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The 1963 Summer Universiade, also known as the III Summer Universiade, took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Sports at the 1963 Summer Universiade
Medal table
1963
U
U
Summer Universiade
Universiade
Sport in Porto Alegre
August 1963 sports events in South America
September 1963 sports events in South America | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963%20Summer%20Universiade |
The 1961 Summer Universiade, also known as the II Summer Universiade, was an international sporting event for university students that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade
Medal table
1961
U
U
U
Multi-sport events in Bulgaria
Sports competitions in Sofia
1960s in Sofia
August 1961 s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961%20Summer%20Universiade |
The Kirk Range is a plateau in southwestern Malawi, extending in a north-south direction and skirting the southwestern shore of Lake Malawi and the western border of the Shire River valley. The range includes several peaks higher than 1800 meters in elevation. The northern end of the range overlooks the Central Region ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk%20Range |
Sorginak (root form: sorgin, absolutive case (singular): sorgina) are the assistants of the goddess Mari in Basque mythology. It is also the Basque name for witches, priests and priestesses, making it difficult to distinguish between the mythological and real ones.
Sometimes sorginak are confused with lamiak (similar ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorginak |
The 1959 Summer Universiade, also known as the I Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.
Sports
Athletics
Basketball
Fencing
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
Medal table
Italy leads this first edition in the total medals count.
References
External links
Le Universiadi in Italia
1959
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959%20Summer%20Universiade |
(Latin for '[signed] with one's own hand'), abbreviated to m.p. or mppr. or mppria is a phrase sometimes used at the end of typewritten or printed documents when there is no handwritten signature. It is typically found just after the name(s) of the person(s) who would have signed the document if it had not been printe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu%20propria |
Abulum is the solo debut album by Toad the Wet Sprocket singer/songwriter Glen Phillips. The album was produced on both CD and DVD formats. The DVD features the bonus track "Sleep of the Blessed".
Track listing
All songs written by Glen Phillips, except where noted otherwise.
"Careless" – 3:28
"Men Just Leave" – 3:... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abulum |
Operational risk management (ORM) is defined as a continual recurring process that includes risk assessment, risk decision making, and the implementation of risk controls, resulting in the acceptance, mitigation, or avoidance of risk.
ORM is the oversight of operational risk, including the risk of loss resulting from... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational%20risk%20management |
The 2005 Winter Universiade, the XXII Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck and Seefeld, Austria.
Venues
Innsbruck
Seefeld
Medal table
2005
U
U
U
Sports competitions in Innsbruck
Winter multi-sport events in Austria
January 2005 sports events in Europe
2000s in Innsbruck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 2003 Winter Universiade, the XXI Winter Universiade, took place in Tarvisio, Italy. Total 1,266 athletes from 41 countries performed.
Venues
Tarvisio
Alpine skiing
Cross-country skiing
Nordic combined
Ski jumping
Other venues
Forni Avoltri - Biathlon
Claut - Curling
Piancavallo - Figure skating, short t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 2001 Winter Universiade, the XX Winter Universiade, took place in Zakopane, Poland.
Medal table
Sports
Figure skating
External links
FISU - Zakopane 2001 Winter Universiade
Official site - 2001 Winter Universiade
2001
Universiade
Universiade
Universiade 2001
Sports competitions in Zakopane
Multi-sport even... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%20Winter%20Universiade |
Joe Ely (; born February 9, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was "one of the main movers" of Austin, Texas's progressive country scene in the 1970s and '80s.
He has had a genre-crossing career, performing with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains and James McMurtry ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Ely |
Franklin Foer (; born July 20, 1974) is a staff writer at The Atlantic and former editor of The New Republic, commenting on contemporary issues from a liberal perspective.
Personal life
Foer was born in 1974 in Washington, D.C. to a Jewish family. He is the son of Albert Foer, a lawyer, and Esther Safran Foer, the ch... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%20Foer |
The octet is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as the byte has historically been used for storage units of a variety of sizes.
The term octad(e) for eight bits is no longer common.
