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today thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth thursday of november in the united states and on the second monday of october in canada.	it is celebrated every year on the fourth thursday of november.
furbys start out speaking entirely furbish a language with short words simple syllables and various other sounds but are programmed to speak less and less furbish and more and more english as they grow.	a newly bought furby starts out speaking entirely furbish the unique language with short words simple syllables and various other sounds that all furbies use but are programmed to speak less furbish as they learn more english as they grow.
john f. kennedy international airport is an international airport located in queens county on long island in southeastern new york city.	it is located on long island in queens county new york in southeastern new york city about miles lrb km rrb from lower manhattan.
sarah jane smith is a fictional character played by elisabeth sladen in the long running british bbc television science fiction series doctor who and its spin off the sarah jane adventures.	sarah jane smith is a fictional character in the british television series doctor who and its related spin offs.
several future projects on the mtr have been put forward by mtr corporation limited to the hong kong government with some already under construction.	mtr corporation limitedput forward several future projects to the hong kong government with some already under construction.
takeshi okada last the head coach of the japanese national football team.	takeshi okada lrb born august rrb is a former japanese football player.
the north american war of between the united states and the united kingdom of great britain and ireland.	events the war of between great britain and the united states.
narseh retreated to armenia to fight galerius force to narseh s disadvantage the rugged armenian terrain was favorable to roman infantry but unfavorable to sassanid cavalry.	the rugged armenian terrain was favorable to roman infantry but unfavorable to sassanid cavalry.
sharing perishable and intangible computing power among multiple tenants can improve utilization rates as servers are not unnecessarily left idle lrb which can reduce costs significantly while increasing the speed of application development rrb.	by sharing consumable and intangible computing power between multiple tenants utilization rates can be improved lrb as servers are not left idle rrb which can reduce costs significantly while increasing the speed of application development.
an american metal core band also took the name the devil wears prada.	there is also a band named the devil wears prada.
the last verse starting and there s another country is a reference to heaven.	the end verse that starts with the line and there s another country is talking about heaven.
the fortress was built in and the meaning of the name is the lrb fortified rrb house of lrb the district rrb aker.	the fortress was built in. its name means the lrb fortified rrb house of lrb the district rrb aker.
tempura batter is traditionally mixed in small batches using chopsticks for only a few seconds leaving lumps in the mixture that along with the cold batter temperature result in the unique fluffy and crisp tempura structure when cooked.	traditionally the batter is mixed a small amount at a time using chopsticks. the batter is only mixed for a few seconds and the lumps are left behind giving the fried tempura its unique shape.
grace anna goodhue coolidge lrb january july rrb was the wife of calvin coolidge and first lady of the united states from to.	grace coolidge lrb january july rrb was first lady of the united states. she acted as the first lady of the united states from to.
the airline was established by qantas in as a low cost domestic subsidiary.	in qantas bought the bankrupt impulse airlines and established jetstar as a low cost domestic subsidiary.
from early s until the early s american express was known for cutting its merchant fees lrb also known as a discount rate rrb to merchants and restaurants if they accepted only american express and no other credit or charge cards.	from early s until the early s american express offered merchants and restaurants a discount if they accepted only american express and no other credit or charge cards.
interstate lrb i rrb is a. m interstate highway that extends from i in ellensburg washington to i near umatilla oregon in the united states.	interstate lrb sometimes called i rrb is a. m long interstate highway in the states of washington and oregon.
a sequel entitled garfield a tail of two kitties was released on june in north america.	garfield a tail of two kitties was released on june in north america.
ricardo faty lrb born august in villeneuve saint georges val de marne rrb is a french defensive midfielder who currently plays for aris thessaloniki.	ricardo faty lrb born august rrb is a french football player.
soon after the band was formed dee dee realized that he could not sing and play his bass guitar simultaneously with erdelyi s encouragement joey became the band s new lead singer. dee dee would continue however to count off each song s tempo with his signature rapid fire shout of !	then dee dee said he was unable to sing while playing bass so tommy got joey to sing and then played drums himself leaving dee dee to backup sing.
the mac mini was the first recent macintosh desktop to ship without a keyboard or mouse.	the mac mini is the first macintosh desktop to not ship with a keyboard or mouse.
in cryptography a key is a piece of information lrb a parameter rrb that determines the functional output of a cryptographic algorithm or cipher.	in cryptography a key lrb or cryptographic key rrb is a piece of information that allows control over the encryption or decryption process.
at age eight he appeared on american television with his sister yeou cheng ma in a concert conducted by leonard bernstein.	at the age of eight he appeared on american television in a concert conducted by leonard bernstein.
baron cohen was born in hammersmith west london england.	he was born in the hammersmith part london.
