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Cadets are not members of the military and are not obliged to join the Canadian Forces . | Royal Canadian Air Cadets are not part of the Canadian Forces and do not have to join the Canadian forces . |
Royal Canadian Air Cadets ( French : Cadets de l'aviation royale du Canada ) is a Canadian national youth program for persons aged 12 to 18 . | The Royal Canadian Air Cadets is a program for Canadian youth . |
With the unification of the Royal Canadian Navy , the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1968 , the Canadian Forces became the Air Cadet League 's military partner in the delivery of air cadet training . | The rank system in Air Cadets is founded in that ranking system used by the former Royal Canadian Air Force with some modifications . |
Other early eighth-century examples were found at Tiryns . | Other early 8th-century examples were found at Tiryns . |
On Attic kilns , the gorgoneion over the kiln door protected from mishaps . | On Attic kilns , a gorgoneion over the kiln door protected from accidents . |
Pedimental gorgoneia were common in Sicily ; probably the earliest occurrence being in the Temple of Apollo in Syracuse . | Pedimental gorgoneia were common in Sicily ; probably the earliest one is in the Temple of Apollo in Syracuse . |
One of the earliest representations is on an electrum stater discovered during excavations at Parium . | One of the earliest is on a coin found during an archaeological dig at Parium . |
Going further back into history , there is a similar image from the Knossos palace , datable to the fifteenth century BC . | There is a similar image from the Knossos palace , dating from the 15th century BC . |
Marija Gimbutas even argues that `` the Gorgon extends back to at least 6000 BC , as a ceramic mask from the Sesklo culture illustrates '' , and in her book , Language of the Goddess , she also identifies the prototype of the Gorgoneion in Neolithic art motifs , especially in anthropomorphic vases and terracotta masks inlaid with gold . | Marija Gimbutas even argues that `` the Gorgon extends back to at least 6000 BC , as a ceramic mask from the Sesklo culture illustrates '' . |
More recently , the gorgoneion was adopted by Gianni Versace as a logo for his fashion company . | In the 20th century , the gorgoneion was used by Gianni Versace as a logo for his fashion company . |
Jane Ellen Harrison notes that `` Medusa is a head and nothing more ... a mask with a body later appended '' . | Jane Ellen Harrison notes that `` Medusa is a head and nothing more ... a mask . '' |
Apart from temples , the Gorgon imagery is present on dress , dishes , weapons , and coins found across the Mediterranean region from Etruria to the Black Sea coast . | As well as temples , the Gorgon image can be found on dress , dishes , weapons , and coins across the Mediterranean region from Etruria to the Black Sea coast . |
Jane Ellen Harrison , on the other hand , claims that many primitive cultures use similar ritual masks in order to scare the owner from doing something wrong , or , as she terms it , to make an ugly face at the owner : `` The ritual object comes first ; then the monster is begotten to account for it ; then the hero is supplied to account for the slaying of the monster '' . | Jane Ellen Harrison , on the other hand , claims that many primitive cultures use similar ritual masks . |
The Gorgon coins were struck in 37 cities , making her image on coins second in numismatic ubiquity only to several principal Olympian gods . | The Gorgon coins were made in 37 cities , making her image on coins second only to some of the main Greek gods . |
Around 500 BC , they ceased to be used for the decoration of monumental buildings , but were still shown on antefixes of smaller structures throughout the next century . | Around 500 BC , they stopped being used to decorate monumental buildings , but were still shown on parts of the roof tiles ( antefix ) of smaller buildings throughout the next century . |
Prior to the fifth century BC , she was depicted as particularly ugly , with a protruding tongue , boar tusks , puffy cheeks , her eyeballs staring fixedly on the viewer and the snakes twisting all around her . | Up to the 5th century BC , the head was shown as being very ugly , with her tongue sticking out , boar tusks , puffy cheeks , her eyeballs staring straight ahead and the snakes twisting all around her . |
The Gorgon imagery remained popular even in Christian times , especially in the Byzantine Empire , including Kievan Rus , and was revived in the West by the Italian Renaissance artists . | The Gorgon image remained popular even in Christian times , especially in the Byzantine Empire , including Kievan Rus ( now the Ukraine ) . |
The Hellenistic marble known as the Medusa Rondanini illustrates the Gorgon 's eventual transformation into a beautiful woman . | The Hellenistic marble known as the Medusa Rondanini shows how the Gorgon changed over time into a beautiful woman . |