Definition
The... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octet%20%28computing%29 |
The 1999 Winter Universiade, the XIX Winter Universiade, took place in Poprad Tatry, Slovakia.
Medal table
Sports
Figure skating
1999
U
U
Winter Universiade, 1999
U
Multi-sport events in Slovakia
January 1999 sports events in Europe
Winter sports competitions in Slovakia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%20Winter%20Universiade |
In music, an octet is a musical ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices, or a musical composition written for such an ensemble.
Octets in classical music
Octets in classical music are one of the largest groupings of chamber music. Although eight-part scoring was fairly common for serenades and divertimenti ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octet%20%28music%29 |
In sociology, communicative action is cooperative action undertaken by individuals based upon mutual deliberation and argumentation. The term was developed by German philosopher-sociologist Jürgen Habermas in his work The Theory of Communicative Action.
Structures
Communicative action for Habermas is possible given ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communicative%20action |
Neil Young: Silver & Gold is a live video by Neil Young performing solo on acoustic guitar and piano. All but the last song were performed at Austin, Texas' Bass Concert Hall during his 1999 solo acoustic tour. The album largely consists of live performances of songs from Silver and Gold and CSNY's Looking Forward, his... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil%20Young%3A%20Silver%20and%20Gold |
The 1997 Winter Universiade, the XVIII Winter Universiade, took place in Muju and Chonju (Jeonju), South Korea. The snow sport events were held in Muju Resort in Muju, while the ice events were held in Chonju.
On 6 July 1993 during the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, FISU decided that South Korea would host the 19... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 1995 Winter Universiade, the XVII Winter Universiade, took place in Jaca, Spain.
Medal table
1995
Universiade
Uni
Multi-sport events in Spain
Sport in Aragon
Winter Universiade
Winter Universiade
Winter sports competitions in Spain | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 1993 Winter Universiade, the XVI Winter Universiade, took place in Zakopane, Poland.
1993
Universiade
Universiade
Universiade 1993
Sports competitions in Zakopane
Multi-sport events in Poland
Winter Universiade
Winter sports competitions in Poland | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 1991 Winter Universiade, the XV Winter Universiade, took place in Sapporo, Japan.
Venues
Medal table
1991
U
Winter Universiade
U
Multi-sport events in Japan
Sports competitions in Sapporo
March 1991 sports events in Asia
Winter sports competitions in Japan
20th century in Sapporo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%20Winter%20Universiade |
Barry John Yelverton, 3rd Viscount Avonmore (21 February 1790 – 24 October 1870), was an Irish nobleman.
He was the son of William Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Avonmore, and Mary Reade, eldest daughter of John Reade. In 1814, he succeeded his father as viscount.
He married, firstly, Jane Boothe, daughter of Thomas Boothe,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20Yelverton%2C%203rd%20Viscount%20Avonmore |
The 1989 Winter Universiade, the XIV Winter Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Medal table
References
1989
U
U
U
Multi-sport events in Bulgaria
1980s in Sofia
Sports competitions in Sofia
March 1989 sports events in Europe
Winter sports competitions in Bulgaria | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989%20Winter%20Universiade |
Chosha Bay (Choshskaya Guba, ) is an inlet of the Barents Sea, 84 miles (135 km) wide and 62 miles (100 km) long, lies between the East shore of Kanin peninsula and the mainland of northern European Russia.
Bays of the Barents Sea
Bays of Russia
Bodies of water of Nenets Autonomous Okrug | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chosha%20Bay |
The 1987 Winter Universiade, the XIII Winter Universiade, took place in Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia.
Medal table
References
1987
Universiade
U
Winter Universiade
Multi-sport events in Czechoslovakia
Sport in Prešov Region
February 1987 sports events in Europe
Winter sports competitions in Czechoslovakia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987%20Winter%20Universiade |
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary does not appear in the New Testament, but appears in apocryphal literature of the 3rd and 4th centuries, and by 1000 was widely believed in the Western Church, though not made formal Catholic dogma until 1950. It first became a popular subject in Western Christian art in the 12th cent... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption%20of%20the%20Virgin%20Mary%20in%20art |
The 1985 Winter Universiade, the XII Winter Universiade, took place in Belluno, Italy.
