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Irmgard Seefried ( 9 October 1919 - 24 November 1988 ) was a distinguished German soprano who sang opera and lieder . | Irmgard Seefried ( born Köngetried , Bavaria , 9 October 1919 ; died Vienna , 24 November 1988 ) was a famous German soprano who sang opera and lieder . |
Although she was a high soprano , she performed , and recorded , both the trousers roles of the Composer and Octavian in Richard Strauss 's Ariadne auf Naxos and Der Rosenkavalier , respectively . | Although she was a high soprano , she performed , and recorded , both the trousers roles of the Composer in Strauss 's Ariadne auf Naxos and Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier . |
She began to sing the leading parts in 1942 by singing the part of Agathe in Weber 's Der Freischütz in 1942 , and the next year she made her debut at Vienna State Opera by singing the part of Eva in Wagner 's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg conducted by Karl Böhm . | She soon began to sing leading parts , and in 1943 she sang the part of Eva in Wagner 's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Vienna State Opera conducted by Karl Böhm . |
Maria Theresia Irmgard Seefried was born in Köngetried , near Mindelheim , Bavaria , Germany , the daughter of educated Austrian-born parents . | Irmgard Seefried was born in Köngetried , near Mindelheim , Bavaria , Germany . |
She often sang with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , who said in interview that Seefried was naturally able to do effortlessly what other singers , including herself , worked all their lives to do . | She often sang with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , who said in an interview that Seefried could do easily some things which other singers struggled all their lives to do . |
From then on , she remained with the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera until her retirement in 1976 . | Since then , she belonged to the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera until she retired in 1976 . |
Prior to 10 November , he killed 32 Axis soldiers with the standard-issue Mosin-Nagant rifle ( effective range of 900 metres ) . | Before the 10th November , he had already killed 32 Axis soldiers with the standard Mosin-Nagant rifle . |
Between October 1942 and January 1943 , Zaytsev made an estimated 400 kills , some of which were over 1,000 metres . | Between October 1942 and January 1943 , Zaytsev had made 242 verified kills , but the real number may be much higher ; some argue it might have been as many as 500 . |
Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev ( Russian : Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев , IPA : ( vʌˈsʲilʲɪj ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲjevʲɪtɕ ˈzajtsɨf ) ; 23 March 1915 - 15 December 1991 ) was a Soviet sniper and a Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II , notable particularly for his activities between 10 November and 17 December 1942 , during the Battle of Stalingrad ; during this five-week period he killed 225 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies , including 11 enemy snipers . | He killed 225 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies , including 11 enemy snipers . |
This term , originally coined by fans of the TV series , has since been used in the titles of published works , and adopted by Joss Whedon , the creator of the fictional universe . | The term has also been used in the titles of published works . |
He wrote the first accounts of explorations in Central and South America in a series of letters and reports , grouped in the original Latin publications of 1511 to 1530 into sets of ten chapters called `` decades . '' | He wrote in latin the first accounts of explorations in the Americas in a series of letters and reports that were published from 1511 to 1530 in chapters called `` Decades '' . |
He went to Rome at the age of twenty , and met important men in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church . | He went to Rome in 1477 , at the age of twenty , and there he met important persons of the Church . |
In his speech he stated that if democracy is to survive and flourish , people everywhere in the world are entitled to four human rights : freedom of speech , freedom of worship , freedom from want , and freedom from fear . | In his speech he said that if democracy is to survive and flourish , people everywhere in the world are entitled to four human rights : freedom of speech and expression , freedom of worship , freedom from want and freedom from fear . |
In odd years the awards are presented to American citizens or institutions by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park , New York . | In odd years the awards are given to Americans by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park , New York . |
The choice for Middelburg was motivated by the suspected descendance of the family Roosevelt from Oud-Vossemeer in the municipality Tholen . | The choice for Middelburg was motivated by the suspected descendance of the family Roosevelt from the village of Oud-Vossemeer in the province of Zeeland . |
The Four Freedoms Award is an annual award presented to those men and women who have `` demonstrated '' an achievement to the principles lined out in the Four freedoms speech president Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave to the US Congress on 6 January 1941 . | It is presented to people and organizations who have `` demonstrated '' the principles of the Four Freedoms of US-president Franklin Delano Roosevelt . |