the bassist thile was searching for greg garrison was recommended to thile by pikelny who had performed alongside garrison in the cajun jam band leftover salmon.	before this pikelny had played with garrison in the band leftover salmon.
via the chippewa river it is part of the mississippi river watershed. it flows for its entire length in sawyer county.	that means it flows into the chippewa river.
mikhail vasilyevich nesterov lrb ufa october moscow rrb was a leading representative of religious symbolism in russian art.	mikhail vasilyevich nesterov lrb rrb lrb ufa october moscow rrb was a russian painter.
the federal district lrb rrb is set apart for bras lia the capital of brazil.	the flag was created by the poet guilherme de almeida and was adopted by decree no. from august.
ptsd has also been recognized in the past as railway spine stress syndrome shell shock battle fatigue traumatic war neurosis or post traumatic stress syndrome.	ptsd has also been recognized in the past as shell shock traumatic war neurosis or post traumatic stress syndrome lrb ptss rrb.
this fine did not appear to affect hamilton who won the race and promoted him to lead the drivers championship.	hamilton won the race and moved into the lead the drivers championship.
ashley force hood lrb born november rrb is a funny car drag racer for john force racing.	ashley force is featured with her family on a e s reality show driving force.
most democrats rallied behind roosevelt and spellman eventually met with her at her hyde park home to quell the dispute.	most democrats rallied behind eleanor roosevelt and supported her.
elbl g lrb rrb is a city in northern poland with inhabitants lrb o o rrb.	elblag lrb rrb is a city in the north of poland.
earth s geothermal energy originates from the original formation of the planet from radioactive decay of minerals from volcanic activity and from solar energy absorbed at the surface.	this geothermal energy comes from radioactive decay of minerals and from solar energy taken in at the surface.
the city is located on the suriname river approximately k inland from the atlantic ocean in the paramaribo district.	it is at the suriname river about km before the river flows into the atlantic ocean.
according to the united states census bureau the village has a total area of. square miles lrb. km rrb of which. square miles lrb. km rrb of it is land and. square miles lrb. km rrb of it lrb. rrb is water.	the village has an area of. square miles thanks to the united states census bureau.
anctoville is a commune in the calvados department in the basse normandie region in northwestern france.	it is found in the region basse normandie in the calvados department in the northwest of france.
in greek mythology pontus lrb or pontos lrb rrb english translation sea rrb was an ancient pre olympian sea god one of the protogenoi the first born. pontus was the son of gaia the earth hesiod says that gaia brought forth pontus out of herself without coupling.	in greek mythology pontus lrb or pontos english translation sea rrb was an ancient pre olympian sea god son of gaia the earth.
the southern coast which opens onto the gulf of guacanayabo is marshy and characterised by mangroves.	the southern coast which opens onto the golfo de guacanayabo is marshy and characterised by mangroves.
martin has an older brother roman erat who also plays hockey but not at an nhl level.	martin also has a older brother named roman who also plays hockey but does n t play in the nhl.
a musician who plays the timpani is known as a timpanist.	someone who plays a timpani is called a timpanist.
in this sense the terms disk cache and cache buffer are misnomers the embedded controller s memory is more appropriately called the disk buffer.	sometimes it is also called cache buffer or disk cache but these words should not be used a disk buffer is not a cache.
the justification for this was that when a woman married her lord was losing a worker.	when a peasant woman was to get married to someone who was not of the same manor her lord was paid money to allow her to be married.
ndash world war i first battle of the marne begins.	brandbury robinson throws the first legal forward pass in an american football game.
hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of troy.	waylin lrb robert trebor rrb was originally intended to become a recurring character in the television series but the producers felt that the character runs its course in the movie and had limited potential after so the character of money making salmoneus was created for trebor instead.
raise your glass is a song by american recording artist and songwriter pink released as the lead single of her first compilation album greatest hits... so far ! ! !.	raise your glass is a song by american recording artist and songwriter pink. it was released as the lead single of her album greatest hits... so far ! ! !.
the letter had been adopted by greek from the phoenician letter heth lrb rrb originally with this consonantal sound value and h ta was its original name.	heta lrb uppercase lowercase rrb is the letter of the greek alphabet used to represent the h sound in ancient and modern greek.
the osservatorio astrometrico santa lucia stroncone lrb santa lucia stroncone astronomical observatory rrb is located in north central italy in the town of stroncone in umbria about km sse of the city of terni.	the osservatorio astrometrico santa lucia stroncone lrb santa lucia stroncone astronomical observatory rrb is an observatory that studies stars in the sky. it is found in the town of stroncone in italy.
fantasy cave was reopened in the summer of with all the pathways rebuilt and re illuminated by artificial lighting.	fantasy cave was reopened in the summer of with all the walking paths having been rebuilt and additional lighting added.
