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After George Washington 's defeat at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11 , 1777 , the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia was defenseless , and that city prepared for British attack . | After George Washington lost the Battle of Brandywine on September 11 , 1777 , the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia did not have defense , and got ready for the British to attack . |
Today , Allentown 's economy , like most of Pennsylvania 's , is based in the service industries with some manufacturing . | Today , Allentown 's economy is mostly service industries . |
Three years later , in 1770 , James built a summer residence , Trout Hall , in the new town , near the site of his father 's former hunting lodge . | Allen gave the area to his son , James , who built a summer home , Trout Hall , there in 1770 . |
Allen hoped that Northampton Town would displace Easton as the seat of Northampton County and also become a commercial center due to its location along the Lehigh River and its proximity to Philadelphia . | Allen hoped that Northampton-Towne would become a commercial center because of it being on the Lehigh River and how it was near Philadelphia . |
Railroads , such as the Lehigh Valley Railroad , were vital to the movement of raw materials and finished goods , and employed a significant workforce during this time . | Railroads , like the Lehigh Valley Railroad , were very important to move raw materials and made goods , and made many new jobs . |
Allentown holds historical significance as the location where the Liberty Bell ( then known as the Pennsylvania State House bell ) was successfully hidden from the British during the American Revolutionary War . | The Liberty Bell was kept away from the British during the American Revolutionary War in Allentown . |
The flowers are produced in dense or open whorls on an erect spike , each flower 1-2 cm long . | The flowers are produced in dense or open whorls on an erect spike , each flower 1-2 cm long , with a typical peaflower shape with an upper ` standard ' , two lateral ` wings ' and two lower petals fused as a ` keel ' . |
The leaf blades are usually palmately divided into five to 28 leaflets , or reduced to a single leaflet in a few species of the southeastern United States . | They have a characteristic and easily recognized leaf shape , with soft green to grey-green or silvery leaves with the blades usually palmately divided into 5-17 leaflets or reduced to a single leaflet in a few species of the southeastern United States ; in many species , the leaves are hairy with silvery hairs , often... |
The historically combined study of reptiles and amphibians is called herpetology . | The study of living reptiles is called herpetology . |
However , as some reptiles are more closely related to birds than they are to other reptiles - crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards - cladistic writers who prefer a more unified ( monophyletic ) grouping usually also include the birds , which include over 10,000 species . | Some reptiles are more closely related to birds than they are to other reptiles . |
Birds are more closely related to crocodilians than the latter are to the rest of extant reptiles . | Crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards . |
After 1993 Gagra is under Russian occupation and under control of Separatist armed formations . | After 1993 , Gagra was under Russian occupation and under the control of separatist armed formations . |
It is located in the western part of Region of Abkhazia , and river Psou serves as a border with Krasnodar Kray of Russia . | The river Psou serves as a border with Krasnodar Kray of Russia . |
Gagra is the center of the district of the same name . | Gagra is the center of the Gagra District . |
It became a popular holiday resort for Soviet citizens and during World War II gained a new role as a site for the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers . | During World War II , it gained a new role as a site for the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers . |
The name `` Gagra '' appeared for the first time on a map in 1308 , on a map of the caucasus made by the Italian Pietro Visconti , which is now in the Library of Saint Mark in Venice . | The name `` Gagra '' appeared for the first time on a map in 1308 . |
All-out war erupted between 1992-1993 which ended in a defeat of the Georgian government 's forces . | It ended in a defeat of the Georgian government 's forces . |
Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Georgians were expelled from their homes in Abkhazia in an outbreak of mass ethnic cleansing in which thousands of Georgian civilians were massacred . | This was part of a mass ethnic cleansing , in which thousands of Georgian civilians were massacred . |
