic reasons – his doctrine on the human nature of Christ was rejected – and for his lifestyle, which reminded his brethren of the habits of the administrative elite".


Analysts expect the market to triple by what year?

This investment decline, but growth in installed capacity, may again occur in 2013.


Who decided, along with the ECB, to use Term auction to help stabilize the financial crisis and improve dollar liquidity?

The latter can be seen, for example, in the bank's intervention during the subprime mortgage crisis when it loaned billions of euros to banks to stabilise the financial system.


It includes New York City's fourth largest park: Van Cortlandt Park along the Westchester-Bronx border.


Where was the Foreign Ministers conference held?

Since negotiations at that conference did not prove constructive from an American point of view, the document edition was sent to press.


How is toxicity sometimes visibly displayed by insects as a warning?

This successful evolutionary pattern has also been used by mimics.


About how many Fields Medal winners have been Ashkenazi Jews?

Ashkenazi Jews have won a large number of the Nobel awards.


Which other movement was it modeled after?

In the early 20th century came another turn toward nationalist politics with Solidaridad Gallega (1907–1912) modeled on Solidaritat Catalana in Catalonia.


Where was the first Baptist church located in Canada?

The church was established with the assistance of the New Light evangelist Henry Alline.


How could the locomotives run on four speed levels?

The tests were a success so, from 1932 until the 1960s, trains on the Budapest-Hegyeshalom line (towards Vienna) regularly used the same system.


What allowed Brass instruments to play a wider range of notes?

Brass instruments took on larger roles, as the introduction of rotary valves made it possible for them to play a wider range of notes.


In 2009 Barcelona became the first team to win six of six competitions in what span of time?

In the 2014–15 season, Barcelona won another historic treble, making them the first club in European football to win the treble twice.


Radio broadcasts and what help deter corruption?

In India, the anti-corruption bureau fights against corruption, and a new ombudsman bill called Jan Lokpal Bill is being prepared.


What is the exception to this common characteristic?

Catalan has inherited the typical vowel system of Vulgar Latin, with seven stressed phonemes: /a ɛ e i ɔ o u/, a common feature in Western Romance, except Spanish.


What film festival does The Times support that is also supported alongside the British Film Institute?

The Times, along with the British Film Institute, sponsors the "The Times" bfi London Film Festival.


When was Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee?

In 1887, the British Empire celebrated Victoria's Golden Jubilee.


In what neighborhood is the Fred Hutchington Cancer Research Center located?

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a campus in the Eastlake neighborhood.


How do the wrestlers treat the audience?

The audience is recognized and acknowledged by the performers as spectators to the sporting event being portrayed, and are encouraged to interact as such.


The division between primary and secondary education is somewhat arbitrary, but it generally occurs at about eleven or twelve years of age.


What two ideas did conservative and clerical defenders of traditional religion attack as evil forces that encouraged immorality?

From the start there was a Counter-Enlightenment in which conservative and clerical defenders of traditional religion attacked materialism and skepticism as evil forces that encouraged immorality.


Where was Hayek buried in relation to his home town of Vienna?

In 1991, US President George H. W. Bush awarded Hayek the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States, for a "lifetime of looking beyond the horizon".


The legislative branch, the Philadelphia City Council, consists of ten council members representing individual districts and seven members elected at large.


The floodplain of the Santa Cruz River was extensively farmed during the Early Agricultural period, circa 1200 BC to AD 150.


It suffered damage during the turbulent 1640s, when it was attacked by Puritan iconoclasts, but was again protected by its close ties to the state during the Commonwealth period.


During what season were Arsenal's away colors white shirts and white or black shorts?

In the 1969–70 season, Arsenal introduced an away kit of yellow shirts with blue shorts.


When did Bozize finally attempt his coup?

In March 2003, Bozizé launched a surprise attack against Patassé, who was out of the country.


What entity did Universal have a contract with prior to July of 2007?

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


In 121 BC, Rome came into contact with two Celtic tribes (from a region in modern France), both of which they defeated with apparent ease.


What colleague of Democritus, also a Greek philosopher, helped him propose the particulate theory of matter?

For much of the history of the natural sciences people have contemplated the exact nature of matter.


What title was Sonam Gyatso granted in 1587?

China Daily then says that Sonam Gyatso was granted the title Dorjichang or Vajradhara Dalai Lama in 1587 [sic!]


How many times higher is the suicide rate amongst LGBT adolescents than their heterosexual peers?

Because of this, statistically the suicide rate amongst LGBT adolescents is up to four times higher than that of their heterosexual peers due to bullying and rejection from peers or family members.


What could be sued for under civil or criminal law?

As different content was considered in different legal systems, and in the absence of common definitions for "ISPs," "bulletin boards" or "online publishers," early law on online intermediaries' liability varied widely from country to country.


How many tents did the Sichuan Ministry of Affairs provide?

The Amity Foundation already began relief work in the region and has earmarked US$143,000 for disaster relief.


A metal that is normally very soft and malleable, such as aluminium, can be altered by alloying it with another soft metal, like copper.


How often does the XPT to Sydney depart?

The city has rail connections with regional Victorian cities, as well as direct interstate rail services to Sydney and Adelaide and beyond which depart from Melbourne's other major rail terminus, Southern Cross Station in Spencer Street.


When would white men marry the paler and thinner Hawaiian ladies?

The men, however, selected Hawaiian women who were thinner and paler in complexion.


What are the FBI and ICE-HSI both members of?

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) has nearly the same amount of investigative man power as the FBI, and investigates the largest range of crimes.


What facet of Indian mathematics was introduced into the Arab areas in the early Medieval period?

The early medieval period Indian mathematics influenced the development of mathematics and astronomy in the Arab world and the Hindu numerals were introduced.


What percentage of New Yorkers are Christians?

Christianity (59%), particularly Catholicism (33%), was the most prevalently practiced religion in New York as of 2014, followed by Judaism, with approximately 1.1 million Jews in New York City, over half living in Brooklyn.


What are the symbols used for deuterium and tritium?

The symbols D and T (instead of 2H and 3H) are sometimes used for deuterium and tritium, but the corresponding symbol for protium, P, is already in use for phosphorus and thus is not available for protium.


What development by the Sumerians allowed them to make use of domes?

The Sumerians also developed the arch, which enabled them to develop a strong type of dome.


Who was the new movement meant to suit the needs of?

The approach of the Modernist architects was to reduce buildings to pure forms, removing historical references and ornament in favor of functionalist details.


What are two types of non-repetitive DNA?

The proportion of non-repetitive DNA is calculated by using the length of non-repetitive DNA divided by genome size.


What services were anticipated to be greatly increased as a result of the congestion charge zone?

Motorists who are residents of the defined zone can buy a greatly reduced season pass.


In what year were the railings and gates completed?

Behind the gilded railings and gates which were completed by the Bromsgrove Guild in 1911 and Webb's famous façade, which has been described in a book published by the Royal Collection as looking "like everybody's idea of a palace", is not only a weekday home of the Queen and Prince Philip but also the London residence of the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex.


By the end of November, 1,100 bombers were available for night raids.


What happened in 1923 that required repairs to many of the city's engineering works?

A major storm in 1923 necessitated repairs to many of the city's engineering works.


Who was Barcelona's first full time coach?

Carles Comamala played an integral part of the four-time champion, managing the side along with Amechazurra and Jack Greenwell.


Who should be able to challenge administrative orders in court?

As the dockets of worker compensation commissions, public utility commissions and other agencies burgeoned, it soon became apparent that letting judges decide for themselves all the facts in a dispute (such as the extent of an injury in a worker's compensation case) would overwhelm the courts and destroy the advantages of specialization that led to the creation of administrative agencies in the first place.


Where are chaffinches Fringilla coelebs from?

Female chaffinches Fringilla coelebs in Eastern Fennoscandia migrate earlier in the autumn than males do.


In what neighborhood of Miami is Miami New Times based?

Other major newspapers include Miami Today, headquartered in Brickell, Miami New Times, headquartered in Midtown, Miami Sun Post, South Florida Business Journal, Miami Times, and Biscayne Boulevard Times.


In 677 (during the reign of Emperor Gaozong), Chen Zheng (陳政), together with his son Chen Yuanguang (陳元光), led a military expedition to pacify the rebellion in Fujian.


What in combination with glass fibers is used to make fiberglass?

These qualities have led to the extensive use of glass in the manufacture of art objects and in particular, stained glass windows.


