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Winter Sports Expo opens in Beijing

Edit China Daily 19 Oct 2016
By The World Winter Sports Expo made debuted at the China National Convention Center on Wednesday, starting a six-year plan to become one of the greatest of its kind worldwide. Themed "opening the future", the exposition fulfills the promise made to the International Olympic Committee when Beijing bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games....

Former Governor’s Honorarium Sparks Crowdfunding Campaign (The University of Mississippi)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
William Winter ... Winter through the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. Winter will receive the prestigious Freedom Award on Thursday (Oct ... The former governor's plans to dedicate the $10,000 honorarium accompanying his award to the university's Winter Institute launched the idea for a crowdfunding campaign to build on his lifelong legacy of giving to his home state ... Winter's successful gubernatorial bid in 1979....

Army of gritters set for action as winter officially gets under way in Staffordshire (Staffordshire County Council)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
Staffordshire's army of gritters are primed and ready for action - as winter 'officially' starts in Staffordshire. The winter season traditionally gets under way on the third week of October, so the county council's fleet is now ready to roll when needed ... Temperatures and road conditions will be monitored from weather stations and the team of Winter Decision Makers will make the call as to when and where to send out the gritters....

Take out your woollens, winter has set in

Edit The Times of India 19 Oct 2016
The winter is setting in ... The sudden drop in temperature made many residents unpack their winter clothing. "I had thought of taking out winter clothing after a week, but the chill in morning and night forced me to take out some woollen garments," said Sanyukta Ghadge, a housewife ... "I could almost feel the winter chill on Tuesday night itself while coming back home from work ... "Winter has arrived in the city....

A white Christmas? MET office can predict winter weather up to a year ahead

Edit New Statesman 19 Oct 2016
Forecasters begin to get a handle on our long-range winter weather ... Winter is coming – but what kind of winter will it be? And what about the one after that? ... So the news that scientists could begin to predict our basic winter weather up to one year ahead is a big deal - for businesses, bureaucrats and even brides to be ... This pressure system has a large impact on European winters and was previously thought too unpredictable to forecast....

Sign up: Youth snowmobile safety course in Spokane

Edit The Spokesman-Review 19 Oct 2016
WINTERSPORTS -- A free snowmobile safety course for youths ages 12-16 will be held at the 36th annual Spokane Winter Knights Snow Show on Nov....

Natural Gas Delivers Greater Value and Lower Emissions for the 2016-17 Winter Heating Season (AGA - American Gas Association)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
The American Gas Association (AGA) held its annual winter outlook event today where the Association explored expectations for the 2016-17 winter heating season. After an extraordinarily warm winter last year, normal conditions would mean that residential customers this year would use more gas on average and therefore, see slightly higher bills....

Third Brining Vehicle Added (City of Troy, OH)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
The City of Troy announces that a third brining vehicle for winter roadway pre-treatment has been added to expand brining operations during the 2016-2017 winter season ... Frequently, brining the roadways ahead of a winter storm eliminates or reduces the need for plowing and salting after a storm....

Atlanta best cold destination in United States for winter holiday travel

Edit Business Journal 19 Oct 2016
According to a new report from the personal finance website WalletHub, Atlanta is the best destination in the United States for winter holiday travel. WalletHub reported its analysts compared 69 of the largest metro areas to find the best cold and warm winter holiday destinations ... to “number of attractions in each winter vacation spot.” Here…....

Council helps residents stay well this winter (South Norfolk Council)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
Council helps residents stay well this winter ... South Norfolk Council joined forces with Norfolk Public Health last week to help residents stay fit and well this winter. Nearly 2,000 people enjoyed the free event at Wymondham's Post Mill Surgery on 8th October, which formed part of the Stay Well this Winter Campaign ... 'The winter can be a difficult time for our older and vulnerable residents....

Ice-skating comp to fine-tune Olympic stars (Beijing Municipal Government)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
As for the popularity of winter sports grows in China with the approaching 2022 Winter Olympics, the Beijing leg of an international figure skating series is expected to further promote the sport while inspiring public participation ... As a strong force in figure skating, China expects to hone its young talent through competition against the world's best at the marquee event, in preparation for the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games....

Photos: ‘Operation’ warms both hearts and bodies

Edit Deseret News 19 Oct 2016
... School on Tuesday after the Professional Firefighters of Utah gave new winter coats to all first- and second-grade children at the school as part of Operation Warm....

Quick Hits (FIS - Fédération Internationale de Ski)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Oct 2016
Catch up with Dein Winter ... The German winter sports initiative Dein Winter ... (Your Winter ... Schoolchildren throughout the Republic of Korea will soon be learning more about winter sports and the Olympic values as a result of a new partnership between PyeongChang 2018 and the Ministry of Education ... It uses snow stockpiled from last winter and spreads it out on a ski run in order to start the season early....
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