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Snow (other)
Snow is precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice. Snow may also refer to: Places * Snow, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States *Snow, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community in the United States * Snow Lake (other) * Snow Mountain (other), various mountains in the United States * Snow Peak (other) * Mount Snow, a ski area in the U.S. state of Vermont *Snow Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica People * Snow (surname), a list of people with the surname Snow or Snowe *Arthur Owens (1899–1957), British WWII double agent codenamed SNOW * Snow (musician) (born 1969), real name Darrin O'Brien, Canadian reggae musician * Snow (Japanese singer) (born 1985), Japanese pop singer *Snow Badua (born 1977), real name Edmund Pineda Badua, Filipino sports journalist *Snow Bowman (1915–1992), real name Albert William Bowman, rugby union player from New Zealand * Snow P. Freeman (1805–1862), Canadian lawyer and political figure f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowball Clause
The ''snowball clause'' is one way that editors are encouraged to exercise common sense and avoid pointy, bureaucratic behavior. The snowball clause states: The snowball clause is designed to prevent editors from getting tangled up in long, mind-numbing, bureaucratic discussions over things that are foregone conclusions. For example, if an article is speedily deleted for the wrong reason (the reason was not within the criteria for speedy deletion), but the article has no chance of surviving the normal deletion process, it would be pointless to resurrect the article and force everyone to go through the motions of deleting it again. The snowball clause is not policy, and there are sometimes good reasons for pushing ahead against the flames anyway; well-aimed snowballs have, on rare occasions, made it through the inferno to reach their marks. The clause should be seen as a polite request not to waste everyone's time. What the snowball clause is not An uphill battle is extre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow Pendleton
Frederick Henry Snow Pendleton (1818 – 1888) was a priest in the Church of England during the Victorian Era. Early years Pendleton, born on 13 September 1818, was educated at the University of Ghent and at St Aidan's College, Birkenhead. While in Ghent his portrait was painted by Ford Madox Brown; this is now in Manchester Art Gallery. After being ordained in the diocese of Winchester, he served as curate of St Martin's, Guernsey, from December 1849 to June 1851, and as senior curate of St Helier, Jersey, from August 1851 to July 1853. Work with the Waldensians He was consular chaplain to the British residents at Montevideo, Uruguay from 6 May 1854 to 31 December 1858. During his residence there 150 Protestant Waldensians, impelled by the scarcity of employment in Piedmont, left their native country and landed in Montevideo. They were followed in 1858 by about a hundred more, when the whole party settled at Florida, about sixty miles from the city. Jesuit opposition arose and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow (Beattie Short Story)
"Snow" (1986) is a neorealist short story by Ann Beattie. The story is told by an unnamed female narrator who recounts the story of the time she spent in the country with her former lover. As though she is speaking directly to her former lover she recalls, in great detail, the landscape of the area and some of the events of the winter they spent together. Plot summary The story begins with the narrator describing a cold night where her lover unknowingly brings a chipmunk into the house whilst bringing in fire wood, it rushes towards the front door as though it knew this was its path to escape. The house is said to have a library, fireplace and wallpaper depicting purple grapes. The walls are repainted yellow and the narrator imagines the grapes as alive; growing and bursting through the paint. The day of the "big snow" comes and the narrator is reminded of her lover shoveling the driveway; he wraps a towel around his head "like a crazy king of snow". Those who lived nearby admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snow (novel)
''The Snow'', published in 2004, is a science fiction novel by British writer Adam Roberts. It is set in the present day and, latterly, the near future. It concerns the appearance of a heavy, prolonged fall of snow, which eventually blankets the earth in a layer of snow literally miles thick. Plot summary The heroine of the story, Tira, is an Indian Londoner who initially survives the snowfall by staying on the surface of the snow. Once the snow begins to bury even the highest buildings, she meets a worker from the London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent ceremonial counties of England, counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and He ... and they both survive by sheltering in a high-rise office building and living off supplies that they have cached and can forage for. The worker later dies after falling off a chair and breaking his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow (Pamuk Novel)
''Snow'' ( tr, Kar) is a novel by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Published in Turkish in 2002, it was translated into English by Maureen Freely and published in 2004. The story encapsulates many of the political and cultural tensions of modern Turkey and successfully combines humor, social commentary, mysticism, and a deep sympathy with its characters. ''Kar'' is the word for Snow, but the main character also abbreviates his name to Ka (his initials), with the novel set in the eastern Turkish city of Kars. An opening (and recurring) theme concerns reasons behind a suicide epidemic among teenage girls (which actually took place in the city of Batman). Plot summary Though most of the early part of the story is told in the third person from Ka's point of view, an omniscient narrator sometimes makes his presence known, posing as a friend of Ka's who is telling the story based on Ka's journals and correspondence. This narrator sometimes provides the reader with information before Ka kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow (Malfi Novel)
''Snow'' is a horror novel written by Ronald Malfi. It was published in March 2010 by Leisure Books, with a limited edition hardcover published by Altar 13, which contained additional material not in the original novel. ''Snow'' is the seventh book published by the author after ''The Space Between, The Fall of Never, The Nature of Monsters, Via Dolorosa, Passenger,'' and ''Shamrock Alley.'' Synopsis The novel, which is broken up into two sections, "The Storm" and "Surviving," follows a group of strangers who become stranded at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Christmas Eve when a snow storm blows in. Todd Curry wants to see his estranged son Justin and his ex-wife Brianna for the holidays, having disappointed them in previous years. Kate Jansen also wants to get home for the holiday, as does fellow travelers Fred and Nan Wilkinson. The group, led by Todd, rents an SUV and attempts to drive to their respective destinations in Iowa, but their plans are changed when they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
