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Whereas the other major participants all had a considerable armored force , the Netherlands had not been able to obtain the minimum of 146 modern tanks ( 110 light , 36 medium ) they had already considered necessary in 1937 .
The Netherlands had not been able to get 146 modern tanks .
In 1940 there were only 1206 professional officers present ; It had been hoped that when war threatened , these deficiencies could be quickly remedied but following the mobilisation of all Dutch forces on 28 August 1939 ( bringing Army strength to about 280,000 men ) readiness only slowly improved : most available time was spent constructing defences .
In 1940 there were only 1206 professional officers .
After the German invasion of Norway and Denmark , followed by a warning by the new Japanese naval attaché Captain Tadashi Meada that a German attack on the Netherlands was certain , it became clear to the Dutch military that staying out of the conflict might prove impossible .
After the German invasion of Norway and Denmark , followed by a warning by Japan that a German attack on the Netherlands was going to happen , the Dutch military knew they would have to fight .
It is the eleventh film of the Star Trek film franchise and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series , portrayed by a new cast .
It is a reboot of the original Star Trek television series .
Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by J. J. Abrams , written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and distributed by Paramount Pictures .
Star Trek is a 2009 movie directed by J. J. Abrams and made by Paramount Pictures .
Druidic lore consisted of a large number of verses learned by heart , and Caesar remarked that it could take up to twenty years to complete the course of study .
Druidic lore consisted of a large number of verses learned by heart , and Caesar remarked that twenty years were required to complete the course of study .
It was created by Dan Schneider .
The series was created by Dan Schneider .
It was also Nickelodeon 's best performance for a series premiere ( live action or animation ) in almost eight years .
It was also Nickelodeon 's best performance for a series premiere in almost eight years .
Zoey 101 was the most expensive production ever for Nickelodeon series , as it was shot completely on location in Malibu .
Zoey 101 was the most expensive production ever for Nickelodeon series .
Despite this , many critics have made negative comments about the show , its setting , and its characters .
However , many critics have made negative comments about the show .
It was nominated for an `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' Emmy in 2005 .
It was nominated for an `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' Emmy Award in 2005 .
Zoey 101 is an American television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 9 , 2005 until May 2 , 2008 .
Zoey 101 is an American television series .
It focuses on the lives of teenager Zoey Brooks ( Jamie Lynn Spears ) and her friends as they attend Pacific Coast Academy ( PCA ) , a fictional boarding school in Southern California .
It is about on the lives of teenagers at a boarding school , Pacific Coast Academy ( PCA ) .
The Lord 's Prayer : Nustr Padr , ke sia i llo gel : sia senghid tew nôn : gwein tew rheon : sia ffaeth tew wolont , syrs lla der sig i llo gel .
The following list of 30 words shows what Brithenig looks like compared to a few other Romance languages : The Lord 's Prayer : Nustr Padr , ke sia i llo gel : sia senghid tew nôn : gwein tew rheon : sia ffaeth tew wolont , syrs lla der sig i llo gel .
Lampley has covered a record 14 Olympic Games on U.S. television , most recently the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , China .
Lampley has covered a record 14 Olympic Games on U.S. television .
For his participation in that show , he has earned three Emmy awards .
He has earned three Emmy awards .
The championship was first introduced on the August 2 , 2012 edition of NXT when NXT Commissioner Dusty Rhodes announced a `` Gold Rush '' tournament , featuring five developmental roster NXT Superstars and five main roster WWE Superstars competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Champion in a knockout system format .
Rhodes said that there would be a `` Gold Rush '' tournament that would feature 4 developmental roster NXT Superstars and 4 main roster WWE Superstars and that they would compete to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Champion .
The NXT Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by WWE is competed for exclusively in WWE NXT , WWE 's developmental territory .
The NXT Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the WWE .
The first NXT Champion was crowned on July 26 , 2012 , with Seth Rollins defeating Jinder Mahal in the tournament finals .
Seth Rollins became the first champion after he defeated Jinder Mahal in the final round .
The track team coached by `` Bud '' Winter earned San Jose the nickname `` Speed City , '' and produced Olympic medalists and social activists Lee Evans , John Carlos and Tommie Smith .
The track team coached by `` Bud '' Winter earned San Jose the nickname `` Speed City , '' and has included Olympic medalists and social activists Lee Evans , John Carlos and Tommie Smith .
