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[ "Ukko was an old man and he lived on the sky . He had a weapon - hammer or axe called Ukonvasara .", "Ukko 's weapon was a hammer called Ukonvasara ( Ukko 's Hammer ) , or an axe or a sword , by which he struck lightning ( see thunderbolt ) ." ]
[ "In the book he criticized the company for neglecting his pleas for reinforcement .", "In the book he defended his actions in Taiwan and criticized the company for neglecting his pleas for reinforcement ." ]
[ "The surrender was complete on February 1 , and the Dutch East India Company left Taiwan on February 17 .", "The surrender was made complete on February 1 , and the remaining Dutch East India Company personnel left Taiwan on February 17 ." ]
[ "His fleet consisted of hundreds of ships of various sizes , with 25,000 men aboard .", "His fleet consisted of hundreds of junks and ships of various sizes , with roughly 25,000 soldiers and sailors aboard ." ]
[ "Three days after the capture of Fort Provintia , Koxinga 's men surrounded Fort Zeelandia and demanded it 's surrender . Koxinga sent a Dutch priest Anthonius Hambroek to ask for this surrender .", "Three days after the capture of Fort Provintia , Koxinga 's troop surrounded Fort Zeelandia and demanded the garri...
[ "The second was Fort Provintia also located at the bay .", "The second was Fort Provintia , a walled administrative office located at the bay , which was smaller in size ." ]
[ "Frederick Coyett , the governor of Taiwan was at Fort Zeelandia with 1,800 men . Fort Provintia had 500 men .", "Frederick Coyett , the governor of Taiwan for the company , was stationed in Fort Zeelandia with 1,800 men ; his subordinate Valentyn was in charge of Fort Provintia and its garrison of 500 men ." ]
[ "This event was said to be `` a war that determined the fate of Taiwan in the four hundred years '' .", "Taiwanese scholar Lu Chien-jung described this event as `` a war that determined the fate of Taiwan in the four hundred years that follow '' ." ]
[ "The battle was shown in the movie Zheng Chenggong 1661 , which ends with Koxinga 's victory over the Dutch .", "The battle was depicted in the movie Zheng Chenggong 1661 ( Traditional Chinese : é æ å 1661 ) , which ended in Koxinga 's victory over the Dutch ." ]
[ "The first was Fort Zeelandia at the entrance to the bay at Tayoan which was the main Dutch settlement .", "The first was the multiple-walled Fort Zeelandia situated at the entrance to the bay ; this was the main fortification of the Dutch ." ]
[ "Hambroek dis not do this and he was killed after returning to Koxinga 's camp .", "Hambroek , however , urged the garrison to resist instead of surrender , and was executed after returning to Koxinga 's camp ." ]
[ "The men laid siege to Fort Provintia and it surrendered on April 4 .", "The assault force immediately laid siege to Fort Provintia , catching Valentyn unprepared since the fort was supposedly protected by Fort Zeelandia ; facing overwhelming enemy forces , Valentyn surrendered the fort on April 4 ." ]
[ "The ships arrived on July 5 and had some small fights with Koxinga 's fleet .", "The fleet arrived on July 5 and had some small scale confrontations with Koxinga 's fleet upon its arrival ." ]
[ "After a while , the Dutch ships had to retreat with two ships lost , three small vessels captured , and about a hundred casualties .", "After a brief engagement , the Dutch fleet was forced to retreat with two ships sunk , three smaller vessels captured , and 130 casualties ." ]
[ "With supplies dwindling and no sign of reinforcement , Coyett raised a white flag .", "With supplies dwindling and no sign of reinforcement , Coyett finally ordered the hoisting of the white flag and negotiated the surrender terms ." ]
[ "Coyett was tried for surrendering and exiled to the Banda Islands . He was pardoned after help from his friends .", "He was pardoned and exiled to the most eastern of the Banda Islands ." ]
[ "This victory , coupled with news of low morale among the garrison from deserted German mercenaries , convinced Koxinga to launched an assault in December .", "This victory , coupled with news of low morale among the garrison from deserted German mercenaries , convinced Koxinga to launched a final assault in Dece...
