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Snowy Plains
Snowy may refer to: People People with the given name or nickname Snowy include: * Snowy Baker (1884–1953), Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor * Snowy Evans (c. 1891–1925), Australian machine gunner credited with firing the shot that killed Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron") * Snowy Farr (1919–2007), English charity fundraiser for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association * Snowy Khoza, South African business executive * Snowy Rowles (died 1932), Australian perpetrator of the Murchison Murders * Snowy Shaw (born 1968), Swedish heavy metal musician * Snowy Svenson or Kenneth Svenson (1898–1955), New Zealand rugby union player Other uses * Snowy (character), a fictional dog in the comics series ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé * Snowy (military dog) (2004–2011), a tracking dog for the Sri Lanka Army * Snowy (TV series), ''Snowy'' (TV series), a 1993 Australian television drama series * "Snowy", a track from Undertale Soundtrack, the soundtrack of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy Baker
Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker (8 February 18842 December 1953) was an Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor. Born in Surry Hills, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Baker excelled at a number of sports, winning New South Wales swimming and boxing championships while still a teenager. Playing rugby union for Eastern Suburbs, he played several games for New South Wales against Queensland, and in 1904 represented Australia in two Test matches against Great Britain. At the 1908 London Olympics, Baker represented Australasia in swimming and diving, as well as taking part in the middleweight boxing event, in which he won a silver medal. He also excelled in horsemanship, water polo, running, rowing and cricket.Mandle W. F.Baker, Reginald Leslie (Snowy) (1884–1953), Australian Dictionary of Biography 1979. Accessed 30 January 2015 However, "His stature as an athlete depends largely upon the enormous range rather than the outstanding excellence of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy Evans
Snowy may refer to: People People with the given name or nickname Snowy include: * Snowy Baker (1884–1953), Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor * Snowy Evans (c. 1891–1925), Australian machine gunner credited with firing the shot that killed Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron") * Snowy Farr (1919–2007), English charity fundraiser for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association * Snowy Khoza, South African business executive * Snowy Rowles (died 1932), Australian perpetrator of the Murchison Murders * Snowy Shaw (born 1968), Swedish heavy metal musician * Snowy Svenson or Kenneth Svenson (1898–1955), New Zealand rugby union player Other uses * Snowy (character), a fictional dog in the comics series ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé * Snowy (military dog) (2004–2011), a tracking dog for the Sri Lanka Army * ''Snowy'' (TV series), a 1993 Australian television drama series * "Snowy", a track from the soundtrack of the 2015 video game ''Undertale'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy Farr
Walter "Snowy" Farr MBE (b. 1919; d. Oakington, Cambridgeshire, 8 March 2007) was a British charity fundraiser who mostly operated in the streets of Cambridge, England. Over several decades Farr collected many thousands of pounds for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. In recognition of his efforts, he received an MBE in November 1995. Farr was usually seen in eccentric clothing, often incorporating antique military wear, and accompanied by tame animals, including mice, cats, dogs and even a goat. A former local authority road sweeper, Farr lived in one of the terraced cottages on the main road through the village of Westwick, and later (after he had retired) moved to the adjacent village of Oakington and a bungalow whose garden containea display of flags, dolls and teddy-bears This collection was occasionally reduced in scale and exuberance in response to the demands of the local Council. A board outside the house recorded a 'running total' of the donations he had collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy Khoza
Snowy Joyce Khoza is a South African who is Chief Executive Officer of Bigen Africa and President of Agape Christian Women. Education She was educated at the University of Limpopo, University of Fort Hare, University of South Africa, University of Massachusetts and University of Cape Town. Relevant key positions Current: Dr Khoza currently chairs the boards of ETION Ltd, SNOKHO Investments, and Ka-Manowi Manor Pty Ltd. She sits on the Advisory Boards of the University of Pretoria – Water Institute; and Ubank Group as independent non-executive director chairing its Human Capital and RemCo. She is the President of a not-for-profit Organization – Agape Christian Women’s Network (ACWN International). Past: Dr Khoza was previously the founding chair of Knowledge Management Africa while at the DBSA. She chaired the multi-billion Rand Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) and the Water Research Commission (WRC) as the first woman to fill these positions. Her other former chairm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murchison Murders
The Murchison Murders were a series of three murders, committed by an itinerant stockman known as "Snowy" Rowles (born John Thomas Smith), near the rabbit-proof fence in Western Australia during the early 1930s. Rowles used the murder method that had been suggested by author Arthur Upfield in his then unpublished book ''The Sands of Windee'', in which he described a foolproof way to dispose of a body and thus commit the perfect murder. Rowles Rowles was born in 1905 in North Perth, Western Australia. His original name was John Thomas Smith. Prior to the murders, Rowles served three months in jail for theft. Upfield's search for a plot Upfield had already written three novels, but was working as a fence boundary rider on the rabbit-proof fence in Western Australia. He had decided to write another detective novel, but with a plot difference; there being no body for the detective to find. Unfortunately, he could not think of a way to dispose of a body. He mentioned this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy Shaw
