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Roger Bonvin | in 1973. Though it

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Roger Bonvin (September 12, 1907 - June 5, 1982) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1962-1973).

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on September 27, 1962 and handed over office on December 31, 1973. He was affiliated with the Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland.

During his office time he held the following departments:

  • Department of Finance (1962 - 1968)
  • Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1968 - 1973)

He was President of the Confederation twice, in 1967 and 1973.


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Dorcas Society | the Thanksgiving

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

A Dorcas Society is a local group of people, usually based in a church, with a mission of providing clothing to the poor.

The original society was founded in Douglas, Isle of Man on December 1, 1834, as part of the community’s thanksgiving for being spared from an outbreak of cholera. The poorer families in town had their clothes and bedding destroyed as part of the effort to prevent the disease. Today there are other Dorcas societies around the world, providing clothing and other physical needs.

The society is named after a character (Tabitha, also called Dorcas) described in the Acts of the Apostles (Chapter 9, v. 36).


References

  • Isle of Man Dorcas Society

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Get Real (David Bowie song) | a bonus track on

Friday, May 9th, 2008

“Get Real” is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1995. It was released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of the album Outside.


Other releases

  • It was released on the UK version of the single “Strangers When We Meet”
  • It also appeared on the bonus disc of the 2004 limited 2CD edition of Outside

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Saint John’s College | albums Elton John’s

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

There are a number of colleges with the name St. John’s:

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Australia

  • St John’s College, University of Sydney, a residential college at the University of Sydney
  • Saint John’s College, Whyalla, a secondary school in Whyalla
  • St. John’s College, University of Queensland, of the University of Queensland
  • St. John’s College (Sunshine Coast), a secondary school in Nambour, Queensland


Belize

  • St. John’s College, Belize


Canada

  • St. John’s College, University of Manitoba of the University of Manitoba
  • St. John’s College, University of British Columbia, a residential college at the University of British Columbia
  • St. John’s College (Brantford), a Roman Catholic High School in Brantford, Ontario


Ghana

  • St. John’s College (Ghana), a Congregation of the Holy Cross secondary school


Hong Kong

  • St. John’s College, University of Hong Kong, a residential college at the University of Hong Kong


India

  • St John’s College, Agra, India


New Zealand

  • St John’s College, Auckland
  • St. John’s College, Hamilton


South Africa

  • St John’s College (Johannesburg, South Africa)


Sri Lanka

  • St. John’s College, Jaffna


United Kingdom

  • St John’s College, Cambridge, of the University of Cambridge, England
  • St John’s College, Durham, of the University of Durham, England
  • St John’s College, Nottingham, a Church of England theological college in Nottingham, England
  • St John’s College, Oxford, of the University of Oxford, England
  • St John’s College, Portsmouth, a private secondary school in Portsmouth, England
  • St John’s College, St Andrews, original foundation of St. Mary’s College of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 1418-1527
  • York St John University, in York, England


United States

  • St. John’s College, U.S., one college on two campuses in Annapolis, Maryland and Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • St. John’s University, New York, New York City, (formerly St. John’s College)
  • St. John’s College (1841 until 1907) in the Bronx, New York was the progenitor of Fordham University
  • St. John’s College, Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (1854-ca. 1974)
  • St. John’s College, Toledo, Toledo, Ohio (1898-?)
  • St. John’s Seminary (Massachusetts) in Brighton, Massachusetts
  • St. John’s Seminary (California) in Camarillo, California
  • St. John’s College High School was known St. John’s College from 1887 until 1921


Zimbabwe

  • St. John’s College (Harare, Zimbabwe), a private high school in Harare, Zimbabwe


See also

  • Saint John’s University (disambiguation)
  • Saint John’s (disambiguation)

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H. Vinson Synan | served

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

H. Vinson Synan, Ph.D., a theologian and author within the Pentecostal movement, once served as the Director of the Holy Spirit Research Center at Oral Roberts University. He also served as General Secretary of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. Since 1994 he has served as Dean of the School of Divinity at Regent University in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Rocket Records | Elton John’s Christmas

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The Rocket Record Company was a record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others, in 1972. The name is from the hit, “Rocket Man”. The label, originally distributed in the UK by EMI and in the US by MCA Records (which Elton John was also signed to.) The first artists signed to the label were Stackridge, who completed two albums for Rocket after moving from MCA. It also became the home of Cliff Richard, Neil Sedaka, Colin Blunstone, The Hudson Brothers, Blue, Kiki Dee and the Dutch band Solution. After Elton John left his British label, DJM Records in 1976, his records were also released on the Rocket Records label on both sides of the Atlantic.

