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56e080dc231d4119001ac209 | question: What speed is Saint Helena internet access ? context: Saint Helena has a 10 / 3 . 6 Mbit / s internet link via Intelsat 707 provided by SURE . Serving a population of more than 4 , 000 , this single satellite link is considered inadequate in terms of bandwidth . | 10 / 3 . 6 Mbit / s |
56f83111aef2371900625edd | question: Who is properly in the major office in the commonwealth ? context: For many centuries , wealthy and powerful members of the szlachta sought to gain legal privileges over their peers . Few szlachta were wealthy enough to be known as magnates ( karmazyni — the " Crimsons " , from the crimson colour of their boots ) . A proper magnate should be able to trace noble ancestors back for many generations and own at least 20 villages or estates . He should also hold a major office in the Commonwealth . | magnates |
570a0d404103511400d59532 | question: What does VWN stand for ? context: Various industrial businesses are located in Hannover . The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Transporter ( VWN ) factory at Hannover - St ö cken is the biggest employer in the region and operates a huge plant at the northern edge of town adjoining the Mittellandkanal and Motorway A2 . Jointly with a factory of German tire and automobile parts manufacturer Continental AG , they have a coal - burning power plant . Continental AG , founded in Hanover in 1871 , is one of the city ' s major companies , as is Sennheiser . Since 2008 a take - over is in progress : the Schaeffler Group from Herzogenaurach ( Bavaria ) holds the majority of the stock but were required due to the financial crisis to deposit the options as securities at banks . TUI AG has its HQ in Hanover . Hanover is home to many insurance companies , many of which operate only in Germany . One major global reinsurance company is Hannover Re , whose headquarters are east of the city centre . | Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Transporter |
56e10a27cd28a01900c674ac | question: What did Sun Jiadong have to say about the BeiDou navigation system ? context: According to Sun Jiadong , the chief designer of the navigation system , " Many organizations have been using our system for a while , and they like it very much . " | " Many organizations have been using our system for a while , and they like it very much . " |
56fae5418f12f3190063025d | question: What is an exaple of a hepatonic scale ? context: Somalis have a rich musical heritage centered on traditional Somali folklore . Most Somali songs are pentatonic . That is , they only use five pitches per octave in contrast to a heptatonic ( seven note ) scale , such as the major scale . At first listen , Somali music might be mistaken for the sounds of nearby regions such as Ethiopia , Sudan or Arabia , but it is ultimately recognizable by its own unique tunes and styles . Somali songs are usually the product of collaboration between lyricists ( midho ) , songwriters ( lahan ) and singers ( ' odka or " voice " ) . | the major scale |
5735d0026c16ec1900b92815 | question: Of what university is the Institute of Medicine a constituent college ? context: Institute of Medicine , the central college of Tribhuwan University is the first medical college of Nepal and is located in Maharajgunj , Kathmandu . It was established in 1972 and started to impart medical education from 1978 . A number of medical colleges including Kathmandu Medical College , Nepal Medical College , KIST Medical College , Nepal Army Institute of Health Sciences , National Academy of Medical Sciences ( NAMS ) and Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences ( KUSMS ) , are also located in or around Kathmandu . | Tribhuwan |
570805e39e06ca38007e9508 | question: What has happened to some of the Shia tariqahs last Imams ? context: Although all these different Shia tariqahs belong to the Shia group ( as opposed to the Sunni group ) in Islam , there are major doctrinal differences between the main Shia tariqahs . After that there is the complete doctrinal break between all the different Shia tariqahs whose last Imams have gone into Occultation and the Shia Nizari Ismailis who deny the very concept of Occultation . The Shia Nizari Ismailis by definition have to have a present and living Imam until the end of time . [ citation needed ] Thus if any living Nizari Ismaili Imam fails to leave behind a successor after him then the Nizari Ismailism ’ s cardinal principle would be broken and it ’ s very raison d ' ê tre would come to an end . | Occultation |
573128b3497a881900248be8 | question: A small population could exist in Alaska because of it ' s lack of any significant what ? context: The specifics of Paleo - Indian migration to and throughout the Americas , including the exact dates and routes traveled , provide the subject of ongoing research and discussion . According to archaeological and genetic evidence , North and South America were the last continents in the world with human habitation . During the Wisconsin glaciation , 50 – 17 , 000 years ago , falling sea levels allowed people to move across the land bridge of Beringia that joined Siberia to north west North America ( Alaska ) . Alaska was a glacial refugia because it had low snowfall , allowing a small population to exist . The Laurentide Ice Sheet covered most of North America , blocking nomadic inhabitants and confining them to Alaska ( East Beringia ) for thousands of years . | snowfall |
56d12ceb17492d1400aabb5f | question: What was the specific area of gameplay that had not been done in Ocarina of Time ? context: In 2003 , Nintendo announced that a new The Legend of Zelda game was in the works for the GameCube by the same team that had created the cel - shaded The Wind Waker . At the following year ' s Game Developers Conference , director Eiji Aonuma unintentionally revealed that the game ' s sequel was in development under the working title The Wind Waker 2 ; it was set to use a similar graphical style to that of its predecessor . Nintendo of America told Aonuma that North American sales of The Wind Waker were sluggish because its cartoon appearance created the impression that the game was designed for a young audience . Concerned that the sequel would have the same problem , Aonuma expressed to producer Shigeru Miyamoto that he wanted to create a realistic Zelda game that would appeal to the North American market . Miyamoto , hesitant about solely changing the game ' s presentation , suggested the team ' s focus should instead be on coming up with gameplay innovations . He advised that Aonuma should start by doing what could not be done in Ocarina of Time , particularly horseback combat . [ l ] | horseback combat |
5707171c9e06ca38007e93fb | question: In which year was the new constitution ratified ? context: The state united behind the Plan of Ayutla and ratified the new constitution in 1855 . The state was able to survive through the Reform War with minimal damage due to the large number of liberal political figures . The 1858 conservative movement did not succeed in the state even after the successful military campaign of the conservative Zuloaga with 1 , 000 men occupied the cities of Chihuahua and Parral . In August 1859 , Zuloaga and his forces were defeated by the liberal Orozco and his forces ; Orozco soon after deposed the state governor , but had to flee to Durango two months later . In the late 1860s the conservative General Cajen briefly entered the state after his campaign through the state of Jalisco and helped establish conservative politicians and ran out the liberal leaders Jes ú s Gonz á lez Ortega and Jos é Mar í a Patoni . Cajen took possession of the state capital and established himself as governor ; he brooked no delay in uniting a large force to combat the liberal forces which he defeated in La Batalla del Gallo . Cajen attained several advantages over the liberals within the state , but soon lost his standing due to a strong resurgence of the liberal forces within the state . The successful liberal leaders Jos é Mar í a Patoni of Durango and J . E . Mu ñ oz of Chihuahua quickly strengthened their standing by limiting the political rights of the clergy implementing the presidential decree . The state elected General Luis Terrazas , a liberal leader , as governor ; he would continue to fight small battles within the state to suppress conservative uprisings during 1861 . | 1855 |
57268900f1498d1400e8e321 | question: Who performed the song , My Number One , in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest ? context: Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 35 times after its debut at the 1974 Contest . In 2005 , Greece won with the song " My Number One " , performed by Greek - Swedish singer Elena Paparizou . The song received 230 points with 10 sets of 12 points from Belgium , Bulgaria , Hungary , the United Kingdom , Turkey , Albania , Cyprus , Serbia & Montenegro , Sweden and Germany and also became a smash hit in different countries and especially in Greece . The 51st Eurovision Song Contest was held in Athens at the Olympic Indoor Hall of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Maroussi , with hosted by Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas . | Elena Paparizou |
57289cf93acd2414000dfb62 | question: How many acres are included in BYU ' s main campus ? context: The main campus in Provo , Utah , United States sits on approximately 560 acres ( 2 . 3 km2 ) nestled at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and includes 295 buildings . The buildings feature a wide variety of architectural styles , each building being built in the style of its time . The grass , trees , and flower beds on BYU ' s campus are impeccably maintained . Furthermore , views of the Wasatch Mountains , ( including Mount Timpanogos ) can be seen from the campus . BYU ' s Harold B . Lee Library ( also known as " HBLL " ) , which The Princeton Review ranked as the No . 1 " Great College Library " in 2004 , has approximately 8 ½ million items in its collections , contains 98 miles ( 158 km ) of shelving , and can seat 4 , 600 people . The Spencer W . Kimball Tower , shortened to SWKT and pronounced Swicket by many students , is home to several of the university ' s departments and programs and is the tallest building in Provo , Utah . Furthermore , BYU ' s Marriott Center , used as a basketball arena , can seat over 22 , 000 and is one of the largest on - campus arenas in the nation . Interestingly absent on the campus of this church owned university is a campus chapel . Notwithstanding , each Sunday LDS Church services for students are conducted on campus , but due to the large number of students attending these services , nearly all of the buildings and possible meeting spaces on campus are utilized ( in addition , many students attend services off campus in LDS chapels in the surrounding communities ) . | approximately 560 |
