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Although its official name is Square Diogo de Vasconcelos , this name is not very widespread popularity . | Although its official name is Square Diogo de Vasconcelos , this name is not very widely used . |
Since 2006 , the site that once housed mostly boutiques , restaurants and snack bars , shops was invaded by mobile companies . | The square used to be surrounded by mostly boutiques , restaurants and snack bars , shops . |
It is located at the confluence of the avenues Cristóvão Colombo and Getúlio Vargas . | It is located where the roads Cristóvão Colombo and Getúlio Vargas meet . |
The marquee 's original bakery could still be seen on the site , behind the plateboutiqueToulon until the installation of a coffee shop Arturo 's , when it was removed . | The original bakery could still be seen on the site until a coffee shop Arturo 's replaced it . |
Its name honors the politician and historian Diogo de Vasconcelos , which stood out as a pioneer in defense of the historical and artistic heritage , mining and national level and is considered the first historian of art in Brazil . | Its name honors the politician and historian Diogo de Vasconcelos . |
After the protest , the cafe has been reopened in a smaller area , corresponding to a small fraction of the old facility , with access only by Rua Antonio de Albuquerque . | After the protest , the cafe has been reopened in a smaller area . |
The square a lively meeting place for belorizontinos , since it is located in the center of the neighborhood of Savassi , an important commercial city . | It is located in the center of Savassi , an important commercial neighborhood . |
The college was established in 1964 , located on the bank of the River Cam , opposite Queens ' College . | It is on the bank of River Cam opposite to Queens ' College . |
Darwin College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge . | Darwin College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge , England . |
The college is named after one of the university 's most famous families , that of Charles Darwin . | The name comes from the famous scientist Charles Darwin and his family . |
As of 2014 ( update ) , of the fifty stars listed , only four are still alive : two men ( Sidney Poitier and Kirk Douglas ) and two women ( Lauren Bacall and Sophia Loren ) . | As of 2013 , of the fifty stars listed , only five are still alive : two men ( Sidney Poitier and Kirk Douglas ) , and three women ( Shirley Temple , Lauren Bacall , and Sophia Loren ) . |
At the time the list was unveiled , Shirley Temple , Katharine Hepburn , Elizabeth Taylor , Marlon Brando and Gregory Peck were also still alive . | At the time the list was unveiled Katharine Hepburn , Elizabeth Taylor , Marlon Brando , and Gregory Peck were also still living . |
Part of the AFI 100 Years ... series , AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Stars is a list of the top 50 greatest screen legends in American film history , which included 25 male and 25 female stars . | AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Stars is a list of the top actors in Hollywood history . |
Ender 's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead were both awarded the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award , making Card the only author ( as of 2013 ( update ) ) to win both of science fiction 's top prizes in consecutive years . | His novel Ender 's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award , making Card the only writer ( as of 2007 ) to win both of science fiction 's top prizes two years in a row . |
Orson Scott Card ( born August 24 , 1951 ) is an American novelist , critic , public speaker , essayist and columnist . | Orson Scott Card ( born August 24 , 1951 ) is a popular American writer , a critic , political writer , and speaker . |
John Adams , a Federalist , defeated Jefferson in the 1796 election . | John Adams defeated Thomas Jefferson in the election of 1796 to become the second President of the United States . |
Thomas Jefferson defeated Adams for the presidency in the 1800 election . | In the election of 1800 , Jefferson defeated Adams . |
The Middle Colonies , consisting of the present-day states of New York , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and Delaware , were characterized by a large degree of diversity . | There were four Middle Colonies : New York , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and Delaware . |
The U.S. became involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam to stop the spread . | It fought in Korea and Vietnam . |
The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991 , leaving the United States the world 's only superpower . | The Cold War ended in 1991 when the Soviet Union fell apart . |
The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers after World War II . | After World War II , the United States and the Soviet Union entered a time known as the Cold War . |
The first successful English colony was established in 1607 , on the James River at Jamestown Virginia , which began the American Frontier . | In 1607 , English people went to Jamestown , Virginia . |
The Fall of Saigon ended the Vietnam War and resulted in North and South Vietnam being reunited . | The Korean War resulted in a split Korea , but the Vietnam War resulted in a Communist Vietnam after the United States left due to American people wanting to end the war . |