In the US and Canada, Elton John’s residency on his own label was short-lived. After only one album, Blue Moves, and a couple of singles (including the mega hits “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” and “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word”) he returned to MCA. This might have been due to MCA dropping Rocket, resulting in the label’s move to RCA distribution. The label was discontinued in the US in the early 1980s, then relaunched in 1995 with Elton John’s Made in England album, distributed by Island Records. 1997’s The Big Picture and “Candle in the Wind” were distributed in the US by stepsister A&M Records.

In the UK, Elton John’s records were continuously on Rocket from 1976 onwards. In 1978 the distribution moved to Phonogram Records, then to Mercury Records in 1995. By this time, Elton John was the only artist on the label.

Worldwide ownership of Elton John’s music was consolidated when MCA Records’ then-parent Seagram bought out PolyGram, the owners of Island, Mercury, and A&M - in 1998.

In 1999, when Rocket was being distributed by Universal Music’s daughter Island Def Jam Records, the label was shut down. However, the logo still appeared on all new Elton John releases through 2004’s Peachtree Road. The name was also resurrected in 2006 for the eponymous Platinum Weird album.


See also

  • List of record labels

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Walt Simon | Walt

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Walter Simon (December 1, 1939 in Delcambre, Louisiana – October 10, 1997) was an American basketball player. A 6′6″ forward/guard from Benedict College, he played seven seasons (1967-1974) in the American Basketball Association for the New Jersey Americans, New York Nets and Kentucky Colonels. He appeared in the ABA All-Star Game in 1969, and he scored 6,414 career points.

After retiring from Basketball, he went on to work for John Y. Brown (Who had owned the Kentucky Colonels with his wife, Elle Brown) at Kentucky Fried Chicken. He became the first black Vice President of a Fortune 500 Company.

He left a widow, Marge Simon, and a son, Chris Simon.

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Harvard Step Test | links Step

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008


The Harvard Step Test is a type of cardiac stress test for detecting and/or diagnosing cardiovascular disease.
It also is a good measurement of fitness, and your ability to recover after a strenuous exercise. The more quickly your heart rate returns to resting, the better shape you are in.

It is a kind of cardiovascular endurance test. The test computes the capability to exercise continuously for extended intervals of time without tiring. The subject (person who is taking the test) steps up and down on a platform at a height of about 45 cm. at a rate of 30 steps per minute for 5 minutes or until exhaustion. Exhaustion is the point at which the subject cannot maintain the stepping rate for 15 seconds. The subject immediately sits down on completion of the test, and the heartbeats are counted for 1 to 1.5, 2 to 2.5, and 3 to 3.5 minutes.

The best VO2 max (result for harvard step) was recorded by Nick Cooke of Melbourne.


External links

  • Topendsports Description of the Harvard Step Test


See also

  • Cardiology
  • Cardiology diagnostic tests and procedures
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Physical Fitness

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Bilateral Netting | later included

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Bilateral netting is a legally enforceable arrangement between a bank and a counterparty that creates a single legal obligation covering all included individual contracts. This means that a bank’s obligation, in the event of the default or insolvency of one of the parties, would be the net sum of all positive and negative fair values of contracts included in the bilateral netting arrangement.

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Hot dog bun | the B-Side Ho! Ho!

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

A hot dog bun is a type of bun shaped specifically to contain a hot dog. There are two basic types: top loading, which is popular in New England, and side loading, preferred in the South and Midwest United States.

The advantages to a top loader are that it holds the hot dog securely and fits nicely into little three sided paper boxes. Top loaders are generally baked side by side and torn apart as needed, leaving a flat side surface for grilling.

Side loaders tend to be doughier, so are more likely to successfully sop up all the juices from chili or sauerkraut without falling apart.


External links

  • History of the Hot Dog


See also

  • Sausage bun

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Silverbird (album) | released in 1973.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Silverbird is the debut album by British singer/songwriter Leo Sayer, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music).


