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Owen Falls

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Owen Falls on the Victoria Nile, SE Uganda, near Jinja, site of the Nalubaale Dam (formerly the Owen Falls Dam), completed 1954. The dam, which submerged the waterfall, controls the discharge from Lake Victoria (c.2 mi/3.2 km upstream) into the Nile basin and supplies hydroelectricity to Uganda and Kenya. The Kiira Dam, completed in 1999, is located .6 mi (1 km) downstream on a separate channel. ... Read more
Victoria Nile
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and flows generally north and west, over Ripon Falls and Owen Falls (both now submerged), through shallow Lake Kyoga...Lake Albert. Hydroelectric plants are located at Owen and Kabalega falls. The river is navigable from Lake Albert to Kabalega... Read more
Spoils of Poynton, The
The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...for her undistinguished son Owen, invites Fleda to visit her...splendor. In that setting Fleda falls in love with Owen, but he has decided to marry...Gereth flares up at once, and Owen, realizing that his mother must...Mona threatens to break with Owen unless they are returned. He... Read more

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LIST NARROWS FOR SCHOOL SITE OWEN COUNTY TO START $12M PROJECT BY FALL.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 2/16/2000; 352 words ; The Owen County School Board is in the process of...possible sites to three, all near the current Owen County High School. The board will settle...by July, said Superintendent Brady Link. Owen County has needed a new high school for several... Read more
LOUISE OWEN RECOVERING FROM NASTY FALL
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 6/7/2005; ; 309 words ; Local tennis legend Louise Owen is out of intensive care and recovering...championship last Thursday at Kansas City, Kan., Owen began to pack her car early Friday morning...taken to the hospital, said her son, Mike Owen. "She was in intensive care until Sunday... Read more
PAMPLING GETS GIFT WIN\ OWEN FALLS APART ON 17TH GREEN.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 3/20/2006; 584 words ; ...Bay Hill Invitational went to Rod Pampling. Greg Owen felt like falling on one. Owen had his first PGA Tour victory seemingly sewn up...putt slid by the right side of the cup, costing Owen a valuable cushion going to the tough 18th. Angry... Read more
OWEN'S GIRL IN FALL HORROR; Star's partner breaks pelvis in N. Wales riding accident.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 1/6/2004; 445 words ; Byline: CARL BUTLER and ERYL CRUMP MICHAEL Owen's girlfriend was in hospital last night...horse at the couple's North Wales mansion. Owen's brother, Terry, speaking from his Ewloe...last night: ``On Sunday afternoon Michael Owen's long term partner Louise Bonsall had... Read more
Owen Nursery's new greenhouse ready for fall
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 5/1/2008; ; 236 words ; ...additional plants and flowers later this year. Owen Nursery and Florist will add a 22,000 square-fo...Drive, Bloomington, said owner Richard Owen. Construction on the project is almost...to make use of the addition right away, Owen said Wednesday. Winter weather and rain... Read more
We can't turn a blind eye to fall-guy Owen.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/13/2003; ; 621 words ; ...nudging, winking and smirking when Michael Owen went sprawling down by the Riverside on...descriptions for what happens every so often when Owen nears the penalty area. Many people will...of a goal so difficult to reconcile. If Owen had played in a more Corinthian era, this... Read more
Pro Wrestler Dies in Fall Into Ring -- Owen Hart
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 5/24/1999; ; 382 words ; ...Sunday before a sold-out audience at Kemper Arena. Owen Hart, a 13-year wrestling veteran known for his...stories. His father, Stu Hart, said Sunday that Owen, 33, had performed the stunt before. "Owen was a pretty careful athlete who wouldn't have... Read more
Football: Owen's fall could force England to face play-off hell.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 10/11/2003; 693 words ; ...prospects slumped last Saturday when Michael Owen's innocuous fall at Anfield became something...preparations, but losing the irreplaceable Owen rather than the very replaceable Ferdinand...biggest being who goes up front now that Owen is unavailable. Does he simply replace... Read more
OWEN'S LOVER BREAKS PELVIS IN FALL; Horse throws Louise.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 1/6/2004; 295 words ; Byline: JAN DISLEY and STEPHEN WHITE SOCCER star Michael Owen's girlfriend narrowly escaped death after being thrown from a horse. Louise Bonsall fractured her pelvis when the animal reared... Read more
Sister act backfires on dodgy lawyer... MOVIE OF THE WEEK Owen Wilson stars as a divorce expert on the make who gets more than he bargained for when he falls for a wedding gust WEDDING CRASHERS SAT, SKY MOVIES 2,8pm.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 9/23/2006; 302 words ; ...are searching for somebody who has that elusive X factor - and Owen Wilson seems to have it in spades. He isn't the most handsome...unhinged young woman who's also one of the bride's sisters, John falls for another sibling and sets out to woo her for real - even... Read more

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