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During college , Warner met his future wife , Brenda Carney Meoni ; they married on October 11 , 1997 .	While at college , he met future wife , the former Brenda Carney Meoni . <SEP> They got married on October 11 , 1997 .	[]
Brenda is a former United States Marine Corps corporal .	Before this , Brenda had served in the Marines .	[]
She was divorced with two children , one of whom had been left brain damaged and blind after being accidentally dropped by Brenda 's ex-husband , leading to her hardship discharge from the Marines in 1990 .	She was divorced with two children when they met each other .	[]
After marrying Brenda , Warner officially adopted her two children from her first marriage ; they have since added five children of their own .	Warner adopted Brenda 's two children , son Zachary and daughter Jesse , after their marriage . <SEP> Warner agreed to help Brenda raise the children .	[]
After Warner was cut from the Packers ' training camp in 1994 , he got a job working the night shift as a night stock clerk at a local Hy-Vee grocery store , in addition to his work as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa .	After being let go from the Green Bay Packers training camp in 1994 , he got a job working the night shift at a local Hy-Vee grocery store .	[]
Warner was still hoping to get an NFL tryout , but with that possibility appearing dim and the long hours at the Hy-Vee for minimum wage taking their toll , Warner began his Arena League career .	Warner still wanted to play in the NFL , but with that not seeming it was going to happen , and the long hours at the Hy-Vee for minimum wage creating financial trouble for him , Warner began playing in the Arena Football League .	[]
Brenda 's parents were killed in 1996 when their Mountain View , Arkansas home was destroyed by a tornado .	In 1996 and almost a year before Kurt and Brenda 's marriage , Brenda 's parents , Larry and Jenny Carney , were killed when their Arkansas home was destroyed by a tornado .	[]
Kurtis Eugene Warner ( born June 22 , 1971 ) is an American former football quarterback .	Kurtis Eugene " Kurt " Warner ( born June 22 , 1971 , in Burlington , Iowa ) is a retired American football player .	[]
He played for three National Football League ( NFL ) teams : the St. Louis Rams , the New York Giants , and the Arizona Cardinals .	He was the quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals .	[]
He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1994 after playing college football at Northern Iowa .	After playing in college at Northern Iowa , he was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent .	[]
He was invited to try out for the Green Bay Packers ' training camp in 1994 , but was released before the regular season began .	Warner went to the Green Bay Packers training camp in 1994 , but was released before the regular season began .	[]
Warner returned to Northern Iowa and worked as a graduate assistant coach with the football team , while still hoping to get another tryout with an NFL team .	He returned to Northern Iowa and worked as a graduate assistant coach with the football team but he still wanted to get a tryout with an NFL team .	[]
With no NFL teams willing to give him a chance , Warner turned to the Arena Football League ( AFL ) in 1995 , and signed with the Iowa Barnstormers .	When no NFL team would give him a tryout , Warner began playing for the Arena Football League . <SEP> In 1995 , he signed with the Iowa Barnstormers .	[]
He was named to the AFL 's First-team All-Arena in both 1996 and 1997 after he led the Barnstormers to ArenaBowl appearances in both seasons .	Warner was named to the AFL 's All-Arena first team in both 1996 and 1997 . <SEP> He led the Barnstormers to the Arena Bowl in both 1996 and 1997 .	[]
Terry Edward Branstad ( born November 17 , 1946 ) is an American politician , university administrator , and diplomat serving as the United States Ambassador to China since 2017 .	Terry Edward Branstad ( born November 17 , 1946 ) is an American politician . <SEP> He is the United States Ambassador to China since May 24 , 2017 .	[]
Branstad served as the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 .	Branstad was the 39th governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009 .	[]
A member of the Republican Party , he previously served as Governor of Iowa .	He is a member of the Republican Party and was the longest-serving governor in Iowa or American history .	[]
In 2010 , he returned to politics to run for Governor again , defeating incumbent Chet Culver to become the state 's 42nd Governor .	In 2010 , he won a three-way primary election to run as the Republican candidate for governor . <SEP> He ran against incumbent Governor Chet Culver , a Democrat , and four third party candidates in the November 2 , 2010 general election .	[]
In December 2015 , he surpassed New York 's George Clinton as the longest-tenured Governor in American history .	On December 14 , 2015 , Branstad became the longest serving governor in American history .	[]
In December 2016 , Branstad accepted President Donald Trump 's nomination as United States Ambassador to China , a position he was confirmed and sworn into in May 2017 .	In December 2016 , Branstad was nominated by President-elect of the United States Donald Trump to become the United States Ambassador to China .	[]
Upon his resignation as Governor , he was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds , who became Iowa 's first female Governor and went on to win a gubernatorial election in her own right .	Branstad was confirmed by the Senate on May 22 , 2017 , and was succeeded as Governor of Iowa by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds after he resigns to take up the ambassadorship .	[]
In December 2016 , Branstad was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as US Ambassador to China , succeeding Max Baucus .	On December 8 , 2016 , Branstad accepted President-elect Donald Trump 's nomination of him for the post of United States Ambassador to China ( PRC ) .	[]
Branstad was confirmed by the Senate on May 22 , 2017 , in an 82 to 13 vote .	Branstad was confirmed by the United States Senate on a 83-12 vote on May 22 , 2017 , and was succeeded as Governor of Iowa by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds once he resigned to take up the ambassadorship .	[]