Track listing

all songs written by Leo Sayer, except where noted

  1. “Innocent Bystander” – 3:02
  2. “Goodnight Old Friend” – 2:50
  3. “Drop Back” – 3:29
  4. “Silverbird” – 1:12
  5. “The Show Must Go On” – 3:32
  6. “Dancer” (David Courtney, Sayer) – 4:30
  7. “Tomorrow” – 4:12
  8. “Don’t Say It’s Over” – 3:15
  9. “Slow Motion” – 1:44
  10. “Oh Wot a Life” – 2:53
  11. “Why Is Everybody Going Home?” – 4:14


Personnel

  • Leo Sayer - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Russ Ballard - guitar, keyboard
  • Max Chetwyn - guitar
  • David Courtney - piano
  • Michael Giles - drums
  • Robert Henrit - drums
  • Henry Spinetti - drums
  • Dave Wintour - bass


Production

  • Producers: David Courtney, Adam Faith
  • Engineers: Richard Dodd, Keith Harewood, Tom Newman

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Democratic Socialist Party (Argentina) | Party is

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The Democratic Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista Popular) was a political party in Argentina formed in 1959 as a division of the Socialist Party.

The most important figure of the PSD was Alfredo Bravo, a teacher and civil rights activist, which was a deputy and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party in the 2003 elections.

The party joined the Popular Socialist Party in 2002 to form the Socialist Party.

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Hostile takeover | themed Wishes

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Hostile takeover can refer to:
A takeover which goes against the wishes of the target company’s management and board of directors. opposite of friendly takeover.

  • For the business usage see takeover.
  • For the science fiction series see Hostile Takeover Trilogy.


See also

  • Corporate raid
  • Mergers and acquisitions

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Bath chair | versions It was

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

A bath chair — or Bath chair — is a wheeled vehicle with a folding hood, which can be used open or closed, and a glass front, mounted on three or four wheels and drawn or pushed by hand. It is so named after its similarity in appearance to an old fashioned bath. If required, the chair can be drawn by a donkey or small pony, when it is mounted on four wheels, with the usual turning arrangement. James Heath, of Bath, who flourished rather before the middle of the 18th century, was the inventor.

Later versions were a type of a wheelchair (as illustrated) which is pushed by an attendant, rather than pulled by an animal — in the 19th century they were often seen at spa resorts such as Buxton. Some versions incorporated a steering device for the use of the invalid.


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The Album | remastered

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

The Album a.k.a. ABBA - The Album is the fifth album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). It was released in conjunction with . The Album has been reissued in digitally remastered form three times; first in 1997, then in 2001 and again in 2005 as part of The Complete Studio Recordings box set.

The original UK release of the LP featured a gatefold sleeve.

Contents


Track listing

Side A:

  1. “Eagle” (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 5:53
  2. “Take A Chance On Me” (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:03
  3. “One Man One Woman” (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:37
  4. “The Name Of The Game” (Andersson, Stig Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 4:53 (3:55 on first pressing of 1997 CD)

Side B:

  1. “Move On” (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 4:45
  2. “Hole In Your Soul” (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:43

The Girl With The Golden Hair - 3 scenes from a mini-musical -

  • “Thank You For The Music” (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 3:51
    <LI>”"I Wonder (Departure)” (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus) – 4:34
    <LI>”I’m A Marionette” (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:05
    </OL>


    CD re-issues, bonus tracks

    The Album was remastered and reissued in 1997 with no bonus tracks.

    The Album was remastered and reissued in 2001 with one bonus track:

      <LI>”Thank You For The Music (Doris Day Version)” (Andersson, Ulvaeus) – 4:03

    The Album was remastered and reissued again in 2005 as part of the The Complete Studio Recordings box set with following bonus tracks:

      <LI>”Al Andar” (Andersson, Anderson, Ulvaeus, Buddy McCluskey, Mary McCluskey) – 4:43

    • Spanish version of “Move On”.

    <LI>”Gracias Por La Música” (Andersson, Ulvaeus, B. McCluskey, M. McCluskey) – 3:49

    • Spanish version of “Thank You for the Music”.

    Tracks 10–11, vocals recorded January 1980. These two songs are from the album Gracias Por La Música (Septima SRLM 1, June 23, 1980).


