To tara via holyhead: the emergence of Irish catholic ethinicity in nineteenth-century Christchurch, New Zealand.
I On a spring day in September, 1886, Patrick Henley, president of the New Headford branch of the Australasian Hibernian Society, offered a purse of sovereigns to a man of 'sterling and undying' patriotism whom he described as 'our dear Soggart Aroon'. The recipient of the gift...

Effects of single-sex and coeducational schooling on the gender gap in educational achievement.
This study examined the effects of single-sex and coeducational schooling on the gender gap in educational achievement to age 25. Data were drawn from the Christchurch Health and Development Study, a longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1265 individuals born in 1977 in Christchurch, New Zealand. After adjustment...

Gender differences in educational achievement to age 25.
S.J. Gibb, D.M. Fergusson & L.J. Horwood, Australian Journal of Education, v.52, n.1, 2008, pp.63-80. Data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CDHS), a longitudinal study of a cohort of 1,265 individuals born in 1977 in Christchurch, New Zealand, were used in this investigation of the...

Olympic friends meet as foes.
Byline: Chris Hansen The Register-Guard The game was over and Micaela Cocks look flushed and weary as she made her way down the line of Stanford players, slapping hands and offering quiet congratulations. Then she got to Jillian Harmon, and the Oregon guard's eyes lit...

NAVTEQ is Platinum Sponsor at Telogis GeoBase Technology Summit.
NAVTEQ(R) maps, traffic and transport products to be showcased NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, today announced from the Telogis GeoBase Technology Summit 2009 its participation as a platinum sponsor. At...

Air Products Announces Executive Moves.
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Products has made the following executive moves: Patrick F. Loughlin was named vice president, Environment, Health, Safety and Quality, effective immediately. He will be responsible for establishing EH&S policies and standards, setting and tracking performance goals, and ensuring global...

New Zealand Faith Community Nurses Association.
This year is our 10th Anniversary of Faith Community Nursing in New Zealand. It is a wonderful milestone, which we will celebrate at our 2008 Conference on October 24-27 to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand. The title of the Conference will be "Bridging Health with Faith in our...

Fortunate.
Dear editor, Readers will now be aware that Bishop Victoria Matthews has been elected as bishop of the diocese of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. Having heard an interview with Bishop Victoria on the N.Z. Radio, I, for one, was most impressed....

A trip down south: in which our heroes visit Antarctica.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BARRY GOLDWATER traveled everywhere, and one time we found ourselves together in a remote place. I was less surprised to see the 1964 Republican candidate for president in Christchurch, New Zealand, eight years after his presidential campaign, than he was to see me. Barry Goldwater...

Purchase of two leading companies in the assistive technology industry.
Shareholders of HumanWare--the Christchurch, New Zealand-based assistive technology company that manufactures such products as the BrailleNote braille notetaker and the BrailleNote Global Positioning System way-finding device, the Victor Reader series of Talking Book players, and video magnifiers--recently voted to sell a controlling interest in the company. The purchaser is...