Johan Abram Persson, born 13 July 1898, dead 24 February 1971, was a Swedish (Sami) cross-country skier, fisherman, sloyer and wolfhunter. He was the son of Per Larsson and Anna Stina Bassem from Luokta lappby. He lived in Skierfa near the Pite River throughout his entire life.
He competed for Arjeplogs SK in club competitions. In international events, he participated for Sweden. In 1929, he won Vasaloppet.
Olle Wiklund
Olle Wiklund, born 26 December 1914 in Bergvik, Sweden, died 31 March 1999 at the same place, was a Swedish cross-country skier. In 1942, he won Vasaloppet, nine minutes before second-placed Bertil Melin. This meant that the old Vasaloppet record, dated back to 1928, had been broken by two minutes.
He competed for IFK Bergvik at club level, He participated in Vasaloppet at some points.
Sigvard Jonsson
Bengt Sigvard Jonsson, born 27 February 1923 in Bodum, Sweden, dead 17 September 1969 at the same place, was a Swedish cross-country skier and lumberjack. He represented Rossöns IK at club level. He won Vasaloppet in 1956. He died in a drowning accident.
Lars-Arne Bölling
Lars-Arne Bölling, born "Lars Arne Torsten" 6 October 1944 in Sörsjön, Sweden, is a Swedish former cross-country skier. He competed for IFK Mora and Orsa IF at club level. He won Vasaloppet in 1970 and 1972. He became Swedish national champion in the 15 kilometers race in 1970, and in the 1973 30 kilometers race as well as the 1970 and 1971 50 kilometers races. He was also part of the IFK Mora team winning the Swedish national relay championship in 1970-1973, and in 1974 he won the same relay title with Orsa IF.
In 1970, he was awarded the Sixten Jernberg Award. He also represented Sweden during the Olympic Winter Games of 1972 in Sapporo, where he ended up 9th in the 50 kilometers race. In 1973 he won the Marcialonga race in Italy.
He is the son Arne Bölling, who ended up second at Vasaloppet 1943, and the brother's son of Stig Bölling.
Pauli Siitonen
Pauli Siitonen, born 3 February 1938 in Simpele, Finland, is a Finnish former cross-country skier.
He competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. He was one of the most successful long-distance cross-country skiers of the 1970s. In 1973, he won Vasaloppet, as second person from Finland. He also won the Finlandia-hiihto in Finland and König-Ludwig-Lauf in West Germany.
Ola Hassis
Ola Hassis, born 22 March 1951, is a Swedish former cross-country skier. He competed for Orsa IF at club level. He won Vasaloppet in 1979. He's the brother of Swedish cross-country skier Bengt Hassis.
Lasse Frykberg
Lars Frykberg, born 3 January 1957, is a Swedish former cross-country skier. He won Vasaloppet in 1982. at the time, he competed for IFK Mora. in a competition where Jean-Paul Pierrat from France first reached the finish. However, Jean-Paul Pierrat was disqualified for changing skis (which was not allowed).
He also won Worldloppet in the seasons of 1981/1982 and 1982/1983.
Hans Persson
Hans Persson, born 18 January 1959, is a Swedish former cross-country skier. He was specialized at long-distance races. In 1984, he won Vasaloppet. He represented Åsarna IK at club level. With that club, he won the Swedish national relay championship in 1980-1983 and again in 1988.
Bengt Hassis
Bengt Hassis, born 11 January 1957, is a Swedish former cross-country skier. He represented Orsa IF at club level. In 1985 and 1986, he won Vasaloppet. During his 1986 wictory, he broke the Vasaloppet record, which lasted until 1998, when it was broken by Peter Göransson.
Nowadays, Bengt Hassis is a cross-country skiing instructor in Grönklitt. He's the brother of Swedish cross-country skier Ola Hassis.
Anders Blomquist
Anders Blomquist, born 17 October 1960 in Bromma, Sweden is Swedish former cross-country skier. He competed for IFK Lidingö and Åsarna IK at club levbel. In 1988, he shared the Vasaloppet victory together with his brother Örjan Blomquist. Since many years, he has been an SVT commentator during skiing events. Up to March 2010, he was the CEO for Destination Funäsdalen.
Örjan Blomquist
Örjan Blomquist, born 23 August 1957 in Bromma, Sweden, dead 30 July 2000, was a Swedish cross-country skier. He was speclalized at longd-distance races during the 1980s. He competed for IFK Lidingö at club level. He shared the victory at Vasaloppet 1988 together with his brother Anders Blomquist. Örjan Blomquist also won Worldloppet in 1985.
After the career, he worked as an SVT commentator during skiing events. Outside skiing, he was an economist. Örjan Blomquist died in the year 2000 following illnes.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (; ; 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) usually known as A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, was a famous Indian aerospace engineer. He was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. His father’s name was Jainulabdin and mother’s name was Aashiyamma. He was the 11th President of India, from 2002 to 2007.He was elected against Lakshmi Sehgal in 2002 and had support from both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress, the two leading political parties of India at that time.
When he was president, he was popularly known as the "People's President". He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 1997. He has also been a professor (of aerospace engineering). Kalam is the first Chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram (IIST). Kalam’s contribution in the field of space sciences has been immense. He also contributed in India’s civilian space programme and military missile development, and so he got the title of India’s “Missile Man”. People assume him to be one of the most powerful yet caring president in the history of Independent India.
Abdul Kalam died on July 27, 2015 (07:45 Indian Standard Time GMT+5:30) at Bethany Hospital, Shillong. He collapsed due to an apparentcardiac arrest during a lecture he was giving at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM).
Ampersand
The ampersand ("&") is a logogram.
It represents the Latin conjunction "et", meaning "and". The ampersand's symbol is not only a logogram, but also a ligature. It joins the old handwritten Latin letters "e" and "t" of the word "et", so that the word is represented as a single glyph.
With a c added on it means "et cetera", "and so on".
Darhal Tehsil
Darhal Tehsil is a town and notified constituency of Rajouri District Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir.
Darhal is a Tehsil in Rajauri District of Jammu & Kashmir State, India.
It is at 1671 m elevation (altitude). Urdu is the local language. People also speak Gojri and Dogri.
It is cold in summer. Darhal summer highest day temperature is in between 19 ° C to 43° C. Average temperatures of January is 11 ° C , February is 13 ° C , March is 19 ° C , April is 24 ° C , May is 30 ° C .
Denishawn School of Dancing
The Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, was founded in 1915 by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn in Los Angeles, California.
It taught a range of dance styles, influenced by ballroom dancing, ballet and various types of American and Indian dances.
The school had some notable pupils, including Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Lillian Powell, Charles Weidman, Jack Cole, and silent film star Louise Brooks. The school was especially renowned for its influence on ballet and experimental modern dance. In time, Denishawn teachings reached another school Studio 61 at the Carnegie Hall Studios.
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Snow goose
The snow goose ("Chen caerulescens" or "Anser caerulescens"), also known as the blue goose, is a North American species of goose. Its name comes from its white feathers. Some authorities place this species in the "Chen" genus. Other authorities place these species in the "gray goose" genus "Anser". In addition to a white phase they also have a blue phase. In the white phase they are all-white except for their primary feathers which are black. In the blue phase the head and upper neck remain white.
There are two known subspecies: