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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Hope%20River
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Little Hope River
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The Little Hope River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows from the western flank of the Hope Saddle, meeting with the waters of the Hope River after seven kilometres at the settlement of Glenhope. follows the valley of the Little Hope River immediately after crossing the saddle.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579061
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Kowai%20River
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Little Kowai River
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The Little Kowai River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally south from the Torlesse Range to join with the Kowai River two kilometres north of Springfield.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579062
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Lottery%20River
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Little Lottery River
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The Little Lottery River is a river of the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southwest through the Amuri Range, flowing into the Lottery River, part of the Waiau River system.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579063
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20%C5%8Cnahau%20River
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Little Ōnahau River
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The Little Ōnahau River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It has its sources close to the track in Kahurangi National Park that follows a ridgeline to Parapara Peak, near the source of the Ōnahau River. From here, it flows initially southwest and then northwest, passing underneath State Highway 60 just west of the Tākaka Aerodrome. Shortly before reaching the sea, it flows into the Ōnahau River, reaching Golden Bay via a small estuary to the west of Rangihaeata.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda%20Capa
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Honda Capa
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The Honda Capa, short for "capacity", is a "tall wagon" produced by Honda between 1998 and 2002 for the Japanese market. It was introduced at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show as the concept car "J-MW." It went on sale April 24, 1998, with Honda series codes GA4 and GA6. On September 16, 1999 a 4WD version of the Capa was released, using Honda's Full-Time four-wheel-drive system. Brake Assist was offered as standard equipment. Due to disappointing sales the Capa nameplate was discontinued in 2002. It was available in Japan through Honda Primo and Honda Verno dealerships.
General information
The Honda Capa was developed on the Honda Logo platform and is the first generation of the "J Mover" series. Its concept was based on a 'Small is Smart' way of thinking. Ease of use in everyday life, compactness, lightness and friendliness to the environment were some of the criteria built into the design. The proposal was that the Capa was to be 'Joyful' however this translates better as 'fun.' It was one class larger than the kei sized Honda Life, but smaller than the compact sized, Honda CR-V which based on the Honda Civic platform, and reflected the growing popularity of MPV/SUV/minivan vehicles.
The Honda Capa was designed with the intention of creating a car that was to be the best size for town driving. A car that could seat your family, with ample height for headroom and plenty of legroom considering its compact nature. To achieve this feat, Honda design the chassis based on a 'dual deck package.'
The Honda Capa was equipped with a 1.5-litre single-overhead-cam four-valve inline four-cylinder D15B engine. It was initially offered only with Honda's Multimatic continuously variable transmission (CVT), but following an update, a regular 4-speed automatic transmission option was introduced as a lower cost option on front-wheel-drive versions.
Engine
Water-cooled, inline four-cylinder Honda D15B engine
Single Overhead Cam 16-valve
Power output of at 6300 rpm
Torque output of at 3500 rpm
Bore x Stroke: 75 mm x 84.5 mm
Compression Ration: 9.4:1
Honda's PGM-FI Fuel Injection System
Fuel: Regular Unleaded
Fuel Tank size:
GA4/6 model updates
1997 - Displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show as the J-MW
1998 - Announced that sales would begin April 24, 1998
1999 - Minor update, including minor remodelling of the bumpers, adding an AWD model to the line-up, 4-speed automatic transmission added to the line-up for the 2WD model only, Honda's Brake Assist system and Tachometer added as standard equipment.
2000 - Minor update. Front grille, bumper and seats were changed. Special Edition added to the line-up.
2001 - Honda Mobilio announced as the successor to the Honda Capa. Honda Capa production and sales continue.
2002 - February: Honda announces the end of production of the Capa due to slumping sales.
Origin of the name
Honda named the Capa based on the English word 'Capacity', referring to ability as well as spaciousness.
Gallery
See also
Honda Logo
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20070106105628/http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/capa/2002/
All-wheel-drive vehicles
Capa
Mini MPVs
Vehicles with CVT transmission
Cars introduced in 1998
2000s cars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Opawa%20River
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Little Opawa River
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The Little Opawa River is a river of the south Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally east from a ridge southwest of Fairlie, joining with its southern neighbour, the Ōpaoa River very close to their joint outflow into the Tengawai River, close to the settlement of Albury.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579066
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Pokororo%20River
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Little Pokororo River
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The Little Pokororo River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. Like its neighbour the Pokororo River it is a tributary of the Motueka River, which it meets 15 kilometres southwest of Motueka.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579067
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonia%20%C5%9Awidnica
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Polonia Świdnica
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MKS Polonia Świdnica is a Polish football club based in Świdnica, Poland. The club currently plays in IV liga.
History
The club has had many names since its foundation on 23 July 1945. They are listed below;
23.07.1945 – KS [Klub Sportowy] Polonia Świdnica
1949 – KS Budowlani Świdnica
1951 – ZKS [Zakładowy Klub Sportowy] Kolejarz Świdnica
1952 – ZKS Stal Świdnica
1953 – MKS [Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy] Polonia Świdnica
19?? – MKS [Miejski Klub Sportowy] Polonia Świdnica
01.07.2005 – MKS Polonia/Sparta Świdnica (after a merger with KP Sparta Świdnica)
08.08.2014 – MKS Polonia-Stal Świdnica (after a merger with KP Stal Świdnica)
Since 1946 Polonia Świdnica took part in the Polish championship. Polish Championships were played then knockout system up to 1948. The club first won promotion from the district of Wroclaw OZPN, and then lost in the 1/16 finals of the Polish Championship. In the 1947–1948 season first the team advanced to the qualifying tournament, which took third place in Group III and received the right to play in 1949 in the newly formed Second League (D2). After two spent seasons team was ranked the 9th place in 1950 season and was relegated to the regional league. In 1966/67 club played in the third league, group I (Silesia), but the inheritance took 15th place and returned to the regional tournament. After a long break, it was only in 1991/92 the club was again played in the third league, group VII (Lower Silesia), where he finished high 3rd place. Over the next few seasons, players were fighting for promotion to the second league and were close to repeating the success from the past. In the 1997/98 season the team took 15th place in group II (Lower Silesia) III League (D3) and was relegated to the regional league. At the turn of the century club had financial problems. In the 2003/04 season the team won the Class B Świdnica II (D7), and in 2004/05 won the 2nd place in group II Class A, group Wałbrzych II (D6). As another football club from Świdnica Sparta Świdnica (founded in 1995) played in the group of Lower Silesia IV League (D4), Polonia has decided to promote in the class by combining with it. As a result of the merger 1 July 2005, was created a club Polonia/Sparta Świdnica. The club continued with the tradition of the Polonia (front name of the club, date of creation and logo), though he played instead of the Sparta in League IV. In the 2007/08 season the team won a group of Lower Silesia IV League, but in the play-offs for promotion to the new second league defeat of the Czarni Żagań (2:3, 1:2), the following season 2008/09 won the runners-up in group of Lower Silesia-Lubuska III League but in the play-offs for promotion to the second league, again lost, this time with Zagłębie Sosnowiec (0:0, 0:1). August 8, 2014, once again merged, this time with the club in a lower league Stal Świdnica (founded in 1986), who last season took 8th place in the Class District, group Walbrzych (D5). The merger club was renamed to Polonia-Stal Świdnica. Data of foundation – 1945 and the logo of the club reflects the continuation of the history of the Polonia.
Supporters
The club has undergone many name changes as a result of mergers, in 2005 despite fan protests the club was renamed KP Polonia/Sparta Świdnica after a merger with KP Sparta Świdnica. After a merger with another local club Stal Świdnica and creating Polonia-Stal Świdnica in 2014 supporters protests too. There are efforts to return to its historical name and logo.
Honours
Second League (D2)
7th place (1): 1949
Runner-up (3): 1977–78, 1981–82, 2010–11
Polish Cup
1/16 finals (1): 1950–51
Polish Cup OZPN Wałbrzych
Winner (1): 1992–93
Stadium
The Municipal Stadium OSiR in Świdnica, Poland, is located on Śląska Str in the eastern part of the city. It is the home stadium of the Polonia Świdnica football team playing in the Polish Third League. The stadium has a capacity of 3,500 spectators, incl. 1,096 seated.
References
External links
Info on www.90minut.pl
Association football clubs established in 1945
1945 establishments in Poland
Świdnica
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Pomahaka%20River
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Little Pomahaka River
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The Little Pomahaka River is a river of New Zealand, a tributary of the Pomahaka River which it joins east of the Whitecoomb Range.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579079
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Slate%20River
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Little Slate River
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The Little Slate River is a river of New Zealand's Tasman Region. As with its neighbour, the Slate River, it is a tributary of the Aorere River. The Little Slate meets the Aorere 15 kilometres southwest of Collingwood.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579080
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Totara%20River
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Little Totara River
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The Little Totara River is a river of the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. It rises on the northern slopes of Mount Euclid in the Paparoa Range, flowing northwest to its confluence with the Tōtara River at the latter's mouth on the Tasman Sea seven kilometres north of Charleston.
It was designated as a nationally protected area in 1987 by the Department of Conservation.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Buller District
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579083
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Waingaro%20River
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Little Waingaro River
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The Little Waingaro River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Waingaro River, which it meets 10 kilometres south of Tākaka.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Tasman District
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579088
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Wanganui%20River
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Little Wanganui River
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The Little Wanganui River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally west from the slopes of Mount Allen, reaching the Karamea Bight close to the small settlement of Little Wanganui. It is home to a large number of trout.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Buller District
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579089
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lochy%20River
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Lochy River
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The Lochy River is a river of New Zealand, flowing into lower Lake Wakatipu.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579090
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashi-Nakagami%20Station
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Higashi-Nakagami Station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akishima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Higashi-Nakagami Station is served by the Ōme Line, and is located 2.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.
Station layout
This station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 1 July 1942. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7,186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Showa Memorial Park
Akishima Middle School
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East - Station Information
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1942
Akishima, Tokyo
Ōme Line
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lords%20River
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Lords River
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The Lords River, officially Lords River / , is a river of Stewart Island, New Zealand. It is called (sometimes ) in Māori. Named Port South East by Owen Smith when he first charted the island in 1804, John Grono later renamed it Lords River in 1809.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Stewart Island
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery%20River
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Lottery River
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The Lottery River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It rises on the slopes of Mount Tinline, flowing generally south to meet with the Mason River northeast of Waiau.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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6903860
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grier%20Jones
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Grier Jones
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Grier Jones (born May 6, 1946) is a former college head golf coach and former PGA Tour professional golfer.
Jones was born, raised and has been a lifelong resident of Wichita, Kansas. He attended Wichita's Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School where he played both football and golf. He won the 1963 and 1964 Kansas State High School golf championships. An All-American at Oklahoma State University, Jones won the Big Eight Championship in 1967 and 1968 before taking the individual medalist honors at the 1968 NCAA Championships. He also won the 1966 Kansas State Amateur Championship held in Topeka, Kansas while a student at Oklahoma State.
