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  Skiing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ski routes are referred to as 'runs,' 'trails,' or 'slopes.' Off-piste riding, also known as "back-country skiing", includes unmarked areas within the ski resort's boundaries, frequently amongst trees ("glade skiing"), or usually in pursuit of fresh fallen snow, known as powder.
Skiing or snowboarding beyond the ski resort's boundaries remains a misdemeanor in some western states, due to the danger of avalanches on the un-patrolled areas; or the cost of search-and-rescue for lost or overdue skiers.
Ski troops played a key role in retaining Finnish independence from Russia during the Winter War, and from Germany during the Lapland War, although the use of ski troops was recorded by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus in the 13th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skiing   (1715 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Skiing
Skiing is the human activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings.
For many people, "skiing" means recreational downhill skiing in which one visits a ski resort, purchases a lift ticket, dons cold-weather clothing, skis, ski boots and ski poles, and embarks on a chairlift, gondola lift, or other mechanical method of uphill propulsion.
In skiing's traditional core regions in the snowy parts of Scandinavia, both recreational and competitive skiing is as likely to refer to the cross-country variants as to the internationally more well-known downhill variants.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Skiing   (425 words)

  
 Articles - Skiing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ski routes are referred to as 'runs,' 'trails,' or 'slopes.' Off-piste riding includes areas within the ski resort's boundaries, frequently amongst trees, usually in pursuit of fresh fallen snow, known as powder snow, powder skiing, 'powder' or colloquially 'pow'.
Skiing or snowboarding beyond the ski resort's boundaries remains a misdemeanor in some western states, due to the danger of avalanches on the un-patrolled areas; or the cost of SAR for lost or overdue sliders.
When a major celebrity dies in a skiing accident, or someone dies in an avalanche, the public is often made aware of some of the dangers of skiing.
www.awningz.com /articles/Skiing   (1619 words)

  
 Skiing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Skiing originally was a practical activity which resembled today's Nordic, or cross-country, style.
For many people, "skiing" means recreational downhill skiing in which one visits a ski resort, purchases a lift ticket, dons cold-weather clothing, skis, ski boots and ski poles, and embarks on a chairlift, gondola lift, or means mechanical uphill transport.
Skiing technique is very difficult to master and accordingly there are ski schools that teach everything from the basics of turning and stopping safely to more advanced carving and mogul techniques.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Skiing.htm   (1305 words)

  
 Sun Peaks Resort
The summit of the ski area is at an elevation of 2,080 m (6,824 ft), with an 881 m (2,891 ft) vertical rise from the base of the peak.
A ski area is a place where one goes to participate in the sports of skiing and snowboarding.
A ski resort is a ski area, but with a village and/or high-end accommodations and other amenities at the base of the mountain.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/194/sun-peaks-resort.html   (1139 words)

  
 THE CLINTON BODY-COUNT
As a rule I do not list the names of people who contribute information for reasons of their privacy and safety, but if you contributed to these changes and wish to see your name appropriately acknowledged, please email me and I would be happy to include the proper credits.
As was the case with Vincent Foster and Sandy Hume, the death was immediatly declared a suicide.
At the time of his death, he was investigating connections between the "October surprise" during the 1980 federal election campaign and drug and gunrunning out of Mena, Arkansas, as well as the BATF assault on the Waco, Texas Branch Davidians.
www.whatreallyhappened.com /RANCHO/POLITICS/BODIES.html   (7122 words)

  
 THE CLINTON BODY-COUNT
The following is a partial list of a large number of persons who have recently met their demise in suspicious circumstances who appear to have some connection to the Clintons.
Initial cause of death was reported to be the result of falling asleep on a railroad track in Arkansas on August 23, 1987.
He was found shot to death in the front seat of his pickup in June 1990.
www.geoffmetcalf.com /397.html   (1812 words)

  
 SIGHTINGS
The most famous of all pre-presidential Clinton paramours also insisted that had she not protected herself by going public with her story of a 12-year affair with the then-Arkansas governor, she would have been killed.
She is also aware of the alarming reality that this "Death List" appears to continually grow.
His family reported that shortly before his death, they were being followed by unknown persons, and their home had been broken into (despite a top quality alarm system).
www.rense.com /politics4/murderer.htm   (3754 words)

  
 nichols
In a famous, illustrated manuscript in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University there is a medieval group of clergy playing at one such ball game.
Tournaments could be fought to the death or for pleasure, yet even in the case of the latter, however, one could be hurt or even killed.
She said the lady should hunt with the merlin, a small rapid-flying falcon that was excellent for catching birds in size from a thrush up to a partridge.
srufaculty.sru.edu /john.nichols/research/womensport.htm   (3366 words)

