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The first season was planned for 12 rounds ( 24 races , with two each weekend ) ; however the cancellation of a race scheduled for Curitiba , Brazil in January 2006 reduced this number to 11 . | The first season was planned for 12 rounds . |
Thirty franchises were made available ; twenty-three of them were restricted to specified nations , while the other seven were opened to tender for nations that had not been initially targeted . | Thirty franchises were made available . |
The last race that was to be held in the season , the Dutch round , was switched for Superleague Formula . | The last race that was to be held in the season was the Dutch round . |
The opening round of the season , scheduled as part of the already well established Nikon SuperGP race meeting , was canceled five days before practice was due to begin . | The opening of the 2009-10 season was canceled five days before practice was due to begin . |
Computer chess programs consider chess moves as a game tree . | There are two types of chess programs . |
Human-computer chess matches showed the best computer systems overtaking human chess champions in the late 1990s . | Chess engines are computer systems that can play chess games against human opponents . |
It was n't until the 1980s that she began to establish herself as a comedy star , with the award-winning television series Victoria Wood As Seen On TV and became one of Britain 's most popular stand-up comics . | It was not until the 1980s that she began to be known as a comedy star , with the award-winning television series Victoria Wood As Seen On TV and became one of Britain 's most popular stand-up comedians . |
Wood frequently works with long-term collaborators Julie Walters , Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie . | Wood has often worked with Julie Walters , Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie . |
Wood has written and starred in sketches , plays , films and sitcoms , and her live comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions , which she accompanies on piano . | She has written and starred in sketches , plays , films and sitcoms . |
Victoria Wood CBE ( born 19 May 1953 ) is an English comedienne , actress , singer-songwriter , screenwriter and director . | Victoria Wood CBE ( born 19 May 1953 in Prestwich , Lancashire ) is an English comedienne , actress , singer , writer and television presenter . |
Much of her humor is grounded in everyday life , and includes references to popular British media and brand names of quintessentially British products . | It refers to popular British media and brand names of British products . |
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach ( 11 May 1752 - 22 January 1840 ) was a German physician , naturalist , physiologist , and anthropologist . | Johann Friedrich Blumenbach ( 11 May 1752 - 22 January 1840 ) was a German physician , naturalist , physiologist and anthropologist . |
Blumenbach 's work was used by many biologists and comparative anatomists in the nineteenth century who were interested in the origin of races , including Wells , Lawrence , Prichard , Huxley and William Flower . | Blumenbach 's work was used by many biologists and comparative anatomists in the nineteenth century who were interested in the origin of races : Wells , Lawrence , Prichard , Huxley and William Flower are good examples of his influence on human biology . |
Blumenbach 's work included his description of sixty human crania ( skulls ) published originally in fascicules as Decas craniorum ( Göttingen , 1790-1828 ) . | Blumenbach 's work included the description of sixty skulls published as Decas craniorum ( Göttingen 1790-1828 ) . |
His teachings in comparative anatomy were applied to the classification of what he called human races , of which he determined there to be five . | His teachings in comparative anatomy were applied to classify human races , of which he listed five . |
He divided the human species into five races in 1779 , later founded on crania research ( description of human skulls ) , and called them ( 1793\/1795 ) : Further anatomical study led him to the conclusion that ` individual Africans differ as much , or even more , from other individual Africans as Europeans differ from Europeans ' . | Anatomical study led him to the conclusion that ` individual Africans differ as much , or even more , from other individual Africans as Europeans differ from Europeans ' . |
This was a founding work for other scientists in the field of craniometry . | This was a founding work for other scientists . |
Furthermore , he concluded that Africans were not inferior to the rest of mankind ` concerning healthy faculties of understanding , excellent natural talents and mental capacities ' , and is quoted as saying the following : He did not consider his `` degenerative hypothesis '' as racist and sharply criticized Christoph Meiners , an early practitioner of scientific racialism , as well as Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring who concluded from autopsies that Africans were an inferior race . | Furthermore he thought that Africans were not inferior to the rest of mankind ` concerning healthy faculties of understanding , excellent natural talents and mental capacities ' . |
On December 10 , 2010 , the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa accepted a bid to become the 10th member of the conference for football only . | The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa , more often known as Hawaiʻi , is a member in football only . |
