Which annual derby is held at the Hyderabad Race Club?

During British rule, Secunderabad became a well-known sporting centre and many race courses, parade grounds and polo fields were built.:18 Many elite clubs formed by the Nizams and the British such as the Secunderabad Club, the Nizam Club and the Hyderabad Race Club, which is known for its horse racing especially the annual Deccan derby, still exist.


In what city was the French Academy of Science founded

Louis XIV distrusted the Parisians and moved his court to Versailles in 1682, but his reign also saw an unprecedented flourishing of the arts and sciences in Paris.


How many games could you buy to go with your PS3 when it launched in North America?

PlayStation 3 launched in North America with 14 titles, with another three being released before the end of 2006.


Which war played a role in ceding San Diego to the United States?

As a result of the Mexican–American War of 1846–48, the territory of Alta California, including San Diego, was ceded to the United States by Mexico, under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.


From where in the solar system could the meteorites have come?

Because meteorites in space absorb and record cosmic radiation, the time elapsed since the meteorite hit the Earth can be determined from laboratory studies.


During what century did the nomad lifestyle decline among Somalis?

While most Somalis can be found in Somalia proper, large numbers also live in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Yemen, the Middle East, South Asia and Europe due to their seafaring tradition.


How many feet above sea level is the highest point of the Saxue Mountains?

The western Sichuan consists of the numerous mountain ranges forming the easternmost part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which are known generically as Hengduan Mountains.


What disgruntled poet shot at Victoria's carriage on March 2, 1882?

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


Hunting big game typically requires a "tag" for each animal harvested.


What is the largest employer in Detroit?

Thousands more employees work in Midtown, north of the central business district.


Who wrote the novel The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist?

Darwish was born and raised in northern Israel, but lived his adult life abroad after joining the Palestine Liberation Organization.[citation needed]


Where is the Storm Prediction Center located?

Snowfall ranges from an average of less than 4 inches (10 cm) in the south to just over 20 inches (51 cm) on the border of Colorado in the panhandle.


This treaty is considered by many to be New Zealand's founding document, but differing interpretations of the Maori and English versions of the text have meant that it continues to be a source of dispute.


What did the forum express for Morales and his proposed changes?

The forum also expressed solidarity with the Morales and his economic and social changes in the interest of historically marginalized majorities.


What was the percentage of Imperials research that was seemed to be 3*?

In rankings produced by Times Higher Education based upon the REF results Imperial was ranked 2nd overall for GPA and 8th for "research power" (compared to 6th and 7th respectively in the equivalent rankings for the RAE 2008).


What were new students once called by others?

In the past, people at Eton have occasionally been guilty of antisemitism.


What well known socialist adopted the usage of this term in Germany?

At about the same time, the word "humanism" as a philosophy centred on humankind (as opposed to institutionalised religion) was also being used in Germany by the so-called Left Hegelians, Arnold Ruge, and Karl Marx, who were critical of the close involvement of the church in the repressive German government.


What printing process for The Times was replaced by computers in 1982?

However, direct input of text by journalists ("single stroke" input) was still not achieved, and this was to remain an interim measure until the Wapping dispute of 1986, when The Times moved from New Printing House Square in Gray's Inn Road (near Fleet Street) to new offices in Wapping.


What was established to deal with the issues surrounding prisoners of war?

The PVA, KPA, and UN Command could not agree on a system of repatriation because many PVA and KPA soldiers refused to be repatriated back to the north, which was unacceptable to the Chinese and North Koreans.


Who was not concerned about the idea of Chinese troops moving south into Korea?

He further concluded that, although half of those forces might cross south, "if the Chinese tried to get down to Pyongyang, there would be the greatest slaughter" without air force protection.


From where does Burma receive most of its military artillery ?

The military is very influential in Myanmar, with all top cabinet and ministry posts usually held by military officials.


How many murders were there in Boston in 2015?

Through December 20 each of 2014 and 2015, the Boston Police Department reported 52 and 39 homicides, respectively.


What color is created when the alloys of copper and aluminium are combined?

Alloys of copper with aluminium (about 7%) have a pleasant golden color and are used in decorations.


What was the description of the Soviet government in the world press in regards to the treaty and subsequent breaking of the treaty by germany?

State Department officials counted it as a success: "The Soviet Government was caught flat-footed in what was the first effective blow from our side in a clear-cut propaganda war."


He was sent a letter by Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, and Roncalli later recalled that it was probably the last letter Pacelli sent until his election as Pope Pius XII on 2 March 1939.


In what month and year did Chopin give his final performance?

Chopin's public popularity as a virtuoso began to wane, as did the number of his pupils, and this, together with the political strife and instability of the time, caused him to struggle financially.


Since when has the number of base pairs of DNA in the human genome been known?

Subsequently, the sequencing in the Human Genome Project indicated that many of these transcripts were alternative variants of the same genes, and the total number of protein-coding genes was revised down to ~20,000 with 13 genes encoded on the mitochondrial genome.


Upon what did Jaipal's subjects think he brought disaster?

In the year 1001, soon after Sultan Mahmud came to power and was occupied with the Qarakhanids north of the Hindu Kush, Jaipal attacked Ghazni once more and upon suffering yet another defeat by the powerful Ghaznavid forces, near present-day Peshawar.


Midtown has about 50,000 residents and attracts millions of visitors each year to its museums and cultural centers; for example, the Detroit Festival of the Arts in Midtown draws about 350,000 people.


Who was reported to have been assaulted while trying to help a patient?

Under a front page headline "The Truth", the paper printed allegations provided to them that some fans picked the pockets of crushed victims, that others urinated on members of the emergency services as they tried to help and that some even assaulted a police constable "whilst he was administering the kiss of life to a patient."


What did Francis think Burke's writing had too much of?

Burke's friend Philip Francis wrote that Burke "was a man who truly & prophetically foresaw all the consequences which would rise from the adoption of the French principles" but because Burke wrote with so much passion, people were doubtful of his arguments.


What place did IGN give the game on the Wii console?

IGN ranked the game as the 4th-best Wii game.


What is the total length of the Delhi Metro?

New Delhi is a major junction in the Indian railway network and is the headquarters of the Northern Railway.


In what year was the first Arena Football League video game released?

The first video game based on the AFL was Arena Football for the C-64 released in 1988.


In pantheism, God is the universe itself.


For which console is Twilight Princess HD being made?

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, is being developed by Tantalus Media for the Wii U. Officially announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on November 12, 2015, it features enhanced graphics and Amiibo functionality.


what law is halakha to the Orthodox Jew?

To the Orthodox Jew, halakha is a guide, God's Law, governing the structure of daily life from the moment he or she wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep.


Where was the first HD video conferencing system displayed?

In May 2005, the first high definition video conferencing systems, produced by LifeSize Communications, were displayed at the Interop trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, able to provide video at 30 frames per second with a 1280 by 720 display resolution.


What is an example of the Min Nan Texts?

Another is a Ming Dynasty script of a play called Romance of the Lychee Mirror (1566), supposedly the earliest Southern Min colloquial text.


What meeting brought about changes in France's policy towards its colonies?

The Brazzaville Conference of 1944 heralded a period of major reform in French colonial policy.


What sought to combine rigourous scholarship with more emotional mitzvah observance?

In addition to bridging this class gap, Hasidic teachings sought to reintroduce joy in the performance of the commandments and in prayer through the popularisation of Jewish mysticism (this joy had been suppressed in the intense intellectual study of the Talmud).


How many groups do these languages belong to?

The linguistic heritage of the British Isles is rich, with twelve languages from six groups across four branches of the Indo-European family.


In ST elevation MIs treatments which attempt to restore blood flow to the heart are typically recommended and include angioplasty, where the arteries are pushed open, or thrombolysis, where the blockage is removed using medications.


Where are the high altitude bands of clouds on Neptune?

These circumferential bands have widths of 50–150 km and lie about 50–110 km above the cloud deck.


How many finalists were eliminated during the first results show?

There were 13 finalists this season, but two were eliminated in the first result show of the finals.


Which kind of fat is generally considered to be healthiest?

Trans fats are very rare in nature, and have been shown to be highly detrimental to human health, but have properties useful in the food processing industry, such as rancidity resistance.[citation needed]


What did some feel the Russian army was only good for?

By the war's end, everyone realized the profound weaknesses of the Russian military, and the Russian leadership was determined to reform it.


Who intervened when the "A" was painted various colors?

This was followed by a paint scuffle where the "A" was painted various colors until the city council intervened.


Longhorn beetles look similar to what other insect?

A number of longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae) bear a striking resemblance to wasps, which helps them avoid predation even though the beetles are in fact harmless.


In 2013, West had won how many total Grammy Awards?

As of 2013, West has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time.


What year was a new constitution passed that discriminated against blacks were passed?

An elaborate public building, the United States Post Office and Courthouse, was completed by the federal government in 1896 in the heart of the city.


What is the hot, dense fluid in Neptune referred to as?

This fluid, which has a high electrical conductivity, is sometimes called a water–ammonia ocean.


The heightened usage of what drug is most likely due at least in some part to the rising popularity of rave culture?

The heightened usage of ecstasy most likely ties in at least to some degree with the rising popularity of rave culture.


What company uses the Unicode Fallback font?

Rendering software which cannot process a Unicode character appropriately often displays it as an open rectangle, or the Unicode "replacement character" (U+FFFD, �), to indicate the position of the unrecognized character.


What was the original definition of a cardinal priest?

Originally, however, this referred to certain key priests of important churches of the Diocese of Rome, who were recognized as the cardinal priests, the important priests chosen by the pope to advise him in his duties as Bishop of Rome (the Latin cardo means "hinge").


