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[ "Brett won the World Series with the Kansas City Royals in 1985 batting a .370 which included a four-hit performance in game 7 of the world series .", "Brett then batted .370 in the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals including a four-hit performance in Game 7 ." ]
[ "He raises money for the disease ALS ( amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ) or better known as Lou Gehrig 's Disease .", "Brett has also continued to raise money for ALS ( amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ) , commonly known as Lou Gehrig 's Disease ." ]
[ "In aviation , flight attendants â '' also known as cabin crew , stewards , air hosts\\/hostesses , or stewardesses , â '' are members of a cabin crew employed by airlines to ensure the safety and comfort of the passengers aboard commercial flights as well as on select business jet aircraft .", "Flight attendants...
[ "The first three are Moscow , St. Petersburg , and Novosibirsk . Nizhny Novgorod had a population of 1,311,252 in 2002 , and one of 1,438,133 in 1989 .", "Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny , is the fourth largest city in Russia , ranking after Moscow , St. Petersburg , and Novosibirsk ." ]
[ "Nizhny Novgorod ( Russian : Ð Ð Ì Ð Ð 1\\/2 Ð Ð Ð Ð 3\\/4 Ì Ð Ð Ð 3\\/4 Ñ Ð 3\\/4 Ð , often shortened to Nizhny ) is the fourth largest city in Russia .", "Russian Railways department - Gorkovskaya Railroad ( Ð `` Ð 3\\/4 Ñ Ñ Ð Ð 3\\/4 Ð Ñ Ð Ð Ñ Ð Ð Ð '' Ð Ð Ð 1\\/2 Ð Ñ Ð Ð 3\\/4 Ñ Ð 3\\/4 Ð Ð ) , which operates...
[ "It is the economic and cultural center of the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region , and also the administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and Volga Federal District .", "Population : It is the economic and cultural center of the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region , and also the administrative center of Nizhn...
[ "A central government that makes policy and puts it into practice for the people at large is not how the Iroquois handle government .", "A central government that develops policy and implements it for the people at large is not the Iroquois model of government ." ]
[ "However , after a series of successful operations against frontier settlements â `` led by the Mohawk war chief Joseph Brant , other war chiefs , and British allies â `` the future United States wanted revenge .", "However , after a series of successful operations against frontier settlements â `` led by the Moh...
[ "When anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan studied the Grand Council in the 19th century , he thought it was a central government .", "When anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan studied the Grand Council in the 19th century , he interpreted it as a central government ." ]
[ "Evidence from archaeology shows that Iroquois ancestors lived in the Finger Lakes region from at least 1000 AD .", "Archaeological evidence shows that Iroquois ancestors lived in the Finger Lakes region from at least 1000 AD ." ]
[ "Today , the Iroquois live mostly in New York and Canada .", "Today , the Iroquois live primarily in New York and Canada ." ]
[ "After the the Europeans arrived , many Iroquois became Christians , among them Kateri Tekakwitha , a young woman of Mohawk-Algonkin parents .", "After the arrival of the Europeans , many Iroquois became Christians , among them Kateri Tekakwitha , a young woman of Mohawk-Algonkin parents ." ]
[ "According to this view , Iroquois political and diplomatic decisions are made on the local level , and are based on what the local communities think .", "According to this view , Iroquois political and diplomatic decisions are made on the local level , and are based on assessments of community consensus ." ]
[ "The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the `` People of the Longhouse '' , are a group of several tribes of indigenous people of North America .", "The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the `` People of the Longhouse '' , are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North A...
[ "This interpretation became influential , but some scholars have since argued that while the Grand Council served an important ceremonial role , it was not a government in the way that Morgan thought .", "This interpretation became influential , but some scholars have since argued that while the Grand Council ser...
[ "The first Iroquois League was often known as the Five Nations , as it was made up of the Mohawk , Oneida , Onondaga , Cayuga and Seneca .", "The original Iroquois League was often known as the Five Nations , as it was composed of the Mohawk , Oneida , Onondaga , Cayuga and Seneca nations ." ]
[ "The Confederacy broke up after the defeat of the British and allied Iroquois nations in the American Revolutionary War .", "The Confederacy dissolved after the defeat of the British and allied Iroquois nations in the American Revolutionary War ." ]
[ "When the soil eventually became less fertile , the Iroquois moved .", "When the soil eventually lost its fertility , the Iroquois migrated ." ]
[ "Symbolically , the Mohawk guarded the eastern door , as they lived in the east closest to the Hudson River , and the Seneca guarded the western door of the `` tribal longhouse '' , the land they controlled in New York .", "Symbolically , the Mohawk were the guardians of the eastern door , as they were located in...
