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Saas (other)
Saas, SAAS, or SaaS may refer to: * Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences * Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron, a Swiss manufacturing company * Social Accountability Accreditation Services that accredits according to the SA8000 certification standard * Software as a service (SaaS) * Security as a service (SaaS) * South Australian Ambulance Service * Sports Association for Adelaide Schools, a school sports association in South Australia * Student Awards Agency for Scotland * Singapore Association for the Advancement of Science (SAAS) *St. Anselm's Abbey School, a Catholic high school in Washington, D.C. Places in Switzerland *Saas im Prättigau, in the Canton of Graubünden ** Saas railway station, a Rhaetian Railway station *Saas-Almagell, in the Canton of Valais *Saas-Balen, in the Canton of Valais *Saas-Fee, in the Canton of Valais *Saas-Grund, in the Canton of Valais *Saastal, a valley in the Canton of Valais See also * SAA (other) * Saaz (other) * Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences
Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences (commonly referred to as Seattle Academy or SAAS) is a coed independent middle and high school located on Seattle, Washington's urban Capitol Hill. As of 2020, school review website Niche ranks Seattle Academy as the seventh best private high school, ninth best college prep private high school, and fifty-eighth most diverse private high school in Washington state. History Seattle Academy was founded by Jean Orvis in 1983, who served as head of school until the 2008-2009 school year. From 2009 to June 2018 the head of school was Joe Puggelli, who previously had a long and varied career, including US Army service, publishing, education, and coaching. In July 2018 long-tenured faculty, staff, and coach Rob Phillips became Seattle Academy's Head of School. The school has a 21-member board, which consists of current parents, alumni parents and alumni of the school. The chair is David Sheppard. The school has 1,069 students. Annual tuition is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saas Railway Station
Saas railway station (german: Bahnhof Saas), also known as Saas im Prättigau railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Saas im Prättigau, in the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is an intermediate stop on the gauge Landquart–Davos Platz line of the Rhaetian Railway. Services the following services stop at Saas: * RegioExpress RegioExpress (RE) is a fast regional train service in Switzerland, run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) or other railway companies (such as TILO, BLS, tpf, transN, THURBO or RhB). It is comparable to the Regional-Express in Germany, ...: hourly service between and or . References External links * * Railway stations in Graubünden Rhaetian Railway stations Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 1889 {{Switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sass (other)
Sass, Saß or SASS may refer to: SASS * M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (or M110 SASS) * Safe Amplification Site Society, a non-profit organization that promotes music and the arts within Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences * Single Action Shooting Society, a sanctioning organisation for cowboy action shooting * Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study * South African Secret Service * the secondary school of Saint Andrew's School, Singapore * Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam, a non-profit organisation and an affiliate of Sangh Parivar As a name or nickname * Sass (surname) * Cassandra Freedman, a fictional character nicknamed "Sass" from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Sara Sass Jordan (born 1962), Canadian singer * Sass Henno (born 1982), Estonian writer Other uses * Sass, a slang term for 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) * Sass (stylesheet language), Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets * Sass music, a subgenre of ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saaz (other)
Saaz may refer to: *Saaz, the former German name of Žatec, a town in the Czech Republic **Saaz hops, a hop variety used in production of pilsener style beer **DSV Saaz, a former football club in Žatec * ''Saaz'' (film), a 1998 Indian film *Saaz Complect SAAZ Komplekt (russian: СААЗ Комплект), formerly known as Skopinsky Auto-Aggregate Plant (russian: Скопинский Автоагрегатный Завод, Skopinskiy Avtoagregatnyy Zavod, link=no) is a Russian factory of automo ... (for "Skopinskiy Avtoagregatniy Zavod"), an automotive component factory in Skopin, Russia See also * Saas (other) * Saz (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAA (other)
Saa or SAA may refer to: Languages * Saa language, a language of Vanuatu * Saba language (ISO 639 code: saa) Law * Space Act Agreement, a type of legal agreement with NASA * Stabilisation and Association Process, for countries seeking to join the European Union Organizations Armed forces * Anbar Salvation Council, a collection of tribal militias in the Al Anbar province of Iraq * South African Army * Syrian Arab Army, the land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces Companies * Saudi Arabian Airlines, now known as Saudia * Shanghai Airport Authority * South African Airways Professional and trade associations * Society for American Archaeology * Society of American Archivists * Stock Artists Alliance, a trade association of photographers * Sub-Aqua Association, a diver training organization in the UK Schools * Sainte Agathe Academy, a primary and secondary school in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec * Savannah Arts Academy, a Georgia, US high school * Spencerville Adventist Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saastal
