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[ "Passenger traffic has improved with the additional service ; the airport served about 140,000 passengers in 2004 , increasing to around 170,000 in 2007 .", "Passenger traffic improved with the additional service ; the airport served about 140,000 passengers in 2004 , increasing to around 170,000 in 2007 ." ]
[ "A short turf runway was commissioned parallel to the paved runway , but during the 1980s another turf runway oriented north-south was available to the west of the terminal building and was about 1,802 feet ( 549 m ) long and 100 feet ( 30 m ) wide .", "A short turf runway was built parallel to the paved runway ,...
[ "Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport ( IATA : ITH , ICAO : KITH , FAA LID : ITH ) is a county owned airport three miles northeast of Ithaca , the county seat and largest city in Tompkins County , New York .", "Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport ( IATA : ITH , ICAO : KITH , FAA LID : ITH ) is a county-owned public-use ...
[ "Fares to the airport are standardized .", "Fares to and from the airport are standardized ." ]
[ "The original Ithaca Municipal Airport was west of downtown Ithaca , near the inlet of Cayuga Lake .", "The original Ithaca Municipal Airport was located west of downtown Ithaca , near the inlet of Cayuga Lake ." ]
[ "It is also the home of Taughannock Aviation which provides business jet charter and management as well as being the fixed base operator .", "Taughannock Aviation which provides business jet charter and management is the fixed base operator for the airport ." ]
[ "Runway 14 has an instrument approach based on the VOR\\/DME at the airport .", "Runway 14 , facing southeast , has an instrument approach based on the VOR\\/DME located at the airport ." ]
[ "For over 50 years , the airport has been home to the East Hill Flying Club which offers lessons and the use of seven small planes to its members .", "The club offers lessons and the use of seven small planes to its members ." ]
[ "In 1994 the runway was extended from 5,801 feet ( 1,768 m ) to its present 6,977 feet ( 2,127 m ) and a new , 33,000 square foot ( 3,000 m ² ) terminal building opened , replacing the cramped original building .", "In 1994 , the runway was extended from 5,801 feet ( 1,768 m ) in length to its present 6,601 feet ...
[ "US Airways nonstops to Pittsburgh , a focus city , resumed on November 9 , 2005 but ended on April 1 , 2006 due to low yield .", "US Airways nonstop service to Pittsburgh resumed on November 9 , 2005 but stopped again on April 1 , 2006 due to low use ." ]
[ "57 aircraft were then based at the airport : 77 % single-engine , 9 % multi-engine , and 14 % jet .", "At that time there were 62 aircraft based at this airport : 68 % single-engine , 15 % multi-engine , 16 % jet and 2 % ultralight ." ]
[ "The airport got its current name on March 20 , 2001 .", "The airport name changed from Tompkins County Airport to its current name on March 20 , 2001 ." ]
[ "Airline traffic peaked in 1990 at 226,813 passengers , but by the end of the decade the small size of the market , proximity to Syracuse Hancock International Airport and other regional airports , and crowded airspace has led Trans World Airlines , United Airlines , and finally Continental Airlines to leave .", ...
[ "In 1419 , seven town officials were thrown from the Town Hall , precipitating the Hussite War .", "In 1419 , seven town officials were thrown from the Town Hall , starting the Hussite War ." ]
[ "In 1618 , two Imperial governors and their secretary were tossed from Prague Castle , sparking the Thirty Years War .", "In 1618 , two Imperial governors and their secretary were thrown from Prague Castle , which started the Thirty Years War ." ]
[ "These incidents , particularly in 1618 , were referred to as the Defenestrations of Prague and gave rise to the term and the concept .", "These two event , particularly in 1618 , were called the Defenestration of Prague and gave rise to the word and the idea ." ]
[ "Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window .", "Defenestration is the action of throwing someone or something out of a window ." ]
[ "The term originates from two incidents in history , both occurring in Prague .", "The word comes from two events in history , which both took place in Prague ." ]
[ "Subsequently , there was an increase in jobs and funding in psychology in the United States .", "Afterwards , there was an increase in jobs and funding in psychology in the United States ." ]
[ "Standard intelligence tests , such as the Stanford-Binet , are often inappropriate for children with autism ; the alternative of using developmental or adaptive skills measures are relatively poor measures of intelligence in autistic children , and may have resulted in incorrect claims that a majority of children ...