Michel Louis Edmond Galabru ( 27 October 19224 January 2016 ) was a French actor .	Michel Louis Edmond Galabru ( 27 October 1922 – 4 January 2016 ) was a French actor . <SEP> Galabru died on 4 January 2016 in his home in Paris , France at the age of 93 .	[]
Galabru appeared in more than 250 films and worked with directors such as Bertrand Blier , Costa-Gavras , Luc Besson ( for " Subway " ) , and Jean-Luc Godard .	He appeared in over 250 movies mostly directed by Bertrand Blier , Jean-Luc Godard , Luc Besson and Costa-Gavras .	[]
A unit load device ( ULD ) is a pallet or container used to load luggage , freight , and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft .	A unit load device , or ULD , ( ULD ) is a pallet or a container . <SEP> It is used to load luggage , freight , and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft .	[]
ULDs come in two forms : pallets and containers .	There are two kinds of unit load devices : pallets and boxes .	[]
Arthur Sarkissian is an Armenian artist and painter .	Arthur Sarkissian ( born 11 May 1960 ) is an Armenian artist and painter . <SEP> He is one of the top twelve artists working now in Armenia .	[]
Sarkissian attended the School of Fine Arts there in 1977 , followed by the Yerevan State Pedagogical University ( Drawing ) in 1989 .	Sarkissian was born in 1960 in Gyumri , Armenia and went to the School of Fine Arts there in 1977 , then the Armenian Pedagogical University ( Drawing ) in 1989 .	[]
He lives and works in Yerevan , Armenia .	He now lives and works in the city of Yerevan in Armenia .	[]
John Watson Foster ( March 2 , 1836 – November 15 , 1917 ) was an American diplomat and military officer , as well as a lawyer and journalist .	John Watson Foster ( March 2 , 1836 – November 15 , 1917 ) was an American general , journalist and diplomat .	[]
Foster was born on March 2 , 1836 , in Petersburg , Indiana , and raised in Evansville , Indiana .	Born in Pike County , Indiana , and raised in Evansville , he was a lawyer .	[]
His highest public office was U.S. Secretary of State under Benjamin Harrison , although he also proved influential as a lawyer in technically private practice in the international relations sphere .	He was U.S. Secretary of State under President Benjamin Harrison from 1892-1893 .	[]
David Raymond Sedaris ( ; born December 26 , 1956 ) is an American humorist , comedian , author , and radio contributor .	David Sedaris is an American comedian and writer .	[]
He published his first collection of essays and short stories , " Barrel Fever , " in 1994 .	His first book , " Barrel Fever " , was published 1994 .	[]
In 1997 , he published another collection of essays , " Naked , " which won the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Non-Fiction from Publishing Triangle in 1998 .	In 1997 , he published another collection of essays , " Naked " . <SEP> It won the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Non-Fiction in 1998 .	[]
" Me Talk Pretty One Day " was written mostly in France over seven months and published in 2000 to " practically unanimous rave reviews . "	In 1999 , " Me Talk Pretty One Day " was published .	[]
In 2004 , Sedaris published " Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim , " which reached number 1 on " The New York Times " Nonfiction Best Seller List in June of that year .	" Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim " was published 2004 .	[]
The audiobook of " Dress Your Family , " read by Sedaris , was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album ; the same year , Sedaris was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his recording " Live at Carnegie Hall . "	Sedaris was recorded reading the book for the " Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim " audiobook .	[]
He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay " Santaland Diaries " .	In 1992 Sedaris read an essay that he wrote called " SantaLand Diaries " on NPR .	[]
Legal guardians may be appointed in guardianship cases for adults ( see also conservatorship ) .	A court may also choose a legal guardian for an adult .	[]
A legal guardian is a person who has the legal authority ( and the corresponding duty ) to care for the personal and property interests of another person , called a ward .	The court appoints a legal guardian to help protect the incompetent person ( who is called a ward ) . <SEP> The legal guardian then has the right to make legal decisions for the ward .	[]
A special guardian may , for example , be given the legal right to determine the disposition of the ward 's property without being given any authority over the ward 's person .	For example , a court might say the guardian can only make medical decisions for their ward .	[]
A member of the conservative Swiss People 's Party , he served on the Swiss National Council representing the Canton of Zu ̈ rich .	He was a member of the conservative Swiss People 's Party . <SEP> He served on the Swiss National Council representing the Canton of Zu ̈ rich .	[]
Born in St. Gallen , Zuppiger graduated from the University of St. Gallen and the Zu ̈ rich Teachers ' Seminary in 1976 .	Zuppiger was born in St. Gallen , Switzerland . <SEP> He graduated from the University of St. Gallen and the Zu ̈ rich Teachers ' Seminary in 1976 .	[]
Bruno Zuppiger ( 24 February 1952 – 19 February 2016 ) was a Swiss management consultant and politician .	Zuppiger died in Zu ̈ rich on 19 February 2016 from cancer .	[]
Gravitational energy ( GPE ) is the potential energy a physical object with mass has in relation to another massive object due to gravity .	Gravitational energy is the potential energy held by an object because of its high position compared to a lower position .	[]
It is potential energy associated with the gravitational field .	In other words , it is energy associated with gravity or gravitational force .	[]
Wendy Richard , ( born Wendy Emerton , 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009 ) was an English actress best known for playing the roles of Miss Shirley Brahms on " Are You Being Served ? "	Wendy Richard born Wendy Emerton , ( 20 July 1943 - 26 February 2009 ) was a British actress . <SEP> She is best known for her roles as Miss Brahms in " Are You Being Served ? "	[]