What tavern did William Tillcar live adjacent to?

"Whereas their Majesties have been Graciously Pleased to grant Letters patent to John Lofting of London Merchant for a New Invented Engine for Extinguishing Fires which said Engine have found every great encouragement.


When was Smartzone rolled out to customers?

Comcast announced in May 2007 and launched in September 2008 a dashboard called SmartZone.


A study done by the city projected that the population would increase to about 1,630,000 residents by 2035, an increase of about 100,000 from 2010.


The street resumes at the eastern edge of Morningside Park and extends through Harlem before ending at First Avenue adjacent Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem.


How often are people required to remit the TV license fee?

This includes viewers who watch real-time streams of the BBC's channels online or via their mobile phone.


Who thought Burke's trial of Hastings was a moral foundation of the British Empire?

The historian Piers Brendon asserts that Burke laid the moral foundations for the British Empire, epitomised in the trial of Warren Hastings, that was ultimately to be its undoing: when Burke stated that "The British Empire must be governed on a plan of freedom, for it will be governed by no other", this was "...an ideological bacillus that would prove fatal.


With what action did the Qin bring together the Chinese Warring States?

The Qin unified the Chinese Warring States by conquest, but their empire became unstable after the death of the first emperor Qin Shi Huangdi.


What tax did non-Muslims pay in the Umayyad period?

These religious communities were not forced to convert to Islam, but were subject to a tax (jizyah) which was not imposed upon Muslims.


What is another name for videophone calls?

Videophone calls (also: videocalls, video chat as well as Skype and Skyping in verb form), differ from videoconferencing in that they expect to serve individuals, not groups.


What was the second step Bowers took in editing a single work with two versions?

Bowers's approach was to preserve the stylistic and literary changes of 1896, but to revert to the 1893 readings where he believed that Crane was fulfilling the publisher's intention rather than his own.


The winery of what notable director provided wines for TCM Wineclub?

From the wines chosen, TCM also includes recommended movies to watch with each, such as a "True Grit" wine, to be paired with the John Wayne film of the same name.


While independence was achieved at the beginning of January, Samoa annually celebrates 1 June as its independence day.


In what year was Father Linckens' last visit to the Marshalls?

He published a small work in 1912 about the Catholic mission activities and the people of the Marshall Islands.


What was GE's new revenue target for its Ecoimagination program in 2010?

GE has said that it will invest $1.4 billion in clean technology research and development in 2008 as part of its Ecomagination initiative.


How are the three component used to determine sexual orientation?

As there is no research indicating which of the three components is essential in defining sexual orientation, all three are used independently and provide different conclusions regarding sexual orientation.


How near to the epicenter was the power plant?

About 2,000 troops have been allocated to Zipingpu, trying to release the pressure through spillway.


Her third album, "I am...Sasha Fierce" was released when?

On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé married Jay Z. She publicly revealed their marriage in a video montage at the listening party for her third studio album, I Am...


Planck studied what problem posed originally by Kirchhoff?

The electromagnetic field obeys laws of motion similarly to a mass on a spring, and can come to thermal equilibrium with hot atoms.


What is the current purpose of The Capital Theatre?

The Capital Theatre well known in the past is now a museum in theatre/film.


What was the median age of non-Hispanic whites in 2008?

As of January 1, 2008 estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments revealed that the household median income for San Diego rose to $66,715, up from $45,733, and that the city population rose to 1,336,865, up 9.3% from 2000.


The Three Jewels are preceived as possessed of an eternal and unchanging what?

Just as real jewels never change their faculty and goodness, whether praised or reviled, so are the Three Jewels (Refuges), because they have an eternal and immutable essence.


What are Indo-Iranian languages a subset of?

The Iranian languages or Iranic languages form a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, which in turn are a branch of the Indo-European language family.


How much ice and snow is minimally necessary to begin to slide on steep glaciers?

On steeper slopes, this can occur with as little as 15 m (50 ft) of snow-ice.


To what clan family do the Ogaden belong?

So to extend ties of alliance, marriage is often to another ethnic Somali from a different clan.


How much value was one dollar meant to be equivalent to?

In that context, "dollars" is a reference to the Spanish milled dollar, a coin that had a monetary value of 8 Spanish units of currency, or reales.


What are three divisions of RIBA Enterprises?

Its services include RIBA Insight, RIBA Appointments, and RIBA Publishing.


The founding fathers had faith in what military groups?

A traditional distrust of standing armies, combined with faith in the abilities of local militia, precluded the development of well-trained units and a professional officer corps.


What is the name of the national rugby union stadium located in South-West London?

Twickenham Stadium in south-west London is the national rugby union stadium, and has a capacity of 82,000 now that the new south stand has been completed.


Temperature maxima are limited by the overall elevation of the entire region: only in the far south, Warmbad for instance, are mid-40 °C maxima recorded.


What years do many historians consider Atlantic City's golden age?

Prohibition was largely unenforced in Atlantic City, and, because alcohol that had been smuggled into the city with the acquiescence of local officials could be readily obtained at restaurants and other establishments, the resort's popularity grew further.


What was Victorias place in line of succession to the throne when she was born?

At birth, Victoria was fifth in the line of succession after her father and his three older brothers: the Prince Regent, the Duke of York, and the Duke of Clarence (later William IV).


How many tons of bombs had to be dropped to be considered a major attack?

In November 1940, 6,000 sorties and 23 major attacks (more than 100 tons of bombs dropped) were flown.


What region did the Israelis occupy during the talks?

He sent emissaries to forge an alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood in October 1948, but soon concluded that the religious agenda of the Brotherhood was not compatible with his nationalism.


What does the Sanskrit word translate as?

From the same root is derived the Anglo Saxon word cwidu (mastix), the German word Kitt (cement or mastic) and the old Norse word kvada.


What is the rate of interreligious marriage in the United Kingdom?

Rates of interreligious marriage vary widely: In the United States, it is just under 50%, in the United Kingdom, around 53%; in France; around 30%, and in Australia and Mexico, as low as 10%.


Can a homosexual person still grow their sexual identiries while with the opposit sex?

While some LGBT people hide their respective orientations from their spouses, others develop positive gay and lesbian identities while maintaining successful heterosexual marriages.


How many cars can the Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market's parking garage hold?

The two main buildings are linked by a six-level garage for 2,600 cars.


At least how many fatty acids are essential to the human health and have to be consumed rather than produced by the body?

Most fatty acids are non-essential, meaning the body can produce them as needed, generally from other fatty acids and always by expending energy to do so.


When did  Captain Henry Every attack the Indian Fleet

The Mughal convoy included the treasure-laden Ganj-i-Sawai, reported to be the greatest in the Mughal fleet and the largest ship operational in the Indian Ocean, and its escort, the Fateh Muhammed.


The Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra is an important text of what type?

According to Jan Nattier, the term Mahāyāna "Great Vehicle" was originally even an honorary synonym for Bodhisattvayāna "Bodhisattva Vehicle."


What is a more recent name for the smooth jazz format?

Some soft AC and urban AC stations like to play smooth jazz on the weekends.


Thorne later married Richard Charlesworth, an architect, and moved to Bozeman, Montana, where she became active in local environmental groups such as the Greater Yellowstone Coalition.


When did negotiations start to regulate mining in Antarctica?

In 1983, the Antarctic Treaty Parties began negotiations on a convention to regulate mining in Antarctica.


Where have Middle Iron Age remnants been found?

An unidentified settlement named 'TAMARI OSTIA' (mouth/estuaries of the Tamar) is listed in Ptolemy's Geographia and is presumed to be located in the area of the modern city.


When did the Portuguese arrive in the Indian Ocean?

Arab merchants dominated trade in the Indian Ocean until the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century.


The best-known Cubist building is the House of the Black Madonna in the Old Town of Prague built in 1912 by Josef Gočár with the only Cubist café in the world, Grand Café Orient.


The ReWritable Audio CD is typically somewhat more expensive than CD-RW due to (a) lower volume and (b) a 3% AHRA royalty used to compensate the music industry for the making of a copy.


How many individuals were unemployed on the island in 2013?

Employment is dominated by the public sector, the number of government positions has fallen from 1,142 in 2006 to just over 800 in 2013.


What sort of reality did Collier believe was knowable?

The only knowable reality is the represented image of an external object.


What type of new Indian culture was formed from this mixture of cultures?

What does however, make the Muslim intrusions and later Muslim invasions different is that unlike the preceding invaders who assimilated into the prevalent social system, the successful Muslim conquerors retained their Islamic identity and created new legal and administrative systems that challenged and usually in many cases superseded the existing systems of social conduct and ethics, even influencing the non-Muslim rivals and common masses to a large extent, though non-Muslim population was left to their own laws and customs.


What did a similar study done by Garry find?

The researchers found that one-fourth of the students asked to imagine the four events reported that they had actually experienced such events as children.


By the time of the French Revolution there were how many distinct Jewish populations?

Although France expelled its original Jewish population in the Middle Ages, by the time of the French Revolution, there were two distinct Jewish populations.


Later, stemming from the Middle Eastern Armenian diaspora and influenced by Continental European (especially French) pop music, the Armenian pop music genre grew to fame in the 1960s and 1970s with artists such as Adiss Harmandian and Harout Pamboukjian performing to the Armenian diaspora and Armenia; also with artists such as Sirusho, performing pop music combined with Armenian folk music in today's entertainment industry.


What years did Tigranes the Great reign?

During the reign of Tigranes the Great (95–55 BC), the kingdom of Armenia reached its greatest extent, containing many Greek cities including the entire Syrian tetrapolis.