56e108fce3433e1400422b14 | question: When did the Apollo 11 mission land back on Earth ? context: Apollo 11 left lunar orbit and returned to Earth , landing safely in the Pacific Ocean on July 24 , 1969 . When the spacecraft splashed down , 2 , 982 days had passed since Kennedy ' s commitment to landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade ; the mission was completed with 161 days to spare . With the safe completion of the Apollo 11 mission , the Americans won the race to the Moon . | July 24 , 1969 |
56d5ca321c85041400946dd3 | question: Grapes , raisins , onions , garlic and what common sugar alcohol ( sweetener ) is toxic to dogs ? context: A number of common human foods and household ingestibles are toxic to dogs , including chocolate solids ( theobromine poisoning ) , onion and garlic ( thiosulphate , sulfoxide or disulfide poisoning ) , grapes and raisins , macadamia nuts , xylitol , as well as various plants and other potentially ingested materials . The nicotine in tobacco can also be dangerous . Dogs can get it by scavenging in garbage or ashtrays ; eating cigars and cigarettes . Signs can be vomiting of large amounts ( e . g . , from eating cigar butts ) or diarrhea . Some other signs are abdominal pain , loss of coordination , collapse , or death . Dogs are highly susceptible to theobromine poisoning , typically from ingestion of chocolate . Theobromine is toxic to dogs because , although the dog ' s metabolism is capable of breaking down the chemical , the process is so slow that even small amounts of chocolate can be fatal , especially dark chocolate . | xylitol |
572fbf77b2c2fd14005683dc | question: Who eventually became full members of the aristocracy ? context: Roman government was headed by two consuls , elected annually by the citizens and advised by a senate composed of appointed magistrates . As Roman society was very hierarchical by modern standards , the evolution of the Roman government was heavily influenced by the struggle between the patricians , Rome ' s land - holding aristocracy , who traced their ancestry to the founding of Rome , and the plebeians , the far more numerous citizen - commoners . Over time , the laws that gave patricians exclusive rights to Rome ' s highest offices were repealed or weakened , and leading plebeian families became full members of the aristocracy . The leaders of the Republic developed a strong tradition and morality requiring public service and patronage in peace and war , making military and political success inextricably linked . Many of Rome ' s legal and legislative structures ( later codified into the Justinian Code , and again into the Napoleonic Code ) can still be observed throughout Europe and much of the world in modern nation states and international organizations . | leading plebeian families |
56d1046317492d1400aab737 | question: In what year was the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation founded ? context: The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation ( HHC ) operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City . A public benefit corporation with $ 6 . 7 billion in annual revenues , HHC is the largest municipal healthcare system in the United States serving 1 . 4 million patients , including more than 475 , 000 uninsured city residents . HHC was created in 1969 by the New York State Legislature as a public benefit corporation ( Chapter 1016 of the Laws 1969 ) . It is similar to a municipal agency but has a Board of Directors . HHC operates 11 acute care hospitals , five nursing homes , six diagnostic and treatment centers , and more than 70 community - based primary care sites , serving primarily the poor and working class . HHC ' s MetroPlus Health Plan is one of the New York area ' s largest providers of government - sponsored health insurance and is the plan of choice for nearly half million New Yorkers . | 1969 |
56d1204617492d1400aab9f9 | question: In what borough is the main courthouse of the District Court for the Southern District of New York located ? context: Uniquely among major American cities , New York is divided between , and is host to the main branches of , two different US district courts : the District Court for the Southern District of New York , whose main courthouse is on Foley Square near City Hall in Manhattan and whose jurisdiction includes Manhattan and the Bronx , and the District Court for the Eastern District of New York , whose main courthouse is in Brooklyn and whose jurisdiction includes Brooklyn , Queens , and Staten Island . The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and US Court of International Trade are also based in New York , also on Foley Square in Manhattan . | Manhattan |
56f72e823d8e2e1400e373f3 | question: How many female members were part of the Vienna Philharmonic in 2013 ? context: In 1997 , the Vienna Philharmonic was " facing protests during a [ US ] tour " by the National Organization for Women and the International Alliance for Women in Music . Finally , " after being held up to increasing ridicule even in socially conservative Austria , members of the orchestra gathered [ on 28 February 1997 ] in an extraordinary meeting on the eve of their departure and agreed to admit a woman , Anna Lelkes , as harpist . " As of 2013 , the orchestra has six female members ; one of them , violinist Albena Danailova became one of the orchestra ' s concertmasters in 2008 , the first woman to hold that position . In 2012 , women still made up just 6 % of the orchestra ' s membership . VPO president Clemens Hellsberg said the VPO now uses completely screened blind auditions . | six |
56ded1eac65bf219000b3d4e | question: Where is the Schwarzenegger restaurant located ? context: In 1992 , Schwarzenegger and his wife opened a restaurant in Santa Monica called Schatzi On Main . Schatzi literally means " little treasure , " colloquial for " honey " or " darling " in German . In 1998 , he sold his restaurant . | Santa Monica |
57268173708984140094c857 | question: What impact was Mackenzie said to have ? context: The Daily Star had been launched in 1978 by Express Newspaper , and by 1981 had begun to affect sales of The Sun . Bingo was introduced as a marketing tool and a 2p drop in cover price removed the Daily Star ' s competitive advantage opening a new circulation battle which resulted in The Sun neutralising the threat of the new paper . The new editor of The Sun , Kelvin MacKenzie , took up his post in 1981 just after these developments , and " changed the British tabloid concept more profoundly than [ Larry ] Lamb did " , according to Bruce Page , MacKenzie The paper became " more outrageous , opinionated and irreverent than anything ever produced in Britain " . | changed the British tabloid concept more profoundly than [ Larry ] Lamb did " |
56f75395aef2371900625b1e | question: Who wrote William Tell Overture ? context: Similarly , movies and television often revert to standard , clich é d snatches of classical music to convey refinement or opulence : some of the most - often heard pieces in this category include Bach ´ s Cello Suite No . 1 , Mozart ' s Eine kleine Nachtmusik , Vivaldi ' s Four Seasons , Mussorgsky ' s Night on Bald Mountain ( as orchestrated by Rimsky - Korsakov ) , and Rossini ' s William Tell Overture . | Rossini |
570c57f5fed7b91900d458dd | question: John was deeply suspicious of who ? context: John was deeply suspicious of the barons , particularly those with sufficient power and wealth to potentially challenge the king . Numerous barons were subjected to John ' s malevolentia , even including William Marshal , a famous knight and baron normally held up as a model of utter loyalty . The most infamous case , which went beyond anything considered acceptable at the time , proved to be that of William de Braose , a powerful marcher lord with lands in Ireland . De Braose was subjected to punitive demands for money , and when he refused to pay a huge sum of 40 , 000 marks ( equivalent to £ 26 , 666 at the time ) , [ nb 13 ] his wife and one of his sons were imprisoned by John , which resulted in their deaths . De Braose died in exile in 1211 , and his grandsons remained in prison until 1218 . John ' s suspicions and jealousies meant that he rarely enjoyed good relationships with even the leading loyalist barons . | the barons |
57264a12dd62a815002e8086 | question: What concept only recognizes one Grand Lodge in a given geographical area ? context: Exclusive Jurisdiction is a concept whereby only one Grand Lodge will be recognised in any geographical area . If two Grand Lodges claim jurisdiction over the same area , the other Grand Lodges will have to choose between them , and they may not all decide to recognise the same one . ( In 1849 , for example , the Grand Lodge of New York split into two rival factions , each claiming to be the legitimate Grand Lodge . Other Grand Lodges had to choose between them until the schism was healed . ) Exclusive Jurisdiction can be waived when the two over - lapping Grand Lodges are themselves in Amity and agree to share jurisdiction ( for example , since the Grand Lodge of Connecticut is in Amity with the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Connecticut , the principle of Exclusive Jurisdiction does not apply , and other Grand Lodges may recognise both ) . | Exclusive Jurisdiction |
57071cb49e06ca38007e9445 | question: The state has great diversity thanks to the large number of what ? context: The state has a great diversity due to the large number of microclimates found and dramatic varying terrain . The flora throughout the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range varies with elevation . Pine ( Pinus ) and oak ( Quercus ) species are usually found at an elevation of 2 , 000 m ( 6 , 560 ft ) above sea level . The most common species of flora found in the mountains are : Pinus , Quercus , Abies , Ficus , Vachellia , Ipomoea , Acacia , Lysiloma , Bursera , Vitex , Tabebuia , Sideroxylon , Cordia , Fouquieria , Pithecellobium . The state is home to one of the largest variation species of the genus Pinus in the world . The lower elevations have a steppe vegetation with a variety of grasses and small bushes . Several species of Juniperus dot the steppe and the transition zone . | microclimates |
57267f35f1498d1400e8e1c3 | question: What modern - day country is South - West Africa ? context: Under the terms of the concluding Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 , the empire reached its greatest extent with the addition of 1 , 800 , 000 square miles ( 4 , 700 , 000 km2 ) and 13 million new subjects . The colonies of Germany and the Ottoman Empire were distributed to the Allied powers as League of Nations mandates . Britain gained control of Palestine , Transjordan , Iraq , parts of Cameroon and Togo , and Tanganyika . The Dominions themselves also acquired mandates of their own : the Union of South Africa gained South - West Africa ( modern - day Namibia ) , Australia gained German New Guinea , and New Zealand Western Samoa . Nauru was made a combined mandate of Britain and the two Pacific Dominions . | Namibia |
5727837f5951b619008f8bd6 | question: Who founded Domino ' s pizza ? context: Other local colleges and universities include Concordia University Ann Arbor , a Lutheran liberal - arts institution ; a campus of the University of Phoenix ; and Cleary University , a private business school . Washtenaw Community College is located in neighboring Ann Arbor Township . In 2000 , the Ave Maria School of Law , a Roman Catholic law school established by Domino ' s Pizza founder Tom Monaghan , opened in northeastern Ann Arbor , but the school moved to Ave Maria , Florida in 2009 , and the Thomas M . Cooley Law School acquired the former Ave Maria buildings for use as a branch campus . | Tom Monaghan |
