Lake Placid

What does the first place winner of the 2009 Ford Ironman Lake Placid win?
What does the first place winner of the 2009 Ford Ironman Lake Placid win?
The 2008 race featured a $50,000 purse – how it was divided among the first 3 finishers, I don’t know. But I would imagine, besides bragging rights, the winner (and probably top place finishers) get a slot to the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. I hope this helps answer your question.
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1960 Winter Olympics: 1960 Winter Olympics Events, 1960 Winter Olympics Venues, Nations at the 1960 Winter Olympics $24.11 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1960 Winter Olympics , officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games , were a winter multi-sport event that was held between February 18 and February 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley , California , United States (located near the Lake Tahoe basin). Squaw Valley won the bid in 1955. It was the first Olympic Games in North America in 28 years (after the Lake Placid Winter Olympics in 1932).Host selection Alexander Cushing, the creator of the resort , was initially inspired to submit Squaw Valley when he noticed a newspaper article mentioning Reno, Nevada and Anchorage, Alaska had expressed interest in the Games. Squaw Valley was a town with no mayor, and claimed one ski resort with only one chairlift, two rope tows, and a fifty-room lodge. In fact, Cushing was the only inhabitant and homeowner in the whole area. To this day, many wonder how he convinced the International Olympic Committee to select the little known resort. Nevertheless, the bid captured the imagination of the International Olympic Committee , although IOC head Avery Brundage stated “the USOC obviously has taken leave of their senses.” Cushing campaigned vigorously to win the Games and networked to gain many allies, particularly from South American Olympic Committees, who normally cared little for the Winter Games. Stressing simplicity and “the World’s Games” (as opposed to dominant Europe), the tiny resort beat out previous hosts St. Moritz , Garmisch-Partenkirchen , and favorite Innsbruck, Austria , which would go on to host the 1964 Winter Olympics. The Games were awarded on June 16, 1955, at the 50th IOC Session in Paris , France, to “shock and disbelief” over Innsbruck, and a four and a half year rush to construct roads, hotels, restaurants, and bridges, as well as the ice arena, the speed skating track, |
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1980 Usa Hockey Photo $674.99 EIN3167: Features: -1980 US hockey photo. -This is photograph of ‘Miracle on Ice.’ US team composed of amateur and collegiate players beat long-dominant and heavily-favored Soviet Union in match held on February 22 1980 in Lake Placid New York during 1980 Winter Olympics. -They later went on to win Gold Medal beating Sweden 4-2. -US was seeded seventh in competition and was not expected to compete. -They proved everyone wrong and pulled one of biggest upsets ever. -Mike Eruzione Jim Craig Steve Christoff Neal Broten Mark Pavelich Dave Silk Mark Johnson Phil VerchotWilliam ‘Buzz’ Schneider Mike Ramsey Eric Strobel Dave ChristiJohn Harrington Jack O’CallahBill Baker Ken Morrow Bob Suter Mark Wells Rob McLanahand Steve Janaszak have all signed this 16×20 photo of US team celebrating win over USSR. -Certificate of Authenticity is included. -No assembly required. -Dimensions: 16 H x 20 D x 2 D. |
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1980 Winter Olympics $42.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in February 13 through February 24, 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932. The only other candidate city to bid for the Games was Vancouver-Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada; they withdrew before the final vote. |
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25 Bicycle Tours in the Lake Champlain Region $16.95 This book offers rides over the entire Lake Champlain region, from the southern tip of the lake at the birthplace of the U.S. Navy in Whitehall, New York, to its northernmost bay in Quebec, west to Lake Placid and extending east to the charming college town of Middlebury. Charles Hansen, who has been riding and organizing bicycle tours in the area for two decades, has researched and ridden these routes to create a book that will serve all cyclists–from the hardcore roadie who wants the challenge of an 82-mile ride through the eastern Adirondacks, to the casual rider or family looking for a scenic and largely flat afternoon outing. Several multiple day-tours are described, including the Lake Placid Weekender that starts from Burlington and provides a highly scenic and satisfying two-day ride for touring cyclists. Route notes are provided for The Grand Tour, a nine-day circumnavigation of the entire lake with a rest day in Montreal, as well as shorter variations on this tour. From 25 Bicycle Tours in the Lake Champlain Region you’ll learn much about the rich history of the region as well as find out about tourism organizations, lodging, museums, and attractions along the way. |
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61/Do You Believe in Miracles 2pk $18.86 Includes the sports favorites 61* and DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES.61*: One was the Yankees’ best loved player, the other was their most valuable. In the summer of 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle took on Babe Ruth’s record, the 1927 single-season home run slam. It would be a summer that no one who loves baseball will ever forget. In 1961, Mickey Mantle is a Yankee favorite. The smiling sun god of the season, a hit with fans and sports writers alike and natural heir to his predecessors Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. Also at bat is a young Midwesterner, Roger Maris. A hard-hitting right fielder, Maris is Mantle’s opposite in almost every way. Quiet and soft-spoken, he doesn’t add up to everything a sports legend should be, and finds himself losing the support of the fans when he refuses to try. As the summer of 1961 unfolds, both Maris and Mantle find themselves approaching Babe Ruth’s benchmark of 60 home runs. Facing mounting pressure from the media and the stands, they both know there’s only one winner. The people make their choice known. But the people’s favorite isn’t the favorite to win.DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES: In February of 1980 amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. hockey team created an unforgettable moment of national pride when they miraculously beat the Soviets on the ice-a win selected by Sports Illustrated as the #1 sports moment of the century. Revisiting lake Placid twenty-one years later, Do You Believe In Miracles? takes a look at the team’s emotional climb to gold while exploring the tumultuous political and social landscape of the time. Interviews include U.S. players Jim Craig and Mike Eruzione, coach herb Brooks, Soviet players Vladislav Tretiak and Boris Mihailov, American hostage Barry Rosen (held in Iran 1979-80) and Broadcaster Al Michaels. |
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Achorner $49 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Hans Achorner (* 20. Februar 1975 in St. Johann in Tirol) ist ein früherer österreichischer Biathlet. Der in Reith bei Kitzbühel lebende gelernte Geschäftsmann war während seiner aktiven Karriere Sportsoldat. Er begann 1994 mit dem Sport und trat für den SV Reith bei Kitzbühel an. 1996 debütierte Achorner in Lillehammer im Biathlon-Weltcup. In einem Sprintrennen belegte der Österreicher den 90. Platz. Zwei Jahre später konnte er in Osrblie bei seinem ersten Staffeleinsatz als Achter erstmals unter die besten Zehn laufen. Im weiteren Verlauf der Saison erreichte die österreichische Staffel mit Achoner in Lake Placid sogar Rang vier. Als 17. im Sprint konnte er bei der nächsten Station des Weltcups in Val Cartier erstmals Punkte in einem Einzelrennen gewinnen. Es war gleichzeitig Achorners bestes Einzelergebnis. |
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Adam Pengilly $37.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Adam Pengilly (* 14. Oktober 1977 in Taunton) ist ein britischer Skeletonpilot. Adam Pengilly trat im November 2002 erstmals in einem internationalen Rennen an. Beim America’s Cup-Rennen in Lake Placid wurde er hinter Brian McDonald Zweiter. 2004 gewann er bei den Britischen Meisterschaften die Bronzemedaille. Bei der Skeleton-Europameisterschaft 2004 in Altenberg kam er auf den 13. Platz. Besser lief es bei der nächsten EM, wo er an selber Stelle Fünfter wurde. Zudem gewann er bei den Britischen Meisterschaften die Silbermedaille. Unterdessen hatte Pengilly im November 2004 sein Debüt im Skeleton-Weltcup gefeiert. Bei einem Rennen in Altenberg kam er auf den 21. Platz. Erstmals unte die Top-Ten kam er beim vorolympischen Rennen in Turin. Dort wurde er 2005 Neunter. |
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Adirondack Detective: The Years Pass $14.95 In this book #6 of the series, Jason Black along with his wife, Patty, and son,Jay, is manager of the Breakshire Lodge at Lake Placid, NY and doing private investigation work on a part time basis. The story line takes place in the central Adirondack region near Lake Placid, the home of the Winter 1932 and the Winter 1980 Olympics- an area of rugged people and quaint towns. The book begins with the death of Black’s close friend, Tom Huston who owns the prestigious lodge that Black manages. Tom drops dead of a massive heart attack while attending a conference in New York City. Huston had left his estate to his two nephews and had given Black life tenancy at the Lodge along with a guarantee that the job managing the operation was his for as long as he wanted. But just before Huston left for the conference he told Jason that he had changed his will – he would be leaving the Lodge to him, not the nephews. Black appreciated the generosity of his friend, but declined, stating that he would manage the lodge, but not become the owner. With his friend gone, and the Lodge going to the two nephews, Jason and Patty begin talking about returning to their log home in Old Forge, but then something happenswhen Jack Doyle, a Lieutenant with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation calls upon Black to go undercover as a short order cook at a North Country diner. The mystery buildswhich involves a nationwide theft ring. Black, itchy to become in police work jumped at the chance.Now in his mid-fifties, the retired state police investigator knew that this would be his last chance to feel the excitement and to mix it up with the possibility of dangerahead. The story unfolds from there and an exciting tale it is. |
