What global period was Positive Neutralism meant to deal with?

Following Bandung, Nasser officially adopted the "positive neutralism" of Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as a principal theme of Egyptian foreign policy regarding the Cold War.


Which Dashnak groups helped protect Armenian citizens?

Dashnaktsutyun members also formed fedayi groups that defended Armenian civilians through armed resistance.


How many people per 100,000 were murdered in Richmond in 1990?

There were 120 murders in 1995, resulting in a murder rate of 59.1 killings per 100,000 residents, one of the highest in the United States.


How many pharmaceutical drugs were approved on average since 2001?

Drug discovery and development is very expensive; of all compounds investigated for use in humans only a small fraction are eventually approved in most nations by government appointed medical institutions or boards, who have to approve new drugs before they can be marketed in those countries.


The Church of England is the officially established religious institution in England, and also the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.


Radars, command posts and other such things are usually mounted on what?

Even the larger systems tend to be mounted on trailers and are designed to be fairly quickly broken down or set up.


What writer's entry in "The English Journal" was concerned with young adult fiction?

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


What other action star was an international hit in the 1980s?

Schwarzenegger's roles reflected his sense of humor, separating him from more serious action hero films, such as the alternative universe poster for Terminator 2: Judgment Day starring Stallone in the comedy thriller Last Action Hero.


How many commanly cited estimates did the body report on?

The U.S. GAO's 2010 findings regarding the great difficulty of accurately gauging the economic impact of copyright infringement was reinforced within the same report by the body's research into three commonly cited estimates that had previously been provided to U.S. agencies.


At what venue did the first televised Arena Football League game occur?

The first game in Arena Football League history was played on June 19, 1987, between the Gladiators and Commandos at Pittsburgh Civic Arena in front of 12,117 fans.


What percentage of people worked in business support?

The second-largest business district in terms of employment is La Défense, just west of the city, where many companies installed their offices in the 1990s.


What is Musee national des arts asiatiques famous for housing?

The Musée national du Moyen Âge, or Cluny Museum, presents Medieval art, including the famous tapestry cycle of The Lady and the Unicorn.


Who may have added texts to the Canon for some time?

He states: "The Theravadins, then, may have added texts to the Canon for some time, but they do not appear to have tampered with what they already had from an earlier period."


In what era had university towns grown in wealth and importance?

By the late Middle Ages university towns had grown in wealth and importance as well, and this was reflected in the buildings of some of Europe's ancient universities.


The site claims to have been created by a Beijing citizen.


By the late 1980s, a process was set in place towards public, commercial use of the Internet.


In what year did Mount Rainer receive a record amount of snowfall?

This record was broken by the Mt. Baker Ski Area in northwestern Washington which reported 1,140 inches (2,896 cm) of snowfall for the 1998-99 snowfall season.


The annual Carnival is held when and where

The annual Bath Literature Festival is one of several local festivals in the county; others include the Frome Festival and the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival, which, despite its name, is held at Farleigh Hungerford in Somerset.


When the Kuru kingdom declined, the center of Vedic culture shifted to their eastern neighbours, the Panchala kingdom.


From where did the Arab traders come in order to trade on the west coast of India?

Additionally, Muslim trading communities flourished throughout coastal south India, particularly on the western coast where Muslim traders arrived in small numbers, mainly from the Arabian peninsula.


Which landmark still remains from the Imperial Institue after Imperial's expansion?

It is situated in an area of South Kensington, known as Albertopolis, which has a high concentration of cultural and academic institutions, adjacent to the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal College of Music, the Royal College of Art, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Albert Hall.


What is the name if the band that has Chris Daughtry as its lead singer?

Despite being eliminated earlier in the season, Chris Daughtry (as lead of the band Daughtry) became the most successful recording artist from this season.


A time machine is known as any technological devise that is used for what purpose?

Time travel is the concept of moving backwards or forwards to different points in time, in a manner analogous to moving through space, and different from the normal "flow" of time to an earthbound observer.


A nonstandard dialect, like a standard dialect, has a complete vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, but is usually not the beneficiary of institutional support.


Even after he died in 1982, the era didn’t end until Mikhail Gorbachev took power and introduced liberal reforms in Soviet society.


When was the group notion summed up and solidly settled?

After contributions from other fields such as number theory and geometry, the group notion was generalized and firmly established around 1870.


What is the foundation for federalist paper no. 39?

In its foundation, it is federal, not national; in the sources from which the ordinary powers of the Government are drawn, it is partly federal, and partly national...


What case notably upheld the use of a method of lethal injection?

Further, the Court's decision in Baze v. Rees, upholding a lethal injection method used by many states, has drastically narrowed the opportunity for relief through Section 1983.


What is the name of the railroad station inside Richmond proper?

As of 2010, the station only receives trains headed to and from Newport News and Williamsburg due to track layout.


What is the NIOSH uranium exposure standard over an 8-hour workday?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set the permissible exposure limit for uranium exposure in the workplace as 0.25 mg/m3 over an 8-hour workday.


What outsold the NES in Europe and South America?

In Europe and South America, however, the NES was outsold by Sega's Master System, while the Nintendo Entertainment System was not available in the Soviet Union.


Who manned the Cubs radio and TV booth for parts of five decades?

Jack Brickhouse manned the Cubs radio and especially the TV booth for parts of five decades, the 34-season span from 1948 to 1981.


In what year did Parker Brothers acknowledge and apologize for a spelling error in the game?

It was not until 1995 that Parker Brothers acknowledged this mistake and formally apologized to the residents of Marven Gardens for the misspelling although the spelling error was not corrected.


Where must devices be put during actual takeoff and landing?

Devices must be held or put in the seat-back pocket during the actual takeoff and landing.


What does distributing money into multiple instances discourage?

An effect is that distribution of funds into multiple instances discourages embezzlement, because even small sums missing will be noticed.


It took 200,000 laborers 21 years to finish the project.


Which agreement was signed in 1954 by writers, linguists, and literary critics?

Moreover, Croatian linguists criticized those parts of the Dictionary for being unitaristic that were written by Croatian linguists.


What is San Diego's cable penetration rate?

San Diego has an 80.6 percent cable penetration rate.


How many minority nationality types does Nanjing contain?

As in most of eastern China the ethnic makeup of Nanjing is predominantly Han nationality (98.56 percent), with 50 other minority nationalities.


Where did these Germans eventually occupy?

" These latecomers to the New World were forced to the frontier to find cheap land.


What have various Jehovah's Witnesses' publications made predictions about?

Watch Tower Society publications have claimed that God has used Jehovah's Witnesses (and formerly, the International Bible Students) to declare his will and has provided advance knowledge about Armageddon and the establishment of God's kingdom.


What has been discussed since the Federal Republic was founded in 1949?

Committees and expert commissions advocated a reduction of the number of states; academics (Rutz, Miegel, Ottnad etc.) and politicians (Döring, Apel, and others) made proposals –  some of them far-reaching –  for redrawing boundaries but hardly anything came of these public discussions.


At what level is Rajasthan ranked in India for visits by foreigners?

It is fourth also in Domestic tourist visitors.


How high was the dome at the Romanesque revival building?

The last Jews were deported on 15 July 1940 and the main synagogue, a huge Romanesque revival building that had been a major architectural landmark with its 54-metre-high dome since its completion in 1897, was set ablaze, then razed.


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.


London-based EMI is a corporation focused on what industry?

London is one of the major classical and popular music capitals of the world and is home to major music corporations, such as EMI and Warner Music Group as well as countless bands, musicians and industry professionals.


What does Auto didacticism generally mean?

Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) is a contemplative, absorbing process, of "learning on your own" or "by yourself", or as a self-teacher.


Center City has grown into the second-most populated downtown area in the United States, after Midtown Manhattan in New York City, with an estimated 183,240 residents in 2015.


What percentage of the Earth's heat is derived from the Sun's infrared light?

Infrared light from the Sun accounts for 49% of the heating of Earth, with the rest being caused by visible light that is absorbed then re-radiated at longer wavelengths.


What is it called when a person is dishonest or corrupt for his own gain?

Gombeenism refers to an individual who is dishonest and corrupt for the purpose of personal gain, more often through monetary, while, parochialism which is also known as parish pump politics relates to placing local or vanity projects ahead of the national interest.


What are people in stigmatized jobs forced to create?

In other words, doing taint management is not just about allowing the employee to feel good in that job.


What do the people of Cyprus rely on for domestic and agricultural supply of water?

Efforts have also been made to raise public awareness of the situation and to encourage domestic water users to take more responsibility for the conservation of this increasingly scarce commodity.


Oklahoma Gazette is Oklahoma City's independent newsweekly, featuring such staples as local commentary, feature stories, restaurant reviews and movie listings and music and entertainment.


What does cyborg anthropology study about humankind and technological systems humans have built?

Donna Haraway's 1985 Cyborg Manifesto could be considered the founding document of cyborg anthropology by first exploring the philosophical and sociological ramifications of the term.


Who helped Beyonce fight her depression the most?

Beyoncé would later speak of her mother as the person who helped her fight it.


What do hysteresis synchronous motors resemble at startup?

They start like induction motors, but when slip rate decreases sufficiently, the rotor (a smooth cylinder) becomes temporarily magnetized.


René Descartes lived from what year to what year?

John "Walking" Stewart (1747-1822), whose insistence in seeing matter as endowed with a moral dimension had a major impact on the philosophical poetry of William Wordsworth (1770-1850).


What type of flight decks are aircraft carriers equipped with?