Prince Tomohito graduated from the Department of Political Studies in the Faculty of Law of Gakushuin University in 1968 . | Prince Tomohito graduated from Gakushuin University . |
Prince Tomohito was the first member of the Imperial House of Japan with a full beard since Emperor Meiji , thus earning him the popular nickname of the `` Bearded Prince '' . | Tomohito was the first member of the Imperial House of Japan to have a full beard since Emperor Meiji . |
After Richard 's death 6 August 1027 , Adela secondly married Baldwin V , Count of Flanders . | After Richard 's death Adela secondly married Baldwin V , Count of Flanders . |
When Richard II died in August of 1026 , as the eldest son , Richard III became Duke of Normandy . | When his father died in August of 1026 , as the oldest son , Richard III succeeded him as Duke of Normandy . |
The duchy passed to his younger brother Robert I . In January of 1027 he was married to Adela , a younger daughter of King Robert II of France . | With Nicholas out of the way the duchy passed to his Richard III 's younger brother Robert , who became the sixth duke of Normandy as Robert I . In January of 1027 he was married to Adela a younger daughter of Robert II of France and Constance of Arles . |
By an unknown mistress or mistresses , Richard had two children : | By an unknown concubine he had at least two children : |
Around 1020 , Richard 's father sent him in command of a large army to rescue his brother-in-law , Reginald , later Count of Burgundy , by attacking bishop and count Hugh of Chalon , who had captured and imprisoned Reginald . | Around the year 1120 , Richard 's father sent him in command of a large army to rescue his brother-in-law , Reginald I , Count of Burgundy . |
Imbued with the ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment he moved to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in British America in 1766 , carrying valuable letters of introduction . | Imbued with the ideas of the Scottish Enlightenment , he moved to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in British America in 1766 , carrying valuable letters of introduction . |
Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress , and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution , where he represented Pennsylvania . | Wilson was elected two times to the Continental Congress , and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution . |
Wilson began to read the law at the office of John Dickinson a short time later . | Wilson started reading the law at the office of John Dickinson a short time later . |
After two years of study he attained the bar in Philadelphia , and in the following year ( 1767 ) , set up his own practice in Reading , Pennsylvania . | After two years of studying , he got the bar in Philadelphia , and , in the following year ( 1767 ) , set up his own practice in Reading , Pennsylvania . |
A leading legal theorist , he was one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States . | He was a leading legal thinker , and he was one of the first six justices appointed by George Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States . |
On 5 November 1771 , he married Rachel Bird , daughter of William Bird and Bridget Hulings ; they had six children together : Mary , William , Bird , James , Emily and Charles . | On 5 November 1771 , he married Rachel Bird , daughter of William Bird and Bridgette Hulings , they had six children together . |
James Wilson ( 1742-1798 ) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence . | James Wilson ( September 14 , 1742 - August 21 , 1798 ) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . |
One of seven children , Wilson was born to a Presbyterian farming family on September 14 , 1742 near St. Andrews , Scotland to William Wilson and Alison Landall . | His parents were William Wilson and Alison Landall . |
On October 4 , 1779 , the Fort Wilson Riot began . | This was called the Fort Wilson riot . |
The proceeds from the song benefit The Friendship Circle , a nonprofit organization that assists children with disabilities . | The proceeds from the song benefit The Friendship Circle , a nonprofit organization that helps children with disabilities . |
His mother , Devorah Hasofer , is a renowned singer\/songwriter who has released four albums and performs primarily in the Hasidic communities in Australia and Israel . | His mother , Devorah Hasofer , is a known singer\/songwriter who has released four albums and mostly performs in the Hasidic communities in Australia and Israel . |
After being discharged , he remained in Israel , organizing a concert tour featuring affiliates of the Wu-Tang Clan Remedy and Killah Priest , gaining an inside view of the hip hop scene . | He organized a concert tour featuring affiliates of the Wu-Tang Clan Remedy and Killah Priest , gaining an inside view of the hip hop scene . |
Shneur Hasofer ( Hebrew : שניאור הסופר ) , better known by his stage name DeScribe ( Hasofer is Hebrew for `` the scribe '' ) , is an Australian singer-songwriter . | Shneur Hasofer ( Hebrew : שניאור הסופר ) , better known by his stage name DeScribe ( Hasofer is Hebrew for `` the scribe '' ) , is a Hasidic Jewish musician . |
