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Today, one of the island's greatest attractions is the quiet poplar-shaded streets to the western end of Quai d'Orleans where you have a wonderful view of the apse of Notre-Dame.
One of the island's attractions is the beautiful street.
The view of the Notre-Dame is obscured at the western end of the Quai d'Orléans.
Of course the information-technology sector has been wonderfully successful--but that is because it has been in a position to exploit the extraordinary possibilities offered by photolithography, not because of any special virtue in the way it operates.
The IT arena is booming thanks to photolithography.
IT is just a bottomless money suck of despair.
Ruthless, avaricious conquistadores extracted and sent back incalculable riches of silver and gold.
Silver and gold were plundered by conquistadores.
Conquistadores were most interested in learning the cultures of other people.
then nobody really complains if i uh if i come in sort of half wet
Nobody complains if I come in half wet.
Everyone complains when I come in dry.
It is done ”so!
And so it's been finished.
We are not finished yet.
But Madrilellos don't begrudge those places anything.
Madrillelos do not worry about the other places.
The Madrillelos owe them everything.
For example, it formats printouts for two or three columns a page, thus saving even more paper.
It saves paper due to its formatting.
It only formats printouts for one column a page.
okay well i think i think we're okay i think we did done five minutes so we don't have to keep talking about nothing anymore okay well thank you
I think we've talked for five minutes so we can stop.
We've talked for thirty minutes so we have to keep going for another thirty.
but at at least i guess we're so far ahead of some of the other countries uh that we've still got a better system and and we are we have been doing this for two hundred years so uh uh i guess it's still better that a lot of others
We are ahead of other countries so our system is good.
We have a worse system than other countries.
You're going to need to ask for his help.
You'll need him to assist you.
You're fine on your own, you don't need his help.
The presidents after Reconstruction were the political ciphers of Republican ascendancy.
Republicanism was built up by the Presidents after the Reconstruction of the United States.
The presidents after Reconstruction sought to sell the United States to the Chinese.
There was something I had to see first.
I wanted to see something first.
There was nothing that I needed to do.
i'm just waiting for a sale
I'm expecting a sale
I'll be paying full price
With sunshine throughout the year and with the temperate waters of the Mediterranean lapping its shores, Ibiza is ideal for aquatic-sports enthusiasts.
Ibiza is a great place for people who like aquatic-sports, because of the temperature of the sea and the good weather.
Aquatic-sports enthusiasts largely avoid Ibiza because the weather is too unpredictable.
and uh seven eight and ten
7,8, and 10.
A B and C.
Mostly people with space-ships have disintegrator guns.
It's usually people who own space-ships who have disintegrator guns.
There aren't any people who own both space-ships and disintegrator guns.
(This is a feature Linux shares with Windows NT, but not with Windows 95/98.)
This feature is not shared with Windows 95/98.
This feature is shared with every Windows computer.
Look out for Roman and Moorish relics, which are still sometimes discovered here.
At times Roman and Moorish artifacts are found here.
Look for Chinese and Russian relics that are still undiscovered here.
It's relatively expensive, but you may prefer the absence of commentary.
The absence of commentary costs more.
The absence of commentary is not expensive.
The NYT scrupulously corrects a prior misstatement of the words making up the acronym of the James Bond nemesis organization SPECTRE.
The NYT made up the James Bond acronym SPECTRE.
The Wall Street Journal correctly stated the James Bond acronym SPECTRE.
Would it be easy?"
Would it be without difficulty?
Do you think it would be difficult?
Makes me laugh.
Makes me laugh.
Makes me cringe.
Yes, but what?
Okay, so what then?
No way, that's not true.
For one thing there is a likelihood of the pace being forced." Tuppence frowned uncomprehendingly.
It is probably that the pace will be contrived.
It is not likely that the pace will be contrived.
yeah that's it's a different kind of bread and it's somewhat of a harder crust it's not the soft
The bread is different, with a harder crust.
The bread is the same with the soft crust.
For two weeks the battle see-sawed.
At times it seemed like one side was going to win, only for the tide to turn against them.
For two weeks it has been clear who is winning.
Dijon is the capital of Burgundy and a center of art and architecture, of culture and learning.
The capital of Burgundy is called Dijon and is a center of learning and culture.