57324dcce17f3d140042281c | question: What are Jehovah Witnesses taught that avoiding social and spiritual interaction with disfellowshipped individuals does ? context: Formal discipline is administered by congregation elders . When a baptized member is accused of committing a serious sin — usually cases of sexual misconduct or charges of apostasy for disputing Jehovah ' s Witness doctrines — a judicial committee is formed to determine guilt , provide help and possibly administer discipline . Disfellowshipping , a form of shunning , is the strongest form of discipline , administered to an offender deemed unrepentant . Contact with disfellowshipped individuals is limited to direct family members living in the same home , and with congregation elders who may invite disfellowshipped persons to apply for reinstatement ; formal business dealings may continue if contractually or financially obliged . Witnesses are taught that avoiding social and spiritual interaction with disfellowshipped individuals keeps the congregation free from immoral influence and that " losing precious fellowship with loved ones may help [ the shunned individual ] to come ' to his senses , ' see the seriousness of his wrong , and take steps to return to Jehovah . " The practice of shunning may also serve to deter other members from dissident behavior . Members who disassociate ( formally resign ) are described in Watch Tower Society literature as wicked and are also shunned . Expelled individuals may eventually be reinstated to the congregation if deemed repentant by elders in the congregation in which the disfellowshipping was enforced . Reproof is a lesser form of discipline given formally by a judicial committee to a baptized Witness who is considered repentant of serious sin ; the reproved person temporarily loses conspicuous privileges of service , but suffers no restriction of social or spiritual fellowship . Marking , a curtailing of social but not spiritual fellowship , is practiced if a baptized member persists in a course of action regarded as a violation of Bible principles but not a serious sin . [ note 4 ] | keeps the congregation free from immoral influence |
570f8ec180d9841400ab35bf | question: Aside from her choice of Eden ' s successor , what crisis caused Elizabeth to be criticized ? context: The Suez crisis and the choice of Eden ' s successor led in 1957 to the first major personal criticism of the Queen . In a magazine , which he owned and edited , Lord Altrincham accused her of being " out of touch " . Altrincham was denounced by public figures and slapped by a member of the public appalled by his comments . Six years later , in 1963 , Macmillan resigned and advised the Queen to appoint the Earl of Home as prime minister , advice that she followed . The Queen again came under criticism for appointing the prime minister on the advice of a small number of ministers or a single minister . In 1965 , the Conservatives adopted a formal mechanism for electing a leader , thus relieving her of involvement . | Suez crisis |
56f74f1ba6d7ea1400e17187 | question: When did modernism take place ? context: Encompassing a wide variety of post - Romantic styles composed through the year 2000 , 20th century classical music includes late romantic , modern , high - modern , and postmodern styles of composition . Modernism ( 1890 – 1930 ) marked an era when many composers rejected certain values of the common practice period , such as traditional tonality , melody , instrumentation , and structure . The high - modern era saw the emergence of neo - classical and serial music . A few authorities have claimed high - modernism as the beginning of postmodern music from about 1930 . Others have more or less equated postmodern music with the " contemporary music " composed from the late 20th century through to the early 21st century . | 1890 – 1930 |
5726d16c708984140094d228 | question: After securing the role of Evita , what kind of training did Madonna have ? context: In Evita ( 1996 ) , Madonna played the title role of Eva Per ó n . For a long time , Madonna had desired to play Per ó n and wrote to director Alan Parker to explain why she would be perfect for the part . She said later , " This is the role I was born to play . I put everything of me into this because it was much more than a role in a movie . It was exhilarating and intimidating at the same time . . . . . And I am prouder of Evita than anything else I have done . " After securing the role , she had vocal training and learned about the history of Argentina and Per ó n . During shooting she became ill several times due to the intense emotional effort required . However , as she told Oprah , she was also pregnant during the filming : " I was winded after every take . I had to lie on the couch every ten minutes so I could recover from dizzy spells , I was worried that I was shaking the baby around too much and that would injure it in some way . " Madonna wrote in her personal diary at the time : " Ironically , this feeling of vulnerability and weakness is helping me in the movie . I ' m sure Evita felt this way every day of her life once she discovered she was ill . " | vocal training |
57344c2b879d6814001ca4c3 | question: What is another name for Broad Street Station ? context: The firm of John Russell Pope designed Broad Street Station as well as Branch House on Monument Avenue , designed as a private residence in the Tudor style , now serving as the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design . Broad Street Station ( or Union Station ) , designed in the Beaux - Arts style , is no longer a functioning station but is now home to the Science Museum of Virginia . Main Street Station , designed by Wilson , Harris , and Richards , has been returned to use in its original purpose . The Jefferson Hotel and the Commonwealth Club were both designed by the classically trained Beaux - Arts architects Carr è re and Hastings . Many buildings on the University of Richmond campus , including Jeter Hall and Ryland Hall , were designed by Ralph Adams Cram , most famous for his Princeton University Chapel and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine . | Union Station |
5726bdcf708984140094cfef | question: What had Avicenna memorized by the age of 10 ? context: According to his autobiography , Avicenna had memorised the entire Quran by the age of 10 . He learned Indian arithmetic from an Indian greengrocer , ء Mahmoud Massahi and he began to learn more from a wandering scholar who gained a livelihood by curing the sick and teaching the young . He also studied Fiqh ( Islamic jurisprudence ) under the Sunni Hanafi scholar Ismail al - Zahid . Avicenna was taught some extent of philosophy books such as Introduction ( Isagoge ) ' s Porphyry ( philosopher ) , Euclid ' s Elements , Ptolemy ' s Almagest by an unpopular philosopher , Abu Abdullah Nateli , who claimed philosophizing . | Quran |
57300d4fb2c2fd14005687ab | question: The Iranian Constitution did what for Christians , Jews , and Zoroastrians in Iran ? context: Between 1872 and 1905 , a series of protests took place in response to the sale of concessions to foreigners by Nasser od Din and Mozaffar od Din shahs of Qajar , and led to the Iranian Constitutional Revolution . The first Iranian Constitution and the first national parliament of Iran were founded in 1906 , through the ongoing revolution . The Constitution included the official recognition of Iran ' s three religious minorities , namely Christians , Zoroastrians , and Jews , which has remained a basis in the legislation of Iran since then . | official recognition of Iran ' s three religious minorities |
572a988c111d821400f38c16 | question: When did Kerry become a Senator ? context: After receiving his J . D . from Boston College Law School , Kerry worked in Massachusetts as an Assistant District Attorney . He served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts under Michael Dukakis from 1983 to 1985 and was elected to the U . S . Senate in 1984 and was sworn in the following January . On the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , he led a series of hearings from 1987 to 1989 which were a precursor to the Iran – Contra affair . Kerry was re - elected to additional terms in 1990 , 1996 , 2002 and 2008 . In 2002 , Kerry voted to authorize the President " to use force , if necessary , to disarm Saddam Hussein " , but warned that the administration should exhaust its diplomatic avenues before launching war . | 1984 |
5727ae364b864d1900163a1f | question: Where does a cappella still maintain a heavy presence ? context: Contemporary a cappella includes many vocal groups and bands who add vocal percussion or beatboxing to create a pop / rock / gospel sound , in some cases very similar to bands with instruments . Examples of such professional groups include Straight No Chaser , Pentatonix , The House Jacks , Rockapella , Mosaic , and M - pact . There also remains a strong a cappella presence within Christian music , as some denominations purposefully do not use instruments during worship . Examples of such groups are Take 6 , Glad and Acappella . Arrangements of popular music for small a cappella ensembles typically include one voice singing the lead melody , one singing a rhythmic bass line , and the remaining voices contributing chordal or polyphonic accompaniment . | Christian music |
570a638e4103511400d596ae | question: Who developed a situated perspective on emotion along with Andrea Scarantino ? context: A situated perspective on emotion , developed by Paul E . Griffiths and Andrea Scarantino , emphasizes the importance of external factors in the development and communication of emotion , drawing upon the situationism approach in psychology . This theory is markedly different from both cognitivist and neo - Jamesian theories of emotion , both of which see emotion as a purely internal process , with the environment only acting as a stimulus to the emotion . In contrast , a situationist perspective on emotion views emotion as the product of an organism investigating its environment , and observing the responses of other organisms . Emotion stimulates the evolution of social relationships , acting as a signal to mediate the behavior of other organisms . In some contexts , the expression of emotion ( both voluntary and involuntary ) could be seen as strategic moves in the transactions between different organisms . The situated perspective on emotion states that conceptual thought is not an inherent part of emotion , since emotion is an action - oriented form of skillful engagement with the world . Griffiths and Scarantino suggested that this perspective on emotion could be helpful in understanding phobias , as well as the emotions of infants and animals . | Paul E . Griffiths |