A drummer since the age of five , in his preteen years he participated in the recordings of his mother 's albums and performed with her as a special guest . | He is a drummer from the age of five and in his preteen years he participated in the recordings of his mother 's albums and performed with her as a special guest . |
His family 's move to Beitar Illit in 1998 did little to curb his wildness . | His family 's move to Beitar Illit in 1998 did not help stop his wildness . |
DeScribe 's 2010 single `` Harmony '' was celebrated as `` a groundbreaking tool for unity and racial harmony '' by Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz , to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Crown Heights riot . | DeScribe 's 2010 single `` Harmony '' was celebrated as a great message for unity and racial harmony by Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz , to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Crown Heights riot . |
Marley later asked DeScribe to create the theme song for his company , Marley Coffee , which supports environmental and social justice causes in Jamaica and around the world . | Marley later asked DeScribe to create the theme song for his company , Marley Coffee . |
Around 2004 , he began to feel an overwhelming desire to leave his shady lifestyle and return to a religious one . | Around 2004 , he began to feel a strong desire to leave his bad lifestyle and return to a religious one . |
In 2006 , he moved to Brooklyn to attend Tifferet Menachem , where he was given permission to set up a music studio inside the yeshiva . | In 2006 , he moved to Brooklyn to attend Tifferet Menachem . |
Shortly thereafter , he had a chance encounter with Rohan Marley ( Bob Marley 's son ) on the streets of New York City . | Shortly after that , he had met Rohan Marley ( Bob Marley 's son ) by chance on the streets of New York City . |
He spent a year in the yeshiva and then , remaining in Israel , he `` left the Jewish way of life and did a lot of stupid things , '' many of which were illegal . | After that he stayed in Israel , `` left the Jewish way of life and did a lot of stupid things . '' |
In 2000 , at age 17 , DeScribe joined the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) as a combat sharpshooter , serving for three years at the height of the Second Intifada , experiencing intense action on a near-daily basis . | In 2000 , at age 17 , DeScribe joined the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) as a combat sharpshooter ( a kind of semi professional sniper ) . |
In early 2011 , DeScribe collaborated with Matisyahu on the dancehall track `` Pure Soul . '' | In early 2011 , DeScribe worked with Matisyahu on the dancehall track `` Pure Soul '' . |
The district dates back to the district Lebus and the district Oberbarnim , which were both created in 1816 . | The districts of Lebus and Oberbarnim were both created in 1816 . |
The Oderbruch was partially drained and populated in the 18th century . | It was partially drained in the 18th century , and people started to live in the new area . |
It includes a swampy area along the Oder known as the Oderbruch , about 60 km in length and 17 km in width . | Much of the district is mainly agricultural land , but there is a swampy area along the Oder called the Oderbruch . |
The Premier League currently consists of eight teams , and relegates to the Armenian First League . | The league currently consists of eight teams , and relegates to the Armenian First League . |
The Armenian Premier League ( Armenian : Բարձրագույն Խումբ ) is the top football competition in Armenia . | The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia . |
From 1936 to 1991 , the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR . | From 1936 to 1991 , the games were held as a regional tournament within the USSR . |
Over the years , the league has evolved into a small league consisting of only eight teams , and two minor divisions . | Over the years , the league has evolved from a small league consisting of only eight teams to two divisions . |
The seasons run from spring to fall . | For the first three years the season ran from spring to fall , but since the 1995-1996 season has run from summer to spring . |
He does n't quite know how to use it deliberately but in times of danger he somehow manages to use the power . | He does not know how to use the magical powers deliberately but in times of danger he somehow manages to use the power . |
About 10 million years later , one of the glaciers broke off and he came to Seoul . | He had been stuck in iceberg for the next 10 million years before he came to present Seoul . |
When Gian Gastone died in 1737 , Francis Stephen 's envoy offered Anna Maria Luisa the position of nominal regent of Tuscany , but she declined . | When Gian Gastone died in 1737 , Francis Stephen 's envoy offered Anna Maria Luisa the position of regent of Tuscany but she declined . |
Her death , in 1743 , brought the royal House of Medici to an end . | Her death , in 1743 , brought the House of Medici to an end . |
Anna Maria Luisa de ' Medici ( 11 August 1667 - 18 February 1743 ) was the last scion of the House of Medici . | Anna Maria Luisa de ' Medici ( 11 August 1667 - 18 February 1743 ) was the last of the House of Medici . |
After the death of Johann Wilhelm , Anna Maria Luisa returned to Florence , where she enjoyed the rank of first lady until the accession of her brother Gian Gastone , who banished her to the Villa La Quiete . | After the death of Johann Wilhelm , Anna Maria Luisa returned to Florence , where she enjoyed the rank of first lady until the accession of her brother Gian Gastone de ' Medici , who banished her to the Villa La Quiete . |
