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; In 2000 1,961,993 residents of Harris County spoke English only the five largest foreign languages in the county were Spanish or Spanish Creole (1,106,883 speakers) Vietnamese (53,311 speakers) Chinese (33,003 speakers) French including Cajun and Patois (33,003 speakers) and Urdu (14,595 speakers) Among those who spoke other languages 46% of Spanish speakers 37% of Vietnamese speakers 50% of Chinese speakers 85% of French speakers and 72% of Urdu speakers said that they spoke English at least "very well". . American Indian: 0.7 percent Don't know/refused answer 0.5 Montgomery (north) The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office operates an Investigative Branch an Emergency Response Branch (Hazardous Materials Response) and Prevention Branch (Inspections) the office is headquartered at 2318 Atascocita Road in an unincorporated area. Incorporated cities operate their own fire departments. The University of St Thomas located in Neartown is a private Catholic liberal arts college Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for selected cities in Texas In 2013 Houston was identified as the #1 U.S city for job creation by the U.S Bureau of Statistics after it was not only the first major city to regain all the jobs lost in the preceding economic downturn but after the crash more than two jobs were added for every one lost Economist and vice president of research at the Greater Houston Partnership Patrick Jankowski attributed Houston's success to the ability of the region's real estate and energy industries to learn from historical mistakes Furthermore Jankowski stated that "more than 100 foreign-owned companies relocated expanded or started new businesses in Houston" between 2008 and 2010 and this openness to external business boosted job creation during a period when domestic demand was problematically low. Alcohol use China appealed to the League of Nations to stop the Japanese invasion of Manchuria Japan withdrew from the League of Nations after being condemned for its incursion into Manchuria the two nations then fought several battles in Shanghai Rehe and Hebei until the Tanggu Truce was signed in 1933 Thereafter Chinese volunteer forces continued the resistance to Japanese aggression in Manchuria and Chahar and Suiyuan. After the 1936 Xi'an Incident the Kuomintang and communist forces agreed on a ceasefire to present a united front to oppose Japan, Land warfare changed from the static front lines of trench warfare of World War I which had relied on improved artillery that outmatched the speed of both infantry and cavalry to increased mobility and combined arms the tank which had been used predominantly for infantry support in the First World War had evolved into the primary weapon in the late 1930s tank design was considerably more advanced than it had been during World War I and advances continued throughout the war with increases in speed armour and firepower.[citation needed] At the start of the war most commanders thought enemy tanks should be met by tanks with superior specifications. This idea was challenged by the poor performance of the relatively light early tank guns against armour and German doctrine of avoiding tank-versus-tank combat This along with Germany's use of combined arms were among the key elements of their highly successful blitzkrieg tactics across Poland and France. Many means of destroying tanks including indirect artillery anti-tank guns (both towed and self-propelled) mines short-ranged infantry antitank weapons and other tanks were used. Even with large-scale mechanisation infantry remained the backbone of all forces and throughout the war most infantry were equipped similarly to World War I the portable machine gun spread a notable example being the German MG34 and various submachine guns which were suited to close combat in urban and jungle settings the assault rifle a late war development incorporating many features of the rifle and submachine gun became the standard postwar infantry weapon for most armed forces.

. Houston's environmental problems stem from a long history of pollution Houston may be considered the air-conditioning capital of the world due to its hot and humid metropolitan Since the 1930s air-conditioning was built into all commercial buildings like theaters malls and corporations Even the Astrodome was air-conditioned making baseball players and fans comfortable for decades This led to the possibility of an energy crisis because of the popularity of air-conditioning in Houston energy costs are generally higher than normal. . Prenatal care 5 Government and politics Arts 7 Pollution In 2000 of the 1,205,516 households 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them 50.6% were married couples living together 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.8% were not families About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older the average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.38. . . Timber Meadows Since 1980 San Antonio has evolved into "The Tejano Music Capital Of the World" the Tejano Music Awards have provided a forum to create greater awareness and appreciation for Tejano music and culture. .