Jones spent 14 years on the PGA Tour, beginning in 1969, when he earned PGA Rookie of the Year honors. His career year was 1972 when he won two PGA Tour events and finished fourth on the final money list. He won his third and final PGA Tour event in 1977. Jones ended his career with 54 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major championship was a T-16 at the 1978 PGA Championship.
After his full-time tour playing days ended, Jones took a club teaching job at Willowbend Golf Club in Wichita, while continuing to play part-time on the Nationwide (then called the NIKE Tour) and PGA Tours. Later he became the head pro at Terradyne Country Club in Wichita. In 1995, he was named men's head golf coach at Wichita State University, where he remained until his retirement in 2019. He was named Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2006.
Amateur wins
1966 Kansas State Amateur
1967 Big Eight Championship
1968 Big Eight Championship, NCAA Championship
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (3)
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
Other wins (1)
1968 Oklahoma Open
Results in major championships
Note: Jones never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
Fall 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
Terradyne Country Club official site
American male golfers
Oklahoma State Cowboys golfers
PGA Tour golfers
College golf coaches in the United States
Golfers from Wichita, Kansas
Wichita State University people
1946 births
Living people
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lud%20River
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Lud River
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The Lud River is a river of the Nelson Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from a ridge east of Nelson city centre, reaching the Wakapuaka River close to the latters outfall into Delaware Bay, an indentation in the eastern shore of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Nelson Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579100
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyvia%20River
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Lyvia River
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The Lyvia River is a river of Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises in the Dingwall Mountains and flows north-eastward into Doubtful Sound at Deep Cove.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Fiordland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie%20Dowling
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Kylie Dowling
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Kylie Dowling (born 1974) is an Australian Polocrosse rider. Dowling competed for many years, and retired in 2008. She rode in Australia's winning team 2007 in the United Kingdom at the Polocrosse World Cup. In 2008, Dowling also won Best Number 1 Women's Rider at the Polocrosse Nationals in Perth. Dowling's most successful horse was Kebarinup Lisa.
She was born in Western Australia.
Career
2001 Great Southern Zone Polocrosse Women's Winner
2001 great southern zone Polocrosse Women's R/U in Australian champs.
2000 WA Women's Polocrosse Naracoorte.
1999 WA Vs Zimbabwe mixed Polocrosse.
1998 WA Women's Polocrosse
Won Aust Zone Championships.
See also
Women's sport in Australia
References
External links
Polocrosse Worldwide Article
2008 Polocrosse Nationals Results
Living people
1974 births
Sportswomen from Western Australia
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23579106
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaulay%20River
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Macaulay River
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The Macaulay River is a river of the Mackenzie Country of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from the Two Thumb Range, part of the Southern Alps, its valley merging with that of the Godley River shortly before it enters the northern end of Lake Tekapo.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ononis%20rotundifolia
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Ononis rotundifolia
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Ononis rotundifolia, commonly known as round-leaved restharrow, is a perennial shrub belonging to the genus Ononis of the family Fabaceae.
Description
Ononis rotundifolia reaches on average of height, with a maximum of . The stem and the leaves are slightly hairy and sticky. The leaves are composed of three irregularly toothed and almost rounded leaflets (hence the specific Latin name rotundifolia), the median one with a long petiole. This plant bears clusters of two or three pink flowers streaked with red, about wide. The flowering period extends from June through September. Ononis rotundifolia is also used as an ornamental plant.
Gallery
Distribution
This quite rare north-western Mediterranean shrub occurs in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain, mainly in the Alps, the Cevennes and the Pyrenees.
Habitat
These plants prefer calcareous soils in dry grasslands, rocky meadows, slopes or hillsides. They can be found at an altitude of .
Subspecies
Ononis rotundifolia var. aristata DC.
Ononis rotundifolia var. orbiculata Rouy in Rouy & Foucaud
References
Pignatti, S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982
Tutin, T. G., et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora Europaea
External links
Biolib
FloreAlpes
rotundifolia
Flora of Europe
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagami%20Station
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Nakagami Station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akishima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Nakagami Station is served by the Ōme Line, and is located 3.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.
Station layout
This station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 18 July 1908 as a station on the Ōme Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on 1 April 1944. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,447 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Nakagami Station Shopping District
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East - Station Information
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1908
Akishima, Tokyo
Ōme Line
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda%20Zest
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Honda Zest
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The Honda Zest is a kei car released in 2006 by Honda. It is mechanically identical to the fifth generation Honda Life. Equipped with a turbo charged engine, 3 cylinders, and 4 doors, it was the first kei car available with optional side curtain airbags. It was available in two distinct versions — Zest and Zest Sports. During fall/winter 2008, the Zest Sports was replaced with the Zest Spark. Honda enlisted J-Pop mega-star Ayumi Hamasaki to promote the Zest Spark. The Ayu x ZEST SPARK collaboration has come to the extent where the limited edition of the vehicle features Ayu's "A" logo, known as "A Style Package".
External links
Honda announcement of ZEST
Concept Carz info on ZEST
Subcompact cars
Zest
2000s cars
Kei cars
2010s cars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macfarlane%20River%20%28New%20Zealand%29
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Macfarlane River (New Zealand)
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The Macfarlane River is a river of the southwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from the Southern Alps, joining with the Landsbourgh River (Westland District) just before the latter's outflow into the Haast River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Westland District
Rivers of New Zealand
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23579112
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclennan%20River
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Maclennan River
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The Maclennan River is a river of New Zealand, a tributary of the Tahakopa River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Otago
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahakirau%20River
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Mahakirau River
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The Mahakirau River is a river of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It flows east from its source in the Coromandel Range, reaching the sea at Whitianga Harbour southwest of Whitianga.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Thames-Coromandel District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federica%20Guzm%C3%A1n
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Federica Guzmán
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Alexandra Federica Guzmán Diamante, (born May 23, 1981) is a Venezuelan TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela World 2006.
Guzmán competed as Miss Miranda in Miss Venezuela 2001 (and the preceding Miss World Venezuela 2001) without success. However, the altered schedule of the Miss World 2006 pageant forced the Miss Venezuela Organization to prepare an "emergency pageant" to select a candidate, wherein several former contestants from previous editions of the national contest participated. Guzmán was the undisputed favorite for the national title, causing the usual controversy, She classified to the semifinals, after winning the "Beach Beauty "
Once in the pageant, Federica was fast-tracked into the semi-finals after winning the Beach Beauty preliminary competition. She proceeded to compete for the title of Miss World 2006 on the night of September 30, 2006, in the Americas group but failed to make the final cut. The winner of Miss World Americas 2006 title was Miss Brazil.
External links
Federica @ Bellas Venezolanas
References
1981 births
People from Caracas
Miss Venezuela World winners
Miss World 2006 delegates
Living people
Venezuelan female models
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahitahi%20River
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Mahitahi River
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The Mahitahi River is a river of the southwest of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from the Hooker Range, part of the Southern Alps, reaching the Tasman Sea at Bruce Bay.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
Westland District
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23579118
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akishima%20Station
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Akishima Station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akishima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Akishima Station is served by the Ōme Line from Tachikawa to Ōme, with direct services to and from Tokyo via the Chūō Line (Rapid). It is located 5.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building located above the tracks and platforms. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 25 December 1938 as . It was renamed Akishima Station on 1 October 1959. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,016 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Showa Aircraft Industry
Akishima Post Office
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938
Akishima, Tokyo
Ōme Line
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Guthrie
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Eric Guthrie
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Eric Guthrie (born April 27, 1947 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born quarterback who played in the World Football League and Canadian Football League. He played for the BC Lions from 1972–1973, the Detroit Wheels in 1974, the BC Lions from 1975–1976, the Montreal Alouettes in 1977, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1977.
College football
Guthrie played college football in the United States in Idaho at Boise State College. As a senior in 1971, he led the Broncos to a in the regular season, with a #7 ranking in the
At the Camellia Bowl in Sacramento, California, the Broncos were down by 21 points to Chico State after three quarters. Guthrie engineered in the fourth quarter to win by four, with two of the three touchdowns on his passes. He also threw for a two-point conversion and made three kicks: two extra points and a
It was later revealed that Guthrie had signed a professional baseball contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization five years earlier in 1966. The NCAA had Boise State return the winner's trophy and $18,000, its share of the gate and other receipts.
Guthrie was selected in fourteenth round of the 1972 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
External links
References
1947 births
American football quarterbacks
BC Lions players
Boise State Broncos football players
Canadian players of American football
Detroit Wheels players
Living people
Montreal Alouettes players
Players of Canadian football from British Columbia
Sportspeople from Vancouver
Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Canadian football quarterbacks
Salem Rebels players
Baseball people from British Columbia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvania%20Southview%20High%20School
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Sylvania Southview High School
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Sylvania Southview High School is a public high school in Sylvania, Ohio. It is one of two high schools in the Sylvania Schools district, the other being Sylvania Northview High School.
Extracurriculars
Speech and Debate
Sylvania Southview has a Speech and Debate Team that competes in the National Forensics League. Each year, students compete in District Tournaments to qualify for the National Speech and Debate Tournament, which is held in a different city each year.
Mock Trial
Sylvania Southview has a Mock Trial program. Their coach, Dennis Lyle, has been coaching for 29 years and has led the school through 8 state championships.
Sylvania Southview has also competed in a world championship at the Empire International Mock Trial Invitational in New York City on October 21, 2013. The team finished as #1 internationally after starting the competition at 35th out of 40 teams. In addition to being state/world champions in the 2013–2014 season, Southview finished 3rd at nationals, out of 46 teams across the country. The Southview Mock Trial Team placed 8th at a global level. They have also competed at Empire Mock Trial, where they finished 7th.
Band and Orchestra
Orchestra members participate in the Ohio Music Education Association Solo and Ensemble and the Northwest Ohio Regional Orchestra and the Ohio All-State Orchestra. Band members participate in Ohio Music Education Association Solo & Ensemble and their large group contests. Band students have the Marching Band, Concert Band, Symphonic, and/or Jazz band to participate in.
Athletics
The athletics program at Southview is known as the Cougars. The Cougars are designated as a Division II (B) school and compete in all sports in the Northern Lakes League, with the exception of the boys' ice hockey team, who compete in the Northwest Hockey Conference.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Football - 2008
Boys' Cross Country – 1987, 1991, 1992
Girls' Cross Country – 1994
Cougarettes Dance Team - 2009 (Pom Division), Orange Bowl Halftime in Miami, Florida '11, 2011 (Jazz), and 2012 (Pom and Jazz)
Notable alumni
Khary Campbell, former NFL player
Eric Kripke, television writer, director, and producer
Griff Whalen, former NFL player
Charles Latshaw, orchestra conductor, music director of the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra and the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
Nate Hall, Linebacker for the Tennessee Titans
References
External links
Official School Website
District Website
Southview Baseball Website
Southview Volleyball Website
High schools in Lucas County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio
1976 establishments in Ohio
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta%20McNeil
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Loretta McNeil
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Loretta T. McNeil (January 10, 1907 – February 24, 1988) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
She competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 x 100 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammates Mary Washburn, Jessie Cross and Betty Robinson.