When are electric and magnetic fields with zero average values, but their variances are not at zero?

In QED vacuum, the electric and magnetic fields have zero average values, but their variances are not zero.


The Monument, located in the City of London, was erected to commemorate what event?

Nelson's Column is a nationally recognised monument in Trafalgar Square, one of the focal points of central London.


Gothic and Chinoiserie were the English-speaking world's equivalent of what style?

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


What was launched in 1965 by the business school at KU?

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


What happens if a Digimons data is completely destroyed?

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


What odd color of sand draws tourists to Bermuda's beaches?

Bermuda's pink sand beaches and clear, cerulean blue ocean waters are popular with tourists.


Along with "Cargo Gateway of the Americas," what is another nickname for PortMiami?

Miami is home to one of the largest ports in the United States, the PortMiami.


What third language was common among Russian nobles by 1800?

By 1800, a significant portion of the gentry spoke French daily, and German sometimes.


How many countries does Israel maintain diplomatic relations?

Despite the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, Israel is still widely considered an enemy country among Egyptians.


Attempts to reconcile which two fields resulted in a widespread rejection of prophecy?

Attempts to reconcile science and religion resulted in a widespread rejection of prophecy, miracle and revealed religion in preference for Deism – especially by Thomas Paine in The Age of Reason and by Thomas Jefferson in his short Jefferson Bible – from which all supernatural aspects were removed.


People choose to use what type of facility due to long distances and poor care at Government hospitals?

The Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare is responsible for planning, implementation and monitoring of all facilities related to health and preventive services.


What county in England was named after Hampton?

The Anglo-Saxons formed a new, larger, settlement across the Itchen centred on what is now the St Mary's area of the city.


Which religious official was also killed during the fighting?

Communards captured with weapons were routinely shot by the army and Government troops killed from 7,000–30,000 Communards in the fighting and in massacres of men, women, and children during and after the Commune.


Highest bird diversity occurs in which regions?

It was earlier thought that this high diversity was the result of higher speciation rates in the tropics, however recent studies found higher speciation rates in the high latitudes that were offset by greater extinction rates than in the tropics.


Where did Richmond's Nation of Islam members initially meet?

There are seven current masjids in the Greater Richmond area, with three more currently in construction, accommodating the growing Muslim population, the first one being Masjid Bilal.


Which epithet did Apollo have as god of healing and of prophecy?

The epithet Iatromantis (/aɪˌætrəˈmæntɪs/ eye-AT-rə-MAN-tis; Ἰατρομάντις, Iātromantis, from ἰατρός, "physician", and μάντις, "prophet") refers to both his role as a god of healing and of prophecy.


Why were former Sun staff members put in police custody in early 2012?

All five arrested were held on suspicion of corruption.


When did the financial crisis appear to have ended?

In April 2009 TIME magazine declared "More Quickly Than It Began, The Banking Crisis Is Over."


What dye was known as the Blood of Saint John?

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


When was the book The Bloody Tenent of Persecution published?

The phrase was later used by Thomas Jefferson as a description of the First Amendment and its restriction on the legislative branch of the federal government, in an 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists (a religious minority concerned about the dominant position of the Congregationalist church in Connecticut):


When was the last major attack London saw?

The last major attack on London was on 10/11 May 1941, on which the Luftwaffe flew 571 sorties and dropped 800 tonnes of bombs.


What organization did Eisenhower support after the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite?

He also condemned the Soviet invasion during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 but took no action.


How many lumens per watt does a typical train light produce?

For example, a 100-watt, 120-volt lamp will produce about 17.1 lumens per watt.


When was the treatise that allowed a congregation to elect or remove a minister?

The members of a congregation had the right to elect a minister and, if necessary, to vote for his dismissal (Treatise On the right and authority of a Christian assembly or congregation to judge all doctrines and to call, install and dismiss teachers, as testified in Scripture; 1523).


What religions were English scientists in the 17th century?

Merton focused on English Puritanism and German Pietism as having been responsible for the development of the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries.


What was one of the most controversial parts of the Patriot Act?

Under the PATRIOT Act's provisions, the FBI also resumed inquiring into the library records of those who are suspected of terrorism (something it had supposedly not done since the 1970s).


What item commonly used in hospitals, schools and offices is a pesticide?

The term pesticide includes all of the following: herbicide, insecticide, insect growth regulator, nematicide, termiticide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, predacide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, fungicide, disinfectant (antimicrobial), and sanitizer.


Where is the site where Hyderabad's solid waste is dumped?

Hyderabad produces around 4,500 tonnes of solid waste daily, which is transported from collection units in Imlibun, Yousufguda and Lower Tank Bund to the dumpsite in Jawaharnagar.


What event decreased the CIA's training budget?

The CIA established its first training facility, the Office of Training and Education, in 1950.


What year begin the founding of New Haven Harbor?

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


Who can enemies detect from a greater distance than in previous games?

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


What were the troops in the British Indian Army?

The British built a large British Indian Army, with the senior officers all British and many of the troops from small minority groups such as Gurkhas from Nepal and Sikhs.


How much did the FAA propose to fine Southwest for failing to inspect older planes?

" In 2008 the FAA proposed to fine Southwest $10.2 million for failing to inspect older planes for cracks, and in 2009 Southwest and the FAA agreed that Southwest would pay a $7.5 million penalty and would adopt new safety procedures, with the fine doubling if Southwest failed to follow through.


What derisive label was given to the USSR by the enemies of the Bolsheviks?

Initially, the state did not have an official name and wasn't recognized by neighboring countries for five months.


Drug-resistant TB is one of the barriers to success of the Stop TB Partnership's initiative; what's the other other?

The World Health Organization declared TB a "global health emergency" in 1993, and in 2006, the Stop TB Partnership developed a Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis that aims to save 14 million lives between its launch and 2015.


The corrections made to the geocentric model by al-Battani, Ibn al-Haytham, Averroes and the Maragha astronomers such as Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Mo'ayyeduddin Urdi and Ibn al-Shatir are similar to Copernican heliocentric model.


The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south.


How many kings and princes were invited to the Golden Jubilee?

Victoria marked the fiftieth anniversary of her accession on 20 June with a banquet to which 50 kings and princes were invited.


When did the Austroalpine peaks undergo their event?

According to geologist Stefan Schmid, because the Western Alps underwent a metamorphic event in the Cenozoic Era while the Austroalpine peaks underwent an event in the Cretaceous Period, the two areas show distinct differences in nappe formations.


What is a common type of solar water heater?

Solar hot water systems use sunlight to heat water.


How does the aerial refueling aircraft supply fuel during flight?

The USAF aircraft are equipped primarily for providing the fuel via a tail-mounted refueling boom, and can be equipped with "probe and drogue" refueling systems.


What did the FDA order removed from stores in 2009?

On June 16, 2009, the FDA said that consumers should stop using zinc-based intranasal cold products and ordered their removal from store shelves.


Besides the scientist's hand, what other component of the experiment in which the basic properties of capacitors were discovered acted as the second conductor?

He also was impressed by the power of the shock he received, writing, "I would not take a second shock for the kingdom of France."


What company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy?

The company ceased all business activity, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and laid-off nearly all of its employees in early September 2011.


Who discussed emotions in the context of expressive body actions and cultural labels?

For example, Peggy Thoits described emotions as involving physiological components, cultural or emotional labels (e.g., anger, surprise etc.)


Some ducks, such as the garganey Anas querquedula, move completely or partially into the tropics.


Jose Batile y Ordonez was president of where?

Parque Batlle is named in honour of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay from 1911 to 1915.


What did the "multiple exclusive" event marketing concept create around a product?

The launch of the Macintosh pioneered many different tactics that are used today in launching technology products, including the "multiple exclusive," event marketing (credited to John Sculley, who brought the concept over from Pepsi), creating a mystique around a product and giving an inside look into a product's creation.


Another poet, Apollonius of Rhodes, attempted to revive the epic for the Hellenistic world with his Argonautica.


Daytona also has the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race weekend around Independence Day in July.


When did the new design of the museum open?

The museum inaugurated a new futuristic-design facility in 2011 just north of Polanco, while maintaining a smaller facility in Plaza Loreto in southern Mexico City.


What event evolving animals are the Myanmar also accredited with being the first to accomplish?

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


The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the Secretary of the Army (SECARMY), and by a chief military officer, the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) who is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


What is the practive of coprophagia behaviours?