Aircraft carriers have evolved from converted cruisers to nuclear-powered warships that carry numerous fighter planes, strike aircraft, helicopters, and other types of aircraft.


What greatly eased the cultural pressure towards Catholicism.

The Orthodox nobles' rights were nominally equal to those enjoyed by Polish and Lithuanian nobility, but there was a cultural pressure to convert to Catholicism, that was greatly eased in 1596 by the Union of Brest.


Who reported the major schools of Shaivism?

Vidyaranya in his works mentions three major schools of Shaiva thought— Pashupata Shaivism, Shaiva Siddhanta and Pratyabhijña (Kashmir Shaivism).


In what year did the English Peasants' Revolt occur?

The long-term effect was the virtual end of serfdom in Western Europe.


Are early or late maturing boys generally taller and stronger than their friends?

Early maturing boys are usually taller and stronger than their friends.


Buddhism's emphasis on the Middle Way provides a guideline for what?

For example, Buddhism's emphasis on the Middle way not only provides a unique guideline for ethics but has also allowed Buddhism to peacefully coexist with various differing beliefs, customs and institutions in countries where it has resided throughout its history.


Training of artists is done at the Utrecht School of the Arts.


The Thunder plays home games at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in downtown Oklahoma City, known affectionately in the national media as 'the Peake' and 'Loud City'.


How many Colombians live in greater Boston?

In Greater Boston, these numbers grow significantly with Puerto Ricans numbering 175,000+, Dominicans 95,000+, Salvadorans 40,000+, Guatemalans 31,000+, Mexicans 25,000+, and Colombians numbering 22,000+.


What year was the extension to U.S. daylight savings proposed by the DST Coalition?

In the mid-1980s, Clorox (parent of Kingsford Charcoal) and 7-Eleven provided the primary funding for the Daylight Saving Time Coalition behind the 1987 extension to US DST, and both Idaho senators voted for it based on the premise that during DST fast-food restaurants sell more French fries, which are made from Idaho potatoes.


The United States Army led increasingly frequent incursions into Spanish territory, including the 1817–1818 campaign against the Seminole Indians by Andrew Jackson that became known as the First Seminole War.


In what year did Bermuda enter British rule?

The islands became a British colony following the 1707 unification of the parliaments of Scotland and England, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain.


She became the first sovereign to take up residence at Buckingham Palace and inherited the revenues of the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall as well as being granted a civil list allowance of £385,000 per year.


What tennis Grand Slam event is held at the National Tennis Center?

Boxing is also a prominent part of the city's sporting scene, with events like the Amateur Boxing Golden Gloves being held at Madison Square Garden each year.


What singer inspired Beyoncé's B'Day album?


Where was the book, On the Origin of Species first offered for sale?

The third edition came out in 1861, with a number of sentences rewritten or added and an introductory appendix, An Historical Sketch of the Recent Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species, while the fourth in 1866 had further revisions.


Growth is restricted to a few weeks in the summer.


For how long were the Tories dismissed from office?

At times they cooperated with the "Opposition Whigs", Whigs who were in opposition to the Whig government; however, the ideological gap between the Tories and the Opposition Whigs prevented them from coalescing as a single party.


What construction feature was lacking in Tuvaluan building?

The buildings were constructed without nails and were lashed and tied together with a plaited sennit rope that was handmade from dried coconut fibre.


Who renovated Fort Lowell's adobe buildings?

Lowell Roads are the remnants of the Historic Fort Lowell.


Babangida's reaction to the election results caused violent protests for how long?

Babangida's regime has been considered the most corrupt, and responsible for creating a culture of corruption in Nigeria.


One of the most well-known Liberian quilters was Martha Ann Ricks, who presented a quilt featuring the famed Liberian coffee tree to Queen Victoria in 1892.


What is the average length of dog pregnancy?

An average litter consists of about six puppies, though this number may vary widely based on the breed of dog.


Valencia Airport is situated 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Valencia city centre.


When were the Spanish dollar and Mexican peso no longer accepted as legal tender?

The Spanish, U.S. silver dollars, and later, Mexican silver pesos circulated side by side in the United States, and the Spanish dollar and Mexican peso remained legal tender until the Coinage Act of 1857.


What is Houston's land use policies credited with producing?

Though some have blamed the city's low density, urban sprawl, and lack of pedestrian-friendliness on these policies, the city's land use has also been credited with having significant affordable housing, sparing Houston the worst effects of the 2008 real estate crisis.


The Crimean War brought a change in vocabulary with the introduction of terms more familiar to the late 19th century.


What other European country were claims similar to those levied against Greece made?

Most of the differences in the revised budget deficit numbers were due to a temporary change of accounting practices by the new government, i.e., recording expenses when military material was ordered rather than received.


How is diagnosis of infectious disease almost always initiated?

More detailed identification techniques involve the culture of infectious agents isolated from a patient.


Which two dialects were banned from public life?

Both Alsatian and Standard German were for a time banned from public life (including street and city names, official administration, and educational system).


How long did the Eritrean War for Independence last?

The ensuing Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until 1991, when the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), a successor of the ELF, defeated the Ethiopian forces in Eritrea and helped a coalition of Ethiopian rebel forces take control of the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa.


The Yale University Library, serving all constituent schools, holds more than 15 million volumes and is the third-largest academic library in the United States.


What are two other words for androphilia and gynephlia?

Androphilia and gynephilia (or gynecophilia) are terms used in behavioral science to describe sexual attraction, as an alternative to a homosexual and heterosexual conceptualization.


On what date of the Julian calendar do Eastern Catholics celebrate the Domition of the Theotokos?

The Eastern Orthodox also celebrate it as the Dormition of the Theotokos, one of their 12 Great Feasts.


In what centuries did a Jewish community develop in England?

Besides the Jews, there were other non-Christians on the edges of Europe—pagan Slavs in Eastern Europe and Muslims in Southern Europe.


What happened after radioactivity was realized?

Alfred Wegener's theory of "continental drift" was widely dismissed when he proposed it in the 1910s, but new data gathered in the 1950s and 1960s led to the theory of plate tectonics, which provided a plausible mechanism for it.


Why is it hard to find the origin of the word Tajik?

The suffix "-stan" (Persian: ـستان -stān) is Persian for "place of" or "country" and Tajik is, most likely, the name of a pre-Islamic (before the seventh century A.D.) tribe.


Who led the Labour Party in the 1970 General Election?

It supported the Labour Party led by Harold Wilson in the 1970 General Election, with the headline "Why It Must Be Labour" but by February 1974 it was calling for a vote for the Conservative Party led by Edward Heath while suggesting that it might support a Labour Party led by James Callaghan or Roy Jenkins.


What famous lab did Bell spend time working for?

They abandoned the idea, never realizing they had glimpsed a basic principle which would one day find its application in the tape recorder, the hard disc and floppy disc drive and other magnetic media.


What article grants the municipalities "the right to regulate on their own responsibility all the affairs of the local community within the limits set by law.

" Under this broad statement of competence, local governments can justify a wide range of activities.


Which specific mammal is the largest today?

Mammals range in size from the 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) bumblebee bat to the 33-meter (108 ft) blue whale.


Bewick then describes an experiment which succeeded in keeping swallows alive in Britain for several years, where they remained warm and dry through the winters.


In what year did Paul VI journey to the Holy Land?

Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit six continents, and was the most travelled pope in history to that time, earning the nickname "the Pilgrim Pope".


What merger was proposed and rejected in 1933?

Northwestern was also one of the first six universities in the country to establish a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) in the 1920s.


How many Marines cause Eupatoria to surrender?

360 ships sailed in seven columns, each steamer towing two sailing ships.:422 Anchoring on 13 September in the bay of Eupatoria, the town surrendered and 500 Marines landed to occupy it.


Name two works that are often the subject of a variorum.

The collation of all known variants of a text is referred to as a variorum, namely a work of textual criticism whereby all variations and emendations are set side by side so that a reader can track how textual decisions have been made in the preparation of a text for publication.


What is the name of an online resource that was created into provide a resource about KU?

In Winter 2008, a group of students created KUpedia, a wiki about all things KU.


What was the name of the first ironclad warship that saw combat?

In addition to Virginia and Confederate government offices and hospitals, a railroad hub, and one of the South's largest slave markets, Richmond had the largest factory in the Confederacy, the Tredegar Iron Works, which turned out artillery and other munitions, including the 723 tons of armor plating that covered the CSS Virginia, the world's first ironclad used in war, as well as much of the Confederates' heavy ordnance machinery.


What river borders Plymouth on the west?

Plymouth (i/ˈplɪməθ/) is a city on the south coast of Devon, England, about 37 miles (60 km)


Which wheelchair-bound torchbearer was ejected from the relay for showing a Tibetan flag?

During the torch relay, two torchbearers, Andrew Michael who uses a wheelchair and is the Vice President for Sustainable Development for the Bay Area Council and Director of Partnerships For Change, and an environmental advocate, Majora Carter, managed to display Tibetan flags in protest, resulting in their ejection from the relay.


Do Venezuelans still come to America for the same reasons as they did before?

However, since the early 1980s, the reasons for Venezuelan emigration have changed to include hopes of earning a higher salary and due to the economic fluctuations in Venezuela which also promoted an important migration of Venezuelan professionals to the US.


What did "The Bear-man" wear as an outfit?

There is no record of whether or not he was just a fan in a costume or employed by the club.


It was strongly supported by the Central Asian republics, which needed the economic advantages of a common market to prosper.