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Adirondack National Park, New York (Lake Placid/High Peaks) Map $11.95 Trails Illustrated,Other Format,Series: National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map Series, English-language edition,Pub by Trails Illustrated |
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Agostino Lanfranchi (Skeletonfahrer) $42.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Agostino Lanfranchi (* 24. Juni 1892 in Palazzolo sull’Oglio, Provinz Brescia; † 15. Februar 1963) war ein italienischer Skeltonpilot und Bobfahrer. Agostino Lanfranchi nahm zwischen den späten 1920er und frühen 1940er Jahren an Wettkämpfen im Skeleton und Bobsport teil. 1928 nahm er erstmals an Olympischen Spielen 1928 in St. Moritz teil und verpasste mit Platz vier knapp eine Medaille im ersten Skeleton-Wettbewerb der olympischen Geschichte. Vier Jahre später nahm er als Bobfahrer an den Spielen in Lake Placid teil. Im Zweierbob erreichte er mit seinem Bruder Gaetano Lanfranchi den achten, im Vierer mit Gaetano, Italo Cassini und Graf Teofilo Rossi Di Montelera den fünften Platz. |
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Akimoto $43.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Masahiro Akimoto ist ein ehemaliger japanischer Skispringer. Das erste Springen von Masahiro Akimoto war der Auftakt des erstmals stattfindenden Skisprung-Weltcup am 30. Dezember 1979 in Oberstdorf. Zudem war dies das Auftaktspringen der Vierschanzentournee 1979/80. Akimoto kam im Springen auf der Großschanze auf den 61. Platz. Am 4. Januar 1980 kam er beim Springen in Innsbruck auf Platz 23 und gewann so erstmals Weltcup-Punkte. Am 13. Januar konnte er das Springen auf seiner Heimatschanze in Sapporo gewinnen und stand so auch erstmals auf dem Podium. Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 1980 und den damit verbundenen Nordischen Skiweltmeisterschaften in Lake Placid gelang Akimoto auf der Normalschanze der Sprung auf den 4. Platz. Auf der Großschanze wurde er Zehnter. Am 24. März 1980 konnte er beim Weltcup in Štrbské Pleso zum zweiten Mal ein Weltcup-Springen gewinnen, nachdem er zuvor immer in die Top 15 gesprungen war. Die Weltcup-Saison 1981/82 begann für Akimoto mit einem 3. in Cortina d’Ampezzo. |
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Algonquin Peak $42.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Algonquin Peak is in the MacIntyre Range in the town of North Elba, in Essex County, New York. It is the second highest mountain in New York, and one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks in Adirondack Park. Its name comes from its reputedly being on the Algonquin side of a nearby informal boundary between the Algonquin and their Iroquois neighbors. Algonquin is popular with hikers, accessible from the popular Adirondak Loj trailhead near Heart Lake outside of Lake Placid for a day trip. While shorter than nearby Mount Marcy, it is steeper; requiring almost as much vertical ascent in a considerably shorter distance. The usual route is via the blue-blazed Van Hoevenberg Trail 0.9 miles to its junction with the yellow-blazed MacIntyre Range Trail and follow that the remaining 3.1 miles to the summit, during which the route gets progressively steeper and rockier. |
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All Quiet on the Orient Express $2.87 After his successful debut with The Restraint of Beasts, the London bus driver returns to the world of contract employment, this time in England’s Lake District. The lead character, a man who works his share of odd jobs, becomes enmeshed in the mysteries of a placid northern community and its local pub. 224 pp. |
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Alpine Circus: A Skier’s Exotic Adventures at the Snowy Edge of the World $4.08 This white-knuckle ride around the globe with an intrepid skier in search of the exhilarating and bizarre takes readers from the summit of Kilimanjaro to the Olympic ski jump at Lake Placid. |
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Alpine Skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics: Franz Klammer, Phil Mahre, Pirmin Zurbriggen, Bill Johnson, Christin Cooper, Debbie Armstrong $23.19 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Franz Klammer, Phil Mahre, Pirmin Zurbriggen, Bill Johnson, Christin Cooper, Debbie Armstrong, Steven Lee, Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Peter Müller, Maria Walliser, Bojan Križaj, Tamara Mckinney, Perrine Pelen, Michela Figini, Lamine Guèye, Doug Lewis, Todd Brooker, Steve Podborski, Markus Wasmeier, Steve Mahre, Andreas Wenzel, Blanca Fernández Ochoa, Jure Franko, Arturo Kinch, Urs Räber, Roswitha Steiner, Liisa Savijarvi, Anton Steiner, Hubert Strolz, Ursula Konzett, Martin Bell, Gerry Sorensen, Jamil El Reedy, Scott Sánchez, Paoletta Magoni, Laurie Graham, Helmut Höflehner, Elisabeth Kirchler, Lea Sölkner, Didier Bouvet, Olga Charvátová, Daniela Zini, Petar Popangelov, Franz Gruber, Ariane Ehrat, Boris Strel, Paolo de Chiesa, Veronika Stallmaier, Brigitte Oertli, Max Julen. Excerpt: Olympic medal record Andreas Wenzel (born 18 March 1958 in Planken ) is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein . Together with his sister Hanni he was active in the World Cup in the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s. He won two Olympic medals and two World Championships medals, including one gold. World Cup victories Overall Season: Discipline Individual races Date: Location: Race References (URLs online) Sports Reference A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Medal record Anton “Jimmy” Steiner (born September 20, 1958) is an Austrian former alpine skier . He was born in Lienz , Osttirol . Achievements 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid : 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo : 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary : FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 in Schladming: FIS Alpine World Ski |
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American Nordic Combined Skiers $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Olympic Nordic Combined Skiers of the United States, Bill Demong, Johnny Spillane, Hjalmar Hvam, Todd Lodwick, John Bower, Kerry Lynch, John H. Caldwell, Thomas M. Jacobs, Anders Haugen, Brett Camerota, Eric Camerota, David J. Bradley, Alvin P. Wegeman, Joe Holland, Theodore A. Farwell, Matt Dayton, Taylor Fletcher, Tim Tetreault, Ryan Heckman, John Jarrett, Steven Heckman. Excerpt: Alvin Paul Wegeman (born March 1, 1927) was an American nordic combined skier who competed in the 1950s. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1952 Winter Olympics, but did not finish. Wegeman also competed for the United States at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid, New York .A native of Colorado , Wegeman attended the University of Denver and worked as a ski instructor in the Vail area of Colorado Springs . Wegeman later played a key role in instructing future American Winter Olympic athletes by developing the Steamboat Springs area, which would develop more Olympic athletes in Colorado.He was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1998. His late brother Keith was inducted into that Hall of Fame in 1989.Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Olympic medal record Anders Haugen (October 24, 1888 April 14, 1984) was an American ski jumper who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix .Born in Oslo , Norway , Haugen emigrated to the United States in 1908 where he settled in Dillon, Colorado . He died in San Bernardino, California .In 1919 and 1920, he set the World record ski jumping distances of 213 ft (64.92m) and 214 ft (65.23m), respectively. As Captain of the first US skiing team at the 1924 Winter Olympics, he won the first Olympic ski jumping bronze medal in the individual large hill, though he |
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American Rock: Region Rock and Culture in American Climbing $9 The book Lynn Hill called “the first and only book to look at American climbing as a whole.” American Rock is a celebration of the diversity of American rock climbing and an authoritative history of how the sport evolved at dozens of climbing hotspots around the country.The United States offers rock climbers a greater variety of geologic environments than any other country in the world. In recent years the sport has exploded and American climbers, once isolated from each other, now cross the country in search of new rock, sharing techniques, equipment, and information. In this thoughtful history and overview, veteran climber Mellor celebrates a dazzling mosaic of American geologic regions and the distinct climbing styles they have engendered. The rock, regions, and styles he explores include: Adirondack and White Mountain granite; Shawangunk conglomerate; the fragile red sandstone in the desert Southwest; western big-wall climbing on stark white walls of Sierra granite; steep walls and overhanging sandstone in the Southeast; and high-altitude mountaineering in the Rockies, Tetons, and Cascades. Mellor also chronicles the rich history and vibrant personalities of the climbing scene, and explores the meaning behind ongoing debates over access, techniques, and equipment. 42 black & white photographs, index. Author Biography: Don Mellor has been climbing, teaching climbing, and writing about climbing since the early seventies. He has climbed many of America’s famous routes, including El Capitan, Half Dome, and the Diamond at Longs Peak, and has established more than 100 first ascents in the Adirondacks. He is Dean of Students at the Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York, and a guide at Rock and River Guide Service. Don is also the author of Rock Climbing: A Trailside Guide and Climbing in the Adirondacks, and is the climbing expert on Gorp.com. He lives in Lake Placid, New York. |
