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It is a bronze sculpture set on and backdropped by black granite . | The statue is a bronze sculpture set on and backdropped by black granite . |
One folktale claims that if an unsuspecting viewer were to look into the eyes of Eternal Silence 's hooded figure , the viewer would be shown a vision of his or her own death . | One folktale claims that if someone looks into the eyes of Eternal Silence 's hooded figure , the viewer would be shown a vision of his or her own death . |
Eternal Silence is a monument in Graceland Cemetery to Dexter Graves , who led a group of thirteen families who moved to Chicago from Ohio in 1831 . | Eternal Silence is a monument in Graceland Cemetery to Dexter Graves . |
Eternal Silence , alternatively known as the Dexter Graves Monument or the Statue of Death , is a monument in Chicago 's Graceland Cemetery . | Eternal Silence is a monument in Chicago 's Graceland Cemetery . |
He died in 1844 , and the monument was commissioned from sculptor Lorado Taft in 1909 by Graves ' son Henry Graves . | He died in 1844 , and the monument was created by sculptor Lorado Taft in 1909 . |
Similar to the previous three events , the concept of the show was that every championship in the company was defended at the event . | Similar to the last three events , the concept of the show was that every championship in the company was defended at the event . |
It was also the first Night of Champions event to feature a non-title match . | It is also the first Night of Champions event to feature a non-title match . |
Night of Champions ( 2010 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and presented by WowWee 's Paper Jamz , that took place on September 19 , 2010 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois . | Night of Champions ( 2010 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , that took place on September 19 , 2010 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago , Illinois . |
Leonardo da Vinci , Botticelli and Michelangelo were all born in Tuscany . | Leonardo da Vinci , who was a painter , a scientist , a musician and a philosopher , is the most famous Renaissance Man . |
She was the sister ship of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic , and was intended to enter service as the transatlantic passenger liner , RMS Britannic . | It was a sister ship to the Olympic and the RMS Titanic . |
Synchronized swimming is both an individual and team sport . | Synchronized swimming is a sport that is practiced in the water . |
In 1924 , the first competition in North America was in Montreal , with Peg Seller as the first champion . | In Montreal , the first competition took place in 1924 . |
Haplodiploidy is a sex-determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid , and females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid . | Haplodiploidy is a sex determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid , and females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid . |
In normal sexual reproduction , the father has two sets of chromosomes , and crossing over takes place between the chromatids of each pair during the meiosis which produces the sperm . | The thing to remember is that in normal sexual reproduction , the father has two sets of chromosomes , and crossing over takes place between the chromatids of each pair during the meiosis which produces the sperm . |
Whether haplodiploidy did in fact pave the way for the evolution of eusociality is still a matter of debate . | p465 Whether haplodiploidy did in fact pave the way for the evolution of eusociality is still a matter of debate . |
Haplodiploidy determines the sex in all members of the insect order Hymenoptera ( bees , ants , and wasps ) , p408 Coccidae , and the Thysanoptera ( ` thrips ' ) . | Haplodiploidy determines the sex in all members of the insect order Hymenoptera ( bees , ants , and wasps ) , and the Thysanoptera ( ` thrips ' ) . |
So , as long as a female has mated with only one male , all of her female offspring will inherit the male 's chromosomes 100 % intact . | So , as long as all the female queen mates only with one male , all the female offspring will inherit the male 's chromosome 100 % intact . |
In Hymenoptera , the males generally produce enough sperm to last the female for her whole lifetime after a single mating event with that male . | In fact in hymenoptera , the males almost all produce enough sperm to last the female for a whole lifetime . |
This means the workers in such monogamous single-queen colonies are significantly more closely related than in other sex determination systems where the relatedness of siblings is usually no more than 0.5 . | This means the workers are significantly more closely related than siblings in other sex determination systems . |
Additionally , if a eusocial-insect colony has only one queen , and she has only mated once , then the relatedness between workers ( diploid females ) in a hive or nest is 0.75 . | Most importantly , the relatedness between the sisterhood of worker bees in a hive or nest is 0.75 . |