a palette knife is a blunt tool used for mixing or applying paint with a flexible steel blade.	a palette knife is a blunt knife with an very flexible steel blade and no sharpened cutting edge.
it was discovered on february by hermann goldschmidt from his balcony in paris.	it has a diameter of km and was found on february by h. goldschmidt.
edouard weakened quickly over land and was downgraded to a tropical depression late on august.	edouard died out over land and became a tropical depression late on august.
in it gained full independence but on march it was annexed by the russian empire in the third partition of poland.	it became independent in but was annexed by russian empire in during third partition of poland.
the first section of the motorway and the first motorway in the country the preston by pass was built by tarmac construction and opened by the then prime minister harold macmillan on december.	the first section of the motorway was opened on december and was what is now known as the preston by pass. it was opened by prime minister harold macmillan.
a trademark is a type of intellectual property and typically a name word phrase logo symbol design image or a combination of these elements.	a trademark is a name word phrase symbol logo design or picture.
the original church on the site was built in the s.	after reading about the condition of the church gray contacted wolfgang kuhla the chairman of the churchs advisory board asking for its tower be restored.
edward james hughes om lrb august october rrb more commonly known as ted hughes was an english poet and children s writer.	ted hughes om lrb august october rrb was an english poet and writer of children s stories.
polar cyclones lrb also known as polar vortices arctic cyclones and sub polar cyclones rrb are low pressure areas which strengthen in the winter and weaken in the summer.	polar cyclones lrb also known as arctic cyclones rrb are large areas of low pressure.
in hildesheim became a member of the hanseatic league.	and in hildesheim became a member of the hanseatic league.
budai in folklore is admired for his happiness plenitude and wisdom of contentment.	he is often admired for his happiness plenitude and wisdom of contentment.
overview designated cities are delegated many of the functions normally performed by prefectural governments in fields such as public education social welfare sanitation business licensing and urban planning.	these area include public education social welfare sanitation and business licensing.
the don river that the city is named for is a major shipping lane connecting southwestern russia with regions to the north and rostov on don is an important river port in both passenger oriented and industrial shipping.	the don river that the city is named afrer is a major shipping lane. it connects southwestern russia with regions to the north. rostov on don is an important river port both for people and industrial shipping.
since they were discovered in the mid s histone modifications have been predicted to affect transcription.	since they were discovered in the mid s histone modifications were thought to affect transcription.
the host cell is now no longer useful to the virus therefore the cell often dies and the newly produced viruses must find a new host.	the cell is now no longer useful to the virus therefore it must find a new host.
in the election clinton was a leading candidate for the democratic presidential nomination.	she was a candidate in the election of a new president. she is a member of the democratic party.
azy sur marne is a commune in the department of aisne in picardy in northern france.	azy sur marne is a commune. it is found in the region picardie in the aisne department in the north of france.
in the hunslet engine company submitted two designs lrb a t and a t rrb but eventually an order was placed for three ts from manning wardle co of leeds.	the railway ordered three ts from manning wardle co of leeds.
accra also doubles as the capital of the greater accra region and of the accra metropolitan district with which it is coterminous.	this is because of the many anthills seen in the countryside around accra. during part of its history accra was a very important place for trade with the portuguese.
may ndash lady margaret beaufort mother of henry vii of england lrb d. rrb	anne beauchamp th countess of warwick lrb died rrb
although allen steere realized in that lyme disease was a tick borne disease the cause of the disease remained a mystery until when b. burgdorferi was identified by willy burgdorfer.	although allen steere realized in that lyme disease was a tick borne disease the cause of the disease remained a mystery until.
many of the species have sweetly scented bell shaped flowers that produce a sweet edible nectar.	many types of honeysuckles have bell shaped flowers. these flowers make a sweet nectar that can be eaten.
fc bayern munich lrb german fu ball club bayern m nchen rrb is a german sports club based in munich bavaria.	fc bayern munich also known as bayern m nchen is a well known german football club.
at the elections again with brandt as the leading candidate the spd became stronger and after three weeks of negotiations the spd formed a coalition government with the smaller free democratic party of germany lrb fdp rrb.	he started the social liberal coalition between the spd and the free democratic party of germany lrb fdp rrb. willy brandt became chancellor in.
this category page collects sub categories that list articles about individual people grouped and arranged according to their ethnicity.	this category page collects sub categories that list pages about individual people grouped according to their ethnicity.
sometimes rings will have shepherd moons small moons that orbit near the outer edges of rings or within gaps in the rings.	the rings sometimes have shepherd satellites. these moons orbit either in between ring gaps or the outside edge of a ring.
hartwick is a city in poweshiek county iowa united states.	hartwick is a city of iowa in the united states.
