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• Walter Bradford Woodgate — (1841 1920), British oarsman and barrister, was born at Belbroughton, Worcestershire on 20 September 1841. He died at Southampton on 1 November 1920. in 1858 where he lingered well into the 1860s, mainly on the river. A larger than life character …   Wikipedia

• Coxless four — A Washington College crew in a coxless four. A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar.… …   Wikipedia

• hyperreality —    Made famous by Umberto Eco’s book Travels in Hyperreality, this term refers to the condition of modern living as theorized by the French postmodernist philosopher Jean Baudrillard. In brief, the hyperreal exists when imitations or… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• Equestrian Sports — ▪ 2009 Introduction Thoroughbred Racing. United States.       A seemingly invincible three year old colt named Big Brown took American Thoroughbred racing by storm during the 2008 spring classic season. In the 134th Kentucky Derby on May 3, Big… …   Universalium

• Track and Field Sports — ▪ 2007 Introduction World Indoor Championships.       At the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) world indoor championships, held in Moscow on March 10–12, 2006, Russia and the U.S. divided up a majority share of the gold… …   Universalium

• football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …   Universalium

• swimming — swimmingness, n. /swim ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that swims. 2. the skill or technique of a person who swims. 3. the sport of swimming. adj. 4. pertaining to, characterized by, or capable of swimming. 5. used in or for swimming:… …   Universalium

• automobile racing — Sport practiced in a variety of forms on roads, tracks, or closed circuits. It includes Grand Prix racing, speedway racing (including the Indianapolis 500), stock car racing, sports car racing, drag racing, midget car racing, and karting, as well …   Universalium

• SPORTS — There is no evidence of sports among the Jews during the obscure period between the close of the Bible and the Maccabean periods. At the beginning of this latter period, in the second century B.C.E., circumstances conspired to make sporting… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium