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[ "Michael Tilson Thomas ( born December 21 , 1944 ) is an American conductor , pianist and composer .", "Michael Tilson Thomas ( born December 21 , 1944 ) , is an American conductor , pianist and composer ." ]
[ "From 1981 to 1985 he was principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra .", "From 1981 to 1985 he was the main guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra ." ]
[ "He was music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1971 to 1979 .", "He was conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1971 to 1979 ." ]
[ "He is currently music director of the San Francisco Symphony , and artistic director of the New World Symphony Orchestra .", "He is the conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ." ]
[ "Between 1971 and 1977 , he also conducted the series of Young People 's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic .", "During this time he conducted a series of Young People 's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic ." ]
[ "Tilson Thomas was born in Los Angeles , California , to Ted and Roberta Thomas , a Broadway stage manager and a middle school history teacher respectively .", "Tilson Thomas was born in Los Angeles , California ." ]
[ "Tilson Thomas also founded the New World Symphony in Miami in 1987 .", "Tilson Thomas started a new orchestra , the New World Symphony , in Miami , Florida in 1987 , to give talented young people a chance to play with a good orchestra ." ]
[ "From 1988 to 1995 , Tilson Thomas was principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra .", "From 1988 to 1995 , he was principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra , and since 1995 he has been their main guest conductor ." ]
[ "Tilson Thomas studied at the University of Southern California , studying piano with John Crown and composition and conducting under Ingolf Dahl .", "Tilson Thomas studied at the University of Southern California ." ]
[ "He is also renowned for his interpretation of the works of Gustav Mahler ; he has recorded all nine Mahler symphonies and other major orchestral works with the San Francisco Symphony .", "He also recorded all nine symphonies of Gustav Mahler ." ]
[ "Tilson Thomas is also known as a premier interpreter of the works of Aaron Copland , Charles Ives , and Steve Reich .", "Tilson Thomas has conducted many styles of music , especially American music such as that of Charles Ives and Aaron Copland ." ]
[ "Tilson Thomas became the San Francisco Symphony 's 11th Music Director in 1995 .", "In 1995 , he became conductor ( music director ) of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ." ]
[ "He stayed with the Boston ensemble as an assistant conductor until 1974 and made several recordings with the orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon , which were later reissued on CD .", "He stayed with the orchestra as assistant conductor until 1974 , making several recordings with them ." ]
[ "Tilson Thomas is openly gay and lives in San Francisco with his partner of thirty years , Joshua Robison .", "Tilson Thomas is openly gay ." ]
[ "Tilson Thomas has conducted a wide variety of music and is a particular champion of modern American works .", "Tilson Thomas took over conducting the rest of the concert ." ]
[ "Tilson Thomas joined up with YouTube in 2009 to help create the YouTube Symphony Orchestra , an orchestra whose members were selected from 30 countries based on more than 3,000 video auditions on YouTube .", "In 2009 Tilson Thomas created the YouTube Symphony Orchestra to give a concert that could be watched on ...
[ "The film title is named for the English saying , repeatedly used in the film , `` a man 's home is his castle '' .", "The movie title is named for the English saying , which is said many time during the movie , `` A man 's home is his castle . ''" ]
[ "Also interspersed in the film are many references to famous Australian Constitutional Law Cases , such as Mabo and the Tasmanian Dams Case .", "The movie talks about famous Australian Constitutional Law Cases , like Mabo and the Tasmanian Dams Case ." ]
[ "The property appeared in the film as the Kerrigan family holiday house .", "The story is about the Kerrigan family , who have been living in their home-their `` castle '' - for years ." ]
[ "iOS ( previously iPhone OS ) is a mobile operating system developed and distributed by Apple Inc. .", "iOS ( previously named iPhone OS ) is an operating system for mobile devices , made and sold by Apple Inc. ." ]
[ "It runs on the iPhone 4 and later , 2nd-generation iPad and later , all models of the iPad Mini , and the 5th-generation iPod Touch .", "It is the default operating system of the iPhone , the iPod Touch , and the iPad ." ]
[ "On March 6 , 2008 , Apple released the first beta , along with a new name for the operating system : `` iPhone OS '' .", "On March 6 , 2008 Apple renamed OS X to iPhone OS ." ]
[ "The latest version is iOS 7.1 , which is available for the iPhone 4 , iPhone 4S , iPhone 5 , iPhone 5C , iPhone 5S , iPad 2 , the third-generation iPad , the fourth-generation iPad , the iPad Air , the first-generation iPad Mini , the second-generation iPad Mini , and the fifth-generation iPod Touch .", "iPhone ...