References
1907 births
1988 deaths
American female sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
20th-century American women
20th-century American people
Olympic female sprinters
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Luis%20Boscio
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Juan Luis Boscio
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Juan Luis Boscio Desprez (21 June 1896 – 3 September 1980) was a Puerto Rican merchant and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1961 to 1964. During his tenure as mayor, in 1962, a major shopping mall opened in the city called Centro del Sur which, at the moment of its opening was "the most modern in the Caribbean".
Early years
Boscio Desprez was the son of Juan Bautista Boscio-Cofresí and Eugenia Desprez Boudon. He was born on 21 June 1896 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He married Herminia Monllor on 23 December 1922 and they had 3 children: Roberto (b. abt. 1925), Jose Luis (b. abt 1926), and Gladys (b. abt. 1928).
Philanthropist
Juan Luis Boscio was one of the founders of the Albergue de Niños de Ponce (Ponce Children's Shelter), a non-profit organization dedicated to the providing shelter for homeless children. The shelter building opened in 1947 on the north side of Calle Villa in Barrio Canas, between Calle Cementerio Civil and Calle Central. Boscio also donated $10,000 from his own capital to help pay for the project. Albergue de Niños later moved to the south side of Calle Villa, past Jaime L. Drew School, east of PR-500.
Death
Boscio Deprez died on 3 September 1980 from an "aortic insufficiency and heart failure." He was buried at Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul in Ponce.
Indictment of son
In the early 1980s, Juan Luis Boscio Monllor, son of Juan Luis Boscio Desprez, (aka, Juan Luis Boscio, Jr.) was president of the board of directors of the Ponce Municipal Development Authority (PMDA) during the tenure of mayor José G. Tormos Vega. His son, Boscio Monllor, was indicted on 31 October 1985, by a federal grand jury for extortion, together with mayor Tormos Vega. He was tried on 27 May 1988.
See also
Ponce, Puerto Rico
List of Puerto Ricans
References
Further reading
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 12. Item 59.
Juan Diez de Andino. "Estampa Ponceña." Andanzas y perfiles. San Juan, Puerto Rico. s.n. 1969. pp. 144–147. (CUC/CUTPO/PUCPR/RUM)
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 173. Item 880.
Carnaval de Ponce: programa. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 196x? - . Includes photos. (Archivo Histórico Municipal de Ponce, AHMP; Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO)
Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 332. Item 1657.
Ponce. Informe anual de actividades administrativas y fiscales sometido a la Honorable Asamblea Municipal de Ponce por el Honorable Alcalde de Ponce, año fiscal 1963-64. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1964? - . Includes photos. (Archivo Histórico Municipal de Ponce, AHMP; Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO)
1896 births
1980 deaths
Burials at Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul
Businesspeople from Ponce
Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico
New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) politicians
Mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico
People from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
20th-century American politicians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitai%20River
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Maitai River
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The Maitai River (also known as the Mahitahi River) is the largest river in the city of Nelson, in the north of New Zealand's South Island. The river stretches from the Bryant Range, situated to the east (inland) of Nelson, where it flows towards the city, flowing west through the heart of the city and into the Tasman bay at Nelson Haven. The catchment of the river covers some 9000 hectares, and has two branches in the upper catchment, the north meets a dam, where the south travels west into the middle catchment, from where it takes its final journey through the urban area of the city before meeting the ocean.
The Maitai river provides habitats for a plethora of diverse wildlife, at all catchments of the river and its surrounding ecosystems. This sees that many species of bird, fish, mammals and reptiles use the river as both a home and a source of food and drinking water, as well as for extensive amounts of vegetation to grow around the abundant water-source. There has also been discoveries of unique life in the Maitai River as well as surrounding rivers in the Nelson region.
Social and leisure uses for the river range from walking trails to swimming holes, where either the river's water that meets the city is used by the population, or its inhabitants walk upstream towards a less urbanised section of the river. Walking trails cover majority of the entrance of the river to the city, creating a source of exercise for the residents of nelson and surrounding homes. There are also tourist and leisure spots and activities that use the river.
The river is also utilised by the council and government in more economic and resource management ways, where a dam and reservoir has been placed on the river as well as the water from the river is used to supply the neighboring city of Nelson with water. The river is also used as a storm-water channel and flood channel for Nelson City.
Geography
Being the largest river in the Nelson region, the Maitai river is stretches a long distance of 11 kilometers, flowing into the Tasman sea from the Bryant Range. The Maitai river also includes smaller rivers which are tributaries to the main westward flow of the river. These tributaries are considered part of the river; the two mains ones are the Mineral Belt and Roding. Because of the inland nature of the river, once it extends past the urbanised area of the city and more into the east, the river is surrounded by a vast amount of forest and rock-face, where water is channeled into the river. Further upstream, the river meets the Maitai Dam and Reservoir, which is the furthest upstream man-made feature on the river. A layer of thick rock prevents the river from joining with the neighboring rivers and waters on its eastern side.
The river starts at the Headwaters, where it flows down to the Lowland Hill Country, which is the largest section of the Maitai river, consisting mostly of forest. From there it flows further northwest towards the ocean, as it becomes the Lowland Flats and Allulvai Terraces, which is also mostly forest, but sitting atop flat lands. It then reaches the Coastal Flats, where it meets the ocean, and is the last of the forest land that surrounds the river before it meets the city. The river's mouth opens into the Tasman Sea at Nelson Haven, where the estuary is surrounded by some urbanised areas.
Wildlife
Due to the vastness of the river, the Maitai River is host to a wide range of both flora and fauna, dependent on where they live along the river, both in the water and beside.
Fauna
The fauna surrounding and living within the river are typically dependent on the river as a means of both shelter and water and food, creating its own unique ecosystem. Where the river opens to the sea, there is an abundance of estuarine creatures, here fish and seabirds thrive, as well as crustaceans, sharing wildlife with the Nelson Haven which the river opens into. Shorebirds such as the Red Knot and oyster catchers appear here in abundance. As the river continues east, the estuary become less saline and joins with the freshwater river. Here wildlife can be seen that are typically rare, such as birds like the Rifleman and Kakariki, who live in the forests surrounding the river. Other animals that use the river and its surrounding forests are reptiles like the Forest gecko and Northern grass skink, as well as invertebrates like the Giant land snail. Fish populations that live in the Maitai River consist of fish that are unique to New Zealand and the Nelson region, such as the inanga, longfin eel and brown trout. There have also been discoveries within the waters, such as new species of water-beetles in the river, that use the unique ecosystem of the river to survive.
Flora
Plants and vegetation rely heavily on the geography of the land surrounding the river, as well as the mineral and soil quality of the adjacent ground. As the river leads the city, and the river maintains somewhat close proximity to the city, it is lined by podocarp forests, which change as you follow the river eastward, where there is more of an abundance of beech vegetation due to the change in soil quality. Further East it is met by an abundance of tributaries, one of which, the mineral belt, has a unique soil, where very specialised flora is able to grow, making them both endangered and rare species. The lowland hill country ecosystem located around the river is covered in vegetation where the land slopes, where beech, podocarp and kamahi foliage grows in abundance.
Lifestyle and leisure
The Maitai River is used commonly and recreationally by both the people of Nelson and tourists, due to its proximity to the city and significance. Walking trails are common and line the river, typically starting at the city and then working their way east towards the Ranges, taking upwards of a few hours to complete. These trails are also existent within and just outside the city, where cycling and running is encouraged. These trails are lined with swimming holes, where those who visit are able to swim in the river itself. There are multiple swimming holes that go not only around the river near the city, but also further up the river which provide the residents and tourists with many options for enjoyment. Other leisure activities and practices surrounding the river include fishing and water activities, where the estuary provides access into the sea for a greater exploration of the river and its ecosystem. The river is also home to Golf courses, which use the river as both an attraction and a water source, providing recreational activity to those who live nearby. Camping and exploration are also common around this area, where places such as the Maitai Valley Camp, provide spaces for people to live in the splendor of the river. Cycling and biking trails also follow the river and its extremities. Leisure activities can be halted in the river in certain season due to changes in the river, whether it was the growth of algae or the imbalance of minerals in the river itself.
Economic and resource sses
The Maitai River is a vital part of Nelson city's water, as it provides a large amount of usable water to the region. This water that the city uses comes from the Maitai as well as other sources, where the Maitai became vital after the introduction of the Maitai Water Supply Project. This project saw the increase of water storage capacity in the river that was to be used as a resource to the city, by almost more than double. The project saw the Maitai Dam and Reservoir were placed in the river in order to increase the storage capacity of Nelson City's water. The project also planned to provide the city with high quality water, without treatment more than chlorination. Plans and studies to implement these were started in 1980, and it took 49 months for these plans to be finalised and actualised, where final planning and designing began in April 1984, finishing approximately in the middle of 1986. Management of the water can prove difficult as the water fluctuates in both temperature and water quality, seen in effects such as the thermal stratification that can occur in the summer. Moreover, micro-bacteria and other concerns need to be managed within the river in order to ensure that the water maintains drinkable and usable buy the population and council of Nelson.
The river also has a dam, placed higher in the system towards the upper catchment which alters and impacts the fauna and flora of the area, as well as the flow of the river. This damming creates the Maitai Reservoir, which is capable of 50,000 meters cubed of water. This water supply is the main source of water for the city of nelson so it is vital to the population that it is maintained and usable for the benefit of all around it. The dam and reservoir are expansive, where it covers approximately 32Ha of space, and sinks to 32.75m vertically down, allowing it to hold almost 4Mm3 of water to provide to the city. The reservoir is used to refill the dam when it is running low on water, however it is also used when regular conditions are in effect, returning water to the dam in need. The water quality of the dam and reservoir are constantly tested and monitored in order to determine the safety of the water to be used by the population for drinking or other household uses. These are implemented to ensure that the city is protected from flooding and to redirect the water to refill the dam if it is in need of water.
The Maitai river acts as a storm-water and flood channel which provides protection and also water to the city. These water and flood channels are utilised in a way to stop flood water from damaging properties and infrastructure within and surrounding Nelson City. These also work as a storm water drainage system, which helps the flow and the management of water in the river and city.
Forestry and plantations are also used around the Maitai River, which provides the water for the trees to grow. The mid-catchment area is also utilised as a place for plantations of pine trees.