Medal table
1985
U
U
U
Multi-sport events in Italy
Sport in Veneto
February 1985 sports events in Europe
Winter sports competitions in Italy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%20Winter%20Universiade |
Stromeferry railway station is a station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Stromeferry in the Highlands, northern Scotland. Stromeferry lies on the southern shore of Loch Carron, across from the ruined Strome Castle, near the west coast. The station is from , between Attadale and Duncraig. ScotRail,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stromeferry%20railway%20station |
Duncraig railway station is a remote railway station by the shore of Loch Carron on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, originally (privately) serving Duncraig Castle, a mansion near Plockton, in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. The station is from , between Stromeferry and Plockton. ScotRail, who manage the sta... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncraig%20railway%20station |
Plockton railway station is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Plockton in the Highlands, north-west Scotland. The station is from , between Duncraig and Duirinish. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services here.
History
The station was built by the Kyle of Lochalsh Ex... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plockton%20railway%20station |
Duirinish railway station is a remote railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line near the settlement of Duirinish in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is approximately inland of Scotland's west coast, near Loch Lundie. The station is from , between Kyle of Lochalsh and Plockton. ScotRail, who manage the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duirinish%20railway%20station |
Kyle of Lochalsh railway station is the terminus of the Kyle of Lochalsh Line in the village of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Highlands, northern Scotland. The station is from . ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all of the services here.
History
The station was opened on 2 November 1897 by the Highland Railway, f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle%20of%20Lochalsh%20railway%20station |
Alness railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line, serving the town of Alness, on the Cromarty Firth, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is from , between Dingwall and Invergordon. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The Inverness and Ross-shire Railway... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alness%20railway%20station |
Invergordon railway station is a railway station serving the town of Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, from , between Alness and Fearn. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The station opened on 28 July 1874, a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invergordon%20railway%20station |
Lisa D'Amour is a playwright, performer, and former Carnival Queen from New Orleans. D'Amour is an alumna of New Dramatists. Her play Detroit was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Biography
Education
D'Amour received a B.A. in English and Theater from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and her M.F.A.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%20D%27Amour |
Science Digest was a monthly American magazine published by the Hearst Corporation from 1937 through 1988.
History
Science Digest was first published in January 1937 in an 8 x 5 inch digest size format of about 100 pages. First edited by G.W. Stamm, it was targeted at persons with a high school education level. It con... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science%20Digest |
Chip Pitts (born November 24, 1960) is an American lecturer who has regularly taught at Stanford, Oxford, and as a Professor or Visiting Professor at other major universities in the West and Asia. Considered one of the world’s “top academics on corporate responsibility,” his teaching includes leadership, global govern... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip%20Pitts |
Microsoft SharePoint Designer (SPD), formerly known as Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer, is a discontinued HTML editor freeware for creating or modifying Microsoft SharePoint sites, workflows and web pages. It is a part of Microsoft SharePoint family of products. SharePoint Designer 2007 is a part of Microsoft Offi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20SharePoint%20Designer |
Fearn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Hill of Fearn in the Highland council area of Scotland, located around from the village. It is situated on the Far North Line, form , between Tain and Invergordon, and is also the nearest station to Balintore, Hilton and Shandwick (the Seaboard Village... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearn%20railway%20station |
A stripper well or marginal well is an oil or gas well that is nearing the end of its economically useful life. In the United States a "stripper" gas well is defined by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission as one that produces or less of gas per day at its maximum flow rate; the Internal Revenue Service, for ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripper%20well |
Epic is a novel written by Conor Kostick. It is the first book in the Avatar Chronicles trilogy and was published in 2004 by The O'Brien Press Ltd.
Plot summary
Epic takes place on a world named New Earth and follows the life of a boy named Erik Haraldson and his involvement in a game called Epic. Epic is a virtual ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic%20%28Kostick%20novel%29 |
The Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders is a body of nine people that govern Atlantic County, New Jersey alongside the county executive. The members of the board are referred to as freeholders.
