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Tony Snow, 2006 News

journalist and political commentator, resigned from his job at Fox News in April to become President Bush's press secretary, replacing Scott McClellan. A staunch conservative, Snow is known…

Bunyan, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Bunyan, Paul, legendary American lumberjack. He was the hero of a series of “tall tales” popular through the timber country from Michigan westward. Bunyan was known for his fantastic…

snow

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Snow occurs in many different forms. Among the various recognized classes of forms are (A) needles; (B) columns and groups of columns; (C) plates; (D) branched, or dendritic,…

snow line

(Encyclopedia) snow line, altitude above which or latitude beyond which snow does not melt in summer (usually called the permanent snow line), or, in winter, the line to which snow extends at a given…

Snow Day

Director:Chris KochWriters:Will McRobb and Chris ViscardiParamount Pictures; PG; 89 minutesRelease:2/00Cast:Chevy Chase, Chris Elliott, Mark Webber Snow Day brings Nickelodeon product to the…

Snow, John

ex-secretary of the TreasuryBirthplace: Toledo, OhioBorn: 8/2/39

Snow Dogs

Director:Brian LevantWriters:Jim Kouf, Tommy Swerdlow, Michael GoldbergWalt Disney Pictures; PG; 99 minutesRelease:1/02Cast:Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Joanna Bacalso Cuba Gooding Jr.…

avalanche

(Encyclopedia) avalanche, rapidly descending large mass of snow, ice, soil, rock, or mixtures of these materials, sliding or falling in response to the force of gravity. Avalanches, which are natural…

Dorsett, Tony

(Encyclopedia) Dorsett, Tony (Anthony Drew Dorsett)Dorsett, Tonydôrˈsət [key], 1954–, American football player, b. Rochester, Pa. The first running back to gain over 6,000 yards in Division I-A, he…

Snow, C. P.

(Encyclopedia) Snow, C. P. (Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow of Leicester), 1905–80, English author and physicist. Snow had an active, varied career, including several important positions in the…