    Personnel

    ABBA

    • Benny Andersson – keyboards, vocals
    • Agnetha Fältskog – vocals
    • Anni-Frid Lyngstad – vocals
    • Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals

    Additional personnel

    • Ola Brunkert – drums
    • Lars Carlsson – flute, saxophone
    • Malando Gassama – percussion
    • Rutger Gunnarsson – bass
    • Roger Palm – drums
    • Janne Schaffer – guitar
    • Lasse Wellander – guitar


    Production

    • Producers: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
    • Engineer: Michael B. Tretow
    • Arranger: Rutger Gunnarsson
    • Design: Rune Söderqvist
    • Photography: Barry Levine
    • Illustrations: Björn Andersson, Rune Söderqvist


    Charts

    Album

    Year Country/Chart Position
    1978 UK/Album Chart 1 (7)
    1978 USA/Billboard 200 14
    1978 Canada/RPM Chart 8
    1978 Canada/Cria Chart 7
    1978 New Zealand 1 (5)
    1978 Australia 4
    1978 Mexico/International Album Chart 1 (8)
    1978 Sweden 1 (4)

    Singles - UK

    Year Single Chart Position
    1977 “The Name Of The Game” UK Singles Chart 1 (4)
    1978 “Take A Chance On Me” UK Singles Chart 1 (3)

    Singles - USA and Canada

    The Album is being rereleased in October 2007, remastered with bonus tracks and a bonus DVD featuring vintage performances of “The Album” tracks and interviews, some of which featured on the Special Edition of ABBA The Movie’s DVD from 2005, such as the commercials for the album.

    Year Single Chart Position
    1977 “The Name Of The Game” Billboard Hot 100 - USA 12
    1978 “The Name Of The Game” Billboard Adult Contemporary - USA 9
    1978 “Take A Chance On Me” Billboard Hot 100 3
    1978 “Take A Chance On Me” Adult Contemporary 9
    1977 “The Name Of The Game” RPM singles - Canada 14
    1977 “The Name Of The Game” RPM Adult Contemporary - Canada 12
    1977 “The Name Of The Game” CRIA singles - Canada 15
    1977 “Take A Chance on Me” RPM singles - Canada 3
    1977 “Take A Chance on Me” RPM Adult Contemporary - Canada 7
    1977 “Take A Chance on Me” CRIA singles - Canada 7

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    Joulutorttu | The Best Christmas Album

    Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

    Joulutorttu (Christmas cake, though “torttu”, aside from a sweet pastry, is colloquial Finnish for “turd”) is a Christmas album by Eläkeläiset. It was released in December 2002 by Stupido Records, and spent two weeks in the Finnish top 10 album chart.

    The mini-album contains 4 humppa-songs, all composed for this album. The songs on Joulutorttu are:

    1. Yksinainen joulu (Lonely Christmas) - sung by Kristian Voutilainen (music/words - Voutilainen)
    2. Humpaton joulu (Christmas without humppa) - sung by Martti Varis (music/words - Martti Varis)
    3. Taydellinen joulu (Perfect Christmas) - sung by Onni Varis (music/words - Onni Varis)
    4. Pahvinen joulu (Cardboard Christmas) - sung by Lassi Kinunen (music - Voutilainen, words - Onni Varis)

    Players on the album were: Onni Varis, Martti Varis, Lassi Kinunen, and Kristian Voutilainen. Marita Koskelo is credited as a special guest. The album was recorded and mixed by Kristian Voutilainen, and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox.

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    IHN | Beginning around

    Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

    IHN is an acronym for “In His Name” which some people tend to use at the beginning of email. Those people believe that they should start each piece of writing with the name of God. According to Qur’an when Solomon wanted to write a letter he used the Basmala phrase. It is believed that prophet Mohammad started all of his letters with the Basmala. They believe that other prophets also started their written works, as well as their speeches, with the name of God. Using IHN at the beginning of an email is a way to say “Bismillah” or “In The Name of God”.


    See also

    • Names of God
    • Goddess
    • List of deities
    • Names of God in Judaism
    • 99 Names of God
    • Sahasranama

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    Shittim | also appears

    Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

    Shittim may mean several different things:

    Botany
    • Shittim is the plural of Shittah, which is Hebrew for wood from the acacia tree, which appears in the Bible
    Geography
    • Abel-Shittim, later Abila, is a place which appears in the Bible.

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