In 2009, the Foundation decided to refocus its WASH effort mainly on sustainable sanitation services for the poor, using non-piped sanitation services (i.e. without the use of sewers), and less on water supply.


During their investigation of Noriega, Kerry's staff found reason to believe that the Pakistan-based Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) had facilitated Noriega's drug trafficking and money laundering.


What is the default sentence structure for the Serbo-Croatian language?

Serbo-Croatian is a pro-drop language with flexible word order, subject–verb–object being the default.


Hyponatremia is the term that refers to which action by a human?

Excess water intake, without replenishment of sodium and potassium salts, leads to hyponatremia, which can further lead to water intoxication at more dangerous levels.


What was a normal play time per side for LPs?

An LP can play for up to 30 minutes per side, though most played for about 22 minutes per side, bringing the total playing time of a typical LP recording to about forty-five minutes.


What was the decision regarding the motion to re-count the votes, after each House finalized their debates?

During the debate, no Senator argued that the outcome of the election should be changed by either court challenge or revote.


Who originally donated the land for Hospital Macie?

The hospital has a chapel built in Greek style by Miguel Estévez in 1798.


What did the literature compendium document?

While there were some papers from before that time, this collection documented an entire variety of finished, working audio coders, nearly all of them using perceptual (i.e. masking) techniques and some kind of frequency analysis and back-end noiseless coding.


What is a popular American show that was shown on the BBC?

The BBC is also renowned for its production of costume dramas, such as Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and contemporary social dramas such as Boys from the Blackstuff and Our Friends in the North.


How many persons were necessary to operate an iron plow?

The heavy moldboard iron plow, also invented during the Han dynasty, required only one man to control it,


What caused long lines in most major cities?

People also donated blood, resulting in according to Xinhua long line-ups in most major Chinese cities.


Did many believe the FBI was resisting important changes?

In its most damning assessment, the report concluded that the country had "not been well served" by either agency and listed numerous recommendations for changes within the FBI.


What other countries are referred to as middle powers?

For example, sources have at times referred to China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom as middle powers.


What have a number of tourism-related organizations placed Greek destinations at the top of?

Lonely Planet ranked Thessaloniki, the country's second-largest city, the world's fifth best "Ultimate Party Town", alongside cities such as Montreal and Dubai, while in 2011 the island of Santorini was voted as the best island in the world by Travel + Leisure.


Who awarded Beyonce and award for writing?

In late 2011, she took the stage at New York's Roseland Ballroom for four nights of special performances: the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concerts saw the performance of her 4 album to a standing room only.


What presidential powers were included in 2007 law changes?

Constitutional changes voted on 19 March 2007 prohibited parties from using religion as a basis for political activity, allowed the drafting of a new anti-terrorism law, authorised broad police powers of arrest and surveillance, and gave the president power to dissolve parliament and end judicial election monitoring.


What was the first non-Pixar movie to win the Best Animated Feature Film award?

It is the first non-Pixar film to win the award since the category was first introduced.


What is the name of the standard Hokkien pronunciation and romanization guide?

In 2007, the Ministry of Education in Taiwan also completed the standardization of Chinese characters used for writing Hokkien and developed Tai-lo as the standard Hokkien pronunciation and romanization guide.


When was the first 'War of the Worlds' movie released?

Also in 2005, Spielberg directed a modern adaptation of War of the Worlds (a co-production of Paramount and DreamWorks), based on the H. G. Wells book of the same name (Spielberg had been a huge fan of the book and the original 1953 film).


What did post-punk artists use in their music?

The movement also saw the frequent intersection of music with art and politics, as artists liberally drew on sources such as critical theory, cinema, performance art and modernist literature.


Where does most agricultural production take place?

Agricultural production is concentrated on small farms.[citation needed]


When did the Tucson Festival of Books begin?

By 2010 it had become the fourth largest book festival in the United States, with 450 authors and 80,000 attendees.


Where does the majority of youtube's revenue go?

YouTube gives an option for copyright holders to locate and remove their videos or to have them continue running for revenue.


How many geneticists carried out the 2013 trans-genome study?

Thus, analysis of Ashkenazi Jews together with a large sample from the region of the Khazar Khaganate corroborates the earlier results that Ashkenazi Jews derive their ancestry primarily from populations of the Middle East and Europe, that they possess considerable shared ancestry with other Jewish populations, and that there is no indication of a significant genetic contribution either from within or from north of the Caucasus region", the authors concluded.


What is the name of Plymouth Council's urban redevelopment project?

Its projects range from shopping centres, a cruise terminal, a boulevard and to increase the population to 300,000 and build 33,000 dwellings.


Jonas Bronck (c. 1600–43) was a Swedish born emigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish in Småland, Sweden who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639.


Where did Mao Zedong declare that he would intervene in the Korean conflict?

On 27 June 1950, two days after the KPA invaded and three months before the Chinese entered the war, President Truman dispatched the United States Seventh Fleet to the Taiwan Strait, to prevent hostilities between the Nationalist Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People's Republic of China (PRC).


When transmitted over the internet, colors are typically to what?

Colors are typically broadcast using a (10-bits per channel) YUV color space but, depending on the underlying image generating technologies of the receiver, are then subsequently converted to a RGB color space using standardized algorithms.


When were pagan Slavic populations Christianized?


What did Pliny the Elder think that a sacrifice without prayer was?

The historian Livy reports an occasion when the presiding magistrate at the Latin festival forgot to include the "Roman people" among the list of beneficiaries in his prayer; the festival had to be started over.


What do people often have trouble remembering to do for DST?

People must remember to change their clocks; this can be time-consuming, particularly for mechanical clocks that cannot be moved backward safely.


Henry Hudson worked for which company in the 1600s?

He proceeded to sail up what he named the North River, also called the Mauritis River, and now known as the Hudson River, to the site of the present-day New York State capital of Albany in the belief that it might represent an oceanic tributary.


What allowed better sounds inside the cabinet of the orthoponic phonograph?

As a result, playback of an Orthophonic record sounded like it was coming from a radio.


When did Roman Catholic Jesuits and Capuchins arrive in Tibet from Europe?

Portuguese missionaries Jesuit Father António de Andrade and Brother Manuel Marques first reached the kingdom of Gelu in western Tibet in 1624 and was welcomed by the royal family who allowed them to build a church later on.


When did Madonna perform at the Hope for Haiti Now?


What monastic order did Bernard of Clairvaux belong to?

These new orders were formed in response to the feeling of the laity that Benedictine monasticism no longer met the needs of the laymen, who along with those wishing to enter the religious life wanted a return to the simpler hermetical monasticism of early Christianity, or to live an Apostolic life.


When was Yerevan State Medical Institute renamed to Yerevan State Medical University?

In 1995 YSMI was renamed to YSMU and since 1989 it has been named after Mkhitar Heratsi, the famous medieval doctor.


How does literary fiction aid the person who reads it?

An entry written by D. Mitchell featured in ‘‘The English Journal’’ explains how the author utilized young adult literature in order to re-experience the emotional psychology she experienced as a child which she describes as a state of “wonder”.


What limits the feral dog population in Russia?

Furthermore, in areas where both dogs and other large predators live, dogs can be a major food source for big cats or canines.


When did the U.S. Senate first pass a financial reform bill?

For instance, the Volcker Rule against proprietary trading is not part of the legislation, though in the Senate bill regulators have the discretion but not the obligation to prohibit these trades.


When did laws stop banning marriage between whites and asians?

Anti-miscegenation laws were passed in most states during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, but this did not prevent white slaveholders, their sons, or other powerful white men from taking slave women as concubines and having multiracial children with them.


In addition to working directly with governments, with whom does UNFPA work?

UNFPA is the world's largest multilateral source of funding for population and reproductive health programs.


In what year were religious plays banned in the Netherlands?

Elizabeth I forbid all religious plays in 1558 and the great cycle plays had been silenced by the 1580s.


Who was the first bearer of the torch in Argentina?

In the end of the show the mayor of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri gave the torch to the first torchbearer, Carlos Espínola.


What is the limit of how much can be spent on projects receiving the Stephen Lawrence Prize?

RIBA runs many awards including the Stirling Prize for the best new building of the year, the Royal Gold Medal (first awarded in 1848), which honours a distinguished body of work, and the Stephen Lawrence Prize for projects with a construction budget of less than £500,000.


Storyboards and what are thought to be comics by some?

These storyboards are not intended as an end product and are rarely seen by the public.


What kind of impression has been uncovered by a University?

In 2008, researchers at Tufts University uncovered what they believe is the world's oldest known full-body impression of a primitive flying insect, a 300 million-year-old specimen from the Carboniferous period.


In what year was the Digimon video game released?

Several seasons of the anime and films based on them have aired, and the video game series has expanded into genres such as role-playing, racing, fighting, and MMORPGs.


Where do unstressed vowels reduce to three?

In Central Catalan, unstressed vowels reduce to three: /a


What year did Estonia win the Eurovision Song Contest?

Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton.


The capital city, Juneau, is situated on the mainland of the North American continent but is not connected by road to the rest of the North American highway system.


What was Tennessee's population in 1980?

In the 1980 census 1,435,147 Tennesseans claimed "English" or "mostly English" ancestry out of a state population of 3,221,354 making them 45% of the state at the time.


What form has corruption taken in Africa?

In Nigeria, for example, more than $400 billion was stolen from the treasury by Nigeria's leaders between 1960 and 1999.


Ibn Sina left Rey and moved southwards to what city?

Ibn Sina was even raised to the office of vizier.


What are current-limiting motor starters referred to as?

