set list |
|---|
[
"Then , in 1976 , British media-mogul Lew Grade approached Jim Henson to produce a weekly show based in England , which became The Muppet Show broadcast on ATV .",
"In 1976 , British media mogul Lew Grade asked Jim Henson to make a weekly show based in England , which became The Muppet Show ."
] |
[
"In 2004 , almost one year after ownership of the Henson company was returned to the family 's hands , the Jim Henson Company sold the rights to The Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House characters to The Walt Disney Company , who control the Muppets through the wholly owned subsidiary The Muppets Studio , LLC .",... |
[
"In the early 1980s , Jim Henson also formed Jim Henson 's Creature Shop , which would go on to provide characters for shows such as The Storyteller , Farscape , and Dinosaurs ; and movies such as The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth .",
"In the early 1980s , Jim Henson also formed Jim Henson 's Creature Shop ."
] |
[
"TV had previously sold the rights to the Sesame Street Muppets to Sesame Workshop in 2000 . )",
"In 2001 they sold the Sesame Street Muppets to Sesame Workshop ."
] |
[
"In 1968 , the company started creating characters and more than 20 short films for the popular children 's show Sesame Street , which would debut on public television in November 1969 .",
"In 1969 , the company started making characters and more than 20 short movies for the popular children 's show Sesame Street... |
[
"In 2000 , The Jim Henson Company was sold to EM .",
"The Jim Henson Company is an American entertainment company ."
] |
[
"One of the company 's first characters to appear regularly on television , Rowlf the Dog , originated with commercials for Purina Dog Chow and soon became famous when he became a regular character on The Jimmy Dean Show from 1963 to 1966 .",
"He became famous when he became a regular character on The Jimmy Dean ... |
[
"TV 's stock collapsed , and the Henson Company was sold back to the Henson family in 2003 .",
"In 2003 Henson 's children bought back the company ."
] |
[
"In 1989 , the company entered merger negotiations with The Walt Disney Company , but the deal fell through following Jim Henson 's unexpected death in 1990 .",
"In 1990 , Jim Henson was talking to The Walt Disney Company about selling his company ."
] |
[
"Since the color phenomenon relies on the adjacency of light and dark , there are two ways to produce a spectrum : with a light beam in a dark room , and with a dark beam ( i.e. , a shadow ) in a light room .",
"Since the color phenomenon relies on the adjacency of light and dark , there are two ways to produce a... |
[
"The blue of the sky reveals to us the basic law of color .",
"`` The blue of the sky reveals to us the basic law of color ."
] |
[
"With a dark spectrum ( i.e. , a shadow surrounded by light ) , we find violet-blue along the top edge , and red-yellow along the bottom edge - where these edges overlap , we find purple-like colors .",
"With a dark spectrum ( i.e. a shadow surrounded by light ) , we find violet-blue along the top edge , and red-... |
[
"The poet observed that light seen through a turbid medium appears yellow , and darkness seen through an illuminated medium appears blue .",
"He observed that lights seen through a turbid medium would appear yellowish , and darkness seen through a turbid medium that had been lightened would appear blue ."
] |
[
"When these edges overlap in a light spectrum , green results ; when they overlap in a dark spectrum , non-spectral colors are produced .",
"When these edges overlap in a light spectrum , green results ; when they overlap in a dark spectrum , magenta results ."
] |
[
"Goethe 's book provides a catalogue of how color is perceived in a wide variety of circumstances , and considers Isaac Newton 's observations to be special cases .",
"In his book , Goethe shows how color is perceived in a variety of circumstances , and considers Isaac Newton 's observations to be special cases .... |
[
"Published in 1810 , it contains some of the earliest published descriptions of phenomena such as colored shadows , refraction , and chromatic aberration .",
"It contains some of the earliest and most accurate descriptions of phenomena such as colored shadows , refraction , and chromatic aberration ."