Friends of the Maitai
Friends of the Maitai (FOM) has taken an active role as an environmental watchdog several times over the past 50 years, when issues with potential impact on the river have arisen.
The original Friends of the Maitai existed from 1977 to 1984, formed to oppose the Nelson City Council's plan to plant the Waahi Taakaro hillsides in pine trees. Instead FOM envisioned a river valley full of natives and recreational opportunities. Unfortunately, they lost that fight and disbanded when the High Court allowed the planting of pine trees to proceed.
On the heels of that loss, the construction of the Maitai Dam in 1987 drew criticism from many residents due to its impact on river flows, but those concerns were allayed by the provision for a minimum flow level and no organised group formed to fight that battle.
More recently, Nelson East residents rose up against logging trucks using Tory, Hardy and Milton Streets. They won some voluntary concessions from forestry companies, but logging trucks still go through the city on their way to the port.
Friends of the Maitai today
The latest incarnation of FOM came in 2014 after local residents got together with Nelson City Council staff to share some ideas for re-vegetation of the riverbank. Soon after this Council installed warning signs about toxic algae (cyanobacteria) and the residents’ group gathered more members and took up the title of Friends of the Maitai.
Council launched a project called Project Maitai-Mahitahi and FOM took on the community aspect of this project, organising interest groups that include:
Planting and plant care – we have joined in Council planting days and held our own. The most significant area is the Groom Creek Wetland, where thousands of shrubs, trees and grasses have transformed a once desolate area.
River monitoring – a group regularly monitors a site in the Maitai Stream at another in Brook tributary. Data from this citizen science project feeds into monitoring undertaken by NIWA, Nelson City Council and Cawthron Institute. FOM gained a grant from Council in 2019 to install a continuous river monitor to improve the reliability of data.
Forestry – sediment from the harvesting of Pinus radiata has been identified by Cawthron as the main issue affecting water quality of the Maitai River. The forestry group works with the industry and with Council on improving practices, with a view to eventually retiring pine forest.
Communication – this group maintains a website, Facebook page and regular seasonal newsletters; as well making submissions to council and communicating with members and with media over any major issues.
Representatives from the interest groups gather every six weeks for a hub meeting when information is shared and activities are planned. Friends of the Maitai has no formal structure and welcomes interest from new members.
References
Rivers of the Nelson Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waren%20Sardne
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Waren Sardne
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Waren Sardne was a Norwegian Sámi newspaper published from 1910 to 1913 and then revived from 1922 to 1927. It was, together with Saǥai Muittalægje, an important outlet for Sámi news and opinion in the early 20th century.
History
Waren Sardne (Message from the Mountain) was founded in Plassje, Norway, as a weekly newspaper by Sámi activist and reindeer herder on 15 January 1910. The paper folded in 1913, but Mortenson revived it as a monthly in 1922. When Mortenson died in 1924, his son, Lars Danielsen, took over as editor.
Although the title was in Southern Sámi, Waren Sardne published articles primarily in Norwegian. Originally, Waren Sardne published with the subtitle "Lappernes Organ" (The Lapps' Voice), but at 1911 Sámi conference in Steinkjer, Norway, attendees voted to change the subtitle to "Samernes Organ" (The Sámi's Voice), which later changed to "Samisk Blad" (The Sámi Journal).
The paper covered a range of topics, such as reindeer herding and Sámi history, along with general news and articles about cultural and ethnic discrimination. A recurring topic was the need for Sámi people build political awareness and to organize and advocate for their interests and identity.
Editors-in-chief
Daniel Mortenson (1910–1913; 1922–1924)
Lars Danielsen (1924–1927)
References
1910 establishments in Norway
1927 disestablishments in Norway
Defunct newspapers published in Norway
Norwegian-language newspapers
Newspapers established in 1910
Publications disestablished in 1913
Newspapers established in 1922
Publications disestablished in 1927
Sámi in Norway
Sámi newspapers
Southern Sámi
Defunct weekly newspapers
Monthly newspapers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makahu%20River
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Makahu River
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The Makahu River is a river of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north from its origins in the Kaweka Range, reaching the Mohaka River in rough hill country southeast of Lake Taupo. About half of the river's length is within Kaweka Forest Park.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Hawke's Bay Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makara%20River
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Makara River
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The Makara River refers to one of the following rivers in New Zealand.
Makara River (Chatham Islands), in the Chatham Islands
Mākara River (Wellington), part of the Ruamahanga River system
See also
Makara (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makarau%20River
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Makarau River
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The Makarau River is a river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. The river rises some north of Kaukapakapa, flowing west before entering the south of the Kaipara Harbour.
The Tahekeroa River is a tributary of it.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rodney District
Rivers of the Auckland Region
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makaretu%20River
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Makaretu River
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The Makaretu River is a river of the southern Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. One of numerous roughly parallel rivers, it flows east from the slopes of the Ruahine Range north of Dannevirke, passing close to the township of Takapau before meeting the waters of the Tukituki River just to the west of Waipukurau.
There are also at least two rivers in New Zealand called "Makaretu Stream".
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Hawke's Bay Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis%20Alonso%20Sandoval
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Luis Alonso Sandoval
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Luis Alonso Sandoval Oliva (born 27 September 1981) is a Mexican former professional footballer.
Career
Sandoval started his professional career with Chivas Guadalajara in 2002, but playing more as a winger, a style he still uses as a striker. He was sold to Jaguares due to Chivas' frequent uprising of young players, but rumored disciplinary trouble. There Sandoval got to play more time, but two seasons later for the Apertura 2006 season, he was traded to Veracruz. In the Clausura 2008 season, he was sold to Tecos UAG, where he so far has been a constant starting player under both former coach Jose Luis Trejo and current coach Miguel Herrera's management. As of December 16, 2008, Sandoval has been sent on loan for 1 year to C.F. Monterrey and signed in July 2009 with Morelia, the club loaned him after four months in late December 2009 to Club América. On the night of April 4, 2010 Sandoval enters during the 2nd half of the Mexican super classic (El Súper Clásico (Mexico)) facing the team that gave birth to his playing career (Chivas Guadalajara). However, the match ended with a 1-0 victory for Guadalajara.
Personal life
In early February 2021, Sandoval was arrested in Illinois for having 2.2 pounds of cocaine in his vehicle.
International appearances
As of 1 March 2006
Honours
Mexico U23
CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2004
References
External links
1980 births
Living people
Mexico international footballers
Association football forwards
C.D. Guadalajara footballers
C.D. Veracruz footballers
Chiapas F.C. footballers
Tecos F.C. footballers
Liga MX players
C.F. Monterrey players
Atlético Morelia players
Club Necaxa footballers
Club América footballers
Atlas F.C. footballers
Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexican footballers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makaroro%20River
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Makaroro River
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The Makaroro River is a river of the southern Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast from the slopes of the Ruahine Range, meeting the waters of the Waipawa River west of Tikokino.
Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme
The upper river is the proposed site for the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, also called the Tukituki Catchment Proposal, a dam to create a 93 million m³ storage reservoir. The project was proposed by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council to ensure water sustainability for the region around the dam site. The Council created the Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Company Ltd in 2013 to manage the project. Due to the nature of the Regional Council's relationship, the resource consent was handled by the Environmental Protection Authority, and the Department of Conservation due to some of the land on the proposed site being part of the Ruahine Forest Park.
After the initial approval in 2014, two appeals lodged by Hawke's Bay and Eastern Fish and Game Councils and the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand and cross appeal lodged by the Environmental Defence Society were examined by the High Court to reconsider the conditions of consent. On 12 December 2014 Justice Collins ordered the Board to reconsider their decision on an appropriate mechanism for managing the amount of nitrogen that enters the catchment area and giving parties a fair opportunity to comment. The final decision was released 25 June 2015 which included some amendments to the previous consent conditions.
Forest and Bird appealed the decision to allow for the transfer of 170ha of farmland for 22ha of protected conservation land in Ruahine Forest Park which would be flooded for the dam to the Appeal Court. The Court ruled on 31 August 2016 that the Director-General of Conservation was not entitled to revoke the special conservation status of a small portion in exchange for the parkland. This decision was further appealed by the Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Company Ltd and the Minister of Conservation to the Supreme Court on 27 and 28 February 2017. The court ruled on 6 July 2017 dismissing the appeal and upholding the decision that the conservation status could not be revoked under the scheme. In August 2017 Regional Council withdrew its support for the scheme and wrote off $14m it had invested in it.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Hawke's Bay Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makatote%20River
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Makatote River
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The Makatote River is a river of the centre of New Zealand's North Island. It flows west from the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, and from the Hauhungatahi Wilderness Area, before entering rough hill country, veering southwest and entering a gorge cut almost into the volcanic rocks. It joins with the waters of several smaller streams to become the Manganui o te Ao River, part of the Whanganui River system.
The river is part of a water conservation order catchment to protect indigenous fish including lamprey, longfinned eel, short-finned eel, common smelt, banded kokopu, short-jawed kokopu, koaro, torrentfish, redfinned bully, common bully, and Cran's bully. Trees in the gorge include rimu, matai and maire. The main trees logged were rimu, matai, kahikatea, totara and miro. The lowest of the river is monitored for its whio population. A proposal to create a track to Te Kohatu waterfall was rejected as being inappropriate for a wilderness area.
The river is spanned by the third largest railway viaduct in the country, which is high. SH4 (originally built by the railway for access to its construction sites) crosses on a much lower bridge near the viaduct.
Just to the north of the viaduct, the Makatote Tramway has a Category 2 listing by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, with remnants of rails, skid sites, a log hauler, water pits and bogie wheels. In the 1930s Western Red Cedar and Lawson's Cypress were planted near the tramway by the State Forests Service as part of a wider experimental high-altitude planting programme. Japanese Cedar, Douglas Fir, Ponderous Pine, Weymouth Pine and Sugar Pine were also considered for the experiment.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
External links
Te Kohatu waterfall in 1908 - location on 1:50,000 map, on Panoramio, tramping route description
Tramway photos on Facebook, map of tramway
Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushihama%20Station
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Ushihama Station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fussa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ushihama Station is served by the Ōme Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.
Station layout
This station consists of a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the platform. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 1 March 1943. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,475 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Yokota Air Base
Fussa Park
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1943
Fussa, Tokyo
Ōme Line
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makerikeri%20River
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Makerikeri River
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The Makerikeri River is a river of the north Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from its headwaters west of Amberley, reaching the Ashley River / Rakahuri close to Rangiora.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Waimakariri District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Pimentel
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Richard Pimentel
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Richard Keith Pimentel (born 1948) is an American disability rights advocate, trainer, and speaker who was a strong advocate for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He developed training materials aimed to help employers integrate persons with disabilities into the workplace.