Typically, due to the high current draw when starting the pump motor, hydraulic elevators are not run using standard emergency power systems.


How long did it take to compile the Dialectological Atlas of the Russian Language?

In modern times, the monumental Dialectological Atlas of the Russian Language (Диалектологический атлас русского языка [dʲɪɐˌlʲɛktəlɐˈɡʲitɕɪskʲɪj ˈatləs ˈruskəvə jɪzɨˈka]), was published in three folio volumes 1986–1989, after four decades of preparatory work.


Even though there is a broad scientific agreement that essentialist and typological conceptualizations of race are untenable, scientists around the world continue to conceptualize race in widely differing ways, some of which have essentialist implications.


It is only considered political corruption if the act directly relates to what?

An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties, is done under color of law or involves trading in influence.


What was the previous name of the United Church of Christ?

There is also a small community of Ahmadiyya Muslims based in Majuro, with the first mosque opening in the capital in September 2012.


Which province is Zhejiang bordered by to the northwest?

Zhejiang (help·info), formerly romanized as Chekiang, is an eastern coastal province of China.


Which interstate highway running north-south passes through Memphis?

, although technically an east-west interstate, runs from the North Carolina border below Johnson City to its terminus at Kingsport. I-24 is an east-west interstate that runs cross-state from Chattanooga to Clarksville.


What are the outcomes of the breeding of ducks for humans?

Ducks are more popular there than chickens and are mostly still herded in the traditional way and selected for their ability to find sufficient food in harvested rice fields and other wet environments.


Nasser did not believe that a low-ranking officer like himself (a lieutenant colonel) would be accepted by the Egyptian people, and so selected General Naguib to be his "boss" and lead the coup in name.


What two units used the Rapier missile system?

Both sides also used the Blowpipe missile.


Melbourne and which other regional cities became the wealthiest cities in the world during the Gold Rush era?

Additionally, Melbourne along with the Victorian regional cities of Ballarat and Geelong became the wealthiest cities in the world during the Gold Rush era.


What conclusion do most of Hume's followers disagree with?

According to an extreme empiricist theory known as phenomenalism, anticipated by the arguments of both Hume and George Berkeley, a physical object is a kind of construction out of our experiences.


What keeps the cultivator from rebirth in the four realms of existance?

Keeping these precepts keeps the cultivator from rebirth in the four woeful realms of existence.


Who rejected the  2007 vote to overturn the motorsport ban in Switzerland?

Motorsport racecourses and events were banned in Switzerland following the 1955 Le Mans disaster with exception to events such as Hillclimbing.


What is another name for Eisenhower Expressway?

The Interstate Highway System is officially known as the 'Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways' in his honor.


What is the first Indian text to mention iron?

The archaeological Painted Grey Ware culture, which flourished in the Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh regions of northern India from about 1100 to 600 BCE, is believed to correspond to the Kuru and Panchala kingdoms.


A predator must do what to the prey after it is killed?

For example, some parasitic species prey on a host organism and then lay their eggs on it for their offspring to feed on it while it continues to live in or on its decaying corpse after it has died.


Along with Nelson Eddy, who starred in the Phantom of the Opera?

The studio did not make use of the three-strip Technicolor process until Arabian Nights (1942), starring Jon Hall and Maria Montez.


The quick loss in value of paper money resulted in which phrase being hear?

This was a primary reason for the "No state shall... make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts" clause in article 1, section 10 of the United States Constitution.


Emirates airline is the sponsor from 2015 to 2018, renaming the competition as 'The Emirates FA Cup', unlike previous editions, which included 'The FA Cup in association with E.ON' and 'The FA Cup with Budweiser'.


What was required of a LaserDisc to continue playback after 60 minutes?

If the movie is longer than what could be stored on two sides of a single disc, manually swapping to a second disc is necessary at some point during the film.


What type of pain are first degree burns classified as causing?

Examples of injuries that produce superficial somatic pain include minor wounds and minor (first degree) burns.


Who did Price think should see themselves as citizens of the world?

Price argued that love of our country "does not imply any conviction of the superior value of it to other countries, or any particular preference of its laws and constitution of government".


Feynman did not like to be listed in anything that labeled people by what standard?

He asked to not be included in Tina Levitan's The Laureates: Jewish Winners of the Nobel Prize, writing, "To select, for approbation the peculiar elements that come from some supposedly Jewish heredity is to open the door to all kinds of nonsense on racial theory," and adding "... at thirteen I was not only converted to other religious views, but I also stopped believing that the Jewish people are in any way 'the chosen people'."


Bridge of Spies received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.


What material was used to make Somali cities?

It involves multiple different construction types, such as stone cities, castles, citadels, fortresses, mosques, mausoleums, towers, tombs, tumuli, cairns, megaliths, menhirs, stelae, dolmens, stone circles, monuments, temples, enclosures, cisterns, aqueducts, and lighthouses.


What continent ranged over the majority of the southern hemisphere of earth in the Cambrian?

The waters of the Cambrian period appear to have been widespread and shallow.


What location did John Lofting live near?

Any Person that hath occasion for the said Engines may apply themselves to the Patentee at his house near St Thomas Apostle London or to Mr. Nicholas Wall at the Workshoppe near Saddlers Wells at Islington or to Mr. William Tillcar, Turner, his agent at his house in Woodtree next door to the Sun Tavern London."


U.S. courts pioneered the concept of the opt-out class action, by which the burden falls on class members to notify the court that they do not wish to be bound by the judgment, as opposed to opt-in class actions, where class members must join into the class.


Soft and bendable steel is caused by what?

If the steel is cooled slowly, the iron will gradually change into its low temperature allotrope.


When did Manuel Oribe pass a decree establishing the Greater University of the Republic?

On 27 May 1838, Manuel Oribe passed a decree establishing the Greater University of the Republic.


How many miles was the Olympic torch relayed?

The relay, also called by the organizers as the "Journey of Harmony", lasted 129 days and carried the torch 137,000 km (85,000 mi


It was continued in May 1940 when Germany launched AB-Aktion, More than 16,000 members of the intelligentsia were murdered in Operation Tannenberg alone.


Describe the command of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick.

On the right was a column of about 15,000 men under the command of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick.


As the chimney warms, the air inside is heated causing an updraft that pulls air through the building.


These civic ideas allowed what to come into being?

Architectural "style" developed in the form of the Classical orders.


In more sophisticated computers there may be one or more RAM cache memories, which are slower than registers but faster than main memory.


Why was Nasser rejected from the Academy?

Disappointed, he enrolled in the law school at King Fuad University, but quit after one semester to reapply to the Military Academy.


What other fields have shown more recent interest in Whitehead's work?

However, it was not until the 1970s and 1980s that Whitehead's thought drew much attention outside of a small group of philosophers and theologians, primarily Americans, and even today he is not considered especially influential outside of relatively specialized circles.


What was established in the Maccabean Revolt?

With successive Persian rule, the region, divided between Syria-Coele province and later the autonomous Yehud Medinata, was gradually developing back into urban society, largely dominated by Judeans.


The areas that people live in typically receive what range of kWh/m2 per day?

Most people around the world live in areas with insolation levels of 150 to 300 watts per square meter or 3.5 to 7.0 kWh/m2 per day.


The two service bells and the 1320 bell, along with a fourth small silver "dish bell", kept in the refectory, have been noted as being of historical importance by the Church Buildings Council of the Church of England.


What is another expression for bilingual attitudes?

In the Alicante province Catalan is being replaced by Spanish, and in Alghero by Italian.


What animal are European parties responsible for releasing in Bermuda?

Subsequent Spanish or other European parties are believed to have released pigs there, which had become feral and abundant on the island by the time European settlement began.


During which years was the Portuguese Colonial War fought?

In the 20th century, Portugal engaged in two major conflicts: World War I and the Portuguese Colonial War (1961–1974).


What would offer the highest quality transfers of historic interest?

However, for accurate transfer, professional archivists carefully choose the correct stylus shape and diameter, tracking weight, equalisation curve and other playback parameters and use high-quality analogue-to-digital converters.


This type of problem happens in any organization where the interests of the people who financially support it conflicts with what?

A similar problem of corruption arises in any institution that depends on financial support from people who have interests that may conflict with the primary purpose of the institution.


Whose art is displayed at the large cathedral in Mexico City?

This piece, in bronze, was the work of Manuel Tolsá and it has been placed at the Plaza Tolsá, in front of the Palacio de Minería (Mining Palace).


What is the only way that Y-DNA and mtDNA change?

Neither recombines, and thus Y-DNA and mtDNA change only by chance mutation at each generation with no intermixture between parents' genetic material.


The "Seven Weeks War" was between which two countries?

However, following the "Seven Weeks War" between Prussia and Austria four years earlier, it had been calculated that the French Army could field only 288,000 men to face the Prussian Army when perhaps 1,000,000 would be required.


What was the name of the ruler that they created?

They designed a ruler—the Mohenjo-daro ruler—whose unit of length (approximately 1.32 inches or 3.4 centimetres) was divided into ten equal parts.


54 vessels were built between what years?

By the end of 1204 he had around 50 large galleys available; another 54 vessels were built between 1209 and 1212.


Who was Monroe's most influential follower?

Monroe's most influential follower of the second generation is Frank Wakefield and nowadays Mike Compton of the Nashville Bluegrass Band and David Long, who often tour as a duet.


Rumors of Napoleon's return from what location were often used as an inspiration for his followers?