[ "To avoid any potential lawsuit , Apple licensed the `` IOS '' trademark from Cisco .", "The trademark `` IOS '' has been used by the tech company Cisco , so Apple licensed the trademark to avoid conflicts ." ]
[ "The cetaceans ( whales , dolphins and porpoises ) are marine mammal descendants of land mammals .", "The Cetaceans ( whales , dolphins and porpoises ) are mammalian marine descendants of land mammals ." ]
[ "Indohyus was a small deer-like creature , which lived about 48 million years ago in Kashmir .", "Indohyus is a small deer-like creature , which lived about 48 million years ago in Kashmir ." ]
[ "Their terrestrial origins are indicated by : The question of how a group of land mammals became adapted to aquatic life was a mystery until discoveries starting in the late 1970s in Pakistan revealed several stages in the transition of cetaceans from land to sea .", "Their terrestrial origins are indicated by : ...
[ "About the size of a raccoon or domestic cat , this herbivorous creature shared some of the traits of whales , most notably the involucrum , a bone growth pattern which is the diagnostic characteristic of any cetacean , and is not found in any other species .", "About the size of a raccoon or domestic cat , this ...
[ "It also showed signs of adaptations to aquatic life , including a thick and heavy outer coating and dense limb bones that reduce buoyancy so that they could stay underwater , which are similar to the adaptions found in modern creatures such as the hippopotamus .", "It also showed signs of adaptations to aquatic ...
[ "He was succeeded by his second son , Henry VIII ( reign 1509-47 ) .", "He was succeeded by his son , Henry VIII on 21 April 1509 ." ]
[ "Henry won the throne when his forces defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field .", "Henry VI and his family fought back , and the war between his supporters and their enemies lasted for many years , finally coming to an end when King Henry VII of England came to the throne in 1485 On 22 August 1485 , ...
[ "Henry VII died at Richmond Palace on 21 April 1509 of tuberculosis and was buried at Westminster Abbey .", "Henry VII was buried in Westminster Abbey ." ]
[ "He founded the Tudor dynasty and , after a reign of nearly 24 years , was peacefully succeeded by his son , Henry VIII .", "He founded the Tudor dynasty ." ]
[ "This is in marked contrast to Herodotus , who frequently mentions multiple versions of his stories and allows the reader to decide which is true .", "This is in contrast to Herodotus , who frequently mentions multiple versions of his stories and allows the reader to decide which is true ." ]
[ "The Spartans represent a more traditional , circumspect , and less expansive power .", "The Spartans represent a more traditional and less expansive power ." ]
[ "Thucydides is one of the first western historians to employ a strict standard of chronology , recording events by year , with each year consisting of the summer campaign season and a less active winter season .", "One of Thucydides ' major innovations was to use a strict standard of chronology , recording events...
[ "It was written by Thucydides , an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war .", "It was written by Thucydides , an Athenian general who served in that war ." ]
[ "The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War , which was fought between the Peloponnesian League ( led by Sparta ) and the Delian League ( led by Athens ) .", "The war was fought between the Peloponnesian League ( led by Sparta ) and the Athenian league ( led by Athens ) ...
[ "This method contrasts sharply with Herodotus ' earlier work The Histories , which jumps around chronologically and makes frequent and roundabout excursions into seemingly unrelated areas and time periods and has set the standard for historiographical rigor to this day .", "This method contrasts sharply with Hero...
[ "In his emphasis on sea power , Thucydides resembles the modern naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan , whose influential work The Influence of Sea Power upon History helped set in motion the naval arms race prior to World War I . The History explains that the primary cause of the Peloponnesian War was the `` growth i...
[ "This is very different from Herodotus , who frequently mentions the role of the gods , as well as a nearly ubiquitous divine presence in the centuries-earlier poems of Homer .", "This is very different to Herodotus , who frequently mentions the role of the gods ." ]
[ "Thucydides almost never names his informants and alludes to competing versions of events only a handful of times .", "Thucydides almost never names his informants ." ]
[ "His paternal grandparents were born in Germany .", "His paternal grandparents were from Germany ." ]
[ "Wagner played Dr. Evil 's henchman Number 2 in all three films : Austin Powers : International Man of Mystery ( 1997 ) , Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me ( 1999 ) and Austin Powers in Goldmember ( 2002 ) .", "Wagner returned to play the characters in Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me ( 1999 ) , and Au...
