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[ "Du Pré performed with several prestigious orchestras , including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , London Symphony , London Philharmonic , Cleveland Orchestra , New Philharmonia Orchestra , BBC Symphony Orchestra , New York Philharmonic , Philadelphia Orchestra , Israel Philharmonic , and the Los Angeles Philhar...
[ "Iris was a talented concert pianist who taught at the Royal Academy of Music .", "His mother was a talented pianist who taught at the Royal Academy of Music ." ]
[ "It was the Peresson cello that du Pré played for the remainder of her career until 1973 , using it for a second , live , recording of the Elgar Concerto , and her last studio recording , of Frédéric Chopin 's Cello Sonata in G minor and César Franck 's Violin Sonata in A arranged for cello , in December 1971 .", ...
[ "Du Pré became a favorite at the Proms , performing every year until 1969 .", "Du Pré performed at the Proms every year until 1969 ." ]
[ "Her last public concerts took place in New York in February 1973 : four performances of the Brahms Double Concerto with Pinchas Zukerman and Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic were scheduled .", "Her last public concerts were in New York in February 1973 , where she was going to play four per...
[ "From 1969 to 1970 she ( like Casals before her ) played on a Francesco Goffriller cello , and in 1970 acquired a modern instrument from the Philadelphia violin maker Sergio Peresson .", "From 1969 to 1970 du Pré played a Francesco Goffriller cello , and in 1970 she got a modern instrument from the Philadelphia v...
[ "In 1965 , at age 20 , du Pré recorded the Elgar Concerto for EMI with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir John Barbirolli , which brought her international recognition .", "In 1965 , when she was 20 , she recorded the Elgar concerto for EMI with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir John Barbirolli ." ]
[ "She was made an honorary fellow of St Hilda 's College , Oxford , whose music building bears her name .", "The music building of St Hilda 's College , Oxford is named after her ." ]
[ "She performed with the 1673 Stradivarius from 1961 until 1964 , when she acquired the Davidov .", "She performed with the 1673 Stradivarius from 1961 until 1964 when she got the Davydov ." ]
[ "Jacqueline Mary du Pré , OBE ( 26 January 1945 - 19 October 1987 ) was a British cellist .", "Jacqueline du Pré , ( born 26 January 1945 ; died 19 October 1987 ) was an English cellist ." ]
[ "Her friendship with musicians Yehudi Menuhin , Itzhak Perlman , Zubin Mehta and Pinchas Zukerman , and marriage to Daniel Barenboim led to many memorable chamber-music performances .", "She often played chamber music with her husband Daniel Barenboim and her friends Yehudi Menuhin , Itzhak Perlman , Zubin Mehta ...
[ "She regularly performed with such famous conductors as Barbirolli , Sargent , Sir Adrian Boult , Daniel Barenboim , Zubin Mehta and Leonard Bernstein .", "She regularly performed with conductors such as Barbirolli , Sir Adrian Boult , Sir Malcolm Sargent , Daniel Barenboim ( her husband ) , Zubin Mehta , and Leo...
[ "She made her concerto début on 21 March 1962 at the Royal Festival Hall playing the Elgar Cello Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Rudolf Schwarz .", "In March 1961 , when she was 16 , du Pré gave her first concert at the Wigmore Hall , London , and she played the Elgar Cello Concerto in 1962 in the ...
[ "After her death , a rose cultivar named after her received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society .", "After her death a rose was named after her by the Royal Horticultural Society ." ]
[ "Both instruments were gifts from her godmother , Ismena Holland .", "Both instruments were gifts from her godmother ." ]
[ "Du Pré recalled that she had problems judging the weight of the bow , and just opening the cello case had become difficult .", "Du Pré later said she had difficulty in opening the cello case ." ]
[ "Du Pré was born in Oxford , England , the second child of Derek and Iris ( née Greep ) du Pré .", "Jacqueline du Pré was born in Oxford , England ." ]
[ "She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in October 1973 .", "In October 1973 it was confirmed that she had multiple sclerosis ." ]
[ "The eastern Bedouin are camel breeders and herders , while the western Bedouin herd sheep and goats .", "Bedouin were always camel raisers and drivers , sheep and goat nomads , cattle driving nomads , and merchants ." ]
[ "However , some Bedouins give it up and prefer their traditional nomadic lifestyle .", "Today many Bedouin have given up the nomadic life and live and work in towns ." ]
[ "The empire ended up conquering and enlarging the Median Empire to include in addition Egypt and Asia Minor .", "The empire began as a tributary state of the Medes but ended up conquering and enlarging the Median empire to include Egypt and Asia Minor ." ]
[ "At its greatest extent , the empire included the modern territories of Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Syria , Jordan , Israel , Palestine , Lebanon , all significant population centers of ancient Egypt as far west as Libya , Turkey , Thrace and Macedonia , much of the Black Sea coastal regions , Armenia , Georgia , Azerba...
