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After the war , Beecham returned to the LPO for eighteen months , but left to found a new orchestra , the Royal Philharmonic ( RPO ) .
After the war , Beecham returned to the LPO for eighteen months , but left to start a new orchestra , the Royal Philharmonic .
In 1958 the LPO appointed William Steinberg , also music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , as chief conductor .
In 1958 the LPO appointed William Steinberg as chief conductor .
In addition , the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera .
In 1964 the LPO became the resident orchestra for Glyndebourne Festival Opera in the summer .
Its founding associate conductor was Malcolm Sargent .
The associate conductor at the time was Malcolm Sargent .
At one of the orchestra 's early concerts , in November 1932 , the sixteen-year old Yehudi Menuhin played a program of violin concertos ; those by Bach and Mozart were conducted by Beecham , and Elgar 's Concerto in B minor was conducted by the composer .
At one of the orchestra 's early concerts in November 1932 the sixteen-year old Yehudi Menuhin played a program of violin concertos including the concerto by Elgar which the composer himself conducted .
The orchestra made its debut at the Queen 's Hall on 7 October 1932 , conducted by Beecham .
The orchestra was formed in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham , and played its first concert on October 7 1932 at the Queen 's Hall , London .
Since 1951 , the LPO has been based in the Royal Festival Hall .
It is based in the Royal Festival Hall , London .
After a period with no principal conductor , the orchestra engaged the Dutch conductor Eduard van Beinum in 1947 .
The orchestra continued to play with several guest conductors until Eduard van Beinum was appointed .
The Cleveland Show is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane , Mike Henry , and Richard Appel for the Fox Broadcasting Company as a spin-off of Family Guy .
The show was created by Seth MacFarlane , Mike Henry , and Richard Appel as a spin-off show from Family Guy .
Even before the pilot episode premiered , the show had already been renewed for a 22-episode second season .
Before the first episode aired it was already renewed for season 2 , which had 22 episodes .
The Cleveland Show has been nominated for one Annie Award , one Primetime Emmy Award , and two Teen Choice Awards .
It was nominated for an award on the 36th People 's Choice Awards , and on the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards .
The axe ( or ax ) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape , split and cut wood ; to harvest timber ; as a weapon ; and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol .
It is used to shape , split and cut wood .
As easy-to-make weapons , axes have frequently been used in combat .
In the past , axes were used as weapons by soldiers .
This region was historically dominated by various oaks and chestnuts , but hickory replaced chestnut with the spread of the chestnut blight .
However , hickory replaced chestnut with the spread of the chestnut blight .
A large part of the state of Connecticut is covered with oak-hickory type central hardwood forest .
Connecticut has a lot of oak-hickory type central hardwood forests .
Geobotanically , Connecticut belongs to the North American Atlantic Region .
Connecticut belongs to the North American Atlantic Region .
The flora of Connecticut comprise a variety of plant species .
The flora of Connecticut contains a variety of plant species .
Irregular galaxies may contain abundant amounts of gas and dust .
Irregular galaxies also contain abundant amounts of gas and dust .
Most irregular galaxies were once spiral or elliptical galaxies but were deformed by disorders in gravitational pull .
Most were once spiral or elliptical galaxies but were deformed by gravitational pull .
An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape , unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy .
An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape , like a spiral or an elliptical galaxy .
The Magellanic Cloud galaxies were once classified as irregular galaxies .
There are three sorts of irregular galaxies : The Magellanic Cloud galaxies were once classified as irregular galaxies , but have since been found to contain barred spiral structures .
Apatite is one of a few minerals produced and used by biological micro-environmental systems .
It is one of a few minerals produced and used by biological micro-environmental systems .
Similarly , toothpaste typically contains a source of fluoride anions ( e.g. sodium fluoride , sodium monofluorophosphate ) .
Similarly , toothpaste often includes a source of fluoride anions ( e.g. sodium fluoride , sodium monofluorophosphate ) .
Hydroxyapatite , also known as hydroxylapatite , is the major component of tooth enamel and bone mineral .
Hydroxyapatite is the main component of tooth enamel and bone mineral .
Fluorapatite ( or fluoroapatite ) is more resistant to acid attack than is hydroxyapatite ; in the mid-20th century , it was discovered that communities whose water supply naturally contained fluorine had lower rates of dental caries .