There were also subversive activities celebrating anniversaries of Napoleon's life and reign and disrupting royal celebrations—they demonstrated the prevailing and successful goal of the varied supporters of Napoleon to constantly destabilize the Bourbon regime.


During early adolescence, adolescents often associate in cliques, exclusive, single-sex groups of peers with whom they are particularly close.


Various interpretations of the term may include some or all of these regions.


Name the other type of adaptive immune system component?

The latter is further divided into humoral (or antibody) and cell-mediated components.


What college was the forerunner for the engineering faculty at the University of Tokyo?

See also the Imperial College of Engineering, which was the forerunner of the University of Tokyo's engineering faculty.


Which legislative work prohibited the use of racial preferences for admissions in the state of California?

Sander helped to develop a socioeconomically-based affirmative action plan for the UCLA School of Law after the passage of Proposition 209 in 1996, which prohibited the use of racial preferences by public universities in California.


Other than football, what other sports are popular in Portugal?

Other than football, many Portuguese sports clubs, including the "big three", compete in several other sports events with a varying level of success and popularity, these may include roller hockey, basketball, futsal, handball, and volleyball.


When were public schools become more and more developed?

After the public school system was widely developed beginning in the 19th century, some parents found reasons to be discontented with the new system.


In Jorgic v. Germany, what about the German courts was later rejected by international courts hearing similar cases?

On 12 July 2007, European Court of Human Rights when dismissing the appeal by Nikola Jorgić against his conviction for genocide by a German court (Jorgic v. Germany) noted that the German courts wider interpretation of genocide has since been rejected by international courts considering similar cases.


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


According to the census survey carried out between 15 June and 31 July 2004, what was Montevideo's population?

According to the census survey carried out between 15 June and 31 July 2004, Montevideo had a population of 1,325,968 persons, compared to Uruguay's total population of 3,241,003.


condensed study texts where created in what tradition?

In the Theravada tradition, condensed 'study texts' were created that combined popular or influential scriptures into single volumes that could be studied by novice monks.


The Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of leisure opportunities at more than 150 sites throughout the city, which include: 8,100 acres (33 km2) of park land, 78 miles (126 km) of greenway, 22 community centers, a BMX championship-caliber race track, 112 tennis courts among 25 locations, 5 public lakes, and 8 public aquatic facilities.


According to a misconception, what did the rise of Christianity destroy?

Lindberg and Ronald Numbers, another scholar of the period, state that there "was scarcely a Christian scholar of the Middle Ages who did not acknowledge [Earth's] sphericity and even know its approximate circumference".


How many men were in Napoleon's army when the battle began?

He failed to reduce the fortress of Acre, so he marched his army back to Egypt in May.


The OPC was quite unique; Frank Wisner, the head of the OPC, answered not to the CIA Director, but to the secretaries of defense, state, and the NSC, and the OPC's actions were a secret even from the head of the CIA.


When did Hou Xian and Zhi Guang return to Nanjing?

Traveling to Lhasa either through Qinghai or via the Silk Road to Khotan, Hou Xian and Zhi Guang did not return to Nanjing until 1407.


What 30 hour event raised more than a million dollars for charity in 2011?

NCDC's work is to connect hundreds of student volunteers to some twenty volunteer sites in Evanston and Chicago throughout the year.


A satellite ground station with a 7.6-metre (25 ft) satellite dish installed in 1989 at The Briars is the only international connection providing satellite links through Intelsat 707 to Ascension island and the United Kingdom.


Where did Britain's army attack in 1961?

In January 1968, a few weeks after the devaluation of the pound, Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his Defence Secretary Denis Healey announced that British troops would be withdrawn from major military bases East of Suez, which included the ones in the Middle East, and primarily from Malaysia and Singapore.


How many Oklahomans speak only English at home, as of 2000?

Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the state, with 141,060 speakers counted in 2000.


Whose envoy was slaughtered by Daurentius?

The Avars asked the Slavs to accept the suzerainty of the Avars, he however declined and is reported as saying: "Others do not conquer our land, we conquer theirs –


Are essential properties of an antenna changed based on what fungtion they are performing

Therefore, in discussions of antenna properties no distinction is usually made between receiving and transmitting terminology, and the antenna can be viewed as either transmitting or receiving, whichever is more convenient.


What type of poses did the book's illustrations portray dinosaurs as?

The illustrations by the author show dinosaurs in very active poses, in contrast to the traditional perception of lethargy.


What is the largest Swiss Reformed church in Switzerland?

Some of the most notable in the Old Town include the Cathedral which was started in 1421 and is the tallest cathedral in Switzerland, the Zytglogge and Käfigturm towers, which mark two successive expansions of the Old Town, and the Holy Ghost Church, which is one of the largest Swiss Reformed churches in Switzerland.


What Prince hosted the Colloquy of Marburg?

The German Prince Philip of Hesse saw potential in creating an alliance between Zwingli and Luther.


During which time frame were most grandes ecoles relocated?

Most of the grandes écoles were relocated to the suburbs of Paris in the 1960s and 1970s, in new campuses much larger than the old campuses within the crowded city of Paris, though the École Normale Supérieure has remained on rue d'Ulm in the 5th arrondissement.


When was the Philippine-American War fought?

The Philippine–American War (1899–1902) was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the American forces following the ceding of the Philippines to the United States after the defeat of Spanish forces in the Battle of Manila.


From where does Burma receive most of its military artillery ?

Myanmar imports most of its weapons from Russia, Ukraine, China and India.


What is Île Frégate in relation to St Barts?

A much bigger islet, Île Fourchue, lies on the north of the island, in the Saint-Barthélemy Channel.


Mantras taught in the Saiva, Garuda, and Vaisnava tantra will be effective if applied by who?

The Mañjusrimulakalpa, which later came to classified under Kriyatantra, states that mantras taught in the Saiva, Garuda and Vaisnava tantras will be effective if applied by Buddhists since they were all taught originally by Manjushri.


What genre of music are Nirvana and Soundgarden?

The city is also home to such varied artists as avant-garde jazz musicians Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz, hot jazz musician Glenn Crytzer, hip hop artists Sir Mix-a-Lot, Macklemore, Blue Scholars, and Shabazz Palaces, smooth jazz saxophonist Kenny G, classic rock staples Heart and Queensrÿche, and alternative rock bands such as Foo Fighters, Harvey Danger, The Presidents of the United States of America, The Posies, Modest Mouse, Band of Horses, Death Cab for Cutie, and Fleet Foxes.


Which tributary of the Yangtze flows through central Sichuan?

One of the major tributaries of the Yangtze within the province is the Min River of central Sichuan, which joins the Yangtze at Yibin.


Early German national culture was developed through literary and religious figures including Martin Luther, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller.


Where was the capital of the Umayyad dynasty?

Following this, Mu'awiyah broke the conditions of the agreement and began the Umayyad dynasty, with its capital in Damascus.


In the early Middle Ages, where could a traveler obtain overnight accommodations?

A traveller in the early Middle Ages could obtain overnight accommodation in monasteries, but later a demand for hostelries grew with the popularity of pilgrimages and travel.


What do most Western languages use in their written form to add clarity?

The Georgian alphabet is special since it used to be bicameral, but today is mostly used in a unicameral way.


What was the vertical average slip on the Guanxian-Anxian fault?

In the area about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the epicenter, the surface slip on Beichuan Fault was almost purely dextral strike-slip up to about 3 metres (9.8 ft), while the average slip in Guanxian–


Another example is Ali Qushji -an astronomer, mathematician and physicist originally from Samarkand- who became a professor in two madrasas, and influenced Ottoman circles as a result of his writings and the activities of his students, even though he only spent two or three years before his death in Istanbul.


What do the topics of the shows put on at the tablados typically relate to?

During the celebration, theaters called tablados are built in many places throughout the cities, especially in Montevideo.


What was Spielberg's role on 'Batteries Not Included'?

Reviewer Andrew Sarris called it the best film of the year and later included it among the best films of the decade.


During which century were important Buddhist notions translated to Chinese?

Buddhism first entered China during the Eastern Han and was first mentioned in 65 AD.


The Bronx is the home of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.


Where is a 10-meter statue of Tito located?

The court, however, explicitly made it clear that the purpose of the review was "not a verdict on Tito as a figure or on his concrete actions, as well as not a historical weighing of facts and circumstances".


Which company redesigned the rapid fire 2 cm FlaK 30?

Rheinmetall in Germany developed an automatic 20 mm in the 1920s and Oerlikon in Switzerland had acquired the patent to an automatic 20 mm gun designed in Germany during World War I. Germany introduced the rapid-fire 2 cm FlaK 30 and later in the decade it was redesigned by Mauser-Werke and became the 2 cm FlaK 38.


Where did the single ancestral population of all the indigenous peoples of the Americas likely develop?

The isolation of these peoples in Beringia might have lasted 10–20,000 years.


What was Def Leppard's second album called?

Quiet Riot's album Metal Health (1983) was the first glam metal album, and arguably the first heavy metal album of any kind, to reach number one in the Billboard music charts and helped open the doors for mainstream success by subsequent bands.


Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe.


New features and functionality in Windows 8 include a faster startup through UEFI integration and the new "Hybrid Boot" mode (which hibernates the Windows kernel on shutdown to speed up the subsequent boot), a new lock screen with a clock and notifications, and the ability for enterprise users to create live USB versions of Windows (known as Windows To Go).


Who rejected the proposal due to poor word phrasing?

The United Kingdom, France, and Austria united in proposing amendments to mollify the Sultan, but the court of St. Petersburg ignored their suggestions.:143 The UK and France then set aside the idea of continuing negotiations, but Austria and Prussia did not believe that the rejection of the proposed amendments justified the abandonment of the diplomatic process.