[ "His third successful series was Hart to Hart , which co-starred Stefanie Powers and ran from 1979 to 1984 .", "His television series Hart to Hart ( 1979-1984 ) , was most successful of all , Wagner is Jonathan Hart who with his wife Jennifer Hart , Stefanie Powers , two detectives who solved the most difficult c...
[ "Derby Museum has a diagram of Ecton Hill ( see picture ) made from Ashford Black Marble and other minerals .", "Derby Museum has a diagram of Ecton Hill made from Ashford Black Marble and other minerals ." ]
[ "Derby Museum and Art Gallery holds collections of worked and part-worked items of Ashford Black Marble , acquired from an inlaying workshop owned by the Tomlinson family .", "Derby Museum and Art Gallery has collections of worked and part-worked items of Ashford Black Marble , acquired from an inlaying workshop ...
[ "In 2006 it was announced that Buxton Museum had purchased the Black Marble collection that had been left by John Michael Tomlinson .", "In 2006 , Buxton Museum bought the Black Marble collection that had been left by John Michael Tomlinson ." ]
[ "It was speculated that the rocks had been abandoned when an Ashford Black Marble manufacturer moved in the 1880s .", "The rocks might have been abandoned when an Ashford Black Marble manufacturer moved in the 1880s ." ]
[ "His Petrifacta Derbiensia recounts that White Watson 's uncle and workers at the Black Marble quarry called some of the fossils `` crocodile tails '' as they thought they were the remains of crocodiles .", "His Petrifacta Derbiensia says that White Watson 's uncle and workers at the Black Marble mine called some...
[ "He had spent over 50 years putting together the collection after finding that his ancestors had been involved in Ashford Black Marble manufacturing .", "He had spent over 50 years to collect them after finding that his ancestors had been involved in Ashford Black Marble manufacturing ." ]
[ "The prime source of this rock was from Arrock Mine , and later in 1832 from nearby Rookery Plantation , near Ashford-in-the-Water .", "At first the rock was mined from Arrock Mine , and later in 1832 from nearby Rookery Plantation , near Ashford-in-the-Water ." ]
[ "Henry Watson , the uncle of Derbyshire geologist White Watson , is regarded as one of the key figures in the development of the local industry of inlaying Ashford Black Marble in the 1750s .", "Henry Watson played important roles in the development of the local industry of inlaying Ashford Black Marble in the 17...
[ "In the late 1780s Derbyshire geologist White Watson began to create explanatory geological tablets using Ashford Black Marble into which other local rocks were inlaid so as to represent the strata of the rocks in different parts of the county .", "In the late 1780s , Derbyshire geologist White Watson made geolog...
[ "John Mawe had a museum in Matlock Bath that dealt in black marble and Ann Rayner engraved pictures , next door at another museum , on black marble using a diamond .", "John Mawe had a museum in Matlock Bath that dealt in black marble ." ]
[ "William Martin , who at one time worked with Watson , wrote the first scientific study of fossils .", "William Martin was once a partner with Watson , and wrote the first scientific study of fossils ." ]
[ "The rarest mineral was known as `` Duke 's Red '' and this was so valuable that it was stored at Chatsworth House .", "`` Duke 's Red '' is so valuable that it was stored at Chatsworth House ." ]
[ "Ashford Black Marble is the name given to a dark limestone , quarried from mines near Ashford-in-the-Water , in Derbyshire , England .", "Ashford Black Marble is a kind of dark limestone , which was mined from Ashford-in-the-Water , in Derbyshire , England ." ]
[ "Once cut , turned and polished , its shiny black surface is highly decorative .", "Once cut , turned and polished , its shiny black surface becomes very beautiful ." ]
[ "Many fine examples of engraved and inlaid black marble exist in local collections , including those of Derby Museum , Buxton Museum , and Chatsworth House .", "Many art objects of Ashford Black Marble are collected in local institutions , including those of Derby Museum , Buxton Museum , and Chatsworth House ." ...
[ "The limestone can be turned on a lathe to create urns , candlesticks and other similar objects , or sawn to produce smooth , flat items such as obelisks and paperweights .", "Ashford Black Marble can be manufactured into pots , candlesticks and other similar objects , or sawn to make smooth , flat items such as ...