Instead they extract more nutrition from grass by giving their food a second pass through the gut.


When did this Civil War take place to free the Iranian peoples from Assyrian rule?

From the late 10th to late 7th centuries BC, the Iranian peoples, together with the pre-Iranian kingdoms, fell under the domination of the Assyrian Empire, based in northern Mesopotamia.


How many heads did the scarlet beast which a woman sat on have?

"So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. "


Who instructed the Governor of New South Wales Thomas Brisbane to send the worst convicts to Norfolk Island?

The convicts detained have long been assumed to be a hardcore of recidivists, or 'doubly-convicted capital respites' – that is, men transported to Australia who committed fresh colonial crimes for which they were sentenced to death, and were spared the gallows on condition of life at Norfolk Island.


How does Alaska's per capita personal income rank against other states?

According to a 2013 study by Phoenix Marketing International, Alaska had the fifth-largest number of millionaires per capita in the United States, with a ratio of 6.75 percent.


Besides its uses as language of religions, for what other application can Sanskrit be used?

Today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand.


Which part of the county is rural and sparsely populated?

Lancashire is home to a significant Asian population, numbering over 70,000 and 6% of the county's population, and concentrated largely in the former cotton mill towns in the south east.


What era was there a Gallo-Roman vicus on the same site?

No archaeological evidence that indicates a settlement on the site of today′s city centre prior to the 12th century has been found so far.


What theory was Aristotle's explanation based on?

Aristotle was considered to give a more important position to sense perception than Plato, and commentators in the Middle Ages summarized one of his positions as "nihil in intellectu nisi prius fuerit in sensu" (Latin for "nothing in the intellect without first being in the senses").


Who had tried to enact a law that places a limit on the amount of property any single individual could possess?

He attempted to enact a law which would have limited the amount of land that any individual could own.


In 1968, while selling 50 million comic books a year, company founder Goodman revised the constraining distribution arrangement with Independent News he had reached under duress during the Atlas years, allowing him now to release as many titles as demand warranted.


The base will soon have the largest solar-generating capacity in the United States Department of Defense after awarding a contract on September 10, 2010, to SunEdison to construct a 14.5 MW PV field on the northwestern side of the base.


Where are large quantities of H2 needed?

H_2 is used as a hydrogenating agent, particularly in increasing the level of saturation of unsaturated fats and oils (found in items such as margarine), and in the production of methanol.


When was Harry Caray's final performance of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"?

An album entitled Take Me Out to a Cubs Game was released in 2008.


How often did Jehovah Witnesses congregations meet prior to 2009?

Prior to 2009, congregations met three times each week; these meetings were condensed, with the intention that members dedicate an evening for "family worship".


What % of households were spending less than £20 per week in 2004

Household survey results suggest the percentage of households spending less than £20 per week on a per capita basis fell from 27% to 8% between 2000 and 2004, implying a decline in income poverty.


Who is the head for Greece's foreign policy?

Greece's foreign policy is conducted through the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and its head, the Minister for Foreign Affairs.


When did republicanism gain strength during Queen Victoria's reign?

As a result of her seclusion, republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign her popularity recovered.


The Founder Members Agreement, signed on 17 July 1991 by the game's top-flight clubs, established the basic principles for setting up the FA Premier League.


Where did Avicenna think Venus was in relation to the sun?

He used his transit observation to help establish that Venus was, at least sometimes, below the Sun in Ptolemaic cosmology, i.e. the sphere of Venus comes before the sphere of the Sun when moving out from the Earth in the prevailing geocentric model.


Slavs that remained in the Carpathian basin were assimilated into who?

Conversely, some Slavs were assimilated into other populations.


The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 439,896 as of July 1, 2014.


Where did Pope Francis commemorate his death on 3 June?

He is commemorated on the date of his death, 3 June, by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and on the following day, 4 June, by the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church (United States).


Elements of the public sphere included: it was egalitarian, it discussed the domain of "common concern," and argument was founded on reason.


How many prisoners are still held in Burma on political crimes?

In July 2013, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners indicated that there were approximately 100 political prisoners being held in Burmese prisons.


How many men defended the attack from the Dutch in 1673?

With only twenty-three men, the valiant Martin beat off an attack by three Dutch warships.


In March 1837, ornithologist John Gould announced that Darwin's rhea was a separate species from the previously described rhea (though their territories overlapped), that mockingbirds collected on the Galápagos Islands represented three separate species each unique to a particular island, and that several distinct birds from those islands were all classified as finches.


What are groups other than blacks considered to be?

[W]hen ancestry in one of these racial minority groups does not exceed one-fourth, a person is not defined solely as a member of that group.


what did the spanish think the cities of Quivira and Cíbola were rich in?

The Spanish thought the Great Plains were the location of the mythological Quivira and Cíbola, a place said to be rich in gold.


How did the translation of Rubaiyat achieve an Oriental flavor?

An exception was the outstanding translation in this period, Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1859), which achieved its Oriental flavor largely by using Persian names and discreet Biblical echoes and actually drew little of its material from the Persian original.


Has Bermuda's constitution ever been amended?

The Constitution of Bermuda came into force on 1 June 1967; it was amended in 1989 and 2003.


When did the Borders Books open up in Ann Arbor?

The Borders chain was based in the city, as was its flagship store until it closed in September 2011.


Software stored in hardware that cannot be changed easily is called what?

Software refers to parts of the computer which do not have a material form, such as programs, data, protocols, etc.


Some of these exchange students started private schools for higher educations, while many samurai took pens instead of guns and became reporters and writers, setting up newspaper companies, and others entered governmental service.


What did the Boston Globe have to say about Yale?

Yale alumni were represented on the Democratic or Republican ticket in every U.S. Presidential election between 1972 and 2004.


How many orders of mendicant friars came out of the Middle Ages?

Like his contemporary, Francis, Dominic saw the need for a new type of organization, and the quick growth of the Dominicans and Franciscans during their first century of existence confirms that the orders of mendicant friars met a need.


Madrasas in which specific location are said to have guided the formation of medieval universities?

Lowe and Yasuhara have recently drawn on the well-documented influences of scholarship from the Islamic world on the universities of Western Europe to call for a reconsideration of the development of higher education, turning away from a concern with local institutional structures to a broader consideration within a global context.


What sort of language system is phonology?

The word phonology (as in the phonology of English) can also refer to the phonological system (sound system) of a given language.


Daylight Saving Time is sometimes called summer time, but the clocks are actually moved forward in which season?

A digital display of local time does not read 02:00 exactly at the shift to summer time, but instead jumps from 01:59:59.9 forward to 03:00:00.0.


How did the Queen view the Indian Rebellion?

The Queen had a relatively balanced view of the conflict, and condemned atrocities on both sides.


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


What lays at the bottom of the Inn Valley

The Inn valley is an example of a valley carved by glaciers during the ice ages with a typical terraced structure caused by erosion.


Visitors to what region's beaches often stop at Plymouth?

Plymouth is often used as a base by visitors to Dartmoor, the Tamar Valley and the beaches of south-east Cornwall.


During this period the practice of manuscript illumination gradually passed from monasteries to lay workshops, so that according to Janetta Benton "by 1300 most monks bought their books in shops", and the book of hours developed as a form of devotional book for lay-people.


The hollow worked stones lamps found in Lascaux caves date back how far?

With the discovery of fire, the earliest form of artificial lighting used to illuminate an area were campfires or torches.


Where did Virgil's name become a generic term for magic-worker?

Virgil's legacy in medieval Wales was such that the Welsh version of his name, Fferyllt or Pheryllt, became a generic term for magic-worker, and survives in the modern Welsh word for pharmacist, fferyllydd.


In addition to technology, Fachhochschulen offer courses in social science, medicine, design, and what other discipline?

They grant bachelor's degrees and master's degrees, and focus more on teaching than research and more on specific professions than on science.


What group of people were suddenly free to go shopping without fears of being judged or reprimanded?

This urbanized social group, sharing a culture of consumption and changing fashion, was the catalyst for the retail revolution.


Why weren't the Ugyhurs deported back to China?

They were cleared as safe for release from Guantánamo in 2005 or 2006, but US domestic law prohibited deporting them back to China, their country of citizenship, because the US government determined that China was likely to violate their human rights.


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

In 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) which defined the crime of genocide for the first time.


What town did Victoria visit in the center of England on her trip with the Dutchess of kent and Conroy?

