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Australian Rowing Championships

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The Australian Rowing Championships is an annual rowing event that determines Australia's national rowing champions and facilitates selection of Australian representative crews for World Championships and the Olympic Games. It is Australia's premier regatta, with states, clubs and schools sending their best crews. The Championships commence with the National Regatta - men's, women's and lightweight events in open, under 23, under 19, under 17 and school age categories. Rowers at the National Regatta race in their local club colours with composite crews permitted. The Championships conclude with the Interstate Regatta - currently eight events competed by state representative crews or scullers selected by the state rowing associations. The states compete for an overall points tally which decides the Zurich Cup. Contents 1 Competition history 2 Interstate Regatta 2.1 The King's Cup - interstate men's (coxed) eight 2.2 President's Cup - interstate men's

Ciel Bleu

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Ciel Bleu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Hotel Okura Amsterdam) Jump to navigation Jump to search Ciel Bleu Restaurant information Head chef Onno Kokmeijer Food type French Rating Michelin Guide Street address Ferdinand Bolstraat 333 City Amsterdam Postal/ZIP Code 1072 LH Country Netherlands Seating capacity 70 Website Official website Ciel Bleu is a restaurant located in the Okura Hotel, a five-star hotel, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 2005-2007 and two Michelin stars from 2008 to present. [1] [2] [3] [4] GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 18.0 out of 20 points. [5] Ciel Bleu is a member of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise [6] The name "Ciel Bleu" (Blue Sky) refers to the location of the restaurant in the Okura hotel. Located on the 23rd floor the blue sky is seen everywhere. [7] Another one star restaurant, Yamazato, is

UTS Haberfield Rowing Club

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UTS Haberfield Rowing Club Location Dobroyd Point Sydney, Australia Home water Iron Cove, Sydney Harbour Founded 1925 Affiliations NSW Rowing Association Website UTS Rowing UTS Haberfield Rowing Club in Sydney, Australia was formed as Haberfield Rowing Club in 1925. It has occupied its current site on Port Jackson's, Iron Cove at Dobroyd Point since 1926. The club had a senior and lightweight Sydney premiership & national competition focus until 1992 when it became aligned with the University of Technology, Sydney and since then it has also been a varsity club. Its elite program has enjoyed great success since the 1990s with a number of the club's oarsmen and women making Australian Olympic selection since then. Contents 1 History 2 Club Presidents 3 Members 4 References 4.1 Footnotes 4.2 Bibliography 5 External links History The Haberfield Rowing Club was formed by charter in 1925 but had some initial difficulties in getting council approval for its clubhouse site.

North Vietnam

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For the region of Northern Vietnam, see Northern Vietnam. "NVN" redirects here. For other uses, see NVN (disambiguation). Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa 1954–1975 Flag Emblem Motto:  "Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc" (English: "Independence – Freedom – Happiness") Anthem:  "Tiến Quân Ca" (English: "Army March") North Vietnam in Southeast Asia during Cold War Capital Hanoi Common languages Vietnamese (official) Government Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic Party Chairman First Secretary   • 1945–1956 Trường Chinh • 1956–1960 Hồ Chí Minh • 1960–1976 Lê Duẩn President   • 1945–1969 Hồ Chí Minh • 1969–1976 Tôn Đức Thắng Prime Minister   • 1945–1955 Hồ Chí Minh • 1955–1976 Phạm Văn Đồng Establishment Historical era Cold War  · Vietnam War • Self declaration of Democratic Republic of Vietnam September 2, 1945 • 1954 Geneva Conference April 26–July 20, 1954 • Capture of Saigon April 30 1975 •