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Marilyn caused tremendous damage and 13 deaths throughout the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico . | Marilyn caused a lot of damage and 13 deaths in the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico . |
At this time , Marilyn had been predicted to peak at 120-125 mph ( 195-205 km\/h ) winds instead of 115 mph ( 185 km\/h ) . | Marilyn peaked at this time with winds at 120-125 mph winds instead of 115 mph . |
Marilyn 's beginnings originated from a tropical wave that formed off the African coast to the eastern Atlantic Ocean during September 7 and September 8 . | Marilyn came from a tropical wave that formed off the African coast to the eastern Atlantic Ocean on September 7 and September 8 . |
The remnant circulation continued over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean for another 10 days before becoming absorbed in a frontal low . | The remaning circulation continued over the central Atlantic Ocean for another 10 days before becoming absorbed in a frontal low . |
The warning was discontinued on September 19 . | The warning was removed on September 19 . |
After passing over Puerto Rico , Marilyn found itself back in the Atlantic Ocean on September 16 . | After passing over Puerto Rico , Marilyn was back in the Atlantic Ocean on September 16 . |
This warning was discontinued within 48 hours . | This warning was removed within 48 hours . |
A hurricane watch as released for Martinique on September 14 . | A hurricane watch as released for Martinique on the 14th . |
Throughout the night , several watches and warnings were discontinued . | In the night , many watches and warnings were stopped . |
In all , Marilyn caused $ 1.5 billion ( 1995 USD ) in damage , killing 13 people in its path . | In all , Marilyn caused $ 1.5 billion ( 1995 USD ) in damage , killing 13 people in it 's path . |
The Saxons built Banbury on the west bank of the River Cherwell . | Banbury is part of the Cherwell district . |
Banbury 's Member of Parliament is Tony Baldry . | The Member of Parliament for Banbury is Tony Baldry . |
Heavy clay and Ironstone deposits surround Banbury . | Heavy clay and Ironstone deposits seround Banbury . |
The urban area , including surrounding parishes , had a population of 43,867 at the 2001 census , though this figure has increased in recent years . | It had a population of 43,867 at the 2001 census , though this figure has increased greatly in recent years . |
Banbury is a market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire . | Banbury is a market town located on the River Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire , England . |
George Szell ( June 7 , 1897 -- July 30 , 1970 ) , originally Gyà rgy Szà ll or Georg Szell , was a Hungarian-born American conductor and composer . | George Szell ( pronounced : â sellâ ) ( born Budapest , 7 June 1897 ; died Cleveland , 30 July 1970 ) was a famous conductor . |
At this time he was better known as an opera conductor than an orchestral one . | At this time he was better known as an opera conductor than as a conductor of orchestral concerts . |
In 1946 , Szell was asked to become the Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra . | In 1946 Szell got the job he was to keep for the rest of his life : Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra . |
After World War II Szell became closely associated with the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam , where he was a frequent guest conductor and made a number of recordings . He also regularly appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra , the Vienna Philharmonic , and at the Salzburg Festival . | After World War II Szell often conducted other famous orchestras , including the Concertgebouw Orchestra , the London Symphony Orchestra , the Vienna Philharmonic , the New York Philharmonic and at the Salzburg Festival . |
By the end of the 1950s it became clear to the world that the Cleveland Orchestra , noted for its flawless precision and chamber-like sound , had taken its place alongside the greatest orchestras in America and Europe . | By the end of the 1950s the Cleveland Orchestra had become famous for its precise playing . It had become one of the greatest orchestras in America and Europe . |
His second marriage , in 1938 to Helene Schultz Teltsch , originally from Prague , was much happier , and lasted until his death . | In 1938 he married Helene Schultz Teltsch . Their marriage lasted until his death . |
Important among these invitations was a series of four concerts with Arturo Toscaniniâ s NBC Symphony Orchestra in 1941 . | At first he earned a living as a teacher , but he soon began to get invitations to conduct . He conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra in 1941 . |