In 1830, the Duchess of Kent and Conroy took Victoria across the centre of England to visit the Malvern Hills, stopping at towns and great country houses along the way.


What type of donations did the Jerkins Orphanage accept?

Orphanages around the country began to develop brass bands in the wake of the Jenkins Orphanage Band's success.


How many kilometers is it away from London?

The city is spread widely on both banks of the river.


How many states are on the Frontier Strip?

It is bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri, on the north by Kansas, on the northwest by Colorado, on the far west by New Mexico, and on the south and near-west by Texas.


On 6 June 2005, The Times redesigned what page of its newspaper?

On 6 June 2005, The Times redesigned its Letters page, dropping the practice of printing correspondents' full postal addresses.


What position was Ben Franklin appointed in 1776?

In June 1776, Benjamin Franklin was appointed a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence.


What percentage of the population in 2011 were millenials?

Millennials (ages 18 through 34) constitute 27.1% of San Diego's population, the second-highest percentage in a major U.S. city.


What factor has caused an increased demand for fish?

The rising population has resulted in an increased demand on fish stocks, which are under stress; although the creation of the Funafuti Conservation Area has provided a fishing exclusion area to help sustain the fish population across the Funafuti lagoon.


What did the king lose on his way to the west?

The king returned west but is said to have lost a significant part of his baggage train along the way.


What type of meat is never present in halal dishes?

Despite the variety, there remains one thing that unites the various regional cuisines: all food is served halal.


Ctenophora and the Cnidaria include what sea creatures?

As such, these animals are sometimes called diploblastic.


What scriptures describe hunting as and acceptable occupation?

Even figures considered godly are described to have engaged in hunting.


What is the success rate for male Aeta hunters?

Aeta women hunt in groups and with dogs, and have a 31% success rate as opposed to 17% for men.


The American Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) HDTV system had its public launch on October 29, 1998, during the live coverage of astronaut John Glenn's return mission to space on board the Space Shuttle Discovery.


In what year was the Malleus Maleficarum published?

Besides mysticism, belief in witches and witchcraft became widespread, and by the late 15th century the Church had begun to lend credence to populist fears of witchcraft with its condemnation of witches in 1484 and the publication in 1486 of the Malleus Maleficarum, the most popular handbook for witch-hunters.


Until what century did the Kabul Shahi dynasties rule the Kabul Valley?

The kingdom was known as the Kabul Shahan or Ratbelshahan from 565-670, when the capitals were located in Kapisa and Kabul, and later Udabhandapura, also known as Hund for its new capital.


When was the USB Battery Charging Specification Revision 1.1 released?

The USB Battery Charging Specification Revision 1.1 (released in 2007) defines a new type of USB port, called the charging port.


What do Jehovah Witnesses consider the science and history within the Bible to be?

They consider the Bible to be the final authority for all their beliefs, although sociologist Andrew Holden's ethnographic study of the religion concluded that pronouncements of the Governing Body, through Watch Tower Society publications, carry almost as much weight as the Bible.


In December 1986, Horne's was acquired by a local investor group following ADG's acquisition by May Department Stores.


What are some of the members of the Armed Forces Council?

The Armed Forces' 115,349 personnel are divided into a hierarchy of numerous ranks of officers and non-commissioned members.


What journalist from the New York Times stated his believe in Nassim Nicholas Taleb?

According to David Brooks from the New York Times, "Taleb not only has an explanation for what’s happening, he saw it coming."


Where did Adolf Hitler establish a home in the 1930s?

Austrian-born Adolf Hitler had a lifelong romantic fascination with the Alps and by the 1930s established a home in the Obersalzberg region outside of Berchtesgaden.


Which airport is the second busiest in all of Australia?

Melbourne also has a significant general aviation airport, Moorabbin Airport in the city's south east that also handles a small number of passenger flights.


What affluent family did Chopin gain a patronage from?

Later that year he was introduced to the wealthy Rothschild banking family, whose patronage also opened doors for him to other private salons (social gatherings of the aristocracy and artistic and literary elite).


What should secondary training provide a student in the secondary stage of school?

He wrote that this was a transitional stage and that there needs to be flexibility regarding the age in which pupils graduate, as the student's emotional development and chosen subjects need to be taken into account.


What did the Democrat party do in the 1970

In this period, African Americans were still disenfranchised by the state's constitution and discriminatory practices; in the 19th century they had made up most of the Republican Party.


What did the new post-punk artists believe?

The term "post-punk" was first used by journalists in the late 1970s to describe groups moving beyond punk's sonic template into disparate areas.


What Apple mouse 1st used multi-touch gesture recognition?

In October 2009, Apple introduced the Magic Mouse, which uses multi-touch gesture recognition (similar to that of the iPhone) instead of a physical scroll wheel or ball.


What television station made a documentary on Chopin?

Chopin's life was covered in a BBC TV documentary Chopin –


What does the letter of the abbreviated notation for the electrical characteristics of smaller capacitors represent?

Most capacitors have numbers printed on their bodies to indicate their electrical characteristics.


How do Hawking and Mlodinow believe the question of God can be answered?

Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God.


In what ways can the gender of God be viewed?

The gender of God may be viewed as either a literal or an allegorical aspect of a deity who, in classical western philosophy, transcends bodily form.


According to actor Tom Hiddleston, that is special about Eton?

It has the facilities and the excellence of teaching and it will find what you’re good at and nurture it", while the actor Tom Hiddleston says there are widespread misconceptions about Eton, and that "People think it's just full of braying toffs...


The Orthodox use the Cyrillic alphabet and the Roman Catholics use Latin alphabet, the Bosniaks who are Muslims also use the Latin.


Who did the Ming emperors send invitations to?

According to Tibetologist John Powers, Tibetan sources counter this narrative of titles granted by the Chinese to Tibetans with various titles which the Tibetans gave to the Chinese emperors and their officials.


How many people visited the Hanover Zoo in 2010?

In 2010 the Hanover Zoo had over 1.6 million visitors.


What is the common density of printing paper?

Printing paper is about 800 kg/m3 (50 lb/cu ft).


In what European areas is Protestantism still the most practiced religion?

These include the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom.


How many Dubai-based airlines are owned by Somalis?

Somali-owned businesses line the streets of Deira, the Dubai city centre, with only Iranians exporting more products from the city at large.


On what date did Eisenhower leave active duty in the military?

The trustees of Columbia University refused to accept Eisenhower's resignation in December 1950, when he took an extended leave from the university to become the Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and he was given operational command of NATO forces in Europe.


Ship transport is an important component of Melbourne's transport system.


The Langone Medical Center is part of what college?

The Introductory Course is a course that gives students an overview of the basics of immunology.


Do adolescents perform significantly better on IQ tests than other age groups?

Wisdom is not the same as intelligence: adolescents do not improve substantially on IQ tests since their scores are relative to others in their same age group, and relative standing usually does not change—everyone matures at approximately the same rate in this way.


What are the ideal chemical properties for the gas in a light bulb?

The presence of gas molecules knocks the liberated tungsten atoms back to the filament, reducing its evaporation and allowing it to be operated at higher temperature without reducing its life (or, for operating at the same temperature, prolongs the filament life).


How many parades take place during Carnival?

The latter two parades are open to anyone who wishes to participate.


Most of Greyhound's services in Philadelphia operate to/from the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal, located at 1001 Filbert Street in Center City Philadelphia.


Who did the Guinness Book of World Records say was the oldest dog in 2011?

The dog widely reported to be the longest-lived is "Bluey", who died in 1939 and was claimed to be 29.5 years old at the time of his death.


What sector puts up most of Southampton's economic contribution?

According to 2004 figures, Southampton contributes around £4.2 bn to the regional economy annually.


Who used Pan-Slavism as a political tool?

Pan-Slavism, a movement which came into prominence in the mid-19th century, emphasized the common heritage and unity of all the Slavic peoples.


Of which Washington county is Seattle the center?

With an estimated 662,400 residents as of 2015[update], Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America.


What political party is mostly supported by orthodox jews?

While the overwhelming majority of non-Orthodox American Jews are on average strongly liberal and supporters of the Democratic Party, the Modern Orthodox subgroup of Orthodox Judaism tends to be far more conservative, with roughly half describing themselves as political conservatives, and are mostly Republican Party supporters.


How many performers are in the Tucson Folk Festival?

In addition to nationally known headline acts each evening, the Festival highlights over 100 local and regional musicians on five stages is one of the largest free festivals in the country.


