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The area was rich in fauna , including kangaroo , kangaroo rats , bandicoots , dingos , and two species of native cat . | The area was rich in animals with kangaroos , kangaroo rats , bandicoots , dingos , and two sorts of native cat . |
Ballan Primary School was established on 8 January 1855 . | Ballan 's first primary school started on 8 January 1855 . |
On the 15 November 2003 , a Sprinter train traveling to Ballarat was derailed between Ballan and Gordon , injuring 61 people when it hit a stationary vehicle on a country railway crossing . | On 15 November 2003 a Sprinter train going to Ballarat was derailed ( came off the tracks ) between Ballan and Gordon hurting 61 people when it crashed into a car on a country railway crossing . |
The Ballan Cricket Club currently has 2 Senior and 3 Junior teams competing in the Ballarat Cricket Association . | It also has two senior and three junior cricket teams in the Ballarat Cricket Association . |
The first Mechanics ' Institute in Ballan was built in 1861 , with the current Mechanics ' Institute built on land purchased in 1881 , although the façade was demolished and rebuilt in 1922 . | The first Mechanics ' Institute in Ballan was built in 1861 . |
Robert von Steiglitz stated in his journal Gold was found in the area in 1851 , which brought an influx of prospectors during the Victorian Gold Rush . | Robert Von Steiglitz said stated in his diary : Gold was found in the area in 1851 . |
Ballan i\/b əˈlæn \ / is a small town in the state of Victoria , Australia located on the Werribee River , 78 kilometres ( 48 mi ) northwest of Melbourne . | Ballan is 78 km ( 48 mi ) north west of Melbourne , on the Werribee River . |
The first European settlers crossed Bass Strait landing near Geelong and worked their way up the Moorabool River with their sheep flocks . | The first European settlers came from Tasmania , landing near Geelong , Victoria , and working their way up the Moorabool River with their sheep flocks . |
Robert von Steiglitz first settled the area in 1838 ; he named the area after Ballan in Ireland . | He named it after Ballan in Ireland . |
Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman ( April 23 , 1889 - February 28 , 1942 ) was a Dutch Rear Admiral who commanded ABDACOM Naval forces , a hastily-organized multinational naval force formed to defend the East Indies against an overwhelming Imperial Japanese attack . | Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman ( April 23 1889 - February 28 1942 ) was a Dutch admiral ( Dutch : schout-bij-nacht ) during World War II . |
In August 1938 he was appointed Commander of Naval Aviation in the Dutch East Indies . | In 1942 he was made commander of the combined American , British , Dutch and Australian fleet in the Dutch East Indies . |
Andre Kim ( August 24 , 1935 - August 12 , 2010 ) was a South Korean fashion designer based in Seoul , South Korea . | André Kim ( August 24 , 1935 - August 12 , 2010 ) was a South Korean fashion designer based in Seoul , South Korea . |
He was known predominantly for his evening and wedding gown collections . | He was known mainly for his evening and wedding gown collections . |
He died in Seoul , South Korea in August 2010 due to pneumonia and colorectal cancer at age 74 . | He was active in his work even before he passed away on August 12 , 2010 because of the pneumonia and colorectal cancer at age 74 . |
In the top leadership , it led to a mass purge of senior officials who were accused of taking a `` capitalist road '' , most notably Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping . | These people included Liu Shaoqi , head of state , and Deng Xiaoping , the secretary-general of the Communist Party of China . |
China 's youth responded to Mao 's appeal by forming Red Guard groups around the country . | They were a group of young people in China that went around teaching Mao 's sayings . |
This is the only common year with three occurrences of Friday the 13th ( leap years starting on Sundays share this characteristic ) ; February , March and November . | This is the only common year with three occurrences of Friday the 13th , in February , March and November . |
As the bridge extended out into the river , it became clear ( December 1873 ) that the bedrock really lay much deeper ; too deep to act as a foundation for the bridge piers . | However as the bridge extended out into the river , it became clear in December 1873 , that the bedrock really lay much deeper ; too deep to act as a foundation for the bridge piers . |
The original Tay Bridge was designed by noted railway engineer Thomas Bouch , who received a knighthood following the bridge 's completion . | The original Tay Bridge was designed by noted railway engineer Thomas Bouch , who received a knighthood when the bridge was completed . |
The collapse of the bridge , opened only nineteen months earlier and passed as safe by the Board of Trade , is still the most notorious bridge disaster of the British Isles . | The collapse of the bridge , opened only nineteen months earlier and passed as safe by the Board of Trade , is still the most famous bridge disaster in the British Isles . |
In the center section of the bridge ( the `` high girders '' ) the railway ran inside the bridge girder , which could then run above the pier tops to give the required clearance to allow passage of sailing ships upriver ( e.g. to Perth ) . | However , in the center section of the bridge ( the `` high girders '' ) the railway ran inside the bridge girder , which could then run above the pier tops to give the required clearance to allow passage of sailing ships upriver ( e.g. to Perth ) . |
He reduced the number of piers and correspondingly increased the span of the girders . | He reduced the number of piers and increased the span of the girders . |
Proposals for constructing a bridge across the Tay date back to at least 1854 . | Proposals for constructing a bridge across the River Tay date back to at least 1854 . |
The design was well known , having been used first by Kennard in the Crumlin Viaduct in South Wales in 1858 , following the innovative use of cast iron in The Crystal Palace . | The design was well known : it was used with success in the Crumlin Viaduct in South Wales in 1858 , after the use of cast iron in the Crystal Palace . |
The Tay Rail Bridge carries the main-line railway across the Firth of Tay in Scotland , between the city of Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife . | The Tay Bridge ( or Tay Rail Bridge ) is a railway bridge about two and a quarter miles ( three and a half kilometres ) long that spans the Firth of Tay in Scotland , between the city of Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife ( grid reference NO391277 ) . |
The following year ( 20 June 1879 ) Queen Victoria crossed the bridge to return south from Balmoral ; Bouch was presented to her before she did so , on 26 June 1879 he was knighted by the Queen at Windsor Castle . | Bouch was presented to her before she did so , and on June 26th 1879 he was knighted by the Queen at Windsor Castle . |
The bridge was opened for passenger traffic on 1 June 1878 , formal opening ceremonies having taken place the previous day , in the course of which Thomas Bouch was made a burgess of Dundee `` in respect of his meritorious services as engineer of the bridge ... '' . | The bridge was opened for passenger traffic on 1 June 1878 . |
The pier foundations were no longer taken down to bedrock ; instead they were constructed by sinking brick-lined wrought-iron caissons onto the riverbed , removing sand until the caissons rested upon the consolidated gravel layer which had been misreported as rock , and then filling the caissons with concrete . | The pier foundations were no longer taken down to bedrock ; instead they were constructed by sinking brick-lined wrought-iron caissons onto the riverbed , The company which had the contract for building the bridge went bankrupt while Bouch was redesigning the bridge . |
Like all UK rail lines , the Tay Bridge was subject to a Board of Trade inspection before it could carry passenger trains . | As with the Forth Rail Bridge , the Tay Bridge has been called the Tay Rail Bridge since the construction of the Tay Road Bridge over the firth . |
Superbases have also been defined semi-quantitatively as any species with a higher absolute proton affinity ( APA = 245.3 kcal\/mol ) and intrinsic gas phase basicity ( GB = 239 kcal\/mol ) than Alder 's canonical proton sponge ( 1,8-bis - ( dimethylamino ) - naphthalene ) . | Superbases have also been defined in terms of numbers ( semi-quantitatively ) as any species with a higher absolute proton affinity ( APA = 245.3 kcal\/mol ) and intrinsic gas phase basicity ( GB = 239 kcal\/mol ) than Alder 's canonical proton sponge ( 1,8-bis - ( dimethylamino ) - naphthalene ) . |
Reactions involving superbases often require special techniques since they are destroyed by water and atmospheric carbon dioxide as well as oxygen . | Reactions involving superbases often require special techniques since they are destroyed by water , carbon dioxide , and oxygen in the air . |
The Schlosser base ( or Lochmann-Schlosser base ) , the combination of n-butyllithium and potassium tert-butoxide , is a commonly used superbase . | In organic synthesis , the Schlosser base ( or Lochmann-Schlosser base ) , the combination of n-butyllithium and potassium tert-butoxide , is a commonly used superbase . |
In chemistry , a superbase is an extremely strong base , that is a compound that has a high affinity for protons . | In chemistry , a superbase is an extremely strong base . |
Such bases are valuable in organic synthesis and are fundamental to physical organic chemistry . | Such bases are useful in organic synthesis and are fundamental to physical organic chemistry . |
Such species are insoluble in all solvents owing to the strong cation-anion interactions , but the surfaces of these materials are highly reactive and slurries are useful in synthesis . | Such species are insoluble in all solvents owing to the strong cation-anion interactions . |
Alkali and earth alkali metal hydrides potassium hydride and sodium hydride are superbases . | Alkali lanthanides and alkali metal hydrides potassium hydride and sodium hydride are superbases . |
Despite enormous proton affinity , organosuperbases are prized for their heightened reactivity tempered by low nucleophilicity and relatively mild conditions of use . | Despite enormous proton affinity , chemists like organosuperbases for their high reactivity tempered by low nucleophilicity and relatively mild conditions of use . |
The hydroxide ion is the strongest base possible in aqueous solutions , but bases exist with much greater strengths than can exist in water . | Hydroxide ion is the strongest base possible in water ( aqueous ) solutions , but superbases are much stronger than water-based bases . |
The Hives are a Swedish rock band from Fagersta , that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival . | The Hives are a Swedish rock band that started in 1993 but rose to fame in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival , playing garage punk . |
Delft ( Dutch pronunciation : ( dɛɫft ) , pronunciation ( help · info ) ) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland ( Zuid-Holland ) , in the Netherlands . | Delft is a city in the province South Holland in the Netherlands . |
Therefore , he was buried in the Delft Nieuwe Kerk ( New Church ) , starting a tradition for the House of Orange that has continued to the present day . | The largest church in Delft is the Nieuwe Kerk ( New Church ) . |
Records show that a mill stood in Keymer in 1755 , and the mill was marked on a map dated 1783 , but it is not shown on one dated 1795 . | Records show a mill stood in Keymer in 1755 and the mill was marked on a map dated 1783 , but not shown on one dated 1795 . |
Following negotiations with the Sussex Archaeological Society in 1979 the Hassocks Amenity Association leased the mill in 1980 and began a period of volunteer-led restoration . | Following negotiations with the Sussex Archaeological Society in 1979 the Hassocks Amenity Association leased the mill in 1980 and began a period of volunteer led restoration . |
The mill was surveyed in 1977 by millwrights Vincent Pargeter and Edwin Hole and found to be close to collapse . | The mill was looked at in 1977 by millwrights Vincent Pargeter and Edwin Hole and found to be close to collapse . |
Oldland Mill was built c. 1700 ( the earliest record of a windmill in the area dates from 1703 ) . | Oldland Mill was built somewhere around 1700 , the earliest record of a windmill in the area dates from 1703 . |
Since then the mill has benefited from a DEFRA grant and substantial work has been completed . | Since then the mill has benefited from a grant and substantial work has been completed . |
The whole mill has been reclad and as of 18 October 2007 the four sails had been lifted into position . | The whole mill has been reclad and the four sails have been lifted into position . |
It was originally an open trestle mill , with the roundhouse being added later . | The mill was originally an open trestle mill , the roundhouse being added at a later date . |
In 1981 , the two remaining sails and stock were removed with the assistance of sailors from HMS Daedalus . | In 1981 , the two remaining sails and stock were removed . |
London boroughs are the thirty-two principal subdivisions of the administrative area of Greater London and are each governed by a London borough council . | A London Borough is a district of London . |
Kashubian or Cassubian ( Kashubian : kaszëbsczi jãzëk , pòmòrsczi jãzëk , kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa ; Polish : język kaszubski , język pomorski , język kaszubsko-słowiński ) is one of the Lechitic languages , a subgroup of the Slavic languages . | Kashubian or Cassubian ( Kashubian : kaszëbsczi jãzëk , pòmòrsczi jãzëk , kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa ; Polish : język kaszubski , język pomorsce , język kascebsco-slovinska ) is a Lechitic language , a kind of Slavic language . |
The species is the second-longest venomous snake in the world , exceeded in length only by the king cobra . | It is the second largest venomous snake in the world . |
The black mamba ( Dendroaspis polylepis ) , also called the common black mamba or black-mouthed mamba , is a highly venomous snake of the genus Dendroaspis ( Mambas ) , and is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa . | The Black mamba ( Dendroaspis polylepis ) belongs to the Elapidae family of snakes . |
