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Nearby is the Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery , which is the largest cemetery in the world . | Nearby is the Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery , reputed to be the largest in the world . |
As the burial site of Shi'a Islam 's second most important figure , the Imam Ali Mosque is considered by Shiites as the third holiest Islamic site . | the Imam Ali Mosque is considered by Shias as the third holiest Islamic site . |
Ayatollah Khomeini lectured there from 1964-1978 . | Ayatollah Khomeini lectured there from 1964 to1978 . |
It is widely considered the third holiest city of Shi'a Islam and the center of Shia political power in Iraq . | It is the center of Shia political power in Iraq . |
Najaf ( Arabic : النجف ; BGN : An Najaf ) is a city in Iraq about 160 km ( roughly 100 miles ) south of Baghdad . | Najaf ( Arabic : النجف ; Transliterated : An Najaf ; Persian : نجف ) is a city in Iraq . |
The Najaf area is located 30 km south of the ancient city of Babylon and 400 km north of the ancient Biblical city of Ur . | It is about 160 km south of Baghdad . |
This technique became known as integral serialism . | This is called `` total serialism '' or `` integral serialism '' . |
Nodosauridae is a family of ankylosaurian dinosaurs , from the Late Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous Period of what are now North America , Asia , Antarctica and Europe . | The Nodosauridae is a family of ankylosaur dinosaurs , from Upper Jurassic to Upper Cretaceous strata of what are now North America , Asia , Antarctica and Europe . |
All nodosaurids , like other ankylosaurs , may be described as medium-sized to large , heavily built quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs , possessing small denticulate teeth and parasagittal rows of osteoderms ( a type of armor ) on the dorsolateral surfaces of the body . | All nodosaurs , like other ankylosaurs , are medium-sized to large , heavily built quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs , with small denticulate teeth and rows of osteoderms ( a type of armor ) on the dorsolateral ( top and sides ) surfaces of the body . |
Vickaryous et al. considered two genera of nodosaurids to be of uncertain placement ( incertae sedis ) : Struthiosaurus and Animantarx , and considered the most primitive member of the Nodosauridae to be Cedarpelta . | Vickaryous et al. considered the most primitive member of the Nodosauridae to be Cedarpelta . |
Augustine of Hippo ( AD 354-430 ) presented a classic teleological perspective in his work City of God . | 34 ) Augustine of Hippo ( A.D. 354-430 ) presented a classic teleological perspective in his work City of God . |
In his Traité de métaphysique Voltaire observed that , even if the argument from design could prove the existence of a powerful intelligent designer , it would not prove that this designer is God . | Another argument states that even if the argument from design proved the existence of a powerful intelligent designer , it would not prove that the designer is God . |
Over very long periods of time self-replicating structures arose and later formed DNA . | Over very long periods of time self-replicating structures could arise and later form DNA . |
Supporters of design suggest that natural objects and man-made objects have many similar properties , and man-made objects have a designer . | Supporters of design assume that natural objects and man-made objects have similar properties , therefore both must be designed . |
A teleological or physico-theological argument , also known as an argument from design , is an argument for the existence of God or , more generally , for an intelligent creator `` based on perceived evidence of deliberate design in the natural or physical world '' . | A teleological argument , or argument from design , is an argument for the existence of God or a creator . |
Most professional biologists support the modern evolutionary synthesis , not merely as an alternative explanation for the complexity of life but a better explanation with more supporting evidence . | They therefore reject the first premise , arguing that evolution is not only an alternative explanation for the complexity of life but a better explanation with more supporting evidence . |
Hume also pointed out that the argument does not necessarily lead to the existence of one God : `` why may not several deities combine in contriving and framing the world ? '' | Voltaire observed in his Traité de métaphysique : David Hume pointed out that the argument does not necessarily lead to the existence of one God . |
The teleological argument assumes that one can infer the existence of intelligent design merely by examination , and because life is reminiscent of something a human might design , it too must have been designed . | The first ( and therefore second ) premise assumes that one can infer the existence of intelligent design merely by looking at an object . |
Plato ( c. 427 - c. 347 BC ) has a character explain the concept of a `` demiurge '' with supreme wisdom and intelligence as the creator of the cosmos in his work Timaeus . | 347 B.C. ) posited a `` demiurge '' of supreme wisdom and intelligence as the creator of the cosmos in his work Timaeus . |
