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[ "In Charleston , the Kanawha County Courthouse , the West Virginia State Capitol campus , and several other downtown buildings were evacuated ; Kanawha County dispatchers received more than 350 telephone calls in 45 minutes , but there were not any reports of damage to buildings and infrastructure other than minor ...
[ "The earthquake damaged three of the four pinnacles ( corner spires ) on the central tower of the Washington National Cathedral , cracked some of its flying buttresses , and caused additional damage .", "The quake damaged three of the Washington National Cathedral 's four pinnacles ( corner spires ) and cracked s...
[ "In Philippi , part of a chimney collapsed at the Barbour County courthouse .", "Part of a chimney collapsed at the county courthouse in Philippi in Barbour County ." ]
[ "At Ronald Reagan National Airport , ceiling tiles fell in one terminal , and flights were halted .", "At the National Airport , ceiling tiles in the airport terminal fell to the ground , and flights stopped ." ]
[ "The U.S. District Court in South Boston was evacuated and the University of Massachusetts Boston closed early .", "The U.S. District Court in South Boston was evacuated and the University of Massachusetts Boston cut summer classes short and sent all workers home early ." ]
[ "Soon after the earthquake , the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop along the East Coast , causing some flight delays .", "Soon after the earthquake , the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) ordered airplanes to stop flying along the East Coast ." ]
[ "The Delaware River Port Authority reported no damage to its four bridges across the Delaware River .", "There was no damage to the bridges over the Delaware River owned by the Delaware River Port Authority ." ]
[ "In Boston , the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency reported tremors and swaying buildings but no damage .", "In Boston , the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency reported no injuries or damage ." ]
[ "The 2011 Virginia Earthquake occurred on August 23 , 2011 , at 1:51 pm EDT ( 17:51 UTC ) in the Piedmont region of the US state of Virginia .", "The 2011 Virginia earthquake was a magnitude 5.8 ( Mw ) earthquake in the U.S. state of Virginia on August 23 , 2011 , at 1:51 PM EDT ( 17:51 UTC ) ." ]
[ "In Philadelphia , SEPTA Regional Rail trains were restricted to a speed of 25 mph ( 40 km\\/h ) while tracks were inspected for damage , and PATCO Speedline trains were briefly suspended , with no damage reported .", "Also , SEPTA Regional Rail trains could only go 25 miles per hour ( 40 km\\/h ) while tracks we...
[ "Amtrak train service at Penn Station was also delayed .", "Amtrak trains arriving and departing from Penn Station were also delayed ." ]
[ "The first four ( of magnitude 2.8 , 2.2 , 4.2 and 3.4 ) occurred within 12 hours of the main shock .", "The aftershocks had magnitudes 2.8 , 2.2 , 4.2 and 3.4 ." ]
[ "Delaware Department of Transportation crews were dispatched statewide to inspect interstate highways , the under-construction replacement Indian River Inlet Bridge , the Delaware Memorial Bridge on I-295 , and other bridges and roads .", "DelDOT crews were sent to all parts of the state to inspect many bridges a...
[ "In Arlington County , a burst pipe flooded two corridors at the Pentagon .", "The pipe flooded two corridors ." ]
[ "Delaware : In Wilmington , blocks fell to the street from the steeple of St. Thomas the Apostle Church , and the New Castle County Courthouse was evacuated , as was the air traffic control tower of the New Castle County Airport in nearby Wilmington Manor .", "The press said that blocks fell to the street from th...
[ "Tremors from the Virginia earthquake were felt as far south as Atlanta , Georgia ; as far north as Quebec City , Quebec ; as far west as Illinois and as far east as Fredericton , New Brunswick , with damage reported as far away as Brooklyn , New York .", "Damage was reported as far away as Burlington , New Jerse...
[ "The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation inspected bridges across the state for damage .", "The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation checked bridges for damage ." ]
[ "A National Park Service spokesperson reported that surveys revealed cracks near the top of the Washington Monument , the world 's tallest stone structure , which was closed indefinitely .", "The National Park Service found cracks near the top of the Washington Monument ." ]
[ "The White House , the Capitol , and various other buildings were evacuated .", "In Washington , D.C. , the White House , the Capitol building and other buildings were evacuated ." ]
[ "This caused the two nuclear reactors to shut down automatically seconds before off-site power was lost .", "The two nuclear reactors at the North Anna Nuclear Generating Station , 11 miles ( 18 km ) from the epicenter , shut down automatically ." ]
[ "In Burlington , Temple B'nai Israel 's synagogue building , built during 1801 , sustained some water damage when tremor-caused openings in the roof allowed standing water to leak in , and about 20 bricks fell , damaging a congregant 's car .", "Buildings such a the Temple B'nai Israel in Burlington and a home in...