[ "In 2009 huge blocks of unworked Ashford Black Marble were unearthed during excavation work near to the Seven Stars public house in Derby .", "In 2009 , huge blocks of Ashford Black Marble were found underground in Derby ." ]
[ "He owned a water-powered mill at Ashford in the Water .", "He was the uncle of Derbyshire geologist White Watson , and had a water-powered mill at Ashford in the Water ." ]
[ "Items such as forget-me-not and lily of the valley flowers would typically be represented .", "Forget-me-not and lily of the valley were typically designed ." ]
[ "Ashford Black Marble is a very fine-grained sedimentary rock , and is not a true marble in the geological sense .", "Strictly speaking , Ashford Black Marble is not a marble formed by heat , but a smooth sedimentary rock , a hard mass of dusty minerals ." ]
[ "This includes a range of pre-cut pieces ready for inlaying into the black marble background .", "This collection also includes pieces of stones which were cut and ready to put into the black marble background ." ]
[ "John McCarthy Roll ( February 8 , 1947 - January 8 , 2011 ) was a United States federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona from 1991 until his death in 2011 , and as chief judge of that court from 2006 to 2011 .", "John McCarthy Roll ( 8 February 1947 - 8 January 201...
[ "With degrees from the University of Arizona College of Law and University of Virginia School of Law , Roll began his career as a court bailiff in Arizona and became an assistant city attorney of Tucson , Arizona in 1973 .", "Roll had been an Arizona state attorney , a US attorney and a state court judge ." ]
[ "Sony called them Portable IC Audio Player .", "It represents a portable audio player ." ]
[ "The name `` Walkman '' was based on its precursor , the Pressman tape recorder .", "Today , similar devices are also called `` Walkman '' ." ]
[ "The second , the Wage Stabilization Board , was a part of the Office of Defense Mobilization and existed from September 9 , 1950 , to February 6 , 1953 .", "The second , the Wage Stabilization Board , was a part of the Office of Defense Mobilization ." ]
[ "The Wage Stabilization Board ( WSB ) was an independent agency of the United States government whose function was to make wage control policy recommendations and to implement such wage controls as were approved .", "The Wage Stabilization Board ( WSB ) was an independent agency of the United States government ."...
[ "The first , the National Wage Stabilization Board , was the successor to the National War Labor Board , and existed from January 1 , 1946 , to February 24 , 1947 .", "The first , the National Wage Stabilization Board , was the successor to the National War Labor Board ." ]
[ "After an initial ( and significant ) surge of inflation , President Harry S. Truman 's war mobilization effort began to achieve some success in stabilizing the American economy .", "But soon Truman 's war mobilization effort began to achieve some success in stabilizing the economy ." ]
[ "However , they were destroyed during the Nagorno-Karabakh War when Shusha was under Azeri control .", "These were destroyed during the Nagorno-Karabakh War when Shusha was under Azeri control ." ]
[ "In 1998 it was re-consecrated as a church , and now serves as the main cathedral and headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church 's Diocese of Artsakh .", "In 1998 it was re-consecrated as a church , and is now the main cathedral and headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church 's Diocese of Artsakh ." ]
[ "Large statues of angels blowing trumpets stood at each corner of the bell tower 's second story .", "It used to have large statues of angels blowing trumpets at each corner of the bell tower 's second story ." ]
[ "Replica angel statues were made to replace the destroyed originals ; an image of one forms part of the coat-of-arms of Shusha .", "New angel statues were made to replace the destroyed originals ; an image of one is part of the coat of arms of Shusha ." ]
[ "In front of the west entrance is a freestanding three-story bell tower , constructed in 1858 .", "At the west entrance is a freestanding three-story bell tower , built in 1858 ." ]
[ "Ghazanchetsots Cathedral ( Armenian : Ղազանչեցոց Եկեղեցի ) , also known as the Cathedral of Christ the Holy Savior ( Ղազանչեցոց Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Մայր Տաճար ) and the Shushi Cathedral ( Շուշիի Մայր Տաճար ) , is an Armenian church located in Shusha , Nagorno-Karabakh .", "Ghazanchetsots Cathedral ( Cathedral of Ch...