and Pauline Fowler on " EastEnders , " the latter for nearly 22 years .	and as Pauline Fowler in " EastEnders " .	[]
Richard , an only child , was born in Middlesbrough in 1943 .	She was born in Middlesbrough , North Riding of Yorkshire .	[]
She died on 26 February 2009 at the Harley Street clinic where she was being treated for breast cancer .	She died of metastatic breast cancer there .	[]
They are gymnosperms , cone-bearing seed plants .	The Conifers are cone-bearing seed plants . <SEP> They are cone-bearing seed plants with vascular tissue .	[]
The great majority are trees , though a few are shrubs .	Most are trees ; some are shrubs .	[]
The Pinophyta , also known as Coniferophyta or Coniferae , or commonly as conifers , are a division of vascular land plants containing a single extant class , Pinopsida .	They are formally the Division Pinophyta or Coniferophyta .	[]
All extant conifers are perennial woody plants with secondary growth .	All living conifers are woody plants , and most are trees .	[]
Examples include cedars , Douglas firs , cypresses , firs , junipers , kauri , larches , pines , hemlocks , redwoods , spruces , and yews .	Typical examples include cedars , cypresses , firs , junipers , kauris , larches , pines , redwoods , spruces , and yews .	[]
The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 1 May 1997 , five years after the previous general election on 9 April 1992 , to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons .	The UK general election , 1997 was an election held on 1 May 1997 to elect 659 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom .	[]
Under the leadership of Tony Blair , the Labour Party ended its eighteen-year spell in opposition and won the general election with a landslide victory , winning 418 seats , the most seats the party has ever held to date , and the highest proportion of seats held by any party in the post-war era .	The Labour Party and its leader Tony Blair gained the majority of seats and created the first Labour government since 1979 . <SEP> The Labour Party won 418 seats which was the highest majority of seats for any party since the Conservatives in the 1931 General Election .	[]
A number of prominent Conservative MPs lost their seats in the election , including Michael Portillo , Malcolm Rifkind , Edwina Currie , David Mellor , Neil Hamilton and Norman Lamont .	Several prominent Conservative politicians lost their seats such as Defence Secretary Michael Portillo , Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind , Scottish Secretary Michael Forsyth as well as Edwina Currie , David Mellor and Ian Lang .	[]
Sir John Anthony Chilcot , ( ; born 22 April 1939 ) is a British retired civil servant .	Sir John Chilcot , GCB PC ( ; born 22 April 1939 ) is a British Privy Counsellor and former civil servant .	[]
In 2009 , he was appointment chairman of the Iraq Inquiry ( also referred to as the " Chilcot Inquiry " ) , an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Iraq War ( 2003 ) .	He is the chairman of the Iraq Inquiry . <SEP> His appointment as chairman of an inquiry into the events surrounding the March 2003 invasion of Iraq and its aftermath was announced in June 2009 .	[]
Federico Campbell ( July 1 , 1941 – February 15 , 2014 ) was a writer from northern Mexico .	Federico Campbell ( 1 July 1941 – 15 February 2014 ) was a Mexican author , reporter and journalist . <SEP> Campbell died from a stroke on 15 February 2014 in Mexico City .	[]
He has two sisters , Sarina and Silvia Campbell Quiroz , and one son , Federico Campbell Pen ̃ a , who is also a writer and a journalist .	He had two sisters Sarina and Silvia Campbell Quiroz . <SEP> He also had one son , Federico Campbell Pen ̃ a who , like his father , is a writer and a journalist .	[]
Campbell is known for the short story collection " Tijuanenses " ( Tijuana : Stories on the Border ) .	He was best known for the short story collection " Tijuanenses " ( " Tijuana : Stories on the Border " ) .	[]
In 2000 he won the Colima Prize for Fiction with his novel " Transpeninsular " .	In 2000 , he won the Colima Prize for Fiction with his book " Transpeninsular " .	[]
Campbell translated works by Harold Pinter , David Mamet , and Leonardo Sciascia , among others , into Spanish .	He has translated Harold Pinter , David Mamet and Leonardo Sciascia into Spanish .	[]
Katakana are also used for onomatopoeia , words used to represent sounds – for example , ピンポン ( " pinpon " ) , the " ding-dong " sound of a doorbell .	Katakana are also used for onomatopoeic words like “ ding ” , or for making words look important , or for scientific names such as the names of birds .	[]
For example , Suzuki is written スズキ , and Toyota is written トヨタ .	It is often used to write the names of Japanese companies , i.e. Suzuki is written スズキ , and Toyota is written トヨタ .	[]
Words with difficult-to-read kanji are sometimes written in katakana ( hiragana is also used for this purpose ) .	Here “ amerika ” is written in katakana , the ending “ jin ” ( 人 ) is kanji , and “ desu ” ( I am ) is in hiragana .	[]
Kanji readings are categorized as either " on 'yomi " ( literally " sound reading " , from Chinese ) or " kun 'yomi " ( literally " meaning reading " , native Japanese ) , and most characters have at least two readings , at least one of each .	Most kanji characters can be pronounced at least two different ways according to whether the word is a native Japanese word ( this is called the “ kun ” reading , or “ kun-yomi ” ) , or whether it came from Chinese ( this called the “ on ” reading or “ on-yomi ” ) .	[]
As with " on 'yomi " , there can be multiple " kun 'yomi " for the same kanji , and some kanji have no " kun 'yomi " at all .	Kanji that stand alone usually have kun-yomi , while kanji compound words usually have on-yomi . <SEP> Sometimes , kanji only have on-yomi and have no kun-yomi .	[]
These rules of thumb have many exceptions .	However , there are many exceptions to these patterns .	[]
" Kun 'yomi " compound words are not as numerous as those with " on 'yomi " , but neither are they rare .	Sometimes , compound words mix on-yomi and kun-yomi together .	[]
In some cases the same kanji can appear in a given word with different readings .	Sometimes , the kanji in certain compound words may not even use their kanji readings at all , but are used only to show the word 's meaning . <SEP> There are even some words whose kanji can be used to only show a word 's pronunciation and not its meaning .	[]
As the World Turns ( often referred to as ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2 , 1956 , to September 17 , 2010 .	As the World Turns ( ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS .	[]
Set in the fictional town of Oakdale , Illinois , the show debuted on April 2 , 1956 , at 1:30 pm EST .	Set in the made-up town of Oakdale , Illinois , the show first went on TV on Monday , April 2 , 1956 at 1:30pm EST .	[]
At first , viewers were indifferent to the new half-hour serial , but ratings picked up in its second year , eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen ratings by fall 1958 .	At first , viewers were not excited about it , but ratings picked up in its second year , and reached the top spot in the daytime Nielsen Ratings by the fall of 1958 .	[]
In the year-to-date ratings , " As the World Turns " was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978 , with ten million viewers tuning in each day .	" As the World Turns " was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978 , with ten million people watching each day .	[]
At its height , core actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became nationally known .	At its height , the main actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became very well known in the United States .	[]
The show passed its 10,000th episode on May 12 , 1995 , and celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 2 , 2006 .	The show aired its 13,000th episode April 23 , 2007 ; the 10,000th episode aired on May 12 1995 .	[]
On December 8 , 2009 , CBS confirmed that it would not renew " As the World Turns " .	On December 8 , 2009 , CBS announced that " ' As the World Turns " would air its last episode in September 2010 .	[]
Manufactured by Boeing 's Commercial Airplane unit in the United States , the 747 was originally planned to have 150 percent greater capacity than the Boeing 707 , a common large commercial aircraft of the 1960s .	It is made by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . <SEP> The first type of 747 was two and a half times the size of the Boeing 707 .	[]
The first wide-body airplane produced , it was the first plane dubbed a " Jumbo Jet " .	It was the first wide-body aircraft ever made .	[]
First flown commercially in 1970 , the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years .	The Boeing 747 made its first flight for an airline in 1970 .	[]
The recession of 1969-1970 greatly affected Boeing .	The recession of 1969-1970 was very bad for Boeing .	[]
For the year and a half after September 1970 it only sold two 747s in the world , and did not sell any to an American carrier for almost three years .	For over a year after September 1970 , it only sold two 747s . <SEP> None were sold to an American airline for over three years .	[]
When economic problems in the US and other countries after the 1973 oil crisis led to reduced passenger traffic , several airlines found they did not have enough passengers to fly the 747 economically , and they replaced them with the smaller and recently introduced McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar trijet wide bodies ( and later the 767 and A300 / A310 twinjets ) .	Some airlines did not have enough passengers to fly the 747 . <SEP> Therefore , they replaced them with the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar .	[]
Later , Delta acquired 747s again in 2008 as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines , although it retired the 747-400 fleet in December 2017 .	Delta would later merge with Northwest Airlines , which operates 747s .	[]
International flights bypassing traditional hub airports and landing at smaller cities became more common throughout the 1980s , thus eroding the 747 's original market .	Flights which landed in smaller cities became quite usual in the 1980s .	[]
Many international carriers continued to use the 747 on Pacific routes .	However , many airlines still used the 747 to fly across the Pacific .	[]
The Boeing 747 is a large , wide-body ( two-aisle ) airliner with four wing-mounted engines .	The Boeing 747 is a big , wide-body airliner . <SEP> It has four engines on the wings , and the wings are swept at 37.5 degrees , so the 747 can fly very fast .	[]
The sweep also reduces the wingspan , allowing the 747 to use existing hangars .	The sweep also means that the 747 does not need any special hangars .	[]
Raised above the main deck , the cockpit creates a hump .	Since the cockpit is above the main deck , it makes a " hump " , and because it is so high , the plane can have a cargo door installed at the front .	[]
The 747-400 , the most common variant in service , has a high-subsonic cruise speed of Mach 0.85 – 0.855 ( up to 570 mph ) with an intercontinental range of 7,260 nautical miles ( 8,350 statute miles or 13,450 km ) .	It usually flies at Mach 0.85 – 0.855 ( up to 570 mph ) . <SEP> It can fly for 7,260 nautical miles ( 8,350 mi or 13,450 km ) .	[]
The newest version of the aircraft , the 747-8 , is in production and received certification in 2011 .	The newest version of the 747 , the 747-8 , is now being made .	[]
After the initial 747-100 , Boeing developed the -100B , a higher maximum takeoff weight ( MTOW ) variant , and the -100SR ( Short Range ) , with higher passenger capacity .	The first type of 747 was called the 747-100 . <SEP> After this , Boeing made the − 100B , which has a higher MTOW ( maximum takeoff weight ) , and the − 100SR ( Short Range ) .	[]
The -200 model followed in 1971 , featuring more powerful engines and a higher MTOW .	It had better engines and a higher MTOW .	[]
Passenger , freighter and combination passenger-freighter versions of the -200 were produced .	Airliner and cargo versions of the − 200 were made .	[]
The shortened 747SP ( special performance ) with a longer range was also developed , and entered service in 1976 .	The 747SP ( special performance ) was also made .	[]

