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South Africa first participated at the Olympic Games in 1904 , and sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games until 1960 . | South Africa was first at the Olympic Games in 1904 , and sent athletes toevery Summer Olympic Games until 1960 . |
Parapsychology is a field of study concerned with the investigation of paranormal and psychic phenomena . | Parapsychology is the study of psychic events . |
Virginia Elizabeth `` Geena '' Davis ( born January 21 , 1956 ) is an American actress , film producer , writer , former fashion model , and a women 's Olympics archery team semi-finalist . | Virginia Elizabeth `` Geena '' Davis ( born January 21 , 1956 ) is an Academy Award - , Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress , film producer , writer , former fashion model . |
They have three children : daughter Alizeh Keshvar ( born April 10 , 2002 ) and fraternal twin sons Kian William Jarrahy and Kaiis Steven Jarrahy ( born May 6 , 2004 ) . | They has three children , daughter Alizeh Keshvar Davis Jarrahy ( born on April 10 , 2002 ) and twin sons Kian William Davis Jarrahy and Kaiis Steven Davis Jerrahy ( born on May 6 , 2004 ) . |
The 2006 North Indian Ocean cyclone season had no bounds , but cyclones tend to form between April and December , with peaks in May and November . | The 2006 North Indian Ocean cyclone season ran through all of 2006 . |
These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean . | This was the first year the cyclones got named in the northern Indian Ocean . |
Rockland County is a suburban county in the U.S. state of New York . | Rockland County is a county in the U.S. state of New York . |
The county seat is New City . | The county seat is in New City . |
Rockland remained semi-rural until the 1950s when the Palisades Interstate Parkway , Tappan Zee Bridge , and other major arteries were built . | This continued until the Tappan-Zee Bridge and Palisades Parkway were opened in the 1950s . |
Located 15 miles ( 24 km ) northwest of Manhattan , Rockland County is included in the New York-Newark-Jersey City , NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area . | It is about 20 miles north of downtown New York City . |
These settlers , eager to escape `` city life '' , moved from Manhattan to Rockland . | This caused more people to move to Rockland . |
The Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music ( or BAFTA Award for Best Film Music ) is an annual award given by British Academy of Film and Television Arts . | The Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music ( or BAFTA Award for Best Film Music ) is an award given each year by British Academy of Film and Television Arts . |
- Craig Armstrong and Marius De Vries 2002 : The Hours - Philip Glass 2003 : Cold Mountain - T-Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared 2004 : The Motorcycle Diaries ( Diarios de motocicleta ) - Gustavo Santaolalla 2005 : Memoirs of a Geisha - John Williams 2006 : Babel - Gustavo Santaolalla 2007 : La Vie en Rose ( La môme ) - C... | - Craig Armstrong and Marius De Vries 2002 : The Hours - Philip Glass 2003 : Cold Mountain - T-Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared 2004 : The Motorcycle Diaries ( Diarios de motocicleta ) - Gustavo Santaolalla 2005 : Memoirs of a Geisha - John Williams 2006 : Babel - Gustavo Santaolalla 2007 : La Vie en Rose ( La môme ) - C... |
- Alan Price 1974 : Murder on the Orient Express - Richard Rodney Bennett 1975 : Jaws - John Williams and The Towering Inferno - John Williams 1976 : Taxi Driver - Bernard Herrmann 1977 : A Bridge Too Far - John Addison 1978 : Star Wars - John Williams 1979 : Days of Heaven - Ennio Morricone 1980 : Star Wars Episode V ... | 1980 : Star Wars Episode V : The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams 1981 : The French Lieutenant 's Woman - Carl Davis 1982 : E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - John Williams 1983 : Merry Christmas , Mr. Lawrence - Ryuichi Sakamoto 1984 : Once Upon a Time in America - Ennio Morricone 1985 : Witness - Maurice Jarre 1986 The ... |
The disease was first described by Weil in 1886 in Germany . | It was first described by Adolf Weil in 1886 . |
The Circus Surprise is a children 's book written by Ralph Fletcher and illustrated by Vladimir Vagin . | The Circus Surprise is a children 's picture book written by Ralph Fletcher with pictures drawn by Vladimir Vagin . |
A clown on stilts comes to his rescue and puts him on his shoulders and they locating his parents . | A clown on stilts comes to help him . |
Barneveld ( pronunciation ( help · info ) ) is a town and a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the center of the Netherlands . | Barneveld ( pronunciation ( info \* help ) ) is a municipality in the middle of the Netherlands , in the province Gelderland . |
West Side Park was the name used for two different baseball parks that formerly stood in Chicago , Illinois . | West Side Park is the name of a former baseball park in Chicago , Illinois . |
It is also known as the great gray kangaroo and the Forester kangaroo . | It is also called the Great Grey Kangaroo and the Forester Kangaroo . |