Background
The members of the board are elected in two different ways. Five of the members are elected from popular ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic%20County%20Board%20of%20Chosen%20Freeholders |
The 39th World Cup season began in October 2004 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 2005 at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The overall winners were Bode Miller of the U.S. and Anja Pärson of Sweden.
The break in the schedule was for the 2005 World Championships, held in Bormio, Italy, between... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
Eliza Kellas (October 4, 1864 – April 10, 1943) was an American educator most known as former principal of Emma Willard School and co-founder of Russell Sage College.
Early years
Kellas was born on October 4, 1864, near Moores Forks in Franklin County, New York. She attended school in Mooers and Malone and began teac... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza%20Kellas |
Tain railway station is an unstaffed railway station serving the area of Tain in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, from , between Fearn and Ardgay. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
In its heyday the station had a staff of approximately thirty... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tain%20railway%20station |
EXALEAD is a software company, created in 2000, that provided search platforms and search-based applications (SBA) for consumer and business users. The company was headquartered in Paris, France, and was a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes ().
CloudView
The company's CloudView product is search and information access... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exalead |
The ocellated lizard or jewelled lizard (Timon lepidus) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae (wall lizards). The species is endemic to southwestern Europe.
Common names
Additional common names for T. lepidus include eyed lizard, and jeweled lacerta (in the pet trade),
Description
Timon lepidus is one of th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellated%20lizard |
The 38th World Cup season began in October 2003 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded at the World Cup finals in Sestriere, Italy, in March 2004. Sestriere would host the alpine skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Hermann Maier of Austria and Anja Pärson of Sweden won the overall titles.
Men
Race results
Note:... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
André François le Breton (2 September 1708 – 5 October 1779) was a French publisher. He was one of the four publishers of the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert, along with Michel-Antoine David, Laurent Durand, and Antoine-Claude Briasson. Le Breton contributed some articles to the Encyclopédie (see External links,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9%20le%20Breton |
The 37th World Cup season began in October 2002 on Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 2003 at the World Cup finals in Lillehammer, Norway. The overall winners were Stephan Eberharter of Austria and Janica Kostelić of Croatia.
A break in the schedule was for the 2003 World Championships, held in St. Moritz, Switz... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
Jack Gantos (born July 2, 1951) is an American author of children's books. He is best known for the fictional characters Rotten Ralph and Joey Pigza. Rotten Ralph is a cat who stars in twenty picture books written by Gantos and illustrated by Nicole Rubel from 1976 to 2014. Joey Pigza is a boy with attention-deficit h... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Gantos |
The 35th World Cup season began in October 2000 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 2001 at the World Cup finals at Åre, Sweden. The overall winners were Hermann Maier of Austria, his third, and Janica Kostelić of Croatia, her first. Maier won 13 races and had nearly twice the points of his nearest competitor, c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
Ardgay railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ardgay and its neighbour Bonar Bridge in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, from , between Tain and Culrain. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
Opened on 1 October 1864 as Bonar ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardgay%20railway%20station |
eSeL is an art platform in Vienna, Austria. Founded 1998 by Lorenz Seidler, it provides a weekly newsletter "eSeL Mehl", various mailing lists, a photo-archive and an event-database. The label "eSeL" is also serving as a nickname for the artist Lorenz Seidler (originating in the phonetic pronunciation of his initials),... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESeL |
Carbucketty is a character from the musical Cats. The name was one of T. S. Eliot's ideas for cat names, for a "knockabout cat". His role is primarily that of a dancer and acrobat.
Carbucketty appeared in both the original London and Broadway shows. In 1987, when the Broadway show was reworked, the character was renam... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbucketty |
Conor Kostick (born 26 June 1964) is an Irish historian and writer living in Dublin. He is the author of many works of history and fiction. A former chairperson of the Irish Writers Union and member of the board of the National Library of Ireland, he has won a number of awards.
