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Unaipon was a recognized authority on ballistics . | Unaipon became well-known as an inventor , and a recognized authority on ballistics . |
Unaipon was obsessed with correct English and in speaking tended to use classical English rather than that in common usage . | Unaipon was obsessed with correct English . |
David Unaipon ( born David Ngunaitponi ) ( 28 September 1872 - 7 February 1967 ) was a well-known Indigenous Australian of the Ngarrindjeri people , a preacher , inventor and writer . | David Unaipon ( born David Ngunaitponi ; 28 September 1872 - 7 February 1967 ) was an indigenous Australian preacher , inventor , writer and activist . |
Unaipon began his education at the age of seven at the Point McLeay Mission School and soon became known for his intelligence , with the former secretary of the Aborigines ' Friends ' Association stating in 1887 : `` I only wish the majority of white boys were as bright , intelligent , well-instructed and well-mannered... | He began his education at the age of seven at the Point McLeay Mission School and quickly became known for his intelligence . |
Although he was much in demand as a public speaker he was often refused accommodation and refreshment due to his race . | Although Unaipon was much in demand as a public speaker , he was also often refused accommodation and hospitality due to his race . |
Unaipon was also a researcher and witness for the Bleakley Enquiry into Aboriginal Welfare and lobbied the Australian Government to take over responsibility for Aborigines from its constituent states . | Between 1928 and 1929 , he helped as a researcher and witness for the Bleakley Inquiry into Aboriginal welfare . |
Born at the Point McLeay Mission on the banks of Lake Alexandrina in the Coorong region of South Australia , Unaipon was the fourth of nine children of James and Nymbulda Ngunaitponi . | David Unaipon was born on 28 September 1872 , at the Point McLeay mission in the Coorong region of South Australia . |
Unaipon was the first Aboriginal writer to publish in English , the author of numerous articles in newspapers and magazines , including the Sydney Daily Telegraph , retelling traditional stories and arguing for the rights of Aborigines . | He wrote many articles in newspapers and magazines , including The Daily Telegraph , in which he retold traditional Dreaming stories and argued for the rights of Aboriginal people . |
He was also known as the Australian Leonardo da Vinci for his mechanical ideas , which included pre World War I drawings for a helicopter design based on the principle of the boomerang and his research into the polarisation of light and also spent much of his life attempting to achieve perpetual motion . | He drew many of his ideas for mechanical inventions , including a helicopter design based on the principle of the boomerang . |
In the late 1890s he traveled to Adelaide but found that his color was a bar to employment in his trade and instead took a job as storeman for an Adelaide bootmaker before returning to work as book-keeper in the Point McLeay store . | In the late 1890s , he traveled again to Adelaide to find work . |
Since the end of the Cold War , the country has pursued better relations with regional neighbors . | Since the end of the Cold War , the country has pursued better relations with its neighbors . |
The foreign relations of Bangladesh share the Bangladeshi government 's policies in its external relations with the international community . | The foreign relations of Bangladesh are the Bangladeshi government 's policies in its relations with other countries . |
Bangladesh does not recognize Israel . | It does not recognize Israel . |
College Hockey America ( CHA ) is a women 's college ice hockey conference in the United States . | College Hockey America ( CHA ) is a group of American colleges and universities who play NCAA Division I women 's ice hockey against one another every season . |
The CHA Men 's Division folded after the 2009-2010 season , leaving the CHA as a women 's only conference . | The men 's side of CHA folded after the 2009-10 season . |
Maria Callas , Commendatore OMRI ( Greek : Μαρία Κάλλας ; December 2 , 1923 - September 16 , 1977 ) , was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century . | Maria Callas ( December 2 , 1923 - September 16 , 1977 ) was an American-born Greek soprano . |
It was Meneghini 's love and support that gave Callas the time needed to establish herself in Italy , and throughout the prime of her career , she went by the name of Maria Meneghini Callas . | She was sometimes known as Maria Meneghini Callas after her marriage . |
Upon her arrival in Verona , Callas met Giovanni Battista Meneghini , an older , wealthy industrialist , who began courting her . | In 1949 , she married industrialist Giovanni Battista Meneghini who became her manager . |
Greyhound Lines provides inter-city bus service to and from the city , and Chicago is also the hub for the Midwest network of Megabus ( North America ) . | Greyhound Lines provides inter-city bus service to and from the city , and Chicago is also the hub for the Midwest network of Megabus . |
The services terminate in San Francisco , Washington , D.C. , New York City , Indianapolis , New Orleans , Portland , Seattle , Milwaukee , Quincy , St. Louis , Carbondale , Boston , Grand Rapids , Port Huron , Pontiac , Los Angeles , and San Antonio . | The services terminate in San Francisco , Washington , D.C. , New York City , Indianapolis , New Oreleans , Portland , Seattle , Milwaukee , Quincy , St. Louis , Carbondale , Boston , Grand Rapids , Port Huron , Pontiac , Los Angeles , and San Antonio . |
In 2010 , Chicago was listed as an alpha + global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network , and ranks seventh in the world in the 2012 Global Cities Index . | Today , Chicago is listed as an alpha + global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network , and ranks seventh in the world in the 2012 Global Cities Index . |
The canal allowed steamboats and sailing ships on the Great Lakes to connect to the Mississippi River . | The city was founded to create a canal that allowed steamboats and sailing ships on the Great Lakes to connect to the Mississippi River . |
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 , near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed , and experienced rapid growth in the mid-nineteenth century . | Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 , near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed . |
The Kennedy and Dan Ryan Expressways are the busiest state maintained routes in the entire state of Illinois . | The Kennedy Expressway and Dan Ryan Expressways are the busiest state maintained routes in not only the City of Chicago and its suburbs , but also the entire state of Illinois . |
The University of Chicago was founded in 1892 on the same South Side location . | And later the University of Chicago was founded in 1892 . |
Richard M. Daley , son of Richard J. Daley , was elected in 1989 . | In 1989 , Richard M. Daley , the son of Richard J. Daley , became the mayor of Chicago . |
Today , the city is an international hub for finance , commerce , industry , technology , telecommunications , and transportation , with O'Hare International Airport being the second-busiest airport in the world ; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways , and railroad freight entering its region . | The city is an international hub for finance , commerce , industry , telecommunications , and transportation , with O'Hare International Airport being the second-busiest airport in the world in terms of traffic movements . |
In 1893 , Chicago hosted the World 's Columbian Exposition on former marshland at the present location of Jackson Park . | In 1893 , the city hosted the World 's Columbian Exposition . |
Chicago has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues . | Chicago also has a Major League Soccer team , the Chicago Fire . |
He was re‑elected in 1987 but died of a heart attack a short time later . | He was later re-elected , but died of a heart attack . |
The best-known include the `` Windy City '' and `` Second City . '' | Chicago is sometimes called the `` Windy City '' . |
In 1983 , Harold Washington became the first black mayor of the city of Chicago . | In 1983 , Harold Washington became the first African American mayor of Chicago and helped clean all dangerous and poor neighborhoods in the city . |
The balance of Washington 's second term was served by 6th ward Alderman Eugene Sawyer . | Washington 's second full term was finished by Eugene Sawyer , the second African American Mayor of Chicago . |
Amtrak long distance and commuter rail services originate from Union Station . | Amtrak long distance services originate from Union Station . |
Concern for social problems among Chicago 's immigrant poor led Jane Addams to co‑found Hull House in 1889 . | In 1889 , Jane Addams had built the first Hull house in Chicago for children and the poor . |
Some of the United States ' tallest towers are located in Chicago ; Willis Tower ( formerly Sears Tower ) is the second tallest building in the Western Hemisphere after One World Trade Center , and Trump International Hotel and Tower is the third tallest in the country . | For many years , the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world . |
Major construction projects , including the Sears Tower ( now known as the Willis Tower , which in 1974 became the world 's tallest building ) , University of Illinois at Chicago , McCormick Place , and O'Hare International Airport , were undertaken during Richard J. Daley 's tenure . | Richard J. Daley helped create the construction sites for the Willis Tower , O'Hare International Airport , the McCormick Place , and the University of Illinois at Chicago . |
The 1920s saw gangsters , including Al Capone , Dion O'Banion , Bugs Moran and Tony Accardo battle law enforcement and each other on the streets of Chicago during the Prohibition era . | In 1919 the city later became known for it 's gangsters such as Al Capone , Dean O'Banion , Bugs Moran and Tony Accardo . |
Mayor Richard J. Daley , a Democrat , was elected in 1955 , in the era of machine politics . | In 1955 , Mayor Richard J. Daley became one of the most powerful and well known Democrats in the country . |
Germans , Irish , Poles , Swedes and Czechs made up nearly two-thirds of the foreign-born population ( by 1900 , whites were 98.1 % of the city 's population ) . | The immigrants include , Germans , Jews , Irish , Swedes , Poles , and Czechs . |
In 1885 , the first steel-framed high-rise building , the Home Insurance Building , rose in the city as Chicago ushered in the skyscraper era , which would then be followed by many other cities around the world . | It was the Home Insurance Building . |
The 1780s saw the arrival of the first known non-indigenous permanent settler in Chicago , Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , who was of African and European ( French ) descent . | The city was founded by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable . |
Chicago was the location of the infamous St. Valentine 's Day Massacre in 1929 , where Al Capone sent men to gun down members of his rival gang , North Side , led by Bugs Moran . | Later the city also became known for one of the most infamous massacres , the Saint Valentine 's Day Massacre when Al Capone ordered many gangsters to be shot on St. Valentine 's Day in 1929 . |
Coit Tower , also known as the Lillian Coit Memorial Tower , is a 210-foot ( 64 m ) tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco , California . | Coit Tower is a 210-foot ( 64 m ) tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco , California . |
The art deco tower , built of unpainted reinforced concrete , was designed by architects Arthur Brown , Jr. and Henry Howard , with fresco murals by 27 different on-site artists and their numerous assistants , plus two additional paintings installed after creation off-site . | The art deco tower is made of unpainted reinforced concrete . |
Although an apocryphal story claims that the tower was designed to resemble a fire hose nozzle due to Coit 's affinity with the San Francisco firefighters of the day , the resemblance is coincidental . | The tower was not designed to resemble a fire hose nozzle , despite Coit 's affinity with the San Francisco firefighters of the day , in particular with Knickerbocker Engine Company Number 5 . |
The AD\/BC notation does not use a year zero ; however , astronomical year numbering does use a minus sign , so `` 2 BC '' is equal to `` year -1 '' . | The AD\/BC notation does not use a year zero . |
The 1st century BC , also known as the last century BC , started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC . | The 1st century BC started on January 1 , 100 BC and ended on December 31 , 1 BC . |
In the International System of Units ( SI ) , the standard unit of volume is the cubic metre ( m3 ) . | The unit of volume in the International System of Units is the cubic meter , which is represented by the symbol m3 . |
The area was greatly opened up by settlers from the 1860s . | The area was opened up by settlers from the 1860s . |
Skating\/BMX There are skating and BMX facilities available at the following locations : The MRA Cranbourne GP Run is held each year on the Saturday of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix . | Major fast food outlets in the Cranbourne area include : The MRA Cranbourne GP Run is held each year on the Saturday of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix . |
Casey Radio 97.7 FM The terminus of the Cranbourne railway line is at Cranbourne railway station . | The terminus of the Cranbourne railway line is at Cranbourne railway station . |
The first white settlers , the Ruffy brothers , arrived in 1836 . | The first Europen settlers were the Ruffy brothers who arrived in 1836 . |
Cranbourne is a suburb in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 43 km south-east of Melbourne 's central business district . | Cranbourne is a suburb of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . |
Sports reserves There are currently 3 football fields available on the Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve . | The Cranbourne Racecourse and Recreation Reserve and the Cranbourne Training Complex are popular facilities . |
Prior to 1978 , Council met at the Old Shire Offices , on the corner of Sladen Street and South Gippsland Highway . | The office , built in 1875 , is still standing on the corner of South Gippsland Highway and Sladen Street . |
Cranbourne has a horse racing club , the Cranbourne Turf Club , which schedules around 22 race meetings a year including the Cranbourne Cup meeting in October . | There is a Cranbourne Cup race meeting every year as well as other carnivals . |
However William Lyall ( who bought land in the swamp area ) assisted in coordinating the draining of the swamp to make it usable as farmland . | William Lyall bought land in the swamp area . |
Prior to European settlement the Cranbourne area is thought to have been occupied by the Boonwurrung Aboriginal people . | The Cranbourne area is made up of the suburbs : The first people to live in the Cranbourne area were the Boonwurrung Aborigines . |
Progress in developing the land around Cranbourne was hampered by the Koo Wee Rup swampland . | Progress in developing the land around Cranbourne was difficult because of the Koo Wee Rup swamp . |
In the south of Cranbourne is the Royal Botanic Gardens , Cranbourne , and the Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve . | Cranbourne has many sports facilities including : The Royal Botanic Gardens , Cranbourne is a part of Melbourne 's Royal Botanic Gardens . |
To exercise the great authority that stems from the respect , affection and consideration which every Member of the House bestows upon the holder of this high office , the Speaker shows complete impartiality in the discharge of his functions . | In order to exercise the great authority that stems from the respect , affection and consideration which every Member of the House bestows upon the holder of this high office , the Speaker shows complete impartiality in the discharge of his functions . |
When the National Assembly is dissolved he continues in his office , till a new Speaker is elected These are the names of Speakers and presidents of the National Assembly of Pakistan . | When the National Assembly is dissolved he continues in his office , till a new Speaker is elected |
In ancient Greek religion , Hygeia ( Ὑγίεια ) was the personification of health . | In ancient Greek religion , Hygeia ( Ὑγίεια ) was the person that represented health . |
On 16 November 2006 , Zentyal was officially approved as a NEOTEC project , receiving public funds from the CDTI ( a Spanish public organization , under the Ministry of Industry , Commerce and Tourism ) to complete the development of version 1.0 . | On 16th November 2006 Zentyal ( eBox Platform ) was officially approved as a NEOTEC project , receiving public funds from the CDTI ( a Spanish public organization , under the Ministry of Industry , Commerce and Tourism ) to complete the development of version 1.0 . |
Zentyal was first included in Ubuntu in 2007 under the name of eBox Platform , in the Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 3 , the third alpha release of Ubuntu 7.10 . | Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Tribe 3 featured Zentyal ( eBox Platform ) as `` network services control tool '' . |
My Opera was the virtual community for Opera web browser users . | The My Opera Community is a virtual community , which provides help and social networking services for people who use the Opera browser . |
My Opera was closed down on 3 March 2014 . | The My Opera Community started in August 2001 and will be shut down after February 2014 . |
He married Maria Magdalena of Austria , and had eight children . | He married Maria Magdalena of Austria and had eight children . |
For the most of his eleven-year reign , he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers . | For the most of his eleven year reign , he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers . |
Cosimo de ' Medici was the elder son of Ferdinando I de ' Medici , Grand Duke of Tuscany , and Christina of Lorraine . | He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de ' Medici , Grand Duke of Tuscany and Christina of Lorraine . |
These include an encounter with Homer before he was famous , in which Gabrielle encourages his storytelling aspirations ; the fall of Troy ; and the capture of Caesar by pirates , with Xena cast as the pirate leader . | These include an encounter with Homer , before he was famous , in which Gabrielle encourages his storytelling aspirations ; the fall of Troy ; and the capture of Caesar by pirates , with Xena cast as the pirate leader . |
Some of the lesbian fan base see Xena and Gabrielle as a couple and have embraced them as role models and lesbian icons . | Some of the lesbian fan base sees Xena and Gabrielle as a couple and has embraced them as role models and lesbian icons . |
Many fans felt that the sexual nature of Xena and Gabrielle 's relationship was cemented by an interview given by Lucy Lawless to Lesbian News magazine in 2003 . | Some fans felt that the sexual nature of Xena and Gabrielle 's relationship was cemented by an interview given by Lucy Lawless to Lesbian News magazine in 2003 . |
In 2006 , Lucy Lawless donated her personal Xena costume to the National Museum of American History . | In 2006 , Lucy Lawless donated her personal Xena costume to the Museum of American History . |
This quirky mix of timelines and the amalgamation of historical and mythological elements fueled the rise of the show to cult status during the 1990s and early 2000s ( decade ) . | This quirky mix of timelines and the amalgamation of historical and mythological elements fueled the rise of the show to cult status during the 1990s and early 2000s . |
Actress Lucy Lawless has been quoted in several interviews saying she would be interested in participating in a Xena film as well . | Actress Lucy Lawless has been quoted in several interviews as saying she would be interested in participating in a Xena movie as well . |
The show often addresses ethical dilemmas , such as the morality of pacifism ; however , the storylines rarely seek to provide unequivocal solutions . | Although the show often addresses ethical dilemmas such as the morality of pacifism , the storylines rarely seek to provide unequivocal solutions . |
The issue of the true nature of the Xena\/Gabrielle relationship caused intense ` shipping ' debates in Xena fandom , which turned especially impassioned due to spillover from real-life debates about same-sex sexuality and gay rights . | The issue of the true nature of the Xena\/Gabrielle relationship caused intense debates in the fandom , which turned especially impassioned due to spillover from real-life debates about same-sex sexuality and gay rights . |
In 2003 screenwriter Katherine Fugate was approached for the project , and was quoted saying that she expects the start of production to be three to five years away , which suggested a release sometime between 2006 and 2009 . | In 2003 Screenwriter Katherine Fugate was approached for the project , and was quoted saying that she expects the start of production to be three to five years away , which suggests a release sometime between 2006 and 2009 . |
Xena freely borrows names and themes from various mythologies around the world , primarily the Greek , anachronistically adapting them to suit the demands of the storyline . | The show freely borrows names and themes from various mythologies around the world , primarily the Greek , anachronistically adapting them to suit the demands of the storyline . |
It was one of the first shows to tap into its Internet following , allowing fans from all over the world to discuss and suggest things related to the show . | It was one of the first shows to tap into its internet following , allowing for fans from all over the world to discuss and suggest things related to the show . |