The design claim can be challenged as an argument from analogy . | The design claim is often challenged as an argument from ignorance , since it is often unexplained or unsupported , or explained by unscientific conjecture . |
John Garvin `` Johnny '' Weir-Voronov ( born July 2 , 1984 ) is an American figure skater . | Johnny Weir ( born July 2 , 1984 in Coatesville , Pennsylvania ) is a figure skater from the United States . |
His parents then purchased group lessons for him at the University of Delaware , where coach Priscilla Hill soon noticed his talent and took him on as a private student . | His coach Priscilla Hill came with him . |
In the 2004-2005 season Weir won his first two Grand Prix titles . | In 2004 , Weir won the National championships and again in 2005 and 2006 . |
Weir lost his national title and finished in third place . | In 2003 , Weir was in second place after the short program at the national championships in Dallas . |
Weir skated a short program that received a career-best score and put him in second place . | Weir had the most success of his career with this short program . |
Winnie the Pooh is a 2011 American traditionally animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . | produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures . |
Pooh , Tigger , Rabbit , Owl , Kanga , and Roo come to the rescue , and Christopher Robin decides to hold a contest to see who can find a replacement for Eeyore 's tail . | In the movie , Winnie the Pooh , Tigger , Rabbit , Piglet , Owl , Eeyore , Kanga , and Roo go on a journey to save Christopher Robin . |
Pantalera or pallapugno alla pantalera is generally played on urban streets . | Pantalera or pallapugno alla pantalera is generally played on the urban streets . |
The professional Italian pallapugno league is the top level of competition : in 2008 ten teams competed . | Professional Italian pallapugno league is top level of competitions : in 2008 10 teams competed . |
Pallonetto or pallonetto ligure al lungo is generally played on urban streets with tennis balls without covering felt . | Pallonetto or pallonetto ligure al lungo is generally played on the urban streets with tennis balls without covering felt . |
Pallone is often played on courts marked out on town streets . | Pallone is played on courts marked out on town streets . |
Balls are struck back and forth with a wooden cylinder , called a bracciale , worn over the forearm : if carelessly played , a broken arm can result because a bracciale can weigh 2 kilograms or 1 k in different version . | Balls are struck back and forth with a wooden cylinder , called bracciale , worn over the forearm , if carelessly played , a broken arm can result : in fact bracciale weighs 2 or 1 kilogram . |
A match consists of one set or three sets . | A match consisted of one set or three sets . |
Pallone ( Italian for an inflated ball , source of the English word balloon ) is the name of several traditional ball games , played in all regions of Italy , with few differences in regulations . | Pallone ( Italian for an inflated ball , similar to the word balloon ) is the name of several traditional ball games , played in various regions of Italy , with minimal differences in regulations . |
Scoring is also by fifteens and tens in every game , but a second bounce can result in a `` chase '' rather than an outright point , similar to real tennis ; the team which wins 11 games is the winner of the match . | Scoring is also by fifteens , but in this version a second bounce can result in a `` chase '' rather than an outright point , similar to real tennis . |
This sport and its champions were described by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Karl Philipp Moritz , Christian Joseph Jagemann , Richard Colt Hoare , Jacob Burckhardt , William Wetmore Story , Giacomo Leopardi , Edmondo de Amicis , Giuseppe Baretti , Antonio Francesco Grazzini , Ottavio Rinuccini , Gabriello Chiabrera , T... | This sport and his champions were described by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Giacomo Leopardi , Edmondo de Amicis , Antonio Francesco Grazzini , Ottavio Rinuccini , Gabriello Chiabrera , Tommaso Grossi , Giuseppe Gioachino Belli . |
A notable feature is that the ball is put into play by a designated server , called the mandarino , who otherwise is not part of the game . | A special feature is that the ball is put into play by a designated server , who otherwise is not part of the game . |
The first action of every match consists of playing the ball onto a roof called the pantalera in Piedmontese language . | First action of every match consisted of shot pushing up the ball for rebound on a roof called pantalera in Piedmontese language . |
Celebrated former professional champions include : Pallapugno , or formerly pallone elastico , is a game originally played in Piedmont and Liguria with a bandaged fist . | Celebrated former professional champions include : Pallapugno , one time named pallone elastico , is a game from Piedmont and Liguria and it is played with a bandaged fist ; rubber ball has diameter of 10,5 centimetres and weighs 190 grams . |