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Austrian Ski Jumping Coaches: Toni Innauer, Heinz Kuttin, Stefan Horngacher, Josef Bradl, Hans Wallner, Alois Lipburger, Reinhold Bachler $8.59 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Toni Innauer, Heinz Kuttin, Stefan Horngacher, Josef Bradl, Hans Wallner, Alois Lipburger, Reinhold Bachler, Richard Schallert, Florian Liegl. Excerpt: Anton (“Toni”) Innauer (born 1 April 1958 in Bezau, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. His best known success was at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he won a gold medal in the Individual normal hill event. Innauer also won a silver medal in the Individual large hill at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1975. He also won the silver medal at the Ski flying World Championships in Vikersund in 1977. In 1987, he graduated from the University of Graz with a degree in philosophy, psychology, and sports science. His thesis was on the sociology of ski jumping. 1987-1989, he was a ski jumper and ski jumping coach. In 1989-1992 and 2001-2002, he was coach of the Austrian ski jumping team. In 1993-2001 and since 2002, he has been director of Nordic skiing in the Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV). At a 1976 ski jumping event in Oberstdorf, West Germany (now Germany), Innauer became the first person to achieve perfect marks from all five judges (20 points maximum). This mark has been matched by only two others since. The first was Japan’s Kazuyoshi Funaki at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and the second was fellow Austrian Wolfgang Loitzl at Bischofshofen, Austria in 2009 during the 2008-09 Four Hills Tournament. … More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5786852 |
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Autumn Moon Over A Placid Lake $28.57 Autumn Moon Over A Placid Lake |
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Bobsledders at the 1932 Winter Olympics: Billy Fiske, Clifford Gray, Alexandru Papan , Max Houben, Eddie Eagan, John Heaton, Hanns Kilian $19.66 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Billy Fiske, Clifford Gray, Alexandru Papană, Max Houben, Eddie Eagan, John Heaton, Hanns Kilian, Jean de Suarez D’aulan, Reto Capadrutt, Walther Von Mumm, Sebastian Huber, Agostino Lanfranchi, Louis Van Hege, Jay O’brien, Louis Balsan, Fritz Grau, Henry Homburger, Hubert Stevens, Curtis Stevens, Johann Baptist Gudenus, Dumitru Hubert, Teofilo Rossi Di Montelera, Alexandru Ionescu, Max Ludwig, Paul Stevens, Oscar Geier, Robert Minton, Edmund Horton, Hans Mehlhorn, Christian Hansez, Jacques Maus, Percy Bryant, Gaetano Lanfranchi, Gerhard Hessert, Italo Casini, Hugo Weinstengl, Armand Delille, Werner Huth, Ulise Petrescu, Hasso Von Bismarck, Hans Eisenhut, Charles Jenny, Georg Gyssling. Excerpt: Agostino Lanfranchi (June 24, 1892 February 15, 1963) was an Italian bobsledder and skeleton racer who competed from the late 1920s to the early 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics , he finished fourth in the men’s skeleton event at St. Moritz in 1928, and Lake Placid, New York in 1932, he finished fifth in the four-man event and eighth in the two-man event (misspelled Agostini in the two-man event). Lanfranchi was part of the clothing empire that developed many buttons and belt buckles for women ‘s fashions during his lifetime. He was also active in motorboat racing, developing events in Venice and Turin . References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Alexandru Ionescu (born March 10, 1903, date of death unknown) was a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics , he earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at Lake Placid in 1932. Four years later at the 1936 Winter Olympics he was again a member of the Romanian bobsled team, but they did not finish in the four-man competition References (URLs |
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Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Tracks: Whistler Sliding Centre, Alpe D’Huez, Lake Placid Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track $24.11 Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Tracks: Whistler Sliding Centre, Alpe D’Huez, Lake Placid Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track |
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Calgary Oval X-Treme Players: Hayley Wickenheiser $9.8 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hayley Wickenheiser (born August 12, 1978) is a women’s ice hockey player from Canada. She was the first woman to play full time professional hockey in a position other than goalie. Wickenheiser has represented Canada at the Winter Olympics four times, capturing three gold and one silver medal, twice being named tournament MVP. She is widely considered the greatest female ice hockey player in the world. Wickenheiser started her hockey career in her hometown of Shaunavon when she was eight years old. She played on boys’ teams until she was 13. In 1991, she was a member of Team Alberta in the Canada Winter Games for the Under-17 Girls’ competition, where she helped her team to a gold medal victory by scoring the game winning goal and was named Most Valuable Player of the final game. While playing in the Calgary minor hockey system, Wickenheiser took home numerous awards, including team MVP honours for the 1993-94 season, and the Harley Swain Memorial Award for dedication to hockey throughout Calgary’s AAA bantam system. At the age of 15 (1994), Wickenheiser was named to Canada’s National Women’s Team for the first time and has remained a member since. Her first international tournament was the 1994 World Championship, held in Lake Placid, New York. She played three games, and picked up her first international point – an assist, and Canada won gold. Her second World Championship in 1997 also produced a gold medal and she earned a spot on the tournament All-Star team, the first of four such honours (1997, 1999, 2000, 2005). In 1999, Wickenheiser helped Canada to another gold medal and was named tournament MVP. Wickenheiser has six World Championship gold medals (1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007) and three silver medals (2005, 2008, 2009). She wa… More: |
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Cellular Factors in Development and Differentiation: Embryos, Teratocarcinomas, and Differentiated Tissues: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Cellular Endocrinology, Held at Lake Placid, New York, August 30-September 2, 1987 $200 Stephen E. Harris, Per-Erik Mansson,Hardcover,Series: Progress in Clinical and Biological Research Ser., English-language edition,Pub by Liss, Alan R. Inc. |
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Czech Lugers: Miroslav Zajonc, Ond?ej Hyman, Mat?j Kv ?ala, Lubo J ra $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Miroslav Zajonc (sometimes shown as Miro Zajonc or Miro Zayonc, born June 10, 1960) was a Czechoslovakian-born luger who later competed for both Canada and the United States between the late 1970s and the late 1980s. Competing for Canada, he won the gold medal in the men’s singles event at the 1983 FIL World Luge Championships in Lake Placid, New York. Zajonc was born in Czechoslovakia, but defected to Canada in 1981 where he won the country’s first medal of any kind in luge either at the Winter Olympics or the World Championships in 1983. Between 1983 and 1987, Zajonc switched his nationality from Canada to the US, finally making his only Winter Olympic team when he was selected to competed for the US at Calgary in 1988. He qualified despite breaking his right foot in a training accident five weeks prior to the 1988 Games. Zajonc would finish 11th in the men’s doubles event for the US. After his retirement, Zajonc joined the USA Luge Team’s coaching staff and is head coach of the USA Luge Junior Team as of 2007. … More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11801956 |
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Dancehall $0.99 On June 4, 1982, the body of a young woman surfaced from 300 feet of water in Lake Placid, New York. Because of the depth and intense cold of the water, the body, which was determined by medical examiners to have been submerged for over twenty years, was remarkably well-preserved. At the time, the authorities were unable to establish the identity of the woman but concluded that her death had been violent. |
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Death in Kashmir $16.99 When young Sarah Parrish takes a skiing vacation to Gulmarg, a resort nestled in the mountains above the fabled Vale of Kashmir, she anticipates an entertaining but uneventful stay. But when she discovers that the deaths of two in her party are the reuslt of foul play, she finds herself entrusted with a mission of unforseen importance. And when she leaves the ski slopes for the Waterwitch, a private houseboat on the placid shores of the Dal Lake near Srinagar, she discovers to her horror that the killer will stop at nothing to prevent Sarah from piecing the puzzle together. |
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Decimal Classification And Relativ Index For Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc $21.92 The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher’s website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Lake Placid club, N. Y. : Forest press; Publication date: 1919; Subjects: Classification, Decimal; |
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Decimal Classification And Relativ Index For Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc $43.97 The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher’s website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Lake Placid club, N. Y. : Forest press; Publication date: 1919; Subjects: Classification, Decimal; |
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Decimal Classification And Relativ Index For Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc $27.63 The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher’s website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Lake Placid club, N. Y. : Forest press; Publication date: 1919; Subjects: Classification, Decimal; |
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Defunct Ice Hockey Teams $33.77 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pittsburgh Pirates, Humberside Seahawks, Blazers/cowboys, Dinamo Riga, Port Arthur Bearcats, Newcastle Jesters, Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, New Haven Nighthawks, Chicago Cougars, Hc Varese, Milano Vipers, Dayton Gems, Great Falls Americans, Seattle Metropolitans, Manchester Storm, Syracuse Stars, Detroit Jr. Red Wings, Portland Buckaroos, Michigan Stags, New York Raiders, London Racers, Boston Olympics, Houston Aeros, Tacoma Rockets, Denver Spurs, Seattle Totems, Clinton Comets, Boston Braves, Broome Dusters, Seibu Prince Rabbits, Muskegon Lumberjacks, Cleveland Lumberjacks, Nashville Dixie Flyers, Philadelphia Firebirds, Miami Manatees, Cleveland Crusaders, Cincinnati Stingers, Greenville Grrrowl, Minnesota Moose, Schenectady Chiefs, Monroe Moccasins, Knoxville Cherokees, Spokane Flyers, San Francisco Seals, San Diego Mariners, Nashville South Stars, Tacoma Sabercats, Tupelo T-Rex, Danbury Trashers, Flint Spirits, Billings Bighorns, Brownstown Bombers, Jersey Devils, Peterborough Pirates, Syracuse Eagles, London Knights, Los Angeles Sharks, Peoria Rivermen, Toronto Tecumsehs, Princes Ice Hockey Club, Philadelphia Ramblers, Peoria Prancers, Cape Codders, Philadelphia Arrows, Omaha Knights, Saginaw Gears, Chicago Shamrocks, Richmond Flyers, London Lions, Danville Dashers, Portland Rosebuds, Cleveland Indians, Cape Cod Buccaneers, Montana Magic, Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas, Wembley Monarchs, St. Louis Braves, Lake Placid Roamers, Golden Amur, Murrayfield Racers, Grand Rapids Rockets, Ltc Praha, Alabama Slammers, Kansas City Blues, Nordic Vikings, Pittsburgh Forge, Wembley Lions, Oklahoma City Stars, Hull Thunder, Iron Range Yellow Jackets, Milton Keynes Kings, Denver Rangers, Adirondack Frostbite, Pinebridge Bucks, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies, Houston Huskies, Minneapolis |