In the mid-20th century it was discovered that communities whose water supply naturally contained fluorine had lower rates of dental caries .
A relatively rare form of apatite in which most of the OH groups are absent and containing many carbonate and acid phosphate substitutions is a large component of bone material .
Much bone material is in a relatively rare form of apatite .
Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals , usually referring to hydroxylapatite , fluorapatite and chlorapatite , named for high concentrations of OH − , F − and Cl − ions , respectively , in the crystal .
Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals with high concentrations of OH − , F − , Cl − or ions , respectively , in the crystal .
The Doberan Minster is the main Lutheran Church of Bad Doberan in Mecklenburg , Germany .
Today the Bad Doberan Minster is the main Lutheran Church of Bad Doberan in Germany .
It is the remaining part of the Ex-Cistercian Doberan Abbey , dedicated in 1368 .
Along the `` European street of Gothic brick architecture '' in north eastern Germany , close to the old Hanse city of Rostock , is the Minster of Bad Doberan , the Ex-Cistercian abbey dedicated in 1368 .
Paolozzi studied at the Edinburgh College of Art in 1943 , briefly at Saint Martin 's School of Art in 1944 , and then at the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London from 1944 to 1947 , after which he worked in Paris , France .
He was briefly at the St Martin 's School of Art in 1944 , and then at the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London from 1944 to 1947 .
He was promoted to the office of Her Majesty 's Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland in 1986 , which he held until his death .
He was made Her Majesty 's Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland in 1986 , which he held until his death .
Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi KBE RA ( 7 March 1924 - 22 April 2005 ) was a Scottish sculptor and artist .
Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi , KBE , RA ( Edinburgh , 7 March 1924 - London , 22 April 2005 ) , was a Scottish sculptor and artist .
Paolozzi was a founder of the Independent Group in 1952 , which is regarded as the precursor to the mid-1950s British and late 1950s American Pop Art movements .
Paolozzi was the founder of the pop art movement .
While in Paris from 1947-1949 , Paolozzi became acquainted with Alberto Giacometti , Jean Arp , Constantin Brâncuși , Georges Braque and Fernand Léger .
There he met Alberto Giacometti , Jean Arp , Constantin Brâncuşi , Georges Braque and Fernand Léger .
Paolozzi was a major figure in the international art sphere , while , working on his own interpretation and vision of the world .
He was a major figure in the international art sphere .
He investigated how we can fit into the modern world to resemble our fragmented civilization through imagination and fantasy .
He revealed our fragmented civilization through imagination and fantasy .
His seminal 1947 collage I was a Rich Man 's Plaything is considered the earliest standard bearer representing Pop Art .
Paolozzi 's I was a Rich Man 's Plaything ( 1947 ) is considered the first standard bearer of Pop Art and first to display the word `` pop '' .
Bruce Lee ( Chinese : 李小龍 ; born Lee Jun-fan , Chinese : 李振藩 ; 27 November 1940 - 20 July 1973 ) was a Hong Kong American martial artist , Hong Kong action film actor , martial arts instructor , filmmaker , and the founder of Jeet Kune Do .
Bruce Lee ( November 27 , 1940 - July 20 , 1973 ) was a Chinese-American , Hong Kong actor , martial artist , martial arts instructor , philosopher , movie director , movie producer , screenwriter , and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement .
He is widely considered by commentators , critics , media and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time , and a pop culture icon of the 20th century .
He is considered to be a cultural icon and is considered to be one of the most influential martial artists ever by social critics and other martial artists alike .
For all these classics he wrote extensive commentaries that were not widely recognized in his time ; however , they later became accepted as the standard commentaries .
For all these classics he wrote extensive commentaries ( big reviews ) that were not widely recognized in his time ; however , they later became accepted as their standard commentaries .
Although he did distinguish between the priority of knowing , since intelligent action requires forethought , and the importance of action , as it produces a discernible effect , Zhu Xi said `` Knowledge and action always require each other .
Although he did distinguish ( tell apart ) between the priority of knowing , since intelligent action requires forethought ( thought before ) , and the importance of action , as it produces a discernible effect , Zhu Xi said `` Knowledge and action always require each other .
Rather than focusing on the I Ching like other Neo-Confucians , he chose to emphasize the Four Books : the Great Learning , the Doctrine of the Mean , the Analects of Confucius , and the Mencius as the core curriculum for aspiring scholar officials .