During college , Warner met his future wife , Brenda Carney Meoni ; they married on October 11 , 1997 .

While at college , he met future wife , the former Brenda Carney Meoni . <SEP> They got married on October 11 , 1997 .

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Brenda is a former United States Marine Corps corporal .

Before this , Brenda had served in the Marines .

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She was divorced with two children , one of whom had been left brain damaged and blind after being accidentally dropped by Brenda 's ex-husband , leading to her hardship discharge from the Marines in 1990 .

She was divorced with two children when they met each other .

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After marrying Brenda , Warner officially adopted her two children from her first marriage ; they have since added five children of their own .

Warner adopted Brenda 's two children , son Zachary and daughter Jesse , after their marriage . <SEP> Warner agreed to help Brenda raise the children .

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After Warner was cut from the Packers ' training camp in 1994 , he got a job working the night shift as a night stock clerk at a local Hy-Vee grocery store , in addition to his work as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa .

After being let go from the Green Bay Packers training camp in 1994 , he got a job working the night shift at a local Hy-Vee grocery store .

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Warner was still hoping to get an NFL tryout , but with that possibility appearing dim and the long hours at the Hy-Vee for minimum wage taking their toll , Warner began his Arena League career .

Warner still wanted to play in the NFL , but with that not seeming it was going to happen , and the long hours at the Hy-Vee for minimum wage creating financial trouble for him , Warner began playing in the Arena Football League .

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Brenda 's parents were killed in 1996 when their Mountain View , Arkansas home was destroyed by a tornado .

In 1996 and almost a year before Kurt and Brenda 's marriage , Brenda 's parents , Larry and Jenny Carney , were killed when their Arkansas home was destroyed by a tornado .

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Kurtis Eugene Warner ( born June 22 , 1971 ) is an American former football quarterback .

Kurtis Eugene " Kurt " Warner ( born June 22 , 1971 , in Burlington , Iowa ) is a retired American football player .

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He played for three National Football League ( NFL ) teams : the St. Louis Rams , the New York Giants , and the Arizona Cardinals .

He was the quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals .

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He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1994 after playing college football at Northern Iowa .

After playing in college at Northern Iowa , he was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent .

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He was invited to try out for the Green Bay Packers ' training camp in 1994 , but was released before the regular season began .

Warner went to the Green Bay Packers training camp in 1994 , but was released before the regular season began .

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Warner returned to Northern Iowa and worked as a graduate assistant coach with the football team , while still hoping to get another tryout with an NFL team .

He returned to Northern Iowa and worked as a graduate assistant coach with the football team but he still wanted to get a tryout with an NFL team .

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With no NFL teams willing to give him a chance , Warner turned to the Arena Football League ( AFL ) in 1995 , and signed with the Iowa Barnstormers .

When no NFL team would give him a tryout , Warner began playing for the Arena Football League . <SEP> In 1995 , he signed with the Iowa Barnstormers .

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He was named to the AFL 's First-team All-Arena in both 1996 and 1997 after he led the Barnstormers to ArenaBowl appearances in both seasons .

Warner was named to the AFL 's All-Arena first team in both 1996 and 1997 . <SEP> He led the Barnstormers to the Arena Bowl in both 1996 and 1997 .

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Terry Edward Branstad ( born November 17 , 1946 ) is an American politician , university administrator , and diplomat serving as the United States Ambassador to China since 2017 .

Terry Edward Branstad ( born November 17 , 1946 ) is an American politician . <SEP> He is the United States Ambassador to China since May 24 , 2017 .

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Branstad served as the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 .

Branstad was the 39th governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009 .

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A member of the Republican Party , he previously served as Governor of Iowa .

He is a member of the Republican Party and was the longest-serving governor in Iowa or American history .

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In 2010 , he returned to politics to run for Governor again , defeating incumbent Chet Culver to become the state 's 42nd Governor .

In 2010 , he won a three-way primary election to run as the Republican candidate for governor . <SEP> He ran against incumbent Governor Chet Culver , a Democrat , and four third party candidates in the November 2 , 2010 general election .

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In December 2015 , he surpassed New York 's George Clinton as the longest-tenured Governor in American history .

On December 14 , 2015 , Branstad became the longest serving governor in American history .

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In December 2016 , Branstad accepted President Donald Trump 's nomination as United States Ambassador to China , a position he was confirmed and sworn into in May 2017 .

In December 2016 , Branstad was nominated by President-elect of the United States Donald Trump to become the United States Ambassador to China .

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Upon his resignation as Governor , he was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds , who became Iowa 's first female Governor and went on to win a gubernatorial election in her own right .

Branstad was confirmed by the Senate on May 22 , 2017 , and was succeeded as Governor of Iowa by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds after he resigns to take up the ambassadorship .

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In December 2016 , Branstad was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as US Ambassador to China , succeeding Max Baucus .

On December 8 , 2016 , Branstad accepted President-elect Donald Trump 's nomination of him for the post of United States Ambassador to China ( PRC ) .

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Branstad was confirmed by the Senate on May 22 , 2017 , in an 82 to 13 vote .

Branstad was confirmed by the United States Senate on a 83-12 vote on May 22 , 2017 , and was succeeded as Governor of Iowa by Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds once he resigned to take up the ambassadorship .