In leap years , March ends on the same day of the week as April and December of the previous year . | Every year , March ends on the same day of the week as June , and ends on the same day as December of the previous year if it is a leap year . |
In common years , March starts on the same day as June of the previous year . | In a common year , March starts on the same day of the week as June of the previous year , and in leap years starts on the same day of the week as September and December of the previous year . |
It is one of seven months that are 31 days long . | March has 31 days , and is one of seven months in the year to have that number of days . |
March starts on the same day of the week as November every year , and February in common years only . | In common years it starts on the same day of the week as February , and it always starts on the same day of the week as November of the same year . |
In years immediately before leap years , March ends on the same day of the week as May of the following year . | In leap years , the day before March 1 is February 29 . |
The National Olympic Committee for Cameroon was created in 1963 . | The National Olympic Committee for Cameroon was formed in 1963 . |
Cameroon first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964 , and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then . | Cameroon was first at the Olympic Games in 1964 . |
Cameroon has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on one occasion , in 2002 , with a single representative , Isaac Menyoli . | Cameroon has also been at the Winter Olympic Games one time in 2002 . |
Cratons can be described as shields , in which the basement rock crops out at the surface , and platforms , in which the basement is overlaid by sediments and sedimentary rock . | Cratons can be described as shields , in which the basement rock crops out at the surface , and platforms , in which the basement is overlain by sediments and sedimentary rock . |
They have a thick crust and deep lithospheric roots that extend as much as several hundred kilometres into the Earth 's mantle . | They have a thick crust and deep roots that extend as much as several hundred kilometers into the Earth 's mantle . |
They are characteristically composed of ancient crystalline basement rock , which may be covered by younger sedimentary rock . | They are composed of ancient crystalline basement rock , which may be covered by younger sedimentary rock . |
Having often survived cycles of merging and rifting of continents , cratons are generally found in the interiors of tectonic plates . | After surviving cycles of merging and rifting of continents , cratons are usually found in the interiors of tectonic plates . |
A craton \ / ˈkreɪtən \ / ( Greek : κράτος kratos `` strength '' ) is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere . | It is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere . |
McCarty was the youngest and longest surviving member of the research team responsible for this feat ( known as the Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment ) , which also included Oswald T. Avery and Colin MacLeod ; he died on January 2 , 2005 , from congestive heart failure . | McCarty was the youngest and longest surviving member of the research team responsible for the Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment . |
Uncovering the molecular secret of the gene in question - that for the capsular polysaccharide of pneumococcal bacteria - led the way to studying heredity not only through genetics but also through chemistry , and initiated the dawn of the age of molecular biology . | Studies of bacteria led the way to studying heredity through genetics and biochemistry . |
Maclyn McCarty , who devoted his life as a physician-scientist to studying infectious disease organisms , was best known for his part in the monumental discovery that DNA , rather than protein , constituted the chemical nature of a gene . | McCarty devoted his life to studying infectious disease organisms . |
The box acts as a resonating body for a metal mechanism placed inside with a number of loosely fastened pins or rivets that vibrate and rattle against the box . | The box acts as a resonating body for a metal mechanism placed inside with a number of loosely fastened pins or rivets that vibrate and rattle against the box , much like the teeth of the jawbone . |
The instrument is a modern version of the jawbone . | It is a modern version of the jawbone . |
A vibraslap is a percussion instrument consisting of a piece of stiff wire ( bent into a U-shape ) connecting a wood ball to a hollow box of wood with metal `` teeth '' inside . | The vibraslap is a percussion instrument . |
The percussionist holds the metal wire in one hand and strikes the ball ( usually against the palm of their other hand ) . | The steel rod is bent in a an `` L '' shape that allows the performer to hold the rod in one hand and strike the ball with the palm of their other hand . |
Its capital city is Oaxaca de Juárez . | The capital is Oaxaca de Juárez . |
Occidental College is a private , co-educational liberal arts college located in the historic Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles , California . | Occidental College is a small college in Los Angeles , California . |
Fourteen services and more than a hundred anthems by Blow are known . | We know fourteen services and more than a hundred anthems by Blow . |
In 1687 he became choirmaster at St Paul 's Cathedral , where many of his pieces were performed . | In 1687 he became choirmaster at St Paul 's Cathedral . |
In 1673 he was made a gentleman of the Chapel Royal . | In 1674 he was made a gentleman of the Chapel Royal . |
His pupils included William Croft , Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell . | They include William Croft , Jeremiah Clark and Daniel Purcell . |
In 1685 he was named a private musician to James II . | By 1685 he was one of the private musicians of James II . |
John Blow ( baptised 23 February 1649 - 1 October 1708 ) was an English Baroque composer and organist , appointed to Westminster Abbey in 1669 . | John Blow ( born Newark-on-Trent , Nottinghamshire , baptised 23 February 1649 ; died Westminster , London , 1 October 1708 ) was an English composer and organist . |
In 1699 he was appointed to the newly created post of Composer to the Chapel Royal . | In 1699 he became Composer to the Chapel Royal . |
Blow died on 1 October 1708 at his house in Broad Sanctuary . | Blow died on 1 October 1708 and was buried in the north aisle of Westminster Abbey , close to Henry Purcell . |
In September 1673 , Blow married Elizabeth Braddock . | In September 1673 he married Elizabeth Braddock , but ten years later she died when giving birth to a child . |
In 1669 , at the age of 20 , Blow became organist of Westminster Abbey . | In 1668 he became organist of Westminster Abbey . |
When performed in one of its several Italian versions , the opera is generally called Don Carlo . | When the opera is sung in Italian it is called Don Carlo . |
It was commissioned and produced by the Théâtre Impérial de l'Opéra ( Paris Opera ) . | The opera was first performed at the Théâtre Impérial de l'Opéra in Paris on 11 March 1867 . |
Given its premiere at the Salle Le Peletier on 11 March 1867 , the opera 's story is based on conflicts in the life of Carlos , Prince of Asturias ( 1545-1568 ) , after his betrothed Elisabeth of Valois was married instead to his father Philip II of Spain as part of the peace treaty ending the Italian War of 1551-1559 ... | It was part of the peace treaty ending the Italian War of 1551-1559 between the Houses of Habsburg and Valois . |
The Royal Union Flag is also an official flag in Canada . | The Royal Union Flag is the British Union Jack , and is a symbol that Canada is a member of the Commonwealth , and that Canada and Britain share a history and a monarch . |
The Maple Leaf flag always precedes the Royal Union Flag , with the former occupying the place of honor . | On some days the Canadian government flies the Royal Union Flag next to the Maple Leaf Flag . |
Anne Ramsey was singled out for praise for her portrayal of the overbearing Mrs. Lift ; she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . | Anne Ramsey was singled out for praise for her portrayal of Mrs. Lift ; she got an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . |
The film received mixed reviews , but was a commercial success . | The movie received mixed to positive reviews , but it was a major commercial success . |
The film was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train , which also plays a role in the film . | It was inspired by Strangers on a Train , which also plays a role in the movie . |
The title comes from Patti Page 's 1956 hit song , `` Mama from the Train ( A Kiss , A Kiss ) '' . | The movie 's title comes from `` Mama From the Train ( A Kiss , A Kiss ) , '' written by Irving Gordon and sung by Patti Page . |
He kept playing with local blues musicians in the Chicago area for several more years . | He kept playing with blues musicians in the Chicago area for several more years . |
Shines died on April 20 , 1992 , in Tuscaloosa , Alabama . | Shines died on 20 April 1992 , in Tuscaloosa , Alabama . |
He made his first recording in 1946 for Columbia Records , but the takes were never released . | He made his first recording in 1946 for Columbia Records , but the music was never released . |
Shines moved to Hughes , Arkansas in 1932 and worked on farms for three years putting his musical career on hold . | Shines moved to Hughes , Arkansas in 1932 and worked on farms for three years . |
In 1952 , Shines recorded what is considered his best work for the J.O.B. Records label . | In 1952 , Shines recorded for J.O.B. Records record label . |
Shines toured with the Chicago All Stars alongside Lee Jackson , Big Walter Horton and Willie Dixon . | Shines played with the Chicago All Stars and Lee Jackson , Big Walter Horton and Willie Dixon . |
In the late 1960s and 1970s , Shines toured with Robert Johnson 's stepson , Robert Lockwood , Jr. as the last remaining original delta blues musicians . | In the late 1960s and 1970s , Shines played with Robert Johnson 's stepson , Robert Lockwood , Jr. . |
John Ned `` Johnny '' Shines ( April 26 , 1915 - April 20 , 1992 ) was an American blues singer and guitarist . | Johnny Shines ( April 26 1915 - April 20 1992 ) was an American blues singer and guitarist . |
It was a chance meeting with Robert Johnson , his greatest influence , that gave him the inspiration to return to music . | When he met Robert Johnson , his greatest influence , that gave him inspiration to return to music . |
He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame later the same year . | He was put into the Blues Hall of Fame later the same year . |
He spent most of his childhood in Memphis , Tennessee playing slide guitar at an early age in local `` jukes '' and on the street . | He spent most of his childhood in Memphis playing slide guitar for money on the streets . |