Smith and Carlos are perhaps best remembered for giving the raised fist salute from the medalist 's podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City .
Smith and Carlos are remembered for giving the raised fist salute from the medalist 's podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City .
Alumni also have won medals in swimming , judo and boxing .
These people have won medals in swimming , judo and boxing .
San Jose State University sports teams have won NCAA national titles in track and field , cross country , golf , and boxing .
San Jose State University sports teams have won in the NCAA in track and field , cross country running , golf , and boxing .
SJSU alumni have won 19 Olympic medals ( including seven gold medals ) dating back to the first gold medal won by Willie Steel in track and field in the 1948 Olympics .
People who once went to SJSU have won 18 Olympic medals ( including seven gold medals ) since the gold medal won by Willie Steel in track and field in the 1948 Olympics .
The San José State Spartans is the name of the athletic teams representing San Jose State University .
San Jose State Spartans is the name of the different sport teams at San Jose State University .
As of 2012 , SJSU has won 10 NCAA Division 1 national team championships and produced 50 NCAA Division 1 national individual champions .
By 2008 , SJSU had won 10 NCAA team championships and 50 NCAA Division 1 champions .
( Football Bowl Subdivision formally known as Division 1-A for football . )
( Football Bowl Subdivision which used to be known as Division 1-A for football . )
As of 2010 , current head coaches from the women 's golf , women 's gymnastics , men 's soccer , and women 's soccer programs had all received conference `` Coach of the Year '' honors .
In 2008 head coaches from the men 's soccer , baseball , women 's gymnastics , and women 's golf programs had all been named the conference `` Coach of the Year . ''
As of 2013 , San Jose State University competes at the Division 1 level in each of the following sports : Due to the school 's original designation as a teachers ' college , SJSU 's mascot changed many times before the school finally adopted the Spartans as the official mascot and nickname in 1925 .
As of 2009 , San Jose State University competes at the Division 1 level in each of the following sports :
The university has participated in athletics since it first fielded a baseball team in 1890 .
The university has taken part in athletics since its baseball team began in 1890 .
SJSU sports teams compete in the Mountain West Conference ( MWC ) at the NCAA Division I level .
The teams compete in the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) at the NCAA Division I level .
In 1119 , it was transformed into the headquarters for the Templar Knights .
In 1119 it was changed into the headquarters for the Templar Knights .
Muslims believe that Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to al-Aqsa during the Night Journey .
Many Muslims believe that Muhammad went from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the story of the `` Night Journey '' .
The site on which the silver domed mosque sits , along with the Dome of the Rock , also referred to as al-Haram ash-Sharif or `` Noble Sanctuary , '' is the Temple Mount , the holiest site in Judaism , the place where the Temple is generally accepted to have stood .
The Al-Aqsa Mosque is a part of the Al-Haram al-Qudsi al-Sharif , or `` The Noble Sanctuary '' .
Instead of destroying the mosque-which they called `` Solomon 's Temple '' - the Crusaders used it as a royal palace and as a stable for horses .
Instead of taking down the mosque , the crusaders used the mosque as a palace .
The police then stormed the mosque compound , firing both live ammunition and rubber bullets at the group of Palestinians , killing four and wounding about 200 .
In return the police shot rubber bullets at the group of Palestinians .
`` Alice '' is a song written and performed by Franco-Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne for Almost Alice , the soundtrack to the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland .
`` Alice '' is an alternative rock song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne for the soundtrack to the 2010 movie Alice in Wonderland , entitled Almost Alice .
Lavigne wrote the song after asking Disney executives and film director Tim Burton if she could write a song for the film .
According to Lavigne , she wrote the song after asking Disney executives and director Tim Burton for a role on the soundtrack .
In January 2010 , Lavigne was in a board meeting at the Disney offices going over clothing designs inspired by Alice in Wonderland for her Abbey Dawn line , when she mentioned to the executives that she was writing music for her upcoming album and would love to write a song for the film 's soundtrack .
While designing clothes inspired by Alice in Wonderland for her Abbey Dawn line , Lavigne told Disney executives she could write a song for the film 's soundtrack .
Discussions between Lavigne 's manager and film executives took place , and director Tim Burton agreed to let Lavigne write the song .
Director Tim Burton agreed , and Lavigne `` wrote the song immediately '' on her piano .