As a result , the Mountain West and C-USA backed away from a full merger . | However , because of money issues , the conferences backed away from a full merger . |
The idea was brought to the Zionist Congress at its sixth meeting in 1903 in Basel . | The idea was brought up during Zionist Congress at its sixth meeting in 1903 in Basel . |
The Uganda Scheme was a plan in the early 1900s to give a portion of British East Africa to the Jewish people as a homeland . | The British Uganda Programme was a plan to give a piece of East Africa , owned by the British , to Jewish people to live in . |
However , the observers found a dangerous land filled with lions and other creatures . | However , it was filled with lions and other dangerous animals . |
Its high elevation gave it a temperate climate , making it suitable for European settlement . | The plateau 's high elevation gave it a low temperature , which was good for the European people . |
Richard Milhous Nixon ( January 9 , 1913 - April 22 , 1994 ) was the 37th President of the United States , serving from 1969 to 1974 , when he became the only president to resign the office . | Richard Milhous Nixon ( January 9 , 1913 - April 22 , 1994 ) was the 37th President of the United States , serving from 1969 to 1974 , when he became the only president to resign from office . |
He subsequently served in the United States Navy during World War II . | He served in the Navy during World War II . |
Nixon was elected in California to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950 . | Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 . |
Nixon was born in Yorba Linda , California . | Nixon was born in 1913 in his family 's home in Yorba Linda , California , and was raised as a Quaker . |
General Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated for president by the Republicans in 1952 . | In the 1952 presidential election , Dwight D. Eisenhower selected Nixon to be vice-president . |
Young Richard attended East Whittier Elementary School , where he was president of his eighth-grade class . | He attended Whittier High School , Whittier College , and Duke University . |
Local and national Republican leaders encouraged Nixon to challenge incumbent Pat Brown for Governor of California in the 1962 election . | In 1962 , Nixon lost the election for governor of California to Pat Brown . |
Tamano attended The Philippine Women 's University - Jose Abad Santos Memorial School and La Salle Greenhills for his primary and secondary education , respectively . | Tamano attended Jose Abad Santos Memorial School and La Salle Greenhills for his primary and secondary education . |
Adel Tamano ( born October 2 , 1970 ) is a Filipino lawyer and politician . | Adel Fadel Abbas Tamano ( born October 2 , 1970 ) is a Filipino lawyer and politician . |
Tamano is married to Rowena Kapunan , daughter of retired Supreme Court Justice Santiago Kapunan . | Tamano is married to Rowena Kapunan , who is also a lawyer . |
He went to the Ateneo de Manila University to pursue an A.B. in Economics and later law ( Juris Doctor ) , graduating in 1992 and 1996 respectively . | He went to the Ateneo de Manila University to study A.B. Economics and later law , graduating in 1992 and 1996 respectively . |
He lectures on legal writing at the Ateneo Law School , and on constitutional law at the Far Eastern University Institute of Law and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila . | He lectures on legal writing at the Ateneo Law School , and on constitutional law at the Far Eastern University Institute of Law and the University of the City of Manila . |
Stomach cancer causes over 700,000 deaths worldwide per year . | Stomach cancer causes about 800,000 deaths worldwide per year . |
Stomach cancer , or gastric cancer , refers to cancer arising from any part of the stomach . | Stomach cancer , or gastric cancer , is a kind of cancer from any part of the stomach . |
Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean ( 2 February 1912 - 31 May 2009 ) was a British civil servant and cartographer , best known for being the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic , which occurred on 15 April 1912 . | Elizabeth Gladys Millvina Dean ( February 2 , 1912 - May 31 , 2009 ) was , at age 97 , the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic that occurred April 15 , 1912 . |
Her father , however , did not survive , and his body , if recovered , was never identified . | Her father did not survive . |
Everything has a point , and if it does n't , then there 's a point to it . '' | Resting on the ground , he noticed everything ( trees , buildings ) that reached into the sky from the ground came to a `` point '' , leading Nilsson to believe that `` everything has a point , and if it does n't , then there 's a point to that '' . |
is a fable and the sixth album by American songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson about a boy named Oblio , the only round-headed person in the Pointed Village , where by law everyone and everything had to have a point . | tells a story about a boy named Oblio , who is the only round-headed person in a land full of people and animals with pointed heads . |
The incident was the largest mass murder in Canadian history , . | The bombing was called the largest mass murder in modern Canadian history , and the deadliest act of air terrorism before 9\/11 . |