[ "In response to the controversy surrounding The Bell Curve , the American Psychological Association 's Board of Scientific Affairs established a task force in 1995 to write a report on the state of intelligence research which could be used by all sides as a basis for discussion , `` Intelligence : Knowns and Unknow...
[ "They stated that individual differences in intelligence are substantially influenced by both genetics and environment .", "They found that individual differences in intelligence are substantially influenced by genetics and that both genes and environment , in complex interplay , are essential to the development ...
[ "The American Psychological Association 's report Intelligence : Knowns and Unknowns stated that in the United States IQ tests as predictors of social achievement are not biased against African Americans since they predict future performance , such as school achievement , similarly to the way they predict future pe...
[ "The testing generated controversy and much public debate in the United States .", "The testing generated controversy and much public debate ." ]
[ "The many different kinds of IQ tests use a wide variety of methods .", "There are many different kinds of intelligence tests that use many different methods ." ]
[ "The task force agrees that large differences do exist between the average IQ scores of blacks and whites , saying : The APA journal that published the statement , American Psychologist , subsequently published eleven critical responses in January 1997 , several of them arguing that the report failed to examine ade...
[ "Raw scores on IQ tests for many populations have been rising at an average rate that scales to three IQ points per decade since the early 20th century , a phenomenon called the Flynn effect .", "IQ scores are used in various ways : The average IQ scores for many populations have been rising about three points pe...
[ "The samples ' IQ was measured both before and after the lessons had taken place using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition , Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement and Parent Rating Scale of the Behavioral Assessment System for Children .", "One modern IQ test is the Wechsler Adult Intelli...
[ "He started building his own reflecting telescopes and would spend up to 16 hours a day grinding and polishing the speculum metal primary mirrors .", "He started building his own reflecting telescopes and would spend up to 16 hours a day grinding and polishing the metal primary mirrors ." ]
[ "He called the new planet the ` Georgian star ' ( Georgium sidus ) after King George III , which also brought him favor ; the name did not stick .", "Herschel called the new planet the ` Georgian star ' ( Georgium sidus ) after King George III , which brought him favor ; the name did not stick , however ." ]
[ "At the time the crowns of Great Britain and Hanover were united under King George II .", "At the time the crowns of Great Britain and Hanover were united under George II ." ]
[ "In 1755 the Hanoverian Guards regiment , in whose band Wilhelm and his brother Jakob were engaged as oboists , was ordered to England .", "In 1755 the Hannoverian Guards regiment , in whose band Wilhelm and his brother Jakob were engaged as oboists , was ordered to England ." ]
[ "In England he went by the English rendition of his name , Frederick William Herschel .", "In England he went by the English version of his name , Frederick William Herschel ." ]
[ "She discovered or observed eight comets , eleven nebulae and , at her brother 's suggestion , updated and corrected Flamsteed 's work detailing the position of stars .", "Caroline discovered eight comets , three nebulae and , at her brother 's suggestion , updated and corrected Flamsteed 's work on the position ...
[ "The `` 40-foot telescope '' proved very cumbersome , and most of his observations were done with a smaller 18.5-inch ( 47 cm ) 20-foot-focal-length ( 6.1 m ) reflector .", "However , the 40-foot telescope was awkward to use , and most of his observations were done with a smaller 18.5-inch ( 47 cm ) 20-foot-focal...
[ "In 1782 , he was appointed `` The King 's Astronomer '' ( not to be confused with the Astronomer Royal ) .", "In 1782 , he was appointed `` The King 's Astronomer '' ." ]
[ "In addition to the oboe , he played the violin and harpsichord and later the organ .", "He played the cello , oboe , harpsichord and organ ." ]
[ "His interest in astronomy grew stronger after he made the acquaintance of the English Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne .", "His interest in astronomy grew stronger after 1773 and he made the acquaintance of the English Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne ." ]
[ "Caroline also continued to serve as his assistant , often taking notes while he observed at the telescope .", "Caroline also continued to serve as his assistant ." ]
[ "The largest and most famous of these was a reflecting telescope with a 49 1⁄2 - inch-diameter ( 1.26 m ) primary mirror and a 40-foot ( 12 m ) focal length .", "The largest and most famous of his telescopes was a reflecting telescope with a 48-inch-diameter ( 1.2 m ) main mirror and a 40-foot ( 12 m ) focal leng...