Early life
Conor Kostick is the eldest o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor%20Kostick |
Don Gordon (born Donald Walter Guadagno; November 13, 1926 – April 24, 2017) was an American film and television actor. His most notable film roles were those in which he appeared alongside his friend Steve McQueen: Bullitt (1968), Papillon (1973) and The Towering Inferno (1974). Between the first and the last of thos... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Gordon%20%28actor%29 |
The 1983 Winter Universiade, the XI Winter Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. This was one of only four Universiades since Winter 1981 with no official mascot.
Medal table
External links
International University Sport Federation (FISU)
1983
U
U
U
Multi-sport events in Bulgaria
Sports competitions in Sofia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 34th World Cup season began in October 1999 and concluded at the World Cup finals in March 2000. The overall winners were Hermann Maier (his second) and Renate Götschl (her first), both of Austria.
Maier set a new record for total points in one season, with 2000. This was not eclipsed until Tina Maze garnered 2,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
Pak Dujin (, 10 March 1916 – 16 September 1998) was a Korean poet. A voluminous writer of nature poetry, Pak Dujin is chiefly notable for the way he turned his subjects into symbols of the newly emerging national situation of Korea in the second half of the 20th century.
Life
Pak Dujin was born in Anseong, 40 miles f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pak%20Dujin |
The 1981 Winter Universiade, the X Winter Universiade, took place in Jaca, Spain.
Medal table
1981
Universiade
Uni
Multi-sport events in Spain
Winter Universiade
Sport in Aragon
Winter Universiade
Winter Universiade
Winter sports competitions in Spain | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981%20Winter%20Universiade |
Culrain railway station serves the village of Culrain in Kyle of Sutherland in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line. It is from , between Ardgay and Invershin. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The station opened in 1871, as part of the Sutherland ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culrain%20railway%20station |
Detonation is a Dutch death metal band, with members from the Netherlands and the United States. In recent years, the band has gravitated towards a less thrashy melodic death metal sound.
History
Detonation was founded in 1997 under the name Infernal Dream. The band started out with Koen Romeijn on vocals/guitar, Mik... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detonation%20%28band%29 |
The 33rd World Cup season began in October 1998 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1999 at the World Cup finals at Sierra Nevada, Spain. The overall winners were Lasse Kjus of Norway, his second, and Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria, her first.
A break in the schedule was for the World Championships, held 2–14... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
Praed Street () is a street in Paddington, west London, in the City of Westminster, most notable for being the location of London Paddington station. It runs south-westerly, straight from Edgware Road to Craven Road, Spring Street and Eastbourne Terrace. East of Norfolk Place, the street is one-way eastbound; westbound... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praed%20Street |
The 1978 Winter Universiade, the IX Winter Universiade, took place in Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia.
Medal table
1978
U
U
Winter Universiade
Multi-sport events in Czechoslovakia
Sport in Hradec Králové Region
Winter Universiade
Winter sports competitions in Czechoslovakia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 1975 Winter Universiade, the VIII Winter Universiade, took place in Livigno, Italy.
The competition was held as, and also known as, the World University Ski Championships, as the games included only two events (alpine and Nordic skiing).
Medal table
Alpine Skiing
Men: Slalom
Gold – Philip Hardy (France)
Silver... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975%20Winter%20Universiade |
Invershin railway station is a railway station in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, from , between Culrain and Lairg. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The station opened on 13 April 1868, as part of the Sutherland Railway, later becoming part ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invershin%20railway%20station |
The 32nd World Cup season began in October 1997 in Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1998 at the World Cup Finals in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The overall winners were Hermann Maier of Austria, his first, and Katja Seizinger of Germany, her second.
A break in the schedule in February was for the Winter Olympic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
is a 1992 Japanese tokusatsu
cyberpunk body horror film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. It is a bigger-budget sequel to Tsukamoto's 1989 film Tetsuo: The Iron Man, utilizing similar themes and ideas as his first film, and largely the same cast, though the story is not a direct continuation of that of its predecessor. In ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuo%20II%3A%20Body%20Hammer |
The 1972 Winter Universiade, the VII Winter Universiade, took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States.