How much alcohol was in The End of History beer?

It was preceded by The End of History, a 55% Belgian ale, made by BrewDog in 2010.


What is common about the surviving mosaics from the 7th-9th centuries?

Among the rare examples are the 6th-century Christ in majesty (or Ezekiel's Vision) mosaic in the apse of the Church of Hosios David in Thessaloniki that was hidden behind mortar during those dangerous times.


Justice Secretary Jack Straw ended the Masonic disclosure law on what grounds?

The policy of requiring a declaration of masonic membership of applicants for judicial office (judges and magistrates) was ended in 2009 by Justice Secretary Jack Straw (who had initiated the requirement in the 1990s).


A transitional unity agreement stipulating a federal system was signed by the parties on 17 April and the new union was set to be established in May 1965.


Who was the inaugural Communist Party Secretary of Zhenjiang?

Tan Zhenlin (term 1949-1952), the inaugural Party Secretary, was one of the leading voices against Mao's Cultural Revolution during the so-called February Countercurrent of 1967.


In what century did the latin vulgate bible use the term coccumque bis tinctum?

The term used for scarlet in the 4th century Latin Vulgate version of the Bible passage is coccumque bis tinctum, meaning "colored twice with coccus.


What was Captain Byron doing when he visited Tuvalu?

Keith S. Chambers and Doug Munro (1980) identified Niutao as the island that Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa sailed past on 5 May 1781, thus solving what Europeans had called The Mystery of Gran Cocal.


What is the population of the Alpine region?

On the rim of the mountains, on the plateaus and the plains the economy consists of manufacturing and service jobs whereas in the higher altitudes and in the mountains farming is still essential to the economy.


What is the English translation of Galeb?

By 1974 the Yugoslav President had at his disposal 32 official residences, larger and small, the yacht Galeb ("seagull"), a Boeing 727 as the presidential airplane, and the Blue Train.


With Milosevic dead, who did the ICTY next charge with crimes of genocide in 1995?

He died on 11 March 2006 during his trial where he was accused of genocide or complicity in genocide in territories within Bosnia and Herzegovina, so no verdict was returned.


What are potential sources of cellulosic biomass?

Crop residues (such as corn stalks, wheat straw and rice straw), wood waste, and municipal solid waste are potential sources of cellulosic biomass.


How many of the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang practice Islam?

Today Islam is practiced by a small number of people including virtually all the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang.


What can be said of these works compared to his work in other years even though the quantity was less?

Although these works were more refined than many of his earlier compositions, Zamoyski opines that "his powers of concentration were failing and his inspiration was beset by anguish, both emotional and intellectual."


How many visitors go to the Alps annually?

At present the region is home to 14 million people and has 120 million annual visitors.


On the north side is an artificial lake with a little castle housing a municipal library for children.


What causes the southern fringe to receive cloudiness and   rainfall?

The southern fringe of the desert along the border with the Sahel receives summer cloudiness and rainfall due to


What was another name for the Great Man-Made River?

the Great Man-Made River; although designed to be finished by the end of the decade, it remained incomplete at the start of the 21st century.


Why has the water supply shrunk in previous years?

However, since then demand has increased annually – a result of local population growth, foreigners moving to Cyprus and the number of visiting tourists – while supply has fallen as a result of more frequent droughts.


Its mosaic floor contains typical Jewish symbols (menorah, lulav, etrog) but the inscriptions are Greek.


What is one way to help minimize capacitor dangers?

Capacitors used within high-energy capacitor banks can violently explode when a short in one capacitor causes sudden dumping of energy stored in the rest of the bank into the failing unit.


What is "Movement For democracy in Liberia"?

Under heavy pressure from the international community and the domestic Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace movement, Taylor resigned in August 2003 and went into exile in Nigeria.


How many people did Fitzroy have per km2 between 2012 and 2013?

Surrounding inner city suburbs experienced an increase in population density between 2012 and 2013; Carlton (9,000 people per km2) and Fitzroy (7,900).


Tertiary education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training.


While the distribution of Somalis per country in Europe is hard to measure because the Somali community on the continent has grown so quickly in recent years, an official 2010 estimate reported 108,000 Somalis living in the United Kingdom.


Most of the material and personnel of the South were used up, while the North prospered.


What did Margo McCaffery introduce in 1968?

To assess intensity, the patient may be asked to locate their pain on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain at all, and 10 the worst pain they have ever felt.


Which contestant from season eight suffered the loss of a spouse?

Mike Darnell, the president of alternative programming for Fox, stated that the season would focus more on the contestants' personal life.


What type of accessory was the Super Scope?

Throughout the course of its life, a number of peripherals were released which added to the functionality of the SNES.


In what year did Thomas Edison invent the phonograph?

In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.


Many were allowed to stay, and their descendents became integrated into the population.


When did Creative and Apple come to an agreement over their intellectual property issues?

On August 24, 2006, Apple and Creative announced a broad settlement to end their legal disputes.


What body of water was dredged for the material used for reclamation?

Most of the material used for reclamation came from dredging of Southampton Water, to ensure that the port can continue to handle large ships.


What is Neptune referred to due to it's size and concentration of volatiles?

Neptune, like Uranus, is an ice giant, a subclass of giant planet, due to their smaller size and higher concentrations of volatiles relative to Jupiter and Saturn.


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


When may sunlight be stored as gravitational potential energy?

An example of a solar-mediated weather event is a hurricane, which occurs when large unstable areas of warm ocean, heated over months, give up some of their thermal energy suddenly to power a few days of violent air movement.


These include "Bi Racial, Combination, Everything, Many, Mixed, Multi National, Multiple, Several and Various".


What was the name of the war lost by the Maratha states in 1818?

The Maratha states, following the Anglo-Maratha wars, eventually lost to the British East India Company in 1818 with the Third Anglo-Maratha War.


What kind of government was Victoria's reign leaning towards?

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


What is the name of the city formerly known as Calcutta?

Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital of India during the British Raj until December 1911.


Whose assumption of power ended the era of stagnation?

Even after he died in 1982, the era didn’t end until Mikhail Gorbachev took power and introduced liberal reforms in Soviet society.


What is the second most populous of Switzerland's cantons?

Bern is also the capital of the Canton of Bern, the second most populous of Switzerland's cantons.


The celebration of Saint Valentine's Day is forbidden or strongly condemned in many Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran.


What will you be matching with the  receiving antenna's polarization?

Matching the receiving antenna's polarization to that of the transmitter can make a very substantial difference in received signal strength.


What theory claims that popular belief was based on fiction?

For Varro - well versed in Euhemerus' theory - popular religious observance was based on a necessary fiction; what the people believed was not itself the truth, but their observance led them to as much higher truth as their limited capacity could deal with.


Through what Period did Queen Victoria reign?

The Victorian era of the United Kingdom was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from June 1837 to January 1901.


What Spanish Priest founded the Order of Preachers?

Membership in this "mendicant" order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as tertiaries, though recently there has been a growing number of Associates, who are unrelated to the tertiaries) affiliated with the order.


Japanese wrestler Último Dragón once held and defended a record 10 titles simultaneously.


Offerings at the Muthappan Temple shrine take on what form?

They are said to watch over the gates of Naraka.


Who was the first non-Fujiwara emperor since the ninth century?

Go-Sanjo also established the In-no-cho (ja:院庁 Office of the Cloistered Emperor), which was held by a succession of emperors who abdicated to devote themselves to behind-the-scenes governance, or insei.


Who discovered a reaction that induced sleep in dogs?

Today, amphetamine is largely restricted to use in the treatment of attention deficit disorder and phenobarbital in the treatment of epilepsy.


Have the people of Turkey held any feeling towards the cloth symbol of the Greeks ?

The most widely used symbol is the flag of Greece, which features nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white representing the nine syllables of the Greek national motto Eleftheria


Who most likely lived in the large villa rustica?

The large villa rustica, which was probably owned by Emperor Maximian, was built largely in the early 4th century.


Law professor, writer and political activist Lawrence Lessig, along with many other copyleft and free software activists, has criticized the implied analogy with physical property (like land or an automobile).


What was the murder rate in Boston in 1990?

Like many major American cities, Boston has seen a great reduction in violent crime since the early 1990s.


The majority of the population belonged to the first category and were described as liangmin, a legal term meaning good people, as opposed to jianmin meaning the mean (or ignoble) people.


Spielberg is also producing the Fox TV series Terra Nova.


Dell is currently the #1 shipper of what?

Dell was listed at number 51 in the Fortune 500 list, until 2014.


Now the Turnbull Government, the party had been elected at the 2013 federal election as the Abbott Government which took office on 18 September 2013.


Was Duchamp's work considered controversial when displayed in 1912?

Although the work was shown in the Salon de la Section d'Or in October 1912 and the 1913 Armory Show in New York, Duchamp never forgave his brothers and former colleagues for censoring his work.


They rank as the class of tetrapods with the most living species, at approximately ten thousand, with more than half of these being passerines, sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds.


What is the amount of the Washington University Student Union annual budget?

CS40's funding comes from the Housing Activities Fee of each student living on the South 40.


About what percentage of New York City travel is done by bike or on foot?

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


In what year did the Liberals win huge in the general election?

The general election in January that year returned a hung parliament with the balance of power held by Labour and Irish Nationalist members.


Where are most of the black converts from?

The vast majority of these, some 120,000, are Beta Israel, most of whom are recent immigrants who came during the 1980s and 1990s from Ethiopia.