It was put on an eight-cent U.S. Postal Service postage stamp in 1973 , the first of their regular series of `` love stamps '' .
It was put on an eight-cent US Postal Service postage stamp in 1973 , the first of their regular series of `` love stamps . ''
Indiana 's work often consists of bold , simple , iconic images , especially numbers and short words like EAT , HUG , and , his best known example , LOVE .
Indiana 's work often has bold , simple , iconic images , especially numbers and short words like `` EAT '' , `` HUG '' , and `` LOVE '' .
Robert Indiana was born Robert Clark in New Castle , Indiana .
Robert Indiana ( born as Robert Clark in New Castle , Indiana on September 13 , 1928 ) is an American artist .
The red\/green\/blue image was then created for a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art in 1964 .
Indiana 's best known image is the word love in upper-case letters , arranged in a square with a tilted letter O . This image was first created for a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art in 1964 .
Sculptures of the image can be found at many places , see list of Love sculptures .
Sculptures of the image can be found at many places in the United States : Sculptures of the image can also be found at many places outside of the United States : An Indiana sculpture showing the Hebrew word for love ( ahava ) is displayed at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem , Israel .
Other well-known works by Indiana include : his painting the unique basketball court formerly used by the Milwaukee Bucks in that city 's MECCA Arena , with a large M shape taking up each half of the court ; his sculpture in the lobby of Taipei 101 , called 1-0 ( 2002 , aluminum ) , using multicoloured numbers to suggest the conduct of world trade and the patterns of human life ; and the works he created in the aftermath of the September 11 , 2001 attacks and exhibited in New York in 2004 called the Peace Paintings .
His sculpture in the lobby of Taipei 101 , called 1-0 ( 2002 , aluminum ) , uses multicolored numbers .
For this reason , many see it as an important and appropriate distinction to include a space in the term , as in trans woman , thus using trans as merely an adjective describing a particular type of woman ; this is in contrast to the usage of transwoman as one word , implying a `` third gender '' .
Because of this many see it as important to include a space in the name , as in `` trans woman '' , using `` trans '' as a word to talk about a particular type of woman , not a `` third gender '' as `` transwoman '' might imply .
A trans woman ( sometimes trans-woman or transwoman ) is a male-to-female ( MTF ) transgender person with a female gender identity .
A transwoman ( sometimes spelled as trans-woman or trans woman ) is a male-to-female ( MTF ) transsexual or transgendered person .
`` Transition '' refers to the process of adopting a social and personal identity that corresponds to one 's own sense of the gendered self , and may or may not include medical intervention ( hormone treatment , surgery , etc. ) , changes in legal documents ( name and\/or sex indicated on identification , birth certificate , etc. ) , and personal expression ( clothing , accessories , voice , body language ) .
`` Transitioning '' refers to the act of changing a person 's social and personal gender identity to the gender identity that they feel is their real self , and may or may not include having medical treatments done , or surgery , and the changing of their legal papers to show their new identity ( such as their birth certificate ) and changing the way that they dress .
Propaganda can be used as a form of ideological or commercial warfare .
When a country is not at war , propaganda can still be used .
This type of prairie has the best type of farming soil .
This type of habitat usually has rich soil and is very good for farming .
Blake was born Michael James Vincenzo Gubitosi in Nutley , New Jersey .
Robert Blake ( born Michael James Vincenzo Gubitosi September 18 , 1933 in Nutley , New Jersey , U.S. ) , is an American actor .
In 1967 , he played real-life murderer Perry Smith in In Cold Blood ; Richard Brooks directed , adapting Truman Capote 's non-fiction book for the film .
Robert Blake shot to fame when playing Perry in the film In Cold Blood ( 1967 ) based on the book by Truman Capote , and directed by Richard Brooks .
The university comprises 17 colleges that offer more than 150 programs of study .
The university has 18 Colleges that offer more than 150 programs of study .
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( U of I , University of Illinois , UIUC , or simply Illinois ) is a public research-intensive university in the U.S. state of Illinois .
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( UIUC ) is a university in the state of Illinois , United States .
This remained the official name for nearly 100 years , until it was changed to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1982 ( using the reverse of the commonly used designation for the local area , `` Champaign-Urbana '' ) , ostensibly to establish a separate identity for the campus within the University of Illinois system .