[ "In Kensington , the tops of four spires on the Washington D.C. Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fell to the ground along with several pieces of marble from the façade .", "The pieces fell to the ground along with several pieces of marble from the temple 's outside wall ." ]
[ "The Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown was evacuated after the earthquake .", "People were also told to get out of the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown ." ]
[ "Other office buildings in Center City Philadelphia were also evacuated soon after the earthquake .", "A few buildings in Toronto were evacuated ." ]
[ "New Jersey : Damage in New Jersey was minor .", "Damage in the northeastern United States was minor ." ]
[ "This is especially common with hot noodles , as drawing up the noodles quickly into the mouth helps cool them .", "This is especially common with hot noodles , as drawing up the noodles quickly into the mouth acts to cool them down ." ]
[ "Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce , or in hot broth as a noodle soup .", "It is served either chilled with a dipping sauce , or in hot broth as a noodle soup ." ]
[ "Some establishments , especially cheaper and more casual ones , may serve both soba and udon as they are often served in a similar manner .", "Some establishments , especially cheaper and more casual ones , may serve both soba and udon ( thick wheat noodles ) as they are often served in a similar manner ." ]
[ "Soba is the traditional noodle of choice for Tokyoites .", "However , soba is traditionally the noodle of choice for Tokyoites ." ]
[ "Soba is typically eaten with chopsticks , and in Japan , it is considered acceptable to slurp the noodles noisily .", "Soba is almost always eaten with chopsticks , and in Japan , it is traditionally considered polite to slurp the noodles noisily ." ]
[ "In the Tokugawa era , every neighborhood had one or two soba establishments , many also serving sake , which functioned much like modern cafes where locals would stop for a casual meal .", "Every neighborhood had one or two soba establishments , many also serving sake , which functioned much like modern cafes wh...
[ "The tsuyu is made of a strong mixture of dashi , sweetened soy sauce ( also called `` satōjōyu '' ) and mirin .", "The tsuyu is made of a strong mixture of dashi , sweetened soy sauce and mirin ." ]
[ "Extra toppings can be added to both hot and cold soba .", "Extra toppings can be added onto both hot and cold soba ." ]
[ "Wasabi and scallions are often mixed into the tsuyu .", "Wasabi , scallions , and grated ginger are often mixed into the tsuyu ." ]
[ "In Japan , soba noodles are served in a variety of settings : they are a popular inexpensive fast food at railway stations throughout Japan , but are also served by expensive specialty restaurants .", "In Japan , soba noodles are served in a variety of situations ." ]
[ "This tradition originates from the Tokugawa period , when the population of Edo ( Tokyo ) , being considerably wealthier than the rural poor , were more susceptible to beri beri due to their high consumption of white rice , which is low in thiamine .", "At that time , the population of Edo ( Tokyo ) was much ric...
[ "It is synonymous with a type of thin noodle made from buckwheat flour , and in Japan can refer to any thin noodle ( unlike thick wheat noodles , known as udon ) .", "is a type of thin Japanese noodle ." ]
[ "It was discovered that beri beri could be prevented by regularly eating thiamine-rich soba .", "They are thought to have made up for this by regularly eating thiamine-rich soba ." ]
[ "They initially ruled their country Pandya Nadu from Korkai , a seaport on the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula , and in later times moved to Madurai .", "They ruled initially from Korkai , a sea port on the southern most tip of the Indian peninsula , and in later times moved to Madurai ." ]
[ "She has influenced such writers as Neil Gaiman , Stephen King , Nigel Kneale , and Richard Matheson .", "She has influenced such writers as Neil Gaiman , Stephen King , Nigel Kneale and Richard Matheson ." ]
[ "Jackson may even have taken pleasure in the subversive impact of her work , as evidenced by Hyman 's statement that she `` was always proud that the Union of South Africa banned The Lottery , and she felt that they at least understood the story '' .", "Jackson may even have taken pleasure in the destructive impa...
