Coursing is the pursuit of game by dogs—chiefly Greyhounds—running by sight, not by scent. Coursing was a common hunting technique praticed by nobility with Greyhounds and by commoners with Lurchers. A competitive version has been developed since the first set of English rules for coursing was drawn up in the reign of Elizabeth I. The object is to test the dog, not to kill the hare, and today the dogs are often muzzled. Hares ar ...

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A High Course can be a pre-fabricated course, built of utility poles, cables, and bolts, that is built by a contractor, or it can be a course that is hand built in a wooded area, where ropes and wire is attached to different trees. Ropes courses can also be described as static or dynamic. With a static course, participants are attached to an upper wire, belay cable, with ropes and carabiners for safety. If the participant dangles, they will be caught by the wire. On a dynamic course, participants are connected to a rope, which someone ...

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A course, in navigation, is the direction of travel. The term, even in navigation, can be ambiguous because there are several types of course: course is the general term describing the bearing to be followed to move from the destination to a particular target heading is the direction the vessel or vehicle is pointing toward - it may be necessary to point away from the intended course to counteract the effects of a cross wind or tidal current or some other force track is the ac

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It passes through the Franco-Belgian coal basin, formerly an important industrial district. It is canalized along much of its length and flows into the Meuse at Namur, Belgium. The cities Maubeuge (France) and Charleroi (Belgium) lie along the river Sambre which flows through the French départements Aisne and Nord and the Belgian provinces Hainaut and Namur. ...

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The river's source, and therefore its exact length, is uncertain, due to the existence of several tributaries in an inaccessible environment. Chinese researchers believe that the source is located in the Jifu Mountains in Zaduo (杂多) County, Yushu (玉樹) Tibet Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province, which is some 5,200 meters above sea level. An earlier expedition, led by Michel Peissel, placed the source at the head of the Rupsa-La pass (further west, at an altitude of 4975 meters). Figures for the river's total length therefo ...

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The Maquoketa rises on a glaciated plain in southeastern Fayette County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) NNW of Oelwein. It flows briefly northeastward, then generally southeastward through Clayton, Delaware, Jones and Jackson Counties, through Backbone State Park and the towns of Dundee, Manchester and Monticello. At Maquoketa, it receives the North Fork Maquoketa River from the north; the North Fork rises in northern Dubuque County and flows generally southward past Dyersville and Cascade. The Maquoketa then flows generally eastward in ...

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The Paraná river is formed at the confluence of the Paranaiba and Grande rivers in southern Brazil. From the confluence the river flows in a generally southeastern direction for about 619 km (385 miles) before encountering the city of Saltos del Guaira, Paraguay. This was once the location of the Sete Quedas waterfall, where the Paraná fell over a series of seven cascades. This natural feature was said to rival the world famous Iguaçu Falls to the south. The falls were flooded, however, by the construction of the I ...

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The Floyd River rises in northwestern O'Brien County near the town of Sanborn and flows generally southwestwardly through Sioux, Plymouth and Woodbury Counties, past the towns of Sheldon, Hospers, Alton, Le Mars and Merill. At Merrill the Floyd collects its largest tributary, the West Branch Floyd River, which is about 40 mi (65 km) long. The West Branch rises near Boyden in northwestern Sioux County and flows generally southward into Plymouth County, past Maurice and Struble. The Floyd's lower channel through Sioux City has been straighten ...

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The River Paraguay is born south of Diamantino in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It follows a generally southwesterly course, passing through the Brazilian city of Cáceres. It then turns in a generally southward direction, flowing through the Pantanal wetlands, the city of Corumbá, and then forming the Brazil-Bolivia border for a short distance. From the city of Puerto Bahia Negra, Paraguay, the river forms the border between Paraguay and Brazil, flowing almost due south for approximately 220 kilometers ...

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The valley of the River Wharfe is known as Wharfedale. Its source is at Langstrothdale Chase in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and flows through Kettlewell, Grassington, Bolton Abbey, Addingham, Ilkley, Otley, Collingham, Boston Spa, Tadcaster, then flows into the River Ouse near Selby. The section of the river from its source to around Addingham is known as Upper Wharfedale and has a very different character to the river downstream. The Wharfe has a reputation of being very dangerous, in that people have regularly been drowned while swimming in it. The river is approximately 97 kilomete ...