Scoring is by fifteens and tens , as in tennis , in this manner : 15 - 30 - 40 - 50 or victory of a game but early was 15 - 30 - 45 - 60 ; the team which wins 12 games is final winner of the match . | Scoring is by fifteens , as in tennis and the team which wins 12 games is final winner of the match . |
The playing field is long , between 60 and 90 metres , with a width of 18 metres , with or without a lateral wall . | Playing field is long between 60 and 90 metres and it 's large 18 metres with or without lateral wall . |
Each team has four players . | Every team has 4 players and the team which wins 11 games is final winner of the match . |
Players strike the ball using one bandaged hand in these version : Whoever wins 5 games is the winner of the match ; other rules are the same of pallapugno . | Other rules are the same of pallapugno . |
Pallone col bracciale or simply bracciale was particularly popular throughout Italy and it was considered the most popular sport of ancient Italian national sports since the 16th century and its first official regulations invented by Antonio Scaino from Salò date back to 1555 . | Pallone col bracciale was particularly popular throughout Italy in the 18th century then in 19th century and 20th century until 1930 was the most popular sport of ancient Italian national sports ; its first official regulations date back to 1555 . |
This game is played in all Italian 20 regions and they dispute regular championship . | This sport is played in various nations and they dispute a world championship . |
Celebrated former professional champions include : Pallapugno leggera is played in a court the same size of a volleyball court , but without a net . | Pallapugno leggera is played in courtfield which has same size of volleyball 's courtfield without net ( device ) . |
Saturn is the only planet of the Solar System that is less dense than water-about 30 % less . | Saturn is the only planet in the Solar System that is less dense than water . |
Saturn 's interior is probably composed of a core of iron , nickel and rock ( silicon and oxygen compounds ) , surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen , an intermediate layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium and an outer gaseous layer . | The inside of Saturn is probably a core of iron , nickel , silicon and oxygen compounds , surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen , then a layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium and finally , an outer gaseous layer . |
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System , after Jupiter . | Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun in the Solar System . |
In 1990 , the Hubble Space Telescope imaged an enormous white cloud near Saturn 's equator that was not present during the Voyager encounters and in 1994 , another , smaller storm was observed . | In 1990 , the Hubble Space Telescope found a very large white cloud near Saturn 's equator . |
Jupiter , Uranus , and Neptune , the other gas giants in the Solar System , are also oblate but to a lesser extent . | Like Jupiter , Uranus and Neptune , it is a `` gas giant '' . |
Although Saturn 's core is considerably denser than water , the average specific density of the planet is 0.69 g\/cm3 due to the gaseous atmosphere . | Even though the planet 's core is very dense , it has a gaseous atmosphere , so the average specific density of the planet is 0.69 g\/cm ³ ( less than the density of water ) . |
Titan , Saturn 's largest and the Solar System 's second largest moon , is larger than the planet Mercury and is the only moon in the Solar System to retain a substantial atmosphere . | Titan is the second-largest moon in the Solar System . |
Previous Great White Spots were observed in 1876 , 1903 , 1933 and 1960 , with the 1933 storm being the most famous . | Great White Spots were also found in 1876 , 1903 , 1933 , and 1960 . |
The 1990 storm was an example of a Great White Spot , a unique but short-lived phenomenon that occurs once every Saturnian year , roughly every 30 Earth years , around the time of the northern hemisphere 's summer solstice . | These unique storms only exist for a short time and only happen about every 30 Earth years , at the time of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere . |
Sixty-two known moons orbit the planet ; fifty-three are officially named . | Saturn has 62 known moons orbiting the planet ; 53 are officially named . |
If the periodicity is maintained , another storm will occur in about 2020 . | If this cycle continues , another storm will form in about 2020 . |
NASA reported in November 2006 that Cassini had observed a `` hurricane-like '' storm locked to the south pole that had a clearly defined eyewall . | The probe also discovered a hurricane-like storm locked to the south pole that clearly showed an eyewall . |
The rotation of the planet causes it to take the shape of an oblate spheroid ; that is , it is flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator . | Saturn is an oblate spheroid , meaning that it is flattened at the poles , and it swells out around its equator . |