56cf4d7eaab44d1400b88f82 | question: What are the names of the two people that created a documentary for Italian tele vision ? context: Chopin ' s life was covered in a BBC TV documentary Chopin – The Women Behind The Music ( 2010 ) , and in a 2010 documentary realised by Angelo Bozzolini and Roberto Prosseda for Italian television . | Angelo Bozzolini and Roberto Prosseda |
572849ebff5b5019007da0ff | question: Abuse of what term allowed a lack of a formal war declaration ? context: The use of drones by the Central Intelligence Agency in Pakistan to carry out operations associated with the Global War on Terror sparks debate over sovereignty and the laws of war . The U . S . Government uses the CIA rather than the U . S . Air Force for strikes in Pakistan in order to avoid breaching sovereignty through military invasion . The United States was criticized by [ according to whom ? ] a report on drone warfare and aerial sovereignty for abusing the term ' Global War on Terror ' to carry out military operations through government agencies without formally declaring war . | Global War on Terror |
56e8e4930b45c0140094cd3f | question: What were the two western towers built from ? context: 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 . 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 . Further rebuilding and restoration occurred in the 19th century under Sir George Gilbert Scott . | Portland stone |
5726dd035951b619008f8051 | question: What was the U . S . ' s piracy rate ? context: In its 2011 report , conducted in partnership with IDC and Ipsos Public Affairs , the BSA stated : " Over half of the world ' s personal computer users – 57 percent – admit to pirating software . " The ninth annual " BSA Global Software Piracy Study " claims that the " commercial value of this shadow market of pirated software " was worth US $ 63 . 4 billion in 2011 , with the highest commercial value of pirated PC software existent in the U . S . during that time period ( US $ 9 , 773 , 000 ) . According to the 2011 study , Zimbabwe was the nation with the highest piracy rate , at 92 % , while the lowest piracy rate was present in the U . S . , at 19 % . | 19 % |
5709986aed30961900e8436a | question: What website , in addition to Ashley Madison , was Avid Media instructed to take offline ? context: In July of 2015 , a hacker group known as " The Impact Team " successfully breached the extramarital relationship website Ashley Madison . The group claimed that they had taken not only company data but user data as well . After the breach , The Impact Team dumped emails from the company ' s CEO , to prove their point , and threatened to dump customer data unless the website was taken down permanently . With this initial data release , the group stated “ Avid Life Media has been instructed to take Ashley Madison and Established Men offline permanently in all forms , or we will release all customer records , including profiles with all the customers ' secret sexual fantasies and matching credit card transactions , real names and addresses , and employee documents and emails . The other websites may stay online . ” When Avid Life Media , the parent company that created the Ashley Madison website , did not take the site offline , The Impact Group released two more compressed files , one 9 . 7GB and the second 20GB . After the second data dump , Avid Life Media CEO Noel Biderman resigned , but the website remained functional . | Established Men |
56ddee969a695914005b96d4 | question: What are Indo - Iranian languages a subset of ? context: The Iranian languages or Iranic languages form a branch of the Indo - Iranian languages , which in turn are a branch of the Indo - European language family . The speakers of Iranian languages are known as Iranian peoples . Historical Iranian languages are grouped in three stages : Old Iranian ( until 400 BCE ) , Middle Iranian ( 400 BCE – 900 CE ) , and New Iranian ( since 900 CE ) . Of the Old Iranian languages , the better understood and recorded ones are Old Persian ( a language of Achaemenid Iran ) and Avestan ( the language of the Avesta ) . Middle Iranian languages included Middle Persian ( a language of Sassanid Iran ) , Parthian , and Bactrian . | Indo - European language family |
5726d182dd62a815002e913e | question: When was Pyongyang captured ? context: Meanwhile , on 10 October 1950 , the 89th Tank Battalion was attached to the 1st Cavalry Division , increasing the armor available for the Northern Offensive . On 15 October , after moderate KPA resistance , the 7th Cavalry Regiment and Charlie Company , 70th Tank Battalion captured Namchonjam city . On 17 October , they flanked rightwards , away from the principal road ( to Pyongyang ) , to capture Hwangju . Two days later , the 1st Cavalry Division captured Pyongyang , the North ' s capital city , on 19 October 1950 . Kim Il Sung and his government temporarily moved its capital to Sinuiju – although as UNC forces approached , the government again moved – this time to Kanggye . | October 1950 |
57278fba5951b619008f8d91 | question: What state in life does yoga believe is achievable ? context: The Yoga school builds on the Samkhya school theory that j ñ ā na ( knowledge ) is a sufficient means to moksha . It suggests that systematic techniques / practice ( personal experimentation ) combined with Samkhya ' s approach to knowledge is the path to moksha . Yoga shares several central ideas with Advaita Vedanta , with the difference that Yoga is a form of experimental mysticism while Advaita Vedanta is a form of monistic personalism . Like Advaita Vedanta , the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy states that liberation / freedom in this life is achievable , and this occurs when an individual fully understands and realizes the equivalence of Atman ( soul , self ) and Brahman . | liberation / freedom |
57344f09879d6814001ca4d7 | question: In England , what is hunted when " shooting " is called for ? context: Unarmed fox hunting on horseback with hounds is the type of hunting most closely associated with the United Kingdom ; in fact , " hunting " without qualification implies fox hunting . What in other countries is called " hunting " is called " shooting " ( birds ) or " stalking " ( deer ) in Britain . Originally a form of vermin control to protect livestock , fox hunting became a popular social activity for newly wealthy upper classes in Victorian times and a traditional rural activity for riders and foot followers alike . Similar to fox hunting in many ways is the chasing of hares with hounds . Pairs of Sight hounds ( or long - dogs ) , such as greyhounds , may be used to pursue a hare in coursing , where the greyhounds are marked as to their skill in coursing the hare ( but are not intended to actually catch it ) , or the hare may be pursued with scent hounds such as beagles or harriers . Other sorts of foxhounds may also be used for hunting stags ( deer ) or mink . Deer stalking with rifles is carried out on foot without hounds , using stealth . | birds |
5726b6b4f1498d1400e8e885 | question: Where did the Russians try to resist Napoleon and get defeated ? context: The Russians avoided Napoleon ' s objective of a decisive engagement and instead retreated deeper into Russia . A brief attempt at resistance was made at Smolensk in August ; the Russians were defeated in a series of battles , and Napoleon resumed his advance . The Russians again avoided battle , although in a few cases this was only achieved because Napoleon uncharacteristically hesitated to attack when the opportunity arose . Owing to the Russian army ' s scorched earth tactics , the French found it increasingly difficult to forage food for themselves and their horses . | Smolensk |
572fc1d6a23a5019007fc99b | question: What was the process called whereby the leader of Japan stepped down ? context: The Pacific War saw the Allied powers pitted against the Empire of Japan , the latter briefly aided by Thailand and to a much lesser extent by its Axis allies , Germany and Italy . The war culminated in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , and other large aerial bomb attacks by the United States Army Air Forces , accompanied by the Soviet invasion of Manchuria on 8 August 1945 , resulting in the Japanese announcement of intent to surrender on 15 August 1945 . The formal and official surrender of Japan took place aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945 . Following its defeat , Japan ' s Shinto Emperor stepped down as the divine leader through the Shinto Directive , because the Allied Powers believed this was the major political cause of Japan ' s military aggression and deconstruction process soon took place to install a new liberal - democratic constitution to the Japanese public as the current Constitution of Japan . | Shinto Directive |
5733aa16d058e614000b5fb7 | question: Who went to war against Bolshevick armies ? context: After the Russian Revolution of 1917 guerrillas throughout Central Asia , known as basmachi , waged a war against Bolshevik armies in a futile attempt to maintain independence . The Bolsheviks prevailed after a four - year war , in which mosques and villages were burned down and the population heavily suppressed . Soviet authorities started a campaign of secularization , practicing Islam , Judaism , and Christianity was discouraged and repressed , and many mosques , churches , and synagogues were closed . As a consequence of the conflict and Soviet agriculture policies , Central Asia , Tajikistan included , suffered a famine that claimed many lives . | guerrillas throughout Central Asia , known as basmachi |
56db6b68e7c41114004b50ca | question: What is the name of the torchbearer who wrote a letter to the IOC president about discrepancies on a website ? context: Prior to the rally , seven anti - China protestors were arrested in Hanoi after unfurling a banner and shouting " Boycott the Beijing Olympics " through a loudhailer at a market . A Vietnamese American was deported for planning protests against the torch , while a prominent blogger , Đ i ế u C à y ( real name Nguy ễ n V ă n H ả i ) , who blogged about protests around the world and who called for demonstrations in Vietnam , was arrested on charges of tax evasion . Outside Vietnam , there were protests by overseas Vietnamese in Paris , San Francisco and Canberra . L ê Minh Phi ế u , a torchbearer who is a Vietnamese law student studying in France , wrote a letter to the president of the International Olympic Committee protesting China ' s " politicisation of the Olympics " , citing maps of the torch relay at the official Beijing Olympic website depicting the disputed islands as Chinese territory and posted it on his blog . One day before the relay was to start , the official website appeared to have been updated to remove the disputed islands and dotted lines marking China ' s maritime claims in the South China Sea . | L ê Minh Phi ế u |
57319432e6313a140071d0cc | question: Who was elected president of the GNC ? context: Following his defeat in the civil war , Gaddafi ' s system of governance was dismantled and replaced under the interim government of the NTC , who legalised trade unions and freedom of the press . In July 2012 , elections were held to form a new General National Congress ( GNC ) , who officially took over governance from the NTC in August . The GNC proceeded to elect Mohammed Magariaf as president of the chamber , and then voted Mustafa A . G . Abushagur as Prime Minister ; when Abushagar failed to gain congressional approval , the GNC instead elected Ali Zeidan to the position . In January 2013 , the GNC officially renamed the Jamahiriyah as the " State of Libya " . | Mohammed Magariaf |
570e808e0b85d914000d7f62 | question: Where was the first federal parliament convened in 1901 ? context: At the time of Australia ' s federation on 1 January 1901 , Melbourne became the seat of government of the federation . The first federal parliament was convened on 9 May 1901 in the Royal Exhibition Building , subsequently moving to the Victorian Parliament House where it was located until 1927 , when it was moved to Canberra . The Governor - General of Australia resided at Government House in Melbourne until 1930 and many major national institutions remained in Melbourne well into the twentieth century . | Royal Exhibition Building |
56de49434396321400ee2775 | question: What did some plants produce when flowers became less simple ? context: Symbiosis played a major role in the co - evolution of flowering plants and the animals that pollinate them . Many plants that are pollinated by insects , bats , or birds have highly specialized flowers modified to promote pollination by a specific pollinator that is also correspondingly adapted . The first flowering plants in the fossil record had relatively simple flowers . Adaptive speciation quickly gave rise to many diverse groups of plants , and , at the same time , corresponding speciation occurred in certain insect groups . Some groups of plants developed nectar and large sticky pollen , while insects evolved more specialized morphologies to access and collect these rich food sources . In some taxa of plants and insects the relationship has become dependent , where the plant species can only be pollinated by one species of insect . | nectar and large sticky pollen |
57278046708984140094df43 | question: Who is the member of the Big Ten Conference in college sports in the city ? context: Ann Arbor is a major scene of college sports , most notably at the University of Michigan , a member of the Big Ten Conference . Several well - known college sports facilities exist in the city , including Michigan Stadium , the largest American football stadium in the world . The stadium was completed in 1927 and cost more than $ 950 , 000 to build . It has a 109 , 901 seating capacity after multiple renovations were made . The stadium is colloquially known as " The Big House " . Crisler Center and Yost Ice Arena play host to the school ' s basketball ( both men ' s and women ' s ) and ice hockey teams , respectively . Concordia University , a member of the NAIA , also fields sports teams . | University of Michigan |
5725c97d89a1e219009abea4 | question: What did Rhodians build to commemorate their victory over Demetrius Poliorcetes ? context: One of the few city states who managed to maintain full independence from the control of any Hellenistic kingdom was Rhodes . With a skilled navy to protect its trade fleets from pirates and an ideal strategic position covering the routes from the east into the Aegean , Rhodes prospered during the Hellenistic period . It became a center of culture and commerce , its coins were widely circulated and its philosophical schools became one of the best in the mediterranean . After holding out for one year under siege by Demetrius Poliorcetes ( 304 - 305 BCE ) , the Rhodians built the Colossus of Rhodes to commemorate their victory . They retained their independence by the maintenance of a powerful navy , by maintaining a carefully neutral posture and acting to preserve the balance of power between the major Hellenistic kingdoms . | Colossus of Rhodes |
57262eb438643c19005ad2b3 | question: At which group did Therapsids end with ? context: Therapsids descended from pelycosaurs in the Middle Permian , about 265 million years ago , and became the dominant land vertebrates . They differ from basal eupelycosaurs in several features of the skull and jaws , including : larger temporal fenestrae and incisors which are equal in size . The therapsid lineage leading to mammals went through a series of stages , beginning with animals that were very like their pelycosaur ancestors and ending with probainognathian cynodonts , some of which could easily be mistaken for mammals . Those stages were characterized by : | probainognathian cynodonts |
5727c05eff5b5019007d944a | question: What league are the Montreal Expos in ? context: Several MLB teams used to play regular exhibition games during the year against nearby teams in the other major league , but regular - season interleague play has made such games unnecessary . The two Canadian MLB teams , the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League , met annually to play the Pearson Cup exhibition game ; this tradition ended when the Expos moved to Washington DC for the 2005 season . Similarly , the New York Yankees played in the Mayor ' s Trophy Game against various local rivals from 1946 to 1983 . | National League |
5728082c3acd2414000df2c2 | question: What country borders CAR in the North ? context: The Central African Republic ( CAR ; Sango : K ö d ö r ö s ê se t î B ê afr î ka ; French : R é publique centrafricaine pronounced : [ ʁ epyblik s ɑ ̃ t ʁ af ʁ ik ɛ n ] , or Centrafrique [ s ɑ ̃ t ʀ af ʁ ik ] ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa . It is bordered by Chad to the north , Sudan to the northeast , South Sudan to the east , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo to the south and Cameroon to the west . The CAR covers a land area of about 620 , 000 square kilometres ( 240 , 000 sq mi ) and had an estimated population of around 4 . 7 million as of 2014 [ update ] . | Chad |
57267681708984140094c708 | question: Along with English , what pronunciation shift did Dutch not undergo ? context: Unlike other Germanic languages , Dutch doesn ' t have phonological aspiration of consonants . Like English , Dutch did not participate in the second consonant shift . Like most Germanic languages , the Dutch consonant system did not undergo the High German consonant shift and has a syllable structure that allows fairly complex consonant clusters . Dutch also retains full use of the velar fricatives that were present in Proto - Germanic , but lost or modified in many other Germanic languages . Dutch has final - obstruent devoicing : at the end of a word , voicing distinction is neutralised and all obstruents are pronounced voiceless . For example , goede ( " good " ) is / ˈ ɣ ud ə / but the related form goed is / ɣ ut / . Dutch shares with German Final - obstruent devoicing ( Du brood [ bro ː t ] and German Brot vs Eng bread ) . | the second consonant shift |
56f902ac9e9bad19000a07c7 | question: What term does USAID not use ? context: The U . S . Agency for International Development ( USAID ) , an independent agency under the Department of State established in place of the Marshall Plan for the purpose of determining and distributing foreign aid , does not use the term Near East . Its definition of Middle East corresponds to that of the State Department , which officially prefers the term Near East . | the term Near East |
56df8d8438dc421700152034 | question: What did Bell promise to split with his financers ? context: In 1875 , Bell developed an acoustic telegraph and drew up a patent application for it . Since he had agreed to share U . S . profits with his investors Gardiner Hubbard and Thomas Sanders , Bell requested that an associate in Ontario , George Brown , attempt to patent it in Britain , instructing his lawyers to apply for a patent in the U . S . only after they received word from Britain ( Britain would issue patents only for discoveries not previously patented elsewhere ) . | U . S . profits |
570a842b6d058f1900182f0a | question: What is the term for the letter þ ? context: The Latin alphabet of the time still lacked the letters ⟨ j ⟩ and ⟨ w ⟩ , and there was no ⟨ v ⟩ as distinct from ⟨ u ⟩ ; moreover native Old English spellings did not use ⟨ k ⟩ , ⟨ q ⟩ or ⟨ z ⟩ . The remaining 20 Latin letters were supplemented by four more : ⟨ æ ⟩ ( æ sc , modern ash ) and ⟨ ð ⟩ ( ð æ t , now called eth or edh ) , which were modified Latin letters , and thorn ⟨ þ ⟩ and wynn ⟨ ƿ ⟩ , which are borrowings from the futhorc . A few letter pairs were used as digraphs , representing a single sound . Also used was the Tironian note ⟨ ⁊ ⟩ ( a character similar to the digit 7 ) for the conjunction and , and a thorn with a crossbar through the ascender for the pronoun þ æ t . Macrons over vowels were originally used not to mark long vowels ( as in modern editions ) , but to indicate stress , or as abbreviations for a following m or n . | thorn |
570d2f3db3d812140066d509 | question: When did GE announce its Ecoimagination program ? context: 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 " . The announcement prompted an op - ed piece in The New York Times to observe that , " while General Electric ' s increased emphasis on clean technology will probably result in improved products and benefit its bottom line , Mr . Immelt ' s credibility as a spokesman on national environmental policy is fatally flawed because of his company ' s intransigence in cleaning up its own toxic legacy . " | May 2005 |
5728c63d2ca10214002da793 | question: Who was the first socialist mayor of Paris ? context: In the early 21st century , the population of Paris began to increase slowly again , as more young people moved into the city . It reached 2 . 25 million in 2011 . In March 2001 , Bertrand Delano ë became the first socialist mayor of Paris . In 2007 , in an effort to reduce car traffic in the city , he introduced the V é lib ' , a system which rents bicycles for the use of local residents and visitors . Bertrand Delano ë also transformed a section of the highway along the left bank of the Seine into an urban promenade and park , the Promenade des Berges de la Seine , which he inaugurated in June 2013 . | Bertrand Delano ë |
572922ae1d0469140077909b | question: What was Planck studying in the last part of the nineteenth century ? context: In the last years of the nineteenth century , Planck was investigating the problem of black - body radiation first posed by Kirchhoff some forty years earlier . It is well known that hot objects glow , and that hotter objects glow brighter than cooler ones . The electromagnetic field obeys laws of motion similarly to a mass on a spring , and can come to thermal equilibrium with hot atoms . The hot object in equilibrium with light absorbs just as much light as it emits . If the object is black , meaning it absorbs all the light that hits it , then its thermal light emission is maximized . | the problem of black - body radiation |
