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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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Royal College of Pathologists | Be Continued and The

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The Royal College of Pathologists, was founded in 1962, and is a medical organisation that promotes and sets standards for the study and practice of pathology.

The College has oversight of the following main disciplines

  • Histopathology

    • Neuropathology
    • Cytopathology
    • Paediatric pathology
  • Chemical Pathology
  • Haematology (with the Royal College of Physicians)
  • Immunology (with the Royal College of Physicians)
  • Microbiology & Virology

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Training and Examinations

The College is responsible for oversight of postgraduate education and training in all branches of pathology in the UK.

The College has an active educational programme and sponsors workshops, lectures and courses.


Continued Professional Development

The College runs a national scheme for oversight of continued education of pathologists in clinical practice.


Membership

Membership in the College can be obtained by several routes, the most usual being via a postgraduate examination, indicated with the designation Member of the Royal College of Pathologists (MRCPath). The designation Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) is bestowed upon members who are in good standing, as an indication of seniority.


Presidents

Professor Sir James Underwood 2004-2006


External links

  • Royal College of Pathologists, UK

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Kanda Station (Tokyo) | In previous

Thursday, March 13th, 2008 
is a train station located

in Chiyoda, Tokyo.

The station has elevated and underground tracks. The elevated section (6 tracks) is operated by East Japan Railway and the underground section (2 tracks) is operated by Tokyo Metro.


Lines

JR:

  • Chūō Line
  • Keihin-Tōhoku Line
  • Yamanote Line

Underground (subway):

  • Tokyo Metro Ginza Line


Adjacent stations

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!colspan=5|East Japan Railway Company (JR East)

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Popular Socialist Party (Argentina) | Party

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

The Popular Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista Popular) was a political party in Argentina formed in the 1960’s when the Socialist Party divided itself in half.

Headed by the more radical left group of the Party, it became important in the province of Santa Fe.

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

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Snickerdoodle | Cookies and Hot

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

A snickerdoodle is a soft sugar cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar. It has a characteristically crackly surface, and can be crisp or soft, depending on preference.
Some variants include nutmeg, raisins, chocolate chips, or nuts. In modern recipes, the leavening agent is usually cream of tartar which, in baking, is most commonly used in cakes but not often in cookies.


Origins

Imported from different countries of the world the original American cookie came from English, Scottish and Dutch immigrants. Snickerdoodles’ name along with another famous small flat sweet cake, cry babies, derived from the New England states. Not until about one hundred years ago did cookies become prevalent. American cookbooks did not hold a special section for cookie recipes but were thrown in the back of the cake section. They were presented with absurd names such as “Jumbles,” “Plunkets,” and “Cry babies”. Cookbooks seem to have as much flavor and culture as from the region they are from. New England cook books are known for having out-of-the-ordinary names for their prepared dishes, with no deeper purpose but for the joy of saying them. These “out of the ordinary names” consist of Graham Jakes, Jolly Boys, Branbie, Tangle Breeches and Kinkawoodles. Although Snickerdoodles have become a tasty delicacy in this region of America, the question remains, where did they originate? Various food historians have proved that there are biscuits and cookies that are similar to the Snickerdoodle that have been recorded in the Ancient Roman era and Medieval Europe. In Renaissance England, a cookie called a “jumble” (Olver, 2007) was popular in the cuisine. Later, Germans were known to have added more spices and a variety of different dried fruits, eventually evolving into the gingerbread cookie. Cookbooks from the 18th and 19th centuries have also been known to contain cookie recipes comparable to the Snickerdoodle cookie.

The originating of the name “Snickerdoodle” has been a very irksome question. There are theories as to where it derived, such as from a children’s book. According to Lynn Olver, “the word `snicker’ may have come from a Dutch word `snekrad,’ or the German word `Schnecke,` both describing a snail-like shape.” With so little information on the Snickerdoodle, it is difficult to find evidence as to where the “doodle” part of the name came from.

Between the two sources, one focused more on the origin while the other centered more on the name and how it came to be. Both alluded to the idea that the background and name originated in Germany. However, the first article tended to go more into depth. We feel that these two articles did a great job getting their messages across and we were able to understand them to the fullest extent.

Works Cited

Olver, Lynne. “FoodTimeline, Cookies, Crackers and Biscuits.” 27 Aug. 2007. FoodTime Line. 23 Sept. 2007 <http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcookies.html#snickerdoodles>.

“Snickerdoodles.” Berkeley U. 24 Sept. 2007 <http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/Studentpages/dhunter/snickerdoodle.html>.

Stradley, Linda. “Snickerdoodle Cookies.” 2007. What’s Cooking America. 24 Sept. 2007 <http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cookie/Snickerdoodle.htm>.


External links

  • Speculation about the origin of the cookie
  • Recipe at kingarthurflour.com

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Unflappable | edit External

Friday, February 15th, 2008
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The Edge of Christmas | Christmas

Friday, February 15th, 2008

The Edge Of Christmas was a Christmas compilation album released in 1995.