Seventeen states plus Washington , D.C. offer marriage to same-sex couples ; these marriages are recognized by the federal government , but not by most other states . | Six states plus Washington , D.C. currently allow same-sex marriage . |
Hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity are also punishable by federal law under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd , Jr. . | Hate crimes because ofsexual orientation or gender identity can also be punished under Matthew Shepard and James Byrd , Jr. . |
Lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( LGBT ) rights in the United States have evolved over time and vary greatly on a state-by-state basis . | Lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender rights in the United States have changed over time , and different states have different rules about them . |
Also in 1992 , the Human Rights Campaign , American 's largest LGBT rights organization , issued its first presidential endorsement in 1992 to Bill Clinton . | Human Rights Campaign is the biggest LGBT-rights group in the U.S. |
Twenty-one states plus Washington , D.C. and Puerto Rico outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation , and seventeen states plus Washington , D.C. and Puerto Rico outlaw discrimination based on gender identity or expression . | Sixteen states plus Washington , D.C. have made discrimination because of gender identity or expression illegal . |
Martinsburg was founded in 1778 by General Adam Stephen who named it in honor of Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin , a nephew of Thomas Fairfax , 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron . | Martinsburg was founded in 1778 by General Adam Stephen and named in honor of Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin . |
Martinsburg is a city in and the county seat of Berkeley County , West Virginia , United States , in the state 's the Eastern Panhandle region . | Martinsburg is a city in West Virginia . |
The city of Martinsburg was incorporated by an act of the West Virginia Legislature on March 30 , 1868 . | It was incorporated by the West Virginia legislature on March 30 , 1868 . |
In SI units : Since the development of technology , transmission and storage systems have been of immense interest to technologists and technology users . | Since the development of technology , Transmission and storage systems have been of immense interest to technologists and technology users . |
With the widespread establishment of electrical grids , power transmission is usually associated most with electric power transmission . | With widespread establishment of power grids , power transmission has came to be associated most often with electric power transmission . |
Power transmission is the movement of energy from its place of generation to a location where it is applied to performing useful work . | Power transmission is the movement of energy from its place of generation to a place where it can be used for work . |
Hong Kong 's Top Searches ( 搜尋人氣榜 ) . | Hong Kong 's Top Searches ( 搜尋人氣榜 ) for some time . |
Many DJs also started talking about the song on the radio . | Some DJs also played the song on the radio . |
` Jackie Chan Hiu-ki , also known as Kellyjackie , ` is a Hong Kong pop singer and a former member of a band called the Royals . | Jackie Chan Hiu-ki ( 陳曉琪 ) , also known as Kellyjackie ( born 23 August , 1986 ) , is a Hong Kong citizen who enjoys singing as a hobby . |
com and also cmidi.com for others to download for free . | com and also cmidi.com for free downloading by Internet users . |
In January 2005 when she was 16 , she wrote the song He invites me to Disneyland ( 他約我去迪士尼 ) to cope with the stress of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination . | In January 2005 , she wrote the song He invites me to Disneyland ( 他約我去迪士尼 ) to ease her exam stress . |
To celebrate the opening of the Hong Kong Disneyland , the Walt Disney Company published the Hong Kong Disneyland - The Grand Opening Celebration Album ( 香港迪士尼樂園開幕紀念大碟 ) and invited both Kellyjackie and Kelly Chen to perform the song He invites me to Disneyland , and later to record the song . | When the Hong Kong Disneyland opened , the Hong Kong Disneyland - The Grand Opening Celebration Album ( 香港迪士尼樂園開幕紀念大碟 ) was sold in public . |
Following his departure , the band 's music would take a different direction on their next album , 1992 's Generator . | Following his departure , their music would take a different direction on their next album , 1992 's Generator . |
While Against the Grain still failed to break Bad Religion into mainstream audiences , it was the first 100,000 seller , and showed how quickly they were growing . | Even though Against the Grain still did not break Bad Religion into mainstream audiences , it was the first 100,000 seller , and showed how quickly they were growing . |
Against the Grain is the fifth album ( and seventh release overall ) by punk rock band Bad Religion released on November 23 , 1990 . | Against the Grain is the fifth album by American punk rock band Bad Religion , released on the Californian independent record label Epitaph Records on November 23 , 1990 . |