On her marriage to Elector Johann Wilhelm II , she became Electress Palatine , and , by patronising musicians , she earned for the contemporary Palatine court the reputation of an important music center . | On her marriage to Elector Johann Wilhelm II , she became Electress Palatine , and , patronised a lot of musicians . |
A patron of the arts , she bequeathed the Medici 's large art collection , including the contents of the Uffizi , Palazzo Pitti and the Medicean villas , which she inherited upon her brother Gian Gastone 's death in 1737 , and her Palatine treasures to the Tuscan state , on the condition that no part of it could be removed from `` the Capital of the grand ducal State ... ( and from ) the succession of His Serene Grand Duke . '' | A patron of the arts , she gave the Medici 's large art collection ( including the contents of the Uffizi , Palazzo Pitti and Medici villas ) which she inherited upon her brother Gian Gastone 's death in 1737 , and her Palatine treasures to the Tuscan state , on the condition that none of it be removed . |
It is thought that soon after arrival she contracted syphilis from the Elector , which explains why Anna Maria Luisa and Johann Wilhelm failed to produce any children . | As Johann Wilhelm had syphilis , the union with Anna Maria Luisa produced no children . |
So , the next time someone posts on a noticeboard saying `` Editor Example is causing problems-here 's the diffs to demonstrate this , '' or `` Disruptive editor Example is asking for an unblock , '' think twice before just `` Assuming good faith . '' | So , the next time someone posts on a noticeboard saying `` Editor Example is causing problems-here 's the diffs to demonstrate this , '' or `` Disruptive editor Example is asking for an unblock , '' think twice before just saying `` Assume good faith . '' |
We always must value the project as a whole more than we value the contributions of any individual editor . | We must always value the project as a whole more than we value the contributions of any one editor . |
The person making the complaint is probably already assuming good faith , and they 're concerned about a lack of competence , not a lack of good faith . | The person making the complaint is probably already assuming good faith , and they 're talking about a lack of competence , not a lack of good faith . |
It seems surprising that we are able to work together functionally , but somehow this is what usually happens . | It may seem surprising that we 'd be able to work together , but somehow this is what usually happens . |
Sure , we get people who intentionally damage the project as well , but they 're usually quite easy to deal with . | Sure , we get people who harm the project on purpose sometimes , but they 're usually easy to deal with . |
We ca n't change Wikipedia to suit them , so if they 're unable to change themselves , they 'll need to be shown the door . | We ca n't change Wikipedia enough to suit them , so if they do n't change themselves , they need to be shown the door . |
They may still be able to do some easy jobs , but they 'll probably run into trouble if they try biting off too much . | They may still be able to do some easy jobs , but they 'll probably run into trouble if they try doing something more complicated . |
An enforced parole of `` do n't interact with this other editor '' may be something to try in these cases . | An enforced sentence of `` do n't interact with this other editor '' may be something to try for solving these cases . |
If an editor has already demonstrated incompetence that causes disruption , no amount of good faith can fix the problem resulting from the editor 's lack of competence . | If an editor has already shown incompetence that causes disruption , no amount of good faith fixes this problem . |
It is good advice , reminding us that when we disagree , everyone involved is ( usually ) trying to do what they think is best . | This is good advice , because it tells us that when we disagree , usually everyone involved is trying to do what they really think is best . |
If someone 's native language is not English and they ca n't communicate in English well-including discussing things with other editors-consider trying to encourage them to edit a Wikipedia in their own language . | If someone ca n't write English well , and ca n't discuss things with other editors very well , consider trying to get them to edit a Wikipedia in their own language . |
Both competence and good faith are required to edit usefully . | Both are needed to edit usefully . |
Where we often see big controversies , though , is with editors who are unintentionally and often unknowingly disruptive while trying to help . | We often see bigger disputes where editors are disruptive while trying to help . |
Some people get so upset over a past dispute that they look at everything through a lens of `` So-and-so is a bad editor and is out to get me . '' | Some people get so upset over a past dispute , they continue to believe that `` So-and-so is a bad editor and is out to get me . '' |
Help the newbies understand what we do here , and soon they 'll be making themselves useful . | Help the newer editors understand what we do here and how we work , so they can soon make themselves useful . |