Rather than focusing on the Book of Changes like other Neo-Confucians , he chose to emphasize the Four Books : the Great Learning , the Doctrine of the Mean , the Analects of Confucius , and the Mencius as the core curriculum ( thing to learn ) for aspiring scholar officials .
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi ( Chinese : 朱熹 , October 18 , 1130 - April 23 , 1200 ) was a Song Dynasty Confucian scholar who became the leading figure of the School of Principle and the most influential rationalist Neo-Confucian in China .
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi ( Chinese : 朱熹 , 18 October 1130 - 23 April 1200 ) was a Confucian scholar during the Song Dynasty .
A small square pond an uncovered mirror where sunlight and clouds linger and leave I asked how it stays so clear it said spring water keeps flowing in ( translation by Red Pine ) According to Zhu Xi 's epistemology , knowledge and action were indivisible components of truly intelligent activity .
According to Zhu Xi , knowledge and action were indivisible components of truly intelligent activity .
The intense secrecy surrounding the base has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to unidentified flying object ( UFO ) folklore .
The intense secrecy surrounding the base , the very existence of which the U.S. government did not even acknowledge until July 14 , 2003 , has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to unidentified flying object ( UFO ) folklore .
It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States , 83 miles ( 134 km ) north-northwest of Las Vegas .
It is in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States , 83 miles ( 133 km ) north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas .
Situated at its center , on the southern shore of Groom Lake , is a large military airfield .
At its center , on the southern shore of Groom Lake , is a large military airfield .
The base 's current primary purpose is officially undetermined ; however , based on historical evidence , it most likely supports development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems .
The base 's primary purpose is to support development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems .
Area 51 , also officially known as Groom Lake or Homey Airport ( ICAO : KXTA ) , is a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base .
Area 51 is a military base , and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base .
Other names used for the facility include Dreamland , and nicknames Paradise Ranch , Home Base , Watertown , and Groom Lake .
Though the name Area 51 is used in official Central Intelligence Agency documentation , other names used for the facility include Dreamland , Paradise Ranch , Home Base , Watertown Strip , Groom Lake , and most recently Homey Airport .
However , Barris became a public figure in 1976 when he produced and served as the host of the talent contest spoof The Gong Show , which he packaged in partnership with TV producer Chris Bearde .
Barris became a public figure in a big way in 1976 , when he produced - and served as the host of the talent contest spoof The Gong Show , which he packaged in partnership with TV producer Chris Bearde .
The show 's cult status far outstripped the two years it spent on NBC ( 1976-78 ) and the four years it ran in syndication ( 1976-80 ) .
The show 's cult stature far outstripped the two years it spent on NBC ( 1976-78 ) and the four years it ran in syndication ( 1976-1980 ) .
Barris created several other short-lived game shows for ABC in the 1960s and for syndication in the 1970s , all of which revolved around a common theme : the game play normally derived its interest ( and often , humor ) from the excitement , vulnerability , embarrassment , or anger of the contestants or participants in...
He went on to create several other short-lived games for ABC in the 1960s and for syndication in the 1970s , all of which revolved around a common theme : the game play normally derived its interest ( and oftentimes , humor ) from the excitement , vulnerability , embarrassment , or anger of female contestants or partic...
They suggested that he quit his ABC programming job and become a producer .
They suggested that he quit his ABC programming job and become a producer himself .
Barris told his bosses that the producer\/packagers ' pitches of game show concepts were worse than Barris ' own ideas .
Barris admitted to his bosses that the producer\/packagers ' pitches of game show concepts were worse than Barris ' own ideas .
Barris got his start in television as a page and later staffer at NBC in New York City , and eventually worked backstage at the TV music show American Bandstand ( then filmed in Philadelphia ) , originally as a standards-and-practices person for ABC .
Barris got his start in television as a page and later staffer at NBC in New York , and eventually worked backstage at the TV music show American Bandstand .
He is best known for hosting The Gong Show and creating The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game .
Some of his most famous shows were The Dating Game , The Newlywed Game and The Gong Show .
Barris first became successful during 1965 with his first game show creation , The Dating Game , on ABC .
Barris first became successful during 1965 with his first game show creation The Dating Game on ABC .