In Ancient Greece , the Gorgoneion ( Greek : Γοργόνειον ) was a special apotropaic amulet showing the Gorgon head , used most famously by the Olympian deities Athena and Zeus : both are said to have worn the gorgoneion as a protective pendant . | In Ancient Greece , the Gorgoneion ( Greek : Γοργόνειον ) was originally a magic pendant showing the Gorgon 's head . |
Gorgoneia appear frequently in Greek art at the turn of the eighth century BC . | Gorgoneia are first seen in Greek art at the beginning of the 8th century BC . |
The direct frontal stare , `` seemingly looking out from its own iconographical context and directly challenging the viewer '' , was highly unusual in ancient Greek art . | The direct frontal stare was highly unusual in ancient Greek art . |
On mosaic floors , the gorgoneion usually was depicted next to the threshold , as if guarding it from hostile intruders . | On mosaic floors , the gorgoneion was usually near the door , as if guarding it . |
In the sixth century , gorgoneia of a canonical `` lion mask type '' were ubiquitous on Greek temples , especially in and around Corinth . | In the 6th century BC , gorgoneia of a basic type of `` lion mask '' were found all over Greek temples , especially in and around Corinth . |
The First Sino-Japanese War ( 1 August 1894 - 17 April 1895 ) was fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan , primarily over control of Korea . | The First Sino-Japanese War ( Chinese : 中日甲午戰爭 , Japanese : 日清戦争 ; 1 August 1894-17 April 1895 ) was a war between the Qing Dynasty and the Empire of Japan . |
The Beiyang Fleet was the dominant navy in East Asia before the first Sino-Japanese War . | However , the Beiyang Fleet was the only fleet participated in the war . |
They may follow a circuitous course , sometimes even a course that takes the hunter through regions from which the prey is not visible . | They may follow a circuitous course , sometimes even a course that takes the hunter through places where the prey is not visible . |
Such behavior still is the subject of research . | Such behavior is the subject of research . |
There are , though , many variations on the theme and many surprising aspects . | There are however many variations , and many surprising aspects . |
Such complex adaptive behavior is hard to reconcile with an organism that has such a tiny brain , but some jumping spiders , in particular some species of Portia , can negotiate long detours from one bush down to the ground , then up the stem of another bush to capture a prey item on a particular leaf . | Some spiders in species of Portia can take long detours from one bush down to the ground , then up the stem of another bush to capture a prey item on a particular leaf . |
The jumping spider family ( Salticidae ) contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species , making it the largest family of spiders with about 13 % of all species . | They are actually the largest family of spiders , with about 13 % of all species . |
Most jumping spiders can jump several times the length of their bodies . | Jumping spiders can jump long distances for their size , as much as 16 cm . |
Karel Svoboda was born in Prague , Czechoslovakia ( now in the Czech Republic ) and began his career as a pop composer after abandoning medicine in his third year of university . | Karel Svoboda was born in Prague , Czechoslovakia ( now Prague , Czech Republic ) and began his career as a pop composer after stopping studying medicine in his third year of university . |
Svoboda wrote a total of 80 songs for Gott . | Svoboda wrote a total of 80 songs for him . |
He became a member of the rock band `` Mefisto '' in 1963 where he played piano . | He became a member of the rock band `` Mefisto '' in the 1950s . |
He also wrote scores for several musicals : Svoboda was found dead from gunshot wounds in the garden of his villa at Jevany on January 28 , 2007 . | Svoboda was found fatally shot in the garden of his villa at Jevany on January 28 , 2007 . |
Piccinni 's Iphigénie followed on January 23 , 1781 . | Piccinni 's Iphigénie followed on 23 January 1781 . |
He produced over eighty operas , but although his later work shows the influence of the French and German stage , he belongs to the conventional Italian school of the 18th century . | He produced over eighty operas , but although his later work shows the influence of the French and German stage , his music is typical of Italian musicians of the 18th century . |
In 1784 Piccinni became professor at the Royal School of Music , one of the institutions from which the Conservatoire was formed in 1794 . | In 1784 Piccinni became professor at the Royal School of Music , a school which later became part of the Conservatoire . |