What made Hoover stop serving as the FBI Director?

J. Edgar Hoover, appointed by Calvin Coolidge in 1924, was by far the longest-serving director, serving until his death in 1972.


What year is considered the be the last of the Dark Ages?

With the end of the Dark Ages, there emerged various kingdoms and city-states across the Greek peninsula, which spread to the shores of the Black Sea, Southern Italy


What does the genetic history of indigenous peoples of the Americas primarily focus on?

AtDNA is generally used to measure the average continent-of-ancestry genetic admixture in the entire human genome and related isolated populations.


Along with being his cousin, what relationship did Ali have to Muhammad?

After the assassination of Uthman in 656, Ali, a member of the Quraysh tribe and the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, was elected as the caliph.


Several major universities and colleges call Raleigh home, including North Carolina State University, the largest public university in the state, and Shaw University, the first historically black university in the American South and site of the foundation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, an important civil rights organization of the 1960s.


In what year was the first debate between Harvard, Yale, and Princeton?

Between 1892, when Harvard and Yale met in one of the first intercollegiate debates, and 1909, the year of the first Triangular Debate of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, the rhetoric, symbolism, and metaphors used in athletics were used to frame these early debates.


What locations does the Rainbow Times serve?

Founded in 2006, The Rainbow Times is now based out of Boston, but serves all of New England.


Which disease in particular caused the Aboriginal population to continue a decline?

With the gold rush largely over by 1860, Melbourne continued to grow on the back of continuing gold mining, as the major port for exporting the agricultural products of Victoria, especially wool, and a developing manufacturing sector protected by high tariffs.


What early Marvel character may have been envisioned as a female counterpoint to Captain America?

While no other Timely character would achieve the success of these "big three", some notable heroes—many of which continue to appear in modern-day retcon appearances and flashbacks—include the Whizzer, Miss America, the Destroyer, the original Vision, and the Angel.


After what continental event did the Paleozoic begin?

Geologically, the Paleozoic starts shortly after the breakup of a supercontinent called Pannotia and at the end of a global ice age.


President Kennedy sent a letter on April 20, 1961 to who about the US's space program?

He sent a memo dated April 20, 1961, to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, asking him to look into the state of America's space program, and into programs that could offer NASA the opportunity to catch up.


What is the Portuguese word for the short-cycle degrees awarded prior to 1988?

After the Bologna Process in 2007, they have been allowed to offer 2nd cycle (master's) degrees to its students.


Where in North Carolina did Blackbeards ship crash?

In November, after losing his ship and appealing to the governor of North Carolina who promised safe-haven and a pardon, the notorious pirate, Blackbeard (Edward Teach) was killed in an ambush by troops from Virginia.


Where do dialects tend to be limited to in the Italian speaking regions?

The role played by dialects in each linguistic region varies dramatically: in the German-speaking regions, Swiss German dialects have become ever more prevalent since the second half of the 20th century, especially in the media, such as radio and television, and are used as an everyday language, while the Swiss variety of Standard German is almost always used instead of dialect for written communication (c.f. diglossic usage of a language).


According to Chen, the Ming officer of Hezhou (modern day Linxia) informed the Hongwu Emperor that the general situation in Dbus and Gtsang "was under control," and so he suggested to the emperor that he offer the second Phagmodru ruler, Jamyang Shakya Gyaltsen, an official title.


Why was green facial makeup worn by ancient Egyptians?

Palettes of green facial makeup, made with malachite, were found in tombs.


How much did crime in the country drop in 2009?

St. John's has traditionally been one of the safest cities in Canada to live; however, in recent years crime in the city has steadily increased.


When did Dell's internet site gain popularity?

Originally, Dell did not emphasize the consumer market, due to the higher costs and unacceptably low profit margins in selling to individuals and households; this changed when the company’s Internet site took off in 1996 and 1997.


Who was Humphrey Gilbert's half-brother?

Gilbert did not survive the return journey to England, and was succeeded by his half-brother, Walter Raleigh, who was granted his own patent by Elizabeth in 1584.


How many ex-executives of Fannie and Freddie were named in the SEC's December 2011 securities fraud case?

Later, based upon information in the SEC's December 2011 securities fraud case against 6 ex-executives of Fannie and Freddie, Peter Wallison and Edward Pinto estimated that, in 2008, Fannie and Freddie held 13 million substandard loans totaling over $2 trillion.


What does the term Stimulus diffusion mean?

"Stimulus diffusion" (the sharing of ideas) refers to an element of one culture leading to an invention or propagation in another.


In what year did England and Scotland play the world's first international football match?

The England national football team represents England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man for football matches as part of FIFA-authorised events, and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.


Which composer featured Sanskrit music in his movies?

The song "Cyber-raga" from Madonna's album Music includes Sanskrit chants, and Shanti/Ashtangi from her 1998 album Ray of Light, which won a Grammy, is the ashtanga vinyasa yoga chant.


What materials do glass ceramics have a lot in common with?

Glass-ceramic materials share many properties with both non-crystalline glass and crystalline ceramics.


What kind of model is used in this kind of compression?

It uses psychoacoustic models to discard or reduce precision of components less audible to human hearing, and then records the remaining information in an efficient manner.


What language has the most in common with the East Low Franconian dialect of Dutch?

Dutch stands out in combining a small degree of Ingvaeonic characteristics (occurring consistently in English and Frisian and reduced in intensity from 'west to east' over the continental West Germanic plane) with mostly Istvaeonic characteristics, of which some of them are also incorporated in German.


What is the basic evidence gathered by that puts criminals behind bars?

Yet it is basic evidence gathering by using packet capture appliances that puts criminals behind bars.


What is the manner in which bonds are used at refinancing facilities?

These two transactions are similar, i.e. bonds are used as collaterals for loans, the difference being of legal nature.


What does the second of the Four Noble Truths explain?

The second truth is that the origin of dukkha can be known.


At the meeting, Nasser lambasted the Ba'athists for "facilitating" Syria's split from the UAR, and asserted that he was the "leader of the Arabs".


When did James Bennett Pritchard write his textbook?

The last great book written by Leonard Woolley, British archaeologist, excavator of ancient Ur and associate of T.E. Lawrence and Arthur Evans, was The Art of the Middle East, Including Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine, published in 1961.


In what century were negative numbers more commonly accepted in Europe?

Negative numbers were also used by the Greek mathematician Diophantus in about 275 AD, but were not widely accepted in Europe until the 16th century AD.


In what shape did Timur leave the city of Delhi?

Timur entered Delhi and the city was sacked, destroyed, and left in ruins, after Timur's army had killed and plundered for three days and nights.


Along with the Mangriha, what Licchavi-era building was destroyed in an ancient earthquake?

These disasters led to the destruction of most of the architecture of the Licchavi era (such as Mangriha and Kailashkut Bhawan), and the loss of literature collected in various monasteries within the city.


Who ordered the construction of a paved road?

The Barrière de l'Esseillon is a serie of forts with heavy batteries, built on a cliff with a perfect view on the valley, a gorge on one side and steep mountains on the other side.


What near Neptune did a spacecraft visit dangerously close?

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


In what year did Apple face multiple intellectual property lawsuits?

The latter case also includes the online music stores of Sony, RealNetworks, Napster, and Musicmatch as defendants.


what sound are the burrell's responsible for?

The Burrell's are responsible for the "New York Underground" sound and are the undisputed champions of this style of house.


The extreme and stressful climatic conditions give way to the growth of plant species with secondary metabolites important for medicinal purposes.


What historical event illustrated that dividing sovereignty was not possible?

New research, however, argues that this cannot be correct, as dividing sovereignty - when this concept is properly understood in its core meaning of the final and absolute source of political authority in a political community - is not possible.


The preamble of what states that treaties are a source of international law?

This means that in case of a conflict with domestic law, international law will always prevail.


When did the Israel national football team qualify to the FIFA World Cup?

In 1964 Israel hosted and won the Asian Nations Cup; in 1970 the Israel national football team managed to qualify to the FIFA World Cup, which is still considered[by whom?]


How many videos was youtube serving per day as of May 2010?

In May 2011, YouTube reported in its company blog that the site was receiving more than three billion views per day.


What did American settlers call the Cherokee who attacked Fort Watuaga in 1776?

These renegade Cherokee were referred to by settlers as the Chickamauga.


What month was the livestock typically slaughtered?

The selected livestock had in fact already been slaughtered in November and the meat would be no longer preservable.


What famous comic book writer did Schwarzenegger work with on the Governator?

The character was later revealed to be the Governator, star of the comic book and animated series of the same name.


unrestrsined political corruption is known as what?

For instance, some political funding practices that are legal in one place may be illegal in another.


The three types of brain activity that can be measured are what?

Until the 1950s it was generally believed that the brain essentially shuts off during sleep, but this is now known to be far from true; activity continues, but patterns become very different.


What cathedral was damaged along with the medieval church of Temple Neuf?

The gothic cathedral was damaged as well as the medieval church of Temple Neuf, the theatre, the city hall, the court of justice and many houses.


What considers itself the only true heir to the Jewish tradition?

The Orthodox Jewish movements consider all non-Orthodox Jewish movements to be unacceptable deviations from authentic Judaism; both because of other denominations' doubt concerning the verbal revelation of Written and Oral Torah, and because of their rejection of Halakhic precedent as binding.


How was Hidalgo executed after having been found guilty?

Hidalgo's headless body was first displayed outside the prison but then buried in the Church of St Francis in Chihuahua.


Along with Norway, what country borders the RSFSR on the northwest?