Charles Hirsch `` Chuck '' Barris ( born June 3 , 1929 ) is an American game show creator , producer , and host .
Chuck Barris ( born Charles Hirsch Barris on June 3 , 1929 ) is an American , best known as the creator of many popular television game shows .
The next year Barris began The Newlywed Game , originally created by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir , also for ABC .
The next year Barris began The Newlywed Game .
The CIA denies Barris ever worked for them in any capacity .
The CIA itself denies Barris ever worked for them .
One way to determine whether a Romance language feature was in Vulgar Latin is to compare it with its parallel in Classical Latin .
There were two types of Latin , Classical Latin and Vulgar Latin .
There are also songs written with Latin lyrics .
Those languages are called Romance languages .
The spoken language had developed into the various incipient Romance languages ; however , in the educated and official world Latin continued without its natural spoken base .
All Romance languages were developed from Latin .
During the Early Modern Age Latin still was the most important language of culture in Europe .
Latin was the most important language in most of Europe in the Middle Ages .
On 5 April 2009 , he succeeded Anders Fogh Rasmussen as Prime Minister following the latter 's appointment as Secretary General of NATO .
On 5 April 2009 he took over from Anders Fogh Rasmussen as Prime Minister after Fogh Rasmussen was elected Secretary General of NATO .
Rasmussen has been a member of the Danish parliament ( Folketinget ) since 21 September 1994 .
He has been a Liberal Party member of the Danish Parliament since 21 September 1994 .
He also served as County Mayor of Frederiksborg County from 1998 to 2001 .
Rasmussen has also been mayor of Frederiksborg County north of Copenhagen from 1998 to 2001 .
Lars Løkke Rasmussen was born in Vejle to Jeppe Rasmussen and Lise Løkke Rasmussen ( née Løkke ) .
Lars Løkke Rasmussen ( born 15 May 1964 in Vejle ) is a Danish politician who was Prime Minister of Denmark from 5 April 2009 until 3 October 2011 .
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi ( 白柳 誠一 Shirayanagi Seiichi , born June 17 , 1928 ; died December 30 , 2009 ) was a Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo .
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi ( 白柳 誠一 , Shirayanagi Seiichi ?
NRC was established in 1946 under the name ` Aid to Europe ' , to assist refugees in Europe after World War II .
The NRC was established in 1946 with the name `` Aid to Europe '' , to help refugees in Europe after World War II .
The Norwegian Refugee Council ( NRC , Norwegian : Flyktninghjelpen ) is a humanitarian , non-governmental organization which promotes and protects the rights of people affected by displacement .
The Norwegian Refugee Council ( NRC ) ( Norwegian : Flyktninghjelpen ) is an independent , non-governmental organization in Norway which helps refugees and internally displaced persons around the world .
NRC is also the only Norwegian organization that specialises in international efforts to provide assistance , protection and durable solutions for people affected by displacement .
It is the only Norwegian group that specialises in international efforts for these types of people .
Many predators , such as martens , raccoons , owls , hawks , falcons , coyotes , foxes , snakes , weasels , cats and dogs , eat voles .
Many animals hunt voles , for example wolves , owls , hawks , coyotes , foxes , weasels , and cats .
There are approximately 155 species of voles .
There are about 70 species of voles .
She was buried next to him and their two daughters in Canton 's McKinley Memorial Mausoleum .
She lies buried by the side of her husband and their two daughters in Canton 's McKinley Memorial Mausoleum .
While single , she worked for a time as a cashier in her father 's bank , a position then usually reserved for men .
She started to work as a cashier in a bank .
She was cared for by her younger sister .
Her younger sister cared for her .
Financial capital can also be in the form of purchasable items such as computers or books that can contribute directly or indirectly to obtaining various other types of capital .
Financial capital is a form of capital .
According to Christopher Witcombe , `` the ironic identification of these figurines as ` Venus ' pleasantly satisfied certain assumptions at the time about the primitive , about women , and about taste . ''
`` The ironic identification of these figurines as ` Venus ' pleasantly satisfied certain assumptions at the time about the primitive , about women , and about taste , '' Christopher Witcombe has noticed .
Several similar statuettes and other forms of art have been discovered , and they are collectively referred to as Venus figurines , although they pre-date the mythological figure of Venus by millennia .