The system also occurs sporadically in some spider mites , Homoptera , Coleoptera ( bark beetles ) , and rotifers . | p408 The system also occurs sporadically in some spider mites , coleopterans ( bark beetles ) and rotifers . |
Sergeant first class is a military rank in some militaries and other uniformed organizations around the world , typically that of a senior non-commissioned officer . | Sergeant First Class is a military rank in some military 's and other uniformed organizations around the world . |
Sergeant first class ( SFC ) is the seventh enlisted rank ( E-7 ) in the U.S. Army , ranking above staff sergeant ( E-6 ) and below master sergeant and first sergeant ( E-8 ) , and is the first non-commissioned officer rank designated as a senior non-commissioned officer ( SNCO ) . | Sergeant First Class ( SFC ) is the seventh enlisted rank ( E-7 ) in the U.S. Army . |
In disrotatory mode , the atomic orbitals of the end groups turn in opposite directions ( one atomic orbital turns clockwise and the other counter-clockwise ) . | In a disrotatory mode , they move in opposite directions . |
Jill Scott ( born April 4 , 1972 ) is an American singer and actress . | Jill Scott ( b. April 4 , 1972 ) is an American poet , actress and soul and R&B singer . |
She also appeared as the lead role in the BBC\/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies ' Detective Agency . | and The No. 1 Ladies ' Detective Agency . |
Born in 1924 , Geshe Loden became a monk at seven years old . | Born in 1924 , Geshe Loden became a monk at the age of seven . |
Geshe Loden established the Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre in Yuroke , Victoria , and has written many books . | Geshe Loden established the Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre in Victoria , and has written many books . |
After completing extensive Buddhist philosophy studies , he received the Geshe Lharampa degree from Sera Je Monastery in Tibet , and an Acharya degree from Varanasi 's Sanskrit university in India . | Completing his study of all divisions of Buddhist philosophy , he was awarded the Geshe Lharampa degree from Sera Monastery in Tibet , and an Acharya degree from Varanasi 's Sanskrit university in India . |
He was also awarded a Master 's qualification in Vajrayana Buddhism after many years study at Gyudmed Tantric College . | He also gained a Master 's qualification in Vajrayana Buddhism after six years ' study at Gyudmed Tantric College . |
Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Australia . | Geshe Thubten Loden leads the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Australia . |
When the benchmark price is equal to the marginal cost of production , as it is in perfect competition , then ratio of the overcharge to market price is the Lerner Index of market power . | The Lerner Index has an upper limit of one when the pure monopoly price is charged in a market . |
Animals that prey on ostriches of all ages may include cheetahs , lions , leopards , African hunting dogs , and spotted hyena . | Animals that prey on ostriches of all ages include cheetahs , lions , leopards , african dogs , and spotted hyena . |
The female ostrich lays her fertilised eggs in a single communal nest , a simple pit , 30-60 cm ( 12-24 in ) deep and 3 m ( 9.8 ft ) wide , scraped in the ground by the male . | The females lay their fertilized eggs in a single communal nest , a simple pit , 30 to 60 centimetres ( 12-24 in ) deep and 3 metres ( 9.8 ft ) wide , scraped in the ground by the male . |
When threatened , the ostrich will either hide itself by lying flat against the ground , or run away . | When threatened , the ostrich will either hide itself by lying flat against the ground , or will run away . |
Common predators of nests and young ostriches include jackals , various birds of prey , warthogs , mongoose and Egyptian vultures . | Common predators of nests and young ostriches include jackals , various birds of prey , mongoose and vultures . |
If cornered , it can attack with a kick of its powerful legs . | If cornered , it can attack with a kick from its powerful legs . |
Unlike most birds , the males have a copulatory organ , which is retractable and 8 in ( 20 cm ) long . | Unlike most birds the males have a penis , which is retractable and 8 in ( 20 cm ) long . |
In much of their habitat , temperatures vary as much as 40 ° C ( 100 ° F ) between night and day . | In much of their habitat , temperatures vary as much as 40 ° C ( 72 ° F ) between night and day . |
Ostrich eggs are the largest of all eggs , though they are actually the smallest eggs relative to the size of the adult bird - on average they are 15 cm ( 5.9 in ) long , 13 cm ( 5.1 in ) wide , and weigh 1.4 kilograms ( 3.1 lb ) , over 20 times the weight of a chicken 's egg and only 1 to 4 % the size of the female . | - on average they are 15 centimetres ( 5.9 in ) long , 13 centimetres ( 5.1 in ) wide , and weigh 1.4 kilograms ( 3.1 lb ) , over 20 times the weight of a chicken egg . |
The mating process differs in different geographical regions . | The mating process differs in different regions . |