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Demons Are a Ghoul’s Best Friend $7.99 In this follow-up to What’s a Ghoul to Do?, medium M.J. Holliday, Gilley, and Dr. Stephen Sable head to Lake Placid to vanquish a demon by the name of Hatchet Jack, who is terrorizing a boarding school. Original. |
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Demons Are a Ghoul’s Best Friend (Ghost Hunter Mystery Series #2) $29.95 Victoria Laurie’s ghoulishly great follow-up to What’s a Ghoul to Do? in her new Ghost Hunter Mystery series Northelm Boarding School on Lake Placid has the worst bully of all-a demon by the name of Hatchet Jack. M.J. Holliday, along with her partners Gilley and the handsome Dr. Steven Sable, are ready to send him back to the portal from whence he came. The school’s summer construction, an uncooperative dean, and the very tempting Dr. Delicious are all trying to distract M.J. from her ghost hunting. But with a demonic disturbance as great as Hatchet Jack, she must focus and show no mercyto send him to detention for an eternity-in hell. |
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Deutscher Meister (Rennrodeln) $14.14 Kapitel: Georg Hackl, Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, Jan Behrendt, Felix Loch, Sylke Otto, Natalie Geisenberger, David Möller, Walter Feist, Tatjana Hüfner, Steffen Skel, Heinrich Isser, Susi Erdmann, Jan Eichhorn, Steffen Wöller, Karsten Albert, Rudolf Kauschka, Gabriele Kohlisch, Wolfgang Staudinger, Veronika Bilgeri, Barbara Niedernhuber, Minna Blüml, André Florschütz, Thomas Schwab, Patric Leitner, Stefan Ilsanker, Jana Bode, Torsten Wustlich, Jens Müller, Balthasar Schwarm, Hans Brandner, Maria Isser, Paul Aste, Alexander Resch, André Forker, Stefan Krauße, Friedel Tietze, Sebastian Schmidt, Fritz Nachmann, Josef Fendt, Wolfgang Winkler, Anton Winkler, Elisabeth Demleitner, Martin Tietze, Christa Schmuck, Josef Lenz, Hans Stanggassinger, Hans Plenk, Fritz Preissler, Franz Wembacher, Thomas Rudolph, Angelika Dünhaupt, Leonhard Nagenrauft, Yves Mankel, Josef Strillinger, Andrea Fendt, Hanni Fink. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Georg Hackl (born September 9, 1966) is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Weißwurst a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds. Hackl was born in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria. He won his first Winter Olympic Games luge medal in 1988 in Calgary, when he finished second in the singles event, while placing fourth in the doubles. Four years later, he improved his performance to win the gold, a feat he repeated in 1994 and 1998. In 1998, he won the gold by clocking the fastest time in all four runs, the first in Olympic history in the men’s singles to do so (Vera Zozula of the Soviet Union did that feat in the women’s singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.). Hackl won the silver medal again in the 2002 Games, becoming the first Winter Olympian to win a medal in five consecutive Winter Olympics. Most |
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Dirty Little Secrets $15.27 One sunny winter day, Catherine Kenneally is skiing with her family in Lake Placid, New York. She veers off the ski run, striking a tree in a devastating accident. Her collision destroys several vital internal organs and she needs an immediate transplant to save her life. Her physician is called in to perform the operation. Late that night, in a remote rural county of Georgia, a car mysteriously whisks a woman off in the dark of night. JD, her brother, is troubled by her disappearance and sets off on a nightmarish journey to find her. The trail leads him to New York City-a big, complex city for a simple country boy. He befriends a young woman, Charlie O’Brien, who agrees to teach him the ways of the big city and help him with his search for his missing sister. Soon they become romantically involved as they uncover clues to the bizarre abduction. In an inconceivable twist of fate, their lives collide with the dark and secretive world of Senator John Kenneally in a violent and unforgettable encounter. As JD continues to investigate, he connects the dots which link him and his sister to the dark underground world of secret organizations and cronyism. What he finally uncovers quickly puts him and Charlie on the endangered species list in a nail-biting thrill ride that twists and turns its way through the streets of New York. It will keep you on the edge of your seat during the fast-paced, heart-pounding chases-and the unimaginable, outrageous discovery that will send a chill up your spine. |
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Dislocations And Mechanical Properties Of CrystalsAn International Conference Held At Lake Placid September 6-8-1956 $31.64 JC Fisher, R Thomson, WG Johnston,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Fathom $24.95 “The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. The journey to the front of a Central American firing squad can start with a trip to the men’s room in a Chicago convention center.” Tommy Conklin always imagined discovering more than his placid Indiana life had to offer. As a naïve nineteen-year-old and scuba enthusiast, he is lured by a government agent into joining an American underwater expedition based in Honduras. After selling all of his possessions to buy a stake in the company and relocating to the island, Tommy quickly learns that, as the saying goes, “dark waters run deep.”Arriving immediately after the 1969 “Soccer War” between El Salvador and Honduras, Tommy is quickly immersed in the unstable politics of the region. He, in fact, unwittingly becomes a central figure in several local episodes, which magnify into an international incident. Dive into Fathom to discover if Tommy survives his adventures through his sheer ingenuity and instinct, or succumbs to the overwhelming odds against him.Michael Gaff is a former PADI scuba diving instructor, having taught and certified more than two thousand people. He also assisted hundreds of Indiana and Ohio scuba rescue and body recovery team divers. His diving experiences reach from the more modern shipwrecks of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and the Georgian Bay of Lake Erie in Canada to the ancient remnants of Spanish and English galleons beneath the coastal waters of Central and South America. A former airline pilot with Piedmont Airlines and USAirways, he is presently a corporate pilot, flying a Citation business jet. Mr. Gaff resides with his wife Debbie, dog Millie and five cats outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
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Fender 351 California Clear Guitar Picks Lake Placid Blue Medium $5.01 Often called the Fender pick, the 351 shape is the pick most associated with Fender. A wider body and a rounded tip have made this pick a favorite with players of every style. A handy re-sealable clamshell of 12 picks |
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Fender Sonoran SCE Acoustic Guitar Lake Placid Blue w/Matching Headstock $407.92 Cowabunga! Grab your board shorts and your Sonoran and head on down to Laguna to play some tunes and ride the waves. This dreadnought cutaway California Series beauty with electronics will have you admiring its cool Strat guitar headstock, soft C -shaped maple neck and hip checkerboard binding ’til the sun comes down! Other cool features include a new vintage-inspired pickguard design, rosewood fingerboard and scalloped bracing. Perfect for Fender enthusiasts, fans of vintage-style guitars, players who want a different look and vibe and anyone who wants to ride the wave of Fender’s rich musical history and SoCal lifestyle!**Accessories, Strings: D’Addario EXP-26 Phosphor Bronze (.011-.052 Gauge), Body, Body Back: Laminated Mahogany Back, Body Binding: Multiple Body Bindings, Body Depth: 3.75 (Front) to 4.75 (Rear), Body Shape: Dreadnought, Body Sides: Laminated Mahogany Sides, Body Top: Solid Spruce, Width at Heel: 2 1/8 (54mm), Bracing: Scalloped X Bracing, Rosette: Checkerboard Rosette, Electronics, Controls: Volume, Bass, Mid, Treble, Low Battery Indicator Light, Special Electronics: Fender FTE-3 Active On-Board Preamp, Hardware, Bridge: Rosewood with Compensated Saddle, Bridge Pins: White Bridge Pins with Black Dots, Hardware: Chrome, Strap Buttons: Strap Button with Internal Block Reinforcement, String Nut: Synthetic Bone Nut, Tuning Machines: Vintage Fender Style with Aged White Plastic Buttons, Neck, Fretboard: Rosewood, Neck Material: Maple Neck, Neck Shape: Vintage C Shape, Number of Frets: 20, Nut Width: 1 5/8 (41mm), Position Inlays: White Dot Position Inlays, Scale Length: 25.3 (643mm), Truss Rods: Dual Action Truss Rod, |
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Fender Squier Classic Vibe 50′s Stratocaster Fiesta Red Maple Fretboard Electric Guitar $324.99 The Classic Vibe Stratocaster 50s provides unmistakable 50s-era Fender vibe and tone. The alder body has a Two-color Sunburst, Lake Placid Blue, Olympic White or Fiesta Red finish; the vintage-tint gloss-maple neck (Two-color Sunburst, Olympic White and Fiesta Red models only) has a maple fingerboard with 21 medium-jumbo frets and a modern 9.5 radius. That long-familiar tone comes from a custom set of alnico III single-coil pickupsclear and bright, with terrific sustain even in crunch mode. Custom staggered polepieces provide improved string-to-string balance. |
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Fender Standard Jazz BassR, Lake Placid Blue, Maple Fretboard – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. – 146202502 $549.99 Fender Standard Jazz BassR, Lake Placid Blue, Maple Fretboard – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. – 146202502 |