They are collectively referred to as Venus figurines .
The Venus of Willendorf , now known in academia as the Woman of Willendorf , is a 4.25-inch ( 10.8 cm ) high statuette of a female figure estimated to have been made between about 28,000 and 25,000 BCE .
Venus of Willendorf , also known as the Woman of Willendorf , is an 11.1 cm ( 4 3\/8 inches ) high statuette of a female figure .
The nickname , urging a comparison to the classical image of `` Venus , '' is now controversial .
The nickname , urging a comparison of this rather obese figurine to the classical image of `` Venus '' , causes resistance in some modern analysis .
Catherine McCoid and LeRoy McDermott hypothesise that the figurines may have been created as self-portraits .
Catherine McCoid and LeRoy McDermott think that the figurines were done as self portraits by the women themselves .
It was found in 1908 by a workman named Johann Veran or Josef Veram during excavations conducted by archaeologists Josef Szombathy , Hugo Obermaier and Josef Bayer at a paleolithic site near Willendorf , a village in Lower Austria near the city of Krems .
It was discovered in 1908 by archaeologist Josef Szombathy at a paleolithic site near Willendorf .
It is sometimes believed that the crimson saltire of the current flag of Alabama was designed to resemble the blue saltire of the Confederate Battle Flag .
It 's believed that the crimson saltire of the Flag of Alabama was designed to look like the blue saltire of the Confederate Battle Flag .
In 1987 , the office of Alabama Attorney General Don Siegelman issued an opinion in which the Battle Flag derivation is repeated , but concluded that the proper shape is rectangular , as it had been depicted numerous times in official publications and reproductions ; despite this , the flag is still depicted as being s...
In 1987 , Don Siegelman issued an opinion in which the Battle Flag derivation is repeated , but concluded that the proper shape is rectangular , as it had been depicted numerous times in official publications and reproductions .
Many battle flags were square , and the flag of Alabama is sometimes also depicted as square .
The Battle Flag was square-shaped , and Alabama 's flag is sometimes shown as a square .
The current flag of the state of Alabama ( the second in the state 's history ) was adopted by Act 383 of the Alabama state legislature on February 16 , 1895 : The cross of St. Andrew referred to in the law is a diagonal cross , known in vexillology as a saltire .
The flag of Alabama was adopted by the Alabama state legislature on February 16 , 1895 .
Before independence , the thirteen were among two dozen separate colonies in British America .
The Thirteen Colonies were British colonies in North America .
Barenaked Ladies ( often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL ) is a Canadian rock band .
Barenaked Ladies are a Canadian band .
That same year , the band wrote and recorded the theme song for the television series The Big Bang Theory .
The theme song to the television series The Big Bang Theory is performed by Barenaked Ladies .
Since the Y chromosome does not have any color genes , there is no chance he could have both orange and non-orange together .
A Y chromosome does not have a black or orange gene , so the cat can have either an orange or a black gene , but not both .
`` This is due to an effect called x-linked inactivation which involves the random inactivation of one of the X chromosomes .
It is called X-inactivation .
Calico cats are almost always female because the X chromosome determines the color of the cat , and female cats-much like all female mammals-have two X chromosomes , whereas male mammals , including common male cats , have one X and one Y chromosome .
A male cat usually has one X chromosome and one Y chromosome .
Calico cats are domestic cats with a spotted or parti-colored coat that is predominantly white , with patches of two other colors ( often , the two other colors are orange tabby and black ) .
Calico cat is an American name for cats with three colors .
One main exception to this is when , in rare cases , a male has XXY chromosomes ( see Klinefelter 's syndrome ) , in which case the male could have tortoiseshell or calico markings .
It is possible for a male cat to be a calico if it has Klinefelter 's syndrome , where it has two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome , though not all cats with Klinefelter 's syndrome are calico .
The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) .
The British Academy Film Awards are an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) .
British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy , by David Lean , Alexander Korda , Carol Reed , Charles Laughton , Roger Manvell and others .
BAFTA was formed in 1947 as The British Film Academy , by David Lean , Alexander Korda , Carol Reed , Charles Laughton , Roger Manvell and others .
BAFTA is supported by a membership of about 6,000 people from the film , television and video game industries .
BAFTA is supported by a membership of around 6,000 people from the movie , television and video game industries .