Black mambas breed only once a year . | The black mamba lives 10-11 years . |
The black mamba is one of four species in the African snake genus Dendroaspis that are known as mambas . | The black mamba is one of the most dangerous snakes in the world . |
Melvin Jerome `` Mel '' Blanc ( May 30 , 1908 - July 10 , 1989 ) was an American voice actor and comedian . | Melvin Jerome Blanc ( May 30 , 1908 - July 10 , 1989 ) was a famous voice artist . |
The younger of two children , he grew up in the neighborhood of Western Addition in San Francisco , and later in Portland , Oregon , where he attended Lincoln High School . | He studied at Lincoln High School in San Francisco . |
The game 's driving missions are also similar to those of Grand Theft Auto III . | The game 's driving missions are also similar to those of Grand Theft Auto 3 . |
With help from Professor Frink , Homer is able to destroy the aliens ' spaceship , and Springfield and its inhabitants are returned to normal . | With help from Professor Frink , Homer is able to destroy the aliens ' spaceship , and Springfield and its people are returned to normal . |
In both games , the player races against other characters , collects items before a timer runs out , and wrecks other cars . | In both games , the player races against other characters , gets items before a timer runs out , and wrecks other cars . |
As of June 2007 , over three million copies of the game had been sold . | More than three million copies of the game were sold as of June 2007 . |
The game was released by Vivendi Universal for the Nintendo GameCube , Xbox , PlayStation 2 , and Windows in the United States on September 16 , 2003 and in Europe on October 31 , 2003 . | It was released for the Nintendo GameCube , Xbox , PlayStation 2 , and Windows in the United States on September 16 , 2003 and in Europe on October 31 , 2003 . |
When traveling by foot , the player character can walk , run , and perform three types of attacks : a normal kick , a jumping kick , and a smashing move . | When walking , the playing character can walk , run , and perform many attacks : a normal kick , a jumping kick , and a smashing move . |
The Simpsons : Hit & Run is an action-adventure video game based on the animated sitcom The Simpsons . | The Simpsons Hit & Run is an action-adventure video game based on the animated sitcom ( comedy TV show ) The Simpsons . |
To drive , the player can either commandeer one of the vehicles that litter the road , a feature taken from Grand Theft Auto III , or use a phone booth to select a car . | To drive , the player can either drive one of the many vehicles that are on the road , a feature taken from Grand Theft Auto 3 , or use a phone booth to choose a car . |
The game received generally favorable reviews from video game critics . | The game received mostly positive , or good reviews from video game critics . |
To make the show more interesting , the aliens release a new version of the popular soft drink Buzz Cola into Springfield 's water supply-however , this particular version causes insanity . | To make the show more interesting , the aliens release Buzz Cola , a soda that makes people go crazy , into Springfield 's water supply . |
The game follows the Simpson family and the citizens of Springfield , who witness many strange incidents that occur in Springfield . | The game follows the Simpson family and the people who live in Springfield , who see many strange things that happen in their town . |
The player can only control one specific character in each level . | The player can only move , or control one certain character in each level . |
When several of the citizens take matters into their own hands , they discover that two aliens Kang and Kodos are filming a reality television series about the populace . | When the Simpsons themselves decide to find out what is going on , they find out that aliens Kang and Kodos are filming a reality television series about the city . |
Hit & Run 's parodical take on the Grand Theft Auto III video game was praised by several reviewers . | Praise was given mostly on how much the game is was like the show and its funny take on the Grand Theft Auto III video game . |
At Mansfield Park , Fanny grows up with her four older cousins , Tom ( 17 ) , Edmund ( 16 ) , Maria ( 13 ) , and Julia ( 12 ) , but is always treated like an unwanted poor relation . | At Mansfield Park , Fanny grows up with her cousins Tom , Maria , Julia and Edmund Bertram . |
Mansfield Park is the third novel by Jane Austen , written at Chawton Cottage between February 1811 and 1813 . | Mansfield Park is the third novel by iconic English author Jane Austen . |
Code Lyoko is a French animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo . | Code Lyoko is a French animated television series . |