References
https://books.google.com/books/about/Lake_Placid_Universiade.html?id=lTRGygAACAAJ
1972
U
U
U
Winter multi-sport events in the United States
International sports competitions in New York (state)
Feb... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 1970 Winter Universiade, the VI Winter Universiade, an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes, took place in Rovaniemi, Finland.
Medal table
Participating nations
References
1970
U
Winter Universiade
Winter Universiade
Multi-sport events in Finland
Sports competitions in Rovaniemi
Wi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 31st World Cup season began in October 1996 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1997 in the United States at the World Cup finals at Vail, Colorado. The overall winners were Luc Alphand of France and Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden, the only championship for each.
Alphand, who won by just 34 points, became the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
Lairg railway station is a railway station just south of the village of Lairg in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, from , between Invershin and Rogart. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The station opened on 28 July 1874, as part of the Sutherl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lairg%20railway%20station |
The 1968 Winter Universiade, the V Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck, Austria.
Medal table
Alpine skiing
Men: Slalom
Gold – Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia)
Silver – Per Sunde (Norway)
Bronze – Bill Marolt (United States)
Men: Giant slalom
Gold – Per Sunde (Norway)
Silver – Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia) ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968%20Winter%20Universiade |
Leslie Arthur Julien Hutchinson, known as "Hutch" (7 March 1900 – 18 August 1969), was a Grenada-born singer and musician who was one of the biggest cabaret stars in the world during the 1920s and 1930s.
Early life
Born in Gouyave, Grenada, in 1900, when it was part of the British Windward Islands, to George Hutchinso... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie%20Hutchinson |
Mark Eric "Slick" Johnson is an American professional wrestling referee, best known for working for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Career
World Championship Wrestling
Johnson gained national exposure in the late 1990s when he joined the Atlanta, Georgia-based World Champi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Johnson%20%28referee%29 |
John Gruber (born 1973) is a technology blogger, UI designer, and is the inventor of the Markdown markup language.
History
Gruber is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor of Science in computer science from Drexel University, then worked for Bare Bones Software (2000–02) and Joyent (2005–06).
In ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Gruber |
The 1966 Winter Universiade, the IV Winter Universiade, took place in Sestriere, Italy.
Medal table
References
1966
U
U
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Multi-sport events in Italy
Sport in Piedmont
February 1966 sports events in Europe
Winter sports competitions in Italy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 30th World Cup season began in November 1995 in Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1996 at the World Cup finals in Lillehammer, Norway. The overall champions were Lasse Kjus of Norway and Katja Seizinger of Germany, the first of two overall titles for both.
The World Cup schedule was realigned for the 1995–96... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
The Catholic Church in Angola is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Catholicism was introduced to Angola by the Portuguese in 1491 when the first missionaries arrived.
Many of the missionaries saw themselves as Portuguese, rather than integrating into Angolan s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic%20Church%20in%20Angola |
Rogart railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Rogart and Pittentrail, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, from Inverness, between Golspie and Lairg. ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
The Sutherland Railway opened between ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogart%20railway%20station |
The 1964 Winter Universiade, the III Winter Universiade, took place in Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia.
Medal table
Medalists
Alpine skiing
Men: Slalom
Gold – Fritz Wagnerberger (West Germany)
Silver – Yoshiharu Fukuhara (Japan)
Bronze – Taliy Monastyrev (Soviet Union)
Men: Giant slalom
Gold – Jerzy Wojna (Pol... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964%20Winter%20Universiade |
Bernard Lewis (born 10 February 1926) is the English entrepreneur behind the River Island fashion brand and clothing chain.
Early life
He was born on 10 February 1926, and educated at the Jewish Free School, and Northern Polytechnic Institute. He helped in his parents’ greengrocer as a child and from that experience g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard%20Lewis%20%28entrepreneur%29 |
The 1962 Winter Universiade, the II Winter Universiade, took place in Villars, Switzerland.