The eastern gray kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus ) is a marsupial found in southern and eastern Australia , with a population of several million . | The Eastern Grey Kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus ) is a marsupial that lives in south and east Australia , including Tasmania . |
The highest ever recorded speed of any kangaroo was 64 kilometres per hour ( 40 mph ) set by a large female eastern gray kangaroo . | The fastest recorded speed of any kangaroo was 64 kilometres per hour ( 40 miles per hour ) set by a large female Eastern Grey Kangaroo . |
The eastern gray prefers open grassland with areas of bush for daytime shelter and mainly inhabits the wetter parts of Australia . | It likes open grassland with areas of bush for daytime shelter . |
Although a big eastern gray male typically masses around 66 kg ( weight 145 lb . ) | An Eastern Grey male weighs about 66 kg ( 145 lb . ) |
A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire . | A large part of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire . |
The county contains part of the National Forest , and borders on Greater Manchester to the northwest , West Yorkshire to the north , South Yorkshire to the northeast , Nottinghamshire to the east , Leicestershire to the southeast , Staffordshire to the west and southwest and Cheshire also to the west . | The county contains part of the National Forest , and borders on Greater Manchester , West Yorkshire , South Yorkshire , Nottinghamshire , Leicestershire , Staffordshire and Cheshire . |
is a county in the East Midlands of England . | Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England . |
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table , with symbol U and atomic number 92 . | Uranium is a chemical element ( a metal ) on the periodic table . |
A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons , of which 6 are valence electrons . | It has an atomic number of 92 , which means that a uranium atom has 92 protons in its center , which is called a nucleus . |
Uranium is weakly radioactive because all its isotopes are unstable ( with half-lives of the 6 naturally known isotopes , U-233 - U-238 , varying between 69 years and 4 1\/2 billion years ) . | Uranium is weakly radioactive . |
The Kansas City Scouts were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) from 1974-76 . | The Kansas City Scouts was a National Hockey League ( NHL ) team . |
The Mosque is surrounded with four iwans and arcades . | The Mosque it is surrounded with four iwans and arcades . |
It is registered , along with the Naghsh-i Jahan Square , as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . | It is registered along with the Naghsh-i Jahan Square as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . |
The Shah Mosque of Esfahan is one of the everlasting masterpieces of architecture in Iran . | The Imam Mosque of Esfahan is one of the everlasting masterpieces of architecture in Iran and all over the world . |
The mosque is one of the treasures featured on Around the World in 80 Treasures presented by the architecture historian Dan Cruickshank . | The architects of the mosque are reported to be the following masters : The mosque is one of the treasures featured on Around the World in 80 Treasures presented by the architecture historian Dan Cruickshank . |
Its construction began in 1611 , and its splendor is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-colour mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions . | Its splendor is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-color mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions . |
The most magnificent iwan of the mosque is the one facing the Qibla measuring 33 m ( 108 ft ) high . | The most magnificent iwan of the mosque is the one facing the Qibla . |
Behind this iwan is a space which is roofed with the largest dome in the city at 52 m ( 171 ft ) height . | Behind it is a space which is roofed with the largest dome in the city at 52 meters height . |
Inside , the acoustic properties and reflections at the central point under the dome is an amusing interest for many visitors , as the ingenuity of the architects , when creating the dome , enables the Imam to speak with a subdued voice and still be heard clearly by everyone inside the building . | The acoustic properties and reflections at the central point under the dome is an amusing interest for many visitors . |
It is an excellent example of Islamic architecture of Iran , and regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian Architecture . | Built during the Safavids period , it is an excellent example of the Islamic architecture of Iran . |
The Shah Mosque ( Jameh Abbasi Mosque ) known as Imam mosque ( after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran ) is a mosque in Isfahan , Iran , standing in south side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square . | It is on the south side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square . |
The port of the mosque measures 27 m ( 89 ft ) high , crowned with two minarets 42 m ( 138 ft ) tall . | The port of the mosque measures 27 meters high . |
Together with the Moon Princess 's guardians - the intelligent Sailor Mercury , psychic Sailor Mars , tomboyish Sailor Jupiter , and cheerful Sailor Venus - she fights evil and periodically encounters the mysterious Tuxedo Mask , the Moon Princess 's true love . | They are named Sailor Mercury , Sailor Venus , Sailor Mars , and Sailor Jupiter . |