Alhazen stated that without tangible notions of distance and size for correlation, sight can tell us what about spatial perception?

Without tangible notions of distance and size for correlation, sight can tell us next to nothing about such things."


In what medium does the Pourbaix diagram change when carbonate anions interact with uranium(VI)?

This is because a U(VI) cation is able to bind two terminal oxides and three or more carbonates to form anionic complexes.


Who showed signs that he was considering resigning his position?

Later that day, Gorbachev hinted for the first time that he was considering stepping down.


Who contributed to the idea that the mandolin was a fad?

Travelling mandolin virtuosi like Giuseppe Pettine, Raffaele Calace and Silvio Ranieri contributed to the mandolin becoming a "fad" instrument in the early 20th century.


What is the name of the project for La Defense called that has not yet been started?

They were scheduled for completion in 2019 or 2020, but as of January 2015 construction had not yet begun, and there were questions in the press about the future of the project.


What languages have terms for high mountains derived from alp?

The term may be common to Italo-Celtic, because the Celtic languages have terms for high mountains derived from alp.


The treatment of Pygmies has been compared to the treatment of what?

This law is the first of its kind in Africa, and its adoption is a historic development for indigenous peoples on the continent.


When were the surface-to-air missile systems introduced?

The development of surface-to-air missiles began in Nazi Germany during the late World War II with missiles such as the Wasserfall, though no working system was deployed before the war's end, and represented new attempts to increase effectiveness of the anti-aircraft systems faced with growing threat from [bomber]s.


What publisher did Marvel first license its characters to for novelization?

With few books issued under the imprint, Marvel and Disney Books Group relaunched Marvel Press in 2011 with the Marvel Origin Storybooks line.


Why is fluid in a manual pump pushed into the pumps cavity when a small sealed cavity is expanded?

Inside the pump, a mechanism expands a small sealed cavity to create a vacuum.


As of what year were dial up, wireless , and satellite services available?

As of 2009, dial up, wireless and satellite services were available.


Between 1941 and 1946, which left-wing British historian was Assistant Editor for The Times?

In December 1944, when fighting broke out in Athens between the Greek Communist ELAS and the British Army, Carr in a Times editorial sided with the Communists, leading Winston Churchill to condemn him and that leader in a speech to the House of Commons.


What did closer groove spacing result in?

Lower recorded volume used closer spacing; higher recorded volume used wider spacing, especially with lower frequencies.


What became associated with the celebration of Mary's inception in the womb ?

Gregory's doctrines surrounding Mary's purification were likely related to the burgeoning commemoration of the Mother of God in and around Constantinople very close to the date of Christmas.


What is the function of Tyson Research Center?

It is used by the University as a biological field station and research/education center.


Which sub-antarctic islands have glaciers?

Glaciers are present on every continent and approximately fifty countries, excluding those (Australia, South Africa) that have glaciers only on distant subantarctic island territories.


When Qing forces led by Zeng Guofan retook the city in 1864, a massive slaughter occurred in the city with over 100,000 estimated to have committed suicide or fought to the death.


Dissociating from the characteristics of significant others is a process of what?

These others may be benign - such that one aspires to their characteristics, values and beliefs (a process of idealistic-identification), or malign - when one wishes to dissociate from their characteristics (a process of defensive contra-identification)


How big was the stake in Alstom taken by the French government as part of the acquisition deal?

In April 2014, it was announced that GE was in talks to acquire the global power division of French engineering group Alstom for a figure of around $13 billion.


What did Victoria think of Albert at 17 years of age?

He possesses every quality that could be desired to render me perfectly happy.


Which battle was the largest battle of the American Revolutionary war?

The Battle of Long Island, the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War, was fought in August 1776 entirely within the modern-day borough of Brooklyn.


Originally, how many clubs did the Premier League have?

The league held its first season in 1992–93 and was originally composed of 22 clubs.


What could we call some specimens with a high proportion of latewood that explains why they weigh less than specimens with much less latewood?

In specimens that show a very large proportion of latewood it may be noticeably more porous and weigh considerably less than the latewood in pieces that contain but little.


What was a result of the Jewish Enlightenment?

The result has been a growing trend of assimilation, as Jews marry non-Jewish spouses and stop participating in the Jewish community.


Wings from modified gills is from what origin?

Other theories are based on a pleural origin.


The US involvement in the Korean War was important to achieving what goal?

Truman and Acheson discussed a U.S. invasion response and agreed that the United States was obligated to act, paralleling the North Korean invasion with Adolf Hitler's aggressions in the 1930s, with the conclusion being that the mistake of appeasement must not be repeated.


What art gallery is a part of Southampton Solent University?

The city's Bargate is also an art gallery run by the arts organisation "a space".


How did the new Iranian government handle the rebellions and uprisings following their rise to power?

Over the next several years, these uprisings were subdued in a violent manner by the new Islamic government.


What Proto-Indo-European term means "skillful assembler?"

The Middle Iranian ērān and aryān are oblique plural forms of gentilic ēr- (Middle Persian) and ary- (Parthian), both deriving from Proto-Iranian *arya- (meaning "Aryan," i.e., "of the Iranians"), argued to descend from Proto-Indo-European *ar-yo-, meaning "skillful assembler."


What branch are the majority of COATS members?

The majority of members in COATS are officers of the Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC) branch of the CAF.


Which book supposedly caused Augustus' sister to faint?

Although the truth of this claim is subject to scholarly scepticism, it has served as a basis for later art, such as Jean-Baptiste Wicar's Virgil Reading the Aeneid.


What year did the Rugby Football Union form?

Other English rugby clubs followed this lead and did not join the FA and instead in 1871 formed the Rugby Football Union.


What was the sole territory that the empire kept in the Balkans after 1913?

After the Empire lost the Balkan Wars (1912–13), it lost all its Balkan territories except East Thrace (European Turkey).


What led to the defeat of the Prussians at Memel?

However, after five days of artillery bombardment the Russian army was able to storm it.


Slavic-speaking tribes were part of what prior to becoming known to the Roman world?

The Slavs emerged from obscurity when the westward movement of Germans in the 5th and 6th centuries CE (thought to be in conjunction with the movement of peoples from Siberia and Eastern Europe: Huns, and later Avars and Bulgars) started the great migration of the Slavs, who settled the lands abandoned by Germanic tribes fleeing the Huns and their allies: westward into the country between the Oder and the Elbe-Saale line; southward into Bohemia, Moravia, much of present-day Austria, the Pannonian plain and the Balkans; and northward along the upper Dnieper river.


What method was was used to obtain the measurement?

The CODATA value quoted here is based on three watt-balance measurements of KJ2RK and one inter-laboratory determination of the molar volume of silicon, but is mostly determined by a 2007 watt-balance measurement made at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).


What did Henry Hudson call the river that is now called the Hudson River?

He proceeded to sail up what he named the North River, also called the Mauritis River, and now known as the Hudson River, to the site of the present-day New York State capital of Albany in the belief that it might represent an oceanic tributary.


Who was the designer responsible for the westernization of Digimon character design?

Many further designs were created by Kenji Watanabe, who was brought in to help with the "X-Antibody" creatures and art for the Digimon collectible card game.


What architecture types does Windows 8 support?

The three desktop editions of Windows 8 support 32-bit and 64-bit architectures; retail copies of Windows 8 include install DVDs for both architectures, while the online installer automatically installs the version corresponding with the architecture of the system's existing Windows installation.


How many people per square mile are there in Tucson?

There were 209,609 housing units at an average density of 1,076.7 per square mile (415.7/km²).


Chapultepec Zoo is located in the first section of Chapultepec Park in the Miguel Hidalgo.


Where does Seattle rank in size of economy in 2010?

The city's gross metropolitan product was $231 billion in 2010, making it the 11th largest metropolitan economy in the United States.


Yale traces its beginnings to "An Act for Liberty to Erect a Collegiate School," passed by the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut on October 9, 1701, while meeting in New Haven.


In what year was Demarcus Sears convicted of kidnapping?

" Sears was convicted in 1986 for the kidnapping and bodily injury of victim Gloria Ann Wilbur.


What year was a stagecoach bus line established in Montevideo?

The statue of Peace, La Paz, was erected on a column in Plaza Cagancha and the building of the Postal Service as well as the bridge of Paso Molino were inaugurated in 1867.


What can be accounted for by a feedback between diversity and community structure complexity?

The latter models imply that changes in diversity are guided by a first-order positive feedback (more ancestors, more descendants) and/or a negative feedback arising from resource limitation.


Samuel Rutherford used the principle of the rule of law to argue what point?

The rule of law is the legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials.


What language is Carduchi thought to have become?

In addition to Old Persian and Avestan, which are the only directly attested Old Iranian languages, all Middle Iranian languages must have had a predecessor "Old Iranian" form of that language, and thus can all be said to have had an (at least hypothetical) "Old" form.


How many years may the isolation of the peoples in Beringia lasted?

The isolation of these peoples in Beringia might have lasted 10–20,000 years.


When did secondary education emerge in the United States?

Secondary education in the United States did not emerge until 1910, with the rise of large corporations and advancing technology in factories, which required skilled workers.


What group were the ancestors of the American Indians separated from?

This view is shared by other researchers who argue that "the ancestors of the American Indians were the first to separate from the great Asian population in the Middle Paleolithic.


According to the state-run Xinhua news agency, the earthquake killed 5,335 students and left another 546 children disabled.


What is the average length of years of life for canines with long lifespans?

