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Wye Island A viewpoint near The Biblins on the Wye is known as 'Three counties view' as it is the meeting place of the counties of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. Wye River is a minor river in the South Island of New Zealand Wye College was founded in 1447 by John Kempe, the Archbishop of York, as a college for the training of priests. www.artistbooking.com /trips/235/wye-island.html   (1566 words)

WYES - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about WYES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) It rises on Plynlimon in northeast Ceredigion, flows southeast and east through Powys and Hereford and Worcester, and follows the Gwent–Gloucestershire border before joining the River Severn 4 km/2.5 mi south of Chepstow. Other rivers of the same name in the UK are found in Buckinghamshire (15 km/9 mi) and Derbyshire (32 km/20 mi). This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. encyclopedia.farlex.com /WYES   (125 words)

Historic Sumpter Oregon- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area And then there is the paddock dredge, invented in New Zealand, which is floated on pontoons or a hull. After the heavy machinery of Powder River Gold Dredging Co.'s No. 1, at McEwen, was relocated to the new dredge, the ladder was extended and the outer housing constructed. The new and improved dredge was larger, it's hull being 125 feet long and 52 feet wide, running 72 buckets (upgraded to 10 cubic feet) at a speed of 25 buckets per minute, and chewing up 225 cubic feet (8.33 cubic yards) per minute — averaging an estimated 100 acres per year. www.historicsumpter.com /sumpter-oregon-dredge-park.html   (1225 words)

UK to take duty-free campaign to summit Clashes in the West Bank, Netanyahu under pressure to freeze Wye agreement ... New clashes erupted on Tuesday in the West Bank as domestic pressure mounted on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abandon the Wye River land-for-security agreement with the Palestinians. As part of the Wye agreement, five percent of the land is to be transferred from Israeli control to joint jurisdiction next week. Spokesmen at the British and New Zealand embassies in Moscow said they were checking on reports the four men had been killed, but could not comment. www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=10071   (2821 words)

Deadly fish virus found in UK rivers | Practical Fishkeeping magazine According an Environment Agency report, Tench Rhabdovirus antibodies have been detected in seven rivers, including: the River Trent in Nottinghamshire; the River Teme in Worcestershire; the Ridd Nidd and the River Wharfe in Yorkshire; the Witham in Lincolnshire; the Douglas in Lancashire and the River Wye in Derbyshire. Several other rivers have also been tested and have provided negative results, including the river adjacent to a fish farm where an outbreak of the virus occurred last year. The virus was first isolated in Germany in the 1970s and caused widespread fish kills in the tench and bream populations of the River Bann in Northern Ireland in the early 1980s. www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk /pfk/pages/item.php?news=643   (607 words)

HPL: Gazetteer W Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, as well as the seat of the New Zealand Ministry of Magic. A troll terrorized those hoping to cross this river, until it was killed by Almerick Sawbridge in the 1600s (fw). The Wye River is in western England, and in fact forms part of the border between England and Wales. www.hp-lexicon.org /atlas/gazetteer/gazetteer-w.html   (941 words)

[09 Nov 1999] GA/EF/2892 : ISRAELI OCCUPATION PRACTICES MAKE PALESTINIAN LIVES ‘A DAILY TORMENT’, COMMITTEE HEARS IN ... Lebanon called on the Assembly to adopt a new recommendation reiterating the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, including Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan, over their natural resources. He stressed that all provision of the Oslo Agreement and the Wye River Memorandum should be implemented without further delay. The process of discussing the revised criteria had continued during the autumn, and he hoped that the business of establishing a widely accepted set of new criteria could be concluded as soon as possible, so that the LDC list might be updated. www.un.org /News/Press/docs/1999/19991109.gaef2892.doc.html   (5147 words)

Function 150 The advance appropriations package provides $300 million for embassy security improvements for 2001, and increases funding by increments of $150 million per year until $900 million is provided for embassy security for 2005. The Wye River package represents a $900 million emergency supplemental for 1999, $500 million for 2000, and a $500 million advance appropriation for 2001. These funds are in addition to the assistance associated with the Wye River Memorandum. www.house.gov /budget_democrats/pres_budgets/fy2000/summary/150.htm   (871 words)

