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Peter J.D. Wilson
Peter J. D. Wilson (born 5 March 1955) is a Scottish and Irish curler and curling coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co .... As of 2015, he was a President of Irish Curling Association. Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * Living people 1955 births Irish male curlers Irish curling coaches Scottish male curlers {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub ...
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Kinross
Kinross (, gd, Ceann Rois) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, around south of Perth and around northwest of Edinburgh. It is the traditional county town of the historic county of Kinross-shire. History Kinross's origins are connected with the nearby Loch Leven and its islands whose history goes back to the 5th century AD. Kinross developed as a staging post on the Great North Road from North Queensferry to Perth. In time, local industry developed and by the early 18th century the town had grown to a population of around 600 people. By the mid-19th century, a thriving wool weaving industry had emerged. Kinross Town Hall was completed in 1841. Location and transport The site of the original Pre-Reformation parish church and churchyard are located down a small wynd overlooking Loch Leven, a little away from the town. The church was dedicated to St. Serf and was under control of Dunfermline Abbey. Noteworthy ministers included John Colden from 1593 to 1640 and his so ...
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Tony Tierney
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Irish Male Curlers
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ...
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Sportspeople From Perth And Kinross
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professional sports, professionals or amateur sports, amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to ...
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1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Sev ...
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Living People
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2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held in Stavanger, Norway from April 20 to 27, 2019. The event was held in conjunction with the 2019 World Senior Curling Championships. A record forty-eight nations competed in the event, including Kosovo, Mexico, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Ukraine competing in their first World Curling Federation events. The 2019 edition was the last with open entry. The top sixteen teams in the competition, in addition to qualifying for the playoffs, qualified for the 2020 World Championship. The remaining four spots will be awarded at the new World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event. Teams The teams are as follows: Round robin standings The top two teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. ''Final round robin standings'' Rankings are determined by head-to-head record, where applicable, then DSC within their group. Ranking of third-placed teams Of the six teams placing third in their respective groups, the four with the lowest Dr ...
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2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 16 to 23 at the Karlstad Curling Arena in Karlstad, Sweden. The event was held in conjunction with the 2016 World Senior Curling Championships. Teams The teams are listed as follows: (web archive) Round robin standings Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+1). Group A Saturday, April 16 Draw 1 12:00 Sunday, April 17 Draw 5 11:15 Draw 7 17:45 Draw 8 21:00 Monday, April 18 Draw 9 8:00 Draw 12 17:45 Tuesday, April 19 Draw 14 8:00 Draw 15 11:15 Wednesday, April 20 Draw 20 11:15 Draw 22 17:45 Group B Saturday, April 16 Draw 3 20:00 Sunday, April 17 Draw 6 14:30 Draw 8 21:00 Monday, April 18 Draw 9 8:00 Draw 11 14:30 Draw 12 17:45 Tuesday, April 19 Draw 15 11:15 Draw 16 14:30 *''Lithuania ran out of time'' Draw 18 21:00 Wednesday, April 20 Draw 21 14:30 Thursday, April 21 Draw 25 11:15 Draw 26 14:30 Group C Saturday, ...
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2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship were held from April 23 to 30 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland. The event was held in conjunction with the 2014 World Senior Curling Championships. Switzerland continued their dominance of the championship with a fifth title win by cousins Michelle and Reto Gribi over Sweden's Per Noreen and Camilla Johansson, who won their second silver medal as a pair and third consecutive silver medal for Sweden. Switzerland won with a score of 8–6. Spain's Irantzu Garcia and Sergio Vez won the first World Curling medal for Spain in the bronze medal game with a 7–4 win over defending champions Dorottya Palansca and Zsolt Kiss of Hungary. Canada, Norway, and England scored perfect ends in their games in Draws 5, 11, and 22, respectively. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Round robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round robin results Group A Thursday, April 24 Draw 1 8:15 Draw 4 19:30 ...
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2009 European Curling Championships
The 2009 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Aberdeen, Scotland from 4 to 12 December 2009. The A-Group tournament took place at the Linx Ice Arena, and the B-Group are playing at Curl Aberdeen. A total of 51 teams from 30 European countries were competing. Men's Teams Group A ''*Ulrik Schmidt skips and throws third stones'' Round Robin Standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round Robin =Draw 1= Saturday 5 December, 08:00 =Draw 2= Saturday 3 December, 16:00 =Draw 3= Sunday 6 December, 09:00 =Draw 4= Sunday 6 December, 19:00 =Draw 5= Monday 7 December, 14:00 =Draw 6= Tuesday 8 December, 08:00 =Draw 7= Tuesday 8 December, 16:00 =Draw 8= Wednesday 9 December, 09:00 =Draw 9= Wednesday 9 December, 19:00 =Placement Game= =Tiebreaker= Playoffs = 1 vs. 2 game = Thursday 10 December, 20:00 = 3 vs. 4 game = Thursday 10 December, 20:00 = Semifinal = Friday 11 December, 14:00 = ...
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Ross Barr
Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of South Sudan Antarctica * Ross Sea * Ross Ice Shelf * Ross Dependency Australia * Ross, Tasmania Chile * Ross Casino, a former casino in Pichilemu, Chile; now the Agustín Ross Cultural Centre Ireland *"Ross", a common nickname for County Roscommon * Ross, County Mayo, a townland in Killursa civil parish, barony of Clare, County Mayo, bordering Moyne Townland * Ross, County Westmeath, a townland in Noughaval civil parish, barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath * Ross, County Wexford * The Diocese of Ross in West Cork. The Roman Catholic diocese merged with Cork in 1958 to become the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross, while the Church of Ireland diocese is now part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. This area, centered ...
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David Hume (curler)
David Hume (; born David Home; 7 May 1711 NS (26 April 1711 OS) – 25 August 1776) Cranston, Maurice, and Thomas Edmund Jessop. 2020 999br>David Hume" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved 18 May 2020. was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, librarian, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, scepticism, and naturalism. Beginning with ''A Treatise of Human Nature'' (1739–40), Hume strove to create a naturalistic science of man that examined the psychological basis of human nature. Hume argued against the existence of innate ideas, positing that all human knowledge derives solely from experience. This places him with Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and George Berkeley as an Empiricist. Hume argued that inductive reasoning and belief in causality cannot be justified rationally; instead, they result from custom and mental habit. We never actually perceive that one event causes a ...
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