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These soldiers were battle-hardened after many years of war , and were ordered by Adolf Hitler to defend Ortona at any cost . | Adolf Hitler ordered them to defend Ortona . |
The Canadians faced elements of the renowned German 1st Parachute Division . | The Canadians had to battle the German 1st Parachute Division . |
The Battle of Ortona ( 20-28 December 1943 ) was a small , yet extremely fierce , battle fought between a battalion of German Fallschirmjäger ( paratroops ) from the German 1st Parachute Division under Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich , and assaulting Canadian forces from the Canadian 1st Infantry Division under Major General Chris Vokes . | The battalion of German paratroops were from the German 1st Parachute Division under Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich . |
On 28 December , after eight days of fighting , the depleted German troops-who lacked reinforcements-finally withdrew from the town . | On 28 December , after eight days of fighting , the Germans withdrew from the town . |
Ortona was of high strategic importance , as it was one of Italy 's few usable deep water ports on the east coast , and was needed for docking allied ships and so shorten Eighth Army 's lines of supply which at the time stretched back to Bari and Taranto . | Ortona was one of Italy 's few deep water ports on the east coast . |
It was the culmination of the fighting on the Adriatic front in Italy during `` Bloody December '' . | It was part of the fighting on the Adriatic area in Italy . |
He held the title Commander of the Faithful of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan , which was recognized by only three nations : Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , and the United Arab Emirates . | He held the title Commander of the Faithful from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan . |
He was Afghanistan 's de facto 11th head of state from 1996 to late 2001 , under the official title `` Head of the Supreme Council '' . | Between 1996 and 2001 , he was Afghanistan 's de facto head of state . |
Mullah Mohammed Omar ( Pashto : ملا محمد عمر , Mullā Muḥammad ` Umar ; born c. 1959 ) , often simply called Mullah Omar , is the spiritual leader of the Taliban . | Mullah Mohammed Omar ( Pashto : ملا محمد عمر ) is the leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan . |
Despite his political rank and his high status on the Rewards for Justice most wanted list , not much is publicly known about him . | Despite his political rank , and his high status on the FBI 's wanted list , not much is publicly known about Omar . |
He took part in other sports : he was a champion 440-yard hurdler as a young man and also played football for the Wanderers . | He took part in other sports : as a young man he was a champion 440 yard hurdler , and also played football for the Wanderers . |
Grace scored only 4 and 32 but he has been held responsible for `` firing up '' Spofforth . | Grace scored only 4 and 32 , and he was held responsible for `` firing up '' Spofforth . |
Usually opening the innings , he was particularly admired for his mastery of all strokes , and his level of expertise was said by contemporary reviewers to be unique . | Usually opening the innings , he was admired for his mastery of all strokes : his level of expertise was said by contemporary reviewers to be unique . |
Because of his medical profession , he was nominally an amateur cricketer but he is said to have made more money from his cricketing activities than any professional cricketer . | Because of his medical profession , he was nominally an amateur cricketer but he is said to have made more money from cricket than any professional . |
He generally captained the teams he played for at all levels because of his skill and tactical acumen . | He generally captained the teams he played for at all levels because of his skill and tactical know-how , and his dominant personality . |
He played for England in 22 Tests through the 1880s and 1890s , all of them against Australia , and was an automatic selection for England at home , but his only Test-playing tour of Australia was that of 1891-92 . | He was an automatic selection for England at home , but his only Test-playing tour of Australia was that of 1891-92 . |
He was an extremely competitive player and , although he was one of the most famous men in England , he was also one of the most controversial on account of his gamesmanship and moneymaking . | Although he was one of the most famous men in England , he was also one of the most controversial on account of his gamesmanship and his financial skill . |
His technical innovations and enormous influence left a lasting legacy . | His technical innovations and enormous influence had a lasting effect . |
Universally known as `` W. G. '' , he played first-class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons , from 1865 to 1908 , during which he captained England , Gloucestershire , the Gentlemen , Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) , the United South of England Eleven ( USEE ) and several other teams . | He played first-class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons , from 1865 to 1908 , during which he captained England , Gloucestershire County Cricket Club , the Gentlemen , MCC , the United South of England Eleven and several other teams . |