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


Who made a direct chartered cargo flight?

A rescue team from the Red Cross in Taiwan was also scheduled to depart Taipei on a Mandarin Airlines direct chartered flight to Chengdu at 15:00 CST on May 16.


What will a treaty be if it is in violation of a peremptory norm?

A treaty is null and void if it is in violation of a peremptory norm.


The rug mentioned in the Kaptavan inscriptions is composed of three arches, "covered with vegatative ornaments", and bears an artistic resemblance to the illuminated manuscripts produced in Artsakh.


What feature does Southampton have plenty of that provides for water sports and yachting?

From 1977 to 2001 the Whitbread Around the World Yacht Race, which is now known as the Volvo Ocean Race was based in Southampton's Ocean Village marina.


A further rebuttal might be that NPOs are constrained, by their choice of legal structure, from financial benefit as far as distribution of profit to its members/directors is concerned.


What is London's average high temperature in July?

The effect of this can be seen below when comparing London Heathrow, 15 miles west of London, with the London Weather Centre, in the city centre.


Eight days later, on February 28, 1969, came the events for which Kerry was awarded his Silver Star Medal.


How is hydrogen used in oxide materials?

Hydrogen is employed to saturate broken ("dangling") bonds of amorphous silicon and amorphous carbon that helps stabilizing material properties.


What African group did Nasser help to form?

During this period, Nasser made Egypt a refuge for anti-colonial leaders from several African countries and allowed the broadcast of anti-colonial propaganda from Cairo.


The Greek and Ottoman Navy fought in which waters?

Meanwhile, the makeshift Greek navy was achieving success against the Ottoman navy in the Aegean Sea and prevented Ottoman reinforcements from arriving by sea.


What document declares supreme power for the people?

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


When can Min Nan texts be dated back to?

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


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

Sultanate of Oman: Muscat was the torch's only stop in the Middle East, on April 14.


When did Princess Margaret separate from her husband?

In 1977, Elizabeth marked the Silver Jubilee of her accession.


What ecclesiastical privilege may elders employ?

Ministerial servants—appointed in a similar manner to elders—fulfill clerical and attendant duties, but may also teach and conduct meetings.


On March 31, 2010, the YouTube website launched a new design, with the aim of simplifying the interface and increasing the time users spend on the site.


What type of coding sequences do prokaryotic genes typically have?

Many prokaryotic genes are organized into operons, with multiple protein-coding sequences that are transcribed as a unit.


Where would Kerry have ranked among richest US presidents, adjusted for inflation?

Forbes magazine (named for the Forbes family of publishers, unrelated to Kerry) estimated that if elected, and if Heinz family assets were included, Kerry would have been the third-richest U.S. President in history, when adjusted for inflation.


What year was the case Greenman v. Yuba Power products?

The American Law Institute subsequently adopted a slightly different version of the Greenman rule in Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, which was published in 1964 and was very influential throughout the United States.


What is the meaning of the Greek word "heos?"

Other scholars contend that the Greek word heos (i.e., until) denotes a state up to a point, but does not mean that the state ended after that point, and that Matthew 1:25 does not confirm or deny the virginity of Mary after the birth of Jesus.


Did the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan change Melbourne into a more car-dominated or tram-dominated environment?

To counter the trend towards low-density suburban residential growth, the government began a series of controversial public housing projects in the inner city by the Housing Commission of Victoria, which resulted in demolition of many neighbourhoods and a proliferation of high-rise towers.


In 1654, Otto von Guericke invented the first vacuum pump and conducted his famous Magdeburg hemispheres experiment, showing that teams of horses could not separate two hemispheres from which the air had been partially evacuated.


What was the lead single for the Dreamgirls soundtrack?

To promote the film, Beyoncé released "Listen" as the lead single from the soundtrack album.


What department did Spielberg have an unpaid internship with?

While still a student, he was offered a small unpaid intern job at Universal Studios with the editing department.


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


Entrants are not seeded, although a system of byes based on league level ensures higher ranked teams enter in later rounds - the minimum number of games needed to win the competition ranges from six to fourteen.


Why was the US military so small initially?

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


What did Emperor Wu do to negate the influence of private entrepreneurs?

To eliminate the influence of such private entrepreneurs, Emperor Wu nationalized the salt and iron industries in 117 BC and allowed many of the former industrialists to become officials administering the monopolies.


Why didn't Gaddafi learn to speak English?

Under Idris, Libya's armed forces were trained by the British military; this angered Gaddafi, who viewed the British as imperialists, and accordingly he refused to learn English and was rude to the British officers, ultimately failing his exams.


What year did Parliamentary co-operation between the Baltic Assembly and Nordic Council start?

Parliamentary co-operation between the Baltic Assembly and Nordic Council began in 1989.


What is the central legislative body in India?

While for Concurrent subjects, both center and state can make laws.


In what year did the Motion Picture Association of America introduce its rating system?

– sometimes featuring nudity, sexual content, violence and/or strong profanity; the network also features rating bumpers prior to the start of a program (most programs on TCM, especially films, are rated for content using the TV Parental Guidelines, in lieu of the MPAA's rating system).


What document teaches that Jesus' brothers and sisters were older children of Joseph from a previous marriage?

While the Orthodox Churches hold the position articulated in the Protoevangelium of James that Jesus' brothers and sisters are older children of Joseph the Betrothed, step-siblings from an earlier marriage that left him widowed, Roman Catholic teaching follows the Latin father Jerome in considering them Jesus' cousins.


Who else adopted this practice from Telnet?

The File Transfer Protocol adopted the Telnet protocol, including use of the Network Virtual Terminal, for use when transmitting commands and transferring data in the default ASCII mode.


What do the letters identify in a bulb shape designation?

The names of the shapes may be slightly different in some regions.


Along with being free and providing constant connectivity, what other feature does PS Network offer users?

The network enables online gaming, the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and other services.


Which newspaper printed an op-ed piece that questioned Immelt's credibility as a spokesman on environmental policy?

In May 2005, GE announced the launch of a program called "Ecomagination," intended, in the words of CEO Jeff Immelt "to develop tomorrow's solutions such as solar energy, hybrid locomotives, fuel cells, lower-emission aircraft engines, lighter and stronger durable materials, efficient lighting, and water purification technology".


Who built the western towers of the abbey?

Purbeck marble was used for the walls and the floors of Westminster Abbey, even though the various tombstones are made of different types of marble.


The willingness to question previously held truths and search for new answers resulted in a period of major scientific advancements, now known as the Scientific Revolution.


When did Massamba-Debat lose power in the Congo?

Massamba-Débat's regime also invited several hundred Cuban army troops into the country to train his party's militia units and these troops helped his government survive a coup in 1966 led by paratroopers loyal to future President Marien Ngouabi.


What usually played a larger role than laws regarding a person's race?

Prior to the one-drop rule, different states had different laws regarding color.


What addition let people stop yelling into the telephone?

In 1879, the Bell company acquired Edison's patents for the carbon microphone from Western Union.


When were images of new iPod colors leaked?

Belgian website Belgium iPhone originally found the images when plugging in an iPod for the first time, and subsequent leaked photos were found by Pierre Dandumont.


How long did it take for Sevastopol to fall?

Sevastopol fell after eleven months, and formerly neutral countries began to join the allied cause.


Who was eliminated while she was in the hospital due to chest pains?

Christina Christian was hospitalized before the top six result show due to chest pains and palpitations, and she was eliminated while she was in the hospital.


What funding organization uses the IUCN's Classification of Direct Threats?

Edward O. Wilson prefers the acronym HIPPO, standing for Habitat destruction, Invasive species, Pollution, human over-Population, and Over-harvesting.


What is the architectural style of the 1845 Egyptian Building?

It is the second-oldest US statehouse in continuous use (after Maryland's) and was the first US government building built in the neo-classical style of architecture, setting the trend for other state houses and the federal government buildings (including the White House and The Capitol) in Washington, D.C.


What are the four categories for the most prolific dialects used in Burma ?

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


What case is the grammatical object of a verb?

Czech syntax has a subject–verb–object sentence structure.


Who did Victorias eldest daughter marry?

They had been betrothed since September 1855, when Princess Victoria was 14 years old; the marriage was delayed by the Queen and Prince Albert until the bride was 17.


What are some of the negative things adolescents are susceptible to?

This association conducts youth interventions that mutually assist both the needs of the community as well as psychologically stranded youth by focusing on risky and inappropriate behaviors while promoting positive self-development along with self-esteem among adolescents.


What is the highest tax bracket in Montana?

The property's value is multiplied by a tax rate, set by the Montana Legislature, to determine its taxable value.


Paraffin wax is an example of what kind of storage media?

Salts are an effective storage medium because they are low-cost, have a high specific heat capacity and can deliver heat at temperatures compatible with conventional power systems.


Sasha Fierce for Deréon fashions were sold at stores that included Macy's and what other store?

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


What years did no important political changes happen during?

The senate was supreme during this era because the era was dominated by questions of foreign and military policy.


At the time pay television was an almost untested proposition in the UK market, as was charging fans to watch live televised football.


What did Goring believe the Kriegsmarine would gain with further support?

He was always reluctant to cooperate with Raeder.


What theory did Brahmagupta suggest in 628 AD?

In 628 AD, Brahmagupta suggested that gravity was a force of attraction.


What event does Raymond E. Brown believe the Toledot Yeshu describes?

The name Panthera may be a distortion of the term parthenos (virgin) and Raymond E. Brown considers the story of Panthera a fanciful explanation of the birth of Jesus which includes very little historical evidence.