Gagra ( Georgian : გაგრა ; Abkhaz and Russian : Гагра ) is a town in Abkhazia , sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea , at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains . | Gagra ( Abkhaz and Russian : Гагра ; Georgian : გაგრა ) is a town in Abkhazia . |
The Bolshevik leader , Vladimir Lenin , issued a decree in 1919 establishing a `` worker 's resort '' in Gagra , nationalising the resort that had been built by Oldenburg . | In 1919 , Vladimir Lenin established a `` worker 's resort '' in Gagra . |
The resort grew and was developed intensively as part of the `` Soviet Riviera '' . | The resort grew and was developed quickly as part of the `` Soviet Riviera '' . |
In the 16th century , Gagra and the rest of western Georgia was conquered by the Ottoman Empire . | In the 16th century , Gagra was a part of Georgia . |
In 2005 graduates with a Master 's in Business Administration ( MBA ) who accepted job offers were expected to earn a base salary of $ 88,626 . | In 2005 graduates with a Master 's in Business Administration ( MBA ) who accepted job offers are expected to earn a base salary of $ 88,626 . |
Considering how education significantly enhances the earnings potential of individuals , it should come as no surprise that individuals with graduate degrees have an average per capita income exceeding the median household income of married couple families among the general population ( $ 63,813 annually ) . | Considering how education significantly enhances the earnings potential of individuals , it should come as no surprise that individuals with graduate degrees have an average per capita income exceeding the median household income of married couple families among the general population ( $ 63,813 ) . |
Overall , households headed by persons above the age of seventy-five had a median household income of $ 20,467 with the median household income per member of household being $ 18,645 . | Overall households headed by persons above the age of seventy-five had a median household income of $ 20,467 with the median household income per member of household being $ 18,645 . |
Households in the top quintile ( i.e. , top 20 % ) , 77 % of which had two or more income earners , had incomes exceeding $ 91,705 . | Households in the top quintile , 77 % of which had two income earners , had incomes exceeding $ 91,705 . |
Whites were relatively even distributed throughout the quintiles only being underrepresented in the lowest quintile and slightly overrepresented in the top quintile and the top five percent . | European Americans were relatively even distributed throughout the quintiles only being underrepresented in the lowest quintile and slightly overrepresented in the top quintile and the top five percent . |
The biggest income difference was between those with some college education and those who had a Bachelor 's degree , with the latter making $ 23,874 more annually . | The biggest income difference was between those with some college education and those who had a Bachelor 's degree , with the latter making $ 23,874 more . |
While personal income has remained relatively stagnant over the past few decades , household income has risen due to the rising percentage of households with two or more income earners . | While personal income has remained relatively stagnant since over the past few decades , household income has risen due to the rising percentage of households with two or more income earners . |
Those with doctorates had the second highest median household with a median of $ 96,830 ; $ 18,289 more than that for those at the Master 's degree level , but $ 3,170 lower than the median for households with a professional degree holding householder . | Those with doctorates had the second highest median household with a median of $ 96,830 ; $ 18,289 more higher than that for those at the Master 's degree level , but $ 3,170 lower than the median for households with a professionals degree holding householder . |
The lifetime earnings gap between males and females was the smallest for those individuals holding an Associate degrees with male life-time earnings being 27.77 % higher than those of females . | The life-time earnings gap between males and females was the smallest for those individuals holding an Associate degrees with male life-time earnings being 27.77 % higher than those of females . |
Overall , 86.01 % of all households in the top two quintiles with upper-middle range incomes of over $ 55,331 were headed by a head of household who identified him or herself as White alone , while only 7.21 % were being headed by someone who identified as being Hispanic and 7.37 % by someone who identified as being Af... | Overall 86.01 % of all households in the top two quintiles with upper-middle range incomes of over $ 55,331 were headed by a head of household who identified him or herself as White alone , while only 7.21 % were being headed by someone who identified as being Hispanic and 7.37 % by someone who idenitified as being Afr... |