In 1982 , the name of the university was changed from the University of Illinois to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .
A land-grant university , it is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system .
It is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Illinois system .
From the beginning , Gregory 's desire to establish an institution firmly grounded in the liberal arts tradition was at odds with many State residents and lawmakers who wanted the university to offer classes based solely around `` industrial education '' The University finally opened for classes on March 2 , 1868 , with only two faculty members and 77 students .
It opened for classes on March 2 , 1868 with only two faculty members and a small group of students .
Thomas Tinker and his family , comprising his wife and son , came in 1620 as English Separatists from Holland on the historic voyage of the Pilgrim Ship Mayflower .
Thomas Tinker ( c. 1581-1620\/21 ) and his wife and son were Separatists from the Netherlands who traveled on the Pilgrim Ship Mayflower in 1620 .
Thomas Tinker was buried in Coles Hill Burial Ground in Plymouth , likely in an unmarked grave as with many passengers who died in the early days .
Thomas Tinker and his son was buried in Cole 's Hill Burial Ground in Plymouth , with many passengers who died in the early days .
Thomas Tinker was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact .
Thomas Tinker was a signer to the `` Mayflower Compact '' .
Bradford used the term `` died in the first sickness '' for the family so presumption is made they died possibly in December 1620 or January 1621 when illness had become rampant .
That was in December 1620 or January 1621 .
The prefecture also has some islands , including Notojima , Mitsukejima , Hegurajima .
The prefecture includes some islands in the Sea of Japan , including Notojima , Mitsukejima , Hegurajima .
Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province .
Ishikawa was formed merging Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province .
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island .
is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshū .
The northern part of the prefecture consists of the narrow Noto Peninsula , while the southern part is wider and consists mostly of mountains with the prefecture 's chief city , Kanazawa , located in the coastal plain .
The Noto Peninsula is in the northern part of the prefecture .
In the southern Everglades was Everglades National Park .
The Everglades is a National Park .
, 518-587 ) was the 31st Emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession .
, died 587 ) was the 31st emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession .
Emperor Yōmei was the fourth son of Emperor Kimmei and his mother was Soga no Kitashihime , a daughter of Soga no Iname .
His mother , Soga no Kitashihime , was a daughter of Soga no Iname .
Yomei had three Empresses and seven Imperial sons and daughters .
Yōmei had three Empresses and seven Imperial sons and daughters .
Yōmei 's reign spanned the years from 585 until his death in 587 .
The years of the reign of Yōmei start in 585 and end in 587 .
COCPs should be taken at approximately the same time every day .
COCPs should be taken at about the same time every day .
Combined oral contraceptive pills should be taken at the same time each day .
The combined oral contraceptive pill is thought to be safe and usually works well .
The combined oral contraceptive pill ( COCP ) , often referred to as the birth-control pill or colloquially as `` the pill '' , is a birth control method that includes a combination of an estrogen ( estradiol ) and a progestogen ( progestin ) .
The combined oral contraceptive pill has two female hormones : estrogen and progesterone .
If started at any other time in the menstrual cycle , COCPs provide effective contraception only after 7 consecutive days use of active pills , so a backup method of contraception must be used until active pills have been taken for 7 consecutive days .
When active pills have been taken for 7 days , COCPs can work well to prevent pregnancy .
The cancers diagnosed in women who had used combined oral contraceptives were less advanced clinically than those diagnosed in women who had never used these contraceptives . ''
Women who use combined oral contraceptives are less likely to get cancer of the ovaries .
Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks , made generally of charred white oak .
Whisky , or whiskey , is an alcoholic drink distilled from grain and aged in wooden casks .
After completing his training as an actor at The Municipal School of Performing Arts ( Escuela Municipal de Arte Dramático or EMAD ) in Buenos Aires in 1991 , Pablo became a professional mime .
He trained as an actor at The Municipal School of Performing Arts ( Spanish : Escuela Municipal de Arte Dramático or EMAD ) in Buenos Aires in 1989-1991 .
Pablo Zibes ( \* 1971 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentinian actor and mime ; he has resided in Germany since 1995 .
Pablo Zibes ( born in 1971 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentinian actor and mime .
He collected experience as a mime and street performer while traveling through Europe and Asia .
He worked as a mime and street performer in Europe and Asia .