Where does Rogers Cable has its provincial headquarters?

Rogers Cable has its provincial headquarters in St. John's, and their community channel Rogers TV airs local shows such as Out of the Fog and One Chef One Critic.


Even though USB 3.0's 4.5 W is sometimes insufficient to power external hard drives, technology is advancing and external drives gradually need less power, diminishing the eSATA advantage.


Who's four squadrons shot down more enemy aircraft than any other type?

The British were still one-third below the establishment of heavy anti-aircraft artillery AAA (or ack-ack) in May 1941, with only 2,631 weapons available.


The band Sponge toured and produced music, with artists such as Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker.


What period in the 19th century were historians more inclined to draw on the judgements of the chroniclers?

These historians were often inclined to see John's reign, and his signing of Magna Carta in particular, as a positive step in the constitutional development of England, despite the flaws of the king himself.


What does trusted communication in a family lead to?

Family communication study also digs deep into certain time periods of family life such as marriage, parenthood or divorce and how communication stands in those situations.


The era of manufactured fibers began with the development of rayon in France in the 1890s.


For what annual New Haven art event, held in early October, is the Erector Square complex used?

Artspace on Orange Street is one of several contemporary art galleries around the city, showcasing the work of local, national, and international artists.


After three years devoted to the task, he produced a series of lectures that eventually became The Feynman Lectures on Physics.


What percentage of Bermuda's residents are US citizens?

The United States is Bermuda's largest trading partner (providing over 71% of total imports, 85% of tourist visitors, and an estimated $163 billion of US capital in the Bermuda insurance/re-insurance industry), and an estimated 5% of Bermuda residents are US citizens, representing 14% of all foreign-born persons.


Before Elizabeth's father who was next in line for the throne?

If her parents had had a later son, she would have lost her position as first-in-line, as her brother would have been heir apparent and above her in the line of succession.


In which century did the Gupta Empire fall?

After the downfall of the prior Gupta Empire in the middle of the 6th century, North India reverted to small republics and small monarchical states ruled by Gupta rulers.


Who was given the task of creating a dictionary in the Novi Sad Agreement?

The evidence supporting this claim is patchy: Croatian linguist Stjepan Babić complained that the television transmission from Belgrade always used the Latin alphabet— which was true, but was not proof of unequal rights, but of frequency of use and prestige.


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

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


When did E.K. Gaylord's Oklahoma Publishing Compan buy WKY Radio?

Oklahoma City was home to several pioneers in radio and television broadcasting.


What is the required education for males on Tuvalu?

Required attendance at school is 10 years for males and 11 years for females (2001).


What is the mother of a litter referred as?

The father of a litter is called the sire, and the mother is called the dam.


An activist in the Arab spring said they were using youtube to do what?

YouTube has enabled people to more directly engage with government, such as in the CNN/YouTube presidential debates (2007) in which ordinary people submitted questions to U.S. presidential candidates via YouTube video, with a techPresident co-founder saying that Internet video was changing the political landscape.


Special operations are applicable across the ROMO.


The National Museum began in 1947 with a display of what type of art?

On 15 August 1949, the National Museum was formally inaugurated and currently has 200,000 works of art, both of Indian and foreign origin, covering over 5,000 years.


Who holds the highest appointed Republican position in House?

The current chief deputy majority whip is Republican Patrick McHenry.


In the past, the government had been highly centralized.


What function did the holes in the top and bottom of the tomb tiles enable them to do?

Otherwise known as tomb tiles, these artifacts feature holes in the top and bottom of the tile allowing it to pivot.


Which King refused to sign an abortion decriminalization bill in 1990?

The monarch promulgates the law, meaning that he or she formally orders that the law be officially published and executed.


Where is the Children's hospital located?

Other medical facilities operated by OU Medicine include OU Physicians and OU Children's Physicians, the OU College of Medicine, the Oklahoma Cancer Center and OU Medical Center Edmond, the latter being located in the northern suburb of Edmond.


What was re instated to the Easter liturgy by reform?

The Second Vatican Council made no changes to the Roman Missal, but in the document Sacrosanctum Concilium mandated that a general revision of it take place.


In the United States, August Vollmer introduced other reforms, including education requirements for police officers.


What was Kanye convicted for after his paparazzi attack?

However, the charges were reduced to misdemeanor criminal battery and attempted grand theft.


The islands lie due east of Fripp Island, South Carolina, west of Portugal and north of Puerto Rico.


What is federalism in the United States?

In "Federalist No. 46," James Madison asserted that the states and national government "are in fact but different agents and trustees of the people, constituted with different powers."


What is the probably location in Eritrea where three tectonic plates are pulling away from each other?

To the east of the highlands are the hot, arid coastal plains stretching down to the southeast of the country.


The term samurai originally meant "those who serve in close attendance to nobility", and was written with a Chinese character (or kanji) that had the same meaning.


When had Nigeria not had a reported polio case in 6 months for the first time?

Nigeria became the second African country to have successfully carried out this surgery.


Between which years did most of the MP3 patents in the US expire?

The majority of MP3 patents expired in the US between 2007 and 2015.


What are these test (level testing) typically grouped by?

Other test levels are classified by the testing objective.


What percent of Baptists are there in Raleigh?

The predominant religion in Raleigh is Christianity, with the largest numbers of adherents being Roman Catholic (11.3%), Baptist (10.85%), and Methodist (7.08%).


How many Dominican nunneries were there by 1358?

Many of the German religious houses that lodged women had been home to communities of women, such as Beguines, that became Dominican once they were taught by the traveling preachers and put under the jurisdiction of the Dominican authoritative structure.


.What was the title of Silius Italicus' epic in which Virgil was referenced in almost every line?

The Augustan poet Ovid parodies the opening lines of the Aeneid in Amores 1.1.1–2, and his summary of the Aeneas story in Book 14 of the Metamorphoses, the so-called "mini-Aeneid", has been viewed as a particularly important example of post-Virgilian response to the epic genre.


In addition to terminating the treaty itself, what actions by the other parties might result from one party materially violating or beaching its obligations?

If a party has materially violated or breached its treaty obligations, the other parties may invoke this breach as grounds for temporarily suspending their obligations to that party under the treaty.


Which contestant drew attention because he was a former stripper?

Contestant David Hernandez also attracted some attention due to his past employment as a stripper.


In the field that Stuart was working, what did he and his colleagues often concentrate on?

In this field researchers often concentrate on how particular phenomena relate to matters of ideology, nationality, ethnicity, social class, and/or gender.[citation needed]


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

It is habitat for the drill monkey, which is found in the wild only in this area and across the border in Cameroon.


When did Armenia become a part of the World Trade Organization?

Being a growing democratic state, Armenia also hopes to get more financial aid from the Western World.


In what geographical region of the United States is New York City located?

New York City is situated in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston.


It is thought that annelids were originally animals with two separate sexes, which released ova and sperm into the water via their nephridia.


Who wanted the British to keep using machine guns in World War I?

The army was forbidden from considering anything larger than .50-inch.


Where was Sir Peter Maxwell Davies born?

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


Which University did research of cultural studies take place under CCCS?

The British version of cultural studies had originated in the 1950s and 1960s, mainly under the influence first of Richard Hoggart, E. P. Thompson, and Raymond Williams, and later that of Stuart Hall and others at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham.


How did the Prussians slow the advance of the Russians?

Deprived of men, the Prussians had to resort to this new sort of warfare, raiding, to delay the advance of their enemies.


Which nicknames were used to form the conservative and liberal elements?

This was promptly stopped with the aid of informers, and more strenuous measures were taken against the conservatives.


What happens in a chennel transupport system?

It is a simple system, which consists of only three protein subunits: the ABC protein, membrane fusion protein (MFP), and outer membrane protein (OMP)[specify].


Which empire ravished the Chengdu region with constant warfare and economic distress?

The region was torn by constant warfare and economic distress as it was besieged by the Tibetan Empire.


In what year was yellow uranium oxide glass discovered?

The use of uranium in its natural oxide form dates back to at least the year 79 CE, when it was used to add a yellow color to ceramic glazes.


When did the Kefauver-Harris Amendment become a law?

The thalidomide tragedy resurrected Kefauver's bill to enhance drug regulation that had stalled in Congress, and the Kefauver-Harris Amendment became law on 10 October 1962.


Unlike all other large planetary moons in the Solar System, Triton has a retrograde orbit, indicating that it was captured rather than forming in place; it was probably once a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt.


How many private businesses employee people on Saint Helena?

St Helena’s private sector employs approximately 45% of the employed labour force and is largely dominated by small and micro businesses with 218 private businesses employing 886 in 2004.


What can asexual reproduction techniques help annelids do?

Although many species can reproduce asexually and use similar mechanisms to regenerate after severe injuries, sexual reproduction is the normal method in species whose reproduction has been studied.


How many original Xboxes were sold in Japan between 2002 and 2005?

While the original Xbox sold poorly in Japan, selling just 2 million units while it was on the market (between 2002 and 2005),[citation needed] the Xbox 360 sold even more poorly, selling only 1.5 million units from 2005 to 2011.


The Palácio da Alvorada is the official residence of the President of Brazil.


The march was planned as a multi-day event from Concord to Boston, and while in Lexington, participants tried to camp on the village green.


Along with South Dakota, what state rejected a death penalty abolition bill in 2010?

Idaho ended its de facto moratorium, during which only one volunteer had been executed, on November 18, 2011 by executing Paul Ezra Rhoades; South Dakota executed Donald Moeller on October 30, 2012, ending a de facto moratorium during which only two volunteers had been executed.