[ "Women could own property including homes , horses and farmed land , and when they married , they could keep their property without it being given to their husbands .", "Individual women could hold property including dwellings , horses and farmed land , and their property before marriage stayed in their possessio...
[ "This suggests that while the different Iroquoian tribes had the same historical and cultural origin , they came apart over a long enough time that their languages became different .", "This suggests that while the different Iroquoian tribes had a common historical and cultural origin , they diverged as peoples o...
[ "The Iroquois hoped that helping the British would also bring favors after the war .", "The Iroquois hoped that aiding the British would also bring favors after the war ." ]
[ "There were about 30,000 tribal registrations among the Six Nations in the United States in 1995 .", "Tribal registrations among the Six Nations in the United States in 1995 numbered about 30,000 in total ." ]
[ "In the 2000 census , 80,822 people in the United States said they were Iroquois , with 45,217 of them claiming only an Iroquois background .", "In the 2000 census , 80,822 people in the United States claimed Iroquois ethnicity , with 45,217 of them claiming only Iroquois background ." ]
[ "When Americans and Canadians of European descent began to study Iroquois customs in the 18th and 19th centuries , they found that women assumed a position in Iroquois society that was about equal in power to that of the men .", "When Americans and Canadians of European descent began to study Iroquois customs in ...
[ "After the war , the ancient central fireplace of the League was made again at Buffalo Creek .", "After the war , the ancient central fireplace of the League was reestablished at Buffalo Creek ." ]
[ "Important festivals were at the same time as the major events of the agricultural calendar , including a harvest festival of thanksgiving .", "Key festivals coincided with the major events of the agricultural calendar , including a harvest festival of thanksgiving ." ]
[ "During the French and Indian War ( the North American part of the Seven Years ' War ) , the Iroquois took the side of the British against the French and their Algonquian allies , both of whom had been enemies of the Iroquois in the past .", "During the French and Indian War ( North American part of the Seven Yea...
[ "Traditionally , the Iroquois were a mix of farmers , fishers , gatherers and hunters , although most of their food came from farming .", "The Iroquois were a mix of farmers , fishers , gatherers and hunters , though their main diet came from farming ." ]
[ "As a reward for their loyalty to the British Crown , they were given a large land grant on the Grand River in Ontario .", "As a reward for their loyalty to the British Crown , they were given a large land grant on the Grand River ." ]
[ "A woman choosing to divorce a husband who was not being a good husband was able to ask him to leave the dwelling , taking any of his possessions with him .", "A woman choosing to divorce a shiftless or otherwise unsatisfactory husband was able to ask him to leave the dwelling , taking any of his possessions with...
[ "After the people who spoke Iroquoian came together as different tribes , which were mostly in what is now central and upstate New York , in the 16th century or earlier they came together in an group known today as the Iroquois League , or the `` League of Peace and Power '' .", "After the Iroquoian-speaking peop...
[ "Members of the League speak Iroquoian languages that are very different from those of other Iroquoian speakers .", "Members of the League speak Iroquoian languages that are distinctly different from those of other Iroquoian speakers ." ]
[ "When Europeans first arrived in North America , the Iroquois lived in what is now the northeastern United States , mostly in what is today upstate New York , west of the Hudson River and through the Finger Lakes region .", "When Europeans first arrived in North America , the Iroquois were based in what is now th...
[ "The British government made the Royal Proclamation of 1763 after the war , which said that white people could not live past the Appalachian Mountains , but this proclamation was largely ignored by the settlers , and the Iroquois agreed to move this line again at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768 , where they sold...
[ "The chief of a clan could be removed at any time by a council of the mothers of that clan , and the chief 's sister was responsible for nominating the next chief .", "The chief of a clan could be removed at any time by a council of the mothers of that clan , and the chief 's sister was responsible for nominating...
[ "If a couple broke up , the woman kept the children .", "If a couple separated , the woman kept the children ." ]
[ "The Iroquois League has also been called the Iroquois Confederacy .", "The Iroquois League has also been known as the Iroquois Confederacy ." ]
[ "Some modern scholars now think the League and the Confederacy are different .", "Some modern scholars now make a distinction between the League and the Confederacy ." ]
[ "The Onondaga , who lived in the center of Haudenosaunee territory , were keepers of the League 's ( both literal and figurative ) central flame .", "The Onondaga , whose homeland was in the center of Haudenosaunee territory , were keepers of the League 's ( both literal and figurative ) central flame ." ]
[ "The women used men as runners to send word of their decisions , or a woman could appear at the men 's council to speak , presenting the view of the women .", "The women used men as runners to send word of their decisions to concerned parties , or a woman could appear at the men 's council as an orator , presenti...