[ "Born Shirley Hardie Jackson in San Francisco , California , to Leslie and Geraldine Jackson , Shirley and her family lived in the community of Burlingame , California , an affluent middle-class suburb that would feature in Shirley 's first novel , The Road Through the Wall ( 1948 ) .", "Born Shirley Hardie Jacks...
[ "For college , she first attended the University of Rochester , before earning BA from Syracuse University in 1940 .", "For college , she first attended the University of Rochester before graduating from Syracuse University in 1940 ." ]
[ "She was a popular writer in her time , and her work has received increasing attention from literary critics in recent years .", "A popular writer in her time , her work has received even more attention from literary critics in recent years ." ]
[ "The Jackson family relocated to Rochester , New York , where Shirley attended Brighton High School and received her diploma in 1934 .", "The Jackson family then moved to Rochester , New York , where Shirley attended Brighton High School and graduated in 1934 ." ]
[ "In 1965 , Jackson died of heart failure in her sleep , at her home in North Bennington , at the age of 48 .", "In 1965 , Shirley Jackson died of heart failure in her sleep at the age of 48 ." ]
[ "These ailments , along with the various prescription drugs used to treat them , may have contributed to her declining health and early death .", "These illnesses , along with the various prescription drugs used to treat them , overweight and heavy smoking , may have led to her declining health and early death ."...
[ "In a series of short stories , later collected in the books Life Among the Savages and Raising Demons , she presented a fictionalized version of her marriage and the experience of bringing up four children .", "Eventually her four children would come to their own brand of literary characters as fictionalized ver...
[ "In addition to her adult literary novels , Jackson also wrote a children 's novel , Nine Magic Wishes , available in an edition illustrated by her grandson , Miles Hyman , as well as a children 's play based on Hansel and Gretel , entitled The Bad Children .", "In addition to her adult literary novels , Shirley ...
[ "At the time of her death , she was overweight and a heavy smoker who had suffered throughout her life from various neuroses and psychosomatic illnesses .", "Shirley suffered all through her life from various neuroses and psychosomatic illness ." ]
[ "Shirley Hardie Jackson ( December 14 , 1916 - August 8 , 1965 ) was an American author .", "Shirley Jackson ( December 14 , 1916 , San Francisco , California - August 8 , 1965 , Bennington , Vermont ) was an important American author ." ]
[ "The Haunting of Hill House ( 1959 ) is regarded by many , including Stephen King , as one of the important horror novels of the twentieth century .", "Her other novels include Hangsaman ( 1951 ) , The Bird 's Nest ( 1954 ) , The Sundial ( 1958 ) and The Haunting of Hill House ( 1959 ) , regarded by many as one o...
[ "For example , a single line clear in Tetris Zone is worth 100 points , clearing four lines at once ( known as a Tetris ) is worth 800 , while a back-to-back Tetris is worth 1,200 each .", "Clearing four lines is called a `` tetris '' , three lines a `` triple '' and two lines a `` double '' ." ]
[ "His songs to poems by A. E. Housman , Thomas Hardy , Christina Rossetti , John Masefield , Rupert Brooke and others , are a valuable addition to English vocal repertoire .", "His songs to poems by A. E. Housman , Thomas Hardy , Christina Rossetti , John Masefield , Rupert Brooke and others , are among some of th...
[ "He died at age 82 in Washington , Sussex , of heart failure .", "He died aged 82 in Washington , Sussex of heart failure ." ]
[ "Due to his job at St Luke 's Church , he also wrote hymns , carols , and other sacred choral music ; among choirs he is probably best known for the anthem Greater love hath no man , often sung in services that commemorate the victims of war .", "He also wrote hymns , carols , and other sacred choral music ; amon...