[ "The Dutch tried to break the siege again in October , but were beaten back by Koxinga 's army .", "The Dutch attempted to break the siege again in October , but were beaten back by the besieging army ." ]
[ "The siege started in 1661 and ended in 1662 . It ended the Dutch East India Company 's rule over Taiwan .", "The Siege of Fort Zeelandia , which took place in 1661 and 1662 , ended the Dutch East India Company 's rule over Taiwan and began the Kingdom of Tungning 's rule over the island ." ]
[ "Koxinga 's fleet set sail from Kinmen on March 23 , 1661 .", "Koxinga and his fleet set sail from Kinmen on March 23 , 1661 ." ]
[ "After the loss of Tayoan , the Dutch East India Company tried to recapture it . They joined with the Qing Empire to battle Koxinga 's fleet , but failed .", "After the loss of the post at Tayoan , the Dutch East India Company made several attempts to recapture it , and even formed an alliance with the Qing Empir...
[ "The fleet arrived at Tayoan on April 2 , and , after passing through a shallow waterway unknown to the Dutch , landed at Luermen .", "The fleet arrived at Tayoan on April 2 , and , after passing through a shallow waterway unknown to the Dutch , landed at Luermen ( Traditional Chinese : é è é -- ) in the bay ." ]
[ "On May 28 , news of Koxinga 's attack reached Jakarta . The Dutch sent 10 ships and 700 sailors to help .", "On May 28 , news of the siege reached Jakarta , and the company decided to send a fleet of 10 ships and 700 sailors to relieve the fort ." ]
[ "He was one of Disney 's Nine Old Men , and the last one living .", "He was one of Disney 's Nine Old Men , and the last surviving at the time of his death ." ]
[ "Oliver Martin Johnston , Jr. ( October 31 , 1912 â `` April 14 , 2008 ) was an American movie animator .", "Oliver Martin Johnston , Jr. ( October 31 , 1912 -- April 14 , 2008 ) was an American motion picture animator ." ]
[ "He also got the National Medal of Arts in 2005 .", "His work was recognized with the National Medal of Arts in 2005 ." ]
[ "Albert Celades ( born 29 September , 1975 ) is a Spanish football player .", "Albert Celades LÃ pez ( born 29 September 1975 in Barcelona , Catalonia ) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder ." ]
[ "Utsjoki is the only municipality in Finland , where most people speak Sami as their first language .", "Utsjoki has two official languages : Finnish and Northern Sami . It is the municipality in Finland with the largest portion of Sami speakers ; of the population ." ]
[ "It is part of the Lapland Province .", "It is located in Lapland and borders Norway as well as the municipality of Inari ." ]
[ "Catholic Bibles also add the Letter of Jeremiah to the Book of Baruch as a sixth chapter .", "In the Vulgate , the King James Bible , and many other versions , the Letter of Jeremiah is appended to the end of the Book of Baruch as a sixth chapter ." ]
[ "The Book of Baruch , sometimes called 1 Baruch , is a deuterocanonical or apocryphal book of the Bible .", "The Book of Baruch , occasionally referred to as 1 Baruch , is called a deuterocanonical book of the Bible ." ]
[ "Even though it is not in the Hebrew Bible , it is in the Septuagint and in the Vulgate Bible , and also in Theodotion 's version of the Bible .", "Although not in the Hebrew Bible , it is found in the Septuagint and in the Vulgate Bible , and also in Theodotion 's version ." ]
[ "Giotto di Bondone ( c. 1267 â `` January 8 1337 ) , usually known as Giotto , was an Italian painter and architect from Florence .", "Giotto di Bondone ( 1266\\/7 â `` January 8 , 1337 ) , better known simply as Giotto , was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late Middle Ages ." ]
[ "He is generally thought of as the first in a line of great artists of the Italian Renaissance .", "He is generally considered the first in a line of great artists who contributed to the Italian Renaissance ." ]
[ "Giotto 's greatest work is the decoration of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua , finished around 1305 .", "Around 1305 Giotto executed his most influential work , the painted decoration of the interior of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua ." ]
[ "They were so lifelike that Cimabue asked Bondone if he could take the boy as an apprentice .", "They were so lifelike that Cimabue approached Bondone and asked if he could take the boy as an apprentice ." ]
[ "The famous sculptor and architect from Florence , Arnolfo di Cambio , was also working in Rome .", "The famous Florentine sculptor and architect , Arnolfo di Cambio , was then also working in Rome ." ]
[ "Giovanni Villani , who lived at the same time as Giotto , wrote that he was the king of painters , who drew all his figures as if they were alive .", "Giotto 's contemporary Giovanni Villani wrote that Giotto was `` the most sovereign master of painting in his time , who drew all his figures and their postures a...