Dijon is not the capital of Burgundy and has no architecture or art.
that and then you know the laptop that's how i guess they really stuck it on a disk the teacher you know with no answers and they could take it like that and then just print it out in fax and it would be okay because you can put it on a you know on diskette
Faxing and putting it on a diskette would be good.
The teachers had answers so they didn't need to fax.
The internal controls that were considered adequate for external financial reporting were not always sufficient for performance management.
The Internal controls were good enough for the external financial reporting.
The Internal controls were not good enough for the external financial reporting.
'What was your proposed motto for the declaration of independence?'
What was the slogan for the declaration of independence?
You didn't come up with a motto?
5 billion per year at full implementation.
Fully implemented would be at least 5 billion for the year.
Implementation was capped at 3 million a year.
Behind the building on Foster Place is the Bank of Ireland Arts Centre.
Bank of Ireland Arts Centre is behind the building on Foster Place.
Behind the building on Foster Place there's a river.
The carpet bucked, and the girl began speaking to it urgently.
The girl bagan to speak to the carpet.
The girl kept quiet.
Teodoro answered that.
Teodoro had an answer for that.
Terodoro didn't have an answer.
A milliwarhol , or about nine-tenths of a second of fame, might appropriately be named after the tyke whose rescue became a brief focus of attention last summer after he fell through the hole of an outhouse.
The tyke who fell through the outhouse hole achieved a small amount of fame.
A milliwarhol is roughly ten minutes of fame.
First-Novel Roundup : Time and the Wall Street Journal award measured praise to Lives of the Monster Dogs , by Kirsten Bakis (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), and Fugitive Pieces , by Anne Michaels (Knopf).
Time and Wall Street Journal did reviews of a few books.
The books were judged only by Time.
I just wanted to add something to Jacob Weisberg's Republicans in Denial, his amusing commentary on the Republicans' unseemly bout of whining, blaming, and rationalizing following this year's elections.
Jacob Weisberg comments on the Republicans' response to the elections.
Jacob Weisberg's commentary is somber in nature.
Beaune's best-known building, the Hotel-Dieu, is a beautifully preserved 15th-century hospital with spectacular colored roof tiles.
The Hotel-Dieu is Beaune's best-known building.
The Hotel-Dieu is a little known hotel in Beaune.
See discussion below.
View the discussion underneath.
No discussion allowed.
seems to have helped him though popularity wise
appears to have helped him in terms of popularity, though
appears to have made him less popular, though
Your psyche-profile's pretty transparent.
It's pretty clear what is going on in your mind.
It's not clear how you feel.
In 1890 an important imperial edict on education was issued, promoting Asian (that is, Chinese and Japanese) values in culture and stressing loyalty to the emperor and general harmony.
Loyalty to the emperor was promoted in 1890 via an imperial edict.
There were no imperial edicts issued in the year of 1890.
The sailors all laugh, and one calls out, Look who's talking!
The sailors were called out on their hypocritical snarkiness.
The sailors were very agreeable.
oh i love it the mountains i love the mountains
I really love mountains.
The mountains have eyes. Run!
Well, we'll have to make do with what we have." She darted for the outer office, rummaged in a cabinet, and came back with a medium-sized rug of worn but gaudy design.
We have to make due with this medium sized and gaudy rug.
We will have to find a better rug.
As a result, what might have amounted to a pittance for a client, in conglomerate became a substantial fund.
What could have been pittance, amounted to a substantial fund for a client.
As a result, a client ended up receiving nothing.
Pooh has now sold more than 20 million books, most of them in the United States.
Pooh has sold more than 20 million books.
Pooh has only sold 200 books.
But if so, that dream has become the feeblest of ideals.
that dream has become the feeblest of ideals.
That dream is the strongest it has ever been.
In other words, what yadda yadda yadda can convey is something You and I know all the points that would ordinarily be inserted at this place in the conversation, so let's just skip it and move on.
Yadda yadda yadda can convey something different between people.
Yadda yadda yadda has a definitive meaning to all.
Too bad for the kids who will be taught this partisan line
It's upsetting children will be taught these partisan politics.
Thank god the kids can learn from these politics.
Lawful permanent residents may depart the United States for extended periods without loss of status, as long as they are not deemed to have abandoned their residence in the United States.
Residents do not lose status if they leave the United States under the right circumstances.
A citizen who leaves the US loses their status.
I never do,"Nye replied.
I never do," Nye answered.
I always do, said Nye.
He stepped forward and peered through the crystalline glass.