Although the early matches were recognized retrospectively , Test cricket began in 1877 when Grace was already 28 and he made his debut in 1880 , scoring England 's first-ever Test century against Australia . | Test cricket began in 1877 , when Grace was already 28 . |
An outstanding all-rounder , he excelled at all the essential skills of batting , bowling and fielding , but it is for his batting that he is most renowned . | It is for his batting that he is most renowned . |
Thanks to Spofforth who took 14 wickets in the match , Australia won by 7 runs and the legend of The Ashes was born immediately afterwards . | Thanks to Spofforth , the ` demon bowler ' , who took 14 wickets in the match , Australia won by 7 runs and the legend of The Ashes was born . |
This came about through a typical piece of gamesmanship by Grace when he effected an unsporting , albeit legal , run out of Sammy Jones . | This came about through a piece of gamesmanship by Grace when he made an unsporting , but legal , run out of one of the Australian batsmen . |
He came from a cricketing family : the appearance in 1880 of W. G. with E. M. Grace , one of his elder brothers , and Fred Grace , his younger brother , was the first time three brothers played together in Test cricket . | In 1880 W.G. with E.M. Grace , one of his elder brothers , and Fred Grace , his younger brother , was the first time three brothers played together in Test cricket . |
But Grace was approached by both Oxford University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Cricket Club . | He came from a cricketing family . |
It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard et al. in 2000 , and given the temporary designation S\/2000 J 4 . | It was found by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard et al. in 2000 , and given the designation S\/2000 J 4 . |
Erinome is about 3.2 kilometres in diameter , and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,986 Mm in 711.965 days , at an inclination of 164 ° to the ecliptic ( 162 ° to Jupiter 's equator ) , in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2552 . | Erinome is about 3.2 kilometres in diameter , and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,986,000 km in 711.965 days , at an inclination of 164 ° to the ecliptic ( 162 ° to Jupiter 's equator ) , with an orbital eccentricity of 0.2552 . |
Erinome belongs to the Carme group , made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165 ° . | Erinome belongs to the Carme group , made up of non-spherical retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23,000,000 and 24,000,000 km and at an inclination of about 165 ° . |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters is an American flash animated semi-canonical comedy film based on the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force . | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters is a animated movie based on the Adult Swim program Aqua Teen Hunger Force . |
The film was written and directed by the show 's creators , Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis , and was released on April 13 , 2007 by First Look Pictures . | The movie was written and directed by the show 's creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro . |
Clare Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge , England . | Clare Hall is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge , England . |
The Five Families are the five original Italian American Mafia crime families of New York City which have dominated organized crime in the United States since 1931 . | The Five Families are the five major Italian-American Mafia crime families which have controlled organized crime in New York City since the 1930s . |
There was one series per year , with the first four series presented by Richard O'Brien and the final two by Ed Tudor-Pole . | It was presented by Richard O'Brien from series 1 to 4 and Ed Tudor-Pole in series 5 and 6 . |
Each crystal gives the team five seconds of time inside `` The Crystal Dome '' , the centrepiece of the maze where the contestants take part in their final challenge . | Each crystal gives them five seconds in the Crystal Dome . |
Originally Chatsworth Television intended to make a British version of the French show Fort Boyard . | It was made by Chadsworth Television as an English version of the French show Fort Boyard . |
The Crystal Maze was a British game show , produced by Chatsworth Television and shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 15 February 1990 and 10 August 1995 . | The Crystal Maze is a British game show which ran from 1990-1995 . |
At its center was the Crystal Dome , a giant geometric acrylic glass ` crystal ' where the teams play their final challenge after playing games in each of the four zones . | The Crystal Dome is a large glass crystal where the players must go in at the end . |
A team of six contestants take part in a series of challenges in order to win `` time crystals '' . | A team of six players completed challenges to win crystals . |
He also controversially ordered Pakistan 's first nuclear tests in response to neighbouring India 's second nuclear tests . | During his second term , he notably ordered Pakistan 's first nuclear tests in response to India 's nuclear tests . |