5726e48f5951b619008f81ab | question: What are logograms ? context: In certain cases compound words and set phrases may be contracted into single characters . Some of these can be considered logograms , where characters represent whole words rather than syllable - morphemes , though these are generally instead considered ligatures or abbreviations ( similar to scribal abbreviations , such as & for " et " ) , and as non - standard . These do see use , particularly in handwriting or decoration , but also in some cases in print . In Chinese , these ligatures are called h é w é n ( 合 文 ) , h é sh ū ( 合 書 ) or h é t ǐ z ì ( 合 体 字 ) , and in the special case of combining two characters , these are known as " two - syllable Chinese characters " ( 双 音 节 汉 字 , 雙 音 節 漢 字 ) . | characters represent whole words rather than syllable - morphemes |
572fa91e04bcaa1900d76b69 | question: What kind of membrane do bacteria cells are filled with ? context: Many important biochemical reactions , such as energy generation , use concentration gradients across membranes . The general lack of internal membranes in bacteria means reactions such as electron transport occur across the cell membrane between the cytoplasm and the periplasmic space . However , in many photosynthetic bacteria the plasma membrane is highly folded and fills most of the cell with layers of light - gathering membrane . These light - gathering complexes may even form lipid - enclosed structures called chlorosomes in green sulfur bacteria . Other proteins import nutrients across the cell membrane , or expel undesired molecules from the cytoplasm . | light - gathering membrane |
572fe97ca23a5019007fcb23 | question: What part of the radio signal creates voltage ? context: The radio signal ' s electrical component induces a voltage in the conductor . This causes an electrical current to begin flowing in the direction of the signal ' s instantaneous field . When the resulting current reaches the end of the conductor , it reflects , which is equivalent to a 180 degree change in phase . If the conductor is 1 ⁄ 4 of a wavelength long , current from the feed point will undergo 90 degree phase change by the time it reaches the end of the conductor , reflect through 180 degrees , and then another 90 degrees as it travels back . That means it has undergone a total 360 degree phase change , returning it to the original signal . The current in the element thus adds to the current being created from the source at that instant . This process creates a standing wave in the conductor , with the maximum current at the feed . | electrical component |
57111d93a58dae1900cd6c67 | question: The 7 million sold almost equated to which console ' s five year span ? context: By 1988 , industry observers stated that the NES ' s popularity had grown so quickly that the market for Nintendo cartridges was larger than that for all home computer software . Compute ! reported in 1989 that Nintendo had sold seven million NES systems in 1988 , almost as many as the number of Commodore 64s sold in its first five years . " Computer game makers [ are ] scared stiff " , the magazine said , stating that Nintendo ' s popularity caused most competitors to have poor sales during the previous Christmas and resulted in serious financial problems for some . | Commodore 64s |
5727a3f62ca10214002d9293 | question: What year did Bill Clinton lose North Carolina ? context: North Carolina ' s party loyalties have undergone a series of important shifts in the last few years : While the 2010 midterms saw Tar Heel voters elect a bicameral Republican majority legislature for the first time in over a century , North Carolina has also become a Southern swing state in presidential races . Since Southern Democrat Jimmy Carter ' s comfortable victory in the state in 1976 , the state had consistently leaned Republican in presidential elections until Democrat Barack Obama narrowly won the state in 2008 . In the 1990s , Democrat Bill Clinton came within a point of winning the state in 1992 and also only narrowly lost the state in 1996 . In the early 2000s , Republican George W . Bush easily won the state by over 12 points , but by 2008 , demographic shifts , population growth , and increased liberalization in heavily populated areas such as the Research Triangle , Charlotte , Greensboro , Winston - Salem , Fayetteville , and Asheville , propelled Barack Obama to victory in North Carolina , the first Democrat to win the state since 1976 . In 2012 , North Carolina was again considered a competitive swing state , with the Democrats even holding their 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte . However , Republican Mitt Romney ultimately eked out a 2 - point win in North Carolina , the only 2012 swing state that Obama lost , and one of only two states ( along with Indiana ) to flip from Obama in 2008 to the GOP in 2012 . | 1996 |
56fa0745f34c681400b0bf5e | question: In a large log , will the heartwood or sapwood usually be stronger and tougher ? context: Different pieces of wood cut from a large tree may differ decidedly , particularly if the tree is big and mature . In some trees , the wood laid on late in the life of a tree is softer , lighter , weaker , and more even - textured than that produced earlier , but in other trees , the reverse applies . This may or may not correspond to heartwood and sapwood . In a large log the sapwood , because of the time in the life of the tree when it was grown , may be inferior in hardness , strength , and toughness to equally sound heartwood from the same log . In a smaller tree , the reverse may be true . | heartwood |
573286cbb3a91d1900202e19 | question: What was it about the utilitatian beliefs that humanism believers did not like ? context: Humanists reacted against this utilitarian approach and the narrow pedantry associated with it . They sought to create a citizenry ( frequently including women ) able to speak and write with eloquence and clarity and thus capable of engaging the civic life of their communities and persuading others to virtuous and prudent actions . This was to be accomplished through the study of the studia humanitatis , today known as the humanities : grammar , rhetoric , history , poetry and moral philosophy . As a program to revive the cultural – and particularly the literary – legacy and moral philosophy of classical antiquity , Humanism was a pervasive cultural mode and not the program of a few isolated geniuses like Rabelais or Erasmus as is still sometimes popularly believed . | narrow pedantry |
5731ae4a0fdd8d15006c644b | question: Because C4c and X2a are characterized by parallel genetic histories means what controversial hypothesis may be dismissed ? context: A route through Beringia is seen as more likely than the Solutrean hypothesis . Kashani et al . 2012 state that " The similarities in ages and geographical distributions for C4c and the previously analyzed X2a lineage provide support to the scenario of a dual origin for Paleo - Indians . Taking into account that C4c is deeply rooted in the Asian portion of the mtDNA phylogeny and is indubitably of Asian origin , the finding that C4c and X2a are characterized by parallel genetic histories definitively dismisses the controversial hypothesis of an Atlantic glacial entry route into North America . " | an Atlantic glacial entry route into North America |
56dc5cf614d3a41400c26811 | question: What is an example of an organism that has a portion of its genetic material outside of its chromosomes ? context: Most biological entities that are more complex than a virus sometimes or always carry additional genetic material besides that which resides in their chromosomes . In some contexts , such as sequencing the genome of a pathogenic microbe , " genome " is meant to include information stored on this auxiliary material , which is carried in plasmids . In such circumstances then , " genome " describes all of the genes and information on non - coding DNA that have the potential to be present . | pathogenic microbe |
56cf586faab44d1400b890a6 | question: In 2004 , the novel as been picked by how many communities for citywide reading programs more than any other book ? context: In 2001 , Lee was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor . In the same year , Chicago mayor Richard M . Daley initiated a reading program throughout the city ' s libraries , and chose his favorite book , To Kill a Mockingbird , as the first title of the One City , One Book program . Lee declared that " there is no greater honor the novel could receive " . By 2004 , the novel had been chosen by 25 communities for variations of the citywide reading program , more than any other novel . David Kipen of the National Endowment of the Arts , who supervised The Big Read , states " people just seem to connect with it . It dredges up things in their own lives , their interactions across racial lines , legal encounters , and childhood . It ' s just this skeleton key to so many different parts of people ' s lives , and they cherish it . " | 25 |
572fe3d7a23a5019007fcaec | question: What did the Office of Fair Trading decide regarding the claim that Sky abuses their position in 2002 . context: The TV rights agreement between the Premier League and Sky has faced accusations of being a cartel , and a number of court cases have arisen as a result . An investigation by the Office of Fair Trading in 2002 found BSkyB to be dominant within the pay TV sports market , but concluded that there were insufficient grounds for the claim that BSkyB had abused its dominant position . In July 1999 the Premier League ' s method of selling rights collectively for all member clubs was investigated by the UK Restrictive Practices Court , who concluded that the agreement was not contrary to the public interest . | Office of Fair Trading in 2002 found BSkyB to be dominant within the pay TV sports market , but concluded that there were insufficient grounds for the claim |
5727bd992ca10214002d9528 | question: What language do the Yi people speak ? context: Garz ê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan are populated by Tibetans and Qiang people . Tibetans speak the Khams and Amdo Tibetan , which are Tibetic languages , as well as various Qiangic languages . The Qiang speak Qiangic languages and often Tibetic languages as well . The Yi people of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southern Sichuan speak the Nuosu language , which is one of the Lolo - Burmese languages ; Yi is written using the Yi script , a syllabary standardized in 1974 . The Southwest University for Nationalities has one of China ' s most prominent Tibetology departments , and the Southwest Minorities Publishing House prints literature in minority languages . In the minority inhabited regions of Sichuan , there is bi - lingual signage and public school instruction in non - Mandarin minority languages . | Nuosu |
5726d331f1498d1400e8ec6f | question: What company was led by Sir George Taubman Goldie ? context: In 1885 , British claims to a West African sphere of influence received recognition from other European nations at the Berlin Conference . The following year , it chartered the Royal Niger Company under the leadership of Sir George Taubman Goldie . In 1900 the company ' s territory came under the control of the British government , which moved to consolidate its hold over the area of modern Nigeria . On 1 January 1901 , Nigeria became a British protectorate , and part of the British Empire , the foremost world power at the time . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the independent kingdoms of what would become Nigeria fought a number of conflicts against the British Empire ' s efforts to expand its territory . By war , the British conquered Benin in 1897 , and , in the Anglo - Aro War ( 1901 – 1902 ) , defeated other opponents . The restraint or conquest of these states opened up the Niger area to British rule . | Royal Niger Company |