[ "Despite its success and rapid expansion , the Achaemenid Empire was not the first Iranian empire , as by 6th century BC another group of ancient Iranian people had already established the Median Empire .", "It followed the Median Empire as the second great empire of the Iranian peoples ." ]
[ "The Victorian era of British history ( and that of the British Empire ) was the period of Queen Victoria 's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death , on 22 January 1901 .", "The Victorian era of the United Kingdom was a time of Queen Victoria 's rule from 1837 to 1901 ." ]
[ "Rödermark is a town in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse , Germany , southeast of Frankfurt am Main and northeast of Darmstadt .", "Rödermark is a city in the Offenbach Rural District in the state of Hesse , Germany ." ]
[ "The larvae and the butterflies retain poisonous glycosides from their larval host plant , the milkweed , so they become distasteful to potential predators .", "The larvae and the butterflies get poisonous glycosides from their larval host plant , the milkweed , so they become distasteful to predators ." ]
[ "This highly effective defense strategy shields them against almost all predators that soon learn to avoid these species after attempting to eat them .", "This highly effective defense strategy shields them against almost all predators ." ]
[ "Artur Schnabel ( April 17 , 1882 - August 15 , 1951 ) was an Austrian classical pianist , who also composed and taught .", "Artur Schnabel ( April 17 , 1882 - August 15 , 1951 ) was an Austrian classical pianist , composer and teacher ." ]
[ "He died in Axenstein , Switzerland , and was buried in Schwyz , Switzerland .", "He died in Axenstein , Switzerland , in 1951 ." ]
[ "Schnabel moved to Berlin in 1898 , making his debut there with a concert at the Bechstein-Saal .", "Schnabel moved to Berlin in 1898 ." ]
[ "They had two sons , Karl Ulrich Schnabel ( 1909-2001 ) who also became a classical pianist and renowned piano teacher , and Stefan Schnabel ( 1912-99 ) , who became a well regarded actor .", "Karl Ulrich Schnabel ( 1909-2001 ) was a pianist and Stefan Schnabel ( 1912-99 ) was an actor ." ]
[ "Later that same year , he gave a series of concerts in Budapest , Prague and Brünn ( today Brno , Czech Republic ) .", "After that he played more concerts in Budapest and Prague and Brno ." ]
[ "Following a failed initial approach to Anton Bruckner , Schnabel studied music theory and composition under Eusebius Mandyczewski .", "He also studied music theory and composition with Eusebius Mandyczewski ." ]
[ "The Advanced Photo System was an attempt of a major upgrade of photographic technology for amateurs , but was soon overtaken by the popularity of digital photography .", "The Advanced Photo System was a technology for photographic film and cameras ." ]
[ "After 24 hours of release , Apple announced that there was a total of more than one million downloads .", "The Mac App Store was released on January 6 , 2011 as an update to all users using the newest version of OS X . After 24 hours of release , Apple announced that there was a total of more than one million do...
[ "Most of the apps belonged to the Games category , which had nearly three times as many apps in the next largest category , Utilities .", "Most of the apps were games ." ]
[ "The Mac App Store launched with over 1000 programs on January 6 , 2011 , including Apple 's own iWork ' 09 , iLife ' 11 , Aperture and third-party applications ported from iOS , such as Angry Birds , Flight Control , Things and Twitter for Mac .", "It launched with over 1000 programs on January 6 , 2011 , includ...
[ "The United States Marine Corps has ordered its officers ( up to the rank of lieutenant colonel ) and Staff Non-commissioned officers to carry the M4 carbine instead of the M9 handgun .", "The United States Marine Corps has ordered its officers ( up to the rank of lieutenant colonel ) and Staff Non-commissioned o...