What political strategy only allowed major parts of of Estonia to be accessed by the Soviets?

Militarization was another aspect of the Soviet state.


How much of the Brazilian population identified as black in 2000?

By the 2000 census, demographic changes including the end to slavery, immigration from Europe and Asia, assimilation of multiracial persons, and other factors resulted in a population in which 6.2% of the population identified as black, 40% as pardo, and 55% as white.


Which country lies on Congo's northeast border?

The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo), also known as Congo, Congo Republic, West Congo[citation needed], or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa.


Of what is the Convergence Zone comprised?

Both streams of air originate over the Pacific Ocean; airflow is split by the Olympic Mountains to Seattle's west, then reunited to the east.


Where is an annual event that has quite a bit of charismatic activity?

There is considerable charismatic activity among young Lutheran leaders in California centered around an annual gathering at Robinwood Church in Huntington Beach.


Deuterium (hydrogen-2) is used in nuclear fission applications as a moderator to slow neutrons, and in nuclear fusion reactions.


In quantum electrodynamics this vacuum is referred to as 'QED vacuum' to distinguish it from the vacuum of quantum chromodynamics, denoted as QCD vacuum.


When did new construction start in Melbourne?

The effects of the depression on the city were profound, with virtually no new construction until the late 1890s.


Which Dutch dialect was once spoken in the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Other Dutch-based creole languages once spoken in the Americas include Mohawk Dutch (in Albany, New York), Berbice (in Guyana), Skepi (in Essequibo, Guyana) and Negerhollands (in the United States Virgin Islands).


When was the first widely used version of USB released?

Apple Inc.'s iMac was the first mainstream product with USB and the iMac's success popularized USB itself.


The Times gained much notoriety in the 1930s because of its advocacy of what?

The paper gained a measure of notoriety in the 1930s with its advocacy of German appeasement; then-editor Geoffrey Dawson was closely allied with those in the government who practised appeasement, most notably Neville Chamberlain.


What organization known as the MBA is based in Plymouth?

The Plymouth Marine Laboratory is an offshoot of the MBA.


What place is still considered a prominent acoustic performance area?

The La Monica Ballroom on the pier was once the largest ballroom in the US and the source for many New Year's Eve national network broadcasts.


Where are archival descriptions of holdings under the custody of NARA stored?

Archival descriptions of the permanent holdings of the federal government in the custody of NARA are stored in Archival Research Catalog (ARC).


The team is currently owned by Thomas S. Ricketts, son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts.


What were advantages for programming new ENIAC?

The electronics of the new ENIAC ran at one-sixth the speed, but this in no way degraded the ENIAC's performance, since it was still entirely I/O bound.


What does a ski-jump ramp convert in order to be successful?

A ski-jump ramp works by converting some of the forward rolling movement of the aircraft into vertical velocity and is sometimes combined with the aiming of jet thrust partly downwards.


Why did the Popes of the middle ages wear red?

The banner of the Christian soldiers in the First Crusade was a red cross on a white field, the St. George's Cross.


What was the percentage increase of Manhattan hotel rooms between 2013 and 2014?

In October 2014, the Anbang Insurance Group, based in China, purchased the Waldorf Astoria New York for US$1.95 billion, making it the world's most expensive hotel ever sold.


Who tried to spread their territory into Tibet?

When the Dzungar Mongols attempted to spread their territory from what is now Xinjiang into Tibet, the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722) responded to Tibetan pleas for aid with his own expedition to Tibet, occupying Lhasa in 1720.


Why does Stewart Guthrie believe that people project their human features onto non human things?

Anthropologist Stewart Guthrie contends that people project human features onto non-human aspects of the world because it makes those aspects more familiar.


Camillo di Cavour sent how many troops to aid the French and British forces?

The deployment of Italian troops to the Crimea, and the gallantry shown by them in the Battle of the Chernaya (16 August 1855) and in the siege of Sevastopol, allowed the Kingdom of Sardinia to be among the participants at the peace conference at the end of the war, where it could address the issue of the Risorgimento to other European powers.


How many adherents worldwide does the group claim?

The group claims a worldwide membership of more than 8.2 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance figures of more than 15 million, and an annual Memorial attendance of more than 19.9 million.


Why are older neighborhoods in San Diego popular with cyclists?

This is partly because of the grid street patterns now absent in newer developments farther from the urban core, where suburban style arterial roads are much more common.


Which competitor caused Nintendo to end its restrictions on game developers?

However, competition from Sega's console brought an end to this practice; in 1991, Acclaim began releasing games for both platforms, with most of Nintendo's other licensees following suit over the next several years; Capcom (which licensed some games to Sega instead of producing them directly) and Square were the most notable holdouts.


How many cruisers were in Kurita's "Center Force"?

As they passed Palawan Island after midnight on 23 October the force was spotted, and U.S. submarines sank two cruisers.


What battle did King Henry leave for in 1415?

They were found guilty and summarily executed outside the Bargate.


The president of the United States might prefer the formal treaty process for agreements that impose what type of legal obligations on the US?

For example, the deal by the United States, Iran and other countries is not a Treaty.


Other sources than glucose that provide energy to the brain are what?

The energy consumption of the brain does not vary greatly over time, but active regions of the cerebral cortex consume somewhat more energy than inactive regions; this forms the basis for the functional brain imaging methods PET, fMRI, and NIRS.


Did the Emperor agree to a new trial for Athanasius?

To this Constantius consented, for he felt able to control it, at Milan.


How many years was Ye Zhiping involved in the school overhaul?

During a three-year period that ended in 2007, he oversaw a major overhaul of his school.


What was a Carolingian Abbot credited for adding to beer in 822?

What they did not contain was hops, as that was a later addition, first mentioned in Europe around 822 by a Carolingian Abbot and again in 1067 by Abbess Hildegard of Bingen.


What action is made much more difficult for boards that have a conformal coating?

The chief disadvantage of conformal coatings is that servicing of the board is rendered extremely difficult.


What is the capacity of a solar hot water system?

In the United States, Canada and Australia heating swimming pools is the dominant application of solar hot water with an installed capacity of 18 GWth as of 2005.


Does a material breach necessarily suspend or terminate treaty relations?

An advantage of such an arbiter is that it prevents a party from prematurely and perhaps wrongfully suspending or terminating its own obligations due to another's alleged material breach.


What place is Boston in for largest city in the US?

The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 655,884 in 2014, making it the largest city in New England and the 24th largest city in the United States.


To obtain a security clearance, all potential FBI personnel must pass a series of Single Scope Background Investigations (SSBI), which are conducted by the Office of Personnel Management.


How many immigrants arrived at Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924?

By 1900, Germans constituted the largest immigrant group, followed by the Irish, Jews, and Italians.


What happens to software after a major change in code that leads to regression??

Such regressions occur whenever software functionality that was previously working correctly, stops working as intended.


Water is diverted from rivers for what purpose?

For example, each year more water is diverted from rivers for snowmaking in the ski resorts, the effect of which is yet unknown.


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

They used to meet in Temple #24 located on North Avenue.


What could be considered a trait of Rome's military campaigns?

The history of Rome's campaigning is, if nothing else, a history of obstinate persistence overcoming appalling losses.


During 2007, what was the percent of defective mortgages not underwritten to Citi's standards?

Moreover, during 2007, "defective mortgages (from mortgage originators contractually bound to perform underwriting to Citi's standards) increased... to over 80% of production".


Spirometry is then used to confirm the diagnosis.


What was the central theme of Godel's announcement that the axiomatic system was not complete?

With this contribution of von Neumann, the axiomatic system of the theory of sets became fully satisfactory, and the next question was whether or not it was also definitive, and not subject to improvement.


Who invited Je Tsongkhapa to come pay tribute?

Wang and Nyima write that this was due to old age and physical weakness, and also because of efforts being made to build three major monasteries.


The centrality of intent broadens what definition, beyond the 1948 one?

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


What is another name for the BeiDou Satellite Navigation Experimental System?

The first BeiDou system, officially called the BeiDou Satellite Navigation Experimental System (simplified Chinese: 北斗卫星导航试验系统; traditional Chinese: 北斗衛星導航試驗系統; pinyin: Běidǒu wèixīng dǎoháng shìyàn xìtǒng) and also known as BeiDou-1, consists of three satellites and offers limited coverage and applications.


Why have wall mosaics generally not survived in the region?

The mosaic was probably created in 565/6.


The Permian–Triassic extinction event, 251 million years ago, was the worst; vertebrate recovery took 30 million years.


By the time the system appeared at E3 2006, how many Ethernet ports was it down to?

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.


On what date was the 12 inch LP released?

33 1⁄3 rpm microgroove record album was introduced by the Columbia Record Company at a New York press conference on June 18, 1948.


When were the earliest annelid fossils found?

Body fossils going back to the mid Ordovician, from 472 to 461 million years ago, have been tentatively classified as oligochaetes, but these identifications are uncertain and some have been disputed.


In what year did Konrad Adenauer first visit the United States?

Ratification of EDC was delaying but the US representatives made it clear to Adenauer that EDC would have to become a part of NATO.


London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its 1.12-square-mile (2.9 km2) medieval boundaries and in 2011 had a resident population of 7,375, making it the smallest city in England.


What was the commercial value of pirated software in 2011?

In its 2011 report, conducted in partnership with IDC and Ipsos Public Affairs, the BSA stated: "Over half of the world's personal computer users – 57 percent – admit to pirating software.


What were the two potential aspects of Atlantic City that originally attracted developers?