The international borders of the RSFSR touched Poland on the west; Norway and Finland on the northwest; and to its southeast were the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolian People's Republic, and the People's Republic of China.


On the spectrum of light, where is red found?

Red color has a predominant light wavelength of roughly 620–740 nanometres.


The earliest Galician-Portuguese documents date back to which year?

During this period, Galician-Portuguese was considered the language of love poetry in the Iberian Romance linguistic culture.


Which inventors patented the tungsten filament lamp?

Tungsten filament lamps were first marketed by the Hungarian company Tungsram in 1904.


The National Communications Act is expected to create and invironment favorable for what?

According to the Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunication, the Act is expected to create an environment conducive to investment and the certainty it provides will encourage further infrastructural development, resulting in more efficient service delivery.


Where was the military court located that tried the tribal leaders in 1971?

In doing so, they tried discrediting tribal leaders as agents of the old regime, and in August 1971 a Sabha military court tried many of them for counter-revolutionary activity.


What was the BeiDou-2 system previously known as?

The new system will be a constellation of 35 satellites, which include 5 geostationary orbit satellites for backward compatibility with BeiDou-1, and 30 non-geostationary satellites (27 in medium Earth orbit and 3 in inclined geosynchronous orbit), that will offer complete coverage of the globe.


What type of motor can universal motors operate much faster than?

They are also commonly used in portable power tools, such as drills, sanders, circular and jig saws, where the motor's characteristics work well.


What Greek telecommunications company has become a strong investor in former Yugoslavia?

Greece has the largest economy in the Balkans and is as an important regional investor.


Around how many soldiers were in each regiment of the Northern Army?

Led by Colonels (Xiaowei 校尉), the Northern Army consisted of five regiments, each composed of several thousand soldiers.


What was the only situation in which a racial classification could be considered acceptable?

In the beginning, racial classifications that identified race were inherently suspect and subject to strict scrutiny.


Bacteria resist phage infection through restriction modification systems that degrade foreign DNA, and a system that uses CRISPR sequences to retain fragments of the genomes of phage that the bacteria have come into contact with in the past, which allows them to block virus replication through a form of RNA interference.


The Somerset Coal Canal was built in the early 19th century to reduce the cost of transportation of coal and other heavy produce.


Who reported how the Aborigines were treated?

Aborigines were not allowed to vote and were often confined to reserves and forced into low paid or effectively slave labour.


This valley is located in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in the high plateaus of south-central Mexico.


What facilitated the success of Operation Roundup?

A full-scale X Corps advance proceeded, which fully exploited the UN Command's air superiority, concluding with the UN reaching the Han River and recapturing Wonju.


What Whig was prime minister during Victoria's accession?

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


From which entities did Portugal seek a monetary bailout from?

In the first week of May 2013, Prime Minister Passos Coelho announced a significant government plan for the public sector, whereby 30,000 jobs will be cut and the number of weekly working hours will be increased from 35 to 40 hours.


Men attend the balls, but they pay admittance and are not disguised.


The National Security Council, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Strategic Air Command (SAC) devised detailed plans for nuclear war against China.


This then led to an understanding that was directed toward an experiential knowledge of divinity.


What proposition explains the equivalency of the recieving pattern of an antenna?

This is a consequence of the reciprocity theorem of electromagnetics.


What did the Democrat party do in the 1970

In 1970 Democrats took the governorship and the open US Senate seat, and maintained dominance for years.


How are common ancestries represented for plant families?

The results of cladistic analyses are expressed as cladograms: tree-like diagrams showing the pattern of evolutionary branching and descent.


What two things does The Fund help developing nations formulate to support sustainable development?

The Fund is also represented by UNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors and a Patron.


What terms have been used to describe policing beyond one country?

These terms refer in variable ways to practices and forms for policing that, in some sense, transcend national borders.


How do nesting sandgrouse carry water to their young?

Nesting sandgrouse and many plovers carry water to their young by wetting their belly feathers.


To what does "channel" refer in terms if adolescent communication?

When discussing peer relationships among adolescents it is also important to include information in regards to how they communicate with one another.


What is the only method of travel currently available to Saint Helena?

A large military airfield is located on Ascension Island, with two Friday flights to RAF Brize Norton, England (as from September 2010).


What is the readership market share enjoyed by Marvel and DC comics?

On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to acquire Marvel Comics' parent corporation, Marvel Entertainment, for $4 billion or $4.2 billion, with Marvel shareholders to receive $30 and 0.745 Disney shares for each share of Marvel they own.


What group led the rebellion in Northern Mali?

In January 2012 a Tuareg rebellion began in Northern Mali, led by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad.


How do both men and women often dress in offices in Eritrea?

In offices, both men and women often dress in suits.


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

In February 1806, Ottoman Emperor Selim III finally recognized Napoleon as Emperor.


Are the languages of Myanmar widely used by other nations  ?

Since many of them are known only within small tribes around the country, they may have been lost (many if not all) after a few generations.


What commission merged the National Archives with GSA?

The Archivist served as a subordinate official to the GSA Administrator until the National Archives and Records Administration became an independent agency on April 1, 1985.


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

The historical study of Cubism began in the late 1920s, drawing at first from sources of limited data, namely the opinions of Guillaume Apollinaire.


What percent of the city's public work's vehicles use alternate fuels?

The city first proposed its Sustainable City Plan in 1992 and in 1994, was one of the first cities in the nation to formally adopt a comprehensive sustainability plan, setting waste reduction and water conservation policies for both public and private sector through its Office of Sustainability and the Environment.


Cubism was relevant to an architecture seeking a style that needed not refer to the past.


Who hired Byzantine experts to decorate a rebuilt abbey church?

The Abbot of Monte Cassino, Desiderius sent envoys to Constantinople some time after 1066 to hire expert Byzantine mosaicists for the decoration of the rebuilt abbey church.


What time period did the Garamantes arrive in?

An urban civilization, the Garamantes, arose around 500 BCE in the heart of the Sahara, in a valley that is now called the Wadi al-Ajal in Fezzan, Libya.


He governed Libya as Revolutionary Chairman of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then as the "Brotherly Leader" of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.


In their pursuit of more money and power, corrupt dictators often ignore what?

In addition, corrupt dictators routinely ignore economic and social problems in their quest to amass ever more wealth and power.


The Late Triassic spans from 237 million to 200 million years ago.


As measured in 2010, how many deaths occurred for every 100,000 live births in the Congo?

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is rare in the country, being confined to limited geographic areas of the country.


The Faculties of Life Sciences and Physical Sciences merged in 2005 to become which faculty?

The UK Energy Research Centre was also established in 2004 and opened its headquarters at Imperial College.


What is an example of an event organized religious celebration?

The triumph of a Roman general was celebrated as the fulfillment of religious vows, though these tended to be overshadowed by the political and social significance of the event.


Which argument is being made by those who oppose affirmative action in relation to the compensation argument?

Another popular argument for affirmative action is the compensation argument.


In which war were England and the Netherlands allies?

The 18th century saw England (after 1707, Britain) rise to be the world's dominant colonial power, and France becoming its main rival on the imperial stage.


At what location did the incident leading to West's second arrest take place?

He was later released "with no further action", according to a police spokesperson.


Tauton Bridgewater and Yeovil has what concentration of the population

Over 25% of Somerset's population is concentrated in Taunton, Bridgwater and Yeovil.


The Autovía A-8 enters Galicia on which coast?

The Autovía A-6 connects A Coruña and Lugo to Madrid, entering Galicia at Pedrafita do Cebreiro.


Some bacteria, called vibrio, are shaped like slightly curved rods or comma-shaped; others can be spiral-shaped, called spirilla, or tightly coiled, called spirochaetes.


What is a first person singular  feature of the Balearic standard?

In this way, for instance, IEC says it is correct writing cantam as much as cantem ('we sing') but the University says that the priority form in the Balearic Islands must be "cantam" in all fields.


What are non-intense feelings that lack a contextual stimulus called?

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


Which organization did a study on cancer in developing countries?

Cancer is now common in developing countries.


Mises had earlier applied the concept of marginal utility to the value of money in his Theory of Money and Credit (1912), in which he also proposed an explanation for "industrial fluctuations" based on the ideas of the old British Currency School and of Swedish economist Knut Wicksell.


What type of Dell media has appeared on TV, on the internet, and in magazines?

To maintain its low prices, Dell continues to accept most purchases of its products via the Internet and through the telephone network, and to move its customer-care division to India and El Salvador.


Leopold arranged for Victoria's mother to invite her Coburg relatives to visit her in May 1836, with the purpose of introducing Victoria to Albert.


What were gold contacts attached to to increase signal output?

Having unearthed Lilienfeld’s patents that went into obscurity years earlier, lawyers at Bell Labs advised against Shockley's proposal because the idea of a field-effect transistor that used an electric field as a "grid" was not new.


One other measure involved the molar volume of what element?

In principle, the Planck constant could be determined by examining the spectrum of a black-body radiator or the kinetic energy of photoelectrons, and this is how its value was first calculated in the early twentieth century.


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


In what province of South Africa do Somalis congregate?

In addition, there is an historical Somali community in the general Sudan area.


Under what conditions are ogives called wave or band ogives?

They are linked to seasonal motion of glaciers; the width of one dark and one light band generally equals the annual movement of the glacier.


The conductor David Atherton, co-founder of the London Sinfonietta, was born in Blackpool in 1944.


Which company introduced hybrid incandescent bulbs?

Prompted by legislation in various countries mandating increased bulb efficiency, new "hybrid" incandescent bulbs have been introduced by Philips.


Approximately how many multinationals have their Latin American operation headquarters in Miami?