He moved forward and gazed through the crystalline glass.
He didn't move from his spot, scared of looking into the crystalline glass.
They appointed an overall governor, or Pasha, who then organized the country to his own liking with mameluke help.
They appointed a governor who organized the country.
They appointed a governor who was a bad leader.
Conditions Requiring a Data Reliability Assessment
There are conditions that require reliable data.
Conditions do not require a data reliability assessment.
oh we do we do we do it we really do
I can promise you that we really do.
We would never dare to do that, trust me.
However, without proper safeguards, this widespread interconnectivity poses enormous risks to our computer systems and, more importantly, to the critical operations and infrastructures they support.
The widespread interconnectivity poses risks without proper safeguards.
Proper safeguards are not needed for the already-safe widespread interconnectivity.
What did this man want of him anyway?
What could the man want?
The man wanted nothing of him.
You now find it completely plausible that she herself smeared her lipstick, untucked her blouse, etc.
You now think it's possible that she smudged her own lipstick, untucked her shirt, etc.
You find it unbelievable that she messed up her lipstick and untucked her blouse, etc.
We find that the burden on low per capita postal systems is much greater than on medium to high volume postal systems.
There are discrepancies in the burden on low, middle and high volume postal systems.
High volume postal systems have the greatest burden.
and uh the atmosphere is fantastic and i was there with it's a group um that uh we were having a going away dinner for a friend and there were twelve of us and i the the food that uh we ordered each of us was quite good but the service was horrendous
The food we ordered was good, but the service was terrible.
The food was good, but the service was fantastic.
She was very silent, hardly opening her lips, and yet in some queer way I felt that the great strength of her personality was dominating us all.
Although she was quiet, she exuded great strength and personality.
She couldn't stay quiet and panicked greatly.
Choose your Slate attracts about 6,000 unique browsers a day and 80,000 a month.
80,000 unique browsers visit Choose Your Slate each month.
Less than 1,000 browsers visit Choose Your Slate each month.
'You're giving me orders now?'
'So you want to command me now?'
'You're taking orders from me now.'
Go on, said Mr. Carter, as Tommy showed signs of taking refuge in silence once more.
Tommy's behavior suggested that he was not going to talk.
There were signs that Tommy was going to talk endlessly.
To successfully carry out its responsibilities to the Congress and the American people, GAO first and foremost must be perceived as credible and must lead by example.
GAO must first be regarded as credible to carry out its responsibilities.
GAO must first be regarded as untrustworthy before it can do anything.
because i've been like waiting like for about ten minutes to get connected to somebody yeah
I've already been waiting more than five minutes to be connected with someone.
I was connected with someone 30 seconds after saying Hello.
i think all our laws are are really screwed up
I think our laws are messed up.
Our laws are fine just the way they are.
Legend says that long afterward the Virgin Mary brought her infant son's clothes here to wash them.
Apparently Mary washed her son's clothes here.
Mary brought the clothes here shortly afterward.
it wasn't much of a victory actually i did win tickets to the to a Chicago and a Beach Boys concert
I won some tickets to a Chicago and a Beach Boys concert.
I did not win tickets to the Beach Boys concert.
uh-huh uh-huh oh yeah we don't have any pets so
We don't have any pets.
Our dog is in the kitchen.
On the last day of sixth grade in June of 1958, Miss Barnett (one of the greatest teachers the world has seen) let us have a party.
Barnett was a good teacher in the eyes of the author.
Barnett was universally hated.
Come on, boy! Drew's urging was lost in the wild shouting of the spectators.
Drew's commands were inaudible in the loud shouting of the audience.
Drew's shouts echoed as the audience's shouts faded.
The whole idea is the brainchild of a German baroness who also owns the Palace Hotel, one of the smartest in town.
The Palace Hotel is one of the most intelligent in town, and is owned by a German baroness.
The whole idea is because of a French Baron, who also owns the Palace Hotel.
Sample Topping the list of top 20 shortest books of the century-- Al The Wild Years .)
The list contained the top 20 books that were the shortest.
They made a list of the top 20 longest books of all time.
Historian Ellis earns praise for his contribution to Jefferson scholarship.
Ellis is a historian that has contributed to Jefferson scholarship.
Ellis is not a historian.
This was critical for success since these individuals managed the day-to-day program activities.
This was extremely important because they were in charge of the activities that were programmed daily.
Only a single person was responsible for the success of the daily program activities.