While White Americans made up roughly 75.1 % of all persons in 2000 , 87.93 % of all households in the top 5 % were headed by a person who identified as being White alone . | While Caucasians who were not of Hispanic descent made up roughly 75.1 % of all persons in 2000 , 87.93 % of all households in the top 5 % were headed by a person who identified as being White alone . |
Overall , the median household income increased with the age of householder until retirement age when household income started to decline . | Overall the median household income increased with the age of householder until retirement age when household income started to decline . |
Overall , households headed by Hispanics and African Americans were underrepresented in the top two quintiles and overrepresented in the bottom two quintiles . | Overall households headed by Hispanics and African Americans or Blacks were underrepresented in the top two quintiles and overrepresented in the bottom two quintiles . |
While educational attainment did not help reduce the income inequality between men and women , it did increase the earnings potential of individuals of both sexes , enabling many households with one or more graduate degree householders to enter the top household income quintile . | While educational attainment did not help reduce the income inequality between men and women , it did increase the earnings potential of individuals of both sexes , greatly enabling many households with ( a ) graduate degree householder ( s ) to enter the top household income quintile . |
Not surprisingly the lowest income group was composed of those households headed by individuals younger than 24 , followed by those headed by persons over the age of 75 . | Not surprisingly the lowest income group was mainly comprised of those households headed by individuals younger than 24 , followed by those headed by persons over the age of 75 . |
Overall , the United States followed the trend of other developed nations with a relatively large population of relatively affluent households outnumbering the poor . | Overall the United States followed the trend of other developed nations with a relatively large population of relatively rich households outnumbering the poor . |
The 2006 economic survey also found that households in the top two income quintiles , those with an annual household income exceeding $ 60,000 , had a median of two income earners while those in the lower quintiles ( 2nd and middle quintile ) had median of only one income earner per household . | The 2005 economic survey also found that households in the top 40 % , those with an annual household income exceeding $ 55,331 , had a median of two income earners while those in the lower quintiles ( 2nd and middle quintile ) had median of only one income earner per household . |
The aggregate income distribution is highly concentrated towards the top , with the top 6.37 % earning roughly one third of all income , and those with upper-middle incomes controlling a large , though declining , share of the total earned income . | While the aggregate income distribution tends to tilt towards the top with the top 6.37 % earning roughly one third of all income , those with upper-middle incomes also controlled a large , though declining , share of the total earned income . |
While the median annual household income for a household with a householder having an Associates degree was $ 51,970 , the median annual household income for householders with a Bachelor 's degree or higher was $ 73,446 . | While the median household income for a household with a household holding an Associates degree was $ 51,970 , the median household income for those with a Bachelor 's degree or higher was $ 73,446 . |
Each quintile represents 20 % , or one fifth , of all households . | Each quintile represents 20 % , or one fifth , of the population . |
` Household income is a measure commonly used by the United States government and private institutions . | The Household income in the United States is a measure of current private income commonly used by the United States government and private institutions . |
Households headed by single males are disproportionately found in the middle three quintiles ; single females head households concentrated in the bottom three quintiles . | Households headed by single males are disproportionately found in the middle three quintles ; single females head households concentrated in the bottom three quintiles . |
The residents of the household do not have to be related to the head of the household for their earnings to be considered part of the household 's income . | The residents of the household do not have to be related to the householder for their earnings to be considered part of the household 's income . |