For the next nine years he maintained a precarious existence in Venice , Naples and Rome ; but he returned in 1798 to Paris , where the public received him with enthusiasm , but he made no money . | For the next nine years he tried to make a living in Venice , Naples and Rome ; but he returned in 1798 to Paris , where the public gave him a warm welcome , but he made no money . |
Six years after this Piccinni was invited by Queen Marie Antoinette to Paris . | A few years later Piccinni was invited by Queen Marie Antoinette to go and live in Paris . |
He had married in 1756 his pupil Vincenza Sibilla , a singer , whom he never allowed to appear on the stage after their marriage . | He had married in 1756 his pupil Vincenza Sibilla . |
Piccinni was born in Bari , and educated under Leonardo Leo and Francesco Durante , at the S. Onofrio Conservatory . | Piccinni was born in Bari . |
Niccolò Piccinni ( January 16 , 1728 - May 7 , 1800 ) was an Italian composer of symphonies , sacred music , chamber music , and opera . | Niccolò Piccinni ( born Bari , Italy , 16 January 1728 ; died near Paris , 7 May 1800 ) was an Italian composer . |
On the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 , Piccinni returned to Naples , where he was at first well received by King Ferdinand IV ; but the marriage of his daughter to a French democrat brought him disgrace - he was accused of being a revolutionary and placed under house arrest for four years . | When the French Revolution broke out in 1789 , Piccinni returned to Naples . |
The antagonism of the rival parties continued , even after Gluck left Paris in 1780 ; and an attempt was afterwards made to inaugurate a new rivalry with Sacchini . | The rival parties went on arguing , even after Gluck left Paris in 1780 . |
Piccinni 's first opera , Le donne dispettose , was produced in 1755 , and in 1760 he composed , at Rome , the chef d'œuvre of his early life , La Cecchina , ossia la buona Figliuola , an opera buffa with a libretto by Goldoni , which `` enjoyed a two-year run in Rome and was played in all the important European capitals . | His opera La Cecchina , ossia la buona Figliuola with a libretto by Goldoni played for two years in Rome and was produced in all the important European capital cities . |
The Boston Massacre , known as the Incident on King Street by the British , was an incident on March 5 , 1770 , in which British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others . | The Boston Massacre happened when five civilians ( people who were not in the military ) were shot and killed by British troops on March 5 , 1770 . |
In 1901 Victoria became a state in the Commonwealth of Australia . | In 1901 it became a state in Australia . |
Victoria , like Queensland , was named after Queen Victoria , the monarch when it was established in 1851 . | It was named after Queen Victoria . |
Edward Henty settled Portland Bay in 1834 . | Edward Henty moved to Portland Bay and began sheep farming in December 1834 . |
In cryptography , a weak key is a key , which , used with a specific cipher , makes the cipher behave in some undesirable way . | In cryptography , a weak key is a key which when used with a specific cipher , makes the cipher behave in some undesirable way , and simplifies breaking ( cracking ) the ciphertext . |
Weak keys usually represent a very small fraction of the overall keyspace , which usually means that , if one generates a random key to encrypt a message , weak keys are very unlikely to give rise to a security problem . | Weak keys usually represent a very small fraction of the overall key space , which means that if someone generates a random key to encrypt a message , it is a rare condition that weak keys will cause a security problem . |
Nevertheless , it is considered desirable for a cipher to have no weak keys . | However , it is considered a good design for a cipher to have no weak keys ( `` quality chiper '' ) . |
This plan is known as the `` oriental basilica '' . | These churches often became known as basilicas , because they were in the shape of a Roman basilica . |
There are over 100 species . | There are over 100 different species of roses . |
The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip . | The fruit of the rose is called a hip . |
They are also seen on other long-barrelled weapons . | They can also be seen on long-barrelled weapons . |
It provides significant stability along two axes of motion ( side-to-side , and up-and-down ) . | It gives the best stability along two axes of motion : side-to-side and up-and-down . |
On firearms , bipods are commonly used on rifles and machine guns to provide a forward rest and reduce motion . | On firearms , bipods are often used on rifles and shotguns to allow the gun to rest and stop it from moving . |
Bipod comes from the Latin and Greek roots bi and pod , meaning `` two '' and `` foot , or feet '' respectively . | Bipod comes from the Latin and Greek words `` bi '' and `` pod '' . |
It was released in 1995 for MS-DOS and Apple Macintosh , and in 1996 for the PlayStation . | It came out in 1995 for MS-DOS and Apple Macintosh , and a version was later made for Sony Playstation . |