At the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 , Szell was returning via the U.S. from an Australian tour ; he ended up settling with his family in New York City . | When World War II started in 1939 Szell was in the U.S. on his way to Europe after having toured Australia . He stayed in the U.S. and settled with his family in New York City . |
In 1930 , Szell made his United States debut with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra . | He first conducted in the United States in 1930 with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra . |
In 1942 he made his Metropolitan Opera debut ; he conducted the company regularly for the next four years . In 1943 he made his New York Philharmonic debut . | From 1942 he often conducted the Metropolitan Opera , and the following year he appeared with the New York Philharmonic . |
Szell married twice . The first , in 1920 to Olga Band , ended in divorce in 1926 . | Szell married Olga Band in 1920 . |
Eventually 58 of her 77 published works first appeared in the journal 's pages . | She wrote 77 published works of which 58 were first published in the journal . |
She was the daughter of Anna `` Annie '' Seamon and Redmon Fauset , a Presbyterian minister . | She was the daughter of Anna Seamon and Redmon Fauset , a Presbyterian minister . |
After high school Fauset graduated from Cornell University in 1905 , and is believed to be the second black woman elected to Phi Beta Kappa . | After high school Fauset graduated from Cornell University in 1905 . She was also the first African-American woman to be honored by being made a member of the `` Phi Beta Kappa '' Society which encourages talented undergraduate students . |
From 1919 to 1926 she served as the literary editor of The Crisis under W. E. B. Du Bois . | From 1919 to 1926 Fauset was the literary editor of `` The Crisis '' . |
Fauset came to the NAACP 's journal , The Crisis , in 1912 . | In 1912 , when she was only 16 years old she started work at the NAACP 's journal , `` The Crisis '' . |
Fauset was born in Fredericksville , an all-black hamlet in Camden County , New Jersey , also known as Free Haven ( now incorporated into the borough of Lawnside , New Jersey ) . | Fauset was born in Fredericksville , New Jersey , in Camden County . |
Fauset attended Philadelphia High School for girls , and graduated as the only African American in her class . | Fauset attended Philadelphia High School for girls . |
Her mother died when she was still a young girl . | Her mother , Annie , died when she was still a little girl . |
Yokoi was married . | Yokoi 's last invention , the Virtual Boy , was not a success . |
Gunpei Yokoi , also spelled Gumpei Yokoi , was a Japanese video game designer . | Gunpei Yokoi , or Gumpei Yokoi ( September 10 , 1941 -- October 4 , 1997 ) was a video game designer for Nintendo . |
Hydrostatic equilibrium or hydrostatic balance occurs when compression due to gravity is balanced by a pressure gradient force in the opposite direction . | Hydrostatic equilibrium happens when the pull of gravity is balanced by a pressure gradient which creates a pressure gradient force in the other direction . The balance of these two forces is known as the hydrostatic balance . |
A hydrostatic balance is a particular balance for weighing substances in water . Hydrostatic balance allows the discovery of their specific gravities . | The balance of these two forces is known as the hydrostatic balance . |
Mainstream scholarship places them in the general region of the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia , Some scholars would extend the time depth of PIE or Pre-PIE to the Neolithic or even the last glacial maximum , and suggest alternative location hypotheses . | Mainstream scholarship places them in the general region of the steppes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia . Some scholars would extend the time of PIE much further back . |
They domesticated the horse â `` ' ( cf . Latin equus ) . | They domesticated the horse â `` ekwos ( cf . Latin equus ) . |
The cow ( ' ) played a central role , in religion and mythology as well as in daily life . | The cow ( gwous ) played a central role , in religion and mythology as well as in daily life . |
By the mid-2nd millennium BC offshoots of the Proto-Indo-Europeans had reached Western Europe , Anatolia , the Aegean , Iranian plateau and later reach northern India . | By the mid-2nd millennium BC offshoots of the Proto-Indo-Europeans had reached Anatolia , the Aegean , Northern India , and likely Western Europe . |
The Proto-Indo-Europeans were the speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language ( PIE ) , a reconstructed prehistoric language . | They were the speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language ( PIE ) , an unwritten but now partly reconstructed prehistoric language . |