Higher educational attainment did not , however , help close the income gap between the genders as the life-time earnings for a male with a professional degree were roughly forty percent ( 39.59 % ) higher than those of a female with a professional degree . | Higher educational attainment did not , however , help close the income gap between the genders as the life-time earnings for a male with a professionals degree were roughly forty percent ( 39.59 % ) higher than those of a female with a professionals degree . |
They were also expected to receive an `` average signing bonus of $ 17,428 . '' | They are also expected to receive '' ... ( a ) n average signing bonus of $ 17,428 . '' |
The highest median income per member of household was among those between the ages of 54 and 64 with $ 30,544 ( The reason this figure is lower than the next group is because Pensions and Social Security add to income while a portion of older individuals also have work-related income . ) ) | The highest median income per member of household was among those between the ages of 54 and 64 with $ 30,544 . |
Among those in between the extremes of the income strata are a large number of households with moderately high middle class incomes and an even larger number of households with moderately low incomes . | Among those in-between the relative extremes of the income strata a large and quite powerful section of households with moderately high middle class incomes and an even larger number of households with moderately low incomes . |
While the median household income had increased 30 % from 1990 to 2006 , it has increased only slightly when considering inflation . | While the median household income has increased 44 % since 1990 it has decreased very slightly when considering inflation . |
SOURCE : US Census Bureau ; Income , Poverty , and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States : 2011 Households are often divided into quintiles according to their gross income . | SOURCE : US Census Bureau , 2005 Households are often divided into quintiles according to their gross income . |
As households tend to share a similar economic context , the use of household income remains among the most widely accepted measures of income . | While the use of household income remains among the most widely accepted as households tend to share a common economic fate , the size of a household which is commonly not considered may off-set gains in household income . |
Overall , '' ... ( a ) verage earnings ranged from $ 18,900 for high school dropouts to $ 25,900 for high school graduates , $ 45,400 for college graduates and $ 99,300 for workers with professional degrees ( M.D. , D.P.T. , D.P.M. , D.O. , J.D. , Pharm . | Overall '' ... ( a ) verage earnings ranged from $ 18,900 for high school dropouts to $ 25,900 for high school graduates , $ 45,400 for college graduates and $ 99,300 for workers with professional degrees ( M.D. , D.O. , J.D. , D.D.S. , or D.V.M. ) . |
It has assigned the quintiles from lowest to highest as bottom fifth , lower middle , middle , upper middle , and top fifth . | It has assigned the quintiles from lowest to highest as lower class , lower middle class , middle class , upper middle class , and upper class . |
Households in the mid quintile , most of which had one income earner per household , had incomes between $ 36,000 and $ 57,607 . | Households in the mid quintile , with a mean of one income earner per household had incomes between $ 36,000 and 57,657 . |
The median income per household member ( including all working and non-working members above the age of 14 ) was $ 26,036 in 2006 . | The median income per household member ( including all working and non-working members above the age of 14 ) in the year 2003 was $ 23,535 . |
In 1990 , the median annual household income was $ 30,056 or $ 44,603 in 2003 dollars . | In 1990 , the median household income was determined to be $ 30,056 ; $ 44,603 in 2003 dollars . |
About 12.3 % fell below the federal poverty threshold and the bottom 20 % earned less than $ 19,178 . | 17.23 % of all households had annual incomes exceeding $ 100,000 , while another 12.7 % fell below the federal poverty threshold while the bottom 20 % earned less than $ 19,178 . |
Since 2003 , median income has continued to rise for the nation as a whole , with the biggest gains going to those with Associate 's Degrees , Bachelor 's Degree or More , and Master 's Degrees . | Income did , however , increase for those with a Bachelor 's degree or more . |
He considered her to be a prodigy with the courage , understanding , and emotional maturity of an adult . | He thought she was a prodigy with the courage , understanding , and emotional maturity of an adult . |
Misora displayed musical talent from an early age after singing for her father at a World War II send-off party in 1943 . | Misora showed musical talent from an early age after singing for her father at a World War II send-off party in 1943 . |
She subsequently recorded `` Kanashiki kuchibue '' , which was featured on a radio program and was a national hit . | After that , she recorded `` Kanashiki kuchibue '' , which was featured on a radio program and was a national hit . |