Additionally , a gale warning was issued for much of the South Carolina coastline . | Also , a gale warning was given out for much of the South Carolina coastline . |
Andrea was the first pre-season storm to develop since Tropical Storm Ana in April 2003 . | Andrea was the first tropical storm to form before the official start of the season since Tropical Storm Ana from the 2003 season which formed on April 2003 . |
Additionally , the storm was the first Atlantic named storm in May since Tropical Storm Arlene in 1981 . | The storm was also the first named storm to form in the month of May since Tropical Storm Arlene from the 1981 season . |
After encountering dry air and strong vertical wind shear , Andrea weakened to a subtropical depression on May 10 while remaining nearly stationary , and the National Hurricane Center discontinued advisories early on May 11 . | After staying close to the same area , on May 10 , Andrea weakened into a subtropical depression after coming near to dry air and wind shear , and on the next day , the National Hurricane Center stopped looking at the storm and stopped giving out advisories . |
The storm produced rough surf along the coastline from Florida to North Carolina , causing beach erosion and some damage . | The storm made bad surf along the beach areas from Florida to North Carolina . |
It goes through the cities of Richmond , Virginia , Charlottesville , Virginia , Staunton , Virginia , and Wheeling , West Virginia . | The road goes through the cities of Richmond , Virginia , Charlottesville , Virginia , Staunton , Virginia , and Wheeling , West Virginia . |
It currently runs for 514 miles ( 827 km ) from Sandusky , Ohio to Richmond , Virginia . | It runs for 514 miles ( 827 km ) from Sandusky , Ohio to Richmond , Virginia . |
U.S. Route 250 ( US 250 ) is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System , and is a spur of U.S. Route 50 . | U.S. Route 250 ( US 250 ) is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System . |
West of Pruntytown , West Virginia , US 250 intersects and forms a short overlap with its parent US 50 . | US 250 intersects and forms a short overlap with its parent US 50 west of Pruntytown , West Virginia . |
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( Dutch pronunciation : ( ˈaːjɑks ) ) , also AFC Ajax or Ajax Amsterdam , is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam . | Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( Ajax Amsterdam , AFC Ajax , or simply Ajax ) is a football club from Amsterdam , Netherlands . |
Ajax was founded in Amsterdam on 18 March 1900 . | The club was founded on March 18 , 1900 . |
In art and symbolism , a crescent ( \ / ˈkrɛsənt \ / ) is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge , so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points ( usually in such a manner that the enclosed shape does not include the center of the original circle ) . | In art and symbolism , a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge , so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points ( usually in such a manner that the enclosed shape does not include the center of the original circle ) . |
Fouling on the initial break results in a special penalty of a loss of 2 points . | A foul on the first break results in a special penalty of a loss of 2 points . |
Traditionally , the 1 ball is placed at the rack 's right corner , and the 5 ball placed at the rack 's left corner , although this is not an official rule . | Traditionally , the 1 ball is placed at the rack 's right corner , and the 5 ball is placed at the rack 's left corner . |
Thus , the first two fouls are a loss of one point each , and the third foul in a row is a loss of 16 points ; 1 point for the foul , and 15 points for it being the third consecutive foul . | Thus , the first two fouls are a loss of one point each , and the third foul in a row is a loss of 16 points : 1 point for the foul , and 15 points for it being the third foul in a row . |
The game remains well known in the United States , Europe , Argentina , Japan and the Philippines , but is more obscure elsewhere . | Straight pool is well known in the United States , Europe , Japan and the Philippines , but the game has become more obscure elsewhere . |
However , a third foul in a row at any time in a straight pool game results in a loss of 15 points ( for purposes of this rule , a foul on the initial break , though it is a loss of two points , is not counted as two fouls ) . | However , a third foul in a row at any time in a straight pool game results in a loss of 15 points . |
In straight pool , the shooter may attempt to pocket any ball on the table . | In straight pool , the person shooting may attempt to pocket any ball on the table . |
On the break , either a ball must be pocketed in a designated pocket or the cue ball and at least two additional balls must touch a rail . | To perform a legal break , either a ball must be pocketed in a called pocket or the cue ball and at least two additional colored balls must touch rails . |
A typical game might require a player to score 100 points , meaning at least 100 balls must be pocketed to win . | This means that at least 100 balls must be pocketed to win . |
Unlike in most pool games , where pocketing a ball and spreading the balls is the aim on the break , the object in straight pool 's standard initial Template : Cue-gloss is to leave the opponent with a Template : Cue-gloss . | In most pool games , pocketing a ball and spreading the balls is the aim on the break . |
