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Wester Ross, Strathpeffer And Lochalsh (ward)
Wester can refer to: People * Arvid Wester (1856–1914), Swedish soldier who was active in the service of the Belgians in the Congo * August Wester (1882–1960), American wrestler * Curtis Wester (1951–1995) Canadian Football guard * Ivar Wester (1892–1967), Swedish sports shooter * Jacob Wester (born 1987), Swedish freeskier * James Kyle Wester (1857–1934), American teacher and politician * Jennifer Wester, American ice dancer * Johan Wester, Swedish comedian * John Charles Wester, American prelate of the Catholic Church * Keith A. Wester (1940–2002), American sound engineer * LaJohntay Wester (born 2002), American college football player * Lina Wester, Swedish ice hockey forward * Mats Wester (born 1964), Swedish musician * Oscar Wester (born 1995), Swedish freestyle skier * Peter Jansen Wester (1887–1931), Swedish-American botanist * Tess Wester, Dutch handball player * Travis Wester (born 1977), American actor * Ulla Wester (born 1953), Swedish pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvid Wester
Arvid Mauritz Wester (10 June 1856 – 11 July 1914) was a Swedish soldier who was active in the service of the Belgians in the Congo. For almost two years he commanded the remote station at Stanley Falls, Congo, Stanley Falls, where he had to deal with hostile local people and Arabs. Early years (1856–1883) Arvid Mauritz Wester was born on 10 June 1856 in Karlskoga, Örebro County, Sweden. He was descended from the younger son of Peder Wester. He joined the army as a volunteer on 1 May 1874. On 14 July 1877 he enrolled as a cadet at the Military School. He was appointed second lieutenant in the 21st infantry regiment (Närkes regiment) on 2 December 1878. He decided to take service with the new International African Association (AIA). Congo (1883–1886) Wester and about ten other Swedish officers were hired by King Leopold II of Belgium to help found the Congo Free State. Wester was admitted as an assistant on 1 November 1883, and left for the Congo on 14 November 1883. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mats Wester
Mats Wester (born September 1, 1964 in Botkyrka, Sweden) is a musician and plays the nyckelharpa. Mats studied at Adolf Fredriks Musik Skola in Stockholm. Together with the singer Håkan Hemlin he operates the musical group Nordman. During Nordman's long pause Mats created another group together with Py Bäckman (lyrics) and Elenor Ågeryd (vocals). Mats has also written a song for the group Garmarna "En gång ska han gråta" (Once he will cry). As many times before Py Bäckman wrote the lyrics to the song. Mats Wester was one of four musicians brought together by blues rock singer/guitar player Joe Bonamassa to perform on a variety of instruments in a July 3, 2012 acoustic concert at the Vienna Opera House. None of the five had ever worked together nor even met until they arrived in Vienna where three days later they put on a live performance. The event was released on March 12, 2013 on CD&DVD/Blu-Ray titled ''An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House'' and in 2014 was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerly (other)
Westerly may refer to: * Westerlies, the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes Places in the United States * Westerly, Rhode Island, a town ** Westerly (CDP), Rhode Island, the urban center of the town of Westerly ** Westerly (Amtrak station), a train station * Westerly, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Westerly (Piffard, New York), a historic home in Livingston County * The Westerly, a high-rise building in Portland, Oregon Other uses * Westerly (magazine), ''Westerly'' (magazine), a literary magazine from the University of Western Australia See also * Westerleigh (other) * * * Wester (other) * West (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Art Of Drowning (album)
''The Art of Drowning'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on September 19, 2000, through Nitro Records. Production In June 2000, the band finished recording ''The Art of Drowning''. Composition The album's second track, "The Lost Souls", was originally titled "The Art of Drowning". "The Despair Factor" features AFI's first notable use of electronic drums. On the song, vocalist Davey Havok states: "My whole life is a dark room... one big dark room," a line spoken by Winona Ryder in the film ''Beetlejuice'' (1988). The track title inspired the name of the band's official fan club, The Despair Faction. Artwork The band name and album title appear in orange in a hand-designed horror punk-esque typeface. The front cover illustration depicts a wintry graveyard with deformed stone sculptures resembling either angels or demons. The central figure sits atop a frozen fountain and holds its hands in the prayer position. On the back cover, the scene co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wester (river)
Wester (in its upper course: Wideybach) is a 14-km long river, a southern tributary of Möhne of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows between the Warstein and Belecke subdivisions () of the town of Warstein. See also *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A B C * Calenberger Bach * Casumer Bach * Compbach D * Dalke * Dammpader * Darmühlenbach * Deilbach * Derenbach * Dettmers Bach * Dhünn * Dichbach * Dickopsbach * Dielenpader * Diemel * ... References Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wester Ross
Wester Ross () is an area of the Northwest Highlands of Scotland in the council area of Highland. The area is loosely defined, and has never been used as a formal administrative region in its own right, but is generally regarded as lying to the west of the main watershed of Ross (the eastern part of Ross being Easter Ross), thus forming the western half of the county of Ross and Cromarty. The southwesternmost part of Ross and Cromarty, Lochalsh, is not considered part of Wester Ross by the local tourist organisation, ''Visit Wester Ross'', but is included within the definition used for the Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve.Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve Application. p. 2. Wester Ross has one of the lowest population densities in Europe, with just 1.6 people per km2, who live mostly in small crofting townships along the coastline of the region. The area is renowned for the scenic splendour of its mountains and coastline, and the range of wildlife that can be seen. It is a popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulla Wester
Ulla Wester (born 1953) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she represented Skåne County North and East Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne County, cr ... between October 1994 and October 2006. References 1953 births 20th-century Swedish women politicians 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people Members of the Riksdag 1994–1998 Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women members of the Riksdag {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Wester
Travis Wester is an American actor. He was born on October 8, 1977 in the United States. Career An actor in American film and television, Wester's first role was in 1996's '' The Paper Brigade''. Portraying Jamie in 2004's '' EuroTrip'', Rotten Tomatoes called this his best-known performance. Wester has also performed in ''Boston Public'', ''Scrubs'', ''Felicity'', ''ER'', and ''Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...''. Performance credits References External links * 1977 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors living people {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Lieder
Tess Lieder (''née'' Wester, born 19 May 1993) is a Dutch retired handballer for the Dutch national team. A full international with the Dutch national team since 2012, she was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship; the first title in the country's history. She was also on the team that won the silver medal in the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship with the Dutch team and became the goalkeeper with the highest percentage of saves in the tournament. Wester also reached fourth place with the Dutch team in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Wester started her career in 1999 at Hugo Girls, at the age of 5–6. In her youth career she also played for VZV and HandbalAcademie. She played in the EHF Champions League with VOC Amsterdam in the 2008–09 season. Wester played in E&O Emmen since 2010 until 2011. In 2011, she was signed for German club VfL Oldenburg, playing in the club until 2015 winning the German Cup in 2012. Wester was si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jansen Wester
Peter Jansen Wester (23 September 1877 – 1931; occasionally referred to himself as Peter Johnson Wester) was a Swedish-American agricultural botanist. Born in Sweden, he emigrated to the United States in 1897. Wester worked in several agricultural offices from 1897 to 1903, including leading the United States Department of Agriculture's experiment station and experimental plots for subtropical plants in Miami. He was a special agent in the USDA Bureau of Plant Industry in Miami and Washington from 1904 to 1910. He spent the remainder of his career in the Philippines, working with the Philippine Bureau of Agriculture from 1911 until his death. While there he was leader of Lanao Experimental Station and an advisor to the Minister. He made several trips to Singapore, Java, and Hawaii in order to study coffee cultivation and other crops for the purpose of introducing them to the Philippines. Wester's field of interest were spermatophytes, particularly citruses. Early life Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Wester
Oscar Wester (born 21 June 1995) is a Swedish freestyle skier. He placed seventh in slopestyle at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2013. He represented Sweden in slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seo .... His brother, Jacob Wester, also represents Sweden in skiing. References External links * 1995 births Living people Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Swedish male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for Sweden 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Wester
Lina Teresia Wester (born 7 November 1992) is a Swedish ice hockey forward. International career Wester was selected for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all six games, scoring one goal. As of 2014, Wester has also appeared for Sweden at three IIHF Women's World Championships. Her first appearance came in 2011. Wester made one appearance for the Sweden women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, in 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ..., winning a bronze medal. Career statistics Through 2013–14 season References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
