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- proper noun astronomy A
moon ofHaumea .
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The other day my son wanted to know, "When are you going to start on the next Peter Namaka novel?"
The Practice Novel 2007
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Haumea, named after the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth, orbits the sun beyond the path of Neptune, with two moons in orbit around it named Hi'iaka and Namaka, two of the deity's daughters.
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He is currently being detained at Namaka Police station outside Nadi airport, the blog reported.
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The same might hold true of Haumea's other moon, the 125-mile 200-km Namaka, although the scientists did not get a good enough look at it to confirm this.
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A fatal road accident in Namaka, Nadi has claimed the life of a pedestrian.
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Mr Buckleton contacted the tourist police, who took a statement and an assault complaint from Jordan, and gave the case to the Namaka police.
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Mr Tamani said the only supermarkets in the West that still had the banned milk packets was the Rajendra's Supermarket in Namaka and RB Patel outlets in Namaka and Nadi town.
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A 24-year-old man is being questioned for allegedly raping a 25-year-old tourist in Namaka, Nadi early this week.
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The setup makes Haumea's name a perfect fit: Haumea was the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth, and the mother of many other Hawaiian deities (including Hi'iaka and Namaka), who were all born as chunks taken from her.
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The setup makes Haumea's name a perfect fit: Haumea was the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth, and the mother of many other Hawaiian deities (including Hi'iaka and Namaka), who were all born as chunks taken from her.
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