[ "The Scrovegni Chapel is often called the Arena Chapel because it is on the site of an Roman arena .", "The palace , now gone , and the chapel were on the site of a Roman arena , for which reason it is commonly known as the Arena Chapel ." ]
[ "Vasari writes that when Cimabue was away from the workshop , Giotto painted a fly on the face of the painting that his master was working on . When Cimabue came back , he tried several times to brush the fly off .", "He writes that when Cimabue was absent from the workshop , his young apprentice painted such a l...
[ "Giotto 's greatest work is the decoration of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua , finished around 1305 . The building is sometimes called the `` Arena Chapel '' because it is on the site of an Ancient Roman arena .", "Giotto 's masterwork is the decoration of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua , commonly called the Arena ...
[ "These painters include Guariento , Giusto de ' Menabuoi , Jacopo Avanzi , and Altichiero .", "Numerous painters from northern Italy were influenced by Giotto 's work in Padua including Guariento , Giusto de ' Menabuoi , Jacopo Avanzi , and Altichiero ." ]
[ "In his Lives of the Artists , Giorgio Vasari tells the story of how Giotto was a shepherd boy , a merry and intelligent child who was loved by all who knew him .", "In his Lives of the Artists , Giorgio Vasari relates that Giotto was a shepherd boy , a merry and intelligent child who was loved by all who knew hi...
[ "This fresco series shows the life of the Virgin and the life of Christ .", "This fresco cycle depicts the life of the Virgin and the life of Christ ." ]
[ "One day the great Florentine painter Cimabue passed by and saw him drawing pictures of his sheep on a rock .", "The great Florentine painter Cimabue discovered Giotto drawing pictures of his sheep on a rock ." ]
[ "It is thought of as one of the greatest masterpieces of the Early Renaissance .", "It is regarded as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Early Renaissance ." ]
[ "The Pope sent a messenger asking Giotto to send him back a small picture . Instead of doing a painting , which would take many days , Giotto drew , in red paint , a circle that was so perfect that it seemed as though it was drawn using a pair of compasses .", "Vasari also relates that when the Pope sent a messen...
[ "From Rome , Giotto 's teacher Cimabue went to Assisi to paint several large frescoes at the `` Upper Church '' of the newly-built Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi .", "From Rome , Cimabue went to Assisi to paint several large frescoes at the newly-built Basilica of St Francis of Assisi , and it is possible , bu...
[ "Around 1280 , Giotto and Cimabue went to Rome , where there were several fresco painters . The most famous painter in Rome was Pietro Cavallini .", "Cimabue may have been working in Rome in this period , and there was an active local school of fresco painters , of whom the most famous was Pietro Cavallini ." ]
[ "On 5 May 2008he became member of the team for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland , where he only played in the last group match against Poland .", "On 5 May 2008 , he received his first call-up for the Croatian national team at senior level , being added to their 23-man squad for the UEFA Euro ...
[ "His youthteams were also Ä akovec and Varteks VaraÅ 3\\/4 din .", "He went on to continue his youth career with Ä akovec and Varteks VaraÅ 3\\/4 din , eventually advancing to the first team at Varteks in the summer of 2004 ." ]
[ "His debut was on 24 May 2008 in a friendly match against Moldova in Rijeka , coming forbstitute for Niko KovaÄ in the 59th minute .", "He went on to make his international debut on 24 May 2008 in a friendly match against Moldova in Rijeka , coming on as a substitute for Niko KovaÄ in the 59th minute ." ]
[ "Nikola PokrivaÄ ( born 26 November 1985 in Ä akovec , Croatia ) is a Croatian footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga .", "Nikola PokrivaÄ ( born 26 November 1985 in Ä akovec ) is a Croatian footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Red Bull Salzburg i...