[ "John was the youngest of the five children from Alexander 's second marriage ( his first wife had died ) .", "He had married for a second time after his wife had died , and John was the youngest of five children from the second marriage ." ]
[ "He was evacuated from the islands just before the German invasion during World War II .", "He was evacuated from them just before the German invasion during World War II ." ]
[ "On 10 September 1949 , his 70th birthday was celebrated in a special Prom concert , at which his Piano Concerto was played by Eileen Joyce , who was also the first pianist to record the concerto , in 1942 .", "On 10 September 1949 , his 70th birthday was celebrated in a special Prom concert ." ]
[ "His output includes some chamber music and a substantial body of piano works , including his best-known piece The Holy Boy , known in numerous arrangements .", "His best-known piece is the song The Holy Boy ." ]
[ "She died in October 1893 , when John was 14 , and Alexander died the following year , when John was 15 .", "When John was 14 his mother died , and his father died the next year ." ]
[ "John Nicholson Ireland ( 13 August 1879 - 12 June 1962 ) was an English composer .", "John Ireland ( born near Manchester , 13 August 1879 ; died Washington , Sussex , 12 June 1962 ) was an English composer ." ]
[ "He studied piano and organ there , and later composition under Charles Villiers Stanford .", "Later he also had composition lessons from Charles Villiers Stanford ." ]
[ "John Ireland was born in Bowdon , near Altrincham , Manchester , into a family of Scottish descent and some cultural distinction .", "John Ireland was born in Bowdon , Greater Manchester ." ]
[ "His mother , Annie née Nicholson , was 30 years younger than Alexander .", "His mother was 30 years younger than her husband ." ]
[ "The Bayeux War Cemetery with its memorial includes the largest British cemetery dating from the Second World War in France .", "The Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest British cemetery dating from the Second World War in France ." ]
[ "During the Second World War , Bayeux was the first city of the Battle of Normandy to be liberated , and on 16 June 1944 General Charles de Gaulle made the first of two major speeches in Bayeux in which he made clear that France sided with the Allies .", "On 16 June 1944 , General Charles de Gaulle made his first...
[ "Bayeux is a sub-prefecture of Calvados .", "Bayeux is a sous-préfecture of the Calvados department ." ]
[ "The buildings in Bayeux were virtually untouched during the Battle of Normandy , the German forces being fully involved in defending Caen from the Allies .", "The buildings were n't damaged much during the Battle of Normandy as the German forces were defending Caen at the same time ." ]
[ "Walter `` Schoko '' Schachner ( born 1 February 1957 in Leoben , Austria ) is a football manager and former Austrian national player ( forward ) .", "Walter Schachner ( born 1 February 1957 in Leoben , Austria ) is a retired Austrian football striker and former Austrian national team player ." ]
[ "He earned 64 caps , scoring 23 goals .", "For Austria he played 64 matches and scored 23 goals ." ]
[ "In 1980 Bookchin used the term `` libertarian municipalism '' , to describe a system in which libertarian institutions of directly democratic assemblies would oppose and replace the state with a confederation of free municipalities .", "Bookchin was the first to use the term `` Libertarian municipalism '' , to d...
[ "His writings on libertarian municipalism , a theory of face-to-face , assembly democracy , had an influence on the Green movement and anti-capitalist direct action groups such as Reclaim the Streets .", "His writings on libertarian municipalism , a theory of face-to-face , grassroots democracy , had an influence...
[ "Murray Bookchin ( January 14 , 1921 - July 30 , 2006 ) was an American anarchist and libertarian socialist author , orator and political theoretician .", "Murray Bookchin ( January 14 , 1921 - July 30 , 2006 ) was an American libertarian socialist , political and social philosopher , speaker and writer ." ]
[ "A pioneer in the ecology movement , Bookchin initiated the critical theory of social ecology within anarchist , libertarian socialist , and ecological thought .", "A pioneer in the ecology movement , Bookchin was the founder of the social ecology movement within libertarian socialist and ecological thought ." ]
[ "He made his last live concert appearance on December 4 , 1960 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and pianist Van Cliburn .", "He made his last live concert appearance on 4 December , 1960 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and pianist Van Cliburn ." ]
[ "Among other orchestras he worked with were the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , the Los Angeles Philharmonic , the NBC Symphony Orchestra , and the Philadelphia Orchestra .", "He worked with many famous American orchestras , including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , the Los Angeles Philharmonic , the NBC Symphony O...
[ "Later that year he left for the Hamburg Opera to work as a chorus director .", "Later that year he went to the Hamburg Opera to work as a chorus director ." ]
[ "In the following years Walter 's conducting reputation soared as he was invited to conduct across Europe - in Prague , in London where in 1910 he conducted Tristan und Isolde and Ethel Smyth 's The Wreckers at Covent Garden , and in Rome .", "He performed in Prague and in London where in 1910 he conducted Trista...
[ "Although Walter became an Austrian citizen in 1911 , he left Vienna in 1913 to become the Royal Bavarian Music Director and General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich .", "Walter became an Austrian citizen in 1911 , but two years later he went to Germany to become the Royal Bavarian Music Direc...
