Once upon a time, the San Saba River stretched for one hundred and forty miles throughout Central Texas; whereas now the river has not only been put on the endangered rivers list, but is at the top of the list with a ranking of third (Hamilton). ... Unfortunately even with attempts of conserving as much water from this river as possible, it took a third place rank on the endangered rivers list to raise enough awareness about this issue. ... With this statement it seems as though the citizens that interact with this river are too pessimistic to even give an effort of conserving water from this ...

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In October of 2015 a local pediatrician reported high lead levels in children and expressed the long term damage of lead. ... As a result, thousands of children were poisoned and will face life-long repercussions. ... The switch from the Detroit water system to the Flint River was approved by government at all levels. ... One large cost savings was switching the water supply from Detroit to the Flint River. ... However, the government did not admit problems or take action when water quality was poor and children were poisoned. ...

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Pure PCBs are oozing out of the bedrock to this day, constantly recontaminating the river on a daily basis. Over 300,000 pounds remain concentrated in bottom sediments of the river today. The spread of PCBs throughout the Hudson River and the food chain, which it supports, has created one of the most extensive hazardous waste problems in the nation. ... Women of childbearing age and children under fifteen are advised to eat none at all. GE has been found to be the prime source of contamination in the Hudson Rivers instance , and GE has been held responsible. ...

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Many cultures and religions state that a woman must bear a son and many women will bear children until they bear a son. ... When soldiers come home from war, many women begin bearing children. ... This action can reduce unwanted children and contribute to depleting the fertility rate. As the population continues to grow there are a lot of pressure on cultivated natural resources, water (rivers), and land to offer an adequate food supply; in the same time preserving our ecosystem. ... This contributes to not bringing many unwanted children into the world. ...

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The town was established in 1746 and the water power supplied by the Blackstone River helped to industrialize the area. The river is still well kept and remains a famous landmark for Cumberland residents. ... Only 4% of families with children are below poverty in the town of Cumberland and 22% of the population is under the age of eighteen. 5,135 of those children are enrolled in the widely respected public school system which consists of one high school, two middle schools, and five elementary schools. ...

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The Canadian traders became so influential in the Canadian inland fur trade that the HBC "upland" territory and the rivers which led to the forts "was cut off from its usual channel.... In 1774, the HBC appointed Samuel Hearne and financed a project which established Fort Cumberland along the Saskatchewan River, five hundred yards of a Montreal trading post near Sturgeon Lake. ... Between 1789 and 1805, 325 new posts were built on the North Saskatchewan River and elsewhere in the interior. ... North of the Saskatchewan River was good fur country; beaver and otter were so common ...

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Clashes between them and border farmers took place and by the end of 1779, many farmers have abandoned their farms on the Fish and Bushmans rivers. After two farmers' commandoes were organised in 1779 and 1780 to follow the Xhosa into their own country, Adriaan van Jaarsveld were instructed to implement the establishment of the eastern border of the Colony (Greater Fish and Bushman's Rivers) by enforcing a relocation of all Xhosa chiefdoms living to the west of the Greater Fish River. ... The Second Frontier War in 1790 begun as commandos of the Graaff-Reinet area forced the Xhosa ch...

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This difference can be clearly examined in Keep the River on Your Right by Tobias Schneebaum. ... In Keep the River on Your Right, Schneebaum is immersed into a culture that has a totally different set of social standards. ... It is the American constructed idea that in order to be civilized, people need to have an almost fear of the bodies of others, especially that of children. ... He talks of the case of Kelly Michaels, where a mild-mannered, devout Catholic who loved children (Newman 175) was accused of numerous forms of sexual abuse towards the children under her care at a preschool. ...

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Children in village schools spend hours hand-copying notes off of chalk boards because their schools have no photocopiers; and without computers, these kids are trapped in the digital divide of information haves and have-nots. ... Energy can be harnessed from river flow, tidal changes, wave motion, and in the thermal ocean currents. Among these technologies the most popular one is based on river flow-large-scale hydroelectric dams, micro-hydro facilities, run-of-river projects, and diversion hydropower. ... "If a drought limits river flow, if winds are not strong or if rainstorms prev...

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John River in 1564. ... He is the youngest of four children. ... Also in 2000, Graham achieved a milestone in his career-long battle to save America's Everglades with congressional approval of a comprehensive plan to restore the River of Grass. ... Graham legislation would also ensure that low-income legal immigrant children and pregnant women have access to the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program to meet their health-care needs. ... Graham is also spearheading a campaign to reform dredging practices that have degraded the Apalachicola River. ...

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Its big oceans lakes and rivers were home for millions of gorgeous creatures that swam peacefully in clear water. ... Will be this picture of a world just available to decorate the walls in the future houses, or just a bed story that our children will tell their grandchildren? ...

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Furthermore, not only did she lose her status but her children did as well. This caused Metis children to have a lack of identity and social acceptance. ... The eldest of eight children, Campbell grew up in Spring River, Saskatchewan along with her large family in the mid-nineteen hundreds. ... " Even though Campbell had a sense of identity due to her belonging within her Metis community she still subsequently experienced racism at the newly built school at Spring River. Many White children would taunt the Metis children for having shabby clothing and poor diets. ...