The album 's 13th track , `` 21st Century ( Digital Boy ) '' , was re-recorded and appeared as a single on their eighth full-length studio album Stranger Than Fiction , released in 1994 , four years after the release of Against the Grain . | The album 's 13th track , `` 21st Century ( Digital Boy ) '' , was re-recorded and appeared on their eighth full-length studio album Stranger Than Fiction . |
This was the last album recorded with drummer Pete Finestone who left in 1991 to concentrate with his new project The Fishermen . | After the release of this album , drummer Pete Finestone left Bad Religion in 1991 to concentrate with his new project The Fishermen . |
The album was highly anticipated by both music critics and fans as a result of the band 's success with their 1988 post-reunion album Suffer and its 1989 follow-up No Control . | Against the Grain was highly anticipated by both music critics and fans as a result of the band 's success with their last two albums , Suffer and No Control . |
Newly hatched tardigrades may be smaller than 0.05 mm . | Freshly hatched larvae may be smaller than 0.05 mm . |
The biggest adults may reach a body length of 1.5 mm ( 0.059 in ) , the smallest below 0.1 mm . | The biggest adults may reach a body length of 1.2 mm , the smallest below 0.1 mm . |
About 1,150 species of tardigrades have been described . | There are more than 1000 different species of tardigrade . |
Tardigrades form the phylum Tardigrada , part of the superphylum Ecdysozoa . | Tardigrades ( ` water bears ' ) form the phylum Tardigrada , part of the superphylum Ecdysozoa . |
Tardigrades are able to survive in extreme environments that would kill almost any other animal , including : Irradiation of tardigrade eggs collected directly from a natural substrate ( moss ) showed a clear dose-related response , with a steep decline in hatchability at doses up to 4 kGy above which no eggs hatched . | Tardigrades are able to live in environments that would kill most animals . |
The legs are without joints while the feet have four to eight claws each . | Each of their limbs have little claws . |
Fresco ( plural frescos or frescoes ) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster . | Fresco is a way of painting pictures . |
A list of constellations and stars on the map : The stars depicted on the flag and the states they represent are : The flag 's colors are not accurately specified in any legal document . | A list of constellations and stars on the map : |
The flag of Brazil contains 27 stars representing the Brazilian states and the Federal District . | The Brazilian Flag is the flag of Brazil . |
Schleswig-Holstein borders Denmark ( Region of Southern Denmark ) to the north , the North Sea to the west , the Baltic Sea to the east , and the German states of Lower Saxony , Hamburg , and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the south . | Schleswig-Holstein borders on Denmark in the North , the North Sea in the West , the Baltic Sea and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the East , and Lower Saxony and Hamburg in the South . |
In the western part of the state , there are lowlands with virtually no hills . | There are 4 independent towns : The countryside is lowlands with virtually no mountains . |
Home on the Range is a 2004 American animated musical western comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on April 2 , 2004 , and was named after the popular country song `` Home on the Range '' . | It was released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation . |
The municipality has a land area of 3,068.48 km ² ( 1,184.75 sq mi ) and includes smaller outlying communities such as Villa Unión , La Noria , El Quelite , El Habal and many other small villages . | The municipality has a land area of 3,068.48 km ² ( 1,184.75 sq mi ) and includes smaller communities such as Villa Unión , La Noria , El Quelite , El Habal and many other small villages . |
It is located at 23 ° 13 ′ N 106 ° 25 ′ W \ / 23.217 ° N 106.417 ° W \ / 23.217 ; -106.417 on the Pacific coast , across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula . | It is located at 23 ° 13 ′ N 106 ° 25 ′ W \ / 23.217 ° N 106.417 ° W \ / 23.217 ; -106.417 on the Pacific coast , just across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula . |
By the mid-19th century a large group of immigrants had arrived from Germany . | By the mid-1800s a large group of immigrants had arrived from Germany . |
Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word meaning `` place of deer '' . | Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word meaning `` place of the deer . '' |
A car ferry plies its trade across the Gulf of California from Mazatlán to La Paz , Baja California Sur . | A car ferry across the Gulf of California from Mazatlán to La Paz , Baja California Sur exists . |
These new citizens developed Mazatlán into a thriving commercial seaport , importing equipment for the nearby gold and silver mines . | These new citizens made Mazatlán into a successful commercial seaport , importing equipment for the nearby gold and silver mines . |
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