Sharif is the president of Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) , which is currently Pakistan 's largest political party , and has formed the government . | He leads the political party , Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) . |
On 9 April 1985 , he was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Punjab . | He was Chief Minister of Punjab from 1985 to 1990 . |
South-West Africa ( Afrikaans : Suidwes-Afrika ; Dutch : Zuidwest-Afrika ; German : Südwestafrika ) was the name for modern-day Namibia when it was ruled by the German Empire and later South Africa . | South-West Africa ( Afrikaans : Suidwes-Afrika ; Dutch : Zuidwest-Afrika ; German : Südwestafrika ) was the name used for Namibia when it was ruled by the German Empire and later South Africa . |
The main port , Walvis Bay , and the Penguin islands were annexed by Britain as part of the Cape Colony in 1878 , and became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910 . | The main port city , Walvis Bay , and the Penguin Islands were annexed by Great Britain in 1878 as a part of the Cape Colony , which became a part of the Union of South Africa on 31 May 1910 . |
In 1915 , during South-West Africa Campaign of the First World War , South Africa captured the German colony . | In 1915 , South Africa captured the German colony . |
The Mandate was supposed to become a United Nations Trust Territory when League of Nations Mandates were transferred to the United Nations following the Second World War . | The Mandate was supposed to become a Trust Territory when the League of Nations Mandates were transferred to the control of the UN . |
The Union of South Africa objected to South-West Africa coming under UN control and refused to allow the territory 's transition to independence , regarding it as a fifth province ( even though it was never formally incorporated into South Africa ) . | However , South Africa refused , regarding the territory as its fifth province ( even though it was never formally incorporated into the Union of South Africa ) . |
The territory became the independent Republic of Namibia on 21 March 1990 , although Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands only assimilated into Namibia in 1994 . | However , Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands only became a part of Namibia in 1994 . |
After the war , it was declared a League of Nations Mandate territory under the Treaty of Versailles , with the Union of South Africa responsible for the administration of South-West Africa , including Walvis Bay . | It became a League of Nations Mandate territory , with the Union of South Africa administering it . |
Floods can also occur in rivers when the flow rate exceeds the capacity of the river channel , particularly at bends or meanders in the waterway . | Floods can also occur in rivers , when the strength of the river is so high it flows out of the river channel , particularly at bends or meanders and causes damage to homes and businesses alongside the river . |
The Book of Esther is a book in the Ketuvim ( `` writings '' ) , the third section of the Jewish Tanakh ( the Hebrew Bible ) and is part of the Christian Old Testament . | Esther is the name of a book in the Tanakh ( the Hebrew Bible ) and the Old Testament , and also its title heroine . |
Bryan Adams was the self-titled debut solo album by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams released in February 1980 on A&M Records . | Bryan Adams is the first album by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams . |
The first single was `` Hidin ' from Love '' in 1980 ( # 43 on the Billboard dance charts ) which was followed up by `` Give Me Your Love '' and `` Remember '' . | The first single was `` Hidin ' from Love '' in 1980 ( # 43 on the Billboard dance charts ) the next one was `` Give Me Your Love '' and then `` Remember '' . |
While the album did not gain attention in the US , `` Hidin ' From Love '' reached # 64 and `` Give Me Your Love '' reached # 91 both on Canada 's RPM 100 Singles chart . | `` Hidin ' From Love '' went to # 64 on Canada 's RPM 100 Singles chart and `` Give Me Your Love '' went to # 91 on the same chart . |
In early 1978 , Bryan Adams teamed up with Jim Vallance ( formerly of Canadian band Prism ) to form a song-writing duo . | In early 1978 , Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance made a song-writing duo together . |
He worked on his debut album for the balance of 1979 with it being released in February 1980 . | They made the album in 1979 and released it in February 1980 . |
The landscape corresponds to the mountainous plateau between Asia Minor , Mesopotamia , and the Caucasus mountains , later known as the Armenian Highlands . | It was in the mountainous plateau between Asia Minor , Mesopotamia , and Caucasus mountains , later known as the Armenian Highland , and it centered around Lake Van ( present-day eastern Turkey ) . |
A central concept of quantum mechanics , this duality addresses the inability of classical concepts like `` particle '' and `` wave '' to fully describe the behavior of quantum-scale objects . | Classical concepts like `` particle '' and `` wave '' do not fully describe the behavior of quantum-scale objects . |
In 2007 , 6 municipalities from the former district of Anhalt-Zerbst ( Hobeck , Lohburg , Lübs , Prödel , Rosian and Schweinitz ) were added to Jerichower Land District . | In 2007 , 6 municipalities from the former district of Anhalt-Zerbst ( Hobeck , Lohburg , Lübs , Prödel , Rosian and Schweinitz ) were added to Jerichower Land . |