Has there been a recent increase or decrease in international students studying in Melbourne?

Of the top twenty high schools in Australia according to the Better Education ranking, six are located in Melbourne.


In what year did Marshall and Gilbert go to the islands?

Captain John Charles Marshall and Thomas Gilbert visited the islands in 1788.


The Gospel of Luke begins its account of Mary's life with the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel appeared to her and announced her divine selection to be the mother of Jesus.


How many immigrants arrived by sea in 2015?

There were 856,723 arrivals by sea in Greece, an almost fivefold increase to the same period of 2014, of which the Syrians represent almost 45%.


Which animal has one of the most complex respiratory system of all animal groups?

Sound production is achieved using the syrinx, a muscular chamber incorporating multiple tympanic membranes which diverges from the lower end of the trachea; the trachea being elongated in some species, increasing the volume of vocalizations and the perception of the bird's size.


With whom did Rome have alliances at the end of the regal period?

The city had commercial and political treaties with its neighbours; according to tradition, Rome's Etruscan connections established a temple to Minerva on the predominantly plebeian Aventine; she became part of a new Capitoline triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, installed in a Capitoline temple, built in an Etruscan style and dedicated in a new September festival, Epulum Jovis.


What is insufficient to establish a direct origin from ancient festivals to Carnival?

However, evidence is insufficient to establish a direct origin from Saturnalia or other ancient festivals.


What subtype of clitellates contains leeches?

In turn the clitellates were divided into oligochaetes, which include earthworms, and hirudinomorphs, whose best-known members are leeches.


What is the colloquial term afforded to New Haven-style pizza?

New Haven's greatest culinary claim to fame may be its pizza, which has been claimed to be among the best in the country, or even in the world.


What city's carnival has documented history from 1790?

Vilanovins organize an elaborate ritual for the arrival of King Carnival called l'Arrivo that changes every year.


What storage system for dates led to the system clock error?

Sony stated that the affected models incorrectly identified 2010 as a leap year, because of a bug in the BCD method of storing the date.


How many worldwide album sales has Kelly Clarkson had since winning Idol?

Clarkson has since become the most successful Idol contestant internationally, with worldwide album sales of more than 23 million.


The military colonies replaced what as population centers?

During the American occupation of the state, the number of Indian attacks was drastically reduced, but in 1848 the attacks resumed to such a degree that the Mexican officials had no choice but to resume military projects to protect Mexican settlements in the state.


What positive things can happen to your brain when you excersise?

Influences on the brain include increases in neurotransmitter levels, improved oxygen and nutrient delivery, and increased neurogenesis in the hippocampus.


What city has more Fortune 500 headquarters than Houston?

It is also leading in health care sectors and building oilfield equipment; only New York City is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters within its city limits.


Campus Martius, a reconfiguration of downtown's main intersection as a new park was opened in 2004.


The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), headed by the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, includes 33 warships and submarines deployed in two fleets: Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) at CFB Esquimalt on the west coast, and Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) at Her Majesty's Canadian Dockyard in Halifax on the east coast, as well as one formation: the Naval Reserve Headquarters (NAVRESHQ) at Quebec City, Quebec.


What decade saw the victories of Joan of Arc?

The price was high, as the population of France at the end of the Wars was likely half what it had been at the start of the conflict.


What word literally means "born of a wolf?"

As god of the sun, Apollo was called Sol (/ˈsɒl/ SOL, literally "sun" in Latin) by the Romans.


Who were two of the promiment players in the 19th century?

The mandolin grew in popularity over the next 60 years, in the streets where it was used by young men courting and by street musicians, and in the concert hall.


What no wave-affiliated label was founded in 1978?

The former four groups were included on the Eno-produced No New York compilation, often considered the quintessential testament to the scene.


What object did Duchamp select in 1914 as a scuplture by itself?

In 1913 he attached a bicycle wheel to a kitchen stool and in 1914 selected a bottle-drying rack as a sculpture in its own right.


In 2014, how many Somalis resided in Norway?

There are also significant Somali communities in Sweden: 57,906 (2014); the Netherlands: 37,432 (2014); Norway: 38,413 (2015); Denmark: 18,645 (2014); and Finland: 16,721 (2014).


Crevasses form due to differences in glacier velocity.


What is now necessary to tap someone's telephone?

In the 1927 case Olmstead v. United States, in which a bootlegger was caught through telephone tapping, the United States Supreme Court ruled that FBI wiretaps did not violate the Fourth Amendment as unlawful search and seizure, as long as the FBI did not break into a person's home to complete the tapping.


On September 25, they passed a sovereignty law that gave precedence to Azerbaijani law, and on October 4, the Popular Front was permitted to register as a legal organization as long as it lifted the blockade.


The Church of Central Africa-Presbyterian often offers what services?

education, health ministries as well as worship and spiritual development are important.


Where did Eric Scott Raymond fly using a solar powered plane in 1990?

In 1990 Eric Scott Raymond in 21 hops flew from California to North Carolina using solar power.


In Tuvalu government, what group elect the Prime Minster?

The ministers that form the Cabinet are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.


What dye did the Egyptians make using the madder plant?

The ancient Egyptians began manufacturing pigments in about 4000 BC.


What influenced the consistency of the written Tibetan language?

Although spoken Tibetan varies according to the region, the written language, based on Classical Tibetan, is consistent throughout.


What two regions do some linguists divide Russian into?

Despite leveling after 1900, especially in matters of vocabulary and phonetics, a number of dialects still exist in Russia.


How much in dollars did the Houston area export in 2012?

The Houston area is the top U.S. market for exports, surpassing New York City in 2013, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration.


What percentage of broadcasting revenue is divided equally by all La Liga clubs?

The money is divided into three parts: half is divided equally between the clubs; one quarter is awarded on a merit basis based on final league position, the top club getting twenty times as much as the bottom club, and equal steps all the way down the table; the final quarter is paid out as facilities fees for games that are shown on television, with the top clubs generally receiving the largest shares of this.


On what date did the FC Barca hold a second testimonial match for Paulino Alcántara against the Spanish national team?

On 3 July 1927, the club held a second testimonial match for Paulino Alcántara, against the Spanish national team.


What are the two geographical features that Atlantic City is located between?

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.


Who was oppressed and discriminated against?

But, they had limited rights and overall had slightly better socioeconomic conditions than those classed as "Black".


In 2012-2013, public expenditure was what?

Wages and salaries represent about 38% of recurrent expenditure.


In some world states who did the people turn to?

In some world states, the desperate citizens turned toward nationalist demagogues—the most infamous being Adolf Hitler—setting the stage for the next era of war.


Therefore, since 1441, there have been two Catholicosates in the Armenian Church with equal rights and privileges, and with their respective jurisdictions.


Who did Ted Turner buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from?

Concerns over Turner Entertainment's corporate debt load resulted in Turner selling the studio that October back to Kirk Kerkorian, from whom Turner had purchased the studio less than a year before.


With whom did Usborne draw parallels to Hopkins as a result of Hopkins' comments?

Hopkins' column also drew criticism on Twitter, including from Russell Brand, to whom Hopkins responded by accusing Brand's "champagne socialist humanity" of neglecting taxpayers.


By the formation of a layer of cambium between the bundles (interfascicular cambium), a complete ring is formed, and a regular periodical increase in thickness results from the development of xylem on the inside and phloem on the outside.


How many countries assisted in the defense of South Korea?

On that day, the United Nations Security Council recognized this North Korean act as invasion and called for an immediate ceasefire.


How many torchbearers participated in the relay event in Hong Kong?

: The event was held in Hong Kong on May 2.


On July 16, 1945, with numerous other Manhattan Project personnel, von Neumann was an eyewitness to the first atomic bomb blast, code named Trinity, conducted as a test of the implosion method device, at the bombing range near Alamogordo Army Airfield, 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico.


When was the Everton Tigers team launched?

However Everton withdrew funding before the 2010–11 season and the team was re launched as the Mersey Tigers.


who is the North American Environmental Atlas made by?

The Great Plains ecoregion includes five sub-regions: Temperate Prairies, West-Central Semi-Arid Prairies, South-Central Semi-Arid Prairies, Texas Louisiana Coastal Plains, and Tamaulipus-Texas Semi-Arid Plain, which overlap or expand upon other Great Plains designations.


For every 100 females age 18 and over, how many males were there?

For every 100 females there were 96.2 males.


What term is used in Belgium and the Netherlands to refer to an institution like a German Fachhochschule?

The hogeschool has many similarities to the Fachhochschule in the German language areas and to the ammattikorkeakoulu in Finland.


What did Ibn Sina receive as payment for helping the emir?

Ibn Sina's first appointment was that of physician to the emir, Nuh II, who owed him his recovery from a dangerous illness (997).


What were the main influences of the official language of the Empire?

Ottoman Turkish was the official language of the Empire.


Who influenced the appointment of George of Cappadocia?

Athanasius, after remaining some days in the neighbourhood of the city, finally withdrew into the desert of Upper Egypt, where he remained for a period of six years, living the life of the monks, devoting himself to the composition of a group of writings; "Apology to Constantius", the "Apology for his Flight", the "Letter to the Monks", and the "History of the Arians".


In what year was Simonswood transferred from Knowsley to West Lancashire

Warrington and Widnes, south of the new Merseyside/Greater Manchester border were added to the new non-metropolitan county of Cheshire.


Aside from silence, which sections of music highlight parts that are easier to compress?