  
 List of skiing deaths -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
List of skiing deaths -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
List of famous people who have been killed as a result of (A sport in which participants must travel on skis) skiing accidents
(additional info and facts about Lists of people by cause of death) Lists of people by cause of death
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_skiing_deaths.htm   (434 words)

  
 MBR: Small Press Bookwatch, June 2002
A corrupt hospital, suspicious deaths on the operating table, incompetent and murderous physicians, and undercover truth-seekers putting their lives on the line charge this medical drama with ominous portent.
Enhanced with a map, a glossary of Anglo-Saxon terms, a calendar of Anglo-Saxon Feast Days, and a list of place-names with their modern equivalents, Ceridwen Of Kilton is a powerfully written and highly recommended saga depicting the best and the worst of human nature.
Skiing At Midnight: A Nature Journal From Dubuque County, Iowa by Kevin Koch is a heartfelt selection of twenty-two essays (some in poetry, some in prose), reflecting on the beauty of nature and the joy of experiencing God's gifts.
www.midwestbookreview.com /sbw/jun_02.htm   (8156 words)

  
 Dropping like flies: poisoned by ASPARTAME - Health Supreme
Sudden Cardiac Death or SCD, according to the US Centers for Disease Control, is the number one killer, having ended the lives of close to half a million Americans in 1999.
Maxalt is a treatment for headaches by Merck, and headache is number one on the FDA list of 92 symptoms from four types of seizures to coma and death.
Because of his death the FDA removed ephedra but aspartame was no doubt the cause of his death.
www.newmediaexplorer.org /sepp/2003/09/26/dropping_like_flies_poisoned_by_aspartame.htm   (9646 words)

  
 Skiing Heritage -- Museums
The ski race of 1905 was followed in 1906 and 1909 by similar contests with vertical gates on the Spitzbrand in Lilienfeld.
Entire ski clubs come to the Ski Museum in order to learn about skiing history, and a tour of the museum is a fixed feature of the programme for both, the German-Polish and the German-Japanese youth exchange programmes (for skiing).
The International Skiing History Association is a not-for-profit corporation, whose mission is to preserve and advance the knowledge of ski history and to increase public awareness of the sport's heritage.
www.skiinghistory.org /fismuseums.html   (5716 words)

  
 eFitness
Yet approximately 44 million Americans are overweight and deaths from lifestyle related diseases are at an all time high.
Check with your health care provider for a list of appropriate exercises and guidelines to ensure your success.
And the famous Senator, John Glen revisited his old career as an astronaut at the age of 77.
www.efitness.com /news/article.cfm/article_id,7941   (1095 words)

  
 Baylor University || The Lariat Online || News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In this situation, this accident was the third skiing accident involving fatalities and Americans.
Also the death of the world-famous fashion designer Gianni Versace and the manhunt for suspect Andrew Cunanan took hold of the U.S. and the world.
Also claiming affairs with the president are Dolly Kyle Browning, who claims a 33-year affair; Connie Hamzy, whose alleged affair was the first to surface during the 1992 presidential campaignand Kathleen Willey, whose deposition in the Paula Jones case includes confirmation of the president's advances toward her.
www.baylor.edu /Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=11773   (388 words)

  
 List of skiing deaths - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of famous people who have been killed as a result of skiing accidents
Lists of people by cause of death
This page was last modified 01:11, 9 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_famous_skiing_deaths   (57 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Sonny Bono Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich made a public appearance and speech at the shore of the lake on Bono's behalf.
He died after skiing into a tree at the Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California.
His widow Mary was elected to fill his unexpired Congressional term, and then was re-elected in 1998 on her own right.
www.ipedia.com /sonny_bono.html   (534 words)

  
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THE BILL CLINTON BODY-COUNT The following is a partial list of a large number of persons who have recently met their demise in suspicious circumstances who appear to have some connection to the Clintons.
The gun which he supposedly used to kill himself was reported to be still in his hand, but the person who first found the body reports that there was no gun at that time.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE HENRY IVES DEATHS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Ives & Don Henry Initial cause of death was reported to be the result of falling asleep on a railroad track in Arkansas on August 23, 1987.
www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Lobby/8792/bodycount.txt   (2101 words)

  
 Lists of people by cause of death   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This is an index of lists of people who died, by cause of death, in alphabetical order of cause.
List of horse accidents (deaths and serious injuries)
List of professional cyclists who died during a race
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/Lists-of-people-by-cause-of-death.htm   (115 words)