[ "In the years after that capture the church was repaired and renovated .", "The church was repaired and renovated ." ]
[ "During the Nagorno-Karabakh War , Azerbaijani forces used the cathedral as a GRAD munitions storehouse until May 1992 , when Shusha was captured by Armenian forces .", "In May 1992 Shusha was captured by Armenian forces ." ]
[ "During the Soviet period period it was used as a granary , and then as a garage .", "During the Soviet period it was used as to store grain , and then as a garage ." ]
[ "A manicure is a cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and hands performed at home or in a nail salon .", "Manicures can be done at home or by a professional in a nail salon ." ]
[ "The Chancellor can not be removed from office during a four-year term unless the Bundestag has agreed on a successor .", "The Chancellor can not be removed from office during a 4-year term unless the Bundestag has agreed on a successor ." ]
[ "The Bundeskanzler ( federal chancellor ) heads the Bundesregierung ( federal government ) and thus the executive branch of the federal government .", "The Bundeskanzler ( Federal Chancellor ) heads the Bundesregierung ( Federal Cabinet ) and thus the executive branch of the federal government ." ]
[ "The political system is laid out in the 1949 constitution , the Grundgesetz ( Basic Law ) , which remained in effect with minor amendments after 1990 's German reunification .", "The political system is set out in the 1949 constitution , the Grundgesetz ( Basic Law ) , which stayed in effect after 1990 's German...
[ "Except in the periods 1969-72 and 1976-82 , when the Social Democratic party of Chancellor Brandt and Schmidt came in second in the elections , the Chancellor has always been the candidate of the largest party , usually supported by a coalition of two parties with a majority in the parliament .", "Except in the ...
[ "With the former SPD chairman , Oskar Lafontaine for the WASG and Gregor Gysi for the PDS as prominent figures , this alliance soon found interest in the media and in the population .", "With the former SPD chairman Oskar Lafontaine for the WASG and Gregor Gysi for the PDS as prominent figures , this alliance soo...
[ "Half an hour after the election results , the SPD chairman Franz Müntefering announced that the chancellor would clear the way for new federal elections .", "Half an hour after the election results , the SPD chairman Franz Müntefering announced that the chancellor would clear the way for premature federal electi...
[ "Gerhard Schröder led the coalition of SPD and Greens to an eleven-seat victory over the Christian Democrat challengers headed by Edmund Stoiber ( CSU ) .", "Gerhard Schröder led the coalition of SPD and Greens to an 11 seat victory over the CDU\\/CSU headed by Edmund Stoiber ( CSU ) ." ]
[ "The duties of the Bundespräsident ( federal president ) are largely representative and ceremonial .", "The duties of the Bundespräsident ( Federal President ) are mostly representative and ceremonial ; The power of the executive is exercised by the Chancellor ." ]
[ "On 20 April 2003 , chancellor Schröder announced massive labor market reforms , called Agenda 2010 , that cut unemployment benefits .", "In April 2003 , chancellor Schröder announced massive labor market reforms , called Agenda 2010 ." ]
[ "On 22 November 2005 , Angela Merkel was sworn in by president Horst Köhler for the office of Bundeskanzlerin .", "On November 22 2005 Angela Merkel was sworn in by president Horst Köhler for the office of Bundeskanzlerin ." ]
[ "This took the republic by surprise , especially because the SPD was below 25 % in polls at the time .", "This took everyone by surprise , especially because the SPD was below 25 % in polls at the time ." ]
[ "The final margin of victory was sufficiently high to permit a `` red-green '' coalition of the SPD with Alliance ' 90\\/The Greens ( Bündnis ' 90\\/Die Grünen ) , bringing the Greens into a national government for the first time .", "The final seat count was enough to allow a `` red-green '' coalition of the SPD...
[ "The Christian Democrats lost votes compared to 2002 , reaching only 35.2 % , and failed to get a majority for a `` black-yellow '' government of CDU\\/CSU and liberal FDP .", "The conservatives lost votes compared to 2002 , reaching only 35 % , and failed to get a majority for a `` black-yellow '' government of ...
[ "But the red-green coalition also failed to get a majority , with the SPD losing votes , but polling 34.2 % and the greens staying at 8.1 % .", "But the red-green coalition also failed to get a majority , with the SPD losing votes , but polling 34 % and the greens staying at 8 % ." ]
[ "New for the 2005 election was the alliance between the newly formed Electoral Alternative for Labor and Social Justice ( WASG ) and the PDS , planning to fuse into a common party ( see Left Party .", "New for the 2005 election was the alliance between the newly formed Electoral Alternative for Labor and Social J...
[ "The next election for the Bundestag was on 22 September 2002 .", "The next election for the Bundestag was September 22 2002 ." ]