[ "According to their tradition , The Great Peacemaker came up with the name at the time the League was formed .", "According to their tradition , The Great Peacemaker introduced the name at the time of the formation of the League ." ]
[ "The Iroquois call themselves the `` Haudenosaunee '' , which means `` People of the Longhouse , '' or more accurately , `` They Are Building a Long House . ''", "The Iroquois refer to themselves as the `` Haudenosaunee '' , which means `` People of the Longhouse , '' or more accurately , `` They Are Building a L...
[ "Fishing was also a big source of food because the Iroquois lived near a large river ( St. Lawerence River ) .", "Fishing was also a significant source of food because the Iroquois were located near a large river ( St. Lawerence River ) ." ]
[ "It is difficult to figure out exactly how many Iroquois there are today .", "The total number of Iroquois today is difficult to establish ." ]
[ "After coming together in the League , the Iroquois invaded the Ohio River Valley in present-day Kentucky to find more hunting grounds .", "After becoming united in the League , the Iroquois invaded the Ohio River Valley in present-day Kentucky to seek additional hunting grounds ." ]
[ "The clans were matrilineal , which means that clan ties were traced through the mother 's line .", "The clans were matrilineal , that is , clan ties were traced through the mother 's line ." ]
[ "During the American Revolution , many Tuscarora and the Oneida took the side of the colonists , while the Mohawk , Seneca , Onondaga and Cayuga remained loyal to Great Britain . This was the first major split among the Six Nations .", "During the American Revolution , many Tuscarora and the Oneida sided with the...
[ "Traditional Iroquois religious beliefs became somewhat more popular again in the second half of the 18th century by the teachings of the Iroquois prophet Handsome Lake .", "Traditional religion was revived to some extent in the second half of the 18th century by the teachings of the Iroquois prophet Handsome Lak...
[ "They brought a message , called the Great Law of Peace , to the fighting Iroquoian nations .", "They brought a message , known as the Great Law of Peace , to the squabbling Iroquoian nations ." ]
[ "Once they stopped most of their fighting , the Iroquois fast became one of the strongest forces in 17th - and 18th-century northeastern North America .", "Once they ceased most of their infighting , the Iroquois rapidly became one of the strongest forces in 17th - and 18th-century northeastern North America ." ]
[ "In 1855 , Minnie Myrtle saw that no Iroquois treaty came into effect unless it was approved by 75 % of the male voters and 75 % of the mothers of the nation .", "In 1855 , Minnie Myrtle observed that no Iroquois treaty was binding unless it was ratified by 75 % of the male voters and 75 % of the mothers of the n...
[ "Civitavecchia is a city in the region of Lazio , Italy .", "Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio ." ]
[ "It is 80 km north of Rome . It has a sea port .", "A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea , it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome , across the Mignone river ." ]
[ "When these rings were discovered by a team led by Edward Guinan , originally they thought that the rings may not be complete rings .", "The first of these planetary rings was discovered in 1968 by a team led by Edward Guinan , but it was later thought that this ring might be incomplete ." ]
[ "After reviewing the documents , some historians now think that Adams does not deserve equal credit with Le Verrier .", "After reviewing the documents , they suggest that `` Adams does not deserve equal credit with Le Verrier for the discovery of Neptune ." ]
[ "In England , Challis suggested the name Oceanus .", "In England , Challis put forward the name Oceanus ." ]
[ "The largest , and the only one big enough to have the shape of a sphere is Triton , ( pronounced : Ë traÉ tÉ n ) discovered by William Lassell just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself .", "The largest by far , comprising more than 99.5 percent of the mass in orbit around Neptune and the only one massiv...
[ "From July to September 1989 , Voyager 2 discovered six new moons of Neptune .", "From July to September 1989 , Voyager 2 discovered six new Neptunian moons ." ]
[ "The moon was credited for causing Neptune 's ring arcs when Voyager 2 observed Neptune in 1989 .", "This occultation had been attributed to ring arcs , but when Voyager 2 observed Neptune in 1989 , it was found to have been caused by the moon ." ]
[ "French almanacs promptly reintroduced the name Herschel for Uranus and Leverrier for the new planet .", "French almanacs quickly reintroduced the name Herschel for Uranus , after that planet 's discoverer Sir William Herschel , and Leverrier for the new planet ." ]
[ "Comparing the magnetic fields of the two planets , scientists think the extreme course may be characteristic of flows in the interior of the planet and not the result of Uranus ' sideways rotational movement .", "However , in comparing the magnetic fields of the two planets , scientists now think the extreme ori...
