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Cresta Run
The Cresta Run is a natural ice skeleton racing toboggan track in eastern Switzerland. Located in the winter sports town of St. Moritz, the run is one of the few in the world dedicated entirely to skeleton. It was built in 1884 near the hamlet of Cresta in the municipality of Celerina/Schlarigna by the Outdoor Amusement Committee of the Kulm Hotel and the people of St. Moritz. The committee members were Major William Henry Bulpett (founder of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC)), George Robertson, Charles Digby Jones (Robertson and Digby Jones planned the proposed course), C. Metcalfe, and J. Biddulph. It has continued as a partnership to this day between the SMTC, founded in 1887, and the people of St. Moritz. The sport of intramural sled racing originated in winter resort activities at the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz during the early 1870s. SMTC members still congregate for lunch in the 'Sunny Bar' at the Kulm. In the early days of competitive sledding, the predominant style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeleton At The 1928 Winter Olympics
These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. At that time the sport was called cresta, and St. Moritz had the most famous Cresta Run, dating to 1884. In many locations the sport was referred to as ''tobogganing'' during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the course. Medalists Jennison and John Heaton were brothers. The skeleton sled on which Jennison Heaton won the gold medal is currently on display in the Hotel Soldanella in St. Moritz. This skeleton was owned by and used by USAF Maj. Gen. Lawrence C. Ames from 1948 until 1977. His last ride was on his eightieth birthday. At that time he was the oldest man ever to have run the Cresta Run. Jack Heaton would also win the silver medal in 1948. The bronze medalist, David Carnegie, was also Earl of Northesk. Results Medal table References * {{Skeleton at the Winter Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trenchard After Winning The Freshman's And Beginner's Cups
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, (3 February 1873 – 10 February 1956) was a British officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force. He has been described as the "Father of the Royal Air Force." During his formative years, Trenchard struggled academically, failing many examinations and only just succeeding in meeting the minimum standard for commissioned service in the British Army. As a young infantry officer, Trenchard served in India and with the outbreak of the Boer War, he volunteered for service in South Africa. While fighting the Boers, Trenchard was critically wounded and as a result of his injury, he lost a lung, was partially paralysed and returned to Great Britain. On medical advice, Trenchard travelled to Switzerland to recuperate and boredom saw him taking up bobsleighing. After a heavy crash, Trenchard found that his paralysis was gone and that he could walk unaided. Following further recuperation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFCC
The PFF National Challenge Cup is an annual semi-professional knockout football competition in men's domestic Pakistani football within the Pakistan football league system. It is organized by and named after the Pakistan Football Federation. Khan Research Laboratories have won the most titles (six). WAPDA are the current champions, winning the 2020 edition courtesy of a 1-0 win against SSGC F.C. in the final. Background Although it is an annual competition, it has not been held on a few occasions. The competition was not held from (1980–83, 1986, 1988–89, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2006–07, 2017, 2021–22). The tournament has seen various name changes throughout its establishment. Names Finals ;Wins by club Results by team Since its establishment, the National Challenge Cup has been won by 15 different teams. Teams shown in ''italics'' are no longer in existence. Giant killings The possibility of unlikely victories in the earlier rounds of the competition, where lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton Wrottesley
Clifton Hugh Lancelot de Verdon Wrottesley, 6th Baron Wrottesley (born 10 August 1968), is an Irish sportsman and British peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords. Early life Wrottesley was born at Hatch Street, Dublin, in 1968 to the Hon. Richard Francis Gerard Wrottesley and his wife, Georgina Wrottesley, née Clifton, daughter of Lt. Col. Peter Clifton of Dummer House, Hampshire, and his wife, Patricia Mary Adela Clifton, née Gibson-Watt, of Doldowlod House, Radnorshire. His first two years were spent in Abbyknockmoy, County Galway. After his father's death, he moved to Spain with his mother. He was educated at Eton College, Edinburgh University and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst before serving in the Grenadier Guards. Through his paternal grandmother he is a descendant of the Stratford family, and through his maternal grandfather the Clan Bruce. He inherited the Wrottesley titles in 1977 upon the death of his grandfather, his father having died when he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Ronald Neil Primrose, Lord Dalmeny
Harry Ronald Neil Primrose, Lord Dalmeny (born 20 November 1967), known as Harry Dalmeny, is a British aristocrat and the Chairman of Sotheby's in the United Kingdom. A member of the British aristocracy, he is the heir to ten noble titles, including the earldoms of Rosebery and Midlothian, to the Primrose family estate Dalmeny House, and to the chiefship of Clan Primrose. Dalmeny is a Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Midlothian and is a member of the Royal Company of Archers. Early life and background Harry Primrose was born in 1967, and is the son and heir of Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery. He is a great-grandson of Prime Minister Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, and Hannah de Rothschild, the richest woman in Britain. The earls of Rosebery own Dalmeny House and also owned Mentmore Towers until 1977. He was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford, and Eton College. He then studied art history at Trinity College, Cambridge. Career Lord Dalmeny joined S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Sachs
Rolf Wilhelm Albert Sachs (born August 10, 1955 in Lausanne, Switzerland) is a Switzerland, Swiss artist, designer, art collector and philanthropist. Biography Early life Sachs was born August 10, 1955 in Lausanne, Switzerland. His parents were industrial heir Gunter Sachs and his first wife Anne-Marie Faure (1934-1958) who died early from anesthesia error during an operation. He has Swiss and German dual citizenship. His grandfather was German industrialist Willy Sachs who was the majority owner of ZF Sachs, Fichtel & Sachs. His great-grandfather was Wilhelm von Opel, the son of Opel company founder Adam Opel. He was educated at Institut Le Rosey, Institute Le Rosey and the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz. From 1975 he started to study economics in London and San Francisco. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business administration, Business Administration from Menlo College in Menlo Park, California, Menlo Park, California. Career He started his formal career in investment banking befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunliffe-Owen Baronets
The Cunliffe-Owen Baronetcy, of Bray in the County of Berkshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 February 1920 for the industrialist Hugo Cunliffe-Owen. He was chairman and president of the British-American Tobacco Company. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen, father of the first Baronet, was Director of the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum) from 1874 to 1893. Cunliffe-Owen baronets, of Bray (1920) * Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, 1st Baronet (1870–1947) *Sir Dudley Herbert Cunliffe-Owen, 2nd Baronet (1923–1983), married Juliana Eveline, a daughter of Richard Curzon, 2nd Viscount Scarsdale, later divorced. *Sir Hugo Dudley Cunliffe-Owen, 3rd Baronet (born 1966) There is no heir to the baronetcy. References *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Cunliffe-Owen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunther Sachs
Fritz Gunter Sachs (14 November 1932 – 7 May 2011, also Gunter Sachs von Opel) was a German photographer, author, Rosenberg student, industrialist, and latterly head of an institute that researched claims of astrology. As a young man he became a sportsman, then gained international fame as a documentary film-maker, documentary photographer, and third husband of Brigitte Bardot. Early life Sachs was born in southern Germany. His mother was Eleanor, the daughter of Wilhelm von Opel, co-founder of the automaker Opel; his father was Willy Sachs, sole owner of Fichtel & Sachs, a leading manufacturer of ball bearings in Schweinfurt and one of Germany's biggest automobile suppliers. Willy was friendly with Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler and arrested by the American military after the war but finally declared a follower and released. Gunter Sachs commented on his father's past in several publications. Willy committed suicide in 1958 by shooting himself. Sachs' brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Agnelli
Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli (; 12 March 192124 January 2003), nicknamed ("The Lawyer"), was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research. He was the richest man in modern Italian history. Agnelli was regarded as having an impeccable and slightly eccentric fashion sense, which has influenced both Italian and international men's fashion. Agnelli was awarded the decoration Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1967 and the title Knight of Labour (''Cavaliere del lavoro'') in 1977. Following his death in 2003, control of the firm was gradually passed to his grandson and chosen heir, John Elkann. Early life Agnelli was born in Turin, but maintained strong ties with the village of Villar Perosa, near Turin in the Piedmont region. His father was the prominent Italian industrialist Edoardo Agnelli a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantin Von Liechtenstein
Prince Constantin Franz Nikolaus Karl Heinrich Dagobert Anton von Padua Ildefons Maria von Liechtenstein (23 December 1911 – 28 March 2001) was a Liechtenstein prince and alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Grabs, Switzerland. In 1948 he finished 99th in the alpine skiing downhill event. He married firstly (morganatically) in Vienna civilly on 18 March 1941 and religiously on 19 March 1941 Maria Elisabeth von Leutzendorff ( Branky, 23 May 1921 – killed in an air raid in World War II in Vienna, 10 September 1944), and had issue, and married secondly in Vaduz civilly on 21 December 1976 and religiously on 10 January 1977 Countess Ilona Mária Esterházy von Galántha (Sárosd, 17 May 1921 – 2 August 2019), without issue: * Princess Monica Maria Theresia Elisabeth (b. Vienna, 8 April 1942), married in Rio de Janeiro on 25 November 1960, and divorced in 1969, as his first wife André Francisco Jordan, ''né'' An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a red or scaly patch of skin. In those with distant spread of the disease, there may be bone pain, swollen lymph nodes, shortness of breath, or yellow skin. Risk factors for developing breast cancer include obesity, a lack of physical exercise, alcoholism, hormone replacement therapy during menopause, ionizing radiation, an early age at first menstruation, having children late in life or not at all, older age, having a prior history of breast cancer, and a family history of breast cancer. About 5–10% of cases are the result of a genetic predisposition inherited from a person's parents, including BRCA1 and BRCA2 among others. Breast cancer most commonly develops in cells from the lining of milk ducts and the lobules that supply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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