List of highways numbered 579

The following highways are numbered 579:

Canada

Ontario Highway 579

United States

I-579

MD 579

SR 579

CR 579

SR 579

List of highways numbered 781

Route 781, or Highway 781, may refer to:

Canada

Israel

Route 781 (Israel)

United Kingdom

A781 road

United States

I-781

SR 781

KY 781

MD 781

SR 781

SR 781

List of highways numbered 261

The following highways are numbered 261:

Canada

Quebec Route 261

Japan

Japan National Route 261

United States

Alabama State Route 261

Arizona State Route 261

California State Route 261

Delaware Route 261

Florida State Road 261

Georgia State Route 261 (former)

Indiana State Road 261

Kentucky Route 261

Maryland Route 261

Minnesota State Highway 261

Montana Secondary Highway 261

New York State Route 261

North Carolina Highway 261

Ohio State Route 261

Pennsylvania Route 261

South Carolina Highway 261

Tennessee State Route 261

Texas State Highway 261

• Texas State Highway Spur 261
• Farm to Market Road 261 (Texas)

Texas State Highway Spur 261

Farm to Market Road 261 (Texas)

Utah State Route 261

Virginia State Route 261

Washington State Route 261

National Road

The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the Federal Government. About 620 miles (1,000 km) long, the National Road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a gateway to the West for thousands of settlers. When rebuilt in the 1830s, the Cumberland Road became the first U.S. road surfaced with the macadam process pioneered by Scotsman John Loudon McAdam.

Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), on the Ohio River in 1818. Subsequent efforts pushed the Road across the states of Ohio and Indiana. Plans were made to continue through St. Louis, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and to the territorial capital of Jefferson City of the Missouri Territory (previously the old Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and the later part of which became the State of Missouri), upstream on the Missouri River. After the Financial Panic of 1837 and the resulting economic depression, however, Congressional funding ran dry and construction was stopped at Vandalia, Illinois, the territorial capital of the Illinois Territory, northeast of St. Louis and the Mississippi River.

2012 The National

The 2012 Pomeroy Inn & Suites National was held from January 25 to 29 at the EnCana Events Centre in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. It was the third Grand Slam event of the 2011–12 curling season and the eleventh time the tournament has been held. The purse was CAD$100,000.

In the final, Glenn Howard held off Kevin Martin to win the game with a score of 6–5 and clinch his second Grand Slam of the year, his third career Grand Slam at The National, and his tenth career Grand Slam overall.

CBC drops television coverage

Due to a dispute with iSport Media, the Slam management organization, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which had been covering the Slams for four years, dropped their coverage of the 2012 National event at the last minute. It will make the first time since the 1962 Macdonald Brier that CBC will not be broadcasting curling.

Teams

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round Robin Results

All times listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08).

Draw 1

Wednesday, January 25, 7:30 pm

2014 The National (November)

The 2014 The National in November was held from November 19 to 23 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario as part of the 2014–15 World Curling Tour. The National was the second men's Grand Slam event of the season.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round Robin Results

The draw is listed as follows:

Draw 1

Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 pm

Draw 2

Thursday, November 20, 9:00 am

Draw 3

Thursday, November 20, 12:30 pm

Draw 4

Thursday, November 20, 4:00 pm

Draw 5

Thursday, November 20, 7:30 pm

Draw 6

Friday, November 21, 9:00 am

Draw 7

Friday, November 21, 12:00 pm

Draw 8

Friday, November 21, 3:30 pm

Draw 9

Friday, November 21, 7:30 pm

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 22, 12:00 pm

Semifinals

Saturday, November 22, 3:30 pm

Final

Sunday, November 23, 3:30 pm

References

External links

The National (Abu Dhabi)

The National is a government-owned English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

History and profile

The National was first published on 16 April 2008. Mohammed Al Otaiba is the editor-in-chief of The National. The editor-in-chief between 8 June 2009 and 2 October 2013 was Hassan Fattah. Prior to this, and from the launch of the newspaper Martin Newland was editor-in-chief. Abu Dhabi Media, the government-owned media company, runs the newspaper along with a stable of other publications, including Al Ittihad, Zahrat Al Khaleej, Majed, and National Geographic Al Arabiya (in partnership with National Geographic). With its pledge to emulate Western newspaper standards and to "help society evolve," The National claims to be an anomaly in the Middle East, where most media are tightly controlled by the government - however there have been several high level resignations across the editorial team regarding spiked stories and the newspaper's impotency when covering stories on Abu Dhabi. On the other hand, the major goal in establishing the paper was to have respect from the international community on the part of the government.