[ "PokrivaÄ started to play football with Bratstvo Jurovec , near his hometown .", "PokrivaÄ started to play football with amateur side Bratstvo Jurovec , near his hometown ." ]
[ "Highland Heights is a city of Kentucky in the United States .", "Highland Heights is a city in Campbell County , Kentucky , United States ." ]
[ "Fabras is a commune in the Ardà che dà partement in southern France .", "Fabras is a commune in the Ardà che department in southern France ." ]
[ "The city has an area of about 42.7 km2 . New Delhi has a population of about 9.4 mio .", "With a total area of 42.7 km2 , New Delhi forms a small part of the Delhi metropolitan area and is located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain because of which there is little difference in the city 's altitude ." ]
[ "The city has an area of about 42.7 km2 .", "The total area of the city is 42.7 km2 ." ]
[ "New Delhi is the capital city of the modern Republic of India .", "It serves as the center of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi . New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi and is one of the fastest growing cities in the world ." ]
[ "There is a list of newspapers publishing in Turkey .", "This is a list of newspapers in Turkey ." ]
[ "Meatballs can be cooked by frying , baking , or steaming them .", "Meatballs are usually prepared and rolled by hand , and are cooked by frying , baking , steaming , or braising in sauce ." ]
[ "Masahiro Endo ( born 15 August 1970 ) is a former Japanese football player .", "Masahiro Endo is a former Japanese football player ." ]
[ "Castling is a special move in chess that uses both a rook and the king . In castling , the king is moved two squares toward the rook , and the rook moves past the king to the square right next to where the king has moved .", "In chess problems , castling is assumed to be allowed if it appears possible , unless i...
[ "In castling , the king is moved two squares toward the rook , and the rook moves past the king to the square right next to where the king has moved .", "Castling consists of moving the king two squares towards a rook on the player 's first rank , then moving the rook onto the square over which the king crossed ....
[ "Castling is a special move in chess that uses both a rook and the king .", "Castling is a special move in the game of chess involving the king and either of the original rooks of the same color ." ]
[ "Castling takes one move , and is the only way for a player to move two of his own pieces on the same move . Castling can be done on either side of the board .", "When a player takes three or four moves to accomplish what castling would have accomplished in one move , it is sometimes called artificial castling , ...
[ "Castling can be done on either side of the board .", "This was called `` free castling '' ." ]
[ "In castling , the king is moved two squares toward the rook , and the rook moves past the king to the square right next to where the king has moved . Castling takes one move , and is the only way for a player to move two of his own pieces on the same move .", "A player who performs a forbidden castling must retu...
[ "Cresciano is a municipality of the district Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland .", "Cresciano is a municipality in the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland ." ]
[ "Mortefontaine , Aisne is a commune .", "Mortefontaine is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France ." ]
[ "However , some boomerangs do not return because their wings do not have the right profile . Most of the boomerangs are made for right-handed use , left-handed people have to use other boomerangs that are mirror-inverted or have to throw with their right hand .", "Modern returning boomerangs can be of various sha...
[ "An abacus is a very old tool used for arithmetic .", "The use of the word abacus dates before 1387 AD , when a Middle English work borrowed the word from Latin to describe a sandboard abacus . The preferred plural of abacus is a subject of disagreement , with both abacuses and abaci in use ." ]
[ "Another major attraction is Stadtpfarrkirche , a church made in 1466 , which is a good example of German late-Gothic architecture .", "Another major attraction is Stadtpfarrkirche , a church built in 1466 , which is an excellent example of German late-Gothic architecture ." ]
[ "Bad TÃ lz is a town in Bavaria , Germany , and capital of the district of Bad TÃ lz-Wolfratshausen .", "Bad TÃ lz is a town in Bavaria , Germany , and administrative center of the district of Bad TÃ lz-Wolfratshausen ." ]
[ "In 1937 a SS-Junkerschule ( SS Officer Candidate School ) was made at Bad TÃ lz which operated until the end of World War II in 1945 .", "In 1937 SS-Junkerschule Bad TÃ lz was established near the town . The SS-Junkerschule ( SS Officer Candidate School ) operated until the end of World War II in 1945 ." ]
[ "It has an area of 30.8 k", "It occupies 30.8 square kilometres ." ]
[ "Danestal is a commune . It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France .", "Danestal is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France ." ]
[ "In 2001 there were 5,350 people living in Carnforth .", "The parish of Carnforth had a population of 5,350 recorded in the 2001 census , and forms part of the City of Lancaster ." ]