[ "In Munich , Walter was a good friend of Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli ( later Pope Pius XII ) .", "Among his friends in Munich was Eugenio Pacelli who later became Pope Pius XII ." ]
[ "In January 1914 Walter conducted his first concert in Moscow .", "The next year Walter conducted his first concert in Moscow ." ]
[ "On June 6 , he wrote to his sister that he was to conduct the premiere of Mahler 's Das Lied von der Erde ; he did so in Munich on November 20 , 1911 , in the first half of an all-Mahler concert ( the second half contained Mahler 's Symphony No. 2 ( Mahler ) ) .", "A few months after Mahler 's death in 1911 , Wa...
[ "Walter then returned in 1900 to Berlin , where he assumed the post of Royal Prussian Conductor at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden , succeeding Franz Schalk ; his colleagues there included Richard Strauss and Karl Muck .", "He then went to Riga , returning to Berlin in 1900 where he conducted at the Staatsoper Un...
[ "Walter ended his Munich appointment in 1922 and left for New York in 1923 , working with the New York Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall ; he later conducted in Detroit , Minnesota and Boston .", "He conducted the New York Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall ." ]
[ "In 1901 , Walter accepted Mahler 's invitation to be his assistant at the Court Opera in Vienna .", "In 1901 Mahler invited Walter to be his assistant at the Court Opera in Vienna ." ]
[ "Walter led Verdi 's Aida at his debut .", "At his first performance he conducted Verdi 's Aida ." ]
[ "Bruno Walter ( born Bruno Schlesinger , September 15 , 1876 - February 17 , 1962 ) was a German-born conductor , pianist , and composer .", "Bruno Walter ( pronounce : `` Valter '' ) , ( born Berlin , 15 September 1876 ; died Beverly Hills , California , 17 February 1962 ) was a German-born conductor , pianist a...
[ "He made his debut at La Scala in 1926 , and was chief conductor of the German seasons at Covent Garden in London from 1924 to 1931 .", "When he returned to Europe , Walter was invited to play in many places , including Berlin Leipzig , Milan ( La Scala ) and London , where he was chief conductor of the German se...
[ "On November 1 , 1939 , he set sail for the United States , which became his permanent home .", "On 1 November , 1939 , he sailed to the United States where he lived for the rest of his life ." ]
[ "He settled in Beverly Hills , California , where his many expatriate neighbors included Thomas Mann .", "His home was in Beverly Hills , California ." ]
[ "His elder daughter Lotte was in Vienna at the time , and was arrested by the Nazis ; Walter was able to use his influence to free her .", "His daughter was in Vienna ." ]
[ "In speeches in the late 1920s , Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had complained bitterly about the presence of Jewish conductors at the Berlin opera , and mentioned Walter a number of times , adding to Walter 's name the phrase , `` alias Schlesinger . ''", "In the late 1920s , the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler often complai...
[ "There he first met and worked with Gustav Mahler , whom he revered and with whose music he later became strongly identified .", "There he met and worked with Gustav Mahler , from whom he learned a lot ." ]
[ "In September , 1950 he returned to Berlin for the first time since the aborted concert of 1933 ; he conducted the Berlin Philharmonic in a program of Beethoven , Mozart , Richard Strauss , and Brahms , and `` gave a lecture for the students of the Municipal Conservatory - formerly his old school , the Stern Conser...
[ "Archosaurs are a group of diapsid amniotes whose living representatives consist of birds and crocodilians .", "Archosaurs are a large group of reptiles , including all crocodiles , birds , dinosaurs , and pterosaurs ( flying reptiles ) ." ]
[ "As a minor , when Ait Khamouch was 15 years old , he tried to enter Spain illegally three times via boats from Laayoune to the Canary Islands .", "When Ait Khamouch was 15 years old , he tried to enter Spain illegally three times via boats from Laayoune to the Canary Islands ." ]
[ "Ait Khamouch finished in second position at the London Paralympics in the T46 marathon event because he had a coughing fit with 400 meters left in the race .", "Ait Khamouch finished second at the London Paralympics in the T46 marathon event because he had a coughing fit with 400 meters left in the race ." ]
[ "Ait Khamouch was born on November 9 , 1986 .", "Ait Khamouch was born on November 9 , 1986 in Morocco ." ]
[ "When Ait Khamouch first got work in Barcelona , he worked as an attendant at a parking lot because he spoke French .", "When Ait Khamouch first got work in Barcelona , he worked at a parking lot ." ]