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Michel Louis Edmond Galabru ( 27 October 19224 January 2016 ) was a French actor .

Michel Louis Edmond Galabru ( 27 October 1922 – 4 January 2016 ) was a French actor . <SEP> Galabru died on 4 January 2016 in his home in Paris , France at the age of 93 .

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Galabru appeared in more than 250 films and worked with directors such as Bertrand Blier , Costa-Gavras , Luc Besson ( for " Subway " ) , and Jean-Luc Godard .

He appeared in over 250 movies mostly directed by Bertrand Blier , Jean-Luc Godard , Luc Besson and Costa-Gavras .

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A unit load device ( ULD ) is a pallet or container used to load luggage , freight , and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft .

A unit load device , or ULD , ( ULD ) is a pallet or a container . <SEP> It is used to load luggage , freight , and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft .

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ULDs come in two forms : pallets and containers .

There are two kinds of unit load devices : pallets and boxes .

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Arthur Sarkissian is an Armenian artist and painter .

Arthur Sarkissian ( born 11 May 1960 ) is an Armenian artist and painter . <SEP> He is one of the top twelve artists working now in Armenia .

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Sarkissian attended the School of Fine Arts there in 1977 , followed by the Yerevan State Pedagogical University ( Drawing ) in 1989 .

Sarkissian was born in 1960 in Gyumri , Armenia and went to the School of Fine Arts there in 1977 , then the Armenian Pedagogical University ( Drawing ) in 1989 .

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He lives and works in Yerevan , Armenia .

He now lives and works in the city of Yerevan in Armenia .

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John Watson Foster ( March 2 , 1836 – November 15 , 1917 ) was an American diplomat and military officer , as well as a lawyer and journalist .

John Watson Foster ( March 2 , 1836 – November 15 , 1917 ) was an American general , journalist and diplomat .

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Foster was born on March 2 , 1836 , in Petersburg , Indiana , and raised in Evansville , Indiana .

Born in Pike County , Indiana , and raised in Evansville , he was a lawyer .

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His highest public office was U.S. Secretary of State under Benjamin Harrison , although he also proved influential as a lawyer in technically private practice in the international relations sphere .

He was U.S. Secretary of State under President Benjamin Harrison from 1892-1893 .

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David Raymond Sedaris ( ; born December 26 , 1956 ) is an American humorist , comedian , author , and radio contributor .

David Sedaris is an American comedian and writer .

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He published his first collection of essays and short stories , " Barrel Fever , " in 1994 .

His first book , " Barrel Fever " , was published 1994 .

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In 1997 , he published another collection of essays , " Naked , " which won the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Non-Fiction from Publishing Triangle in 1998 .

In 1997 , he published another collection of essays , " Naked " . <SEP> It won the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Non-Fiction in 1998 .

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" Me Talk Pretty One Day " was written mostly in France over seven months and published in 2000 to " practically unanimous rave reviews . "

In 1999 , " Me Talk Pretty One Day " was published .

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In 2004 , Sedaris published " Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim , " which reached number 1 on " The New York Times " Nonfiction Best Seller List in June of that year .

" Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim " was published 2004 .

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The audiobook of " Dress Your Family , " read by Sedaris , was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album ; the same year , Sedaris was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his recording " Live at Carnegie Hall . "

Sedaris was recorded reading the book for the " Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim " audiobook .

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He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay " Santaland Diaries " .

In 1992 Sedaris read an essay that he wrote called " SantaLand Diaries " on NPR .

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Legal guardians may be appointed in guardianship cases for adults ( see also conservatorship ) .

A court may also choose a legal guardian for an adult .

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A legal guardian is a person who has the legal authority ( and the corresponding duty ) to care for the personal and property interests of another person , called a ward .

The court appoints a legal guardian to help protect the incompetent person ( who is called a ward ) . <SEP> The legal guardian then has the right to make legal decisions for the ward .

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A special guardian may , for example , be given the legal right to determine the disposition of the ward 's property without being given any authority over the ward 's person .

For example , a court might say the guardian can only make medical decisions for their ward .

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A member of the conservative Swiss People 's Party , he served on the Swiss National Council representing the Canton of Zu ̈ rich .

He was a member of the conservative Swiss People 's Party . <SEP> He served on the Swiss National Council representing the Canton of Zu ̈ rich .

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Born in St. Gallen , Zuppiger graduated from the University of St. Gallen and the Zu ̈ rich Teachers ' Seminary in 1976 .

Zuppiger was born in St. Gallen , Switzerland . <SEP> He graduated from the University of St. Gallen and the Zu ̈ rich Teachers ' Seminary in 1976 .

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Bruno Zuppiger ( 24 February 1952 – 19 February 2016 ) was a Swiss management consultant and politician .

Zuppiger died in Zu ̈ rich on 19 February 2016 from cancer .

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Gravitational energy ( GPE ) is the potential energy a physical object with mass has in relation to another massive object due to gravity .

Gravitational energy is the potential energy held by an object because of its high position compared to a lower position .

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It is potential energy associated with the gravitational field .

In other words , it is energy associated with gravity or gravitational force .

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Wendy Richard , ( born Wendy Emerton , 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009 ) was an English actress best known for playing the roles of Miss Shirley Brahms on " Are You Being Served ? "

Wendy Richard born Wendy Emerton , ( 20 July 1943 - 26 February 2009 ) was a British actress . <SEP> She is best known for her roles as Miss Brahms in " Are You Being Served ? "

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and Pauline Fowler on " EastEnders , " the latter for nearly 22 years .

and as Pauline Fowler in " EastEnders " .