Straight pool is a call-pocket game , meaning the player must indicate the intended object ball and pocket on every shot . | Straight pool is a call-pocket game . |
One point is scored for each ball pocketed where no foul is made . | One point is scored for each ball pocketed legally ( that is , without a foul ) . |
Straight pool , also called 14.1 continuous or simply 14.1 , is a pocket billiards game , and was the common sport of championship competition until overtaken by faster-playing games like nine-ball ( and to a lesser extent eight-ball ) . | Straight pool , also called 14.1 continuous or simply 14.1 , is a pocket billiards ( pool ) game . |
This is because the call-pocket rule includes the break shot . | The reason for this is because the call-pocket rule-the rule discussed earlier requiring the player to call the ball they intend to pocket-includes the break shot . |
The object is to reach a set number of points determined by agreement before the game . | The aim of the game is to reach a set number of points . |
Other balls are placed at random and must touch their neighbors . | All the balls must touch their neighbors . |
One of the all-time greatest players , Willie Mosconi , had a record high run of 526 points . | Probably the all-time greatest player ( by professional statistics ) , Willie Mosconi , holds the game 's record high run . |
In addition , the opponent has the choice either of accepting the table in position , or alternatively of having the balls re-racked and requiring the offending player to repeat the opening break . | In addition , the opponent has the choice of either accepting the table as it was left , or of having the balls re-racked and requiring the person who fouled on the break to repeat it . |
All other fouls during the game result in a one point deduction , including fouling on an intragame rack . | This includes fouling on an intragame rack ( a rack after the first rack , which are discussed later ) . |
The game was formerly the dominant pool game in the United States , and immortalized in the 1961 film The Hustler . | The game was especially popular in the United States , and was the subject of the classic 1961 film The Hustler . |
The division is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney , and includes the suburbs of Belfield , Belmore , Burwood Heights , Campsie , Chullora , Clemton Park , Enfield , Greenacre , Lakemba , Mount Lewis , Roselands , Strathfield South and Wiley Park and parts of Ashbury , Bankstown , Beverly Hills , Burwood , Canterbury , Croydon , Croydon Park , Earlwood , Kingsgrove , Narwee , Punchbowl , Riverwood and Strathfield . | The division is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney , including Belfield , Belmore , Burwood Heights , Campsie , Chullora , Clemton Park , Enfield , Greenacre , Lakemba , Mount Lewis , Roselands , Strathfield South and Wiley Park and parts of Ashbury , Bankstown , Beverly Hills , Burwood , Canterbury , Croydon , Croydon Park , Earlwood , Kingsgrove , Narwee , Punchbowl , Riverwood and Strathfield . |
It has previously been held by Leo McLeay , a former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives . | Leo McLeay was Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives . |
There was previously another Division of Watson ( 1934-69 ) , located in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney , however that Division is not connected to this one except in name . | It was in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney , however that Division is not connected to this one except in name . |
The division was created at the redistribution of 31 January 1992 , to replace the abolished Division of St George and is named after the Right Honourable Chris Watson , the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia . | It is named after Chris Watson , the first Labor Prime Minister of Australia . |
His title was khagan , or `` Khan of Khans '' , but has often been abbreviated to Khan ( rather like the Persian Shahanshah - also meaning `` King of Kings '' - is usually called Shah , equally incorrect , in most Western languages ) or described as `` Great Khan '' ( like the Ottoman Padishah being called `` Great Sultan '' ) . | His title was khagan ` Khan of Khans ' , see below , but is often ` shortened ' to Khan ( rather like the Persian Shahanshah - also meaning ` King of Kings ' - is usually called Shah , equally incorrect , in most Western languages ) or described as ` Great Khan ' ( like the Ottoman Padishah being called ` Great Sultan ' ) . |
Presently Khans exist in South Asia , Central Asia , Eastern Europe and Turkey . | Presently , khans exist mostly in South Asia , Central Asia and Iran . |
The title Khan became unprecedently prominent when the Mongol Temüjin created the Mongol empire , the greatest land empire the world has ever seen , which he ruled as Genghis Khan . | The title `` Khan '' became well known when the tribal Mongol Temüjin proved himself a military genius by creating the Mongol Empire , the greatest land empire the world ever saw , which he ruled as Genghis Khan . |
A police ID card and entry in the civil registry stating Flores was born on July 16 , 1890 , were shown to reporters . | A police ID card and entry in the civil registry stating Flores was born on July 16 , 1890 were shown to reporters . |