Some areas of the two districts were added to the neighbouring districts of Havelberg , Rathenow , Brandenburg , Loburg and Zerbst . | Some areas were given to the neighbouring districts of Havelberg , Rathenow , Brandenburg , Loburg and Zerbst . |
The two districts were also renamed after their administrative seats , thus Jerichow I became District Burg , and Jerichow II became District Genthin . | Jerichow became Burg , and Jerichow II became Genthin . |
In 1952 , the district of Burg was split into two parts . | In 1952 the district of Burg was split into two parts , Loburg and Burg . |
In 1994 , the two districts of Burg and Genthin were merged , and re-adopted the historical name of Jerichow . | In 1994 the two districts of Burg and Loburg were merged , and took the old name of Jerichow . |
It is not related to the name for the city of Jericho in the Middle East . | city of Jericho . |
The licence was handed over to the first team of editors consisting of Emil Carlebach , Hans Etzkorn , Wilhelm Karl Gerst , Otto Grossmann , Wilhelm Knothe , Paul Rodemann and Arno Rudert , a progressive think-tank of social democrats , political Catholics and communists , who had spent years in the resistance and Nazi concentration camps or in exile . | The licence was handed over to the first team of editors consiting of Emil Carlebach , Hans Etzkorn , Wilhelm Karl Gerst , Otto Grossmann , Wilhelm Knothe , Paul Rodemann and Arno Rudert . |
The Frankfurter Rundschau is a German daily newspaper , based in Frankfurt am Main . | The Frankfurter Rundschau is a left-wing liberal newspaper in Germany . |
It was the first newspaper published in the US sector in occupied Germany and the second newspaper in post-war Germany . | And it was the first newspaper in the U.S. sector . |
Visibility of less than 100 metres ( 330 ft ) is usually reported as zero . | Visibility less than 100 metres ( 330 ft ) is often called zero . |
In addition , an advisory is often issued by a government weather agency for low visibility , such as a dense fog advisory from the U.S. National Weather Service . | An advisory is put out by meteorologists to warn of low visibility , such as a dense fog advisory from the U.S. National Weather Service . |
Airport travel is also often delayed by low visibility , sometimes causing long waits due to instrument flight rules and wider spacing of aircraft . | Airport travel sometimes is delayed , or slowed down , by low visibility . |
In these conditions , roads may be closed , or automatic warning lights and signs may be activated to warn drivers . | When it is this low , roads may be closed , or lights and signs are turned on to warn drivers . |
In meteorology , visibility is a measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned . | Visibility is a word used in meteorology . |
The pulmonary vein returns the now oxygen-rich blood to the left atrium . | The pulmonary artery takes blood to the lungs . |
The other component of the circulatory system , the lymphatic system , is not closed . | The circulatory system is the body system that brings blood to the body . |
Systemic circulation is , distance-wise , much longer than pulmonary circulation , transporting blood to every part of the body . | The systemic circulation is how blood goes to most of the body . |
In 1632 , he became a priest . | Monteverdi became a priest in 1632 . |
During his childhood , he was taught by Marc ` Antonio Ingegneri , the maestro di cappella at the Cathedral of Cremona . | In the introduction to this music he says that his music teacher was Marc ' Antonio Ingegneri , the maestro di cappella of Cremona cathedral . |
Monteverdi made his reply in the introduction to the fifth book , with a proposal of the division of musical practice into two streams , which he called prima pratica , and seconda pratica . | The old style was known as prima pratica ( `` first practice '' ) and the new style was called the seconda pratica ( `` second practice '' ) . |
It took Monteverdi about four years to finish his first book of twenty-one madrigals for five voices . | He wrote 9 books of madrigals . |
While in Venice , Monteverdi also finished his sixth ( 1614 ) , seventh ( 1619 ) , and eighth ( 1638 ) books of madrigals . | By 1619 Monteverdi had published his seventh book of madrigals . |
Charles Babbage , an English mechanical engineer and polymath , originated the concept of a programmable computer . | Charles Babbage was the first to make a design of a fully programmable mechanical computer . |
The input of programs and data was to be provided to the machine via punched cards , a method being used at the time to direct mechanical looms such as the Jacquard loom . | He could use punch cards to tell the loom what to do , and he could change the punch cards , which means he could program the loom to weave the pattern he wanted . |
Although the computer was considered `` small and primitive '' by the standards of its time , it was the first working machine to contain all of the elements essential to a modern electronic computer . | Modern computers are electronic machines . |
Some consider the flavor to be very agreeable , but it is generally bitter if steeped in boiling water . | Many consider the flavor to be very agreeable , but it is generally bitter if steeped in boiling water . |