Burials in barrows or tomb chambers apply to the kurgan culture , in accordance with the original version of the Kurgan hypothesis , but not to the previous Sredny Stog culture nor to the contemporary Corded Ware culture , both of which cultures are also generally associated with PIE . | Burials in barrows or tomb chambers ( see Kurgan hypothesis ) . |
The Proto-Indo-Europeans in this sense likely lived during the Copper Age , or roughly the 5th to 4th millennia BC . | The Proto-Indo-Europeans likely lived during the Copper Age , or roughly the 5th to 4th millennia BC . |
A man 's wealth would have been measured by the number of his animals ( small livestock ) , ' ( cf . English fee , Latin pecunia ) . | A man 's wealth would have been measured by the number of his animals ( small livestock ) , peá us ( cf . English fee , Latin pecunia ) . |
Rather , they were a group of loosely related populations ancestral to the later , still partially prehistoric , Bronze Age Indo-Europeans . | They were a group of loosely related peoples ancestral to the Bronze Age Indo-Europeans . |
Knowledge of them comes chiefly from the linguistic reconstruction , along with material evidence from archaeology and archaeogenetics . | Knowledge of them comes not only from language , but also from archaeology and archaeogenetics . |
Aryo - ( interpreted by some as meaning those who plow ) , sometimes upheld as a self-identification of the Proto-Indo-Europeans ( see Aryan ) , is attested as an ethnic designation only in the Indo-Iranian subfamily , since it appears on written inscriptions ; however , the earlier Proto-Indo-Europeans had themselves never adopted writing because writing had not yet been invented , so there is no way to ever verify that Aryo - was their self-identification . | Aryo - ( interpreted by some as meaning `` those who plow '' ) , sometimes upheld as a self-identification of the Proto-Indo-Europeans ( see Aryan ) , is shown only in the Indo-Iranian subfamily , since it appears on written inscriptions ; however , the Proto-Indo-Europeans themselves had not yet adopted writing , so there is no way to verify that Aryo - was their self-identification . |
Important leaders would have been buried with their belongings in kurgans , and possibly also with members of their households or wives ( human sacrifice , suttee ) . | Important leaders would have been buried with their belongings , and possibly also with members of their households or wives ( human sacrifice , suttee ) . |
Thá há '' 9X ( literally meaning 9X Generation , often referred to simply as 9X ) is a Vietnamese term used to describe people born during the 1990s . | Thá há '' 9X ( The 9X Generation ) is the group of people born between the years 1990 and 1999 . This is a Vietnamese term |
He played his last tournament in 1999 in Nova Gorica reaching a shared second position . | He played his last tournament in 1999 in Nova Gorica reaching a shared 2nd position . |
Early 1998 he reached his highest position on the FIDE ranking list : 2655 . | Early 1998 he reached his highest rating on the FIDE rating list : 2655 . |
He was buried in Tallinn , his grave not too far away from that of another great name in chess , Paul Keres . | He was buried in Tallinn . His grave is not far from that of Paul Keres , another famous chess player . |
Despite his huge personal problems , he still held the 42nd place on the world ranking list at that time . | Despite his personal problems , he still held the 42nd place on the world ranking list at that time . |
Lembit Oll ( 23 April 1966 , Kohtla-J Ã rve â `` 17 May 1999 , Tallinn ) was an Estonian chess grandmaster . | Lembit Oll ( 23 April 1966 â `` Tallinn , 17 May 1999 ) was an Estonian chess grandmaster . |
FIDE awarded him the IM-title in 1983 and the GM-title in 1992 . | The FIDE awarded him the IM-title in 1983 and the GM-title in 1992 . |
Oll , who was married , fell into severe depression after he divorced . | Oll , who was married , fell into severe depressions after he divorced . |
He was already successful as a junior , becoming champion of Estonia in 1982 and junior champion of the Soviet Union in 1984 . | He was already succesful as a junior , becoming champion of Estonia in 1982 and junior champion of the Soviet Union in 1984 . |
It was named for violinist Isaac Stern in 1997 . | The main hall was named after the violinist Isaac Stern in 1997 . |
This auditorium , in use since the hall opened in 1891 , was originally called Chamber Music Hall ( later Carnegie Chamber Music Hall ) ; the name was changed to Carnegie Recital Hall in the late 1940s , and finally became Weill Recital Hall in 1986 . | Carnegie Hall has three separate concert halls : the Main Hall , the Recital Hall and the Chamber Music Hall . |