When eating , they will fill their gullet with food , which is in turn passed down their esophagus in the form of a ball called a bolus . | After that , the food is passed down their esophagus in the form of a ball called a bolus . |
Unlike all other living birds , the ostrich secretes urine separately from faeces . | Unlike all other living birds , the Ostrich secretes uric acid separately from faeces . |
The Ostrich or Common Ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) is either one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa , the only living member ( s ) of the genus Struthio , which is in the ratite family . | The ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) is a large flightless bird that lives in Africa . |
Typically , the male defends the hatchlings and teaches them to feed , although males and females cooperate in rearing chicks . | Males and females cooperate in rearing chicks . |
The incubation period is 35 to 45 days , which is rather short compared to other ratites . | The incubation period is 35 to 45 days . |
The ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest eggs of any living bird ( extinct elephant birds of Madagascar and the giant moa of New Zealand laid larger eggs ) . | They are the largest living bird species , and have the biggest eggs of all living birds . |
However , they may sometimes fiercely fight predators , especially when chicks are being defended , and have been capable of killing even their largest enemies , the lions , in such confrontations . | However , they may sometimes fight fiercely against predators , especially when chicks are being defended . |
Ostriches can go without drinking for several days , using metabolic water and moisture in ingested plants , but they enjoy liquid water and frequently take baths where it is available . | Ostriches can live without drinking for several days . |
It lives in nomadic groups of 5 to 50 birds . | During breeding season and sometimes during extreme rainless periods Ostriches live in nomadic groups of five to 50 birds ( led by a top hen ) that often travel together with other grazing animals , such as zebras or antelopes . |
Territorial males typically boom in defense of their territory and harem of two to seven hens ; the successful male may then mate with several females in the area , but will only form a pair bond with a ` major ' female . | The successful male will then be allowed to breed with all the females in an area , but will only form a pair bond with the dominant female . |
Their palate differs from other ratites in that the sphenoid and palatal bones are unconnected . | Their palate ( bone on the roof of the mouth ) differs from other ratites . |
Like all ratites , the ostrich has no crop , and it also lacks a gallbladder . | They lack a gallbladder . |
The ostrich 's diet consists mainly of plant matter , though it also eats invertebrates . | Ostriches mainly eat plant matter , but they also eats insects . |
CBC News reported that the destruction caused by the rioters was worse than the riot that followed the Canucks loss in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals , particularly the looting aspects . | According to CBC News , the destruction caused by the rioters was worse than the riot that followed the Canucks loss in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals , especially the looting aspect . |
The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot was a public disturbance that broke out in the downtown core of Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada on Wednesday , June 15 , 2011 . | The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot was a riot that took place on June 15 , 2011 in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . |
Several participants in the riots have turned themselves in to police after their faces were broadcast on TV , including the person responsible for setting the first car afire . | Several of the participants in the riot turned themselves in to the police after their faces were shown on TV , including the person responsible for setting the first car on fire . |
The riots happened immediately after the conclusion of the Boston Bruins ' win over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals , which won the Stanley Cup for Boston . | The riot took place after the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals . |
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson attributed the situation to `` a small group of troublemakers '' . | The mayor of Vancouver , Gregor Robertson , called the rioters `` a small group of troublemakers '' . |
At least 140 people were reported as injured during the incident , one critically ; at least four people were stabbed , nine police officers were injured , and 101 people were arrested that night , with 16 further arrests following the event . | There were at least 140 people that were reported as being injured in the incident , one critically and at least four people were stabbed . |
Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce , first published in 1914 . | Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce , an Irish writer . |
The initial stories in the collection are narrated by child protagonists , and as the stories continue , they deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people . | The stories in the collection are first told by children , and as the stories continue they deal with the lives of older people . |
Roberts Scott Blossom ( March 25 , 1924 - July 8 , 2011 ) was an American theater , film and television actor and poet . | Roberts Scott Blossom ( March 25 , 1924 - July 8 , 2011 ) was an American theater , movie and television actor and poet . |
He is also remembered for his supporting roles in films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Escape from Alcatraz . | He is also remembered for his supporting roles in movies such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Escape from Alcatraz . |
He is best known for his roles as Old Man Marley in Home Alone and as Ezra Cobb in the horror film Deranged . | He is best known for being Old Man Marley in Home Alone and as Ezra Cobb in the horror movie Deranged . |
Together with Jules A. Hoffmann , he received one-half of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine , for `` their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity '' ( the other half went to Ralph M. Steinman for `` his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity '' ) . | Together with Jules Hoffmann , he received one-half of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine , for `` discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity '' ( the other half went to Ralph Steinman for `` his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity '' ) . |
Beutler thus discovered the key sensors of microbial infection in mammals , demonstrating that one of the mammalian Toll-like receptors , TLR4 , acts as the membrane-spanning component of the mammalian LPS receptor complex . | He found that one of the mammalian toll-like receptors , TLR4 , acts as the membrane-spanning component of the mammalian LPS receptor complex . |
Identification of the receptor hinged on the positional cloning of the mammalian Lps locus , which had been known since the 1960s as a key genetic determinant of all biological responses to LPS . | Identification of the receptor hinged on the positional cloning ( a method of gene identification ) of the mammalian Lps locus , which had been known since the 1960s as a key gene for biological responses to LPS . |
They are central to the pathogenesis of sterile inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus . | They are also active in sterile inflammatory and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus . |
Beutler is currently Director of the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas , Texas . | Beutler is currently Director of the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas , Texas and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Genetics at The Scripps Research Institute , in La Jolla , California . |
His work disclosed numerous essential signaling molecules required for the innate immune response , and helped to delineate the biochemistry of innate immunity . | His work found numerous signalling molecules of the innate immune response , and helped to work out the biochemistry of innate immunity . |
Interested in the mechanism by which LPS activates mammalian immune cells , Beutler used TNF production as a phenotypic endpoint to identify the LPS receptor . | Interested in the mechanism by which lipopolysacchride ( LPS ) activates mammalian immune cells , Beutler identified the LPS receptor . |
These receptors also mediate severe illness , including shock and systemic inflammation as it occurs in the course of an infection . | These receptors also work in severe illness , including shock and systemic inflammation as it occurs in the course of an infection . |
Bruce Alan Beutler ( born December 29 , 1957 ) is an American immunologist and geneticist . | Bruce Alan Beutler M.D. ( born December 29 , 1957 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American immunologist and geneticist . |
Beutler thereafter continued to apply a forward genetic approach to the analysis of immunity in mammals . | Beutler continued to analyze immunity in mammals . |
For example , Obwalden did not participate in the annexation of Bellinzona , Riviera and Blenio areas ( today located in the canton of Ticino ) . | For example , Obwalden did not participate in the annexation of Bellinzona , Riviera and Blenio areas ( today in the canton of Ticino ) . |
Many specialize in machine construction , medical equipment , international trade , optics and electronics . | Many provide work in machine construction , medical equipment , international trade , optics and electronics . |
This is caused by its low taxes , its central location between Zürich and Milan , and its beautiful countryside . | This is caused by its low taxes , its central location between Zürich and Milan , and the pretty countryside . |