Those who have just left their seed or those with a sack full of silver may have a more open view of your plight.
Those with a sack of silver may have a different perspective.
Everyone has the same exact viewpoint.
Our lesson for today, Brand is everything--go to Stanford if you can.
Today we learned you should attend an Ivy League school.
It doesn't matter so you should go to FSU.
yeah but it's a shame that oh it's not so bad for the court system because the money there isn't being spent but there's awful lot of money in time and effort spent in preparing for trial only to then finally get scared enough by going to the court and usually it's the scare kind of of the jury because you really don't know one way or the other how that jury is going to feel you could feel that you really have a very strong case
it's a shame that people get scared of going to court after spending time and money preparing
it's rare for people to get scared of going to court
Gold and silver jewellery made on the spot or elsewhere in Spain is popular for both quality and price.
High quality and well-priced gold and silver Spanish jewlery is popular.
The worst place to buy silver jewlery is in Spain, it's too expensive and janky.
Rinnoji belongs to the Tendai sect of Buddhism.
The Tendai sect of Buddhism includes Rinnoji area.
Rinnoji is a spiritual site of the Christianity in Japan.
A short pudgy man in dark clothes and a leather apron barked orders at a huge muscular man who hammered on a thick slab of orange iron.
The little man wore dark clothes
The little man wore white.
A number of boat trips leave from the pleasure pier.
The pleasure pier is the starting point for quite a few boat trips.
No boat trips leave from the pleasure pier.
Memo to Check out Page 12 of this week's Star . Where did you get that tip--from a rump reading?
Reminder to check Page 12 in Star this week. Where did that tip come from? A butt text?
Do not check Star magazine.
Then she said: "Mrs. Cavendish does.
"Mrs. Canvendish does," she said.
She said, "Mrs. Cavendish does not."
but seeing what drugs did to him makes me see makes me realize what it could do to people you know in the work force as well
Watching how drugs affected his life made me see how it could affect people in the work force too.
Drugs are awesome and everyone should do them.
The organization has CIOs in each of its three business units.
Three of the organization's business units employs CIO.
The company's CIOs all work in one business unit.
The court was encouraged to come every day to witness the monarch's rising from bed and moment of retirement.
The court was encouraged to see the king wake up.
The monarch did not allow people to see him wake.
'Or Mr. Franklin loses another life.'
Another life is lost by Mr. Franklin
No lives are lost around Franklin.
From the smallest box to large coffee tables, the intricate detail is exquisite.
Every detail is perfect, from large coffee tables down to the smallest box.
The detail is a bit clumsy on the smaller boxes.
The concepts and standards presented in the two volume set resulted from the joint efforts of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the General Accounting Office (GAO).
Three different offices worked together on presenting this two volume set.
This two volume set is the sole effort of GAO.
uh-huh well at least you can plan you can say well uh i'm going to go to the beach next Wednesday and you'll know that it's going to be hot enough to go
It's going to be hot on Wednesday, so I'm going to the beach.
It's going to be cold on Wednesday, so we are not going to the beach.
Both men moved faster and faster.
The two men moved quickly.
Both of the men slowed down.
Each household is assumed to have a demand function for each good which depends on the prices of all goods, the household's budgeted total expenditure and observable and unobservable characteristics of the household
The demand of each good of each household can be modeled with a function.
The demand of each good is random and varies inconsistently by household.
In 4000 b.c. agriculturalists made their first appearance up in the hills of Baluchistan in the northwest.
Agriculturalists made their first appearance up in the hills of Baluchistan.
In 2000 b.c agriculturalists made their first appearance.
To be fair, Wright is talking about sleeping with a newborn infant, before the age when weaning would naturally become an issue.
Write discusses slumbering with a baby before weaning would become an issue.
Write talks about sleeping with toddlers.
oh i don't know shooting for one for the thumb now is what they were saying but basically everyone that was on the team then is gone now so
Everyone that once composed the team is gone now.
The team is still together and no one has left.
My father and her mother were brother and sister, explained Mr. Hersheimmer meticulously.
Her mother was my father's sister said Mr. Hersheimmer.
Her mother and my father were not related said Mr. Hersheimmer.
TRACEABILITY - The ability to assign a cost directly to a specific activity or cost object by identifying or observing specific resources consumed by the activity or cost object.
When the cost is assigned to a particular object or activity.
The object had no value.