[ "Like the rest of the M16 family , it fires the .223 caliber , or 5.56 mm NATO round .", "Like the other rifles in the M16 family , it fires the .223 caliber , or 5.56 mm NATO round ." ]
[ "The M4 carbine is heavily used by the U.S military .", "The M4 carbine is a type of carbine used in the military ." ]
[ "Following the adoption of the M16 rifle , carbine variants were also adopted for close quarters operations .", "It was based on the M16 rifle ." ]
[ "The winner of the Individual Carbine competition was to supplement the M4 carbine in U.S. Army service ; all other services will continue using the M4 carbine and M16 rifles .", "However , other manufacturers offer M4-like firearms ." ]
[ "The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand , and her first major literary success .", "The Fountainhead is a fiction book written by Ayn Rand ." ]
[ "Roark works briefly at another firm and then opens his own office .", "Roark works at Cameron 's office designing buildings ." ]
[ "Ellsworth Monkton Toohey , who writes a popular art criticism column , is Roark 's antagonist .", "Ellsworth Toohey He is the antagonist ( the bad guy ) of the story ." ]
[ "These ornate curved white eggcases are occasionally found floating on the sea , sometimes with the female argonaut clinging to it .", "These ornate , curved white eggcases are occasionally found floating on the sea surface , sometimes with the female argonaut still clinging to it ." ]
[ "In addition , the females have been known since ancient times , while the males were only described in the late 19th century .", "The females have been known since ancient times while the males were only described in the late 19th Century ." ]
[ "The hectocotylus when found in females was originally described as a parasitic worm .", "The hectocotylus was originally described as a parasitic worm ." ]
[ "The rostrum is ` pinched in ' at the sides , making it much narrower than in other octopuses , with the exception of the closely allied monotypic genera Ocythoe and Vitreledonella .", "This makes it much narrower than in other octopuses , with the exception of the closely allied monotypic genera Ocythoe and Vitr...
[ "Argonauts are found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide ; they live in the open ocean , i.e. they are pelagic .", "Argonauts are found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide ; they live in open ocean ." ]
[ "They are also called paper nautiluses , referring to the paper-thin eggcase that females secrete .", "They are also called paper nautiluses , because of the paper-thin eggcase that females secrete ." ]
[ "After she deposits her eggs in the floating eggcase , the female takes shelter in it , often retaining the male 's detached hectocotylus .", "After she deposits her eggs in the floating eggcase , the female herself takes shelter in it , often along with the male 's detached hectocotylus ." ]
[ "Unlike the closely allied genera Ocythoe and Tremoctopus , Argonauta species lack water pores .", "Unlike the closely related genera Ocythoe and Tremoctopus , Argonauta species lack water pores ." ]
[ "Argonaut beaks are most similar to those of Ocythoe tuberculata and Vitreledonella richardi , but differ in ` leaning back ' to a greater degree than the former and having a more curved jaw angle than the latter .", "Argonaut beaks are most similar to those of Ocythoe tuberculata and Vitreledonella richardi ." ]
[ "Females grow up to 10 cm and make shells up to 30 cm , while males rarely surpass 2 cm .", "Females grow up to 10 cm and make shells up to 30 cm , while males rarely grow larger than 2 cm ." ]
[ "Female argonauts produce a laterally-compressed calcareous eggcase in which they reside .", "Female argonauts make a laterally compressed , calcareous eggcase in which they reside ." ]
[ "The beaks of Argonauta species are distinctive , being characterised by a very small rostrum and a fold that runs to the lower edge or near the free corner .", "They are characterised by a very small rostrum and a fold that runs to the lower edge or near the free corner ." ]
[ "Most other octopuses lay eggs in caves ; Neale Monks and C. Phil Palmer speculate that , before ammonites died out during the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event , the argonauts may have evolved to use discarded ammonite shells for their egg laying , eventually becoming able to mend the shells and perhaps make t...