] |
[
"( Goethe , Scientific Studies ) Unlike his contemporaries , Goethe did n't see darkness as an absence of light , but rather as polar to and interacting with light ; color resulted from this interaction of light and shadow .",
"Unlike his contemporaries , Goethe did not see darkness as an absence of light , but r... |
[
"Philosophers have come to understand the distinction between the optical spectrum , as observed by Newton , and the phenomenon of human color perception as presented by Goethe - a subject analyzed at length by Wittgenstein in his exegesis of Goethe in Remarks on Colour .",
"Science has come to understand the dis... |
[
"Theory of Colours ( original German title Zur Farbenlehre ) is a work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe about the poet 's views on the nature of colors and how these are perceived by humans .",
"Theory of Colours ( original German title , Zur Farbenlehre ) is a book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published in 1810 ."... |
[
"Although Goethe 's work was rejected by physicists , a number of philosophers and physicists have concerned themselves with it , including Thomas Johann Seebeck , Arthur Schopenhauer ( see : On Vision and Colors ) , Hermann von Helmholtz , Rudolf Steiner , Ludwig Wittgenstein , Werner Heisenberg , Kurt Gödel , and... |
[
"When viewed through a prism , the orientation of a light-dark boundary with respect to the prism 's axis is significant .",
"( Goethe , Theory of Colours ) When viewed through a prism , the orientation of a light-dark boundary with respect to the prism is significant ."
] |
[
"Rudolf Steiner , the science editor for the Kurschner edition of Goethe 's works , gave the following analogy : Goethe expresses this more succinctly : Goethe 's studies of color began with experiments which examined the effects of turbid media , such as air , dust , and moisture on the perception of light and dar... |
[
"At a certain distance , these edges overlap - and we obtain Newton 's spectrum .",
"At a certain distance , these edges overlap ."
] |
[
"Unlike Newton , Goethe 's concern was not so much with the analytic treatment of color , as with the qualities of how phenomena are perceived .",
"Goethe 's concern was not so much with the measurement of color phenomenon , but with how qualities of color are perceived ."
] |
[
"He died in England on 30 November 1675 , aged 70 years .",
"He died in England on November 30 , 1675 , aged 70 years ."
] |
[
"He received the proprietorship after the death of his father , George Calvert , 1st Baron Baltimore , ( 15 April 1632 ) , for whom it was intended .",
"His father was George Calvert , 1st Baron Baltimore ."
] |
[
"Cecil Calvert , Second Baron Baltimore ( 8 August 1605 - 30 November 1675 ) , was an English peer who was the first Proprietor and Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland , and ninth Proprietary Governor of the Colony of Newfoundland and the colony of Avalon ( in the southeast ) .",
"Cecilius Calvert , ... |
[
"Proposed alternative candidates include Francis Bacon , Christopher Marlowe , and Edward de Vere , 17th Earl of Oxford .",
"Several other writers of `` Shakespeare '' have been suggested , such as Francis Bacon , Christopher Marlowe , and Edward de Vere , 17th Earl of Oxford ."
] |
[
"At the age of 18 , Shakespeare married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway .",
"He married Anne Hathaway , a woman eight years older than he was ."
] |
[
"3D is the fourth studio album by American girl-group TLC .",
"3D is the final studio album by American girl group TLC ."
] |
[
"It was released by Arista Records on November 12 , 2002 , seven months after the death of TLC member Lisa `` Left Eye '' Lopes .",
"It was released on November 12 , 2002 by Arista Records ."
] |
[
"The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 , and at number four on the Top R&B \\ / Hip-Hop Albums chart , selling 143,000 copies sold in its first week of release .",
"The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart ."
] |
[
"After slavery had been abolished by European countries , the slave trade continued for a time with independent traders ( instead of government agents ) .",
"After slavery was ended by European countries , the slave trade continued for a time with independent traders ( instead of government agents ) ."
] |
[
"The slave trade became so extensive in the 18th and 19th centuries that an `` Atlantic community '' was formed .",
"The slave trade became so large in the 18th and 19th centuries that an `` Atlantic community '' was formed ."
] |
[
"Religions , architectural styles , languages , knowledge , and other new goods were mingled at this time .",
"Religions , architectural styles , languages , knowledge , and other new goods were mixed at this time ."
] |
[
"Researchers estimate that between 2 and 3 million slaves were exported out of this region and were traded for goods like alcohol and tobacco from the Americas and textiles from Europe .",
"They were traded for goods like alcohol and tobacco from the Americas and textiles from Europe ."
] |
[
"The name is derived from the fact that it was a major source of African slaves during the Atlantic slave trade from the early 16th century to the 19th century .",
"It was one of the most important places for the Atlantic slave trade from the early 16th century to the 19th century ."
] |
[
"The Slave Coast is a historical name formerly used for parts of coastal West Africa along the Bight of Benin .",
"This is a fertile region of coastal Western Africa along the Bight of Benin ."