  
 Detroit - Ultra Bargain Travel
It was purchased in 1997 by General Motors, which then moved in and established its new world headquarters here.
Fair Lane: Henry Ford and his wife Clara lived at this estate from 1915 until their deaths in 1947 and 1950.
The Motown sound was the most celebrated and famous of the 60s.
www.ultra-bargain-travel.com /Detroit.htm   (736 words)

  
 Erowid Psychoactive Vaults : Article #3
As a result, although the criminal law permits Canadians to close the garage door and fill their lungs with carbon monoxide for the purpose of inducing death, they may not fill those very same lungs with marijuana smoke for the purpose of inducing pleasure.
If the definition of harm is expanded beyond this, however, then drug users, pornographers, homosexuals or others who reside on someone or others list of undesirables could be hit with violations of the criminal law without such persecution seeming to be in any way illiberal.
In fact, in a growing number of universities, law faculties, courts, and ministries, the liberal principle is being turned entirely on its head simply by redefining "harm." Feelings of humiliation or the creation of a "hostile environment" are deemed to be harms on a moral par with physical force.
www.erowid.org /psychoactives/media/psychoactives_media3.shtml   (3792 words)

  
 Chance News 7.02
With the publicity of these two high-profile skiing deaths turning a spotlight on ski injuries, the ski industry has been quick to point out that in 1995, 716 people died in boating accidents, 800 bicyclists died and 89 people were hit by lightning.
This is, of course, different from the previous articles that referred to an average of 34 deaths a year caused by skiing.
John Lamperti testified against the bill arguing that the death penalty is not a deterrent to murder.
www.dartmouth.edu /~chance/chance_news/recent_news/chance_news_7.02.html   (5727 words)

  
 I guess you can blame the President for this too! - pocono forums
As for your skiing comment, yeah I have a hobby that I enjoy, maybe you should get one too, there very ammusing.
I believe the point Ski Dude was trying to make was that invading Iraq has strengthened the terrorists, as Al Queda has now joined forces with the insurgents.
I nor I believe ski dude would ever bad mouth the men fighting, it's the commander in chief who has made so terrible mistakes to which he has not yet acknowledged.
www.poconoforums.com /showthread.php?t=478   (2728 words)

  
 New Zealand - Wikitravel
The regions are listed roughly north to south.
Tap water in places such as Christchurch is not chlorinated at all as it is drawn from the pure artesian aquifers of the Canterbury plains (the same place the bottled water comes from).
It is a sweet carbonated lemonade style drink sold in a brown plastic bottle with a yellow label because they used to sell it in brown glass ones (like beer bottles) before they switched to plastic.
wikitravel.org /en/New_Zealand   (7809 words)

  
 Hope College: Hope College: Joint Archives of Holland: Ron Dirkse
The Hindenberg disaster was the unfortunate explosion of a German airship (Zeppelin) in Lakehurst, New York on May 6th, 1937.
This event was made famous by the shock and emotion in the radio announcement of Herb Morrison.
The Hindenberg disaster was the unfortunate explosion of a German airship (Zeppelin) in Lakehurst, New York, on May 6th, 1937, at 7 P.M. Thirty-five deaths were later blamed on static electricity that built up a charge that sparked the floating, hydrogen-filled coffin.
www.hope.edu /resources/arc/collections/registers/hope/dirkse.html   (679 words)

  
 halvorsen.org - halvard halvorsen's weblog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The cabin is the starting point for private expeditions into the great outdoors, on skis in the winter, on foot in the summer.
On the other hand, it is still controversial to have a television in the cabin, not to mention a VCR.
Skiing in the intense Easter sun, with a backpack containing oranges, chocolate bars and cocoa, is viewed by many Norwegians as one of the strongest, most positive experiences they can imagine…the mountains at Easter time occupy a special place in the Norwegian self-image, as a symbol of the good life in Norway
www.halvorsen.org /games/card_games/poker   (1743 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The teams compete for the greatest number of deaths (be creative) they can act out in one minute.
Give them 30 seconds to list words, images, activities, colors, etc on a specific topic (ie.
STEP 3: Give each group a famous fairy tale and a style in which to perform it (ie.
www.byu.edu /tma/arts-ed/units/impvunit.htm   (1022 words)

  
 Class Notes
Bucknell is on his list of schools under consideration.
Cecily Guzzetta Molak received a juris doctorate, cum laude, from the SUNY Buffalo School of Law and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1998.
However, kidnapping is low on my list of extreme sports, so we will focus on educational exchanges with the universities.
www.departments.bucknell.edu /communications/BucknellWorld/2000-1/cn69.html   (3575 words)

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