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The Colorado River's headwaters are located in Rocky Mountain National Park, just west of the Continental Divide. The river's course then follows the Kewuneeche Valley to Shadow Mountain Reservoir, near the town of Granby, then flows into Lake Granby. The river then roughly parallels US 40 to the town of Kremling, then enters Gore Canyon. Shortly thereafter, the river roughly parallels I-70 through Glenwood Canyon and the city of Glenwood Springs. Below Glenwood, the Colorado runs through the Grand Valley to Grand Junction, where it is joine ...

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The Colorado River's headwaters are located in Rocky Mountain National Park, just west of the Continental Divide. The river's course then follows the Kewuneeche Valley to Shadow Mountain Reservoir, near the town of Granby, then flows into Lake Granby. Most of the river's first tributaries are small. However there are exceptions, such as the Roaring Fork and Gunnison Rivers, in which massive amounts of water flow. The river then roughly parallels US 40 to the town of Kremling, then enters Gore Canyon. Shortly thereafter, the river roughly par ...

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One of the Kennet's source is Swallowhead Spring near Silbury Hill in the county of Wiltshire, the other being a collection of tributaries to the North of Avebury near the villages of Uffcott and Broad Hinton which flow south past Avebury and join up with the waters from Swallowhead Springs. From there the river flows through Marlborough, Hungerford and Newbury before flowing into the Thames at Reading in Berkshire. The upper reaches of the River Kennet are served by two tributaries. The River Og which flows into the Kennet at Marlbor ...

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The Clyde rises in the Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire. It is formed by the confluence of two streams, the Daer Water (the headwaters of which are dammed to form the Daer Reservoir) and the Potrail Water. The Southern Upland Way crosses both streams before they meet at Watermeetings (Grid reference NS953131) to form the River Clyde proper. At this point the Clyde is only six miles (10 km) from Tweed's Well, the source of the River Tweed and eight miles from the Devil's Be ...

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The Clyde rises in the Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire. It is formed by the confluence of two streams, the Daer Water (the headwaters of which are dammed to form the Daer Reservoir) and the Potrail Water. The Southern Upland Way crosses both streams before they meet at Watermeetings (grid reference NS953131) to form the River Clyde proper. At this point the Clyde is only six miles (10 km) from Tweed's Well, the source of the River Tweed and eight miles from the Devil's Be ...

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The generally accepted source of the Yukon River is the Llewellyn Glacier at the southern end of Atlin Lake in British Columbia. Others suggest that the source is Lake Lindeman at the northern end of the Chilkoot Trail. Either way, Atlin Lake flows into Tagish Lake, as eventually does Lake Lindeman after flowing into Lake Bennett. Tagish Lake then flows into Marsh Lake. The Yukon River proper starts at the northern end of Marsh Lake, just south of Whitehorse. Some argue that the source of the Yukon River should really be Teslin Lake and the ...

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The Allegheny rises in north central Pennsylvania, in central Potter County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) south of the New York border. It flows west past Coudersport then turns north into western New York State, looping westward across southern Cattaraugus County for approximately 30 mi (48 km), past St. Bonaventure University and Salamanca and forming the northern boundary of Allegany State Park before re-entering northwestern Pennsylvania approximately 20 mi ...

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Nishnabotna River - East Nishnabotna River. The East Nishnabotna rises in southwestern Carroll County and flows generally south-southwestwardly through Audubon, Cass, Pottawattamie, Montgomery, Page and Fremont Counties, past the towns of Exira, Brayton, Atlantic, Lewis, Elliott, Red Oak and Riverton. Nishnabotna River - West Nishnabotna River. The West Nishnabotna River rises in southwestern Carroll County and also flows generally south-southwestwardly through Crawford, Shelby ...

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People with ulcerative colitis may initially have bloody diarrhea (the severity of which is variable from time to time). Because of destruction of the nerves in the bowel, movement may be impaired, and the intestine may dilate. This may, in some cases, result in an extreme diarrheal disease - toxic megacolon, however the probability of occurrence is very low, and is further reduced by regular routine surveillance by colonoscopy. Eventually the inflamed mucosa may develop a risk of malignancy, requiring biopsy every few months. Sometimes the ...

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