] |
[
"This means that the protection of freedom of speech as a right includes not only the content , but also the means of expression .",
"Freedom of speech is thought to also include Freedom of information ."
] |
[
"In the 17th century the chapel had its own building in Whitehall , which burned down in 1698 ; since 1702 it has been based at St James 's Palace .",
"In the 17th century the chapel had its own building in Whitehall , which burned down in 1698 ."
] |
[
"The Chapel Royal is a department of the Ecclesiastical Household of the monarch formally known as the royal Free Chapel of the Household .",
"The Chapel Royal is a department of the monarch 's household in the United Kingdom ."
] |
[
"The chapel 's choir , known as the Children of the Chapel Royal , achieved its greatest eminence during the reign of Elizabeth I , when William Byrd and Thomas Tallis were joint organists .",
"William Byrd and Thomas Tallis were both organists there during the reign of Elizabeth I. Boy choristers from choirs out... |
[
"It is a bronze sculpture set on and backdropped by black granite .",
"The statue is a bronze sculpture set on and backdropped by black granite ."
] |
[
"One folktale claims that if an unsuspecting viewer were to look into the eyes of Eternal Silence 's hooded figure , the viewer would be shown a vision of his or her own death .",
"One folktale claims that if someone looks into the eyes of Eternal Silence 's hooded figure , the viewer would be shown a vision of h... |
[
"Eternal Silence is a monument in Graceland Cemetery to Dexter Graves , who led a group of thirteen families who moved to Chicago from Ohio in 1831 .",
"Eternal Silence is a monument in Graceland Cemetery to Dexter Graves ."
] |
[
"Eternal Silence , alternatively known as the Dexter Graves Monument or the Statue of Death , is a monument in Chicago 's Graceland Cemetery .",
"Eternal Silence is a monument in Chicago 's Graceland Cemetery ."
] |
[
"He died in 1844 , and the monument was commissioned from sculptor Lorado Taft in 1909 by Graves ' son Henry Graves .",
"He died in 1844 , and the monument was created by sculptor Lorado Taft in 1909 ."
] |
[
"Similar to the previous three events , the concept of the show was that every championship in the company was defended at the event .",
"Similar to the last three events , the concept of the show was that every championship in the company was defended at the event ."
] |
[
"It was also the first Night of Champions event to feature a non-title match .",
"It is also the first Night of Champions event to feature a non-title match ."
] |
[
"Night of Champions ( 2010 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and presented by WowWee 's Paper Jamz , that took place on September 19 , 2010 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois .",
"Night of Champions ( 2010 ) was a professional wrestling p... |
[
"Leonardo da Vinci , Botticelli and Michelangelo were all born in Tuscany .",
"Leonardo da Vinci , who was a painter , a scientist , a musician and a philosopher , is the most famous Renaissance Man ."
] |
[
"She was the sister ship of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic , and was intended to enter service as the transatlantic passenger liner , RMS Britannic .",
"It was a sister ship to the Olympic and the RMS Titanic ."
] |
[
"Synchronized swimming is both an individual and team sport .",
"Synchronized swimming is a sport that is practiced in the water ."
] |
[
"In 1924 , the first competition in North America was in Montreal , with Peg Seller as the first champion .",
"In Montreal , the first competition took place in 1924 ."
] |
[
"Haplodiploidy is a sex-determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid , and females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid .",
"Haplodiploidy is a sex determination system in which males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid , and females develop from fertilized... |
[
"In normal sexual reproduction , the father has two sets of chromosomes , and crossing over takes place between the chromatids of each pair during the meiosis which produces the sperm .",
"The thing to remember is that in normal sexual reproduction , the father has two sets of chromosomes , and crossing over take... |
[
"Whether haplodiploidy did in fact pave the way for the evolution of eusociality is still a matter of debate .",
"p465 Whether haplodiploidy did in fact pave the way for the evolution of eusociality is still a matter of debate ."
] |
[
"Haplodiploidy determines the sex in all members of the insect order Hymenoptera ( bees , ants , and wasps ) , p408 Coccidae , and the Thysanoptera ( ` thrips ' ) .",
"Haplodiploidy determines the sex in all members of the insect order Hymenoptera ( bees , ants , and wasps ) , and the Thysanoptera ( ` thrips ' ) ... |
[
"So , as long as a female has mated with only one male , all of her female offspring will inherit the male 's chromosomes 100 % intact .",
"So , as long as all the female queen mates only with one male , all the female offspring will inherit the male 's chromosome 100 % intact ."