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Fender Standard Precision BassR, Lake Placid Blue, Rosewood Fretboard – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. – 146100502 $579.99 Fender Standard Precision BassR, Lake Placid Blue, Rosewood Fretboard – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. – 146100502 |
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Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Lake Placid Blue Maple Fingerboard $499 The sounds that create legends! The Standard Stratocaster offers legendary Fender tone combined with classic styling that includes three single-coil pickups, a synchronized tremolo with high-mass bridge block, shielded body cavities and medium jumbo frets. New features include a tinted neck, parchment pickguard and control knobs, and a 70s style logo. The Standard Stratocaster Plug one in and listen for yourself! Standard gig bag included.**Product Specifications:, Product Number: 014460, Country of origin: MX, Special features: Vintage Styling, Fender Transition Logo, Parchment Plastic Parts, Dimensions, Height: 5.0, Length: 42.0, Volume: 1.823, Accessories, Case/Gig Bag: Standard Gig Bag, Strings: Super Bullets 3250L, NPS, (.009 to .042 Gauges), Control Knobs: Parchment Plastic, Body, Body Shape: Stratocaster, Electronics, Bridge Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat Bridge Pickup, Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup), Middle Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat Middle Pickup, Neck Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat Neck Pickup, Pickup Configuration: S/S/S, Hardware, Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo, Hardware: Chrome, Straplocks: Vintage Style Strap Buttons, String Nut: Synthetic Bone Nut, Switch Tip: Parchment Switch Tip, Tremolo Arm/Handle: Vintage Style Tremolo Arm, Tuning Machines: Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines, Neck, Fretboard Radius: 9.5 Radius (241 mm), Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple, Fret Size: Medium Jumbo, Neck Material: Maple Neck, |
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Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar Rosewood Neck with gig bag (Lake Placid Blue) $499 The Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar is the guitar design that changed the world. |
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Fender Standard Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar Rosewood Neck with gig bag (Lake Placid Blue) $499.99 The sounds that create legends! The Standard Stratocaster HSS offers legendary Fender tone combined with classic styling that includes a one humbucking/two single-coil pickup configuration, a synchronized tremolo with high-mass bridge block, shielded body cavities, and medium jumbo frets. New features include a tinted neck, parchment pickguard and control knobs, and a 70s style logo. The Standard Strat HSS. Plug one in and listen for yourself! Standard gig bag included.**Product Specifications:, Product Number: 014470, Country of origin: MX, Special features: Special Switching, Fender Transition Logo, Parchment Plastic Parts, Dimensions, Height: 5.0, Length: 42.0, Volume: 1.823, Accessories, Case/Gig Bag: Standard Gig Bag, Strings: Super Bullets 3250L, NPS, (.009 to .042 Gauges), Control Knobs: Parchment Plastic, Body, Body Shape: Stratocaster, Electronics, Bridge Pickup: Standard Humbucking Pickup, Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge/Middle Pickup), Hardware, Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo, Hardware: Chrome, Straplocks: Vintage Style Strap Buttons, String Nut: Synthetic Bone Nut, Control Knobs: Parchment Plastic, Tremolo Arm/Handle: Vintage Style Tremolo Arm, Tuning Machines: Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines, Neck, Fretboard Radius: 9.5 Radius (241 mm), Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple, Fret Size: Medium Jumbo, Neck Material: Maple Neck, |
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Fender Standard StratocasterR, HSS Electric Guitar, Lake Placid Blue, Maple Fretboard – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. – 144702502 $449.99 Fender Standard StratocasterR, HSS Electric Guitar, Lake Placid Blue, Maple Fretboard – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. – 144702502 |
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Fender Standard StratocasterR, HSS, Floyd RoseR Electric Guitar, Lake Placid Blue, Rosewood Fretboard – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. – 1144700502 $699.99 Fender Standard StratocasterR, HSS, Floyd RoseR Electric Guitar, Lake Placid Blue, Rosewood Fretboard – Fender Musical Instruments Corp. – 1144700502 |
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Fender Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar Lake Placid Blue Maple Fretboard $499.99 The sounds that create legends! Since its introduction in the early 50s, the Fender Telecaster guitar has been relied on by professional guitarists of all musical genres for its powerful tone and smooth playability. The Standard Telecaster incorporates the best of the old and new, offering hotter single-coil pickups, shielded body cavities, medium jumbo frets, cast/sealed machine heads and six-saddle strings-through-body bridge. New features include a tinted neck, parchment pickguard and control knobs, and a ’70s-style logo. The Standard Telecaster…Plug one in and listen for yourself! Standard gig bag included.**Product Specifications:, Product Number: 014510, Country of origin: MX, Special features: Vintage Styling, Fender Transition Logo, Parchment Plastic Parts, Dimensions, Height: 5.0, Length: 42.0, Volume: 1.823, Accessories, Case/Gig Bag: Standard Gig Bag, Strings: Super Bullets 250L, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges), Control Knobs: Chrome Knurled Style, Body, Body Shape: Telecaster, Hardware, Bridge: 6-Saddle Strings-Thru-Body Tele Bridge, Hardware: Chrome, Straplocks: Vintage Style Strap Buttons, String Nut: Synthetic Bone Nut, Switch Tip: Barrel Style Switch Tip, Tuning Machines: Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines, Neck, Fretboard Radius: 9.5 Radius (241 mm), Fretboard: Maple, Fret Size: Medium Jumbo, Neck Material: Maple Neck, |
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Fictional Bodies of Water: Fictional Bays, Fictional Lakes, Fictional Rivers, Fictional Seas, Middle-Earth Bodies of Water, Mirrormere $69.15 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Fictional Bays, Fictional Lakes, Fictional Rivers, Fictional Seas, Middle-Earth Bodies of Water, Mirrormere, Acherusia, Dead Marshes, Lake Evendim, Buenaventura River, Lake Placid 2, Lake Parime, Sambation, the Lake of Tears, Belegaer, Miskatonic River, Nyr Dyv, Riverrise, Possum Lake, Slough of Despond, Diamond Lake, Lake of Steam, Bay of Belfalas, Sea of Claws, Sea of Swords, Barmet Bay, Edgewater River, Cerenerian Sea, Nen Hithoel, Fens of Serech, Bay of Balar, Falls of Rauros, Sea of Núrnen, Long Lake, Moonsea, Sea of Helkar, Sea of Fallen Stars, Bay of Eldamar, Nindalf, Sea of Rhûn, Eithel Sirion, Great Gulf, Gulf of Lune, Swanfleet, Sea of Moving Ice, Bay of Eldanna, Cirith Ninniach, Stair Falls, Lake Helevorn, Eithel Ivrin, Tarn Aeluin, Aelin-Uial, Nen Girith, River Shribble, Great River of Narnia, Glasswater Creek, Yal-Tengri, Bay of Andúnië, Nísinen, Nonestic Ocean, Ethir Anduin, Mouths of Anduin, Lake Mithrim. Excerpt: The non-existent Buenaventura River, alternatively San Buenaventura River, Río Buenaventura, etc. was once believed to run from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in what is now the western United States. The river was chronologically the last of several imagined incarnations of an imagined Great River of the West which would be for North America west of the Rockies what the Mississippi River was east of the Rockies. The hopes were to find a waterway from coast to coast, sparing the traveling around Cape Horn at the tip of South America. In 1776, two Franciscan missionaries Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante sought to find a land route between Santa Fe in New Mexico to Monterey in California. (Both of these states were then Spanish provinces.) They were part of |
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Fictional Cities and Towns in Maine: Collinsport, Maine, Derry, Castle Rock, Lake Placid 2, Jerusalem’s Lot, Cabot Cove, Empire Falls $10.46 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Collinsport, Maine, Derry, Castle Rock, Lake Placid 2, Jerusalem’s Lot, Cabot Cove, Empire Falls, Crabapple Cove. Excerpt: Cabot Cove , Maine , is the small, fictional fishing village in which Jessica Fletcher lives in the television series Murder, She Wrote . Many episodes of Murder, She Wrote used Cabot Cove as a location because the show’s producers were contractually obliged to deliver five Cabot Cove episodes a year. Despite the town’s population of 3,560, Cabot Cove became notable as a place where a large number of murders took place. The New York Times calculated that almost 2 % of Cabot Cove’s residents died during the show’s run. More visitors to Cabot Cove died than residents. Cabot Cove is named after the town’s founder, Winfred Cabot. Perhaps setting the stage for the towns reputation for murders, Cabot was killed in a murder-suicide situation with his wife Hepzibah. It has an architectural heritage of Victorian houses. Given the village’s rich history, coastal location and close proximity to Eastern US cities, Cabot Cove was transformed from a small, sleepy fishing village to a tourist destination for the people coming from New York . Despite important economic changes, politically there have not been many changes. The mayor has been Sam Booth for many years. The town’s sheriff was for a long time was Amos Tupper (played by Tom Bosley ). He was later replaced by Mort Metzger (played by Ron Masak ). Some of the towns leading citizens were: the mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, Mayor Sam Booth, Sheriff Mort Metzger (second sheriff seen in the series), Sheriff Amos Tupper (original sheriff), and Doctor Seth Hazlitt. Other recurring citizens include: Eve Simpson (real-estate agent), Phyllis Grant (travel agent) and Loretta Spiegel (owner of Loretta’s |