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The Mesopotamian basin is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... In the southern lowlands of Mesopotamia fertile silts are deposited by the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ... It is easier on very young children, the elderly, pregnant and nursing mothers to settle in one place rather than being constantly on the move. ...

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Images of a "metallic blue river, the emerald marsh,"(69) and "the scattered islands" with their "white bits of beach"(69), imply such a beautiful setting. ... They have what seems to be a nice house, with sufficient room for each of the four children. ... The younger children, seeing the crying father as "a crystalline heap of splinters and memories"(67), tumble into their own bleak and solemn pit of emotion despair and disbelief. ...

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Prior releases include River of Love and Rechordings. ... In 1997, Foster received the esteemed Neil Bogart Memorial Fund Children's Choice Award. ... A long time champion of children and advocate of their rights, Foster established the David Foster Foundation to assist families of children in need or organ transplants. To date, the foundation has raised several million dollars and assisted numerous children throughout North America. ... They have six children between them. ...

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Congress established the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to develop the Tennessee River in the concern of navigation and flood control and to provide electric power to a wide area of the southeastern United States. The TVA was created in an attempt to improve the steadily worsening conditions in the Tennessee River Basin. In particular, the basin was suffering from frequent destructive floods, intermittent unavailability of the river, deforestation, and severely eroded land. ... Finally, Congress proposed the Social Security Act of 1935, which established a system of unemployment insurance, o...

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The diction as used by Rupert Brooke in The Soldier, is plain and non-descriptive, but calming and peaceful, for example, "washed by rivers", "blest by suns of home", "dreams happy as her day" and "hearts at peace". ... As for imagery, Rupert Brooke uses calm and peaceful images, to give the reader the image of pastoral and idyllic England, with words and phrases such as "suns of home", "washed by the rivers", "dreams happy as her day" and "hearts at peace, under an England heaven", he also gives the image of a body, with the words "hearts", "pulse" and "mind". ... Rupert Brooke, with his phra...

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This is a development confirmed in the novel by her marriage to Rochester and her giving birth to her own children. ... Not only does she have an immediate family in her husband and children, but she also has, in the Rivers, cousins who are more like brother and sisters to her. ... Through her connection with the Rivers, she acquires the status of belonging to a long-established county family, and she reinforces this upward move by marrying into the landed gentry. ...

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The bill provides vouchers to poor families who want better schools for their children. ... They believe it offers an easy out for schools failing to educate children properly. ... In April 2009, Anastasia Przybylski, a mother in Bucks County, hosted a "roast the pork" protest against the federal stimulus bill at the same location that George Washington rallied his troops before crossing the Delaware River to attack British forces. ... "It creates class warfare," said Sharon Cherubin, an activist in Lancaster County who currently home schools her children because of their poor school distri...

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She is trying to contend with the loss of her husband to the work force overseas, the loss of her children as they become adults, the rental of her house to another family, and the exile from her youth as she lies on the brink of menopause. ... Her children had grown up and moved on. It is normal and acceptable for children to leave the house as soon as they are old enough to support themselves, for at this time it is their turn to raise a family of their own. ...

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In fact, the scarcity of clean drinking water is responsible for the deaths of 2,000 children a day; dehydration and poor sanitation. ... Some plants choose not to dam the water though, and use the river's natural flow to create "run of the river " power generation. ...

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Germany's only problem is with its current environmental plight; coal burning power plants are polluting the air and causing acid rain, nuclear power plants are thermally polluting the rivers in the country, and raw sewage is being dumped into the Baltic Sea. ... Mandatory and free schooling is provided for children ages 6-18 in Germany. ... Women are allowed to work without any stigma, but many women in Germany are housewives and caretakers of their children. Typical roles of family are observed as well, with women often being the caretakers of the children and the male being the breadwi...

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This was the migration of almost 110,000 men, women, and children of Japanese decent from their homes on the Pacific coast into ten wartime communities constructed in remote areas between the Sierra-Nevada Mountains and the Mississippi River. ...

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Albert Einstein once said, "If you want your children to be smart, read them fairytales." The story of Cinderella, perhaps the best-known fairy tale, is told or read to children of all ages. ... From magical cow horns [607] to mystical rivers that grant beauty and deformation [607-608] the Russian story, as well as the others, are dependent on a darker shade of magic that some parents may be uneasy about. ... Some parents may not want their children thinking external beauty is cause enough to wed, that character and moral standing should be the basis for success and fulfillment. ... It ma...

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In India and the orient, there was a decided emphasis on having numerous children, marrying off daughters as soon as they were physically able, and favoring sons over daughters. ... In order to keep this standard of living, they produced fewer children, which would have competed with the animals for the scarce food resources (Jones 14-15). The lack of an extended family also contributed to later marriages and fewer children among the Europeans. ... Floods regularly occur along the Yellow River in China and the Yangtze resulting in famine from lost crops in subsequent years, not to mention lost...

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