Several large companies are headquartered in or around Miami, including but not limited to: Akerman Senterfitt, Alienware, Arquitectonica, Arrow Air, Bacardi, Benihana, Brightstar Corporation, Burger King, Celebrity Cruises, Carnival Corporation, Carnival Cruise Lines, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Espírito Santo Financial Group, Fizber.com,


Who declared Kiev "The mother of Rus citis'?

In 880-82, Oleg led a military force south along the Dnieper river, capturing Smolensk and Lyubech before reaching Kiev, where he deposed and killed Askold and Dir, proclaimed himself prince, and declared Kiev the "mother of Rus' cities."


For what was coal tar used in road paving?

However, since the 1970s, when natural gas succeeded town gas, asphalt/bitumen has completely overtaken the use of coal tar in these applications.


About how many schools across the country is ICG active in?

Schwarzenegger believes that quality school opportunities should be made available to children who might not normally be able to access them.


What professions normally have the highest risk of problems?

It is estimated that 5–25% of asthma cases in adults are work–related.


What happened after the injunction was successful?

In September 2006, German officials seized MP3 players from SanDisk's booth at the IFA show in Berlin after an Italian patents firm won an injunction on behalf of Sisvel against SanDisk in a dispute over licensing rights.


Portions of what modern-day borough were included in the County of New York?

The opening of the subway in 1904, first built as separate private systems, helped bind the new city together.


What was the name of William Henry Pyne book from 1808?

William Henry Pyne notes in his book The Microcosm of London (1808) that:


What Caridinal had powers so great that he basically ran France?

Cardinal Richelieu's power was so great that he was for many years effectively the ruler of France.


What bank spent time as being the tallest building in San Diego?

As time went on multiple buildings claimed the title of San Diego's tallest skyscraper, including the Union Bank of California Building and Symphony Towers.


In a study performed with 17 subjects, what relationship did healthy changes and brain efficiency have?

A UCLA research study published in the June 2006 issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found that people can improve cognitive function and brain efficiency through simple lifestyle changes such as incorporating memory exercises, healthy eating, physical fitness and stress reduction into their daily lives.


Two distinctive tracks from this era were the Orb's "Little Fluffy Clouds" (with a distinctive vocal sample from Rickie Lee Jones) and the Happy Mondays' "Wrote for Luck" ("WFL") which was transformed into a dance hit by Vince Clarke.


When were expenses recorded by the new government?

This led to claims that Greece (similar claims have been made about other European countries like Italy) had not actually met all five accession criteria, and the common perception that Greece entered the Eurozone through "falsified" deficit numbers.


How many Tibetan troops died at the Massacre of Chumik Shenko?

When the British-led invasion reached Tibet on December 12, 1903, an armed confrontation with the ethnic Tibetans resulted in the Massacre of Chumik Shenko, which resulted in 600 fatalities amongst the Tibetan forces, compared to only 12 on the British side.


In what decade did Everton experience a revival?

Following four league titles and two FA Cup wins, Everton experienced a lull in the immediate post World War Two period until a revival in the 1960s which saw the club win two league championships and an FA Cup.


Pyometra usually affects what type of female dog?

Both of these are acute conditions, and can kill rapidly.


The rebellion not only posed the most serious threat towards Qing rulers; it was also "bloodiest civil war of all time."


What was the Torah im Dereche Eretz aslo known as?

im Derech Eretz approach, or "neo-Orthodoxy".


Who have been jointly working on protection against cyberwarfare?

In 2007, a military doctrine of an e-military of Estonia was officially introduced as the country was under massive cyberattacks in 2007.


What was the major loss for Prussia at Hochkirch?

At the same time, the Russians failed in an attempt to take Kolberg in Pomerania (now Kołobrzeg, Poland) from the Prussians.


When was the Hesse state government's complaint dismissed?

Since the deadline passed on 5 May 1958 without anything happening the Hesse state government filed a constitutional complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court in October 1958.


When was the 15th year anniversary held for Digimon?

The series announced the return of the protagonists from the original Digimon Adventure series, most of them now as high school students.


Who did Kanye West say doesn't care about black people?

Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people.


By the verse Quran, 2:124, Shias believe that Imamah is a divine position always Imamah is accompanied by the word guidance, of course a guidance by God's Command.


What types of vaccines have been phased out?

Antibacterial vaccines have been responsible for a drastic reduction in global bacterial diseases.


Hyderabad's largest zoo is known as India's first to have what two kinds of animals in a safari park setting?

Nehru Zoological Park, the city's one large zoo, is the first in India to have a lion and tiger safari park.


What part of the palace has been open to the public every August and September and other select dates since 1993?

The money raised in entry fees was originally put towards the rebuilding of Windsor Castle after the 1992 fire devastated many of its state rooms.


When did GUM begin to decline and lose power?

By the late 1920s, however, GUM's gandiose goals had proven unrealistic and largely alienated consumers, who instead learned a culture of complaint and entitlement.


What is the name of a Japanese wrestling company?

Currently, the largest professional wrestling company worldwide is the United States-based WWE, which bought out many smaller regional companies in the late 20th century, as well as its primary US competitors WCW and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in early 2001.


What type of production techniques did Dennis Bovell develop?

A variety of groups that predated punk, such as Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, experimented with crude production techniques and electronic instruments in tandem with performance art methods and influence from transgressive literature, ultimately helping to pioneer industrial music.


What was the population of Guinea-Bissau in 2010?

According to the 2010 revison of the UN World Population Prospects, Guinea-Bissau's population was 1,515,000 in 2010, compared to 518,000 in 1950.


How many students does the ORT Uruguay university have?

ORT Uruguay was first established as a non-profit organization in 1942, and was officially certified as a private university in September 1996, becoming the second private educational institution in the country to achieve that status.[citation needed]


Who studied the problem mutual understanding between races in conquered areas?

Arnaldo Momigliano, an Italian Jew who wrote before and after the Second World War, studied the problem of mutual understanding between races in the conquered areas.


A ram, a boar and a bull were ritually garlanded, led around the outer perimeter of the camp (a lustratio exercitus) and in through a gate, then sacrificed: Trajan's column shows three such events from his Dacian wars.


Which former mayor backed the expansion of rail lines from downtown to Ballard?

Former mayor Michael McGinn has supported building light rail from downtown to Ballard and West Seattle.


How many liters of beer are bought and sold every year?

The history of breweries has been one of absorbing smaller breweries in order to ensure economy of scale.


What is the equivilent to the US Standard A17.1 called in Canada?

The frequency of these tests is mandated by the local jurisdiction, which may be a town, city, state or provincial standard.


What is the most complex Chinese character?


Who are Windows main operating system competitors?

Windows 8 introduced major changes to the operating system's platform and user interface to improve its user experience on tablets, where Windows was now competing with mobile operating systems, including Android and iOS.


Why dd the Peasants of Ukraine join the Cossacks?

In 1654 the Ukrainian leader, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, offered to place Ukraine under the protection of the Russian Tsar, Aleksey I. Aleksey's acceptance of this offer led to another Russo-Polish War (1654–1667).


How old was Bell when he became a "pupil-teacher"?

At age 16, Bell secured a position as a "pupil-teacher" of elocution and music, in Weston House Academy, at Elgin, Moray, Scotland.


What can be found in the streams up to the snow line?

Reptiles such as adders and vipers live up to the snow line; because they cannot bear the cold temperatures they hibernate underground and soak up the warmth on rocky ledges.


The inner city has largely retained its Medieval structure, and the moat ringing the old town is largely intact.


Do American Hispanics speak English in the home?

Some states, such as New Mexico, provide bilingual legislated notices and official documents, in Spanish and English, and other commonly used languages.


The street is interrupted by a long set of stairs east of Fort Washington Avenue leading to the Broadway valley.


What type of sports are popular in Brasilia?

Practitioners of such sports reveal that, because of the city's dry weather, the city offers strong thermal winds and great "cloud-streets", which is also the name for a manoeuvre quite appreciated by practitioners.


What year was the first Paris department store founded?

In the 1840s, with the arrival of the railroads in Paris and the increased number of shoppers they brought, they grew in size, and began to have large plate glass display windows, fixed prices and price tags, and advertising in newspapers.


Which of Popper's works responds to critiques of naive falsificationism?

Popper discussed this critique of naïve falsificationism in Chapters 3 and 4 of The Logic of Scientific Discovery.


Russia failed to help Austria during what war that took place in 1866?

Although it was Russia that was punished by the Paris Treaty, in the long run it was Austria that lost the most from the Crimean War despite having barely taken part in it.:433 Having abandoned its alliance with Russia, Austria was diplomatically isolated following the war,:433 which contributed to its disastrous defeats in the 1859 Franco-Austrian War that resulted in the cession of Lombardy to the Kingdom of Sardinia, and later in the loss of the Habsburg rule of Tuscany and Modena, which meant the end of Austrian influence in Italy.


Did von Neumann rule hidden variable theories?

Bub also suggests that von Neumann was aware of this limitation, and that von Neumann did not claim that his proof completely ruled out hidden variable theories.


After the division from Australia, what began to appear?

In the Eocene epoch, about 40 Ma Australia-New Guinea separated from Antarctica, so that latitudinal currents could isolate Antarctica from Australia, and the first ice began to appear.


What does Sigmund believe we all as adults desire?

Freud did not claim that everyone is bisexual in the sense of feeling the same level of sexual attraction to both genders.


What did the foundation announce in March 2006

The official announcement explained that the grant would allow the IJM to "create a replicable model for combating sex trafficking and slavery" that would involve the opening of an office in a region with high rates of sex trafficking, following research.


What is a major annual sports event in Tuvalu?