on her birthdate to show respect . | on her birthdate each year to show respect . |
In the following two years , she became an accomplished singer and was touring notable concert halls to sold-out crowds . | In the next two years , she became an accomplished singer and was touring notable concert halls to sold-out crowds . |
In April 1987 , on the way to a performance in Fukuoka , Misora suddenly collapsed . | In April of 1987 , on the way to a performance in Fukuoka , Misora suddenly collapsed . |
A year later , she appeared on a NHK broadcast , and impressed the Japanese composer Masao Koga with her singing ability . | A year later she appeared on a NHK broadcast , and impressed the Japanese composer Masao Koga with her singing skill . |
Misora was born Kazue Katō ( 加藤 和枝 , Katō Kazue ? ) | Hibari Misora was born Kazue Katō ( 加藤和枝 , Katō Kazue ? ) |
This multistorey building traced the history of Misora 's life and career in multi-media exhibits , and displayed various memorabilia . | It traced the history of Misora 's life and career in multi-media exhibits , and displayed various memorabilia . |
Her performance in Tokyo Kid ( 1950 ) , in which she played a street orphan , made her symbolic of both the hardship and the national optimism of post-World War II Japan . | Her performance in Tokyo Kiddo ( 1950 ) , in which she played a street orphan , made her symbolic of both the hardship and the national optimism of post-World War II Japan . |
Although NHK did not acknowledge any connection , Misora was excluded from Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time in 18 years . | Although NHK did not acknowledge any connection , Misora was excluded from Kouhaku uta gassen for the first time in eighteen years . |
After she died consumer demand for her recordings grew significantly and by 2001 she had sold more than 80 million records . | After her death , consumer demand for her recordings grew significantly , and she had sold more than 80 million records by 2001 . |
She commenced recording a new song in October , and in April 1988 performed at a concert at the Tokyo Dome . | She commenced recording a new song in October , and in April of 1988 performed at a concert at the Tokyo Dome . |
Her triumph was short-lived . | Her triumph was to be short lived . |
The film gained her nationwide recognition . | The film brought her nationwide recognition . |
As an actress , she starred in around 160 movies from 1949 until 1971 , and won numerous awards . | As an actress , she starred in about 160 movies from 1949 to 1971 , and won many awards . |
is often performed by numerous artists and orchestras as a tribute to her , including notable renditions by The Three Tenors ( Spanish\/Italian ) , Teresa Teng ( Taiwanese ) , and Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan ( Mexican ) . | Artists who recorded this song include The Three Tenors , Teresa Teng , Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan , and the Twelve Girls Band . |
It attracted more than 5 million visitors , until its closedown on November 30 , 2006 , as to allow a scheduled reconstruction of the building . | It attracted more than 5 million visitors , until it officially closed on November 30 , 2006 , as to allow a scheduled reconstruction of the building . |
Her recording career began in 1949 at the age of twelve , when she changed her stage name to Hibari Misora , which means `` lark in the beautiful sky , '' and starred in the film Nodojiman-kyô jidai ( のど自慢狂時代 ? ) | Her recording career began in 1949 at the age of twelve , when she changed her stage-name to Hibari Misora ( 美空ひばり , Misora Hibari ? ) |
In 1945 she debuted at a concert hall in Yokohama , at the age of eight . | In 1945 she gave her first performance in a concert hall in Yokohama , at the age of eight . |
, May 29 , 1937 - June 24 , 1989 ) was a Japanese enka singer , actress and cultural icon . | , May 29 , 1937 - June 24 , 1989 ) was a Japanese singer and actress . |
Misora died on June 24 , 1989 from pneumonia at the age of 52 , at a hospital in Tokyo . | On 24 June 1989 , after being confined to a hospital in Tokyo , she died from pneumonia at the age of 52 . |
Misora recorded 1,200 songs , and sold 68 million records . | At the time of her death , she had recorded around 1,200 songs , and sold 68 million records . |
The Cretaceous-Paleogene ( K-Pg ) extinction event , formerly known as the Cretaceous-Tertiary ( K-T ) extinction , was a mass extinction of some three-quarters of plant and animal species on Earth-including all non-avian dinosaurs-that occurred over a geologically short period of time 66 million years ( Mya ) ago . | The Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event , or Cretaceous-Palaeogene extinction event , was about 66 million years ago . |
It marked the end of the Cretaceous period and with it , the entire Mesozoic Era , opening the Cenozoic Era which continues today . | The event marks the end of the Mesozoic era and the beginning of the Cainozoic era . |