Track listing

  1. “Thank God It’s Christmas”
  2. “Please Come Home For Christmas”
  3. “2000 Miles”
  4. “December Will Be Magic Again”
  5. “Peace On Earth-Little Drummer Boy”
  6. “Winter Wonderland”
  7. “Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer”
  8. “Run Run Rudolph”
  9. “Christmas Is Coming”
  10. “Fairytale Of New York”
  11. “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight)”
  12. “Christmas Wrapping”

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WDAS | Walt Disney

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

WDAS can refer to two radio stations broadcasting in the Delaware Valley/Philadelphia area of the United States.

  • WDAS - formerly found on 1480 (now WUBA) kHz on the AM band with a Tropical format.
  • WDAS-FM - found of 105.3 MHz on the FM band with an Urban Adult Contemporary format.

WDAS can also refer to Walt Disney Animation Studios, the flagship animation studio of The Walt Disney Company.

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Up in Flames | album Caribou. It also

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Up in Flames is a 2003 album by Manitoba.


Track listing

  1. “I’ve Lived on a Dirt Road All My Life” – 5:35
  2. “Skunks” – 3:45
  3. “Hendrix With Ko” – 3:57
  4. “Jacknuggeted” – 3:29
  5. “Why the Long Face” – 0:44
  6. “Bijoux” – 4:18
  7. “Twins” – 1:46
  8. “Kid You’ll Move Mountains” – 5:01
  9. “Crayon” – 2:40
  10. “Every Time She Turns Round It’s Her Birthday” – 7:47


External links

  • Discography page on official website

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Meltdown (album) | album

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Meltdown is the name of several albums:

  • Meltdown (Steve Taylor album), a 1984 album by Steve Taylor.
  • Meltdown (John Macey album), a 1985 album by John Macey.
  • Meltdown (Vibrators album), a 1988 album by The Vibrators.
  • Meltdown (Vinnie Moore album), a 1991 album by Vinnie Moore.
  • Meltdown (Ash album), a 2004 album by Ash.
  • Meltdown (Cootie Brown album), a 2007 album by Cootie Brown.

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A Very Special Christmas 5 | Christmas

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

A Very Special Christmas 5 is the fifth in a series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released in October 2001, with production supervision by Bobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, and Joel Gallen for A&M Records.


Track listing

  1. “This Christmas (Hang All the Mistletoe)” - Macy Gray
  2. “Little Drummer Boy/Hot Hot Hot” - Wyclef Jean
  3. “Noel! Noel!” - Eve 6
  4. “Blue Christmas” - Jon Bon Jovi
  5. “Merry Christmas Baby” - Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean
  6. “O Come All Ye Faithful” - City High
  7. “Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You” - SR-71
  8. “Christmas Day” - Dido
  9. “Run Rudolph Run” - Sheryl Crow
  10. “Back Door Santa” - B.B. King & John Popper
  11. “Little Red Rooster” - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  12. “Christmas Don’t Be Late (Chipmunk Song)” - Powder
  13. “Silent Night” - Stevie Nicks
  14. “I Love You More” - Stevie Wonder & Kimberly Brewer
  15. “White Christmas” - Darlene Love

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List of asteroids/118001–119000 | Christmas’ EP. edit External

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

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Botswana at the 1992 Summer Olympics | 1992

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Botswana competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.


Results by event


Athletics

Men’s 5.000 metres

  • Zachariah Ditetso
  • Heat — 13:54.88 (→ did not advance)

Men’s Marathon

  • Benjamin Keleketu — 2:45.57 (→ 83rd place)


References

  • Official Olympic Reports

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Copy stand | stand-alone

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

In photography, a copy stand is a device used to copy images and/or text with a camera. The stand consists of a board onto which the media is placed and a tripod-mount parallel to it, usually with an adjustable height. Light is provided by bright lamps mounted on either side of the media at forty-five degree angles. This provides uniform lighting and reduces specular reflection, keeping glare low.

In film cameras, copy stands are traditionally used with slide film. The fine resolution of slide film allows the images to be reproduced with high fidelity when they are projected.


Reprography

Copy stands can be used for reprography (that is, to copy documents). To do so, the camera is mounted, usually with a standard 1/4″ tripod-mount screw, onto the stand, pointing the lens down at the base, where the document to be copied would be placed.


Forensics

Copy stands can be used in forensics to photograph evidence, in much the same way documents are reproduced. Evidence is brought to the lab, placed on the copy stand and recorded. Some copy stands designed for forensic use have ultraviolet light sources on them, to illuminate latent fingerprints.

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Snowflakes (album) | Christmas

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Snowflakes is the first Christmas album (fourth overall) by American R&B singer Toni Braxton, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). Along with traditional Christmas songs “The Christmas Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, the album features original songs which focus not only on Christmas, but also on love. Braxton was newly married and expecting her first child while making the album.