Users who know a particular "quality setting" that is transparent to their ears can use this value when encoding all of their music, and generally speaking not need to worry about performing personal listening tests on each piece of music to determine the correct bit rate.


Which two American idol contestants performed a duet with Queen on American Idol?

On 20 May 2009, May and Taylor performed "We Are the Champions" live on the season finale of American Idol with winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert providing a vocal duet.


The most recent hurricane to have a considerable effect on the area was Isabel in 2003.


What is the time limit for designating a species critical habitat after the species has been added to the endangered list?

Nonetheless, the agencies have generally changed course and since about 2005 have tried to designate critical habitat at or near the time of listing.


Cross-cultural study of comics is complicated by the great difference in meaning and scope of the words for "comics" in different languages.


Plant-derived pesticides, or "botanicals", have been developing quickly.


What has caused Stokavian to become more widely spoken?

As a result, Štokavian now covers an area larger than all the other dialects combined, and continues to make its progress in the enclaves where non-literary dialects are still being spoken.


What individual was the main target of the pact?

Their real desire, however, was to destroy Frederick’s power altogether, reducing his sway to his electorate of Brandenburg and giving East Prussia to Poland, an exchange that would be accompanied by the cession of the Polish Duchy of Courland to Russia.


How high have the levels of PCBs in the sediments behind Woods Pond dam been measured at?

About 50% of all the PCBs currently in the river are estimated to be retained in the sediment behind Woods Pond dam.


The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor, constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design.


What did the Sumerians refer to themselves as in their language?

The Akkadian word Shumer may represent the geographical name in dialect, but the phonological development leading to the Akkadian term šumerû is uncertain.


For what system was the first Arena Football League video game released?

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


Is the Lagrange formalism or the Hamiltonian more convenient for non-conservative systems?

This formalism is as fundamental as the Hamiltonian, and both can be used to derive the equations of motion or be derived from them.


Who moved the Roman Empire capital in 330 AD?

The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or even the move by Roman emperor Constantine the Great of the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople in 330 AD.


Whose death was not a direct casualty of the war?

The X Corps were forced to evacuate by 24 December in order to reinforce the badly depleted U.S. Eighth Army to the south.


Where can one look for memorization clues concerning accent positions?

Comparative and historical linguistics offers some clues for memorising the accent position: If one compares many standard Serbo-Croatian words to e.g. cognate Russian words, the accent in the Serbo-Croatian word will be one syllable before the one in the Russian word, with the rising tone.


Who resided at the School of Salerno in Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum?

One mustn't overlook the doctrines of Galen: In use from his life in the 1st century AD until the 17th century, it was heresy to disagree with him for 1500 years.


What were the great powers of 1914 called?

The Great powers of 1914 were 'world-powers' because Western society had recently become 'world-wide'."


Around what time was the total legal number of ennoblement at 800?

According to heraldic sources total number of legal ennoblements issued between the 14th century and the mid-18th century, is estimated at approximately 800.


Who was the last and most famous queen of the Ptolemy dynasty?

The most famous member of the line was the last queen, Cleopatra VII, known for her role in the Roman political battles between Julius Caesar and Pompey, and later between Octavian and Mark Antony.


How Ballon d'Or awards have members of the Barcelona team won?

In 2010, the club made history when three players who came through its youth academy (Messi, Iniesta and Xavi) were chosen as the three best players in the world in the FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, an unprecedented feat for players from the same football school.


What is the name of a wealthy neighborhood?

The city's wealth disparity is evident when neighborhoods are compared.


What does ESC generally mean for graphical user interfaces and windowing systems?

This is the same meaning of "escape" encountered in URL encodings, C language strings, and other systems where certain characters have a reserved meaning.


Who is credited as founding political Zionism?

In 1896, Herzl published Der Judenstaat (The State of the Jews), offering his vision of a future Jewish state; the following year he presided over the first Zionist Congress.


How is a supply ship unloaded when it reaches Norfolk Island?

Visitors often gather to watch the activity when a supply ship arrives.


What did law that limit smoking accomplish?

Laws that limit smoking decrease the number of people hospitalized for asthma.


What agreement commits countries to conserve biodiversity?

The agreements commit countries to "conserve biodiversity", "develop resources for sustainability" and "share the benefits" resulting from their use.


What was the main responsibility of the Ottoman state as it relates to lands?

Before the reforms of the 19th and 20th centuries, the state organisation of the Ottoman Empire was a simple system that had two main dimensions, which were the military administration and the civil administration.


Who painted the Wedding, show at Salon des Independants in 1912?

This technique of representing simultaneity, multiple viewpoints (or relative motion) is pushed to a high degree of complexity in Gleizes' monumental Le Dépiquage des Moissons (Harvest Threshing), exhibited at the 1912 Salon de la Section d'Or, Le Fauconnier’s Abundance shown at the Indépendants of 1911, and Delaunay's City of Paris, shown at the Indépendants in 1912.


In which year was the study published that found biodiversity and genetic diversity are codependent?

A 2007 study conducted by the National Science Foundation found that biodiversity and genetic diversity are codependent—that diversity among species requires diversity within a species, and vice versa.


What day did the Oireachtas pass an act that started to establish Ireland as a republic?

The next day, it passed the External Relations Act, which gave the monarch limited authority (strictly on the advice of the government) to appoint diplomatic representatives for Ireland and to be involved in the making of foreign treaties.


What dramatically changed naval combat in World War II?

World War II in the Pacific Ocean involved clashes between aircraft carrier fleets.


Gomes has also served on the boards of many Africa-centric film festivals.


How many members of the Banu Qurayza were beheaded after surrendering to Muhammad and his followers according to Tabari and Ibn Hisham?

600-900 members of the Banu Qurayza were beheaded after they surrendered (according to Tabari and Ibn Hisham).


Which mobile carrier became a sponsor of American Idol in its second season?

Ford Motor Company and Coca-Cola were two of the first sponsors of American Idol in its first season.


What religion were all naturalists working at the two English universities?

Some anatomists such as Robert Grant were influenced by Lamarck and Geoffroy, but most naturalists regarded their ideas of transmutation as a threat to divinely appointed social order.


On what date did the FDIC plan to open IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB?

A bridge bank, IndyMac Federal Bank, FSB, was established to assume control of IndyMac Bank's assets, its secured liabilities, and its insured deposit accounts.


In what year did the General Slocum disaster occur?

In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the city's worst industrial disaster, took the lives of 146 garment workers and spurred the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and major improvements in factory safety standards.


What number sets are used to show how subgroups can be seen as translations of the larger group?

Cosets are used to formalize this insight: a subgroup H defines left and right cosets, which can be thought of as translations of H by arbitrary group elements g.


What type of group were the "king's friends"?

Party divisions "whether operating for good or evil, are things inseparable from free government".


In December 2005, Imperial announced a science park programme at the Wye campus, with extensive housing; however, this was abandoned in September 2006 following complaints that the proposal infringed on Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and that the true scale of the scheme, which could have raised £110m for the College, was known to Kent and Ashford Councils and their consultants but concealed from the public.


What foreign programming is shown on the CBC after 1998?

Until 1998, the network carried a variety of American programs in addition to its core Canadian programming, directly competing with private Canadian broadcasters such as CTV and Global.


During the Hundred Years' War, the army of the Duke of Burgundy and a force of about two hundred English soldiers occupied Paris from May 1420 until 1436.


Beyonce was speaking about whom when she said her gift was "finding the best qualities in every human being."?

Beyoncé said about her mother Tina Knowles that her gift was "finding the best qualities in every human being."


How many  Salvadorans  are in America now?

As civil wars engulfed several Central American countries in the 1980s, hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans fled their country and came to the United States.


A gene is a locus (or region) of DNA that encodes a functional RNA or protein product, and is the molecular unit of heredity.:Glossary The transmission of genes to an organism's offspring is the basis of the inheritance of phenotypic traits.


He was elected Hegemon of the league, and a campaign against the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was planned.


What is the importance pertaining to the age of the hominid that was found in Eritrea?

Dated to over 1 million years old, it is the oldest skeletal find of its kind and provides a link between hominids and the earliest anatomically modern humans.


Prey that can regrow leaves or arms have learned to deal with what?

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


Ludwika took Chopin's heart in an urn, preserved in alcohol, back to Poland in 1850.[n 9]


How many different words for the varieties of green exist in Latin?

The Romans had a greater appreciation for the color green; it was the color of Venus, the goddess of gardens, vegetables and vineyards.


How does one become a full citizen in Burma ?

Associate citizenship is given to those who cannot prove their ancestors settled in Myanmar before 1823, but can prove they have one grandparent, or pre-1823 ancestor, who was a citizen of another country, as well as people who applied for citizenship in 1948 and qualified then by those laws.


Who is one of the scholars that fled Cyprus during troubled times?

Two chronicles, one written by Leontios Machairas and the other by Georgios Voustronios, cover the entire Middle Ages until the end of Frankish rule (4th century–1489).


What did Bronn do in his translation that went completely against what Darwin wanted in On the Origin of Species?

He welcomed the distinguished elderly naturalist and geologist Heinrich Georg Bronn, but the German translation published in 1860 imposed Bronn's own ideas, adding controversial themes that Darwin had deliberately omitted.


The Oklahoma City Museum of Art contains the most comprehensive collection of glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly in the world, and Oklahoma City's National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum documents the heritage of the American Western frontier.


What can be made from plant matter composed primarily of inedible celllose fibers thta form the stems and branches of most plants?

Cellulosic ethanol can be made from plant matter composed primarily of inedible cellulose fibers that form the stems and branches of most plants.