Because of its location in South Jersey, hugging the Atlantic Ocean between marshlands and islands, Atlantic City was viewed by developers as prime real estate and a potential resort town.


What type of paper can Photo CD images be produced on?

The images can also be printed out on photographic paper with a special Kodak machine.


At the same time, he refused to evacuate Saxony until its elector had renounced any claim to reparation.


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

Hurricanes and tropical storms are rare in the New York area, but are not unheard of and always have the potential to strike the area.


What is the most common soundboard shape?

The modern soundboard is designed to withstand the pressure of metal strings that would break earlier instruments.


On what date in 2013 was it 15.4 degrees Fahrenheit in Kathmandu?

During a 2013 cold front, the winter temperatures of Kathmandu dropped to −4 °C (25 °F), and the lowest temperature was recorded on January 10, 2013, at −9.2 °C (15.4 °F).


When was the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship formed?

Two new Baptist groups were formed by moderate Southern Baptists who disagreed with the direction in which the Southern Baptist Convention was heading: the Alliance of Baptists in 1987 and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in 1991.


When did Altan Khan make peace with the Ming dynasty?

Klieger writes that Altan Khan's presence in the west effectively reduced Ming influence and contact with Tibet.


HDTV technology was introduced in the United States in the late 1980s and made official in 1993 by the Digital HDTV Grand Alliance, a group of television, electronic equipment, communications companies consisting of AT&T Bell Labs, General Instrument, Philips, Sarnoff, Thomson, Zenith and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


As of 2014, what was the life expectancy of female Plymouth residents?

A 2014 profile by the National Health Service showed Plymouth had higher than average levels of poverty and deprivation (26.2% of population among the poorest 20.4% nationally).


To whom did Paul VI give a diamond cross and ring in hopes it would raise funds to help people globally?

As a gesture of goodwill, the pope gave to the UN two pieces of papal jewelry, a diamond cross and ring, with the hopes that the proceeds from their sale at auction would contribute to the UN's efforts to end human suffering.


What is the lite price of the broadband service?

KBit/s downstream and 512 KBit/s upstream offered on contract levels from lite £16 per month to gold+ at £190 per month.


What did Napoleon do at cards, though he repaid losses?

Unlike many generals, Napoleon did not examine history to ask what Hannibal or Alexander or anyone else did in a similar situation.


Who lost the 2015 Nigerian presidential election?

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


The war opened in the Balkans when Russian troops occupied provinces in modern Romania and began to cross the Danube.


How much money is Steven Spielberg worth?

His personal net worth is estimated to be more than $3 billion.


Approximately when did the Nepalese tourism industry begin?

This industry started around 1950, as the country's political makeup changed and ended the country's isolation from the rest of the world.


Deep house was similar to many of the messages of freedom for the black community.


How much influence did each szlachcic have over politics?

Each szlachcic had enormous influence over the country's politics, in some ways even greater than that enjoyed by the citizens of modern democratic countries.


Beyonce worked with who on her perfumes, True Star and True Star Gold?

The commercial, which featured the 1956 song "Fever", was shown after the water shed in the United Kingdom as it begins with an image of Beyoncé appearing to lie naked in a room.


Samsara arises out of avidya (ignorance) and is characterized by dukkha (suffering, anxiety, dissatisfaction).


What historical mission is a major tourist attraction in San Diego?

San Diego's Spanish and Mexican heritage is reflected in the many historic sites across the city, such as Mission San Diego de Alcala and Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.


What was the political party arrangement of the new constitution?

In January 1956, the new Constitution of Egypt was drafted, entailing the establishment of a single-party system under the National Union (NU), a movement Nasser described as the "cadre through which we will realize our revolution".


What did the supplementary meat from hunting include?

Even as animal domestication became relatively widespread and after the development of agriculture, hunting was usually a significant contributor to the human food supply.


Some of the kites remain at what National Historic Site?

The tetrahedral wings were named Cygnet I, II and III, and were flown both unmanned and manned (Cygnet I crashed during a flight carrying Selfridge) in the period from 1907–1912.


What comprised most of the early art of Mexico City?

Secular works of art of this period include the equestrian sculpture of Charles IV of Spain, locally known as El Caballito ("The little horse").


What is the name of Saint Denis burial place?

His burial place became an important religious shrine; the Basilica of Saint-Denis was built there and became the burial place of the French Kings.


Much medieval literature was influenced by the works of what classic culture?

Controversial, religious, political and instructional literature proliferated during the Renaissance as a result of the invention of printing, while the mediaeval romance developed into a more character-based and psychological form of narrative, the novel, of which early and important examples are the Chinese Monkey and the German Faust books.


Who called American Idol a conniving multimedia monster?

Lisa de Moraes of The Washington Post noted sarcastically that "The terrorists have won" and, with a sideswipe at the show's commercialism and voting process, that the decision as to who "gets to turn this important site into just another cog in the 'Great American Idol Marketing Mandala' is in the hands of the millions of girls who have made American Idol a hit.


The Museo de Arte Contempo has small but impressive exhibits of modern Uruguayan painting and sculpture.


What technology support the drinking of chilled beer?

Beer served unchilled—either cool or at room temperature, reveal more of their flavours.


How were the Famicom controllers attached to the console?

This was changed to the circular designs because of the square buttons being caught in the controller casing when pressed down and glitches within the hardware causing the system to freeze occasionally while playing a game.


In what geographical region of New York state is New York City located?

Most of New York City is built on the three islands of Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island.


How much of Houston's total area is water?

The city once relied on groundwater for its needs, but land subsidence forced the city to turn to ground-level water sources such as Lake Houston, Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston.


However, humans are not solitary creatures; they are social animals with highly developed social behaviors.


What energy source has been increasing in Estonia?

The importance of wind power has been increasing steadily in Estonia and currently the total amount of energy production from wind is nearly 60 MW while at the same time roughly 399 MW worth of projects are currently being developed and more than 2800 MW worth of projects are being proposed in the Lake Peipus area and the coastal areas of Hiiumaa.


Simpson laid the systematics of mammal origins and was taught universally up until the end of what century?

Simpson laid out a systematics of mammal origins and relationships that was universally taught until the end of the 20th century.


What network did American Idol debut on?

The first season of American Idol debuted as a summer replacement show in June 2002 on the Fox network.


What was the name of Charles A. Lindbergh's plane that was built in San Diego by Ryan Airlines?

The city was also an early center for aviation: as early as World War I, San Diego was proclaiming itself "The Air Capital of the West".


New York–based performers such as Mateo & Matos and Blaze had slickly produced disco house tracks.


Test cases are built around specifications and requirements, i.e., what the application is supposed to do.


The radiant luminous efficacy (LER) is the ratio of the visible light flux emitted (the luminous flux) to the total power radiated over all wavelengths.


Who caused Nintendo to take formal action regarding rentals?

Nintendo claimed that allowing customers to rent games would significantly hurt sales and drive up the cost of games.


In 1946, Feynman wrote a letter to her, expressing his deep love and heartbreak, that he kept for the rest of his life.


They purged monarchists and members of Idris' Senussi clan from Libya's political world and armed forces; Gaddafi believed this elite were opposed to the will of the Libyan people and had to be expunged.


What did Peirce later call his ideas instead of pragmatism?

James popularized the term "pragmatism", giving Peirce full credit for its patrimony, but Peirce later demurred from the tangents that the movement was taking, and redubbed what he regarded as the original idea with the name of "pragmaticism".


To what was the claim of land in tribute?

On 18 December 2012, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office named a previously unnamed area Queen Elizabeth Land in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.


Which author's novels painted a dismal portrait of Victorian London?

London has been the setting for many works of literature.


Where was  fresh food sold daily in Charleston in 1840?

By 1840, the Market Hall and Sheds, where fresh meat and produce were brought daily, became a hub of commercial activity.


What are the possibly outcomes of a story?

It is a "triumph" if the face wins, while it is a "tragedy" if the heel wins.


How could a merchant prevent having to register as one?

Unlike slaves, retainers could come and go from their master's home as they pleased.


In what year did the earthquake in Sichuan occur?

China Standard Time at epicenter (06:28:01 UTC) on May 12 in Sichuan province, killed 69,197 people and left 18,222 missing.


Who stopped the Russians from attacking Vidin?

I was the concern that Austria would enter the war against the Russians and attack his armies on the western flank.


Which The Times editor was closely allied with the government who practised German appeasement?

The paper gained a measure of notoriety in the 1930s with its advocacy of German appeasement; then-editor Geoffrey Dawson was closely allied with those in the government who practised appeasement, most notably Neville Chamberlain.


How were East Prussians able to pay for land improvements and road construction?

Through publicly funded emergency relief programs concentrating on agricultural land-improvement projects and road construction, the "Erich Koch Plan" for East Prussia allegedly made the province free of unemployment; on August 16, 1933 Koch reported to Hitler that unemployment had been banished entirely from East Prussia, a feat that gained admiration throughout the Reich.


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


The Liverpool Blitz sank how much shipping?

Operations against Liverpool in the Liverpool Blitz were successful.


What year was the Central Intelligence Agency Act created?

Details of the overall United States intelligence budget are classified.


What change from hunting and gathering to agriculture is not easy to mark?

The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture is not necessarily a one way process.


When sea levels rose what occured in the British Isles area?

At the end of the last ice age, what are now the British Isles were joined to the European mainland as a mass of land extending north west from the modern-day northern coastline of France, Belgium and the Netherlands.


To what did the term magi originally refer?

