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Ted Henter
Ted Henter (born 1950 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American computer programmer and businessperson known for having invented the JAWS screen reader for the blind. at the ; published April 30, 2004; retrieved March 5, 2014 He studied engineering, but learned computer programming and started his own business after becoming in a car accident in 1978, which put an end to a promising career as an international motorcycle racer. In 1987, he team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine United States Minor Outlying Islands, Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in Compact of Free Association, free association with three Oceania, Pacific Island Sovereign state, sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Palau, Republic of Palau. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders Canada–United States border, with Canada to its north and Mexico–United States border, with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season
The 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 30th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary There was an air of excitement at the start of the 1978 Grand Prix season. The popularity of defending champion Barry Sheene had boosted the appeal of motorcycle racing into the realm of the mass marketing media. The arrival of Kenny Roberts from America added to the anticipation. A young Spaniard, Ricardo Tormo took five of seven rounds to claim the 50 cc title for Bultaco. Italy's Eugenio Lazzarini won the 125 cc crown aboard an MBA. South Africa's Kork Ballington pulled off an impressive double, winning the 250 cc and 350 cc titles for Kawasaki, matching the double championships of Walter Villa in 1976 and Mike Hailwood in 1967. In the 500 cc class, Suzuki returned with its defending world champion, Barry Sheene, along with teammates Teuvo Lansivuori, Pat Hennen and Wil Hartog. Yamaha's official factory team entered former 350&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Yugoslavian Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1978 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth and final round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 September 1978 at the Staza Grobnik Rijeka. 350 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification 50 cc classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1978 , Previous_race_in_season = 1978 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1979 Venezuelan Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1977 Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1979 Yugoslavian Grand Prix Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix Yugoslavian Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of ... Motorsport in Croatia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Czechoslovakian Motorcycle Grand Prix ...
The 1978 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 27 August 1978 at the Brno circuit. 350 cc classification 250 cc classification 50 cc classification Sidecar classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Czechoslovak Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1978 , Previous_race_in_season = 1978 German Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1978 Yugoslavian Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1977 Czechoslovak Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1979 Czechoslovak Grand Prix Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Czechoslovak Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 British Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1978 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5–6 August 1978 at Silverstone Circuit. 500cc race report Kenny Roberts and Barry Sheene, the two championship contenders arrived in England for the British Grand Prix with only three points separating them. The race ended in controversy when torrential rains during the race, along with pit stops for tire changes by both Roberts and Sheene, created confusion among official scorers. Eventually, Roberts was declared the winner with Sheene being awarded third place behind privateer Steve Manship, who did not stop for a tire change. 500cc classification 350 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification Sidecar classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = British Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1978 , Previous_race_in_season = 1978 Finnish Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1978 German Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Finnish Motorcycle Grand Prix ...
The 1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 30 July 1978 at the Imatra circuit. 500cc classification 350 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Finnish Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1978 , Previous_race_in_season = 1978 Swedish Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1978 British Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1977 Finnish Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1979 Finnish Grand Prix Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix Finnish Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Swedish Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23 July 1978 at Karlskoga Motorstadion. This was the 300th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship. 500cc classification 350 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Swedish Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1978 , Previous_race_in_season = 1978 Belgian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1978 Finnish Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1977 Swedish Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1979 Swedish Grand Prix Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix Swedish Motorcycle Grand Prix Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Belgian Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1978 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 2 July 1978 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. These races, along with the Spa 24 Hours touring car race 3 weeks later were the last international major events held on the old 14 kilometer Spa-Francorchamps circuit. 500 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification 50 cc classification Sidecar classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Belgian Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1978 , Previous_race_in_season = 1978 Dutch TT , Next_race_in_season = 1978 Swedish Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1977 Belgian Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1979 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix Belgian Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Dutch TT
The 1978 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 June 1978 at the Circuit van Drenthe Assen. Classification 500 cc 350cc 250cc 125cc 50cc Sidecar classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Dutch TT , Year_of_race = 1978 , Previous_race_in_season = 1978 Nations Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1978 Belgian Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1977 Dutch TT , Next_year's_race = 1979 Dutch TT Dutch TT Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... Tourist Trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Nations Motorcycle Grand Prix ...
The 1978 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12–14 May 1978 at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello. Classification 500 cc 350cc 250cc 125cc 50cc Sidecar classification References {{MotoGP_race report , Name_of_race = Nations Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1978 , Previous_race_in_season = 1978 French Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1978 Dutch TT , Previous_year's_race = 1977 Nations Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1979 Nations Grand Prix Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Nations Grand Prix Nations Grand Prix The Italian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. From 1949 to 1990 the event was known by the it, Gran Premio Delle Nazioni (''Nations Grand Prix''). It was one of the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