Its first members included Joseph Conrad , Elizabeth Craig , George Bernard Shaw , and H.G. Wells . | The first members included Joseph Conrad , Elizabeth Craig , George Bernard Shaw , and H.G. Wells . |
PEN is a non-governmental organization in formal consultative relations with UNESCO and Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations . | PEN is a non-governmental organization that has a formal consultative relations with UNESCO and Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations . |
Literature , national though it be in origin , knows no frontiers , and should remain common currency among nations in spite of political or international upheavals . | Some examples include : Literature , national though it be in origin , knows no frontiers , and should remain common currency among nations in spite of political or international upheavals . |
The first PEN Club was founded in London in 1921 by Catherine Amy Dawson Scott , with John Galsworthy as its first President . | The first PEN Club was founded in London in 1921 by Catherine Amy Dawson Scott . |
Established in 1960 in response to increasing attempts to silence voices of dissent by imprisoning writers , the Writers in Prison Committee monitors the cases of as many as 900 writers annually who have been imprisoned , tortured , threatened , attacked , made to disappear , and killed for the peaceful practice of the... | The Writers in Prison Committee monitors the cases of over 900 writers who have been imprisoned , tortured , threatened , attacked , made to disappear , and killed for the peaceful practice of their profession . |
And since freedom implies voluntary restraint , members pledge themselves to oppose such evils of a free press as mendacious publication , deliberate falsehood , and distortion of facts for political and personal ends ... PEN International Writers in Prison Committee works on behalf of persecuted writers worldwide . | And since freedom implies voluntary restraint , members pledge themselves to oppose such evils of a free press as mendacious publication , deliberate falsehood , and distortion of facts for political and personal ends . |
The current President is John Ralston Saul . | The current President is John Ralston Saul and the current Executive Director is Caroline McCormick . |
The club established the following aims : Past Presidents of PEN International have included Alberto Moravia , Heinrich Böll , Arthur Miller , Mario Vargas Llosa , Homero Aridjis and Jiří Gruša . | The club established these goals : Past Presidents of International PEN have included Malcolm Afford , Alberto Moravia , Heinrich Böll , Arthur Miller , Mario Vargas Llosa , Homero Aridjis and Jiří Gruša . |
Other goals included : to emphasise the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture ; to fight for freedom of expression ; and to act as a powerful voice on behalf of writers harassed , imprisoned and sometimes killed for their views . | Other goals included : to make the role of literature stronger in developing international understanding and world culture ; to fight for freedom of expression ; and to act as a powerful voice to help writers who are harassed , imprisoned , and sometimes killed for their views . |
It is the world 's oldest human rights organization and the oldest international literary organization . | It is the world 's oldest human rights organization . |
PEN International ( known as International PEN until 2010 ) is a worldwide association of writers , founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere . | It was founded in London in 1921 to increase friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere . |
PEN originally stood for `` Poets , Essayists and Novelists '' , but now includes writers of any form of literature , such as journalists and historians . | At first , he letters P , E , and N stood for `` Poets , Essayists and Novelists '' . |
PEN International is headquartered in London and composed of autonomous PEN Centres in over 100 countries around the world , each of which are open to qualified writers , journalists , translators , historians and others actively engaged in any branch of literature , regardless of nationality , race , color , or religi... | Each of these centers are open to qualified writers , journalists , translators , historians and others actively engaged in any branch of literature . |
Bounty reached Tahiti on 26 October 1788 , after ten months at sea . | The Bounty reached Tahiti on 25 October 1788 . |
Lieutenant Bligh returned to Britain and reported the mutiny to the Admiralty on 15 March 1790 , 2 years and 11 weeks after leaving England . | He returned to England and reported the mutiny to the Admiralty on 15 March 1790 . |
Matthew Quintal was subsequently killed by John Adams and Ned Young after threatening to kill everyone . | Matthew Quintal was killed by the remaining 2 mutineers after he attacked them . |
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