Pliny the Elder offers a thoroughly skeptical "History of magical arts" from their supposed Persian origins to Nero's vast and futile expenditure on research into magical practices in an attempt to control the gods.


In the King's precession he and his concubines scandalize the town with their sexual behavior.


Did the original chieftains maintain power political power?

The crown completely replaced the hereditary chieftainships with appointed governorships in the entire Irrawaddy valley, and greatly reduced the hereditary rights of Shan chiefs.


The county has many rivers, including the Axe, Brue, Cary, Parrett, Sheppey, Tone and Yeo.


What was most significant in architecture according to Ruskin?

For Ruskin, the aesthetic was of overriding significance.


The purpose of the Compass-M1 satellite is similar to the purpose of what other satellite?

Compass-M1 is an experimental satellite launched for signal testing and validation and for the frequency filing on 14 April 2007.


What is another type of reliable capacitor that is resistant to temperature and voltage changes?

They are broadly categorized as class 1 dielectrics, which have predictable variation of capacitance with temperature or class 2 dielectrics, which can operate at higher voltage.


Upon starting high school, Feynman was quickly promoted into a higher math class.


Air attacks headed by  Germany increased in 1915 in what area?

By December 1916 there were 183 AA Sections defending Britain (most with the 3-inch), 74 with the BEF in France and 10 in the Middle East.


What is the meaning of impermanence in Buddhism?

Impermanence (Pāli: anicca) expresses the Buddhist notion that all compounded or conditioned phenomena (all things and experiences) are inconstant, unsteady, and impermanent.


What new label did the Department of External Affairs receive in 1943?

In 1943, this Department was renamed the Department of Island Territories after a separate Department of External Affairs was created to conduct New Zealand's foreign affairs.


What did the Onkyo outboard demodulator covert the RF AC-2 signal to?

Another type marketed by Onkyo and others converted the RF AC-3 signal to 6-channel analog audio.


How many regional health administrations exist in Portugal?

In practice, however, the autonomy of regional health administrations over budget setting and spending has been limited to primary care.


Most artificial satellites operate in this region called low Earth orbit and must fire their engines every few days to maintain orbit.[citation needed]


In 1978, she dropped out of college and relocated to New York City.


What part of wood's cells are composed of cellulose and hemicellulose?

It consists of cells, and the cell walls are composed of micro-fibrils of cellulose (40% – 50%) and hemicellulose (15% – 25%) impregnated with lignin (15% – 30%).


Who ran from house to house, laughing, screaming, and singing?

The Strumica Carnival opens on a Saturday night at a masked ball where the Prince and Princess are chosen; the main Carnival night is on Tuesday, when masked participants (including groups from abroad) compete in various subjects.


What did Lamb employ as an important theme from the beginning of the paper?

A Conservative council in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, was the first to ban the paper from its public library, shortly after Page 3 began, because of its excessive sexual content.


How many customers did ACS have when Roberts and his partners purchased it?

In 1963, Ralph J. Roberts in conjunction with his two business partners, Daniel Aaron and Julian A. Brodsky, purchased American Cable Systems as a corporate spin-off from its parent, Jerrold Electronics, for US $500,000.


The Free Church in Scotland  has something in place that only a few churches have implemented, what is it called?

Some Presbyterian Churches, such as the Free Church of Scotland, have no such "conscience clause".


Who released Spiral Scratch on their own label?

These DIY imperatives would help form the production and distribution infrastructure of post-punk and the indie music scene that later blossomed in the mid-1980s.


In what period did Basil Rathbone star in a series of Sherlock Holmes films?

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in new Sherlock Holmes mysteries (1942–46), teenage musicals with Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, and Peggy Ryan (1942–43), and screen adaptations of radio's Inner Sanctum Mysteries with Lon Chaney, Jr. (1943–45).


By 1838 how many companies beside Claridge's were offering asphalt?

"By the end of 1838, at least two other companies, Robinson's and the Bastenne company, were in production", with asphalt being laid as paving at Brighton, Herne Bay, Canterbury, Kensington, the Strand, and a large floor area in Bunhill-row, while meantime Claridge's Whitehall paving "continue(d) in good order".


Evidence of human habitation in the Alps goes as far back to what era?

The altitude and size of the range affects the climate in Europe; in the mountains precipitation levels vary greatly and climatic conditions consist of distinct zones.


What is the name of the solar powered car race held every two years?

The World Solar Challenge is a biannual solar-powered car race, where teams from universities and enterprises compete over 3,021 kilometres (1,877 mi) across central Australia from Darwin to Adelaide.


What happens if the national supervisory authority designated by a Member State is not a national central bank?

In such cases, the representatives are together considered as one member for the purposes of the voting procedure.


How many councilors sit on the City Council?

The City Council is a unicameral body consisting of 51 council members whose districts are defined by geographic population boundaries.


What is the permutation when a person is ready to make commitments but unable to commit?

Moratorium is when a person displays a kind of flightiness, ready to make choices but unable to commit to them.


From 1857, the civil engineer Eugène Belgrand, under Napoleon III, oversaw the construction of a series of new aqueducts that brought water from locations all around the city to several reservoirs built atop the Capital's highest points of elevation.


When did Schwarzenegger take an airplane for the first time ever?

"Participating in the competition meant so much to me that I didn't carefully think through the consequences."


What percentage of households in Atlantic City were comprised of non-families?

There were 15,504 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.9% were married couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families.


This event was also held in seasons seven and nine and has raised nearly $185 million in total.


The Babylonian exile ended in 539 BCE when the Achaemenid Empire conquered Babylon and Cyrus the Great allowed the exiled Jews to return to Yehud and rebuild their Temple.


Calculating molar volume requires knowledge of what two factors?

The principle behind the method is to determine NA as the ratio between the volume of the unit cell of a crystal, measured by X-ray crystallography, and the molar volume of the substance.


Where did Russian explorers first reach North America?

The language was first introduced in North America when Russian explorers voyaged into Alaska and claimed it for Russia during the 1700s.


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

Some believe that democracy is part of the rule of law.


Which type of iPod car integration product is illegal in certain countries?

Many car manufacturers have added audio input jacks as standard.


After the Marzpanate period (428–636), Armenia emerged as the Emirate of Armenia, an autonomous principality within the Arabic Empire, reuniting Armenian lands previously taken by the Byzantine Empire as well.


When was the Macintosh Portable first released?

It was not long until Apple released their first portable computer, the Macintosh Portable in 1989.


What was the record high for the TED spread on October 10, 2008?

The TED spread, an indicator of perceived credit risk in the general economy, spiked up in July 2007, remained volatile for a year, then spiked even higher in September 2008, reaching a record 4.65% on October 10, 2008.


Because of a dog's resourcefulness to people, they have been given what nickname?

This impact on human society has given them the nickname "man's best friend" in the Western world.


In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for regulating pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).


Who was the European partner of the Iroquois?

The Iroquois, dominant in what is now Upstate New York, sided with the British but did not play a large role in the war.


In the middle o what century did the Kushan empire begin?

They came of an Indo-European language speaking Central Asian tribe called the Yuezhi, a branch of which was known as the Kushans.


What was in the packages Darwin received from Wallace?

It enclosed twenty pages describing an evolutionary mechanism, a response to Darwin's recent encouragement, with a request to send it on to Lyell if Darwin thought it worthwhile.


When was the City and Guilds College founded?

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


What PlayStation 3 feature did Home Theater Magazine most like about PS3?

In addition, both Home Theater Magazine and Ultimate AV have given the system's Blu-ray playback very favorable reviews, stating that the quality of playback exceeds that of many current standalone Blu-ray Disc players.


What is used by Mahayana followers to name the early schools?

Hinayana (literally "lesser vehicle") is used by Mahayana followers to name the family of early philosophical schools and traditions from which contemporary Theravada emerged, but as this term is rooted in the Mahayana viewpoint and can be considered derogatory, a variety of other terms are increasingly used instead, including Śrāvakayāna, Nikaya Buddhism, early Buddhist schools, sectarian Buddhism, conservative Buddhism, mainstream Buddhism and non-Mahayana Buddhism.


What was Jayapala's response to the indemnity payment?

Jayapala defaulted on the payment and took to the battlefield once more.


What were the names given to zinc by early alchemists?

Alchemists burned zinc in air to form what they called "philosopher's wool" or "white snow".


What is mainly used for transportation in Seattle?

Seattle has the 8th worst traffic congestion of all American cities, and is 10th among all North American cities.


Who was the manager when Everton's second successful era began in 1961?

Everton's second successful era started when Harry Catterick was made manager in 1961.


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

Examples of theme pubs include sports bars, rock pubs, biker pubs, Goth pubs, strip pubs, gay bars, karaoke bars and Irish pubs.


Which PC owners could purchase a Windows 8 Pro uprgrade for $14.99?

As part of a launch promotion, Microsoft offered Windows 8 Pro upgrades at a discounted price of US$39.99 online, or $69.99 for retail box from its launch until January 31, 2013; afterward the Windows 8 price has been $119.99 and the Pro price $199.99.


Leeches' eggs are fertilized in the ovaries, and then transferred to the cocoon.


New research has clarified that Federalism has how many distinct forms?

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.


What did the Dartford nunnery have in common with the priory of Poissy?

As heirs of the Dominican priory of Poissy in France, the Dartford sisters were also heirs to a tradition of profound learning and piety.


Interest was high enough following the initial test game that Foster decided to put on a second, "showcase", game.


What is the oldest football club in Canada?