[ "During his career , he constructed more than four hundred telescopes .", "p6 During the course of his career , he constructed more than four hundred telescopes ." ]
[ "His father was an oboist in the Hanover Military Band .", "His father was of Jewish descent , and an oboist in the Hannover Military Band ." ]
[ "Frederick William Herschel , KH , FRS ( German : Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel ; 15 November 1738 - 25 August 1822 ) was a Hanoverian-born British astronomer , technical expert , and composer .", "Sir Frederick William Herschel FRS ( 15 November 1738 - 25 August 1822 ) was a German-British astronomer , the greatest...
[ "Herschel was born in the Electorate of Hanover , part of the Holy Roman Empire , one of ten children of Isaac Herschel by his marriage to Anna Ilse Moritzen .", "Herschel was born in the Electorate of Hanover , one of ten children ." ]
[ "Wilhelm , nineteen years old at this time , was a quick student of the English language .", "p4 Wilhelm , nineteen years old at this time , learned the English language quickly ." ]
[ "Herschel originally thought it was a comet or a star .", "Herschel found it moved against the background of stars , and at first thought it was a comet ." ]
[ "He continued his work as a telescope maker and achieved an international reputation for their manufacture , profitably selling over 60 completed reflectors to British and Continental astronomers .", "He continued his work as a telescope maker , selling many of them to other astronomers ." ]
[ "The Roman Empire ( Latin : Imperium Romanum ) was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization , characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean in Europe , Africa , and Asia .", "The Roman Empire ( Latin : imperium romanum ) was the large...
[ "The Battle of Shiloh , also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing , was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War , fought April 6-7 , 1862 , in southwestern Tennessee .", "The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the American Civil War ." ]
[ "The evening of April 6 was a dispiriting end to the first day of one of the bloodiest battles in American history .", "It was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War ." ]
[ "Despite its roots , savate is a relatively safe sport to learn .", "In spite of its roots , savate is a sport relatively safe in order to learn ." ]
[ "The two key historical figures in the history of the shift from street-fighting to the modern sport of savate are Michel Casseux ( also known as le Pisseux ) ( 1794-1869 ) , a French pharmacist , and Charles Lecour ( 1808-1894 ) .", "The two persons who has been recorded in the history of changing of street comb...
[ "Savate was then a type of street fighting common in Paris and northern France .", "In that age , savate was a kind of fighting which was common in Paris and in the North of France ." ]
[ "According to USA Savate , `` savate ranks lower in number of injuries than American football , ice hockey , football , gymnastics , basketball , baseball , and inline skating '' .", "According to USA Savate , savate is in the lower places of injuries when is compared with the soccer , football , hockey , gymnast...
[ "It was known as jeu marseillais ( game from Marseille ) , and was later renamed chausson ( slipper , after the type of shoes the sailors wore ) .", "In the South , especially in the port of Marseilles , the seamen had developed other style known as jeu marseillais ( `` the game of Marseilles '' ) , that has obta...
[ "He then trained in boxing for a time before combining boxing with chausson and savate to create the sport of savate ( or boxe française ' , as we know it today ) .", "By that reason he trained himself in boxing during two years and in 1832 he combined boxing with chausson and savate in order to create such sport...
[ "Savate is a French word for `` old shoe '' .", "Savate carry its name from the French word for `` old shoe '' ( heavy shoes that were used to use during the combats ) and is now a combination of the French techniques of fighting from beginning of the century XIX ." ]
[ "Savate ( French pronunciation : ( savat ) ) , also known as boxe française , French boxing , French kickboxing or French footfighting , is a traditional French martial art which uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques .", "Savate , also known as bo...
[ "Perhaps the ultimate recognition of the respectability of savate came in 1924 when it was included as a demonstration sport in the Olympic Games in Paris .", "Probably the more outstanding recognition as soon as to the esteem of savate came in 1924 when had been included as sport of exhibition in the Olympic Gam...