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Richard , an only child , was born in Middlesbrough in 1943 .

She was born in Middlesbrough , North Riding of Yorkshire .

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She died on 26 February 2009 at the Harley Street clinic where she was being treated for breast cancer .

She died of metastatic breast cancer there .

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They are gymnosperms , cone-bearing seed plants .

The Conifers are cone-bearing seed plants . <SEP> They are cone-bearing seed plants with vascular tissue .

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The great majority are trees , though a few are shrubs .

Most are trees ; some are shrubs .

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The Pinophyta , also known as Coniferophyta or Coniferae , or commonly as conifers , are a division of vascular land plants containing a single extant class , Pinopsida .

They are formally the Division Pinophyta or Coniferophyta .

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All extant conifers are perennial woody plants with secondary growth .

All living conifers are woody plants , and most are trees .

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Examples include cedars , Douglas firs , cypresses , firs , junipers , kauri , larches , pines , hemlocks , redwoods , spruces , and yews .

Typical examples include cedars , cypresses , firs , junipers , kauris , larches , pines , redwoods , spruces , and yews .

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The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 1 May 1997 , five years after the previous general election on 9 April 1992 , to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons .

The UK general election , 1997 was an election held on 1 May 1997 to elect 659 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom .

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Under the leadership of Tony Blair , the Labour Party ended its eighteen-year spell in opposition and won the general election with a landslide victory , winning 418 seats , the most seats the party has ever held to date , and the highest proportion of seats held by any party in the post-war era .

The Labour Party and its leader Tony Blair gained the majority of seats and created the first Labour government since 1979 . <SEP> The Labour Party won 418 seats which was the highest majority of seats for any party since the Conservatives in the 1931 General Election .

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A number of prominent Conservative MPs lost their seats in the election , including Michael Portillo , Malcolm Rifkind , Edwina Currie , David Mellor , Neil Hamilton and Norman Lamont .

Several prominent Conservative politicians lost their seats such as Defence Secretary Michael Portillo , Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind , Scottish Secretary Michael Forsyth as well as Edwina Currie , David Mellor and Ian Lang .

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Sir John Anthony Chilcot , ( ; born 22 April 1939 ) is a British retired civil servant .

Sir John Chilcot , GCB PC ( ; born 22 April 1939 ) is a British Privy Counsellor and former civil servant .

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In 2009 , he was appointment chairman of the Iraq Inquiry ( also referred to as the " Chilcot Inquiry " ) , an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Iraq War ( 2003 ) .

He is the chairman of the Iraq Inquiry . <SEP> His appointment as chairman of an inquiry into the events surrounding the March 2003 invasion of Iraq and its aftermath was announced in June 2009 .

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Federico Campbell ( July 1 , 1941 – February 15 , 2014 ) was a writer from northern Mexico .

Federico Campbell ( 1 July 1941 – 15 February 2014 ) was a Mexican author , reporter and journalist . <SEP> Campbell died from a stroke on 15 February 2014 in Mexico City .

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He has two sisters , Sarina and Silvia Campbell Quiroz , and one son , Federico Campbell Pen ̃ a , who is also a writer and a journalist .

He had two sisters Sarina and Silvia Campbell Quiroz . <SEP> He also had one son , Federico Campbell Pen ̃ a who , like his father , is a writer and a journalist .

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Campbell is known for the short story collection " Tijuanenses " ( Tijuana : Stories on the Border ) .

He was best known for the short story collection " Tijuanenses " ( " Tijuana : Stories on the Border " ) .

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In 2000 he won the Colima Prize for Fiction with his novel " Transpeninsular " .

In 2000 , he won the Colima Prize for Fiction with his book " Transpeninsular " .

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Campbell translated works by Harold Pinter , David Mamet , and Leonardo Sciascia , among others , into Spanish .

He has translated Harold Pinter , David Mamet and Leonardo Sciascia into Spanish .

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Katakana are also used for onomatopoeia , words used to represent sounds – for example , ピンポン ( " pinpon " ) , the " ding-dong " sound of a doorbell .

Katakana are also used for onomatopoeic words like “ ding ” , or for making words look important , or for scientific names such as the names of birds .

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For example , Suzuki is written スズキ , and Toyota is written トヨタ .

It is often used to write the names of Japanese companies , i.e. Suzuki is written スズキ , and Toyota is written トヨタ .

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Words with difficult-to-read kanji are sometimes written in katakana ( hiragana is also used for this purpose ) .

Here “ amerika ” is written in katakana , the ending “ jin ” ( 人 ) is kanji , and “ desu ” ( I am ) is in hiragana .

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Kanji readings are categorized as either " on 'yomi " ( literally " sound reading " , from Chinese ) or " kun 'yomi " ( literally " meaning reading " , native Japanese ) , and most characters have at least two readings , at least one of each .

Most kanji characters can be pronounced at least two different ways according to whether the word is a native Japanese word ( this is called the “ kun ” reading , or “ kun-yomi ” ) , or whether it came from Chinese ( this called the “ on ” reading or “ on-yomi ” ) .

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As with " on 'yomi " , there can be multiple " kun 'yomi " for the same kanji , and some kanji have no " kun 'yomi " at all .

Kanji that stand alone usually have kun-yomi , while kanji compound words usually have on-yomi . <SEP> Sometimes , kanji only have on-yomi and have no kun-yomi .