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


The dispute started when Rocco decided to continue living at England with Ritchie when the Rebel Heart Tour had visited there, while Madonna wanted him to return with her.


Who was the Perpendicular style chapel dedicated to?

Much of the stone came from Caen, in France (Caen stone), the Isle of Portland (Portland stone) and the Loire Valley region of France (tuffeau limestone).[citation needed]


What are child safety and public library software used to filter?

Title I of the U.S. DMCA, the WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act has provisions that prevent persons from "circumvent[ing] a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work".


How much of Korea was under the control of the United Nations?

By August, the KPA had pushed back the ROK Army and the Eighth United States Army to the vicinity of Pusan in southeast Korea.


Edmund Dixon is most famous for what inclusions in his 1854 book on poultry ?

In his 1848 classic book on poultry, Ornamental and Domestic Poultry: Their History, and Management, Edmund Dixon included chapters on the peafowl, guinea fowl, mute swan, turkey, various types of geese, the muscovy duck, other ducks and all types of chickens including bantams.


What is a common feature of passive solar architecture?

Socrates' Megaron House is a classic example of passive solar design.


Which park interrupts 8th and 9th Street at Avenue B?

8th Street between Avenue A and Third Avenue is called St Mark's Place, but it is counted in the length below.


What word is used to denominate nobility?

This word to this day is used in Lithuanian language to name nobility, not only for own, but also for nobility of other countries.


What impacted the ability of financial institutions to lend in the financial crisis of 2007?

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


What are three of the largest contributors to the Cyprus economy?

Tourism, financial services and shipping are significant parts of the economy.


This is an example of leap-frog migration.


Between 301 and 219 BCE the Ptolemies ruled Judea in relative peace, and Jews often found themselves working in the Ptolemaic administration and army, which led to the rise of a Hellenized Jewish elite class (e.g. the Tobiads).


Eisenhower was the last president born in the 19th century, and at age 62, was the oldest man elected President since James Buchanan in 1856 (President Truman stood at 64 in 1948 as the incumbent president at the time of his election four years earlier).


Who wrote, "In other words, AC stations are where pop songs go to die a very long death. Or, to optimists, to get a second life"?

Or, to optimists, to get a second life."


The Fryderyk Chopin Institute of Poland includes approximately how many recordings of Chopin's work from Youtube?

The Institute site also lists nearly 1,500 performances of Chopin works on YouTube as of January 2014.


What occurance is the greatest factor affecting Bermuda's economy?

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


Tucson's largest park, Reid Park, is located in midtown and includes Reid Park Zoo and Hi Corbett Field.


In 2006, IBM launched Secure Blue, encryption hardware that can be built into microprocessors.


What did Fleming initially think a good use would be for it?

Fleming postulated that the effect is mediated by an antibacterial compound he named penicillin, and that its antibacterial properties could be exploited for chemotherapy.


The initiations are part allegory and part what?

The initiations are part allegory and part lecture, and revolve around the construction of the Temple of Solomon, and the artistry and death of his chief architect, Hiram Abiff.


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.


Why do organisms inherit the characteristics of their parents?

In asexually reproducing organisms, the offspring will be a genetic copy or clone of the parent organism.


Where does Valencia's port rank among Spanish ports in terms of total traffic?

Small and medium-sized industries are an important part of the local economy, and before the current crisis unemployment was lower than the Spanish average.


There was a brief "Black Power" movement in Sindh in the 1960s and many Siddi are proud of and celebrate their African ancestry.


City Manager Jim Couch was appointed in late 2000.


What drug in the running to treat multi drug resistant TB has already gotten FDA approval?

Bedaquiline received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in late 2012.


How many years before Eisenhower's command had a non-Briton commanded Gibraltar?

The word "expeditionary" was dropped soon after his appointment for security reasons.


Who was the earliest missionary to Tuvalu?

While some islanders were voluntary recruits the "blackbirders" were notorious for enticing islanders on to ships with tricks, such as pretending to be Christian missionaries, as well as kidnapping islanders at gun point.


As the result of this operation in 10 regional actions about 60,000 Polish nobles, teachers, social workers, priests, judges and political activists were killed.


What was Ivan Meštrović known for being?

Ivan Meštrović (1883–1962), a renowned sculptor, brought Croatian culture to campus, 1955–62.


The transition zone between east and west is called what?

There is a transition zone in the middle of the state between the two extremely different climates from the east and west; this zone is the Steppe characterized by a compromise between juxtaposed climate zones.


How many strata existed in Sumerian society?

Though women were protected by late Sumerian law and were able to achieve a higher status in Sumer than in other contemporary civilizations, the culture was male-dominated.


Bell's father taught him and his brothers not only to write Visible Speech but to identify any symbol and its accompanying sound.


While not illegal, an unholy alliance can be more dangerous to the public than what?

An unholy alliance is a coalition among seemingly antagonistic groups for ad hoc or hidden gain, generally some influential non-governmental group forming ties with political parties, supplying funding in exchange for the favorable treatment.


Who were the joint consulars considered to be an equal of politically?

Before the revolution, a king would be elected by the senators for a life term.


What was the fine given to the three companies?

Nakamura was awarded the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize for his invention.


What percentage of students at Qur'anic schools are female?

A study from 1993 found, among other things, that "unlike in primary schools where gender disparity is enormous, around 40 per cent of Qur'anic school pupils are girls; but the teaching staff have minimum or no qualification necessary to ensure intellectual development of children."


What do the Jehovah Witnesses believe God will use the kingdom in heaven for?

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that God's kingdom is a literal government in heaven, ruled by Jesus Christ and 144,000 "spirit-anointed" Christians drawn from the earth, which they associate with Jesus' reference to a "new covenant".


When did Public Safety Canada unveil Canada's Cyber Security Strategy?

The Action Plan 2010–2015 for Canada's Cyber Security Strategy outlines the ongoing implementation of the strategy.


What thesis says a scientific hypothesis is not testable in isolation from its system of theories?

The Quine-Duhem thesis argues that it's impossible to test a single hypothesis on its own, since each one comes as part of an environment of theories.


What organization is the Plymouth Borough Police a part of?

The Plymouth Borough Police, formed in 1836, eventually became part of Devon and Cornwall Constabulary.


Rather than copying media files directly to it, what software must be used for this purpose so that they are accessible?

The user must use software that has been specifically designed to transfer media files to iPods, so that the files are playable and viewable.


Who was the famous astronomer that Avicenna met before he left Khwarezm?

Aruzi Samarqandi describes how before Avicenna left Khwarezm he had met Al-Biruni (a famous scientist and astronomer), Abu Nasr Iraqi (a renowned mathematician), Abu Sahl Masihi (a respected philosopher) and Abu al-Khayr Khammar (a great physician).


Where in Sicily were the "Orpheus," and the "Four Seasons" discovered?

Other important examples of Roman mosaic art in Sicily were unearthed on the Piazza Vittoria in Palermo where two houses were discovered.


When was the title of cardinal reserved for the cardinals of Rome by Pius V?

The use of the title was reserved for the cardinals of Rome in 1567 by Pius V.


Which Prussian linguist called for an anthropology?

During the Romantic era, scholars in Germany, especially those concerned with nationalist movements—such as the nationalist struggle to create a "Germany" out of diverse principalities, and the nationalist struggles by ethnic minorities against the Austro-Hungarian Empire—developed a more inclusive notion of culture as "worldview" (Weltanschauung).


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

The Driehaus Architecture Prize is awarded to major contributors in the field of 21st century traditional or classical architecture, and comes with a prize money twice as high as that of the modernist Pritzker Prize.


However to sustain its relationship with China the Vietnamese government has actively sought to head off protests during the torch relay, with Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng warning government agencies that "hostile forces" may try to disrupt the torch relay.


On the spectrum of light, where is red found?

Red is the color at the end of the spectrum of visible light next to orange and opposite violet.


In what city was the Bell Telephone Memorial constructed?

Honors and tributes flowed to Bell in increasing numbers as his most famous invention became ubiquitous and his personal fame grew.


Phillips' "Home" has since become the best selling of all coronation songs.


Followers what religion were the rulers of the Punjabi Kingdom?

The Punjabi kingdom, ruled by members of the Sikh religion, was a political entity that governed the region of modern-day Punjab.


How much in dollars did the Super Famicom cost in Japan?

Designed by Masayuki Uemura, the designer of the original Famicom, the Super Famicom was released in Japan on Wednesday, November 21, 1990 for ¥25,000 (US$210).


As hip hop's popularity grew, performers began speaking ("rapping") in sync with the beats, and became known as MCs or emcees.


Which foreign news service viewed Napoleon as a dangerous tyrant?

The British Tory press sometimes depicted Napoleon as much smaller than average height, and this image persists.


What two autonomous regions have their own governments in Portugal?

It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east.


Why does basing sexual orientation on one component cause problems?

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.


What famous theatre is located in Georgs Palace?

Hanover's leading cabaret-stage is the GOP Variety theatre which is located in the Georgs Palace.


Which competitor caused Nintendo to end its restrictions on game developers?

During the NES era, Nintendo maintained exclusive control over titles released for the system—the company had to approve every game, each third-party developer could only release up to five games per year (but some third parties got around this by using different names, for example Konami's "Ultra Games" brand), those games could not be released on another console within two years, and Nintendo was the exclusive manufacturer and supplier of NES cartridges.


What was a political element that satiated the plebeians?

The Hortensian Law deprived the patricians of their last weapon against the plebeians, and thus resolved the last great political question of the era.