The popularity of the musicals has been cited as a reason behind the production of the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon TV series . | The following TV series and movies were made : |
The 1904 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad , was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis , Missouri , in the United States from August 29 until September 3 , 1904 , as part of an extended sports program lasting from July 1 to November 23 , 1904 , at what is... | The 1904 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad , were held in St. Louis , Missouri , United States . |
It is active at night and feeds on polychaetes , crustaceans and bivalves . | The fish feeds on polychaetes , crustaceans and bivalves . |
The European plaice , Pleuronectes platessa , is a commercially important flatfish . | European plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa ) is the name for a kind of fish . |
In North German and Danish cuisine plaice is one of the most commonly eaten fishes . | In Danish cuisine they are one of the most commonly eaten fishes . |
The geographical range of the European plaice is off all coasts from the Barents Sea to the Mediterranean , also in the Northeast Atlantic and along Greenland . | Its geographical range is from the Barents Sea to the Mediterranean . |
Pacific Wharf is based on Monterey 's Cannery Row area , especially as depicted in John Steinbeck 's novels , and also resembles San Francisco 's Fisherman 's Wharf . | This sub-land is based on Monterey 's Cannery Row area , especially as depicted in John Steinbeck 's novels , and also resembles San Francisco 's Fisherman 's Wharf . |
The clock on the Fly 'N Buy Souvenir Shop is stopped at the exact time the sound barrier was broken on October 14 , 1947 by Chuck Yeager . | Also , the clock on the Fly 'N Buy Souvenir Shop is stopped at the exact time the sound barrier was broken on Oct 14 , 1947 by Chuck Yeager . |
Mickey 's Fun Wheel is a 160-foot ( 49 m ) - tall Ferris wheel overlooking Paradise Bay , a large body of water that dominates the Paradise Pier area . | Mickey 's Fun Wheel ( formerly the Sun Wheel ) is a 160-foot ( 49 m ) - wide Ferris wheel overlooking Paradise Bay , a large body of water that dominates the Paradise Pier area . |
It includes the Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill , Pacific Wharf Cafe , The Lucky Fortune Cookery Chinese restaurant , Wine Country Trattoria restaurant , Mendocino Wine Bar , Sonoma Terrace , a Karl Strauss beer truck , and a margarita stand . | This area includes the Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill , Pacific Wharf Cafe , and The Lucky Fortune Cookery Chinese restaurant , along with a Karl Strauss beer truck and a margarita stand . |
Its main attraction is Grizzly River Run , a Gold Rush-esque river rapids ride around the summit of Grizzly Peak . | Attractions include Grizzly River Run , a fast-paced river rapids ride around Grizzly Peak , the park 's icon . |
A special entrance exclusive to guests of Disney 's Grand Californian Hotel is located in this area . | A special entrance to Disney 's Grand Californian Hotel is also in this area . |
Paradise Pier is themed as an idealized version of popular coastal boardwalks , such as the Santa Monica Pier and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk . | Paradise Pier is themed after a Victorian-era California boardwalk , based on popular coastal boardwalks such as the Santa Monica Pier and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk . |
The district 's attractions , such as California Screamin ' ( a launched steel roller coaster built to appear as a classic wooden coaster ) resemble the timeless amusement park rides found at many boardwalks . | The land 's attractions , such as California Screamin ' , resemble the classic amusement park rides found at many boardwalks . |
The featured attraction is Soarin ' Over California , a ride that simulates a hang glider tour of California . | The main ride here is Soarin ' Over California , a ride that simulates a hang glider tour of California . |
Nearby is the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail ; a playground area that includes a show featuring characters from Disney · Pixar 's Up . | Nearby is the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail ; a playground area which includes a show with characters from Disney 's Brother Bear called The Magic of Brother Bear . |
is an interactive 3D attraction inspired by classic midway games . | is an interactive 3D ride inspired by classic midway games . |
Disney California Adventure , a theme park located in Anaheim , California , is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division . | The park is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company . |
The district also features the Ghirardelli chocolate factory built to resemble the iconic San Francisco chocolate factory , and the Boudin Bakery Tour , touring the sourdough bread-making process with Rosie O'Donnell and Colin Mochrie as video tour guides . | Another attraction is the Boudin Bakery Tour , which is a tour of the sourdough bread making process with Rosie O'Donnell and Colin Mochrie as video tour guides . |
The area is home to the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar , which opened in October 2008 . | It closed on March 30 , 2008 and was converted into the Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar , which opened in October 2008 . |
Condor Flats is themed around an airfield in tribute to California 's pilots and engineers from the 1940s to the mid-1960s and the era 's aeronautical achievements . | It is split into five sub-lands : This sub-land is themed after an airfield in tribute to California 's pilots and engineers from the 1940s to the mid-60s . |
Grizzly Peak is themed around California 's wilderness and national parks with particular references to Yosemite and Redwood national parks . | This sub-land is themed after California 's wilderness , such as Yosemite and Redwood national parks . |
The park opened in 2001 , and it is the second of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort complex , after Disneyland Park . | Disney California Adventure , also called just California Adventure , is a theme park in Anaheim , California , across from Disneyland Park and part of the larger Disneyland Resort . |
Its retaining walls are made up of old railroad ties , and World War II runways . | It has walls made of old railroad ties , and World War II runway mats out and around . |
Katie Liu Leung ( born 8 August 1987 ) is a Scottish film , television and stage actress . | Katie Liu Leung ( born 8 August 1987 ) is a Scottish actress . |
She has also been featured in Teen Vogue and in Evening Standard . | She has also been in Teen Vogue and in Evening Standard . |
She is perhaps best known for playing Cho Chang , first love interest for lead character Harry Potter , in the Harry Potter film series . | She is most famous for her roles as Cho Chang in the Harry Potter series . |
Leung was born in Motherwell , Lanarkshire to Peter , a businessman , and Kar Wai Li Leung , who works in a law firm . | Her parents , Peter and Kar Wai Li Leung , are Chinese immigrants . |
The main differences among these three types are summarized below : Structure and composition . | The main differences among these three types are summarized below : |
Known as stateful packet inspection , it records all connections passing through it and determines whether a packet is the start of a new connection , a part of an existing connection , or not part of any connection . | A packet can be the start of a new connection , or it can be part of an existing connection . |
If a packet matches the packet filter 's set of rules , the packet filter will drop ( silently discard ) the packet or reject it ( discard it , and send `` error responses '' to the source ) . | Based on rules , certain packets are then dropped or rejected . |
The Overland Relief Expedition , also called the Alaska Relief Expedition or Point Barrow-Overland Relief Expedition , was an expedition in the winter of 1897-1898 by officers of the United States Revenue Cutter Service to save the lives of 265 whalers trapped in the Arctic Ocean by ice around their ships near Point Ba... | The Overland Expedition , also called the Overland Relief Expedition or Point Barrow-Overland Relief Expedition , was a long trip in 1897-8 , by three officers of the United States Coast Guard ( then named the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service ) , with the help of two civilians , using sled dogs and reindeer to rescue more t... |
He also recommended $ 2,500 to be disbursed by the United States Secretary of the Treasury to W.T. Lopp , Artisarlook , and the native herders who helped . | ... That the sum of $ 2,500 be appropriated to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Treasury in bestowing rewards upon W.T. Lopp , Artisarlook , and native herders , who rendered material aid to the relief expedition . |
He viewed the crescent shape of a partially eclipsed sun projected on the ground through the holes in a sieve and through the gaps between the leaves of a plane tree . | He viewed the crescent shape of a partially eclipsed sun projected on the ground through the holes in a sieve , and the gaps between leaves of a plane tree . |
The first surviving mention of the principles behind the pinhole camera or camera obscura belongs to Mozi ( 470 to 390 BCE ) , a Chinese philosopher and the founder of Mohism . | The first mention and discovery of the principles behind the pinhole camera , a precursor to the camera obscura , belong to Mozi ( 470 BC to 390 BC ) , a Chinese philosopher and founder of Mohism . |
Using mirrors , as in the 18th-century overhead version ( illustrated in the History section below ) , it is possible to project a right-side-up image . | By using mirrors , as in the 18th century overhead version , it is also possible to project a `` right-side-up '' image . |
The Greek philosopher Aristotle ( 384 to 322 BCE ) understood the optical principle of the pinhole camera . | Later , Aristotle ( 384 to 322 BC ) understood the optical principle of the pinhole camera . |
As the pinhole is made smaller , the image gets sharper , but the projected image becomes dimmer . | As the pinhole is made smaller , the image gets sharper , but the light-sensitivity decreases . |