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Fictional Lakes $21.98 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mirrormere, Acherusia, Lake Evendim, Lake Placid 2, Lake Parime, the Lake of Tears, Nyr Dyv, Possum Lake, Slough of Despond, Diamond Lake, Nen Hithoel, Long Lake, Lake Mithrim. Excerpt: Lake Placid 2 is a 2007 made-for-television horror film starring John Schneider (The Dukes of Hazzard, Smallville) produced by Sony Pictures and the Sci Fi Channel. This sequel to the 1999 film, Lake Placid, aired as a Sci Fi Channel original movie on April 28, 2007. The unrated DVD release of the film is distributed by 20th Century Fox. The movie was filmed in Bulgaria and directed by David Flores. The film received generally poor reviews, citing an unoriginal plot and low-budget special effects. The DVD to the film was released on January 29, 2008. The sequel, Lake Placid 3 is now due for release , 2010. Seven years ago, two thirty-foot crocodiles wreaked havoc in Lake Placid, Maine. Now, Sheriff James Riley (John Schneider) finds himself investigating a series of attacks on swimmers at the same lake. Joined by a United States Environmental Protection Agency agent, his ex-girlfriend from the Fish and Wildlife service, and a big game hunter, Sheriff Riley soon discovers that those two crocodiles left behind four offspring who share their parents’ taste for human blood. Their efforts to stop the forty-foot crocodiles are temporarily stopped by Sadie Bickerman (Cloris Leachman), sister of Delores Bickerman who was feeding their parents. Like her sister, Sadie has been caring for and feeding the growing crocodiles, including feeding them people she sees as a threat. Meanwhile the sheriff’s son and his friends find themselves being chased by the crocodiles. The movie ends where one of the crocodiles eats Sadie, the sheriff’s son and the girl he likes survive, … More: |
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Films Directed By Alejandro Agresti (Study Guide) $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Lake House is a 2006 American romantic drama film remake of the Korean motion picture Il Mare (2000). It was written by David Auburn, directed by Alejandro Agresti, and stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock as Alex Wyler and Kate Forster, respectively an architect living in 2004 and a doctor living in 2006. The two meet via letters left in a mailbox at the lake house they have both lived in at separate points in time; they carry on correspondence over the years, remaining separated by their original difference of two years. This film reunites Reeves and Bullock for the first time in a film since they co-starred in Speed in 1994. It is a winter morning in 2006, and Dr. Kate Forster is leaving suburban Wisconsin, where she completed her residency, as she prepares to take a job at a busy Chicago hospital. She is reluctant to leave behind the refuge of the woods and the beautiful house she’s been renting, an artfully designed home with glass walls that overlook a placid lake. As she goes, Kate leaves a note in the mailbox for the next tenant, asking whomever to forward her mail and pointing out that the paint-embedded paw prints on the walkway leading into the house and the box in the attic were already there when she arrived. Alex Wyler is a talented but frustrated architect supervising the construction of cookie-cutter tract housing at a nearby site. He arrives at the lake house and finds it neglected – and with no signs of paw prints anywhere. The house has special meaning for Alex, having been built by his estranged father, a celebrated architect who let his career grow at the expense of his family, and himself. Like Kate, Alex feels a sense of peace at the lake house and commits to restoring it. He doesn’t think twice about Kate’s note … More: |
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Films Directed By Steve Miner, including: Lake Placid (film), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Forever Young (film), Soul Man (film), Friday The 13th Part 2, Friday The 13th Part Iii, Warlock (1989 Film), Day Of The Dead (2008 Film), House (1986 Film) $11.8 Hephaestus Books,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Hephaestus Books |
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Films Set In Maine (Study Guide) $31.4 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Shawshank Redemption, in the Bedroom, the Iron Giant, the Mist, Pete’s Dragon, the Hunt for Red October, Salem’s Lot, Casper, Charlotte’s Web, Empire Falls, the Stand, Lake Placid, House of Dark Shadows, the Spitfire Grill, It, Pet Sematary, the Cider House Rules, Wet Hot American Summer, Dolores Claiborne, Way Back Home, Dreamcatcher, Storm of the Century, It Happened to Jane, Darkness Falls, Cujo, the Dead Zone, Welcome to Mooseport, Pet Sematary Two, Needful Things, a Cooler Climate, Poison Ivy, ‘salem’s Lot, a Return to Salem’s Lot, Riding the Bullet, the Dark Half, the Weight of Water, Vacationland, Graveyard Shift. Excerpt: Salem’s Lot Salem’s Lot is a 2004 American television mini-series which first aired on TNT from June 20 to June 21, 2004. It is the second television adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 vampire novel of the same name (the first version was made in 1979), though this version updates the story to take place in modern times rather than the 1970s. Though the story is set in a small Maine town, the mini-series was shot on location at Creswick and Woodend , in Central Victoria , Australia . Cast Main Supporting Rutger Hauer has played a vampire once before, in the original 1992 film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Donald Sutherland also appeared with Hauer in Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Samantha Mathis, Christopher Morris and Martin Vaughan also appeared in Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King , written by Peter Filardi. Rob Lowe played Nick Andros in the 1994 TV adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand . Andre Braugher appeared in the 2007 film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist as Brent Norton. James Cromwell played Warden Hal Moores in “The Green Mile ” (1999) References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A |
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Fish-Tails, And Some True Ones $18.09 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:II. The Bent Pin. “. . . As unto the weaker vessel. . . .”—-i Pet. iii. 7. ” IT’S ill feeshin’ wi’ bent pins,” old Sandy once said to me when I was a boy, and had broken the barb of my hook against a stone: at which sarcasm I could not repress an angry flush as I tried a shorter cast with a new fly. In earlier years I did not despise the bent pin when I used to go out with my nurse, or my brother, and fish for sticklebacks in the brook, with a string. But somehow one gets out of the way of practising that branch of angling, and when I started on my honeymoon I certainly did not think that I should ever be tempted to take to it again. However, early married life is full of surprises, and one of my first was a fishing adventure with a bent pin. In sporting phraseology, I had landed my matrimonial fish in August,—to carry out the simile I suppose I ought to represent Hymen standing by with a gaff instead of a torch,— and we had chosen the Lakes for our honeymoon. I like being near water; and as my wife was anxious to visit the land of Wordsworth, we gave ourselves up to touring about from lake to lake, unfettered by rigid plans, basking in the sunshine, and making each other’s acquaintance. One day we were strolling along, arm in arm, within sight of the placid mirror of Ulleswater, when we came upon a grove of cherry trees loaded with a plentiful crop of the small black and juicy fruit which is so common in that part of the country. Two boys were lodged in the branches of two neighbouring trees, busily engaged in eating cherries, and occasionally throwing down a few to a bright-eyed little girl who stood below. She was bareheaded, her hat dangling by a piece of elastic from one podgy little fist, and she kept begging her brothers to give her a share of |
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Fish-Tails, And Some True Ones $15.16 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:II. The Bent Pin. “. . . As unto the weaker vessel. . . .”—-i Pet. iii. 7. ” IT’S ill feeshin’ wi’ bent pins,” old Sandy once said to me when I was a boy, and had broken the barb of my hook against a stone: at which sarcasm I could not repress an angry flush as I tried a shorter cast with a new fly. In earlier years I did not despise the bent pin when I used to go out with my nurse, or my brother, and fish for sticklebacks in the brook, with a string. But somehow one gets out of the way of practising that branch of angling, and when I started on my honeymoon I certainly did not think that I should ever be tempted to take to it again. However, early married life is full of surprises, and one of my first was a fishing adventure with a bent pin. In sporting phraseology, I had landed my matrimonial fish in August,—to carry out the simile I suppose I ought to represent Hymen standing by with a gaff instead of a torch,— and we had chosen the Lakes for our honeymoon. I like being near water; and as my wife was anxious to visit the land of Wordsworth, we gave ourselves up to touring about from lake to lake, unfettered by rigid plans, basking in the sunshine, and making each other’s acquaintance. One day we were strolling along, arm in arm, within sight of the placid mirror of Ulleswater, when we came upon a grove of cherry trees loaded with a plentiful crop of the small black and juicy fruit which is so common in that part of the country. Two boys were lodged in the branches of two neighbouring trees, busily engaged in eating cherries, and occasionally throwing down a few to a bright-eyed little girl who stood below. She was bareheaded, her hat dangling by a piece of elastic from one podgy little fist, and she kept begging her brothers to give her a share of |
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Fish-Tails, And Some True Ones $24.86 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:II. The Bent Pin. “. . . As unto the weaker vessel. . . .”—-i Pet. iii. 7. ” IT’S ill feeshin’ wi’ bent pins,” old Sandy once said to me when I was a boy, and had broken the barb of my hook against a stone: at which sarcasm I could not repress an angry flush as I tried a shorter cast with a new fly. In earlier years I did not despise the bent pin when I used to go out with my nurse, or my brother, and fish for sticklebacks in the brook, with a string. But somehow one gets out of the way of practising that branch of angling, and when I started on my honeymoon I certainly did not think that I should ever be tempted to take to it again. However, early married life is full of surprises, and one of my first was a fishing adventure with a bent pin. In sporting phraseology, I had landed my matrimonial fish in August,—to carry out the simile I suppose I ought to represent Hymen standing by with a gaff instead of a torch,— and we had chosen the Lakes for our honeymoon. I like being near water; and as my wife was anxious to visit the land of Wordsworth, we gave ourselves up to touring about from lake to lake, unfettered by rigid plans, basking in the sunshine, and making each other’s acquaintance. One day we were strolling along, arm in arm, within sight of the placid mirror of Ulleswater, when we came upon a grove of cherry trees loaded with a plentiful crop of the small black and juicy fruit which is so common in that part of the country. Two boys were lodged in the branches of two neighbouring trees, busily engaged in eating cherries, and occasionally throwing down a few to a bright-eyed little girl who stood below. She was bareheaded, her hat dangling by a piece of elastic from one podgy little fist, and she kept begging her brothers to give her a share of |