[ "The Sheriff begins .", "The sheriff has one more ." ]
[ "won the Origins Award for Best Traditional Card Game of 2003 and Best Graphic Design of a Card Game or Expansion .", "is a card game ." ]
[ "The game is played by four to seven players ( three to eight players with variants and expansions ) .", "With all of them , this game can be played with eight players at the most ." ]
[ "The airport is located on the island of Amager , just 8 kilometres ( 5.0 mi ) south of Copenhagen city center , and 24 kilometres ( 15 mi ) west of Malmö city center on the other side of the Øresund Bridge .", "It is located 8 kilometres ( 5.0 mi ) south of Copenhagen city center , and 24 kilometres ( 15 mi ) we...
[ "Copenhagen Airport , Kastrup ( Danish : Københavns Lufthavn , Kastrup ) or Copenhagen Airport ( Danish : Københavns Lufthavn ; IATA : CPH , ICAO : EKCH ) is the main international airport serving Copenhagen , Denmark , the entire Zealand , the Øresund Region , and a large part of southern Sweden ( not only Scania ...
[ "Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ( c. 1525 - 2 February 1594 ) was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition .", "Giovanni da Palestrina ( born Palestrina , ( c. 1525 - February 2 , 1594 in Rome ) was a very important...
[ ", also known as Keitai-okimi , was the 26th emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession .", ", also known as Keitai okimi , was the 26th emperor of Japan , according to the traditional order of succession ." ]
[ "Regardless of speculation about Keitai 's genealogy , it is well settled that there was an extended period of disputes over the succession which developed after Keitai 's death .", "There was a period of disputes over the succession after Keitai 's death ." ]
[ "Some modern reference works of history call Keitai simply King Ohoto of Koshi .", "Some modern reference works of history call Keitai the King Ohoto of Koshi ." ]
[ "No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor 's life or reign , but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 507-531 .", "No certain dates can be assigned to this emperor 's life or reign ." ]
[ "Saint Bertold has traditionally been associated with the founding of the order , but few clear records of early Carmelite history have survived and this is likely to be a later extrapolation by hagiographers .", "Saint Bertold has traditionally been associated with the founding of the order , but few clear recor...
[ "The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites ( sometimes simply Carmel by synecdoche ; Latin : Ordo Fratrum Beatissimæ Virginis Mariæ de Monte Carmelo ) is a Roman Catholic religious order founded , probably in the 12th century , on Mount Carmel , hence its name .", "The Order of the Broth...
[ "The Battle of Ellandun was fought between Egbert of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia in September 825 .", "The Battle of Ellandun ( also spelled Ellendun ) was fought in 825 between the armies of Egbert of Wessex and Beornwulf of Mercia ." ]
[ "During the 8th century and early 9th centuries , the kings of Mercia exercised a fluctuating hegemony over the kingdoms of south-eastern England , imposing their overlordship and at times exercising direct rule .", "During the 8th century and early 9th centuries , the kings of Mercia exercised varying degrees of...
[ "It effectively ended Mercian Supremacy over the southern kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England and established West Saxon dominance in southern England .", "The battle effectively brought an end to Mercian supremacy in southern England ." ]
[ "The music lasts for about 25 minutes .", "The music lasts for about 22 minutes ." ]
[ "Nuages and Fêtes were premiered by Camille Chevillard with the Lamoureux Orchestra on 9 December 1900 in Paris .", "The Lamoureux Orchestra conducted by Camille Chevillard gave the first performance of Nuages and Fêtes in Paris in 1900 , and they played the first performance of all three movements the next year ...
[ "Nocturnes ( L. 91 ) , sometimes Trois Nocturnes or Three Nocturnes , is an orchestral composition in three movements by the French composer Claude Debussy .", "Nocturnes is a piece of music for orchestra by the French composer Claude Debussy ." ]
[ "It was completed on 15 December 1899 .", "Debussy finished writing `` Nocturnes '' on 15 December 1899 ." ]
[ "Sinise also played George in the film , and the role of Lennie was played by John Malkovich .", "The role of Lennie , was played by John Malkovich ." ]
[ "For this adaptation , both men reprised their roles from the 1980 Steppenwolf Theatre Company production .", "Both men had played these roles on stage in the 1980 Steppenwolf Theatre Company production ." ]
[ "As a result of being a frequent target of censors , Of Mice and Men appears on the American Library Association 's list of the Most Challenged Books of 21st Century ( number 4 ) .", "It is on the American Library Association 's list of the Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century ." ]
[ "The first adaptation was in 1939 , two years after the publication of the novella , and starred Lon Chaney Jr. as Lennie , with Burgess Meredith as George , and was directed by Lewis Milestone .", "This version of Of Mice and Men stars Lon Chaney Jr. as Lennie , Burgess Meredith as George , and was directed by L...