Traditional areas such as forestry and agriculture are still of importance . | Traditional areas such as forestry and agriculture are still important . |
It is located in the center of Switzerland . | It is in the center of Switzerland . |
Because of its mountainous geography , tourism is important in Nidwalden . | Because of the mountainous geography , tourism is important to Nidwalden . |
A popular destination was Alsace . | A popular destination was the Alsace . |
Nidwalden is located in the center of Switzerland . | Nidwalden is in the center of Switzerland . |
The lake and the mountains attract many tourists , both during the winter and the summer . | The lake and mountains attract many tourists around the year . |
The small and middle-sized businesses work in a wide range of areas . | The small and middle-sized businesses work in a lot of areas . |
After the end of Napoleonic rule in 1814 , most of the changes were reverted . | After the end of Napoleon 's rule in 1814 most of the changes were reverted . |
Up to the 20th century Nidwalden was dominated by agriculture . | Up to the 1900s , Nidwalden was taken over by agriculture . |
In response the people of Nidwalden ( Obwalden joined shortly before the document was signed , the two halves forming Unterwalden ) joined Uri and Schwyz to form an alliance which is considered the foundation of modern Switzerland . | In 1291 the people of Nidwalden joined Uri and Schwyz to form an alliance . |
When rebel forces threatened the Republic , Nidwalden was attacked by French troops on 9 September 1798 . | After rejecting a new constitution by Napoleon - the ideas of the French Revolution were not popular in such an agricultural area - Nidwalden was attacked by French troops on 9 September 1798 . |
He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder and provides lead vocals for Green Day 's side projects Foxboro Hot Tubs and The Network . | He also has numerous side projects as a vocalist , lyricist and guitarist in Foxboro Hot Tubs , Pinhead Gunpowder and The Network . |
Billie Joe Armstrong ( born February 17 , 1972 ) is an American musician , multi-instrumentalist , singer , songwriter and occasional actor . | Billie Joe Armstrong ( born 17 February 1972 in Oakland , California ) is an American musician and the lead singer and guitarist for the punk\/pop band Green Day . |
In 1987 , aged 15 , Armstrong formed a band called Sweet Children with his childhood friend Mike Dirnt . | He and childhood friend Mike Dirnt started Sweet Children , their first band which eventually developed into Green Day in 1987 . |
The range runs north and south , and , following this direction the highest points are Knocklayd 514 m ( 1,690 ft ) , Slieveanorra 508 m ( 1,670 ft ) , Trostan 550 m ( 1,800 ft ) , Slemish 437 m ( 1,430 ft ) , Agnew 's Hill 474 m ( 1,560 ft ) and Divis 478 m ( 1,570 ft ) . | The mountain range runs north and south , and , following this direction the highest points are Knocklayd 514 m ( 1,690 ft ) , Slieveanorra 508 m ( 1,670 ft ) , Trostan 550 m ( 1,800 ft ) , Slemish 437 m ( 1,430 ft ) , Agnew 's Hill 474 m ( 1,560 ft ) and Divis 478 m ( 1,570 ft ) . |
Around two-thirds of Northern Ireland 's seaborne trade , and a quarter of that for Ireland as a whole , is handled at the port which receives over 6,000 vessels each year . | Around two thirds of Northern Ireland 's seaborne trade , and a quarter of that for Ireland as a whole , is handled at the port which receives over 6,000 vessels each year . |
There are regular services to Great Britain , Europe and North America . | There are regular flights to Great Britain , Europe and North America . |
The majority of the capital city of Northern Ireland , Belfast , is also in County Antrim , with the remainder being in County Down . | The largest part of the capital city of Northern Ireland , Belfast , is also in County Antrim . |
The only island of size is the L-shaped Rathlin Island , off Ballycastle , 11 km ( 6.8 mi ) in total length by 2 km ( 1.2 mi ) maximum breadth , 7 km ( 4.3 mi ) from the coast , and of similar basaltic and limestone formation to that of the mainland . | The only large island of County Antrim is L-shaped Rathlin Island , off Ballycastle , 11 km ( 6.8 mi ) in total length by 2 km ( 1.2 mi ) maximum breadth , 7 km ( 4.3 mi ) from the coast . |
County Antrim ( named after the town of Antrim ) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland , situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland . | County Antrim is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland . |
The fisheries of the Bann and of Lough Neagh ( especially for salmon and eels ) are of value both commercially and to sportsmen , the small town of Toome , at the outflow of the river , being the center . | The fisheries of the Bann and of Lough Neagh ( especially for salmon and eels ) are of value both commercially and to sportsmen . |
Northern Ireland 's main airport , Belfast International Airport , at Aldergrove is in County Antrim . | Belfast International Airport is in County Antrim . |
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