In 2008 , the Vatican began an '' renewable island '' for ecological waste and has continued the initiative throughout the papacy of Francis .
In 2008 , the Vatican began a '' renewable island '' for ecological waste and continued the initiative throughout the Papacy of Francis .

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yes

The affine scaling direction can be used to choose a heuristic to adaptively define the centering parameter as
The affine scaling direction can be used to define a heuristic to adaptively the centering parameter as :

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no

In 1920 , he represented Italy at the Oceanographic Congress in Madrid , and in 1924 represented the geographical society at the International Geographical Congress in Cairo .
In 1920 , he represented Italy at the Oceanographic Congress in Cairo , and in 1924 represented the geographical society at the International Geographical Congress in Madrid .

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no

The Red Sox finally won the ALDS , but lost to the tigers in the American League Championship Series .
The Tigers eventually won the ALDS , but the Red Sox was lost in the American League Championship Series .

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no