One of our core Wikipedia guidelines that facilitates this is `` assume good faith . '' | One of our important guidelines that reminds editors to work together is `` assume good faith '' . |
Many editors have focused so much on this tenet that they have come to believe that good faith is all that is required to be a useful contributor . | Some editors focus on `` good faith '' so much , that they might think that is all you need to take part here . |
Try this first before going for a site ban , because some people can make valuable contributions in places other than their pet topic . | If this continues to be disruptive , a ` topic ban ' can be better than banning the editor from the entire website , because some people can still make valuable contributions in places other than the disrupted topic . |
They can be blocked from editing , as needed , with little fuss and generally no controversy . | They can be blocked from editing , if needed , with little trouble and often without more arguments . |
Competence is required as well . | Competence is required also ; that is , editors need to understand what they are writing about . |
It was discovered in 1898 by Italian physician Camillo Golgi during an investigation of the nervous system . | The complex was discovered by Camillo Golgi in 1898 . |
The Golgi apparatus ( \ / ˈɡoʊldʒiː \ / ) , also known as the Golgi complex , Golgi body , or simply the Golgi , is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells . | The Golgi complex , also known as the Golgi apparatus or simply the Golgi , is a cytoplasmic organelle . |
The vesicles that leave the rough endoplasmic reticulum are transported to the cis face of the Golgi apparatus , where they fuse with the Golgi membrane and empty their contents into the lumen . | The Golgi complex is part of the cellular membrane system , as is the endoplasmic reticulum . |
In 2004 he co-founded Wikia , a for-profit wiki-hosting service . | In 2004 , he co-founded Wikia , a wiki-hosting service which tries to make money . |
In 1996 , he and two partners founded Bomis , a male-oriented web portal featuring entertainment and adult content . | In 1996 , he and two partners founded Bomis . |
Jimmy Donal `` Jimbo '' Wales ( \ / ˈdʒɪmi ˈdoʊnəl ˈweɪlz \ / ; born August 7 , 1966 ) is an American Internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and promoter of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia and the for-profit Wikia web-hosting company . | Jimmy Donal `` Jimbo '' Wales ( \ / ˈdoʊnəl ˈweɪlz \ / ; born August 7 , 1966 ) is an American Internet entrepreneur , best known as a co-founder of Wikipedia and Wikia . |
Wales was born in Huntsville , Alabama , United States , where he attended Randolph School , a university-preparatory school , then earned bachelor 's and master 's degrees in finance . | He then earned bachelor 's and master 's degrees in finance . |
Wales serves on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation , the non-profit charitable organization he helped establish to operate Wikipedia , holding its board-appointed `` community founder '' seat . | Wales is on the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation . |
On January 15 , 2001 , with Larry Sanger and others , Wales launched Wikipedia , a free , open content encyclopedia that enjoyed rapid growth and popularity , and as Wikipedia 's public profile grew , he became the project 's promoter and spokesman . | On January 15 , 2001 , with Larry Sanger and others , Wales launched Wikipedia . |
Wales was born in Huntsville , Alabama , on August 7 , 1966 . | Wales was born in Huntsville , Alabama , United States . |
Multituberculates are usually placed outside either of the two main groups of living mammals-Theria , including placentals and marsupials , and Monotremata-but closer to Theria than to monotremes . | Multituberculates are usually placed outside both the two main groups of living mammals , the Theria ( placentals and marsupials ) , and monotremes . |
These species occupied a diversity of ecological niches , ranging from burrow-dwelling to squirrel-like arborealism . | These species occupied many ecological niches , ranging from burrow-dwelling to squirrel-like tree-dwelling . |
The Multituberculata were a group of rodent-like mammals that existed for approximately one hundred and twenty million years-the longest fossil history of any mammal lineage-but were eventually outcompeted by rodents , becoming extinct during the early Oligocene . | They were eventually outcompeted by rodents , becoming extinct during the early Oligocene . |
Harvest Moon ( 牧場物語 , Bokujō Monogatari ? ) | Harvest Moon , known in Japan as 牧場物語 ( Bokujō Monogatari , Ranch Story ? ) |
Hank Williams , Sr. ( \ / hæŋk wɪljəmz \ / ; September 17 , 1923 - January 1 , 1953 ) , born Hiram King Williams , was an American singer-songwriter and musician . | Hank Williams , Sr. ( September 17 , 1923 - January 1 , 1953 ) , born Hiram King Williams , was an American singer-songwriter and musicians . |
The hurricane season officially began on June 1 , and ended on November 30 . | The 1978 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 , 1978 and ended on November 30 , 1978 . |
Tropical Storm Amelia formed in the western Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville , Texas on July 30 . | Tropical Storm Amelia formed on July 30 just offshore Brownsville , Texas . |
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