56e1b4f3cd28a01900c67a9b | question: what is another word for availability of telephone lines ? context: After forming partnerships with multinational corporations such as Sprint , ITT and Telenor , these firms now offer the cheapest and clearest phone calls in Africa . These Somali telecommunication companies also provide services to every city , town and hamlet in Somalia . There are presently around 25 mainlines per 1 , 000 persons , and the local availability of telephone lines ( tele - density ) is higher than in neighboring countries ; three times greater than in adjacent Ethiopia . Prominent Somali telecommunications companies include Somtel Network , Golis Telecom Group , Hormuud Telecom , Somafone , Nationlink , Netco , Telcom and Somali Telecom Group . Hormuud Telecom alone grosses about $ 40 million a year . Despite their rivalry , several of these companies signed an interconnectivity deal in 2005 that allows them to set prices , maintain and expand their networks , and ensure that competition does not get out of control . | tele - density |
5706899e75f01819005e7bea | question: In what year did the government close Safdarjung Airport due to security concerns ? context: The Delhi Flying Club , established in 1928 with two de Havilland Moth aircraft named Delhi and Roshanara , was based at Safdarjung Airport which started operations in 1929 , when it was the Delhi ' s only airport and the second in India . The airport functioned until 2001 , however in January 2002 the government closed the airport for flying activities because of security concerns following the New York attacks in September 2001 . Since then , the club only carries out aircraft maintenance courses , and is used for helicopter rides to Indira Gandhi International Airport for VIP including the president and the prime minister . | 2002 |
572f8f33947a6a140053ca6b | question: The government of India proposed that The Charminar become a UNESCO World Heritage site , what other two monuments were suggested for the same status ? context: Qutb Shahi architecture of the 16th and early 17th centuries followed classical Persian architecture featuring domes and colossal arches . The oldest surviving Qutb Shahi structure in Hyderabad is the ruins of Golconda fort built in the 16th century . The Charminar , Mecca Masjid , Charkaman and Qutb Shahi tombs are other existing structures of this period . Among these the Charminar has become an icon of the city ; located in the centre of old Hyderabad , it is a square structure with sides 20 m ( 66 ft ) long and four grand arches each facing a road . At each corner stands a 56 m ( 184 ft ) - high minaret . Most of the historical bazaars that still exist were constructed on the street north of Charminar towards Golconda fort . The Charminar , Qutb Shahi tombs and Golconda fort are considered to be monuments of national importance in India ; in 2010 the Indian government proposed that the sites be listed for UNESCO World Heritage status . : 11 – 18 | Qutb Shahi tombs and Golconda fort |
56e76b5600c9c71400d770fe | question: What is paperfoam primarily made of ? context: Some manufacturers have started using a new , significantly more environmentally friendly alternative to expanded plastic packaging . Made out of paper , and known commercially as paperfoam , the new packaging has very similar mechanical properties to some expanded plastic packaging , but is biodegradable and can also be recycled with ordinary paper . | paper |
570d4227fed7b91900d45dc8 | question: Who was sent to stop Valencia ' s uprising ? context: During the Cantonal Revolution of 1873 , a cantonalist uprising that took place during the First Spanish Republic , the city was consolidated with most of the nearby cities in the Federal Canton of Valencia ( proclaimed on 19 July and dissolved on 7 August ) . It did not have the revolutionary fervor of the movement in cities like Alcoy , as it was initiated by the bourgeoisie , but the Madrid government sent General Martinez - Campos to stifle the rebellion by force of arms and subjected Valencia to an intense bombardment . The city surrendered on 7 August ; Alfonso XII was proclaimed king on 29 December 1874 , and arrived in Valencia on 11 January 1875 on his way to Madrid , marking the end of the first republic . Despite the Bourbon restoration , the roughly even balance between conservatives and liberals in the government was sustained in Valencia until the granting of universal male suffrage in 1890 , after which the Republicans , led by Vicente Blasco Ib á ñ ez , gained considerably more of the popular vote . | General Martinez - Campos |
572431470ba9f01400d97b73 | question: When did Queen Victoria get married ? context: Victoria married her first cousin , Prince Albert of Saxe - Coburg and Gotha , in 1840 . Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent , tying them together and earning her the sobriquet " the grandmother of Europe " . After Albert ' s death in 1861 , Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances . As a result of her seclusion , republicanism temporarily gained strength , but in the latter half of her reign her popularity recovered . Her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration . | 1840 |
572512df0a492a19004356de | question: What led to exclusively female bodies of Freemasons in England ? context: Maria Deraismes was initiated into Freemasonry in 1882 , then resigned to allow her lodge to rejoin their Grand Lodge . Having failed to achieve acceptance from any masonic governing body , she and Georges Martin started a mixed masonic lodge that actually worked masonic ritual . Annie Besant spread the phenomenon to the English speaking world . Disagreements over ritual led to the formation of exclusively female bodies of Freemasons in England , which spread to other countries . Meanwhile , the French had re - invented Adoption as an all - female lodge in 1901 , only to cast it aside again in 1935 . The lodges , however , continued to meet , which gave rise , in 1959 , to a body of women practising continental Freemasonry . | Disagreements over ritual |
56d1f5e8e7d4791d009025c6 | question: Who taught directly or indirectly to all other Buddhas ? context: Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha was the first to achieve enlightenment in this Buddha era and is therefore credited with the establishment of Buddhism . A Buddha era is the stretch of history during which people remember and practice the teachings of the earliest known Buddha . This Buddha era will end when all the knowledge , evidence and teachings of Gautama Buddha have vanished . This belief therefore maintains that many Buddha eras have started and ended throughout the course of human existence . [ web 15 ] [ web 16 ] The Gautama Buddha , therefore , is the Buddha of this era , who taught directly or indirectly to all other Buddhas in it ( see types of Buddhas ) . | Gautama Buddha |
572658ebf1498d1400e8dcb8 | question: How many primary school aged children were found to speak a dialect or regional language by 2011 ? context: Dutch dialects and regional languages are not spoken as often as they used to be . Recent research by Geert Driessen shows that the use of dialects and regional languages among both Dutch adults and youth is in heavy decline . In 1995 , 27 percent of the Dutch adult population spoke a dialect or regional language on a regular basis , while in 2011 this was no more than 11 percent . In 1995 , 12 percent of the primary school aged children spoke a dialect or regional language , while in 2011 this had declined to 4 percent . Of the three officially recognized regional languages Limburgish is spoken most ( in 2011 among adults 54 % , among children 31 % ) and Dutch Low Saxon least ( adults 15 % , children 1 % ) ; Frisian occupies a middle position ( adults 44 % , children 22 % ) . | 4 percent |
572aafd5be1ee31400cb817a | question: Which position nods their head to signify assention ? context: The Royal Assent ceremony takes place in the Senate , as the sovereign is traditionally barred from the House of Commons . On the day of the event , the Speaker of the Senate will read to the chamber a notice from the secretary to the governor general indicating when the viceroy or a deputy thereof will arrive . The Senate thereafter cannot adjourn until after the ceremony . The speaker moves to sit beside the throne , the Mace Bearer , with mace in hand , stands adjacent to him or her , and the governor general enters to take the speaker ' s chair . The Usher of the Black Rod is then commanded by the speaker to summon the Members of Parliament , who follow Black Rod back to the Senate , the Sergeant - at - Arms carrying the mace of the House of Commons . In the Senate , those from the commons stand behind the bar , while Black Rod proceeds to stand next to the governor general , who then nods his or her head to signify Royal Assent to the presented bills ( which do not include appropriations bills ) . Once the list of bills is complete , the Clerk of the Senate states : " in Her Majesty ' s name , His [ or Her ] Excellency the Governor General [ or the deputy ] doth assent to these bills . " If there are any appropriation bills to receive Royal Assent , the Speaker of the House of Commons will read their titles and the Senate clerk repeats them to the governor general , who nods his or her head to communicate Royal Assent . When these bills have all been assented to , the Clerk of the Senate recites " in Her Majesty ' s name , His [ or Her ] Excellency the Governor General [ or the deputy ] thanks her loyal subjects , accepts their benevolence and assents to these bills . The governor general or his or her deputy then depart parliament . | governor general |
57306408069b5314008320c9 | question: What did the aspirations of the Muslim world ' s translators find themselves yielding to ? context: After World War I , when Britain and France divided up the Middle East ' s countries , apart from Turkey , between them , pursuant to the Sykes - Picot agreement — in violation of solemn wartime promises of postwar Arab autonomy — there came an immediate reaction : the Muslim Brotherhood emerged in Egypt , the House of Saud took over the Hijaz , and regimes led by army officers came to power in Iran and Turkey . " [ B ] oth illiberal currents of the modern Middle East , " writes de Bellaigne , " Islamism and militarism , received a major impetus from Western empire - builders . " As often happens in countries undergoing social crisis , the aspirations of the Muslim world ' s translators and modernizers , such as Muhammad Abduh , largely had to yield to retrograde currents . | retrograde currents |