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Fish-Tails, And Some True Ones $21.9 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:II. The Bent Pin. “. . . As unto the weaker vessel. . . .”—-i Pet. iii. 7. ” IT’S ill feeshin’ wi’ bent pins,” old Sandy once said to me when I was a boy, and had broken the barb of my hook against a stone: at which sarcasm I could not repress an angry flush as I tried a shorter cast with a new fly. In earlier years I did not despise the bent pin when I used to go out with my nurse, or my brother, and fish for sticklebacks in the brook, with a string. But somehow one gets out of the way of practising that branch of angling, and when I started on my honeymoon I certainly did not think that I should ever be tempted to take to it again. However, early married life is full of surprises, and one of my first was a fishing adventure with a bent pin. In sporting phraseology, I had landed my matrimonial fish in August,—to carry out the simile I suppose I ought to represent Hymen standing by with a gaff instead of a torch,— and we had chosen the Lakes for our honeymoon. I like being near water; and as my wife was anxious to visit the land of Wordsworth, we gave ourselves up to touring about from lake to lake, unfettered by rigid plans, basking in the sunshine, and making each other’s acquaintance. One day we were strolling along, arm in arm, within sight of the placid mirror of Ulleswater, when we came upon a grove of cherry trees loaded with a plentiful crop of the small black and juicy fruit which is so common in that part of the country. Two boys were lodged in the branches of two neighbouring trees, busily engaged in eating cherries, and occasionally throwing down a few to a bright-eyed little girl who stood below. She was bareheaded, her hat dangling by a piece of elastic from one podgy little fist, and she kept begging her brothers to give her a share of |
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Flusssystem Sankt-Lorenz-Strom $31.4 Kapitel: Große Seen, Oberer See, Michigansee, Ontariosee, Sankt-Lorenz-Strom, Eriesee, Champlainsee, Huronsee, Cuyahoga River, Ottawa, Niagara River, Kalamazoo River, Manicouagan-Stausee, Rideau Canal, Ashtabula River, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. Clair, Chicago River, Eriekanal, River Rouge, Saguenay, Don River, Grand River, Rivière Chaudière, Kopka River, Cayuga Lake, Gouin-Stausee, Rivière Richelieu, Saginaw River, Humber, Black River, Rivière Saint-Maurice, Lake George, Wellandkanal, Detroit River, Rivière Mitis, Saint Louis River, Hubbard Lake, St. Clair River, Rivière Saint-François, Lake Simcoe, Lac Mégantic, Rivière Yamaska, Otisco Lake, Lac Saint-Pierre, Illinois Waterway, Oneida Lake, Nipigonsee, Mississippi River, Sandusky River, Oxtongue River, Genesee River, Rouge River, Bayfield River, Grand Lake St. Marys, Avon River, Petawawa River, Lake Nipissing, Rivière Bécancour, Kaministiquia, Thames River, Rivière Gatineau, Mattawa River, Lake Placid, Lac Des Deux Montagnes, Iroquois-Stausee, Whirlpool Rapids, North River, Alexander Lake, Lake Winnebago, Geneva Lake, Lake Muskoka, Lac Saint-Louis, Balsam Lake, Peshtigo Lake, Lake Temagami, Miamikanal, Oxtongue Lake, Cedar Lake, Lake of Bays. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Other reasons this message may be displayed: …http://booksllc.net/?l=de |
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Freeze Frame $28.9 Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics, a companion to the highly-acclaimed Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics, which has sold more than 12,000 copies to date (as a June 2004 pub) and has received two starred reviews. Booklist noted: This comprehensive resource should attract readers aplenty during August’s Athens Games-though there’s much to entice sports-loving kids even after the torch has gone out. The companion volume on the Winter Games follows in the stunning visual format of the first book and includes the many great stories of the Winter Olympics, from the Jamaican bobsled team to the Soviet-American hockey match at Lake Placid. It covers all fifteen major winter sports, from skiing to luging, and includes high-interest ice skating and recently introduced snowboarding, both considered especially popular sports with kids. It ranges from triumph to tragedy, both hallmarks of Olympics history, as it relates victories such as Eric Heiden’s 1980 five gold medal win and horrors such as the 1961 plane crash that killed 18 members of the U.S. figure-skating team. The Winter Olympics launched in 1924 in Chamonix and have captured the world’s imagination in mountain locations all over the world since then.The book includes spectacular photo galleries in addition to wonderful images throughout, a map of Winter Olympic sites, a section on Winter Olympic extremes, and a complete back matter Winter Olympics Almanac, with quick reference information on each Olympiad.The next Winter Games are February 10-26, 2006, in Turin (Torino), Italy. |
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Freeze Frame $18.95 This companion volume to the highly acclaimed Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics follows in the stunning visual format of the first book and includes the many great stories of the Winter Olympics, from the Jamaican bobsled team to the Soviet-American hockey match at Lake Placid. It covers all the major winter sports, from skiing to luging, from ice-skating to the recent introduction of snowboarding. The book rang |
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Geology Of The Lake Placid Quadrangle $17 Created by New York New York State Museum, Created by William John William John Miller, Created by Harold Lattimore Harold Lattimore Alling,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Giant Monster Films, including: Terror Of Mechagodzilla, Jaws (film), Tremors (film), Lake Placid (film), Them!, Python (film), The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Blob, It Came From Beneath The Sea, Kronos (film), The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, Dinocroc $20.98 Hephaestus Books,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Hephaestus Books |
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Going for the Gold: How the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Won at Lake Placid $8.95 Tim Wendel,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Dover Publications |
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Grandstand Sports 1980 USA Hockey Jim Craig Autograph Flag 16×20 Photo $129.99 Jim Craig almost single handedly helped the 1980 USA Hockey Team win the Gold Medal during the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. The US came into the Olympics as an after thought and in turn shocked the World as they ended up as the Champions of the 1980 Olympics. This photo shows Craig with the American Flag draped around him after the US defeated Finland in the Gold Medal game. |
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Grandstand Sports USA Hockey James Craig Signed Miracle on Ice Puck $79.99 Jim Craig almost single handedly helped the 1980 USA Hockey Team win the Gold Medal during the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. The US came into the Olympics as an after thought and in turn shocked the World as they ended up as the Champions of the 1980 Olympics. This Miracle on Ice puck has been hand-signed by the Jim Craig in blue sharpie and is compete with a certificate of authenticity from Grandstand Sports & Memorabilia, Inc. |
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Grandstand Sports USA Hockey Jim Craig Signed 8×10 Photo $99.99 Jim Craig almost single handedly helped the 1980 USA Hockey Team win the Gold Medal during the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. The US came into the Olympics as an after thought and in turn shocked the World as they ended up as the Champions of the 1980 Olympics. This photo shows Craig with the American Flag draped around him after the US defeated Finland in the Gold Medal game. |
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Great Escapes $13.96 Step into a world far removed from the everyday, where nature and architecture conspire to create some of the most serene holiday retreats ever created. In the company of interior design specialist Judith Miller and interiors photographer Simon Upton, Great Escapes visits homes in mountains, hills, and woods, by water and even in the city. Retreats range from a minimalist beach house in Malibu to a jungle hideaway in Mexico, from a rooftop apartment high above the streets of Paris to a cabin perched on the shores of Lake Placid. Each escape is celebrated in turn, revealing what made its owner chose this particular magical place, and how through their inspired vision each one has made the place his or her own. In each case the result is a dazzling combination of environment and the owner’s personality. These are homes that will continue to inspire you long after you have finished reading the book. |