The most important sports event within the country is arguably the Tuvalu Games, which are held yearly since 2008.


What did Neptune's gravity do to Kuiper belt?

Much in the same way that Jupiter's gravity dominates the asteroid belt, shaping its structure, so Neptune's gravity dominates the Kuiper belt.


Max Weber was concerned with the modernization of society through the concept of rationalization, which he believed would trap individuals in an "iron cage" of rational thought.


When was the Mexico City metro system first opened?

Mexico City is the only city in the world to use the icon reference and has become a popular culture trademark for the city.


What are the two ways that food is broken down?

The term mechanical digestion refers to the physical breakdown of large pieces of food into smaller pieces which can subsequently be accessed by digestive enzymes.


The MoD has since been regarded as a leader in elaborating the post-Cold War organising concept of "defence diplomacy".


What entertainment company purchased Marvel at the end of the 2000s?

As of 2008, Marvel and its major, longtime competitor DC Comics shared over 80% of the American comic-book market.


In which census are these numbers coming from?

The Detroit–Windsor area, a commercial link straddling the Canada–U.S. border, has a total population of about 5,700,000.


Who made the first strike of the Seven Years' War?

Reluctantly, by following the imperial diet, most of the states of the empire joined Austria's cause.


How many plants can only be found on Norfolk Island?

The Norfolk Island palm (Rhopalostylis baueri) and the smooth tree-fern (Cyathea brownii), the tallest tree-fern in the world, are common in the Norfolk Island National Park but rare elsewhere on the island.


Further references to Fleming's material can be found throughout the film; an MI6 safehouse is called "Hildebrand Rarities and Antiques", a reference to the short story "The Hildebrand Rarity" from the For Your Eyes Only short story collection.[citation needed]


What was the term used to describe the age in which Ibn Sina created a big body of work?

Ibn Sina created an extensive corpus of works during what is commonly known as the Islamic Golden Age, in which the translations of Greco-Roman, Persian, and Indian texts were studied extensively.


What is another name for New Englans school of Art and Design

Other conservatories include the Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music, which has made Boston an important city for jazz music.


Who convinced Valens to let him return to Alexandria?

Two years later, the Emperor Valens, who favored the Arian position, in his turn exiled Athanasius.


In an interview prior to season five, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe indicated that Aiken had led the fan voting from the wildcard week onward until the finale.


What university did Sir Samuel Curran contribute to the creation of?

In Britain, the move from Industrial Revolution to modernity saw the arrival of new civic universities with an emphasis on science and engineering, a movement initiated in 1960 by Sir Keith Murray (chairman of the University Grants Committee) and Sir Samuel Curran, with the formation of the University of Strathclyde.


Did Athanasius feel that it was important to believe that Jesus was the Son of God?

This letter shows clearly his stand that accepting Jesus is the Divine Son of God is not optional but necessary; "I know moreover that not only this thing saddens you, but also the fact that while others have obtained the churches by violence, you are meanwhile cast out from your places.


What talk show did the doctor who performed Donda West's plastic surgery appear on?

He appeared on Larry King Live on November 20, 2007, but left before speaking.


Whose label did the Buzzcocks release their Spiral Scratch EP on?

By 1977, groups began pointedly pursuing methods of releasing music independently , an idea disseminated in particular by the Buzzcocks' release of their Spiral Scratch EP on their own label as well as the self-released 1977 singles of Desperate Bicycles.


Napoleon III, since the Crimean War Britain's closest ally, visited London in April 1855, and from 17 to 28 August the same year Victoria and Albert returned the visit.


Most of the thousands of human languages use patterns of sound or gesture for symbols which enable communication with others around them.


What was the total value of all of Charleston's city buildings before the earthquake?

It was felt as far away as Boston to the north, Chicago and Milwaukee to the northwest, as far west as New Orleans, as far south as Cuba, and as far east as Bermuda.


Where did the  coat of arms proper and a lozenge granted to women not develoupe?

Usually men inherited the coat of arms from their fathers.


When was Humphrey Gilbert's second attempt to set sail?

In 1583 he embarked on a second attempt, on this occasion to the island of Newfoundland whose harbour he formally claimed for England, although no settlers were left behind.


What is the primary sidearm used by the U.S. Army?

The most common weapons used by the army are the compact variant of the M16 rifle, the M4 carbine, as well as the 7.62×51mm variant of the FN SCAR for Army Rangers.


What did Queen Victoria do in response to his death?

Widowed in 1861, the grief-stricken Queen withdrew from public life and left Buckingham Palace to live at Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle and Osborne House.


Which newspaper did the The Sun on Sunday take the place of?

The average circulation for The Sun on Sunday in March 2014 was 1,686,840; but in May 2015 The Mail on Sunday sold more copies for the first time, an average of 28,650 over those of its rival: 1,497,855 to 1,469,195.


How many Democratic appointees wrote the majority report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission?

The majority report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, written by the six Democratic appointees, the minority report, written by 3 of the 4 Republican appointees, studies by Federal Reserve economists, and the work of several independent scholars generally contend that government affordable housing policy was not the primary cause of the financial crisis.


What has caused more people of mixed races to the US?

Because more Americans have insisted on being allowed to acknowledge their mixed racial origins, the 2000 census for the first time allowed residents to check more than one ethno-racial identity and thereby identify as multiracial.


Where does the Governing Body express its doctrinal position?

The Governing Body does not issue any single, comprehensive "statement of faith", but prefers to express its doctrinal position in a variety of ways through publications published by the Watch Tower Society.


What is the largest percentage of  the Burmese populace ?

The Bamar form an estimated 68% of the population.


What Roman general had a dream of his fate in battle?

Livy offers a detailed account of the devotio carried out by Decius Mus; family tradition maintained that his son and grandson, all bearing the same name, also devoted themselves.


What are all states guaranteed by the federal government?

The states are required to give "full faith and credit" to the acts of each other's legislatures and courts, which is generally held to include the recognition of legal contracts, marriages, and criminal judgments.


What happens in polygynous species with sexual dimophism?

In polygynous species with considerable sexual dimorphism, males tend to return earlier to the breeding sites than their females.


In what city did Tommy Flowers work in the 1930s?

The engineer Tommy Flowers, working at the Post Office Research Station in London in the 1930s, began to explore the possible use of electronics for the telephone exchange.


When did the CAA begin to exptend it's ATC responsibilities?

On the eve of America's entry into World War II, CAA began to extend its ATC responsibilities to takeoff and landing operations at airports.


On what date was Napoleon taken off the list of generals in service due to his refusal to serve in Vendée?

He was moved to the Bureau of Topography of the Committee of Public Safety and sought unsuccessfully to be transferred to Constantinople in order to offer his services to the Sultan.


What famous French cathedral was restored and reconstructed by Viollet-le-Duc?

He effected vigorous restoration of crumbling detail of French cathedrals, including the Abbey of Saint-Denis and famously at Notre Dame de Paris, where many of whose most "Gothic" gargoyles are Viollet-le-Duc's.


Who is writing the Freddie Mercury film?

The motion picture is being written by Peter Morgan, who had been nominated for Oscars for his screenplays The Queen and Frost/Nixon.


Where were the vast majority of French language periodicals produced?

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


In 2013, how many people of Puerto Rican ancestry lived in New York City?

Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Brazil were the top source countries from South America for legal immigrants to the New York City region in 2013; the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean; Egypt, Ghana, and Nigeria from Africa; and El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in Central America.


What is the most basic belief of the Muslim religion?

The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism.


What else, other than antioxidants, helps protect body systems?

Other micronutrients include antioxidants and phytochemicals, which are said to influence (or protect) some body systems.


At the time of these events, what was Robert Gates' title?

A week after the implementation of the no-fly zone, NATO announced that it would be enforced.


What team did the league take control of?

The AFL stated this move was made after months of trying work out an arrangement "to provide financial and operational support."


What group includes the symmetries of degree 4 and denoted D4?

The underlying set of the group is the above set of symmetry functions, and the group operation is function composition.


In what borough is Fort Hamilton located?

New York City is home to Fort Hamilton, the U.S. military's only active duty installation within the city.


On what date did the NTC government enter the Arab League?

Now with NATO support in the form of air cover, the rebel militia pushed westward, defeating loyalist armies and securing control of the centre of the country.


What was the first commercial uses of LEDs?

The first commercial LEDs were commonly used as replacements for incandescent and neon indicator lamps, and in seven-segment displays, first in expensive equipment such as laboratory and electronics test equipment, then later in such appliances as TVs, radios, telephones, calculators, as well as watches (see list of signal uses).


Such tolerance for black persons, even when technically "free", was not so common in Morocco.


Who publishes the Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property?

The Law Review's primary purpose is to publish a journal of broad legal scholarship.


" Chopin refused to conform to a standard method of playing and believed that there was no set technique for playing well.


How much of the wood in a tree is sapwood at some point in its life?

Sapwood (or alburnum) is the younger, outermost wood; in the growing tree it is living wood, and its principal functions are to conduct water from the roots to the leaves and to store up and give back according to the season the reserves prepared in the leaves.


How is thermal mass used to keep buildings cool?

Thermal mass is any material that can be used to store heat—heat from the Sun in the case of solar energy.


What was the danger of not correctly patenting products?

As a result, uncertainty about which patents must be licensed in order to create MP3 products without committing patent infringement in countries that allow software patents was a common feature of the early stages of adoption of the technology.


Ranunculus glacialis have been recorded to have been found how far in the alps?

In the Alps, several species of flowering plants have been recorded above 4,000 m (13,120 ft), including Ranunculus glacialis, Androsace alpina and Saxifraga biflora.