Many weapons also offer an alternate fire mode . | Some of the weapons have a secondary fire mode which shoots in a different way . |
The Screwtape Letters is to be a live-action film . | The Screwtape Letters were greatly popular . |
The Screwtape Letters is a satirical Christian apologetic novel written in epistolary style by C. S. Lewis , first published in book form in February 1942 . | The Screwtape Letters is a book written by author and Christian scholar C. S. Lewis . |
This bladder hangs between the eyes and down over the upper lip in the deflated state . | This bladder hangs between his eyes and down over his upper lip in the deflated state . |
The female pup will mature between ages 3 and 6 , whereas the male pup will mature between ages 5 and 7 . | The male pup will mature between ages 5 and 7 . |
Sexual dimorphism is obvious from birth and females are much smaller : 2.03 metres ( 6 ft 8 in ) long and weighing 145-300 kg ( 320-661 lb ) . | Females are much smaller : 2.03 metres ( 6 ft 8 in ) long and weighing 145-300 kg ( 320-661 lb ) . |
In addition , the hooded seal can inflate a large balloon-like sac from one of its nostrils . | In addition , he can inflate a large balloon-like sac from one of his nostrils . |
They are born with a slate blue-grey coat ( giving them the name `` blueback '' ) , with a pale cream color on the belly , which they will moult after about 14 months . | They are born with a slate blue-grey coat with a pale cream color on the belly . |
Nursing of the pup lasts for an average of only 4 days , the shortest lactation period of any mammal , during which the pup doubles in size , gaining around 7 kg\/day . | Nursing of the pup lasts for an average of only 4 days . |
They are born on the ice from mid-March to early April with a well-developed blubber layer and having shed their pre-natal coat . | They are born on the ice from mid-March to early April . |
The generic name Cystophora means `` bladder-bearer '' in Greek , from the species ' unusual sexual ornament - a peculiar inflatable bladder on the head of the adult male . | The male has a peculiar inflatable bladder on the head . |
The hooded seal ( Cystophora cristata ) is a large phocid found only in the central and western North Atlantic , ranging from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the west . | It ranges from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the west . |
A total of 113 athletes , 63 men and 50 women , competed in 17 sports , although two additional athletes played as team reserves . | A total of 113 athletes , 63 men and 50 women , competed in 17 sports , although two other athletes played as team reserves . |
view · talk Head coaches : Ulrik Wilbek Group play Quarter-final Team roster The following is the Denmark roster in the women 's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics . | view \* talk Head coaches : Ulrik Wilbek Group play Quarter-final Team roster The following is the Denmark roster in the women 's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics . |
All gold medals were won by rowers Rasmus Quist and Mads Rasmussen in the men 's lightweight double sculls , and track cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen in the first ever men 's omnium . | One gold medal were won by rowers Rasmus Quist and Mads Rasmussen in the men 's lightweight double sculls , and one gold medal won by track cyclist Lasse Norman Hansen in the first ever men 's omnium . |
Several Danish athletes , however , narrowly missed out of the medal standings in their sporting events , including two from Greco-Roman wrestling . | Several Danish athletes , however , nearly missed out of the medal standings in their sporting events , including two from Greco-Roman wrestling . |
Handball was the only team-based sport in which Denmark had its representation in these Olympic games . | Handball was the only sport in a team in which Denmark took part in these Olympic games . |
Denmark competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , from 27 July to 12 August 2012 . | Denmark took part at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , United Kingdom , from 27 July to 12 August 2012 . |
view · talk Head coaches : Jan Pytlick Group play | view \* talk Head coaches : Jan Pytlick Group play |
The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . | The 97th edition of the Tour de France took place from 3 to 25 July . |
Alison studied at Mount Temple Comprehensive School , where at the age of twelve , she met Paul Hewson , who was a grade ahead of her . | Alison studied at Mount Temple Comprehensive School where , at the age of twelve , she met Paul Hewson , who was a grade ahead of her . |
Alison `` Ali '' Hewson ( née Stewart ; born 23 March 1961 ) is an Irish activist and businesswoman . | Alison `` Ali '' Hewson ( née Stewart ; 23 March 1961 ) is an Irish activist and businesswoman . |