He performs mostly for festivals , events , conventions , and television ; he specializes in walk-around entertainment as different characters , such as a robot or wind-up toy soldier .
He does walk-around entertainment as different characters , like a robot or wind-up toy soldier .
In terms of numbers , actinopterygians are the dominant class of vertebrates , comprising nearly 99 % of the over 30,000 species of fish .
Actinopterygians are the largest class of vertebrates .
The ray-finned fishes are so called because they possess lepidotrichia or `` fin rays '' , their fins being webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines ( `` rays '' ) , as opposed to the fleshy , lobed fins that characterize the class Sarcopterygii which also , however , possess lepidotrichia .
The ray-finned fishes get their name from the fact that they have lepidotrichia or `` fin rays '' .
Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes or other fruits .
Red wine is made from red grapes , and white wine is made from white grapes .
In 2006 the European Commission established goals for Bulgaria to improve its fight against corruption and organised crime .
In 2006 the European Commission made goals for Bulgaria to improve its fight against corruption and organised crime .
Varna is known to be the main hub for Bulgarian organized crime .
Varna is known to be the main place for Bulgarian organized crime .
Some sectors of the economy , including gambling , corporate security , tourism , real estate , and professional sports , are believed to be controlled in part by business groups with links to Communist-era secret services or the military ; the TIM group , based in Varna , is one example .
Some parts of the economy , including gambling , corporate security , tourism , real estate , and professional sports , are believed to be controlled by these groups .
In the 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index , Bulgaria ranked 86th out of 182 countries .
In 2011 Bulgaria ranked 86th out of 182 countries on how corrupt they are thought to be .
In 1636 , the family , now numbering 6 - Edward and Susanna White Winslow , Resolved and Peregrine White , and the two children born to Edward and Susanna , Josias and Elizabeth Winslow - moved to the new settlement of Marshfield , north of Plymouth .
In 1636 , the family , now numbering 6 - Edward and Susanna White Winslow , Resolved and Peregrine White , and the two children born to Edward and Susanna , Josias and Elizabeth Winslow - moved to the new settlement of Marshfield .
On June 3 , 1662 Peregrine was chosen deputy for Marshfield .
On 3 June 1662 Peregrine was chosen deputy for Marshfield .
On October 2 , 1658 he was chosen to the council of war .
On October 2 , 1658 White was chosen to the council of war .
On June 3 , 1652 William Bassett Sr. of Duxburrow gave his son-in-law Lt. Peregrine White 40 acres of upland .
In 1652 William Bassett Sr. of Duxburrow gave his son-in-law Lt. Peregrine White forty acres of land .
Peregrine White died on July 20 , 1704 in Marshfield , Massachusetts at age 83 years and 8 months .
He died in what is now known as Marshfield , Massachusetts on July 20 , 1704 at the age of 83 years and 8 months .
On March 4 , 1673\/4 Lt. Peregrine White was granted 100 acres at Titicut .
and on March 4 , 1673\/4 Lt. Peregrine White was granted another 100 acres .
On May 22 , 1696 Capt. Peregrine White `` the first born Child of New England born November 1620 '' was admitted into the Marshfield Church in his 78th year .
On May 22 , 1696 Captain Peregrine White was admitted into the Marshfield Church .
Peregrine served in the militia at age 16 and continued to serve , first as a lieutenant and then a captain .
White served in the militia at age 16 .
Peregrine White married before March 6 , 1648\/9 Sarah Bassett , daughter of William and Elizabeth\/Elisabeth _____ Bassett .
Peregrine married Sarah Bassett .
At some point he also served his community as a representative to the General Court .
At some point he became a representative to the General Court .
On June 16 , 1656 as written , William Bassett Sr. of Duxborrow ( sic ) , now living at Bridgewater , gave his lands in Scituate to his sons Peregrine White and Nathaniel Bassett .
There was some troubles with the Indians On June 16 , 1662 William Bassett Sr. gave his lands to his two sons , Peregrine White and Nathaniel Bassett .
The PROTECT IP Act ( Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act , or PIPA ) is a proposed law with the stated goal of giving the US government and copyright holders additional tools to curb access to `` rogue websites dedicated to the sale of infringing or counterfeit goods '' , especially those registered outside the U.S. .
The Protect Intellectual Property Act ( Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act ) , also called PIPA , is a proposed American law to stop copyright infringement on the Internet .