Pimentel was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, by his grandmother, as his mother was mentally ill. He lost the majority of his hearing while serving in the Vietnam War, returning to the United States in 1970 almost entirely deaf. He attempted to apply for a rehabilitation program for veterans, but was denied by the Veterans Administration, marking the beginning of a battle with the Administration in order to allow his admittance to Portland State University.
His life story is recounted in the 2007 film Music Within. He is a senior partner of Milt Wright & Associates, Inc.
Early life
Pimentel was born in Portland, Oregon. His mother was mentally ill, his father died in Richard's childhood, he temporarily stayed in a local orphanage, and was mainly raised by his grandmother. He graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon, then enlisted in the U.S. Army, was deployed to Vietnam War, and returned 1970 almost completely deaf. He enrolled in a vocational rehabilitation program for veterans but, based on his deafness, the Veterans Administration declined his application to help him become a professional speaker. With support by the university's Speech and Hearing Department's professor and College Bowl founder Ben Padrow, Pimentel finally received a veteran rehabilitation grant to enroll at Portland State University.
Career
Starting as a sociology class project at the university, Pimentel developed a training program for supervisors on disability issues to see if that would increase job placements of disabled people.
In 1981, he authored the disability attitude training Tilting at Windmills Training Program (Windmills) to help employers hire more people with disabilities.
Since then he trained tens of thousands of workers, supervisors, managers, and representatives of US government agencies and Fortune 500 companies on disability awareness and sensitivity, disability management, and return-to-work models for injured and recently disabled employees.
Commissioned by the President's Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the National Institute of Health (NIH), Pimentel co-authored AIDS in the Workplace in 1988. This attitudinal training program aimed to reduce congressional resistance to AIDS being covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Shortly after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990, the chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission publicly thanked Pimentel for educating employers on disability issues.
Beginning in 1997, Pimentel developed training material and acted as keynote speaker for the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities. The foundation's Bridges program helped placing 1,200 young people with disabilities into employment each year.
Pimentel started in 2008 with designing and implementing a training program for the employers of disabled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan focusing on PTSD and traumatic brain injuries.
Also in 2008, the Portland State University awarded Richard Pimentel an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities.
According to Milt Wright & Associates' website, Pimentel has been the Chairperson of VACOR, the Department of Veterans Affairs' Civilian Advisory Committee for Rehabilitation.
In culture
Warner Bros. released in 2007 the full-length motion picture Music Within based on Pimentel's life story, starring Ron Livingston as Richard Pimentel and Michael Sheen as Art Honeyman.
Publications
Pimentel, R., Bissonnette, D., & Lotito, M. J. (1992). What Managers & Supervisors Need to Know about the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act. Northridge, CA: Milt Wright & Associates.
Americans with Disabilities Act: A comprehensive guide to Title I. 1992.
Taking control process: Beyond light duty. 1995.
2011.
References
External links
Milt Wright & Associates: Richard Pimentel
Richard K. Pimentel and Heidi Squier Kraft: Taking the D out of PTSD: What Your Managers and Supervisors Need To Know About Hiring and Working With Wounded Warriors (October 23, 2014)
Australian Government Comcare: Speech by Richard Pimentel at the Comcare National Conference 2011
Disability rights activists from the United States
Living people
1947 births
Activists from Portland, Oregon
Deaf activists
Deaf people from the United States
Portland State University alumni
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Makikihi River
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The Makikihi River is a river of the South Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows east from its headwaters in the Hunters Hills southwest of Timaru, and passes through the small township of Makikihi before reaching the Pacific Ocean.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "cicada stream" for Mākikihi.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makino%20River
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Makino River
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The Makino River is a river of the east of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northeast from the Kaweka Range as one of the headwaters of the Mohaka River. The Makino's entire length is within Kaweka Forest Park.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Hawke's Bay Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C4%ABt%C4%81rtha%20Institute
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Nītārtha Institute
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Nītārtha Institute is a school of advanced Buddhist studies for Western students designed based upon the traditional Tibetan monastic university curriculum. Its teachers include the published translator Karl Brunnholzl, as well as the head of Nalandabodhi, The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
Notes
External links
Nitartha Institute Home
Nitartha International Home
Buddhist organizations based in the United States
Buddhism in Washington (state)
Tibetan Buddhist organizations
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20M%C3%A9nard
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Christian Ménard
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Christian Ménard (born 7 April 1946 in Quimper, Finistère) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Finistère department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
References
1946 births
Living people
Politicians from Quimper
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
University of Nantes alumni
20th-century French physicians
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Christian Patria
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Christian Patria (January 9, 1945, Fontaine-Chaalis – February 10, 2014) was a French politician and a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Oise department, and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
References
1945 births
2014 deaths
People from Oise
Politicians from Hauts-de-France
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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Makotuku River
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The Makotuku River is a river of the west of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest from Tūroa ski field, on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, and passes through the town of Raetihi before its confluence with the Mangawhero River. It has been affected by several lahars over the last 160,000 years.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "white heron stream" for Mākōtuku.
Water quality
The long term e. coli rating for the river at Raetihi is poor.
Water supply
Raetihi's drinking water comes from the river. In 2018 Veolia added activated carbon dosing, coagulation, flocculation, a lamella settler, filters and UV disinfection to the previous two settling ponds and chlorination, to minimise the effect of future pollution events.
Oil spills
In December 1979 of heating oil (diesel and kerosene) and, in September 2013, of diesel spilt into the river at the Turoa ski field, upstream. The 2013 leak required Raetihi to have 21 days of water supply from road tankers. The leaks had impacts on mayflies, lichens, mosses, fish and whio. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Ltd was fined $300,000 for the 2013 spill.
Hydro electricity
The 60kW Raetihi hydro-electric scheme produces about a year and was built in 1918, about north of Raetihi. Its water comes from the Makotuku River, Makara Stream, Makaraiti Stream and a tributary of Mangaone Stream. It has a head of from its headpond to its generator, near the Orautoha Stream. The original generator remains in use.
Makotuku River Walkway
The Makotuku River Walkway was upgraded in 2021, with loop tracks on the east side of Raetihi. Much of the funding for the work came from the compensation paid after the 2013 oil spill.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
External links
Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui
Rivers of New Zealand
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Makuri River
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The Makuri River is a river of the south of New Zealand's North Island. It flows from the Puketoi Range in the northern Wairarapa, initially flowing southwest (this stretch is usually known as Makuri Stream). after some it turns northwest, reaching the waters of the Tiraumea River southeast of Pahiatua.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Wellington Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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Christine Marin
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Christine Marin (born April 9. 1951 in Feignies) was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2012, representing Nord's 23rd constituency, as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
The 23rd constituency was abolished in the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies. Marin stood unsuccessfully for the new version of Nord's 3rd constituency, which covered some of the same area as the abolished constituency, in the 2012 election.
References
1951 births
Living people
People from Nord (French department)
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
The Popular Right
Women members of the National Assembly (France)
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
21st-century French women politicians
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Manaia River
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The Manaia River is a river of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from its sources in the Coromandel Range, reaching the waters of the Hauraki Gulf at Manaia Harbour, southwest of Coromandel.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Thames-Coromandel District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
Hauraki Gulf catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manakaiaua%20River
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Manakaiaua River
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The Manakaiaua River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally northwest from its source on the slopes of Mount Ritchie in the Bare Rocky Range, part of the Southern Alps, reaching the Tasman Sea to the north of Bruce Bay.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the West Coast, New Zealand
Westland District
Rivers of New Zealand
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Manawapou River
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The Manawapou River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwest, from its origins in rough hill country to the northeast of Hāwera, to reach the South Taranaki Bight between Hāwera and Patea.
Geology
The river rises on a sandy mid-Pliocene Tangahoe Mudstone, formed in a shallow sea, then its valley is cut down to early-Pliocene Whenuakura Group rocks (bioclastic limestone, pebbly and micaceous sandstones and massive siltstone), whilst the surrounding land is covered by mid-Pleistocene beach deposits of conglomerate, sand, peat and clay.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
South Taranaki District
Rivers of Taranaki
Rivers of New Zealand
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Christophe Bouillon
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Christophe Bouillon (born 4 March 1969) was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2020. He represented Seine-Maritime's 5th constituency as a member of the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left. From 2015 to 2018 he was chairman of the board of ANDRA, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency.
He was elected mayor of Barentin on 28 May 2020 and resigned from the National Assembly on 18 June because of cumulation of mandates. His substitute, Bastien Coriton, was also elected mayor in Rives-en-Seine, so resigned from the assembly five days after taking office. A by-election was called for 20 and 27 September 2020.
References
1969 births
Living people
Politicians from Rouen
University of Rouen alumni
Mayors of places in Normandy
Socialist Party (France) politicians
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 15th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaaruhe%20River
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Mangaaruhe River
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The Mangaaruhe River is a river of the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast from the Ngamoko Range southwest of Lake Waikaremoana, flowing into the Wairoa River eight kilometres north of Frasertown.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of the Hawke's Bay Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangahauini%20River
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Mangahauini River
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The Mangahauini River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally south from its origins southwest of Te Puia Springs, reaching the Pacific Ocean close to the settlement of Tokomaru Bay.
Major floods occurred in 1916, 1924, 1950, 1963 and the 2022 flood washed away part of the State Highway 35 bridge at Tokomaru Bay, which was last rebuilt in 1966. The new bridge is downstream from its predecessor. The main road runs through the valley for several kilometres, crossing the river three times.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fussa%20Station
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Fussa Station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fussa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Fussa Station is served by the Ōme Line, and is located 9.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.
Station layout
This station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 19 November 1894. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 16,017 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Fussa City Hall
Yokota Air Base
Seiyu Mall
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894
Fussa, Tokyo
Ōme Line
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaheia%20River
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Mangaheia River
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The Mangaheia River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast from its origins in rough hill country inland from Tolaga Bay, joining with the Uawa River close to its outflow into the bay.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangakahia%20River
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Mangakahia River
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The Mangakahia River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows east from its sources in the Mataraua Forest, turning southeastward after about on joining with the small Awarua River. It is joined by the Opouteke River near Pakotai, then turns east, until it is joined by the Hikurangi River. It then turns south again, passing Titoki and then joining with the Wairua River to form the Wairoa River approximately halfway between Whangarei and Dargaville.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "stream of the New Zealand passionfruit vine" for Mangakāhia.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
External links
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
Kaipara Harbour catchment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangakarengorengo%20River
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Mangakarengorengo River
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The Mangakarengorengo River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Wairoa River.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Bay of Plenty Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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Andrew A. Michta
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Andrew Alexander Michta (born April 4, 1956) is an American political scientist and Dean of the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany. Previously he was Professor of National Security Affairs at the US Naval War College. He was also an affiliate of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, an Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies – Europe Program in Washington, DC, and an adjunct political scientist at the RAND Corporation.
Biography
Andrew Michta was born in Poland, the son of Józef and Adela (Stokowiec) Michta.
He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University (1987). From 1988–2015 he was the M.W. Buckman Distinguished Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College, a predominantly undergraduate college in Memphis, Tennessee. There he received the Clarence Day Dean's Award for Outstanding Research. He was on leave from 2005 to 09 and from 2011 to 13. In 2015 he left Rhodes and went to teach in the JPME system at the US Naval War College graduate program.
While on leave From Rhodes, from May 2011–13 he was the Senior Transatlantic Fellow and the founding Director of the Warsaw branch office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. From 2005–09, he was Professor of National Security Studies and Director of Studies of the Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany. He was a Visiting Scholar at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University and a Research Associate at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University. From 2000–2001 he was at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. (2000–2001).
He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. He is a Contributing Editor to 1945, an online national security website. He served on the Advisory Council of the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, D.C. and has served on the AAASS Board of Directors (2001–2004). He was Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis from 2013–14. The BBC characterized him as "a well-known expert on security issues." He speaks several languages, including English, French, German, Polish, and Russian.
Views
Michta has argued that the United States and NATO missed opportunities after the September 11, 2001 attack to revitalize the NATO alliance. Specifically, he argues that NATO should have taken the lead in Afghanistan.
Michta has explored the implications of NATO's institutional effort to use its enlargement process as a means to advance civil-military reform in Eastern Europe. Michta argues that NATO's requirement that all new members must meet specific goals of democratic civilian control over its military was especially successful in reforming Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. He concludes that these three new NATO members have made dramatic efforts to depoliticize their military, in contrast to the political control during the communist era. Thereby the democratic forces in these countries have been strengthened.
Michta has written a number of editorials from a standpoint sympathetic to or aligned with right wing populism. This includes work critical of cancel culture as well as work attributing left-wing civil unrest in the United States to ideas passed down by political elites "unmoored from the fundamentals of this nation’s founding and its traditional commitment to building a decent society." Michta has also been critical of what he perceives as an open immigration policy in the EU, arguing that the rise of neo-nationalism in Europe since 2015 exists as a popular "anti-establishment rebellion" against politicians' refusal to significantly restrict the intake of migrants and refugees.
Works
The Limits of Alliance: The United States, NATO and the EU in North and Central Europe. Rowman & Littlefield (2006).
The Soldier-Citizen
Polish Foreign Policy Reconsidered
East Central Europe after the Warsaw Pact
The Government and Politics of Postcommunist Europe
America's New Allies: Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic in NATO
References
External links
Book review of The Limits of Alliance in the journal Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Vol. 66, No. 2, Summer, 2007.
1956 births
Living people
American political scientists
Johns Hopkins University alumni
George Washington University faculty
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Mangakuri River
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The Mangakuri River is a river of the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north, paralleling the Pacific Ocean coast before veering northeast to reach the sea at Kairakau Beach, south of Cape Kidnappers.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Hawke's Bay Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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Women for Sobriety
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Women for Sobriety (WFS) is a non-profit secular addiction recovery group for women with addiction problems. WFS was created by sociologist Jean Kirkpatrick in 1976 as an alternative to twelve-step addiction recovery groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). As of 1998 there were more than 200 WFS groups worldwide. Only women are allowed to attend the organization's meetings as the groups focus specifically on women's issues. WFS is not a radical feminist, anti-male, or anti-AA organization.
History
Jean Kirkpatrick attended AA meetings for three years and was unable to maintain sobriety. The methods of what is now the "New Life" program of Women for Sobriety empowered Kirkpatrick to quit drinking. Discovered through trial and error, the New Life methods are based largely on the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (particularly his essay, "Self-Reliance") and the Unity Movement of New Thought in addition to Kirkpatrick's personal experience, knowledge of sociology, and experience in AA. In her design, as in AA, WFS encourages the open and hosting sharing but focuses on improving self-esteem and reducing guilt rather than admitting powerlessness. While Kirkpatrick's program stresses spirituality as the "fundamental object of life" the solution to alcoholism is described as being within the mind of the female alcoholic, not requiring a Higher Power. Also like AA, Kirkpatrick's program encourages complete abstinence from alcohol, rather than harm reduction.
Program
The program is built on thirteen affirmations encouraging members to change their self-image and world view. As is practiced in SMART Recovery, WFS members avoid labeling themselves as alcoholics and addicts and instead refer to themselves as competent women during meeting introductions. Philosophically, these ideas are close to modernity, emphasizing self-control and rationality. As described in WFS literature, the fundamental problem of females with alcohol dependence is low self-esteem, a condition that is culturally reinforced in women more than in men, necessitating a qualitatively different treatment for women. In WFS members focus on responsibility rather than powerlessness, on self-esteem rather than humility and on thinking rather than surrender. Like AA, WFS encourages meditation and spirituality, although sobriety is not viewed as dependent on a Higher Power. To increase self-esteem, WFS encourages positive thinking and discourages negative thinking (a cause of low self-esteem).
In WFS language, "faulty thinking" causes destructive behavior, consequently WFS teaches its members that they have the power to change their thinking to change their actions. The WFS approach, in this sense, is similar to cognitive behavioral therapy. Newcomers are encouraged to take pride in their accomplishments, no matter how small—even in an hour of sobriety. Similarly, members learn to beware of negative thoughts as they arise. There are also elements of applied self-in-relation theory (the theory that a woman's sense of definition and value is strongly tied to their relationships with others); women are encouraged to build new, healthy relationships inside and outside of meetings.
Affirmations
The thirteen affirmations represent six levels of growth in which members accept the physical nature of alcoholism (affirmation one), remove negativity (affirmations two, four and nine), learn to think better of themselves (affirmations five and twelve), change their attitudes (affirmations three, six and eleven), improve their relationships (affirmations seven and ten), and change their life's priorities (affirmations eight and thirteen).
I have a life-threatening problem that once had me.
Negative thoughts destroy only myself.
Happiness is a habit I am developing.
Problems bother me only to the degree I permit.
I am what I think.
Life can be ordinary or it can be great.
Love can change the course of my world.
The fundamental object of life is emotional and spiritual growth.
The past is gone forever.
All love given returns.
Enthusiasm is my daily exercise.
I am a competent woman, and I have much to give life.
I am responsible for myself and for my actions.
The First, Second, Tenth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Affirmations were changed at some point in the 1990s these originally appeared, respectively, as "I have a drinking problem that once had me, Negative emotions destroy only myself, All love given returns twofold, I am a competent woman and have much to give to others, I am responsible for myself and my sisters." The Third, Fourth and Twelfth Affirmations were revised in 2017 per the WFS Board of Directors. They originally appeared (after the 1990s edit), respectively, as "Happiness is a habit I will develop, Problems bother me only to the degree I permit them to, I am a competent woman and have much to give life."
Meetings
Meetings range in size from two to twenty members, the ideal group size is between six and ten women. The room is arranged so that all the women are sitting in a circle. The meeting opens with a reading of the thirteen affirmations and the WFS purpose. The opening is followed by discussion among members based on a topic from WFS literature (e.g. acceptance, stress, compulsions, procrastination or one of the thirteen affirmations). Following a five- to ten-minute break, members begin the second part of the meeting. During the second part, members discuss what happened the previous week, each member is given a chance to speak and is encouraged to include at least one positive behavior or event. Discussing previous drinking experiences, "drunkalogs", is discouraged as members are asked to keep their sharing positive. Cross-talk, responding directly to the speaker, is allowed. At the meeting closing members hold hands and recite the WFS motto, "We are capable and competent, caring and compassionate, always willing to help another, bonded together in overcoming our addictions."
A telephone list is distributed and members are allowed to call each other throughout the week. If someone has been hospitalized or has returned to drinking, other members will call her to offer their support.
Moderators
Meetings are run by moderators with at least one year of continuous sobriety who are familiar with the WFS program. Moderators must be certified by WFS headquarters in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
Demographics
During the winter of 1991 Lee Ann Kaskutas conducted a survey of all WFS members, she sent surveys to each active WFS group at the time and achieved 73% response rate. The information in this section is based on her analysis of the survey results.
The average WFS member is 46 years old, white, has been sober for 4.5 years, and is married with 1.8 children. About one-third of WFS members are Protestant, another third are Catholic, and about one-fifth do not have a religious affiliation. Two-thirds have attended college and more than half are employed with an average individual income of $23,700 per year (an average household income of $51,800 per year). Half of WFS members have been sober for less than two years and in WFS for a year or less. Women who took disulfiram were more likely to relapse than those who did not. Most members (40%) were self-referred, others were referred to WFS by a counselor or treatment program. The vast majority of WFS members had received professional help at some point (89%), most frequently this was individual therapy and least frequently group therapy.
Correlates of self-esteem
Length of sobriety was correlated positively with membership in WFS. Half, however, of WFS members had been sober before joining WFS. Controlling for the length of sobriety, the length of time in WFS was positively correlated with self-esteem, as measured by the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Three other independent variables were correlated with self-esteem: belief in the First Affirmation, frequent use of the Affirmations, and disbelief in AA's First Step.
Turning points
A turning point represents an event or state that made WFS members realize they needed to do something about their drinking. The survey of WFS members found there were eight general categories of turning points: physical signs of alcoholism, emotional problems, general life problems, loss of control over drinking, being confronted about their drinking, problems related to driving, exposure to others' drinking problems and problems related to work. On average, the turning point occurred for WFS members at age 39, it took WFS members four years to achieve sobriety after their turning point and five years to become a member in WFS. Women who had a turning point entailing a realization that their life was out of control achieved sobriety in less than average time (two years). Similarly, women who had felt suicidal or attempted suicide achieved sobriety in one year. The five factors most frequently cited for attending WFS were: self-motivation, seeing information about WFS in a newspaper, WFS literature, hearing information from friends, and getting information from a counseling agency.
Dual membership
Nearly all, ninety percent, of WFS members have experience with AA and about one-third also regularly attend AA meetings (and have for an average of five years). Non-AA attending WFS members are more likely to believe that maintaining sobriety is a matter of hard work having little to do with God's intervention, while those attending AA attribute their sobriety to their spiritual program. Ninety-two percent of WFS members, however, believe their state of mind is the most important factor in maintaining sobriety.
Although length of time in WFS correlated positively with self-esteem, length of time in AA did not emerge as a significant predictor of self-esteem. Relapse was less common among women who attended both AA and WFS. The largest proportion of WFS members to achieve sobriety in a year following their turning point were those who attended AA in addition to seeking professional help compared to those who just attended AA or sought professional help. WFS members who attended AA reported they did so primarily as insurance against relapse (28%), its availability (25%), for sharing (31%), and support (27%). WFS members who did not attend AA mentioned feeling as though they never fit in at AA (20%), found AA too negative (18%), disliked drunkalogs (14%) disliked AA's focus on the past (14%) and felt that AA was geared more to men's needs (15%).
Attrition and prevalence
WFS and AA have similar drop-out rates of new members; in about four months about half of new WFS members drop-out. WFS discourages lifetime membership and reliance on meetings to maintain sobriety. In this way, the size and number of WFS meetings remain static but does not necessarily reflect a decline in the group's popularity. Forming a WFS meeting for some may be prohibitively difficult, in addition to obtaining certification and a year of sobriety, the leader has ongoing responsibility for the meeting.
Effectiveness
A 2018 longitudinal study compared the self-reported success of Women for Sobriety, LifeRing Secular Recovery, SMART Recovery, and Alcoholics Anonymous. After normalizing for income and other demographic factors, the study saw that Women for Sobriety was about as effective as Alcoholics Anonymous.
Criticism
The thirteen affirmations may be difficult for women to implement in day-to-day living, depending on their situations. For instance, women with limited financial resources may find it difficult to accept that "problems bother her only to the extent she allows them." Depressed women may find it difficult to make enthusiasm a daily exercise, or accept happiness as a habit to develop. Similarly, positive thinking affirmations have been interpreted as asking women to deny their real feelings and inhibiting recovery. The applicability of the affirmations to female alcoholic's lives may limit the appeal of the WFS program.
Kirkpatrick has stated the affirmations were derived from observing her thoughts as she felt good enough to stop drinking. The intention of the affirmations is behavior modification, asking WFS members not to dwell on past problems is intended to prevent them from drinking. The purpose is not to deny the past, but not to indulge it as this is likely to cause negative thinking. By practicing affirmations and positive thinking, it is believed WFS members slowly change their habits and their thoughts become reality.
Literature
WFS sells several dozen books on their website, and several dozen more booklets, CDs, and related materials and regularly publish a journal Sobering Thoughts. Four books by Kirkpatrick, however, are used principally in the WFS program, the most important of which is Turnabout.
Further reading
See also
Addiction recovery groups
Alcoholism
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Drug addiction
LifeRing Secular Recovery
Rational Recovery
Secular Organizations for Sobriety
SMART Recovery
References
External links
Official website of Women for Sobriety
and
Addiction and substance abuse organizations
Non-profit organizations based in Pennsylvania
Temperance organizations in the United States
Organizations established in 1976
Women's clubs in the United States
Women in Pennsylvania
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangamaire%20River
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Mangamaire River
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The Mangamaire River is a river of the centre of New Zealand's North Island. One of the headwaters of the Rangitikei River system, it flows generally southwest from its origins southeast of Lake Taupo, forming part of the border of the Kaimanawa Forest Park for much of its length. It meets the young Rangitikei in hill country east of Mount Ruapehu.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "maire stream" for Mangamaire.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe%20Caresche
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Christophe Caresche
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Christophe Caresche (born 2 September 1960 in Arcachon) was a member of the National Assembly of France from 1997 to 2017. He represented the Paris's 18th constituency as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
References
1960 births
Living people
People from Arcachon
Politicians from Paris
Socialist Party (France) politicians
Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe%20Guilloteau
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Christophe Guilloteau
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Christophe Guilloteau (born 18 June 1958 in Lyon) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Rhône's 10th constituency from 2003 to 2017, as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
References
1958 births
Living people
Politicians from Lyon
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
The Popular Right
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamura%20Station
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Hamura Station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hamura, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Hamura Station is served by the Ōme Line, and is located 11.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.
Station layout
This station has a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the platform. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 19 November 1894. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,687 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Tama River
Hamura City Hall
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894
Hamura, Tokyo
Ōme Line
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe%20Priou
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Christophe Priou
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Christophe Priou (born 2 May 1958 in Nantes) is a French politician of The Republicans who served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 2002 until 2017, representing the Loire-Atlantique department.
In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Priou endorsed François Fillon as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.
References
1958 births
Living people
Politicians from Nantes
Rally for the Republic politicians
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Gaullism, a way forward for France
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Senators of Loire-Atlantique
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangamuka%20River
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Mangamuka River
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The Mangamuka River is a river of the far north of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally south from the Maungataniwha Range southeast of Kaitaia, and the last few kilometres of its length are a wide, silty arm of the Hokianga Harbour, which it reaches northeast of Rawene.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Hokianga
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganui%20River
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Manganui River
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Manganui River may refer to the following New Zealand rivers:
Manganui River, Northland
Manganui River, Waikato
Manganui River, Taranaki
Manganui o te Ao River
See also
Manganui
Mangaone River (disambiguation)
Mangapapa River (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe%20Sirugue
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Christophe Sirugue
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Christophe Sirugue (born August 14, 1966 in Autun, Saône-et-Loire) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Saône-et-Loire department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
He is vice-president of the French National Assembly since 2012.
References
1966 births
Living people
People from Autun
Mayors of places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Socialist Party (France) politicians
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Government ministers of France
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganuioteao%20River
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Manganuioteao River
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The Manganuioteao River (official name since 22 August 1985, also known as Manganui o te Ao River and shown on older maps as Manganuiateau River) is a river of the centre of New Zealand's North Island. It has its source in numerous streams and small rivers which flow west from the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, though the main course of the river flows predominantly southwest through rugged hill country to meet with the Whanganui River north of Pipiriki, at the edge of the Whanganui National Park.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "great stream of the world" for Manganui-o-te-Ao. Other translations have been "Great river of light", or "Wide open valley with plenty of daylight".
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
Tributary rivers
Makatote River
Mangaturturu River
References
Rivers of Manawatū-Whanganui
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganuiohou%20River
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Manganuiohou River
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The Manganuiohou River is a river of the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It flows southwards from its source in Te Urewera National Park immediately to the northwest of Lake Waikaremoana, and joins with the Waiau River at the park's southwestern boundary.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Hawke's Bay Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaone%20River
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Mangaone River
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Mangaone River may refer to:
Mangaone River (Hawke's Bay), a river of the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand
Mangaone River (Manawatu-Wanganui), a river of the south of New Zealand's North Island
See also
Manganui River (disambiguation)
Mangapapa River (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaoparo%20River
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Mangaoparo River
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The Mangaoparo River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the island's northeasternmost point, flowing southeast from the slopes of Mount Raukumara in the Raukumara Range to reach the Waiapu River northeast of Ruatoria.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaorino%20River
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Mangaorino River
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The Mangaorino River is a river of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North island. It is a tributary of the Mangapu River, which it meets north of Te Kuiti.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozaku%20Station
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Ozaku Station
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is a passenger railway station situated in the city of Hamura, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ozaku Station is served by the Ōme Line, and is located 14.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tachikawa Station.
Station layout
This station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks, with an elevated station building above the tracks and then the platforms. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station was first opened on 19 November 1894. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in March 1993.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 16,111 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
Musashino Park
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894
Hamura, Tokyo
Ōme Line
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaotaki%20River
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Mangaotaki River
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The Mangaotaki River is a river of the southern Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southeast from its sources in the coastal Herangi Range to reach the Mokau River southwest of Piopio.
About above its confluence with the Mokau the river is bridged by SH3. The river at that point is too polluted for swimming.
One of its upper tributaries is the Waitanguru Stream, which has Waitanguru Falls on it.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "stream of oratory" for Mangaotaki.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Waitomo District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%20American%20Le%20Mans%20Series
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2003 American Le Mans Series
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The 2003 American Le Mans Series season was the fifth season for the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and the 33rd overall season of the IMSA GT Championship. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP900, LMP675, GTS, and GT. It began March 15, 2003 and ended October 18, 2003 after 9 races.
Dyson Racing's overall win at Sonoma Raceway was the first time in ALMS history that the overall win was captured by a vehicle not from the LMP900 class.
Schedule
Little was changed between the 2002 and 2003 schedules; the Grand Prix of Washington, D. C. and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course did not return, but both were instead replaced by the return of the Grand Prix of Atlanta at Road Atlanta. The Grand Prix of Mexico was originally scheduled for April 6 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez but was canceled due to financial issues.
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
Teams Championship
Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:
20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1
Exceptions being for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order:
26-22-19-16-14-12-10-9-8-7
Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.
LMP900 Standings
LMP675 Standings
GTS Standings
GT Standings
External links
American Le Mans Series homepage
IMSA Archived ALMS Results and Points
American Le Mans
American Le Mans
American Le Mans Series seasons
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangapa%20River
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Mangapa River
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The Mangapa River is a river of the far north of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south from its sources in the Omahuta Forest to reach the Waipapa River west of Kerikeri.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Far North District
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel%20Bara%C3%B1ao
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Manuel Barañao
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Eraldon Manuel Barañao (August 5, 1791 – ?), was born in Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina but traveled to Chile in 1809, becoming a revolutionary supporter of Juan Martínez de Rozas and taking up commerce.
Role in the Chilean War of Independence
Barañao began the Chilean War of Independence as a supporter of the patriots; after the royalists conquered the city of Concepción, Chile and many patriots fell to infighting, however, his views began to shift and he became a support of the royalists. Under the governorship of Mariano Osorio he took up the position of colonel of the hussars under king Ferdinand VII of Spain and became a famous soldier and swordsman within the Spanish army. His particular unit, a 150-strong squadron of hussars, served prominently at the royalist victory of Battle of Rancagua in 1814. After the defeat of the Battle of Chacabuco, however, like many other royalists he was forced to emigrate to Peru.
Personal life
In 1814 Barañao married Josefa Valenzuela Santibáñez, daughter of Diego Valenzuela Avalos y Mercedes Santibáñez Careaga, with whom he had four children: Joaquín, Aniceto, José Manuel and Diego. Barañao returned to Chile with the change of government in the 1830s.
1790 births
Chilean Army officers
People of the Chilean War of Independence
History of Chile
Year of death unknown
Date of birth unknown
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangapai%20River
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Mangapai River
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The Mangapai River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is perhaps better described as a silty arm of Whangarei Harbour, located due south of Whangarei. Its average width is some , but the silty nature of its course means that the stream itself is far narrower.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "good stream" for Mangapai.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Whangarei District
Rivers of the Northland Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangapapa%20River
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Mangapapa River
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Mangapapa River may refer to:
Mangapapa River (Bay of Plenty) - a river of the western Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island
Mangapapa River (Manawatu-Wanganui) - a river of the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of New Zealand's North Island
See also
Mangapapa for the suburb of Gisborne, New Zealand.
Manganui River (disambiguation)
Mangaone River (disambiguation)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangapehi%20River
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Mangapehi River
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For the sawmill area of Mangapehi see Ellis and Burnand#Mangapehi
The Mangapehi River is a river of the south Waikato region of New Zealand. It flows northwest from its sources near Benneydale, reaching the Mokau River southwest of Te Kuiti.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "stream of trouble" for Mangapēhi.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Waitomo District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayanami-class%20destroyer
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Ayanami-class destroyer
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The Ayanami class was a destroyer class built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the late 1950s. The primary purpose was anti-submarine warfare, so this class was classified as "DDK" (hunter-killer anti-submarine destroyer) unofficially.
Design
This class adopted a "long forecastle" design with inclined afterdeck called "Holland Slope", named after the scenic sloping street in Nagasaki City. Their steam turbine propulsion systems were similar to the ones of the , but they varied between each ship in the class as part of the JMSDF's attempt to find the best propulsion system for its future surface combatants.
The Ayanami class were the first JMSDF vessels equipped with six 3-inch/50 caliber Mark 22 guns with Mark 33 dual mounts and Mark 32 lightweight torpedoes with two Mark 2 over-the-side launchers. 3-inch guns were controlled by two Mark 63 GFCSs.
All seven vessels names had previously been borne by ships of the World War II-era and classes.
Notes
References
Destroyer classes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977%20Miami%20Dolphins%20season
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1977 Miami Dolphins season
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The 1977 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 12th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 6–8, winning ten games. After suffering their first losing season under Coach Don Shula, the Dolphins bounced back to finish 10-4. Bob Griese had a stellar year, despite being forced to wear thick eyeglasses due to a problem with his contacts. Griese, whose season was highlighted by a six touchdown game in St. Louis against the Cardinals, was named Player of the year by the Maxwell Club of Philadelphia. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule
Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese would throw for six touchdown passes in a Thanksgiving Day match versus the St. Louis Cardinals. The Dolphins would set a franchise record for most points scored in one game with 55. Of note, the Dolphins would score eight touchdowns and accumulate 34 first downs.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Results
Week 11
Bob Griese 15/23, 207 Yds, 6 TD, INT
Standings
Awards and honors
Bob Griese, Bert Bell Award
References
External links
1977 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com
Miami Dolphins seasons
Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kliros
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Kliros
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The kliros (Greek: κλῆρος klēros, plural κλῆροι klēroi; Slavonic: клиросъ, "kliros" or sometimes крилосъ, "krilos") is the section of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church dedicated to the choir. It refers both to the general space in which chanters or singers assemble for the services, as well as to the actual music stand or shelves on which music is stored and read.
Overview
The name derives from the Greek word for "lot", since originally those who read and sang were chosen by lot.
Historically, in cathedrals, monasteries and larger establishments such as chapels belonging to seminaries and major parishes, there would have been kliroi on both right and left sides of the church. The result is two choirs which sing antiphonally, much as monastic and cathedral choirs of the Western Churches still have today. This was the practice in the Byzantine Imperial Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, in Constantinople, whose historical liturgical practice became the standard for all churches following the Byzantine liturgical tradition.
This arrangement presupposes a number of singers on each side, adding up to a reasonably large total, and two highly trained chanters skilled in leading the services. Unfortunately, highly trained chanters are exceedingly rare today, and most churches have only the one kliros, often to the right of the iconostasis. Nevertheless, some patriarchal cathedrals, larger monastic communities, seminaries, and places with sufficient resources and singers, may continue to have two kliroi.
The Russian Orthodox Church will often have, in addition to a kliros by the iconostasis, a choir loft above the great doors of the west entrance of the church.
In churches of the Greek and some parts of the Russian tradition, chanters and men who sing at the kliros will often wear a black riassa (outer-cassock). In the Armenian tradition, both men and women of the choir at the kliros will wear a stikharion (robe made out of fine material).
References
External links
Kliros - Russian Orthodox free archive of church singing materials
Клирос в интерьере русского храма в XVII—XVIII веках
Church architecture
Eastern Christian liturgical objects
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryuya%20Wakaba
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Ryuya Wakaba
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is a Japanese actor assigned to First Place talent agency. He and his four brothers formed the Wakaba Brothers.
Filmography
Television
Film
Video on demand
References
External links
1989 births
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male television actors
Living people
Japanese male child actors
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
Horikoshi High School alumni
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangapoike%20River
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Mangapoike River
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The Mangapoike River is a river beginning in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally southwest from sources south of Waingake, reaching the Wairoa River in Hawke's Bay northeast of Frasertown.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Gisborne District
Rivers of the Hawke's Bay Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoxyguanosine%20triphosphate
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Deoxyguanosine triphosphate
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Deoxyguanosine triphosphate (dGTP) is a nucleoside triphosphate, and a nucleotide precursor used in cells for DNA synthesis. The substance is used in the polymerase chain reaction technique, in sequencing, and in cloning. It is also the competitor of inhibition onset by acyclovir in the treatment of HSV virus.
References
Nucleotides
Phosphate esters
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangapu%20River
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Mangapu River
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The Mangapu River is a river of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It has its sources in numerous streams which flow generally northwards from the King Country south of Te Kuiti, the longest of which is the Mangaokewa Stream. These streams join to form the Mangapu close to Te Kuiti, and from here the river flows north, passing close to the east of Waitomo Caves, where the Mangapu caves have the largest entrance in the North Island (about long and deep), before flowing into the Waipā River at Otorohanga.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "double stream" for Mangapū.
SH3 crosses the river on a bridge near Otorohanga built in 1966 and near Hangatiki on a concrete bridge built in 1977. The railway follows the east bank for about , crossing only small tributaries, though it did suffer from flooding, for example in 1905.
The river at Otorohanga is classed as being in the worst 25% of similar sites as regards all measured pollutants, though some attempts are being made at restoration.
Pehitawa Kahikatea Forest Reserve
The reserve of kahikatea forest on the east bank of the river, was purchased by the Native Forests Restoration Trust in 2001. Kahikatea forest once covered in the Waipa Ecological District, now reduced to , of which are in the Mangapu valley, though over has been felled since 1975. A major drainage scheme was carried out just upstream from the reserve in the 1930s, including emptying of a lake. The forest floods in winter and flood protection would be uneconomic. Some kahikatea in the reserve are about 120 years old. The reserve also has swamp maire, matai, titoki and pukatea. Te Araroa long-distance walkway passes through the reserve and crosses the river on a suspension bridge.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
External links
Flood levels at SH3 bridge near Hangatiki
Google Street view of the river at SH3 bridge near Otorohanga
Google Street view of the river at SH3 bridge near Hangatiki
Waitomo District
Rivers of Waikato
Rivers of New Zealand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude%20Bartolone
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Claude Bartolone
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Claude Bartolone (; born 1951) is a Tunisian-born French politician who was President of the National Assembly of France from 2012 to 2017. A member of the Socialist Party, he was first elected to the National Assembly, representing the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in 1981. He served in the government as Delegate Minister for the City from 1998 to 2002, and he was President of the Seine-Saint-Denis General Council from 2008 to 2012.
Biography
Early life
He was born on 29 July 1951 in Tunis, Tunisia. His mother was from Malta and his father from Sicily; both his parents were working-class. At the age of nine, he moved to Le Pré-Saint-Gervais in France and grew up in a council estate. After he was encouraged by a teacher named Marie-Thérèse Thoullieux not to get a professional degree, he attended the Lycée Turgot in Paris. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
Career
Local mandates
He was a municipal councillor of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais from 1977 to 1983, and from 1995 to 2008. He served as Deputy Mayor of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais from 1977 to 1983, from June to October 1995, as Mayor from 1995 to 1998, and again as Deputy Mayor from 2001 to 2008. He was also municipal councillor of Les Lilas from 1983 to 1989.
He served as Seine-Saint-Denis general councillor from 1979 to 1992, and has served again since 2008. From 1985 to 1992, he served as vice-president of the Seine-Saint-Denis General Council, and as president from 2008 to 2012. From 1998 to 2002, he served as regional councillor of Ile-de-France.
National mandates
He served as a member of the National Assembly for the sixth district, encompassing Seine-Saint-Denis from 1981 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, he served as Delegate Minister for the City. Since 2002, he has served as member of the National Assembly again.
Following the June 2012 parliamentary election, in which the Socialist Party won a parliamentary majority, Bartolone was designated as the Socialist candidate for the post of President of the National Assembly. In the vote, held on 26 June 2012, Bartolone was accordingly elected to the post, receiving 298 votes against 185 votes for the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) candidate Bernard Accoyer, who held the post during the preceding parliamentary term.
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! colspan="2" | Socialist Primary
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| align="left" | Bernard Accoyer
| align="left" | Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un mouvement populaire)
| UMP
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| 185
| 38.30%
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| align="left" | Claude Bartolone
| align="left" | Socialist Party (Parti socialiste)
| PS
| 127
| 49.22%
| 298
| 61.70%
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| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Jean Glavany
| align="left" | Socialist Party (Parti socialiste)
| PS
| 59
| 22.87%
|colspan=2 |
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| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Élisabeth Guigou
| align="left" | Socialist Party (Parti socialiste)
| PS
| 50
| 19.38%
|colspan=2 |
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| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | Daniel Vaillant
| align="left" | Socialist Party (Parti socialiste)
| PS
| 22
| 8.53%
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|}
From 2012 to 2017, he has served as President of the National Assembly of France. Thus, he lived in the Hôtel de Lassay.
In April 2013, he received a menacing letter containing ammunition powder, suggesting he should stop supporting same-sex marriage.
Personal life
He is married, in a second marriage, with Véronique Ragusa, a parliamentary collaborator. He resides in a 320 square metre mansion on the outskirts of Paris.
Honours
Foreign Honours
: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (19/11/2012)
References
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1951 births
Living people
French people of Maltese descent
French people of Sicilian descent
French people of Italian descent
Tunisian people of Sicilian descent
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
People from Tunis
Tunisian people of Italian descent
Tunisian people of Maltese descent
Presidents of the National Assembly (France)
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 14th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashi-%C5%8Cme%20Station
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Higashi-Ōme Station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōme, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Higashi-Ōme Station is served by the Ōme Line, located 17.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tachikawa Station.
Station layout
The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 1 October 1932. It was nationalized in 1944. It became part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) with the breakup of the Japanese National Railways in 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,493 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
Tama River
former Ōme Kaidō highway
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East Station information (JR East)
Railway stations in Tokyo
Ōme Line
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1932
Ōme, Tokyo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude%20Birraux
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Claude Birraux
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Claude Birraux (born 18 January 1946 in Ambilly, Haute-Savoie) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haute-Savoie department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.
References
1946 births
Living people
People from Haute-Savoie
Union for French Democracy politicians
Union for a Popular Movement politicians
Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
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23579200
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaroa%20River
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Mangaroa River
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The Mangaroa River is a river of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from the western foothills of the Remutaka Range to the west of Lower Hutt, meeting with the Hutt River on the northern outskirts of Upper Hutt.
See also
List of rivers of New Zealand
References
Rivers of the Wellington Region
Rivers of New Zealand
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