[ "In 1981 a TV movie version was made , starring Randy Quaid as Lennie , and Robert Blake as George , and directed by Reza Badiyi .", "This version stars Randy Quaid as Lennie , Robert Blake as George , Ted Neeley as Curley , and was directed by Reza Badiyi ." ]
[ "Another theatrical film version was made in 1992 , directed by Gary Sinise , who was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes .", "He was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes ." ]
[ "Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck .", "Of Mice and Men is a novella ( short novel ) written by John Steinbeck ." ]
[ "Published in 1937 , it tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small , two displaced migrant ranch workers , who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California , United States .", "The story is a tragedy about two ranch workers called George Milton and L...
[ "Included in the permanent collections are one of four surviving Convair B-36s , the only surviving XB-70 Valkyrie , and Bockscar-the B-29 Superfortress that dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki during the last days of World War II .", "The museum has many rare and important aircraft and other exhibits , including ...
[ "The National Museum of the United States Air Force ( formerly the United States Air Force Museum ) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 6 miles ( 9.7 km ) northeast of Dayton , Ohio .", "The National Museum of the United States Air Force ( formerly the ...
[ "Charles Hardin Holley ( September 7 , 1936 - February 3 , 1959 ) , known professionally as Buddy Holly , was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll .", "Charles Hardin Holley or Buddy Holly ( September 7 , 1936 - February 3 , 1959 ) was an American rock and roll singer , songwriter , and mu...
[ "During the 1780s , however , local Indian tribes used it as a base of operations to stage raids against American settlers pushing westward .", "During the 1780s , local Indian tribes used it as a base of operations to stage raids against American settlers pushing westward ." ]
[ "In 1930 , a replica of Fort Ouiatenon was built by a local physician named Richard Wetherill .", "In 1930 a replica of Fort Ouiatenon was built near its original site by a local physician named Richard Wetherill ." ]
[ "French merchants and trappers from Quebec would arrive at Fort Ouiatenon in search of beaver pelts and to take advantage of trade relations with the native Wea Indian tribes .", "French merchants and trappers from Quebec would arrive at Fort Ouiatenon in search of beaver pelts and to take advantage of trade rela...
[ "Fort Ouiatenon was the first fortified European settlement in what is now called Indiana .", "Fort Ouiatenon was the first fortified European settlement in what is now the U.S. state of Indiana ." ]
[ "Fort Ouiatenon was originally constructed by the Government of New France as a military outpost to protect against Great Britain 's western expansion .", "Fort Ouiatenon was originally constructed by the French government in 1717 as a military outpost to protect against Great Britain 's western expansion ." ]
[ "a contingent of British soldiers led by Lieutenant Edward Jenkins arrived in 1761 , capturing and occupying the fort .", "In 1761 , during the French and Indian War , a contingent of British soldiers led by Lieutenant Edward Jenkins captured and occupied the fort ." ]
[ "They surprised Lieutenant Jenkins and his men and captured Fort Ouiatenon without firing a shot .", "In 1763 an uprising led by Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa Native American tribe surprised Lieutenant Jenkins and his men and captured Fort Ouiatenon without firing a shot ." ]
[ "At its peak level of activity during the mid-18th century , Fort Ouiatenon may have supported over 3,000 residents , and it was central to a hub of five Wea and two Kickapoo villages .", "At its peak level of activity during the mid-18th century Fort Ouiatenon was home to over 2,000 residents ." ]
[ "It was a French trading post on the Wabash River located approximately three miles southwest of modern-day West Lafayette .", "It is approximately three miles southwest of modern-day West Lafayette ." ]
[ "There are certain variations on the use of the term `` cathedral '' ; for example , some pre-Reformation cathedrals in Scotland now within the Church of Scotland still retain the term cathedral , despite that church 's Presbyterian polity that does not have bishops .", "There are certain variations on the use of...
[ "The word cathedral is derived from the Latin word cathedra ( `` seat '' or `` chair '' ) , and refers to the presence of the bishop 's or archbishop 's chair or throne .", "The word cathedral is derived from the Latin noun `` cathedra '' ( seat or chair ) , and refers to the presence of the bishop 's or archbish...