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Guadalupe County, Texas: Marion, Texas, Northcliff, Texas, Seguin, Texas, Schertz, Texas, Geronimo, Texas, Zuehl, Texas, San Marcos, Texas $22.07 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Marion, Texas, Northcliff, Texas, Seguin, Texas, Schertz, Texas, Geronimo, Texas, Zuehl, Texas, San Marcos, Texas, New Braunfels, Texas, Universal City, Texas, Santa Clara, Texas, Redwood, Texas, Cibolo, Texas, Mcqueeney, Texas, Selma, Texas, New Berlin, Texas, Kingsbury, Texas, Greater San Antonio, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District, Prairie Lea Independent School District, Lake Mcqueeney, Staples, Texas, San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, Coleto Creek Reservoir, Lake Dunlap, Concrete, Texas, Lake Placid, Comal Independent School District, Meadow Lake, Sebastopol House State Historic Site, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Navarro Independent School District, New Braunfels Independent School District, Seguin Independent School District, Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District, Zorn, Texas, Marion Independent School District, Luling Independent School District, La Vernia Independent School District, Guadalupe College. Excerpt: San Marcos, Texas – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Archeologists have found evidence at the San Marcos River associated with the Clovis culture, which suggests that the river has been the site of human habitation for more than 10,000 years. The headwaters of the cool, clear river are the San Marcos Springs, fed by the Edwards Aquifer. The San Marcos Springs are the second largest collection of springs in Texas. Never in human history has the river run dry. In 1689, Spaniard Alonso de Leon led an expedition from Mexico to explore Texas and establish missions and presidios in the region. De Leon’s party helped blaze the El Camino Real (later known as the Old San Antonio Road), which followed present-day Hunter Road, Hopkins Street, and Aquarena Springs Drive (the ro… More: |
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Handbook… $17.95 Hull Yacht Club,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Nabu Press |
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Health Promoters Training Program in the church and community: Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Lake Placid, Florida. $49.99 The Health Promoters Training Program was a project to train church and community leaders, with the aim to organize a group of Promoters of Health, to inform and guide the public how to prevent diseases with good nutritional habits, hygiene, abstinence, and exercises. The lack of appropriate resources for health care makes it urgent to prevent diseases. The program, specifically responds to the needs found during the research conducted in the community of Lake Placid, Florida.;Our goal was to train ten Promoters of Health. The design of the program took into account both the physical, emotional and spiritual health. The program consisted of ten classes. Eight sessions were on physical health, nutrition and exercise, and two sessions of Bible study on spiritual health and social health. The sessions provided information on physical health, with emphasis on disease prevention and the importance of nutrition, hygiene and exercise. The Bible studies are also aimed at Promoters of Health on the relationship between the physical, mental and spiritual. It was discussed with them the church’s ministry of health and how participation in the liturgy, the healing service, devotional life, and the sacramental experience in a positive way to help one’s health.;It is already part of the ministry of the church to promote a healthy lifestyle; making appeals to people to watch and to refrain from practices that lead to addiction or that are harmful to your health. This means that the church has already established the groundwork for a ministry of health promotion and disease prevention. Adding the training program for health promoters is simply to expand the vision and mission of the church. |
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Health Promoters Training Program in the church and community: Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Lake Placid, Florida. $49.99 The Health Promoters Training Program was a project to train church and community leaders, with the aim to organize a group of Promoters of Health, to inform and guide the public how to prevent diseases with good nutritional habits, hygiene, abstinence, and exercises. The lack of appropriate resources for health care makes it urgent to prevent diseases. The program, specifically responds to the needs found during the research conducted in the community of Lake Placid, Florida.;Our goal was to train ten Promoters of Health. The design of the program took into account both the physical, emotional and spiritual health. The program consisted of ten classes. Eight sessions were on physical health, nutrition and exercise, and two sessions of Bible study on spiritual health and social health. The sessions provided information on physical health, with emphasis on disease prevention and the importance of nutrition, hygiene and exercise. The Bible studies are also aimed at Promoters of Health on the relationship between the physical, mental and spiritual. It was discussed with them the church’s ministry of health and how participation in the liturgy, the healing service, devotional life, and the sacramental experience in a positive way to help one’s health.;It is already part of the ministry of the church to promote a healthy lifestyle; making appeals to people to watch and to refrain from practices that lead to addiction or that are harmful to your health. This means that the church has already established the groundwork for a ministry of health promotion and disease prevention. Adding the training program for health promoters is simply to expand the vision and mission of the church. |
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Herb Brooks $15.99 The U. S. hockey team”s victory at the 1980 Olympics was a Miracle on Ice –a miracle largely brought about by Herb Brooks, the legendary coach who forged that invincible team. Famously antagonistic toward the press at Lake Placid, Brooks nonetheless turned to sportswriter John Gilbert after each game, giving his longtime friend and confidant what became the most comprehensive coverage of the ”80 team. This book is Gilbert”s memoir of Brooks. Neither strictly biography or tell-all expose, Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind is the story of an extraordinary man as it emerged in the course of a remarkable friendship. |
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Hippie Films (Study Guide) $23.6 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Across the Universe, Yellow Submarine, Lonnie Frisbee, Head, Zabriskie Point, Taking Woodstock, Woodstock, Hippie Hippie Shake, Billy Jack, Humboldt County, Psych-Out, Hair, the Love-Ins, the Strawberry Statement, Skidoo, Karl Hess: Toward Liberty, Alice’s Restaurant, the Trial of Billy Jack, Monterey Pop, Hippy Gourmet, List of Films Related to the Hippie Subculture, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Das Wilde Leben, Rainbow Bridge, Hippies, Berkeley in the Sixties, Ram Dass Fierce Grace, Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, Shalom, Klunkerz: a Film About Mountain Bikes, I Love You, Alice B. Toklas, the Rage in Placid Lake, Summerhill, Wood |
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Ice Hockey Team Introduction $51.5 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 270. Not illustrated. Chapters: 1936-37 Montreal Canadiens Season, 1926-27 Montreal Canadiens Season, 1937-38 Montreal Canadiens Season, 1935-36 Montreal Canadiens Season, China Men’s National Ice Hockey Team, Krefeld Pinguine, Mongolia National Ice Hockey Team, South Korea Men’s National Ice Hockey Team, Dayton Gems, North Korea Men’s National Ice Hockey Team, Quad City Mallards, New Zealand Men’s National Ice Hockey Team, Hannover Scorpions, Dunedin Thunder, Canterbury Red Devils, Central Coast Rhinos, 1912-13 Montreal Canadiens Season, 1893-94 Ottawa Hockey Club Season, South Africa Men’s National Ice Hockey Team, Landshut Cannibals, Clinton Comets, 1913-14 Montreal Canadiens Season, Temiscaming Royals, Ottawa Capitals, Füchse Duisburg, Israel National Ice Hockey Team, United Arab Emirates National Ice Hockey Team, Munich Barons, Powassan Dragons, 1900-01 Ottawa Hockey Club Season, 1901-02 Ottawa Hockey Club Season, Preston Raiders, San Diego Mariners, Hong Kong Men’s National Ice Hockey Team, Toledo Blades, Toronto Professional Hockey Club, Mexico National Ice Hockey Team, Bosnia and Herzegovina National Ice Hockey Team, Elliot Lake Bobcats, Aihl Bears, Pakistan National Ice Hockey Team, Lausitzer Füchse, Thailand National Ice Hockey Team, 1884 Ottawa Hockey Club Season, Mohawk Valley Comets, Singapore National Ice Hockey Team, Újpesti Te, Macau National Ice Hockey Team, Kazakhstan Women’s National Ice Hockey Team, Ottawa Senators, Berlin Dutchmen, Poughkeepsie Panthers/ Connecticut Cougars, Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros, Muskegon Lumberjacks, 1885 Ottawa Hockey Club Season, Algoma Avalanche, Jamestown Titans, Jacksonville Lizard Kings, Hamburg Freezers, Tri-Town Thunder, Moose Jaw Maroons, Lake Placid Roamers, Fayetteville Force, Yugoslavia National Ice Hockey Team, Erc Ingolstadt, 1889 Ottawa Hockey Club |
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Ice Hockey Teams In New York $29.71 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Rochester Americans, Albany River Rats, St. Lawrence Saints Ice Hockey, Syracuse Crunch, Binghamton Senators, Elmira Jackals, Adirondack Red Wings, Hudson Valley Bears, Brooklyn Aces, Binghamton Whalers, New York Aviators, Cornell Big Red Men’s Ice Hockey, Buffalo Jr. Sabres, Syracuse Stars, Clinton Comets, Broome Dusters, Binghamton Rangers, Utica Devils, B.c. Icemen, Binghamton Dusters, Elmira Jr. “B” Jackals, Capital District Islanders, Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team, Adirondack Phantoms, Capital District Selects, New York Applecore, Mohawk Valley Comets, Poughkeepsie Panthers/ Connecticut Cougars, Jamestown Jets, Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas, Lake Placid Roamers, Syracuse Blazers, Adirondack Frostbite, Utica Blizzard. Excerpt: The Adirondack Frostbite were a professional ice hockey team in the United Hockey League . They played their home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York .UHL action came to Glens Falls in 1999, when the American Hockey League ‘s Adirondack Red Wings disbanded. In 2000 hockey returned to the area with the UHL Adirondack “IceHawks.” In 2004, ESPN SportsCenter anchor Steve Levy and NHL analyst Barry Melrose became the team’s owners and the team changed its name to the Frostbite .On January 13, 2006, head coach Marc Potvin was found dead in his hotel room in Kalamazoo, Michigan hours before his team was to play the Kalamazoo Wings .The Frostbite suspended operations on June 12, 2006 after the team could not come to a lease agreement with the Glens Falls Civic Center. Professional hockey would not return to the Adirondack region until 2009, when the Adirondack Phantoms (formerly the Philadelphia Phantoms ) of the AHL relocated to the arena.References (URLs online) A |
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