The Gregorian calendar was a reform of the Julian calendar instituted in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by papal bull Inter gravissimas dated 24 February 1582.


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

Moods are feelings that tend to be less intense than emotions and that often lack a contextual stimulus.


What company office did Bell make the original cross country phone call from?

Calling from the AT&T head office at 15 Dey Street in New York City, Bell was heard by Thomas Watson at 333 Grant Avenue in San Francisco.


What was the average high end hard drive size?

Because of the relatively small hard drives back in that time (~ 500–1000 MB) lossy compression was essential to store non-instrument based (see tracker and MIDI) music for playback on computer.


What is another name for the Treaty of Balta Liman?

The Anglo-Ottoman Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Balta Liman that opened the Ottoman markets directly to English and French competitors, would be seen as one of the staging posts along this development.


What countries share similar levels of GDP with Estonia?

The GDP (PPP) per capita of the country, a good indicator of wealth, was in 2015 $28,781 according to the IMF, between that of Slovak Republic and Lithuania, but below that of other long-time EU members such as Italy or Spain.


In what year did Sven-Göran Eriksson become the manager of England's football team?

Sven-Göran Eriksson took charge of the team between 2001 and 2006, and was the first non–English manager of England.


What did the foundation announce in November 2014

In November 2014, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that they are adopting an open access (OA) policy for publications and data, "to enable the unrestricted access and reuse of all peer-reviewed published research funded by the foundation, including any underlying data sets".


Armenia also had 46 members of its military peacekeeping forces as a part of the Coalition Forces in Iraq War until October 2008.


How long did the new Russian Soviet state go unrecognized by other countries?

Under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks established the Soviet state on 7 November [O.S. 25 October] 1917, immediately after the Russian Provisional Government, which governed the Russian Republic, was overthrown during the October Revolution.


Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

The army was initially led by men who had served in the British Army or colonial militias and who brought much of British military heritage with them.


LaserDisc was the first format to provide what type of releases to consumers?

The disc provided interviews, commentary tracks, documentaries, still photographs, and other features for historians and collectors.


What was the rate that the GDP expanded?

Tajikistan's economy grew substantially after the war.


Who was referenced as prime minister in a negative manner when the term was first used in its modern sense?

The term prime minister in the sense that we know it originated in the 18th century in the United Kingdom when members of parliament disparagingly used the title in reference to Sir Robert Walpole.


Where were surface-to-air missiles first developed?

Artillery weapons of this sort have for the most part been superseded by the effective surface-to-air missile systems that were introduced in the 1950s, although they were still retained by many nations.


Since when has the St Helena Independent been published?

The St Helena Independent has been published since November 2005.


Eclogue 4, addressed to Asinius Pollio, the so-called "Messianic Eclogue" uses the imagery of the golden age in connection with the birth of a child (who the child was meant to be has been subject to debate).


The secondary constituents are often called solutes.


Who contributed heavily to the effort to standardize Czech orthography?

Bohemia (as Czech civilization was known by then) increased in power over the centuries, as its language did in regional importance.


How many works are in the Bronx Museum of the Arts' permanent collection?

Its permanent collection features more than 800 works of art, primarily by artists from Africa, Asia and Latin America, including paintings, photographs, prints, drawings, and mixed media.


Because the electron mobility is higher than the hole mobility for all semiconductor materials, a given bipolar n–p–n transistor tends to be swifter than an equivalent p–n–p transistor.


Under which mountains are the railway tunnels being built for the Alp-Transit project?

The building of new railway base tunnels through the Alps is under way to reduce the time of travel between north and south through the AlpTransit project.


What might a tribunal or an arbiter be asked to determine regarding a breach of a treaty?

An advantage of such an arbiter is that it prevents a party from prematurely and perhaps wrongfully suspending or terminating its own obligations due to another's alleged material breach.


Approximately how many days in a given year will London experience temperatures above 25 degrees Celsius (or 77 degrees Farenheit?

During the 2003 European heat wave there were 14 consecutive days above 30 °C (86.0 °F) and 2 consecutive days where temperatures reached 38 °C (100.4 °F), leading to hundreds of heat related deaths.


Where can quails typically be found in the wild?

In its natural environment, it is found in bushy places, in rough grassland, among agricultural crops, and in other places with dense cover.


Who showed examples of early semi-cursive script?

By the late Eastern Han period, an early form of semi-cursive script appeared, developing out of a cursively written form of neo-clerical script[c] and simple cursive.


What theory did the Egyptians use to build rectilinear structures?

The Edwin Smith papyrus is one of the first medical documents still extant, and perhaps the earliest document that attempts to describe and analyse the brain: it might be seen as the very beginnings of modern neuroscience.


The first woman to launch into space was on what date?

This time they launched the first woman (also the first civilian), Valentina Tereshkova, into space on Vostok 6.


What are some of the animals in Annelida?

The former, which is the second-largest animal phylum by number of described species, includes animals such as snails, clams, and squids, and the latter comprises the segmented worms, such as earthworms and leeches.


What had Kerry expected the 'swift boats' to do?

They were engaged in coastal patrolling and that's what I thought I was going to be doing."


What was the name of the Mau leader who was of Samoan and Swedish descent?

In accordance with the Mau's non-violent philosophy, the newly elected leader, High Chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi, led his fellow uniformed Mau in a peaceful demonstration in downtown Apia on 28 December 1929.


How long is the amount of railway lines that are electrified?

The railway network is managed by the REFER while the transport of passengers and goods are the responsibility of Comboios de Portugal (CP), both public companies.


According to Hayek, people are free to do what within the rule of law?

The economist F. A. Hayek analyzed how the Rule of Law might be beneficial to the free market.


Who ranked BYU's Marriott School of Mangement as No. 5 for it's undergrad programs in 2009?

In 2009, the university's Marriott School of Management received a No. 5 ranking by BusinessWeek for its undergraduate programs, and its MBA program was ranked by several sources: No. 22 ranking by BusinessWeek, No. 16 by Forbes, and No. 29 by U.S. News & World Report.


CTR was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924, a name which Thomas J. Watson first used for a CTR Canadian subsidiary.


What percentage of the population continues to hold indigenous beliefs?

Approximately 10% of the country's population belong to the Christian community, and 40% continue to hold Indigenous beliefs.


What country fell providing with more information on Canada's army size?

Conscription for overseas service was introduced only near the end of the war, and only 2,400 conscripts actually made it into battle.


Who had the right to grant powers to a magistrate?

Magistrates also had both the power and the duty to look for omens.


What country did the mandolin originate from?

A mandolin (Italian: mandolino pronounced [mandoˈliːno]; literally "small mandola") is a musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum or "pick".


In addition to the final, signed treaty what else might arbiters review to establish the meaning of a treaty in context?

To establish the meaning in context, these judicial bodies may review the preparatory work from the negotiation and drafting of the treaty as well as the final, signed treaty itself.


How much did the Department of Transportation give to Richmond for its Rapid Transit System?

Most other connections to Megabus served cites, such as New York, can be made from Washington, D.C. Richmond, and the surrounding metropolitan area, was granted[when?]


Has the final been played by a two clubs outside of the top divisions?

With the exception of Tottenham, these clubs were all playing in the second tier (the old Second Division) - Tottenham were playing in the Southern League and were only elected to the Football League in 1908, meaning they are the only non-league winners of the FA Cup.


By 801 the shogun had defeated the Emishi and had extended the imperial domains to the eastern end of Honshū.


What was the only team to match Barcelona's record of trophy wins by 2015?

They ended the year with a 3–0 win over Argentine club River Plate in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final on 20 December to win the trophy for a record third time, with Suárez, Messi and Iniesta the top three players of the tournament.


Common in Deism is a belief that God has no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of humanity.


Where are the Armor School and the Infantry School both located?

Training in the U.S. Army is generally divided into two categories – individual and collective.


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


In what park is the American Airlines Arena located?

There are over 80 parks and gardens in the city.


How is the propulsion powered in a climbing elevator?

A climbing elevator is a self-ascending elevator with its own propulsion.


where is Beacon Fell County Park located?

North of the Ribble is Beacon Fell Country Park and the Forest of Bowland, another AONB.


Who agrees with Margulis' cooperative view of evolution?

According to Margulis and Dorion Sagan, "Life did not take over the globe by combat, but by networking."


In the May 23 season finale, Jordin Sparks was declared the winner with the runner-up being Blake Lewis.


Official figures (as of July 21, 2008 12:00 CST) stated that 69,197 were confirmed dead, including 68,636 in Sichuan province, and 374,176 injured, with 18,222 listed as missing.


Snowfall is highly variable, with some winters bringing only light snow and others bringing several major snowstorms, with the normal seasonal snowfall standing at 22.4 in (57 cm); snow in November or April is rare, and a sustained snow cover is rare.


(2014), the Afro-Asiatic languages were likely spread across Africa and the Near East by an ancestral population(s) carrying a newly identified non-African genetic component, which the researchers dub the "Ethio-Somali".


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

On January 11, 2003, in a speech at Northwestern School of Law's Lincoln Hall, then Governor of Illinois George Ryan announced that he would commute the sentences of more than 150 death row inmates.


Interior moulding is said to have belonged to Benedict Arnold; Manuscript Society, King Lui-Wu with Dan Kniley responsible for landscaping and Josef Albers for the brickwork intaglio mural.


When did a large number of Lisu people convert to Christianity?

Beginning in the 20th century, in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan, a large number of Lisu people and some Yi and Nu people converted to Christianity.