[ "The argonauts ( genus Argonauta , the only extant genus in the Argonautidae family ) are a group of pelagic octopuses .", "They are a group of pelagic octopuses ." ]
[ "This structure lacks the gas-filled chambers present in chambered nautilus shells and is not a true cephalopod shell , but rather an evolutionary innovation unique to the genus Argonauta .", "This structure does not have the gas-filled chambers of nautilus shells , and is not a true cephalopod shell ." ]
[ "The eggcase contains a bubble of air that the animal captures at the surface of the water and uses for buoyancy , similarly to other shelled cephalopods , although it does not have a chambered phragmocone as do other shelled cephalopods .", "The egg case also contains a bubble of gas used for buoyancy similar to...
[ "Chlorine is a chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17 .", "Chlorine ( chemical symbol Cl ) is a chemical element ." ]
[ "The most common compound of chlorine , sodium chloride ( common salt ) , has been known since ancient times .", "+4 is in chlorine dioxide , a common chlorine compound that is not a chloride ." ]
[ "Chlorine exists in all odd numbered oxidation states from − 1 to +7 , as well as the elemental state of zero and four in chlorine dioxide ( see table below , and also structures in chlorite ) .", "Chlorine exists in several oxidation states : -1 , +1 , +3 , +4 , +5 , and +7 ." ]
[ "Mauritania was part of the larger French colony of French West Africa , and as such had no capital during the colonial period : Saint-Louis , in Senegal , held that position .", "Mauritania was part of the larger French colony of French West Africa ." ]
[ "It is one of the largest cities in the Sahara .", "It is the largest city in that country and one of the largest cities on the Sahara Desert ." ]
[ "In 1957 , this small port town was chosen to be the capital of the new country , and an ambitious building program was begun to increase its population to 15,000 , starting a year later .", "In 1957 , this small port town was chosen to be the capital of the new country ." ]
[ "It is possible that the Berber Muslim Almoravids were originally from the area .", "It is possible that the Berber Muslim Almoravids came from the area ." ]
[ "The city has had rapid growth , driven by the north African drought since the beginning of the 1970s : many have moved to the city in search of a better life .", "Because of the north African drought since the beginning of the 1970s many people have moved to the city ." ]
[ "Despite its name , based on a Berber expression meaning `` place of the winds '' , the city was selected as the capital city for its moderate climate and central location within the country .", "The city was selected as the capital city for its mild climate and its location near the center of the country ." ]
[ "A tiny fishing town of 200 people until 1958 , Nouakchott was little mentioned during pre-colonial and colonial history .", "It was a tiny fishing town until 1958 ." ]
[ "The Almohad dominance of Iberia continued until 1212 , when Muhammad III , `` al-Nasir '' ( 1199-1214 ) was defeated at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in the Sierra Morena by an alliance of the Christian princes of Castile , Aragon , Navarre , and Portugal .", "But by 1212 Muhammad III , `` al-Nasir '' ( 1199...
[ "The last representative of the line , Idris II , ` al-Wathiq ' , was reduced to the possession of Marrakesh , where he was murdered by a slave in 1269 .", "There he was murdered by a slave in 1269 ." ]
[ "The movement was started by Ibn Tumart in the Masmuda tribe , followed by Abd al-Mu ` min al-Gumi between 1130 and his death in 1163 , the Almohads defeated the ruling Almoravids , extending their power over all of the Maghreb .", "Between 1130 and his death in 1163 , Abd al-Mu ` min al-Kumi , a Berber from the ...
[ "Nearly all of the Moorish dominions in Iberia were lost soon after , with the great Moorish cities of Cordova and Seville falling to the Christians in 1236 and 1248 respectively .", "The Almohads lost nearly all of the Moorish dominions in Iberia soon after ." ]
[ "The Shulaveri-Shomu culture of the central Transcaucasus region is one of the earliest known prehistoric culture in the area , carbon-dated to roughly 6000 - 4000 BC .", "Archaeologists say the Shulaveri-Shomu culture of the central Transcaucasus region , and Armenia today , as the earliest known prehistoric cul...
[ "An early Bronze Age culture in the area is the Kura-Araxes culture , assigned to the period of ca .", "Another early culture in the Armenian Highlands and surrounding areas-the Kura-Araxes culture is in the period of ca ." ]
[ "Leave It to Beaver is one of the first primetime sitcom series written from a child 's point-of-view .", "Leave It to Beaver is a television sitcom series ." ]
[ "The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver 's parents , June and Ward Cleaver , and Tony Dow as Beaver 's brother Wally .", "The series stars Jerry Mathers as `` Beaver '' ; Tony Dow as his older brother Wally ; Barbara Billingsley as his mother June Cleaver ; and Hugh Beaumont as his ...