[ "Cystitis is the infection of the urinary bladder .", "Cystitis is a term that refers to urinary bladder inflammation that results from any one of a number of distinct syndromes . It is most commonly caused by a bacterial infection in which case it is referred to as a urinary tract infection ." ]
[ "The academy helped painters of the School of Bologna to become famous .", "The academy helped propel painters of the School of Bologna to prominence ." ]
[ "Agostino Carracci ( sometimes also spelled Agostino Caracci , August 16 , 1557 â `` March 22 , 1602 ) was an Italian painter and printmaker .", "Agostino Carracci ( or Caracci ) ( 16 August 1557 â `` 22 March 1602 ) was an Italian painter and printmaker ." ]
[ "He thought nature was an ideal . He founded a school that was competing with that of Caravaggio .", "He posited the ideal in nature , and was the founder of the competing school to the more gritty ( for lack of a better term ) view of nature as expressed by Caravaggio ." ]
[ "His brother Annibale and cousin Lodovico Carracci were more famous than he was .", "He was the brother of the more famous Annibale and cousin of Lodovico Carracci ." ]
[ "Foncquevillers is a commune . It is found in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the Pas-de-Calais department in the north of France .", "Foncquevillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France ." ]
[ "The executive branch contains the head of government , who is the head of this branch .", "In a presidential system the leader of the executive branch is at once the head of state and head of government ." ]
[ "Linas Kleiza ( born January 3 , 1985 in Kaunas , Lithuania ) is a Lithuanian basketball player who currently plays for the Toronto Raptors .", "Linas Kleiza ( pronounced ; born January 3 , 1985 ) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association ." ]
[ "He signed a four-year , $ 20 million dollar gross income offer sheet with the Toronto Rapors on July 7 , 2010 .", "On July 7 , 2010 , Kleiza terminated his contract with Olympiacos . He was signed by the Toronto Raptors to a four-year , $ 20 million dollar gross income offer sheet ." ]
[ "He became a Cardinal in 1622 . He became King Louis XIII 's chief minister in 1624 .", "Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government , becoming a Cardinal in 1622 , and King Louis XIII 's chief minister in 1624 ." ]
[ "Richelieu was also famous for his patronage of the arts ; most notably , he founded the Acadà mie franà aise , the learned society responsible for matters of the French language .", "Richelieu was also famous for his patronage of the arts ; most notably , he founded the Acadà mie Franà aise , the learned society...
[ "He remained in office until his death in 1642 ; then Jules Cardinal Mazarin became chief minister .", "He remained in office until his death in 1642 ; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin , whose career he fostered ." ]
[ "Armand Jean du Plessis , better known as Cardinal Richelieu ( 9 September 1585 â `` 4 December 1642 ) was a French clergyman , noble , and statesman .", "Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu , Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu ( ; 9 September 1585 â `` 4 December 1642 ) was a French clergyman , noble , and statesman ." ]
[ "Richelieu is also known by the sobriquet l' Ã minence rouge ( `` the Red Eminence '' ) , from the red shade of a cardinal 's vestments and the style `` eminence '' as a cardinal .", "Richelieu is also known by the sobriquet l' Ã minence rouge ( `` the Red Eminence '' ) , from the red shade of a cardinal 's cleri...
[ "The Cardinal de Richelieu was often known by the title of the King 's `` Chief Minister '' .", "The Cardinal de Richelieu was often known by the title of the King 's `` Chief Minister '' or `` First Minister . ''" ]
[ "As a result , he is sometimes said to be the world 's first Prime Minister .", "As a result , he is considered to be the world 's first Prime Minister , in the modern sense of the term ." ]
[ "This in part allowed the colony to eventually develop into the heartland of French-speaking culture in North America .", "This in part allowed the colony to eventually develop into the heartland of Francophone culture in North America ." ]
[ "He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 . He later entered politics and became a Secretary of State in 1616 .", "Consecrated as a bishop in 1608 , he later entered politics , becoming a Secretary of State in 1616 ." ]
[ "As an advocate for Samuel de Champlain and of the keeping of Quebec , he founded the Compagnie des Cent-Associ às and saw the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye return Quebec to French rule under de Champlain , after the settlement had been captured by the Kirkes in 1629 .", "As an advocate for Samuel de Champlain...
[ "By restraining the power of the nobility , he transformed France into a strongly centralized state .", "By restraining the power of the nobility , he transformed France into a strong , centralized state ." ]
[ "His chief foreign policy objective was to check the power of the Austro-Spanish Habsburg dynasty ; although a Roman Catholic cardinal , he did not hesitate to make alliances with Protestant rulers .", "His chief foreign policy objective was to check the power of the Austro-Spanish Habsburg dynasty , and to ensur...
[ "He constructed many beautiful buildings in Turin , for instance the Palazzo Reale where he died .", "He constructed many beautiful buildings in Turin , for instance the Palazzo Reale ." ]