It took Hewson a while to enjoy the band 's music , as her own tastes ran toward her father 's Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole records . | It took her a while to enjoy the band 's music , as her own tastes ran toward her father 's Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole records . |
Hewson married Bono on 21 August 1982 in a Church of Ireland ceremony at All Saints Church , Raheny . | She married Bono on 21 August 1982 in a Church of Ireland ceremony at All Saints Church , Raheny . |
She helped Bono get through a bad period of writer 's block during the lead-up to the 1983 War album , particularly in the composition of the lyrics to `` Sunday Bloody Sunday '' . | She helped Bono get through a bad period of writer 's block during the lead-up to the 1983 War album and especially in the lyric composition for `` Sunday Bloody Sunday '' . |
That album and the accompanying War Tour brought financial success to the band , and Bono and Hewson moved into a three-level , three-room Martello tower in Bray . | The album and the accompanying War Tour brought financial success to the band , and Bono and Ali moved into a three-level , three-room Martello tower in Bray for some years . |
She was awarded a degree in politics and sociology from University College Dublin in 1989 . | She has a degree in politics and sociology from University College Dublin in 1989 . |
In debt to U2 's record label , Island Records , the couple could not afford a honeymoon , but Island founder Chris Blackwell gave them use of the Goldeneye estate he owned in Jamaica . | In debt to U2 's label , Island Records , the couple did not have ready funds for a honeymoon , but label head Chris Blackwell gave them use of the Goldeneye estate he owned in Jamaica . |
Alison Stewart was born on 23 March 1961 , the daughter of Terry and Joy Stewart . | Alison Stewart was born on 23 March 1961 , the daughter of Terry and Joy Stewart and the granddaughter of Hector Grey , a well known Dublin trader and shop owner . |
Having returned to Ireland , the couple moved to a small mews house in Howth , which they shared with the rest of U2 . | At first , the newly married couple shared a small mews house in Howth with the rest of the band . |
In 2005 , Hewson , Bono and designer Rogan Gregory co-founded the EDUN fashion label . | Since 1994 , Hewson has been a patron of Chernobyl Children 's Project International In 2005 , Hewson , Bono and designer Rogan Gregory co-founded the Edun fashion label ( `` nude '' spelled backwards , to suggest both `` natural '' and the Garden of Eden ) . |
The series is based on Post 53 , a real EMT emergency response program run by high school students in Darien , CT . | Post 53 is a real EMT emergency response program run by high school students in Darien , Connecticut . |
The series follows the lives of several teenagers who volunteer as part-time EMTs while going to school and trying to maintain their lives as normal teenagers . | They volunteer as part-time EMTs while going to school . |
In Canada , the series was aired on Family Channel while in the United States it was aired on the Disney Channel . | In Canada , the show was on the Family Channel . |
In a Heartbeat was a Disney Channel Original Series inspired by real life EMT squads whose staff consists of high school students located all over the country . | The show was inspired by real life EMT squads . |
Common names for this species include : western diamondback rattlesnake , western diamond-backed rattlesnake , adobe snake , Arizona diamond rattlesnake , coon tail , desert diamond-back , desert diamond rattlesnake , fierce rattlesnake , spitting rattlesnake , Texan rattlesnake , and Texas diamond-back . | The western diamondback rattlesnake is also known as the `` Adobe snake '' , the `` Arizona Diamond Rattlesnake '' , the `` Coon-Tail Snake '' , the `` Desert Diamondback snake '' , the `` Spitting Rattlesnake '' , the `` Texan Snake '' , and the `` Texas Diamondback Rattlesnake '' . |
In Mexico , it occurs in Nuevo León , Coahuila , Chihuahua , Sonora , extreme northeastern Baja California , northern Sinaloa , northeastern Durango , Zacatecas , most of San Luis Potosí , northern Veracruz , Hidalgo , and Querétaro . | In Mexico it is found in Nuevo Leòn , Coahuila , Chihuahua , Sonora , northeastern Baja California , northern Sinaloa , northeastern Durango , Zacatecas , San Luis Potosì , northern Veracruz , Hidalgo , and Querètaro . |
They hunt ( or ambush prey ) at night or in the early morning . | They usually hunt in the early morning or at night . |
Crotalus atrox , the western diamondback rattlesnake , is a venomous rattlesnake species found in the United States and Mexico . | The western diamondback rattlesnake ( Crotalus atrox ) is a species of venomous rattlesnake found in the United States of America and Mexico . |
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