[ "The show 's chief writers , Bob Mosher and Joe Connelly , met while working in New York City for the J. Walter Thompson Agency .", "Writers Bob Mosher and Joe Connelly based Beaver 's adventures on the exploits of their own children ." ]
[ "Prior to signing with WWE , Rosser competed in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions including Chaotic Wrestling , East Coast Wrestling Association , Independent Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance .", "He has competed in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions in...
[ "Fredrick `` Fred '' Douglas Rosser ( born November 2 , 1979 ) is an American professional wrestler , best known under his World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) ring name Darren Young .", "Frederick `` Fred '' Rosser ( born November 2 , 1979 ) is an American professional wrestler ." ]
[ "On February 16 , 2010 , it was announced that he would compete as part of the first season of WWE NXT , mentored by CM Punk .", "He was in the first season of WWE NXT in early 2010 ." ]
[ "Gene Shalit ( born March 25 , 1926 ) is an American film and book critic .", "Gene Shalit ( born March 25 , 1926 ) is an American movie and book critic ." ]
[ "Gene Shalit wrote for The Daily Illini in six years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( 1943-1949 ) .", "Gene Shalit wrote for The Daily Illini for six years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ." ]
[ "He has been involved in reviewing the arts since 1967 and has written for such publications as Look magazine , Ladies ' Home Journal ( for 12 years ) , Cosmopolitan , TV Guide , Seventeen , Glamour , McCall 's , and The New York Times .", "He has written for magazines such as Look magazine , Ladies ' Home Journa...
[ "In 1932 he accompanied his family when they moved to Morristown , New Jersey .", "In 1932 , he and his family moved to Morristown , New Jersey ." ]
[ "Born of Jewish parents , Shalit attended Morristown High School , where he wrote a humor column for the school newspaper .", "Born of Jewish parents , Shalit attended Morristown High School ." ]
[ "Shalit , according to a New York Times magazine interview of Dick Clark , was Clark 's press agent in the early 1960s .", "Shalit was Dick Clark 's press agent in the early 1960s ." ]
[ "Of his decision , he was quoted as saying : `` It 's enough already . ''", "He was quoted as saying : `` It 's enough already '' ." ]
[ "Shalit reportedly `` stopped representing '' Clark during a Congressional investigation of payola .", "Shalit stopped representing Clark during a Congressional investigation ." ]
[ "In 1987 , he published Laughing Matters : A Treasury of American Humor , a critically praised humor anthology .", "In 1987 , he published Laughing Matters-A Treasury of American Humor , a humor anthology ." ]
[ "Shalit announced that he would leave The Today Show after 40 years , effective November 11 , 2010 .", "Shalit said that he would leave The Today Show after 40 years , starting November 11 , 2010 ." ]
[ "From 1970-1982 he had a daily essay on NBC Radio `` Man About Anything , '' that was carried on more stations than any other NBC network radio feature .", "From 1970-1982 he had a daily report on NBC Radio ." ]
[ "Clark never spoke to Shalit again , and referred to him as a `` jellyfish '' , an informal term for ' a person without strong resolve or stamina ' .", "Clark has not spoken to Shalit again and said he was a `` jellyfish . ''" ]
[ "According to his official MSNBC bio , `` Shalit was born in a New York ( hospital ) on March 25 , 1926 , and eight days later arrived in Newark , New Jersey , in company of his mother .", "Shalit was born in New York City on March 25 , 1926 ." ]
[ "He is known for his frequent use of puns , his oversized moustache , and for wearing colorful bowties .", "He is known for his use of puns , his very large handlebar moustache , and for wearing bowties ." ]
[ "Various experiments have been performed on predation of the peppered moth and each has supported this hypothesis .", "Various experiments have been performed on predation of the peppered moth , and each has supported this hypothesis ." ]
[ "He thus showed that the melanistic phenotype was important to the survival of peppered moths in such a habitat .", "This showed that the melanistic phenotype was important to the survival of peppered moths in such a habitat ." ]
[ "It is believed that this is because peppered moths in Japan do not inhabit industrialised regions .", "This may be because peppered moths in Japan do not live in industrialised regions ." ]