In 2002, psychologist Richard Wiseman and colleagues at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, finished a year-long LaughLab experiment, concluding that of all animals, ducks attract the most humor and silliness ; he said, " If you're going to tell a joke involving an animal, make it a duck.

In 2009, the American Anthropological Association's Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communities released its final report concluding, in part, that, " When ethnographic investigation is determined by military missions, not subject to external review, where data collection occurs in the context of war, integrated into the goals of counterinsurgency, and in a potentially coercive environment – all characteristic factors of the HTS concept and its application – it can no longer be considered a legitimate professional exercise of anthropology.

After a three-year investigation, Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr released a report in 1997 also concluding that the death was a suicide.

However, Clemens Brentano's attribution of the book The Dolorous Passion to Emmerich has been subject to dispute, with allegations that Brentano wrote much of the book himself ; a Vatican investigation concluding that: " It is absolutely not certain that she ever wrote this ".

After concluding the Harris Commission investigation, Congress passed a law prohibiting the fixing of quiz shows ( and any other form of contest ).

Almost 45 days after President Carter won the nomination by 1 delegate, the U. S. Justice Department announced that, for lack of evidence, it was concluding its investigation.

* Iraqi Detainees, concluding " the WMD investigation has gone as far as feasible.

A 2000 Argentinian air force investigation cleared Captain Cook of any blame, concluding that the crash had resulted from " a heavy snowstorm " and " very cloudy weather ", as a result of which the crew " were unable to correct their positioning ".

By October 10, 2008, sheriff's deputies in Douglas County, Nevada, completed their investigation into the incident, concluding that Malarchuk's shooting was " accidental under suspicious circumstances " and that, unless contradicting information is found, the matter was closed.

On June 10 the Mexican president Felipe Calderón called on the United States to launch a " thorough, impartial " probe into the deaths of two Mexican nationals, including the 14-year-old Hernandez, at the hands of U. S. border police: " I demand the United States government conduct a thorough, impartial ... investigation, concluding with an establishment of the facts and punishment of the culprits ".

Judge Priore said in his concluding report that his investigation had been deliberately obstructed by the Italian military and members of the secret service, in compliance with NATO requests.

That same week the Senate Ethics Committee began an investigation into the matter, but dropped it the following month concluding that the dealings did not violate the Senate's standards of conduct or conflict-of-interest rules.

The debate surrounds the influence of objectionable content on the social development of minors, with organisations such as the American Psychological Association concluding that video game violence increases children's aggression, a concern that prompted a further investigation by the Centers for Disease Control in September 2006.

The Accident Investigation and Preventive Bureau ( AIPB ), after concluding its investigation into the crashes, revoked the Air Operator Certificate ( AOC ) of EAS Airlines for negligence and lack of regard for safety conditions.

In October 2002, a British Intelligence investigation of possible links between Iraq and al-Qaeda and the possibility of Iraqi WMD attacks issued a report concluding: " al Qaeda has shown interest in gaining chemical and biological expertise from Iraq, but we do not know whether any such training was provided.

On 30 June 2011 the BBC2 programme " History Cold Case " featured an archaeological investigation into four two-thousand year-old skeletons found in Windy Pits caves, concluding that at least one had been the victim of a ritual killing, including scalping.

The AEC rejected the call for an investigation concluding that there were " insufficient grounds on which to undertake a formal investigation.

For example, while concluding meaningful trade agreements with developed countries ( such as the United States and the European Union ) would probably be beneficial to Brazil's long-term economic self-interest, the Brazilian government has instead prioritized its leadership role within Mercosul and expanded trade ties with countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

In 2006, the United States Department of Education released a report concluding that average test scores for reading and mathematics, when adjusted for student and school characteristics, tend to be very similar among public schools and private schools.

In 1957, Menon was instructed to deliver an unprecedented eight-hour speech defending India ’ s stand on Kashmir ; to date, the speech is the longest ever delivered in the United Nations Security Council, covering five hours of the 762nd meeting on the 23 of January, and two hours and forty-eight minutes on the 24th, reportedly concluding with Menon's collapse on the Security Council floor.