There Shines found work in the construction industry but continued to play in local bars . | In Chicago , Shines found work in the construction trade and continued to play in bars . |
In 1989 , Shines met Kent DuChaine , and the two of them toured for the next several years until Shines ' death . | In 1989 , Shines met a young , blues player called Kent Duchaine , and the two of them played together for the next several years until Shines died . |
The two went their separate ways in 1937 , one year before Johnson 's death . | The two split up in 1937 , one year before Johnson died . |
In 1980 , Shines ' music was brought to a standstill when he suffered a stroke . | In 1980 , Shines stopped played after he suffered a stroke . |
He was taught to play the guitar by his mother . | He listened to and was inspired by Blind Lemon Jefferson and Howlin ' Wolf , but he was taught to play the guitar by his mother . |
Shines played throughout the southern United States until 1941 when he settled in Chicago . | Shines played more in the U.S. South until 1941 when he decided to go back to Canada and then to Africa . |
In 1935 , Shines began traveling with Johnson , touring in the United States and Canada . | In 1935 , Shines began playing with Johnson around the south and heading as far north as Ontario where they appeared on a local radio program . |
The recordings were a commercial failure and Shines , frustrated with the music industry , sold his equipment and returned to construction . | The recordings were a failure and Shines sold his guitar and went back to construction . |
In its northern flank , just below the summit , a gigantic figure of a horse is cut , the turf being removed to show the white chalky soil beneath . | In its northern flank , just below the summit , a gigantic figure of a horse is cut , the turf is removed to show the white chalky soil beneath . |
It is 114 m ( 374 ft ) long and highly stylised , the neck , body and tail varying little in width . | It is 114 m ( 374 ft ) long , the neck , body and tail varying little in width . |
The main town is Abingdon , other places include Faringdon and Wantage . | The main town is Abingdon , other places are Faringdon and Wantage . |
Towards the West , above Uffington , the hills reach a culminating point of 261 m ( 856 ft ) in White Horse Hill . | The highest hill of the district is White Horse Hill that is 261 m ( 856 ft ) high . |
It is a geographically distinct region , lying between the Berkshire Downs and the River Thames , named after the Bronze Age Uffington White Horse . | It was named after the prehistoric Uffington White Horse . |
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 , under the Local Government Act 1972 , from the Municipal Borough of Abingdon , Wantage Urban District , Abingdon Rural District , Faringdon Rural District and part of the Wantage Rural District of Berkshire . | The district was formed on 1 April 1974 , under the Local Government Act 1972 . |
The Vale is almost flat and well-wooded ; its green meadows and foliage contrasting richly with the bald summits of the Berkshire Downs , which flank it on the south . | The Vale is almost flat and well-wooded . |
In Sri Lanka , districts ( Sinhala : ද ස ත ර ක ක , Tamil : மாவட்டம் ) are the second-level administrative divisions , and are included in a province . | In Sri Lanka , districts ( Sinhala : ද ස ත ර ක ක , Tamil : மாவட்டம் ) are the second-level administrative divisions . |
All population data are from the most recent census of Sri Lanka , in 2012 . | All population numbers are from the most recent census of Sri Lanka , in 2012 . |
Each district is administered under a District Secretary , who is appointed by the central government . | Each district is administered under a District Secretary . |
There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces . | They are organized into 9 provinces . |
Belfour was born in Carman , Manitoba and grew up playing hockey . | Belfour was born in Carman , Manitoba and grew up playing ice hockey . |
The following year , Belfour signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks ( after not being picked in the draft ) alternating time between them and the Saginaw Hawks of the International Hockey League . | The following year , Belfour signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks ( after not being picked in the draft ) splitting his time between them and the Saginaw Hawks of the International Hockey League . |
Edward John Belfour ( born April 21 , 1965 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender . | Edward John Belfour ( born April 21 , 1965 ) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for Leksands IF in HockeyAllsvenskan , the second highest-level Swedish ice hockey league . |
It was also the first feature length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution . | It was also the first feature length Disney movie to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution . |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American adventure film starring Kirk Douglas as Ned Land , James Mason as Captain Nemo , Paul Lukas as Professor Pierre Aronnax , and Peter Lorre as Conseil . | It stars Kirk Douglas as Ned Land , James Mason as Captain Nemo , Paul Lukas as Professor Pierre Aronnax , and Peter Lorre as Conseil . |
It was the first science fiction film produced by Walt Disney Productions , as well as the only science fiction film personally produced by Walt Disney . | It was the first science fiction movie produced by Walt Disney Productions . |
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