What does a nonstandard dialect usually not have compared to a standard dialect?

The Dialect Test was designed by Joseph Wright to compare different English dialects with each other.


What group operation is taken by the set from the original group?

This set inherits a group operation (sometimes called coset multiplication, or coset addition) from the original group G: (gN) • (hN) =


While Christianity is ultimately one belief, a wide range of what is found among the different denominations and sects?

A wide range of beliefs and practices is found across the world among those who call themselves Christian.


What could an accomplished tailor or seamstress skillfully render almost invisible?

A meticulous tailor or seamstress could mend rips with thread raveled from hems and seam edges so skillfully that the tear was practically invisible.


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

The Brooklyn Bridge is an icon of the city itself.


In what year did the New Zealand governor-general last personally grant the royal assent in parliament?

A similar practice is followed in New Zealand, where the governor-general has not personally granted the Royal Assent in parliament since 1875.


VH1 listed her at what number on their 100 Sexiest Artists list?

In January 2013, GQ placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century" list.


An example of a more specific genocidal crime of which one could be accused was what?

Because the universal acceptance of international laws which in 1948 defined and forbade genocide with the promulgation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), those criminals who were prosecuted after the war in international courts for taking part in the Holocaust were found guilty of crimes against humanity and other more specific crimes like murder.


After Babangida survived an abortive coup, he pushed back the promised return to democracy to 1992.


Who did Hitler have a conflict over running the air force?

When Hitler tried to intervene more in the running of the air force later in the war, he was faced with a political conflict of his own making between himself and Göring, which was not fully resolved until the war was almost over.


How many troops did Toyotomi Hideyoshi send to Korea?

In spite of the superiority of Japanese land forces, ultimately the two expeditions failed (though they did devastate the Korean landmass) from factors such as Korean naval superiority (which, led by Admiral Yi Sun-shin, harassed Japanese supply lines continuously throughout the wars, resulting in supply shortages on land), the commitment of sizeable Ming forces to Korea, Korean guerrilla actions, the underestimation of resistance by Japanese commanders (in the first campaign of 1592, Korean defenses on land were caught unprepared, under-trained, and under-armed; they were rapidly overrun, with only a limited number of successfully resistant engagements against the more-experienced and battle-hardened Japanese forces - in the second campaign of 1597, Korean and Ming forces proved to be a far more difficult challenge and, with the support of continued Korean naval superiority, limited Japanese gains to parts southeastern Korea), and wavering Japanese commitment to the campaigns as the wars dragged on.


What school considered a merger with Waikato Institute of Technology that was later abandoned?

The Central Institute of Technology explored a merger with the Waikato Institute of Technology, which was abandoned, but later, after financial concerns, controversially amalgamated with Hutt Valley Polytechnic, which in turn became Wellington Institute of Technology.


Which radio station caters for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender audiences?

Melbourne has many community run stations that serve alternative interests, such as 3CR and 3KND (Indigenous).


Dunavant Enterprises, based in Memphis, Tennessee, is the leading cotton broker in Africa, with hundreds of purchasing agents.


What did the British and French air forces bomb?

Moreover, he feared that if the armored corps was dispatched to confront the Israeli invading force and the British and French subsequently landed in the canal city of Port Said, Egyptian armor in the Sinai would be cut off from the canal and destroyed by the combined tripartite forces.


How was Egyptian culture under Nasser refered to?

Egypt under Nasser dominated the Arab world in these fields, producing cultural icons.


What did the governor order constructed?

After the Civil War began, Governor Zebulon Baird Vance ordered the construction of breastworks around the city as protection from Union troops.


What radio station introduced the term "soft rock"?

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


What may be contracted into single characters?

Some of these can be considered logograms, where characters represent whole words rather than syllable-morphemes, though these are generally instead considered ligatures or abbreviations (similar to scribal abbreviations, such as & for "et"), and as non-standard.


Bermuda, at roughly a thousand miles from the Caribbean Sea, has little trade with, and little economically in common with, the region, and joined primarily to strengthen cultural links.


commonly referred to as Soviet Russia or simply as Russia, was a sovereign state in 1917–22, the largest, most populous, and most economically developed republic of the Soviet Union in 1922–91 and a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation in 1990–91.


When did the first whole genome duplication event occur?

The evolution of seed plants and later angiosperms appears to be the result of two distinct rounds of whole genome duplication events.


After the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), Greece had fallen under a Spartan hegemony, in which Sparta was pre-eminent but not all-powerful.


In 1989, the first full season with night baseball at Wrigley Field, Don Zimmer's Cubs were led by a core group of veterans in Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe and Andre Dawson, who were boosted by a crop of youngsters such as Mark Grace, Shawon Dunston, Greg Maddux, Rookie of the Year Jerome Walton, and Rookie of the Year Runner-Up Dwight Smith.


As they are long-lived birds, they may cover enormous distances during their lives; one record-breaking Manx shearwater is calculated to have flown 8 million km (5 million miles) during its over-50 year lifespan.


Who paid the price for the reforms of the voting system?

Reforms of the voting system increased the power of the House of Commons at the expense of the House of Lords and the monarch.


What two apex predators do not have a small population size?

Having small population size is a characteristic almost universally inherent to apex predators, humans and dogs by far the most blatant exceptions.


What is the street that is named after Juan Rodriguez?

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


The awards were displayed in full number only at his funeral in 1980.


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

In Persian mythology, two four-eyed dogs guard the Chinvat Bridge.


This was among the last areas of the subcontinent to be conquered by the British.


What department was ready to join the rescue effort by Wednesday?

However, the Red Cross Society of China said that (on May 13) "it was inconvenient currently due to the traffic problem to the hardest hit areas closest to the epicenter."


What are poultry eggs used for aside from consumption?

A problem with using eggs for this purpose is that people with egg allergies are unable to be immunised, but this disadvantage may be overcome as new techniques for cell-based rather than egg-based culture become available.


What was HP's growth during the third quarter of 2006?

Both Gartner and IDC estimated that in the third quarter of 2006, HP shipped more units worldwide than Dell did.


What degree program did Whitehead contribute to establishing at University of London?

In 1918 Whitehead's academic responsibilities began to seriously expand as he accepted a number of high administrative positions within the University of London system, of which Imperial College London was a member at the time.


The Planck constant initially was given what name?

Eventually, following upon Planck's discovery, it was recognized that physical action cannot take on an arbitrary value.


What artist released the best selling album of the 1970s?

Soft rock reached its commercial peak in the mid-to-late 1970s with acts such as Toto, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Air Supply, Seals and Crofts, America and the reformed Fleetwood Mac, whose Rumours (1977) was the best-selling album of the decade.


By 1811, what was the population of Napoleon's Empire?

Hoping to extend the Continental System, Napoleon invaded Iberia and declared his brother Joseph the King of Spain in 1808.


Until what date was Swaziland bound by umchwasho?

After a number of years, when the girls had reached a marriageable age, they would perform labour service for the Queen Mother, ending with dancing and feasting.


On what date was the stamp officially released?

In 1936 the US Patent Office declared Bell first on its list of the country's greatest inventors, leading to the US Post Office issuing a commemorative stamp honoring Bell in 1940 as part of its 'Famous Americans Series'.


What did the Arabs introduce that continues to be relevant to Palermo's culture today?

It was said to have then begun to compete with Córdoba and Cairo in terms of importance and splendor.


This failure is known as disc rot, for which there are several, mostly environmental, reasons.


When did the Turkish War of Independence take place?

The Arab Revolt which began in 1916 turned the tide against the Ottomans on the Middle Eastern front, where they initially seemed to have the upper hand during the first two years of the war.


What is the permutation when a person has not chosen goals in the past but is willing to in the future?

Foreclosure is when a person has not chosen extensively in the past, but seems willing to commit to some relevant values, goals, or roles in the future.


What was the result of the invasion by Spain?

Spain, bound by the Pacte de Famille, intervened on behalf of France and together they launched a disastrous invasion of Portugal in 1762.


What title did Georgius Gemistus Pletho carry?

Meanwhile, in Renaissance Italy, a new period in the history of translation had opened in Florence with the arrival, at the court of Cosimo de' Medici, of the Byzantine scholar Georgius Gemistus Pletho shortly before the fall of Constantinople to the Turks (1453).


What is the largest public radio station in the US by audience size?

The oldest public-access television channel in the United States is the Manhattan Neighborhood Network, founded in 1971.


In the 12th century CE the Andalusian Muslim philosopher and novelist Abu Bakr Ibn Tufail (known as "Abubacer" or "Ebn Tophail" in the West) included the theory of tabula rasa as a thought experiment in his Arabic philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan in which he depicted the development of the mind of a feral child "from a tabula rasa to that of an adult, in complete isolation from society" on a desert island, through experience alone.


What was the codename of the plutonium-based bomb created in the Second World War?

Two major types of atomic bombs were developed by the United States during World War II: a uranium-based device (codenamed "Little Boy") whose fissile material was highly enriched uranium, and a plutonium-based device (see Trinity test and "Fat Man") whose plutonium was derived from uranium-238.


What is special about Wutaishan Sports Center, from a historical perspective?

Wutaishan Sports Center was established in 1952 and it was one of the oldest and most advanced stadiums in early time of People's Republic of China.


Al-Mukhtar hoped to elevate Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, another son of Ali, to the caliphate, although Ibn al-Hanafiyyah himself may have had no connection to the revolt.


At what point did Hayek claim dictatorships may be necessary?

But a dictatorship may be a necessary system for a transitional period.


Who was it that peculiarly called a full parliament without royal authorization in 1265?

During Henry VI's reign, it became regular practice for the two houses to originate legislation in the form of bills, which would not become law unless the sovereign's assent was obtained, as the sovereign was, and still remains, the enactor of laws.


According to family economic and financial education specialists, how do adolescents develop sound money management skills?

According to family economic and financial education specialists, adolescents develop sound money management skills through the practices of saving and spending money, as well as through planning ahead for future economic goals.


What people are particularly known for eating buff?

Consumption of beef is very uncommon and considered taboo in many places.


The government violently suppressed the protests, killing 100 children and teenagers.


Who can put a stop the parliamentary attempts at dissovling itself in some areas?

However, in many jurisdictions a head of state may refuse a parliamentary dissolution, requiring the resignation of the prime minister and his or her government.


What other European language has a mute "h" like the West Flemings do?

For example, an oddity of West Flemings (and to a lesser extent, East Flemings) is that, the voiced velar fricative (written as "g" in Dutch) shifts to a voiced glottal fricative (written as "h" in Dutch), while the letter "h" in West Flemish becomes mute (just like in French).


Archaeologist Louis Binford criticised the idea that early hominids and early humans were hunters.


What was the name of Giovanni da Verrazzano's ship?

He claimed the area for France and named it "Nouvelle Angoulême" (New Angoulême).


In what year was Eisenhower's EDC rejected?

In 1954, Eisenhower articulated the domino theory in his outlook towards communism in Southeast Asia and also in Central America.


What is another term for coset multiplication?

This definition is motivated by the idea (itself an instance of general structural considerations outlined above) that the map G → G / N that associates to any element g its coset gN be a group homomorphism, or by general abstract considerations called universal properties.


According to Pirie, conservatives dislike change only when its forced upon them by whom?

They wish to allow the market to function smoothly and give it the freedom to change and develop.


How many of Oklahoma's 2007 undergrads completed their degree?

In the 2007–2008 school year, there were 181,973 undergraduate students, 20,014 graduate students, and 4,395 first-professional degree students enrolled in Oklahoma colleges.


Writings in Estonian became significant only in the 19th century with the spread of the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment, during the Estophile Enlightenment Period (1750–1840).


What is the name of the Somali postal service?

The Somali Postal Service (Somali Post) is the national postal service of the Federal Government of Somalia.


What is the name of the stadium that held Live Aid?

The city has played a major role in the development and support of American rock music and rap music.


What political organization was Giovanni's father a member of?

He had two brothers, Francesco Montini, who became a physician, and Lodovico Montini, who became a lawyer and politician.


Who reformed the low numbers of troops by implementing universal conscription?

Under Marshal Adolphe Niel, urgent reforms were made.


Since when has Montana been a destination for trout fisheries?

The state has robust recreational lake trout and kokanee salmon fisheries in the west, walleye can be found in many parts of the state, while northern pike, smallmouth and largemouth bass fisheries as well as catfish and paddlefish can be found in the waters of eastern Montana.


What year did Victoria give birth to her final child?

Victoria was so impressed by the relief it gave from the pain of childbirth that she used it again in 1857 at the birth of her ninth and final child, Beatrice, despite opposition from members of the clergy, who considered it against biblical teaching, and members of the medical profession, who thought it dangerous.


What theories do Roland Faber and Catherine Keller combine with Whitehead's ideas?

Roland Faber and Catherine Keller integrate Whitehead with poststructuralist, postcolonialist, and feminist theory.


What was this official's position at the time?

However, both the Washington Post and the Washington Times reported that Powell simply fell in line, signing a brief written by someone else.


What did the abbey build on the west side?

The abbey built shops and dwellings on the west side, encroaching upon the sanctuary.[citation needed]


What has been the effect of Yale and New Haven's relationship on Yale?

Under President Levin, Yale has financially supported many of New Haven's efforts to reinvigorate the city.


When did the High Court of Malawi gave the right for Madonna to adopt her second son?

The country's High Court initially approved the adoption of Chifundo "Mercy" James; however, the application was rejected because Madonna was not a resident of the country.


What year did the memorial first opened?

Since its opening in 2000, over three million people have visited.


What political party was Calvin Coolidge a member of?

In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama became the first presidential candidate of any party to receive more than 80% of the overall vote in New York City, sweeping all five boroughs.


When did the questioning of human sexual responses begin?

From at least the late nineteenth century in Europe, there was speculation that the range of human sexual response looked more like a continuum than two or three discrete categories.


What type of pixels does a dot matrix display use?

Dot-matrix displays typically use 5x7 pixels per character.


Along with 860, in what year did Swedish raiders attempt to conquer Constantinople?

Swedish traders and raiders ranged down the rivers of the Russian steppe, and even attempted to seize Constantinople in 860 and 907.


He won Ottoman confidence as a junior officer in the Crimean War.


The first section behind the prostomium, called the peristomium (Greek περι- meaning "around" and στομα meaning "mouth"), is regarded by some zoologists as not a true segment, but in some polychaetes the peristomium has chetae and appendages like those of other segments.


What do some people feel the IASP's system is inadequate for?

In 1994, responding to the need for a more useful system for describing chronic pain, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) classified pain according to specific characteristics: (1) region of the body involved (e.g. abdomen, lower limbs), (2) system whose dysfunction may be causing the pain (e.g., nervous, gastrointestinal), (3) duration and pattern of occurrence, (4) intensity and time since onset, and (5) etiology.


Who from Switzerland was an influential in education?

Other influential writers and thinkers have included the Swiss humanitarian Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi; the American transcendentalists Amos Bronson Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau; the founders of progressive education, John Dewey and Francis Parker; and educational pioneers such as Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner, and more recently John Caldwell Holt, Paul Goodman, Frederick Mayer, George Dennison and Ivan Illich.


How many times was Professor Stefan Grimm's email viewed in the first four days after it was posted online?

His last email was viewed more than 100,000 times in the first four days after it was posted.


What aircraft design feature improves launch and recovery cycle flexibilty?

An angled deck also improves launch and recovery cycle flexibility with the option of simultaneous launching and recovery of aircraft.


Who does Barbara Anderson feel the church's policy regarding sexual abuse protects?

Anderson says the policies "protect pedophiles rather than protect the children."


What is Greece ranked in the EU in the production of marble?

Between 2005 and 2011, Greece has had the highest percentage increase in industrial output compared to 2005 levels out of all European Union members, with an increase of 6%.


Such an assertion assumes that reforms only occurred when the military was able to safeguard its own interests through the transition—here, "transition" does not refer to a transition to a liberal democracy, but transition to a quasi-military rule.


In what year was thalidomide banned in Germany?

The firm continued to pressure Kelsey and the agency to approve the application—until November 1961, when the drug was pulled off the German market because of its association with grave congenital abnormalities.


According to feminist economists McKay and Bjornholt, would type economics should be included in a reshaping?

They argue that such a reshaping should include new advances within feminist economics and ecological economics that take as their starting point the socially responsible, sensible and accountable subject in creating an economy and economic theories that fully acknowledge care for each other as well as the planet.


It has replaced the throne room in importance and use.