* 1968 – Vietnam War: Battle of Lima Site 85, concluding the 11th with largest single ground combat loss of United States Air Force members ( 12 ) during that war.

# Finds that the United States of America, by producing in 1983 a manual entitled ' Operaciones sicológicas en guerra de guerrillas ', and disseminating it to contra forces, has encouraged the commission by them of acts contrary to general principles of humanitarian law ; but does not find a basis for concluding that any such acts which may have been committed are imputable to the United States of America as acts of the United States of America ;

" proposed in January 2007 that the United States rededicate itself to the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons, concluding: " We endorse setting the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons and working energetically on the actions required to achieve that goal.

Article II of the U. S. Constitution vests the executive power of the United States in the president and charges him with the execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

As Grant took overall command of the armies of the United States, Sherman wrote to him outlining his strategy to bring the war to an end concluding that " if you can whip Lee and I can march to the Atlantic I think ol ' Uncle Abe will give us twenty days leave to see the young folks.

Each episode of the former was more or less self-contained, but the first series of Yes, Prime Minister had a loose story arc relating to Hacker's attempts to reform the United Kingdom's armed forces, while the second was mostly devoted to concluding storylines and character arcs that had been seen over the course of the show.

Just as the Civil War was concluding in April 1865, President Lincoln was assassinated in Washington, DC as part of a conspiracy to kill the leaders of the United States.

The decision began by first concluding that the Court lacked jurisdiction in the matter because Dred Scott had no standing to sue in Court, as Scott, and all people of African descent for that matter, were found not to be citizens of the United States.

Modern classical music scholar John Warthen Struble has contrasted American and European, concluding that the music of the United States is inherently distinct because the United States has not had centuries of musical evolution as a nation.

In June 2011, two prominent polling organizations released an analysis of the changing trend in public opinion about same-sex marriage in the United States, concluding that " public support for the freedom to marry has increased, at an accelerating rate, with most polls showing that a majority of Americans now support full marriage rights for all Americans.

Justice Rehnquist echoed this point in his opinion in United States v. Lopez, stating: Since ( Wickard ), the Court has ... undertaken to decide whether a rational basis existed for concluding that a regulated activity sufficiently affected interstate commerce.

Dapoxetine is currently waiting for U. S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) approval after concluding the Phase III study, which included participants from 25 other countries, including the United States.

During the greater part of his administration the alliance with France against Spain had been the pivot of Frederick Henry's foreign policy, but in his last years he sacrificed the French alliance for the sake of concluding a separate peace with Spain, by which the United Provinces obtained from that power all the advantages they had been seeking for eighty years.

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1145 in late 1997 arranged for the United Nations Police Support Group ( UNPSG ) to take over UNTAES ' policing tasks, effectively concluding the UNTAES mission on January 15, 1998.

" In the United States the band played in San Francisco, Providence, Boston, and New York City, concluding with their final performance on August 11, 1987 at the Georgetown Steam Plant in Seattle.

Distracted by the preludes to the War of 1812, the United States was unable to respond to the provocations until 1815, with the Second Barbary War, thereby concluding the encompassing Barbary Wars ( 1800 – 1815 ).

In 2009, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the Narragansett request, concluding that tribes that achieved federal recognition after the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act could not have the Department of Interior take their lands acquired after federal recognition into trust and remove them from state control.

The Warring States period (), also known as the Era of Warring States, is a period in ancient China following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the victory of the state of Qin in 221 BC, creating a unified China under the Qin Dynasty.

In December 2008, Sean Quinn ( of FiveThirtyEight. com ) did a statistical analysis of the eight Mountain West states, and their change in vote from 2004 to 2008, thus concluding that they were the " new " swing region in the United States.

A 2006 study suggests that atheists constitute a religious minority in the United States, with researchers concluding: " Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in ' sharing their vision of American society.

Taylor, concluding that the Soviet Union and the United States had achieved mutual nuclear deterrence, believed that limited-war forces would play an active role in future conflicts and that atomic retaliatory forces would play a passive role.