[No title] Born into a family that has held commissions in the French navy since Trafalgar, Darlan was head of the officer's training school, and in the 1930s helped to re-equip the fleet with new ships, including Strasbourg and Dunkerque. Mayflower was fitted with a ‘dummy’ 4-inch gun built of wood for the transit to the U.K., an infamous example of the inferior condition of the early wartime Emergency Expansion Plan warships of the RCN. Eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new patrol boats are the 60 members of the Yemen defense force who each spent several weeks in Perth last year receiving instruction on vessel operation and maintenance techniques 2005 - Commander, Combined Support Force 536, US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/february/09Feb.txt   (2511 words)

Lower Hutt - Search Results - MSN Encarta Lower Hutt, city in New Zealand, on southern North Island, on the Hutt River, near Wellington. Low, Seth (1850-1916), American politician, educator, and merchant, born January 18, 1850, in Brooklyn (now part of New York City), and educated at... - city in the southern part of the North Island, New Zealand. encarta.msn.com /Lower_Hutt.html   (161 words)

Volvo Ocean Race - Baltimore, Annapolis, Sandy Point For example, the club, which has 30 members, has sailed to the Eastern Shore's Wye Island, the birthplace of abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass, and Anne Arundel County's Highland Beach, a historically fl resort that was built by one of Douglass' sons during the early period of legal segregation. So many of our members are new to sailing, and this is exactly what they need to get a foothold in the industry. There also are displays located throughout the festival highlighting the teams competing in the race, and the International Ports of Call Pavilion allows visitors to tour the countries along the route of the race without leaving Baltimore. www.oceanracechesapeake.org /news38.html   (1497 words)

CNN Interactive - Almanac - September 5, 1999 On Tuesday, September 7, U.S. and North Korean negotiators are scheduled to hold a new round of talks in Berlin. On Thursday, September 9, President Clinton is scheduled to attend the annual summit of APEC leaders in Auckland, New Zealand. On Friday, September 10, the inauguration of a replica of Leonardo da Vinci's horse is to be held in Milan, Italy. cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /almanac/9909/05   (418 words)

White House says conference isolates Milosevic Barak says he is committed to Wye Israel's new Parliament speaker makes ... Israel's new Parliament speaker has been in the headlines almost daily - most notably earlier this week, when he infuriated hawkish lawmakers by inviting his Palestinian counterpart to the Knesset for a first-ever visit. Burg, who worked enthusiastically for Barak during the election campaign only to be refused a Cabinet post, admits that he and the new prime minister are not "the best of friends." But he insists that he will not use his position to settle old scores or pursue a personal agenda. Hercus, who is currently with her family in New Zealand, submitted her resignation after less than a month in the top job for family reasons, and the secretary-general respects those reasons, said U.N. deputy spokesman Manoel de Almeida e Silva, who gave no details. www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=13480   (3029 words)

PULSE - : Thursday, June 05, 2003 PULSE is a free service of the Centre for Community Change International, gathering new and noteworthy Internet resources for mental health providers, family members of individuals with mental illness, consumers of mental health services and consumer advocates. Article in the June APA Monitor on the Wye River Group on Health Care, "which APA sponsors along with groups such as the American Association of Retired Persons, IBM, the White House Council of Economic Advisors, the American Cancer Society and Motorola. Story in the MetroWest Daily News - "Police agree a jail cell is no place for someone with mental illness, but up until two months ago officers had few options when dealing with people who are a danger to themselves or others. radio.weblogs.com /0108660/categories/usNews/2003/06/05.html   (785 words)

Hotels in Ross, United Kingdom Standing safely on the cliff edge above the River Wye, you experience some fantastic views that will be hard to forget. The Chase is set in 11 acres of grounds and landscaped gardens in the beautiful Wye valley. Set on the romantic banks of the River Wye, Wilton Court is the perfect haven to relax and be pampered. www.booking.com /city/gb/ross-on-wye.html?aid=306395;label=Ross-en   (257 words)