Mainland Australia currently contains no glaciers, although a small glacier on Mount Kosciuszko was present in the last glacial period.


What is the name of the book published in 1966 that had focus on the city politics in relations with President Johnson's policies?

Democracy and Power in An American City, a very influential book in political science by preeminent Yale professor Robert A. Dahl, which includes an extensive history of the city and thorough description of its politics in the 1950s.


When was Malta introduced to neoclassical architecture?

However, neoclassical architecture only became popular in Malta following the establishment of British rule in the early 19th century.


The Queen consort of Portugal, Archduchess Maria Anne Josefa of Austria, was fond of Melo; and after his first wife died, she arranged the widowed de Melo's second marriage to the daughter of the Austrian Field Marshal Leopold Josef, Count von Daun.


Why can't Koch's postulates be applied ethically for many human diseases?

Koch's postulates can not be applied ethically for many human diseases because they require experimental infection of a healthy individual with a pathogen produced as a pure culture.


What number doubled during Paul Vi's papacy?

This was a reflection of a new understanding between Church and State, which had been formulated first by Pius XI and Pius XII but decreed by Vatican II.


What did KInsey state as his reasoning for the scale?

Recognizing that a large portion of population is not completely heterosexual or homosexual and people can experience both heterosexual and homosexual behavior and psychic responses, Kinsey et al., stated:


What is the consequence in the value chain?

A direct consequence within the pharmaceutical industry value chain is that major pharmaceutical multinationals tend to increasingly outsource risks related to fundamental research, which somewhat reshapes the industry ecosystem with biotechnology companies playing an increasingly important role, and overall strategies being redefined accordingly.


When did people begin to disputre royal hegenomy in Swaziland?

Submissions were made by citizens around the country to commissions, including the constitutional draft committee, indicating that they would prefer to maintain the current situation.


What part of the Bronx formerly a salt marsh?

The opposite (southeastern) side of the Bronx has four large low peninsulas or "necks" of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East River and were once salt marsh: Hunt's Point, Clason's Point, Screvin's Neck and Throg's Neck.


The name is of Semitic origin, directly cognate with other Semitic words for Egypt such as the Hebrew מִצְרַיִם (Mitzráyim).


When did the denouncing of many nobles take place?

Hundreds of such false nobles were denounced by Hieronim Nekanda Trepka in his Liber generationis plebeanorium (or Liber chamorum) in the first half of the 16th century.


What threshold must a drug pass before it is approved?

A product must pass the threshold for cost-effectiveness if it is to be approved.


With what channel did ITV Westcountry merge?

A team of journalists are headquartered at Plymouth for the ITV West Country regional station, after a merger with ITV West forced ITV Westcountry to close on 16 February 2009.


Windows division president Steven Sinofsky demonstrated an early build of the port on prototype devices, while Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the company's goal for Windows to be "everywhere on every kind of device without compromise.


In what city did the first exhibition of Cubists take place?

The first organized group exhibition by Cubists took place at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris during the spring of 1911 in a room called 'Salle 41'; it included works by Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Fernand Léger, Robert Delaunay and Henri Le Fauconnier, yet no works by Picasso or Braque were exhibited.


What addition let people stop yelling into the telephone?

This made the telephone practical for longer distances, and it was no longer necessary to shout to be heard at the receiving telephone.


What region of the U.S. has California partnered with on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative?

In addition to using his political power to fight global warming, the governor has taken steps at his home to reduce his personal carbon footprint.


What song did she perform at the MTV Awards?

Her appearance helped that year's MTV Video Music Awards become the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in 12.4 million viewers; the announcement was listed in Guinness World Records for "most tweets per second recorded for a single event" on Twitter, receiving 8,868 tweets per second and "Beyonce pregnant" was the most Googled term the week of August 29, 2011.


What size ships can move through Southampton Water more easily because of the double high tide?

In this area the general water flow is distorted by more local conditions reaching across to France.


What were the Turks waiting for when positioned near Akhaltsike?

The Russians now decided to advance, the Turks took up a strong position on the Kars road and attacked.


What did Burke think were the French Revolutionary Government's only goals?

In his Second Letter, Burke wrote of the French Revolutionary Government: "Individuality is left out of their scheme of government.


What is done to high frequency  sounds to lessen sound issues?

Thus more music will fit on the record, and noise is reduced.


Who took Urban's spot at the New York auditions?

Eighth season runner-up Adam Lambert filled in for Urban during the New York City auditions.


This interregnum separates the Han dynasty into two periods: the Western Han or Former Han (206 BC – 9 AD) and the Eastern Han or Later Han (25–220 AD).


Who did Beyoncé team up with in 2010 to get her fashions into Brazil?

On May 27, 2010, Beyoncé teamed up with clothing store C&A to launch Deréon by Beyoncé at their stores in Brazil.


The role of the dog in Chinese mythology includes a position as one of the twelve animals which cyclically represent years (the zodiacal dog).


Since 1976 the IEEE's Alexander Graham Bell Medal has been awarded to honor outstanding contributions in the field of telecommunications.


Who did Hellenistic poets wish to court?

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


Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis; the descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" are falling into disuse, and other than in neighboring Alaska.


What researchers conducted a study in the early part of May 2014?

In a study published in the Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, and reported on in early May 2014, researchers from the University of Portsmouth in the UK discussed findings from examining the illegal downloading behavior of 6,000 Finnish people, aged seven to 84.


A few insects, such as members of the families Poduridae and Onychiuridae (Collembola), Mycetophilidae (Diptera) and the beetle families Lampyridae, Phengodidae, Elateridae and Staphylinidae are bioluminescent.


After what event in France did  asphalt begin to be used for pavements and assorted other uses?

But it was generally neglected in France until the revolution of 1830.


The name Bey Hive derives from the word beehive, purposely misspelled to resemble her first name, and was penned by fans after petitions on the online social networking service Twitter and online news reports during competitions.


What was one of the main targets of intelligence gathering?

Truman wanted a centralized group to organize the information that reached him, the Department of Defense wanted military intelligence and covert action, and the State Department wanted to create global political change favorable to the US.


What biblical passage outlines Jesus' role as a mediator?

His role as a mediator (referred to in 1 Timothy 2:5) is applied to the 'anointed' class, though the 'other sheep' are said to also benefit from the arrangement.


On 14 September 2009, U.S. Special Forces killed two men and wounded and captured two others near the Somali village of Baarawe.


How many days a week does the city encourage people to go without a car?

When the levels of these two pollutants reached critical levels, contingency actions were implemented which included closing factories, changing school hours, and extending the A day without a car program to two days of the week.


Which airline's CEO can be called a non - academic alumni of Imperial?

Author, H. G. Wells, McLaren and Ferrari Chief Designer, Nicholas Tombazis, CEO of Rolls Royce, Ralph Robins, rock band Queen, Brian May, CEO of Singapore Airlines, Chew Choon Seng, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Julius Vogel, Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Teo Chee Hean, Chief Medical Officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, Head Physician to the Queen, Huw Thomas, CEO of Moonfruit, Wendy Tan White, Businessman and philanthropist, Winston Wong, billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard.


What is the zinc equivalent of the Grinard reaction?

The Barbier reaction (1899) is the zinc equivalent of the magnesium Grignard reaction and is better of the two.


The Prelude field was estimated to contain how many cubic feet of natural gas reserves?

On 20 May 2011, Royal Dutch Shell's final investment decision for the world's first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility was finalized following the discovery of the remote offshore Prelude field—located off Australia's northwestern coast and estimated to contain about 3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent reserves—in 2007.


When did Apple begin shipping computers with CD-RW drives?

In early 2001, Apple began shipping computers with CD-RW drives and emphasized the Mac's ability to play DVDs by including DVD-ROM and DVD-RAM drives as standard.


The majority of Chopin's compositions were for what instrument?

Frédéric François Chopin (/ˈʃoʊpæn/; French pronunciation: [fʁe.de.ʁik fʁɑ̃.swa ʃɔ.pɛ̃]; 22 February or 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849), born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin,[n 1] was a Polish and French (by citizenship and birth of father) composer and a virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, who wrote primarily for the solo piano.


Paddy Chayefsky's Academy Award-winning Marty was the most notable examination of working class Bronx life was also explored by Chayefsky in his 1956 film The Catered Affair, and in the 1993 Robert De Niro/Chazz Palminteri film, A Bronx Tale, Spike Lee's 1999 movie Summer of Sam, centered in an Italian-American Bronx community, 1994's I


How many battleships did the U.S.-Australian 7th Fleet have?

As they passed Panaon Island, Nishimura's force ran into a trap set for them by the U.S.-Australian 7th Fleet Support Force.


What did they use to teach birds a migration route?

After a trial with Canada geese Branta canadensis, microlight aircraft were used in the US to teach safe migration routes to reintroduced whooping cranes Grus americana.


When did the creators have the idea for youtube?

Karim did not attend the party and denied that it had occurred, but Chen commented that the idea that YouTube was founded after a dinner party "was probably very strengthened by marketing ideas around creating a story that was very digestible".


What would federal government control in Eritrea according to Resolution 390A(V)??

The federal government, which for all intents and purposes was the existing imperial government, was to control foreign affairs (including commerce), defense, finance, and transportation.


What type of administration did general Mousa Traoré have?

Opposition to the corrupt and dictatorial regime of General Moussa Traoré grew during the 1980s.


How many Inter-Cities Fairs Cup trophies has Barcelona won?

The club has a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid; matches between the two teams are referred to as El Clásico.


Which assets did the corporation begin to sell in 2013?