572686e8dd62a815002e8834 | question: in 1797 who was the captian of the Woodford that is first listed of the 5 captians ? context: At the Battle of Pulo Aura , which was probably the company ' s most notable naval victory , Nathaniel Dance , Commodore of a convoy of Indiamen and sailing aboard the Warley , led several Indiamen in a skirmish with a French squadron , driving them off . Some six years earlier , on 28 January 1797 , five Indiamen , the Woodford , under Captain Charles Lennox , the Taunton - Castle , Captain Edward Studd , Canton , Captain Abel Vyvyan , and Boddam , Captain George Palmer , and Ocean , Captain John Christian Lochner , had encountered Admiral de Sercey and his squadron of frigates . On this occasion the Indiamen also succeeded in bluffing their way to safety , and without any shots even being fired . Lastly , on 15 June 1795 , the General Goddard played a large role in the capture of seven Dutch East Indiamen off St Helena . | Captain Charles Lennox |
56df6e4a5ca0a614008f9a19 | question: In January 2006 , who approved UNFPA ' s new country programme ? context: But Amnesty International found no evidence that UNFPA had supported the coercion . A 2001 study conducted by the pro - life Population Research Institute ( PRI ) falsely claimed that the UNFPA shared an office with the Chinese family planning officials who were carrying out forced abortions . " We located the family planning offices , and in that family planning office , we located the UNFPA office , and we confirmed from family planning officials there that there is no distinction between what the UNFPA does and what the Chinese Family Planning Office does , " said Scott Weinberg , a spokesman for PRI . However , United Nations Members disagreed and approved UNFPA ’ s new country program me in January 2006 . The more than 130 members of the “ Group of 77 ” developing countries in the United Nations expressed support for the UNFPA programmes . In addition , speaking for European democracies - - Norway , Denmark , Sweden , Finland , the Netherlands , France , Belgium , Switzerland and Germany - - the United Kingdom stated , ” UNFPA ’ s activities in China , as in the rest of the world , are in strict conformity with the unanimously adopted Programme of Action of the ICPD , and play a key role in supporting our common endeavor , the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms . ” | United Nations Members |
572e8e6bc246551400ce4348 | question: What did the extra data John Couch Adams received produce ? context: In 1821 , Alexis Bouvard published astronomical tables of the orbit of Neptune ' s neighbour Uranus . Subsequent observations revealed substantial deviations from the tables , leading Bouvard to hypothesise that an unknown body was perturbing the orbit through gravitational interaction . In 1843 , John Couch Adams began work on the orbit of Uranus using the data he had . Via Cambridge Observatory director James Challis , he requested extra data from Sir George Airy , the Astronomer Royal , who supplied it in February 1844 . Adams continued to work in 1845 – 46 and produced several different estimates of a new planet . | several different estimates of a new planet |
57264a86f1498d1400e8db50 | question: Greece is where geographically ? context: Located in Southern Europe , Greece consists of a mountainous , peninsular mainland jutting out into the sea at the southern end of the Balkans , ending at the Peloponnese peninsula ( separated from the mainland by the canal of the Isthmus of Corinth ) and strategically located at the crossroads of Europe , Asia , and Africa . Due to its highly indented coastline and numerous islands , Greece has the 11th longest coastline in the world with 13 , 676 km ( 8 , 498 mi ) ; its land boundary is 1 , 160 km ( 721 mi ) . The country lies approximately between latitudes 34 ° and 42 ° N , and longitudes 19 ° and 30 ° E , with the extreme points being : | Southern Europe |
56dcfef266d3e219004dab94 | question: Which river serves as drainage for the southwest plain of the Congo ? context: The southwest of the country is a coastal plain for which the primary drainage is the Kouilou - Niari River ; the interior of the country consists of a central plateau between two basins to the south and north . Forests are under increasing exploitation pressure . | Kouilou - Niari River |
5729153baf94a219006aa057 | question: A North German Federation under Prussian hegemony replaced what confederation ? context: Federalism has a long tradition in German history . The Holy Roman Empire comprised many petty states numbering more than 300 around 1796 . The number of territories was greatly reduced during the Napoleonic Wars ( 1796 – 1814 ) . After the Congress of Vienna ( 1815 ) , 39 states formed the German Confederation . The Confederation was dissolved after the Austro - Prussian War and replaced by a North German Federation under Prussian hegemony ; this war left Prussia dominant in Germany , and German nationalism would compel the remaining independent states to ally with Prussia in the Franco - Prussian War of 1870 – 71 , and then to accede to the crowning of King Wilhelm of Prussia as German Emperor . The new German Empire included 25 states ( three of them , Hanseatic cities ) and the imperial territory of Alsace - Lorraine . The empire was dominated by Prussia , which controlled 65 % of the territory and 62 % of the population . After the territorial losses of the Treaty of Versailles , the remaining states continued as republics of a new German federation . These states were gradually de facto abolished and reduced to provinces under the Nazi regime via the Gleichschaltung process , as the states administratively were largely superseded by the Nazi Gau system . | the German Confederation |
572e8aa9dfa6aa1500f8d0f8 | question: Which was built first , the first elevator shaft or the first elevator ? context: The first elevator shaft preceded the first elevator by four years . Construction for Peter Cooper ' s Cooper Union Foundation building in New York began in 1853 . An elevator shaft was included in the design , because Cooper was confident that a safe passenger elevator would soon be invented . The shaft was cylindrical because Cooper thought it was the most efficient design . Later , Otis designed a special elevator for the building . Today the Otis Elevator Company , now a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation , is the world ' s largest manufacturer of vertical transport systems . | first elevator shaft |
57285159ff5b5019007da172 | question: What description did Peter Lax use for von Neumann ? context: " I have sometimes wondered whether a brain like von Neumann ' s does not indicate a species superior to that of man " , said Nobel Laureate Hans Bethe of Cornell University . " It seems fair to say that if the influence of a scientist is interpreted broadly enough to include impact on fields beyond science proper , then John von Neumann was probably the most influential mathematician who ever lived , " wrote Mikl ó s R é dei in " Selected Letters . " James Glimm wrote : " he is regarded as one of the giants of modern mathematics " . The mathematician Jean Dieudonn é called von Neumann " the last of the great mathematicians " , while Peter Lax described him as possessing the " most scintillating intellect of this century " . | most scintillating intellect of this century |
57267eb8708984140094c7f7 | question: When was the library ban reversed ? context: Sex was used as an important element in the content and marketing the paper from the start , which Lamb believed was the most important part of his readers ' lives . The first topless Page 3 model appeared on 17 November 1970 , German - born Stephanie Rahn ; she was tagged as a " Birthday Suit Girl " to mark the first anniversary of the relaunched Sun . A topless Page 3 model gradually became a regular fixture , and with increasingly risqu é poses . Both feminists and many cultural conservatives saw the pictures as pornographic and misogynistic . Lamb expressed some regret at introducing the feature , although denied it was sexist . A Conservative council in Sowerby Bridge , Yorkshire , was the first to ban the paper from its public library , shortly after Page 3 began , because of its excessive sexual content . This decision was reversed after a sustained campaign by the newspaper itself lasting 16 months , and the election of a Labour - led council in 1971 . | 1971 |
5726acfa5951b619008f79c8 | question: The Walcheren Campaign was intended to relieve the military pressure on whom ? context: In the Kingdom of Holland , the British launched the Walcheren Campaign to open up a second front in the war and to relieve the pressure on the Austrians . The British army only landed at Walcheren on 30 July , by which point the Austrians had already been defeated . The Walcheren Campaign was characterized by little fighting but heavy casualties thanks to the popularly dubbed " Walcheren Fever . " Over 4000 British troops were lost in a bungled campaign , and the rest withdrew in December 1809 . The main strategic result from the campaign became the delayed political settlement between the French and the Austrians . Emperor Francis wanted to wait and see how the British performed in their theater before entering into negotiations with Napoleon . Once it became apparent that the British were going nowhere , the Austrians agreed to peace talks . | the Austrians |
5733f2d64776f41900661585 | question: How many districts is the continental Portugal divided into ? context: Administratively , Portugal is divided into 308 municipalities ( Portuguese : munic í pios or concelhos ) , which after a reform in 2013 are subdivided into 3 , 092 civil parishes ( Portuguese : freguesia ) . Operationally , the municipality and civil parish , along with the national government , are the only legally identifiable local administrative units identified by the government of Portugal ( for example , cities , towns or villages have no standing in law , although may be used as catchment for the defining services ) . For statistical purposes the Portuguese government also identifies NUTS , inter - municipal communities and informally , the district system , used until European integration ( and being phased - out by the national government ) . [ original research ? ] Continental Portugal is agglomerated into 18 districts , while the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are governed as autonomous regions ; the largest units , established since 1976 , are either mainland Portugal ( Portuguese : Portugal Continental ) and the autonomous regions of Portugal ( Azores and Madeira ) . | 18 |
572f73dfb2c2fd1400568142 | question: Did the CAFS accelerator work as planned ? context: Another approach to hardware support for database management was ICL ' s CAFS accelerator , a hardware disk controller with programmable search capabilities . In the long term , these efforts were generally unsuccessful because specialized database machines could not keep pace with the rapid development and progress of general - purpose computers . Thus most database systems nowadays are software systems running on general - purpose hardware , using general - purpose computer data storage . However this idea is still pursued for certain applications by some companies like Netezza and Oracle ( Exadata ) . | efforts were generally unsuccessful |