An iced , sweetened version of toasted mate is sold as an uncarbonated soft drink , with or without fruit flavoring . | An iced , sweetened version of toasted mate is sold as a soft drink , with or without fruit flavoring . |
The three xanthines present in mate have been shown to have a relaxing effect on smooth muscle tissue , and a stimulating effect on myocardial ( heart ) tissue . | Mate has been shown to have a relaxing effect on smooth muscle tissue , and a stimulating effect on myocardial ( heart ) tissue . |
Preliminary limited studies of mate have shown that the mate xanthine cocktail is different from other plants containing caffeine , most significantly in its effects on muscle tissue , as opposed to those on the central nervous system , which are similar to those of other natural stimulants . | Studies of mate , though very limited , have shown preliminary evidence that the mate xanthine cocktail is different from other plants containing caffeine most significantly in its effects on muscle tissue , as opposed to those on the central nervous system , which are similar to those of other natural stimulants . |
When yerba mate is harvested , the branches are dried sometimes with a wood fire , imparting a smoky flavor . | When the yerba is harvested , the branches are dried sometimes with a wood fire , imparting a smoky flavor . |
Yerba mate also contains elements such as potassium , magnesium and manganese . | Mate also contains elements such as potassium , magnesium and manganese . |
A study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer showed a limited correlation between oral cancer and the drinking of large quantities of `` hot mate '' . | On the other hand , a study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer showed a limited correlation between oral cancer and the drinking of hot mate ( no data were collected on drinkers of cold mate ) . |
Mate batido , which is toasted , has less of a bitter flavor and more of a spicy fragrance . | The toasted variety of mate has less of a bitter flavor and more of a spicy fragrance . |
The Yerba mate plant is grown and processed in South America , specifically in northern Argentina ( Corrientes , Misiones ) , Paraguay , Uruguay and southern Brazil ( Rio Grande do Sul , Santa Catarina , Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul ) . | The plant is grown mainly in South America , more specifically in Northern Argentina ( Corrientes , Misiones ) , Paraguay , Uruguay and southern Brazil ( Rio Grande do Sul , Santa Catarina and Paraná ) . |
Drinking mate with friends from a shared hollow gourd ( also called a guampa , porongo or mate in Spanish , or cabaça or cuia in Portuguese , or zucca in Italian ) with a metal straw ( a bombilla in Spanish , bomba in Portuguese ) is a common social practice in Uruguay , Argentina and southern Brazil among people of all ages . | Drinking mate with friends from a shared hollow gourd ( also called a mate in Spanish , or cabaça or cuia in Portuguese ) with a metal straw ( a bombilla in Spanish , bomba or canudo in Portuguese ) is an extremely common social practice in Argentina , Uruguay , Paraguay , southern Chile , eastern Bolivia and Brazil and also Syria and Lebanon . |
Yerba mate contains three xanthines : caffeine , theobromine and theophylline , the main one being caffeine . | Mate contains xanthines , which are alkaloids in the same family as caffeine , theophylline , and theobromine , well-known stimulants also found in coffee and chocolate . |
Mate batido is more popular in the coastal cities of Brazil , as opposed to the far southern states , where it is consumed in the traditional way ( green , consumed with a silver straw from a shared gourd ) , and called chimarrão . | It is more popular in the coastal cities of Brazil , as opposed to the far southern states where it is consumed in the traditional way ( green , drunk with a silver straw from a shared gourd ) . |
The fruit is a red drupe 4-6 mm in diameter . | The fruit is a red berry 4-6 mm diameter . |
The infusion , called mate in Spanish-speaking countries or chimarrão in south Brazil , is prepared by steeping dry leaves ( and twigs ) of the mate plant in hot water rather than in boiling water . | The infusion called mate is prepared by steeping dry leaves ( and twigs ) of yerba mate in hot water , rather than boiling water like black tea or coffee . |
The leaves are evergreen , 7-11 cm long and 3-5 .5 cm wide , with a serrated margin . | The leaves are evergreen , 7-11 cm long and 3-5 .5 cm wide . |
Caffeine content varies between 0.7 % and 1.7 % of dry weight ( compared with 0.4 - 9.3 % for tea leaves , 2.5-7 .6 % in guarana , and up to 3.2 % for ground coffee ) ; theobromine content varies from 0.3 % to 0.9 % ; theophylline is present in small quantities , or can be completely absent . | Caffeine content varies between 0.3 % and 1.7 % of dry weight ( compare this to 2.5-4 .5 % for tea leaves , and 1.5 % for ground coffee ) . |
The film was based on three of the books , but several storylines were changed and characters were removed and added . | The movie was based on three of the books , but several storylines were changed and characters were removed and added . |
The production was a Swedish-West German co-production and several German actors had roles in the series . | Several German actors had roles in the series . |
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