Snowy Shaw (born Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson on 25 July 1968) is a Swedish heavy metal musician (primarily a drummer) based in the port city of Gothenburg in the west coast of Sweden. He has played with many heavy metal bands, like King Diamond, Dream Evil, Mercyful Fate, IllWill, Notre Dame and Memento Mori. Snowy is adept at playing guitar as well as drums. He is a primary songwriter in Dream Evil. In October 2006, Snowy joined the symphonic metal band Therion, singing on the ''Gothic Kabbalah'' album and participated in the 2007 tour together with already established singer Mats Levén. In August 2010, he was announced as the new bassist and clean vocalist of symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, although he was only officially a member for one day then quit and rejoined Therion. Discography With King Diamond *'' The Eye'' (1990) With Mercyful Fate *''Time'' (1994) With Memento Mori *''Rhymes of Lunacy'' (1993) *''Life, Death, and Other Morbid Tales'' (1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy Svenson
Kenneth Sidney "Snowy" Svenson (6 December 1898 – 7 December 1955) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and three-quarter, Svenson represented Wanganui, Buller, Wellington and Marlborough Marlborough may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Marlborough, Wiltshire, England ** Marlborough College, public school * Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England * The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England Austral ... a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1922 to 1926. He played 34 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. References 1898 births 1955 deaths Sportspeople from Toowoomba Australian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Wanganui rugby union players Buller rugby union players Wellington rugby union players Marlborough rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy (character)
Snowy (french: Milou ) is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Snowy is a white Wire Fox Terrier who is a companion to Tintin, the series' protagonist. Snowy debuted on 10 January 1929 in the first installment of ''Tintin in the Land of the Soviets'', which was serialised in ''Le Petit Vingtième'' until May 1930. Snowy is modeled in part on a Fox Terrier at a café that Hergé used to frequent. Milou, Snowy's original French name, was the nickname of Hergé's first girlfriend.Farr (2007): 24 In the first eight Tintin adventures, Snowy regularly addresses his internal monologue to the reader. Hergé diminished Snowy's speaking role after the introduction of Captain Haddock in the ninth story, ''The Crab with the Golden Claws''.Farr (2007): 31 Inspiration and design Hergé never had a dog in his family until his last years; however, in 1929 he was a regular at a café where the proprietor had a terrier. This do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy (military Dog)
Snowy RWP, also known as Commando Snowy (service number S/080), was a Golden Labrador Retriever who served as a tracking dog for the Sri Lanka Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Snowy was attached to the 4th Commando regiment and handled by Lance corporal D. H. P. Sampath. After serving in various fronts of the war, Snowy was injured by a grenade on 15 March 2008 while tracking an LTTE infiltration unit in Kambilioya, Weli Oya. Snowy received a Rana Wickrama Padakkama medal for his actions, the first dog to receive such an honour in Sri Lankan military history. He died on 24 May 2011 while recuperating from injuries received during a mission. Military service Snowy was born on 2 March 2004 at the Commando Regiment Headquarters in Ganemulla. He began training in September of that year under handler Lance corporal D.H.P. Sampath, with the supervision of Captain (armed forces) Vimukthi Jayasinghe. Snowy's first deployment was to the Jaffna peninsula. In 2006, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy (TV Series)
''Snowy'' is an Australian television drama thriller series that screened on the Nine Network in 1993 and was produced by Simpson Le Mesurier Films. The program was not renewed for a second season. Synopsis ''Snowy'' was set around the project to build the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme in 1949. The Logan family run a small hotel in the remote and peaceful township of Cooma. The building of the Snowy project turns the Snowy Mountains region into a wild new frontier with the surge of hopeful immigrants, shady hustlers and colourful characters. Cast * Rebecca Gibney as Lilian Anderson * Neil Melville as Jack Logan * Lucy Bell as Kate Logan * Bernard Curry as Michael Logan * Catherine Wilkin as Molly Logan * Jochen Horst as Wolfie Heimer * Annie Jones as Eva Kovac * William McInnes as Max Heimer * Charlie Powles as Bernie O'Donnell * Bill Kerr as Stuart McLachlan Episodes Home media Umbrella Entertainment released the complete series in May 2013 on DVD, Blu-R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undertale Soundtrack
''Undertale Soundtrack'' (stylized as ''UNDERTALE Soundtrack'') is a soundtrack album by Toby Fox, released in 2015 for the video game ''Undertale''. Development The game's soundtrack was entirely composed by Fox with FL Studio. A self-taught musician, he composed most of the tracks with little iteration; the game's main theme, "Undertale", was the only song to undergo multiple iterations in development. The soundtrack was inspired by music from Super NES role-playing games—such as ''EarthBound'' and ''Live A Live''—bullet hell series ''Touhou Project'', the chiptune band Anamanaguchi, as well as the webcomic ''Homestuck'', for which Fox provided some of the music. Fox also stated that he tries to be inspired by all music he listens to, particularly those in video games. According to Fox, over 90% of the songs were composed specifically for the game. "Megalovania" (stylized as "MEGALOVANIA"), the song used during the boss battle against Sans, had previously been used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