Alhazen ( Ibn al-Haytham ) also gave the first clear description and early analysis and invented the camera obscura and pinhole camera . | Although both the pinhole camera and camera obscura is credited to Ibn al-Haytham , the camera obscura was first described by Aristotle , who was the first to describe how an image is formed on the eye , using the camera obscura as an analogy . |
The Wash is the square-mouthed bay and estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England , where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire . | The Wash is the square-mouthed estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England , `` where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire '' . |
It is a large bay with three roughly straight sides meeting at right angles , each about 15 miles ( 25 km ) in length . | It is formed by a large bay with three roughly straight sides meeting at right angles , each about 25 kilometres ( 15 miles ) in length . |
The Wash is the large indentation in the coastline of Eastern England that separates the curved coast of East Anglia from Lincolnshire . | It separates the curved coast of East Anglia from Lincolnshire . |
The eastern coast of the Wash is entirely within Norfolk , and extends from a point a little north of Hunstanton in the north to the mouth of the River Great Ouse at King 's Lynn in the south . | All the eastern coast of the Wash is in Norfolk , and goes from Hunstanton in the north to the mouth of the River Great Ouse at King 's Lynn in the south . |
According to contemporary reports , John traveled from Spalding in Lincolnshire to Bishop 's Lynn , in Norfolk , was taken ill and decided to return . | This is because , according to reports from the time , King John traveled from Spalding in Lincolnshire to Bishop 's Lynn , in Norfolk in the year 1216 . |
The southern coast runs roughly northwest-southeast , connects these two river mouths and is punctuated by the mouth of a third river , the River Nene . | In the middle is the mouth of a third river , the River Nene . |
While he took the longer route by way of Wisbech , he sent his baggage train , including his crown jewels , along the causeway and ford across the mouth of the Wellstream . | While he took the longer route through Wisbech , he sent his luggage , including his crown jewels , along the seashore and across the mouth of the Wellstream where the water was not deep . |
The opposing coast , which is roughly parallel to the east coast , runs from Gibraltar Point to the mouth of the River Welland , all within Lincolnshire . | The coast on the opposite side goes from Gibraltar Point to the mouth of the River Welland and is all in Lincolnshire . |
The biodiversity characteristic of each extinction , especially the diversity of fauna and subdominant plant forms , is a function of abiotic factors and the biomass productivity of the dominant vegetation . | The biodiversity characteristic of each biome , especially the diversity of fauna and subdominant plant forms , is a function of abiotic factors and the biomass productivity of the dominant vegetation . |
For example , a temperate grassland or shrubland biome is known commonly as steppe in central Asia , prairie in North America , and pampas in South America . | For example , a temperate grassland or shrubland biome is known commonly as steppe in central Asia , savanna or veld in southern Africa , prairie in North America , pampa in South America and outback or scrub in Australia . |
A fundamental classification of biomes are : Biomes are often known in English by local names . | A fundamental classification of biomes is into : Biomes are often given local names . |
Among the important climatic factors are : The most widely used systems of classifying biomes correspond to latitude ( or temperature zoning ) and humidity . | The most widely used systems of classifying biomes correspond to latitude ( or temperature zoning ) and humidity . |
Biodiversity generally increases away from the poles towards the equator and increases with humidity . | Among the important climatic factors are : Biodiversity generally increases away from the poles towards the equator , and increases with humidity . |
In terrestrial biomes , species diversity tends to correlate positively with net primary productivity , moisture availability , and temperature . | Terrestrial biomes with higher net primary productivity , moisture availability , and temperature . |
Following centuries of selective breeding , there are now over a thousand different types of potatoes . | There are now many different types of potato . |
It has purple skin and flesh , which becomes blue once cooked . | It usually has a brown or pink skin and is white or yellow inside . |
This led to a contract with the British songwriters and producers Stock , Aitken & Waterman . | She was signed to a contract by British songwriters and producers Stock , Aitken & Waterman , she got hit records throughout the world . |
Minogue 's sister , Dannii Minogue , is also a pop singer as well as a judge on Australia 's Got Talent , while her brother , Brendan Minogue , works as a news cameraman in Australia . | Her sister Dannii Minogue is also a singer and actress , and her brother Brendan works as a cameraman . |
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