] |
[
"In Hymenoptera , the males generally produce enough sperm to last the female for her whole lifetime after a single mating event with that male .",
"In fact in hymenoptera , the males almost all produce enough sperm to last the female for a whole lifetime ."
] |
[
"This means the workers in such monogamous single-queen colonies are significantly more closely related than in other sex determination systems where the relatedness of siblings is usually no more than 0.5 .",
"This means the workers are significantly more closely related than siblings in other sex determination ... |
[
"Additionally , if a eusocial-insect colony has only one queen , and she has only mated once , then the relatedness between workers ( diploid females ) in a hive or nest is 0.75 .",
"Most importantly , the relatedness between the sisterhood of worker bees in a hive or nest is 0.75 ."
] |
[
"The system also occurs sporadically in some spider mites , Homoptera , Coleoptera ( bark beetles ) , and rotifers .",
"p408 The system also occurs sporadically in some spider mites , coleopterans ( bark beetles ) and rotifers ."
] |
[
"Sergeant first class is a military rank in some militaries and other uniformed organizations around the world , typically that of a senior non-commissioned officer .",
"Sergeant First Class is a military rank in some military 's and other uniformed organizations around the world ."
] |
[
"Sergeant first class ( SFC ) is the seventh enlisted rank ( E-7 ) in the U.S. Army , ranking above staff sergeant ( E-6 ) and below master sergeant and first sergeant ( E-8 ) , and is the first non-commissioned officer rank designated as a senior non-commissioned officer ( SNCO ) .",
"Sergeant First Class ( SFC ... |
[
"In disrotatory mode , the atomic orbitals of the end groups turn in opposite directions ( one atomic orbital turns clockwise and the other counter-clockwise ) .",
"In a disrotatory mode , they move in opposite directions ."
] |
[
"Jill Scott ( born April 4 , 1972 ) is an American singer and actress .",
"Jill Scott ( b. April 4 , 1972 ) is an American poet , actress and soul and R&B singer ."
] |
[
"She also appeared as the lead role in the BBC\\/HBO series The No. 1 Ladies ' Detective Agency .",
"and The No. 1 Ladies ' Detective Agency ."
] |
[
"Born in 1924 , Geshe Loden became a monk at seven years old .",
"Born in 1924 , Geshe Loden became a monk at the age of seven ."
] |
[
"Geshe Loden established the Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre in Yuroke , Victoria , and has written many books .",
"Geshe Loden established the Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre in Victoria , and has written many books ."
] |
[
"After completing extensive Buddhist philosophy studies , he received the Geshe Lharampa degree from Sera Je Monastery in Tibet , and an Acharya degree from Varanasi 's Sanskrit university in India .",
"Completing his study of all divisions of Buddhist philosophy , he was awarded the Geshe Lharampa degree from Se... |
[
"He was also awarded a Master 's qualification in Vajrayana Buddhism after many years study at Gyudmed Tantric College .",
"He also gained a Master 's qualification in Vajrayana Buddhism after six years ' study at Gyudmed Tantric College ."
] |
[
"Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Australia .",
"Geshe Thubten Loden leads the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Australia ."
] |
[
"When the benchmark price is equal to the marginal cost of production , as it is in perfect competition , then ratio of the overcharge to market price is the Lerner Index of market power .",
"The Lerner Index has an upper limit of one when the pure monopoly price is charged in a market ."
] |
[
"Animals that prey on ostriches of all ages may include cheetahs , lions , leopards , African hunting dogs , and spotted hyena .",
"Animals that prey on ostriches of all ages include cheetahs , lions , leopards , african dogs , and spotted hyena ."
] |
[
"The female ostrich lays her fertilised eggs in a single communal nest , a simple pit , 30-60 cm ( 12-24 in ) deep and 3 m ( 9.8 ft ) wide , scraped in the ground by the male .",
"The females lay their fertilized eggs in a single communal nest , a simple pit , 30 to 60 centimetres ( 12-24 in ) deep and 3 metres (... |
[
"When threatened , the ostrich will either hide itself by lying flat against the ground , or run away .",
"When threatened , the ostrich will either hide itself by lying flat against the ground , or will run away ."
] |
[
"Common predators of nests and young ostriches include jackals , various birds of prey , warthogs , mongoose and Egyptian vultures .",
"Common predators of nests and young ostriches include jackals , various birds of prey , mongoose and vultures ."