The album was produced by Braxton, her husband Keri Lewis, and Antonio “L.A.” Reid. The song “Christmas in Jamaica” is a collaboration with reggae artist Shaggy.


Track listing

  1. “Holiday Celebrate” – 3:59
  2. “Christmas in Jamaica” (featuring Shaggy) – 4:22
  3. “Snowflakes of Love” – 4:24
  4. “Christmas Time Is Here” – 4:11
  5. “Santa Please…” – 4:32
  6. “…Pretty Please (Interlude)” – 1:00
  7. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – 4:34
  8. “This Time Next Year” – 4:22
  9. “The Christmas Song” – 3:23
  10. “Snowflakes of Love” (Brent Fischer Instrumental) – 4:36
  11. “Christmas in Jamaica” (Remix featuring Shaggy) – 3:39

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Child: Music for the Christmas Season | Christmas

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Child: Music for the Christmas Season is a 1997 live double album by Jane Siberry.

It presents material she recorded at two 1996 concerts at the famed New York City jazz club The Bottom Line. The material includes both original songs by Siberry and covers of Christmas standards.

The concerts were two of four she performed at The Bottom Line. The other two appear on the albums Lips: Music for Saying It and Tree: Music for Films and Forests. All of the albums have also been released as the New York City Trilogy box set.


Track listing

  1. “She’s Playing the Taxidriver” – 0:28
  2. “Caravan” – 5:12
  3. “Wildwood Carol” – 4:54
  4. “A Bitter Christmas” – 0:54
  5. “What is This Fragrance Softly Stealing?” – 4:59
  6. “Quoi, Ma Voisine, Es-Tu Fachée?” – 3:23
  7. “Shir Amami” – 6:55
  8. “Mary’s Lullaby” – 3:12
  9. “New Year’s Baby” – 4:31
  10. “An Angel Stepped Down (and Slowly Looked Around)” – 5:41
  11. “Silent Night” – 1:25
  12. “You Will Be Born” – 3:33
  13. “O Holy Night” – 2:28
  14. “In the Bleak Midwinter” – 5:55
  15. “Christmas Mass” – 2:40
  16. “The Christmas Song” – 2:55
  17. “Maria Wanders Through the Thorn” – 4:56
  18. “What Child is This?” – 3:15
  19. “The Valley” – 5:23
  20. “Hockey” – 8:00
  21. “The Twelve Days of Christmas” – 5:27
  22. “Are You Burning, Little Candle?” – 4:59

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B&W | with the B-Side Ho!

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

B&W may refer to:

  • Black-and-white (photography, cinematography, etc.)
  • Babcock and Wilcox – an American manufacturing company (operating unit of McDermott International)
  • Brown & Williamson – a former American tobacco company, now merged with R. J. Reynolds
  • Bowers & Wilkins – a British loudspeaker company.
  • Bra & Wessels – a Swedish chain of department stores, since 2001 known as Coop Forum.
  • Boeing & Westervelt – precursor company to Boeing
  • Burmeister & Wain – Danish ship yard and diesel engine producer
  • Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) – a computer model made by Apple Computer.

B+W may refer to:

  • B+W Filterfabrik – a photographic filter manufacturer now owned by Schneider Kreuznach

B/W or b/w may refer to:

  • the word “between”
  • Black-and-white (photography, cinematography, etc.)
  • “Backed with” – when referring to the flip side (commonly called the “B side”) of old 45 and 78 RPM records

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Submitted | edit See also

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
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Hot Springs | Hot Chocolate are

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Hot Springs is the name of some places in the United States of America. These places are almost always named after the presence of a hot spring in the area. For example:

  • Hot Springs, Arkansas
  • Hot Springs, Montana
  • Hot Springs, North Carolina
  • Hot Springs, South Dakota
  • Hot Springs, Virginia
  • Hot Springs, Washington
  • Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
  • Hot Springs State Park, Wyoming

There was also a Hot Springs in New Mexico; it is now named Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (after a radio program of the same name).

Hot Springs also refers to an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Lucky the Dinosaur | Walt Disney World

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Lucky the Dinosaur is an approximately 8 foot tall green biped dinosaur which pulls a flower-covered cart and is lead by “Chandler the Dinosaur Handler”.
Lucky premiered at Disney’s California Adventure and came to the DinoLand U.S.A. area of Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World from June 2005 to August 2005. He was then moved to Hong Kong Disneyland for celebrating the grand opening of the park in September 2005. Eventually Lucky will find a permanent home in Disney’s California Adventure.

Lucky is notable in that he was the first free-roving audio-animatronic figure ever created by Disney’s Imagineers. The flower cart he pulls conceals the computer and power source. Lucky is capable of moving, vocalizing, and responding to guests.


See also

  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom attraction and entertainment history
  • Muppet Mobile Lab


External links

  • Disney Video

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