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The 2011 Halloween nor'easter, sometimes referred to as "Snowtober," [4] "Shocktober," [5] "Storm Alfred," [6] and "Oktoberblast," was a large low pressure area that produced unusually early snowfall across the northeastern United States and the Canadian Maritimes. It formed early on October 29 along a cold front to the southeast of the Carolinas.
After the 2012 Oktoberfest Party the University of New South Wales council banned the celebration of the festival on university campus grounds. [7] Following the end of many of the university based events a private event company, Nokturnl Events, launched 'Oktoberfest in the Gardens' [8] in the Supreme Court Gardens, Perth on 7 October 2011 ...
The blanket smoking ban did not take effect until 2011, [19] but all tents instituted the smoking ban in 2010 to do a "dry run" to identify any unforeseeable issues. [23] Celebrating 200 years of Oktoberfest in 2010. The year 2010 marked the Oktoberfest Bicentennial. [24] For the anniversary, a horse race in historical costumes was held on ...
In 1964 the Miss La Crosse pageant merged with the Miss Oktoberfest pageant to become Miss La Crosse Oktoberfest. [8] In 1968, the title of Mrs. Oktoberfest was created. The first winner was Joyce Lindseth. In 1971 the Festmaster's Grenadier Corps was created to appear at Oktoberfest events along with the royal family. [7]
Politics China calls on Myanmar to protect interests of Chinese companies after President Thein Sein halted the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam project. (Reuters) (Spokesperson's remarks) October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02) (Sunday) edit history watch In horseracing, Danedream wins the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with speed record 2:24.49, becoming the second German horse winner since 1975 ...
Devil's wheel during the Oktoberfest in München A Devil's wheel , Teufelsrad , Human Roulette Wheel or Joy Wheel [ 1 ] is an amusement ride at public festivals and fairs . Devil's wheels have been used at Oktoberfest celebrations since at least 1910.
Snowbird set a resort record of 776 inches (1,971 cm) of cumulative snow (mid-mountain measurement) in May 2011. Snowbird is known for its particularly challenging terrain, with most ski runs having a difficulty of "intermediates only" or higher.