[18 Dec 1998] GA/9540 : ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SEES SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE PREVAILING OVER TYRANNY OF BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS ... Her country did not agree with the draft's position that the existence of nuclear weapons was a threat to international security and a contradiction to the principles of the United Nations Charter. The Group of 77 developing countries and China favoured restructuring the Bretton Woods institutions, and argued that a new, transparent, accountable and participatory architecture was needed to strengthen international management of the world economy, particularly in the monetary and financial fields. The drafting of the two new conventions is part of a practical sectoral approach to combating terrorism adopted by the international community, under which 11 international instruments have been concluded dealing with specific manifestations of terrorism -- such as hijacking, bombings and hostage-taking. www.un.org /news/Press/docs/1998/19981218.ga9540.html   (9979 words)

Nostradamus NOW Archives If the Prince shall come over the river the Lion shall be overcome; but he (Lion) shall cross the river with his army and give his enemy a bloody defeat and be master of all the East. The other, the Wye River accord, an ammendment to the 1993 Oslo agreement, led to the current intifada that broke out in September 2000, in part due to the abrasive relationship between Arafat and Barak. Whoever this new leader of America is, he or "she" is destined to change the course of American foreign and Middle Eastern policy in a way that could forestall, delay, or greatly diminish the impact of the 27-year war of terrorism. www.newprophecy.net /now2.htm   (12971 words)

Fishing Tassie Trout, Tasmania, Australia Distribution: Brown Trout are distributed throughout the higher, cooler areas of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Southern Western Australia and Tasmania, which has some of the best wild trout fishing in the world. New South Wales received 25,000 Brown, 25,000 Ferox (Loch Leven Strail), and 30,000 Rainbow ova from Wellington in 1894. The actual species of Rainbows is unknown, but they were probably the progeny of New Zealands original shipment of cutthroats in 1878. www.fishing-boating.com /articles/goldate/tassie_trout.htm   (1775 words)

PricewaterhouseCoopers HealthCare - Articles & Publications New white papers from PricewaterhouseCoopers explain the implications and opportunities of the new Medicare reform law for each of the largest sectors of the healthcare industry. New research from PricewaterhouseCoopers and HFMA reports that hospital CFOs expect double-digit percentage increases in their capital spending over the next five years. A new PricewaterhouseCoopers study, Cost of Caring: Key Drivers of Growth in Spending on Hospital Care, details the growth drivers behind recent increases in hospital spending. www.pwchealth.com /articles.shtml   (2263 words)

U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing #105, 99-08-16 She will have the purpose, in these stops in the Middle East, of seeking to ascertain the views of the relevant officials in these countries, as well as to promote progress on all tracks of the peace process, and to consult with various leaders on issues of bilateral concern. She will then travel from Vietnam to New Zealand, arriving September 8 for the annual APEC meetings. It criticizes the sanctions as contributing to the distress and the deaths. www.hri.org /news/usa/std/1999/99-08-16.std.html   (3302 words)

Anglicans Online | New This Week A Washington DC-based organisation (connected to the Institute for Religion and Democracy) is 'launching a new initiative to equip and encourage the laity of the Anglican Church... A new listserve/message board for those who wish to 'rock the boat', for those who see the Church as more than buildings, and want it to be people, people with stories to tell. The Age of the Cloister: The Story of Monastic Life in the Middle Ages, by Christopher Brooke is reviewed with Saint Francis of Assisi, by Jacques Le Goff (translated by Christine Rhone), by Giles Gasper. morgue.anglicansonline.org /040808/new_this_week.html   (1279 words)

From the Heart Productions :: The Roy W. Dean Film and Writing Grants The writer/researcher grant is a sojourn in New Zealand in a lovely country home, call the Wye cottage. You will be surrounded by large sheep and cattle farms and are just on top of the Wye River. It comes fully furnished and has a new computer, scanner, email, VCR and TV so you are connected to the world. www.fromtheheartproductions.com /thegrants.shtml   (337 words)

Voice of America, 99-01-12 CERTAINLY THE NEW FACTOR THIS YEAR IS THE NURSING SHORTAGE, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT, PHYSICALLY, HAVE BEDS. NEWS AGENCIES REPORTED THE FOREIGN MINISTERS AGREED THE CONTACT GROUP SHOULD INCREASE ITS ROLE IN EASING TENSIONS IN THE KOSOVO REGION. THE NEW HEAD OF THE U-S SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE --SENATOR PHIL GRAMM -- SAYS THE LAW WHICH REQUIRES THE HEAD OF THE U-S CENTRAL BANK TO MAKE SEMI-ANNUAL APPEARANCES BEFORE CONGRESS MAY NOT BE RENEWED WHEN IT EXPIRES LATER THIS YEAR. www.hri.org /news/usa/voa/1999/99-01-12.voa.html   (1415 words)

NucNews August 7, 1999 The surprise enlistment of the CIA in a very public role to monitor the Wye River accords raised criticisms on Capitol Hill last October, as well as fears that U.S. agents on the ground could become targets. Barak "has publicly committed to honoring the agreements made at Wye, including the security provisions, but he has also argued very clearly that the CIA idea was a Band-Aid solution," said an Israeli official in Washington, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The town, divided by the Ibar river, is regarded as a potential flashpoint in tension between minority Serbs and ethnic Albanians seeking revenge for years of Serbian police repression. nucnews.net /nucnews/1999nn/9908nn/990807nn.htm   (20152 words)

[09 Nov 1998] GA/DIS/3131 : ISRAEL'S FAILURE TO ACCEDE TO NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY SUBJECT OF DRAFT RESOLUTION ... According to the new draft, the Assembly would reaffirm its support for the promotion of regional and subregional confidence-building measures aimed at furthering disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful settlement of disputes in Central Africa. He said the new draft also took into account the measures recently adopted by the Security Council, based on the report of the Secretary-General. He drew attention to the recent signing of the Wye River Memorandum, which would hopefully reinvigorate the peace process. www.fas.org /news/un/other/19981109_gads3131.html   (2923 words)

Prion disease in zoo animals Where new certificates have to be drafted, extra time is needed to agree the conditions with the importing country. Her clinical symptoms were consistent with new strain CJD (depression, falling over and difficulty walking). Her partner complained to me that Victim 11 was included in the 10 cases of new strain CJD referred to in the announcement in the House of Commons in March 1996. www.mad-cow.org /may99_zoo_news.html   (8413 words)

January 5, 1999 U.S.-IRAQ: 'MORE TENSION AND CONFLICT LOOM ON THE HORIZON' It is also the lack of commitment to international legitimacy on the part of the United States and its insistence that the Iraqi issue be separate from the Mideast peace process and that the bombing of civilians in Iraq is part and parcel of reinforcing peace in the region. There is a new tone of defiance, a new mood of belligerence on the part of the Iraqi government.... President Hussein is anxious to turn to his political advantage the fallout from the latest bombing of Baghdad, and is defying the UN no-fly zones. www.fas.org /news/iraq/1999/01/wwwh9j05.html   (3844 words)

Globus Journeys: The Heart of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) See the Dayan Pagoda and the famous terra-cotta warriors of China's first emperor before heading to Chongqing to cast off on a three-night cruise down the mighty Yangtze River aboard the Victoria Katarina. The city is high on a hill overlooking the Jialing and Yangtze Rivers. After lunch disembark for a boat excursion down either the Daning River or Shennong Stream, depending on conditions. www.cheapertravel.com /newglobus/cr_hcy.htm   (1570 words)

PCN On-line News - Plumas County California - Paternal grandparents are Alister and Bronwyn Paul of Pleasant Point, New Zealand. Great-grandparents are Jeanne Norfleet of Napa, Philip and Leona Lepage of San Anselmo, and Beverly Moyle of Timaru, New Zealand. All images and or text are the property of Plumas On-line News Services and may not be reproduced, stored or retransmitted in any way without prior written permission from an authorized company representative. www.plumasnews.com /news_story.edi?sid=3974   (298 words)

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