The Saastal or the Saas Valley is an alpine valley in the district of Visp, in the eastern part of the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the valley of the river Saaser Vispa. It is separated from the Mattertal to the west by the Mischabel massif. Villages in the valley are, upstream, Eisten, Saas-Balen, Saas-Grund, Saas-Fee and Saas-Almagell. Until 1893, the municipalities of Almagell, Balen, Fee and Grund were a single parish, with the only church in Grund. Mattmarksee is a reservoir built in the 1960s. The region hosts an extensive winter sports region, comprising the separate ski areas of Saas-Fee, Saas-Grund and Saas-Almagell. As well as individual ski passes a combined pass is available; each of these areas is connected to the other parts of the region by postal bus, rather than dedicated skilifts. Saas Software as a service (SaaS ) is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saas-Grund
Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom. History Saas-Grund is first mentioned in 1438 as ''grunderro''. Geography Saas-Grund has an area, , of . Of this area, 11.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 75.2% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Visp district. It consists of the village of Saas-Grund, the hamlets of Unter dem Berg and Ze Laubinu and portions of the hamlets of Tamatten and Unter den Bodmen. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Vert, a bend wavy Argent in chief three Billets Or one and two, in base a Chapel Argent and a Billet Or.'' Demographics Saas-Grund has a population () of . , 12.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee () is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), surrounded by a total of 13 peaks above 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) which is the highest concentration in the Alps, giving the village the nickname ''the Pearl of the Alps''. It is a classic ski resort characterised by well-preserved Swiss wood architecture and a car-free city centre. The villages in its neighbourhood are Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund and Saas-Balen. Overview Its location close to the glaciers of the Dom and the Allalinhorn provides winter sport opportunities throughout the year, and neighbouring peaks such as the Weissmies, the Nadelhorn and the Lenzspitze are popular climbs in the summer season. The community is considered to be a very attractive winter sport destination in the Swiss Alps. Typical activities include skiing, snowboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saas-Balen
Saas-Balen is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the Mischabelhörner and Dom. History Saas-Balen is first mentioned in 1304 as ''baln''. Geography Saas-Balen has an area, , of . Of this area, 10.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 65.4% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Visp district. It has the smallest area of any municipality in the Saas valley. It consists of the village of Saas-Balen and the hamlets of Niedergut (Ausser-Balen), Bidermatten and a part of Tamatten (Inner-Balen) as well as 25 small, alpine settlements. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Azure, on Ground Vert a path Argent embowed passing into a cave entrance Sable of a Cliff Argent.'' Demographics Saas-Balen has a population () of . , 6.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saas-Almagell
Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Saas-Almagell is first mentioned in 1291 as ''Armenzello''. In 1307 it was mentioned as ''Almenkel''. The settlement, at the upper end of the Saastal, was relatively isolated for much of its history. A road suitable for motor vehicles was completed in 1948, whilst the village did not have its own school until 1958. The local economy was boosted in the 1960s by the construction of the Mattmark Dam. Geography Saas-Almagell has an area, , of . Of this area, 7.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 87.9% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Visp district and is located approximately from Saas-Fee. It is the southernmost municipality in the Saas valley. It consists of the village of Saas-Almagell, part of the hamlet of Unter den Bodmen and the hamlets of zum Moos, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saas Im Prättigau
Saas im Prättigau is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a former municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Saas im Prättigau merged into the municipality of Klosters-Serneus. History Saas is first mentioned about 1290 as ''Säusch''. Geography Saas has an area, , of . Of this area, 44% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (27.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Küblis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district. It consists of the linear village of Saas on a terrace over the Prättigau valley, between Küblis and Klosters. Neighboring municipalities Coat of arms The town coat of arms is described as ''Or a Wild Man holding over his shoulder a Club Vert''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société Anonyme Des Ateliers De Sécheron
The (SAAS, in English translated as ''"Anonymous Society of Sécheron Workshops"'') was a joint-stock company based in Geneva, Switzerland. It specialized in electrical engineering, including the manufacture of electrical equipment and locomotives. In 1989, the company was split into four successor companies, ABB Sécheron SA, ABB Power Generation (closed in 1995), ABB Systèmes de Transport and Sécheron SA. History In 1879, Alfred de Meuron set up a small workshop in Geneva to manufacture electrical appliances. This workshop ultimately formed the basis for the establishment of SAAS on 9 July 1918. The following year, 1919, Brown Boveri & Cie (BBC) became SAAS's main shareholder. Five years later, SAAS resumed its independence. The company remained independent until 1969, when competitive pressures forced it to seek new partners. In 1970, BBC took over as sole shareholder. However, the company's name was changed only in 1982, when it became BBC Sécheron SA. In 1988, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