Following the sale of the majority of its Australian assets in February 2014, the corporation plans to sell a further US$15 billion worth of assets in the period leading up to 2015, with deals announced in Australia, Brazil and Italy.


What did John Locke base his governance philosophy on?

John Locke, one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers, based his governance philosophy in social contract theory, a subject that permeated Enlightenment political thought.


A pipe is a connection from the host controller to a logical entity, found on a device, and named an endpoint.


What is the simple name given to the light quantum today?

In 1905 the value E, the minimal energy increment of a hypothetical oscillator, was theoretically associated by Einstein with a "quantum" or minimal element of the energy of the electromagnetic wave itself.


New Orleans Arena, home of the New Orleans VooDoo, served as the site of ArenaBowl XXI on July 29, 2007.


What was the last crisis during cold war to escalate world powers?

As evidence, Baron outlines that since the Cuban missile crisis (1962) during the Cold War, these influential Western nations have resolved all disputes among the great powers peacefully at the United Nations and other forums of international discussion.


How much did GE agree to pay in claims for the pollution it caused in the Housatonic River and other sites?

In 1983, New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York to compel GE to pay for the cleanup of what was claimed to be more than 100,000 tons of chemicals dumped from their plant in Waterford, New York.


How much money has GE said it will invest in 2008 for clean technology R&D?

GE has said that it will invest $1.4 billion in clean technology research and development in 2008 as part of its Ecomagination initiative.


About how large is the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in acres?

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


For how many years did the socialists governed the region?

In 2016, the new regional council will have 121 members from the Union of the Right, 66 from the Union of the Left and 22 from the extreme right National Front.


Where was the earliest church labeled "Baptist" traced to?

Historians trace the earliest church labeled "Baptist" back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with English Separatist John Smyth as its pastor.


The first US satellite was launched on what date?

It also created a Civilian-Military Liaison Committee, chaired by the President, responsible for coordinating the nation's civilian and military space programs.


When did the land bridge between Ireland and Britain disappear?

All native flora and fauna in Ireland is made up of species that migrated from elsewhere in Europe, and Great Britain in particular.


Why might Sony have reduced the number of ports on the PlayStation 3 before production?

The 60 GB model was to be the only configuration to feature an HDMI port, Wi-Fi internet, flash card readers and a chrome trim with the logo in silver.


What new feature for PS3 was released in September of 2009?

The concept was developed further into a major PlayStation Network feature, which interacts with the [Status Indicator] to display a ticker of all content, excluding recently played content (currently in North America and Japan only).


What was the Truman administration concerned about that was preventing them from getting involved in the Korean conflict?

The Administration still refrained from committing on the ground because some advisers believed the North Koreans could be stopped by air and naval power alone.


What do database administrators closely monitor?

Data typically reside in the storage in structures that look completely different from the way the data look in the conceptual and external levels, but in ways that attempt to optimize (the best possible) these levels' reconstruction when needed by users and programs, as well as for computing additional types of needed information from the data (e.g., when querying the database).


What is a word that can be used to describe the plant life of southern Europe?

The Mediterranean and Submediterranean climate regions in Europe are found in much of Southern Europe, mainly in Southern Portugal, most of Spain, the southern coast of France, Italy, the Croatian coast, much of Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, and the Mediterranean islands.


What is the name of the bay located at the south west coast of the Crimean Peninsula?

The ships then sailed east to make the landing of the allied expeditionary force on the sandy beaches of Calamita Bay on the south west coast of the Crimean Peninsula.


Many towns have encouraged small-scale light industries, such as Crewkerne's Ariel Motor Company, one of the UK's smallest car manufacturers.


What was Russian interested in Tajikistan area for?

By 1885 Tajikistan's territory was either ruled by the Russian Empire or its vassal state, the Emirate of Bukhara, nevertheless Tajiks felt little Russian influence.[citation needed]


Instead of death, what happened to Romulus?

As a successful general, Romulus is also supposed to have founded Rome's first temple to Jupiter Feretrius and offered the spolia opima, the prime spoils taken in war, in the celebration of the first Roman triumph.


Which trial in Manhatten helped establish the right of freedom of the press?

The trial in Manhattan of John Peter Zenger in 1735 helped to establish the freedom of the press in North America.


Besides lossy compression methods, lossless formats are a significant alternative to MP3 because they provide unaltered audio content, though with an increased file size compared to lossy compression.


In countries where Islam is not the majority or state religion, Islamic schools are found in regions such as southern Thailand (near the Thai-Malaysian border) and the southern Philippines in Mindanao, where a significant Muslim population can be found.


In the early years of the period, the Second Boer War in South Africa split the country into anti- and pro-war factions.


What birding event does the Audubon Society host every year?

Because of its diversity of habitat and its position on the Pacific Flyway, San Diego County has recorded the presence of 492 bird species, more than any other region in the country.


What document renamed the country the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic?

The final Soviet name for the republic, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, was adopted in the Soviet Constitution of 1936.


Around what time where alloys starting to get made by humans?

However, most alloys were not created until the 1900s, such as various aluminium, titanium, nickel, and magnesium alloys.


Teams for what sport can be found congregating at pubs?

The term publican (in historical Roman usage a public contractor or tax farmer) has come into use since Victorian times to designate the pub landlord.


Were there any laws against marriage between whites and Asians in the US?

White legislators passed laws prohibiting marriage between European and Asian Americans until the 1950s.


How are eggs collected in teh battery cage system?

The most intensive system for egg-laying chickens is battery cages, often set in multiple tiers.


What is the most popular head dress worn?

The Yukon cap and tuque are worn only with winter dress, although clearance and combat divers may wear tuques year-round as a watch cap.


Who was the master of the east of India?

On 23 June 1757, the English East India Company defeated Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal, in the Battle of Plassey.


Kukuzelis reformed the music of which religion?

Prominent reformer of Orthodox Church music from the first half of 14th century was John Kukuzelis; he also introduced a system of notation widely used in the Balkans in the following centuries.


Children inherited polish nobility from whom?

A foreign noble might be naturalised as a Polish noble (Polish: "indygenat") by the Polish king (later, from 1641, only by a general sejm).


The university's first academic curriculum was modeled after the Jesuit Ratio Studiorum from Saint Louis University.


In 2006, The New York Times reported that "construction cranes have become the borough's new visual metaphor, replacing the window decals of the 1980s in which pictures of potted plants and drawn curtains were placed in the windows of abandoned buildings."


What company was known for laminate construction of discs?

Exact formulas for this compound varied by manufacturer and over the course of time, but it was typically composed of about one-third shellac and about two-thirds mineral filler, which meant finely pulverized rock, usually slate and limestone, with an admixture of cotton fibers to add tensile strength, carbon black for color (without this, it tended to be a "dirty" gray or brown color that most record companies considered unattractive), and a very small amount of a lubricant to facilitate mold release during manufacture.


Where can the basic tasks of the European Central Bank be found?

The basic tasks, as defined in Article 3 of the Statute, are to define and implement the monetary policy for the Eurozone, to conduct foreign exchange operations, to take care of the foreign reserves of the European System of Central Banks and operation of the financial market infrastructure under the TARGET2 payments system and the technical platform (currently being developed) for settlement of securities in Europe (TARGET2 Securities).


How many students attend the University of Zurich?

The biggest university in Switzerland is the University of Zurich with nearly 25,000 students.


Many scholars argue what should be replaced with a ninety or ninety-five percent rule?

Dean Amadon proposed in 1949 that subspecies would be defined according to the seventy-five percent rule which means that 75% of a population must lie outside 99% of the range of other populations for a given defining morphological character or a set of characters.


What did Julian try to restore to the empire?

Julian became Augustus in 361 and actively but vainly fostered a religious and cultural pluralism, attempting a restitution of non-Christian practices and rights.


During which process did our current idea of race come about?

These features are the distinguishing features of how the concept of race is used today.


What is also a major note in Ciudad Vieja?

A few blocks northwest of Plaza Zabala is the Mercado del Puerto, another major tourist destination.


What are the 3 main department store companies in Denmark?

Illums only store on Amagertorv in Copenhagen has the appearance of a department store with 20% run by Magasin, but has individual shop owners making it a shopping centre.


Using fluxes and chemical additives during the alloying process does what?

These impurities are often found in the base metals or the solutes, but they may also be introduced during the alloying process.


The protest of trial result in what specifically?

The event became a rallying point for the New Left and critics of the Nixon Administration.


How many Japanese forces were in Korea in 1945?

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


What role had Graham Dudman taken after serving as The Sun managing editor?

The Sun staffers arrested were crime editor Mike Sullivan, head of news Chris Pharo, former deputy editor Fergus Shanahan, and former managing editor Graham Dudman, who since became a columnist and media writer.


What was the price per square foot of 450 Park Avenue when it sold in July 2007?

450 Park Avenue was sold on July 2, 2007 for US$510 million, about $1,589 per square foot ($17,104/m²), breaking the barely month-old record for an American office building of $1,476 per square foot ($15,887/m²) set in the June 2007 sale of 660 Madison Avenue.


What ancient group used bitumen extraction?

The Albanian bitumen extraction has a long history and was practiced in an organized way by the Romans.


Which popular Swiss sport is a cross between baseball and golf?

Hornussen is another indigenous Swiss sport, which is like a cross between baseball and golf.


The services of the FBI Laboratory are used by many state, local, and international agencies free of charge.


What are the only two oxidation states known for zinc compounds?

Calculations indicate that a zinc compound with the oxidation state of +4 is unlikely to exist.


What is the interpretation of classical  of Samkhya?

The interplay of these gunas defines the character of someone or something, of nature and determines the progress of life.