He has 16 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren . | He has 40 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren . |
He has lived there ever since , never traveling farther than La Paz , 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ) from his home . | He has lived there since , never traveling father than La Paz , 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ) from his home . |
Flores had five children , one of whom ( Cecilio , aged 65 ) is alive as of 2013 . | Flores had three children , one of which is alive as of 2013 ( Cecilio , aged 67 ) . |
Carmelo Flores Laura is an individual from Bolivia who has unverified supercentenarian status . | Carmelo Flores Laura ( born July 16 , 1906 ) is an unverified supercentenarian from Bolivia . |
The relationship between the two measured quantities is often expressed as a power law : or in a logarithmic form : where is the scaling exponent of the law . | The relationship between two measured quantities is often expressed as a power law : or in a logarithmic form : where is the scaling exponent of the law . |
Allometry is the study of the relationship of body size to shape , anatomy , physiology and finally behavior , first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892 , D'Arcy Thompson in 1917 and Julian Huxley in 1932 . | Allometry was first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892 , D'Arcy Thompson in 1917 , and Julian Huxley in 1932 . |
Allometry often studies shape differences in terms of ratios of the objects ' dimensions . | Allometry is the study of the relationship of body size to shape . |
Other sightings may have been of actual land , wrongly located through observational errors due to chronometer failure , adverse weather or simple incompetence . | Other sightings may have been of actual land , wrongly located through observational errors due to chronometer failure , bad weather or simple incompetence . |
Robert Johnson , a former captain of the Wasp , had made an exploratory voyage along the western coast of the Antarctic peninsula in 1821 , calling it `` New South Greenland '' . | Robert Johnson , a former captain of the Wasp , had made an exploratory voyage along the western coast of the Antarctic peninsula in 1821 . |
In the early 19th century the geography of Antarctica was almost completely unknown , though occasional sightings of land had been recorded . | In the early 19th century the geography of Antarctica was almost completely unknown , but occasional sightings of land had been recorded . |
This would be the first of four extended voyages that would keep Morrell at sea for most of the following eight years , although he would not revisit the Antarctic after the initial voyage . | This would be the first of four long voyages that would keep Morrell at sea for most of the following eight years , although he would not revisit the Antarctic after the initial voyage . |
Morrell describes seal hunting activities continuing along this putative coast during the remainder of the day . | Morrell describes seal hunting activities continuing along this coast during the remainder of the day . |
Morrell turned north from a position he calculated as 67 ° 52 'S , 48 ° 11 ` W. Three days later , on 19 March , the ship passed what he took to be the northern cape of the land , at 62 ° 41 'S , 47 ° 21 ` W. `` This land abounds with oceanic birds of every description '' , wrote Morrell . | Three days later , on 19 March , the ship passed what he took to be the northern cape of the land , at 62 ° 41 'S , 47 ° 21 ` W. `` This land abounds with oceanic birds of every description '' , wrote Morrell . |
A sounding of the sea bottom revealed more than 5,000 feet ( 1,500 m ) of water , indicating no land in near proximity . | A sounding of the sea bottom revealed more than 5,000 feet ( 1,500 m ) of water , indicating no land nearby . |
In his narrative he assigns the honor to his fellow sealing captain , Robert Johnson , for finding and naming the land two years earlier . | In his narrative , he gives all credit to his fellow sealing captain , Robert Johnson , for finding and naming the land two years earlier . |
These words are very similar to those used by the British explorer James Weddell to describe his own experiences in the same area , a month earlier , which has led historians to suspect that Morrell may have plagiarised Weddell 's experiences . | These words are very similar to those used by the British explorer James Weddell to describe his own experiences in the same area , a month earlier . |
In 1822 Benjamin Morrell , who had sailed to the South Sandwich Islands the previous year , was appointed commander of the schooner Wasp for a two-year voyage of sealing , trading and exploration in the Antarctic seas and the southern Pacific Ocean . | Morrel was appointed commander of the schooner Wasp for a two-year voyage of sealing , trading and exploration in the Antarctic seas and the southern Pacific Ocean in 1822 . |
New South Greenland , sometimes known as Morrell 's Land , was an appearance of land recorded by the American captain Benjamin Morrell of the schooner Wasp in March 1823 , during a sealing and exploration voyage in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica . | New South Greenland , which is also known as Morrell 's Land , was an appearance of land recorded by the American captain Benjamin Morrell . |
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