The Grecian islands in the 14th century were under the control of who?

mainland Greece was split between the Greek Despotate of Epirus (a Byzantine successor state) and Frankish rule (known as the Frankokratia), while some islands came under Venetian rule.


What was the name of the project to change the location of I-40 and make a new entrance to the city?

This also allows the central portion of the city to expand south and connect with the shore of the Oklahoma River.


What did Augustine say that the knowledge of time depended on?

But Augustine presented the first philosophical argument for the reality of Creation (against Aristotle) in the context of his discussion of time, saying that knowledge of time depends on the knowledge of the movement of things, and therefore time cannot be where there are no creatures to measure its passing (Confessions Book XI ¶30; City of God Book XI ch.6).


In what year did the Dockyard Technical College close?

This was renamed Dockyard Technical College in 1959 before finally closing in 1994; training was transferred to the University of Southampton.


Which county in Estonia is the most uniform?

Thirteen of Estonia's 15 counties are over 80% ethnic Estonian, the most homogeneous being Hiiumaa, where Estonians account for 98.4% of the population.


What dye did the Egyptians make using the madder plant?

The Egyptians used the root of the rubia, or madder plant, to make a dye, later known as alizarin, and also used it to color white power to use as a pigment, which became known as madder lake, alizarin or alizarin crimson.


At what age did Phil Skinner begin playing music?

He was born Harry Skinner in Sydney in 1903 and started learning music at age 10 when his uncle tutored him on the banjo.


What evidence of previous rule is evident in the buildings in Burma ?

Burma's education system is modelled after that of the United Kingdom.


By contrast, Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities (1987) portrays a wealthy, white protagonist, Sherman McCoy, getting lost off the Major Deegan Expressway in the South Bronx and having an altercation with locals.


When was the City and Guilds College founded?

The latter two colleges were incorporated by Royal Charter into the Imperial College of Science and Technology and the CGLI Central Technical College was renamed the City and Guilds College in 1907, but not incorporated into Imperial College until 1910.


Why did e Melo demarcate the region for production of Port?

He demarcated the region for production of Port to ensure the wine's quality, and this was the first attempt to control wine quality and production in Europe.


How much energy does an HVAC system use in residential locations?

In the United States, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems account for 30% (4.65 EJ/yr) of the energy used in commercial buildings and nearly 50% (10.1 EJ/yr) of the energy used in residential buildings.


How many routes does Nanjing's airport run?

The airport currently has 85 routes to national and international destinations, which include Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, USA and Germany.


What part of the Burmese population is considered not a part of the mainstream group?

According to the The World Factbook, the Burman population is 68% and the ethnic groups constitute 32%.


Who listed her at number 17 in their list of  Top 20 hot 100 Songwriters?

In May 2011, Billboard magazine listed Beyoncé at number 17 on their list of the "Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters", for having co-written eight singles that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.


What type of law handles patent infringement cases in the US?

The scope of the patented invention or the extent of protection is defined in the claims of the granted patent.


How many km of underground passageways are dedicated to teh evacuationof Paris' waste liquids?

Today Paris has more than 2,400 km (1,491 mi) of underground passageways dedicated to the evacuation of Paris' liquid wastes.


What agreement called for the stop of Hostilities?

The only major group not to sign an agreement at the time was the CPJP, which continued its activities and signed a peace agreement with the government on 25 August 2012.


What was Rosell's record number of votes he received for president?

After Laporta's departure from the club in June 2010, Sandro Rosell was soon elected as the new president.


What did Nasser observe from moving around frequently as a youth?

Aburish asserts that Nasser was not distressed by his frequent relocations, which broadened his horizons and showed him Egyptian society's class divisions.


The third war of the Diadochi broke out because of the growing power and ambition of Antigonus.


The electric eel uses electric shock for defense and what other purpose?

The electric eel uses the same electric current to kill prey and to defend itself against animals (anacondas, caimans, egrets, jaguars, mountain lions, giant otters, humans, dogs, and cats) that ordinarily prey upon fish similar to an electric eel in size; the electric eel thus remains an apex predator in a predator-rich environment.


After the Dockyard Technical College closed, where were classes relocated to?

This was renamed Dockyard Technical College in 1959 before finally closing in 1994; training was transferred to the University of Southampton.


What happens to a multilateral treaty's rights and obligations among the other parties when just one party withdraws?

When a state withdraws from a multi-lateral treaty, that treaty will still otherwise remain in force among the other parties, unless, of course, otherwise should or could be interpreted as agreed upon between the remaining states parties to the treaty.[citation needed]


What appeared among the Slavs when their migratory movements ended?

When their migratory movements ended, there appeared among the Slavs the first rudiments of state organizations, each headed by a prince with a treasury and a defense force.


What promotes not only the peace of mind but also peace in the community?

According to the Law of Karma, keeping the precepts is meritorious and it acts as causes that would bring about peaceful and happy effects.


How many bombing raids were there during World War II?

Residential areas were also targeted, and more than 6,000 civilians were killed by the Allied bombing raids.


What group of people debate when humans stated wearing clothes?

Scientists are still debating when people started wearing clothes.


What new office allowed government to issue administrative orders faster?

While these two offices strengthened the emperor's position temporarily, soon they and other Chinese-style structures were bypassed in the developing state.


Who sent the Byzantine craftsmen that built Yaroslav's cathedral?

The craft has also been popular in early medieval Rus, inherited as part of the Byzantine tradition.


What is a common opinion of metaphysics?

Deleuze's and Latour's opinions, however, are minority ones, as Whitehead has not been recognized as particularly influential within the most dominant philosophical schools.


After the demise of what was the red flag linked to the French Revolution?

The red flag appeared as a political symbol during the French Revolution, after the fall of Bastille.


The people of the region were noted in Classical literature as Mauri, which was subsequently rendered as Moors in English.


What is used on many common items, such as chain link fences?

Zinc is more reactive than iron or steel and thus will attract almost all local oxidation until it completely corrodes away.


In including Norfolk Island as an auxiliary settlement, what Australian state did the British government plan to colonise?

In 1786 the British government included Norfolk Island as an auxiliary settlement, as proposed by John Call, in its plan for colonisation of New South Wales.


What is an example of a theme pub that caters to people of a certain nationality?

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


On what date was af2 regarded as disbanded?

That league was formally considered disbanded on September 8, 2009, when no owner committed his or her team to the league's eleventh season by that deadline.


How many groups are defined in the superclass?

Traditional morphology-based or appearance-based systematics have usually given the Hexapoda the rank of superclass,:180 and identified four groups within it: insects (Ectognatha), springtails (Collembola), Protura, and Diplura, the latter three being grouped together as the Entognatha on the basis of internalized mouth parts.


What new standards of translation came with the 19th century?

The 19th century brought new standards of accuracy and style.


What is the popular way for wrestlers to refer to one another?

Sometimes a character is owned and trademarked by the company, forcing the wrestler to find a new one when they leave (although a simple typeset change, such as changing Rhyno to Rhino, can usually get around this), and sometimes a character is owned by the wrestler.


When was clonal selection theory first proposed?

The theory was later modified to reflect new discoveries regarding histocompatibility or the complex "two-signal" activation of T cells.


What kind of Armenian religious music is prevalent?

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


Historian H. Paul Varley notes the description of Japan given by Jesuit leader St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552):


Some schools venerate certain texts as religious what?

Some schools venerate certain texts as religious objects in themselves, while others take a more scholastic approach.


What are conformation shows also known as?

As the breed standard only deals with the externally observable qualities of the dog (such as appearance, movement, and temperament), separately tested qualities (such as ability or health) are not part of the judging in conformation shows.


What are the three principles every plan should consider?

According to Vitruvius, a good building should satisfy the three principles of firmitas, utilitas, venustas, commonly known by the original translation – firmness, commodity and delight.


What causes the behavioral adaptations necessary for migration?

While it is agreed that the behavioral and physiological adaptations necessary for migration are under genetic control, some authors have argued that no genetic change is necessary for migratory behavior to develop in a sedentary species because the genetic framework for migratory behavior exists in nearly all avian lineages.


They often support their churches monetarily, and many Cardinals do keep in contact with the pastoral staffs of their titular churches.


How many people visited the Louvre in 2013?

There were 72.1 million visitors to the city's museums and monuments in 2013.


Insects have what kind of sense of numbers?

The number of caterpillars is different among species, but always the same for each sex of larva.


Who did Victorias eldest daughter marry?