[ "Neptune has a total of 13 known moons .", "Neptune has 13 known moons ." ]
[ "A very small outward expansion to the Leverrier Ring has been named Lassell ; it is surrounded at its outer edge by the Arago Ring at 57,000 km .", "A faint outward extension to the Le Verrier Ring has been named Lassell ; it is bounded at its outer edge by the Arago Ring at 57000 km ." ]
[ "NASA 's Voyager 2 probe made a quick flyby of the planet with its closest encounter on August 25 , 1989 , and was the last planet to have been visited by at least one spacecraft .", "Voyager 2s closest approach to Neptune occurred on August 25 , 1989 . Since this was the last major planet the spacecraft could vi...
[ "Neptune can not be seen with naked eye alone , since Neptune 's normal brightness are between magnitudes +7.7 and +8.0 , which can be out-shined by Jupiter 's Galilean moons , the dwarf planet Ceres , and the asteroids 4 Vesta , 2 Pallas , 7 Iris , 3 Juno and 6 Hebe .", "Neptune is never visible to the naked eye...
[ "But Galileo was not credited for the discovery since he thought Neptune was a `` fixed star '' instead of a planet . Because of Neptune 's slow movement across the sky , Galileo 's small telescope was not strong enough to detect Neptune as a planet .", "On both occasions , Galileo mistook Neptune for a fixed sta...
[ "A telescope or strong binoculars will show Neptune as a small blue dot , similar in appearance to Uranus .", "A telescope or strong binoculars will resolve Neptune as a small blue disk , similar in appearance to Uranus ." ]
[ "At 10.243 kg , Neptune 's mass puts the planet between Earth and the largest gas giants ; Neptune has seventeen Earth masses but just 1\\/18th the mass of Jupiter .", "With a mass of 1.0243 kg , Neptune is an intermediate body between Earth and the larger gas giants : its mass is seventeen times that of the Eart...
[ "The pictures sent back to Earth from Voyager 2 in 1989 became the basis of a PBS all-night program called Neptune All Night .", "The images relayed back to Earth from Voyager 2 became the basis of a 1989 PBS all-night program , Neptune All Night ." ]
[ "It is close enough to Neptune to be locked into a synchronous orbit , and is slowly moving into Neptune and will one day be torn apart when it passes the Roche limit .", "It is close enough to Neptune to be locked into a synchronous rotation , and it is slowly spiraling inward because of tidal acceleration and e...
[ "Shortly after its discovery , Neptune was temporarily called as `` the planet exterior to Uranus '' or as `` Le Verrier 's planet '' .", "Shortly after its discovery , Neptune was referred to simply as `` the planet exterior to Uranus '' or as `` Le Verrier 's planet '' ." ]
[ "Uranus and Neptune are not exactly the same type of gas giants like to Jupiter and Saturn , but are rather ice giants , meaning they have a larger solid core and are also made of ices .", "Neptune is similar in composition to Uranus , and both have compositions which differ from those of the larger gas giants Ju...
[ "In 1989 , the Great Dark Spot , a cyclonic storm system the size of Eurasia , was discovered by NASA 's Voyager 2 spacecraft .", "In 1989 , the Great Dark Spot , an anti-cyclonic storm system spanning 13000 Ã -- 6600 km , was discovered by NASA 's Voyager 2 spacecraft ." ]
[ "The Scooter is another storm , a white cloud group more south than the Great Dark Spot .", "The Scooter is another storm , a white cloud group farther south than the Great Dark Spot ." ]
[ "Challis later found out that he had seen the planet twice in August , failing to recognize it owing to his careless approach to the work .", "Challis later realized that he had observed the planet twice in August , failing to identify it owing to his casual approach to the work ." ]
[ "Neptune was then discovered that very night on September 23 , 1846 , within 1 Â of where Le Verrier had predicted it to be , and about 10 Â from Adams ' prediction .", "The very evening of the day of receipt of Le Verrier 's letter on September 23 , 1846 , Neptune was discovered within 1 Â of where Le Verrier ha...
[ "Neptune , is the eighth and last planet from the Sun in the Solar System .", "Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in our Solar System ." ]
[ "Some discovered planets that have similar masses like Neptune are often called as `` Neptunes '' . just as astronomers refer to various extra-solar `` Jupiters . ''", "In the search for extrasolar planets Neptune has been used as a metonym : discovered bodies of similar mass are often referred to as `` Neptunes ...
[ "It originally was completely dark , but as Voyager came closer to the planet , a bright core developed and is seen in most of the highest resolution images .", "It initially was completely dark , but as Voyager 2 approached the planet , a bright core developed and can be seen in most of the highest-resolution im...