Code Lyoko continues to air , but has taken on a new and modified form in the new adaption called Code Lyoko Evolution , a continuation of the original cartoon . | In Code Lyoko Evolution , the sequel to Code Lyoko , they have codes . |
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon , Oxfordshire , formed in 1985 . | Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon , Oxfordshire . |
The band released their debut album , Pablo Honey , in February 1993 . | They released Pablo Honey in February 1993 . |
In February 2013 , Colin Greenwood said he expected Radiohead to start work on their ninth studio album at the end of the summer . | Radiohead started work on their first album . |
By the time Radiohead began their first North American tour in June 1993 , the music video for `` Creep '' was in heavy rotation on MTV . | When Radiohead went on tour in the United States in early 1993 , the music video for `` Creep '' was being played a lot on MTV . |
The dragon 's cave below the castle is now a popular tourist stop . | The dragon 's cave under the castle is now a popular tourist stop . |
Wawel Cathedral and Kraków 's Wawel Castle stand on Wawel Hill . | The Wawel Cathedral and Kraków 's castle are built on Wawel Hill . |
Wawel Hill is in Kraków , which was then the capital of Poland . | Wawel Hill is in the city of Kraków , in Poland . |
His lair was in a cave at the foot of Wawel Hill on the bank of the Vistula River . | The dragon lived in a cave under Wawel Hill , on the banks of the Vistula River . |
He turned to the Vistula River for relief and drank and drank . | Wanting water , he ran to the Vistula River and started to drink fast . |
He stuffed a lamb with sulphur and set it outside the dragon 's cave . | He filled a sheep 's skin with salt and left it in front of the dragon 's cave . |
His father 's ancestry was Norwegian ; his mother 's was German . | His mother was of German ancestry ; his father was of Norwegian ancestry . |
James King Arness ( May 26 , 1923 - June 3 , 2011 ) was an American actor , best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke for 20 years . | James King Arness ( May 26 , 1923 - June 3 , 2011 ) was an American actor . |
Current limitations include : Because of these limitations and the many remaining bugs in VisualEditor , the developers recommend that VisualEditor users click `` Review your changes '' before saving a page , and report any problems they see . | Current limitations include : Because of these limitations , and inevitable bugs , we recommend that users click `` Review your changes '' before saving the page , and tell us about problems they have . |
VisualEditor has many bugs and missing features . | Today , VisualEditor has some problems because it is new . |
VisualEditor allows people to edit without having to learn wikitext markup and will hopefully encourage more readers to become editors . | VisualEditor allows people to edit without having to learn wiki markup . |
Editors have long had to learn some wikimarkup to make most edits . | It lets people help without having to learn wikimarkup . |
VisualEditor is a new , `` visual '' way of editing Wikipedia that will let people contribute without having to learn wikimarkup . | VisualEditor is a new way of changing Wikipedia . |
If you encounter an issue , please report it on the Feedback page . | If you find a problem , please tell us on the Feedback page . |
To learn more about using VisualEditor , please read the guide to VisualEditor and the list of common keyboard shortcuts . | If you want to use VisualEditor , we have a guide to doing so , as well as a list of common keyboard shortcuts . |
It has been available as an opt-in release on the English-language Wikipedia since December 2012 , in 14 other languages since April 2013 , and in almost all other languages since the beginning of June . | Testing began as an opt-in `` alpha '' release on the English-language Wikipedia since December 2012 . |
Jean Piaget ( French : ( ʒɑ̃ pjaʒɛ ) ; 9 August 1896 - 16 September 1980 ) was a Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children . | Jean Piaget ( 9 August 1896 - 16 September 1980 ) was a Swiss developmental psychologist . |
Sensorimotor stage : from birth to age two . | For example , the first stage he came up with is called the `` sensorimotor stage '' . |
Primarily obsessional OCD has been called `` one of the most distressing and challenging forms of OCD . '' | One type of OCD is Primarily Obsessional Obsessive Compulsive Disorder . |
Not to be confused with Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder . | OCD should not be confused with OCPD , obsessive-compulsive personality disorder . |
The original song was written in 1872 with music by Davorin Jenko and lyrics by Jovan Đorđević . | It was written in 1872 with music by Davorin Jenko and lyrics by Jovan Đorđević . |
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