Medal table
Alpine skiing
Men: Slalom
Gold – Willy Bogner (West Germany)
Gold – Ulf Ekstam (Finland)
Bronze – Masayoshi Mitani (Japan)
Men: Downhill
Gold – Philippe Mollard (France)
Silver – Walter Kutschera (Austria)
B... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962%20Winter%20Universiade |
Tokodede (also known as Tukude, Tocodede, Tokodé, and Tocod) is one of the languages of East Timor, spoken by about 39,000 people in the municipality of Liquiçá, especially the administrative posts of Maubara and Liquiçá along the northern reaches of the Loes River system. The number of speakers has declined in recent ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokodede%20language |
The 29th World Cup season began in November 1994 in Park City, USA (December 1994 in Tignes, France for men), and concluded in March 1995 at the World Cup finals in Bormio, Italy. The overall champions were Alberto Tomba of Italy (his first) and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland (her third).
A break in the schedule was ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
SolarWorld is a German company dedicated to the manufacture and marketing photovoltaic products worldwide by integrating all components of the solar value chain, from feedstock (polysilicon) to module production, from trade with solar panels to the promotion and construction of turn-key solar power systems. The group c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarWorld |
The 1960 Winter Universiade, the I Winter Universiade, took place in Chamonix, France.
Medal table
Alpine Skiing
Men: Slalom
Gold – Walther Herwig (Switzerland)
Silver – Sbynek Mohr (Czechoslovakia)
Bronze – Bernard Cottet (France)
Men: Giant Slalom
Gold – Philippe Stern (Switzerland)
Silver – Walther Herwig (S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960%20Winter%20Universiade |
The 28th World Cup season began in late October 1993 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1994 at the World Cup finals at Vail in the United States. The overall champions were Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway (his first) and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland (her second).
A break in the schedule in February was for t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
Louis Sergio Antonelli (January 6, 1957 – October 6, 2021) was an American speculative fiction author who wrote primarily alternate history, secret history, science fiction, and fantasy. He resided in Clarksville, Texas. Antonelli's stories have been published in print publications based in the United States, the Unite... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou%20Antonelli |
The 27th World Cup season began in November 1992 in Sestriere, Italy for men and Park City, Utah, USA for women, and concluded in March 1993 at the newly created World Cup Final in Åre, Sweden. A break in the schedule was for the 1993 World Championships, held in Morioka, Japan, from February 4–14.
Marc Girardelli of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
Golspie railway station is a railway station serving the village of Golspie in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the Far North Line, situated between Rogart and Dunrobin Castle, from . ScotRail, who manage the station, operate all services.
History
It was designed with a combined post office by the arc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golspie%20railway%20station |
Fort Stevens may refer to one of two decommissioned American military forts:
Fort Stevens (Oregon), a fort in Oregon that guarded the mouth of the Columbia River
Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.), a fort in Washington, D.C. that defended the city during the Civil War | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort%20Stevens |
Alexandria National Cemetery is the name of two US National Cemeteries:
Alexandria National Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia), in Virginia
Alexandria National Cemetery (Alexandria, Louisiana), in Louisiana, listed on the NRHP | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria%20National%20Cemetery |
The 26th World Cup season began in November 1991 in the United States and concluded in March 1992 in Switzerland. The overall winners were Paul Accola of Switzerland, his first, and Petra Kronberger of Austria, her third straight.
A major change during this season was made to the scoring system, moving from a "Top 15... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392%20FIS%20Alpine%20Ski%20World%20Cup |
The Specialty Food Association, Inc. (SFA) is membership-based trade association in the United States representing 3,000+ member companies. The SFA was established in 1952 to foster trade, commerce and interest in the specialty food industry in the U.S., worth $148 billion as of May 2020.
The Association is a not-for-... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialty%20Food%20Association |
Vector 13 is a comic strip published in the British magazine 2000 AD. It featured the eponymous agency set up to investigate anomalous phenomena and conspiracy theories. It was influenced by American TV drama The X-Files (which was at the height of its popularity at the time) and other events such as the 1995 release o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector%2013 |
Tyrell Corporation may refer to:
Fictional company in the film Blade Runner that develops replicants
The Tyrrel Corporation, a 1990s English recording group | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrell%20Corporation |
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