[ "Although it is the second most massive Neptunian moon , it has only one quarter of one percent of the mass of Triton .", "Although the second-most-massive Neptunian moon , it is only one-quarter of one percent the mass of Triton ." ]
[ "Neptune 's blue color is much brighter compared to Uranus ' , which has a similar amount of methane , so there might be another reason why Neptune is blue .", "As with Uranus , this absorption of red light by the atmospheric methane is part of what gives Neptune its blue hue , although Neptune 's vivid azure dif...
[ "Important absorption bands of methane happen at wavelengths above 600 nm , in the red and infrared portion of the spectrum .", "Prominent absorption bands of methane occur at wavelengths above 600 nm , in the red and infrared portion of the spectrum ." ]
[ "Neptune 's planetary rings have a weird `` clumpy '' arrangement . Although the cause is currently unknown but some scientists think that it may be because of the gravitational contact with small moons that orbit near them .", "These rings have a clumpy structure , the cause of which is not currently understood ...
[ "Struve gave support of that name on December 29 , 1846 , to the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences .", "Struve came out in favor of the name Neptune on December 29 , 1846 , to the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences ." ]
[ "Neptune 's second known moon ( by order of distance ) , the odd moon Nereid , has one of the most unusual orbits of any satellite in the solar system .", "Neptune 's second known satellite ( by order of discovery ) , the irregular moon Nereid , has one of the most eccentric orbits of any satellite in the solar s...
[ "Like Uranus , the source of this heating is unknown , but the differences are larger : Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun , yet its internal energy is strong enough to create the fastest winds seen in the Solar System .", "Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun , yet its internal energy is sufficie...
[ "Neptune also has similarities with Uranus in its magnetosphere , with a magnetic field strongly tilted comparative to its rotational axis at 47 Â and offset at least 0.55 radii ( about 13,500 kilometres ) from the planet 's physical center .", "Neptune also resembles Uranus in its magnetosphere , with a magnetic...
[ "Five new unusual moons discovered between 2002 and 2003 were announced in 2004 .", "Five new irregular moons discovered between 2002 and 2003 were announced in 2004 ." ]
[ "Soon Neptune was internationally agreed among many people and was then the official name for the new planet .", "Soon Neptune became the internationally accepted name ." ]
[ "This absorption of red light by the atmospheric methane gives Neptune its blue hue .", "As with Uranus , this absorption of red light by the atmospheric methane is part of what gives Neptune its blue hue , although Neptune 's vivid azure differs from Uranus 's milder cyan ." ]
[ "Later , an international agreement decided that both Le Verrier and Adams together deserved credit .", "Eventually an international consensus emerged that both Le Verrier and Adams jointly deserved credit ." ]
[ "Triton is the coldest object that has been measured in the solar system , with temperatures of â ' 235 Â C ( 38 K , â ' 392 Â F ) .", "In 1989 , Triton was the coldest object that had yet been measured in the solar system , with estimated temperatures of â ' 235 Â ." ]
[ "Later images showed clouds that moved even faster than Scooter .", "Subsequent images revealed even faster clouds ." ]
[ "However , on November 2 , 1994 , the Hubble Space Telescope did not see the Great Dark Spot on the planet .", "Some five years later , however , on November 2 , 1994 , the Hubble Space Telescope did not see the Great Dark Spot on the planet ." ]
[ "Unlike all other large planetary moons , Triton has a retrograde orbit , showing that the moon was probably captured , and maybe was once a Kuiper belt object .", "Unlike all other large planetary moons in the Solar System , Triton has a retrograde orbit , indicating that it was captured rather than forming in p...
[ "Several other rings were discovered by the Voyager cameras . Also with the thin Adams Ring about 63,000 km from the center of Neptune , the Leverrier Ring is at 53,000 km and the wider , smaller Galle Ring is at 42,000 km .", "The three main rings are the narrow Adams Ring , 63000 km from the center of Neptune ,...
[ "Although Heinrich d'Arrest was still a student at the Berlin Observatory , he suggested that a newly drawn map of the sky , in the region of Le Verrier 's predicted area , could be compared with the current sky to look for the displacement characteristic of a planet , as compared to a fixed star .", "Heinrich d'...
[ "The atmosphere of Neptune is made up mostly of hydrogen , with a smaller amount of helium .", "At high altitudes , Neptune 's atmosphere is 80 % hydrogen and 19 % helium ." ]
[ "The gravitational effects of Galatea , a moon just inward from the ring , are now thought to have created the arcs .", "Astronomers now believe that the arcs are corralled into their current form by the gravitational effects of Galatea , a moon just inward from the ring ." ]