Eleven days after Orsini's assassination attempt in France, Victoria's eldest daughter married Prince Frederick William of Prussia in London.


What did Wii offer that PS3 couldn't compete with?

The PS3 lacked the unique gameplay of the more affordable Wii which became that generation's most successful console in terms of units sold.


When was the Casas Adobes Plaza established?

The Foothills Mall is also located on the northwest side in Casas Adobes.


What action of the Union damaged the southern cotton exports?

After the American Civil War ended in 1865, British and French traders abandoned Egyptian cotton and returned to cheap American exports,[citation needed] sending Egypt into a deficit spiral that led to the country declaring bankruptcy in 1876, a key factor behind Egypt's occupation by the British Empire in 1882.


How did the reforms of Britains voting system affect the House of Commons?

As Victoria's monarchy became more symbolic than political, it placed a strong emphasis on morality and family values, in contrast to the sexual, financial and personal scandals that had been associated with previous members of the House of Hanover and which had discredited the monarchy.


What percentage of undergraduates were affiliated with a fraternity or sorority in Winter 2013?

In Winter 2013, 39% of undergraduates were affiliated with a fraternity or sorority.


Beyonce's sex appeal is characterized as what?

" Due to her curves and the term's catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term "Bootylicious" (a portmanteau of the words booty and delicious) to describe Beyoncé, the term popularized by Destiny's Child's single of the same name.


What action is forbid by the Orthodox Greek Church to Freemasons?

The Orthodox critique of Freemasonry agrees with both the Roman Catholic and Protestant versions: "Freemasonry cannot be at all compatible with Christianity as far as it is a secret organisation, acting and teaching in mystery and secret and deifying rationalism."


What is the limestone cap of the seamount made from?

The archipelago is formed by high points on the rim of the caldera of a submarine volcano that forms a seamount.


Where did electric motors improve convenience and safety?

Household uses of electric motors reduced heavy labor in the home and made higher standards of convenience, comfort and safety possible.


The ultimate objective of the textual critic's work is the production of a "critical edition" containing a scholarly curated text.


What was the reason the Allen brothers purchased land in 1836?

The Allen brothers decided to name the city after Sam Houston, the popular general at the Battle of San Jacinto, who was elected President of Texas in September 1836.


Who was the Collector for the port of Pennsylvania in 1715?

Other lodges in the colony obtained authorisations from the later Antient Grand Lodge of England, the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and the Grand Lodge of Ireland, which was particularly well represented in the travelling lodges of the British Army.


What are examples of day migrating raptors?

Satellite tracking of day migrating raptors such as ospreys and honey buzzards has shown that older individuals are better at making corrections for wind drift.


How did Milliband explain posing with this newspaper?

A statement was issued on 13 June explaining that Miliband "was promoting England's bid to win the World Cup", although "he understands the anger that is felt towards the Sun over Hillsborough by many people in Merseyside and he is sorry to those who feel offended."


Is asthma worst during the day or at night time?

Symptoms are usually worse at night and in the early morning or in response to exercise or cold air.


She later gave a speech criticizing China's relations with Sudan in Hong Kong, as there was also a small minority of people protesting about China's role in the crisis of Darfur.


In whose depictions can the evolution of Greek sculpture be observed?

The evolution of the Greek sculpture can be observed in his depictions from the almost static formal Kouros type in early archaic period, to the representation of motion in a relative harmonious whole in late archaic period.


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


Where did Chopin and Hiller go with the person Chopin met in the spring of 1834?

After the festival, the three visited Düsseldorf, where Mendelssohn had been appointed musical director.


What kind of computers were Donkey Kong Country's graphics rendered on?

In November 1994, Rare released Donkey Kong Country, a platform game featuring 3D models and textures pre-rendered on SGI workstations.


What was this new phase of neoclassicism?

From about 1800 a fresh influx of Greek architectural examples, seen through the medium of etchings and engravings, gave a new impetus to neoclassicism, the Greek Revival.


What religions form of worship came from the Eastern sects ?

However, Greece itself had a tendency to cling to paganism and was not one of the influential centers of early Christianity: in fact, some ancient Greek religious practices remained in vogue until the end of the 4th century, with some areas such as the southeastern Peloponnese remaining pagan until well into the 10th century AD.


Who first dubbed the British Parliament the "Mother of Parliaments?"

London is the seat of the Government of the United Kingdom.


What piece of Bach's did Chopin take inspiration for his preludes?

The preludes were perhaps not intended to be played as a group, and may even have been used by him and later pianists as generic preludes to others of his pieces, or even to music by other composers, as Kenneth Hamilton suggests: he has noted a recording by Ferruccio Busoni of 1922, in which the Prelude Op.


According to some, what is the rule of law is formed to protect?

Others, including a few legal theorists, believe that the rule of law necessarily entails protection of individual rights.


Which two composers are usually regarded as being the most in line with the Enlightenment ideals?

As musicians depended more and more on public support, public concerts became increasingly popular and helped supplement performers' and composers' incomes.


During which dynasty was the term Xizang first used?

The term Xīzàng was coined during the Qing dynasty in the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (1796–1820) through the addition of a prefix meaning "west" (西 xī) to Zang.


What was youtube planning on doing to labels it did not reach a deal with?

Stating that 90% of labels had reached deals, he went on to say that "while we wish that we had [a] 100% success rate, we understand that is not likely an achievable goal and therefore it is our responsibility to our users and the industry to launch the enhanced music experience."


Her death in 1817 precipitated a succession crisis that brought pressure on the Duke of Kent and his unmarried brothers to marry and have children.


What's the name of the landmark on Commercial Road where remains of the friars' water system can be seen?

Further remains can be observed at Conduit House on Commercial Road.


What's Pakistan's program called that's comparable to the British A Level?

University of Engineering & Technology or University of Engineering Sciences are the recognized universities that grant Bachelor's and master's degrees in undergraduate and graduate studies respectively.


How long was the secret agreement between Germany and the Soviets?

On 24 August a 10-year non-aggression pact was signed with provisions that included: consultation, arbitration if either party disagreed, neutrality if either went to war against a third power, no membership of a group "which is directly or indirectly aimed at the other".


The Chief Justice presides in the Senate during a president's impeachment trial.


What practice was desired through connecting religion and schools?

"They tried moving their developing state toward Islamic orthodoxy."


What is a rare discipline that Avicenna worked on?

His Logic, Metaphysics, Physics, and De Caelo, are treatises giving a synoptic view of Aristotelian doctrine, though Metaphysics demonstrates a significant departure from the brand of Neoplatonism known as Aristotelianism in Ibn Sīnā's world; Arabic philosophers[who?][year needed] have hinted at the idea that Ibn Sīnā was attempting to "re-Aristotelianise" Muslim philosophy in its entirety, unlike his predecessors, who accepted the conflation of Platonic, Aristotelian, Neo- and Middle-Platonic works transmitted into the Muslim world.


What place was Oklahoma cities population ranked in the nation in 2012?

Based on population rank, the metropolitan area was the 42nd largest in the nation as of 2012.


Whose 1704 plan was used to fortified the city?

These were combined with raids by Native Americans, who tried to protect themselves from so-called European "settlers," who in turn wanted to expand the settlement.


Who staffs the one ambulance available on Norfolk Island?

The island has one ambulance staffed by St John Ambulance Australia volunteers.


The Somerset Levels is now the only area in the UK where basket willow is grown commercially.


Its GDP per capita of $9,714 means it is classified as a country with a lower-middle income.


How many crusades were waged against the Hussites?

Hussites defeated five continuous crusades proclaimed against them by the Pope.


What traditions does the US Air Force have?

Some of these traditions range from "Friday Name Tags" in flying units to an annual "Mustache Month.


What do virtually all culture techniques rely on at some point?

Virtually all of the culture techniques discussed above rely, at some point, on microscopic examination for definitive identification of the infectious agent.


When was the first American edition of On the Origin of Species published?

In the United States, botanist Asa Gray an American colleague of Darwin negotiated with a Boston publisher for publication of an authorised American version, but learnt that two New York publishing firms were already planning to exploit the absence of international copyright to print Origin.


Along with Linda Ronstadt, Elton John, Rod Stewart and Elvis Presley, what rock musician sometimes had songs featured on adult contemporary radio?

By the early 1970s, softer songs by artists like The Carpenters, Anne Murray, John Denver, Barry Manilow, and even Streisand, began to be played more often on "Top 40" radio and others were added to the mix on many AC stations.