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These rules of thumb have many exceptions .

However , there are many exceptions to these patterns .

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" Kun 'yomi " compound words are not as numerous as those with " on 'yomi " , but neither are they rare .

Sometimes , compound words mix on-yomi and kun-yomi together .

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In some cases the same kanji can appear in a given word with different readings .

Sometimes , the kanji in certain compound words may not even use their kanji readings at all , but are used only to show the word 's meaning . <SEP> There are even some words whose kanji can be used to only show a word 's pronunciation and not its meaning .

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As the World Turns ( often referred to as ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2 , 1956 , to September 17 , 2010 .

As the World Turns ( ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS .

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Set in the fictional town of Oakdale , Illinois , the show debuted on April 2 , 1956 , at 1:30 pm EST .

Set in the made-up town of Oakdale , Illinois , the show first went on TV on Monday , April 2 , 1956 at 1:30pm EST .

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At first , viewers were indifferent to the new half-hour serial , but ratings picked up in its second year , eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen ratings by fall 1958 .

At first , viewers were not excited about it , but ratings picked up in its second year , and reached the top spot in the daytime Nielsen Ratings by the fall of 1958 .

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In the year-to-date ratings , " As the World Turns " was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978 , with ten million viewers tuning in each day .

" As the World Turns " was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978 , with ten million people watching each day .

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At its height , core actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became nationally known .

At its height , the main actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became very well known in the United States .

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The show passed its 10,000th episode on May 12 , 1995 , and celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 2 , 2006 .

The show aired its 13,000th episode April 23 , 2007 ; the 10,000th episode aired on May 12 1995 .

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On December 8 , 2009 , CBS confirmed that it would not renew " As the World Turns " .

On December 8 , 2009 , CBS announced that " ' As the World Turns " would air its last episode in September 2010 .

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Manufactured by Boeing 's Commercial Airplane unit in the United States , the 747 was originally planned to have 150 percent greater capacity than the Boeing 707 , a common large commercial aircraft of the 1960s .

It is made by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . <SEP> The first type of 747 was two and a half times the size of the Boeing 707 .

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The first wide-body airplane produced , it was the first plane dubbed a " Jumbo Jet " .

It was the first wide-body aircraft ever made .

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First flown commercially in 1970 , the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years .

The Boeing 747 made its first flight for an airline in 1970 .

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The recession of 1969-1970 greatly affected Boeing .

The recession of 1969-1970 was very bad for Boeing .

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For the year and a half after September 1970 it only sold two 747s in the world , and did not sell any to an American carrier for almost three years .

For over a year after September 1970 , it only sold two 747s . <SEP> None were sold to an American airline for over three years .

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When economic problems in the US and other countries after the 1973 oil crisis led to reduced passenger traffic , several airlines found they did not have enough passengers to fly the 747 economically , and they replaced them with the smaller and recently introduced McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar trijet wide bodies ( and later the 767 and A300 / A310 twinjets ) .

Some airlines did not have enough passengers to fly the 747 . <SEP> Therefore , they replaced them with the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar .

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Later , Delta acquired 747s again in 2008 as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines , although it retired the 747-400 fleet in December 2017 .

Delta would later merge with Northwest Airlines , which operates 747s .

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International flights bypassing traditional hub airports and landing at smaller cities became more common throughout the 1980s , thus eroding the 747 's original market .

Flights which landed in smaller cities became quite usual in the 1980s .

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Many international carriers continued to use the 747 on Pacific routes .

However , many airlines still used the 747 to fly across the Pacific .

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The Boeing 747 is a large , wide-body ( two-aisle ) airliner with four wing-mounted engines .

The Boeing 747 is a big , wide-body airliner . <SEP> It has four engines on the wings , and the wings are swept at 37.5 degrees , so the 747 can fly very fast .

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The sweep also reduces the wingspan , allowing the 747 to use existing hangars .

The sweep also means that the 747 does not need any special hangars .

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Raised above the main deck , the cockpit creates a hump .

Since the cockpit is above the main deck , it makes a " hump " , and because it is so high , the plane can have a cargo door installed at the front .

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The 747-400 , the most common variant in service , has a high-subsonic cruise speed of Mach 0.85 – 0.855 ( up to 570 mph ) with an intercontinental range of 7,260 nautical miles ( 8,350 statute miles or 13,450 km ) .

It usually flies at Mach 0.85 – 0.855 ( up to 570 mph ) . <SEP> It can fly for 7,260 nautical miles ( 8,350 mi or 13,450 km ) .

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The newest version of the aircraft , the 747-8 , is in production and received certification in 2011 .

The newest version of the 747 , the 747-8 , is now being made .

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After the initial 747-100 , Boeing developed the -100B , a higher maximum takeoff weight ( MTOW ) variant , and the -100SR ( Short Range ) , with higher passenger capacity .

The first type of 747 was called the 747-100 . <SEP> After this , Boeing made the − 100B , which has a higher MTOW ( maximum takeoff weight ) , and the − 100SR ( Short Range ) .

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The -200 model followed in 1971 , featuring more powerful engines and a higher MTOW .

It had better engines and a higher MTOW .

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Passenger , freighter and combination passenger-freighter versions of the -200 were produced .

Airliner and cargo versions of the − 200 were made .

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The shortened 747SP ( special performance ) with a longer range was also developed , and entered service in 1976 .

The 747SP ( special performance ) was also made .

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