Weill Recital Hall , which seats 268 , is named for Sanford I. Weill , the chairman of Carnegie Hall 's board , and his wife , Joan . | The Weill Recital Hall is a small concert hall seating just 268 people . Since 1986 it has been named after Sanford I. Weill , the chairman of Carnegie Hall 's board , and his wife , Joan . |
Following renovations made in 1896 , it was renamed Carnegie Lyceum . | At first it was simply called Recital Hall , then in 1896 it was renamed Carnegie Lyceum . |
The Main Hall is enormously high , and visitors to the top balcony must climb 137 steps . | The Main Hall is very tall , and visitors to the top balcony must climb 105 steps . |
Originally known simply as `` Music Hall '' ( the words `` Music Hall founded by Andrew Carnegie '' still appear on the faà ade above the marquee ) , the hall was renamed Carnegie Hall in 1893 after board members of the Music Hall Company of New York ( the hall 's original governing body ) persuaded Carnegie to allow the use of his name . | Carnegie Hall is a concert hall in New York . |
It was leased to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1898 , converted into a cinema around 1959 , and was reclaimed for use as an auditorium in 1997 . | It was used by the American Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1898 . In 1959 it was changed into a cinema . |
Other concert halls that bear Carnegie 's name include 420-seat Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg , West Virginia ; 1928-seat Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , on the main site of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh ; 1022-seat Carnegie Music Hall annexed to Pittsburgh suburb Homestead 's Carnegie library ; and Carnegie Hall , a 540-seat venue , in Andrew Carnegie 's native Dunfermline . | Carnegie Hall is a concert hall in New York . The money for building it was given by Andrew Carnegie , a very rich businessman from Scotland . |
The United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) coordinates United Nations environmental activities , assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices . | The UN Environment Programme ( UNEP ) coordinates United Nations environmental activities , assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and encourages sustainable development through sound environmental practices . |
UNEP has aided in the development of guidelines and treaties on issues such as the international trade in potentially harmful chemicals , transboundary air pollution , and contamination of international waterways . | UNEP has helped to develop guidelines and treaties on issues such as the international trade in potentially harmful chemicals , transboundary air pollution , and contamination of international waterways . |
It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in Nairobi , Kenya . | It began as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in Nairobi , Kenya . |
Cazaugitat is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in south-western France . | Cazaugitat is a commune . It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France . |
Selhurst Park is a British football stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon . | Selhurst Park is a football stadium in the London Borough of Croydon . |
It is the current home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club . | It is home to Crystal Palace Football Club . |
The Princess Victoria , Princess Royal ( Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa ; 21 November 1840 -- 5 August 1901 ) was the eldest child and daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert . | The Princess Victoria , Princess Royal ( Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa ; 9 November 1840 â `` 5 August 1901 ) was the eldest child and daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert . |
They are easily torn by the wind , resulting in the familiar frond look . | They are easily torn by the wind , which results in the familiar look . |
The banana fruits develop from the banana heart , in a large hanging cluster , made up of tiers ( called hands ) , with up to 20 fruit to a tier . | The banana fruit grow in hanging clusters . There are up to 20 fruit to a tier # noun 2 . |
Each pseudostem can produce a single bunch of bananas . | A pseudostem is able to produce a single bunch of bananas . |
Leaves are spirally arranged and may grow 2.7 m long and 60 c wide . | Leaves are arranged as a spiral and may grow 2.7 m long and 60 c wide . |
Bananas contain moderate amounts of vitamin B6 , vitamin C , manganese and potassium . | Bananas have a lot of vitamin B6 , vitamin C , and potassium . |