While the show is typically set in ancient times , its themes are essentially modern and it investigates the ideas of taking responsibility for past misdeeds , the value of human life , personal liberty and sacrifice , and friendship . | Although it is ostensibly set in ancient times , the themes of the show are essentially modern : taking responsibility for past misdeeds , the value of human life , personal liberty and sacrifice , and friendship . |
Some filming locations are confidential , but many scenes were recorded in places such as the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park , part of the Auckland Regional parks often credited at the end of the episodes . | Of course some places are confidential , but many scenes were recorded in places as spectacular in Waitakere Ranges Regional Park , part of the Auckland Regional parks often credited at the end of the episodes . |
The earliest ones were released by Topps Comics , Dark Horse Comics ( written by Ian Edginton and John Wagner ) . | The earliest ones were released by Dark Horse Comics and written by Ian Edginton and John Wagner . |
The issue is left deliberately ambiguous by the writers during most of the show . | The issue is left deliberately ambiguous by the show 's writers . |
After the sixth and final season , Xena Warrior Princess : Complete Illustrated Companion . | Books have been released as tie-ins , including Xena Warrior Princess : Complete Illustrated Companion . |
In 1998 , XENA : All I Need to Know I Learned From the Warrior Princess , was published , allegedly written by Gabrielle , Bard of Potidaea and `` translated '' by Josepha Sherman . | A book was also released in 1998 , XENA : All I Need to Know I Learned From the Warrior Princess , allegedly written by Gabrielle , Bard of Poteidaia , and was `` translated '' by Josepha Sherman . |
For example , in a chapter entitled `` Anything can be a weapon - Anything ! '' | For example , in one of the chapters , `` Anything can be a weapon - Anything ! '' |
There have been a number of novelizations by authors like Martin H. Greenberg , and fiction such as The Empty Throne , The Huntress and The Sphinx , The Thief Of Hermes , and Prophecy of Darkness . | There have also been a number of novelizations by authors like Martin H. Greenberg . |
Xena is a historical fantasy set primarily in ancient Greece , although it has a flexible time setting and occasionally features Asian , Egyptian and Medieval elements . | The show is a historical fantasy set in ancient Greece , although with a flexible time setting , and also features heavy Oriental , Egyptian and Medieval elements in various episodes . |
Xena 's success has led to hundreds of tie-in products , including , comics , books , video games and conventions , realized annually since 1998 in Pasadena , California and London . | Xena 's success has led to hundreds of tie-in products , including comics , and video games . |
In Hercules , during her two first episodes , Xena was a villain and a powerful warlord , but in her third appearance she joins Hercules to defeat the warlord Darphus , who had taken her army . | In the first episode , Xena is a killer , but in the third , she joins Hercules to defeat Darphus , who had taken her army . |
and she responded : Uberfic is a variety of fan fiction in which the characters live in an alternative universe . | and she responded : Uberfic is a kind of alternative universe fan fiction in which characters or events are portrayed somewhat closely to original canon but usually in a different time period , many times featuring the ancestors , descendants or reincarnations of canon characters . |
Xena is accompanied by Gabrielle ( played by Renee O'Connor ) , who during the series changes from a simple farm girl into an Amazon warrior and Xena 's comrade-in-arms ; her initial naïveté helps to balance Xena and assists her in recognizing and pursuing the `` greater good '' . | Gabrielle ( Renee O'Connor ) becomes Xena 's greatest friend , her initial naïveté helps to balance Xena and helps her in seeing and fighting for the `` greater good '' . |
, she instructs the reader on fighting with unconventional weapons ; and in another , `` Nobody Likes a Winer '' , she bemoans the perils of alcohol . | , she instructs the reader on fighting without traditional weapons , such as a sword or a staff , and in another , `` Nobody likes a winer '' , she laments on the perils of alcohol . |
Xena : Warrior Princess is an American television series filmed in New Zealand . | Xena : Warrior Princess is an Emmy Award-winning American cult television series . |
The original `` Kaval sviri '' can be heard where Xena races into battle in the Hercules episode `` Unchained Heart '' . | In the Hercules : The Legendary Journeys episode , `` Unchained Heart '' , in which Xena is introduced , the original `` Kaval Sviri '' is the music used to announce Xena racing into battle . |
The show is a spin-off of the television series Hercules : The Legendary Journeys ; the saga began with three episodes in Hercules where Xena was a recurring character originally scheduled to die in her third appearance . | The series is a spin-off of Hercules : The Legendary Journeys . |
Xena is on a quest to redeem herself for her dark past by using her formidable fighting skills to help people . | She uses her fighting skills to help people . |
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