in mandelstam entered the prestigious tenishevsky school. the writer vladimir nabokov and other significant figures of russian and soviet culture have been among its alumni.	in mandelstam entered the prestigious tenishevsky school which also counts vladimir nabokov and other significant figures of russian lrb and soviet rrb culture among its alumni.
after saving kahlan s life it is revealed that kahlan has somehow come through the boundary and is now searching for the first wizard who is rumored to have crossed into the westland before the creation of the boundaries.	after saving kahlan richard learns that he had just helped someone who had come through the boundary.
early years beecham was born in st. helens lancashire england in a house adjoining the beecham s pills factory founded by his grandfather thomas beecham lrb rrb.	early life beecham was born in in st. helens lancashire in the north of england.
seeing this col. giltner sent his regiment to reinforce duke.	seeing this colonel giltner sent his regiment to reinforce duke.
it was once part of the north south torrance to san pedro spur line of the pacific electric railway that agency s first interurban line to san pedro.	the line was the railroads first interurban line to san pedro.
it lies in the colne valley laying across the river colne and the huddersfield narrow canal approximately miles southwest of huddersfield.	slaithwaite is a large village in the colne valley in kirklees west yorkshire england.
in the sequel to the ring the ring two lrb rrb chase was credited for her role as samara morgan because of the use of archive footage from the first ring but kelly stables performed all of the new footage.	in the sequel to the ring the ring two lrb rrb chase was listed as playing samara morgan again.
reporters in chengdu said they saw cracks on walls of some residential buildings in the downtown areas but no building collapsed.	reporters in chengdu said they saw cracks in walls of some buildings.
barthold fles lrb february december rrb was a dutch american literary agent author translator editor and publisher.	barthold fles lrb february december rrb was a dutch american who worked as a literary agent helping writers find publishers to print their books.
american association for the advancement of science s science journalism award	american association for the advancement of sciences science
the lachlan river flows west and then south terminating in the great cumbung swamp near oxley lrb between hay and balranald rrb.	this swamp is near oxley between hay and balranald.
in a casino a house dealer handles the cards for each hand but the button lrb typically a white plastic disk rrb is rotated clockwise among the players to indicate a nominal dealer to determine the order of betting.	in a casino a house dealer handles the cards for each hand but a button lrb any small item used as a marker also called a buck rrb is rotated among the players to determine the order of dealing and betting in certain games. in a home game the right to deal the cards typically rotates among the players clockwise but a b...
he is considered one of the most important composers of the th century and is regarded along with liszt as hungary s greatest composer lrb gillies rrb.	he was one of the most important and original composers of the th century.
according to the nobel prize committee the cobe project can also be regarded as the starting point for cosmology as a precision science.	the nobel prize committee said the cobe project can also be regarded as the starting point for cosmology as a precision science.
the bay was called guant namo by its original inhabitants the ta nos o..	the bay was originally named guant namo by the ta no o..
the pop chronicles of the s was produced by john gilliland and broadcast on ksfo lrb am rrb while he worked there beginning in and.	san francisco radio station ksfo broadcast the pop chronicles of the s in and.
green cardamom in south asia is broadly used to treat infections in teeth and gums to prevent and treat throat troubles congestion of the lungs and pulmonary tuberculosis inflammation of eyelids and also digestive disorders.	it is also used against troubles of the throat congestion of the lungs and pulmonary tuberculosis inflammation of eyelids and also digestive disorders.
asclepias californica is a species of milkweed known by the common name california milkweed.	california milkweed lrb asclepias californica rrb is a species of milkweed plant.
the tsuyu is made of a strong mixture of dashi sweetened soy sauce lrb also called sat j yu rrb and mirin.	the tsuyu is made of a strong mixture of dashi sweetened soy sauce and mirin.
in july google acquired picasa and began offering it as a free download.	as from about early june linux versions lrb.. rrb became available as free downloads for most distributions of the linux operating system.
the toray pan pacific open lrb rrb is a wta tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women held every year since on in tokyo japan.	the toray pan pacific open lrb rrb is a wta tour of tennis tournaments for women. it is held every year since in tokyo japan.
integrated pest management lrb ipm rrb is an integrated approach of crop management to solve ecological problems when applied in agriculture.	in agriculture integrated pest management lrb ipm rrb is a pest control strategy.
melina nava p rez lrb born march rrb better known simply as melina is an american professional wrestler currently signed to world wrestling entertainment lrb wwe rrb wrestling on its raw brand where she is the current wwe divas champion.	she currently works for world wrestling entertainment lrb wwe rrb wrestling on its raw brand.
harris is also currently working with british pop star sophie ellis bextor co writing some new songs for her upcoming fourth studio album.	today he is currently working with british pop star sophie ellis bextor co writing a new single for her forthcoming greatest hits album.

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