After fruiting , the pseudostem dies , but offshoots may develop from the base of the plant . | After fruiting , the pseudostem dies and is replaced . |
By contrast , Musa cultivars with firmer , starchier fruit are called plantains or `` cooking bananas . '' | The bananas from a group of cultivars with firmer , starchier fruit are called plantains . |
Banana paper is used in two different senses : to refer to a paper made from the bark of the banana plant , mainly used for artistic purposes , or paper made from banana fiber , obtained with an industrialized process from the stem and the non-usable fruits . | There are two different kinds of banana paper : That made from the bark , which is mainly used for art . Paper can also be made from the fiber and from unused fruits . |
This traditional Japanese cloth-making process requires many steps , all performed by hand . | This traditional Japanese banana cloth making process has many steps , all performed by hand . |
The hanging cluster is known as a bunch , comprising 3 â `` 20 tiers , or commercially as a `` banana stem '' , and can weigh from 30 â . | The total of the hanging clusters is known as a bunch , or commercially as a `` banana stem '' . There are between three and twenty tiers to a bunch . |
These banana fiber rugs are woven by traditional Nepalese hand-knotting methods , and are sold RugMark certified . | These banana fiber rugs are woven by the traditional Nepalese hand-knotted methods . |
After that , the fibers are sent to the Kathmandu Valley for use in rugs with a silk-like texture . | They are then sent to the Kathmandu Valley , were high-end rugs are produced . These rugs have a texture and general qualities similar to that of silk . |
The banana plant has long been a source of fiber for high quality textiles . | The fiber gained from the banana plant has been used to make textiles for a long time . |
In the Japanese system , leaves and shoots are cut from the plant periodically to ensure softness . | With the Japanese system , the leaves and shoots are cut from the plant periodically to make sure they are soft . |
These banana shoots produce fibers of varying degrees of softness , yielding yarns and textiles with differing qualities for specific uses . | These banana shoots produce fibers of varying degrees of softness . They can be used for yarns and textiles of different qualties , and for specific uses . |
Harvested shoots are first boiled in lye to prepare fibers for yarn-making . | The harvested shoots must first be boiled in lye to prepare the fibers for the making of the yarn . |
For example , the outermost fibers of the shoots are the coarsest , and are suitable for tablecloths , while the softest innermost fibers are desirable for kimono and kamishimo . | For example , the outermost fibers of the shoots are the coarsest - they are good for tablecloths . The softest innermost fibers are desirable for kimono and kamishimo . |
Banana fiber is used in the production of banana paper . | Banana fiber is also used to make banana paper . |
The main branch of the Gupta dynasty ruled the Gupta Empire in India , from around 320 to 550 . | The Gupta dynasty ruled the Gupta Empire of India , from around 320 to 550 . |
Less often ( in for instance microtonal music notation ) one will encounter half , or three-quarter , or otherwise altered flats . | Sometimes you will encounter half or three-quarter flats . |
A three-quarter flat is represented by a half flat and a regular flat ( , a stylized db ) . | A three-quarter flat is represented by a half flat and a regular flat . |
More specifically , in music notation , flat means , `` lower in pitch by a semitone ( half step ) , '' and has an associated symbol , which is a stylised lowercase `` b '' that may be found in key signatures or as an accidental , as may sharps . | In music notation , flat means `` lower in pitch by a semitone ( half step ) , '' and has the symbol . |
Under twelve tone equal temperament , C flat for instance is the same as , or enharmonically equivalent to , B natural , and G flat is the same as F sharp . | Under twelve tone equal temperament , C flat is the same as , or enharmonically equivalent to , B natural , and G flat is the same as F sharp . |
A half flat , indicating the use of quarter tones , may be marked with various symbols including a flat with a slash or a reversed flat sign . | A half flat , showing quarter tones , is sometimes shown with a flat with a slash or a reversed flat sign . |
In music , flat , or Bemolle , means `` lower in pitch '' and the flat symbol lowers a note by a half step . | In music , flat , or Bemolle , means `` lower in pitch . '' |
Sioux Center is a city in Sioux County , Iowa , United States . | Sioux Center is a city of Iowa in the United States . |