] |
[
"If cornered , it can attack with a kick of its powerful legs .",
"If cornered , it can attack with a kick from its powerful legs ."
] |
[
"Unlike most birds , the males have a copulatory organ , which is retractable and 8 in ( 20 cm ) long .",
"Unlike most birds the males have a penis , which is retractable and 8 in ( 20 cm ) long ."
] |
[
"In much of their habitat , temperatures vary as much as 40 ° C ( 100 ° F ) between night and day .",
"In much of their habitat , temperatures vary as much as 40 ° C ( 72 ° F ) between night and day ."
] |
[
"Ostrich eggs are the largest of all eggs , though they are actually the smallest eggs relative to the size of the adult bird - on average they are 15 cm ( 5.9 in ) long , 13 cm ( 5.1 in ) wide , and weigh 1.4 kilograms ( 3.1 lb ) , over 20 times the weight of a chicken 's egg and only 1 to 4 % the size of the fema... |
[
"The mating process differs in different geographical regions .",
"The mating process differs in different regions ."
] |
[
"When eating , they will fill their gullet with food , which is in turn passed down their esophagus in the form of a ball called a bolus .",
"After that , the food is passed down their esophagus in the form of a ball called a bolus ."
] |
[
"Unlike all other living birds , the ostrich secretes urine separately from faeces .",
"Unlike all other living birds , the Ostrich secretes uric acid separately from faeces ."
] |
[
"The Ostrich or Common Ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) is either one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa , the only living member ( s ) of the genus Struthio , which is in the ratite family .",
"The ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) is a large flightless bird that lives in Africa ."
] |
[
"Typically , the male defends the hatchlings and teaches them to feed , although males and females cooperate in rearing chicks .",
"Males and females cooperate in rearing chicks ."
] |
[
"The incubation period is 35 to 45 days , which is rather short compared to other ratites .",
"The incubation period is 35 to 45 days ."
] |
[
"The ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest eggs of any living bird ( extinct elephant birds of Madagascar and the giant moa of New Zealand laid larger eggs ) .",
"They are the largest living bird species , and have the biggest eggs of all living birds ."
] |
[
"However , they may sometimes fiercely fight predators , especially when chicks are being defended , and have been capable of killing even their largest enemies , the lions , in such confrontations .",
"However , they may sometimes fight fiercely against predators , especially when chicks are being defended ."
] |
[
"Ostriches can go without drinking for several days , using metabolic water and moisture in ingested plants , but they enjoy liquid water and frequently take baths where it is available .",
"Ostriches can live without drinking for several days ."
] |
[
"It lives in nomadic groups of 5 to 50 birds .",
"During breeding season and sometimes during extreme rainless periods Ostriches live in nomadic groups of five to 50 birds ( led by a top hen ) that often travel together with other grazing animals , such as zebras or antelopes ."
] |
[
"Territorial males typically boom in defense of their territory and harem of two to seven hens ; the successful male may then mate with several females in the area , but will only form a pair bond with a ` major ' female .",
"The successful male will then be allowed to breed with all the females in an area , but ... |
[
"Their palate differs from other ratites in that the sphenoid and palatal bones are unconnected .",
"Their palate ( bone on the roof of the mouth ) differs from other ratites ."
] |
[
"Like all ratites , the ostrich has no crop , and it also lacks a gallbladder .",
"They lack a gallbladder ."
] |
[
"The ostrich 's diet consists mainly of plant matter , though it also eats invertebrates .",
"Ostriches mainly eat plant matter , but they also eats insects ."
] |
[
"CBC News reported that the destruction caused by the rioters was worse than the riot that followed the Canucks loss in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals , particularly the looting aspects .",
"According to CBC News , the destruction caused by the rioters was worse than the riot that followed the Canucks loss... |
[
"The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot was a public disturbance that broke out in the downtown core of Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada on Wednesday , June 15 , 2011 .",
"The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot was a riot that took place on June 15 , 2011 in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada ."
] |
[
"Several participants in the riots have turned themselves in to police after their faces were broadcast on TV , including the person responsible for setting the first car afire .",
"Several of the participants in the riot turned themselves in to the police after their faces were shown on TV , including the person... |
[
"The riots happened immediately after the conclusion of the Boston Bruins ' win over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals , which won the Stanley Cup for Boston .",
"The riot took place after the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals ."
] |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.